Yankees vs. Indians @ Yankee Stadium (Home Opener/New Yankee Stadium debut)

[Maxman]

One thing that is really cool with the new stadium is that there are TVs everywhere. When there is a bad call it is shown on the TV. Still isn't shown on the old big screen in Centerfield.

But after a close call you hear rumblings in the stands which gets everyone fired up. That is a good thing.

[GimmeShelter]

Watch the final at bat, the game should of been over before the 3-2 pitch.

That still does not justify the last strike. Makeup calls are done all the time BUT they should not decide the game.

[Borgoguy]

That still does not justify the last strike. Makeup calls are done all the time BUT they should not decide the game.

I'm a Yankee fan, and I'm glad we won, but I thought the ump took some of the drama out of that last inning. Maybe the Indians come back to tie, and we come through with a win in the bottom of the ninth. Classic ending. No way that was a strike. It missed by a mile, just like the earlier pitched which that hack of an ump missed badly. I hate makeup calls, too.

[Morrissey]

That still does not justify the last strike. Makeup calls are done all the time BUT they should not decide the game.

Not a fan of makeup calls either, but no one should be bitching about the Yankees benefiting from a bad call, because they received a bad call a pitch or 2 prior the the last strike call. Game should of been over before the 3-2 pitch.

[GimmeShelter]

Not a fan of makeup calls either, but no one should be bitching about the Yankees benefiting from a bad call, because they received a bad call a pitch or 2 prior the the last strike call. Game should of been over before the 3-2 pitch.

Actually no one is bitching. All that is being pointed out is that the Indians should not have to EXPAND the strike zone by a foot to avoid the game ending because the ump missed a strike earlier in the count. Which call was more borderline, the missed strike or the game ending punch out?

All opinions are not a Yankee attack and you need to realize that at some point.

P.S the staircases at Yankee stadium look great if that helps you.

[Morrissey]

Actually no one is bitching. All that is being pointed out is that the Indians should not have to EXPAND the strike zone by a foot to avoid the game ending because the ump missed a strike earlier in the count. Which call was more borderline, the missed strike or the game ending punch out?

All opinions are not a Yankee attack and you need to realize that at some point.

P.S the staircases at Yankee stadium look great if that helps you.

We already agreed the umpire is awful, my point is the Yankees didn't benefit because of the bad call they received.

P.S. Yankee Stadium has portals, not stair cases.

[Vicious89x]

Let's go Yanks

[RexRyanRules]

Very nice win on what looked like a horrible loss. Jete is developing some power.

Shame the umpire kind of decided things.

Ball 2 was clearly strike 3...

[Morrissey]

Ball 2 was clearly strike 3...

Especially when he called strike 2 on a pitch in the exact same spot. The umpire was all over the map during that bat.

[Morrissey]

Here's the Yankees lineup today:

1. Derek Jeter SS

2. Johnny Damon DH

3. Mark Teixeira 1B

4. Nick Swisher RF

5. Jorge Posada C

6. Robinson Cano 2B

7. Melky Cabrera LF

8. Brett Gardner CF

9. Ramiro Pena 3B

Pitching: RHP Chien-Ming Wang

Hopefully we see the real CMW today.

[Morrissey]

Nady's injury is significant. Now whenever Damon needs a day off or DH we have to play Melky. It also appears we are fazing out Matsui.

[RexRyanRules]

Nady's injury is significant. Now whenever Damon needs a day off or DH we have to play Melky. It also appears we are fazing out Matsui.

They need another hitter. The depth they have now is horrible.

[Morrissey]

When A-Rod gets back we may go with a more defensive outfield/infield, but obviously a weaker lineup at the bottom. Hear me out:

1. Jeter SS

2. Damon LF

3. Teixeira 1B

4. Rodriguez 3B

5. Swisher RF

6. Posada C

7. Cano 2B

8. Cabrera/Pena/Molina (Cabrera starts when Damon is DH, Pena starts when A-Rod or Jeter DH, Molina starts when Posada needs to DH)

9. Gardner CF

What do you guys think?

[RexRyanRules]

When A-Rod gets back we may go with a more defensive outfield/infield, but obviously a weaker lineup at the bottom. Hear me out:

1. Jeter SS

2. Damon LF

3. Teixeira 1B

4. Rodriguez 3B

5. Swisher RF

6. Posada C

7. Cano 2B

8. Cabrera/Pena/Molina (Cabrera starts when Damon is DH, Pena starts when A-Rod or Jeter DH, Molina starts when Posada needs to DH)

9. Gardner CF

What do you guys think?

By end of the season they better have.

1 A Righty DH with power who can play some LF

2 Austin Jackson in CF.

[Morrissey]

By end of the season they better have.

1 A Righty DH with power who can play some LF

2 Austin Jackson in CF.

I wanna see Jackson get a good 200 at bats at AAA before they consider calling him up.

[Vudu]

Hopefully Wang gets it together today! LETS GO YANKS!

[Vudu]

Wang finally gets a strike out!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Vudu]

Where is everyone? Out having a life?

[Morrissey]

Swisher is nuts!

[Morrissey]

Man.. that is a cheap home run

[Vudu]

Man.. that is a cheap home run

A HR is a HR!

[Morrissey]

A HR is a HR!

Our hitters love it, but our pitchers are going to hate it

[Thor99]

Our hitters love it, but our pitchers are going to hate it

I haven't been paying attention, does the new stadium have the same short porch as the old?

Is it pretty much the same dimensions?

[Vudu]

Chien Ming Wang is back to sucking.

[GimmeShelter]

Choo is becoming a very nice player.

[Morrissey]

There's another cheap HR.

[Vudu]

There's another cheap HR.

How is that a cheap home run? **** went to left/centerfield. Isnt that 400+ feet?

[GimmeShelter]

There's another cheap HR.

Yeah the ball flies out to left center. Not sure it was cheap but it sure didn't look like a HR off the bat.

Hopefully a healthy, clean ARod can still take advantage of it.

[Morrissey]

I haven't been paying attention, does the new stadium have the same short porch as the old?

Is it pretty much the same dimensions?

They say there the same dimensions but there not.

[Vudu]

Wang is pissing me off.

[Thor99]

Thanks, TD.

[Morrissey]

Wang needs to go down to AAA to figure this out, that sinker just isn't sinking. This is totally mechanical, he's dragging his arm.

[Vudu]

I havent seen 1 ground ball yet. Isnt that what Wang is known for?

He sucks.

[Vudu]

That umpire is terrible.

[Morrissey]

Awful...