YANKEELAND REJOICES. YANKS BEAT METS EASILY

It wasn't much of a contest.  Johan Santana who just pitched a no hitter in his last start didn't have the same luck this time giving up 6 runs on 7 hits in just 5 innings.  The Yankees struck early last night and didn't look back and now they lead the Subway Series 1 game to zip against the New York Mets.  I'll take that...I'll take that all day long.

Robinson Cano was one of the big stars last night jacking out 2 home runs and collecting 4 RBI's on the night.  Yankeeland was also happy to see Nick Swisher crank 1 as well as Andruw Jones.  Overall, 9 runs by the Yankees. 

Hiroki Kuroda was the other star and pitched great again which is nice to see.  He went 7 innings, allowed only 1 hit and no runs.  He left in the 7th because he got a bruised foot, but X-rays came back negative.  He could have probably went the full game if he wasn't hit on the foot.  But as John Sterling would say to Suzyn Waldman... "That's baseball Suzyn, you never can predict it." After Kuroda, Cody Eppley pitched great and then was the debut of Ryota Igarashi.

 (In Photo: Ryota Igarashi)
Igarashi wasn't outstanding in his inning, but he also wasn't terrible either. He allowed the lone Mets run of the game although he did strikeout 2 and walk 2. His ERA ballooned to 22.50.

Alex Rodriguez was 1 for 2. He scored 2 runs and walked once, but again...he struck out 1 time.  The K bug is killing me. Why does this guy strike out nearly every single game.  That's a clear indication to me that all this stuff is in his head.  He's thinking too much.  Read ALEX THE LOST BOY for more incite.

Final Score tonight: Yankees 9 - Mets 1.

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FREDDY GARCIA OUT AND RYOTA IGARASHI IN

A quick update for all you Yankee fans right at game time for the Subway Series.  Freddy Garcia has been placed on the bereavement list and remember Ryota Igarashi? He was called up to fill the hole.  Read about it HERE.

Freddy Garcia's grandfather passed away and he needed to make his way to Venezuela.  Luckily the Yankees have been slowly stockpiling arms in the minor leagues and the recent acquistion of Igarashi has proven valuable.  This is a good opportunity for the Yankees to see what Igarashi has on the major league stage again.  He's also a former New York Met so I suspect Joe Girardi will try to get him in at some point.

I was unable to find out when Garcia will be back, but for now, we're covered. 

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YANKEE NUGGETS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMMM

Yeah...for some strange reason, C+C Music Factory was on my Ipod. Sometimes songs get on there that I probably loaded from my old CDs.  I'm not going to lie, it's fun to hear these old songs and sure, somehow I work them into my BYB titles...I'm sad.

Ryota Igarashi: The Yankees claimed the right hander pitcher from the Blue Jays yesterday.  You can read about it HERE. Igarashi was just designated for assignment by the Jays on Sunday.  He was 5-2 with a 5.74 ERA for the Mets in the 2010 and 2011 season.  In Triple A for the Blue Jays this season he was 1-1 with a 1.29 ERA. He'll report to Yankees Triple A.

David Robertson: We wrote on Monday (Read in TEN DAYS AWAY FOR BRETT GARDNER) that David Robertson was to throw catch and we'd give you an update on that session.  Robertson felt no pain. Don't forget, DRob had a strained oblique and was on the 15 day DL, but then he needed a few "extra" days...the Yankees didn't want to force it.  Well... good news now I suppose.  So, when do we activate David Robertson? I can't wait to get this guy back.

Hideki Matsui: Godzilla was added to the Tampa Bay Rays major league roster yesterday and homered in his debut, read HERE. It's going to be interesting to see what he can offer the Rays.  You know I love Matsui and I would have been thrilled to see him back with the Yankees this season, but, so far Brian Cashman looks pretty smart signing Raul Ibanez over Matsui and Johnny Damon.  Ibanez has a .260 AVG with 9 home runs.
 

Lem Allen: Lem was over at Citi Field a few weeks ago, not the watch the Mets as much as he wanted to just wear his BleedingYankeeBlue.com shirt out in Mets-land to piss all the fans off.  Pretty hilarious if you ask me.  Anyway, I love the balls on Lem and it's great advertising for us.  This is a reminder, if you still want a BleedingYankeeBlue.com shirt, just click on BUY NOW on the right side of this page, use Paypal to order, it's so easy.  If you need to send a check or money order, you may. Just send it to our P.O. Box and specify your size, how many you need and where to send the shirt or shirts.  We'll take care of it right away.  Don't forget, for every shirt purchase you make, money goes toward High Socks for Hope, David and Erin Robertson's charity. Do it, you'll be happy when you do.

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