It didn't happen on the field, but Wednesday will be as close as the Yankees will get to a playoff-clinching celebration this season.
Andy Pettitte couldn't get out of the fifth, Robb Quinlan singled in two runs and Xavier Nady's wild throw from left field brought in another as the
Angels doubled up the Yanks 4-2 in California. The Bombers had runners on the corners with two outs in the ninth, but Francisco Rodriguez struck out Hideki Matsui to end the threat. It was K-Rod's 56th save of the season.
The Seattle Mariners knocked off the Texas Rangers shortly after this one and gave the Angels their fourth AL West title in the past five years.
I was swamped at work for this one so I didn't even get a chance to listen to this mess. I guess that's a good thing.
Thursday is an off day as the Yanks head back home and get ready to take on another first-place team, the Tampa Bay Rays, for a three-game set beginning Friday night. Sidney Ponson (8-5, 5.10 ERA) will go against James Shields (12-8, 3.64 ERA) in the opener. Shields has pitched well against the Bombers this season, but doesn't have anything to show for it. Shields is 0-2 with a 2.92 ERA in two starts against the Yanks this year. Ponson picked up a win in his last start against the Mariners and is 0-1 with a 4.91 ERA in one start against the Rays this season.
The Yanks may be out of it, but they could be watching a few more teams celebrate against them.
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See ya, see ya.....hope you had a good, good time.