Satan's Luau

Oh, can't contain the excitement at having the WGN yahoos doing this game ... testing volume control, ha

TOP 1: Garland goes for CWS -- Jeter battles through a quality AB, the full count payoff ... grounded back to the mound, one down -- Bernie is greenlighted on the 3-1 and flies to center, two gone -- full count to Sheffield, he battles off two 3-2s and grounds a two out single up the middle -- ARod pops to second in shallow right to retire the side

BOT 1: Mussina going for NY -- Perez bloops a leadoff single to left -- Perez goes, Iguchi grounds to short, the play is made at first, one down -- runner at second for Everett, he hits an opposite field bloop single to left ... runner to third on the hit

Runners at the corners for AJP, he lines a single through to right, one run scores -- White Sox lead, 1-0

Runners first and second for Dye, he is jammed and pops to second, two gone -- Rowand grounds to second, the force is made at second by Cano to end the rally

TOP 2: Matsui is greenlighted on 3-1 and grounds to second, one down -- Giambi draws a walk on the full count payoff (replay: he should have been rung up) -- Posada flies to right, two gone -- runner at first for Tino, he pops the first pitch to second to retire the side

BOT 2: Crede pops to second ... the campfire defense converges ... Bernie coming in, still moving, and baskets it, one down -- Blum goes down looking, two gone -- Uribe grounds to short to end the inning

TOP 3: Cano lines a leadoff single to left -- Jeter lays down a bunt to third ... Crede grabs barehanded and guns, the runner to second on the sacrifice -- runner at second for Bernie, he flies to the track in left ... Cano tags and goes ... and just slides in under the tag, two gone -- runner at third for Sheffield, he lines a two out single past Crede and into left, one run scores ... big turn by Sheffield, and he is HUNG UP ... he is run down to end the rally, that's a real braindead play to end the rally -- the game is tied, 1-1

BOT 3: Full count to Perez, he grounds to short, one down -- Iguchi grounds to third, two away -- Everett draws a four pitch, two out walk -- AJP goes down swinging to end the inning

TOP 4: ARod draws a leadoff walk -- Matsui grounds to second, the force play is made at second ... and Matsui legs it out to bust up the double play, one down -- Giambi grounds to second into a Giambi shift 453 double play to retire the side

BOT 4: Dye grounds to third, one down -- Rowand grounds to short, two away -- Crede is plunked, on first via HBP -- Blum goes down swinging on a checkswing to end the inning

TOP 5: Posada goes down swinging after the full count payoff, one gone -- Tino lines a single the opposite way to left -- Cano lines one to left ... Dye has problems gloving it, runners to second and third on the play

Runners on second and third for Jeter, he grounds to second ... Iguchi ranges, his throw to first is in time, one run scores, two down (replay: verrryy close) -- Yankees edge ahead, 2-1

Runner on third for Bernie, he grounds a two out single up the middle to score a run -- the score is now NY 3-1

Pitching coach out to confer -- runner at first, two down for Sheffield, he flies to center to end the rally

BOT 5: Full count to Uribe, he pops to right center, one down -- Perez flies the full count payoff the opposite way to left, two away -- Iguchi hits a broken bat slow comebacker to the mound, Mussina makes the play at first to end the inning

TOP 6: ARod rips a leadoff single to left -- Cotts warms for CWS -- Matsui goes down looking, one away (replay: close enough where you don't take) -- Giambi grounds to first ... off the glove of Blum at first, kicks to Iguchi ... he knocks it down and makes the play ... how many words was that, that's how SLOW Giambi is to first, ha, two down ... and runner to second on the play

Runner at second for Posada, he grounds to first, pitcher covers to end the inning

BOT 6: Mussina sends down Everett swinging (at each pitch), uno dos adios, one gone -- AJP goes down looking ... he jaws at the ump (replay: that is just frustration, it was right down the middle, belt-high), two away -- Politte warms for Sox -- full count to Dye, he lines a two out single to left -- Rowand goes down swinging to end the inning

TOP 7: Tino flies to right, one gone -- Cano grounds to second, two away -- Jeter battles in the two strike count, but goes down swinging to retire the side

Seventh Inning Stretch, Yankees lead 3-1

BOT 7: Crede goes down swinging, one down -- Blum grounds to second ... Cano ranges, and twists his body like plasticman to get it to first ... throw is offline, Blum reaches on an infield single -- Uribe pops to short in shallow right, two gone -- Perez grounds to second to end the inning

TOP 8: Politte now pitching for CWS -- Bernie lines the first pitch to right for a leadoff single -- Marte warms for Sox, Gordon for NY -- Sheffield grounds the full count payoff to short, one down, runner to second on the play -- ARod grounds to third ... the runner to third on the play, two gone

Runner at third for Matsui, he will receive the intentional pass -- Ozzie G. out to match L-L -- Marte now pitching for CWS -- Vizcaino warms for Sox -- runners at the corners for Giambi, two down, he flies the full count payoff to right center ... Rowand is under it, Dye cuts him off and makes the grab to retire the side

BOT 8: Gordon now pitching for NY -- a very good start for Muss today -- Iguchi grounds a leadoff single up the middle and into center -- Everett goes down swinging, one down -- AJP goes down swinging up the ladder, two away -- runner at first for Dye, he pops foul to third to end the inning

TOP 9: Marte continues -- Posada draws a leadoff walk -- Tino goes down swinging, one away -- runner at first for Cano, he lines on a hop to short into a 643 double play to retire the side

BOT 9: Mo in for NY -- Crosby in at CF -- Rowand chops to third, one down -- full count to Crede, he grounds back to the mound ... off Rivera's glove, Cano is backing up, ranges and makes the play, two gone -- Blum flies to right to end the game

FINAL: Yankees win, 3-1

Yankees grind one out, get great starting pitching for seven, and G n R put em down to close it out

66UP 54DOWN ... back in the win column