Satan's Luau

TOP 1: Leiter going for NY -- DeJesus grounds a leadoff single the opposite way into left -- Ambres pops foul to first, one down -- full count to Sweeney, he flies to left center, two gone -- Brown goes down looking to retire the side

Good Lord, watching Leiter pitch with runners on can be unendurably long and boring

BOT 1: Greinke going for KC -- Jeter lines the full count payoff to second, one down -- full count to Matsui, the payoff ... he draws a walk -- Sheffield grounds a single up the middle and into center -- runners now first and second for ARod, he flies to left, two gone -- full count to Giambi, the payoff ... he draws a walk

Bases loaded for Bernie, he grounds a two out single through to right, two runs score -- the Yankees lead, 2-0

Hansen out to confer -- runners now first and second for Lawton, he flies to center to end the two run rally

Sheesh, around forty minutes for an inning ... mannnn

TOP 2: Full count to Long, he goes down looking, one down -- Berroa goes down swinging, two gone -- Buck goes down looking to retire the side ... and Leiter strikes out the side

BOT 2: Posada goes down swinging on a checkswing called by the third base ump, one down -- Cano flares a single through to center -- Jeter grounds to second, Cano beats the force, the play is made at first ... now Cano is off the bag at second as if he was the one put out and he is run down to end the inning ... that is totally bizarre brain gakk, watch it on a sportscenter near you later

TOP 3: Hocking draws a leadoff walk -- McEwing grounds one past ARod and down the leftfield line ... kicks off the jutting stands for a double -- runners now second and third for DeJesus, he grounds the full count payoff to first, one run scores, one down -- the score is now NY 2-1

Runner at third for Ambres, full count, the payoff ... outside, he draws a walk -- runners at the corners for Sweeney, another full count, the payoff ... low?, he draws a walk to load the bases

Stottlemyre out to confer -- Brown pops the 2-0 foul to the catcher, two gone -- bases loaded for Long, two down, he grounds to second to end the rally

BOT 3: Hocking at 2B, McEwing at SS, Teahen at 3B (Berroa out of the game) -- Matsui grounds to second, one down -- Sheffield lines to left ... Ambres lets it fall in?, Sheffield in with a single -- ARod grounds a single up the middle and into center

Runners first and second for Giambi, he blasts a shot to right center ... DeJesus leaps at the wall ... it hits the top of the wall and over, GONE!!!, a three run shot -- Yankees lead, 5-1 ... and that is Giambi's 1000th RBI

Bernie grounds to second, two away -- Lawton also grounds to second to end the inning

TOP 4: Teahen lines to left, one gone -- Buck flies to right, two down -- Hocking lines to third ... ARod makes the catch while on the groud to retire the side

BOT 4: Posada grounds to first, Sweeney makes a stab on the line to take away a double, the pitcher covers, one down -- Cano grounds to short, two gone -- Jeter grounds a two out single through to left -- Matsui grounds to first ... Sweeney makes a great diving stab into the hole, picks himself up and beats Matsui to the bag to end the inning

TOP 5: McEwing grounds to short, one down -- DeJesus grounds to first, one pitch, two gone -- Ambres goes down looking at the full count payoff to retire the side

BOT 5: Sheffield goes down looking, one down -- ARod lines a single through to left

Runner at first for Giambi, he is greenlighted on the 3-1 ... and blasts one to right ... GONE!!, into the upper deck, a two run shot -- Yankees extend to 7-1 ... and that is Giambi's 1500th hit

Bernie pops to short in shallow right, two gone -- Lawton draws a two out, four pitch walk -- Hansen out to confer, Affeldt warms for KC -- runner at first for Posada, he lines one into the rightfield corner, runner to third on the hit ... Posada in with a double

Bell out to take the ball from Greinke -- Affeldt will pitch for the Royals -- the reset, two down, runners on second and third for Cano, he flies to center to end the rally

TOP 6: Sweeney lines to short ... Jeter leaps and steals away the hit, one down -- Leiter now up to 100 pitches -- Brown draws a four pitch walk -- Long grounds back to the mound, Leiter turns and throws to short, the force is made at second, two down ... the relay to first is not in time -- runner at first for Teahen, he goes down swinging to retire the side

BOT 6: Affeldt continues -- Jeter grounds a leadoff single off the glove of Sweeney and into right --Sturtze warms for NY -- Matsui lines one the opposite way to the leftfield corner for a double, runner to third on the hit -- Sheffield pops foul to the catcher, one down

Runners second and third for ARod, he is issued the intentional pass -- bases loaded for Giambi, full count, he grounds a single through to right, two runs will score -- Yankees now lead, 9-1 ... that's seven RBI for Giambi

Runners first and second for Bernie, he flares the first pitch to right ... ARod is coming ... the throw has him dead to rights, but the ball gets away from Buck, another run scores ... Bernie to second on the throw -- NY now leads 10-1

Lawton pops to left, two gone -- runners second and third for Posada, he scorches the first pitch to center ... DeJesus tries to run it down heading towards the warning track, leaps and stretches forward, and makes an absolutely brilliant catch in center to end the rally ... wow

TOP 7: Sturtze now pitching for NY, after a very successful (though as usual high pitch count) outing for Leiter -- Buck goes down swinging, one down -- Hocking draws a walk -- McEwing pops to second in shallow right, two gone

Guiel in to PH for DeJesus, two looked like he was getting treatment for the aftereffects of the great catch -- runner at first for Guiel, he flies to left center to retire the side

Seventh Inning Stretch, Yankees lead 10-1

BOT 7: Bayliss now pitching for Royals -- Guiel in at CF -- Cano pops to left, one gone -- Jeter lines a single to left center -- full count to Matsui, he pops to left, two down -- runner at first for Sheffield, he battles in the two strike count, works it full, then pops to short to end the inning

TOP 8: Sturze continues for NY -- Crosby in at CF, Escalona at 3B, Tino at 1B -- Gobble warms for KC -- full count to Ambres, he draws a leadoff walk -- Sweeney bashes one to left center for a two run shot -- the score is now NY 10-3

Stottlemyre out to confer, Embree warms for NY -- full count to Brown, the payoff ... he pops to right, one down

Torre out to get the ball, Embree will pitch for NY -- Long pops to left, two gone -- full count to Teahen, he lines one past Lawton in left, who was marked up ... and into the leftfield corner ... Teahen in with a two out double -- F-Rod warms for NY -- Buck flies to the wall in left ... and Lawton grabs it before it floats over the wall to end the rally

BOT 8: Gobble in to pitch for KC -- Crosby releases the bat on the first pitch ... and it goes flying into the crowd ... where it is caught by a fan -- Crosby grounds to short, one down -- Tino goes down looking, two gone -- Bernie blasts one to left ... Ambres catches it and bounces off the wall to end the inning

TOP 9: Felix Rodriguez now pitching for NY -- full count to Hocking, he battles through a 10-pitch AB, and finally grounds a leadoff single to right -- McEwing lines to left, one down -- Gordon warms for NY -- Guiel pops to first, two gone -- runner at first for Ambres, he grounds to third, the force is made at second to end the game

FINAL: Yankees win, 10-3

Yankees conclude the homestand winning six of seven. Now the Yankees off to a seven game West Coast swing including four at Seattle and three critical games against the A's

73UP 56DOWN ... four straight wins