Yankees, Go Home
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It's official: the 2006 New York Yankees' season is over. With an 8-3 win Saturday night, the Detroit Tigers have eliminated New York from the playoffs, facing surprisingly little resistance in the process. Yanks starter Jaret Wright would not even last three innings, as homers from Magglio Ordonez and Craig Monroe chased him from the game before the vaunted New York lineup could even supply him any support. Meanwhile, Tigers P Jeremy Bonderman was making short work of the powerful Yankees, maintaining a perfect game against them through five innings. And by the time the smoke cleared on a 3-run fifth inning for the Tigers, the score was 7-0 in Detroit's favor -- making the game, for all intents and purposes, over.
After cruising to the victory, Tigers players took the opportunity to thank their fans by spraying them with celebratory champagne; the Yankees haven't tasted such champagne since they beat Minnesota in the 2004 ALDS. The Tigers will move on to face the Oakland Athletics in the ALCS, starting on Tuesday.
Box Score
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E NYY (1 - 3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 3 6 1 DET (3 - 1) 0 3 1 0 3 1 0 0 X 8 13 0 New York Yankees Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG J Damon CF 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 .235 D Jeter SS 4 1 1 0 0 1 1 .500 B Abreu RF 4 1 2 0 0 0 0 .333 G Sheffield 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 3 .083 H Matsui DH 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .250 J Posada C 4 1 2 2 0 1 0 .500 R Cano 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .133 A Rodriguez 3B 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .071 M Cabrera LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 Totals 33 3 6 3 1 4 11 BATTING HR: J Posada (1, 9th inning off J Walker 1 on, 2 Out) RBI: H Matsui (1), J Posada 2 (2) 2-out RBI: J Posada Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: R Cano 1 Team LOB: 4 FIELDING E: A Rodriguez (1, throw) New York Yankees Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA J Wright (L, 0-1) 2.2 5 4 3 1 1 2 56-34 10.12 C Lidle 1.1 4 3 3 0 1 0 23-14 20.25 B Bruney 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3-2 3.37 S Proctor 2.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 35-27 2.25 K Farnsworth 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15-9 0.00 Totals 8.0 13 8 7 1 3 2 132-86 PITCHING Batters faced: J Wright 15; C Lidle 8; B Bruney 1; S Proctor 11; K Farnsworth 4 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Wright 1-6; C Lidle 2-1; B Bruney 0-1; S Proctor 4-3; K Farnsworth 2-1 Game Scores: J Wright 34 Detroit Tigers Hitters AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG C Granderson CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 .294 P Polanco 2B 5 2 2 0 0 0 1 .412 S Casey 1B 5 1 2 1 0 0 1 .353 M Ordonez RF 4 3 2 2 0 0 1 .267 C Guillen SS 4 0 3 1 0 0 0 .571 I Rodriguez C 2 1 1 2 1 0 2 .231 C Monroe LF 4 1 1 2 0 1 3 .188 M Thames DH 4 0 1 0 0 1 2 .333 B Inge 3B 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 .133 Totals 37 8 13 8 1 3 13 BATTING 2B: C Guillen (3, C Lidle); S Casey (3, S Proctor) HR: M Ordonez (1, 2nd inning off J Wright 0 on, 0 Out); C Monroe (2, 2nd inning off J Wright 1 on, 1 Out) RBI: M Ordonez 2 (2), C Monroe 2 (3), I Rodriguez 2 (3), C Guillen (2), S Casey (4) SF: I Rodriguez 2-out RBI: I Rodriguez, S Casey Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: M Thames 1, C Monroe 1, M Ordonez 1 Team LOB: 7 Detroit Tigers Pitchers IP H R ER BB SO HR PC-ST ERA J Bonderman (W, 1-0) 8.1 5 2 2 1 4 0 99-70 2.16 J Walker 0.2 1 1 1 0 0 1 10-8 4.91 Totals 9.0 6 3 3 1 4 1 109-78 PITCHING Batters faced: J Bonderman 31; J Walker 3 Ground Balls-Fly Balls: J Bonderman 10-11; J Walker 1-1 Game Scores: J Bonderman 72
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Spending $200 only ensures that you will never win because there are too many "egos" and "I's" in the clubhouse. They will never win again as long as Steinbrenner has anything to say about what happens.
NEVER!