K-ROD ROCKED BY YANKEES BLOWS HIS FOURTH SAVE OF THE SEASON N.Y. YANKEES 8, ANGELS 7.Byline: Joe Haakenson Staff Writer NEW YORK New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of - Angels general manager Bill Stoneman • • [ on Saturday afternoon, his mobile phone seemingly glued to his ear, but any discussions he might have been having had to be put on hold a few minutes in the ninth inning. There was no way Stoneman could carry on a conversation over the roar of 54,220 fans cheering as the Yankees rallied for three runs against Angels closer Francisco Rodriguez Francisco Rodriguez may refer to:
Stoneman has until today's 1 p.m. PDT PDT abbr. Pacific Daylight Time PDT Pacific Daylight Time PDT n abbr (US) (= Pacific Daylight Time) → hora de verano del Pacífico PDT non-waiver deadline to make a deal to improve the club, by which time the Angels hope to have forgotten about Saturday's loss. The Angels were 51-2 this season when leading after eight innings, but Rodriguez couldn't find the strike zone in the ninth. He walked four batters in the inning, including a four-pitch walk to Alex Rodriguez Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez (born July 27, 1975 in New York, New York), commonly nicknamed A-Rod, is a Dominican American baseball infielder. He is the starting third baseman for the New York Yankees, after having played shortstop for the Texas Rangers and Seattle that forced in the first run of the inning. On his next pitch, Rodriguez grooved a fastball to Hideki Matsui Hideki "Godzilla" Matsui (松井 秀喜 Matsui Hideki , who drove in Derek Jeter  Editing of this page by unregistered or newly registered users is currently disabled until (UTC) due to vandalism. and Gary Sheffield
Gary Antonian Sheffield (born November 18, 1968 in Tampa, Florida) is a Major League Baseball designated hitter and outfielder for the Detroit Tigers. with a double to left-center for the winning runs. ``It was a disaster,'' said Rodriguez, who suffered his fourth blown save. ``I didn't make any pitches at all. I feel I beat myself. I don't think they beat me. ``It's frustrating when you don't do your job. It's worse when you feel you can't throw strikes, can't control your body, can't control your arm.'' Thanks to an unusual burst of offense, the Angels held a 7-3 lead going into the bottom of the eighth. Chone Figgins Desmond DeChone "Chone" Figgins (born January 22, 1978 in Leary, Georgia) is a Major League Baseball utility player for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Despite the unusual spelling of his first name, "Chone" is pronounced as "Shawn. scored on a passed ball in the third inning, but the big inning was a four-run seventh, keyed by Orlando Cabrera's two-run single. Juan Rivera hit a two-run homer in the eighth to make it 7-3, and Angels manager Mike Scioscia turned the game over to the bullpen. Angels starter Paul Byrd, working on three days' rest, gave up three runs and nine hits through seven innings. Joel Peralta began the eighth by striking out Alex Rodriguez on a called third strike, but because he threw close to 50 pitches in the 18-inning game Thursday, Peralta was pulled in favor of left-hander Jake Woods, who faced left-handed hitters Matsui and Jason Giambi. Matsui singled, and Giambi homered to make it 7-5. Scioscia then went to his closer, Rodriquez, who needed only six pitches to get the final two outs of the eighth. Rodriguez could not carry it over to the ninth. He walked Tony Womack and Jeter, then struck out Robinson Cano on a 3-2 pitch. He got ahead 0-2 to Sheffield before walking him, then walked Alex Rodriguez. Matsui followed with the winning hit. ``Yeah, it's frustrating,'' Byrd said. ``The way you lose games can make or break you. Our character is being tested a little bit right now. We'll see what this team's made of.'' What the team's made of could change today if Stoneman is able to make a move before the deadline. ``In terms of value given for value received, there are a lot of proposals out there, but nothing has worked yet,'' Stoneman said. ``We're looking at deals involving pitching and position players. ``We (general managers) are all obligated ob·li·gate tr.v. ob·li·gat·ed, ob·li·gat·ing, ob·li·gates 1. To bind, compel, or constrain by a social, legal, or moral tie. See Synonyms at force. 2. To cause to be grateful or indebted; oblige. to (improve our clubs) if we can. We're obligated to check out possibilities. If one's there for us, we'll do it. ... If doing nothing is better than doing something that weakens us, I'd rather do nothing.'' The Angels could use a right-handed bat, but they hope players such as Cabrera and Rivera hit better in the second half and improve the offense from within. Their pitching has been outstanding, but depth is a concern. ``Our model from the offseason was tilted toward pitching and defense,'' Scioscia said. ``We feel that model is still in place. But it was based on (offensive) production from guys who really haven't hit stride yet. ``But if you prioritize things, the probability of bats picking up is still high. The depth of the pitching staff has really been taxed. The organization has really been stretched.'' Joe Haakenson, (626) 962-8811 joe.haakenson(at)sgvn.com CAPTION(S): photo, 4 boxes Photo: Derek Jeter (2) and Gary Sheffield celebrate after the Yankees rallied for three runs in the ninth inning to beat the Angels. Julie Jacobson/Associated Press Box: (1) ANGELS at N.Y. YANKEES - Joe Haakenson (2) GAME RECAP (3) HOW THE RUNS SCORED (4) ALMANAC almanac, originally, a calendar with notations of astronomical and other data. Almanacs have been known in simple form almost since the invention of writing, for they served to record religious feasts, seasonal changes, and the like. |
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