Early Innings
July 2
Righty journeyman Sydney Ponson seemed headed for a loss when two-run, sixth-inning homers by Milton Bradley and Kris Davis gave the Rangers a 7-6 lead in Yankee Stadium on July 2, 2008, but the first five Yanks to bat in the seventh scored and an eight-run seventh and three-run eighth carried them to an 18-7 win. Jason Giambi drove in six with a grand slam and a two-run double, Bobby Abreu and Alex Rodriguez delivered three rbi's each, and Johnny Damon had three hits, scored three times, and drove in two. Retired switch-hitting Yankee outfielder Roy White moved the games-left in the old Stadium counter from 39 to 38.
On July 2, 1978, Ron Guidry posted the best start in Yankee history by going 13-0, as he bested the Tigers, 3-2, but not without some controversy. Assuming a fan interference call that never came, Tiger outfielder Mickey Stanley failed to field Mickey Rivers's long drive, and Mick the Quick legged out an inside-the-park home run to tie the game at two.
The Yanks seemed in for another long night on national TV on July 2, 2006, following an hour rain delay on the already late-starting ESPN Sunday night battle vs. the Mets. Once Jose Reyes capped a four-run second that drove Jaret Wright from the game with a two-run homer, the Yanks answered with a second-inning Jorge Posada tater off Alay Soler, and the home team drove him from the mound with an eight-run third. Four runs in the fourth and three in the fifth followed, Alex Rodriguez drove in seven on grand-slam and three-run dingers, and light-hitting Nick Green blasted a shot to dead center as well. The home team completed the 16-7 shellacking that won the series for them well after midnight.
One could find fault with the A's for walking Mickey Mantle three times on July 2, 1962, unless you saw the Upper Deck blast to right he hit in his other at bat in an 8-4 Yankee win.
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The View
First and Last
Bronx, N.Y., June 30 — On June 30, 1859, the Frenchman Charles Blondin became the first man to cross Niagara Falls on a tightrope. One hundred and fifty years later to the day, the Yankees took a night-long walk on a tightrope that ultimately ended in an 8-5 victory over the Seattle Mariners. more...
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