May 31, 2006: N.Y. Yankees 6, Detroit 1
Moose went the distance yesterday, throwing his first complete game of the year. Way to go, Moose. It was just what our exhausted bullpen needed. Torre joked the day before that his plan for the game was to let Moose pitch eight innings, then send Gator in for the ninth. Thankfully, Mussina made that unnecessary. ;-)
The most amusing part was when Torre tried to remove Mussina in the 9th, after Polanco scored on an error by A-Rod, precluding a shutout. The usually calm Moose yelled, "Get back in there!" Torre laughed, and sat back down. Moose later said he didn't mean to yell. Torre was walking up the dugout steps with his head down. Since he had already been to the mound once, Moose had to get his attention quickly.
Another amusing moment came after the game, when Moose was asked if it was important to him to stay in the game. He hesitated for a long moment, as if he wasn't sure, then said, "Yeah, I guess." ROFL!
See for yourself:
Moose vs. Torre (RealMedia, about 4 Mb)
(Has both the incident on the field and clips from Torre's and Moose's post-game interviews.)
No ESP game for Bubba until Sunday or Monday
Sigh. It's confirmed. Bubba Crosby isn't going to be ready to come off the DL Sunday, the first day he is eligible.
"He hasn't done any outfield drills yet," Cashman said of Crosby, who is on the shelf with a right hamstring injury. "He won't be ready for [rehab] game action for four or five days."
And
this:
General manager Brian Cashman said Crosby, on the disabled list with a strained right hamstring, will not play in extended spring training games until Sunday or Monday. Crosby is eligible to come off the DL on Saturday.
"I think he feels it just a little bit still," Cashman said. "Until it's completely gone, we're not going to push him."
And from the
NY Daily News:
OH BUBBA: It appears the Yankees will have to wait a little longer before Bubba Crosby (pulled hamstring) returns to their ailing outfield. Although Crosby is eligible to come off the disabled list on Saturday, GM Brian Cashman said yesterday that Crosby may not play in an extended spring training game until June 4 or 5. He may be ready for activation shortly thereafter, but first needs to do outfield drills.
"That's the schedule as I know it now," Cashman said. "It could change. We'll have to see."
Darn. I was looking forward to seeing him back in action this weekend.
