Last Night's Action: Swishalicious

Photograph of Nick Swisher after A.J. Burnett cream-pied him by Bill Kostroun/AP

Yankees 3, Rays 2: Nick Swisher, the one Yankee to not take advantage of his team's new ballpark, made up for lost time by hitting two home runs, including a walk-off blast. Derek Jeter remained three hits behind Lou Gehrig's franchise-record 2,721. Chad Gaudin pitched six strong innings but wasn't around for the decision. With Boston's win, the Yankees' magic number is 15.
Marlins 4, Mets 2: Tim Redding gave up four runs, four hits, four strikeouts and four walks. Hanley Ramirez had a homer for the Marlins, who are still trying to make the postseason. The Mets will try to turn the tables and spoil Florida's season, just as the Marlins spoiled their season the last two years.

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By Tom Boorstein in News on September 9, 2009 12:01 AM

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uptownnyc

Does anyone actually like the retarded home run calls that John Sterling makes for the Yankees?

"Swishalicious?" "Back to back and belly to belly?" "A-bomb ... from A-Rod?" How about he stops trying to be bigger than the players he broadcasts for and just call the game. "Holy cow" worked because it felt natural ... but all of the crap Sterling spouts out is forced idiocy that sounds like he's just trying to get a quote board next to his name when he retires.