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Ohhhh the catcher got clunked by Jones' bat...that looked like it hurt.....

Friday night's victory over the Rangers moved the Yankees five games over .500, the first of many steps manager Joe Torre would like to see his team take this season.

Torre has had a long-standing philosophy that a team's goal each season should be to get to five-games over, then 10, and so on. If a team finds itself 20 games over .500 when the calendar turns to September, the postseason should be well within reach.

"It's important, because you're really competing against yourself all the time," Torre said. "You get your record to a certain neighborhood and you can expect good things to happen, like postseason play. You start putting a record on the board and you refuse to be denied. Five-over is the first plateau."

Saturday, New York looks to take the next step toward the 10-over mark, sending Shawn Chacon to the mound against Kameron Loe and the Rangers.

Chacon starts for the first time since April 27, having had his start pushed back in order to keep Randy Johnson and Mike Mussina on regular rest.

Chacon has won three straight decisions, having held Tampa Bay to one earned run over 6 1/3 innings in his last outing. Saturday's start will mark the 100th of Chacon's career.

The Yankees have won five of their last six games.

Pitching matchup

NYY: RHP Shawn Chacon (3-1, 4.56 ERA)

Chacon is 2-0 with a 3.21 ERA in his career against the Rangers.

TEX: RHP Kameron Loe (1-2, 4.15 ERA)

Has thrown five or more innings in six of his seven starts in 2006.

Player to watch

Brad Wilkerson is 7-for-14 in his career against Chacon, homering twice. Wilkerson, who is riding an eight-game hitting streak, has the highest average of any active player with at least 15 plate appearances against Chacon.

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Up next

• Sunday: Yankees (Chien-Ming Wang, 1-1, 4.89 ERA) at Rangers (Robinson Tejeda, 1-0, 3.60 ERA), 2:05 p.m. ET

• Tuesday: Red Sox (Josh Beckett, 3-1, 4.86 ERA) at Yankees (Randy Johnson, 5-2, 5.02 ERA), 7:05 p.m. ET

• Wednesday: Red Sox (Matt Clement, 3-2, 5.35 ERA) at Yankees (Shawn Chacon, 3-1, 4.56 ERA), 7:05 p.m. ET

Next week the red sox are at Yankee Stadium!!but lets focus on tonight!

... yeah, the Cali Yankee fans have to represent for us fans back east..maybe a louisville slugger to the knee caps would do the trick, cause hittin'em in the knoggin won't do it. The big goon took a shot to the head with a ball and still got up (with some help, of course)

I hope his dick like falls off from all the roids he took, i really do....

I was referring to the way the Yanks almost blew that game last night. Man...havin' a 8-1 lead, then havin' them come back like that, is not good for the stress level.

I agree lol!

No worries men, we ran into a very hot pitcher last night in Moose, look forward to seeing your pen in action again tonight.

Oh god i hope not!

I concur...Eff Steve Nash!!!

Yep i didnte hear steve nash once in the whole season every night was LOOK AT LeBRONS dunk or something like that!

We were on fire last night but we need to get our pitching straight.....our relief pitchers need to step it up!

....Way to make it interesting guys........

I couldnt even find this thread, i just went to the on in GD that was pinned there,our relief pitching SUCKED! we need to step it up!

Wizards: Worst playoff defense EVER....they let Bron Bron get baseline and get a CLEAN layup without so much as a shove????

 

Then Bron Bron makes the SAME layup in game 7!!!????

 

Wizards allow a dood coming off the bench who hasn't played since the regular season....beat them with a WIDE open jumper????!!!!

 

Wizards are the WORST! NBA is so diluted!

The wizards are pretty bad but arenas was on point this series....Lebron was on fire!

MVP, MVP, MVP!

See the Mets haven't really faced any great teams yet... shit we barely beat the fucking Braves today... we lost to the Nationals the other day...but most of are wins came against poor teams, except the Giants and Padres who really aren't even doing great either... our big test is yet to come... teams like the Cardinals, Rockies, Astros, Reds, Diamondbacks, and the Phillies...those are the best teams in the NL...we have not faced any of those teams yet

 

oh yeah, and btw very nice sig

When do you guys play the Reds??there pretty good itll be an interesting match-up

Thanks!

much better then i waws gonna make rico so just stay with that one

ok...what was yours going to look like thou?

Your in a tough division, and for some reason the Nats and Braves aren't waking up yet... the Phillies are now alive and kicking again, and the Marlins.. ... ... need I say more?

we are in a tough division but with the roster we have, on paper, we should easily win but we need pitching!

EAST--------W--L --PCT GB HOME ROAD -RS- RA STRK- L10

 

NY Mets ----20- 9- .690 ---- 11-5--- 9-4- 142 106 Won 3 8-2

Philadelphia 15 14 .517 5 ---8-10 ---7-4 -142 151 Won 6 7-3

Atlanta -----12 17 -.414 8 ---6-5---- 6-12 136 138 Lost 3 3-7

Washington 10 20 -.333 10.5 2-9--- 8-11 129 154 Won 1 3-7

Florida ------8 -19 -.296 11 -2-10--- 6-9- 123 140 Lost 1 3-7

NICE 5 games ahead! good job!

kewl! Glad you like it!!

yeah its awesome you rock!

Are you guys 1 game up?

No were tied, they have 2 more games then we do though....

Hey, a win is a win...did the Red Sox win or lose?

The pink sox won 6-3

It's been awhile since both the Mets and Yanks were kicking ass, and taking names

We werent exactly taking names we were kicking ass but we fucked up....

Us.... David Wright hit the game winning RBI.... unbelievable game... so many ups and downs it was so crazy

oh ok cool, good job by the mets...yanks won too they almost fucked it up though!!

mets or braves?

Nice victory by the cavs arenas shot at the end of regulation was nice but lebron was too much!!

What was the score?

finally.

 

LOL

 

if you hate it, I understand. Ima a flakey sig maker - my apologies.

 

holy shit that looks awesome!!!!

6-6 top of 10th.

oh ok...

Yanks are winning 8-1...whats the mets score??

Go NY!!

There going to authenticate his the balls that are being played...i really hopes he doesnt break the recored!