I don’t (yet) liveblog games and I don’t (yet) do every game updates. However, after getting home from mercy-ruling the other team in my softball game tonite, I settled in to catch the back half of the Yankee game. Crisp game, nothing special. Until the top of the 8th.

Izturis on first, off with the pitch as Brian Roberts loops a shot to the rightfield pole. Izturis slides into 2nd, goes past the base, but because the ball’s still in the air, he heads back to first. It seemed like Cano decoyed him a bit, not sure. Izturis then heads to third as Roberts motored into second. Izturis would have scored in a blink had he not run the bases poorly.

Next batter, Markakis, pokes one down the 1B line. Teix scoops it up and in the most awkward looking throw since, well, any Giambi throw, he wrong-footed a strike to Molina. Molina turns and makes the tag, somehow holding onto the ball.

Adam Jones up, 2 outs, Roberts now on third. Wild pitch to the catcher’s right. Molina skids to the ball and fires a perfect ball to Phil Coke, who barely got the tag on Roberts.

Two great defensive plays to preserve a 1-1 tie.

I can’t stress how much Teix’s defense has meant to this team. I lost count how many great plays he’s made so far. Yes, I am thankful.