On “CBS This Morning” Booker and Newark Police Detective Alex Rodriguez described their terrifying ordeal.

The mayor’s security team discovered the fire and pounded on the door to alert residents, when an elderly woman said that her daughter was trapped upstairs.

At first Rodriguez would not let Booker into the burning house. “He basically told me, ‘This woman is going to die if we don’t help her,’ and what can I say to that?,” Rodriguez said. “I let him go and without thinking twice, he just ran into the flames and rescued this young lady.”

Moonlighting as a cop is clearly taking a lot out of our centaur, but he’s helping to save lives and I think you should cut him some slack.

I hold a special hate for the Angels. Screw them.

I LOVE the move of A-Rod to #3. I’ve wanted him to bat #3 for a long time now.

I like this line-up. Now it just needs to start hitting.

Is TAFKAAR a Prince Rogers Nelson reference?

I’m trying to puzzle out TAFKAAR. I haven’t had by beer yet. #daygamessuck

I’m not sure having your home opener sponsored by the Three Stooges movie, and holding it on Friday 13th is good decision making.

The Artist (we could make it “Athlete”) Formerly Known As Alex Rodriguez.

Good for Jorge; well deserved.

We had a huge lightning storm last night, and a strike took out my lab’s power station.  We’re not allowed to come in until power is up everywhere, and I can’t even work from home since all the computers are down.

I’m not sure having your home opener sponsored by the Three Stooges movie, and holding it on Friday 13th is good decision making.

Wasn’t A-Rod signed on Friday, February 13th in 2004? Or at least the announcement that a signing was imminent came on that day.

Is it just me or does Jorge look like he has a lot more gray hairs?

No liveblog today? Really need some updates here at work

Is this Albert’s first AB at DNYS?

Kuroda never faced guys like this in the NL.

[15] Didn’t he face Pujols in NL?

Please keep the ball away from Morales.  Anything inside and they’re down 0-2.

Scary.

How did Kuroda retired Morales? How does Kuroda looks?

I can’t believe how relieved I was just not to see them score that inning.

[19] I missed it, while working. I’m going to go with Japanese.

He looks better than CC. Smaller, too.

Swinging strike at a curve.

I can’t believe how relieved I was just not to see them score that inning.

Eight more to go. Then we try to win it in extras.

Party like its 1999:

.285/.357/.586   42HR 111RBI 21SB

I’d take that.

Why is Kenny lying about looking stuff up?

Granderson strikes out quicker than any batter I’ve ever seen. And he got fooled on the same pitch twice in three pitches.

Granderson looked like he had no idea where the ball was.

Can we have 2011 Granderson back now?

Ahh, back to back K’s for Santana. TAFKAAR has a great probability of K, and give Santana the strike out for the side, but he miraculously gets a ball to fall in the left center field. First hit for Yanks.

I hope this 3-4 lineup spot change is permanent

Why would you “explain” to A-Rod that he’s now batting third against righties? How would he possibly care? If he is moving him to fifth, then yeah, I see it, but fourth to third?  Silly.

Wow, what a move by A-Rod for the steal!

I just came back to teh game to see an ARod steal and Cano at 3-0. Wut?

That strike 3 curve from Kuroda looked pretty nasty.

Santana WALKS two, bases loaded for Swisher.

Alex for leadoff !

That was a good pick off move to second.

Well, if you can’t hit the runs in, OBP the runs in.

1-0

2-0

2-1, fouled off

Swisher’s sunglasses are disturbing.

Swish!

Yay Swish!

Huge double to right center.  3 in.

This liveblog for you, dakranker.

My feelings towards Swisher have certainly mellowed recently.  Wonder why?

Swish earning his contract

Iganez badly fooled on that change-up.

The best part is it doesn’t kill the rally, and makes our ballpark look bigger.

<3 Swisher.

A bases-clearing double for Swisher?!?! Could things have turned for Nick? That’s back-to-back beautiful swings by Swish.

best first inning of the year?

woot!

[51] I like to think I helped by eating Fried Chicken starting with Alex’s AB.

It’s like Fried Chicken is Kryptonite for Townies, and Spinach for Yankees.

Your team just gave your a three run lead and you walk the next batter on 4 pitches. Wow.

Interesting comment by Jorge about Pettitte. “He was supposed to be here last year but he wanted to stay home.” “Supposed to be here” is a really interesting phrase.

[54] I blame Jorge in the booth for distracting us.

[54] Not watching gameday - what’s the zone like?  I thought Santana was getting squeezed.

Edit: see also, Kuroda.

What are the chances Paulie askes him about the hands-pissing ?

Does K-ing Wells count as a full K?

Does K-ing Wells count as a full K?

Maybe a lowercase k.

Newark Mayor Cory Booker was taken to a hospital tonight for treatment of smoke inhalation he suffered trying to rescue his next-door neighbors from their burning house.

“I just grabbed her and whipped her out of the bed,” Booker said in recounting the fire. Booker told The Star-Ledger he also suffered second-degree burns on his hand.

The fire started in a two-story building on Hawthorne Avenue in the Upper Clinton Hill neighborhood, shortly before the mayor arrived home after a television interview with News 12 New Jersey.
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Booker said when he reached the second floor, he was engulfed in flames and smoke.

“I suddenly had the realization that I can’t find this woman.” Booker said. “I look behind me and see the flames and I think “I’m not going to get out of here. Suddenly I was at peace with the fact that I was going to jump out the window.”

Then he heard her cries in a back bedroom.

“I just grabbed her and whipped her out of the bed,” Booker said. The two made their way downstairs, where they both collapsed, Booker said.

[Booker’s security] Detective Rodriguez, who had helped others out of the house said when he saw the mayor go in, he thought his career in protection was over.

“Once he went in, I said, ‘Oh my goodness, this is it.’ ” Rodriguez, 39, said.

[58] I didn’t think he got squeezed. It seems to me the close balls are going as balls, the close strikes are going as strikes. I’m going by the PitchFx on mlb.tv on the computer, not gd.

I really don’t get why the Dodgers let Martin go.

Wells wasn’t far from a double down the line in that AB…

Seeing-eye bouncer up the middle for Martin.

Gardner showing bunt.  Gah.

[62] Ta.

Gardner was hit on the foot on yet another bunt attempt.  Though it was out of the box behind the plate.  Martin took third as the ball bounced.  Then they brought both guys back.  And now Gardner walks on a pitch way out of the zone.  Santana must be frustrated.

Did ANYone here think the game would be where it is right now after the first two batters?

Stupid day game when I’m at work… oh, they’re winning?  Ok, then.

Gah!  Pickoff?  Oh, Brett.

DOH!

Ugh, bad move, Gardner. Even though he was safe.

Two bad calls on Gardner.

And now Gardner gets picked off on some fake fake move to third, and Gardner stumbling getting back as Pujols sort of blocked the base a bit.

This got less good in a hurry.

Grandy looks kinda bad.

The Yankees seem to be mastering the talent of turning a potential big inning into nothing.

Someone tell Granderson to stop swinging at that pitch.

Ok, this was supposed to be a big inning.

That could have gone better.

Gardner shoulda been on base in the first place for getting hit. Then he shoulda stayed there for getting back safe on the pickoff. So we traded Martin to third for Gardner getting picked off, both on bad calls. And anyway, Jeter would have GIDP’d and we’d be in the same spot here anyway.

DFA everyone!

No worries. Alex is leading off like he always should be.

El Rey, can I get the pitchFX overlay on my iPad?  I can get it on the computer but don’t see how to do on the iPad.

I am liking this Kuroda experience.

Apparently, Aybar was out.

Wow, Aybar should be out.  Little twerp.

Now I remember why I hate the Angels.

[81] If you’re using an app, it would have to be part of the app.

I’m watching via a browser, which then uses flash. Which I’m doubtful for iPads.

If you’re watching via an app, try just going in via browser and see.

Did Aybar miss the base?

Did Aybar miss the base?

He was out in front of the batter’s box when he bunted the ball, which by rule means the batter is out.

How does Hiroki looks?

Wow, I think A-Rod is healthy again.

TANKAAR?

Ahem. See [80] thankyouverymuch.

Centaur of Power!

That was a blast. Wow.

Centaurs got four legs, two arms, and should always bat third.

[88] Ah, that’s why the angle looked so funny.  Thanks.  I just learned (or rather was alerted to) two things about the batter’s box.

Nice play by Aybar to keep Teix from getting one of those singles he hates.

[86]  Thanks.  Won’t let me access the feed via browser on the iPad though.

[97] That’s what you get for supporting Apple and locked systems.

Now suffer.

I’m stuck in the office, would really appreciate if you guys could keep the pace of the Game Chatter up. kthxbai.

Hiroki, looks okey dokey.