Game 134: Gunning for a sweep
ByI feel like last night’s game just ended. Do you?
We’ve got an afternoon special for everyone stuck at work with only Gameday, MLB.tv (if you’re out of market) or Gameday Audio as your company. Wang against the hated Curt Schilling.
Damon LF
Jeter SS
Abreu RF
Rodriguez 3B
Matsui DH
Posada C
Giambi 1B
Cano 2B
Cabrera CF
And I’m going to Ian Kennedy’s debut this Saturday. Hopefully, I’ll take pictures but my seats are in the Tier Reserve, Section 18.
Update (1:16 p.m.): Joe’s enjoying this game from Section 39 today. So hopefully, he can bring us some good luck in the Stadium.
Update (2:45 p.m.): Joe is not enjoying this game from Section 39. Joe is back at home, because it took him two hours to make the 30-minute drive to the Stadium. It was there he met the worst gridlock he’s ever seen, so he turned around and went home, deathly afraid to see the roads parking lot after the game.
Update (3:59 p.m.): Chris Britton has been with the Yanks for three days now. He’s managed to make no appearances. Meanwhile, it’s 5-0 Yanks in the bottom of the 9th against the Red Sox and Edwar Ramirez is coming on. Why not Britton? Seriously, what did he do to Joe Torre?
Update (4:01 p.m.): So I spoke too soon. Not only is Joe Torre in a mortal fight with Chris Britton but apparently his brain froze too. The Yanks are using their relief ace for a second inning in a 5-0 game. That means he can’t pitch again until Sunday. With Ian Kennedy coming up, I would think Torre would want Chamberlain available as soon as possible. But then again, I’m probably thinking more than Torre is at this point.
Update (4:10 p.m.): For those of you watching on Gameday, Joba was ejected because the umpires are buffoons. He threw two pitches over the head of Youkilis, and Angel Hernandez, the home plate umpire, didn’t warn Joba. He simply threw him out. It’s inexplicable. No one wants to see Angel Hernandez eject someone. They want to see Joba pitch, and he’s certainly not intentionally hitting someone with a 5-run lead in the top of the 9th. Plus, with Joba’s control, if he was going to hit him, he would have hit him. It’s idiotic.
Any idea where one can find the Yanks current 40 man roster??
Yankees.com has the 40-man roster. It won’t have Kennedy until Saturday because the Yanks do not plan on making a move until then.
They’re probably going to just stick Brackman on the 60-day DL to make room for IPK. FYI – BA says he had the surgery last Friday.
They’ve still gotta make 2 more moves to free up a spot for Jose Veras (has to come of the 60-day DL 30 days after his first rehab appearance, and that should be any day now) and Wil Nieves (no way they don’t bring up a 3rd catcher for Sept.). My guess is Brower gets DFA’ed for Veras, but then who’s the guy to go for Nieves?
They can’t stick Brackman on the 60-day DL. It starts his service time clock ticking. So he’ll stay. I would imagine Wil Nieves is going to get sentence to DFA-dom as Joe Torre has already said he ain’t comin’ up on Sept. 1.
15-day DL starts the service clock, not the 60-day.
That’s it; we have to start a Giambi for Gold Glove campaign.
He’s looking downright agile at first today.
Where do I get to the audio feed? Everything I go to wants me to subscribe or login and get some crappy free sport illustrated offer. I just wanna listen to the game! Video is blacked out for me
You have to pay for the MLB.tv or Gameday Audio services if you want to watch or listen to the game online. No free access.
Hey Jon, it’s not video or audio, but ESPN’s online gamecast is constantly updated. Just click on Gamecast under the Yankees score.
http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/scoreboard
I would like to personally thank the lovely folks at Fox, DirecTV and MLB Extra Innings, respectively for not allowing me to see Clemens’ first start back, A-Rod’s 500th HR, and now, Kennedy’s Saturday start. Spend my $180 on something nice.
Ah, sorry, I misinterpreted your post. I thought “afternoon special” meant that it was a free game like they occasionally do. Oh well…thanks.
I’m going to repeat what I said before: we need to start a Giambi for Gold Glove campaign.
Giambi must also be reading RAB
So this Giambi guy…maybe we SHOULD stick him in the field a little more often
Think Jason is out to prove something?
Giambi is playing like a man fighting for his job out there. I’ve gotta say I really like it. Look at what that mentality has done for Damon.
Why can’t you see those games on your extra innings package? I was thinking of getting it, but based on your comment it seems not to be worth it.
HOLY CRAP!!!!!!!!!!!! Where did Cano have lunch!?!? I want some of that.
Mike R,
The only games you can’t see are Saturday afternoon games starting at 1:00 because apparently Fox bought the rights to Saturday afternoons in America. Other than that, I would vehemently recommend getting Extra Innings, as I have been very happy with it.
Ben, sorry that I didn’t get back to you via email last night, just didn’t check it before i went to bed!
That was a beauty to strike out Ortiz…
Thank God.
Youk, shut up. You were on the fucking grass. Fucking asswipe.
Joba time? Wangers been good, but I think you’ve gotta go for the kill and unleash the beast right here.
I guess. But is Mo really going to pitch today?
He better if they want to win. It’s crunch time, they don’t have the luxury of screwing around with a 2-run lead vs the Red Sox this time of year.
Best part about not going to a game you had planned on attending: You feel a lot less guilt about drinking in the afternoon.
Uh Oh
What? No strikeouts?
He’s loosing it, better trade him before his stock drops to Hughes-ian levels.
Here’s what I think. Shelf Joba now and see if you can get a fourth outfielder back in a trade this winter. A Rocco Baldelli type.
Man, we gotta DFA Abreu. Or trade him for Jermaine Dye. Dude’s killing us.
With every hit Joba’s WHIP creeps closer and closer to 1. It now stands at 0.73.
i think you may have updated the joba watch a little too soon… he may be coming back out with the five run lead
Nice play, ‘Tek. Whoever the captain on that team is should give him a talking to.
Best catcher in baseball.
Joe…what the frick are you doing?
Classic Varitek. Always doing the small game changing things that don’t show up on the stat sheet.
Wow, Joba for two.
2 pitches…2 outs. Joba owns Ortiz.
oh my god
WTF as if hes doing it intentionally
What the Hell?! they cant toss him for that!
Woo hoo! He can pitch 2/3 of an inning on Saturday!
How does this affect the Joba rules?
I’m glad. This prevents Torre from making a completely idiotic mistake.
Joba pitching in a 5-0 game is stupid and worthless.
Help! Watching Gameday, why was Joba ejected?
He through over youkalis head twice and that idiot Angel Hernandez had to call him out.
Threw over the head of Youkilis twice
Threw at Youkilis 2 pitches a row. Up high too.
Im sure a 21 year old kid is going to throw intentionally for no real reason
Who gets charged with the run if Youklis scores?
Perhaps the kid got confused and thought, “Goatee? Dumpy? Must be Varitek” and threw at him.
Honest mistake.
If I could hit one Sox, it would be ‘Tek.
Shit they wouldn’t suspend him for that, would they?
They might suspend Angel Hernandez. It was pretty inexplicable and completely unintentional. I don’t think anyone on either side knew what was going on.
Anyone watching on NESN (Yes, I have to watch on the Boston Network) they focused in on Beckett yelling at Joba, I belive his exact words were, “get the f*ck out of here you f*cking C*nt” Beckett is going to come back and hit someone in fenway.
You gotta feel for Beckett, his neck is still probably hurting after that A-Rod HR.
To bad he didnt hit him, Kevin Youkalis’s face can’t get any worse, he is one ugly Mother Fucker
According to my calculations Joba is going to need 32 hours of rest. He should be able to pitch this saturday.
Best comment of the week.
Wow Torre is actually attacking the umpires in his interview Quote “Sometimes the Umpires just do not apply common sense and it needs change, they need to be schooled or something” Good for Torre its about time someone says something.
anyone else concerned that Joba just got ankiel-itis lol
Well that bites, Joba got charged with the walk to You(K) when Edwar threw ball-4. Now his career K/BB ratio is an unsightly 199-35…