Jun
10
Game 65: Is anyone out there?
ByAh, our first 10:05 game time of the season. Hey, we even forgot to throw up the game thread until just about the first pitch!
Your lineup,
1. Johnny Damon, LF
2. Derek Jeter, SS
3. Bobby Abreu, RF
4. Alex Rodriguez, 3B
5. Jason Giambi, DH
6. Jorge Posada, C
7. Wilson Betemit, 1B
8. Robinson Cano, 2B
9. Melky Cabrera, CF
And on the mound, number forty, Chien-Ming Wang.
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Who do you think you are, Ramon Castro?
Why is Abreu trying to stretch that
Well, I live in Mountain Home, ID so I’ll be here.
The Giambino is becoming master at fisting balls through the shift
Giambi the other way????
Wow, the Yanks are scoring first.
Is Betemit batting left or right?
Nevermind.
Love watching giambi go the opo
I’ll be in and out all night watching the game/RAB and studying for financial accounting test tomorrow… sounds fun, I know
What is Shelley Duncan good for if he’s not in the lineup against a left hander?
nothing right now, I mean you just heard Ken say Betemit is hitting .357 vs LHP
I can’t believe I bought the “Duncan Dun It” T-Shirt outside the stadium.
first pitch HBP– that takes talent
Who would’ve thought that coming into the games on June 10th that Johnny Damon would have a better OBP, SLG, OPS (duh), as many HRs and just five less RBIs than Miguel Cabrera? Amazing.
The first two pitches to Jack Cust weren’t strikes?
Clean inning after the odd start but you can’t like the three air-outs.
Couldn’t agree more, Wang didn’t look great despite getting three quick outs
those last 2 flyballs- were they sinkers Wang was throwing? If so thats not good, lots of air under those
I think Stuart Scott’s googly eye is staring at me… or maybe the guys sitting next to him. I can never tell
Why you fucking with a guy whose clearly got a medical issue, physical deformity, etc.?
because he works for ESPN… and I’m obviously kidding, calm down
What? Cabrera is taking pitches? I wonder if somebody gave him the “riot act” after the last game.
i think you may be overreacting about the flyballs – ppl know to swing under the sinker, and sometimes they’re successful. what will be much more telling will be whether or not he has control issues like last time and/or is leaving too many pitches up
wow great inning offense. always good to give your opposing pitcher a nice confidence boost like that
shit
I actually think sometimes Wang, and all of us, get too obsessed with his sinker. He can throw in the mid-90′s, when his sinker isnt working stop forcefeeding that damn pitch and throw 4 seamers and sliders, along with splits vs LH.
probably. I know he has some other good stuff, but how do they rate in scouting terms? Average, plus, etc…
Nice work around the 2B
wow travis buck belongs on a beach somewhere
playing acoustic guitar for like 6 girls
douchebag
very nice bounceback after the leadoff double
Wang is so boring when he’s not on. It’s just sinker after sinker.
You know, its so much more peaceful watching the game without Michael Kay blabbering about Robinson Cano’s poor hitting or Papa John’s Pizza.
I gotta say the pizza in the press box, nice advertising touch
I love playing the A’s…gives me a chance to reminisce about the multiple times in which I find two Bob Geren baseball cards in the same pack.
P.S.
Betterman to play 2nd, give Robbie a wakeup call?
Whos Betterman? Heh.
I think Derek Jeter just sent a message to Ed Montague.
I mean Jeter obvi swung there, but why not let the 1B umpire make the call?
I’m not sure if it’s safe for umpires to work Yankees games anymore, they always seem to get injured
Karma for some of those calls of late…
lol, I’d love to believe, just wish it was on some of the shitty umps not ones that haven’t done anything (yet anyway)
I didn’t know Bobby Savoy from the New York Knights was an A’s fan…
- bad baseball movie joke.
Any pre-game news words by Girardi talkin about if Mo is available tonight????
Hopefully we won’t need him tonight, he could use a night of rest.
I keep zoning out cause the kat williams comedy special is on hbo comedy and that is some funny shit…
HBO on Demand FTW!
And for the nba finals enough of the boston songs.
Dive, lay out…one time. Betterman to 2nd, Gardener to CF, give it a shot.
Must see movies coming out this summer:
Dark Knight
Hulk (only because Ed Norton)
Any others I need to add to my list?
The Happening looks pretty damn cool
Ugh, the only thing he ever did that was decent was the Sixth Sense. Now everyone is onto him and his twist endings.
I’m guessing thats the M Night one?
Hancock!
Hahaha. I’m going to see this one out of pure curiosity.
the lame NBA commercials only make me loathe both Will Smith post-Jim West and the NBA even more…if possible.
What about that “Wanted” movie. I think Angelina Jolie is in it which is enough reason right there to go, but it seems (from the commercials) to have a pretty good story line
the happening, I’m just a big m night fan
And agreeing cano really shows no heart
on defense he looks fine, but on offense even when he grounds it right to short you’d still like him to hustle and he just jogs to the bag which is what bothers me
Step Brothers, featuring Cal Norton and Ricky Bobby together again.
So far looking more like the Wang we know & love
Looks like the Titanic to me…sink sink sink.
Thanx Cano!
did anyone just hear the A’s announcer compare Jack Cust to Babe Ruth? “They got Babe Ruth we got Babe Cust (laughter)”
The Babe Ruth of Immaculata HS.
Lord, Betemit
that was scored a hit:
Maybe in HS ball it should be a hit, naturally comes back to bite
Wait to get your body AWAY from the ball Wil Bet…how is that a base hit?!
Wilson betemit played that like he was scared of the ball.
God Damn do the Mets suck.
Why do grown men paint their face ? I would never let a buddy live that down. It aint cool to paint your face if your older than 10. Man Law
See if your gonna get together with like 20 guys then maybe, but yeah, theres no real reason for it
war paint>face paint.
BTW, when I said the Mets suck, they really, really suck.
I love watching the Mets lose, don’t get me wrong, but the Yanks aren’t exactly mowing everyone down themselves
Doesn’t look like Willy is making it out of this season after all
I don’t understand how Willie Randolph and, more importantly, Omar Minaya still have jobs. The Mets have an old team (their 40 man roster is the oldest, or one of the oldest, in the majors) and they’re extremely fragile. That sound you hear, Mets fans, is your window closing. Enjoy Santana though.
Hit list:
1. Jose Guillen
2. Mark Ellis
Hell of a throw by Gardener’s eventual backup.
what the hell is that honking noise? it should be illegal it makes me want to incinerate villages in central america
Hey! I’m from Central America.
He’s talking about the county below us, not the middle of the country
But you shouldn’t incinerate that either!
oakland will do
Mo and JoPo, both Central Americans…choose a village preferably in Europe, soccer sucks, all of this Euro coverage makes me sick.
totally with you
Do people really think that soceer will catch on? Is there really room for another sport?
No, and whoever used “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” in that last add campaign, should be shot by firing sqaud, hung, or sent to the guilltoine.
Being that i live in Miami and have MANY South American friends, ive grown to like soccer a bit. Problem is, i can only watch the higher levels of soccer, like the European championships and the EPL or La Liga. But trust me, its tuff to watch an entire game if u dont understand the game. Ive learned alot about soccer and strategy and stuff, so i understand the game more and appreciate it more. But it is certainly an acquired taste thats for sure.
Similar to the NHL, increase the offense and maybe I’ll watch. I’d rather watch Soccer Hooligans fight after the game (match).
Trust me, i felt the same way as u did. It helped that i have friends whom soccer is their religion, and ive learned to like soccer. But trust me, it aint nothing to me compared to MLB, NBA, and the NFL. Also it doesnt hurt, for videogame players, that FIFA is one of the best sports games you can play!!!!
That’s sort of my point, It’s by no means a bad game, but I can only follow so many teams and games
One of my friends is a huge soccer fanatic and I tried watching it, its just so damn boring. Huge field, 800 players on it, gigantic net but not much scoring. Never got the attraction to it and I tried, I really did. But then again I’m a hockey/football guy playing wise, and of course my Yankees are always #1 in my heart
When I was a kid I played one season on T-Ball and the freakin coach put me in the outfield and nobody could hit it past the pitching mound, so I never really got into baseball. My love of the Yanks was always there, but my dad still reminds me how I used to sit in the outfield and come back to the dugout with pocket fulls of rocks because I was so bored out there I would just sit there are pick rocks.
Jeter GIDP? Color me shocked.
Nice Cap’n GIDP
3-1 pitch, a hit and run would have kept them out of the DP. 2-2 in last two hit and runs.
I think Jeter might have a bonus clause in his contract if he leads the league in DP’s.
he’s gonna get paid then
Who the hell this guy think he is, Matsuzaka? Walks 5 and is pretty much getting away with it
Thats the great Yankees lineup this season. Typical game so far, score a couple early, threaten but not score more, and watch the lead slowly evaporate.
smart move ARod forcing a balk!!
Keep gettin those GBs Wanger
I would love love LOVE to see this Daily lineup:
Damon
Matsui
Abreu
ARod
Giambi
Posada
Jeter
Cano
Melky
Not that it would ever happen. But in a meritocracy, El Capitan should be El Hitter Numero Siete until he got his ish together.
Wow, are you serious? You’re right actually, take the best number 2 hitter in the game over the last decade plus and stick him in the 7 hole b/c of 2 average months. Very rational
Sure I would. Dude needs to remember how to take a pitch. Dropping him down might wake him up. If dropping Jetes results in an extra run here or there, I would do in a heartbeat. Ten years of awesomeness doesn’t make him any less mediocre now.
Thankfully you’re not the manager
Not YET.
I love the “outside the box” attempt, but dropping our Captain would not be motivation to him, it would be insulting. He is a proven veteran that will get himself out of his “slump” if you want to call it that
i would do it simply b/c i don’t believe in (cloggin the basepaths), and if you have your best onbase guys first, you have more chance to score runs
not that its necesssary, but it might work
Say what u will about his offense this season, which has been pathetic, but u cant complain about Cano’s defense this year. He turns the DP exceptional for a 2nd baseman.
LoL, Jeremy Giambi still looks like he’s on steroids.
Thinking about it now, why is Jose Canseco still on steroids?
Giambino with heads up baserunning!!!
If I get one more voicemail from an automated John Sterling I will stubhub the celebrity softball tickets…and the Giamburner takes second…come on Betterman.
Giambi flashing the wheels!
did Giambi just tag from first? Wait, did the sky fall earlier today?
Am i the only one who just cant stand watching this offense anymore???
10 baserunners thru 6 innings, 2 stinking runs. 6 bb, 4 hits against a pitcher who hadnt pitched past the 5th inning in each of his last 2 starts.
If he ends up winning it has Matsuzaka written all over it… and shows how pathetic our offense has been most of the season
the almost helment toss…finally some sign of emotion.
Almost took out Tony Pena too with it.
Cust showing us that North Jersey HS baseball is overrated…
DeJesus (Jersey Shore) > CUST
Lakers look like they’re about to make the series 2-1. I dislike both teams but my hatred for anything Boston causes me to root for the Lakers.
Kobe is amazing.
true for all sports, even MLS, LAX, WNBA, College, and the LLWS, in fact I rooted for the British at Lexington and Concord.
lol, awesome man, awesome
YES, i actually posted that in another thread to see if anyone else was intentionally rooting for the Lakers solely for pure hatred of Boston – nice to see you’re on the same page as me
I replied in the other, and “hell yes” I am
Wang has thrown 60 pitches thru 6 innings. Lets score a couple of more damn runs and let Wanger pitch a complete game hopefully!!
Phil Jackson ruined my childhood, but Boston ruined my Seinor year of HS…Go Lakers.
So true, Phil was a Knick during our only title years though – so he’s gotta get some love for that
The man has amazing press conferences. Michael Jordan ruined my childhood, cant really blame Phil Jackson too much.
I hate Jordan the Bull, loved him as a Birmingham Baron.
wasnt Terry Francona his manager at Birmingham!!!
correction then, i HATE all things Jordan, except maybe that gambling habit that was the real reason he went and played baseball for a season.
If he doesn’t stop fucking sliding into first base…
Sliding into first IS not faster, i.e. Ripken in 96.
Wow Melky will never learn, where are the coaches?
The Yankees have coaches?????
BG beats out the bunt.
You could tell Tony Pena was pissed at Melky sliding into first base…again.
yea, the little palm facing up and the look on his face said “stop that shit already”
With a little “didn’t we just go over this yesterday”
WHY does Melky slide head first
Para tirando te bruto !
someone needs to smack melky with a bat….why does he slide?!?!?!
Ugh, how does Jeter swing through that
Derek’s really not handling the bat too well this year. It happens.
He’ll pick it up, you know he will. And as I type that he strikes out…
I don’t mind the aggresiveness, Damon should have broken his wrist.
I LOVE Jeter more than any other athlete ive ever rooted for, but its getting to a point where anytime he comes up, i just hope he walks or gets hit by a pitch because if he makes contact its a DP. Hell even thisn past at-bat, he didnt put the ball in play and still 2 outs were made during his at-bat!!
LoL, that last sentence was clutch.
LoL, you know the YES people have an agenda against the Mets. The Red Sox lose a divisional game and yet YES shows the highlights of the Mets’ loss.
Poor Willie, as much as I hate the Mets, Willie is still a Yankee and can never wish harm on him, but as for Pedro, screw ‘em.
Well at least they didn’t show where the Mets bullpen folded like a deck of cards
Get Joba up to pitch the 8th…oh wait…fuck.
Mark Ellis is 3 for 3. Im telling you, the best remedy for a slump is to face the Yankees (ask Jose Guillen).
Living dangerously with the leadoff baserunners
has every one for the A’s been on?
the 6th inning was 1-2-3 i know that much.
In the telecast they said the leadoff hitter has been on every inning
oh thats right, i think there was a dp in the 6th.
I wonder if Jeter lost some strength this off-season as he tried to be more agile. His swing just looks weak. I don’t know.
I was thinking the same thing.
can he pull another d.p. out of his ass?
now he really needs one….
haha do you beieve it…gotta love when that sinker sinks
really needs the DP now
Edwar warming, not Krazy Kyle. Love it.
That’s how you fucking do it!
B-E-A-UTIFUL!
YES!
I didnt know Jeter is hitting for both teams!!!! lol
zing…
Ha, you’re on a roll.
ill be here all night…..
haha poor derrick
Lighting Round: CURE Auto Insurance or AVIS Car Rentals, who has the better commercial? The cursing blue thing-y or the Bostonian in the New York workplace?
My vote goes to CURE.
you have a Youtube of the AVIS one? Don’t think I’ve seen it, but the cursing blue CURE thing the other night you posted was pretty awesome
http://youtube.com/watch?v=hD4eGDmrb4w
lol, both great, but have to go with cursing blue ball thing, its just different, who the hell would think to do that? The Avis one on the other hand is funny, but its not THAT creative
alright lets give wanger some support
NOW if we can only get some insurance, especially with Mos availability in question
i like the avis one…simply cause i went to school with so many annoying boston bastards
Wowow!!! What a miracle!!!
Hope Girardi won’t push it and let Wang come out the next inning…
gotta love bobby…contract year for him?
Gaudin rocks similar facial hair as Dwight’s brother on the office
MOSE!
haha alan embry you fuck…
When was Alex Rodriguez ever an amateur free agent? I thought to be an AFA you have to be in the pool that gets signed out of the International Free Agent signing period or go un-drafted.
WTF. He was the overall #1 pick in the draft to the Mariners.
Yeah I doubt he ever was I think they just meant the best amateur prostpect
is bobby in his contract year? does anyone know?
Yes he is. No options, no nothing after this season.
Abreu Yes, Crosby No
is jorge okay? he seemed to be favoring that left collarbone.
Thats Clutch Yankees baseball.
Wang coming back out…should be interesting
And we’re seeing why sitting Cano down for Betemit may not really pan out
Posing it as a means to light a fire under the ass of Melky’s melancholy buddy.
Trade his ass….bring up Eric Duncan…j/k…but seriously..haha
WHY take out Wang now?????
“I LOVE WANG”
Depending on how many girls were holding up that sign, that has to be the best sign ever.
So was it because he gave up a decent fly ball? or what exactly was the point of bringing Wang out for 1 batter?
How was Bobby Crosby doing against CMW? I can’t remember specifically if he had some good ABs against him.
That “I heart Wang” sign is pure comedic gold.
Vintage Wang line
Veras…just step in the bag
I dont care if the Yanks still win this game, i just dont understand Girardi and his handling of the pitching staff.
do we see Ohlendorf in the 9th?
As long as it isn’t Krazy Kyle I’ll be happy
if there is a 9th
Please throw a breaking ball 3-1 here.
Eh, whatever. As long as the heater was off the plate.
A lefty out of the Pen would fit just right in this situation, this could be Otiz in a few months if stead of Jersey Jack
Again, after 83 pitches and getting the 1st out in the 8th, WHY take out Wang????? Especially with Mo having pitched 3 straight days and i assume he isnt/shouldnt be available.
Why not? Wang had a strong outing after a string of terrible starts. I thought it was a good move to get him out after he went deep into the ballgame. Leave him feeling good about himself and his mechanics. If Girardi left him in there and if he gave up a few runs, everyone would be pissed.
Mark Ellis is on-deck, ugh.
Good thing Veras pitched around him to get to Ellis
I cant believe Mo is warming up.
And you guys complain that Torre used to blow out the bullpen….
could this be the start of “Mo Rules”?
With Girardi I’m really not shocked at all
In defense of Girardi, Mariano only threw 10, 7 and 13 pitches total in his three straight appearances.
I’m not worried about Mo, its Farnsworthless if he throws at all I worry about
Looks like Jeckyl has made a comeback.
Brett Gardner couldnt hit a HR like that in Oakland!!!!
take that Brett G
I guess Cabrera was hearing Gardner’s footsteps as he just hit a homer.
he has to – its uuman nature
anyone think melky reads RAB? lol
its amazing how despite his hot streak, whenever johnny strikes out, he looks TERRIBLY confused at the plate
At least Jeter cant hit into a dp this at-bat.
That’s so my line!
Question, why does Melky even bother batting right handed? He looks more comfortable lefty
And his numbers definitely demonstrate that. Before tonight Melky’s line:
VS. LHP AS RH……….206 BA // .609 OPS
VS. RHP AS LH………..299 BA // .755 OPS
good god jeter looks like a little leaguer
so who thinks we will end up resigning bobby for WAY more than we should, and then regretting it for 3 years
I don’t think he’d get 3 years. But he obviously is far from finished so I don’t think re-upping him for 1-2 years would be a disaster.
If 2 years is fine with Bobby I’m sure the Yanks would do it, but he’d probably want more and the Yanks probably won’t be willing to do that (hopefully)
Pick me!!! I really hope A-Jax puts up a huge season this year so he can start next year in right
As a proponent of the BG for Melky lineup switch, I am hoping Melky reads RAB and knows we expect more from him. Clutch homer Melk Man
how nice is it to not have to listen to Kay!!!
I’m glad Rivera’s pitching. He hasn’t gotten enough work the last three days.
….This is why he shouldn’t have been pitching from the get-go on Sunday afternoon. No need to run him out there four days in a row.
A total of 30 pitches in the three innings (10, 7 and 13). Is it really that much of an issue?
Yes when u r dealing with a 38 yo pitcher.
I think that gives them more reason to pitch him like they do. It’s not like he hasn’t done this sort of thing before. The guy will pitch until his arm falls off and it’s not like you’re banking on him for the next 10 years (and he’s been properly prepared for this sort of thing by pitching his entire career) so I think this usage is fine. K_Rod did something similar last week and nobody said boo
And warming up four times in four days.
I”m a big fan of Rivera pitching 4 or 5 games in a row. There are a few times during the season that he’s getting used so little that they have to put him in a blowout just to get work in, I’d rather have this. Besides, it means we’re either tied or ahead which makes my day!
For all those outside pitches Daric Barton sure was quick on that inside Cutter.
Well, he still got owned.
I still say Wang shouldve been given the chance for a complete game given his pitch count when he was removed.
Anyone else think he may have had a blister?
i just think that joe saw wang tiring and not gettin on top of his sinker that paired with him wanting to get a look at veras in the eigth inning was wat caused joe to make the move.
Shit, Oakland brodacast had that 2-1 pitch to Suzuki at 97 mph!!!!!!
with Mo I don’t think thats good, it means he’s overthrowing. His pitches lose movement if they go faster
Yankees win..thee Yankees wiin! lol
good way to start on the west coast, would love to see us get on a bit of a roll
BTW, Mariano was 94-95MPH that 9th inning, seeing as how that’s his best velocity for the entire season I think we can stay quiet on his usage these past couple days.
Sorry, 92-95MPH in the inning, 94-95MPH in the final AB.
The Oakland broadcast had the last 2 pitches of the game at 97 then 96.
Mo is GOD
thats my line!!!
we’ve been over this, we’ve both used it extensively and we can share it
actually, i say Mo is a GOD. its different!!!!!
What a tense one!
Glad to see some improvement from Wang, hope he’ll only get better.
Can’t wait to watch Raz pitch another gem tomo…I mean tonight~
off to espn to have basketball force fed to me for awhile…gnite