Aug
26
Game 131: We do not support teams that use child labor
By
If you’re thinking sweep, you’re thinking too far ahead. We play today, we win today, das it.
1. Damon, CF
2. Jeter, SS
3. Abreu, RF
4. A-Rod, 3B
5. Giambi, 1B
6. Nady, LF
7. Matsui, DH
8. Cano, 2B
9. Molina, C
And on the mound, Big Game Pettitte.
Notes: Instant replay starts Thursday, which is kinda dumb. Test it in the AzFL first or something, this is only going to make the games longer … the Yanks are 19-9 against the Sox in the second half since 2005 … Tim Wakefield hasn’t pitched since August 6th, no minor league rehab games or anything … Jason Giambi just bought two wine cellars in his apartment building at 78th St. and 3rd. The two rooms set him back $5000 each …
752 Comments
RAB Info
The Founders
Mike Axisa, Ben Kabak, Joe Pawlikowski
Editor-In-Chief
Mike Axisa Archives | Email
Managing Editors
Ben Kabak Archives | E-mail
Joe Pawlikowski Archives | E-mail
Contributing Editors
Larry Koestler (Archives)
Moshe Mandel (Archives)
Stephen Rhoads (Archives)
Weekend Writers
Hannah Ehrlich (Archives)
Matthew Warden (Archives)
Special Contributor
J.R. O'Grady (Archives)
Technical Consultant
Jay Gordon
Subscribe to RAB by RSS and Twitter
Follow @RiverAveBlues Search RAB
Banner Design By
The Mason Williams Watch
Best. Game Title. Ever.
Probably the best I’ve ever seen
hey, how have our numbers against LHP changed in contrast since the nady trade?
BTW, here’s a better Jason Giambi (and Joba Chamberlain) sidepiece:
IT would be tough for average Joes to beat a couple of Yankees at baseball, but slamming them in a game of beer pong was no sweat. Last week, Jason Giambi and Joba Chamberlain were celebrating their win against the Kansas City Royals at Southern Hospitality, on Second Avenue, when a table of fans challenged them to a game of the college drinking sport. Our spy said, “The fans gave them a beating. Toward the end Chamberlain and Giambi got really competi tive, but it wasn’t enough.”
http://www.nypost.com/seven/08.....125922.htm
i admit, while i wont miss his inconsistent production and non-protection of ARod next season, i will definitely miss these types of stories about him.
If they’d been playing Jack Daniels pong, Joba and the Re-Stacher woulda slaughtered them.
LOL @ title
peter abraham says that the yankees didnt sign the Venezuelan centerfielder, lianora.
The Yanks also didn’t sign me, and I don’t think we’re planning a post about that one either.
You see? Everyone was flipping out in DotF about this kid last night, and I kept telling you not to get too worked up over it. Don’t ever believe any “too good to be true” scouting report, or believe any IFA’s even signed until his name pops up in a box score.
Like Montero?
Ah, the difference there is there was several reputable sources cited Montero’s signing. The only info about this Venezuelan kid came from a poster at the NYYFans forum, who didn’t even cite a source.
The branch of Scout.com that draws your ire also has it posted.
Isn’t it also premature to believe the signing isn’t going down at all? I mean, couldn’t they be waiting until he officially turns 16 or just that he hasn’t been offcially signed yet so Cashman does not want to speak on it?
Hey the job for the yanks is to at least get 2 out of 3.
I don’t know whats come up into people that the yanks have to sweep. Sweeps are great but come on they don’t have too.
Just play bone consistent inning, then one consistent game and one consistent series and one consistent streak. You build things guys one brick at a time. Even the crumbs count on a cake too.
2 out of 3 only gives us 1 game in the standings, sweep gives us 3. Need the sweep realistically to have a chance. Plus we need to gain on Twins/Sox
but lets face it, the chances of sweeping the sox are unlikely, thus you set yourself up for dissapointment. I’ll love a sweep but I am not gonna say it’s due or die.
One game at a time. Don’t mention the word sweep until they’ve won the first too.
but you just mentioned it yourself!
Who are you, the Knights Who Say Ni?
I was watching this documentary on HBO and it was about all these famous blk individuals one by one talking about their lives and the history of blks and etc.
And then Chris Rock came up and he was talking about baseball. And he said even though Jackie Robinson entered the MLB, segregation in baseball didn’t really ended until the 70′s.
He made a very funny and excellent point, in that segregation in baseball wasn’t over until the 70′s when you start having black baseball players who suck. That was really funny but also somewhat true.
So Rock’s point is that the U.S. (and Canada) are better nations for having Tony Womack in baseball?
If that’s the case, Sabermetricians are closet racists for criticizing Womack!!!!
The point he’s trying to make is that during the 40′s, 50′s, and 60′s, as a blk man, you pretty much have to be a HOFer to be in Majors. I assime they were plenty of sucky players but they weren’t blk.
Now Tony Wonmack has a chance lol. He does make a point.
I got the joke, but I wanted to segue into the Sabermetricians-are-racists-for-criticizing-Womack joke….
my bad lol.
Kinda like how they say that you know us black people have officially made it in America now that we have black serial killers…
Couldn’t one of you guys make a little extra room and give Big G some wine space?
i love tonights matchup ya know.. wake might be rusty.. god damnit i love the fucken yankees.. im so stoked for this
Don’t have to sweep, but we have to win this series. 4 down with 29 to go is possibly doable, 6 down with 29 to go is very daunting.
Totally agree…the White Sox/Twins thing isn’t as daunting as it sounds. Chances are that one of them (the Twins) won’t play too great down the stretch. If we’re winning 3/4 of our games, we’ll catch them by mid September.
We should blast Wakefield tonight, but I think tomorrow will be tough with Ponson. The equalizer in that game is Byrd, but I think Girardi shouldve skipped Ponson, pitched Mussina tomorrow and Pavano on Thursday. Pavano is a better overall pitcher than Ponson and certainly a better big game pitcher than Ponson. If you thrust Ponson into a big game, you get the Sunday night game at Fenway. The Yanks should really sweep this series if they want to catch Boston because the Sox have the decided advantage in remaining schedule.
the Sox have the decided advantage in remaining schedule
Way to repeat what Michael Kay just said on the pregame.
It was a good line … I had to do it
nothing Kay says is good.
I’m actually a Kay fan. I guess I’m in the minority, but I really cant understand why alot of people dont like him
I’m allergic to douchebaggery.
Pavano is a total crapshoot…He’s pitched 5 innings above AA since having Tommy John surgery.
And Ponson is crap. I’ll take a crapshoot over crap every time
i hate pedroia
This ump just stole two strikes from Pettite. Cunt!
Good to see we’ll be having a nice tight strike zone tonight. As long as it’s consistent…
oh please. watch the strike calls wakefield’s gonna get throwing his junkball 3-4 ft off the plate. i can already see myself throwing the tv out the window.
Amen. The umps always give the opposition the calls the Yanks dont get. The Yanks havent had any luck this year
i dont just mean the opposition though. wakefield’s knuckleball is never anywhere near the strike zone and he gets the call because he really cant throw anything over the plate.
don’t look at Youkilis Pettite, your gonna lose your focus.
come on pettitte
This is total bullshit. He was getting those calls against Ellsbury
Interesting strike zone tonight.
finally.
He had to throw all these extra pitches because of this asshole. I hope he does the same thing to Timmy.
the yankees also have to be smart to take some pitches and make him work, too.
well tahts not happening
Whatever the Yankees do is not enough when an umpire wants to fuck us
If there was one pitcher that would have trouble throwing strikes vs this ump its wakefield.
it figures that damon goes up an hacks instead of being cautions with the tiny strikezone.
which is more likey to happen, being struck by lighting, or Wakefield blowing a fastball by you when as the hitter you know it’s coming?
We really should DFA Damon, he obviously can’t help this team.
…………………..?
I guess you weren’t around in April. Inside joke.
atta boy Johnny!
Damon.
That’s what we needed. Great at-bat by Damon. Spoiling the ugly pitches and then hooking the ball just fair. 1-0 nice
Yes!
he’s DA-MAN!
Wakefield’s smile just now: “Oh, so that’s how it feels.”
I thought that was going to bloop over PEDroia. But Ill take a hr anyday.
You know, as entertaining as it is to have a knuckleballer in MLB, I’m certainly glad he’s not a Yankee. It has to be absolutely nerve-wracking to watch someone like Wakefield pitch for your team, since you know anyone can hammer it.
I actually like throwing knuckle balls to my bro in the back yard. He cant hit em
It hurts your knuckles after a while.
You actually throw it with the nails of your middle and ring fingers. I learned how to throw one from watching the Yankees blast Wakefield all these years
I love when Sterling says “It’s a Johnny Rocket!”
The Sox have two secondbasemen in the middle of the infield.
Why are the Yanks hacking right now? Didn’t they see the strikezone for pettitte?
what the fuck was that?
I don’t know if I’m just being a yankee fan but man these umps are KILLING me.
I think we all have a legitimate beef here. It seems the Yanks NEVER get any calls their way. If there was any stat for upire fuck ups, I’m sure it will back me up.
This umpire is clueless. I hope someone throws a bottle at him
Why is Jacoby Ellsbury in RF? Wouldn’t you want your speedier, rangier outfielder in the Yankee Stadium LF?
Then again, if Jason Bay can’t play RF, he can’t play RF.
I don’t see the big deal about moving LF and RF. CF is different in the way that you have privleges over the LF and RF but theres no major differences.
It has to be my biased eyes, but it really looked like Wakefield was getting more generous calls than Andy. Ick.
hey, Mike/RAB crew- random question. have you ever thought about having a comments chat-format during a game like you did the other day? instead of a Q&A, and instead of having everyone refresh their screen to catch up on new comments, etc, have a running chat going on? is that even possible?
We’ll look into it.
it would def make RAB that much more gooder.
I was thinking about starting a Skype chat. Its really easy to do and skype is easy to sign up for.
Thank you!
This ump is awful. I’m glad we got that pitch but thats the exact same thing he was calling a ball last inning…
Is it just me or is Bobby Abreu a better outfielder without Melky…
Man Bailey hit a Bullet pass A-Rod.
Ouch
Everyone add me on skype
ID:Manimal529
i have no clue what skype is.
skype is a voip service with a great group chat interface. We could use AIM, MSN, Yahoo whatever, its just skype is easier. http://www.skype.com
Lame…
Murphy’s Law
Two swinging bunts for base hits? Oy vey.
This is total fuckin bullshit
Wow, I’m so fucking pissed about that.
That fucking run should of not counted.
wow. Pettitte can’t catch a break.
Bull shit.
If we wind up losing this game I’m going to look at the top of the 2nd. Unbelievable
bad luck for Pettitte.
That last inning (and Jason Giambi’s ensuing out) proved that NoMass wasn’t lying: http://www.nomaas.org/images/bostonjesus.jpg
I saw that one, that one was pretty funny.
Flash is right. I think the Yanks should be well in front by the 7th. He’s getting his pitches up. Thats if the Yanks can hit well with RISP. Good luck
Oh Jesus
This ump is a piece o’ shit.
squeezing pettitte and giving wakefield calls off the plate
you seem surprised?
It seems the media arent the only ones who like to give the Red Sox head
A safe assumption: Some one is getting ejected.
not enough grit for Lowrie to catch that ball.
A Jose Molina RBI base-hit is equivalent to two of those “hits” Boston had last half-inning.
What the fuck I say?
Hava Molina!
Atta boy molina!!!
Nice 2 out rally. Keep it goin and turn over the lineup
How many times you guys say “STFU Kay” when you watch a yankee game?
10-15
My head hurts trying to quantify it.
ive got the game muted.
I like to pretend that the team has a policy of hiring announcers with recent severe head injuries as part of their charitable work giving back to the community. That way, instead of being annoyed by Kay’s inanities, you feel proud of the plucky little accident-induced moron for trying.
It helps.
Matsui, Cano, and Molina… nice little rally.
any chance we see these guys move up in the order?
Did I just see a two out hit with a RISP? By Molina?
But Pudge is a future Hall of Famer!!!!
I wonder if he still would be without the ‘roids. Maybe with all the gold gloves
got that run back.
and having Manny helps also.
Mo Vaugh was also on steroids
damn.
Yikes. Pettitte’s pitch count is yucky. 50 pitches in 2+ innings. Can the Yanks bullpen afford another short outing by a starter?
These umpires are KILLING me. Andy has no choice but to throw it down the middle. It doesn’t help that hes missing the locations badly.
I want to kill those Red Sux fans who are chanting Youk. And I hope Joba drills that motherfucker in his bald head.
Grow up.
Is Giese elgible to pitch yet?
where the hell was Jeter playing?
No guys, Jeter has no range.
Bingo.
this is gross
BULLSHIT
damn andy needs to buckle down!
DP ball needed here.
nice.
Fuck pettite, his shit doesnt fool anyone anymore
Over-react much?
this is like the 4th time this year in a critical situation that hes throwing junk at the corners and getting beat. I’ve felt this for a while.
Yeah so fuck that guy, he’s never done anything for the Yankees.
oh he has. 6 years ago. hes not fooling hitters anymore.
The point is that, frankly, it’s stupid to say “fuck Pettitte.”
im talking about now.
No shit.
A) Maybe I’m putting words in your mouth, but I’d say that every inning of every Yankee game to a passionate Yankee fan such as yourself is a “critical situation”, so I’m going to rewrite your statement to:
“this is like the 4th time this year that hes throwing junk at the corners and getting beat.”
B) He’s had 27 starts this year, 28 tonight, so if this is his 4th time throwing junk and getting beat, it sort of implies that the other 24 times, he’s been pretty good. 24 good and 4 bad is excellent, IMO.
but lets sign him up for another year!
Dude three bleeders and all of a sudden his shit doesnt fool anybody anymore. Thats a tad bit reactionary no?
Its called bad luck
you make your luck in baseball
Really? Most of the game is luck
Yeah, totally. Jorge made his shoulder pop, CMW made his foot break, the Yankees made Gerrit Cole choose UCLA, Jim Leyland made his pitchers throw wild pitches, Moises Alou made Steve Bartman reach for that ball, Brian Cashman made Carl Pavano get injured, Bryce Florie made himself hit himself in the face with a baseball, Tony Tarasco made Jeffrey Maier lean over the wall, Ron Gant made Ken Hrbek yank his leg off the bag, Bill Buckner made the ball go through his legs, the Yankees made John Elway better at football, Josh Gibson made himself never play in the majors, The Pirates made Roberto Clemente die, Lou Gehrig made himself die, Ray Chapman made himself die.
You make your own fucking luck in baseball, damnit.
No Lowell, No Drew, a fuckin rookie at 1b, Cash at C, Ellsbury and Crisp in the OF. No way you can expect a dominating outing by Pettitte against that lineup….
I wouldn’t mind seeing Varitek at catcher.
I have a strange feeling this game will be on Yankees Classics
that means a win right.
Put it this way: it wont end 3-2 Red Sux
We should activate Joba off the DL for one pitch to bean Youkilis in the head
Bill, everyone knows you never go full retard. Take a deep breath.
I was joking idiot. But dont you wish that happened? I sure do
That Jeter play is a good example of why Jeter can’t be our starting shortstop very much longer…
Ya no command tonight. Ump squeezing Andy isn’t helping either.
Andy HAS his command. Umpire is just a cunt
Jeter was playing him to pull and was moving to his right because the pitch was suppose to be a cutter in. The pitch wasn’t where it was suppose to be.
that’s a ball a good defensive SS make.
What the hell is wrong with you, rational thought has no place here.
That ball bounced like 1,000 times. Slowly.
why would they swing at a 1-0 pitch, makes no fucking sense this ump is terrible and they are swinging in hitters counts.
Til this day I still love Soriano.
I wish we couldve traded Navarro and ALL of our prospects for ARod instead of trading Soriano. I love him too
yea he never walk, and suck as a 2b but man can he hit.
I think he was underrated as a 2B
He was one of the worst defensive 2b in the league, if not the worst.
Why?
We should also throw at Pedroia one of these days
Make that today
It’s sure good to be Tiger Woods.
that might have been the clutchiest DP ive ever seen hit.
Either they love getting me mad or they just love losing.
Ugh Arod..
Pettitte is 16-7, 3.54 in 31 career games against the Red Sox, 185.2 innings. He is 3-2, 5.20 in nine games against the Red Sox since he came back to the Yankees last season.
Theyre still pitching Wakefield and their bullpen sucks
I know the answer its Yaz
Hey Kay, check up Jeter with the DP balls.
wow … 8 DPs in his last 19 games … way to step UP alex … like this isn’t the time of the season we need you the most …
sigh.
This could be the most lopsided umpiring Ive ever seen. I really hope he gets a really bad hernia
we love walking the nine hitter
Wow this ump is a jackass he’s really pissing me off
blue is back to squeezing pettite … WTF???
Ump is terrible.
Where’s those two numb nuts who ran onto the field in Kansas City and tried to fight that first base umpire? We sure need ‘em.
That was in Chicago.
The Ligue family: Proof positive that inbreeding still happens in America.
http://www.umpbump.com/press/w...../thugs.jpg
He’s established a tight zone … for Andy Pettitte
Who is the fuck is the Ump Ray Charles.
No its Stevie Wonder
more like terry francona. i hope this douchebag ump meets a couple of bleacher creatures out in the bronx after the game.
Seriously, Girardi better blow a gasket by the end of the night. This strike zone is fucking embarassing.
I really want to shoot him in the face
honestly dude you couldnt sound like more of an ass right now
I know. I get into it
this ump is ass
I wish they had robot umps.
i for one welcome our roboump overlords …
They would be programed not to be a turd
Michael Kay saying “applicable” twice in the same sentence has been the highlight of my day.
please elaborate.
He just says it funny, like you can hear his double chin flap as he’s enunciating.
gotcha.
Thats really mean, but funny
well … *that* pitch went in andy’s favor …
Yeah, the ump probably thinks they’re even now.
good job Pettitte.
Wow, Pettitte has unbelievable self control. I would be tempted to puch that turd in the face
garcia 5 ip 1er 9k’s
hey Mike,
if garcia keeps this up will he crack the top 10?
No, he needs to stay healthy for more than a month at time first.
I should be inducted into the Irish-American Hall of Fame
too much top spin on that ball Giambi hit.
Almost X.
miss two Homers.
make it three.
You see Jason Bay, no bitch ass, seeing-eye singles for X(BH).
Could you have worse luck?
Yanks are hitting those balls far. Sooner or later one will go out…
how abt nady steals a base, shouldnt be too hard
Michael Kay with the John Sterling-esque fly-out call.
This is REALLY frustrating
nice fucking camera. I thought it was gone.
I guess the strike zone is beginning to even out for the Yanks.
Right there is the worst thing about Michael Kay: every time the ball goes past 250 feet: that ball IS DEEP TO RIGHT FIELD! BACK GOES ELLSBURY! catches it 40 feet in front of the wall….It’s like part of your job is to help those of us that aren’t at the stadium, not prepare to provide a soundbite for highlight shows or possible replays of the game.
3-2 after 4, yanks are in good shape.
things that sound dirty but aren’t:
“these lefties can drop some head …”
ha did you catch the one in the first inning? Kevin Cash is receiving well tonight.
Whew…
Poor Papi. Gotta start stackin’ a bit more my friend.
sssssshhhhhh. he’s always smiling and happy so ignore the late career bloom and the fact that his body is beginning to break down. how dare you make the suggestion…..
Remind you of any catchers that are currently out injured?
I say that in jest, but Ortiz’s numbers in Minnesota suggested there was a lot of untapped potential there that could be unleashed with increased playing time. He didn’t start regularly in Boston until about June in his first season after he performed well and earned the job.
I could see the suggestion being valid if he was cut well or something, but clearly he’s not. He’s chubby (which is more likely the cause of his knee issues) and strong. And yes, very happy.
evens out.
wow i would have flipped if ortiz got a hr when the Yanks hit 3 almost homers. Thank god it was caught
Who the fuck is manning that camera? A 5-year-old?
Did Al Leiter just accuse Youkilis of Cadillacin’?
I knew the street felt a bit icy this afternoon.
I think he got confused between two different trains of thought.
I want this umpire to have a kidney stone.
FACT: there are no african american or latino “gamers” in MLB
Nope, that’s one of the prerequisites of scrappiness: being white.
And it greatly helps to have a beard. Not one of them gerd dern thin uns like thum Mexicans have though.
and short and ugly which really helps. Plus, under any circumstances you can’t have alot of talent.
I see your point… but… Juan Pierre.
Pierre’s not a gamer, he’s a natural athlete.
Incontrovertible, papal-bull endorsed facts of the universe:
Black guys: never gamers.
White guys: never athletes.
For example: Martin Luther King Jr was able to singlehandedly end racism through his innate athleticism. Jesus, on the other hand, who was white, saved the world because he’s a gamer.
Very nice
I giggled out loud by mistake while reading that.
http://www.sportspickle.com/fe.....-race.html
Brilliant.
“Part of me wants to go to Duke, but I also like Memphis, too,”
Classic.
Why Youlilis is ugly.
or why is he that ugly.
Rules of Gamerism
1. Be white as rice!
2. Be one ugly mofo
3. Don’t be too talented at anything, just enough to stick around
4. You shave…You die
5. Beer guts FTW!
6. The HAHRT!!!!!!
7. Be short
He really is one ugly motherfucker.
That’s one of the reasons why Joba should bean him
You’re embarrassing.
you gotta get Crips out.
fuck.
Erg, these fucking two out hits.
Fuck the Red Sox.Fuck the Red Sox.Fuck the Red Sox.Fuck the Red Sox.Fuck the Red Sox.Fuck the Red Sox.Fuck the Red Sox.Fuck the Red Sox.Fuck the Red Sox.Fuck the Red Sox.Fuck the Red Sox.Fuck the Red Sox.Fuck the Red Sox.Fuck the Red Sox.Fuck the Red Sox.Fuck the Red Sox.Fuck the Red Sox.Fuck the Red Sox.Fuck the Red Sox.Fuck the Red Sox.Fuck the Red Sox.Fuck the Red Sox.Fuck the Red Sox.Fuck the Red Sox.Fuck the Red Sox.Fuck the Red Sox.
lowrie was clearly out…
He’s out.
Its too bad the Red Sox arent injured and banged up like the Yankees….
Typical bad call. Sometimes I wonder if Bud Selig’s hatred of the Yankees is conveyed to the umps. Such bullshit
crisp stole on what wasn’t a crisp throw
This is a MUST win for the Yankees. You cant count on Ponson for anything, and Pettitte is their best big game pitcher
they are letting this HP umpire get in their heads. not good.
Fuck this shit.
another missed call…and FUCK GIAMBI!!!
Are you serious? This game is rigged.
Are you insinuating that the first base ump got the call wrong?
Great.
Reminiscent of Chuck Knobloch
Very late to this whats going on working a 12 hour day and this is the first time i’ve been able to get on a computer ?
Really, Giambi, really?
Wakefield is still on the mound and Boston’s bullpen behind Jonathan Papelbon is nothing to be scared of.
Yea gotta keep calm.
6-2 is 6-2. I don’t know about your sabermetric stats but either way its 4 runs against a very good team with a offense swinging at everything headed their way. Doesn’t look good.
Game’s not even half over yet.
Unfortunately you just proved how bad Pettite did.
P-E-T-T-I-T-T-E
Four runs against a guy who has career ERA of over 5.00 against us. Four runs against a guy who was a couple feet short of giving up three HR’s.
This Pettitte start should have an asterik
You can’t blame pettitte for any of this. He was squeezed and the Yanks made zero plays behind him. Not to mention half of the Red Sox hits were in the infield.
Pettite’s start was not what you need out of your supposed best pitcher in a huge opening game of a series you must have. He failed to show up today. Bottom line.
Amen. I hope the umpires feel ashamed for their fuck ups, but they probably wont cuz they hate the Yanks. I hope all of those umps contract herpes from each other
Have any of you guys seen a worse officiated Yankee game?
this is so bad man
Great play, but FUCK!
Aight baby, time to turn this shit up a notch. Give ‘em hell.
lowrie was out
tim donaghy is that you?
How the fuck are we gonna lose this game
Is the ump really that bad ? like I said I’m still at work and just got on a computer
no. inconsistent sure, but people love to play it up as if the world is really against the yankees.
yea i got that much ha, thanks
You guys think the cops have kept the gay jokes about Jacoby Ellsbury by the Bleacher Creatures to a minimum?
Lets go Damon get it started.
YESSSSSSS
Johnny!
Same place for Damon. A little late tho…6-3.
? It’s the fifth inning, you maroon.
at least Johnny came to play!
We really should DFA Damon, he clearly can’t help this team.
It figures that Damon shows up, he is the ex redsock.
That is the softest cheer I ever heard at the stadium
i love the yanks but damn if they dont win tonight its gonna be horrible — nice shot damon and nice jeter
Lets go
Like I said, the guy with a %.00+ ERA against us is on the mound.
*5.00.
Thats not a great thing for the yankees. They struggle against bad pitching.
But the 5.00 era is against us, so that makes it a great thing for the yankees
Okay Jeter.
Walk, bloop and a blast away. It ain’t over til David Ortiz sings, fellas.
lol.
For those of you looking for a humorous diversion, might I suggest Hardball Made Easy starring Scrappy Ron Stilanovich..
OK ARod its your turn now.
C’mon A-Rod!
The singles virus spreads fast.
Hit a Homer A-Rod.
Michael Kay, you say the same shit every time Tim Wakefield pitches a game. Shut yo ass up.
arod just a fucking base knock PLEASE
Always comes down to Arod doesn’t it?
It’s the fifth inning.
Earn your money please nO dp
Kevin Cash, you are not Jose Molina, chill the fuck out.
wow a-rod has got to come through here. This is a huge at-bat
looks like jeer tried to ask youk what the capital of tailland was
Shocking.
omg fuck u alex
reggie is looking at this team and thinking what the hell are these kids doing
Fuck you Boo Birds.
THe BLACK HOLE STRIKES AGAIN !!!!!!
I wish we faced Wakefield every day…
Why the fuck is everyone pull happy, i=I know its 64 mph but chill.
thata girl arod
Man, for a guy that’s the best player in the game it sure seems like he doesn’t inspire confidence like a player of his ability should when you watch him hit.
Don’t you have an interview to conduct or something?
Seriously though. Don’t you as a fan almost feel like you expect him to fail in those spots?
The only player I expected to fail this year is Melky. He didn’t let me down.
Sox are close to acquiring Kotsay. Don’t think Coco’s gonna be too happy about that.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....id=3554901
So where’s all the “FUCK YOU!1!111!1″ comments for Jason Giambi?
He isn’t the supposed best player to ever play the game.
It really is true. Unfair but true. Money shouldnt really dictate how you criticize or get frustrated by a player cause lets face it, it aint our money and more power to him for being able to make as much money as he does. But it does make it that much more frustrating when he continues to struggle in these type of situations this season.
Giambi ain’t exactly a bargain, and has had seasons that weren’t even worth half of what he was being paid, yet still gets less shit than A-Rod. And how about the fact that the huge contract paid to Giambi was in part fueled by roids? Still less shit than A-Rod. I just don’t get it.
Also doesnt hurt that Giambi is media-friendly and portrays himself in interviews as a funny guy who is easy to root for despite the steroids stuff.
What does it say for Irish-Americans that John Flaherty is in their HOF?
That being sober is all you need to do to qualify.
Staying sober would put you in the Irish Hall of Shame
Then how do you explain them also voting in Sean Casey?
Top of the morning to you, on this gray and drizzly St. Patrick’s day, where today everybody is feeling a little bit Irish, except of course for the Gays and the Italians.
flaherty says some funny shit 2 for 14 right around my career ba
at least we got a run.
Aren’t the 4-5 batters supposed to help ralleys not kill them
Should Nady be batting 5th? How about Matsui? I’m not sure if the Big G should be there right now.
But the Big G is unstoppable. DONT MESS WITH THE STACHE.
That was 2 weeks ago. That ship has sailed.
Now, were all about “having a consistent lineup” instead of one that makes sense.
Pretty surprising to see the Yankees 4th and 5th batters strand a couple of runners on base, probably only the 2nd or 3rd times this has happened this season….
Dude do norries…Wakefield is going to get blasted soon enough…
The Yanks let him off the hook, he’s out of the game now.
Well then we’re going to have to deal with that impenetrable Red Sox bullpen
A good team wouldve tied the game
Ms. Cleo would be proud.
Call me now for your free Tarot reading!!
stellar, it’s like melky is back in the lineup : )
i dont mean to be so harsh on arod but it sucks and you pull for him to do something and you want him to succeed but that shit happens and after a while it jus gets frustrating// i know that we all make a bigger deal becuz hes just that good but he needs to at least move runners over in that position or something other than what he did
Were you a Yankees fan last year?
g should not be 5th matsui should be
don’t trust Bruney Vs. Ortiz here.
Why is Jacoby Ellsbury’s .688-OPS allow him to be considered a successful Red Sox farm product?
Because he had a good 100 AB at the end of last year. And because he’s a Sox. Manny Delcarmen is considered a successful Red Sox farm product too.
. . . and maybe that he had a good post season that helped deliver them a championship? That stuff goes a long way with fans.
Us Yankee fans remember Scott Broscius fondly, and some of the years he had were horrendous by our “all-star at every position” Yankee standards of today.
Any Sox farm product who’s still alive and breathing and still in the Red Sox organization is still a good prospect, just about to burst on the scene with an MVP or a Cy Young next week/month/year. Craig Hansen is going to break the KRod’s save record next year, just you wait.
For Diamond Cutters, I’m Peter Gammons, ESPN.
because of his grit
he’s not as bad as melky.
Because last season he hit well in the playoffs and started for a team that you know won a World Series. No matter how much he sucks from here on out he has the 2007 post-season and a WS ring.
the uniform
oh and lets not forget he won everyone a free taco during the WS
and that free taco was tasty as hell!
to quote Joe Maddon, this strike zone is slightly amorphous.
I think I’ve figured it out. The low pitch on the left hand side of the batters box is a ball when a lefty is batting, and a strike when a righty is batting.
The high and tight strike to the lefties I can’t figure out for the life of me.
Glad to see the biggest game of the year so greatly influenced by who is behind the plate, but to quote John Sterling “Hey, that’s baseball”
wow
That was a ball?
I honestly thought it was…
Kevin Youkilis is grosser than Pedroia’s hair
The amount of fellating that the umpire is doing right now is reaching epic proportions.
Girardi needs to go out and blow a gasket. Kick dirt, throw bases, tell the ump his mom looks good in her Sunday best, fire the team up.
I thought you didn’t believe in that.
When did I say that?
cuz you make fun of the word grit and fiery and gutty and tough.
But what does that have to do with me not believing the manager should get thrown out?
I just don’t believe in a manager acting like an idiot.
didnt we hire him to be the fire under their asses?
I’ve wanted him to do that a bunch of times, yet to no avail
maybe if he told blue he would give his wife a “pearl necklace”
Except for the times when he actually, you know, did it. You can’t do that often, it loses its effect and you just look like a jackass to the umpires and your team.
With some of the moves he has made this season he probably already looks like a jackass to his team.
why your so fuckin negative.
I put a smiley face at the end!!!
funny.
maybe if he told blue he would give his wife a “pearl necklace”
Obviously, you missed the point of that story, Brian.
jose molina: fuck your couch coco
coco crisp: sorry
Where was that one???
This is the Brian Bruney I remember. He does things like walk the bases loaded.
enough of this fucking strike zone!!!!!!!
kill me ?
Why do I get the feeling a grand slam is coming?
Because your instincts are wrong?
hehe…
depressing.
For all you people all excited despite the fact the Red Sox scored 6 fuckin runs in less than 5 innings off of Pettitte because this immortal Yankees offense was gonna get all those runs back against Wakefield and the Sox pen failed to realize that Boston wasnt done scoring runs.
Come on.
the stadium is eerily quiet
This shits over. I got homework to do I’m done.
And no more Wakefield-Lopez is in. OMG A LEFTY! take out all lefty batters immediately
The yanks are not going down like this.
yes. yes they are.
i think that bruney and molina should have a conference on the mound and agree to throw a high fastball right down the middle. then molina should “misjudge” the ball when the pitch is thrown and let it hit the ump.
would the yankees get in any sort of trouble for that? if it was an “accident”?
Yes, yes they would.
http://www.ajc.com/sports/cont....._0609.html
You really think Bruney could throw one down the middle?
those kids in georgia or wherever did
um, yeah.
whoa. i was (only half) joking. that actually happened?
catcher got his invited walk on uninvited
So far so good for that horrible Sox bullpen.
it sucks man it really does but we gonna comeback
is it me or does Cano have no range to his left?
he always admired Jeter defensively.
LMFAO
Lets go Robertson.
Nasty Hook.
molina leads off nex inning ugh
Hopefully he gets on in front of Damon.
Hopefully they pinch-hit for him.
Damon for cleanup?
Punk bitch.
put my boy in ransom for giambi
Yanks got 3 innings left. Down 4 runs. that ain’t impossible.
next time giambi is up with runners in scoring position, we pinch hit cody ransom. just to see if he could go 3-3 w/ 3 hr
Nice grab by the fan.
it always seems like we have 2 strikes right away
I miss Posada right now.
I miss Posada wanger and Joba.
I miss
Posada
Joba
Wang
2007 A-Rod
2003 Jason Giambi
Paul O’Niell
Orlando Hernandez
Jimmy Key
and Graig Nettles
And on the first pitch after hitting two homers Delcarmen throws at Damon. No uproar at that though.
wait, wha happened? i turned on the DNC.
Pitch was right at Damon’s backside, but he jumped out of the way.
This group of losers wasn’t enough for you?
rather watch a winning team, i guess.
Touche!
BTW-I would have said the same thing if it was the RNC. I got sick of politics years ago. Good luck rooting for those teams.
yeah, i did too. but this election is too important to let pass by.
man i loved the pudge trade but he sucked ass
how could you not at the time?
Ahh, there’s the real Manny Delcarmen.
Sick start for Garcia down in Tampa.
id love to have matty wieters right now
So would the Pirates. But hey, Danny Moskos!
Heh, I’m sure the prospect followers had fun with that one on draft day.
Whats it’s gonna be Jeter? 6-4-3 or 4-6-3?
How about a 9-4 1B?
nice lil poke
That’s what she said.
That was a soft air-hit, how did Damon not get to third?
its all Bobby Meacham’s fault!!
Great question. I thought that was a no-brainer that he’d be standing at third.
Lots of speed in a shallow right field, and we can not afford any outs on the bases.
Man this is it. Hope we don’t screw this inning up.
are they really trying to embarrass a rod again ?
Not having faith in a three time A.L. MVP winner who is second in the A.L. in OPS this year. Bloody brilliant.
dude i adamantly defend arod but as a person who played some little league baseball and goes online alot i just think he thinks too much rather than letting his natural ability shine through
im wrong right jamal ?
hahaha!! yes they are!
btw, dont think the Saux dont know what they are doing here.
ha!
pitch around Abreu to face ARod with the bases loaded.
brilliant move by Francona.
arod is shitting his pants right now
LMFAO!!!!!
omg alex please man
Salami. Right here, right now motherfuckers.
Here we go again….
Okay A-Rod.
I think if a-rod hits a granny all will be forgiven
Yes. I promise to get off his back if he does.
It all boils down to ARod..Ha!
It always comes down to Arod doesn’t it?
“I’m not a trendy asshole…” Meaning, buck the trend Yanks and come through with RISP.
Oh Mike, thanks for dropping that album here on RAB. I instantly became a fan when I heard the first song on that “Smash” album.
I gotta admit, I was sort of hoping that Bobby Abreu would go all Miguel Cabrera/Vlad Guerrero on that one and step across the bag to try and hit Ball 4.
That’s how little faith I have left in 2008 Alex Rodriguez being mentally prepared to hit the ball safely with RISP.
I sincerely hope I’m wrong.
Maybe this isn’t the time for it (and maybe you’ve already had this discussion) but why doesn’t YES have a pitch tracker a la K-Zone? On the strike to Jeter, I had to flip over to NESN for confirmation that the ball was, in fact, outside.
The Amika strikezone is a joke
Defend ya man Jamal.
i know everyone’s thinking home run, but how about a bases-clearing triple and a sac fly from giambi?
worthless
… deflated …
Wheres Jamal to defend that.
Ugggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhh.
I have to admit, if I was A-Rod I would be smiling too, this is just some next level shit.
holy mother. NOT AGAIN
That’s it, Ive had it with that piece of shit!!!!!!!!!!!
The worst day in the history of the NY Yankees was the day that worthless used car salesman prevented Alex from going to the Sux.
Just to clarify, it wasn’t Selig. It was the Players union.
That’s your season in a nutsehell right there.
great job AROD
Honestly, you guys can’t tell me this is nothing short of mind-boggling. I mean really, not even a devout Red Sox fan could predict the year A-Rod and the Yanks are having w/RISP.
that shows bad leadership IMO.
Bad leadership by who?
Girardi of course. Wouldn’t it be awkward if you were in a class with someone you know and then all of a sudden they are the teacher.
I guess that might be applicable if the Yanks hired Girardi as the manager in, say, 2000.
So A-rod’s double play is Girardi’s fault?
I don’t think anyone is saying it doesn’t boggle the mind.
Jamal, at what point does it stop being a sample size issue and become a legitimate concern? At what point do Cashman, Girardi, and crew openly discuss sending Alex to a fucking shrink because it’s not just a bad luck thing, it’s a “he’s got a mental block” thing?
Because he did it last year? Because not only is Batting Average a dumb stat but it is even made dumber when looked upon situationally.
Okay, but it’s not simply that Alex has a bad BA in these situations. He’s got a bad BA, slugging, iso-power, K rate, XBH rate, GIDP rate, everything rate. You can’t truly believe that he somehow hasn’t been garbage much, much more often than not
ARod was locked in cashmoney with runners on last year. He’s rubbish this year. He was rubbish two years ago. I know he’s good, DAMN good, but it’s frightening how frequently this great, great, great, great player who will probably break virtually every significant career batting record totally disappears on his team.
Frightening. If you consider that he’s still leading the league in, like everything and add how often we’ve personally seen him fail, it seems like he should be putting up Barry-Bonds-on-juice video game type numbers right now.
For the first time since we got him, I’m jumping off the A-Rod bandwagon (or should I say sinking shit). Pathetic.
ship* but I guess shit applies too haha
freud was right
Who could we get for A-rod in the off season? He is the Yank’s Marbury. We will never win a series with him on the team.
Who in their right mind would pay his salary? They could try what the Sux did w/ Manny after 2003 and put him in waivers, but I can’t see any team picking him up.
I told my son after the 2004 ALCS debacle that the Yanks would never win a WS w/ Alex on the team. That’s why I was ecstatic last year when he opted out. Alas, Hank decided to screw himself ( and the fans) by not only bringing him back, but bringing him back at a salary that would guarantee he couldn’t be traded (or released).
I know, why did A-Rod give up those 6 runs in the 1st two innings and 10 overall in Game 7? All his fault?
Yeah, 3 time NBA MVP Stephon Marbury. I see the correlation….ummm what???
You have got to be kidding me ARod..sigh..
We’ve only seen this all year from Alex.
I’ve always contended we will win a WS in spite of him before we ever win one because of him.
…
I have no fucking words left. ARod is now basically in “you’ve got to hit 5 game winning 9th inning grand slams in the next 5 days” territory to redeem himself.
No he doesn’t. I’ll bet you every dollar I will ever earn in my life that if he hits a single in the ninth inning to lead it off then the fans would cheer him.
A “Bronx cheer” it would be if I’ve ever heard one
I’ll bet you every dollar I will ever earn in my life that if he hits a single in the ninth inning to lead it off then
the fanshis seventeen remaining prepubescent fans would cheer him.Fixed.
half of which are the hit boy band menudo
If Jeter hits a single the fans cheer him. Alex gets cheered when he drives Jeter home. Which he does very little of these days.
I guess it’s back to 2006 with the fans. Short-sighted fucks.
Nah come on Jamal. I like A-Rod too but gotta knock him in that spot.
You can knock him, I was referring to the booing while he is fielding the ball. That type of booing is only reserved for opposing players. Like Jordan in New York, Kobe in Denver, or LeBron in Washington.
Meh, not me. I just find it totally unbelievable. Heh.
seriously. i joke around, but how can anyone really argue that this team is made substantially worse, and is doomed to fail, with ARod in the lineup everyday?
When you are teh stupid.
trade him … go hit a solo shot in the 9th when it dont count
Pujols would have not done that nor Manny.
Yeah, Manny wouldn’t have run out the DP, he’d have been back in the dugout.
hopefully it will turn around next year
No F-ing more excuses for this guy. Let’s all admit that he is worthless and the yankees will never win with him on the team. He is a flake and has no big game abilities.
You can admit that. No one is stopping you. But there is something called perspective, it’s not very popular, but it still exists.
I’ve been preaching perspective till the cows come home, but my patience is wearing pretty damn thin.
The cows have fucking came home.
How about the full season perspective of him hitting below .250 with RISP?
As the cleanup hitter?
I think A-Rod’s double-play binge can be explained away rather simply. All year long, he’s been watching Derek Jeter hit into double-plays; I think A-Rod’s decided that the quickest way to the fans’ hearts is to be more like Derek Jeter and hit into double-plays himself!
In all seriousness, though, Masterson’s a groundball pitcher, and A-Rod’s slumping. Shit happens; wish the results were different, but they’re not.
LMFAO
Unreal. Unreal. How can this be? How can someone so good inspire ZERO confidence in big situations? I mean, I don’t expect him to do everything, but man……. I’m just exasperated now….
wow is all i can say about this game. these fans are insane. you cant come through EVERYTIME.
No, you can’t. All we want is for him to come through ANYTIME.
WOW he is getting booed now even when he makes a play defensively. Its one thing to rip his ass on a blog, but shit booing like that might be a bit much….
Yeah I agree….no matter how fed up I am, I wouldn’t boo. That’s dumb. And a questionable play as I type. But still booing is dumb.
I go to about 20 games a year, and while I’m not a big Alex fan I’ve never booed him once. Its counter productive.
Co-sign. No matter how little confidence I have remaining in him, booing your own players is one of the dumbest things in all of sports.
all that prick does is groundball into dp’s
nope, Im pretty sure he doesnt. Nice try though.
Kind of like Jeter, eh?
I know someone mentioned this before, but Christian Garcia, redic start tonight
Yessir. Just hope he stays healthy. Filthy start. Just filthy.
No offense to all of you guys who care more about the Single-A teams and players than the actual Yankees (and I actually hope Garcia does well cause he is from Miami and I have seen him pitch in HS a couple of times down here), but on this night at the moment who really cares….
Those of us who would rather trade missing the playoffs this year for a dynasty two years from now, if that’s what it would take.
In Tampa. Lets be real here, the guy was drafted in 2004 and he’s pitching in Tampa.
Yeah I mean a dynasty in two years?? Sure if Joba stays healthy, Hughes becomes good again and maybe AJax emerges, thats it. The real reason for that to happen would be signing Sabathia and making some other moves concerning actual major leaguers.
Booooo arods throw boooooooo
Boooo Giambi’s 1st base glove booooooo.
In fairness, that’s a play A-Rod has to make. But that’s also a throw lesser first basemen have saved.
I wish Mattingly could be a late inning defensive replacement. Even in his 40′s he’d be quite adept around the bag.
When it rains, it pours…..
How can a team 6 games out be in contention.
im ready to wire them off if they loose tmrw and loose this one. i cant count them out for this one yet becuase papelbon istn exactly unbeatable. and our lineup is that deep
write off ** sorry my comment box is lagging.
Also, at what point do we ever start to give some credit to the pitchers? I mean, Masterson’s no slouch (has a very heavy sinker, as I alluded to before). Granted, it isn’t Mariano Rivera on the mound out there, but even lesser pitchers are known to deny hits six or seven times out of ten.
I think A-Rod definitely beat himself on some of Wakefield’s pitches earlier tonight, getting under some knucklers he was trying to pull that probably could have been driven with authority to the opposite field. But sometimes the pitcher does his job, too, and you tip your cap to that.
Look at the hustle by Giambi. I clocked that at 2.1 Molinas.
Hahahahah! Nice!
Was that one full Jose and one full Yadier; one full Jose and one full Bengie; or one full Yadier and one full Bengie?
Two Yadier’s my friend, he went all out.
The world of grit and gamerism has just been shook to its core.
omg where was the grit
its like we cant win unless we give up 2 runs
So are some of us still going to defend Arod ? cause he has given a golden shower to all yankee fans. Dude has no balls. I now have the sudden urge to drink a lot after I get off work. Maybe I can get into the irish hall of fame.
Tommie nice on the 17 pubescent fan comment
Golden shower? He has Madonna for that.
So you want us to take serious a comment from a guy who would drink himself stupid because of the result of a baseball game?
Some of us realize that one at-bat a career does not make. If Tony Clark’s double doesn’t go into the stands at Fenway, or Mariano Rivera doesn’t blow the Game 4 save, does A-Rod help hit the Yankees to a World Series ring in 2004?
Without A-Rod, the Yankees don’t make the playoffs next year. And maybe with three more weeks of A-Rod this year, the Yankees are closer to first place in the AL East than they are right now.
Man, that ground rule double by TC was a major turning point in that series, yet it always gets overlooked.
It’s burned into my mind, and I just can’t let it go. That, Andy Pettitte’s World Series Game 6 start in 2001, and Mariano Rivera throwing the bunt away in the bottom of the 9th in Game 7.
They won’t go away unless the Yankees win another championship, but I’m patient; I can wait.
Add to that the Bubba Crosby collision in Game 5 of the ALDS against the Angels in…2005? The one when Ervin Santana pulled a Phil Hughes and pitched four innings of shutout relief or something ridiculous like that.
And they wouldn’t have made it last year without him either.
God, I hope this season for Nady is a turning point/hitting his prime
arod always beats himself
Hideki Okajima with runners on-base? Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh shit!
One more hit with runners in scoring postion by anyone tonight (mostly ARod) and we’d be down by like two with winning run at the plate.
Gotta keep the faith. Heh.
Watch this game come down to an AB by A-Rod in the 9th.
You bastard. and I just ran out of Maalox.
it very well might
how about swapping Nady and Arod in the lineup tomorrow?
Im still ticked about that A-Rod DP.
I’m ticked too but I will be brimming with excitement and faith to have him up there again. Give me talent.
i will be almost as scared as alex…needless to say, i don’t think we’ll have to worry about it
Jamal, I want you to be my future kid’s life coach.
You are an amazing person.
Just a single, is it that hard?
It is, that’s why the leading hitters don’t get hits 65-70% of the time.
why isnt ransom in?
For who exactly? Don’t be fooled man. Ransom is a career Minor Leaguer for a reason.
Yeah, this Ransom shit is unreal. He’s 32, and a career BELOW AVERAGE minor leagure.
My suggestion for the best intro music in Yankee Stadium history:
N#@%as is mad, I get more butt than ashtrays
Fuck a fair one, I get mine the fast way
The ski mask way, n$#@a, Ransom Note
Far from handsome, but damn, a n$#@a tote… [what you tote?]
More guns than roses, foes is shaking in they boots, invisible bully…
Gojira-san is battling.
That umpire better have a police detail when he leaves the Stadium.
except the cops in the bronx would beat his ass, too.
that was a nice pitch
If he was trying to hit a right-handed batter …
Oh my goodness. That pitch was in the fucking batter’s box.
hideki knew it was a strike as soon as it hit the mitt
My God that ball was nowhere near the corner.
wow, most erratic strikezone ever tonight
if that was a strike then I am officially blind.
BS K Call to Matsui.
Hey I’m watching Gameday and I can’t help but notice that those called strikes on Matsui were off the plate.
That was the same fucking pitch you cocksmith bastard.
It’s just an unbelievable strike zone tonight.
In fairness though, strike zones don’t account for the Yanks never hitting with runners in scoring position.
Pete Abe’s quote of the night:
UPDATE, 8:40 p.m.: A-Rod said last week that the Yankees had to treat every game like it was the playoffs. That would explain his one RBI in the last seven games.
Zing!
Can’t wait for yet another Mike Lupica article on A-Rod too …
Maybe Fat Man Scoop should realize that A-Rod had a torrid series in Baltimore and stop making analytical comments.
I agree Jamal … was at the Friday game and he absolutely scorched the ball. If he does well it’s something like “about time” and if he doesn’t get the job done “the Yanks win/lose in spite of” him. Some seriously fickle fans here …
It’s easy to hide behind the computer and make nasty comments. Ugh.
call him fat if you want, but thats funny.
Crooklyn Clan.
That’s exactly the problem I have w/ Alex. In that series, he was 6 for 11 with 1 RBI. He drove in 1 of the 22 runs scored during that series.-, but his numbers look good because he hit with no one on. Hey, if no one is on when he comes up, nothing he can do about that. But that obviously wasn’t the case tonight.
Hahahahahah!
This is ridiculous. What are the numbers tonight so far with runners in scoring position??? Great now Papelbon coming in with a 4 run lead, game offically over.
Brett Gardner’s on the bench, and he is not afraid.
“Booooooooo!1!11! Hssssssssss!1!!111 Booooooo!!1111 Hsssssss!11″
Just sayin’, be fair.
Pudge hits cleanup?
So everyone else can fail miserably ad not be subject to immense ridicule and hate? Cool.
I guess Joe Torre knew something after all.
You mean when he batted Alex 8th?
No he doesn’t. That’s why MLB is considering having 9 players in the field, but just 1 batter per team, as only cleanup hitters can be held accountable for what they do, why even waste time with the other 8?
Way to rationalize, buddy. Yeah, totally, we shouldn’t expect anything more from ARod than what we expect from Wilson Betemit or Jose Molina. That makes sense.
So should we not give a shit that Pudge choked?
Oh I get it. We should have the same expectations of Brett Gardner as we do of Alex Rodriguez. Gotcha.
No, but if other people don’t do their jobs, should they be called out too? There are 9 batters, one batter can’t lose a game, but one starting pitcher, who sucked tonight and cost us the game. Yet 98% of the blame here is going to A-Rod
If he had been raking before this game, he’d be off the hook. He’s wasn’t. The only guy who’s come up small as often as him this year is Giambi, and that’s why the two of them get the ire.
I have zero expectations on post-juice Pudge being a great hitter, so it’s no big deal when he fails.
ARod is the best player in the history of the game, in his prime. And yet, there’s probably 50 players in the league right now that you can trust more in a big spot. Something’s wrong with that.
What a pussy move.
Nice Pudge
Must be something about the name Rodriguez.
what happen with A-rod and the base loaded is missed the details ?
Brian Cashman managed to trade Farnsworth for someone even more useless…
It’ll all be okay when Jonathan Papelbon pulls a Chase Wright.
Just stop. It just looks pathetic at this point.
Hope, that is.
especially if pudge doesnt pull to type A free agent
Cris Britton=White flag.
Jamal its called sarcasm. Sorry can directly reply to comment on my phone. I figured the golden shower comment was enough to let you know I was kidding. But seriously its getting ridiculous with the choad.
Oh, sorry man. I’m in the very minute minority when it comes to being a fan of A-Rod so my sarcasm detector does not apply to shots at him.
Third hit for Coco Crisp and all of them were of the bitchassness variety.
To be fair to ARod, it has been the pitching today (I’m looking at you Mr. Pettitte!) that didn’t do their job.
A-Rod has been terrible tonight. Stop. Pettitte sucked but if A-Rod can get a single or two then this game looks completely different. Same with Giambi.
Oh, so because Andy didn’t do his job, that means Alex doesn’t have to do his?
haha flaherty just owned leiter with that pitchout remark
Gotta love the timing of this series. Last week in August, so after we get swept and relieve ourselves of any playoff illusions, we can go straight ahead and start playing the kids.
how can anyone even defend this team anymore .. i love the yankees so much but this is sooo hard to watch for me we always have men on but we leave em so bad in my town we dont leave our men behind …lol
LoL Sam P., the word “hide” being used while talking about Peter Abraham.
frankly I dont think any of you have the credentials to be critiquing me.
Haha … no kidding!
Just had to rant a little there. I can’t understand who the Yanks would put in place of A-Rod anyway. Would things be any less frustrating if it was Betemit up there in his place hacking away? I’m just saying …
A-Rod to me lacks a swagger this year. I watch hitters like Bonds and Manny, they have a swagger and coolness.
Come on Ivan, you never say things like that. We ridicule crap like that, stay away from the dark side!
I’m still with you man!
Im just ticked off. He’s the best player in the MLB and he shouldn’t do shit like that. Im just sooo mad.
COME TO THE RIGHTSIDE !!!!!
my young jedi
LOL
if history serves us, Ponson will be lights out tomorrow
Yes. It’s one of the clauses of his contract with the devil.
the yankees season get two runners on with 1 or less outs and try not to score them
Oh my God Michael Kay, shut your fucking mouth. Jesus.
dude, seriously, for your own good… join me.
just mute the sound on the game.
The saddest part is that Yankee Stadium is beginning to resemble Madison Square Garden this past season. If you made a poll in NY right now I wander who would be voted as most hated person in NY, ARod or Isiah Thomas….
Let’s see:
Isiah Thomas
1. Failed at everything he did as a New York Knick exectuve, miserably I might add.
Alex Rodriguez
1. The biggest reason the Yankees made the playoffs for the 13th straight time in 2007.
2. Three M.V.P.’s as a Yankee
3. One of the greatest offensive seasons in MLB history in 2007.
4. Is second in the A.L. in OPS this season.
5. Is fifth in the A.L. in HR’s while missing a month worth of games
Then again, people are dummies.
Way to ruin it with facts Jamal
You shouldve listed #1 for Isiah numbers 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, etc.
You know what I’m tired of the excuse. Jamal you’re a great Yankee Fan but your blinded by A-Rod’s Stats. The bottom line is that he got his chance and failed once again he will never be half the leader Jeter is point blank.
Before you start calling people dummies remember who called this choke artist “THE GREATEST PLAYER EVER” he is not even the greatest player on this team.
Hyperbole alert!
All good Jamal just frustrated
BTW-Kudos to Jamal.
He’s been getting his brains beat in tonight and he’s been a good sport about it.
Let’s all go back to 1995. If someone told you in the next 14 years, you would go to the playoffs 13 times and win 4 titles, would you all bash the one team that didn’t make it. Especially when it was the 1 team least capable of making it, with 2 rookie pitchers in the rotation (with 0 wins), losing your Ace, catcher, several other injuries here and there, and an extremely competitive division. Seriously, give it a rest.
True, but look at all the injuries the Red Sox are dealing with right now. They lost Schilling before the season started. Beckett was supposed to pitch tonight. JD Drew might be done for the year. Paul Byrd is coming off the scrap heap to pitch tomorrow.
Their rotation is every bit as battered as ours. And they’re 5 games ahead of us, because they hit with RISP and we don’t.
Ok, ignore the injuries part. This was a year that started with 2 rookies in the rotation, with a 3rd expected to join. That is not how you enter a season in which you expect to contend for a title. This year always was going to be a step-back year while the young pitchers developed (uggh). That being said, if it wasn’t for a historic worst (every year) to first season for the Rays, we’d be right in the thick of things, and I think there’s something to be said for that. Sure there’s a whole lot of shit to dislike about this team, but in general, I don’t think their performance, or lack thereof, is all that stunning. Unfortunately the developing didn’t go as planned, and unless we do sign Sabathia/Tex, we may be looking at the same thing next year.
Yeah, just watch the rest of these games for the love of Baseball.
Big changes next year.
I’m all for that
I think the Yankees are making a conscious effort to leave men on scoring position just to drive Yankee fan nuts. Heh.
They’re not booing A-Rod. They’re saying Boourns
BigBank Hank: Get me 2007 Alex Rodriguez!
CashMoney: He’s not available.
BigBank Hank: Then get me his non-union Mexican equivalent!
so hard for me to see this
Well whatever happen with A-Rod the 0-4 tells the story can we now at least beginning to start think about moving him from the 4th spot not that it really matters much anymore.
maybe a 3 hitter?
Damon, Jeter, Arod, Matsui, Nady, Abreu?
huge game for garcia tonight. do you think he starts next year at tampa or trenton. what about z mac. where do you think dellin will start next season charleston or tampa?
OBLIGATORY AROD MEANINGLESS HOMERUN????
Here come the boo birds.
Of course it comes down to A-Rod.
And why on earth should it not?
So if A-Rod gets a HR here, is it meaningless? It would continue the game and cut the deficit to two runs with two HR hitters due up in Jason Giambi and Xavier Nady.
It would have been (he didn’t) the epitome of his season. Good numbers, but not much impact on the outcome of games.
ur dumb with that kind of argument … it is meaningless considering his other 2 chances
So if a guy goes 0-6 with 18 left on base, then hits an extra inning walk off granny, is it meaningless considering the first 6 chances?
Is there any way A-Rod doesn’t make the last out here?
oh yea cause you kno.. he is a REALLLL stranger to making outs
well if we win the next 2 than the rest of the games in the entire season we can win the WC
At least Alex had the decency not to go deep there.
A-rod made 7 outs in 5 at-bats tonight.
I only wish that was a joke, but I saw it with my own eyes.
It is pretty bad when they would have been better off had he not taken the bat off his shoulders all night.
LMAO
A fitting ending to this game, and you could say this season most likely.
perfect.
i cant wait to feel the energy in the stadium when i get to the game i have tickets for on Saturday.
Fitting close to our season. A-Rod down swinging.
Did I say “season”? How Freudian of me!
Oh stop it. It’s not over until they’re mathematically eliminated.
Well, we have Ponson going against Byrd tomorrow, thats a crapshoot.
Then we have Moose going against Lester, who has dominated us all year. That’s a loss.
We’re looking at losing 2 of 3, maybe getting swept. Either way, were not coming back from that. Not with all these FAs with one foot out the door.
While I do agree the season is just about over (oh shit, it is) I don’t know that I’d give Lester the automatic W. #1 Moose is pretty damn good himself (and no Manny!!!) and the Yankees generally get better the more they see a pitcher.
R.I.P. THE 2008 ny YANKEES.
Its a blessing actually, holding out playoff hope for this bunch is just ruining the games. Just watching it with no expectations will make the rest of the season more enjoyable. 2009, here we come!
I might even get a good laugh or two watching A-Rod flounder like a dying fish in big spots.
i try so hard to have faith steve i really do. but this was the last straw. we have the most unclutch cocksucker cleanup hitter in the entire MLB.
and people dont throw these weird meaningless stats at me that quite frankly i think people are making up about arods clutch lack of stats.
tough one boys real tough but keep the faith far crazier things have happened ON TO DOtF
Alright, so we go Byrd hunting manana and take it from there. Hoo-Rah!
Ive commended you in the past on your confidence and level-headedness, but at times it gets annoying.
yea honestly it does. there is being a yankee fan and then there is plain old being fuckin annoyin. sometimes you just have to just need to realize when you are beating a dead horse.
Cmon man Jamal is a very good kid and is alot more level-headed and probably mature than most of us. I get annoyed at times but not in a pissed off way and certainly not in a fucking annoyed way so relax. I did add a smiley face cause I wasnt being that serious.
Oh sorry. Forget my first reply.
No problem.
dont have the fortitude to tell me to relax when all i did was echo what you said. thats WAY hypocritical.
Your right, just that I didnt say fucking annoying and I put a smiley face at the end trying not to sound too combative. Sorry I just thought your tone was a bit too strong, or at least not what I wanted my comment to sound like. I like Jamal so I didnt want to sound like I am telling him to shut the fuck up or anything that harsh.
no hes a bright dude. i like him too but its beating a dead horse. here comes 2009! bring in CC buy the whole fucking free agent market if you have to!
You guys root the way you want, and Jamal can root the way he wants. Don’t go around telling people how to be fans.
Nah, I came into this series just looking to take two of three. A sweep wasn’t necessary.
well, a sweep was actually necessary, but it wasnt realistic.
If I am ARod, I dont read the NY newspapers tomorrow.
No. He should read them maybe he will finally realize what he is.
Honestly A-rod, and any athlete really, would/should piss on the papers and not give a shit about anything the media or even us fans say to be honest. But it does make for interesting reading for us fans!!
Win the series.
WOW Pat Burrell came close as fuck to givin the Phills the lead, Mets leadin 7-6 goin into the 9th.
Phils defeated the overrated Mutts.
what we learned today. The Redsox are better than the Yankees BUT, Both teams are not very well built.
really?
The Red Sox are very well built just injured at the moment. The Yankees on the other hand….
We got two games left, win those two and the yanks did their job.
Enough is enought, tonite decided a lot in my mind.
Goodbye after this season to Gimabi, Abreau, Pudge, Petitte.
Try to move Matsui for anything.
Sign Sabathia, have a rotation of Sabathis, Wang, Joba, Hughes, Moose.
I still believe in Hughes.
Move Kennedy for a young outfielder, obvs in a package.
Grab a younger first basemen who can pick it!
Time to get younger and move on from the Torre era!
This team has a core and a chance to be good, a few pieces necc, but must get younger!
The Red Sox are the fourth oldest team in the Major Leagues. Do you see anybody clamoring for them to get younger?
no, because they are good.
Is Abreu really that damn hard to spell?
There’s no spellchecker here to save anyone’s ass
For some reason I have a spell-checker when I type on this site. Assume it has to do with my browser.
Firefox has a built in spell checker.
That explains it then.
The Yanks are obviously not whole and who knows where they’d be with a healthy wang and joba. But not having them makes it easier to see their faults. I think red sox aren’t even close to a great team, even borderline good. They don’t scare me at all on a day to day basis, but the fact remains, their core is younger than the yanks and it shows. Jeter, A-Rod, Posada, Cano, Damon, Matsui, Nady, Giambi are older than Ortiz, Pedroai, Youk, Lowrie, Lowell, Elsbury, Drew and Bay. Not to mention the benches. Yes, the Yanks bullpen is better, rivera is still superior to an overrated Papelblown and the test of the mix is right there. But it’s not the only difference in the team, it’s the fact that our outfield is wicked old, can’t chase down shit when it’s Nady, Damon and Abreu. Plus, who isn’t running on them?! The staff is obviously gonna be improved, and i think better than the sox, once joba and wang are healthy, meaning next season. But time to stop pluggin holes with players past their primes and in their mid to upper 30′s. Get younger and take adavantage of the good years a-rod and jeter have left, not to mention rivera.
A-Rod not even worth arguing about anymore I just hope he figures it out because 9 years of this bullshit will be hard to take.
Big game Andy my tushie….Pettitte’s so hittable I wanna grab a bat and helmet and take a shot up there. He is washed; over the hill. The 2008 Yankees are resembling the 1965 Yankees right now…OLD and aging in a hurry.