Game 11: Win and we can forget yesterday
ByThe best cure for a blowout loss is a win the next day. The Yanks get that chance this afternoon, as Joba Chamberlain gets his second start of the season. He’ll face off against Anthony Reyes, who the Indians acquired from the Cardinals last year. A good start from Joba could go a long way today.
Normally I take up a lot of room in the game thread by going over the pitcher vs. team matchups. However, Reyes has made just seven starts in the American League, none of which have been against the Yankees. So they’ll be seeing a fresh arm today. Thankfully it’s not a lefty; we all know how the Yanks tend to fare against soft-tossing lefties they haven’t seen before.
Joba’s line against Cleveland isn’t pretty: 6.75 ERA in 2008. Those were all in relief appearances, though, and today marks his first start against the Tribe. Just to make a point, we flash back to May 6, 2008. After Andy Pettitte and (yes) Kyle Farnsworth held the Indians to two runs over seven innings, the game was primed for Joba. It was 3-2 Yanks heading into the ever-important eighth inning. What did Joba do? Allowed three runs and blew the game. So, to those who want to cite specific games which support that the Yanks need Joba in the bullpen, I point to this specific game (and this game).
Thankfully, Eric Wedge used his best reliever for two innings and 41 pitches yesterday, and used another one of his top guys for 28 pitches. There’s still Jensen Lewis, though.
Lineup:
Jeter, SS
Damon, LF
Teixeira, 1B
Swisher, DH
Posada, C
Cano, 2B
Melky, RF
Ransom, 3B
Gardner, CF
And on the mound, number sixty-two, Joba Chamberlain.
Notes: We’ve had a lot of content this morning, so make sure you scroll down and check out our posts on yesterday’s attendance, today’s roster moves, and of course the chat.
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Joe, stop it with your reality. Everyone knows that Joba in the bullpen would have a 0.00 ERA and 240 K in 80 IP.
Everyone knows that Joba in the bullpen would have a 0.00 ERA and
240 K in 80 IP486 K in 162.0 IP.Fixed.
Juan Miranda, and Melky for Dunn
“Game Thread” does not mean “Throw out ridiculous and 100 percent unrealistic trades” Thread.
So you’re saying I need to add Pena in there too?
Ian Kennedy.
I dont know if I am comfortable going that high.
We need a win today because Wang is on the mound saturday. With Pavano on the mound for the Indians sunday, we’re almost guaranteed that we won’t get swept but it would be nice not to lose the series.
That’s a lot of faith in the team you profess to root for. I love how the know-nothing doom-and-gloomers come out for only the game threads.
Pavano can easily rock our AAA lineup so dont guarantee anything.
*banging head against the wall*
You kidding me? Were undefeated
lets hope that hris the only thing joba gives up
Good to see Reyes not wearing those stupid socks he rocked in St. Louis. Wish I could watch the whole game… stupid school!
This Matsui thing is troubling me. Suddenly our OF Situation went from Logjam to Depth to Uh-Oh. I guess if this is the biggest problem, things aren’t too bad. The offense will come around; just a slow start. And when Chien Ming Wrong gets replaced by Chien Ming Wang – we’ll be OK. Marathon, not a sprint.
I was counting on Matsui being out. I figured he wouldn’t stay healthy. But the Nady injury kills depth.
same here. i knew matsui wasnt gonna do anything
Yeah – I meant, troubling in light of the Nady situation.
i realize that money is money but whats with the red sox ad?
We’ve gone over the ad issue before. We have less control than we’d like, and we’ve repeatedly asked readers to tell us about the problematic ones rather an posting about them in threads.
gotcha
Can someone tell me how Joba gave up the run and how he looked in the first inning? (without directing me to gameday or gamecast)
hr to derosa. saw it on gamecast
True damn, Derosa is mad good.
Wow, I thought he jacked that one.
From watching the Yankees, one might think you’re not allowed to get a hit with RISP.
I was going to post something similar. This is quickly becoming very frustrating. Swisher just missed a three-run home run for what that’s worth.
Joba’s a little bit all over the place with his control today.
It seems like it’s only when he tries to ratchet it up to the mid 90′s.
i dont know if it is gamecast or not but the theme throughout the last few games seems to be balls that are obv in the strike zone getting called balls.
both those last 2 pitches by joba….wtf is someone watching can confirm? is it just gamecast or are they right therE?
Meh, not as close as Gamecast says
They just gave him a strike on a clear ball though
stupid gamecast
Looked like strikes..and Joba needs to calm down or he is gonna get tossed.
I’ve been watching the whole thing on tv… haven’t see any of Joba being pissed off about calls… what happened?
I know Joba isn’t throwing 100 mph, but if he continues with the control he has it will be a great year.
Great pitch. I love it when he makes hitters look stupid.
sigh. melky in right. prove me wrong you bastard!
Damn, didn’t realize it was Melky in RF today. Melky-Ransom-Gardner is as good as it gets… not.
Theres gotta be a way to get more pop in this lineup. I know injuries are taking their toll early, but what plausable deals are there for a bat? Not pushing the panic button but our 7-8-9 are not capable of 10HR’s between ‘em. I know ARod’s on his way back, and Melky isn’t going to get regular time, but with Nady out, Matsui barely able to stand, and Jorge needing regular days off behnid the plate, there will be days when we have Melky, Ransom, Gardner and Molina going 6-9. That’s Padres style anemic.
How much longer can the Yanks go with the automatic out in Ransom?
About 3-4 weeks. Sigh.
Ransom continues to struggle… I understand Joe wants to get him some confidence but at this point, Pena should be the move at 3rd.
Didn’t Anthony Reyes lose something like 300 games last season?
It’s really annoying to watch this team get dominated by those mediocre pitchers.
I’m pretty sure Reyes had like a 1.80 era as a starter last year after he was traded to Cleveland.
Dominated? After 2 innings? Really? Nevermind the fact that they put runners on in the 1st and were a few feet away from a 3 run HR.
job’s throwing a lot of pitches…
47 through 3 isn’t terrible. He just needs to cut down on these walks and 3-2 counts. Lucky these DP’s are bailing him out.
I hate when are pitchers walk the number 9 hitter in any lineup…
Least he made up for it
HOLY COW …. RANSOME STRUCK OUT LOOKING…
for the third or more time:
R-A-N-S-O-M
thanks scooter
It’s like the pitcher in the NL only worse. In the NL it’s an almost auto out. With Cody it IS an auto out.
clever!
Btw I would like to apologize for my comment if it offended anyone yesterday (At least 1 pitcher knows how to pitch in the major leagues) it was little bad humor on my part.
finally someone hit the ball hard off this dude
Johnny boy
TEIXEIRA
yes!!!!!!!!1
“Back to Back, and a-belly to belly”
awesome.
back to back to back?
How bout it Nick
is it just me or is that the first time swish hasnt hit the ball hard all year.
Even God had to rest on the 7th day…
It’s Tex Time!!!! How about that!!!
It’s stunning how many empty seats there are at the stadium today. It’s game 2 in a new park; it’s a gorgeous spring day; and a huge chunk of those expensive seats are just empty. Embarrassing really.
Is there any precedent set for lowering ticket prices mid season? Is that even possible? Obviously a long shot (particularly for this organization) but it has to be a thought, no?
You can’t do that without refunding all of the other people who have bought the tickets already. It would be an economic, logistical and PR nightmare.
Martinez should be called out damnit!!
Yes sir.
What happened with the wild pictch, Im watching gameday so I cant tell.
The pitch hit Martinez, so it wasnt a wild pitch he was ruled out after the umpires got together and changed the call.
It hit Martinez and he swung (they thought it was just a strikeout and Posada missed it) umpires gathered decided it hit martinez he swung he struck out
Man Ben you are right, I have noticed all the empty seats now that you mention it and nevermind the library feel of the ballpark carrying over from yesterday.
But then again, it is a rare Friday afternoon game.
I am listening to the CBS broadcast – it sounds like there is more life in the crowd compared to yesterday’s game. I wonder if the empty seat factor can be attributed to the fact that you can see the game from the concession stands and concourse now and a lot of people are checking the place out instead of sitting in their seats?
That’s a very good point. I was at the game yesterday and I probably only spent 6 innings in my seats, there are thousands of people walking around, taking it all in, and watching the game from standing room locations. The stadium is probably full, but considering all of the suites have lounges and restaurants and there are tons of places to watch from, that’s probably why the stadium looks empty
Is anyone else worried that Joba’s fastball has been sitting at 91? I know its only his second start, but I never thought I’d see him throw an 89 mph fastball.
Are you relying on the YES gun or the gameday speeds? The YES guy is way off today. Pitch f/x has him averaging 92 with spikes up to 96.
does it seem like joba is trying to get too “cute” with his pitches?
Joba’s # 1 problem = being economical.
Jorge’s not helping matters much calling so many breaking balls out of the zone IMO.
What is it with all these damn BB’s by Yankee starters.
Bad things always happen when you walk the 9 hitter.
Thats why you don’t walk the world, Joba. THROW STRIKES. You have the stuff, just use it.
Thataway to give up the lead the inning immediately after getting the lead. Just a tad frustrating.
75 pitches through 4. I know we are leading but it’s going to be tough for Joba to even go 6 today.
He always throws too many pitches. Until he learns how to control the zone and the count, he will not pitch 7 innings. Right now he is a 5-6 inning pitcher.
The melk man!!!!!!!!
Melky says screw you RAB!!!! LOL
Melky said that last April too. Remember how that turned out?
Whoa, relax.
Ben seems pretty relaxed to me…
C’mon Ben, I did ad an LOL to the end of my comment!!
Can we please keep the anti-Melky sentiment a little bit closer to the vest, thanks? I know it’s been awhile since it’s had to be pulled out, but he did just tally a run on the board.
The Melk man delivers
MELKY!!!
MELKY!!!! ZOMG.
Melky is still > Ransom.
Whoa, the melk man!
Ransom = .094 BA. Do you think it will hit .080 before he is benched?
2nd time he’s walked the 9 hitter. This sucks.
fuck joba stop walking people
on gamecast ball 4 looked right down the middle!!
The #9 guy is not the guy you want to walk. It’s like walking Ransom…
Joba just doesn’t have control today. Really needs to find his release point or something.
Hopefully Joba can get through this inning because of his pitch count due to these absolutely ridiculous walks. Inexcusable. Now again after the Yankees regain the lead, Joba is ready to give it back. Frustrating to say the least.
I hope gameday is bugged, 88-89 fastball 4-ball walk to Asdrubal Cabrera? 38 strikes, 41 balls today, yikes
Thats what you get for walking the number 9 hitter and then falling behind. Joba can’t establish anything early in the count and its killing him.
I cant believe Im saying this, but get Joba out of there.
Bring in Veras already! (laughs)
Maybe the fact that he was skipped wasn’t such a good idea. You’ve gotta keep the routine consistent.
Joba skipped in the rotation, that is.
Joba throws a nasty slider that always goes in the dirt. Posada has a reputation for pass balls.
He wasn’t skipped. His last start was five days ago.
When he was skipped, he hadn’t yet started a game in the regular season. There was no routine for him yet.
I was reading how bad the crowd was yesterday. Does anyone know how it is today?
Ugh, there goes the DP.
Girardi looks depressed.
Can this bastid at least try to block that damn ball!!!!!!!!!
Joba should try throwing it somewhere close to the plate.
He should be in the pen and Hughes should be in rotation
Jesus Damon cant even throw a running tagging to 3rd.
It was a solid throw. Right on point.
Yeah but it took 10 minutes to get to 3rd.
what u trade with the arm you get with the bat.
and this lineup needs him
Oh I know, just saying his reputation for having a horrible arm really is on the money.
Joel Skinner, I would always get two of him in baseball card packs.
He was soooo out. Hate those stupid umps.
ok, maybe not that much, still, wheres the ump?
Joba’s last inning here, I have to believe.
Keep this thing at 4-3 and we are okay.
Has Joba gotten even 1 swing and a miss on his fastball today??? It looks like Rick Vaugh from Major League 2.
this is tough to watch
Comon Joba, please don’t give up a 2-out base hit.
Man, rough outing for him. It’s okay, we can get back in this game.
i am sorry but joba throwing 89-90 does not make for a good day
He was throwing harder than that. Also, it was his control not velocity that was the problem. He’s a starter, he isn’t going to throw 96-100 all day.
He’s not throwing 89-90. Why are you trusting the YES gun? It’s not the Holy Grail of guns, and it’s been proven time and again to be inaccurate.
The actual gun has him around 92, and none of his fastballs were slower than 90. That’s still not really good enough.
you’re making it seem like YES gun is totally off and inaccurate. 1-2 mph off isnt much
It’s a significant difference when you’re talking about pitch speeds.
And the difference between 89 and 92 is a lot.
yeah because our lineup has been so consistant so far this year
Where was Joba’s control? Two days in a row when starters couldn’t throw strikes.
If they cant score 7+ runs off Reyes and that pen, they deserve to lose.
Can I ask you, now that everyone knows that you post as both Grant and Bo, why do you keep doing it, GrantBo?
Its my name. Robert Grant. Bo for short.
Didn’t know we had set handles here for all time use. Does it matter?
Hope not. We have 3 guys who live here all with RAB handles but if someone jumps on the computer and someone else’s is filled in, they just use that one. So sometimes this is me and sometimes it’s not and then other times I’m someone else (when I’m too lazy to fill in the blanks. But if that’s against the rules we’ll reconsider this method of replying. LOL.
Just wondering. My name saves as is, so I just didn’t understand why you kept changing it.
I can’t speak for him but we routinely delete all cookies etc so the RAB signin will be blank.
Cause you don’t want your wife to find out?
Yeah, but, still…
If his signin box is blank, why not just type in “Bo” again? Why change your name and not alert people that you’re changing your name in any way? Seems like he was trying to avoid being associated with his own name by suddenly posting under an alias.
There’s like a billion letters in my handle, but every time it gets deleted or I’m on a new CPU I wasn’t using before, I still type in tommiesmithjohncarlos a/k/a Ridiculous Upside.
How hard is it to type in “Bo”?
Joba and CC combined this season for 16 BB and 15Ks. Pretty ugly.
I’m embarrassed for Joba. Sure, these starts happen, but walking five batters, including Asdrubal Cabrera twice is laughable. Totally let the team down today.
Embarrassed? Really? Because of a bad start?
I know, kind of ridculous, right?
Definately not the dream first series at the new YS. It would really suck to lose this first series.
joba may have had a bad day but the offense needs to put up more than 3 runs against the indians pitcher.
Look at Joba, Wang and CC’s K/Walk ratios this year. 22BBs to 16Ks. That is pathetic. Starter’s arent going to win games when they are putting that many batters on base for free.
Oh, btw, velocity wasn’t the problem today, not in the least. He was up around 93-94 pretty often per the YES gun. It was his pathetic control that did him in.
How’s Erick Wedge still in this game? If that were a Yankee manager he would’ve been tossed immediately
I’m hoping that they can get the first batter on base in an inning.
wish granted.
Francesa already doing the Joba to the pen stuff.
Good job, Gritt.
Now, a two-run jimmy-jam and we’re right back in it.
wow. pitchout and he still makes it lol
I have to say, it’s real exciting when Grit actually gets on base.
Martinez really cant throw. Wasnt he a couple of years ago the worst catcher in baseball in throwing runners out???? He is a mini Mike Piazza defensively.
That’s why they DH him and play Shoppach as much as they do.
If Hafner’s contract was moveable, they probably would have traded him already and given Victor the DH spot permanently, Shoppach is a pretty good player in his own right.
I like BG… another dimension.
WOW Jeter swinging away 3-0.
holy shit what a throw from right
A-B-C
damnit damon gotta do better than that
This team is frustrating
here we go again, more stranded runners
Beautiful. Yankees only score on solo HR’s. Oh only 2 outs, hopefully Tex makes me eat my words then.
Come on Johnny, you’re better than that.
A-B… Damon you rat!
if baseball did +/- damon would be -4 today
It’s amazing, they can’t drive the guy in scoring position.
lets go Swish
Maybe it’s time for Joba to be where he belongs …in the bullpen
Urge to kill… rising…
Do you ever make a comment like umm I don’t know, is a positive comment.
Never mind positive, I’ll settle simply for rational or intelligent.
Mustang can be a dour, negative, gloomy sonofabitch sometimes, but at least he doesn’t adhere to ridiculously ignorant discredited quasi-theories…
funny
Looks like the responsibility falls on Tex-Swish-Posada-Cano (as usual)…
Come on, Swish!
Reyes has an approximately 1:1 ball/strike ratio. Perhaps he’s ripe for the taking? Maybe a hit with RISP? Too much to ask?
yes too much i think
we’re gonna win this game
Does Swisher ever have a bad AB?
yeah, in little league.
posada is extremely overdue to do something with men on
And now Posada is even more overdue with men on
Tex and Swish: Damn, I love patience at the plate.
Nowhere to put them now, make something happen, Jorgie Boy.
C’mon Jorgie!!!!
How cute, all the little kids in the front row…who could give two shits about the game.
Lol. Remember the game in Tampa? Little girl with her father/grandfather right behing home plate…..reading a book.
Damn, Jorgie gave it a ride but not good enough. A-Rod, I miss ya, pal!
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Well maybe the Yankees can hit 3 more solo HR’s and win the game.
Hahahhaha!!!!! So much funniness and snarkiness, I dont know where to turn!! You, my friend, have a way with the words.
I try. I may whine about the individual game, BUT I never go off about how this season is over and how the Yankees suck and they should get rid of everybody. I get frustrated during the games, but once the game is over I become rational again.
wheres Arod when you need him
there’s one
can this team not drive anyone in. This is pitiful.
This game is why he should be in pen. Especially with 4 top starters in front of him and two ready in Scranton. Or do people forget why we won titles? Maybe u want to ask met fans n phil fans how much pens mean
Completely incorrect. Keep trying though.
Agreed. One bad start in week 2 of the season. If were going by that than wang should be in the pen.
No, he doesn’t have to keep trying. He can stop.
But just for fun, let’s review. For a B-Jobber:
- a good start by Joba is evidence he should be in the pen.
- a bad start by Joba is evidence he should be in the pen.
- a bad showing by the bullpen is evidence he should be in the pen.
- a good showing by the bullpen by Joba is evidence he should be in the pen.
All roads lead to the same destination: ignorance.
that’s some good words right there. like it.
Well if it’s that important why don’t they put Johan Santana in the pen? In fact, if we have all these guys in Scranton who are so great, how about we just convert them into relievers?
Starting pitching>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The bullpen
i hear some wind blowing
Mets with shutdown pen – 4-5
Starting pitching wins ballgames.
We have 4 frontline starters. The mets have 1. I think we can survive with the games best pitching prospect in Hughes as the 5
Again, if Hughes is so wonderful and the pen is so important, why not put Hughes in there?
But, Joba is better than Hughes. So wouldn’t you rather see 5-7 innings of Joba every 5 days rather than 5-7 of Hughes. I like Hughes more than Joba just because I followed him the whole way but Joba is better……yes in the starting rotation.
like clockwork. these fucks couldn’t get a big hit if they got a $10 mil bonus for each one. unbelieveable
Love all the men left on base Jorge
This has been a rough couple of days. I have to believe they’ll come through at some point today.
They didn’t all of last season… things don’t look promising.
It would be a statistical anomaly of pretty big proportions for us to continue having luck this bad with the bases loaded for the entire season.
Just like Swish and Cano are bound to cool off, we’re bound to start hitting in these situations eventually.
Nope. Stats dont factor for the Yankees lack of gritty gamers who can be the clutchiest. If you correct for lack of guttiness, the numbers actually say the Yankees will get worse with RISP.
last year I felt the same way…
Only 5 men LOB for Jorge today. Nothin out of the norm for this team.
He hasn’t done much with man on base for awhile.
This is sad.
Team RISP 0-5….and the the headline reads “Yankees drop another at home the the lowly Tribe” In other news A-Rod accelerates his rehab.
jorge can bitch about swisher smiling all he wants. atleast he can get the job done. maybe he should take notes
I agree. Let Jorge be serious and Swish be smiling away. Different strokes Georgie.
Even if we score…the bullpen is in there for 3 full innings…this game is toast. Wang is pitching tomorrow…
Let’s throw more games down the toilet and try to climb out like we’ve done the past few years!!!
I know it’s only April but how much worse than your pitching staff actually get??? Especially ADDING Sabathia and Burnett…
This is amazing to me…
AJ has pitched well, Andy has pitched well, CC and Joba will both settle in and Wang (hopefully) will come around.
please go away.
Actually, the pitching staff could get much worse, just ask Boston
relax….
:: HEAD EXPLODES ::
Wow, Axl. Grantbo just told you to calm down, that it’s not that serious.
GRANTBO JUST TOLD YOU TO CALM DOWN, IT’S NOT THAT SERIOUS.
It’s time for you to reevaluate your life, Axl. Voices of insanity are now your voices of reason.
the bullpen is in there for 3 full innings…this game is toast.
You’re right. Plan J: Cloning Joba.
This game is far from over. By the law of averages, the Yanks can’t keep putting guys on and not scoring them, even if that appears to be their goal.
Plus, do you think that the Jays and the Orioles are going to run away with the division? It’s only April. Even then, the Sox and Rays are behind the Yanks.
Joba to the pen, he pitched 4+ innings for an L, a waste, for nothing.
He pitched the 8th against CLeveland last year for an L, a waste, for nothing.
did someone hear something…it sounds like crap blowing in the wind.
You’re a disaster.
What if Hughes pitched 3 innings, 5 runs today? Would that of been a “waste” of an outing?
Yes
Well thought out response. I see the logic flowing straight out of your answer. All is now clear.
So…………Hughes should be in the bullpen? Maybe we should just let someone like Albie or Coke start the game so we don’t “waste” our starters just in case they have a bad start
so, one bad outing puts any pitcher in the pen..so CC, Joba, Wang…all to the pen, right?
This can’t be a serious comment.
Nobody could possibly understand the English language and have developed the sensorimotor skills necessary to operate a computer and yet possess such a glaring lack of ability to comprehend the most basic and simple workings of the natural universe or the space-time continuum necessary to make a comment that is so devoid of actual thought.
This is shocking. Has to be satire. HAS to be.
You give humans way too much credit
Apparently.
Maybe he’s not human, he’s just a bot programmed to say ignorant shit.
AP – Boston
In a stunning series of events, it has recently been uncovered that the Boston Red Sox have been running a demoralizing campaign on Yankee fansites. They have been running a computer virus to make outrageous comments on sites such as: Joba Chamberlain should be in the bullpen, the Yankees should have traded Phil Hughes for Johan Santana, Dustin Pedroia can in fact hit the high and tight fastball, the Yankees can not physically hit with runners on base and that Melvin Croussett isn’t actually that good.
“It must be working because from what I hear nobody even cheered in their home opener”, evil mastermind Theo Epstein was quoted as saying.
God darnit, Tommie, you use your tongue prettier than a twenty dollar whore.
Where’s my froggy?
How many people would have thought that AJ would be our most consistant pitch to start the year.
its not that surprising. if he’s healthy he is one of the most dominant pitchers in the league
I am willing to bet CC is more consistent than A.J. over the course of the whole season.
Me
After 2 turns through the rotation? Not shocking in the least bit. If wouldn’t have shocked me if it were any of the 5 after 2 starts.
Hey look at that, Coke in there to face more than 1 batter…and what do you know, he can get you more than 1 out.
Wow, how do you not call that strike three to Cabrera?
Is John Flaherty WB Mason without the ‘stache?
Well this is when the Yankees usually start to hit, they have the starting pitcher’s PC up and they wore down the bullpen yesterday. That’s how the 1998 team did it
Why don’t we put every pitcher who has a bad day in the pen. We could have Wang in the 6th, CC in the 7th, Joba in the 8th, Bruney/Mo close.
AJ and Andy can pitch every other day.
There! Settled!
These guys are embarrassing. Is it really statistically possible to hit this poorly with RISP?? This is eerily similar to the time we played the Indians in the playoffs and couldn’t hit with RISP and they were knocking in runners whenever they felt like it
yeah, it’s just like that. Could you please go to lohud?
ha one more solo shot and we’re tied.
Well there is one solo. One more and it’s all tied up.
Cano = still hot
We’ll solo hr our way to a win. A win is a win
4 solo HRs. Only need 2 more.
Zach Jackson is such a cool name.
Robbie Cano, please take my lady out for a date.
Only 2 more solo HR’s to go….
time for the blackhole of the lineup
Dude, you just got owned by Cody Ransom.
it will take MUCH more than a .095 avg to get owned
Could you hit .095 in the majors?
I love when people say that. No, I couldn’t, but I’m not getting paid a half a million.
So he does own you then
give me the opportunity and i could probably at least have a higher obp from walks
Na, they would give you 94 mph fastballs. You’ll K, while Ransom could hit those out of the park. All you could do for the team is K.
Cody, you still not the man. But, thanks for the hit.
Ransom got a hit. Without a doubt, that means the Yanks will win. Either that or it’s the apocalypse.
Im scared now….
HOLY CRAP TEH RANSOM!!!!!
Maybe if Gardner continues to not swing at pitches, umpires will be convinced that he does in fact have no strikezone and should be able to walk if he chooses
homeruns are great and all but this only scoring runs on hr’s is not winning baseball. you have got to score gardner, second time this week they didnt score him from 3rd with 1 out, it happed in the Rays game. we blew it open with 2 outs but not being able to situationally hit is gonna hurt us in the playoffs/good pitching
scoring runs is winning baseball, thats the objective. if you hit 12 solo home runs in the game its just as good as stringing together singles. a run is a run.
thats not gonna happen off of josh beckett though, ive seen this team hit tons of hr’s in the reg season and get to the playoffs and face good pitching and the bats go home. if we dont practice situational hitting now were not gonna learn it on the fly in october.
Yeah but he’s on 2nd base which means Jeter won’t get a hit…hey man, I don’t make the rules…
The RISPW2O Yankees rule.
go to a mets blog or something since your so negative
You call it negative…I call it realistic. Since when can a person not statistically point out the obvious??
When they can not understand statistically what the obvious is
you wants stats? jeters 4-5 with 2 hr and 6rbi with 2outs and runners in scoring position this year.
running from stats i see
Didnt see that coming.
neither did i….oh wait
fuck another man left in scoring position.
Juan Miranda will win this in the 9th.
Wow, Jason Peters traded to Eagles.
Philip Humber designated..
Hahahahahaha. This is getting comical…I was going to sell my tickets for Sundays game…but this display might be just as entertaining as if they were actually trying hard and playing like they wanted to win.
You can’t write this stuff…this is pure genius material here.
Yeah, they just are not playing hard, that’s it. Obviously you didn’t put much effort into this comment either.
I’m going to make a decision. Noone responds to Axl. I think he just likes seeing our reactions. He’s a troll, just don’t respond to him anymore.
Please stop. Seriously.
Or do you really think the Yankees are failing with RISP and walking the #9 batter because they don’t want to win?
Axl:
Relax.
Sincerely,
Grantbo
IETC
Axl, you should demand a refund from the person who performed your lobotomy.
How do you have 10 baserunners and 4 HRs in 6 innings and score only 4 runs? A commitment to stranding any runner?
At least they’re consistent!
I have a feeling our bullpen will not hold them here. Hope I’m wrong.
Actual Yankees 1, Brazilian Yankees 0.
Albie in his first non-mopup outing.
Hopefully he shows that he deserves it
i have a feeling we’re winning this game, this series, and this division
I have a feeling………..in my pants
I sure hope you’re right, sir.
Your positivity is refreshing, and apparently completely out of place on this thread.
GO BACK TO RUSSIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Does anyone think B-Jobbers will soon think that Albie is Joba? Number 63, pretty built like Joba, ya know. If he pitches well, in time, maybe B-Jobbers would actually think he is Joba Chamberlain. They aren’t the brightest bunch when it comes to baseball knowledge, so maybe, just maybe, they will soon think that Albie is in fact Joba.
Swisher’s Evil Empire, Steve B-Ball and Sal, you’re our guinea pigs – are you dumb enough to buy it?
Nice job by Albie.
That sinker is a beautiful thing out of the pen
johnny alphabet!
I really wasn’t superstitious before…but I mean how else can you explain some of this bizarre nonsense?? Not only the losses but everything with it…the bugs in 07, the constant lengthy injuries that numerous of our star players endure year after year, the ability to hit without anybody on base…but as soon as somebody is in scoring position…nobody is able to do anything at all??? How all these pitchers come over with a decent resume before hand and struggle mightily once they get here…
I mean what is going on here?? Maybe the curse was really reversed…Maybe the ghost of Babe heard his stadium was going to be torn down and this is his way of getting even.
I just don’t understand how a team filled with talent can struggle so much year after year.
i’m getting a clue.
Oh, I’m getting a clue too!!
LOOK AT THAT BEARD!!!
Anybody else think that all these homeruns aren’t a fluke? I mean, in under four games it feels like there’s a homerun every other inning
Oh, God Bless America… brb bathroom.