Game 26: Roster moves and injury updates
ByWith the Joba Chamberlain/Josh Beckett match-up fast approaching, the Yankees are gearing up for their fifth contest against the Red Sox this season. At 0-4 against their rivals, the Yanks could really use a win.
They’ll try to earn that W under the shadow of injuries. Earlier today, the Yanks placed Jorge Posada on the DL. In his stead, the team has recalled Francisco Cervelli, the only other catcher on the 40-man roster, to the majors. Cervelli had not been hitting too well in AA, and his arrival in the Bronx leaves the Yanks’ bench very short on both hitters and depth. The three of us are surprised that Juan Miranda wasn’t summoned to the Bigs as well.
Posada’s absence will not be brief. Peter Abraham noted that Jorge has a Grade 2 strain. The Yanks are hoping to get Posada back within three weeks, but that’s beyond optimistic. I think we’re looking at an early June return for Jorge.
Meanwhile, the Yankees are hearing good news on Alex Rodriguez. The rehabbing third baseman hit two home runs in an Extended Spring Training game today and played seven innings in the field. The Yankees will not be sending A-Rod on any Minor League assignment, and the rumblings of a Friday activation date are growing louder. The Yanks need him now.
On the pitching front, Chien-Ming Wang is set for a Thursday start at EST. The Yanks have yet to announce his rehab plans, but Will Carroll recently reported that Wang will make at least two Minor League starts when the Yanks feel he is ready. Brian Bruney’s return is up in the air as well. While the Yankees originally said he would be back after the minimum 15 days, GAK III spoke with Bruney, and the Yanks’ erstwhile setup man said he won’t be back so soon. (And, yes, I think to a King post. He actually did some good work on that one.)
Anyway, it’s wet and cold and will be raining on and off for much of the evening. Sounds like a great night for a game. When Josh and Joba last faced off, the results were spectacular.
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Teixeira 1B
Matsui DH
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Cabrera CF
Pena 3B
Molina C
Chamberlain P
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“the Yanks could really a win. ”
the Yankes could really use a win.
Fixed.
“within three walks”?
Cut Ben some slack, he’s in the middle of finals.
No excuses. Play like a champion.
haha
So am I.
we all are
The fun never stops in The Bronx.
http://www.boston.com/sports/b.....ling_meth/
So will the game be delayed/canceled?
Arod to teh 8th!!1!
Figured I’d get that out of the way.
Now that that’s overwith, Arod to DH? Arod asap?
We gotta plug Jorgie’s hole (dont say it), and Arod hitting dingers when they don’t count sure sounds like a good start…
Why isnt Pena our regular 3B right now?
Because Matsui is on fire right now and we need both bats.
…which is why he was DH last night?
Lester = death to lefties.
There we go.
Thanks Matt.
No prob.
.695 OPSA lefties (.301 OBP, .395 SLG).
And it’s called rest so he doesn’t get injured…
I am disappointed Francisco wasn’t thrust into the fire. Joba and he were teammates in Tampa, so he’s probably caught him before. That’d be how I’d ease him in.
Joel Sherman during the pre-game press conference today: “[Yankees manager] Joe [Girardi], can you tell us any area you think your team is better than the Red Sox?”
What the fuck kind of question is that? This guy is such a damn weasel.
I loved Girardi’s answer where he was basically like “uh, no.”
our DL is better than your DL?
I know it was a good 3-1 breaking ball for a strike, but can someone please tell Joba he’s a power pitcher and he should still get his fastball up at times!
oops didnt mean to put that there
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UPDATE, 6:48 p.m.: Via Chad Jennings, word is that the Yankees have re-signed RHP Humberto Sanchez. Makes sense. He’ll be rehabbing (as always) in Tampa and they’ll what they can get out of him. At least he’s not taking up space on the 40-man roster.”
From Pete Abe
Woo! I always liked him.
Looks like there is some rain about an hour out. Hopefully we play through it so we don’t lose Joba and are forced to use our pen for too many innings.
http://www.weather.com/outlook.....ation=true
I love pretending to be a meteorologist and looking at these like I know what I’m doing.
They called Trenton’s game.
Radar’s finicky though. Systems in May move a lot slower than they do in July and August.
Someones should look for a potential job in the weather business?
Someone had seriously considered it before failing math x_x
Let’s hope for some Yankee domination.
Here we go ladies and gents! Gotta get this W. Hopefully the dominant Beckett doesn’t decide to show up today.
Also, why would we want Miranda to be called up? His numbers have been going downhill lately while Mr. Shelley Duncan continues to mash. Seems like we would need an extra OF as well more than a backup first baseman.
Forgot to mention…. I want to see Melancon pitch in this game. Unless Joba pitches a CG, I want to see him get some action.
Probably a 40 man issue
LH PH for Molina and Frankie C? And Shelley’s no longer on the 40 man. They’re not gonna DFA someone for Shelly’s sake.
Gotcha. Thanks guys.
Phew, Montero’s back in the lineup.
Mosanna in the highest.
*cue CALL UP MONTERO chants*
Thank Mo
Meanwhile on ESPN… Dustin Pedrioa is on E60 for some strange reason. I know he won the MVP…last season…
Chances the mention his brother’s pedophelia?? I’d say 0%.
Dude, why even bring it up? It’s an absolute tragedy, and it is hitting way below the belt.
Because I guarantee it would be brought up if it was a brother of a Yankees player, DUDE. It would be all over the media. You sure do love to be disagreeable.
If it were Joba, half the questions would be about his mother’s arrest.
Let’s go, Joba!
I’m watching this game on mute. I think it’ll help me keep my sanity.
Michael Kay will be saying “an inauspicious beginning for the Yankees” any second now.
I’m watching on NESN.
First 4 fastballs- 89, 89, 90, 89 (on gameday)
Is this going to be an every start thing for the rest of the year? It’s kind of annoying.
(not picking on you, just saying in general)
yea, sorry, just would like to see his velocity a little higher
Is it me or does that pick-off move Joba has look awsome?
I’d prefer not to see it at all
Ugh. I hate Ellsbury…
C’mon Joba, challenge them. You can get them out even when you miss your spot.
Come on Joba, the strike zone is your friend.
Wow Jeter. Just wow. That was…Wow.
I died a little inside watching that.
that’s the extent of your negativity?
wow..
Most of it was verbalized pre-typing.
you can’t make comments like that knowing some of us are at work…without even having gameday on!!!
That play didn’t bother me too much. He was playing way over towards second to hold Ellsbury on.
motherfucker.
Thank Mo he’s getting that call on the inside.
joba is only throwing at 90mph!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You watching the YES gun? If so I can only LOL at your overreaction.
Yea the yes gun sucks, mlb.com has his fastest at 91.
Holy fuck Joba get a damn out.
Wow stupid ass pitch selection.
Only Posada selects bad pitches.
Ortiz remembers what’s its like to be productive. And of course … its on us.
Christ.
Fuck my life.
K. I’m just gonna go study.
Hahaha …
aw man. this is gonna be a fun comeback win?! Right guys!!
Just throe at Bays head next time and get him on base. Better than all these HR’s…
Holy fuck is he hurt or something?
This is Wangnerian.
First inning was 3 ground ball singles, a line drive single and a HR on a fastball down the middle of the plate. It’s just some bad luck and bad command.
Michael Kay, why do you sound so elated?
I know, he was a little too stoked about that.
I’m just gonna say it: FUCK YOU JASON BAY, YOU MOTHER FUCKER!!!!!!!!!
Holy Shit. Well that was a lovely game.
oh shit, this is going to be a long night.
Alright I understand Joba is pacing himself with the velocity but for fuck’s sake he has to dial it up past 91 at some point here.
this is painfulll!!!!!!!!!!!!
All three homers to Bay this year have been mistakes belt high out of the plate.
i just wanna see strike 1 on a hitter… any hitter
i think hes 1-5 now
I remember when we used to beat the Red Sox. I was about 10 lbs lighter. The economy was booming. Those were the days.
…and you knew who you were then…
…girls were girls and men were men…
I want Jason Bay to get one in the ribs everytime he’s up.
Where is the velocity?
Cant say Im disappointed that I have a game to go ump now. Mike say what you will about Joba’s velocity, but if you dont think its something to be brought up, you are fooling yourself. He threw all freakin 2-seamers to the powerful Ellsbury of all hitter to start the game and almost got killed by a linedrive. After just throwing junk to the next 2 batters he throws a fastball to Bay that is fuckin crushed.
Anyway hope if I get back before game is over the Yanks are back in it….
Try not to blow any calls, chief.
I start umping in a week. I’m excited. Cash fuckin’ money.
What the hell is going on here?
So I’m going to turn the channel. Someone tell me when they have an out.
Oh. There we go.
got one!
LOL… And people payed $2000+ to go to this game. BwaBwaBwaaaaahhahahahahahaha!!! Posada HURT. Lovely. What a great season.
Somebody get Joba a counselor … his head isn’t in the game.
Joba’s got nothing tonight.
does this seem natural to you all? all of our pitchers struggling with control in the beginning of May?
this is what happens when you hand the keys to the car to someone like Dave Eiland. someone find me a pitching coach who’s actually done something in the majors to coach an actual major league pitching staff.
Being a successful pitcher =/= being a good pitching coach.
Jorge, Eiland and Girardi led the team to thier best ERA since 03 with waiver pick-ups. Jeez, man. I don’t think it is Eiland’s fault when CC and A.J. struggle They know how to pitch.
Whenever anyone mentions something along the lines of “Why is this guy coaching? He’s never done anything,” I feel I should bring up this Steve Carlton anecdote:
Someone asks him how to throw his slider. Lefty picks up a baseball, and says “You hold it like this, then you throw the shit out of it.”
Sometimes the most talented players are lousy coaches because so few other players have their ability.
THROW THE HEAT!
WOW. Did Wang put on a Joba suit and head to the mound tonight?
People might even want to put him in the bullpen now….
Joba to teh SWB!@!!1!
6 batters, one out. Jeez. This is going to be a long game.
Cue in the B-Jobbers.
89mph fastball!!!!!!!!!!!!! Joba isnt Joba Anymore!!!!!
Based on what? 20 pitches. That isn’t a SSS at all.
I know this post is sarcastic but if Joba’s gonna be throwing it over the plate, he’s gotta dial it up. 91-93 is fine on the corners but if it’s over the plate it’s gonna be fucking crushed.
Holy fuck did we need that.
I thought our staff sucked because Posada wasn’t a good pitch caller, per RAB?
Beckett is pitching, we got this.
They need to plunk Bay once a game so he doesn’t just dive towards the ball.
89mph fastballs from joba???
he lost 10 mph!!!!!!!!!!!
I dont think the bulpen can help him
He was 91-93 later on, chillax.
Why do the Red Sox turn into murderer’s row against the Yankees lately?
Hopefully Beckett keeps up his shittiness.
Yankees!
Because every team tries twice as hard to beat us. I would not be surprised if Beckett pulls a miracle and pitches a perfect game.
23 pitches. Great.
Good thing the Yanks smoke Beckett.
FAB-U-LOUS.
Is it me or was Joba a little unlucky that inning? Grounder off his foot, one went right past Jete’s glove, Lowell’s grounder throuh the hole.
its just you, joba is throwing 89 MPH Fastballs with no control!!!!
Dude it’s been 23 pitches. Relax. Because I’m starting to lose patience. Man where is Lanny when you need him?
Shush, get out of here with your rationalizations.
CONSPIRACIES I TELL YA!!!!
Jeet’s play was the worst. The absolute worst.
empty seats behind home are incredibly depressing
lets win anyway!
Actually there’s more people there than usual.
I would so love it if Joba plunked Bay the next time he came to the plate…
In all fairness, the gangster was throwing 85-88mph fastballs by hitters last night. Velocity is the least of Joba’s worries. You can throw 90, 91, but not belt high middle of the plate.
+1
Yeah, but it’s tough to get people out at 90 MPH when you’re used to throwing 95.
No it’s not. It’s tough to get people out when you throw 90mph fastballs down the middle. It’s also tough to get people out when you throw 95mph fastballs down the middle.
If Joba’s velocity is down from last year, it’s a bad thing unless it’s due to him pitching smarter, throwing a 2-seamer, etc. Not sure how this is up for debate.
What is up for debate is how big a deal that drop in velocity is. Personally, I’m not panicking yet, it’s early, he’ll build his arm strength up.
That’s only true if Joba has made a conscious decision to take 9 mph off his fastball. My guess is he’s carrying an injury, whether he knows it yet or not.
WTF!?!?! I just got home from work and Joba can hit 90 mph and it’s 4 – zilch?!?!?!?!
The scouting reports are horrible. I don’t understand why we throw lowell so many fastballs. He is a fastball hitter! Ortiz just sits inside. IF you are gonna go inside, then go with a good fastball inside. That’s all we throw to him. Bay, Youkilis, and Pedroia all wait for a fastball on the outside corner. I don’t understand why we don’t mix up our pitchers more.
Joba somehow threw only 23 pitches. He’s got to settle in and maybe he can salvage this start.
C’mon DJ. Get on base…
I’m really hoping Joba’s lack of velocity is due to it being early in the year/the weather.
He was hitting 96 last start and some starts previous to that. He’s trying to conserve energy ala Burnett. He may have to go back to what works for him though. He’s on an innings limit anyway. Let it fly a bit.
4 Run Comeback! Here we go!
So… Where is this “best pitching staff since 2000″???
I can’t wait till they show up… I hope I haven’t died from liver failure by then so I can enjoy it.
The point was that Joba can make mistakes on location when he dials it up to 97-98, and still get outs. 90-91…not so much. Velocity is damn important.
Itr wasn’t so much pitch selection. Joba missed his spots and left them belt high. Also, he’s not finishing his pitches. It looks like he’s not getting as much forward extension and doesn’t follow through as much as he could. Beckett’s follow through gets his torso almost parallel to the ground. He’s got velocity and he’s throwing strikes. Joba wasn’t doing that in the first inning.
REAAALLLLY… And here I was just thinking he sucks tonight.
I think his detailed explanation is better than your “he sucks.” Fail insult is fail.
Wow, last night’s victory for the Mets was the first time they won a game at Turner Field trailing by at least three runs since 7/13/97.
Montero is DH’ing tonight. Looks like the leg injury isn’t a big deal.
Boy Hughes and Joba sure picked a nice time to struggle. Sometimes the pitching matchups just don’t work in your favor.
We should be better off getting Burnett and Pettitte vs Sonnanstine and Niemann.
No doubt Frank.
Maybe we should just avoid the RS altogether. Those damn stat padders!
If Cano started off as his usual self, this team would of been baaaaaaaaddd.
Instead this is team is rocketing towards meeeeeediocrityyyyy.
Seriously. He and Swish have carried the team.
Humbug.
When was the last time we got a hit with RISP against Boston? I’m serious.
Elias says 1937.
Well. WE, here at RAB never have. But the Yanks, I would imagine the last series.
As soon as a runner gets in scoring position the Yankees forget how to hit, it’s amazing.
Regardless of where the runners are, it’s much harder to score with two outs. Chill.
Is it just me or did YES put a commercial break during V-Tek’s AB?
Oh peace, Captain.
WTF? Joba looks much better this inning. Just one batter, but still.
MUCH better. It’s almost as if he came out and said, enough with this dialed down BS. I’m just going to air it out. His stuff was filthy.
He looked like he could fit right in our lineup.
dialed it up to 92mph, now if we can get 7 mph more!!
He’s not going to pitch 99 MPH every fastball. Seriously you see 99 MPH and its the only thing you want. Maybe his control would suck more if he did that every fastball.
No one throws 99 as a starter. No one.
Justin Verlander says hi.
… And for musltiple innings as well.
Okay, one pitcher. In all of baseball.
Strasburg!
Sure. But there’s a huge difference between 89 and 99. Not saying velocity is the only issue here, but let’s not pretend Joba is a finesse pitcher.
Besides THE Justin Verlander!
Stephen Strasburg…
7/25/2008: average fastball velocity: 95.5. Max: 99.6.
Next game (7/30 in Baltimore). Average of 94.9, max of 99.4.
Sure, he’s not gonna sit 99. But 94-96 seems reasonable, no?
I fully expect him to be up there when we get to June-July.
ZOMG! TEH 94MPH! HE CAN PITCH AGAIN!
Heh, Joba didn’t throw one strike that whole AB to Varitek.
making up for yesterday.
Gotta be this aggessive with the top the the Sox order as well.
if he can just do this vs the big hitters!!
Naaasty changeup…I think Jober gets it together in this game.
Fantastic inning. Hits please.
Much nicer inning.
93 MPH consitent!!!!
He Still needs to be up at least at 96 MPH
Velocity isn’t everything. I’d sacrifice a few MPH for better control.
I’d still like to see a single 96-98 flashed every once inawhile (once an inning?), so hitters know it could be coming.
It’s not like Joba was wild when he was throwing smoke the last two years. His BB/9 has gone up as his strike outs (and velocity) has gone down.
What about 95? Not good enough?
This is going to be one of those ‘if hadn’t given up four in the first inning we would have won by 3′ games isnt it?
LOL. Probably.
Completely overmatched Varitek, Green and Ellsbury that inning.
Ah young pitchers.
Ah … bottom of the lineup.
Yep. Reggie. That was all the Red Sox failing and had nothing to do with Joba throwing well. You’re right.
“We. Can’t. Beat. Them.”
Its still 4-0 right? And we havent beaten them once …. so …
Yep. 4 or 5 games. Two of which the Yankees win 97% of the time.
Work with me man, I’m looking for positives.
Leche el fuego.
Milk the fire?
No Habla. Work with me man.
I’m just sitting here listening to the NESN guys talk about how Joba belongs in the pen. Over and over again. Since the pregame show.
They REALLY want to see the Yankees do what’s best for the team.
The NESN guys are terrible, especially Eckersly. He doesn’t even pretend to be unbiased.
Totally honest here, I was VERY impressed by that AB for Melky.
Pity he’ll probably die on the basepath with the BLACK HOLE OF DOOM at the bottom of the line up
Let’s be aggressive on the bases here…
It would be nice if someone could get ahead in the count so they could hit and run.
I love Pena… but he’s so overmatched against most big league pitchers. Can’t hate on the guy… he looks like he could be my little cousin or something.
how soon before yes shows another jason bay home run montage? i really can’t get enough of seeing that one against mo
I want to see them all again. Just so much fun to see.
Maybe before his next at bat, they can do a montage of all the HRs he hit on us this year, faded from one to another. Then they finish with Kay’s nuts on the screen. That would be the capper…
IETC
I’m surprised we haven’t seen the steal of home yet.
Cued up and ready to go for his next AB. Wait for it….
At what point do changes need to be made? I don’t mean anything particular, just a general question. We are staying status quo and it’s just not clicking.
Trade Melky for Brian McCann and Ian Kennedy for Grady Sizemore and we’re good!
Judging by what we’ve seen from in-season moves for the past few years – what makes you think this front office would make the moves that need to be? They’d probably go out and trade for Sheffield. Or Bartolo Colon.
Yea. The Abreu and Swisher trades were horrible.
And we attempted to fix our catching problem with Pudge.
Seriously, what are the bad in-season moves here?
Nady/Marte looks lousy since they didn’t make the playoffs, but the only guy I’m worried coming back to haunt us is Tabata.
But teh Olhendorf pitched a complete game!
But seriously, I always like Ross. Tabata obviously wanted a change of scenery. I would still love to have him but you can’t get the best of both worlds. Unless you’re Nick Swisher.
with all the ‘hit your weight’ talk about backup catchers, i was wondering how many non-pitchers on the active roster are hitting their weight…turns out only Tex and Berroa, but there are lots of weight-based liars on this team…or TV adds more than 10 pounds!
Cody Ransom must have been one skinny dude.
^ Just be thankful you’re not stuck with NESN.
Reply button works. Not just there for show.
Thanks, boss. Off yourself.
Heh. I guess what you’re trying to tell me is that my pistol isn’t just there for show.
That’s what…..
I am
back to 91mph!!!
eww.. is he hurt? or was that frustration?
that took a “MVP” bounce in Pedroia’s favor.
Damn. Pedroia with a very undeserving 2-2.
Ugh. Thems’ is the breaks…
What a BS hit. DP ball to make up for it, plz.
Unlucky again, hopefully he picks himself up.
How did Joba not make that play? To the 8th!1!!!
How did Joba not make that play? To the 8th!1!!!
This front office is embarrasing.
IRETC.
Heh. Honestly, that is fast becoming my favorite RAB line.
That’s a shot at Jeter!
Siiiiiiiiick pitch to retire Ortiz.
Was that a change?
His change is sick tonight. But he belongs in TEH PeN!11!!
We need to crack away, Joba can really bear down here and get an inning ending DP, we come back and put up a crooked number. We can get back in this thing! CMON! LET’S GO YANKEES!!!
Ortiz almost threw his back out on the change.
Nice change.
Bay Watch.
I can die now.
I don’t like saying it: DRILL HIM. In b/w the numbers favorably…
But he’s Canadian…. Canadians are too nice…
past 5 pitches, CHange, Curve, curve, Slider, slider. Now do you B-Jobbers see why he’s a starter?
They really don’t. What worries me is the BJobber crowd is starting to gain steam.
It’s amazing how many more calls than Hughes Joba is getting tonight. His stuff has been nasty these last 2 innings.
Prob just different ump strike zone.
Yeah, I know. That was my point. It makes you wonder how Hughes would have done with this strike zone.
Joba, with not his best FB, is really working the hitters. I’ve never seen him throw more breaking pitches before. He must really have little faith in his heater tonight.
Filthy. Joba looks like a totally different pitcher now. He just has to learn to be that focused all game, not just when you’re up/down 4+ runs.
That is Dave Eiland’s job. Keep him focused.
no more fastballs for bay or lowell
Sox got Hanley & Sanchez
Who’d they say? I thought they screwed it up.
Hooray for Joba.
Pena’s gun is legit.
Wow. Pena looked like he just flicked his wrist and that ball got to first in a hurry. Nice gun, kid.
And right on target, basically the opposite of Berroa defensively.
I’d love to see him as the future Yankee SS. He’s the perfect example of why I want steroids in baseball. Put this kid on a nice little steroid regimen on and off for about 2 years…. put about 20 lbs on him…. all of a sudden he can hit for power. Then you’ve got an all-star calibur SS right there!
Kidding of course!
Throwing strikes, wow. Haven’t seen a starter do that in a few days.
I miss Mussina!
There we go…we throw some pitches to the outside corner to ortiz, he strikes out. We throw off speed pitches to bay, he can’t touch them. That’s what the yanks need to do better against the sox. Mix up the pitches a lot more. Also hit with risp too, that would greatly help.
Reggie Jackson.
Damn,
http://baseball.realgm.com/src.....e_stadium/
The Yanks really have their heads up their asses when it comes to PR. They make it hard to root for the team at times.
So ridic. He’s a true Yankee.
I honestly have no idea… what kind of future does Pena have with the organization? I know no one wants to think about it, but if he improves his bat, would he be a viable replacement for Jeter in a few years?
If he improves his bat and we can’t get HanRam/Hardy, definitely.
last 11 pitches -5 curveballs, 3 changeups, 2 sliders, 1 FASTBALL!!!!!!!!
This Is not Joba, But it works
Sure it is. One of the things we’ve most looked forward to about Joba as a starter is complementing that electric fastball with his developing secondary pitches.
(To be fair, I can’t imagine his slider developing much more. Nasty)
I just heard Ken Singleton say: “He can do it all. Hit for average, hit for power . . .”
I’m assuming he’s not talking about Molina.
So really no reliever sent down today?
Ohh, Molina, you are so slow.
So, what are the probabilities Jeter GIDPs here?
Or not =)
dropberry
thats one for the “not top ten plays of the week”
LET’S GO YANKEES!
A Jeterian swing….
it will take a triple to score molina from 2nd
That’s one way to do it, no?
Or that.
Or a home run.
JOHNNY DAMON!!!
Yay!!!!!
BOOM
Johnny D is en fuego!
JD is a fucking monster.
Awwwww yeah.
YEA BABY! A JOHNNY ROCKET!
or that
Johnny loves that porch!
thank you JD.
DAMON!!!!!
There we go, I smell a win.
What percentage of the population could beat Molina in a 50 yard dash? 99%?
What percentage of the regular population, running backward, could beat Molina running forward? 50%?
And there we go, Damon. Right back in it.
YES!! but for some reason i remembered a certain grand slam.. a few years ago ugh
They are just throwing Tex breaking balls.
That’ll stop when A-Rod comes back.
Back to Back again?
Teixeira’s going to have to hit a curveball for a basehit one of these days. Otherwise he’s in trouble. Who is he Cody Ransom?
I think they have thrown him 1 fastball tonight.
O, mo help us.
GO JOHNNY GO =D
Im sorry but Tex is absolutly LOST up there…kinda getting annoying
Man i really thought last night would get Tex going.
was that 3 pitches…
again. THANK YOU JD.
I would have swung at that pitch too
trade tex for MANNY!!!!!!!!!
haha..?
no.
o..ok.. wow.
Can we trade you for a replacement level commenter?
it was just a joke
If I recall correctly, most of Damon’s HR have been to that middle deck, so they’re pretty legit, no wimpy fly balls just making it over.
Definitely hammering the ball. All legit.
Christ, Kay. You love the Sox.
woah relax kay
Kay needs to get off the Red Sox nuts.
He must have mistaken himself for Gammons.
Or ESPN.
He is ESPN.
Is Damon the last free agent signing the yankees have made that performed up as expected out of the gate?
If Lowell makes that play, A-Rod *certainly* makes that play….
Lowell is a goddamn vacuum at 3rd.
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