Game 27: Forget the last two
ByThe best thing the Yankees can do tonight is forget the past two games and just play. Sounds easy when it’s typed out like that, but it’s probably a bit tougher when you’re trying to get over losing two winnable games. The Yanks simply have to start stringing together hits. All these LOBs are bad for our collective blood pressure.
The Yanks get a second chance tonight against Andy Sonnanstine. In his start on April 15, Sonnanstine allowed just two runs over five innings. He’s been roughed up quite a few times this season, and his start against the Yankees stands out as one of the better ones. The Yanks will trot out A.J. Burnett. I think we all remember his performance last time against the Rays, back on April 14.
Before we get into the lineups, some updates:
- A-Rod went 1 for 5 with a walk today. He didn’t play the field, but he did successfully slide into second. He’s going to play again tomorrow, presumably in the field. Friday can’t get here quick enough.
- According to Ken Davidoff’s Twitter feed, Brian Bruney has experienced a setback. He posted this just an hour ago, so it seems different than the news we got yesterday. Hopefully this is nothing too serious. We’ll try to update, but I’m sure if there’s news the YES crew will have it.
- Finally, we bid farewell to Newsday beat writer Kat O’Brien. She covered her final game last night. She’s moving onto some school I’ve never heard of — University of Pennsylvania or something like that — to pursue an MBA/MA in International Affairs. Best of luck to Kat; she’s an RAB fave.
Lineup:
1. Derek Jeter, SS
2. Johnny Damon, LF
3. Mark Teixeira, 3B
4. Hideki Matsui, DH
5. Robinson Cano, 2B
6. Nick Swisher, RF
7. Melky Cabrera, CF
8. Ramiro Pena, 3B
9. Jose Molina, C
And on the mound, number thirty-four, A.J. Burnett
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Forget what last two?
New poster here. Always enjoyed the site. Looking for a sane game thread!
All you can do is forget the last two and move on. That’s baseball.
Hola.
There are only two rules here:
1-Dont suggest sending Joba to the bullpen
2-Keep your filthy hands of my Rebecca.
Obey those two simple rules and you’ll be just fine.
She has filthy hands? Gross.
“off”
The hands ‘of’ Rebecca are perfectly clean, I’m sure.
Dude, I live in the Bronx. You may not want to know the answer to that question.
Really? I live in the bronx too, near Fordham University.
go rams!
She likes it dirty.
….
Whoa. Man.
Don’t try anything. I have swords and I know how to use them!
Hot.
2-Keep your filthy hands of my Rebecca.
Don’t make me stab you again, Artist.
In the Ass!!!!
/leaves
IETC
loved the ‘/leaves’ part. I’m stealing that.
Agreed. Well done.
In my defense, The Artist does have supple breasts like ARod. I couldn’t resist myself.
I’m sorry, but those sporks you get from Wendy’s don’t scare me.
Tommie = Ty Cobb
So I’m guessing this is THE SJ44 from LoHud. Welcome, buddy.
Very glad to see you here SJ44. Looking forward to your comments.
Come on in SJ44, the water is fine.
“I’ll be back in a sec, I have to pee.” … dives in public pool
Funniest moment in Malcolm in the Middle history.
Welcome to the site SJ44
ARod: “He didn’t play the field, but he did successfully slide into second.”
(fighting the urge to say something snarky)
No. Other. Sport. like baseball.
Does ‘when has arod NOT played the field’ qualify as a snarky comment?
Arod to the DH!!!
(Yoba to teh 8th!1! is getting old…even for me…)
Good luck to Kat!
Meanwhile I’d like to see Carl Crawford try to swipe six on Molina. Just try it.
Good luck to Kat!
Meanwhile I’d like to see Carl Crawford try to swipe six on
MolinaCervelli. Just try it.Finally, we bid farewell to Newsday beat writer Kat O’Brien. She covered her final game last night. She’s moving onto some school I’ve never heard of — University of Pennsylvania or something like that — to pursue an MBA/MA in International Affairs. Best of luck to Kat; she’s an RAB fave.
The Jets blog I read says that Newsday’s Erik Boland is moving off his Jets beat and beginning a Yankees beat. I’ve always liked EBola, seems pretty sharp and even handed.
http://www.thejetsblog.com/200.....et-prince/
Whens Wallace Matthews leaving?
Hopefully yesterday.
“I’ve always liked Ebola”
Oh.
Oh dear.
Funny, I often feel like something is eating my face when I read Joel Sherman.
It’s easy for me to forget the last two days now. However, if in the first we have 1st and 3rd with less than two outs and we do what we’ve been doing, yesterday will be all to fresh in my mind.
Its May 6th, time to get a new manager.
Well you won’t think back to yesterday if a similar circumstance presents itself? Good ball heals all.
I wasn’t really referring to you, I just heard that all day on the radio. Its just the dumbest, most knee-jerk thing possible.
FrancESPN may drive us all to the ledge if we don’t get some decent AM radio back to the Tri-State.
So I guess we’ll just wait until we have a 3rd baseman that can hit to bring up a late inning pinch hitter. I really don’t know what we are doing.
A lineup with Arod, and Melky+ Molina/Cervellia 8 and 9 doesnt look too bad for a few weeks.
Certainly not the end of the world, while it’s not optimal.
People forget, we didn’t just lose Posada last year (though that may have hurt the most), but we also lost Matsui and effectively lost Giambi outside of May and June, and effectively lost Canó and Cabrera all year.
What about Mr.Wang?
Not a hitter =)
I noticed last night that Melky finally received his hyperlink. It’s so exciting. Kind of like watching your kid graduate or something.
Hey, you broke your cherry!
-Paulie from Goodfellas
Nice, I didn’t notice, maybe my pronouncement of my bromance with the Melkster has finally rubbed off on some RAB’ers.
I guess people with nicknames derived from Andrew are, in a word, awesome.
RAB has like 50 Andrews and 50 Steves.
But only one Rebecca
And that’s the way she likes it.
(… you know what I’m talking about.)
Well we are the intelligent Yankee fans, that’s why there so many of us are here.
Drew can make lemonade from lemons.
So what? Lanny can make lemons from lemonade–now THAT is impressive…
I’m a little worried we’re starting to see the bad Robbie. Only 1 walk in his last 13 games.
He’s gone ice-cold. Maybe a few reps with Kevin Long couldn’t hurt.
Yeah, that’s the problem when your OBP is totally dependent on batting average–sometimes the ball won’t be dropping in for hits.
I emailed Ben earlier about this…I heard some commentators say he’s opened his stance again. I forget who it was, but they said they spoke with Kevin Long, who said that he is ok with Cano opening it up again because it is not as exaggerated.
It’s not just walks. He’s noticeably more selective (ie not swining at shit over his head or 55′ curves).
Right, but it’s also a matter of finding other ways to get on base when you’re not getting hits (like Tex has been doing).
Agreed… and he seems to be making pretty poor contact lately. Earlier in the year, he was hitting almost everything squarly – not nearly as much lately. I’m having flashbacks to Bad Cano.
btw – I too am here looking for a sane game thread.
Most likely, the league is adjusting to things he’s been doing. Time for Robbie to adjust back and take advantage of the openings that presents. If he’s opened his stance (I haven’t noticed that) then they’re probably busting him inside a lot.
Jim Rome said the Redsocks own new york, and I got upset.
Your fault for watching Rome.
That guy is a fucking moron. To steal his stupid way of pronouncing three-syllable words, he’s re-tarded.
I’m upset you’re listening to Jim Rome.
Come on, kSturnz, you’re better than that.
Two 3B eh?
Teixeira AND Pena.
Soundtrack to Garden State: Best soundtrack ever, y/y?
I just lost like, 90% of the respect I had for you.
Maybe you have to be from Jersey to understand?
http://farm1.static.flickr.com.....ea.jpg?v=0
IETL (link)
+1
i miss Jersey.
Now that’s just wrong.
Which is another way of saying ‘funny’.
Just remember: Rebecca may be Jersey trash… but she’s MY Jersey trash, motherf#$%er.
I resent that. I’ve picked up my fair share of trash here on the shore.
Dude, my great grandfather picked my great grandmother up on Coney Island. True story.
So romantic.
Reminds me of something my Grandpa used to say to me.
When I first saw her, I got that old-fashioned romantic feeling… you know, where I’d do ANYTHING to bone her.
Bullworth begs to differ.
Yes. Rebecca suggested I give the game threads a whirl here.
Love LoHud and Pete is great people.
Game threads are just too manic for me.
First reply fail? Congrats! lol
It’s very calm and cool here. Never any panic. Everyone has the patience of a saint.
This team fu**ing sucks! They don’t care about the game.
/Lanny’d
She’s a woman of intellect and discriminating taste.
Welcome, welcome.
But:
http://i435.photobucket.com/al.....tton-1.jpg
Let’s nip this shit in the bud immediately.
Hit the reply button when replying to comments-makes for much easier reading =D
Gotta feel good about this game. AJ is due for a solid outing and I can see our offense breaking out against a guy who has been struggling all season.
Was at the game last night, first time in the stadium. Extremely nice place, all my issues with the stadium are the same as everybody else’s so no reason to beat a dead horse. Just wish the crowd as into things. Even the ones who were there didn’t say much. I was the drunk guy in the main section trying to get shit going, failed miserably.
Well, based on Rebecca’s recommendation, I’m going to follow the game here. Another Lohuder who cannot tolerate the game threads there any longer.
Nice!
Rebecca bringing other dudes here = shitty
Rebecca bringing other hot chicks here = awesome
Haha!
Good to see you Doreen.
Kat O’Brien left Newsday?
This front office is an embarrassment. And that’s a shot at Jeter.
ZOMG JOBAH TO TEH PEN!!!!!11!!1
Hey there are two people with Matt, which one is the old Matt that I always enjoyed having a consultation with?
Alright boys, lets go. I want the Yankees to beat the Rays like Pacquiao beat Hatton.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q36uaSlf0ck
I Looovvveee you, Ms. Parker.
How you guys like my new acronym?
Sleek, stylish, no fuss, no muss!
Away from Keyboard at the Shore?
Well done. Golf clap.
AFKATS is catchy.
You like it?
I’m thinking I go lowercase with Afkats at some point. I don’t want people to think I’m screaming at them. Unless of course, I am.
Why not just “The Artist”?
OK, let me try that for a while. I’m already sick of AFKATS.
AFKATS sounds like you’re someone who LOOOVVEES the cock.
and . . . . . ?
Get used to it Mike, its over. Rebecca has cured me of my identity questions.
Sounds like some kind of test.
You need 900 to pass.
Check that, I NEED $900 for you to pass.
Meh.
Your new handle makes me want to buy supplemental insurance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-EZf56AfYc
Hahahahahh!
You see AJ start out like this and you wonder why he can’t harness it.
Pena making this inning last longer and that’s not good.
Still getting the hang of the old Reply button, are we?
Look for Burnett to have a strong game tonight. Unless he is hurt or just off(unlikely) he will bounce back from the meltdown in Boston and against the Angels.
I’m ready for some baseball! Damnit, Kay is still here! Eh, I’ll take what I can get.
Well I am not worried. My Yankees will bounce back.
Besides, they will the bloody sawx lata.
get
That’s the positive thinking Optimist Prime likes!
*resists AJ BJ joke*
Oh A.J.
Ooohhh A.J.!
Mr. Popavero, you have a MASSIVE erection.
Don’t act like you’re not impressed.
Damn you Ramiro.
I am a ’sporadic’ regular but I’m here to stay at RAB as of yesterday. Had my last final ever at Villanova yesterday and now finally have some free time.
SJ44, good to see you’ve finally made the transition. Always enjoyed your thoughts during the early days of Lohud.. I stopped reading game threads over a year ago because I started bleeding out of my eyes.
Congrats on graduating.
GO SYRACUSE!
Oh, Jamie didn’t graduate from Villanova… Jamie just had Jamie’s “last final”.
http://www.instantrimshot.com
Well I “graduate” in a little over a week. Just didn’t want to jinx it.
But thanks.
i knew the inital joke was coming
Umpire got all samurai with that punch out.
Nasty.
This feels like a continuation of Joba’s outing so far. Good start.
It’s a whole lot harder to steal when you strike out.
And so the era of overmatched Ramiro Pena begins.
Let’s hope that error doesn’t have a butterfly effect.
Ramiro is struggles… just today and tomorrow though…
is struggling.
It’s don’t.
It came out the way I wanted.
Burnett has some filthy stuff right now.
Good God, Ramiro. What’s with the glove yesterday and today?
Defensive Wiz FTL
UGH
ahhhh ramiro.
Aysh, poor Peña.
Um…what’s the deal Ramiro?
Man, this Ramiro kid is no Melvin Croussette.
Leave off the last “e” Drew. Damn it! You’re better than that.
Crap.
It’s ok, Ransom would have turned that ball into an inside the park home run.
Even after that AB I still want Crawford in pinstripes next season.
Hey there are actually people sitting behind home plate tonight! Must be the bear market rally giving the ‘fat cats’ some confidence.
I just love the term fat cats
then you’ll love this-
http://icanhascheezburger.file.....-bonus.jpg
hahahah classic
seats seem packed
AFKATS >>>>>>>>>>> “fat cats”
couple of fat cats, couple of AIs, dreamin of fly shit instead of them grey skys.
Man where was that one?
I don’t like that Evan Longoria is so good
My fantasy team does
mine too. kept him from last year for $1
Speaking of fantasy… i made the mistake of drafting CC, AJ and Joba… I’m in first place at the moment.. but need diversity in my rotation.. out of those three who should I attempt to trade to get fair value/another top flight starter?
OH NOOES YOUR TALKING ABOUT FANTASY LANNY’S GONNA GETCHA
oh shush its yankees related.
No, you’re good money.
Just funnin’ on everyone’s favorite RAB commenter, the Lann-man.
well what do you think TSJCAKARU
I have no advice for you.
I don’t play fantasy baseball, don’t have the time.
I also don’t play fantasy football. “Playing” involves the possibility of failure.
I win fantasy football.
Nobody. Ever. The Yankees win the next 136 to finish the season.
Nothing else matters.
Wait until they start pitching better, sell high. CC will get the most bang for your buck tho.
Buddy – that’s what I figured… I’d love to try and get either Haren or Doc Holliday for CC. In my dreams probably.
Did anyone catch the stat on YES yesterday – something to the affect of no Yankee pitcher striking out 12 in the last 6 or 7 years? That’s an embarassingly long time.
Nah, it was just no K of 12+ at Yankee Stadium. They’ve done it on the road since then.
Oh I missed that part… still pretty lame.
Nah, Moose did it about 2 years ago I believe. The last time a pitcher did it in the Bronx was again, Moose, that was about 5 years ago.
God lil kim looks horrible.
That old man had some hops.
11 extra pitches he had to throw. That basically means the bullpen will have to throw one inning they shouldn’t have this game because of Pena’s error.
Lesson learned: It’s always Mexico’s fault
Ron Mexico?
Como Estas, BITCHES!
Go stand in the corner Ramiro.
Its all interconnected. Can’t dismiss any aspect of the game.
Not to mention increase A.J.’s chance of injury.
That, and the fact that he’s breathing.
Our record in games with an error is no bueno. Hopefully we improve on that today.
I suspect that’s not a problem unique to the Yanks though.
I’m sure it isn’t, just hoping we improve upon that record today, obviously.
The Yankees record when they score fewer runs than their opponent is below .500.
The Red Sox record when they score fewer runs than their opponent is above .500.
We suck.
Yea yea, while I appreciate your sarcasm, errors don’t have to dictate wins and losses.
Presented without comment:
Pavano pitching against Boston tonight.
In a perfect world, Pavano gives up 10 but Cleveland wins 11-10.
If Arod does come back,
would you set ya lineup like this
Damon
Jeter
Cano
A-Rod
Tex
Posada
Swisher
Matsui
Cabrera
posadas hurt.
Is it more important to give ARod or Tex protection in the lineup?
Persoanlly I like Tex as my 5th hitter alot.
But I think it’s time we get the slumping Tex some pitches to see with Alex behind him.
I like Alex #3, for a lot of reasons. But I don’t think it will happen.
Flip Teix and Cano. Assuming JoPo returns without a hitch.
Nah, keep tex in front of A-Rod; Canó’s OBP is almost entirely average driven.
That’s why I like Cano #5. I want him to p/u Alex’s scraps.
Not sure when Cano will turn into a #3 hitter… hopefully he can get back to taking some walks.
Nah, Tex is a better hitter than Cano. Get him up there as much as possible.
Yes, but personally if Tex is ya 5th hitter that could be killer plus, I luv the protection he makes for A-Rod.
Damon
Jeter
Tex
A-Rod
Matsui
Posada
Cano
Swisher
Cabrera
That’s what I guess it would be if people get healthy.
I wouldn’t Cano that low in the lineup. To me the lowest he might go is the 5th spot.
I don’t think Cano displaces Dekster at the 5 slot.
To anyone wondering, Andy Sonnastine is neither related to me, or as far as I know, Drew.
now i can sleep at night.
You shall sleep peacefully, Sonnastine is my uncle’s brother’s sister’s husband’s cousin two times removed.
What about Andy Dufresne?
He was framed.
Sonnanstines gonna get the gold glove tonight
So if my Spanish is up to scratch, the announcers just said that NY has the worst weather in the AL in the month of April.
Doesn’t surprise me at all. The last few years anyway.
It’s God, testing our faith.
The good Mo works in mysterious ways.
Way to make Sonnanstine work Tex.
OH NO! They’re shifting on Tex. I thought that stopped when we got rid of ol’ whats his face.
i thought Tex was supposed to be able to hit to all fields?
Not that time.
“You can hit all of the fields some of the time, but you can’t hit to all of the fields all of the time.”
A very famous man once said that, and I have absolutely nothing amusing or even mildly funny to add at this point.
how come none of those yahoos bunt to keep them legit???
Of the players who get the shift, how many of them can run worth a damn?
if you can bunt it into left field, even molina could leg one out…
Ex Giant, now Tampa WR Anthony Mix arrested on felony charges of having relations with a 15 yr old.
O_O
What’s even more shocking is that its illegal in Alabama.
There goes THAT stereotype.
Why does Texeira get a shift? I never remember one in the past.
Lol @ Bengals for signing Roy Williams. Have fun wit that coverage. Hmm, maybe make him a backer. Would be better for the team.
Why do people continue to bash Joba for his fist pumps? I mean the guy was pitching against Boston, Making their lineup look entirely stupid after the first. I think people need to shut their traps and let the kid ball by all and any means necessary.
who did?
On Mike Fatcesa’s program. Probably mostly Met fans who are mad they have no Starting pitching.
Funny because Krod basically says Mass after a pop up to the shortstop.
Oh but hes in the bullpen so it’s all cool according to all these nimrods.
Did they really say that, because Joba wasnt allowed to do it when he was in the pen
My point exactly.
Yes, because its okay to do it when you “close” the game, eighth inning is far less important.
People hate fun. This is sports, its serious business
Yeah no one said shit when Masterson and Lester did it, but I suppose it’s okay for them, because they’re Redsox.
Fatcesa has a hard on for the Red Sox this year. Funny thing for him is .. even the pills didn’t work. So he’s happy.
THE RED SOX DO EVERYTHING RIGHT!!!!!!!
Well they have of late. Can’t argue with that even though the sarcasm was implied.
That was a beautiful thing to watch.
That was practically in the RH batters box. I can live with it, though.
After the horrible umpiring the Yankees have had so far this year I think they are due for their share of breaks.
Unhittable fastballs from Burnett. The only thing the batter could possibly do with them is foul ‘em off.
Don’t you love watching pitchers with nasty stuff on the Yankees?
I love the way Swisher gives up his whole body to the play.
Yeah it looked like a suicide mission compared to what Abreu did the past couple years.
Oh man. This is beautiful.
Are you kidding me? The Yankees just lost 2 in a row to the Red Sox. The front office is embarrassing.
It’s plays like that they make me think about wanting Johnny back. Yes, I know it was hard but he looks real sluggish out there sometimes.
We don’t want him back. Jason Bay is shining up his resume with every performance.
I don’t want a Canadian in LF.
AJ’s got it all working tonight. Enjoy it.
Love how Molina was popping up to throw that to third before the ump reacted. He knew it was strike 3.
Even the crummy ump’s can’t call that a ball.
Hitting them with the Jelly Leg.
Damn, JD almost had that, it was smoked though.
Heh, I couldn’t help but laugh at Damon stumbling after hitting the wall.
So over played. Just wanted to cover his tracks for missing the ball. I’m sure.
The Spanish announcers just said that Johnny Damon was running towards the wall like Bobby Abreu…
But Bobby Abreu NEVER ran TOWARD the wall!
Hence . . . . .
Dioner Navarro is the Melky Cabrera of Catchers.
Burnett should use the two seamer that starts inside on the lefties more.
Gotta wait for the 2nd or 3rd time through the order for that one. Can’t unleash the whole arsenal the first time around.
Nice inning, AJ. Lets go offense, work the count, put some on the board early.
what does $2 get you at dunkin donuts?
123,000 calories.
I don’t know bout DD but it can get you a cleveland steamer two blocks from my house.
That’ll teach ya.
Next time break up with the girl face to face, not with some cheesy text message.
AJ is showing everyone how a dominant starter gets everything going right from the first inning instead of settling in during the second. Where is the defense though? He should just strikeout more people out to avoid them having to mak plays.
I laughed at this. Even the best of them aren’t always perfect.
even dominate pitcher has how many pitches thrown threw 2?
i love the way matsui scorches breaking balss
Matsui is the man. He’s been on fiya since getting that knee drained.
We should drain Tex’s knees.
i just looked up red ruffing. 335 career complete games!
One of the all time greats. Ace of the 1939 staff, which is probably the greatest team in the history of Baseball.
Ayayay Robbie. He looks like he’s pressing.
What have you done with Robbie!!!??
Fucking fatman scoop needs to slow his roll a little bit. His job is to report the news not talk shit about the Yankees every chance he gets.
Abe?
Yeah, I freaking hate that guy.
It’s his job. He can get carried away at times though. It’s not like he has had a lot of positive stuff to talk about, right?
Look at the last thing he wrote.. he mocked a reader that sent him an email. Who the hell does he think he is? Thats ridiculous.. He keeps talking shit about how empty the seats are but he fails to mention that attendance is down EVERYWHERE. The Yankees are leading mlb in attendance so far this year.
My man pat, can you provide a link for that? Want to prove it to my dad.
Actually… That’s his job in the newspaper. The blog? It’s kinda his prerogative what he writes there. (Now, the quality of his analysis/criticism could certainly improve, but that’s a different point.)
Cano, what’s happening with ya man!
Can at least take one, Robby…
I guess this is the adult site. It’s a shame what’s happened to Pete’s site, but one has to adapt.
Agreed, it’s why I’m here too.
Welcome. Just please keep it more RAB rather than Lohud.
Yes, when you call someone an ‘asshole’ address the other person the way they do in the British House of Commons.
Something like “The Right Honorable Gentleman is an asshole who knows nothing about Baseball. But a fine, upstanding citizen otherwise. “
What happened to his site?
The idiots have taken over.
I always get confused… is Cano just mad slow or does he not go hard.
That error by Pena hurts AJ’s pitch count pretty hard. Didn’t know he is 41 through 2. Hold em’ here this inning. Our offense will eventually start working the count on a mediocre pitcher.
Pena, gotta let it roll man. Weren’t gonna get him anyway.
Do we worry so much about AJ’s pitch count, though?
It is what it is. No sense in worrying about it. Not like we can change anything.
I guess not since he has the stuff of an ace but with a pitcher of his injury history, its always something I would pay a little attention too.
Damn Longoria kid. Shoulda stuck with Desperate Housewives.
Nice. Golf clap.
johan santana vs chan ho park
if the mets lose, they should contract the franchise
Veras for Johan?
who would marte salsa dance with?
AJ is getting squeezed on that breaking ball. Come on, bear down man.
Keep it at 1 A.J. come on.
Ha! I’m so proud. My daughter is still at school (til Friday) and she just called me – she’s watching the game on Gameday! I didn’t even know she knew it existed!
Didn’t get squeezed there.
Hmm, next year’s lineup?
Derek Jeter
Carl Crawford
Mark Teixeira
Alex Rodriguez
Robinson Cano
Jorge Posada
Nick Swisher
Johnny Damon
Melky Cabrera/Austin Jackson
Sounds good to me. It’s not a foregone conclusion though. Who knows what can happen with the Crawford situation since there is a variety of things that can.
why wouldnt crawford lead off?
Got some help from the Ump there.
Where the F does Carlos Pena get off not swinging at that 2-2 pitch? Doesn’t he realize he’s Carlos Pena?
(That was a nasty pitch to get the K, though.)
Burrell has some towering fly balls. C’mon offense, get it back.
Alright men lets get one back.