Game 28: How about a win?
ByThere’s no way to sugar coat it, the last four games have been brutal. Prior to the four game losing streak came a four game winning streak, but that comes with the caveat of a strong offense beating up on bad bullpens. I’m hoping the news that A-Rod is definitely coming back tomorrow gives the team a nice little boost and starts them off in the right direction.
Standing in their way is Mike A. Prospect Crush Hall of Famer Jeff Niemann, who is coming off a three inning, six run effort against the Red Sox last week. Niemann’s season stats aren’t pretty (5.68 ERA, 1.66 WHIP), but neither were Andy Sonnanstine’s coming into last night’s game. C’mon boys, let’s at least be .500 when Alex comes back.
Here’s the starting nine:
Jeter, SS
Damon, LF
Teixeira, 1B
Matsui, DH
Cano, 2B
Swisher, RF
Melky, CF
Pena, 3B
Molina, C
And on the mound, the underappreciated Andy Pettitte.
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The sports guy is taking this whole Manny being mommy thing pretty hard-
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn.....ortCat=mlb
We will win tonight.
The sun is out.
I feel it in my bones. We will win tonight. I won’t let myself thing otherwise.
(On 4/15 for those interested by very nearly on page 5!)
How long before Eiland gets the boot if this good of a pitching staff keeps pitching like this? Worst ERA in the league…
Injuries to Wang and Marte are an excuse for them, but to see other guys pitching so horribly, even Melancon (what’s up with his lack of control at the MLB level — early jitters?), makes me wonder whether the right guy is at the helm of the pitching staff.
Paging Mazone… Mazone, to the office please. We have a mission for you: see that team ERA – we have the talent to bring it from worst to first – see what you can do…
After seeing Leo Mazzone’s work in Baltimore, I wouldn’t want to hire him here.
Yeah, it turns out that Greg Maddux, John Smoltz, Tom Glavine, Steve Avery, et al were just insanely good.
Don’t forget John Rocker.
Joe Girardi still has his own show?
This front office is embarrassing.
http://instantcrickets.com/
You gotta give him more than 4 minutes before you drop the instant crickets. I thought it was funny.
I only did it ’cause it was Pop. That guy sucks.
CHURCH!!
http://tinyurl.com/c2uraw
http://tinyurl.com/c5rud7
Yep, at Jason Bartlett. Not at your jokes cause they are about as lame as it gets. But then again, it’s you. To be expected.
I thought of this when I heard Alex was coming back tomorrow.
fucking catalina wine mixer.
hahhaha, love it
Meals that bastard is at 1st tonight.
Meals on wheels.
Upton has the day off? Color me excited for Gabe Kapler in CF. Should be hilarious.
Heh. Gotta love it.
OMFG BAHAHAHAHA
Jason Bartlett? Really? Get it together, Andy.
Well that was fast.
You’re kidding, right?
oh my god! a roddddddddddddd! where are you!?
I didn’t even know the game had started and they’re already losing. Dammit.
With Niemann on the mound, i highly doubt that 1-0 lead will hold
The again … Sonnastine was damn near inspirational last night.
That was a weak home run.
I’ll take that 1-4-3.
22 XBH? Holy shit.
23
No, Longoria.
Ah damn, this inning is just going by so quickly.
That was a bomb.
Andy, you’re killing me.
monster shot by pena
So are the Yanks gonna hit like 10 home runs tonight?
Pena is better than Teixeira.
And to think: Both the Yankees and Red Sox released him in 2006.
False
Ya, except he’s not.
What’s this crap about throwing the HR balls back onto the field? Screw that, let me get booed, I’m keeping it if I get one.
+5334
Call me a hypocrite, but ill boo someone for not throwing it back. On the other hand, im keeping any non Youkilis HR ball.
1 HR in 33 innings and now 2 in 1.
Has Kay said they’re off to an inauspicious start yet?
You know he did, why ask at this point?
it is now the norm to beat up our starting pitcher
The Stadium is really starting to depress me. Jeez. I know it’s early in the game, but come on. It’s actually nice out.
I don’t see what this has to do w/the Stadium.
has nothing to do with the stadium, enough of these excuses
It doesn’t have anything to do with the Stadium, I just don’t like seeing it empty. It has absolutely nothing to do with the way they’re playing, it just seems really flat there.
The stadium is a joke. No energy anymore and seeing 15,000 empty’s every night isn’t fun.
Jesus Christ, this is starting to get ridiculous. Game starts out 0-0 and before by bus ride is over, they are already down 2-0.
Fucking insane
One step forward (Arod coming back), two steps back (Andy’s performance thus far).
These guys are sure making it tough on themselves.
Two homeruns in the first =/= two steps back.
Wow, its gonna be a long night.
Pena=early MVP candidate?
He’s not even the MVP of his own team.
theres a rule against two players on the same team being MVP candidates.
Maybe the Yanks can sign Pedro to add to this bunch of over the hill over rated losers. This team is pathetic. ARod can not save this sorry bunch. I am sorry but that is the truth.
You are clearly NOT the Voice of Reason.
Dude you’re SO blind. It’s SO evident. This team sucks. They’ve fostered a culture of losing.
You’re pathetic. Change your screen name.
Calling yourself the Voice of Reason doesn’t make it true.
why can’t he simply be ironic?
why can’t he simply be
ironicmoronic?Francessa? Is that you?
The voice of Treason
yankee stadium just tested positive for PEDs
pena killed that ball, out at any stadium
yea but bartlett’s not so much the stadium needs to lay off the estrogen
u mean fertility drugs right?
ya same thing
We’re still winning this game.
Yes, yes they will.
Another terrific start by a starter. That’s great since the bats don’t wake up before the 7th.
At what point does the new stadium become an issue? The place is dead. The empty seats are an eyesore. The home runs are affecting the pitching staff. But hey they got great food.
Yes, it’s a rocky start by Pettitte but if he goes out there and pulls a Joba and pitches solid for the next five innings, which we know Pettitte can do, it won’t look all that bad now will it?
Except for the fact that the Yankees lead in attendance.
H/t my main man pat for telling me.
keepin it all in perspective
lanny’s here.. awesome.
So apparently you can throw too many strikes.
Your Typical 1st inning in new yankee stadium,
30+ pitches 2+ runs And empty seats behind home plate
Hey Niemann and Hughes came out of the same draft right?
He’s about 26/27.
Yeah. Although Hughes was selected out of HS, and Niemann went to college.
Yeah Cone. Niemann isn’t exactly a kid.
Wats up DJ’s OBP? .336, come on DJ.
been swinging at anything and everything
I don’t know if I can handle another night of more stranded RISP. The bats had better show up.
And already having Kapler instead of Upton in CF pays off.
Gapler in CF=David Ortiz at 3rd
Wow he ain’t no BJ Upton.
Nice play, Kapler. How ’bout you get off the steroids and go back to coaching MiL squads?
Nieman has something weird on his face.
Wait, what’s this? The Yankees get to bat nine whole times before the game is declared over? Blasphemy!
Here is the problem that this poor pitching creates (of course jeter makes my point for me) but they start or fall so far behind, that they immediately change their approach and try to hit HR or swing at bad pitches. That has got to change. They need to go back to chipping away approach or the “anything greater than a double is gravy”.
what is this so called joe maddon special you speak of ken
Holy crap Teixeira.
Tex ya killin me
BS.
Pena blasts a pitch to the bleachers. Teix tap a pitch to the pitcher. Nice.
I don’t think the stadium is throwing the pitches.
It’s the players and not the stadium.
When you lose every night, it’s tough to expect the fans to get into it.
Especially when you can’t hit with RISP.
Doesn’t help that there are 15,000 empty’s there especially in the prime seating area.
Keep saying it dude. Never gets old.
Does it personally offend you that some seats are empty? I mean, yeah it sucks, but I have a hard time getting worked up about. It’s not like if every last seat is full, the bullpen will perform better. The team has far bigger problems.
Nope. Rich people not going to games is a much more pressing issue. Trust me.
another game another stranded
ahhhh Tex.
This team defines unclutch.
-100
In high leverage situations, the Yankees hit .294/.362/.455/.817.
If the Yankees score two runs here I will do the following:
1) Show you all a salacious picture of myself, and
2) Write three pages of my paper with the game on mute.
3)Write my paper for me.
You should still do the second one. Aquinas would be so proud.
Cano park one in RF bleachers.
Perhaps Joe needs to change the line up around. Get Tex out of the 3 spot. Although, with ARod coming back, he may finally start seeing better pitches to hit.
I swear, at this point, I feel the same way about a runner on third as a runner on first.
$#@$#
We’re still winning this game. I refuse to believe we won’t win this game.
Teixeira’s killing me, however.
Seriously, the next sac fly I see is going to feel like watching the last out of a no hitter.
Rebecca,
That was a suckers bet! LOL
Once they got a runner in scoring position, you knew it a safe bet.
SJ44, reply button. Reply button, SJ44.
We thread our comments up in this bitch, yo.
Ha.. that is funny. Nice call!
Filthy little curve right there.
Singleton getting on Swisher about the wall climb.
I’m torn about that.
I see his point.
I also see a team that’s so tight, they can’t play.
I wish more guys were as loose as he is.
Can’t hurt at this point.
Funny that. I go to work on my paper and the Yanks have a 1-2-3 inning. Guess you can say lesson learned.
We’re still winning this game.
It’d be easier to believe if they hadn’t stranded a leadoff double in the first.
That’s it Andy.
Nice bounce back
what did swisher do? i missed it
hahaa swish.
The Rays announcers are talking about how Longoria was down on the field rolling balls fown the line to see where the ball goes. WOW!! What a smart guy. No one in the history of baseball has ever thought of that.
Grit.
Guile
Cunning.
Another Swisher full count.
weird
Little out of character for Swisher there — swinging at ball four.
So flat
Melky is an OBP machine.
Disciplined Melky is… disciplined?
Heh, they’re both way players. Classic.
What’s going on? Niemann sat 89 MPH in his last start (topped out at 92), and here he is sitting 93 and topping out at 95 tonight.
Just like the bad pricing for seats, the gun is of poor quality
No, gameday is giving the same reading.
The YES gun is wacky, but he’s at 92-95 on Gameday.
Got this off Broks.
*Brooks.
Holy fuck, Jamal G making a grammatical/spelling error??
I thought I’d never see the day.
(Insert generic comment about the Yankees getting everyone’s A++ game here)
Up side, they are making him work this inning. HOpefully it will pay off with some bad location pitches they can turn on.
Michael Kay, shutup.
Kay giving lessons to the kids.
Mike Kay luh da kids
Michael Kay, meet Dustin Pedroias brother.
We can’t fo there. Above that here at RAB.
Now, we shall get back to drinking our lovely tea.
Don’t tell anybody but I giggled.
I’m probably the least mature person here though, so take that for what it’s worth.
That’s what I like about you, Pat. You’re easy.
I never noticed that the umpires wear patent leather belts. How stylishly adventurous of them.
But do they have matching shoes?
Why is he so worried about Melky? He’s not a base stealer.
Pwned.
Take it back Jackson, take it back now.
You were saying?
or maybe he is
wow Pena is having a nice at bat.
Condlestick park didn’t have a bball court? Preposterous.
Ramiro Pena pisses plate discipline.
Woah Melky save some of the good play for August.
Melky the base stealer?
Holy crap. Writing papers works wonders.
Page 6 now.
You’re a dedicated fan if you’re blowing off papers to watch the bottom of the order hit.
MOTHERFUCKER
Neimann is 6’9″ with a slow delivery. If you can’t steal on him. . . .
Swisherian plate appearance by Pena.
I can walk, hit and steal better then you. Your so not getting this job back Brett.
Signed Melky
I agree with 2/3 of this sentence.
I think Brett did a wonderful job of handing over the job.
When do we accept that this might be a 84 win 3rd/4th place team this year? They lack talent all over the diamond and the system doesn’t have the high level youngsters that rejuvenate a team.
They lack talent all over the diamond
I’m sorry but…how in the fuck can you say that with a straight face?
You don’t know shit. Goodbye.
WHAT?
They lack talent all over the diamond? Huh?
We know they’re in a rut, but sheesh.
At the end of the season when the Yanks have 84 wins. Otherwise, I’m not jumping off a bridge 27 games into the season and with half the team on the DL.
The talent we have was great 6 years ago. There are two good players under 30. How is that being loaded with talent? How can anyone look at the Rays and the Sox and think we can compete talent wise? Heck even the Orioles have Markakis, Jones and Roberts in their prime. Our best OF is Melky.
Years of sucking will do that for a team.
I doubt you could name 5 guys in our farm system without looking them up. Espn, newsday, the daily news, the post and WFAN called they want their hackneyed uninformed rant back.
3/4 of the current IF, 2/3 of the current OF, and 3/5 of the current rotation is under 30.
You’re out of your mind.
If CC and Burnett both keep pitching to a 5 ERA, and the bullpen stays at a 6 ERA that might happen. Clearly, that’s something I’d bet against.
hehehehe
Holy fuck is Molina slow.
Seriously, I clocked that at 0.75 Molinas. It is his fourth straight day catching, I’m sure that’s taken a toll.
I wish he had half the talent of Bengie at the plate
Between yesterday and today, the Molinas have 4 HR. 3 from Bengie, 1 from Yadier, 0 from Jose.
I have an idea. I’m going to go over to LoHud and say that this is the worst place ever to post, that the 3 guys who run this place are Gestapos, and that I’m so glad to be posting there.
Think it’ll work?
Dude, people already do that.
And they’re serious.
/not kidding
Hmmmmm . . . .I’ll have to go with Plan B.
Anyone know what Plan B is?
Say fuck it and go rub your balls on your wife’s chin?
Pat, stop using Mike’s computer. We all know thats you.
Muahaha T-bagging is ALWAYS my plan .B
Awesome.
Gestapos? Well you sir are a Vestigio. See I can make up words too.
posada runs fast, compared to molina
Joe has got to shake up the line up. I know you don’t want to mix in a bad hitter higher in the order but there are just too many inning killers back to back in this line up.
That said, Pena had a great AB. Needs to keep that going.
molina’s kills so many rallies with his speed…
Wow, every pitch but the first was a strike to Bartlett.
The rut gets deeper and deeper.
Time to get Aceves up.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/.....freel.html
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Get it done, Cashman? He could be our CFer if Melky falls back to earth soon. Pena should be playing everyday to improve his bat. Berrora’s Yankee days are over, and who knows when Ransom will be back.
Wasn’t he bitching about not getting playing time? What if that happens here? I like him as a utility guy but who knows.
Damn you Evan. Ya, you help my fantasy team but fuck you.
Molina is what happens when you give 36 year old catchers long term deals without a catching prospect above Single A. Him and Cervelli together for a few weeks will be an offensive blackhole.
What do you get out of bitching all the time?
Carl Crawford is faster than John Flaherty.
Dear Cash,
Bring Crawford in next year.
Thanks
Dear Cash,
Bring Jason Bay in next year.
Thanks
No thanks. He’s on the wrong side of 30 and will never be as good as he’s been this year again. Don’t pay him for what he’s doing to us while on the Sox.
OK, so who’s your LF next year?
(Please say Jeter, please pretty please)
Oh, I started the Carl Crawford bandwagon.
He has options (8.25/10) for next 2 years. He’s only available if they don’t pick it up. That’s a bit pricey for them, so its a close call.
The next LF is playing in Oakland right now.
Holliday with RISP: .250-.333-.313
He’ll fit right in.
Wow.
so…….
Longoria…..
Another one just lofted into right. Uhg.
probably would have gone out in the old park to
The magic of paper-writing seems to have worn off :/
Heh Mike, now it’s 23.
Bring in the bulldozers lets turn this place into a parking lot…. HEHE j/k but damn this is frustrating
This ballpark is a joke
so 6 game losing streak anyone
Followed by a 19 game win streak.
Never….ever…..EVER…..gonna happen this season
Yeah, they just dont have the starters with the pedigree to go on a run, nor an offense near the top of the league in runs scores…..oh wait
we’re going to lose tomorrow also?
I would bet on it…i bet the streak runs to 7
Mike/Ben/Joe – can any of you guys find the percentage of successful sacrifices that Tex hass made? It seems like whenever there’s a man on third with less than two outs he’s guaranteed to pop it up or softly ground out. It should be a fricking free run but Tex never drives them in. Thanks a lot.
Great.. 0-4
and one more thing, can you guys get me some buffalo wings?
Thanks in advance.
Just take the number of plate appearances with men on third and less than two outs and subtract sac flies.
Hey, so, who’s excited for The Office tonight?!
i am
Shit, I still haven’t watched last week’s. Thank Mo for the DVR.
That may just about do it for tonight.
These HR’s are obviously Joe Girardi’s fault.
Cashman sucks for letting up that home run.
http://instantcrickets.com/
/Matt ACTY’d
Oh, Pop. I can never stay mad at you.
I never get mad at you. We have our little “disses”. I could never get mad at a lil man like you though.
Matt, did you call him Mike ‘Poop’ again?
Mike, I’m sure it was just a typo.
He’s such a meanie.
The ballpark is fine. The pitching staff is a joke.
Yep.
Just look at how gritty and gutty Melky looks. If he could just go prematurely bald, the sky would be the limit for him.
Don’t forget the caveman goatee…
That, my friend, would be against New York Yankee team policy, and Melky plays by the rulesa nd does it the right way (another sign of grittiness).
The ballpark sure isn’t helping the pitching staff but I’m sure the foolin’ themselves positive crew here will find a way to blame something other than the team.
Well … to close a 4 run deficit , what more could the Yanks ask for than Dj-Jd-te…. (oh nevermind).
Holy crap is he trying to kill Jeter?
Hey, Jay Bruce with another HR for my fantasy. Now if only my pitching can get itself together.
I need offense in the worse way. Pitching is fine. That’s an annual problem with my teams it seems.
Went into the year with Wang, Johan, Felix, Kuroda, and Hamels. Two are hurt, one sucked.
I’ve got Felix, Greinke, Josh Johnson, Meche, Jered Weaver as my core SPs. I fill in around them with the flavor of the week.
Yeah, I saw you trying to steal JJ Hardy after his slow start.
Yeah yeah yeah. Rollins has finally picked it up.
Every game is the same recurring nightmare, where the same dead line up does notheing and as soon as the pitcher gives up a run he presses harder and of course gives up a few more. 4-0 shgould not be hopeless but with Damon, Swisher and Molina in the line up it might as well be 15-0.
Could Gardner and Cervelli just play so maybe we coud have a possible spark?
Damon has been hitting really well this year. speak the truth or dont speak at all. thank you.
Really?
Damon and Swisher are bad hitters now?
Really?
Damon, Swisher and Molina in the line up
shakes head, walks away …
How in the hell do you lump Swish and Damon in with Molina?
YOu know it’s a tough going when they show the announcers eating Ice Cream.
c’mon Tex, just hit the ball hard somewhere …
Come on Teix, the fans WANT to love you.
Heh, who knew there was a 7-second delay?
Really? I figured it was 3, 5 at most.
Dudes its freaking 4-0 in our awesome BANDBOX ballpark, and this kid neimann isn’t even that good.
Coulda used that the other inning Teix
Or last night for that matter.
Dude Tex is a real catch, we should have let the sox have him….we would be ahead of them in the standings.
Man you can see the frustration on Teixeira’s face.
(still on 6, but about halfway down)
MOTHERFUCKER.
It’s like the entire stadium is snakebitten.
This is friggin brutal! Come on rob
ahhh Hideki.
I’d really like to know how your three and four hitters flying out with runners on makes the team “look old”? When do they “look old”? What does that even mean?
Every half-inning with the Yankees at the plate, I wonder what new and exciting way they’ll find to strand runners.
So Mike, why do you think Neimann is so special? He doesn’t, at least tonight, seem to have that great of stuff.
because he looks like jeff daniels
Woohoo! The baserunners advanced!
That wild pitch is the worst thing to happen, now 2 RISP = sure out
This is frustrating.