Game 57: Time to take another series
ByIn baseball, two out of three is stellar. If a team won two out of three games in every series they played, they’d be a 108-win team, a lock for the playoffs in this environment. So when the Yanks have a rubber game, it becomes a bit more important. Gotta take that second game, gotta keep that winning percentage up.
To accomplish this, the Yankees will trot out their A lineup, wherein the .303/.355/.465 Melky Cabrera hits ninth. Top to bottom it’s up there with the best lineups in baseball. Their target: the Rays’ weakest link, right-hander Andy Sonnanstine.
This will be the third time Sonnanstine faces the Yanks this season, and in his previous appearances he’s been pretty damn good. His 7.1-inning, two-run performance back on May 6 is his longest and probably best outing of the year. One problem: in neither prior appearance did the Yankees trot out this lineup. There was no A-Rod then. Jorge was not in the lineup. This time, the troops are rallied, ready to lay the hurt on ol’ Andy. Hopefully, if we’re so lucky, like the Indians laid into him on May 27. That would be a sweet way to cap this series.
Andy Pettitte takes the hill for the Yankees. While Sonnanstine has struggled at times this year, it’s not like Pettitte has been without issue. He’s had a rough go of it his last four appearances, starting May 18th against Minnesota when he allowed 12 hits and four earned runs. Philly hit him for four runs in seven innings — not bad, but not great. He then labored in Cleveland, but held the Tribe to one run over five innings. He again labored last Wednesday, allowing four runs in five innings to the Rangers, walking six and allowing seven hits in the process.
This time he’ll have backup. Phil Hughes hasn’t pitched since last Sunday, so he’s in line to get some work tonight. With Mo likely unavailable, look for Hughes to pick up some innings later in the game. If he doesn’t pitch and Pettitte doesn’t pitch a complete game, I’d really have to wonder about the decision to put him in the bullpen.
Lineup:
1. Derek Jeter, SS
2. Johnny Damon, LF
3. Mark Teixeira, 1B
4. Alex Rodriguez, 3B
5. Robinson Cano, 2B
6. Jorge Posada, C
7. Hideki Matsui, DH
8. Nick Swisher, RF
9. Melky Cabrera, CF
And on the mound, number forty-six, Andy Pettitte.
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The Mason Williams Watch
Hoping for big things out of AP today.
hoping for little things…like zeroes…across the board…
NO HITTER TODAY FOR ANDY FREAKIN PETTITTE!!!
Does anyone else dislike having our two slowest guys back to back at 6 and 7 of our order?
Where else you gonna put them?
Well, I mean you can easily separate them.
Cano is too high at 5… he is not a good hitter with RISP, would like to see him hit behind Jorge
Eh, I dunno, I like Cano there.
will be interested to see how AP does today.
Anyone know anything about Victor Reynoso?
http://www.baseballamerica.com.....l_id=88281
IFA signing, off to a fast start in the DSL.
I know he won Player of the Week for last week. Guess who won Pitcher of the Week? Go ahead, take a stab at it.
Solid week, he had three rescues.
Gotta love the Bing.
Igawa
)
I’m going to go with Andrew Brackman off the May 26th performance. Yes, he issued 10 walks, but he pitched a 1 hitter.
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....pid=457581
6’3″ power hitting righty.
Is it really worth worrying about the DSL kids until they get to America?
Side note: when do you think we’ll see Melvin stateside? This year? 2010?
It’d be nice to have a legit scouting report on him, rather than Mike’s (hilarious) prospect profile.
Of course it is! It’s very exciting ya know? Melvin hasn’t made it stateside because his fastball is below average. He uses his above average breaking pitches and fools the young hitters. He’s not a prospect. Harold Garce is more of a prospect than him.
Oh, it’s absolutely exciting, but prospect-watching can lend itself to counting one’s chickens before they hatch, and the younger the players are, the more true that is.
I don’t mean we shouldn’t worry about these kids, just that unlike, say, A+ or AA ball, it’s tough to separate the wheat from the chaff using stats.
(Although it’s also tough to do that at the higher levels — see Joba’s and IPK’s 07 statlines, and try to differentiate)
Harold Garce is the Dominican Andrew Brackman.
How many times more likely is Brackman to see the Show than Garce is to see stateside? Five? Ten? Two hundred?
Beginning to get very worried with Phil’s lack of face time… would love to see him get some quality work in
I <3 Phil Hughes
I’d imagine Hughes will be backing up Wang in Fenway. Whether that means he’ll get an inning today, I don’t know.
If Wang does completely collapse, I hope they send him to Scranton, since Girardi is not using him.
Haven’t watched a game in a few days, feels like years. Less go yanks.
bj upton said on the batting practice show that the year wright, zimmerman & himself were on the same team in college in virginia, they lost 1 GAME ALL SEASON and it was the final game of the season. Thats incredible..not that they hadnt lost a game..just that david wrights lack of being clutch extends back to college. Sure has a knack for losing on last game of the season..
LMAO
I know DW gets a lot of stick for it.. but is he really that bad… i dont watch the Mutz enough to have an opinion of him, but i thought he was way better than what talk radio has everyone believe
bj didnt go to college
he meant AAU
Girardi isn’t handling the pen as skillfully as he did last year.
The pen isn’t pitching as well as it did last year.
Our pen is pitching as skillfully as they did last year.
Out 7th (Marte) and 8th (Bruney) inning guys are on the DL.
Stuff like that will make a manager go from very smart to very dumb overnight.
I still think Edwar can have a positive impact . . . guys with a pitch as good as his change will almost certainly be assets at some point.
I do too. He just has to learn how to shade his very flat fastball just a bit, to keep the hitters off balance. Better control would help as well, though his control is usually fine when he gets regular work.
If I was Edwar, I’d chop off the tip of my index finger. Did wonders for Bob Wickman.
Matsui has the lowest OPS+ at 114 in that lineup!!!! It means everyone is above league average. I wonder how many other teams can say or do that.
That is pretty incredible. I’d guess the Phils would have a good lineup as well, but somebody on that team must be below 100.
Ugh. Berman. His act got old 15 years ago..
agreed
Do you mean BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK BACK 15 years ago?
C’mon, look at the TB 5-9 hitters. Pettitte should be able to handle this lineup.
I’d rather have Phil Hughes handle the lineup. Pettitte to the 8th!!
i really would rather hughes, and just somehow convince andy to retire.
You guys are underestimating Pettitte. I know it is more fun to watch the young prospect, but Andy has been reliable.
Agreed. Andy’s had some bad starts, but he’s not done quite yet.
you’re right, but its becoming clear by looking at his numbers(bb & k per 9) that petitte’s skills are declining.
Peña’s got some sick numbers off of him.
Yea, there is no doubt that their top 4 are dangerous, but there is a considerable drop off after that. I think Pettitte is going to pitch effectively today. I’m not saying he is going to shut them out though.
Posada almost threw that over andy’s head, lets look out for that today. I hope the rays don’t run wild on our azz.
lol Jorge is the worst at that. Our pitchers have to jump sometimes. I think it’s funny.
Fast team + catcher that can’t throw out anyone – Great pickoff pitcher = Some SB attempts
good start andy…
i just offered Roy Oswalt, ryan franklin, nate mclouth, aubrey huff, and edwin jackson for adam wainwright, felix hernandez, and alfonso soriano in fantasy. any chance he’d accept it?
did that look like Tex or Cano could’ve gotten that to anyone else?
Yeah, that didn’t seem scorched. Poor positioning, maybe?
I’ve noticed that happen several times this season…Tex seems to automatically break to first and give up the single.
Luis! Why haven’t you called me?! I thought you said you loved me!
come on andy!
i’ll be happy if it’s only 1-0 after this inning
I wouldn’t mind the Yankees leading going into the 2nd either
The expectations have really been lowered for Andy’s starts I guess.
wow, k’ed longo
Oy Andy
shit, zobrist scares me
that 1st pitch to Zobrist was a strike according to Gameday
i wish the umps used gameday to call balls and strikes.. gameday never lies
bad start, sucks considering he looked good against bj and longoria
well, good job gettin out of it
Andy should be able to get this guy out.
Way to friggin go Cap’n.
Great play by the captain.
Solid play
why doesn’t gameday show pitching stats when you click on the pitcher’s name??
does for me
let’s score some runs today
this is my favorite line-up
Well, there’s a pitch that Pettitte won’t get all game.
86 mph 4-seamer?
It seems to cut a little bit
Knowing the yanks, it wouldn’t shock me if the yanks score 10 runs against Sonnanstine in 2 or 3 innings or Sonnanstine throws 8 innings on 1 or 0 run ball.
i wouldn’t be shocked if thats all sonnanstine gives up and then has a stretch where he retires 16 in a row. i won’t be shocked to see andy struggle again.
Really going out on a limb there, are we :p
that was his pitch.. right down the middle
god, we better crush this guy. His fastball is fuckin 86 mph!!
With movement.
What’s Pettitte’s velocity?
All 3 have been smashed.
Third time’s the charm, eh?
Thats one
tex
Mmmm…Sexy Texy.
His slider and cutter are 87-88 and 4-seamer is 86…is that possible?
YES gun?
Gameday
His slider is not 87. Gameday doesn’t always get the pitch right.
ah makes sense
Mark just send a teix message to RF.
haha i like.
What a terrible signing by Cashman & Co.
Is there really anyone who thought it was a terrible signing?
A TEX MESSAGE!
YOU’RE ON THE MARK, Teixeira!
“A home run for Mark Teixeira.”
Tex is fucking awesome
3 hard hit balls…one homer! Texy!
WHO IS THIS FUCKING GUY!?!?!?!
This guy is terrible. Three balls to the warning track (and beyond) on the first three hitters.
arod=suck
when tex finishes with 50 homers, people will say bandbox, but every one he’s hit so far have been bombs!
has been a bomb
Teix is really becomming my fav yankee rite now. Ok second fav, with Mo being #1.
Wow Mark Teixiera!!!
boy they hit Sonnanstine hard that inning
Tex leads the AL in HRs!!And thats after a bad April, but he did several HRs in April too.
it’s amazing how good tex is now compared to how awful he was in april.. baseball is a streaky game
Which makes booing all the more stupid than it already was.
i see that you’re very anti-boo, but as dumb as it may be sometimes, its just part of the game when you don’t perform
Yes it’s part of the game but it shouldn’t be at all. It won’t help the players struggling by booing them.
Boo a player for any other reason like if they’re just an asshole then whatever. But if it’s just on performance it’s really not worth it.
Baseball is all about regressions and progressions to the mean.
I know that I’m not the first to bring this up, but does Berman know anything about anything? Do you think he does any research for these games? I loved him when I was five years old but he is just awful.
chris berman is fucking awful. he makes michael kay and john sterling look like baseball gods. berman knows absolutely nothing about baseball, maybe a little about football. he is annoying as hell.
berman knows absolutely nothing about baseball
fits the ESPN mission statement
I know…it’s almost disturbing. I feel like I’m missing out on something by watching the ESPN broadcast instead of the YES one–and I don’t even get the YES ones in HD.
You are missing Michael Kay eating ice cream … this telecast can rival espn’s for most annoying
Why do they incorporate food so damn much? Against the Rangers I believe I saw a half gallon of milk and a pizza. Is there a purpose for this? And is Michael Kay utilizing the John Sterling method of eating ice cream?
Worst Announcer in Sports.
What/who was that “injury delay” for?
Hernandez…looked like he pulled something in his leg running
Hernandez hyper-extended his knee running out that grounder.
Rays catcher ran out that groundball and stumbled, might have pulled something, but probably ok.
thanks to all of you
Michel Hernandez looked like he did something to his leg while he ran out the grounder.
Andy looking a lot better.
andy! what a difference from the last start
Andy’s looking good, although it’s not too tough to look good against the bottom of the TB lineup.
wow petitte, hope he keeps this up.
Wait so is tomorrows draft coverage on espn on mlbtv?
Pretty sure ESPN will be all over it.
Official coverage on MLB Network. Not sure if ESPN is showing anything.
Via the Tampa Yankees boxscore
“DP: (Kahaulelio-Gregorius-Louwsma).”
That’s a mouthful.
The Yankees eat pitchers like Sonnestine for breakfast
they just showed a montage (sp?) of the Rays partying getting in the playoffs and ALDS etc…I wonder how Swisher & Co. party if/when the Yankees make the playoffs and win series
guns and drugs and chicks and guns…
Mo, Jeter, Pettitte, & JoPo are all happy since it has been a while and are adding to their collection. The young guys are all just happy and partying. Swish is happy for being traded here. CC, AJ, and Tex are like “This (and money) is why we signed here.” A-rod is telling all the haters out there that he is in fact a winner.”
And Joba going to Goose Gossage’s home, knocking on the door, and repeatedly fist pumping.
IETC
i was just lookin at posada’s numbers.. that guy is a star when he’s healthy. showin no signs of slowing down(except for the injuries and maybe his arm strength)
Alright Swish, don’t waste the leadoff single . . .
Thanks Nick. Much obliged.
Thats three
Teh bandbox!!!!111!1
I walk away for two seconds and the trainer is out there talking to Pettitte–what happened?
Talk about streaky…
SWISH has left the building
Waaaaait I thought swisher was left for dead a few weeks ago. Does not compute.
God Damn Swisher!!! That was CRUSH!!!
Swisher Hot, Matsui Cold.
Matsui=old and largely worthless. Can’t wait to watch him struggle in left field when we take the road trip to the NL parks.
OAKTAG
I don’t think we’ll see him in the field if he continues “hitting” like he has.
You think he’ll sit for 2 weeks?
If there’s a square peg on this team, its Matsui. He needs to hit a LOT to make himself worthwhile. Girardi would L-O-V-E to give those DH ABs to Alex, Jorge, Damon and Derek to keep them fresh.
Wow, what a horrible horrible pitch, 86 straight fastball down the middle and Swish got all of it, no wonder he’s got a 7+ ERA.
Just a little too much under it.
fuck yea.. swish is en fuego again!!1!
Maybe if pitchers stop throwing 86 mph fastballs, RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE OF THE PLATE, the Yankees won’t hit so many homeruns in the so-called “Bandbox”.
I’d prefer they continued.
I hope so too, but this obsession with the MSM about Nre Yankee Stadium has to stop. Look where these homers are going. They’re being crushed! The wind must be blowing 150 mph.
The new stadium has played like a bandbox, no doubt about it. But its still early, April and May are usually very windy and the old place is still standing, which affects wind patterns.
Swisher, in the 2nd, with the bat.
ietc
*golf clap*
swish has such a weird follow through. he doesn’t roll over his top wrist
Every ball has been hit to at least pretty deep to the outfield except two.
In a bandbox that was gone.
Blue is not giving the outside corner to righties . . .
Swish knew that was gone. He just stood there like “ooh, shiny” before he started running. The ‘hawk’s working.
come on Andy, take your stint on the DL
kinda just wanna see Hughes pitch (and the training staff not have to come out when he covers first)
Pettitte did not look good running. Phil better keep awake in the ‘pen.
too late, he already rotted out there
another 1st pitch to upton was a strike in gameday
so far, 3 pitches have been in favor of the rays (the A-rod 1st pitch strike was a ball) and 0 for the yanks…. but im not complaining with the results so far
You read like Kevin Kennedy sounds.
Beyond the Boxscore did some work looking at the P F/X at NYS (which is what gameday uses) and they think it’s a bit off so take the data with a grain or two of salt.
They should actually track the number of home runs that wouldn’t have been gone. I really hate all the “OMFG BANDBOX CHEATER HAX!” that the sports media plays.
You can do that on http://www.hittrackeronline.com
Oh come on, you know as well as I, both Teix and Swish would have popped out anywhere else.
Ladies and Gentlemen, this is the nerdy side of David Cone.
For real, hes stepping his game up in the booth.
I like it. Anytime a Yankee announcer spends 15 minutes on Herb Pennock, I’m a happy guy.
Can’t wait for his dissertation on Lefty Grove and Red Ruffing.
Fo’ realll
Word it;s nice he actually dropped baseball reference’s name on air. That place doesn’t get nearly enough the pub it deserves. I prob go to it at least 10x a day.
mmmm Longoria looks nice and Rusty
Eva?
damn, andy’s got longoria’s number… for now at least
i want hughes
Epic name fail.
…not that there’s anything wrong with that.
As much as I’d like to see Hughes succeed, Andy is dealing right now.
I bet they’re saving Hughes to back up Wang in Fenway. Whether that means he gets an inning today, who knows.
6 k’s en 3 esta muy bueno para Andy
more runs, please. no mercy
“Mercy is for the weak”
-John Crease
crease. heh heh…
Look out Clemens, Pettitte’s breaking the strike out game record tonight.
Hilariously enough, he’s behind the pace!
IETC
Did he just say “Take it out of your mouth, BJ”
Oh my word, the kids might have heard that.
I like the competition that having six major league starters brings. Pettitte, Wang and Joba have to be on top of their games every start, or the talk of Hughes will grow louder and louder. I think that it is a definite motivator.
Pettite’s contract is his motivation
Very true. That is a better motivator than all.
I think his desire to be a good player and win games is Pettitte’s motivation. Like it has been for years.
eh, thats only part of it
No, its not.
dj with the broken bat. i wonder hows minka kelly doin?
Heres to you Brian Cashman:
Wilson Betemit (DFA) and Jeff Marquez (A robust 14.54 ERA)
FOR
The Swishhawk
but but he’s a horrible gm
Bobby Abreu AND Corey Lidle for C.J. Henry, Carlos Monastrios, Jesus Sanchez and Matt Smith.
Alex Rodriguez for Alfonso Soriano, plus Texas picked up 1/3 of the contract.
Quick, trade Swish, Aceves and Betances for four months of Matt Holliday.
Mike Francesa? Is that you?
Does Upton have unlimited range? It seems like this guy can get to just about any ball easily.
we’re definitely hittin this guy well
Damn, Deadspin is a burnt out shell of its former self. That place is pretty much teh suxor nowadays.
I know…it’s sad. I gave up on Deadspin a few weeks ago.
it’s been a while since a Yankee had a 2 HR (or 3 HR if you’re greedy) game so let’s go Tex and Swish or whoever else (Alex?)
A 1-2-3 for Sonnanstine? Thumbs down.
The Streak is still alive!
Anyone else fascinated/terrified by the Leroy Smith ads?
That has to be satire.
I think it would be more terrifying if it was a picture of that naked guy.
eh, i hate errors to lead off an inning
pos & arod suck, cervelli and pena ’10!!
was that 1st pitch to Zobrist called a strike or ball? gameday says called strike but gamecast says ball but it doesn’t matter now
It’s gotta be rickey.
Here you go Rays, have a run on us.
Hernandez looks like Fred Flinstone running out of the box.
You should see the car he drives.
damn unearned run!
Game should not be tied right now. Thanks ump.
damn pettitte, gabe kapler?????
Well this blows.
Damn it.
That slider was strike three to Kapler.
Get Phil up now.
FUCKERS!
Why is andy worried about the catcher stealing?
Fuck that
Pettite is laboring
goddammit andy, come on
Speaking of progressions and regressions to the mean, how about the Yankees defense? And as I type this, how about Andy Pettitte? You knew he wasn’t going to have a quality start at the new stadium.
quality start = 6ip, 3 er
Not if you ask Mike Francesa.
I’m starting to hate Andy Pettitte. His high wire act is wearing thin.
agreed.
i couldn’t stand him most of last year.
I dunno, he had the K there, but the ump apparently isn’t giving the outer third of the plate or the black.
But the corpse of Gabe Kapler? Jeez.
welcome back welcome back welcome baaaack
Oh Andy.. Hunker down broski.
way to blow the lead andy
even on a good day, petitte’s skills just aren’t much anymore
plus he seemingly only cares about his money
plus he seemingly only cares about his money
You have nothing other than pure speculation and warrantless conjecture to back that statement up.
“warrantless conjecture” would be a good band name…and for that matter, so would “pure speculation”
You know what would be a horrible band name?
http://images.uulyrics.com/cov.....boston.jpg
It was original though…you don’t see any other band named Boston out there
Yanks are still winning this game.
They need to really turn it on this chump Sonnestine, hes only at 40 pitches.
Agreed that rays bullpen is like bp for the yanks
Gabe Kapler…christ. What a joke.
If anybody is watching the YES broadcast instead of the ESPN one, let me sum it up for you: New Yankee Stadium = Home Runs, New Yankee Stadium = Home Runs, New Yankee Stadium = Home Runs, New Yankee Stadium = Home Runs, New Yankee Stadium = Home Runs, New Yankee Stadium = Home Runs, New Yankee Stadium = Home Runs, New Yankee Stadium = Home Runs, New Yankee Stadium = Home Runs, New Yankee Stadium = Home Runs, New Yankee Stadium = Home Runs, New Yankee Stadium = Home Runs, New Yankee Stadium = Home Runs, New Yankee Stadium = Home Runs, New Yankee Stadium = Home Runs
IETC
so they’re saying new yankee stadium is a hitters park?
Yeah…this was a stunning revelation to me. I credit Berman’s original research for uncovering this trend.
I credit Berman’s original research for uncovering this trend.
The only “trend” that Chris Berman’s “original research” has ever uncovered is that he likes leather.
I’m with you, he’s with leather.
Jesus Christ guys, hes thrown like 2 bad pitches all game and one of them happened to be drilled into the LF bleachers calm the fuck down.
this does not belong here.
I don’t follow
pettites at like 73 wowo
FUCK you Petitte, at least throw strikes
Lets get real here, yes Andy has looked rather average at best but I just can’t see the yanks replacing him in the rotation.
Throw a strike.
It’ll be interesting to see if the Yankee brass has the cohones to take Pettitte out of the rotation if he continues to stink up the joint. They did with Moose two years ago, we’ll see what happens here…
5-2, 4.35 is stinking up the joint?
You have to look at his recent starts, though. He’s been getting progressively worse. Whether this is due to his balky back, I don’t know and frankly don’t care. If he’s not 100%, he shouldn’t be pitching.
see my reply to you on the next original comment
i sure hope they do, but unfortunately i doubt it
I feel smart for having advocated that Petitte not be resigned…
same here
so when Wang went down, who was going to go 5-2 with 4.35 era? Aceves? Kennedy? Ponson?
stop throwing those numbers around. Petitte’s only gonna get worse due to his decline. and ponson isn’t even in the system anymore. Aceves could have, or maybe george kontos.
Stop throwing around numbers when you can use baseless conjecture and your own opinion to prove you correct, right?
I’m sorry the numbers dont help your argument, but they’re 3rd-4th starter type numbers in the AL East so just because he gave a HR after an error was made dont act like we dont need him.
Ponson was sarcasm, because thats the type of guys we had in the system last year.
The Captain baby!
someone.
“Drew says:
someone.”
Brilliant. Did you come up with that all on your own, or did you phone a friend?
(rolls eyes)
Right.. Am I wrong? It’s not like Pettitte has been indispensable. You say the pen would be worse off because Alf would be starting. Wouldn’t we have signed another arm if Andy wasn’t? Saying “someone” makes more sense than just assuming Alf would be slotted in and the pen/team would be worse off.
“someone” is not an answer, if you had a better option this offseason what was your choice? Derek Lowe doesnt count cause they werent paying him 60m too
Hughes.
Having Andy Pettitte here is a good thing, Pablo.
It’s a good thing.
Again, Hughes would have already been in the rotation as #5, once Wang went down who would have stepped in?
CC, AJ, Joba, Hughes, _______
I feel smart for having advocated that Pettitte be signed. With Wang still a huge questionmark, if we didn’t have Pettitte, we would have had to have pulled Aceves out of the pen, and that would have weakened us further. His signing has helped us, not hurt us.
And, we’re going to appreciate having him around in September and October when we have to limit the usage of our young guns due to innings counts.
I agree 100%
No, you should feel unintelligent for taking 200 innings for granted. ESPECIALLY with the injury history of our rotation.
but he gave up a HR to kapler, we need to cut him
finally
80 friggin pitches.
Johnny Damon didn’t make the grab, Berman. Melky Cabrera did!
OK offense, let’s pounce
Everyone Savors Pedroia’s Niftiness
Enjoy Sucking Papelbon’s Nuts
+58
Erroneous Syllogisms Produce Nitwittedness
That comment should get you two seats from OYS at least.
Hopefully Arod, Cano, Posada,…skip…Swisher can put something together here, at least burn up some pitch count and get them closer to the sweet, sweet nectar that is the Rays bullpen.
Good thats what I was hoping for.
“Take it out of your mouth, B.J.” – My new favorite Michael Kay quote.
Way to make him work, guys.
Kay: “Take it outta your mouth, BJ.”
Isn’t that the anti-thesis of a BJ?
good call.
It seems like Andy gets out-pitched every game. He needs to get it together and out pitch Sonnanstine.
i’m not sure he’s able to do that
Kay: “Get it out of your mouth BJ”
Eh, I was busy rolling on the ground in laughter to type quick.
Thats what she said
Did he just say “Take it out of your mouth, BJ”
Oh my word, the kids might have heard that.
Perhaps he and Cone are playing a little one-upsmanship game of sexual innuendo. The ball is now in Coney’s court.
Hmmm…
The possibilities for Coney are endless.
Maybe if Upton can hit a HR…
Dare I say, “Cockshot, from BJ”
I haven’t seen an Englishman take a blow like that since Hugh Grant!
i blame alex
great, another effin 1,2,3
It is time for Joe and the Yankees to show some balls and sit pettitte. He is not healthy and is more of a liability on the mou.
That home run to Kapler was stupid pitching. He fouled off two pitches in the same locations.
Lets see us some Phil Phranchise!
Get Pettitte the fuck out of there.
enough. Get him out of there and bring in Hughes
completely agree, petitte sucks
He’s better than Sonnanstine, granted isn’t saying much but still.
adam lind figuring it out
ok now im getting worried…DP please
That’s what she said.
Good call
O/U 115 pitches for AP. Over
Under, he won’t be in that long.
*being hopeful
not looking so hot right now
When I see AP struggle like this, Franesa rant in which he said that “ANDY PETTITTE IS A STARTING PITCHER”
It seems like Andy isn’t always into a game.
This is an absurd statement to make.
I am sure it has already been said but ESPN and this homer crap needs to do research. Each HR tonight was out in old Yankee stadium and every other ball park.
Oh good Robertson is up. No Hughes. I hope the only explanation is that they are saving him to back up Wang on Wed because if not really what is the point of having him in the bullpen.
I dont get it. His first inning numbers have been huge, as have his high leverage splits. Phil could be a stud out of the pen.
Ugh ,Jesus Christ guys, hes thrown like 2 bad pitches all game and one of them happened to be drilled into the LF bleachers calm the fuck down.
no he sucks. screw his 5-2 record, we dont need that
wins aren’t exactly a great stat… and next you’ll write his ERA but i’d be suprised if he kept that up the rest of the season. i don’t actually hate andy petitte, but he can be frustrating to watch and he’s just not that great of a pitcher at this point
Thank you, last night Joba gives up 3 in 6 and everyone is happy, Pettitte is on his way to the exact same thing and everyone acts like he’s singlehandedly ruining the season.
He has been lucky. For a control pitcher he is only at 54% strike ratio – subtracting 5 pitches for each hit by TB
Why not Hughes?
My guess? Robertson up to get out of the inning, Hughes in to start a fresh one.
i still want hughes
Jeter sucks. He is old, has no mobility. makes the defense weak.
fuck you Steve Philllips, Karl Ravich, John Kruk, and Red Sox Gammons.
Damn you Andy, you had to face 4 batters for 3 outs and gave up zero runs this inning, you suck
YES!!!!
93 pitches, Andy gets us to (and maybe through) the 6th.
im starting to get pissed, i want some hughes no robertson
If we have a limp Wang in Beantown we’re going to need Mr. Huge up there.
We want Hughes! Clap clap clap! We want Hughes! Clap clap clap!
Fuck Ernie Palladino, that lazy prick.
So much for him filling in, there have been zero updates from LoHud tonight.
For as much as people bitch about Pete Abe, he’s really on top of things.
Did anybody see Matsui running on that DP? Holy crap.
I think “Matsui” and “running” is technically an oxymoron.
that fan’s gotta catch that
Sonnanstine cruising now.
And the bats fell asleep.