Jun
18
Game 66: Take II
ByAfter a five and a half hour rain delay, it looks like the game will get underway at 6:30. You can find the original game thread here. Quick rehash of the lineup:
Gardner CF
Damon LF
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Matsui DH
Cervelli C
Pena SS
Chamberlain RHP
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It would suck to have had tickets to this game!
Tell me about it. $120 down the tubes.
I waited until 5PM and then left. As soon as I hit the bridge I hear Mike Francesa say they are taking the tarp off. I am so angry.
Word, that’s the problem with LONG rain delays. It’s cool if your sitting home watching on tv but it’s the ticket holder that loses.
Only they let everyone move up to the nicer seats, so it’d be money to have upper deck seats to this game.
Oh, forgot to mention, +1 to whoever recommended Arrogant Bastard to me. That beer has some bite. Much more than the Magic Hat IPA I’m drinking now.
magic hat lucky cat is weak try smuttynose IPA very good quality
ever have Delirium tremens?
or
SweetWater 420 pale ale?
Delirium yes. Usually get it at this Belgian place down in Chelsea.
No on SweetWater. Though it sounds right up my alley.
Sweetwater is only in the south to my knowledge
Yo Congressman:
On the off chance that you read this: Binney Park is flooded like woah.
Crazy. I definitely don’t miss navigating those streets, with all the downed trees and branches, during or after a big storm.
Every fan who stayed should get a complementary seat from the old stadium.
And…. It’s raining.
I wonder if they’ll let anyone that’s actually at the game go down and sit as close to the field as possible? Probably not.
They don’t really let you, but i did it when i was at a rainy game in May. You can sneak down there pretty easily
They should encourage everyone to tonight. At least the team would hear a little noise.
Nice, that’s exactly what they are doing!!!!!
Why give my boy off if you’ve already got a weakened lineup.
Assuming “your boy” is Posada, day game after a night game. Although it ended up being a night game after a night game, I’m guessing GIrardi decided to stick with his original line up.
His boy is Melky.
heh. beat me to it. You know what’s up
my boy is melky.
WOW! GREAT PLAY!
I <3 Nick Johnson being slow.
It is so cool having good defense.
wow is Nick Johnson slow.
No fair, with the stadium being this empty its like a home game for the nats.
IETC
after this long wait joba better pitch a good game and im hoping the yanks win
Why not just bat Gardner Cervelli and Pena 1, 2, 3? That way all the worst hitters can get the most at bats.
(apologies if this was covered already. I’m pretty lazy to have checked)
Whew. Thought that was gone.
Wow, I thought that was gone. Joba left it right over the plate.
ughhh….the Nats announcers are THE worst. I’m about to watch on mlb.tv rather than on my television
It’s hard to a homer when your team sucks so badly.
That’s Cervelli, Mike.
Someone tell Joba the game has started. All 4 batter have absolutely killed the ball.
shit, bad start for joba. He’s throwin it all over the place
Just missed his spot and Dunn made him regret it.
wow imagine that double play hadn’t been made and once again joba struggles what else is new
it would be new that he struggles…3 runs/start isn’t struggling. He may have to battle, but struggle, I dunno about that
wow imagine he struck everybody out, that would be awesome
Once again you’re here complaining. what else is new
WOW thanks ump!!!!
The last two pitches of the inning were the best. The strike one slider to Dunn was good, too. Everything else…not so much.
goddamn, we better score fast & often tonight
Holy shit they let everybody move down!
Give the pleebs a bone! (Seriously, pretty cool of them)
where’s melky?
day off.
Im pretty confident that the offense will score more than 2 runs tonight.
Is there a single game where these two yokels don’t talk about their damn colleges?
YEA Grit. We gotta pound this guy
Why isn’t it being discussed about Joba’s diminished stuff?
He is clearly not the same pitcher as the last 2 years.
The last pitch of the inning was 94 on the outside corner. Calm down.
but it wasnt 99
I’m not sure if this is a joke or not
joba’s stuff? are you kidding me? He’s got a mid 90s fastball with a nasty as hell slider, a work in progress change & curve. Do you consider that diminished stuff? He doesn’t have to throw 98 to get hitters out.
have we won a game this year that was played in the rain?
Nice play to cut that off by Hernandez.
Not a good 2-0 pitch to swing at, Damon
Nothing Melky is doing right now makes up for the speed/range disadvantage he has vs. Gardner. They have near-identical split stats.
walk-offs
Yeah, winning games is over rated.
wow, you are incredibly wrong
http://www.fangraphs.com/winss.....38;month=0
INCREDIBLY WRONG!
STOP LOOKING AT STRIKE ONE DOWN THE MIDDLE
I’m trying what has happened to patience of the hitters the last night and now tonight?
If ARod takes a walk here he is being selfish and letting down the team by not driving in the run from second.
Glad he didn’t walk and pass the buck.
I’m joking by the way
quick question…since A-Rod’s return, there hasn’t been much talk about the 2nd surgery A-Rod may or may not have to get at the end of the season…any word/thoughts?
flaherty loves lamp
Alex, what are you chasing? Come on, man.
ARod needs a day off and then dropped in the order for the short term.
yeah move him to 8th
Al will tag that shit in his next AB. Write that shit down.
A-Rod just wanted to prove they could have played the US Open today.
So Wang gets a pass for being historically bad but A-Rod gets boo’d? Makes sense.
3 ER in 5 innings yesterday for him isn’t bad at all. Considering that 1 of those runs shouldn’t exist.
Neither should get booed, but you gotta feel for Wang even though he sucks, people will always boo arod first for obvious reasons.
Nothing asshole yankee fans do makes sense.
it will be very very sad if the yankees do lose this game.
You cant help but just laugh at ARod right now.
Time to bench A-Wad
Clueless Joe does not have the guts to do it.
LOLOLOLOL.
Even Lanny is making more sense that you.
I love ARod’s aggressiveness there. No walks for that guy!
IETC
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God A-rod is sucking. He’s whiffing at mediocre fastballs in the dirt. Can you please snap out of it already? Or do we need to call Yuri?
Because getting out of slumps can be fixed in a snap.
Can’t wait to watch CC jack a homer in FL
LOL Cervelli
Hahaha, that dive is second only to Joba’s.
lol at jorgie
eric byrnes approves of that unnecessary dive
Jorge why are you laughing? Baseball is serious business.
Posada should be fined, laughing that Busch League.
god damn cano is smooth
Good inning.
Thanks for helping keep Joba’s pitch count down Nats! Appreciated
Is it just me or does the song in the Dell ad have the most non-sensical lyrics ever?
fun song, though
Cervelli’s defense > Matsui’s bat
Your dislike of Matsui is obvious =/
Cervelli’s OPS: .644
Matsui’s OPS: .822
I’m going to doubt one great play is going to chance all that. Seriously.
I freakin love Matsui but you should atleast admit two things:
1 – Matsui’s old and WAYYY slower with his legs and his bat these days
2 – Catching and playing solid D for 27 outs has more value than going to the plate for 4 AB’s and only OPSing .800
does anyone know what song that is in the dell ad?
Fuckin guy is a yankee killer!
Good defensive game for Hernandez thus far.
I like the way they’re working the counts again. No reason to let the Nats get into their bullpen. Let’s keep on hacking at a crappy starter they’ve never seen before. We all know that approach works well.
nice play by robbie and now hernandez and wow where is the patience from the hitters? at this rate we are going to lose again and to the fkng nationals
It’s the third inning.
yep it’s the bottom of the 9th already w/ 2 outs and Gardner down 0-2
19 pitches thru 2? wtf
Stop chasing below the knees, guys.
5-pitch inning. Nice.
next week, what will the yankees instruct wang to do at the plate. stand there and don’t swing?
they should tell him to strike out on purpose
That was a 5 pitch inning. Just standing there and not moving takes at least 9 pitches. These hitters should have 5 pitch at bats, not 5 pitch innings
Dontrelle Willis is back on DL with “Recurring anxiety disorder”
Wanger can be DL’d for Loud Annoying Baby syndrome.
He’s afraid to get his ass whiped by the hitters?
Joba Chamberlain has recorded the past four outs on seven pitches.
close play
Yo, Ramiro, charge that shit a little harder.
And you atoned for it. Good job, Ramiro.
Home plate umpire had Guzman out on that single.
nice play by pena
Who you fuckin wit!!?? Ramiro making up for yesterdays blunder!
Siiick throw.
to the bullpen!
It’s funny that Jorge gets ridiculed for his defense and his inability to throw out runners. However, the play that Pena made on that throw by Cervelli was much harder than the ball he missed on Posada’s throw last night. However, it goes down as Posada giving up a stolen base and Cervelli catching a runner.
I know it’s a ridiculously small sample.
It literally cannot get any smaller.
I know. I wasn’t saying that it wasn’t.
Cervelli-pena-gardner.. the stuff dreams are made of.
Cervelli-pena-gardner.. the stuff
dreamsnightmares are made of.do the rockies have a shot at the wild card?
its so strange how his fastball velocity is down to 90-91 when he still tosses 86 mph breaking balls
Why do terrible pitchers dominate the Yanks?
Tony Pena is is so intimidating.
Take. A. Pitch. They have trouble with pitchers that they never see. Perhaps seeing a few pitches would help.
8 pitches, are you serious? Joba undeniably sucks and has terrible stuff.
/sarcasm
according to MASN this is Ramior Peen-ya
anyone else think Joba would have a sweet silhouette the way he stands before he pitches?
wow this is getting riddiculous
IT’S. THE. THIRD. INNING.
ye and their pitcher has thrown a total of 22 pitches riddiculous
It’s a one run game. If you think the Yankees can’t get one run, well, then you’re delusional.
Understandable. But, the Nats have one of the worst pens you could dream of. Going up and continually swinging right away just means that there is less of a need for them to be used. Plus, the Yanks struggle against guys they’ve never seen before and admit to this. Perhaps a way to get a better feel for him would be to actually take a look at some of his pitches instead of going up and hacking like dinner is getting cold.
it’s good to see our offense is putting in a lot of effort. We may be slumping, but at least we are working the count well..
Or, Michael, they realize that these guys probably aren’t going to get much better and there’s no real growth being hindered by not playing them every day.
Yeah, that’s really the issue. It’s not like they’re high ceiling guys. They pretty much are what they are now.
Eh, too young to say. I’ve been of the opinion that Ramiro should be working on hitting in AAA.
is it that FUCKING HARD to TAKE A PITCH????????????????? What the FUCK ARE THEY DOING?
dont yell at our SS and C of the future!!1!
Thank you gardner
This team could be facing Tits McGee and they would only have one hit after 3 innings. Incredible.
I’m almost siding towards a damon gard melk OF.
That’s the way it should be. Defensively its the best and Gardner gives the lineup an extra dimension it hasn’t had in years.
Swisher and Matsui can platoon at DH.
First Brett Gardner / Homer Bush comparison of the night by John Flaherty. Seriously, we get it.
Homer Bush stole a grand total of seven bases for the Yankees.
i forgot about his second stint. Andy = Fail.
wow through 3 innings this kid has thrown 22 pitches
28 pitches
ur off by 6, nice try though
It feels like 10.
Homer Bush stole six bases as a Yankee and caught stealing 3 times.
This has been another “Yankee Greats of the 90′s” brought to you by Whimsical Memories.
it’s taken 11 years, but homer bush has somehow retroactively transformed into a super sub
Honest to Christ, Flaherty makes the same point about Homer Bush every… single… night. It’s beyond ridiculous at this point. It’s like clockwork.
I can’t wait to tell my kids about “Super, Terrific, Happy Fun Time Hideki Irabu”. One-fifth of the rotation of The Greatest Team Of All Time
don’t forget to tell them about the glory that was clay bellinger
Dont forget to tell them they won 4 WS in 5 years and would wipe the floor with the current Yankees team.
You got it Al.
I stupidly didn’t believe you. Faulty memory is a hell of a thing eh?
Double play…
Don’t look now but BG has his numbers in the serviceable dept
.28 is more than serviceable with his speed. That said, Melk should be in the lineup. Mr. Blunder may have to sit to get my ideal lineup out there.
Cmon Jobber finish em off…1-2 to begin with on Dunn then walks him
The offense really came to play these 3 games. Maybe they should have called this game. They got a flight to catch?
lol. I saw this bridge with your name on it.
Guess how long baseball games are.
Its going to be hard for me to take the Yankees seriously if they somehow manage to lose two of three from Washington.
that ball three to harris was almost right down the middle on gameday
That second pitch…also down the middle.
Okay I get that Joba’s gonna walk some people but it just annoys the fuck out of me when he doesn’t go right after dudes who don’t have much power.
Might be the 1st time in his career Willie Harris has been walked on 4 pitches.
Well, it’d help if the ump called strikes strikes instead of calling them balls.
Right doen the fuckin middle!
ball 1 to nieves was a strike too!
This ump’s strike zone is all over the place.
Juuuuuuust a bit outside. Come on, Joba. Get this 0-26 starting mother fucker. Remember that shit?
an this ump sucks tonight
I love Joba’s slider as much as Joba does but against Wil Nieves, he’s gotta throw a fastball.
no blame for cervelli?
You cannot walk Nieves.
ok, those last two pitches were idiotic.
ugh
Joba, you have got to be fucking kidding me.
Looks like after the long rain delay, the offense left for Florida.
this Nationals team has some great starting pitching..Second night in a row the Yanks are being 1 hit.
Dear Joba,
Please don’t walk in any more runs. Thanks.
Nothing like handing the Nationals a run
Is Joba serious? This is a joke but its not funny.
You have got to be fucking kidding. I don’t mind walks to Johnson and Dunn and the like but I cannot stand walks to Willie Harris and Wil Nieves.
Seriously. Someone needs to chew him the fuck out. Those sliders way off the plate to Wil Nieves were completely unacceptable. The ump is missing a bunch of pitches, but come ON.
I’M SICK OF THESE INEFFICIENT STARTS BY JOBA! HE’S AN 8TH INNING PITCHER, NOT A STARTER! PUT HIM IN THE BULLPEN! HE’S OUT OF CONTROL. THE YANKEES HAVE RUINED THE BEST SETUP MAN IN BASEBALL! FIRE EILAND, FIRE POSADA, FIRE CERVELI, FIRE GIRARDI!
Shut up!
Walks and inefficency are killing this pitching staff as a whole. Not just Joba. I don’t what gives here but Eiland probably needs to look in the mirror.
Yeah, he probably tells the pitching staff to waste lots of pitches. I bet his philosophy is “Ball one…ball two…and then hope they miss when you throw it right down the pipe.”
It couldn’t be that Burnett has ALWAYS had poor control? It couldn’t be that Pettitte has ADMITTED that he’s afraid to throw strikes because he believes he’ll give up home runs? It couldn’t be because Joba’s young and stupid and keeps wanting to get cute with his slider instead of going after people? It couldn’t be because Wang seems to be incapable of repeating his delivery?
Nah. It’s probably that Dave Eiland needs to look in the mirror.
No.
unbelievable
What is Joba doing?!!!
gotta be kidding me Joba…finish them off man
What are the Yankees paying Dave Eiland to do?
Hughes/Joba pitches bad blame Eiland.
CC/AJ pitches bad blame Posada
Andy/Wang pitches bad blame Andy/Wang
personally, I blame Eiland for Wang
I’m sure Eiland throwing him under the bus after the Boston game went over well in the clubhouse.
You can take this crap and apply it to one of the irrational people who post here. I have never blamed Posada for anything and think Pettitte is pitching hurt. Its still upsetting me that Eiland hasn’t been able to get through to Joba, Wang, or Hughes this year.
That. Go out and tell Joba to throw his fucking fastball.
Can we at least put to rest the meme that Joba’s getting cute with his slider is Posada’s fault?
What is his problem with challenging the #9 hitter with a fastball in a 2-2 count so you dont have to risk the walk? Unbelievable.
Walks are killing this pitching staff. Walk to Nieves? Really?
33 of 57 pitches for strikes. Not bad.
Still can’t put hitters away. Maybe there is something to the park theory.
The park probably has a lot to do with walking batters.
Why would the park play into anything about putting away hitters?
because the park sucks for pitchers . Anything that gets in the air is a potential HR. Look at Cano’s from last night. so pitchers are afraid to make a mistake = more walks because they are out of the zone.
I understand that but walks to Willie Harris on 4 pitches and walks to Wil Nieves are just unacceptable. They’re not threats to hit it out of my front yard.
You’re probably right. But still, throw some freaking strikes!
Doesn’t seem to be a problem for Stammen.
If the offense could EVER get Joba a decent lead he’d be much more efficient. The dude never is given a fucking lead. That’s why he has so few decisions in his young career. It’s unbelievable.
joba does seem like a different pitcher when he has a lead
Its hard when the Nationals starters are all future hall of famers…
Thats the best excuse I’ve heard. “Hey guys score 10 runs so it makes it easier”. Really? You know some games are going to be a grind. He has to learn how to pitch. What pitcher gets 8 runs a game in run support and is on cruise control all game?
And he’d get more wins if he could last more than 5 innings.
Dude shut up. Joba usually makes it through six.
decent lead jack ass. not 10 runs. how about 3? Go root for your team and leave us alone.
Now its the offenses fault? Good god.
lol. whatever man. Have you ever watched Joba? He rarely has a lead.
Walking Hernandez and Nieves, really? Ouch. Let them hit a ball to beat you.
Sorry, Harris and Nieves. Mantle and Maris they are not.
Mike Francesa must be sipping his diet coke in pleasure, wondering why nobody in the yankee organization listens to him lol
yeah 2 runs through 4 ip is horrible
And 60 pitches in four innings? So inefficient!
But you can’t be walking guys Nieves. That’s the sad part and what can equate to inefficency.
Relax man, I just thought the imagery was humorous…Jeez
Averages to be about 4 in 8 innings. That is nothing to be proud of.
as a 23yr old starter? because tim lincecum had a 4.00 in his first 24 starts
Relax asswipe, I was kidding
don’t get me started on fatcessa
Another solid 5 innings from Joba.
There will come a time where someone has to pay for all the walks and thats usually the pitching coach.
How is it Dave Eiland’s fault that Joba threw a bunch of sliders low and away to Wil Nieves?
He was on pace to go 8 and now will have to be efficient to get to 6
Nope. 20 pitches per inning would put him at 102 pitches in 6 innings. That’s not efficient at all. Average efficiency would put him at 7 innings with 105 pitches or so.
I know but I leave a LOT of room for error considering Jobber’s las inning.
He’s averaging about 15.5 pitches per inning right now, not 20. He should be on pace to go 7 without a problem, barring another 30 pitch inning.
Man, the only pitchers on this team that throws consistent strikes, are CC, Mo, and Hughes.
And Aceves.
Please offense score!!! make me forget that bases-loaded walk to .297 OBP Nieves
HR please
this team is hard to watch , its actually embarrassing tp watch. joba is not a starter , ye hes going to give you one really good start ( @ cleveland) three times a year. if the yankees want to win put joba back in the penn and get this offense to take pitches rather than swing at the first thing they see
If it’s embarrassing to you, stop watching the games.
Oh and, who would you replace Joba in the rotation with?
Pedro? LOL.
I don’t want to take Joba out of the rotation but this is a silly question. Hughes would replace Joba.
I don’t want it either. And Hughes is a downgrade from Joba.
Something must be up with Joba. The guy’s velocity is so inconsistent. And if he’s only throwing 91-92 as a starter, I don’t think he is better than Hughes.
What the hell are you talking about? Joba’s Era is not too high. In fact, for a 23 year old starter with 24 starts, it’s pretty damn good. Enough of this, “Joba can’t be a starter bullshit”.
His WHIP is awful. Way too many base runners. That ERA will only rise.
He’s pitching himself back into the pen at this rate. Can’t have a SP give 5 innings every 5th day.
150 innings of average pitching >>> 70-80 innings of lights out pitching.
Eh…I’m not sure I agree with that. If your talking about replacement level pitching, that shit is a dime a dozen, especially if its only for 5 innings.
Both Joe Blanton and Jamie Moyer had higher WAR totals than Brad Lidge last year. Andy Pettitte had a higher WAR than Mo last year.
I don’t know why you watch. All you do is complain. Oh maybe that’s why.
we’re fans just voicing our frustration. theres nothing wrong with that, its normal
Cmon Robbie
That was another horrendous inning. ARod swinging at the first pitch, Robbie going WAAAAY outside the strike zone on a 3-1 count?
This game is a disgrace. Yesterday not as bad, but today they just look awful out there.
Hey if your MLB.tv just went out, logout and log back in, and it will work again
man alex looks like he’ll never get a hit again…
come on robbie!
maybe we can send arod to ortizs eye doctor
Cano’s OBP is an embarrassment.
Imagine if he was hitting .280? It would be under 300.
What pitcher would ever throw him a strike?
“Cano’s OBP is
an embarrassment.league average”fixed that for you.
Imagine if he were hitting .380? It would be over .400!
I can play the “Imagine if” game too.
Idk why we struggle with these pitchers we’ve never seen before…could it be we underestimate them?
I mean cmon its the Nationals, they suck because of their pitching.
Goddamn it Robbie, you were ahead 3-1 and hack at a horrible pitch.
Offensively, this team is on their period.
They are not hitting well, relying on the HR too much, not taking pitches, just a mental clusterfuck during AB’s.
Just magnified when they play a shithole team like the Nationals – a team made up of players no one wants.
i would take Zimmerman if they asked me to!
Might be the only one but don’t for get he plays in the NL.
Ahh, good point, i’d problably still take him
Sickening. Un-f’n-believable.
the yankees have been playing really poorly since they got off that nice streak a few weeks back. what the hell is going on?
Maybe Girardi needs to go absolutely bezerk on them. Or maybe flip out at the ump and get tossed.
the team always seems to go on a good run whenever girardi gets tossed… the yanks definitely need some fire in them… they’re playing with such little effort
I dont think its effort, could they possibly be underestimating them? Getting eaten alive by a no name pitcher and losing to the worst team in the league would fire me up but, i don’t know. Its just sad.
It seems to me that whenever Alex slumps, the team slumps for the most part too. Now, Im probably wrong because it could I just remember it when both struggle. I’ve noticed for a couple of years now.
when your cleanup batter is hitting at a tick above replacement level… then yeah, the team is going to struggle. it’s not alex, its the fact we’re getting poor production at the four hole.
Jobber struggling a lot to put hitters away
Just got an email from my friends, big letters:
YOUR YANKEES SUCK AND CAN’T EVEN BEAT THE NATIONALS. HOW PATHETIC.
So nice, 5 innings in and the Yankees are already causing grief.
Is this really happening? Are we really getting their asses handed to them by the NATS. THE WORST TEAM IS BASEBALL NATS. THE WE HAVE NO PITCHING NATS. WTF
My God Joba needs to go to the bullpen. Forget about Wang, he piched well last night. Hughes should replace Joba in the rotation. And fire Girardi already. The team has given up on him.
Joba is a better starter than Phil Hughes.
ARE YOU KIDDING Hughes is way better than Joba.
No, no he isn’t.
Well Joba is definitely helping your argument now.
Oh I forgot. Yankee pitchers aren’t allowed to have bad games, especially when they’re under 25. They should be Roy Halladay and Johan Santana put together every single time they touch the mound and if not, put ‘em in the bullpen.
Do you know what Phil’s ERA is? Joba will pitch the 6th and leave with a QS.
Joba also has a slightly better FIP.
what? your nuts to think that! joba has better stuff but hughes is a better starter than he is.
No, I’m not. Go look on Joba’s B-R page and look at his stats as a starter.
Nick Johnson’s mustache has got to go.
This is a fact.
Joba: 8 decisions in 24 starts. If a starter only gets a decision 33.3% of the time you would have to make 45 starts and win every decision to win 15 games. Joba doesn’t give much length, but he’s better than 8 w’s. this O doesn’t show up for him generally.
* 8 decisions not wins, it’s only 6 wins.
This is the dumbest excuse for Joba pitching poorly I have ever seen.
Genius. I’m not making excuses. I’m making a general observation. Joba is not pitching poorly. 3.8 era coming into today. He’ll end with a quality start today. What is hard to comprehend about a general observation?
he doesnive them a chance he always puts them in a hole and they have to rally back
You’re very wrong about this, actually. Joba has allowed more than three earned runs all of TWO TIMES this season.
and 8 out of his 24 career starts he didnt go 5 innings so he couldnt get a decision even if they scored 20 runs for him
yeah word, I hear that. At the same time, if the team was up, he may have had a longer leash to be able to finish 5.
You have a point, but in fairness i think 2 of those <5 starts was back when they were building him up and had Geise backing him up, 1 was the texas game in which he got hurt, and 1 was the Baltimore game with getting hit in the knee.
Regardless tired of seeing 4, 4.2, or 5.1, i know hes a strike out pitcher so he has a high pitch count but at the same time it seems like he wastes alot of pitches. 0-2 and throw 3 sliders in the dirt.
If they lose this game then the Boss would have fired Girardi.
I’m sorry, but I loathe comments like this.
Way back when George was in charge completely, the Yankees sucked. So yeah, back then, Girardi would probably be gone already or soon enough. But the Yankees were bad when George had full control over decisions like that.
In addition, I don’t even think your statement is true. Let’s say sometime in the mid-late 90s George reasserted something close to the amount of control he exerted before his suspension (he was the owner, but he no longer exerted the kind of control he did prior to his suspension). How many managers did he fire during that period? None.
I don’t like my comment (above)… Here’s the concise version: Back when George made decisions like that, the Yankees were bad and George was a liability. But he hasn’t made decisions like that in over a decade anyway, so it’s a moot point.
Oof, bad pitch.
Well that’s it. Game’s over. Joba blew it for us. The offense will never get 3 runs off of these guys.
you’re an asswipe
worse than that.
You are right how can we score against a team with an ERA over 5.5? I mean if it was over 10 maybe, but the NATS have the team pitching in baseball!
Joba sucks tonite
That has been a trend recently.
Joba got the Wangitis. I’m done with this game…..
The media, certain Yankee fans and even Joba can’t blame Posada for his performance today.
wow….
I’ll be honest, Im quite dissapointed by Joba so far in this game.
He’s made some bad pitches to good hitters and they’ve made him pay for it.
Oh god stop making freaking excuse for the Yankees. Will Neives is not a good hitter. The Dunn and Zimmerman I can forgive but the walks are death by papercut.
I’m talking about the hits he’s given up. Earlier, I expressed a shitton of frustration about walking Nieves and Harris. That’s absolutely inexcusable.
You can’t walk Wil Nieves or Willie Harris. I understand he’s young and he’s gonna make some mistakes on inexperience but I really thought he would pitch with some conviction and at times he hasn’t.
Okay, The yankees are down three. The game must be over, they haven’t scored 7 runs in the 8th or 9 runs in a inning this year. Oh wait…
If this was 3-3 right now we’d be saying Joba is grinding.
amen
Voice of reason, thank you…
You know, I’m pretty sure Flaherty is the most depressing YES announcer.
flaherty is f in annoying, i thought i didnt like leiter, but he is a much better announcer then flash
Flaherty and Kay are letting Joba have it.
what are they saying?
Flaherty brought up the “if he goes to the pen, the velocity may come back…”
Something is wrong with Joba’s velocity, and I highly doubt it’s because he’s holding back as a starter. There have been times when he’s throwing mid 90′s as a starter, and then times when he’s throwing craptastic 91 which just isn’t good enough for us spoiled fans. Is it mechanics? An injury?
Flaherty….JOBA IS NOT GOING TO THE PEN!!!!
I don’t get it. Joba is only pitching OK, but the offense should be ashamed of themselves for the performances they have put up against this pitching staff. These guys are below replacement level players. It is unbelievable.
john lannan was not a below replacement level pitcher
Maybe not, but the rest of the staff is. And the main point I was trying to make is that Joba is not the problem here.
let’s score some $%^#%^&^%$& runs, please
Only because you asked politely.
It not going to happen.
Joba needs to be in pen
fuck you
fuck you
easy there partner.
Here’s an idea Ed, go kill youself?
too much
Yeah, I might have crossed the line there. My bad. Ed, just mildly hurt yourself. Just like a flesh wound or something. Thanks!
rain + yankees looking flat + grim ass anti-smoking commercials between every inning = depression
AP should be in the pen.
AJ should be in the pen.
Wang should be in the pen.
Oh. My. God.
WHAT. THE. FUCK. SWISHER?!?!?!?!
I like it actually, at least someone will be agressive
Sorry…when did Cervelli dive?? I must’ve missed it. Did he make the catch? Did he have to dive to catch it or was it just hotdogging?
BENCH NICK SWISHER! HE’S A BASERUNNING IDIOT!
Adam Dunn > Nick Swisher
No shit. Got anymore revalations?
Wait, another base running error by Swish? go figure.
Alright Yankees with 1st and 2nd with 0 outs. Oh wait….
Nice work swish. Can I get a count on his mental gaffes in the past 10 days? 5?
Matsui got a hit but it doesn’t matter he’s killing this team because Cervelli and Posada aren’t playing. Matsui should be DFA’d.
Damn it Swisher. You are a complete idiot. Learn to fundamentals. I know he wants to get them going, but just get on base!
doesn’t swisher know he’s not the fastest guy and with the team in the hole, i just don’t understand this team.
more baserunning blunders for swish
Is there one jackass making all these asinine comments or is it a whole slew of jackasses?
Would have had 1st and 2nd no outs. Swisher might have cost us our 3rd ballgame in the past 2 weeks with baserunning blunders. For a guy who has a low average, he needs to do better or bench him for Gardner.
I can’t believe people here are trying to say Joba is pitching okay. 11 base runners through five innings is pretty bad.
kay is an idiot
big time
My god this team resembles a sack of shit the way they’re playing. fucking embarassing if we lose a series to the washington nationals. FUCK this offense and wake up and smell the coffee joba.
Is it time to reverse root yet? GO NATS!
So does the weekly meeting of negative assholes happen every Thursday on RAB?
it happens whenever the Yankees do not score 10 runs before the 3rd inning while our pitcher does not a shutout through 5
There is nothing positive about this game so far. Joba is doing his best Daisuke Matsuzaka impression and the lineup (although not our everyday group) looks like crap. Stammen has 53 pitches through 5IP. That’s inexcusable.
It’s baseball.
I have a feeling that a lot of people here don’t embrace the live by the tema die by the team philosophy. They’re of the “You guys lost!” but “We win!” school of thought.
This is very frustrating.
Wouldn’t you think the Yankees would watch even more video on this scrub during the rain delay. THIS IS PATHETIC JUST PATHETIC.
Exactly what talk show is Lynn Hoffman the host of?
Quick inning for Jober. Also, I’m pissed at Swisher.
get used to it. Swisher is just a dumbass, he’s going to break the record for most idiotic plays that cost a team runs in a single season. Not to mention he is a K machine and ridiculously streaky.
I definitely say that Swisher’s honeymoon period is over with the Yankees. I’m one person who can’t wait to get Nady back. I’ve had enough with Swishers bone headed mistakes.
Yeah I’ve had enough of his .390 OBP, too. Swisher’s made some silly moves, but he’s still being productive.
Wow, that whistle was incredibly impressive.
Sandy Stammen and Cy Lannan.
Can’t we just have CC pitch everyday?
and bat clean-up
Maybe I could see letting one pitcher with a upper 80s fastball own us for eight innings. But two in a row, and this one has a 5 something ERA. NOW That IS FUCKING PATHETIC.
we need the “good luck” new thread…
The Red Sox would have never made a baserunning error like Swish made. Why? Because they play the game the right way. They do the little things. The Sox are gritty and gutty. The Yankees are just out there to collect a paycheck. Probably why the Red Sox are running away with the division. Cashman and Girardi need to go.
I’m not even mad at you, I feel sorry for you.
Now I can’t even tell if you’re joking.
agree. “sox are gritty and gutty” feels like sarcasm to me
3 games ahead in mid-June even though we have struggled is running away?
No way the Yankees can come back from being 3 games behind with 60% of the season left, give up now, dont even watch the game or comment here
we’re winning this game. spillover thread for good luck after joba mows them down 1-2-3?
Well like 18 of the last 20 comments are going batshit over this game so I’mma going to gtfo.
I guess we cant blame Jobber’s troubles on JoPo
If Andy Pettitte were the starter, they’d say that Andy was battling, throwing his typical game, and the Yankees just haven’t supported him with runs.
62 pitches through six innings for Stammen. Joba didn’t pitch well but as Matt said, he limited the damage. This offense should be able to score four runs off the worst staff in the league.
aight, one more out, then he has a quality start…for what its worth
now he gets nieves
Do the “The yankees will bring the winning run to the plate in this game” spillover thread. Those work the best
It looks like last night’s “it’s only 1 game” is starting to loom a little bit larger…
6ip 3 runs thats a quality start no?
For Joba, the quality start threshold is raised to 7ip, 1er, 8 SO
Time for a new game thread?
don’t forget 60% strike percentage on his pitches
Ok Jobber struggled but battled and got a Quality start so this is all on the offense
Do you bring Joba back out for the 7th?
nah, i want some aceves.
Hmm…top of the order, though. Maybe you let Al get the 7th-8th?
nope, 100 pitches already. Joba wasn’t great, but if we lose this game it will be because of THE FUCKING OFFENSE getting shut out by some soft throwing scrub.
Yeah, 11 runners in 6 innings isn’t good but he definitely limited the damage with the 6 strikeouts.
Hell yeah. We’re already losing, and Stannen is only at 60 pitches. We ain’t seeing the bullpen anytime soon. I give Joba the next inning and see what he’s got late in the game.
lol at “he can speak french…in russian”
Bring Jober out for 15 more pitches.
Also, offense, let’s score a fuckin run or two plz.
J. Damon,
Get some new bats
Im sorry, but this is fuckin embarrassing.
MOTHER FUCKER, what is this bull shit they call an offense. Don’t even put up a fight or anything, JUST GET BEATEN BY THE FUCKING NATIONALS.
Yeah it’s annoying but, THE GAME IS NOT OVER YET.
The way we’re going down like a bunch of pussies IT kinda FEELS LIKE IT IS.
This game makes me want to throw up. the guy came into the game with an ERA over 5 and the Yanks act like they are facing Cy fucking Young.
9 pitches that inning are you shitting me.
I guess we wont get to see the Nats pen tonight either.
cmon spillover thread
62 pitches through 6. They’re really getting Stammen in some deep counts. Looking good.
FFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCCCCCCCCCCCCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
I’m damn glad I’m working right now because if I actually had to watch this lineup right now my remote would be in a thousand pieces out of frustration. Why would anyone ever throw a pitcher against the yanks who’s era is under 5
Is this kid good too?
ed i’m sorry for saying fuck you…i feel bad, and didn’t really mean it, I was just frustrated wayching the game
I know Joba’s arm would have fallen off if he threw ten more pitches, so I understand this move.
We should really DH CC next game. See if he can fucking HIT THE BaLL.
How can they destroy Johan and get shut down by Nieve, Lannan, and Stammen. I’m flabbergasted.
Because they’ve never seen them before? As a Yankee, that means they’re contractually obligated to turn them into Cy Young.
Maybe the lineup is not as good as everyone thinks it is.
The current lineup contains Gardner, Pena, Cervelli, and a slumping A-Rod. It should be sufficient but its not our A Game.
ed i’m sorry for saying fuck you…i feel bad, and didn’t really mean it, I was just frustrated watching the game tonight
This team has shown a lot of fight on multiple occasions this year. Their resiliency has really impressed me.
That being said, they seem genuinely disinterested in competing tonight. Not cool.
Johnny Repeat hasn’t mentioned that anyone is proud of his fastball tonight. I’m shocked.
in good time, in good time. Be patient, he will. The guy just got diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, so I give him a pass
good god this game sucks
nice route, brett
Gardner is fast as all hell.
If they lose this, It is certainly closed door meeting time. Just do something to shake them up.
By the next weekend going into the Mets Series, Yankees will be 7 games out of first place, counting tonights debacle – losing 2 of 3 to the Nationals, IS worse than getting swept by Boston.
Agreed. The Nationals have only won 16 games all year before entering this series.
Keep a happy thought.
Whatever happened to the Yankees are going to take it all! mentality? Does that no longer exist?
No cause it is costing me money with their fuck up play.
Thanks Miss Cleo!
Welcome
Gardner: That’s how you do it Melky…
What does Gardner say to Melky when Brett is afraid of a wall?
Gardy: Melky, that’s how Abreu did it.
Gardy: You see that throw? That’s how JD does it.
The Yankees have put up no runs in 6 innings against the Nationals, and most of you are on here bitching about Joba giving up 3 runs through 6? Granted he didn’t look great, but he did enough to keep the Yankees in it. Blame the offense if you’re going to complain. Goddamn…
Scrub pitchers don’t get to the playoffs so we’re all set there.
Yeah but if you play like this against scrub pitchers its hard to get to the playoffs. These are games you have to win. a team coming into the series having won 16 games and worst road record in baseball. Come on this is fucking pitiful.
Now time to come back and win this game.
guys, just tip your cap to the pitcher. he’s done a great job so far.
REALLY??? ARE YOU FUCKIN KIDDING ME???? TIP YOUR CAP??? THE GUY THROWS 88 mph and has gotten rocked all season as evidenced by his ERA. NO, I’M NOT TIPPING MY HAT TO THIS SCRUB.
I am with you. This is a fucking embarrassment.
Peter Abraham just said it best:
“Two runs in 15 innings against the Nationals. Just Brilliant”
screw that fat bastard.
+infinity
Watch, now Alf is going to swoop in and steal Joba’s win… I’d bet on it. This inning we’ll score at least 4.
How in the world can you consider it “stealing”
Swoop in and earn Joba’s win? Lol how do you want me to put it?
that would easily make my day if we did, but the way the offense has looked i’m really not counting on that at all.
I’m late to this thread…. but 1) Swisher can empty out his locker any time now, and 2) Joba ought to forfeit a game check for walking in a run when he was ahead in the count….
WHat’s the excuse count up to for Joba? Still a young guy waiting to mature? Still getting used to a starting role? Not comfortable with his catchers? What…..?
This nonsense of bad first innings and walks and high WHIPs and…. the list goes on and on. He is more frustrating than Wang.
The Histrionic Society checking in. Please go sit next to the Whiny Six Year Old Girls and The World Is Coming To An End Melvins.
dude, you’re crazy. Yes, Joba is still young and waiting to mature. And he didn’t even pitch THAT bad today, he battled. He is not even as close to as frustrating as Wang. So shut the fuck up with Joba and complain about this pitiful offense that showed up tonight
Ok while i am dissapointed with the walking in a run, i have no problem with the start from Chamberlain today you know how many teams would like to have his start today. i have to think most games wehn joba allows 3 runs the yankees are going to win.
Hey! Now we need Axl and we’re complete today.
The Nationals last won a series May 9th.
Why does this first time thing only happen to the Yankees. If I was another team, I would just call up a scrub to face the Yankees, they would throw a no hitter than you can just bring them back down.
Kay sounds legitamitely fed up. He’s gonna get a talking to from Hal after the game. Going negative on the Yankees is not the YES way.
But everything he has said is correct. this team sucks right now..
How does A-rod not crank that out of the park?
Cause its 88 mph HEAT
That was awesome!!!!
And another thing….. hoe can Girardi get away with not getting this group fired up night in and night out? This is two games in a row where the team was listless as all hell, and Girardi does what? You know…. a leader has to have a hand in how the team takes the field. The length of the rain delay is irrelevant. These are professional players who owe the fans a top-notch performance every time out. Girardi seems to do very very little in terms of having this group mentally ready game in and game out.
To wit….. Swisher’s weekly and sometimes semi-weekly baserunning screw-ups. Girardi needs to make it very clear there is going to be a penalty for that bullshit.
At least Tampa lost.
At least the Mets will also lose 2 of 3 to a shitty team.
did i see arod say phew.
*Stands and claps*
WE are not meant to win this game Now it is definitely true.
Can’t win when the Nats take away hits all day
That play was f-ing AWESOME.
man cmon yankees…
Im pretty sure that play sums up this series.
if that isn’t the true, we don’t know what is….
Not enough effort there by A-Rod. He needs a day off.
This has to be a joke, right?
God A-rod you fucking suck! I’m calling Yuri right now. I’ll tell him to get a 3 month’s supply of Boli.
What the hell? It was a great defensive play that didn’t go our way? Want do you want? A-Rod to shoot him so he doens’t catch the ball?
I hear Aceves can arrange that.
Oh shit. I completely forgot. He is a gangster.
Ill tip my hat to that catch. Pretty legit.
see that sucks if A-Rod doesnt get robbed then he probably scores there.
i agree, it kind of sucks. I wish we had jeter though, there would be people on base…
Wow. Nothing is going the Yankees way right now. They might actually lose the series to the NATINALS.
Stammen has averaged about 10 pitches per INNING so it was nice to see Alex work a 8 pitch AB
yep, we need the yanks to work the count
Yo fuck Willie Harris. He made that play look so much better than it had to be. If he didn’t turn the wrong way he would’ve had it w/o jumping.
BALL FOUR NICK!!
This thread is mad slow.
it goes as the yankees do….
great at-bat by swisher
You clowns do all the name-calling you want….. But get used to the fact that not everyone is willing to offer any and every excuse for Joba to continue looking like crap.
The bottom line is that you never walk in a run, ever. You just can’t do it. And this ‘quality start’ nonsense is another of these made-up phrases or stats that are just excuses for guys not pitching better. No one wants to hear about ‘quality starts.’ There is no ‘quality’ to loading the bases and givng up runs with bases on balls.
You guys come back with all the childish name-calling you want to…. but reasonable fans here can discuss this stuff without resorting to 8th-grade language.
ok let me ask you, how is a sub 3.9 era looking like crap?
WTF happened to windmill there? dude bobbled it.
So, does that count, or did Swish already clean out his locker?
Cano should have scored there
Nice, now let’s SCORE A FUCKING FUN alreadyy
Ok Hideki get em in
come on matsui!!!
Yes Ron Villone is in!