Jun
23

Game 70 Spillover Thread II

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Hey look, Phil Hughes.

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  1. BigBlueAL says:

    I like Hughes in these low-leverage bullpen outings. No need to start him……

  2. BigBlueAL says:

    Nick Swisher has morphed into Cano all of a sudden.

  3. V says:

    I was out for a bit, and just finished reading the initial thread. I think I’ll skip reading Spillover Thread I.

    How many people have we lost to jumping off the GWB so far?

  4. Drew says:

    We NEEEEED Al to get on the job. As he goes, we go.

  5. Dela G says:

    good lord we can’t do sheet

  6. Jason Joker says:

    something has to give….. but what? any ideas…..

  7. Jefree says:

    Swisher has seen about 6 pitches tonight during his 0-4. WTF?

  8. A.D. says:

    With Gardner’s current batting he should prob move up.

  9. Dela G says:

    man cmon, there has to be a day where the yankees do SOMETHING against some no name

  10. The Fallen Phoenix says:

    Yankees are:

    vs BAl 6-3
    vs BOS 0-8
    vs CLE 5-3
    vs DET 2-1
    vs KC 2-1
    vs LAA 2-1
    vs MIN 4-0
    vs OAK 2-0
    vs TB 4-4
    vs TEX 4-2
    vs TOR 2-1
    vs NYM 2-1
    vs PHI 1-2
    vs WAS 1-2
    vs FLO 1-2

    Winning record against every team except Boston, Tampa Bay, and three of the four national league teams they’ve faced.

    The Yankees are going to be fine.

  11. A-Rod ran well there.

  12. Dela G says:

    boy i want to jump off of a cliff

  13. Jersey says:

    The hitters on this team have enough talent that they’re going to rebound and regress to the mean, barring injury. And the longer these offensive frustrations continue, the bigger that rebound will be.

    And then watch out league.

  14. Charlie says:

    fuck this

    • handtius says:

      please leave. it will make the game thread more appealing. Anyone who feels the need to constantly bitch and moan, please go to waswatching of LoHud. This place was a nice place to follow the game and I’m getting fed up with this. The only reason I stick around is for the few who make good points. I have to cipher threw all this crap to find it. With less useless post, It won’t be so problematic.

      • Alex says:

        does that really bother you that much? Maybe you should leave.

        • handtius says:

          No, I think it should be the people who have turned this thread into something other then what it was, not the ones who made it enjoyable to begin with. Not saying I’m one of them, just saying that I am tired of these fans who never sat through a bad season and bitch and think the Yanks should go 162-0 (obvious over-exaggeration) and score 10 runs while giving up none. One game does not make a season. Calm the fuck down…done.

  15. Offense, oh Offense. Where for art thou, Offense?

    Offense! Offense! My kingdom for some offense!

  16. Quikksand says:

    I can’t falt the pitching. Wang and Hughes done everything they could to keep the Yankees in it.

    Whenever I see the Yankees batting, they look like the Keystone Cops.

  17. Wolf Williams says:

    Gotta love the top four guys in the lineup going 1-for-14 so far. Yep… nothing wrong with this team. No, sirree….. Everything is juuuuuuuuuuuuuust ship shape!

  18. John says:

    does Alex seem to pressing

  19. Greg says:

    Phil is so awesome. Why are people bashing Girardi for taking out Wang? If we were up by 3 runs in the 6th I could understand the outrage. Down by 3 with a man already on base and 1 out, what could Wang do at the plate besides bunt and waste an out? It was the right move and it just failed because Jeter is unclutch.

  20. charlespoet says:

    was reading Pete Abe summaries and it looks like Cody Ransom is coming back. So there is the savior.

    At what point does the blame for hitting go to the hitting coach? I know he is not the one swinging the bat but the AB’s over the past two weeks, since Boston, have not been very good. A team this good should not collectively “cycle” ineptness. Usually it is one or two players, but this is starting to be contagious.

    • Chris says:

      Certainly longer than 2 weeks of slow hitting.

      Here are some ranks of the Yanks in MLB:

      Runs: 2nd
      OPS: 1st
      OBP: 5th
      SLG: 1st
      HR: 1st

      OPS w/ RISP: 4th
      OBP w/ RISP: 2nd
      SLG w/ RISP: 2nd

      Which stat suggests that the hitting coach should take some heat?

  21. Jason Joker says:

    look at Rob Thompson trying to make believe he knows something!

  22. Brazilian Yankee says:

    I’m all for Hughes starting in place of Wang and all, but let’s say this happens: Hughes starts, goes 4 innings and gives up 5 runs. Or he struggles in 2 straight starts.

    How many of you calling for him to start now would question the decision of taking him away from the ‘pen where he was doing great? I know a lot of people would.. People like complaining.

  23. GG says:

    More overpaid/ Worse Contract: A-Rod or V-Wells?

  24. Yankees Brawl says:

    just wen we got our bullpen together, our offence cant hit a lick.

  25. Drew says:

    I know to many people it seems an “easy” choice but, Ramiro or Angel (if Ransom is really back tomorrow)?
    I want Ramiro to go to AAA and work on some shit.

  26. Tank the Frank says:

    Phil Hughes is so pimp right now I seriously would just hand him a bat and let him win the game for us.

  27. LiveFromNewYork says:

    So if Phil’s in the pen, people are screaming for him to start. Joba starts and people scream for him to be in the pen.

    People do NOT understand that starters tend to be good pitchers and middle relievers not so much. So a starter in the bullpen will be lights out and when they’re in the rotation they might struggle, esp a young pitcher. I don’t understand why Phil’s performance or Joba’s performance in the pen is such a shock.

  28. Yankee1010 says:

    How is Hughes able to pitch so well out of the bullpen? I thought he was a STARTING PITCHAHHH. Does anyone think it has anything to do with only have to face guys once in shorter stints? That might be it, right?

    God, I hate Fatcessa even more than the Yanks’ offense right now.

    • The Fallen Phoenix says:

      I loved listening to him today. “Boston might go six, seven hitless innings, but then they’ll get five hits in a row and make them all count and put up all the runs they need. Because they got gamers in that lineup.”

      It was the most hilariously sad “analysis” I’ve ever seen.

      Also, sometimes when you flip a coin fifteen times in a row, it’ll only come up on heads one time. And there’s a better chance of flipping a coin and getting heads then getting on base in baseball.

      • Tank the Frank says:

        Yeah, he drank the Boston cool aid.

      • Wolf Williams says:

        So that means everything boils down to statistics… there’s no room for any analysis of the intangibles, such as toughness, competitive drive, hustle?

        It’s all numbers to you? Just measure the numbers and therein will lie the secrets to winning?

        If that’s the case, then the nerds can have baseball. There has to be room in this game still for tough guys who say screw the numbers and the percentages. We are winning this game no matter who we have to kill or run over to do it.

    • ARX says:

      Which begs the question I always ask when people rattle off what they heard on his show, why on gods green earth do you still listen to him? I’d rather listen to the news, or hell STATIC than his uninformed drivel.

  29. Reggie C. says:

    Gotta ask:

    If its true that almost every single D’Back not named Justin Upton is available … do you go after Brandon Webb now and try to get him on the cheap since he’s hurt?

  30. Wolf Williams says:

    What’s the over/under for runners about to be stranded by the Yankees during the last two innings? I’ll say…… 3.5

  31. Mike Axisa says:

    Mike Gonzalez’s pre-pitch rocking has gone from slight to absurdly excessive since the last time I’ve seen him.

  32. Reggie C. says:

    Mike G. > Damaso Marte.

  33. Dela G says:

    i bet the yankees get a run here

  34. YankeeScribe says:

    The whole team looks lost at the plate

  35. Jorge has looked AWFUL tonight.

  36. Mike Axisa says:

    Posada didn’t even bother to run to first.

    • chriskeo says:

      i guess he figured it was usless

    • Pete says:

      That’s always a good sign. Especially considering that dropped up pop-up was what, less than 2 weeks ago?

    • Reggie C. says:

      now would be a nice time to see Cervelli. Joe G. and Posada are buds though .. so not running to first is forgiven.

    • GG says:

      I’ve always felt the catcher is the one position that can reasonably get away with that shit

    • Chris says:

      How would running have made a difference. The catcher had the ball and was between Poasada and first. If the ball had caromed away anywhere else, then he should have run, but not necessarily that particular situation. Running would be akin to the college 3B that runs all the way to the stands on a pop fly that goes out of the park.

  37. Dela G says:

    wow golden sombrero

    at least run to first base jorge

  38. Yankee1010 says:

    You know what would look great one of these days – one of those “meaningless” 3 run HRs from A-Rod in the 1st inning.

  39. V says:

    Bobby Cox’s use of Gonzalez and Soriano, while smart, is really pissing me off (I have Gonzalez on two teams), lol.

  40. Jersey says:

    OH MY GOD I’M PUTTING THE BLADE TO MY WRIST IF MELKY STRIKES OUT

    heh

  41. charlespoet says:

    Wow. This feels like …………

  42. dkidd says:

    yanks offense is bad but…mets batting omir santos 6th/getting 1 hit by joel pinero

  43. JobaWockeeZ says:

    I hope we don’t get another shutout. Ever since that shutout in Boston the offense went downhill.

  44. Jersey says:

    *whew* That was a close call.

  45. Greg says:

    Odds on Gardner and PH Damon getting on 1st and 2nd with no outs only to have Jeter hit into a DP in the 9th? Over 75%?

  46. John says:

    Watching an old Millionaire episode and a question came up:

    Which pro sports team has retired the most numbers?
    A.Celtics B.Yankees
    C.Packers D.Lakers

  47. charlespoet says:

    Since Jeter’s DP, there has been zero threat.

    So, this won’t happen, but would you agree or disagree that firing Girardi tomorrow would spark the team?

    What about before the Mets series if the Yankees get swept by Atlanta?

    Sorry there is just very little to discuss with this team right now..

    • The Fallen Phoenix says:

      Disagree.

    • Accent Shallow says:

      I have no idea if firing Girardi would spark the team.

      I’d be pretty opposed to firing a manager mid-season, unless the team is wildly underachieving or he’s clearly out of his depth.

      • JackC says:

        Agreed. If this is the way things go through the All Star break, then the two caveats you added would be in play, however. Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that. I don’t think it will.

    • Jersey says:

      They’re going through a bad stretch. They’re a second-place team atop the WC standings. Relax, nobody’s getting fired.

    • Greg says:

      Fire him. He is an atrocious manager. There is no excuse for trying to waste outs with one of your best OPS hitters, especially in the first few innnings. Girardi just doesn’t understand baseball.

  48. Accent Shallow says:

    At least Melky put the ball in play. I’m drawing a blank on who the Braves’ closer is. I hope it’s Jason Neighborgall.

    Shit, it’s Soriano, isn’t it.

    (Seriously, some team should sign Neighborgall, and install him as the closer. Preferably the Nationals)

  49. JackC says:

    This team looks lost, lost, lost. Listless. They are utterly without list.

  50. Jobamania says:

    welp

    good game.

  51. Yankees_Universe says:

    how did the Redsox series make this team look so shitty? They don’t look anything like the team which had best record in AL two weeks ago.

  52. Dela G says:

    well that HR may seal the game

  53. AR15 says:

    Can’t wait to hear the optimistic fucking bullshit our RAB bretheren will feed us tonight.

    “Well, another tough loss for those gritty Yankees. No need to panic though. 92 games to go. This team will pull it together, blah blah blah. ARod will be the best player in baseball again, and Joba will be Roy Halladay by the time playoffs come around”

    Ever since they became affiliated with the Yankees, nothing but asinine optimism. But hey, when you’re in the pocket of the team playing like shit, you have to be right?

  54. Jon G says:

    This is painful to watch. I may have to stop watching games until they turn it around. Too frustrating — ugh.

    Aside from Hughes and Gardner, who both look great.

  55. Quikksand says:

    Robertson strikes him out! 4-0 Braves end of 8.

  56. Accent Shallow says:

    Sit down you worthless old sack of garbage.

    Really? That jack was “significant” Mr. Kay? The Yankees have been pretty listless, I doubt 4 runs is much different than 3.

  57. e mills says:

    9th inning rally starts………..now

  58. Dela G says:

    i really think me watching the games is bad luck sometimes. I have a pregame ritual of having an astros game on while the yankees are playing, but since the astros started winning, the yankees started losing

  59. Wolf Williams says:

    Stan van Gundy had a .605 winning percentage with the Miami Heat, including a division title and a loss in Game 7 of the Conf. Finals, and the Heat dumped him.

    It’s not all about a team’s record. It’s about whether or not a guy is the right guy for the job. The Yankees being in the WC hunt has no bearing on Girardi staying or going. If the brass think the ship is about to start sinking, an above-.500 record won’t mean squat.

    • Zach says:

      Its about your team president realizing you have a great time and chance at a title so you push your coach and have him quit for ‘personal reasons’ and take the glory

      so unless cashman is going to manage this team your analogy makes no sense

      • Wolf Williams says:

        You can speculate all you want about why Riley took over, but the fact is the Heat won the title post-van Gundy, and you see how much this Orlando team likes playing for him…. not.

        And you cannot assume the Heat would have won the title if the change had not been made.

        All I’m saying is that winning pct. isn’t always the deciding factor. The stat freaks/nerds have to realize that there are intangibles in play.

        • The Fallen Phoenix says:

          …okay, you win. If a team doesn’t like a coach, they’re not going to play well and win under him. So we can’t look at the winning percentage even…if…it’s…high?

          …I don’t…no. Just, no.

          • The Fallen Phoenix says:

            On the other hand, I would accept correlation causation, and is therefore one reason why you might not want to look at winning percentage there. But I don’t think that’s what you meant when you wrote intangibles.

            • The Fallen Phoenix says:

              That’s supposed to read correlation =/= causation; I forgot that the usual “” does not work due to HTML tagging.

          • Jersey says:

            Winning percentage is a “tangible,” so it doesn’t count, see?

        • Zach says:

          Right because Pat Riley is so warm and cuddly on the bench? And all players wear knee pads during practice because he beats them into the ground. but no, they played for him but wouldnt have played for van gundy.

        • And you cannot assume the Heat would have won the title if the change had not been made.

          Nor can you assume that the Heat did win the title because the change was made.

          We have no idea how much or how little the change affected it.

  60. Tank the Frank says:

    I officially have depression. Good night fellow RABians… or RABers…

    Whatever.

  61. JackC says:

    Come on Gardner. Time for some grit

  62. Jobamania says:

    I’m surprised people are shocked by posada.

    He’s a team chemistry killer, he’s so old school and uptight its fucking sad.

    I really wonder what our record this year was with him on the DL and what its been since he came back.

    • Dan2 says:

      Record with Posada: 23-24
      Record without Posada (between May 4-29): 15-8

      Overall record: 38-32

    • Accent Shallow says:

      You’re right in that Posada’s uptight as hell and a redass. He’s also a great hitter who happens to play catcher. To try and pretend the team is playing worse because they don’t like Jorge is ludicrous. Ludicrous.

    • Accent Shallow says:

      Yeah, banjo hitting Cervelli and Kevin Cash are the reason for the Yankees’ winning ways.

      Hmm.

  63. dkidd says:

    when gardner comes up now, i expect him to get on base

  64. ansky says:

    I realize the current stretch of games/series has been very frustrating but there’s no reason to give up on the team. This is one alarmingly scary lineup and rotation. When everything eventually clicks(and I’m confident it will) this is a team to be reckoned with

  65. The Fallen Phoenix says:

    It’s felt like Seattle since June started here in New York; maybe it’s applying to Yankees baseball, too.

    Just as long as Cashman doesn’t turn into Bill Bavasi and do something stupid like trade Jackson, Hughes, Montero, and Melancon for Roy Oswalt or something.

  66. Mike Axisa says:

    Take a good look, this will be the last time we see Berroa in pinstripes.

  67. dkidd says:

    setting my watch for the dp…

  68. Yankees Brawl says:

    double play?

  69. John says:

    berroa?

  70. Dorian says:

    What does Derek do right here?

  71. stuart says:

    get they be any worse with men on base???

    WHy does Cano get a 3 yr pass on his clutch hitting?

    right now this team is pathetic… bad fielding, baserunning mistakes all over the place, arod is a disater…

    GIDP all over the place, pathetic….

  72. JackC says:

    This team is not as bad as they look right now. However, I think it’s also safe to say they probably aren’t as good as they looked for a few weeks there. I’m not sure we have a real sense of who this team is yet. Which is not unheard of in June, but it’s a little disquieting.

  73. Yankees Brawl says:

    phew that was close

  74. Pete says:

    Well, at least it was only *1* out.

  75. Dorian says:

    WOW This is just bad luck at this point.

  76. charlespoet says:

    See things are starting to change already… no DP by Jeter.

  77. stuart says:

    1 walk given up by yankee pitchers and the yhave received 6, and the yare losing 4 nothing.

    can they get a hit when it matters on this trip???

  78. alan says:

    Cheers for the players, they avoided another game-ending DP!

  79. John says:

    there’s progress…NO DP!!!!
    we’re winning tomorrow fo sho!!!

  80. Dorian says:

    Yankees will bring the tying run to the plate.

  81. Accent Shallow says:

    Jeter and Swisher both hit the ball on the screws, and the inning’s over.

  82. Jobamania says:

    who kills our errorless streak? posada
    when do we start slumping? when posada returns from the DL
    who doesn’t run out a grounder? posada
    he totally butchered a play today airmailing a throw into cf? posada

    • handtius says:

      how many WS have we won wit Posada?
      How many winning season have we had with Posada?
      How many Years has Cervelli played in the majors?

      Yeah, Posada should be benched now.

      • Zach says:

        bench? straight out release him

        /irrational yankee fan

      • Jobamania says:

        every players time comes to an end. Unfortunately the time is now for posada. his attitude is gross with girardi and all he does is make faces. You need to listen to some of his post game interviews, makes me wanna vomit

        • Even with a two week slump, he’s at an .892 OPS. He toooooooooootally sucks.

          • Jobamania says:

            you know the hitting part is not always beneficial to the team. We had a errorless streak and a 9 game win streak all while posada was on the DL.

            says a lot.

            I’m tired of giving posada the benefit of the doubt

            • handtius says:

              Oh yes, one 9 game winning streak and no errors. great reason to get rid of Posada. Just like those 06 redsox who set the streak before us. They sure went on to…oh no, they didn’t.

            • No, it doesn’t say a lot. If Posada was healthy, the team probably would’ve played better and scored even more runs.

        • Accent Shallow says:

          He’s a great hitter. He plays catcher. Maybe he’ll have to DH more to keep him healthy, but as long as he can hit, he’ll have a place on the team.

        • handtius says:

          Yes, Posada’s time has come. With the turning of the clock, Posada has magically forgot how to handle a pitch staff and throw out runners. He no longer has the capacity to uses his frontal lobe and his faces he makes is cause the pitchers to throw pitches out of the strike zone…valid point. I stand corrected.

      • Dorian says:

        How many years ago was it that we won with Posada?

        • handtius says:

          Then DFA the whole time. How long has it been since anyone on this team has won it all? How often to any teams win it all? Not very sound logic on your part.

      • Chris says:

        I think he’s suggesting putting him back on the DL. It worked so well last year.

        • Jobamania says:

          yeah there weren’t any other injuries or anything. and we didn’t have giambi at first or anything.
          and we didnt play damon in center or anything
          and cano didn’t have have his worst year ever or anything
          we didnt start ponson/rasner or some other crap or anything

    • Who’s grasping at straws? Jobamania.
      Who’s leaping to conclusions? Jobamania.
      Who’s talking out of his ass? Jobamania.

    • Jersey says:

      I can’t believe this retarded post got this many responses.

  83. Sigh. I know I’m usually incredibly optimistic, but the offense is pissing me off quite a bit right now.

  84. BigBlueAL says:

    18 runs scored the past 7 games. They are lucky they have even gone 2-5 in those 7 games.

    • Pasqua says:

      If a team can collectively “press,” then they are collectively pressing right now. If you look closely, you can see the sawdust coming off the handle of the bat. Very frustrating / stressful to watch.

    • charlespoet says:

      Castillo says your welcome.

  85. Dela G says:

    well that really sucked

  86. alan says:

    This team right now is more boring than a little league team, I can’t even bring myself to watch the screen. I just leave the TV open in the background and listen to it.

    Smart move by me I’d say, I actually did not waste any time on the ball game and got loads of things done.

  87. Wolf Williams says:

    And look at those super tough Washington Nationals who came to Yankee Stadium and kicked ass! They’re…. getting doubled up by Boston.

  88. Dela G says:

    so does anyone else think we come back tomorrow and wreck shop? we gotta get out of this sometime

  89. Tom Zig says:

    I blame Brett Gardner for getting on base and not allowing Wang to pitch more innings.

  90. Capital T says:

    Why did they pull Wang after 65 pitches. If you are not going to let him throw when he is doing pretty well, then get rid of him. If you want to see if he still has it, let him pitch

    • bxpd says:

      Had the game been in an A.L. park I’m guessing he would have come out for at least another inning. The fact that it was in Atlanta and the Yanks were losing dictated that he’d be taken out. Had Gardner not gotten a hit there, CMW would have batted.

  91. Riddering says:

    I’m wishing now that we had saved some of those runs from the last Mets game.

    Little did we know then that the Yanks are on rations.

  92. Accent Shallow says:

    Anyone else a bit worried about Kawakami? Someone who relies on mixing his pitches, changing speeds, having command? Eek.

  93. Lanny says:

    And Girardi’s seat just keeps getting hotter. The way they’re playing he won’t last the week. Can’t fire 25 players.

    Great managerial decisions using/wasting Hughes in these spots. If you’re going to have him in the bullpen he should be in the pen. Not caddying for a pitcher who should be in AAA.

    • The Fallen Phoenix says:

      And if the Yankees had scored four runs in those five innings that Wang was pitching – and with the number of runners the Yankees left on base, that’s not at all inconceivable – then Hughes ends up pitching some of the highest-leveraged innings all game.

      I don’t think Girardi really did anything wrong today. You’re looking to point the finger at someone who doesn’t exist.

      The players didn’t execute, they couldn’t get the hits. They were, quite frankly, outplayed.

      This does not mean that they did not hustle, that they did not try, that they weren’t “gritty” enough, or anything like that. They lost. The coin landed on heads, not tails. It happens.

    • V says:

      Dumbest. Posts. Ever.

  94. The Fallen Phoenix says:

    In 2006, the New York Yankees went 5-2 against the Detroit Tigers, outscoring them 38-23.

    We all know what happened that postseason.

    • Accent Shallow says:

      So if they play the Nationals in the World Series, they’re set?

    • charlespoet says:

      and in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008….not all to Detroit but you get the picture.

      • The Fallen Phoenix says:

        How did the Atlanta Braves do in the playoffs from 1991
        through 2005?

        Or how about 1995 through 2001?

        I’ll give you a hint, it’s not going to stop Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine, John Smoltz, and (most likely) Chipper Jones from going to the Hall of Fame. And those weren’t the only good players on that team.

        And that they didn’t win the playoffs every year didn’t make them any less good.

        • charlespoet says:

          Same as the yankees, which proves anyone who looks at this team on paper and says “they are a good team” need only reference the downside to paper talent.

    • Pasqua says:

      Is this in reference to being 0′fer against the Sox this year?

  95. Dela G says:

    man the sox have scored more against the nats today than the yankees did in that entire series

  96. Jobamania says:

    The red sox piling on runs against the nats fail pen? what is that? who ever heard of such a thing!

  97. Jobamania says:

    at least we didn’t get complete game 2-hit by joel piniero

  98. stuart says:

    they pinch hit for wang because they were down by 3 runs with a man on base in the top of the 6th..

    it was absolutely the right move so why the f-ck are you questioning it???

    another good game by arod, cano, and swish. swish nice move getting jeter to 3rd after he hit a double with no outs.. arod nice for jsut your overall great play, 209 BA.. how many more years of this clown do we get to see? If he is hurt, put him on the DL or give him the addtl. surgery… having the apologist make excuses all yr. for his play is unbearable.

    posada with a great game at the plate and another error, at least he did not have a pass ball also.

    tex has disappeared and no one has picked it up….

    no I am wrong most of the pitchers actually have picked things up…

    this team is a paper tiger and has been for years and I am tired of it. have less talent and lose then have a team like this loaded with talent and lose….

    • charlespoet says:

      Like that “Paper Tiger”. That they are. See results of the Braves referenced above, nearly the same.

      But I agree with you. On paper the Yankees have been offensive monsters, but where the rubber meets the road, there baby seals hoping to survive. Lots of money in propping up paper tigers.

    • Wolf Williams says:

      Shhhhh…. Just make sure you don’t mention anything about heart, character, or guts, because there is no stat for those things, therefore they do not really exist. So sayeth the wise ones here, anyway…..

      • The Fallen Phoenix says:

        So the 2001 Arizona Diamondbacks beat the 2001 New York Yankees because they had more heart, character, and guts.

        Ditto the 2004 Red Sox beating the 2004 Yankees.

        And the 1998 Yankees beating the 1998 Padres. Actually, the Yankees had more heart, character, and guts in 125 games that season and playoffs than the other team. But less in the ones they lost.

        …I think intangibles do exist. Really, I do. I think that a player’s hustle can make a difference. But when it does, it shows up the in box score. Why? Because at the end of the day, that’s how you measure wins and losses – the number of runs you score, the number of runs that they don’t.

        • The Fallen Phoenix says:

          Actually, I recant that last paragraph, to a degree. Sometimes a player hustles, and his team still loses. Sometimes a player hustles, and the throw still beats him at 1st.

          …my point, though, is that these intangibles – when they make the difference between winning and losing – aren’t invisible. You can, in fact, quantify them, just as you can quantify anything.

    • Jersey says:

      Not tired enough to stop watching and go away. I look forward to that day.

  99. Dorian says:

    I think that there is something that we need to remember with Chien Ming. He is doing an average job against the National League. Not a good sign

  100. Ivan says:

    This is called the baseball season guys. Your gonna have ur share of highes and lows. At the end of the day the yanks will MUCH better and eventually this part of the season will just be forgotten.

    One more thing, I still Think Hughes should start Considering that he’s really caddying a guy who’s he pitching better than and if Wang can get his job back with 8 good innings out of the pen, then y not Hughes. Yes it’s progress, but right now Hughes is the yanks top 5 best starting pitchers really should be given the opportunity.

  101. JohnnyBoy says:

    The next person that claims “its just one game” or “a few bad outings doesn’t make the season” should be banned along with the people who are upset that “this little place was so nice before all you miserable angry whiners came in here”. This is a place for Yankee fans to vent about how ridiculous this team is right now and what they feel should be done about it.

    Aka fire the POS manager and bring in someone who relates well to veterans (because um, well, this is a veteran team) and please stop batting a .200 hitter with no defensive ability in the cleanup spot

  102. kev says:

    And to think Ortiz originally platooned with Jeremy Giambi.

  103. donttradecano says:

    Tommie- its good to see the grizzles wont be taking rubio which means jennings being their at 8 looks even better.

  104. Zach says:

    BBTN just said Nick Green is making himself money right now and will get a contract this offseason, wow just wow

  105. Andrew says:

    Hey, Mike Axisa, are we still as good as Boston? Tell me again how .263 with RISP is EXACTLY the same as .283?

    Delusional.

  106. dc1874 says:

    It rains constantly..the yanks loose constantly..our pets heads are falling off……Im movin to Aspen…

  107. The Artist says:

    We are going to lose every game for the rest of the year.

    38-124. You heard it here first.

  108. Greg says:

    Pretty much the same record as last year and we added CC, Tex, and Burnett to take the place of Rasner, Giambi, and Ponson. The ship will turn around at some point because this team is better than this.

    It’s just getting really frustrating to score so leave so many men on base and get shut down by mediocre pitching. Hanson walked 5 men in 5.1 innings- Normally the Yankees would have shelled a pitcher who did that.

  109. AR15 says:

    I hope the Yankee fans absolutely bury ARod when he comes back to NY. Put him 6 feet under so he never gets up again. He is the most mentally weak and pathetic “superstar” athlete in any sport. Can’t believe guy is supposed to be on the same level as Tiger, Kobe, Pujols and Brady. He’s a god damn joke who hasn’t won a god damn thing.

    I urge all Yankee fans to let this bastard have it when they come home. Keep banging Kate Hudson and getting your eyebrows done douchebag.

  110. YankeeScribe says:

    The days when guys were getting pies in the face almost every other game seem so distant now… :(

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