Game 71: When will the losing stop?
ByThe Yankees have lost three straight and five of their last six. It has caused much tension among the fanbase. We’re trying to retain a shred of optimism — being a doom and gloomer is no fun, after all — but the Yankees certainly aren’t making it easy.
They send Joba Chamberlain to the mound tonight. He’s been a mixed bag all season, though for the most part he’s at least kept the team in the game. The first piece of the puzzle is just that: the starting pitcher keeping the team in the game.
Of course, the most important part is getting hits. The Yanks haven’t done that lately, and it’s horribly frustrating. Apparently they had a team meeting last night at which Mark Teixeira spoke. He makes me think of Tino Martinez (just as a switch hitter). No one likes meetings, but something’s gotta give.
You can check out some pre-game chatter here. There is still no word on a roster move for Cody Ransom. Is it that hard to DFA Berroa?
Starting for the Braves tonight is Kenshin Kawakami, a recent Japanese import. He’s made 13 starts this year, covering 75.1 innings and allowing 37 earned runs for a 4.42 ERA. He held his own against the Red Sox in his last start, allowing just two runs over six innings while striking out five. Since the Reds bombed him for eight runs on April 26, he hasn’t allowed more than three runs in a start. He also gave up no home runs in the month of May, and has given up three in 24 innings this month. He’s also done a better job of keeping the ball on the ground this month.
Lineup:
1. Derek Jeter, SS
2. Johnny Damon, LF
3. Mark Teixeira, 1B
4. Alex Rodriguez, 3B
5. Robinson Cano, 2B
6. Nick Swisher, RF
7. Brett Gardner, CF
8. Francisco Cervelli, C
9. Joba Chamberlain, P
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Cashman has just been quoted as saying Girardi is doing “an exceptional job”. My how the standards with the Yankees have declined.
I dont know about exceptional, but I think he has been perfectly fine.
Agreed.
Well my problem is with the word exceptional. With the way the team is going now, nobody on this team deserves the word exceptional when describing their performance.
What are we, tied for 5th best record in the MLB? I think he’s been doing a fine job as well.
Since when has being tied for the 5th best record in the MLB been something to be happy about???? Man I remember when not having the best record in baseball was cause for criticism, now being tied for the 5th best record in baseball is cause for celebration.
If these were the standards the last few years when Torre was the manager, he wouldve gotten a lifetime contract extension.
Sorry for being a bit ornery btw. Hopefully Joba dominates and its all good.
Since when did I say we should celebrate for this? Did I say I’m jumping for joy? Stop putting words in my mouth.
5th best record in the MLB is something not to jump over a damn bridge for.
My are we sensitive.
Haha I overlooked the
Sorry for being a bit ornery btw.
LOL yeah sorry about that!!! Hey trust me I want the Yankees to win as much as anybody and I dont think this team sucks, quite the contrary obviously because I believe this team is underachieving at the moment.
I’m pretty sure Joe Torre, Casey Stengel, Joe McCarthy, and Miller Huggins had the 5th best record in the league in June on more than one occasion where they went on to win the whole thing later that year.
Yeah, big difference, they had a track record and you know actually had won before. Like I said last night, I dont just assume everything will be fine in the end because these are not the same Yankees from earlier in the decade when we could at the least assume the playoffs.
I guess you can say I obviously dont give Girardi the benefit of the doubt. Maybe I should, maybe I shouldnt. But thats just how I feel.
I guess you don’t remember the “Clueless Joe” remarks in 96…He was just as crappy a manager back then, except he failed a shit ton more the Joe G.
Yeah and the Yankees in 1996 took over 1st place in the first week of May and never looked back.
You need to become more familiarized with the undistributed middle.
It’s possible that Girardi is doing an exceptional job AND we’re not happy with the overall team’s performance.
It’s possible that we’re struggling right now and yet there’s no reason to panic.
Not everything is an either/or. In fact, very few things are either/or.
You and Jamal are much too level-headed for me.
I could draw on a Conando-style mustache and we could act out some scenes from a telenovela.
Would that help?
In 2000 we had the 9th best record in baseball, and people were pretty thrilled.
In 1999 we had the 3rd best record, but just one game better than the 5th best team.
That, my friend, is called the “Dreaded Vote Of Confidence.”
Mmmm.
It is odd that the GM joined the team on the road.
Maybe he ment to say “except for the natinals.”
I think we should trade Swisher for Francouer.
/
Lohudd’ed
Did someone actually suggest that?
Someone at LoHud actually suggested that or you’re just putting the LH tag on there ’cause it’s a dumb thing to say?
Nope. There was just an argument that spanned over an hour with two guys who decided his defense and basrunning made it the right move. Mike actually chimed in.
That is just….ugh.
Baserunning? Don’t you have to get on base first?
+1
Frenchy career UZR/150 in RF: 7.7
Swisher: 9.3
That too.
I give because I love.
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Shit. I have to pay royalties, don’t I?
I’ll email you the Post Office Box information.
If we are going to continue to drop “UZR” around here as a guillotine ending all fielding arguments, someone please explain why this is a valid statistic? Tell me, exactly, why?
I know it’s definition…and that it purports to represent a players runs saved or not saved relative to average, defensively. I know it purports to determine how many plays a player should have made.
How, though, are we so sure it does what it claims to do, with any validity? How does anyone know how many balls a player “should” get to?
Please don’t refer me to fangraphs…I realize there are probably many web resources on this subject. But if we are going to throw the number around here like it is the equivalent of fielding “blood pressure”, someone should be able to explain, relatively succintly, why it is a valid measure of fielding ability.
So come on, let’s hear it.
It doesn’t work that way.
You’re the one who questions the stat’s worth… so you challenge it’s veracity.
The burden of proof is on you, JP.
Either a law student or lawyer?
It’s a theoretical stat, just like most of the other recently developed statistics that people have created because they just needed more, more, more baseball stats. It’s up the people who want it to be utilized to prove it’s merit and apparently some have (somewhere). Until I see the formula so I can figure it on my own at any point in time, I won’t rely on it, but that doesn’t mean I don’t think it’s valid. It just means I’m not sold yet.
If Joba walks Francoeur after walking Harris/Nieves in his last start, I’ll be angry.
Hughes almost did last night!
Boy would that have been tough to reconcile.
Funny thing was he then struck him out looking on a fastball right down the middle. Shows you how nasty Hughes mustve been that Francoeur couldnt even pull the trigger for the most part.
You may be right. Or it could be that Francoeur just sucks.
(I like your explanation better)
The losing will stop when the Yankees wake up and realize they don’t suck as bad as they look like they do.
pitching for the braves, roy halla….I mean, kenshin kawakami
If we DFA Angel Berroa, any chance we get even cash considerations for him?
hell, damon could always use more bats.
Haha, IETC.
AL OF, wOBA
1. Ben Zobrist .436
2. Jason Bay .421
3. Torii Hunter .420
4. Adam Lind .393
5. Shin-Soo Choo .390
6. Jason Kubel .390
7. Johnny Damon .383
8. Michael Cuddyer .379
9. Adam Jones .379
10. Ichiro .377
11. Nick Swisher .377
12. Carl Crawford .375
13. Nelson Cruz .375
14. J.D. Drew .374
15. Juan Rivera .372
AL OF, wRAA
1. Jason Bay 23.0
2. Torii Hunter 20.3
3. Ben Zobrist 20.3
4. Adam Lind 16.1
5. Shin-Soo Choo 15.6
6. Johnny Damon 13.0
7. Jason Kubel 12.2
8. Carl Crawford 12.1
9. Adam Jones 11.6
10. Ichiro 11.5
11. Michael Cuddyer 11.2
12. Nick Swisher 12.7
13. Nelson Cruz 10.6
14. Curtis Granderson 9.1
15. J.D. Drew 9.0
AL OF, XBH
1. Jason Bay 37
2. Torii Hunter 33
3. Ben Zobrist 33
4. Johnny Damon 32
5. Nelson Cruz 31
6. Michael Cuddyer 30
7. Alex Rios 30
8. Nick Swisher 30
9. Nick Markakis 29
10. Adam Jones 29
11. Marlon Byrd 27
12. Curtis Granderson 27
13. Vernon Wells 26
14. J.D. Drew 25
15. Three tied at 24
Nick Swisher can believe it’s not butter.
But the .240 BA! He must be bad!
But I’ve seen it with my eyes that Nick Swisher is no good!
Oh and he’s also 4th among RF qualifiers in UZR/150.
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Nerd.
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Ahem… Let’s try that one more time: http://tinyurl.com/5zuhl4
Oh and he’s also 4th among RF qualifiers in UZR/150.
See my comment above. It’s time for someone to put up or shut up on UZR. Let’s have some ‘splanation.
You forgot about his hair. That’s a -9.4 on the Kipermeter, second to last amongst AL qualifiers, behind only to Jacoby Ellsbury’s perfectly groomed eyebrows.
Not even in the top 5 in any category and you guys act like he’s the second coming of Paul O’Neill…
YankeeScribe = 1
Strawman = 0
I want Joba to walk through the dugout with an arrogant look on his face and tell gardner, “leadoff an inning, get on, steal 2nd, move over, and get in. You do that, and we win one nothing.”
We’re never going to find out what the roster move is, huh?
We’re DFAing Joba. We’re tired of the controversy.
Wang’s going tonight on no rest.
It’s been what, 22 hrs? His refractory period should be over by now.
ietc.
Comment of the day, Jack. Well done.
The Yankees will win tonight. I guarantee it. Joba gets 6Ks, gives up 2 ER and the yankees beat Kawakami and he’s out by the 5th inning
I’m going to have a “Rick Sutcliffe compliments the Red Sox” tally. I’ll let everyone know the results later.
Who has more hits today, Joba or Arod?
“It felt like the glory days in Atlanta last night. Big crowd, great pitching, and of course a big Braves win over the Yankees.“–Chip Caray
Um, when exactly did the Braves’ glory days include beating the Yankees?
1957. When they were still in Milwaukee.
The last big “victory” the Braves had over the Yankees was when they signed 40 year old Babe Ruth away from us in 1935.
Berroa DFA.
UPDATE, 7:05 p.m.: As expected, Berroa was designated for assignment
Swisher is apparently a shrewd negotiator.
He’s also a master debater and a cunning linguist.
He can speak French … in Russian.
Nick Swisher once had a “Who has more testicles?” contest against Lance Armstrong.
Nick won by five.
Nick Swisher wears white after Labor Day.
that’s just childish Sean.
I guess I can’t be too mad since Jeter drove that ball.
No, fuck that. I’m angry. Why at the first pitch of the game? Why?
Sometimes that’s the best pitch to hit.
Matt (and Mike A) check this out
First Pitch BA .433 OBP .438 SLG .767 OPS 1.204
http://www.baseball-reference......9&t=p
Guess Jetes knows what he doing after all. After 14 years in the bigs, you’d think people would assume that by now.
Yeah and 2.5 million people think he’s the most deserving all star the A.L. has to offer so he can do what he wants
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Actually I was making fun of Jeter being the highest vote getter for the all star game when he shouldn’t get the start over Bartlett. I figured if it was rediculous for 1 million Red Sox fans to have voted for Varitek then a million Yankee fans voting for Posada and 2.5 million voting for Jeter deserved a shot as well.
Didn’t they just talk about quality at-bats? One freaking pitch Jeter.
You prefer ‘quantity’ at-bats?
1 pitch, 1 out. Hope Johnny’s feeling better.
3 pitch, 2 outs.
ISn’t the leadoff hitter suppose to see a few pitches? Ugh, he’s been unreal with this lately.
The next time he swings at the first pitch. I will boo him at the next Yankee game I attend.
Two outs on three pitches. Way to work that count, boys!
wow Sterling just messed up 2 names.
“Kamakawi deals… fly ball to francona…FRANCOUR and there are 2 away”
Par for the course for the Man with the Golden Throat
quick inning so far…
Well that was a fantastic inning.
Cashman: Offense, hit the damn ball
Yankees Hitters: Nah, we’re good
LMFAO
nah, we’d rather count our money instead.
-So, Action, Gus, or…
-Jesus, Ben, I said I’m busy… busy.
-You’re a true artist, Gus.
What was that meeting with the hitters about again????????
I know its only the 1st inning Im just kidding….
Eh…it would be nice to see some more pitches considering how it’s the first time facing another new pitcher…..
good to see things off to a roaring start
joba chamberlain is the balls.
well he throws alot of them anyway
Love how YES is showing Garret Anderson’s stats for his last 17 games against the Yankees — as if that had any predictive power.
this is the 9th straight game the yankees have faced a new pitcher
man this sorta sucks
Tex is all that is man.
not supposed to be a reply
Don’t forget, he’s Asian and therefore plays the same game as guys like Dice(y)-K and Wang. He’ll be out before the 5th inning after he gives up like 6 runs.
Anyone listen to Francesa today? I’m curious as tho his thoughts on Price getting blown up last night.
I listened, here’s a synopsis:
-Red Sox are great
-Theo’s a genius
-Cashman wouldn’t know a pitcher if it fell on him
-The Yanks can’t do anything right.
-Joba to the bullpen
-Our farm system sucks, the Red Sox farm is great
-Nick Swisher and his .900 OPS is a 4th outfielder
Repeat for 5 1/2 hours until your ears bleed.
Nate McClouth would add a whole new grit dimension to this yankee team if they could acquire him.
-Mike Francesa
and a gold glove
The Yankees already got a Nate McLouth type….the Slade.
Let’s not give the kid too much credit, he’s barely out of high school.
I’m just joking around. At least I didn’t call him the next Grady.
Slade is a cooler name too
You know, for all the shit people say about Swisher not being a good fundamental fielder, he’s the only one who uses two hands when he catches a fly ball.
That’s because he sucks and can’t catch one handed. Paulie O’Neill used to catch fly balls one handed just so he could practice his swing with his free hand at the same time.
What about catching fly balls in his hat?
i heard derek jeter used to catch fly balls with his ballcap in his mouth while doing batting practice and jessica biel at the same time…
Does Fordham pay Kay per reference or something?
50 cents
Atta boy Tex
This Joba guy is pretty good, even if he only throws 93.
but he’s not electrifying. even john flaherty says hes just an average starter
francesa
He is not even as good as Porcello.
- Pope
man i loooooove mark teixera, he is effing money
Yup. A lot of it.
Any chance we get to see Veras pitch in an Indians uniform tonight?
Nate McLouth <3
That’s the third ball in a week that Rodriguez has hit hard but had someone track it down.
Did Berroa get DFA’d today?
Yup.
Thanks, its about time I guess.
That’s the third ball A-Rod hit on the screws this series.
The real A-Rod obliterates a guy like Kawakami. I think.
We’re KILLING THE BALL, now we just need to find the gaps.
Well, that one did. Sadly, McLouth found the gap as well.
wow great catch
Michael Kay apparently is a big Melky fan.
Nice catch by Nate The Great.
Francesa just creamed himself after that catch.
I thought McClouth was an awful CF?
He is. It’s baseball. Even Manny Ramirez made the occasional great catch.
Manny did a good job catching that throw from Damon all those years ago
Exactly.
Francesa just jizzed in his pants. Then he shotgunned 2 diet cokes.
man the yankees need to find the gaps. It will be soon they will be hitting like the multi all star team they are
Francesa suffered a stroke after that 2nd McClouth play. Luckily there will be no long term effects due to the fact that he lost all brain function years ago.
Yeah for all the talk of the Yankees offensive struggles… it seems every hard hit ball gets caught or is right at someone. They’ve had some pretty bad luck.
Does anyone know if there is a way to watch games from another country? I want to see the Catch McGoldGlove made.
Yes.
1) Leave France and all their cheese-eating surrender-monkeys.
2) Return to the U. S. of A., where the beer flows like wine
3) Watch baseball game.
I hope that helped.
You my friend are a jerk, through and through.
No offense, but you’re a douchetard.
No offense.
With all due respect, your sister’s a whore.
I understand where you are coming from, but you really aren’t making any sense.
mlb.tv, no?
It’s a short trip and I live in queens. didn’t want to buy of for 2 weeks. I will, definitely, when I move in September.
Isn’t Queens a foreign country anyway?
http://www.instantrimshot.com
That sad that you need to give your own joke a rim shot.
Aren’t you in Jersey?
Good Mo, no. Bronx, baby.
The two best parts of Jersey are the George Washington Bridge and the Delaware Memorial Bridge.
I thought the Saprano’s was #2…which was largely shot in, where? Queens.
Why would you ever take a laptop to the beach?
to work on your spreadsheet and get rid of that awful short sleeve dress shirt tan at the same time
Now that McCann is on base, mlb.com will soon report that Kawakami is flirting with history. I give it one more inning.
“He’s never hit a whole lot.”!?!?!?!?!?!?
Sutcliffe at it again.
Who?
Cervelli. I’m not saying he has hit, but using the word never on a guy with 65 PA is ridiculous!
who?
About who?! Don’t tell me he said that about McCann…
Oh, god. Whom was Redbeard the Drunken Pirate referring to with that gem?
‘only question with Joba is consistancy and length’
thats the only question for every young pithcer
Joba’s fastball looks ok, but his slider is a little sloppy tonight.
What’s bigger? The hole in Franco’s game or his nose?
what are you trying to say you racist!
2 innings – 28 pitches, niceeee, Joba really uses that slider well.
Wow. Lots of Yankee fans at this game
It’s Atlanta. The whole city is full of transplants.
It’s like Miami lite.
Seeing this Transformers commercial reminds me: if anyone wants a good laugh, go run over to Rotten Tomatoes and read some of the reviews.
My Facebook status from a month ago:
“Dear G.I. Joe Movie: Please do not suck as bad as the Transformers Movie sucked.
Sincerely,
My Childhood”
Haha, G.I. Joe is going to be awful.
Sadly, you’re right.
Still though, I could technically be correct. All it has to do is not be as awful as Transformers. You can’t set the bar any lower than that.
You know GI Joe will be worse, right? The previews look awful. Just like Gameday…see I related it to the game to not go off topic.
The original Transformers cartoons from 1984-1985 were the best. Not as good as He-Man but still pretty damn good!!!!
I just sent you a friend request….
You were a cute kid, what the hell happened
“Compared to this sequel, the first Transformers, which was released two years ago, ranks right up there with Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason.”
Yikes.
My goodness is there any outfield grass out there?
With Joba up, Kawakami basically has 3 perfect innings in the bag. Ugh.
man cmon yankees, i know you can do it
I want a homerun from Joba. looking like Babe rounding the bases.
Joba showing Derek Jeter how to battle through an AB.
its almost like every ball hit goes to a fielder, unbelievable
shit
Oh shit…
Joba is our best hitter now.
Joba = Head Hunter
suspend him
Commentator: “Wow Joe Kawakami really has no hit stuff tonite, Oh wait its not that hes just pitching against the yankees.”
lead ‘em off
Scary.
Joba pulling an Adam Jones.
Here’s hoping Kawakami is ok with no short-term or long-term effects, but not ok enough to pitch well the rest of the game.
So, you DO want short term effects then….
Nah, I want him pulled as a precautionary measure.
First pitcher the Yanks have hit in two weeks.
hahahaha
If you can’t beat em, then knock em out of the game…literally…
Jober knows how to hit after all…
Braves color guy talking about how the Yankees have “too many retired numbers” and that it is “ugly.”
He also mentions that if you have a favorite number as a kid, you probably won’t be able to wear it when you get to the Yankees because it is probably out in “Monument Grove.”
………………..
That’s just jealousy.
That’s the price for having too many great players I guess.
Did he block it with his glove at all? It looked like it caught him right in the collar bone/neck.
Another hard hit ball right at someone (it’s okay ’cause Kawakami is alright).
Commentator: ” Wow Joe Kawakami really has no hit stuff tonite, OH WAIT its not that hes just pitching against the yankees.”
wow i just spat up my OJ that was so funny
OJ? At 7:52? WTF?
Sidebar, I saw a license plate today that was “OMG WTF”
hahaha matty i am a college student, i eat breakfast at 657pm because thats how i roll in tejas!
Joba might have just had the hardest hit ball in a week.
I know this is kinda dick of me… but I’m pissed that Joba’s line drive didn’t turn into a base hit.
Psh, I’m alright w/you saying that. A runner’s a runner.
i am as well..but at least kawakami’s out of the game. hopefully, this is the break we needed & we can score some runs off their long reliever.
He gone
Lester = Overrated
Please do not walk this scrub, Joba. Please.
Ughhh I hate the NL style of play, they took out Kawakami already…unless there is something wrong?
Wait, seriously? Did you not see him get drilled in the neck with a line drive?
My apologies, I’m on Game Day, missed the Yankees AB and came back to see the switch, had no idea what it was for.
Do you REALLY think they PH for him in the 3rd inning for anything else besides an injury?
are you not watching the game? he had a ball hit his neck because of joba’s AB.
Gameday says nothing of it…so…yeah…no idea till someone says it. It’s fucking 2 am here. I’m watching gameday and following this blog. Fucking baseball.
oaktag
This is what happens when you follow the game on Gameday.
Or listen to Sterling call the action.
Either way, you have no idea what happened.
Damn, they knocked out a starting pitcher after the second inning? Damn. That shite must have hurt…
Joba “I want a win dammit!”
why did they ph kawakami??
line drive to the neck
He got hit by a comebacker in the face/neck.
that sux. there goes the no-no.. lol
Hanger right there.
Oh Mo, no. McLouth just got a hit off of Joba while Joba was starting. Fatcesa’s wet dream, no?
Hahahahah!
McClouth = HOF’er
Sincerely,
Mike Francesa
its funny how he talks up mcclouth as if he is jesus
I think Fatcessa would say that Jesus would have only been an apostle if McLouth was around back then.
Wait a second, waitasecond… Nate McClouth is a STARTING PI !!!…
Someone, please, DIET COKE!!!!
Mike’s dreamworld
-We traded for McLouth
-Joba pitches the 8th inning
-Theo Epstien becomes the Yankee GM
-Girardi answers his calls off the air
That was a decent slider.
Yeah, if Joba can get a better feel for his breaking stuff tonight… watch out.
Joba 3 IP 0K = Fail
First pitch?
Hey check that out, the Yankees don’t have a hit yet.
Thank God for closed door meetings.
Medlen is much worse than Kawakami, but he can’t do better, only as well or worse.
It’s the very resistible force v. the movable object.
Son of a…
Everything is finding a glove.
I don’t know who francesa has a bigger crush on, Arroyo or McClouth.
I hear he likes Brandon Inge.
Could be a repeat a game vs the Astros in 2003.
little early for that kind of talk.
this is so fucking frustrating
Yankee offense: “Shit, we haven’t seen this guy before either.”
I’m starting to get irrationally frustrated. Tommie, give me some of that confidence.
Alrighty then…12 up, 12 down.
A Joba start=No early run support.
Write that shit in every friggin time.
I just came back from a little league game, and now I’m watching this game. And there’s a huge gap from what I saw on that little league field, and what I’m seeing with the Yankees at the plate…
This is getting really pathetic
man every thing we hit.. EVERYTHING… goes to the damn fielder!
Aaaaaand cue the Ortiz 3-run homer. June is so awesome.
Damn it David Ortiz, go awayy
Chipper checked his swing, it MUST be a strike.
This is painful to watch..
I thought we never hit when Joba was on the mound, no matter how hard he tries to get the W (even if it means drilling pitchers in the neck with line drives)…but apparently we just suck at hitting.
Does your name imply that everything you say is “Oaktagged”?
Joba K!!!!!!!!!!!!!
x2
nice job joba with the 2 straight Ks
2K!
Kenny, didn’t A.J. do that like…three days ago?
Wait Did someone just point out that Craig Stammen….THE CRAIG STAMMEN gave up a 3 run homer to a 90 year old ex-juicer whos bat is so slow that people hang close on it during his swing? And yet this same guy shutout the entire yankee lineup for over 8 innings?? Call me a bridge jumper or whatever but there is something really wrong with this team…
6.1 IP is not over 8 IP
6.1 IP is not over 8 IP
Did you really think Ortiz was going to go the whole season without hitting for some power?
Just catching up. sounds like the more things change the more they stay the same. Yankees being no hit. Fantastic.
Kotchman > Teixeira…
lol
Joba’s not afraid of getting his uniform dirty.
Great job by Jober
excellente inning for joba
He’s getting his velocity back as the game goes on as well, he started with an 89 mph fastball in the first and is now hitting 94 mph
That’s something Cashman mentioned with Michael Kay. It also tells you why Joba is probably not suited for the bullpen right now.
Alright offense Joba is doing his part, time to man up.
Tomorrow im quite excited for the NBA draft. Anybody who r Knick fans alla me, this could be the draft that can change our fortunes.
change your fortunes? if anyhting is going to change the fortunes it will be the 2010 offseason signings
not until you get new ownership. Isaiah did a number on that team.
Remember the Detroit series a couple of years ago when they came out swinging and then it rained torrentially and then when they took the field again the bats were totally cold and they were booted out of the playoffs?
Somehow that keeps coming back to me. I’m usually pretty positive but the inability to get out of a slump like this is really scary. It’s not JUST that they’re losing, things happen and usually it takes a lot of factors to lose a few in a row, but right now it’s HOW they’re losing. Same thing every night. Can’t hit.
That is a problem that does scare me and shake my confidence.
Jobber started them out with almost all fastballs in 1 and 2 (22 of 27 according to Gameday) and he has gone to the breaking stuff more in 3 and 4 (17 of 29 were fastballs). He looks to be setting them up nicely the second time around.
After reading many posts here and on LoHud and elsewhere, there is a collective agreement that this team is slightly in trouble because in most cases the entire team does not go into a slump at once. But as we are witnessing, this team is struggling to consistently make decent contact, let alone get a hit.
No one know for sure what is causing it but ….
I guess you haven’t been watching today
No I have not. Just started watching the two power swings by ARod and Cano.
Have there been decent swings?
There have been a few hard hit balls but they’ve all found gloves.
this team does hit a high number of line drives, more than most.
Looks like Joba’s going to have to pitch 11 shutout innings for the Yankees to have a chance.
and there will still be joba-to-pen people out there
that may not be enough.
well at least cano waited till the 2nd pitch of the at-bat to swing.
Absolutely any big league pitcher could shut us down right now. With the lineup we have…. this is just beyond frustrating.
I WANT A SWISHER SMASH PLEASE!
Workin’ on a perfect 5. Boston up 4-1 against those pesky gnats.
We could be witnessing some history tonight.
Yes, when the Yanks break out of it, it will come in a flood.
We may see the first 20 run inning in Yankee history tonight.
And Atlanta pitching has a perfect game going…at least if we keep this up we cant complain about how terrible we are hitting with runners in scoring position….
5 perfect innings!!!!! wtf!
I’ve never been more glad about Michael Kay’s disrespect for baseball tradition.
I WANT A FR%$^&##@!IN BASERUNNAHHHHHHH
hahahaha cashman is here “to support the team” uh right
Yawn…so tomorrow when we have been part of another shameful hitting perfoemance and are in 3rd place in the AL east….uhhh….should….i….panic? Or wait until we are in 4th place in a couple days??
how about you go up and address your horrendous error with Stammen throwing 6.1 IP against the yankees, not shutting them out for “over 8″
Reminds me of the Astros game few years ago at the old stadium.
Maybe it’s in our best interest for the Braves to throw a perfect game against us…That way we know it can’t get any worse.
Swisher’s working on his K totals higher than his hits
This team is hard to watch.
This is just too freaking perfect.
Could that be the game?
We just lost the game.
Francoeur? Really?
Why not? Guy’s been lights-out this year.
A broken clock is right once a day.
Mike, remember that fan on LoHud who was praising Francouer and said he should be our RF? Everyone with a brain destroyed the dude’s arguement. Unbelievable.
Damn. This Medlen is a stud.
…and there’s your game
Game Over
GAHHHHHHH????
FRANCOEUR REALLY?
We lost…
Joba is doing so well too…
No hit thru 5, and a HR by friggin Francour….I officially declare this moment of the season, rock bottom.
So lets score some runs now.
actually a perfect game thru 5
Easy, don’t rush to judgement. The bottom could be further down.
Well look on the bright side guys, June is finish in a week. Yankees so far has had a tough month, but I do think July is gonna totally different month. As bad as this team looked, they can certainly look like the best team in baseball in a drop of a dime.
And remember, outside of the sox, which team in the AL can honestly say is better than the yanks?
i agree but we’re 5 games back right now, this losing streak & lack of hitting NEEDS to stop tonight.
well the game is over, the braves got the only run they needed
God forbid we give up one run. The game is over.
that was a horrendous pun by kay
Medlen with a Melky-esque swing.
ARod, Melky, and IPK for Francouer, straight up.
Nope.
We might have to include Joba or Hughes.
look…i know we’re supposed to be rational about this…and i really don’t want to be one of those whiny fans…anddd, i know in my mind that this is really a stint of bad luck/timing and we will go on a run in a little bit and everything should even out
BUT WHAT THE HELL MAN!?!?!
sorry
Wow, that was weak.
You want to be an irrational Yankee fan? BE ONE! Don’t couch your irrationality in self doubt and distancing yourself from other carzy fans.
Then to make matters worse, you finish off with an APOLOGY?!? WTF?!?!
BE IRRATIONAL! CALL FOR GIRARDI’S HEAD!! MAKE AN A-ROD TRADE PROPOSAL!!! GO FOR IT MAN!!!!!!!
haha my bad…i don’t have the energy to even chuck my phone against the wall…this team is draining me
Francesa: Joba needs to be in the pen, Halladay doesn’t give runs in the 5th inning after throwing 4 scoreless innings…
that mcclouth foul made my heart stop
Joba, how about you stop hanging breaking balls?
first pitch of the inning was a hanger. I was surprised cisco called for it vs. Franco
Sutcliffe is ripping Joba a new one on ESPN. This guy has a lot of nerve. One run over 4.2 IP, 3 K… and he’s talkingabout “wasted fastballs” that Joba throws and that he’s only going to go 5 innings b/c of these “wasted pitches.”
I assume those pitches he’s talking about are called BALLS!! As in pitches out of the zone that EVERY PITCHER throws EVERY GAME!
I’m losing my mind.
yeah he finished 5 with 75 pitches so Sutcliffe can shut it
Sutcliffe is an idiot. I would just put it on mute or you’ll get more of this and him talking about Cervelli’s energy and grit.
+1
I’m serious. 5 IP, 1 ER, 0 BB, 4 K and Rick Sutcliffe is DRILLING Joba on his fastball command?!?!
Nope, you’re just listening to Rick Sutcliffe. It happens, but at least it’ll apparently be over pretty soon.
Sutcliffe is a tool. Average pitcher with a below average IQ. Perhaps he is a frequent poster at LoHud.
Would this be the last inning for Joba since he is past 70 pitches and he would be up to bat this inning?
Only down 1-0, no. If somebody gets on base he will bunt.
JOBA LOOKS LIKE AN EFFING BEAST. I predicted 6 ks at the beg of this thread, looks like it will most likely be done
Joba’s actually pitching pretty well. Not overpowering, but he looks pretty good.
Of course, a jack to Franceour practically ruins everything. Couldn’t it have been Chipper or McCann?
Joba is to fire as Offense is to ice…
He and wang always get ZERO run support
it really sucks
Prediction: Gardner breaks up the perfect game.
Nicely done.
i hope so
What’s a baserunner?
Does everyone believe that it’s game over now?
Perfect game done. Thanks Medlen.
Adios PG
Cervelli c’mon baby!!!!!!!
This the begining.
GRIT!
Do yo’ thang Cisco
WTF!!!!
Fuckin embarrassing.
……..
you’ve got to be shitting me
That’s the tipping point for me. I’m so angry right now.
GRIT EFFING GUTNER
I LOVE THAT GUY
Gardner!!! Player of the GAME!!!!
Ok…maybe not. THAT was rock bottom….
LOL
Ooooooohhh shit
Nice call, blue. Ugh.
That was an awful call in real time.
Great now the umps wanna fuck the yanks.
what a bad call
Umps are dicks on a power trip.
“You were blatantly wrong, and that’s total bullshit”
“yer outta here!”
Awesome.
WOW what a horrible call. When it rains it pours….
Wow what an awful call.
for a sec i thought they were taking joba out
Why is replay so arbitrary!!!!!!??!!
this team is pathetic to watch.
Fuck me
Punch him in the dick Joe! Punch him in the dick!
That was such a bad call by the ump, even Pete Abraham thinks so…
what a dick call at first.
HE WAS EFFING SAFE BY A MILE
Is there one good ump in the game? Seems like every fucking game there is a blown call. WTF do these guys get paid to do.
YES!!!!!!
replay please
YESSSSSSSS!
FRANKIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!
omg CERVELLI.
Holy Shit!!!!!!
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?!
Jorge who?
A TWO-RUN SHOT FOR CERVELLI!!!
Oh, wait…
YESSSSSS!!!!! CISCO!
fuck, we should have the lead.
CERVELLI MARRY ME!!!
Rebecca?
Is that you?
nice to know it should be 2-1
Maybe whoever wanted Posada sat in favor of Cervelli was on to something.
Wow.
CISCOOOOOOOOO
thank. god.
I’m shorting Kevin Long.
Oh, that goddamn call…I know, Michael Kay’s stupid predetermined outcome fallacy, but can we get a freaking break? Seriously!!!
wow
SISCOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO NOONONONO!!!!!!
C is the man
holly Shittt who thought that was gunna go out
FUUUUCCCCCKKKKKKK YYYYYYEYEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS
cough replay cough
CERVELLI!!!
HOLY SHEET@@
Let’s go! Get some fucking offense going!
see what happens when Girardi’s not managing….just saying…
Hip hip…Frankie!
time to blow it up! I got me some streaming vid and the yanks start hitting.
I am the missing link.
I’d walked away for a minute..why did Joe got tossed?
Gardner got picked off first on a horrible call
Man, I hope someone goes and gets that ball back for Francisco. He’s so much fun to watch.
2-1 Yankees…….oh my bad.
Let’s Go Yankees! *clap* *clap* *clapclapclap*
THERE IS A GOD!
I’ll be Mr. Negative…we should be winning 2-1.
first career homer couldn’t come at a better time!
Is anyone else watching the ESPN2 feed getting the sneaking suspicion that Rick Sutcliffe has a man crush on Cervelli?
People always get this way about guys that are fringe-y.
There was SO much Bubba Crosby love in the LoHud comments back in like…2005/2006.
Maybe Girardi should manage from the clubhouse from now on….
Teixeira please hit today!
here is a question for anyone who knows. Welke clearly blew that call. What repercussions are there for him besides getting selected to do the All Star game or playoffs/WS
Hate mail? heh
That’s basically it. And I believe they do get graded and/or get weekly reports or something like that.
figures. That is bullshit.
jetes ankle looking much better
Yankees are batting .750 with a HR after Girardi ejection. Joe Girardi = Genius.
How in the world did you gather that stat?
Jorge is also in the dugout…
I want the bases chucked for Al.
This is just what he needs to break out of his slump. He WILL come through.
Do you walk tex to get to a-rod even though it loads the bases?
Yes because A-Rod is fatgued
Bad move by Tex taking the walk, AROD BETTER COME UP BIGGG HERE!!
or what? he gets tarred and feathered by the new york “fans”
Not like a GS is ever a bad thing….but this would be the PERFECT time fore a grand salami.
ill take a walk or 2 run single
I’m taking you to vegas.
Look at Tex passing the baton to a .200 hitter. He looks a little too happy with that walk too. I expect Tex to be traded by the end of the week.
Let’s go big fella. Time to shine.
A-Rod is due in a big way, notwithstanding his injury
I’ll take a single but I feel an ARod grand slam to right center. He’s hit the ball hard there a few times already.
Maybe. This AB has been terrible so far.
NICE!!!!!!
its not how you start, its how you fucking finish an AB
I’ll take it! I was right on the right center. 1/2 credit?
Hit a homer A-Rod.
comedy
=)
I THOUGHT HE WAS UNCLUTCH!!
WAY TO FUCKING GO, ALEX! WOOOO!
HELL FUCKING YES!!!!!
KING KONG AINT GOT SHIT ON AL!!!!
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!
about time
I think I just got my period.
Biggest laugh of the day. Thank you sir!!!
AL-EX! AL-EX! AL-EX!
FUCK YEA BABY
YES AROD!!
A-Rod is clutch on the road. At home he would have struck out
He would have gotten a hit at home and then would have been boo’d for not hitting an HR.
HOLY HELL!!!!!!
I certainly hope that gets him going.
I’m back, what did I miss?
Oh. ALEX RODRIGUEZ IS GOOD AT BASEBALL.
Jerk. only come around when we’re winning.
BOO YAA
still does not have good bat speed. but we have to take it.
Due to Mike’s decree, I will not chastise this comment.
THAT WHATS THE FUCK IM TALKING ABOUT A-ROD!!!!!!!!
vindication
that was a very good hit.
Actually he did not try to do too much there, which is a good sign.
HOLY SHIT WAY TO GO AROD!!!
MONEY!!!
we can all thank Gardy for gritting out that bad call from the ump. even the red sox can’t match that.
Thanks Tim Welke.
that was all Pena the motivator baby! he should be our manager! lol
Did Cano just swing at 2 pitches waaaay out of the strikezone? I thought so. He’s really pissing me off.
But I’ll take it. That’s the most offense I’ve seen from the Yankees all week. And Al gets the big hit to boot. I love it.
I’m gonna give Pena some credit on that one. He was fired up! Alex looked back at him like “what’s wrong with this guy?”. Haha. Nice job Alex.
Seriously. I find a stream and as soon as I start watching..runs abound. I am the chosen one.
Good hit by A-ROd but his bat speed is a little alarming.
So why did Girardi get ejected? I missed it =/