Jul
10
Game 86: Failifornia
ByI’m not a fan of west coast games. It’s not that I can’t stay up to watch them or anything like that, it’s just that they give me that same kind of grimy feel I get from long rain delays. Fitting that Joba Chamberlain‘s start tonight, he’s been involved in a few of those rain delayed games already this season.
Let’s make it 14 of 16, shall we?
Here’s the lineup:
Jeter, DH
Damon, LF
Teixeira, 1B
A-Rod, 3B
Swisher, RF
Cano, 2B
Cabrera, CF
Ransom, SS
Molina, C
And on the mound, teh Jobber.
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I hope we win again tonight thanks to Joba’s great pitching
Joba has to be better today.
Joba will be better today, guaranteed.
I hope you are right
Watch the game go into extra innings.
Vlad and Hunter out of the lineup. No excuses.
Did I mention the Angels have one of the worst bullpens in baseball?
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....8;type=reg
As overrated as K-Rod was last year, what a difference between him and Brian “Casey Fossum” Fuentes.
The phrase “no excuses” and “baseball” are mutually exclusive. Crazy shit happens all the time. Unpredictable.
This post is inexcusable. Did you just fly from LA? Or maybe you were working late? Are you sick?
I recently saw that MLB.com highlights 15 min condensed complete game for some games. Is this for every game or just a select few? I never noticed this before
for MLB.tv subscribers or for everyone? That would be awesome
Better win 2 of 3 in this series.
I like the idea that were finishing up on the West coast before the All Star break. That means no long East-West trip home and hangover from jetlag. Plus it was a relatively short trip from MINN to LAA.
good point
but don’t we visit Seattle or Oakland again?
Aug 13-19 is Sea and Oak
Sept 18023 is Sea and LAA
two more trips
Sept 18-23
and they Boston after they return both trips, but they do have an off day inbetween
In mid-August. But there’s a 1:00 start at home before they leave for Seattle, and a day off between OAK and BOS. You can live w/that.
I like when the Yankees play on the west coast, finally a normal start time.
normal? o you must live on the west coast
Yeah, and it’s nice to not have to follow the game while at work.
Best. Screen name. Ever.
Did you guys heard Brandon Jacobs slamming Tony Romo?
Funny cuz, Im not a Romo fan but hey, he’s just as good if not better than Eli.
fuck football. fuck the NFL
Eli’s last 4 games without Plax: 614 yards, 54.6% comp, 2TD, 2INT
so really Jacobs should stay quiet
But… Hakeem Nicks!??!??!??!
ha how could i forget
Stop depressing me. Football season is going to suck unless the Giants’ D just ruins people.
as a resident of texas and hardcore jets fan
the cowboys can rot in hell
Wait, wait, wait. A resident of Texas AND a hardcore Jests fan?
believe he relocated down south
Damn, the Yankees SMOKE LH pitching.
i expect a nice bounce back for jobber
Yankees will win
i guarantee it
Dang, just realized CC (the other one) has 44 stolen bases. How awesome would it be to have that.
Poor Godzilla, 10/22 in July with 3hrs yet he sits twice in a row…
.984 OPS vs LHP this year too…
it’s his own fault, people need rest and he can’t play the field.
it’s his own fault, people need rest and he
can’t play the fieldno longer has anything that can be medically classified as a “knee”.Fixed.
It’s amazing how quickly his streak of consecutive games played ended and his durability completely evaporated.
It’s almost as if playing every day causes your body to break down…
Naaaaah….
little harsh to say its his own fault, he just has horrible knees.
True.. You know what I mean, I’m sure Joe would like to play him but he can’t.
Check this article out: http://www.nydailynews.com/blo.....ees-2.html
It’s amazing that despite those problems, we are where we are and should be better in the 2nd half.
valid points, but i think every team in the league can make a list like that
I have absolutely no idea why. But I feel like Joba is going to do something really really special.
Cold fusion?
No hitter through 7. I’m callin it.
how about he just goes 7?
Why should I lower expectations? I mean he’s only gone 7 once this year. LOL
Mike, still looking for a MLB comp for Montero.
Alls I gots in the last thread was a buncha smart alecky answers from these whippersnappers around here.
I gave one. Ceiling of Miggy Cabrera, probable reach of Jorge.
Yeah, but they’re such different players. Miggy is a bad body/natural born hitter and Posada is fairly athletic, solid-patient bat. Posada’s bread and butter is the fastball and Miggy can drive anything.
“Posada is fairly athletic”
ha that really made me laugh
Does ‘for a catcher’ make you feel any better? We all know he can’t run, but there’s more to athleticism than just running.
ha alright
At least he’s not a fat bastard like Miggy.
agreed, sad that a 37 year old catcher is more athletic then cabrera
maybe a joe mauer without the defense?
that means a mike piazza
Lou Gehrig without the career-shortening terminal illness.
so…. zero games played as C?
Smarty pants!
*shakes fist*
Montero’s comp:
He’s a combination of Jim Thorpe, Jim Brown, John Brown, and John Conner. With a splash of Babe the Blue Ox and Babe Didrickson Zaharias.
Shit, Boston won…oh well.
Rays are up 6-0.
From Omar Minaya: “One thing we like about Francoeur is the amount of games that he plays.”
LMAO!
ha i heard that too
um ok
he was taking a shot at Church
Every time Francouer’s in the game, they put his name on the scoreboard. That’s how he knows playing in the game is important.
Well he did Livan cuz he does eat up innings……and burgers…..and fries…….and onion rings………and chicken……and Macaroni and cheese.
*facepalm*
Haven’t been around for a game thread in awhile. Hope the Yanks keep up their recent surge. Joba should do well tonight, I feel it. Work ahead, pound the zone (not a cue for a “thats what she said”), and mix the pitches… Lets get it.
Stay away.
If we lose tonight, its YOUR fault.
From ESPN’s fantasy page: “Those darn Yankees have the best batting average, on-base percentage and slugging percentage in the AL against left-handers, so Saunders has his work cut out for him. The soft-tossing southpaw has allowed a ridiculous 10 home runs in his past five starts, and is just one home run away from matching the 21 he allowed all of last season. There’s a good chance Saunders crosses that threshold on Friday.”
and he has more than a career 7.30 (don’t know the exact numbers) against us
thats a bad omen
i guess we win by small ball
* career 7.30 ERA
Molina will GIDP.
the sun will rise on the east…
Yadier?
And the bitchfest will ensue. Cervelli is awesome, Cashman’s a moron, etc.
Anyone else not able to see the YES feed on MLB.TV? I chose YES but it’s giving me the Angels FSW feed.
just log out and log back in
i am watching YES just fine
Just closed IE and cleared all the cookies, cache etc and still no go. Guess I’ll keep tryin
You can pick which feed you get. Just guide your mouse over the screen and it will be on the right hand side of the thing that asks if you want to jump or reverse innings.
Thanx alot. Never noticed that before.
well that was quick
Jeter = Head Hunter
lol Jetes does not waste time.
What a bullet
First pitch base hits are awesome when you hit ‘em.
Funny how that works, huh? Nobody ever complains about it being ‘a bad decision’ when the ball finds a hole.
The fact of the matter is, many’s pitchers have bad numbers on their first pitch. You’d be silly to play into their hands by taking pitches if that’s the case.
Holy crap.
well jeter gets it started correctly
Jeter, nice start…no DP Damon
Heh I got this NoMaas (I could’ve gotten it myself but they had it all compiled up) about our offense:
- They’ve closed the gap in run differential versus Boston and Tampa.
- They lead all of baseball in OBP (.358), SLG (.469), and OPS (.827).
- They lead all of baseball in BB (362).
- They are 2nd in the AL/5th in MLB in lowest amount of strikeouts (504).
- They are 5th in the AL/6th in MLB in SB% (79%).
- They are 5th in the AL/8th in MLB in Stolen Bases (61).
they also lead the AL in runs
lead the majors in runs
even better
but all the homers!!1!
The most surprising was the stolen bases considering we have a team that rides scooters around the bases, according to the MSM
average team age of 47.34
Woot Woot.
nice job damon
Over/Under: 4.5 times Flaherty says Joba is “proud of his fastball” tonight. I’m going over.
i like those odds
i’ll put a dime on the over
lol at booing tex
he was fucking amazing for them
i remember when he hit a grand slam at yankees stadium last year to put the angels up 9-8. The yankees ended up winning 10-9 i believe
LA fans care enough to boo? who knew
Did the microphone just pick up Swisher saying “call me tonight”?
is jessical biel in the audience?
If it was her, I’m sure he would have said meet me in the clubhouse NOW
haha fo sho!
Yeah, she was a ho…
FOR SHO!
Heh I don’t think it was him. I heard “hey how you doin, u still got my number? call me up”
Or maybe guys Saunders was just lucky last year.
yeah yeah
A-Rod is so unclutch.
A-Rod is awesome.
not the textbook slide! haha good to see Al flashing them wheels again.
A-Rod has really fallen off the cliff.
Onley’d
How many years left on his contract? He looks like a first baseman.
SWISHAH SUCKS!!!11!
a-rod is effing clutch
EFFING MOTHER EFFING CLUTCH!!
love it. bury them!
A-Rod totally can’t run anymore. He’s too slow now.
1st baseman speed.
Swisher is the best 4th outfielder in baseball.
ICWUDT…
but I still can’t let the concept gain any traction.
He’s the best 3rd outfielder in baseball.
I guess he can still run..did u see that Buster Olney?
Nails Krzyzewski >>>>>>>>>>>>>> The haters
Maybe Jobber can throw some strikes now.
Oh and Nick Swisher is so bad at getting runners in from third w/less than two outs.
rainbow wig guy holding john 3:16 sign >>>>>>> scott boros playing with his blackberry
They are absolutely killing Saunders. Robby crushed that ball.
SWISHAHOUSE!!!
3-0 YANKEES
WE ARE BEATING THE SNOT OUTTA SAUNDERS!
3 runs
0 outs
my bad
1 out
Michael Vick did about 24x more prison time than Donte Stallworth. I think Vick needed a better lawyer.
in this country
dogs>>>>>>>humans
its terrible if you ask me
PETA has a hit on you.
Vick didnt get 24 months for dog fighting. wasnt it gambling charges in there as well?
not saying Donte didnt deserve more time because he obviously did
The prosecutor, judge, and the victim’s family didn’t feel like he deserved to do more time.
If Stallworth didn’t have millions to pay out, the victim’s family probably would have wanted more time.
The settlement was independent of the criminal prosecution.
Can it really be? If they had said publicly they want Stallworth to get 20 years, doesn’t he offer less $ in the settlement? They say they are fine with a month, he pays more money.
+1 but I’m not about to get into that debate again.
Michael Vick had deliberate intention to commit and conceal his crime, and profited from it, making it a criminal enterprise.
Donte Stallworth excercised horrible judgement that caused him to have a fatal accident. He admitted full culpability immediately and attempted to help.
And I believe the judge said there was some negligence on the victim’s part.
Yup. Dude ran into the street, not at the crosswalk.
Yeah, like blaming a rape victim for wearing skimpy clothing. If Stallworth wasn’t drunk (and high) and driving, the guy is probably alive, regardless of that damn jaywalker.
No. Those comps aren’t remotely similar.
A woman wearing skimpy clothing is not negligence that contributes to her being raped. A man running across moving traffic not at an intersection IS negligence contributing to his being killed.
Apples, oranges.
While I agree it’s apples/oranges, the defense attorney sells it the same way. Ignore what my client did and focus on the victim.
That’s the defense attorney’s job.
Yes. But 24 times more prison time?
If Vick’s crime was ripping tags off of mattresses and found a way to profit from it, it’s not worse than what Stallworth did.
If Vick’s crime didn’t involve the death of multiple living entities, he wouldn’t have received a sentence that big.
And if Stallworth had a motive or intent to commit a crime, his sentence would have been longer.
Also, here’s another point: Vick broke both state AND federal laws. Stallworth didn’t.
Long story short, I think Vick got too much time and Stallworth not enough. I guess it’s the whole end justifying means argument. Did Vick have worse intentions than Stallworth? Yup. But who’s crime was worse to society? I’ll go Stallworth.
Intent is one of the central components of the American judicial system (and most judicial systems around the world.
If you do something bad intentionally, you get treated harshly. If you do something bad due to negligence or carelessness but with no intent, you get treated more leniently.
Your philosophical complaint requires us to recalibrate the entire theme of centuries of jurisprudence..
So how much time should the owner of a slaughterhouse receive?
Chris = 1
Red Herring = 0
Good point. Those red herring fisheries are the real criminal enterprises…
Oh, and Vick only did time in federal prison. I believe the state charges were resolved with no additional prison time.
True. Because the Federal charges carried a significant enough penalty.
States often drop prosecutions for just that reason: Prosecutions are costly, and the Feds tend to hand out big sentences anyway.
Boras enjoying the game and his investments.
The start of this game has me very aroused.
Watching people score with their big bats gets many men aroused
my god his FB is at 89 at times…
not on Gameday
on YES it is…
pretend the YES gun is Gammons talking about Brad Penny
There you go Joba, 3 runs. Now just THROW THE BALL.
Joba…do not nibble tonight. Please.
It’ll be kinda nice to see Bobby swing the bat again. I alwayz loved his swing.
ok joba no throw fucking strikes tonight
Yes balls is where to be.
Where the fuck did that miss?
Joba barely stepped off the mound after his 1st pitch. Hopefully he continues to work quickly.
HERE WE GO!!!!1
Attack !!!!
I love it.
93, 94, 97 mph
per John Sterling, the last pitch came in at 91. (Yes, I trust Gameday more)
Gameday radar gun?
yes, pitches 1, 3, 4 for Figgins AB
anyone elses stomach turn at the thought of grounders being hit to ransom at short
I am just happy I had an early dinner and I think I have a chance to keep it down after seeing Ransom penciled in at SS tonight.
eh he’s a better SS than 3B I think
He’ll probably get to more balls than Jeter. He just won’t field them.
Gameday says it’s gonna be a long night for the Angels. 97 MPH to Figgins to finish him.
Hey, there’s our old friend Bobby Abreu… thanks Bobby!
That was a nice inning.
….Who the hell was that and what did he do with Joba Chamberlain?
Here comes everyone piling on that it was all Posada’s fault in 3… 2… 1…
If Joba had Varitek, he’d throw a no-hittah!!! every time out.
Check the splits with Molina at Baseball Reference
Check out the sample size. Did Jorge call bad games while winning 4 WS?
1 inning down, 8 to go.
omg a 9 pitch inning outa job
That was Roy Halladay on the mound.
Is the YES gun inaccurate again?
On Game Day he topped out at 97 mph.
Sweet!
I <3 Joba very much
Molina is catching, that must be why Joba found his velocity again.
Blasphemy. The only way he gets velocity back is in the bullpen. ESPN, Fox Sports and the rest of the MSM told me so!
TEH Ransom didn’t get a hit! Why is he in the lineup!!11??1
We got this shit. Jobber dominates tonight.
I don’t want to get ahead of myself, but is it because of Jose Molina behind the plate. If so, then I hope Molina becomes Joba’s personal catcher this year.
23year old pitchers shouldnt get personal catchcers
Check out Cerve … errr, Molina!
Heck of an at-bat.
We should maximize Jober’s value and take him out of the game now, after one great inning.
That’s what the Yankees should always do. Except to fully maximize it it has to be the eighth.
David Cone, is that you?
is cone a b-jobber? i didn’t think he was
Cone gushes about Hughes in the bullpen every time he makes an appearance.
Stop tuggin and jerkin my chain.
IETC.
Jose!
when Molina can have a long AB ;ike it and a hit, it’s a good sign
as long as he can find a way to get on base, i’ll take it
my favorite was his HBP with bases loaded last year
amen to that
nice job jose!
an OPS of 3.000 in one AB is a triple right? That’s what gamedays lists as A-rod’s #’s Saunders. He is so overdue for a triple, it’s been like years now it seems.
No, it’s a double. 1.000 OBP + 2.000 SLG.
oh yea, duh!!! I was thinking about slugging %
wow we’re makin him work
Rant on: In response to that Forbes article earlier (Singy jogged my mind) who is going to tell all those people who voted on the ASG that Derek Jeter is the most overpaid person. Hell they think he’s the best player in baseball the way people voted for him….:Rant off
jeez it would be a real shame to get into that pen early tonight
I’m licking my chops at three games of hitting balls at outfielders Juan Rivera and Bobby Abreu.
Doesn’t Rivera have a crazy UZR this year? I think I just read that somewhere (Neyer?). Good thing we know it won’t last and is clearly just a sample size issue.
JETER!!!
WHOOOO!!!
LETS GET MORE HITS! We have 2 Adam Dunns in the outfield!
Woo!
Damon!!
wtf is X-MO?
TWIS.
God damn it Damon! The ONE day I choose to bench you in fantasy you get an RBI which you like never do when you’re not benched. I means seriously this happens every time!
he’s having a career year! why would you bench him?
bench him everyday then
How about this beating for all those “they struggle against the Angels though” folks?
they have over the past 6 years, theres no denying that. did they take 2/3 in the first series? yes. are they winning today in the 2nd inning? yes
500 ball is not really struggling tho
watching molina chug around 3rd is very entertaining
look at joe HUSTLE AND RUMBLE AND TUMBLE THROUGH THE INFIELD! [/chris berman
jose*
I’ve been thinking and maybe the reason jobber has those mysterious fluctuations in velocity is that some days he goes out and gets tanked the night before his starts. With the road trip he probably didn’t have time to dress up like a mime and booze it up. Now we definitely got this one.
Pure grit from Johnny Damon.
That’s some left-over grit from years passed.
peter gammons? is that you?
There is nothing I like better than to watch the Yanks beat up on the Angels.
The sawx are the natural rivals- but no team has annoyed me (and the yanks) more over the years than the angels.
Yeesh, two ugly swings from Alex in that AB. Oh well, can’t complain whilst up 4-0.
Oh well, at the least the yanks got another run.
BOOO!!!!
is this the 3rd day in a row we’ve forced the opposing starter to throw 50+ pitches through 2 innings?
yucky, yucky swing A-rod!
just turned to mlb and they have a live feed of the nats game listening to dibble be a nats homer is sickening what his tie to them again JOKE
cant call him a homer after he called the team pathetic yesterday during the broadcast
“This isn’t a Major League baseball team I’m watching out here….It’s pathetic. I’ve never seen a team that is ok with losing….Some guys are mailing it in, and it’s hard to watch.”
what the fuck was that? i can’t understand what you wrote here at all. thats not english
john flaherty is just awful
+1
jobber’s release look different to anyone else?
His motion looks a little different. He’s getting his hand is getting out of his glove on time. It’s something that he has struggled with all year.
would be nice to get to their already much-maligned bullpen early
Welp there goes the no no
I just hope Ajax has a better career than juan
anyone else realizing that the YES radar gun is waaay off?
that out pitch was 84 according to MLB, 81 according to YES
dude, the YES radar gun has been off for the entire season, if not the entire history of YES. don’t pay attention to their gun, its useless. gameday is much more accurate
that ball shoulda been blocked
cmon Jobber
Would you take diminished velocity in exchange for control and a better curve
I’ll take his normal velocity, an improved curve, an improved change and better control. He’s only 23, those things will probably come over time.
I want it both ways
That’s what SHE said!
“over/under on how many times flaherty says “proud of his fastball” tonight. i’ll put it at 3
I set it at 4.5 earlier in the thread. I took the over, as did Dela G.
my bad, i honestly didn’t see that. and i’d go over, too
SD for the text poll, easily. They might as well have asked us who we though was the team’s most productive third baseman this year.
Yep.
what does it ask?
What Calif. baseball city would you want to visit most?
I’ll take Oaktown.
Me and CC will roll around the East Bay hollerin at the hoes all night.
You could hang w/Mr. Cooper.
/TGIF’d
http://timstvshowcase.com/hangin0.jpg
Come on Joba lets get out of this inning.
GMJ wouldn’t be able to slap that if it was vintage Joba. man has to get that arm in shape for increased confidence
Anyone else having an issue with StatTracker this week? Mine is literally 30 mins behind.
Joba Chamberlain and four run leads don’t mix.
sooooooooooooooooo frustrating it really is
oh look joba showed up
well there goes the shutout
damn it joba
I have to listen to Rex Hudler and Steve Physioc complain about how Chone Figgins was snubbed from the ASG.
physioc was great in MLB 2k8
I’m having a bad flashback of the other game. Come on, Joba. Settle. Settle.
damn someone put Molina back in there and take JoPo out because his velocity gone again
We’re going to lose this game like 14-6
no we’re not
Confidence Level = 10.
7 right here.. partly due to the idea of hughes as a reliever
his velocity has been incredible today
too bad YES doesn’t think so
he is getting 96+ tonight
Really Flaherty? He’s not going to significantly change over half a season of starting pitching. At least I can appreciate Kay for being patient with him. I’m pretty sure Zach Grienke wasn’t this hot when he was Joba’s age.
dont use age, use ML experience, because Greinke was in the majors at 20 and had 220+ IP before he turned joba’s age
Joba is crankin it up tonight
I wonder how Yankee fans would react to Jeff Mathis if he was one of our 1st round (supplimental round) draft pick
90% of them wouldn’t have a clue what that is
GREAT GOD CANO!
OK Joba, I’m gonna hope that was a fluke inning and not the first but just in case, let’s score like 3 more runs
Oh my God! Boston won! We have to win now too! LOL
avg fball from joba is 93.9 mph!
getting closer and closer back to normal