Game 94: Sweep again
ByThe Yankees go for their second straight sweep following the All-Star Break today as they face off against the Orioles. The first two games of this series have been enjoyable, with the Yankees walking off with a 2-1 victory on a Hideki Matsui home run on Monday, and taking a sizable lead on Tuesday en route to a 6-4 win.
Hopefully today’s game is one of those stress-free blowouts. Not only because it’d be nice to go into the evening with a win to guarantee remaining in first place, but because there are a few guys in the pen who haven’t had much work lately. That’s partly a product of the starting pitching, but also a product of Joe Girardi‘s lack of faith in them in high-leverage spots. It’d be nice to get Mark Melancon, David Robertson, and Brian Bruney some mop-up innings when the Yanks are up big.
A.J. Burnett takes the bump for the Yanks this afternoon. After a shaky start Burnett has rolled lately, though he had some trouble in his first start after the break, pitching on eight days’ rest. Even without his A game, he held the Tigers to three runs over six innings. The five walks didn’t help, but A.J. didn’t let them hurt too much. We’re looking for more of the June 14 through July 8 A.J., the one with the sub 2.00 ERA and gaudy strikeout numbers.
On the other side is Jason Berken, the second rookie the Yankees will face in three days. He’s had a rough go in his first 10 starts, picking up a win his debut but failing to do so in his next nine. He hasn’t reached six innings or 100 pitches since June 18 against the Mets, and even then he allowed four runs.
A sixth round pick in 2006 out of Clemson, Berken got through the O’s system a level a year, though this year was his AAA year (he also started the year in AA but was moved up quickly). He impressed there, allowing just three runs in 25.2 innings over five starts. He’s not really a strikeout guy, but manages to keep his walks and homers low.
He’s a fastball-change-slider-curve guy, who mixes his pitches. He throws his fastball 60 percent of the time and gives just about equal time to the other three. The fastball averages around 92, so it’s not bad, and the change takes off about 9 mph. It doesn’t look like any of them is an out pitch, but he mixes things up enough to keep guys off balance.
Yanks get a small break after this, as the next game is 7 p.m. tomorrow. It was supposed to be an off-day, but instead they’ll make up an April rain-out against the A’s, and then play them in a regular three-game set.
Lineup:
1. Derek Jeter, SS
2. Johnny Damon, LF
3. Mark Teixeira, 1B
4. Alex Rodriguez, 3B
5. Hideki Matsui, DH
6. Jorge Posada, C
7. Robinson Cano, 2B
8. Nick Swisher, RF
9. Brett Gardner, CF
And on the mound number thirty-four, A.J. Burnett.
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The Mason Williams Watch
since i have class at 2p, i can only watch the first hour, but man i am going to predict the yankees score 5 runs today, giving up 3 or so.
I like the prospects for the sweep
I got tickets for tomorrow.
Anyone else going?
i’m jealous
i was able to see the inaugural game against the cubbies though. That was awesome
Me!
and this is the perfect lineup.
me too–hopefully going to go for 7 straight
I’m going tomorrow as well.
I’m getting out my broom!
Sox acquired LaRoche. The season is over.
Who needs Adrian Gonzalez?
A decent move by Theo, I think. It’s a Low A pitcher and PTBNL, right?
Of course it’s not going to have too much of an effect, but if Lowell goes down they have an option. A crappy one, but still. Bet the the Nation wishes it was Nick Johnson, though.
Apparently, Delcarmen could be in the deal.
http://twitter.com/shaftofpowe…..2780699392
(link h/t to TSJC)
MLBTR is reporting he is not in the deal.
Yeah, I didn’t retweet it. Not enough confirmation.
Looks like Delcarmen is still available to be the centerpiece of the Sox deal for Roy Halladay.
Ahhh my bad. Maybe Ortiz, Okajima, or Saito is in the deal instead. Then they can maintain the “gain a white player, lose a minority player” form of transaction.
i read that this morning
i think they thought they were getting the better hitting laroche
Nevermind the season… let’s just fold up shop. No more baseball. We’re never beating the Sox again.
Let’s transfer all the players in the organization to Manchester United. Maybe some of them will be good at soccer.
“We’re never beating the Sox again.”
I can’t remember ever beating them. This team has been doomed for a long time.
Where is our counter-move? We have a joke of a front office.
i know you are kidding, but the sox countered our move instead
Should the Yanks and Sox just add the Pirates roster to their depth chart?
That’s the part that pisses me off the most about all this. They’re not supposed to be allowed to have Jason Bay and Adam LaRoche.
They can’t do that to our pledges! Only WE can do that to our pledges!
Yea I thought about that too. I’m pissed. Those two-timing bitches!
Posada again. He’s been catching a lot of day gams-after-night games this year, hasnt he?
I aint complainin’, though. This is the A+ Yankee lineup.
I noticed that too. I assumed that A-Rod was DH last night so they wouldn’t get hurt too much with Posada not catching today. Apparently I was wrong.
Does anyone think the X-Man could come back next year for a much lesser salary and he could be healed by the ASB. I know the success rate of a second TJ surgery is 20ish %, but he is a good LF and he hit close to .300 last sept
Nady is like Matsui to me. There’s a chance both of them could return and be good hitters… but I don’t want either of them on the club. Too much risk.
Where did you see that the success rate of a second TJ surgery is so low? The last I had seen about it was that success rate was similar to a first time.
I hope AJ throws a gem today and like you guys said, hopefully our offense breaks out so we can give those mop-up innings to guys who need them.
I’m hoping for a eight or nine run lead, so they run Robertson, Bruney and Melancon out there for an inning each. They need some work.
Dont be wild today AJ
Gasolina!
Hunter Strickland and Argenis Diaz for LaRoche, WEEI reporting.
Not that it matters at all, but:
Hunter Strickland and Argenis Diaz >>>>> Casey Erickson and Eric Fryer
and
Eric Hinske >>>>> Adam LaRoche
Gardner is not an everyday player. He’s so bad defensively. Did you see him misplay that ball plus that other one that other time?
OMG GARDNER AND SWISHER SUCK SO BAD DEFENSIVELY WHY CAN’T YOU DUMB STATHEADS SEE THAT!!!!!!1!!!!
I DON’T KNOW WHAT WE ARE YELLING ABOUT!!!!!!
LOUD NOISES!!!
Melky caused Gardner to do that with his mind. He put a root on him.
Stop being a homer!!!!
/NO Halladay’d
I’m still trying to figure out if his name meant “No Halladay” or “New Orleans Halladay”.
damn AJ is money at the beginning!
Nice quick inning.
nice inning
Nice start. More please! Cmon Offense!
excellente
There we go. I approve of this start.
Jeter must have made a conscious effort to swing at more first pitch strikes this season. I’ve noticed it big time. It’s frustrating when he makes an out like that as the leadoff man, but overall it’s working for him.
i heart jeter
Nice Jeter, cmon guys keep the chain moving. I want to see thier pen soon!
Lead off DOUBLE!
Good start so far.
Nice Tex!
GO AROD!
cmon A-rod…no popout, DP, or K here!
Man, I’m not going to enjoy the next 10 years of the Baltimore Orioles outfield eliminating our running game.
Seriously. They’ve saved about 2 or 3 runs just this series.
Reimold, Jones, and Markakis. All not even in their primes yet. Yeesh.
Padding those stats with first inning RBI singles.
Boo single. So unclutch!
Hahah this should be fun.
Time for some “In play, run(s)” action.
Lets hope the yanks kill the O’s nice and quickly.
A-Rod’s been getting the big hits lately.
A-rod bitches!!!!!
What the hell is this ARod SINGLES? ARE YOU SERIOUS?
We’re paying your ass to hit home runs.
unclutch soab
I’ve never seen anybody put the A in “SOB” before.
a-rod, we don’t pay you 32 million for singles
seriously, its so unclutch of him to get hits with runners on during the first 3 innings of a game…What a waste!
Yup. When was the last time ARod hit a 5-run homer? I can’t remember one. What an asshole.
Wow, 4 batters. 4 line drives
No DP Matsui
Are these “strikes’ to Matsui as outside as Gameday is showing them?
You know those 1st 2 strikes to Matsui were plenty outside…it should have bases loaded one out!
I’ll take it…simply because I like to have a pitcher’s umpire when A.J. is pitching. It should help him tremendously. That strikeout call on the inside corner was actually a ball.
I’ll take it…simply because I like to have a pitcher’s umpire when A.J. is pitching. It should help him tremendously.
Him, and Bruney, Robertson, and Melancon.
Is it just me or does Jorge look a thin today. Lean and mean
Again with the 93mph curveballs on YES. This network is rolling in money, but somehow can’t seem to find a working radar gun.
What about the 97mph curevball that it said Joba threw the other night! lol
Cano will homer. Just watch
It’s time to make up for all of the times you’ve blown it with the bases loaded, Robbie.
O’s got us right where they want us: Cano with RISP.
i predict an unlucky line drive
well cano is up
AJ put on your glove
Way to pass the baton to the most unclutch guy on the team. Jorge=Selfish
Swing at three pitches way outside the zone with the bases loaded…by all means.
Pie almost made that. Remember when he was one of the hottest prospects in the game?
Yeah, me neither.
The Orioles are close to sending this Berken guy back down to AAA acccording to MASN. Cano must be very concerned, so he fouled off ball one and two.
And look at that! Brian knows how charitable Cano is trying to be, so he’s repaying the favor!
OH SHIT LADY LUCK SMILES ON ROBINSON CANO!!!!!
Arod’s unclutchness must’ve been passed onto Cano. Shit is contagious.
Cano!!!!!!!!! FInally!
I love “In Play, run(s)”
Amazing im not sure Cano swung at 1 strike that entire at-bat.
He fouled off ball one, two and three. Last night he walked, though. Robinson Cano walked.
Who the fuck taught ARod and Cano to hit in clutch situations?
Eh, only one of them was really a “hit”.
Thats the law of averages.
CANO!!!
Swisssh!
Damn you Swisher, passing the baton.
ARod, Cano, and Swisher >>>>>>>>>>>> The haters
Swisher is a 4th Outfielder.
/Tools’d
Small Ball!!
Let’s go Gardner!
I’m watching Gameday, but it sure seemed like Cano swung at 3 balls and then hit a soft grounder to 2nd. I’ll take the result, but when will he settle down?
In any event, Cano got a hit with the bases loaded, so I’m going to assume that they finished defrosting Hell today.
Let’s put them away here so that guys can get some work.
Um, memo to Kay and Singleton: It’s not “batting around the order” until the first guy comes back up to the plate. That’s not Gardner, that’s Jeter.
Put that back in your pocket, gents.
Have they started discussing string theory yet?
Close enough.
actually dude, i had always thought the same as you…but i’ve heard a lot that batting around is just getting the 9th guy to the plate…
I thought batting around meant all nine players came to the plate n the same inning.
That would be batting through the order. Batting around has the a circular connotation to it, meaning you gotta end up where you started, which would be with Jeter back up at the plate.
Only one way to solve this:
Rochambeau.
well good god
they are going to surpass my 5 run prediction
Don’t you think a shitty pitcher like this will hurt an outfield’s UZR. I don’t really know exactly how UZR or range factor is calculated, but is seems like if a pitcher is getting hit hard all over the outfield, it would hurt the UZR or range of the defender. How does that work?
http://tinyurl.com/njy95w
that didnt help me at all
A.J. Burnett says: “God I love playing for the Yankees.”
Too bad Brett didn’t join in on the fun.
he’ll get his gardner smash sooner or later
I NEED MORE COWBELL!!!!
Where’s the Swisher Bangwagon? Who got off? You’re not allowed back on without declaring your allegiance to Swish.
There’s something extremely rewarding about seeing Brian Roberts botch a routine play.
That was not really a routine play and he probably would not have gotten him anyway
How was that not a routine play? It was a soft groundball straight to him.
He had to charge in on it and make a super quick transfer from glove to hand and make a sharp accurate throw while his momentum was taking him forward. Other second baseman may have just fielded that with their bare hand. The play had to be made in an instant if they even wanted to have a shot at em. I’m not saying it was the hardest play ever, but just because a ball is hit slowly does not make it a routine play.
That’s just not fair AJ.
Is it safe to say the YES gun means absolutely nothing. Why even post the numbers.
What’s the YES gun saying for AJ? Gameday has his FB around 95
Yeah 95.
That was just straight disrespectful to Wigginton. It’s like he slapped his mother across the face.
i hope burnett never loses that curve/fastball
his fastball has more movement than shakira’s hips at times
Luke Scott just CRUSHED that ball. Reggie C. just jizzed in his pants.
Let me clean up before answering that …
This is most definitely an appropriate time to ask…. Reggie, are you wearing pants?
/axl’d
I sorta have to since i’m at work. I might have a problem walking around though. This can’t be a fireable offense.
Reggie’s Female Co-Worker: Mr. Reggie C., you have a massive erection.
Reggie: It’s the…it’s the pleats in the pants…I’ve been meaning to return them to…the…pants…store….[Reggie walks away]…don’t act like you’re not impressed.
Truth.
hahaha 95mph curve
yea the yes radar gun is pretty messed up
they just said a curve was 97
LaRoche to the Sox.
damn cano with the quick strike
Why don’t we sign Greg Zaun? Just to bet him out of our hair.
Oh Uncle Singy, you can’t move someone to third permanently…. for a while.
Hard believe that Pie was once a highly regarded prospect.
Meh, everyone kept saying “the bat will come, the bat will come”.
It never came. That’s why, when the bat’s already there, you know you’ve got a stud. Ooops, I drifted into some Jesus Montero bromance talk there again, my bad.
Maybe the Yanks can get away with a one for one deal for Brad Penny? I would think he’s a Justin Smoak type bat.
It is the same as people saying the “D will come, the D will come.” I rather have the bat over the D and Montero seems to be a better prospect than Pie ever was, but it sounds the same to me.
Maybe AJ is being too accurate? Mix in some curves/off-speed in the dirt.
Seriously, this is from The Globe: (Reasons why the Sox shouldn’t be worried)
“1. Beckett and Lester are the best 1-2 punch in the American League. Though each member of the Red Sox’ two-headed monster has lost his first start of the second half, that isn’t likely to happen much — if at all — the balance of the way. During the first half, Beckett and Lester lost consecutive starts just once — on April 12 and 13 against the Angels and A’s, respectively. Bteween that occurrence and this one, the Red Sox went 52-29.”
Wait what? Is this a biased opinion or is Lester and Beckett really better than CC and A.J?
well beckett is money, but lester… gimme a break
Isn’t the Globe about to go under?
Owned by the NYTimes though.
Meh, I’d call Beckett and Lester a little better than CC and AJ. Not a ton better, but a little better.
They’re no Verlander and Jackson, though. And Verlander and Jackson are no Felix, Bedard, and Washburn.
Hernandez (169), Bedard (157), and Washburn (148)
Verlander (134) and Jackson (178)
Beckett (136) and Lester (120)
CC (120) and AJ (115)
Buerhle (131) and Danks (116)
Shields (119), Garza (118), and Neimann (124)
FIP: 3.17 for Beckett, 3.19 for Lester.
Beckett is not better than CC. Just look at the stupid ass stats.
I never said he was, I’m talking about the duo, pair, 1-2, first two of five.
I think that’s a fine assessment, Lester and Beckett have been better than CC and AJ.
Best pair in the AL, though? Not by a longshot.
yea, but if you had to pick a top two for games 6 and 7, who would you choose?
Verlander and Jackson.
I wasn’t clear, I meant the assessment that Lester/Beckett are better than CC/AJ, by just about any metrics. I don’t think they are the best, though they are in the conversation I think. If you take out the first month out, I think they very likely might be the best pair, they’ve been very dominant lately.
O’s are first pitch/fastball hitters. Pays to put a wrinkle in there once in a while.
very true
give em some curves
Jeet…go to first on that.
I go to get new lenses and I come back and it’s 4-0.
So now, I can see again and the Yankees are in the lead? Life is good.
A.J. sitting 96, 97mph. Daddy likes iiiiiitt!
His curveballs are 93 MPH!
Trust the YES gun at your own risk
I don’t care how the hell he want’s his name to be pronounced, if it’s spelt Pie it’s pronounced that way also.
Haha well a whole lot of hispanoparlantes would like a palabra with you.
It just may be because I missed lunch though.
ICWUDT
His mamma named him Clay, I’mma call him Clay.
Give Jeet a break, he’s not used to getting to balls up the middle prior to this year…..
I think the YES gun is manned by Shelley Duncan.
Ken Singleton–feared at the plate and in the field.
Those watching on YES…their speed gun has been crazy effed up recently. They are routinely ascribing 92-94 mph on breaking balls and, I mean, even slow curves. That’s worthless.
I guess 4 runs is enough. Time to coast.
Yikes. E-9
Typical swisher error.
Another jump hop catch attempt. But of course, Swisher is an above average defender, so let’s pretend this didn’t happen.
Because a couple bad plays >>>>> all the much more successful ones?
Let’s see Abreu get even near that but people won’t complain.
No one is saying that Abreu is a good fielder, but that ball wasn’t near the wall, so I’m sure Abreu would of made it. I agree that Swisher is a decent fielder, but let’s not pretend he doesn’t make the stupidest mistakes at time.
Alright Swisher does make mistakes but we shouldn’t let that determine whether he is or isn’t a good fielder.
Yes, I never said he wasn’t a good outfielder, but some he does make his occasional mental mistakes on routine plays and some people here like to write that off like nothing happened. Whats wrong with taking him to task when he makes a mistake. I certainly give him props for the times he makes a good play,… Like that one
Whats wrong with taking him to task when he makes a mistake.
There’s nothing wrong with taking him to task when he makes a mistake. That’s not what you’re doing. You’re using the times when he makes a mistake to mischaracterize the TOTALITY of his body of work. That’s not correct.
He makes bad mistakes. That does not mean he’s a bad fielder. It means he makes bad mistakes, nothing more. Those two things are not overlapping sets.
Hmm.. where did I say that?
I may have made a sarcastic remark…
“But of course, Swisher is an above average defender, so let’s pretend this didn’t happen.”
but if you read after that, I clearly state that I think swisher is a decent/good outfielder…
“I agree that Swisher is a decent fielder, but let’s not pretend he doesn’t make the stupidest mistakes at time.”
“Yes, I never said he wasn’t a good outfielder, but some he does make his occasional mental mistakes on routine plays and some people here like to write that off like nothing happened.”
That just happened as I typed this…
Who was pretending that?
By the way people are constantly defending Swisher’s defense after these errors, it seems as if people refuse to acknowledge the errors he makes at times.
But of course, Swisher is an above average defender, so let’s
pretend this didn’t happenremember that this is just one play out of several hundred he makes a year, and he makes more plays than he doesn’t make.Fixed.
I mean, I like Swisher, but he is not that good in the field and he often looks stupid out there. It is easy to say what you said in bold for even the worst of fielders. If he is “average” for the league, MLB baseball has more than its fair share of below average defenders.
I mean, I like Swisher, but he is not that good in the field and he often looks stupid out there.
That’s the problem with this Swisher’s defense debate.
You think it’s impossible for Swisher to be both good in the field AND SIMULTANEOUSLY often look stupid out there.
It’s not. He’s both.
He plays right field at Yankee Stadium. That may be the easiest defensive position in all of baseball. He is at best average at doing even that. He is a guy who you pay for his bat. His D is simply not that good.
The historical record disagrees with you.
Some plays are so routine, no major leaguer should fail to make them. Some plays are difficult and only good defenders would make them. Swisher definitely makes good plays at time, but I expect that routine plays like that should always be made. Swisher has screwed up several, ~5, of those plays this year already.
The one fucking time Swisher doesn’t use two hands….
Why Swisher, why?
Cue the Swish haters.
And the Cano haters, apparently.
Hater or not, Swisher has a propensity for making difficult plays, and totally screwing up the easiest of plays.
But those two extremes are still only small subsets of the total number of plays he gets chances to make in a year.
He makes the overwhelming majority of that large middle ground.
hahah
youre killing me here, Nick
And Cashman thought he could play some CF?
If Cashman really thought that, he’d probably be playing some CF.
DFA SWISHER!
grr, swisher…
AKA rutgers is gonna blow.
Can someone describe what happened on the Swish play for those of us at work? Thanks.
Got to the spot fine, he just dropped it.
The overcast got in his eyes?
Why can’t Johnny make throws that strong when guys are actually running? Then again, he did miss the cut.
If Stephen Strasburgh threw his top fastball, what would the YES gun read? 114 mph? It would be like watching Nebraska throw the last strike in The Scout.
No “h” in Strasburg.
114? Try 411.
Cmon K, popout, and then any out!
The Big East is not a good football conference.
Who said it was? I certainly didn’t!
Fist pump?
and that’s why having a strikeout pitcher is helpful
Where’s my fistpump, AJ?
That last HR by reggie was a MONSTER. I will definitely miss classifying homers as ‘into the black’
Now what’s it gonna be? Into the glass?
Into some guy’s Mohegan Sun hotwings.
IETC
I think anything off of over the restaurant qualifies too
Branyan’s shot off the restaurant would most certainly have landed in the black
Yeah, but “off the restaurant” sounds a little corny. To me at least.
how about “off the glass”
One of the best things when you watch the game again on YES is, after the third homer, as Reggie passes first base, Steve Garvey is seen clapping into his glove. Even his opponents were stunned by his performance.
Un-frickin-believable.
the 3rd out is always the toughest for some reason.
FUCKINTG HELL YES SWISHAAAAAAAA
HELL YEA SWISH!
Nick Swisher atones for his mistakes.
Wow just wow.
Today we spell redemption N-I-C-K S-W-I-S-H-E-R.
The defense rests.
Yep….that happened.
AJ BABY! He got your back Swisha!
Swisha got AJ’s back too!
OH SHIT DID NICK SWISHER JUST COMPLICATE OUR DEBATE!?!?!??!?!
He was reading RAB in his mind!
AJ getting out of that Jam
W00t
Go Swish – Redemption – That was an exciting play. Let’s not forget he also drove in two runs in the first inning.
Pretend that never happened. Only mention the mistakes he makes, never if he makes up for them.
So I shouldn’t have mentioned his rbis I guess. Sorry.
Nick Swisher has a special stat called RNBI. It measures all of the Runs Not Batted In.
I believe that applies to A-Rod as well.
ARod’s missed RBIs cannot be measured with modern science. We don’t have advanced enough mathematics to describe the vast quantity he has missed. He only hits to pad stats, never when it counts.
Nick Swisher has already made more of a mark on the RF wall than Bobby Abreu did in his time with the Yankees.
Abreu was afraid of the warning track – forget the wall!
Even Nelly couldn’t top that catch!
Does anybody know what the deal is with the very effeminate older guy (usually wearing a Hawaiian Shirt and Shades) that they always show Dancing on the big screen after “Take Me Out To The Ballgame”?
Is he the Uncle of Homo-Larry(from the Rangers’ Games)or something?
I wonder if Jermaine Dye make that play?
Only if he has a time machine that tells him where the ball will end up before the play starts.
Oh, Hideki. I will not miss your constant attempt to pull outside pitches.
Damn, Mike Greenberg’s kid is ugly.
But at least he’s a Yankees fan apparently. Much to Greenberg’s chagrin since he just admitted this morning that, despite growing up in NY and becoming a sports “journalist”, he was never into baseball as a kid (Jets and Knicks).
Swisher drives in two runs in the first (+2)
Swisher drops a routine fly ball in the 3rd (-1)
Swisher saves two runs in the 3rd (+2)
2-1-2= +3 on the day
Plus/minus? Stop trying to corrupt us with your stupid hockey stats, Axisa.
What in the hell is hockey?
I think it is something to do with broomsticks and a golden snitch. I know the championship is called the World Cup.
I know it was a typo, but….
That’s -1………………
BTW, HIP HIP JORGE!
Only the -1 matters for the haters
Relax I was kidding around.
I know but I’m not. Haters will seriously remember the mistake only.
Wow, from the sound of the bat it didn’t seem he got all of it.
HIP HIP!
JORGE!
(HORHAY)!
Jones took his 2 complimentary steps and stopped.
Finally some action..
That’s what….. nvm.
Y everytime they show pictures of Hughes in the pen, he looks mad bored and stuff.
They should hook up a ps3 for him in there.
Anyone see Gomez of ESPN say that the Nationals won’t sign Strasburg before the deadline. I love how these guys who never even covered the draft seem to think that they know what they are talking about.
Meanspirited Ad Hominem Attack of the Day:
Take everything Pedro Gomez says with a grain of salt. He voted for Jay Bell for the Hall of Fame. No, seriously.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....id=3819625
FTW?!?!?!?!
Yeah you kinda lose some credibility if you vote Jay Bell for the HOF.
And he didnt vote for Blyleven. Typical.
That ballot actually gives me hope for Gammons (save for the Jack Morris vote).
BUT HE PITCHED TO THE SCORE!!!!!1!!!!!
Yeah I know, ridiculous. Isnt Pedro Gomez the “follow Bonds around guy”? He should stick to that.
20 first rounders haven’t signed so I guess they won’t. I love how ESPN is having guys who have no idea what they are talking about with the draft put articles up. You would think that they would contact BA since they have a partnership with them.
Pedro Gomez covered Bonds in SF so long, that he seems to speak with a lisp now. HHHIIIII OOOOOO
Trivia answer: Bill Kirkpatrick, Rich Coggins, Dave McNally.
Army is “America’s Team” Really?
That’s totally absurd – What a joke!
U can’t be “America’s Team” (which is sorta ridiculous anyway) if u don’t have haters.
Now that they’re playing in YS3 again, yup, I’m on board. Army is my new official second favorite team.
MSN’s/Fox Sports link to Sox’s trade:
“Source: First big summer deal for Red Sox”
Can everyone in the media please get off the Sox’s nuts?
Francesa: “He will hit 25-30 HRs and will help Redsox”.
He really said that.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekQ_Ja02gTY (safe)
What? In two months?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....re=related
This just sums it all up…
I know! Adam LaRoche isn’t exactly a “big-name” player, but if it’s the Red Sox, EVERYTHING is a great idea/move!
Plus… via “Sucka Got No Juice”
“Buchholz gives BoSox ace in the hole” http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/s.....n-the-hole
I like how they have “aces in the hole” and we’re just “hoping” for “solutions”.
Increase that whiff rate on the curveball, A.J.
Well we know one thing: that Army AD’s middle daughter will NOT clog the bases.
Did Michael Kay seriously just ask that?
Which question?
About the gifts Dusty Baker gives to the guest’s daughter (Dusty’s her godfather).
Oh. *steps away slowly from Mikey*
Apparently, the game doesn’t exist now for the crew.
I’m sure most Sox fans are thrilled they don’t have that moneygrubber Mark Teixeira playing 1st right about now.
http://twitter.com/danpres/statuses/2780701397
Whoever that Preston guy is, he’s on to something.
bad walk…get out of this AJ
Doug (NYC)
Based solely on his bat, how soon could Jesus Montero hold his own in the majors? What do you think his “slashline” would look like if he were promoted today?
Jim Callis
(2:22 PM)
He could probably hold his own in the majors offensively right now, hit around .250 with some power.
Heh I know that Doug guy from my brief time at the ESPN game threads. He should come here, he’s pretty smart.
Jesus will hit 1.000 in the majors throughout his entire career. He is only batting .305 in Double A because he is bored and wants to chill with God after the game quicker.
Memo to Burnett: Do not walk players with an obp of .258. Please.
Is AJ getting bored or something?
Is AJ getting bored or something?
Ken Singleton: “Dusty Baker is very well respected in baseball circles.”
Regrettably, yes.
Mark Prior just threw a beer can at his TV set.
When the Army AD was saying that Dusty liked basketball better, the first thing through my mind was “I’d like to see Dusty Baker coach the Houston Rockets. That would probably end badly.”
Oh Good Mo, yikes. U think Yao was injury prone now, add a lil Dusty Baker to the equation. He’ll probably play Yao every 45-48 mins per game.
…then had to drive to the hospital to have his arm re-attached.
I thought it was so nice, I said it twice. (apparently)
Michael Kay just startled me. Did anybody else have this reaction? I’m watching at work and have it minimized and he just SCREAMED about the Smokers’ Quitline Quiz…
PeteAbe: “So according to this gossip site, Kate Hudson’s friend smashed up A-Rod’s car today. Alex was not in the car at the time, apparently. Meanwhile, all of Minka Kelly’s friends are excellent drivers.”
He can never stop bashing Alex, huh? And why does he read gossip sites?
I’m sure Pete thought the Jeter/Minka Kelly reference was funny.
It sounded snide and bitchy, though. At least to me.
The funny part is that the same site said this too:
“On a happier note, A-Rod has donated $250,000 toward a mobile dental clinic that will serve his old New York City stomping grounds.
The clinic will launch tomorrow at Middle Schools 328 and 326 located in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood, and Rodriguez will appear to sign baseballs and hand out free dental supplies.”
Pete must have forgotten.
*same article
It’s just a front for some massive Boli-importing criminal conspiracy, no doubt.
All of ARod’s good works have ulterior motives.
I’m sure somebody emailed it to him. Plus that was kind of a funny line about minka kelly’s friends. Not his usual Arod vitriol.
I’ve been a Minka Kelly fan from FNL and her Jeterian exploits, but she almost ruined the best film of the year. I’m so torn.
What movie is she in this year?
Singleton was pretty damn good player.
He was no Jim Rice.
Bernie Williams > Ken Singleton > Jim Rice
I agree
Quite underrated.
One of Gardy/Melky, please get hot or at least start hitting a bit!
Jeter: 3 ABs, 3 pitches seen…someone one wants to go home fast.
Yeesh, thrown out by Gregg Zaun.
What a pitiful inning that was…
Damn, I didnt realize how good Singleton was, I’m just looking at his stats now. 2000 hits, 388 obp, 132 career OPS+.
And it looks to me like Fred Lynn should have won the MVP in ’79.
Fred Lynn put up a league leading 176 OPS+ that year… In Centerfield.
Singleton – Look up the stats – LaRoche didn’t hit 10 HRs last year. He hit 25. He hasn’t hit fewer than 20 since 2004.
I believe he was talking about Adam Jones there.