Game 105: What the hell happened?
ByAfter looking so good coming out of the All-Star Break, the Yankees have looked slow and sloppy over the past three games. It does happen, even to the best teams. The Red Sox just got over one such period, when their offense failed and they just couldn’t do anything right. The difference here is that the Yankees offense is working — they did have eight hits yesterday and 12 on Friday — but they’re just not knocking them in while on base. That, and the pitching has completely blown up.
They’ll try to right the ship today by not starting Cody Ransom sending out CC Sabathia. The big lefty could use a big start today after his poor showing on Tuesday in Tampa, and the Yankees could use it after the past two performances.
Having spent most of his career in the AL Central, CC has seen plenty of the White Sox. For his career he’s 14-4 with a 3.65 ERA over 165 innings. However, plenty has changed since Sabathia’s debut in 2002. He’s a different pitcher, and the White Sox are a completely different team (obviously). He didn’t fare too well against them in 2008, allowing 11 runs over 20.1 innings, though that was mostly due to a ridiculous six homers allowed in that span, a rarity for CC. 2007 was more like it, when he allowed just six runs over 21 IP, because he allowed just two homers.
You might have heard a bit about the myth of Mark Buehrle. After all, he did retire 45 straight batters, a major league record, and happen to pitch a full perfect game among them. After the perfecto he sat down the first 17 Twins batters he faced, but faded after that. A walk, single, and ground rule double broke up the perfect game, no hitter, and shutout in a span of three batters. Trouble continued in the seventh, with a HBP, single, single, sacrifice, single, leading to four runs. Octavio Dotel would walk Justin Morneau with the bases loaded to hand Buehrle his fifth earned run of the game.
So yes, Mark Buehrle is good. He survives with great control, walking so few batters that it masks a low strikeout rate. The real key to his success this year is that he’s allowed fewer hits than innings pitched. Retiring 45 straight batters will do that for your stats. He’s never allowed fewer hits than innings pitched since 2002, when he allowed 236 hits in 239 innings.
I hate to put a must-win label on any game, lest the Yankees fall into the trap they did last summer against the Red Sox, or the one Tampa Bay put themselves into last week. Yet they pretty much have to win this one. Getting swept going into an off-day with A Boston on Toronto sandwich coming up? Yeah, might want to win this one.
Lineup:
1. Derek Jeter, SS
2. Johnny Damon, LF
3. Mark Teixeira, 1B
4. Alex Rodriguez, DH
5. Nick Swisher, RF
6. Robinson Cano, 2B
7. Melky Cabrera, CF
8. Jerry Hairston, 3B
9. Jose Molina, C
And on the mound, number fifth-two, CC Sabathia.
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This a pretty big game for CC so I hope he can pitch well to get us back to winning ways and save some lives.
But Im not sure if saving lives of those type of fans is a god thing.
According to Yankees.com Joba is being pushed back to the opener on Thursday against Boston. Has Girardi confirmed this? I would just hate to see Mitre on the mound against the Red Sox.
It’s been confirmed, yes, we’ll have 4 non-Mitre starters against Sox.
Posada off two games in four days – is he hurting?
Think based on his performance in this series, he might be. He has not looked good at all.
Well, he is slumping and looks sloppy on the field. Probably just a day off. They are DHing A-rod, which is kinda surprising since we have an off-day tomorrow and PeteAbe said he might get another one in Toronto.
About Al, just on the pregame Joe said he thought it would be great for Al to have a half day today, full day off tomorrow, then on the turf he’ll probably get a half day too. It’s probably a good idea.
If CC has a bad outing that is good news for Sir Sidney… Cashman must have jumped for joy seeing Ponson DFA’d. How quickly things can change.
I really hope we don’t sign Ponson. Maybe Cash didn’t make a deal because he felt like Ponson was going to be available soon.
Have you read what Cash said? He said he was in on every starter and reliever in the market but there wasn’t a deal to be made so he stood pat.?Did you want him to trade AJax for 2 months of Jarrod Washburn?
aight, this time i refrained from posting first.
Maybe this will change the luck of the team
Lets pound these sox today and beat buehrle and his 89mph fastballs
I’m going out on the edge saying the Yankees will score a bunch of runs today.
15-3 score would ease the pain of losing this series.
In further “life is shit and then you die” news, Montero is out for the rest of the season.
Broken finger, technically 4-6 weeks, it amounts to the rest of the MiL season.
Comes back for September call-ups? Just trying to think positive.
my god, when it rains, it pours.
Can’t they just play him as a DH for the rest of the season? I know i sound naive, but other players have played with broken fingers before.
Too prized of a prospect. Just get him healthy. This season has been great for him so far, and his confidence has to be sky high.
This guarantees he starts 2010 in AA though.
true dat
Could be a short stint in AA next year if he starts where he left off.
/crosses fingers
NOOOOOOOO. I just put on a serious hurt face.
Eh, a broken finger is certainly the most ideal injury in this situation. Anything involving the wrist would have been very very bad. A broken finger is manageable.
True.
that’s good I guess
Damn it.
Confidence level has now taken a dip. Shit.
WTF? Damn, that sucks. I guess we can all live without seeing his stats on DOTF for the rest of the year but he better recover fully or else we’ll never be happy. This better not hurt his career at all.
…it’s a broken finger, and he’s not a pitcher.
I know but you never know (look at how Wang’s foot injury might have led to something worse). Just hoping the worst doesnt happen.
foot injuries are much more serious because they can alter a pitcher’s delivery.
yea I know but just being safe by hoping for the best I guess.
Big deal he has 9 others.
That was the argument someone made me when I told him he couldn’t handle my sword because he was drunk and I was afraid he might chop off one of his fingers.
Dude was serious, too.
You lost me at “my sword”
Rebecca: Optimist Prime, or Pollyanna Warrior Queen?
Agh. Joy level in my life suddenly plummets.
(‘Fess up, who else wants to send Jesus a get well card?)
Heh, I kinda do….
I was thinking about that.
I think we all do, but where do we mail them to?
Jesus Montero
Right Hand of Mo
Heaven
Honestly, I’d think sending a card to Jesus c/o Trenton Thunder would be the best bet.
http://www.boston.com/sports/b.....se/?page=1
interesting article involving the Red Sox and Steroids.
The scary thing is that these guys passed unnoticed by George Mitchell…
…who is now the US envoy for Mideast Peace.
yea, i don’t see the envoy working out.
+1
yea, this BoSox thing getting better and better by day.
first the doctor who taught players how to use steroids safely based on the words of a player Lou something.
then Manny and Ortiz
then this.
yep, and Im sure there’s more to come. Big Papi has confirmed that he had tested positive after initially saying he was blindsided even though he was informed in 2004 according to the union. Im waiting for him to say what he tested positive for and how he tested positive in his apology
So I was reading Hoch’s blog and scrolled down to the comments. Here’s one:
“I’m so digusted with this 220 million dollar team that drops dead as soon as they could have put some distance between them and their rivals. A-Rod makes me want to throw up with his chokes. Posada is toast defensively, I love em, but! This team is not fundamental and that’s Girardis’ fault. It doesn’t advance runners and they have the kill mentality. Mitre was a terrible choice and Swisher is a hotdog. We’re either long in the tooth or wet behind the ears. What a huge waste of 220 million dollars. They keep playing like this and the fans will be gone, names or no names. If A-Rod blows one more bubble after grounding into a double play or failing miserably some other way I will puke up.”
WTF? So we blame A-rod even though he is mashing is this series? Some people are idiots.
If Girardi is going to play Hairston at 3B, why not DFA Ransom and call up AJax?
Because Austin is in the midst of a bad slump.
Patience.. Patience. Ransom will be gone the day Grit comes back, maybe earlier. They don’t want to bring up Ajax because he’ll be sitting on the bench. Which, I disagree with, how often do we want to replace Damon and move Melky to left? How often do we want to pinch run? I think he could help us out and Ajax would know it would only be temporary.
I find it hilarious how ESPN has swept this whole Ortiz/Manny steroids thing under the rug, but made A-Rod apologize on Nat’l tv, do a press conference, and everything
what douchebags
.. When/if Damon’s name comes out, we’ll be looking at a month long fiasco.
yea, I mean they had all A-rod everywhere, his pictures and quotes and articles/discusions posted.. They just have a story for this.
did you notice how manny said “Its not a big deal?”
Oh really manny?
I kind of agree with him.. I mean, anyone who thought Ortiz/ManRam were clean for their entire career must dream of unicorns and glorious rainbows every night. Yeah it’s a bitch for the history of the game but, it’s the time period we live in..
If A-rod even hinted at saying that, he would be killed (I mean, maybe even literally). Then Big Papi says a bunch of bullshit (like how he was blinsided) in sunglasses and no one cares.
FUCK Espn yo
montero out for the remainder of the season!
http://zellspinstripeblog.com/.....ue-season/
look above, there’s a whole conversation going on.
It’s quite annoying, but this is not unexpected, considering the source.
Damn, he must have done it a lot if you remember. And he linked a blog, not even the original source.
It’s not him. It’s Zell’s blog, constantly feeding people information they already found elsewhere.
heh I kinda thought so. I have always thought that blog was a joke, even Voice of Yankees Universe.
Bummer bout Montero.
Let’s do it CC, I expect dominance.
See some pitches jete!
Okay, scratch that.
i jose molina has 2 hits today, including a double
So, how many in a row does Buehrle set down today?
3
I’m actually emailing my STOP SWINGING AT THE FUCKING FIRST PITCH JETER contact with the Thunder to see if it’s actually possible to get a get well soon card to Montero…
This comment is amusing in many ways!
+2
This 2 pitch two out shit is wearing thin on me.
Please, calm down Kay. That wasn’t that nice of a play.
Ok, he made the catch, but DAMN Dye is slow in RF. Swisher gets that on the run.
Dye diving catch on a ball a real RF would have camped under.
Hehe, yup.
And some Yankee fans would love if the Yankees had Dye in RF instead of Swisher????!
Dye’s a beast bro.
2009 Dye v. Swisher is a wash in all respects except for salary, where we win.
OPS+ for Dye – 112
OPS+ for Swish – 113
But ya, I’m kind of cherry picking. I’ll take a JErmaine Dye on my team any day.
Dye looked like he was running in slow motion.
jeter hit that pretty well
he gets a hit next time
Screw you, Jermaine Dye.
wait to work the count guys
dye is slow as hell
Wow, that inning was kind of pathetic.
This series has been kind of pathetic
At least Teixeira made him work a little.
I know Jetes is having a great offensive season and you want to stick with what works but damn, it’s the lead off hitters job to make the pitcher throw a few pitches.
It’s the lead off hitters job to get on base. Jeter got a good pitch and hit it pretty hard.
Ya, I got no problem with Jeter swinging at that pitch. He hit it well.
Yepp. It’s also the leadoff hitters job to see some pitches. Not only for himself, but for the man on deck and in the hole.
Buehrle’s been around a while, no surprises there. Jeter’s been getting on base all season in that lead off spot. He got a good swing on that 1st pitch and just got unlucky.
Word which is why I said you want to stick with what works, since he’s having a great year.
I just made a general comment that it’s the leadoff hitters job to make the pitcher work.
It’s impossible to tell Jeter to change his approach in the midst of one of his best offensive years.
Kay is willing to jinx non-Yankee pitchers who already have perfect games.
I don’t mind.
the yanks were hitting his pitches hard
i expect those hits to find gaps the second time through the order
I’ll take the blame on these last three losses. I didn’t get a chance to see any of the games. I’m watching today, so the Yankees will win.
It’s Joe’s fault. He made me write the game threads. I’m like, 1-250 over the years.
You better have been visiting Ganesh or something and asking him for a WS title this year or else it’s not worth three crushing losses!
It was actually my birthday Friday, and I have been drunk since Thursday.
Now that’s awesome.
OK, that’s worth it
oh and happy b-day
Woo, Hairston!
15 sec at 3rd and already harriston>>>>>>>>>>>>>>ransom
Podsednik is dogshit. Please continue to retire him, unlike everyone pitching yesterday.
Cody Ransom does not make that play.
And I’m not so sure A-Rod does, either.
Pre-2009 A-Rod does, I think.
Pre-2009 ARod wasn’t exactly a great fielder.
He wasn’t Brooks Robinson or even Rolen or Beltre, but he was pretty solid.
What?
Cody Ransom, eat your heart out.
Love,
Jerry Jr.
Hairston’s stock, +1.
Gordon Beckham is apparently pretty good. Hopefully Sabathia makes him look silly.
Apparently not.
Fuck yeah, Hairston!
HAIRSTON!!!!
going out on limb here but beckham likes the ball away
alright CC we gotta put em down
Hairston dove into the stands yesterday too. So he’s off to a good start defensively.
yeah that was cool yesterday
cc isnt throwing 96-98 today
he needs to up that velocity
He’s at 94-95. That’s more than adequate.
And a nice catch from Leche!
Hopefully he’s just a little winded from the landing.
great out CC
Heh, A Melky flop.
Nice friggin play Melky. They’ve been blooping them to death all series.
Yea, i know theyve been very lucky with the flares and bloops and dinky hits.
Nice play, Leche.
Wow, Thome is 3-21 against Sabathia, but all three of those hits are jacks.
Nice play !!
Melky likes to play CF from the third row in the bleachers I see.
Dye is a power hitter, at least.
I’ll assume that reply was in regards to the Dye v. Swisher debate.
My response: So is Nick Swisher.
Na man, I doubt that was a response to the debate. Melky was playing back because Dye is a power hitter, he was saying. I believe.
No, I was actually talking about positioning — Melky was playing someone lousy (Chris Getz?) really deep last night, and a bloop fell in. At least he’s justified in playing Dye deep.
As for Dye v. Swisher, I’ll take Swisher, since Dye is Abreu-esque in RF, and isn’t that much better of a hitter.
Gotcha, my bad. I thought you just did a reply fail and jumped to conclusions.
(puts mat away)
Two sparkling defensive plays already. Daddy likes. Maybe we’re getting out of our mini-funk.
I hate when they say Big Healthy Cuts
Why is it so hard for CC to throw strikes?
he’s getting squeezed
ball 3 wasnt a ball
wow CC getting squeezed there
I thought the first slider to make it 3-0 was in the zone, but he missed the target pretty badly.
Jim Thome is putting up good numbers.
And out of the first with no damage.
Nice comeback from 3-0.
Whoa, we got out of that inning without giving up a run.
Hope remains!
alright, now we were hittin Marky B hard in the first inning
lets see if we can turn up the heat
Now if CC could just get those three strikes ahead of three balls…
But what a sweet strikeout there. Very nice!
There’s no LOL in HIV. What a disturbing commercial.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/5547.....-have-aids
Those smokers quitline commercials are disturbing too.
those meth commercials are even more
Go check out “The Montana Meth Project” It was the most heavily funded anti-meth campaign from some billionaire in the MidWest.
Really disturbing.
http://www.montanameth.org/
They’re supposed to be
man its a good thing the yanks are hitting the ball
lets find some damn gaps
I support messing with Buerhle’s timing.
Great friggin AB by the Swishman
Great at-bat by Swish. Stepped out, disrupted Buehrle, took a bunch of pitches.
attaboy swisha HOUSE
do not GIDP robbie
Look at that, Cano getting a hit without RISP. Coincidence? I think not!
Nice job, Robbie.
Melky!!!
MELKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LECHE!!!
leche!!!!!
There’s my boy!!
Melky!
HELLLLLL YEEAAAA!
That is exactly what we needed. Nice job, Melkman!
cmon RISP correction
Melky!!!
Nick Swisher, Robinson Cano, and Melky Cabrera: 3
The Tampa Bay Devil Rays: 0
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMELKY!
well that is just fantastic.
youtube.com
DAYUM, MELKY.
Every inning is a clutch inning in this game.
THE MELKMAN DELIVERS!
Stupid Melky swinging at the first pitch.
Yeah. Doesn’t he know he’s required to work the count? How dare he swing at a bad pitch and get a good swing on it!
totally just going through the motions…
Too much Pa La Tumba.
Man Whitesox D has been ATROCIOUS this series, too bad we haven’t been able to take too much advantage of it.
no perfect game, no no hitter, no shut out. lets add to that and make it no win for M.B. and the W Sox.
That’s like, the fifth ball Nix has booted this series.
Ever wonder what was going through Buerhle’s mind, around the 5th inning against the Twins? Probably something along these lines: “Fuck Johnny Vander Meer. They’re gonna start calling quality starts ‘Marks’ and perfect games ‘Buerhles’. You can’t stop me, you can only hope to contain me . . . “
It seems like Melky is most ‘clutchy’ when Cano gets on base ahead of him…
I despise leadoff doubles.
Great, we get Halladay on Tuesday? Why couldn’t JP have traded him?
Yeah that sucks.
Meh, frankly, I’d rather he keep him. Best to have Halladay on a non-threatening team than on a competitor.
There’s now no chance that Roy Halladay beats us in a playoff game this year.
For the good of baseball, I’d rather he be in Toronto. As a Yankee fan, I’d rather he pitch for the Padres or something.
Well, there was zero chance of that happening. That’s just silly.
Did the Yankees ever skip out on him? It’s ridiculous.
Would you rather face him next Friday?
I’d rather have a series with Toronto where they miss him. Just once.
Exactly.
Halladay winning games for the Jays >>>>>> Halladay winning games for the Red Sox, Phillies, Dodgers, Angels, or Rangers
I will actually be at the roy halladay game
we can never ever escape him
never
Buerhle is one of the few pitchers with a better pickoff move than Andy.
I was hoping that would make it over the second baseman’s head, but not quite to Dye. This place really is a bandbox.
Silver lining for Mark Buerhle: If you ignore the two hits, homer, error and three runs, he’s still got a perfect game going.
+9
Has anyone seen the movie ‘Funny People’ yet? It was really good.
maybe once after we score in an inning the pitcher could have a nice quick one and get the offense back out there
that was pretty quick
thank you
cmon CC, stop throwing all high in the zone
CC looks to be laboring today.
I heard Quentin’s nickname was “Stacy Q”.
This Hairston kid can play.
yep. like the pick up.
I like the way $man works.
Who did we give up for him?
Weems
weems
I could be wrong, but I believe we gave up an old wooden ship that was used during the Civil War era.
Weems.
Retorical question, but good job TSJC.
But how high can he jump?
bye bye cody.. heh
Why the hell hasn’t Hairston played at catcher? What a useless scrub of a wasted pickup he was. Loser. I hate that assmunch.
not just catcher….he hasn’t even played 1st base either. And he calls himself a utility man.
If he was worth anything he could replace Swisher as our long-reliever too…I thought we established Cashman needed to get more pitching?
Yea, this front office is a HUGE disappoinment. They do not know how to do anything. Respected members of the community like Lanny, Bo, stuart, panic button, and charlie should run this team. We’d sweep every season.
Actually I now respect Bo more because he posted numerous items in a day without being his usual self. I saw him promoting discussion.
Yea, he’ll have a few gems once in a while but mostly he’ll be his usual self.
Yes, but Bo and Lanny are the same person.
Cashman doesn’t know how to trade unlike Theo Epstein who should actually be Theo Einstein because of his fucking genius moves. Ever heard of Victor Martinez? What a great player. Forget the fact after his great April and Mays he has sucked greatly since. Another streaky player added to the struggling Boston offense. He is so god damn smart. Cashman is an idiot.
The front office is embarrassing.
lets go yanks!
Attaboy CC.
I need a job….is RAB hiring?
HAHAHAHAHA
Don’t call them, they’ll call you.
We’ll keep your resume on file.
Call Omar Minaya, he might be able to help you out.
CC could suck and still be good.
That’s more or less what we’ve been seeing recently. He’s been very successful with outings that are sub-par for him.
Man, 7-0 lead for Sox and it’s the 3rd inning, Orioles sured picked a bad time to suck
The Orioles didn’t so much pick a time to suck as they just suck continuously, regardless of opponent, time, or place.
Baltimore Orioles: Cure for the common slump.
It’s amazing how juuuuust when the Red Sox start to fall off, they get two series with the O’s.
man this hairston pick is GEICO MONEY!
but he isn’t a 5th starter so therefore Cashman wasted his time in getting Jerry Jr.
The starter HAS to be Halladay or we suck. The only way the Yankees win is a rotation of Johan, Halladay, CC, Cliff Lee and AJ to win.
Cashman is awful.
Semi-serious reply:
How many games would a team with that rotation win, assuming league average offense, defense, and bullpen?
Or with the Yankees offense/defense/pen?
i’ll take the league avg bullpen, but with the other factors, we would suck
75, assuming they stay healthy.
I was talking about the rotation, not the team.
In the AL East?
110 or so!
Hell with that rotation league average everything would make that team great. Probably gets them a WS title.
Them on the Yankees is like flawless season. Joking of course but damn that’s easily 100 wins.
Damn. Well, doubles every inning will get you a run here or there.
reply fail
DFA CASHMAN NOW!!!
Now’s a great time for cold pizza.
Heh, Swish stepped out before the first pitch of the at bat.
dang sounded like he mighta broke his bat on that one.
cmon more RISP correction
never mind, more bad luck for Robbie
damn, i thought cano would let that ball pass
we are making this man work
lets keep it going yanks
That was good pitch to hit, right over the plate. Cano put a good swing on it.
agreed
I like that Nick Swisher get’s on base 36.6% of the time.
And if you can figure out what “get’s” is a contraction for, it’s prize day for you.
lol
Yanks vs Chisox on the laptop…Wedding Crashers on the TV. Wonderful way to spend a rainy Sunday.
I’m going to go ice my balls and spit up blood, team player!
Rule number 76: Play like a champion.
That was my first Asian!
Were they built for speed or for comfort?
I know RISP is mostly luck, but I’m starting to believe Robbie has an issue with it, all mental.
Melky, you got to make that DeWayne Wise-esque catch there.
Is it just me or is a Yankees pitcher getting squeezed AGAIN?
It is not you. This has not been a very well umpired series. It’s not an excuse, just a statement.
yes, he has been squeezed a bit this game
balls. didn’t he get released by the rockies.
Posednik was going to stop, then he remembered who was in left…
damn beckham has been killing the yanks pitching
7-6, baltimore is coming back
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA YES!
I don’t know what I’m more angry about…Beckham drives in the Sox first run…or that I benched him on my fantasy team today so I don’t get the 2 for 2 and an RBI…
or that CC is on my team too
Holy hittable pitch batman
Shit.
Motherfucker
Fuddrucker.
Rough series for out starting pitchers.
Ace.
7-6 Boston now. C’mon Bmore!
damn it CC
Well, I see where this game is going…
Alright CC, get pissed.
Alright, maybe CC to the 8th…
ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?
Sweep coming.
Damnit CC.
this is what we got for all that money fuck me
Thats what happens when the umpire gives the batter a second ball instead of a second strike down teh middlle.
That happens when a pitcher can’t hit his spots as CC has been doing all game.
Damn. Stick with breaking balls against Thome.
Well, that escalated quickly.
Does anyone think CC could have a slight injury?
He could be tired, all those innings…
Thats what I was thinking, which definitely makes you miss your location like he is.
not cool
Honestly wtf is wrong with CC.
wow back to back jacks
fuck you very much.
Way to give up the lead CC
WTF CC…cmon offense, you gotta keep scoring!
yeah CC isnt getting paid all that money to do bullshit like this.
Discount please, as CC’s ERA jumps above 4. Highest paid pitcher in baseball…
?
Ugh
CC must think this is a playoff game….
Atleast Josh Beckett is on the list of players that tested positive for steriods in 2003.
I would take a roided up Beckett right now…
Link?
our ace has a 4 era nice
nice comeback K there CC
Chunky Chump, way to hold a 3-0 lead.
His showing versus good teams has been nothing short of crap.
Oh how clever. CC must suck because he struggles because never in the history of baseball does an ace struggle. Unbelievable.
He is 1-7 vs teams over 500 this year…For that kind of coin he should be 7-1. Indeed, unbelievable.
And again we’re basing his career on one “bad” season.
*golf clap*
This season is the only one that matters boss…. Just to clear thinbgs up for you, CC won’t be facing sub 500 teams in the playoffs, so he needs to get his shit straight. NOW
no he NEVER wins the big games. like 0-120 against good teams
Actually, we’re basing it on less than half of one season.
I defend CC/AJ as much as anyone, and while I am on your side of things. I really hope CC turns it around, I know he won’t do what he did in Milwaukee cause that was just ridiculous. Right now, we need both of them to carry our rotation or else the yanks can be in big trouble.
But for the most part, I’m not worried about our playoff chances.
Is it calling CC a bust time yet?
Pretty close.
you got thrown out by johnny damon. you suck.
OMG JOHNNY DAMON HAS AN ASSIST
lol, Damon threw someone out second.
Although CC is the highest paid, he hasn’t thrown his slider as much as years past, gotta think he just has to get in rhythm with jorge or Molina a couple starts in a row and he’ll be off.
we need CC to give us at least 6…at the very least
There you go JD.
thank god CC gets out of it
cc hasnt had command or his sharp slider for most of this season
when your walk rate is up and your k rate is down, you just arent going to pitch as well
he better figure it out for the stretch run / postseason
+1 for boneheaded baserunning on the Sox part.
-3 for CC’s HR pitches
The yanks are like 10-15 in games cc has pitched
11-11
Well, he did say “like”.
this really does fucking suck he better turn this shit around. I think he will and he can have a 4 era as long as he doesnt pull this shit if they go to the playoffs.
The sun isn’t yellow. It’s chicken.
Wow, Quinten will owe some big money when the Sox hold there kangaroo court. How the fuck do you get thrown out by Damon is beyond me.
i think cc may be injured
Paging Lanny, paging Lanny. Where are you to say – “would be nice for CC to beat a good team”.
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I’m not worried. CC has historically been better in the second half. Oh wait…….shit.
cmon offense! We MUST win this game
Melky came to play.
I love seeing production from the bottom of the order.
I’m not allowed to call people idiots, because it’s against the guidelines, but damn, this place becomes ridiculous after a bad inning.
WTF? What purpose does that bunt serve? He was already in scoring position.
Great bunt. Manufacture those runs in the 4th inning with Molina on deck.
I am looking for all the cliches from folks explaining the Yankees meltdown this series.
You know, something being a cliche and something being true is not mutually exclusive. I’m just saying.
In fact the opposite could be said. Memes don’t get spontaneously cliched.
Exactly. Which is why the cliches would be entertaining to hear.
I’m looking forward to you leaving when to take the lead and you coming back if they lose it.
0-0 CC
yes! nice hitting by bottom the of the order
Buerlie is a good pitcher but a shitty goalie.
my god dye is like a turtle
alright “ace” now fucking shut it down the lineup is hitterish today
Oh God now Kay is praising the bunt by Hairston.
i like this hairston guy
by the way, who called JOSE MOLINA!
mark buehrle isn’t earning his money
word i think he’s hurt
haha bucholz gave up 6 in 3.
Thank you JD
Hava Molina! Scoring from second on a single.
I’m watching online so I just saw CC finally get out of that inning.
I’m still in the “not worried about CC” camp. It ends approximately end of October, beginning of November. There’s a discounted rate if any of you want to come & sign up, tons of fun. You can pan for gold, do archery, and make some great friends. Don’t worry if you haven’t been here the whole season, the best activities are saved for last!
Ok, sorry…
But seriously, isn’t the greatest part of having a rotation of CC, AJ, & Joba right now (not to mention that Andy’s been pitching with excellence) that when one of them goes through a rough patch, the other one(s) can step up? So we don’t need an “ace” that is THE guy, perhaps the ONLY guy. Halladay struggles sometimes, King Felix struggles sometimes.
We’re seeing ugly Yankees baseball right now. Starters will scuffle sometimes, but the immediate run post-ASB gave me all I needed to see to keep my confidence in this team.
So, I’m not worried about CC. Unless he’s hurt.
And…..right on back, here we go!
Time for an august tear for Melky to go on.
*Go Johnny Damon&
YES! A string of hits and hustle by Molina and the Yanks have the lead again! This could be a big inning.
JOHNNY DAMON!
OMG DAMON. STOP BEING GOOD WHEN I FUCKING BENCH YOU.
Molina runs like a Defensive lineman picking up a fumble. Funny!
On the other hand, it is nice to see the baseball gods humor in that the top tier pitchers today are being lit up.
seems to be a running joke with CC these days.
Can Mariano pitch the next 6 innings?
Yes. But we would all go blind, deaf, & dumb from the prolonged exposure to His radioactive glory.
Its the apocalypse!
CC and Buerhle are giving up hits like its going out of style
Johnny Damon had an outfield assist
Jose Molina scored from second on a single
getting paid 160m for a rally killing DP? wtf tex must be hurt
Ok, that was a perfect chance to avenge the AJ Pierzinski ‘slide’ into Cano the other day.
Fuck.
Dumb bunt by Hairston, too.
It seems like a fair amount of our losses are because of “the big inning”. Is there anything to this?