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It’s a great win.
In the last two games the Yanks had someone hit for the cycle and now they beat Halladay–on the 4th they won the game but today they actually beat Halladay.
Good vibes, guys. Good vibes.
Definitely a solid win. Surprising to beat Halladay in his last two starts against them, but I am not complaining.
Unfortunate to see that Hughes and Mo are human.
Second time in a row that Mo relieved Hughes in the 8th and let in runners inherited from Hughes. Good thing we won both those games.
Poor Hughes, that’s 2 times in a row that a following reliever has messed up his stat.
Girardi should place more trust in him and let him finish some of those innings.
Mo didn’t put those runners on, no one messed up Philly’s stats except himself. If I’m a pitcher and I’m in a jam, I’m feeling pretty good about my chances with Mo coming in to save me.
And they pick up a game in the standings (finally). Lots of positives tonight.
They picked it up the night Halladay and Lester pitched. Sweet
5 runs, 10 hits…103-pitch CG!? Yeesh. Crossing my fingers and hoping Mitre keeps us in the game and we can pull off a 5-4 trip even after that lost weekend in Chicago.
Roy Halladay = “Even when he’s bad, he’s good.”
thank you Evan Longoria for guaranteeing that the Yankees will be in first place at the beginning of the Boston series no matter what happens to Mitre tomorrow
What if the Yanks get swept again? Anything is possible.
hence why I said no matter what they will be in first at the beginning of the Boston series
Great game today. Any time Mo allows a runner to score you expect bad things to happen but alls well that ends well. AP has looked pretty good recently and hopefully it continues.
It’s stupid that I’m confident tomorrow with Mitre going but I am. Plus, we’re facing RzserysianskysWTF.
I’d like to buy a vowel.
Yanks beat Halladay, Rays beat Boston after wearing down their pen … great day all around.
A welcome change of pace after that series on the South Side while the Sox were beating up on the O’s.
Tex’s shot was to right, not dead center. Just sayin’
This is a tough crowd.
Matsui’s HR was to dead center, that’s probably where the confusion lies. That might also have been the longest of the 3, although probably close with Tex’s.
Damn, that’s right. Rios started to go back, then said fuck it.
RAYS WIN! RAYS WIN!
why’s everyone so excited? i know its hard to root for the sox, but i’d like the rays to be buried just as much as, if not more than the sox falling a game behind.
Because the sox are closer, and they’re coming to town this week, so an over-used pen would directly help the Yankees win more games.
true, though i’m not sure the over used pen is what most people are thinking about. its just that if the rays fall out of the race it all but assures the yankees of a playoff spot
So are you rooting for the Sox to beat the Rays?
If the Sox beating the Rays would guarantee the Yanks the division championship or a spot in the playoffs, yeah, of course I’d be (reluctantly) rooting for the Sox. But in any situation short of something like that occurring, I’d be very surprised to hear that many Yankees fans would be rooting for the Sox to win.
bingo
charlie, you have to be on something to not root for the rays
that’s it, i’m on something. that’s why i’m not rooting for a team that has a chance to kick the yankees out of the playoff picture altogether.
you realize the rays are in our division and are still a serious threat to the yankees’ playoff chances, right? I absolutely hate the red sox, but them beating the rays wouldn’t be the worst thing. rays-red sox series are a win-win for the yanks. obviously the sox beating the rays doesn’t guarantee anything, but you should see what i’m trying to say
Dude, you need to chill. I do see what you’re saying and was just asking if you’re actually rooting for the Sox and explaining how I see the situation. Yes, I realize the Rays are in the AL East, and no, I’m not turning a blind-eye to your comments nor saying you’re wrong or unreasonable.
Everything doesn’t have to be a huge bitchy snark-fight around here.
Nothing has to be a huge snark-fight around here.
wow, what did i say that was huge, bitchy, and snark-fightish? i’m just explaining why i wasn’t necessarily rooting for the rays tonight. like i said, its a win-win and it would’ve helped the yanks if the rays or sox won tonight
also, what’s a snark?
a snark is an obnoxious/sarcastic comment…
(1) You insinuated I didn’t get what you were trying to say, when I think my comment showed pretty clearly that I’d read your comment and was responding to it [just because someone disagrees with you doesn't mean they don't understand your point, and to insinuate the latter can be insulting], and (2) you ask if I know the Rays are in the Yanks division and are a threat to the Yanks, as if I either don’t follow baseball or I’m just a moron [I don't think too many people who comment on RAB are unaware of those things].
I just found the tone of your response to be unnecessarily caustic. Whatever, maybe I’m just not in the mood for RAB comments right now.
Snark: http://www.urbandictionary.com.....term=snark
Well, the Rangers are closer than the Rays. So, I’m happy that the team a half a game behind us lost tonight and their pen got eaten up.
besides, there were a lot of people in the other thread that were talking about how good it was that the Sox burnt through every reliever on their roster tonight.
i don’t see the rangers as much of a serious threat. and i can see why you’d be happy about the sox losing. i didn’t read through the other thread, and yea, its good that the sox burned through their bullpen
You’re welcome to your opinion. The Rangers play in a division with one of the worst teams in the AL this year, and the M’s who have staggering OF defense, King Felix and nothing else. And they’re closer to the WC than the Rays are.
Oh, and they have several of the the most promising young pitchers on the cusp of the majors. It REALLY wouldn’t take much going right for them to kick the crap out of the A’s and M’s for the rest of the year and play well enough against everyone else to threaten for the WC.
But the Rangers have Neftali Feliz…Did you see that guy last night? He’s freakin’ incredible.
Longoria ties in the 8th, wins it in the 13th inning with a 2 run shot to left! The RAYS win!
That is the whip cream on top of the victory, Youkilis slamming his bat into the ground like a pampered spoiled ugly thing of a princess is the cherry on top.
Game burned out both pens, which is a plus. Hope the Rays wear out the sux’s pen for tomorrow and they’ll go into Bronx with a tired pen.
The sox only have 11 pitchers right now, I’m sure they’ll bring someone up. Hopefully Penny gets knocked out early and then they beat up on whoever that chump is and force some of these guys to get used again.
I hope Penny gets destroyed in less than 5 innings, then the pen jumps in to get wasted. That’s a good way to prepare them for a trip into the Bronx, battered beatened and tenderized for the Yanks to chew up.
The only runs that Hughes has allowed since June 10th have been runners inherited from him by another pitcher. Personally, I woulda left him in to finish the eight. Hey, a win is a win, i’m just sayin’
I understand what you’re saying but lets be honest.
Mo>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Phil Hughes
I like Mo in that spot 100% of the time.
fine, although you put in so many > signs it seems like you’re insulting hughes rather than worshiping Mo
Hey, I’m not insulting Phil. He has all the talent in the world.
Subtract a few greater than signs, you get my point..
I´m grateful. The team gained a game on the standing the night Halladay and Lester were on the mound
you can’t predict baseball
That’s why its pointless to write down records based on whos starting.
You know what’s awesome? Next week, when we face the blue jays, cito gaston will probably hold back one day so he can start next monday against the yanks
I’m so tempted to say ‘great, then we can lay 5 runs on his ass again!!!’…..but looking at his career numbers against us, I know better
By the way, anyone see how jarrod washburn got lit up by the orioles for 6 runs?
That guy is a flyball pitcher if i ever saw one.
Yeah, there were a bunch of posts on how he had one of the best fielding OF’s in a pitchers park.
Not getting him might have been a blessing in disguise. That and they wanted A-Jax. WTF?
Well they tried. Doesn’t hurt to ask…kinda.
Tex would have like 35 HRs by now if he hit cheapies in addition to the bombs he hits now. Almost EVERY HR of his is an absolute bomb.
Speaking of HRs, Alex is way overdue so hopefully he hits one tomorrow and plenty in the Sox series.
I think Alex might be about to go on a little tear, here. I shouldn’t throw this out there, I’m sure now he’ll slump and someone will save this comment to throw in my face at a later date (which is totally fair and will be funny if it happens)… But I’ve been waiting for him to hit a hot streak, some sort of stat correction-period for him. He’s been very good this year, don’t get me wrong (especially considering the circumstances). But I think he’ll go on a little streak at some point and that BA and SLG will get bumped a bit. He’s been bumping up the BA a bit lately, and you had to love seeing him go to right-center with that Halladay offering in the first inning tonight. When he starts going to the plate with that approach (up the middle/other way) good things usually follow. Fingers-crossed, a big A-Rod streak would make this team very tough to beat, while it lasts.
streak in august, cool off in september, and go buckwild in OCTOBAH! i like.
I agree completely and was thinking the same thing.
I have saved this comment to throw in your face at a later date. You have been notified.
Let’s hope you won’t have to for the good of the Yanks.
You dirty MFer.
This is exactly why Halladay is f’n great. He can give up 5 runs and still pitch a complete game with less than 110 pitchers.
When Halladay pitches, the Blue Jays relief pitchers don’t even bother putting their uniforms on.
Oh guess what
According to Anthony Castrovince at MLB.com, the Indians have designated RHP Jose Veras for assignment. He’ll move to make room for Jess Todd, the player to be named later from the Cardinals in the Mark DeRosa deal.
looks like you beat me to it..
You’re both pretty late to the party:
http://riveraveblues.com/2009/.....ent-512583
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/.....veras.html
too bad to see jose suck again.. (not). thank god him and edwar aren’t in our bullpen any more.
Second that.
Mo was shaky but got the job done. Here’s a fun stat from ESPN:
Since 1995, Mariano Rivera has become the king of the inning-plus save.
Saves of at least 4 outs
Mariano Rivera 114
Keith Foulke 55
Danny Graves 49
Trevor Hoffman 47
Joe Torre says hi.
I guess our 2-6 hitters basically won the game today themselves (and of course Andy). We just became just the 2nd team to ever hit back to back homers off Roy Halladay (Tampa Bay did it in ‘07.
Also, here’s an oddity considering we have one of the most patient lineups in baseball: Halladay did not go to a three-ball count on any Yankee batter.
Just read in the NY Times that Cashman said come playoff time all hands are on deck referring to the pitching staff. So it seems that Joba will be starting come playoff time since Cashman said this referring to not picking up another starter by the trade deadline.
Joba basically confirmed this by saying that he is looking forward to starting in the playoffs because the big moments is what you play for. Thank Mo….
It was a great, unexpected win. And they picked up a game on the Sox. I was worried the Yankees would get swept in these 2 games. Halladay proved tonight that he’s not a true ace- I read over at LOLHud that the Jays are 1-7 in Halladay’s last 8 starts. Aces don’t lose.
Tomorrow, I look forward to Sergio Mitre proving that he is a true #5 starter. The bar is set high, but I feel confident that Mitre can come through. I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that Sergio Mitre = True #5 starter.
I hope so. So far he’s pitched like a True #6 starter.
Halladay proved tonight that he’s not a true ace- I read over at LOLHud that the Jays are 1-7 in Halladay’s last 8 starts. Aces don’t lose.
So you’re actually serious about this point? Wow. There are like…8 things wrong with this statement.
yeah, seriously. his w/l has NOTHING to do with any of that. Roy Halladay is an ace. Zach Greinke is an ace. CC Sabathia? ace. Johan Santana? ACE.
just cause teh Johan could’ve won 5-8 more games last yr caus ehis bulpen blew it and his record wasn’t that great, he isnt an ace?
this statement is ig’nant
Absolutely I’m serious. Halladay’s not an ace and neither is CC. The only true ace in the league is Josh Beckett. If the Yankees had Beckett, they’d be 21-0 in his starts. They’d probably be 100-6 overall because Beckett elevates the play of all others. The only 6 losses coming in games where non true Ace CC choked and gave up a couple runs.
Aaand now I know you’re joking.
“Halladay proved tonight that he’s not a true ace”- that is just a ridiculous statement.
Well, we got a winner in the worst statement of the day award. If you don’t think Halladay is top of the line you shouldnt really be here and involved in discussions. Just ridiculous. The guy wasnt even kidding there. Dont know whether to laugh or cry.
All I know is it would be fun watching Doc work every 5 days in pinstripes.
Buddy, if you couldn’t get the satire in that then you’re the one who doesn’t belong in discussions. It was obviously a jab at those idiots who spout that CC isn’t a true ace. It’s as ridiculous as the true Yankee garbage.
CC is not a true ace. You can count on him to give up five runs in every big game he pitches. Even Sunday 3 run lead given up quickly. We will see him against the Sox at home. I am betting on 7 innings 4 runs a 4-2 loss.
a-rod’s driving in 11 runs in the boston series
Great win for Yanks. The only thing I would have liked was for Girardi to let Hughes try to get out of the jam. I realize it’s a touchy situation and they needed to win the game, but the fact remains Girardi can’t keep bringing in Mo for 4 out saves. He needs to have confidence in Hughes that he can get through the 8th.
Just don’t like these 4 out saves from Mo. It is why you have a bullpen. You mean to tell me theres not another reliable arm out there besides Hughes? Let Hughes pitch there and finish that inning. He cant get Wells out?
Rumor floating in Japanese press that the Yankees might consider starter Scranton’s legendary starter. Kei Igawa, next week.