Game 132: No, not that David Hernandez
ByThe Yankees will face Orioles rookie RHP David Hernandez for the second time tonight. The first time around I mentioned that he “looks like the prototype of the kind of pitcher the Yanks struggle with.” Wordiness aside, that proved true. Hernandez pitched six innings of one-run ball. Andy Pettitte pitched even better, though, allowing just one run over 7.1 innings. Hideki Matsui ended the affair with a one-out walk-off home run.
Hernandez pitched even better his next time out against Boston, pitching seven innings of one-run ball. He picked up a win this time, though he struck out just two during the game. That closed out his July, and it was a memorable one for the rookie. He threw at least six innings in each of his four starts, adn allowed no more than three runs in a single start. His ERA went from 4.19 entering the month to 3.20 exiting it. Orioles fans had a reason to be excited.
August, though, has not been as kind. He’s tossed 29.1 innings and has allowed 19 runs for a 5.83 ERA. His 20:17 K/BB ratio is nothing special, and his 10 home runs allowed has really hurt the team. Unsurprisingly, the Orioles were 1-5 in his August starts, and he reached six innings only twice. Worst of all, opponents had a 1.048 OPS against him. He essentially turned all the hitters he faced into Joe Mauer.
In case you were wondering, no, it’s not that David Hernandez.
A.J. Burnett takes the bump for the Bombers. Minus an Ian Kinsler three-run bomb, Burnett was pretty damn good last time out. It all came apart when he walked a guy, which is disheartening, but I have faith that A.J. can pick it up tonight against the Orioles.
We know that the Yankees called up four players today. Jon Alabaladejo should follow soon. He was hit in the eye (ouch) and is day to day. We could see more call-ups once Scranton finishes its playoff run. Also, Chad Gaudin will start on Thursday in place of Sergio Mitre.
Note to A.J.: Keep the ball on the ground tonight. Please.
Lineup:
1. Derek Jeter, SS
2. Johnny Damon, DH
3. Mark Teixeira, 1B
4. Alex Rodriguez, 3B
5. Jorge Posada, C
6. Robinson Cano, 2B
7. Nick Swisher, LF
8. Eric Hinske, RF
9. Melky Cabrera, CF
And on the mound, number thirty-four, A.J. Burnett.
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Wow. So, Joe… Pretty big American Idol fan, huh. I mean, I’m sure tons of people were like ‘hold on, the guy who came in 12th place in the seventh season of American Idol is pitching against the Yankees tonight!?!?’ Way to set ‘em straight.
Worst of all, opponents had a 1.048 OPS against him. He essentially turned all the hitters he faced into Joe Mauer.
Mauer’s actually OPSing ABOVE 1.048 right now. 1.051.
If the Triple Crown was based on BA/OBP/SLG, he’d be winning it.
:: head explodes ::
The Twins HAVE TO keep him around.
The fans will revolt.
+42
I bet he signs a hefty extension this offseason.
+7
The Twins HAVE TO keep him around. The fans will revolt.
Well, at least they still have Ricky Rubio…
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAW, TOO SOOOOOOOOOOON????
Does Brett Favre make the pain go away?
It probably will for September and October.
I’m sure you can figure out the rest…
They sold building the new stadium around signing him so…yeah.
Damn, just thinking about getting hit by a baseball hurts.
What would hurt more: A baseball to the crotch or to the eye?
I’d say to the crotch.
*getting hit by a baseball in the eye hurts
You get over the crotch shot after the initial loss of breath. The eye could stay with you forever.
Meh, I got another eye. I don’t want anything messing up my junk, though.
Sincerely,
Glenn Quagmire
Hit in the crotch much worse.
/Beltre’d
Well, lets assume you dont get any type of tear.
Eh, it’s still hurts more.
Probably
You know what REALLY sucks? Having an axe split your skull right in half. Ugh, I hate when that happens.
Although I must say that just as it happens, before you feel any pain, there’s this cool sensation you get right in the middle of your brain, which is kind of neat.
Would have thought we’d see Hairston tonight at some position to get back on the horse and get over last night.
Meh, Hinske hasn’t played a lot while Hairston has played several times. Also, I think Girardi probably wants him to clear his head and forget about the incident. He got booed yesterday and might today so I guess it makes sense to sit him.
Meh, Hairston’s a vet, he’ll be fine.
I’ll take 7 innings of 2 run ball tonight from A.J.
To low. 9 perfect innings. Nothing less.
I’ll take 2 innings of 7 run ball from David Hernandez
30 more games…I’m getting pretty sick of the regular season for filling me with way too much hope. As a diehard Knicks fan, I’ve learned to distrust hope.
Yanks got the squad this year, while nothing is guaranteed, I’m much more confident in the Yankees this year than I’ve been in recent years.
i’m thinking about the 2001 Mariners and 2001 A’s (actually a pretty good memory)
that catch Jeter made in game 5 against Oakland might be the best non-The Flip-play he has ever made. Way better than the “dives into the stands” one
As a diehard Knicks fan, I’ve learned to distrust hope.
Don’t worry, buddy, our long nightmare is almost over.
I don’t really think so, no first round draft pick + shrinking cap = bad team for foreseeable future….I’m a pretty big fan of them as well, I feel the pain
You’re going to get him started.
Best case scenario, this is our last year of cap hell and we add King James and other stuff.
Worst case scenario, we have one more year of cap hell after that and then we’ve still wiped the slate clean and can throw gobs of money at Chris Paul or Kevin Durant or whatevs.
Either way, within 3 years, I guaranfrickintee the Knicks are a title contender again.
Say what?
“As a diehard Knicks fan, I’ve learned to
distrustlive without hope.”Fixed.
We know that the Yankees called up four players today. Jon Alabaladejo should follow soon.
I thought it was five? Cervelli, Peña, Melancon, Edwar, and Dunn?
Edwar and Pena equal half?
http://www.instantrimshot.com
No, Dunn is left handed, and Edwar is right handed together they create 1 person.
I’ll save TSJC the trouble.
http://www.instantrimshot.com
Nah, I wasn’t feeling that one as much.
-1
Below.
I was talking about their size.
I realized that afterwards, totally over my head.
You have shamed us all.
http://www.fotosearch.com/bthu.....R-0781.jpg
Here’s hoping AJ throws a good one tonight.
http://tinyurl.com/lw879e
I lol’d.
I saw that, ridiculous.
I’d say that that franchised is cursed, but they’re not, they’re just dumb.
AJ is guaranteed to throw a good one tonight. He’s been a workhorse all season long when many thought he would break down after 10 starts. AJ was the Yankees best FA addition ever and I knew it all along.
/Little Bill’d
ICWUDT
I don’t know how to respond to that.
Heh IETC
that’s some postmodern shit right there
How many walks do we see tonight with AJ and Hernandez going?
im going with a combined 6
Over 1
Oh no, he has a perfect going…
I say A-rod breaks it
You say wrong.
nope–still has a no-hitter though
I guess Tex did…I say A-rod breaks the no-no
I say I’ll stop there for now
You shutup you.
Walking Tex to face A-rod.. delightful
poop
Worse division: AL Central or NL East?
AL Central.
NL East
On second look, AL Central is pretty bad.
AL Central–the Tigers would be 7 back in the wild card
AL Central is by far the worst division in baseball.
That.
The NL East doesn’t suck. Just the Mets. Only the Mets suck.
In case I wasn’t clear enough before, this is the key takeaway from this comment: The Mets suck.
I mean, the Nats are pretty bad too
but yes. the Mets suck
I actually think the Nationals could be really good if everything falls into place within the next few years.
Let’s not get too wild here.
I would not be shocked at all to see the Nats finish 4th next year.
What was that you were saying?
a. http://www.thefightins.com/wp-.....olmets.jpg
or
b. http://payoffpitch.mlblogs.com/MetsSuck.jpg
AL central…
Although, the NL Central isn’t great shakes either.
Cards: Solid
Cubs: That team is the living embodiment of the word “meh”
Brewers: Nope
Astros: Bad, but lucky enough to stupidly convince themselves they’re not bad
Reds: They’re keeping Dusty Baker… nuff said
Pirates: They have more quality material on the lower levels of the farm than the Royals. I said something nice.
fuck
Motherfuck this bullshit.
Damn, Pie has been on fuckin fire lately
Only the Yankees home park is a bandbox.
Felix Pie really likes to screw around with the Yankees and Sox…
There’s some Felix ‘Pie’ in AJ’s face.
HAHAHAHA did Burnett mouth “This Motherfucker?”
That’s my boy.
yeah haha
Alright then yes he did.
Was it me or did it look like he said “That motherf*****”
AJ looking great so far.
Burnett getting ripped this inning. Must be Posada’s fault….
posada needs to stop calling for the “up and over the plate” pitch
On 2nd look, that Pie HR didn’t look like a HR at all.
Camden Yards = Bandbox!!!!
Are his curveballs hanging too much?
Not gonna touch that one.
TWSS?
goddamnit, get a fucking out, asshole.
Here’s hoping AJ settles down from here on.
i cant wait to see burnett face pie again.
that could have been worse. John Sterling certainly scared me there a couple of times–I guess I deserve it for taking him seriously
You should be scared, they hit some rockets off AJ.
AJ will come around don’t worry.
Yeah.
Felix was just excited because we were talking about pie charts earlier.
Was “So easy a caveman could do it” actually Geico’s slogan for any amount of time before they introduced the cavemen-who-are-offended-by-it campaign? Or did they both show up at the same time?
Yes.
BTW, Gieco’s ad agency is top-notch. They’ve created the Cavemen, the gecko, the stack of money with the eyes on it. That’s three solid and interchangeable ad mascots.
Warren Buffett FTW.
Yeah but that Geico commercial where the gecko takes his bosses money drives me crazy, so he’s going to take my money and spend it without asking me? I realize it’s an ad, but it still bothers me for some reason.
(thinks of a way to respond to that)
… Umm, fancy a crisp?
No I motherfucking don’t!
Just kidding, I’m not that bitter about a Geico commercial…
lol…
You remember it so it worked
I deny this logic
The stack of money with eyes on it is stupid. LOVE the Gecko and Cavemen ads though.
In the world of advertising:
Being memorable >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> not being stupid
Cooo-StanZa
Dont cha know!
A lazy jack by Cano.
Robbie!!!
Booya
I heart Robbie Cano! FIRE!
Robbie!!
Canooo!
ho ho, robinson. its like he just discovered how fun RBIs can be.
CANO CAN DO!
They just showed robbie goin down to the lockerroom, most likely for a siesta or something
Hah. Ietc
Heh. ¡Cabron, all this moving is making me tired!
Carlos Pena comes through
1-0 Tampa
Yankees, best infield in all of baseball?
i vote yea
I don’t think theres any doubt about that.
Youk >>>> Tex (better snaggle-beard)
Pedroia >>>>>>> Cano (whiter)
Alex Gonzalez >>>>>>> Jeter (less distracted by punani)
Lowell >>>>>> ARod (better human-interest story, smaller tits)
It’s the Sox by a landslide
Don’t forget, Lowell has salt and pepper hair.
He needs Just for Men gel, so he can keep his edge.
Sincerely,
Emmitt Smith
If he wants an Edge, I can get him one in Blazing Copper.
Yours Truly,
Derek jeter
I concur
-Walt “Clyde” Frazier
Rays infield is pretty darn good too. Longoria, Bartlett, Pena, and Zobrist.
I’m not sure who’s better, but I actually lean slightly towards the Rays here.
I think ours is better.
Tex>>>>>>>Pena
Zobrist>>>Cano
Jeter>>Bartlett
A-rod=Longoria (only because of defense)
This is from top of my head. I didnt look at the stats at all so its probably my opinion.
going by WAR, our infield is behind by about 2.5. Most of it is because they are significantly better defensively. Longoria is way better than ARod on defense, same for Zobrist over Cano.
Carlos Pena puts the Rays on board
1-0 Rays
WTF? why didn’t he wanna sit next to Burnett?
because burnett is probably a racist
Hah, that’s possible. Not likely, but it’s certainly possible.
because burnett is probably a racist
A.J. Burnett stabbed a guy.
Random thought: anyone heard any updates on Mr. Sheppard lately? Hope he’s doing alright, haven’t read anything since the beginning of the season
I haven’t heard anything either, and he will be 99 in a month
I would be surprised if he ever came back at this point
That was your pitch Johnny.
Terrible AB by Damon.
45 pitches already for this schmohawk.
OK AJ, the offense got you a lead again so now settle down and cruise.
I think this is the first lead he’s had this game.
Yea yea…my point stands though (just take the again out)
even at 0 -0, the Yankees are winning.
My only complaint so far- these commercials mlb.tv has started showing. I preferred the silence in between innings.
Oh man, I totally agree. The silence is so nice. Also, it’s the same commercials after every half inning, which I’m convinced should actually be undesirable to advertisers, because it gets the audience annoyed about them.
Yikes
A.J., you’re making Pop get upset. Shape up!
Burnett will be dominate in the postseason. Book it.
Booked.
The second base umpires name is Barksdale? In Baltimore? That sounds like trouble.
(Lance) Barksdale in Baltimore. I wonder if he is still slinging?
What the fuck AJ
AJ is having a lot of trouble locating his curve today…
A.J. is lucky that Izturis isn’t a power hitter.
And are they seriously playing Poison right now? Wow.
Played it last night too, so awesome.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q–qvrZOrdA
You can’t complain about Poison by BBD, it’s the greatest song in the history of the world.
Yes, I’m serious.
Low pro ho should be but like an afro…
Mistadobalina is up there too.
U Del fan?
Definitely.
He’s the man.
me too. I partook in some illicit activities once with him after a show in Boston. he’s quite a character.
Ha, pretty awesome.
“Never trust a bit butt and a smile.” That Ricky Bell is a prophet.
*big
Can I get a DP?
Earl Weaver would slap Joe Girardi in his face if Weaver saw how much Girardi was bunting this year.
I like it.
There we go AJ!
Tex wishes this was YSIII
That moronic employee will soon feel the wrath of the Ken Singleton.
Jorge juiced one!
Take that, David!
/Kenny’d
BANDBOXXXXXX
Jorge!
JOPO!!!!
Jorge to haters: How you like me now bitches?
Nice Jorge, two more till 20.
Cano = LAZY!
First he jogs around the bases and now he walks to 1st.
Close one swish
Boston ties it up and Sonnanstine already has 3 walks in 2 innings
Let’s see some of those vintage outs via the K, Allan.
Melky Cabrera would be the leading home run hitter on the Mets. hahahhahahahahahaaha hahahahahahaha hahahahahaha
Dusty Pedroia has an OPS+122 last year in his MVP season, Robbie had an OPS+123 entering this game…
Sadly for everyone, Joe Mauer is filthy at baseball.
So?
only reason he won it was because no one had a really good season last year
Carlos Quentin, but you can’t win the MVP if you miss September
But he lead the league in stains….Robbie never slides, hustles, runs, dives, or jumps. His uniform is always squeaky clean.
way to go Suzyn Waldman: while mentioning Adam Jones being in a slump, adding in that it was Jones who broke up Pettitte’s perfect game last night
Peace, Adam.
Jones had the ol jelly body on that K.
K! now AJ goes on a tear here!
Why is Camden Yards so empty? If I was an O’s fan (thank Mo Im not), I’d still go to the game if I could just to see Tillman, Matusz, Wieters, Markakis, Reimold, and Adam Jones and because the park is beautiful.
How many Yankees games have you gone to this year?
Being in Colorado, none. However, Im going to NY on Oct. 2 so hopefully I can see one then.
Ok… Well, I think the point I was going to make still applies… Plenty of fans don’t go to many games. Some people just aren’t so into going, some people don’t want to spend the money, some people have young kids… There are any number of reasons. I’m sure there are plenty of people here who live within a reasonable distance to YS3 and have gone to maybe 0-5 games this season (probably most of the people here, I’d bet). And the Yankees rule. The Orioles are awful. I don’t find it surprising at all that they draw low attendance figures, nor do I really think it reflects badly on their fanbase.
I love Mondesi.
No homo.
I died a little on the inside when I saw your second sentence.
Hah.
Makes sense.
The park really is beautiful. I was there when the Yankees clinched the pennant in 1996, and it was one of the best baseball experiences I’ve ever had.
People in Baltimore don’t really care about baseball, and they especially don’t care once Ravens training camp starts
K him AJ
Dammit, Markakis.
Nice stop Swish.
wtf just happened
They put rocks in there. Thats why it took such an odd hop.
The ump for the sox-rays game has a terrible strike zone
I made a play like that in softball this year, only I threw the runner out at second while falling down. Me = Swisher.
You have no plate discipline though.
I haven’t walked in two seasons of softball.
Delmon Young of softball.
Yeah, but I don’t strike out, haha. More like the…Placido Polanco of softball.
On the other hand, if you strike out in softball you should just quit.
We play with a mat, so if the pitcher’s doing well there are one or two backwards K’s. We also have (had?) a kid who is just fast but can’t do shit otherwise and swings and misses routinely.
A mat? No Umps?
No, there was an ump. Calling balls and strikes was just ridiculously easy if they had a map.
If you’re walking in softball you’re a pussy and should be playing in a higher league. SWING THE DAMN BATT ASSHOLE.
This.
I could see Matt being that guy who’s like ‘Yes, I have a .480 OBP in my league this year. .524 in my last 4 games.
Haha, I’m studying the book, trying to figure out everyone’s WPA and wOBA.
People just get pissed cause you take it too far.
Haha, my team and I hated when we played teams that took it too seriously. We wanted to win but we never got way into it.
Of course, you don’t want to be like “Sack” from Wedding Crashers.
“We wanted to win but we never got way into it”
Oh, you mean like Robbie Cano?
/Haters’d
AJ is garbage tonight.
AJ has no control tonight…
It’s obviously Posada’s fault
He was out. I guess it makes up for the Robbie bobble.
cmon AJ
Alright A.J. let’s calm down. Get these outs.
jesus christ! i come back from class to see the bases loaded!
i want to puke
Damn it JD Drew
I can has a DP?
great just great
shit
burnett can be annoying as hell, but dont worry only 4 more years!
It’s exactly who he is. Just need to deal with it.
Damn you, Melvin.
Ugh…..
man this aint good
I’m not worried at all.
yeah good point, its not like we dont have an excellent offense
Swisha cannon
Good throw, Swish.
And, A-Rod was playing crazy shallow on that GB.
I think it was to possibly to throw a runner at home.
He’ll be fine, he was 4-0 before this bad stretch. He’ll become dominant AJ soon, don’t worry.
playoff rotation:
1. CC
2. Andy
3. Mitre
alright, it looks like we are going to need a boatload of offense for AJ
Thanks for getting out of it AJ!
ON TO TEH 4th!
I’ll take only 2 runs considering he was imploding.
Fuck AJ. Time to go to the ‘pen.
Ummmmm no.
WE. WANT. DUNN.
WE. WANT. DUNN.
yeah, i want to see edwar pitch. that should be fun.
Knee-jerkoff
Hey Joba’s older self is on the mound AJ>
Please change “or” to “and”.
Thanks.
There always has be someone who is “that guy”
Do you have ANYTHING positive to say, ever?
Thanks Mr. Terriost
If it wasn’t in the guidelines, I’d call you a douche.
Clay Buchholz.
awesome picture.
Hell yeah, Zig.
He was giving a bush league fist pump but I’m all for them.
More bombs, please.
i just noticed that hinske is playing today. How come?
damon is the dh, pitcher is right handed
oh ok, thanks
Jesus Christ, Melky. Swing and miss at the same pitch three times?
High fastball > Melky.
Three fucking times in a row Melky swings at a pitch at his eyes. Three times in a row.
o Gardy, Gardy, wherefore art thou Gardy?
man hernandez looks crazy silly with his pitching at times
good eye el capitain
I don’t think Hernandez has threw one ball in the strike zone to Jeter or Melky.
C’mon AJ shut’em down nowww!
Buchholz is filthy.
Seriously, meth is bad news.
(That curve to end the no-hitter — sheesh)
Looked like the dirty “drop” I threw in wiffleball today.
Peace, Brian.
how the hell did felix pie hit a homerun???
yikes that must’ve sucked
It was Pie’s 5th HR in his last 8 games.
holy cow!!!
He’s on fucking fiya!!
Felix Pie: takes Burnett out of the park, promptly tries to bunt later in the game. Right.
But he’s playing the game the right way!
Pie gets revenge on Burnett.
Nice work A.J. I’ll take 2 more like that, please?
Jones grounds out to Cano — it’s the circle of laziness
1-2-3 for AJ, woohoo
Sweet inning AJ!
“Rated M for Matcheuwah.”
I totally forgot I had this bookmarked.
http://riveraveblues.com/2008/.....ters-6309/
AJ Burnett, RHP
Projection: 14-11, 3.62 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 32 GS, 224 IP, 199 H, 88 BB, 218 K, 21 HR
I always thought this one was hilarious, simply because I never thought there was any way AJ would make 32 starts based on his injury history. But I also thought it was very generous. I know projections are just for fun…so it’s also fun to look back at them. He actually may have a chance to get close to the W-L and ERA mark if gets on a little hot streak after this. You never know…
I hope that little hot streak comes in the playoffs.
I don’t buy the Bill James projections for a second.
Have a look at his Phil Hughes projection. Holy overachievement!
That’s the thing: I really doubt that he takes the projections seriously now that he’s employed by the Red Sox.
IIRC, the pitcher/hitter projections are in different run environments!
no DP A-rod
great eye by tex tonight
damn a-rod, lets look at some pitches please?
He got some pitches right down the pipe, he just swung through them.
Goodness I hate saying this but Alex looks totally overmatched by this kid’s fastball. I mean those are right down the middle.
I’m relegated to Gamecast tonight. What kind of stuff does this kid have?
He’s “effectively wild” all over the place. He’s got good stuff but it’s not the kind of fastball he should be pumping past A-Rod. I think his delivery makes his fastball look harder than it is.
I think I remember seeing that delivery on one of the highlights from a previous game. Thanks for the info!
WTF-Rod
on the plus side, his pitch count is up to 90
So how did the Rays make the playoffs last year? Oh yeah, we had Ponson and Rasner on this team…
….and their starting pitching was very, very impressive. No injuries to their rotation was huge. They probably regret that Edwin Jackson trade.
Man, I really thought that was gonna be a good trade for TB. That and the Swisher trade were easily the two best non-FA moves of the off season.
Javy Vazquez coming in @ 3.
Oh, wow, I totally forgot about that. He’s been nice this year.
No, they just had good pitching and defense and stayed relatively injury free.
Smooth, Jorge.
I don’t think this is funny. No smiling allowed.
Jorge wtf?
Does Posada have a concussion or something? Why can’t he remember the count tonight.
ummm, WTF! That was strike 2 to Jorge fuckin outside
Angel Hernandez stinks
lol at posada
Jorge!!!!
Jorge goes oppo! Woo!
‘Sado!
JORGE TAKES ADVANTAGE!!!
2HRS!!
5-3!!!
JORGE!!!!!
HIP HIP
Well u fuckin knew that was coming.
I knew he was gonna hit a homerun after he came back up to bat after not knowing the count. Free swing!
smooth, indeed
By all means, let’s play Jose Molina more.
Yeah, Posada is no good to AJ. The runs Molina would prevent are so much more than the runs Posada produces. These were the arguments people were making last week!
Wooooo
cano!
2-2!
Robbie Cano: good hitter
David Hernandez: not a good pitcher
Orioles pen: full of soft, delicious underbelly
So is 30 HRs a legit possibility for Robbie? This year is making me think he could do it.
i dont think he could do it this year, but next year, maybe.
Yeah, I don’t think he’ll do it this year unless he goes nuts in September. When Robbie gets older, I think he’ll pull a Damon: his average will go down but his power will skyrocket.
No question.
Definitely.
Just about to enter his prime, I see it happening.
Not trying to be a homer, but Cano is that good IMO.
Only if he didn’t “take games off”….
if only he became selective with his pitches. he could turn into chase utley…whoa, wait. I should stop right there.
And if he got ridiculous on defense.
if only he became selective with his pitches. he could turn into
chase utleyhis double play partner, but with more power.Yeah. Not sure if we can expect that.
That’s not being a homer. Cano’s a line drive hitter at the new Yankee Stadium and he’s really begun to start pulling breaking pitches into the seats with regularity.
Posada just kills the pitching staff when hes behind the dish huh??
Destroys ‘em. He adds nothing to this team. Get his old ass as far away from the Bronx as humanly possible.
lanny here when the Yankees are winning????
SMELL THE WOOD, SMELL IT
I bet he sniffed glue when he was a kid.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hukvxlx6LlM
What the F AJ?
WTF AJ? What was that
damn, aj you gotta go and at least run over there
A.J….wtf.
I hate those hits!
They are getting little dunk hits off AJ.
A.J.’s curveball is not terribly effective tonight.
With all those extra relievers that we added today, you have to think we pull AJ after this inning?
AJ, settle down man
Strikes! Strikes!
burnett should get the old yeller treament after this game
alright, lets calm down my brotha
Wow. That pitch was destroyed.
Man, just sick.
oh god
that was a fair ball?????!!!???
UGH!!!
you’ve got to be kidding me
wow that was fair
wow bad AJ today
Nothing bothers me more than a pitcher who can’t at least settle down once in a game and maintain a lead.
Thanks for coming AJ.
Seriously, why not bring in Melancon now? AJ has nothing, Melancon can eat some innings and not embarrass himself (hopefully)
shit…
That was waaaaaay out onto Eutaw St.
Melancon fuck yea.
Can’t wait to hear how Yankees could blow the AL East lead now if they’re not careful because of their inconsistent pitching from some people.
boy AJ does not have it today
AJ getting crushed
Sideburns > Burnett
You love that, don’t you? I’m blaming that home run on you. Jerk.
Burnett’s just been plain shit tonight. Otherwise , Burnett should pwn Sideburns and the young Os.
Girardi take him out please!
gotta be fucking….ugh….at least we have 4 innings of baltimore “relief” pitching to look forward to
No control for AJ.
Somebody wake up Girardi.
Relax. The Yankees offense is the best in the league.
we HAVE to win this game today fellas
boston is on fire
meh, they will cool down
No 2 out runs allowed, please.