Game 133: CC for the sweep
ByWhen the Yanks last faced Jason Berken on July 22, the home half of the first went a little bit something like this: double, out, single, single, out, walk, single, single, out. With a 4-0 lead after the first inning, the Yanks cruised to a 6-4 over Baltimore that night. I wouldn’t mind if the Yanks could do that again.
Anyway, offensive dreams aside, let’s preview this baby. The Yankees are going for their sixth win in a row and are playing in their home away from home. The team is 5-3 in Baltimore this season and is searching for a three-game sweep of the Orioles. In fact, the Yankees, at 11-3 against Baltimore this year, don’t just enjoy beating up the Orioles; they own Camden Yards.
To the numbers we go. At home this season, the Yankees have played 65 games. They are, as a team, hitting the cover off the ball. In those 65 games, they have scored 373 runs, have hit 119 home runs and have produced a triple slash line of .278/.364/.495. The Yanks have played in Baltimore eight times. They have scored 49 runs, have hit 19 home runs and are hitting .281/.353/.559.
Project those Baltimore numbers to 65 games, and the Yankees would have 398 runs and 154 home runs. Of course, the Yanks are helped by the fact that they have faced the Orioles’ pitchers while playing in Camden Yards, but the truth is that the Yankees are just a very good hitting team, Yankee Stadium “bandbox” aside.
On the mound tonight and looking to build off of a successful August is CC Sabathia. While we questioned Burnett’s status as the Yanks’ second starter earlier today, CC has been a true ace, and lately, he has dominated. Over his last five starts, he is 4-0 with a 1.93 ERA. In 37.1 innings, he has 44 strike outs and has walked just six. Opponents have managed to hit just .194/.227/.313 off of the big lefty.
Jason Berken, the Orioles’ right-hander, is 4-11 with a 6.33 ERA. He gives up a lot of baserunners, a lot of walks and a lot of longballs. On paper, at least, this one’s a mismatch. But they don’t play the game on paper.
2 Jeter SS
18 Damon LF
33 Swisher 1B
13 Rodriguez 3B
55 Matsui DH
24 Cano 2B
53 Cabrera CF
14 Hinske RF
26 Molina C
52 Sabathia P
Number Updates: The recently called-up Michael Dunn is wearing number 31 for the Yankees this month. Dave Winfield, Tim Raines and Glenallen Hill — remember him? — want their number back.
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No, Ben the game is not played on paper. It’s played on spreadsheets in computer programs.
Wrong again.
The games are simulated the night before using a Stratomatic board game. The players then get their scripts the morning of and act it out that night.
http://tabletopbaseball.org/im.....Matic1.jpg
I had the version with the red box:
That looks like almost as much fun as doing your taxes.
Accountants do it with double entry.
…in your end-o.
+10 for the scrubs reference
APBA was better.
It’s funny because back when I used to play Strat-o-Matic Baseball, my teams would routinely win 120 games on paper. Funny how that works out.
I was just introduced to Out of the Park.
I am never, ever, ever going to do work again.
Some guys at another board and I were gonna start an OOP league years ago and just never got around to it.
Oh man. Join an online league. They’re an absurd amount of fun.
Actually, the one I’m in has an opening, and it’s one of the best-run leagues I’ve been a part of. I don’t want to whore out the site, so email me if you’re interested.
Dave Winfield, Tim Raines and Glenallen Hill — remember him? — want their number back.
Somewhere, Hensley “Bam Bam” Meulens sheds a single tear.
And then, he probably painted his schlong gold, because he’s a crazy Dutch bastard.
http://tinyurl.com/nlj63j (safe)
Michael Dunn will make Dave Winfield wish his pursued Basketball.
He’s THAT good.
Don’t bother waiting, put #31 in Monument Park tonight.
Michael Dunn will win the Cy Young in both leagues this year.
Well, if ever there’s a night to rest Teixeira and start Molina, this is it.
If we played the games on paper, I bet the players spikes would turn that field into confetti by the 3rd inning.
http://sadtrombone.com/
Tough crowd.
http://scienceblogs.com/digita.....ield_1.jpg (safe)
Two embedded images already? You guys are feeling frisky tonight.
——————-
Skinner: Two independent thought alarms in one day? The students are overstimulated. Willie! Remove all the colored chalk from the classrooms.
Willie: I WARNED YA!
Well, somehow we have to prove that it’s actually us and not our
buddytroll Jim.Ben, are you wearing pants?
So is it official that Molina is Sabathia’s personal catcher at this point? This will be the sixth game Molina has caught out of Sabathia’s last seven starts.
Seems that way. I think we’ll see Jorge catch CC later in the month though. There’s no way Girardi has Molina catching CC during a game 1 ALDS match-up.
Well it’s gotta end sometime because CC – and AJ for that matter – are going to be pitching to Jorge all postseason.
my five year old daughter just asked if the game was on tv.
no.
can i listen to it on the radio?
yes, if your mother says its ok.
if we win tonight, do we sweep them?
yes.
i’m glad you’re not a fan of the other teams, cause then i would be a fan of those other teams, and they lose a lot.
yes, yes they do.
and i dont like boston. ok bye.
fatherhood rocks!
http://www.choiceshirts.com/im.....55A-lg.jpg
Like Tex said on Letterman, as long as they’re young enough to not know any better, you can get kids to do just about anything.
…so…you want kids to root for the sox?
i keed…
http://farm3.static.flickr.com.....a3.jpg?v=0
awesome.
its tough for me though…i realize, politically, that i’m pretty effin weird, and i’m trying not to dump that on my daughter, so i have to put on my devil’s advocate hat with a lot of her questions about politics.
I buy nothing but Yankees gear for my son. And everytime his grandfather (my wife’s father) watches him, he takes that shit off and puts the Mets gear on him.
Then I take that off when we get home and I send him back the next day with Yankees gear. And we go back and forth like that. It’s like we’re fighting for his soul…and neither of us has given an inch.
never.give.up.
seriously…friends dont let friends become mets fans.
At least you can raise them as baseball agnostics — raising kids as Met fans is borderline child abuse.
haha thanks…its easy when youre a yankee fan…
Unrelated, but my favorite T-Shirt at the stadium is the one pregnant women wear that says “Future Yankees Fan” across their chest with an arrow pointing down.
Something like this
http://images.footballfanatics.....1178_l.jpg
is it a verizon commercial that has the babies wearing their parents’ favorite team gear?
there’s one where a ‘cubs’ baby reaches for a ‘cards’ baby, the cards dad pulls him away
i think that was an mlb commercial with the woman who had the “future angels fan” shirt and arrow pointing down
i loved it
I had similar conversations with my daughter when she was young. Now she is 20…and spends a lot of time here.
Kiersten, right?
lets go yankees
i predict 6-2 yankees win
Yankees: 7
Orioles: -1
heh nice one
Have Red Sox games been on ESPN more than any other team in baseball? I’d venture to say yes.
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I want to see Molina play third and first base tonight.
I want to see him play EVERY position tonight. Buster Posey style.
Be on some bugs bunny shit.
Hey TSJC, your facebook quote from kwame nkrumah is awesome. My parents are from ghana!
They were born in the early 50s when he became influential in the ghanian independence era
my girlfriend spent a semester in ghana…antimalarial drugs made her crazy…
i’ll be there in the summer of 2010
i hope i dont feel the same way
eh…it had its plusses and minuses (the drugs not ghana)…the sex dreams she had were unreal…so that helped. she was still kinda loopy though…
everything she said about the country was awesome–the people were just amazing–kind, helpful, very much wanted to share, i really wanted to go after her stories and letters…
…except for the kook part. luckily malaria meds dont make me schizo, so there’s that
would love to hear about your trip too!
no problem my friend, will do!
It’s tattooed on my arm.
I actually know a few Ghanaians as well. One of my good friends from college is a Ghanaian-Brit sprinter who came thiiiiiiiiiis close to making the UK olympic team in 2000 and 2004.
http://www.sportingchampions.o.....ion_id=153
that is effing awesome
Good to hear of ghanians doing well around the world
dude, Yanks, it’s okay to hit this guy…
Ben,
Nice template usage on Second Ave. Sagas. Where have I seen that before? Hmmmm . . .
The home plate umpire’s name is Randy Marsh
I am amused
I bet the O’s get a little frisky tonight, plunk Swish or the Rod.
it would have been Tex, but he is sitting. I’m guessing A-rod
Too bad they’ve lost their moral center of boiling rage, Aubrey Lewis Huff.
There would have been more fist-pumping tonight than you could pump a fist at.
Berken has 91 innings in 18 starts. Inefficiency in the house.
I was told there would be no math.
Another young pitcher for the O’s.
You know, with all these young arms the Orioles are just a few years away from still sucking horribly with pitchers in their late 20s.
A JOHNNY ROCKET FOR A DOUBLE!???
What the fuck does Kay watch?
ok, I’m going to keep a count–that’s one “it is high! it is far! it is…” for non-home runs
SEE YA! Oh no, my bad. Stupid Kay.
Inside Berken’s head: “Well, there goes my no-hitter. Might as well get the beating over with, then.”
why is that not interference on the pitcher? didn’t jeter slow down bc he was in the way?
and michael kay is pulling a sterling
John Sterling is that you?
I’m listening to the radio, and Sterling missed that call too–Kay said seeya?
You know it.
yeah kay said see-ya
“Oh yeah!”
When you make John Sterling seem accurate you have a problem Michael.
Love the name.
Alex needs to make a sacrifice at the altar of BABIP.
Next inning.
wow that was a lucky ass inning for bergen
We’ll get to him. I have no doubt.
Bad luck for Alex again…saving the good luck for the playoffs?
I realize he’s on the O’s, but Brian Roberts doesn’t receive nearly the pub he deserves.
Unfortunately, I hate him far too much to agree with this.
How can you hate a guy like that? Maybe it’s like my irrational hatred of Rajai Davis, and for that matter, the entire city of Oakland, CA.
It seems that he has a .530 OBP against the Yankees.
And now, perception v. reality, courtesy of bb-ref:
Roberts OBP v. Yankees:
2009: .317
2008: .357
2007: .370
2006: .310
I’d personally say he was underrated for so long he became overrated for being underrated, and now he’s just rated.
Bill Simmons, is that you?
It was a pithy and effective saying. Simmons has his moments.
Key differences between us:
1) I’m not white
2) I’m not from Boston, so I have opposable thumbs and know how to bathe properly
3) I’m have the ability to write 7,000 word diatribes on numerous topics, but they do not include Teen Wolf nor any one of 10 different Sylvester Stallone movies
i lol at # 2
Roberts you are a pussy.
Brian Roberts: proof HGH isn’t frowned upon if you’re white, scrappy, and play for a losing team.
Hmm… unofficial and probably biased poll: Who do you think has taken the most heat for his HgH use?
1) Brian Roberts
2) Andy Pettitte
3) Gary Matthews Jr.
Pettitte. I only recall Matthews being bemoaned as a lousy contract, and I don’t think I can recall anything being written about Roberts.
I’d say Andy, and only because he plays in NY, and it came as such a surprise given what beat writers have always said about him.
Roberts blew over quickly (he admitted it right away, which helped)and I don’t even remember Gary Matthews testing positive. I do remember him having one good year, signing a big deal and sucking thereafter.
Read the IIOC report, HGH and steroids are night and day. HGH doesn’t even make you stronger. It may make you recover faster, but that could be a placebo effect as well. The stuff on recovery is fairly sketchy IIRC.
After reading the report, I wondered why HGH was even banned. But I guess its like corking a bat. It’s been studied, and shown that it has no effect on making a ball travel further. Effectively you’re just using a lighter bat, which is legal. But the fact that you’re trying to cheat is why its banned.
You may have looked it up and gathered real information, but I know from watching House that prescribing steroids is never the right idea.
Hahah!
I just get a kick out of it when people say “HGH when used with Steroids are very powerful”.
Duh! FUCKING RICE KRISPIES when used with steroids are very strong, and its isn’t the cereal.
I’m aware of the effects (or lack thereof, in this case) of HGH, but the media demonizes all PEDs or alleged PEDs equally, regardless of result.
Just seems odd that Roberts has gotten little if any heat for his HGH use, whether it helped his play on the field or not.
man that bunt was a daring move
Did the O’s switch to the National League and not inform Selig?
they would still be a bottom team in the NL east too…
He’s no Johan.
Tex on the bench: just glad he’s not getting booed.
damn you BABIP
This is a very unlucky inning for the Yankees.
Talk about lucky.
Eh, hate to be stedrling-esque but that’s why perfectos are so ridiculously rare.
I’m just glad Damon’s throw made it to the infield.
man, with any other average armed fielder, that’s a play at the plate
I hope the Os savor that run.
Kay still has’t figured out the YES gun blows donkey dick.
Long inning, run scored. Damn you, Jorge!!!
Kazmir pitching for LAA, he has 47 pitches through 2 without allowing a run. Classic Kazmir right there.
Hey look Beckett just got shelled again.
Most overrated pitcher in baseball.
Agreed. You would think he had a lifetime ERA of 1.99 the way he is talked about.
I don’t know bout that. When he’s on, he’s one of the best. Kid at my work argued that he was better than CC easily, based on postseason.
I kind of laughed at that. Not like CC has a better ERA while throwing 500 more innings and being a horse in the AL his whole career. While Beckett has only had one really good season in the AL, the year CC outpitched him
Yeah, his stuff is electric, and when he’s on, he’s borderline unhittable, but he’s had one season where the results matched the stuff (2007). He’s not an innings muncher, either: his career high in IP is 204 2/3.
But the way he’s talked about, you’d think he’s Santana circa 2005, and that’s not even close to being the case.
Yep, I mean ya he’s been a god in the postseason. Which is awesome to have a guy like that, I just don’t think you can say who is better based on that. Not fair enough, considering all the innings CC has thrown compared to Beckett and such a SSS for CC.
Carl should of did that last night! Arg.
unsurprised.
Glad I traded him for CC right before Beckett’s implosion and right before the start of ownage CC.
thank goodness cc got out of that
Beckett gave up another homer.
If he has another bad outing, that will be his 4th in a row.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....yerId=4242
I hate Beckett and his pants.
I hate Beckett
and his pants.Too harsh?man this berken guy is not serving us the meatballs!!
third and fourth inning, we got em
i am putting that out there
I generally worry when you make predictions, but this time I’m onboard.
i’m as accurate at the moment as AJ burnett’s fastball
but i’m workin on it
Better than the curveball.
yup–second time through the order
watch the fireworks
Be patient. The Yanks will make adjustments.
About a month ago, I thought the A’s Vin Mazzaro was the next Sandy Kofax until the 4th inning came along.
man cc needs to get his stuff going
Every time Luke Scott swings like that, Reggie C. dies a little inside.
Can the Yanks get a little luck tonight?
http://cdn.videogum.com/img/th.....gelman.jpg
Cc Is shaky
ugh… ty wigginton??
Everything is getting hit.
Eh. CC not looking sharp tonight. But unlike AJ he can turn in a good start without his best stuff or command.
Sure these are the Oioles?
Orioles.*
OH MY GOD THE OS ARE JUICING?
OH MY GOD THE O’S ARE JUICING?
That’s bullshit. Patently ridiculous and totally unsubstantiated. You take that back right now.
Sincerely,
Brian Roberts, Rafael Palmeiro, Miguel Tejada, David Segui, Jack Cust, Larry Bigbie, Gregg Zaun, Darren Holmes, Jason Grimsley, Kent Mercker, Gary Matthews Jr., and Kevin Brown.
oh noes!!
bases loaded
eiland, give a conference
This must be Molina’s fault
I could be a scout at the major league level, but I’m not going to waste my time watching this CC guy throw sliders and load up the bases.
Cmon ZZ
Crossed up, but a nasty slider right there…
A double play would be pretty cool right now.
Strikeout works!
Roberts had no idea what was going on.
there is no way in hell he’s throwing 92 kenny..
he’s throwin 94 easily
Via Brooks, his avg. FB velocity tonight is 92.76.
really? mlb.com has him at 94 to 95 these past 2 batters
How can we be sure which one is right?
They all have guns at the stadium I would assume..
Easy to say when you have a resource like Gameday. They are relying on faulty radar readings.
Peace, Brian. Work out of it, CC!
huge K there!
Huge K
Now that’s what I like to see, CC.
One more plz.
I would love to see no two out runs allowed right here.
Don’t let Izturis beat you.
I <3 an ace.
NaZZTY!!
Peace, Cesar. Way to go, CC.
I ? strikeout pitchers.
Motherfucker, that was supposed to be a heart.
Looks like someone needs to ask for some image embedding pointers from Ben Kabak.
It’s all good, we knew he was the brains of the organization all along.
great job ZZ
Damn, CC.
That’s “phallic sub sandwich between my legs” big!
There is no competition, right now, Zack G. is the Cy Young award winner.
I like the way you think.
The worst part about it is, if CC does win it, yes we have to be happy but it’s not right.
We’d have to deal with CC won a “tainted” Cy Young, Yankees are tainted, Steinbrenners paid for the Cy Young.
This!
I wonder what his number of wins would be for a team like, say, the Yanks.
think Ron Guidry, c. 1798
1978, that would be
Nevermind that, I’m actually thinking about how many wins Ron Guidry would have had in 1798.
I’m going to go with about 300 in a single season. Those rubes hadn’t even invented baseball yet, they don’t stand a chance.
He is definitely the best pitcher in the league, but I would say has a very small shot at the Cy Young.
which is a damn shame that he will be punished for his team sucking
Eh, they tend to punish players in the MVP for their team not sucking, not so much Cy Young votes.
Greinke’s got a solid chance.
MVP is a different award, it’s not the “best player in the league” award
the cy young is is the “best pitcher in the league” award and you shouldn’t get bonus points for being on a team that gets you wins–that’s why Ryan never won a Cy
Barring disaster, the AL CY should be Greinke. Sadly, I have no faith in the MSM voters giving it to him.
but teh wins!!1!
It’s going to the guy with the most W’s.
the two best pitchers in the AL this year have been Greinke and King Felix. I don’t think either of them will sniff a first-place vote for Cy Young
CC and Verlander are getting the wins
Eric Hinske, who is this guy again?
HINSKINATOR!!!
I heard “SEE YA!”. Was it a double?
Ha, Cashman is the man.
Whoo Hinske!! Two HR in two games!
Hinske with your best shot!!
HINSKE WITH YOUR BEST SHOT!!!
The Artist – one of my favorite regulars.
Thanks, and kudos on the successful ‘reply’.
Baby steps..baby steps…
Eric Hinske approves of Orioles pitching.
It’s amazing to me that Greinke even as 13 wins with the Royals—
HOLY HELL HINSKE!
It’s Zack Greinke’s world, we all just live in it.
http://tinyurl.com/nb5b45
Damn Hinske. Everything he hits is like a homer!
ERIC HINSKEEEEEEEE!!!!!
WOOOHOOO!!
And the last Orioles’ lead of the evening evaporates.
Damn, Hinske.
Cashman’s midseason trades have turned out huge. Not at the game-changing level of Victor Martinez, but not so far off.
Word. Our guys aren’t as versatile, but they can play a good DH.
It’s better to not have to make trades for players like V-Mart at the ASB.
Watching the scurry of activity for the Dodgers, Cards, etc. makes me marvel at how little the Yanks have needed, especially with the call-ups.
So, agreed.
It’s great to hear other stadiums chant “Let’s go Yankees!”. It’s sad, too.
agreed
Hey look Josh Beckett gave up a HR.
another homerun?
so thats 2 tonight?
Another one?
yup–Burrell
Yeah another one.
Hehe.
Seeing Beckett like this is great for the last day of my summer.
Holy shit, Roberts.
wow what an awesome play by roberts
HaHa, Beckett.
Rays 3-1
Oh shit, Rays trying to do some damage.
Finally. Maybe that will make up a bit for bases loaded chokes.
whoa, I started my comment the same way below yours
Oh, shit, Hinske hit another HR (yes, I know im late)
Swish, that wasn’t nice.
Yeah I must have missed that somehow yesterday. It’s not like Swish is built like a statue either.
Swish begs to differ.
http://betweenthepoles.files.w.....isher1.jpg
Those abs are spraypainted on! Oldest trick in the book.
Hey, Swish just had a shirtless interview recently and I didn’t see anything that makes him a hypocrite.
Aight fat boy. haha I missed that last night.
hahahaha swisher is hilarious
calling albers “fat boy”
That’s all he said? YES broadcasters were acting like he said something really bad?
nah that’s all he said
I dont get it, why wouldn’t they just repeat that on TV?
i’m guessing because of the children
Ya, you don’t want to be encouraging that.
Tomorrow little Billy will call little Joey a fatboy and Joey jumps out of his tree house. All because of Michael Kay.
Don’t you think they were being a little too censorous there? I mean I could see not repeating it if he called him a “fat fuck”. But just “fat boy”?
Just not very professional.
Sacrifice bunt scores another run for the rays, and BJ gets to the bag safely HA!
4-1 rays
I’d say Beckett’s still having some issues.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=290902130
If his shoulder is shot, they don’t make the playoffs. They simply don’t have enough pitching.
Meh, does Texas have enough pitching?
I think the Sox stand a solid chance to make the playoffs. Dice-K can come back and pitch average, they’d be okay. Got a solid offense, not to mention that beast of a man Lester is. So good.
Dice-K recently gave up 5 runs in 2 innings in a AA rehab start. I’d say it’s a long shot that he’d come back and pitch average.
Dice-K was a Houdini act last year, I don’t expect much from him going forward. I’ve always thought his career mirrored Hideo Nomo, another Japanese import that got bat shy and was never the same. At this rate, he’ll be lucky to hang around as long as Nomo.
Actually, I still think the Rays have a charge in them. They’re only 4 back in the loss, and their Run differential is higher than Texas. Pythag says they should be a few wins better than they are, I just think they’re better than their record has shown all year. We’ll see.
It’s crazy how good their (rays) record at home is.
Unless Lester starts every game.
Swisher pulling a Cano-like dance move?
I miss Bobby M.
Me too.
I was a fan of Jim Kaat too.
Yepp. Hard not to.
and Kitty Kaat. I didn’t agree with him on Joba, but he was always a good listen.
CC is locked in
can’t wait for him to start consistently wipe that brow
Mora strikes me as a crybaby. Does anyone else get that feeling?
Yup.
I think it’s his facial expressions. He always looks likes he’s whining/on the verge of tears.
Can we take Beckett out of Cy Young talks now… or will ESPN and Gammons keep pushing for it.
they will push it forever
But he wears teh doucher necklaces!
Ugh, do not remind us of that Jermaine Dye incident.
Ah damn, hope A-rod is OK. That looked like it hurt.
Cmon let’s put something together against this guy.
Josh Beckett single-handedly led the Sox to the wildcard spot without a reliable offense, an injury-depleted rotation, and an inconsistent bullpen. What he has done for the Sox transcends stats; he, more than any other player, deserves the Cy Young for his heart, his character and his facial hair. In fact, AL executives have told me that they’re going to rename the Cy Young Award to the Josh Beckett Award of Pitching Excellence, in recognition of his talent and character.
/For Cubic Zirconia Cutters, I’m Peter Gammons
Heh, I love the ‘facial hair’ part- that was fuckin’ hilarious!
Fuck You Gammons.
Fuck me? I had a fucking brain aneurysm. Fuck you, Ian Kennedy!
Now now now, lets not turn this thread into a battle of aneurysms. All bulging veins are bad, lets just move on.
man, i guess i was wrong, i thought they would batter him this inning
Cano homer on 3-2.
man cano is trying to help my predictions out
Why do I ever believe in your predictions?
And Melky said, “You know why”.
Melky loves to hit when Cano is on.
Good Hit Melk.
cabrera!!
nice job!
Melk that shit.
Hinske = Feared = HOF-Caliber
Does Molina have another GS in him?
How many times has Hinske been intentionally walked in his career, can’t be many.
http://www.baseball-reference......er01.shtml
This makes 21.
cmon molina!
LOL at Youkilis!! Looking silly on a couple plays.
Baltimore respects the Mall Cop.
BECAUSE they’re walking Hinske to get to Molina BECAUSE this is a team of destiny Molina WILL deliver.
motherfucker.. Team of Destiny will have to deliver later.
Damn, Pat, you got me all excited for nothing.
Ugh, you sound like my girlfriend.
Awesome.
TWSS…Pat hears thats a bit too often
(Im kidding Pat)
heh, it’s all good figured I’d beat all you schmucks at your own game
Its not funny when Pat already made fun of himself
Go for the max. Hah, I love it.
Grand Slam Molinaaa! cmon!
damn it!
Molina put a ride on it, boo!
They have Cervelli up, right?
Why let Molina hit here when Tex and Jorge are both on the bench, AND you have another catcher on the bench?
Only the 4th inning, in a groove with CC…
Its Whatshisface Berken the friggin Orioles?
Because this game does not mean enough to have anyone PH for Molina.
It’s freaking 4th inning, you don’t start pinch hitting guys this early.
…why not? Cuz?
They have a third catcher, which is a luxury. Why not use it?
not exactly a must win game. It’s the 4th inning and CC seems to have found his groove last inning.
Greg Zaun > Josh Beckett
J.D. Drew, can not throw a baseball.
Beckett is letting the game get out of hand.
The old man Greg Zaun hit a RBI double off Beckett after a 10 pitch AB.
5-1 rays!!
Awwwww Michael Kay you so funny!
What’d he say?
Michael Kay is so adorable.
CC was fuckin filthy
Fuck this noise of throwing foul balls to the people in box seats. Toss that shit into the upper deck. You’re sitting field level catch your own damn foul balls.
/never sat that close
Boone, I’ll always love you. Like, don’t get me wrong, I’m kind of glad you got that injury playing basketball and the Yankees got Alex. But, you’re still the man.
am i the only one who plays the whistle in their head during this game with CC’s strikeouts?
So I’m not crazy….
How many times has Molina caught CC over the past few months?
6th time in his last 7 starts I believe.
yep
CC is dealin now