Sep
07
Game 138 Spillover Thread
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The Mason Williams Watch
Yankees need to get into their bullpen asap, garza is at 98 pitches
cmon offense!
I’d like CC in the 8th, even though it’s not happening.
yeah, with a mere 7.5 game lead on September 7, it’s critical that you ride your best starter into the ground.
Im beginning to think Sabathia is underpaid…
Why not pinch hit for hinske? he clearly looks terrible against garza
this strike zone for garza is just KILLING me!
contact mini victory
wow i am shocked he didn’t get that call
Another reason for having the best overall record is you get to choose the format for the ALDS in terms of playing the series with the extra off-day or not.
what would the yankees most likely do?
I would hope go with the extra off-day so they would only need 3 starters and CC can pitch Games 1 and 4 on normal rest and whoever they choose to pitch Game 2 could pitch Game 5 on normal rest as well. Of course the problem is the Tigers (assuming they are the opponent) can do the same with Verlander and Edwin Jackson for Games 1-2 and 4-5.
She’s kinda cute, too.
agreed
i was about to go “excuse me, can i get yo numba? The back of yo head is ridiculous”
[/MAD TV’d
Back of the head?!
I hope the Yanks score this inning, CC deserves the W.
its the 7th inning, youd think we’d have learned to stop looking at the same fastball over and over. SWING
Pasta diving Aybar
Melky has been hitting lately.
hooray melkman!
cmon grit, you got this
Melky is hitting .393 since the 31st of August.
Warning: small sample size
Yep, I’m aware. Thanks, though.
It’s Gritner’s grittiness rubbing off on Melky again.
the outside strike has been brutal this game
GREAT baserunning by the MELKMAN
Melky is inspired now that Gardner is back.
THE MELKMAN with the heads up baserunning!
too bad the count isnt 2-1, cuz i’d bunt here
damn, ARod’s BA is higher than Tex’s
wow that’s crazy
Holy cow you’re right
great baserunning by the melkman, no hesitation at all
what the hell was that brett
swing the bat fuck
Ahh, gotta swing at that.
ugh
Jeter, these fans paid good money to see you get a hit. Please oblige them.
Ive never seen so many K’s on called strike 3′s on fastball.
how many strike outs looking has garza had today?
well his strike zone is as wide as the hudson, so its quite hard
its the 7th inning, how long are you going to wait to swing the bat
good point
5. That’s quite a lot. That’s what happens when you combine a wide zone with a pitcher who is locating his fastball.
That is some rust right there.
It’s so easy to challenge hitters when the outside corner is actually the batter’s box.
damn it Jeter stop slumping
only yankee fans could say going 0-4 is slumping
2-0 count and that, fuck.
damn
cc needed that
Frustrating offense today.
Having Hinske and Gardner in there will do that to ya.
But Gardner made a great play in the field, so he is partially absolved.
Although Cano has 5 LOB
What a frustrating game.
CC deserved a win today, we let him down. We havent been giving him much run support
CC winning 20 looking tough now. 2 out of last 3 starts offense has screwed him.
Isn’t the Yanks record something like 14-0 when tied after seven? It would be awesome to stay undefeated for the rest of the season (and postseason) in such situations.
Mr. Kay beat me to it.
Yes, it is 14-0. It’s unlikely that we’ll be able to maintain that undefeated record, but it sure would be great.
wasting the DH slot on hinske is pretty dumb. You’re tell me damon couldnt DH?
yeah i even would rather have hairston
thats what happens with girardi. a few good games and he falls in love immediately going out of his way to get his bat in the lineup
thats what happens when you have a 7.5 game lead
Or Matsui. Then again, his legs are probably sore, since you know, he doesn’t have knees.
No, I’m telling you that part of the reason Damon is having such a great season at the age of 35 is that he’s getting lots and lots of rest.
I’m also telling you that there’s a battle for the last spots on the post-season roster and you gotta give guys shots to see who’s going to seize those opportunities. Pena? Hinske? Albaladejo? Who?
defensive specialists with maybe 1 good pinch hitter
I wasn’t asking you. I was telling you that Joe Girardi is still making those decisions.
Hinske doesn’t impress me, but a lefty power bat off the bench is pretty useful.
giambi would have been perfect tbh, we need someone who really knows how to work counts
anyone think Jeter might be pressing a little Because of the most hit thing?
no, its called being 0-4 after being 5 for your previous 8
What is this ump looking at?
Uh oh not a good start.
Nevermind!!
Fuck yeah!
Hooray! Although, I think he may have been safe.
I was wrong. Really close though. Great play.
Carl Crawford … ERASED
HOLY COW THEY GOT CC!!
so lucky
great job, sweet tag by cano
Hip hip … GUNNED DOWN!!!
Right call, great tag.
great call, they got him before he hit the tag!
*bag
Posada threw out Crawford? Time to write my will and find a nice looking headstone…
Robbie Cano learned how to sell that swipe tag from Jeter
Great defense
OH HELL YES.
JoPo says, “You running on me? You running on me?!”
Is that an Arby’s logo tattooed on Crawford’s neck?
Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc.
yep
I always thought it looked kind of like a sperm
here is the official carl crawford explanation
Hm. Thanks, Dela. I still prefer Arby’s to astrology. Tastes better.
Wow. thanks I always though he was Q-Dog.
“I didn’t want it to be nothing crazy.”
its a tattoo on your neck?
good point.
LOL
Cano, where were your quick hands yesterday?
wouldn’t have mattered. I would rather have them here
why isnt hughes going up the ladder today?
you mean like he just did?
HUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUGHES!!!
Nicely done.
ESPN has found a great way to increase Phil’s innings: by saying he pitched 2 innings before the second out!
I saw that too. they left out a decimal point. Either that or they are now predicting how many innings a pitcher will go.
lol at kay snorting on tv…
from a despicable swing on that curve to working a walk
attaboy swish
yep
he did a great job
Swishahouse started it all off with a walk.
I wonder if Joe Maddon is going to do a Tony LaRussa imitation?
tex, all he is going to do is give you breaking balls
lay off the yucky ones
HEADS UP BASERUNNING
hell yeah
time for some clutchrod
Business. They’re in it.
hooray!!
great job tex and swish!
Shit now they will probably walk Arod.
Robby has got this
Tex!!
I would imagine they’re going to walk Alex. They have too.
Mark Texiera: That’s what I’m talking about, mother fucker!
Melky Cabrera: What did you say about Mary Carey?
pinch run from 3rd base
lol
Robbie with bases loaded and no outs? Is this good?
wouldn’t it be funny if A-rod pulled a miguel cabrera and swing at an intentional ball for a single?
boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
lets go robbie, you got this
Cano will be clutch here
Shhhh!!!
Does your Gameday say this:
In play, no out(s), take that bitches!
Wt…?
Cano HAS to come through here..
How about a nice wild pitch, Lance?
sac fly is good enough
That works
That will work!
Playing the game the right way.
Good job Robbie.
attaboy cano!
thanks for the sac!
2-1!
He should have bunted!
2-1.
Now, do you stick with Hughes and give Mo an extra day?
no
mo already warmed up. given that, he might as well pitch.
By all accounts, Mo is fine to pitch and it’s been 6 days since his last appearance.
Ah, but wouldn’t you lose Hughes for the nightcap even if he only goes one inning?
I say use Hughes for 2 now and then Mo could pitch 2 later if need be…
Hughes is lost for the nightcap anyway. These games are just not that important.
You can’t play for the next game. Girardi’s right to go with Mo in a save situation.
i say stick with hughes, use mo tonight or give him another day
Doubt it.
Doncha know Robbie Cano!
That’s all we’re going to need.
But I’ll take more…
Atta boy Robbie!
better than nothing, good job cano
With 2 strikes on him, Cano did a great job there
This is a great time to tack on here
I don’t understand the marketing behind “That’s G”. Was Gatorade too many syllables or unfamiliar to most people? The “G” means Gatorade, right?
WHAT AM I MISSING?!
yes
G is for gatorade
oh wait, i read this wrong
you call a “G” moment like something is pretty tight, or awesome
you would say “That’s G” or “That’s Gangsta” or “that’s tight”
Well it could mean “That’s Gangster”… y’know street talk kind of stuff. Like if somebody said “I’ma G” or whatever. I assume this means Gatorade though, with the gangster reference.
I “G”otcha. Thanks, guys. Living in Vermont has seriously lowered my urban vernacular quotient. Thank goodness I’m back.
Again, thanks.
But I bet you maple sugaring skillz are now unmatched.
can we get matsui after posada? matsui feasts on submariners
hell yeahhhhhhhhhhhh
HIP HIP
POSADA DELIVERS!
3-1!
that was a loud single.
Jorgeous.
I like that.
Terrible, but I laughed.
Right down the middle. Excellent swing.
Posada is a pretty good hitter.
Look at this, as soon as I get home we break the tie.
Thanks for getting back.
The old crew strikes again !!!!
No DP, no DP…Pleeeease…
more great situational hitting
but they cant score without a 3-R HR!
here’s what I don’t get…it seems like you’re happier about the sac fly than you would have been about a homer. Why? All a homer means is that you did a great job squaring up the ball and putting a good swing on it.
a homer would be fine but i much rather get a bunch of hits strung together, or in this case some nice sac flys.
what pisses me off the most is going 0fer in RISP and having a couple of solo homers
“a homer would be fine but i much rather get a bunch of hits strung together, or in this case some nice sac flys.”
This makes no sense. A homer is the best possible outcome of an at-bat.
“what pisses me off the most is going 0fer in RISP and having a couple of solo homers”
Fine. but those are not the only alternatives.
I think the sentiment was that it’s just nice to see some runs score after 7 innings of 1-1 ball.
Solid. Just solid.
4-1!
great job A-rod!
killin em!
our 1B/DH has some wheels
Nah, smoke and mirrors.
I thought the Yanks couldn’t score w/o the HR…
Bullpen killers strike again.
too bad this should have been CCs 17th win
oh well, ill take it
The Yankees are so tough in late innings. Such a pleasure to watch.
Come on Melkdog
You guys still want Mo pitching?
YES – It was mentioned earlier that he’s already warmed up, so he might as well pitch. And, it’s still a save situation.
If he doesn’t pitch after having warmed up, could he still pitch in the night game? If so, I’d rather take my chances with Albie.
This is odd – why wouldn’t you bring in the lefty to face Hinske?
Great job with the sac fly – tacking on another run. Situational hitting at its best
And Maddon must have old stats – Melky’s been much better this year vs lefty pitchers
great inning
It was that. Just great.
I read earlier that Girardi said neither Hughes or Mo will pitch in both games of the DH. Wouldnt it make sense then to not bring in Mo here and let Hughes finish this and have Mo available for 2nd game????
He’s already all warmed up, do you really want him to do it again in 5 hours?
lets hope the yankees treat sonnanstine the way hes meant to be treated
Good point except that Mo already warmed up, so he has to go.
Mo already warmed up – so it’s probably better to let him pitch here.
He already warmed up when the game was still tighter, so you might as well pitch him. I wouldn’t want to get him up and down multiple times in the same day just yet.
agree especially the way AJ has been pitching of late they can use all the arms they can get.
I’m sorry, that makes no sense.
I’m AJ has pitched like shit of late so they could use the extra arm. What doesn’t make sense?
But if Mo was warmed up then I agree with everyone else.
Because, it’s not like he would pitch if AJ throws a major clunker. Mo’s not your typical “extra arm.” We have tons of guys down there to fill that role.
Read below.
“agree especially the way AJ has been pitching of late they can use all the arms they can get.”
That’s what I didn’t understand.
Obviously we’d want Mo in a close game over Albie or E-Ram.
The way you said it though made it seem like we would need Mo as a filler.
They’ll just have to make do with the 946 other arms they have out there.
Close game would you rather have Mo or the other 946 arms?
Mo came in game is over moving on.
Gipped by the ump on that third pitch.
What is this crap?
bullshit umpire.
fucking absurd. Matt Garza was getting WAY more calls than that.
wow
no calls for mo
Ridiculous.
Garza got those calls.
More than those. They’d be on the batter’s box and he’d get them.
Jim Wolf has Garza on his fantasy team…
The people at this game will not get to say they saw Jeter pass Gehrig, but they will get to say they saw Rivera walk a guy.
and strikeout one of the best hitters in the game.
Longoria does K a lot, though. 119 strikeouts in 495 ABs.
Damn those 2009 shitty umpires not watching the game.
MY EYES!
Heh but too bad these umps are blind and when a Rays pitcher pitches they magically “wake up”.
haha yeah these things happen.
Yup. But many instances this year.
But, according to David Cone, there are ballistic missile radar systems grading the umpires. So everything will be sorted out after the game.
I hope.
hahahaha IETC
OK, I havent much of this game but the little I saw, Garza was getting those calls all day…so why isnt Mo?
damn
overpowered longo
going into the game you would’ve thought that mo would get more borderline calls than matt freakign garza, no?
make no mistake though, mo’s still got it
Longoria: still has a punchable face.
what does that mean? Does his skin look nice and soft, like it wouldn’t hurt your knuckles as you pummel him?
5-1 ChiSox!
quentin just homered for the white sox
5-1
Bottom line:
Mo doesn’t need the umpire’s help.
Suck it ump, you tried but the Yankees beat you.
Yay Mo! Yay win!
BALLGAME!
Mo>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Umpires, opposing batters, and baseball
THUUUUUH Yankees win!
“He needs to pitch in a higher league, if there is one. Ban him from baseball. He should be illegal.”
I love seeing a swing-and-miss from Mo right after “Manny gets tossed” pops up on MLBtv.
I think Mo has recovered from injury.
Magic Number = 18
Three ChiSox outs from being 17.
2 outs
1 more away!
id love for the number to go 3 spots in one day
you gonna throw Damon up real quick?
you already did.
FFFFAAAAAAAAIILLLL!!!!
That didn’t last long. Now its Oscar Gamble.
17!!!
WHo’s that gonna be? Charlie Hayes?
Shit I missed 18. Dammit.
That’s it:
http://riveraveblues.com/wp-co.....mon_18.JPG
haa that’s a sick one. Thanks
Nice win!
Mo is an example to people with sore groins throughout the world.
I love Hawk Harrelson.
He’s dolphins-are-stealing-my-car-keys INSANE. I’m certain that he’s convinced the CIA places umps in ChiSox games just to fuck them as payment for Shoeless Joe.
They’re baseball fans at the CIA, you know.
TCWA
I just think Harrelson is hysterical. I also find AJ Pierzynski hysterical. So there goes my credibility.
Not at all. I totally agree with you.
What does the TCWA acronym stand for?
That comment was awesome?
that comment was awesome
(I didn’t come up with it)
Hmmm, looks like that 1st baseman playing 3rd had a pretty decent game, huh?
Too bad he is just an overpaid singles hitter!!!1!
YANKEES WINNNN!
I THINK Mo’s OK
Heh, I love the JD answering to the roll call magic number picture.
And its gone.
Not that I don’t love the number going down to 17 but that’s some quality Damon there giving props.
BALLGAME OVER!
RED SOX LOSE!!
8.5 game lead
Ha ha, sweet.
rumor has it pena has 2 fractured bones in his hand
that would be terrible news
Chris Richard called up from the Durham Bulls
Richard, 35, hit .263 with 24 homers and 75 RBIs for the Bulls. He hasn’t been in the big leagues since 2003.
That’s pretty awful – sounds like that’s all for the season for him.
Good guy who resurrected his career and turned into a top 1B-man. That sucks
Carlos Pena, I hope. Not that I wish injury on him, but I’d rather have that happen to him than Ramiro Pena.
Refresh button fail.
If true, he is a real badass. He shook it off like it was nothing.
17!
Hey mike, can you post the link for #18, i blinked and missed it, it seemed like both games ended at the same time
You said yesterday or the day before you had a great picture for it, just curious what it was
http://riveraveblues.com/wp-co.....mon_18.JPG
A picture of Johnny Damon gesturing to the bleacher creatures for roll call.
http://riveraveblues.com/wp-co.....mon_18.JPG
it was a photo of damon pointing to the fans during roll call
I was hoping for John Flaherty…but I guess I can accept Winfield
It’s Oscar Gamble.
Fail by me…oscar gamble
You guys put quality, swift work in here at RAB.
Love both the #18 and 17 pictures.
Well, its true.
from the rays blog:
UPDATE, 4:38: Pena has fractured the middle and index finger of his left hand and is done for the year.
I’m glad they put in my guy for the Magic Number.
I wanted to see Bob Cerv for #17.
They don’t think it be like it is, but it do