Sep
07
Game 139 Spillover Thread
ByPeople were actually complaining about the offense last inning.
Also, Tampa’s pen was already a wreck coming into today. They’re completely screwed the next two games, September callups or not.
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Yeah, I give up on Tampa. They’re done.
People were actually complaining about the offense last inning.
Whoops =)
Alright AJ, go out there and shut em down for the next 2-3 innings.
The challenge for AJ is continuing to put those adjustments he worked on (with Eiland) into play in the game – and a long inning can mess with that.
Remember when Arod was going for number 500? It was weeks.
But when it happened, it was that much better.
exactly.
Or 8 days and 28 ab’s.
WEEKS!!!
When you attract attention like he does, you measure everything in Dog years.
Wanted for questioning: http://patdollard.com/wp-conte.....unter3.jpg (SAFE)
another pitcher’s confidence crushed by the yankees. and so it goes..
Yeah, if it wasn’t September, this is the kind of games where guys get banished to the minors for getting their brains bashed out by the Yanks’ offense.
They would get checked into therapy.
‘Okay, how did it make you feel when the Yankees rose your ERA 13 runs’?
“I felt bad, but then I thought, maybe it’s the stadium.”
Therapist: Well, maybe a move to the NL is for the best. I mean, look at Smoltz and Penny.
Hmmm…. the colon and P made that sign
Or Smoltz’d. Or Penny’d.
well, Sonnanstine already was banished to the minors, but came back because they traded Kazmir
Michael Bowden has been quite lately.
Jeter made 2 outs in inning. Odd.
OK AJ, throw strikes and get this win.
Michael can’t even get replays right.
Oh that’s gone!
No, that’s not gone.
Yup and it’s not like it was the first time they showed that highlight.
damn, flaherty is piling it on kay
i love it
ya, he hates kay.
Doesn’t everyone?
yea, but i hate flaherty as well
Ditto, Charlie. Ditto.
this playoff race is ovaaaa
The answer is Steve Karsay.
I don’t think Jetes gets the record tonight.
It’s the 4th inning, and if this game gets any worse (likely) he’ll be pulled for Pena by the 7th inning. Maybe sooner, he did already play this afternoon.
thats pretty obvious at this point. how could he get 3 more hits? he’d be lucky to get 3 more at bats, and his little slump + the nature of this game means he’s almost definitely not getting it today
It would be awesome if the magic number could drop by 3 today.
It
would beis awesomeifthat the magic numbercouldwill drop by 3 today.fixed
If Burnett has another quality start with Molina, should Girardi match those guys up in the playoffs?
No.
Posada should play every game in the playoffs unless he’s physically unable too.
what he said
hell nah
No thanks. I’d rather AJ make good pitches to Jorge.
No.
No, no, no.
No
absolutely not for the reasons stated above
En espanol: No.
Nein
I’d rather have Posada catch everyday, but there is nothing wrong in letting Molina catch in the playoffs with this offense we have.
Yes there is. You want to give yourself the best chance to win, and that mean Posada and Matsui both in there at the same time. Posada caught AJ plenty during his streak in the middle of the season.
I would. No one bat is worth a garbage outing by my starting pitcher. Nobody impacts a game more than the starting pitcher, that’s Baseball 101. It may ultimately be AJ’s fault, or just two guys with very different approaches who can’t get on the same page. But that’s all irrelevant in the playoffs. I need my pitcher to be at his best, and I do whatever I have to do to make that happen.
I support Girardi trying like hell all year to get these guys together, but if AJ pitches like crap every time he throws to Jorge, I pull the plug in the playoffs.
The problem is there is no factual evidence that Posada can’t catch A.J. It’s not like AJ has never thrown a good game to Po. But it is a fact that Posada makes the lineup better than Molina does.
Even if Posada’s game-calling is not the problem, his struggles with Burnett’s nastier pitches makes it tougher for Burnett to pitch effectively.
It’ a given that Posada makes the lineup better but you’re risking Burnett struggling early and giving the offense a 4 or 5 run deficit to overcome against the opposing team’s #2 starter.
http://riveraveblues.com/2009/.....ent-571191
Absolutely Jorge makes the lineup better, no one disputes that. But if you come to the conclusion that those two don’t work well together, whether it’s happened all year or has developed over time, then you do whatever needed to make sure you get as good an outing as possible from your starter. Personally, I’d DH Posada over Matsui, unless Matsui is on one of his crazy hot streaks.
BTW-Have you noticed how many times Molina has caught CC? Is it OK for CC but not for AJ?
And that’s why Posada caught CC today. Who had a great game, by the way.
Now who’s using tiny sample sizes.
Well, you kind of are.
Posada has caught 16 games for A.J.
Molina has caught 5.
Still better than picking out the ones I like and ignoring the ones I don’t.
Ya, but considering AJ’s streakiness as a pitcher…. Come on man. Like whozat has pointed out, A.J. has definitely had some great starts with Posada. I’d be willing to bet he has had 5 of them. Just like he has with Molina.
It’s so much more than pitcher-catcher combo, in my opinion. Definitely when you consider who AJ Burnett really is.
“The problem is there is no factual evidence that Posada can’t catch A.J.”
Sorry Mike, I know that’s the zeitgeist around here but it’s not true. Look at his splits by catcher, there’s a huge disparity.
http://www.baseball-reference......;t=p#catch
+1
“I support Girardi trying like hell all year to get these guys together, but if AJ pitches like crap every time he throws to Jorge, I pull the plug in the playoffs.”
This is the flaw in your logic.
This isn’t true. AJ’s has been sucking for a month and Posada has been behind the plate. Before that, he rattled off like, 12 dynamite starts…and Posada was behind the plate for most of them.
You want the answer to be “it’s Posada’s fault” because then there’s a button that can be pushed to fix it. So you look for evidence to allow you to believe that. But it’s bullshit. AJ is having some rough starts BECAUSE THIS IS THE GUY HE HAS ALWAYS BEEN. He’s a two-pitch pitcher with, at times, spotty command. It doesn’t matter who catches him. This is how he has always been.
“You want the answer to be “it’s Posada’s fault””
Nope. In a perfect world I want the best lineup out there. But I’m not so locked into an ideological position like you are that I won’t consider the alternative. They’ve had repeated issues this year that have been well publicized. I won’t ignore those facts, or his splits by Catcher which are stark.
http://www.baseball-reference......;t=p#catch
BTW-Your ‘this is who he is’ line is what isn’t factual. He’s at a career high in wild pitches at 17 this year (14 was his previous high in 02) and is on pace to DOUBLE last years total. That’s HIGHLY unusual, and tells you he and Posada can’t get it together.
Burnett sucks with Posada. Why risk AJ blowing a pivitol game?
It’s up to AJ not to blow a pivotal game.
He doesn’t suck with Posada. This is not a fact.
Maybe if we keep saying that he does, though, it will become true. We can write articles about how “people are saying” it, and then maybe keep asking the players about it to see if our campaign of bs is working.
It’s been clear all season that Burnett isn’t as comfortable with Posada behind the plate. Posada gets too many passed balls
No, it hasn’t. You’re starting with the assumption that Posada and AJ don’t work well together and trying to create evidence to support your preconceived notion.
How did AJ rattle off a series of impressive starts, during which he pitched to Posada plenty of times? Was that magic? Was Posada better at blocking pitches then? What? Or, are you just looking at the last month and trying to find reasons that it HAS to be something that Girardi can do something about? It can’t just be that AJ is inconsistent with his stuff, because then we just have to be patient and hope he figures his shit out.
DO they have a day off this week?
thursday
Peace, Reid.
Reid Brignac looks 7.
Remember when the Rays were good?
Remember the homestand with Mo’s IBB to Longoria when fans were bitching about the Yanks being unable to beat good teams?
Feels like years ago…
Ya, but dude if they don’t score this inning this team is bullshit.
Even if they do, they’re still bullshit, because you know they’ll score by hitting home runs. Which is what bad teams do.
Even if they don’t score by homeruns, this team is bullshit, Joe Girardi is the manager. Dude can’t win.
Small ball FTW!!
IETC.
Does feel like years ago.
Gosh, Sterling cracks me up.
Nice.
dayum
AJ is on POINT!
Peace, Fernando.
He didn’t look so marvelous:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZl3gGV4H6c
If Burnett’s worked out some kinks in the delivery, he can pitch to anyone
Their lineup is pretty bad.
In the Verizon commercial I like the dummy in the chair of the cable guy’s apartment. Hilarious.
I hate it when Kay starts talking about Bill James and the “closer by committee” story. He always gets it wrong because he doesn’t understand what James said.
I always picture Bill James to act like an uncooler Milton from “Office Space”.
Yeah, you still need a Closer (or ‘Relief Ace’) James just suggested he be used more as a ‘Fireman’ in key situations earlier in the game rather than for the final 3 outs.
That’s actually how closers like Goose/Fingers/Quisenberry were used when I was a kid in the 70s.
Put that in your shift and smoke it.
Yes, Michael, one team with a shitty bullpen admitting they had no closer “proved” that you MUST anoint one. Because teams that DON’T admit they have no closer and just anoint one anyway do SOOOOO much better than the 03 Sox or whoever he’s talking about.
TEX SAYS EFF YOUR DEFENSIVE ALIGNMENT
I thought their bullpen was shot according to Axisa. How can you justify pulling Bradford after 7 pitches if you have a somewhat depleted bullpen and down by 7?
Bradford pitched in game 1 and is a ROOGY – burning him out makes no sense
doesn’t that just mean he shouldn’t be used in this game in the first place? I just find it baffling to not use a guy to eat up some innings when your starter gets knocked out in the 3rd inning in a blowout. Why use these specialists when the game is out of hand like that?
didn’t he pitch this afternoon too?
yeah
It’s taken about 10 years, but these fools in Boston are beginning to figure out that the C wearing “captain” of the Sox has been overrated all these years. My friends have finally started to crack but it’s nice to see Mike Lowell’s comments.
“I’ve always thought [calling a game] was a little bit overrated,’’ said Mike Lowell. “He caught the Indians and they had a pretty damn good pitching staff. It’s not like he’s doing something for the first time.’’
Mike Lowell, ftw.
I actually heard some idiot radio host the other mention how V-Mart’s catchers era is the worst in the league. The co-host blew that up and asked what his catchers era was in 2007 when CC won the cy young and Carmona had his great year. Shut the Tek lover up pretty quickly.
My bro-in-law tells me that last year during football season, there were fans that actually called in and suggested that the Pats trade Brady and keep Matty C. It was pretty amusing.
Is Jeff Bennett the guy who punch a wall or something after losing to the Yankees?
Yes it is.
Will he break his left fifth metacarpal?
…that came out wrong. I blame the cold meds!
Swisher will not run to first base. It’s against his religion.
Uhh, Michael, Swish has a .370 OBP at Yankee Stadium, even though he hasn’t hit well, so he just did what he’s been doing all year.
But the batting average!!
Don’t let facts get in the way of a Michael Kay thought.
He’s saying throw strikes you idiot.
boy this game seems like its the 8th inning… then i looked up, and realized its the 4th
ha i love it
Kay does talk a lot of Jints on his radio show.
May be he doesn’t know all the players in Jets?
I never got wearing apparel of other sports to a baseball game.
+1
I can’t stand it. If it’s just a t-shirt than okay, but a jersey?
it’s less bad than chanting “Yankees Suck” at a Patriots game.
Lol
Oh no Kay, not the Jet/Met Giant/Yankee thing again..
It’s like Pauly and his kids.
No runs? You’ve got to be kidding me.
/attacks cooler
This offense could be a problem in the playoffs.
Yes, Michael Kay makes stupid comments quite often, but he’s a highly amusing fellow. What’s with the Kayterade?
He definitely is amusing. I laugh alot at the stupid shit he says, like that whole little self promotion thing he just did.
Kay is one of those broadcasters that is liked and hated…usually in the same game.
I’m tough on him but I know we’re lucky to have him compared to what other team’s are stuck with in the booth.
It tells you that Lorenz still takes a fraction of the off days that you do, Kay.
Big Tuna?
burnett is dealin baby!
i knew he’d get back on track!
Awesome Inning AJ
BRILLIANT.
New playoff plan: score 7 runs for A.J., let him do the rest.
Who was the other run for? Fallen homies?
Yes, the homie who fell to the Rays solo run.
man you always gotta pour one out for the brotha’s in jail
I like that plan.
Kevin Kennedy is a biggest, complainingest bitch in broadcasting.
Worse than Steve Phillips?
I thought that was impossible
He complains about EVERYTHING.
Where is he bitchin’ right now? Is he doing the Ray’s broadcast, or the blacked out Yankee game on MLB Network?
Burnett baby.
Filth.
hes looking real good. hopefully this gets him back on track
Hairball!
CASHMAN’s MAN does it again!
he is having a tremendous day
AJ pitches much better to molina. Coincidence?
Nope. If Posada was catching, it would be a 8-1 ballgame. The other way around.
it was just an honest question. thank for that well thought out response.
Well, I don’t believe that whoever is catching has this huge of an effect on a pitcher. Especially a guy like A.J. Since this has been AJ’s game his whole career.
Even if they have totally different philosophies on how to get hitters out?
Posada believes in sticking to the game plan, which is great. But some pitchers don’t care about the scouting report, they feel that if they’re on their game and play to what they have and/or do well than it will be a good outing.
Pitchers strengths as opposed to hitters weaknesses.
I’d like to think we can all agree that AJ’s recent problems stemmed from an inability to throw strikes, especially with his fastball. That seems pretty clear, from the data.
Your hypothesis, despite the fact that AJ has gone through bouts of this throughout his career, is that it’s because Posada stubbornly sticks to the game plan?
Dude, there’s a discussion about all this earlier in THIS VERY THREAD. It’s been beaten to death in blogs all over the internet.
If you’re too lazy to go look it up, don’t be surprised if people blow you off.
i don’t have time to read everything. I just got here. sorry.
Don’t have time? You just HAD to get to the bottom of the thread so you could breathlessly ask this question?
yes. yes i did.
Cone, Mussina, Wells, Clemens, etc.
I don’t recall Posada’s game-calling being questioned back then.
Johnson, El Duque, and Mussina were pretty vocal about their troubles working with Posada
Yeah, that can’t possibly have been aging all-star athletes looking for someone to blame as their bodies began to betray them as they approached 40.
Denial
Yes, that’s my point. They were in denial because really, their stuff just wasn’t the same as it used to be, and were kinda pointing fingers.
boy i knew you’d show up…
Yeah, totally.
He seems more comfortable when anybody other than Passed-ball Posada is catching…
Sure, if you ignore all the bad games he had throwing to other catchers and all the good games he threw to Posada, it certainly seems that way.
That’s funny, you call ‘em “Passed Ball Posada.” I call him “HOF Posada.”
i call him “Piss-on-my-hands Posada”
Yankee HOF maybe, not sure if he’s got Cooperstown numbers. Posada is a great hitter but behind the plate he’s not that good. I’m content with him spending the rest of his career as a DH
He may have had his worst game of the year pitching to Molina, and he had his best game pitching to Posada. Means nothing. He just was slumping.
It basically comes down to who you think AJ is more likely to shit the bed with: Posada or Molina? And do you want AJ to take that pre-conceived notions of Posada’s game-calling or defense into a big game in the playoffs…
Hairston errors? What Hairston errors?
I’d take the Melkster and Damon out. I’m all set for a Shelley Smash.
molina has to be having a career day
The pressure has got to him.
my lord
a very rough two game stretch for el capitain
0-8, BA taking a hit.
I say bring in Pena for Jeter and let him chill rest of the night.
BTW if anybody cares, the UM-FSU is a good one so far. Looking a bit more like an old-school UM-FSU game.
Yeah saw that. Hopefully this is the Canes’ year.
Only thing frustrating so far is the soft coverage the UM secondary is playing.
You should be drawn and quartered for that comment.
LOL hey I live in Miami so gotta root for the Canes. Not that passionate about it since I didnt attend UM (attended FIU for a bit) but when I moved down here the only thing anybody around here cared about was the Dolphins and Canes so I naturally gravitated to rooting for the Canes since I didnt root for any college team at the time.
I got to go to a few games in the orange bowl 3 years ago. Seriously the loudest games I’ve ever been too. That place shakes like crazy. Great time.
Corzine is getting desperate.
I hope Jetes can get those 4 hits out of the way soon…
I was at the first game this afternoon and they played a tribute to Jeter before his first AB. Most of the fans around me seemed to think playing the tribute when he was still four hits away might take him out of his game and he’d end up going 0 for eight today. Sadly, they’ve been right…
MIchael Kay totally studied Kim’s Myspace page.
haha.
Michael Kay has a thing for Kim Jones.
eh, having seen her in person, i would too
I’m no Brad Pitt but Kim Jones is not a very attractive lady.
You’re more of a Steve Buscemi, right Pop?
More or less, ya.
not saying she’s hot, but if i were kay, i’d be on that
Well, let’s be honest, Kay should get on anything he should ’cause he’s no prize.
This.
She’s not bad. Not a fraction as hot as the Red Sox’s Heidi Watney, but still, not bad.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com.....a63cc8.jpg (SAFE)
heidi watney is incredibly hot
sometimes i watch the red sox pregames just cuz she does them… haha
Definite upgrade over Hazel Mae, who isnt that bad in her own right.
That’s a bad pictue of H-Wat, but she’s a looker for sure.
I think most women would be psyched if they looked as good as Kim on their 40th birthdays.
i’m pretty sure kim is 36 today
She was born in 1969, according to wikipedia.
really?
i think someone changed it, cuz she used to be 35 on there when i checked a while ago…
haha
Didnt you hear Michael Kay earlier?? She turned 28 today!!!!
Really? I haven’t seen her in person but, seriously, she doesn’t look like anything too appealing on TV.
I wouldn’t push her away but I wouldn’t go ga-ga either.
Seeing Michelle Beadle on the Sports Nation too bad she didnt stay with YES. Although she is no Erin Andrews she definitely better looking than Kim Jones, who I must say for her age isnt that bad looking.
And you don’t?
Fag.
a bit excessive?
I know that the record is a good story, but LG would have had a ton of hits more if not for the illness. I think Jeter should mention that and maybe state that when he hits 3,000 that would be more meaningful.
He also walked a lot more than Jeter did.
Jeter should apologize for not getting a life taking illness?
Did I say apologize? Do you know how to read? No he should acknowledge it because it’s true, LG would have had 3,000 without much problem.
And when he gets to 3,000 should he say, well LG would have gotten this many so I’m not really the 1st Yankee to get 3,000. LG got sick and died, and yes Jeter will give his cliche answers. But the record is what the record is. LG and that era never faced a black/latin pitcher- is that mentioned when talking about their records?
Apparently you think you know Jeter, and so you know that he will show respect and probably mean it. You on the other hand don’t have any. You could also argue that Jeter played during a steriod era and is suspect also. It does not always relate to size and power. For every Sosa, there is also a Knoblauch. Forget about the era we’re in now?
I dont have any respect because I dont count ‘what ifs’ or ‘he would of had’?
Exactly my point- No minorities v Steroid era. Pitchers 280+ IP v 200 ip with fresh bullpen arms to come get the hitter in the 7-8-9. 1B v SS. You can go on all day about the differences between 1996-2009 and 1925-1939. Gehrig is an all time great, Jeter is an all time great.
Should Jeter also mention that Gehrig might not have had 2,700+ hits if he had to play against all races instead of just whites?
AJ looks phenomenal.
Molina didn’t move his glove on that 1-1 to Upton – fastball command is where it’s at
With two strikes, that curve is pretty devastating
Credit to Burnett and Eiland for figuring it out and fixing it
It probably feels great for AJ when he can throw his curve and know the guy behind the plate won’t let it get pass him
Yes. That is a key component of fastball command.
That’s what Pop said.
That’s what I always say. Even when Burnett does bad, it’s not his fault. It’s Posada’s.
The greatest LB ever on the new Centerstage.
MARK T SAYS I WANT TO CATCH PENA NOW!
Damn, Tex is en fuego!!!
another tex message!
I’m as much a fan of Jeter as anyone, but really, Mauer should be the MVP.
+9
Tex
Not even the MVP of his team, let alone the league.
You taking acid tonight or what?
Jeter is more valuable to the Yankees than Mark Teixeira. He’s putting up great offense and good defense at a premium position. I’d take ’09 Jeter on my team way before I’d take ’09 Tex.
No, he’s just cognizant of the fact that both Mauer and Jeter have been more valuable to their teams than Tex has. Both of those guys play plus defense at the most valuable positions on the diamond, at positions where the average level of offense is MUCH worse than at first base.
Nope, you’re just in love with Jeter like every other chick out there.
Well that’s a very mature comment.
Teixeira is an animal
WTF??? The FSU kicker just hit a 52 yd FG. UM cant even intimidate opposing FSU kickers anymore.
So the writers Kay talked to are saying they’re going to make their decision on one series? Jeebus H. Mo. I have absolutely no faith in the writers to get the AL awards right. The NL MVP is going to be crazy tight with Pujols, Hanley, and Utley, though.
i seriously hope you were kidding on the NL mvp thing…
Pujols: 7.5 WAR
Utley: 7.2 WAR
Hanley: 7.2 WAR
No, I’m not kidding. All three are ridiculously close.
since when do writers look at WAR?
Prince Fielder has to be in the mix too right?
The writers do love the RBI.
Go tend to your stats, too bad you’re not a GM that the Yanks could rip off players from. Pujols is a lock.
What does that second part even mean?
It means that if you look at stats only then you’re a fool. The MVP is beyond stats. Otherwise just award it on a stat average and no voting.
So a player’s production shouldn’t be the most important thing we look at when determining who’s the MVP? What else should we look at? Production = value.
no offense, but any writer that doesn’t give it to pujols should be tested for drugs
nah, Pujols is blowing everyone out of the water, and playing for a first place team. He is a lock
The point is that it shouldn’t be.
It’s funny…old-skool analysts and fans are the first ones to talk about how important defense is, and then when you try to say “look, these guys have been just as valuable as Pujols because of their defense at tougher positions” they call you an idiot.
When Jeter lost to Morneau the voter from Detriot left Jeter completely off his voting. So whatever, you cant really worry about who wins or not.
I’m waiting to see who gets hot at the end of the year and makes the WC in either league. The WC teams seem to have a lot of momentum going into the playoffs. I don’t agree with the “rest the players” philosophy. The team that’s hot usually enters the playoffs with an advantage.
Unfunny bone.
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Fuck, the last thing we need is an injury due to a hit-by-pitch.
if i am carlos pena, i wonder why i didn’t get that call
Can you really say Mauer hasn’t slowed down when it’s August for him?
Foul ball????
Wtf?
well swisher makes up for it!
Same effect as a walk.
Damn, Swisher has got some skillz.
it wasn’t called an HBP because they say he went around, right? same as Pena in the first game
wait, there were two strikes
what the hell just happened?
I don’t think anyone has any idea. It’s just straight up weird.
Wasn’t it 3-2?
bases loaded!
melkman delivers again!
10-1
Hey Mike Pop, how about your boy AJ?
Hey Tom Zig, how about our boy AJ?
True that brotha.
You guys moving to Vermont?
Me and Tom head the AJ fan club here at RAb.
I know, guys. I’m just joshin’.
har har
Joshin? Really?
Why the hell did they break out the Gardy highlight there?
If it were on ESPN, the Ellsbury stealing home highlight or the Chase Wright 4-Gopher ball highlight would be on.
“We’re here at Chapel Hill, North Carolina watching UNC vs. Duke basketball. You know, (announcer name here), the Wright brothers did their flying experiments here in North Carolina. And speaking of Wright, here’s former Yankee Chase Wright giving up four homers to the Sox in Fenway.”
haha nice work.
And on the topic of flying have you seen Ellsbury fly? Look at this clip of him stealing home on the Yankees.
Haha, well played.
When you make a catch like that anytime is a good time to show the highlight.
Filling time? Kay ran out of stories?
Kay already probably mentioned that he went to Fordham the requisite 3 times.
He’s from Hunt’s Point, though, so it’s a great accomplishment considering the neighborhood. He also went to high school with my mother at Bronx Science, though she says she didn’t know him.
I’m not hating on his accomplishments. Unless he is being paid to advertise for Fordham, he need not mention it all the time.
Oh, I know, and completely agree. I was making conversation.
damn, molina is having a career night
What happened to picking up the ball and looking for shoe polish? Sure looked like it hit Hairston’s shoe
I assume this is it for AJ – long 1/2 inning, and he’s at 100 pitches
Do players still polish their shoes?
I thought the same thing
Yeah I’m back in another era
I don’t remember this – but in the 1969 World Series, Gil Hodges ‘proved’ that Cleon Jones was hit by a pitch by finding shoe polish on the ball:
http://www.baseball-almanac.com/ws/yr1969ws.shtml
Hey Maddon, how’s the new place smell now?
thanks for walking him TB….
Can we get a Shelley Duncan cameo?
this guy has 7 hits and 5 BBs in 2 innings.
I’m glad I dont own him in fantasy.
Look what I’m about to bang out here.
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All AJ/Posada starts that he pitched pretty damn well in. Probably wasted my time since all the haters still won’t believe it but come on. Seven starts that I would take any day of the week. That’s more starts than Molina has even caught AJ. AJ is a streaky pitcher, stop it with all this Po can’t catch Burnett talk. Please.
About the whole Teixeira vs. Mauer vs. Jeter MVP debate
the twins record in April without Mauer 12-11 the twins record now 69-68. sure he has gaudy numbers, but he hasn’t been a difference maker for the twins and he hasn’t gotten them any closer to the playoffs
Team record shouldn’t matter, you’re penalizing him for the other 24 players on his team. Put Mauer on the Yanks, and what kind of numbers is he putting up?
Right now Mauer is the MVP. Case closed.
Ya, if you really wanted to get into what MVP actually means.
A-Rod should be in the discussion. When he came back, all Yanks have done is win. But remember Ian Browne, they were better off with Cody handsome Ransom at 3rd.
His numbers would be insane.
they would probably be like 62-75 without him playing all year. he makes a big difference.
77 pitches for Bennett. The most he’d thrown before that this year was 44. April 23, 2008 was the last time he threw at least 77 pitches, when he was a starter.
atleast they dont baby their pitchers like the yankees
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I originally read this comment as being about Burnett.
I was so confused.
Good start from AJ. Let’s get back on track here.
Kind of lame to take out Burnett so early, but hey great outing.
Should have let him come out and then leave to a standing ovation.
Eh, 99 pitches through 6. We are up by 10 with a 99.9% chance to make the playoffs, no need to use him for another inning. Isn’t this how we wanted it? score a ton off Sonnanstine and let the mop up guys finish it? I would say the game is pretty much picture perfect. We could have scored like 20 today if not for some double plays, but winning by 10 or something is perfectly fine.
We have had 23 baserunners in 6 innings, that’s pretty crazy.
How long before Michael uses the term “bugs bunny” change up?
I would have thought they would take Swisher out and put Shelley in just because of the HBP.
Shelley can play first too.
A win tonight ties our total from last year.
maybe we see mike dunn again?