Game 146: Serving steak on a Mitre
ByNo one would like to erase his last start more than Sergio Mitre. The right hander didn’t look all bad, but he didn’t get any breaks from his defense, and when his team needed him to bail them out, he didn’t deliver. His final line — 4.1 IP, 11 H, 11 R, 9 ER, 2 BB, 5 K — will destroy his line for the rest of the season. But he can still salvage it with a few quality starts down the stretch.
The hope today is that the defense plays up to its standard, and that Mitre can avoid some of the situations he faced last time. I’d like to imagine his line would have been a bit prettier had the Yanks not been playing on Toronto’s turf. Even so, Mitre has a lot to prove in his last few starts, and with Andy Pettitte missing some time, he should get another three or four starts in this season.
Taking the hill for the Jays is a man who needs no introduction. This will be Doc’s fifth start against the Yankees this season. In three of those four he’s pitched a complete game, and in the remaining one he lasted seven. The Yanks got to him twice, though, while Doc has dominated in the other two. The series is tied 2-2, and the Yankees aren’t putting any of their regulars on the bench for this one.
Lineup:
1. Derek Jeter, SS
2. Johnny Damon, LF
3. Mark Teixeira, 1B
4. Alex Rodriguez, 3B
5. Hideki Matsui, DH
6. Jorge Posada, C
7. Robinson Cano, 2B
8. Nick Swisher, RF
9. Brett Gardner, CF
And on the mound, number forty-five, Sergio Mitre.
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Espn just had a clip of civility, or lack thereof in sports. The opening clip was my boy T.O., Ocho Cinco and you guessed it, Jober fistpumpin.
They couldn’t find a clip of Papelbon?
espn ftl
What the fuck is so wrong and so unsportsmanlike of showing emotion?
Oh wait he did it against their precious Red Sox…Nevermind
I don’t think anything this year beats Papelbon’s douchebaggery in that game he blew against the Mets
Uhh you’re kidding right? he was showing his love for the game and his teammates because he knows they are safe. He knows he screwed up and he wants to rally his team to win.
Joba is just a douche who plays for the money because he is a Yankee despite his current salary and his fistpumped in Boston. What a clown.
Papelbon is a saint. You can’t compare the two. And if Papelbon is a saint then K-Rod is basically God.
touche
The ESPN hatred is hilarious here.
ESPN fan huh?
Not surprised.
I’d rather watch two people trying to fire projectile turds into eachother’s mouth than watch ESPN.
Really?
Why does it seem like we’re playing Toronto like every other series now?
I know, I find it annoying. Them and the O’s.
Yeah, and the Rays and Sox too.
Heh well since I find those games exciting and the Toronto and Baltimore games more boring I guess it feels like they play them more.
if they win this game, they will have more wins than losses against Doc this year–has that ever even come close to happening?
Mitre against Halladay, damn, should be frustrating lol.
“His final line — 4.1 IP, 11 H, 11 R, 9 ER, 2 BB, 5 K”
“he did a damn good job”
/Dela G ‘ed
Well if we play defense today, Mitre should be fine.
alex gonzalez: 1
Strawman: 0
His name is not Daniel Bard.
BUST!!!
/alex gonzalez’d
The posse here would say Mitre should get Cy Young votes if he goes more than 6 innings.
hyperbole ftw
The stupid hyperbole is hilarious here.
The posse here would say Mitre should get Cy Young votes if he goes more than 6 innings.
SalBoGrantLanny: 826
Strawman: 0
Ugh…thats all I can say at a Halladay start, ugh. I’ll check back after Jeopardy, hopefully its not the 4th inning already
who’s hoping for Dice-BB to get shellacked tonight?
You just made me smile.
My prediction: He actually looks semi-decent tonight, and Sox fans talk themselves into thinking that he’s good to go. Then, he shits the bed next turn out and toggles between meh and atrocious throughout the rest of the season.
He does not make the Sox playoff roster. If such a thing exists at all.
the red sox are going to the playoffs. dice-k was really good last year. he went 18-3 in only 29 starts. more of an ace then anything the yankees had last year other then that mike mussina feat.
he was an ace because he won 18 games…right Alex?
How about the fact that he walked 5 batters a game and never made it past the 5th inning.
but teh wins!!!!
I got a feeling.
And wins don’t matter for a starting pitcher?
Come on. I know you’re a saber geek but isnt the point of a pitcher winning games?
yes, but just because you win games doesn’t make you a good pitcher.
the yankees are 5-3 when Mitre is on the mound
Winning certainly helps doesn’t it? That is the point of the game isnt it?
I never said winning was bad, it’s just not dispositive
Winning games doesn’t necessarily mean you have a good pitcher, it just means you have a good team.
Zack Greinke is tied with Andy Pettite, Bronson Arroyo and Scott Baker with 13 wins. Which one of those guys doesn’t belong?
my light saber was retired years ago.
no pitchers who lose a lot of games but have good fancy metrics are better than guys who win in their minds.
ERA is not fancy.
ERA is not fancy.
Exactly.
And wins don’t matter for a starting pitcher?
If you use it as a measure to see how good a pitcher is then no they don’t matter at all.
His FIP was 4.03
That is a HUGE difference from his regular ERA
He also had a 1.32 WHIP
Don’t give me that bullshit FIP.
no lanny, the point of the pitcher is to throw balls, and keep the other team from scoring runs, as best as he is able.
you may note, if you read teh rules, that the winner of the game is the one that scores more runs, not the one that keeps the other team from scoring more. that may not seem like anything more than a semantic difference, but it is a difference nonetheless.
i enter into evidence Aceves and his 10 wins, and Johan Santana with his eleventy billion no-decisions.
WHEN I SEE YOU SMILE…
i can face the world!
I’m hoping he pitches well enough to earn a spot in the playoff rotation, then gets shellacked.
i would like to see that happen too
They don’t have the cajones to sit him if hes pitching even average in the playoffs.
because the Sox are 6-1 when he pitches in October, never mind that he has actually been pretty lousy
once again–wins don’t tell the whole story
Winning in Oct doesnt matter now???
Id rather have a pitcher be 6-1 in Oct than have great numbers.
Dont u?
Winning in Oct doesnt matter now???
I’m going to say this loudly and clearly, so both you and alex gonzalez can hear:
NOBODY IS SAYING WINS DON’T MATTER. WE’RE SAYING WINS ARE A POOR METRIC FOR EVALUATING A PITCHER’S PERFORMANCE OR ABILITY.
Stop arguing against strawmen.
missing the point
here are his lines:
4.2 innings, 3 runs
4.2, 4
5, 2
5.1, 2
5, 3
7, 0
4, 5
in those 7 games the Red Sox scored 6, 2 (the loss), 11, 10, 7, 2, and 8 runs
yea, he’s been amazing
Damn you JGS, with your dago mustache and your greasy hair.
look, what did I just say about racial slurs
It seems like every time Mitre starts we’re playing the Jays.
almost–this is his fourth start against Toronto out of nine total
If you’re going to start Mitre why not start him against a team thats quit like Tor?
In Mitre’s starts, the Yankees are:
1-2 against Toronto
4-1 against everyone else
And only one thing matters: wins.
regression to the mean starts tonight!!!
Man, this meattray dude is a strike throwing MACHINE!!!
Damn, Eiland eye twitchin like a fiend.
Does that help Robbie’s UZR?
This just in via Kay.
Wells has a big contract, one might call it an albatross.
Know what I just realized? The Yanks might cut Mitre over the winter, he’ll catch on with an NL club like the Padres or Astros, and he’ll put up a 3.75 ERA next watch.
can we at least trade him for something?
Yes. Chad Gaudin.
Think about it…
my mind is blown.
i’m up for keeping either one of these guys a la brett tomko ’09.
Well the NL makes Penny look like Cy Young.
Lanny/Sal/Grant/Bo: 0
Mastery of the Reply Button: -916
i’m up for keeping either one of these guys a la brett tomko ‘09.
I’m not quite sure if you’re picking up what I’m putting down…
I’m talking about trading Sergio Mitre for Chad Gaudin. Literally. Not a joke.
We already gave cash to the Padres.
no, we just DFA’d Cash…
Damn, that’s right. You, you’re good, Mike Pop. You’re good, you…
I see where you’re going with that, but, that one is resolved already.
I believe we could still trade Mitre for Freddy Guzman or Jason Hirsh though.
Oooh, let’s make it Freddy Guzman. It’ll look all the more brilliant when Guzman has two or three critical steals during the ALDS on our way to the title.
FYI – NHL preseason on MSG. Woot.
How good is John Tavares?
Does anyone else find espnboston.com a funny confirmation of many of our thoughts over the past few years?
hmmm. guess not.
Agreed, Drew! NESPN = NESPN Boston.
Anybody know what Nick Swishers walk up song is?
save a horse, ride a cowboy
noshit?! thats funny! and very a propos
I think it’s gay soulja boy.
oh, and phil collins.
‘In the air tonight”
MIKE JONES!!!!!
who?
MIKE JONES!!!!!
WHO?
really knocked the crap out of that one
BETTER THAN A BUNT.
haha beat me to it
think tex is going to bunt here?
you don’t bunt your number 3 hitter
that was sarcastic in the extreme
I agree.
Corollary: You don’t bunt your #1 hitter if he’s Derek Jeter.
Tex Message, 2009 – .285/.381/.551
The Blazing-Copper Horse, 2009 – .330/.397/.468
Taking the bat out of either of their hands: Not a super smart idea at the moment
if you are a leadoff hitter you have to bunt sometimes.
for hits? sure, why not
to sacrifice? no you don’t
joe girardi and every other manager in all of baseball ever disagrees with you.
Earl Weaver never bunted.
not true. see http://www.baseballgb.co.uk/?p=471 specifically “Weaver’s message is not to ‘never bunt’, it is to only bunt in specific situations.”
agreed
none of those “specific situations” involve .330 hitters not trying to hit the ball
earl weaver didn’t have many .330 hitters when he managed. Al bumbry is the closest and he did bunt in 1973 under weaver and when he .318 in 1980 he bunted 9 times under weaver. so you are incorrect again.
yeah i didnt think you would respond to facts
maybe Bumbry was bunting on his own
so he bunted 10 times under weaver on his own. and weaver who would never have a .330 hitter bunt let him keep doing it. if he showed bunt in an at bat when weaver didnt want it, weaver would go out there personally and yell, he was insane.
maybe…who knows? not really sure how it’s relevant.
say weaver called all nine of them. how is that proof that it’s smart baseball?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No_true_scotsman
thats not what i was proving. try re-reading the thread. my point was that all managers have believed that it is smart baseball.
because it’s intuitive, so it became “baseball knowledge”
doesn’t make it right
Alex, I’m going to be blunt:
You have yet to prove anything to anyone. Probably ever.
what Lanny said
Well that’s certainly not true. Francona doesn’t bunt very often, I think he’s had some success as a manager. I’m pretty sure Earl Weaver wasn’t a fan of bunting, he wasn’t to shabby either.
Shhhhh. Dont give credit to the Red Sox manager even though he deserves it.
reading comprehension fail. i said “if you are a leadoff hitter you have to bunt sometimes.” the reply “to sacrifice? no you don’t” i replied “joe girardi and every other manager in all of baseball ever disagrees with you.” you claim that is not true citing francona and weaver. both of those two managers have had players sacrifice in certain situations. they didn’t/don’t do it often, but there isn’t a manager who never ordered a bunt.
I agree with gonzalez on this one. The fact that people neglect the benefit of a bunt is strange to me. It has a place in the game. Yes, even in Yankee Stadium.
Joe Girardi probably has a better baseball mind than all of us. Yet, people curse him when his player’s bunt, whether he calls for it or not.
Giving up outs is not smart. Especially when that player is one of the best hitters in the league.
Amen, brother.
Bunting is not “giving up an out.” It’s an attempt to get on base. It’s also generally an attempt to move runners into scoring position. Also, it’s a way to keep the defense honest.
Bunting is not “giving up an out.” It’s an attempt to get on base.
No, it’s not. Sacrifice bunts are called sacrifice bunts for a reason. You’re trying to get on base, but not trying hard.
Dude, people condemn bunts here whether it is an attempted drag bunt or a bunt down the third base line.
I didn’t say Sacrifice bunt. I said “Bunting is not “giving up an out.”
No, they don’t.
When Jeter or Gardner bunt for a hit, it’s treated very differently than when Jeter or Swisher or Posada lay down a sac bunt.
Apples and oranges.
That’s just not true, man. Any time a player shows bunt we hear(read) the cavalcade of WTF!!! AHHH! What is wrong with Girardi!!?
Yes, because when a player shows bunt, he’s not bunting for a hit. He’s sacrifice bunting.
Bunting for a hit involves sleight of hand. So, you wouldn’t see Jeter or Gardner “showing” bunt unless he’s sac bunting.
Players show bunt when they pull back when a pitch is out of the zone. It doesn’t mean it is irrevocably a Sac attempt.
Your consistent ability to offer theories from the 1940s without ever examining their validity is shocking. You really ARE Joe Morgan.
Logical consistency practically demands it, doesn’t it?
Funny how SalBoGrantLanny shows up on a day when the pitching matchup is Halladay vs. Mitre……..
Thankfully we don’t have to face Halladay in the playoffs.
good inning.
halladay used six different pitches, and threw 16. if we keep this up, he’ll be knocked out of the game partway through the 8th!!!
Heh.
Barney: I’m worried, guys… after this case of beer, and the case in the fridge, there’s only one case left! We should get some more beer. (yeah, we should get more beer!)
Homer: Alright, alright, I’ll get more beer!
meat tray just SMOKED that lineup on 7 pitches! he’ll be able to throw 11 innings at this rate!!!
That pitch was just unfair.
I used my dvr to rewind that and watched it like 4 times.
Last pitch to Matsui? It caught plenty of the plate… Matsui just guessed something else. It wasn’t Doc’s most impressive pitch.
His cutter always impresses. I believe it’s a top pitch of his.
That pitch was filth man. So much movement.
Hey Mike I remember you tweeting about how you only needed like 12 points or so to win your fantasy football matchup this weekend and you had 2 players left to play, did u pull it off????
Oh yes, no thanks to T.O. though. Zach Miller FTW.
Damn you had TO, yeah he struggled but Zach Miller is a Top 10 TE and did well last night.
I had about 32 pts in WR on my bench, and got about 6 out of my starting WR.
I feel you. I usually always have my freakin bench dominate while my starters struggle.
Zach Miller FTW.
Upside/Downside:
Upside – The Raiders defense is now legit. Ellis and Seymour bring a much needed physicality, the DT’s are solid, Morrison and Howard are excellent linebackers, Asomugha and Johnson are great corners. The Raiders D is hard hitting and should keep them in games, and the offensive running game can win some games as well, Russell’s still “meh”, but the Raiders have the talent now. They should be the second best team in the AFC West easily, and could go 9-7 or 10-6.
Downside: That coaching staff sucks. They had that game wrapped up, and then started playing soft in the 4th quarter, and it wasn’t the players, it was the scheme. They called off the dogs. Massive coaching brainfart. I think they’re going to outthink themselves into losing, which is why they’ll end up 7-9 instead of 9-7 or 10-6.
Well, I was going to take Chris Cooley, but some douchebag grabbed him about two picks before me.
Heh.
I prefer douchenozzle, thank you very much.
Nice try Cano
bad robby, no swinging at the first pitch!
Anyone out there buy NHL 10 yet? Heard its even better than last years, much more realistic. Anyone want to throw out their own quick reviews?
I love it man. Was playing it with a friend today for a couple hours. Go Islanders!
Swishahouse been on fire lately.
RBI triple, plzkthx.
C’mon Grit!
NICK SWISHER!
see, there’s a case where Joe could have PR Guzman for Jorgie, then replaced JoPo with Molina. Can’t do that if you only have grit gutner.
Guzman would have already stolen second, and then just scored.
You guys have to see this clip of Derek Jeter. It’s only a little over a minute but make sure to watch it till the end.
LOL. I mean she was in his suite with his family and everybody knows they are together. Im all for his privacy but cmon not that hard to just laugh that off, I mean she was right there with him during that interview.
The Yankees #8 hitter has an .884 OPS.
Shouldn’t he be hitting 7 and Cano 8?
the red sox #3 has an .876 ops. i dont really use ops often though.
Why am I not surprised.
Stunned. You could knock me over with a feather.
But teh batting average!
ugh swisher is not a great player, i really cant stand people who act like hes a good hitter…there is a little more to hitting than drawing walks
Ugh.
Like hitting for power? Cause he does that.
alex gonzalez’d?
If not? Fail.
Like hitting for power, which he does really well.
There’s a little more to hitting than batting average.
You can nitpick Swisher all you want but you do realize you’re nitpitcking the #8 hitter?
Yes there is, he is a decent power hitter, but hes not a boarder line allstar, or one of the most valuable yankees hitters, as people on this website have claimed
if I had to pick an OF from a butch of crappy players Nick Swisher would probably be my first choice, but hes still a crappy hitter…
Fun Fact of the Night:
Nick Swisher’s 2009 wOBA of .379 is 15th best among all MLB outfielders (qualifiers).
Better than Ethier, Kemp, Abreu, Ichiro, Drew, Crawford, Pence, Markakis, Granderson, Sizemore, and Jones.
He may not be a great “average” hitter. That doesn’t take away from his ability with the bat.
18 strikes 17 balls so far for Dice-BB. Same old shit I suppose.
Yup and he’s basically unscathed so far despite that…
But I thought Abreu brought patience to the lineup!
I’ll take it!
A-Gone, awaiting some answers.
http://riveraveblues.com/2009/.....ent-580632
And,
http://riveraveblues.com/2009/.....ent-580684
wheres Matt?
Were you patiently waiting all day to ask him that??? You may need to focus on other things in life.
Heh, Lanny telling people to focus on other things in life.
Can’t make this stuff up.
Hey Popavero, you know what sounds like fun right now? Let’s go to another website and complain that the posters there are sharing humorous movie quotes with one another in a series of in-jokes and groupspeak references, jealous that we can’t be part of the fun because we’re not witty or charming enough to ever be entertaining to anyone.
You game?
ONLY if we use like 4 different names. Also, we can complain about things and when asked what we would do to fix it, we just ignore it and go to ANOTHER website and repeat the process.
Yes. I even called in sick to work, just waiting and waiting. I almost broke the rules and asked during a non-open thread, but I go by the book. Thank you for your concerns SalBoGrantLanny.
Steve, you know what? You should change your name into like 3 or 4 different ones. You can keep an eye on alex gonzalez even better that way, and confuse him while you’re at it.
Let’s get one thing straight, there is no confusing alex gonzalez.
We missed you too Grit.
bad ball read by Swish?
Gardy!! Bad read by Swish..
Brett!!!!
Damn, Gritner. SLICK.
what’d swish do? he got to 3rd, yes?
I’d love to see Cone’s bookmarks.
No pitcher is safe.
Johnny Damon has been all sorts of suck lately.
That was a shitty way to end the inning. But at least we are getting to Doc, unlike last time out.
Batters faced: Halladay 11, Mitre 7
Surprised that Girardi didn’t have Jeter bunt there.
your right–suicide squeeze with nick–who’d see that coming? if it didnt work, jeter would have scored Grit on his hit anyway.
I missed a bunch of the postgames lately. Did Girardi say he called for bunts when guys like Derek or Swish made an attempt?
Comon Mitre, don’t give it back right away.
Mitre will give it up like a freshmen at the senior prom.
My nipples are kind of firm.
Whooopppss….wrong tab.
On topic:
Mitre blows.
mitre’s got this shit
HOLY COW
Never mind
que?
i typed this before the HR occured…
another classic quote. can we blame the defense for the walk and home run.
I blame Posada for calling for the home run.
Varitek never would have called that. Mitre would be working on a shutout with the Captain back there.
This kid Snider has a future.
That was a bomb.
It’s okay, guys. He’s just pitching to the score.
Either that or he sucks. Can’t figure out which one.
Yup. If the Yankees score 9, and Mitre gives up 8 it’s a great pitching performance.
Correct. Wins are the only thing that matters.
Damn you, Matt Stairs lite.
Got to love Mitre. Given a 2 run lead he promptly walks the lead off hitter.
Wow, i just came home, turned on the MLB.tv, and the first pitch i see is a bomb from snyder
holy cow
The Yankees rotation for a three game streak:
Joba Chamberlain
Sergio Mitre
Chad Gaudin
:facepalm:
bet we win all three of them
Yankees have the best record in baseball. The Yankees are the least flawed team in baseball.
:jumping with glee:
…are you lanny’ing me pop?
X[
1 down, 2 to go. I like our chances.
wow that could be a painful stretch. especially for the bullpen.
Nah … there’s what, nine guys down there?
good thing it’s September
And all three are must-wins!
OH NOEZ.
slick play by mitre
he looks like mark sanchez
pretty cool i guess
Travis Snider is unimpressed with the mere existence of Sergio Mitre.
Wake up guys. Two outs.
Hahahaha Tex just forgot how many outs there were
Outs fail.
…andy lose any money by missing this start? think it will cost him one of his bonus levels?
Swisher: timing fail.
Now that was a cheapie.
At least no one was on base.
bandbox
jesus christ
3-2… ugh
Mitre FTL
Swish with the Ichiro attempt.
Dice-Roll has thrown 54 pitches (27 strikes 27 balls), has 2 walks, and still has a no hitter. Something is wrong here.
nope. that sounds like typical Dice-BB
fuck the brs
Well it looks like even the Angels like to lay down for the Sox.
Maybe the Angels think the first round alds started tonight.
That “Kevin Long Appreciation Thread” was such ballwashing bs. It was like ESPN talking about the Sox. You guys need to understand that the hitting coach deserves no credit for good hitting. Good hitting comes from the starting pitchers ability to rally his teammates.
let’s hope you were kidding
Sarcasm keyword alert:
“Good hitting comes from the starting pitchers ability to rally his teammates.”
No astroturf tonight, so I guess we are gonna have to blame Mitre’s suck fest on the stadium dimensions.
So yeah, it appears Mitre is pitching poorly, but it’s too early to judge. We can’t truly judge his performance until we see how many runs the Yankees score.
I rather he go 5 innings with 7 runs and get the win than 8 with 3 runs and get the loss.
im glad we can agree on something
+45
All depends on his tRA.
His teammate Rallying Ability, of course. That’s what that acronym stands for, right?
I know he’s under control for next year but there’s no way this guy pitches any sort of innings for the Yankees next year, right? I know he’s the fifth starter and isn’t exactly pitching key innings but he has been nothing short of dismal in his time with this team. There has not been one thing about Mitre, except for the fact that he’s back this quickly after TJS, that has been impressive. And while that’s something to marvel at, in a way, it’s not desirable to have him essentially rehabbing at the Major League level.
Short version: I don’t wanna see Mitre in the Bronx in ’10.
can he be in SWB?
Methinks this is an overreaction. 4.72 FIP, just coming back from tommy john. Of course I don’t want to see him in the rotation to begin the year but I want him back. Then again, I have a soft spot for the guy.
that’s nasty…this is a family blog!
i think he can be better, and i think he can be serviceable, but we may be pretty well set for what he provides, and if he has to be in NY, well, see ya…
5.05 tRA (98+). He gives up hard contact and though the general lack of walks is nice, he doesn’t seem to be able to consistently keep the ball down as a “pitch to contact” guy should. When such a pitcher can’t get the ball down, bad Sergio Mitre–which is pretty much all the time Sergio Mitre–is what happens.
So what you’re saying is, let him go, he’ll go to the NL and have an ERA under 3, and then Cash can be teh suxor again!!!
Arg.
I was at his 1 hitter, so he swept me off my feet in a totally non-homosexual manner.
I’m with you, Mike. He is what he is, but he eats up innings and is a serviceable 5th/6th starter. But I admittedly don’t expect much and won’t get too emotional about it one way or the other.
I think IPK has much more upside and hope he gets a shot first, but I have no problem with Mitre.
The only thing different is I would get emotional if he got cut.
I wouldn’t say Mitre is serviceable at this point. Serviceable is an ERA+ of like…85-90. Mitre is not capable of doing that right now and I don’t think he will next year.
Couldn’t have said it any better.
We can pick up an option on him, I’d guess it’s cheap. I think he will be a good pitcher moving forward.
Our Wang is unavailable, AP may or may not retire, why not have a sinker baller who can only get stronger in the organization.
Anyone tuning in to the Rangers/Bruins preseason game? Rangers losing 1-0 but they look good. Hopefully I could get tickets to the Rangers/Red Wings game on December 6th (3 days before my birthday!)
Yes, this Gilroy kid looks fantastic.
Matt ACTY/BBD, glad you’re here, hoping to finally (despite Lanny’s objection) get an answer.
http://riveraveblues.com/2009/.....ent-581848
I guess you really need to know it. Kind of a head scratcher and you have to have other things going on in your life right?
man i hate facing halladay so much
its like the 6th time or something
A-Rod is a fucking machine.
A-Rod failed for not getting a home run.
+2. And if A-Rod had +2 total bases, he would have succeeded.
But he’s still a terrible person, and a cheater. But not the Andy Pettitte kind of cheating. Just the injecting an illegal substance to help performance kind of cheating, unlike Pettitte, who simply injected an illegal substance to help performance.
Well a-rod made me feel much better there
he’s on fire
on FIYA!
Al is seriously a hit machine.
Blue Jays’ announcers said in the beginning of the game that the Yankees have been taking advantage of the launchpad known as New Yankee Stadium. Later on they say that Lind’s homer was a towering shot. No mentions of taking advantage of the bandbox or anything like that.
hard to call out an objectivity fail when we have Sterling and Waldman
Yeah, but we admit that too.
KLong wants an A-Rod appreciation thread.
Kendry Morales single
no more no-hitter for Dice-BB
Of course, if it was 9-1 either way A-Rod would be safe.
’08 Alex gets in there easily.
wait a second??!!
was he really out?
i thought he beat the tag
damn never mind
yes made me think otherwise now
I’ve heard enough of Flaherty talking. Holy shit. He may like hearing himself talk more than Kay.
he and kay love themselves a lot
Gaaaaaah that could come back to haunt them.
Jorge + Breaking ball = ugly.
Tex is even worse with changeups but nobody talks about it.
ugh
i knew the hook was coming on posada
58 pitches through 3 innings…out in the sixth if we can keep this up…
SOMEBODY TELL ROBBY…
my god
the blue jays are abusing mitre… again
That was really fucking shitty.
Dice-BB gets outta 2nd and 3rd 1 outs.
0-0 mid 5
Of course, Dice K gets out of a runner on 2nd and 3rd w/1 out jam.
He is a pretty good pitcher ya know
Good/lucky, whatevs. Same result, right?
No, actually, I don’t know that.
There’s evidence that says that he’s good, and evidence that says that he sucks.
It’s far from conclusive either way.
chicks dig meat tray.
Typical Mitre start. A run an inning. Lefty’s pounding him.
Girardi has 15 pitchers in the pen. Why not get one of them in here?
Because Girardi just wants to make you angry.
Well, it looked promising early…
Not that the game’s over. Just acknoledging that the picture for the Yanks looks much bleaker.
Babe Ruth?
Al Leiter-”What Mitre needs is a 3rd pitch, a 4th pitch and probably an arm transplant. “
the answer has to be babe ruth, right?
This is not good.
man this guy is giving up batting practice
Damn. Crushed.
How is this helping the team?