Game 156: Battle of the B lineups
ByToday’s Dan Shaughnessy column isn’t worth a link. In essence he writes off these Sox losses as the team putting on the brakes, and the Yankees still going full bore. Whatever that means. Both teams know their places by this point. They’re both playing most of their regulars. The Yankees won the first two games. Deal with it, Boston.
The Yanks would reach a couple of milestones if they win. First would be clinching the AL East. That would be especially sweet in light of the Red Sox recent comments that they’d celebrate clinching a playoff spot in the Yankee Stadium visitor’s locker room. That’s now an impossibility, as Texas has won their past two. They would also even the season series with the Sox at 9-9 after losing the first eight.
If the Yankes win I’ll have just one question. Where would I go to read all the articles declaring that the Sox can’t beat the Yanks?
Paul Byrd takes the mound for the Sox today. Signed in August and called up just before rosters expanded, Byrd has been nothing besides a fill-in fifth starter — kind of like Chad Gaudin and Sergio Mitre. Byrd has actually done a pretty good Mitre impression, rarely finishing the sixth and usually allowing a few runs along the way. The Royals destroyed him in his last start, pushing his ERA above 6.00.
For the Yanks it will be Andy Pettitte, making his second to last start of the season. After battling shoulder fatigue earlier this month, Andy came back with a strong start against Anaheim last Monday. He’ll get two more starts, both on long rest, to stay in his rhythm. Chances are he’ll be starting on seven days’ rest in Game 3 of the ALDS.
Jorge and his neck get another day off as the Yanks trot out a B lineup. It’s raining, but the word as of 12:38 is that they’re going to start on time. Tarp is off. Feel free to comment on the two football games as well. The remote’s going to get a decent workout today.
1. Derek Jeter, SS
2. Brett Gardner, CF
3. Mark Teixeira, 1B
4. Alex Rodriguez, 3B
5. Hideki Matsui, DH
6. Nick Swisher, RF
7. Robinson Cano, 2B
8. Melky Cabrera, LF
9. Jose Molina, C
And on the mound, number forty-six, Andy Pettitte.
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Very bipolar of him…
Anyways Yankees are resting as they have been doing, can’t wait when they sweep that we’ll hear all these articles saying how the Red Sox were taking it easy.
You know how your parents used to tell you that you’d go blind if you watched too much TV? It’s true if you only watch Ken Rosenthal.
Damn, tarp’s back on the field.
Cool so I can start the Giants game.
Buccaneers will own the Giants…..
in 2002.
Heh.
Raheem Morris may be the most questionable hiring of an NFL coach ever.
Two words: Rich Kotite.
Oh, and Raheem Morris doesn’t even look like the worst rookie HC hiring of the past offseason. That would be Todd Haley in KC.
He looks just as lost as Morris, but he’s also clinically insane, bitching out his own troops on the sidelines on a constant basis. Raheem Morris still has the trust of his locker room, more or less. The Chiefs players already hate their head coach, and we’re not even to October yet.
Josh McDaniels says hello.
McDaniels looks like a supergenius compared to Morris and Haley.
and at least he wasn’t going to cut B-Marsh.
Haley at least is showing some passion. Morris just looks clueless. He looks like he should be at best a second year defensive back coach……wait a sec.
We will see. Depends on what kind of career Jay Cutler has. His whole handling of the situation was atrocious.
And the print media industry is wondering why it’s dying. Two words, print media people: quality control. If you publish columns like Shaughnessy’s, readers will go elsewhere for their baseball news/opinion. We’re not beholden to the Shaughnessys of the world anymore, the marketplace is competitive and the print media industry has to change with the times.
There are some funny parallels between the failings of the porn industry and the print media industry. Seriously. This does sadden me, though (journalism degree).
Yeah but don’t worry… Soon enough you’ll be a lawyer, and that’s a recession-proof industry.
::makes wanking motion with hand::
You’ve finished law school, right Mondesi? Much of the reading I’ve done of late tells me things are dicey in the legal profession. This is the reason I figured I’d work (my job is terrible, though) and ride out the economy a bit. Hopefully the crushing cost of law school doesn’t slice me in half when I get out and the only jobs available are in the public sector (as they seem to be now). Have you found things to be tricky?
Yeah things are pretty dicey and have been for a while, but it’s bad everywhere so it’s not like the legal profession is the only industry that’s feeling it. A lot of the big firms over-expanded so there’s a correction going on, and the capital markets and real estate problems haven’t helped matters obviously.
The decision whether to go to grad school or not is very interesting right now. On one hand, I think it’s probably pretty great to not be in the workforce while we’re in such a lull and to get school taken care of during that time, but on the other hand, it’s definitely tough and somewhat risky to leave a decent job right now. Ms. Mondesi is wrestling with the same question right now, so I hear you.
Gotcha. There were articles in the Times about the overextension, and students can’t find clerkships or internships anywhere. Scary. I’m also revising my school choices. Originally, they were some of the more expensive “name” schools, but at this point, I simply don’t see the value. I’m now looking more into Rutgers (local, state school), SUNYB or a joint-program at Hunter and Brooklyn Law. I’m hoping things are more cleared up by this time next year when I start (I’m saving tons of money working in the city, and living at home. Even though it makes my life pretty miserable, it’s temporary).
What is Ms. Mondesi looking at right now?
What is Ms. Mondesi looking at right now?
http://pictopia.com/perl/get_i....._id=381549
http://www.weightwatchers.com
Ha… With longing in her eyes, brother.
TSJC – I’m going to assume that comment was directed at Mr., and not Ms., Mondesi. If I am mistaken in making that assumption, then, sir, I demand satisfaction.
You misinterpret me.
Mrs. Mondesi is looking at WeightWatchers.com because she’s tired of you being a big sloppy fat-ass, and wants you to go on a diet so you can look like the man she fell in love with.
You’ve let yourself go.
Yeah that was what I thought, but it could have been taken to mean she was looking at weightwatchers.com for herself. But if it’s about me being fat and sloppy then we’re cool.
Oh yeah, the internship/summer associate programs are a wasteland right now. On the bright side, that won’t become too big an issue for you until the summer between your second and third years of law school, so at least there’s some time for the market to rebound a bit before you have to be in that market.
The little lady is applying to MBA programs. I think there probably aren’t too many people who decide to go to law school after living with a lawyer for a while.
Gotcha. Best of luck to her!
Thank god we will need tires for a long time.
I’m aroused
/JMK’d
Newspapers survive on clicks, so they almost have to publish stuff like this.
What’s the deal with Pete Abe’s successor? I’m assuming its Sam Borden?!?!
Yes, no maybe?
I think Borden’s covering the rest of the season, then someone else will take over permanently.
Hypothetical question, Mike. If offered the job, would you take it?
If it paid me more than my current job, yes.
I’m hoping Andy comes back strong after missing a few starts because of shoulder fatigue.
/Kruk’s revisionism’d
Perhaps I shouldn’t have had that third burrito this morning.
/Kruk’s revisionism’d
Milk was a bad choice.
/Burgundy’s revisionism’d
(Ok, I’m done now.)
It was just a start or two, but who’s counting. No weaknesses!
That column was so pathetic, the only good thing that can be done with it, is to use it to line the cat box (Even Red Sox fans had major objections with it (Such as pointing out the fact Gerardi rested his regulars in key ganes, such as game 3 in Anaheim))). I had always respected the Globe, because they never drank the Kool-Aid put out by “The Boy Genius” Epstein, and the rest of the Sox heirarchy, over stuff like the pursuit of Teixeira, the second to none Sox farm system (Including the next Albert Pujois, Lars Anderson), the future CY Young winner, John Smoltz, and all the rest. This is the kind of garbage I would have expected out of John Kruk and ESPN.
That respect, is now over. This kind of yellow journalism (Coupled with the hiring of Benedict Arnold (aka Peter Abraham)), puts them in the same boat as ESPN. Come to think of it, since the Globe is up for sale, maybe Disney (ESPN’s corporate owner), should buy it, then Shaughnessy can join Gammons and Ryan on ESPN, and Gammons can go back to writting for the Globe?
I’d hate to rain on the parade, but despite how poor an article it is, it isn’t yellow journalism.
J!
E!
T!
S!
JETS!
JETS!
JETS!
Aren’t we lucky to get Phillips and Morgan on this beautiful, sunny day?
That’s what I just thought, too.
It really isn’t a B lineup for the Yanks; it’s more an A-. Why don’t they give Jeter and/or A-rod the day off the field; I’m sure they could use it.
A-Rod had a day off then the off day so he’s alright.
Those old Oiler unis are Mo awful.
The old Titan unis are any better?
I like them both.
I’m actually excited for the Titans road whites. They look beautiful.
http://www.jetsshop.com/jets/i.....nner09.jpg
Those are fresh.
They should wear Oiler unis for the rest of the year for McNair
I’m curious how other Jets fans feel about the throwback (NY Titans) unis. I don’t like when the Jets wear them, I think it’s weird to wear a completely different color scheme.
Jets throwback (NY Titans) uniforms: Yay or Nay?
I like them.
Gigantic Yay. Love ‘em.
Big NYET. Hate’em.
I’m with you, but I don’t hate ‘em. I actually think they’re really nice uniforms. I just think it’s weird to watch the Jets play in blue and gold uniforms.
+1. Exactly. Today we have Titans dressed as Oilers and Jets dressed as Titans. Ridiculous. It would be one thing if there was interesting heritage under the same names, or at least the same color scheme, to see throw back unis, but this is just poor.
It would be one thing if there was interesting heritage under the same names…
There IS interesting heritage. It’s called “The 50th Anniversary of the AFL.”
This is not poor, this is a well planned and executed homage to history.
Of course FOX would show some lame Kevin Costner movie where I am instead of the Giants game.
After two games and three plays of the third game, it’s already official:
Mark Sanchez is the best Jet quarterback of my lifetime. Hands down. No questions about it.
(Somewhere a solitary tear rolls down Browning Nagle’s cheek.)
Well, even if you’re old enough to remember the inception of the franchise, it’s not exactly an illustrious list.
Touché.
+6
Not Chad Pennington?
This is a joke, right?
I’m just yanking your chain
Now TSJC, i love Sanchez too, but lets see if he can outdo what pennington did. Pennington wasn’t the best QB in the league, but man he actually did a good job for all that was asked of him, no?
I love sanchez, but let’s see how this all pans out
Chad Pennington sucked donkey balls.
you know what?
you’re right
I LOVE SANCHEZ!!!!
MARK SANCHEZ IS A GOLDEN GOD.
+6
Considering where they are in the season, it would have been fun to see Yanks v. Greinke but, alas, it is not to be.
In Sanchez we trust.
I live in Mass so I was able to read his column hardcover this morning. What a joke he is. Keep picking fights with more players Dan, it sure is working for you.
His columns regarding Schilling got so bad they were a joke.
Damn, Jets bout to blow them out.
Wow, go Jets.
(passes out bayonets)
Tampa looks as strong as iron……………iron that’s been submerged in sea water for 75 years.
Badumpbump.
TRICKERATION!!!!!!
Joe writes:
“The Yanks would reach a couple of milestones if they win. First would be clinching the AL East. That would be especially sweet in light of the Red Sox recent comments that they’d celebrate clinching a playoff spot in the Yankee Stadium visitor’s locker room. That’s now an impossibility, as Texas has won their past two. They would also even the season series with the Sox at 9-9 after losing the first eight.”
Another milestone is first season at 100 wins or more since 2004. Oh wait . . . 2004? . . . maybe that’s why he didn’t mention it.
Two-thousand-what? I don’t know what you’re talking about. It was the tenth anniversary of the 1994 strike, so they didn’t play baseball in 2004.
+27.
Heh, faked ‘em out.
Mark Sanchez is a god.
TOUCHDOWN JETS!!!
14-0!!
tHEY HAD ME FAKED!
I want a walk off win today.
any one of these three:
Daniel Bard
Billy Wagner (just so we can dig at Sox fans and Mets fans at the same time)
Jonathan Papelbon
I’ll take a 14-0 bashing that the Yankees win.
Sanchez has a chance to take this city the way Jeter has. OK, the beer is kicking in and I need a slap but he can be huuuuuge.
I’m conflicted. Mike Vick has been my favorite player for about ten years. Now he’s on the fucking eagles..
8 years.
I thought the whole Vick thing was quite ironic. You had a mutt killing mutts. He is a piece of garbage.
(raises eyebrows, backs away slowly)
Oh hey, everyone, Jesus Christ is here!
LETS ALL SIP SOME JESUS JUICE!!
Oh, no! Oh, no! Oh, NO! ::BOOM:: Oh yeah!!!!
Just because he he couldn’t play doesn’t mean wasn’t a favorite player of mine. Either way.. 8 yrs, 10 yrs, not that much of a difference.
Just kidding with ya Drew. I always thought it was crazy that he went to jail for two years. Mike Vick, plumber, does 2 months max.
Plax getting 2 years seemed a little harsh too.
Plax got two years because he was dumb enough to choose to break the one law that NYC politicians decided to prosecute super-aggressively for symbolic reasons.
I doubt that.
Mike Vick, Plumber probably only gets state charges and not federal charges, because Mike Vick, Plumber, doesn’t have the cash to turn his small dogfighting gig into a multi-state, profitable criminal enterprise.
Yeah I think Vick got some extra time for the tax evasion shit.
Michael Vick was not a big time dog fighter. I, sadly, know a big time dogfighter, and he said Michael Vick was very small time. Michael Vick was a big name in a seedy industry, that’s it.
And the guy I know, is not exactly Michael Vick rich. He has sold a lot of dogs to a lot of famous people.
Okay, fair enough. I’ll accept your insider information. I just think (from my outside spectator position) that Vick’s sentence was like 25% for dogfighting and 75% for profiting from dogfighting as a criminal, multi-state conspiracy. I could be wrong, though.
Martell Webster FTW. Oh, you said famous? Feel free to substitute his name for anyone in the Jail Blazer era.
How about,Troy McClure? You may remember him from such nature films as “Earwigs: Eww!” and “Man vs. Nature: The Road to Victory.”
Seriously though, a lot of big time athletes.
The Jets Defense is PUMPED!!!
Ooooooh, girls in short skirts and boots…
who loves short shorts… DELA G loves short shorts…
Anyone see that Macy’s commercial with all the celebrities setting up a make shift dinner table? Jessica Simpson is asked to pass the rolls, and she throws in away, and then says , “you could’ve had that.” Is that a shot at Tony Romo, i think so.
haha she looks like a blimp though, so i think he came out ok (thats what she said…)
Interception! Go Giants!
Gi-ants?
(Dude, you know the Jets game is on, right?)
Pfft, Jets.
I would love a Giants/Jets superbowl, though. So I’m rooting for them as well.
Totally, I’m with you on that one. Dare to dream.
Semi-Tough, baby!
Just a laugh out loud novel.
damn that punt was soooooooo close to being blocked…
I find it weird that they still are showing Billy Mays infomercials. They keep coming out with new ones. It’s like he’s fucking Tupac.
i know, right?
http://www.pp2g.tv/vZ3x7Zw__.aspx
funny ass skit he did
So, what’s it looking like outside?
Is this game gonna be starting soon? I wanna be the asshole at the bar that gets one of the football games changed to this game….
in Arizona…
They say 25 minutes.
That was foolish, Kerry Collins.
There are no receptions made on Revis Island.
damn this jets defense is incredibe
Darrelle Revis is amazing. What a play.
Zombieland looks like a lot of fun.
Do people generally become fans of the Giants or Jets based on their parents’ allegiances? To me, it seems to have geographic distinctions. Correct me if I’m wrong:
North/Central Jersey=Giants
Manhattan=Giants
Brooklyn=Giants
Orange County=Giants
Long Island=Jets
Staten Island=Jets
Queens=Jets
Westchester=Jets
Rockland=Jets
I have no idea about the Bronx and I have no empirical data to back any of this up. Let me know what you think, guys.
i’m from queens and i am a jets fan!
FWIW, from the Bronx, I’m about the only Jets fan in my family. All Giants fans but me.
North Jersey and I am a Giants fan. But my dad is a Giants fan too.
Why does everyone forget about upstate NY? My brother likes the Giants, and I followed suit.
Upstate is like the South, except you don’t have deep-fried Coca Cola (or call all soda “coke”, for what it’s worth), the funny accents or as much racism. Kind of a forgetful place. No offense.
The Hudson River Valley is one of the most beautiful places in the country.
Very true. My father used to live in Wappinger’s Falls. Gorgeous place. Weird people. The further north you go, the weirder it gets. Michie Stadium is one of the best places to check out a football game. Again, gorgeous place.
Upstate NY is politically conservative, contains a lot of farmland and is rather hickish, but I don’t think it’s like the South at all. At least the Hudson Valley area. I can’t speak for Western NY (Syracuse, Binghamton, Buffalo), which in my mind is a completely different region.
I’m from Poughkeepsie baby!
I think Poughkeepsie is the start of the ‘Upstate’ portion of NY. Westchester has become a suburb of NYC.
Depends where you’re talking about, I suppose. Shit, to some people, Yonkers and Westchester are “upstate”.
I think the Bronx is more split than you’d think. Queens is definitely Mets/Jets. In response Bronx tends to be Yankees/Giants. But I suspect plenty of Jets fans in the Bronx.
Fairfield County, CT –> GMEN
Forgot Connecticut. Thanks. My theory seems to be holding true, so far.
I have the all-too-common Brooklyn/Connecticut combo, and my dad’s a Giants fan (I’m clearly a Jets fan), but he doesn’t dislike the Jets.
So… I add nothing to this conversation. You’re welcome.
FWIW, I always felt that my town in SW CT was Giants territory.
Grew up in Syracuse – my whole family is made up of Giants fans, so I am too. My Uncle still lives in Scranton and he’s a huge fan too.
I’d say that the Giants are like the Yankees in two important ways: Their history is longer and it’s more successful (more titles), so they have the ability to pick off fans in areas that you’d geographically expect to be Mets or Jets areas.
JMHO.
I very much agree with you on that one. Also, growing up in Syracuse, I don’t really remember any Jets fans at all. If you didn’t like the Bills, you liked the Giants.
There were some Mets fans, but the Yanks dominated the sports headlines. Having such a long history plays a huge part I’m sure.
sanchez, let’s not get hasty here with those risky throws
I just caught the tail-end of Gammons on The Worldwide Leader talking about how Girardi has been keeping CC well-rested this season and how he’s not going to be gassed when the playoffs start, like he has been in the past.
Think Gammons read Shaughnessy’s column this morning?
Probably but at least Gammons isn’t a full homer.
Can anyone answer this
Lets say this game is rained out and the sox’s win all the game and the yankees drop all the game. So the sox’s are 1 game back with one to play.
Do they play that game ?
If they play that game do the yankees start CC
and the sox’s stat Lester?
I know this isn’t going to happen, but its something to think about
Yes, if he lines up for it, if he lines up for it.
There’s zero chance that scenario plays out though.
If the Yankees and Red Sox have both clinched playoff spots, they wouldn’t make the game up just to determine who wins the division and who is the wildcard, they’d just use tiebreakers. And the Yankees one game lead would be that tiebreaker.
But home field advantage would be on the line, wouldn’t they play it?
No, I’m pretty sure that playoff seeding and home field advantage are things that they only use tiebreakers to determine. They only play makeup games on the Monday after the official end of the regular season if there are still teams who can either make or miss the playoffs based on the outcome of that final game.
So that would mean a rainout today would clinch the division?
Yes. A rainout today would serve as both a Yankee win and a Red Sox loss, for magic number purposes, because it would eliminate a game on both teams schedules, meaning the Sox can’t possibly tie us at the end of the season.
Thats what I though, but wasn’t 100% sure. So a rain out will clinch it. I’m sure this wouldn’t be the ending of the race we all looked foward too.
They wouldn’t have a one game playoff to determine division winner, but I’m pretty sure they would play the 162nd game to determine it. I think they only eliminate reg. seasons games when they have no bearing on playoff standings. That game, in that scenario, would.
No, that’s not correct.
First of all, they’d only have a one-game playoff if we were TIED for the division lead, not if the Sox had an OPPORTUNITY to tie. If this game is rained out, and we lose all the rest of our games and Boston wins all the rest of theirs, we’d be 99-62 and the Sox would be 98-63. They wouldn’t make that game up, we’d just win the division outright. They’d only have to play the game if:
A) we were tied at 99-62 or 98-63 AND
B) the winner of the division makes the playoffs and the loser does not. Since the Yankees or Red Sox would be either the ALE champ or the WC, they’d just use tiebreakers and not play the game.
So as I understand, the yankess could have called off the game based on the rain and weather report and clinched today. I believe once it hits game time its up to the umps.
But WAIT! If the Red Sox were to win this last game (in the established scenario) they would win the season series, the division as a result, and they would then have home-field advantage. So, the game would have meaning / change the “playoff picture”…and therefore be played.
Again, they don’t make up games on Monday that have seeding implications or HFA implications.
They only play on Monday to determine if you’re in the playoffs or out of the playoffs. They wouldn’t make this game up if it was rained out.
I’ll take that as true, but then it begs the question: how is that fair? If the game is washed away, the Yankees have clinched without actually clinching. Something seems very wrong with that (though the fan in me wouldn’t complain).
so lets say they played that game would you start CC ? after all it means home feild all the way to the WS
now that we know the game will be played and that they wouldn’t play the game
they’d just use tiebreakers and not play the game.
Stupid nerds and their spreadsheets. THE GAME IS PLAYED ON THE FIELD.
/Murry Chass and those of his ilk’d.
ugh, that sucked sanchez
Can someone please tell Jeff Fisher that “throwback uniform day” doesn’t mean he has to dress like he’s 12 years old? Good grief that’s an embarrassing shirt.
dude i love that shirt
i have a couple earl campbell jerseys from back in the day too
“Back in the day” of Earl Campbell was before you were born, wasn’t it? lol
haha yeah, i was born in 87, but i moved to houston in 2002 so i had to rep the ol powder blues
Earl Campbell was the man. Skoal Brother.
cmon jets D, you gotta clamp down there
clamp down big here
Damn it
touchdown titans
scott almost had him
hey the yankees game might be starting!
never mind
2:05
Hey, it’s the Danimal starting for the Pirates against the Dodgers!
Jesus H. Montero, the Kansas City Chiefs suck.
Oh my Mo, the jets D needs to get to collins again
the game is about to start!
Revis almost had that one.
Yanks game is starting.
Great 4th down stop by the JETS!
i know ortiz is 2-4 against andy P, but why not have vmart in when he is actually hitting?
Because they NEED Jason Varitek!!!!!!
heh
at least our “Captain Intangibles” has value beyond said intangibles
He’s caught three of the last four games. And Shaughnessy tells me the Red Sox aren’t trying to win anyway.
Hopefully they get four and a half innings in and call this one a game.
Taco Bellsbury!
Gardner > Ellsbury
i looooove jon miller’s voice
i could hear him call any sport, any day
Really? I hate his inane nonsense.
lol but his voice is built for radio
i would kill for a voice like that
hence why it’s such a waste of a good voice. I feel the same way about John Sterling
Totally agree.
No, Joe…actually, Lester is supposed to start the first game.
PUSSYTUBING!!!!!!!
INTERCEPTION!!
That was the ol’ unintentional intentional walk to Youk.
boy this is one tough ass ump
does not give that K at the knees
Well, Andy looks like shit so far.
Come on Andy, knock it off.
cmon andy… really?
Molina, catch the fucking ball.
I thought only Posada allowed passed balls?
OH SHIT HE’S CONTAGIOUS!
its so odd, give him the damn bottom of the K zone u buffoon ump
MOTHER#$&%#%$##%%
*sigh*
I really do not like Mike Lowell.
DAMN IT!
As Mo as my witness, I hate ESPN games more than anything.
Injury Delay on gameday. What happened??
Ground ball to Pettitte. He’s looks fine though.
mike lowell lined a ball off of pettitte’s foot
andy is ok
Talk about a small strike zone…
So applying the same definition of “looking good” to Andy today as Dice yesterday, Andy is in postseason form wriggling out of jams, right?
boy i hope paul byrd gets the same POS strike zone
Doubt it. It’s going to be efing huge.
Damnit, I really can’t believe I overslept. Thanks Mo it was delayed a bit though.
I hope we crush Byrd.
Ellsbury does not deserve the GG.
“Lined like a bullet!”
/Sterling’d
Cmon Gardy, no DP…keep it going. RUN DEREK RUN!
RUN!
Time to run, Jetes.
Seriously. That was a waste of an AB.
jeterian
jeter better run like a mad man
That bunt was retarded. It’s Paul friggin’ Byrd and it’s the first inning.
And he sucks against lefties.
Why fuckin bunt! Get a hit. OR steal at least!
Why not have Jeter steal second, then have Gardner bunt him over to third?
I was wondering that. Stupid-ass NL managing.
i guess the dirt is too slick to steal?
That’s what Joe is saying. That seems dumb.
That was not a strike 2 to Tex on Gameday!
Bring him home A-Rod
Cmon Alex, drive him home please.
Alex, don’t mess with me that way.
BS strikezone.
wow tex is slow
Well he is a first baseman…
Fuck you ump! Stop giving him shitty calls.
Frustrating inning.
Cy Byrd in postseason form.
Fuckin bunt gave em a free out!
Yeah. I can see bunting him to third, but to second? Ick.
Good thing they gave up that out.
damn a-rod…
That was not productive.
We’ll get em next inning.
espn dallas before new york seriously?
yep
can you believe they did chicago and boston and dallas before nyc and LA?
ESPN Omaha will come before NY.
Makes perfect sense to me. NY already gets a ton of play in the existing media outlets.
I’ve seen a few comments here lately complaining about other cities getting city-specific ESPN websites before NYC, and I can’t understand for the life of me why anyone would care.
Exactly. The media outlets in both LA and (especially) New York are much tighter and have a ton of coverage already. Think of it from a business standpoint – ESPN is competing with what , Boston.com for online sports supremacy? There’s a huge gap they can fill there. Unfortunately, I know very little about the other markets, but I would assume there’s a void ESPN can certainly capitalize on (Isn’t Tribune Co. dropping, too?), whereas in New York, it seems like a MUCH smaller margin. Besides, ESPN’s coverage (considering their tremendous resources) is garbage. Pass.
Wow, that was clearly a strike. How can Byrd get those inside calls, but Andy can’t?
Sase-hit to Varitek? after being ahead?
Cmon Andy…quick efficient inning please
*base
That 0-2 pitch to Tek was strike 3. This ump has been awful so far.
By the way, did they officially switch over all the TV programming to “ESPN Boston” too?
Varitek Single FAIL
wow what the fuck was that ump?
Hey guys, just tuned in to the Yankee game. The Sox have a run. What happened?
Microscopic strike zone for Pettitte.
wow, you just summed it all up in 5 words. I just wasted my time.
pettitte got the first two guys out but then loaded the bases on I think a double and two walks and then a shot right at him off his foot knocked in the run.
Gotcha. Thanks. And thanks to Johan, as well.
Mmmm, sweet candy dp.
Lame.
i loves me a DP
Pettitte must hate Elisbury with a passion.
Ellsbury: unlikeable.
I would like him if he wore any other uniform though.
Question: Was Gardner squaring up to bunt on the first 3 pitches of the AB?
Yep!
That’s odd. Girardi pretty much never bunts a guy from 1st to 2nd. All I can think of is that they thought Gardy could beat one out with a slick field and slick ball (sort of like Ellsbury did).
Yes.
I think so. I’m listening to Sterling so I dont remember.
Was hoping the ump would punch Pedroia.
Ha, Cano can do that too, dummy.
No doubt Dustin is crying.
Nice! Lot of deflections today.
OK, offense. Get on base. Steal. Score. (No more stupid bunts)
no reason to steal in this weather, plus paul byrd is pitching
that was very funny to watch, but i’ll take the out
The logo just said, “ESPN Sunday Night Baseball”. I dont’ have Stonehenge for a wristwatch or anything, but I don’t believe this qualifies as “night”.
Maybe it’ll be ‘night’ when the Yankees are spraying champagne all over each other…
It’s like SNL specials on Thursday night–they don’t call it Thursday Night Live.
Byrd will blow up. Im sure.
Spontaneous combustion ftw!
I hate this ump.
this is incredible…
ITS PAUL EFFING BYRD!!!!!
This ump blows.
He’s giving byrd pitches off the plate, and not giving pettitte the bottom of the actual strike zone. I’m not asking for low strikes, I’m asking for the bottom of the zone.
Hit 200.
Cano!
200 hits for Robbie!
cano with #200!
great job
Now you run?!!!!!!!
WOW, the CAPTAIN IS BACK!!!!!!
I mean, I get that Jason Varitek sucks, but Robbie Cano is a pretty terrible base stealer
Varitek threw out his first batter this decade. Bad slide.
damn cano!
slide earlier!
Varitek is beginning to earn his contract