Game 13: Streakin’
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Photo Credit: Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP
The Yankees have won their last four games, and start the first of three 2010 West Coast trips tonight against the A’s in the rather bland Oakland Coliseum. Their second West Coast trip goes through Arizona and Los Angeles as part of the interleague schedule, and the final one comes right before the All Star Break. It’s good to get them over with in the first half, no one likes those September trips across the country.
On the bump for the A’s is Gio Gonzalez, who, frankly, should get his brains beat in. His strikeout rate is very good at 9.67 K/9 career (143.1 IP), but he’s thrown just 46% of his pitches in the strikezeone, which is not going to get it done against this offense. Then again, the Yanks are prone of being shutdown by these young lefties for no reason, so who knows.
Here’s the lineup…
Jeter, SS
Johnson, DH
Teixeira, 1B
A-Rod, 3B
Cano, 2B
Posada, C
Swisher, RF
Granderson, CF
Gardner, LF – glad to see him in there against the lefty
And on the mound, a guy who could really use a win, Javy Vazquez.
First pitch is scheduled for 10:05pm ET and can be seen on YES. Enjoy the game if you’re staying up for it. Oh, and don’t miss tonight’s DotF.
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Gee, I wonder which team will win this completely unbiased and objective poll?
Let’s correct Gio’s very high strand rate tonight, eh?
On the bump for the A’s is Gio Gonzalez, who, frankly, should get his brains beat in.
You jinxed it >:(
“The As will have to hope their hot start continues if they are to contend this season.” Thanks Nancy Newman.
It feels like it’s been soooo long since the last game, between the off day and the late start. Go Yankees woo.
Indeed. Hopefully, Javy gets a “W” and the 2004 crap goes away for…5 days.
Vazquez goes 7 tonight and only gives up two runs as the Yankees win 8-3.
My nap was a good idea today. I can stay up and watch the game and feel not tired. Yay.
+1
But I still have to get up at six tomorrow. Stupid school system; middle/high school should start at 9 and the elementary school should start at 7:30.
/grumpy’d
Sames. My school starts at around 7:50 it should be pushed 2 hours later. I’m usually completely dead in the mornings.
well if you did good on your sats ride out with like a 2.9 GPA. Schools don’t care about GPA as muchas SATs anyway, and their scholarship rewards reflect that. So sleep all day, party all night. It’s highschool, have fuckin fun dude.
I live in the Bay Area and first graphic I see on the A’s broadcast are the defensive positions with each Yankee player salary right underneath each name. Then the predictable ‘it’s always nice to beat up on a team with that kinda of payroll’ speech ensues.
Ugh.
Well maybe their team would spend more money if more than 10 K went their games on a consistent basis.
That’s what happens when you have one of the shittiest stadiums in all of baseball if not the worst.
oh its the worst
How embarrassing for Gardy. I wonder if the guys buy him dinner when they’re on the road.
They better.
For whatever reason they had Thames and not Gardner but point still stands. And yes he did stick out like a sore thumb, but damn it does look crazy with big fat numbers under each name I will say.
My Mo, there’s like 30 people in the stands.
Not feeling enthusiastic, the oppressive Evil Empire is in town.
So where is Oakland going to move to exactly. I have heard San Jose, but is there speculation for other cities.
Fremont was speculated over for a while but I think the plan for the stadium fell through. Its probably worth searching though
Dear Javy,
Pitch a great game so I can stop having to defend you to the idiots who say you suck. Thanks.
I lived in Oakland for 10 years-saw lots of Yankee games. The crowd is usually comatose-except for the Yankee fans of course..
The photographer behind Jeter looked like George Lucas!
A sell-out crowd tonight
But aren’t the Yankees bad for baseball?
/EveryYankeeHater’d
Or I could actually look on my TV screen to detect the sarcasm.
You can’t win ‘em all
It looks like it’s the end of Tim Wakefield. The Rangers stole 9 bases in 6 innings (with 6 earned runs) against him and Vic Martinez today.
But they are all about pitching and defense!
Combine a slow pitch with a bad arm of a catcher and even the slowest base runners will look like Gardner on the base paths.
If the Yanks face that combo Gardner could probably steal home….from first.
hey guys ! i really hope Javy pitches a great game today.
My God. There’s no one in the stands.
/what everyone’s been saying’d
So excited for a game without Michael Kay.
Damnit.
That was ugly, Derek.
At least Jeter didn’t ground to short.
Of all people to swing at a first pitch, it had to be Nick Johnson. -_-
He told Kim Jones before the game that he was going to swing at the first pitch. Genius.
Genius is sarcastically aimed at NJ, not you.
What the hell Nick?
is that a Giants fan I spy in the stands? o_O
and a Dodger fan WTF
Nick “Not Productive” Johnson flies out.
/SuckaGotNoJuice’d
Maybe the rest of the league is catching on on how to beat the Yanks. Attack the strikezone. Attack it. and then attack it again.
Nick, it’s okay to take pitches =)
I hate Oakland Coliseum….it is so friggin ugly.
Three game hit streak!
/taking it one at a time’d
Teix is heating up!
Tex Slump=OVER
Tex! You finally have a hit on the first AB!
Nice there’s a 3 game hitting streak for tex.
Was Jorge calling his dad?
Jorge’s dad must’ve called.
There’s a Dodgers fan in the seats behind home plate. I wonder if there’s going to be a snapshot of a Braves fan in the stands at some point.
Ribbie comes to the plate!
Speaking of Suzuki I thought the rumors were crazy about him going to the Sox when they have VMart. After today…yeah never mind.
MLB Network will have Gio on later tonight and telling him he was being pinched by the ump.
/CJ Wilson’d
//Wilson really was getting squeezed
Cano being patient!
::minds explodes::
I’m surprised Robbie took that 2-0 pitch.
Will Cano once again fail with RISP? I really hope not
I honestly thought I just saw a Nats fan in the seats. I must be having some sort of hallucination.
there are definitely Dodgers and Giants fans there. And Yankee fans. Not too many Oakland fans, though
That looked like such a strike.
Robbie got lucky.
Both curves from Gonzalez looked like strikes to me.
Wow, I would’ve called that 2-2 pitch strike three. But, then again,t he ump didn’t call that same pitch a strike earlier in the AB.
Great minds.
Cano and Nick Johnson did a Freaky Friday switch on the plane!
ietc
who the fuck is Darnell McDonald? ugh.
I don’t know, but he has the best average, OBP, and OPS in baseball, lol
/small sample size’d
Who the fuck is Renee Zell-Wedger?
/Chappelleshow’d
A Robbie walk! Progress.
Takes some effort to walk Cano, but like I said upthread, I thought those curves were strikes.
Robbie walked?!
::head explodes::
Copier!
Cano walks…again?
What an plate appearance by RBInson.
At least 25 pitches in the first. So far…
Lefty with a good breaking ball vs. Posada? This at-bat should feature at least one ugly swing.
Gio Gonzalez can crank it up to 94 … impressive. I think he got that strike 3 on the curve (not that i’m complaining).
At the very least, we’re working towards the Oakland “pen”.
OMG LUCK.
yessssssssssssssss
I’m very confused.
Heh, that’s the only way Posada would be safe on that play. Took two bobbles.
The speed!
what the heck just happened there?
So much fail on that play. Wow.
And now there’s even more that it’s been scored a hit. Absolutely ridiculous.
what in the world was THAT, thank you though
/Mets’d
2010 New York Yankees: Now with mind penetrating powers
they gave him a hit for that?????
I just woke up some neighbors.
what happened?
/person on gameday’d
1B got an easy ground ball, bobbled it about 37 times
Epic fail.
Wow. Maybe the Yankees really do have an intimidation factor that induces terrible defense by the opposition.
The Sound Angels failed. The Twins failed. Rangers failed. A’s failed.
Btw SWISH!!
it’s generally what happens when we throw all the money on the field prior to the game you know
Wow, what a lucky break.
How’s that a base hit…I’d give him 2 errors on that.
Posada with the infield hit!
Scored a hit?????????
30 pitches down, 70 more to go
/MSM’d
How does Posada get a hit. A first grader makes that play.
Yeah Swish!
Swish!
SWish!!
All of this with two outs.
The scorer is fucking handicapped. That is an error.
Swisher makes them pay.
Swisher’s on the road. Don’t tell me you didn’t see that coming.
3-0 good hit swish
Nick Swishah!!!!!!!!
Damn! Someone by the name of Darnell McDonald just tied up the RS-Rangers game at 6-6 with a 2-run shot.
I bet he’s gritty.
That’s how you go with a pitch, Swish. Great job.
Swishalicious!!!!
36 pitches
when Jeter struck out on like four pitches and Nick Johnson made an out on the first pitch I was like oh no this is bad but… I shouldn’t have doubted the Yankees. Thanks, Yanks!
I felt the same way early on.
Ugh I thought that was gone based on the sound. Boo
Damn. That sounded gonezo.
And that only took 35 pitches. It is always fun to see the middle relief.
Damon would have hit a HR right there!
Javy must avenge himself!
/MSM’d
36 pitches, 3 runs = perfect start
Scouting Report:
TIME TO SHINE!! lol
Way to ruin it Granderson! BOOOO!!!!!
/DumbDrunkGuyAtTheStadium’d
Javy’s second pitch was worse than his first pitch yet called a strike.
I know! Yay umpire logic!
Four pitches, no fastballs? One K?
I’ll take it.
those were fastballs probably ha
Oh peace, Rajai.
“Daric Barton” sounds like a medieval wizard
the foul ground in this stadium is bananas, b-a-n-a-n-a-s.
This shit is s-u-p-e-r-k-a-l-oh fuck it
/when Cobra Starship was a joke and didn’t ruin my favorite band’d
sigh.
The kind that knows how to cast a level 14 fireball? Or the crappy kind?
what a great day for me to not start nick swisher….
man javy needs to keep his stuff lower
Looks like Vasquez is gonna have to battle tonight
2 K’s!!!!!
great K by javy
Javy’s curveball’s looking nice this inning.
good inning for Vazquez.
Less aesthetically pleasing motion: Javy or Hughes?
I’m going with Javy, but at least that’s kept him healthy.
Yeah Javy. But whatever works for him.
I actually like Javy’s, it’s cool-looking.
Nothing beats the Pettitte arms-over-the-head windup when he’s warming up, though.
Anyone else think that gun is terribly incorrect? Was that last pitch of the inning by Javy really 68mph??
Javy looking better than last game, through the 1st inning
Daaamn…Gameday had that K pitch at 68 mph! Some El Duque shit there.
The first hitter received all fastballs and then not one fastball after that. Way to mix it up, Javy. I like.
No shit it’s Tampa Bay for the poll question.
Brett, please, for me, hit it to the outfield. Please.
wow what the eff??
what the what?
What? How the hell was that a swing?
He checked that.
what just happened?
/gameday’d
Ball the dirt, check swing by Gardner, appealed to 3B ump after a few seconds, he called it a swing, Gardy got tagged out.
Both pitchers have the breaking stuff inducing some ugly swings/half swings.
Wow Jeter, way to work the count.
lol the textbook grounder to short
Pennington has some arm. That was a lazer.
at least the ump saved a gidp
asshole
Come on!!!!!!
Hahaha Jetes with the grounder to short…priceless. Has this meme’d fully yet?
/rhetoricalquestion’d
Oh my Mo I love how YES acts like Nick Johnson never had a hit in his life.
So you want him to swing at balls so he can be more aggressive? Sigh.
I wrote this earlier, but Kim Jones said she spoke with Nick about that before the game. He told her he would swing more (and at first pitches) according to Kim.
speak of the she-devil…
As much as I love Mo, I’m going to have dispute his divinity.
Given all that happened, if he was, they don’t lose the 2001 WS.
How dare thee!
Well, I mean, 9/11 and all, I mean, come on.
Didn’t you read The Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty by Buster Olney? The whole chapter where Mo told the entire clubhouse before the game started that it was all in God’s hands? Well, there you go.
Duh, HE’S God. It WAS all in his hands.*
*No, I don’t really believe this. But we’ll ignore that for now.
that was to save Enrique Wilson’s life, yo.
Yea, I forgot about that.
Um, did you READ his comments in the days after the game? He was preventing Enrique Wilson’s death. The plane he would have flown home on crashed. All aboard the plane died. Mo was clearly just preventing that.
Shame on you for having such a disgraceful lack of faith. You’re lucky that Mo is all forgiving.
Yes, I just was reminded of that. Silly me. *Sigh* I had other events going on in my own life that just had the Series loss cap off that year being probably the worst of my life.
And, to tell the truth, I do have a lack of faith in all things that cannot Force choke me to death.
There’s the NJ full count we know and lo….damn!
Okay, I figured it out about Gardner’s swing, I was thinking this that game last week when he got rung up by the third base umpire twice:
His checked swing move is to bring his bat downwards, rather than level across the plate, like in a chopping motion. That seems to exaggerate how much it’s gone around from the umpire’s perspective, apparently. Someone should tell him not to do that.
Actually, someone should tell Gardner that it’s a bat, not a racquet.
lol johnson is slower than dirt
I think I like watching Nick Johnson at the plate more than any other Yankee right now.
Yay for west coast baseball! I can see the whole game on a weekday!!!
Phillies had a major bullpen fail today, wow. Like, Lidge-ian fail.
/Madson’d
also /Contreras’d
Let’s not forget /Heyward’d, then, I suppose. He only tied the game, but the legend grows…
He. Is. Ridiculous.
2 innings and he already has ~50 pitches.
The no-hitter…gone.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
/yankeestadium’d
Suzuki always gets a damn hit vs us.
hahahha kim jones talkin bout cc when he’s right there
Javy > Gameday pitch classifications
A win in the win column? Really Kim?
Steve Lombardi puts wins in the loss column.
Eric Chavez lives?
That was a hanger and a half.
Eric Chavez isn’t dead?
Hah, well played.
come on Javyy.
ruh ruh
business, they’re in it
should we start booing yet or something?
I spit at my TV in disgust when he lost the perfect game with that BB.
Didnt realize the Yankees traded for a RHP version of Jamie Moyer.
Ohhh some power from the A’s
Damage control time, Javy.
Gotta get that breaking ball lower.
Need some of those strikeouts weve heard so much about
and Suzyn Waldman has no idea who Ramon Troncoso is
Attaboy, Alex
Good job A-Rod!
so for a minute i thought tropicana was the worst stadium in baseball, but then I was reminded of this place..for me..easily the worst in baseball.
interesting play there by a-rod
lets go javy!!
Nice play, Alex. Contact play must’ve been on.
There you go Alex, nice play. It’s an understated part of his game, but A-Rod rarely makes a bad decision on defense. He knows where to go with the ball at all times, and knows when to eat it.
And he has a rocket for an arm.
His baseball smarts in general are underrated imo. Like you mentioned with defense, same on the basepaths.
this, a lot. He is very, very good at baseball.
Exactly. Ditto with Pujols (awesome, smart defense, good baserunner). Pujols is a better all around hitter, but ARod is faster and plays a more premium position.
IS it me or is it extremely funny when Posada is involved in a rundown?
who the hell is travis buck
A-rod’s defense has looked stellar so far!
I missed Javy’s previous starts, but does his fastball always top out at around 86-87 mph?
no no..hes low 90s
Exactly. 1) He’s not at peak strength yet. 2) His mechanics are out of whack, sapping his velocity and command a little.
This year it does, so far. Check out his Fangraph velocity charts though, seems like a regularly slow starter.
http://www.fangraphs.com/pitch.....8;pitch=FA
Guarantee Ellis is going here.
OMG wow
Now there’s one way to get a DP!
HOLY FUCKING SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111111
I mean, BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!
HOLY SHIT. Athleticism ftw!!
Wow Javy, a little self defense play there.
Holy shit!!
That’s how you do it Javy. Just like he drew it up.
holy shit what a double play!!
Vasquez = skillz
I fist-pumped for Javy.
Javy came to kick some ass and drink some beers. I guess they’re all out of beers.
glove save…AND A BEAUTY!
wow great play.
I’ll take it.
That was awesome.
Get another run!
Great play by Vazquez. You could hear the ball hitting his hand, I hope he’s okay.
Oh fuck me Texas has Frank Franc in the game.
Guess the Rangers feel bad for the Sox and want to give them a win.
Rangers are doomed ;_;
He just got Beltre to pop out with runners on the corners and one out….
And then he blew it.
…and scene.
That felt like the scene from Rookie Of The Year, when henry falls and loses his velocity and they use nothing but trickery to win the pennant.
and then lose to the yanks in the series!!
ucwidt?
Give him the cheese!
Give him the HIGH STINKY CHEDDAR!
Damn I missed it. What happened?
Real hot liner back at Javy, saved his own life by catching it, doubled up Ellis at first.
Liner right at Javys face, caught it and threw to first for the dp.
Oh nice. Thanks.
Javy is the man!
Time for A-Rod to take Gio deep
Wow!! Nice arm!
Wowzah. Pennington with the gun.
For real.
Wow, Pennington has a cannon.
pennington went my school!
Texas A&M University!
A-Rod’s OBP is .426?!? Damn. I didn’t think it was that high.
.420 would be even higher!
Heh??
I just got it.
Alex got nothing to hit at all.
As a Jet fan, it is so odd to see “Pennington” and “cannon” in the same sentence…
Pennington with a touch pass to 1B.
Grr… why do the Rangers put Francisco into close games?
http://max.ly/chappelle/img/tyronecount.jpg
Another walk for ARod? Booooo!
Darnell Fucking McDonald just won the game.
I will repeat that.
Darnell Fucking McDonald just won the game for Boston.
Wrong. Frank Francisco just won the game for Boston.
Darnell also hit the 2 run homer to tie the game in the 8th, to go along with his walkoff hit.
He’s the only reason they were tied with the two-run home run. What in the world? All of Boston’s prospects are so hyped but I can’t remember hearing about him.
Because he’s not a prospect. He’s a scrub who’s played for several different teams (with only a few chances in the majors).
Ah. Thanks.
Stupid Frank Francisco.
I’m going to assume that’s sarcasm.
Ron Washington subscribed to the Joe Torre School of Bullpen Management. Chapter 1: “Do Not Use Your Closer In A Non-Save Situation.”
re: not knowing who Darnell McDonald is, I just didn’t look it up because I’m dumb. I heard he got called up along with Reddick and assumed he was a prospect like Reddick. We all know what happens when we assume.
I’m pretty sure that’s every Manager’s School of Bullpen Management.
It is. At least Joe Girardi has been less likely to subscribe to that theory compared to Torre.
Just making the 2003 WS Game 4 reference.
Agreed, but it’s still rare.
I literally went “GAAAAAH” out loud at that. Thanks >:(
He’s not a prospect. He’s a 31-year-old AAAA player.
Again, thanks. I had no idea.
Oh, sorry, bex, I thought you knew that.
His brother Donzell played every so briefly for the Yankees in the late 90′s or early 2000′s.
Where was Feliz?
sharing a blunt with joepa
being saved for the higher-leverage ninth I would imagine
Who was it that said that? Trey Hillman?
yup. the ninth is by definition higher leverage
I know it’s 1-2, not a favorable count, but I have a feeling Robbie’s just gonna unload on one right now. Then again, I have that feeling whenver he’s up.
Maybe not. Oh well.
Ugh, Sox walked off
on the other hand, Texas stole 9 bases
If Tampa gets a hold of that Wakefield and Martinez/Varitek they will smash that.
easily. Cruz and Guerrero had 5!
So, Ron Washington has… how many days left before he’s fired?
Probably down to single digits at this point. When’s their next off day?
Just shows how stealing bases isn’t necessarily connected with run scoring.
Don’t try to pull that, Jorge. Go to right field, please.
And then he swings through the curve. For the last year, he has just looked lost on breaking balls.
For the last 1 year?!?
All you have to do is throw him a breaking ball down and in and he’ll swing over it!
Is that true/provable? Because I dont remember noticing that.
I’m batting .140 I have 0 HRs as a DH, and tonight I got so frustrated with my shitty ass play I snapped a bat over my knees. Who am I?
Did you also invent Candyland?
David Ortiz! Have you found the real killers yet?
He’ll get back to us, don’t worry I’m sure he hasn’t forgotten.
Dalelama?
no, then you’d be irrationally complaining about Nick Johnson not being a “warrior” or something
But your team won! Yaaay all is right with the Red Sox, they’re going to the World Series!!!!
/ESPN’d
Shit, the Sox won that game?
Yeah. Darnell McDonald hit a two-run home run to tie it up in like the eighth I think, and then he hit a walk-off hit after Frank Francisco was Frank Francisco and loaded the bases in the bottom of the ninth.
Shit. Devils lose, Sox win…only the Yanks can salvage my Sports day.
Papi knows bat breaking!
I’m still waiting for Papi’s version of this to come out:
http://www.godheval.net/images/if-i-did-it.png (safe)
Is it just me or did Kenny seem really matter of fact about that?
Man, I really hope Javy fixes his mechanics sometime soon. That fastball is still sailing up and away, and he’s playing with fire.
Yeah, he needs to correct whatever it is that’s wrong with him.
Get ready for ESPN to start pimping the hot new Boston superstar, Darnell McDonald. And if Theo brings John Smoltz back, he’ll tear up the AL East
He’s the next Nick Green.
yea he will be some cult hero for winning some meaningless April game.
It’s ironic that Boston stole that game. Heh.
Then we’ll hear some plausible trade rumors. McDonald for AGon? Okay that’s ridiculous. McDonald for AGon AND Heath Bell seems more fair.
WHERE THE FUCK WAS NEFTALI FELIZ!!?!??!?!?!??!?!?!??!?!
Oh wow; nice range by the ball boy.
I love Tex on the field. He’s Robbie smooth with the glove.
Tex threw to the pitcher covering!
Alert! Mark Teixeira did NOT take the ball to the bag himself! ALERT!
91! Hes heating up!
/NBA Jam’d
hahaha i just cracked up big time
is it the shoes?!?
Can’t wait for the He’s on Fire announcement! That ball better be flaming, though.
Javy being GGJV tonight.
I would hate playing for the As
The ugly uniforms and ballpark…I would hate it too.
The ballpark is reason enough. No team needs a new one more, not including the Marlins since they’re two years away from theirs.
That umpire looks strangely similar to Enrico Palazzo.
I can’t see the game, but Joe West must really hate him when they have to stop the game for 20 minutes to let him sleep behind the plate.
Best umpire ever. Made himself bigger than the game!
Well at least I can buy low for Javy.
I did…I got him for Placido Polanco
Would you trade David Wright for Chone Figgins, Adam Jones and James Shields?
I’d have to dump two guys to make the trade, but I’m thinking about it after Chad Billingsley’s start today.
if you can handle the loss of power in that trade its not a bad move
I’ve got Pujols, Wieters, Cano, Rollins, Sandoval, Bay, Hunter, C. Gonzalez, Lind, Span, Cuddyer. Most of the guys have good power. And I’m not entirely convinced that Wright’s power will come back.
How dare they play the Imperial March!!
I think Flash just jacked the booth from Kenny.
Well this sucks, with Javy pitching so well and Tex actually hitting the media won’t have anything to complain about tomorrow.
You underestimate the power of the dark side.
Don’t worry they’ll find something.
They dont need to. They would all be busy with stories for the newest Boston star.
BOOOOOOOOO!!!!
At least Javy is throwing up zeros. That’s what he needs right now. Obviously he has the ability. It’s all mental with him
Heh, the WPA graph is missing a run.
http://tinyurl.com/y5beah5
They’ll do that from time to time
Mike, how do you figure out exactly what the percentage of winning the game is at a certain point in time? For example, the ARod homer looks like it puts it around 90 percent but does it mention specifically because I don’t see it?
Let’s remember, Javy was scoreless through three in Tampa too. Let’s just let him pitch.
/Debbie Downer’d
A strike??!?!?
I’m pretty sure it’s the first time he’s called that location a strike.
gio has really improved since the yanks demolished him at yankee stadium last year
except… he won that game? IIRC?
Yea, he only gave up 2 hits!
yeppers:
http://www.baseball-reference......7250.shtml
we did not do well against the As last year…Kurt Suzuki owned us if I remember right
… we were 7-2 against them last year
though Kurt Suzuki did have a 1.121 OPS against us O_O
but Kurt Suzuki did good! I got that part right lol
haha it’s okay, I thought Darnell McDonald was a Sox prospect
.424/.424/.697
wait my bad, i was thinking of another oakland player
gio actually won against the yanks
good story:
Nate McClouth hit a walkoff, and the whole braves team ran into the clubhouse and left McClouth all by himself. I think thats awesome!
Wait, what? They abandoned him on the field?
yes, he ran the bases and the team vanished lol
that’s hilarious. I would kind of like for that to be a new tradition
I just figured it out. They were just trying to get to the clubhouse spread and eat all the food before he got back.
Either that was a prank or the entire team hates him?
Glad to see Melky is teaching his new team how to walkoff.
is the answer to the trivia an oriole? could it be palmer?
question?
A.L. record for most consecutive CGs.
Wow, should have known that just because of Rob Neyer’s Blunders book where he demonstrates how Billy Martin ruined those 5 guys.
20 CGs in 1980! WOW!
I was looking at the trivia and it says…
“Jack Taylor set the record for the most consecutive complete games pitched in 1906 when he pitched his 185th complete game. Do not look for that record to be broken any time soon. In Major League baseball, 185 is approximately the total number of compete games pitched by all major league pitchers in a year.”
I’m not saying its the answer I just though this was ridiculous and shows how the times have changed.
good GOD
Maybe that wasn’t the AL?
Most consecutive complete games, AL.
It was Rick Langford of the As in 1980.
is it surprising the As have the least amount of HRs? I wonder out of those 7, how many were hit in this canyon, I mean stadium.
two
wow
Eric Chavez needs a haircut like no other
Eric Chavez = another player my mom is stuck in like 2003 with. “He’s great! Why isn’t he playing more!”
Javy has a killer slider
Joba has spoiled me when it comes to RHP’s sliders. Next to his, they all look pedestrian.
very good job by javy
Singleton’s memory continues to be bad. Mike Norris beat the Orioles in 1980 in a 14 inning complete game that the A’s won 6-2. So it wasn’t 2-1 nor 16 innings.
But Norris had 4 other games where he pitched extra innings that year! No wonder his arm died.
Feel’s like Javy’s been pitching for a loooong time.
he has. kinda crazy that he was the losing pitcher in Cone’s perfecto!
another textbook grounder to short
ok. seriously. wtf is w/ these grounders to short. cmon jetes!
Has anyone noticed that Javy has a Ewing-esque widow’s peak?
NJ walks, all is right in the world again.
no it’s not…… LOL……..
/you know who’d
darnell mcdonald did a good job but the sox are in trouble… i hate when other teams players go on the dL, does not feel the same when they suck.
can we make it three starters in a row not getting out of the 5th due to pitch count?
yeppers
The Yankees are just mean.
Why cant every player do what nick johnson does?
Dalelama must be cutting himself because Nick Johnson walked and didn’t get a game tying walk-off homerun!!
oh my God we get it Kurt Suzuki is the greatest catcher ever
Well, Jorge does have issues with blocking pitches from time to time.
Really?!?!?!
Kay is having a SSS fail with era.
oh yea here we go
good eyes by texy and NJ
and the Yankees have done it again!
yes, 4.1 innings. I love it.
3 in a row…Feldman, Harden, and now Gio…Starting pitchers have to crushed when they see they are facing the Yankees this year.
I’m pretty sure Tex’s horrible April slumping obp is now above Bengie Molina’s career average,
Nick Johnson probly has more walks this year than Bengie has in his career. and that is probly not as absurd a statement as it sounds.
ABomb Time.
Ah I wanted to get on the ARod HR prediction train, but was nervous of jinxing it.
I know it is A-Rod and all, but still, heh.
oh right, Boooo! Stat-padder.
My God, it’s almost unfair how quickly pitch counts rise against us. 97 pitches in 4.1 innings!
Is bringing a LOOGY in to face A-Rod the optimal decision?
Gonzo ANGRY
I bet hes more angry now
Another pitcher not getting past the 6th inning.
This team, I love.
6th5th inninggood job on the name, icwudt.
Someone better make sure Gonzalez doesn’t break that bench. They probably can’t afford to replace it!
BYE BYE
That.
Was crushed.
Holy crap that was a bomb
also I just noticed the pitcher they put in to face Alex is a lefty. What?
ARod owns Breslow!!!!!!!!!!!
I didn’t quite call it, but again, why would you bring in a LOOGY to face A-Rod?
Seriously
Especially one who served up a walk off shot to ARod 11 months ago.
Because Breslow would be a superstar if he were on the Yankees.
/Duch’d
Seeeeee ya!
A-Rod is the man! 585 and counting!
a-bomb
that was like 460 feet
AN AAAAABOMB!!!
BY A-MATSUI!!!!!
hahaha ICWUDT and iiiiiiiii LIKE IT!
Teh bunches!!!!!!!!!!!
MVP MVP MVP
Boom, love it
That was a fucking BOMB. Holy shit.
What a freak!!
/freak book’d
omg that was a monster HR
Riding the pine, Gio gets some ER.
Don’t know about you guys but its just not as satisfying crushing the As…
No, but it’s satisfying to watch ARod crush pitches, no matter who throws them.
Well yeah, a bombs a bomb.
Thing is, I used to be fired up every time the Yanks visit this shithole excuse for a stadium. But, I just don’t feel it this game…maybe I’ll find the fire watching tomorrow’s game.
oh yea did I mention how crappy the stadium is?
It’s because they’re a fairly nondescript team with no real stars.
It’s not like they’re the Bash Brother A’s or even the Giambi/Tejada A’s.
It’s satisfying crushing anyone
Maybe I’m just tired…I’m barely cursing at the tv.
Odds Gio Gonzalez and Justin Duchscherer kill someone?
heh, what’s that?
A-rod just did that so Cano didn’t need to try get a hit.
man i have a good feeling javy can’t screw this one up
and looks like he’s tryna to start doing it
I was gonna say, stop jinxing it ;_;
Bringing in another lefthander to itch to A-Rod…that’s what George Bush referred to as “strategery”
Large park, wind blowing in, and that was still long gone. Awesome.
gonzalez’ punching the bench pretty much sums up what it must feel like to pitch to this line-up
yes..I say we keep track of all starting pitchers this year we face and see how many of them cannot finish 5 innings
Nah. Punching the bench is a quick sharp pain. Facing this lineup is a long, drawn out, agonizing ordeal.
ietc
Man that HR was such a rally killer
replay just came in to MLB at bat.
holy crap
but but but Javy is always awful in the AL! That’s what they told me!
Eh, Tex with a three game hitting streak,and A-Rod starting to hit bombs.
Yanks to Rest of World: Watch Out.
what a disgusting game.
holy shit he murdered that ball
Not optimal, Javy. Seriously, just get out of it. At least he challenged him with a six-run lead.
/Flaherty’d
I feel like I should take that as a minor insult?
Only if you want to.
Just had to say it because they were just saying it on the telecast.
haha, yeah, I know, I typed that and then they said it boo
Don’t you hate it when you’re smarter than the announcers?
BOOOOOOO……2004!!!!11111
Whoops. Nibbled when the count was 1-2, next thing you know it’s a full count.
Plz just get through the 5th Javy, let the bullpen who really needs the work to take it the rest of the way
Yo, Javy. My fantasy team needs this win.
yes yes yes
I hate it when people try to rebroadcast Yankees games based only implied oral consent.
/Kenny’d
Not even close to the #9 hitter after giving up a solo home run with a 5 run lead.
I’m starting to think it is in his head.
It is so much easier on the ears to have Flaherty with no Kay. When they are together it’s like I’m being punished. Flaherty is almost enjoyable to me when he’s paired with Singy.
Why is Javy’s FB clocking in at about 88-89 only?
a. dead arm?
b. EILAND KILLED HIM?!??!??!?!?!
he hit 91 once and 90 a few times
Ok, for our sake and your sake, please get through 5 Javy.
great pitch by javy there
I wish Javy could pitch down in the zone. Everything he throws is up.
He’s always been a FB pitcher.
Almost cost himself there.
Yeah, those mechanical problems. They ain’t fixed yet. Grrr.
Eh, at the very least Im hoping for the Anti-2004 Javy. Shaky in the first half, then boom, all-star-cy young the rest of the way.
Be very afraid of this Yankees team
5 IP
Javy has really saved himself on his play on defense
There you go Javy. Solid outing, now build off it.
Niiiice. My fantasy team is grateful.
great job by javy
Aysh. Come on Javy, try not to get #2 taken out.
Still waiting for the hidden ball trick Javy.
Javy is fielding his position very well at least.
FUCK YEA!
JV DP FTW!
hippy swish
lol at young swish
Oakland A’s Swisher was the shit. I lived in Cali back then, he was so fun to watch.
Holy crap, Swish had enormous hair. It looks so beautiful, so caveman like.
/I’m talking shit’d
Positively Damon-esque.
great job grandy
was that off a lefty? Woot
wow, it’s midnight. Damn you West Coast trips aaargh
On MLB network they showed the scene on the field after the walk off. It looked as if they were going to jump McDonald’s bones. Deliverance-style. Or they realized that they were in Boston and he’s not…ok, won’t finish that thought. Best left for NoMaas.
And Reynolds just said it’s not all Martinez’s and Varitek’s fault because the pitchers don’t hold runners. So if Posada keeps having issues throwing out guys, will he defend Jorge since only Pettitte holds guys on?
http://sports.cbsimg.net/u/ap/....._large.jpg
HOT.
(totally not at all, I’m gonna go look at pictures of Andy Pettitte and try not to throw up)
(and by that I mean I will help myself not throw up by looking at Andy Pettitte pictures, certainly not that Pettitte would make me throw up
/clarification that nobody cares about’d)
Youk: You sure got a purty swing…
bullpen needs work
have a feeling we’ll see everyone tonight
Edwar is warming…
ooooooh we get to face the bugs bunny change!!
ok so I looked at all the games we have played this year. Here’s the breakdown for the starting pitchah.
6 have pitched 5 innings or less.
5 have pitched 6 innings or less.
and only 2 have went past 6 innings.
oh to be a Yankee fan
Curse David Price and Joel Piniero.
yea who of thought of all the pitchers we have faced Joel Pineiro is the one to own us. Remember that failed experiment with the red sox a few years back? Yikes
/Dave Duncan’d
Piniero’s looked good so far. SSS obviously. He shut out the Tigers for like… eight innings last night.
My buddy E-Ram!
do we get to face gaudin this week?
No, Sheets and Braden. Gaudin isn’t starting right now.
ah thanks
braden should be an interesting one
this ballpark is freaking annoying, everything just dies
What the fuck?! Why didn’t he ground out weakly to short?!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
surprised Javy is back out for the 6th
LOOGY alert
man javy is dealin tonight
Double Mask Shot!!
+5 damage
RPG’d?
Irony: Top score!!!
/Powerthirst’d
If only that were Joe West…His neck fat would have sucked the ball in
Ewwwwwwwwwwww.
Imagine that in slow motion…all the ripples created by the impact of the ball…
oh wow that would be a discovery channel special
Joe West: It’s pathetic and embarrassing that they’re taking this much time to care about someone.
Wonderful to see the umps holding up the game.
Tee hee.
also remember when Ben Sheets gave up 10 runs without recording an out in ST? It’d be cool if that happened again tomorrow
I dream. I but dream.
lol great communication
call the balls fellas!!!!!!!
What we’ve got here…is failure to commun’cate.
wow fuck me…poor defensive play, now this
aargh
Stretch him out, they said.
=/
jesus christ he killed that
Dammit Suzuki! hes a yankee killaaa
Hopefully the Red Sox never set their sights on him.
Thats what happens when we give them a free out.
tru dat
Hrumf.
Mother mother fuck, mother mother shit fuck
Fan-flipping-tastic.
damn, Suzuki kills the Yankees
That got ugly fast. Still a pretty solid start from Javy.
Any fastball that hasnt been perfectly placed on the outside corner has gotten ripped tonight off Vazquez.
Ugh… he just couldn’t finish strong huh? Oh well, still a decent outing to build off.
This wouldn’t be so bad if the Oakland lineup didn’t look like a high school softball team.
Billy Butler is available in my fantasy league, should I pounce?
Chris B. Young has been struggling bad, should I drop him for Matt Lindstrom?
I wouldn’t accept payment for any Astro right now.
Absolutely on Butler.
Yes on Lindstrom if you need a few saves.
It’s time for Boone Logan!!
you’d think you WOULDN’T like that, with your user name
OK, I hope Rapuano is OK, but if Logan can’t throw strikes now, I’m going to be upset.
Wow. D00d. If you ain’t feeling well, it would have been nice if you had left BEFORE we got our guy warmed up. Now that he’s warmed up and ready, he gets to stand around for awhile. Ugh.
know who doesn’t get concussions?
robots
robot UMPS FTW!!!
I’m telling you, check it out, 2020 Super Baseball for Super Nintendo. It’s only 10 years away…
I hate the guy in the red tie. Wicked syked to be here…
He’s also the guy that has to suffer through being with the “win-win” guy in that airline commercial.
So he’s versatile. He can play the villain or the hero.
As versatile as Marco Scutaro. So gritty and clutch and amazing..
Well…nah, I got nothing.
Logan wearing the famed number 48
thoughts on Javy: Ks are good, location not so much
also, it should really be 5.2 IP, 2 ER, which looks better
That’s assuming everything plays out the exact same way if the ball is caught.
Yeah I know. Fallacy of the you-know-what and all.
I have to drop an OF in my fantasy league. Should I drop Nolan Reimold or JD Drew? My league counts walks.
You carry Red Sox?? For shame.
In an RAB league you have to take what you can get.
Spoiled by my friends only 10 team Yahoo league, I suppose.
I would carry some Red Sox on a fantasy team, however..If Youkilis and Papelbon were free agents and I was in the playoffs with a glaring need at 1B and RP I would leave them there.
Nobody has a suggestion though?
I don’t think Reimold is playing every day? Even with the walks Drew is under .300 OBP.
I’d still go with Reimold. F Boston.
What the fuck is with all the commercials?!
The ump haS to warm-up, take practice calls?
IT’S 12:21AM, YOU BASTARDS!!
it’s a fucking Joke isn’t it?????
This is taking forever, so annoying. This is an embarrassment and a disgrace to the game of baseball.
/West’d
Shut up your fat face and do your job.
/ Mariano’d
We’ll take all of this under consideration.
/Selig’d
No you won’t, we’ve got pictures of you Selig.
/ Umpires Association’d
Check and mate.
how long until Vernon Wells becomes Vernon Wells again?
Maybe we should’ve taken his contract with Roy Halladay when we had the chance. Just kidding.
Joe West aint gonna like this.
this…is…ridiculous…
injury delay?
for the umpire
lol you could see all the players running into the clubhouse
Wow, even Lorenz started to look annoyed.
Poor Baby Boone, he has to be someone cold from the 13 minute delay.
somewhat*
how tall is he?
6’5
6-5, he looks taller though.
sure does
Is it just me or does he look a little like Tanyon Sturtze?…No it’s just me…
http://cache.boston.com/bonzai.....4_5030.jpg
It is just you.
way cuter than Tanyon TBH
What was the delay about?
ump got beaned, and he had to remove himself from the game, but he decided to tough it out at first and failed
the home plate umpire died
(not literally)
sounds hilarious, too bad I can’t watch
too soon
Still 1/3 of the game to go. Yikes.
good job by logan
I need to start working out…I look like the guys without their shirts on in the KGB commercial.
Me too. Well, I look like the wrestler…
“Bring it on Fat Man”
This is torture, I hate these West Coast games.
Mcafee Stadium, the Athletics and Ken Singleton can make a late night Yankee game on the West coast particularly dull.
OMG it’s Edwar
Skin and Bones!!! Doing what he does best, give out walks!
I was about to say “some things never change”
odds they show the Teixeira slam?
Teixeira hit that? I just remember the damn slam
sure did. I might have PTSD over it. And we won that game!
come on Robbie its ok to walk sometimes!~!
and Nick Johnson reclaims the BB lead over Barton
Nick Johnson wanted to take the AL walk leader title back.
More runs please?
nick johnson: lolwalk
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NJ decided swinging at the first pitch is not for him
wow tex that was right down the middle
he pretty clearly wasn’t expecting it.
He’s done that several times already this year. Getting a smidge annoying.
agreed, but still sucks
not disagreeing
The A’s are the poster team for all of the anti-immigration people.
what a pussy!
i hope cano can make em pay
Cano should have a 3-0 count right now
Teams are afraid of A-rod?
Edwar is seriously not as skinny as John Maine
Edwar is 6’3 167 lbs.
Maine is 6’4 200 lbs.
I’m 5’5″ and I weigh more than Edwar.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/8063
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7386
Ahhh, this is what it feels like to face Skin and Bones from the other side. Feels good. I remember when Max Kellerman said that Skin and Bones, not Joba, would replace Mariano as closer when he retires.
He was dazzled by Edwar’s2008 numbers looking identical to Overrated-Rod’s numbers.
I thought you were talking about A-Rod and I was all grrrrr
thank god, cano finally walked
yea it took a pitch almost hitting him to finally make it happen.
I can see why Edwar was DFA’d.
Edwar setting up another granny moment…I would be down for a GRanderslam myself
This is about to get very ugly for the A’s
They are already ugly. Need a shave and a haircut.
Cano with two BBs!
The As defense is intimidated by Jorge.
They are afraid of the speed they saw from his rundown.
Ugliest RBI the Yankees could have gotten.
ok swisher walks, Granderson slams
lol what the hell was that posada?
hilarious
my fantasy team will take it
Jorge turned on the jets.
I’m pretty sure I could beat Posada down to first. And I haven’t sprinted in like 7 years.
OMG that clip of Jorge busting down the line had me dying. I love you, Jorge, but you are hilarious when it comes to running.
look at jorge run.
i lol’d.
looks like a balk to me lol
LMAO!!! Skin and Bones heckled by his own fans for faking to first. Or are those Yankee fans?
LOL at Abreu hitting the wall.
that was hilarious
Hahahahahahaha Bobby Abreu and a Wall…someone should write a book about it.
“Bobby Abreu never met a wall he liked”
Lorenz with the zinger! Ha he’s the man.
Flaherty’s definition of well hit is different than mine
Ugh. Listening to the A’s announcers talk about Cliff Lee’s suspension being removed… they think Lee hit Snyder with the pitch. Which he didn’t.
He threw pretty clearly at his head though.
Yeah, even Lee said, “I mean, I know the ball went at his head.”
Since his case centered around his pitches going off-target due to injury, I suppose it helped that he was, in fact, injured during the course of the game.
Just frustrating to hear the announcers’ summary of the events be both inaccurate and incomplete.
I don’t know what I was expecting, though.
Ah – I understand your frustration in that case. Normally Oakland’s broadcast is pretty good, from what I’ve heard. Hmmm.
ruh roh
teh a’s are back in bizness
ok this game is getting dicey…come on Logan!
FUCK
time for teh Jobber?
that missed? (cries)
where did that miss?
it’s spelled “logan” but pronounced “LEW-gee”
and he failed his job as a LOOGY with that last batter.
I don’t CARE if the pitcher missed his spot. A strike is a strike is a strike.
It’s time for robo umps.
Not to be a contrarian but I thought it might have been juuuust a bit inside.
it caught the black but the fucking umpire sucks cock and this is why games take all fucking day and night.
/notthattheresanythingwrongwithsuckingcock’d
Oh, dear. And he was doing so well.
Hope Joba left the gasoline can in the bullpen.
Will Joba grunt and fart his way out of this?
If grunting and farting isn’t the solution to this jam, I don’t know what is.
Yes, he does. Quite easily.
Piss break.
Survey says yes!
i bet joba gets him
So I see that whole ‘don’t let them step out’ decree lasted all of two games.
yea!!
was there a fist pump?
nope, just walked off the mound
Order Has Been Restored
got em
Yeahhhhh Joba!
I shrieked in joy. Yay, Joba!!! I wish you were a starter but I will be happy with that out
No fist pump. Ugh those stupid writers got into his head.
And I bet there will be articles asking if he has lost his fire because of the lack of the fistpump
I hate the MSM
I figure no fist-pump because his work isn’t done yet.
Mike, I’ve noticed that there havent been many over flow threads this season. Is that something that will come back as the season goes on?
man Jonathan Sanchez pitches a 1 hitter and loses..what a kick in the groin
Giants offense y’all
Legit, that was the best slider I’ve seen in a *while* from Joba. 89 mph
This has been bothering me for a while now and none of my friends could figure it out. How is something spelled Thames pronounced Tims? It basically defies all the rules of English.
btw TEHHHHH 7.2!!!!11!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/River_Thames
Where is the RAB Radio show for God’s sake?
Can switching to Geico really save you 15% or more on car insurance?
Only if you’re paying like $500/month!!
I don’t understand these insurance commercials, they always talk huge figures. I have full coverage and I pay $50 a month. Then some Allstate commercial will come and say you can save $400 by switching to them. I must be missing something
Where do you live? I live in PA and pay $94/month with Progressive, which is the lowest rate I found last time I switched.
OHIO..I was at 75 but once I turned 25 you get those “adult rates” and it dropped down to an even 50 a month. I am with Erie insurance, its not one of the big names by any means.
That’s funny. Erie is who I had. I didn’t get those adult rates when when I turned 25, and I never knew why. They kept raising my rate by $5-10 month the last few years, so I just told them to GTFO.
That sucks, yea insurance is a strange thing, I don’t even have a perfect driving record, I got 2 speeding tickets in the last few years. I am not complaining tho.
A lot of times they base these things on ‘people who switch save on average $X/month’. It’s a biased sample. People who don’t save (much or at all) don’t switch.
I think the devil beard is all that Skin and Bones can grow.
wow 4 BBs
Wow. That was close.
yeah, but he was out.
oh no Jeter, now all I’m going to hear is “teh groundouts to short!”
Time for Johnson to pad his walk number…
this made me laugh
this part of the broadcast is major dalelama bait
Im wishing for one more A-Bomb.
I know, I know. Im greedy.
these WB Mason commercials make 0 sense..I hope there is some conclusion to them at some point so I am not confused.
Be lucky it is not Bob’s Discount Furniture commercials.
this is true..YES network has some awful commercials..We can all thank MO they got rid of those awful Guissepe Franco hair product commercials, even tho the Just For Men adds are epically bad.
my least favorite is the Finally Fast commercial
Oh my, I wanna kick that guy in the balls. Good Call!
“My computer’s fast! Finally!“
Simple way to not slow down your computer: don’t go to any “free” download sites/programs.
MY COMPUTER IS FAST! FINALLY! FINALLY FAST.COM!
jinx sorta
9 BBs…it’s like artwork
96! I know I shouldn’t get excited but I did
damn 96!!!
Joba hit 96…Gotta love that added to the sick slider he threw earlier.
Joba’s FB climbing around 96. …I like!
I won’t be impressed until Joba outdoes Phil’s 2IP 6K effort out of the bullpen.
joba
3 batters
3 Ks
could joba pitch teh 9th???
Who pitches the 9th? Mitre? Ace?
I say keep Joba in
unless we score more runs…then I say the Mexican Gangsta
Pretty beastly performance….for a starter
My fantasy team is liking Joba.
Joba for the 9th?
has there ever been a guy with a sideways delivery that throws 92-95?
Brian Fuentes can throw fairly hard IIRC
oh yea he had a low to mid 90s fastball.
man A-ROD is sporting some beautiful numbers
wow, too bad that strike 2 didn’t look like a strike
not at all
what you didn’t hear about the new strike zone that starts at the ankles?
ha i think i might check out that new zone guide
Umpires have been calling low strikes like crazy this season, especially down and away strikes.
why in the world would you choose green and yellow for your team colors. Just saying.
Goddamn that’s a loud HIP HIP JORGE
Hey I’m a Packers fan, I cannot let that go without a comment!
haha sorry, though in the last football season the MEGA UNIFORM FAIL was so bad with all the hot pink stuff for breast cancer (I think) and the throwback uniforms
Now we agree..a good cause, but green, yellow, and hot pink do not mesh
It is better than that camo one that the Padres wear.
this is true
I like this new selective Cano.
Cano 3BBs? The sky is falling ZOMG!
wow cano walks 3 times in a game???
*mind blown*
Cano with 3 BB. The end is nigh!!!!!
aight let’s hope marte can finish it out
Wow, 3 walks for Robinson Johnson today.
Isn’t that Audi commercial just trying to put you under their own spell?
Cano is so lazy that he opts to ‘walk’.
now there is one YES commercial that never gets old
why would you warm up Mo along with Mitre?
“ENTER SANDMAN GAME OVER”
Best autograph inscription ever.
FWIW, A’s pitchers threw 190 pitches in this game. An average of more than 20 per inning.
Wowza.
sucks that mariano had to come in this game
well, he didn’t have to. Girardi just wanted him too for some reason. He didn’t even wait until it was a save situation.
Fucking just had to wake Mo up for this shit, right?
SMH
There is like one really loud fan in this stadium
got to love the nice strike zone mariano brings with him at times
I bet MO is glad Marco Scutaro isn’t on this team (Shutters at past memories)
shudder, not shutter.
Not trying to be a bitch, just that’s a pet peeve
not a problem..if i FAIL I deserve to be called on it
my boy pennington looked befuddled
Silly AT&T. The internet makes the average person dumber because all they do is search for celebrity gossip and post on message boards and forums calling people who disagree with them names that they’d never dare use to the person’s face.
first place!!
10-3…best record in baseball..suck it bitches!
YANKEES WIN!
GO MO!
For some reason this game made me so insanely stressed out for a freakin’ 7-3 game but whatever, Yankees win!! =D
it was one of those “closer than the scoreboard shows” type of games
Mo’s cutter doesn’t look like it’s cutting too much and he’s not hitting his spots like usual. Not concerned, just an observation.
Nevermind…now they seem to be cutting like normal.
And Thhhhe Yankeeeeees Wiiiinnnnnaaaaaaa
This team continues to be the balls…
Hopefully tomorrow’s game will be less painful to watch.
Yea the Yankees need to use up some of their loses in the beginning of the season. Don’t want to save them for the end.
“He… gave us a a sufficient effort.” Sometimes I love A-Rod
Yea…that was…awkward.
Almost as if he was saying, “Earn your spot, bitch.”
Good win. I’m not sure the radar gun readings on Joba and Mo were accuraqte, but who knows. The A’s were showing Joba at 96 when YES had him at 94, and Mo was only at 88, which is low for him even on his low days.
YES had Joba at 96.
I must have blinked!
YES had Joba at 96 once too
oh yea that’s a JINX
heh.
I wonder if Sergio Mitre and Randy Winn have become friends with their whole “not playin” roles on the team?
Are we sure they’ve met each other?