Game 18: One more win in Anaheim
ByIf the Yankees can pull off a victory in this afternoon’s game they’ll finish 4-2 on their mini West Coast trip. That seems to be the theme of the season so far: two out of three. It would also give them a 9-3 record during their recent tour of the AL West.
Their chance will come against a familiar face, the lefty Scott Kazmir. It’s hard to believe that this is his sixth full season in the majors. He originally got the call in 2004, just after his trade to the Devil Rays, and since then has pitched at least 144 innings in each season. Things went well until last year, when his ERA ballooned to 4.89 and the Rays traded him to Anaheim in August.
Kazmir, who has generally pitched well against the Yankees, struggled during his first start against them this year. In four innings he allowed eight hits and walked three, leading to six Yankee runs. The three home runs did not help his case. He recovered a bit with a good start against Detroit, but even then he had to leave the game after 5.2 innings and 99 pitches. His seven strikeouts to no walks in that game bode well, but the Yankees feature a lineup much more patient than the Tigers.
It has been a tumultuous return trip to the Yankees for Javy Vazquez so far. With each start he’s gotten a little bit better, though, so maybe today he puts it all together. We know what Vazquez can do — he’s been a solid, durable starter throughout his career, second half of 2004 notwithstanding. Part of his problem has been with command, particularly with his fastball. It seems like Jorge has to move the mitt on every one of them. This has led to eight walks in 16.1 innings for Vazquez, a mark far above his normal rate.
Cervelli gets another start behind the plate while Posada moves into the DH spot. Brett Gardner gets a day off, which is kind of baffling after his last couple of days. I’d be more inclined to catch Jorge and DH Thames, but apparently Girardi wants to get Cervelli in there against Vazquez, whom he has not caught yet this year.
Lineup:
1. Derek Jeter, SS
2. Nick Swisher, RF
3. Mark Teixeira, 1B
4. Alex Rodriguez, 3B
5. Robinson Cano, 2B
6. Jorge Posada, C
7. Marcus Thames, LF
8. Curtis Granderson, CF
9. Francisco Cervelli, C
And on the mound, number thirty-one, Javier Vazquez.
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When does IPK get his ring? Long live “The Big 3″!!!!
Probly when Yanks head to Arizona
Bob Lorenz, “The Yankees got a lot out of the 2 hole yesterday.” haha.
I’m such a child.
Jack Curry might be the only person more in love with Pettitte than I am. Also, he clearly has a cold.
Keep the streak alive!
Second that !!!
Been reading Morgan Ensberg’s blog all day. Dude is funny as hell and has a lot of interesting things to say. I originally saw it on kabak’s buzz so hat tip to him for finding it.
http://morganensberg.wordpress.com/
Jackson with his first MLB HR.
Yea, just saw. Very happy for him.
My head almost exploded when I saw the lineup.
I get that Gardy’s a lefty but he hits lefties better than righties AND he’s on FIRE! And what’s with DHing JoPo and playing Cervelli? I don’t want to have to risk losing the DH spot/playing Ramiro Pena as our catcher should the unthinkable happen.
Ugh sometimes I love Girardi’s moves and sometimes they’re downright ugly… Oh well, let’s kick some Angel butt.
Your questions are all answered in the game post at lohud. Post had been up 10 minutes when you commented here. Turns out you could just read why these decisions were made instead of complaining. They all make sense, actually.
Didn’t mean to sound bitchy, I never read lohud so that’s probably why I didn’t have the answers at hand.
You should read Lohud, just avoid the comments section.
I have no idea what Girardi is up to with the two hole. It is an open competition right now I guess.
I have no idea what Girardi is up to with the two hole.
twss
Well, I’d imagine yesterday he wanted Swish’s power lower in the lineup because JoPo was out. Today, facing a tough lefty, he sits the left fielder and replaces him with the man who is on this team to hit lefties. I wouldn’t call it an open competition, per se.
He mentioned that Swish, Grandy, and Gardy all could be candidates for the 2 hole so I guess he might try all 3 while Johnson is out.
I never knew Cody Ransom could be so polarizing
Anyone see Molina gunning down the rays so far? 4/4 caught stealin
Good for him, he wasn’t looking that good when he was last here.
When was the last time the Yanks won their first six series of the season?
dunno, but the last time they won the first five series was 1922. So…… a long time ago.
Holy shit, this guy on the Brewers is getting destroyed.
Joe, you’ve got two catchers in the lineup right now. I know you mean that Posada’s DHing, just a heads up.
And WTF no Gardner?!??!?
Yupp, Thames is on the roster for a reason.
I know, I’m just always wary of sacrificing so much defense, especially when the defense is hitting and tearing up the basepaths as of late.
Cervelli is there to back on all the pass balls that Posada will be giving up.
/ESPNNY’d
Eduardo Nunez is 4 for 4 today for Scranton,.983 OPS with 8 walks already.
Somewhere an Axisa sheds a tear.
Last night I checked Scranton’s stats, they have 5 guys OPSing over 825. Jesus is the lowest of that group at 827.
Actually they still haven’t updated Jesus’ stats on Scranton’s website so what I said is inaccurate.
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....38;cid=531
Girardi must have NO confidence in Cervelli, using two catchers and all.
With
6. Jorge Posada, C
9. Francisco Cervelli, C
How will Girardi do it? Will he have them side by side or will Cervelli stand behind Posada incase something gets by?
Cervelli is actually DHing. BOOOM!!!! That’s an exploding head making that sound.
remember that game last year when Molina DHed? o_O It was after the Yankees had clinched everything, so it didn’t even matter, but seriously.
The Orioles can go to hell.
they’d better be this bad when we play them next week.
The pitching did it again?
Dammit, I’m guessing they blew the lead.
Yea, though this time it was only a 1 run lead. But they have given up 3 runs, with runners on 1st and 2nd with one out.
I know you didn’t expect them to hold a 1-0 lead.
I was trying to consider the likeliness of the Os bullpen to hold a 1-0 lead against Boston. I came up with about 0.0000002%
(Checks math on a spreadsheet)
Yup. It checks out.
No way. I expected them lose unless they had a lead over 11.
Why are they still a major league team?
Not a serious question, but jeez… it’s ’62 Mets-level incompetence. Except with a worse winning percentage.
the thing that’s frustrating is that I really saw them taking a step forward this year. I think they have nice young pitching and a decent offense. But so far they are just awful.
not that it’s really “frustrating” because I’ll take whatever awfulness is in the AL East. But yeah. It’s frustrating when they’re playing Boston.
I know, right? I mean, they have Wieters and Matusz… I thought they were going to surprise me. Well, they have, but not in a good way.
If the Yankees win today, they have a legit shot at winning 9 in a row. It will be the Oriels x2 and the White Sox.
Just watch, the Orioles will now get hot (which for them, at this point, is winning 1 out of 3).
they ALWAYS come out to play against the Yankees and it is seriously annoying. I mean, normally they don’t win that much against the Yankees, because they don’t have the talent that our wonderful team does, but they don’t even freaking try against Boston.
/irrational’d
Last year the Orioles were a combined 7-29 against the Sox and Yanks. Just wow.
Was that girl wearing a Taco costume? Awesome.
Putting the sound of an alarm clock in a commercial should be illegal. I hate that shit.
I support this.
wow. Kazmir’s fastball looks like Andy’s.
It’s Dave Eiland’s fault.
…I’ve read too much NYYFans.
do they blame him for Javy? Joba?
yes. yes. They actually blame him for everything that goes wrong with the Yankees. I’ve seen him called “a piece of sh-t,” “a douchebag,” “a useless f-cker” and etc. there. There’s one user that suggests escalating bad things every time a pitcher has a meh outing. Recently, he suggested Eiland gargle lye.
I get that you don’t think he’s a very good pitching coach. That’s okay. But the hostility toward him is astounding.
I don’t mean the personal “you” there, obviously
At least that ground out was not to short…
can we agree Jeter looks better these past couple of games? When he was “bad” he was hitting like .330 though.
Hey look, Kazmir didn’t botch a throw!
On the one hand, I’m glad Kazmir doesn’t hit 100 anymore. He always seemed to kill the Yankees as a Devil Ray.
On the other hand, it’s always a bummer when there’s one less guy with electric stuff in the world.
Ball 3 to Tex sure looked like strike 3, although Gameday really disagrees.
I was gonna say, whoah, Tex got a gift call there but go figure.
It’s always tough to tell with lefties and the off-axis camera angle.
Parallax!
Fantastic at-bat by Tex.
Kazmir thought that ball in the dirt was strike 3? o_O
Seriously Alex, you need a HR…
Next time
Jose Molina threw out four basestealers today. Hot damn.
It was horrible and unclassy of us not to resign him.
/Bleacher Report’d
Also, that was against the Rays. I think he got Carl Crawford. Whoah. o_O
He got Crawford twice.
daaaamn
This year he has 1 SB against. He has 7 CS. Wow.
Were those two straight changeups? Or is Vazquez injured?
Huh.
Yeah, where are the other 4 mph on his FB???
his fastball velocity is a little =/-y so far
Boston bullpen meltdown.
It’s just a tease.
though their bullpen looks so crappy, Papelbon’s walk rate is terrible albeit in a SSS, and it’s gonna hurt them against the non-bad teams.
Woohoo Miguel Tejada!
Oka-rated
Has Vazquez always pitched from the first base side of the rubber?
What the fuck, Kazmir.
Have the Yankees been hit a lot this year or is just me?
What the Fudge…
Time to kill.
Thank you Jorge, and fuck you Kaz.
Don’t you hit our Ribibe.
Payback!!!!!
That’s how you get them back for throwing at Robbie. Eat it, bitches.
Maybe you shouldn’t have hit Robbie there.
Nice payback.
FACE to Kazmir!
Muahahahaha
THAT is the way to answer back!
Posada just took a dump on Kazmir’s chest.
WE. CAN’T. BE. STOPPED.
Posada just checked Kaz.
Karma?
kazma?
Nah. We’re just better than him.
Posada avenged Robbie!
Karma’s a bitch Scotty boy
Damn. Nice payback, Jorge and Thames!
Joe G ftw.
Yeah Marcus. DESTROY HIM.
Thames! I used to not like the signing, but if he can mash against lefties, I really don’t care if he has an iron glove.
That would of been a triple if Gardner was there!!! Okay, Ill have to get over my irrational hate of Thames, brought on mostly by my completely rational adoration of Gardy.
Hahah, how do you bounce an underhand toss?
Just Kazmir bein’ Kazmir.
aaahh! A bunt!
Eh, it looked like he was bunting for a hit…
I don’t mind the drag bunt in that situation, all things considered.
Word. Moves the runner no matter what, and has a pretty good chance to be beaten out.
Grandy should teach Gardy how to bunt.
if teh Cerve is walked for Jeter, I’ll laugh.
Haha, only Kaz.
Commence.
Cervelli is feared.
Can somebody get Thames a fucking chinstrap?!
Thames loses his helmet in the field a lot
Almost as much as Matsui used to lose his hat in the field. haha.
Great job by Thames there.
Thames needs to wear a chinstrap or something to keep that helmet on.
Jeter’s obp isn’t great, for him I mean.
Holy shit, Scott Kazmir is only 25???
Wow, I would have said 29 or 29.
This is what happens when you’re in the majors at 20.
he came up at…20? I think?
Yeah, he was up at 19 or 20. The Devil Rays took him right out of Double-A and put him in the rotation after the trade.
El Capitan! Everyday he’s hustlin’!
Thank god, what the hell Jete?
Nice hustle Jeets.
Jeter hustling out of a box for once in his life.
You din’t hit teh Ribbie.
*don’t
didn’t see Cano being hit. Anyone think it was intentional?
Makes me wonder now that the Angels strangle hold on the Yankees seems to be gone, they are now trying to become the “Pedro Red Sox”
Yes.
I am stunned by Hunter’s defense this year. He looks terrible.
absolutely. I know his days as an elite CF are long gone and honestly never really were, considering his reputation, but he doesn’t just look bad. He looks awful.
Seriously does Scott Boras ever move from his spot in the corner? They really need to get him out of frame. Can the ump move 2-3 inches to his right?
Everything that inning was hard hit.
Whew!
RAWR, time to crush some more starters!
Matsui can get his base hit in the bottom of the eighth when the Yankees lead 18-2. That’d be a nice moment.
1o pitches through 4 batters, nice.
*10
Matsui almost made me shatpooey.
Nationals beat the Dodgers 1-0 what o_O
Why is is Kendry batting 5th?
Uhg.
Settle Javy.
From mlb.com…
Macha also announced veteran right-hander Jeff Suppan — and his $12.5 million contract — will move to the bullpen. Suppan last pitched out of the bullpen in 2003 with the Red Sox.
That’s a lot of money for a few outs, no?
The new fad in baseball is to waste starters in the bullpen.
The Yankees are trendsetters.
The new fad in baseball is to
waste starters in the bullpenput guys who can’t pitch anymore but have ridiculously overpaid contracts in the bullpen.Zambrano is FAR from a guy who can’t pitch anymore. He’s not that “ace” guy they thought they were signing when they gave him that deal, but he’s still one of the 5 best starters on that roster. And he’s capable of league-average performance. Unless he’s going to go put up a mo-style performance in the 9th inning for them, this move will make them win fewer games.
I saw some stat about the Cubs bullpen that was completely horrifying. They’d given up like… 20 runs in 15 innings or something. So they do need bullpen help. But removing Zambrano from the rotation as opposed to Gorzelanny or Silva is not the help they need.
I know that Zambrano can still pitch. Just using the exaggeration method. He is ridiculously overpaid, however.
Suppan can’t pitch and was used as Exhibit A by Keith Law to demonstrate what Mark Attanasio shouldn’t complain about the Yankees’ payroll.
That doesn’t apply to Joba.
I wasn’t referring to Joba.
Ok, so Vazquez just isn’t right. His velocity is WAY down, his control (which is normally good) just isn’t there…odds he’s hiding an injury?
That’s what he did last time on the Yanks, right?
Sure seems like it, but what do we know?
/Carl Pavano’d?
If he goes down, would Joba, Mitre, or Aceves be in the rotation?
Mitre or Ivan Nova.
Not Joba, apparently. One of the reasons, I though he shouldn’t be pigeonholed into this 1-inning role, but…I guess they’d rather have Mitre in the rotation and Joba in the ALL IMPORTANT 8TH!!!!!
How silly of me to think they’d even consider putting Joba in the rotation! It’s amazing how this organization can be so good, yet make such silly decisions sometimes…
Better be Joba.
::growls threateningly::
They’ve already said it won’t be.
Even in an extended period?
Have Mitre or Aceves pitched yet in 2010?
(sarcastic)
Has Mitre?
(completely serious)
the last time Mitre pitched it was in that game against the Rays when Javy got killed, I believe
If only there were a plethora of easily searchable websites that could answer this question…
(yeah, I remember at least one appearance)
He doesn’t seem to have much. It’s frustrating because I wanted him to do well out of the gate for various reasons. I hope it’s a mechanical thing they can work out and not an injury.
Last year on April 24th Javy was 89-91 with his fastball in the first couple of innings. Once the game got going he would sometimes hit 92. Today he is 88-90 so far. I wouldn’t be overly concerned.
The odd thing is that his first pitches of the game were 84, 85, 87, 87.
That seems like late career Pedro Martinez: someone who needs some time to build to his “sitting” velocity, which is odd.
Cervelli is hilarious.
Even Cervelli trying to frame Javy’s pitches is not helping this inning. Frankie frames fantastically
And this just in: NJ being flown back to NYC on a private plane while laying on an extra firm mattress.
Cervski is bad ass.
The Cervinator
/makincopies’d
Eiland better plug this motherfucker into the matrix between innings.
“I know pitch-fu.”
attaboy javy
Mike Napoli, an example of ugly tattoos on an athlete.
The best example:
http://blacksportsonline.com/h.....t-lips.jpg
Haha that is just horrendous, there needs to be a gallery dedicated to ugly tattoos on athletes.
MMM’Yeeeeeeeah Javy. Did you get the memo about the walks? Because we’re supposed to be cutting down on walks…so I’ll get you another copy of that memo. Oh and Javy uuuummm if you could go ahead and cut down on the hits as well that would be greeeeeaaat…yeeeeeah.
/Lumberg’d
“Has anyone seen my slider?”
juuuust missed. Teixeira seems better these past couple of days.
Looks like Teix might be back pretty soon. His swings have looked much better the past few games.
Damn, soooo close.
Cmon Alex
Also, just checked in. Could someone give me a rundown on how we got the three runs?
Posada 2 run bomb, DJ fielders choice
Cano HBP
Posada bomb
Thames 2b
Grandy Sac
Jeter FC
With a Cervelli BB in between Grandy and jeets
Cano got HBP, Posada hit a bomb, then later with runners on first and third and one out Jeter beat out a DP so the runner on third scored.
Thanks, gents.
And Bexy.
Kazmir intentionally hit Cano. Posada hits a first pitch 2-run homer. Thames doubles, Grandy bunts him to third, almost got a base hit. Cervelli walks, Jeter gets an RBI grounder.
Kaz came up and in on Robbie. Next pitch, hit him in the ass. Next pitch, Jorge juiced one. Then Thames doubled, Jete’s ended up driving him in from a FC.
Hey, at least we know Javy can field.
Kim Jones rocking old lady clothes.
nothing Kim Jones wears is as bad as what Nancy Newman wears. Kim Jones had some nice earrings the other day, too.
I’m legitimately in love with KJ.
I really hate Brandon Wood. I only wish bad things upon him and his family.
Haha wtf?
He destroyed his fantasy team.
Ohhhh, word.
Yeah, but at least Carlos Zambrano made up for the loss. OH WAIT?
Gah. My team looks like 9 Rey Ordonez’s out there.
You should change your name to 9 Ordoñii
I should change it from “The Overshares FTW” to “The 9 Ordonii FTL”
I’m getting embarrassed out there. It’s like watching a Pirates game on a Yahoo spreadsheet.
Careful you may polarize people and be attacked over this statement.
That would be uncharted territory for me.
I was shocked at the responses to that Cody Ransom thing, heh. I mean… it was a little insulting to Cody, sure, and at this point making fun of Cody Ransom is only slightly less tiring than making fun of David Eckstein. But whoah. I guess the Ransoms visit RAB, or something.
Missed the Ransom thing. I’m guessing there’s a parallel to what I said and how people feel about Ransom…being alive and getting a ring?)
People were polarized earlier. That is why I made my comment. The Ransom family took Mike off the Christmas card list today.
Gotcha. At least the Melky Cabrera family will be receiving an Axisa fruitcake for Christmas.
I laughed.
So did I. Only because he didn’t say it about Ransom.
What the fuck was that guy swinging at?
Thanks, though.
wow brandon wood is an idiot for swingin at that
Brandon Wood is garbage.
I am 100% ok with this.
could they demote Wood if he continues to be this bad?
though… I don’t know who they could get for 3B. Can Izturis or Aybar play that? Do they want both their bats in the lineup every day?
I’m sure they have another prospect that will never reach his potential to replace him.
/Dallas McPherson’d
Hah. Oh man, forgot about him. Talk about an underachiever.
He has no options left, so the Angels would have to put him on waivers before he returns to AAA.
He’s out of options.
Trade him to the Orioles for a reliever.
thanks, guys. I know nothing about waivers/options.
good god give up izturis
this is annoying
Finally….
way to screw up his pitch count maicer
’bout fuckin’ time.
Well earned.
Better for Kim Jones to be up there when Angels were batting so as not to be accused of stealing the signs….
but seriously-she is interfering with the hitters’ backdrop
Sciosia to protest…..
I’d expect to see a Kim Jones Milf Hunter outtakes episode. She’s not great enough to get a feature or anything, but she’s good enough to get something.
wouldn’t she have to be a mom first? she has no kids (that i know of), so she can’t be a milf, no?
My understanding is it’s not about the mom status necessarily, but the age.
You don’t see 17-year-olds with babies from Mississippi on Milf Hunter. But they have to be at least 29-30.
There’s a common thread and it’s not the child-rearing status.
that… wasn’t… a … strike?
man i wish javy’s velo was up, he could blow the fb by people
pwned
he killed that
+1 for my fantasy teams
O fuck you Bobbinski.
Wwack. Javy’s aiming for the record
Just walk him next time?
Abeu kills us, eh?
Why couldn’t this game be the other 60% of the time when Abreu doesn’t hit Javy up. Ugh.
Prior to today: .297/.369/.757
A .460 ISO? Damn.
Expect that to correct itself Raul Ibanez-style (just the power).
I dunno about that — that’s his career line off Javy, in 80 some odd PAs. Bobby clearly is a true talent .460 ISO guy, but it wouldn’t surprise me for him to hit significantly different from his career norms against certain pitchers.
Wow, even in the day time that fireworks haze is ri-god damn-diculous.
great K by javy
God damn you Abreu.
Man, Torii was way out in front of that.
He couldn’t see it off the sheen of that fake black guy at 2B.
literally LOLing
dyingggggg of the lols
Is Cano still an impostor if he’s named after Jackie Robinson?
I can see Torii’s point, even if he made it in a poor way — there’s less American-born blacks playing baseball, but that’s not as apparent, because many of the Dominicans have dark skin.
He explained his point in a poor way and gave poor evidence for it. Meh.
Yup. His point should have been that MLB doens’t do enough to promote the game in the inner cities — which is true. He should have entirely left out the Dominican/Latin aspect. It obfuscated his larger message and only made him look a fool.
This. I think CC’s made comments about how bad MLB has been in promoting the game in inner cities, which is true. No one has a problem with anyone saying that. Torii just said it the really wrong way.
Hey, I just want as many talented kids playing baseball as possible, whether they’re African-American, Afro-Caribbean, Japanese, etc etc.
Okay, now don’t laugh. Should I start Melky or Coghlan? Melky will be facing Pelfrey who is bound to come back to earth. Cog is facing a likehanded pitcher in Colorado. 0 for 3 in his career against him.
Coghlan has blown so far I think. Melky’s been so bad though, too.
this is an awful answer to your question. I’d go Coghlan because I think he’s better overall. The chances of you getting production from those guys in their horrific slumps isn’t that high, though.
Melky is hitting 143, Cog is hitting 148. fml
Coughlan at least has more upside. He also hits in a better spot in the lineup. Start him.
Yeah he’s leading off. Had 2 hits yesterday. Maybe he’ll run into one tonight.
BTW, someone offered me Pineiro for Youkilis. I mean, I know my team sucks, but give me a break. I couldn’t believe that was a serious offer.
I’m laughing really hard. Wow.
Sometimes offering shit trades is a long-term strategy. I employ it myself sometimes. Nothing that absurd, though.
Curtis is so bad with lefties, I suspect he can only jerk with the right hand.
/TMI’d
Henderson and Morgan were the only answers to that question I could think of.
I’m dumb for not thinking of the Bondses though.
also why in the world is the Florida/Colorado game starting at 5:00? That is such a weird time for a game to start
I had to look at the steals leaders to get the answers. I figured both Bonds were there, but I also guessed Mays originally. Forgot how many HR’s Morgan and Henderson hit, and would never have thought of Biggio.
Weird. I thought the two Bonds, Rickey was crossing my mind, but I never would have thought of Biggio and Morgan.
Angel Berroa, heh.
Thames hasn’t had a chance to field yet, how is he going to improve his -148.7 UZR/150?
If it stays at that exactly line, we should be happy. Him not getting chances is the best case scenario for us.
What is with the 12:30 (local) starts in LA? Is that the norm?
they couldn’t turn a DP on that?
nevermind, they clearly couldn’t on the replay
Man, Thames really only has one tool.
I thought it was a good throw. The ball rolled over way too much real estate for him to have a shot at it though.
He has a much better arm than Damon, but that’s a pretty low bar to clear.
Stephen Colbert is not going to be able to sleep after seeing this:
http://i.imgur.com/CK6Hp.jpg
Vazquez has as much confidence in his fastball as Tim Wakefield has in his.
ugh
Thames is slow as dog sh*t
Javy got piched on the 4th pitch in that AB but damn, he is frustrating as hell so far this year.
*pinched
This game is going to be painful.
Brandon Wood grand slam?
/reverse jinx. Wood sucks
Unable to watch the game on TV, any chance vazquez makes it to 6 innings
zero
Just got yanked in favor of Boone Logan, so no.
aaargh
Ah, we can always count on Vasquez to give the bullpen some work.
Real nice Marcus. Real nice.
I guess it is ok that Wood hit the ball on the screws off of Javy though?
they both get blame. Javy threw a crappy pitch, Thames couldn’t make a play.
not going to say which particular yankee outfielder would have made that play
Get Javy out of there. His curve is a BP fastball.
that is about the 5th run Thames is responsible for this season in the field
Girardi always seems to wait too long.
Thames in left = horrible
/pottedplant’d
Javy to the 8th!!!!!!!!!!!!
Who would’ve thought Thames would cost us another run in a game?
/sarcasm’d
Javy needs to hit the DL. Make up an injury if you have to. We’re on the precipice of disaster with him. He is going to start getting Pavano’d in NY.
I guess I shouldn’t have mentioned Thames’ fielding. Whoops.
just stopped in–how did the runs score?
Can this Thames in LF stop already? My god he always seems to bite us in the ass, he is a horrid fielder.
Especially with noted flyball pitcher Vazquez on the mound…
Wouldn’t a Johnson/Thames DH platoon make more sense?
I don’t get why Girardi continues to play Thames. Gardner may have gotten to that ball without even sliding. That catch is as good as a two run homer.
……….
I go take a shit and this is what happens?
…I should hold it in next time.
LMAO
I really want Gardner to play daily, at least until (if) he cools off. Javy’s slider looked filthy today but that’s about it.
How is booing Javy Vazquez at a game and ripping him on Twitter or other online medium any different?
Because we PAID not to watch him suck
DUH….
We cant have EVERY starter going good right guys? That would be greedy.
From seeing the stuff he has had this season so far, how in the fuckin world did he pitch so good last season?? I know the NL is weaker than the AL but seriously??
Never trade with the f**kin Braves… nothing that they purge is worth sh*t
The NL is that awful
No, you nailed it. The NL is weaker.
Yup, and Halladay is going to maintain that ERA under 1.00.
There’s a difference between the leagues, but it’s not that great.
It’s April, don’t be ridiculous.
Vazquez so far has looked like Mussina in 2007, a guy who while was never overpowering had enough of a fastball that it made his breaking stuff way more effective. Vazquez can barely thrown 90 with his fastball and has lost all faith in it.
He still has plenty of time obviously left to turn it around but he is going to have to make some significant changes with the way he pitches similar to what Moose did in 2008 to survive pitching in the AL this season. Now if he can start throwing 91-92 mph again consistently than he should be fine but he is almost 34 yo now and has alot of innings under his belt so who knows.
I certainly dont think trading for him was a waste since they gave up nothing for him (dont care about Vizcaino, a 19 yo who hasnt even pitched a full season of pro baseball yet) but so far with the way he has looked you certainly have to be concerned with how he will do the rest of the season.
I certainly dont think trading for him was a waste since they gave up nothing for him (dont care about Vizcaino, a 19 yo who hasnt even pitched a full season of pro baseball yet) but so far with the way he has looked you certainly have to be concerned with how he will do the rest of the season.
Completely agree. I’m a bit concerned, but not ready to start panicking. If he’s still like this at the end of May . . . eeek.
If thames starts it shd only be as a DH…
Agreed. Maybe LF at Fenway, or I could be talked into RF at home, but any normal sized outfield . . . nah.
Gardy makes that catch. Starting Thames yet AGAIN bites us in the behind…
Or maybe it is that the Yankees have had zero hits since the second inning and 2 total for the game against an erratic kazmir.
can we get kennedy back? javy is not compatible with the AL.
we didn’t trade Kennedy for Javy
trading kennedy, played a roll in acquiring Javy.
Was there butter on it, though?
Are you trying to say that Kennedy would be starting right for the Yankees right now? it would have been Joba and Phil. Besides it not like Kennedy it pitching lights out….in the NL west
how so?
Kennedy went in the Grandy deal… its Arodys i am pissed abt
Yeah, I’ll take Home Run Javy every time, thanks.
He’ll have an ERA under 4.50 at the end of the year, which is something I wouldn’t expect of IPK.
Cue the Javy choker calls to Wfan
we gave up melky for him! MELKY! he was tha clutchest guy in tha majurs last yeer!
to be honest, we gave up Arodys… blue chip prospect
Oh I know, but if you listen to callers they dont mention him, just Melky
true… lol
I’m thinking you’re constantly way overrating Arodys. Like, a lot.
thts fair… i guess i was smitten with the reports.. and i was in the Joba starter camp… in one trade, both of them got dashed… so i guess i am belaboring this… true
I would have still left Vazquez in the game.
Still think he gave a better chance than playing Eeny Meeny Miny Mo with the bullpen the rest of the game.
good god Javy must hate Thames
Thames did not give up the line shot… or walk a bunch of guys.
Okay, now I’m beginning to lose my patience with Javy
3.2 – 5 5 5 3 3 1 = shitty shitty shitty line.
I know, it is early and no one can jump to conclusions after 3 starts, right. I mean we are giving Tex and others a pass cuz it has only been 16 games
sure was a pleasure watching Javy pitch….is the Thames experiment over yet?
Javy is annoying as hell to watch. What’s worse is that i drafted him on my fantasy team…
I know Thames should’ve had that ball but damn. Many of you are blaming him and Girardi for Javy getting hammered.
Thames can maybe get a few hits off a LHP, but honestly I’ll trade that away for some better defense in LF.
Seriously it is not even on Javy, if Gardner was in, he would have caught it, and it was too shallow to score. With the Izturez ground out, the Yankees still have the lead. Hopefully this wakes Girardi up.
Javy wasn’t pitching that well. He clearly has no confidence in his fastball. I really, really hope they’re working on it.
That said, Thames in the field makes me cringe and I hope that doesn’t happen too often.
It would have been a stressful inning, Javy put the men on base don’t get me wrong, but Thames has to make a play like that. He wont get any of the blame though, it will all be on Javy and make matters worse.
He gave up 5 and left one on base for Logan. None of them are on Javy? This Thames hate is hilarious.
Look guys this game is FAR from over.
yeah, yeah… I just want to see the Javy I was excited about this off season.
its not the game we are worried abt… its how javy totally sucks
As soon as Javy blows up, a whole bunch of new names show up. I wonder why…
the internet is a great place to vent.
seriously
He sucked today, no doubt, but… yeesh.
Could we get a more inconsistent strike zone?
The Thames experiment will be over soon. Girardi may make mistakes at times but he does learn from them, hopefully sooner than later.
for some reason i dont think Joe G is a big fan of javy.. he never completely backed him up in the francesa interview…
and boy the way he jammed that bullpen phone… he looked pissed that a 3-0 lead has evaporated..
we cud hv had Arodys in the system and Joba in the rotation.. sigh
hes got no fastball.. it also kinda sucks that he has had to face some tough teams from the getgo… but this Javy move is gonna sting as the summer moves along
From what we’ve see of Joba thus far, I can live without him in the rotation. Command just hasn’t looked like it’s there.
I have that feeling too.
How about we give him more than four starts before declaring him done?
I don’t think he’s done. But his next start is at home against the White Sox. If he isn’t even half decent, it’s going to get dicey.
I just said I don’t think Girardi is a big fan.
Javy just cost me W, ERA, and WHIP in fantasy baseball.
Don’t look to me for sympathy. I have Aaron Harang and Bronson Arroyo in my rotation.
Ditto to me. I should of went with my gut and benched his arse.
Strike zone magically expanding..
Hammer time.
It’s kinda ironic that as we draw near to may, Teix is having better and better AB’s.
I don’t see what’s ironic about that?
heh, +1.
If anything, it’s status quo.
yup. I see it as making perfect sense.
ugh. Tex and A-rod both hit the ball well
BABIP is a fickle mistress.
Look, i know Javy has been well bad, but I do think he will turn it around. As he gets more velo on the FB and sharpen his command, He’ll get better, nuch better.
But if his issues are just mechanical, and he doesn’t get that fixed……this may never happen.
agreed.
but i reserve the right to bitch about it until he does. i am an entitled yankee fan, ya know.
Javy aint young anymore and has thrown a shitload of innings in his career, his velocity may not be there anymore. He probably has to learn to live with it and adjust similar to what Moose did. Vazquez has the breaking stuff and changeup to pitch well with “only” a high-80′s fastball but he is going to have to learn to do so and making that transaction in season in the AL East aint easy.
Meanwhile, don’t turn over to NESN. You may not like what you find.
Wow, O’s are about to blow a 3 run lead in the bottom of the 10th
Hopefully McDonald regresses to the mean this AB.
The O’s are a complete embarrasment. Its amazing how bad they are.
O’s barely hang on to win.
They almost blow a 3 run lead in one inning, but then not quite. I’m not sure if my head can comprehend all of this.
Javy fan confidence poll (0-10):
10
He gets a perfect 10 for wearing a Yankee uniform. Other than that, it’s his grade to lose. Be done with this foul month and start anew, Vadgequez.
who’s the guy on Twitter that’s Ledger_Yankees? Because he’s pretty amazing.
Marc Carig
Reminder to not jump off the Javy train just yet:
……………………………..APR ’09….REST ’09
1 Joe Blanton 8.41 3.55
2 Matt Harrison 7.89 5.18
3 Vicente Padilla 7.43 3.80
4 Clayton Kershaw 7.29 2.16
5 Josh Beckett 7.22 3.33
6 Adam Eaton 7.17 8.78
7 Aaron Cook 7.11 3.60
8 Kenshin Kawakami 7.06 3.34
9 David Purcey 7.01 5.24
10 Ricky Nolasco 6.92 4.75
I’m convinced he’s doing a backwards 2004 where he is gonna rule in the second half or something.
I keep thinking the same thing.
6 Adam Eaton 7.17 8.78
lol that doesn’t inspire anything
Javy will still be a goo pitcher. Look at what Lester has done thus far… look at what LIVAN HERNANDEZ has done thus far.
Eh. I’m not going to look at Blanton and Padilla to give me reassurance of Javy.
I’ll look at this: http://www.baseball-reference......ja01.shtml
Jon Lester–5.40, 3.06
CC Sabathia–4.73, 3.14
Why is Adam Eaton on your list?
It was the top ten highest April ’09 ERAs among starters.
It’s good to have Adam Eaton there since, well, Javy is most certainly not Adam Eaton. No matter how badly some crackheads would like to claim he is.
So safe to say he’s somewhere between Kershaw and Eaton?
Just got here, what’s a recap of the game from those watching?
Kazmir looked bad early, settled down but threw a lot of pitches. Javy not very good (though Thames didn’t make a play that didn’t help).
Agreed. Javy was about the same as last start but the ump has a batters strike zone. He ran in to trouble in the 4th when he gave up a couple hits but one big one. Thames couldn’t hold on to the ball after a bad jump and a bad slide. Despite Javy’s lack of control and low velocity, he would still be out there if Gardner was playing.
unbelivable how some people defend this guy… “it’s thames!” “it’s the umpires!”
/j-bobber’d
Vulture time! Go get it Ace.
Orioles win!!!!! It’s a miracle!!!!
They’re getting hot for Tuesday lol.
Someone better pin Giardi to his seat in case he takes ace out after 1 out
Congratulations on biologically outliving other humans. What an accomplishment!
I figured we’d have a Mitre day. Guess not?
If the Angels get a couple runs off Aceves, I bet we see him. If not, might as well try and win the game, right?
that. It was 5-3. Not insurmountable at all.
Wow, just realized we only have two hits.
Hoveround commercials are the funniest shit ever.
In contrast, the most absurd commercials are the pro-corn syrup (!!!) ads. Thanks, farm lobby!
Lets get some runs plz.
I hate those damn singing Mohegan Sun commercials….
I’ve just witness Vazquez piss away a 3-0 lead and get pulled with the Yanks now down 5-3.
I think this guy is overmatched when it comes to Man-ning up to the moment and being a vital contributor to the World Champs. He’s ok playing for the Expos (were perennial losers) or the Braves but he’s not a winner.
I also think he was cut plenty of slack around his ’04 implosion because of the “alleged” sore shoulder. Nice fabricated story to ease the initial pressure on him coming back.
But here we are and facts are facts. His 9.00 ERA says it all.
He just flat out suck …dudes!!!
Well that settles it. I was undecided until I read this. Thanks.
I hope you shake your small children.
This is an outstanding imitation and some fabulous satire.
The final line was an excellent touch.
I’ll give it an A-. Had to dock some points because you bothered to capitalize all the proper nouns, which is a definite no-no for the knee-jerk crowd.
you have to give him bonus points for the “Man-ning” thing, though. I don’t even know what that means.
He has won two more career decisions than he has lost. Because wins are infallible as a statistic, he is technically a winner and guaranteed to stay that way for at least one more start.
I hope Ace rights his ship soon. Love me some Pet Detective.
Alright… lets get this going boys… while i would love to see another blown save by fuentes… i would like a little pasting for Kazmir….
Kazmir is just not the same guy.
How sweet does that have to be for Robbie?
Hughes to #4
Joba to #5
Javier to NL
Logan to ‘pen (with CHOP)
NJ to hospital
Thames or Miranda to DH
Swisher to bat in 2 hole? Grandy?
Am I panicking? Yes.
Not sure if serious.
You forgot to trade for Damon and Matsui
and Melky, and Kennedy, and Arodys!!!!
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
and
Yes
Robbie has easily been the brightest spot on the short season so far.
Hughes is there, too.
Yeah but Cano at peak form is a Top-5 position player. Hughes is probably a #2 starter. I’m thrilled about Hughes’ performance, but Robbie is on a different plane.
So far I think Pettitte’s performance has been the most impressive of any Yankee. Not that it will last though.
this. mmmph.
Cano is just fuckin amazing this season so far.
Crush Baby. And by the way if Cano doesn’t have the best Home Run pose, he’s in the top 3.
Stole it from Griffey.
Robbie murdered that ball.
nice closeup on the “Gone” sign after the homer
He is so fucking locked in…
Dammmmmmn he crushed that.
Should have traded Robbie when we had the chance.
And promoted that Nunez guy in AAA. Have you seen him, Mike? He’s raking!
Maybe we could still trade him and Javy for Beltran!
In play, run(s)!!!
I’m assuming Cano took a nap around 2nd when rounding the bases.
It’s like he’s running with heavy combat boots. So slow.
BTW just had to mention this, saw My Cousin Vinny last night on Fox Movie Channel I think it was and that movie still is a fuckin classic!!
The yutes. The hhhwat?
Gangs of New York was on AMC last night. Daniel Day Lewis FTW.
its on again right now
hate that movie, love DDL in it. And everything really.
I drink your milkshake, Bexy!
aaah I love that movie
I am so tired of Flash commentating. Sooo tired of it. I know Michael Kay is a douche, but at least his voice sounds like he has at least some level of happiness when watching Baseball. Flash sounds like he is watching paint try.
dry.*
sorry boyz…Vasquez is a $12 mil + loser. I’ve given him the benefit of the doubt but come on. This was his chance to shine and beat a good team and continue the series winning streak. Should the Yanks come back and win the game he will be the biggest question mark going forward.
Can he Man up and rise to the occasion? The evidence both past and present say NO!!!
Thank you for setting us straight.
I love me some dumbass in the middle of the afternoon.
http://riveraveblues.com/2010/.....ent-853845
yawn
I want Javy to succeed… coz he is the poster child for the 04 collapse.. when he absolutely is not, i think he was aht All star starter for that game that year for AL…
i hope things work out for him… just worried a little bit abt his fastball though
Yea his whole career is a fluke. The real evidence is in April of 2010!
Don’t be fooled by the LSS (large sample size)
what one important game has he pitched in his entire career that was a stand out rise to the occasion game that he won?
Can’t think of one?
That’s because there isn’t one…
You just made an anti-Javy post… which no one responded to. Why make one 20 seconds later?
This was his chance to shine and beat a good team…
He beat the A’s last week, who are in first place. Not the Angels.
Overly dramatic rant succeeded in being overly dramatic. Tradmark of the NY msm.
But the Angles have Socia (sp?)
5.1 IP with 3 ER is nothing to feel good about … especially against a team that does not have good hitting
“Can he Man up and rise to the occasion?”
Okay, I gotta know who this Man guy is.
It’s okay, we have CC, AJ, Andy and Hughes to use in the playoffs
20 pushups for Gardner.
It’s weird. This game is still very winnable, but it feels like they already lost.
Yanks will win. They can take the Angels bullpen.
Keep that head high Mike, keep that head high.
it’s Anaheimitis. I feel the same way.
Fuckin’ rally monkey. Go back to 2002.
word right.
Javy’d
Cano shouldn’t have homered, it’s bad for the Yankees.
/Karros’d
Wait, when did he say that?
during the Fox game broadcast yesterday
He said Cano hitting home runs is bad? Why the hell is this guy employed? His hairstyle?
I think Robbie should avoid hitting too many homers. If he does, he may start to think he is a power hitter and try to hit homers.
Everyone knows he’s too lazy to hit homeruns.
Right. He’s effective because he’s an incredible contact hitter with good-not-great power. If he alters his approach and just tries to shoot the balls out of the stadium, there’s a good chance he wouldn’t be very successful.
It’s more what the home runs represent than the home runs themselves, folks. I agree with Karros.
Que? Please explain how 40 HR’s from our 5 hitter is bad?
Because a guy like Robbie probably doesn’t have 40-HR power and he’s not a disciplined hitter. He excels because he hits the ball hard all over the field, but not necessarily for home runs.
If you think he can hit 40 home runs while still whacking balls everywhere for a high average (since he’s not going to walk), great. But I tend to think that if Cano is looking to hit home runs, it will be at the expense of what his strength is.
I guess. But putting his words into context, an email to the booth was “Will Cano hit 40 hr’s this year?” His answer was, “If Cano hits 40 HR’s it will be bad for the Yankees.” I don’t care if Cano hits 240(which will never happen), if he hits 40 HR’s from our 5 spot, or anywhere in the lineup, it will be a sick year.
I don’t think it will necessarily be a bad thing if Cano hits 40 home runs, but if it means fundamentally altering his approach so that he isn’t the type of hitter he is now, that worries me. Maybe he succeeds and becomes Vlad II, but there’s a good chance he starts looking to pull everything and that could be bad for a guy that isn’t able to walk.
You can tell with all the failure he’s had this year with it. Kevin Long and Alex Rodriguez need to discourage him from taking this approach. They don’t know half as much as Karros knows.
But I’ve never been under the impression that he tries to hit home runs. 3 of them are off the same guy, so it’s not like he’s going to hit 40.
Karros is an idiot.
He said that in yesterday’s FOX broadcast. He said that Cano shouldn’t become a home run hitter because he won’t get a lot of RBIs if he does.
Yesterday he said that if Cano hits 40 HR’s it will be bad for the Yankees. Seriously.
But… but… Robbie is an RBI guy!
He basically said that if Cano hits 40 HRs then that’s bad for the Yankees, because Cano’s an “RBI-guy”
Dont ask us to explain because no it doesnt make sense
No explanation is needed. Karros is an idiot who doesn’t understand anything about baseball analysis. He looks spaced out all the time and has more gel in his hair than…something, I don’t know what.
and was somehow still much better than Tim McCarver
I can almost forgive Napoli that beard, since he really has no chin.
Napoli is the ugliest fool I’ve ever seen, non Red Sox division.
Don Mossi
Brett Pedroia’s brother is very good looking, as far as exceptionally short, balding, creepy-looking white guys go.
http://www.behindthehype.com/w.....uscemi.jpg
Love him to death, though.
Ace looking for a typical 2009 win for him.
It seems as if the Nats are always winning. But than I realize the Mets are winning too, extinguishing any shock felt by the Nats being above .500
Clippard tosses another great inning! Cashman should get the axe. What has Albadahgksiyc done for us so far.
He would suck if he was on the Yankees because of Eiland, though.
/something I actually saw’d
That’s like a college sophomore beard. Looks ridiculous.
I hate the Angels. The annoyance of their team is only matched by their whiny fanbase.
Who is this bitch?
Time for a come-from-behind win.
is it wrong that, win or lose, I’m just so happy that we don’t go back to Anaheim this year?
If it’s wrong, I don’t want to be right.
No. It’s completely justified because while Angel Stadium is a nice place, it’s whiny bitch fans and rally monkeys really piss me off. I hope they don’t make it back to the ALCS this year. I honestly hope they miss the playoffs completely.
Yep. We might have gotten some monkeys off our back but I still don’t like that stadium and all its doodads and gimmicks.
Nothing wrong with that. For fuck’s sake, they have a pile of rocks as a main stadium feature. It’s not exactly Stonehenge, either.
Don’t forget the obnoxious fireworks.
I actually like the fireworks.
Damn, Kenny didn’t say “You’ve got to get up … to get down” during the Cano replay. Disappointed.
I think the Mexican Gangsta could’ve beat Abreu.
Is it wrong to say I don’t want to see Joba tonight?
Nope. I want to see D-Rob though.
I think the ump is blind in his left eye.
Was it really necessary to take out Ace??
Joe was bored. Needed something to do
Necessary? No. Is it worth complaining about Joe’s decision? No. Marte is here to get lefties out. Bobby is probably their hottest hitter, and he’s a lefty, and everyone in the pen could use work, and it’s a one run game in which matchups may help us win this game, and Marte is pretty good.
this. It is overmanaging but not really egregious. Also, Bobby’s struggled against LHP so far this year.
should have overmanaged marte out of the game
Marte: “Take that, black people!”
Take it, Torii.
Marte can be so frustrating.
seriously. It’s like, he’s so good, but aaargghh
Somebody get Marte a calendar that only has October in it.
Does Marte not know how to throw strikes?
really Girardi? Ace can’t handle bobby? overmanaging that bullpen again..after the first couple of games this year i thought he had changed…guess not..
+1. We’re doomed. Girardi can’t manage for shit!11!! We’ll never win with his blatant mismanagement.
What’s that again?
We’ll never win with Girardi?
we win in spite of Girardi..
is your screen name meant to be dirty?
girardi was telling javy and marte pitch terribly before the game even started, and i saw him kick nick johnson in the back
WTF is going on??
Ahh trolls. Haven’t seen too many lately even with blown leads. Speaking of that it’s nice not seeing a normal SBGL post in a while unless I missed it.
my mom is trolling IRL right now.
Well that was bad.
what in the hell is going on this inning?
That check swing slow roller was SCARY, luckily Abreu wasn’t running full speed.
Good job, guys.
That sucks.
Well done Joe
Fuck Me, Kendry is killing us. Girardi is scratching his head
Fuck. This game is over.
I knew that playing bullpen carousel was going to bite them in the ass.
I’m so glad Ace was taken out.
So who blew the IBB call? I guess that’s Cerv’s error?
Aceves imploded this inning. Wait what????
Mo laughing it up with the BP at the whole confusion.
NO SMILING IN BASEBALL!
/posada’d
Hey, maybe we will get to see Mitre after all!
Girardis bad bullpen management again..thats whats happening…
Marte failed, thats all it is.
no reason marte whould be in there, Ace is one of our best bullpen guys, no reason he should have been taken out
marte was the right call against abreu, should have put in joba or k-rob immediately after though
Marte fail
I’m going to turn it off for the sake of my blood pressure…
This inning = total fail.
Fuck.
that sucked
bad decision to let Marte pitch
No love for K-Rob, I guess. How could Marte face so many righties?
They didn’t want Morales hitting from the left, so they used Marte.
I understand, but I’d still take Robertson over a side-arming lefty against a righty batter.
Morales is a switch hitter
who is worse against LHP.
What happened to the Marte we used to know?
Still early but not looking good.
Maybe he’s saving his bullets for the World Series?
Maybe he’ a Clemens-like scab.
which Marte are you referring to?
the guy whose’s constantly injured?
the mirage that showed up for the playoffs & WS?
the guy who’s done little to nothing in the 2+ years they’ve had him?
They drank our milkshake…
I’m already ready to hear what happened with that first pitch IBB. I find it hard to believe Joe called for it then changed his mind. I think someone blew a sign.
Agreed. I think Cervelli missed something.
Giradi…just blew this game… walk Morales and bring in Robertson to pitch to Rivera…
I can’t believe the folly of Morales’ at bat….
this game is on Girardi…staying too long with Vasquez and the total mismanagement of the bottom of the 7th.
shit happens, can’t win every game
don’t blame the manager when the pitchers were awful
right, but blame the manager when he brings in the wrong pitchers. no reason to take out a strong pitcher doing well (aCE) to bring in a weaker pitcher. (ace gets lefthanders out too…)
javy + marte = blowout
mmmm.. Rodney, I like our chances.
The Yankees do have a chance to hand Marte a (very) undeserved win, since the Angels have the Dominican Brad Lidge pitching.
mmk yankees need to pick up Girardi.
ehh he’s been pretty good thus far
Actually I changed my mind. We’ll have our own rally against Rodney.
At least the Yankees will still be leading the WC race after today. lol
this is not shields & krod…this is rodney & fuentes..lets tie this game up.
Javy Vazquez just broke my belt loop.
Ok, for one last time, please Alex…
It’s Fernando Rodney. Probably one of the worst pitchers.
Rodney seems to be as good as Marte.
so bad they haven’t done squat against him in the 2x’s he’s pitched this series!
The combination of Fuentes/Rodney will blow the game.
(seriously why are they closers/setup men?)
No way!
Did Torii actually do something good in the field? I haven’t seen that in years.
Someone get a baby sheep so we can sacrifice that shit.
Lame.
Damn.
Unlucky inning fo sho
So that sucked.
I know its still early but damn Javy really sucks
Troll!!!
Nope.
He would have gone 5 or 6 if the starting left fielder knew how a glove worked.
shitty pitching > bad fielding
Okay, should I be worried about Javy at this point?
ya think?
No. Slightly concerned? Sure. But not worried.
slightly concerned meaning I’m not ready to jump from the ledge yet?
Did you know that the only non-human mammal that can stand on its head is the Asian Elephant?
That’s good stuff right there.
Yes; he’s done.
Tex, too. Dude is hitting .119.
Yankees should resign Tino Martinez. HE knew how to win. Four rings.
That was obnoxious.
why are Paul O’Neill and Al Leiter still in the booth ;_;
Mitre Time!
Grab your wood! The Mitre saw is on!
Coulda been Gaudin Time!
Alas, the coin came up tails.
+1. Gaudin has been on fire in Oakland.
BEARDS OF GLORY!
So… I didn’t really think bringing in Marte was a bad move in that situation other than that Girardi taking out a pitcher who is rolling is frustrating. Don’t kill me.
He left Marte in for too long. Its clear he has some bad control issues. He’s a pitcher that works the bottom of the zone too, this ump had a batters zone and barely called any low strikes. I would have pulled him pretty quickly.
This, I agree with. But people are freaking out about bringing Marte in period, which wasn’t a problem to me.
Also, the Morales at-bat, what the heck happened there
Girardi should have been more vocal about his history swinging on 3-0. He just did his gesture and turned his back in disgust. Marte really sucks right now but he should be able to manager that.
Well, they were gonna lose a series sometime.
yeah…but it didn’t have to be this one. Up 3-0…the Angels aren’t as good as the Yankees have made them look this series.
What’s with Cerve’s throws today?
No more excuses for the ass-clown Vazquez. He either starts pitching well or Cashman can start shopping him back to the JV league.
How about this for an idea… Stop pitching to the other team’s best hitter when JUAN FUCKING RIVERA is batting behind them.
Kendry Morales is 7 for 10 in the series with about 66 RBI and our genius pitching staff just keeps pouring the ball down the plate to him.
It reminds me of the days when the Yanks would refuse to walk Manny and Papi. They felt compelled to throw those guys strikes in big spots.
Please, for the love of god, stop pitching to Kendry Morales.
Oh, and one more thing… Why the hell is Morales hitting 5th? He’s by far the best hitter in the Angels lineup. Sounds like Mikey Soc is getting tips from his neighbor Torre.
Okay, this one I actually agree with.
Hell, Mike Napoli had the third best OPS on the team last season, and he’s batting 8th.
All kinds of LOL. Well done!
Why are you so angry with Vasquez and not with Thames who dropped the double that knocked him out of the game?
This lose is the manager’s fault.
that’s for sure…this loss is on Girardi with ample assists from Vasquez and Marte.
No, it’s not. Javy was not good today. Period. Doesn’t mean he’s useless and crap and he needs to get traded for beans put Mitre in the rotation zomgs, and Thames didn’t help, but Javy was not good today.
because vasquez has been pathetic in every game so far and shows no signs of improvement.. thames is the 4th OF
Haha. Thames? The guy who is hitting about .850 and who smoked another ball off the wall in left today? Did you see the ball that was hit to him? It was hit as hard as any ball in the history of baseball. Would Gardner have caught it? Yes. But it was no easy play at all. That one is on Vazquez.
This loss is part Girardi’s fault and part Vazquez’ fault. But starting Thames against a lefty has been a very successful move for the Yanks so far.
Fact: No one should ever play left field for the Yankees unless their son’s name is Hunter.
GGBG’s son’s name is Hunter Gardner?
I’m with you bro..!!!
Fun fact: Juan Rivera’s career OPS+ is higher than Johnny Damon’s and only one point behind Torii Hunter’s
Career stats? What is this, a 2005 YES broadcast?
Kaat: “Kevin Brown on the hill tonight”
Kay: “Lets take a look at his career stats”
I don’t know whether you or Dante is my favorite commenter tonight.
I like Dante. He’s a bit more cerebral. You can tell he works on his craft.
let it be me..dude..I really need some affirmation coming away from this crap of a game
I only despise the Scioscia Angels this much less than the Suxsox of Baston
I will give you credit for the Man-ning thing because I still don’t know what the hell you meant there. Good job, Dante
Man up as in show up (ie Pettite in game 6 WS) Pettite during entire playoffs…
Pettitte wasn’t that good in Game 6 of the WS, the offense and lack of timely hitting by the Phillies bailed him out
yeah…but he was able to hold it together and not implode.
Vasquez couldn’t hold it together for a lousy 4 innings today.
Pettite can suck it up when he doesn’t have it and that’s what makes him a winner.
p-e-t-t-i-t-t-e
v-a-z-q-u-e-z
thanks bro…my focus on correct spelling gets flushed down the crapper when i’m witnessing this shite of a game.
I don’t deserve the crown. I’m commenting out of pure frustration and probably don’t mean anything I’m writing.
haha. I think it was “ass clown” that really set me off.
“No more excuses for the ass-clown Vazquez. He either starts pitching well or Cashman can start shopping him back to the JV league.”
Dude, it’s one thing to be a little annoyed, but this is ridiculous.
better than the thames/umpire excuses for Javy
it’s only going to get tougher on him since his next start will likely be @ home.
Two bad throws from Cervs in a row. Never seen that before.
They should send Javy to AAA until he solves all his issues……so far everytime he pitches is a sure loss….mitre for the 5th spot and melancon to the BP
so far everytime he pitches is a sure loss
Except he actually won a game? Remember that? (Not saying he pitched particularly well in that game, just saying you said something factually incorrect.)
yeah maybe lightning will strike twice
Lightning has struck way more than twice.
Except for when they win.
Did you know that there are about 300 different species of turtles?
Considering he hasn’t pitched in a few weeks, I’m pleasantly surprised that it’s not 13-4. Mitre is a bulldog!
That’s why he is in the pen
Mitre has that bulldog in a chinese restaurant mentality.
Ha. I like that.
I think Mitre will be better this year. That is why I think they should send Javy to AAA until he solves his issues. Right now I feel more confident when Mitre is on the mound.
woooooooooooow
Is it May yet? Tex needs to start murdering baseball
Shields coming in to start the 9th?? Yankees bring the tying run to the plate in the 9th.
My rally cap is on
My monkey is out.
TWSS?
That wouldn’t make much sense.
Ever been to Thailand? I have. It makes sense.
Damnit jorge,
First series loss. Oh wells.
Gritty ab by Gardner so far.
He hit it well into the outfield, too! He’s been eating a lot of grits. It explains the power surge.
the Boverreactions on twitter are intense.
We should blow up this team and start over.
we suck!!! Javy!!!!! Girardi you teh idiot!!!!!
Seriously, guys, we have now lost one series out of six and we’re 12-6. This is not a reason to freaking panic.
I bet @beeezby has lost her shit and is throwing shit all over the Twittersphere.
I have no idea who that person is but she looks pretty rational.
Girardi’s management of this game has given a new meaning to blow job!!
/j-bobber’d
Now it’s Blown Job…. ?
It’s your inferno, we’re just living in it.
His comedy is too perfect, it is almost like it is divine.
this comment is awesome.
you know he descended 8 level of “hell” (kinda like the 8 innings that the Yanks pitched today)
but no ascent into Paridiso or come back victory to make it all OK…
Tread carefully Dante, your dangerously close to crossing the Vicky Mendoza line into the SGBL zone.
not sure what the SGBL zone is… or who Vicky Mendoza is
sure would like to know… though
SGBL = nothing you would like to be
Wow, out of all the teams/places, the series streak ends in anaheim. damn those angels
Nooooooooooooooooooooooo
They weren’t going to win every series, but this game was more than winnable. A couple of questionable bullpen decisions.
Has Javy pitched in every Yankees loss this year? It sure seems that way.
I direct you to Friday night, and Thursday night.
3/6
Has Derek Jeter been a part of every loss this year? It sure seems that way.
OH WAIT?!
OH. MY. GOD.
And we have a perfect record when he’s not playing. I just… I don’t… OH MY GOD.
everybody gets a trophy this year even if the yankees don’t win. we don’t want javy to feel bad if he loses
totally not what anyone was saying but cool
on a side note, javy’s photo is awful– i think it amplifies my frustration with the guy
Even if his shoulder is not hurting it would be nice if it claimed it was and they DL’d him. He can be the Yankees Eddie Curry.