Game One: Opening Night
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The last time the Yankees played in a game that mattered, they walked off the field as World Champions. Following an offseason of trades and free agent signings, plus a Spring Training completely devoid of major controversy, the boys in pinstripes are ready to step out onto the field to defend that World Championship. The 2010 season isn’t going to wait around for any drama, it’s kicking things off with a good ol’ fashioned Yankees-Red Sox matchup in Fenway Park the night before the other 28 teams play their first games.
The new season means a new beginning, and all of that magic from 2009 will have to be recreated. We don’t know if CC Sabathia will be able to ward off his April demons, but we know he’s the guy we want on the mound in October. We don’t know who’s going to pitch the almighty eighth inning, but there’s about three or four guys out in the bullpen that we’re comfortable seeing out there. We don’t know if this is the year that age catches up to Derek Jeter or Jorge Posada or Andy Pettitte or Mariano Rivera, but if it is, then damn, it sure has been one hell of a ride.
Here’s the first lineup of the new season…
Derek Jeter, SS
Nick Johnson, DH
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Jorge Posada, C
Curtis Granderson, CF
Nick Swisher, RF
Brett Gardner, LF
And on the mound, the Villain from Vallejo, CC Sabathia.
First pitch is scheduled for 8:05pm ET, and the game is being broadcast nationally on ESPN2. If you’re in the NY area though, that broadcast is being blacked out and we’ll have to watch on YES. Same deal if you’re in enemy territory, NESN will have the game in New England.
Ladies and gentleman, welcome to the 2010 season.
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Stoked.
Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
LET’S GO YANKEES
CLAP, CLAP, CLAP CLAP CLAP!
Starting to get jittery now.
I already drank like three seltzers and I’m still like OH GOD SPAZ OUT
Really nailed the first game thread of the year. Short, sweet and dead on.
Nick Johnson in the #2 hole has me giddy. (TWSS)
DON’T HOLD YOUR BREATH IN THE OFFSEASON. IS TOO LONG.
Formatting fail. Punchline of joke. nevermind. go Yanks.
LETS GO!!!!!!!!!!!
Let’s get it on motherf**ckers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Even having to listen to Morgan and Miller can’t ruin this- so excited
Just wait until they continually talk about the Red Sox’s improved defense for the whole broadcast.
Big Papi is so clutch!
“Here’s the first lineup of the new season”
God… I hope we see this lineup 120 times or more.
Wicked psyched to be here. You guys ready to rent some CAHS?
The quest for 28 begins! Lets get it going boys!
Morgan talking about Ortiz, “They need Ortiz not to drive in runs, but to drive in big runs” douche….
I really miss Morgan’s idiotic comments, that means baseball is here…
I am so fuckin hyped rite now omg…
On Landsdowne street tonight:
http://boston.3432.voxcdn.com/.....15;640.jpg
http://boston.3432.voxcdn.com/.....15;360.jpg
Both safe.
That’s amazing.
Hahaha. Probably the greatest idea ever.
that person is my hero
Best Halloween costume ever.
1 word: EPIC.
We Will Not Be Stopped
haha Mariano just said “internets”
Maybe he meant the inner netting they invented to line swim trunks….
The Road to #28 starts tonight! I am pumped up!
Still pissed at the schedule makers. They should have had to come to the Bronx and watch while the Yanks got the rings . Maybe theyll make em do it next year ……F*CK the SAWX
“F*CK the SAWX”
F*CK ‘EM IN THE EAR
/Goodfellas’d
I agree that it’s bs that we have to play on Boston after winning the ws, but it will be great handing the sox their first loss of the season.
I LOVE your handle.
+VP
So what are we thinking of Curry so far? He seems alright. His voice is a bit douchebaggy, but he’s been solid so far.
I think he’s fantastic.
Yeah, I’m gonna judge him harshly just because I miss Coney, but I’m sure he’ll be good.
Thank Mo, it’s time for baseball!
When do the Red Sox raise the Nazi flag as a pennant?
WE.
WILL.
NOT.
BE.
STOPPED.
/bookend’d
Schilling: “Mariano has been a top closer for almost two full decades now.”
ESPN announcers: We can’t wait to read Curt Schilling’s blog on ESPN Boston!
My mom: Yes we f-cking can.
Haha, wonderful.
For all of the humor your mom has provided, that’s the best yet. Fantastic.
Last year, my mother sees V-Mart batting for the Sox and says “What’s he doing on the Sox? He’s not white.” She then scanned the Fenway crowd and said “Just like I thought…no black guys.”
this one musical note is designed to slowly drive me insane
reply fail
YES has the player introductions. There’s gonna be a lot of boos wooo!
huh, Mariano got a nice reception
Joba got the most hostile reception so far =/
Really hoping to see Joba throw at Youkilis again this year.
Orsuckio couldnt bring himself to introduce us as THE WORLD CHAMPION NEW YORK YANKEES
I can’t wait for this game!
You heard that? Sergio MiGRE. Ha.
wasn’t it “Serdio”?
Don’t run too hard Nick!!!
I love the boos. booze too
I’d love for one of the players to just turn and wave like he would to home fans.
Tears taste so good.
Trying to figure out this damn VPN…
that was an interesting shot of Posada
He was showing off for you, Bex.
his salute to the Red Sox Nation (what a bunch of bullshit that is)…..Hank/d
Awww don’t Boo Teix Sox fans, Boo your owner for not signing him. By the way how is that Teix curse?
Big Ups to Travelling Secretary Jack McCormack!!!
HAHA. Home PA guy can’t even get the names right.
sweet ponytail
Exactly what I thought.
Tommie, make sure you click on the pics I posted above. Right up your alley.
I approve.
Let’s go boys. Time to do it again.
The boos are amazing. Boston is full of a bunch of bitter motherfuckers I guess.
lol Varitek is gonna get introduced in the reserves and I’m gonna laugh
Think they boo Cameron out of habit?
Way to almost take out the cameraman, Hall.
nice ovation for lowell
Wow, I totally forgot about Hermida.
Going to suck rooting against Mike Cameron this year. I’ve been a long time fan.
+2
/speaking for TSJC’d
My wife’s favorite non-Yankee.
why can’t the yanks get their rings tonight? that would be bad-ass
He has that C on his chest for a reason.
Because he’s a pretentious piece of shit, who feels the need to let the world know he’s captain, after petitioning MLB to allow him to wear it?
Very, very well done.
All the Bostonians on my facebook are already leaving me hostile messages on my wall…lol let the season begin!
Why weren’t Hughes and Mitre introduced?
Mitre was. Hughes is still in Tampa in Extended ST.
Must have missed the Mitre thing.
that’s because they introduced him as “Serdio Meadray” or something like that
I put most of my fandom aside when writing my Sox preview, but I had to take shots at Varitek. What an absolute douche. Oh, and how come he wasn’t vilified in the press when he was cheating on his wife, ala A-Rod?
because he AWOKE THE SLEEPING GIANT and “won a fight” with his mask on!!!!
oh my God this one organ note (brain leaks out)
JD Drew batting seventh, behind Ortiz and Beltre, really makes no goddamn sense at all
Is Pedro throwing first pitch ?
yup
Kinda makes you wish Matsui was still around just to hit it out of the park for shits and giggles.
Haha, comment of the night.
Would be hilarious if Matsui popped out of no where, ran up to the batter’s box and ripped the first pitch into the stands. That would be epic.
pedro uses his first pitch to drill johnny pesky in the ribs
Cano laughs at that line up.
Hello Everyone,
fun begins ..#28
Damn. Mike Cameron needs to mix in a salad or two. I would not be surprised to see his great range diminished carrying around that weight. He used to be chiseled as could be.
Hellooooo Keri.
Tommie: very aroused.
best “pyrotechnic display” ever
Why did they boo Youkillis? Is the crowd at Fenway a bunch of PETA members?
Also, my sister said that Youkillis’ beard looks like a dead squirrel. Today is the day I can take pride in which I have sister’s who can marginally understand baseball.
they’re saying YOUUUUUUUK, not booing him
they are saying “yoooooouuuuuuukkkkk,” not booing
I did not know that.
*DFAs’ self*
They were saying “YOOOOOOOUK”.
I was saying Boo-urns
they’re saying YOUUUUUUUK, not booing him
Cut your damn hair Tex.
Don’t mess with his flow, man.
Who was the chick with Pesky? That was the best part of the opening ceremony.
Holy SHIT! The game’s on YES too!!!!!!!
Why doesn’t espn just change its name to nesn already
You are not too confident about it if you have to announce that you r going to have pyrotechnic before it happens.
On other note, Yankees had jets fly over GMS field for the first game of spring training..
this about killed me, Axisa (can I call you Axisa? Or am I now bannified?):
http://twitter.com/mikeaxisa/status/11612777401
LOL.
Anyone else’s YES feed crap out?
never thought id say Kruks the only one with sense
Yep. 8:02 and I’ve got a black screen.
reply fail. someone said they lost their feed. 8:05 and I seem to be back.
this new YES Network intro is soooo dramatic
I’m watching Baseball tonight. Did anyone know that there is some sort of “Wall” in LF of Fenay? I think they refer to it as “The Monster.
Yes. It makes fly balls that would not be homers in 26 parks into home runs.
I have chills.
HAHA! He said aura and mystique! HAHA! Wooo!
/building the brand’d
Nice!!!
Bring it, bitches! Bring it.
How the hell does ESPN hire both Nomar and Schilling within the span of like two weeks? Something tell me Captain America Varitek has a nice job waiting for him when he finally realizes that he can’t hit anymore.
Nah, he’ll get one with NESN ’cause he’s banging Heidi Watney.
In other words, it will never happen.
Yeah, everyone knows Mauer resigned in Minnesota because he realized he’s permanently blocked in Boston.
I still can’t beleive the Sox captain is a bench player.
I really think they’re going to keep him there til they tire of Francona, and then they’ll just make him the manager. He won’t stop playing though- player/manager! Teh clutch!
If it helps at all, they also hired Aaron F#$%ing Boone.
All three of them are rank idiots, though, so… whatevs.
The amazing thing about the Boone hire is if that if he doesn’t hit that homerun, no way he gets a job like that. Boone is maybe the most classic example of right place, right time, perfect storm. And the subsequent injury and departure was almost like God saying there, you had your moment – hope you enjoyed it.
I am giddy like a school girl!
Here in Baltimore…M.Kay f’s up to start the season
Haha and it only took two minutes into the season
I noticed that, rewinded, laughed, rewinded again to laugh some more, and then had to check here to see if anyone else noticed
Very happy to have both Al and Kenny for opening night.
Is Tino not on regularly? I hope. What’s his deal?
And what’s the deal with airline peanuts?
did you guys hear the Red Sox are designed around pitching, defense, and run prevention this year?
Let’s go bitches!
WE’RE IN BALTIMORE!!! I love you Kay!
michael “baltimore” kay: wasting no time
The little Herb Brooks speech kid was just out. This current Boston ownership has never met a gimmick it didn’t love.
If I hear anymore of Beckett being an ace, I might explode. THE RED SOX ACE IS A GUY NAMED JOHN LESTER!!!!! Come on people, you’re killing me.
Did we have a season predictions column this year? No?
AL East
100-62 Yankees
91-71 Red Sox
85-77 Rays
76-86 Orioles
67-95 Blue Jays
AL Central
88-74 Twins
86-76 White Sox
83-79 Tigers
73-89 Indians
61-101 Royals
AL West
84-78 Angels
82-80 Rangers
81-81 Mariners
77-85 A’s
NL East
90-72 Phillies
86-76 Braves
84-78 Marlins
78-84 Nationals
77-85 Mets
NL Central
90-72 Cardinals
84-78 Brewers
83-79 Cubs
73-89 Reds
70-92 Pirates
69-93 Astros
NL West
92-70 Rockies
90-72 Dodgers
83-79 Giants
77-85 Diamondbacks
70-92 Padres
Trades and junk:
Starters
Cleveland trades Jake Westbrook to the Brewers
Cincinnati trades Bronson Arroyo to the Mariners
Baltimore trades Jeremy Guthrie to the Phillies
Relievers
San Diego trades Heath Bell to the Braves
Cleveland trades Kerry Wood to the Rangers
Toronto trades Scott Downs to the Twins
Arizona trades Chad Qualls to the Cardinals
Toronto trades Jeremy Accardo to the Giants
Position Players
Toronto trades Lyle Overbay to the Giants
Baltimore trades Luke Scott to the Mariners
Discussed but ultimately not traded
Adrian Gonzalez, Carlos Peña, Prince Fielder, Carl Crawford, Mike Lowell, Pat Burrell, Jose Guillen, David DeJesus, Cristian Guzman, Cliff Lee, Brandon Webb, Roy Oswalt, Ben Sheets, Jason Marquis, Aaron Harang, Gil Meche, Matt Capps, Octavio Dotel, Mike Gonzalez, Jonathan Papelbon
Playoffs:
AL
Yankees over Angels 3-0
Red Sox over Twins 3-2
Yankees over Red Sox 4-1
NL
Phillies over Dodgers 3-2
Cardinals over Rockies 3-2
Cardinals over Phillies 4-3
World Series
Yankees over Cardinals 4-2
Awards
MVP
AL-CentWAR Centaur™, NL-Troy Tulowitski
Cy Young
AL-Felix Hernandez, NL-Tim Lincecum
ROY
AL-Michael Brantley, NL-Jason Heyward
Comeback Player
AL-Travis Hafner, NL-Tim Hudson
FWIW, my picks from last year:
http://riveraveblues.com/2009/.....ent-319452
/Anti-Perlman’d
at first I thought this was a “RATE MY FANTASY TEAM!!!!” post and I was gonna kill someone. But it’s not.
I can dig it!
You stole my WS picks you asshole….
FACT: I am the leading asshole in the state.
None of your exact trades came true, but some of the players/prospects did get moved.
Are you getting the Herb Brooks kid?????
# Hey fans! Can the Yankees nail down a win?! Or will the Red Sox resurrect their winning ways?! Baseball! Easter! Jesus jokes! Next! about 9 hours ago via web
What in the fuck is “Segment 2?”
the sequel to Segment 1. Duhhhh
I’m not sure, but people usually call me “Segment 9.5″, if that helps.
What the fuck is juice?
Fenway introductions went something like this:
SS – Jeter
DH – Nick Johnson
1B – Mark Teixeira
3B – Some Dominican
2B – Another Dominican
C – The Puertorican
CF – The skinny Black guy
RF – Nick Swisher
LF – Brett Gardner
and on the mound The big blck guy
Play ball!!!
this is making me laugh really hard. Like “drfat” hard.
I hate that kid…
i missed this mohegan sun ad
The blonde one looks like a professor of mine from junior year.
Kay is just full of fail tonight.
HOLY SHIT THESE NEW GRAPHICS ARE AMAZING MY MIND IS BLOWN
let’s go yanks
HERE WE GO!!!! LOVE IT!
Annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd..here we go.
/anti climactic’d
note to all umpires, let me remind you: if Nick Johnson looks at it it is *NOT* a strike
WHAT IS WITH ME AND THE REPLY FAILS AAAH
There went my prediction for a leadoff homer from Jeter.
Ooo fancy new scoreboard thingee.
I thought I was high. Am I high?
Only pro of getting the NESN feed is that its dead overhead the pitcher.
Must be the start of the season, since Jeter just grounded the first pitch.
Jeter is seriously on the decline.
Damn, i thought Mike’s prediction would be right- take the first pitch.
Does anyone know why this game is on YES in NYC, and not ESPN? Thank fucking god I don’t have to listen to Jon Miller.
hahaha, somebody definitely guaranteed Jeter would ground out to short on the first pitch in another RAB thread today.
I saw that.
These graphics are terrific…
Oh meaningful baseball. I’ve missed you so much.
Oh, Jeter ground out on the first pitch, and Johnson taking pitches. This is 2010
Nick Johnson’s using the Larry Craig stance, I see.
Well done.
Ellsbury doesn’t get to that one.
Crap. I was hoping that’d hit the monster.
OMG, Cameron is teh bomb in the defense.
So, Josh Beckett is still Walter Johnson ca. 1913.
Oy vey.
Nice range, Cameron.
(grumbles)
defense! theo is a genius!!!
/msm’d
Cameron looked like a gimpy old man. There is no way he will be the best centerfielder in baseball this year.
*a fat, gimpy old man
Oh I’m really really really gonna enjoy watching Johnson not swinging at pitches out of the zone. like ever.
Haha, IETC.
HOLY FUCK CALL THE TIGERS AND GET DAMON BACK WE ARE DONE
are we doomed yet
Well, that’s it. This season is over. Let’s all kill ourselves.
ZOMG?!?!?! Teh Yankees Bust!!!!!
They should have signed Damon..no hits, no runs scored against Beckett..Its going to be a long season.
I think tonight’s going to set the RAB traffic record.
I don’t know dude. That night/morning of the Javy trade was INSANE.
That’s mainly because we didn’t know who the mystery pitcher was.
I’m not sure why I’m so interested but I wish I could see day by day stats.
McNabb just got traded to the Redskins.
Linkage: http://twitter.com/Adam_Scheft.....1613372960
WOW.
Eagles: epic morons.
WOOOHOOOO!!! I am seriously fucking excited.
say WHAT
STFU!
*speechless*
I’m happy for Donovan. The Eagles treated him like shit, as did the Philly fans. The Redskins will be quite appreciative to have a QB of McNabb’s level and should pay him nicely too.
Stupid move for the Eagles in my opinion unless they get a sick package in return, which I doubt they will.
Thank you for fucking up my night.
MLB Gameday said it was new and 3D. It looks exactly the same to me. Am I missing something?
McNabb to the Redskins, in division trade????
Holy shit. They better have made Washington give up their 1st for that.
HOW DARE McNABB UPSTAGE OPENING DAY LIKE THAT!!!
/A-Rod opt out’d
They better have made Washington give up their 1st AND a bunch of other shit as well.
If we gave up our first I’m going to be a little upset. But the fact that I finally have a real quarterback makes me happy.
I hope Kevin Kolb sucks massive a$$.
Yup. Philly phans longed for a white QB?
Here’s hoping he’s Bobby Hoying.
Quick top of the inning.
not impressed by YES’ attempt at fake 3D
I like the scoreboard.
We’re fucked. Joe West is the umpire, so I assume he’s already in postseason form.
Andy still wants to yell at him
I bet you’d enjoy watching Andy get all hot and bothered, Bex.
(nods sadly)
We have good defensive skinny black centerfielders too, hah.
could do without the sound effects every time a a graphic appears
it took one out for Kay to bring up last opening day start for CC..unbelivable..
Check out CC’s spikes..are those regulation?
Crap, Red Sox are going to protest this game if they lose.
OH PEACE DUSTIN.
The sarcasm is going to be brutal tonight in this thread.
Yeah? Is it?! Is it REALLY?!?!?
So’s your face.
That’s not sarcasm, that’s just being a dick.
Oh shit son
Sit down, short stuff.
First K of the year: so sweet.
Awwwww poor lil white kid got overpowered by the evil black guy…
/Empire Strikes Back’d
:Golf Clap:
It works on two levels!
For shizzle
Is it just me, or does Pedroia look way older than he should? Like he looks 5 years older than Jeter
i agree. he looks 40
And you can’t even see his bald spot with his helmet on…
Lowell is only like four months older than Jeter. THAT’S what freaks me out.
That is very scary. And they both came up in our system…(picturing weird parallel universe where Mike Lowell developed into Yankee legend and Captain)
Not everyone can look his youthful age like Big Papi.
isn’t he younger than Jeter? ~Supposedly~
Yeah, according his to his fake Hawaiian birth cert–wait, that’s someone else.
he has to look older so his brother would stop touching him
Pure evil. And I laughed at it.
this this this
can someone inform Kay it is 2010 opening day and not 2009..
love the new graphics!!!
Good Lord that changeup is ridic. RIDIC!
Its being clocked at 88/87. SO filthy
you guys are lucky, i am cursed. i have to watch joe morgan and jon miller
please shoot me
Sometimes you have to take the good with the bad…or the bad with the good.
or sometimes you just get no good at all
The Red Sox are not built around pitching and defense. Just because they improved those things doesn’t mean they’re built around those things. They aren’t. They still have a top quality offense.
top quality offense?
Yea, they still have a good offense. Their top 5 is very good and Mike Cameron and Adrian Beltre should improve in a righty friendly park.
And they are tough(er) outs 1-9 than last year. They’re 7-9 hitters were terrible last year.
2 – 8 could all hit 20 + HR. 3 – 8 could hit 25.
I agree, people are acting like their offense is the Mariners’, but idiot commenters don’t think their offense is the same because they don’t have anyone ~feared~ Manny/roidin’-Ortiz-style.
Exactly, it’s not like they’re suddenly the Mariners. They improved their defense and pitching, but so did the Yankees.
jinx
I used your post in the OT thread for a post tomorrow. Thanks!
I just saw that and responded, but thanks again for finding it amusing. Although I imagine Steve H and JMK are gonna be pissed since they’ve asked me to post on their blog.
How’s the YES gun this year?
Synced up with Gameday/pitch f/x!
Everyone knows the Elf’s weakness, fastballs up and in.
How did CC and Sabathia not face each other in the regular season last year? CC didn’t face the Sox after the deadline?
probably because they’re the same person.
lol meant martinez. whoops. clearly i couldve used extended ST
yes should poach whoever does graphics for the colbert show
Best…..Idea…..Ever
that opening to the show is super gaudy
Scouting report: BEARS.
IETC
good first inning for ZZ
We’ve got good defense too bitches.
Teix’s UZR just turned negative.
I like this.
No, Kay. If anything, your voice would deactivate…everything.
So now I can talk shit to you Giants’ fans and actually have an offense that can back it up! That first inning took a backseat to my excitement after hearing about Mcnabb.
..back to beisbol
I have no idea what the Eagles were thinking.
None.
You trade a top-10 NFL QB to the only division rival who doesn’t already have a solid QB, and all you get back is a 2nd this year and a 3rd next year (which is the equivalent of a 4th this year).
Moronic.
I have to watch it on ESPN and while I like Orel he can’t talk over Miller and Morgan enough.
C.C. rocking the Jordan’s!!!
Wow. McNabb for a 2nd and either a 3rd or 4th next year.
Great trade for the Skins.
And thank Mo Mcnabb didn’t go to the Raiders, therefore hurting the Pats.
Yup.
http://twitter.com/Adam_Scheft.....1613918268
Eagles:
EPIC. MORONS.
I don’t really have an NFC team, but I think I’ll adopt the Skins this year. I hope McNabb sticks it to the Eagles.
Seconded.
Agreed!!!
Talk about getting no respect from the Philly fans.
why is he so unclutch?!?!
Yankees will win baby! WE WILL WIN!
Bandbox. Fenway Park is such an embarrassment to baseball!!!
I’ve never seen a pitcher throw to first like Beckett just threw to Youkilis. Play of the night! Laminate it!
BOOM
WOOO! USE THAT SHIT AGAINST THEM!
Hip hip!
jorge
gone
Peace out, no hitter!
What a joke of a ballpark.
Jorge!
JORGIE!!!!
POSADA!!
hip hip
Your face Beckett
JORGE!
HIP HIP!
Wooo! 180′ HOMER!!!
bandbox!
that was like the most anticlimactic home run ever. It went like 40 feet!
c yaaa
JORGE!!!!!!
Oh shcnap.
/bandboxed
hip hip
YES!!!!!!!!!!!! I definitely thought that that was going foul.
Hip Hip!
HIP HIP
Jorgie!!!!!
I like the ESPN scoreboard…speaking of ESPN, when are they gonna put boog sciambi higher up on the broadcaster pecking order? he’s sabercentric, legitimately funny, and better than anyone else they have.
YES Posada
BOOOOM Po
Take that Pesky!!!
Hip Hip Jorge!!!!
Posada pole?
And your first baserunner/hit/run/RBI/HR of the 2010 baseball season is Jorge Posada. 1.000/1.000/4.000, bitches!
Fun fact for future generations:
Who hit the first HR of the 2010 season and who did he hit it off of?
Second fun fact for future generations:
who hit the second HR of the 2010 season and which same overrated pitcher was it off of?
Posada with the homer!
Anyone know how Yahoo is handling tonight’s game in H2H leagues? Just rolling into this coming week?
Man, 100grand is so lanky. Just all legs.
CURTIS!!!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
C-GRAND!!!!!!
JIMP
Jizzed in my pants
back to back
GRANDY!
Back to back works.
Lol@Josh Beckett
Grandy!
Fuck yeahhhhh
Sweet mother of God. That was a bomb!
2 times your face!
Damon who?
granderson!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He CRUSHED that shit.
A GRAND HOMERUN!!
FUCK YEAH!
BACK 2 BACK! LET’S GOOOOOOOOOO!
c yaaa x2
TRUE YANKEE!!!!!
can’t stop laughinggggg
Sure!!! Against a righty! Whatever!!!!
Curtis Granderson ain’t nuttin’ to fuck wit.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_5kSi.....ncial1.gif (kinda objectionable, definitely NSFW)
damn you beat me with the Wu-Tang reference. and you had the better link!
ODB/d
WELCOME TO NEW YORK CURTIS!!!!@!!!
Called it!
ha, dude me too.
Granderson can really hit right handers
Josh Beckett: we are not impressed.
At all…
Lovely.
GRANGSTER
WELCOME TO THE YANKEES!
there’s another 39 where those came from. book it.
GRANDERSLAM
Sounds to much like Grand Slam, we need something for normal homers.
i’m serious when i say this, and this shot gives me confidence… Granderson will hit 35 HR this year
Thats is so Granderson…
What was Sterling call for Grandy?
I don’t think he has one yet. He didn’t say anything past the old high, far, gone.
That was beautiful.
At this point ESPN is going to have to stop televising these Beckett games or they’re not going to be able to pretend he’s the most awesome pitcher ever.
Also we clearly should have kept Damon.
IETC
damon who? yeah I went there
I wonder if this will be the homer prone Beckett this year.
Bombs Away Beckett!
2 already in the first game 1.2 inning in; chances are good
SSS
gj turning the lineup over, Nicky
Wow, Nick really does look a lot skinnier.
Is it safe to say everyone on this site JITP’d?
Send Peske out to calm him down…
Go deep Brett!!!
grit reference
/WranglerJeans’d
The Sox are about to pull their contract offer for Beckett.
Did we say FOUR years…?
i heard that swing all the way in africa
BG Grit counter: 1
So gritty.
GGBG’d
“He’s got some gumption about him.”
Did Singleton REALLY just say “he’s got grit”?
Regrettably.
Hey Tommie!
How about THIS shit!
Yankee baseball!
I’m as hard as a diamond in an ice storm right now.
/RickyBobby’d
2 homers off Beckett in the 2nd inning.
Andy: very aroused.
Granderson really can mash!!!!!
Circular Lineup, FTW!
BG, batting 1000
Gritman!
Mr.Grit gets a hit!
Whats wrong Beckett? Can’t get the yankees out…
base hit Gardner. 2 on with 2 outs.
Nice to see the pitches piling up after the quick 1st.
if Derek swings at 1st pitch this time, he has a hit
Beckett’s clearly not into midseason form yet. Look at his douchebeard. It’s just an asshat beard so far. Too early.
He’s the Samson of doucheness.
Man, this is the shiet.
So bossux…where is that improved defense?
Brand new 52″ flatscreen to watch the Yankees on? $850.
Pizza and Soda for night one? $25.
My father yelling “HIP HIP!” from downstairs on the first runs of the season? Priceless.
Don’t you mean from upstairs?
/another lives in parents basement joke
Attics are the new basement.
Jorge and C-Grand have matching perfect lines: 1.000/1.000/4.000/5.000
1.050 wOBA.
Brian Cashman will delay getting a new LF for one more at-bat.
Sincerely,
Sucka got no juice
I never said they’d need to trade for a bat, I said that Gardner was the shit.
Sincerely,
Jayson Pearlman
I didn’t sign up for this
Sincerely,
Daniel Pearl
ouch
Don’t like what I’m seeing from jeter so far…
Let’s cut him.
SSS FTL
He’ll end up hitting over .315
Gardner > Jeter obvs
Fastball in
Theo is genius..he didn’t get the sign on contract extension just because of this reason..he wanted to see how Beckett performed against Yankees.
What was Sterling’s home run call for Grandy? The Grandy man can, right? RIGHT?
posada kissed the pesky pole!
Sterling’s Granderson HR call: Curtis, you’re something sort of grandish.
WHAT
Stop
That’s horribly awful.
wait, what?
Is he aware that we’ve left spring training?
does anyone at all get the reference?
Explain, pls.
Senility setting in?
There’s so much that can be done with Granderson’s name. Why the hell did he choose that?
GREATEST CLUTCH PITCHER EVER! gets out of the jam with a clutch groundball. (the previous 4 hits don’t count, as they were not in clutch situations)
Well played.
It’s impossible for Beckett to pitch to the score if he never lets them score first.
It’s easy to be an ace when you don’t give up any runs, but trying being an ace when you put your team down several runs all the time.
Sincerely,
Jack Morris
Memo to Beckett. The new and improved defense only works if you keep the ball in the park.
Clearly, the Red Sox don’t care about pitching, since they signed all those great defensive players.
/Neyer’d
No defense for a HR.
/old adage
Pesky Pole, meet Jorge.
Jorge, meet Pesky Pole.
That’ll shut up those Mass-holes for awhile.
Damn, I thought they were gonna get him at second.
I love the smell of homers off Beckett in the early evening.
http://www.boston.com/news/pol.....59.JPG.jpg
haha! yesss! perfect response.
I do what i can
Damn you Youkillis
there goes the perfect game ;_;
YOu can’t get behind a good hitter like Youk :-/
CC could stand to be on the plate a bit more.
come on CC
With a lefty on the mound, wouldn’t you have Lowell DH’ing?
yeah but they’re not gonna not play Ortiz because he’s so cuddly and lovable
Apparently Good David Ortiz had some decent numbers against CC.
That was definitely a different era.
Gotta love that throw by C-Grand.
Joe Morgan, speaking about Youk not gripping the bat tightly, just said, “… so when he slides it down, he can get some hand action”
I don’t like you as a person, but I respect you as a hitter, Youkilis.
I also thank you for making fire and eventually venturing out from the caves and building mud-hut dwellings. Those were important steps in human evolution, so thank you.
Yeah, Youk is one of the few Sox players who can actually hit outside of Fenway.
we reward youkilis with Geico!
Yeah, this.
To say nothing of the advances he pioneered in beard technology.
fuck big papi!!!!!
You know, he’s not really my type.
Let’s not walk Ortiz, CC.
Chances that the Sox pick up Big Papi’s option this winter: -1,000%
Chances that they are already working on the smear campaign: +1,000%
So you’re saying there is a chance?
most clutch productive out EVER
Pitch Beltre all outside, CC.
Red Sox 5-6-7:
Ortiz, Beltre, Drew
What the Red Sox 5-6-7 should be:
Drew, Beltre, Ortiz
nice catch!
was Beltre always this ugly or did the Red Sox rub off on him?
WHAT A CATCH GRANDY!
Nice catch, Curtis.
I’ll trade the run for the out this early.
since youk is on my fantasy team, i like when he produces…. when the sox are down 19
Holy crap, Granderson lookin’boss.
Helllloooooo Centerfielder!
A Grand grab!
Damon who? Melky who? Grandy FTW!
Papi showing good fundamentals moving the runner…..Twins/d, angel/d
At least the run was somewhat offset by Grandy’s leaping catch.
Nice catch. This Granderson guy looks pretty good.
Seemed oddly played by C-Grand
CC’s not looking sharp so far
nevermind
YOU SHUT YOUR WHORE MOUTH WHEN BILLY MAYS IS TALKING
beltre MIGHT save the sox this year… might.
Hopefully he takes one to the balls.
Heh. My buddy who’s a Sox fan said he doesn’t want anyone on his team dumb enough not to wear a cup at a position they call the hot corner.
CC’s control >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Drew’s eye
ok so we get that back
lol doesnt jon miller understand that adrian beltre had to haveused steroids to hit 48 HRs…?
jon miller doesn’t even know where he is right now
Jon Miller: Do I know what I’m saying right now? No. Do I know where I am? No. But I’m here, and I’m going to give it my best shot.
i don’t think he does, even though, looking at his stats, it’s TOO obvious to miss
no reason to think that a player who has a ridiculously anomalous season in a contract year took steroids, right? especially if he doesn’t even approach those numbers in subsequent seasons
The explanation at the time was that he hurt his ankle and therefore stayed back more or some bs
Siddown Nancy
JD Drew: clearly does not give a fuck.
He’s Dominican?
good recovery for ZZ again
nastayyy
Same ol JD
Time to get back to plowing Beckett!
Season greetings fans of the soon to be 28 time World Champion Yankees.
Seems like forever waiting for this day, but now no more boring sportscenter covering that waste of a sport NBA.
by my calculations the Yankees are on pace for 1458 home runs this year!
Bring me the head of J.D. Drew.
/unappreciative Sox fans everywhere
Maybe they think he’s black?
that’s really the only explanation
Baseball being back just makes it seem as if everything is right with the world.
my wife doing some kind of pilates move in front of the TV…..what the hell is wrong with this woman?
SLAP HER, SLAPPY!!!!!
I say smack your wife every morning. If you don’t know why, she does.
/IkeTurner’d
she’s begging for it
I’m feeling an A-Bomb this inning.
jinxy
watching the game in israel, wish it was a YES broadcast instead of miller and boregan!
But it’s a Yom tov!!
lol, maybe so but its 4 in the AM
Haha yeah I could be at services, but I know God is right there with me watching this Yankee game
Mazal tov!
Granderson trade was by far the most underrated of the offseason. An all star center-fielder under 30 who’s a pretty good bet for 30-20? He could have a huge impact on the divison.
Mike Cameron’s batting gloves = those (original TV show) Star Trek aliens, one of whom was played by Frank Gorshin (aka the Riddler on 60′s TV Batman)
http://www.amazon.com/Star-Tre.....630098866X (safe)
Wait ’til he comes up next inning, you’ll see.
Wow, I thought that was a strike. Way to work it full, Nick.
Yeah, that was pretty close.
OBP Jesus is risen!
Clog that shit!
I’m gonna love seeing that about 100 more times this season.
The 1st Johnson walk, I’ve got chills.
Nick Johnson just terrorizes pitchers with his eye. Doesn’t even need a bat.
There goes NJ again, clogging up the bases.
Base clogger.
oh boy beckett got robbed I’ll take it
ah, the walk machine’s been activated
The Walkanator.
The Walkenator
http://media.ebaumsworld.com/p.....Walken.png
Two mice fell into a bucket of cream. WHICH MOUSE AM I, FRANK?!?!?
OBP FTW
Ahh the Joe Morgan dictionary in full effect tonight.
what did he say?
The Yankees will not be successful this year, they are way too reliant on the HR.
/Shit I read in 2009.
I was just going to post this. The Red Sox play small ball with the SF. The right way to play the game.
I’m loving the new graphics on YES. My favorite has to be the pitch count. Beckett’s already up to 43 pitches in the 3rd inning.
It is a nice addition.
agree i love the pitch count addition
Nick Johnson’s greatest contribution to the 2010 Yankees? More high socks.
oh hell yes. And getting on base 45% of the time. WHAT, I SAID IT.
I dunno, I’m loving the Larry Craig “Wide Stance” reference possibilities.
Not much of a fan of the stance. But the socks are teh awesome.
imagine what would happen if nick johnson and albert pujols sat in adjacent stalls?
/ironhorse’d
Have you been holding onto that one for a while? I’m a big fan.
I’ve got to bring some new goodies for Opening Day. It’s what the people want.
You give because you love.
High socks = grit
Gardner must be wearing stalkings.
Oh My God, Jones just said Gardner has grit.
i am loving this version of beckett
Teixeira is extremely good-looking but his face when he bats is so very weird
There are very few people who look good mid-pitch/mid-swing.
I am one of those people.
Post pics, etc etc.
Alright, Alex. Pick Tex up and make me look good. Let’s go!
Booo! unclutch
Arod is soooo unclutch.
At this pace, Beckett’s only got 3 innings left.
That’s a bad thing. The Red Sox have the greatest bullpen in history.
/MSM’d
It’s not like 6 innings is a disgrace or something
good job by the yankees though. making beckett work
dalelama just JIHP’d
Where’s Matsui and Damon. This team sucks without their clutchiness.
SURE HE MAY HAVE HAD A FEW GOOD HITS BUT HE’S GOT TO PROVE IT TO ME THAT HE CAN DO IT AGAIN!!!!!1!!!!!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOO A-Rod. (Good thing it’s not a home game)
We have to dump this unclutch asshole. He’s hitless in his first two ABs!
So far we have cut Arod and Jeter. Depending on next inning we may have to cut Cano.
Let’s assassinate the team and move back to Baltimore; start over again fresh.
We should release him and let Ransom play 3rd.
I’ve won 10 straight weeks in my fantasy basketball league. Now in the 2nd round of playoffs (I had a bye) I’m about to lose. Fuck.
Sucks to be you.
/waits for retort that is shark related
It’s no fun when you’re expecting it (and I can’t come up with something).
That’s what I ALWAYS do in fantasy baseball. Man, 2008 season, my team was STACKED. I absolutely dominated my H2H. First playoff period (two weeks), I got pwned.
one guy in my league went undefeated (20-0) in basketball during the regular season, and got destroyed in the first round of the playoffs by the 6 seed
maybe we need to get Arod and Kate back together
Bring back Cody Ransom.
/O’Connor’d
Brett Gardner grit count: 2
heh. That would be an awesome addition to the sidebar of RAB.
Grit count= 2
Kim Jones: “[Gardner is] gritty.”
Grittiness is not a reason that Brett Gardner is in the Major Leagues. He is in the Major Leagues because he is a good defender and had a solid minor league OBP.
Did CC switch shoes?
Yeah, had grey now black!
He saw Whozat’s comment above.
George must’ve called from Tampa.
I think so, I noticed that too
Bullshit
WTF. That was payback for the strike to JD Drew, I can only assume.
oh I see a classy gay joke by Red Sox fans on Twitter about A-Rod
GAY-rod?!??! THAT’S SO FUNNY!!!
stuff about “loving DPs.” CLASSY SOX FANS
Heidi Watney’s like “Bitch get out of my way.”
Also, I want credit for the Grit Counter.
Doesn’t Cameron actually walk a fair bit? His OBP is respectable despite his mediocre AVG, right?
Yes.
Career 11.1 BB%.
Jon Miller- adding Spanish inflection to the name of every Hispanic player since 1973.
CC changed his cleats!
LeBron’s in the house!!!
White Red Sox fans are stunned that Mike Cameron has not yet attempted to steal.
IETC
His Rodness!
HAhA! CENTAUR BITCHES
CENTWAR
That doesn’t make up for the DP. He is still cut.
Wait, LeBron and Dr. Dre? At Fenway?
And Dre’s a Red Sox fan? Whiskey Tango Foxtrot?
you should have seen them on Baseball Tonight plugging their new beats headphones in special edition red sox colors
He took BP today, Dre did.
wow i thought cameron was safe… haha nice
We got fuckin’ defense too bitches.
heads up play by A-rod
Double penetration.
What?
Only a centaur makes THAT play.
SICK double play. I fucking love A-Rod’s arm.
Cameron may have been safe. Okay he was safe. Bad call.
Mike Cameron doesn’t have his head in the game.
/B.J. Upton’d
Looked safe, but whatever.
terrible call but I’ll take it. A-Rod is still DFA’d however.
Alex erases the runner that shouldn’t even be there.
Cameron= good defense, poor baserunning
i love how jon miller said that “cameron runs well” right before that double play
Cameron was safe. We got a gift.
Umpires are anti-Yankee. Stop spreading your lies.
We won the WS… we deserve breaks all year.
Yeah, but he shouldn’t have gotten the ball 4 call in the 1st place.
What did you expect? When’s the last time a black guy got a fair shake in Boston?
It’s just umpires being umpires.
It’s Angel Hernandez — he’ll give it back.
Angel Hernandez is in mid season form…..hahahah!!!
postseason form
I missed it. How far did the home runs go?
Posada’s hit the Pesky Pole and Granderson’s was a straight up jack to center field.
Jorge’s hit the Pesky Pole.
Grandy’s was well out to right-center.
I know Kay is attempting to be humorous but seriously, Michael, STFU.
Wait a minute. A-Rod is 0-2 but makes a great heads up defensive play? Shouldn’t he be a Red Sock?
omg well-played
Umps in postseason form.
CC just looks mechanically slightly off.
I’ll take this slightly off over last year’s Opening Day slightly off.
Posada/Cano is still my favorite blown call ever
Oh my Mo that was awful.
HOw about Tim McClelland’s justification of calling Swisher out?
didn’t he say “I felt it in my heart”? O_O
attaboy Kate!!!
I love how Kenny and Al just acted like there is no possible way to make replay go quickly. There totally is.
what is the new threshold for a new game thread? 1000 comments?
Ugh. “The Human Element”.
Go fuck yourself, idiots. Umpires blowing calls is not a good, integral, awesome part of the game that should be preserved.
unless of course it benefits us
alex gonzalez on line 1 for you.
+1.
I like the human element on the bang-bang calls that could go either way, but something like that . . . you have to get it right.
I need Gallinari to out-FG% Drew Gooden. Shit.
Ryan Westmoreland is at the game in Theo’s box. Good news.
that’s great news
Not if you saw him on the NESN feed in the 1st inning. Really depressing.
Yeah that poor kid looked awful. Terrible story.
Billy Martin and Yogi Berra. Easy, easy trivia.
Yogi and Piniella for the trivia?
Piniella and Billy Martin.
Mike Scioscia (sp) is one as well, I believe.
FAIL. I just realized it was Yankees only.
*pours a Pinstripe DFA IPA*
Hauk and Martin, Yogi and Piniella never won with the Yankees
hahahaha tacoby
Ellsbury FAIL.
Poppycock!!
Cano ftmfw
Cameron’s defense >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Ellsbury’s defense
Guess Ellsbury can’t play LF either.
Jacoby’s jumping skills are clearly not as good as Granderson’s.
If he wasn’t so lazy, Cano’s on 3rd.
that could have been a triple if he wasn’t so lazy
also Ellsbury’s UZR is now -52
Damn your rapid typing skillz!
Ellsbury with the defense!
That’s poppycock, Michael Kay.
I actually like what Kay is saying now, It’s a rarity.
god i love ellsbury’s defense…
keithlaw
1. Because Eazy-E was a Yankee fan. RT @itstobs it’s reasonable to ask why on earth dr. dre is a red sox fan, right?
It’s probably because Dre has something to sell tonight and Jay-Z cornered the Yankee market.
I listened to “Empire State of Mind” an embarrassing number of times
Makes sense.
Dr. Dre wore White Sox hats in a bunch of his videos. I’m pretty sure he’s wearing a Red Sox Jersey to sell whatever it is he’s selling. If he was in NY, he’d be wearing a NY shirt.
Figures that Cano’s first hit comes on a lazy fly ball.
Small ball FTW.
Al Leiter sounds so old.
Canoooooo
good situational hitting.
How many pitches has Beckett thrown?
54. thank you YES pitch counter
I have to watch it on ESPN 2 and hate myself.
Leiter: “It’s not always indicative of the performance of the blah blah blah…”
No, Al. You’re a moron. That’s not what makes baseball awesome. What makes baseball awesome is BASEBALL. Not blown calls. Not ump/manager arguments.
BASEBALL.
I can’t believe that Kay is the smartest man of the three-man booth on this “human element” issue, but he is..
Well, that wasn’t in the strike zone really at all.
Damn. I’m surprised they played the IF in this early. Oh well.
Big hit now, Swish.
Damnit.
now umpires can be “clutch”? o_O
Seriously Hershiser and Morgan? seriously? They both just killed Granderson for failing to get a runner in. Morgan-”he struck out alot last year…he has to concentrate more and get the ball in play.” WHAT???
Ken Singleton with a Red Herring: no one has ever suggested reviewing every pitch.
I was about to write:
Al Leiter and Ken Singleton: 1
Strawman: 0
Al Leiter just left the box to get his boxing gloves.
Beckett’s breaking ball looks like dogshit.
Love it.
Oh look, Al and Singleton add the false dilemma arguments. :headsmack:
It’s embarrassing. I mean, clearly Michael Kay went to college, and Al Leiter and Ken Singleton played baseball. That’s the big takeaway from this quasi-philosophical discussion.
I do love that Leiter totally ignored the ‘so, you’re saying that if you’re on the mound, you don’t care if the umpire makes a mistake?’
Houk and Martin
Damn, good rip by Swish on a nice pitch by Beckett. Now turn one around, Nick.
Singleton and Leiter are really pissing me off right now.
Nick Swisher with the 3-2 walk, rofl.
This is what is going to happen to Gardner all season.
Nick walks. Nicks are very good walkers.
Yeah if I had to make any bet on baseball this year, I would bet that the Yankees lead the league in walks by Nicks.
Does Swisher’s stance seem very different? Is that the new one he adopted in the WS?
He and Long worked on it this offseason, also. Less moving parts.
He’s a little more closed now.
I think the one in the WS was like a prototype version. This one is the full blown new stance.
I have to say… I love that the Yankees have turned the lineup around twice in 4 innings against Beckett.
See? That’s the shit Gardner’s gotta swing at. He’s likely not going to see a pitch better than that in this AB and no that he’s down 0-1, it’s unlikely he’ll work a walk.
Well, he’s 3 and 1 right now.
In this situation, Beckett’s a bit wild, so it’s not entirely out of the question to take a pitch.
RBI single. Let the major league hitters worry about how to hit.
Uhg, if we loose by a small margin, and Brett gets out, I can imagine what people will say.
Things I thought I’d never see: Jason Varitek and Pedro Martinez embracing to “In The Air Tonight.”
So, does this mean Pedro is retired now or something?
Naaaaaah….
Bunt Brett bunt!
MLB At Bat is pretty cool this year.
That could have been Ball 4.
Wasn’t that location just called a ball against Swisher?
Oh come on West
Joe West has missed more pitches this PA than he’s gotten right.
Hold on, I missed the part when people suggested that we get rid of the players and play video games instead. I never heard them mention that, but apparently Leiter did.
Soylent Green is made of people.
Rosebud was the sled.
Is this going to be Beckett’s first K?
And now, Gardner swings at ball 4. Rofl.
you were saying?
it’s only the FOURTH INNING omg.
That shot made Randy Winn look like a skinny version of Dwayne Johnson.
Grit!
Clutch-ner!
w00t.
Gardner!
HOLY SHIT GARDNER DID SOMETHING.
Yankees need a LF.
Yeeeeeaaaaash
gardner with an epic at-bat
Gardy and yesmichaelkay ftmfw!!
Boom! Roasted!
My Gardner hate is melting away.
Or that’s the beer talking. Hmmm.
BRETT!!
Fuuuuuuck yeahhhhh
GRIT!!!!!!!
but can Gardner get on base?
Brett Gardner FTW.
Brian Cashman just put down the red “trade phone”
/Sucka Got No Juice’d
G-R-I-T.
GGBG!
Wow, that actually was a gritty at bat!
Beckett getting pissed. Not our fault your bad today.
Did someone just give the finger in the stands behind home plate?
grit on display….our white fast CF turned LF is better than yours..
beckett looks like trash through 3 2/3
Orel <3<3<3 Beckett
I don’t have the ESPN broadcast but Beckett is the ace-iest ace that ever aced.
but teh left side of the infield defense!!!
^beautiful.
I’m loving this
Yeeeeeeeeeaaaaaaash!
There we go Derek.
PASTADIVINGMARCO!!!
Love it love it love it love it.
Jeets!
Pour it on, baby.
yipeeee
Jeter has hit three balls in the same spot this evening.
jeterian
past that vaunted red sox d
Grit with the quickness!
Gardner is fucking fast. Love it.
1st to 3rd baserunning. Awesome.
I fucking love this team.
Third grounder to short for Jeter tonight.
Pasta diving Scutaro!
And past a diving Je- Scutaro
Guess Jeter’s off the to-be-DFA’d list. A-rod and Tex are still on the block though.
great at bat. RAB should def have a grit count! haha
btw spillover thread soon? my computer is freaking out lol
And I love 1st-to-3rd by GGBG.
Pasta diving Scutaro!
Brett Gardner=Johnny Damon 2.0?
He’ll never have the power. Johnny Damon has authored a legit hall-of-the-very-good career.
i want to see Nick work a 10 pitch walk right now
I can’t believe Gardner got to 3rd on that. Holy yeesh he’s fast.
That’s the second time Gardy slid into the bag ugly like that.
Seriously, Beckett is reallly wishing he had that contract signed already
He tried to throw Gardner out at third! Foolish!
Ken Singleton: Gardner’s leading the American League in batting. Cool.
OMG PLEASE BRING IN SCHOENCANTSPELLTHERESTOFHISNAME Sox!!!
also plz steal home Brett
“Nick don’t do that”
haha Singy sounded worried
My mother waited on Schoenweis and his late wife when they lived here last year. He fits the Red Sox mold as he is apparently a mega-douche.
steal home, grit
I agree, Nick don’t do that.
WHATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
SCORE.
Steal of home!
Girardi > Francona
ahahhahahahahaha
woah that was fancy
wow, that was sick
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
Good god this is beautiful
GRIT GUTNER!!
FUCK YES!
Who wanted the steal of home?! There it is!
HOLY
Double steal!
What the hell is this?
GRIT I FUCKING LOVE YOU!!!!!
HOLY SHIT!!!!!! LOVE IT!!!!!
God if the Yankees only had speed on the bases.
AND THIS YEAR IT’S GARDNER!!!
LOVING THIS!!!!!!!!!
GGBG’d again. MVP.
Holy SHIT. How did that work?! That barely works in Little League! Wow!
omg i’m drunk did that really just happen?
Redic, the gritster
OOOOH!!!
hol shit….
HOLY SHIT I LOVE BRETT GARDNER!!!!
Suck it Bellsbury.
THIS IS HOW WE ROLL MOTHERFUCKERS!
Payback for last season!
OMG DBL STEAL OF HOME YAHHHHHHHHH
AAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
AAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Apologize for the double comment. Not intentional.
You just got SCHOOLED.
That was kick ass.
Poetic justice FTW.
whatwhatwhat!
play of the season right there! viva la brett!
Payback!!
Home Stolen!!
TRICKY FUCKIN YANKEES
OOOOH!!!
Great RS defense!
what a great fucking inning
that K on johnson was super anti-climactic
The Yankees have all kinds of balls!!!! Big Balls, Small Balls you name it!!
Gardner 2-2 RBI, SB
/Little league’d
Release the Kraken!
I LOVED how Gardner stole home!