Game 29: Just stay healthy
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"No way bro, I think you could pass for 6-foot." (Photo Credit: Kathy Willens, AP)
Update (6:07pm): The game is set to resume at 6:20pm ET, and the broadcast is going to shift over to FX.
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The Yankees’ roster has taken a pretty big hit in the form of seven small hits over the last week, as player after player after player succumbs to some kind of injury. Reinforcements have been called up from Triple-A and sent back down in favor of even more reinforcements. Throughout this chaos, there’s been one constant: winning.
The Yankees have won seven of their last eight games, and that’s because of the pitching. The four non-Javy Vazquez starters are a combined 16-1 with a 2.16 ERA over 23 starts, and they’re taking the ball deep into games. Believe it or not, the highest ERA (NJVD) belongs to today’s starter, CC Sabathia with a 2.74. I know if I signed a guy to a $161MM contract, I’d expect more than just the fourth highest ERA on my pitching staff.
Now that my lame attempt at humor is out of the way, here’s today lineup…
Jeter, SS
Gardner, CF
Teixeira, 1B
A-Rod, 3B
Cano, DH
Swisher, RF
Winn, LF
Cervelli, C – fourth game in a row & his 8th start in the last 14 games … oh to be young again
Pena, 2B
And on the mound, Carsten Charles Sabathia.
The weather is Boston isn’t pretty, but it looks like there’s enough of a window to get this one in. First pitch is scheduled for 3:10pm ET and will be broadcast nationally on FOX. Enjoy.
Injury Updates: In case you’ve missed our earlier coverage, Kevin Russo has replaced Nick Johnson on the active roster, and Johnson may be out for a while. We anticipate a few more changes over the next few days as the Yanks will look to shore up the DH spot once Robinson Cano and Jorge Posada are both up to speed. Posada expects to DH tomorrow when the weather in Boston has cleared, and earlier today, Joe ran down some potential moves the Yanks could make this week.
Will Russo be with the team during today’s game? I know he is on the roster now but I guess, what I mean to say is, has he arrived in Boston yet?
Yes. He’s already in Boston, already in the clubhouse. He got the call last night.
Yes, he’s already in Boston.
Buchholz is probably their best performing starter right now. Get into that bullpen early and the Yankees will win.
This Week in Baseball is a REALLY SILLY show. Apparently Derek Jeter is the most feared hitter in the AL.
I agree. But the commercial that has CC, Eiland, Longoria, and Damon is pretty funny.
Hah, I liked that Pepsi commercial.
Yanks should call up Da Jesus to replace the OBP Jesus.
/Half-kidding, Half-not’d
Awesome, but kinda not awesome as well
Seriously though, I’m looking forward to some Miranda Time. We Yankee fans have our own Cuban Assassin to pull for now.
The way the team is playing, I feel like the Yanks have a good opportunity to move Posada to the DH and alternate him with Montero. I know they don’t want him to miss any development, but what better development could there be than catching CC Sabathia or Andy Pettitte? Meanwhile, the way people talk about Posada as a leader, and from his excitement with Montero from ST, I feel like he would be a great teacher and role model for the kid. What do the Yankees have to lose from calling him up?
What do they have to lose if they call him up right now? Basically they lose Jesus Montero the catcher.
I am talking about calling him up as the catcher. Is he really that much worse than Posada? Couldn’t he learn more about catching from doing it with some real veteran pitchers?
Well if the “scouts” are saying he can’t stick at catcher then maybe he’s worse than Jorge. However if you take him out of AAA especially when in a mini-slump you take away the benefit of developing his catching skills everyday in a non stressful environment. The kid is 20. He’s got time.
I certainly agree with you that he needs to develop as a catcher. I’m just not so sure that he would be better off learning it in AAA. I don’t know the guy but from what I’ve heard from scouts, he embraces the spotlight and works really hard. He seems like the kinda guy that would learn from the majors and not pull a Greinke.
How’s he going to get to Boston when he cant run out a ground ball?
/???’d
Bean town is right.
Hey. I miss one day of Yankees action, and the roster is in disarray. Can someone update me on who is up and who is down after the Johnson/Cano injuries?
Casey Kelly is starting for the Red Sox.
Johnson to DL.
Cano DH’ing.
Jorge sitting but should DH tomorrow.
and Russo and Romulo are up?
And also hitting 4th and playing SS at the same time?
No need for fielders at all. Just a catcher, and a 1b for when his stuff is so nasty that the catcher can’t hang on to strike 3.
The batter wouldn’t dare run on a dropped third strike off Casey.Plus, he wouldn’t need the catcher. He could get it himself and run down the batter with his 80 tool speed.
I would actually like to see Cervelli DH a little when Posada is finally healthy. Play out his hot bat until it starts to cool off.
If you’re gonna have Cerv is th lineup just let him catch to lessen the stress on Jorge.
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And they were like, “You iz trollin’” and I was like, “I am not trollin’!”
You just like staring at his enchanting eyes. He’s like Nosferatu.
Nosferatu has nothing on Frankie C!
When Frankie is happy, I am happy.
Ugh, here comes the clowns…. and I’m not talking about the Sux.
On a side note, Yankees need to destroy Clay Buttholez. Without getting injured in the process.
Oooh a Nardi interview form Mike Ashmore.
http://thunderbaseball.wordpre.....8/nardi-2/
I’m going to preemptively set the over under at 8 factually inaccurate statements made my this broadcasting duo tonight. I will take the over. I will try and keep a tally throughout the game.
8? You should start at like, 80.
Per inning?
Reversal of fortune McCarver? How is that a fucking reversal of fortune? Did you just fucking think of that you old bag? Sorry folks, I forgot to hit the mute button.
because apparently the Yankees are used to shitty pitching or something whereas the Red Sox always have a team of five aces. Always!!!
TEH DEFENSE AND TEH PITCHING!!!
let’s get it yanks!
Yeah…no. Out of those 3 Lester is the only legitimate ace.
jeter has 22 rbi??
wow i mustve not been paying attn
good job jetes
pitching and defense ftw
Can’t do the jeter play!
Listening on the radio, spared the Fox morons but can’t watch. Not sure if this is good or bad yet.
WTF with that scouting report.
TEH DEFEN5E!!!!
Run Derek run.
Lol at Scutaro trying to do Derek’s signature move.
what an amazing bunt by teh gritster
Yay Brett. Run both you guys run!
Amazing bunt, I love GGBG!
Victor Martinez has a great arm.
Woah tip of the hat Pedroia…would of been fun to watch Gardner circle the bases on that one.
Oh Jesus, Pedroia love.
Anyways run Gardy run!
Oh my god…Paderass is just doing his job.
GARNDER!! THUNDER AND LIGHTNING!
Gardy strikes fear in the hearts of teh defense!
Double steal?
Nevermind.
No. That’s way too smart for the Yankees to do. Two pretty speedy runners, a catcher who couldn’t throw Posada out, a slow 1B who’s not hitting well…
Yay. I live in PA and the Phillies are on Fox, so I can’t see the game! I’m so happy. I only get to see two games a week, and now this week it’s only going to be tomorrow when I get to listen to Joe Morgan!
Just hang me.
Shoot, not ideal Mark.
man that sucked
tex…
Thanks mark.
Ah… Teixeira. WTG swinging at slop.
For Buck standards he was excited during that DP. It’s the first inning and I’m dying already.
We get it…you love Pederass.
Stop. It’s not funny to laugh at that and that’s his brother, not him, anyway.
It just rolls off the tongue though. not meant to connect with his bro.
relax kid
Pedroia is 1/2 of Jeter, literally.
lol pedroia and jeter have zilch in common other than titles. i guess pedroia has the mvp edge though, and that’s the end of it
And he only won that MVP because Evan Longoria and Carlos Quentin got hurt late in the season.
Isn’t it padroria’s job to back up that play?
im already about to turn the game off because of FOX’s Pedroia dick sucking fest
I miss the YES pitch tracker. I already got used to it.
What about the YesMo?
I think Michael Kay is upset he can’t mention it this weekend.
I miss the YES announcers…and thats the truth…I don’t even hate Joe Buck..but OMG McCarver makes me wanna off myself
McCarver cannot be serious. Defense costs teams games?
run saved = run scored
Reading the SOSH thread like I usually do.
This picture was actually pretty good: http://imgur.com/6loDY.jpg
I constantly read NYYFans but even I can’t bring myself to read SOSH. That place is a snake pit.
That said, funny picture.
I’d rather read SOSH. I’d rather read incoherent irrational nonsense about another team.
Hah. It’s the venom there that kills me though, really.
yeayer.
good eye alex
wow cano is playing
Get vengeance Cano on the team of dirtbags.
Robinson is going to go deep for revenge.
Clay Buttholez is scurrred, reallly scurrrred.
He throws to first like a Nancy…
What the fuck, that was a strike? He couldnt have touched that with an oar.
lol i thought the exact same thing
gameday says no strike.
No warning? Yeah Beckett wans’t enjoying that at all.
Just missed…..man
Oh shit Darnell is playing. Well we might as well just hand them the World Series Trophy.
Aaaaaaand after one half-inning…my TV is on mute.
I’ll give them one more half inning.
You guys have some good tolerance, I couldn’t even get through half an inning. That reversal of fortune shiet that McCarver pulled from his ass annoyed me to no end.
i listen, just to mock.
I hate that stupid DQ singing lips commercial, even with the audio off!
Let’s see what CC does.
Sooo am I the only Yankee fan that doesn’t think Pedroia’s MVP was an embarrassment? The greatest, most obvious choice of all time, no. But hardly terrible.
I agree. Sad fact is that it was a bit of a down year for MVP’s. Any other year it’s undeserved, but that year he was one of the best in the league, especially when you consider he played exceptional defense.
Ditto this. The fact that he’s a 2B makes a big difference, and there weren’t many other candidates. Longoria stays healthy, it’s different. Cliff Lee had an argument.
This, a lot. Had he won it in 2007 or 2009, it obviously would have been a joke. Heck, I’m not even sure he was 100% the right choice in 2008, but with such an overall meh group to choose from for MVP, I don’t really have a problem with it.
What I don’t like about it is that Jeter had the same season 10 times and never once won an MVP. The first year a Red Sox does it, they win. I would have been happier if Youkilis won it.
Most of Jeter’s similar seasons were in a different era.
Would of just given Pujols both of em.
The guy 50 feet to his left was a more deserving choice.
Not when you consider positional stuff.
But Youk could have played 3B…
Yeah, you’re right, but considering the BBWAA doesn’t understand that, I’m surprised Youk didn’t do better.
Pedroia was obviously the best player in the AL in 2008. His 6.7 WAR was so much better than Grady Sizemore’s 8.7.
Wait, what?
Dude…you didn’t account the wins for Pedroia for being so damn small. For his grit factor. And his number of dirty uniforms.
Buh?
2008 Sizemore = 7.1 WAR, 2008 Pedroia = 6.7 WAR. Now, Sizemore was my choice, but I think they must have changed something on FG recently because Pedroia used to lead the AL in WAR for 2008.
Sizemore should have won. But apparently being a midget and a Red Sox gives you brownie points.
But KRod had 62 saves!!!1!
But Youkilis did have a 100 point advantage on his OPS, so did Carlos Quentin. So I guess the argument is are you just looking at the numbers, or what position the numbers come from?
Working at a golf course sucks today. All the TV’s are on The Players Championship. I have to Gameday this bad boy.
Take the good with the bad, you don’t have to listen to the clowns in the FOX broadcast booth.
surely they must have one tv in the bar that has real sports
I work in the Pro Shop. 1 TV.
/golf’d
oh my god that was hilarious i cant believe buck just called mccarver out
LOL, what did he call him out on? I have it on mute.
Did you notice that the same pitching profile was for both pitchers…. and it was some quote by Robin Roberts?
Basically it had no relevance at all when he did it for Bucholtz… McCarver was completely lost.
Then for CC… the SAME quote comes up again…. and McCarver again is basically lost and you can tell that he just mailed the entire thing in (I guess Tim actually prepares this which BLOWS my mind).
So right after Tim finishes whatever he’s saying when it comes to CC’s pitching profile…… Buck goes “So Tim… you really mailed that in didn’t you?”
I was stunned when i heard it.
LOL, I was wondering why the same Roberts quote popped up for both of them.
Seems like quite a lot of empty seats at the chowdah-town. But, I was told that only Yanks seats were expensive and unsold.
But teh sold out streak!!!!
You know thats so tough in a 30K+ stadium.
First pitch strikes make me happy.
great start for CC.
Buck can’t hold his excitement.
YEA!!!! 1-2-3!!
No breaks for Buttholez!
great first inning
Just curious: Do you guys actually watch the games with no sound? At first, I thought it was merely a hyperbole of the suck-ness of the Buck/McCarver combo.
I’ve done it before. I used to mute the TV and listen to the radio but then I moved out of the NY metro area.
I do. Usually go with music instead, when it’s on Fox anyway.
i can’t watch sports without sound. it sucks that i have to hear this crap, though
I do, I seriously seriously can not stand McCarver Buck AND Rosenthal. I really WISH there was an audio option that lets you just shut off the broadcast audio and not the game audio.
i doubt i’d do that because then I’d have to listen to the radio broadcast of john sterling….
but i’ll need to listen to it on the radio soon since i’m heading down to boston tonight
Solid inning for that big man.
After Buchholz’s first inning, this might be a second-time-through-the-order shellacking.
buck, you need to see the rays’ schedule, they seriously play the school of the blind every day
what teams in the AL AREN’T the school of the blind at this point? Yankees, Rays, Twins, Tigers?
if we had their schedule, i swear the yanks would have 25 wins
felt like the sox were always playing the royals there for a couple years…seriously i feel like they play KC like 18 times a year
i swear the exact same thing. every time i looked up at their schedule, it was the royals or the A’s
can’t wait to hear dumb and dumber when joba serves up a bean burrito to youkilis later
VMart showing his pitch blocking prowess.
Buck everything about Fox Sports is messed up.
i like how just because a pitch is low it must be a changeup
Dear FOX: If it’s 94 mph, it’s not his changeup.
I don’t think it was 94. Looked like a change.
It was a 94 mph fastball according to Gameday.
Is his fastball not 105?
And when he is inbetween innings, he checks his ads for Sunday night baseball on his newly stolen Apple Mac. He multi-tasks.
You must be think of Bard
thinking*
ummm every Red Sox pitcher hits the easiest 97 MPH you’ll ever see what are you talking about.
/Sidd Finch’d
morons
Ugly.
I blame Joe Girardi for Nicky J’s injury. He was not swinging and just taking his walks. Joe made him swing, he hits one HR, hits the DL
Just got in. Have I missed anything worth noting?
Nope, just McCarver and Buck having oral diarrhea.
And the earth is round.
That too!
early scoring opportunity…nothing came of it
HOFer Pedroia backed up first base in the top of the first, something that no other Yankee ever does. It was worth 3 replays and 2 innings of commentary.
Are those strikes on the inside corner??? Cuuuuuuz…they look like strikes.
Only when Buttholes hits that spot.
Gameday had the 3rd pitch right down the middle.
man the strike zone is tight
The bottom of the inning one is. Wait till you meet the top of the inning strike-zone. They are 2 different animals.
OMG EVIL ELF SIGHTING!!!!
Bad time for my HD TV to decide give up working. I’m now stuck with the sounds of Sterling and company.
Wow, thats gotta suck. I would have just turn it off by then.
I’m trying to focus on the positive. No Joe Buck or FOX Baseball broadcasters. Kind like choosing between death by fire or water.
if they release david ortiz, it would be a big mistake. they are paying him the money, might as well keep him there. it solves no problems and i bet he heats up on another team
At least make him clean up the dug out or something.
hear his Mango salsa sells well
I can’t see them flat-out releasing him this year. I know they’re unsentimental and he won’t be back next year, but I don’t think they’ll flat-out release him.
Yeah but if they bench him, it’s a wasted bench spot.
send him to pawtucket!
Buck…small sample size is killing me on Lowell as a DH
That second pitch wasn’t a strike? Uhhh.
also, shocking, FOX doesn’t understand OBP.
I was thinking the same thing. Umm why don’t you show the hitters propensity to not make outs? That would show why NJ had been more valuable than the other two.
I bet they do understand OBP, but they incorrectly believe the audience watching doesn’t understand. They’re wrong. Baseball fans do, and you can be damn sure that Yankee and Red Sox fans understand OBP. Time for FOX to join the 1990s.
Eh, Cervelli pulled it back a little bit. He doth not lie.
this tight zone might end up hurting ZZ
give him teh change ZZ
and the slider got em
Hey all, I missed the game last night because I was driving back to the city from school. Apparently everyone on our team was injured? So our AAA team is starting tonight?
prolly call it the B- lineup
Sit down DREW!
Inconsistent strike zone FTW!
Nasty slider to Drew. Now get a DP with two slow runners on base.
exactly. dp
Never seen a batter appeal to the 1b umpire before.
Yeah, that amused me.
Adrian Beltre looks really angry
Ask, and ye shall receive!
ahhhhh the ACE
Love the DP. Pena is fun to watch play defense – so smooth
Just has to be careful of that appendix though.
Screw you ump, CC can manage with your BS calls.
Pat, you know who does that often is Andruw Jones. Why, I’m not sure, especially given the unfavorable results on many of his own appeals.
Really? I’ve never really noticed before. That’s strange.
good inning
So can someone explain to me what qualifies as a strike today?
Nvm, my comment has been obsoleted. /DP’d
Wow best idea by Fox. They muted Buck and McCarver for us.
/ reply fail
of topic, but have to ask(pkus it’s a commercial)…So, The next time the yanks play the As wouldn’t it be great if Jeter trotted over the back of the mound?
The entire team should jog out to their positions but detour over the mound… even the catcher.
haha…love to see the catch do it.
LOL, THAT would drive Braden nuts. He’d probably self-implode from that.
that thats whats his faces mound he can’t cross that!
Amen to that, Total Domination. Pena is a slick glove man.
Good job working around that brief conundrum, C.C.
I wish Jorge Vazquez was around to DH in the coming weeks.
Greatest moment of the game right here!
5 of CC’s ca;;ed balls are strikes already. This ump sucks. 3 of Buchholz’s called strikes are balls. Effing a.
Buck said he would shut up! Amazing!
This moment of silence isn’t going to be long enough.
i wish it were for a whole game
Holy MO! is this really happening
This is both a nice, touching tribute, and YAAAAY BUCK AND MCCARVER AREN’T TALKING!!!!
ok. things are even now.
moment of silence…best idea these 2 ever had.
Please let the Ernie Harwell/Robin Roberts moment of silence last the whole game.
HOLY SHIT A SILENT INNING!!! MO HATH ANSWERED OUR PRAYERS
Is it a whole inning of silence, or a half inning? What inning? My TV is out, so listening on the radio.
Just for Pena and Jeter’s AB’s
Oh god a moment of silence in honor of Ernie Harwell… not to mock Harwell or his death, but can they do this all game? Love hearing the background sounds of the game
Me likey.
Next: Yankees drop a couple crooked numbers on Buchholz, then in the 7th CC drills Pedroia right in the ribs.
they should totally make this a few innings of silence for ernie harwell.
HAHA, I un-muted to enjoy the absence of their oral diarrhea.
Moment of silence FTMFW!
i could get used to this
wow pena!!
Ramiro gon getcha.
A moment of silence?! BEST PART OF THIS GAME!
Was that Bill Hall or Bobby Abreu in LF?
PENA!
bill hall looks god awful in left
ah this game is so much better without those two
wow..this is amazing…so peaceful.
nice piece of hitting by Ramiro
hall should have caught that one
This is amazing and makes me long even more for selective muting.
Pena with the Fenway double… so great.
FYI – this inning of silence is awesome. I love hearing the crowd, the umps, its awesome
I would like to personally thank Ernie Harwell and Robin Roberts for being the first people to shut Buck and McCarver up for such an extended period of time.
I guess the question is now, who has to die in order to shut these two up forever?
Not be be a dick but those 2 would have to die for them to shut up forever.
They do, no way either of them can go this long without blabbering on a normal basis
Hopefully FOX forgets how to turn the mikes back on.
May we extend this moment of silence until the end of the game?
Nice moment of silence for Harwell and Roberts. That said, I’d like many more moments of silence to mute Captain Nepotism and his faithful sidekick Minutiae McCarver that aren’t related to mourning baseball greats.
Atta boy, Pena, slapping one off the monster.
Can fox do the whole game in silence?
they need to invent a button like the SAP button that turns off sports announcers…Shotgun inventing that!
I think it was already invented earlier in the thread by someone else, ha
This is awesome it almost feels like your closer to the game because you can hear so much more
i was just takling about that with my girlfriend…but we don’t get to choose what we look at
Silent for one inning, really ? Oh nice.
This is the greatest inning Ive ever heard on a FOX baseball game.
I see I am just the latest to appreciate the imposed silence on the FAUX crew.
I hope it turns out to be the greatest inning in baseball history.
The greatest and most beautiful few minutes in baseball history.
This is so epic.
I think I have tears rolling down my eyes watching the game sans the talking clowns.
Can this inning last forever plz?
OMG baseball is incredible watching with no announcers!
NOOOOOOOO.
Booooo they are back
NOOOOOO! It’s over!
If anyone has surround sound you can turn the commentary off permanently by muting the center channel speaker. All of your games could be like this.
DUDE!! You are the man!!!
All hail king pat, silencer of the morons
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
NOOOOOOOOOo theyre back.
wow.
that was acutally therapeutic!
NOOOO! They’re back!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO…I was hoping it would at least be the whole half inning.
Noooo they’re talking again
and Buck just ruined it. Of course. Too good to be true.
How about much less to say? A more fitting tribute…
Wow. They said they were going to be silent this inning. Then they decide to talk? Good one.
Buck just couldn’t hold it in.
That’s what McCarver said.
Awwww, I was hoping it would be for the whole inning.
Dammit. The ballpark sounds were lovely while they lasted.
It would be awesome if this silent thing got such positive response that they made it a regular thing.
c’mon teix!
LOL Youkilis hit the turf like someone pointed an assault rifle to his head.
1st pitch was a strike?
how was that a strike
Are you fucking kidding me with that strike one?
That’s a strike to Tex?
NBC did this about 30 years ago for a while game between the Browns and Dolphins. I’d love this every Saturday game on FAUX. It beats the tar out of Captain Nepotism’s tawdry banalities and his hawking Budweiser like it’s the nectar of the gods.
See, this is why I can’t understand how the MLB hasn’t installed a announcer-less channel for us to buy. Don’t they have any idea how many people would pay for it? I would!
I may be willing to go to 100 dollars on a full season package of that.
Anyone else notice Youkilis hit the deck on the bunt? Hehe theyre so afraid of Gardner’s speed that he dropped down to dodge the throw before Martinez had it
Strike 1 was ummmmm.
You cannot waste a lead off double by Ramiro Pena.
Thanks tex. You da you da best.
Agreed on that strike one. Awful.
may tex!!
TEX TEX TEX
hell yea baby
Atta boy, Teixeira!
Curse of Teixeira?
Teix!!
Very nice.
I would call that an improvement over the last AB for Tex.
Dead Texy.
Damn this pony league field.
Frigidevil, it could be an alternate premium package for fans.
Bang one off the monster, A-Rod.
bang one over the monster.
bang buchholz’s monster mother
god clay bucholz looks like a homosexual troll
oh I’m sorry do homosexuals look like something specifically? And, is it bad to be homosexual?
Sorry to be rude but yeah. That’s just not something you should use as an insult.
Agreed, bexarama. Not cool.
this is actually a really nice (verbal) tribute.
HAHAHAH defense FTW!!
TEH DEFENSE!!!!!
Defense ftw!
Defense!
That’ll work; 2-0.
Nice, yet again.
So this is the great Boston defense?
BUT TEH DEFENSE AND TEH PITCHING!
Beltre ftl
A-Rod! Good job! 3-4 is heating up!
teh defense!!!1!!1
Pitching and defense baby !! Beltre is having a Renteria level meltdown in Boston
Beltre has had a bad first three innings. Olay!
Shoot. But a good inning.
Bah, Robbie is in cool down mode.
Stop hitting into DPs.
Good analogy, nathan.
I actually thought Beltre was gonna be maybe the best move Boston made this off-season. I know it’s early and all but oops?
i liked Scutaro – hes a solid, underrated guy who won’t carry your team but can play a complementary role very well. Plus he kills Rivera
fun fact I learned while looking up Scutaro’s stats against Mo: Ray Durham had 26 PAs against Mo and has an .000 OPS. .000!!!!!!
Hmm CC just took a giant dump on Bill Hall with that slider
What are Posada, Granderson, and Johnson – replacement level players?
Atta boy, C.C. One down with the slider working.
I love how every 3.5 seconds there is a reminder of the great void in the Sux lineup. Yea go cry a damn river!!! We have far more injuries and are beating ass. MO, Posada, Pettitte, NJ, Granderson, CHOP >>>>>>> Elsbury and Cameron
BUT TEH DEFENSE!!!1!!1!!1
None of their relievers even have diarrhea.
For some reason I saw that happening. Boo.
omg we just seen a future HOF hit a HR off CC
Ugh Fenway HR for McDonald… all of his quote-unquote big hits this year have only been possible in Fenway
Hey, Darnell, move your ass a little faster around the bases or eat some dirt next time.
Buck JIHP for that homer.
Ugh. Piece of shit ballpark.
better than Oakland
Oh well. Solo shots are bearable. Just uppercut the ball towards LF and you too can hit homeruns after 5000+ AB’s in the minors.
A total dump, Drew.
thaaaaaat’s a BS fenway homer…
Is it bad to be sorta happy for this Darnell guy? 31 years old, fewer than 200 career ABs in the Major Leagues (mostly last year). I like when guys like that succeed.
its bad
LOL, okay then. Screw that guy.
and right on cue another “Red Sox are so banged up” comment
YES YES YES
THANK you, CC.
Ha ha elf.
Ahhh CC wasted the HPB on Pedroia’s hip??? Knock his head off!
CC hit Dusty with gas.
98mph
good god
YEA CC!
FUCK YES!
You knew was coming at some point.
so every pitch Beckett threw wasn’t intentional but CC’s was a no-doubt intentional pitch. Got it!
Of course. You don’t question the Beckett!
I wish someone would shut McCarver up – he goes off on these rants about intent, and I never agree with him. See also, A-Rod getting hit in the World Series.
see also about 5 years of Pedro drilling Jeter/Soriano in the wrists to “I’d think Pedro would not want to intentionally jump start a Yankee rally”
Atta boy, C.C.! Send a message.
(raising the tulip glass of New Belgium Abbey high out of respect)
Does Tim McCarver ever think that a Yankee has been hit intentionally?
Tht was too early
Ugh. I wish he hit him in the fucking hand.
The pic of CC on the dugout steps saying “what the fuck” yesterday says it all. Do NOT mess with this team.
Someone needs to hit McCarver with an unintentional fast ball to the knees. See if he thinks retaliation is “misdirected”.
98-mph gas on the ass. Good.
“If that was intentional, then in my view its misdirected.” – Tim McCarver. I don’t care if Beckett was doing it intentionally yesterday, if you hit 2 of our best hitters, we will retaliate. If it was an accident, get better accuracy. Or suffer the consequences
yeah looks like we’re on the same page haha
Its not about Intent, beckett has to havebetter control….. Mccarver has no clue what he is talking about
McCarver knows. He was a MLB catcher. He’s just being as ass and blathering to create some mini-controversy.
mccarver needs to shut up more than ever. even if cc did mean to, its not necessarily misguided- could be sending a message to get some control not just to stop throwing intentionally good God
It doesnt matter if Beckett was throwing at guys intentionally. He hit Cano and Jeter, and buzzed Cervelli a few times.
That shit gets your players hit.
So wait, Beckett hits two, pitches way inside, and it’s not intentional? But when CC hits one, it’s completely intentional. I really really fucking hate this insane Boston bias.
I couldn’t agree more, Total Domination.
(You too get a New Belgium Abbey raised in salute.)
hear hear! pass it down
You see these reply buttons on every comment, right?
how can they say that? with a one run lead.
if CC lets Pedrioia score McCarver and Buck will talk about it for the next 14 hours nonstop
can we have another moment of silence… umm have they honored Michael Jackson yet?
3-1 changeup on the putside corner. Suck it, Victor.
Are Mccarver nad Buck for real? This blatant and disgusting Red Sox bias is embarassing and really disgraceful. WTF, guys?
nad=and
Damn, CC. Way to give Buck and Mccarver more “disgusting Red Sox bias” fuel.
Braves and Highlanders? Or Beaneaters and Highlanders?
Ammericans and Highlanders.
Braves and Highlanders. Nicely done. I was thinking Red Stockings
Nope. Americans and Highlanders. Braves were a seperate team.
Highlanders and braves.
Fox needs to go to hell
Trivia question: New York Highlanders and Boston Americans
Boston White Americans
Incorrect. Orioles and Americans. (FOX had it wrong. Shocking, I know.)
JobaTheHeat, then we’ll need to flood the lines with calls for more moments of silence.
Instead of having to address your comments individually it’s easier to click the little “reply” button on them.
#shutuptimmccarver
Oy, CC. Not optimal.
Wow, that was a bomb.
Shoot.
Ouch.
oh god here we go
FUCK
goddamnit
Predictable.
mute button
i hate these 2 douches.
that was murdered
Fuck.
Now drill Youkilis in the knee.
Oh god here we go. Tim McCarver just came all over himself. “Payback just bit the Yankees.” Fuck you, go suck Theo Epstein’s cock you fat piece of shit
Ooh. Vivid.
Glad I didn’t have to see it.
I agree without QUITE the quality of anger.
This is embarassing. Buck and Mccarver have no fucking professional pride.
woopsie..
That’s what i love about the totally unbiased baseball coverage and i actually like Mccarver
Good time to hit Pedroia!!!
Now it looks dumber than it did before.
Because you know for a fact it was on purpose?
A fastball directly into the ass of the 2B with 2 outs and nobody on, the day after our stud 2B nearly has his leg taken off at the knee by the Sox pitcher? Nah, totally debatable.
or maybe a meatball down the middle woke them up?
Prediction: Yankees will win this game.
McCarver just said that payback will ignite the Red Sox…this is absurd
Alright CC regain it. Get your control back, end this inning and send up our bats again.
god i hate this broadcast team
CC WTF!!!!
Bullshit walk is bullshit.
Where was that on 3-0? Really? Really? Ump?
And someone, please, take McCarver’s tongue. Please, I want him to be a mute.
Settle, CC.
Oh my god Mccarver shut the fuck up. Please. I can’t stand these fucking Fox games.
Agree so much.
I am going to KIll McCarver
Not if I beat you to it.
I would love to.
They may have waken the sleeping giant.
Oh! please give me a brake.
God, if he doesn’t get it together, we’ll be hearing about own the Sux own him or some other bullshit.
Beckett was enjoying every god damn second of it. Screw common sense, Beckett is devoid of it.
OMG I knew McCarver would talk nonstop about this…He will never stop talking about this…I give it an inning and they will be telling a story that this will be the game the REd Sox loxk up a playoff spot and the Yankees wont finish above .500
They’re STILL defending Beckett.
Why don’t they mention Cervelli 2X and Swisher?
I counsel patience.
Settle down and make your pitches, Big Guy. The offense will be there.
Did they not see him throw at Cervelli and almost hit Teixiera?
Ditto. Clearly the brushback pitch at Cervelli for stepping out of the box was “unintentional.” That’s what my common sense tells me.
/McCarver’d
Holy shit. Buck and Mccarver should be ashamed. I’ve never heard a bias this ridiculous before. It’s a joke.
You know what its that much better when the Yankees win this shit and they are forced to kiss their ass.
throwing at cervelli’s head obviously on two seperate occasions doesn’t count right?
FOX needs another moment of silence.
lol
I seond that.
i still have 0 problem with CC hitting Pedrioa…Not the slightest
Then your priorities are in the wrong place.
And he called Swisher. But of course he gets a pass. ARod walks on a pitchers mound and he gets put on a fucking cross.
Wud have preferred that “hit batsmen” in the 6th or 7th inning. That was a bit too early in the game.
What on earth is the difference. CC has two outs with a man he wanted to hit. There’s no saying he would’ve had that opportunity later in the game.
Hah, Cervelli loves it.
Let’s go offense.
They’d better.
This shit is going on mute.
I’m listening to the MLB Gameday Audio. Yes, I paid for it. I was that pissed with not being able to watch because the Phillies are on. As much as I know I lot of you dislike Sterling and Waldman, I’m sure you’d prefer them to BuckCarver. Right? Right?!?!?
Everyday of the week and twice on Sundays.
What is VMart’s #s against CC.
4 for 16 now
Buck is acting like this is Game Seven of the World Series. It’s a one run deficit. In the third inning. At Fenway Park.
That only cost him an extra 16 pitches and the lead. Good they made that statement. Nothing like stooping down to the level of a .500 level team.
i dont get why he did that
Leads in Fenway don’t mean much. The pitches bother me most.
Isnt that the fallacy of the predetermined outcome?
Kind of what I thiought. “Payback” should have been had last night.
But if it only cost him 1 pitch and no runs it wouldn’t be an issue? Hindsight ftw.
totally agree
You are totally right and I’m still ok with it.
I am still rooting on Joba making Youkilis sweat just a little more than the usual 700 buckets per inning
get em
man i don’t write here but macarver is a douche wow.
Atta boy, C.C. Plunking the midget on his midget backside aside, it reminds me of a game I went to in Chicago last August 2, when C.C. came into the dugout after allowing 4, and the lead, and yelled to everyone within shouting distance, “That’s all they get.”
In sum, regardless of the score, I’m not worried. This will be back-and-forth, and I love what C.C. did to Pedroia. It had nothing to do with getting behind Martinez and missing his spot on the HR pitch.
Le’ts go road Swish! Homer!
I guess I’m thankful I’m only listening on radio.
The way CC pitched that inning, I’m now wondering if hitting Pedroia actually wasn’t intentional.
When you get a look at the replay, you’ll change your mind.
Oh, the Yanks won that August 2 game, 8-5.
oh wow an in between talk with the manager is a “classic” according to ol’ tim…
wow as im typing…Tim McCarver is ridiculous
All time great interviews ? Get a freakin room and leave us alone McCarver.
Francona is ~classy~ guys. (I do like Francona, but this is amusing me.)
i also like Francona…
STFU MCCARVER. I swear to god I am about to turn on John Sterling and dumbass mcgee.
Do it. You’ll be less annoyed! This is the only time that can be said.
Even overlooking the obvious bias, the fact that everything out of McCarver’s mouth has to be peppered with that smug, “I’m-so-wise” tone, is enough to make me want to strangle him on a pitch-by-pitch basis.
Ahhh the leadoff walk… the most comforting thing to happen to an offense
now he said francona interview between innings was a classic. ha
Atta boy, Swish. Rally.
Oh Tito, IETM
why is McCarver laughing so hard? o_O
He’s laughing like a teenager trying to get a girl to like him.
;_;
/hitclosetohome’d
McCarver with a fat Tito load dripping from his chin.
lol that was very funny
Francona: “Pedroia did a great job setting the table.” Cause he did SO much as he got plunked. Just a gutty, gritty, guttygritty grittygutty performance
Tito was kidding.
not on that line. On the later parts yeah, but he said that honestly
This is an all-time great interview? This ?? Wow the standards Fox and McCarver have are amazing
FOX has low standards? Ever see HBO’s “Joe Buck Live”?
::shudders::
I like how McCarver is just laughing hysterically during that interview..I think he took some happy pills before the game.
WTF Why not ask him if beckett’s were intentional??
People did, yesterday.
but if they’re relating the two incidents … arrrgh I’m just pissed. Don’t mind me
Why are these K zones one foot bigger for the Yanks?
why macarver hates the yankees?
He’s just dumb.
Yankees fired him.
That was “all-time great in-game interview”? McCarver should be put out to pasture.
There was a POOPING joke!!! AWESOME!
Buchholz body language is that of someone who is down 10-0.
CC serving up a Fenway Special doesn’t take any of the beauty off plunking Chester The Molester’s brother.
Pedrioa is from the semen of Terry “Brilliant and Funny” Francona
thats why McCarver loves him so much
I like Francona and all but this is just getting silly.
Ken Rosenthal needs a facial expression coach.
Ken Rosenthal should stick to writing.
And he shouldn’t do that either.
Wow, another shitty ass strike call. I hate complaining about umps but this is ridiculous.
These are not strikes! WTF.
what would a fox game be without a mention of 2004?
The Red Sox will sustain their existence with that season much in the same way that the Jets do with memories of Super Bowl III.
So predictable.
I would do a really great job with the Sox in 2004, too, if I had roided up Manny and roided up Papi.
they love the sox. man i think im watching in nesn
Nothing like a Fox matinee to ruin the weekend. Unbelievable.
defense!
THE DEFENSE!!!!!!
Oh my goodness. What was Girardi in 2009?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
“payback”!!
HAHA DEFENSE FTW!
More pitching and defense from the Sox!
DEFENSE!
Defence FTW
my apologies, what does FTW stand for.
For the win (I believe)
Yeah For the win.
Defense!!
haha, that pitching and defense is working out very well. Good job.
Look, I like Francona a lot. If he wasn’t the Red Sox manager, he’d be an even more favorable guy. But they need to get off his cock.
HAHAHA Beltre… oh Red Sox, you slay me
I agree with all of this. Heh.
Beltre easily the best 3B of all time..I mean there is no doubting this FACT
7 errors FTW!
Hey, Pedroia wasn’t backing up on that play McCarver!
Thats because McCarver wudnt let Dustin’s cock go.
HAHAHAHA
The combination of FOX, the Red Sox, and this (expletive redacted) park makes me irritable. The being down a run part is not as annnoying. Especially since Buchholz is struggling with his location.
[Putting Beltre on the Christmas list]
nows not the time to regress to the norm here Cervelli
beautiful ha
This is a dramatic inning.
/Mccarver’d
CERV’D!
Why are we trying to score from third with 0 outs?
Agreed.
FYI: good throw from McDonald? He definitely got it on target but it helps that he was about 20 feet from the infield when he threw it and still 3-hopped it to the catcher.
FRANKIE C!!!!
goddamn it – why send him there? only 1 out, just hold him at 3rd!
would’ve been no outs.
yeah. Even more questionable
WHY WHY WHY do teams find it necessary to send guys in that situation?
and just like that tie game.
Fucking Mcdonnel. We tie the game and I’m STILL in a bad fucking mood.
bittersweet?
I mean, what’s the point of bittersweet? Who are you helping?
/Michael Scott’d
And he looks safe.
Yeah, I don’t know that he tagged him. Where’s Yes-Mo when you need it?
Any reason at all to send Winn on such a quickly hit ball to the outfield?
It took a perfect on-target throw and quick bounce off the mound to get him
I woulda loved to see Winn knock the shit out of Martinez there.
He’s Randy Winn. He SHOULD have plowed Martinez.
He’s teh classy. So he wouldn’t do that.
The Teix tackle would have been better.
bullshit winn was safe
He looked out to me.
Randy, you gotta drop the hammer there. Lower the boom baby.
he was so safe
McCarver is so in denial.
IDK. He looked out to me.
What the hell happened there. Sterling was, ummm, less than clear.
This is like a 24 hour slob on the Sox knob. Everything they do is amazing according to TM.
And Randy Winn did not score on that why??????
He did not miss the plate!
Thompson with his best Meacham impression.
Looked safe.
HE WAS SAFE!
Red Sox umpires FTL.
Come on, that was a totally bang-bang play. Ball was there, the tag got applied, and you’re talking about split seconds and you’re trying to watch two spots at once.
Yeah, I’m with you on this one. I thought he was out, honestly.
sooo does McCarver ever not side with the catcher
Now is Buck seriously implying that because of this play V-Mart is a good defender?
Winn was so safe…McCarver would say hes out if Martinez was in the parking lot eating a hotdog.
The more I listen the less I’m sure Joe and Tim know the Yankees are even playing today.
http://tinyurl.com/robotumps
macarver said he was out. this is bs
The Defense!
good job cervelli goin to third
Frankie does it all.
Put Buchholz on the Christmas card list, too.
Another great play by VMart.
Can we just change the home plate play rule to unless you knock the ball loose if the throw beats you you’re out? They never f-ing give the runner the call on a close play and its just a wasted out most of the time sending the runner.
ROB THOMPSON SUCKS!!!
He sucked last year and still sucks! He gets runners thrown out ALL THE TIME! Should never be making the 1st out at home — TERRIBLE!
Lets Go Pena.
McCarver can’t even admit the instant replay shows he’s wrong.
Oh…. right to Pedroia…
Tough break Pena – just hit it right at Dustin.
Lets go Jeet, bring em home
Let’s go Capitan Clutch.
How dare the compare pedroia to jeter btw?
For some reason I think Jeter is gonna go yard here.
that look safe.
Alright McCarver, rationalize Jeter almost taking one TO THE HEAD?
McCraver is such a douche!
Common sense says that that was unintentional. Ugh, shut up, Tim McCarver.
If the Yankees brought up Kevin Russo, why is Pena starting over him? I thought the only reason Pena was brought up first was because of his utility to play many positions? Kevin Russo is superior offensively, yes?
Maybe its a bit too early for the fishbowl
He’s also never had an AB in the big leagues, ever. And it’s not like he’s some superlative talent.
He’s got to start somewhere. And it’s not like Pena has been hitting well (yeah, he hit a double, but hindsight is 20/20)
True, but you’re not gonna just throw him in there a few hours after arriving from Scranton. Pena at least has some ML experience.
pena has a better glove and hit a booming double already, not a bad day
Put it this way, if Kevin Russo/Ramiro Pena is the reason we win or lose, shit went seriously wrong. Nothing wrong with going with the man with the glove.
Exactly, so why not let the man get some big league experience while leaving Pena on the bench to defensive sub/pinch run? He has more versatility just in case this string of injuries continues…
Time to hit another… Hit Youk this time…
McCarver is out of control
It took McCarver a LOOOOONG time to come up with that angle.
shut up Mccarver..
McCarver is incredulous that anybody thinks that was intentional.
I hate complaining because everyone else does it but seriously, does FOX think only the Yankees throw at people?
I know. Normally I don’t really FOX bash and I try to be fair about the whole “perceived bias” thing, but this is ridiculous. I’ve never heard a bias so blatant and embarassing. Buck and Mccarver should be ashamed.
Someone get me Dr Kevorkian.
WOW FUCK YOU TIM MCCARVER..why hit a HOFer to get to Brett “600 HR’s” Gardner..No one would ever ever ever do that.
You can calm down right now guys, McCarver says “NO WAY” was that intentional.
man i dont believe what im hearing
McCarver is as unbiased as you can get.
#thingsyoucantsaywithastraightface
Somebody tell me McCarver’s address, i want to send him some Ernie Harwell’s tapes to make him realize how announcing is supposed to be.
McCarver sucks!
That ball wasn’t in, it was at his head. Pitchers don’t throw at people’s heads to get strikes.
Should have been more, but I like that the Yanks responded with at least a run.
Wait, McCarver has said that CC hitting the elf was intentional and Buchholz’s knock down pitch was not intentional?
Is he on the same stream of consciousness as the rest of us?
elf lol
Odds that an errant 100mph foul ball enters the broadcast booth and implants itself into McCarver’s cranium: 8973264763963949039812876378 to 1.
/A kid can dream’d
Why did you spell Cano with a K?
Mortal Kombat reference
I like to post a nice picture of Kano holding up someone’s heart on Twitter whenever Robbie gets himself a big hit. Looks something like this…
http://bit.ly/cnrizL
I can’t wait till McCarver wonders why Sabathia isn’t issued a warning for throwing a little inside on the next lefty hitter.
I am just delighted that the ALDS and ALCS are not on FOX, cannot take another Post-season with these douches.
Yea, just the World Series hopefully.
I will say one thing…I will never ever complain about a YES broadcast for as long as I watch the Yankees. I don’t care if Kay and Leiter talk about Good and Plenty for 8 straight innings, its better than Tim McCarver calling a baseball game.
Did you ever see/hear Mike and the Mad Dog interview McCarver?
I took a pencil and I shoved it in my ear to relieve the pain.
This
Mccarver, how was the interview with Girardi?
…no comment?
Girardi’s interview wasn’t classic apparently.
Girardi didn’t leave Pedroia out. He mentioned it, Joe. Holy shit.
Ahmahgahd, FOX. Girardi JUST SAID he hit Pedroia!
Joe said hit “pedroia”– he asks why he leave him out !!haha
Girardi: “… he hit Pedroia …”
McCarver: “The one batter you left out of that list is Dustin Pedroia.”
Of course when a Yankee does it, its intentional. Never mind Josh “HAHAHAHA Yankee Got Hit JIMP” Beckett.
“The one hitter you’re leaving out is Pedroia.”
He definitely mentioned it when he said losing command. Joe Buck, you are not out of the way of my bloody chainsaw.
Thought that too. Was hoping Joe would say “Eh, yeah I did mention him”
McCarver wanted nothing with Girardi.
he di’dnt laugh
Why does Boston have to bat all the brothas at the bottom of the order?
/Lightening the mood’d
ietc. Well done.
They’re traditional?
who’s emailing them to tell em to shut up?
Well come on Drew! Girardi had the nerve to not openly declare hitting the dwarf was intentional where as Tito was 100% honest about Beckett having no intent….hell Tito isn’t even aware of what a “HBP” is.
Anyone catch that email? I wanna tell McCarver how classic his announcing has been. Classic HAHAHAHAH CLASSIC!
I can picture the type of person that would send Joe & Tim serious e-mail questions and they’re all probably along the lines of
“Boy is that Pedroia scrappy! Don’t you wish all baseball players were like him?” “Jeter deserves an MVP award, but just for running hard to 1st every time. Don’t you wish all baseball players did that?” “I will miss Ernie Harwell. You know what else I miss? Whites Only restrooms.”
someone send an email to that address and ask whos Boston cock McCarver wants most
ugh nascar. i dont understand.
Look i get the biases, i really do. But, is it too much a little bit of integrity.
* too much to ask for a little
Where was that strike 3 before? Sigh.
eat some pine billy
mlbjoe@fox.com
Wait, that’s the email for them?
yes it is
i don’t think yankee fans are allowed to send them emails
… are you Brazilian Yankee?
yes sir, since 1998
I mean, was that your user name at some point here?
no first time posting. read a lot
I dont want to be his email-screener. What a tough job.
Joe: Find one good email
Screener: How about you do that, take a look at what people think yopu should do to urself. (and so do I)
Here’s mine:
Dear Joe and Tim,
I know it’s tough, but for once do you think you two could call a game with a lack of blatant bias and stop sucking every Boston player/manager’s cock? Kthxbye.
P.S. Joe, if you prefer watching Dancing With the Stars to actual games during the week, and this job is obviously such a nuisance to you, just quit. Kthxbye.
97 mph, frozen on the outside corner. Nasty, as in NAY-HASTY, Big Guy.
A 3d TV? Umm no thanks. Please stop thinking 3D is this awesome shit. I
3D is a bunch of horseshit. It’s another fad that will soon quickly die.
I feel like Im watching a game with some of my buddies who are Red Sox fans… except I can’t talk. Really frustrating.
This is without doubt the worst I’ve ever heard from FOX anyway.
I really hope I can learn to watch sports without the commentary.
Getting Gardner on to start the 5th would be huge. Let him run as Teixeira is heating up. Get Laptops apoplectic.
I will never understand how national TV stations employ such poor broadcasters.
They could basically hand pick any talent they want, but these stations consistently throw out slop.
It is not even just the annoying bias. Buck knows very little about the game of baseball and McCarver is borderline delirious.
They just talk about the same thing over and over and over again. And 99% of the time it is just pure nonsense.
This is not a soap opera. This is a fucking baseball game. I want to hear about baseball. How about someone talks about Bucholz having trouble repeating his delivery. Nope, never anything baseball related.
Bob Costas. Please, please, please announce more nationally televised baseball games. This is intolerable.
If you think abt it, it makes sense. They dont telecast 6 times a week, they need famous voices not smart baseball voices.
I’m pretty sure everyone who watches Fox Sports hates them.
Define “smart baseball voice.”
I’m not sure too many are left alive outside of Vin Scully.
I lived for a brief while in Southern Cal, it was a delight to listen to his voice. What a classy guy.
Tatatatex!!!
MAY TEIX!!!
that was hammered
TEEEEEIIXXXXX!
FOX = Andy Pettitte is a clubhouse malcontent!!!!
TEIXEIRA!!!!!
GOOOOOONE, Teixeira!
McCarver must have Alzheimer’s. Seriously. I’m not even joking about that disease. McCarver is not in touch with reality.
I lol’d.
You shouldn’t. Alzheimer’s is a bitch. I hope he’s not really getting it.
I smell back to back.
Orr not.
some texsual healing, baby!
May Tex is awesome.
YOU’RE ON THE MAR, TEXEIRA!
Buck and Mccarver sound depressed. Suck it, assholes.
MARK
My email to them:
Tim and Joe,
Why is it that you seem to side with the Red Sox at every instance? For example, you repeatedly complimented Dustin Pedroia for backing up the throw to 1st in the 1st inning. Every second basemen is there on bunts. Just because the throw was bad enough where he was actually needed doesn’t make his play anymore special.
Secondly, about possible retaliation against Beckett. Yes he hit Cano and Jeter. He also buzzed Swisher up and in, and almost hit Francisco Cervelli in the head TWICE – and Francisco is wearing that helmet because he has a track record of concussions. If he hit Cervelli in the head and ended his career, would you continue to defend him blindly then?
I know the Yankees are more popular nationally so you play the devil’s advocate but please, some integrity in your broadcasting would be much appreciated.
A Fan
Too much big words for them.
too many big words
*WOOSH*
The sound of sarcasm going over your head
hahahah alright you got me. That was a McCarver moment right there.
You have not seen many FOX Yankees games this is the normal.
Aw, man, you took the high road. I just wouldn’t be able to do that (see above, not that I actually sent it, but that’s what I would want to send).
I figured that if I wanted to keep my .0001% chance of it being read on air, I had to respectful.
Good point, but I’m about a zillion percent sure that anything critical of them wouldn’t be read, anyway.
Here’s mine:
Dear Joe and Tim,
Next time you’re in NYC and happen across an abandoned Nissan Pathfinder, by all means sit in it.
Sincerely,
Fan
Now they got the lead back all is well.
Mccarver adds so much to this broadcast.
Love how everything a yankee does has something to do with the sox
FOX is trying to make me less pissed off with them with the Andy shots. Not quite working but okay.
He mad for a GOOD reason!!! LOL! LOL! Ugh.
Are we going to hear the walk off magic has moved and the injury bug has moved in the Bronx? Probably.
so glad i’ll be at the game on shiti field so i don’t have to listen two these numbskulls
OOf, that change was nasty. Best pitch he’s thrown all day.
instead of saying how well teixeira hit macarver said “bosox fans are thinking he could be doing this for us:
Good job Cano. Swish you have to get it done here.
“And remember the only way to watch EVERY MLB game in HD is with DirecTV”
*Unless said game takes place during FOX’s national broadcast window, then you’re fucked*
Hold on… is McCarver complimenting Cano??
Baby steps. Hopefully.
I can name a few….on the yankees.
A huge difference in Cano’s approach is his improved ability to draw in his hands and handle inside heat. He’s eliminating weaknesses, and it’s great to watch it happen.
17″? – I thought we all learned in the “PineTar Incident” that the plate is 18″!
Actually – Fox is right – Home plate: Five-sided, 17 inches by 8 1/2 inches by 8 1/2 inches by 12 inches by 12 inches, cut to a point at rear. Buck and McCarver are such terrific educators.
hughes >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> notebook stealer
Buchholz up to 84 pitches.
Look I respect Pedroia. Plays hard, solid defense… but he is not CLOSE to Utley, and Cano is clearly better than him
McCarver sounds disgusted he has to talk about Cano being a good player
A strike? Yeah um no.
The last one to Swish? It was a good pitch according to gameday.
Apparently it was according to Pitch F/X though. My bad.
what a strike…what a fucking strike.
How about an overhead view of that strike three to Swisher? Is it that hard?
To be fair, that looked liek a strike. I think Swisher was guessing something else and got caught flat-footed.
Yea. I’m cosigning that strike out. It definitely looked legit.
Thank Mo the Yankees don’t play here until the end of the season.
Indeed.
I think it was a good pitch, actually. Swish got fooled.
Totally agree.
I miss Michael Kay.
My e-mail:
Dear Joe,
Come on man. Don’t you have any integrity? This bias against the Yankees is obvious and embarassing. I mean, Beckett goes inside on Cervelli, twice, goes inside on Texeira, andhits Jeter, and NONE of those were intentional? And CC hits Dustin on his first pitch and that IS intentional? I mean, how can you possibly believe that? Please, try not to show an obvious bias for either team, huh?
Just want to say, I tried to send this but it didn’t work for some reason. Oh well. It was too critical to be read on air anyway.
If only we had a decent radio team, i would never listen to these 2 idiots.
Sterling and Waldman >>> McCarver and Buck
Michael Kay is biased towards the Yankees, but at least he has the excuse of being THEIR broadcaster. Buck/McCarver are supposedly national broadcasters with no allegiances whatsoever.
This.
Damn, that kid is having Austin Jackson-esque BABIP luck.
Truly.
I know a lot of you hate them (I don’t, but I don’t listen enough anymore), but they’re obviously more tolerable.
I’m glad that I’m not watching this game, I think I would have had a stroke, since I now know that I have high blood pressure.
Jeff Van Gundy aka Larry Fine without the talent.
Good eye, Randy.
CLEARLY inside
we get a call!!!
that was inside. that had to be a ball.
Sarcasm…lots of it.
The BABIP god is up.
Cerv one to the monster !!
Fire Marshall Bill loads the bases.
The Green Eyed Bandit up to no good.
Heck of a walk, Winn. Frankie C. with the bases loaded again. Deliver please, Frankie C.
The BABIP gods are kind.
YOU GOT CERVED!
BABIP GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BOOM!
Oh Cervelli. how i love thee.
Cervelli…the new Posada
From your lips to Mo’s ears.
Frankie! Love it. Don’t care that Winn got caught – the run scored. Good job boys
Randy that was dumb but YAAAAY CERVELLI!!!
Another good play by Winn to make sure the run scores.
Frankie is making me love him more and more each day.
ditto. Him and Gardner. Love them
Come on Randy you’re suppose to be a good baserunner.
Cerve’d.
What is it with Winn’s gaffes whenever Cervelli gets an RBI hit?
cervelli is a solid player imo. what do you think mike?
Ceribelli!!! (he’s italian right?)
That was a special Cerv. Winn grrrrr !
CERVELLI I LOVE YOU!
wow. cervelli! i don’t even know what to say anymore.
Winn needs to learn how to teleport.
/dhalsim’d
Cervelli flashes more of that style nd grit, but Winn getting caught between 2nd and 3rd killing the momentum is unacceptable.
I have a feeling that Winn intentionally got caught to give whoever was running ahead of him time to score. If it was Gardner then it was a dumb move but I can understand the logic behind it
What was that? Win was out by about half a light year.
I just learned this last year. Apparently it’s intentional to ensure the 2nd run scores. I don’t like it, but apparently it’s baseball fundamentals.
Really? It is bad that I’ve never heard of this? Of course, I never played baseball…
Winn*
SOLID HITS BY FRANKIE ANGEL EYES! FUCK YEAH! I LOVE THIS SHIT! AND I AM LITERALLY YELLING THIS AS I TYPE IT SO I HAVE TO USE CAPS!!!!!!!!!1111
/lastpartmighthavebeenalie’d
LOVE the RBI single, Frankie C. But was the Winn run-down necessary?
6-3 is beautiful. Frankie C. is batting .415 with 10 RBI in 41 AB. WOW.
Amen, Cashman…
Anyone think that even with Nicky J comes back, we keep Posada at DH, have Frankie catch and bring up Moeller to be the backup catcher?
No.
your logic astounds me
It’s really that simple.
Where would that leave Nick Johnson? Using 3 of 25 roster spots on catcher isn’t as valuable as having an extra utility guy or a bullpen arm.
I don’t think so. Posada is still a more than serviceable catcher while Cerv, though he is hitting great, is not an improvement over Johnson when healthy. I’m not saying I don’t think Angel Eyes can be a regular… but this is his first year in the majors and he is surprising everyone with his production… maybe next year.
Or Buck and McCarver could have asked Francona…
If Beckett wasn’t trying to hit all of those batters, then why wasn’t he taken out of the game? He doesn’t belong in an MLB game if his control is that bad. People could and did get injured.
Aah Winn, we could have made Laptop thief throw a bit more. Btw, according to McCarver laptop-thief has done his part in the game (he was 4+ innings 4 ER when he said that)
Just give Cervelli his plaque in Monument Park now. It’s a foregone conclusion.
Fuck it, just start a new one in center field. Old Yankee Stadium style.
Even Joe Buck likes Cervelli
Not too bad of a play by Winn. He was just running aggressive. The first time was Thompson fault and at least he didn’t pull a Gomez and let the run score.
Randy Winn has made an out at first, third and home today. I wonder how many times one player makes an out at each bag during one game?
I need a shirt with Cervelli’s smiling face on the front and the words “You just got Cerv’d” on the back. Now.
Tex !! Hat tip.
I glove you, Mark.
Tex with the leatha
Damn Tex
What a play by Tex. Love it.
“Teix could’ve been catching that ball for us”
McCarver
Pedroia hit. check
winning the game. check
Making Joe and tim look like dumb asses. check
let the ass kissing start
I love it
Defense!
WHOA, what a play Tex!
gold gloved
Sexy Texy.
Well McCarver got some of our emails. I guess.
it seems
No, he just spaced out. He will be back at his very worst.
Why, did he say something? I must have missed that
He said Fisk must really like Cervelli. And then he said something about Teixeira being the best right handed first baseman ever.
CC we need you through the 7th, lets get some quick outs.
Wow, are you shitting me?
Did anyone else hear someone calling CC a freak?
Ummm where was that last pitch? Umm high? cmon blue
Montero is out of the lineup again today. Has anyone heard whether he was removed last night for disciplinary reasons, or because he may have suffered an injury?
Speculation was that he pulled up lame running to 1b last night.
Didn’t DOTF say that he was later warming up guys in the bullpen? Would they have had him do that if he was hurt?
Restart at 6:20
Supposedly he came up lame running the bases.
I read somewhere that he was pulled because he did not run a groundout/flyout.
Mike said it was probably disciplinary. He was warming up pitchers in the bullpen later in the game, so if he does have an injury, it must be pretty minor.
That stupid prospect bar on the right is a super jinx.
dustin biography
Anything that has anything do with any good player has to be tied to Pedroia. Thats how bad McCarver wants a date with Dustin?
I would like if CC got the guys out to keep it 6-3 and then it poured and the game got called off. That’d rule.
No, i want them to beat the brains out of Boston in a 9 inning game.
Nah. With the injuries and stuff, let the guys get some rest.
No point in mentioning whether the game is official or not. There will more than likely be no rain. Precipitation is at 10% for the rest of the day.
O RLY?
it’s raining.
I was wrong.
/Spoke too soon’d
lol. You don’t have to be a meteorologist to know that this:
http://www.weather.com/weather.....e/USMA0046
is rain.
Good call.
Seems to me there are probably thousands of people in LA who are happier about Andre Ethier than Dustin Pedroia is Tim.
Come on, just one more out
Oh come on. They call it NOW?
Ugh. 1 strike from an official game…
FUCK !!
FUCKING BULLSHIT!!!!!!!!
Exactly!
what awful umpiring let him throw the damn pitch are you kidding me
Well, if he hadn’t taken 25 seconds between each of the last three pitches, maybe he could have gotten through the AB. The way CC was going there, it was pretty clear that he was in no hurry to avoid the rain.
Damn it.. get that pitch thrown
one more pitch!!!! fucking crist.
One strike from an official game? Seriously?
Complete bullshit. That was the quickest rain delay I’ve ever seen.
short rain delay! come on Mo
Joe Buck: “Since 2004, the Red Sox and the Yankees average 3 hours and 22 minutes per game.”
Trust us, Joe. As long as these games are, it’s an eternity for us when we have to listen to you.
I had to laugh at the “since 2004″ thing. You’d think they’d go from since 2001, with the unbalanced schedule, but I forgot that baseball started in 2004…
Uhhhhh. ONE FUCKING PITCH. WTF UMPS.
The heavens themselves conspire against the evil empire.
In the middle of his windup and they call it? Total bullshit.
fuckkkk just one more freaking out!
Really, Tim? You couldn’t give him just one more pitch?
Wait its not an official game? Why did Buck say we were one out away from an official game?
Home team has to finish the 5th , if they are not in the lead
Wow never knew that, just read all the rules.
You need to have 5 complete innings to have an official game. There’s still one out left in the bottom of the fifth. If only CC had thrown a strike on (what proved to be) his last pitch. . .
Not necessarily, which was why I was confused. I am used to home games. If the home team leads through 4 and a half it is official too.
UMPS WANT TO CANCEL THE GAME
If they call this game off or fuckin suspend it because of 1 pitch, that wud suck
CONSPIRACY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1 strike from it being an official game at Fenway which the red sox are trailing….who didn’t see that tarp coming out the 2nd a drop fell?
Maybe NESN can loan FOX Gammons so he can go stand under a sprinkler somewhere and do “I don’t think we’re finishing this game today Joe. This may be the most deadly rain storm of all-time and The Red Sox will NOT risk their fans & players’ lives for a game they can make-up.”
That rain was coming down HARD, but still….?!?!
yeah, and no harder than games I’ve seen continue, and at much later stages in games too.
On the upside, spring rain coming down that hard doesn’t usually last all that long…guess we’ll see what happens.
I’ve never been more pissed at a game where the Yankees were winning…whole game has been bullshit.
HAHAH Rick Dickert.
This is BS.
Eh, at least we get to watch Braves Phillies. That’s kinda nice.
Whatever. If CC had wanted to finish that AB, he would have. He was taking FOREVER between pitches. He was clearly in no rush to finish it off. I don’t know why, but I have a hard time getting mad at the ump for stopping the game in a sudden downpour.
If it is canceled… do they replay the entire game, or do they begin next time from where the left off?
You restart them game with two starters whose names are drawn out of a hat.
i believe they start all over.
Partial blame goes to CC. He was taking forevah…
Yeah, those extra seconds were CRUCIAL!
CC was taking a while that inning but Buchholz took a while all game and they were one strike away from the inning being over!
How come if a game is tied after the 5th MLB will continue the game where it stands at a later date but for a game like today if it gets called they have to make up the whole game from scratch.
Has to with whether that game is official or not, if the 5th is over then its official, so they continue the tied game.
They don’t continue the game at a later date unless it’s the playoffs iirc.
Oh duh, I missed the tied part. My bad.
Archaic, but no more archaic than letting the pitcher bat.
so does the game continue after waiting or do they call the game?
This is not on the ump. It is on CC. He knew the situation and he knew he had a 3 run lead to work with.
Work fast and throw strikes that inning. I love CC, but not a good job that inning.
Particularly that pitch. Just throw some damn thing over.
No way. He was one out and potentially one pitch away from an official game. Let’s not exaggerate and claim he was taking a half hour between pitches. 20 seconds or so is a long time, but he still only needed one out.
This, a lot. Plus, the rain was very sudden.
He was working slow the entire inning and he was not attacking hitters.
I am not saying he was taking forever in between pitches, but he was working slower than he tends to and he should in that situation.
He knew the weather was getting worse. Even if it does not rain, you get through that inning quick and then you have nothing to worry about.
It really is not a big deal, but CC made a mistake.
I guess. The umpires made a bigger one.
To be fair the rain hit almost instantaneously. Plus, CC’s meteorology rating in the show is only 56.
Oh, well that explains it then!
who are the Phillies/Braves announcers? Why can’t we get them? ;_;
Kenny Albert & Eric Karros. They are music to my ears.
Careful, once your numbness is gone from that McCarver-Buck sham you will realize its still Fox.
There’s very little chance they restart this game.
the guy on Fox said its gonna be a 35-40 minute delay
Word. I meant there’s very little chance they call it and make us start over again at a later date.
so what happens?????
I like these guys way more… lets steal them.
Heh. I got home from work during the moment of silence during the third. My first thought was “Why can’t we have a season of silence?”
really? karros said that it would be BAD for cano to hit 40 hrs
Wasn’t he also the one who said that CC couldn’t be dominant during the postseason?
I remember that being Mark Grace but many people have told me it was Karros. So… maybe we don’t want these guys so much. But Buck/McCarver are so bad I’ll take pretty much anyone over them. Exceptions being the Mariners’ announcers.
Being that the Mariners were mentioned, I feel obliged to link to this.
http://mynorthwest.com/?nid=374&sid=218287
True… that was pretty stupid and really had no logic to it whatsoever– especially because he cited Robbie as an RBI guy. That said, they do offer better commentary than the former due that we had been dealing with for the first 5 frames of that game.
Stop blaming CC. we’ve seen innings go on much longer then that with rain that hard. We saw it in Baltimore a few years ago, when Mora was complaining that they should call the game. They could have given him till the end of the inning. it wouldn’t have hurt.
At least until the end of the AB. That’s the quickest rain delay I’ve ever seen, literally.
OH NO, RAIN – RUN FOR COVER! Grow a pair.
Well… We never really played in the rain either. It’s not a matter of having testicles (I assure you, 98% of the players on the field do), but a matter of avoiding injury.
I’m gonna guess… Pedroia is the 2%?
Lowell and Beltre, I’m assuming, is what he means.
(Sorry, that’s awfully mean
)
Ha!
No, Youk-a-dickless.
I was gonna say Tek.
Fag a Tek would be right too!
That was unnecessary and offensive.
Ugh.
Yep… well… 1.50%
The .50 is the reduced size of Ortiz’s testis.
God is a Red Sox fan! He is just envious of Mo.
Holy balls that is windy.
Had the Yankees been trailing, McCarver would have definitely called this rain delay intentional.
It was only a matter of time before the Yankees broke through on Bucholz today. The Yankees really bailed him out early in the game. He really was lucky that it was only 6 runs.
He had no control of his offspeed pitches and his fastball was flatter than Tim McCarver’s voice when the Yankees score. And he has no clue what to do when runners are on base.
Phil has had an elite fastball so far this season which is absolutely by far and away the best tool any pitcher can have.
Mentioning these guys together is not going to last much longer. Phil is on a different level than Bucholz.
Phil also has the advantage in not having his mug shot on the wall in every electronics store across the country.
IETC
IDK, I disagree, I think Buccholz is gonna be a really good pitcher one day. He wasn’t doing Hughes good, but he WAS pitching quite well this year until today and he had a pretty good run at the end of last season too.
from what I understand, his ceiling isn’t as high as Hughes
I can see Buchholz becoming excellent and I can see him completely falling apart and never really amounting to anything. I don’t see him being like, a serviceable pitcher, I think it’s all or nothing for him.
Then again, I thought Beltre was gonna be Boston’s best signing this year (“it’s early” disclaimer).
I was not really talking about strictly the results.
The results have been great with Phil, but that is not the whole story.
He has always had a very good fastball. But, he has been pitching with an elite fastball so far this season. He has been dominating teams with almost entirely FB, Cutter. The life in the zone on those 2 pitches is just incredible.
Phil has one tool right now that Bucholz cannot touch and that most pitchers in baseball cannot touch. That is his fastball.
Bucholz may be a very good pitcher one day, but Phil is a very good pitcher right now.
Right now Hughes is on a great run, but he does have a very lucky BABIP. He’ll regress, at least a little bit.
That Phil has been “lucky” has been a bit misstated and overemphasized.
Of course Phil is not going to pitch to these numbers all season and everything is going to rise including his ERA at some point.
But what he has been doing so far this season have very little to do with luck. The major reason his BABIP is so low is because teams cannot connect with his fastball.
Just look at all the foul balls hit off his fastball. No one they have faced has been able to put the sweet spot of the bat on his fastball. He has given up so few hits not because he has been lucky, but because very, very few players this season have hit it hard.
What Phil has done so far has not be luck. This early in the season people turn to BABIP far too often without looking at the particular at bats and situations.
I’m not saying Phil hasn’t been pitching great. And yes, there’s a reason his BABIP is so low. But you said it yourself, his BABIP and his ERA are unsustainable.
Yeah I know you aren’t saying that. It was directed more generally. A lot of people have said Phil has been lucky this year. That is misleading.
That whole Bloomberg website article the other day was misleading because it did not take into account whatsoever the way Phil is pitching right now and how different of a pitcher he is from the past.
When Phil’s numbers go up it won’t be because, he was lucky early in the season. I just hope people realize that and don’t take anything away from what he has done so far because of it.
Phil is an excellent pitcher who has a pretty good shot to finish with an ERA below four, which would be absolutely fantastic. But he will not finish with an ERA below 2.
lol, Yankees media beat Red Sox media 20-3 at a Fenway Park softball game. Wouldnt have minded to see that.
Love it. Here’s hoping Susan Waldman hit a 3run homerun off Tim McCarver… wait hes not part of the Red Sox organization?
I hear Gammons plays a mean shortstop…
Don’t you love that!
It wasn’t softball. It was real baseball. Even more impressive
Amazingly tyler Kepner pitched 5 shoutout innings I heard. Great job, would love to know what Pete Abe did (lol)
I heard Pete Abe was killed the post game spread.
dammit, fail.
Does Kepner keep his NYY eligibility now that he covers all of MLB?
Last night in Baseball tonight, Buck Showlater mentioned in slightly different words ” You look at the Yankees, they are able to bring in a Winn or Cervelli or Pena, they miss no beat. Thats what they can do with such a high payroll, when you get a 200 Mill payroll you can do that. I am sure a mid-market team cant do that, right JP”
Because Winn/Cervelli and Pena are being paid in the tens of millions of dollars… guarantee Pena and Cervelli are being paid league minimum and Winn is what, 1.5 mil?
So true. Details, details.
Look its true we have a high payroll. But for once, can’t someone just say “they have really good coaches and Cashman found a gem in Cervelli.” Its just frustrating because we can’t win. If we win, its empty because we’re expected to, and if we lose, its inexcusable and we’re roundly mocked by everyone.
Fucking Red Sox.
You are right, knock the Yanks about the payroll thats ok. But atleast be sensible about who you choose to highlight as luxury, Cervelli, Pena and Winn are not luxuries. Couple of them are farm hands and one is a washout. Lets have some perspective. But, its ESPN, we shouldnt expect perspective or fidelity.
Yeah. Arod, Tex, CC fine we paid them. But we DEVELOPED Gardner, we DEVELOPED Cervelli, we DEVELOPED Pena and we were literally the only team that even wanted Winn
Not to mention the Yanks developed Pettitte, Jeter, Posada, and God.
As far as the MSM are concerned, the Yankees bought God as an international free agent.
Oh yeah, a couple of minor leaguers make greater than Adrian Gonzalez. It was crazy, I thought ok let me wait 20 seconds he will saying something sensible. He asked JP Ricciardi and JP went yeah its tough, when you have them with a 200 Mill payroll and they can bring these players in and not miss, the depth, the depth is what that payroll buys.
What can I say, i kicked myself for even watchign 5 mins of that show.
I like Baseball Tonight and I like John Kruk. Hes really smart (surprisingly) and knows a ton about baseball. But its not we have Allstars as backups – could the answer be that possibly, we just made smart moves? Or is that not allowed too, as it takes unfair advantage of our above-average intelligence???
Kruk does nothing except parrot empty platitudes and contribute to false narratives. His analysis is shallow and often inaccurate.
“I like Baseball Tonight and I like John Kruk. Hes really smart (surprisingly) and knows a ton about baseball”
Sarcasm is there somewhere
Kruk, I donno. I think he is pretty average.
I realize that Cervelli stands zero chance of producing like Posada, but a few questions: I was too young to follow Posada’s development. How heralded was he as a prospect? Did his minor league career portend his future success?
All I know was he started at second base (epic lawls) and he debuted in a pinch-running role, in the highest of ironies
He was always known as a defense first, light hitting catcher. He wasn’t very highly regarded at all. Due to a bunch of injuries last year he was called up to be the backup. His infections enthusiasm and great presence behind the plate as all but ensured his place as our primary BUC of the future. Anything he contributes with the stick is a bonus. He never hit like this in the minors.
He was considered a prospect, although no one was predicting a border-line HOF career. I guess you can never predict that. He continued to improve, and his numbers indicated a potential .270/.370 OBP with midrange power. Frankly, he should have been on the Yankees roster for all of ’96 and should have been playing even more in the first few years of his career instead of sharing too much time with Girardi. Those lost ABs may be what cost him the HOF.
Cervelli lacks powers, but his minor league record indicated decent strike-zone judgement. My question on him would be how he’d react when pitchers just started pounding the plate on him. No way they’d want to walk him and they have little fear he’d hit the ball out. So far Cervelli has reacted quite well. It’s not going to last, though, but I have hopes that he can maintain a .260-.270 BA acting as a solid defensive back-up.
Posada is considered a borderline HOF’er, but he shouldn’t be; he should be considered an eventual first round HOF’er.
Look at some of his rate stats. He ranks right up with Yogi and Dickey. If Posada doesn’t make it into the HOF it’s a shame.
I’m not necessarily disagreeing with you. I’m just repeating what’s thought about him now, which he’s a borderline candidate. There are 13 catchers in the Hall, if I remember correctly, and I rate Posada somewhere just off the all-time top ten, which means there are catchers in the HOF who have accomplished less than Jorge. I just hope he plays for a few more years and can add in some more counting stats to convince enough voters to punch the ticket for him. I’m afraid those lost ABs at the start of his career may hold him back.
BTW I think the whole Core Four movement of the past year is going to help both Posada d Pettitte. They will get a closer look. And if Posada gets in, and three of the Core Four are in, then I can see a push to add in Pettitte. Andy will help his chances if he plays for a couple more seasons.
Anyone watching the phils-braves? ex yankee on base, ex yankee just bunted, ex yankee pitching.
Hah, yup I was thinking the same thing.
Alright, the rain is stopping and we only have a one hour window before the next batch of heavy showers moves through. They better take the tarp off soon!
I donno Tim Mclelland has been desperatly trying to wash away his nightmare call at 3B in the playoffs, he will try to even up and jerk the Yanks a bit. I think he would have given that pitch if it was anyother team on the mound.
A bit of a good news on Nicky J, Chad Jennings retracted the torn tendon thing. Its just inflammation now. Poor lad.
Great news!
Fantasy question: Drop Reid Brignac, Kila Ka’aihue, or Matt LaPorta?
Kila La’aihue, he’s going to get the least amount of ABs with Jose Guillen and Billy Butler on the Royals
Tarp is coming off, YAY
any see this part of the renovation for msg?
http://www.msg.com/events/tran.....es-1.41657
Hopefully they can renovate the Knicks straight out of MSG.
Those look pretty insane tho.
McCarver and Buck were so bad, that I needed this rain delay to feel normal and calm down. During that game (gulp) I wished that they should cutover to Rosenthal for a few minutes. It was that poor from them.
esp the part where hitting lil pedroia come back to haunt cc… how about fastball in the heart of the plate?
who’s going to pitch now?
Has to be CC. It was not that big a delay.
It was an hour
Yep, now its too long. CC could be thinking darn, i lost a win coz of McLelland.
Russo. What else did they call him up for?
They scheduled restart for 6:20
Are you fucking shitting me? I don’t get to watch the rest of the game?
The rest will be on FX
Do we get new announcers on FX?
PLEASE say yes
Could be. It was a long rain delay after all.
Any update here? I don’t have TV access today.
Ok, just as I wrote that WABC went back to the game. Rain seems to have stopped and there is blue in the sky, but the temp has dropped a lot. CC will be out of the game.
Game starts in 4 mins on FX.
Hahah, The Win Vulture strikes again.
Feels like an Aceves 2.2ip 2hits 1bb 3k W coming up
…
is this legit?!?!
http://www.justin.tv/mlb_yankees#r=OomF0Xc~
… nm
I guess it’s not. Commenting guidelines…
This falls under the “unauthorized feed” category. We’re not allowed to talk about those on here because Mike/Ben/Joe could get in trouble.
Of course Joe Buck saw Maid in Manhattan in theaters.
Joe Buck saw Maid in Manhattan in the theaters?
Congratulations.
wow, the mets aint playing bad
another win over the giants
Unreal… why they hell don’t they go back to the other game. I don’t get FX… fuck!
Don’t worry you’ll get to watch Nascar!!!
Oh… I’m sorry… I didn’t respond… I currently have a bullet lodged between my retina and cerebral cortex.
Nascar must have just gotten much more enjoyable.
What the fuck!!! FX?!?! I don’t get fucking FX!
What torture going from an HD channel to a non-HD channel for me. Anything else I would of turned it off already, humans shouldn’t have to endure this.
Apparently, NASCAR is coming up later on Fox, so they just moved over now, as opposed to having to do it later if the Yanks/Sox stayed on Fox
Fuck NASCAR.
I hate umpires. I hate Fox. I hate the Red Sox. AGAGJAJGAJRJARJAJTJGA.
If CC misses 20 wins by 1, he has this game (and these idiotic umpires) to blame.
If CC misses 300 wins by 1, he has this game (and these idiotic umpires) to blame.
I’m so pissed at this whole sequence of events.
So… is Ace in line for the W?
This brings a whole new meaning to “Vulture”
Couldn’t the official scorer still give the W to CC if he wanted to?
Nope.
Yeah I thought there was cases where he could make a judgement but maybe he must still have the 5ip
So, a starting pitcher has to go 5 innings, but Alan Embree can pick up a win without throwing a single pitch.
Tell me again why people actually use wins to evaluate pitchers?
Leadoff walk to the #9 hitter… LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOVE it
wow! I’m not even getting NASCAR… I’m getting reruns of “Friends!”
I cannot type something which would do my anger justice. Fox… you made a powerful enemy today, my friend.
Pedroia just made a GREAT play… he made a solid play but not one that should inspire any remarks…
Goddamnit Jeter. WTF?
One of the worst Jeter at bats I have ever seen
I know. The d00d just walked Ramiro Pena!!!!
Captain Groundout to SS
I want good Jeter back.
I love that I am getting reruns of “life according to Jim” instead of the game. Yay Fox!
That might actually be worse than McCarver and Buck.
Just checked, Fox is airing “Judge Brown” Lol. Thank you FX.
So David Ortiz didn’t play today…safe to say his goose is cooked?
Will this bullpen EVER get straightened out?
::unwraps burrito, wipes down microwave::
/TSJC’d
/Am I doing this right’d
Because he gave up 2 hits?
Yes.
ˆneeds to relax
Oh, motherfucker. Goddamn it.
Oh fuck no!!!11!
FUCK
UGH
OH GOD…. MAKE IT STOP!!!!
wtffff is going on
Oh god Aceves is injured… WHAT THE FUCK WHY ARE WE GETTING HURT
You have got to be kidding me.
You have to be kidding me.
I hope Joba becomes a 2 inning guy, will keep him in line for a nice 100 inning season.
We are entering 2009 Mets territory with these injuries. Damn it.
who is hurt?
Ace
howd he get hurt?
Slipped or tripped on the mound. Logan is coming in.
Awkward landing on a pitch? Hard to tell.
unreal….can we get a break with these injuries?
wtf is with all of these injuries?!
what the hell is going on?
Aceves through a strike, and then started limping around the mound and got yanked from the game. Logan came in and got the K, but christ, I cannot believe these injuries.
Jesus I hate Boston. Freaking place is just plain evil. I have no doubt that this is all intentional…
… what the hell. What happened to Ace? God dammit! Mo help us!
This would be slightly comical if it weren’t so depressing. What is going on?
If these injuries keep happening, we are just going to have to call up the entire Scranton team.
Ace goes down.. Ace goes down… damn now what?! Was it a hammy?? or back??? Anyone??
They’re not sure.
accidental castration.
Awesome Boone Logan story by Ken Rosenthal.
That story fits someone whose name is Boone
Booooooooooooooone
Boone Logan is a great pitcher when he only has to get 2 strikes on a guy.
now we are down to 1 reliable arm in the ‘pen
Yes Boone Logan!
Its probably his back
tack on runz
plzthxbai
Good job by Logan. Can’t say I was too confident seeing him pitch, but we didn’t have too many other options. What’s the layout for the rest of the game, do you think? Joba for the 8th, I would think and Mo for the 9th? But who do we bring in for the 7th? Marte? Keep Logan in?
For some reason, I’m still not concerned about the injuries. I like our depth throughout the system. I thin guys like Melancon/Miranda/Golston/etc. can fill holes for a few weeks. Chillax.
And Post-April MARKY MARK. There can even be some good with the injuries. Young guys could flourish with their new opportunities.
You get the feeling this team’s gonna win every day out regardless of the circumstances (injuries, etc.) Reminiscent of ’98.
MUAHAHAHAHA
for whatever reason, I really like this comment
I love May Tex
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
goes the dynamite
Good thing I have the awesome episode of “Friends” to help me through this bullshit… thanks, Fox.
Also… at least we are beating the Red Sox hald our 25-man roster injured.
The Sox signed up for the wrong run prevention.
May Teix strikes again!
looks like tex is heating up the sumtin to smile about
Tex!
This year, unlike last year, the injuries are happening just as Mark and Alex start to hit. The rest of baseball can continue to S our collective Ds.
another injuryyy wow.
Hi! My name is Mark. I like things like the sun, the beach and other fun activities. I’m really nice and never swear… I’m also awesome at baseball!
The Baseball Season, By Mark Teixiera.
Chapter One: May.
Today, we played the Sox again. It was a nice, fun game, although we had a little rain, which was too bad. CC pitched really well save for a mistake that Victor Martinez hit out of the park, but hey, what can you do? That’s baseball. Luckily, the boys and I rallied back to take the lead. I felt real good today, hitting two home runs and an RBI single. It’s tough losing Aceves, especially on top of all of the other injuries right now, but hopefully he’s a-OK tomorrow. Robbie felt good enough to hit today, which was great news, and Georgie’s close to being back to game form. Luckily for us, Frankie C has been on fire recently, so we’ve been able to handle the brief loss of Posada. Likewise, Brett Gardner has been all-world in the outfield and at the plate, Marcus has been hitting all season, and Randy looks like he’s starting to heat up, so we’ve been able to sustain the loss of Curtis Granderson, although we certainly hope he comes back soon! He’s a really great guy, a hard worker, and a very talented player. I have really enjoyed being his teammate thus far. I have a good feeling about us this season – our starters are throwing great, we’re scoring runs, and the bullpen’s bound to come around soon because there’s a lot of great arms out there. I wouldn’t sleep on Dave Robertson, because he was terrific for us last year.
Joe West is sooo pissed right now.
haha love the Joe West ZING by Buck
… injury delay on gameday…
what the fuck!
It’s the Red Sox turn, this time. Ramon Ramirez hurt. No idea what it is.
looked like he hurt his throwing hand
Newton’s law of motion?
Oh thank Mo… I thought a lightning bolt his Tex when he was rounding third.
ooooo Schoeneweizer
Good to see Tex break out.
Screw Fox,the Red Sox,and the Box of Rocks in the booth.
i love texy
Also, Tex is officially over the Mendoza line!
Such scintillating analysis of Teixs eating habits. Thanks Joe Buck.
man the fox affiliate here in college station, texas decided to not show the yankees game after the rain delay, so now i am getting some nascar bullshit
Go to FX.
thanks man, it’s on that channel. you are the fucking boss
Heh.
Update (6:07pm): The game is set to resume at 6:20pm ET, and the broadcast is going to shift over to FX.
lol i wish i had seen that update… :/
Are they bringing in a loogy to face the Rod?
good job alex
McCarver acting like “Sweet Caroline” is something to look forward to. Shoot me.
This lineup might only need Arod and Tex the rest of May the way they are swinging.
Arod’s swinging single life produces … singles.
Yeah… but I like when A-Rod’s love life gets him home… ALLLLLL the way home.
dude that is SO not your first post
You’re definitely kidding, right? Either way it’s cool, just wondering if I missed the sarcasm or not.
yeah it was a joke. I have a kinda weird sense of humor. You’ll get used to it
lol that’s cool. I did figure as much, but I was just that unsure that I felt the need to clarify.
s’all good.
good to see tampa finally losing a game
I was thinking about it, and I guess when we play the Sox, I sorta want the Rays to win so the Red Sox fall that much farther behind in the standings.
With 4 legs, Arod can really abuse Vmart’s noodle arm.
damn cano, he’s throwing schlop
que embarazado
/not the right word
Heh, that means pregnant.
the answer is joba chamberlain
saw it on the phillies game
The answer of FOX’s bonus question is Joba.
mccarver is a moron
the plural of dove is doves
Does anyone know how to get Chrome to include Fangraph’s search bar as a location bar search?
Swisher’s ode to his fallen fellow Nick.
a-rod great job!
Suck it Sox!
w000p w000p
Arod with a nice slide – good job rodrizzle.
Swisher of course, with the clutch hit
Good to see A-Rod’s not having any problems with his legs.
Are you kidding? The Centaur cannot be stopped.
Thought A-Rod channeled his inner Bengie Molina for a second.
More runs please. I want to see Romulo Sanchez in this game, the sole surviving member of The Fat Sanchezes. I assume he’ll pour one out for Humberto.
5 run lead, 3 innings left. . .if Logan can finish out the 7th, maybe we will see Romulo. After getting a rain-shortened outing from CC, it’d be nice to not have to use Joba or Mo today.
Or we can make things really interesting and throw Damaso out there.
Can you imagine listening to Tim McCarver for the entirety of that 20-inning marathon two weeks ago?
I’m pretty sure getting water-boarded for the entirety of that 20-inning game would be a more pleasant experience.
That “game summary” shows all that is wrong with FOX’s baseball coverage.
mainly cause it references Joe Buck and Tim McCarver at all
Exactly. Any broadcast that spends more time talking about the broadcasters than the game is a bad one.
They fear Frankie! Pretty pathetic that the Yanks only have 8 runs when they have 7 walks.
Would you rather listen to Neil Diamond singing “Sweet Caroline” or Joe Buck singing Prince?
Those are both awful options.
eek D-Rob.
well, looks like Tex may be getting started finally. over .200
suzyn says aceves has a stiff lower back
Robertson still has no command
Aceves with a stiff lower back, according to WCBS.
good news yes? Rest, warm massage… he’ll be fine
wow even pena look like he got hurt wth.
Oh crap, here comes the SI cover jinx talk.
That should have been 0-2 to Scutaro, and he could have dropped the curve. Instead, after being called a ball on a great 0-1 fastball at the knees, he went fastball and gave up a single. Awful.
Wow, Robertson is being bent over by the home plate ump
This ump has had a weird zone. Calls the high strike then doesn’t.
ugh d-rob, why must you fail us
Robertson is just a mess right now. Damn.
Yeesh. Poor D-Rob. He’s just leaving everything over the plate.
bringing in Robertson was a waste of a pitcher. results may have been the same leaving logan in there.
Robertson needs to go down to Tampa “with an injury” or to Scranton
Robertson you anger me!
that girl in the toyota avalon commercial is pretty
Why are the Yanks cutting Robertson so much slack?
He’s been suck’n it every outing.
Send him down and bring up Melancon for crying out freak’n loud!!!
because Robertson proved how good he was last year, against major league hitters. And he has shown he has the ability to be a top level reliever
Last year was LAST YEAR!
He doesn’t throw strikes this year,he’s tentative and he’s getting crushed this year.
Send him DOWN!!
d-rob has given 16 hits, 3HR in 7 2/3 innings… wowzers
The Yanks have been in luv with the ’09 version of Robertson and are in denial that he sucks this bad.
Wake up Cash…pls
ah back again, dante
had a good trip through the inferno? purgatorio? paradiso?
Throw strikes, Joba. Don’t mess around.
cmon joba, throw strikes
Nice hissy, Victor.
good job joba
Good work, Joba. Give him the eighth.
Whew… Gardner made that fly ball a bit more eventful than needed.
i don’t know about that… jetes looked safe at first glance
I thought the same, Dela. Of course, there was no replay on FAUX.
Gotta love the arse whoppin 2 days in a row by the Yanks against the Suxsox in Baston. Let’s tac on another 2 and have duel 10-3 trashing.
i’m going to frame this positive post from you, dante!!
Dela..I call it like I see it….
I’m as die hard a Yankees fan as anyone out there…but I’m not pie in the sky about it.
If they (in this case Robertson) are suckin it I say out right.
hey man i’m with you, but some of your past posts have been “wtf?” worthy
maybe…not sure which past posts you’d be referring to…
I did trash Vasquez when he melted down against the Angels in LA.
And you’re probably aware of where the Yanks stand with him at this moment.
They’ve got another “Kei Igawa” on their collective hands.
teh gritster!!!
Brett the Jet is batting .352. Jeebus Chreebus.
what a great catch
McDonald just ate up Teix’s double. Damn.
Teixeira robbed of a four-hit day on a terrific catch.
Tex is back…
next
A-Rod will get his homer mojo back and this team will jet propel itself away from the Rays.
another stolen base?? i love it
Vmart just wants to go home right about now.
I think BG should press it, … steal third.
Jeez. Most of the time when Gardner steals, it isn’t even close–whether or not Brett the Jet steals on a rage-armed catcher like Martinez.
Individual voices in this Boston crowd are starting to irk me.
you hear that guy yelling Roids at Arod too?
rag-armed, that is.
I think I like rage-armed better.
They’re just waiting for their “Freebird,” Reggie: “Sweet Caroline.”
Schoenweis is now up to 50 pitches.
He’s getting the patented “You’re about to be Released” treatment that the Red Sox are so fond of doing.
That was pretty classless of the Fenway crowd to chant “steroids” at one of their own players. I mean Ortiz isn’t even IN the game today.
IETC
seconded
Castro is the “only rookie to have 6 RBI’s in his MLB Debut.” Is it just me or would it be pretty tough to not be a rookie in your MLB Debut.
Fact: Nick Swisher was never a rookie. he was automatically accepted and was never hazed
Let’s go Robbie 3 run homer…
man i hope swisher destroys bard
Can’t express how impressed I am by Cano’s batting eye this season
I do so love all the empty seats in the 8th inning in Fenway.
Triple steal!
This series is going to be just like the Boston Massacre from last year. We’ve outscored Boston 18-5 in just two games.
don’t want to pitch to Cano…they’d rather walk him or in Beckett’s case hit him.
I’m surprise CC hit only one of those punks. He should have gotten Joba wild over Pukalis’s head
sox pitcher looks like a homeless and austin jackson is ripping the bat
what?
great job swisher
10-3
It doesn’t get any better than this.
I couldn’t agree more, Chip. I raise my tulip glass of New Belgium Abbey high to you and your good point about Cano’s plate approach.
…and to Swish for his RBI single. Pour it on.
the sox have to be under-achieving, right? there no way theo “the genius” epstein planned this?
I’m glad Rosenthal graded the Granderson trade on May 8th. This is the most devastating Yankees prospect trade since Brad Halsey.
nobody expected austin to be this good right?
isnt his BABIP like .550 or some crazy # like that
.512
http://www.fangraphs.com/stats.....F#advanced
Cashman clearly didn’t. I was excited for him, then again I never saw the kid play either. If Jackson turns into a perennial all-star for The Tigers, good for him & them. I don’t think the move should be thrown in Cashman’s face on May 8th though, because when he made the move the forecast on jackson was not as good as Granderson.
If he had been forced to surrender Jackson before knowing much about him for one of those classic Steinbrenner moves of the 80′s & early 2000′s, its a different story. A though process went into the move, he didn’t have to give Jackson up to get Moises Alou or something.
I don’t think that there will be a sellout tomorrow considering how poorly the Red Sox have been playing.
The tickets are probably already sold so it will be considered a shut out. But I’m sure there’s like 10,000 up on stubhub though
Winn worked the 10th walk of the game.
pour it on Frankie!
10 for the Yanks, that is.
A Frankie C. grand slam would be the icing on the cake.
I’ll take a 5-RBI day from my boy
cerv’d
Dark Helmet strikes again!
Francisco Cervelli is the greatest hitter in the history of the game
/Fact’D
I love it. What an ass kicking! Frankie C! 12-3, 5 RBI for Cisco the kid.
Bella, Frankie, bella.
This is getting ridiculous now.
so is everyone writing in cervilli for the all star game yet?
i am
cervelli!
Check out Frankie. Can they just call this one on account of the mercy rule?
Yeah… his name: Ramiro Pena!
There can be no doubt, Total Domination. A legend.