Game 39 Back for more
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Photo Credit: Julie Jacobson, AP
So, last night was fun, eh? Ben and I both left the Stadium last night with sore throats and tired legs from screaming like madmen and jumping around like lunatics. But it was totally worth it. Nothing like watching the Red Sox fans that were gloating in the top of the 9th inning walk down the tunnel with their tails between their legs fifteen minutes later.
Anyway, I’m not sure how likely they are to play tonight, but here’s the lineup anyway…
Jeter, SS
Gardner, CF
Teixeira, 1B
A-Rod, 3B
Cano, 2B
Cervelli, C
Thames, RF
Miranda, DH
Winn, LF
And on the mound, Carsten Sabathia.
First pitch is scheduled for 7:05pm ET, but it’s been raining all day. It looks like there’s a window to get this one in, but who knows with weather forecasts. If they do in fact start playing, it’ll be a mad dash to get the lead before the 5th inning ends. The game is on My9 locally and MLB Network nationally.
Should the game be delayed or postponed or whatever, use this as your open thread for the night. You’ve got NBA and NHL playoff action on, plus the Mets are in Atlanta. Enjoy.
Update (6:34pm): No surprise here, but the game has been delayed. No word yet on the start time.
Update (7:11pm): Tentative start time in 8pm ET.
Gotta love the Carl Monday cameo.
LETS GO YANKEES!!
let’s get em
I was gonna say it looks like they have til 1 AM before rain, but then again, there should still be a mad dash to get through 5 if that’s the case.
Well if it’s PPD at least they’ll play with hopefully Swish, Grandy and Jorge back at full strength.
UPDATE, 6:58 p.m.: I kid you not, the Yankees just now announced that the game will not be starting on time. Still no announced starting time.
If this game happens, can everyone learn from last night and wait until the game is COMPLETELY OVER, and maybe even for after the postgame interviews if we watch it, to declare:
- this team has no heart
- the offense is dead
- Girardi is an idiot who does moves for no reason (I was guilty of this when I was like WHYYYYYY IS GIRARDI BRINGING IN JAVY NOW????)
- (player) is terrible, get them off the team
- etc etc etc
Call up Montero! Maybe he’ll save us from that chicken-lover Cashman!! Damn idiot signs a fabrege egg to DH, & Vazquez is a bum!!!
/too soon?
I actually had zero issues with the management of yesterday’s game.
It was mostly Cervelli & Hughes’ (mis)management of Scutaro.
Now that I know who was and wasn’t available out of the bullpen, and in what situations Girardi was going to use them, I don’t either.
If this game happens, can everyone learn from last night and wait until the game is COMPLETELY OVER, and maybe even for after the postgame interviews if we watch it, to declare:
- (player) is terrible, get them off the team
Boone Logan is terrible and needs to be taken off the team…
That’s a funny way of spelling “Chan Ho Park”
Per My9 — rain is tapering off, just a “patchy drizzle” expected in the Bronx as the night moves along.
So… 8 o’clock start hopefully?
Oh yeah, I called it.
I guess I have to do the Fack Youk on this one..
So is the game delayed? Over here on the West Coast MLBN is playing PIT/PHI
Yes, per MLB Network the game will be delayed at least an hour.
BAH, the last thing you need when you’re already 5 hours ahead with work in the morning.
Where in the UK are you? I thoroughly enjoy that you watch & comment on baseball from ‘across the pond.’
I’m from Dublin, Ireland. I get as many innings in every night as I can, probably only 1 tonight if it starts at 1am my time.
Oh shite. Sorry about the mix-up. Many Catholic apologies.
hahaha no probs.
Halladay is so good. I love watching him tear the NL apart.
Not that they’re having much trouble w/ their division, but how sick would the Phils be if they had kept Lee?
“how sick would the Phils be if they had kept Lee?”
That’s the part that’s really holding the Phils back from being the WS favorites. A rotation of Hamels, Moyer, Blanton and Kendrick (behind Doc) doesn’t inspire too much confidence. I’m sure its plenty to GET to the WS, but I can’t picture that team beating the Yankees, Rays, Sox or Twins. Especially with their bullpen.
Going from the NL to the AL hasn’t hurt Lee that much… 25k/1BB!!
you are aware that Lee has been an AL pitcher for maybe 99 percent of his career, right?
I was just joking on the generalisation.
ha alright, my apologies, man!
Yankees acquire SS Hanley Ramirez.
Marlins acquire SS Eduardo Nunez, 2B David Adams, SP Zach McAllister and C Jesus Montero.
Lineup:
1. Gardner LF.
2. Ramirez SS.
3. Teixeria 1B.
4. Rodriguez 3B.
5. Cano 2B.
6. Posada C.
7. Granderson CF.
8. Swisher RF.
9. Jeter DH.
Mark it.
Please don’t leave dumb comments like this. Bad trade proposals are the worst.
which part is bad? Montero?
The part where you think acquiring Hanley, w/o including Hughes AND Montero AND maybe Robbie Cano, was possible.
arbitration kills Hughes’ chance in Miami. lol.
Montero
Cano
Nova
McAllister
Is that better?
Cano is making $9M this year, $10M next year, and two option years at $14M and $15M. That’s already too expensive for Florida
about the same as Ramirez’s.
Then why on earth would they trade him?
For fun, if Marlins were stick with Freddi then Ramirez would be expendable.
Important people to the Marlins future success (in order of importance):
1. Hanley Ramirez
422. Fredi Gonzalez
Nope. Hanley, before he sniffed the big leagues, was worth a frontline starter and Mike Lowell all by himself.
He’s now the best offensive SS, and one of the best players in baseball. Do you think that package would net Pujols? Mauer? Not Hanley either.
The point is, the Yanks are not going to acquire Hanley. So, fantasize at your own peril.
Hanley, before he sniffed the big leagues, was worth a frontline starter and Mike Lowell all by himself.
While trade proposals for Hanely are crazy at this point – I feel the need to point out that Lowell had negative trade value at that point. Especially as far as the Marlins were concerned.
Would it be blasphemous for me to say I don’t want to make that trade as the Yankees?
no.
Yeah, really. Everyone knows Thames should be the DH, and Jeter should be on the bench.
Hahaha you’re funny.
I am very serious about this. you better watch out!!! wink.
So.. with the NBA Draft Lottery today how big would it be for the Nets to get the first pick in the draft?
Huge, did you see the message the new owner sent out? I like his style.
No, what did he say?
Guaranteed the Nets make the playoffs next year and win a title within five years.
Basically Nets will be in the Playoffs next season and they will win a championship in the next 5 years. I mean yeah it sounds crazy but the team has a lot of good young talent and could pull a Oklahoma City.
Also it’s the last regular LOST episode before Sunday’s series finale.
cant wait to know MIB’s fucking name.
It’s Bill. Nothing flashy.
I don’t think they are going to reveal that, mostly because it is irrelevant.
Unless it has some crazy significance to the plot any name they give him would just be a let down.
Jack is the new Jacob…..right?
No, Jack is…the new Jan Brady!
/afro wig’d
Definitely.
Just before the sub blew up -
Jack: Why are you telling me all this?
Sayid: Because it’s going to be you.
Sayid has never been wrong about anything. Ever.
“Sayid has never been wrong about anything. Ever.”
Fact.
it’s gonna be EPIC. end of an era. i’m almost sad.
I was pretty disappointed with “Across the Sea”.
Still excited for the finale, but…..my expectations have been tempered.
last night’s game was nuts guys. when arod hit that hr, everyone took their eyes off their macbooks & spilled their lattes in disbelief!
/WSJ survey’d
Arods going out with Cameron Dia
Whats with him and average white girls?
Although she used to be kinda hot at one point unlike Hudson
seriously?
He should try Erin Andrews for a change.
Kate Hudson is hotter than Cameron Diaz
I thought Cameron DIAZ was Cuban. I’m not sure why I would think that though.
Diaz is smoking hot.
Diaz is average?? :O
That means my other half is way way way below average
I’m hotter than any of them
I have a friend named Derek I want you to meet.
Before all of this, I don’t think it is a reasonable theory to acquire Hanley. But…
I disagree, Mike. Though I hate stupid trade proposals, particularly in mid-season, I don’t think it would take that much to get Hanley. In my opinion, Montero, Hughes AND Robbie is way to much to acquire Hanley, no?
One established elite 2B and an up and coming kid with legit ace potential AND the fourth best prospect in the minors. That’s a lot!
That said, I know it’s not worth debating… but I am curious to think if I am in the minority here in thinking Hanley is not worth that much.
Reply fail.
Mike didn’t say that. He would’ve said something more savvy. I said that, about Hughes & Robbie & Montero.
Oh, my bad. It just seems like way to heavy of a price and a definite lose for the Yanks… especially because they have Jeter ATM and the upgrade, though large, is no short term epiphany like going from fire to electricity.
Plus, a Montero centralized package would certainly get the wheels turning in a year or two when Hanly becomes moderately more expensive a closer to FA. It would take more than Montero… but all of his cheap years combined with arb. Hughes and expensive but offensively peaking Robbie
I thought you meant Jeter ATM like ‘Automated Telling Machine.’
At the moment makes more sense though.
My overall point was, it wouldn’t be a good deal for the Yanks. Forget the actual players for a minute. Any package that the Marlins would accept from the Yanks for Hanley would be a bad deal for the Yanks. That was the idea.
Hanley is probably the second or third best player in baseball. There is no way the Marlins trade him. Yanks wouldn’t trade Hughes and Cano, either. That would be a bad trade on both sides.
I would rather acquire a bunch of SS through the draft and IFA till we find one that sticks. At least it will keep things cheap and allow the team to invest in pitching.
that I want too. Machado, Cowart or Littleton (sp?) to start off.
A whole shitload of this.
Mike could kill the idea because it wont happen in real life like moving Jeter further down and lighter package for All Star player.
Isn’t Michael Jordan the newest owner in the NBA?
seeing that prokhrov was just approved to be owner last thursday i believe, nope
I thought he the owner all year. What took him so long to get approved?
Russian.
Does anyone know if MLBN will switch to the Yankees game when it starts?
Yes, they said they will.
They had better.
Weather.com predicts dry weather between 8 pm to 12 am. its like the clouds know how long a Yankee-Sox game lasts.
Any updates on a start time?
8pm est, 1am GMT
Sweeeeet, cheers dude.
Update (via twitter) 8:45 pm:
When a game exceeds a normal game of 9 innings and/or is delayed over 90 minutes, the game will be resorted to sudden death challenge. Said challenge will consist of the two teams best hitters receiving 5 pitches. The team that hits the most home-runs in said span will win.
If no winner is decided via the sudden death challenge, than the teams leading base-stealers will have a race around the world hosted by Joe Rogan.
IF it is a tie or both players die, than the GM’s of each team will have a match of rock, paper, scissors.
/selig’d
Hilarious and pathetic.. (Lebron related):
Any chance this game ends before midnight?
If it does indeed start at 8
If they play all 9 innings, no way.
When is Swisher expected to be back as the regular RF?
I thought I heard Wednesday
Eight innings out of CC tonight would be all sorts of cool.
I have a feeling that Miranda’s gonna jack one off of Beckett tonight.
Eww.
Wow. Fail.
Over under 2 batters Beckett hits whether intentional or not?
Over for me.
I’ll go under.
I really don’t think that barrage of hit batters was intentional last time.
If he’s got his control, under. If not…probably a good deal over.
Over. I think he hits 3.
Push.
I have a question(NBA lottery draft wise). Nets have a 25% chance of getting 1st overall. Timberwolves have a 19.9% chance of getting 1st overall. Let’s say the Timberwolves get the 1st overall. Does that increase the chances of the Nets getting the 2nd overall pick?
yes, i believe they select 1-3 and order the remaining team from worst to best record for picks 4-14. so, if the t-wolves got the first pick, the nets would become overwhelming favorites to get the 2nd pick.
though it’s crazy that the wizards and the sixers are now in the top 3. it’s virtually impossible for the nets to not get the top pick now.
random question…what’s with girardi’s teeth? it looks like he has braces with EXTREMELY yellow teeth
he does have braces…
Those things that look like braces, are braces.
i didnt know it was a retainer or braces
but regardless his teeth look gross…sorry for being random but I wanted to clarify a random question…thanks guys
He has/had braces because his daughter got them and he wanted to support her.
Just attack this .700 OPS road player.
Why won’t Pedroia just make outs?? Dammit
I love watching the Most Versatile Pygmy strike out.
damn this is a tight zone
Those last two pitches weren’t strikes?
I wondered where a few of those missed.
they were pretty close according to gameday
good job zz
Thanks.
haha ietc
Question, why doesn’t the NBA show the balls being brought up? It makes no sense and would make the Lottery a little more exciting. Now I see why people believe that the lottery is fixed.
because they have to do it from the first pick down through the 14th, not the other way around. There would be no way to maintain any suspense (as they see it) if they showed the first ball coming up, followed by the second and third ones.
So have it where the nets have the lowest chance of being drawn while the 14th team has the highest…
very true, very true… the nba must be proud of it’s staunch rigidity
Captain grounder to short
Over/Under: 9.5 pitches seen for Jeter tonight.
EDIT: Assuming a nine inning game.
Over.
4 pitches total. I have no faith in him taking a pitch anymore.
Derek Jeter is a Yankee legend but his refusal to take even 1 pitch in the first inning is super irritating.
His #’s this year when swinging at the first pitch are good.
As the count wears on, his production goes down, even when he gets to ‘hitter’s counts’ like 2-0 & 3-1.
This makes me think his timing & eyesight are off somehow.
He can’t do anything right now.
You do remember he got he rally started in the 1st yesterday?
On the first pitch?
This is actually getting kind of ridiculous.
Whatever the results, another good at bat by Gardner.
My guess Gardner will see more pitches in this at bat then Jeter will the whole game.
So when is the actual NBA draft?
june 24
That was a nice AB, even if the end result was not ideal.
good AB by grittster
BG 0-2 to 3-2.
I hope hope hope that we’re seeing the birth of the Yankees future leadoff hitter.
Anyone not named “Gardner” mind working the count? No?
Tex took the first pitch.
Wow Nets got 3rd pick. A shame.
there goes all chances at LeBron
yup. jay-z must be pissed.
It might be a good thing for them, Wall is fancy but could be like a Jennings type player, Turner has too many turnovers, and Cousins would probably be the third best.
I don’t think Wall is everything he is cracked up to be, but still. Cousins frightens me because everyone says he is lazy and has no work ethic. I hate those players
People say that about everyone not playing on any Boston team.
strikezone really tight for CC, not so much for Beckett
You run as fast as an 80 year old you ass.
CC needs a DP right here with 31 pitches already.
BLOODY HELL NBA, IT’S SO OVER
/Nets fan’d
Hey now, I’m a Nets fan! And I’m disappointed, mainly because LeBron will definitely not be coming to NJ now
Trade up possibly? I mean maybe the damn Wizards could survive.
Adrian Beltre’s face is so angry. I will not miss seeing him until August.
Hes pissed hes on Boston
He declined a bigger contract to go there right? I’d love to see them suck because he wanted to be on a contending team.
Man, I really have to check what station the Yankees are on. Had YES playing in the background waiting for them to come back from “rain delay,” only to notice the game was already on. Guess I haven’t missed much yet.
this ump is squeezing CC like no one’s business
Four pitches thus far that should’ve been strikes.
3 borderline pitches called balls on CC, one egregious strike-called-ball-mistake.
Only one for Beckett.
Can we give it a couple more innings before we declare who’s being squeezed?
*Go ARod*
Good inning by CC.
I absolutely agree, Total Domination. The home umpiring the last two nights has been bad.
You don’t have to tell people you’re replying to them. Press the ‘reply’ button and it will do it for you.
Sorry, Joba. I was posting at LoHud and forgot about the “reply” function here.
Yeah I figured. No worries.
this umpiring isn’t very good, oy
I’m currently watching on a non-HDTV and My9 looks like absolute crap. Anyone else having the same issue?
No, MLBNHD has the My9 broadcast, looks good. Thought that probably wasn’t your question.
Yeah, I’m gonna go to an HDTV after this half inning.
Yay E-6!
DE-FENSE!
remember the last time the Sox had a decent shortstop?
No
Theo Boy Genius defense at work again. Gotta love it.
RUN-PRE-VEN-TION
clap-clap-clapclapclap
I will cry if Robbie comes out of this game.
$20 says Frankie’s bunting.
Or not. Works just the same, though.
Managers generally don’t bunt this early in a game.
I accept Paypal.
Nice play, Scutaro.
Beckett pitches OUTSIDE after getting bitchy? His command must be off.
Hey, just getting in. How are the respective pitchers throwing? Anything interesting happen in the first two innings out of the box score?
I’ll be shocked if Thames sees more than one or two fastballs tonight.
Is Scutaro part of the run-prevention strategy too? Or is that just Beltre and Cameron?
Yeah, I think Theo expected him to have his 2008 defense & 2009 offense.
His D has been a positive this year though. UZR SSS notwithstanding.
Did anyone get a read on what happened before Cisco’s AB? Was JB motioning towards Campos, V-Mart or Cisco?
Cisco stepped out of the box, JB got pissed about it.
Heh. I must have looked away from the screen for a minute. I bet Cisco was just fucking with him after what happened last time he faced him.
I can’t wait til Bard becomes their closer. He has a worse fastball than Papelbon. He’ll get rocked.
Cuban missile time.
WOOT!
Hey, Juan Miranda’s DHing against a righty! Woo!
I hope Miranda makes them pay. Drive the ball, Miranda.
Did Beckett just issue Thames the old intentional unintentional walk?
Woot Juan Miranda!
I wonder if Robbie is playing through a minor injury. Ever since he’s been hit by Douche-Beckett (uninspired but true nick-name) he’s began his slump. I don’t know if there is any correlation or just coincidence…
I’ll call it a coincidence for now. Dude can’t keep hitting like that forever. It probably affected him tough.
Beauty, Miranda! First RBI of the season. Drive the ball, Winn.
Miranda! love it
Yay Juanathan!
So is that earned?
Sweet! Gameday said in play, out(s)… but Winn got the run in! Sweet!
All runs in this inning will be unearned.
Marcus Thames: FEARED
Stuck with NESN feed.
They just called Cervelli a pest. I donno if that was supposed to be a joke.
I don’t think so, nathan. The Boston infield was chirping at him on his way back to the dugout; not sure why. He’s become an enemy to them. “Red Sox Nation,” especially the e-goons at SoSH, just hate Cervelli and his fist-pumping. Of course, they love the same and more histrionic from Purplebum.
Scanned through the SOSH board yesterday and they clearly have issues with Cervelli and Gardner, who keep hurting them.
I do the same sometimes, MikeD–somewhat for schadenfreude, admittedly. But yeah, they have a case about them, especially Cervelli.
I’m sure I was looking for some good old schadenfreude to make my day, but I also wanted to get an idea on what Sox fans were thinking of their team. I gotta say, they may be the most negative group of fans I’ve ever seen. Not sure because of the loss, but in general. If the SOSH vibe existed here, I’d be somewhere else.
They can’t stand that guys that might be called “gritty” aren’t on their team.
You might be onto something, First Time Poster–hopefully not, given the slew of injuries already afflicting the Yanks.
Use the reply button. It’s blue & noticeable. It makes all conversations easier to understand.
An accident. I nearly typed Oops afterward. Jeez already.
Does Josh Beckett have a guitar pick around his neck?
Yeah I think so. I noticed it the last time they faced him.
Hasn’t he always worn that?
Yeah, I think, but I wasn’t really ever sure what it was. It sure does look like a pick, though.
You know what, maybe it’s not a pick.
http://www.overstock.com/Healt.....u=12089038
Yep… he’s a douche.
DEFENSE! Part II.
The great Boston defensive unit strikes again.
TEH PITCHING AND TEH DEEFENSE!!!11!!1!!
Pitching and defense my ass.
The Red Sox really, really, really, really should not have declared “run prevention” their motto.
Granted it doesn’t look nearly so bad w/ Taco & Cameron.
Well the infield isn’t helping either. Especially Beltre and Scutaro.
I thought Beltre would be a great, great signing for the Sox. It’s still early but so far not so much.
No, but compounded w/ the OF injuries, the run prevention strategy looks like ten pounds of fail in a five pound bag.
Also, Scutaro is the 3rd best fielding SS in baseball right now.
Split a gap here, Captain.
If you drive in runs with no outs, it really gives your team a boost.
Same with one out.
If you drive in runs
with no outs,it really gives your team a boost.How succinct. Please go explain to singleton thx
What’s more surprising: Beckett blowing up or Jeter working the count full?
Why, when he swings at the first pitch, people are all “Gardner will see more pitches in one AB than Jete all night”, but when he goes 3-2, on 7 pitches, silence?
As he fouls off ball 4 then swings through ball 4…
Holy crap!!! Jeter saw more than one pitch!!!
Swinging at ball 4 FTL.
Granted it was a borderline high strike, but it probably would’ve been called a ball.
They know that it is probably untrue that Gardy will see more pitches in one AB… they are simply venting their frustration with a hyperbole of Jeter’s sucky-ness as of late and his lack of plate discipline.
Yeah, it was more of a rhetorical question.
That’s cool. I’m not meaning to attack, just that I think people are willingly letting themselves become a little irrational via their worry.
Some people just like to bitch to sound like they actually know what Jeter’s thinking. I’ll trust the future HOF guy over some idiot who sets an under/over number on a blog.
Not that I’m giving up on the Captain here but I hope Cash doesn’t overpay for his next contract,
I hate cliffhangers.
I laughed.
The slump only just hit two weeks ago yesterday. It hasn’t been that long. Just feels that way because it’s been a bad one.
Jeter that was a good at-bat but why did you swing at that last pitch
Not only was it a bad pitch, but he was way late on it, too. He’s definitely in a funk.
According to Brooks it was a high strike. The pitch before, on the other hand…not so much.
Interesting.
Considering the tight zone, though, I wouldn’t be surprised if he called that a ball.
I am hopeful that Jeter will be back kicking soon. Wasn’t he in a similar funk last year?
His 3/ today: .268/.313/.396 (.709)
His 3/ last year, this time: .275/.351/.412 (.763)
He got out of his funk last year around June, so maybe he’ll begin to rake around there?
Yeah, this. The walk rate really bothers me, though.
That .351 OBP was at least above average, though. As I wrote the other day, he’s not hitting the ball hard (13.something LD%) and that’s leading to a low BABIP, which is obviously leading to a low BA and without the walks, he’s not as effective.
pitches at your shoulders are hard to hit.
I wouldn’t be surprised if both he and Cano are playing a little banged up.
Holy hell is that rain horrendous.
Oh! I’ve been meaning to ask this for a while. Any good Sox blogs to visit and read their obviously irrational and stupid opinions on EVERYTHING!!!1111
But seriously, I’d like to go and read from their perspective… you know… friends close but enemies closer… except friends will still be closer.
there’s a pretty decent one called like Fire Brand of the American League, IIRC. SoSH is amusing when they lose, in a sort of horrifying way.
also Boston Dirt Dogs for the lulz
boston dirt dogs is effing hilarious. I looove that guy who writes it
Over The Monster is decent. They jizz to calling the Yanks the MFY which presumably is the motherfucking Yankees.
They do that at SoSH, too. It’s mildly funny for about three minutes.
Tanks.
Exactly, a horrifying, sociopathic way.
Okay, Yankees, get through five with a lead, then rain, PLEASE start going crazy.
is it slightly drizzling? i am watching on mlb.tv, so the HD isnt as big as if it were on my 50 inch tv
Its a fine mist being whipped around by the wind.
With the way the wind is whipping around tonight, every fly ball to RF is nail biting. But that last one was all good, props to Thames!
Also, when do they clamp a ball and chain to Pedroia? Isn’t there a fear of him blowing away?
Nah… magical dwarf powers that boost his water-elemental immunity and wind-elemental immunity by +7. Scouting reports… read them!
Oh yeah…
*clears throat
/nerd’d
Stupid Dwarves and their immunity bonuses. But isn’t Pedroia of Elven blood? If he really is of Dwarven blood, I think Ernie Keebler needs to fire his ass.
lol
Initially I thought Pedroia was a hobbit, but realized that couldn’t be so because I like hobbits and, despite living in the hills, aren’t nearly that grubby.
damn, that lob throw killed the DP
Gift.
Hate to say it but I think Youk got a bit hosed with the call there.
CC got this.
This is not any sort of weather to be playing in. Ugh.
ugh
ok zz, you gots to get out of this
CC with the pitch count of a lesser pitcher.
Victor, why are you jumping? It was right over the middle.
He was actually jumping over how graceful, powerful and almighty Cerve looks behind the plate. He wish he was 1/64 as amazing as Cerve.
man, zz really needs a 10 pitch inning next time
Lot of pitches for CC. Bullpen better be ready.
61 pitches through 3. Yeesh. Thankfully, though, he’s avoided damage.
CC = run prevention.
A flat-out stud, TheLastClown.
It’s ok, Boone Logan’s available.
FISTPUMPS!!
That’ll drive the Sox fans crazy…which is good.
Surely, the SoSH asylum is gnashing its collective teeth.
Money pitching in a pinch from The Big Guy.
Woo fist pumps.
ZZ!
Boo Yah!
On another note… I think CC has angered Zeus. It seems as though each time he takes the mound the gods of Olympus rain upon him with furious anger.
CC hasn’t even thrown to Jesus yet. He’s still warming up in Scranton.
Hopefully Muhammad “The Profit” Ghandi sticks in Trenton a little longer… and is NEVER shown on TV.
/head explodes
Haha, this is so true.
Gardner and Willie are from the same place? That’s awesome because I’ve always thought that if it all works out for Gardner, he’d be like Willie Randolph–decent BA, not a lot of power, but a good on base percentage. Obviously, Gardner will steal more, though.
LOL @ CERVE chewing that gigantic wad of bubble gum! Dude is so awesome! He didn’t even flinch when Gardner’s bat got loose towards the dugout, but everyone else was jumping out of the way.
He probably had no idea the bat was coming. That giant helmet covers his eyes.
Actually he didn’t have the Gazoo helmet on, he was just too busy chewing his gigantic wad of gum. lol.
Between tonight and Game 1 of the ALCS, C.C. has pitched in some of the most damp, dank weather in recent years that I can remember.
And he’s not even gritty!
In California they love the dank.
especially in the 209
haha, bravo.
Your grandma’s a real bitch!
Aren’t you supposed to be at third? Or banging Cameron Diaz?
Multi tasking, my friend.
Impressive, then.
A-Rod can do anything. Except be better than Melvin but thats beside the point.
man hunter and abreu are raking for my fantasy team tonight
Hey at least we got his pitch count up!!
[/silver lining’d
Was that a picture of The Babe taking a shot?
Holy hell the ump is asleep.
man this zone is crazy tight
heh.
http://bostondirtdogs.boston.c......17.10.jpg
sfw
In reality… Ortiz is not having that bad a year. He started off slow… but his numbers of late suggest another mid-season resurgence. That said, my theory is purely base off the box-score and with no game video.
The weather looks like it’s about to pour on the stadium. Hopefully CC will get to the fifth with the game still scoreless.
leadoff walks are annoying
Ruth was 5-0 with the Yanks, despite an 87 ERA+.
He had a tRA dreams are made of.
Did you see yesterday that I said I dislikd someone more than Mitre?
Heh, no. But if I had to guess.. Logan?
Yep!
You know why Javy should go to the bullpen? Clearly, his tRA+ out of the bullpen is an amazing thing.
He’s an entirely different animal out there.
/B-Jobber’d
//B-Javy’d
Comon CC, put him away..
What does the rain look like?
Water falling from the sky.
Well done sir.
Seriously, it looks awful. I’m hoping CC gets through five with a lead and then they just call it.
I really don;t think it’s as bad as it looks. I think it’s just a fine mist that really shows up in the zoomed in HD cameras. Look at the batter’s helmets, they have like no rain drops on them.
Everyone at the Stadium is saying it’s God-awful and supposedly a bunch of new, heavy rain is moving in soon.
Imagine if it was the top of the 5th, two out and two strikes and they call it… CC will Rage Against the Mach… Umps.
…
I knew this was coming… good show lol.
Is it coming down hard.
*can’t quite put my finger on it… but I feel another one coming.
It looks pretty crappy, but that could just be because of the wind.
Thanks… I was also trying to set up a TWSS moment. Tis’ okay though, forgiveness has been granted.
Robbie turns such a smooth DP.
Suddenly, the conversation from the booth turns creepy…
Lol at Hall.
What he do?
Tried at baseball.
Besides that.
He yelled out “FUCK!” and the My9 cameras caught it. I laughed.
Well done.
I’m guessing he was referencing Hall yelling the F word.
It’s weird… Cervelli already seems like a starter. Not because his Gaudy/godly numbers… but the fact that he just seems (sorry for the cliche) to belong. I don’t know… I just love the kid (though he is a couple years older than me… funny how that works) and really like seeing him in the line-up.
P.S. I love Jorgie more, and it is his spot for the time being and I like it that way.
Atta boy Cerve… quick out to get through this inning quick…
Rooting for quick outs?!?!?
MIRANDA!!!
OMG.
Cuban Missile BITCHES!
/Angels broadcasters’d
Juanathan!
Miranda with a shot!
http://riveraveblues.com/2010/.....ent-886694
Who wants to touch me?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6cnG3nbing (nsfw, profanity)
Loves it.
You’ve got to work on your pick up lines.
lol
Miranda goes yard!
Juan Miranda, welcome to the show!
that’s his second career HR, though
I missed his first, so his second is my first. Cut me some slack!!!!
His first was one of the longest I’ve seen. How deep was this one, btw?
around 395 feet into the bullpen. Not as big time a blast as the one against the rays last year
Landed over the bullpen wall, how far was his first? It might have gone a bit further if not for the strong wind.
Into the bullpen. It was clearly gone, but I remember that one you were talking about and it wasn’t as long as THAT (twss).
Whoever called Miranda hitting a home run off of Beckett – well done.
http://riveraveblues.com/2010/.....ent-887000
/THCM comment vortex’d
You were talking about a HR there?
i came here to say the same thing.
Well the NESN announcing crew loves Cervelli (Not). Top of the 4th they said announcer 1: “look at the pest trying to decoy Big papi. papy would hv none of it” announcer 2: “he really is a pest, thats what i mean by pest”
wow, even a half-assed attempt at objectivity is too much to expect from those clowns.
Juan Miranda!
KUNG FU MIRANDA!!!
Yes! I absolutely love Juan… I really hope he mashes. I’ve rooted for him for a long time, I hope he mashes x2.
What was Sterlings call? That one is JUAN GONE!
I’m sure the “nation” is now busily adding the name of Juan Miranda to their list of newly hated Yankees that includes Cervelli and Gardner, etc.
So many mercs! I wish we had a payroll of 4235q87-2458-3235.
/nation’d
Overheard in the ESPN lunch room :
Buch Showalter: See this is what i mean they use the 200 mill to sign Miranda and Cervelli.
JP: Without the 200 Mill they dont hv them
Anchor: we are not on BBTN, btw, STFU they are prospects.
Read ‘em the Miranda Rights!!!
Well done.
Argh, I hate these singing Mohegan Sun commercials where they take classic songs rewrite the lyrics and make the douchiest people sing it.
“My Sharona” is a classic song?
Classic as in “old”.
Old as in “grizzled vet”
“The Chase scoreboard is brought to you by Chase.”
Obvious Michael Kay is obvious.
You’re the Red Sox (yuck!) and Taco-Boy and Camera-Man come off the DL. Drop Hall or MacDonald?
Drop McDonald. Hall gives the Sox positional flexibility. He can play the OF, and can spell either Pedroia or Beltre when either wants a day off.
*needs, not wants
Forgot about Hall’s positional depth. Pretty good all around defender now that I think of it, UZR likes him everywhere as above average.
CC has just clinched a win. The weather is pretty terrible; I don’t want to see a sixth inning.
Reply fail.
/DFAs self.
Hall. Tough the difference is minimal.
I’d say that if/when MacDonald gets sent down he is not making it through waivers. I think a team will definitely add him as an upgrade as the 4th OF
Ken’s like “Yeah, I was awesome at baseball so I don’t know a thing about toiling in the minors.”
Is MLB.com (not MLBTV) not working for anyone else?
I really really hate Pedroia. I mean Beckett and Papelbon tops the list but I can’t stand Pedroia.
Youk says “oh hai!”
Youk cries when he gets hit but he’s not in Pedroia territory for me.
Beckett is my most dispised. With the other three coming up a somewhat, but impressively hated, second.
I can understand Beckett. Tough I don’t hate on Youk as much because he can actually hit. He doesn’t rely on that damned monster. I’d respect him if he stopped complaining and gave that squirrel a burial.
To me it goes Lackey/Beckett/Pap, then Pedroia/Youkilis.
Ooh good one on Lackey, granted we only saw him once but he’s still a douche.
Even when he was an Angel, I always thought he’d fit in great in Boston.
I think I’m the only one who doesn’t mind Pedroia. It is a short person camaraderie thing, I believe. Plus I think he’s funny. LASER SHOW!!!!! And he loves Jeter.
I don’t know whether this has been said today but according to gameday, the ump is squeezign the pitcher yet again. What is up with umps squeezing pitchers in Yankees game this year?
Those may have been balls.
not according to gameday, actually ball 2 was a strike.
twss?
sit down, runt!
While I am happy with the call, this umpire’s zone seems to be inning to inning. That is not good.
Those calls were iffy, but it is just so hilarious when the stupid evil elf is about to go nuts and throw a tantrum.
gameday had those well in the corner. Inside part of the borderline so someone not watching the game would say those are solid strikes.
I thought those last 2 could have gone both ways.
The ump just picks him up and puts him in the ball boy chair for 15 minutes… often mixing up Pedroia with the 15 year old doing his job.
Haha! Pedroia thought he got the call.
Sit down midget! Your fault for being bad on the road.
I loled at his face. I’m shocked Tito didn’t come out.
Because he knew it was a strike. Maybe form a midget’s standpoint that was too high but still.
You’re a dwarf, not a Leprechaun, sit down!
Elf, he is an elf because I swear I caught him leaving the Keebler factory after a toiling day of making cookies.
Elves and Leprechauns have magical abilities. Pedroia is just, ummmm, well, uhhh, short!
haha!
CC is the man. Telling Pedroia to actually shut up for once in his damn life.
Let’s see the midget even respond.
Comon Jetes, stop hacking at everything
At some point (hopefully very soon), he’s going to remember he’s a great hitter. When that happens, we’re all going to STFU except for joyous exclamations from time to time.
Per Books, pitch number one was called a ball when it should’ve been called a strike and pitches five and six were both strikes.
Dusty now hitting a robust .285
man jeter looks terrible
I think Jeter needs a day off. Must be feeling the pressure from all that wedding planning.
Wait! What! Jeter is getting hitched! WHAT!… WHAT!
Jeter needs a massage or something
And you’ll be the one to give him that massage, right Bex?
/cheating on Andy’d
I would absolutely not for that reason exactly.
Quoting Drama from Entourage – Rub n Tug
/happy ending’d
GARDY!!!
grittster with another double
what else is knew
Ummmm. the Pirates just beat Halladay.
I bet Roy was all like “Yarr!” in his post-game interview.
mind, blown
Broken clock, blind squirrel, etc.
how many players make it standing up with ease on that hit.
According to Gameday, the first ball adn teh third ball to Gardner were clear strikes and the fourth pitch, the called strike was clearly a ball. Something is wrong.
LOL awkward pause of silence from Kenny and Flash when Kay plugs the Hershey Park sweet swing thing-a-majig with the line “he kissed it”.
What was Gardner’s double like? A single but teh wheels made it two bags or just a gapper?
Bounced, then hit the RF wall; it was a legit double.
he hit the ball, which bounced to the wall, prolly wouldve been a sliding double for pretty much anyone else on the lineup, but gardy was there easily
Just want to end the debate guys. Just to clarify, Pedroia is not an elf, or a dwarf. He’s a hobbit. Take off his shoes and his feet are furry.
Just wanted to clear that up.
So he’s a friggin hobbit working in the Keebler factory and working for Santa during Xmas? Wait till Ernie and Santa hears about this, they’re going to be pissed.
I respectfully disagree, sir. We are in no place to say what he is… for we mortals do not grasp the entirety of his lineage.
http://www.mythcreatures.co.uk/beasts/small.asp
I’m going to continue to call him an elf and an evil one at that.
http://www.mythcreatures.co.uk/beasts/sent.asp
I see where you are coming from. For now, I will accept it as true because it is the funniest. But my studies shall continue until I discover the truth.
I hope you come to a conclusion soon, we must not fight amongst ourselves over what lineage he is.
Perhaps he is a hybrid.
hey! Beckett’s ERA is below 7! The ace is back folks!
I really hate Beckett. That’s a 180 million dollar investment right there!
Lackey too.
I saw a shot of the Sox dugout after Thames walked off and Lackey had a dumbfounded expression. It’s as if he never saw the Yankees walk-off last year!
I saw that shot, but that’s also just Lackey’s face.
Not like his team hadn’t experience one in the playoffs or anything.
where did that miss??
holy crap what a gift
Think that was the same place that Pedroia was called out on, well at least strike 2.
Was Francona saying “that was a good pitch” ? It looked like he was screaming “I want some piss!”.
The difference between the two pitches is that Teix is 7 inches taller.
Gameday thinks Teixeira should have struck out
Tex got away with one.
damn i thought a-rod hit that ball to the wall
oh well
Me too. Thought that was really well-hit. Booooooo
That wind is messing with anything that lifted over a certain height.
My God the Orioles suck. The only thing they have to look forward to is the number one draft pick in the 2011 draft.
the astros will give them a run
And Matusz developing. Same with Wieters.
I think the Orioles will be really good come 2013 or 2014. By then Matusz and Wieters will have developed and they’ll also have Josh Bell up in the majors.
Adam Jones too. And Markakis is nothing to sneeze at.
I have a friend who is an Orioles fan. I try to console him with these tidbits, but alas, it’s always “Yankees! Payroll! Loud Noises!”
tcwa.
The best part of NYYFans is the Oriole fan troll bobby jr who has been posting there for YEARS and every post is basically “there needs to be a salary cap and no free agency. The Orioles won when there was no free agency. These were glorious years.”
Beckett got rid of the guitar pick. Odd
He reads RAB in between innings… his feelings were hurt.
Sorry, Josh!
*do you think he thinks I’m serious?
LOL, was that a turquoise medallion that Beckett wore? I thought it was a mini air freshener.
well at least they got his pitch count up
That looked awesome. Nice swing, Robbie.
So Cano is 12 for his last 19 with RISP now?
CLUTCH! MVP!
Cano walks into second – loafing.
ROBBIE!!!
YES!!!
Robbie! Atta boy!
He could really be the next Carew.
I like Robbie, and I can see the connection, but thems some big shoes to fill– metaphorically, of course. It’s possible… but Carew was one of the best.
I agree. But he does have the potential and they do have similar swings.
bye bye beckett!
man, Cano really drove that into the gap
RISP
Robbie is scoring people…
nah!
man they need to put beckett on the DL
Oh noes! Sparkling sub-7 ERA dashed! Is he still an ace?
If you are on Boston’s staff you are an ace.
/ESPN’d
Yeah, but in this game, Ace’s ‘aint high.
Back spasm? BS, you just suck. Not even your green medallion/guitar pick/mini air freshener can help you!
Theo must still be patting himself on the back for that contract extension
Robbie hurt Beckett’s feelings.
I enjoy seeing Beckett fail, but I don’t want him hurt (since the Yankees have hit him so well this year)
they have hit him well his whole career (save 2003 WS)
Hopefully he comes back just in time for us to light him up in August.
At this point I’d like to point out that John Kruk has said that Josh Beckett is ALREADY a Hall of Famer. ESPN never met a Red Sock they didn’t try to put in the Hall.
It’s sad… because it is clearly horse-shit. It is actually embarrassing.
You gotta be kidding me. Kruk’s not even a Boston homer. That’s just unbelievably stupid.
Whenw as this? He’s been a good starter but if he goes to the Hall that’s a big ass shame. Let’s see in one part of the Hall of Fame you see the great Red Sox ace Pedro Martinez. Not to far away from him is Josh Beckett. WTF.
It was on Baseball Tonight, after the 2007 playoffs, I think. A while ago…it was funny at the time, cuz Beckett was like 25 at the time.
WTF? Beckett is AJ Burnett with better command, more WS heroics, and a little less of an injury history.
He’s a fine pitcher, but he doesn’t have a peak argument for the HoF, and he’s far away from a career argument.
I don’t understand the Beckett = Burnett arguments. I don’t see how they’re that similar. Is it because they were both Marlins?
I am weirded out that Burnett is really good friends with Beckett and Pettitte. Does not compute.
Big fastball, great curve. Beckett has better command, Burnett has the better curve.
Of course, Beckett also throws a cutter and a change, and actually has put together an ace type season.
A-Rod passed his overabundance of clutch to Cano.
So…does anyone else think Paul Shaffer and Terry Francona were separated at birth?
What was the crowd reaction to Thames tonight?
I think he probably just left his lights on in his car and asked someone to take care of it.
Guys/Girls/Yankee-Fans take a look at the standings. Lets truly appreciate Boston being back 9(!!!) games out of the division lead on May 18th.
Orioles are back 16 o_O That’s just… like… crazy. I think the ENTIRE NL isn’t that far apart
So can the Yankees get anything from this “protest?”
Protest?
Okay Kay, now do you fucking believe in jinxing!??
Kay is a jinx.
YES Fail. Did anyone see that?
It’s My 9, but yup, I saw it. 2nd of game… huh?
LMAO and yes you’re right. My 9 fail. That explains it.
Wow Kay, you really jinxed him didn’t you?
Careful, he’ll compare you to something offensive.
4 posters in a row called out the Kay jinx, if that’s what Joe West’s Music Career was referring to.
No – My 9 printed “7th home run of the season. Second of the game” for youkilis.
His first one was clearly pretty weak.
or maybe Youk dressed up as Miranda earlier, and “played for the other team” if you know what I mean
Ah.
That’s okay though. Several people below this post have also noticed the Kay jinx.
oh well, at least youkilis is on my fantasy team…
man, let’s limit the damage
Rod Carew, age 26: .318/.369/.379
Robinson Cano, age 26: .320/.352/.520
This is awesome, but it neglects that Carew was playing in a lower run environment. Even if Cano doesn’t turn into ROD CAREW (rather than Rod Carew), he’s still a very valuable player.
Cano, age 26: 157 wRC+, 161 OPS+
Carew, age 26: 124 wRC+, 119 OPS+
Those factor in run environment.
Cano’s age 27 season is this season, with the >150 OPS+ and wRC+. The slash line you have above is 2009.
Carew didn’t turn into ROD CAREW until his age 27 season — it sure would be nice if Cano would maintain the pace that he’s on.
My bad. You are correct. It was a 129 OPS+ and 128 wRC+ in Cano’s age 26 season.
It would be amazing if Cano kept the pace.
Yup. Since he’s been around forever, people tend to assume he is what he is, but he wouldn’t be the first player to have a breakout year at 27.
Man, Carew was so good. Look at that career k:BB ration!
kay jinxed him so badly there though, jeebus, he just talked about it, and mid sentence, youkilis goes yard
Yooooooouuuuuuukkkkkkkk is poopy.
YES being awfully jinxy these past two nights. And yes, I know jinxes don’t exist.
What was the on-field delay gameday mentions at the top of the 6th?
Yankees are playing the game under protest because there was no indication Beckett was hurt when they took him out. Various squabbling about it.
I didn’t see it, but why does it matter whether there was any indication that he was hurt before they took him out? Did they take too long on the mound? What else happened that would trigger a protest?
Del Carmen wasn’t previously warming in the pen. So he came in cold and was given as much time as he needed to warm up.
Thanks.
Ump ran to the phone to the pressbox because the Yanks are protesting the Red Sox move to the Pen.
there’s the 10 pitch inning i was talkinbout a few hours ago!
7 Innings for CC?
seeing that he had less than 70 pitches his last outing i believe, 7 innings shouldnt be a problem
The Nets may not have a shot at Wall and Turner, but at at #3, Wesley Johnson isn’t a bad consolation prize.
i like how they were able to fit the entire fan base into the practice facility
Can someone please explain the Yankee protest to me?
There was no indication Beckett was hurt when they took him out. Why they can protest that, I do not know, but they are.
I’m guessing the issue is Delcarmen getting to take warm up tosses. (Unlimited warmups only if injury, and Delcarmen woulda come in cold otherwise)
there wasnt any indication that beckett was actually injured when they took him out, so i guess that was their beef
http://riveraveblues.com/2010/.....ent-887199
Yankees: “Josh Beckett’s a whiny bitch.”
Umpire: “Hang on, let’s put that in the historical record”
LMAO. I enoyed that very much.
It’s moot if the Yanks win, which they will, so don’t worry about it.
2 games with Minnesota, 4 with the Phillies and 3 with Tampa for the Sox next. Let’s hope they’re in the cellar by May’s end.
The Red Sox were thought to be fighting with the Yankees and Rays for beasts of the east. Now they are fighting with the Orioles for the cellar.
Irony is fun!
Except when it rains on your wedding day.
Or when its a free ride when you’ve already paid.
http://img.listal.com/image/57.....ssette.jpg
SFW
Or when you win the lottery, and die the next day
Ten thousand spoons when all you need is a knife.
Or when you’re on a cigarette break and there’s a no smoking sign.
/killedthejoke’d
I wish A-Rod came up to the plate with “Lux Aeterna” as his music… so epic.
I’ll settle for “O Fortuna”
Woah Phil had a choice in staying in the bullpen last year?
Didn’t they tell him “You can go to Scranton and start, or stay here and relieve”?
I don’t blame him for choosing to stay up in the Bronx.
Kay is making a Bo argument about developing at the “cost” of winning. Except that cost isn’t really that huge.
I think maybe you have discovered Bo
s secret identity.
Mt Kay has issues.
I have a career OPS of 1.014 and I am playing in the majors as we speak. Who am I?
Manny?
Let’s say, he causes a CRISIS when he steps to the plate.
Just a blind guess but Robinson “Clutch” Cano?
Oh shit not this season but career. Never mind.
I looked it up, couldn’t find the answer… what is it?
Even cheating has failed on this one.
How many PAs does this player have? Because the only ones with >3000 PAs are Pujols & Manny.
And they’re the only two with >100 PAs.
http://www.fangraphs.com/caree.....38;min=100
His name rhymes with Muan MURMANDA…
remember that guy who said Juan Miramda was awful? He was great.
lol…
Exactly why I set this joke up… thought that was hilarious.
He doesn’t even have 100 PA.
Ugly Dickshot?
http://www.baseball-reference......jo01.shtml
Ah, so tiny sample size.
Yeah lol… just messing with you guys.
pujols
Tomorrow’s series with the Rays is crucial. I just hope the Yanks can split because the Rays are beasts on the road.
Sweep.
Ah, but the Yankees are beasts at home.
I’m going for the Sox for the next two days… dammit.
Wait… I mean when the Sox play the Rays… I take it back double stampsies.
Hope the Yankees can split? Rays are beasts on the road? That is a Met philosophy or should I say, a loser menatality.
Rays better hope they can take one of two. For the record, the Yankees are the BEASTS of the EAST!
It’s not as much a loser mentality than a logical mentality. The Tampa Bay Rays are among the best teams in baseball (+87 run differential) and have won 72% of their games. A split is the best, logical way to view this upcoming series. I would love a sweep, but these aren’t the Devil Rays of five or six years ago.
Eh, I “hope” for a 2 game sweep. I expect at least a split. I understand what you’re saying, but personally, I wouldn’t have phrased it with “hope.” jmho
Does Michael Kay think this is Sportscenter? Who gives a shit what happened to the Marlins?
Well, to be fair, it is a story involving one of the best players in the game.
Although it would be good for them to talk about the game they’re watching, too.
Red Sox wasting their 3rd best reliever for mop up duty. Tito on that team is FTW.
I got way too excited about a Jeter walk. I shouldn’t be that excited about that, Derek!
That’s it Jetes, that’s the real you.
I get excited for Jeter walks now the way I used to for Cano walks.
Cano is close to halving his walk total from last year.
And speaking of walks…
Robinson Cano’s 2009 Walk Total: 30
Nick Johnson’s 2010 Walk Total: 24
Cano please walk more. Nick has eyes of a champion (just not a body of one) but that’s still kinda sad.
That’s right, you can’t double off Lightning.
Beckett: “Ow. My arm I think it’s broken.”
Francona: “Bring in Danny Noonan”
/1 inning too late’d
Actually, it isn’t his arm… one of the Sox’ officials accidentally left a mirror in the club house. This is a big no-no because they can’t let Josh they’ve been letting him pitch in front of thousands looking like such a darsh.
Damn, midget got a good bounce.
Dear Yankees:
Please stop getting hit in the legs with baseballs.
Love,
The Yankee Trainers
Who was hit?!
Teixy fouled one off the foot. He’s fine.
Tex fouled one onto the side of his right foot.
Texy, that was disappointing.
I want to see Van Every pitch.
So does Tex’s wood…
ugh
Hmmm, have to drive to Boston tomorrow. Always hate driving around in that town with my NY plates after the Yankees do something bad to the Red Sox. Seems to make them more angry than usual.
Back in 2003, I once visited a friend who lived right down the road from Fenway. Parked my car on the street. Woke up after a night of partying to find my car (with NY plates) had been stabbed. That’s right, I said stabbed. Stabbed right in the middle of the hood for all to see. Not sure with what. Possibly a screwdriver off a swiss army knife or something like that. To this day my car still carries that wound. Almost went clean through the hood, took off a good chunk of paint as well. And that’s my story about parking on Boston streets with NY plates.
Parking in enemy territory is very risky. A few years ago I was partying down at UM and someone parked their jeep on one of the campus lots, with an FSU license plate holder thing. It wasn’t pretty.
Not one team the Rays have played on the road are over 500:
BAL
BOS
CWS
SEA
OAK
LAA
Anyone could be “beasts” with their schedule
Oops, that was meant to be a reply to an above comment
It’s self sustainable. Yougood!
I understand this, but I think people are overhyping it a leeeeettle bit. There was SO much hype over “ZOMG the Yankees can’t beat good teams, they’re just beating the bad ones!!!” at the All-Star Break last year.
I do think the Yankees are better and the standings will show that at the end of the year, as well as the playoffs. But don’t underestimate the Rays.
+1
Even if you are playing sub-.500 teams, it is still difficult to go 15-4 on the road in the early going. Weren’t they like 13-1 at one point on the road? That is pretty tough to do against any teams.
Our Boston sucks chants…sucks.
Thanks for swinging at a 2-0 ball Adrian.
Nice to see the ump is in getaway mode.
Apparently the Sox are too.
Well when Javy is put in as a reliever you know the bullpen isn’t in top shape.
Wow, on a night in which CC isn’t that sharp, he still has a shot at finishing seven innings.
What would you rather see this season?
A) Gardy steal 100 bags
B) Hughes K 180 in 170 IP
C) Cervelli bat 320+ in 400 AB’s
D) Joba Start
E) Montero get 100 PA with a SLG of 500+
F) D-Rob have a K/9 of 15+
G) Robbie place 4+ in MVP votes
H) All of the above and #28.
Hughes. If he’s that dominant we’re a 105+ win team easy.
B I guess
A) Gardy steal 100 bags
Yes.
I’d love for Robbie to win the MVP or come in second or third. Grit stealing 100 bags is grasping at straws though. 55 to 60 is more likely.
I would like to see (A)
I’d say D, but that can wait for next season. I’d like A, I think, because it means he’d be getting on base a ridiculous amount.
But really the answer is H) Pettitte getting 21+ wins. It’s a crazy pipe dream of mine but it’ll get him to 250, what can I say.
but REALLY, the REAL answer is I) #28
Okay. And I think this is a legit question, though quite bold… have A-G and not win #28 this year or none and win #28?
A-G?
Like… all of those options would happen. But, the trade off would be losing the WS this year.
in the words of Al Davis: “Just win baby!”
Ahhhhh. #28, no doubt in my mind. I can’t think why I would say differently, really. If we won the WS without any of those things happening, which is very possible, especially because some of them are crazy (Gardy stealing 100+ bases!), we’d still be a very good team. I look at stuff like Yankees doing well in MVP voting and etc. as a consolation prize when we don’t win it all. =P Moose in 2008 is the best example of this, I think.
Honestly, I would be fine with basically anything happening this season short of actual harm to people as long as we win # 28.
I’ll take the trophy. Those are all . . . while not quite “pipe dreamy”, those are all at the upper end of expectations.
I bet Andy will go 21-8 for the third time in his career.
Would loooove it.
Secret option H; All of the above.
But to answer
C. Then B and D are tied depending how long Joba starts for. Then G and E. A then F.
I’m going E.
They’re saying boo-urns…
Haha I saw Joe saying this earlier. He was very animated when asked about skipping Javs.
ZZ!!
CC, you really rule.
http://swamigp.files.wordpress.....bathia.jpg
SFW
+1
alex!
nice
Arod is such a complete hitter it makes mesohorny.
Remember when people were saying Ortiz > or = to A-Rod. The equalizer. The Rebal answer to the Death Star… well… I say… look at your pathetic planet now, bitches!
My favorite was and always will be;
The left side of the Mets infield >> Left side of Yanks infield.
Those two looked like they’d be money for a long time. Hell, they still may be. (Although Wright needs to figure out how to make contact again)
I don’t think Reyes is fully healthy. I hate to say this because it’s all intangible-y, but he just doesn’t look right out there.
Bahaha! I love how short sighted those views were. We are unbelievably lucky for what we have got in a team.
what the hell is up with that scratching in the background
What a generally positive game!
HAHAHAHA, an uncharacteristically funny anecdote from Flash.
that was effing hilarious
quick summary?
They showed a clip of Flash getting the game winning hit against Boston in 2004, the game Jeter dove into the stands. Kay says “you were the last guy on the bench right, the last line of defense?” Flash goes “yeah, I went into the clubhouse and Jon Leiber was hitting off a tee, I was thinking to myself DAMN if Joe Torre brings in Leiber to pinch hit with me on the bench… Then Kenny started cracking up.
I call that injury bullshit.
We all know the truth, Beckett’s ego and manhood was severely shortened by the Yankees. THAT is why he left.
I mean if they said Beckett left with mental injuries because he realizes he’s overrated then I’d agree.
Come on Joba, KILL
Official word is Beckett left with sand in his vagina.
does he have a whale’s vagina?
Really? I heard he tore his labia.
Beckett leaves game cause he is a douche and just got rocked by the Yanks… again.
I think he is currently shopping online for a Dalorian. 2003… get ready for Josh Beckett V 2.0
cmon joba, no nibblin
Well at least it isn’t Dusty feasting on another lucky ass hit.
Spoke too damn soon.
Scutaro, what a pain in the ass.
wow that was bullshit
he was on the bag
Do you guys root for the Jays just to pound Boston into the cellar? I root for them because I’m Canadian and they are my second team (allegiance to the Empire 100%).
He looked out to me. Tex had his foot on the bag.
Has anyone noticed that Alex doesn’t seem to have the same zip to his throws this year or is it just me?
his arm has seen to be a cannon to me all season
Yeah, I was gonna say, his arm looks BETTER if anything.
Yeah, “The Centaur” still has a cannon for a right arm.
Just you. Getting to watch him warm up live on Sunday was awesome.
Also, if Joba keeps throwing that curve for strikes that makes mesohorny too.
ugh
cmon joba
Here we go, bad call and a weak single put two on with no outs.
Ah shit, I’m scared.
Meh, one single was a bat throw, the other a ground ball through the hole.
I was talking more about Drew’s good batting ability.
It’s. Never. Easy.
Joba, just get him. You got it. You are awesome.
/Positive Affirmation’d
GITP?
KITP?!?
So where was that pitch?
C’mon Joba, DP. Then hit Youk!
Ah crap.
man that pitch that was 2-0 was a strike to me
i tell you, the red sox never die
never for some reason
/Goonie’d?
Until they lose. Like, you know yesterday.
(Yes, I get what you mean. But we’re taking them DOWN.)
nooooooooo
not this shit again
Shit not again.
Dear bullpen, please stop being disastrous.
Joba getting Jobbed….
bad bad Joba
Demote Jobber to teh 7th!
Zero outs, 2 risp. Bad spot right now.
Two bullshit ground balls then a double. UGH.
And a fucking bloop into RF. Un Fucking Believable. Only against the Redsox this shit happens.
I like an intentional walk here
Not to load the bases with none out.
or a bloop 2 run single
Oh boy.
What the hell? Ughhhhh come ON Joba
WTF? Bad luck.
holy crap
i am going to vomit
please get someone else in now
This could be the lamest rally i have ever seen…
Okay I should bench Drew and Youk. They’re fucking up the Yankees double handedly.
Disastrous outing … will Joba even record an out before the hook?
Not Joba’s night, apparently.
And Martinez/Ortiz/Beltre isn’t that easy to deal with.
he’s going to blow this game, amazing
I’m going to throw up
This is a pretty lame rally.
i’d give anything for joba to get a GIDP
please please
I hate the bullpen this year.
Meh, I did last year too for awhile. It’ll be fine by year’s end.
The fuck was that cell phone ring?
lolol i was wondering the same thing
Hah, I thought that was someone outside or something.
fuckin’ John can’t keep his cell on silent during the game.
answer the phone damnit!
Hmmph… well that happened rather abruptly.
Can we stop acting like Joba is a dominant reliever now? What will it take to get him sent to AAA to start?
He’s done if he walks Vmart
Wow, what a mess. And that bullshit safe call to start the inning. Why does the bullpen want to torture us?
This bullpen is a wreck right now.
alright, enough of Joba. This has to be his last batter
Okay, this has to be Joba’s last batter. He’s got nothing.
fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
c’mon man!!
cmon please dont walk him joba
you are killing my fantasy team and my patience
Great time for Joba to go back to throwing 91 mph fastballs.
WTF crowd. Joba got incredibly unlucky.
They’re saying BOO-urns.
phew
finally a fucking out
YES!!
Umm thanks, Victor?
Thank you, Victor.
Hey, an out!
So there is 2 outs….oh wait, they called Scutaro safe at first….
INTENTIONALLY WALK ORTIZ.
Worst. Idea. EVER.
BB Ortiz for the DP?
This isn’t 2005. Pitch to Ortiz.
.380 .761 .348
Guess who has that May line?
He’s still not the same guy.
But he is hammering the ball of late… and I think they are the same man. lol.
I have no confidence Joba can strand the tying run
wow step away and think you can watch the season finale of V and all hell breaks loose.
I hate that they’re fucking pitching around Ortiz.
Honestly, besides the double to Drew those were some of the bullshittiest hits eva. Two grounders and a bloop to RF.
0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 2-2, 3-2, single. Sometime’s it is the pitcher’s fault.
Well if Okajima is coming in the bottom of this inning the Yankees dont have to worry.
I thought the same exact thing.
Dont give big sloppy respect, screw his streak!! K time!
Throw the high cheese. Ortiz is gonna be greedy.
3-2 slider, everyone knows it’s coming
so obvious, even Ortiz knew it was coming…
Fanfuckingtastic.
Oh god why
Wow.
Steroids Ortiz hits that out
garbage complete fucking garbage this pen sucks soooo bad right now
And…that’s the tying run. I’m gunna go boil my head in oil, yeah?
I’m kind of in the middle of a groan at the tie ballgame and a cheer at the sick throw.
whew …. thank Mo for the little things.
Fucking Joba. Get him out of there.
Did Papi just pull a Manny?
So much for CC’s win.
I need another comeback win here, just so Ortiz’s cocky asshole trot gets magnified 100x
Shitting my pants
WOW, Papi thinking it was a HR saved the Yankees ass there. Amazing Papi was able to jump all over a 3-2 slider, no way in hell he mustve been looking for that pitch from Joba…..
ortiz broke into the hr trot a little early there.
Well, game over.
/bexy bait
Heh. I learned my lesson yesterday. Sucks for CC that he’s no longer in line for a win. Bad luck. Bit by the Jobber.
Why is there a picture of Pettite shirtless on the MLB website?*
/Bexy bait
*No, not really
I literally went WHAT?????? out loud and then realized it was all lies.
It’s okay, we walk off again. (AAARGH JOBA WHY???)
Out of everyone that was going to either tie the game or get the lead, I hate that it would be the soul-less bag of flesh known as Ortiz.
good god joba
thanks a lot man
Of course the blown call at 1st costs them big time…
And to think you cats wanted this clown in the starting rotation…..
Whatever. All the better when the Yanks walk-off… though I’m a little nervous… do Cubans like pie?
We love pie.
Well, if he hits the walkoff, it’ll mean that the Yanks either scored a bunch of runs and gave up a bunch, or that they’re calling the game after eight innings.
Joba = Overrated
not serious… right?
I really like when this team blows a 4-run lead with 2 innings to go without using it’s best reliever. Makes perfect sense.
SO true man. Bring in Rivera to start the 8th inning. Duh.
I don’t know if you’re being sarcastic or not but I do know is that Boston had the top of the lineup due up in the 8th. I don’t know about you, but I want my best pitcher against their better hitters, even it means having Mo pitch the 8th inning.
This does make sense. It’s hard to argue.
Do you not want Mo to pitch the ninth, only the eighth? Because if so, I actually agree, though I don’t blame Girardi since there isn’t a manager in baseball that makes that move.
If you want Mo to pitch the eighth and ninth, I totally disagree. It’s May just after a rainstorm. This is the sort of game where you only pitch Mo one inning.
no, I want Mo to pitch only the 8th. Let Joba pitch the 9th against inferior hitters
In a 5-1 game? If Joe brought Mo in you would bitch he was MICROMANAGING
How many managers are going to bring in their closer in the beginning of the 8th inning? Honestly? When have you ever seen that done?
Ok that really sucked but is there any doubt we’re not winning this game? I’m just pissed Joba’s stats are gonna suffer.
It’ll just feel all the better when we win it again, but not happy about Joba.
So, 2007 Joba’s back, isn’t he? Isn’t he? Ugh. d00d has NOT earned the ‘EIGHT INNING GUY’ role.
Joba is making a habit of shitting the bed.
A full 2 games in a row.
Don’t worry, he will get a third chance tomorrow night. LOL.
Joba cannot get by on this 91 slop he’s throwing up there.
Yikes.
Joba cannot even be relied on to repeat his delivery for a single inning, let alone 6 or 7 innings.
The decision to make Hughes the 5th starter looks better and better every day.
Nice job of internal evaluations Cash, Eiland, Girardi and co.
A-Rod makes that play all of this might not have happened. Not to mention lucky hits from Pedroia and Youk to let hell break loose.
That does not change the way Joba was throwing the ball. His mechanics were brutally bad and his stuff was a result of that. Major league hitters will do a lot of damage off that Joba.
Dude! It’s a magnificently SSS! This guy has played ball his whole life… he’ll fix it.
It is not a magnificently SSS.
It has been a consistent problem for over a year now. Tonight was just another of many over the past year and a half in which he has been completely unable to repeat his delivery.
Wow. Exaggerate much?
Exaggerate in what way?
Everything I said is accurate. It is the reason he is in the bullpen right now.
He has done a very, very poor job of repeating his delivery consistently for close to a year and a half now.
That is why his stuff was diminished last year and why his stuff looked so bad tonight.
Well at least game is still tied, no way Sox hold Yankees scoreless in the next 2 innings.
AJ: “I’ve got some leftover pie. Not sure what to do with it.”
Joba: “I’ve got an idea. Give me 10 minutes.”
I’m calling it, Gardy with the walk off inside the park homerun!
This bullpen is a disaster.
Selfish Joba! Fishing for Wins!!!!!
The Red Sox showing that they also can come back.
It had been almost 24 hours since the last time they did.
were you under a rock yesterday? they did that yesterday
I know, the Sox have heart, you can’t deny that.
They don’t have shit, our bullpen sucks
you are an awesome troll
Leave him alone. It’s just Manny being Manny.
/ESPN’d
/Cliche’d
Hitler being Hitler
/flawwedhistory’d
IETC
The Kennedy family agreed with that.
damn, okakima throws so soft
but effective this outing.
thank you joba for taking away that win for my fantasy team
fucking awesome
Wow, so many trolls after a bad inning. Where were they all?
They couldnt bitch prior to the Twins game because his season line was:
16.2 IP, 12 H, 4 ER, 1 HR, 5 BB, 21 K (2.16 ERA)
I haven’t liked his approach to hitters all season. Fastball, fastball, slider slider slider slider.
Eh, this isn’t anything like yesterday.
Oh and like Papelfuck last night going to a FB against Thames, why was Chamberlain throwing a slider against Ortiz? Blow it by him, man!
91 won’t get that done.
Joba threw three fastballs to Ortiz: 93, 93, and 94. (Two balls, one called strike, for the record)
some of you know the farm system better than me. Is Miranda the best option the Yankees have at this point? Seems to be another Shelly Duncan who just can’t quite hit major league pitching.
Am I wrong?
he’s 2-4 with a HR off beckett
i think he can hit ML pitching
SSS to the extreme.
true, but he’s better than duncan when it comes to ML projection IMO
.296/.394/.481 mlb line.
In a nutshell. Yes he is and Yes you are.
Including tonight, he has fewer than 40 MLB PAs. It might be too soon to say that.
Yes.
Yeah he doesn’t have much upside.
Maybe not against LHP but he can certainly hit RHP even at the ML level I think. I have no problem with using him as the DH vs RHP for the immediate future.
“Seems to be another Shelly Duncan who just can’t quite hit major league pitching.”
We may never know until he gets a lot more major league atbats. However, the Yankees and their fans aren’t known for their patience
He’ll be Morales… cause they both come from the same place… that’s how it works.
But seriously, gotta let him play first.
Miranda has a very good swing.
He has a swing that translates from AAA pitchers to major league pitchers.
That was an ugly swing, Randy.
2 of em in that AB.
Anyone else have a weird sort of hope that Boston puts 1 up in the top so Papelbon can work in the bottom? Because that could be a lot of fun.
Not against Mariano, I don’t.
I’d rather just get a run now and go to Rivera.
Nope, not at all.
I hate Papeldouche, but I don’t want to roll the dice on him blowing the save two nights in a row.
Uh…no. I’d prefer an eight-run two-out rally right now.
Incredible to see the opinion turning on Joba now. This bullshit was obvious to anyone watching the games…
What bullshit?
that he was overrated, the decision to give up on him as a starter was a good one, and that it wasn’t a guaranteed thing he’d wind up to be even a decent reliever over a whole season…
To be fair, most people here think taking him out of the rotation was not a good decision at all.
Because people thought he was Mo v2 which would never happen. You are only saying this based ONLY ON THIS APPEARANCE. Typical Yankee patience.
In fairness before the Twins game (which looked like a fluke) and tonight Joba had been outstanding in his previous few outings.
Today is flukeish as well.
No, Drew and Papi ripped their doubles and he was falling behind the hitters plus throwing in the low 90′s again for the most part. He had been throwing 96-98 for a couple of outings previously but tonight he looked like the 2009 Joba.
If A-Rod made that play there’s the fallacy of the blah blah blah Kay Kay Kay.
Pedroia got a weak hit and Youk topped it with a blooper.
His results were fine. His approach sucked.
What does this mean? Are you happy Joba pitched poorly tonight so you can be right about him not being all that great?
No im not glad he’s blowing balls right now. I’m downright flabbergasted, but it does confirm that sometimes the stats aint everything and your eyes do not lie.
I’m still lost at what you’re trying to say. He had a lot of good outings, now he’s had some bad ones. That’s baseball. That’s not stats lying.
A good pitcher does not wet his pants and blow huge leads in 2 straight outings.
I’m 100% sure that in the history of baseball, a metric fuckton of good pitchers have had two or more bad outings in a row.
Right top tier closers like Mo, Papelbon, Nathan and Bell never blew leads before.
/not true
//oaktag
///facepalm
finally jetes!
Thank you all for your Miranda comments. Will have to do some more research.
I would really love to see HR #3 right here, but I’ll settle for an XBH.
dont swing, grit!
great job, gritster
ooh bard!
Fun fact: Brett Gardner’s HR trot is faster than David Ortiz running to a buffet line!
I’m not trying to say this because he just blew a four run lead, nor am I “Francessa-Style” Joba hater, I’m also not trying to be the asshole who shows up only when he’s right, but when do the reasonable Joba critics have a point? At what point do the SSS excuses run out? I know he built up some wicked peripheral stats, but the last few outings he’s just looked awful. He looked decidedly different as a starter in 2009 than in 2008, hell he was ready to throw a full 200 innings but his own organization chose a younger more inexperienced pitcher over him for the rotation. Is it reasonable to ask if he’ll ever be the same after his shoulder injury in 2008? At the end of 2008 I thought they had a young Roger Clemens on their hand with four pitches that he could throw for strikes two grading as plus plus and one as a borderline plus pitch. He was something else then, I’m just concerned that pitcher will never show up again. I’m not saying give up on him, but what I am saying is that right now I’m more than willing to accept the first reasonable trade offer for him. It was wet out, so I’m willing to cut him some slack tonight…but the guy just looked absolutely gassed out there and had ZERO command. Perhaps he needs to lose weight or work on his conditioning. At some point you have to take a look at what you’re seeing with your own eyes and ignore the stats, as much as it pains me to sound like Joe Morgan right now. Yes I know young pitchers struggle, and if Joba were struggling with his best stuff I’d be fine…but he’s not.
We can’t read all that…theres a game on!
he was throwing like 96mph 3 appearances ago and was straight killin it before that twins game debacle
he’ll be aight
A little constructive criticism here. When you make a long post like that you should break it up into paragraphs for the readers. Makes it easier to see your points and such.
Dude he was awesome 3 games ago. He had two bad games in a row. Calm down.
I’m not saying he won’t be fine…is what I’m saying is that this is more of the same of what’s been happening with Joba. If there’s an article written about six weeks of rough plate discipline from Jeter (sprinkled in with four HRs and several good games) I don’t think it’s unreasonable to bring this up with Joba. From July to October (three months) he had four quality starts…he failed to produce a start that’s above replacement level (6IP 4ER) 10 times. This isn’t an isolated incident…yes he was dominant in 2007 and 2008…but that same pitcher might not come back. I hope he does, and I hope I’m wrong; when is it time to have a reasonable discussion? We can have a reasoned discussion about Jeter six weeks into the season…I see no reason why Joba isn’t the same. If you mention Jeter’s age I will curb stomp you…Joba has similar concerns because:
1.) How often do young pitching studs succeed for a bit…then flame out?
2.) How often do young flame throwers eventually blow up their arms?
3.) How often do guys who experience an arm injury in their first 100 ML innings go on to have injury plagued careers? (I know Hughes got hurt, but those were more of the “shit happens” variety)
So while Jeter’s aging and has concerns due to his age and natural decline, I feel Joba’s concerns are equally legit at this point in time.
Get a blog or learn to edit yourself a little.
And what would a reasonable trade offer be at this point? Who’s going to give you top talent for a setup man?
The fact is, the Yankees are unlikely to get an offer of anyone who a) is as good as Joba right now or b) has more upside
Yeah that’s true…Matt addressed this point. If someone views him as a future starter or closer of the future and thinks he has upside do it…but damn. He’s fallen quite far.
Just a quick reaction to only one line: Joba is not tradeable anymore. Whatever value he had was destroyed when the Yankees put him in the bullpen.
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Furthermore there was an article written about Jeter’s struggles after a month and a half of poor plate discipline; but we have a full season’s worth of Joba’s struggles as a starter (plus two months where he was sub-replacement level for the entire time) and he’s had several rough relief outings, and his stuff is varying wildly. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to ask these sorts of questions.
All of a sudden the Godzilla theme comes from the depths of the stadium. The lights grow dark. All of a sudden a balls ton of piro-technicks occur and Matsui comes to the field ALA WWE. Than Stunners Youk.
Oooo … I remember this matchup!
Bringing Bard to face Big Tex? RUH ROH!
Haha. Teix V Bard. It’s like deja vu all over again.
Bard v Teix.
Yes please.
I like a Tex 2 run double off of Bard here.
Bard v Tex = single by Tex, Jeter scores.
W/ 2 outs a single by Tex scores Jeter and Grits.
good point, forgot about road runner.
Bah, all for nothing now.
He is fast… but not scores from first on a single fast.
Tex likes Bard.
Remember that game last year, w/the back to back HRs? Off of Bard?
I’m sure Tex does.
ball 1
all we need is a single Tex, comon
he went for the homer, lazy flyout
Well shit.
shit
noooooooooo
Tex chased it and tried to pull it. Damn.
I guess it’s time for pie again.
Ugh, got under it.
It’s okay, we walk off again.
well that sucked ass
time for some a-rod heroics again…..2 nights in a row?????
Pie time.
wtf joba
A bit late there, aren’t you?
WOW. 1-0 count and tries to pull an outside fastball and pops it up.
Oh well we got Arod leading off the 9th, more pie.
If this game goes extra who comes in after Mo?
Swish. It should help his bicep.
Melancon?
Some order of D-Rob, Marte, and Melancon.
Melancon?
This is a definite hope-for-pie-in-the-ninth type game.
Vazquez. Clearly Joe G. hates the guy and never wants to see him start again.
/conspiracy theory’d
Bard looked great there, take note Joba.
HAHAHAHAHA TWO PITCHES
Because Bard’s looked great in every outing and Joba’s been crap all the time obviously…
Where were you when the Yankees were winning? Hmmm.
He threw two pitches.
Oh and:
O:S
that’s the definition of a bad comment
Do you guys remember the person that found/caught the helmet during the walk off situation? It starts with an “A” and ends with “ROD”. It won’t look so silly anymore when everyone starts to fight for the helmet tossed during a walk off.
Tex = overrated
Tex = watching this BS all season
Tex = no value
Tex = dont like his approach
Tex = good hitters arent hitting <.220 on May 18th
Do i fit in with the haters yet?
30 RBI means he’s doing his job
I’m not sure if you understood his post..
i think we’ll be a-ok
So do fans like the fact that hey are “right?” Do fans like Joba sucking?
I mean you can make all the trade proposals you want but the Yankees killed his value and possibly his future. Glad you’re “right.”
Two. Games.
Think he’s mocking them
I’m not sure if you understood his post.
I’m defending him from the trolls.
dude lay off the pipe, he was geico money before these last 2 appearances
I’m not sure if you understood his post
Yeah I’m asking if the trolls take pleasure in seeing Joba struggle to be right. I’m not on their side at all.
OOf, Arod put some stank on that.
damn lowell is so effing slow
even big papi beats that ball out
anyone know if Posada is available? would Girardi even gamble with his foot and the weather?
Who do you all want to see with the walk-off?
A) Jeter- Cap’n clutch coming back all retro
B) Gardner- Remember that walk-off up the middle off Paps two years back
C) Big Tex- ALA 2009 ALDC
D) A-Rod- Making the helmet catch come true
E) Cano- Re-ignite that streak
F) Cervelli- Bring us back to those Atlanta days
G) Thames- Two nights in a row for the big guy
H) Miranda- Two homer night for the Cuban Missile
I) Winn- So we can all go, FTWINN!!!
Arod. Quick and easy.
Any of the above.
Mike Lowell is so slow. Rodriguez didn’t have it cleanly in his glove and fumbled a bit on the transfer. With almost any other runner in baseball, A-Rod ends up eating that ball.
Too strikey.
Where was that pitch???????????
What the fuck? Not only was that a strike, he swung at it.
And that was not a strike, HOW?
this ump is brutal…for both sides!!!
Man, I wish I could suck at my job as much and make as much money as these imbeciles.
Where the hell did that miss?
I was going to write this same exact comment.
Don’t worry. In the 9th the two most clutch players on the team are leading off.
was that right down the middle or did my eyes deceive me?
Is anybody else excited to watch Papelbon’s self confidence get Byung-Hyun Kim’d?
that’s a swing, umps are not helping tonight
It was a strike anyway. These umps suck.
wow i can’t believe mcdonald got a hit
Didn’t want to see that, YES.
i think kay just said “hold mcdonald”
Mo’s command has looked shaky his last two appearances…i hope everythings ok
..Kay, not to say there is anything known as jinxing…but you’ve already done it once tonight.
On the side note, who was that fat red head kid with the glasses in the A’s walk off clip?
Can Campos get it together tonight!
This is not fun.
I can’t do this Thames wearing a glove shit anymore.
I said I’ll never complain about Thames but ugh.
I’ll do it for you.
Thames in the OF is awful.
This is getting ridiculous.
HAha omg Lols.
WHY?????????
oh my god
my god
When did Hermida get in the game… also… awesome… Hermida is in the game!
When JD Drew got lonely and decided to go hang out with Beckett
Catch the ball the fan says!!!
Thames when you do something awesome, you’re not supposed to do something terrible the next day!!!!
Marcus Thames = not on the field for his defense.
I have to say it…Thames would have had that.
wow…what the hell’s goin’ on out here?!
good thing thames is holding a free pass right now
Yeah he didn’t wait long to cash that in huh??
finding creative ways to lose games
dude…
Thames…why does he even have a glove?
Because he doesn’t want to pad his hand with a sweater/jacket.
well who didn’t see that coming
Man… This is not the same team that took the field 20 minutes ago. Fundamentals people!
fuck this shit it’s bed time.
Tie game in the top of the 9th and you’re leaving?
Wow… I wouldn’t leave if my first child was being born. Stupid baby and your being born during baseball! CLEAN YOUR ROOM!
For the record… I have no baby.
Why? Just…why?
how many times can we give this game away?
thank you jesus for hermida being on deck
thames is awful cut him loose now he cant feild and is a butcher. he does 1 thing right and that is hit fastballs.
Hitting fastballs is rather valuable, no?
It’s his fault he dropped it. It’s not his fault we are hamstrung by injuries and he’s still in the game when we would regualr sub him out for defense.
Just kidding, bud.
On the bright side, if there were two outs it’s quite possible a run scores on that drop.
That play almost makes it worse if Hermeda gets a single.
So is Mo now going for the fifth out of the inning?
Wow. Umpires are squeezing Mariano. Really? REALLY?
It was high outside
Good thing we sent down our 4th OF instead of Boone
man i dont want to see youkilis at all this inning
lets get hermida out
Seriously, what’s so wrong with Golson staying up and playing the field instead of…. ohhh ummm, Marcus Thames. Seriously, I like the guy, I even think he’s a decent bat off the bench, but he CAN’T FIELD anything!
/angryrant
Because then our lineup would get even more…eesh
Oh god no, I didn’t mean as a starter, but say a late inning defensive replacement in a tie game against our worst enemies…
that would work for me.
Mo says….”fuck this!!!”
damn zone
where the fuck was that pitch?
Outings like the past 2 for Joba are entirely unsurprising.
For some reason, after he hurt his shoulder he has been unable to repeat his delivery consistently for even an inning at a time.
When he was blowing people away last week he looked great on the mound and his mechanics were classic Joba.
Tonight, his stuff was flat because his delivery was terrible.
this ump is killing me.
Is there such thing as a good ump?
Yes, but it’s only now being prototyped in Japan
good night folks
This ump is giving me arrythmia.
I fucking hate major league umpires. I fucking hate them. Fire them ALL.
fuck this shit
The feeling I have right now was the same feeling I had almost all night last night as I saw the sox climbing back into it. Again tonight, same story…this is ridiculous. The bullpen is not doing its job right now. FUCK.
A-Rod walk, Cano HR.
wow im going to go vomit
Ok, I don’t understand the defense there with 2 outs. WTF!!!
Wow.
I’m in shock here.
Why the fuck was Winn so shallow?
NESN called out the Yanks OF for being shallow like 10 seconds before that happened. What the dick, guys?
Tend to score runs when fieldser drop balls and umps dont call strikes…
Joe Girardi, you screwed up again.
No….
BTW: Mo blew two games in a row. Does this prove he’s a bad pitcher? Joba just did the same thing, complete with error.
You are incorrect. Apparently you didn’t just watch the same thing I did. Unless you think Winn positioned himself there. That fly ball is on Girardi.
Didn’t say a thing about Mo. Did I say he was a bad pitcher? He just had to get 6 outs. And he had them all if not for fuck ups all around.
No, the Mo thing was a general comment.
Anyway, I have no idea why Winn was so deep. I doubt Girardi had anything to do with it.
ERROR!!!!!
What the hell did Girardi do? bring in Mo…?
Why was Winn so shallow?
Oh (*&^%$#$%^&*()(*&^% $#@#$%^&*(*&^ %$#@!@#$%^&*() (*&^%$#@#$ #@#$%^&*.
I hate you Marcus Thames.
The umpire just created a six-out inning.
I feel terrible for Mo.
I don’t. We blamed Joba when A-Rod made an error. It’s only fair to blame now. The go ahead hit was a hard hit ball.
I LOVE Mo. I don’t think this is evidence he’s losing it or anything. But this shitty inning is as much his fault as anybody else.
I just feel bad whenever he messes up, even when it’s his fault. Can’t help it.
He should be blamed as well, he’s not nearly as sharp as he used to be
a. it’s one inning, the ultimate SSS.
b. Yeah, not saying that go-ahead hit wasn’t hit hard, it’s just… I love him and I feel bad for him, what can I say.
Where the shit was Winn playing?
Well, that was fun while it lasted.
Randy was in little league LF.
Death by bullpen, ftl.
Why is the OF so damn shallow? Great way to lose a game.
Mo’s gotta some more games in before he’s back to Mo status. Everyone in the bullpen totally blows right now.
that was not on mo.
2 hits certainly are. Not the shutdown Rivera I’m used to.
You must be watching on gameday. dropped popup, and routine fly w fielder out of position
Why not? Sure there were some misplays but Joba was just as unlucky and we blame him.
Thank god their closer is Papelbon.
The lineup falls apart after Cano. Papelbon isn’t terrible. A douche for sure. A straight up bad pitcher, he’s not.
When you throw 4-seam fastballs 99% of the time, even Cervelli and Thames can make contact.
Lets see how much he’s got on the 4 seamer. I swear he had another great out-pitch. I’m almost 100% sure he’s not a sole 1 pitch pitcher.
In big spots, it’s just fastball after fastball.
Hermida beats Mo. I guess the 2 game sweep was too much to ask for. Vazquez for the 8ht!
Where the eff was Winn playing?
now it’s a strike!!!
The ump, Thames, and Girardi really fucked us here.
Girardi?
What did Girardi do wrong?
what did Girardi do?
what the heck did Girardi do, unless he was actually pitching in a Joba disguise?
WInn was playing no singles defense?
Now he calls that pitch a strike? Are you kidding me, Campos?
I guess because MO doesn’t give up many hard hit balls they wanted to try and cut off any bloops that could drop in.
Time to bail out Girardi for the 2nd day in a row.
The Yanks do not have one reliever they can rely on. Not one single reliever to shut things down.
Ok, when you step back out of bullshit land, let me know. If you think that was Mo’s fault, you have never watched baseball.
Bad defense cost the Yankees that inning. If I am Mo I get in Girardi’s face and Thames and Winn.
That would be acting like a baby, Carlos.
If mo was a punkass bitch that would be a great idea.
Except Mo oozes class and would never even dream of doing that.
Headline hypothetically if the Yanks lose.
Red Sox Umpires Rally to Beat Yankees.
umps were bad, yes but comon. Thames, Joba and Mo are all to blame here as well
brain freeze, bring in the closer
That was a very tough combination of bad relief pitching, defense and umpiring to watch
lets win it off of papelboner again
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
let’s go get Papelbon!!!
4 – Alex Rodriguez
5 – Robinson Cano
6 – Frankie Cervelli
7 – Marcus Thames
Just saying… when the Yanks win… all you nay-sayers have to buy me coffee and hookers… and a Lexus… with a tiger in the passenger side seat.
My point is… it’s in the bag.
How the fuck does a team blow a 5 run lead on 3 consecutive days?
A horrorshow bullpen.
Randy Winn would have been in RF if they had sent down Logan instead of Golson.
Girardi
Makes roster moves?
THe 25th man on the roster? I would say he has more than a little bit to do with who goes in that slot. Cashman isn’t forcing 2nd LOOGYs onto the squad.
ROBOTS! ROBOTS! ROBOTS!
it’s ok, cervelli is coming up
Talk about having Paps back, yesterday seems so far away right now.
This beating the Red Sox are giving the Yankees bullpen is the true payback for yesterday!
So now that the 24 hour shine is off Thames … the team should look into acquiring a real DH hitter to prevent the fielding of Thames, Winn, and Miranda in a starting lineup.
My list begins and ends with DERREK LEE.
Um… I’m totally fine with Thames DHing. Not sure how acquiring a DH keeps him from fielding
Yeah. My post wasnt entirely clear. I wasnt really ripping on Thames’s fielding , rather a starting lineup in which the 7,8,9 hitters are those guys listed above. Swisher will be back in short enough order in which Thames can take a seat.
Derrek Lee is an ideal fit.
So where were you last night after you told us all the game was over?
I didnt have to come back … you name dropped me at least once i’m sure.
Regardless of how this inning goes, that was textbook giving a game away.
im confused, what did Girardi do?
Now watch this fucking piece of shit umpire widen his strike zone for Papelbon.
I thought that ball off the bat was an easy fly-ball out. I guess they didn’t want to be killed by the flare off a left-hander’s bat, which is usually what happens when Mo gives up a hit to a lefty, but Winn was way too shallow. That’s probably not Winn’s fault since the bench would have positioned him there.
Does Posada pinch-hit for someone this inning if a runner gets on??
I’m expecting the completion of the Papelbon meltdown right here. Completely wreck him with this win.
THE D3F3NS3!!!!!!!!
Tying run to the plate. I support this.
oh baby here we go
There’s that Red Sox defense showing up in the clutch.
To be fair, ours wasn’t too clutch either.
ROBBIE CANO!!!!
We’re in business
LMFAO at Scutaro
Haha.
Never say die.
Let’s go Clutch Cano!
Red Sox Pitching & Defense FTL
is Posada available?
OMG this is hilarious.
Wow this is turning into a fundamental defensive skills display.
::rimshot::
Can’t blame the Mike Cameron injury for that one.
Gotta love the Red Sox defense.
Teh DEFENSE! LETS GO YANKS!!!!
Damn, talk about irony, btw.
DE-FENSE
clap clap clap
Good job A-Rod.
Well, since I just got home, I’d make the “What did I miss?” joke, but I’m fully aware and it just wouldn’t be funny.
So much pie, so little time.
He seems a little rattled no?
Do you pinch hit Cervelli?
if paperboy walks cano then cervelli will make him pay
Silver lining = papelbonian
..and a cano double
NESN just showed Thames on the bench. His head is still in RF. Sooo …. lets do this before he hits.
Oh shit!
CLUTCH CANOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dontchya Know!
Paps will not blow two games in a row, he is not Joba.
Dude put it to rest
oh baby
MFer this team doesn’t say die, rofl.
HOLY CANO
Robinson Cano fucking knows.
i fucking love this team
This is amazing.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOO BUNTING
Cervelli’s like 15 for 10 with RISP
Does Cervelli bunt? Dude is hitting crazy numbers with RISP.
NO BUNTING THAMES IS K PRONE
bunt and watch v-mart throw into right field
I do NOT want to go to extras, but tie > loss.
ZOMG!
Okay, I peed my pants on that throw to 2nd.
BOOM!
FUCK YEAH!
HERE WE GO!
cmon cervelli
wow
DONT BUNT.
wow Robbie gave me a heart attack
Stop bunting. Stop it. Just fucking stop. You have three outs left. Don’t give them one you morons.
Joseph Elliot Girardi don’t you dare bunt!
That throw was a lot closer than I would have liked. Eek.
Wow Robbie.
WHEW, close call.
Giving away outs. Great idea.
PAY ATTENTION CANO…
cervelli sac bunt, int walk to Thames, to set up 2 and here comes the Cuban Missle
WHY IS HE BUNTING?
we tie on a sac fly, dummy
But if Thames strikes out (as he is prone to), then it’s likely for naught.
Marcus Thames and Juan Miranda are up next, dummy
They get ONE chance at a sac fly. They had THREE chances to get him in from second.
papelbon’s a good pitcher, plus we DO have two more chances to hit him in
Thames is gonna have a chance to redeem himself tonight.
Not loving the sacrifice idea. I would have let Cervelli hit.
Dumb fuck idea.
Cervelli always does his damn job!
great bunt by cervelli. now don’t fuck us Thames
well done Cervelli – text book bunt.
Thames for the redmeption….
Why no pinch hit?
Would have preferred Cervelli to pull it back . . . big hole between Beltre and Scutaro to put a ground ball.
Shit, from that angle it looked for a second that nobody was getting to that bunt.
If you’re going to play no singles, why are you bunting for the tie a few minutes later?
Redemption time, Thames.
Side note: Thames can be the hero two nights in a row.
Marcus Thames … can you hit a fly ball once more? it doesnt even have to leave the park this time …
Just hit it in the air, Marcus. Keep the game alive.
The Papelbon I know would hit Thames in the head right here
Wow asking Thames to Do it again….
fly ball… just a fly ball to tie.
They successfully decreased their xRuns by about 0.2.
GRRRRRR THAMES ANGRY!!!
Papelbon is a dick. It might have been intentional.
lol some intimidation from thames
Thames and Papelbitch in a fist fight, who wins?
Thames freakin’ easy.
Thames is Thug
Sox pitchers throw inside to Yankee hitters with no Regard.
He’s going to strike out. I feel it. Ugh. Bad bunt.
comon Thames, kill this motherfucker
I hope the bunt doesn’t bite us in the ass.
fuck im nervous
Thames needs a fly ball. Stop swinging at low outside pitches.
Like I said. Good job Thames.
Damn, I hope Miranda doesn’t make that play I don’t want to jinx by saying out loud.
There is no way Paps throws a fastball here, right?
Wow, he did. I thought that was strike three. Yeesh.
Or not. Wow. Now no DPs. Please.
Whew.
Pinch run! Pinch run!
Nice AB there by Thames.
WOW close call there. come on now Juan!
Is posada avail?
Juan Miranda isn’t a kid, Kay.
DOUBLE STEAL….DOOOOOO IT
of course he walked him to set up the dp
confidence in miranda> confidence in thames
here we go Cubanito!!!
COME ON MIRANDA!!!!!!
You got this Juan. All you baby.
Just get the run in.
DOUBLE STEAL
I feel good about this Miranda – Papelbon matchup.
I dont know why. I think Miranda can hit a deep enough fly.
My advice for Girardi:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMk5sMHj58I
HELLO!!!!!
LOL, runners at 1st and 3rd. VMart and his arm, LOL.
no posada here? thought he was avaiable to hit
No pinch hitter for Winn?!?!? Nobody!?!?!?