Game 42: On the road, but not really
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"And that's when I was like 'easy lady, 40 is too young for me." (Photo Credit: Frank Franklin II, AP)
History is being made tonight, folks. For the first time in the history of the universe, River Ave. Blues is covering a game as a credentialed member of the media. We had to travel to lovely Flushing, NY to make it happen, but that’s a small price to pay. In case you missed it, here’s my pregame notes with a big Curtis Granderson update.
As for tonight’s game, well the Yankees can really use a win, regardless of who it comes against. This weekend will get an undue amount of hype as a big series, but the Mets are in last place in their division and have lost nine of their last 12 games. At least someone’s been worst than the Yankees recently. Javy Vazquez is making his first start since shutting down Detroit more than a week ago, but Mets’ starter Hisanori Takahashi is making his first start in the United States. It seems like no matter how bad things go for the Yanks, it’s just a little worse for the Mets.
Here’s tonight’s lineup…
Jeter, SS
Gardner, CF
Teixeira, 1B
A-Rod, 3B
Cano, 2B
Swisher, RF
Cervelli, C
Russo, LF
And on the mound, Javy Vazquez.
First pitch of the 2010 edition of The Subway Series is scheduled to be thrown at 7:05pm ET, and you’ll be able to watch on either YES or SNY. I totally cut in front of Gary Cohen on the line to get a drink in the media lounge earlier. Anyway, enjoy the game.
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The Mason Williams Watch
So, thoughts on the John Maine saga? (Can we dub it Maine’s Pain?)
I still don’t quite understand what’s going on there. They keep saying Maine is hurt? And he refuses to go to a doctor???
His excuse all year for his performance has been that he’s pitching hurt, so he goes out last night and his fastball isnt cracking 85, and after 5 pitches he puts his hands on his knees. So they took him out, he’s on the DL now with ‘shoulder weakness’- which is why he only made 15 starts last year too.
He’s the ultimate example of why sometimes you don’t want to be a “bulldog” who pitches through pain.
Best caption ever.
That caption is amaaaaaaazing.
Also, can they please spot the Astros like seven runs a game?
My dad snagged tickets for the Astros series as a birthday present. I get to see blowouts as a birthday present!
I’m most interested in seeing the Dbacks series. I didn’t pay attention to much of anything in 2001, so I want to listen to the narrative.
Can’t say I think there’ll be too much narrative, honestly. They’ve played them in interleague before, including in 2002, obviously the year after that WS, I think. Some members of that Yankee team are still there, obviously, but the only member of that Arizona team that’s still on the team is Matt Williams as their 1B coach. Kinda weirded out that I know that.
Heh guess they got tired of Winn. Russo isn’t a plus fielder tough right?
Isn’t Bay a notorious Yankee killer?
.949 OPS vs. current Yankee pitchers (.397 vs. Javy).
Russo in left !!! Love it. No “Adventures of Marcus” tonight.
^ yea
Mike – what is the dress like there? Business? Business casual?
Yo, who’s your roomate’s brother’s friend that I’m facebook friends with?
Oops forgot about that, posted back where that convo started.
Oh man, I knew him for like a semester, he was friends with the guy I was seeing at the time…
Ah. Meh, small world anyways!
Biz casual. Some guys are wearing suits, others shorts and flip flops.
Is this a city field only thing? Or do you guys now have credentials to go everywhere and this is just your first games?
Just CitiField for this series for now, we’re working on getting access elsewhere though.
Apparently Casey Kelly wasn’t able to “toy” with Austin Romine or Brandon Laird. 2-0 Thunder.
He wants to build their confidence up, before he crushes it.
Gotta POUND THE METS THIS WEEKEND BABY!
Does anybody have met fan friends that are going to be a pain to deal with if the Yanks lose tonight?
ys the Met fans I know will hold a win tonight up like a prize winning puppy.
I wanna see Javy get an AB before he throws a pitch. Blast this scrub!
ooooh, I like the sound of that
lets bat em around!
but knowing us, we will struggle because we haven’t faced him/
Over/under on Yankee pitchers home runs has been set at 1 for this weekend.
Caveat: Sabathia pitches on Sunday.
You taking the over or the under?
Under. It’s CitiField.
Definitely under, though I hope it’s over of course. That’d be hilarious.
Luis Castillo dropping the pop-up will never ever ever ever ever not be funny. Ever. Especially when they show K-Rod’s reaction to the pop-up/reaction after it’s dropped.
Did you catch his reaction before it happened? He was fist-pumping and yelling his ass off. then the dropped ball…..
yes! He does this crazy spaz out move when he gets A-Rod to pop up! It’s hilarious!
If DJ Mitchell could face Mike Cameron everyday he would be a Cy Young winner. Cameron is 0-2 with 2 k’s. 2-2 though.
Ya estoy esperando para Hector Noesi aceptar mi requesto del amigo =(
(I may have just made up the word ‘requesto’, by the way)
He’s out of service again, no idea why. I congratulated him on his promotion before, though.
He’ll be back.
He will start tomorrow against Stephen Fife. Wilkin DeLaRosa will start on Sunday. Interesting.
Any update on Ivan Nova?
Out of Facebook service. Sorry for the confusion, YB.
According to “Google Translate” “requesto” means “reguest”. So you got that going for you.
One out of two ain’t bad.
i’d liek a repeat of last years Mets/yanks games
The dropped pop up
the johan crushing defeat blowout
the mo bases loaded walk & 500th save
did i get em all?
Celebrating over an NLCS win? Wow Mets.
Especially the 2000 one. Where, you know, THE YANKEES beat them in the World Series. And celebrated on their own turf.
Piazza had work done. Holy crap.
Remember when he had that press conference to announce he wasn’t gay? o_O
hahahahahahahhaahhaahahahahahahahahahha….ha!
I almost clapped on the single.
No fans in the pressbox!
Jeterian: That opposite field hit
Not Jeterian: Swinging at high junk
I love articles like this (and there are a couple out there) that argue that the NL could be better than the AL this year. They all base this on the same items:
The NL teams are playing better against NL teams than the AL teams are playing against AL teams.
That would be like arguing that AAA is better than the NL because Strasburg is dominating, and the league has an overall higher OPS. It just doesn’t make sense.
http://espn.go.com/mlb/noteboo.....-clubhouse
Is this the article that says “Kevin Gregg has more saves than Mariano Rivera so far this year, as you can see this means the usually dominating AL closers are fading”?
Yup.
“The lack of control and dominance by American League closers also tips the scales in favor of the NL. Kevin Gregg of the Toronto Blue Jays leads the AL in saves (12). Not Mariano Rivera or Jonathan Papelbon … but Kevin Gregg.”
How stupid is this? People are actually paid to write garbage like this?
I know. I mean I wish I could get paid for writing out stupidity everyday.
Things like this seem so avowedly amateurish that I wonder (and hope, for the sake of the writer’s intelligence) if they’re not being said simply to get a rise out of people.
I forgot that Gardner can strikeout.
And I forgot that Tex still sort of sucks. -_-
Hey guys, how far is it from YSIII to Citi Field?
9.7 miles
Sad face.
What was the deal with bunting against a guy in his first start in the first inning…?
I realize that no one cares but me, but I think Casey Kelly must have been promoted during the AA game, because he left after 3 innings. He only gave up 5 runs.
Hahaha. Promoted…. TO TEH HALL!!!!!!!!
Ummm there’s no way that can be Casey Kelly. He only throws perfect games.
Boston is probably asking him to get in trouble on purpose, just so he can sneak up on the rest of MLB when he gets the call next month.
He must have been pitching with his mouth. No way did he give that many runs with his arms.
Let’s see if Vazquez can hold down this lethal lineup.
I could no-hit the Mets.
The only one who could not no-hit the Mets are the Mets… the game would end before the first pitch because no one would know how to play baseball out of the bunch.
Jimmy Key, what is he, like, 45?
I could hit him…
Finally got MLBTV… being a pour student blows. I almost forgot how much better the game is than gameday!
Although… I love when you are sitting praying for an In Play, Run(s) and it happens.
I love this.
agree 100%. tho it’s awful when you get the other team’s broadcast. i think the only two groups of announcers i’d rather listen to are the mets’ cohen-hernandez-darling trio and the dodgers’ scully-whoever setup.
You need to be taught how to pour?
Maybe he’s a sommelier?
(Yes, I just used that word. Deal with it.)
Uh…Is Javy’s fastball really topping out at 85, 86? Did he get tips from John Maine before the game?
Ok that’s better.
At what point in the season do we stop consoling ourselves with, “Tex is a slow starter,” and start freaking out?
He’s hitting 300 in May. I honestly do not see why people are even slightly worried. I mean we’ve even seen this before last year.
Really? Well, I promise to turn off Gameday every time he comes to the plate, because I swear I haven’t seen him get a hit since Fenway.
http://riveraveblues.com/2010/.....ent-892188
Everyones eyes deceive.
Empirical evidence >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> anecdotal evidence
Take this as an object lesson in the unreliability of human memory.
Your feeling: we should start freaking out about Tex’s hitting
Reality: he’s hitting .295/.375/.538 since may 1.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories.....8039.shtml (safe and awesome)
Never. Tex is a masher this month.
He is hitting. Not mashing… but he is not a black-hole or anything. He’ll get back to Tex soon… don’t forget that he did finish 2nd in MVP voting– taking into consideration that the voters are incredibly stupid.
His OPS in May is .913, what more do you want from him?
Tex in May: .295/.375/.538
I’m just sayin’.
The fact that Jason Bay has an option for a 5th year that’s like 95% certain to vest joys me overwhelmingly.
That was such a terrible deal. When does Bay get shipped off to the AL to DH?
What are the requirements that option has to meet to vest?
Either 600 plate appearances in the fourth year (2013)
OR
500 plate appearances in both 2012 and 2013
The latter looks like a cinch.
Reason 13274174102759871304701 why Omar Minaya should be fired ASAP.
Convince 1 000 000 Met fans that Pam Anderson will be running around in slow-mo (Yes Mo if at YSIII) in left field for four years.
My least favorite contrived and hackneyed bit of corporate branding in all of modern sports:
“YES-Mo”.
It’s Slo-Mo. You did not invent Slo-Mo, YES. Nothing about what you are doing is unique or special to your network or your telecast that entitles you to rename the generic title of Slo-Mo to your brand name.
It’s not “YES-Mo”. There is no such thing.
STFU.
He has to have 600 PAs in 2013 or 500 in both 2012 or 2013. He even has a full NT clause. Worst deal of the offseason.
Me too… but I was really pulling for the Sox to lock him up long term. That said, Lackey was a great conciliation… kind of like losing a Type B instead of Type A.
What I think will be more interesting is the clause in John Lackey’s contract:
2015 club option at Major League minimum salary if Lackey misses significant time with surgery for pre-existing elbow injury in 2010-14
What is “significant time”?
I think that significant time is missing twenty or so starts or missing the year all together.
I really can’t believe that’s the move Minaya made. Jason Bay, in that outfield, just doesn’t make sense. Pony up the dough and get Holliday…the superior offensive and defensive player.
That.
SSS yeah but Jason’s Bay’s UZR is actually positive so far. Apparently because of an “error”.
But Holliday >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Bay
Actually I kid. It’s at -1.6 which is much much better than what we perceive him to be.
I have a feeling it will get worse as the season goes on.
My MLBN is airing Red Sox vs Phillies game… oh great!
same here, though in fairness, MLB Network have REALLY been helping us out with the national broadcasts of Yankee games over the past two weeks.
MLB Network and ESPN**
yeah… they aired too many yankees games during that span. Kind of wished MLBN saved one Tigers game for Mets game tonight.
If Davis would have made contact with that ball it would traveled at least 6 feet. Crushed if you’re an ant.
Jesus with a 3 hit game. Someone is rising from the dead……
I’m sitting next to the Gameday stringer. I’ll never doubt that info again. The dude is watching the game through binoculars. Binoculars. Yeah.
So is he basically an MLB employee who types “In play, out(s).”
I love having a spy in the press box.
I’d love to grab a pic, but there’s no way I can do it discretely. He’s got like, 7 windows open on his computer, and three of them are graphics with a gridline overlaid on the field. Three different grid patterns too.
The 8th window that’s minimized has the self destruct codes on it for all 30 MLB stadiums.
Is he blind? Why binoculars? FYI in my head, I always read that word the way that Sol in “Snatch” says it.
FACT: The PitchFx data is tabulated by sharks with friggin laser beams attached to their heads, who sit in a tank just behind home plate out of camerashot.
that’s sick. love the commitment.
I hate these Japanese pitchers with their hesitation and funky deliveries.
/Totally racist’d
There’s one that’s extremely wild and hittable. (Looks at Dice-K)
Especially Chan Ho Park, the worst Japanese pitcher of them all.
/Rose’d
Anyong?
AN H-BOMB!!!!! FROM MATSUI!!!!!
Ok, we get it, you’re Anyong.
“…Where did you get that juicebox?”
Hello?
Best. Show. Ever.
I have a feeling that this guy is going to have a tough time going through the order a second or third time once the Yankees get used to his delivery.
Lol at Yankees suck. Take a look at the standings for a second.
FIRST PLACE NEVER FELT SO GOOD!!!!
/that shithead Mets columnist’d
Well… hopefully he enjoyed it while it lasted… how does that basement apartment feel?
Good. Thanks for asking.
Sincerely,
Everyone from RAB
The gap on the evolutionary ladder between Mets fans and Red Sox fans isn’t a large one.
Mets fans don’t bathe either, but at least they don’t sleep with their siblings.
Dude! It’s not like their siblings want it to happen!
Does YES plan to keep playing ‘Run This Town?’ Never was a fan of it.
Is that the one where Jay-Z raps about Little Caesar’s pizza?
I laughed.
I actually think that song has an amazing beat. Listen to Lil Wayne’s version, it’s waaaay better.
At least Wright didn’t strike out there.
Are there many Yankee fans who attend games at Citi? I’m surprised by the “The Yankees Suck” chant.
throw strikes javy
Seriously Javy needs to throw strikes to this group of mashers.
Are you seriously gonna walk Cora and Pagan?
Ok, thank you sir.
javy bringin teh pwn
good, seeing that i picked him off the waiver wire for tonight
I traded Hunter Pence for him.
i hope javy pans out for the both of us!
Let’s hope!
Al Leiter just said a triple play was unexciting o_O
Did Kay say an unassisted triple play had never been done??
I’m certain I seen the Indians having one last year or the year before.
The Mets had one done to them LAST YEAR.
From a CF’er
Aaaaahh. Makes more sense.
No, he was saying that particular type of unassisted triple play (from the outfield) had never been done before.
Whatevs, nobody cares, it’s the Mets.
How was/is the food for the media???? Stuff your pockets and take some home if its good Mike!!!!
Pretty good, dirt cheap. Three bucks for two tacos, a side or rice, a side of corn, and a soda with free refills. Good bang for the buck.
Carig said the food is bad though, compared to other parks. He says it would ranked 12th among AL parks.
66mph heat!
I actually feel bad for David Wright. Because the owner is enamored by Ebbets Field, Wright is forced to hit to an outrageous “power” alley or completely alter his approach.
what an inning
Oh sit down Mets.
Striking out 4 Metsies in 2 winnings is like 1 or 2 AL hitters, right?
Or innings, whatever you prefer.
Winnings sounds great. I’m going to credit you with its invention and use it now.
I just assumed that these strikeouts don’t count towards his official total, due to the lowered degree of difficulty.
Kinda like boxing a blind guy… or playing a girl in chess?
/misogynistic’d
I heard that their periods attract bears. The bears can smell the menstruation.
Reason #634 why it’s better to be a male
/misogynistic’d to the 3rd power
Javy is bringing the good shit to the table! 4 Ks in two innings.
I disagree with Kay. I don’t think Javy looks particularly good. He’s benefiting from facing a vastly inferior lineup who are in turn swinging at pitches out of the zone.
Tina Fey is as funny when she’s being serious.
/obvious’d
Did anyone see “Date Night”? Good? Bad? Should I add it to the Netflix queue?
(Speaking of which, the wife put “Margot at the Wedding” on the queue. Take my advice: never ever ever watch that movie. You’re welcome.)
I did. It’s pretty cute/entertaining. Not brain surgery. I think it actually gets funnier the second time around, but I had multiple friends that wanted to see it. Dunno if it’s the kind of movie that I’d see more than once otherwise.
Agreed about Margot at the Wedding.
Thanks for the heads up.
I thought it was awful. Do not add to queue. When your other half chooses half the movies, you are guaranteed some real crap.
How can someone so wonderful want to watch such garbage!?
On the bright side, she thought it sucked, too.
Verdict: Pass, and if possible, Burn.
DAMN YOU CONFLICTING REPORTS!!!
Saw it. Dumb, predictable and canned. I think Tina Fey is hot as hell (love the nerdy-girl thing), but it’s a PASS.
It is pretty predictable. TSJC, you probably wouldn’t like it. It’s pretty mindless. I liked it but it’s not brain surgery.
Okay, this smattering of reviews is now sufficient. Thanks to all.
this guy’s delivery is crazy!
Suzyn asked Frankie if he needs a day off and he verbally bitch slapped her and said “I’m 24 I don’t need a day off”
Yay Frankie. Boost my fantasy team’s OBA.
Cerv is great. He walked after being down 0-2.
RUSSO!!
Russo baby.
But only the Angels run 1st to 3rd!11!
I fuckin knew Russo was gonna get a hit. KNEW IT
You are a prophet!
Bottom of the lineup magic! Get ‘er done DJ!
This guy is no Jonathan Van Every.
He’s not even a Josh Reddick.
I meant Takahashi.
Oh, so did I.
(whistles, moves along)
Nice one, Russo.
Nice job, Russy.
SWING THE BAT! Even a DP scores a run.
Meh. Understandable sac bunt situation. At least Javy put down a good one.
Javy you were supposed to hit a home run. (shakes fist)
First to third and a successful bunt! This is how the empire plays small ball.
Soon we will crush this rebellion in one swift stroke.
Leiter just got himself all sorts of confused.
/Kitten in a paper bag’d
the ump is even clappin for jetes!
ugh jetes
Jeter please.
that was too far inside
Ugh.
I was just reading through the game thread.
Saying that Tex is hitting .300 and OPSing .913 in May is a prime example of how statistics, especially in small samples, can be very deceiving.
Tex has been a black hole in this lineup and below replacement level for the vast majority of this month and this season.
His production this month is almost entirely concentrated in just 2 games (May 2nd and May 8th). You take out those 2 games and he has continued to be very bad in May. And on the whole his at bats have been very poor especially from the left side.
I concede your point. If things were different, they wouldn’t be the same.
That implies that he has been good in May. That is a very deceiving statement.
Disproportionate production really does matter especially because while the baseline statistics imply that he is getting hot/playing well/whatever you want to call it, but hen you break it down his play is still very much a concern based on what he has done in May.
Eh, it may or may not imply that he’s been good in May, but in does imply that there’s no need to worry about him because he’s clearly waking up, which is what the original question was.
Biggest strike zone ever.
how are they supposed to hit some of these “strikes?”
It’s crazy because the last two series the strike zone has been so tight and now this guy’s strikezone is absolutely everywhere.
This strike zone is everywhere and this Japanese guy throws all kinds of weird off-speed pitches at odd angles.
That was pretty brutal.
javy should try and have fun with this strike zone, which is as big as the ol USSR
Don’t worry, when he pitches it’ll be reduced to New Jersey.
Besides, it’s the Mets. Why bother trying to strike them out on pitches outside the zone when they’re so good at striking out on pitches inside the zone?
lol this is true
Vazquez shouldnt have bunted. I kid, I kid (sort of).
Ugly dress, Kim.
Johnny: Where did you get that dress, it’s AWFUL, and those shoes and that coat, JEEZ…
The umps calling strikes during Gardy’s at-bats that are not strikes, making him swing at things he normally wouldn’t either, is terribly annoying. This happened last night too.
Worst bunt call in history
YES! Grandy will be back soon.
Jeff Francoeur, OBP Detective.
Per Brooks:
http://www.brooksbaseball.net/.....type=7.gif
http://www.brooksbaseball.net/.....type=7.gif
Yep, the zone is everywhere.
This zone is horrendous. Nothing is a ball.
wow that last pitch javy threw wasnt even a strike and it was called as such!
Shake Shack FTW!
preach!
The cheese fries are unbelievable at SS. The shit they sell at Nathan’s in YS3 is always soggy and tastes like Velteeta.
Love the frozen custards and the burger patties.
Wow. Kay didn’t try and jinx it there.
Do all Japanese hitters do the same thing Ichiro does and pull away from the ball as they hit? I’ve been tinkering with my swing and want to do the same thing.
only the left handed ones
kurt suzuki doesnt, seeing that he is right handed
Not sure if serious, but… Kurt Suzuki isn’t a “Japanese hitter”, he was born and raised in Hawaii and went to Cal State Fullerton. He’s an American hitter of Japanese ancestry.
Its like the “standard” for lefty hitting, it helps getting out of the box faster and getting on base. It works wonders for people who are fast on the base paths and have no problems with their hitting in the first place.
I helped a friend coach a “protege” of his and the kid can really run, but he has problem creating contact with a swing like that. He opted to keep his original swing.
7 pitches, bitches.
/Javy’d
Since I had my ass handed to me before, I thought I would spend some time on FanGraphs giving myself and edumacation.
.295/.375/.538 <Tex in May (total)
.263/.353/.403 <Tex in May if you remove his 3 HR night in Fenway
His OPS drops from 913 to 756. So, I'll admit I shouldn't panic, but "mashing" is a bit much.
Mashing is a reach. But Teix will be Teix soon enough.
But why do you want to take away those 3 hr’s. He hit them, and they count.
This is a gross over-simplification, but do you prefer someone who contributes every night, or someone who only contributes big once a week?
Yes.
ready.set.SCORE.
Leiter: How have the fans been?
Kim Jones: They’ve been very, very nice to me, actually!
Oh, sweet, naive Kim… it’s because they’re Mets fans happy to see a woman who doesn’t currently have an order of protection against them, and they’re being nice to you because they’re waiting to abduct you so they can $%&# you and #$%& you and tie you up and do #$%& and #$%&# in your #$%&#$% with canola oil.
Reading that convinced my body the time was noon.
Thanks!
I’ll guess Jeter on this trivia question.
Except wait, as someone said on Twitter, the first Yankees/Mets interleague series was something like a one-hit shutout by the Mets pitcher. So it was probably a Met.
Mlicki (buy a vowel, please)
What was the question?
who was the only player who had a 3-hit day during the first Yankees/Mets interleague game?
’twas Girardi.
Holy shit no way that 1st pitch to Tex was a strike.
thats what i thought
Vazquez is rocking it!
this off speed pitch is killin
attaboy alex
Jeez that’s some range.
Ribbie’s going deep.
Really deep if you want a Citi-Field homer. But Ribbie will line it out.
I haven’t perfected my Futurevision Goggles. They’re getting there.
Jose > Jeter…
wait.
No shortstop can pull of Jeter’s signature move.
What? Past a diving Jeter?
haha IETC. Pastalunging Jeter.
Damn.
DAMN!!!
almost
Damn. Robbie is going to make Takahashi pay if he makes another mistake.
Oh how annoying. Robbie CRUUUUSHED that.
That’s 6 runs in cricket.
Robbie’s bat drop is the shit.
Carig said the food is bad though, compared to other parks. He says it would ranked 12th among AL parks.
I assume the two AL parks that would be worse are Oakland, since nothing there is newer than 1970, and Boston, since all the foodservice workers in that town are dirty inbred syphilis-infected mouthbreathers.
Oakland has an full service Irish Pub behind homeplate with great burgers
LOL the mets do presentation like they do baseball. Nice wall of big baseball cards. Was that scotch tape?
MVP.
CANO!!
damn you kay for misplaying that
Ribbie for MVP!
Son of a bitch. That’s a homer in every real baseball stadium.
Good to see Robbie crush the ball twice in one AB though.
Indeed.
Baseball stadiums that are not real, only gimmick:
Fenway
Citi
Oakland Coliseum
Coors
Citizens Bank
Field of Dreams?
hello!
C’mon Swish, get a run in.
The Shiti Double!
/SouthPark’d
Road Swishaslam?
Oh my Mo I forgot what it felt like tt have a legit hitter after Cano.
Lack of situational hitting lately has been VERY frustrating.
Damn… thought that was a liner up the middle… stupid camera angle.
bad bad swish
WTF was Swisher swinging at that entire at-bat??
Gyro ball?
He IS Asian…
has that guy….tazawa actually thrown a gyro ball in a MLB game?
Barajas is slower than most of the girls I’ve dated.
None of those pitches were anywhere near the area of the strikezone.
Sigh. The hitters are swinging at junk. Cerv will drive the pair in, I’m sure.
Stop swinging at that changeup arghlbarghl.
Well said.
this guy is a magician
See that inning?
That’s why the Mets should build around pitching and defense, instead of spending 80M on Jason Bay.
Ugh, come on offense, I really don’t want another ‘Well, at least Javy pitched well but we lost again’ game…
Goddamnit. My predictions have been off all night. Hopefully someone will go deep or make this a shootout.
Houdini himself…jeez, why are the Yanks swinging at those change ups
They said something about this being his first start in the US. Perhaps they didn’t manage to get they’re hands on a scouting report?
I notice that Jeter got some fat endorsement bucks from that Johnnie Walker commercial but was conspicuously absent from appearing on camera in that Johnnie Walker commercial.
Media savvy: he’s got it.
i hear he’s also got an edge
situational hitting at its finest tonight great job guys
It’s the 4th inning.
sure but keep letting a guy off the hook like that and you get burned
But the point is, it’s the 4th inning. Nothing says we’re going to keep letting him off the hook. It’s still very early.
The best I’ve seen in a long time
You have got to be kidding me, walking Cora TWICE. On 4 pitches now no less.
well, you wouldn’t want to throw a fastball to ALEX CORA. He wins games!
Cora Puhols
strikes plz javy
3 hung breaking pitches to alex cora == really bad
Feared Cora???
seems like no matter how many guys change this lineup is still dazzeled by a junkballm lefty they have never faced before see the guy again they hammer him but first time they get schooled
Hmm… I find it hard to see the positive in that Cora AB
Heh.
In any real baseball stadium, THAT’S a home run.
same with cano’s double
I know, that’s why I said it how I said it. See above.
http://riveraveblues.com/2010/.....ent-892389
wow, i really missed out on a flash of brilliance up there, how embarrassing
It’s all good.
(DFA’s this no-good bum)
at least i got the money
Yeah Bay misses the Fenway and the Green Monster
Because Fenway is a joke.
was that as close as it seemed to a 2-run jack?
and thats why you shouldve signed with the red sox, mr bay
That Bay hit HAS to be a home run in like every other ball park, huh?
maybe if the wind knocked it down…but i don’t think so..
How is Russo doing at LF?
Well decent since there’s only been like one ball hit towards him.
Well two including the Bay fly out but Gardy caught that.
He hasn’t pulled a Marcus Thames yet, so… good.
damn, tampa’s schedule is a bear
Astros….Rays will come back down to earth soon enough..
Is this sarcasm? They are playing the woeful Astros tonight. We’ve got no kick coming though. They tore us a new one in our own park.
maybe a little. i’m pretty sure at this point we could trade phil hughes for the entire houston astros
Nah, I’ll pass.
we’re going to need someone to make up for johnson’s BB’s
415 to right center?!?!!?!?
holy goodness
It’s no Polo Grounds
At least I’ve got the money. At least I’ve got the money. At least I’ve got the money. At least I’ve got the money.
Sigh.
TCWAAAAAAAAAA.
Failing to recall or decipher the acronym, I asked the web.
I assume this means either:
Turtle Creek Watershed Association
or
Tri-Counties Wrestling Association
Cool.
This comment was awesome.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
CERVELLI!!!
Frankie! Nice throw.
From his knees. FROM HIS KNEES PEOPLE.
WE ARE ALL WITNESSES!!!!!!
/Nike’d
Cervelli from his knees!!!
Lack of pitching information/statistics on Takahashi, its only a matter of time they pounce on him. That change up grip reminds me a of Gagne’s “Vulcan” change.
I like your serious Logan burn.
Javy’s pitching well so far. How’s the velo?
/just got in from Grimaldi’s. If you don’t eat there, you’re fucking up
was the line out the door at Grimaldi’s?
Nope. That’s the benefit of going to Hoboken. Shit, maybe I’m fucking up
LOL.
WOW
/perfect throw’d
Cora is 75 years old, why is he trying to steal second?
Awesome throw. You’ve been Francisco’d!!!
Is that right?
By the way, john lackey is at 72 pitches through 3.1 innings
2-1 phils
Great signing. Only 4 and a half years to go.
Remember what I said about being so happy that Jason Bay was under contract to the Mets for 5yr/80M?
Yeah… John Lackey.
Good times… good times.
hahaha you are effing hilarious
I give because I love.
Beckett too. Now Lester’s agent better demand both of those contracts combined whenever his current deal expires.
Lester’s agent: You have 24 hours to give us our money. And, to show you that we’re serious… you have TWELVE hours to get us our money.
it’s funny because it’s true
http://www.blogcdn.com/mlb.fan.....121409.jpg
But, but I thought Boston’s rotation was supposed to be like Maddux-Smoltz-Glavine! ESPN told me so!
Ridiculous depth.
/2009′d
Ridiculous defense too.
i like 9+ pitch at bats
Cerve is so dreamy…
I was wondering when he’d start gunning guys down again.
Takahashi has got some good stuff. Under the rader signing this off-season? I don’t remember hear much about it.
Well, he was a bullpen signing. And he probably would have remained a bullpen signing, except the team that signed him was planning on making it through the year with John Maine and Oliver Perez in the rotation, so… yeah.
Still too early to say. But it was definitely under the radar, strangely enough none of my Japanese relatives living in Japan watch baseball.
Hence they couldn’t provide me any info on him.
woo hoo at least 10 pitches this AB. Wearrrr em out.
hell of an at-bat by russo
russo saw 10 pitches. nice. too bad he is out.
cannot wait for takahashi to be done
Take the umpire with him.
SNY showed a Mets fan in the stands wearing a Benny Agbayani jersey. I laughed.
So Javy has no-hit the Mets so far and has walked Cora twice? See that is how Alex Cora wins ballgames.
Nice AB by Javy so far.
must really suck when the 8 and 9 hitters combine for 18 pitches seen.
And one is the pitcher!
Chien-Ming Wang = Chan Ho Park
Seriously now?
In Kay’s mind.
so thats why Chan Ho gives up so many HRs
Chan Ho Park was never the same.
Michael Kay thinks all asians are the same.
Though to be fair, he also thought Boston was Baltimore.
He’s not a master of correct identification.
good at-bat by javy
Who would pick the Astros???? Was that secretly Pettitte in the dugout or something?
probly cuz they smell a sweep
Gritty AB by Vazquez!
Is Pelfrey legit? I had no idea he was a highly touted prospect… I always thought he was an above replacement guy but I’ve been hearing rumblings that this is the real Mike… any thoughts?
I care about the Diamondbacks series the most, because I don’t want Robinson Cano, Ramiro Peña, Frankie Cervelli, Damaso Marte, Randy Winn, Derek Jeter, Alex Rod..
… because I don’t want everyone on the team other than Phil Hughes and Andy Pettitte to be arrested on suspicion of being an illegal. That would really put a crimp on our roster.
I think Gardner is safe in Arizona too.
He runs too fast…
/went too far’d
The Sox will do fine in the Desert, however.
Teixeira? Sounds foreign to me. Better arrest him just in case.
We don’t take kindly to you people ’round there parts.
unbelievable, that change can’t be hit
h8 u changeups
Chien-Ming Wang = Masanori Murakami???
Matsui=Ichiro!
That is why Matsui wouldn’t play there!
wtf were you swinging at jeter?
Damn… that was a really poor AB by Jete. He’ll get it going… but damn.
That change up must sure look good
shit… Minka had to be accidentally eating one of Jeter’s precious balls. Jeter is awful.
What the WHAT?
I’m going to have to agree…
that’s the most logical explanation i’ve heard so far
“I have to go home with the same girl again? Let’s just get this shit over with. . .”
*sighs deeply and grounds out, 6-3*
I think these Jeter has an Edge commercials might be getting a bit outdated. lol
lol, they literally can’t pay him to drive one.
JAVY with teh k
So David Wright can’t hit a 90 mph fastball down the middle now? Yikes!
Maybe he should start hitting a couple bowls…
/The Mets of the early 2000′s
I thought the Mets were known for coke, not weed.
Remember that weed scandal. I specifically remember Mo Vaughn and the manager at the time apologizing.
Mets of the 80s – coke
Mets of the 00s – weed
this strike zone has to be the largest i’ve ever seen
oh well, good job anyways javy
Damn. No no broken.
Vazquez hits 88 mph heater regularly? Damn. I hope he survives throughout the season without falling into Type B FA class.
oh yea cuz velocity is all that matters, thats why greg maddux was so terrible
David Wright’s wOBA is .380 this year. The only one better on the team is Ike Davis with .381 Can someone explain to me why he is being moved down in the order and everyone is saying he is having a terrible year? Is it the batting average and strikeouts that everyone is panicking over?
yes
It really is odd to see how his strikeout rate has SPIKED. In fact, he might be getting into really unsustainable territory.
Pagan was a nice pick-up… who did they give for him again? It was a couple years ago.
Angel Pagan is an amazing name btw, at least on paper.
yup, doesn’t make sense on paper.
Scary throw to first…
damn barajas is effing slow
great DP
Catchers are slow
/baseball stereotype
I’d say that the pitcher is better than GMJ
great DP
TWSS?
Runs please.
A CGSO would really help my team Javy. I have no doubt that you can do it.
+1
my team needs the ERA and Whip
Tex is going deep
oliver is warming up!
Game. Blouses.
Ollie Perez has actually been great against the Yankees in his career
It’s still a relatively short sample.
His fastball is gone.
/off to Fangraphs to czech
Being engaged is Jeter’s kryptonite.
Unring the Mink.
His head is full of china patterns.
i am so flummoxed how he is killing the yanks. i figured the third time through the order they wouldnt fall for that crap
Question. … Would anyone here swap Arod for David Wright for the next 7 years?
2 years ago, I consider it. Now . . . eehhhhh
Depressing if he craters. I don’t care about the Mets, but he was on the HoF track, and I don’t think he can be successful with that kind of K-rate.
Yeah … i’m not so convinced that getting Wright OUT of Citi Field for half his games would cure him and make him an automatic All-Star again. I’m sure he’d be better , but that K-rate is worrisome and disappointing for fantasy holders.
I think you have to get him back to whatever he was doing up to 2008. How possible that is, I have no idea. A massive change in K-rate is usually not a fluke.
damn what an amazing throw
Yup. I thought that was going to be a rainbow, but it almost go to A-Rod.
Looks like A-Rod and Cano have to carry the offense. Javy could use some support.
He cant hit much anymore but still Frenchy still has a chooch from RF.
Okay … REALLY NICE throw from Francouer. Arod needed all 4 legs to get to 2B, so now we’re set up to break through right here.
john lackey tonight
107 pitches 5IP 6H 4ER 5BB 2HR 3k
phi leads 4-1
Keep on comin’ with the updates … if nobody minds. It saves me from having to open up another tab.
Yep. Same here.
That’s the whole point of tabs!
/head explodes
Good grief, John Lackey got worked over.
damn it cano!!!
Ugh, glad he’s gone. Watching them flail at changeup after changeup was getting annoying.
I’m just annoyed this will add to the “THEY CAN’T HIT PITCHERS THEY HAVEN’T SEEN BEFORE!!!!” stuff.
So the Yanks can’t score runs when Javy is on…
even in interleague play, the Rays have an easy schedule…get to play the astros…who else they play? hmm probly the nationals, dbacks, and pirates???
MLB Network did a whole thing on the inequity of the interleague schedules earlier tonight. If I remember correctly they showed that the Red Sox and Blue Jays each face 3 of the NL’s playoff teams from last year, the Yankees face 2 of them, and the Rays don’t face any of them. Also, the Opp. winning % of those teams was off the charts different.
A-ROD and the popup..It could be a soap opera
If you had told me that Javy Vasquez would be pitching AND the Yankees would be shutout by a mediocre lefty they’d never seen before, I woulda found somewhere else to go tonight.
Touche Javier.
GMJ? Instant out.
Interesting …
Rangers prospect Tanners Scheppers has been converted into a reliever and is now in AAA. In 8 innings he’s walked 6 but K’d 11. He had only pitched 11 innings at AA. I guess the Rangers need some pen help. Didn’t we have a shot at drafting Scheppers a couple years back but repeatedly passed on him?
I think a lot of teams did, because he had some kind of injury concern. A stress fracture, or a shoulder thing maybe?
I believe he got drafted, offered a smaller bonus than he wanted due to injury concerns, and then went to indy ball and re-entered the draft last year. I could be mistaking or conflating him with someone else, though.
Is there even a point of pinch hitting with Gary Matthews Jr?
Ask Mike Scioscia.
/zing!
On that team? Sure. He’s gotta be what, the third or fourth better hitter on the mets?
There’d be no point in the Bronx or Scranton…..
waste him sooner than later.
al leiter just said its not about javy’s stuff this year, but his put away pitch isn’t as good…sounds like stuff to me lol
Javy teh NL Pitchah!!!!!!
…So even when he pitches good he’ll get a stupid response.
I know you’re being sarcastic but people will say that in the future.
oh I know, that is why I did it…
Javy is a good pitcher, I knew eventually he would get it going…Now Boone Logan…whole other story…fuck him
You spelled “Chan Ho Park” wrong in this post.
too easy for javy
So Javy Vazquez is a good pitcher? Who knew?
/clearly not serious
It’d still be nice to see him sit above 90. I mean, dropping 3-4 MPH on his average FB over one offseason can’t be a good thing.
6IP 70 Pitches…Hell Yes Javy!
Javy is the man. Now, offense, get some damn runs.
Just one is all we need. Anything more is a bonus.
One of these days we shall score runs when we don’t give up, like, 9. (shakes fist)
who would they pinch hit Javy with anyway? There is no one on the bench.
Swisher’s gameday picture makes him look like ramiro pena
Elmer, not a name I will give to any child.
wow that was not a strike
I’d be surprised if either team scored with this strikezone. We could be here all night.
the strikezone tonight is anything within first and third base
thank goodness a rally has started!
Dessens gave up the homer to Gardner last year here. Let’s turn the lineup over boys!!!
Yup, Manuel was scared of letting him face him again.
If they PH Javy I’ll be pissed.
if they pinch hit for Vazquez I am offing myself.
wow EPIC FAIL
Do not. Pinch-hit. Javy. At this point.
mets defense!!
Haha Mutts.
LOL
Alex Cora wins ballgames.
Damn you sir!
The only thing funnier would be if Luis Castillo did that.
What is it with Mets second basemen???
Alex Cora wins ballgames
Knowing the Mets, they’ll do something like that sooner or later.
Oh, Mets.
I didn’t know Luis Castillo was still playing second.
Do you think the whole team goes to dinner together in one small car?
::rimshot::
RUSSO!!
RUSSO DELIVERS!
RUSSO!
Kevin Russo FTW!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kevin Russo came to play.
Russo has met the Mets and is not impressed.
Russo my new favorite Yankee!!!! lol
To think I questioned why he was called up and not a real OFer.
a cervellian display of hitting
That’s my boy.
/proud father’d
Gosh I’ve reply failed about 6 times tonight.
THATS the way it is supposed to be. CAPITALIZE on the mistakes of the enemies/opponents.
I’ve been really impressed with his swing ever since ST.
Russo the MAN!!!!!!!!!
Russo shoots the Other way.
/a poor LOST reference’d
…………
I said it was poor.
IF (big if) Russo gets some PT over the next week or so and actually hits, how can you really send him down instead of Pena? At least he seems to have an idea at the plate.
If I am not mistaken Russo doesnt play SS though.
Keep Russo and Pena, drop Winn. Both can play the outfield, Pena has the speed and the shortstop skills, I don’t know about Russo’s speed but I know Pena can steal a base. Just seems like a better flexibility that way to me. Our healthy bench would be:
C – Cervelli
DH/PH – Thames
INF/OF – Russo
INF/OF – Pena
I like that much better than only one of Russo/Pena and then keeping Winn around. The guy has always been a “see if he gets it back” pick-up like Marcus Thames. Thames can smash lefties, and is a very solid DH option at times. Winn didn’t get it back.
man great bunting by javy tonight
Javy knows how to bunt with the best of em
Javy is kicking ass all over the place
Jesus!
Did that catch his finger?
Please NO!!
Javy has 3 productive at bats today.
2 Sac bunts and a 10 pitch AB
Please don’t let him be hurt.
Typical.
you have got to be kidding me
God fucking damn it.
Oh Jesus dont tell me Javy messed up one of his fingers now.
wow a fucking injury????? I hate life
Javy hurt? Aww shit…
Jeter, ugh…
Jeter is just horrible right now.
That would be comically awfully terrible. More Mitre!
noooooooo now the yanks really need runs
this is obscene
let’s pound oliver perez
Jeter might be losing his Captain Clutch nickname soon. lol
hahaha Oliver booed before he even pitches
Oh man please let Javy be alright
replay didnt show any contact w/ his hand/fingers…I dont get it.
Oliver Perez as LOOGY! Love it!
make him come to you, brett…
Wow… I really don’t know how I should react emotionally if Javy is hurt.
with a performance like tonight, you should be very upset
Are you a Yankee fan? If so, the answer should be pretty obvious. (Upset. You should be upset).
how could you not be upset???? that makes 0 sense
Obviously upset. I was displaying my displeasure through awe… it’s almost too much to handle to see so many Yanks going down.
Why wouldn’t you be upset? I hope he’s just dinged up and he’ll be fine for his next start.
For those who were wondering, Lackey was pulled after 5, but some scrub i’ve never heard of (Joe Nelson) gave up another run
5-1 phils
said scrub was once a Ray…if its the same guy…the changeup/fastball guy…he sucks
He’s the guy who they called up when they DLed Beckett, IIRC.
Wonder if Gardner tries to work a walk here….
29 BB in 33 IP…OMG
Brad Penny hits a grand slam o_O
O_o indeed
is he with the cards now?
If Javy is hurt, after FINALLY being back to REAL Javy form, I am going to be fucking pissed.
I’ve only got Gameday and you guys. Can someone tell me what happened to Javy?
He might have gotten hit on the finger bunting or something. LFJljgljasg.
Thanks.
any updates on javy?
$12MM for perez, $11MM for matthews jr. YEESH
I think the Angels are paying most of that money for GMJ, no?
they are absorbing $10MM, which offsets their value in kendry morales thankfully
Money buys you championships…..
right..?
The Mets pay 2 Million for GMJ over 2 years.
Ollie’s career numbers vs the Yankees: 5-1, 2.61 ERA, 1.113WHIP, 41.1IP, 31Ks/17BBs
they really called that a strike? I bet randy wolf is bummed as shit he never gets this ump behind the plate.
Please let Javy come in.
This game has the ominous feel of their recent losses: runs left on the bases, Tex not coming through, ridiculous fluke injuries.
I’d agree with you if the game was tied. I think the Yanks hold on tonight.
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Fail?
Just fucking pissed right now. Javy is finally back, and fucking DOMINATING (I really thought he was going to complete the 1 hitter).
I may have to stop watching baseball for a month.
OMG. THIS FUCKING SUCKS.
Javy probably got a splinter from his bat. Damn NL rules!!!
Per YES, Javy has a blister, not an injured finger due to bunting…
They’re just speculating still. That’s not official from the Yanks.
The replay didnt show any contact with his fingers either.
i like how DROB doesnt get that strike, the stupid ass mets were getting low inside strikes forever
So a blister?
Really sucks for Vazquez.
I fucking hate baseball. I fucking hate it right now.
By next week, we’ll be watching the Scranton Wilkes-Barre Yankees + Derek Jeter.
please DROB and pen dont fucking blow this game
FUUUUCK
And, also, that first pitch was a strike.
not a normal strike, but a strike tonight
They’ve allowed Cora to get on all three times. Terrible.
But the rest of the line-up once… whom of which was erased via the DP… I’ll take it.
Touche. I just hate when terrible players get on base. Cora should be an auto-out.
just checked the rules and it is ok to get Cora out weird
Ok, Marte’s already up. Fuck you, Girardi.
Alex Cora is an on-base MACHINE!
Robertson pitching now? what the fuck.
ok DROB, got to get Ike to GIDP
Why is K-rob pitching?
why wouldnt he? the 7th inning in a game we are leading, sound like Robertson territory to me.
I was reffering to Vazquez’s absence? Then I rad the comments.
LoL, “good genes” ?
joe you cant be serious
Ike Davis is really worth Marte? Color me skeptical.
oh god here we go…
teh mixing and matching!!!!
oh dear God no…
I am just so enraged right now.
So…David Wright. He’s still on deck. LOOGY.
Fuck you Girardi. Fuck you.
I know it’s a National League game, but come on, man.
Seriously, after last night?
Ugh, I hate mix-and-match Joe sometimes.
More pitchers = better chance to find someone who doesn’t have it that night.
Girardi must be horny as hell playing w/o a DH. Already a double switch and now on to the mixing and matching with the bullpen.
that is better. Marte and then Chamberlain.
I don’t want to see Joba for another month.
who do you want to see????? some Yankee fans are ridiculous
Are you ready for Mr. Fastball, Fastball, slider slider slider slider slider slider slider slider slider?
Media regurgitation at its finest.
Do me a favor. Look at his appearances this year. Count how many of them start 0-2. Count how many of those appearances reach 3-2 and the runner reaching 1st (on a walk or hit).
It’s awful.
who else you want? oh lets have MO come in in the 6th and go 4 innings every game. The whole bullpen has struggled, so who else???
maybe this pitcher…BB, BB, Out, Hit, BB, BB, HR
thats boone logan for those keeping score at home
How about… don’t pull Robertson after 2 batters? How about… if you’re going to pull Robertson after 2 batters, you don’t pull Marte after 1?
Time for a 2 run HR.
… seriously. Any faith at all?
Have you been watching this bullpen for the last week?
No. I have no faith in this bullpen. Zero.
Aaaawwwww I think he’s gonna cry!
i feel sorry for bay
for some reason I just have 0 pity for Jason Bay
and wow this umpire is a douchebag
wait a minute… Winn replacing Russo? oh lord!
i guess with this strike zone, marte makes sense to joe
damn it
ugh
Well that was some bullshit.
Great I’m scared.
seriously wtf
Unfuckingbelievable.
FIELD THE FUCKING BALL MARTE! He points at it. What an asshole.
Fuck you, Girardi.
Uhg, infield singles.
not working. Everything Girarid has tried never works. damn.
We don’t need this many pitchers for three outs…
Chamberlain should close this game in old fashioned way. leaving him in for 8 outs. huff!
well thats 3 BP arms for one out…I guess Joe is making sure Boone Logan makes it in this game.
Looks like it.
Can’t wait for Joba to give up 800 runz
miserable.
I hope Joba is grunting and farting tonight.
Joba should do ok with the sucky mets batters. Though this is david wright..maybe not
Wright is having contact issues. I can support that.
aight joba, lets get em
Only two possible outcomes now: 3+ run inning or the largest fist-pump in the history of Western civilization
La Russian.
I wonder if he can grunt and fart his way to an ERA above 5.
I wonder if you can piss and moan your way into a Sox message board?
:yawn:
Why is Joe going with defense first in Winn with how bad this bullpen has been?
Especially with how good Russo has looked at the plate this game.
I was wondering the same thing. pitcher is not even up for bat in next half.
Because that’s what Girardi does.
Joba finally to go more than 3 outs?
This has the potential to be worse then the red sox game. Between the injuries and Girardi I just really want to break stuff.
wow, that’s a lot of k’s.
Gameday thinks the first pitch was a strike.
The ump is just all sorts of frustration.
attack with fastballs, then attack again
For some reason, my folks don’t like Joba. I tell them he’s good, but they don’t listen. They say his antics after an inning ending strikeout are too much. Oh well.
dont ever show them jose valverde
They saw Valverde, and my dad said he was a disgust to the game and didn’t respect it. I quipped that he was the A-Rod of pitchers. We both laughed.
ive never heard of kyle blanks
Really? He’s a beast of a 1B prospect that’s being forced to play the OF because Adrian Gonzalez is t3h awesome.
Ok, but what does he have to do with Mets-Yankees? He’s a Padre.
I’d trade Joba for him
And he plays . . . where?
DH?
D-Rob pitching well… Marte pitching well… get them out of there lets find the weakest link!
Joba this zone is 50 feet wide. USE IT.
here we go
A 2-1 slider in the dirt off the plate. Wonderful.
If you throw a slider on 2-1, it better be a strike.
he hs starting to sweat…o boy
Joba, throw a 3-2 eephus…it will fuck his world up
3-2. Odds on a slider out of the strike zone? Even up?
please no more 3-2 sliders… throw the heat!
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggg fuck
tension breaker had to do it
i love this strike zone!
Another k!
JOBA!!!
One more out.
OMG what a strikezone…I mean I am glad we got it, but WTF
It actually was a strike, so yeah.
gameday had it as a strike? man that looked low to me, but whatever
BOOM! FASTBALL!
That’s fucking right.
Wow. What was Wright looking for there?
Can only assume since the count was 3-2 and he was facing Joba a slider.
A slider out of the strike zone?
Touche. Touche
an excuse
WOW, a 3-2 Fastball!!!!
That was right on the borederline.
Perfect.
Not my spelling. Eek.
oof..come on one more
Joba’s back!!
up and away 95 plss
i wouldnt go so afr to say he is back against this lame Mets line up
JOBA!! YES!!
yay!!!!! So, pitching.
3-2, slider out of the strike zone (of course)…. and Pagan chases. Shew.
nicely done…even if it took 3 pitchers
There’s the 3-2 slider in the dirt. Heh.
(Seriously, Joba, would it kill you to not go 3-2 on everyone?)
BEST SLIDER IN THE MAJORS! BOOM!
THAT’S FUCKING RIGHT!
Yes sire, Joba
Wow. Angels-Cardinals, neither pitcher makes it past 3 IP.
yea but Penny hit a grand slam, so he wins
man poor Javy, he had the pitch count and stuff for a complete game shutout, which wouuld have gotten his ERA into the 5′s…Bummer man, the dude cannot catch a break. I am really rooting for him this year
At least he’s now below 7!
12 pitches for 2 outs? I dare you to match that number for next 3 outs, Joba.
Honest to God something must be done about umpires.
as bad as we think our bullpen is, look at the Mets…Now that is a fucked up bullpen
as bad as we think
our bullpenanything is, look at the Mets…Now that is a fucked up bullpenChanged it a bit so it works on an universal level.
tru dat
Wow, it’s a battle of the mix-and-matchers. At least Girardi still has his ace in the hole, Boooooooooooooone.
oh god I hope he doesnt get in this game…i almost vomited just thinking of that
Which is why the Mets prioritizing the present will actually be their undoing. What a poorly run organization. It’s a waste of good talent.
Who can use more relievers tonight, Girardi or Manuel?
If Vazquez has a broken finger . . . ergh
off topic, but wow the Brewers pitching staff blows
Vazquez with a bruised right index finger, going for X-rays tonight apparently.
If he misses yet another start I’ll really be pissed.
he will be ok…MO willing
we gotta catch a break eventually right?
Well the Yankees are not doing their traditional April/May suck.
Maybe missing a start is good for him. The last two times he went on extended rest he’s pitched great.
kindakidding’d
Please please please please, nothing broken/fractured.
houston up 2-1 over tampa in the 6th
Lovely!
Yup. That would be nice if they can hang on.
What a shame. Having to force a previous starter pith more than one inning. Do the Yankees despise starter Joba that much?
lol apparently they do
Kevin Russo > Randy Winn
yea I said it
oh man, you could see Javy’s finger, it was bruised as shit…Man I hope hes ok
Looked to me like it might have been more of a little bit of blood around the fingernail than a bruise. Hopefully he just broke the nail and he’ll be fine.
Phillies give me an absolute heart attack but beat Boston. Houston actually has a lead over Tampa!!!!
Houston actually has a lead over Tampa!!!!
what is this I don’t even
Joba, you’re getting three free outs. Please accept them as is.
man barajas is like the catching version of francouer
Joba missed his spot so bad on that pitch
Joba just get these guys.
man GIVE UP barajas!!
Later, Rod
Stream of milk.
man when his slider has that bite on it, it is disgusting
What’s with the ballboy trying to stab Swisher with his stool???
I guess that’s better than trying to push in Swisher’s stool.
Sounds like the ballboy needs to eat more fiber.
Eiland: “Joba, watch out for this guy, he hits sliders in the dirt well.”
Joba: “OH SHIT, REALLY? What do I do?”
Eiland rolls his eyes and returns to the dugout
great job by joba
my fantasy team that has him as a reliever is very aroused
x-rays were negative!
hallelujah
Great news!!!
thank god
Winn!
why would any pitcher throw an offspeed pitch to winn? he couldnt hit a fastball to save his life, how do professionals not see these things
how was that a strike 1 to miranda??
my goodness
i swear he thought “too tall” jones was batting
[/geico’d
These “Let’s go Yankees Yankees Suck” chants will be the death of me
i for sure thought acosta would blow that
HOW IS THAT A STRIKE??
Anytime Jeter and Tex want to remember that they’re Major League hitters would be fine with me.
Shit I love: My six year old sister already hates the Rays and Sox. She has also learned to pity the Jays, O’s, and Mets. She’s done this all in the only forty-two games she’s ever seen.
The force is strong with this one….
/evil empire
IETC
For whatever reason, I can’t hate the Rays. Maddon and Garza, sure, and I just don’t like BJ Upton even though his brother rules. But I kinda want to pinch their cheeks and stuff.
That said, of course I want them to LOSE RAYS LOSE.
i hate the rays way more than the red sox
that being said, I hate Papelbon, Youkilis, and Beckett more than any Ray.
wasnt Manny Acosta a Yankee farmhand???
Yup. He was an IFA signing by the Yanks back in 98.
Yes, from 2000-2003.
http://www.baseball-reference......osta001man
i thought so
Why is Reyes batting right-handed against Mo?
A bunch of switch hitters do that to keep the cutter from coming in on them as a lefty.
odd that i never noticed reyes was a switch hitter. always thought he was a lefty
/pistolpete’d
I hear the announcers mention this every time a switch hitter faces Mo, but I can’t recall any of them actually doing it until now.
lefties actually do worse against Mo IIRC
I think it’s because it is his natural side. I remember Swisher did it against Wake a couple of games back.
Swisher only did it that time because his bicep didn’t bother him batting righty.
Switch hitters usually hit right against Wakefield, Teixiera for the exception he batted left against Wakefield.
mo leaps!
MO and his Ups
Only Mariano can retire Cora, apparently.
Natural 92 to Bay! Unnhhhhh
It just seemed like Winn jumped for the sake of jumping
wow he killed that
What the hell is this crap?
the beginning of the end? A blip in his command? You decide.
Nah, it’s just the end of the beginning, that’s all.
That’s a home run in so many parks, isn’t it? (Looking for someone to post stats about it
)
I love Leiter, but that was far from a ‘good effort’ by Winn.
goodness
cmon mo
wow this cannot be happening
Wow.
WHY IS IT NEVER EASY
Ike Davis is a damn good rookie.
ike looks in pain
yankees win!
thank god
LOL, David Wright.
thank god!!!!!!
Way to make me worry, Mo.
Yay win!
Phew.
… And exhale (again).
THANK YOU DAVID WRIGHT FOR SUCKING RIGHT NOW!!!!
Whew, thank you David Wright.
Mo just has to be that much more perfect with his location due to his decreased velocity. Still nasty as ever when hitting his spots.
That’s almost worse for the Mets. To get that close and then have the franchise fail… ugh.
sounds familiar
sorry to say to this to you mo…but seriously dude you are sucking lately!
The core four’s been reeling of late. Pettitte rocked last night, Mo and Jeter struggling, Posada hurt.
Self promotion time!!!!!
http://riveraveblues.com/2010/.....ent-891388
!!!!!!!!!!! you are so funny!!!!!!!!!! keep self promoting !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not sure if serious, but I’m not that funny. Am proud of that one, though.
oh come on, its MO who was off 12 days…If anyone is allowed to suck it is him.
david wright sounds like michael jackson
Kevin Russo is a bit dry.
Kim Jones: Worst Interviews Ever!!!!!
Mo was just teasing the Mets
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wow you can tell Kevin Russo is nervous as hell…good for him!
Kevin Russo is quite the interview
this takes the cake for worst YES commercial
Was Michael Kay extremely annoying tonight (David Wright this, Daivd Wright that) or was it just me?
Michael Kay is extremely annoying every night.
Extra Innings only had the SNY broadcast which I must admit is 100X better than any YES broadcast. But of course SNY doesnt have Kim Jones….
Michael Kay? Extremely annoying? I’m calling bullshit!!!!
I don’t know why, but I don’t really have a problem with Kay. Sure he has his annoying moments, but so do all announcers.
Of course, I also can’t stand listening to the old announcers like Scully and Co.
In my “travels” using MLB.tv and Extra Innings, Kay’s not that bad. I still don’t like him, but compared to some of the clowns out there (like the White Sox’s guys), Kay’s actually decent.
In all honesty, I don’t hate Kay. He definitely has his annoying moments and is a pompous windbag, but he knows his shit. I’d take him over many of the announcers in the game. I feel he gets a lot more shit than he deserves.
Also, you’re nuts for hating on Scully. He’s incredible at calling games.
Yeah, I get that a lot. I just think he (and many of the other older guys) is boring and very monotone. His stories are also usually annoying too, I don’t need to hear the life story of every player in history.
I don’t have a huge problem with Kay either. Irritating at times yes, way too gossipy, but I don’t hate him. Seriously, listen to some other broadcasts. They are almost all terrible.
You……. hate…. Scully…….?!?!??!
actually the mets should be pretty stoked that takahashi was that decent in his first start
Glad to see the Yankees won while my team lost 21-8! WOO!
I was 2-3 with an RBI and a walk, though. And, I fucking had a dude dead to rights at the plate in the first inning and the catcher dropped it. He dropped at least 3 balls back there that could’ve/should’ve been tag outs.
The injury storm is finally coming to an end. Swisher is back in the lineup healthy. Granderson will return next week. Javy avoided an injury, thankfully. The only major players left to return are Po and NJ.
Astros trying hard to blow the game
oh I jinxed em…Rays Lose!
Unpossible. They’re too young and athletic to ever lose.
They are the greatest team in the history of the game.
/way, way, way, way, way too many people it’s goddamn May people’d
Yeah, and granted they just kicked our ass, has anyone looked at their early schedule? Wow, second lowest opponent strenght of schedule in the majors so far (I know it’s somewhat flawed, but still…).
Holy fucking shit the Astros beat the Rays.
Thank you, Houston!!!! For many things, including Andy Pettitte like a lot.
i live in houston! bexy should be thankful for me too :p
i’m going to see the rays/stros on sunday for 4 bucks a ticket
Meh, Michael. I don’t really see any Yankee win over the Mets as a “big win.” I think I don’t care about the Subway Series at all.
stop the bleeding + javy was brilliant + joba rebounds + russo was productive = big win
just my opinion, has nothing to do with the mets really, just a win we really needed
Big win because it stopped the “bleeding”. Javy filling in the role of the “stopper”.