Game 48: Back home

May 28, 2010 by Mike Axisa 367 Comments

Captain Morgan First Pitch — Do the Yankees have a little Captain in them? (Photo Credit: Craig Lassig, AP)

Hopefully some home cooking will wake the offense up. That and the short porch, anyway. The Indians have the third worst record in baseball at 17-28, which tends to happen when your pitching staff has the game’s second worst xFIP at 4.79. Offensively, if the Yanks manage to contain Austin Kearns and Shin-Shoo Choo, they should be in the clear. Hopefully our boy Shelley Duncan gets some playing time. I wouldn’t be opposed to seeing him hit one out as long as the Yanks have the lead and are firmly in control.

Here’s the Alex Rodriguez-less lineup…

Jeter, SS
Granderson, CF – good to see him back
Teixeira, 1B
Cano, 2B
Swisher, RF
Miranda, DH
Gardner, LF
Pena, 3B
Moeller, C – hooray for Frankie Cervelli finally getting a day off

And on the mound, St. Phil.

First pitch is scheduled for 7:05pm ET, and can seen on YES. Enjoy the game.

Dela G

that photo is geico money

get em yanks
http://www.puristbleedspinstripes.com Rebecca-Optimist Prime (Optimovelist Primus)

You know, this time last year, if Canó was hitting cleanup, we would have killed Girardi.
- Zack
  
  Wait 4 hours, if they lose people will kill him for giving ARod a day off.
  - http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama
    
    People the past few days: A-Rod’s SUCKING, he needs a day off!!!!
    People now that A-Rod’s getting a day off: What the fuck, this lineup sucks! Where the hell is A-Rod!
  - vin
    
    More like wait 1 AB. If he grounds out, people will kill Girardi.
http://twitter.com/nebkreb Total Domination

Lets go Yanks, knock the Indians out early. I’m saying 7-1, with Hughes going 7 innings for the win. Cano and Miranda go deep, Gardner swipes a base.
- Kelvinattor
  
  Nice calls.
- Comet70
  
  You hit the nail right on the head! Thats what I said – “Way to go Robbie Cano!”
Harold Moskowitz

Captain Morgan dude for Javy?
Frittoman626

Feel sorry for Winn, but not surprised. GO YANKEES!!!!!!!!
http://yanksgoyard.com Andy_C_23

Bold prediction: Granderson hits a homer tonight
- Drew
  
  Bold would be 2 homers. Your prediction is more italic, maybe strikethrough.
  - http://yanksgoyard.com Andy_C_23
    
    http://www.lezebre.lu/images/get-off-my-nuts.gif
Drew

Dressing up as a drunken pirate and get on the field at MLB games.

Great job, or GREATEST JOB IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD?
Dela G

k-long on the radio just says he likes gardner further down the order where he can do more damage. I like that idea and hope they stick with it
http://www.puristbleedspinstripes.com Rebecca-Optimist Prime (Optimovelist Primus)

Amauri sanit suspended

http://yankees.lhblogs.com/2010/05/28/amauri-sanit-suspended/
- Drew
  
  Yupp, for mephentermine, similar drug to ephedrine.
Trish

Nick Swisher just officially went Hollywood—he and Joanna Garcia are engaged. It’s in People and everything.

http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20389624,00.html
http://yanksgoyard.com Andy_C_23

Let’s get it on bitches!!!!
http://www.riveraveblues.com Mike Axisa

Oof. T’was a mighty fine curve.
- Dela G
  
  that guy was waaaay out in front of it
- Vinny the Bull
  
  Phil-bert’s showing off early.
baravelli

So, which is more annoying: O’Neill constantly saying “again” in front of things that he hasn’t said before, or Leiter saying “also too” every third sentence?
- Dela G
  
  not having flaherty is better imo
  - baravelli
    
    Oh, I agree, I like O’Neill and Leiter quite a bit, actually, but those little things get under my skin.
    - Dela G
      
      ah i understand where you’re coming from now
Carlosologist

Damn. Paint on the corner.
Dela G

got em
FIPster Doofus

Hell of a start to this one
Carlosologist

huuuuuuuuuuugheeeeeeeeeeeees
Dela G

impressive inning!
http://www.riveraveblues.com Mike Axisa

Phil Hughes is a bad man.
Hummingbird S.

Strikes out the side! Great start
Cecala

I really really hope there is not a bench clearing brawl with Shelley on the Indians.
- Drew
  
  As long as you move, Shelley can’t hit you.
  - http://thinkingoutsideofthebattersbox.blogspot.com/ W.W.J.M.D.
    
    ICWUDT and I enjoyed it very much.
  - Spaceman.Spiff
    
    Haha, don’t run straight at him! Charge at him in a wide curving motion, if need be!
Hummingbird S.

welcome back Curtis… please stay healthy now
mike c

have teams always been playing tex with that shift or is that a newer thing?
http://thinkingoutsideofthebattersbox.blogspot.com/ W.W.J.M.D.

Give Cervelli 2 days off? I don’t see why. I would understand if he got tomorrow with how much he has been used and day game after night game happening but whatever. Just complaining about something not that important unless Moeller ruins a rally or something.
http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama

What a weird text poll.
Dela G

i voted for will smith day
Accent Shallow

Very unenthusiastic strike call.

And Austin Kearns is batting cleanup?!
Dela G

4 outs

4Ks
http://yanksgoyard.com Andy_C_23

Phil Hughes: wheeling and/or dealing
Sheepmeister

is it too soon to talk about the ultimate perfect game, 27 up, 27 k’d
Accent Shallow

My feelings towards Russell Branyan are more or less “abject terror”
Drew

O/U 26K’s?
- Dela G
  
  over
  
  29!1!juan!!
Dela G

5outs

5Ks
Carlosologist

Holy shit. Hughes is just being unfair at this point.
Drew

BOOOOOO!
Dela G

finally, a non K out

i love this pitching
Accent Shallow

I really didn’t like Hughes throwing a cutter over a changeup as his third pitch when they first started talking about that, but it’s freaking nasty when he executes it.
http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama

Not saying anything original here but HUUUUUUUGHES!
baravelli

Is anybody else ready to strangle Sid the Science Kid?
Drew

lol at robbies celebration
FIPster Doofus

He was out
Dela G

haha he was out by like 2 steps
Hummingbird S.

I think he was out
http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama

So lazy!!!

He was also comically out.
Accent Shallow

What an awful call, but I won’t complain too much.
Dela G

looks like another bucknor making an error near first base
FIPster Doofus

Swish!
Dela G

swishahouse!!
Accent Shallow

<3 Swish <3
Hummingbird S.

Swisha!!!
Kristen

Nick Swisher’s having a good day, eh?
Reggie C.

SWISHA BLAST!
Carlosologist

Monster shot for Swish. Absolutely insane.
CNight_UP

HOLY SHIT
http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama

Laughing at how comically huge that HR was and also how out Cano was.
http://thinkingoutsideofthebattersbox.blogspot.com/ W.W.J.M.D.

Kerry Wood and Clemens hold the record for 20 K’s in a 9 inning game. Maybe getting ahead of myself, but I’m thinking Phil is looking like he has a good chance at getting there.
- Accent Shallow
  
  To tie that, he’d have to K 15 in 7 innings. That’s Moose in 1997 level.
  
  (I don’t think he’s getting there, due to pitch count.)
  - http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama
    
    Mike Mussina’s stats in the 1997 ALCS. Holy MFin’ ess.
  - http://thinkingoutsideofthebattersbox.blogspot.com/ W.W.J.M.D.
    
    Wow, can’t believe Moose lost that game. Talk about no run support.
    
    (And don’t rain on my hope parade.)
Dela G

yay the lineup is producing!
Dela G

hahaha frankie and swish
- http://www.riveraveblues.com Mike Axisa
  
  Remember when the Yankees were just a group of unemotional, uninteresting robots? This team is much more fun to watch.
  - Dela G
    
    agreed. i truly think adding damon, swish and burnett made this team 100 times more fun
    - Dela G
      
      well i mean they all meshed in 09 and it spilled over in 2010 with frankie here full time and swish and burnett doin their thing
  - poster
    
    But…but Twinkie Town said there were only slightly less assholes on the Yankees than in Nazi Germany!
    
    No, really.
- baravelli
  
  Y’know, that kinda made me thirsty. I think I’m gonna get myself a soda.
Accent Shallow

I’d rather have Winn than Pena. Ick.
- Hummingbird S.
  
  I don’t think it’s that big of a difference on offense. On D, we have a greater need for Pena’s glove.
- nsalem
  
  nobody else plays ss
  - Accent Shallow
    
    Sure, but there’s gotta be an all-glove no-hit SS somewhere who can hit more than Pena.
A.Hinds

hey. off topic but Jose Lima died. wtf???
- http://www.riveraveblues.com Mike Axisa
  
  He died like, five days ago.
- Dela G
  
  hmm stuck on last saturday, i presume?
  - Dela G
    
    sunday*
- FIPster Doofus
  
  We landed on the moon!
  - http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama
    
    This is hilarious.
- Kevin
  
  Gary Coleman is the new early celebrity death that you need to care about for 2 days, or until the next one: whichever comes first.
- Zooboy
  
  Huh??? What you talkin’ bout, Willis?
- Accent Shallow
  
  Live every day like it’s LIMA TIME
baravelli

Do you think Kay gets annoyed whenever Jack Curry or Kim Jones winds up having to call the play-by-play for something that happens during their on-field segments?
- Dela G
  
  you have to have a massive ego to even care about small shit like that
http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama

Hahaha they’re making Jack Curry do these sideline reports now. Bet no one eats his pork chop.
Hummingbird S.

bad curve…
http://yanksgoyard.com Andy_C_23

A double? Hughes sucks, DFA his bitch ass!!!!

J/K, obvi
http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama

Shattered forearm.

OWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
Hummingbird S.

ugly injury there… poor Cabrera
Dela G

tex is like a hungry hungry hippo
A.Hinds

what ever happened to split fingered fast balls? it seemed like only people who threw them were clemens and red light (shilling) now i cant think of anyone who throws a split. does it mess up your arm or something?
- Accent Shallow
  
  They don’t want to teach it to kids, since it supposedly messes up your arm.
  - Carlosologist
    
    Splitters are complete hell on the elbow. It requires a lot of friction to generate the downward break.
  - pat
    
    That and you need massive hands to jam the ball betwen your fingers.
- http://theyankeeu.com Matt Imbrogno
  
  Like Andy said, I think it’s death on the shoulder.
- pat
  
  Haren, Diego Contreras, and Papelbon throw a splitters. Valverde too.
  - Carlosologist
    
    Freddy Garcia throws one too.
- http://twitter.com/marcos_aguirre Marcos
  
  I believe Papelbum throws a splitter.
http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama

Ugh blah thought that was gone and would have been amused and happy.
http://theyankeeu.com Matt Imbrogno

I pulled a DJ tonight–4 grounders to short; one was an IF hit and I scored three times.
- pat
  
  Hah, gotta hit he cages son.
Dela G

damn juuuuuuust missed it
http://theyankeeu.com Matt Imbrogno

Obviously I’m late, but it’s absolutely great to see Curtis back in the lineup.
Dela G

attaboy texy
http://theyankeeu.com Matt Imbrogno

I’m having flashbacks to Giambi vs. the O’s.
http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama

A hit! By Tex!!!
Hummingbird S.

F you shift!
- http://theyankeeu.com Matt Imbrogno
  
  http://nysuperblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/giambi-flips-the-birds-the-bird.jpg (safe)
  - Hummingbird S.
    
    Exactly what I had in mind.
BigBlueAL

Tex finally beginning to make solid contact.
Carlosologist

Yay Tex got a hit. More importantly, C-Grand went first to third without a limp.
A.Hinds

the problem with split-fingered fast balls. i did some research the on the split, it puts pressure on the wrist or some shit ,
http://www.stevenellis.com/steven_ellis_the_complete/2008/09/pitching-split.html
http://www.riveraveblues.com Mike Axisa

Trivia answer = Indians?
MikeD

The Yankees in 1923?
http://theyankeeu.com Matt Imbrogno

Is Choo the most underrated player in baseball?
- http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama
  
  He’s up there.
- Carlosologist
  
  Yes. He had the seventh best wOBA of all outfielders last year with .389.
- MikeD
  
  I’m sure it’s somebody else…that I can’t think of.
- http://www.riveraveblues.com Mike Axisa
  
  Best nickname in baseball too: Big League Choo.
http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama

My guess for the trivia question is the Mariners at Safeco. But it’s probably the Indians at Jacobs/Progressive because they are playing the Indians.
Hummingbird S.

they are sitting on the fastball, hughes has to be able to throw his curve
http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama

Hughes…?
BigBlueAL

If Thames was playing LF everybody would be killing him for not getting to the 2 balls Gardner didnt get to this inning even though they were smoked.
- Harold Moskowitz
  
  Wait till Gardner’s BA dips another 5 pts…then everyone will be killing him, too
- http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama
  
  Possibly though like you said, they were smoked. Hard to get mad at anyone for that.
  - Harold Moskowitz
    
    I was being sarcastic…
    
    /fair-weather-fans
  - BigBlueAL
    
    When Thames plays in the field people get mad at him for not catching a foul ball that lands 20 rows deep into the stands. lol
Carlosologist

Nasty curve.
Hummingbird S.

Nice… Very Nice!
bonestock94

Dammit, why am I getting blue screen of death whenever I run mlb.tv for extended periods of time. This blows…
- radnom
  
  BSOD?
  
  What, are you running Windows 95?
  - bonestock94
    
    Vista, been running it since 1/2007 and it’s been dead reliable until the past few weeks. Seems to happen with video intensive stuff, updated the video card drive to no avail.
    - radnom
      
      Could be a hardware issue at that point. I didn’t think the BSOD exsisted in XP/Vista but according to wikipedia I’m wrong.
      I haven’t seen one since 95 myself.
      - bonestock94
        
        Oh yea, got it regularly on XP. Shit was buggy as hell for me. Vista’s been nice, at least till now.
        
        http://www.riveraveblues.com Mike Axisa
        
        I got the BSOD on Vista and it was unrepairable. The Dell people said the only thing I could so was wipe my entire hard drive clean, then install XP. So I run that now, and haven’t had a (major) problem.
        
        bonestock94
        
        Wow, I heard so much bad stuff about Vista but I was lucky. I never had a thing since I built my computer. Now this is annoying me, hopefully I can solve it.
        
        radnom
        
        A lot of the bad press about Vista is from when it first came out, there were a ton of hardware/driver incompatibilities that screwed over a bunch of people. I’ve never had a problem with it either.
Reggie C.

Who is Joanna Garcia and is she hot?
- MikeD
  
  Never heard of her, but you can be sure she is.
- http://yanksgoyard.com Andy_C_23
  
  To answer your question, yes. Yes, she is hot:
  
  http://tonicgossip.com/wp-content/joanna-garcia.jpg
  - Hughesus Christo
    
    A Jeterian blast from Nick Swisher.
ZZ

Moeller catching Hughes is a better fit than Cervelli.

The pitch selection is much improved.
- radnom
  
  It might be an adjustment based on last game and have nothing to do with the catcher. Who knows?
  - ZZ
    
    I have never been a fan of Cervelli catching Hughes. He is much too inexperienced back there to be handling him.
    
    I’m sure adjustments were made with Eiland, but I feel much more comfortable with Moeller making in game adjustments if Phil falls into bad habits.
    - radnom
      
      That is a legitimate opinion, and I might agree although I don’t think it matters too much.
      
      I’m of the opinion though that they probably redrew a game plan for Hughes after his pitch selection last game.
      Impossible for us to know for sure from where we are sitting.
MikeD

Jim Edmonds-like.
Hummingbird S.

Damn, nice play.
bonestock94

Can’t get too mad at that, nice play
pat

I’m not even mad, that was amazing.
Dela G

ha donald does look like biggio
http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama

Yuni Betancourt with a GS against the Red Sox.
- Kevin
  
  Huzzah!
Dela G

aight grandy, maybe you can continue the rally
Hummingbird S.

CB helping us out tonight
Dela G

hahahaha the sox are losing 9-5 to the royals, mid 4

tim wakefield’s line?

3.2 IP 12H 9 ER 3BB 1 Grand Salami
- Hummingbird S.
  
  Ugly! How the hell did he shut out the Phillies?
  - Dela G
    
    nevermind that, how the hell did R.A. Dickey shut out the phillies???
  - http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama
    
    The Phillies recently have… um… well if you think we’re not scoring runs…
BigBlueAL

Hitting woes w/RISP continue.
Dela G

man hafner has looked bad against hughes tonight

*hopes not to jinx
Reggie C.

I’m sure Hughes would really appreciate a couple more runs of support. Kearns just missed tying the game right there.
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bring-Melvin-To-America/193013541601?ref=sgm Andy In Sunny Daytona

Melvin Returns! Tomorrow. I’m so excited.
Pete

Just saw the replay of the Crowe catch…oh my god.
- Zooboy
  
  Miranda looked like Crowe stole his milk money.
- baravelli
  
  It’s always a little surprising to me that Willie Mays’ famous “Catch” to rob Vic Wertz has stood the test of time so well, when it seems like more impressive plays are made all the time nowadays. Not to take anything away from Willie, obviously, but I wonder if maybe the level of play really has gone up all around. I mean, Crowe did just what Mays did, but he also laid out straight away from the plate – incredible!
  - Accent Shallow
    
    No, Crowe didn’t do what Mays did. Mays was 450+ feet from the plate, and then turned around and threw in to prevent the runner from scoring.
Dela G

is kay on drugs?

utley>>cano
- Pete
  
  haha seriously. That’s like taking Hughes over Felix. Take of the goggles, Mike.
  - Pete
    
    *off
- ecksodia
  
  He said something about the hip injury worrying him long term, so at least he didn’t say Cano’s better than Utley straight up.
  - Pete
    
    sure, but you’re talking about a guy whose offensive production would be good-great at any position on the diamond, and the guy you’re talking about is one of the absolute best defenders in the league at 2B.
    - ecksodia
      
      Oh, I’m not saying he’s right; just saying that it’s not as bad as saying straight up that you’d take Cano over Utley.
pat

Lets score some fucking runs.
ecksodia

Guys, did they just compare picking between Utley and Cano to picking between Magic and Bird?!

Wow.
Dela G

yay free run!
Harold Moskowitz

Grit-slam?
Dela G

finally some good hittin

good job gritster
http://yanksgoyard.com Andy_C_23

I like this Carmona fellow
Dela G

man pena has little plate discipline… ha
- Dela G
  
  man where did that miss?
  
  got lucky there
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bring-Melvin-To-America/193013541601?ref=sgm Andy In Sunny Daytona

Right now every game in the Yankees system is in the bottom of the 6th.
http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama

2007 ALDS Game 2 = maaaaaaybe the most frustrating game I’ve ever watched.
- Dela G
  
  game 6 of the ALCS in 2004 was mine. they should’ve beat schilling
  
  at least i think it was game 6
  - http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama
    
    It was. My mom was there :| She had absolutely no idea what happened with the A-Rod slap play until she got home, and then she was like MEGA FACE PALM.
    - Dela G
      
      man i still wish A-rod never did that slap. i always wondered what the heck he was thinking during that play… haha
- Pete
  
  carmona was friggin amazing that night though. perfectly spotted 97 mph sinkers with crazy lateral and vertical movement? no chance, really
  - http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama
    
    Not because of Carmona – he was fucking ridiculously awesome that night indeed. You just have to tip your hat sometimes.
    
    But damn, the rest of that game… I just remember there was an inning where Grady led off with a triple, and then Pettitte was facing the heart of the Indians order, and that triple didn’t score. It was really amazing pitching by Andy. I was SO psyched. And then… everything else happened.
AJ

Mattingly! I thought I told you to trim those sideburns!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHv3aDa8n_A
pat

Make em work Ramiro.
Pete

god i hate the wave
- Booya Baseball
  
  The wave should not be done at Yankee Stadium. It’s just wrong.
  - http://theyankeeu.com Matt Imbrogno
    
    The wave should not be done at any stadium.
  - Accent Shallow
    
    No one listens when I tell them to take it to Shea.
    - Dela G
      
      that’s cuz shea isn’t used anymore!
- http://theyankeeu.com Matt Imbrogno
  
  Ditto.
- poster
  
  I don’t mind it.
A.Hinds

love the wave during his k
Dela G

boy branyon loves to kill at this stadium
Reggie C.

Heh. Good thing we got the tack-on runs.
- http://yanksgoyard.com Andy_C_23
  
  Should’ve gotten more though
Hummingbird S.

Good thing we got those 2 runs last inning
Dela G

that curve was FILTHY!
- Dela G
  
  and so was that one
ZZ

Given the result of Pena’s at bat (an out) seeing 11 pitches is great.

But, that really was an unimpressive at bat. The pitches he was fouling off were very hittable.

Given that so many of them were up in the zone, it was a pretty bad job he did not get the ball to the outfield.
http://theyankeeu.com Matt Imbrogno

Don’t nibble, Phil. It’s your last batter; just go at him.
Dela G

man bucknor has been damn generous tonight
- baby carlos
  
  Wait until he gets behind the plate. He will seek his revenge then.
http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama

CB Bucknor wants us to win this game I think
MrJigginz

C.B. Buckner must have a few dollars on the Yanks tonight,lol…
http://theyankeeu.com Matt Imbrogno

Nice play, Tex. Good outing for Phil.
poster

Yankees have gotten away with a couple of calls today.

Haha it will be so fun reading about the conspiracy theories from the idiot fans of all the other teams.

Besides that though that was a really great play by Tex.
- http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama
  
  It’s going to be hysterical.
BigBlueAL

CB Bucknor is the man!!!!
Dela G

man donald prolly wants to kill bucknor tonight
Hummingbird S.

this time he was safe
poster

Wow, he seemed safe to me, but fans of other teams will be going bananas after this game. Always fun.
Dela G

why are you bunting, curtis??
- Dela G
  
  see why you dont bunt my man?
  
  good job
BigBlueAL

Bunt this!!!!
- poster
  
  Bitch!
Kristen

Welcome back, Curtis!
mike c

damn it feels good to have CG back!
Hummingbird S.

pretty good hit for a guy who cant touch lefties
http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama

That was both exciting and unexpected. Yaaaaay Grandy!
Dela G

cmon… cano!
Dela G

GRAND SLAM!!!
Kristen

RBI-nson Cano!
poster

DAMN, Cano just made that ball has bitch.
- poster
  
  his
Hummingbird S.

Robbie!!!
http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama

You know what? I saw that coming. Love you, Robbie!
baby carlos

Wow, who the hell is this team in pinstripes and what did they do with the ineffective line up.
- http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama
  
  They met the Indians pitching staff?
  - WIlliam
    
    Don’t be ridiculous, it’s obviously because A-rod wasn’t there.
    
    /MSM’d
JMV

fucking A!! GRAND SLAM FROM CANO!!!!!!!!
mike c

WANTED: robinson cano for murdering baseballs
WIlliam

What a way to find your power swing. Just got here as they showed the replay. Why’d Swish “realize why he got plunked”?
- poster
  
  Revenge for the Cano grand slam?
- baravelli
  
  It was because Cano took his curtain call in the middle of the pitch.
NC Yankee Fan

Swisher getting hit after a grand slam, very interesting
- http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama
  
  O’Neill just lectured us on the unwritten rules, oy.
CNight_UP

Magically, Granderson gets back and the lineup takes off….

or it’s the Indians….can’t wait for JoPo to get back…circular lineup, how we have missed thee…
- WIlliam
  
  In the long run, Grandy will be huge, but tonight, it’s more of the indians pitching. Still, nice to see some runs either way.
rek4gehrig

Arod who? :-)))))
WIlliam

Cano was so lazy, he waited ’til Swish tied him for the team lead to hit another home run.
- 28 this year
  
  IETC
  - WIlliam
    
    I live to please.
http://enternight.mlblogs.com Ana

I’m a few minutes late, but … Cano fucking murdered that ball.

Ah, run scoring. How I’ve missed you.
http://theyankeeu.com Matt Imbrogno

Ugh, I was in the shower/listening on the radio when Cano hit it.
- rek4gehrig
  
  At least you’re squeaky clean :-))
- CNight_UP
  
  if you like outside, you might see it….because it hasn’t landed yet…
  - http://theyankeeu.com Matt Imbrogno
    
    Haha, quite well played.
WIlliam

WHat his Phil’s pitch count?
- http://yanksgoyard.com Andy_C_23
  
  109. He done.
- CNight_UP
  
  108 or so…he is done…
baravelli

White Sox tack on in insurance run in the 9th, lead the Rays 4-2!
- baravelli
  
  *an insurance run…
- rek4gehrig
  
  And Blosox losing to KC…baseball sure is a funny game
  - baby carlos
    
    it is a round ball that comes in a square box.
WIlliam

Gardner gets a hit!
Dela G

welp, here comes pena with the double play i bet… haha
- Dela G
  
  and it happened….
- WIlliam
  
  yup!
- http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama
  
  >:(
- CNight_UP
  
  whatyou talking about dela…..
  
  very omniscient of you….
- http://theyankeeu.com Matt Imbrogno
  
  Hey, Dela, why don’t you sit the next few plays out, k?
  - Dela G
    
    my bad folks :(
    - http://theyankeeu.com Matt Imbrogno
      
      Nothin’ but love for you, Dela.
      - Dela G
        
        *makes 2 hits to the chest and points to the sky*
WIlliam

Bhurle fined, I get Ozzie, and I’m enthused by West, but Burhle, really?
- http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama
  
  Buehrle dropped his glove. I didn’t think he was trying to be show-offy, but I guess that’s why. Also, he said something like “I think Joe West is just trying to promote his CD.” lol I love you Buehrle!
  - WIlliam
    
    Ah, that little quip would do it.
Dela G

the mets’ pitching staff hasn’t given up a run in 32 innings i believe… wowzers
- http://theyankeeu.com Matt Imbrogno
  
  The correction is going to be insane.
http://theyankeeu.com Matt Imbrogno

Fire Joe West!
Fire Joe West!
Fire Joe West!
Fire Joe West!
Fire Joe West!
- http://yanksgoyard.com Joe West
  
  You’re a disgrace
  - poster
    
    You’re right, he took far too long to post that.
    - http://yanksgoyard.com Joe West
      
      Buy my CD
mike c

nice, strasburg vs. jesus tomorrow in swb
- CNight_UP
  
  anything less than a Harperian line of 5 for 5 with 4 HR, means Jesus is a bust tomorrow…..
- http://theyankeeu.com Matt Imbrogno
  
  Prediction:
  
  Jesus goes 1-3, single, k, BB
Harold Moskowitz

@MikeAxisa:

Where’s your g-friend Rose tonight?
Dela G

lol at kay. “Tonight’s votes are robinson cano and everybody else”
- http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama
  
  There’s a good point to be made for Hughes. I was kinda livid when people chose Swisher over Pettitte the other day haha. I mean I understand why but seriously >:(
  - Dela G
    
    agreed, but usually, unless the game is a 1-0 shutout, most people are inclined to choose the offensive guy
    
    sucks sometimes :(
http://theyankeeu.com Matt Imbrogno

I know Ace is a tough dude and wants to come back, but I think going for the surgery now is probably the smarter play. Any setback in rehab and he’s basically done for the year, since they’ll likely just go for the surgery at that point. Could that put him on the shelf for part of next year?
mike c

mitre has been looking good lately. he might be able to fill in for aceves perfectly
baravelli

Woo-hoo! Rays lose!
- mike c
  
  nice! on a side note: WTF is up with toronto
- mike c
  
  prediction: by the end of next week, the yankees will be in first place
  - http://yanksgoyard.com Joe West
    
    I’ll buy that for a dollar
    - http://yanksgoyard.com Andy_C_23
      
      I’ll buy that for a dollar
      
      /forgottochangemyhandle’d
http://theyankeeu.com Matt Imbrogno

“Cano…looks at Granderson haul it in.”

What happened there, Mike?
Dela G

red sox down 12-5 to royals top 8.

yikes
- WIlliam
  
  I know hat you mean, the Sox are still gonna probably win, that score isn’t nearly bad-bp-meltdown immune enough.
- Zooboy
  
  KC has 20 hits; and 2 shut out innings from one Karl Farnsworth.
WIlliam

Still not really liking the whole outfield alighnment now that Gardy is an every-day player, but I’m so happy Grandy is back, I can’t bring myself to give a shit.
- CNight_UP
  
  What is not to like about it?
  - WIlliam
    
    Gardy is the better fielder, he should be in center.
    - mike c
      
      eh, perhaps he has better range, he’s faster– but CG knows how to field the position better at the moment, how to get a jump on fly balls, plus he has a much better arm
    - ZZ
      
      That remains to be seen.
      
      Granderson has looked great in CF so far this year. Better than Gardner in the limited samples IMO.
WIlliam

Good for Moeler.
WIlliam

Jeter walks, ZOMG.
Dela G

a texy slam?
WIlliam

Competition? Even if they did become really good, I fail to see how we’d have any rivalry outside of possible WS matchups.
- mike c
  
  competition in media markets i think
CNight_UP

Is it bad to want teix to K so robbie can hit another…
- WIlliam
  
  Want him to walk in that scenario.
WIlliam

Bases loaded with 0 outs again.
EB

Farnsy K’d Big Sloppy on 98mph heat. Golden memories
CNight_UP

he can walk too
http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama

I so badly want Tex to walk and Cano to hit another grand slam.
- http://yanksgoyard.com Andy_C_23
  
  No dice
Booya Baseball

Glad Tex can smile about that. sheesh.
WIlliam

Uhg, he hit that right up the middle, but no hit.
- Hummingbird S.
  
  he went after a pitch that was probably ball 4 and grounded out weakly up the middle…it was a bad AB.
Frittoman626

I hate Tex right now
- mike c
  
  he had a nice hit and had two walks, he can’t always make it happen– the game’s over anyway
- WIlliam
  
  He’s 2 for 3 and 2 walks, that’s an excellent night. He has had like 3 multi-hit games in a row.
- CNight_UP
  
  he is swinging the bat well and played fucking gold glove defense all night, you fail 65 percent of the time in baseball and are considered a god, you cant always get the hit.
Frittoman626

Lets go Robbie Cano
http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama

Are we back to Feared Cano?
Frittoman626

Lets go Swish
WIlliam

Wow, a GS and a walk, Cano has pulled out all the stops tonight.
CNight_UP

“switch hitter batting from the right side”….

fucking really Kay….
- Booya Baseball
  
  He went to Fordham.
Booya Baseball

I keep losing sound on YES. Cable issues? Anyone else?
Dela G

those curves to swisher were very nice
- mike c
  
  well yeah, that’s why he proposed to her
  - http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama
    
    ahaha awesome comment
  - http://theyankeeu.com Matt Imbrogno
    
    http://www.hiyoooo.com/
  - mike c
    
    thank you thank you, i’ll be here all week– tip your bartenders, they look hot for a reason
    - Dela G
      
      hahahaha money my man
http://theyankeeu.com Matt Imbrogno

I love that my 3 PM article today was about Cano not walking.
- http://yanksgoyard.com Andy_C_23
  
  I love lamp
  - http://theyankeeu.com Matt Imbrogno
    
    Andy_C_23, are you just looking at things and saying you love them?
    - http://yanksgoyard.com Andy_C_23
      
      I love carpet. I love desk.
http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama

Currently pitching for the Red Sox: Bill Hall

(thanks @cantpredictball)
- CNight_UP
  
  Can Bill Hall work with Javy on his mechanics…
- CNight_UP
  
  Harold Reynolds on Bill Halls 11 pitch, 3 up, 3 down inning…He threw more strikes in that inning than Dice K threw all day yesterday….
Accent Shallow

Chan Ho Park has yielded more home runs this year (5) than he’s struck batters out (4). Fuck.
- Accent Shallow
  
  With two Ks in that inning, he now has 6 Ks to 5 HRs. I still want him DFAed tonight, though.
Devil In A Blue Cap

Oh ha. Bill Hall is now pitching for the Sox. Against KC.

That, and a clean inning to end the night will be the cherry on top.
WIlliam

Don’t know if this is common knowledge, but West is the head of the Umpire’s Union, so he is very hard to fire.
- http://theyankeeu.com Matt Imbrogno
  
  Sonofa…
  - WIlliam
    
    Yeah, I know.
WIlliam

Who is the guest commentator?
Jeff Karstens, Male Model

This game with a half dozen beers has really made my night, thank you yankees! =)
- http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com/ bexarama
  
  this sounds like an awesome night.
http://theyankeeu.com Matt Imbrogno

In re: Russel Branyan:

He doesn’t hit the ball a lot, but when he does, he hits it hard.
http://theyankeeu.com Matt Imbrogno

I’m so glad I got to see that Super Bowl ring instead of the game’s final pitch. Great production, YES.
poster

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for watching the Robinson Cano show. We hope you come again tomorrow.
Dela G

if you can, watch the mets game, santana and gallardo have been killas tonight