Game 114: Welcome back, Tex
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I feel sorry for that baseball. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Even though Marcus Thames did a more than admirable job filling as the three-hole hitter during the last two games, I think we’re all happy to have Mark Teixeira back with the team. The Yanks’ first baseman missed those games because his wife had the nerve to give birth during the season, but he returns just in time to face one of his favorite pitchers, Bruce Chen. Tex isn’t just 9-for-14 off Chen in his career, six of those nine hits have left the yard and two others have gone for doubles. That includes a 2-for-3 effort a few weeks ago. Welcome back Tex; now please, don’t ever leave us again.
The other big story of the night is Curtis Granderson‘s supposedly revamped swing. He downplayed the changes, though it still sounds like there some pretty significant adjustments made. The results probably won’t be immediate, but stranger things have happened. Here’s the lineup…
Jeter, SS
Swisher, RF
Teixeira, 1B
A-Rod, 3B
Cano, 2B
Thames, DH
Kearns, LF
Granderson, CF
Cervelli, C
And on the bump, it’s the big man, CC Sabathia.
Another game out in the midwest, so this one doesn’t start until a little after 8pm ET. Once the game starts, you can watch on YES. Enjoy.
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Papelbon with a blown save loss today against the Blue Jays. It was a pretty awesome meltdown.
I concur, Jose. It was really awesome.
/blazini’d
I don’t understand these newfangled sabermetric stats, Jose the Satirist. Could you explain them to me?
Yes, Jose the Satirist, I also do not understand them. Please explain them to me as well, thanks.
/blazini’d
What is this new meme, guys? I missed it.
http://riveraveblues.com/2010/.....nt-1029224
Read, and enjoy.
Awesome.
That is just fantastic. I really wish we could do some sort of RAB troll/villain/wacko get-together at a bar. I’d buy the whole crew a few shots. SBGL, Iron Horse, Brazilian Yankee, Blazini, Bret, Abby, and a whole host of others whom I can’t remember right now.
Robert Goulet.
touchtoneterriost.
Jim the Jew
Oh, yes. How could I forget that one.
Who?
Oh man, how could I forget?
Ronan Tynan.
Frittoman.
Jake.
Don’t remember him but I do remember The Jake. He was a funny chap.
Alex Gonzalez
But that was a different era and you can’t compare eras.
Frittoman declared any game the in which the Yankees were loosing by more then two a lost cause.
Who was Iron Horse. Was he here in the last 9 months?
Maybe, he was around last season if memory serves. He was all homophobic and stuff.
Real lame-o.
I don’t remember when he was banned, but he was banned quickly for his utter inability to stop dropping gay slurs left and right. Called posters he disagreed with homos, queers, and pansies.
That’s……amazing
Wow.
Lackey must be soooo pissed.
Ba-da-ba-da-da. I’m lovin’ it.
Raise your hand if you’re curious to see Grandy’s new swing.
Also, I checked DSIRONNYYFANS, and wow those people are dumb jackasses.
I’ve been really angry at some people on that site of late. How can you tell???
The posts bashing Teixeira for taking a short leave to be with his wife during child birth are hilarious. NYYFans is some sort of alternate reality.
The Tex thread seriously went on and on and on and on and ON.
He cost his team one game, almost two, single handedly!
/is this what they’re saying?’d
No, basically just stuff like “put the baby down and get your ass on the team.” It was really insensitive and obnoxious.
I personally enjoyed this one quote: “At this rate, Tex will have all of October to bond with his new son.”
Who said that ridiculous shit?
Was it Jon Sherick or blazini?
It was The Q Bomb.
She’s fun.
Wow, and I thought I was bad when I have those moments of “No way they’re winning the series at the rate they’re going right now.” Which are pretty bad.
But that…well…that’s just…beyond baseball.
Shoot, I just gave MLBN an idea!
I’m betting that the proud papa goes deep tonight.
Maybe he pulls a Miguel Cabrera and homers for each of his kids.
Two three homer games? That’d be nice.
It’s not of the question, as he has ghetto stomped Bruce Chen over his career.
Oh, come on. She just gave birth, give the poor woman a break.
It must look like Ground Zero down there.
I dance over the line, and you just blow right past it.
You forgot the thick part
You forgot the thick part
TWSS
K-Rod sounds like an ass http://gothamist.com/2010/08/1....._barre.php
for shizzle he is…remember when him and Bruney almost got into a fight last season?
Well Bruney also kind of seems like an ass.
But, to be fair, K-Rod seems like an EXTREME ass. Like, there were those stories from the 2008 ASG where supposedly Mo said that he didn’t want his locker to be anywhere near K-Rod’s. I never really paid them much attention… but you know, I can see that being true.
if I remember correctly, Bruney was just minding his own business till K-Rod said something.
oh, I’m kind of amused that he punched the
playerCarlos Pena. sad i know. =(Yes, and two assholes running into each other is usually how these things happen. I have a suspicion his ‘father-in-law’ wasn’t just innocently standing there when K-Rod started bashing him in the face, as reports have it.
Supposedly K-Rod was screaming at his girlfriend/wife and his girlfriend/wife’s dad got fairly confrontational about it.
Still. Eep.
OK, there’s some more detail I hadn’t heard. Won’t surprise me if he’s dead wrong, he has a history of being a hothead. But if her Dad threw the first punch, then K-Rod still has a decent defense. If not, then he’s a loose cannon.
If her Dad threw the first punch, then (assuming there were witnesses which you would think there would be in a baseball stadium) he would’ve been the one arrested, not K-Rod. Or, at the very least, they both would’ve been.
The winner of a fight never presses charges, it’s always the loser. Both sounds right to me.
Yeah, but if they can show a domestic/familial relationship, then you don’t need someone to press charges, most states (not sure exactly about NY) force the primary aggresor to be arrested, regardless of the wishes of the opposing party.
Not necessarily. Even if the Dad threw the first punch KRod could still be in a lot of trouble. A lot depends on how injured the Dad was.
K-Rod’s court date is September 14th. Is that the day the Mets are mathematically eliminated from contention?
Is that the day the Mets are mathematically eliminated from contention?
No, that happened a few years ago.
When Carlos Beltran struck out to end the 2006 NLCS.
September 2007, actually. That was so bad, in a little known MLB rule, that actually eliminated them from the playoffs for the next seven years.
Ahh yes, the 2007 Mets collapse. I had forgotten somehow.
The Mets are a late season team… of which season they’re referring to is anybody’s guess.
Right, when the Wilpons bought out Doubleday.
Not if the Marlins eliminate them first for the third strike year.
I kind of love that last year they were officially eliminated from playoff contention on an eight-inning shutout by Pedro Martinez.
Threw 130 pitches too. In the Mets’ defense, Pedro was actually pretty good last season.
Until he ran into his daddy, of course
He does, but we’re only getting one side of the story so far. So I’ll hold off on passing judgment. His prior track record with guys like Bruney makes me mean toward him being dead wrong, but most of that account was completely one sided.
It’s a lie! The evidence has been falsified! It’s impossible! I never broke the law, I AM THE LAW!
/Judge Dredd
Classic.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com.....e2b17d.jpg
I generally try to avoid cops all together… but that officer on the left should scare anyone straight. I know K-Rod is pretty small for an athlete, but the dude on the left is a beheamoth.
You know, I may be a bachelor, but punching out one’s father in law?
I can certainly understand.
Tex’s line tonight: 3-4, 2B, HR, 2 RBI
Tex’s line tonight: 3-4,
2B,3 HR, 6 RBIFTFY
What are the chances of that!
Saying it to Carosologist
Well for one he’s made Bruce Chen his punching bag over the years. I just said 3 HR because in Miguel Cabrera’s first game back after the birth of his second child, he homered three times.
We know you’re saying it to Carlosologist. I know this because you replied to Carlosologist.
I’m smart like that.
Saying it to Carosologist
There are a lot of weird comments on RAB today.
And pretty much every post recently has had at least one comment redacted for off-topicness.
It’s eerie.
/MondesiBait’d
Speaking of which, where the fuck is JoRo? Haven’t seen him around in a while.
He’s probably eating.
If he’s not 5-5 with 5 HRs and 19 RBI, the game is a failure. He has to make up for missing the last two games.
Tex’s line tonight: 6-6, 6 HR, 15 RBI
agreed
My prediction for Tex: 3 IP, 2 H, 0 ER, 0 BB, 4 K
1 passed ball, 1 steal, 4 runners thrown out, 1 successfully executed rundown.
/Casey Kelly’d
Oh good, my favorite booth combination…
True story. It was my birthday a few days ago, and between that and the Yanks I was up late (for me). I woke up the next day and felt exhausted all day, so I got home early and took a rare midday nap. I wake up, and want to call the dog over, but I’m too tired. I just think to myself ‘Mabel, come here’ without saying a word, and . . . . she runs right over. This immediately freaked me out. So I went back to sleep, and when I woke up I tried it again, and right on cue, she runs right over to me, as if I called her.
Should I be worried that my dog can read my mind?
1.) Happy belated birthday
2.) I recommend dropping acid on a regular basis and having conversations with your dog
Are you sure you weren’t still dreaming?
/Inception’d
The razor blade he used to cut the coke with is his totem.
I am the only person in the North East who has not yet seen Inceptiion. I need to soooooon.
Haven’t seen it either. Looks good but overhyped.
Just go see it and decide for yourself.
Even if you don’t like it, I think you need to decide for yourself.
Sounds good. Hopefully I can see it next week.
http://comixed.com/2010/07/27/.....-dreaming/
1000% That’s why I did it twice.
Cocaine is a hell of a drug.
/Chappelle’d
No. You should be happy you can control events. Now get us a win. Or tell your dog to get us a win.
/Berkowitz’d
Mabel’s the clairvoyant, not me. I barely know what I’m thinking.
There’s probably a peanut butter joke in there somewhere, but since its your belated birthday its best left unsaid.
Not sure why, but this story reminds me of this week’s episode of “Louie” on FX.
I remember a while back there was a story a bout a woman who put peanut butter all over her na-na-na and had her beagle lick it up.
She was arrested.
Well there’s the urban legend about the woman who does that only to have all her friends suddenly pop out of nowhere with a surprise party…
Urban legend? Have you met the girls I’ve dated?
Happy Belated Birthday. when was your b-day? mines was on monday.
Tex’s line against Bruce Chen is downright Meulensesque.
Please to explain?
Hensley Meulens’s 1992 OPS+ was 415.
In 6 PAs
http://gothamist.com/2008/12/1.....th_13y.php
I was just as horny as the next guy when I was 13 but man, I dunno about that one.
Same shit happened around here in my neck of the woods.
I don’t know why, but the fact that her name is “Mrs. Tuckruskye” makes the story a little funny.
that’s just sad
Uch. And also, even if no act took place, isn’t it still attempted rape?
If the Police/DA can show intent, yup.
How many 13 year olds look 18? She belongs in jail.
“Look” has nothing to do with it. Lawrence Taylor slept with a girl he never met before, had no way of knowing how old she was, was drunk at the time and is awaiting trial as we speak.
In the eyes of the law, you either did or you didn’t, period.
Meh, for a 13-year-old that’s not all that bad. I mean, sure, she looks like a waffle iron with a bit of skin flopping over it but c’mon, he’s 13.
Yeah, stuff like this would have been turned into a rock song or a good book 20 years ago, now everybody gets arrested for everything.
It is pretty lame. We’re such a sensitive, reactionary culture nowadays.
Yeah 50 year old women should be able to do whatever they want with 6th graders. Sure.
Yep.
She would have been arrested for doing that 20 years ago.
/Pedantic
/Pedophiliac
Wake up Maggie, I think I’ve got something to say to you
It’s late September and I really should be back at school
I know I keep you amused, but I fell I’m being used
Oh Maggie, I couldn’t have tried any more
You led me away from home
Just to save you from being alone
You stole my heart and that’s what really hurts
Unless, of course, the genders of the adult and child were reversed.
A time where sexist hypocrisy was still alive and well in the law.
Here comes the first HR.
I blame the Swisher pick-off.
Bruce Chen is the worst Japanese pitcher ever.
/Rose’d
(Link to man holding his nose)
(Vaguely right wing conspiracy theory)
(something about being a victim)
(boring non-sequitur about whom would beat whom in a mythical fight to try and change the subject)
(reminds everyone he’s a guy)
I was seriously contemplating putting Axl/Makavelli/Axlvelli in the above roll call of insane banned former RAB commenters.
Fourth outfielder.
Stupid.
Oh, Swish. *shakes head*
Not a good way to recover from a Golden Sombrero.
Goddammit Swisher.
Swish why?
That’s why I don’t like sending runners on a full count w/fewer than two outs.
No heart! (Hey, it worked yesterday.)
KILA HAS BEEN FREED!
…only to be captured and sent to Omaha after the series.
Yuniesky Betancourt is still batting fifth. FIFTH!!!!
Trust the process.
I could probably be a better GM than Dayton Moore.
My son could probably be a better GM than Dayton Moore, and he’s 2.
I actually think he did a pretty good job during the trade deadline, shockingly enough. Dumped some dead weight, actually called up some of the gems in the farm system.
Of course, there’s no doubt he’s a total idiot.
/that’s why they’re the Royals’d
But seriously, is anyone else here old enough to remember when the Royals were good? I still am…barely.
The last time the Royals were good, Tiffany and Debbie Gibson ruled the radio airwaves.
Yea, mid-late 80′s. I was between the ages of 4-8. I remember those times.
God, you people make me feel old!!! Stop it!!!!!
The last time the Royals were good, Claymation was all the rage.
Aaaahhhh!!!!! You’re killing me!!!! I’m aging as fast as the villain from Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
The last time the Royals were good, Michael Jackson was alive and black.
And……………..I’m dead.
Any other posts from me tonight will be from the person who takes over my computer.
I’ve been lobbying for him for so long and he repays me by going like 0-20something.
They freed him a week ago. They will send him down when he doesn’t hit an empty .280
“It gets away from Cervelli”
Where have I heard that before?
They had the Price is Right losing horn!!!
I burst right out laughing when I heard it.
What is the announcer nicknamed Flash real name?
John Flaherty
This only the 2nd time watching YES, is he any good?
He’s incredibly dry.
Dryness rivalled only by the Sahara and the Gobi.
Not particularly. He’s pretty boring.
He’s not in Bexy’s fantasy orgy. That’s all you need to know.
But apparently Grady Little is
That was Grady Sizemore. >:(
Grady Size(more) is the opposite of Grady Little.
John Flaherty.
Jeter.
That was just an awful play by Jeter.
They really need to get rid of errors. What is the point if they call everything a hit?
To see who only the REALLY bad defensive teams are.
After two games of watching the Rangers ugly uniforms, it feels good to watch two well-dressed baseball teams facing off against each other.
Now if only the Royals were good…
Those all red and blue tops don’t do it for ya, eh?
Royals have crazy BABIP luck ALREADY.
The only good luck they actually have.
Robbie just tied his career high in walks. Woo progress!
I’m disappointed that Paulie O’Neill isn’t in the booth. He knows KC has great food, right?
Flash is so boring. I euthanize my pets with sound recordings of Flash talking.
Now that waterboarding is illegal, maybe the CIA could look into hooking up a Flaherty-Tino booth. That might work.
Will still never compete with the awfulness of the booths in Seattle, ChiSox, Milwaukee, Kansas City and ESPN and Fox.
The Marlins’ announcers are pretty terrible too.
Personally, I would put Singleton and Flaherty up there with the Seattle guys for the most boring in baseball.
Bruce Chen…more like Bruce Shit.
True or False: The only reason Thames hit so well in Texas is because pitchers went right after him with A-Rod due up next.
Meh, I’m sure that helped but Thames is a legitimately good ML hitter. It’s not all that they just tossed meatballs to him.
Yes. That is either true or false, I agree.
Rosenthal? Is that you?
I’ve consulted both of my sources. Their names are Jon Sherick and blazini.
I wouldn’t say it was the only reason, but it definitely helped
False. I give Thames legitimate ups for his relatively productive season thus far.
I’d like to see what the counts were when Thames got his hits. You’d have to be an idiot to throw Thames anything but strikes (most likely fastballs) with Alex standing on deck. Walking Thames to pitch to Alex is just bad execution of your job as a pitcher.
If they were full counts, Thames gets credit for a good eye and working the count. Alex behind him makes the pitcher go after him. A little of both.
Kearnzie pimpsmacked that one to left.
WOoo results!
Granderson!
Wait a second, did Granderson just hit a lefty. DID ANYONE JUST SEE A COMET?
No, but I did see some pigs flying a couple minutes ago.
No, but there are some winged monkeys around my house and my ass does hurt..
(Too far?)
http://www.hulu.com/watch/2824.....-auditions (kearns joke starts at 1:45)
Granderson! I didn’t notice his swing, but I like it!
Its a miracle
he is CURED
Curtis Granderson is batting 1.000 with his new setup at the plate.
And Grandy with an RBI single. On the first pitch against a lefty. Progress woo!
Curtis just got a hit against a lefty. Woo progress!
Kevin Long is a genius.
At least until Granderson strikes out his next two AB’s.
Kevin Long is a genius!
/correlation equals causation
His swing definitely looked better
Cervelli still sucks
Andy Pettitte, big… news.
(How do you hurt yourself on a couch? Is he 87 years old? Or Nick Johnson?)
I bet you can think of some ways Andy Pettitte could hurt himself on a couch, Bexy.
You shouldn’t encourage me like this!!!
Did he actually hurt himself on the couch? I wasn’t listening to Kim.
Getting up from the couch, supposedly.
(I had nothing to do with this)
I wasn’t listening to Kim.
Don’t feel bad, nobody else does either.
What did you do to Andy?
Speaking of Grandy’s revamped stance, FAR less moving parts.
He used to look like a coffee junkie on his 20th cup of black coffee during his ABs.
He used to look like a coffee junkie on his 20th cup of black coffee during his ABs.
THAT’S RACIST!!!!!!!!
Yea, not cool.
http://www.chimpout.com/forum/.....racist.gif
that is hilarious. But so wrong
LOL.
Reminds me of a sign I saw at a bodega “White Ice for sale”.
WHAT, ONLY WHITE PEOPLE CAN BUY YOUR ICE? WHAT KIND OF RACIST BULLSHIT IS THIS?!?!?!
I think Creed complained of the bathrooms in The Office being for whites only due to the signs on the bathroom doors.
no man , they got the ‘”other” ice too
Cue bexy jokes about Andy’s groin…
Kearns, baby.
Hey, guys. Just wanted to check in and let you all know I’m doing fine.
Dunno if this was mentioned earlier but in his chat today Keith Law was asked what hitter he would compared Jesus Montero too and his reply was:
“Physically and in his swing, he reminds me of Frank Thomas. And I know that’s an insane comp to put on a guy, but I don’t think that’s out of the question as an optimistic long-term projection.”
Shit.
Shit why?
I think it’s the good “shit.”
I will not get too excited. I will not get too excited.
I think he may mean shit in a good way.
Shit as in Holy Shit that is pretty damn impressive. Didnt mean shit in a negative way. I guess I shouldve said Holy Shit instead of just Shit.
OK, just making sure your view wasn’t something like “Frank Thomas broke down big time in his late 30′s” or something like that.
“Fuck yeah” would have worked.
Drool.
J.
I.
M.
P.
That is one hell of a projection even for being optimistic. If Jesus Montero could be a 3 WAR player without defense I would be ecstatic.
::goes to change pants::
I’m incontinent also. We should form a support group.
You guys and Poopy Pants.
Diarrhea =/= incontinence
Good point.
People who have issues with their pants???
His name is Robert Paulson
Jesus is in a big slump though, he is batting just .250 over his last game.
must…….resist…….urge to run in streets screaming hallelujah
That would be amazing.
Frank Thomas/Pujols combo….he may be slower than both of them though
The thought of Cash Money saying “mashing” makes me laugh.
Tell you this: if you do tech support for cell phones, and you hear people say that they “mash” the buttons on the phone…yea, it gets to the point where you want to strangle that person.
I remember when Alex Gordon was supposed to be the next Goerge Brett.
They always over-rate things in Nebraska.
/jobabashingbymsm’d
There is nothing better to do, other than watch Nebraska football which is going to win the fucking national championship mother fuckers!!!!
/From Nebraska’d
… I’ll sit this one out.
Slow down Osbourne, you’ll change conferences three more times before that happens.
Well, he has to play LF, since they have . . .oh, what’s that? They have Willie Bloomquist at 3B?
Sheesh, Gordon can’t be that bad out there.
Loving the D from Kearns and Teix.
Whenever a play occurs during Jones’ diatribe, she always seems to be very descriptive in her coverage of the play, almost like she’s trying to give YES the message that she’d be a better game caller then those other idiots in the booth.
Her pretty face would be wasted in the booth where it would hardly ever be seen.
/sexist’d
Wait, are we talking about Kim Jones?
Yup.
I’m confused. I distinctly read the phrase “pretty face” and yet we’re apparently talking about Kim Jones.
It wasn’t me, I’ll tell you that.
I thought the meme explained my position? That that is what a typical sexist would say?
Yeah, but she’s not actually cute, so a typical sexist would probably just want her ass fired altogether.
This.
Random question. Is Suzyn Waldman the only women with a prominent role in play calling in MLB.
I think so.
Really?
GOODNESS GRACIOUS!
It’s a man’s man’s man’s world.
and she is one good reason why…
You know what I’d like to see? A Lorenz-Curry-Singleton/Leiter/O’Neill/Flaherty booth.
Just to clarify: Lorenz would do play-by-play, while Curry and former player du jour would handle color commentary.
I’d like to see a Gus Johnson/Stu Scott/Hawk Harrelson/Tony Kornheiser/Dennis Miller/Lady Gaga booth.
So a “We Are the World” of terrible announcers? I like it.
Check that, I actually like Gus quite a bit. The rest suck. And Lady Gaga is clearly not an announcer.
I know, I like Gus too. I just wanted him in the booth to, to scream over everyone.
lol
Hi, I’m Curt Gowdy and along with me is Jim Palmer…Tim McCarver…Dick Vitale…Mel Allen…Dick Enberg…and Dr. Joyce Brothers.
/Naked Gun’d
Two great things about that. First, they predicted that sports would go to the Hollywood Squares style level of sheer number of broadcasters in one booth for one game about two decades before it happened, and the biggest loudmouth (Vitale) didn’t have a solo line of dialouge!
hahaha, I think you guys might be misunderstanding me. My recommendation was for a three-man booth consisting of Lorenz, Curry and whichever ex-player is working that day. I certainly don’t want all those guys I listed in the booth at once.
I was more replying to tsjc.
Ahh, gotcha.
True, and we wouldn’t have to see the awful outfits she wears. Win-win.
…and then what would the local circus do with their used clothing? Just throw it out?
Betencourt messes up a play, I’m fucking shocked.
Singleton: “The hole is open, and he takes advantage of it.”
/Deep and Thick’d
Oh Swisher, you so fine, you so fine you blow my mind. Hey, Swisher!
I wonder if Jeter can pull a Montero and get red hot and reach .300 with a month to go.
Jeter isn’t the kind of player like LeBron James and Manning.Jeter’s ego sure makes he’s many offensive and defensive problems seemed dissapear.
I can see left field in Derek “Singles Hitter” Jeter.
/touchtoneterriost
That was scary good.
Were you touchtoneterriost as well? You sneaky fucker.
No. I just copied and pasted.
Oh, okay, then.
(keeps an eye on that sneaky fucker Jose)
Your one of those guys who just sits at his computer and reads blogs all day right? I can tell – you seem a little upset over some “controversial” statements I made. Sorry for messing up your “flow,” bro. You may now continue obsessing over RAB posts now…
/Robert Goulet
This is hilarious.
I wish the comments that were redacted could be reinstated after like 6 months or so so we could go back to the archives and see every single nasty thing these clowns said.
Speaking of clowns:
Pinstripe Destiny
There’s also that guy that shows up once in a blue moon and talks about how everyone hates/doesn’t appreciate Mariano and overrates Jeter.
and if he wants to slug .700 as well that would be just gravy
Didn’t he get smoking hot late in 2008 and finished at .300?
The Yankees clearly don’t do smallball.
Scoring a run on an out. Is that allowed?
90 RBI: not impressive. It’s more representative of how good the lineup is.
/shitstarting’d
A-Rod gets cheated so much on those inside pitches
Wasn’t 601 (and another couple of hundie at least) on the inside?
I like how not only do the Giants keep finding great defensive ends, they keep also finding great defensive ends who are natural media darlings with good Q ratings who are articulate and move product.
I fear Jason Pierre-Paul won’t join Strahan/Osi/Tuck in that regard, though. I heard him in speak in a camp video blurb… he is some straight-up Florida countryfied.
The fact that your comparing Osi Umeniyora, a pro bowl D end for the Giants with Albalandejo, a lard ass who hasnt done anything on the MLB level, because they both “had injuries last year”, speaks volumes about your level of intellect.
/Robert Goulet
The next off day in the season, we should have an Open Thread dedicated to the greatest hits of the banned RAB commenters.
I should compile a list of some classic banned posters and their most hilarious posts for it.
I’ll have to find time in between fisting my wife.
/Jim the Jew
Who was the announcer who kept saying “FISTED INTO RIGHT FIELD!” last year in the playoffs? Chip Carey?
Yes. It was Chip Caray.
Your inability to spell “Umenyiora” speaks volumes about your level of intellect.
/Jose the Satirist’d
I was quoting someone. It was their spelling error. Not mine.
I know who Robert Goulet was and Will Ferrel’s incredible impersonations of him, but where does this reference come from?
A banned poster from a long time ago.
Damn, Robbie should have gotten that.
Wasn’t that a strike to A-Rod?
But Chen gets the call on that inside pitch.
Did they call Jason Kendall a perfect two-hole hitter?
twss
Yes, yes they did. Apparently it’s 2003.
Good.
Flash is awful at play by play.
We need more of Al Leiter in the booth and less of Flash.
I do not like Flash’s play by play.
Wow, could they have this Liberty Diabetes commercial on any more often???
It’s “diabeetus”
Did anyone else just have a Saab ad? I could’ve sworn they stopped making those…
I seen one the other day and thought the same thing.
I read an article a few months ago saying that Saab, Saturn & Hummer (unless a China company bought them) were done.
nah, they still do Hummers
False. The last Hummer ever made rolled off the line earlier this summer.
Hummer, Saturn, and Pontiac are all getting the final ax this year. Their factories are either being shuttered or being converted into plants for the core GM brands (Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, and Cadillac).
Are you thinking of Saturn?
And we complain about Jeter and the GIDP.
Trivia answer: Joe Gordon.
What was the question?
If Joe Gordon is not the answer then what kind of question are you asking?
I didn’t see it but I’m guessing it was something like “What former Yankees was the first manager of the Royals?”
Yankee HOFer who was first KC manager in 1969.
I thought Bob Lemon?
Kearnzie!
Hey, what time today did FedEx drop-off Grandy’s new swing?
Austin Kearns: True Yankee.
I’m liking Austin Kearns
What an exciting HR call!
Kearns!
Kearns! Solo job right there.
/waits
Nicely done, Kearns.
Wow, Flaherty almost sounded excited there.
What’s Sterling’s call???
Austin “Powers” that one.
Wow, was that the most boring Homerun call ever?
Ball carried…..and carried…..and carried…….and Kearns!!!!
Who was I talking to yesterday, saying that Kearns and Berkman were crappy at first just because they needed an adjustment period, and that they’ve both started playing better and contributing?
Yeah.
Grandy man!!
John Flaherty is soooo bad. Big ups to Kearns though. Where da haterz at now?
Curtis Granderson, cured.
In all seriousness, he jumped all over that ball. Very quick.
Kevin Long: great hitting coach or the greatest hitting coach?
Grandy!
2-2
Platoon that, bitches.
Grandy is batting 1.000/1.000/3.000 with his new swing.
Kevin Long is a genius.
Is Granderson’s swing actually working or is it because Bruce Chen sucks?
Don’t ruin this for us.
Good question.
Shut up man
Crap, you jinxed it now.
Don’t question K-Long.
Stop making sense, it really dampens the mood.
The last time the Yanks took on Chen, Granderson was 1-3 with a strikeout.
Long clearly is a genius.
/a little less jokingly this time
My favorite part of that HR was watching it fly over the TOR: 6 BOS: 5 sign.
Granderson 2/2!
God that game was so awesome. I only read SOSH when there’s a game like today’s. And I’m reading it now.
Shit, I forgot, what is SOSH?
Son of Sam Horn Red Sox blog
Sons of Sam Horn, the big Red Sox forum. It’s like a horrendous snake pit, but it is hilarious during a crushing loss.
Awright Grandy
Kevin Long – We love you.
I ordinarily wouldn’t get too excited about Curtis hitting a rocket off a lefty, since it is Bruce Chen, and blind squirrels/nuts, etc, but after seeing 89 mph fastballs from LHP tie him up, I’ll take what I can get. Maybe he is turning it around.
Kevin Long > Miracle Max
To blane…
Mo>Melvin>Kevin Long > Miracle Max?
Flaherty-”Nick, I spread out his bottom half…”
Are we still talking about Baseball?
There’s no crying in baseball.
Hiyoooo.
Sterling: “Austin powers that one over the fence.”
Now that is great
Beats the heck out of “Kearns baby Kearns!”
I’m listening on the radio too. My parents cut out my sports package today unexpecting while I was watching the Mets game. part of me had died!!!
Hahahahah! I missed that, hope they replay it somewhere.
Simply amazing.
No “Yeah baby” after that?
Kerns should be the everyday LFer while he’s hot.
Thames should be the everyday DH while he’s hot.
Granderson is awesome with his new stance.
PLAY THEM WHILE THEY ARE HOT!!!
Agree.
PLAY THEM WHILE THEY ARE HOT!!!
That is what I say to my wife after I come out the hot tub.
/notjoking’d
Conventional wisdom is hitting and pitching coaches don’t matter that much, but I gotta believe that most hitting and pitching coaches don’t matter but there are a few good ones that make a difference.
The fact that the scoreboard lists OBP makes me laugh at the fact that Dayton Moore (probably) doesn’t.
“If OBP is so important, why don’t they put it on the board” is no longer the stupidest thing Frenchy has said after his comment about the K-Rod incident. Hooray!
Wait, what did he say?
How this was the “positive distraction the Mets need.”
No, that’s not a joke.
http://images.google.com/imgre.....038;itbs=1
Right, things are so at Citi field these days that this is “positive” by comparison.
What did he say? Link?
What did he say?
Wow, this is suuuuch boring announcing.
I really enjoy baseball.
What are the chances we get some screen grabs of Granderson’s new stance in the recap tonight?
I feel like that TGI Friday’s ad is subtly racist. “Sure white yuppie couple I’ll be happy to drag you in a rickshaw for the new ‘Caribbean’ menu”
A lot of advertising is subtly racist.
Anything involving ethnicity is borderline offensive.
Semi-agree.
It’s awesome, I get all the exciting taboo thrill of real Caribbean cuisine, without any of the annoying spice or flavor while surrounded by safe, non-threatening white people!
Thanks, TGI Fridays!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....re=related (NSFW – profanity)
It’s Hi-yah-he-yah. Not that difficult people.
KEY-luh Ky-uh-HOO-A
Cervelli is such a shit player. Can we send him off to Snackistan or Fritolaysia?
That’s my favorite Onion article ever.
http://www.theonion.com/articl.....h-sn,1846/
I still got to go with…
http://www.theonion.com/articl.....-oth,2493/
99 wow
99.3 max FB according to brooks baseball. CC brought the cajun ball with him tonight.
Umm…the gun just read “99″. Must be fast, right?
98.6?!!?!
Reached plate at 89.1?!
Second pitch reached plate at 91.5. Was released at 99.1. Wow.
Flash with the subtle sexism.
Did CC hit 99???!?!
99 wow where did that come from
Teh jump and throw!!!!!!
A JETERIAN PLAY!!
http://twitpic.com/2e5b22
haha i cant believe they would actualy do that! Didn’t they do something with Brett too? Maybe Brett the Hitman?
IETP.
haha. That looks weird
I’m not sure whether to laugh hysterically or weep openly.
I’m gonna stick with laugh hysterically.
Cashman is definitely reading NoMaas.
CC throwing the gas!
classic Jeterian play
Downright Jeterian.
Wow, was Betancourt running?!
Isn’t it worth noting that most SS’s don’t do the jump throw because a) they get to that ball w/o needing to jump and b) they have the arm strength to plant and throw?
/anti-narrative’d
http://www.theonion.com/articl.....p-to,5367/
That’s what I was gonna say.
Don’t feel like scanning the whole post to see if someone quoted this yet so my apologies if this is duplicative.
_______________________
Peter (Seattle)
Which current hitter would you compare Jesus Montero to? If he goes to a different team any chance he stays behind the plate?
Klaw (1:57 PM)
Physically and in his swing, he reminds me of Frank Thomas. And I know that’s an insane comp to put on a guy, but I don’t think that’s out of the question as an optimistic long-term projection.
and the link, my bad:
http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/33820
It is a duplicate.
LATE AS USUAL, T-DUBS!!!
He always comes too late.
Hey! That couldn’t be further from the truth!!
Wait, what?
He always comes too late.
/GradyLittle’d
I swear, it’s just been a while, I’m not usually like this.
We here in the game thread have already completed the obligatory JIMP.
People shit themselves already over this.
Woah, woah, woah…I’m still shitting myself over this.
should have figured as much. Although posting things twice might really deepen and thicken these threads…
How does this shitty team find all the holes?
They have a crazy high BA but they’re not very high in OBP or SLG. It’s their approach, I guess.
#trusttheprocess
TWSS?
Nostra, you got me curious, here are Thames’ counts in the Texas series (obviously no pitch type doing it this quickly):
Singles on 0-0, 0-1, 1-1, and 0-2
Homerun on 1-2
K swinging on 1-2 and 0-2
K looking on 3-2 and 1-2 (twice)
Don’t know if it means anything to ya, but there you go.
Basically you were right, they were just pounding him with strikes as he was behind in almost every count.
IIRC the HR was on a hanging slider or curve, which makes sense ahead of the count. But yeah, they’re idiots if they’re not pounding him with strikes and clearly they were going after him.
The best thing the Kansas City Royals can promote about their franchise? They are hosting the All Star Game… in two years.
Take that Beantown!
The Boston butthurt over not getting the 2012 ASG is hilarious. You just had it ~10 years ago, doofuses. Stop crying about your gross stadium getting so ignored.
Have you been to Fenway? It’s awesome. Playoff games are fun there.
/went to college in Boston unfortunately
Esteban . . . you’re my brother and I love you. But don’t ever takes sides against the family. Ever.
/Michael Corleone’d
When I was really young.
Did you see that 5 people got arrested at the MLB league meetings in Milwaukee protesting the 2011 ASG being held in Arizona?
Hilarious.
I’m sorry, but their resources are better spent at a government office, not at a frickin’ Baseball meeting.
Last week, people/protesters wanted to stop my cousin’s beach volleyball tournament so they could have a moment of silence for the animals who died in the oil spill…
Swing-and-a-miss.
(Goes back on topic)
Meh, if they can actually muster enough public pressure to force Selig to move the All Star Game out of the state, that would probably be way more effective than any protest of an elected official.
(They can’t, though.)
The KC fans will actually see two good teams playing, in the same game, for once.
good thing every team has to be represented
Sit down, beeyotch!
random question Mike, or anyone- doess anyone think the yanks will offer Vasquez arb and try to get draft picks in a strong draft class if he finishes the year pitching well?
I do not think Cash would take that chance. Javier may actually accept arbitration.
So was the gun a little fast, or was CC really throwing 99 for those couple pitches?
He was throwing 99
Some changes here for the Royals…
(an hour later) the changes are…
looking at the schedule, how did it work out that we never face Greinke in 2 sets
the baseball gods smiled on the Yankees. We now know it’s fate that they’ll win this year.
It’s payback for having to face Felix Hernandez and Cliff Lee in every series against their teams.
Swish working a super long at bat to lead off an inning where Wilson Betemit is playing third for the other team (the other team not being the White Sox) is a beautiful thing
Best walk of the season?
Nicely done, Swish.
Swish, do that a bit more often please.
“Nick Swisher walks. None out.”
GameDay’s having a little trouble doing that one justice, methinks.
Great AB Swish.
Ahhh the curse of Betemit!! When will Cash live down that disaster?
“You hit that many home runs, you’re going to spread the wealth.”
Uh oh. Rose now hates A-Rod.
#COTN
I heard A-Rod donates a lot to charity. FEMA is now using that money to build the death camps.
LolRoyals.
The interweb’s next great meme?
Aviles is not good at baseball.
Shitty defense FTW!
Chen is really chomping down on that gum.
I think my favorite call is “And everybody is going to be safe”. It’s so rewarding to hear.
That’s why you’re the Royals.
Pitching and defense, folks
#trusttheprocess
I expect Cano to hit a HR here.
CANOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!! You big jerk face.
C’mon Cano. Find the gap, clear the bases, go for the jugular! That’d be a good at-bat.
way to capitalize
Are you formerly “All-Star Carl”?
Carl – All Star Carl – Mushy Carl – whatever stupid thing Kenny says next.
http://tinyurl.com/32n7keb (SFW)
but say the yanks sign Lee and Pettitte then the rotation would be set with CC Lee Burnett Pettitte HUghes then i think Javi would turn it down if he knows he wont have a shot at the rotation. what do ou guys think??
Um?
I don’t think they’re offering Javy arbitration. He’s probably not going to finish as a Type A and it’s not worth what happens if he accepts, IMO. I like him, but all these dead arm issues…
Yep. Given that Javy has actually said that he’s at a point in his career where he’d like to go year-to-year … you gotta think he’d JUMP at a shot to make another 12/13 million next season.
Before the dead arm, there was little chance of him accepting. Now I’m not so sure.
Plus in his case I think there is also a good chance he’d rather go to the NL. Might be worth the risk, particularly if the scenario you present comes to fruition.
If he likes the money he could get, or thinks that’s more money than he could get elsewhere, he would accept arbitration.
Looked safe initially, but ooo nice tag Robbie.
Didn’t bring it up in yesterday’s game thread, so i’ve got to say …
SANTONIO HOLMES is going to be a Sanchez’s home-run HITTAH! Did you see that shake-and-bake/ stutter move and subsequent catch. That dude nearly went full horizontal on that catch. Sanchez is so lucky.
People watch preseason football?
Hard Knocks.
That was legen.. wait for it…. DARY!
AHhhh I see, and I apologize.
Too easy to make a Santonio Holmes joke there.
Jersey Jets, yo!
Is Marcus Thames this year’s Eric Hinske?
You guys think Thames will be back next year?
Is the new reliever a K-Rod body double?
Via Gameday: “Kansas City Royals center fielder Gregor Blanco left the game due an injured head.”
Why am I laughing?
I always enjoy when Gameday says “______ was ejected for arguing.” I thought they’d be ejected for wanting a sandwich!
I hope the guy is okay, but I laughed too if it makes you feel better.
It does, thank you.
Because you’re a cruel and sick person. Just like me
Hey, it’s that imposter Tex we used to have. Isn’t there still a chance he is back in our org. by the end of the year?
I thought he went to Seattle? But anyway, at this point, he probably wouldn’t be back anyway.
Seattle waived him and KC picked him up. If KC waved him, would we get him back?
Yes, as long as every other team passes on him first and it happens before the season ends.
Thanks Mike. I could have sworn the player is immediately offered back to the team, IE we should have gotten him back from Seattle. I had no idea everyone else could grab him first.
Yeah, the entire point of the Rule 5 Draft is to get a player to the big leagues and keep him there. Going back to his original team is always the last option.
Not that it’s remotely impressive, but no mention of the CS by Cerv?
Bob Cerv is still playing?
I was happy. It was really more due to Cano, though.
/Debbie Downer’d
Cervelli
Sucks.
hard.
I didn’t even notice Gardner is not playing today. Hopefully he comes back tomorrow like it’s the first half of the season!
Girardi said in an interview today that he thinks he’s wearing down a bit, so an off day was in order.
BTW-He said with the 100 degree heat they’ve been playing in some of his older players like Jeter and Alex will be rested soon as well.
Imagine if Kila was on the Yankees, what John Sterling would do for his homerun call?
It’s a KILA! from KA’AIHUE!
Sterling would just start singing this song
http://s0.ilike.com/play#Ghost.....a4ad5974c7
WTF, ump.
#wesaythiseverynight
The Royal have 7 hits and 1 walk through 6 innings. CC has thrown 71 pitches. That is surprisingly low.
CC has only struck out 2.
They’re swinging at the first pitch a lot.
What is an average OPS? I was discussing it with a friend and I said about .800 and I wanted to know if I was in the neighborhood.
It differs from year to year (I’m sure there’s somewhere to look it up on BB-Ref but I can’t find it… bah) but .800 is a solidly above average if not amazing OPS right now, I think, and it has been for a while. In like 2000 it might have been average haha.
.733 this year
.749 in 2005
.782 in 2000
Quite a difference, as you said.
1996 the AL average was .795. Yikes.
I’d bet around .750
The other day I looked at Granderson’s B-Ref page. He had a .730-something OPS and a dead even 100 OPS+.
There you go.
On a side note, I was surprised that his WAR is almost the same as Damon, despite Johnny having a better year with the bat. His fielding has been a plus this year.
Don’t forget positional adjustment.
And that Granderson missed a month with injury.
The average team OPS (which is basically the same as breaking it down to average player) is .733 this season (.738 AL, .729 NL).
Thanks guys (and gal)
Doesn’t it feel like this game should be like 7-1 by now? Kind of disappointing/frustrating that it’s still so close. One bad inning and they could be on the wrong end of the score. At least it seems like CC could be good for the whole 9 tonight.
Please don’t roll over on a sinker
At least Swisher was going so it wasn’t a complete killer.
Where’s that dude who babbled on about how we never play small ball any more? Normally guys like that LOVE plays like the last one.
Facts on the ground that interfere with a particular commenter’s narrative are never acknowledged
Cano:
14 IBB’s his first 5 years total
12 IBB’s this year already
He’s got time to double his career total the way it’s going.
Robbie has set a career high in walks with 40. Tex gets around 40 in late May – early June.
If Nick Johnson kept the same walk rate (24.5%) and had the same amount of PAs as Cano coming into today (482), he would’ve had 118 walks by now.
That’s impressive. The single season record is 198, so had NJ kept that BB rate, he would have probably broken the record.
He was averaging 4.0833 PA/G in 24 games. Extrapolating that out to 162 games, that’s ~662 PA. Assuming the 24.5% walk rate, that’s ~163 walks.
That is awesome but there’s pretty much no way he would’ve kept that BB% up over a whole season. You’d have to figure that his BA would go up (what was it, like .167?) and his BB% would go down.
It’s nice talking about Cano’s walks, but only considering non-intentional walks it doesn’t look like quite as much of an improvement.
He’s already tied his career high in NIBBs with over a month in the season to go; that’s an improvement.
He had 34 NIBB’s in 2007. He has 28 so far this year. That 28 ties last year, not career high.
Yeah, it’s a little better overall, but it’s not an extremely stark difference.
And, predictably, his walk rate is up over 3%.
So, the recent slower pace of commenting more due to the terrible announcers, the kind of blah game, or the hangover from the Texas series?
Or maybe just my rambling if you would prefer…
Yea Flahrety really isn’t workin for me.
Probably a combination of the last two.
Thanks.
Great pronunciation, Flash!
“Hey fans, come on out for… Plush… Whistle… Night…”
He is awful. Why did they decide to let him split play by play with Kenny?
low profile game and expected W for the evening. but if you wanted real entertainment value, sosh was hilarious today.
sorry. that was supposed to be a reply to fornesic.
SOSH is amazing right now. I’m still reading their game thread from today.
/schadenfreude’d
Out of curiosity, what is SOSH? *new at this*
Sons of Sam Horn, the big Red Sox forum. It’s been around forever. Like, since 1999, no joke. They are terrifying and unabashedly vicious. The hostility there actually scares me.
…and they are FUCKING HILARIOUS to read when the Red Sox have crushing losses. I love how a lot of their thread today is just them crying over how they wish they had Mo. >:D
Heh at “since 1999″ being forever. In internet terms!
LOL. I was 11, so that seems like forever to me.
Yeah, I was… 12? 13?
Wow, that sounds hilarious. I’ll check it out in a bit so I too can share in the laughter. If I was a fan of any other team (throws up a little), I would also wish my team had Mo.
Here’s where the bottom of the 9th inning starts, pretty much.
http://sonsofsamhorn.net/topic.....e__st__220
Be prepared to read a lot of naughty language and Yankee-bashing signatures.
I’m not even done reading this and I’m laughing. I hope that’s normal. I loved the “pimp slap the Jays” comment that ends up biting them in the ass. Love it.
It’s amazing.
I just found this on Mo’s loss Tuesday:
“They forgot to tuneup the cyborg. It happens.”
LOL. Jealous, much?
Sons of Sam Horn–their comments are a cesspit
“We all know that sometimes Cocoa can be hot”
/dead
Is it just me or does Curtis look a little more closed off than normal?
isn’t it funny that brian cashman’s only bad move all year (marcus thames) is probably the most successful?
How can it be a bad move and be the most successful?
Why was it a bad move?
If a bad move is good, then doesn’t that mean it was good?
How was Thames a bad move? They needed someone to hit lefties off the bench and it’s not like he cost a ton of money. I wasn’t expecting him to be this productive when he does play, though. Nice.
Heh, remember how he had a really bad ST and no one wanted him on the team though?
We were all like “OMG Jamie Hoffmann!”
he’s strictly a dh. no nick johnson’s injury and no jacksonian babip and he would be playing somewhere else.
I just checked the score and I noticed the Yankees are winning. I think you might have arrived on the wrong day/time.
/kidding, but maybe not.
?
Wasn’t sure if you were a troll or what.
Glad to see some small ball tonight. I’m not the one complaining about it, but it does seem that they’ve struggled with it at times this year.
Of course, I think people said that’s why they wouldn’t win last year and I think it worked out ok.
Yeah, I admit I enjoy seeing smallball.
…not as much as I enjoy seeing grand slams and shit though. ;P
I’d be more OK with it if we were doing it against like, Cliff Lee. Shouldn’t need small ball against the Royals and Bruce Chen. Granted, this lineup shouldn’t need small ball against anyone.
Better than nothing, though.
Question: If you had to pick one Yankee to impregnate your wife, who would you pick?
Mo. Maybe my kid will inherit his cutter.
A-Rod, no question. I’d love to raise a centaur.
Since I’m a straight female, can I just use myself for this question? Andy Pettitte.
bexy being bexy.
sorry, yes absolutely. If that’s whose genes you want your kids to have.
Yep. And we can like… try a lot, right?
I’ll stop.
Calm down there haha.
Teixeira?
btw read it quickly i thought which yankee wife was hottest…
Does Cashman count… Ninja baby?
ietc
Grandy really is a pretty good defensive outfielder. Yeah I said it.
Yes, yes he is.
Why did he decide to squeeze CC?
CC not a big fan of Cederstrom right now.
CC for the ninth?
I know you can’t predict baseball ™, but it is always funny to hear an announcer say something like:
“You know, if he gets an inside pitch he can cheat on this game could be tied…weak grounder to the pitcher.”
Unrelated to the game so apologies, but Jonathan Broxton really has not been the same since the Yankee series.
Torre, you were a really good manager for a while. But I do not miss the way you murdered relief pitchers after about 2003 or so, and I thank Mo that you didn’t kill Mo.
Girardi is the anti-Torre. Torre kills relievers in the first half of the year so they suck down the stretch, Girardi seems to understand the concept of rest.
Watching the dodgers collapse today makes me REALLY agree with you re: Torre. Fun 5-6 years, don’t miss him anymore.
2003? Torre is a chronic offender going back to Steve Bedrosian in the early ’80s with Atlanta.
Good point, I suppose it’s just more noticeable in the latter years of Torre’s Yankee years.
His OPS against is nearly 400 points higher since then, and that’s with nearly the same BABIP. ERA more than 7 runs higher. Kind of crazy.
Fun anecdote: He blew the game today allowing 4 runs on one hit, the game winning double. Everything else? 2 walks, hbp, error on a scorched ground ball to 3rd(which in fairness, Blake should have had).
They traded Carlos Santana for that guy!!!!!
I am never getting over that trade. Never.
Including that 4-run meltdown to the Yankees and tonight, Broxton’s ERA since June 27th is 9.88
Finish it off CC!
Not sure if I like sending CC out there right now. He hasn’t thrown a ton of pitches, but over 100 is more than enough considering the heat.
I don’t like the thought of CC going CG in August. I get the reason why, but I feel like the high pitch count isn’t healthy despite his work horse mentality.
He has 108 pitches man.
But it’s hot. And also, he’s pitched a couple of 100+ pitch games already.
It’s a bajillion degrees.
Nice bloop hits
Why do this Joe why?
STUPID unnecessary move girardi…stop fucking miocro managing..
Taking out CC is pure over managing
Really? going to pull him with 2 outs?
Ok Robertson. You finish it off now!
I do not think we have had a nine inning complete game this year. I wanted this one.
So stupid. He lets him throw 125 vs Clevland when hes losing but won’t let him get a complete game at 110?
And this happens. Way to go Joe.
88 degrees in cleveland, over 100 in KC.
Maybe the fact that it’s like 100 degrees has something to do with it?
No, that’s not possible. The only possible explanation is that you know more about how CC is doing than Joe.
Stop making excuses for someone who’s proven time and again to be an awful manager. CC’s thrown 110 pitches in this heat, he can’t possibly face another batter can he????
If you’re worried about the heat, don’t let him start the 9th. That’s a terrible excuse.
Girardi has proven time and again that he’s an excellent manager (in particular with respect to bullpen management).
Somehow he manages to consistently have his best relievers pitcher the most innings and has them pitch in the highest leverage situations. He does that while not over using his best relievers or under using his worst. A lot of his decisions about which reliever to use are not based solely on one game, but based on the last few games and the next few. It’s a very challenging balancing act, but one that Girardi has managed quite well.
Please explain to me some of the stupid moves that he’s made. And if you come back and complain that he gives his best players days off or doesn’t always use his best reliever, then I’ll say you’re right and try to explain why that makes him a good manager and not a bad one.
Don’t worry, he hasn’t actually argued anything besides “Girardi is a terrible manager.”
I wasted my breath too. Some people just don’t want to listen.
poop
Oh boy. Just get the next guy.
Yup. That’s what happen
fucking idiot girardi
So help me God if we lose this game…. I will do nothing, nothing will change, and the Yankees will be the best team in baseball still.
But I’ll be crabby.
Willie F. Bloomquist.
Ugh, sort of sleepwalking through this game coming back to potentially bit them now, as said before…
http://riveraveblues.com/2010/.....nt-1030460
LOL at this.
It’s the lack of high socks, David. *scolds*
Yep, if he had the high socks, the pants wouldn’t have prevented him from picking up that ball. No I am not being sarcastic, I agree with you.
Seriously. He should dress appropriately for these games.
Bring in Joba.
We have been all laughing about how bad Betemit is… he better not get his revenge.
Oh phew, this thread was much too calm for a Yankee game thread. Better now.
I literally feel terribly for CC.
What would Torre do?
Girardi is an idiot!
There you are! And here we thought we were going to have a quiet night of people not spewing nonsense.
Go fuck yourself loser!
No thanks. I’m good. I’m also laughing at you, by the way. Because you’re a child, and it amuses me.
That’s not very nice.
Woah, woah, woah… not neccessary.
You’re right. He should have left in his starter who had already thrown 110 pitches in 100 degree weather and was tiring. Or he should have Torre’d his 40 year old HOF reliever for a mid-August game against the Royals.
Wait. Both those options sound pretty stupid.
Oh fuckity fuck fuck.
lost game…pls fucking fire this moron girardi
did you watch the dodgers game?
and the troll/sky is falling crowd comes out.
Oh lordy. Get the next guy, please.
Oh God, Joba’s infected Robertson with his terrible-BABIP voodoo.
this is disturbing..
Zen baseball.
How in the hell do you take your ace out of this game? How!
Because he had 110 pitches in 100+ degree weather?
Then why let him start the inning?
Because he didn’t have 110 pitches at the start of the inning?
You can’t be serious.
He didn’t have 110 pitches at the start of the inning, so I think he was serious. And probably accurate.
He had what, 102 to start the inning? Without unfortunate babip luck the game ends at 110. Given 2 baserunners, and only 1 out, it’s going to take at least 10 more pitches to finish the game, and it’s 100 degrees out.
I’m serious, Girardi’s serious, and despite his flaws, bullpen and rotation management are 2 of his strong suits.
Well, it was 2 outs, so really it could’ve been one pitch to end the inning the way they swing.
Because CC never pitched in the heat before? Let D-Rob start the inning fresh if heat was a problem. CC can pitch out of a jam.
CC can pitch out of a jam, yes. But to do so would require more, higher stress pitches, on an arm that has thrown a ton of innings this year, not to mention someone we desperately need come october.
forensic, it could have been, but kendall certainly battled up there and could have done the same thing against CC.
All i’m saying is Girardi’s decision was hardly stupid.
It sounds like you’d never be in favor of taking CC out in the middle of an inning. If this were the 7th instead of the 9th would that have made a difference to you? AKA would you have been ok with it if a complete game weren’t on the line?
Who died and made us the Red Sox?
94? There must be something wrong with the radar gun.
gameday has him at 94mph as well
No Passion!!!
Don’t hang one.
Fuck you Kendall, lean in one more goddamned time!
Where the hell is Mo?
He doesn’t pitch three nights in a row.
Apparently people think that a mid-August game against the Royals is more important than Mo’s health.
It’s a PLAYOFF PREVIEW!!!!!!!
What IS awful managing if this is not?
Woops I forgot about Torre. Silly me!!!!!
never in doubt.
With Girardi, it’s always in doubt. The guy’s a fucking micro-manager. Just like my fucking boss.
So pulling your starter at 110 pitches on a 100 degree night is over managing?
thats cos ure as dumb as he is..lucky escape
The hell is your problem?
Can you learn how to spell and punctuate sentences before calling people dumb? Bex didn’t make any sort of impolite comment, so there’s no need for that.
u can go giggle his wiggle if it bothers u so much…
It does bother me. Go to school and learn something– preferably how to be polite, spell, and punctuate your sentences.
Well now you hurt my feelings.
Beautiful pitch.
Motha fucka!!!
Joe is still dumb!
That curveball had PASSION!!!
I peed a little.
It was mean of me, but I laughed a little at this.
Gotta love Robertson dropping a deuce on Kendall.
See I told you it was the right move to bring in Robertson
did he bet against the team or something
Where did you come from all of a sudden?
Trolls can go away again- they won.
Whew…
Just couldn’t get one more inning like the other 8, huh guys?
Like I said, Zen baseball. It really is hysterical how…hysterical…these threads get when you get into tough situations.
BUT GIRARDI IS A TERRIBLE MANAGER!!1!1! We were supposed to lose this game!!!!
YEAH! Because they won it must mean he’s TEH GREATEST MANAGER!! TEH 27!!!!11!Stop
I really don’t understand this. How is he terrible? Because he didn’t leave CC in? Just that?
Would you rather Torre come back?
Did I say he was the greatest manager ever, and was I talking to you? No I wasn’t, so calm your ass down and go pick a fight with someone else.
ilu Kit.
I’m sorry I thought I was on a message board where one could respond freely to other’s posts but imustbemistakensorry!
I’m serious, how is he a bad manager, using only this game as evidence? I’ve seen “GIRARDI SUCKS” but zero explanations as to why, besides, “let CC finish the game.”
Meh, this is true, I just don’t know if your response was really warranted to what she said. She didn’t say he was the greatest manager ever, but people were like “HE WANTS TO LOSE THE GAME!!!” no, no he doesn’t.
(I’m trying to play Kumbaya here because you are cool! And Kit is cool! And you should be friends!)
Can’t we all just get along???
I wouldn’t be opposed to getting along at all. I like to think I’m actually quite rational, but I don’t take lightly to someone being irrationally condescending when they’re not being addressed directly. I’ll admit to being a bit of an ass to some people, but I do it in jest, and if they take it seriously, that’s on them.
I know, I don’t blame you.
My sad attempt a humor just did a complete face-plant, and then got hit by a bus.
Sorry.
You are mistaken. Don’t respond to me like I’m a push over or a child. If you have something important to say, then say it and don’t be condescending. You’d be respected more for it. I wasn’t even addressing you directly, so the reaction you had to that was way too strong for something that I meant as a joke. You’re free to have your own opinions here and people won’t take offense to it, but don’t condescend to anyone directly. It’s rude and you look like an ass at the end of the day.
I’m not mistaken. I’m free to respond to any post in any manner I see fit so long as I don’t break any board rules…such as saying someone looks like an ass for instance. I construed your original post as condescending. And whether you intended the post for me or not is completely irrelevant. Once you post on this board you post it for all to see and to react to. And if you post something in a condescending way you should expect to be reacted to in kind. You shouldn’t try to act like you run shit around here telling people where/when and how to react to your posts.
My reaction to your post was no stronger than your original post. No more or less. It was obviously meant to poke fun at those who aren’t a fan of Girardi’s managing. My post was to poke fun at you for doing so. Basically, if you’re going to dish it out, you better be able to take it.
I can take it, trust me. But I wasn’t being condescending towards you, while in return, you were. Had you had something intelligent or rational to say, I would’ve sat there and responded to you in a polite manner. While this is an open forum, you have no right to speak to me as if I’m a child. You can react to whatever you want. I wouldn’t take offense to it. I was clearly joking and poking fun at the chicken littles, and you were not. You took offense to a comment I made, twisted it, and ended up looking like a fool for it. I never said Girardi was a good manager. Do you see that anywhere up there? Tell me. Do you? Because I don’t see it. I was clearly joking, you know, like most people do here. Do most people not joke along? Usually they do, you however, took it personally, and reacted as if I had just punched your mother or something. If you felt disrespected, that wasn’t my original intention. And yes, you can comment on whatever you like, but if you think that gives you the right to be completely rude and childish for absolutely no reason– and I mean no reason because you weren’t addressed directly and I wasn’t being intentionally rude to you– you are sorely mistaken.
I gotta admit, it was funny to see the change in the game thread once the game got a little closer.
It was like a family reunion.
Seriously, where do they come from?
I have no idea, but I wish they would all go back to where they came from.
That’s racist?
Now that’s racist.
Awesome win! I’m a little disappointing CC didn’t get a complete game, but a win is a win. Also, despite almost losing the game, D-Rob is climbing up my “favorite Yankee” ladder.
Trolls, get the fuck out of here. We won, after all.
but girardi sucks! he bet against the team! he can’t manage! bring back torre! robertson has no passion! why isn’t mo in? why take CC OUT?
…that’s all I’ve got, i’m sure there’s more.
Phew. That was close.
all too close…
Better fantasy package: Danks, Pagan, Pence/Vlad/A. Jones (pick one of 3) OR Carpenter, Hart, Victorino. Steals/avg are important.
I am a pretty well-known Girardi hater, but cant fault him at all for how he managed the 9th inning tonight.
Noooo stop with the sanity! We want overreactions!
Playoff Preview?
I am interested in what percentage the traffic on the site increased during the past 10 minutes of that game.
The typical trolls all came out: Jersey Johnny, Nintendo vs. Sega, etc.
rereading this thread, Jersey Johnny is waaaay less of a troll than Nintendo vs. Sega. I think he was here pretty much the whole time. He just had that one batshit crazy first post a while ago, IIRC.
I’m not a troll, I may be irrational at times (ok most of the time) but being a Jets fan as well has the “something’s gonna go wrong” mentality in me.
Hah, at least you have a good sense of humor about it.
(Also you could be a Jets/Mets fan. That’d be worse.)
Why is everybody complaining, we won with Robertson on the mound. Isn’t he one of the good pitchers in the ‘pen? I could understand the complaints if Joe had pitched Gaudin in that situation..
Lol I can only imagine if Gaudin had come in. How insane would this place have gone?
It’s amazing what happened here in the 5 seconds after that double. It’s like they all had comments typed out and were waiting all night to just click Submit.
Honestly, you’re right it was crazy. I made a comment about Betemit and it was lost in 100 posts all at the same time.
I can picture the RABbi’s right now reading this laughing knowing that they had some sort of filter on all these comments all night and then decided to flip the switch letting them in to mess with those of us already here.
lol! it is amazing how worked up we all get. though i was not on the ledge tonight.
Still fascinated with the win possibility going UP after Anrus’ triple last night even though he was still just the tying run. Anything similar tonight?
Eh. Feel taking CC out with 2 outs in the inning was unnecessary. just micro managing to the 1000th degree. Let the big man get out of his own mess in that spot.
It was micro managing, but when did micro managing become a bad thing? And I hardly think it was to the 1000th degree. CC had a lot of pitches on a really hot day, and had gotten himself into trouble. His next pitches would have been much higher stress.
Save him for October, baby.
Completely understand.
but sometimes i think you just let your big man get out of it. I mean we’re talking about 2 outs already.
whats he going to do? give up a 2 run double to bloomquist? hmmmm
And if he had given up a 2 run double to bloomquist, the insanity here would have been clamoring for girardi’s head for leaving him in too long.
Being an MLB manager sucks, I like giving Girardi the benefit of the doubt.
Again, you can argue either side, I’m hardly saying I’m 100% right and there’s no room for other opinions. But people acted as though Girardi had thrown the game or something.
whoa there…don’t lump me into the “clamoring for girardi’s head for leaving him in too long.” crowd.
my questioning is taking him out with 2 outs. thats all. i’ve already let CC face the tying run once and he got a ground ball.
if i’m going to allow him to go ahead and face the tying run with 1 out then why not with 2? thats all.
Didn’t mean to lump you in, I was just pointing out why I was defending Girardi. Sorry if I came across that way.
You just hardly ever see anyone compliment a manager, it’s either negativity or no comment.
Girardi certainly does some unorthodox things, but given his track record with our rotation/bullpen, I’ll defer to him. You’re obviously free to disagree, and I’ll try to rationally defend him.
yeah i gotcha, jim.
and i really don’t get on Girardi a lot. I find myself defending him a good bit. but when he does something i may disagree with i’ll try and let it be known in logical, rational way.
haha, was offline tonight, but just starting reading the thread from the bottom up. Good times, good times. Good, crazy times of course.
Legit insanity towards the end. Thankfully Robertson got out of it with the win intact.
Personally my first choice would’ve been to let CC finish it and my second choice would’ve been Robbie after one guy got on (or to start the inning). I even would’ve considered Joba to start the inning.
I kind of agree that taking him out at 2 outs is odd, but it’s not like it’s the worst move ever or an epidemic over-coming the team.
Questioning moves is one thing, complete freak-outs and overreactions is too much.
This all around.
This! Logic!
I have no problem with people wanting CC to stay in the game. But calling Girardi an idiot over-managing loser because he brought in our 2nd best reliever to close out a mid-august game against the Royals is just crazy.
While I disagree about CC completing the game, I understood why it would be reasonable to have him do it. The bullpen has been overworked recently, and they probably won’t have that much of a break in the future, but I was also worried about CC. Not only was it 99 degrees, but he’s also had a pitch count over 100 in a few of his starts, so my logic was that he was probably tiring faster in that heat and his arm has been a bit overworked. I could be wrong since CC loves hot weather, but I was just concerned about his arm and the heat.
I do agree about the complete freak outs and overreactions. It was a bit too severe in this situation. What pissed me off was that they hadn’t said anything all night, but all of a sudden they come out of the wood work to complain.
my issue is with pulling him with 2 outs. I’ve already let him face the tying run once. Give him another chance to get through it and if he doesn’t then pull him.
Postgame: Joe said it was because of the heat and he was afraid CC was gonna cramp up if he left him in longer. (I would’ve probably kept him in, but I didn’t mind taking him out.)
Can we all take a deeeeeeeeeep breath now?
But he said CC loves the heat while laughing. Yeah.
I went to go get Ice Cream after the 8th (banana-cinamon, yum), and then I come back to see the thread. Everyone went batshit insane.
To think, I was about to post that this was the most boring, not that that’s a bad thing, but nonetheless the most boring win of the season.
I’m actually legitimately curious about something. If this had been with two out in the 7th instead of two out in the 9th, would people have been less annoyed at Girardi? Was the chance for a complete game the reason people were mad?
Being a 3 run lead against the Royals with 2 outs, even in the 7th, I would’ve left him in. Maybe even more so then because there’s time after it if everything goes terribly wrong.
I just don’t think you’d have seen the same level of freaking out. Plus you’ve been pretty level-headed, and haven’t called for Girardi’s head.
Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. I’m glad I don’t have to make the decisions Joe does, and honestly, even if he has his foibles, every other MLB manager does too. Not sure I’d rather have anyone else right now.
If he took him out with two out in the 7th, considering his pitch count and how much the bullpen had been used over the past two days, I would’ve been extremely confused.
Listen, I’m not a “troll.” I’ve been posting on this site longer than most people who were calling out trolls tonight have been posting. I’m also as intelligent about baseball as anyone. It’s an unfortunate misconception that you have to be some troll or a bridge-jumper in order to question a player or a managerial/front office move. That’s simply not the case and it needs to stop.
That being said, taking out CC in this game just doesn’t make sense to me. The heat is going to be excuse number one in Girardi’s defense, but I won’t buy it for a minute. CC’s pitch count was not relatively high. CC has pitched in heat before (TWSS!). If you’re worried about your ace and want to play it safe then you don’t send him out for the 9th! Period. Or perhaps just send him out for the lefty. He was already at 100 pitches, the imaginary cut-off point for pitchers, so why send him out? Make a decision…Joe decided to let him go out and I believe CC deserved at least another batter to try and take it the distance. And a couple of bloop hits and 10 extra pitches shouldn’t change his rationale. You just can’t use the heat as an excuse when he’s already thrown over 100 pitches in that heat IMO.
Basically, if you’re worried about the big man, have Robertson ready to pitch the start of an inning instead of waiting until the tying run is at the plate. It doesn’t make sense to me. With all of Girardi’s strengths, he’s been criticized many times for over-managing. It’s been a common complaint. This is the same manager that was willing to take CC out during his no-hitter. Now, I don’t want CC to reach Brandon Morrow or Edwin Jackson territory either, but that was overkill. If this isn’t a strong example of over-managing, then I don’t know what is. That is all.
OMFG BUT GIRARDI IS TEH BESTEST MANAGER!1!!111<—These type of responses are completely annoying BTW.
Why didn’t you just say this first?
Plus, you did the OMG!11!! thing too.
This post, whether I agree with it or not, makes sense.
I don’t think it was over-managing, I think it was just managing. I will always and forever lean on the side of caution with our starters. I want CC fresh for October, even if that means making some weird moves in August. The difference is, had he left CC in, I wouldn’t have freaked out, I would have given Girardi the benefit of the doubt.
My problem is that it seems like you wouldn’t have given him credit for leaving CC in, yet you’re willing to jump all over Joe for taking him out. If you’re so against his over-managing, then come around to compliment him when he does something you agree with. Even if you have to be sarcastic.
First of all, I have a very hard time not being sarcastic. Did I do the OMG!11 thing for real or just to poke fun??
Second of all, no one can ever fault you for leaning on the side of caution. It’s just that, in my opinion, this was a little overkill; high temperatures or not. We’re not talking about record-setting heat in the middle of the day or anything. Of course, I wouldn’t be caught dead in that heat so who am I to say.
I would have given Joe all the credit in the world had he made what I perceived to be the right decision. If you’re around here enough, you’ll see that I post my opinions during or very quickly after they are made, whether they work out or not…whether it’s a bullpen move, a bunt, or whatever.
I happen to be biased against Girardi somewhat. I don’t think he’s a great manager. I don’t like his “small-ball” approach to the game etc. But this is a discussion for another day I suppose.
Since I was the one who responded to you before, I’ll be the one to clear it up. First of all, I wasn’t calling you out as a troll at all. And I didn’t say Girardi was the best manager ever. You overreacted to a comment I made in jest and on top of that, you were condescending towards me when I clearly wasn’t addressing you directly.
That being said, I respect your opinion in regards to questioning Girardi’s managing. You’re free to do so. People may disagree, but as long as you do it intelligently without starting an irrational argument, no one will get on your case for it. While I disagree with you, you do have valid points and arguments. I’m not here to start arguments with anyone. In fact, I think most of the people here are not only intelligent but articulate and respectable sports fans, and that includes you when you’re not being condescending and disrespecting me for no reason.
Hey, I’m not talking to you!!!
/Kit’d
No, no, no I won’t go there. I’m kidding. I’m sorry if I offended you. I think I mentioned this in response to you above but a post that is made in jest such as yours is open to be responded to in kind. It really wasn’t made to make you feel slighted. It was simply my way of saying; winning the game isn’t proof that Girardi made the right decision.
I probably should have just posted it that way – but again – I felt your original post was sarcastic and so I posted in kind.
Anyway, thanks for the response. I look forward to arguing with you in the future
Yay, I get my own meme!
It’s fine, apology accepted. I may have also had a bit of an overreaction, but I don’t take too kindly to having my words twisted around and I felt that was what you did. I apologize for having that strong of a reaction though. I look forward to arguing with you as well.
On a less argumentative note, YAY WIN! Yay best record in baseball, yay CC, yay Robertson, yay Granderson hitting a lefty, and yay bed.
Goodnight CC, goodnight moon
Goodnight Grandy and the red balloon
Goodnight bowl, goodnight mush
Goodnight to Girardi, whispering “Hush!”
I was driving home during the bottom of the ninth. That was aggravating.
I wouldn’t have taken out Sabathia, but…what do I know? Obviously Girardi and Eiland know him better than I do.
In all these conversations about Girardi and CC we should consider that Girardi was a catcher and he probably talks to CC (and whoever else) during a commercial and goes over his plan for the next inning in these late in the game situations. I would think the ultimate decisions are somewhat mutual. We haven’t had too many Lackey-tantrums out there!