Game 131: Looking for more Moseley magic
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The Yankees kick off a 10-game homestand tonight with the first of four games against the Oakland A’s. This is the seventh time the teams will meet this season, but the first in New York. The Yanks went 5-1 out in Oakland during series in April and July.
Dustin Moseley gets the start for New York. He has put together some nice starts since getting called up in July. Even in the ones where he’s given up some runs I thought he was getting unlucky at points. But with Moseley’s pitching style he’ll have to catch every break in order to be successful. The A’s do have the No. 11 offense in the AL, scoring 4.05 runs per game, so this might be a good matchup.
Where the A’s have the advantage is in pitching. It’s the reason they’re currently one game over .500. This almost feels like the 2009 Seattle Mariners, in that the A’s have the fewest runs per game allowed in the AL (and therefore have the lowest team ERA). They’re just third in FIP, though, so it would seem that their defense gobbles up balls in play. To that end they have the second best team UZR in the league and the best defensive efficiency.
Tonight’s starter, Trevor Cahill, has been a big part of the A’s success. His peripheral numbers make his season seem like a fluke: 4.04 FIP, 4.12 xFIP, .217 BABIP. But there are certainly mitigating factors, like his 56 percent groundball rate, fourth best in the league. With an excellent infield behind him a large percentage of those balls get turned into outs. If he keeps that sinker down in the zone the Yanks will certainly find him troublesome. I’d say he can be beat, but the last time he allowed more tan three runs in a start was on July 17. Then again, that was to the Royals, so you just never know.
(Also, Cahill has allowed two or fewer runs in 16 of his 23 starts.)
Teixeira is back in the lineup tonight, making the group seem a bit more formidable.
Lineup:
1. Brett Gardner, LF
2. Derek Jeter, SS
3. Mark Teixeira, 1B
4. Robinson Cano, 2B
5. Nick Swisher, RF
6. Jorge Posada, C
7. Marcus Thames, DH
8. Curtis Granderson, CF
9. Ramiro Pena, 3B
And on the mound, number forty, Dustin Moseley.
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Welcome back, Tex.
Welcome back, Ramiro.
Welcome back, Honor.
/GlennBeck’d
No politics, right?
Beck’s a comedian. I wouldn’t call it politics.
Ohh, that’s what the Obama/Beck thing was all about. I thought it was a Beck concert, and Obama really didn’t like his music.
I thought ARod was back when I saw the picture.
Gardner leading off the game: .455/.538/.545 in 13 games. Keep it coming Brett the Jet.
Then again, that was to the Royals, so you just never know.
You just can’t predict baseball, Joe.
+1.
but the last time he allowed more tan three runs in a start was on July 17. Then again, that was to the Royals, so you just never know.
The time before that? July 6th, when he gave up 6 runs in 6 innings to…the Yankees. Wait–they knocked around a 22 year old stud lefty that they had never seen before? I thought they weren’t allowed to do that.
Isn’t he a righty?
He certainly is.
Yes. Yes he is. My bad–same point stands.
confused him with Brett Anderson
/DFAs self
I wouldn’t exactly say they knocked him around. 6 runs is 6 runs, but they had a grand total of 6 baserunners (4 hits, 1 walk, 1 HBP) in those 6 innings against him. The 6 runs were a product of A-Rod hitting 2 homers off him. I don’t think they can depend on that happening tonight.
This is definitely a trap series, if I do say so myself. We have to take these guys seriously and play very well. And I’m confident we will. But we most certainly need to be on our A games.
But we most certainly need to be on our A games.
Luckily, we’re playing the A’s.
Well played.
“We have to take these guys seriously and play very well. And I’m confident we will. But we most certainly need to be on our A games.”
Is there ever a game when we don’t have to take any major league serious? Shouldn’t we be on our A game in every game?
I’ll admit it. I like this top three better than Jeter leading off. This makes me a bad person =(.
change is hard…
Oh God, Tino is in the booth.
(reaches for No-Doz)
So with all this Clemens talk on ESPN, they’ve not shown one shot of him wearing an Astros or Red Sox uniform. I wonder why…? I know he had the majority of his success with the Yanks but he did play for more than one team. It also makes me wonder if Barry Bonds will ever actually go to trial, what’s it been 2 or 3 years since he was arrested, cmon already! I thought the whole reason the a team didn’t sign him was the schedule conflict with the trial and all. The best hitter and the best pitcher in my life, tainted. No tangible evidence on all counts but they’ll both prob spend jail time. Honesty is the best policy.
ESPN does that shit ALL THE TIME. When David Justice got busted for PEDs, what uniform do you think he was wearing in all the highlight videos? Hint: Wasn’t the Indians or Braves.
It’s a damn shame that those evil steroid cheats Manny Ramirez the Dodger and David Arias the Indian had to sully the reputation of baseball.
Indian?
Twin, Indian, whatever, doesn’t matter. He wasn’t juicing in Boston, that’s all that’s important.
The Yankees are the teams that these guys win world series with so that’s why they choose the Yankees I think
Justice was on the Braces in ’95 when they won. He spent 8 years there. He spent not even two seasons with the Yanks.
Clemens spent 13 years in Boston, and won most of his awards/AS selections during that time. He arguably was juicing from the late 90′s on, most of that time spent with the Yanks…but still, par for the course w/ ESPN at this point.
When they show highlights when discussing some pitcher, it’s usually of him striking out a Yankee.
Wow, Tino and Flaherty for this series. I’m kind of glad I’m forced to watch the A’s broadcast now.
Ugh, I’m kinda glad I don’t get YES and have to listen to the rad….no, I can’t say it.
Tino’s voice is angelic, can’t wait for that sweet serenading. captain ground ball will hit three gournd balls tonight!
YES refused to let Tino fuck up the critically acclaimed Segment 2
I laughed.
Segment 2 was robbed at the Emmys last night, btw. Robbed.
Is that Pigeon umping at first
?
That’s a fair fowl, per Mr. Kay.
FWIW, Waldman is crying again.
….
…do I want to know why?
Well, the Yankees had some little leaguers who are children of soldiers stationed in Germany hang out on the field with them during the national anthem(lots of modifiers).
Now, this is a very nice thing to do, and I applaud the Yankees for doing it. But I am not quite sure if the quiverring voice was the appropriate response.
(Of course, I will now find out Waldman’s father was a WWII vet who died in Germany.)
I never in my life thought I’d be happy to see Pena starting at 3rd, after those terrible throws by Nunez yesterday….thank you Joe!
Is anyone else getting a small and crappy screen on mlb.tv?
Yes. With no controls.
Not here, nice HD picture on DirecTV….and it’s raining, nevermind.
In A Related Story : Big Bill is getting a Giant Beautiful Screen
who is in the booth tonight?
Flaherty, Kay and Tino.
Sigh.
I know Michael Kay understands Moneyball. I know this because he’s said it before on the air.
Moneyball does not favor guys who get on base a lot. Beene favored it because it was undervalued… at the time! It’s not undervalued anymore. Stop spreading inaccuracies, YES!
Fill in the blank. If Moneyball were written today it would be about how _________ is undervalued.
Old players on one year contracts?
Grit. Grit is now undervalued, what with all these damn Moneyball nerds and their spreadsheets.
No, in all seriousness, I think all the basic things in baseball are now appropriately valued and the only frontiers left are the hard to quantify things like injury prevention.
Maybe linear weights to better identify lucky/unlucky players, that’s a Moneyball statistical revolution in the making. How can you buy low on good players who temporarily appear bad because of luck vagaries, while separating the wheat from the chaff to avoid buying buy-low guys who actually suck and will remain low?
On your luck point, do you think BABIP could be considered to be improperly valued?
I think it’s crude but not necessarily improperly valued. It’s just prone to noise (like most every stat is.)
I’d probably say FIP, and/or recognizing that BABIP is a large part of the game.
You Cant Predict Baseball, But you ALWAYS can Predict Michael Kay
Well-nobody expected a no hitter…
Rrrrgggh. Not a good start. Buckle down now, son.
C’mon, Dustin. Settle down, now.
yeesh Sterling, they aren’t going to sacrifice and intentionally walk people in the first inning.
Tino just sounds like he doesn’t belong there. I wonder if Kay and Flaherty are like “Bitch, stop just repeating what I say and add some value.”
Tino’s voice isn’t exactly made for um…listening. I don’t know what it is, but it’s not pleasant.
Well this is not ideal. C’mon, Dustin.
This is who Moseley is though.
That may be the case, but I’m just cheering him on. I’m not expecting him to be the greatest pitcher ever.
Cmon Dustin!
Oh, and BTW, Kurt Suzuki is not “the main power source” for the A’s simply because he has 12 homers.
In addition to those homers, he has only 13 doubles. Kevin Kouzmanoff and Daric Barton have 61 doubles between them. Jack Cust has 13 doubles in half the PAs.
Suzuki’s slugging is 6th among A’s qualifiers.
Why is he batting 3rd? I’d be depressed as an A’s fan.
Yeah, I don’t give a crap about the 12 homers, a .245/.301/.378 line does not belong in the heart of your order.
Damn Ramiro.
That shoulda been a DP, nice throw Gardner. I take back what I said about Pena at 3rd.
Wow, really need to get that out at 3rd.
hitting .252 = pesky hitter?
Short. White. Middle infielder. Ergo, pesky.
ah i gotcha
Tino should be the new spokesperson for clear eyes.
We’re 1 for our last 9 series openers. Last series opener win was July 26th vs Cleveland. Would be really nice to reverse that tonight…
damn it kay, stop making my heart stop
Something better change fast, because Moseley is throwing BP fastballs right now.
Pena just robbed Gardner of another outfield assist. If Ramiro Pena isn’t going to play defense well then why is he out there?
Kay: “flirtin with that pole”
TWSS
This is what is called regression to the mean by Mosely so far tonight.
Okay one last Tino crack, Tino Martinez makes Ben Stein sound like Billy Mays.
I wish that HR would have been fair so the Yankees can fail and realize they’re not perfect and need to start playing better.
/OneoftheguysfromJersey’d
hey, HEY! This is State-ism!
It’s the banned one. Ross from Jersey no longer need fear the stigma of having that asshattery rub off on him via Jersey association.
cmon man, plz get out of this
ugh
Rosters expand in 2 days Joe. You can afford to burn the bullpen. Kid’s got nothing.
Michael Kay called Kouzmanoff a “former first round pick of the Padres.”
Of course, he was a 6th round pick of the Indians.
rofl
Ugh. Dustin.
This is awesome.
well this sucks…
Andy Back and Moesley to the pen, plz.
But nah, Ramiro knows we didn’t need him to scoop that ball.
damn it, i remembered that when i left, i was guaranteed i’d never hear of moseley again…
lol i checked a box score from this week and noticed he was still there!
ugh
Well Dustin, Im pretty much done with your hijinx
If I had the opportunity to say one thing to Dustin Moseley before the game tonight, I would have said, please put us in a 3-0 deficit against Trevor Cahill.
Damn, way to start Dustin! Two outs, three runs. Last two outings, Nova > Moseley. Way to make it an easy decision for the front office when everyones healthy!
First time posting, but I’ve been reading the site for quite a while. Just voicing my frustration with this first half of the inning. I feel like I can’t babble about it to a lot of my friends, so I’m thrilled this place exists.
are you the LoHud erica?
The what Erica? I’m new around these here parts. Who is this other Erica you speak of?
haha never mind then!
welcome to the site
Welcome aboard. Yet another hot chick in the RAB stable.
(Yes, I imagine all the women who comment here as being hot. Sue me.)
I’ve met most of them. Nothing but the best here, tommie.
RAB: Top shelf trim.
/Sexist’d
good policy
this man is a brilliant man
We obviously welcome babbling
Excellent!
This is A.J. Burnett like performance so far.
This is definitely better than an AJ Burnett performance.
Yeah, No HR’s.
Or wild pitches. And Moseley didn’t scoff or mouth the words “Fuck” and “You” to himself.
*an A.J. Burnett like performance so far.
Finally out of that inning. C’mon, offense.
We will bring the tying run to the plate.
That’s my shtick.
I got your back.
Well-that’s one way to get our attention. Let’s get back into this!
So does Vazquez make the start on Saturday instead of Moseley??
Okay now, let’s shake off those boogerbears and make this yet another come from behind win! Tex is back at first, Pena back at 3rd and Grit Grutner is back at leadoff. I’m wicked psyched to watch this one unfold!
Lets beat him up for 6 ER again!!!
flaherty might be the only person who has ZZ as the Cy Young front runner…
ESPN’s Cy Young predictor has C.C as the person who should win the cy young
He’s up by alot also.
I am the Cy Young frontrunner.
Your Subway sub is “beating you know who” big, ZZ.
sounds like this game is over. Forfeit?
All A’s starting pitchers are wierd looking
Attaboy, Grit Gutner. Let’s get a quick run or two back (or 5 – that works too) right away.
Hey, Cahill. Nice job walking Gardner, ya jerk!
Hey, Jeter. Nice job laying down the bunt…ya jerk!
Jeter bunting in the first inning is a) stupid, or b) his way of avoiding the double play.
Yes.
About 7.
Can it be his stupid way of avoiding the double play?
Don’t assume he wouldn’t have found a way to bunt into a double play.
“Jeter, statistically, had the worst __________ of his career.”
Get used to those words, folks.
Ive been working with Derek on his swing. Lets see if its working
I will stick to mediocre posting on RAB
“Statistically the worst road trip of his career” – Michael Kay, about Derek Jeter’s performance as of late.
Thank you, M.Kay. Really.
*eyeroll*
You’re going to fit right in!
Gardner steal…Jeter swing your bat. Thank you!
At least Jeets didn’t bunt into a dp
jeter hits .230 on the road??
wow
Wow it wasn’t a double play!
He tried to make it a double play, though, he tried real hard.
Yay! At least it wasn’t a double-play, I’ll mark it down as a win!
What’s wrong with Jeter? When will they figure out it’s because the dude is a 36 year old shortstop? I’m pretty confident in saying his mechanics didn’t suddenly change since he was like, one of the most consistent players ever.
The age is definitely a major factor. But Jete hasn’t been helping himself out with those first pitching swinging outs.
It worked fine for him last year. The guy is just old. Doesn’t have the batspeed anymore, gets beat by average fastballs.
Welcome back Mark!
Jinx!
Aaaaand a sweet little base hit via Teix. Welcome back, sir.
I believe this officially puts Jeter’s BA below .270 now.
Tex uses his healed thumb to send a tex message- good sign
Tino does not translate well to the booth.
not at all…
I’m trying to decide if Trevor Cahill is a baby-faced assassin or an assassin-faced baby.
/recycledEnglishsoccerjoke’d
Money.
CANO!
Ribbie Cano.
I like!
Ack, is Tex really not on third?
Hey, his thumb really hurts
Maybe the hand injury slowed his hips down or something.
Yeah, Robbie!
woohoo
good hit there
Attaway. Good job answering back right away. Keep working to get Cahill out of there!
I just I can’t watch the game on this little crappy screen on mlb.tv , they have no right to do this!
Seriously, what the hell is this?
Damn, I was hoping Tex would go to third on that
Cahill is just pitching to the score.
/Jack Morris’d
Is anyone else watching seinfeld on tbs right now? buck showalter is on it haha
Swisher vs an old team, look out!!
[/singleton'd
Amusing.
Surprised the runner didn’t make it to third, but no doubt first had to hold up. Just seemed like it took forever for the A’s to retrieve it. Then again, Tex is no speedster.
Robbie literally hit the ball hard enough to rip Ellis’ glove.
the one good thing about tonight is not having singleton knob slobber over kurt suzuki.
i cringe when i hear flaherty do it, however. I guess it’s better than having the both of them at the same time do it
He’s corking his glove.
SWIIIIISHALICIOUS!!!!!!!
Swish!
Swishalicious.
So much Swish.
Swisher is not impressed by your “Cy Young” numbers.
Yeah, Swisha!
Swish!
Hells Yeah Swish
HOORAY!! SWISH!!!
swisher sweets
Swisher SWEET! I thought Crisp had that.
damn, that was closer to being caught than i thought
The A’s outfield positioning v. Nick Swisher:
FAIL
Great, now get Javy up.
Wait…get Mitre up.
Damn, when are you coming back Andy.
There’s no way Mitre’s available. He threw over four innings two days ago.
Get Nova up! He’s young, Flash told me young guys can play more!
Holy shit there’s only one out. I thought there were two.
Excellent base running by Cano.
we’re not done, go get the lead!
SWEEP THE LEG!!!!!
Mercy is for the weak, we do not train to be merciful.
BABIP regression baby
da Swish
How can we make Tino stop without making him think we dont love him anymore ?
Swish, you lovely, lovely, lovely man you.
/fangirl’d
HIP HIP…
“You never can tell, you never can tell…You can’t figure it”
–Sterling
At least he’s trying to change things up.
Whatever Mosely is just going to give them right back the lead
/pessimisticyankeefan’d
Damn, I thought that was going to fall as well
Bad Swisher, bad!
Really Swish?
Not excellent base running by Swisher.
Ugh, that’s a bad double play.
…meanwhile back at the Trop, Toronto is coming back against Tampa
not exactly. 2-1 but tampa batting now in the 3rd…
was 2-0…so 2-1 is coming back
damn, tough gamble by swish there
i dont blame him, i thought it would drop, too
But with one out and the teams hottest hitter coming up next, though?
And that’s Swisher fundamental baseball kids-don’t watch!
Yeah, probably something you don’t do with two outs but otherwise it’s first and third with a ground-ball hitter up.
?
Wow, I just reread that and it sounds stupid, try one out, not two
Nice jump Swish! I wanted to see Thames smash another shoulder high fastball!
Only 3 players in the Yankees lineup tonight are NOT homegrown. Take that haters.
Could be wrong, but I think Suzuki’s the only homegrown player in the A’s lineup.
the way jeter is playing lately, he ought to be offer Scutaro money in the off season. two year max , if cashman is smart.
BEN HURRRRR!!!!!!
Worst commercial ever.
I said this many moons ago.
I mute the TV whenever that comes on.
Worst commercial, ever!
Makes no sense. Not like the pitcher was coming up next or anything. If the ball drops and you’re not off on contact, it’s first and third one out – you trust Thames to get a sac fly or something.
The text poll should be, “Do we ask stupid fucking questions and treat our audience like Red Sox fans?”
Alright, Dustin. They got you off the hook, so settle now.
Why do I feel Swish has done that before this season?
you mean 2 run doubles?
yeah he has
It feels like it’s happened before where he’s gotten a rbi hit and then been doubled off on a line out/fly out. His hit doesn’t diminish the stupidity of the move. A guy with 4 straight home runs was up next, it wasn’t Ramiro Pena.
way to focus on the positives…he tied the game and made an agressive mistake. all players make mistakes.
I’ll take aggressive mistakes for 200, Alec
/jeopardy’d
because he’s a great guy who wants to win badly but makes the occasional knucklehead play on the basepaths or in the OF
I still like him, but is it really worth that risk?
Yes. Yes it is.
nice job Swishlicous, beware of high expectations on Thames. Berkman will be greater against righties by a long shot.
Every time I see your name, I smile.
Say what you will about Jeter… he’s still pretty darn good.
Jeter is better than most short stops at the plate still, but his fielding isn’t much to brag about.
As someone who grew up watching Derek Jeter (I’m 23 now), it’s just starting to dawn on me that he’s not this immortal figure. I know, it sounds ridiculous and crazy and ignorant. But I still have faith in the man and I just wonder what kind of contract he’s going to get.
I do babble. I’m pretty sure none of these were coherent thoughts.
Haha, everyone here babbles from time to time. I’m the same age and I agree – it’s tough to think Jeter might be declining after so many great years. Hopefully this has just been a down year and he’ll bounce back.
jeter ranks 9th of 21 qualified SS in OPS, his range is still good to his right, to his left almost none existent.
I think he’s hurt. (Aging doesn’t help, but I think he’s hiding something painful.)
Which is rather inexcusable.
If he was Carl Pavano, he’d have been crucified for that by now. But because he’s the Cap’n…
Every pro hides their injuries…Randy Johnson, Nolan Ryan, David Ortiz, and a couple thousand others.
Jeter was given War & Peace by The Boss…he will never admit a wound, it doesn’t serve the warrior to have excuses.
Pavano is a piss poor example, he was getting hurt by racing his Porche (accident & eluding the law), falling on his butt in ST and never delivered anything of any value to the team.
A proven gutty All Star trumps an poor performer whose own clubhouse mates had given up on.
if by good, you mean mediocre player who is the highest paid SS in the land. I will say yes, he has been disappointing. And given his age, he is no sure bet to revert back his old form.
mediocre ? Sometimes we get paid for what we’ve already done, not just for what we might do
I love him, always have, always will. Thats why him and I are working so hard to get his swing back. I promise, its gonna work
Damn it, I had some problems with my cable internet last week and now I can’t get any cable for tv…
I’ll have to enjoy the game via box score and you guys.
On a side note, any recommendations for good Brazilian fare in NYC?
Yay, Notre Dame replays!!
Dustin Moseley with a Joba 2009 start, 3 run 1st inning and a 1-2-3 second.
Gotta love the bounce back inning. AJ would have tacked on another 4 runs there
Except for those games where AJ struggled in the first and then settled down.
Mosely back to his Maddux-type stuff
Greg Maddux would like to have a word with you about sullying his name…
Cy Moseley?
And if you ever wondered why the Yankees won more games than anyone else in the ’80′s, but only made the playoffs in ’80 and ’81, you now know why.
Kissenger? Really?
August 30th, 1986 is a perfect example of the problems the mid-to-late 80′s Yankees had with their pitching staffs. lol
Joe Lieberman, Henry Kissinger, and Donald Trump and Bill O’Reilly sitting together.
::head explodes::
It’s like the World Series of Asshattery.
Really, wow.
The ghost of WH Taft finally got his green card and is in attendance, too.
That bullshit pseudo-president is here?
HE’S NOT EVEN A F%$&ING CITIZEN!!!!
/Rose’d
you have no idea how fucking hilarious the two of these posts are
I read “Joe Lieberman” as “Jon Lieber.” It would be that much more bizarre.
Kurtis Blow time..
His name is Curtis, but with such an intelligent post I’m sure you knew that.
I just want to listen to an entire telecast of Michael Kay saying “Coco Crisp” because it’s just fun.
In danger of a very quick inning with Pena up. Was hoping to push that pitch count up.
What’s the best nickname for Coco Crisp: Snap, Crackle or Pop?
Count Chocula.
/racist’d
ask Apple Jack Cust
bad news: Rays 5-1
exciting the crowd of 64.
Yeah, friggin Jays.
Baustita and the jays are useless versus the rays and only show up vs the yankees. His split vs the rays compared to his split vs the yanks is just crazy
Remember when the Jays swept the Rays a few weeks ago?
On the other hand, the Jays are 6-6 against Tampa going into tonight, versus 7-5 against the Yankees.
F you, Cecil.
Business news: Don’t fall for those Metro PCS commercials. They’re just begging to be bought out by one of the big companies. And your service will change when that happens, since you won’t have a contract that says your services can’t be changed.
I’m home. How is Kay already annoying me?
Because he exists to do so.
Oh god, don’t let O’Reilly and Olbermann see each other!!!!
I’m pretty sure O Reilly would win, he’s taller.
and quite Ogrish
I’ll crush their bones and eat them!
/Monty Burns when he was called an ogre’d
They’d probably give each other a pound and laugh at becoming millionaires by ginning up the emotions of their respective bases.
lol at the “fair and balanced” line
They better stop showing Bill O’Reilly and Keith Olbermann on YES…someone on here is gonna get banned
As long as they show both, then it’s “fair and balanced”
O’Reilly and Olbermann? What happened to Judge Napolitano and Freedom Watch?
That’s later.
I think Michael Kay just made a pass at Tino.
Fun fact: the daughter Tino is talking about was born the day his trade to the Yankees was finalized. It’s also his birthday, I believe.
The same day, not the same date you mean, right?
Yeah, the same day. December 7, 1995.
December 7 is an awesome birthday. Hint hint.
That’s actually a tough birthday, like September 11 is now.
This is true.
Javy! From slow to slower…
woohoo posada!!
Jorge gunnin em down
I come in, turn on the TV and see Jorge throw out a runner after Cust strikes out. It was surreal.
I love strike em out throw em out DPs! They make me happy.
Is that two consecutive runners thrown out by Yankee pitchers? I do I do I do believe.
/Foghorn Leghorn’d
Classic.
Way to go old school, Mike.
Fun Fact: I have a Foghorn Leghorn weather vane at my shop
sit back down Javy!
Michael Kay sounds truly perplexed as to why Vazquez is warming up.
I get the sneaking suspicion that Michael Kay is always perplexed.
He sounds perplexed reading the lineups just as Tino sounds sedated when calling a walk off.
Jared’s putting some weight back on.
Age will do that to you.
really, why is javy warming up?
i believe Capt has been give the groundball sign by joe G, way to go Jete.
Probably because he’s a starter and needs a long time (relative to a typical reliever) to get ready.
And just to stir the pot, since they’ve both been mentioned today, Notre Dame>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Fordham.
Gardy draws in the 3rd baseman for the slap hit hopefully
a;lseijraoisdfkl Jeter.
Jeter looks like Cervelli at the plate as of late.
Mr. 4 for 4 yesterday would like to have a word with you.
Jeter aint nothing but da pass thing.
“Is Derek unhappy he’s not hitting?”
No, Kay. He’s thrilled.
ihaveanupsetstomacheverythingsucksfeelbadforme
I was there on Friday. So, yes, I feel bad for you.
TEIX MESSAGE
/Sterling’d
Oh my.
Bandbox!!
Tex message!
Yeah, Texy!
You’re on the Mark, Teixeira!
I always love when that’s said.
Me too. Some people hate it, but it’s so lame that I actually enjoy it a lot.
I love it because it means a Yankee just hit a home run. I greatly enjoy mocking him for it though.
For once, Sterling doesn’t go into the home run call
way to go Tex. I guess your hand is fine
A wall scraper lazer! Nicely done Tex!
almost as nice as the one against Minnesota in the playoffs that took 2 seconds to leave.
You remembered, that how Tex described it! That was nice! Had about the same distance over the wall.
OMG, they’re hitting well against a good pitcher?!?!?!?!?!?!
THEY’VE SEEN THIS PITCHER BEFORE HAVEN’T THEY?
Yea, it was just a variation off the “they can’t hit pitchers they’ve never seen before” line.
*thumbs up sign*
Heh, remember in like Juneish when the Yankees were beating up all the good pitchers and losing to the bad ones? I think it stopped after the Diamondbacks series but it was kinda funny
Went to get Taco Bell, and Tex hits a homer. Yey.
I’m having homemade tacos.
I bought a 5 dollar box and much to my dismay apparently it no longer contains a Bacon Club Chalupa.
this ump is not very kind to cahill
Wow, a “laser”
And Cano! Back to back, baby.
HAYNOWWWW CANO HAYYYYYNOWWWWW
Holy shit, check out those laser beams!!!
Robbie you crazy!
back to back! robbie cano, another laser
back 2 back!!
Back to back jacks!!!!
Trevor Cahill: now aware
This stadium is the biggest joke in professional sports.
/Gammons’d
Hah. How can you not laugh at that?
I was hoping it got over the first baseman off the bat
TexNO’ed….it’s Ca Ca Ca and you do know.
back-to-back jack
or is what Cano done called a “re-teixed”?
Way to muff the catch, dingus.
It was a woman, what do you expect? She wasn’t really trying to catch the ball, she was demonstrating how she grabbed something at a 5-hour sale before someone else could.
/RonDibble’d
Yankee Stadium giveth!
Horrible job by that fan trying to catch Cano’s HR. lol
Was it as bad as Mr. I-Wrap-My-Ugly-Sweater-Around-My-Hands ?
I am without cable tv, so I’m spectating via online box score.
You’re not in Oakland anymore, Trev.
Congrats to Cano–new career high 26th home run
LONG LIVE TEH SHORT PORCH!!!
Cahill lucky Swish missed that or it would have been three in a row
This guy doesn’t give up runs? I know oakland has a pitcher’s park, but dayum…
We beat him up in Oakland too
Yankee stadium… gotta love it
ump to cahill: I give you no corners in the zone
I don’t think the ump has been terrible, he’s not giving much to either pitcher but nothing thus far I’d say is a bad call
Cano breaking shit with his hits: (1) a glove; (2) a fan’s hand. Ouch!
Cano likes sitting next to Ivan in the dugout.
/Casa Nova’d
I’m guessing Tino for the trivia answer.
You’re correct.
I’m right.
Good question.
Wow, that’s a hell of a shot for a half swing
my god that was murdered
I did not like that, Dustin. Did not like it.
Huh. Guess they’re mad about the cheapies.
Larish goes bullish on YS.
Stop sounding so excited about that home run, M.Kay.
It’s his way of not being a total homer.
See: Harrelson, Hawk; Orsillo, Don
That. I’ll gladly take Kay’s non-homerism over the homerism of other announcers.
I remember when the Elf had his 3 HR game against Colorado. When he hit the third one, Orsillo had to have JIHP’d because he was screaming “Laser Show-oooooooooooooooooooooh”
You’re clearly forgetting the greatest announcer in sports history: Jerry Remy.
Remy is really not a total homer.
He’s much better than any of the guys the Sox had filling in for him last year.
“Remy is not a total homer”. The founder of “Red Sox Nation” ? Whoa
Isn’t Remy the ridiculous homer and Orsillo the one that’s actually okay…ish?
Not from what I’ve heard them this year.
On Red Sox home runs, Orsillo sounds like he’s JIHP’ing. On other team home runs, he sounds like it was a grounder to short.
Ugh. You hear that? That’s the menacing pitter-patter of my blood dripping to the floor. I’m dead. That comment just killed me, ended my life. Anything so much as resembling a Remy-accolade is like razors to my wrists. The NESN broadcasts are painful to say the least. Thank you for killing me.
I’m not saying I like Remy. That voice is hard to take. I’m just saying he can a lot more fair that a lot of other local announcers.
*be a lot more fair
the only objective subjectivity left on this planet… also he just ordered domino pizza… so give him a break.
And the short porch taketh away.
Pretty sure that’s out anywhere lol
I agree. It just looks like it went much farther.
That was no cheapie.
(Adds Larish to the list of scrubs who have homered off Yankee pitching this year)
Seriously?
oh FFS. When we pitch to the good players on the team you complain. When bad players get hits/big hits you complain.
Relax, I was only half serious.
To be fair, every pitching staff in the league has probably given up plenty of homers to scrubs.
I still don’t forgive the homer Joba (I think?) gave up to Kevin Cash. Kevin Cash!!
I’m still kind of angry Tommy Manzella hit a double off Andy during the Astros series.
You’ve got to learn to let go, Ross.
Fine, fine!
and we play in a HR park, so it’s more common for ANY player to hit a homer when a pitcher makes a mistake.. we all know that coming in..
i guess people expect dominance out of Dustin Moseley. lol
Scrubs homer off every team every year. It comes with the territory. How do you think the team that let Colin Curtis go deep feels?
That was the Angels, so pretty damn shitty. Which is how it should be!!!
Agreed.
But that’s a feel good story!
the guy who let cervelli homer off him must feel like crap
And it’s not like he homered off of CC. It’s Moseley.
That wouldn’t have been out in Oakland
Larish? He looks like he is a junior in HS
For those who asked why Javy was warming up…….THAT
Not a cheapie HR that one.
Is Vasquez still up? If not get yo ass up! That was no cheapy!
I’m fine with that, it wasn’t a terrible pitch and he just hit it. He got two groundouts and a strikeout in the inning so I’m not concerned
That was a bomb
Jack Morris almost got into the Hall pitching this way. Just don’t give up home runs in bunches.
And he may still.
The good news is Aaron Hill hit a HR. The bad-nobody on. 5-2
The strike zone had opened up a bit.
HIP HIP
javier want to pitch in lower leverage situation,he wants to be ease into it.
only his second time, you need to demonstrate TLC.
HOVA! Number 4, buying it now!
Almost, Curtis. Oh, Death Valley.
Almost, Grandy. Almost.
Aaaaaand Yankee Stadium taketh away
Posada: All of a sudden, expert baserunner.
And jesus, Curtis has hit some lazers the last few weeks and has nothing to show for it. In before the panic that says he’s sucking again.
Grandy almost took that out. So close.
Wow, poor Curtis. How many deep fly balls has he had caught recently?
I just pictured Michael Kay listening to Jay-Z. LMAO.
He made the Yankee hat more famous than a Yankee can, or so I’m told.
I heard he also bleeds blue.
Seven straight summers, might not admit it but nobody did it quite like he did it, if you did it then he done it before, if you get he got but got mad at it and didn’t want it no more. That’s the word on the street anyway.
One of the reasons I don’t like Jay-Z.
The first being that I don’t like rap music.
Actually, his boast may not be incorrect. Derek Jeter is immensely popular here and the huge number of Yankee hats sold domestically are probably due to him, but Jay-Z’s music might have a more global reach than the Yankees sporting brand.
Jay-Z might indeed have popularized Yankee hats more (internationally) than any individual Yankee. It’s not impossible to imagine.
It’s just the boast itself. I don’t like that kind of self-promotion.
Yeah, rap’s not for you, then.
I’m white and I’ve never lived in a city.
I just can’t relate.
And Eminem’s “earlier work”.
/25th Hour’d?
him singing along would make for great youtube
Rakin’ Ramiro Pena!
Ahhhhh BABIP regression, even Pena is in on the act now
Oh hay there Pena.
Nice, Ramiro! I was expecting a strike out.
woohoo pena delivers!
Ramiro Pena: Offensive dynamo.
You can’t stop El Niño, he’s a force of nature.
safe btw
In before Kay waxing poetic about Pena’s RBI totals.
DAMN, SO CLOSE!
Pena is mr. clutch / waldman’ed
big hit Pena!! 2 strikes, 2 outs.. just earned his paycheck for the week
Ramiro Pena has an RBI
/automaticwin’d
Some of those ld’s will fall for Curtis soon.
Pena = Bronze Slugger!
Alright Jeter, here is your moment
Cahill looks like a baby. Sheesh.
gardy-the ultimate pest
I called that Cahill would give up 6 ER earlier
Not so much called, as wished. But I’ll take it.
Come on, DJ. Prove you’re not dead and smack one here.
You would think one of these times Jeter would get a 20 hopper through the middle or something
how bout a short porcher here Jeter!
o well
i was trying the reverse jinx approach and hoping for a ball not to be hit on the ground
Swing up Derek, Swing up
Jeter…
…
:-\
I prefer this face, myself:
-____-
prediction: even with 2 outs Jeter will find a way 2 ground out into a double play.
When will the real Derek Jeter show up?
October!
mlb.tv has the HD feed working again for those who commented on it earlier. Just close the window and reload.
Thank goodness!
Someone asked about the Judge?
Sharks no longer dedicating a week to Jeets…
Jeter: Not his best season.
Have to say, I love the Most Interesting man in the world and old spice commercials.
Strong ditto.
Sharks dedicate a week to him.
see my post above
They’re really awesome commercials.
Me too. They’re pretty funny.
ZOMG FREEDOM WEEK!!!!!
Bill O’Reilly must be sad that he’s watching the game at the stadium and couldn’t see that glorious ad air.
It saddens me that Fox and the Yankees seem to have a close relationship. Is there a reason for that (ownership?) because it really sucks
Republicans managed to block the estate tax this year saving the owners billions, of course they’re close right now
Meh, Fox is just more willing to pony up the ad dollars than MSNBC or a more liberal media outlet.
Their key demo of wealthy white male audience more closely aligns with sports than a liberal outlet would, I’d guess.
He doesnt have to see it, HE LIVES IT
yuck
Jeets not doing anyone any favors, playing through his tendinitis. But then, I’d still rather have him in the lineup than both Pena and Nunez until A-Rod comes back.
Jeter needs a slumpbuster. I selflessly volunteer myself.
…did I really just say that.
Ya did. Andy is not pleased.
You already have your hands tied with Andy’s groin problems. I’ll take Derek so you’re not overwhelmed.
That works.
if you would’ve told me that moseley would actually pitch 4 1/3+ innings after watching the 1st inning, i wouldve thought you were crazy
QFT
Sharks have a week dedicated to him, if he were to punch u in the face you’d have to fight the urge to thank him. My fav commercial!
Reply FAIL.
But we were told Boston has five aces, Kay. Not one ace, not two, but five.
/building the brand’d
Time for Jeter to get rid of that Black betty bat…try another one!
Don’t worry, that bat is only half-black.
/Raekwon the Sheff’d
Nice. Actually Swish’s bat is half black-the thick part…
“If you go on a winning streak, you’re right back in it.”
Tino, Tino. Who are you, Joe Morgan?
Get him out of there, Joe.
will someone remind Kay that there were 2 Yanks/Red Sox like division winning final games in the AL Central and one in the NL West over the last 3 years??? all during the ‘Wild Card Era’??
No Tino, Two out of three is not just as good as a sweep
So that inning started off with Kay, Flaherty and Tino debating Jay-Z and Eminem’s early work. I went to another room to find a razor so I could slit my wrists. I come back to find that Ramiro Pena knocked in a run. You know Suzyn…
man moseley sucks ass
i really wish javy wasnt the one coming out of the pen… oh well
All this talk about changing the wild card is dumb. They want to resolve this situation, I say they just end divisional play and have the top 4 teams make it.
Ooooooooooooooooooo, that was close
Paris Hilton said she was set-up in the whole cocaine possession felony thing. Well Thank God we have that straightened out now.
Why would you doubt Paris?
I would love to see that skank do some seriuos time.
Figure Vazquez on giving up at least 1 HR. Hopefully, it’s not now.
The problem with punishing the wild card with 0 or 1 home games is a season like this in the AL where the wild card team will clearly be the 2nd best team in the league. Why punish the Rays/Yankees for playing in the toughest division and reward the Rangers for playing in the worst division?
See my earlier post.
Your post goes too far. There’s no need to eliminate divisional play.
I think it would work better that way. You figure a way to have everyone play each other the same number of times in some way or another, therefore you can’t use the excuse that teams played different schedules.
But all other ideas are dumb. Pat D said so. See his earlier post.
What they were saying on the broadcast was dumb.
Tampa or the Yankees will be the wild card and likely have a better record in a tougher division than Minnesota/Chicago or Texas. So they shouldn’t get a home playoff game or only one because they’re the wild card? Please.
Moseley looks dumbfounded
That’s just his face, I think
Get a haircut, Phil.
Tom Brady needs one, too.
They can get one together. As long as Phil gets one.
http://www.thejetsblog.com/wor.....&q=90
o.O
Col. Kurtz: “The horror, the horror…”
My stomach queasiness isn’t going away
i am gonna first guess here, i would rather have logan in this spot.
The day Girardi burns his situational lefty in the 5th inning, hell shall freeze over.
Why so many pictures of Arod in the game threads.
He is missed.
In memoriam?
yeah, I was wondering that myself. Especially when it said, yesterday, “Help us, Alex, you’re our only hope” or something like that. If that was true we’d be screwed. o_O
I still expect him to get to 30 HR’s.
/deluding myself’d
Come on Javy, take that job back
Javy pitches well, and he gets his job back. Or at least he should.
That was my first thought as soon as they had him up in the 3rd.
He’s sitting at 90.. that’s a good sign. Command still seems a bit off, though.
over Moseley or Burnett? I trust Moseley against good hitting team more than Javy.
Really? I mean… this is the As. He did okay against the Red Sox and Jays, sure, but I wouldn’t trust him at all. At least Javy has some experience there.
Since Moseley did so good tonight against a light hitting team and all.
I take Good Javy/Good AJ over Good Moseley any day.
Meh… that really should have been two…
C’mon, Javy. One more.
Nice pitch. Get loud, crowd. FINISH HIM.
Second poor relay by Cano in three or four games.
Anybody else pissed off by this crowd? They’re looking for a reason to boo him.
Nice! Good job, Jeets.
javy 69mph curve and 90 mph fastball
wow
Least he can still do that (looked safe on the replay though!)
I thought so at first but did you see the replay from 2B? He wasn’t.
Just hurt my arm on that fist pump. Totally worth it.
And that’s why Jeter is a gold glover.
Yep, one trademark play and reputation alone.
What would be the Yankees “Forum” equivalent to Phantasy Tour (PT; Phish)?
Phew, Jeter has a bit of it back
Dunno who Kay is more obsessed with, Homer Bush or Jeff Nelson and the pick-off move he apparently made famous.
Also Javy is now in line for win #10!
At least Jeter still has the jump throw going strong.
I know I know I know a better defensive shortstop wouldn’t have to do the whole jump thing but you cannot stop me from getting excited over the Jeter jump throw.
I love the Jeter jump throw. It’s ridiculous, but impressive when it works.
Not necessarily.
Getting to that ball, setting, then throwing and there is a good chance he is safe at first there. Jeter is not doing the jump throw to be flashy or something. He is saving time.
Honestly, I think the biggest benefit is that he doesn’t put a ton of stress on his knee to stop, plant and throw.
decent play by jeter, still have okay range going his right.
not mediocre
Thank you Cap’n.
Jeter is only in there for his glove.
meh half the SS in this league would not have to jump to get the out.
The most interesting man in the world has yet to be introduced to YS.
/Montero’d
Teix swinging a hot bat, triple for the cycle
Oh, Tex. I missed you.
Tex is a triple sort of the cycle!
/obligatory’d
Lou Gehrig was a triple short of the cycle 42 times in his career.
That’s nuts, lol
Did he ever hit for it?
Twice.
at least once
Tex no Lou Gehrig. I mean come on….2 games for a bruised thumb?
Wasn’t trying to say he was. I just find that factoid absolutely crazy.
I know Bex. Could never get mad at you. I mean uber Yankee fan and broadway show tunes?
/dazzling’d
ZOMG another showtune/theater lovah \o/!!!
to the off topic/d…
Man that that was out… the smoke on contact was sick
Death Valley wins again lol
I know it has been said before but to reiterate Tex definitely has the best facial expressions of any player when running the bases.
He makes the funniest faces I’ve ever seen on a really good-looking guy.
I refer to it as Lamaze base-running.
Cano is such a fuckin monster
Whenever I see Tex running hard, I remember that game against the Mets last season. It happened on my birthday too.
Michael Kay is mad that Cano hit a single the other way instead of grounding out to 2b or 1b??
Prepare to be wowed. Henry Rodriguez throws gas.
Dr. Thames loves himself some gas
But can he throw 105 mph like Chapman??
Over/under on how many people will discuss Cahill as a Cy Young candidate now?
Buster Olney weeping right now
I’d take pride in having jinxed him myself. Oh, but that’s right, Buster’s pretty objective.
I can think of one…
eesh 101 MPH.
101 mph in the dirt? How are you supposed to stop that?
And just about had another one
This is from an ESPN article about Manny going to the White Sox:
“The White Sox are trying to reach the playoffs for the first time since 2008.”
Someone should alert ESPN that RAB has 3 writers who would never write such drivel on their blog, let alone for money.
That’s a pretty long drought.
Like when we complained about the Yankees having a 9-year World Series winning drought, which was 3rd longest in franchise history, when plenty of teams have been waiting a lot longer than that.
I feel Larish’s pain. Ouch. that must’ve hurt the ribs.
Swisher! Again!
Yeah Swish!
Bad decision by Larish, methinks.
100mph… pffft… big deal, says swisher :p
Gas goes out fast the other way too!!!
Ooops
0-2 -> 3-2 -> double
nice AB from Swish
Seeing Ozzie was rejuvenating for Nick!!!!!
This year, Trevor Cahill has a 12.60 ERA vs. the Yankees and a 2.17 ERA against everyone else.
/Beckett’d
I remember when Larry Johnson was at Penn State and ran for over 2000 yards. I think he became the first guy to do that and not win the Heisman Trophy, mainly because everyone talked up about he didn’t do well against Ohio State and Michigan.
Using this same principle regarding Cahill’s performance against the Yankees, that alone should prevent him from winning the Cy Young.
Troy Davis at Iowa State had 2,000 yards in back-to-back seasons in ’95 and ’96. Came in 5th in ’95 and 2nd in ’96 (to Danny Wuerffel).
I knew there was someone else.
I remember there were people lateish last year saying Greinke didn’t deserve the Cy Young because he hadn’t faced/beaten New York and Boston. Dumb.
Posada is pissed.
Hey, hey, watch it with hitting our easily pissed off batter!
I was just thinking the same thing, that 100 mph fastball is absolutely straight as can be
Kyle Farnsworth redux.
Yowch.
Sado not looking happy.
Sado doesn’t look happy
Make it a blowout, Mr. Thames.
Thanks!
ask and ye shall receive
Please don’t hit the cranky old catcher with a bazillion MPH fastball. Thanks.
I hope Thames mashes one.
Your wish is his command.
MLB says Adrian Beltre is the ultimate warrior for hobbling around the bases. What about getting plunked with a 100 mph pitch?
heh, you saw that article too? I was like Okaaaay…
Did also see the one about how the Red Sox and Tampa’s pitching might edge us out? I laughed and thought of you and the FIVE ACES. I understand Tampa, but really? I’d settle for CC, AJ, Andy, Javy, and Phil any day over the Red Sox rotation.
Forgot the “you” in that first sentence.
I did not. But I did hear that Mitch Williams on MLBN said the Yankees weren’t going to make the playoffs and he busted out the FIVE ACES!!! line in defense of the Red Sox.
(sing-song) Someone’s still mad about the ’09 Series…
Mitch Williams’s analytical acumen is as sharp as his impeccable control on the mound.
Silly Mitch
This is the Ultimate Warrior.
Greatest wrestler ever!!
WOO HOO!
Yep, just throw him a straight fastball.
Look at this pimp.
Thames.
DEEP AND THICK.
BANGWAGON.
That’s Mr. Thames to you.
YEAH, THAMES.
hoooo-ly shit
THEY CALL ME MR. THAMES!
Marcus Thames: mildly warm
How about a curtain call?
After that road trip, I’d give him one. Oh well.
Marcus Thames Bitches.
Thames loves the straight heat. Bring that shit baby!!!
Thames is just hot man
Boom.
Hahahaha, Dr Thames loves da fastball
HOLY FUCKIN SHIITTTT MARCUS THAMES!!
Thames blowing my mind right now
Marcus Thames is my hero…
I was busy reading something, and I heard this loud BOOM and I turn and see that ball head for the second deck.
Thames! Total DOMINATION! I love high scoring games after 2 runs in an entire game!
I remember when we did not like Marcus Thames. I hope all is forgiven.
Meanwhile, Kurt Suzuki is getting his ass kicked behind the plate. Foul tips galore.
You can’t practice foul tips.
He’s only in the lineup for his thunderous powerstick of doom.
This is just getting silly now.
I love you, Marcus.
I hope Trenton likes Berkman. He might have to stick around awhile.
Not sure if serious…
You read my mind! Let’s make sure he’s real healthy!
it is lovely this time of year…
1 out. That took 10 min!
A quick Mets tangent –
Jenry Mejia. Very impressive AAA debut. I wonder where he’d rank on the Yankees’s top 10?
Marcus Thames is still no Glenallen Hill.
Glenallen Hill was my boy.
So powerful, and so surly.
Glenallen Hill sounds like a badass name.
He’s the only Glenallen in big league history.
I didn’t look that up, I’m just assuming.
I think you’re right. I just typed “Glenallen” into the search page on BRef, and it went right to his page.
In 143 PA’s in 2000 with the Yankees he hit .333/.378/.735 including 16 HR’s.
He did go 1 for 17 in the playoffs though.
Holy fuckin shit.
Baseball was a lot more fun with steroids.
HOLY SHIT
Michael Kay does not understand the meaning of “hotly contested.” Fordham education. Yeeeeeeesh.
I wonder if Tino’s daughter is as boring to talk to as Tino is.
If he spoke slower and enunciated his words better, it’s possible he might be a good announcer.
At least when you’re talking to Tino IRL you’d get to look at him.
Not helpful if you’re a straight male.
Tino’s prettiness transcends sexuality
He has glorious hair!
bexy ??? you gave up on Andy ?
I would never!!!
That’s strange, I was just wondering if she’s hot
I was giving her the benefit of the doubt there.
If Michael Kay mentions that Gardner goes to a full count on 22% of his PAs again, I’m gonna tune into the A’s broadcasters!
I actually like the As broadcasters a lot. For all the complaining I do about Kay, Mets, As, Giants, and Vin Scully are honestly the only ones I’d take over the YES booth on any given night.
I couldn’t listen to Keith Hernandez. Any time he spoke, I’d only hear, “I’m Keith Hernandez.”
I normally don’t complain about Kay but he is extra annoying tonight! Hello A’s broadcasters!
Everyone here will hate me for this (even though I’ve said this before) but I think NESN does a great job with Orsillo, Remy and Eckersley.
NESN isn’t bad at all, IMO. I’ll take YES over them but that might be my homerism
NESN’s still pretty good.
Except for when Orsillo JIHP’d.
Orsillo is fine but Remy’s Boston accent just erks me.
he mentions it 92% of the time there is a 3-2 count.
otoh, he NEVER mentions it when the count is not 3-2
Rays Tangent – Watching the Rays on mlb.tv while viewing the Yanks on YES. A team in first place and in a dogfight for the Division Title has only about 9,000 (It’s probably a little more) people in the stands (since they started winning, they have only increased average attendance from 17,000+ per game to 21,000+ per game.
The Tropicana Dome is a dark hole . . . an abortion of a baseball park. The Rays have a good team and an excellent front office. They can’t get a real ball park. It’s time to move that team to another city that wants them.
Not really their fault, as I’ve said. It was built years befeore they were created. I guess maybe they should have built their own park, but, hey…
It’s not just the Rays, but the Marlins have similar attendance issues. The Marlins are a losing team, but it’s not the Rays fault that they only have five fans in the stadium. It’s the state of Florida– God’s waiting room.
It’s the state of Florida– God’s waiting room.
Ahahahahha
I also have to think that the fact that they’re relatively recent expansion teams doesn’t help. If the Rays are still decent in 10 years, maybe they’ll have some more fans. But probably not with that dump of a stadium.
Family guy joke there.
But yeah, you’re right. The Trop is ugly as hell and that alone would make me steer clear of it. But I honestly think that it’s also partially the demographic of their state and the location of the stadium in St. Petersburg that’s to blame. They are a recent team as well, and I guess with history comes fans, but they’re in an unfortunate state. They have beautiful beaches and fun places like Universal studios and Disney World, so it’s unlikely that people want to sit indoors for three hours, watching a baseball game.
Javy might vulture another win! How many HRs does he give up tonight, over/under 2?
/Clipp’d
Javy bringing the gas tonight.
You wonder – unless he’s told he’s only shadowing Moseley, Javy has to be preparing (as a reliever) differently than when he was starting. Whatever he’s doing differently, he looks a ton better these last two appearances.
He’s born again hard. Hell, I may even let him serve as a rifleman in my beloved corps.
“Outstanding, Private Pyle. I think we finally found something that you do well.”
And for a while there, Javy was pitching like old people screw
91 MPH, BRINGING THE GAS
Somebody change the batteries in that gun!
Javy just hit 96 on the Chicago gun
The real question is, why would you want to go to Kay’s wedding?
Kim Jones?
/Dela G’d
open bar
Who is kay’s best man???
Phil Mushnick? Joe Torre?
In other news, Mushnick’s wiki page is both hilarious and brief.
Ahhhh, simple yet beautiful
I actually checked and then burst out laughing.
be funny if it was john sterling. they could take turns MCing the after party
I wonder if Jay-Z will attend the wedding.
Al Leiter??
Mike Mussina. Book it.
Suzyn Waldman?
Yankees with 11 runs on 11 hits yet Jeter is 0 for 4 and his BA is down to .268.
Call me delusional but I still have a feeling he will have a pretty big post-season.
and no ARod. Let him sit out some more…
I didn’t know NY allowed same sex marriage, is Kay getting married in Vermont?
/notthattheresanythingwrongwiththat’d
He’s actually getting married to a total babe. Definitely outkicked his coverage.
Good for him! You know you’ve made it big when you get to go on Centerstage with Michael Kay. I wonder if he gets a pre-nup!
How did he manage to get her. That’s what I want to know.
Money, money, money! Money! Or that silky smooth voice, cuz everyone knows that women fall in love with their ears, not their eyes!
I’m banking right now that if the Yankees win the World Series, Thames will be the new Damon/Matsui in the sense that fans will cry that Cashman didn’t bring such a winner player back.
I think the whole Winn/Thames situation is why you can’t really kill/lionize a GM for bench construction. A lot of it, with bench guys, is luck.
I could see this, if only because of the amount of LHP in the playoffs.
Yeah, I’m sure he’ll get the start against Lee/Liriano/Price if we see them.
maybe because the Trop is a shithole…
Mets getting destroyed in Atlanta.. great night
Guys guys guys
OLLIE PEREZ ALERT. The last time he pitched was… August 1.
He already gave up a home run to Brian McCann. Oh Ollie.
I honestly don’t understand why they don’t just release him. Are they afraid he’s going to get Duncan’d in St. Louis and turn it around? That’d be like the Yankees keeping Kei Igawa around just for shits and giggles. I’d be hella pissed.
He already gave up a home run to Brian McCann. Oh Ollie.
#Progress
Hey. He threw a strike!
I laughed a little.
that’s guys and dolls
Fun fact: Manny’s next six games are against Cleveland and Boston.
That’s gonna be fun to watch, Manny with a purpose! Look out!
What date does Tex overtake Jeter in batting average?
Pfft. Ozzie and Manny on the same team is bound to be hilarious and horrible at the same time.
That one at-bat is gonna be used FOREVER in the “Manny gave up” meme, isn’t it? Didn’t he OPS like a gajillion that month?
I thought he just came off the DL again.
That AB yesterday was…weird. Yea, he probably shouldn’t have argued the pitch, but it was a horrible call and it looked like the ump baited him.
It looked waaaay outside.
For the record I meant the Manny AB against Mo where he struck out looking in three pitches in July 2008, not the one yesterday.
Oh.
I’m glad he’s throwing better but… it’s the A’s. I can’t get that excited about Javy. I think he’s done enough to take Moseley’s spot though.
Next start would be against Toronto. Pitched decently against them last week, but he gives up home runs and they’re a homer happy team and this is a homer friendly park.
he pitched well the last time he was out, too
however the one mistake he made that time kinda padded the lead
I predict the Kay wedding is a smokescreen and will be called off.
In other news, does Minka come to the games anymore??
I don’t even remember them ever showing her. I guess I’ve missed those games?
She was shown last year with his parents when he was going for the hit record…
She attended games? I thought she hated Kate Hudson for doing that.
Supposedly she didn’t like Kate Hudson for acting buddy-buddy with the Yankee wives/girlfriends. FML that I remember this shit.
Ah…see, I just heard that she hated Kate Hudson for attending games and showing up and making a spectacle of herself (which is really not her fault if the cameras focus on her). But that just makes Minka sound kind of like…a bitch. Why would you hate someone for trying to be friends?
I have no idea, but I agree with what you said about Minka kind of seeming like, well, a bitch. It just seems like catty, sorority-hazing-style shit.
(Disclaimer: I have a bunch of friends who are/were in sororities and they loved it. They did not love the whole initiation period.)
Jeter never does anything good so they have no reason to show her
/only half kidding’d
He better pop the question soon. What with his declining skills, declining paycheck, and declining hairline.
it is actually an inclining hairline….
I really hate it when the YES broadcasters make fun of how many people see a Tampa game. It’s not an indication of fan interest, it’s a terrible building in a terrible area. If they moved into a new building in a better area they would draw tons of people. As baseball fans, we should want that.
Personally, I’d like a better stadium for the Rays so that the Yankees don’t have to play in their stadium, on astro turf, not because I care about their ratings/fan attendance.
Well if 11000+ is the 3rd lowest crowd, it means they drew more for early season games against teams like Seattle, Cleveland, Baltimore and Kansas City.
I’d make fun of that.
It’s not an indication of fan interest, it’s a terrible building in a terrible area.
It’s probably both.
Totally agree. That “better area” might be in another city though, given how recent events have transpired regarding their bid for a new stadium on the water.
Maybe the new Marlins’ park will be a good acid test of the region. They’re not exactly a bad team to watch either.
Pena is trying kill people with those dugout liners.
I love watching Mo talk to the other pitchers. I feel like they’re being deep and profound, when they’re probably just talking about what they ate for dinner or something.
“I feel like they’re being deep and profound, when they’re probably just talking about
what they ate for dinnerpussy or something.”Fixed.
And you just ruined their conversations for me.
Maybe they’re talking about cute little kittens.
Does that help?
Sure.
You didn’t know by now that the culture here is 100% male chauvinist pig??
I knew.
98% of that is me.
I still have some cupcakes left, Tommie. They’re red velvet.
/girls can be perverts too.
Also, that was not a pass at you. I actually did make red velvet cupcakes.
I was going to go on about how goddamn delicious red velvet cupcakes are but considering the way this conversation is going that’s probably a poor choice
Yes. It would be wise to walk away from this.
(pops popcorn)
(pulls up chair to listen to Kit and Bexy talk to each other about their cupcakes)
They’re red velvet.
I’m gonna focus on the “velvet” part and pretend the other word wasn’t “red”.
lol
Mo is married a he is a man of Mo. He would never.
He’s Reclaiming America’s Honor.
/GlennBeck’d
IT’S MARIANO RIVERA THAT’S SO WRONG
(capslock alert)
smiling quietly.
Mo’s probably telling them there is no better dining experience than Benihana.
For some reason, I don’t even know why, one time I was attempting to write a fictional Mariano conversation with A-Rod. It was super difficult to write. :/
I feel like their personalities don’t mesh well. Mo’s really laid back and cool, while Alex is awkward as hell and tries too hard.
After reading this, I realized it sounds like I hate Alex. I just meant Alex is really enthusiastic with his teammates, so he comes off as trying too hard, while Mo is really chill.
Heh, I love Alex to pieces, but I totally knew what you meant and I’d write the same thing.
Okay, good. I didn’t want to make it seem like I’m an Alex hater. Also, Bex. I read the article you linked to just now on Mystique and Aura. It is hilarious and I just wanted to compliment you on a job well done. I really liked it, especially since I read the original article and WTF-ed at it.
Thank you! I’m rarely proud of things I write but I’m actually pretty proud of that heh.
A Yankees fan fic?
No, it was something along the lines of the “conversation” between Pettitte and Wally Matthews here.
http://mystiqueandaura.com/201.....like-that/
I am upset that the picture of Andy and Alex snuggling in the dugout was not posted there.
I still find that picture I posted there pretty funny. I get where you’re coming from, Alex. ;P
I saved that picture and I look at it on the days I’m feeling down.
Me too! (high-five)
In which Babe Ruth belittles every other Yankee in history for not indulging in hot dogs, beer, and prostitutes.
An RAB fan fic would be epic.
Maybe I’ll write one. I’m a writer!
(at least that was my college degree)
42 oz steak at Mo’s. Come on out to New Rochelle.
/Mo’d
How do u explain Joba threw 100mph? Ummm that gun was juiced!
Joba hit 100, Mo sat at 94 and CC sat at 97. Gun was 3-4 mph faster than other guns…
this larish kid is like a yankee killer™
Larish going straight up beast mode.
it makes me sad to see so many michael kay fans
They’re not really Kay fans, they’re strategic attention whores.
They don’t really like him. They just know it’s the best way to get on TV.
Quick question
Have the Yanks seen Vin Mazzaro before?
they destroyed him last year in yankee stadium if my memory serves me right
Just making sure
He’s got a 6.75 ERA against us in two career starts. We’re hitting .375/.479/.550 against him in those two outings.
http://www.baseball-reference......;t=p#oppon
Go to http://www.baseball-reference.com and click on the “Splits” link for the player you want info on.
#teachesamantofish
Look at the WHIP
TWSS
Nice
Good start against them in Oakland, bad start in the Stadium.
he was tough first time through iirc but then we got him outta there…
I think that might have been Gio. I’m not sure though. I always confuse those too for some reason. Maybe it’s the Italian like names?
its almost like jeter was batting….
Nunez filling the role of Derek Jeter nicely I see.
/couldnthelpmyself’d
Hey, it’s almost like Javy started the game!
So Javy is clearly starting in place of Moseley next start, right?
I would think so but you never know. He’s looked good in two relief outings so far. And I have a feeling that as far as the rotation goes, Joe is gonna go with whoever is pitching the best. Right now, Javy is pitching better than Moseley.
I wish Mosley would have gone 5 so this game would have the odd win for him and save for Vazquez.
I wonder if Javy will pick up an epic 4.2 IP save.
He’d get the win.
i’m going to say no
As ridiculous a plan as it is, I’m not opposed to starting Mosely/Vasquez if they can combine for 9 innings
me neither. Whenever things look to get out of hang for dustin, just put in javy, tha fireman
I’m starting to think that the Dustin Moseley Ride is pulling into the station.
Yeah, Javy! Nicely done.
Verrah, verrah nice job by Javy + the Yankee offense tonight.
Yay for 31 games over.
I’ll say it now, but I can’t wait for the invasion of Bradenia on Thursday.
Even better: it’s Sabathia v. Braden.
Battle of the 2-0-9, baby. On the line: Props and The Juice.
So . . . Home Run Javy. That was awesome.
Re-sign Javy and let him do multi-inning saves when Mo needs a break.
no thx
Nice work from Javy. Glad to hear he made some adjustments. Makes me feel kinda optimistic.
Look at that asshole and awful teammate, whining like a girl.
Who was doing that? I missed it.
The meme is that Javy is the whiny bitch on the team.
Seriously? Can you point me in the direction of the meme?
http://riveraveblues.com/2010/.....nt-1058819
Thanks. And nice one, Bret. Really smart and well thought out of you. *eye roll*
Check out the big brains on Bret
Bah, I think the posts may have been deleted because I can’t find them. But basically, Bret said that when Javy got skipped/put in the bullpen he “whined like a girl” and that he was known for being an awful teammate. I’ve actually heard the exact opposite about Javy, that he’s a great teammate. And if he was complaining about going to the pen, I didn’t hear a thing about it.
TSJC linked me, but that is completely idiotic. Everyone seems to really love Javy and support him, and I’ve never heard him whine or complain about anything.
TSJC linked me
Are we still talking about cupcakes?
I’m scared to answer.
Does he do this?
I never heard (or read) this.
The now immortal Bret (he belongs to eternity) said last week that Vazquez “whines like a girl” and “has never been thought of as a great team guy” and then said Vazquez should be DFA’d immediately so we can “burn the 11 million and look forward to Vizcaino becoming the next Felix Hernandez.”
http://riveraveblues.com/2010/.....nt-1058819
He was banned later that day. For being an asshat.
next big ass hurdle, Burnett VS Anderson, Oakland’s true Ace. I am aiming for sweep here .
http://riveraveblues.com/2010/.....nt-1058819
thanks tsjc. Guess it wasn’t deleted, I was just looking for the wrong thing.
Bret.
Good win.
Total Dominication.
Time for Javy to replace Mosely. He was touching 92 mph tonight.
3-4-5 go 9 for 11? Yeah, I’ll take that.
can we relax about javy pitching 4 plus innings of good ball against 5th worst offense in the entire land?
he looks he has gotten top of his ball little more tonight as oppose to pushing it the last month or so.
lol @ Nancy Newman
Brett Anderson prolly has the nastier stuff than Cahill, Burnett vs Bret will be the next big hurdle. onward and upward for a sweep!
let’s sit cap groundballs for a few game please.
marcus thames is the clutch performer of the 2nd half. also i do like javy in the long relief spot, he might be the life preserver that AJ needs for the postseason