Game 134: Get off our mound
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When the Yankees visited the Athletics earlier this season, Alex Rodriguez sparked a little mini-controversy when he casually jogged across the pitcher’s mound on his way back to first base following a foul ball. No one would have even noticed Alex’s mishap if not for A’s starter Dallas Braden, who opened his yap and told him to get off his mound, referring to an old school rule that hasn’t been enforced in a lifetime. Braden then added fuel to the fire by running his mouth a few weeks later, saying something about taking care of business the way they do in the 209, and then there was the perfect game that extended his 15 minutes of fame just a little longer.
Unfortunately for Mr. Braden, he isn’t in Oakland or the 209 anymore, he’s in the Bronx, and he’s on CC Sabathia‘s mound. He’s going to face the Yanks this afternoon for the first time since yelling at A-Rod, and even though Alex is on the shelf, there’s going to be 40,000+ strong in the stands making sure that Braden understands he’s not welcome here. The best payback is a win, exactly what the Yanks have been doing against Braden all week. Can they make it six in a row?
Here’s the lineup that’ll back CC…
Jeter, SS
Swisher, RF
Teixiera, 1B
Cano, 2B
Thames, DH
Posada, C
Kearns, LF
Nunez, 3B
Gardner, LF
And on the bump, it’s CC Sabathia.
Get away day today, with first pitch coming a little after 1pm ET. It’ll be on YES for those watching at home and not heckling Braden from the Stadium. Enjoy.
(Big thanks to T-Dubs for the graphic)
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Also, the last game before the big bad hurricane of dooooom
I’m so bitter. I finally have a client who wants to go to the game so I can get the company seats and it’s supposed to rain.
I’m thinking they MIGHT move it to a night game. The worst is supposed to be over by Friday night…particularly regarding the rain.
That picture is awesome.
Get off my mound you stupid kids with your stupid electronics!
God damn whippersnappers…
http://forcedisconnect.com/wp-.....MyLawn.jpg (safe)
I’d love it if Nyjer Morgan could get traded to the AL West. Morgan v. Braden would be enjoyable to watch 19 times a year.
Just like Brandon Phillips vs all of the St. Louis Cardinals
Every time the Yankees get out I want them to step on his mound. Let’s see him go apeshit outside his stupid 209.
OK, my post isn’t coming through.
ESPN has an article where ARod says he’s not sure about coming back Sunday, wanting to make sure he’s 100%. Then Wally Matthews tweeted that after he took BP and grounders, there was fist bumps all around.
Drama Queen. He sensed there was not enough drama surrounding his triumphant return.
did Arod hit from the mound during BP today just for Braden?
haha
ARod should pull a TO a run out to the mound with a sharpie and sign his name on the rubber right before Braden takes the mound.
this would be perfect
I would die.
If there is any type of good in this world, the Yankee offense will show up in merciless fashion today. Please…do this for us.
Any reason Gardner’s not in leading off?
Because Derek Jeter is Cal Ripkening the Yankees?
You could also say he’s Ken Griffey Jr’ing them.
Or Ozzie Smith’ing them but LaRussa had the stones to make a change (not a shot at Girardi).
Let the slaughter begin.
Jeter has a .866 OPS against lefties this year. As tsjc channeling Jay-Z would say, “he has 99 problems but a lefty ain’t one.”
He has a .304/.370/.444 batting line home. My mind is blown. Well we now know when to give Jeter a day off.
Good to know.
I feel like Derek Jeter’s stats against righties on the road might make me cry
.601 OPS on the road
.630 OPS against righties
Don’t know what it is combined but it’s not pretty.
At least Cal moved to 3rd.
Why would Jeter move to 3B (even ignoring the A-Rod issue)?
He’s been a basically average defensive SS for the last few seasons. Moving him to 3B will just reduce the value of his bat even further.
I don’t think Jeter should move to 3rd. I do think he needs to consider moving off of SS in the future, and so far he has been extremely resistant to that (as was Cal in the beginning).
There is no benefit to moving Jeter off SS (from the team’s perspective) until his defense declines. So far, he’s basically been holding steady.
If Jeter played any other position besides SS or C, then his performance this year would be horrible. As it stands, it’s just bad for his standards, but he’s still one of the better SS in baseball.
DJ is hot. 3 for 36 and a pirouette throw from short center to just miss the runner at first last night.
Guy’s got an edge…
because it’s a lefty?
lefty
It’d be hilarious to see the Yankees hitters step on the mound everytime they have an opportunity, but I’m sure they’ll end up taking the high road and downplay the whole incident (which will probably be brought up excessively throughout the game). Persoanlly, I’d settle for a convincing win.
Hilarious picture.
Indeed. Would be an awesome shirt to wear to the game today.
Welcome to the 718, my friend.
too bad the Yankees have to share 718 with the Mets.
I always thought it’d make more sense for territorial tough guys like Braden to use the ZIP+4 postal code. Area code just seems a little too inclusive.
BX getting it’s own area code this fall. Welcome to the 989, son!!!
For some reason, the game on YES HD is blacked out today. I have to watch the Non-HD game on MLB Extra Innings. But FSN Oakland is available in HD. Anybody else?
Why do I keep seeing this stupid commercial that more or less calls Longoria a hall-of-famer in the making? Dude’s a good player. Best one on the Rays. But he’s not even close to being Hall-of-Fame-good.
Are you talking about the “He’s got my cap” commercial which is on all the time?
Probably not because there’s no way that commercial basically calls him a HOFer. Are you talking about those Beyond Baseball commercials?
I think so, I’m trying to find it on youtube but no luck. It’s definitely not the cap commercial.
That’s my cap!
That’s not my cap.
Marketing.
He probably has Hall of Fame talent, but in major league history there have been a million guys who had talent who didn’t come close to the Hall.
There are around 10 3B in Cooperstown now, so certainly calling Longoria a future HOF is just a tad* irresponsible.
*by tad I mean extremely
George Brett through his age 24 season: .308/.353/.453/.806 125 OPS+ (in 603 games)
Mike Schmidt through his age 24 season: .247/.366/.472/.837 130 OPS+ (in 397 games)
Longoria through his age 24 season (so far): .283/.360/.522/.882 131 OPS+ (in 411 games)
So, Longoria has been slightly better than George Brett or Mike Schmidt through a similar stage in his career. Obviously you can’t predict HOFers at age 24 since he would have to maintain his production for 10 more years, but Longoria is off to a great start and saying “he’s not even close to being Hall-of-Fame-good” is just wrong.
There’s also a ton more guys with relatively similar stats through that age who won’t sniff the Hall though.
Per BaseballReference, there are 7 third basemen that had 500+ PA by age 24 and had an OPS+ greater than Longoria’s 131. That’s a pretty exclusive group.
Interestingly, Jim Thome is right behind Longoria on the list. I had forgotten that he came up as a 3B and didn’t move off of 3B until his mid 20s.
Yeah, but a 125 is pretty close to a 131. Troy Glaus had a ton of HR’s and a 121 OPS+ including a horrible mid-season callup. Eric Chavez had 100+ HR’s an OPS+ of 119 and on the rise. Bob Horner was at a 130 OPS+ with 138 HR’s. Again, Longoria has plenty of talent but it’s way too soon to say he’s going to be a HOF. Way too much can happpen. If I had told you at 29 that Darryl Strawberry wasn’t going to come close to the Hall you’d laugh, and he had 5 years on Longoria now.
Of course you can’t anoint anyone a HOFer this early in their career, but he’s off to a good start.
Also, there’s a huge difference between 120 and 130 OPS+. That’s basically 75 points of OPS. For Longoria to have a 120 OPS+, then he’d have an OPS of about .807 instead of .882.
I hate day games while I’m at work, unless it’s a really slow work day and I need something to do.
Has anyone here watched a baseball game on a 3d tv? If so, how is it.
Yes, it was pretty awesome.
Is it worth spending the money for? I’m thinking of getting one, but not sure if it’s worth the price tag.
I wouldn’t yet. They still have quite a few kinks to work out.
I’d wait. It’s new technology, which is always overpriced at first. Give it 6 months and you’ll probably save yourself a thousand bucks.
Well I was thinking after christmas to get it with money i got from my birthday and christmas. Also I don’t think the price will come down that much.
They are working on glasses free 3D so I would wait.
Are they going to implant microchips directly in our retinas?
They said that would be out in a years away and they would be much more expensive then 3d tv’s are now though.
I guess it just depends on how bad you want it. Getting one after Christmas would probably be a good choice, like you said.
Wait for the January pre-Superbowl sales.
/FormerRetailManagerTip’d
Or Black Friday.
Yeah, just read an article that said that the price of almost all 3d Tv’s will drop $400 in the next 3 months. I guess just wait for that to happen then.
Give it a couple years. Shit will be way better
I think it would be fair to say that Coco was a little overmatched there…
I like it when CC gets off to a Crisp start. Working so I am relying on some good RAB updates this afternoon….
Bucknor? Great this zone will suck.
Perfect game still in tact.
JINX!!!!
(kidding, kidding, I know jinxes and etc. do not exist)
You jinxed it… It is all your fault.
JINXED IT!!!!!!
Too many starts to be coincidental? Too bad this is a day game or I would have started drinking.
Derek Jeter?
That guy’s got an edge.
i say its the vista roof
[/yes, i’ve used the joke the past 4 days and i dont care’d
At Least Jeter can’t hit into a douple play here.
The Perfect game is broken up!!!!
Jeter just did an inside-outer that I’ve seen for the first time in what feels like an eternity. Looks so much better than a soft grounder to short
He’s done it plenty of times, usually just ends up with a grounder to second.
It’s okay Braden, you had your period. It happens.
Nice play by Thompson off the ricochet
http://i51.tinypic.com/2a94nip.jpg
That is what I have to say to Braden.
I loved that dismissive “Go. Away.” gesture.
ARod’s internal monologue:
Arod was only doing it for Braden’s sake. If it had gone down to fisticuffs, Arod would’ve crushed his tiny little skull with his centaur power.
A-Rod’s a really big strong guy.
…I’m not sure what the point of saying this is.
Remember how Yankee haters used to give David Cone shit because his perfect game was against the Expos?
Yeah… Dallas Braden’s perfect game was against the Rays. Blech.
Thank goodness the A’s lineup has Rajai Davis in it.
It still just seems unfair that a great guy like Gallaraga gets his perfect game taken away, but Dallas Braden got his in the 209
I’m still angry that Moose lost his perfect game to Carl freaking Everett with two out in the ninth inning and Andy lost his last year on a stupid error but Dallas Branen has one >:( Stupid baseball gods.
http://youcantpredictbaseball.wordpress.com
#buildingthebrand
Meh, my example was more like baseballsuckssometimes.wordpress.com (I don’t know if that’s an actual website…).
I remember being so excited for Moose only to have Everett bloop his way on. As agonizing as being perfect for 8.2 must be, to lose it because of what I’m going to call an illegitimate hit must REALLY sting. Hell, it STILL gets under my skin.
He didn’t. He got it in the 510.
-Putt from the 925
Sterling and Waldman are just fawning over Braden since the broadcast began…
how did he throw a perfect game with an 86mph fastball?
i figured someone on the rays staff could hit that…
Why is Flaherty louder than Kay?
He’s proud of his voicebox.
rather than his fastball? I think I see where you were going with that.
He has taken his voice to Another Level.
Ha, beat me to it.
He’s on Another Level ™
On the road, vs. RHP Derek Jeter is hitting:
.216/.286/.247
Give that man a blank check.
FWIW, emphasis mine:
Home: .304/.370/.444 (.342 BABIP)
Away: .230/.294/.307 (.257 BABIP)
Considering his GB% that might mean he’s getting lucky at home as opposed to being unlucky on the road.
A day game (.843 OPS) against a lefty (.814 OPS) at home (.866 OPS) and already 1 for 1. I like the Captain’s chances today.
He probably hits better in day games than night games because he’s just old so he’s ready for bed by 4:30pm.
A 7pm start? Exhausting.
If 80 percent of fans don’t pick for Strasburg I don’t know what I’ll do.
OHNOES Swisher?
Someone at YES has been reading MLBTR based on that question.
Whoa, whoa, what’s wrong with Swish?
Swisher hurt?
I hate everything.
Don’t be hurt Swish.
I’m going to say it now, before something happens to make this statement sound reactionary.
The fact C.B. Bucknor still has a job as a major league umpire is an absolute joke.
Noted.
Aren’t he and Angel Hernandez a part of the same umpire crew? Players recently rated them as the two worst umpires in all of baseball…Yeesh.
As of right now, Chapman just because of the fact that he doesn’t need TJS.
People have jobs…how about that one?
“jobs” what are those.
Wouldn’t be able to tell you. I don’t have one. =(
Awesome unemployment club FTW :/
Yay! Or not, it kinda sucks at this point.
It’s awesome until the bills come in…and the loan payments. Those suck.
Jobs are for the rich.
For the text poll, I’d go with Strasburg; much more polished pitcher and those who undergo Tommy John Surgery have an 85-92% chance of making a full recovery. As scintillating as Chapman has been thus far, I don’t know if he will develop the control that Strasburg already has.
Not to mention that the chances of Chapman needing TJ surgery (or even worse, shoulder surgery) is still pretty great. The Human body is not designed to throw a baseball that hard.
I’m not watching the game or listening on the radio. But have they spun the whole his parents weren’t around and his grandmother raised him blah blah blah Dallas Braden touching story yet?
You got it.
Is it now mandatory for the broadcasters to bring those few things up when Braden is pitching? I have a feeling this will continue for at least 1 more season.
Nooooo. The perfect game is gone
It was gone anyways, he walked someone in the 1st.
Yikes, I hadn’t heard that about the wee one. Glad he’s out for the year, but hope he’s okay. A screw in your foot just sounds…painful?
i wish nothing but a massive losing streak for the red sox
Ditto. I want to hear more stories about the miserable clubhouse. MOAR!!!!!
They’re not miserable, they have FIVE. ACES.
and run prevention.
Run prevention, pitching and defense, bridge year, epic depth. The Red Sox have a lot of memes.
You have to be careful too. I mean, I am sure the doctors for Pedroia will be great and do it perfect. One of the kids who used to play on my team broke his ankle and had surgery. It healed wrong so now his right foot is kind of turned inward, making it very awkward for him to run smoothly. Slowed him down a ton on the bases.
CC really doesn’t look comfortable right now
I’ll protect you from the bats Mrs. Hot Waitress
ESPN boldly has the Yankees at a 59 percent chance to win, so I’m guessing they’re not using WPA the way we know it…
They don’t use WPA, they use that stupid “Accuscore” thing which I think is just a glorified video game simulator.
Oh my Mo, that was close. My heart skipped a beat. I was afraid something had happened to my pretty little angel.
#waytoofixatedonthatcutehospitalityserverinthehomedugoutLegendsseating
I already called dibs, sorry, you’re a little late.
I’ve been on that shit since Opening Day.
The Yankees know what they’re doing putting her behind homeplate.
Rule #1 of retail: Customers buy more shit from attractive people.
wow i just finally saw that legends seats server lady (the sista)
dang you guys are right about her looking good
http://media.urbandictionary.c.....-48406.jpg (safe)
haha preach!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bf4yHgXdjPY (safe)
She might be a little too mature for Kells
I’m talkin about me. I’d pee all over her.
Thanks for the kind words on the picture folks. It’s free to a good home so if any industrious fellow or fellette wishes to make a t-shirt out of it (or whatever) go ahead.
fellette…lol
Kay’s corniness FTL
Please share, so that I can groan in disgust? I don’t have cable for the week…
At the start of the inning, Kay said “Well Dallas, you’re in for a mound of trouble”
He read that off a sign.
Oh, I didn’t realize that.
Oh so it isn’t Kay’s fault.
…does he have these written in a small notepad somewhere? Someone take it away from him…
It was a fan sign.
Thanks, don’t have the game on.
Hip fucking hip!
Jorgie juiced one
Posada pretended the ball was Dana Demuth’s face
I laughed, and then nodded in agreement.
BITCH, PLEASE
Eject this, BITCH.
Hip Hip
You wouldn’t like Jorge when he’s angry!
attaboy hip hip!
Is Eduardo Nunez’s walkup song really Wait (the Whisper Song)?
Is it? Because that’s absolutely awesome.
It was kinda hard to make out, though the bass definitely sounded like it.
It was definitely Journey’s “Separate Ways” yesterday, but maybe they changed it?
(rewinds DVR)
(confirms)
Yes. Eduardo’s walkup music was, in fact, The Whisper Song.
Amazing.
Anyone else notice that Braden has “209″ stitched onto his glove? What a d-bag.
So sick of his “representin’”…
Tool.
Looks like Thames’s hot streak is over.
Blasphemy.
Note to high school kids: please don’t grow up to be like Dallas Braden.
How I would have finished Michael Kay’s sentence:
“Boy, this should send a message to the kids that don’t throw hard that if you work the strike zone, throw strikes, change speeds, you can
get people outbe an annoying douchebag.Anyone else having trouble with mlb.tv?
Mine’s working great. What kind of trouble are you having?
Fine here as well.
Its getting hung up on verifying account, not really sure why the hell its not working
When’s the last time a 38 year old catcher (who still catches) flirted with an .850 OPS? Posada is amazing.
It’ll be a shame if he doesn’t make the HoF. Then one day there’ll be a new section called Jason Varitek.
39
Oof.
Take take the bad with the good with Jorge. Usually the good > bad
Agreed. Nice recovery, too.
Posada giveth and Posada taketh
At least he got that one.
Stuck at work…any word on Swish yet?
Nothing yet.
Hello fellow fans. I’m multitasking during this game! Not only am I doing a ton of schoolwork, but I am watching the game, commenting with you guys and drinking an iced tea ALL AT THE SAME TIME. It truly is crazy.
Also: yay for Jorge’s home run.
Also: not yay for that throw to first.
Calling bullshit on drinking Iced Tea on top of those other things.
Pics or the iced tea didn’t happen.
IT IS HAPPENING.
http://tinyurl.com/icallbullshitonthat
I actually miss school
watching games from work stinks!
That better be an Arizona iced tea, by the way. All others fail!
I love Arizona, but nope! Today it would be diet Nestea with “natural lemon flavor with other natural flavors” which means I am ingesting chemicals most likely found in the gas tank of my car.
Nestea, really? It tastes like soap. Snapple’s where it’s at.
this sounds really snobby, I didn’t mean it that way. :/ But Snapple is totally awesome.
Snapple is awesome but filled with so much bad stuff. Seriously, take a look at the label… I used to be a total Snapple freak until I realized I was basically drinking watered down Equal packets.
Uhhhh… not like Nestea is that much better.
take a look at the label…,
I drink like five Snapples a day and I have accepted I will probably be growing tentacles out of my head by the age of 43, but I would still rather not O_O
(Again, this sounds snobby. I don’t mean it! I’m a nice person I swear!)
I believe you!!
*raises poisonous iced tea* CHEERS!
thousand or so grams of sugar. not good for you…
/dad’d
Torre says drink Bigelow.
Haha, good luck. I am doing basically the same with the only difference being an Arnold Palmer instead of an iced tea.
an Arnold Palmer would be so nice right now *_*
TWSS
I’m watching the game, writing a cover letter, working on editing an essay, Tweeting, commenting with you guys… AND DRINKING AN ICED TEA.
Whoah.
See?! That iced tea really is the icing on top of the cake of all this work.
Erica’s a real inspiration to the kids. You don’t have to throw 99 mph to enjoy Yankees games. Not when you were raised by your grandmother in the 209.
LOL
Yeesh.
Release the Moeller?
No he cant hit
Nah, I’m not one to get on Posada’s defense. His bat is too valuable. I only think Moeller should play over Cervelli.
I’m just ribbin’ ya.
smart bunt there by the A’s by crisp
Nice, CC. Good job.
fistpump ZZ
ZZ
Question: Before CC came to the Yankees, were the starting pitchers “not accountable” for what happened on the mound?
That’s a pretty good trivia question. I have no idea.
What’s the question?
CC is one of two pitchers to win 19 games twice throughout his career, but never 20 (yet). Who’s the other?
active pitchers, not just pitchers
just got in, but does Chien Ming Wang count?
heh, I should have scrolled down further. I win!
Could it be Kevin Millwood? I know he’s never won 20, but he’s been close a few times…
My guess was Bert Blyleven. But according to wiki, he won 20 games once
Wang! Of course
My three year old niece just walked into the room and saw I had the Yankees game on and did her own version of roll call. I’m so proud. *sniffles*
That child will go far in life.
d’awwww someone’s trained well
Lil nieces and nephews are awesome, I’m doing some catching with my 6 year old nephew and started watching the Yankees with my 4 month old niece last week.
Making sure they don’t grow up to be Mets fans…
Yeah, that’s my concern since my parents and grandparents are Mets fans. They tried to poison us with the Mets as children and failed.
I have it a little easier, we’re a big Yankees family. Just that sometimes my nephew cheers the wrong team on because he feels everyone should be winners…
My nephew plays little league, so he’s got this seriously competitive, ‘losers suck’ mentality (despite his team being hilariously bad). He scares me, but it makes it awesome when we’re watching the games. His trash talking is amazing for an 11 year old.
Don’t worry, by the time they’re old enough to buy their own tickets, the Mets franchise will probably have gone bankrupt, placed in receivership, and moved to Las Vegas.
LOL, I can see it now… the “Last Vegas Magicians”!
http://i54.tinypic.com/17dbh5.jpg
ANDREW HOW COULD YOU?!?!?!??!
OMG, BLASPHEMY!!! Heathen!!!!
I really hope that it was just his rebellious phase making an early appearance.
I hope he just really, really is going through a “I like blue and orange” and he threw a shitfit until Laura and Andy relented and bought him the hat.
Jeter?
Has an edge.
And he got it all with his cool panoramic vista roof.
How long would it take C.C. to bring his E.R.A. below 3 if he continues how he’s been pitching?
What was the on field delay?
Geren ‘argued’ over the call at first base.
A’s manager questioning a call, I think.
Geren arguing the call at first?
And that is why Jeter does the jump throw.
According the unwritten rulebook, all close calls go to Jeter.
I know of that rule too. Stop complaining A’s.
According to the unwritten rulebook, the Fish have the right to throw at Nyjer Morgan because he stole two bases against them.
(makes wanking motion with hand)
So far this has been like a slighly more instense bullpen session for CC.
Wow it’s CMW.
Answer was Wang.
Should’ve known. Good question.
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANG!!!
Wow, completely forgot about ol’ Chien-Ming.
Oh crap, now I feel bad for not getting that trivia question. To be fair, and I hate saying this, CMW is not who I think of when I think “active pitcher.” :/
I want more blood.
Braden’s grandma taught him not to be afraid of throwing inside to Cano.
Am I the only one who still has great love for Wang? I wish Houston never happened
… too easy.
If I wanted to say I love cock, I WOULD HAVE!!! because I do <3
This comment is awesome.
I just got an email from a person named Catherine Cocks.
I’ve also been sent this eamil: http://www.collegehumor.com/picture:1774188 (safe)
Am I the only one who still has great love for Wang?
You HAD to have done that on purpose. O_O
And yeah, I wish it never happened either. It’s terrible to see someone’s career end like that, basically.
I’m suprised that Braden hasn’t gotten into a fight with C.C. yet for being on “his” mound.
Yes M.Kay, we know Flaherty caught the ball that day. Calm your shorts.
It’s bad enough they run “Yankee Classics” like ARod’s 600th HR (not a classic game by the way.) Now, we’re going to get treated to “Yankee Announcers Booth” classics non-stop? Really, it’s not the first time an announcer caught a ball.
How is that not a classic?
I certainly enjoyed it.
Mr Sparkle rated the 15-inning game last year against Boston a 2/10 and he thinks we’re awful. He’s made some interesting judgment calls.
Because all the fun was over in the first inning. Once that HR is hit, why would you watch the game? It’s boring. Fun in real time but pointless to rewatch.
Well every time Paul O’Neill is graced with an extravagant dish courtesy of NYY, that’s also a classic moment.
But I like Paul, so it’s okay.
Haha, Flash is getting a little antagonistic with Kay.
I miss the old days when David Justice would freak out on him.
Nice at bat from the MVP there
“GET OFF MY FIRST BASE!!!”
I wish there was a “Like” button so I could just keep clicking it for this comment.
Oh hell no, you don’t pick off Cano.
/fangirl’d
Thanks for the view YES.
Durf.
Cano…nice one, artard.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqQ8AHCrCtw
(kinda sorta NSFW)
“He was a ‘r’tard’.”
Ahhh I was just in Vegas. Sadly, no one got rufied, married, and we didn’t end up with a Tiger. Damn you, The Hangover, for giving me unrealistic expectations of what Vegas would be like.
Really Cano #lazy
“It’s easy to see why this kid has an ERA in the threes.”
Because he pitches in the AL West?
Hey the Rangers are in the AL West
Yeah, but the Rangers are pedestrian on the road. They’re Boston West.
To be fair, Dallas Braden did throw a CGSHO against the Rangers in Arlington in his last start. Yeah any one pitcher can have a good day, but that’s impressive.
I like the As pitching.
Ugh, you guys got it all wrong. He has an ERA in the threes because he was raised by only his grandmother in the 209!
I happen to like As pitching too, but I don’t think Braden is as good as his ERA is. And I’m not just being a dick.
8====D weiner
If it makes you feel better, his xFIP is 4.27
Oh, agreed.
Also that smiley made me giggle a bit
WB Mason just brought those guys’ coffee to Another Level ™
/seriouslyjohnflahertylookslikewbmason
Gameday says Swisher injured his knee.
Stiffness in the left knee
If Cindy Adams was watching herself wear that up-do on television, she’d rip herself a new asshole in her column.
Recursive Cindy Adams = world explodes
So is every reliever that isn’t a Yankee allowed to fistpump or do shit like that without getting shit talked form the media?
Joba is a mockery to baseball but K-Rod, Papelbon, Valverde and Soriano are gritty and gutty?
I don’t think anyone really cares about the fist pumping.
Kay just really likes using the word “histrionics” so he brings it up all the time.
your horse is dead
They’re just expressing the joy and emotion of playing the greatest game in the world.
Joba, on the other hand, fistpumps to intentionall show up the competition and piss all over the legacy of fair play and clean sportsmanship. And he’s only about himself and his money.
And he’s a socialist al-Qaida terror baby.
SSSSSSSSSavage!
Soriano isn’t even close to K-Rod/Papelbon/Valverde a-hole celebration level. I’ll occasionally see him celebrate a bit after a save, but again, not even close.
anyone know what happened to kim jones? i miss her 2nd/3rd inning reports
She was definitely there yesterday and the day before IIRC.
lol i must not be paying attention. damn
Check Michael Kay’s trunk.
Read my mind.
Marcus Thames’s hot streak has come to a screeching halt. one for his last 10 with 5 strike outs
Clearly he’s just making sure big Puma still has a spot on this team!
Just in time for the Puma to arrive.
There’s one…there’s two.
WICKED COLD, GUYS…WICKED COLD.
My one problem with that commercial is why would the Boston guy want his name in the roll call? Would he get it?
He’s from Boston. He thus has no higher brain functioning and doesn’t know any better.
He doesn’t fahkin need his name in tha fahkin roll call with that dahrkie Michael Joyner!
And Ally Baker can’t fahkin touch Dusty Pedroiah!
I AM NAHT FAHKIN SHARIN A CUBE WITH THAT DAHKIE!!
Roll call is awesome, why wouldn’t you want your name called? Also, not to analyze a commercial, but it’s always nice to be complimented and liked at work…and he is not.
He must have gotten a promotion since the last “Boston guy” AVIS commercial. That coffee room in the previous commercial looked rather rinky-dink as opposed the new and spacious office, with new computers (probably running Windows 7). Also, why weren’t the other guys in the commercial too? They seem like they would be the ones shouting roll call. Is anybody bothered by the fact that I’m doing all this pointless analysis of a commercial that only airs in one region of the country?
If a guy from Boston (the town, not the team) was on the Yankees, he’s still be in the roll call so…
If C.C. ends the season with a 2.90 E.R.A. and 23 wins he has to win the Cy Young, right?
Yeah, that’d do it. Felix would, in all likelyhood, still have better numbers though.
(He threw 7 shutout innings a couple days ago and got a ND. Poor guy)
He doesn’t have to win it but if he gets those numbers he will.
What if Felix finishes 15-10 with a 2.19 ERA?
Do the M’s have enough games to get him to 15?
Do the Yankees have enough games to get CC to 23? Both those numbers are 5 wins more than they have now.
The answer is yes and no. I’m sure Felix will make 5 more starts, but the M’s will probably get shut out in a few of them, resulting in some more no-decisions.
CC maybe 21 or 22 W’s…Felix maybe 12 (due to the M’s totally sucking) is my guess FWIW.
Then he should win, without a doubt. With Greinke winning last year, there’s hope yet, though I’m sure a .500 record will wrongfully discourage voters.
That would mean that he would have to have basically a 1.25 ERA for the month of September. There are only 2 months in his career so far where he’s pitched that well – August this year and July last year.
So, if he pitches that well then he’ll probably win the Cy Young, but he won’t pitch that well.
Hollywood swinging > First pitch swinging
*pushes up nerd glasses* Pitcher’s duel!
off topic but…
nerd glasses are hot
You know, I have glasses and no one has ever said this to me IRL. :/
then again I’m also just flat-out not attractive so that could be it
I REFUSE TO BELIEVE THIS.
Seconded.
I’d do bexy, if only I didn’t have to climb over Andy Pettitte first.
D’awwwww. <3
twitter.com/rebexarama
That’s a decent picture of me (my hair looks awesome!!!) but… yeah.
…can’t see anything past the glow!
RIGHT?! I guess I have to wear my glasses more often. Oftentimes I feel mega dorky and all herp-derpy.
SAY IT TO OUR FACES, GUYS.
Herp-derpy?
Does that mean you feel like you have herpes? Because guys might not find that attractive.
I’m surprised at “herp derp.” Either people use it all the time (like me) or they’re like, “Herpes?”
Hahahahaha… no. It’s like, when you have a permanently stupid face. I don’t know. The internet made it up and I believe everything I read on the internets.
Ev. Ery. Thing.
…am I the only one around that thinks dorky/nerdy chicks are cute? I’m kinda sick of chicks that are all “glammed” up.
Nerdy chicks don’t have to wear glasses. I mean, I do, and I am nerdy, but I’m wear contact lenses 90% of the time.
*wearing
I agree that nerdy chicks don’t have to wear glasses, they can be hot without the glasses too.
I’ve got a thing for “meganekos” which in Japanese means “glasses girl”, so I’m sure I would tell you your glasses are hot too.
Come to think of it, all of my ex-girlfriends wore glasses.
I thought nekos in Japan meant cat. I am confused by their language.
Neko definitely means cat and Japanese is indeed a tough language. You’re confused because “meganeko” should be more like “megane ko” the “ne” and “ko” are from two different words.
Ah. Okay. I enjoy Japanese culture, but I am easily confused by their language.
Not that I know much of it, but you’d think studying abroad would have helped.
Have you studied in Japan? I’ve always wanted to learn Japanese and at the ripe age of 28 I’ve been teaching myself since I can’t afford the tuition. Luckily I’m good with the kanji, but I get slaughtered by katakana…
I did. It was only for a short January term, but it was so much fun. I’m amused by the insanity that is Japanese culture, and I love manga and their food, but I was a total fail boat trying to learn the language. Luckily, I had really awesome teachers, who spoke questionable, but understandable English. I’d like to go back and teach there, actually.
Japan must have been awesome, I’ve always wanted to go but it was either money or time that robbed my chance of going. I’ve always felt familiar with Japanese culture. Food and manga is always awesome.
My second cousin taught in Japan for a short period and she loved it there, it really pained her she had to come back to the states though.
On a sidenote, I have a friend who moved back to Japan and would love to visit him. Not to brag or anything, but he played Major Nagai in the movie “The Great Raid”.
All those silent “u”s in the middle of words threw me for a while.
+1
+1 because usually sluts wear nerd glasses.
Agreed
Dark hair/eyes + nerd glasses = /swoon
I’m surprised the text poll was that close.
I’m not.
Chapman pitches the 8th, Mike.
THE. EIGHTH.
I’m not watching the game, but it sure seems like the A’s have some getawaydayitis.
I’m sure there’s also some “crushing defeat for three days”-itis. Lets make it four, Yanks.
CC could go 11 innings if need be.
CC
that is all
Cy Cy averaging <11 pitches per inning, I'd like to see a CG shutout
I refuse to acknowledge Braden as a good pitcher, so I’m going to chalk up the lack of offense to normal regression after scoring 24 runs in 3 days.
Yeah, they’re just letting Braden think he’s all that.
thems arms and legs are tired.
I’m pretty sure I got the grasp of it, but can somebody explain to me where a decent FIP ranks?
I think you treat it the same as ERA. League average is around the 4.40 mark.
It’s like ERA. Anywhere in the 3s and below is great, low 4s is decent, mid-4s is near league average (it was 4.40 in the AL last season) and 5-plus is poor.
Ouch! You okay, Derek?
Fuck you Braden. I don’t care if you’re not doing it intentionally you’re a douche. Second only to Beckett.
OW JETER!!!
A-Rod, now’s your time to bust out from the dugout and lazily trot across Braden’s mound.
Jeter shooing everyone was pretty funny
Nyjer would have charged.
I would like to see Jeter charge the mound just once, that’d be hilarious. The pitchers’ mound, that is……
C.C’s probable remaining starts
Baltimore
Texas
Baltimore
Tampa
Toronto
Boston
Wow, he very well could win four of those, that would be some impressive work
Wow, he very well could win
foursix of thosefixed
We all know he’s guaranteed to beat Baltimore, that’s the only team he can beat.
/memes from May’d
3-1 with a couple of ND?
Someone needs to clothesline Braden, Gaby Sanchez style.
What, do they not stay hydrated in the 209?
Remember when he use to get on base twice a day without a HBP?
/toallthejeterbashers’d
GET OFF MY MOUND BRADEN!!!!!
Oh Braden, you know… when you hit Jeter like that, the Baseball Gods know. The Baseball Gods will come after you.
/karma’d
Braden… OUT OF THE GAME!
Ok team, now we slap Braden around and show him how it’s done in the 718.
where’s your mound now dallas?
There has to be some kind of mound joke here. Someone more clever than me make it.
(Errr, be okay, Dallas. You’re a douche but pitcher injuries freak me out.)
Andy’s has left me scarred. I’m going to be sitting on pins and needles when he returns.
Must be David Price figurine day at the stadium because it looks like there’s only 10,000 people there.
Ugh, I swear if we were any less civilized fans Braden wouldn’t be able to leave the stadium ALIVE and in one piece.
Why did Braden come out? (i’m following on gameday as I’m stuck on a client call. Can’t listen to audio.)
Threw the pitch, grabbed the inside of his left thigh. Was hunched over for a bit. Trainer/manager came out and pulled him.
Braden cramped up after throwing a pitch. No details yet.
he pulled his mound
+1
What happened to Braden?
looked like braden injured his groin
That looked eerily similar to Pettitte’s injury when he suffered his groin injury. Is it something with the mound…?
that’s what I thought, then I yelled at myself in my head for connecting Braden with Andy
probably more to do with the heat
Braden is off our mound! Only 5 IP and no way to get the win.
Well at least Braden is gone.
oh and:
http://riveraveblues.com/off-t.....nt-1084934
Nooooo I miss reading crazy things about Stephen Hawking, oil rigs, and how you’re a virgin ;_;
That was bizarre.
#$^!&* spambots.
Thanks for playing, Kay. Glad you don’t have a vote.
Same.
I love that logic.
“You can’t take anything away from Felix Hernandez.”
“But he doesn’t have a ton of wins, so I’d take the Cy Young away from him.”
I’m still waiting for the “logic” there.
Come on, Kay. Look at Felix’s numbers and recognize that if he were with ANY other team he’d probably have 18 wins right now.
Bitch.
/Jersey Johnny’d
Heh.
Damn it Jeter
wow, buchholz doesn’t really strike people out at all this year
and of course Kay would pick the guy with the wins
his K/BB is ummm
Bob Welch, 1990. 1.64 K/BB
Roger Clemens, 1990: 3.87 K/BB
Off a lefty. Curtis Granderson: Cured
GRANDY!
that Jeter CS hurts now
It hurt already.
Not really. You cant say he would have pitched him that way if Jeter was on base
say it with me now…
Fallacy of the pre-determined outcome!
The fallacy of the predetermined outcome!
eh, i dont assume a HR wouldve been hit if jeter’s on base
THE GRANDYMAN!
/Sterling’d
His singing today was very strong.
Oh, that voice can sing babies to sleep.
So happy that I’m not listening to him, but yet terrified that his voice is permanently IN MY HEAD.
Austin Jackson would’ve put it in the upper deck.
Thanks for getting thrown out at 2nd, Derek. That wasn’t something sort of Grandish.
Fallacy of the pre-determined outcome
/Kay’d
How do you know that he would have given up the HR if Jeter was still on base? You cant say that. He would have pitched more carefully
Hey, I’m allowed a stupid comment once every 35 days or so.
Hahaha, Granderson making it happen against a lefty. I love it
MY MAN, 100 GRAND!
So much better than Sterling’s “Curtis you’re something sort of Grand”
Sweet! Well done, Curtis.
Great job grandy man!
Are you serious 2 pick offs in 1 game.
Haha I was just thinking how it would suck if Grandy hit a homer there
I’m pretty sure it still doesn’t suck that Grandy hit a HR there. 1 run still better than none.
But…but it could have been 2!!!!! /fallacy of the predetermined outcome
Granderson HR off a LEFTY!!
Ohhh the Grandy man can.
Power
Granderson, he of the “please trade him after this year” variety is going to destroy Jeter in OPS+ by the end of the season.
OPS+, entering today:
Curtis Granderson: 104
Austin Jackson: 105
He’ll be back on top by the end of the year. Book it.
I haven’t heard people wish for Gardner to play CF in awhile, either. Guess his defense isn’t so bad, after all!
Strikesouts:
Curtis: 89 in 108 games
Jackson: 139 in 123 games
Yes I’m aware that Jackson has played in 15 more games. Even if you add 15 games at the same rate to Curtis, his SOs are still lower.
BABIP
Curtis: .283
Jackson: .418
ISO
Curtis: .189
Jackson: .103
Who would you rather have next season?
Leads the league in strikeouts, has no power, and a .412 BABIP.
He may well win the rookie of the year, but prepare for the sophomore slump of doom
Of course they’re shutting Morrow down after he faces the Yankees. Stupid Canadian* hottie who’s really good at pitching.
*yeah he’s not actually from Canada, whatevs.
The iced tea must be getting to you!
Heh.
Stop pretending you’re a girl, Bexy. Rob Dibble assured me that girls who go to baseball games only go with their husbands and talk about shopping the whole time.
Hey silver lining, Morrow’s home/road splits are quite drastic for 2010. His ERA is 6.31 away from the Skydome (I still call it that). This year at Yankee Stadium he’s given up 10 ERs in 11.1 IP.
huh, when did he pitch at YS this year? Didn’t he start that awful game where the Blue Jays scored like 1505000 runs in extra innings?
4th of July in the ritual of the Yankees and by proxy America beating Canada on Thames’ walk off single, then again on August 2 which was a Bad AJ performance.
Ahhhh I missed the August 2 game entirely so I didn’t know he pitched that game. And I forgot he pitched July 4, because that game was so freaking long the starters were but a memory by the time it was over.
Even in spite of all the runs he gave up he still struck out a combined 16 Yankees in those 2 starts. That guy is a beast, glad they won’t have to face him in those late-September games at the very least.
I really think Brandon Morrow is the pitcher I least like to face this year (even if, okay, he’s nice to look at).
lucky break for Cano, I feel a big inning coming
If a righty comes in pinch hit Berkman for Thames
amen
a’s defense FTL
Alright Berkman, time to chase that Mendoza line!
Ready for the 3-run bomb? Or killing Posada?
A hit here should bring out the push broom.
(a 4 game sweep covers more)
Posada looked unamused
I was like “Oh shit, he’s going to punch you in the throat.”
Lance Berkman picking off true yankees one at a time
Perhaps they should A.) remain alert while in the field taking grounders or B.) actually stand in the on-deck circle and not in the grass to the left of the on-deck circle, several feet closer to the dangerous action.
Did you just call A-rod a true Yankee????
Just got here… What does this mean?
Berkman let his bat go on the swing and it narrowly missed Jorge’s head
lol flaherty comes off as an ass sometimes
SHIZZ IS GETTIN’ CRAY CRAY.
Setting up Kearns to earn his true stripes
Orrrrr not.
cue Price is Right losing horn
UUUUGGGGHHHH
One thing the Yankees have shown this year: Don’t intentionally walk someone to load the bases, or else the next hitter is going to be mad, and you don’t want that.
It only seems to work with Tex.
I was gonna say “summon your inner A-Rod/Cano, Austin” but he didn’t even give me time ;_;
Now that he’s unemployed, Rob Dibble is gonna see that iO commercial and nod solemnly.
Every time I see that name I misread it as “Rob Dribble.”
Braden has cramps.
That’s not going to feel good on his mound.
must be that time of the month
Did CC’s first pitch to Kouzmanoff miss middle-middle?
Kouzmanoff has a .293 OBP (now lower)? Whoah, really?
The craziest thing about the As is that they aren’t even the worst offense in their division.
Jeff Francoeur would kill for that OBP.
But it’s not on the scoreboard! It’s not important.
Every beat writer I have on twitter isn’t even putting Felix in their top 3 for Cy Young. 2 steps forward, one step back in the “wins are a stupid stat” debate.
The saddest part is that each and every one of them knows that so much can happen outside the pitcher’s control that affects who gets the win and who gets the loss, and even acknowledges that on a start-by-start basis, but when it comes to full seasons they don’t seem to realize that it doesn’t even out, allowing the “true winners” to rise to the top. It just doesn’t. Over whole careers it kinda sorta maybe does, but even then you have to squint.
Yeah, Sweeney Murti was saying something like “You play to win the game!” in regards to voting for CC. Sigh.
but…it’s…but…ah, fuck it. I’m not going to preach to the choir
That was annoying to me too :/
I like that Nunez kid.
the tex suit commercials are a bit much
Sabathia’s E.R.A. now down to 3.04 and still dropping.
at the rate he’s going, CC’s ERA < what his scale says
Jeter’s acting in this commercial blows me away. Blows. Me. Away.
<3
/eyeroll!
So i got 5 tickets to go see tuesday’s taping of BET’s 106 and Park with BigBoi as the celebrity guest.
look out for ya boy
Wait, 106 and Park is still on the air?
That show is still on the air?
#hasn’twatchedBETinyears
lol i was shocked too, but somehow i won tickets
The fact that Morgan got clothes-lined by the Marlins first baseman still makes me laugh.
endless lols
I give Morgan credit for actually charging against Volstad, though. Volstad is ginormous.
Listed height/weight:
Nyjer Morgan: 6’0, 175
Chris Volstad: 6’8, 230
Gaby Sanchez: 6’1, 225
Yeah. That was ballsy as hell. Did his attempted punch even land? It looks like it grazed Volstad and then he got clotheslined. Must’ve been a blow to the ego.
At least it grazed him? Remember when Youk got flipped by Porcello last year? That was total fail.
I’m always gonna love Last Five Starts for that
Haha…yeah. I just laughed because he tried to look so bad ass and then he got taken down. So funny.
Volstad did a nice head lean to avoid the direct blow, but it would have been a beauty if it connected, it was a haymaker.
I also give Morgan credit for getting clotheslined and hemmed up by the Marlins pitcher, first baseman, and third baseman (all much bigger than he is) before any reinforcements arrived and emerging from the end of the scrum totally unscathed.
His shirt took his beat down, apparently.
I’m pretty sure Morgan was at least being slightly protected by his third base coach (!), Pat Listach, who was way in the center there with him.
Brett “Fake Bunt” Gardner
Nunez is going to be a World Series hero just to spite Axisa.
Cervelli’s gonna get a really important eighty-five hopper up the middle at one point. AJ Burnett, ALCS MVP.
You know Suzyn…..
Yay Jeter.
Sigh.
Jeter…the guy’s got an edge.
DATS GAWN.
The Grandy Man does.
Jeter owes Granderson like 3 dinners after today
You kept it much cleaner than I was.
GRAN-deh!
Haha…Grandy does not care for you at all.
IETC lol
The Grandy man can. Again.
CURTIS!!!!
Grandy saves the day!
Grandy stole Thames’ mojo
Granderson is one BMF
DEEP AND THICK.
Pornographic!
Granderson wasn’t even supposed to play today!
Trade Granderson now. If I hear Sterling sing ‘The Grandyman Can’ one more time, I WILL puncture my eardrums.
It’s a Kurtis Blow-I want you to know!”
IETC
He’s no A-Jax.
Marcus Thames sure looks like he lost some weight. (NOT RACIST)
THAT’S RACI–
Oh, wait, you said “Not racist”. My bad, then, carry on.
/jedimindtrick’d
My favorite internet arguments are the ones where a guy says he’s not doing something, and then proceeds to do it. As if the disclaimer absolves him.
This isn’t an insult jsjc, but you FUCKING SUCK
Harry: Man, you are one pathetic loser! No offense.
Lloyd: Oh, no, none taken.
Holy Batman, Granderson!
The grandy man can!!
It’s so satisfying see that little “in play run(s)” when the Yankees are batting. Especially after it looked like we were going to waste a chance there.
You know, maybe we should insert Granderson in the third inning everyday
TWSS
Grandy now has a higher OPS than Austin Jackson.
Curtis has hit as many HR today as AJax has all season….
Bah.
Still counts as a hit in the stats though
Almost, Tex.
3 more scoreless innings for CC and his ERA is under 3.
What happened? Was that almost out?
Laser off the bottom of the wall. Tex was out by a mile at 2nd.
lol no it wasnt almost out, but tex hit the ball harder than he thought, and got caught out by about 5 or 6 feet before the bag
Tex got a hit but it caromed right to Carson and Tex was thrown out going to second
damn, rodriguez hit 101 on the gun
Pft, that’s nothing. Chapman hit 103-104.
haha yes he did
103.8 and 103.9 last night
nuts
Some one better tell Dusty to not fall too much in love with Chapman and not use him EVERY day.
we all know chapman will start tonight…
So don’t Kerry Wood him. Got it. Also, please don’t trade him to any team Joe Torre manages.
Remember when people wanted Melky Cabrera back instead of getting Granderson?
Me neither.
(For the record, ‘ol Melkman is OPSing .691 with 4 home runs)
melky for boone logan was the deal of the offseason
I’ll never forget that just because it was so terrible. Remember when the bullpen was going through growing pains and everyone was whining about Phil Coke?
tex really needs to break out of this slump already
Wow CC just got 2 for 1.
Is it Two-for-One Thursday??
I’m so pissed I missed that Grandy home run. THAT’S IT. I’m OVER this multitasking thing!
:: ducks flying Nestea ::
I think I’m flinging my pen across the room instead.
…just don’t throw the TV remote!
just stop drinking the Iced Tea, and you’ll be alright.
Feelin’ a little woozy. So much fake sugar.
All the iced tea’s fault!
Beer would make this better!
Beer makes everything better
Except driving. /serious note’d
Do you remember when we doubted the CC signing?
Those were quaint days.
I understand there are a lot of years left on his deal (should he not opt out), but he has been everything we could have asked for and more and shows absolutely no sign of slowing down.
Rumble, big man, rumble.
I don’t remember too many people doubting it. Maybe giving him the opt-out, but that’s it.
There were doubters (including myself, to some extent):
1. He’s too big, he’ll breakdown.
2. He’s thrown too manny pitches, he’ll breakdown.
3. He’s pitched poorly in the playoffs. He won’t be “clutchy.”
4. Never good idea to give a pitcher that many years and that much money.
In fact, I remember the Sports Guy being gleeful at the signing because he was sure CC would become Bartolo Colon.
There were doubts.
#1 and #2 were leaps of logic, but not horrendous ones, just poorly reasoned. #4 is probably right, but it’s the price of the business model we’ve chosen (which is a successful one).
#3 is just flat out idiotic. People who believed in #3 don’t understand either statistics or baseball history.
Strongest ditto ever to all of this. (I was worried about the years too and the rest are either poorly reasoned or flat out wrong).
My only point was these complaints did exist. And as ridiculous as 3 is, I specifically remember a lot of people (MSM people, not RAB peopl) talking about this before his first start in the playoffs last year.
I mean, I don’t really consider the Sports Guy the go-to source on baseball contracts.
Or anything, except awful television shows that haven’t aired in a decade or so.
True enough. But I think he is a pretty good arbiter of the conventional wisdom re: sports. I think then it would have been better for me to say ‘Do you when people thought the CC signing may not have been the best idea?’ rather than “we.”
There was definitely a distinction between the CW and what people at RAB thought.
That sounds like a you problem, not a we problem.
Do you remember when we doubted the CC signing?
I remember the grumbling over Coke, Matsui, Damon, AJax, Melky, etc.
But this one I don’t recall. Was there actual grumbling over CC?
And, he will opt out. He may not leave, but he’s going to use the opt out.
I only remember grumbling after his first few starts as a Yankee where he wasn’t that great.
Yeah, in April/May last year. “Not an ace”-type stuff.
He claims he won’t use the opt-out.
We’ll see…
I find it hard to believe that he won’t use that leverage in some way. Although, I imagine it could all happen behind the scenes.
Well has to think Hal isn’t as dumb as Hal to outbid himself.
Yes. Let me sum up:
Every single ex-Yankee who left is awesome and we’ll regret sending him away. Every single new Yankee we’ve acquired either sucks balls or his horrendously overrated and in full-blown decline mode and will cost us a shot at the title with his horrible play. Brian Cashman is the biggest moron in captivity. The Red Sox are better than us at everything.
You’re welcome.
What’s amazing is that people will trash a Yankee for their entire time with the team, but then wish for him back once he leaves and the replacement isn’t completely outperforming him.
M.Kay, stop with the Fallon comparisons. Tell us useless stats instead.
To quote someone from my Twitter feed, it’s kinda refreshing that they’re saying white guys look like other white guys when they don’t , at all.
I still think Thames looks like Kenan.
I actually see that a little bit.
…only a little?
I don’t even have a witty response. I’m just LOLing and almost choked on a grape.
/over ice tea’d
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jopstEt1kQ (SAFE)
sit down Joba, CC’s got this
CC is not in Lincecum’s league.
/Neyer’d
I think the Yanks might be on to something with this CC guy.
CC CG SHO
Too bad about that bleeder in the 2nd inning. CC had a legit shot at a no-no today with his stuff :/
CC was just getting bored, he wanted to make it a little more interesting.
“I don’t think he ever made it to AA, because I see New Hampshire here, that’s the Eastern League”
-Suzyn Waldman
facepalm
You can’t expect her to have both beauty and brains.
Now I’m even more confused.
She knows so much. Let’s all get under the table in her presence.
Fun fact, played little league with Davis, nicknamed “Rocket”, couldn’t really hit but if he got on base he would just stand in the middle of the base path until he got in a pickle, it must have been painful for parents to watch, he scored almsot every time he got on base and could catch anything hit to the outfield. Always thought a major leaguer would look way different from anyone playing wise, wasn’t the case with him through little and senior leagues…
After years of HDTV and bright, shiny, fan-friendly stadiums, watching clips of ’80s baseball just seems jarringly primitive.
completely agree. Hell, i watched replays of the 1998 NBA finals a couple of weeks ago and it looked like i was watching crap
Jeter’s gidp’s do look sharper in 3D..
I laughed (and cried a little too.)
2 things:
1. It would be nice for Joe to let CC finish this
2. It would be nice for Twitter to reinstate my account
Kearnsy!
Damn, Puma was galloping.
Joe not going to let CC finish this one off….
I think CC is way more than capable of pitching a complete game. What is his pitch count up to?
95 pitches. I’d give him 15 pitches to get it done.
In my opinion, CG’s are useless stats, and on top of that, it’s hot as fuck, so it’s probably wise. It wouldn’t kill him to save CC’s arm for another day.
CG’s can be very important. Every inning thrown by a starter is an inning not thrown by a reliever (non-Mo division) and that’s a good thing.
Our bullpen is really not that bad. Also, it’s the A’s.
Yeah I don’t mind if they don’t let him finish today, but in general CG’s definitely carry some value.
Right, and in a general sense, I do agree, but I guess for a team like the Mariners, I feel that it carries more weight. With the Yankees and especially in this case, it doesn’t. Didn’t mean to sound all blah about what you said. Sorry about that.
No problem, I kind of skipped the 2nd part of what you wrote too with regards to today’s game.
In a general sense, you’re right. But particularly with the rosters expanded there’s no reason to push it. In a 4-0 game in the 9th inning against the A’s, there’s no need to have any potential post season pitcher throw the last inning.
Right, in a general sense, I agree, but in this case, it’s not necessary.
Kit
I agree totally
Yeah, plenty of arms in our pen capable of getting 3 outs with a 5 run lead. Really no need for CC to be out there in the heat for one more today, unless he really wants to be.
Albie sighting.
Just to echo Ross in Jersey from above, the number of beatwriters writing off Felix for the CYA really is quite frightening.
yep. makes me die, a little inside…
I wonder how many of writers aren’t voting for Hernandez, because they think other writers won’t vote for him so don’t bother giving your 1st place vote for him.
They’re all using the “You play to win the game” joke, shoot me plz
Fucking Herm Edwards; he infecting everyone. Herm is in the bloodstream!
At least they are talking about it though which can only help people associate Felix with the Cy. Then smart people can do the research and realize he’s a serious candidate, if not the best candidate at this point.
If Felix was 10-10 on the Yankees (which would probably be mathematically impossible), they’d have an argument. But do they realize that he pitches for the team with the worst offense in the AL? Like, a historically bad offense? Come on.
Or epically bad, as the guy on Fantasy 411 said.
Jeter’s up with bases loaded 2 outs. I feel that ground out a-comin.
Incorrect, but thanks for playing
He wants to keep me on my toes.
A ground out is the most common occurrence during his career. He hits about 52% ground balls and has a .259 BABIP on them.
Without checking, I would guess that it’s probably the most common end to an at bat in general.
I enjoy that, against Oakland, the entire Yankee team hits like Albert Pujols.
Except Jeter, of course.
Aww I really wanted to see CC get the CG SHO. Oh well, it’s not important.
But did you ever see one of those 1950s World Series games on ESPN Classic or MLB Network? Batters stayed in the box, pichers didn’t take walks around the mound between pitches. Games were played in an hour less than they are now, and it was almost continuous PLAYING, instead of messing around.
And you know what, the most popular games today tend to be the longest games. Offense and tension sell. And offense and tension lead to longer games.
Hindsight, while I hate Swisher leaving injured, how about the difference Granderson made in a game that he didn’t start? You can’t predict baseball.
/Sterling’d
/bexyandbecca’d
\o/!!!
/building the brand’d
hey!
Granderson still sucks because we would have won without him. He was just showing off.
/NYY Fans
Hate the pitching change…let CC go for the SHO, but I guess you may as well let Albie show what he can do in a lower leveraged situation.
Ouch.
That looked friggin’ painful
I always hated Suzuki anyways.
Oh noes, Flash must be so sad that his BFF just got drilled.
And, you know, I remember FJM post that basically said if the “Wins” and “Losses” stats were referred to by another name, people wouldn’t care about them. It’s so true.
That’s gonna leave a mark.
Albie is not inspiring me as much as he did warming up.
He needs to prove he’s more than just a 4A pitcher.
It’s incredibly unfair to be judged by such small sample sizes, but if Albie wants to be on this team next year he can’t afford to blow up in this outings.
Every time Cust comes up, I remember that time years ago in Baltimore when he fell down trying to score the tying run, and pathetically tried to crawl home before being tagged out.
Good times.
That was Cust? I forgot that was him. I definitely don’t forget that play, though. I believe that was like, Aaron Boone’s first game as a Yankee.
NICE GAME YOUSE GUYS. NICE GAME.
Sweep, baby! Beautifully done. Good job, guys.
Four game sweeps are pretty cool
Bring out the Paulie picture for the magic number before it’s too late!
Tommie’s gonna be so sad when he sees that pic up top…
They should put up Hawkins!
‘s what I was talkin’ ’bout.
Damn the RABbis are quick with that!
I am.
Not only did I not get Latroy Hawkins, they didn’t even give me my boy Dan Pasqua.
http://danmahan.com/autos/uplo.....792881.jpg
You know what’s better than a four-game sweep?
A 10-0 homestand.
/greedy’d
Woohoo!
Man, so happy there’s no game tonight. I am going to take such a great nap later. Feels like I haven’t slept in weeks.
Haha I know exactly what you mean.
I think my friends are just happy that we get to go out and we don’t have to pick a place where the game is on.
Amen.
You know how hard it is to find a good strip club where they’re showing the Yankee game? Lemme tell ya: it’s not that hard.
Curtis is so polite.
I enjoy Curtis Granderson interviews.
great fucking win
I guess Oakland : New York :: Anaheim : Boston
The Yankees now only need to go 16-12 to win 100 games. Yum.
But everyone keeps telling me that they are not making the playoffs!11!onehundredandeleventy!
CC isn’t in the same category as Tim Lincecum
Red Sox have a better bullpen than the Yankees.
Yup.
Sweep. Albie damned!
DEJO….DEJJJJJJJJJ-O
CC’s ERA looks like it’s still just a hair over three. He will almost certainly win twenty games, but it looks like he’s going to need some shutout appearances in order to lower that ERA and increase his odds for the Cy Young.
CC has six more starts; he should win at least three of those and end up with a minimum of 22 victories. Thus, regardless of what his ERA ultimately is, I can’t see anyone else winning the Cy Young if that happens.
Would CC be the most deserving candidate? No. King Felix should be the guy. But I seriously doubt the voters wouldn’t give the Cy to a 22-game winner.
Right; That’s the thing: I don’t want the ESPN pundits saying that Lee or Hernandez or anyone else got robbed just because CC had a phenomenal amount of wins. I want it to be obvious that CC is the winner, like a Ron Guidry.
love it when they drill it deep….granderson is delicious, lip smacking yes.
Oh my.
uh huh, jabbadibbadiaheez, when they drill it deep, you better hold on tight! sweet grandy hits you with waves of shock and awe.
Is TWSS even even necessary anymore?
Sexy win
That magic number photo is perfect.
One hit? They got one goddamn hit?
Harry Doyle’d