Game 148: A third try for 20
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Despite having zero 20-win seasons to his credit, CC Sabathia has been here before. Just about two weeks his took the mound against the Orioles with a chance for his 20th victory of 2010, but the O’s jumped on him early and often and sent CC and the Yankees home losers that night. Their game plan was to jump on Sabathia early in the count, so it’ll be interesting to see how both sides adjust tonight. If Baltimore sticks with that same approach, I get the feeling that CC’s going to chew them up and spit them out.
Here’s tonight’s lineup…
SS Jeter, Derek
DH Swisher, Nick – hey, look who’s back
1B Berkman, Lance
3B Rodriguez, Alex
2B Cano, Robinson
C Posada, Jorge
CF Granderson, Curtis
LF Gardner, Brett
RF Curtis, Colin
And on the bump, it’s Carsten Sabathia.
Boo for Saturday night games. This one starts a little after 7:00pm ET and can be seen on YES. Hopefully it’s not a dramatic a last night, but with the same end result. Enjoy the game, everyone.
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So, this Tulowitzki dude can hit a baseball, huh?
doesn’t that give him like 14 or 15 hr for the month?
14, just checked. He now has 26 HRs. Not bad considering he missed so much time.
A-Rod in April 2007 had what, 13?
Yep. Tied Pujols for most in April.
Not on topic, but he’s really killing my hopes that he’d be undervalued next year in fantasy drafts.
pfft, close enough.
To being on topic, I mean. At this rate, he’ll be overrated, much like the Jets who are overrated based on their late playoff run last year
Well when he does meh in the first half of the season you can buy low until he gets his post ASB tear on.
He’s hit 14 HRs just in the month of September, which is only two weeks old??
Did everyone see this?
http://deadspin.com/5641622/re.....erek-jeter
Yeah. I was like “…”, and then I went and listened to Tulo because Fox sucks and I couldn’t watch the game
What a fucking hypocrite. Did he cut up any cards of PED users? Of bat corkers? Of spitballers, ball doctorers? Of Pete Rose? Sure didn’t sound like it from that description.
Sir Lancelot gonna hit one out to Eutaw Street today
We play today, we win today. Das it.
Time to get on a long winning streak guys.
The Rockies once again leads the league in OPS and Avg while playing at home and has equally dismal numbers on the road.
I thought the humidor balls was suppose to suppress the mile high factor.
Getting closer and closer to putting the A-lineup back on the field. Oh so close.
All these close games and fun to watch and all, but here’s hoping for a nice relaxing evening for a change…
I feel like we might not see the entire a lineup together until game 1 of the ALDS, and that will be the lefty A lineup.
Well right now all that’s missing is getting Swisher in the field and Tex in the lineup. I think we’ll see it once or twice before we clinch and Joe starts trotting out the AAA team.
i will 2nd that
Did he fake that one too?
What was that for?
You sure he hit him, Ump? He might be cheating. He does that you know. And people are offended by it.
“One of those late afternoon batting averages, .542″
Well played, Kenny.
Regardless of righty/lefty, is Colin Curtis really that much better than Golson?
I’d rather have Golson for speed/defense, hope he gets on and can steal or something
Great strike zone today guys
I love how excited I get to watch CC pitch. I literally wake up in the morning and say “yay, CC is pitching today!” I just love watching games when he pitches, for obvious reasons.
Come on Robbie, so we dont have to hear the RISP stats all night
Nice, loud pro-Yankee chants tonight.
Sooooooooo close.
This has to be embarrassing for O’s fans . . .
Why did he hold Jeter! Why!
I think the ball was simply hit too hard. Got to Reimold too quickly.
It was hit too hard and the Orioles have good outfielders
1-1 RISP
/Carl’d
/Greg’d
Yeah, that.
Beat me to it.
Damn you Cano… you hit the ball too hard, haha.
Orioles outfielders have good arms
Uch, he hit it too hard. That sucks. Bad luck.
Ugh… 100 RBI denied. Come on PoPo!
With that throw from Reimold, I think Jeter scores.
So far 1-1 with RISP
Need some FF advice.
Start one out of: Jahvid Best vs. Phi/ Felix Jones vs. Chi/ Dez Bryant vs. Chi/ Thomas Jones vs. Cle/ Michael Bush(Qstble) vs. StL?
Leaning towards Bryant, but a little unsure.
Jones vs. Cleveland. Cleveland sucks. Chicago is ok and Philly still has a good run defense.
I’m starting Jamaal Charles, I don’t know if I want both Jones and Charles starting for me. Just in case they abandon the running game for whatever reason.
Again, Cleveland sucks and Delhomme isn’t playing. I really wouldn’t be too worried about that.
Oh yeah, I forgot about Delhomme not starting. You would still start both of them over Bryant?
Bautista just hit #49 off of beckett
i still think theres something fishy about him, but i like it when its against boston
If steroids could more than double a player’s ISO, I think everyone would be on them.
Nobody in the AL hit 40 last year and now he’s going to hit 50 this year.
Really, unless he hits between 35-45 next year, one really does have to wonder. At the same time, don’t you figure he has to have been tested already at some point this year?
No one hit 40 the year before, right? I think A-Rod in 2007 was the last ALer with 40+.
Actually, I think two guys had 40+ that year, but A-Rod had 50+.
I’m just saying that I think it’s a fluke, but being that it’s this day and age, the question will always be there.
To be fair, Ramiro Pena could homer off Beckett the way he’s been coughing them up.
/cheapshot
There are posters on this site with more power than Pena.
Slider down and in. Here it comes.
C’mon Jorge.
Hip fucking hip!
Hoo fucking ray
Open the floodgates, boys. Here we goooooo!
Sweet. Thank you.
Another nice at bat from Georgie.
2-2 , me like, PoPo needs to fly!
Well… I guess that makes up for Cano hitting the ball too hard.
2-2 RISP
Thank You Sir
JOPO!!!!!
Yay.
Atta boy Jorge
yea JoPo
that’s Wigginton reversion, he couldn’t be that good against us
BuzzCurt Granderson.
Look! Runners come in! Woohoo!
So Curtis swings at the first pitch.
2/3 with RISP? We suck. Granderson is such a rally killer. Johnny Damon would have hit a 8 run homer right there. Without even swinging the bat. His aura would have muscled it out.
You’re crazy man
Dude Matsui would have hit that all the way to the japan sea, awoken the real godzilla so he can come and be our DH.
What would his strike zone be? How does he run the bases? What’s his arm like? We need to know these things before we can sign this Gojira kid.
“Gojira”
tehe.
may this joke RIP
So true.
CC already has 1 more run than he needs.
I agree. Two runs should be enough
Of course he did get lit up against the O’s last time around.
They attacked him early in the count. CC will adjust
Nice start! Great AB Jorge, you’ll get em next time Grandy!
It could be a relaxing night if CC is on
I think this whole C.C. 20 win thing is going to become a big joke. Each time he pitches we will find more unbelievable and inconceivable ways to lose the game.
/notreally’d
/willget20tonight’d
Well he has the Cy Young locked up already. King Felix showed he can’t pitch under pressure when he gave up the no hitter in the 8th inning yesterday.
/MSM’d
no his fault, he got thrown off by the Borbon bunt attempt because it was so offensive to him
That was like 3 innings previous.
My fantasy leagues count shutouts and I have Felix. Imagine my disappointment when I saw that ball go over the fence.
Cano woulda had that.
My bad, reply fail
How lucky are the Orioles to face CC every series.
As lucky as we are to not face Greinke ever in 4 game series.
That’s amazes me that we’ve never faced Zach Greinke in two years
I take it as universal atonement for having to face Felix three times.
He has the lowest era and the greatest ip How do even the traditionalist people not see he’s the King?
He doesn’t have teh magic wins!!!!!
But noone cared about that last year.
That might have just been a one-year aberration, especially since nobody won 20. We’ll know better this year.
Squeeze CC night yeah!
And that should have been strike 3.
Can Miguel Cabrera do that?
Best second baseman in baseball? Best second baseman in baseball.
Robbie Cano gold glove
so much swag, he makes it look effortless and so fluid
No one on the diamond got swagger like Robbie
Too bad Larry Bowa left, imagine how much than he already is Cano could be
Not sure what you’re trying to say here.
I meant to say how much better Cano could be than he is, and it was a joke
I’m having a rough day I guess.
Yea, just missed the one word. Thanks for clarifying!
Damn Cano
Lazy Cano, easy play. No grit at all.
I already dont like this strike zone
Jeter is a statue.
Come on Jeter.
Poor Jeter
Two words that definately dont go together
no Tex? cmon Joe, put in the entire A team already!!!
I agree, Sabathia should also pitch everyday.
He’s 1/19 off Guthrie and he’s been playing on a broken toe. Was a good night to give him the day off.
I think he is also dealing with a thumb issue.
He can’t help it. Tex is really banged up.
he’s 1-18 against Guthrie and he could use a day off with that broken toe, I don’t have a problem with him getting an off day
Double play is a cure all! Let’s go DP, let’s go!
Just alitttttle high on the throw…cmon strike out!
Posada, giveth and taketh away. Good thing he gives a whole lot more than he takes.
1st homer, 1st steal, 1st time looking like a douche for not paying attention
Baserunning 101 FAIL!
Buck is mad. Someone’s not going to get a chance to see their kids tonight.
I would crap myself if I saw C.C. chasing me like that.
I laughed.
I forget who it was, but one of the beat writers moved over to cover some football team once camp opened up. He said in 10+ years of covering baseball, he’d seen one guy CC’s size. In one day of covering football, he’d seen about 20.
CC will likely get 20 and lead the league in wins. Remember the good old days where Halladay would have won 30 game at this point?
Wow, after seeing that poll, I kinda feel bad for the Orioles.
speeeeeeed
There’s one from Gritner for the haters.
What haters?
Haha there are some people that don’t believe in him.
I like him but I don’t believe he can maintain this production next year.
He’ll be good but not great IMO.
Perhaps you mean the people who mentioned Gardner had the higher perceived value to actual value ratio then Granderson. That’s not hating, it’s simply being factual.
No, I wasn’t necessarily talking about today’s article/ argument. I agree with that assertion anyway.
I wasn’t really making a serious point about haters, I’m sorry.
Yeah, Gardy!
Easy triple.
Your everyday lead off stand up triple….
Gardner is fast, I think he read that thread from earlier today.
leadoff stand up triple….that some good classic Brett Gardner
Ben K. 1, Adam J. 0
To be honest, He hit a homer yesterday so it should be
Ben K. 1, Adam J. 1
That was yesterday. Today’s a new day and we started at 0-0.
OK, no problem, just trying to be fair for when Ben wins anyway.
But Adam’s homer was immediately erased by Alex’s 3-run HR. So it’s Ben K. 2 Adam J. 1
Thank you camera man, I am now dizzy.
They left out his homerun from last season during his first ab, first pitch after coming back from hip surgery. That was pretty awesome.
That was an option.
That’s what I get for not watching the game, and working in the other room with the broadcast on…
Colin Curtis trying to get himself out
Curtis could have had a better at bat there.
Squeeze!
That works well too.
Nice, Derek. That’ll do.
Can they get Guthrie to 50 pitches this inning?
Stay tuned.
Sac Flies! Wooo
OMG, sac fly!
You’ll know to swing at that pitch next time, right, Swish?
Wait — we’re allowed to score a runner from third with less than two out?
Kidding. I really think the Captain’s getting, if not in a groove, out of his trough.
Methinks A-Rod’s HR yesterday was a big weight off everybody’s back. The players’ and ours.
I believe that too.
I was actually thinking, in tonight’s first inning, that, prior to ARod’s homer, the first baseman would have fielded Posada’s hit. It’s like the karma was changed.
Below the knees, I hope CC gets the same call. Curtis’s call was at the letters, I hope CC gets that call as well. Consistency son!
Please don’t use spank in verbal form while announcing Kay.
So whose excited for the 2012 ten-man rotation of CC, Lee, Darvish, Burnett, Hughes, Brackman, Man-Ban, Betances, Warren, and Stoneburner?
and Joba.
no Nova?
I don’t think Stoneburner will be a starter in the majors.
Yea forget about 6 man rotations, we’re going straight to 10.
Overran that a bit
You left out Mitre. I hear Joe is very high on him
reply fail
/icecreameating’d
Some pathetic defense behind CC tonight.
swiss cheese infield
Jeter and Arod are old. Cano should have had that
Shoulda be an error on Cano. If he was gritty, he woulda had it.
/I Keed I Keed
CC got this no problem
Can someone get me up to speed with what happened at the beginning of this half inning. I walked away for a second.
groundball single off cano’s glove, groundball single past A-rod/Jeter
Thanks. And boo, guys.
BG Triple. Colin Curtis K’s. Jeter sac fly. Swish k’s.
Wrong half inning sorry lol
Caught all that, I meant this half inning.
CC’s Velocity is bad tonight too
I think maybe he looks tired
Man, started this game listening to the radio, and Sterling and Suzyn could not stop talking about Showalter. They’re talking about how there’s no reason for it, nothing he’s doing, nothing he’s done…but it’s CLEAR that it’s all due to him! Cuz he told Andino not to wear his hat all gangsta on the first day.
Maybe replacing Mora and Tejada with some players who can actually field the ball helped their pitching? Roberts coming off the DL? Wieters heating up in the second half?
Nah, Buck Showalter magic!
Quit screwing around CC, end this.
Walking the backup catcher is a pretty decent-sized mistake. Just get Izturis.
Forget the 20 wins, clearly this is the 2′s era curse.
Cesar Izturis needs to do us a favor and GIDP
2 inch x 2 inch strike zone for CC
this ump is all over the place
Yeah. He’s been calling yanks out on pitches off the inside corner all day. But that pitch was a ball? k.
This ump must be racist!
I almost said that exact remark but it seemed it may have been taken as an intolerant behavior. No other excuse, he must be.
I was just joking.
So was I.
No, you really think he is.
C’mon CC get these fools out, it’s the Oriole’s, the Baltimore Orioles. Where’s that consistent strike zone ump? Oh okay, if it down broadway CC gets the call.
DP ball, CC. All you need.
Gameday’s making that strike zone look awfully tight…any observations?
Ech, whatevs.
And since they don’t give out errors anymore, CC gets an earned run. Nice.
Uno mas, CC.
HE GOT THE CALL!
That’s all they get CC, make them remember why they’re in last place.
Way to give maximum effort there, Jones. Clearly Ben is in his head.
Obviously Jeter is going to get to 3,000 hits next year, but A-rod will only take a few more years to get there
Michael Kay questioning situational stats? Blasphemy!
Pretty good strike zone so far, so the complaining about calls is a little unfounded so far.
http://bit.ly/dk6jiR
Not consistent from a visual standpoint.
wap.MLB.com/nyy
Doesn’t look that good, but it’s okay.
It’s a little tight, but fairly consistent.
TWSS
Im not sure fangraphs is going to be hiring Kenny or Michael anytime soon
Are they actually discussing sabermetrics principles on the broadcast?
Great camera angel there.
So is Andino good now?
can we trade A-Rod for him?
Robert Andino…really
C’mon, CC. Get it together.
I just think he’s tired
Strike out this free swinger!
Two fucken runs on sac flys make me sick.
Is anyone else annoyed by the fact that Michael Kay acts like he’s important?
There’s a reason he and John Sterling don’t work together anymore.
/cut from the same cloth’d
Very true.
Especially when he acts like he’s putting himself down while actually bragging at the same time…..He strikes me as a big ole Phony
You know you’ve made it, in life, when you get to sit one on one with Michael Kay on CenterStage. I hate the fact they zoom in on any picture (he asks) the fans (to) bring. Even if it’s at the hotel across the street. Very annoying.
Since when are the Orioles a patient team?
Since Buck got there
Looks like CC just isn’t getting amped up to face the O’s.
I hope we’re not done scoring
C’mon, offense.
Hey guys, I just got in and Greg is already annoying. What else is up?
Hai Bex. How’s it going?
Good. TOMORROW IS A GLORIOUS DAYYYYY after all.
Like I said before, I think you may need your own thread!
I think she should get her own post, just so she can have like a hundred posts going ‘OMG HIS ARMS.’
HE’S SO STUBBLY I WANT TO PET HIS CHEEK
I mean. What.
Hehe. I’m excited to see him pitch again. It’s been too long.
Hi Bex. Today was a glorious day too. Gotta love September and October weather in NewYork/New England.
Thanks to the Office promo, I’ve got the “Nobody But Me” song stuck in my head.
I suggest coming up with your own lyrics to deal with your annoyance.
The Grandy man can and will! Show us whatcha ya got, C-Grand steal this base!
Mike Boddicker
Question?
Last Orioles 20 game winner
Yep, all the way back in 1984.
Joe must have chosen to rest the normal cameramen, or something.
/hides
Haha…what was that, Wiggy?
Brett’s heating up, must be feeling better
Glad to have you back, Gardy.
That was on Gardy, not the OF.
Let’s score here.
If they don’t get a run here, I give up
Maybe THAT’S how AJ got his black eye, a flying bat! Just a single and a jack from a cycle for Gardy!
/happy thoughts
Just got in. Gardy’s really banged in a double and a triple already? Swoons forever.
Colin Curtis should have bunted.
Dear Swish and Tex,
I miss our A-line up. Get well soon.
Love,
Kit
Swish is in the lineup. He’s DH
Swish should be in RF for full A-line power, I think.
This.
That. Otherwise you get a way inferior bat in the lineup.
Amen.
Bunt you idiot.
Just got in. How many times have we left the bases loaded today?
Good thing the chance that Curtis or Golson get a start in the postseason is around 0.2%, eh Kay?
solid AB by Curtis
I’d say for Gardy, the HR is harder than the 3b.
Yeah. Kay said he has the power for a home run. Since When? Best chance he has for a homer is an inside the park job.
He just means he’s not Cervelli or Pena. He does have 5-8 HR power every year, but that’s not great power.
Steal home Grandy.
Best ab of the game so far.
…but sucky result.
A sac fly works here, don’t have to be a hero Colin!
Well he put the ball in play, just in a bad spot
Ball 4. Colin Curtis is annoying.
?????
It was a good at bat with a bad result.
i love 8 pitch ABs
That was low, terrible call!
Definitely.
I’ll take it. Just keep tacking them on.
Got the job done
2-7 with RISP…ugh
And yet we have 4 runs in 4 innings. It’s almost like you shouldn’t get hung up on that statistic!
Fucking thank you.
Thanks from me too.
.286 isn’t that bad.
League average is somewhere in the .260s, so .286 is actually rather good.
Yes but two of those are sacrifices, which I compare to walks, in that they shouldn’t count as an atbat, because of the positive result
So, 2-5 RISP
Jeez.
4 of 6 total runs on sacrifices.
1st and 2nd no outs and we only get 1. Kinda sucks.
Man, you guys are never satisfied, are you?
No because they didn’t get a hit, they were set up for a big inning and failed to do much. Pretty much the story of the road trip.
Wrong. The story of the road trip is that they wouldn’t score at all in that situation
Who gives a fuck if they got a hit or not. They’re winning and they’re playing better than they were a week ago when it was a struggle to even get a run in with people on base. So stop your whining.
Just FYI: Tom Zig is good people. But I do pretty much agree with the whole “at this point I’m just happy we got runs in” sentiment.
That was really snippy of me, and I’m sorry, but I just strongly dislike people who are never satisfied. Even when they’re winning, and even when they’re playing better, they’re just never happy and always whining.
To put in prospect , Kit, this is also just sports. One is allow to indulge in a bit of unrealistic fantasies.
Prospect? Do you mean perspective? You can fantasize all you want, but my problem is with people whining about it when their expectations aren’t met. You know they’re not realistic, but you’re still complaining about it when the team doesn’t live up to it.
Oh , I haven’t whine at all. I just thought I am entitled to my unrealistic views as a Yankees fan.
You are, but don’t whine about it. If you haven’t, then good for you. Feel free to continue on your merry way.
Okay. But I still love the Yankees to dominate every games they play. However , unrealistically it maybe.
It is unrealistic. You’re setting yourself up for some major disappointments. It’s ridiculous to think like that.
Sure, I live a ridiculous world .
I’m not whining, I just expect better than this current quality of play. They’ve gotten better, and are showing signs of waking up from their slumber. They still seem a bit drowsy though.
It sounds like whining. All I’m saying is be glad that they’re looking better. They’ll turn it around soon enough, and the signs that they’re doing so shouldn’t be disregarded.
No.
Then I can’t help you. That’s a severe “you” problem. You’re going to be miserable forever then.
I am actually pretty happy, I just have unrealistic expectations as a fan.
Derek Jeter is a narrator in the Johnnie Walker commercial, right? Or am I going crazy?
I’m never sure.
To me that doesn’t sound like him at all, way too deep a voice.
It sounds like him at the beginning, IMO, and then it stops sounding like him.
/deep thoughts with bexarama’d
Agreed.
I think he is. Sounds like him. It’s one of my favorite commercials.
It sounds like him.
So 4 of the total 6 runs today are on sac flys, such an exciting game!
Damn you Orioles and Yankees, ENTERTAIN US!!!!!
Not enough bunting obviously~
So it would be nice if CC had a quick inning.
Deal.
Wish granted
Ask and you shall receive!
I would only let CC go 5.
Don’t see that too often.
There we go, CC!
As long as CC is in line for the win, there is absolutely zero reason to push him past 100 pitches tonight. Give the big man some well-deserved rest. He’s uh, kind of important to have 100% in the playoffs.
lol @ Mike’s small ball twitter post
To be fair, if it works it works regardless if it is boring or not.
Also, no I am not advocating the Yankees play more small ball, just saying
It works? For who? How many championship teams won playing “smallball” all the time?
Not saying it is the end all be all, but maybe sometimes a team isn’t hitting and you have to try something. I’m not saying that a smallball philosophy is the ultimate answer, just that sometimes is works.
If CC gets 20 and it’s mathematically impossible for us to miss the playoffs, I say rest him until Game One.
Jose Bitchista, damn, that scurvy fuck is taking something. From Derek Jeter power to A-Rod power, I want some.
Keep the nickname alive!
Isn’t that his exact place in history for total hr’s.
A-Rod is in the zone
A-Rod is locked in!
Derek! Good job. More of that, please.
Or… there’s no such thing as clutch and A-rod is a guy who’s really good at baseball regardless of the situation.
CANO!!!
CANO!!
POW
ROBBIE!
I really needed this series. The Orioles really do cure all.
Technically they started this crap. I don’t really count that last game against the Jays.
Yay smallball.
When you can do both, you are unstoppable
Oh, hi, Robbie.
Dontcha know!
Fuck you Robbie, how dare you hit a home run without a runner in scoring position? HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO WIN LIKE THIS
too lazy to run the bases, huh.
Cano’s swings are so beautiful, especially when he does that.
Stupid ARod. He should have stolen, so the team’s AVG with RISP numbers could go up. Selfish jerk.
that swing was griffey-esque
C-YA! Isn’t that 100 and 101 RBIs!!?! Nicely done, NOW I’m entertained!
Yes.
Way to go Cano!!
CC looks sick
As Kim Jones mentioned a couple days ago, this is the first time in Yankee history that they’ve had 3 infielders with 100+ RBIs.
As overrated as the RBI stat is, that’s pretty amazing considering the Yankees illustrious history. Major props to Tex, Cano and A-Rod.
That’s one of the great things about baseball. Even with a history of over 100 years you still see something unique every week/month/year.
5,000 dollar bet? ROFL.
Nice to have 5000 dollars to throw aroud like that.
*around
That’s pretty weak, actually. If you scale the salaries that’s the equivalent of guys like us betting 3 dollars.
Yeah, their version of pocket change.
I prefer to make bets for shiny quarters only.
Jorge, your still a winner!
/my 5 year old
That’s adorable.
Never bet against a man who shamelessly shares his gigantic porn collection.
/lessons learned
Im missing something, please do tell
I recently learned that Matsui has a giant porn collection. So I added that to the story about his bet with Abreu and Jeter and how he basically played them.
Oh OK….I saw “porn collection” and it caught my attention, for some reason
He seemed so up tight, little did we know he enjoys that word that rhymes with cuttake, just amazingly hilarious!
Oh God such an awful mental image
high strike, there
I think this iO commercial is still very annoying to me
Most commercials are.
The one with the girl who confuses football and baseball? That one pisses me off. I can’t tell if it’s sexist or a blonde joke. Either way, it’s annoying.
It’s a bit of both. And it’s also starting to get to me.
Both.
Stupid, blonde women who don’t know their place, which is certainly not at the ballpark.
/Rob Dibble’d
No, that’s my own honest opinion…………………………………………………………………………not.
Yes, both, and yes.
It’s probably intended to be a blonde joke. But comes off sexist.
It’s terrible.
I put my fingers in my ears for that one.
Cano: “Are you not entertained, is this not why you are here?!”
IETC
I’m never entertained.
That should be all for Guthrie. Nice work.
I’m looking forward to the CC/Price match up next Thursday. Let’s get revenge for the last one.
Piniero’s actually been pretty decent this year. 3.87 FIP. I wonder if that’s a guy the Yankees might look to get in a trade as a fallback if they don’t get Lee.
Probably not.
Are you kidding me with this guy?
That sucked.
Andino must have gotten his shipment of HGH from Jose in Canada
That is horrible, horrible slander. And, of course, true.
Maybe he has the same Doctor and Trainer as Bautista and Dan Johnson.
Nah just Bautista, Dan Johnson just has a couple random good games.
Andino is the man!
They should probably start on Robert Andino’s Cooperstown bust now.
That’s the NFL Hall of Fame.
Yeah, I meant plaque. Brain cramp.
Wrong. Canton is the NFL HOF
No, I meant they do the busts with the NFL HOF, and plaques with the Baseball HOF.
It’s also a major city In China. I don’t know which one came first.
He’s got just as much chance to make Canton as he does Cooperstown
Oh sorry. Disregard my remark
No problem!
I think Andino’s been hanging out with Jose Bautista
CC just pitching to the score, yep that’s it.
In every series there’s that one shitty player who they can’t get out.
*see Matt Joyce, Reid Brignac, Dan Johnson
what the hell has Robert Andino been eating???
Bill “Spaceman” Lee’s breakfast of champions.
Get the run back, guys.
Robert Andino? Okayyyy
Once in a while a scrub gets on a hot streak.
Andino? Who? You can stop hitting now, I think u have a job next year!
I kinda like you now, Juan Rivera.
Isn’t he the guy that stole a Jeter glove and sold it?
That was Ruben Rivera
Ruben Rivera, Mo’s cousin, did that.
That’s right. Thanks.
Also a cousin of Mariano as I recall.
Price just gave up 3 runs yes!
Bexy bait on YES
I may need my own thread tomorrow
Juan Rivera with a 3-run homer to put the Angels up 3-2
Andy Pettitte’s name being listed under “Tomorrow’s Starters.” I’M GONNA CRY.
it’s only like $70 for an amtrak ticket.
Awright. Price just gave up a three run round tripper to Rivera. Angels 3 Rays 2.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
/Darth Vader’d
YES
Well, that probably kills my chances of winning in fantasy this week.
/bexybait’d
I forgot Andy was having such a great season. Could have had 20 wins, but alas. We’ll have him next season. =D
I used to joke about him getting 21 wins before the season, just to get him to 250 for his career. Of course, he was pretty comfortably on the way to getting 21 wins this year, and then… stupid groin.
Bexy calling Andy’s groin stupid? Screencapped.
Heh. Well maybe I rushed to call it that, I am not personally acquainted with it… I mean… um…
Goodnight everybody!
Heh heh heh.
I really hope Andy comes back, the old man still has some life in that left arm!
Buck cleaned up a room, O’s are now winning games.
If that is how it works, I am frightened to think how dirty the Pirates clubhouse is.
LMAO
Kinda just sounds like Buck is a bit of an ass.
Jeter with a ground ball? I can’t believe it!
And another one! But he’s safe! You just can’t make this stuff up, Suzyn! You just can’t!
Ugh. I can’t believe I’m happy for the Angels. What the hell am I doing. I hate the Angels.
How can you hate the Angels ? They play the game “The Right Way”
A Baltimore chop in Baltimore? WHO KNEW
U mad, Buck?
Why so serious, Buck?
Oh sit down Buck, your team is a billion games out of first.
He’s firing up the troops!
Ooh…close play.
…but replay would really slow down the game. It’s important that we don’t allow replay, so that we don’t ever have players and fans standing around on the field while safe/out calls are debated by fat men on the field of play.
Is that a tie? Split, split second makes that an out but super close.
YEAAAAAAAAH BABY!
W00t
way to go Swish!!!
Swish! Getting your groove back. Sweet.
Swishilicious!
Yeah Swish.
Another stellar performance by Josh “Gibson” Beckett. Good thing the Yankees are the only team with pitching problems.
Five. Aces.
(Sorry Pat D, I know you hate it, but I totally love it)
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Being totally serious, who’s rotation would you rather have right now? Boston or New York?
I confess I’ve been out of the loop for the past month or so, but after CC there aren’t a lot of guarantees (and I don’t consider Andy a guarantee coming off injury).
Tough call. The two are about the same.
It’s the same with Boston though. They’re Lester who’s awesome, Buchholz who’s good, then Beckett, Lackey, and Dice-K who could either be great or disasters on any given day.
New York’s. Boston has way too much money invested in Lackey, Beckett, and Dice-K. Yes, Buchholz is better than any number 2 we have but still. Unless you’re ignoring the financials…
I’m looking at this in a vacuum. Disregarding financials.
Well, Lester and CC are basically a wash. Buchholz has had a great year, but he’s pitched to better-than-deserved results. Beckett, Lackey and Dice-K are, to say the least, inconsistent – oftentimes bad. I think the rotations are close to even when Pettitte is healthy.
If I could pick bits and pieces of each rotation, I would tell you, but at this point, I don’t think many pitchers are as lock down, guaranteed win. Right now, the Yankees rotation is a mess and as much as I would like Andy to be a stabilizing force, I find it difficult to believe he’ll be stellar coming off an injury (I’m sorry, Bex!). Maybe with time he will be, and hopefully I’m wrong and he owns, but I honestly don’t know. Neither rotation looks that solid to me. I hate saying that about the Yankees, but it’s my honest opinion. =/
Personal standpoint is I’d prefer Boston. Lester is effectively CC, I’d give a slight edge of Bucholz to Pettitte, tie on Lackey and Hughes, Javy would lose out a bit to Beckett (but not by much) and Dice-K and AJ are probably a wash.
Again, not a big difference and I haven’t seen any stats in a solid month but that’s how I’d rate it.
What’d he do?
It’s the bad chin hair. it’s ruined him.
Nicely done, good base running Jeter! Swisher’s SWEET!
Thanks Reimold
He looks like he is playing hot potato out there tonight.
I like dat game
Oh Swish, you’re so much better than [insert replacement player here].
Kearns, Curtis, Golson, Bret ‘The Hitman’ Hart. Better than them all!
Blasphemy!
Bret Hart is The Best There Is, The Best There Was, The Best There Ever Will Be!!!
The Ultimate Warrior was pretty awesome and also insane.
No and yes.
He wasn’t much of a wrestler but I enjoyed his theatrics and rants.
I did too. Then I got older and realized how stupid I was as a kid.
And then of course, there’s all the anti-gay and right wing stuff that he does now…
I have no idea what he does now. But as a kid, I thought it was funny as shit.
For insane see Beniot, Chris. Just awful.
Insane? Maybe.
Impaired mental capacity due to severe head trauma developed over a long career of slamming his head into another guy when diving off the top rope? More likely.
Or because of roid-rage ether way, he tainted the legacy of the four horsemen.
I don’t ever want to hear that roid-rage excuse. He supposedly killed his wife one day and his son the next. That’s not roid rage.
They did a study of his brain and they found it was functioning as well as an 85-year old with Alzheimer’s.
They found similar problems with the brains of former NFL’ers Andre Waters (suicide) and Mike Webster (long history of mental problems).
Then he def was insane, very tragic.
Yeah, that’s ‘art’ imitates life there.
The Ultimate Warrior needed Ritalin, badly.
Yea, rent the DVD “The Self Destruction of the Ultimate Warrior” sometime.
Or, better yet, I see that it’s on YouTube.
If it’s free, I’ll check it out.
Yea, you can find it there. It’s great to hear so many people rip on him, because he refused to participate.
I am pretty sure he still do.
Swisher IS a sharpshooter!! All he needs now are cheap pink shades. I’m sure he owns some.
Technically, he’s three and a half times better than [generic replacement player].
Swish has had two great years with the Yankees. Contrary to my negative comments about Cashman last night, Swish was an unbelievable pick up.
If Swisher goes on to have like, theoretically, 4 or 5 more good years with the Yankees, that trade just has to go down as one of the more one-sided trades ever.
I think Cashman and company were VERY smart to discern that there were serious chemistry problems between Ozzie and Swish that were killing his numbers compared to his career stats.
You have to credit Cashman with our incredible farm system this year, too. Ever since he’s gained more power in the organization he’s made improving the farm system a priority.
Definitely. Overall, Cashman has done a great job.
A+ Cash.
If youve ever listened to that little darling Suzyn Waldman announce a Yanks-Os game since Bucks been managing, you cant help but wonder if theyve had “sexual relations”
**shudder**
The wonder is all yours.
Switching to the O’s broadcast…..now.
I think the same of Buck and Kay. D:
Well thats even more disturbing
Yea, what kind of sick, twisted mind would even want to produce that thought.
For shame, bex.
Eww…
yeah, it’s been ridiculous. Buck showalter is apparently the story they’ve decided to report this whole series. really aggravating.
Joe should save some mileages on CC’s arm tonight and take him after the 6th.
Man CC is throwing harder. How is that possible? Probably took a number 2 between innings.
always works
To echo an earlier sentiment, that should be CC’s last inning.
Yup. No need to push it.
How great would a San Fran- Philly NLDS be?
Lincecum-Halladay, Hamels-Cain, Oswalt-Sanchez
Although San Diego and Colorado would be cool stories, thats what im rooting for
(only thought of it since Kenny mentioned Halladay)
if you had any exposure to philly fans, you would understand that they are impossible to root for.
I have had exposure, and I would DEFINITELY be rooting for the Giants in that series
I’m just admitting the inevitable that Philly will win the east
Weak showing on the text poll. The Chris Ray homer was the most memorable, mostly because I was at the game with my little brother.
Frankly, unless there’s a milestone or the game is really epic, how memorable can a home run be against such a shit team?
I think A-Rod’s HR on the first pitch he saw last year was really ridiculously epic.
Really? Meh, it was cool but one at-bat against the lowly Orioles. He would have hit one eventually. I just don’t qualify that as epic.
I sure did. My dad was next door visiting with our neighbors, I had to run over and tell him what happened.
Last night’s HR shouldn’t be winning that poll, but it was so awesome anyway.
Have any stories leaked on the AJ black eye ?
AJ flinched getting his latest tattoo causing him to bang into the tattoo artist resulting in an elbow to the eye.
/wild postulating
He was punched by a wall.
/lame’d
I could really use another HR, Robbie.
I dunno about you guys, but I’m excited to watch the NL playoffs this year. Between the Giants, Reds, and maybe the Padres, that’s 3 teams that haven’t made the postseason in a long while.
Totally agree. I really looking forward to it.
Ditto. Hopefully the Rockies make it in there. Fingers crossed.
Me too, though I expect Philly to steamroll their NL competition. To me, they’re the most balanced team as far as being able to combine starting pitching and offense. Halladay-Oswalt-Hamels will be death for opposing NL playoff offenses.
The only realistic way of beating the Phillies is to face them in the NLDS. In a seven-game series, you have to face Halladay twice in the opener and Game 4, Hamels twice if there’s a Game 5, Oswalt twice if there’s a Game 6.
I have no allegiance to a NL team, but I will be watching as many of those games as possible. I’m hoping they’re as awesome as I think they’ll be.
The 2010 Red Sox are so irrelevant at this point, and have been for weeks.
God Bless the 2010 Red Sox
Naaaaah, FUCK EM
WHY WON’T THE FUCKING MEDIA LET THE BOSTON FUCKING RED SOX DIE ALREADY?! THEY HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO REALISTIC CHANCE OF MAKING THE PLAYOFFS WITHOUT SWEEPING THE FINAL TWO H-2-H SERIES! GOD FUCKING DAMNIT
/rant
//ventilation
I read the Boston Globe and they have been pretty quiet the last week.
Same thing with Boston’s WEEI Sports Radio Station and the ABC TV Affiliate. so what are you tlaking about. Who’s yakking it up?
It’s been the New York media, unfortunately. Nothing sells papers like mentioning playoff collapse, Red Sox, and 2004 even when there’s zero chance of it actually happening.
I haven’t seen that so much in the NY media.
Joel Sherman and Kevin Kernan of the Post both wrote articles about how the Yankees “let the Red Sox back in the race” and similar nonsense. They weren’t the only ones.
Thanks. I don’t read The Post. I just read the New York Daily News (for NY Sports) and they have been quiet on the story.
Alex and Andy are in love, I approve so hard.
I love their bromance. More than I loved the Cano, Melky, and Alex bromance.
I don’t know about that one. Those 3 were pretty close.
The pictures of the three of them skipping around with their arms interlocked were absolutely adorable, but I love Alex’s bromance with Andy. He wants Andy to marry his daughter. How creepy and funny is that?
I could say a lot of things but best that I don’t.
You said hard.
/Beavis and Butthead’d
Tonight really is like Christmas Eve at Bexys house
Cmon Blue Jays and Angel! <— Words I never thought I'd say.
I can’t believe I’m cheering for the Angels. I hate the Angels more than I hate Boston.
DONT SAY THINGS LIKE THAT
Sorry Slappy, but it’s true. I hate the Angels more than I hate Boston. Not by a wide margin, but it’s how I feel.
Im confident that next weekend, after all the talk of injuries and Aces, your hate will be rejuvenated
Maybe. We’ll see how annoying the Aces talk gets and how annoying the games are.
I agree.
I hate the Sox,the Mets and the Angels, in that particular order.
I agree with you a lot Dream but I really don’t understand New York Yankee fans hating the Mets and vice versa. It’s New York. It’s another home town team. I root for them (EXCEPT WHEN THEY PLAY THE YANKS).
There is no right and wrong in this I suppose. But growing up in the in early 90s , the Mets were better than the Yankees.
I have to watch Steve Balboni and co play , While the Mets were still competitive.
I just hate them.
Having watched the Yankees since 1955 and the futility of the Casey Stengel led 100+ losing game Mets for years as the Yanks piled up World Series Trophies, I guess I have a slightly different historical perspective on the issue.
I got you. It’s a matter of personal experiences.
My friend can’t understand how my dad rooted for the Red Sox against the Mets in the 1986 WS.
I tried to explain to my friend how the 1986 Mets were much more easy to hate at that time for a Yankees fan. He didn’t understand it.
That was always referred to as the “Nightmare Series” for the Boss. I think he hated both of those teams equally.
I was not born then, but my grandparents came to this country in 86, so their first baseball love was The Mets.
I’m sorry to hear that.
Cool family history, though.
I always did like Strawberry. But I actively root against the Mets to lose every night. Their futility gives me pleasure.
Sing it with me:
“Let’s go Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – let’s go!”
Doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue.
ietcvvm
I understand that Joe wants to save his bullpen since there’s no off days for a while, but leaving CC in this game strikes me as very silly.
He’s at 101 pitches. The last few innings have been easy.
He’s arguably the single most important player on the Yankees if they want to win a championship. Save these bullets for another day already.
I agree. It seems really useless to leave him in there. Healthy lead that the bullpen can handle. Saving CC’s arm should be more important.
I think that Joe wants to make sure CC is the master of his fate. Now he can come out.
Either way, the Orioles helped him out, so it doesn’t matter. I just want his arm to be okay for the future.
I guess the thought is going to Joba and Wood to close it out.
Eh. You still want him to crack 100 pitches, get his full workout in. I figure if he’d gotten in trouble, they might have pulled him. If he comes out for the NEXT inning…I might feel differently.
Phelps could do better than that.
Why is CC still pitching?
why wouldnt he still be pitching?
I was thinking save an Ace, work a pen especially after his last outing. The big man hasn’t gotten much rest and a 4 run lead screams rest for CC.
Oh, okay…that’s why.
Didn’t recognize him without the bong.
My sister went to college with him. He liked to say that he “majored in pussy” at Michigan.
Who was it? I missed it.
Michael Phelps.
Is that gold medal swimmer dude ? I met him once , he is a pretty laid back dude.
It is.
longest single ever
Joe please take CC out, no reason for him to still be in this
Altoona has a 2 run lead in the 8th.
Oh my goodness look at his adorable little yawn (actually it was a pretty big yawn)
/bexy’d
Thank you for swinging at the first pitch, gentlemen.
Didn’t have his best stuff, but hell of an outing by CC.
Great job by Carlston Charles.
He went three pitches over 100. Everyone stop complaining about CC
Hindsight is always 20/20, Greg. That being said, no harm, no foul, so whether he was there or not, we’re just looking out for him.
I know.
I’ve always thought an ideal is 15 pitches/inning, so that your starter could throw 105 pitches and give you 7 innings. He did that.
Meh. I’m just concerned about his arm. His last start he went 8 innings, locked in a pitcher’s duel with Price and he was off today (not bad, but not his usual self either), so I’m just hoping Joe preserves his arm and doesn’t overwork him. He’s far more valuable down the stretch than pitching an inning that the bullpen can easily handle against the Orioles. That being said, the Orioles helped him out with an easy inning, so no harm done.
I think CC should make 5-inning starts for the rest of the season as he’s got 20 in the bag.
I can’t tell if you’re being sarcastic, kiddo.
Not being sarcastic at all. CC has two starts left on the season, one against Tampa and one against Toronto. Tampa might be the only important game left for the big man.
I didn’t think you were, but I didn’t want to give you a super serious response if you were joking. Against Toronto, I wouldn’t give him more than enough innings than needed to get the win if he’s pitching well. Against Tampa, it’s a different story, depending on how well Price is pitching/how well CC is pitching.
Well it’s a good thing we’re not a homer hitting club.
Would be nice if we could eliminate the Bosux at the Stadium this weekend.
*next*
It’d be nicer if they were already eliminated by the time they got there, honestly.
Agreed. I want to see Miranda, Russo, Curtis, Golson, Nunez, and Pena in the starting lineup all six times they Yanks play them the rest of the way. Just a subtle reminder that they suck.
And we’d still beat them >:D
Cervelli?
No! UNLEASH THE MOELLER
No I hate him.
Nice little flail there, Izturis.
Gardner: The fastest white man in America.
Great night for Gardy,
speed kills
Is this Mitre proof ?
I sure hope so.
TEH SMALLBALL
We can do all types of balls. Long balls, small balls, Oriole balls.
/Asian masseuse’d
I don’t mean this in condescension Carlos, for a 13 year old kid , you are somewhat ‘wise ‘ with the ways of the world.
He’s 14.
and 14 yr olds don’t watch porn?
LOL, when I was 14 , Porn takes 1 hour to download. I was too lazy to bother with it.
Hehe
Look, smallball! Now can we all shut up about it.
That was the loudest a ball has sounded off of Jete’s bat in a loooong time.
Jeter is back baby, K-Long is god
Jeter almost had a hit with a RISP, damn wild pitch!
Awesome comment.
Love it , domination ! I wish every game is like this until post season.
I prefer some high drama in the playoff that eventually will work out in Yankees’s favor, of course.
I’d rather just go 11-0 in the postseason, outscoring our opponents 152-17 along the way. Let the other serieses have the drama. ;P
That’s the way I would script it if I had the power to do so.
I’m really happy to see Derek up there hitting well. I love it. And now Swish. Nice, boys. Nice.
It’s a good time to get hot.
It’s about time. I’ve been expecting it and waiting, waiting . . . . Good to finally see it.
DOCTOR BRETT GARDNER, phd in smallball.
I think we all needed this type of game after the last couple weeks.
(Reclines in chair, grabs brewski)
We need it BIG TIME!
who’s coming in to make it interesting?
Wow, aren’t you just the shining beacon of optimism.
(The Yankees have the best bullpen ERA in baseball)
It’s a joke. I actually am very positive most of the time.
craggy says:
September 18, 2010 at 8:19 pm
Bunt you idiot.
Reply
craggy says:
September 18, 2010 at 8:18 pm
If they don’t get a run here, I give up
Uh… huh. Sorry if you were kidding, though.
Touche
Joba, hopefully, coming in but not making it interesting.
Finally a game to enjoy
Total Domination!!!!
I think that Gardner-Granderson is an asskicking 1-2 combo. Just saying.
I agree.
Why is Joba pitching in a 5-run game?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Aces
Come on CC! New member of the Black Aces lets do it
That’s awesome!
Way to go Joba.
Come on now, Joe. Albie, Sanchez, Ring. Pick one. Save the good arms for another day.
I would include Joba as part of that list
Joba has been bogglingly good recently, besides the Cruz HR.
In non pressure situations
So tie game against the Rays on the road is not a pressure situation, in your book? Got it.
Tell me you were not sweating it when he came in
When, then or now? In either case, I wasn’t sweating more than I would have if anyone else were in there.
Ment the Rays game
Look I want him to succeed, but in tough situations, he just does not inspire confidence.
Javy – Ed Whitson
He probably go back to NL and win 20 games
Sawks threatening in the 7th.
C’mon Jays.
Hah. Ortiz strikes out with two men on to end the threat!!!!
Luckily, they have David Ortiz to strike out.
I didn’t relaize CC has never won 20. He’s won 19 three times. Kinda reminds me a Mussina in that regard.
A pitcher they’ve never seen? UHOH
You know, I was surprised no one mentioned this during the Texas series. Most of the relief pitchers in Texas were Triple A kids.
It is so weird that new pitchers give this offense trouble but it is definitely a pattern.
Is it sad that I forgot Javy existed?
I forgot Javy existed. That’s kind of sad. =/
Great minds think alike. (See my comment above)
I saw it and laughed a little. Is it officially sad for Javy?
Congratulations Kit, you have the same thought process as a twelve-year-old boy.
I’m 14. ;_;
It’s a good thing too. 12 year olds should not be watching asian-massuese porn. Or be making comments about it.
We all learn about this stuff in the adolescent age. My friends and I make jokes about happy endings all the time.
Awww.
To be fair, that’s a pretty big difference. That’s the difference between starting middle school and being in High School.
Yeah, but when you’re older than that, it seems pretty close.
Age gaps are more important the younger you are. Take dating. A 35 year old can easily date a 27 year old, but an 18 yr old wouldn’t date a 14 yr old old. And a 16 yr old wouldn’t date a 13 yr old.
Yeah, I’m agreeing with you. And since I’m older than this, it doesn’t seem that different to me.
I <3 Carlosologist anyway, no matter how old he is.
Excuse me, but he’s 14. And I have no problem with that.
Nothing wrong with that.
Bexy-approved segment!!!
My comments on this thread are so useless, apologies D:
Useless like all women watching baseball.
/Dibble’d
Gardner to have a Cycle-fulfilling Grand Slam! Book it!
Fucking Granderson, taking away Gardner’s glory. Clearly he’s trying to improve his market value after this morning’s post.
Don’t let up now, pad those stats! I wanna see another Gritty Gardner AB! I want a inside the park homer for the cycle!
Don’t you fucking blow this, Fernando Rodney.
Seriously.
And blown.
Rays are rallying.
Grandy!
Grandy I love you!
Detonation in Grander fashion!
Grandy clobbered that shit. Wow.
YEAH, GRANDERSON.
God that Granderson is such a rally killer. Where was that yesterday? Look at these meaningless home runs!
my man, C-Grand
Rays just tied it up
Yuck.
Fuck you Rodney. Fuck you to hell!
had 2 batters down 0-2
Rays tied it up, fucking sucks
Sucks big time. Rodney threw it away.
Yeah, but you have to give the Rays some credits there. 2 outs and nobody one,they string together 3 hits.
It was against Rodney (who pitched yesterday), not that impressive.
They are playing great ball. You’re right that they capitalized on a mistake and won.
Gritner! Do it! I want a Damon type swing here!
Gardner just wants CC to get his 20th faster, what a team player.
Rays tied it up.
3 straight hits with two outs off Rodney
Boy I wonder what Brian Fuentes would have done
If Fuentes was pitching Rays would’ve won
Fuck, Tampa just tied the game with 2 outs… I was rooting for Angels pretty hard there , I must admit.
F you Angels
Whatever, as long as the Yankees win this…
More important that Sux lose
I remember hearing something that a sign of a bad fielder is the one that can make the spectacular plays but not the routine ones.
Rays/Angels going to extra innings
Tampa and Angels going into extras. Go…Angels (throws up).
I guess now we need it to go about 16 innings to burn that pen up….my Hate for the Angels is growing BTW
See? Their futility against Boston and then their inability to have fans who are not bat shit crazy makes them hateable.
Rays & Angels can both go to hell.
You can root for the Godz !
I always root for the Godz. Unless he’s playing against us (and even then, he seems to hit home runs to spite me).
Extra innings in Tampa Bay – 19 fans left in the stands, 6 are wearing Angels gear.
I’m hysterically laughing here. I hope you’re totally serious.
That might be the best post of the night
My dad walks in for the 9th inning: “Why are you watching the AAA team?”
I was kinda hoping for some Romulo action here, not gonna lie…
I’m at a wedding…but “Ball in play, run(s” is the most beautiful thing I’ve seen all day
What the hell? UNLEASH THE SANCHEZ
Will Chad give up at least a run?
I have distain for Gaudin, he’s awful.
I Looooooathe him
Guys, this is good. The Rays will be burning relievers before our series against them.
/Pretty nice silver lining
Grats big CC!
The SWB Yanks got together in Baltimore? Why wasn’t Jesus invited?
They need Jesus in their life!
Jesus is always with us young man
Wait, what?
Gaudin comes in with a tie game in extra innings and now an 8 run lead. Why? Normally the mop up men are regulated to these situations. I’d rather see him in these situations!
Great throw lol
Gaudin just pulled a Thames.
Go Chad
Will not be a Chad outing if he did not do something outrageous
Loldin
a. lol Gaudin
b. They gave him a hit for that?!?!?
That throw…lol.
the all rookie infield!!!!
Chad Gaudin is only funny because we’re up by 8 in the ninth inning.
better get the wild card instead of the division ,dont want to meet cliff lee twice in 5 games,beside all their hitters hover around 0.300
our chances are better with the twins
finally a laugher
Comon Chad DO THIS
I remember that game in Cleveland when we had this huge lead and CHoP almost gave it all back with two outs. I think that was the Thames at 3B game as well. Hopefully Gaudin doesn’t give it away, but this may be his swan song as a Yankee.
This happy breed of men, this little world,
This precious team set in the big apple . . .
Against the envy of less happier teams,
This blessed offense, this heads-up defense, this game,
This CC!
/Shakespeare’d
Happy 20, CC!
Congrats CC!
I really didn’t notice that this is actually a AAA team. Nice. CONGRATS ON YOUR 20TH, CC!
Ladies and gentlemen, we have a Black Ace.
Awright CC – Way to go Yankees!!!!
Question
Ivan Nova or Chad Gaudin on post season roster?
Nova Nova Nova if that’s a choice.
Nova, easy.
Congrats on #20, CC. I know it’s meaningless, but it’s cool and you are so awesome.
Golson is pretty dumb
Always good to see a Yogi pic
LOL Golson pulled a Larry Walker and threw away an important ball.
Uch, you had to bring me down by mentioning that CC is above teh King in CY Young opinion.
Just take off the saber hat and put on the homer hat for a while. Be willfully ignorant for a night.
I wouldn’t be frustrated if it was a WAR or FIP thing. But even non-saber people generally would acknowledge that the guy with the lowest era in the league who also has the most IP in the league is the best pitcher.
depends, do they understand park effects?
what about unearned runs?
YAY FOR CC. <3
Nick Swisher…love you.
You have to love Swisher.
I really admire Swisher for being so god damn happy and grateful to play in the major leagues and for the Yankees. He’s just a joy to watch.
And one of the many reasons I love Curtis Granderson is, as near as I can tell from brief observations (SSS alert) he’s the only one who talks as much, if not more, than Nick Swisher.
There was a story back in the day when Swisher first came on board that the team bet Swisher he couldn’t keep quiet on the bus ride home. It practically killed him.
I remember that. Great story.
I didn’t like him at first. I thought he was too hyperactive and it was annoying, but he’s shown that he’s a really hard worker and that he loves the organization and that he’ll do anything for the team, so I have since become a Swisher fan. Watching him talk so animatedly about how grateful he is to play in NY and how happy he is with his teammates, it’s really just awesome to see. I love Swish.
All that. And . . . he works VERY hard for charities. Great all around guy.
Swisher does a TON of appearances and charity work, saying always that it’s a BIG deal to be an MLB player and that means a LOT to kids and so he wants to get out there and make kids happy and inspire them.
What’s typical Swish, re Kit’s hyperactive comment, is that when they moved into the new clubhouse, with the computers in their locker doors everyone else was ignoring theirs but within 10 minutes Swish was playing video games.
Brignac on second no outs
Third with one out.
and I want to thank Corona beer for those pleasant beach ads.
Is Nancy Newman wearing a see through blouse on postgame ?
You wish. lol.
She showed a lot of cleavage earlier in the season in a post game show when her microphone was pulling on her blouse but that was the first and lst time. The YES censors are very diligent.
Someone added CC to the Black Aces already.
Thank You Crawford!
Yay Yogi! Too bad Mickey is going to replace him in a few minutes.
Willy fucking Aybar
Did he get a hit? I’m tracking on game day and don’t know how delayed that is.
This fuckin Kevin Gregg. He cant get a 1-2-3 inning
THANK GOD FOR MO
Seeing how much everyone else sucks makes us more grateful for Mo.
Jose Molina picks Nava off first for 2nd out….Hes still our best defensive catcher
Idiot!!!! You had time! Plenty of it! Fundamentangels!!!!
The Angels threw away a victory. first Rodney throws it away and now their second baseman. That Sucks.
Walk off error for the Fightin’ Scoscias, wonderful.
Damn Willy Fucking Aybar
He didn’t do anything special. Aybar should have been out. Kendrick threw the ball away and the game and the Rays win on an error.
If the Yankees play .500 ball the last fourteen games and the BoSox win all 14 of their remaining games thay fall one game short of catching the Yankees.
Your also saying Yanks Sweep Tampa(4) and Toronto (3)
I am hoping you are right
No. I didn’t say that at all. I said that they just have to win any seven of their remaining games to shut out the BoSox. They play the O’s (1), Rays (4), BoSox (6) and Jays (3)for the last fourteen games.
Oh well. Magic number = 7!
That’s not real magic number. That’s a consolation prize number.
Angels suck, Yankees will finish the Rays off themselves starting Monday night.
Brandon Wood giveth, and Brandon Wood taketh away.
I remember he was such a heralded prospect coming up.
How many of Anaheim’s hyped prospects panned out? Seems like they all died out and washed up. I guess Morales hit, but was he ever really a true prospect?
I have never followed the Angels very closely. But I am assuming Jim Edmond, Garrett anderson, Tim salmon,Lackey, Weaver, Saunder , F rod and Jared Weaver were touted to some degree of another. They can make a case , most of these guys have enjoy some degree of success in the ML.
I think they have produced a fair amount of talent from their system recently.
At least Boston lost. I always knew there was a reason I really hated you, Angels.
How the hell did VMart triple ?
At least sux lost
Whew, Boston just lost. Scoreboard watching can be intense ! I take that.
Apparently when this refreshes Ill see a pic of the Mick
Heh, I wonder what happens when the number goes to 6.
Carlos, there is only one thing left . That is … Gintober!
WTF , they can’t score against the brewers?
This series against Milwaukee seems like a friggin trap series. They should have beaten Wolf last night. Losing to Gallardo is OK, but they’re in position to tie the game.
To be fair , it is Gallardo. They control their own destiny now and has a back door chance with the WC. It’s possible that 2 out 3 teams of Pad,Giants and Rocs will make it and ATL staring from outside in.
Im hoping for Roy White, just to stick it to ole Joe
(i dont know why, I really do love the old guy)
I actually feel the same way.
Wow, Johnny Cueto ended someone’s career in that fight when he was kicking.
http://www.stltoday.com/sports.....58d00.html
“I expected to walk away when I felt it was right. The bottom line: it’s unfortunate.”
That’s pretty classy of him to say that.
That really sucks, man.
Wow, that’s really sad and unfortunate for LaRue. I wish him the best.
Eye for an eye, I say.
Under no circumstances does a person in a baseball brawl deserved to be kicked so hard they can’t perform basic tasks.
It seems like a very sad and unfortunate story. It sounds, at least, that he saved enough money to take care of hs family for the rest of his life. As he said himself, it wasn’t a matter IF he would get another concussion that would end his career but when. So it’s not really THAT sad.
Why LaRue doesn’t press charges, I don’t know. Cueto kicked him in the head. Repeatedly. That’s assault.
that’s just sad