May
06
Game 30: We play today, we win today
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Das it.
Derek Jeter, SS
Curtis Granderson, CF
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Andruw Jones, RF
Jorge Posada, DH
Russell Martin, C
Brett Gardner, LF
Ivan Nova, SP
8 p.m. ET, YES Network. Do it.
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8pm start time.
I don’t like it either. I feel like I almost prefer teh 10pm west coast start to this central zone bs…It’s like getting caught between the FB and the change
The game, it is at 8. I do wish it were at 7 though.
That 7pm start time thing got me a little worried that I missed something.
who’s that in the pic with a-rod?
I have no idea. Can’t say I’ve seen him before.
jeter i think
Looks like Jeter to me.
Wow, can’t believe its 30 games already, and it would be 33 if it wasn’t for rainouts.
I can’t believe it’s 30 games already and we haven’t clinched the division yet. What a bunch of clutchless, destined for last place losers we are.
Anyone else see Thor?
I like superhero films but the only reason why I’d consider it is Natalie Portman.
Happy Birthday, Willie Mays.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....id=6493309
I wonder what his numbers would have been like if he hadn’t missed almost two full years to the Korean War. I wonder what his numbers would have looked like if he hadn’t played so many games in power-suppressing Candlestick Park.
Maybe Bonds would have been chasing Willie and not Ruth…
#thingsthatmakeyougohmm
Mays or Mantle at their peak, who you taking?
Mays and its not particularly close either.
Well that’s awfully stupid of you. At Mantle’s peak he was as good of a hitter as anyone in history.
.298/.421/.557
.302/.384/.557
That’s not close how?
And if you want to go by better seasons…
Mays:.345/.411./667
Mantle: .353/.464/.705
Just quick and dirty looking at 3 best consecutive seasons using OPS+
Mantle 1956-1958 3 yr Avg:
148 Games 43 HR, 24 2B, 15 S, 2 CS, 129 BB, 98 Ks, .340/.472/.654 SLG 206 OPS+
Mays 63-65
157 Games 46 HR, 25 2B, 12 S, 4CS, 224 BB, 226 K, .309/.387/.611 177 OPS+
Mantle. He has like a 40 point OBP advantage and that’s in no way saying Mays can’t get on base.
Their SLG is exactly the same except Mantle has a lesser average so he hit for more power.
Mays was much better defensively, a much better baserunner and the most cerebral baseball player ever. That sort of ends the argument.
His defense his based on which metric?
Willie after 1951 was much faster. Got a better jump n the ball. If you had seen them both play you would know. Ask anyone who has.
The most cerebral player ever…is there any way to quantify that? Cobb was pretty cerebral, as was Speaker, Hornsby, Morgan, Henderson, and DiMaggio.
It’s my opinion. I would say Henderson was more instinctive that cerebral. A-Rod is a very intelligent player (opinion also) as was Morgan.
Willie hit plenty of home runs at Candlestick. He had great opposite field power that worked to his advantage at The Stick. His power numbers were down the first three years the Giants moved. The first two were at Seals Stadium and 1960 at Candlestick. From 1961-166 he probably had more homers at home than on the road. I think if Ted William’s had fgotten back his 5 years he fave to the service and had played in a friendlier LH environment thhan Fenway everybody would still be chasing him.
Yea, I think that Rob Neyer showed that Willie didn’t lose many, if any, home runs due to Candlestick.
Angel Hernandez is a joke, I don’t know how he’s still umpiring.
It seemed like Wakefield threw the ball to first faster than any pitch he’s ever thrown
Hah. Hernandez might have gotten the call right, but he’s way too trigger happy when throwing people out. His issues with Francona are pretty well documented, umpires shouldn’t hold grudges on the field. He’s always ranked one of the worst umpires, and somehow he’s kept his job.
I believe the answer for why he has a job is “union.”
Now I’m not an anti-union person, but with guys like him and Joe West still running around…
The union protects their members, it’s their job…if the owners and the players worked with the Umps union maybe things would be different.
The worst is CB Bucknor by far. Even the players agree that guy sucks.
Coney! Also Kay, please stop saying this is a rematch of the ALCS. It’s May.
Prediction:
There will be WAAAAAY too many ALCS flashbacks during the game.
Probably.
I made a too long post apparently that didn’t register. So here’s an excerpt:
FanGraph numbers for ARod for the past 14 days:
WAR of 0.0 ranks him 16th of 21 third basemen shown:
http://www.fangraphs.com/leade.....#038;ind=0
OPS of .538 ranks him 17th of 21 third basemen shown:
http://www.fangraphs.com/leade.....#038;ind=0
Question: Am I the only poster on RAB thinking that ARod is injured and isn’t doing himself or the team a favor by playing through it instead of letting it heal?
He hurt his oblique, if it was still hurt he wouldn’t be able to sneeze, let alone play in a MLB game. It’s just a slump, it happens.
Mike, you don’t think he could be holding back on his swing to keep from reinjuring it or something like that?
If it’s just a slump and unrelated to any kind of injury, isn’t it quite a coincidence that he goes from monster at the plate to munchkin overnight beginning on the very day that he has an injury that, as you reported, led to him being taken out of a game?
I’m not saying it a coincidence. The slump could be related to the injury, but that doesn’t mean he’s still injured. The days off might have fouled up swing, or maybe he’s holding something back, who knows.
Would you rather watch Arod play injured or Ramiro Pena?
mbonzo, of course I’d rather watch ARod from an entertainment perspective. But from the perspective of a Yankee fan who suspects ARod’s not fully recovered from his injury, at risk of re-injuring himself, and whose team owes him something around $200 million going forward, I’d rather watch Pena or Nunez or Teixera or Buddy Ayala or almost anyone other than ARod until I don’t think that risk is quite so high.
And I don’t think players can always be trusted to tell you that they’re still injured. It’s a macho thing to not complain and go out there even if you’re not fully recovered and at risk of hurting yourself more. I think it’s up to the coach and the team to sometimes protect their players from themselves.
I hear all the time about not letting players with hamstring injuries come back too soon because if they reinjure it it can become chronic. It just seems to me as a layman fan that the same risk would apply to an oblique injury. But maybe I’m wrong…
i would rather watch arod play with no arms at all than watch pena.
It’s amazing how quickly Texas ascended to the top of my most hated teams list
I agree. It was like literally overnight.
1. Red Sox
2. Phillies
3. Rangers
4. Angles
This is my exact list. Except switch the Angles with the Angels.
Red Sox
Red Sox fans
Angels fans
Angels
Phillies
Rangers
The Rangers are wearing red uniforms tonight…I like our chances.
nice to have you back Jeter
Granderson sent that shit back to Detroit.
You can put it on the boooaaaaarrrdddd. YES!
No.
Just no.
Nice to be in Texas. That’s a fly in Detroit
YES! Good thing Nick was sick, lol.
babe granderson ruth
Here’s the ownage first inning proceeded by no more runs. Please score like 7 here.
But good blast.
Grandy pwning south paws.
wow, Grandyman only hits lefties. Monstrous
I tuned in just in time to see jeter go the other way and then see grandy hit one out. Nice.
Does anyone notice that the Ranger ballpark has a feature stolen from seemingly every stadium
“Tiger Stadium” deck
Grassy hill in CF from Old Kansas City
They stole our facade. You know, in a confirmation-bias-y kinda way.
Considering what Arlington Stadium looked like, I can’t much blame them for doing that.
Also, remember that George W. Bush was the owner when this stadium was being planned and built. If someone else told him it would look good, he’d probably say “yes” without too much questioning.
And Ethier’s bid to beat DiMaggio goes on…
the Yankees cowboy hat is a little much
Cowboy hats in general are a little much.
They just scream “douchebag.”
Yeah, if you’re not actively working with livestock, don’t wear a cowboy hat.
Unless you’re an actual rancher, yes.
Otherwise, you ain’t no cowboy so stop pretending to be one.
By this genius-level reasoning, regular people should not wear baseball caps, as we are not baseball fans.
Ummm. I think you’ve missed my point.
It’s one of those things that the amount you own is inversely proportional with your intelligence. Right up there with overalls, busted tees, and Ann Coulter books.
Listening to Ann Coulter is one of the things that will drive me to suicide.
One of the many.
Yeah, yeah, Rangers bitching about unimportant shit. grow up and grow some.
Ok, that was unfair, but still.
That is a pretty ridiculous law in Seattle. Maybe they shouldn’t have built in a residential area?
they probably didn’t plan on having a lot of fans actually going to the stadium on a regular basis
+1
Perez has been hitting but he can’t field? DH anyone?
Who?
Eduardo Perez. He’s hit the ball well but can’t field.
As Posada walks. Oh well
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-7z55GZJYc
Awesome promo.
OMFG EPICCCCCC
Metallica’s #3 on this list:
http://www.cracked.com/article.....tards.html
Gotta pick Hosmer there considering you’ve got 3 pitchers, and I haven’t seen anyone say Freeman has more upside than Hosmer.
Jorge’s still got the eye.
Anyone else think the strike zone has been a little inconsistent already?
Absolutely. That last pitch to George looked good to me.
Zappa. 100%.
its shoulder patting time
sac bunt.
don’t want it but it has to be inevitable at this point.
“demonic little soul patch” lol
Tell us how you really feel about facial hair, Michael.
if they bunt Jorge’s dead
ah jeez, who could have seen that coming?
don’t fucking bunt
BUNT ARGGHHHHH
This is so dumb, really. Gardner’s been hitting better and he can’t bunt.
“He’s reached base safely in 20 of his last 31 plate appearances” maybe you shouldn’t bunt him then, assholes.
r u fuckin kiddin me
The bunt works again!
goddamn bunts!
fucking retarded manager… when will Girardi grow a fucking brain
Another reason why Nunez should DH. He has speed
he should be a pinch runner then, he’s not a good hitter
Nice try Girardi. /sarcasm
And they wasted an out with Jeter coming to the plate.
Damn, I was convinced the bunt would be successful this time!
Don’t you put that evil on me!
While I generally find that bitching about bunting is a bit overstated most times, since The Book says that you should bunt to keep the infield on its toes if they begin to play too far back…but that bunt was insanely stupid.
why….
so idiotic.
Girardi you are a moron
Even my mother knew that wasn’t the right play.
/Nunez’d
/Knoblauch’d
/Kazmir’d
What the fuck????? Literally just gave up an out for no gain. Didn’t even advance the runners.
hahahaha epic.
Speaking of Nunez…
/YankeesYesterday’d
Nunez’d
Fundamentals!
hahahaha that was awesome. Did he also get hit in the nuts?
Jeter looks pretty good. 2 hard hit balls!
agreed, if he keeps swinging like that the haters will be crawling back into their holes after a few more games
Mike, as long as Jeter manages an OPS with an 8 as the first number and plays a serviceable shortstop, I’ll be the first to say I was wrong and delight in what that means for the team.
It would be an historic achievement worthy of tremendous praise since I’m not sure that any Hall of Fame shortstop since 1901 has ever accomplished that feat while playing in 120 or more games in the seasons they turned 37, 38, and 39.
See? The bunt worked, run came around to score.
Give Girardi a raise
If the bunt worked then 2 runs score there…
at least 2
Anybody but Jorge and that might have worked. What a horrible throw by the way! Haha
they were due for a bunt to work.
KazNunBlauch’d
The binder says bunt, so for all eternity and regardless of the results the Yankees shall bunt.
Finish them!
man this is brutal for Harrison. loving every second of it.
Good thing they gave them the free out, I was worried Harrison would settle down.
Mike, when is your birthday. I’m gonna buy you a pack of bunts.
If Tex GIDP, I will seriously kill somebody.
Whatever I’m still killing somebody.
Pics or it didn’t happen.
AH threw it in on the hands
somebody do some damage PLEASE
Dammit Tex.
I has an a-bomb?
Well that basically sucked.
Jesus christ Arod. Do something
Wow, Alex, you fuckhead.
fucking 3-0 popup
wow, that’s fucking pathetic
This RISP trouble has to end soon! Right? Please?
Way to go Teix and A-Rod! Making them pay for the walks and errors.
Bad decision by Girardi for A-Rod. Pitch looked borderline
Girardi? WTF? A-Rod was the one swigning, don’t blame Joe.
Swinging away at ball four with the bases loaded is almost as frustrating as a failed sac bunt
Swinging 3-0 with the bases loaded was dumber than the bunt. I don’t care if Jesus Christ was at the plate.
But David Cone advocated it. Are you questioning David Cone?
Agreed. Especially after Tex just popped out.
Especially after
Tex just popped outHarrison threw like 40 balls.That. Jesus…why do they do these things?!?
Kay:”Do you green light him?”
No, I fucking don’t because he has been slumping and this guy isn’t throwing any strikes.
Is it too early to Macha Joe?
too late actually, they already lost this game.
lmao
The Rangers will gain momentum from getting Tex and ARod out and will pound Nova and win 17-3.
I won’t argue against this.
Offense managed to minimize the damage for Harrison.
Again David Cone was for the 3-0 swing. I wasn’t but I defer to the man who threw a perfect game
The perfect game is completely irrelevant to the situation.
I love Cone in the booth, but Harrison walked three guys in the inning already. There was almost no chance he’d throw three strikes before one ball.
Once again, I was not for it but Cone was so who am I to say that he’s wrong.
Bases loaded. 3-0 count. Harrison’s throwing balls. A-Rod’s slumping. How’s your math?
I defer to the baseball player David Cone. I said that I wasnt for it but Cone liked it.
It’s a sport, not math.
I’m pretty sure the games are played on spreadsheets, so yes, there is math.
cano does long division in his head in between pitches
but he threw a strike with the last pitch, not a ball. if a-rod thinks he’s got a pitch to hit I would let him swing away… I have a problem with him hitting the ball in the wrong spot, not the fact that the clean up hitter swung at a good pitch to hit
Yeah, I agree with this. Great hitters get to hit 3-0.
David Murphy comes after only Andrus on my list of most hated Rangers.
Bengie Molina?
Yanks should only bunt (suicide squeeze) with bases loaded and less than 2 outs.
Napoli –> Crapoli
Crayola?
Twins up 8-2 over the Sox. Very nice, high five.
Game’s not over, and the Twins are turrible.
It’s the top of the sixth. That’s when games end.
/MachaJoe’d
I thought they ended when the Yankees first trail.
That OR if the Yanks don’t have a lead by the 6th.
9-2 on another balk. Its over.
Nova throws a 2-0 changeup. me like.
what an odd line for Lee 7IP 9H 3ER 1BB 16K
He ain’t no Millwood.
impressive 16 K’s for 21 outs… those must have saved a bunch of runs
“It was a loosey goosey era”
If we had a few more hitters who knew the strike zone like Cano, we wouldn’t need umpires behind the plate.
/Kay’d
Lowe gives up a hit to Victorino in 7th to end bid
An irritated fracture? That sounds like a lot of bullshit.
NBD, another great play by Teix.
What does UZR have to say about that play?
It miscalculates Teix. It’s a known flaw. Please tell me a perfect stat then.
What a catch by Tex!!!
I hate to say it but Posada is toast. Below .150 for a DH who does nothing else is a wasted roster spot and a rally killer.
That’s why I advocate Eduardo Nunez for DH. Can’t field but can hit
Agreed, and he’s got speed. DId you see Posada trying to beat that throw at 3rd after Gardner’s bunt? I thought I was watching Yes-Mo. LOL
Exactly
just because his hitting is less terrible than his fielding doesn’t mean he can hit well
He’s hitting .385 with two RBIs
Yep, clearly a great hitter then.
Better than Posada
Yep 13 ABs tells you everything you need to know about a hitter.
he’s got 5 errors and 5 hits this year…. THE ULTIMATE DH!
well you can believe that nunez will hit like that forever… but I’d rather see posada (.000 batting right) platoon DH with jones before making nunez DH
I like that idea
Bet he can hit Posada’s weight. Posada can’t hit Nunez’s weight.
It means, time to call down Jesus!!
Posada has looked better over the last week. It’s not time to give up on him yet.
How the hell do you re-injure yourself from your childhood?
sounds like something Nick Johnson would do
Lol, the Red Sox have given up two runs today on balks.
this fielding is outta control, god damn.
Arod’s hip, this is 1998 calling.
Nova gett’n grounderzzz
I love you, defense.
I may be the only one in this boat but, doesnt it seem like there is more energy and drive in the Yanks tonight?
This.
I would like to add grit, determination and a dash of chutzpah as well.
One of the member of that Twins team thats punding the Boston Red Sox is Ben Revere. Oh the Irony.
First two PA’s for Hosmer result in a walk.
Dodgers are up 3-2 on the Mets in the 6th. I’m hoping they maintain a slim lead…apparently Vincente Padilla will be assuming the Closer duties.
Evan Roberts of WFAN just asked this:
Wright to detroit for inge austin jackson and scherzer…fair?
I think the Mets would slam the phone down.
I think the Tigers would. Inge is a fan fave, Sherzer has a great arm and you’re selling low on A-Jax.
I’d want Sizemore
I doubt Detroit would trade Sherzer by straight up for Wright.
Amazing play by ARod. And FanGraph stats confirm that ARod’s still flashing the leather — ranking fourth of 21 third basemen shown in his defensive prowess:
http://www.fangraphs.com/leade.....#038;ind=0
Their stats suggest that he’s been playing the best third base this year that he’s ever played — at least as far back as their stats go (back through the 2004 season):
http://www.fangraphs.com/stats.....tion=3B/SS
But I still think he’s injured. And I thought his facial expression after that great play, instead of displaying happiness, said, “Ouch! That hurt.” I thought I saw concern on his face. If you’d like me to read any other minds, just let me know. I’ll be here all week.
jeter with teh range
at least five feet to his right on that one
Gotta love how Nova is progressing. I wonder how Cashman will figure out a way to screw him up.
Limit to 3 innings per start.
Exactly, Dean. Exactly.
cashman did bring in bartolo colon and russel martin. i would have a hard time criticizing him lately
Really? Colon was a total shot in the dark and more desperation than anything else. His Pitching resume couldn’t get him a job in AAU.
I give him credit for Martin though. Although it’s still too early to call that a success.
Did Cashman really ruin Hughes? You may speculate that, but it’s ultimately just a guess. Joba wasn’t treated well. Who else did Cashman ruin?
He ruined our shot at at least 2 more World Championships in the last 10 years.
Which ones and how?
2004 with Kevin Brown, Jose Contreras, Steve Karsay, Esteban Loaiza, and Feilx Heredi,
2008 with Sidney Ponson, Damaso Marte, Latroy Hawkins and Ross Ohlendorf
Should I keep going???
Cashman has had the luxury of a massive payroll being able to cover up many mistakes. You put him in a place like Oakland or Minnesota and his record is terrible. It’s not that difficult to sign the best Free Agents on the market when you have a blank check. The real work is done with the rest of the guys that you actually need to do your homework on and watch where the money goes.
Oh yeah, I forgot about Kei Igawa. How;s that working out for him?
I love the Yankees and I’m tired of mediocrity with this guy.
They missed the playoffs once in his tenure. And won the WS in 2009. That’s mediocre?
It is with a 200 million dollar payroll
Well his bullpen moves mostly suck. Marte, Feliciano, CHOP, Farsnworth, the non move of Choate and the non move of silencing Levine before he could betray his ass.
But it’s the most changing market so it’s not entirely on him.
Ground balls! I love
groundballs!!Nova is a ground ball machine, love it
Can you STOP with the damn record tying shit already? WE GET IT.
No, he must mention every single time it happens.
LOL
clearly not everybody got it
Right, there might be a new viewer for every game and they MUST know this record!
Millwood!
No one’s more of a sell-out than Ice Cube either.
MOAR RUNS PLZ.
so now this guy is unhittable?
Seems like most games this happens. Somehow Nova is embarrassing them in their bandbox.
I don’t think he was talking about nova
I know I should have said thankfully Nova is embarrassing them because they would be in some trouble.
He’s up to 95 pitches. I don’t think he’s going to matter much longer.
He’s a Rangers pitcher, he’ll probably throw a complete game
Doubtful.
Newsday baseball writer @KenDavidoff is calling the Dodgers-Mets series the “Bankruptcy Bowl.”
Ha!
That’s funny….unless you’re a Mets or Dodgers fan.
Surrrre, now you get that hit. #unclutch #notreally.
The Yanks individual OBP numbers are scary low.
It’s a home run or nothing. That is very scary. Cano is really the only guy that you can be confident in right now. Tex will hopefully heat up and I imagine Arod will get back on track as well. They really need Jeter to get on base more and Gardner to continue doing what he’s doing. If they get that working, everything else is icing on the cake.
Cano’s OBP is low as well. He never walks.
You see, I’m hoping the women aren’t listening to this telecast, because I’ve been telling my wife how easy it is to “get on top of the high, hard one” for years.
nice hustle Robbie
Another lackluster offensive performance (so far). Le Sigh.
I think I just walked by Tim McCarver on the streets of Chicago a couple of blocks from my apartment. I didn’t punch him. If he was with Hawk, I probably would have taken them both out, but that would have been too good of an opportunity to pass up on. He was talking about Ozzie and the voice was kind of recognizable. Is the Cubs Reds game the Fox game tomorrow?
LMAO
Did he still have his tongue up Joe Buck’s Ass?
I literally LOLed on that one.
Comparing Andrus and Jeter defensively?
LOL.
What I heard was something like “Davey played with great players but Ozzie, Ozzie stood out…”
I don’t know if you heard, but jeter just broke the all time assist-in-inning record. give that man the gold glove
Four assists in a row!
Regardless of what happens to Jeter I’m sure he will.
SuperNova
Hey at least Nova’s pitching well.
Just tuned in. Ivan Nova has been absolutely dealing so far.
Oh, Fastball Control. Don’t ever leave him.
Eckersley just condemned the Yankees for “giving up” on Aceves.
Why the quotes?
Because Eckersley’s back story is that the Yankees were responsible for Ace’s injury.
those idiots in the front office forgot the “no motorcycle” clause in his contract.
Well, the injury isn’t their fault, but they certainly gave up on him.
Let’s see if he’s still saying that in September.
what was the text poll? which rookie is most likely to spontaneously combust?
smoak!
Most likely to have Tommy John surgery.
It’s really long so this is obviously not exact but it’s something like which of the top baseball prospects they listed will have the better career. Again, it’s long and I have terrible memory so I might be really wrong.
And the leading choice was a pitcher who throws 100+. Good stuff Yankee fans.
Sigh.
Was it? That’s kind of amusing. I was going for Hosmer but then Michael Kay agreed and I immediately changed my mind.
Haha. Solid logic too ain’t gonna lie. But yeah 27 percent picked Chapman. Yeah I love the ceiling but top pitching prospects fail at an epic rate where top hitting prospects have an insane rate.
Posey, Heyward, Stanton, Santana, Davis form last year versus what? Strasburg who died within 3 months or something?
Pick the position player. From that list Hosmer seems like the best bet.
Agreed for the exact same reasons.
Hip, Hip, Jorge
Somehow this guy is going to end up with a quality start.
He has to throw 7 inning s to do that
Nope it’s 6.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality_start
When did that change? I thought it was 7 innings and 3 runs
It should be 7 innings but it’s been 6 innings.
Six innings, three runs. Somehow a 4.50 ERA is “quality.” I don’t get it either.
Did agents make it up so it seems like their clients look like their quality?
6 IP and 3 ER ain’t exactly the hardest thing.
Fuck. Posada is killing this offense.
Posada has gotsta g0o0o0o0o0
hopefully chavez comes back soon… they are saying 4 weeks for the toe
I’d even rather have Nunez DH.
ugh that’s just wrong… maybe it’s time to call up the jesus
Anytime is fine for me.
it would be nice, but I have a feeling cash is planning on keeping him down to keep the trade value high for now at least
I don’t think Cash will trade him. I think he’ll get overruled by somebody and then Jesus will get traded.
They have to do something eventually with Posada. Fake an injury and put him on the 60 day DL so he can save face. It’s really sad and it’s killing the offense.
Michael Kay: “You can tell Jorge’s been swinging the bat better lately, but he grounds into a double play right now.”
At least it wasn’t a triple play
Michael Kay is why we can’t have nice things.
Swing…the…bat…Please, Gardy.
You know, I really hope that Nolan Ryan isn’t the reason for other teams letting their starters throw more pitches.
For the simple reason that Nolan Ryan doesn’t deserve that much respect. He was overrated as a pitcher because everyone fell in love with the strikeouts and no-hitters. But there were plenty of other pitchers from the same era who were better.
People shouldn’t be imitating Nolan Ryan or his philosophies, as he was a one-of-a-kind pitcher to begin with, and we have no idea if he’s going to kill his pitchers as of yet.
Seriously. Despite on what you think of Nolan he’s a freak of nature. A Hall of Famer.
Nolan will be lucky if he can develop a pitcher who’s half of what he was if he keeps pushing them to death.
This is like Torre on roids.
Yeah, Ryan is thinking “If I could do it, he could do it!”
Which is crazy, because, while not necessarily the most skilled, Ryan’s arm was crazy durable. We have to accommodate for both the Pedro’s and the Ryan’s of the world; the undurable finesse pitchers and the quality workhorses. A combination is rare.
Tyler Clippard throws 2 innings in relief with 6 Ks. Nicely done, sir.
Anutha misteak by Ca$hMen!!11!!
Nah, I just like to root for the old farm hands.
Haha, nah I wasn’t trying to say you thought that.
This made me smile.
Good to see Clippard stick in the majors.
that glove is golden in RF
Thank you Andruw
Fires to first … nice description Kay, very accurate.
cliff lee with 16ks in 7 innings, and is in line for the loss
wow
File this under “good news.”
Jones with the gold glove
Cliff Lee just lost
with 16 k’s
Good. I’m glad his ‘younger’ team supported him with a ton of runs.
Hooray. I severely dislike the Phillies.
Jamie Garcia on perfect game watch through 7
That kid is a stud.
This is when Lee starts to regret choosing the Phillies over the Yankees.
Die, Kinsler, die.
Woohoo Cone with a FanGraphs shout out.
+1
Cano so silky smooth
sweet!
Man, it’s that kind of game for Texas. Cano was covering for the steal, only reason he was there.
It’s nice when it happens to the other team.
FUCK YEAH! Double plays are a bitch aren’t they Texas?
I turn to the game, and 3 and 0 count. Oy.
And a walk. Blegh. A couple borderline calls in the PA, also.
And a hit.
Garcia just lost the perfect game with a walk.
no no is gone. just gave up a hit through the gap..
Every damn time i turn on a no-no or a perfect game…
Garcia walks Casey McGehee with one out in seventh but no no is still intact
Just slightly overpowered Jete
lost the perfect game then the no hitter in 2 batters, damn
The GrandyMan can again.
UH OH!
Obviously, we are sitting and waiting to only score by homerun Michael.
wooooooo GRANDYMAN!
Grandy is the fucking man.
Are the Yankees really sitting and waiting for HRs?
hhaha maybe they are
OHHH the Grandyman can!
Gran-dur-sun.
Hey someone showed up on the offense today. Way to fucking go!
40 HR power. BOOM.
Damn Grandy. You are crushing the ball.
Curtis is good.
Granderson hitting .274/.339/.632 now. A little more OBP would be nice, but this will do.
And he’s now a beast vs. lefties and righties. A far cry from this time last year, when he was an absolute zero vs. lefties.
LOL Yuniesky Betancourt broke up the no-hitter. Oh the irony.
C-GRAND is the most money hitter on the squad tonight. Loving his march to easily surpass his 2010 homers mark! Looks inevitable.
Once again with the “Michael Young is the consummate team player” bullshit narrative.
Nova breaks the 6.1 wall!
Whoa! Jeter???!!!
TEH FLIP!!!1!1!
I’ll admit, I didn’t think he’d make that.
I remember the last time a young Yankee starter tossed a gem in Arlington…
He didn’t get to go back for the ninth because “there would be plenty of opportunities for CG SO later on.”
*Sigh*
I honestly don’t care if that’s the right thing to do, I LOVE watching the jump throw
when he gets there…
I have to admit. When he caught that and did the jump, I didn’t think he’d get him. I’m sorry Derek.
Jeter showing off some leather. And since Nova is only at 85 pitches you have to believe Girardi will leave him out there for one more inning.
Beltre over ARod? how dare you Coney
FanGraphs agrees, Cy — even with ARod having a career year with the glove at third base this year:
So far in 2011 according to FanGraphs:
ARod’s UZR/150: 15.2
Beltre’s UZR/150: 30.2
Jorge is toast. Time for Jesus to walk on water.
Can someone please put Posada out of his misery? And ours by having to watch it?
Uncharted territory
Nova please please please get through the 8th.
Let’s say Nova is at 95-100 pitches after 8, think Joe let’s him go for the CGSO?
I’d like to save the bullets but he prolly goes to Mo.
NOVA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Dont jinx it Kay
Nova has really channeled his inner Wang in this game
If its still 4-0, I would hope so.
That walk probably ended any chance for him in the ninth.
looking at the gamecast, counted 5 pitches in the K zone…what the hell was the ump looking at?
WTF tex.
fail. so much for the CGSO
Please, please, please don’t let this unravel.
update… the mlb tonight guys are about to beat off during the “Hosmer Watch”
“Super” Nova Very nice….Great game
Here comes the 3 run HR.
Taking him out because Tex fucked up … not cool.
hold your breath…….
Soriano comes in for the first time since Sunday…here we go…..
I got $35M that says Soriano is gonna do some damage here…
-Randy Levine
Fuck, I have no faith in Soriano here.
when you say “here”… do you mean “on earth”?
I thought Tex would just tag the runner there.
More dreadful defense from this team! Ugh.
damn MFIKY, you scary
Gas
Does he have notes in his cap? LOL
Got lucky there. Thank Mo no one with power is up now.
7.1 no runs and 1K?
siiiiiick!
is the ump so drunk he doesnt know the k zone?
FUCK.
ok.
well there goes the shutout…
MFIKY!!!
More range from Tex.
Hold onto your hats folks…..
Again why doesnt Tex dive for it
Yeah I would rather save bullets but I would not be mad if Mo was put in here.
He hasn’t pitched in three days and you’ve got an off day coming up on Monday. These games are what he’s here for.
Dude just can’t have a clean appearance can he?
He’s had one so far. Hooray.
He gave up a ground ball that got through because Teixeira was in holding the runner on.
That’s a shame, Nova gets the ER for that shit. Just finish the inning Soriano, I dont have patience for your crap
run is unearned
unearned run
Good thing Grandy hit that HR in the seventh.
of course it was Borbon. not Beltre, not Cruz….
Bor-Fucking-Bone
That inning is all on Tex’s glove
It’s over
thank you Andruw. that woulda been a cluster fuck if Thames was playing out there
Who’s worse on tv Cone or Tino?
I like Cone
Tino by a mile.
This. Tino has days where he is so incoherent I can’t even begin to make heads or tails of what he’s talking about. I love him, but what a terrible voice.
I really like Cone
3 walks for Martin on the day. That’s impressive.
Get ready for the bunt…
Wow, unfortunately you were right.
Predictable that it will happen, even more predictable that it didn’t work. I’ve been lied to, you CAN predict baseball.
Please don’t fucking bunt again.
lol bunts
Gardner should never be allowed to bunt, ever
please learn to bunt…better yet just don’t bunt.
Yeah Gardner is supposed to get on base. The bunt is for the next batter up…
When will they realize the bunt is idiotic?
The definition of insanity = doing the same thing again and again expecting different outcomes.
YAY BUNTING! It has never failed us!
STOP IT!
Oh and hehe Michael Kay just said… *snicker* SIXTY NINE! BAHAHAHAHAHAHA
\immature
Those bunts always work out so well. Any chance Girardi ever pulls his head out of his ass and figures out there not working.
Unlikely….
0% chance
Negative.
LOL, some one slap him around and remind him this is the AL and Gardner has more homeruns than Jeter and Swisher combined…
a bunt huh…
anyone let him know the lead is only 3 runs?
Harold Reynolds is talking about Don Mattingly’s consecutive HR streak “putting him on the map.”
Because winning the MVP 2 year prior wasn’t noticeable, I guess.
WHY ISN’T JETER BUNTING!?
This bunting shit needs to stop.
I have no problem with them doing it, it’s when they do it that can be brought into question.
There are very few situations where a bunt is the proper move.
There are very few times a team constructed as the Yankees should be giving up outs needlessly. I’m not saying there aren’t times it fits, but I often get the sense Girardi seems to manage a “National League” style either because it makes it seem like he’s strategizing and still ‘has it’; or he truly doesn’t understand situations at all.
Either way, it’s a bad move.
Learning to bunt better would significantly help Gardner. How is he supposed to learn to bunt better if he never bunts?
In practice, during the day, perhaps?
Do you know he’s not doing that?
And whether he is or not, it’s different in batting practice vs a game. He still has to practice (or try) in a game setting.
Maybe a game where they don’t have a slim lead or anything.
Maybe taking reps before the game. Or don’t bunt. Jeter is a perfect candidate to bunt. I have no fucking idea why it has to be Gardner.
He can’t do it for hits. He sucks.
b/c thats what he is supposed to work on before 7PM. get the practice in before the game so you dont pop up the bunt iun the real game.
So bunting a 70mph batting practice fastball is the same as a 90mph in game fast ball?
It’s the same thing if his technique sucks.
Lame excuse. You know they have pitching machines capable of throwing whatever velocity they need in the cages.
So bunting off a pitching machine is the same as in a game – even if it is at the same velocity?
And maybe he is working on it. What should he do after practicing? Everyone was getting on Hughes for not using his changeup in game while he was talking about practicing it. What good is it to practice in the cage if you never try in a game?
then he should bunt off live BP… like I said, what the hell else is he gonna do all day? practice being really fast and white? he’s got those covered…
Because a poor changeup isn’t guaranteed to fuck a team over like the bunt. No one in this lineup save for one should bunt.
Learning to hit better would significantly help Gardner. How is he supposed to learn to hit better if he’s always bunting?
He’s attempted 7 bunts this year. Those extra at bats wouldn’t make that big a difference, but the extra bunts could.
Are there any sites that track bunt attempts?
Perfect situation for a bunt by Jeter.
enough with the fucking bunts!!!!
That foul is almost like a HR now for Jeter
See just the same as a bunt
I love it when they show Kevin Long laughing. The way this offense is going, he’s gonna laugh himself out the door.
Oh look, yet another first namer.
One name: Curtis Granderson.
Kevin Long ain’t going anywhere.
You must not be seeing the scoreboard. I’ll help you. It’s 4 – 1, Yankees.
So you’re happy with the Team OBP this year?
Can they do better? Yes. But it’s also game 30 and Kevin Long isn’t the one up at the plate.
Game 30 may as well be Game 162.
/Wait, what?
Word. This team is toast. They ain’t going nowhere.
The Yankees are fifth in MLB in OBP, second in wOBA and sixth in runs – all that despite the sixth-lowest BABIP.
I’m sure all those homers make up for a lot of the low BABIP.
True, but here’s a good read on it: http://riveraveblues.com/2011/.....nse-47542/
great AB
So from watching Napoli behind the plate, I’m starting to understand what it will be like watching Jesus
That’s why, like Napoli, Jesus would be a 1-2 day a week behind the plate at most, most likely.
Well hopefully he’ll be able to do that 1-2 times a week
He caught a full season at AAA. Durability isn’t an issue. It’s just that he sucks. Doesn’t mean he’s physically incapable…yet.
at this point, i’ll take it
:rofl: at Michael Kay singing Jeter’s praises.
.250/.250/.250 sucks. Really. Even .250/.350/.350 sucks. Really. .250 is meaningless if he has no power.
So far Gardner has put 6 bunts into play. 3 of them have failed to advance a runner, and the three that did were all negative WPA. Lets keep doing that.
ummmm Joba is up in the pen… is this a mercy fck save for him? is it his birthday?
Posada wouldn’t be able to “drive” to 3rd right now…..
what the fuck
Well that’s unideal.
Safe?
Why does cone always say “young Ivan nova”
so just as I was about to sing Russ’ praises for stealing that base, he fucking gets picked.
Yay baserunning! Ugh that inning was brutal.
wow, that was a tough 1/2 inning.
so yah… I just watched TWO pitchers on MLB Tonight lay better bunts than Brett Gardner… that burns my ass…
But pitchers are trained to bunt because few pitchers can hit.
So if they can do it easily so should Gardner.
if he’s bunting fopr hits then he needs to learn (just like the pitchers do) to not pop the bunt in the FCKING AIR
but if he’s not bunting for hits then its ok to pop up bunts?
Total domination by Mariano.
Rofl at how awkwardly bad Michael Kay’s new catchphrase is.
Despite the frustrating offense outside of Granderson, this game was very satisfactory.
thhEEEEEeEEEEEEEEeeeEEeeE Yankeess win!
Curtis, you are adorable.
Huge tip of the cap to Ivan Nova, who absolutely dominated despite only striking out one. Also, stellar defense (minus Tex) all night long – specifically A-Rod and Jeter(!!!). Also, it was cool watching Burnett and Nova talking in the dugout.
I think Nova told AJ that he was going to follow him around all year so I’m guessing they’ve been really close. It’s really cute.
So adorbs, Kit, so adorbs.
It is. I could squeal about it all day.
To be fair, that diving catch Tex made earlier in the game was quite impressive.
How could anyone not love Granderson? Classy dude.
lol @ David Cone’s “You talking to me, motherfucker?!” look when Bob Lorenz was doing the Booth Report intro.
Hooray! It feels soooooooo good to beat Texas and their stupid antler hands.