Game 37: Shakeup
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For the first time in exactly 12 years, Jorge Posada will hit ninth for the Yankees. With his team in the midst of an offensive slump, Joe Girardi changed things up at the bottom of the order for today’s game, simply moving the slumping Posada and Nick Swisher down while Russell Martin and Brett Gardner moved up. Posada put it all on himself, saying he “put [himself] in this position” before the game, but I still kinda feel bad for him. Getting old in baseball isn’t pretty. Bottom line: it had to be done. Here’s the lineup…
Derek Jeter, SS
Curtis Granderson, CF
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Russell Martin, C
Brett Gardner, LF
Nick Swisher, RF
Jorge Posada Andruw Jones, DH- Posada was just scratched for an unknown reason
CC Sabathia, SP
Because Saturday night games don’t suck enough, this one will be broadcast on FOX. Fun fun fun. Anyway, game starts shortly after 7pm ET. Try to enjoy.
Notes: Phil Hughes continued his throwing program, again playing catch with Larry Rothschild before the game … Frankie Cervelli was on the field working on his throwing with Girardi and Tony Pena early this afternoon … the April 12th rain out against the Orioles has been rescheduled as part of a day/night doubleheader at Yankee Stadium on Saturday, July 30th.
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Posada is a late scratch. I wonder why.
http://twitter.com/#!/Ledger_Y.....9604767744
maybe he retired
he probably went to girardi saying, he’d rather sit than bat 9th. he would of probably think of that his whole AB rather than focus on the pitches. same way he thought that russel martin is on deck last night rather than hit fastballs in the middle of the plate.
What?
Maybe Cash finally pulled the trigger on that Posada + Nunez for King Felix trade I keep proposing.
throw in ichiro for cervelli and we’ve got a deal
And maybe Pineda for Luis Ayala?
I don’t think it’s the reason, but jones has slightly better career #’s against beckett (.257/.350/.286) than posada (.250/.308/.354)
No, he doesn’t, and no, he didn’t.
you being a dick = you’re obviously smarter than me
His OBP is 42 points higher. That trumps the 68 point advantage in SLG.
plus jones isn’t an automatic double play on a ground ball
this fax broadcast is the worst i have ever heard. did any of you check out the stilted “conversation” between Sarah silverman and Joe Buck (McCarver seemed to shy away from speaking, probably because he is intimidated by girls since he knows nothing about anything other than baseball)? And then Buck’s “riffing’ on the Fan Cave,reassuring the audience that those two dudes are in good health. These guys are horrible!
Think he complained about batting ninth? I’m sure we’ll never hear about it if that is the case though.
Posada must have caused a stink and Girardi correctly benched his ass. Finally Girardi makes a bold move. I expect the team to come out with fire. They better or they’ll be on the bench next to Posada.
You’re giving Girardi credit for a move he probably didn’t even make?
Given his (posada’s) original reaction in interviews this doesn’t seem all that likely
Well, the lineup is a start though I’d still rather Gardner second (or first) and grandy 6th because of their different skill sets. But, it’s better than nothing.
I believe batting Posada 9th is a major step in the right direction. The higher up in the lineup you have a dead spot, the more that batter is likely to kill a rally. If Jeter stops drinking from the fountain of youth and returns to producing at an OPS with a first number of a 6 or less, then Posada batting ninth (right before Jeter) becomes even MORE important — because (if that happens) it would bunch TWO potential rally killers together.
Assuming that Jeter doesn’t share his secret formula for his recent impressive performance with Posada, eventually replacing Posada with a much stronger bat will, of course, be an even bigger and more important step. But hopefully Jeter’s success continues and he shares it with Posada — although I fear that’s not the way to bet.
Who’s the much stronger bat? Maybe Chavez when he gets back. Andruw Jones, not much better and in 4 at bats what’s he gonna see 11 pitches?
Anybody who has a reasonable possibility of having an OPS with a number higher than 6 as the first digit. Vasquez maybe?
From an ESPN article on the move:
“Girardi also demoted Nick Swisher, pushing him down to eighth in the order. Brett Gardner was moved from ninth to seventh, while Russell Martin was pushed to the sixth hole behind Robinson Cano.”
At a glance, all of these moves look smart to me.
Can’t complain. But there’s only so much a manager can do to affect the game either way. It’s up to the players in the lineup to pick it up.
The only thing Girardi can do to honk it up is bunt – at just about any time – with this lineup or make an egregious bullpen move.
Not that is matters in the ESPN world of hyperbole, but is it really a demotion to be moved down in the order. Wouldn’t the demotion really be being removed from the line up?
if you’re going to put equal bats in the 9th spot (jones v posada) it does make sense to make it the guy who’s not slow as shit. it might end up saving a jeter GIDP
If the Yankees decide to show up: fuck you fox for making me watch the diamondbacks/dodgers instead.
If the Yankees again don’t decide to show up: thank you fox for making me watch the diamondbacks/dodgers instead.
Nothing personal, but I hope you’re really pissed at Fox tonight.
Where I’m at the game isn’t on regular fox but on fox en espanol if you haven’t tried that.
Spanish is easier for me to understand than Buck/McCarver
Fox starts us off with an interview with Papelbon, wonderful.
When your in the business of blow jobs, the line is never bare. #FoxHATESYankees
Well, Papelbon’s better at opening a night than closing one.
http://www.instantrimshot.com
Just some irrelevant fun facts before tonight.
2009 – Championship Year – on May 14th Yankees were 17-17 and had lost their first 5 games to the Sox. 3rd place and 4.5 out.
So maybe tonight CC gets it going and the Yankees reel off 6 in a row.
Mitch Williams looks like shit.
/catty’d
prematurely aged in WITSEC after becoming Joe Carter’s bitch.
proof not everything about sports is better in HD
7PM Saturday start…AND McCarver/ Buck?
::Head Explodes::
I’m waiting for those wonderful words: “Press conference scheduled for Sunday at noon. “
That would be sad.
Somewhat, and yet overdue. Just not a huge fan of his attitude and general crankiness, and now his sucking makes it even worse.
Kind of bugs me how everyone claims that they want to see a frahchise player, someone who’s allegence is with one team, but no one wants to deal with the decline that inevitabley comes along with that. Then we turn on the player for staying too long etc. I can’t help but think of the end of Patrick Ewing’s Knicks career here, or the initial animosity towards Jeter. Posada has been a classy player and great asset to championship teams, It’s hard to see his skills erode, I want to see him play as he did in his prime, the team is struggeling and we need better performances, but I certainly won’t celebrate seeing a great player leave.
I’d celebrate his amazing career, be sad that I won’t get to see his general dickish (yet lovable attitude)and his wife’s great tits in the stands anymore. I love the guy, I’d start the HoF campaign the minute after the press conference ends. I’d be psyched that Montero’s next in line for the DH role, though.
I don’t have a big desire for franchise players. I’d rather see the team make smart decisions than constantly be held hostage by tenured players. I’m not so big on jeter leaving, though I do want him at the bottom of the order and not making what he is making. As I said, I’m just not a huge fan of posada. I’m tired of his attitude and stuff and frankly think he’s been a bit overrated during his career.
holy shit is this a playoff game and no one told me?
lol kevin bacon out of nowhere
Derek Jeter was in “The other guys with Will Ferrell.
Will Ferrell was in Zoolander with Ben Stiller.
Ben Stiller was in Tropic Thunder with Tom Cruise.
Tom Cruise was in “A Few Good Men” with…
KEVIN BACON
/4 step’d
Nick Swisher
was in Henry and Me (2010)
with
Luis Guzmán (I)
was in Boogie Nights (1997)
with
Theo Mayes was in
Murder in the First (1995)
with Kevin Bacon
There’s a quicker way.
Jeter to Samuel L. via Other Guys
Samuel L. to Deniro via Jackie Brown
Deniro to Bacon via Sleepers
My goodness is there anything Kevin Bacon can’t do? I’m just impressed…
My GOD I really want to punch his face.
Man, Buck sounds like he just got beat up.
The Fox blackout is the stupidest thing in baseball. The blackout rules in other sports is to protect the home team’s attendance (in football) or protect the broadcasters who pay big TV money; yet you can still see the game if you watch it on whatever the network who contracts with the team is. The Fox Blackout just prevents people from seeing games in their entirety. God I fucking hate Fox.
oh god here we go again
Worst first 10 pitches ever
I’m pretty sure Kei Igawa’s had a worse stretch, but probably not by much.
“Should I say it now, or wait?”
Joe Buck makes it sound like Girardi committed the unpardonable sin.
…and like he had some legitimate knowledge to share that people who didn’t look at the boxscore knew of already…Such a clown
Well this is just fucking wonderful.
starting to have the urge to shove a pencil into my ear and end it.
Doesn’t batting 9th defeat the whole purpose of being a “designated hitter” anways?
I mean batting 9th as a DH?! Might as well bat the pitcher.
I’d actually prefer to see CC bat tonight instead of Jorge/Andruw.
CC’s gonna have to do better than this. We cannot score many runs off Beckett. CC has been awful for weeks now. Hitting Elsbury on 0-2? Unacceptable.
Awful for weeks now = 3.15 ERA in his last three starts.
By awful for weeks, you mean his last two starts, right?
Because if not, and I’m sorry in advance, you’re dumb.
UNACCEPTABLE!!!!
Looks silly in retrospect, eh?
Wow, Gonzalez looked bad.
career .262/.338/.436 .774 vs lefties
same pitch, same spot, different calls
It really is amazing, isn’t it?
Fox, y u no have pitch count displayed?
Something crazy:
I promise not to complain about this team tonight.
Just kidding. Actually I do make that promise, but that’s not whag I was going to say:
The Yankees have made 49 playoff appearances. They have only not made it to the WS 9 times.
Of the 40 times they have made it, they have won 27 times.
In short, they have won a WS over 50% of the time they have made the playoffs.
And considering it’s not that SSS (compared to other teams) that’s crazy right?
Well, one on hand, from 1921-1964, there weren’t rounds of playoffs.
Oh. Didn’t realize that. My bad. But I still think it’s impressive.
It is.
Just that it’s been harder to win the World Series since 1969, and especially since 1995. And the fact that the Yankees didn’t even make the World Series in ’95, ’97, ’02, and ’05-’08, as well as last year, kinda proves that.
Yeah. That’s true. Still makes for a nice narrative though lol.
And since CC now has two outs, you just know the Ortiz hit is coming.
Glad I was wrong.
McCarver needs to stop talking…
Buck bothers me soooooo much more.
They both do. I remember Buck saying he was sick back in the game in Boston in early April. Is he still sick or is he just not caring that much?
Jeez, what’s he gonna do come September when there’s no football for him to call?
Posada may suck these days, but I will not accept a comparison of his career to Varitek’s.
Thank you.
Tim McCarver just cited Posada and Jason fucking Varitek as examples of catchers who did a great job of forgetting about hitting and focusing solely on the pitching staff. Headsplosion.
CC’s had enough of this shit.
The Big Man is dealing. So much for the heart of the order.
Sorry for doubting you Carsten.
CC beast mode. That was beautiful!
CC is the fuckin man.
McCarver is unaware that Jorge’s hands are in great shape due to copious amounts of urine. what a moron.
That last strikeout made me laugh hard. They knew they could bait that bum Ortiz. ROFL.
i will never get tired of john krasinski gettting punched in the face
That commercial has me laughing every time!
That really put a smile on my face.
I like Krasinski, even with the whole Red Sox fan misfortune.
But words cannot express my admiration for Alec Baldwin. A guy who goes through a messy divorce which causes him to explode at his daughter and then publicly state he thought of committing suicide because he hated himself for it. For some reason, that made me think better of him.
Also I love that he does The Essentials on TCM with Robert Osborne.
Mccarver fail of the night #1: Posada never “gave up offense for the pitching staff”, Posada was quite the opposite. One of the greatest hitting catchers ever. Sorry for the complaining but FOX games really piss me off.
McCarver is just sour and pissed…
Posada>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>McCarver
That was beautiful.
Baldwin’s commercials just get better.
Fun fact: the strike zone is anywhere over the plate that is above the hollow right below the knees to the midpoint between the top of the shoulders and the top of the letters of the uniform.
Funny how umps never seem to call strikes stomach level.
I want to give Alec an Emmy for that commercial alone.
“Struck him out swinging! How do you like that?”
I like it very, very much Mr. Sterling. Thank you for asking!
poorhay
Dear Big Papi,
Suck on my slider, biiiiaaaaach!
Sincerely,
CC
Yay Derek.
oh Captain my Captain
Damn Jeter and those ground balls. Ugh!
There you Jeet, there you go.
So all things considered, anyone think Posada might bow out and retire before the end of this season?
I brought up a few days ago as to whether or not there would be a Phil Rizzuto moment with him this year.
With each passing day that he’s not showing marked improvement, that possibility increases.
But I still find it unlikely right now.
No.
Everyone points to Ken Griffey from last year… Ken Griffey walked away from about a million dollars, tops.
What’s the balance on Jorge’s contract this year at the moment? 10M?
About, but Posada’s not like Jr. Junior held on for forever, whereas Posada’s already given indications that he’s ready to walk away at the end of the year. I mean, Gil Meche retired when still owed gobs of money. I think it differs from player to player. I’m not saying Posada will or won’t retire, but if there was one player that would be wont to retire a lil early it’s Posada.
Is it wrong that I woulda preferred a couple one-pitch outs as opposed to Cc striking out the side and throwing 30 pitches that inning?
Fox should hold an essay contest where the winner gets to rip into these guys with a mock voice over for a whole game.
I’ve got a feeling Buck and McCarver had that whole “Jorge is dead” dialogue scripted up all year long for Derek Jeter, and just changed the particulars at the last minute.
Never let written material go unused.
Well said.
McCarver is so stupid. I’ve learned to just laugh at it though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xdTYVxzEwI
/Obligatory’d
2nd strike to Grandy was a bit inside, no?
Nah, down the pipe.
Why is Jeter not running? Those were two good pitches to run on.
STEAL SECOND STEAL SECOND STOP BEING PUSSIES STEAL SECOND
I would hope anyone watching a baseball game on Fox would know that Bautista plays for Toronto
holy crap scranton is demolishing the pawtucket red soxs
Jorge Vazquez with HRs 13 and 14 on the year. There are at least 10 major league teams that would give him a shot at 1B or DH starting tomorrow if we gave him for free. Shelley Duncan was the backup for Hafner fercryingoutloud.
Lets bunt!! lol
Deep and thick.
let it begin.
DOUBLE STEAL
let’s single this mother fucker to death
Please, please, no RISPfail.
Man those poor people in Morganza LA having to watch that spillway open up… that is some fuck up shit.
maybe someone important can die (not really) in the next 4 hrs so we don’t have to hear the wall-to-wall fellating of the Sox by the Fox announcers,
So according to Fox, the key to the game for the Red Sox is to win two games…wait, what?
Tex will whiff on a curve ball.
wow, thats just a terrible swing…
Is it just me, or does Joe Buck sound like Kermit The Frog?
Don’t you dare talk shit about Kermit like that!!
Sweep the leg, Alex.
Question about Heathcott, I was told that the catcher called for the HBP and that’s why Slade beat the shit out of him. Can anyone verify or deny this?
how would he know that?
Maybe he heard the catcher say it.
ARod’s wad is fucking huge tonight
TWSS
TWSS.
Balls, Alex. Balls.
Good grief.
Clutch pop up by A-Rod
Great at-bats by Tex and Arod.
So it begins.
I WILL MURDER YOU.
okay, okay, too much…
Jesus christ Arod, you fucking suck right now
Sweep the leg,
AlexRobinson.2 ball out of the zone
2 strikes for cano
“Nathan Badcock”? Really, Tim?
You deaf, senile hilarious man, you.
That’s a rare example of both intentional and unintentional humor.
Let the RISPfail begin…. :/
Bah.
Unofficial stat: Tex and Arod lead all #3 and 4 hitters in infield pop-ups.
Cano would have been so screwed if he was wearing one of the old Dave Winfield helmets.
very nice 0 for 3 with RISP to open the night… also very nice ABs from the big bats!
Boston can say the same thing.
Yeah, but they won last night and the Yanks have had an awful stretch with runners in scoring position. Stop acting like it isn’t frustrating.
Providing perspective isn’t the same thing as saying things aren’t frustrating.
Fair enough. Remember, when the Yankees do something that is counter productive to winning it’s because they’re a cabal of unclutch, loser, over the hill assholes and when the Red Sox do it it’s awesome.
The RISP thing is fucking annoying, but it’s more of a function of luck. I’d be more worried about Garcia/Nova than the RISP.
pathetic
More RISP fail.
Wash Rinse Repeat. Wash Rinse Repeat. Wash Rinse Repeat. Wash Rinse Repeat. Wash Rinse Repeat. Wash Rinse Repeat. Wash Rinse Repeat. Wash Rinse Repeat. Wash Rinse Repeat. Wash Rinse Repeat. Wash Rinse Repeat. Wash Rinse Repeat. Wash Rinse Repeat. Wash Rinse Repeat. Wash Rinse Repeat.
More clutch hitting with RISP i see
Teixera and A-Rod should be moved down to 8-9 in the lineup. They hit like 8-9 hitters. Don’t blame our table setters as the top for the lack of run production. Jeter and Grandy are the only two to turn themselves around.
Batshit insane.
2011 Yankees theme song:
how many times have our 3 and 4 hitters did nothing this year with 0 or 1 outs, amazing suckage.
RISP wats dat?
Heh the only opportunities that they weren’t RISP they go 2-2…
Yankees can change their lineup all they want but right now regardless who is up (except for Granderson) if runners are in scoring position its a K or infield pop-up.
This team really should be running every time a non-Teixeira/Posada/Swisher is on base. EVERY time.
Yay RISP Fail!
LMAO remember when Youk got thrown at and then charged the mound and then got owned by Porcello?
I do
Yes, that was the moment that made me decide to hate Youkilis.
But, yea, Porcello dominated him.
It took you that long? I applaud on and your near Saint hood.
He hadn’t done anything as of that point to really piss me off, that I can recall.
Watched it today on Youtube. So awesome.
I guess Hershiser’s record is the most breakable, but I don’t see that one falling anytime soon.
Best part of that streak was in his last start of that season he needed 10 innings to break the record and lo and behold he pitches 10 innings in a 0-0 game.
He was just unreal that year.
Sadly, while he was still a good pitcher after that, he was never really great again.
Just looked at his game logs from that season, HOLY SHIT what a September.
Prior to that 10 inning outing I mentioned he pitched 5 shutouts in a row (all in September).
Question of genuine curiosity:
When was that iconic footage of DiMaggio cutting through the paper print of “56″ filmed? Did they have papers every day for him to rip through with a bat? Or was that filmed after the fact to commemorate it?
I don’t know why I want to know that, but I do.
I would have to assume the latter.
Me too. What day after the fact, though?
The next day after game #57 when the streak was snapped? The next Opening Day? The anniversary of the streak starting/stopping?
This question is really bugging you I see
Good question. I’d also like to know this.
all 3 of those pitches were in the strike zone
K.K. Sabathia.
Joe D robbed Teddy of the MVP in both 1941 and 1947.
http://law.findlaw.com/state-l...../new-york/
Did everyone see that fan on the field at the Astro’s game last night make the amazing escape? nice to see that stupid mound finally have a use
So ridiculous.
Fun fact: I haven’t seen the Yankees score since Arods HR a few nights ago.
Maybe I should stop watching the bottom innings?
Maybe you should just keep watching and see what happens.
So does anyone think that the Rays leading the ALE is just a product of winning a bunch of games against crappy teams (BAL, MIN, CWS)
We’ll see on Monday and Tuesday?
I wish we could beat the crappy teams. We couldn’t take the series at home vs CWS. We lost the 4 game series to Detroit and lost the series to KC at home. They’re doing what we can’t, win.
Except Detroit and KC are over .500, so they’re not really “crappy.”
Otter: Germans?
Boon: Forget it, he’s rolling.
CC at 83 pitches in the 2nd inning
Wow Posada took himself out. Respect.
Written by Paul Williams and used by Kermit the Frog, of The Muppets, Jim Henson Productions
Why are there so many songs about rainbows
And what’s on the other side?
Rainbows are visions, but only illusions,
And rainbows have nothing to hide.
So we’ve been told and some choose to believe it
I know they’re wrong, wait and see.
Someday we’ll find it, the rainbow connection,
The lovers, the dreamers and me.
Who said that every wish would be heard and answered
when wished on the morning star?
Somebody thought of that
and someone believed it,
and look what it’s done so far.
What’s so amazing that keeps us stargazing?
And what do we think we might see?
Someday we’ll find it, the rainbow connection,
the lovers, the dreamers and me.
All of us under its spell,
we know that it’s probably magic….
Have you been half asleep
and have you heard voices?
I’ve heard them calling my name.
Is this the sweet sound that calls the young sailors?
The voice might be one and the same.
I’ve heard it too many times to ignore it.
It’s something that I’m supposed to be.
Someday we’ll find it, the rainbow connection,
the lovers, the dreamers and me.
La, la la, La, la la la, La Laa, la la, La, La la laaaaaaa
Sounds like a retirement. Holy crap.
WOW. Think Posada is gonna announce he is retiring??
Wow! This sounds bad on Sado from Cash
Holy shit….could Posada actually be retiring tonight? o_o
Posada will announce his retirement after the game.
Man…I’ve been saying for days that it needed to happen, but it’s still making me sad. Hopefully he is indeed going out on his own terms and not being forced out, he deserves that much.
DON’T RETIRE THOUGH.
I wish I could see Slade Heathcott hitting against Boston tonight!
Posada : Jones :: Pippen : Kukoc
Holy shit.
Now I get to be depressed even if we win. Sweet.
Cashman meeting with the writers in 5 minutes…
Uh oh
Wow, this isn’t sounding good for Jorge.
That Cashman interview re: Posada sounded pretty ominous
I find it hard to believe that he would give up already
jorge retiring? montero please, infuse some life in this dead offense.
What’s worse than superfluous sac bunting?
Sliding into first.
:: facepalm ::
The next time Gardner slides into first he should be benched the next game
Couldn’t agree more if I was ever a coach that would be rule #1
stupid play bad baseball
That.
It’s scientifically proven to slow you down. Can’t really argue the merits of this; it decreases your chances of reaching first safely before the defender.
Yup. I’ll never understand why guys keep doing that.
It’s not scientifically proven to be slower. It was demonstrated in a couple of instances to be slower.
It’s more than just “a couple of instances”.
There’s a reason Olympic sprinters don’t dive for the finish line, you know.
Yes, because they’d scrape up their faces (and the results of the race are not determined by a hand, but by the body).
There’s also a reason why outfielders dive for balls.
Do you think he even knows he’s doing it? Is it just reactionary? He has to know it doesn’t make him faster and can easily get him hurt. Nice inning cc
Just run through the god damn bag, Brett.
He was a great player for us but his time is over. He will go down as a great Yankee.
Susan and John are having a field day on the radio discussing Jorge’s situation…must be Conspiracy Day.
Posada’s done, folks. His announcement after the game will be that he’s retiring from the game of baseball.
MONTEROOOOOO!? OMG
MONTEROOOOOO!? OMG
MONTEROOOOOO!? OMG
MONTEROOOOOO!? OMG
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MONTEROOOOOO!? OMG
Be a bench player! Don’t fucking go! Shit you hit 6 home runs or something! Fuck fuck fuck. A part time DH please. Don’t gooooooo.
He really can’t catch anymore, I don’t think we’d want him at first. If he feels he can’t DH he doesn’t really help the team on the bench.
Against righties he has a .741 OPS where he has a .200 OPS against lefties.
In YS3 against a righty he’d be a decent PH.
Is Jesus coming?
That Definately Sounded Like Posada Is Retiring
Gardner that isn’t faster.
/If this Posada speculation is accurate who replaces him on the roster?
@Anthony McCarron
Colleague Bill Madden reporting that Posada refused to play tonight, took himself out of the lineup, Cashman expected to address matter
Is Jorge actually retiring?
Nooooooooo he was one of my favorites!
JORGE NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
/deadchildhood’d
I have to get this out of my system, even if it’s totally irresponsible and premature.
“Sunrise doesn’t last all morning
A cloudburst doesn’t last all day
Seems my love is up and has left you with no warning
It’s not always going to be this grey
All things must pass
All things must pass away
Sunset doesn’t last all evening
A mind can blow those clouds away
After all this, my love is up and must be leaving
It’s not always going to be this grey
All things must pass
All things must pass away
All things must pass
None of life’s strings can last
So, I must be on my way
And face another day
Now the darkness only stays the night-time
In the morning it will fade away
Daylight is good at arriving at the right time
It’s not always going to be this grey
All things must pass
All things must pass away
All things must pass
All things must pass away”
Promising numbers: Teiexiera struck out on 4 pitches. He’s 0 x 18 against the Sox this season and 0 x 29 going back to 2010
I don’t want Jorge to retire.
Because he could then unretire, sign with the Red Sox, and instantly double their production at catcher for the rest of the year.
/burn
Beergessen CGSO, where did that come from?
Zillo meeting with Suzyn Waldman
take a seat, munchkin
Jesus is 3-4 with a double right now. Just sayin’.
I love watching Pedroia strike out. LOVE.
CC’s on his K game tonight.
Joel Sherman: “I hear Posada is not retiring and also that #Yankees were not on board with him pulling self from lineup, clear clash here”
“Posada went to Girardi at 6pm, said was insulted and would not play, Cashman appealed to Posada reconsider, said no. #Yankees”
Someone is a diva.
Andruw’s expressions/antics kill me
Thanks for the memories, Jorge. Guys, maybe I’m wrong here…but is this the definition of TEAM PLAYER? Hell no. Dropped 9th in the lineup and refusing to play? That is weak. I don’t care who you are…
Andruw Jones: still doing jack shit
Nunez would get at least one hit and steal a base.
Many writers on Twitter saying Posada is not retiring and told Girardi he was insulted and threw a “hissy fit” according to Jack Curry and Joel Sherman.
If Posada retires it wouldn’t surprise me in the least. He’s always struck me as a hothead, and someone who’s a bit of a baby when things don’t go his way. This would be nothing short of quiting on a team that’s treated him very well. I simply can’t buy the excuse that someone can’t “adjust” to being a full-time hitter. Every team in the AL has one, and the majority of them are former position players. The Yankees are paying you $13 million to be a DH…suck it up and DH. He’s struggling at the plate, dropped in the lineup, and quits less than 40 games in.
As a Yankees fan I’ll always appreciate that we had one of the best hitting catchers in baseball behind the plate. I’ll remember the big hits he’s had. But he’s always been my least favorite Yankee and I personally won’t be that sad to see him go. I know I might get killed for this. But I’m not required to like every Yankee. That’s my opinion and I’m entitled to it.
I’ve wanted Montero to replace Posada for a little while now, but the thought of Jorge retiring makes me sad. Its tough to see the players your grew up idolizing struggle and leave the game. Bernie was my favorite player as a child and it was tough to see him go, but Jorge was my second favorite position player (third overall with Mo in between them).
I’ve wanted Montero to replace Posada for a little while now, but the thought of Jorge retiring makes me sad. Its tough to see the players you grew up idolizing struggle and leave the game. Bernie was my favorite player as a child and it was tough to see him go, but Jorge was my second favorite position player (third overall with Mo in between them).
I wonder what players discuss in the dugout. I’d like to sit in and listen.
Colonel Rhombus: I’ve made my decision.
[Fitz-Hume cranes his neck to see what is written on the clipboard]
Austin Milbarge: What’s it say?
Emmett Fitz-Hume: “Pussy”.
I don’t know why FOX hasn’t added a Jorge-Cam in the lower third chyron of tonight’s telecast. I need to see him at all times to know if he’s crying, or knitting, or drafting a retirement letter on vellum parchment with a quill pen.
Or peeing on his hands. I need more Jorge in this broadcast.
A hissy fit? Well then. Jorge haters have a lot more ammo now. And the Yanks could terminate the contract if he doesn’t play tomorrow.
Keep in mind this is one of the strongest unions in the country, that contract is going nowhere. The Yankees don’t want it to end like this either, I doubt they would even attempt it
No they don’t, they will just turn their ire towards Jeter… who has been the class of the Yankees since he came up.
d00d, you really has issues. I see more posts from you whining about ‘Jeter haters’ than I see posts whining about Jeter.
Now there is talk about the Yankees fining him for refusing to play.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaand this latest news is making me think retiring is a better path.
Yeah retirement would be classy, a hissy fit? Who does he think he is Manny? Don’t think even with all the history the Yankees will tolerate Jorge being Jorge.
The Manderson.
Good play???? He stabbed at the ball and got lucky.
Can our 1-9 hitters just be Granderson?
Come on,
MitchTex. Unleash the fury.So I’ve quickly gone from being quite sad to quite angry.
If Jorge really did throw a “hissy fit,” then…yea, maybe it is time to just cut him loose.
Montero time.
Ortiz sucked for a lot longer than this when he switched to DH, didn’t he?
From what I recall, he had some really bad Aprils, but picked it up in the later months.
He was never a full-time first baseman, that I recall.
Ballz.
but I didn’t say Benoit
i lol’d…
Love the effort Grandy but that’s gonna backfire.
If it’s true that he’s insulted, he should look at his Average and wake up. When you can’t hit your weight, what do you expect. The Yankees gave him a great contract for a guy that’s way past his prime and this is how he acts? Wow…I’ve always loved Posada but now this could get ugly.
you bet your ass we won the Granderson trade
Granderson needs to start the All-Star Game.
Yeah Grandyman! More of this please, Yankees.
Can we call up Slade Heathcott to just kick the everloving shit out of Beckett?
TEH BRONKS IS BURNING
please no more RISPfail
Best result possible for Tex. Walk….. still 0-29
I can has RISP?
/lastseason’d
Buck sounds like he hates soccer even more than he hates baseball.
A-Rod’s mouth-ball of tobacco has reached comical proportions.
I think it’s sunflower seeds, not dip/chaw/snuff.
While I’m not condoning Posada throwing a hissy fit over being demoted from the lineup, I just want to point out that managing a once-great player who is no longer great is generally regarded as one of the toughest things for a manager to do (in all sports, not just baseball).
Jorge’s pride was insulted, at least in Jorge’s mind. We, as outsiders, think he didn’t have a right to be insulted (and we’re probably right in that regard), but we’re not Jorge. We’re not the one whose pride is at stake.
Put yourself in his shoes, and ask if you’d be upset (justified or not).
Totally agree. I mean was it wrong for Posada to react the way he did, maybe. However, when your a border-line HOFer player who has been great for years, and then all of a sudden father time arrives and your not great anymore, players like Posada become stubborn.
Look its a very sensitive issue, and really it hardly’s ends well.
I understand all that, but when it comes down to it you need to act like a professional. He’s being paid $13 million to be a professional, a DH, and represent the Yankees. He’s one of the faces of the team, not some rental. He’s always been a prideful player and I’ve never been a fan. This time it seems like it bit him in the ass.
I can’t say how upset I may or may not be in his shoes, but I expect him to act like a professional.
Like my man Mr. Wallace says: Fuck pride. Pride only hurts.
Like Chris Rock said about O.J.:
I ain’t saying he should’ve killed her… but I understand.
Why is Fox refusing to show the count?
well that was arods one chance
yup, his season is now over in the 3rd inning of a game on may 14th.
they need to limit Tek’s trips to the mound, this is fucking ridiculous
Really, A-Rod. Ugh.
Disappointed again. Come on, Lex. Snap out of it.
Lex Luthor? The Greatest Criminal Mind of Our Generation?
3 innings and left 8 men on base already
So our #3, #4, #5 hitters have had excellent AB’s tonight. #FalsePromise
Montero in the 4 spot please
When was the last time a non Grnaderson player hit with a RISP?
Cervelli, the night before (the last game of the KC series).
July, 2009
Its gotten back to the point where I dont want Arod up with people on base. Pray he walks in those situations.
Buster Olney:
“The Yankees are looking at their options,with the Commissioner’s Off.,on course of action re: Posada’s refusal to play. $11m at risk for him”
I’m guessing everyone’s upset about the RISP thing, but the Sox hitters have been more futile overall than the Yanks tonight. I’m not worried about any larger problems. Beckett’s pitching well, and CC’s pitching even better.
And Alex Rodriguez continues to be fucking terrible. Absolutely killing rallies right now
Wow fox coverage has somehow managed to get worse
Are you kidding me? Sarah Silverman?
RAB, you died at the wrong time. Not only was RAB not around, we had to listen to something even worse than a Buck-McCarver broadcast. Not only was Silverman saying idiotic things, her voice is a pain to listen to.
Also, reason why no famous Yankee fan came? They’re too smart to sit in that insufferable booth.
Also, reason why no famous Yankee fan came? They’re too smart to sit in that insufferable booth.
That. There’s one of two scenarios that happened there:
A.) A FOX intern approached numerous famous Yankee fans in attendance, asking them to talk to Buck/McCarver in the booth, and they all said “Fuck off, those two numbnuts are beneath me. I came here tonight to enjoy the game, not have a conversation with two known idiots.”
B.) A FOX intern knew the likelihood of Scenario A happening and didn’t ask anyone and just told Buck/McCarver that he asked.
Site crashing for anyone else?
YES
Ugh, that dialogue was Sarah Silverman was both painfully awkward and they managed to talk about 2004, just like EVERY other fox broadcast
Was Sarah Silverman stoned,honestly, she had a can of beer in her hand and sounded like she made no sense at all?? I couldnt tell…
Backstops Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Jason Varitek have a combined slash line of .181/.246/.244 thus far.
I wonder if Girardi talked to Posada about the lineup demotion before today. It looks like he obviously didnt. Would think it wouldve been something he would have discussed with Posada prior to doing so.
Masshole reference bleeped out.
Silverman “Red Sox are losers.”
LSD references.
I think those 3 things made the site crash.
I like how Buck pretended that her saying Masshole was okay and wouldn’t have been bleeped out. I don’t know if he was being nice or literally didn’t know.
The latter.
4 pitch walk to Varitek. Fuckin hilarious.
Here comes the meltdown.
How do you walk Varitek on 4 pitches?
I’m sorry, but Arod is a COW! Standing in the batters box with a cheek full of sunflower seeds, munching on them like he’s a cow. It’s DISGUSTING! If he was produing, I’d give him a pass. But he’s not, so I won’t.
Who does he think HE IS? Munching on sunflower seeds and spitting them out like he OWNS the place. He is just GROSS. He needs to empty his mouth and GET a HIT! Focus more on the RBIs and less on what’s in his MOUTH!
didnt you post last game thread?
Hey Champ, why don’t you stop talking for a while, maybe sit the next few plays out?
Let’s pretend we have no baserunners ever, atleast we won’t be dissapointed then.
And that is your ballgame folks.
Terrific.
Hahahaha, this team sucks. What a fucking joke.
just keeps getting better. Perhaps the Yankees should just start forfeiting games and focus on next year.
Perhaps we should wait until August to give up on the season.
Nah, fuck that shit, let’s do it now, it’s too much fun to wait, amirite?
based on that swing from Swish, you just might be….. This is not a slump the team is in, this is just bad bad bad baseball with no end in site.
This is not a slump the team is in, this is just bad bad bad baseball with no end in site.
You have no proof for that, and the historical record and true talent levels of the members of this organization suggests you’re probably wrong.
Fuck. Might as well be a 10 run lead.
It’s not, though.
Feels like a ten run lead is a better way to put with the way Beckett is pitching.
Feels like a 2 run lead to me.
Because it is.
I fold.
I humbly accept.
really? you walk the worst hitter on the team to face the best hitter
apparently yes… and it actually works
game.
Yes, that’s correct, we’re playing a baseball game. Thanks for noticing.
I miss the Knicks.
Walking Pedroia to pitch to A-Gon.
Here comes the slam.
im fucking shocked
Way to go CC you overweight piece of overpaid trash. Varitek can’t hit a ball out of the infield! Some ace.
This was so uncalled for it’s not even funny.
CC’s been a tank since he got here and you know it.
Nice double play. C’mon Yankees, this game isn’t over.
God dammit CC, at 2 runs already and the way our shitty offense has been playing, thats pretty much the fucking game.
as im typing this though you did get the GIDP, so at least its only 2
Gloom-baggers out in full force, I see.
+1
game set match. maybe a sweep will, force some changes but i doubt it.
Still batshit insane.
PC for Beckett? They’re not scoring off him.
DP… Big whoop. Not like the Yanks will score unless there is an error, bad pitch leading to a HR, or it is just Beckett on the mound. #mountingdisappointment
Think this Posada deal is just the tip of the ice berg with what is going on in the clubhouse.
can they forget the whole RISP thing and go back to hitting Bautistas every other AB?
I’m not liking the bust part of HR or bust.
I dunno whose post-game interview is going to be more interesting, Posada’s or Girardi’s.
Although a Yankee win would probably make it Posada’s but a loss and Girardi’s would definitely be must see TV.
Geez, has one or two runs become the apocalypse here?
Dude, CC will be fine. Let’s step off the ledge.
Strikeout from Swish. Shocking.
Haha someone’s yelling Artie Lange at Buck, he should just stay away from comedians I think
We need a new DH and a new Right Fielder
On the bright side guys even if it’s lost tonight at least tomorrow is Garcia vs Lester.
Is someone yelling Andre Ethier in the background?
Apparently the shouting guy feels that if we request him from the Dodgers they will just hand him over for a bag of balls.
Our lineup could not be more of a bumble-fuck right now. Every hitter except C-Grand is playing like shit and will swing and miss at any off-speed stuff.
Watch Andruw strike out again
Or not.
Did anyone else hear that guy crowing for the Yankees to get Andre Ethier? Lol
LOL yes
I don’t think I’d mind that. Haha
Just give Grandy the bat and we’ll be fine. No GIDP.
So if we loose tonight, tomorrow its Garcia vs Lester and then we face Price and the red-hot Rays on Monday I believe. It could be very possible that we drop 5 in a row
It could always be possible that we drop 5 in a row, no matter who’s pitching. It’s also possible that we win the next 5 in a row, no matter who’s pitching.
Yeah but its more likely that we loose the next 3 games considering the match ups. You can’t possibly say you like our chances in the Garcia vs Lester game, and the Rays have been on a tear as of late
It’s not about liking or not liking our chances. It’s about not assuming games are lost before they’re played.
We’re not the fucking Mets, here.
Um, might want to double check that…. Yanks are looking awful Mets like, dare I say Orioles like.
Two weeks ≠ twenty years
3/4 lber Grandyslam please.
definitely sucks the team is playing this ugly brand of baseball, but lets not forget 2009. And it was even worse, because they were still awful in June, against the Nats and the Marlins. Would rather them not be only a couple games over .500, but plenty of time to turn it around.
Et tu, Granderson??
more RISP fail, we know Teix ain’t doing shit.
Come on, Tex. Unleash the fucking fury already.
God, this is so depressing. I guess this is what we were all hoping and trying to avoid.
Wow this is funnier than the Hangover. And now Tex… good grief.
Damn it Granderson. Now it’s up to Teixeira. gulp
Nice AB Tex. The thing on your shoulder is to be swung to hit a ball….screw it.. nevermind
PATHETIC……Should Kevin Long be Sweating? If I were in charge, he’d be packing his F*****G Bags! You don’t keep your job by turning one player around and having the rest of the team go to shit. This team is un-watchable.
All you could do is laugh right now.
Teix and ARod are beyond useless.
Jesus Christ.
Way to go Tex. You need to just concede your next AB right now. It is better that way.
I wish Yankee fans cared enough to boo. 0 for 30 against Boston? Watching a meatball go by?
It’s not like Beckett has been dealing- there have been some fat pitches.
How does booing show you care? You can be seriously upset the team isnt performing well and not boo, it is possible.
You can be seriously upset the team isnt performing well and not boo, it is possible.
Repeated for emphasis.
You can be frustrated and not want people benched or fired immediately.
You can be saddened and not think the team is going to lose every game for the next month.
You can be upset and not think that the season is over.
Patience, people. Patience.
The only sound they should play at Yankee Stadium right now is the Price Is Right loser horn.
Who are you and what have you done with the real Mike?
He’s making a joke and not ever comment needs to be overly positive to be approved or something.
I mean it’s only human to be naturally frustrated.
Yeah, like we all thought. Teix isn’t doing shit in that situation. Like him, Alex and everyone not named Granderson or Gardner in the lineup
Take fastball down the middle.
Swing at garbage.
I should have been a baseball player growing up.
If Im Posada I tell the media why the hell am I being demoted when the rest of the lineup fucking sucks too.
Heh.
Good point.
Just make it an auto out with RISP already.
Yankees are 0 for their last 847 with RISP.
Watching FOX is one thing that couldn’t suck enough. Watching the Yankees suck on FOX is beyond unbearable!!!
Now how would you describe watching the Yankees suck on Fox playing the Red Sox while Buck & McCarver fawn over the Sox?
I’m sick of watching these guys trot up there and fail every single time with men in scoring position. Cut em all and bring up some AAA guys. I don’t know what else to do.
I don’t know what else to do.
Be patient.
Good thing you’re not in charge then.
turn off the fucking tv?
And to think they see Lester, Price, and Shields the next 3 games, this is gonna be a long week
Technically failures take quicker so these 3 games are going to be relatively fast.
Nah… just don’t watch. They will lose all three and you can pick it up over the weekend when they play the Orioles. It will be like you didn’t miss a thing…. until the Orioles sweep them.
Hank needs to rip into these bums.
Yes, because your boss yelling at you to do better always causes you to instantly do better.
Now Rosenthal saying Posada had back stiffness contradicting what Cashman said to media.
Circle the wagons baby! This team has a cancer and doesn’t want it destroying any more than it already has.
Girardi should go and argue an obvious strike. Maybe that does something.
nope he is as ineffective as hit hitters.
Let’s get this horrible game over with asap and get to the more interesting post game conference.
Yanks can’t touch premium pitchers. Swish and Tex acting like it’s the post season.
Becket has thrown 98 pitches already. I’m convinced if Yankee batters took 5 pitches they would be at 3-2 almost every at bat.
if i was posada i wouldnt want to play either
this is just pathetic, unwatchable baseball.
When Arod and Tex are bad man are they bad.
So I’m still waiting for when these home runs will undoubtedly turn into doubles and hard hit balls proving that this team doesn’t rely on home runs to score.
Well at least 6 or something of the regulars have 25 HR+ power.
90 right down middle and he whiffs just unwatchable.
Then stop watching.
LOL you just have to laugh.
If it wasn’t Boston this would actually be near the point of hilarity.
Sniper!
17 innings since I last saw the Yankees score.
Fun fun fun.
Why even go hit? The Yankees swing harder in the on deck circle than they do during their AB…. Could be that they are just now swinging at all.
I miss the boss….
And these guys just keep failing and failing and failing. Cano trots up there everytime, sees one pitch, goes to the bench and starts goofing around like nothing is happening. I guess he’s still getting paid. Too many guys are just collecting paychecks right now. They could care less that we’re about to be swept by our biggest rival.
You have literally no idea what you are talking about.
“They could care less that we’re about to be swept by our biggest rival.”
First of all…when you say we, that implies you’re on the team. Second, they don’t care about the rivalry nearly as much as the fans. And, third, if you have some bad days at your workplace are you not allowed to crack a joke? Give it a break.
What the hell happened to Alex? At first he looks like a monster at the plate. Now he can’t do shit with meatballs that he should be crushing. And don’t just say its a slump because his swing looks different. He doesnt look as balanced at the plate. I think something physically is wrong
i mean how obvious is it that Joe Buck wants a money-shot from Beckett?
“he just looks like a guy you wouldn’t wanna mess with.”
really?
Come on, CC, pound the zone. The guys you’re walking don’t have the power to hurt you.
is that guy screaming BUCK SUCKS?
Thank you, Robbie.
At least Cano did a nice job backing up. Baby steps.
more sloppy defense, awesome
Maybe the person who needs to be muzzled is not Hank but Cashman if Posada really just sat out because of back stiffness.
3-8 hitters combined 0-15 with a walk.
Good pitching or bad hitting?
Both?
bad hitting.
Solid pitching helped with horrendous bats.
I want to say both. But I wonder if the Yankees’ hitting is making Beckett look better than he actually is.
Beckett has been on all year long. All his pitches have life.
Now it is Posada with back stiffness. Jesus Christ, the Yankees can’t even spin a story correctly. What the fuck is going on with this organization? Think Gaddafi is running things.
Maybe Baghdad Bob?
Yeah… her “tweets” aren’t what I want to see from Laura Posada.
Thanks, though.
We can dream though….
This series would have been followed up by a Monday article in the posts wherein the Boss goes off on a rant.
Miss ya, George!
(& Hank, keep your damn mouth shut)
Thats right, forgot the Yankees are carrying 13 pitchers right now. Brilliant.
Are we really pinch-hitting for anyone tonight?
Typical.
Frickin’ ump.
of course
Geez. Thanks blue.
ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha….. Keystone Cops in pinstripes.
Great job Swish, not even giving yourself a chance to throw him out at the plate. Fucking unreal how shitty this team is right now
amazin’(s)
Just kidding this is fucking hilarious. I wish every player was Granderson right now.
So….anytime the Yankees plan on winning is fine by me.
you are so right, i mean if there were words for how right you are. I just wish the yankees could be in position to make the playoffs by being in 2nd place in the american league east or 3rd in the american league. oh wait…
i don’t care what point in the season it is.
i don’t care how meaningless these games are.
This sloppy, bush-league garbage is wearing thin.
Agreed.
For the record, the point of pointing out that it’s May and these games aren’t life or death isn’t to say “You shouldn’t be frustrated”.
It’s to say “This frustrating play doesn’t mean the season is over already and missing the playoffs is inevitable”.
The “It’s May” comments are invariably responses to those types of comments, not simple “This is frustrating” comments.
Just end the game now.
this team needs to be blown up, they don’t even look like they give a shit
2011 Yankees = 2008 Yankees
6 runs off of CC.
Give Swisher the fucking error.
Disclaimer: not standing on any bridge ledge; not discounting the possibility the team could get on a roll any minute.
But…Jesus Christ…this defies credulity. By accident they should have scored a run tonight. It’s like someone put a gris-gris on them.
Menatime., CC is over-punished for every blemish.
why can’t we do that?
Is Swish drunk?
Swisher! Play baseball with your eyes open.
Give it a shot, it may work for you.
Alright this is just comical.
Game
might as well make it a blow out.
wow
3-0 feels like …
oh wait its …
6-0.
WORST GAME OF THE YEAR.
/actualmath’d
Probably.
Still just one game, though.
Great job by CC.
Geez. I’m looking for silver linings but there really aren’t any.
This team sucks…. This is just awesome. Have a team that is struggling, fear not, there are the NY Yankees. #failfailfailfailfailfailfail
No one should blame CC. He could pitch 9 perfect innings and they would still go into extras.
Why shouldn’t CC be blamed too? The offense wasn’t the one that gave up all those runs.
Blamed for part of it but this team wasn’t going to score 3 runs anyways.
Unreal.
I fucking hate this team right now
I just turned this shit off. CC’s not an ace. The whole team needs a serious kick in the ass and George ain’t here anymore. Girardi has guys quitting on him. A change needs to be made.
Go back to watching the Padres asshole.
He has a point to a degree. No changes need to be made but, maybe Cashman should give the team a few words like back during the Braves series in 2009, that completely electrified the team, maybe the same could be done here if Cashman does that again.
Bull. Shit.
Points he made that might have some validity:
-The team needs a kick in the ass (and that’s debateable)
Points he made that are batshit insane:
-CC’s not an ace
-The team is quitting on Girardi
-A change needs to be made
Given the balance of possibly valid points to batshit insane asshattery, I can see why V brushed off the manic-depressive rantings of General Tsao.
since when was CC not an ace? one bad game…actually one bad pitch and he’s not an ace? okay then
Hehehe ur cute wen u mad
The chicken named for you is more coherent then you are.
FUCK YOU.
/Cee-Lo’d
Game over man
I mean how bad can you be.
You throw Varitek a million breaking balls.
Then you throw A-Gon 2 92 mph fastballs down the middle.
beyond bad….
At least CC put it out of reach so we don’t invest any sort of hope whatsoever. And for that I thank you.
Indeed. TIme to watch Criminal Minds
Posada really is a team player, making up a controversy to take focus away from how horrible the entire team is playing right now.
Maybe he should go to Tony Peña now and tell him he’s available to pinch hit. He might be the spark we need to erase this 6-0 deficit.
What’s the downside? It’s not like whoever he would hit for is actually you know hitting.
How many teams is this now that we’ve let come into our house and shut us down? I’m sick of all of these people saying it’s just a bad minor stretch. Since the White Sox we haven’t hit! Chicago, Detroit, KC, Boston. That’s a major stretch and the team isn’t doing anything.
Isn’t CC usually bad to mediocre in the spring?
Longest losing streak in Yankee history is 13 games…if were going to suck let’s at least break a record in the process, right?
Anyone notice how the “Dry Hump” has become “Scott Proctor 2.0?”
Clay Buchholz, Josh Beckett, and tomorrow Jon Lester …
its gonna take some unimaginable good play to avoid the sweep.
Girardi ejected…. brilliant, can’t even get ejected correctly. This team is in need of repairs.
Go call cashman i’m pretty sure he’ll give you a job since you have all the answers
Girardi can’t actually more concerned with the ump’s flinch more than this wonderful performance we’re having can he?
Oh btw guys Girardi was ejected.
Awesome broadcasting, assholes.
What on earth was Buck looking at that he didn’t notice an argument and ejection on the field right in front of him?
Sarah Silverman?
Silvermans roast beef curtains
this
This is turning into a very ugly weekend. Problems on the field . Problems in the clubhouse and two national broadcasts to really magnify things. I hope the players in uniform are a fraction as embarassed as I am.
Little late for the get-everybody-fired-up ejection, Joe.
Well, I think this is the last game I’m gonna watch for the next week. Holy hell this team sucks ass.
And yeah I been drinking weeee.
I just had a vision of Peter Griffin saying “Weeeeee”… That was funny!
My friend has the athletic ability of a walrus but he hit two home runs in a high school field. Only thing was he was high and it gave him mroe focus.
We should give the Yankees some weed.
LSD.
/Sarah Silverman’d
The weed obviously didn’t help you focus when writing this post.
Obvious not serious post was supposed to be obvious.
someone call me when montero is called up…i’ll go into a self induced coma til then
Yanks will be 3-8 in their last 11. I seem to remember another team having a stretch that bad to start the season. Now we’re the ones that are in serious trouble, except we don’t have the starting pitching or lineup to come back. Our 3-9 hitters have been worthless over the past 2 weeks, the bullpen has coughed up victories, and CC isn’t even keeping us in ballgames anymore.
Except, we do have the rotation and lineup to come back.
That’s what is called a fact.
You love Nova and Freddy Garcia waaaaaaaaaaaaayyy more than most people here do.
Nova and Freddy Garcia have both been demonstrably better than the last two pitchers in Boston’s rotation, which General Tsao compared the Yankee rotation to so unfavorably.
You are worse than Buck and McCarver…
you’re right, the season’s over. See you next year.
On the bright side, CC’s disaster start was somewhat mitigated on my fantasy team by a great game pitched by Josh Beckett.
Oh wait, FML.
So now Girardi can sit in the clubhouse and beg CC not to opt out.
CC: Joe, I am opting out, not for more money from the Yankees but to play for another team. YOu have lost control of this team.
Joe: CC, look you have to tip your hat to the Boston. They came in with a day off and were ready to play. We had a few bad breaks but otherwise we are good.
CC: Joe, what games have you been watching.
Joe: Clearly I am watching our incredible team. We just haven’t been hitting and made a few mental errors.
CC: Joe, we haven’t won in 4 games. Pitchers are afraid to give up a single run. You don’t know if Jorge is injured or throwing a hissy fit. Are you serious?
Joe: Clearly we have not benefited from some calls and some of the balls have not found the holes, but clearly we are still the team to beat.
CC: Joe….You are delusional as Donald Trump.
You are delusional as Donald Trump.
I have better hair that does not resemble a squirrels tail. But you may be right.
Sorry, on the 0-10 scale of awesomeness where tsjc = 10, you = 2.
I should at least get 5, he stole my line. Still a fail but a 2. Man you are tougher than the German judge.
Changed channels for a sec…why did Girardi get ejected?
Because of the umpires flinch.
He came out during the commercials to keep chirping about that call where the ump twitched.
So, what should I watch tonight? My DVRed Camelot, DVRed The Borgias, or HBO Go Oz, HBO Go The Wire, HBO Go Entourage, or HBO Go Sopranos?
it really does suck when its happening to your team. it seems like its a never ending thing. ok pitching, no hits with risp and bad defense. if the tigers can get on a roll so can the yanks but its jsut frustrating. and great its garcia against lester tomorrow night
this fucking fat bitch cant b a fucking ace today 6 fucking runs.
Yes, because being an ace is constantly decided and redecided on a game-to-game basis. A few bad starts and you’re out, forever more.
At least we don’t have to argue about how girardi sucks because of this or that, because everyone sucks now
Do we at least play the Angels soon? We need it.
Aight Ive vented enough for tonight. Need to stop commenting tonight before I really start saying some stupid shit lol.
Take it easy all, we still got 125 games left.
Well I’m glad the team is excited with the potential of getting on base. And I’m not kidding.
what that fuck cashman is waiting 4 to make a trade or make a move, this shit suckss.
You’re an idiot.
It’s mid-May, nobody’s available yet. Cash would have to trade the farm at this point. Still time to straighten things out.
Good thing I have 24 to watch instead of this shit stained game. As Jack Bauer would say “DAMMIT!”
I think a lot of people are just venting and shouldn’t need to put a disclaimer on every single frustrated post to avoid the immediate responses mocking them.
The games have been painful as hell to watch, we all know it. Giving speeches to people who vent don’t further anything but start arguments among everyone, on the same RAB team.
Why can’t we have a game thread where people don’t knee jerk react to everyone who knee jerk reacts a vent post?
/soapbox
Why can’t we have a game thread where people don’t knee jerk react to everyone who knee jerk reacts a vent post?
It’s just as impossible as asking for people to not whine. At this point it’s just wishful thinking.
You can be frustrated without being irrationally reactionary (ZOMG SOMEONE MUST BE FIRED!!!!) or being irrationally despondent (ZOMG THIS TEAM WILL NEVER WIN AGAIN AND IS DESTINED FOR LAST PLACE!!!)
Intelligent frustration is fine. People being horrendously stupid, whether out of frustration or general lack of intelligence, that shit is gonna get mocked and I don’t fell guilty about that at all.
“now in a 0-2 hole”
they’ve been in a lot of holes lately…….
I leave for half an hour and the score is 6-0. Typical. This offense is seriously lagging right now but Josh Beckett deserves some credit. He dominated the Yankees. And CC just plain stunk tonight.
He made a bad pitch to A-Gon, but if you subtract that, he gets you into the 7th and only gives up 3 runs. He didn’t stink, he made a bad pitch in his last inning. At least he gave us length and kept us in it for 6+. Not like anybody really helped him out.
You’re right about giving us length and nobody helping CC out. But that 3-run home run is still on him regardless of how he pitched prior to that. Overall his start was less than quality.
You do realize CC could have pitched 7 innings of 1-run ball and they’d still be behind, right?
I’m usually pretty pessimistic, but reading these comments this is pathetic from us
Are the Yankees playing like shit right now? Of course they are, but its 2 weeks and its MAY 14th!
This team got screwed over by Cliff Lee, lost Phil Hughes, and are still right in contention with a lot of pieces to move and possibilities. They have a lot of talent, and might need a kick in the butt but will be fine. If you don’t want to watch the rest of this game, I get it, but the team isn’t done or screwed over. The Yankees have the talent and resources to contend this year and for many years to come, and thinking anything else is just stupid
I didn’t know Cliff Lee was the savior of the offense.
I didn’t know that that was James’s point.
It’s more fun to panic and play the blame game, as opposed to using logic and reason.
But the Red Sox are better. THe fucking Indians are better than us.
Amen.
Lackey must be pissed he’s not pitching this weekend, I bet that would cure him
At least Jeter is consistent.
This was our chace to bury the Red Sox. We’ve had two chances and so far we have failed on an immense scale. This aint making the playoffs. I can safely say that right now. This team is old and in need of new blood. I also want to say that 2009 was the last hurrah for this cast.
Chance to bury the Red Sox in May? Hahahahah
You laugh but if we had won 4 of the 6 games against them, not only would they be 8 or 9 games out, but their psyche would be damaged.
Just like our psyche was damaged when we went 0-8 against the Sox in 2009, amirite?
The difference with that was that we were beating everybody else. This Sox team is under .500. We werent under .500
We were under .500 for much of that stretch.
But, again, more simply and directly, so you can get it:
The Yankees are never buried and out of it in May. Ever.
The Red Sox are never buried and out of it in May. Ever.
Apparently every time they play the Red Sox, it’s a chance to bury the Red Sox. Hell, if the team went 162-0, they’d bury everyone…
But this team limped into both series, not playing strong baseball. We could have continued that string, but we failed.
And evidently I’m not the only person who has said this as Joel Sherman has said this also
Citing Joel Sherman as validation for your theory isn’t going to win you any arguments.
It just shows that other people have thought the same thing. I don’t care if its May or August you have to beat the teams that are under .500 and especially at home
It just shows that other people have thought the same thing.
Other dumb people, yes. You can always find some idiot to agree with any opinion, because they’re idiots.
I don’t care if its May or August you have to beat the teams that are under .500 and especially at home
No, you don’t. What you have to do is win enough games to make the playoffs. How and when and against whom you do that do doesn’t matter. It has never mattered. Ever.
Don’t listen to Joel Sherman for his opinions. Listen to him for his reporting. Form your own opinions.
That is my own opinion. He just happenes to agree with my opinion.
Him agreeing with your opinion doesn’t make your opinion any more valid.
It just makes you both crazy. It’s impossible to bury the Red Sox in May just because they started 2-10. Impossible. They would have needed to go like 0-30 in April to even have the potential of burying them in May, and even then it would only be nearly impossible.
I really don’t care what Joel Sherman has to say about “burying” teams in May. You said it yourself earlier, “but the Red Sox are better.” Well, if they’re better, they’re not getting buried in May! Too much talent on that team.
But better teams can be buried.
I.E. the 2008 (maybe 2007) Tigers were supposed to be this superteam and they didn’t make the playoffs, despite their talent.
Not making the playoffs ≠ being buried in May
2008 or 2007 Tigers ≠ Red Sox or Yankees
But it’s May! That’s the sticking point. It’s been what, 40 games? Not even a quarter of the season! It’s much too early to “bury” a team when the Yankees have only played them 6 times.
Especially when that team has high levels of in-house talent and an organizational mandate and capability to acquire enough talent to compete for the title every year, just like we do.
The Pirates can be buried in May. The Padres can be buried in May.
The Red Sox and Yankees can never be buried in May. Why is this a hard concept to grasp?
Even if we’d swept them, it’s not possible to bury the Sox in May. There’s too much season left, too many trades yet to be made and prospects to be called up. Wins would be nice, but it’s much, much too early to throw up the white flag.
That.
The Yankees are never buried and out of it in May. Ever.
The Red Sox are never buried and out of it in May. Ever.
Ever.
That was probably our best chance to at least avoid being shut out, but nope. Andruw Jones fucking sucks, I really wish Cash had signed one of the Hairston Brothers instead or Matt Diaz
Have you seen the way the Hairstons and Matt Diaz are hitting? If they had them, you’d be wondering why they didn’t sign Andruw.
Grass is always greener, right?
Yeah I just looked at their season stats, your right. Still though, Andruw really hasn’t done much besides 1 or 2 HR’s at the beginning of the season. Might be time to give Maxwell a shot
Can we send down this whole Yankee team and call up the whole AAA team, maybe the Yankees can straighten things out down there……….
man I miss chavez
I miss 2009.
those were good times
First half of 2010 was great too.
it was okay but we had our share of issues… vazquez & teixeira were making everybody crazy, posada got hurt, granderson got hurt, NJ’s arm fell off, joba and robertson were bad, dave eiland disappeared, etc.
True but at least they won games.
Yankees in 2009 through 36 games: 19-17, and a -15 run differential
Yankees in 2011 through 36 games: 20-16, and a +32 run differential
At least they started off 2009 well against the Red Sox. Oh wait…
we did go on a freakish run that year, the 15 walkoff wins were epic
man am I glad the yankees didn’t pay 142MM for carl crawford
I’m glad that Girardi held that team meeting last night. Clearly quite effective.
Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe Ken Rosenthal was misreading that tweet; maybe Laura Posada was saying she was suffering from back stiffness.
It would make sense.
yeah I’m sure her back hurts all the time, the boobs look pretty heavy
Or it is not back stiffness but neck stiffness #motorboating
Are you like me, hoping that Jorge does retire?
Well, I’m hoping that Jorge snaps out of it and starts hitting again, but since that’s looking less and less likely, yeah, I guess I’m hoping he can just bow out gracefully.
He’s only a DH, there’s tons of ways we can replace his bat (both internally and externally). Him retiring wouldn’t be the worst thing in the world, I guess.
Teixiera just got his first hit of the season against the Red Sox. Progress.
Yankees have .135 AVG with RISP, just terrific!
LMAO. These guys look like a couple of chimpanzees out there. Let’s recap what’s going on in Yankeeland:
- offense can’t score with runners on base
- offense can’t score with runners off base
- Swish can’t catch a ball on a hop
- Swish falls on his ass trying to get to another ball-
- Arod keeps popping up and munching on seeds like a cow
- Canos getting hit in the head and botching plays
- Jeters getting hits
- CC gives up 6 runs the night after Colon gives up 3
- No one knows what the hell is up with Posada
- Girardi getting ejected and these clowns in the booth don’t even realize
- Buck admits he’s bad at his job
- everyone is botching easy plays in the field
This organization needs to regroup. They need to step out of the club house, take a few deep breaths (and maybe some steroids lol), and hit the clubs. Loosen up and chill. Just win, right?
Loosen up and chill.
Indeed.
I loled at the Arod is a cow comment
ARod’s sunflower seed chewing ritual is of great importance to FTLT. It’s become a disastrophe that needs to be addressed.
Priority #1.
Why do you feel the need to overexaggerate on something like that? Really. It was a comment that was meant to be funny and so what if I think it’s gross? Really, just get over it. Your snide remarks are just obnoxious and unnecessary.
I’m laughing with you, not at you.
I know which comment I found funniest.
I swear, when I tuned in from about 8:45-10pm, I thought this was just a televised night game for old timer’s day.
At this time last year, the 2010 world series MVP was in AAA yet to be called up. Just sayin. Long season.
/Posey’d
HAH! Well done.
If only we similarly had an elite power-hitting catching prospect in AAA we could call up to supplement our offense like Frisco did last year, eh?
If only…
Haha guys, at least John Lackey isn’t on our team. Too bad we couldn’t face him to wake this offense up
I think Girardi needs to hit all of the players with a wifflebat for 6 hours straight.
Someone too young to remember Girardi’s playing days?
Any other 24 fans out there? I’m currently watching season 5 and I can’t believe how many main characters have been killed this season so far. David Palmer and Tony Almeida were like 2 of my favorite characters. They also killed off Michelle and Edgar, its crazy.
I watched seasons 1-3 last summer, but had to stop as it became repetitive.
Season 5 was pretty crazy. I need to get around to watching the last season…
Last season was excellent.
I absolutely love 24. A lot of main characters were killed off, but keeping watching. Season 5 is my personal favorite, and you won’t be disappointed.
Adrian Gonzalez has hit into two double plays tonight. But when all is said and done he will go down as having a good night.
YCPB’d
What the hell? Drew pinchhitting for Youkilis?
If Yankees could score negative runs i’m sure they’d find a way.
Sorry if this has already been discussed tonight, and I know there’s been more information released since the initial announcement but…
How many of you are hoping that Posada actually announces his retirement tonight?
he won’t. Jorge’s stubborn as a mule.
That wasn’t the question.
Don’t forget about the $13 million or so he’d be leaving.
I’d hate for this to be the way for him to go out, but I can’t deny that having Montero become our catcher/DH would most likely help the team alot more than any production out of Jorge
I won’t hope for it. I’ll be sad but something needs to be done at DH.
Not gonna happen. He apologizes for being a jerk-says he really has let his struggles on the field affect him mentally and asks for forgiveness for his selfish actions.
13M reasons why he doesn’t retire.
I just feel the time isn’t right. I mean, this would be the ugliest of ways to leave. I don’t wish him to retire because I know I’m going to feel really empty inside afterwards, although I know that’s a dumb reason.
43 LOB in 5 games…
Mind-bottling.
Whiskey-bottling
No point hoping for something you know isn’t going to happen. Kinda like hoping the Yankees have a seven run rally right now.
Marcus Thames from 2010 where are you…?
seriously, andruw jones’ smile is really annoying to watch after he strikes out looking
You know he’s smiling because he’s frustrated, right? Him and Swisher. Lots of people smile out of frustration. It’s a coping mechanism.
It doesn’t mean he’s some spoiled brat who is only in it for himself and doesn’t care about doing well or helping his team or shit like that. He doesn’t want to strike out any more than you don’t want him to strike out.
You don’t know that for a fact.
Who smiles when they’re frustrated? Really.
(raises hand)
I’ve been known to do that from time to time.
Especially if I’m frustrated at someone else who doesn’t seem to understand concepts of which I have a better understanding and have repeatedly tried to explain that to someone.
As a matter of fact, it happens quite a few times when I post here.
I do it all the time. It’s a perfectly normal and rather common human reaction.
I mean, seriously, what’s the more likely scenario:
A.) Swisher and Jones care so little about their struggles that they smile out of genuine happiness and carefree bliss following a strikeout or a bad play
B.) Swisher and Jones are so frustrated about their struggles that they’re smiling because they’ve been so bad, it’s actually funny and they know it
I’m not seeing it from swish, I just think andruw jones is just weird… he looks the same when he gets the game winning hit as he does when he strikes out– he looks like he’s hearing a really funny joke and trying to hold back from laughing. I’m not saying he’s wrong for doing that, it’s just so frustrating to be here yelling at the TV and seeing the guy’s shit eating grin. get off my lawn
Same. And when something wonderful happens, I like to punch walls and curse. Basically, don’t try to lock me into the same emotional reactions of commoners.
In all honesty I’d rather have the suckitude now than in Sep.
Gardner should’ve stayed at first. Then Jeter may have gotten a hit.
I can’t believe im saying this but, I hope the Yankees get swept so maybe they stop and take a look at what they have done the past week/couple of games and see what can be done to prevent that from happening again and get things straight.
Sox get off to 2-11 start and have 19 wins.
Unbelievable.
BELIEVE.
Unbelievable.
Is it?
Yeah, that’s kinda why I said it.
Yeah, it’s not, though.
Dynamite the stadium.
Record vs Sox since last August: 5-9…
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