May
15
Game 38: Dear Yankees
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Cut the crap and win a game. Love, Mike.
Derek Jeter, SS
Curtis Granderson, CF
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Nick Swisher, RF
Andruw Jones, DH
Russell Martin, C
Brett Gardner, LF
Freddy Garcia, SP
Boo for another ESPN Sunday Night Game. This one starts a little after 8pm ET, so please try to enjoy. Oh by the way, Rafael Soriano probably isn’t available tonight because his elbow is barking. Again.
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From Yankees, To Mike:
Suit up, you’re batting 9th tonight.
How dare you insult him like that!
Mike should walk into Ben’s office and tell him he’s not posting tomorrow. His index finger hurts. That’ll teach em!
I can’t wait to hear about what Mike’s huge-breasted wife as to say about all of this.
I’d bat 9th on a co-ed kickball team for tatas.
She’s saying what most wives would say-”WHAT! THEY’RE THREATENING TO TAKE AWAY YOUR 13 MIL CONTRACT?!? GET YOUR STUPID ASS IN THERE AND APOLOGIZE TO EVERYONE! NOW!!”
haha
I’m okay with what Jorge Posada. It’s over and done with.
That’s a bit unfair, it’s Lester against Garcia.
If anything in this life is certain; if history has taught us anything… it’s that you can kill anyone.
/Corleone’d
If anyone can hit Lester, its the Yankees.
the 1996 or 2009 Yankees yes… these Yankees we have today are a little soft in the middle. they have a bad case of ‘sprained
vaginasobliques’didnt the 09 team have a worse record at the same point in the season?
yes… but they were a ‘tougher’ 18-17… this team looks spent and its only mid-May… I sure as hell hope they prove me wrong.
‘Tougher’? Can you explain?
Doubtful.
we’re 40 games into the season and look spent already. thats all… ‘tougher’ is a bad word, but dare I say the 2009 team was ‘grittier’?
He has a career K rate near 10 against the Yankees since his career started and a BB rate of 3.2 and only gave up 7 homers on a team reliant on them.
And the Yanks offense isn’t doing shit recently. The plan is pray that he has nothing and serves meatballs and pray that they an actually hit those meatballs OR grind it out and hope he’s gone by the 6th.
Over/Under 2 hits with RISP?
Depends how many RISP they have. I’ll be at least 1 out of 4 with RISP, which is their current team batting average (.250). Any takers?
No prediction for me, but it needs to be over. Bring back timely hitting.
Under. Zero RISP situations, all night long.
7 Yankees hits tonight, all of them solo homers.
consecutively.
2 for 2 with RISP.
Both are Grand Slams
We get no-hit tonight, yet win 5-0, scoring 5 runs on a collection of 20 walks, errors, and HBPs.
I am so sick of this Posada controversy and just want to see the Yanks win tonight. There is no way our offense can be sitting second to last in BABIP with runners in scoring position hopefully the rally starts tonight before the Tampa series.
LETS #*($Y*(#&$# GOOOOOOOOO
2 hits all night = no RISPFail… so there’s that
They’ll get one.
I think we should all thank Posada for distracting us from how much the Yankees sucked last night.
+1
Oh yeah. After all this drama, it’s hard to remember there’s an actual game on tonight. This was one of those huge, all-consuming stories that was everywhere all day. Reminded me of when Alex admitted he was a steroid user. Just dominated everything else.
Though I must add there was very little coverage here. One guest post, some minimal news and that’s it. If any of the RABbis are around, I’d love to get their take on why.
Meh, what more ‘analysis’ or news did you want?
You also need to remember that Joe, Ben and Mike do more than just RAB with their lives. It’s a bit unfair to want everything out of them.
Jon Lester wasn’t very good his last time out, so I think they should be able to bust out of their slump tonight. Remember that the 09 team was 18-17 at this point, so things could be much worse.
Captain Derek Jeter’s statement to the press regarding Jorge Posada not playing in yesterday’s game:
————
Are there any Paraguayans here? No?
Well, of course, their requests for subsidies was not Paraguayan in and of it is as it were the United States government would never have if the president—our president, had not and as far as I know that’s the way it will always be. Is that clear?
I have no clue what you’re talking about but I do know one thing.
Everything our president does is illegitimate and unconstitutional, because he Isnt a real American, just like Taft.
Go watch “Spies Like Us.”
You’re welcome in advance.
You’re the Dennis Miller of obscure movie references.
I’ll take that as a… compliment?
Sure. The few times I actually got one of his obscure literary references, it was hilarious.
/TeaParty’d!
So happy to see Swisher protecting Cano.
If I had my pick of Posada or Cashman I’d take the guy who gave us 15 years at catcher every single time. Cashman has swung and missed far more than Posada. Just look at Joba, Hughes, and Kennedy. We let go of the one man who is pitching well! Joba has been a disaster since 08 and Hughes is struggling to stay in the league. Jorge stays, Cashman goes.
O:S
im not sure i understand… why are we forced to only pick one and lose the other?
It’s going to be terrible if Yankees get swept.
Why?
Not because they’re doomed, not because the season is over, etc.
No. It’s because I’m going to have to go to school tomorrow and deal with those obnoxious Red Sox fans.
I’m going to see a ton a of ugly people in their equally ugly Dustin Pedroia jerseys and I’m going to have to deal with those two idiot red sox fans I’m always bitching about on here.
Can the Yankees please just give the Red Sox a giant ass beating for the sake of FTLT please?
If the Red Sox sweep they’ll be a .500 team. Congratulations to them.
Paul O’Neill said he’d hit two home runs for you tonight.
Don’t forget about catching a ball in his cap.
Or him bringing back Matsui and Damon
Isn’t college out already?
I think FTLT is in high school.
That sucks. It explains a lot, though she’s been surprisingly rational lately.
I’m turning over a new leaf.
In defense of my previous irrational behavior, you should see the people I go to school with.
Now those are some irrational people.
I’m pleased to hear it (the former point, not the latter).
Dude I’m in high school…
…which only adds to your argument.
High school.
And some colleges have exams this week. So for some schools, no.
Calling it, 3-1 lead in the 8th Joba comes in and blows a lead 5-3 loss.
I predict 38 to 31 with Joba scoring the winning touchdown!
Seriously, who gives a shit about your dull prediction?
where will this team be when pitching is back to normal?
colon will get hurt soon
garcia is junkballer
nova already getting bombed
bad aj is due
with exception to cc this rotation sucks. also, i had a dream joba started and he pitched 5 scoreless innings
yeah this season is doomed……. lets blame cash
http://riveraveblues.com/wp-co.....utdown.jpg
youve ben a goldmine over the years for hilarious screenshots, but i think that one takes the cake.
Don’t thank me, thank that handsome, well-endowed renaissance man Archimedes Torquemada, wherever he is.
Wasn’t he a Rule V draft pick?
I honestly don’t even remember that player’s name anymore that was the inspiration for that handle. I’ll try to find it.
He was a Florida Marlins player in Hi-A with great strikeout stuff but weak control, if memory serves.
http://www.baseball-reference......mine001arq
You’re going to shoot to the top of low-level management at a Friendly’s any day now, kid. Just you wait. You’re going places. Don’t let anyone tell you otherwise.
thx
Thank you, ESPN.
I really am glad that you “cater” to Yankee fans by showing a segment of a Russell Martin mani/pedi (yes feet too).
Dynamite drop-in, Marty. That broadcasting school has really paid off for you….
He threatened Brian Wilson’s beard with his magical hands.
ha, that was funny actually
I don’t care if Russell Martin shows up at the behind tonight in Lady Gaga’s penis shoes and pink finger nails… still manlier than Tek and/or Saltalamaccia
put me in coach…..$71,000 and some change per game….I will bat anywhere you want me to…hurt or not….
What do you think you could hit? Put me down for .000/.000/.000
Given 100 ABs against ML pitching, how many hits do you think you’d get? I think I could BABIP my way to one, with like 90 strikeouts.
Take the 9 best hitters who post on RAB, and I bet Sidney Ponson could throw a perfect game against them.
Just gave me an idea:
Based solely on what you know about them from their commenting tendencies, make a lineup/rotation of RAB users.
And, yeah, no doubt about that. He’d make everyone look like an infant.
I think someone would babip their way on with a groundball. There would still be about 20 strikeouts easy.
this… it would be uuuuugly… for some reason though I think all my years in the beer leagues would give me an advantage against a knuckleballer though…
nah, just lean into a few pitches to get that OBP up a little
Why don’t you have a seat over there?
/wrong Hanson?
Sometimes I wonder. I think I could hit about .150ish without working out. If I did I’d probably hit about .250 but I could never see myself slugging. In my local league I usually hit about .600, mostly because of speed and the fielding is a joke.
I have my first softball game on Friday night; pretty pumped about it. The double header starting at 10 AM on Sunday? Not so much.
The toughest part about softball, trying to stay awake on Sundays
Last year, we had a double header after the Belmont/the fight at Yankee Stadium. Our pitcher went to both. He gave up one run in the first game, and we won by 13. We won the next game 5-3 (worst softball game ever) and each run he gave up came in one inning during which [his] “buzz finally started to wear off.”
it would be nice to win tonight! they need this win only because it doesnt get easier the next 2 days. price and shields
Ship Jorge to the Jays for Jose Bautista
Not even Omar Minaya would take that deal.
Maybe if we threw in Lee Stevens
Fine. Posada for Bautista, Drabek, and Travis Snider?
Adrian Gonzalez’s voice is not what I expected it.
He no Bartolo.
So Which idiot is which on ESPN?
Meh, doesn’t really matter.
Not Miller/Morgan, and for that I am eternally grateful.
Didn’t take long for the ESPN bias towards the Red Sox.
Bobby Valentine sounded a little too enthusiastic about the Posada situation.
Is it true that Cano hates being called Robbie? I find that so weird if he is.
He’s a cute guy. If I were dating him, I’d probably call him Robbie.
I heard he dislikes Robinson or something. He always refers himself as Robbie.
I thought that was the other way around. He likes Robinson, dislikes Robbie.
Hmm weird. YES commercials always have him saying Robbie right?
I’m probably wrong.
On the jumbotron during introductions, he says “Robbie”…
Good to know. Thanks.
Don’t trust me!
Mr. Cano to you.
I almost wish we were playing at Fenway so that when the BoSo fans started with the “Yankees suck” chant I could stare at the TV with a very serious expression and say, “I know, beantowners. I know.”
I laughed.
only reason why ESPN is kind of ok: Bleacher creature cam
Jorge chants?
Bleacher Creatures just called out Jorge to dance battle
After role call, they do an on topic chant. last 2 day it was “Boston sux”
I love the Jorge chants by the creatures. I also love the catch Brett just made.
If YES should take anything from ESPN, its broadcasting the rollcall.
A strike zone would be great.
or someone who knows a shit about baseball…
Serious question (I’m not trying to be obnoxious I mean) when was the last time the Yankees had a lead? Had tithe 7th inning on Wed right?
Triple crown candidate? Jesus Christ people, Albert Pujols can’t win one what the fuck makes you think Adrian Gonzalez will? Especially in the league where Jose Bautista is playing?
Shake my fucking head.
I assumed they were talking about Freddy Garcia winning the pitching triple crown of wins, ERA, and strikeouts. Which he’s totally about to do this year.
Book it.
Its conceivable that he could win the RBI and HR crown, but in what universe does Adrian Gonzalez win a batting title?
The one where he plays in Fenway, not Petco.
Meaning this one.
I don’t expect it to happen, but it could.
Not with Ichiro and Cano in the league.
Oh and Bautistia will out homer him probably in every year.
Bobby Valentine is an idiot apparently.
Bobby Valentine is an idiot
apparently.It’s obvious.
I don’t know if its ESPN’s mics but the stadium sounds really loud tonight.
One thing I do like about ESPN is they always have really good crowd mics
Yikes at this commercial. Aaaaawkwaaaard.
Nothing new, really. They showed that last year.
It’ awkward because of the situation. And Jorge is NOT a catcher anymore, although he thinks he is.
well in light of the situation…
Ohh…so the club’s problem is that they thought they could just rely on someone else to hit a home run.
Uhhh…
Doh! Reply fail…
douche chills!!!
Uh-oh…Posada is going to sit out his next ESPN commercial because the chair gave him a sore back.
Lol great commercial
That could’ve been Ball 1.
Can’t be fouling off the balls here.
That clipped him.
Nice at bat by Jeter.
Not a fake, this time. Really did clip him.
Of course they bring up the game vs TB.
Biggest non story ever.
.973 OPS for Granderson! As a CFer!
hes a stud muffin
Back to the Jeter acting job again? Its been a year almost.
Biggest nontreversy of last season.
+1 for “nontroversy”.
Messed up the spelling though. I will now commit ritual seppuku.
I’m batting you 9th now for that.
Oh yea, well I need a mental day off. And my fingers have cramps.
Did Bautista REEEEALLY just hit a weeks worth of homers today? where the hell did this come from?
a syringe
OOOhhhh first opportunity for a RISPfail.
And there’s the first runner in scoring.
I wonder is the ESPN folks have any idea what WAR, ERA+, etc is?
nope, just grit
1 for 1 with RISP!!
TEX! A hit with RISP. My God!
HALLELUJAH!!!
who is that and what have they done with Teix?
HOLY SHIT WE HAVE A LEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A hit with RISP! OMG!!!
The May end of the world bullshit is wrong. It’s tonight.
RISPWIN!!!
This is quite unusual to see here.
RISP 1.000/1.000/1.000
Wait, did that really just happen?
R.
I.
S.
P.
NONFAIL.
A hit with RISP! Hopefully a sign of things to come.
Whats it called when a guy hits the ball and nobody catches it with a runner on second or third base?
Look, a hit with RISP! We’re coming back, hold on American League!
So Tex getting a hit just relieved the Jorge tension? Evel Kinevel couldn’t make that damn jump.
Thanks to that Tex hit, the space-time continuum was altered. Jorge actually did play yesterday. He batted 9th and hit three homers. The Yankees won yesterday’s game, 3-0, and Jorge thanked Joe for dropping him in the order and giving him a fresh mental refocus.
Also, after praising the humility of his DH and the tact of his manager for their actions, Brian Cashman solved the global financial recession and ended world poverty and hunger and discovered a cure for cancer. All that happened last night, thanks to that Tex hit.
Gotta hit that 1-0 pitch ARod
Imagine if ARod DIDN’T have the biggest strike zone ever? I mean robots would make his OBP jump like 50 points.
Yeah when Lester gets 6 inches on both sides of the plate is it really a surprise that he struck out?
So someone explain to me, why is this an important game for Boston?
If they win it’ll be the first time they’re at .500 this season.
Every game is.
IT COULD MAKE OR BREAK THE SEASON!!!!
That’s what ESPN says, fact that they love the Red Sox so much.
A-Rod is a hot mess.
um. yes
guy is allllll over the map. HAS to still be hurt. in one of those “can still show up, but favoring the oblique” sorta way…
A-Rod looks bad..
The BaBiP adjustment has hopefully begun to swing our way.
Too many homeruns!
Is it bad that I thought Bobby V had a point there last month?
Yes.
And now another runner in scoring.
Focusing on the HR makes you play bad D? That doesn’t sound right..
Last year in LA vs Dodgers, Pettitte was pitching and he misplayed like 3 bunts that led to a hideous inning all around defensively for the entire team.
Joe Morgan said that the reason the Yankees were playing so poorly defensively was because it was the NL and they didn’t have a DH.
What?
Eww Jeter has like no hair.
already hating this umpire
Its simply amazing that everyone now considers HR’s a negative. Please stop hitting the ball square and you can’t win that way BUUNT.
Swisher’s AB’s are hard to watch
when will Swisher regress? he can’t possibly keep being this bad with RISP
Pass balls <3
wow, this is the second time they’ve done that with Youkilis. what a joke.
Freddy’s got the motion going tonight.
Gotta snare that, though, Russell.
Not this again.
Of Course. Fucking youkilis.
Is there a more frustrating play in baseball?
Craig Counsell, batting?
Again? Really? Fuck you Kevin Youkilis
Here we go with the bad D..
the sloppiness has returned
Can this team look any worse? Offense, pitching, defense? Everything is so sloppy
Catch the balls please.
now that botched strikeout is really screwing them
Is swisher turning into Adam Dunn without the homeruns?
Well this isn’t promising.
Yeah BUNT BUNT
I think Jorge has a point about not catching. Russell Martin ain’t any better. He just likely gave away another run.
LOL ^^^^^^
Yeah, Russell Martin probably couldn’t catch for a T-ball team.
you’re insane if you think Martin isn’t better. Martin isn’t that good and he is still light years better than Posada
is that like the third bobble on Swish this series?
Drew is gonna draw a walk
Jeez, if you want Youkilis to get on so bad just hit him. Joba style.
arg
Can there by one day when both the offense and pitching can be on the same page?
Any word on the length of Slade Heathcott’s suspension?
/tryingnottowatchanimplosion
did they just mention progression towards the mean?
did they?!?!
they are VERY SABRMetric here… you didn’t know?
Yea but our announcers feel only those stats that have been running positive for the Yanks can regress toward the mean
So…a rally started with a dropped strike three?
wowwwwwww…
Freddy just lost this game. ask these two assholes announcing
I love when the announcers are giddily rooting for a team’s pitcher to start failing.
Wonderful.
nope, none… ZERO Bias coming out of the Boys from Bristol… nada
MORE FREE RUNS!!!!
That lead certainly didn’t last long.
F U Espn for flashing that stat
Youkilis scores after striking out again. Fuck.
Bobby Valentine is gonna jizz his pants if they get a hit with a RISP here.
“I think it’s time for a little regression to the mean, if you know what I mean.” *chuckles in the booth*
fuck you.
colon
garcia
aj
they will regress to their normal selves …. then where will this team be? hmm 4th place mayb
lol yankes r lucky dey dont do relegation in MLB!! LOLOLOL!!!
yep
I like how you think people aren’t laughing at you. It’s cute.
That should’ve never happened. But thanks to the passed ball, it did.
lol Big Papi
ortiz lol.
Nice job, Alex.
HA! Eat that Big Papi.
Ortiz was gonna be out by a second. Nice heads up play.
Russell Martin just made up for the pass ball right there
Thx David
Why was Ortiz running on contact? Thanks for the gift Big Sloppy!
Well that was fucking stupid David. Thanks for that.
Bobby Valentine really hates the Yankees. Damn. Sorry about 2000 buddy.
Meh…couldn’t help but to think that Alex got the DP, but save the sure run. Hopefully Freddy gets a real K this time.
No way Arod could have gotten a DP there. Crawford is way too fast.
Ortiz, you slow boy! >8D
Nice escape job. Impressive.
Well done Freddy
Nice job Freddy. That could’ve been far far worse.
I’ll take it.
Oh yeah…could have been way worse.
That’s an unearned run right? At least he only allowed one.
correct
Garcia’s going to pass Fred Sanford in my Fred power rankings if this keeps up.
#1: Fred Savage.
Still.
but where to Fred Flintstone, ‘Classy’ Freddie Blassie and Right Said Fred play into the rankings?
Freddy’s dead. That’s what I said.
I hate bobby valentine so much, way to go freddy
The cutaway was nice too…Garcia gets out of a bases loaded jam with just one run and it was, “The Red Sox get that run back!” I never thought I would pine for Morgan and Miller…
WOW.
ANNNNNDRRRRUUUUUWWWW
Weeeeeeeeeee Aaaaandruw.
Andruw Jones.
Designated Hitter.
ON-DREW!!!!
was that thames?
hmmmm…too bad Jorge isn’t DH today
Now we have homer #59.
Andruw’s sick of this shit.
I hate it when we hit home runs!
#unclutch
nice
Goddamdruw
Andruw Jones showed up!
has ZERO issues being a full time DH….
That ball was fucking blistered! Mash, Andruw, Mash!!!!!
ANDRUW JONES MAKES HIS BONES! I love how Bobby Valentine went silent.
“And the Sox trail again GODDAMNIT!!!!”
ESPN’d
Reverse lock in action.
I have been told that baseball is a game that cannot be predicted.
Terrible just terrrible how can you win by hitting Homers
+1
More singles and hits with RISP please
A Monterian blast!
/getting ahead of myself
Say what you want about Jorge, but I think he’s cute.
If had to marry any guy on the team, it’d probably be Jorge.
And Cano.
Polygamy doesn’t work that way
Sincerely,
Some Mormons, some Muslims, and some Africans.
Strange.
An ear fetish….
Now that you mention it, Cano has really cute ears.
Sterling’s call: “He’s merry Andruw, and he’s keeping up with the Jones’.:
I would have preferred, “Me and Mr. Jones…we have a dinger going on!”
wow…
that is…
OK you got me, I dig it
Lester’s definitely hitable tonight…
What a meatball.
Was stuck with Gameday until just now. What happened with the passed ball that led to the run?
Colon struck out Youk to lead off, but he reached in passed ball. Eventually bases got loaded, some guy hit a sac fly so Youk scored. Next guy hit a chopper to 3rd, Ortiz thrown out at home, next guy flies out.
Sterling’s call: “He’s merry Andruw, and he’s keeping up with the Jones’.”
I heard that, I think sterling is going insane
wow….. just wow
Well thats what the Sox said about Martin after he turned em down.
Great, the jerks at my call center change the channel to the friggin’ basketball game right before a home run? Oh, I’m so happy.
Do you think Bobby likes the bunt?
FUCCK THESE POP UP BUNTSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
that is just fucking awful
Lester isn’t pitching well, but let’s make sure we give him a fucking out and not even advance the runner in the process.
Free out in only 2 pitches. Always a great idea.
STOP FUCKING BUNTING
BG is soooooooo bad.
AWESOME IDEA!
“Gardner’s hitting .400 in his last 18 games”
…so lets have him bunt. Gardner isn’t good at bunting, stop doing this shit.
Goddamn bunts. When will they ever learn?
Maybe Bobby V should just do color commentary to organized pepper games. Sure does like bunting in all situations.
Free outs! Get your free outs!
Wow, the bunt failed. Who would have guessed it.
Bunts are too big to fail.
First time that’s ever happened. Must be a fluke. Let’s keep trying.
WHY! WHY GIRARDI! Why play small ball in the 2nd inning with your hottest hitter?
that was a drag bunt, not a sac. BG was fucking bunting on his own … the dumbass
Sorry ’bout the double post. Got the quotation marks mixed up.
Girardi: Yankees finally hitting the ball? Sac bunt from the hottest hitter.
God. Damn. It.
You fucking idiot. Bunting = stupid. Bunting when you can’t bunt = more stupid.
Bobby Valentine says you are wrong bunt in all situations always
Gross
Dear Joe Giardi;
Please look at replays every bunt attempt that failed and realize that you need to stop this NL shit.
Love, The Yankee universe
Fact.
OK, why the bunt?
Way to bunt with the speedster who can’t be doubled.
Why are we playing for 1 run with Garcia on the mound? is he Cy Young?
have not seen this many awful bunts in awhile. STOP BUNTING!!
“As well as Lester throws the ball to homeplate, that’s how poorly he throws the ball to first base”
I believe I’ve seen this on Family Guy
I did
Girardi is just giving them free outs to make it fair.
I wish Girardi would get canned and replaced by Posada. Everyone’s happy, we don’t have to see Posada in the the lineup (hopefully) and no more ridiculous bunts.
Bad idea. He’d probably make CC the setup man.
Gardner clearly was bunting for a hit. Girardi had nothing to do with that bunt (Not to absolve him of all the other dumb sac bunt attempts)
If that was the case, Girardi needs to tell Gardner “Stop fucking around and trying to bunt for a hit. It’s dumb. Swing away.”
Girardi does have something to do with that bunt. Here’s why – Brett pulls this all the time. It never works. If he believes Gardner has the intention of bunting without his explicit permission, he ought to tell Brett, “quit it with that shit, man.”
AGAIN WITH THE GODDAMN BUNTING!!!! WHY, WHY, WHY?!?!?!?!?!
Oh boy. MLB.com Gameday’s ahead of the ESPN Broadcast.
Or maybe you have magical foresight?
I’m not lying here.
I wish a beat writer would have the balls to ask Girardi why he likes spotting his opponents free outs.
Where can I find data of how many times Girardi insists on helping the other team?
In Joe’s Binder
Dear tiny, infant Baby Hey-Zeus, lying there in your…your little ghost manger, lookin’ at your Baby Einstein developmental…videos, learnin’ ’bout shapes and colors…
please, oh, please, send us a manager who understands how to nurture and sustain a bullpen but also knows that sac bunts are rarely successful strategy and should only be used in key situations that are few and far between.
Thank you, Amen.
I trust Grandy not to have a RISPFail.
I was right.
After this, I think I’m gonna pull a Zambrano on my Santorum.
Wow Grandyyyyyyy baby.
Back to the HR part of HR or bust. Yay!
see … the bunt worked
GRANDYMAN.
In other news, Bobby pissed about all the homeruns.
Again WTF guys stop stop just bunt
No-doubt shot from Grandyman!
Bobby V wants to cry…
Kevin Long’d
Curtis, dont be so mean!!!
Curtis says fuck yo couch.
The Grandyman can
Why don’t you keep playing small ball Girardi! Who needs HRs when you can bunt!
Oh no more home runs… The Yanks have to stop hitting homeruns, they’re bad.
1. Joey Bats
2. My Man, 100 Grand
oh my fucking god that was a monster shot
#cured
can’t hit lefties
Granderson wanting to keep within striking pace of Bautista.
The home runs are nice, but I’d like to see more failed bunts
I love how the HR siren started before the ball landed.
See? Bunt worked, helped get the run across…
: |
It’s science.
MOAR BUNTZ NOW
For science. You monster.
Girardi is way ahead of you buddy.
Jon Lester says, “I’m not gonna pay a lot for this muffler.” But then Curtis Granderson says, “Sweet sassy molassey, you are gonna pay a lot! And the cost is gonna be prohibitive.”
Like a donkey eating a waffle…
I gotta go vote for Grandy for the ALl Star Game now…
I’m voting granderson and colon
Hell I start voting for Garcia.
To many homers……
did they just call Cervelli Kevin Long?
How bout you give Freddy the same fucking strike zone you clown
Did they just call Cervelli Kevin Long? Lulz
that outside corner to righties is bullshit.
Weren’t there people on RAB earlier THIS year saying that Granderson was a below average player and could barely hit .250? I kinda want to look back and call those people out.
How many sac bunts does Granderson have? None?
Then he sucks. Bust.
And I’ll join you with the endless facts that Cliff Lee would undoubtedly be a Yankee. It can go both ways.
I suppose, but I think those are different situations, no? Also people were saying that during this season about Granderson.
Yeah they are different but fanhood is extreme either way.
Does it have to be? I certainly try not to make wild and crazy speculative statements.
Nope you are anything but crazy but it’s the Yankees. There’s gonna be crazies on each side of the spectrum.
Totally different situations.
/guilty as being convinced Lee would be in pinstripes. I think I even wrote a post about it.
Yup it’s completely different but the thing is everyone’s gonna be wrong. Don’t need to call people out unless they get paid millions of dollars.
Like this fucking joke at NESPN.
Not me, that’s for sure. Since he retooled his swing last August, d00d has been one of the best hitters in baseball.
I. Am. Shocked.
So wait…you mean there are people who make wild, inaccurate, speculative and ridiculous spouting statements on this site? Never…
Next thing you know you are going to claim that some people do not prefer bunting.
please do… just look for the guys who are pining for IPK and aJax…
although I would kinda like IPK back right now
When Granderson makes the ASG and participates in the HR Derby this year, he better bring Kevin Long with him and put him up in the nicest hotel in town for the trip.
Granderson has 6 HR off LHP this year. Holy shit.
Freddy is dealing tonight… a lot of movement on the cheeze balls
Why is the BBTN crew situated about 5 blocks away from the Stadium?
It’s not like the have to be at the game to give a horrible performance.
They look like they’re just across the street from Gate 4.
It’s their new thing this year. More on-location. Ramping up on the production values.
http://www.brooksbaseball.net/.....type=7.gif
There are a lot of red triangles way out wide
Grandy’s insurance runs looking huge already.
Insurance runs? Lets hope the Yanks can keep adding to the score the way A-Gonz has been swinging the bat.
Now Francona is bunting? Does Bobby V have one of those buttons like the Buffalo Wild Wings commercials?
Hey, only WE pop-up in RISP situations. This leprechaun punk is trying to steal our routine!
GGGGRRRRIIIITTTTT!!
its alright he’s tha lazah show, they’re naming a sandwich for him
I seriously bleed from some part of my body when I see that commercial.
I’m on my 10th set of eyes already.
Bautista’s only 5th in RBI? Sucks. Fact: RBIs tell you everything you want to know about a batter.
Nobody pops up to first grittier than Peedy.
Really? These guys think the Red Sox are just gonna sprint past everybody into the division lead?
Surprise, surprise.
Seven aces. An all-star at every position. No weaknesses. They can’t be stopped.
Don’t forget, they have 3 closers!
Not to mention the best short stop in the history of baseball, Jose Iglesias.
Jed Lowrie will only make the allstar-Jed team with Jedd Gyorko.
Okay champ, sit the next few plays willya? There’s more than 7 aces on that team.
My bad.
I never would’ve guessed
Tek-chair-a.
Fuck you, Valentin
how has no batting coach gotten ahold of Youk and tried to normalize that grunting flailing mess he has going on…
Everett is just a terrible umpire. Fin.
lol ump is a fucking joke
Nice strikezone.
Where’s the wide zone now?
That’s only a strike for Lester, or against A-rod
I think you are wrong. It’s a strike against Tex, too.
Every analyst says Boston will be on top by the all star break…interesting.
LOL Freddy
you HAVE to be shitting me
wow, wonderful.
wow, wonderful.
Well fuck
they definitely get way more excited for the Sox.
Youk should have been out on strike 5.
of course. Thanks sweaty freddy
The ump wasn’t helping him any.
Right down Broadway.
Good grief, just put that pitch on a tee.
Seriously, BP guys couldn’t make a pitch that bad
Ah well good thing he struck out 3 pitches ago…
This time, Youk should’ve been struck out but knocked himself in.
Sigh.
Freddy has nothing to get good hitters out. Stuff is shitty and command is not there.
Well Youk does have the second highest WPA against the Yankees on anyone on the Red Sox…
Fuck him.
That’s it for the insurance runs.
What a meatball. 88 down the middle’s not gonna do it against Youkilis.
bullpen please
No.
christ, put in Noesi
I’ll bite.
Assist for that home run goes to Mike Everett. That call call on the 2-2 pitch on the corner was horseshit.
it was well outside, but close to the calls Lester has been getting
Baseball would be great if every aspect of the team decided to suck at the same time.
these guys are horrrrrrible. I am seriously thinking about kicking my dog in hopes the yelping drowns out this thoughtless rhetoric…
Leave the dog alone, sir.
switcher’s fielding has been absolutely horrendous for the last few games
And the offense has gone to sleep. Fantastic.
Wasn’t that Bill Murray’s character in Stripes?
isn’t Everitt widely regarded as a terrible ump?
IS there such thing as a good ump?
It’s a myth.
Bench Arod please for a few games. He needs rest.
Am shocked that hitting .406 wasn’t automatic MVP material.
That, and the triple crown the next year…
he sure slept with someone’s wife.
Red Sox won 84 wins that year so obviously Williams wasn’t valuable enough.
Does it make it more believable now?
Sadly, yes.
It’s surprising that not so long ago baseball analysts were blatantly stupid.
It’s gotten a bit better.
By better you mean 2 or 3 out of 100 voters being turned form idiots to slightly less idiots then I guess so.
Baby steps I suppose.
3 pitches 2 outs.
A-Rod and Cano need to get it together.
Wouldn’t 27 games be barely halfway?
Fallacy of the predetermined….
I mean Michael Kay is SMARTER than these guys. I actually MISS Joe Morgan.
I’ll admit that I thoroughly enjoyed Morgan drooling over Cano.
So…are we just supposed to pretend that we didn’t notice that Bobby V’s hair was all gray when he was the Mets’ manager?
Thats what managing the Mets will do to you.
Someone needs to yell some sense into this umpire. Girardi? Posada? SOMEONE?
that was just ugly
Aside from last night’s garbage-time double, Swish has looked pretty useless at the plate. Hoping he turns it around soon.
You know a runner is fast when the first baseman has to dive.
It would be great to get a Red Sox catcher out.
any time a Sox catcher gets a hit I die a little inside…
Hey Freddy, they’re not chasing.
Now it’s time to see what this team is made of, we’re at rock bottom, who is gonna be the hero to break us out?
Nowitzki is a noted playoff warrior. One of only 4 men to average 25 points and 10 rebounds. He has not been the reason the Mavs haven’t won, and he does not “play softer when the games get bigger”.
This booth can’t even make accurate statements about other sports while bullshitting and filling up airtime.
why is no one up yet?? Freddy looks awful
I’m ready for Freddy to come out.
Can we get the pen ready?
Thanks Larry.
I’ve seen this movie, it has a dark ending. Freddy is not long for this game.
this season is doomed. i feel dark depresson when i open the channel
Just get the DP.
That was a gritty double play
Grittiest GIDP ever
And he does exactly that. Right on cue.
That’ll do, that’ll do.
ggidp
gritty gidp
Yay, a succesful DP!
thank the dwarf
Dustin Pedroia is not a real man.
I’m sorry, I know that sounds mean, but he’s this short little balding rat elf thing.
Cano will always be the better 2nd baseman.
You can be mean and be telling the truth you know…
“Cano will always be the better 2nd baseman.”
But, but Pedroia is so gritty…..
What a gritty GIDP by Pedroia there to end the inning.
What’s his sandwich going to be with the way he’s been hitting? 2 slices of expired bologna on freezer-burned white bread with a slice of Kraft singles cheese that’s been left on the counter all day? That sounds about right.
its gonna be hummus and semen on whole wheat… the official sandwich of the Red Sox
That’ll work. As long as they call it “Tha PedroyAHH,” Sox fans are going to gobble them up by the half dozen.
What a gritty double play by Pedroia
Just curious, is attendance still down?
No bunt attempt this time, Brett. OK?
Yeah, I’m a little tired of this narrative either. Do you know why the Red Sox juggled their rotation? It wasn’t to get their three best pitchers into this all-important Yankee series.
It was because their fourth and fifth pitchers suck ass right now, and they’re skipping them if at all possible. If the Red Sox had had the Twins on the schedule this weekend, I bet they still line up Buchholz-Beckett-Lester. This story is overblown.
I don’t know. Theo and the rest of that office is obsessed with the Yankees. That Crawford clause for example is hilarious with their obsession.
What I don’t get is how the narrative reflects well on the Red Sox? Doesn’t it make it seem like they’re afraid of the Yankees?
BUNT!
He was not on the bag… nice call ump.
Hate the neighborhood call.
Thanks for the replay you joke of a network.
No need, Valentine told me he was safe despite Lester’s head being in the way of the replay.
You guys really expected ESPN to show a replay that would have made their favorite team look bad??? Come on. You should know better by now.
I thought they were so sure of Lester’s PERFECT throw and Lowrie’s PERFECT grit that it’s needs to be relayed to everyone so everyone can JIZZ!
Bobby Valentine is the worst. He just says things.
That doesn’t help either (despite beating out the DP).
Is foot was on the bag but not when the ball was in the glove.So
that’s an out right?
Orel: brilliant observation. bettter shot at getting him out with a pickofff
you dumb fuck
could have seen that coming.
ugh ugh ugh brett gardner
Heck of a night for Gardner so far.
Gardner sucks a lot for a fast guy
Just great.
Gardner is one of the worst baserunners I’ve ever seen.
goddammit! Gardner woulda went full steam I think he beats Lowrie to the bag.
Gardner can’t bunt or steal bases (this year). What the hell happened?
Brett Gardner couldn’t be any worse of a base stealer.
He could have no legs. Just sayin…
Watch game tape of Rickey please. Your bad baserunning skills are ridiculous.
Obviously Gardner needs to work on his stealing, but I would rather see him try to steal and fail than another sac bunt, GIDP, or just not trying at all.
Dear Grit Gardner,
Seeing as you suck at base stealing and suck at bunting, In the future could you please refrain from trying to do either.
Sincerely,
Angry Yankee Fan with common sense
Brett Gardner is determined to make Yankee fans hate him with a passion.
Let’s do lots of bad bunting, not stealing, and getting picked off. More of that.
(shakes head)
If Gardner doesn’t stop, I think he’s probably safe at second.
That.
Force the throw at 2B. Don’t keep running and let them corner you.
At least there’s nobody on base for the Gonzo HR.
Gardner needs a sports shrink
Didn’t ESPN say they were done talking about Posada before the Andruw Jones HR?
Don’t drug addicts often say “This is my last time, I swear”?
But then the Sox weren’t doing anything, so they needed something to talk about.
I haven’t seen Rivera in so long.
Joe told him he was going to use him 9th, and Mariano said “Fuck that, I don’t do ninth. DON’T YOU KNOW WHO I AM!?!?!? Oh, btw, my back hurts and I need a mental day.
yo…. FUCK these guys for talking about Posada and he questioning his ‘place in life’…
what a bunch of assholes
Odd that Jorgie calls his skipper Girardi…
‘The matter is closed’ except for we will be talking about it for the next 3 hours…
fuck.
FN Ortiz
[headdesk]
Well it was a good game while it lasted
/not really serious
enough already
its happening again………
Jorge’s a cutie. If I was manager I’d let him bat wherever he wants.
OK #1? I am sure that is the last thing that was on Girardi’s mind: ‘Wow, Jorgie is really horrible this season, but he’s sorta cute, so I’ll blow him…. and oh yeah he can bat wherevz he wants”
#2: not that good looking of a fella. but $13M a year makes you look real good real quick… go ask his wife.
omg who saw that shit coming.
Get Freddy out now, that crap he’s throwing isn’t going to work against the sox
Papi. Ugh.
Anyone think he has a shot at the cycle?
maybe if he hits one near Swish
http://www.sadtrombone.com/
His heart might explode between second and third.
yes, but only if a seagull swoops down and attacks Swish while he tries to pick up the ball to geet it in….
Only if the Yanks put Bump Bailey in for Granderson.
+1 for the Malamud.
If it didn’t involve getting a triple, yes.
Wow, I almost thought Freddy would make through five without giving up another run.
whos the kid toucher with the young RS fan that Ortiz gave the broken bat to?
FACT: Hector Noesi was called up for a reason.
to not pitch in the major leagues????
…Here’s another.
http://www.sadtrombone.com/
No opposing pitcher fears the batters, no opposing hitter fears the pitchers. And it’s all led to this.
looks like the clock is striking 12 on garcia..goddamn
Giving up 4 ER to probably the best offense in baseball through 5 IP is not bad for a guy who’s a backend starter. He still has a 3.25 ERA.
And the Yankees continue to be outhit in every series they’ve played since April 24th.
Its easy to get outhit when Ivan Nova is our number 3 starter…
Now would be a good time to stop sucking, Alex.
Dear ESPN guys, Lester is not “locked in.”
In the bottom of the fifth isn’t it a bit early to be talking about the 8th?
Not when you’re tahhlking about Jawn FAHCKING Lestahh!! The greatest pitchah evah to step awn a FACHKING mound!!!
/adjusts green Red Sox hat
Time for Alex to do something to actually help win this game
did I just hear Orel say…. “Bardsy”???????
what a douche
…Back to the bust part. It was fun while it lasted though.
Yanks aren’t winning tonight
Fuck you and your terribleness Arod. Absolute fucking garbage right now
Alex you fucking asswipe.
OPSing .800 right now. Awesome.
This sucks
I knew when Curtis got that HR we wouldn’t get anymore runs off Lester. Now they’re gonna let him go into the 7th. Garcia and Martin didn’t do their jobs. Why you would throw a fastball to Youk on 3-2 when he has been fooled by the offspeed all night is beyond my comprehension. Because of that we’re gonna get swept in humiliating fashion unless someone comes up with a fluke hit.
I want you and special kid to go start a blog somewhere where you two can talk crazy to each other all day long.
It is comments like this that make it really difficult to avoid making a joke and breaking the rules about political talk in the comments.
Dear Mike,
Sorry, no.
why the fuck is he still pitching
please just take garcia out.
Why is Garcia still in? Noesi can pitch.
“The Cooler” at his best. Long gone are the days when we thought Alex would be MVP this year.
through 5.1, he did not embarrass himself. not lighting ther world on fire, but not an abortion either
BOOOOOOONE
he is just in time to help Crawford break out of his funk…
95 pitches? just trying to get Logan work? whats the deal, Joe?
Do you really think they should have left Garcia in?
Yeah, I think Joe pressed his luck about as far as he should have.
Actually, I’m indifferent to taking him out. my question was more a byproduct of who they were brining in.
Can we call up Montero yet and give this team some sort of life? I’ve never changed the channel more times from Yankee games then I have this week.
this!!
Can Jesus pitch?
So did Boone Logan offer his wife to Girardi or something?
Gardy!
that is one nice fucking catch
Nice, Brett.
At least Gardner is still great on defense.
Bravo Brett!
BG saved Boone’s ass
look at that!!!
wow, Gardner reminding us why he’s still in the Bronx!!! thats a web gem!!!
If only your bat, baserunning and speed were as good as your glove, Brett.
The natural speed is there. He just needs to trust it and run earlier in counts.
He needs a lot more than that. Gardy is fast but has absolutely NO base running instincts. I don’t know if he can learn that.
i think bobby v’s hair is on “performance enhancing drugs”
Boone doesn’t deserve to have his ERA lowered for those two outs.
Boone should blow both BG and Arod…..
The same goes for you too, A-Rod.
Do the Yankees have a rally in their bones?
/Michael Kay’d
ok boys!!!!! lets go!!!!!
Dear Yankees,
I want a win good pitching, good defense and towering homeruns please.
Just kidding. I want a stick.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ysseRhMi6U (safe)
Cano turning back the clock to 2009
I wish. He was good in 2009. He sucked in 2008.
Nice AB Robbie…
Cano looks really lost out there.
Holy crap, Javy Vazquez got crushed tonight.
We ain’t good
Dear Yankees,
I know you’ve been going through a rough patch and this game is not must win, but please look into your heart and win this game. I really don’t feel like listening to Sox fans brag about sweeping the Yankees.
Love,
FTLT
Co sign.
I second that thought. From your lips to God’s ears. PLEASE.
Do you have an alter ego or something?
nah I’m just frustrated right now and am really dreading tomorrow.
No that was perfectly rational and the exact opposite of the Royals series for example. I’m impressed.
FTLT has reformed herself. She’s awesome now.
From patience and making him work in the first two innings, right back to the impatience seen over the last three weeks. [head-fucking-desk]
http://px9.funformobile.com/d/.....acepal.gif
It would be nice to see a win tonight, some way, some how.
With 50 pitches in the first two innings somehow Lester manages to end up here.
Andruwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
Andruwwwwwwwwwwwwwww
This. Umpire. Sucks.
Wow.
fucked up strike there
When are you going to get called up? Id Rather have you as the Yankees DH than Andruw.
what the fuck was he waiting for?
THAT was not a strike??!
That is not a strike.
Wow.
That was a great pitch.
Terrible call.
the strike zone started out wide and now its migrating high (at least with Lester pitching)
sounds like Bobby V wants Lester to throw 200 pitches tonight
Yeah, if his managing is anything like his managing, he is not suited for the job. You want your young pitchers’ arms to be blown? Want to have 5 sac bunts a game? He’s your guy. Want a winning ball club? Nah.
c’mon russelll. triple to the gap
Why not just a home run?
i like to think outside the…..
aw screw it, doesn’t matter
Nice beard. Very sex-offender-y.
106 pitches – we’re getting close to getting Lester out of the game.
I don’t know what to think of this. Gardner can’t be trusted right now.
Lester could just walk him. Here’s hoping.
check out bobby’s tie….
Gosh, this ESPN circle jerk over every Red Sox player is ridiculous.
AMEN!!!!
Hey Zeus! Cmon Yanks!!!
I knew it.
nice 2-0 popout
God. Yankees. I find that I don’t even have the energy to be angry anymore.
Geez Gardy – How about a little patience? Lester was struggling to get the ball over the plate.
Fucking pathetic at bats by Gardner and Andruw. We just aren’t any good at driving men in.
WTF!!!!!!!!
Well I’m going to need an 11th pair of eyes.
Nice, bailed out Lester again…
Lester, Lester, Lester.
Jesus Christ, 2 teams are playing here.
Lester isn’t a damn team btw.
2-0 cookie and he pops it up.
Yankees will figure this out eventually.
Eventually.
When is anyone gonna step up and do something?!!!!!!
WHAT’S ALL THIS LYING AROUND SHIT?!?!???!
/Bluto’d
Next Easter?
Suddenly Ellsbury turns into Gardy.
Robertson’s cute, too. I’d let him pitch whenever he felt like it.
“I don’t think he’s ever throwing downhill.”
They didn’t read the stride article.
“I don’t think [Robertson's] every throwing downhill except for when he’s throwing down the pitching mound hill.”
Worldwide leader in sports people.
I wouldn’t ever change anything about Robertson, but it seems to me that he could get a few more MPH on his pitches by changing his stride. Seems like he takes too much of a step rather than a hip drive.
This ump sucks more dick than Sasha Gray.
I’m gonna give this a huge +1 only because I learned who Sasha Gray was by my American Law professor.
lol where was that? this ump has been fucking us all night.
and thats not a strike??????? lol
This umpire is a fucking clown
You have to be kidding me!
Joe might get tossed again tonight. This zone is ridiculous.
You know, even if the Yanks win tonight, I don’t know how great it’s gonna feel.
Just win the frigger and move on.
It would feel like a great relief.
last time he fucked us on a strike 3, a couple of pitches later, Youk tied the game
So the bearded child should’ve been struck out, now he’s in scoring position. Sounds familiar.
I don’t like this.
its happening again…….
i completely agree with the IBB, but its about to be 8-4
fuck this guy
It must be tough to hit while Bobby V cups your balls.
Ump refuses to call a red sox out on strikes.
I wish half of these umpires would end up homeless where their lack of abiltiies belong.
I don’t think we’re allowed to strike people out anymore. Maybe Selig sent an order to the umps saying we were never to get a called strike.
Yay-Rod.
ARE. YOU. KIDDING. ME.
omfg
just can’t make this shit up
And on that note, I’m changing the channel.
As if one run wasn’t big enough.
Tracy Morgan says to Pedroia..”Are you a large child or a small adult?”
You just have to laugh.
They don’t deserve to win right now.
WTF WTF WTF
FUCK YOU AROD YOU PIECE OF SHIT
this is a fucking joke.
fucking AROD …. the Yankees absolutely suck right now
Ballgame. Humiliating sweep.
Funny, I thought there were still nine innings in a game?
It’s General Tsao. He’s a well-known crazyface.
You must be a blast at parties.
Well..that was downright Buckner-esque.
Good job Alex. This team is just amazing.
Alex Rod-Buckner.
I’ll turn it off if Ortiz hits a triple here
AROD makes me
ARod pulls a Buckner. i’m changing the channel. screw it.
I just DON’T get it.
Note to Bobby V: Fielding a ground ball with two hands is what you’re taught from tee ball. A-Rod just turned for 3rd a millisecond too early.
at what point exactly do the juggeling clown come on the field
I’d rather have Charleston playing right now.
I was wrong. I can still get angry.
you all, I say, you all need to calm the fuck down..
its May 15th…there’s more ball games to play than 2 for one night at the local brothel…
and besides…if Pedroia, Youk and Lester are so damn good, why do they need help from the ump..
I hate this narrative too but any day if a non Granderson regular would like to try and win then by all means please.
Could they at least give a fuck that they are losing? I hate Pedroia but they admitted they fucking suck balls after the 0-6 start.
Wow… this team is beyond help right now. They are turning into a bunch of head cases. Have to say, Girardi is losing control of this team…… Going to be a few more games before they figure out how to win..
Seriously, even the most rose colored glasses person has to admit this team just sucks right now. They are not even playing below average baseball.
Seriously, even the most rose colored glasses person has to admit this team just sucks right now.
Oh I’ll find you one.
Is Morris Buttermaker available to manage/coach?
Even if he’s not, at least we can take his approach of drinking heavily to deal with the bullshit we’re seeing on the field right now.
Alex is providing no positive value for the team whatsoever right now. It’s ridiculous how bad he’s been on both sides of the ball. Arod’s error combined with a wild-pitch and unbelievably bad ump calls is making this infuriating to watch.
Bring back Cody Ransom! He makes the team more balanced!
IS it sad that I forget what it feels like to win?
this zone is insane
Worst ump ever.
His zone sucks but all he has done is allow Drew to walk that inning.
you must not have seen that phantom strike three to youk before the homer. same pitch was called a strike on tex and pedroia 5 minutes prior.
i don’t give a flying fuck where your strike zone is..just be consistent.
For two weeks this year I thought this was a great ESPN crew. Then I realized I was listening to a Raffi album.
I wonder what the score would be if we had had the Lester strike zone all night long.
4-1 Yankees? Sounds about right.
yup…Lester gets the Glaving treatment.
They need to get the hell outta NY.
A long road-trip until Mid-June is what they need.
6 of those 7 fucking pitches to Drew were strikes.
and now 4 straight strikes that will be called balls
This umpire Mike Winters needs to be shot in the face. Can’t fucking get a single call
Winters sucks, but its not him behind the plate tonight.
“How big is this game?” Its not, its May 15th.
It would be nice if that had been the answer given.
every win is worth the same
Correct. And with 162 games in the season, while every win is worth the same, pretty much none of them are worth something that can be described as “big”.
The first “big” game any of these teams will be playing will be in late August.
And even then its not bigger than a game in May. Mind blowing.
And D-Rob has to be done after this batter no matter what.
D-Rob’s gotta be so pissed.
wow
Congrats to David Robertson for striking out 5 guys that inning.
This Alec Baldwin punching commercial sums up the feelings of this game.
due for a big offensive inning…
They’re not due for anything. They’re beating themselves again. Garcia hangs a fastball to Youk, A-Rod gets no outs on a ball that should have turned into two outs, at the very least one.
“offensive” inning
How can the red sox “go back to .500″ if they were never there at any point in the season.
Logical fallacy.
0-0?
That’s undefined, not .500
Well here’s the game coming up here.
Something major needs to change. Either Girardi is let go and Tony Pena takes over or one of the regulars in addition to Posada is benched. We currently have one guy in the lineup performing, that’s it.
How is firing the manager going to get them to hit?
O:S this clown. He’s been here for weeks now and has yet to say one single thing that wasn’t batshit crazy.
Obviously the new manager would give the hit sign when the batters were at the plate. Not sure why Girardi hasn’t figured that out.
Well I assume a new guy wouldn’t have them bunt as often.
down by 2 runs greattt just great! all im gonna say is aceves u were great with the yanks appreciate all u did but i’d like for you to blow this game.
Is it weird that I’m not mad/assuming they’ll be fine? They’re playing horribly right now, but I just can’t get angry about baseball games in May.
I recognize this pitcher. Didn’t he serve beer after games in the clubhouse?
im so done with jeter
Maybe A-rod can be dropped down to the 9th spot……check that….maybe everyone hat who isn’t so “Grandish” can be dropped down to the 9th spot. That way Posada can bat anywhere he likes….
First thing Aceves does when he leaves the Yankees? Grows a disgusting beard? Sigh
It may be next Friday before this team wins a game. A 9 game losing streak is very possible.
SPeaking of Fridays Rebecca black is pregnant
Wow, it worked.
Remember when Jeter had that three game hot streak last week. That was nice. Just wish he kept it going longer than a few games before he resumed sucking.
I bet Posada pinch hits at some point and hits the tying/go ahead homerun.
our 3,4, 5 hitters scare noone right now
Tex seems to have a problem getting the ball to fall anywhere good.
ARod owes us a HR here
Hopefully Tex gets paid by the pop-up.
what is it with the sox players and their beards? they look like a bunch of booogies.
i quit you Arod…unless you hit a bomb here
Hell yea, give this game back to us Red Sox!
Lolz Crawford. Rally time.
For a fast guy, Granderson looks pretty goofy when he’s running.
We have the goofiest-looking runners in baseball. Tex, Posada, shit, even Jeter.
pedroia is the goofiest looking fucker when he runs
He seems pretty goofy (in a likeable way) pretty much all the time.
Granderson – 5
Rest of the Yankees – 0
Heh, Crawford gave A-Rod the error back.
A 2 out hit by the Yankees? Really?
4 of the Yankees 6 hits have come with 2 out.
“he doesn’t know he can use it” and AROD proceeds to double.
Nice, Lex.
Alex actually did something helpful, thank god
thats not a HR
Crawford pulled a Yankee move there
oh man I was waiting for the “grit” and I got it.
Really? Ease vs. Grit? Holy crap. Just stop already.
grit.
omg, i just puked
FYI the Red Sox are grittier than the Yankees
People still wear Tommy Hilfiger?
Those commercials make me not want to buy Hilffiger AT ALL. Those commercials just scream “I have more money than you, suck it.”
The funny thing is that actual rich people wouldn’t be caught dead in Hilfigier.
That 1st pitch to Cano looked like a strike to me.
Huh?
Sarcasm.
The ump has been, shall we say, questionable tonight.
My bad then.
Terrible umpire sarcasm, I hope?
If A-Rod had made that play it’d be a tie ballgame. If Youkilis hadn’t reached on that strikeout/passed ball, we’ed be leading. If the ump had called that strike three to Youkilis this game would be a blowout. It’s the little things that are killing the Yankees. But to be fair that last point wasn’t their fault.
And if they had someone better than Freddy Garcia this would all be a non issue.
They did have someone better last night, but still managed to lose.
That’s the only way to walk Cano
OK, Swish. Cut the shit and start your resurgence.
Swisher is so fucking due here.
that was a mistake by Salty to go out there. normally swish swings at the first pitch.
Good pitch though. Even if he hits that its probably a groundball.
Jason Varitek is the best catcher ever. No other man in history knows how to call a ballgame. None.
/Hershiser’d
It’s gritty to have catchers that suck
So did that commercial say that 2nd base didn’t have the same sex appeal as short?
With Cano I would have to disagree.
Crawford would fit right in with the Yankees.
Wow was that a hanger.
Sit on the breaking ball, Swish.
Bitch. He needs a Kevin Long session.
Variteck was such a good defensive catcher he never had a mound conference. He communicated with his eyes.
fuck you Swisher
Swisher: still terrible
of course he did. shame on me for thinking he would do something.
Swish still hitless with RISP.
Sigh.
i wish swisher would tell joe he wants out of the lineup…
I’m shocked. # not shocked.
We desperately need to make a trade for a right fielder.
I thought they just had to fire Girardi and replace him with Tony Pena?
MURDER/DEATH/KILL SWISHER
Someone hire Ozzie on a consultant basis to berate Swisher. maybe that will wake him up.
Yeah, because he had the best year of his career under Ozzie’s tutelage in CHI.
Wait, what?
The peripherals are unreal yet again but I still don’t have the greatest confidence.
Can someone please send Sarah Silverman into the booth? I think Orel’s head would explode.
Orel’s just lucky his first name ain’t Anal
Insult to injury.
wow Joba, fuck you too.
nail/coffin
Seriously…seriously…
Kill me now
fucking unreal
joba is nails.
Really Joba?!?!?!?! REALLY?!?!?!?!
What the fuck you fat bastard?
I just don’t know why we keep trotting that guy out there to give up bombs. Raphael Soriano where are you?
Was that really a “bomb”? It looked like a cheapie to me.
lol
#bestbullpeninbaseball
The second end of the bat golf-shot to the short porch tonight.
When it rains, it pours.
IN CASE ANYONE WAS WONDERING, SC IS CURRENTLY AIRING ON ESPN2 WITH COMPLETE POSTGAME COVERAGE OF BULLS/HEAT.
(yes caps were necessary here for effect).
I am now dead inside.
/the season must be over…
It would be nice if every player on the team besides Granderson didn’t pick the exact same time to SUCK ASS
Seriously Joba?
We get the deficit back to 1…nope, too close.
Fuck you Joba, I usually defend you but no excuse for that fucking shit
Must be joking at this point.
If only Joba could stop giving up home runs and DRob could stop walking people…
Ok, the world is gonna end.
I fucking give up. They can’t get out of their own way. Score some runs, instantly give them right back.
If only Joba could stop giving up home runs and DRob could stop walking people…
Tomorrow’s lineup.
1. Derek Jeter, SS
2. Curtis Granderson, CF
3. Robinson Cano, 2B
4. Jesus Montero, DH
5. Jorge Vazquez, 1B
6. Andruw Jones, RF
7. Eduardo Nunez, 3B
8. Brett Gardner, LF
9. Francisco Cervelli, C
I’m not serious, but if this really was the lineup I wouldn’t be mad.
Downside for Montero and Vazquez is that they play like Swish? Nothing new. But rewards could be great.
I’m still waiting for someone to tell me who are the two people getting cut/demoted/DFA’d to add both Montero AND Vazquez simultaneously.
Demote Noesi and Sanit? Bullpen is pretty well rested after all these shitty games.
DOMINANT BULLPEN
Ummm this homestand has been…a learning experience?
Yanks should have dealt Joba when they had the chance. They ruined him.
New thread for better load time? for better playing? for the tying run to the plate?
If Jorgie juices one the crowd will go fucking apeshit.
So…is sending Jorge back out there against Bard a punishment?
Humiliating. Well put this season in the books folks cause it’s gonna be a Red Sox-Phillies world series.
lol
Good, I guess that means you don’t ever have to watch another inning or comment again. See ya.
Ouch. Hey, are you the same Adam that called everyone on this website a “friggin nerd” a little while back?
Please tell me you’re not serious.
Is Ed “Too Tall” Jones too tall?
/obviously joking
Jorge!
Thanks for coming back from commercial on time, fellas.
oh hai there jorge
we’re winning this game
/why not?’d
I think this is gonna be the start of Posada’s last hurrah in pinstripes.
Oooo, a walk would have been ok there, Jorgie.
Good AB Posada.
good job Jorge.
Come on Yankees, wreck this shit.
Pinch runner now… please… he’s so slow.
Jesus, these announcers are so stupid.
Jorge with the walk…so cute!
But posada sucks lol whatevs (can’t believe no one has brought that up)
I can haz Papelblown?
Good to see the crowd behind Jorge. He has given us everything he has for 16 years. They are trying to will the Yankees to victory.
Just so you know, Gardner will bunt if Martin walks.
Hershiser: Base-on-balls translates to “renewed focus at the plate.” Holy shit, you really CAN spin anything to fit a narrative.
That honestly was the dumbest thing I’ve heard in a while. I can’t believe that stretch.
Coltrane got his money’s worth with that swing.
Nonsensical bunt time?
Damn I was hoping they brought in Papelbon to face Gardner.
Rally Cooking?
Man, if only we had just given up Joba for Dan Haren. Wouldn’t having Haren be a nice luxury right now?
And Manny Banuelos, too. Don’t forget that part.
He certainly hits better than most of our offense right now.
Any time you want to lift the bat off your shoulders, Brett.
Bard was wild, I think making him throw strikes was a good idea.
Every single one of Orel’s narratives are from the Red Sox perspective. How can he not see that?
I’m so tired of pop ups.
don’t worry…Jeter will fix that for you with a groundout.
And groundballs to second.
damnittohell
Does anybody want to step up? Anyone at all? Sit your ass down Grandy you did enough.
We need him to get on base to start the 9th.
/assuming we can hold them at 7 which is a huge assumption.
Wow that dude in the spex looked awkward in the bleachers.
Well we will get em next inning.
captain clutch!
Good news is we cleared the pitcher. Bad news is that the only hitter can’t tie it himself.
ARGH
When is the next day off for the team? Anyone know?
The reason Jeter stood up for Posada is because he knows he’s the one who will be dropped to ninth before too long.
But jeter’s fine because he hit really well in texas right?
I really am not mad anymore. It’s kinda sad that I can’t expect this team to score and when they do, I can’t expect their pitching to not give up a lead. This month has not been a good one for the Yankees.