Game 62: Back for more
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The Yankees needed last night’s game to remind everyone that they’re still one of the best teams in baseball, capable of laying beatdowns on any team at any time, regardless of how awful they looked a few days ago. The bullpen needs work, the offense is still inconsistent, the starting pitching can still be hit or miss, but you know what? Show me a team without similar problems and I’ll show you my two bridges for sale. Here’s the lineup that will hopefully continue the onslaught against Indians’ pitching…
Derek Jeter, SS
Curtis Granderson, CF
Mark Teixiera, 1B
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Nick Swisher, RF
Jorge Posada, DH
Brett Gardner, LF
Frankie Cervelli, C
Bartolo Colon, SP
The weather isn’t great, but it looks like there will be enough of a window to get this game in (eventually). First pitch is scheduled for 1:05pm ET and can be seen on YES. Enjoy.
Injury News: Eric Chavez has started some light hitting drills, but he has not started to run yet. That’s kinda important … There’s a chance Rafael Soriano will begin throwing this week, but nothing is set in stone. Obviously, they need him.
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Would be nice to get through a game without any HBP. Think it is possible?
We’ll find out today if Bartolo is a tank or a soldier.
Neither. He’s Megatron.
Bartolo-mania is going to pitch a perfect game. I’m calling it right now.
And to celebrate he’s going to an all-you-can-eat buffet and clearing the place.
Let’s be real, Bartolo’s gonna do this no matter how the game goes.
Let’s try this every game. Someone will be right. Eventually.
A 27-K perfect game.
I’m still pissed that the Yankees didn’t plunk more Red Sox players. 5 HBP vs their 1.
At least CC is good about taking care of business,
yeah, because the red sox needed MORE opportunities to score runs.
Well, plenty of Yankees got hit and it didn’t affect Boston’s pitchers.
Because they had good pitchers?
Nice pic…that was funny when everybody wanted a picture with that guy!
Haha I know…such creepers. Lol
Stupid question, but if someone gets a hit and gets out trying to stretch it into a double, does it still count toward his OBP?
Yes. And slugging and everything. It’s a single in the box score.
Wouldn’t it be funny if Soriano strolls back in around July and actually pitches well? And by funny I mean awesome
If Colon were an animal, I think he’d be an armadillo.
Hughes, a shark.
Teixeira, a horse.
Cano, a frog
girardi, a monkey
Agree/disagree?
Not sure about the other players
A-Rod is a centaur
I picture Cano as a cobra. A lazy, Dominican cobra of course.
I like to picture Cano as a mischievous badger.
Cano badger doesn’t give a shit.
http://funnyshirtz.info/images.....yo_328.jpg
and joba would be a norwhal
Hahaha
http://priceofoil.org/wp-conte.....rwhal1.jpg
Seems about right.
i really hate you
I hope that you’re not a real person and that you are someone who comes here and is intentionally annoying and dumb
She’s a HS girl, so that explains a lot.
FTLT really hates you
How do you come up with this stuff?
I picture A-Rod as a sort of a half man, half horse. What do you call that?
CentWAR
http://www.nypost.com/rw/nypos.....15;450.jpg
Burnetts an ostrich
swishers a bear thing
Hughes to the pen, get SP to replace Garcia.
Hughes to the SP we don’t need another Joba
Nope. Hughes will eventually end up replacing either Nova or Garcia in the rotation. I do agree that we need to acquire a SP at the deadline.
no roster moves? ugh
So why the wait to put Martin on the DL?
Martin said he would play tomorrow.
That’s what they all say.
That was a great little segment on the Yanks getting hit with the Tex and Girardi interviews
I don’t know about you, but I almost forgot about all the hit batters until I saw that. Now I’m calling for blood, so when Cabrera gets plunked he can blame the media, I guess.
Yea, putting it together like that puts it in perspective real well. And that perspective is that the Yanks are getting literally, physically abused right now. Blame the media for pointing out the truth. If YES does not defend the Yanks, nobody will.
I know that taking the high road, winning games and avoiding beanball wars is the better thing to do. But, when you have teams showing absolutely no fear to throw inside to the Yankees something has to change.
I’m hoping if the Yankees settle the score in this series, afterward we can get through a nice stretch with no more HBP crap.
Hey Mike,
I dropped an article in your River ave blues e-mail that I wrote about the Verducci effect. I’d like you to read it. I’m a medical student at Jefferson Medical College so I might have a different perspective on the issue than most.
Thanks
Will do.
Thanks Mike!
I’m a medical student at Jefferson Medical College so I might have a different perspective on the issue than most.
Can you get Joe some medical marijuana?
/obligatory’d
If Joe lives in nyc, he most definitely does not need a doctor to get “medical” marijuana.
More sources >>>>>>>>>>>>>> fewer sources
hahah … no arguments there
that was sick
that 2 seamer is filthy, teach that to everyone on the pitching staff please (especially Hughes)
Holy hell is it. He’ll get in trouble if he starts it too close to the corner but if he’s spotting like this all game, its going to be a good one.
Just imagine if Mo had that. He could break his cutters to the left and his 2-seam back to the right. It would be even more unfair than he already is.
Bartolo looks dirty so far.
Dirty Colon ftw.
wow this is just insane pitching, he’s on another level when he’s throwing like this.
Seriously, this might be the best Bartolo Colon I’ve ever seen. He wasn’t even this filthy in Anaheim, Cleveland, or Montreal.
Sick.
There goes the perfect game. Le sigh
xStar-7, sorry for your loss. (on the perfect game prediction).
There’s always tomorrow
If Colon pitches a perfect game tomorrow, you deserve insane props for that prediction.
If anybody could do it, it’s Bartolo.
This is whiffle-ball-esque.
Indians remembering the Colon they used to have.
Since been cleansed.
If A-Rod is hurt I may as well just fold my fantasy team (they aren’t that good anyway).
I’m guessing Talbot’s FIP and xFIP are worse than his ERA, just by looking at those stats.
anyone still think Jeter gets 3000 at home?
Obviously the chances decrease with each out. Still possible, but I’ll put the chance at 35% right now.
I’m already on record predicting #3000 comes in the second game of the Cubs series at Wrigley.
Yes. I can’t explain it, but the baseball gods will make sure it happens.
could he get 9 in 6 games…yea, no problem. Tomorrow could be rained out though.
Those baseball gods have a funny sense of humor though. Like, Jose Molina getting the last HR at YS2.
Would have been funnier if it was Pena
Hannah already sacrificed Joba to the baseball gods to get Jeter 3,000 at the stadium.
I’d have a response for this, but I remember the “discussion” from Thursday, so I’ll move along.
Yes. It’s going to happen in the Colorado series.
/Ken Singleton’d
Sure, I think it can happen, but he’s going to have to have at least one three-hit game on this homestand, and then keep mixing in his one-for-four, two-for-five specialties. Each game that clicks by it gets more difficult, but with six games left (including today), it’s still certainly reachable.
That said, I have him getting it in Chicago.
ARod’s HR yesterday looked so effortless. Amazing that the hardest hit balls usually seem like they require the least effort (non-Sheffield division).
Yeah he almost looked a little out in front of it. It wasn’t like some hard, line drive swing.
Michael Kay: I have two questions. First, since the lights are on, is this considered a day game or a night game?
And secondly, is it true that if you don’t “use it”, you “lose it”?
Is that a serious question?
No, it wasn’t.
(grins uncomfortably, leans back in chair)
Do you think Colons sweat is similar to melted butter?
Someone should capture it and sell it.
Until MLB bans it as a PED.
http://www.savingaddiction.com.....09/174.jpg
O’Neill’s RIPPING Kay. Hilarious.
Coney, Kenny, and O’Neill would be the best booth EVER.
O’Neill ripping Kay is one of the reasons I love him in the booth.
If Jeter gets 20 more at bats during the last 6 games of the home stand, assuming his normal average is .275, he has a 7% chance of getting at least 9 hits. So that’s my guess, that there’s only a 7% chance of him doing it at home.
Well that makes my 35% chance prediction look quite foolishly optimistic.
Thanks, panda jerk! You’re making me look stupid!
Brian: I was in love once.
Ron: Really? What was her name?
Brian: I don’t know.
Ron: That’s not a good start, Brian, but keep going.
No jumpthrow on the Jeter bobblehead?
Lame.
I think it should be him diving for a ground ball that’s going past him.
Be nice.
Kinda/sorta just kidding. The coolest would be to have his bobblehead doing “The Flip” from the playoff series against Oakland.
Is there a way to have new comments appear automatically in these threads or do you have to refresh every minute or so?
You have to refresh. It refreshes automatically if you post a new comment.
Thanks
no problem
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It loads comments without refreshing. Pretty awesome stuff.
Impressive plate discipline that AB by Ribbinson.
Robinson Cano, walk machine.
Ichiro is down to .252? damn.
Ichiro is down to .252? Sweet!
They benched Ichiro yesterday? That’s harsh.
Crap, there goes the main source of steals on my fantasy team.
He should start hitting homeruns. That’ll show ‘em.
I voted to see him and Derek Jeter in the Home Run Derby the other day. Just for the shits and giggles.
How bad is your hitting when the Mariners bench you?
Yeah, seriously.
there is nothing more adorable that kids with their parents at baseball games. Reminds me of when my dad used to do the same
I dunno, Corgi puppies are probably more adorable.
I find Salma Hayek’s boobs quite adorable.
I think that’s the definition of “Serenity Now.”
Uhh, yeah, Michael, that makes perfect sense. Let’s penalize AL pitchers from ever winning a Cy Young Award because they face the DH and overall line-ups with more depth.
that 2 seamer is death
There’s the Tex we know and love.
Yay Brett.
nice bunt, some one’s been practicing
Big strike zone
Nice bunt.
A good bunt for a basehit by Gardner? Did I just hallucinate?
Brett sure seems to be making an effort to use his speed more lately.
There’s the pitchout; go on the next pitch.
Indians acting like Gardner can actually steal a base.
Did I just see a useful bunt?
Never mind, canceled out by baserunning fail.
two pitch outs in a row? madness.
Safe.
Nah they had him. Pulled the hand back, forgot to touch the base with the other hand.
Yeah, on the chest.
Withdrawn.
Can you guys think of any Yankee in recent memory more underrated by our fanbase than Gardner? The guy was worth 6.2 WAR last season and I still have to deal with: “Gardner sucks because, uh, batting average” all the time.
Can you guys think of any Yankee in recent memory more underrated by our fanbase than Gardner?
Mike Mussina?
Dave Winfield.
Hensley Meulens.
Mussina, he of the 85.6 WAR. Hall of famer without question. I remember a lot of smack being talked about him in 2007, but I don’t think half the fanbase hated him like they do Gardner.
And I guarantee you Curt Schilling gets into the HOF before Mussina.
He has a one-year head start, of course.
Bloody Sock>>>15 years of consistency
I take this back. In his peak, Schilling was ridiculous.
In his peak, so was Moose.
Oh absolutely. Both are deserving.
His peak was absurd, like 2009 Zack Greinke absurd. And he was still only Arizona’s second best pitcher.
Too bad the BBWAA will be like “300 wins? Nope!”
And he was still only Arizona’s second best pitcher.
Making him, like Bert Blyleven, permanently ineligible for “dominance” and, thus, my Hall of Fame vote.
Sincerely,
Jon Heyman
A lot of fans undervalue defense, at which Gardner excels. So, his value is lost on a good amount of people.
Had him on the chest before he hit the base.
Boo Brett.
Fudging spit.
Stop cursing so much!
Ugh, good pitch out. Now he won’t steal again till July
giving CC info for when he pinch runs and steals a base in the 9th
I already so hate Be Ready lotto commercials and the annoying song. Yet I know it will be with us every five minutes for the next year.
Dancing With The Stars behind home plate. Lol
You gotta admit, Frankie looked pretty damn adorable when he was bemusedly smiling at the umpire after that play.
Oh, yeah, I’m ready, get set, get go to come down with a rifle and shoot the person who created that commercial.
Oh, hey guys. Wanna start hitting Mitch Talbot at some point today?
See? I asked nicely and they delivered. Heart you, Alex.
OK.
Regards,
A-Rod
You’re welcome.
Sincerely,
Alex
I choose F: Jose Iglesias
Jose Iglesias doesn’t have an age, he’s immortal. He’s always been and will always be. Therefore, he ineligible for this Toyota Text Poll.
No, I meant for EVERY Toyota Text Poll. The correct answer is always “F: Jose Iglesias”.
Yunel Escobar should’ve been included in the “Short stops under 30″ thing. Underrated.
Totally.
Toronto: It’s the new Cleveland.
WOOOOOOOO
CENTWAR CENTAUR
that thing was a laser
Colon’s reaction was pretty funny
I prefer a walk, stolen base, sacrifice bunt, and RBI groundout. But I’ll take it… I guess.
Personally, Evil HRs ruin everything for me.
A-Rod only hits home runs when the other team is scoreless.
ARod put that one on the left side.
I have no idea where Cord Phelps came from, but I’m pretty sure he’s a character made up by the video game.
“Rob Nakfoor”
Adrian Gonzalez always looks surprised.
For someone with such great peripherals, Brandon Morrow kind of sucks.
(Frustrated fantasy owner venting.)
God I pray something, anything, happens to Boston to derail them to what seems like an easy path to the World Series. I mean, the Yankees are the next best team in the AL in my estimation (maybe the Rangers?) and they kick the shit out of the Yanks.
Something comes along every year to derail the Sox.
It’s called “August”.
I hope it’s called “The Yankees in August.”
They’re just hot, it’s a correction for their early season slump. A team is never as good as it looks when its playing its best, and never as bad as it looks when its playing its worst.
I understand they’re on a hot streak. But they’ve dealt with some injuries during their climb up the standings as well, along with below average performance from Pedroia, Youkilis, Lackey, Crawford, and Jed Lowrie has come down to earth.
I’m just thinking out loud in general… I don’t want to see the Sox win the whole thing. It’s usually followed by a precipitous decline in my overall demeanor.
Can’t troll about the game so you’re trolling about the red sox?
Hopefully they draw Texas in the first round and Hamilton and Cruz get on a hot streak. And then we pay Texas back for last year in the CS after sweeping the 85 win AL Central winning Indians.
Ribbinson’s defense has improved over the last several days. Or he’s just making some spectacular plays.
Correlation doesn’t imply causation, but Robinson’s worst defensive patch came shortly after getting hit in the helmet with a pitch. Something to consider.
I’m always sad when a 3-0 count turns into an out
Great, the Friday Cubs game will be staring while I plan to be in a movie theater, and then I’ll have to endure Fox and ESPN the next two days.
What a great way to begin my unpaid 4-week vacation.*
*still waiting approval
booooooooo ground rule double.
Ack, bad break. That’s an easy triple.
Robbed by luck.
Damn.
That would have been a triple
Woah, what’s with the actual face?
Oh what the hell.
what the fuck is Brett doing?
Bitch.
Doesn’t it seem a little wrong to catch Jorge even as an emergency? Knowing about the head injuries.
Well, it is an “emergency”. Kind of implies it’s not a desirable solution.
That’s why I said it is only “a little” wrong.
Yikes, Brett.
Apparently you can predict Brett Gardner.
OMFG
It’s not Brett’s year.
It might not be Brett’s career.
Nah, he’s been good most of his time in the bigs.
Yeah, I know. Just thought I’d allow myself a moment of Brett Pity.
Is everybody happy now that Garndner’s running more?
I liked Gardner better when he was less aggressive and didn’t think about when he was supposed to run. Ever since the fans and the media started questioning his style, his success percentage has dived.
They started questioning him because his success rate dived.
I thought they started questioning him because he wasn’t attempting steals enough? I think that was the initial beef, not the success rate.
IIRC.
Just circled back to this. I remember (and my memory can certainly be at fault) that he was being questioned for not running enough, or waiting too long into being on base. People wanted him to use his speed and be more agressive. His SB percentage started going down after that, especially this year. Could just be a coincidence, but I’d rather have the guy who was stealing 86% of the time.
Oh Gardner…
Why the hell can’t he run the bases anymore?
I really do think Gardner has just run into an extremely unlucky stretch of getting caught. Moreso than having to do with a lack of ability.
It’s also possible he’s doing something to tip when he’s going to run. Leg motion, type of lead, etc. If so, they’ll eventually figure it out.
Or they just got lucky on calling for pitch outs today.
True, but as you said, I would expect the Yanks to be able to figure that out and fix it if most the league knows about it.
Who has better base running instincts? Gardner or Bernie Williams? Ugh.
Base running or stealing? They’re two different items.
The Yankees should ask Andy to come back for a week and throw simulated innings and have Brett practice off of him. If you can steal off Andy you can steal off anyone.
I see that million dollar legs–10 cent head is up to his usual tricks.
“Asdrubal Cabrera is the only Asdrubal in the history of baseball.”
Nobody cared last night, Michael, and they still don’t care today.
Is Ubaldo Jiminez the only Ubaldo in MLB history?
Shocked he can’t find his nameplate in stores.
I always loved that old Expos logo.
Filthy.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3BaJ.....+colon.jpg
I make it a point not to click on links that end on “colon.jpg”.
hahaha
No worries this time – it’s just Bartolo as an Expo.
It really does not look like he has aged all that much.
Okay, score like three more runs so Bartolo can thrown another complete game.
Can you really be awarded a pickoff and a caught stealing on the same play? Never knew that.
booo Choo
Damnit Choo.
Looks like Jeter won’t get his 3000 at home.
Will do it in Wrigley.
Damn you, Choo.
Why couldn’t David Dellucci still be out there in RF?
Ooooh, Singleton calling out Jeter. says Jeter’s weakness “is not hitting”
They were talking about Choo.
Oh. My bad then.
that would be so epic if Kay came up to you in the middle of the game with a signed O’Neill ball
CATCH THAT MUTHAFUCKA, CHOO.
I want Phil Coke back!
Granderson’s so much better since he gave up switch hitting.
His success makes you wonder why more switch hitters who’ve struggled from one side don’t just concetrate on their better side.
Holy fucking shit!!!
Another hit to Harlem for Granderson.
holy shit Granderson is absolutely destroying the ball
MVP
Grandy is our MVP.
Guy is awesome.
Suck it Bautista!
Scary good.
Michael Kay: “Cell phones are so great.”
Thrilling commentary by Kay.
fuck you Talbot
Kill them all.
You’re fucking kidding me.
Slappy better be fine hes on my fantasy team!
I really hate you.
ARod is milking it LeBron style
Damn, maybe not.
He may be back.
Is that the bad hip though? Or is it the other one?
Dan Iasonia with the preemptive hook.
I actually feel bad for Talbot, that looked like a genuine mistake.
Yeah. I’d say the ump had an itchy trigger finger there.
Yeah, you don’t normally try and bean someone on the knee. But at some point, enough is enough.
I mean it’s Carmona’s fault, really. If I’m in the Indians I probably discipline him behind closed doors, because it really does the team a disservice, as demonstrated tonight with Talbot’s (deserved or not) ejection.
Yeah, I can’t be all that mad at that ejection, all things considered. I get Iasonia’s reasoning.
I’m not 100% sure. He seemed to look down at the mound only after ARod was on the ground — time enough for him to have thought “It’s better for me if I make this look accidental”.
For sure, though, it wasn’t a slam-dunk ejection; I was surprised the umpire reacted so instantaneously.
Hope A-Rod’s okay.
That.
This is getting ridiculous, too. What’s the record for most HBP in a 5 game stretch? We might have it.
Really Cleveland? Really? Colon throws 95…
Well, didn’t really look like on purpose when I look at it again
Fuck you Talbot.
Did you see a slip? I didn’t see a slip.
I didn’t see a slip either, but Talbot was curiously looking down at his foot plant location after the pitch was thrown.
Indians are a bunch of sad Bush league pussies.
Now, when someone says “Bush league” do they mean like George Bush? If so, which one? W? or HW?
No.
They mean John Barnard Bush OBE CStJ JP, Lord Lieutenant of the County of Wiltshire.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.....utenant%29
I’m pretty sure it’s form anchorman like 70 percent of the other memes on here. You should watch it.
I can’t believe this absolute bullshit. How many more Yankees are going to get hit this week?
It’s not just batters either….it’s not like Nunez is getting hit. These are our 3-4 hitters here.
And now we can’t retaliate for yesterday cause Bart will get tossed
I’m still pissed the Yankees let Boston get away with the beanballs.
They should have brawled when Beckett plunked Jeter.
You have to let the other team knowt you won’t take their shit.
Plenty of season left.
Just great. I’m watching my 3- and 5-year-old nieces. As soon as I turn the game off so they can watch Tangled, all the craziness happens.
I think Talbot did slip- look at the replay-he looks down at his landing spot after he completes his follow through.
It’s called acting…
Yeah he looked down at his landing spot after the ball had already ricocheted off A-Rod’s leg.
The best revenge is winning. That being said this is starting to get really really old.
The best revenge is winning with one of their guys being dusted.
It’s kind of like having vanilla ice cream with chocolate syrup, nuts, whip cream and a cherry on top.
Don’t worry those 11 runs yesterday told Cleveland pitchers that they should be scared of even TRYING to go inside. Yup. Good retaliation.
I’m not watching but please tell me someone on the Indians got hit.
Does Kay really believe the shit he says?
what the fuck was that?
ARod’s like, “Shit, I have to run already?”
lol
Ok, this is rediculous. I have freakin had it! This is now what 7 guys in the past 5 games and A-Rod is now hurt. Im freakin pissed right now! This warning thing is rediculous at this point. It takes away from our pitchers getting their teammates back and I am pissed about it. I dont care if that wasnt intentional, I think it was, no way in hell he slipped. They deserve to get what they have coming to them. Now this could be the rest of the series to? Really? Ive seriously had it. This is getting to be rediculous on the entire homestand. From the first game of the homestand this has been going on and the only guy we hit was in the final game of the Red Sox series. Not only does it piss me off that we dont retaliate when we should, this series the umpires are not letting us retaliate even if we wanted to due to the warnings.
Rediculous.
The onlt thing ridiculous is that Yankee hitters will continue to get hit UNTIL Yankee pichers step up and start doing the same thing.
Yeah! Let’s retaliate and get in a brawl! Maybe some of our best players will get suspended! We may lose a bunch of games in a row but at least people will learn not to fuck with us!
Yep.
Simple solution is for the Yankee pitchers to stop being pussies.
It is their fault so many Yankees are getting hit.
CC is the only one that will retaliate.
That’s one thing I don’t get: are the umps not allowed to just warn the pitcher? Or only one team? If a team keeps pulling this BS, not allowing any retaliation isn’t fair…
I mean, why it can’t it be a strategy to force the Yankees to retaliate, so Colon gets thrown out and we have to go to our weak pen?
Testosterone fueled knee-jerk reactions>>>winning
That autograph is nonsense. I thought it was for a kid. Twenty-four-year olds should not be rewarded for stunts like that!
Oh, shit.
Don’t be rediculous.
Just got in.
http://riveraveblues.com/2011/.....nt-2210777
haha I don’t even know you, but okay.
I still don’t even know what that means.
Think he’s accusing her of being a troll and being annoying intentionally.
Lol my original comment was meant to be something lighthearted and funny…I didn’t think I’d offend someone. Lol
and he contradicts himself. “I hope you’re not a real person…I hope you’re someone….”. Okaaay.
fuck fuck fuck noooooo
shit
And the other shoe drops. FUCK FUCK FUCK
That doesn’t look good at all.
Well, that was fun while it lasted.
…you have to be kidding me.
Fuck.
Home stand is getting better and better.
Oh crap.
well that just fucking sucks royal ass
Oh. FUCK. ME. Come on….
I’m wondering if it’s a groin injury.
See you in month to six weeks, if so.
Groin? Hamstring?
We need STEM CELLS!
Please be a twisted ankle or something like that.
Hopefully he just needs oxygen… *crosses fingers*
Oh fuck me! Phil Hughes’ recovery looks like it has become all the more important.
been real bartolo
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bartolo
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Quick! Stem cells to the groin/hamstring!
Ugh, maybe hammy
With Colon out, this team is screwed.
Let’s see how long he’s actually out before slitting our wrists.
Oh, crap. Too late…
Too late. See you on the other side.
Gameday says injury delay. WHAT HAPPENED?!
Bart strained or pulled something in his leg running to first base.
Somebody put CC in Dick Cheney’s man-sized safe until his next start.
Line the clubhouse and bullpen in bubblewrap.
Line CC himself in bubblewrap, too.
Captain Crunch already took care of that
Noesi? Adam Warren? DJ Mitchell? They do have some options, but this is a huge blow if he hits the DL, which it sure looks like he will
I think Noesi has earned the opportunity.
Who’s his replacement……if needed???
If he’s down for a few starts, Noesi should be first in line.
Whoever they get for Montero.
Looks like all those deals with the devil have come due and the devil wants his capital. Unbelievable.
Nice cannon, Nick.
Swisher gets Colon’s rotation spot!
Whatevs. Robertson likes to make things interesting.,,it makes it more impressive when he gets out of the inning.
damn, sucked that colon got injured there
David is breaking off some nasty curves
Wow. Boston’s offense is killing it in Toronto. God I hate the Red Sox…..
Varitek homered lol
D-Rob just wanted the comfort of a baserunner before finishing the inning.
Colon should get a rascal scooter next to the pitching mound, when he needs to cover just get on a ride over.
I laughed
Laughing. And Crying.
Might have to tell Colon to just let those balls go for hits. Concede the base.
Hopefully it’s nothing too serious. I mean, it didn’t even look like he got injured.
This whole time, I had thought Bartolo was a tank. Turns out he’s just a soldier.
Less Megatron, more Bumblebee
A very fat soldier.
A fat tank would never pull up lame.
It’s also kinda chilly today.
The proximate cause.
http://riveraveblues.com/2011/.....nt-2210656
Answered my question
It’s too cold.
hip hip!
Redemption, baby! Swish and Sado.
Choo pulled a Swisher
suprised Posada didn’t try to score on that too
and he proves my point … worst baserunner in baseball history
And here I am thinking Nick Swisher was the only one to make boneheaded plays in right.
Jorge lolololololol
I have no words…
Um.. that sounded like a foul ball.
it was tipped. but it was also caught, so its still in play
Posada is the worst baserunner in MLB history.
A full innings worth of outs on the bases.
By the fastest and slowest men on the team.
I’m not even mad, that’s amazing.
Posada, seriously. He never was fast, but I don’t remember him making so many base-running blunders.
That also should have been scored a double.
He has been doing it for years but few have been as brave as me to point it out. Whenever I brought up in the past I was ridiculed by the hopeless homers
Oh, if only we were all as brave as dalelama!
(makes wanking motion)
Haha, “brave.” You’re too much.
You deserved to be ridiculed. Still do.
Posada lol
Can’t be real. Jorge is trolling us with his baserunning.
Oh they say Gardner missed the bunt. Somewhat less inexcusable.
Oh jorge you dumbass, lol
Is anyone else eeirily reminded of the Red Sox last year with this Yankee team? I mean with all of their injuries.
The Yankees have lost some relievers and bench players so far. They aren’t even in the same universe as the 2010 Red Sox.
Phil Hughes?
Forgot about him.
Not until Cano and A-Rod get hurt.
Posada again proves he is the dumbest mother fucker to ever grace a diamond.
At least he’s hitting now.
http://riveraveblues.com/2011/.....nt-2206628
17 hours too soon.
Death, taxes, and dalelama hating on Posada.
Hating on Posada’s baseball IQ only. Have always said he was a great hitter for a catcher but dumb as a stump.
Here’s the issue: nobody sees you for weeks. You only comment anymore when Posada makes a baserunning blunder.
He’s a bad baserunner, we all know. It seems like Posada being a bad baserunner is literally the only thing you care about. You never talk about anything else.
That’s a little bizarre.
Probably point it out because so many here on RAB deny it especially in the past. I must admit this Yankee squad doesn’t really thrill me—poor fundamentals, lack of clutch play, and IMHO too much me and not enough team. Even Cano seems to me lately to be playing with his head up his ass and he is my favorite player (none Mo category).
Do you sit here reading the thread and only jump in when you have something negative to say, or to you drop what you’re doing, and run to the computer when something negative happens, especially around Posada.
It’s a legit question. It’s really a legit question for anyone who only shows up for the negative. I’m curious.
Posada was never a fast runner, but he wasn’t know for base-running errors. It’s odd that it’s showing up now to such a degree. Hmmm, concussions!
oh man, Posada’s baserunning is horrible. How many outs did he make just because of poor baserunning in the past weeks? So annoying.
I wonder if Posada’s baserunning is rubbing off on Gardner? Girardi should make someone sit in between them on the bench.
Cano also
y tu mama tambien
my mother happens to be a great baserunner
I wish I had more hands… so I could give that movie four thumbs down.
posada is god awful on the bases. it’s incredible
strained hamstring nooooooo
I’m already calling this a misdiagnosis. We all know there are no muscles in Colon’s body. It’s strained fat. That recovers more quickly.
It’s strained fat. That recovers more quickly.
You just add more fat to it, and the new fat insulates the old fat.
Megatron is injured! Quick, get the cube!
We need to get the cube on a helicopter! Let’s take it from the relative safety of this unoccupied desert into a heavily populated urban center where hundreds of lives will be lost and billions of dollars of property will be damaged if anyone attempts to attack us during the airlift!
They’re calling it a stained hamstring.
Everybody’s ragging on Posada but Gardner couldn’t even foul off the bunt attempt. And it was’nt even a bad pitch. Oh yea,and he failed twice to steal a base.
No excuse. He’s always been a very bad baserunner.
ok ok Gardner sucks too
stained hamstring.
Mustard?
Can D-Rob bounce the curve?
Change the eye level for once.
I guess if Noesi replaces Bartolo and pitches well Girardi/Cash will get the balls to replace Nova/Garcia
whenif Bartolo comes back.#silverlining
Hopefully Bartolo and Phil Hughes both come back together and Nova, Noesi, Garcia, and AJ are all pitching well and we have the best logjam of all potential logjams.
It doesn’t require much balls. Both Nova and Garcia are on short leashes. It’s not as if there have been clear replacements.
Well in comparison, Cervelli has been dreadful and there doesn’t seem to be a rush to call up Montero.
True, however, it’s not as if Montero has been doing much to deserve the call up this season, and he’s still a worse defender than Cervelli.
Generally speaking, if Montero is viewed as a top prospect, as he is, they will not want him in a Cervelli role. They’ll want to play him reguarly. The ballsy move is to insert Montero as the mostly full-time DH with some catching time, yet he hasn’t grabbed any opportunities. Had one in Spring Training, and he had one when Posada was in his 0-a-month slump.
He’ll be here, but I really wondering where he’s going to play. I’m in the camp that he makes both Cervelli and Posada look like Johnny Bench.
Don’t worry guys, Boone Logan is warming up.
Strained hamstring…I’m not familiar with injuries. How long should he be out for?
Depends on the severity of the strain.
Seeing as how Bartolo limped gingerly towards the bag (as opposed to crumbling to the ground in a heap), it’s probably a mild strain and he should be back in 3-5 weeks.
So 3-5 weeks is what? 4 -5 starts he’ll miss? I mean, that’s not too bad. It could be worse.
Indeed.
Yes. Let’s all not forget that none of us really thought Colon was going to start 34 games for us this season. He was going to get injured at some point, and a hamstring strain is a lot better than clutching his shoulder or elbow and walking off the mound.
Still, it sucks.
It depends on the degree of the strain. 1st, 2nd or 3rd. I’d expect anywhere from two to six weeks, depends on the severity of the strain, which right now is unknown. Hope it’s no worse than a second-degree.
NO WAVE! That’s for the Mess and their dumb fans.
apparently not. Monkey see, monkey do.
So sad.
Bad balk, David.
Our bullpen is a fucking mess.
The entire pitching staff is a mess. We’ve got CC, D-Rob and Mo. After that, who the hell knows?
D-Rob is on the fence. He rides that fine line too much. But you are correct. And based on what I have seen, I have ZERO faith that Cash, Girardi, or anyone in the organization knows what the hell to do with pitchers. Ex. See Joba.
Yankees could be the worst at figuring out pitching – even if they can buy it.
Cervelli should wait to fistpump until all 3 outs have been recorded
or until he no longer sucks
Fistpumping is like breathing. It’s involuntary.
Please get a K here. I really wanna see the D-Rob/Cervelli dual fist-pump.
wish granted
Cervelli framed a pitch!
Tightrope Robertson, baby.
FISTPUMPS!!
most stressful scoreless inning in which the pitcher struck out the side EVER.
That was an eighth inning caliber fist pump.
100 nasty factor, nuf said.
great job drob!
Cervelli is just annoying with his fist-pumps. Does he realize that he sucks?
Cervelli is just annoying
with his fist-pumps.Does he realize that he sucks?How good would DRob be if he’s WHIP were around 1.00?
Coming in to the game today, Robertson’s WHIP and ERA were equal at 1.52. Isn’t that cool?
Well the WHIP went up and the ERA down after today.
Nine hits in five games.
The odds are getting worse. Chicago, here Jeter comes.
I just hope it doesn’t happen in the FOX or ESPN game
Which games are they broadcasting?
Saturday and sunday at chc
He needs to be rested for those two games if he’s sitting at 2,999. I hate these national broadcasts. I’d love to see the network guys when the Yankees say they’re sitting Jeter until they play the Reds.
I’d love to see Jeter get #3000 against the Reds, since they famously decided against drafting him at the last minute.
Hmmmm… : -)
Annnnd, I believe he was named Captain before a game in Cincy. Turn, turn, turn…
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
Evil Homeruns.
Nice, although the Yankees are really bad at creating save situations for Mo.
Bring in Whelan to close the gap.
The sad thing is that you can’t even trust the mop up guys in a non save situation.
So I’m guessing Noesi will come up and start tomorrow, his scheduled day. His ten days aren’t up until next weekend, they have to call him up right away so it can be for the injury.
Who starts tomorrow that he would be pushing back?
Garcia. Just push everyone back a day and give them an extra day of rest.
These Granderson and Teix to Maris and Mantle comparisons are so dumb. They do realize there’s been different number of games played in both of these seasons, right?
:: head explodes ::
So Granderon and Teix will end up with more!
darn, that run will take the save away from mo, logan warming in the pen, oh, guess mo will get that save after all.
2 Many Homers
Will we able to get shutout #2?
YES!
4 runs is not Boone proof
I wonder what Mo is thinking when he sees Boone Logan warming up in a close game?
Here comes Logan to create the save situation for Mo.
Was anyone hoping that we wouldn’t score that inning so we would have to go to Mo and get a 1-2-3 inning?
No.
Still got a 1-2-3 inning.
Ayala up, Joe seems confident in Boone, lol.
Nice slidepiece.
Damn, Boone Logan getting 2 outs without a runner scoring? Thats crazy.
Why cant Boone do that to lefties with the bases loaded?!?!?!?!
yay Boone
great win, get better bartolo
Logan pitched like a tank.
I don’t think he’s earned tank yet… more like a soldier riding in a humvee with the windows rolled down.
Wait until it’s hot. Then he’ll really become a tank.
That’s why the windows are rolled down.
But is Boone old enough for the heat to take effect?
A couple things:
The bullpen needs work, the offense is still inconsistent, the starting pitching can still be hit or miss, but you know what? Show me a team without similar problems and I’ll show you my two bridges for sale.
The problem is that the Yankees have higher expectations from ownership, management, the players, and the fans than most of those teams that have similar problems; the extent of those problems is probably quite a bit deeper than several of those teams with serious playoff aspirations too. Yes, the offense is the best in the league. Here’s my feelings on that:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwSg3a4lxzo
It still isn’t good enough to do what it needs to do. The trade market for pitching is downright awful. so the offense is going to need to be get better, a lot better. SG had a comment on RLYW about what the Yankees need to do to win the division and hence, have a realistic shot at competing for the WS:
“The Yankees can still win the East, but in order to do it they’re going to need A.J. Burnett to pitch better than he has, they’re going to need almost every hitter in the lineup to hit better than they have, they’re going to need Freddy Garcia and Bartolo Colon to stay healthy and reasonably effective, and they’re going to need people like Boone Logan and Luis Ayala to be good in the bullpen, and they’re going to need to replace Ivan Nova with Roy Halladay.
The odds of all those things happening are about the same as the odds of the Yankees beating Boston.”
Secondly, even the past two wins have had some negative connotation. Last night the bullpen showed just how awful it can get and this afternoon Bartolo went down. Awesome.
Thanks for showing up.
The odds of all those things happening are about the same as the odds of the Yankees beating Boston.
-So that would make it extremely likely to happen. Good to know.
Even when win now we get bad news.
Phil can replace Bartolo for a little bit.