Game 71: Switched
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Uh oh, a lefty they haven't seen before. (Photo Credit: Flickr user brianbaute via Creative Commons license)
When Joe previewed this upcoming series against the Reds, he listed Johnny Cueto as tonight’s starter and Travis Wood as tomorrow’s. He was right (at the time), but Cincy decided to switch things up and start Wood tonight and Cueto tomorrow. Why? Who knows A stiff neck, apparently. All I know is that for some reason, Brett Gardner is sitting against the lefty. I do not approve. Here’s the lineup…
Nick Swisher, RF
Curtis Granderson, CF
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Russell Martin, C
Andruw Jones, LF - I look you Andruw, but you should be platooning with Jorge Posada
Eduardo Nunez, SS
Ivan Nova, SP
Tonight’s game will start at 7:10pm ET and can be seen on YES locally and ESPN nationally. Enjoy.
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I absolutely disagree with Girardi at this point. Now watch Jones hit 2 homers to make Joe look like a genius.
Or he’ll go 0-3 with 3 k’s and Gardner will come in late and save the day again
Greg likes Gardner now! And he’s not even batting .300 yet.
I said .290 -.300 would be the happy zone. He has stepped his game up and I am very happy.
Yes! We have another Gardner convert.
The next key is avoid the prolonged slump. Little slumps here and there are fine but avoid the prolonged slump.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v4oJ.....s156/1.jpg
Worth 9.1 fWAR and 7.9 bWAR since the beginning of last season. If you don’t believe by now, GTFO.
However, Gardner will be in this game late, I guarantee you that.
So once again Girardi sits his best defender and one of his best hitters for a washed up has been. It’s just baffling how dumb he is with his R/L matchups.
He wants Andruw sharp for the post season.
Yes that’s what he’s thinking and why he is smarter than us.
Another weak text poll question. “The Big Red Machine” isn’t the best team nickname ever. “The Bronx Bombers” is.
“The Big Red Machine” sounds so corny and weak. “The Bronx Bombers” sound like some gangsta shyt.
Frankly, I still find it hard to believe that, in this country, someone allowed the nickname “The Big Red Machine” to perpetuate.
Jones’ OPS is more than 100 points higher than Gardner’s against lefties
The hot hand theory counteracts that stat.
Well, I agree that there’s no reason for Gardner to be sitting so much against lefties, but Girardi’s thinking might be: this is what Jones was picked up to do and, since you know how Gardner is doing against lefties, why not see if you can get Jones going now so that you know whether he will be a viable option off the bench at the end of the season and into the playoffs.
I think that if we were into August or September and the situation was the same Gardner would be starting. But, perhaps this is too optimistic.
Also, in the two games Jones started recently, Gardner still got at-bats in both.
I think I’ve decided that I really hate Girardi. Granted, in my opinion the worst thing a manager can do is wear down his star players until the get hurt, and he hasn’t done that.
But on a day to day basis, his managing decisions are so poor and so old fashioned that I want to tear my hair out. Watching Girardi play ‘small ball’ and blindly ‘play the percentages’ in L/R matchups in the age of advanced stats is like watching WWII Poland try to fight German tanks with horseback cavalry. It’s just backwards.
He is being payed millions to do this job, he should be using all resources available to him to do it right, or at least acknowledge they exist rather than brush them off as ‘nerdy nonsense made up by people who don’t know the game’.
He is being payed millions to do this job, he should be using all resources available to him to do it right, or at least acknowledge they exist rather than brush them off as ‘nerdy nonsense made up by people who don’t know the game’.
Has he ever said or done anything like that? Doesn’t the binder also include all that information?
And apparently taking advantage of platoon splits is old fashioned. Who knew?
Actually, I’m pretty sure when asked he said he was a ‘stats’ not ‘gut’ guy.
As for using all available resources — they hired Andruw to hit against lefties so he is getting the shot. Might not work out, but he certainly using his resources.
The problem is that this describes 99% of baseball managers throughout all levels of the game. While I can agree that it seems like Girardi can get much too comfortable in pushing the same buttons in certain situations, there are few managers who would do things differently and I doubt that any managers that did not push those buttons in the same ways would not be relentlessly attacked in the press for “breaking with tradition.” Baseball is, for better or worse, a highly tradition-oriented sport. Until a team wins, and wins regularly, by breaking tradition, the traditions will remain. (And even then it will still take time for traditions to change).
Also, as an aside, it’s funny to hear Girardi described by various posters as both an anti-stat nerd and too in love with his binder.
It seems none of us can really understand why Girardi has decided to sit the red-hot Gardner so that the strikeout-prone Jones can play. Just another one of the hundred questionable/stupid decisions he has made so far this season. I just don’t understand it…
Steve Goldman did a good job explaining it at the end of this post. I disagree with the move, but I can understand it:
http://www.pinstripedbible.com.....d-gardner/
If you’re going to have a guy like Jones on the bench, you have to keep him warm. So when you look at it that way, you’re playing in a park that gives up homers at a crazy pace and playing against a guy who throws with his left hand. I’d much rather have Gardner sitting on a day like today rather than a home game against a righty
So the answer is we shouldn’t have signed him. Then we wouldn’t have to sit our hottest hitter. It all makes sense.
Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.
Wait till he gets going!
Footage from that Core Four DVD commercial makes me miss Catcher-Cam. Do any networks still use that?
I have such a great manager. He’s providing cover for my inevitable error tonight by having fan anger directed toward playing Andruw above Gardy.
Way to go, Joe!
How long will it take before Girardi and Cashman realize that Andruw Jones is a waste of a roster spot when Greg Golson is healthy and just a phone call away ?
How long will it take before Girardi stops binder managing only and uses some gut feeling once in awhile ?
If Jones connects with a major league fastball it was by accident.
this is all the same person right? I mean, I honestly can’t even remember anything noteworthy about Golson.
You don’t remember Golson gunning down Carl Crawford to win that extra-innings game in Tampa last year?
No it isn’t. Saw some awesome throws in ST and Scranton too. An arm is an arm.
Jones has an .802 OPS against lefties. He was brought in to produce against lefties, and he’s doing it. Not that I agree with sitting Gardner tonight, but I don’t understand the vitriol toward Jones.
Because Jones is trash.
You need to let him play himself off the roster. He won’t be DFA’d while riding the bench.
Andruw Jones has had 80 plate appearances
80.
Calm the fuck down, people.
small sample sizes FTW
I already hate this game based on that first pitch. How was that a strike?
Uh oh, Swisher did something good. Cuso will be here any minute to complain about his smiling.
LOL
For reals.
Where the fuck is Gardner?
Girardi sat Gardner because of his “10 cent head.”
Swish continues to rake from the right-side.
Where should Jeter hit in the lineup when he returns?
Where WILL Jeter hit in the lineup when he returns?
Bottom third, leadoff.
I say bat him ninth. Seems to have worked pretty well on Jorge.
Let’s do some damage A-Rod
RISPwin
CentWARian
Nice…nice.
I like Chris Heisey, but LOL.
Nice hitting, A-Rod.
Wait, we didn’t actually waste a leadoff base runner? Wow!
Greg, there are two problems with what you’re saying.
First of all, the fact that you call it the Hot Hand Theory is funny, because that’s the name statisticians gave it while they proved that it doesn’t exist — batters who have been hitting well recently are not more likely to get hits in their next few at bats compared to their normal performance level.
Second, you’re saying you’re happy with Gardner now that he’s hitting .290-.300, which is what you always said. But what everyone was telling you was that he was still a very valuable player — much more valuable than a bench player or 4th outfielder — even if he was hitting .270. So while you may be in agreement with others now that Gardner is batting a little higher (for now), that doesn’t really vindicate what you were saying before, which was pretty wrong in my opinion.
Just FYI, we have a reply button that makes things easier to follow.
I know, sorry. Since I was responding to two different comments from Greg, I wasn’t sure where to put the reply, so I did neither.
No biggie, just wanted to make sure. You’d be surprised by how many people don’t even realize it’s there.
More RISPwin.
I approve of this start.
Dontcha Know?
We need more.
lol
OMG, I thought they had never seen this guy before!
a rbi…..for Robbie!
Yay Robbie, Yay Arod, Yay Teix and Swish.
Heisey looks really uncomfortable out there.
Robbie Cano, Dontcha know
Please dont mess this up Nova
Is this batting practice? when does the game start?
Jones got a hit so it must be!
The camera angle seems further to left-center than usual, right? Is it just me?
Looks that way to me, too.
I think think this is the normal camera angle in this park.
Oh, I get that. Just seems further off than any park I’ve seen.
Get greedy, Russ. Swing for the fences.
lol Martin
this zone sucks
Russell Martin likes small ball.
Twitter….broke..can’t…function…
Please don’t strike out Andruw. We need to Nova proof this game
Lets go, Andruw. Make me look stupid.
Thank you for obliging.
did that count?
Yes, and it makes me happy.
I’d love to see a study of correlating calls for a team/player they receive after “showing up” an ump.
Anyone know of anything?
I haven’t, but that would be amazing.
well…
Wait, doesn’t Andruw Jones suck?
Well he’s done something, so let’s lay off at least until his next AB.
And all the Andruw haters will be quite … until his next at-bat.
I would describe myself as more of a Gardner lover. I hope Jones hits a HR everytime he’s at the plate.
Quite.
I never knew you were British.
Phil Ken Sebben: Just remember, I’ll be my keeping my eyes on you.
Harvey Birdman: Eye.
Phil Ken Sebben: I didn’t know you were Scottish!
Andruw Jones proving his worth.
Gardner would have had a double….
Inside-the-park GRAND SLAM is more like it.
so true
If the pitcher comes up, should the yankees pinch hit and then just make noesi the starter for the night?
Things I’ve learned from this game:
1) Travis Wood is an awful pitcher.
awful at pitching or amazing at throwing batting practice?
He was much, much better last year. I have no idea what happened to him this year.
League figured him out?
He had that one game where he took a perfect game into the 9th against the Phils…and that’s all he’ll ever do.
Andruw Jones SUCKS!!!!!1111!!! Girardi is an idiot!!!
minutes later, RBI single from Andruw Jones, will there be crickets?
you bought yourself a little bit of goodwill, Andruw. Just a little
And how about that? He-who-should-not-be-playing drives in the 4th run.
Can we all agree that Andruw Jones isn’t terrible, obviously he isn’t anywhere near as Gardner, who is red-hot, but this is what Andruw was signed to do and you never know when you might need him, don’t want him to have nothing in the tank
Not terrible.. Just not nearly as good (or hot) as the guy he replaces too often against lefties
Even though he drove in a run, it just means hes going to play more against lefties than Gardner from now on
Nunez, hes pitching around you. Take a walk
This is fun! 9 at bats for everyone today!
Also, didn’t someone claim that the Yankees have never gotten a run in from third with 2 outs? Good times.
I think that referred to Swisher.
Nah, it wasn’t
http://riveraveblues.com/2011/.....nt-2263538
Oh well.
Couldn’t clear the pitcher, Eduardo? Grumble grumble.
Nova needs to blank them now.
No, he just needs to pitch well enough for a win today.
Pitch to the score.
Why I oughta…
Really?
Small ball park with the NL’s leading offense. When I said blank them I meant dont let them score this inning.
10 runs scored in the last 3 innings.
If Nova isn’t getting that curveball for a strike call, it could be ugly.
Perfect hook and no strike ?
And we’re off…
Sox have bases loaded in first. I dislike them more than any other team in all of professional sports, but they must have been incredibly fun to watch over the last few weeks.
That lineup? In that park? *shudders*
Wade LeBlanc stands no chance. He’s barely Triple-A quality.
If Carl Crawford comes back and remembers how to play baseball, that could be really, really scary for opposing pitchers.
Yea, since the elf seems to be heating up now, too.
Classic Nova right now, we get some runs, so clearly he’s going to give 2-3 back
optimist eh
I hate this announcing team.
Is that Aaron Boone calling the game?
Everyone see his wife?
http://www.athleteswives.com/w.....-laura.jpg
Yes, please.
Sharp knees. Would not hit.
Game is on YES too
Shockingly, that’s what I was referring to.
Let’s get some outs Nova. This home plate ump’s strikezone sucks by the way.
Actually, I’ve been quite impressed with his strikezone thus far, no obvious missed calls
Someone yell at Cervelli!
Lol our catchers suck.
Cervelli?
I was listening to it on the radio and this was my first thought before I remembered that Martin was starting today.
lol Nova
save us Cashman
Who’s ready for 12-8 game?
This is why we need(ed) more runs.
Apparently, Martin has been hanging out with Cervelli.
Okay, this is less fun now.
Nova…(shakes fist)
Over-under on runs tonight: 14
I go over.
Stealing a base down 4-0. No respect.
One run Nova, hold them to one run.
he listened to you!
Alright, I’ll take the double play.
And here comes their rally…
HUGE
Modest proposal: We pull Nova and replace him with Gardner.
I’d be ok with that move, except for the fact that we’re gonna need Gardner as a defensive replacement in LF later and then hit a game winner off a lefty (Who he is unable to hit).
Ever see the movie Multiplicity?
Solved.
Let’s compromise. How about Gardner pulls Nova?
Is this a sexual joke?
Of course not. You should know by now I don’t work blue.
Very good.
I’ll take that double play
Eduardo Nunez with a throw that hit Tex’s target… a rare sight indeed
Tex baby
Giambi with a better glove
Ok I LOLed
I so love the “Giambi with a better glove” meme.
ehhh just 1 run is ok I guess. Nice play by Teix
So does Montero throw it into centerfield too?
No. He can’t throw that far.
Nova starts means lots of beer tonight
Tex showing Pena how it’s done.
is there a reason you don’t get an RBI if you hit into a double-play or is that just one of those arbitrary rules?
I think the thinking is that you don’t deserve an RBI if you’re making 2 outs.
Little known rule-If you hit into a triple play and a runner scores, they subtract an RBI.
And Selig has dibs on the first-born male son.
Lol Nova looks so charming at bat.
Anytime a pitcher lasts longer than three pitches at the plate, it’s a success.
He made him throw five pitches. That’s a win, Nova.
Way to get the bat off your shoulder Nova!
I thought it was baseball etiquette to throw only fastballs to pitchers.
I hate these announcers. Wood’s pitches they showed were mostly on the corners and the Yankees just put good swings on them. If they were missing, they’d be sitting around talking about Wood’s pinpoint control
Ahhh, the glory of YES.
This zone is confusing. No apparent rhyme to its reason.
I’m going to say it again. This home plate umpires strikezone SUCKS.
I look forward to the day balls and strikes are called by a computer.
I envision robots that look like Rosie from the Jetsons as umpires.
What we need are robot umpires.
Here’s the problem with robot umpires that no one wants to address: how do they throw players out of the game? You can’t give them emotional programming, because that could lead to the robot umpire revolution, and we must prevent that at all costs.
Do we just program them to be able to recognize arguments over ball/strike calls and certain trigger words?
WE NEED TO KNOW BEFORE WE CAN DO THIS!!!
Robot umpires don’t make mistakes. No mistakes means no bad calls. No bad calls means no pissed off players. No pissed off players means no ejections which will become obsolete and become phased out. BOOM, problem solved.
This strike zone is … interesting.
Umm Swish actually struck out.
In both ways it looks like.
Sure, but he didn’t really have 2 strikes either. Bad Strikezones go both ways. The first 2 called strikes weren’t close
That to me actually looked pretty good.
big break right there
Juuuuuust missed.
I’m loving some Swish OBP right now
Grandy just missed a home run. For shame.
Ironically, the ESPN announcers said at the top of the broadcast that the K zone would help affirm how good marvin anderson’s strike zone is.
Outside of Swish’s at-bat, it’s generally agreed
Tex just got BABIP fucked
Major league players are good at baseball.
Wow, great grab for a guy made mostly of steel rods and scarred cartilage.
Wood took a perfect game into the 9th inning last year in Philly. I’m not quite sure how that happened…
Armando Galaraga says hi.
Even Len Barker once pitched a perfect game.
And some whiny bitch in Oakland, can’t remember his name.
Wrong, his grandma did that.
Who’s Grandma?
Oops, meant to say “Whose Grandma?”
Whiny Bitch in Oakland´s Grandma…
I think you missed my point.
+1
Watching the replay of it, his fastball was at 93 in that game with much better life as well as command, maybe he isn’t 100% right now
Grandy needs a day off soon.
You’re totally right Bobby V, this play isn’t as good as the one Nunez made on Starlin
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play......k%3D287987
Link Fail, here it is
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play......d=16084705
Wait, best defensive 3B of all time? Thoughts on this, guys?
Who knows? I never got to see Brooks Robinson or Mike Schmidt with any consistency. All we have to go by are sportswriters, and if today’s sportswriters are indicative of their past brethren, I’m assuming their hacks as well.
Good point.
Did Heisey even run?
slipped on his bat out of the box
The Centaur strike
Heisey can’t stay on his feet
Time for some new cleats, Chris Heisey.
He tripped on his bat
Oh Jesus. Haha.
/Thames’d
Just got in.
First off, go Yankees, we will not be stopped, play today win today etc.
Would someone be kind enough to give me a recap of the 4 runs?
Swisher single, Grandy strikeout, Tex single, A-Rod RBI single, Robbie RBI Double, Russell RBI groundout, Andruw RBI single.
Arod Single to score swish
Cano double to score Teix
Russel martin groundout to score Arod
Andruw Jones single to score Cano.
Thanks much guys.
All the new ballparks are starting to look the same
What’s old is new again.
I respectfully disagree. I think all the old ones tend to look the same.
Whoa whoa whoa … where did that curve come from Ivan?
He seems to be getting more swinging strikes lately – last 3 starts or so.
Yay for 1-2-3 innings
And suddenly Nova looks awesome. His control is as hit or miss as any pitcher I’ve ever seen
His stuff is good. He just needs to learn how to be more consistent with it. People give up on him way too fast. And how soon they forget. Remember Phil’s first 2 seasons as a starter? Nova’s waaaaaaayyyyyy ahead of where Phil was, and Phil has better stuff.
(BTW-Yes, I know Phil was younger. I’m talking MLB experience)
He’s going to have to develop really good command to succeed with what are basically two pitches. Nothing seems to suggest he’ll do that.
Nova has a great changeup. 3 quality pitches, not 2.
Great? What?
Not really. He could feature his 2 seamer, work below the waist, and his secondary offerings are actually more than he needs. Don’t forget, Wang’s secondary pitches were crap. He became a solid MLB starter when he featured the 2 seamer and became a sinkerballer.
Anyone else rooting for Andrew Miller to fail miserably?
against the Padres? not likely
Umm, if he’s on the Red Sox, then yes.
Because he’s on the Sox? Or just in general?
Because he’s on the sox, of course…
Hope he has a good game, people write more “top prospect liiving up to his ace potential” articles then blows up once when he returns from the NL West.
Cano is almost hitting 300 folks
.297/.343/.524. Not bad, not bad at all.
damn, im watching the sox game and one of their reporters, Heidi, is pretty sexy
Didn’t Varitek cheat on his wife with her?
Allegedly.
Lol what is Kay’s laugh? It’s like a cackle. Such a creeper.
what the fuck
Oh that’s bullshit, fucking pull him.
is he hurt? Still just listening on the radio and Sterling seemed to think he was hurt.
Inexcusable.
Well, that’s not gonna endear him to anybody. Pretty inexcusable.
That cancels out the RBI single.
NOW we can hate on Andruw
Well, so much for the Andruw Jones experiment
LAzy BUM!!!
WTF was that Andruw. Totally takes away any goodwill you got from me on that RBI single. Unless he’s hurt, no excuse for that horseshit
I’d bench Jones for that. Inexcusable.
It wasn’t just inexcusable. It was UNACCEPTABLE!!!1!1!1!1!1!!1!!
I’d DFA him. That’s why I’m not a ML manager. That was terrible.
I’d bench Jones for being shitty.
Yankees don’t really do “healthy.”
Yeah………it’s one thing to not run out a fly ball. It’s another to not run out a ground ball with men on
Oh cut the guy a break
It would have been a double play anyway with Andruw’s speed
How is that a double play if he’s running? I could have run that thing out, you absolutely never know on a double play
Sarcasm?
I think Jones thought that Rolen tagged the guy and then threw to second, or he didn’t know how many outs there were, but he couldn’t have been running any slower on that one. I’m pretty sure Brett the Jet would’ve beaten that one out
I really wonder what happened there…
I really think he didint realise how many outs there were
Get in front of that russ jeez.
That better not lead to a run
i take hustle lessons from Andruw Jones.
What is the newest RAB Store design?
Fuck Andruw Jones. That is all.
I miss Thames, he wouldn’t pull that shit. #justsayin
Marcus Thames was a tank. With the bat anyway….
This home plate umpire is so inconsistent.
I wish mo would teach his cutter to nova man he needs another pitch
I think it’s funny that people think Mo can just teach other pitchers his cutter. There’s a reason he’s the GOAT
he can show them they just probably wont be able to do it ery well
Mo has taugh his cutter to many. Hughes pettitte drob even Wood played with it last year.
No one can throw it like him but it can be a good secondary pitch.
Only one man can draw Excalibur from the stone, and only one man can throw Mo’s cutter.
Nova needs to throw his changeup more (like CC). He didn’t throw it much his last start. get back to it.
nice positioning
nice hustle andrew!
Okay, no deep harm — though it cost about 7 pitches.
Andruw not injured. Billy Martin would have gone off on him-during the game.
No excuse.
Awesome trivia question.
My dad knew the answer right away, I forgot it.
damn, that was so exciting
NL Baseball. It makes my spine tingle.
Very productive AB Ivan…
NL rules suck
NL
rulessucks.FTFY.
fixed
Oh how I miss Jeter and the DH.
I have a bad feeling. We’re not pulling away.
2 free outs
More baserunning woes. Worst baserunning team ever?
You can’t walk off the island. That false meme again.
Thats just fantastic, good thing we’re up by 3 runs because that’s like the fourth boneheaded play made this game
it would be interesting to see where the yankees rank on outs on the basepaths this year
Someone asked me this question, and I thought it was a good one. Which is to say it’s a tough call.
If the Twins asked for Nova, Nunez, and Romine for Liriano would you do it?
That’s a LOT of MLB average talent for a guy with big, proven upside, but big injury risk as well. I’ve always said I wouldn’t trade anyone for Liriano that I’d kick myself over (Montero, Sanchez, B’s) and I don’t see anyone in that deal that I’d miss too much.
That’s a win-now deal, I can’t assume Liriano is healthy next year or down the road. In terms of org depth, I still have Pena as my backup SS, Montero in AAA (who’s blocking Romine) and the starters replace each other.
Yep, I do it.
Yes.
As long as we can see Liriano’s medicals first.
I’d bet if you total the WAR of both sides of that deal 3 years down the road, the Twins would come out big winners. But again, that’s a deal you make to win the WS this year. Lefty to face the Red Sox, a little insurance when CC opts out, I do it.
Yes, probably. The Yankees have depth on the SP side in that they can replace Nova with any number of arms in AAA.
I’m happy that Nunez is getting the opportunity to play so the Yankees can see him more in action. My guess, though, is the areas of Nunez’s game that have been causing problems may not be fixable. It gets back to the instincts part, and the more I see of Nunez the more I’m questioning it. Either way, I don’t expect him to be a high-end SS even if he does fix some of these issues, so we can move him.
Romine makes me pause, but a potential front-end lefty is a rarity. We can live parting with those three players. The Yankees may not be able to easily find a front-end starter.
I’d pull the trigger.
That’s why it’s a good question, you really have to walk through it.
BTW-Don’t forget, we saw Feliciano and Marte’s medicals. That doesn’t mean it still won’t blow up in your face. I’m just betting it happens sometime after this year.
Absolutly. There is always risk, but I’d want them to at least dot that “i” prior.
Yeah, I’d do that.
I think I would but not be happy about it so that is probably a damn good trade proposal. There’s just so much risk on the Yankee’s side
Instincts are not taught.
Instincts may not be strictly taught, per se, but they are learned, and honed.
Yawnish.
Well, there went a promising inning.
They’ve also let up on Wood’s pitch count. By mid-2nd inning, I thought he’d be gone by now.
AL Baseball is like steak
NL Baseball is like hotdogs
This will be the last time you denigrate hot dogs.
Seriously, does anyone worry that the fundamentals on this team seem so poor? Baserunning gaffes left and right, concentration problems, tossing balls into center field all the time, not running out balls.
Should Girardi not nip that in the bud?
playing “the game right” is overrated look at the Twins. Home runs get all the chicks
I’m not even talking purely doing all the little things but does it suggest a lack of discipline and willingness to learn?
Agree. I’d leave the ball-tossing-into-CF out as I don’t expect much from Cervelli.
But the outs-on-the-bases are inexcusable. ARod & Posada trying to leg singles into doubles? Why?
The two strike bunt at ball four was one of the worst things I’ve ever seen, given the situation.
I’m not one to speculate into the psychologies of manager or players, but if he hasn’t yet, I wonder if Girardi is capable of nipping these things in the bud.
For having a disappointing season, it’s amazing how good Swisher is at getting on base. He has the third highest OBP on the team, after ARod and Gardner.
wow we’re horrible at base running. nunez 0shaking my head)
Beautiful catch by Robbie
Anyone else know that trivia answer?
Here’s his stats:
http://www.baseball-reference......way-001joh
Ive been told that Elway’s draft reports were the best ever, as in scout after scout looked at him and couldn’t find anything to criticize. It’s like the stuff they said about DiMaggio, Mantle and Bo Jackson before they went pro.
According to Rob Neyer, he used the fact that the Yankees drafted him so high as leverage against the Colts to trade his draft rights to the Broncos.
Looks like he had a chance to develop as a baseball player, but he made the right career choice.
Yeah, you can’t argue with a HOF career. But it looks like he could have played baseball, and maybe any other sport.
Nova throwing more changeups now. Me like.
The Padres are a joke. Nice offense, fuckos.
I think it’s tacky.
If you think that’s tacky, you should go see a Brooklyn Cyclones game.
it would be nice if they scored a few more runs. it sucks how they dont tack on runs consistantly
What’d they do yesterday? After giving up the early lead?
List of other teams that don’t tack on runs consistently:
All of them
[end of list]
He threw 50 pitches in 2 innings. He now has 80 in the fifth.
was thinking the same thing, he should’t be going more than 4 or 5 innings
That seems to be how they roll this year, I’ve lost count if how many times they’ve seemingly let the opposing pitcher off the hook.
We sure are letting Wood settling in…
TWSS
Uh, in Safeco can’t u see the home of the Seahawks?
No, he said it’s the only stadium where you can see another STATE. You can see Kentucky past the right field stands and beyond the river.
My listening fail. That’s pretty cool.
I need an A-Bomb
This umpire is some trash
Just say out, the ump with all the theatrics.
Yeah that pisses me off. The fans pay to see the players not the umpires you jackass.
Nova’s doing a tremendous job. We need him to go deep. The offense has stalled, the ump is too generous, and Robertson is unavailable.
I don’t want to sound mean, but I think it’s funny when the Great Big Fat Fuck runs. Because he’s fat.
Same with Prince Fielder. I saw a highlight last year in which he scored from 1st..oh God, I almost died.
Black Santa Claus brings gifts of despair
Black Santa Clause. I like that. Lol
A-Rod caught looking?
http://tinyurl.com/3fgp2hj
Robotiques, por favor.
Those saying Wood should be out soon are forgetting one thing – the opposing manager is Dusty Fucking Baker.
He might throw 200 pitches.
I fear for Aroldis Chapman’s life.
That was strike 3 to A-Rod. Ump is only generous one way.
Physics say otherwise.
thanks Kay
I’m legitimately surprised by the results of the text poll
“When you think Cincinatti Reds, you think baseball.”
No, Michael Kay, I think hockey.
Eh, maybe because the Reds were the first professional team. It used to be that the Reds had the first game of the season in deference to that history. (I hope I didn’t just make that last part up, but I remember hearing that)
I think of Marge Schott calling Eric Davis and Dave Parker her “million-dollar n*ggers… so thats kinda like basball.
Ah, Marge Schott. There was never a finer human being…
Wait, yes there was. Most all of them. My bad.
this umpire is trash.
Thanks a lot Michael
Michael Kay says Janish doesn’t hit well, he hits a single up the middle.
Oh Michael
Tattooed the 105 on his arm?
Yeesh.
Kay described the “strategy” stuff of pitchers batting completely backwards.
In the AL you have decide if the pitcher has more left to give or if it’s time for someone new. In the NL, most of the time the decision is made for you.
Yeah, this notion that NL baseball is more exciting because there’s more managerial strategy involved is hot bullshit.
Neither league requires more or less strategic decisionmaking. Having doubleswitches does not make the job of NL managers somehow exponentially tougher to handle.
Which is kind of ancillary the the point that no one buys tickets to watch managers manage.
*to the point…
Exactly. Nobody buys a ticket to see the manager execute a doubleswitch.
They buy a ticket to see the umpires entertain the folks with their grace and beauty calling balls and strikes and making those glorious punchouts.
Sincerely,
Joe West, President, World Umpires Association
You mean it’s not that difficult to figure out who was the last batter in the previous inning so you can use them for a double switch?
I personally find evil HRs more exciting than small ball.
But that’s just me.
Niva is definitely the coolest pitcher on the team. IDK. He just has this air to him.
Also, watch him during interviews. Always looks like he’s about to crack up.
He is a prankster and is the future pie-man.
I believe that Sutcliffe and Bill Walton went to the same school of broadcasting. After listening to them, you’d think these athletes cure cancer on the side… everything is an epic man up battle.
As much as I’m not a huge fan of Michael Kay, I’m very happy I don’t have to listen to Sutcliffe.
I actually like Kay. He’s mildly entertaining.
He is only bearable when compared to Waldman.
You just ruined my night mentioning that name.
OF ALL THE DRAMATIC THINGS.
*pukes*
My apologies….
Dis game is boring after watching how amped Wrigley Field was.
C’mon Coltrane, start hitting HRs again.
The Big Red Machine underachieved.
I briefly heard Bronson Arroyo on Francessa today. How long do you think it took for Francessa to JIHP?
Several Yankees have just missed home runs today.
too many almost homers???
It looks like Billy Hatcher ate Chris Sabo.
Why do some people refer to Narrin as “Coltrane”? Is that an RAB thing or legit?
Coltrane is Russell Martin’s middle name.
One of his many middle names.
Russell Nathan Jeanson Coltrane Martin Jr.
Well, one of them…
http://lmgtfy.com/?q=russell+martin+coltrane
That’s kind of a dick move. If it’s a RAB meme which is nearly impossible to keep track of unless you read every comment then a simple google search wouldn’t work. I tried googling IETC before so I wouldn’t get flamed for not using google.
It’s FTLT’s thing, though. She constantly asks for information that she could easily get by doing a simple, 3-second Google search.
Is it really that big of a deal if I ask here though? I’m not asking other people to google for me. If you know the answer, you can answer if you want. If you don’t know, don’t answer. I also wasn’t sure if it was an RAB thing, that’s why I didn’t bother googling it.
Also, you all seem pretty knowledgable, so I find your answers reliable. Therefore, I ask.
Well I admit using lmgtfy as much as you can is very entertaining.
Nova struck this guy out earlier in the at bat but that hometown umpire only calls borderline pitches in favor of the Reds.
This is Nova’s third time through the order.
Gamblers Anonymous set their all time record of new members after Game 3 of the 1990 WS when the
Reds beat The A’s in the first home game in Oakland. True Story
Getting out of this inning without giving up a hit to their 1-2-3 batters would be so important for Nova
Votto was so close to being a Yankee
Fact: Nova is my favorite SP on the team.
Yes, you read correctly. I like him more than I like the incredibly dominant Allan James Burnett.
Garcia sucks though.
Cool story, bro.
My memory of that Reds-A’s 1990 series was a great pitcher’s duel between Smoke Stewart and Jose Rijo. Game 4 I think.
People were genuinely shocked. I always thought of the 1988-1990 A’s were very comparable to
the 1969-1971 Orioles both considered to be the best teams in baseball. Both dependent on Great pitching and the long ball (though the A’s had Rickey for a couple of years). Always found it odd that between them they only won 2 out of 6 WS between. There opponents were similar in some ways also 1969 Mets and 1988 Dodgers. Pre sabre days and I remember being of the notion that teams that lived by the Home Run died by it also.
I’d put the mid-80s Mets into that list as well. Stacked teams that probably should have won more than just one ring, but failed to for various reasons (chief among them, randomness).
And, some would whisper, cocaine.
The killer was when the Mets lost to a really inferior Cubs team in ’89. The ’85/’87 Cardinals had been at least in the same league (though the Mets should have won one of those races) — and the Pirates ’90-’92 were clearly better.
Tom it was more like a scream. Gooden was knocked out early of an afternoon game against Houton in 1986. If you can ever find a tape, check out the look on his face as he left the mound.
and maybe a tad too much cocaine. by the way heard you were a dad. Happy Fathers Day
good health to all of yours.
Thank you kindly, sir.
truly the most important thing. boy or girl?
Boy. With a natural mohawk of hair. He’s like a little light-skinned B.A. Baracus.
Those who have been shitting on Nova kindly wipe your ass and don’t forget to wash your hands.
Nova has proven tonight that he can be a legit #2… in the NL Central. so there’s that.
sot of like IPK. To me he’s showing that if we can stick with him for a year or two he can be a competent middle of the rotation starter in the AL east I think he needs another 40 or 50 starts to get there/
not mad at that… For what its worth I am liking Nova this season A LOTTTTTTT more than I liked IPK in 2008. I never thought he had the ‘head’ for the AL East.
FTLT said it best earlier, nova has an air of him, hes gonna be able to hang mentally if his stuff gets here consistantly.
H will have his ups and downs and we must invest some patience in him. I think it will be worthwhile.
alright kids, just got home from my kids soccer thing. someone give me a readers digest version of what I’ve missed. So far I’ve got:
– Nova showed up to ball
– Joey Votto is MIA
– Girardi’s binder played Jones over Gardner against a lefty again.
sound about right??
Jones sucks at life.
At least the ump is consistently inconsistent.
How is Travis Wood pitching in the 7th inning?
THEY LET HIM OFF THE HOOK!!!
STOP SMILING AFTER THAT STRIKEOUT NOVA YOU DISINTERESTED FUCKFACE!!!!!!!
What did you expect him to do? Hit a homer?
I wasn’t being serious, I was messing with the crew of deranged fans who get upset with players smiling after a strikeout and obsess about facial expressions, reading layers of manufactured narrative into them.
/Andruw’d
well played TSJC
Smash a liner that ricochets from one foul pole to the other, counting for two homers.
And he should’ve double-time jogged the bases twice with his head humbly bowed.
Guess the lineup decided to take the rest of the night off…
The offense silenced makes Woods performance look better than it should.
How many people thought that both Nova and Wood would pitch into the 7th inning this game?
Wow, Selig actually grew a set.
What happened?
Told the McCourts to fuck off.
As he should have. He can’t allow the precedent of owners taking a personal kickback off of the intellectual property rights of their teams.
MLB rejected the Dodgers’ TV deal, which according to an article I read on It’s About the Money earlier today, means MLB can take over the team, kick McCourt’s ass out, and sell the team to someone who won’t treat the franchise as a fucking personal credit card.
Yeah, completely agree with you and TJSC. The Dodgers are a franchise that baseball needs to be successful. They should give the team to Mark Cuban and see what he can do with them. He took a downtrodden basketball franchise in a town that’s dominated by football and made them relevant again. I’d fear (for the Yankees’ sake) what he could do with a once prominent franchise in a town like LA. It really seems like the perfect fit for Cuban.
Selig’s nebbish inferiority complex won’t let him sign off on Cuban joining the MLB owners fraternity. He’s terrified of Cuban going off on him like he does Stern.
Did you watch the championship celebration? He had that old asshole looking cowboy guy take the rock from Stern instead of making Stern hand him the rock. He answered like three questions and then made Rick Carlisle take the rest of them, hell he even foot the bill for the entire victory parade. He was a pretty graceful winner, pissing with the trophy in hand notwithsanding.
Loved it, I’m a Cuban fan.
I think he’s changed a lot, he hates the NBA refs, but so does everyone…aside from forcing a change in umpiring I really don’t see the beefs that Cuban and Stern would have. LA needs a personality in the owner’s box. The only Cubanmove that I didn’t like was letting Steve Nash goes, if Nash stays Dallas is probably on their second championship. I think he’s changed and MLB is ready for him and he’s ready for MLB. They let him bid on the Rangers, so…who knows.
The only Cubanmove that I didn’t like was letting Steve Nash goes, if Nash stays Dallas is probably on their second championship.
Meh, I don’t know about that. For all of Steve Nash’s talents, he’s quite possibly the single worst defensive player in NBA history (no, seriously).
I doubt the Nash-Nowitski tandem ever gets over the hump, or that Carlisle can get a Nash-lead Dallas team to become the defensive presence they needed to be to become a title-winner.
Indeed.
After McCourt took some money out up front the team would only have ~$148MM a year in TV money. How could he screw them over like that?
nothing makes me happier than to see the McCourts get sent packing.
I hate that the divorce laws in this counrty could potentially take a storied baseball franchise and turn it into a piggy bank for a greedy tramp of an ex-wife. take the mansion in Malibu and the Rolls Royce and go the fuck away!
So far, Nova has command of his fb/curve and change. Hitters can expect any of these in any count. 2 more to Mo.
This concept that the American League has abandoned the DH is incorrect. The reason there are fewer fulltime, stud DH’s like Ortiz or Travis Hafner or Edgar Martinez is that fewer teams actually have a surplus of plus hitters who can actually hit well enough to be a fulltime DH.
Offense is down leaguewide, so fewer teams have enough true offensive studs to have more bats than positions.
Hudson hit a 2 run HR off Romero, lmao.
Andrew Miller gave up a game tying HR to Orlando Hudson (his first since August last year)
I did one of those Nelson’s HAHA
That guy has LOOGY written all over him.
Yankees fault, they tampered with him and ruined his concentration for the week.
Nova dominant. Location of 3 quality pitches plus Reds helping him out by swinging at borderline pitches.
Nova Lox down the 7th.
what you did there… ver’ nize.
Is Nova going to pitch teh eighth?
I love it when Ivan Nova has command of his curveball.
Given the injury hits so far, especially pitching wise, I’m pretty thrilled about the results we’ve seen so far.
Nova should pitch the 8th.
But will he?
either use him or Wade, give DRob a day off
I think they’ll send Nova out there for the 8th but have Ayala or Wade up just in case.
So, McDonough and Sutcliffe were talking about how ineffective Nova normally is.
McDonough: “Sut, are you surprised by Nova’s start tonight?”
Sutcliffe: “You know, I’m more surprised that the Reds are being impatient. They’re going up against a two-pitch pitcher who has been normally ineffective for the majority of the year. They need to be patient, they’re down by 3 runs in the 7th. But, instead, they’re letting someone who normally isn’t a top flight pitcher look good.”
Love it.
Kay brings up a good question, why not let Wood pitch to Granderson?
Okay, this will sound weird, but has anyone noticed how awkward Nova’s jaw is? It’s like his bottom teeth go out further than his upper. What is that an underbite? He needs to fix that.
Speaking of dental treatment, Cano finally fixed that tacky gap between his front teeth. Bewteen that and the grotesque winter beard and his poor fashion sense, Cano really has issues with his appearance, as not unattractive as he is.
This will sound weird, but I really don’t care abotu a guy’s appearance as long as he can play. A guy could look like Willie McGee or Otis Nixon and dress like Charles Oakley, but if he can play, then he can be on my team any day and twice on Sunday.
Charles Oakley is a snazzy dresser. You take that back.
http://www4.pictures.zimbio.co.....hfl-al.jpg
LOL
Oak dressed better as he got older. I once saw him wear a hideous lime green suit on the bench.
thats mighty white of you
You assume that I’m white. That’s mighty prejudiced of you.
I meant on the inside.
So I’m sure this has been discussed, but what does the guy who leads the team in average and OBP have to do to become more than a platoon player?
Not be the only guy in the regular lineup making not making millions of dollars?
Q: What does the guy who leads the team in average and OBP have to do to become more than a platoon player?
A: Wait for October, when it’s an absolute must that the best players play every day.
Also, feel free to peruse this convo from earlier today.
Thanks for the link. You have a good point, but I still think you need to play a guy like Gardner when he’s so hot. You wouldn’t platoon Swisher or Granderson, so why platoon Gardner when he’s been the best hitter the last 2 weeks? So my problem is not with playing Jones, its with taking Gardner out for all these starts. At least give Swisher some days off (though not after last night) and Granderson. They’ve all had history with platoon splits so why Gardner get the short stick?
Well, like I said, I also would like Granderson to take the night off for some of those Jones starts instead of Gardner taking the brunt of the DNP-CDs.
Swisher isn’t a real candidate to sit for Jones, as he’s A) a switch hitter who needs PAs against lefties to stay sharp and B) is also on the “let’s give this guy PT and get him straightened out” plan.
Tonight would have been a good night to give Granderson off, after Gardner and Swisher’s big nights they earned a start today. I completely agree with you. Just tired of Gardner always getting the days off.
Arrondondo’s asking for it
Granderson was out by a mile
Lolz, Grandy got lucky. He was out by a few feet
Granderson caught stealing again, but in fairness to him that was ball four.
I think Granderson was surprised that Tex didn’t swing at that 3-1 pitch
Wow nice break there. Went from Granderson potentially being dead at 2nd, to Granderson at 3rd.
Mark trying to do too much.
hooray for free runs
Yeah wild pitch baby
Yep, Nova in the 8th.
Mmmmm…Cincyfail.
Thank god, I was afraid we wouldn’t be able to get Grandy in from 3rd
Good job Grandy!
Grandy just cost ARod an RBI.
Doesn’t he know that ARod must stat pad at all times?
Alex is hot. He’s also swinging the bat well.
Fallacy of the predetermined outcome.
Ramiro/Gardy/Dickerson time.
Not that I think it’ll happen, but do you guys think abolishing the Save entirely would change league-wide BP usage?
Would the absence of the 3-run, closer-in-the-9th paradigm intuitively lead to using the highest value reliever in the highest leverage situation?
possibly, but it would not affect Yankee baseball. I think it would actually help ‘lesser’ managers play the hot hand late in games instead of going to a closer.
that said, Mo would likely still be used the same way.
Sure, given how history has unfolded.
Let’s say there’s a new studly reliever, converted started that can go multiple innings with shutdown stuff, like Mo did pre-closing.
Would that guy develop into a 9th only guy w/o the save, even when the bottom of the order was projected? Or would he be used against the hearts of the order, be they in the 7th, 8th or 9th?
you would, I imagine, see alot more situational pitching (LOOGYs/ROOGYs) in the 9th, and more traditional closers play the ‘fireman role’ with 1 out in the 8th, high leverage situations, etc…
it would be an interesting game
Uh … why exactly are they pinch running for Alex?
watching on ESPN they said he wasnt really run all that hard to first and the same thing when cano hit that double
he may be hurting
Joe is concerned ARod won’t cut the angles correctly around the bases.
I laughed.
OMG I wanted to fucking STRANGLE Valentine last night. Didn’t have the game thread handy at that time, but can only imagine the lambasting he drew here. Sorry, off-topic…
Better safe than sorry, especially since we got an insurance run.
addendum in binder?
5-1 in the 8th, game looks close to over no? Why not rest him if he isn’t going to bat again?
To give WallyMatt something else to write about?
Naturally.
Alex doesn’t know how to run the curves.
-Bobby Valentine
Just being careful by bringing in pena?
Yes. They can ill afford to lose Alex with Jeter out. They’d have to play Pena and Nunez. Probably wants to give him a day off but will wait until he can DH at home.
Nova isn’t fooling me. He sucks.
This is the best offense in the NL that he is shutting down.
Hey we got shut down by the scrub on the cubs the other day.
Nova has shown this kind of stuff before against the Rangers earlier in the year.
The Yankees got shut down by Doug Dabis the other day.
Wait for it…..
Wait for it……
YCPB
*Davis
Did I mention how much I despise typos?
try as you might, Susyn
I sure hope so
Oooh, an Andy Van Slyke sighting!
And man, those Mets uniforms were garish.
http://cdn.bleacherreport.net/.....1306734552 (rubs eyes)
All those ’80′s uniforms sucked. I still have never been able to figure out why a bunch of teams switched from jerseys to pullovers during the ’70′s and ’80′s.
I think there were a lot of real-life Assistants to the Traveling Secretary who sold their owners on the style and breathability of polyester pullovers.
Fashion craze.
I had a feeling Costanza had something to do with it.
our kids will look back at camo uni’s and high socks with disgust too, you know.
is this the best pitched game by a yankee starter?
No way.
Colon’s CGSO.
just got a call from Bartolo… he said to go fck yourself.
Your forgetting about my man Bartolo, he’s had several better pitched games this season
Colon’s CGSO was pretty shitty
Heh it’s funny how everyone points out Colon’s gem but not CC’s. But I’d pick Colon’s too.
what a gem from Nova, did not expect that.
what’s with the chest pump? could’ve sworn he hit a five run homer?
Pinch Hitting isnt an easy thing to do
Nova for the 9th? I hope so.
Nah, already over 100 pitches, no need, let Ayala finish it.
So very impressed by Nova.
I’d send Nova out for the 9th.
lets get 3 more runs on in the top, then we can trot Boone’s corpse out there…
not happening.
Nova throws his game of the year
(tips cap to Ivan the Terrible)
2-2 changeups on the outside corner. Beautiful thing in the 8th inning.
Healthy 24 year old Nova/Nunez for Liriano? Not so sure and that’s a good thing.
We could be getting alot of bang for the buck the next few years with these two.
Twins would probably laugh at that. If thats all it took you can sign me up.
this scares the shit out of me. You know what you have in Nunez & Nova. Not convinced that a) Liriano is as good as he is pretending to be, and b) his arm will not fall off in another 30 starts.
I don’t think this start is what to expect in the future, I’d definitely do Nova for Liriano.
Liriano is the ultimate wild card. like AJ Burnett with an injury risk…
or like AJ Burnett in 2008….
Spectacular outing today, Ivan. Well, well done. Outstanding.
Here’s Gardy
Are you going to start bashing him when he goes into whatever you decide is an ‘extended’ slump?
If he falls below .260 then yes.
Gardner is rusty now.
/starts controversy.
By not playing him today, Girardi threw off Gardner’s groove and he will proceed to go on a prolonged slump.
/creating a narrative
This Gardner guys sucks. Glad he didn’t start.
If anything, at least this gives Posada a plate appearance
Nova is an NL pitcher.
About resting Gardner.
Casey Stengel who sabre wise was probably fifty years ahead of his contemporaries (he knew what we know but didn’t need a binder or computer or Don Zimmer) won something like 7 rings and 9 pennants in 11 years. he believed in regularly resting all of his players to a) have 25 working parts on his team and b) keep them fresh for October. I think it’s a great strategy and people shouldn’t be making such a big deal over resting Gardner for a night. To call Girardi an idiot is short sighted and not very intelligent. Stengel often said I could of played him more but I would have killed him. Looks like we’ll be 13 games over .500 and on pace to win 95, 96 games with al ot of injuries. All in all I think Joe’ss doing a good job.
Bad managers try to win games. Good managers try to win seasons.
There are 3 OFers, if he really wanted to give people rests he would spread this out equally. Gardner deserves to be played a lot more often than he does.
Granderson has played 158 or more games 3 times and Swisher has goner over 150 times.
Maybe Girardi feels Gardner is not built to do that. I don’t know if thats the reason but I think there is some thought behind Girardi’s decisions.
Sutcliffe is a dick… They mentioned the Marlins winning in 03 and since Boone is in the dugout he made a joke about it lol…
Noooooooooo Boone!
Votto and Bruce against Logan has ugly potential.
Its like trading shit for shit in this situation.
Good thing it’s only June.
nova killed it today
Fuck Adrian Gonzalez and Fenway Park. That is all.
it’s the Boony and Noony show now.
Mo tonight? rhetorical question?
Can we please sign JC ROMERO !
Tonight?
totally unnecessary.
Boone’s stats are very misleading
Well, they dictate he doesn’t get lefties out, so there’s that.
Logan? Might as well start warming up Mo
I was thinking the same: Joe obviously wants to avoid using him, but I bet anything we get there, anyway.
Can’t Andruw Jones play for Boone Logan instead?
ESPN Telecasts of Yankee games get worse every time.
Instead of giving Nova any credit, they continue saying the Reds let him off the hook.
And NOW, McDonough has the audacity to put words in Yankees’ fans mouths. Sutcliffe & McDonough become bigger haters each week.
There is barely a hint of imppartiality anymoree.
And every inning there’s a “But the Red Sox…..” reference.
Guarantee during the Sox espn telecasts it’s all about the magnamity of the great Red Sox.
Could have been much worse.
great job, boone.
dfa this dumbass, plz
Boone… starting to understand why walking lefties are bad.
oh dear lord, why?
honestly that was the best case scenario
Get Mo in the ballgame. Jesus Christ, Logan. DFA his ass.
Props for the Dracula reference. Still my favorite classic novel of all time.
DFA Logan PLEASE…. the guy is a waste give me a decent righty over him
Fuck Boone, if you blow this lead I will hunt you down and assassinate you myself.
You got to be fucking kidding me.
Oof. Pitching his way off the roster.
Looks like we’ll see Mo
Someone please shoot Logan
LOLogan.
This is hysterical.
I burst out laughing.
You can tell Logan’s done in Joe’s eyes. He’s gone.
Good bullpen management Joe.
Joe wants to nip it in the bud.
Really? Boone Logan, you’re certifiably awful.
Boone is just a comedy act at this point, wtf was that?
Boone Logan thinks Boone Logan sucks
LOLogan
I wonder if Hannah is complaining about Logan coming in
Putting Logan in is like giving Jones the start. Girardi’s not doing it to win this game, he’s doing it to win a game in October.
That goal has been accomplished (in each instance), because Girardi is building an evidentiary case to use or not use each player in an actual pressure-filled situation as opposed to this theoretical pressure-filled situation.
It’s why Hannah was right to mock people who bitch and moan about things like Jones getting a start or Girardi giving Logan a key appearance against Votto: because you have to take a larger view than just one game or one at-bat.
All of these things. ^^^
Logan is, at best, playing himself out of a primary LOOGY and/or high leverage role.
at worse he is getting himself DFAd or outrighted.
just a waste of a 40 man spot.
And tonight’s outing was part of that progression one way or the other.
Girardi’s managing like a fool.
Why? I dont want Logan in this game?
lol at Boone Logan being in the majors, let alone with the Yankees.
Boone Logan is so useless.
Logan and Ayala, to a lesser extent, just can’t be depended on whatsoever in any sort of close game. Logan fucking sucks, we need a real LOOGY.
At least Mo can get closer to 600 saves
lol can’t we have a relaxing 9th inning where we dont have to see mo in a game he shouldn’t be i…… g-d forbid, we have ayala and Logan— fml logan os just horrible
hopefully that is the final nail in the Logan coffin
Greg Smith to replace Logan?
They probably wanna keep him stretched out to start. Flores maybe.
Bullshit check swing call man.
He had to go in one of them check swings.
has anyone mentioned tonight that the fatter Dusty Baker gets, the more he looks like a characature of himself?
the only thing getting smaller is that toothpick he is gnawing on… undoubtedly it was holding a BLT together an inning ago…
undoubtedly it was holding a BLT together an inning ago…
I laughed.
if the yankees hold them at 1 run they will be +100 runs on the season
They’re playing Coldplay in the bottom of the 9th with two runners in scoring position against Rivera?
Tying run at the plate.
Cut the fucking shit
WOW that was a bad call me thinks.
Nope right call.
bullshit
Could they have worse camera angles on ESPN?
Thought he was out, but close.
Mo… Mo… Mo…. cracks in the surface.
Meh, he had cushion room.
ha, so he pitched to the score?
Take us home Mo.
Just give the Yankees one close call, please?
I thought he was out at first, but that replay is awfully close…I’m more upset about the check swings.
Boone Logan is shit. Just felt like putting that out there.
Over .300 against LHB’s, really? For a LOOGY, for anyone.
I notice that Sean Mcdonough only notices when the Yankees get a favorable strike call
Mo… Mo… Mo…. cracks in the surface.
The Padres are terrible.
yeah seriously, I thought they had a good bullpen? Adams and Gregerson nowhere to be found in a close game…
I just laughed at how many Yankee fans in the crowd went “OH!” when that close pitch just missed that would’ve been strike 3.
I don’t understand, letting the runner go to 2nd in a two run game…
whatever, just shut it down Mo
2 well-pitched games by starters tonight.
One on the varsity.
One on the JV at Scranton.
Hell yeah!
F you umps.
thanks for cleaning up that mess Mo
And Mo shuts the door. No surprises.
Mo = Awesome
Got him. Why were there people angry at Girardi for the bullpen?
Because they prefer self-righteous blind emotion to introspective thought and dispassionate analysis.
ESCAPED!!!!
So Nova is a strikeout pitcher now?
A.J. Burnett Jr.
Results aside, using three pitchers to secure a 4 run lead was ridiculous.
Finally it’s over. Thanks for making that game closer than it should have been Boone.
I was semi-happy it was a one-&-done HBP.
Nice on the field interview with Martin and Jack Curry. He said Nova had command of 4 pitches and has big time potential. No way he would trade him for an injury-prone Liriano.
Lol
Any answers yet on what the fuck was with Jones not running out the grounder?
Via Lohud:
Ok. Thank you kindly.
Man, there is no way you’d think this Reds offense is one of the highest-scoring in baseball if you just watched thier past few games. With that said Nova really stifled our bats tonight…he’s a good looking young arm for you guys. I was a little surprised when I was looking over your current rotation and saw a couple names I hadn’t heard before. Needless to say i’ve heard of Ivan Nova now.
Who the fuck is Ivan Nova?
The Yankees got dominated in similar fashion by Doug Davis last Friday (who had atrocious stats coming into that game.) This baseball thing, you just can’t predict it.
I hope Boone enjoys Scranton.
i think its about time the ayala/logan show end. useless! especially logan
Nova’s English is getting much better.