Jun
25
Game 75: Big Stoppa
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Photo © Samara Pearlstein
The Yankees are nursing a baby two-game losing streak, so it’s up to the big man to step in and show everyone who’s boss. He’s won six of his last seven and is looking to become the first pitcher to rack up 10 hyper-important W’s in 2011. To stop him, the Rockies send out Aaron Cook (4.67 ERA/3.36 FIP). Meanwhile, I continue on my nefarious weekend writer plot to take over the entire website. Muahahaha. Nothing to see here, folks, just the lineup…
Brett Gardner, LF
Curtis Granderson, CF
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Alex Rodriguez, 3B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Nick Swisher, RF
Jorge Posada, DH
Eduardo Nunez, SS
Francisco Cervelli, C
CC Sabathia, P
You can catch the game on YES at 1:05 pm. Woo.
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Hopefully CC’s run of three subpar starts ends today.
I’d bet a box of Cap’n Crunch that he does.
Four of Colorado’s five best hitters are lefties, so that works out nicely.
2010 Home: 11-2, 3 ERA // 2010 Away: 10-5, 3.34 ERA
2011 Home: 3-2, 4.20 ERA //2011 Away: 6-2, 2.62 ERA
crazy.
crazy like a fox
non sequitor say what?
Obligatory “Zomfg, these weekend writers are a different style than I’m used too, I demand a refund!!!!!11″ post.
But really, I agree, hopefully CC shuts ‘em down.
That YES pregame 2Lo/DJ babble has me drinking before noon (Central Time)
Colorado has a good history against CC. But I would love to see an old fashioned ass kicking today.
Nothing short of a 8-1 victory and total dominance by CC. Anything less is failure and unacceptable.
It is the freaking purple dinosaur Barney looking mascot Rockies for Christ sake. They are not a real team.
It reminds me of something you’d see at a minor league game.
http://arachnerd.files.wordpre.....#038;h=300
Creepy.
That is down right offensive ;-0
Yankees are winning 8-1
CC was dominant….
nice prediction
WITCH!!
Nevermind. 8-3
I’ve become addicted to Baseball Mogul 2012. My franchise played an interleague game against the Yanks yesterday. The Yanks had Montero batting cleanup, Gardner leading off, and Jeter batting 8th. Gardner stole two bases and bunted for a base hit. If only…
Its amazing. Im in 2013 and Derek Jeter is a backup infielder for the Rockies.
I used to play that game. But Out of the Park Baseball surpassed it in my eyes.
ootp was pretty great
Cervelli is in he lineup. Ugh.
kay: cc 6-1 recently = he’s been better than earlier in the season, despite the much worse 34/20 k/bb ratio.
i dont know why i bother getting upset at his logic anymore…
You will never be as cool as Michael Kay. Therefore your logic will always be flawed unlike his. Kay’d.
Those condiments you eat are clouding your mind.
I just had a vision of Michael Kay looking like George Kostanza eating ice cream at the US Open…
Yay Brett.
WHAT A BUNT.
someone’s been working on their bunting.
John Sterling “that was not a good bunt, that was a PERFECT bunt”.
Thats an everyday player-type bunt
small balling the shit out of them
The Gritster takes over.
Hooray for speed being used effectively.
WHAT? That is an insane comment. Yankees don’t use speed effectively.
someone put butter on the ball?
The Bad News Rockies.
love the grititude
Aggressive baserunning!!!!
Yay aggressiveness!
Yay for small ball.
I was hoping that throw to 2nd would be Cervelli’d into CF.
That was close.
If Gardy could bunt lefty pitching he could be leading off everyday!
6 Jeter hits from now.
Dear Mark Teixeira,
I know your BABIP is low, but please start getting some hits. Mmkay?
Sugar free Red Bull Phil? Really?
Red Bull at all? Really?
I feel a homer coming…
Small ball innings are very satisfying. Same amount of runs/higher pitch counts.
Yea, and homers kill rallies.
It’s nice to be able to do both and a bunt single and stolen base to lead off a game is nice to get from Gardy.
Great piece of hitting by A-Rod.
I see A-Rod taking a page from Jeter going the other way.
Nice at-bat by Alex, but he totally missed that hanging curveball.
Yea, that looked like a tater to me.
Since his three hit game, Tex has just 5 hits…. in that span, 0-6; 0-4, 0-3 – 5-30, .166
Needs to get going again.
Hannah made this? Well I won’t be following this thread anymore !
Bo Jackson
No question.
Problem with that text question: all of those guys were really good at one sport and mediocre at the other.
Brian Jordan was really the only one that had standout years in both sports, because Deion never really had a good year in baseball.
Um, Bo Jackson was not mediocre at either sport. Yeah, he didn’t have the plate discipline to be a -great- baseball player, but when he was healthy, he was a potential game changer.
He hit a lot of home runs, that was about it.
He was a great football player.
I’d still probably pick Bo in that list anyway, so don’t think I’m knocking his talent.
Career OPS+: 112
That’s not ‘mediocre’.
Yea but it’s only because he hit home runs.
Career .309 OBP.
:shrug:
Home runs are not a bad thing.
112 OPS+ is not mediocre.
It’s not great either.
Some of his similar players according to BRef: Nick Esasky, Jonny Gomes, Craig Monroe, Ron Kittle, Dan Pasqua, Jay Gibbons. All guys who could run into one, but didn’t have a lot of other value.
He also stole bases
:tup: 30-30 guy with decent defense had he dedicated himself to baseball. That injury robbed both sports of an excellent talent.
jordan had a very brief uneventful football career as a solid safety, quit with no injury to focus fully on baseball, and had a very good long baseball career. jackson had a borderline great couple of 10-11 game seasons in football, had the devastating injury, was done football wise, and had some very good hitting seasons. If not for the injury, Jackson wins out hands down, as he probably puts in another 3-5 seasons as a top RB and a solid hitter with speed. Because of the injury, I guess you’d have to say Jordan had the ‘better’ career, but only for baseball.
jordan was a roider.
Wow, Nunez looked downright Jeterian on that groundball.
Meh that ball was hit pretty hard.
Not a play that Nunez should’ve made, but still a pretty pathetic effort.
That’s what I mean. Jeter started doing that ‘take a step for the ball then stumble forward’ move this year, and Nunez mimicked it there.
The Yankees use to have a Shortstop with the same number that can hit just like tulowitski.
Hey guys, were you aware that Troy Tulowitzki grew up rooting for Derek Jeter???
I was not aware. Where did you hear this?
I recall reading something about this a few years ago.
How many have you had now?
Yeah, Swish.
Swish is always an adventure, lol
Wigginton won’t embarrass himself on defense? Has Kay ever watched him play more than three games at a time?
Swisher with the Range.
think the gun is a little hot today? CC has been filthy.
PitchFX has him at 96-97. Hot damn.
Do you think they’ll retire Hannah’s name here at RAB? I think she’s just below borderline for that accolade.
Ha, read earlier that Chien-Ming Wang is going to have a rehab start on Monday. Good luck to the guy.
Please Nats…hire the correct ex-Mets manager … the one that annoys the hell out of all of us on Sunday evening.
The Yankees are 12-14 in series openers now. After last night’s game the Red Sox are only 13-13 in same games.
Food for thought.
Anyone notice that A-rod is a hit in his next AB away from .300 on the season?
He’s on fire
Buster Olney’s piece – subscription req – today.
At the end of the 2005 season, Brian Cashman had resolved to end his tenure as the Yankees’ general manager. On what he thought was going to be one of his last days on the job, he gave Yankees owner George Steinbrenner — with whom Cashman had many battles — a recommendation about what Steinbrenner would need in terms of structure going forward.
There’s good reason to believe Cashman could use a break.
Steinbrenner asked him to stay on, and now Cashman is in his 14th year as the Yankees’ GM. His contract is set to expire at the end of this season, and many of Cashman’s professional colleagues are starting to believe this will be his last with the team.
“I think maybe he’s finally had it,” said one GM. “That’s a job that will take a lot out of you.
RAB ran this earlier today.
Well I am two hours behind EST so that will be my excuse.
Why even throw to first?
A Jeterian hit wih a non-Jeterian result. keeps the inning alive.
Unlike AJ last night CC is 0-1 on most hitters. A very good place to start each ab.
Every Kim Jones segment reminds me of Anchorman.
“What Kim forgot to tell you is, those were not real pirates”
YES just generally needs more Jack Curry.
Great moments in YES network history
http://www.funnyordie.com/vide.....m-reporter
I remember that. It was bizarre.
CC’s dealing today
so some moron dropped chris carpenter and wandy rodriguez last week and i picked them up.
i definitely hope they will turn it around (carpenter already did yesterday)
Ball is carrying better today.
Ummm….where did Michael Kay go?
I was wondering the same thing. I dont necessarily miss him, but hearing just Flaherty alone is kinda….odd.
I’m guessing potty break.
As CHP would say: Dialeah
Cook’s already at 46 pitches with no outs in the third.
ARod has been such a beast lately
Alex is locked in. Booyah.
.300!
Yay ARod
O GOD. PLEASE DON’T BE HURT
And the Yankees finally have a .300 hitter.
boom, a-rod is a .300 hitter!
.302 to be exact.
even more awesome
And .302/.378/.519. That’ll do.
4-0 lead, with your ace on the mound…You should win no matter what.
I hope we’re not about to see more of A-Rod at DH and Pena at third.
Whoa, surprised he went.
Hustle run. Woo ARod
he’s not hurt…can turn it on when he needs to
ARod must be feeling ok if he went on that
Wow surprising aggressive baserunning by A-Rod.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA C’mon Yanks put some more runs up. Ass kicking time.
So how long has A-rod been spitting his gum out and slapping it away every time he scores?
ha he’s been doing it since i started noticing about 4 years ago
Heh, I feel like I haven’t noticed until this year.
That’s called the Mr. Perfect.
the spin threw spilborghs off a bit. on line throw beats him by a mile. worth the shot though with 2 outs.
Good trivia. Whitey Ford, Mo … no idea.
Actually, definitely not Mo. Tough for closers to get wins, easy to get losses.
Not Mo.
David Cone is one, after that I have no idea.
What was the question?
4 Yankee pitchers have recorded their 50th win before their 20th loss.
(CC is currently 49-19 in pinstripes, so he’d be the fifth.
Gomez, Chandler?
Last 60 years.
Ah, my bad.
I think it’s Ford…
Ha, Yankees best pitcher gets the run support, though the offense is backing up Nova pretty well too.
CC = beast mode.
that pitch was nasty
6k’s through 3 1/3. What will he end up with? I say 11
The double hit!
Holy shit, when’s the last time you’ve seen that? Hit the ball twice with one swing.
Jeter doesn’t get to that ball folks…just saying.
That’s a hit with Jeter at short.
CMW wow…
never would have guessed CMW
Wow CMW one of the answers. RIP CMW. Goddamn NL baseball
I’ll be SHOCKED if Joba is ready by spring training.
BABIP his ass guys.
I think that’s legal now too.
Holy crap Tulo, that was nuts
Sanders was crap.
baseball, yes. football, hall of fame corner. yea, he couldn’t tackle a sliding QB, but he was as shutdown as they came.
Very nice CC, get out of that mini-jam.
Like a boss, CC.
NO RUNS FOR YOU
This just came to my mind as the probable pitchers for tomorrows game came up, Nova is a rookie and is a candidate for rookie of the year, who else is considered to be contenders for the rookie of the year award?
Michael Pineda >>> Ivan Nova
I’d take Pineda, Hellickson and Britton over him
Pineda
It’s Pineda’s award to lose right now. He’s been unreal.
Jose Iglesias.
Casey Kelly
Nah, he’s a bust now.
You’re killing me, Robbie.
Good try by A-Rod, not much else he could have done.
This game feels one-sided, but right here Tulo could make it close.
Damn all those double-plays.
CC says no dice.
As he so often does.
Brief anxiety moment past.
I would watch Cano make that pivot all damn day.
Jeterian
CC is just filthy, this is a pithing clinic
CC really want his shutout intact.
Swishamash.
Swishalicious.
Every single game all the Flaherty talk makes me want to kill myself. They make it like he was the greatest catcher of all time.
He was the greatest Yankees backup catcher of all time.
He was no Johnnycakes.
It’s actually uncanny how they manage to tie his 2004 walkoff against Boston into every broadcast.
It’s like a bizzaro version of FOX Saturday baseball.
HIP HIP
Yikes, looked like CarGo dogged it a bit.
Me gusta!
Methinks CarGo gave up on that a little bit.
Hip Hip
Helton’s still got it.
I would kill to be named “Rex Brothers”
Is Girardi managing the Rockies now? Bring in a terrible reliever just because he’s a lefty?
Rex Brothers ≠ “terrible reliever”
Given how Cook has looked today, I’d take rather have Brothers in the game by a longshot.
Has Teixiera evolved into a .250 hitter?
Shouldn’t that be devolve?
Slowing down is technically acceleration.
It’s amazing Cervelli can have two hits and still not contribute to scoring a run.
Rex Brothers seem like the Rockies version Boon Logan. Lefty who throws hard but cant get lefties out and sucks.
Except Rex Brothers:
A.) Was a first rounder, not a 20th rounder
B.) Is 23, not 26
C.) Has a dominant minor league track record, as opposed to just an average one
D.) Is viewed with elite closer potential, and not simply servicable LOOGY potential
Their similarities end at handedness, they don’t start there.
That and also he has the cooler name.
Wasn’t he a supplemental pick, not a first rounder?
MLB doesn’t really distinguish between sandwich picks and garden variety first rounders in the record books (and neither to places like Baseball-Reference, for that matter).
It’s perfectly fine to refer to guys like Brothers and Joba Chamberlain as first rounders. They’re certainly not second rounders.
B-R does. you just have to click thru the ‘draft’ link on the player’s page
Kay is very impressed by the lunchbox. No condiments allowed in his lunchbox though.
LOL “And we’ll stick around to honor America and lunchboxes.
Filthy.
Wow CC still pumpin 97 into the 7th.
I would like to know how this game is ‘solid’? A 5 hit shutout is ‘solid’?
If it were up to me, I just make CC finish the entire game at this point.
Let’s honor America and lunchboxes
Really, Michael?
Give me
libertylunchboxes or give me death.I regret that I have but one life to give for my lunchbox.
Those who deny lunchboxes to others deserve them not for themselves. ~Abraham Lincoln
I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their lunchboxes.
Ok, you win. That cracked me up.
I was considering going with Malcolm X:
“Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on your lunchbox, send him to the cemetery.”
Plymouth Lunchbox landed on us?
And I’m proud to be an American,
where at least I know I’m free.
And I won’t forget the men who died,
who gave that lunchbox to me.
~Lee Greenwood
Sooo will Girardi let CC go for a CGSHO?
Hopefully, he’s cruising and he hasn’t thrown too many pitches yet.
This is a good game to run Hector Noesi back out there so he doesn’t dwell on the ass kicking he took in Cincinnati too long.
Works for me.
Yeah I wouldn’t mind that at all. I still rather let CC go for the complete Game Shutout.
I wonder if Clayton Mortenson’s nickname in the Rockies clubhouse is “Viggo”.
Am I the only one that got really uncomfortable when Michael Kay called Mortenson “a tall drink of water”?
I know gay marriage is legal in NY now, but think about Jody Michael!
There was nothing erotic about it; he was just picturing a delicious tall glass of water that might be found, say, in an American lunchbox.
You put glasses in your lunchbox?
I’m high-class, baby. Sterling silver flatware and cloth napkins. My lunchbox is lined with fine, Corinthian leather.
Not rich Corinthian leather?
/Montalban’d
Damn, I thought I had the reference perfectly worded.
MeFail.
KHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
To the last, I grapple with thee; from hell’s heart, I stab at thee; for hate’s sake, I spit my last breath at thee.
I wonder who could play Khan in the new series…
Scott Caan.
Don’t say no so fast, just think about it for a while, let it wash over you.
I could see it physically. Not sure if he’s got the charisma or if he could imitate the voice, which he’d have to do.
Oh wait a sec…you’re screwing with me.
It’s been legal for less than 24 hours.
Fun Fact: Jonatan Herrera grew up idolizing Fred “Chicken” Stanley.
Now that takes balls.
Wow, Young has no idea how to play right field.
I was kinda surprised that he even got Tex.
Alex’s day should be done
Arod looks hurt.
He’s kind of pulling a Mickey Rivers today. Looking hobbled and limping all over and then turning it on on the basepaths when he needs to (scoring on the sac fly earlier.)
Jorge Posada: Decidedly not dead.
Miracle Max strikes again
Castle: stormed.
No more rhymes, now, I mean it!
Anybody want a peanut?
Good thing the Yankees have a nice lead, or the RISPFAIL!!!! crowd would be deafening today.
.357 is fail??
Leaving men on base at any time the runs are needed qualifies for some.
We don’t demand perfection. We simply demand success at a rate that so approximates perfection that it is indistinguishable from true and complete perfection, that’s all.
When was the last time these guys hit a home run? Freddy’s start against Cinci?
CarGo being hit for because he dogged it in center?
Nice save, Flash.
I am mad about that, I want CC to get the SHO.
**shaking fists**
NOOOOOOOO
Shutout gone, bring in Noesi.
Fuck!!!!! u suck CC!!!!
Goddamnit.
FUCK no shutout for CC
Why in god’s name is Robertson warming? If CC gets taken deep this inning, fine…but still. Either let CC complete the game, or bring in one of the scores of shitty relievers in the bullpen.
Agree.
Fuck you and your logic!
Q: Why in god’s name is Robertson warming?
A: We had an off day before this series, we have an off day after this series, and Robertson hasn’t pitched since Wednesday afternoon. He could use some work, and he’s far from overused.
You’re welcome.
And so despite the fact that the rSox won the off-season, have 6 Aces, are better on paper, were a complete team on opening day, blah blah blah, the Yanks are 3 outs away from being dead-even after 75 games. Kudos to Cashman, Girardi and the Boys. Kershaw on the market yet?
Kershaw on the market yet?
Is Barack Obama still president? Yes?
Then no.
Saw some illustration of Michelle Bachmann with the caption “The Chosen One” yesterday.
I almost harmed myself.
Michele Bachmann has Teixeira Eyes.
I don’t see how Kershaw makes it on the market even with the crazy Dodger financial mess.
I’m not one of those “the game takes too long, speed it up!” proponents, but seriously Rafael, there’sno reason to take that long to set up.
I think that’s the saddest face I’ve ever seen on Swisher.
crushed by Teix
Dead Texy.
Check Mate!!!!!!!!!
Rally: killed.
Tex should take forever to run around the bases.
Betancourt’d
George Brett 1980 ALCS’d
Oh, I wasn’t even alive for that.
Nor was I, but I’ve seen the highlights and it pisses me off.
Paul Begala: Ronald Reagan blamed Jimmy Carter for everything, for years.
Meghan McCain: You know, I wasn’t born yet, so I wouldn’t know.
Paul Begala: I wasn’t born during the French Revolution, but I know about it.
Meghan McCain’s boobs >>>>> Paul Begala’s boobs.
Not saying much.
Have you ever seen Begala’s boobs? They’re real, and they’re spectacular.
It’s lewd, lascivious, salacious, outrageous.
Now, now, she’s under attack from Bristol Palin…
That Larry Crowne movie looks like dog shit.
So bad.
BUT WILMER VALDERRAMA IS IN IT!
Lets be honest here, the only reason why the Sox are even leading this division is because of that 8-1 record against us. I mean if the yankees win 2 of those games, they would be on top of the division.
Meh, it’s a marathon not a sprint. Would it be nice to have won them? Sure. But I’m not broken up about it.
The thing is that Tampa Bay will probably have a bigger say than we’d like in deciding who wins the decision. 16 games left for the Yankees, not sure how many for the Sox.
Buddy fucking Carlyle
Oh Buddy Carlysle, you’re terrible.
J.C. Romero would look great in Buddy Carlyle’s roster spot.
Wasn’t it interesting that no one claimed him?
Not with his salary, I always forget about that when it comes to waivers. Now he’s available for the pro-rated minimum.
Ah, my bad. For some reason I thought claiming him on waivers wouldn’t assume the full salary.
Why couldn’t he have given up a HR to Giambi?
Fuck you Carlyle.
He’s leaving…(leaving)…on a Midnight Train to Scranton (whoo whoo!)
Serious question: When’s the last time a person named “Buddy” was good at sports?
Buddy Bell was a bit underrated.
Shit, fail on my part. That’s an obvious one.
Who the hell is Buddy Lee? I thought we were talking about Buddy Guy.
I’m not your Buddy, Guy!
I’m not your Guy, Friend!
You’re not my buddy, pal!
He makes cakes in Hoboken, right?
Drinkin’ TNT and Smokin’ Dynamite!
Umm fucking AIR BUD????
DUHHHHHHHHHh
Anyday now Carlysle.
should let cc finish this
One more base runner and this is a save situation right?
2 more, tieing run has to be on deck
Thankfully, that’s a moot point.
Why get Mo up? Use Ayala or Noesi.
That is not what I expected a guy named “Charlie Blackmon” to look like.
He should look like Mars Blackmon rite.
I’ve found that most famous people with the last name “Black” are white and most famous people with the last name “White” are black.
Yeah, true on that.
Yeah, just look at Jack Black and Jack White.
No wait, nevermind.
Joe Black?
SWISH with the D at first.
Great grab by Swisha.
Game Bitches!!!!!!!!! Yankees Win!!!!!
Game, blouses.
Buddy Carlyle just missed Scranton.
hopefully not for long
Kim’s hair looks awful; not a fan of the outfit either. I wonder if Michael Kay is her stylist.
Uhoh, this Swisher interview is Cuso bait.
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