Sep
07
Game 141: The greatest lineup ever
ByThink the Yankees are tired after playing until after 2 a.m. last night? They’re trotting out an interesting lineup today, one that contains just one player who started last night’s game. That’ll give everyone a nice rest before heading south to Baltimore and then West to Anaheim. Chances are the best of the bullpen will also get the day off today, due to heavy workloads.
Lineup:
1. Eduardo Nunez, SS
2. Russell Martin, C
3. Nick Swisher, RF — why not go all out and just start Dickerson?
4. Alex Rodriguez, 3B
5. Andruw Jones, LF
6. Jesus Montero, DH
7. Brandon Laird, 1B
8. Greg Golson, CF
9. Ramiro Pena, 2B
And on the mound, number thirty-four, A.J. Burnett.
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what did Swish do to get on Joe’s shit list?
This is pay back for that 1 out sacrifice bunt against Boston.
I know you are joking but the same thing crossed my mind lol
Lol. Good point. The Kangaroo Court verdict.
His back-up (Dickerson) isn’t right handed. And Swish is nasty from that side of the plate.
Damn, I was thinking this too! Yeah, I immediately thought of that brain fart against Boston too, but of course Joe isn’t that mean.
Is he?
ZOMG!
At least A-rod is playing…
This is the opposite of the lineup A-Rod expected to play in when he re-signed in NY
This lineup will do fine. Rocket arm in cf and Montero creeping up to #6 in the order.
Will this game end at 8 PM?
Will this game START at 8pm?
It would be funny if the team just sent the rest of the usual starters and the bullpen to Baltimore already.
Still better than 1/3 of the lineups out there.
(haven’t actually researched it, but I’m feeling jingo-istic)
Better than the ‘Stros
Still better than Baltimore’s line up.
Seems like it would be a good chance to get Jesus behind the dish, no?
not with aj on the mound, that is the definition of baptism by fire
More important to keep Martin in rhythm
I haven’t watched a minor league game in a while.
That will change today I guess.
I’m definitely digging passing out to a game and then basically walking up and watching another one right off the bat. Pretty cool.
must be nice not to have to work…
You read my mind.
Very. Also boring. Also will be short lived, fortunately.
Also, being able to comment at RAB at work doesn’t sound like the worst gig in the world.
I know 7-9 aren’t too great, but 1-6 isn’t too bad. I know it’s not what we’re used to, but it’s still not too bad. plus montero should hit another two hr’s today, right?
i’m more worried about the inevitable aj implosion and the scrub relievers coming in. i’m not getting fooled or excited today by 1 or 2 good innings.
Sadly..I think I would still take this order over what the O’s trot out on a day-to-day basis.
Now I know how the Orioles feel.
ha, but this looks something more like and NL West team would put together.
does anyone have any evidence that the n.l. west is that much inferior to the a.l. east? i know on face alone you would assume so but did’nt the giants win the fucking world series last year? the n.l. west cant be that bad. because they fucking won!
this is why they play the games right, its not just about whats on paper!
I was focusing on the NL West hitting.
Which, is clearly inferior to the AL East by a wide margin.
Yeah, the giants didn’t win the WS based on their powerhouse offense, it was on their insane pitching. If the Yankees suddenly trotted out three borderline aces behind CC we could compare that to the NL west too.
Worst run-scoring division is baseball. So there’s that.
Crazy thing is that this line-up might be around MLB average (lots of variability with the young guys, of course… depending on Nunez, Montero, Laird, Golson… might be better or worse than average).
Actually, a Swisher, ARod, Jones, Montero heart of the order, still probably makes this an above average lineup.
That’s exactly what I thought. That’s still a decent lineup with three legit above average bats right in the middle.
Maybe this kind of surrounding team will bring “Good A.J.” out of hiding.
Hey, don’t knock AJ in this one. Remember, they tweeked his delivery and now he is Cy Young worthy. Oh wait, that’s not right.
I don’t know about Cy Young worthy, but might as well throw him in the MVP debate at least.
Is this the greatest bench ever?
Gardner, Granderson, Chavez, Jeter, Cano, Tex.
If they’re actually ON the bench, yeah.
They might be sleeping in the clubhouse.
This line-up with A.J. pitching is analogous to a punt.
Vegas says otherwise, Yanks still heavily favored to win, lol.
Sort of, but putting a bunch of guys out there who played until 2 am might not help much today while hurting those guys and the team http://link.tbtrack.com/aff_c?.....15062going forward…
At the same time A-Rod, Swisher, and Jones are .365+ wOBA hitters and Montero might be as well. Martin has a .330 wOBA. The defense is solid. As others are saying… this still might be a better team than the Orioles.
Didn’t mean to put that link in… dragged it over from an add accidentally I guess.
Plus a lot of pinch hitting options should a Pena, Golson, Laird, or maybe Nunez come up in a big spot late in the game.
Yanks win 15-2 today
Swish – “You are one bad Motherfucker”
lol
Swisher is always in overdrive. I wonder if he feels like he needs to take a nap half-way though the day.
Nick Swisher doesn’t take naps. They come to HIM.
Completely unrelated but someone get this man a job:
Jim Bowden: RBI’s do matter…the people that don’t think so, obviously haven’t spent their lives in the dugouts, clubhouses and batting cages. Human beings drive in runs. 2-0uts 2-strikes down a run men on 2nd and 3rd….Braun, Kemp, A-Gone, Howard…they’re getting the RBI’s…they do it with good clubs, bad clubs, good OBP guys and bad OBP guys….look at what A-Gone did with SD or Kemp this year with LA….why do you think the Tigers got so much better offensively…V-Mart RBI’s behind cabrera…even when the OBP of AJax and Ordonez was pitiful early in the year….ask Jim Leyland or any other MLB MGR…rBi’s matter because it’s like being in the boxing ring with 5 secs left and you a need a knock out….concentration, focus and the ability to WIN games and drive in RUNS is not a stat it’s a human physical accomplishment with the brain and hand eye coordination.
This is exactly right, because everyone knows that, like in a boxing ring, you only need concentration and focus in the last five seconds of the round (or with people on base).
Only selfish, me-first players focus and concentrate when there is no one on base. I hate those types of players.
I can’t stand this line of thinking. I’m fairly sure no one says driving in runs doesn’t matter.
Guh.
if you could control when you got your hits, wouldn’t you always get hits?
Who says Cashman can’t build a bench?
Tex
Cano
Jeet
Grand
Gardy
I’m loving this lineup. Hilarious.
The real question is: why isn’t Dickerson playing for Swish? Did Swish piss someone off, or did he just draw the short straw?
Girardi probably went by who seemed to have the most energy when they got to the ballpark. We all knew Swisher would win that one.
Why isn’t Jorge in the lineup. He only DH’d last night for God’s sake. Put the man at 1st.
hes not used to being on base
He’s not a good right handed hitter.
It’s a lineup of righties.
Is this game starting on time?
yup, its raining lightly outside but still starting at 1:05
would have never guessed this lineup, this will probably be the lineup the day we clinch
headline will read….Burnett backed by the Scranton All stars complete sweep of Baltimore
http://newyork.yankees.mlb.com.....d=18687641
Great video. Yankee Stadium first pregame after 9-11.
About 30 mins long.
Does anyone mind giving me a streaming link please?
Ah, a 1pm Wednesday start, Laird/Montero/Nuñez/Golson/Peña… there’s nothing like Spring Training baseball.
Who’s scheduled to pitch today after Burnett? Maybe Kontos/Ayala/Brackman/Betances?
Or did Betances already get sent across the street?
I would be very pleased if this lineup still destroyed the Orioles lineup.
This lineup could destroy the O’s even without ARod/Jones/Martin/Swish/Jesus.
Why not go all out and just start Dickerson?
Because for the first time (ever?) the Yankees are featuring a lineup without a left-handed hitter.
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Wow.
We should have forfeited the DH and let A.J. hit for himself.
Too bad 5 days go by after AJ’s starts and Girardi has ample time to cool off.
That is weird.
there’s about 100 more people there today than there was for last night’s game.
BTW, Bud Selig, A++ for putting the Yankees on the road on the tenth anniversary of September 11th. Just a great, great job all around.
<(rolls eyes)
Well- some of the planes were heading for California!
I dunno man, doesn’t it feel weird to schedule events around that day like its a celebration or something?
I mean, I personally don’t care, but you know some people do and would appreciate having the team play a home game on the date, and clearly, the Yankees had every intention of commemorating the day in some fashion for those aforementioned people since they just did so a few days early on their only opportunity.
The date has significance, and the two New York baseball teams played a significant role in returning a sense of normalcy to the city. I guarantee the Mets will have some ceremony on the day (as they should). It’s a shame the Yankees weren’t also afforded the opportunity to do the same.
I was going to make a comment here about how the Yankees losing the Series that year proves something, but I’ll refrain.
Let me just say that considering what happened and how the Yankees lost in the WS, I found it offensive that Arizona’s win was nominated for one of the best moments in baseball history a few years after that.
Gotta be honest: I’m glad they’re on the road. Same with the Giants, though I already know the NFL is going to go overkill with the remembrances on Sunday.
this will be the most stress free game of the year
Do the Creatures finish with “Boston Sucks” at the end of their player chants? If so, that totally is lame. The Yankees and their fans should never even recognize Boston.
“Box seats suck”
Okay. I feel better.
Nunez – always an adventure
You saw when he got into a rhythm playing short when Jeter was out he was much better.
You stick him in there in these conditions for a spot start, and it is tough to really get on him.
But yes, it is an adventure, ha.
Damn Nasty changes
Justin Verlander has given up 2 home runs to Shelly Duncan.
Should of kept.
Shelly crushes fastballs.
Shelley SMASH!!!
If voters are allowed to not vote for Jose Bautista for MVP because he plays for a bad team, I should be allowed to not vote for Justin Verlander for Cy Young for giving up homers to Shelley Duncan.
I agree.
I also think all four Phillies aces should be disqualified from winning the NL Cy Young, because there’s four of them. If you lose one of them, the team would still win the NL East because they have three others.
How valuable can they be when they’re on a good team?
#turnaboutisfairplay
Same principle with AGon, Ellsbury and the Magic Elf.
Number of homers Verlander has given up to Shelley Duncan – 2
Number of homers CC has given up to Shelley Duncan – 0
The Cy Young race is over.
Number of homers Shelley Duncan has given up to anyone – 0
I think we have a new leader in the clubhouse.
Cant really fault AJ for that run. Looks like simple smallball to me.
wow, who knew Russell was a #2 hitter at heart.
I think the Dodgers batted him there at times. Has a decent eye and runs well…for a catcher.
shit, I might be a #2 hitter in the NL West, so there’s that
Today Granderson gets to slow down the strikeout tirade he’s been on.
170 ot bust. MVP my ass
You’re funny.
Mickey Mantle won the MVP three times. In all three seasons, he lead the league in strikeouts.
minus .270 hitter, WORST centerfielder in the league as per statistics, third in the league in k’s (more than Austin Jackson) and headed toward 170, and an anemic success rate with risp. MVP my ass.
Since apparently you’re one of those fans, he has the most RBI and runs scored in the AL.
Also:
wRC+: 155 and tied for 4th
wOBA: .404, 5th
SLG: .571, 3rd
OBP: .373, which while not elite, I’ll take in a heartbeat from anyone
I honestly have no idea whether you’re a troll or not, but this is my only response to you.
And just for fun even though it’s meaningless:
Granderson with RISP this year: .248/.310/.545
An .854 OPS is hardly anemic.
plus .370 on-base-er, BEST centerfielder in the league as per slugging, second in the league in homers (more than David Ortiz or Mark Reynolds) and headed towards 45, and an anemic rate of outs made. If he’s not an MVP candidate, you’re an ass.
You’re still funny.
Any day of the week, and twice on Sundays, I’d take Ian Kennedy back instead of KKKKKKKKKurtis. A .245 ba with risp is not MVP caliber. Mentioning KKKKKKKurtis in the same sentence as Mickey Mantle is a violation of section 170.25 of the New York State Penal Law.
Well I did no such thing.
Also, I don’t think IPK would have as much success in the AL East.
whaaaat?
Perfect day for some opposite field power……cue Arod and Montero
Young Jeezie is getting a granny
dammit A-Rod. You effed that up!
wow, A-rod is not fcking around!
That’s the A-Rod I know.
Yeah baby!
ARod is starting to get on track.
ARod! centaurian.
It would be so awesome if they won this game.
Our “B” team >>> their “A” team
can montero REALLY not play right field? he doesn’t look slow or ‘too big’ or whatever, and obviously he’s athletic if he’s able to fake it at catcher. something just doesnt sit right with me having a 21 yr old DH.
well, we have a 21 year old catcher who just so happens to be displaced by a decidedly better catcher. and his bat is too good to not be in the line up.
think about it that way, it helps…. sorta
i know, im just thinking going forward.
Grit-Rod.
ARod: “fuck this AAA shit”
Let’s hope it’s Yankee Stadium Bad Britton today.
Posada could have done that.
and for only $12.5M more!
Uh oh. They got the book on him. It’s all over…
All pitches inside, I’m guessing.
well, yeah. i was kidding though. He’s eventually gonna make the adjustment, obviously.
No, I know he will make the adjustment. I just figured that that’s what they pitched him.
Where the hell was that?
Look at all those empty lower level seats like usually.
According to Kay, they all must be in that amazing restaurant.
Or the fact that it’s pouring raining and a day game.
That too.
Its just sad to always see all the empty seats. Obviously it is extreme today.
Wild pitch #21.
Walk.
Strikeout.
Stolen Base.
Wild Pitch.
Repeat.
The AJ experience!
Why is it that if you told me AJ would give up one run per inning, I wouldn’t whine too much if he made it through 6ip with 6 runs?
Low expectations!
There is some odd logic to that. One run an inning gives the feeling the Yankees will recover. With AJ, it’s those bat-shit insane, five-runs-the-blink-of-an-eye innings that hurt.
I mean, yeah, but only in a very odd sense of logic.
A 9.00 era is awful. Maybe just easier to stomach if he does it slowly.
Odd sense. AJ sense. No difference!
This kid cannot be older than 17.
Would have helped to have a gold glove 1B today.
Or my glove.
Unearned run?
Those were some awkward body movements.
Now we have to really watch for the meltdown.
4th out of the inning
“What is your favorite island in the United States?”
“Nantucket, which is why I wear this ballcap.”
People in rich seats should not be allowed to have baseball bats. The only thing worse would be in somehow a bleacher creature got a baseball bat. WMD.
So from what I am seeing, Aj has been victimized by smallball and an error. The wild pitch though was his fault.
Can I ask if anyone has a streaming link to this game?
I do, only for radio though.
Fine.
Can’t blame AJ for shit he can’t control
Like his pitches.
ietc
Laird gonna make up for his mistake.
lolrioles
This game may set a record for most errors.
This game = shenanigans
Karl Krawfid is out!
Was that scored an error? It should be, but he never got his glove on the ball and official scorers make odd calls in situations like that.
Robbie Cano could have done that.
Failure, AAA style
Those clowns. This is why you play at lesat one veteran.
ARod is a veteran.
this game is lulz.
Did not know that LLWS was going on.
anyone else notice who’s hit two home runs off of verlander today?
Shelly SMASH!
His celebrations are just too ecentric, amirite??? I mean jeez, whats up with th…
oh wait, he’s a white guy? Nevermind, its cool
Regards,
Jarrod Saltalamaccia
Okay, guys. You’re giving the Orioles one extra runner per inning with AJ pitching. Not a good strategy.
HAHAHAHAHAHHA
wtf was that
What was AJ doing?
AJ’s fielding is just atrocious this inning.
this inning? he is an atrocious fielder in every inning of every game
Oh, look. I’m no where near the bag.
This is hilarious.
Greatest game ever? Greatest game ever.
Shenanigans
I need help. What’s going on?
Errors. Pitchers and catchers slipping. Dropped popups.
Fun game.
Missed popups***
ARod and Nunez couldn’t fing a popup that dropped on the mound. Then AJ missed first base trying to turn a 3 6 1 DP.
*find
cue benny hill music
Yuck.
Burnett future lies in the fifth inning.
Nolan Reimold? wtf
Is the verdict in yet? The evidence room is overflowing.
wish yu were here
stop acting all darvish….
No biggie, he’s just working himself into game shape to be ready for Opening Day.
#SpringTraininginSeptember
They really should just shut the guy down. Let him spend all of September working with LR.
Think about it, guys like AJ who take the ball every 5 days have like 3 weeks all year (ST) where they can really work on their stuff.
He could get a solid month of mechanical work in before the off season if they just stop using him right now.
After a 9-day retreat from suckitude, it’s back
that’s the AJ we all know.
In all seriousness, we have enough pitching depth. Get this guy away from the mound until February.
There is no reason for him to be out there.
Enter Hector.
Hey look. A fielding mistake ended up costing the Yankees 2 runs.
Actually, it cost them one run.
AJ didn’t step on the bag for the DP.
Does it count against AJ if he is lit up by a minor league team while having one behind him on defense?
When the most egregious fielding mistake was his, I’d say so.
Defense will be given as an excuse for AJ.
And that’s unfair today?
it’s partially fair, but defense doesn’t give up walks or homeruns
Poor defense extends innings that lead to the homeruns.
A good pitcher wouldn’t be giving up homeruns to the likes of Nolan Reimold.
You do know that he hit 15 homers two years ago.
AJ Burnett was an effective pitcher 2 years ago. That doesn’t mean shit.
Nolan Reimold actually doesn’t suck. As far as Orioles go.
Exactly.
falling behind into a 3-1 count and grooving fastballs leads to homeruns. An inning being extended doesn’t excuse poor pitching. the defense has definitely hurt AJ, but he’s managed to be plenty mediocre on his own
Same Burnett. Learned nothing from his last start. Not deserving of being on the postseason roster.
Hughes goes out and guts us to a win at 4 am in the morning. AJ gets up from his bed and proceeds to shit the bed by 2 pm.
Yet, Hughes is the one who will get bullpen”d…. This world ain’t fair.
I think it will be Colon.
Hughes was pitching with a Major League team behind him.
Irony is that in the AAA lineup today, AJ looks the most like he belongs in Scranton.
ponder, son…. ponder.
(well, aside from Lairds boot and Nunies belly flop, but you know the rules…. Narrative >>>>>>>>> Facts)
I’d love to see a bad call, force Buck to come running out of the dugout only to slip and fall on his ass in the mud. OMG, THAT would be worth the price of admission.
Eduardo Nunez pops up almost as often as Tex.
Almost.
SSS.
AJ why do you suck so bad
Joe will let the rotation go around again because AJ was pitching with the Keystone Kops behind him.
i hate burnett with a passion, gutless peice of trash, should never start a game again for nyy
i don’t think it’s that he’s gutless, he is just a horrible pitcher, i’m sure he’s trying
burnett who goes out and competes on a national stage and answers all questions whether he fails or succeeds = gutless
teddy who posts anonymously from the safe confines of his home and whose accomplishments are unknown = ????
Verlander is in line to win his 22nd after V-Mart hits a slam.
if martinez could thrown out baserunners, he’d be joe mauer
great hitter/leader/teammate
3 innings. 3 hits. 2 walks. Passed ball. HR.
Forget the defense. That’s no good.
Error allowed the first run to score. Failed popup allowed the next runer to get on.
so 2ER? still kinda shitty, but well… you know
there was no error in the first inning, how did an error allow the first run to score
Exactly.
What was the gold glove question?
Mattingly, Hernandez and Scott (George), if it is whose won the most at first.
Someone end AJ’s misery now. DO IT!
How many outs are there in an inning again?
7 if you are AJ Burnett
AJ is at fault for taking too long to get to first.
AJ hesitates off the mound. Runner safe at first. Poor defense continues.
Errors hurting Burnett.
That one was on AJ. He took too long to get to 1st.
So AJ is slower to first from the mound than Jorge is from home plate to first.
thats impossible according to the laws of physics.
right, because as we have all been informed, Swisher is the slowest person in the history of foreverdom…
(Posada told us so)
at the quantum level, jorge is slow to 2 bases at once
THAT was hilarious. A whole new definition to “Quantum Leap”.. We’ll call it “The Jorge”
any contact is making me nervous today. esp with Sterling on the call, because he is either yelling like a spud or dead silent with every hit.
sweet another WP!
Actually AJ has never been a good fielder in his career. Best fielding percentagee for a full season .957
I miss Boston AJ.
Can someone else get warmed up please?
It was just a dream. This nightmare version has been THE recurring event.
Painful. I feel like I’m bleeding to death in a warm rain.
Is there a fucking free bases promotion going on at the stadium today?
Steal. Walk. Wild Pitch. Walk. Steal. Error. Walk. Steal. Walk. Error. Steal. Steal. Walk. Wild Pitch. Walk. Steal. Error. Walk. Steal. Walk. Error. Steal. Steal. Walk. Wild Pitch. Walk. Steal. Error. Walk. Steal.
http://www.beyondtheboxscore.c.....cally-wild
AJ adding to the case study!
3rd times a charm
the sarcastic cheer by the home crowd made that play for me.
You know, ‘holding runners’ is an underrated pitcher skill.
Look at “WHEELS” bust ass over there…. Just like a Razorback
So far this will be spun as “He kept us in the game”
“This game has horrible Defense”
“This game has sucky conditions, it’s 9 hours after the last game finished, I imagine no one wants to be out there, and AJ needs all the help he can get, so days like today do not bode well.”
The three guys due up are really fun to watch.
/headstoconferenceroomtoturnontv
/reallygladidid
This just feels like the Truman Show except in reverse order. Millions are being punked by one. I halfway expect A.J. to look at the camera and say “What’s in Fiji? Why would anyone wanna go there?”
did anyone else just hear that little kid screaming I WANT THAT BALL AROD!!
despite it all, yankees will still win this game
buck will go to bed angry, as always
Let me guess.
Posada was behind the plate??? No? Well, there goes that excuse.
My boy big Jones!
Monstero time.
The air has been like molasses the last two days, errr, twelve hours.
buck holds up four fingers
why would anyone throw jones a fastball
JESUS!
Montero!!
Count to ten!
please to explain?
After his first (or second, I forget) game, Kim Jones asked Montero if any of the other players talked to him about being nervous. Montero said Robinson Cano spoke to him, and said to count to ten before each pitch to calm down.
That’s the dumbest idea ever.
Sincerely,
Jack Shepard
deep cut
shePhard
awesome
thanks
what is this whole count to ten thing? i must have missed it…
Oppo Montero!
The heavens have stopped crying.
i believe in jesus!
Jesus Montero is so much better when he is not bored.
Haha. Indeed.
YAY JESUS!
Jesus!!!!
The savior!
ARod, Andruw and Hey-Zeus: Professional hitters.
Jesus is loose!!!!
John Sterling is giving me a heart attack here. Two “it is high, it is far, it is…off the wall” in a row for Jones and Montero.
both jones and jesus missed homers by 5 feet
Pussies.
Sincerely,
Frankie “LightTowerPower” Cervelli
And queue the Jesus walks on water.
Jesus in action!
Beautiful
What a beast
too bad hughes didnt pitch today
how many players would there be in the 60s
RELEASE THE GOLSON!!!!!!!!
The Avatar!!!!!!!!
Sterling also likes Golson. “He’s not an automatic out.”
So monteroisdinero is actually John Sterling? that makes an awful lot of sense, actually
No-I would do a much better job.
You can’t predict announcing.
I sometimes wonder if Greg Golson and Sam Cassell are from the same planet. They have to be, don’t they?
planet ugly?
he looks like e.t.
/cosell’d
The Avatar!!!!!!!!!!!
/Golyisholy
http://bit.ly/h1gpwy
Suzyn Waldman in the 1st inning: “You know what I am sick of? People HAVE to try and compare him to someone all the time. Why can’t Montero be Montero?”
Suzyn Waldman in the 4th inning: “When they called up Montero, John, what did I say to you? Reminds me of Shane Spencer…”
So comparison to Miggy Cabrera… bad. Comparison to Shane Spencer… cool???
fcking shoot me.
hahahhaaha that’s hilarious
+63
that is comical!
I heard a leather-lunged fan yell out happy birthday to Suzyn.
So, Happy Birthday, Suzyn.
I like how professional Zeus is, but I still kinda wish he was more obviously giddy about his success.
Saltalamaccia disapproves
God damn A-Rod make the play.
and here we go again…
Here’s goes Burnett again ready to cause damage. Will Girardi ever learn ?
Sweet dp Pena!
TWSS!!!!
that was a Robbie-esque play.
MORE terrible defense.
Fielding prowess not on display today.
swbyankeesTT SWB Yankees Blog
About Montero’s power to right and his “struggles” at AAA this year: RF here is way deeper than at YS. Many outs here are HRs and 2Bs there
Montero followers said this stadium was made for him.
We are correct.
Tries to maintain modesty….
Another error against Burnett.
is this even baseball?
Nunez’d
23rd wild pitch.
Hide yer kids! Hide yer wife!
The AJ show!
Do these idiots realize he was catching Nova in AAA?
And Brackman.
butbutbutbut…. hes a bad fielder!?!?!?!
#theMSMtoldmeso
The only one catching Brackman at SWB was the backstop
Please, Mo, please tell me that AJ will not come out for the 6th inning.
AJ’s line sucks, but the defense has been equally atrocious…This game is whack
The defense fits in well with AJs shit pitching
LOL pop up again.
What is it with this guy and lazy pop-ups?
He seems to have a long, loopy swing.
/Imnotascout
damn britton keeps everything up
not a recipe for success
Swish hasn’t been the same since laying down that bunt in Boston.
Didn’t he hit a home run against Toronto?
That doesn’t count becaust it wasn’t clutch!!!
Saved us from using Mo in that game. That’s pretty clutch.
Meh. He actually has had a rough 6 game stretch, not that 6 games have any predictive value.
3/19, 1 bb, 1 hr, 6ks.
here’s what’s predictive—6 games often decide a World Series Champion. Any value there?
107 50 lb. bags of drying agent last night? I call bullshit on that.
8500 pounds does seem a tad bit excessive
unless they drying agent is made out of lead
i thought he said 170 not 107
still 5350 is still 2 tons of agent
He might have said 170, either way, it sounds like way too much. Maybe he meant 107.50 pounds? I dunno.
I mean, I might believe they have 5,000 pounds of drying agent in the building, but do they even have the grounds crew to use all that much in a day? No, they don’t.
Off the subject, butany one notice, going back the last few years, how many 2 out, two strike hits / runs, Phil Hughes allows? I think its off the charts…..
this year with 2 outs hes actually been better than with 0 or 1
.259/.333/.457
career with 2 outs
.240/.312/.408
Wow, if thats correct thats impressive, but how about runs? My eyes may lie, but just seems to give up runs when you think the inning should be over.
I want one good reason AJ Burnett is still in this game.
One.
Money
It’s gross out, field conditions suck, if anyone’s going to get hurt pitching why not let it be him?
This is the best reason so far. Still not sure if it’s a good one.
Because he’s a master of inducing double plays! Ground ball machine!
good part of the bullpen has been used heavily lately
AJ hasn’t pitched all that bad today
Aaron Laffey is warming up
3 reasons
1) Yankees have plenty of better options available that are not SoRoMo
2) 6 hits.
4 walks.
3 Wild pitches.
No means of holding on a runner.
Not covering bases.
He looked great out there!
3)I said good reasons.
I didn’t say he pitched great, I said not badly
6 hits – only 4 were legit, 2 were poor defense
he was wild, again, I didn’t say great
The alternatives that inning (judging by who warmed up in the bullpen) were Laffey and Ayala
I trust AJ the way he was pitching today over Laffey or Ayala in a close game any day
As far as plenty of better options than SoRoMo, they aren’t the only pitchers used alot lately, Wade has been as well, and there were 4 innings left
also, AJ was coming off of 2 scoreless innings: you saying a reason isn’t a good one doesn’t make it so
I trust AJ the way he was pitching today over Laffey or Ayala in a close game any day.
There’s a reason those guys have ERA’s under 5 and don’t walk 20 per 9.
Because they’re better options than AJ in short stints.
you make it sound like AJ pitched horribly today. He didn’t. Going into the sixth, he had given up 5 hits (3 of which should have or at least could have been outs) and 3 walks. Yes he was wild, but its not like he was getting pounded, and with a short-handed bullpen, it makes a lot of sense to get as much out of the starter as possible, which worked out pretty well, btw.
There’s 162 baseball games each year. This one is just one of them.
profound. What a mind. Must have been raised in the Naked City
Vocabul-lary’s necessary
When diggin’ into my library
Your inadequate library should be saying there’re 162 games, and not there’s 162 games. Any student of vocabularry would know that.
Correct. Still no reason to leave a shitty player in the game when you have better options in the pen.
And they don’t have to be Ro, So or Mo.
My point
——–
your head
Not at all.
Just one game. Won’t hurt us too badly if we lose.
But they still want to win.
So they rest their players while also trying to push the right buttons and squeaking out a W.
IMO, Laffey, Noesi, Wade, etc. were more than enough to get us through the rest of this game.
Why not the actual set-up men? Why not Mo? Why not 6 of our starters?
Because it’s just 1 of 162.
Why take AJ out after 5 and thank god that he didn’t let in 10+ runs?
Because 1 of 162 still means something.
Wade pitched 3 straight games, he was almost definitely unavailable. Laffey sucks. AJ was pitching well enough to start the inning on a short leash. With a bullpen short of several of its usual quality arms, it makes sense to try to get as much out of the starter as possible, just keep him on a short leash so he can’t do much damage. And AJ hasn’t let in 10+ runs in any start this year.
Because outside that one HR, he’s been snake bitten by Defense, ground balls and stuff i guess.
nice DP AJ.
Haha then he just HAS TO walk the next guy, right?
Or it wouldn’t be AJ.
Bunt FAIL.
Craig Tatum doesn’t sound like a baseball player, he sounds like a football player.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Tatum
Have to imagine that’s why.
Probably. “Craig” sounds like a football name to me, too. No idea why. (Maybe Roger Craig, Dave Kreig?)
Yeah, I definitely agree.
Although Craig Counsell does not sound like a football name.
Like an old time football player too, a guy from the 50′s or 60′s.
Now that’s inexcusable
Not sure if Laffey is any better than AJ.
So 6IP 4ER, a typical AJ Burnett outing.
don’t forget the making everybody hate him along the way as part of that.
could have easily been much better with the normal line up in the fiend
slightly better anyways
Well that worked out well.
I wonder if a couple of years from now, Seattle will kick themselves for going after Smoak, rather than Montero.
I think they might already be
Funniest game of the year? I think so.
We are in their bullpen. Good night nurse.
Interesting move, taking out Britton.
ARod, Jones, Montero 3-5, BB, 2 2B against Britton
A-Rod was safe three years ago
Burnett: 6IP 4 runs
Verlander 6IP 4 runs
Burnett=Verlander!!!!!
It’s science.
The power of Jesus.
Bring in Cano
Do the O’s really think if they walk Tex that Joe doesn’t have another bat to bring out?
Not sure I wanted a PH there. If they want to rest the regulars, let the backups have a say late in the game too.
Eh I just wanted to see Laird hit. I don’t even know why.
this is a fucking joke look at the rain
Buck is a bitch. Hate his ass.
why? thats exactly what girardi would do if a lefty pitch hitter came up
whens the last time teix batted 7th or robbie battied 8th
I’m curious why Cano would pinch hit for Golson and not Granderson.
Grandy’s in a slump.
Cano is earlier in the alphabet?
LOL at the ‘binder’ being alphabetized.
The obvious answer is obvious: Cano is clutch!
Joe G is walking around the clubhouse kicking people in the feet:
“Ay! Ay!…. Wake up! No more off day.”
this is like a college basketball game where the coach benches the starting 5 to start the game to make a point
This just happened:
Waldman – “Well, it is REALLY pouring now. Pouring like it was last night… But the sky is brighter today…”
Sterling – “Well, its brighter today than it was last night becasue last night was night…”
Waldman – “Oh yeah, you’re right…”
Seriously, I got a question for you……
The fuck???
ahahahahahaha
I wish I could say I was surprised.
CLOSE THE ITALICS!
my bad. thought I did. Suzys moronicy threw my head for a loop.
You’ve doomed us all!
Why not use a pinch Runner for Tex? Girardi clearly wants to score a run in this inning.
nice job cano
Girardi: Time to end this thing. Tex ur pinch hitting for Laird.
Tex intentionally walks.
Girardi: Damnt, Buck. Lets see, uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, Robbie, your up.
Buck: Not so fast, Joe. I want this thing to delay. Lets fuck you up as much as possible during your playoff run. Thank you, rain.
*proceeds to lighten up and stop*
Joe: God damn you freakin rain! I put these guys in now too early so we can end this and now you stop?!?!
Looks like tomorrows lineup will be alittle more MLB, but still AAAA.
And Cano really messed up there by striking out.
Well that was anticlimactic
Cano took two fat pitches. Swung at garbage.
That was effective stupidity
oh how bad umpires can change an AB.
Alright, who put on the italics for every comment?
*Looks around suspiciously*
someone forgot to close a tag
DFA Cano, striking out when men on!
I thought that Cano should not swing at the first pitch? That’s what I hear from you guys.
Boversimplification at its finest!
or swing at the fat strike, but either way…
Leave him in long enough to let the leadoff batter reach base, then go to the bullpen.
Yeah I really don’t know why they did that.
they should call thread this thread “fox news”
cause it leans to the right!
/fat albert’d
I really wish that I didn’t just laugh at this…
italics test
Pass!!!
Is this entire series going to be a joke?
As long as they win, it could be a three-ring circus with Bozo The Clown on the mound for all I care.
The Wretched Clown from Animaniacs.
I was thinking the clown from Bill Madison that falls off the stilts, but either way.
Billy’
The Wretched Clown wasn’t a character.
It was a movie being made by a Col. Kurtz-looking, Jerry Lewis-sounding director that that Warners were sent to stop in Apocalypse Now-like fashion.
Funny episode.
you smoke pot, dont you…
And as long as no one gets hurt.
Feels like Girardi and Buck are doing this on purpose.
I hope Ayala and Laffey don’t become this september’s Chad Gaudin.
Could be worse…Chad Gaudin could be this September’s Chad Gaudin.
steve traschel is staring at the phone, waiting for it to ring…
Joe singing “Anything you can do, I can do better…
<3 Hackasaurus Rex.
This is Ayala’s kind of weather.
I miss Joba and his fist pump.
too much fist pumping = TJS…
let that be a lesson to all the kids out there.
is fist pumping a euphemism?
Anyone try the Devil’s Cut by Jim Beam? That backstop ad is the first I’ve heard of it.
Weird how our bullpen filler has retired three of three.
It’s almost like they’re better options than the guy who started the game, and was left in until the 7th inning.
you realize the guy who started the game didn’t give up a run in his last 3 innings, right?
Yeah, just walks, hits, stolen bases and wild pitches.
why are you still complaining about a move that worked? I get that you hate AJ, so do I, but AJ got the job done in the sixth and spared an overworked bullpen an extra inning of work. That’s a good thing.
Who cares about walks/hits/steals/wild pitches if the runs don’t score? Any other pitcher would get praised for working out of the jam, AJ gets blasted for creating the jam. Can’t we cut him, like, a tiny bit of slack when he does something not-terrible?
Because all he ever does is give up walks, hits, stolen bases and wild pitches. So, it makes sense to pull a guy like him before those turn into runs.
Listen, I’m glad he got out of the inning, but there seems to be no reason for him to enter a game anymore, not to mention the 7th inning of a game that he wasn’t pitching well in.
Moot point. Let’s drop it.
Or drop AJ.
Or both.
THAT guy can sing, not one of those wannabes we usually have to listen to.
I miss Ronan
Just turned on the game. Saw this fucker is tied. Saw the game was in the 7th at the time. Instantly realized
A) AJ Burnett did not completely blow up
B) Our B-lineup is not being no-hit
It’s a miracle! ;-;
P.S. Why is everything in italics
lol now it’s not. Just a glitch. ;D
lol Curtis
Granderslip.
PH Chavez for Nunez.
WHo plays short? Pena is already been used.
Jeter. Girardi has played all the other regulars.
Jeter is also older than all the regulars playing out there today.
am I the only one not seeing italics?
The italics are gone …it was all a bad dream.
I fixed it.
I hate KKKKKurtis Granderson, that guy never does anything good ever, MVP my ass.
/that weird guy from earlier
He either KKKKK’s, doubles, or homers. He only leads the league in RBI’s and RS too. Bust!
thank you for adding some more Ks there…. that almost got offensive… Like Yawkey Way offensive
Put as many men on base as possible with the team leader in home runs (and yes, strikeouts) at the plate. More sound strategy by Joe Girardi – Manager of the Century.
For the record: That’s a bunt I did not hate.
Need a little 2 out bingo !
Fucking Swish.
In this case I dont mind the bunt. We’re playing for the lead and Nunez had been struggling. I blame Martin.
YOu could pinch hit Jeter, but do you want Jeter playing the field?
leadoff double wasted
so much fail
Hey look, a sacrifice bunt that didn’t work. Weird.
I dont mind that one. Nunez had been struggling and I dont Jeter playing in this weather, especially after he played all 9 last night.
I blame Martin. He’s got to make contact.
Tex and Cano played all 9 last night. Why can’t Jeter play 2 today?
2 innings, that is.
He’s 37 years old. That’s why.
ARod is 36 and has played all 8 innings without getting hurt. Jeter should be able to play 2 innings, regardless of him playing last night.
ARod didnt play last night. That’s why he’s playing today.
Nunez is one of the best on the team at not striking out, and Granderson scores from second on any single (except infield, obviously). If you bunt him over, you’re putting all your chickens in the Martin hitting a moderately deep fly ball basket.
And Martin has been hot of late so I think looking at who’s hot and who’s not, I would rather have Martin up there than Nunez.
But being hot or cold has no influence in what they do in that at-bat. Being 10 for your last 20 doesn’t mean you have a 50/50 chance of getting a hit next time up.
well, some in the ‘moderately deep fly ball’ basket and still some in the ‘getting a hit’ basket
but… the binder!
Bah.
good thing we bunted there. otherwise i don’t know what i would’ve done…
Oddly, with the way this game has been going, I actually expected the sac bunt to work.
dont jinx it
golden sombrero!!!!
I hate the inning after the yanks should of scored…always give up the lead
Atstay addingpay iecepay of itshay
Baltimore looks like they need a nap.
thats the ‘energy’ Showalter brings this Baltimore Club…
As far as the bunt, I wasn’t so opposed to it as Jeter’s vs. Oakland. Even before we lost the game, I thought that was a stupid move. Have one of your hottest hitters give away an out to a pitcher who hadn’t even recorded any that inning? Not something I would have liked.
I don’t think I would have personally had Nunez bunt; he seems to have been good at – at the very least – putting the ball in play, if not even getting a hit. If it were Laird, Golson, or Pena, I would fully agree with the choice, but not Nunez.
I can care less about the team’s outcome I really just want to see Jesus hit.
I love David Robertson.
so would girardi really be crazy enough to use Mo again tonight.
If the game is tied, I would hope not, especially considering what the lineup looked like. They’re obviously trying to rest players, so I would hope Mo would also get the day off unless needed.
Funny thing is, the Yanks are obviously excited about getting Mo his 600th and beyond; they’ve been playing a helluvalotta close games lately.
so if the yankess walk off today…im guessing that will be MUD pie….woooooo, I kill me
Oh of course pussy out when Jesus is due to bat. Fuck the Orioles.
You know what, I believe the 107 bags of 50 lb stuff.
Let’s get the lead in this half inning and then the umps can call the game.
what is this on-field delay gameday is telling me about
field crew working on the pond
Alex looks primed
Maybe not
Feels like we Make Kevin Gregg look like Mo more times than not.
Well that was a wasted inning…
Thank you wind.
I don’t like Soriano in a tie game.
Really? I don’t believe Gardy made an error. Please explain.
AJ distracted him
He overran the ball, which clearly then hit him in the glove. Then glanced off of it.
Shit happens. It was an error. It should’ve been caught.
Suzyn and John don’t think it was an error.
What happened to Brett?
god is Cano just a beast.
To hopefully put that Nunez bunt to bed…
Yes, the run expectancy lowers from bunting, from 1.172runs to 0.984runs that DOES NOT make it a bad move. The probability of scoring just one run, which was the goal in that situation, (we can argue about whether or not that should have been the goal) INCREASES from 35% to 48%.
http://www.chancesis.com/2011/.....ov-chains/
Most recent run expectancy matrix (BPro’s and Tango’s were done in May I think.)
probability of scoring at least one run would be more relevant, I think, which still increases from 62% to 66%, but as always, is only an average, and does not take into account specific hitters/situations
IMO, it wasn’t a horrible bunt, but not a slam dunk either
Is Soriano rocking the Hitler (and more previously Jordan) stache…
This is dumb. Dude is gonna hit a bomb.
What’s funny is how you’re almost always wrong when you make silly predictions of doom like this. Perhaps you should stop making them.
or maybe the predictions of doom make for a reverse lock, and thus help the Yankees
Whatever you say, Bill Simmons.
(makes wanking motion)
Bill Simmons?
He of ESPN/Grantland. He loves those “reverse jinx/reverse lock” idiotic concepts.
I was right last night when I said Boone Logan would blow it!
Would you like a Whitman’s Sampler?
over/ under: 50% that IBB will come back to hurt
You’d really rather pitch to Markakis than Reynolds? Really???
under.
Like to know where pitch 3 missed.
It didn’t. Missed call.
Nasty.
Beautiful pitching sequence by Soriano!!!!
Pie for the Grandyman i’m calling it now.
man, soriano scares the shit out of me, especially when i’m listening on the radio. walk off time, right?
I mean…he has been pretty solid since getting healthy.
“Is there pie on a wet wednesday?”
LOL
@BloggingBombers Mark Feinsand
The Yankees are showing the pie montage on the scoreboard. Probably reminding Burnett he’s still good at something.
Awesome
I wonder what montage they would need to show on the scoreboard to remind Feinsand of something he’s good at. Perhaps a Joey Chestnut montage.
REVENGE OF THE POP-UP!!!
Tex has been practicing that move all year. It finally paid off.
As I suspected, Clay Rapada.
Where’s the pinch-runner?
Could certainly use Dickerson and put him in RF and move Swisher to 1B if they don’t score.
Also have Jorge to pinch-hit for Dickerson later if needed, then he could take over at first and Swish goes back to right.
Tex with a soft fly ball single to center? Unpossible.
I like Robbie’s cocaine-dusted batting helmet. Very retro, and an excellent combination of form and function.
Sincerely,
Kevin Elster
I wish my players would do that.
Sincerely,
Ron Washington
Wish Ken and Kay would have been quiet there so we could hear the discussion
Well..that was confounding.
Tommy John would pitch a foot in front of the rubber?
A foot, Michael? I call bullshit.
Anything is possible when you have a surgery named after you.
Smh
He balked like every pitch didn’t he?
yes should be
And there really should have been no discussion/warning… he’s either on the rubber or not. The ump should just make the call (or not make it), but there’s zero reason to be warning the guy that he’s almost off the rubber.
I don’t think he touched the rubber the entire at-bat, no.
cano should blame the ump he got himself out
Rapada is gonna blow it
He’s not gonna have tha chance. Buck is managing like game 7.
PH Chavez
When was the last Yankee walk-off?
Gardy’s against texas.
Damn a long time ago.
There was one against Texas in June…Gardy had the walk off single. Not sure if there was one after that.
Wasn’t there one against the Blue Jays at some point as well? I seem to remember a dinky little ground ball through the right side, Tex was involved somehow.
That was in may. on my birthday too.
I can’t recall. I feel like there must be another one. Tex with pie…this is ringing a bell.
haven’t there been two Swisher ones this season?
Who uses rubbers these days anyway?
Rubbers are for sailors!
Nunez time!
Coooool… Way to see the $$$ earn their keep
Some pie, please
goddammit i want pie
Not quite, Nunie. He had pie in his eyes, got overexcited.
Reminds me of tenth grade…
Bah. Really guys, you don’t need extras. MAKE IT HAPPEN.
Ballgame should have been over there. No excuse not to drive that runner home.
no excuse to not score every single inning and for the yankees to throw a perfect game every day.
Especially when he should have advanced for each one of those illegal pitches.
yay extra innings with a short bullpen. love that.
short bullpen, you do realize that callups just occurred and there are quite a few pitchers available today.
None who’d I’d want in extra innings.
Yeah, extra innings is just what this week was missing.
ok extra innings suck but man, we put our Triple A lineup out there for most of the game and Orioles still can’t seal the deal on this?
And we play them tomorrow!
wow thats a bad day
Davis and Reynolds : 0-10, 9K.
Platinum Sombrero!!!!!
I’m surprised no one in the Yankee club house came out and told Girardi that Rapada was in fact pitching off the mound. If nothing else, they might have rattled him. The fact the umpire said something means Rapada must have a reputation for this. They should call it, not warn him. A balk from a reliever is costly.
This is like Pap and Beckett.
What’s that, like fifteen Oriole strikeouts today?
This ump has a pretty ridiculous strike zone
Have the Yankees thrown out a single Oriole in this series?
nice change
Hector to the rotation!
Os have struck out 15 times. 15!!
What’s that? like sixteen Oriole strikeouts today?
nice Noesi and now for the walkoff
Pie, please.
I’m surprised the Yankees didn’t pick up Rapada when he was avaialble. He is the definition of a LOOGY. Deadly on them through his career, but can not get any righthanders out. Horrible.
He’s faced 123 LHB in his career prior to today. Means next to nothing.
Now play smallball. Bunt him over to 2nd, Swish.
would love to see an a-rod walkoff here. i would be surprised if swisher did anything but a strikeout or hr, just end the game here please.
Feel like padding thoes stats, Swish?
AJ sets wild pitch record of sorts.
http://www.baseball-reference......ives/14750
Michael Kay is reading your posts
Holy shit! This team is pathetic. Lead off singles two straight innings… DO SOMETHING!
This team is in first place. Become of fan of all other teams and you’ll be closer to the true definition of pathetic.
I use pathetic as a relative term. Considering their play, as of now, RIGHT NOW, it’s pathetic. Happy?
No.
You’re overly-medicated, so you don’t count.
It’s almost like we put our AAA team on the field or something…
The AAA team isn’t on the field anymore.
Just get on and give Sept AL player of the month Jesus Montero a crack at this.
Fuck this game.
This sucks. Does this mean Jesus will hit the walk off?
Jesus will get pie in the 11th.
All this history in the Bronx.
Screw it. They deserve to lose this game. Should’ve kept the scrubs in. Then, at least, our big money ballers would be well-rested for tomorrow and ready to kick ass both Friday and Saturday in Anaheim… the only two Yankees games I’ll see all year! AHHHHHHHHHHH!
God damnit Nunie
September Nunez becomes April-May Nunez.
I thought that Nunez got this out of his system.
wonder what the record for errors/game in a season is? Gotta think Nunez is in the running
My guess is some old-time player who used to have to catch balls with the equivalent of an oven mitt might hold the record, although maybe not. Perhaps official scoring was kinder back then since the equipment/conditions were worse.
I’m sure there’s some player who has had a fielding percentge below .900, and thankfully Nunie is nowhere near that.
yeah, single season record is 122 in 1889, none of the top 125 error seasons came after 1916
good god nunez is an error fucking machine
Stop being negative! He’s just never had to field a ground ball yet in his career! Give him a break!
not good errorduardo not good
Hanging slider is gonna get popped out.
Called it.
NunEEEz strikes again
Meat.
Yankees defense is the culprit of the game.
Yeah. I’ll take that.
That sucked. I guess Reynolds was due for a hit?
More IBB’s, it’s clearly working.
What are the odds that Davis strikes out 6 times?
The intentional walk didn’t work the last time, let’s do it again!
Although this isn’t really bad.
I think we ALL saw that coming. Scorn him once, scorn him twice… Stupid.
another strike out to tie the record with 6
Fuckin Yankees man.
Don’t stress everyone. I’m getting ready to pitch in a few hours.
Sincerely,
Tim Wakefield
Hahaha
0 for 5 coming into this AB. I have a bad feeling…..would love to be wrong.
wow. 0 for 6. that dude needs a beer.
Since when did Markakis become Jose Bautista?
Lets ask Joe Girardi.
I like the IBB. Markakis has hurt us in the past while Reynolds is more apt to the K.
wow just got home, can’t believe this game is still going.
I blame nunez…fucking learn to field a goddamn ball
okay
let’s ruin buck showalter’s day
You can hate the Yankees IBB’s all you want. But the defense is the reason for our demise.
Win as a team, lose as a team. It all plays a part.
ok montero, tie this game up
Btw Noesi just got his cherry popped.
I need a Tex message. Now.
scared of Jesus
That looked like an UIBB
The fear. The FEAR!
Good eye kid
afraid of jesus
Please no DP
Please no DP.
I want to see a walk off.
There’s a wide gap between those outcomes, but I second it.
Jim Johnson fears Jesus. He must sweat at night thinking about him.
Jesus OWNS Johnson
Jesus Walks!
Tex can’t hit a fucking change up.
Mark Teixeira: Still above-average on changeups.
Also, changeups are really good pitches. They’re hard to hit, even for the best pitchers.
Wow 0.2 above league average is Ruthian right there.
Not saying he’s great, but the narrative is he can’t hit them; he’s pretty a-okay at it.
The changeup, if thrown correctly, can not be hit by all but a few hitters.
Fuck
God damn you Kay
So much BAbip today…
porch needs to be made shorter
If they were going to do this shit I’d of preferred that they just ran out Brackman and let him eat a bullet to keep the rest of the bullpen fresh for tomorrow and the road trip.
Except that Brackman would pitch eleven perfect innings.
Almost, Texy.
Texarama?
We are set up for pie
Wish we could get the real, good Tex back.
Never. Or, as Michael Caine would say, “Nevuh”.
So much for giving everyone rest today.
Is that what Girardi was doing? Or was he just pushing back the start time for the regulars, since last night’s game was pushed back 4 hours as well?
Did Girardi ever say that he wasn’t going to play the regulars?
“Did Girardi ever say that he wasn’t going to play the regulars?”
No, but he put out a shit lineup. I’m assuming he put out a shit lineup for a reason.
What do you think the reason was? Just to let some shitty players get some fun time in the big leagues?
No — to let his prime players get a decent night’s sleep, and show up late
I’m assuming he put out a shit lineup for a reason.
What do you think the reason was?
Asked and answered.
The Yanks seem Pie-intolerant the past two years.
Haha. I was just thinking the exact same thing.
they’re on a diet.
They seem pretty pie-average. 2009 was a huge outlier, an aberration, and anomaly… you get it.
Regression. Too much pie for 2009!
my desire to win this game >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the importance of this game
+1 million
When was the last time this team had a walk off win? Not trolling or anything just curiosity.
June I hear.
And as a general FYI, walk-offs are way rarer than 2009 made us believe.
So much umpiring fail today.
Didn’t Jeter JUST have a day off?
MVP-esque.
attaboy grandyman
Chavy’s got this.
Grandy is the man.
Drive it into that gap and win the ballgame. Get the pie, Chavez.
Still alive.
I wish John Sterling would stop talking about the beautiful play by the O’s RF.
Chavez instead of Jeter … interesting
This is just one BIG tease in the making…
Can Zombie Chavez get brains with that pie?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOohwell
Andino has so annoyed me this game and series.
Damn it
wow fuck that.
Curtis could have ran through the bag and tied the game at least.
Well this game was basically a punt anyway.
I just hope that the Red Sox dont take advantage.
Who the fuck are the Red Sox?
Please stop it.
Dey see me trollin’…
Pot, meet kettle.
If it’s a punt, then why did Soriano and Robertson waste their arms?
Why did he take a bunch of regulars off the bench?
Give the paying customer what they want to see. Keep the ratings. All while having a minute chance to win. If this were a blowout in either direction, the players wouldnt have seen time.
le sigh
Two great liners by Tex and Chavez… both turned into outs by Baltimore.
It is what it is.
Chavez at bat was great hitting. Tex was doing what he always does. Trying to hook everything. Fuck him.
Yea Tex almost hitting a game tying double into the OF. Fuck him. Chavez hitting it to an infielder? Great hitting…
Karl, if I was to give you some money from my wallet, would that help ease the pain?
Yeah the BAbip in this game was insane. The Yankees hit plenty of liners.
Brent. Lillebridge.
MY ONLY WEAKNESS
shit…I Blame defense for this loss (Nunez) …Making our pitchers make 4 outs an inning. Thanks dude.
Gee, thanks, Errduardo.
I always thought the runner should run through 2nd on that play. I don’t know if Granderson would’ve made it, but he had a much better shot by running, and the run would score before they could eventually tag him out. Probably hard to make that decision on the spot, but I wonder if it could be practiced and if it would be effective.
What a shitty game. Following that WTF game last night, it would’ve been nice to exorcise our demons unto the O’s today. Please, fellas, make it quick and painful tomorrow. Do it for me, Tex, for ME!
I’ve figured you out.
[Bitches about unimportant September game played mostly with AAA lineup]
[Inserts obligatory jab at Teixeira]
I, too, have figured you out, sir.
[Pathetic virgin who's never been kissed that prefers World of Warcraft to actually participating in recreational sports]
[A pseudo-intellectual whose only stance for attention is to irritate and infuriate others by proclaiming he "will destroy you" with his magic wand and plethora of D&D savvy]
[Insecure]
Close. I hate WoW, find it boring, I prefer to write. Close, though.
As for the rest, just all of O:S in here.
Ha! Touche. Add in a jab about COD and Pokemon too. Anyhow, back to business.
Following that WTF game last night, it would’ve been nice to exorcise our demons unto the O’s today.
Seeing as how the Yankees are something like 1,423,719-42 against Baltimore over the last two decades, I think you’ve got the demon-exorcism thing backwards.
just as well
if chavez walked off, there were only two possibilities:
aj misses with the pie and blinds kim jones
aj connects with the pie and sends chavez to the dl
AJ throws the pie in the dirt 10 feet away from Chavez
Runner scores from third
joe decides to give aj another turn with the pie as “we saw some positives today”
Hey at least we get to see that awesome Wade Boggs picture for one more day.
This is the kind of game that pisses you off. One crap play by Nunez kills our guys; their guys have rockets flying into their gloves. And our side loses by one run — hell, one base.
Interesting to note: the scrubbinis (plus ARpod) vs. the O’s starter scored 4; the top quality line-up got zip from Baltimore’s laugable bullpen. YCPB.
How many times did Joe intentionally walk Bautista last series?
Why the fuck is he walking Markakis like that?
(Nunez) Fielding: how does that work?
Girardi always claims to play the matchups, but in fact he rarely seems to do so correctly.
Lefties are hitting around .230 vs. Johnson, and righties .270. That’s because Johnson has a good changeup!
Since Chavez is not going to be playing in the field anyway, why aren’t you sending Jeter up there to take the at bat? If you lose, then he only has one at bat and it’s barely going to affect his day off. If you tie it up, then you put someone else in there to play defense, like you had planned to do anyway (heck, even Chavez could have been put in there for defense if that was Girardi’s plan to have him at SS anyway!)
Girardi’s moves are entirely contradicting. He claims to be trying to give guys blows after the late night, yet he puts almost his whole starting lineup in there in the middle innings anyway. He claims to be resting relievers, yet he goes to guys like Robertson and Rivera on 2 or 3 days in a row. By being inbetween, he accomplishes neither outcome unless he wins the games, which he didn’t do today.
Guys! It’s Matt! The poor guy waited all game for the Yankees to lose, just to be here!
He is much smarter than Girardi and Cashman. All of those championships are in spite of their lack of knowledge.
Jeter’s 37 year old and he played last night.
All others are younger, except Rivera.
Still, all of the others played a 3+ hour game deep into the night on a disastrous field. Players were slipping and sliding all over the place. That takes a lot more out of your body than a typical game.
He ultimately decided to go for the game, but then refused to use the last regular player he had at his disposal to do just that. It’s contradictory, which is what my point is saying. If you want to rest players, then don’t give them just a half day off. If you want to win the game, then unless Jeter is hurt or really fatigued, you stick him in there for his 1 AB. Playing the field is more of what affects his amount of “rest” for the day, because he has to use his legs then.
The only players he ended up resting today were Jeter, Rivera, and Wade, and he burnt through a bunch of his set up arms in the process of losing. Not sure that’s what his goal was coming into the game with the lineup he ran out there.
Hey Matt, how about if you manage next year? You just seem to know so much more than Girardi!
Well, come on… Northwestern or not, Girardi knows how to act a fool better than most. Hey Cashman, go BUNT yourself! BUNT off!
Or maybe the fact that any dummy with a laptop can pull up the numbers that show that Johnson is FAR more effective against LHB than RHB this year shows just how bad Girardi is from a strategic standpoint?
Clearly it makes more sense to start RHB vs. Ricky Romero just because he’s a LHP, despite the fact that lefties are hitting .280/.321/.407 against Romero in his CAREER vs. .234/.283/.304 for righties (.268/.329/.366 this year vs. .197/.245/.298).
I’m sure Girardi does a great job of keeping the players happy, and he does a nice job of giving guys days off, but nobody who watches him manage could possibly think that he does a good job of leveraging matchups.
If you can’t discuss the issue without resorting to personal attacks, then you are only lending further credibility to my arguments. Shouting really loudly only shows that you lack the ability to attack them directly.
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-Nunez really screwed up this time! [Yes, that is how many errors Nunez has - my finger did not get stuck on the E key.]
losing the game by 1 with the worst starting pitcher and a lineup that that at best would be called AAAA? eh it happens
Well, tomorrow we do it all again. Same time, same teams, new ballpark.
Maybe Swish can hit one onto Utah street again.
It’s Eutaw Street.
#friendlyhelpout
I don’t think tommorrow’s game will even get played.
if teix gotta be pull happy to the extreme from left side, why not stand closer to the plate
Because then they’ll just pound him inside and he won’t be able to catch up to it. He’s got long enough arms to cover the outside part of the plat as well…he just missed it today.
he hasn’t rightyies real well in 2 years. his approach isn’t working.
he did hit it hard hard for once
Here’s an interesting way to look at it
We just split a morning afternoon double header, which is the norm for DH’s
If Nunez makes that play, the game goes to the bottom of the 11th tied at 4. It’s tough to just dismiss that.
Try your best. You can dismiss it. You may carry it with you until they win the World Series.
Lots of idiotic bitching about a nothing game on the way to winning 100 and having a great chance at the World Series. We aren’t going to go 162 and 0, whiners.