Game 155: Step Two
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We're trying to win a ring around here. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)
Playoff berth? It’s in the bag after this afternoon’s comeback win. Now it’s on to the second order of business, winning the division that no one seemed to think the Yankees could win six months ago. A win and a Red Sox loss will give New York the AL East crown tonight. Let’s do this. Here’s the lineup…
Brett Gardner, LF
Curtis Granderson, CF
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Jesus Montero, DH
Eric Chavez, 3B
Russell Martin, C
Chris Dickerson, RF
Eduardo Nunez, SS
CC Sabathia, SP
Game two of today’s doubleheader starts at 7:05pm ET and can be seen on YES locally and ESPN nationally. Enjoy.
Update: The game will not start on time due to the rain. No idea on a potential start time.
Update Part Deux: They’re saying the game will start at 8:05pm ET.
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Game 155: Step Two
By Mike Axisa
We’re trying to win a ring around here. (Jim McIsaac/Getty Images)Playoff berth? It’s in the bag after this afternoon’s comeback win. Now it’s on to the second order of business, winning the division that no one seemed to think the Yankees could win six months ago. A win and a Red Sox loss will give New York the AL East crown tonight. Let’s do this. Here’s the lineup…
Brett Gardner, LF
Curtis Granderson, CF
Mark Teixeira, 1B
Robinson Cano, 2B
Jesus Montero, DH
Eric Chavez, 3B
Russell Martin, C
Chris Dickerson, RF
Eduardo Nunez, SS
CC Sabathia, SP
Game two of today’s doubleheader starts at 7:05pm ET and can be seen on YES locally and ESPN nationally. Enjoy.
Put your junk in the box.
Dammit.
Kick ass. Pop champagne. And get some ho’s.
105 Pitch CG for CC.
I didn’t even know Hughes had had a herniated disk:
@YankeesInk Jerome Preisler
Hughes MRI shows inflammation coming from old injury in 04, herniated disk. Had epidural
Apparently he’s said in the last couple of days that he had spasms last year, too………Back issues never go away. Although he’s a big (way too big, IMO) kid, Hughes is fragile. I’m not a real fan of his any longer because I don’t think he’s very good and I’m still annoyed he came to camp overweight, but I hope he’s going to be ok.
He’ll do anything to get better this off season, and that probably includes some weight loss.
Step 2 is to throw this game anyway that we can. The 1919 White Sox just had the pitchers go out there and tank the first couple innings. We need to keep Tampa in the race.
Fuck that.
We’ll help Tampa by sweeping the Sux this weekend. It will then be up to them to sweep the Jays.
If we’ve secured HFA by Sunday, THEN the Yanks can take the foot off the gas.
no rain delay please
Cone-e wearing the dark funeral blazar tonight. Perhaps for the death of the Rays.
Just to put it in perspective, 16 playoff berths in 17 years isn’t the Yankees’ longest stretch of dominance.
21 playoff berths in 27 years, 16 of them ended in World Series victories.
Sweet merciful Mo.
Not to discount that greatness, but it was a lot easier to win the World Series if you made the playoffs back then.
Yes. Winning sixteen World Series titles in twenty-seven years would be much more difficult today because of the multiple postseason series.
Yet winning the AL twenty-one times in that same span is far more impressive than just winning the AL East, let alone adding in a few postseason appearances via the Wild Card.
100% agreed.
“..one for the other thumb…”
–Yogi
Daniel Bard has more losses than CC. Heh.
I’ve heard the slow, sad YES music for rain way too many times this year.
21 games delayed by rain this year. That’s almost one a week.
Or three straight weeks of rain delays. Yuck.
That music almost annoys me as much as the slower tempoed Fox football music that they play whenever a guy is injured.
Almost.
Since they play that Fox music for even the slightest of injuries, as if an injury is something that doesn’t happen 17 times a game and needs to be treated like a wake or something.
Its Funny How Theres a Rain Delay and theres No Tarp on the Field.
My God, Josh Beckett takes forever delivering the ball….
GJ O’s
1-0
Reynolds homers off Beckett 1-0 O’s
Awesome.
Beckett and Varitek take like a minute and a half to decide on a pitch and then Reynolds hits a BOMB.
It’s Baltimore, they’ll give it right back soon enough.
8:05 EST start
this is a pretty good summary of the Sox situation right now
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGWomEdeJuc
(NSFW language)
AAAAAAHAHAAHAAHAHAHAHAHA
Still don’t know how the MVP can’t go to Joey Bats.
I’m hearing Verlander is the favorite pet of ESPN now.
Joey just has the bad luck on being on a .500 team
I think he’s now second in WAR to Ellsbury.
Jose Bautista fWAR: 8.1 bWAR: 8.4
Jacoby Ellsbury fWAR: 8.7 bWAR: 7.1
Yeah, WAR isn’t the best argument for either party.
Remember, the difference between 8.7 WAR and 8.1 WAR is pretty small. The stats, especially on defense, just aren’t refined enough for that level of accuracy. There’s a decent sized error bar for ERA.
Some writers will say because of this: http://espn.go.com/mlb/standings
I will never understand that POV.
It’s an individual award. Obviously the entire team contribution must be considered!
Eh, he has fallen from his extra-terrestrial Oh-My-God historical heights to merely the best hitter. The problem is that MVP incorporates defense and baserunning, which statistically gives Ellsbury the edge. The real crime? Bautsista will probably finish fourth or fifth, which is disgusting.
“The problem is that MVP incorporates defense and baserunning, which statistically gives Ellsbury the edge.”
You make it sound so concrete. Some of those very metrics put Bautista ahead. Advanced metrics are far from being in agreement on the MVP.
Indeed, I was discussing it in the context of fWAR. Basically, the initial statement was that he couldn’t see any Bautista isn’t MVP. Well, I can.
While I don’t have issues with using UZR in one year for WAR, Ellsbury’s UZR is unusually high. Strangely Ellsbury’s baserunning metric is only 0.7
I can see an argument for Grandy, Ellsbury or Pedroia but Joey Bats is still on another level. This dude somehow has a .445 OBP and insane power. His line is basically 2005 ARod.
Oh, yeah. Again, best hitter, no question. The whole defense thing is really hard to quantify, but some people really want it in the discussion. Overall, I’d say Ellsbury’s the better fielder; he gets to the ball better, and he plays center field. But I don’t see it as being that big of an edge he could surmount the gigantic edge Bautista has in hitting. Guy’s insane.
The baserunning metric at fangraphs is a little screwy… sucessful stolen base are actually added into the OFFENSIVE component. Since they don’t want to double count it, it doesn’t showup in baserunning (yet caught stealing and pickoffs do)
The baserunning component is basically just advance rates on balls in play (taking or not taking the extra base vs the league average) and outs on bases (caught stealing, getting thrown out)
Oh boy, Michael Kay going on his wins rant…..
Anyone see A-Rod’s RBI double? Damn, it looked like hitting it was the easiest thing in the world. Was it really just a bad pitch, or is he “back” (or a little of both?)
has everybody talking about the MVP race just completely forgotten about Joey Bats? I mean his numbers are monstrous.
My God, Michael Kay is FINALLY realizing that wins aren’t the only statistic used in deciding the awards.
None too happy about it, neither…
I hope you’re being sarcastic…
He (of she) might have meant that Kay was “none too happy about it.)
Me? I didn’t mean me. I was referring to the way he described SABR as a “cult” that was “creeping” its way into the consciousness of MVP and ROtY voters. He’s like (old man voice) “Dagnabbit! Those sabremetrics whippersnappers! Get your peanut butter away from my chocolate!” or whatever…
You know what’s creepy? People that don’t eat soup or condiments.
The taste buds of a toddler.
Somehow the Os being the spoilers for Boston makes me feel better about those miserable games against them two weeks ago. If that’s what it took to get them all fired up to win, I’ll take it.
Cone killing it with the FIP references. YES needs to schedule more David.
162 games of Singleton/Cone/O’Neil.
Mike,
you should change the magic number graphic to 1 (for the AL East) and post Billy pic.
?? Why? It’s two.
If the Yankees tie, it defaults to the head-to-head competition, and the Yankees have already lost the season series, so the Yankees need two more wins, or two more Red Sox losses, or a combination for the Yankees to have the division.
my bad
Ugh. Crawford triples.
Yeah, Hunter seems to be imploding. Walking Scutaro.
Baltimore blows the lead, tied game on an RBI ground out. Didn’t even pick up the double play, god I hate the fucking Os.
There’s still time for the Os to take it back.
Yeah but it’s Baltimore, the cure-all for a slump.
Well you saw what they did last night.
Ugh. I hate this shit. Baltimore blows, we know this, that doesn’t mean that they are completely in capable of winning games, they managed to do it sixty some times already this year. That being said, when facing a good team and a good pitcher, they are likely to lose. By your logic the Red Sox have owned the season series with the Yankees, does that mean that they’re a lock or even the favorites if they meet in the ALCS?
That’s not what I said at all. You said that the Orioles are the cure-all for a slump, and I pointed out that they are not a guaranteed win for the other team by referencing the game last night. There’s no denying that they suck, but they are not incapable of beating the Red Sox, or the Yankees for that matter.
A.) That’s not the point, not everything someone says is to be taken literally. The Os suck and are going to blow this shit. Everyone who reads that, well I would hope everyone, that reads that would assume that it’s a predictive statement with a touch of hyperbole. I don’t think anyone read my statement and thought “gee, I can turn off the game because the Red Sox already won it.” Most people read it, and agreed: Yes the Os suck and probably won’t pull it out against a good team and a good pitcher that’s fighting for playoff life, or something similar.
B.) The likelihood of them winning a game against the Red Sox can’t be much higher than 35%. Yes, it’s possible for them to win a game against Boston, but it’s highly unlikely. When good teams with good pitchers face the Os they typically win.
You missed the point. The original comment says that Baltimore cures all slumps, and all I pointed out was that amazingly, they didn’t end Boston’s slump. The way the Red Sox are playing now, they are on par with the Orioles, regardless of the season record. They probably would have won the first 3 games with anyone but Brian Matusz starting last night.
Agreed about Matusz, though re-read part A. Lets put the shoe on the other foot. If the Yankees win tonight and I say that they’re unstoppable will you point out that they lost sixty some games and have a losing record to the Red Sox during the regular season? Hell no, you’d know what I meant, you’d realize there’s a bit of license in that statement much like there’s license in the “Baltimore cures all slumps” comment. The Red Sox are going through a rough September but they still have a roster loaded with talent, if they have Lester or Beckett on the mound I like their chances. ESPECIALLY against Baltimore.
obviously I know that the Orioles suck, but the Red Sox suck now too, so there’s something there. They are playing like crap tonight, but they DID take 2 of the first 3…
See Os already surrendered a lead. Lets hope the Beckett or the Bullpen blows it, but I wouldn’t hold my breath.
Did Kay just call Kelly Shoppach a “light hitting shortstop”?
Sigh…I want CC to get 20 wins but I also want TB to win the WC spot. A true conundrum.
I think the Yanks will play hard to lock up home field for the first 2 rounds.
Yeah, and I don’t blame them. I mean they probably already have it, but still…gotta go for the kill.
Why would you want to TB to win the W? They’re built for the playoffs. I’d rather face, then destroy, Boston.
I have no clue what this last sentence says.
Has anyone heard an update on a possible start time? The weather radar map doesn’t look too bad.
It’s starting bottom of the first, CC whiffed Jennings and I assume Upton too…dunno about the third hitter.
Thank you. I was watching on mlb.com and my screen still said rain delay. I restarted and there’s the game.
Thoughts on the Rookie of the Year? Nova’s been great, but to me it’s either Hellickson or Hosmer, and I’d vote for Hosmer.
I’d vote Ackley
Man, that liberal outside corner is going to get really annoying really fast.
One inning. Gossage at his peak.
I’d go with Pedro Martinez in his prime, but bringing a starter into the 9th would make the Mike Francessa types heads’ explode.
Is that the guy that caught Jeter’s ball? His dad?
I was correct.
Ha. You were right!
Give me Rollie. If he was healthy in ’82 the Brewers would have won that WS
I liked them both and saw both of them play. I’d take Goose over Rollie if for nothing other than the imtimidation factor. Goose was scary looking with the stuff to back it up.
ew Robbie wtf?
I guess Robbie got distracted by the bat?
/Buckner’d
Beat me (and like, 100 others) to it.
Yep – First thing I thought of too.
You wonder if the bat had wnything to do with that.
Lol Robbie
lol those Lopezs are ball magnets
CC still doesnt look right
Why is CC struggling? Isnt he back on the normal rest schedule?
He’s actually looked pretty good so far.
Pitch count’s bugging me.
It was a ground ball that went through Cano’s legs and a single that went off the end of the bat.
HIs location still looks a bit off though.
So if an infielder, like Cano, misreads a ball hit right at him, but never touches it with the glove, he’s given an error. If an outfielder misreads a ball hit right at him and it never touches his glove, they give the hitter a hit.
Logic and consistency problem here.
My personal favorite is sacrifice flies. Why don’t they count as an at-bat?
I’ve wondered that many times myself. My guess is that, since you drive in a run on the play, it shouldn’t hurt your average.
but then RBI groundouts shouldn’t count as ABs.
Sometimes they don’t. Sometimes even when no run scores. Sac bunts, for instance.
except an RBI goundout does hurt your average
it just makes 0 sense
Apparently, they reward sacrificing your at-bat to advance runners. Bunts, sac flies.
I think it’s fair, since you are ultimately sacrificing your at-bat for the betterment of the team, not selfish stats.
Yeah, what he said.
are you really sacrificing your AB in a sac fly? If you swing the bat, you can still get a hit, I don’t think its really a conscious choice to hit a sac fly and give away an out.
Certainly no more so than an RBI ground out
Fly balls harder to read than grounders, I think.
Man CC doesn’t have a good slider anymore.
No fastball command.
This sucks.
Not concerned. He looked excellent in the first and this inning was created by Cano’s error and then a dink hit.
If he pitches like this the rest of the game he’ll be fine.
But that pitch count needs to be down.
Agreed, but I’m thinking if he pitches like he has the first two innings his pitch count will normalize. The second inning had a couple things work against CC.
Yes, he’s been laboring lately but he still has a sub 3.00 ERA and 19 wins. Let’s pray he stays healthy for the playoffs. If he goes down we’re fucked.
CC is one of the more unlucky pitchers in baseball.
Nice job CC.
Can someone please explain the media love affair with Verlander for MVP. Yes, he dominates, but 1/3 of his starts are against teams with a record above .500. So he can beat up on his crappy division and the AL west. His team also has a 12.5 game lead so if he becomes a .500 pitcher (and you give all his losses to the 2nd place team), they are still ahead by .5 a game (this is even assuming his wins are worth counting as a real stat). How does that make him valuable if he could be replaced that easily and the team is still leading the division.
/endrant
You cant control who you play.
Robbie!
oh sh*t. that makes up for the error.
Ribbie cano!
Cano is good
Well that’ll make up for the error just fine.
Don’t ya know bitches.
No Swish.
Pitches to hit.
that looked easy
how big is hellickson, suzyn said she was the same size as him today, i find that hard to believe
Cano is the MVP of my heart.
This Cano kid. Strong arm, lazy at times, but I heard he can hit a little.
He has a sweet swing, but he like’s to dog it in the field every so often…it’ll prevent him from ever living up to his true potential.
/end sarcasm
There’s this gri-it-ty superstahr in Boston at the same position that’s better than Cano will ever be.
\opensarcasm
That was very rookie.
Jesus, that was ugly.
He’s had bad at bats lately. Granted he’s a rookie.
Jesus. That was horrible.
Shut the hell up Michael Kay.
The way Kay talks about the Rays offense, you have to wonder if he remembers ANY of the Rays/Sox series…
Kay talks about the Rays offense like they’re the Giants or something.
Heh. That’s funny.
Someone on ESPN said “The Giants are having a nice season.” Compared to the Astros or the Cubs, I guess they are.
Jesus needs to play everyday.
Sitting him for Posada and A-Rod is dumb.
Hard to make adjustments on the bench.
Giving half days off to A-Rod is dumb. If you want to rest him, rest him a whole day.
I’d usually agree, but he(Arod) needs to get his swing right before the playoffs. He’s a much more important bat than Montero. Jesus is just unknown potential. We know Alex’s potential when he’s fully healthy and his swing is right.
He should be in the field playing.
Having Montero or Posada not dhing everyday is not gonna help for the postseason either.
he needs swings and rest. DH’ing occasionally is fine
Montero will be fine. This is part of his learning process that’s going to continue into next season. He had a tendency in the minots to get a little pull happy, which is odd considering how well he can hit to the opposite field, yet that’s also why he’d have cold streaks.
He will be forced to adapt because MLB pitchers make way less mistakes than AAA pitchers and they will keep going in hard and soft off the plate until he adapts.
Hellickson is damn good. Super ridiculous.
he would look good in pinstripes
So would Complete Game James.
I’d take Price
+1
Really, any of them would be a nice addition.
So what we’re really saying is we’ll take the entire Rays rotation, blended with our offense and bullpen.
Hmmmm…???
So we’re not gonna talk about Montero’s worst at bat in the Major’s to this point?
He sure as hell must not see the ball good coming out of Helickson’s hand.
He faced Hellickson in Triple-A last year, numerous times I’m guessing.
Montero has been flailing away at a lot of balls low in the zone. He must be leaning forward too much since he always ends the strike out with a 360 spin
i love bartolo
Sabathia evens the pitch count a bit.
And just like that, the pitch count is no longer a problem.
That six pitch inning should put a rest to some of the hand wringing about CC’s pitch count.
Joe Madden might as well go to the bullpen.
No more runs for Hellickson according to Michael Kay.
Cause the Rays offense is just that abysmal.
/Micheal Kay’d
ps anybody got an update on Josh Beckett vs. the Orioles?
sox up 4-2 in sixth
Damn, Go O’s!!!
4-2 Boston, Bot 6th.
1-2-3 inning for CC. I dunno guys, I think he might be a keeper.
every thing Bartolo does is entertaining. he needs his own reality show already.
YES Afternoon Block:
4pm: Coney and Leiter Variety Hour
5pm: Bartolo’s Clubhouse
6pm: CC’s Cooking with the Captain (Crunch)
do it.
I would never need to watch another channel again. I just request that you switch Bartolo and Coney/Leiter cause I think I’d enjoy that more and I don’t get out of work until 4.
Radio show mention. Drink!
So, I spent the rain delay(and first two innnings) playing a game in MLB The Show. The games are usually quick cause I’m not that good on offense but I’m awesome at pitching, so games usually take 1/2hr and end 2-1 or 3-2…I destroyed the Blue Jays to the tune of 14runs, and am cruising along..I took my starter, Hammels(good trade on my part) out and put AJ in for some garbage time with one out in the 7th. He allowed 5 runs in a third of an inning, even in video games he’s awful.
Just wondering, what was your trade for Hamels?
If I remember correctly, it was a computer generated SP who had good potential, Rafeal Soriano, and Lance Pendelton for Cole and a career minor league catcher.
This computer generated SP… is his name Stephen, by any chance?
No, it was Jason. Jason Gouveia. and it Wasn’t Pants it was Cervelli.
Only Michael Kay would be so interested in Jim Leyland’s underwear…
Unfortunately, he brought it up, so now the image of a 70-year-old man in a hot, sweaty environment not changing his underwear for two weeks has been introduced. Thanks, Michael.
That’s disgusting of Leyland. That means he would have had to worn that same underwear for at least 3 days prior to even thinking of continuing it for the streak.
I love how Eli Manning overthrows the Toyota salesman by like 5 feet in that commercial despite being right across the room from him.
It really captures the experience of watching Eli pretty well.
The nightmare world of being a Giants fan.
His location’s off again
Got it together on that at bat.
Dude, it’s the normal flow of the game. Not every pitch has to be micro-analyzed.
But, we need to panic Mike, haven’t you been listening to the Media all season? He’s are only reliable starter..if he has a bad outing in the playoffs we’re doomed to another off season of misery and hearing how next year the Boston Red Sox are going to be the greatest team to ever grace the diamond.
Noonie with the cannon.
That Just for Men commercial is one of the best things to ever happen to TV
Grandy shoulda held up at first so he could steal. Not going to make 30-30 this year.
MARK REYNOLDS!
SO they are down 1 then.
never mind
Why am I rooting for Baltimore? I hate Showalter.
I guess that means I hate Boston even more. Make them sweat, Buck!!!
Reynolds!
FUCK YEAH!!!!!!
and Reynolds ties the game
How about a Tex message?
Or some ribbies from Robbie.
The O’s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tie game!
Mark Reynolds wants the Yankees to win the AL East today
I wonder if they walk Cano to load the bases.
This seems like a stupid move.
I know you don’t want Cano to beat you, but you just moved a runner into scoring position for free!
They do, and I don’t like the move if I’m a Rays fan. It just went from one in scoring position to two…
Cone was disrespecting Flanny by talking to the media an hour before his start.
wow, intentional walk with runner on first and no outs
This… is… stupid
Joe Maddon is batshit insane
The IBB for Cano. Time for Baby Jesus to show us his skillz.
Jesus needs to come through here. It’s GP now.
Maddon’s trying to out-Girardi Girardi.
Heh. I especially loved his taking out a lefty for a righty to face Boone yesterday.
Jesus!!! NO!!!
BAH
Still got the run in.
Just because Montero got doubled up doesn’t make walking Cano a smart move in my opinion. The risk is still way too high there.
agreed.
Gameday: In play, run(s)
Me: COME ON MONTERO
…oh, double play? UGH.
So do they split manager of the year into AL/NL or is it all of MLB and for either, who gets it.
KIRK GIBSON!
They split it…and if the Rays make the postseason I think it’s Maddon in the AL. The NL I’d have to say Gibson from the D’backs.
Walks guy on 4 pitches.
Martin swings at the first pitch.
Actullay it kind of makes sense.
Batter thinking pitcher will want to get ahead in the count early to reestablsih control.
espn just called montero the 24 year old rookie
/espnfail
Suzane Waldman had him two years older since he was down in AA. I think he’s still younger than what she thought he was.
Hahahahahahahahaha:
http://www.scottproctorsarm.co.....nking.html
My liver couldn’t take that game.
everyone would be passed out drunk within 5 minutes with that game
If I had to drink every time Michael Kay cackled, I’d be wasted by the 3rd inning.
Personally, I still miss the fake Michael Kay twitter. WHO BUT!?
Jesus and MO it took me over six minutes to read that list. I would literally die 135-150 times a year if I played that game.
If I had to play that game I’d pick probably five or six somewhat common ones to use. I’d only do it one night though. Maybe if they get blown out early in a game or something I’d play the game then.
Meh, I’d do it if it was a normal friday night game and if I was having some buddies over to watch the game…
And you’d use ALL of the references? My God, you’d pass out by the third inning!
My favorite:
“Kay isn’t calling the game – Spray champagne”
How did that light hitting shortstop beat Sabathia?
Shoppach? he of the .170 BA?
he seems to own CC
.296 with 2 HRs
WHY does Kelly Shoppach own CC??
Are you serious, CC???? Kelly .188 Shoppach????
C’mon ace.
Again, .296 with 2HRs off CC.
He was his catcher. He seems to understand his pitching style. I suggest CC comes up and in on his friend a few times to make him less comfortable.
is it just me or is shppach a yankee killer or at least a cc killer. remember he broke up cc’s perfect game last year?
He could Sabathia for a number of years with the Indians. He’s got a better idea of CC is likely to throw than everyone else.
way to give him a fastball CC.
Seems like every time he faces shoppach he gives him a fastball on a tee.
Calm down, Michael. CC’s given up one run in five innings, although I do understand you think Tampa has a AA lineup.
Nunez looking good at SS. CC does not give up another run.
Robert Bambino
make it happen
Yanks are playing pretty well against the Rays, which is one thing the Sox can’t say.
is that true what Kay said about who gets the win? I thought the pitcher in the game when the Yankees took the lead automatically gets the win.
nevermind
Jayson Stark in his case for Verlander as MVP:
He has stopped 16 losing streaks. Yeah, 16. He’s 16-3 after a Tigers loss, and that’s just about unheard of on a team this good. Who is the last pitcher to stop 16 losing streaks on a first-place team? The Elias Sports Bureau reports that it’s Sandy Koufax, who went 16-4 after a loss for the 1966 Dodgers.
A team “this” good? Yea they are in first, they are also the only team above .500 in the division they play in and have a +52 run differential; such a juggernaut…ESPN Columnists getting paid overtime to crank out opposition to Granderson as MVP.
Verlander’s a very deserving MVP candidate, but the idea that he’s run away with it is silly.
There is no way Verlander wins the MVP. He’ll win the Cy Young, but Bautista is still gonna win the MVP.
Sorry but there is no way the writers vote for Bautista to win the MVP. His gaudy numbers have started to come back down to the pack, and he isn’t on a playoff team.
Thats the Beckett I like to see leave a game.
+1
Runners on 2nd and 3rd for O’s Aceves in
I’d never think I’d route this hard for Buck Showalter. But let’s go O’s
ESPN throwing Gardy some love.
Nice AB from Brett.
Gardner needs to steal here, and not on the fifth or sixth pitch of the at-bat.
lolsox
Vlad with a 2 run single!!!! 6-4 Os!!!
also Beckett gives up 6 runs to the Orioles. hahahahahahahaha.
I know, right?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Vlad 2 run single O’s up 6-4
START CHLLING THE BUBBLY – SOX FALLING APART!
6-4 O’s!
VLADDY!!!
Hahahahahahahahahaha
6-4 O’s
COME ON YANKS
Get the Champagne on ice boys!!! Celebrating tonight!
Just got this copy of ESPN magazine. Looks like I’ll be canceling my subscription, I didn’t subscribe to Red Sox magazine.
I got it too, and it’s a shame the NHL preview is in it.
Holy shit, if the Angels win the Wild Card….
All hell will break loose.
Or at least that stupid monkey..
I won’t be very happy with that.
Please Orioles, I know you have a FAILpen but please record six outs before giving up two runs..
Well, they did it last night. Hopefully lightning can strike twice.
Is it Jim Johnson time yet? Blow out his arm for the season, this is the last game we need the O’s to play spoiler in.
They have 3 at the end of the year.
Oh crap. Ok, save his arm.
He’ll probably just pitch the 9th. He did last night for them.
I don’t think he’s available. He’s pitched in the last three or four in a row.
You never know with Buck though.
Shields and CC are pitching a similar games.
Think about this. If the Orioles had started anyone other than Matusz last night, they would be in positon to SWEEP the Red Sox!!
It is curious that the O’s have left Jo Jo Reyes in the pen when he can start and probably should, especially given Matusz.
Buck Showalter for Manager of the Year!
LET’S GO ORIOLES!!!
O’s through the 8th. One inning to go.
I know this’ll probably invoke a lot of slack, but Mark Teixera reminds me a lot of Mark Reynolds. Perhaps not as many strikeouts but the same basic means of production.
It’s certainly pointing out that Tex is the best defensive first baseman in baseball, while Reynolds is an absolute butcher with the glove.
not batting RH, but batting LH, that’s not far off
tex vs. RHP this year .221/.317/.449
Reynolds overall this year .221/.321/.476
Teixeira’s ability to get on base and play D>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Mark Reynolds’
hasn’t he made 30 errors this year?
MT OBP: .338
MR OBP: .323
Not THAT far off.
Bottom line . . . the MT25 NEEDS a tuneup PRONTO.
Eh, 15 points of OBP is a big difference. But yeah, Tex has been lacking, no doubt.
So pretty much getting on base 1.5% of the time more is a big difference?
Tough league.
/Kay’d
I know, but with a guy like MT you’d expect an OBP around .400 – - – It would appear that the only thing separating the two is Tex’s glove, but when you’re paying a player THAT much (especially in contrast to Reynolds) I think one would expect more wooden production than what Teixera is putting up.
Carlos Pena (career): .239/.352/.487/.839
Mark Teixeira (2011): .247/.338/.487/.825
Yeah, those two may be one and the same . . . I think Pena has FAR more brute strength, though.
Teixeira definitely has superior contact ability, or at least has for a long time.
Well, Zobrist may have a beef on that last strikeout:
http://www.brooksbaseball.net/.....type=3.gif
legit beef.
just for shits and giggles…
http://www.overthemonster.com/.....be-beckett
I’m afraid…like literally afraid of how sad it might be over there right now…
It’s intense. They are like homicidal/suicidal.
I ALMOST feel sorry for them…almost.
Definitely an almost.
Because everyone knows that ultimately it’s a “there but for the grace of God go I.”
agreed, I don’t want to even imagine how much it would suck if the shoe was on the other foot.
Haha I don’t. With all those expectations and how arrogant they’ve been all season long I enjoy what they’re going through. If it becomes homicidal/suicidal that’s a major personal problem for them. Let’s be honest, baseball is just a game, there is NO need to take it THAT far…
Look at the comments of the Yankee fans that went over there. Fuck them, let them drown in their tears for all I care. Go Rays.
I just enjoy laughing at the national writers and Sox beat writers for their excessive fawning over the Sox.
Jesus can haz a hit now, plz?
Nova 12-3 last year at AAA and 16-4 now.
28-7
Me gusta.
He’s gotta be the best pitcher in baseball. He wins games!
/Kay’d
Need 2 more innings outta CC.
No just 1.
Mo only threw 11 pitches earlier and he didnt pitch yeasterday.
He’s not going to pitch tonight, no freaking way. Why risk it?
Ok then go so-Ro
Agreed. Besides, how many times has Girardi used the same reliever, not just closer, in both games of a DH’er?
The last time I saw the Yankees do that was when Torre was managing and he used Luis Vizcaino in both games of the double dip and he won both.
don’t think they’d use Mo twice in a day after they’ve already clinched a playoff spot
they do still have So/Ro for the last 2 innings though
I don’t think it’s a good idea to pitch a 42 year old twice in one day. Especially when we already have the division almost wrapped up and more importantly, the playoffs right around the corner.
Nah, Robertson didn’t pitch game 1, he’s gonna be the closer tonight.
Could go Soriano 8th and DRob 9th, if Joe doesn’t want to use Mo.
I actually called that from home, no joke.
Well, fuck.
Drat.
Huh? I hate Sean Rodriguez.
So the Yankees are doing everything humanly possible to get the Sox into the playoffs and the Sox are doing everything possible to stay out of them. This is hilarious. Can’t believe they’re losing….again.
7 hr cc giving against tb this year, but this game on montero
I think Teddy’s right. The goat so far is Jesus Montero.
So, the Ray’s mediocre lineup is getting to CC whereas the Yanks can hardly mount any type of offense against a rookie, albeit a good one . . . Still not convinced this lineup is capable of carrying ANY brand of pitching in the playoffs. The Sox, on the other hand, have still shown that they can murder a hurler at any given moment.
You’re funny.
I’m not. That simple. This offense hasn’t “been itself” for a couple of weeks now.
You’re nuts.
He’s a troll.
Dude, STFU. How old are you that you’re honestly accusing people of being “trolls”? Get a life.
As if I’m the first one to accuse you. Someone says it in every thread, and you pretty much admitted it here.
It’s a fu**ing game thread. Get over it. Stop wasting your time. You just searched through multiple threads looking for a statement I said that admitted absolutely nothing. What is it with you type of fans? I’ll never understand it. Just let it be. I said something, you don’t agree with it, therefore I’m a troll. I’m a troll? As in I’m a Red Sox fan or only here to rile people up? Where in my comments am I igniting some sort of conflict with another user? Where am I starting bullshit with others? It’s these sort of asinine remarks that push others away from this site. I made an observation, I declared my opinion and suddenly I’m a troll. Lovin’ the line of logic that zips through some of your heads at times. And, seriously, a troll . . . Is this the World of Warcraft or Call of Duty? C’mon. Leave this aggressive, trivial, ridiculous bologne for the video games. Thank you.
It’s that your observations are usually broad and unjust, and that they usually go against all forms of data, and when presented with said data you shit on it and say that it’s not relevant.
Never. Never have I shit on anything as irrelevant. Sorry. Also, I’m not sure if your name is intended to be eponymous, and since it’s always bothered me, it’s Chien-Ming Wang. And nothing I say is “unjust”, seeing as how most of it is coming from MY mouth, which incidentally constitutes such statements as opinion.
I’m not gonna dig though old threads because I’m just to lazy to, but during yesterday’s game you were upset that the Yankees weren’t scoring more runs with the bases loaded. You said something along the lines of them being terrible with the bases loaded, somebody brought the stats up that they had one of the best triple slash lines in the league. I believe your response was that you didn’t care what the numbers said.
In reference to my handle: I spelled it wrong the first time, and kept it incorrect out of laziness.
You’re a spectacular idiot who knows knowing about baseball.
Please become a Mets or Red Sox fan.
Huh, if you never linked that I never would have realized I have compared Montero’s Mojo to some type of animal feces level of insanity.
but seriously Mr. Mojo chill out with all of your line up hate.
? I… I just have no idea what you’re getting at. I’m done. Godspeed.
That’s offensive. I’d prefer you alter your terminology and use “bananas” instead.
Hellickson>>>>>>>>>any Orioles pitcher
There is so much inaccuracy in that comment, it’s too exhausting to even think about dissecting it.
I’m with mike, there is squirrel poo less nutty than you. Hellickson>>>every Orioles Pitcher.
Sycophant.
I have to admit, I like the idea of a division winning walk-off win.
I’d rather give CC back-to-back 20 win seasons.
Jesus will hit a walk off home run.
Was just gonna say that. Sterling’s head might explode.
yeah, let AJ feel like he was a part of things
This was perfect.
bernie williams did against balti i think
I don’t care about what goes on with the wild card. I want the Yankees to clinch the division tonight so they can start getting people rest and prepare a run at the title.
i like to delete that stupid comment
And the O’s are bringing out Jim Johnson for the 9th.
I just hope he has a rubber arm.
One down
The final home game for the Red Sox this season is coming to a bitter end for the Fenway Faithful!!
Betances please.
lmfao Sux
SOX LOSE!!!
Now its up to us
I love the Orioles right now.
6-4 O’s!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love the crowd’s reaction.
OMG EVERYONE PANIC
sox lose lol
That chant is music to my ears
Hahahaha the Red Sox are getting booed off their home field for their final home game of the season! Keep playing that funeral music at the dump!
We win tonight, and then tomorrow we let Tampa win.
Yeah. Either way it’ll work so Tampa gains at least something. Then the Yankees sweep Boston and hopefully Tampa sweeps whoever they’re playing during the weekend to take the lead.
The Blue Jays.
Sweeping the Red Sox to knock them out of the race would be the 2nd best thing that could possibly happen this year.
Could be.
But to me, it’s the third best thing…
The BEST thing that could happen:
Yankees play the Red Sox in the ALCS, fall behind 0-3 and comeback to win it with epic meltdowns by the Boston bullpen in games 4, 5, and 6, with game 7 being a beat down of epic proportions. Say 25-0 with the Yankees hitting four Grand Slams. Then the Yankees win the World Series.
Second best thing: Yankees win the World Series, and say have a postseason run like 2009. Ei sweep the first round and win in 6 games each in the ALCS and WS
Third best thing: Red Sox choke their guaranteed lead and miss the playoffs like you mentioned earlier.
Just my opinion though.
Even better.
Rays are playing the Jays next.
as much as i want cc to get his 20th, a walkoff to win the division would be cool. or i wouldnt mind losing today and tomorrow and beating up on lester on friday night to clinch
Yanks wanted to get through that inning quickly so that they could quietly contemplate the ramifications of the Red Sox loss while playing defense.
Sox don’t wanna disrespect Flanny.
lol. Flanny jokes STILL funny.
I missed the whole disrespecting Flanny thing…what did Showalter say exactly?
http://www.masnsports.com/scho.....lanny.html
I was wrong Freddy, Boston was capable of blowing complete ass even against Baltimore.
Well even I thought there was no way they had 2 huge comebacks in a row.
Yeah, I only expect Baltimore to beat the top three teams in the East maybe five times a year at the most.
Do we now love the Orioles?
I am now a fan of Buck Showalter, unless his team lies down next week against Boston.
Ugh, why is CC still in? Save those bullets for next Friday.
Shoppach should have struck out already according to gameday
Wait. Let me guess:
Brackman to come in and walk the bases loaded, so that Robertson can then come in and strikeout the side without allowing a run.
It’s a master stroke of managing!
so does this mean CC isn’t pitching Sunday??
I assume that is the plan since Joe is letting him throw so many tonight.
Quick, before ESPN takes it down.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....xpertpicks
They can still win the WS quite easily. They’ve done it before as a WC winner.
what’s the point of pushing CC here?
Yeah this.
trying to get him 20 wins???
that’s the only reason I can see and even that is stupid
Very dumb reason.
+1000000000
But it is the reason. It’s been done since the dawn of baseball and will continue to be done.
Overall the extra ten pitches won’t mean anythning.
Jeez Boston. Who died and made you the Mets?
+1
CC needs a ground ball for a double play, now plz thx.
Javy tonight: 7IP 2H 0ER 1BB 6SO
wtf is going on with him being good again? can he really just simply not pitch in NY?
He was absolutely awful through the first half. He’s going through his good period, it just happened to be at the end of the season.
take him out please
you can’t lett cc face longoria
Why is CC still out there? He’s at 120, get him out. Doesn’t he need to start on short rest next start to line up for Game 1?
Note to Joe: We have the rest of the season to win one game, or The Sox(who are falling apart) lose one more..There is no reason to push CC much further here.
I think Jetrer’s right. He’s trying to get him his 20th win.
I get that, I really do…but this is just asking for trouble…he’s gonna be at 130 soon…
Apparently, Michael Kay doesn’t realize that this is the SECOND Yankees-Rays game today, because he keeps saying that the Rays will move to 1 behind the Red Sox with a win, and stay at 2 behind the Red Sox with a loss (the Rays are actually looking at 1.5 games back or 2.5 games back).
I think it’s actually 1 and 2 cause they where 1 back before loosing this afternoon, putting them at 1.5 back, so if they win they move back within 1 if they lose they fall back to 2
No, the Rays were 2 games behind the Red Sox before the first game today. A loss in the first game put it at 2.5, the Red Sox’s loss against the O’s put it back at 2, and then a loss in Game 2 would put it back to 2.5 games behind the Red Sox. Check ESPN or MLB.com for updated standings.
He probably wants to give him a shot at his #20.
Joe’s priorities are wrong. Team comes first. Always.
Time to get CC out of the game.
seriously, this is insanity of the batshit variety
last pitch
For the past month or so, Girardi’s gotten into this habit of having CC throw way too many pitches. I know CC’s a big dude, but why take the risk with the position we’re in?
Is Girardi high right now?
He wanted to give CC the best chance to get 20 wins.
Which is completely trivial. Girardi in the past would have gladly took the loss if it meant everyone got rested, why stop that now?
Seriously do Yankee fans care about 20 wins? He got 19 in 2009 and no one complained.
Yeah, cause Girardi left CC in so he could get 20 wins to make the fans happy…
Seriously do Yankee fans care about 20 wins? He got 19 in 2009 and no one complained.
DOES NOT EQUAL
Girardi left CC in so he could get 20 wins to make the fans happy.
I mean really dude?
DRob time…
Finally. I approve.
All right, the bases are loaded for D-Rob! Let’s take out CC.
that was strike 3, fwiw
They can’t pitch CC on Sunday now. He will pitch Monday and then Game 1 on 3 days rest. They won’t give him 8 days off. Joe almost blew him out to win a meaningless regular season game.
He’ll pitch Monday. Like, three innings though.
Hmm
Al East diviosn clinghing game
first Yankee pitcher since Tommy John to win 20 games in back to back seasons.
Dont call it “meaningless”
It is close to meaningless. No one’s going to give two shits about 20 wins in a day or two. Risk >>> reward.
CC can’t get 20 wins?…BUST!!!
D Fucking Rob !
*awed*
Harry motherfucking Houdini
The master does it again!
Robertson didn’t have time for strikeouts tonight, I see.
HOUDINI! ONE PITCH?!
I would trust DRob with my life right now, let alone a game.
my hero.
1 pitch, 2 outs – DRob can still close it out.
Score some runs please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
runs please
hes like a wizard
He is really a distant relative to the Houdini family…it’s the only thing that makes sense.
David Robertson, best reliever (not closer) in the game? Best reliever (non closer) in the game.
But what about Bahhhhhhhhhhhd????????
He may be the best reliever in MLB this season.
You forgot about Valverde. He hasn’t blown a save yet. Clearly he is better than everyone else.
I still have Mo ahead of him.
I’d put DRob on that Toyota Text Poll
Red Sux Nation must love DRob right now.
How many pitches did Hellickson throw tonight?
He was on cruise control, I’m surprised that Maddon didn’t give him the 8th with the season on the line.
only 96 pitches, very odd decision
why jeremy not still in
That’d be neat if the Yankees hit a walkoff off Matt Moore. Say a Jesus walkoff dinger?
Let’s seal this up now, Swish.
lol, DRob can’t handle more than one pitch today??
Why let Dickerson hit for himself but pinch hit for Gardner?
I’m confused.
Simple.
Dickerson was facing a righty (Hellickson)
Gardner was facing a lefty (McGee).
Yeah a strange move by Joe. A few of those tonight.
Now this I dont like. Robertson threw only one pitch. I would leave him in the ninth.
Wouldn’t it be fitting to have a late inning/game winning hit to seal the East? Pie time? The options are intriguing!
Hells yea Swish.
ALL RIGHT, SWISH
Where is Monteroisdinero? Golson is in!
Golson scores and then gets some playing time this coming week.
/optimism
Golson for the win!
You love this kid huh?
Everybody needs a fan. So what if Golson only has one…lol
if you have a son, name him Gol
I just don’t get it. What do you see in him that we don’t?
he sees the tools. i kind of had a similar mancrush on Gerald Williams back in the day.
Time for a Tex message. We’re overdue, right?
Come on Tex. Now would be a good time to break out of your season wide slump.
And the evil Joe Maddon resurfaces switching Mark to his bad side.
Tex pop up, scoreless 9th from Soriano, walkoff bomb by Jesus, who will once again be loose, Yankees go bananas, clinch the division, lose tomorrow (hopefully), sweep boston, get swept by tampa. done deal
Every word of this…except the more I think about it I can’t get behind loosing on purpose…it goes against everything I’ve ever believed in.
Maybe not “on purpose,” but “rolls out the Triple A lineup to give the regulars the day off after a double header,” and then that lineup happens to lose. Because sometimes you gotta rest the regulars.
I mean yeah I guess…Jeet’s ain’t exactly young…niether is Martin, or Tex, I see what your saying.
Damn, they had to go to a righty.
With Maddon putting on the shift, Tex should really try to hit to the left side.
Go with the pitch.
Cruz about 120 lbs.
very Edwar-esque
I’m sure Joe Maddon called for that
Well that didnt work.
Time for Cano.
Does Maddon know Cano can hit lefties too?
Robbie’s ready to be the hero….again!
Yes! Bring in the lefty to face Cano…..AGAIN!
Muahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!
I swear, Girardi gave Maddon his binder…
He can keep it!
It’s like someone swapped them. Or maybe just slipped a copy of Girardi’s into Maddon’s bag.
september call ups and girardi/maddon do not mix – too many toys to play with
yea for jorge
If you’re gonna walk Cano at the beginning of the game, why not here?
good point, it would make more sense here with 2 outs
Do you have a sixth sense?
Jesus FTW!
So essentially, Maddon brought in a LOOGY to IBB Cano…
Did he really just bring in a guy to intentionally walk Cano? Wow.
Tony La Russa is managing the Rays?
We might just be watching the longest scoreless half inning of all time.
Jesus should probably get used to this scenario. I sense it’s about to be a recurring experience.
Time to see the color of Jesus’s money.
Time for Jorge to juice one
just a simple base hit would do.
I swear I’m going to start charging for prophecies like this.
WHAT THE FUCK
Jorgie juices one.
Regardless of the outcome, dumbest move of recent memory. Jorge? Good golly.
Haha. Geez. Still wouldn’t have brought in Posada. HOLLLLLAAAAAA!
Because you really are dumb.
Unfortunately, Montero has looked over matched lately. I knew Montero was going to get taken out once I saw Girardi looking at some sheets of paper.
Another over reaction against Girardi. Worse move in recent memory??? Really?
pinch hitting was the right move, not sure Posada was the correct PH though, with ARod, Jeter, Jones available
You really are dumb.
Posada? Really?
Really!!!!!!!
Boy, wouldn’t this be something…
You know what I’m thinking…
Are you kidding, Posada for Montero? Even if this works, /facepalm.
Still face palming?
Don’t think it was the right move, but thank god I’m not the manager.
Montero must have slept with Girardi’s wife.
Wasn’t expecting much from Montero, and now Posada.
Eat that JT. Woot woot.
Unfortunately, I have no faith in Posada here
Thanks Jorge, for proving me wrong!
JORGE!
Division title, here we come!
Even a little juice is ok by me.
Yay! EVEN THOUGH THAT WAS THE DUMBEST SHIT EVER.
JORGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am so happy for him
Hip Hip!!
Oh man if we can keep this lead, it would be great knowing Jorgie brought us the division.
YES JORGE
Hip hip!
It was a big hit, but I think Kay is really overdramatizing it. Not that I should be surprised.
He is. Like way, way, way overdoing it.
Am I ever glad I didn’t post what I was going to post about Jorge!
Well that was pretty awesome
Agreed
Yes! Dammit… Yes!
The dichotomy is killing me.
HIP HIP JORGE!
Jorge!!!!!! What a way to end your Yankee career.
Even though Jorge came through there, should they really be pinch hitting for Jesus if they want him to be the DH in the playoffs and the future DH/C/1B of the yankees?
future has nothing to do with it, playoffs is all that matters right now
and it appears that he will likely only DH vs. LHP
Joe Girardi is smarter than me.
Montero would have hit a grand slam.
#Joking.
They way things are going he might never get a chance to hit a grand slam in pinstripes
I was so waiting for another strike out from Montero.
Posada does it. Hahahaha!!!
Oh well, that’s on Tampa. THEY needed the win. We want the AL East.
I love watching Boston grovel for Yankees’ mercy.
Soriano to close it out? Yikes.
Haha now Soriano is gonna close out the Rays.
Awesome.
I also really despise Karl Ravech. Acting surprised that the boston fans booed the red sox tonight. Really Karl? They booed Schilling in freaking 2005 when he sucked coming out of the bullpen.
Why is DRob not pitching?!
actually, with the incredibly long last half inning, probably not a bad idea to take him out
if not for that though, kinda ridiculous to take him out after 1 pitch
Soriano for the save. Interesting.
now here we go with soriano…eshh… lightning in a bottle twice???
He’s been LIGHTS OUT his last six appearances.
People seem to ignore that narrative. He’s been very effective this month.
And yeah Kay I wouldn’t be surprised if this AB gives Jorge Montero’s spot.
Same thing I thought.
I wonder if the celebration on the bench was more for Posada, or the Yankees coming closer to clinching the division.
…my money’s on the latter.
I think it was about half and half
I say the former.
I think it’s mainly the former.
Michael Kay trying to make this as dramatic as possible, makes me want to just mute him.
I’m so happy that Girardi managing and not the people here. Take nothing away from Montero, but the way he looked this game IT WAS THE RIGHT MOVE!!!!!!!
thank you
It was the right move, but not having Posada catch Mo’s record breaking save wasn’t.
Kay dropped a yooge.
Drink!
Stadium is packed.
Jorge’s the sentimental choice for player of the game…but I really think it should be Robertson.
The majority of the fans will vote for Jorge, but you make a very valid point.
one more out….
what makes this even sweeter is because we are in the same division as the team that “is going to unseat the 27 yankees as the best team ever.”
Heh didn’t they celebrate last year when they clinched the wildcard spot?
yea, i believe they did. “Goal is to win the Division…but if we can’t, then the goal is to win the WC.”
yea, i believe they did. “Goal is to win the Division…but if we can’t, then the goal is to win the WC.”
anyone else having YES issues with Optimum? frickin’ annoying.
I’ll summarize it for you, Jorge Posada is back from the dead, one of the greatest Yankees comes back and gets the hit to clinch the AL East, this is as dramatic as 3,000 hits or 602 saves, one of the greatest moments of the year, from a 40 year old guy… blah blah blah
I think he should get at least 5 MVP votes, just ’cause of that hit,and that he should bat cleanup in the playoffs, and start game 1. on the mound.
Cmon soriano!
C’mon Sori!
Getting ready to laugh if he blows this.
Come on Sori
The 2011 AL East Champions. Ladies and Gentleman, Your New York Yankees.
WOOOOOO-HOOOOOOO!!!!!!!! TIME TO DISRESPECT FLANNY!!!!!!!
Uh, so, I guess you could say CC was 1 Pitch away from his 20th win when Joe pulled him…probably thought it would give Yankees more negotiating leverage after CC opts out.
Woo division champs! Yankees win!
ALL HAIL THE KINGS OF THE AL EAST!
AL EAST CHAMPS MOTHER FUCKERS!!!
EAT THAT ESPN AND NESN!!!!!
/all caps’d
I hope the playoffs end this way too.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....xpertpicks
hahahahahahahaha
YCPB. We all know this already.
Poor, stupid Jim Caple.
Jim Caple was one of 3 people not to pick the Red Sox in the World Series. But he went and picked … the White Sox.
Now I guess there’s only one thing left to do.
Win the whole fucking thing.
AL EAST CHAMPS!
Man, are we going to roll one hilarious looking lineup tomorrow.
I’m completely okay with this.
wow those are some ugly hats
I really hope the World Series hats don’t look like that.
Yes.
+1
2011 AL East Champions- The
Boston Red SoxNew York YankeesHahaha Jorge didn’t even know what inning it was!
This was crazy… was he asleep on the bench?
I’m saving a bottle of bubbly for when the Red Sox get eliminated from post season.
Finally we’ll get to see the Scanton Yankees in MLB. Let them all play, except vs. Boston.
cant wait to see the post hungover lineup tomorrow
One more time: http://www.nesn.com/2011/01/20.....story.html
HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAhAhaHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAHHA
(Deep Breath)
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
I’m going to print that out and frame that crap up, hang it up somewhere so whenever I walk by it makes my day extra sweet.
Amazing.
I’ve read it twice now. It’s so hilarous.
“Lester is a Cy Young winner waiting to happen. Beckett will notch more than six victories. Lackey should be better equipped to avoid the one-bad-inning syndrome. Buchholz has become a force. And Dice-K might be the best No. 5 starter ever. The Japanese right-hander is the only pitcher in the rotation who’s never been an All-Star, but this could be the year he ends that streak.”
“Every day should feel like Christmas for Curt Young, the new Red Sox pitching coach.”
And finally, the icing on the cake…
“The Red Sox were slated to win about 95 games last year. They won 89 despite injuries to Pedroia (a former MVP) and Youkilis (a possible future MVP). Add them back, along with the new players and a healthy Ellsbury, and 100 wins doesn’t just appear plausible. It seems downright inevitable.”
Inevitable. Except for the part where the game is played in person and not on paper.
This needs to be posted on every blog known to us. So fucking hilarious how sure he was.
I just hope we now find a way to maintain HFA, rest our main guys, lose tomorrow’s game, sweep Boston, and have CC ready for Game 1. Tampa’s gotta keep fighting too. The Angels would be tougher.
Selfish wish part 2: Betances, Brackman, Kontos, Warren, etc get some work.
I know there’s still something to complain about.
Should I watch the YES postgame, or MLB Network and watch Harold Reynolds admit he was a dumbass?
Don’t get your hopes up on the MLB Network.
To be fair they ate some crow a couple days ago during the Sox collapse calling themselves out for picking them to win everything.
You should watch Kim get sprayed with champagne
-The Unintentionally but Undeniably Creepy Michael Kay
Glad I’m not the only one who thought that was creepy.
Check this out from ESPN.
“Most Division Titles in Wild Card Era (since 1995): Yankees: 12, Braves: 11, Cardinals & Indians: 7.”
What team do you think has benefited most from the wild card era?
Serious question? The Rays.
Hmmmmmm
Off the top of my head I think they’ve won at least five.
Boston – 7 times
Yankees – 4 times
Colorado – 3 times
truth.com
And don’t forget, that Boston number is compared to only 2 division wins (one in the pre-history era of 1995). Without the Wild Card, the Red Sox would have only 2007 to distinguish their past two decades from their previous century.
This season’s gotta be destiny. Key three all with big moments. Jeter 3000, Mo 602, Jorge GW hit to clinch the division.
Andy’s gonna come back and win Game 7 of the WS.
looks like no montero for the playoffs. dumb fucking kid.
if he starts getting benched vs. LHP, then you can start to worry
He’s a bust
/PleaseHaveYourSarcasmDetectorOn
I still think the grit of Red Sox give them a chance at their division. The blue collar American never gives up!
Wow, almost forgot about losing Joba.
Javier Vazquez went to Colon’s doctor.
He’s hitting 93 again.
lol