May
10
Game 31: Turn The Page
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Last night’s loss was tough to swallow, but the only thing you, me, David Robertson, and the Yankees can do is turn the page and focus on tonight’s rubber match against the Rays. CC Sabathia is on the mound against David Price, the sixth time the two ace left-handers have met. The Yankees are 0-5 in the previous five meetings, believe it or not. Here’s the lineup…
SS Derek Jeter
RF Nick Swisher
2B Robinson Cano
DH Alex Rodriguez
1B Mark Teixeira
CF Curtis Granderson
LF Andruw Jones
3B Eduardo Nunez
C Chris Stewart
LHP CC Sabathia
Tonight’s game is scheduled to start a little after 7pm ET and can be seen on YES locally and MLB Network nationally. Enjoy.
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4 games behind tampa and 2 blown saves against tampa.
problem is drob and soriano are toast for tonight, so not only do they blow the game but the pen is short tonight. move phelps to the pen when pettitte comes back and therefore have another pretty good arm in the pen.
gardner issue is concerning. they need his taking pitches in the lineup and speed….
Phelps needs to stay in the rotation when Pettitte comes back. Hughes needs to be out of the rotation or just DFA’d. I hate seeing him pitch. He had a great game the other night, but I’m not sold. Five years in the ML and he’s had half of a season as a good starter. Hughes to the pen, Phelps stays up.
I’m not sold either, but if you think Hughes should be DFA’d…well, that would not be smart.
Yes let’s DFA a guy striking out over a batter per inning.
Maybe once CC would like to not have to hear that we need at least eight innings from him. Well, now he gets to hear we need 9.
Well if the back end of our bullpen is gonna be shot, at least it happens on CC day. Get it done big man!
Probably heard this by now, but in these Price/Sabathia matchups, the Yankees are 0-5.
Need to put an end to that tonight.
Nunez being Nunez.
Hahah, oh wow.
Hooray Nunez!!!
Nunez…come on man.
freakin’ nunez
The Eduardo Nunez Experiment never fails to fail…
“… reaches on fielding error by 3rd baseman Eduardo Nunez”
Drink!
I would, but I might get called an alcoholic again.
I like how Nunez has completely destroyed any trade value he had, however minimal, before this season started in a month.
Electric baby
BOOGIE WOOGIE WOOGIE
Grand slam right here
put another run on Nunie’s ERA
Ha, if only.
Does A-Rod have to DH this damn much? Damn man.
We’d be asking why he didn’t DH more if he got hurt a week or two ago.
Pick your poison. Until he shows he’s still durable and has just had bad luck….
Swish saved Nunez’s ass..we need a stat for Nunie, UnEarned Run Average.
You gotta love these throws Swish has been making the last couple of games. Arm looks good as ever.
True. That sac fly last night in the 9th, I thought there was no chance, that throw by Swish was awesome.
Get well soon Chavez.
ridiculous inning all around… CC hits a lousy hitter on 0-1 pitch, the worst defender on the league makes another error and finally a blooper finds grass and drives in a run.. It’s a mix of bad luck with incompetence
The Yankees think he can be a viable infielder… why exactly?
Every time I convince myself he can turn it around his next time out, he does something like this.
Lefty groundball pitcher… why would you weaken the left side of the defense?
Seriously, don’t the Yankees need to reach the conclusion at some point that Nunez isn’t a competent major league baseball player.
I’m all for giving young guys a chance, but Nunez is just ridiculously bad.
I think the decision will be made at some point this season. I won’t be surprised, or even angry, if its well into the second half though.
Has any other team gone with a back-up infielder who can’t field?
That was unfortunate.
Another nice throw by Swish tho.
Nunez gonna Nunez
Nunez needs to be sent to AAA
Maybe Ron Washington can turn him into a Gold Glover like he did with Eric Chavez.
all 3 pitches in the strikezone.. wonder what he’s waiting for
No. Why swing? Idiot.
Yes….because all three of those were clearly hittable. Especially that one at the knees and inside that probably wasn’t even a strike.
Sigh.
I was specifically looking at the 3rd pitch.
But thank you for your sigh.
Feel free to post other bodily functions as well.
The third pitch was an backdoor cutter that broke back over the plate. Its not like he grooved a fastball.
*belches*
Thanks for the permission. Really needed that one.
Good Cano is back, I hope!
Eight game hitting streak, eh? Sounds like Robbie is rounding into form nicely. Keep it up, we could use a boost in that offense.
girardi is loyal to a fault. nunez cannot field, let alone play 4 positions effectively. the love for Nunez is a head scratcher for me….
nunez’s errors have cost this team big time this season…..
so cc gave up an enearned run and threw probably 7 more pitches then need be….
leiter is a moron…bj upton does not strike out alot. 11 k’s in 55 ab’s. 20% and career #’s I bet are similar. not exactly joe dimaggio 45 k’s a season.
His K% is 8-10 points lower than his recent career numbers. That was all he was saying there.
Girardi after the game: “I think Nuney’s coming along with the glove.”
7 pitches, all strikes…Price is coming out hot.
Or a large zone…
cano has 9 rbi’s, not exactly great…..
This looks eerily like the 8th inning last night.
Great hitting by Cano and ARod. Too bad nothing will come of it because Teixera will pop up to end the inning.
God, your head must be a sad place. Seriously, I thought I was a pessimist before this site.
I was hoping for Bonnie tonight.
Is she the more cheerful of the personalities?
Ha no, they’re the same. I just thought it’ be nice to mix it up from game to game.
Why is he coming from a “sad place” when, essentially, 90% of the time, the MT25 does just that? Teixera’s predictable and he made the astute observation. You can’t fault him for that.
A-Rod over the last 2 weeks:
.372 / .471 / .512
Hopefully a sign of things to come.
He clearly needs Tommy John.
Oh, and the offense sucks.
Teixera sucks . . . Not much of an argument there . . .
Yes there is and we’ve had it before.
That, however, is not the focus of most these posters. The offense in general is what most of them like complaining about.
Nobody mentioned Tex except you.
Funny… Last I checked, Teixera was part of the aforementioned “offense”. Hmm, I could be wrong, however. Let me go check my notes.
You do that.
Nope. You’re right. Teixera is not listed as a member of the offense. My mistake. His contributions are limited solely to Defense. Bingo, bango, bongo.
You’re finally getting it. Unless we score at least 5 runs an inning, with out any homers (cause homers kill rallies), and our starting pitchers go at least 7 shut out innings, and Robertson even gets into a 3 ball count the game shouldn’t count as a win, because we’re the Yankees and every game should be an automatic blow out win.
comon Teix, its your good side.. do something
he obviously does nothing and yet another out with RISP… this team is predictably bad right now, and there are no easy fixes
It’s the first inning.
He only ever posts during bad innings or at the end of a loss. He has to get his comments in while he can.
Teix really was better when he was drinking milkshakes in tex and atl.
un-fucking real
DFA Nunez.
Can I play 3rd?
I’ll fight you for it. I throw like a girl, though.
At least “throwing like a girl” wouldn’t include airmailing it to right field.
Thanks, Nunez. Thanks a lot.
The second I log on here …. NUNEZ ERROR.
Le sigh. Hi everyone.
Welcome to defensive hell.
SNED HALP DO NOT WANT
Alright…I think it’s time for a defensive replacement.
WTF Nunez!??
How the hell is this guy in the majors?
Also it surprsied me but they said on Yes that CC has started agsinst Tampa 14 times as a Yankee and only won twice (yes, wins are overrated but not as much for your ace who you know will go 6-8 innings in a game unless he gets absolutely bombed).
(And I remember one of those games was the near no-hiiter when he gave up a hit to Sohppach in eighth inning. Reporters were all over Girardi as to whether CC would have started the ninth if he still had no-hitter.)
Just take him the fuck out.
I hope you’re talking to the sniper in the RF bleachers and not Joe G.
and put in who? Do we still have Nix? Can he even play 3rd?
I think we have Nix, right? Can’t be worse than Nunez in the field.
It can’t get any worse than Nun-E.
1) Nix
2) yes
3) that apparently isn’t a qualification for playing Nunez, but yes he has played third
A cardboard cutout with a glove taped to it could field better than Nunez!
Should I get my life-sized Jack Sparrow cardboard cutout from the basement? I’ll do it.
“‘Ello darlin’, I’m Captain Jack Spar-*head gets lobbed off by line drive*”
WELL, at least he slowed the ball down.
Wow…flash backs to Chuck Knoblauch…
Not sure if serious, Nunez.
Nunez has got to go. This is ridiculous.
+1. You can only make excuses for someone for oh so long. This is not little league.
Concussed or not, get Chavez in the game
Pull him right now put in nix
Nunez, you gotta be shitting me.
Any JV 3B in a NYC public high school turns that double play every time.
another miss on player evaluation by Cashman and Girardi… love that he’s still in there
At what point do they run out of patience with Nunez?
When Girardi gets kicked the fuck out where he belongs.
oaktag
I try to like you, Nunez. But please die.
Wow. This is actually getting funny.
Unfortunately, its been funny all year. Because we expect it.
Now do you understand why I sigh?
I love the sarcastic cheers.
Highlight of the night so far.
Oh that was incredible.
And this is why I was a little peeved with the MLB taking its sweet time on Chavez’ tests.
Nunez would be starting today regardless
I know he would, that’s not what I mean. I mean that, no matter how badly he screws up, he’s the guy tonight.
Or is Nix still up? Haven’t seen him in awhile.
yes, Nix is still up
We can’t have Nunez committing error after error every game. If you’re going to rest Jeter and Arod as much as you are you need someone you can field. Nunez can’t field, period. He was better in left field.
For real. I think he could make a decent 4th outfielder…but as much as I like Nunez’s bat he’s terrible with the glove.
holy crap this team sucks. lol
It would be one thing if Nunez was hitting, but hes not. This should be the last game of E-duardo era
This is something that I’ve been thinking too. We keep hearing that he’s being put in the lineup because of his offense, but I’ve never really seen him as a stud offensively either. I don’t think he’s terrible with the bat it’s just that he doesn’t do enough to make up for these ridiculous errors defensively.
No, lets be fair. For streaks of last year his bat was live. Especially when compared to Pena who can’t get the ball out of the infield. However, Pena capitalizes when the ball is hit his way.
He’s very streaky, and when he’s hot he’s incredibly hot. Hot enough to try and shoehorn him into the lineup.
That said, its getting to the point where you’re right. Almost no amount of offense can make up for this nonsense.
Nunez cheer lol
Suck a tale pipe Nunez!
Lol that was a play even Nunez couldn’t screw up.
Zobrist trying to hit ball to Nunie – LOL
Nice pick Nunez, way to be.
Is Nix still up?
Cashman please take Nunez away from Girardi.
they are actually bunting towards Nunez.. it’s that bad
Errordo ‘No’nez
Josh Hamilton is just unreal. I hope he can play at least 130 games this year…I’d really love to see 150+ games from him.
Probably won’t happen. I’d love to see him in New York though. I don’t think he would last in this city with his problems, but I could be wrong. Doesn’t matter though, Girardi would bat him 8th.
I don’t think he should or is going to leave Texas, they’ve supported him through everything, and he’s said in interviews that means a lot to him. But when this dude is healthy he’s a great hitter who is so strong the ball just jumps off of his bat.
The Rangers aren’t stupid enough to re-sign him long-term.
I’m not saying it’s long term. I think every front office in baseball is smart enough to realize how likely it is for his body to break down more rapidly than that of a normal athlete. I think his largest offer is a 5 year deal, probably at 22-24 per.
You’d love to see him in NY, but you don’t think he would last?
Eh, wot?
Yep. If he could last I’d love to see him here. But I don’t think he would last so no point in thinking about it. Plus that 189 bullshit.
Swisher replacement? Ha.
Actually wouldn’t be too crazy finances aside. His lack of ability to stay healthy can be some what alleviated by the DH merry go round.
and his love for crack cocaine as well as a whole mess of other things will definitely be the opposite of alleviated with living in the NY area. Seriously, I’m a broke 22 year old living on the Jersey side of the bridge, and i know absolutely anything I want is but a phone call, or maybe two.
Put arod at 3rd and let CC hit.
I wonder if Joe Girardi’s wife ever finds him alone in the bathroom with a well-worn picture of Eduardo Nunez?
I actually laughed at that.
These errors also driving up CC pitch count whne we need him to pitch at least 8 tonight.
That’s two unearned runs tonight.
game over with this shitty offense.. CC needs to do better
Two out hits driving in a run for the second straight inning.
With David Price on the mound, this type of shit will drive this game out of reach in a hurry.
Careful, it’s only the second inning!!! That’s what people say, right? Doesn’t matter that David Price is pitching . . . no, not at all.
Oh look. We’ve cut it in half.
How surprising.
2 errors, 2 runs.
Fuck you Nunez.
A 2-0 deficit seems like 6-0 with the way this offense is hitting. Nunez screws us every time he plays in the field.
FU Nunez!
I’m sure it’s been said but it seems like Nunez is the 2012 version of Gaudin.
You mean Mitre
I mean AJ Burnett.
Anyone notice grandy has a shitty arm. Other than the rest of baseball.
I feel like we might be seeing Sweaty Freddy tonight
It’s also not just the unearned runs… how many extra pitches has CC had to throw thanks to Nunez?
Nuney’s ERA for the day is currently 10.73
And CC brings it down to an even 9.00
All the way down to 9
Nunez might set the fucking record for most RBIs for opposing teams in a season.
noonie with 2 erros has caused CC to throw literally 20 extra pitches.
the guy is a joke. postgame with Girardi and his usuall bullshit… take time, blah blah blah.
btw nice ab by tex last inning. what a shocker tex did not ge tthe run in. this is a 3 year downtrun for him, when do people admit he is not that good. the guy is a 230 hitter know, never adjusts..
he is a joke offensively a joke….
What else is Girardi supposed to say publicly? “I wouldn’t play him if Cash could find me someone competent”?
Heh yeah, this is Girardi, not Bobby Valentine.
Nunez needs to slip in the shower after the game.
Someone get Nunez off this fucking roster. Please. Zero value with the bat, and absurdly negative value with the glove. Entirely fucking useless. I’d rather have Pena and his shitty bat but decent glove in the lineup.
holy shit that was a laser
In Curtis We Trust.
OH! Grandy! Okay! Everyone – KEEP DOING THAT.
Apparently that’s only the second HR Price has given up this season? WHICH MAKES IT EVEN BETTER.
oh Curtis Granderson, I love you
Yankees 1
Rays 0
Nunez 2
That was a bomb.
Grandy still showing he can hit lefties. He should keep hitting 2nd even vs lefties.
Granderson gonna Granderson.
Eduardo: 2
Yankees: 1
It’s tough to win with a double-agent working against you.
Nunez 2, Yankees 1, Rays 0…. not sure what total will be the highest tonight.
If we are going to lose with our young players release Jones, release Chavez, release Garcia, bring up kids. Otherwise send Nunez to Empire State where he can learn his craft, whatever it is.
And then release CC, release Jeter, release, A-Rod, release Tex. Bring up the full AAA squad!
Well at least SWB would have a permanent home…
wait, is Andruw hurt? Jesus did the whole team break a mirror while walking under a ladder?
Can u run a little harder, please? I mean at least make it “look” good….
Yeah! Run through pulling your hamstring!!! I Don’t care that it feels like your leg is being pulled off!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That was a great play by SRod.
Oh no, not another hamstring to an outfielder. The lineup will be even weaker if Jones has to leave.
Yes, Grandy should totally hit sixth against lefties. Totally.
well Andruw looks done. OF is down to Ibanez, Swish, Grandy, Nunie and Nix
or not I guess?
No way to know until we see if they send him back out.
STEAL damnit.
Thank you
Nunz electric
At least Nunez can do something right.
Nunz electric walk there
Nunez trying to do everything he can to show his value.
Beckett has already given up 4 to the Indians. Perhaps he is better suited to become a full time golfer.
Have they lit the Monster on fire yet?
Also heard his co-golfer Clay Bucholz when asked about Josh and golf said “no comment” – not sure that will fly in Boston.
Stewart is out most clutch hitter.
This should tell you how sad our club is right now.
This is a comedy of errors tonight
Chris Stewart! Yes.
Chris Stewart. It’s happening.
George Kontos who???
Man Stewart has really impressed with the bat! Seriously, what alternate universe is this?
Way to be Stewart!
Chris Stewart > Russ Martin.
Stop bitching.
So I guess 2 runs against Price isn’t all that insurmountable.
Its all luck. We suck against good pitching and the offense is terrible.
Spirit of Nunez infests all teams at Yankee Stadium.
Exorcist in transit.
HAHA. I snorted laughing at this. What a visual.
Where’d this offense come from? I’m starting to like this backup catcher – he’s not a black hole in the lineup, apparently!
Stewie rocks
Hoo-weet Thins!
Yeah Stewart nice job.
Chris Stewart does such a good job in limited duties. I think he should play more if Martin keep struggling. Nunez makes up for one of those two runs he lost.
Let’s not get ahead of ourselves, but he actually might next year, if he keeps it up and Martin continues to struggle at the plate.
THATS why you don’t wait to steal. If Nunez on first none of that happens. No 2nd run. No Stewart on 3rd.
While Stewart likely would not continue hitting over the long haul why not play him while he has the hot hand?
Oh well.
Let us begin again.
Why did BJ think he could throw out Nunez?
pics on Sodahead
Babe “Skeets” Stewart strikes again. Great to see Nunez try to make something happen with his legs. Still owe CC one run, kid. Granderson is in a HR zone. Let’s go, Cap.
Lovin’ it.
once again, Francisco weeps.
With his 214 Ba
Poor, poor Frankie.
Poor dude isn’t ever going to sniff our roster again. I like him too, minus all the fist pumping.
I actually own a #29 Cervelli name & number tee from two years ago. NO SHAME.
Damn the man!!! Fight the Power!
YEAAAAHHH!!! Fight with “vintage” tees containing no value!
OH NOES!!!!!!!!!!! OUR OFFENSE IZ TEH AWFUL!!!ONE!!111!!!! WE’RE DOWN TOO RUNZ TWO PRICE!!! CC IZ NOT TEH ACE!!!!
Oh, wait? we scored and we’re winning?!?! I’m a huge fan, We’re the best team in baseball!!! What are you talking about? I’m not a flip flopper, I stay through this team no matter what!! How dare you!
Mitt Romney is that you?
His “position has evolved.”
Well, that’s a President Obama quote, but you get the idea.
You caught me. I usually dont discuss politics, but Obama totally cool with gays getting married, and I’m totally cool with this. I mean if I vote it’s going to be for him anyway, but that’s one more positive.
Agreed. Thing is, the Mitt Romney joke isn’t even partisan. It’s pretty well documented how many times he’s changed his opinions.
They all do.
I hate all politicians. Does that make a political comment or a non-political comment?
No, not partisan at all as long as you don’t try to pretend he’s alone in that between the two. They’re both terrible with sticking to a position, and very good at not going on record on an issue unless its on their terms.
Now. Back to the game. These threads are bad enough without opening a political debate.
I agree with rob’s comments. I hate all politicians because they all say what ever they think they need to say to get elected.
Price is losing the zone here. Walk to Nunez. Walk to Jeter. Let’s take advantage while we can.
Any time you can put Fielding pressure on the Rays, they fall apart. I’m remembering the Shields-CC pitching duel last year. If you play their small ball game, you have a better chance. The Earl Weaver 3-run HR baseball doesn’t work on theses guys
.
I miss Gardner.
Have there been any updates on Gardner? I never quite realized how much I cherished his company until he was gone.
Seriously, what K do people think Hamilton will get?
Let’s say he plays 155 this year and puts up .365/.440/.650 w/50 HR’s and 157 RBIs. As ridiculous as those numbers are, given his talent, recent performance, and this unbelievable start, I think 155 games is the biggest stretch.
What would that kind of Bondsian performance get for a former league MVP who’s going to be 32, has crushed his body on and off the field, and the year after that Pujols K (which looks turr-ible already)?
It’ll be really interesting to watch. My guess is, if he puts up ridiculous numbers, he gets 3 yrs 60 from someone with a club option for year 4 also at 20M.
No idea what he’d get, but I’ll be its more than 3/60. A lot more, and I really hope it’s not from the Yankees.
Lol, even if he hits .310 with 35 homers in 130 games he’ll probably get more than that.
Well that’s unfortunate.
OOOF. That hurt.
Just 2 runs after all that.
Meh, that double play was the epitome of bad luck.
Damn, what bad luck for Swish. Damnit.
Damn, that looked like a sure hit. That is, unless Maddon had the 2B’man, SS and CFer all standing around second, which is possible.
Jesus swish. Hard but right at price
He paid the Price for hitting it too hard.
So does anyone else think maybe this year is the first in a slow transition to DH for A Rod? I can only buy so much of the whole “keeping him fresh” line for so long. If that is the case, it certainly makes the Montero trade much more logical if they thought the DH spot was going to be A-Rod’s sooner rather than later.
I dunno if this is a transition, but I think knowing that A-Rod would eventually be the DH certainly made Montero more expendable.
MONTERO COMMENT ALERT.
…Kidding. We’ll let this one pass.
Yes, I agree Montero as Dh on Yanks with Arod and Tex contracts was stupid – but still do not know why he couldn’t be back-up catcher and part-time DH.
He already has caught several games for Seattle (especially after Olivo injury) and the world did not end, including some good games by Felix and Noesi’s shutout. Now Yanks may have to pay big dollars for Russell Martin (even with his crappy average) or Miguel Montero given the Yadier Molina contract.
In any case Yanks wanted potential pitching stud Pineda bad so probably all of the Jesus position speculation is moot.
Most people don’t think Montero could be a starter. And leaving Pineda’s injury and hindsight aside, a pitcher of that caliber is most likely more valuable to the construction of the team than a BUC/part-time DH is.
I think they’re testing his durability more than anything. I’ll be interested to see if they keep him DH’ing at this rate all season if he stays more or less healthy.
But if this was the plan for this season all along, you’re right that it makes the trade look more logical from their perspective.
The Red Sox are really this bad, aren’t they?
7-1 cleveland.
Nah. Beckett’s just trying to get pulled so he can enjoy another round of golf with the Clayster.
Don’t forget the beer and chicken buffet afterwards.
Have you seen this?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....ature=plcp
Because its definitely worth the watch.
Wow that’s great. And Lackey is so damn ugly.
He got his wish! He’s done after just 2.1 innings.
I’m sure it can get uglier, which is what makes it all so amusing.
Beckett, Lester and Buchholz are so unbelievably bad right now. And LOL at their line up these days.
Will Middlebrooks is going to win Rookie of the Year, AL MVP, AND the NL Cy Young. Haven’t you been reading ESPN?
As much of a downer as last night’s game was at least we aren’t Boston. They’ve got more injuries, a bad pitching staff and a crazy manager. We have it real good here compared to them.
NYers are never Boston.
That’s a good thing.
New RAB shirt. Now.
I might have to change my handle to Chris Stewart #1 Fan.
You’ve got my support.
CC has the Jordans on.
Notice the ups.
Yeah. Screw range. Make plays. I need to save my angst for the pen.
Good things happening at Fenway to our beloved Beckett.
Good. Now that Poopelbon is gone, Beckett can take the mantle as my least favorite player.
Oh shit! I thought that game was in Cleveland.
Red Sox have lost 10 of 11 at Fenway. I’d love to find a statistician who can verify the last time that happened. I certainly can’t think of a time recently.
Let’s keep the heat on Price here. I mean we’d probably have the lead right now if that line drive wasn’t directly at Price.
PS, I’ve lost all faith in the Red Sox making this a three team race.
John and Susyn discussing the awfulness of the Sox = awesome.
What are they saying??
Bemoaning Beckett and golf. It was great.
Yay Robbie!
Cano. No shift works for me.
I can literally listen to Al Leiter talk about pitching all day.
I’d love it if him and Cone had their own hour long pitching show.
AH! That would be perfect. This idea should be pitched (heh) to YES.
Al is one of my favorite YES color guys along with Cone, Kenny and Paulie. Those 4 should do all of the games.
Agreed entirely. Best booth IMO.
ugggh…fuck BABIP
F you BABIP gods
Another unlucky break. We’re getting some good swings off Price and working the counts. It’s just a matter of time before we break through.
True that. I’ll take all the optimism I can get on game threads.
Innings or months?
Innings. Have you been watching the game? A-Rod and Swish hit the ball on the screws right at people. Granderson just hit it deep to right center after hitting a HR his 1st time up. Cano has two hits. They’re seeing the ball well, just getting a little unlucky thus far.
I’ve been watching. Just making jokes.
Another one on the screws.
Dangit.
So close.
I thought that would be a home run, Sterling, thanks.
He was doing such a good job of toning it down, too.
See, if we lose the game, all we’ll hear about is offensive failure from all the people who, oddly, disappeared last inning. But that’s one we just missed and two balls caught on the screws, one of which scores a run.
Yeah, they’re getting in good swings. It’s encouraging.
I just really don’t understand that concept. Why do they disappear? Do they really want the Yankees to do poorly so they can comment? I don’t get it.
It certainly seems that way. I know it isn’t for at least some of them, but the rest?
They need to vent their frustration, I guess.
That’s all well and good, but why not rejoice when they do something well too? To me, you’re not a real fan if you can’t do both.
Sigh. Misstype.
so many loud outs, they should pound him the 3rd time through the order
A DH question. I should know this, and certainly did at one time,but not sure now.
Can a DH and position player switch without losing the DH? Meaning, if Girardi decides he can’t take it anymore, could he simply flip A-Rod to third and Nunez to the DH spot?
no
if ARod went in at third, pitcher would take Nunez’ spot in the lineup (not sure that’s a bad thing)
A-Rod could go from DH to third, but Nunez would have to be replaced in the line up.
Nope. If you take the player who started at DH and move him to any position, you lose the DH. Can’t sub in another player until he pinch-hits or pinch-runs.
No, we lose the DH by switching the DH to a position in the field. But CC batting and A-rod’s glvoe is probably better than nunez batting and his glove.
Thanks. It’s what I suspected. Still doesn’t make sense beyond it’s just a left over from when the rule was created. Instead of eliminating the 1st/3rd spin play (really??), maybe updating the DH rule would be better.
Red Ruffing?
Andy Pettitte?
I’m pretty sure it’s not Ford.
Ford haed two 20+-game seasons after Houk took over for Stengel, but I think Stengel held him out to face good teams and he didn’t pitch as many innings. So, yeah, he might not have gotten to 19 too often.
Guidry had 2 or 3 20s. Not sure about 19s, though. One 18 I remember, year after the 25.
Pennock?
Ford had a couple 20-win seasons, including a 25 one, and Pettitte had two 20-plus win seasons and a 19, but the others were all 14-16 seasons. Ford similar because of how he was used, as you noted.
Turns out I misunderstood the question. I thought they said there were two they were seeking, when there was only one more. It was Ruffing.
Insultingly easy Rays trivia question tonight.
“Who hit the last home run in the old Yankee Stadium?”
Yeah, I guess I would know that, but the final game was nationally televised, and it was amusing that Jose Molina powered up that night. I would hope most of the dumbasses in the market know the answer.
See, if we lose the game, all we’ll hear about is offensive failure from all the people who, oddly, disappeared last inning. But that’s one we just missed and two balls caught on the screws, one of which scores a run.
Guess I’ll just post my original reply here:
I just really don’t understand that concept. Why do they disappear? Do they really want the Yankees to do poorly so they can comment? I don’t get it.
I would guess it’s not that they disappear, it’s just that they don’t feel they have anything to say. For some people, “Hey, a run!” feels like a silly comment, whereas “Sheesh! An error!” doesn’t. Others are the other way around, and some like or don’t like both kinds. I find different kinds can be intelligent, dedicated fans, and differenth kinds can be obnoxious morons.
Personally, I go back and forth.
I get that, but you rarely see the doomsayers say things like “A-Rod’s hit really well the last two weeks” or “This pitcher’s fastball command is awesome tonight”. It’s more like “we haven’t scored in 2 innings, we’re teh doomed and old!” I just don’t see the point.
Well, it takes all kinds. I suppose a chunk of it is trolling.
On the other hand, EVERYTHING is teh doomed anyway.
I don’t mind either type in and of themselves. Even a poster like Cuso, who I generally disagree with and who generally is on the negative side, at least doesn’t totally blank out on nights where the game goes well, only to show up if there’s a bad inning. The same can not be said for many others.
Heck, Clyde/Bonnie may have switched to trolling, but he at least isn’t averse to the occasional positive comment.
I enjoy witty, negative comments, having been raised on them. What I really hate is when someone not only has an opinion, but insists that it’s right and everyone else is wrong.
Yes, this as well.
Like I said, negativity is usually constructive and useful. It rarely gets to me, even when its monolithic. Negativity in spite of all reason and evidence though? And that you only voice when something goes wrong?
That’s when I get annoyed.
If there’s one thing I have learned commuting to the city 5x a week via bus and observing the general population for about an hour and a half each way, it is this:
People enjoy being miserable.
You are wise.
Oh, you’re talking about the whiners who basically only show up when bad things are happening, and especially right at the end of the game like last night?
There’s only a few of them. They’re probably here the entire game but by nature everything is bad to them, so they can’t engage in normal banter. Life is miserable for them.
On a more serious note, Sabathia needs to stop allowing hacks like Elliot Johnson and Chris Gimenez to reach base.
That’s 3-4 reaching base, in relation to Sabathia’s pitching to them.
CC needs a cutter for these righties
Well….HE thinks that he throws one already.
Isn’t the changeup supposed to neutralize opposite handers?
Yes.
Look how they crowd the plate against him though.
Meh, throw an inside FB then. CC is a Cy Young caliber pitcher, I don’t think he needs to develop more pitches.
CC is really good but boy, why do you throw a 3-2 breaking ball to Elliot Johnson?
I’ve heard Kay do this before too…shouldn’t it just be a “6-3 double play,” not a “6-6-3 double play”?
It is 6-3.
But Michael Kay has to say in character regardless, I guess.
Strasburg with 11 Ks through 5 IP. Kid is straight up nasty.
He’s in my opponents fantasy team this week along with Hamilton, I can’t catch a break.
I’v got Strasburg on my team, but the guy I’m facing has Hamilton.
Strasburg fell to 81st in my league before being drafted.
Lucky me. TJS and everything, I know, but he’s about as filthy as it gets.
nunie working his back to yankee loveland
Of course. That’s what’s to be expected and why he’s earned the nicknames around these parts as The Eduardo Nunez Experience(TM) or the World’s Most Interesting Man.
He’s always fascinating. I’m really not sure I can think of a comparable Yankee through the 80s.
I’m a huge baseball degenerate who has watched thousands of games in my life and will probably watch parts of over 1000 this year as well before it’s all said and done.
That said, I’m stumped about this:
No one will question the serious talent the Rays have in their rotation. David Price, James Shields, Jeremy Hellickson, Jeff Niemann, and Matt Moore might be the best rotation in baseball right now.
But over the past three years, how have the Rays consistently churned out 90 wins when they regularly feature the likes of Sean Rodriguez/Elliot Johnson/Reid Brignac/Sam Fuld and others in their lineup, and a bullpen that has had a multi-team reject as their closer each of the past two years end up becoming a stud, along with fledgling middle relievers consistently becoming reliable shutdown arms?
Sternberg, Friedman, and Maddon are like a triumvirate of evil geniuses. But there’s no way the Rays are this good in terms of true talent, are they?
Or am I completely misguided? It’s ok if I am, because I often times end up being misguided with my “opinions”.
The fewer runs you give up the less you need to score in order to win.
And there’s, of course, tthis.
Meh. They, much like us actually, are quite good at pickups off the scrap heap. Their MLB scouts are good just like their other scouts. That’s the simplest answer, I think, though it certainly isn’t all-encompassing. Luck and coaching also play a major role.
They have an advantage in that they don’t get rattle by noise when they play at home.
Nunez trying real hard to make fans like him again.
Is it just me or does Price have a really bad pickoff move?
I can’t tell if it’s the move, but he doesn’t seem to be throwing very hard on the move.
Nunez is redeeming himself, nice job.
Who’s complaining about Nunez again??
It seems the only way to get Nunez going offensively is to instill him with significant guilt.
Didn’t feel like swinging.
RISP fail again.
Every time I see Jeter up against Price, I get giddy flashbacks to the DJ3K game. I could have sworn that as the ball flew through the air, the noise of the crowd paused for a slight second – was it really happening? Was that his 3,000th hit? – it sure was.
Beautiful day and memories for a lifetime.
I was so pissed. I was on vacation the week before, and I kept checking every couple of days to see if he did it. Literally does it the day before I got home while sitting in an airport. YOU COULDN’T WAIT ONE MORE DAY JETERZ!??
I feel you…I was away for both A-Rod’s 600th and CC’s near perfect game. Plus, because of Fox’s stupid blackouts, I also couldn’t watch the 9 run comeback against the Sox.
Not seeing the comeback had to be painful! Listening to it on the radio was interesting because Sterling.
(I was at ARod’s 600th game, too. Maybe I need to apply for the position of Nu-Kate Hudson so they can win some more games.)
I was at what I thought was Andy Pettitte’s final regular season win – July 8 2010. 8 gorgeous innings followed by a Mo save.
Small memories.
Heh. Andy –> Mo (Mo for 2 innings??) must have been truly beautiful.
He threw a killer offspeed pitch to Yankee Killer(tm) Russell Branyan with the bases loaded on a 3-2 count.
And then 2 days later, Javy Vazquez *almost* outpitched Felix Hernandez. Javy Vazquez!
April 10, 2010 at the Trop.
Was four outs away from seeing C.C. Sabathia throw a no-hitter. And he had only walked one batter in that game.
Damn you Kelly Shoppach. Damn you to hell.
D’awwww. Devastating. But still a gem of a performance!
July 3, 2010 – Yankee Stadium
My first game at the new Stadium, with a Brett Gardner grand slam to boot!
Oh man! That’s such obnoxious timing! SO RUDE OF TEH_JETURR.
I got tickets to that game back in, like, February. Total fluke. My dad and I picked out a Saturday game that fit in with our work schedules and that was that.
If you remember, the game the night before (7/8) got rained out. My friend Mike had tickets to it and kept telling me that Jeter was going to hit 3K. I told him it wasn’t happening until my game – of course, I was right. The best part? We agreed that the “loser” of this bet had to buy the “winner” a case of beer.
I’m still waiting for my case, dangit.
Ha that’s awesome. I guess the plus side of the airport was that I was at least back in the U.S. on a layover, so I could watch clips on my phone.
Smartphones FTW!
I love the Paul O’Neil food jokes.
As do I. I had a quick visual of Paul O’Neil being the “closer” in those Turkey Hill commercials.
Yes! It would be silly to see him enter a hot-dog eating contest. And then win.
My favorite Paulie moment in the booth was that 15 inning game AJ vs Beckett in ’09. It was long, even for a Yanks/Sox game of that many innings. He ran out of food and none of the concessions would bring him any. He wound up raiding the booth fridge and eating a 3 year old pack of yogurt.
It’s like “Survivor: Paul O’Neill” edition.
Nice CC. If only Nunez could field, you might have a shutout going.
Miss anything since top 4th?
CC was CC, and Nunez keeps getting hits and stealing so we all stop hating him.
I still hate him, just slightly less.
DONTCHA KNOW!
OH! CANO!
Robbie!!! He’s back baby!
now thats the Robbie we like to see!!!!
Hehe.
Guess who?
My goodness that was a BOMB
ribbie for robbie!
Cano is definitely getting hot!
Welcome back, Robbie.
Hopefully this is Robbie rounding into form.
That alone would take this offense to the next level.
price has that talking to himself look that i love to see
BOMB, Cano is heating up.
Way to go, Cano!
Strange that the Rays’ best pitcher is “easier” for the Yankees than some of their other starters.
They can’t hit good pitching, drrr.
I wonder how many times Price has given up 2 HRs to lefties in the same game.
Probably never.
I think Curtis Granderson, Jacoby Ellsbury, and Chase Utley were the only lefties to ever take him deep, period. He went two years without giving up a home run to a lefty.
So giving up two on the same night has to be a first.
WOW! Cano is locked in now. I like the good version of Cano coming back to life.
alex on his horse
Who said it here that things would start happening against Price the third time around?
I have switched my focus to David Price tonight.
You are welcome.
Thanks, Miracle Stick!
Memes are fun.
Come on
we need hits with risp also 
Ask and receive.
Silly double plays, ruining our chance to bust it open here.
Like that!
Sweet piece of hitting from Jones! NICE!
All right, they’re banging Price around pretty good.
jones tumblin’ to a ribee
Andruw picked up Curtis big-time right there.
Three run lead for the big man to work with. Hopefully that’s good enough for him to take this team deep into the game, given the shallow bullpen.
Yeah, its been a warm spring, tho I dunno what the temp is tonight in the Bronx. Lots of short sleeves.
I wouldn’t be stunned or dismayed if he gets to 120 tonight.
Not bad to be up 3 runs with our ace on the mound after we were done for in the 2nd inning.
nunez asking for more forgiveness and getting it
Nunez has slightly won us back. Bonus: his helmet has fallen off.
‘Tis a lovely turn of events, kids.
I love when he looses his helmet, especially because it’s natural for him, unlike my newest mancrush/mosthated Bryce Harper, who flipped his hat off on the way from first to second in a game I was watching the other day.
Classic Nuney losing his helmet.
Is it bizarre that I actually look forward to Chris Stewart’s at-bats now?
Damn. Guess I jinxed it.
You’re not alone in this.
BABIP felt bad for us.
I love the slow mo helmet loss.
Ahh Nunez, you and your helmet just don’t have a good relationship, do you?
In slow-mo too. It was awesome.
Yeah, I thoroughly enjoyed that.
Nunez has committed two errors, and reached base three times.
Nunez being Nunez.
Chris Stewart trying to kill all the good will by popping up a bunt.
Good inning. That DP could’ve killed it and didn’t. Color me happy.
Wow, with the exception of Teixera, those Yankee averages are looking fu**able, even without Gardner.
Montero is gonna kill the Yanks.
I’m not sure I can handle the game threads if that happens.
I can only imagine if Montero homers and Noesi beats the Yankees on Saturday. Even if we win the other 2.
On the other hand, how about if he allows the Yankees second walkoff passed ball?
If its gonna be truly soul crushing, Montero has to crush against Andy on Sunday AND Noesi has to shut us out.
Don’t even say that! Take it back!
Montero is mashing lefties this year (and struggling against righties). If he’s gonna hit anyone, it’ll likely be Andy.
I hope Montero goes 3-3 with three empty base doubles in every game, but we win every game going away anyway.
That would be ideal.
Shhhh.
I missed the big inning, god damn druggies needing Detoxes to pass PTI
Just tell them that their THC level will have to wait the fuck until commercial breaks.
“yeah yeah yea, I heard you, one more test and you’re done, I don’t give a fuck, you can wait until between innings.”
“Listen pal, if you fail your drug test, it ain’t gonna be because the Yankee game anyways. Go eat some peanut butter or something until I’m ready.”
“Well if you took a second to enjoy the game, maybe your dumb ass wouldn’t have gotten caught, cause you smoked in your back yard then turned the game on, instead of going on that L-Ride.”
“You want some real comedy? You don’t even need to get high at all! Just watch Eduardo Nunez starts! Boom, just saved you a shit-load of community service.”
It was a thing of beauty. Swish bloop, Robbie homer, ARod stretched a double. Grandy rolled into a DP, but Andrew hit a booming double for the third run.
Good stuff.
wait, you’re telling me we got a two out hit with RISP? If I only read this board and never watched/listened I wouldn’t think such things possible.
6th inning defensive replacement…nice
Yeah.
Yeah……….
Hopefully this is a sign that Nunez won’t be playing in the field as much. Chavez can play 3rd for Alex and Nunez can occasionally play SS for Jeter. If they want his bat in the lineup they can DH him vs lefties and play Jones in LF.
cc looking nasty
Loving it, vintage CC this.
filthy
Carsten Charles Cruisin’
Prettayyyyyyy prettayyyyy prettayyyyyy prettayyyy good.
The only bad thing is CC has one, maybe two more innings left. Hopefully we can get some more runs because I don’t think they’ll use Soriano and Robertson for the 3rd straight day. Wade and Logan will probably close it out.
What’s the temperature? I won’t be shocked if we see him pitch ~120.
I think they’ll give him that many regardless, the back end of the bullpen is pretty much toast for tonight.
I’ve realized that whenever I think Sabathia has X innings left, he usually ends up throwing X+1.
nice play there, rodriguez
What’s Price’s average pitch count?
106
67 degrees at game time
Cory Wade as closer tonight is my guess. CC finishes the 8th and then Cory Wade finishes it. Hopefully lol. Either him or Soriano throws a 3rd day in a row. I am positive that D-Rob isn’t a go tonight.
It’d would probably be Wade, which is perfectly fine, especially for the wonderful 3-run lead save.
I think this is CC’s last inning.
I think, and certainly hope, that you’re incorrect.
Unless of course they can’t get the third out. Blargh.
cc gives up a bloop, then cc gets serious.
“THAT’S ALL THEY GET!! *ROARS*”
I guess I’m not the only one who pictured a big bear roar after he said that.
CC is pretty big bear-like.
That groundball was like Cano saying “Alright, remember last night.”
That 1-1 slider was insane.
CC in full on beast mode … leave him in
This.
+1
Wow he made Upton look silly in that AB. Beautiful.
Cheeseburger fist pump!
“RRRRRAAAAAAAARRRRGGHHH!!!!”
what a performance by CC
When CC gets pumped, I get aroused. It’s science.
I’m telling Amber on you!
I love watching our ace deal like he is. CC is in a major groove right now.
cc is so hot he’d get ethel mermen out
It’s sorry to see Josh Hamilton struggle so much being distracted by his contract year.
Good god man, Hamilton has 15 home runs already? That’s insane. Some team is going to overpay for that hardcore.
I hope hope hope it’s not the Yankees.
Hopefully its the Red Sox.
No! THE RAYS! That would be nice.
The Red Sox can always use another injury prone player.
I wish, but that’s not the Rays style. If the Red Sox continue to tailspin I can totally see them making a move like that, likely ownership driven. But yeah, as long as it’s not the Yanks, it’s all good.
Serious. I was listening to ESPN radio the other day about it. I don’t know, but I wouldn’t give him 5 years. But, he’ll get that with a large amount of money.
If we didn’t have Alex, who is probably the full time DH from next year through the end of his contract, I’d give him 5 years. I’d let him play the outfield for two and DH the last 3. But I wouldn’t go a day over five years.
I want Cole Hamels this offseason and no. one. else.
Meh, I still think he’s a little twat. Not to say I wouldn’t root for his success if he came here, but I just don’t like him.
I’d rather keep the lineup playing.
That said, I’d be ecstatic to get him. I just don’t think its optimal, and I’m pretty much convinced that Cash & Co aren’t interested unless he falls into our laps.
JUST DON’T TRADE FOR HIM WHEN THE PHILLIES START THE FIRESALE.
But there would be so many clauses written into that contract that if he even sniffed the bubbly after winning the Division, Pennant, or World Series his contract would be completely void. No offense to those suffering addictions, but a hard line would have to be drawn for this case.
5 years isn’t too insane. Its risky, but not batshit crazy considering the upside. But 5 is the absolute limit, and someone desperate for offense or really trying to show themselves as contenders will give him 7 or something.
Any GM that even entertains the thought of giving him 7 should be fired on the spot.
It’ll be fun to watch.
I still stand by what I said earlier tonight, he stays in Texas for 4-5 years at probably anywhere from 22-25 per.
Steve Weatherford in teh houze!
Big Blue? Big Blue.
Trevor Plouffe is now the starting third baseman for the Twins. I’m giddy with insults.
How did that kid get through middle school?
The same way Josh Red-dick did.
That’s rough man. Kids can be cruel. I’m sure high school was fine, being a jock usually negates that stuff, but being 11-12?
If he was always a bit bigger and more athletic than the other kids (highly likely), kick a few asses and suddenly it all stops.
Absolutely. Most of these guys have been bigger and stronger than most people their entire lives, it’s kind of hard to bully somebody bigger than you. see this
that is awesome
I’d like to see Boone Logan come in to close the 9th, throw nine pitches to strike out the side.
Just because.
I’m down.
That was a heck of an inning from Price.
hooray for defensive replacements!!!!
and again
x2
Instead of 1st and 2nd (or 2nd and 3rd on the throwing error) and the tying run up it’s 2 out, noone on.
Oh look, a third baseman!
CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC
I am rock hard right now…
Another un-ace-like performance from not-an-ace CC Sabathia.
#narrativedead
But…I was told he’s been ruined since last July??
Yeah Mike didn’t you hear, he hasn’t been the same guy since that rain delay last summer.
CC would have a shutout if it weren’t for Nunez. Dominating!
CC is the Mother F***ing Man
Send him back out.
Send. Him. Back. Out.
I agree. Dude is throwing easy, stress free pitches anyway. DO IT!
Wow CC!!!! Guess we know who’s the real ace of the AL East.
Wow CC is just awesome. Would likely be working a shutout without Nunez at third, and the spare pitches he would have saved just might have let him complete the game too.
Gardner is smiling, just got there. Good news I hope.
Happy Ending at the completion of the MRI?
And by that, I mean good news.
Okay, no, that’s not what I meant.
It was one of those cheap Asian MRI joints.
I think I saw it already mentioned, but I’m at work and skimming quickly, so forgive me.
But I see that Mr. Beckett’s golf outing greatly helped. Anytime that Jack Hannahan and Jason Kipnis take you deep, you know you’re on your game.
Well, Kipnis is kind of awesome. Hannahan, not so much.
Isn’t there a rapidly approaching end-date for that job?
And, yes, Beckett got hit hard. Good news all around so far.
Oh, it was brought up. But no one minds hearing of it again, methinks.
The Legent of Chris Stewart (TM) grows.
If the Mariners got in yesterday they should all be at the game tonight watching, at least that’s what I’d be doing. Especially if I was starting the game the following day.
Meh. We’d do it ‘cuz it isn’t our career. Off days in NYC aren’t something to be squandered at work when you don’t live in the city.
They Usually Go Clubbing most teams do when they come to ny they usually dont club in there cities because of there media i no cuz ive gone clubbing with players from the reds.
Hmmm. Sori.
Hmmmmmm.
CC’s pitch count?
119.
Thx
wait, why isn’t mo in?
Too soon.
I don’t know, but he called wanting to know the name of your doctor.
All in all, a good series. Yanks were 1 bad inning away from sweeping their chief division rival (non-tail spin division). Good stuff.
I shall be checking in on the aforementioned tail-spinning rival’s fans this evening.
No better night cap.
hey peoples. who’s anointed sori the new closer tonight?
Robertston’s pitch count.
Nice
can i open my eyes now?
If I answer “yes,” how will you know?
That was impressive typing. Eyes closed and no errors.
that’s obviously good luck, please be sure to do this in all non-mo save situations going forward
mo better be careful, he’s going to get wally pipp’d by soriano
Nice inning by Sori… pretty cheap run but he looked solid.
Would have been nice to have the sweep but 2 out of 3 is OK.
Woot!
CC’s going 32-0 this year.
oh f, i miss you gardner
So Nick Swisher has been productive, and Granderson proves, again, that he can hit lefties. When does Girardi finally drop Tex to the 6th spot, and let Grandy / Swish platoon the 2nd/5th spots. It’s gotta happen sometime…