May
11
Game 32: The Return of Jesus
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I was hoping to see a lot more of Jesus Montero at Yankee Stadium this year, but alas, six games is all we’ll get. Funny enough, Montero’s temporary return to New York has overshadowed the fact that Felix freakin’ Hernandez is on the bump for the Seattle and the Yankees figure to have a devil of a time figuring him out. Here’s the lineup…
SS Derek Jeter
CF Curtis Granderson
3B Alex Rodriguez
2B Robinson Cano
1B Mark Teixeira
RF Nick Swisher
LF Raul Ibanez
DH Eric Chavez
C Russell Martin
RHP Hiroki Kuroda
Tonight’s game is scheduled to start a little after 7pm ET and can be seen on YES. Enjoy.
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Montero? Montero, Montero, Montero?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6Fuxkinhug (quite safe)
…but the portal must be sealed.
Like going to your kids soccer game after a divorce or watching your roommate move out with his 50in TV, no matter how amicable it was, it still stings a little bit…
I am very wary of this game thread. I want Montero to do well, as long as the Yanks win in the end, but I also do not want to leave the thread due to frustration from ridiculous comments. Sigh.
You are very optimistic to even think it won’t get that bad.
You’re right, I may have to turn my computer off after his first hit. Hopefully it doesn’t get that bad, but I wouldn’t bank on it.
Montero? Never heard of him.
Seriously, why would you care if Montero does well?
Damn, losing Montero hasn’t really sunk in until just now. Thank god we only play the Mariners a couple times a year.
On another note…let’s hope we get good AJ…errr Kuroda, I mean, tonight.
Kidding, but I’d kill for a gem tonight.
As soon as I type that….ugh, sigh.
ITS YOUR FAULT TOO!!
Oh thank God. I thought I was going to be stuck with the Mariners Radio broadcast.
Well, that was poor timing.
ITS ALL YOUR FAULT!!
I know :’(
So if me and Plouf turn the game off, the Yanks win? That’s a sacrifice I’d make.
nope, I’m selfish. I need entertainment at work.
You basterd.
Though in fairness to you, I’m not at work. I can always go play xbox or something haha.
No way are you two allowed to leave me alone tonight in the Game Thread. I refuse to stand alone against the crazy if/when things go wrong.
I suppose it would be cruel to leave you alone. Fine, you win.
I guess I’ll stay then…
maybe we should bring in a reliever for the 1st and let Kuroda start the 2nd
So then he’d bomb in the second?
Hypnotist. Two-for-one special. Need to make Kuroda believe the first is the second, and Robertson the ninth is the eighth.
If only we could get the hypnosis to work on Nunez, make him think that Teixieras glove is actually in the 3rd row of the stands…
I’m not going to lie, I laughed out loud at that.
Anyone concerned that that one homer against Felix might be juuuuust enough to lose this game?
on top of Kuroda not being able to buy some run support…
Of course. He, Price, and Verlander always instantly make me think of 1 run being the turning point.
Well hopefully the Yankee hitters are thinking more Price!
Ditto.
Montero seems to have gotten no reception at all…
Not surprising. He wasn’t around all that long and 90% of the people there don’t follow the minors.
Plenty of ppl saw the 2 oppobomb game though…
Meh. Was one game after we’d clinched the division. Most fans don’t fall in love after 1 good game in a meaningless stretch of baseball.
Yeah, but he’s still a rookie with no major attachment to majority of the Yankee fanbase.
His “legend” is much bigger on boards like RAB than among Yankee fans in general.
And since he was traded he’s now a DH that can’t walk and might have power. So even the legend got smeared in the places that used to love him.
That isn’t true at all, no matter how often you say it. We all still love him, most of us think he’ll be an awesome hitter, and most think he’s a decent backup catcher.
In other words, most of us kept the same opinions.
I think you’re probably right.
My point had more to do with the fan reaction. I have friends who are very big fans and were aware of Montero, but really didn’t have the emotional committment to him that exists here. These fans have no idea who Gary Sanchez is, or Mason Williams. They are aware of Manny Banuelos, and wouldn’t blink an eye if Manny was traded tomorrow.
Most fans still don’t focus all that heavily on the minors, although they do quite a bit more than they did ten years back because of the Internet/blogs, etc.
Oh, no. I was talking about JWZ’s comment. The point about the average fan not knowing/caring too much, if at all, about guys in the minors is definitely true.
The YES promos on both TV and radio used him as a selling point. As far as prospects go, I think he’s gotten a lot of fanfare. It’s different being a prospect vs being THEE prospect of organization — esp a hitting prospect from the Yankees.
“Ichiro and Jesus Montero return to the Bronx!…”
Then it loos like a lot of people got their wish.
Doesn’t surprise me. Dude was a New York Yankee for all of a few weeks. Most casual fans don’t give a crap that a prospect was traded.
My existence in this thread lives to see another few innings haha.
that was relatively good for a Kuroda 1st inning
You know Kuroda’s ERA is under 4. Perfectly fine for an NL pitcher joining the AL
yea but half the runs he’s given up have been in the first inning, so that was relatively good for a Kuroda 1st inning.
Agreed. I’m not disappointed in him yet. The fact that he’s getting ~3 runs per game in support is awfully disappointing.
“montero is Still just 22 years old….”
Thanks Suzyn, keep a kickin in the balls..
That’s funny, because two years ago (2010) when she’d mention Montero, she would say he was 22 back then. She did it consistently. Last year she said he was 23. Have no idea where she gets here info from.
Run Curtis run.
No kidding. Doesn’t help that ARod wound up 0-2.
Cant say they didn’t try
Liking how A-Rod has pulled his numbers up. If he can keep up that .388 OBP, I will be a very happy man.
I’d sign up for that in a heart beat.
Jesus has his eye on you Grandyman!
I’d run again if I was Grandy. Worst case scenario, a great hitter leads off next inning.
There you go.
Silly Robbie.
no throw montero
1 for 1 SB against Montero!
Run all day on Montero. Run run run.
Alright tie game.
A Yankee getting thrown out by Montero would be emotionally crushing. Kind of like Adrian Gonzalez getting struck out by Chris Davis.
No, the Chris Davis thing is worse haha.
I know. Couldn’t resist the dig. Montero’s arm is actually not bad. Release a bit long at times, but certainly has the arm strength to throw out runners.
The Davis thing was funny, and I even understand how Gonzalez struck out. He was loaded for a fastball. He was not expecting a very good changeup. A regular pitcher on the mound and and Gonzalez doesn’t offer at that pitch.
Oh, no doubt was it understandable. That splitter was plain nasty.
Not even on the same planet of soul crushing.
I guess you take that with Felix on the mound lol.
I knew they’d get a run after they gave out that 1st inning stat about Felix. Good job by Kay, give him an RBI or something.
Wooo I’ll take it. I know that SB wasn’t Montero’s fault, but I hope they make him look silly back there. Yankees know him as good as anyone I hope the run like nuts.
No, no, no! It’s all Montero’s fault! The trade was great!
Yeah, I’m hoping we take advantage against a guy we know. Especially with King Felix having that particular hole in his game.
Right, Felix is slow to the plate. Not saying they get many baserunners, but when they do, I hope they’re aggressive.
Bam! New game.
looked like they had grandy.
They had him dead to rights. Bad decision by Hernandez
I usually hate when a runner gives up the out at 2nd on an RBI single (especially when the run is going to score easily), but in that case they might have had a play at home.
Yeah. He wasn’t out for sure, but that would’ve been a closer play than I’m comfortable with considering who’s on the mound.
I absolutely agree. I very rarely would approve of what Robbie did, but it would’ve been waaaaaaaay to close of a play at home, and you take every single run you can get against Felix. Especially with Hiroki “the newest AJ Burnett” Kuroda on the mound.
Plus, who wants to see Granderson plow into Montero? Definitely worked out for the best.
His pitches are up
not quite following Kuroda’s strategy
Ugh. Ump.
Not saying they were all strikes, or even any of them. I was just hoping for one close call.
Pitchers pitching well get close calls, pitchers pitching poorly don’t. The first thing I noticed about pitching.
Yeah the one they showed overhead view was a ball outside, but a lot of umps call that pitch. It was close.
crap stance looked like youklis lite
Heh. Kay’s pronunciation of “plantar fasciitus” was…interesting.
Red Sox will definitely be put under the lie detector when Youkilis comes back. Middlebrooks just hit a 2 run double.
what the over/under on total runs for an Ubaldo/Buchholz match up? 14?
Man Ubaldo…what happened to that guy? It’s sad that he’s an over/under 14 runs kinda guy now.
If they had to pitch the whole game, 14 is low.
Oh, Lord. I hadn’t realized that that was the matchup tonight.
That should be fantastic.
LOL Tex doesn’t need no stinkin’ bunts, Michael Kay, he just needs to get shitty hits to the left side!!
Well at least he got on base.
Tex be trollin.
Felix is clearly off; they should pull him to be safe. He’s probably hurt.
Eric Wedge should be fired. And they didn’t sign Vlad. They are teh doomed.
Ugh stop talking about Garnder. I already know my fantasy team is fucked in steals now, stop bringing it up Kay.
That’s another problem I’ve had with Gardner. He’s been a bit injury prone
Maybe I’m making this opinion based on anecdotal evidence, but it seems to me that most guys who are balls-to-the-wall speed/defense guys are injury prone.
Was Aaron Rowand that injury prone. I know he had the big injury against the Mets, but I don’t recall and other major injury for him.
Torii Hunter comes to mind. Just seems like a gameplay style that doesn’t lend itself to durability in general.
Sizemore.
There’s another.
Yikes. All my commercials are in Spanish tonight.
Yo quiero Taco Bell?
All I know is, these commercials have some seriously poor production quality. Like…I’d expect better from even local companies. Which these are not.
Its like Latin American TV advertising is on the same level of American TV 25-40 years ago.
Ahh the developing world. Good times.
I used to get at least one Latin American/Spanish channel on cable. I used to watch for short bursts because the women were so incredibly hot. Not great production values, but pleasant things to look at. The channel went away. I think it’s a package I don’t pay for.
don’t get to casual guys
Watching the Mariners makes me miss Griffey Jr. He was my favorite non-Yankee player growing up. Dude had the sweetest swing.
Eeegads Tex. Scared me.
Ibanez just never looks comfortable when he is lining up a ball. Or maybe I’m just not comfortable looking at him.
I love that the tobacco age in NJ is 19
Why, did you just card, and subsequently deny, someone some Dutches?
No, I just carded, and was subsequently begged by a cute 18 year old to sell her a hookah “because it’s for my best friends birthday, and she really really wants a hookah, and pleasepleaseplease I’ll do anything.” I’m clearly not a horrible person, so I just strung her a long for a few minutes and hooked her up.
“….anything, huh?”
Haha, that’s exactly what I said, followed by a quick “I’m obviously kidding, please don’t slap me.”
Nicely played.
…or poorly? : -)
Very poorly. I’m terrible with woman. Seriously, I could take lessons from 4chan/b/ and it would be an improvement.
Haha I think you have a point.
“….you wanna see the hookah I have in the back?”
The hose is a little stiff, but it’s really nice.
Also, I, until recently, worked as a bank teller part time while I worked on my Masters, and I used to LOVE denying people stuff. So I wouldn’t blame you if you did (though cute girls might be an exception).
Oh, I love denying underage kids, but if the girl is 18 I’ll usually let it slide. Mostly because they’re cute but partially because if she’s considered an adult by the state, there is no reason she shouldn’t be allowed to buy tobacco.
Or tobacco products in this case.
My favorite was when the kid was 18, but never switched his account over from a custodial account from when they were younger. NOPE. NO MONIES FOR YOU, GET OUTTA MY BANK! In customer service jobs like that, telling the customers to go away in a huge perk. Also, working in a bank, I always had the “Imma call the cops bitch” card up my sleeve.
Haha, I had a teller do that to me.
Actually I’ve found that middle aged people are waaaay worse than kids. I had a guy come in one time with AmEx traveler’s checks. He asks if they can be deposited as cash, and I say “no, they have to clear”. And he starts yelling at me “NOEZ THEY ARE AZ GUD AS CASHHH”. I say no, they are travelers CHECKS not travelers CASH, therefore they are deposited as CHECKS. He then procedes to tell me I don’t know what I’m talking about, and gets in my face and leans over the counter, and I procede to hit the tiny little button under the counter that summons the local police. BOOM, have fun downtown bitch. I liked that job.
Haha, wow I wish I had a magical “cops please take douchey costumer out of my face” button. But yeah, in my years in multiple menial service jobs is that younger people are generally more willing to bend to make something work out for everybody, where as if you’re a 20 something (or worse a teenager) telling a middle age person they’re wrong…watch out.
I’ve had several people arrested. It’s very satisfying.
16 here.
Booyah.
Are you from overseas, or are you 16? I’m confused?
Think he means the tobacco age where ever he is, is 16 instead of 19 here in good ol’ JerZ.
I thought the lowest it was allowed to be in the US is 18? I’m pretty sure that’s a federal regulation?
I have no idea. Ask Havok.
Darn. They HAVE moved it up since last I checked.
It isn’t a case of the Feds forcing it, however. At least, not to the same extent that they did with drinking.
HAVOK ANSWER!!!!!!! ARE YOU OR ARE YOU NOT FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA?!
I’m just living in Mississippi/Louisiana. And I either had it wrong in my head or MS moved it up since the last time I’d checked (many, many a fortnight ago).
But, to my knowledge, the Feds never REALLY forced the issue on tobacco.
Those are tobacco states, right? I was driving down south a couple months in Tennessee. Stopped into a bar with a friend who lived down there and I wa surprised when people were smoking in the bar. Then I realized tobacco states are not going to do many things to restrict the use of tobacco.
Honestly that’s just NJ and NY, and maybe a few others. You can go to Penn and smoke in most Bars and restaurants.
Nah. Can’t grow tobacco here. The soil won’t take it. Tobacco is almost as hard on soil as it is on the human body.
The South as a whole, however, doesn’t like doing statewide bans on tobacco or alcohol. They tend to leave it up to the locals. Quite a change from New York, my home state.
Nope, up here, we straight up ban across the board, damn the small counties and towns that want to do things differently. One law for all!!!
Oh, I’m aware. I was still up there when the process started up.
So the gameplan, apparently, is to take as few pitches as possible? Another CG for the King?
Otherwise you’re down 0-2. That’s the problem with guys like Felix, they throw strikes, whether you’re swinging or not.
Felix throws strikes. There is no “working the count” against a pitcher that leads the league in first pitch strikes.
Would you prefer the Yu Darvish approach where they took pitches and then were in the hole?
You can’t take many pitches when a guy is throwing strikes.
Looking at the crowd, I can see why Montero got no reception.
Yeah. Lotsa empty seats this evening. Slowly filling in though.
Coney. Just took a tongue in cheek shot at Leyritz
not wasting a lot of time here
0 for Jesus
Amen.
I guess if Cash had to make one trade, making the Pineda trade is probably better than what the Indians would have wanted for Ubaldo. man is he bad.
Yeah, at least the Yankees still have 4 years to get something positive out of Pineda. Ubaldo…they wish they had an injury to blame.
Wait, they have John Jaso, who I’m pretty sure is a “catcher”, DHing and Jesus catching?
That’s what I thought. They better hope Jesus doesnt get injured…although it would be poetic justice
Would you let Tex bunt with Felix on the mound
Tex hits Felix quite well, so no.
Double steal. They could pull it off against Felix and Montero.
Anything to stay away from looming Tex DP…
We’ve got a rally going. Now if Teixera can do something here.
Matt Wieters just took a huge hit.
Damnit Alex/Robby Thomson.
uhhh what was that?
Really really stupid. Idiotic with 0 outs. Just idiotic.
anyone other than king felix i agree, but that could be the last hit in the game
Except you don’t need a hit with no outs and bases loaded…
Nobody out… why on earth do you send him, unless he’s pretty much scoring standing up?
Being agressive is a good dea, unless staying at third loads the bases with no outs.
I think he’s safe. He got the foot on the plate before Montero tagged the knee
Hard to tell with that angle. The ump may have given the “the ball beat the runner,” call, but he had the best view on that play.
against felix? yea you gotta go for that run
noway, the odds are very good that even against Felix that bases loaded no out at least one run scores.
Alex looks like he is moving in slow motion.
Robbie Thomson likes to send guys with 0 outs. Never knew why. Sure it’s King Felix but they had just gotten 3 straight hits off of him and Swisher is up.
Before snybody says it.
FALLACY
How DARE Russel Martin handle The Binder.
Argh. This inning had so much promise. Yankees ran themselves out of it.
Disagree. The Mariners played good defense to get out of it
You have to admit that that was a really good throw.
6 hits off of him but all singles.
I agree with the send. You have to go for the run
Disagree. I feel like there is an excellent chance to grab at least one run with bases loaded no out.
The next two batters after A-Rod got thrown out hit the ball a combined 15 feet.
Kay would like to have a word about the fallacy of the predetermined outcome mike.
how you can get three hits to start a inning and not score a run is beyond me.
You hit three singles and all your runners are slow. That’s how
A-Rod stole third the other night. He’s not THAT slow.
Tonight the King will bow down before Lord Voldemort.
a rod hesitated twice. it looked that way to me.
Yeah, this. He kept checking. I don’t blame him, but still…
Gary Darling just eating Ibanez up there. I mean c’mon, the first pitch was arguable(looked away) but that second pitch curveball was way off the plate. It can’t be understated how much you change a guy’s fortunes from 1-1 to 0-2.
ump wasn’t giving that pitch 0-1 pitch to Kuroda earlier, shouldn’t have given it to Felix.
Argh. Yankees. Making crappy players look like batting champs since forever.
Okay.
I’m pessimistic by nature, but I’m starting to get sick of you.
Join the club.
Greg…slowly seeing the light =P I’m just kidding, but yeah The Dude, go away. Nobody likes you. On the entire internet.
Hey, at least he showed up BEFORE the game came apart.
That’s progress.
Baby steps.
The Dude, or Greg? Because I like Greg. I feel bad that he’s a Jet fan, but I like him besides that. The Dude doesn’t get a free pass because I’ve seen nothing but negativity from him.
The Dude. Greg is almost always around and posting these days, a fact I approve of.
Greg is ok.
He’s a fan and I find his angst a bit funny. He gets too worried about the Red Sox and wrapped up in the negative at times, whbut I understand where he’s coming from. I can’t say that about others.
Agreed. and by others, you mean The Dude, in this case anyway.
Congrats, Greg. You have been deemed an OK guy.
So we send guys home with 0 outs because it’s King Felix and we have to get that run but we don’t move the infield in to stop one run? It doesn’t make any sense. Now he’s walked the bases loaded so it doesn’t matter. Get the DP.
Agreed, I don’t understand it at all. Felix on the mound and he’s being very economical thus far, you don’t want to surrender anything. Praise Ryan for swinging at garbage, though.
up until this inning Hiroki had recovered nicely since the lead off homer…if he can get a double play I’d be so happy.
I’ll gladly take the K and any other form of out as well.
absolutely, The DP would’ve done wonders for the pitch count though. He probably would’ve been good through the 7th or so.
Chris Chambliss was one of my favorite Yankees way back when.
Jeez Prof. way to show your age buddy =P
I’m an old fart and proud of it!
I’m too young, but I love that replay where everyone charges the field on his ALCS walk-off.
That was my first pennant as a Yankee fan. So cool.
Nice K!
(Second-out Ks in a jam are great, but they make the two-out hit really suck.)
I had the felling he pitched around Ackley to get to Ryan, kind of like El Duque used to. Problem is he now has to face Ichiro.
feeling
What problem?
Hirok.
my hiro
w00t!
Whew. That was….not an easy inning to watch.
I (heart) the Mariners offense.
Nice. I think Ichiro would have beat the throw to first.
JAck Z. feels bad: http://espn.go.com/new-york/ml.....ost-season
“Zduriencik said that from his standpoint as a GM, he ‘never tries to win any trade.’”
I call bullshit right there.
“I never try to win a trade” seriously Jack Z? lol, you should always try to win a trade. To say otherwise is silly
He’s lying. Any GM in the history of trades EVER tries to win a trade. They wouldn’t be doing their job otherwise. Whether or not they were right, or they were successful, is another story. He’s just trying to sound nice after the Pineda injury.
He’s screwed the team multiple times so he better.
BATTLE OF JAPAN
ICHIRO: 0
HIROKI: 3
Woot!
You ready to hiROK?!
I forgot Rickey was a Mariner. I remember him as a Padre.
Felix is gonna throw a CG
So? That surprises you?
Geez, Greg. Calm down, son.
I was trying to be cautiously optimistic, thinking maybe they could get him out at 7.
Hooray a walk off. Haven’t seen one in a while.
jeter looks unsettled
Nice walk by Jeter.
Some at-bat by Derek.
I was going to say they should have Derek steal, but I think you gotta give Curtis a chance to swing with a man on.
Now if only Grandy could get a hold of one after that great AB by Jeter.
C’mon Curtis….let’s bust a move here.
Can anyone explain to me why Montero kept number 63? Obviously the M’s were gonna start him (no minors bullshit) but what, he didn’t have enough clout yet to request a non-spring-training number? I just don’t get it.
Why did Hughes and Joba keep 65 and 62? Some guys just like their first number.
I’d like to think he looks at it as a reminder to stay humble. That he’s only 22 and playing in the big leagues, and to remember the minors are only right behind him.
Once again, Kay forgetting he’s doing TV and we can actually see what’s happening.
Man….I really do hope Hamilton or Kemp can pull off a Triple Crown. That would be pretty awesome.
Let’s say Kemp. I prefer it not be an AL team. Though if Hamilton does it, maybe a team I don’t like gives him an 8 year deal or some such nonsense.
Indeed, I’d prefer Kemp as well.
Still….I’d take it from either because it just doesn’t happen.
Awful, awful call.
Felix Hernandez: good pitcher.
Close call for Granderson.
come on why is Felix consistently getting that call when Kuroda isn’t?
that looked outside, darling
That was outside. Nobody thought it was a strike except for the blind ump.
That long inning and that at bat by Jeter has put the pressure on Wedge. Felix at 73 pitches through 5, just 3 pitches behind Kuroda
Shutup Michael Kay. Affirmed won the Derby by about a length and a half over Alydar and they were never close. The Preakness was a solid half length. The Belmont? Ok, that was neck and neck.
and here we go…
Just think. We could be seeing this daily.
And, yes, I’m kidding.
Trade lost!
That was inevitable.
Damn it, was hoping this wouldn’t happen.
errg…….
Bad scouting report by Martin. Dont even try to throw that pitch outside to a hitter whose power is that way
More importanly, don’t fall behind 2-0. He was trying to get him to fish on the first two pitches. The first one was too far outside for Montero to offer at it.
And that’s why you don’t trade him. Montero just dealt us the death blow.
Sarcasm, I hope, right?
All night we’ve been hearing that we had to send Alex home with 0 outs to get that run vs Felix. The Mariners just got that run so according to them the game is over.
Plenty of people criticized sending him home too.
Obviously, Montero blows.
DOOM GLOOM ZOHNOEZ!!!!!11uno
I figured you were just staying away from the Montero games lol.
I peeled myself off the couch to finally log on here after that home run. I couldn’t resist all the “ZOMGBADTRADE!!!1″ comments.
*takes cover*
*uses Havok as an extra buffer behind his aforementioned cover*
Monty feasting on the Short Porch. Oh What Could Have Been.
And so we move on.
Paging Mr. Cashman….
Let me have a word with you.
The minute I turn on the game. Really? He had to go oppo way and remind us all of last September.
Obviously your fault. Banned.
You should shut your TV off now.
miss you jesus
Heh too late Cone, Sanchez already got hype. He’s a goner.
But again the fact that we dont have a Felix Hernandez pitcher right now and the reason we got Pineda in the first place goes back to my old gripe.
They have CC Sabathia but if you want another one be willing to trade E-5 Nunez for Cliff Lee.
Mike, I’m just curious, have you ever thought about enacting the rule they have over at OTM? you have to wait a day after making your account to post things over there.
Not the worst idea in the world.
I want to but Ben and Joe say no.
But you’re editor-in-chief and out rank them. I never see those two in the game threads anyway.
Heh. Not sure that the one co-founder can tell the other two co-founders “This is the way we do things now! Tut tut peons!”
EIC is a title I didn’t even want, really. The three of us all have different responsibilities, mine happens to be the content.
Obviously its your guys’ site, do what you feel is best. It’d be nice to discourage all the names we’ve never seen before post stuff when something bad happens. That OTM policy stopped my from posting Andino’s face when they were losing to the O’s.
Democratic voting process!
No offense to Ben or Joe, because both guys are outstanding writers and I’m sure great guys, but I kind of feel like you run this place a little more than they do. You post the most articles, host the Chats, and are involved in the comment section much more often then they do.
http://www.brooksbaseball.net/.....8;s_type=7
The umpire has basically changed this game and taken the bat out of the lefty hitters tonight…. given the 2 different lineups this impacts the Yankees more I think.
Wish MLB would stop this crap of umpires calling pitches 6inches off the plate to lefty hitters.
Oh wah wah wah, Montero hit a home run. Awesome.
My father, the armchair GM of the Yankees, is one of those false narrative types. He keeps stating over and over that I’m new to baseball and I don’t understand why the Pineda trade is a bad trade.
Ooooooookay.
My father, faux-GM, also says that Jeter is in a slump now.
trololololo
I have this theory that he is one of the trolls on this site because some of the stuff that comes out of his mouth is EXACTLY some of the stuff posted here…
Ask him if the names “Bonnie” or “Clyde” ring any bells.
Literally going to test that theory.
Haha, I remember my dad tried to convince me that wins were more important than WHIP for a pitcher. I spend an hour taking his words and just pulling them apart.
You are more than invited to my house to do just that please.
Tell him he’s sexist (even if he’s not).
I’m assuming you’re a girl by your name.
could be a transexual, you never know. I knew an Eric who became an erica, back in the battle of the bulge
Yes, I’m a lady.
Well, I exited the family room and called him a jerk. Oh well. I know about baseballs!
So mature.
RAUUUUUUUUUL!
Ahh, yes. A father telling his daughter he doesn’t know baseball; a daughter telling him he’s a jerk.
Baseball, it’s a family game!
Runs please.
That Montero hr was sexy.
Glad to see Montero slow working his way to back to an average hitter’s stat line
Sox just acquired Scott Podsednik, are they trying to assemble the worst OF ever?
He still plays?
Define “plays”?
He does looked cooked, not that he was ever all that good.
I still agree with the Pineda trade because pitching wins titles.
However, the fact that we had to go out and get Pineda and not use our own system goes back to my old gripe.
Hernandez steps off the mound, Gary Darling calls it a strike.
I laughed.
The question again:
Would you have Tex bunt?
Nah. King Felix is apparently a pretty darn good fielder. Not worth it with 2 out.
Same as before, no.
Tex is one of the Yankees better hitters against King Felix, over .300 with four of five HRs.
I would enjoy them converting these baserunners into at least one run.
Here we go, another rally going. Don’t send Alex again with 0 outs.
Yankees 3-4-5 are hitting today and we still can’t get shit going.
Just hit a deep fly ball, Swisher. Just get the run in.
Fuck!
Great pitching by Hernandez.
Away, Away and In
Felix has had a huge strike zone all night compared to Kuroda. this is bullshit.
Its true. Its the star effect. We get it all the time, so I’m trying not to be bitter.
KNEEL BEFORE THE COUNT!
Raul’s got this.
Holy fuck.
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-WHO????
YOU-KNOW-WHO!
LORD VOLDEMORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Voldemort lovin’ him some short porch.
see? that’s why they call it yankee baseball
Raul, True Yankee, Ibanez
holy fucking Ibanez.
VOLDEMORT…….GOES YARDEMORT. KINGS BOW BEFORE THE LOOOOOOORD!
Sexy
Who needs Montero!
/cries anyway
Didn’t I say the King will bow down to Lord Voldemort? You heard it here first!
You get all the credit for that.
Let it be recorded.
Short porch THIS, Seattle!
SHE’S GONE!!!!!!!!!! 1ST PITCH HOME RUN!!!!!!!!
And that, my friends, is why they love swinging at the first pitch.
Don’t cha know.
How big has the man Raul been for the Yanks?
Thanks Phils.
ibanez still sucks…montero could have also done that
Are we missing Noesi’s 6.30 ERA and the 150 pts in advantage Ibanez has over Montero?
Not so far, but the guys who can’t let the trade go don’t really care.
he who shall not be named!
That HR by Ibanez… glorious. I kind of love Ibanez, guys.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BS8N.....V+Raul.jpg
seriously. It’s uncanny.
Good Lord. It is.
Harry Potter trembles in fear of Raul Ibanez.
http://www.sportsrubbish.com/w.....assell.jpg
omg sam russel is Dobby the house elf.
…..A SOCK!!!!???ONEZZZ!!1?
Jesus, we’re nerds. I say we because I laughed out loud.
RAUUUUUUUUULVOLDEMORTIBANEZZZZZZ
The last couple innings maybe means that King Felix does not go a full nine against the Yankees. Though a CG 8 IP game for him won’t be bad at all.
Hard to blame Swish on that…. when the umpire has shifted homeplate 6-8″ for lefty hitters, I don’t see how he can also call someone out on something just off the plate inside.
While that’s normally a strike you can’t cover both sides of the plate very easily. He’s basically added 8″ to the plate which is a bit ridiculous
fuck, Gardner had a set back? thanks for ruining the joy of the Lord Voldy jack, Suzyn.
he does kinda look like lord voldermort
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_BS8N.....V+Raul.jpg
A bit.
Bow before Lord Voldermort.
Okay, enjoy your Fridays all.
I’m out like Montero was before that DEATHLY HOME RUN.
OH, look at Erica, all having a life on a friday night and stuff =P
I hate living in East Bum-Fuck New Jersey. Oh well. 3 more weeks.
You could always join me in New Orleans….
There might be one or two things going on on Friday nights here.
I’m moving to D.C. next month, that will help. Though I’ve always wanted to visit New Orleans.
Its quite a town.
Meh, there’s probably plenty to do around me tonight, I’m just to much of an introvert to even try. Plus, that might mean changing out of sweatpants before going out.
http://i2.kym-cdn.com/entries/.....tled-1.jpg
Pssh sweatpants are the bomb, don’t feel bad. I even wear them out sometimes, I don’t really give a crap.
I’m out like Bartolo at a Weight Watchers meeting!!
Randy Winn is still better.
strikes balls looking the same over there
Great throw, great tag.
Thank you!
great play by Jeets to get the tag on him
something we’re not going to see montero do
Jeter being 27 again is really fun to watch.
Wow, talk about a pin point throw by the muscle.
Nice play boys.
He just walked a guy and you’re down by 2 runs, why send him? Both teams have made baserunning errors.
Teams with crappy offenses have a greater need to play small ball like that, I think.
Seemed a bit odd, but it is still just the 7th inning. If it was the 8th or 9th I think he has to stay put.
They probably think if they get the runner to 2nd with no out, move him over and get him in without a hit then they just need to make up 1 run over the last 2 innings.
/Coltrane’d
Kuroda has been as good as advertised thus far.
Grounded to third….AND AIRMAILED INTO RIGHT FI….oh wait, Nunez was sent down. My bad.
Anyone else wish they’d go back to Take Me Out To The Ballgame?
I do. I know, I know 9/11 and all that. But I don’t really like the God Bless America stuff almost 11 years later, I just want to concentrate on baseball stuff during games.
At least a better version of God Bless America would be nice.
True, that one is mad old. Just puts me to sleep.
Well….
I like it.
Hmph.
They squeezed another inning out of Hiroki and now only need to get through one more before DRob. Hopefully DRob gets a chance to get the save.
Ibanez looks like voldemort with a nose.
the king got his crown skewed
Send Jeter right now in the 1-0 count, they’re not going to pitch out.
Same logic in the 2-0 count…
they should call up pinder or venditte, just to see what they can do, esp. without mo in the bullpen. would be fun to watch
Oh yeah. Lots of fun. People calling for their heads.
Especially Venditte, just to give the opposition something to think about when he goes to the mound.
pinder? he’s damn good, just needs a shot. venditte’s also not awful. both would pitch betta than either of u
Alex is 2-3 against Da King. Loving it.
the king is dead
The Yankees, who don’t hit good pitchers to those who are momentarily silent, have scored nine runs in a little over thirteen innings the last two nights against two of the best pitchers in the game.
They hit good pitching. It’s the no namers or guys that have a 7.50 era that give them problems
Yay Robbie.
Robinson Cano may be back.
HE’S BACK
Wow
cano & a-rod are chewing on the mariners tonite
Tex has a chance from the right side.
4-4. We missed you Robbie, welcome back!!
Cano’s a thoroughbred, he’ll be the Yankees top hitter by Memorial Day and at year end, pure pure hitter with great hands and a beautiful swing. His defense is under rated, he has a great arm, turns the double play better than anyone and has great hands on grounders.
I just noticed Cano is now hitting .308 on the season. So much for a slow start…
I think we all knew that would happen.
Furbush
*chuckles like Beavis*
SHAVE IT!
If only he was a catcher and Wang the pitcher.
Perhaps even Michael Kay would break into a Beavis chuckle while announcing.
I can only imagine.
“Furbush versus Wang…who will get more balls?? *cackles*”
He was traded for Fister.
How do you swing at that pitch at 2 and 1
Yanks 1 to 4 in the lineup on par with anyone in baseball right now
David Cone stating what we all have observed.
I didn’t hear Cone say “Greg is the worst commenter of all time.”
Oh come on. I’m not that bad. I’m very moody but not trolling
I’m with Greg on that one. He can be negative sometimes, but he’s not a troll and does actually say positive things when warranted, which is more than I can say for many other commenters.
This.
Nieves has a bit of a Hate Vessel type relationship with Greg. Never really said why. I excuse it because it amuses me.
Do I amuse you?
Great clip. Love that movie.
Still, Tex has not had as many popups this year as last year.
watching the young man, i have to say, i can’t imagine jesus catching for a yankee ballclub
Ummm, is someone else warming up? Rapada can NOT pitch to Montero. Batting practice.
He had Wade warming
Good. I seem to remember he had Rapada pitch to Miguel Cabrera, or Evan Longoria earlier this year, with predictable results. HR to right.
Wade coming in.
Good LOOGY…GOOOOOOD LOOGY. Have a cookie.
We should do that every time.
Along with
Bad LOOGY (sprays water) Bad LOOGY
NOOO LOOGY, NOO, THIS IS MY POT PIEEEEEEE!!!
Boone…wanna cookie?
It’s quite obvious the yankees don’t hit good pitchers when they are pitching good, or find a way to win vs good pitchers… see post season. Price nor Felix had their A game stuff tonight. You’re a fool if you think these guys did. It was no special “prep” , it was the pitchers failing to deliver what they usually deliver.
Keep moving the target to defend your lame narrative.
lawl.
So…the Yankees can’t hit good pitchers when they have their A-game?? Um, neither can anyone else, I got news for you. If that’s your bar, then you must not watch much baseball.
Just douchey
So what you’re saying then is when a great pitcher is pitching great, the Yankees won’t hit them, just like every other baseball team going back to 1875?
Too much humor in your post for it to be taken seriously.
Well, if pitching good means not getting hit well against, than definitionally no team hits pitchers when they are pitching good.
Nick Johnson with a 2 run homer to give Baltimore the lead
Awesome.
Early in the game, I was thinking about how I always dreamed of King Felix pitching to Montero. Just not in that uniform. Completely irrelevant now, I just wasn’t on here earlier.
Yeaaah Robbie!
And the d. Cano
I’m starting to think the Mets should consider being buyers at the trade deadline. They are really playing well.
And I’m not sayong this to jerk people, I really mean it
Got plenty of time to worry about that.
Yeah, it’ll be interesting to see if they and Baltimore stay in it if they spend at the deadline. Same with Cleveland. Heck, especially Cleveland since they’re only really competing with the Tigers.
Maybe the Mets (Phillies are really overrated and the Marlins kinda are too) and Cleveland (like you said, really just the Tigers). But Baltimore will fall flat on its face I think. Even if they’re better than last year, they’re not better than the Yanks, Rays, or even the floundering Sox. I think the Jays are more talented as well.
Oh, I don’t expect them to do much. But if their good record and luck leave them, say, around the 2nd WC slot in 4-6 weeks, I can see them testing the waters.
Binder joe i think had an orgasm tonight being able to use 3 pitchers in 1 inning
Ha! There will be a lot more of this mixing and matching with Soriano and Robertson moved to the 8th and 9th. If one is unavailable like tonight, Joe will go crazy with his binder and match ups.
Considering it worked, I’m cool with it. Rapada, Wade, and Logan only faced one batter so they can even do that on back-to-backs days. Life without Mo will require a little more maneuvering, do what ya gotta do.
There. Good LOOGY. Here’s a cookie
Did I just make a new meme?
I plan on helping it along this weekend if I’m ever on here for the rest of the series.
I like when our LOOGYs are LOOGYs
logan planning on a whole weekend of pitching doesn’t want to waste any
Girardi needs 20 pitchers in the pen
27.
This would be a good time for DRob to get his beak wet and collect his first post Mo save. We’ll have at least a 2 run lead and it’s against the bottom of a weak lineup.
Well he already did that actually. The blown save was chance #2 post-Mo.
*2nd
It’d be his second.
Tonight can be D-Rob’s first easy save. The first one, he loaded the bases and got out of it. Let’s go 1-2-3 tonight.
my fantasy team thanks you, swish
As does mine.
That’s pretty cool about Ibanez going to the cage after games.
Yeah, it’s a lot easier to root for cage rats I think. The harder a guy works, the more I like him.
Mike what do you think of trying to buy (very) low on Kerry Wood to replace a guy like Epply in the pen? worked once.
I thought about that myself but he’s been awful this year. There will be other relievers on the market, someone like League.
Yikes. I hadn’t seen his stats this year. The walk rate…
DING DONG
Ohhhh man Andruw still has the easy power.
Andruw’s still got it.
BOOOOOMM!!!
Andruw is such a beast, love watching him mash
Do you still go to Robertson? I’m not sure 4 runs is enough for any of the other guys left.
I think Boone could probably finish this
Boone’s actually thrown a ton lately. He’s either warmed up or pitch in four straight and six of seven.
They’re going to Eppley
pooooowered
Girardi sure has pushed the right buttons tonight.
Even with the righty reliever obviously coming in, Jones likes him some fastball…
Speaking of 90′s Braves pitching…is that the best 1-2-3 in a rotation ever?
Smoltz – Maddux – Glavine? That’s pretty damn nasty.
shocker! Martin got out
Eppley? Or just stick with Logan?
(Smoak is a switch hitter, Carp and Saunders are lefties… though I imagine one will be pinch hit for)
Andruw Jones is right on the edge of the HOF debate.
He really shouldn’t be, when you consider he might be the greatest defensive player of all time.
He’s hurt by a few bad drop off years as a starter and a few years as a bench player. Longevity is not helpful to his candidacy. But yeah, his peak was incredible.
Yul Brynner or Voldemort?
Not Ralph Fiennes, really?
They should put a Lord Voldemort picture next to those two pictures.
Logan in line for the save.
(he came on with a 2 run lead)
Boston’s bullpen is about to blow a six-run lead.
Boston has a bullpen? I thought they had an LOLpen. Hm.
Actually been really good lately. But everytime one part of the team gets going, another part is just SO BAD that it doesnt matter.
If they hit a triple play here, it’ll be all your fault.
Boston fans are gonna burn that place down
Good, that place is mad old anyways.
They just scored another run. 7-4 right now
Girardi isn’t screwing around.
Boone looked sad there. At least to me.
He needs another cookie. :/
Bad LOOGY. You let Smoak get on. BAD LOOGY!
Well he did get another out in the 9th…*gives cooke*. Damn it Boone, don’t get fat.
I feel like Boone Logan is never happy.
Nice ploy by joe. Now he can use soriano to close tomorrow w/o upsetting robertson
Soriano wasn’t available tonight anyway…don’t think that has anything to do with it.
now, that looked like a closer, robbie
Good win. Always makes you feel good about a series when they win the opener against the team’s best pitcher.
Girardi was pushing all the right buttons tonight.
Yankees have beat Shields, Price and Felix over the last 4 games. The starters have also given up 4ER combined over the last 4 games.
Hopefully this is the start of a run….
Are they skipping Ivan Nova’s start?
I doubt it. Probly just move him back.
Great win tonight! Hopefully a good sign for the rest of the weekend.
Come on Asdrubal, reward my fantasy team while trouncing the Sox!
Indians with 2 on 1 out in the eighth. Cabrera up and Padilla coming in.
Place your bets
They got out of it. It looks like they will win