Game 36: Eight More?
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CC Sabathia has a chance to do something tonight that hasn’t been done by a Yankee in 14 years. He’s completed exactly eight innings in each of his last four starts, and another eight tonight would make him the first pinstriper to throw at least that many innings in five consecutive starts since David Cone in 1998. Justin Verlander managed to do it five times in a row last June and Cliff freakin’ Lee put together a stretch of ten (!) straight starts of at least eight innings back in 2010. That’s insane. Sabathia had a four-start stretch of eight innings each last summer and is the only Yankees hurler to do that many times since Cone. Hopefully he makes it five in a row tonight. Here’s the lineup…
SS Derek Jeter
RF Nick Swisher
2B Robinson Cano
3B Alex Rodriguez
1B Mark Teixeira
CF Curtis Granderson
DH Andruw Jones
LF Jayson Nix
C Chris Stewart
LHP CC Sabathia
The weather in Baltimore isn’t great again, but it’s better than last night so hopefully they’ll get a full nine innings in. The game can be seen on My9 locally and MLB Network nationally. Enjoy.
Ivan Nova Update: Nova walked with a limp today and had his right foot and ankle wrapped, but he thinks he can make his next start. The Yankees don’t have to make a final decision for another four days, obviously.
Clay Rapada Update: Rapada left last night’s game with a viral infection but it’s not a concern. He says he’s been fighting it for a few days and doesn’t anticipate being unavailable at any point soon. In case you missed it earlier, David Robertson was placed on the DL with a strained left oblique.
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The MF’ing big man is going to make it all right.
Good news on Nova. Rolling an ankle, which I do often, can definitely run the gamut from “fine in two days” to “big deal.” Glad to see it’s looking like the former. Quit pitching up in the zone.
CC’s good as gold against the Os. This sweep will put us right back in the driver’s seat where we belong. And we’re doing all this despite the injuries.
I am shocked Tex is in the lineup. He is fighting a bad cough and the weather tonight will only make it worse.
…the weather tonight will only make it worse.
That’s a myth!
So is the female orgasm.
Any words on Lord Voldermort, Mike? I assume he’s fine after the HBP last night?
Yeah he said he’s fine.
Robertson’s only on the 15 day so it’s not all that bad.
That being said, the trend continues..
Wang, Hughes, Kennedy, Joba, Nova, and now Robertson.
Young pitchers in the Yankees tutelage who have sustained major injuries.
Don’t see Texas going through that right now. Or San Francisco.
Although to be fair, Nova’s injury will not be judged yet.
He got hit by a comebacker and then rolled an ankle fielding a chopper, that’s the team’s fault?
I know it shouldn’t be connected but its starting to get like the Madden curse.
The Greg Curse: Anyone who comes across one of his comments becomes instantly depressed.
This injury thing may, in fact, be one of the silliest things I’ve ever read from you.
I actually feel dumber for having read his comment.
Nova got hit in the foot with a batted ball, and later rolled an ankle. Clearly because the Yankees don’t know how to properly develop pitchers.
Ian Kennedy had an aneurysm, also clearly because the Yankees don’t know how to properly develop pitchers.
Wang’s injury was a freak baserunning injury, also clearly because the Yankees don’t know how to properly develop pitchers.
A strained oblique is hardly a major injury.
So after all that, you are left with just Joba in Hughes as major injuries.
A strained oblique hardly qualifies as a major injury. And what’s Brian Wilson up to? Where’s Madison Bumgarner’s velocity? Why does Tim Lincecum’s elbow hurt so much that he had to stop throwing his slider?
But that doesn’t fit the narrative so let’s forget about the logic and continue to complain
Brian Wilson’s not young in terms of baseball. He’s 30. I speaking strictly in the 20s.
Bumgarner- 5-2 with a 2.80. What low velocity?
Lincecum I would have expected him to flame out quicker because of his motion. But he’s not on the DL.
You keep setting arbitrary end points though. Brian Wilson was an arm that came up through their system and is now having TJS. If you’re going to knock the Yankees for Joba having it, then the Giants are likewise responsible for Wilson.
Also, have you seen Lincecum this year? He looks like a shell of his former self. He’s nibbling because he knows he has no fastball left.
Bumgarner is walking a fine line. His strikeout rate went from solid to terrible and he’s got a very flukey looking BABIP
Wilson was also hurt twice last year, when he was not 30. This is also his second TJS. The only no doubt about it healthy pitcher they have is Cain.
THE GIANT CURSE!
Is Darvish $100m better than this guy?
Of course not.
Is the game blacked out? I am watching Reds Braves on MLB Network…
I’m in Denver and the game was blacked out on MLB Network for me, thank goodness for mlb.tv
Nick Swisher, surprisingly good defender
I don’t think the Yanks are bad developing pitchers, I just think pitchers are a bunch of delicate orchid-like hot house flowers that bruise in a light breeze. Except CC. He’s a macho sequoia hard as nails bad ass throwing mofo.
that was the most ridiculous jump I’ve ever seen on a left handed pitcher
That stolen base was more like pitcher indifference
I’ll take it.
STEAL THIRD!!
STEAL ALL THE BASES!!!
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time for tex to visit #8 slot in the line-up
Lean into that Curtis!
Runner on second with 0 outs. Now a runner on second with 2 outs.
That’s what happens when Teixera can’t play fundamental baseball. This is one case where you would prefer him to be facing a righty so he can pull the ball to the right side. If he does his job and moves the runner to 3rd with less than 2 outs then we might have a run.
Or he could have just hit a single and scored the run that way. No need for two steps when you can do it in one.
All we as Yankee fans are asking is to do anything with runners in scoring position. All I asked in that Teixeira AB was to hit it on the right side, and move A-Rod to third with just 1 out. This is the problem with the Yankees (besides injuries), this is their achilles heel. It bit em’ in the behind during the 2011 ALDS, and its continuing in 2012. Not everything the Yankees do has to be a HR.
“And the Yankees waste a leadoff double” might as well be printed on their programs.
CC throwing batting practice to their hottest hitter
texeria back to being a lousy baseball player
One at-bat after he won last night’s game.
Oh so he’s good again after one at-bat?
The guy has looked like 2004 on Giambi since last year which I liken to Giambi’s 2003: great HR and RBI and then crap.
He won last night’s game? He drove in all the runs? He drove in the go ahead and winning runs but the Yanks scored five before that to tie it. He just happened to drive in the 6th and 7th runs and it’s about time considering he’s making big money to do that more than once every 2 to 3 weeks.
Tex has been Dave Kingman-like the last 2 years. Of course, Kingman had a much lower average, but the comparison is there. It still boggles my mind how he transformed into that in the span of two years 2009-2011
That’s three years but whatever. He just started developing bad habits while trying to pull the ball too much. He’s still an above average hitter when he’s on
You don’t remember Dave Kingman well, if at all.
That’s why I said “like”
Kingman’s K totals were astronomical. Tex may frustrate you, but he’s not Kingman/Deer. If anything, Carlos Pena would resemble them more at the bat, yet both Tex and Pena are superlative defensively, which always gets dropped from the negative evaluation of the former.
RE: Robertson’s injury, I hope they don’t let him pick up a baseball till he’s 100%, the last thing we need is to rush him back now and then have him get hurt and miss more than the 20ish days he could miss now.
When Teix doesn’t get a hit I look at Pujols’ triple slash and I feel (slightly) better. It could be worse.
tex is good. not sure why everybody on the tex case. mmmm, think back to giambi adventures at 1st, now that was a funhouse. and we’ve seen some flash from the guy, but i do believe he’s not 100%.
Because in 2009 he had a fantastic season and has gone down since. For that money we want the 09 numbers more
If were going to go down that road; A-Rod needs to perform like a $30 million player, Kuroda needs to be a $10 million pitcher.
Teixiera is Giambi, but with a waayyyy better glove.
Word. He looks like 2004-2008 Giambi now.
The Yanks should trade him but they’ll have to kick in money. I think $7.5M a year would do it (he’d cost his taker only $15M a year 2013-16, the Yanks still clear $60M.)
Because they think it makes them smarter when they try to equate their fandom with what they don’t like. It’s the internet. It happens.
You’re part of the internet, too, smarmy knowitall.
Matsui is in AAA?
Am I the only one thinking that maybe Stewart should bunt?
David Wells is getting a Yankeeography?
I mean don’t get me wrong, I love Boomer, but they must be running out of people.
At least he’s an interesting guy.
I wouldn’t mind a centerstage with boomer, that would be fun because of his personality, but a Yankeeography?
He was on the Yankees for four years! Darrell Rasner’s probably started more games in pinstripes than Wells.
/exaggeration
Next Yankeeography: Lance Berkman.
Sign me up!
followed by Luis Sojo lol
SERGIO MITRE.
That I would watch.
Nunez is next.
Nunez, then Clay Bellinger…
Next week: Luis Polonia.
meh. I’m waiting for Austin Kearns’ Yankeeography.
Randy Winn, or nothing. NOTHING!
Meh, I’ll wait patiently for Brien Taylor
David Wells achieved baseball immortality in pinstripes. 27 up, 27 down. Damn right he deserves a Yankeeography.
So then Melky should get one for hitting for the Cycle?
Do you really consider that a comparable feat?
No, not at all lol. perfect game is more along the lines of 4 Homers in a game, but I was just using sarcasm to show that Sansa’s argument is flawed.
Four homers in a game is much more rare. Hell, cycles are more rare than no-hitters.
Not a perfect game though. I was under the impression we were talking about a perfect game, not just a no-no.
I understand. Wells however was part of one of the best baseball teams ever, for what it’s worth.
Does that mean David Cone gets one? Jimmy Key? Great Yankees with similar if not more time in pinstripes.
I like Boomer, but I have a real hard time considering him Yankeeography-worthy. They’re forcing it.
I’m not against it. Short time as a Yankee. One big accomplishment. Larger than life figure. It’s entertainment, and it will be entertaining. They could do a Jim Abbott one, say, and I’d say “fine.”
Haha look I don’t fully agree with it, I’m just saying Wells had some accomplishments with the Yankees that are not to be overlooked. Not that he necessarily deserves a Yankeeography. I just don’t want him to be immediately dismissed.
So was Chuck Knoblauch lol.
Melky absolutely deserves a Yankeeography.
/mywife’d
So my parents tell me there are wild fires in Colorado.
I told them to send the Yankees lineup out there, their bats put out fires nightly. #GIDPYankeefavorite
I lol’d everywhere.
Totally snorted.
Xavier Avery: not slow.
hoooray.
Always thought it was ridiculous that catching the shirt is a HBP.
WTF they just went to commercial???
6-4-3 DP, run scores.
that’s ok…i would’ve preferred a strike out or a throw home…but w/e
I’ll take the sure 2 outs any day…shame onus if we cant come back from2 down with 7 ABs left
100% agreed. I’ll always give up a run for two outs this early in a close game. I’m just saying the optimal scenario would obviously be no runs.
That was a fancy double play. Seriously, does Cano every give full effort on his throws? #EPSN’d
Wow, CC is all about the slider tonight
Ok, so the Yankees have watched the Orioles score the last two innings. Perhaps they can at least copy what they are doing instead of working harder at ending the inning.
We did score six runs and win last night right? I just want to make sure of that before I complain about Waldman complaining about the lack of offense.
….or 8
I’m just going to sigh in derision at her and all those like her.
Complain away.
What’s going on with “The Grey”sign behind the plate?
Saw the grey last night, was very very dissapointed.
Doo de doo STOP BOOING TEIXEIRA.
It’s Baltimore. They were drunk by 2 PM.
2PM yesterday, that is. Hooligans.
Damn, I wanna move to Baltimore, apparently they know how to have fun down there.
Meh. Had a college ex that went to school there and spent some decent time there. Nice aquarium and baseball stadium. That’s about it.
One could say that about Camden! It has a nice aquarium and it’s next door to Philly (baseball stadium).
Oh Camden.
I feel a whole lot more likely to get not shot in Baltimore though.
Barely.
Didn’t Camden also cancel sending cops on DV calls, or something asenine like that? Probably not that, but I know Camden did something.
I like Philly. The cheesesteaks are overrated, but I like Philly.
If I remember correctly, Camden’s police force did get a significant cut. Like… WHY? Even during the daytime (hell, even going to TRENTON during the day) it’s terrifying.
Baltimore’s aquarium is the nicest I’ve ever seen. Seriously impressive.
Fells Point, I guess, is OK, in a cheap beer sort of way. I’m more of a high roller than that.
Swing with authority, Tex!
Are the orioles really this good????? or will they fall off like the pirates last year? I’m starting to hate all these crappy players hitting well and not regressing.
Don’t worry! It’s only May. The Fightin’ Showalters will always be this pesky.
and we did beat them just yesterday.
Hardy, Markakis, and Jones are all pretty cool. It’s Showalter that should burn in hell.
and Matt Wieters should be fitted for pinstripes, immediately.
I can dig. I would trade either Kevin Russo or Colin Curtis for Wieters. But not both.
while we’re doing that we should see if we could trade Phelps for Strasburg or Harper.
Phelps for Strasburg AND Harper AND cash considerations or no deal.
First see if they’ll take Justin Thomas instead of Phelps.
As a matter of fact, this is the sole reason Thomas was claimed off waivers, to be spun off for Strasburg.
If Cashman pulled that off, you know Strasburg and Harper would get injured and everybody would talk about how Cashman is an idiot.
As a matter of fact, don’t even bother discussing this. Cashman already failed.
My dad said that Adam Jones is a future Yankee.
Not that I wouldn’t take him, but if I could only take one current Oriole as a future Yankee it would be Wieters.
YES, Wieters should just waltz into the HOF now.
They’ll fall off. I have more faith in the Nats than the O’s.
I am forever indebted to the Orioles for their game against the Red Sox on September 28, 2011.
And Scott Proctor.
Ohhhhhh… Scott Proctor. Dear, sweet Scott Proctor.
It was only right that he retired in pinstripes (unless he’s pitching somewhere and I don’t know about it.)
He needs a Yankeeography!
Not sure Swish was gonna get their either way, but that was hilarious looking.
Swisher looks like a buffoon in right field.
CC just doesn’t look great tonight. Not that he looks terrible but, he just seems a little off.
I feel sorry for any pitcher on this Yankees team who expects the offense to bail him out.
you mean like Nova was bailed out, just last night
That was a pretty damn fluky way to win. Give the Orioles an assist for letting the tying runs score. And Teixeira actually got a big hit. I still feel very queasy when the Yanks have to mount any kind of comeback.
4.97 runs per game, third best in the league. And Nova’s been relying on the offense to bail him out for 13 months now.
http://www.baseball-reference......g_gamelogs
that’s not exactly true or fair mike.
you mean the offense that scored 8 runs last night and is averaging 5 runs a game?
You can’t tell me you’re happy with the way this offense has performed.
tonight? god no. Overall? absolutely OK with how the entire unit has preformed, because I get that besides maybe 1 or 2 weeks out of the entire season an entire line up doesn’t all click and hit well at the same time.
Wow…Hall has zero plate discipline
Dear Team,
I’m bored.
HI! Didn’t you go on a trip? How was it? (There, now you’re not bored!)
Just flew back in from Miami this afternoon. Great trip. Flying with a ten month-old is extremely exhausting. Luckily, Plank wasn’t sitting behind me on the flight.
I kid, of course.
I’m very disappointed you didn’t call while you were in town. We could have had a drink. Because you have my number and everything…
Ah. You actually live in the motherland, I see.
Good times! Yes, little ones are the best travelers. So many flights to and from Disney with very vocal young people all around.
What would Plank have done??
He’d kick my kid off the flight. He hasn’t seen how cute my kid is. He’d melt his cold, cold heart.
I actually believe none of this about Plank, of course.
Flying, hell, travelling with a little kid is a completely different animal. I’m only just starting to recover.
Here is a beer. Drink it.
I’ll cosign that.
Wow. They are making this guy look like a bonafide Hall of Famer. Good thing I physically cannot watch any longer. Reverse jinx: ACTIVATED!
Did you get up and move and drink water?
Call me crazy, but Wei-Yin Chen is a little Cliff Lee like with the fastball/change combo coming on the same plane and the good control. They obviously have different deliveries and Chen’s curve isn’t in the same ballpark as Lee’s, but they way he is frustratingly dominating the Yankees reminds me a bit of Lee in the 2010 ALCS.
The Yankees will be in first place by June 15.
I believe so as well.
Not if the Red Sox get there first . . . . Ooo, bold prediction, but entirely possible. Dun dun DUN!
Let’s hope so, but if it were now September 15, and if all the other AL races had been settled, all those teams would be hoping the Yankees either won the AL East or finagled a wild card slot. They are a thoroughly beatable contending team, at the moment.
Is there any team in the AL that isn’t?
N.B.: “thoroughly,” and all that this connotes.
Nope. They have too many hard games coming up.
I’m going to see them on Thurs., and I’m not optimistic about their ability to hit ANY Jays pitcher, since all those guys are trained from Year 1 to throw change-ups.
This game sucks so far.
Yeah, it hasn’t been a fun one.
ugh.
Ha, Feinsand referencing #toomanyhomers
So Joe said it was time for the Yankees to get going. Apparently they missed that memo. Tis game sucks, it is like the Yankees aren’t even there, except for CC.
The ol’ unintentional intentional walk to Jones so Wieters can face a LHP. This will not end well.
Hey CC, stop sucking. Thanks.
Think you meant that for the line up.
How about:
Hey offense, stop sucking. Thanks.
You’re welcome.
I’ve seen CC suck before…..wait, let me rephrase that…..I’ve seen CC pitch badly before. This ain’t it.
A bad CC starts is still like, 6+ innings.
Walking Xavier Avery and righty Wilson Betemit is sucking.
and Bill Hall.
It’s gonna be so awesome when Wieters is a Yankee.
Bite your tongue. He is not old enou an spastic his prime for the Yankees to be interested
He’ll probably go to a team more willing to spend dough.
Poor process, good results. I’ll take it.
Even if a pitcher sucks, he only does so every 5 days. The offense is sucking day after day.
No, it’s not.
Nope. Yankees are doing their usual community service and showing the Greeks what austerity measures look like in baseball. I applaud them, actually.
Put up a fight, dammit!!!
Fuck off Chen
This game blows. Everyone have a good night and hopefully the Yanks won’t continue to collapse in Toronto. Last place appears further away than it really is…
lol … 7-3 in last 10 is collapsing??
Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.
Huh? Where is the door on a blog?
… it’s 3.5 games away, more than 2x as far away as first place is. Have you bothered to watch them play the last week and a half?
Just get Sterling and game day. No TV. So I get numbers, play by play recap, and articles.
Is this one of those games where the Yankees just tip their caps? Chen looks pretty good.
Someone get Chen outta the game so we can hit
CC is really laboring.
Is Robert Andino the most annoying baseball player in the history of baseball?
I feel the same way.
I hate Andino. Such a pesky shit.
So is JJ Hardy.
How in god’s name is the runner safe?
I hate the radio.
Wait, what just happened? Why’s everyone safe?
Canope
are you kidding me?
What the fucking fuck Cano?
getting schooled by the Orioles… this team is lifeless.
Fucking Cano. Go to first damn.
Robinson Cano is such an incredible talent that it is incredibly frustrating to watch him nonchalantly toss that ball toss the ball to second.
I can’t determine whether or not a sense of urgency would have made the play, but c’mon.
Lazy Cano tried to take the easy way out. If he had just went to first it’d still be 3-0.
CC decided he’s not leaving the final out to his defense.
I got up for a few minutes and now it’s 4-0 – WHAT did Cano do?? Slowly throw a ball? And it scored a run?
Bobbled the ball and allowed Andino to be safe at second. Probably could have gotten Hardy out at first.
BLEH
Erica..we’ve talked about this. You. are. NOT. allowed. to. leave.
UGH
hey, a baserunner!
Hopes he likes second because he ain’t leaving there.
Doesn’t count ‘cuz its a homer right?
So, peoples, just got here.
Are we teh doomed?
That high strike call tonight is bothering me a lot for some reason.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqcn_TPu4qQ
DOOMED!!!!!!
First place by June 15.
that’s bullshit. die ump.
eeeeeeakkk…to close to not swing.
lol what a shit call.
as if Chen needed any more help…
sweet hitting guise!
THANK YOU CURTIS
jeffrey maier siting
*sighting
THE GRANDYMAN CAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TEH OFFENZE IZ TEH SUCKZ!!!!!!!!!!!!
The team doesn’t even care.
They’ve obviously already have given up.
finally some offense. Grandy oppo bomb is pretty cool.
Turn on tv just to see the Grandyman do that. Nice!
Nice job by the Yankees fans to not give Avery a chance to catch that.
What’s his RAB screen name? LOL
GREAT job by the yankee fan with the glove
Nice catch Jeffrey!
We need one more from CC
GRANDYMAN
Thank you Grandy! Kinda sad how we finally score this late after having a half dozen chances earlier in the game.
Its better to be shut out for pride.
Ha.
When they show the O’s bench it sure looks like Brian Roberts is becoming a member of the coaching staff.
Freddy in to put this one outta reach
Why in Gods name is Garcia in a game?!
Against the middle of the fucking line up too? this makes absolutely no goddamn sense. I’d rather see Eppley in the game right now.
This was inevitable.
Still plenty of baseball left. We can still win.
Wow. Is this the “score 2 runs then concede” maneuver?
Well this is an….interesting choice.
“CC doesn’t have his good stuff tonight….
“TO FREDDY!!”
Well that’s not good. That looked out from my perspective.
I want robot umps NOW.
fucking umpires are useless
He was out.
lol out by a mile. umps are shit tonight.
I can’t believe that 4th run is earned for CC. That counted as a hit?! I know that ERA isnt the best measure of a pitchers performance but sportwriters us it to judge the Cy Young award, and I want CC to win a Cy with the Yankees
Someone drive to Camden and kick the ump’s ass
Out. Close….but out. Even MASN isn’t willing to say he looked safe.
Robinson Cano ladies and gentlemen.
stupid umps
Good feelings must dissipate. It’s preordained.
We’ll get crazy hot in June.
that was actually a good pitch.. very nice freddy
God damn Wilson Betemit sucks. Can’t believe we got Swisher for him.
FUCK!
un-fucking real
Good thing Stewart is a great defensive catcher!
both catchers are awful…
Yikes.
yep, those are the ’12 yankees… awful
I think it’s a bit much. They’re clearly one of the better teams in baseball and a contender for a title.
Believe it or not, Texas loses games too.
Still plenty of baseball. It happens. Shake it off and get this out Freddy.
At this point, even with the pitcher injuries, I’m ready to say that Freddy isn’t worth the space he takes up on the roster.
How was that Freddy Garcia’s fault?
It is just my frustration spilling over. That said, I still don’t want him on the team.
I can respect that, as long as your opinion wasn’t affected by tonight.
Guy was out at 2nd. And then the defense first catcher didn’t come up with it. I didn’t get to see a replay, but it looked like a catchable pitch when I first saw it.
Just because the result wasn’t bad(well it was but at no fault of Garcia’s) doesn’t mean the process was right. Garcia has no place being in a game that is roughly within reach. He should be Sergio Mitre.
I agree, but the process was Girardi’s/Cashman’s (depending on which issue we’re talking about), not Garcia’s. He did what he had to do.
I am mentioning it specifically now because I’m ~annoyed at everything now, but I really don’t think he should be on the team, and if he is, I think he should only be used when the Yanks are losing by ten runs. Which they weren’t.
can we get a defensive replacement for our back up catcher?
I prefer Stewart to Cervelli (who doesn’t do anything well on the baseball field). I’m curious to see how well Romine rebounds from injury. But I’m fine with Stewart until we can find out.
that would be the regular catcher, the one who’s been awful on D as well.. and since they cant hit either, it doesnt matter who you play
that was all Stewart’s fault
just intent on giving this game away to these jokers.
Ugh, seriously? I thought Stewart was supposed to be good at defense?
Just because he commits one error doesn’t make him not good at defense. Cano strikes out once, is he not good at hitting?
Agreed, but that’s the second passed ball of the evening.
I’m sure Montero used the same defense when he committed 2 passed balls in 6 innings.
I’m not a fan of over-criticizing young, talented players or over-criticizing veterans with a long track record of success. Going to need a lot more than 2 passed balls in a game to change years of scouting.
Years of scouting have shown that Stewart’s not a major league player.
because of the bat, not the glove
Yes, because he carries a bat that’s made out of paper, not because of his D.
That’s a bit of a false equivalency. If a catcher had as many passed balls as Cano has strikeouts in a season, that catcher would never find another job in baseball.
Trade Stewart to the Nationals.
Oh, Stewart. As they might say in France, if they watched baseball, ceci est le poignard.
If the ump gets the call right at second, is everyone lauding Stewart as the second-coming of Pudge?
Pedro Strop is Jose Valverde-lite
Is anybody but me shocked that Derek wasn’t first pitch swinging?
Pleasantly surprised.
Swish..make it happen.
I’m so scared.
Ha, I’m excited. Nervously excited, but excited.
Yeah. It’s not a 1-2-3 inning! It’s riveting.
Freaking double play as I say that.
Don’t need to win it in one stroke swish. Shorten the swing and make contact if he gives you something to hit. here comes an offpseed pitch for the K
Made hard contact, all I can ask for.
Swisher should focus on getting on base here. Nothing more.
How many times can Swish smoke a ball right at somebody?
Alright Robbie. Let’s not swing at the first pitch, let’s work this pitcher, let’s win this game.
He didn’t listen.
You ask too much.
fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck
well that sucked
Fuck Robbie and fuck this game.
bunch of overpaid chokers…
lol….this team…
UGH you guys
lifeless.
They worked two f*cking walks. Jiminy cricket, some people are so f*cking stupid.
and then proceeded to fail miserably with RISP, as has been the norm this season..
.784 OPS w/Risp . Good for 7th in baseball. If that’s miserable I’d like to know what the other 23 teams in MLB are considered.
DP UGH
2 for the last 24 with RISP…pretty sure that includes around 6 DPs too.
they’ll just tip their caps
Its funny that you keep using this when the only time its been said in the last several weeks was when ARod said “enough of that crap.”
except when Joe says after every loss when his offense doesnt show up (90% of the losses)
I can’t believe the Orioles are better than the Yankees.
It had to happen sometime. Yanks are heartless, gutless and sackless. Buck Showalter just has his guys feisty and ready to play each and every game. He’s such a motivator unlike curious Joe and his binder. This never would have happend if Cashman could develop players like the Rays or if George was around he would have fired someone and traded everybody.
this. all of this.
the fact that some yankee fans believe all of this is the only reason I sometimes feel shame in wearing my Yankee cap.
Nice job by Freddy.
Yeah, he actually did do well, which surprised the hell out of me. I was very upset when he was brought in to open the 8th.
It gets a bit ridiculous, but it’s a live chat during a frustrating game. It’s to be expected. Especially when the team completely gave the Orioles two runs.
Trolololololo
You are not smart enough to lay claim to the 718 area code. Change your handle.
RISP fail as usual. Effin frusrating.
Wow. Can anyone on this team hit the ball in the air except Grandy these days?
This is where we need Montero. Didn’t he hit two homers against Johnson last year?
This team is full of chokers. It seems like a lot to ask for even a single with someone on base. Sure statistically they rank well in offense but to the trained eye this offense is one dimensional and built on the homerun.
gahhh
The traine…..
Okay, Havok. Breathe. Just breathe.
Don’t… just… don’t go near any of that.
Yikes. Come on guys!
yeesh
first pitch swinging, another out
Shift THIS
Uhhhhhhh.
There have been a lot of double plays recently.
figures, a DP to cap an awesome night… what a shitty bunch
Damn.
Umm. These double plays are starting to be a SERIOUS problem.
Are jjyank, Erica, and Plouffe the only rational fans on here? It’s been a while since I’ve read the comments.
reply fail
Yes.
*clears throat*
Hallo! You rock, too!
Second half of the game, when the team is losing, is when you see the negative nancy screen names pop up. Either ignore them or just do what we do and make fun of them.
There are plenty of rational fans on here, and those three are certainly among the best here.
The Cardinals led baseball in GIDPs by a mile last season. When you put so many runners on base, you’re going to GIDP. It happens.
Mike, did you not notice that ‘serious’ was written in all caps?
Henry Aaron holds the major league record for GIDPs.
Man, he sucked.
DPs are always frustrating, but sometimes they just happen.
lol at this team.
Yup this lineup is double play prone and that doesn’t compute to a dynamic offense. Between Martin, Cano, Arod, Jeter, and Swisher (guys who ground into DPs 10-20 times each) this team might ground into 100+ DPs before the season is over.
They should get on base less to minimize the chances of it happening.
Sheesh, could you at least make an effort? The league average last year was 117 GIDP per team. The Cards led the league with 169, almost 10% more than anyone else.
I feel jjyank and I did not do our part tonight. We should have referred to Chen as “Bruce Chen” over and over until he regressed.
Other than that, though, this was quite the boring game.
And Boone wasn’t pitching so no cookies were given out. Le sigh.
Freddy was pitching. There should have been arepas.