Sep
24
Game 153: Ten to go
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There are only ten games left in the regular season, starting tonight with the first of three in Minnesota. The Yankees have completely dominated the Twins in recent years, but that doesn’t mean these games will be easy. Score early, score often, and give Andy Pettitte (and his ~90 pitches) some breathing room. Here’s the lineup…
SS Derek Jeter
RF Ichiro Suzuki
DH Alex Rodriguez
2B Robinson Cano
1B Nick Swisher
CF Curtis Granderson
LF Raul Ibanez
C Russell Martin
3B Eric Chavez
LHP Andy Pettitte
Tonight’s game starts at 8:10pm ET and can be seen on YES. Enjoy.
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LETS GO PETTITTE!
Just get some hits, pitching, catch the ball and we win! Lets GO Yanks.
Need to go 8-2 to win the division outright.
Correct. If TB is out of it by the time the O’s get down their, they may not put up much fight. I TB can get within 3 of the O’s, that would work to our advantage.
The O’s play Toronto and the Sox (for 6) at Home then 3 in TB. I do see they taking 7 or 8 games.
However, BJs up 2-0 right now.
i think y’all are completely nuts to wish for the rays to get that close to the postseason. and it’s not like madden would sanction anything other than hard play, even if his team is eliminated by the last series of the season.
This, my friends, is a fucking pennant race. Holy shit.
I try not to react out of pessimism, but I don’t see our offense having us finish ahead of the O’s. If CC and Andy can be studs, and Hiroki gets back to mid season form, and 2 of Hughes, Nova or Phelps can pitch to their potential, they could carry us to the finish line.
But that’s a lot to ask.
Have you seen the Orioles rotation recently?
Melquisedec Mesa? WHERE IS HE???
Looking for third base.
NOT ENUFF ROOKIEZ
CLEARLY! I got a fever, and the only prescription, IS MORE MELKY (Mesa)!!!!
Now he HAS to hit a homer before the end of the season for me to see if that’s actually Sterling’s call.
It will be.
Please, no extra innings tonight!
From chad Jennings over at Lohud:
Since September 3, first place in the American League East has been a difference of no more than one game. The Yankees and Orioles have locked into the sort of division race that hasn’t been seen since a fight between New York and Boston — the Giants and Beaneaters, I mean.
According to Elias, the streak of 21 straight games during which two teams have stayed within a game of one another for a division/league lead is the second-longest in baseball history behind the final 22 games of the 1889 season when the New York Giants and Boston Beaneaters stayed within a game of one another before the Giants won the National League by a game.
Not for nothing, but win or lose that is fucking awesome. In a way it’s a bit disappointing that the wild card could allow us BOTH to make it in.
We really should enjoy this. We’re witnessing one of the greatest division races of all time.
Whoa.
This would be a perfect night for Ricky Romero to win his first game in forever.
Wei-Yin Chen has really hit a wall.
The lovely Minneapolis skyline….or not.
According to a troll on some other thread, my in-laws apparently live in a commune with 20 other families. While, in some ways, that’s not ENTIRELY far from the truth, it’s sure news to me.
Haha I got a real nice chuckle out of that grade-F trolling effort.
It would have been funnier had they said “come with us next to a farm,” which would have actually been true.
“come live with us”
Ha, I just saw his response to me:
“That spelling is perfect and your grammar is not. But what do u expect from a star wars loving nerd with no real world skills. useless career choices ftw.”
Somebody needs to go back to troll school.
Useless career choices. Funny. Let’s see who laughs last there. You’re going to be quite the rock star and soon.
That’s the hope. And even if it doesn’t work out, there are quite a few things you can do with that degree.
I’m guessing that he’s a regular. Might be that Frank guy, he’s tried to “poli sci is useless” troll me in a game thread a few weeks ago.
What thread is that?…I’m too lazy to go back and look.
http://riveraveblues.com/2012/.....nt-4857656
Heh. That gave me a good laugh.
Baltimore’s run differential is getting dangerously close to zero. Only at -3 now.
Games like tonight watching the O’s and the game earlier today…they really don’t have a great rotation. A team like the Rangers would have mashed them out of the park.
Somewhat interesting question: Right now, we are only 0.5 up on Baltimore, and 2 up on the second wildcard. This year, we have a 99%+ chance of making the playoffs (though some of that includes the possibility of a 1 -game playoff). Last year, we’d have a much more real chance of missing the playoffs outright, but barring falling behind Oak and Bal, we wouldn’t have to worry about a 1-game playoff.
Putting aside what you think about the new playoff format, would you rather have last year’s system or this year’s with how the standings are playing out this year?
Last year’s and it’s not even close. Hate this bullshit new wildcard.
Same here.
Why?!! Unless you’re arguing for no wildcards at all, how could think the old way is better?
Unless you are the wildcard it works out better. They will probably have to burn their best pitcher in the one game playoff.
If the WC playoff was 3 games instead of 1, it would be a lot better.
Hey guys, take a look at CountryClub’s comment above, because it is fucking awesome.
Enjoy this, guys, it’s one of the greatest division races in the history of baseball.
Step 1: Baserunner.
Step 2: ???
Step 3: Profit.
ICHI-BAN!!!!!
Great way to start the game. Bring ‘em in A-Rod!
Hi! Jeter! ICHIRO!
BASEBALL. I LOVE SEPTEMBER BASEBALL.
How bout that Ichiro fella huh!
Jeter’s OBP against lefties at .400 for the year now.
dang, ichi. just dang.
Ichi in the 2 hole delivers.
Your good at baseball Ichiro.
Yay Ichiro! And boo RAB for spoiling it for me
There’s been so many games broadcasted nationally over the last few weeks that I forgot that I have the mlb.tv delay tonight.
Come fucking on Robbie.
With the way he’s been hitting, I’ll take it.
Joe Paw’s tweeting some funny stuff tonight.
Sloppy apprroach to the AB by A-Rod. Swinging at the first crap off-speed pitch to “at least “get a run on the board instead of putting good AB together.
Should we boo him???
Okay Robbie. I’ll take it.
Good job, Cano!
YEAHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SWISHALICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GARBAGE TIME
That was a long Garbage Time shot…
WOW
Garbage. Time.
(Swisher can’t hit in September)
Just like Swisher, hitting a home run with a lead.
Garbage time
That was a sweet pitch to hit! Looking at it, I felt like even I could have jacked that one!
Garbage Time is the Best Time.
SWISH! Garbage tiz-ime.
What a monster shot.
Man that was hammered.
Swisher getting hot in Sept? Yay.
Granderson can and will strike out against anyone and everyone.
Moar runz plees.
I hope Pettitte will also get the benefit of what looked like a relatively generous inside strike zone.
Swisher finally decided to play for his next contract, great job Swish. Is it any surprise Grandy struck out, what did you expect?
Well this is a nice little cushion to give Andy.
Plouuuuffffeeeee.
Where’s Plouffy? Not that I care. I’m not accepting his FIP. It just feels appropriate.
That’s cold.
I’m sure he will be absolutely crushed to see this.
But…he knows!
His heart still believes.
That poor heart of his. We need more ladies to post here.
True that.
wtf?!?
I’d like to welcome all the Cano bashers early tonight. We’ve got some Skynyrd on the jukebox and the Bud Light girls are here.
Dollar specials?
Free wings.
At least there’s something to chase the shitty beer.
They never showed. What do we do with all this Bud Light?
Beer pong!
In that case, you better not place any bets. I destroy in pong.
It’s on beeyotch!!!
If we play NBA Jam rules, you may not even make it to your first rack.
I don’t even know of such rules?
I’m I the only that notices these two comment on each others threads every time.
You make 2 in a row, and you can announce “I’m heating up!”
If you make the third on your next shot, you’re “on fire” and can shoot continuously until you miss. At which point it just goes back to normal.
Oh yeh I do that! I just didn’t know it was NBA Jam official haha
Is there a “big head mode” that goes along with that?
Also, you better hope there’s no Skunk Rule. I know you don’t play that, because it is pretty much just a Vermont thing as far as I’m aware.
That’s if you lose before you can get a rack, you have to run around the outside of the house naked.
NONE OF THIS ever happened in South Florida.
That rule wouldn’t be so bad in South Florida. Happened to me one time. In Vermont. In February.
I’ve gotten skunked twice and refused to participate both times because modesty.
Destroy it. Drop it to the bottom of the deepest ocean. Such a thing will bring you only misery.
Bad baseball. This is how you lose to the Twins.
The grandy Man can`t K # 185.
Andy’s getting squeezed
Cmooonnnnnn ANDY!
This park is huge…Ichiro’s hit looked like a HR in YS3 off the bat, Raul looks small and the walls are monstrous.
They look like tiny, tiny people.
It’s so cute.
Come on Andy.
Andy no look so good.
Andy does not look good so far.
Let’s see. The single and the walk weren’t good, but that grounder was all on Robbie.
It wasn’t clear to me that he could have beaten the batter to first. You think he could have?
Meh. No clue. Alright, Robbie, you’re off the hook.
Andy lost the zone
BTW, fuck Sterling in the eye socket for his call on the ARod non-dinger last night. What a complete assclown.
Yeah, that sucked.
Nice pitch!
Sit down Morneau way to go Andy
Watch out for Plouffe.
He is good.
What? I heard he was just a mediocre head shop clerk.
Beware of scorned FIP.
Hehehehe
Andy is really flirting a bit much with the center of the plate. The first pitch of this AB looked too hittable.
Awesome!
Yeaaaaaahhhhhhh!
Nice job Andy!
Thank you Andy.
Just settle in now.
Thank God, Andy.
No more of that shit tonight.
Andy
Andy Pettitte, you’re so cool!
Andy was just fucking with them.
Ibanez stays hot too, that’s cool.
I see what you did there.
Ricky Romero makes me so nervous. He must have some sort of injury to drop off like this.
It would make sense, considering that every other pitcher on their staff has been hurt this year.
Dammit Russ.
Chhhhhhhav.
3 run first? Uh oh. That’s usually a death knell for this team. Hibernation mode ACTIVATED!
Swooning comment by Erica towards Chavez upcoming.
Permanent swoonage. God. That man is dashing!
My money’s on Ichiro being a ninja freak in the sack . . .
He is a ruggedly handsome fellow, isn’t he?
“The double play really hurt in this inning.”
Expert analysis there, Sterling.
Run up the pitch count, get into the gassed pen, that’s the plan. let’s go,
I’m not sure we don’t want to try and keep this starter in for a bit to the tune of 6-8 runs.
Why not both?
I’m all for that too! Mo runs!
That was nice of Jeter, showing Martin he would’ve hit into a double play if he hadn’t beat him to the punch.
I think I know why Plouffy isn’t here tonight. It’s simple: He’s hiding from the The Real Plouffe.
It’s in his contract to stay away from the real Plouffe.
Or maybe he just want to avoid all the cheesy jokes I will be making about their names throughout the series.
There is only so much Plouffe that can happen in one place at one time.
PLOUFFE OVERLOAD!
Complication: He is the real Plouffe.
Hay Plouffe!
Plouffy goes poof.
Pettitte really seems to have settled down and found his location. Maybe he was just too excited and throwing too hard in the first inning?
nice bounce back inning from AP.. looking good now.
So many leftover Shake Shack burgers from Citifield, we made Shake Shack patty hash for dinner tonight. Yum.
Heard good things, but I’ve never had the pleasure. 5 Guys is pretty much my best option around here, that I’m aware of.
Shake Shack is unbelievable!
Dupont Circle, buddy. You’ve got a Shake Shack right there.
I actually think Five Guys grew way too fast, too quickly, with a product that tastes nothing like the first time I had it. I don’t even think it’s Wendy’s quality anymore.
Oh wow. Had no idea. I spend most of my time either in the ghetto or Metro Center area. Also had training for a week by Farrugut West, and interned a couple of years ago by McPherson Square. Never ran across one.
Maybe if I’m bored this weekend I’ll take the train to Dupont and check it out.
Actually, you’ve also got Good Stuff Eatery, Spike Mendelsohn’s place, as well. Really good burger in the Shake Shack style as well, and some GREAT shakes. Another of my favorite burgers.
Hm. About 10 blocks or so from where I work. I suppose I could just take a long lunch break one of these days.
My love for Five Guys was extreme when it first came to my area. Since then, it’s steadily waned.
Probably had something to do with getting sick after eating it a couple days before Christmas in 2010. My parents also had Five Guys that night, and the only thing I had on mine that they didn’t have on theirs was lettuce. I therefore deemed that the culprit.
My real test of a burger is if the patty itself tastes like anything. Bite into a Five Guys patty without condiments or anything. No taste whatsoever. Do the same with a Shake Shack patty. No competition.
Smashburger doesn’t have a whole lot of taste, but they’ve got a nice texture to their burger.
I can talk burgers forever. Sorry.
…and Erica, if you still work in Chelsea, my favorite burger of all time is not far away at the Ace Hotel Lobby Bar.
No Shake Shack where I live. I felt lucky to get Five Guys. I was also happy when Sonic came into our area. Then I had their food. Not a fan.
I wish there was a Hardee’s nearby, just because I’ve that when vacationing in the south and always liked them for some reason. I’d kill for a Steak ‘n’ Shake or In ‘N’ Out. Even Jack in the Box just so I could say I’ve had it. Damn midwestern/west coast only chains.
What do you have out there? I’m curious.
People swear by Steak n Shake. Tried to convince the family to go to one when we were stuck in the midwest once, but nooooooo.
Pretty much just the normal stuff. McDonald’s, BK, Wendy, Arby’s, Subway, Toxic Hell have always been around. Chick-Fil-A (fuck them), Five Guys, Sonic, Panera have been more recent additions. I think there are KFC’s and Popeye’s around somewhere.
For chain sit down places there’s Red Robin, Applebee’s, Friday’s, Ruby Tuesday, the steak places.
There’s really not a lot of variety, though it’s gotten a bit better the last few years. I still just wish we could get more.
We actually have a weird thing for the Ruby Tuesday salad bar. Can’t explain it.
Just go for the best local burger, I guess. Who needs the chains.
Have you checked out Ben’s chili bowl yet?
I have not. Should I?
It’s a classic. Down by Howard, I think.
Oh word. I get my hair cut around there, I’ll check it out next time I’m there.
Yes. I think you’ll be glad you did.
Will do, thanks for the tip!
Glad to hear that you treated them like people and that they were appreciative. I made this comment last night, but wasn’t sure if you saw it.
I saw it. Thanks, dude.
No problem.
I just scrolled back up in this thread and found the comments in the Aardsma thread. How many times did that guy change his handle? Thrice?
they are really hitting this guy hard.. hopefully they will blow this one wide open soon
2 soft popups for Arod…stuart a must be having fun tonight.
….parades….parades…parade parade parades…..
…
….
…..
*changes pants*
Ew.
You liked it.
Uh…………no.
I can only imagine what stuart looks like, and all possibilities of that, coupled with what you said, are just plain horrific.
Could have been worse. I could have thrown a few “Ike Davis’” in there.
This is how I picture him:
http://wallpapers99.com/UpR.....p_8994.jpg
Ahahaha. Perfect.
That’s an insult to Carl Fredricksen and everyone at Pixar.
Cano, too, after his first AB.
He got an RBI.
He would have made a comment about how he was finally up to 80 RBI’s and still doesn’t have as many as Ike Davis and that he deserves a parade………
………
one rbi….finally up to 80..throw a parade….he might get 90 if hes lucky but probably 85 or 82……..
Wait a second. Are you secretly stuart a??????
if i am…..will you throw a parade…?
….give him a raise…
Yep. Turns out you’re the big hero. We’re gonna throw you a parade, and jjyank is in charge of confetti!
Shit, forgot to add that I get to drive the float.
Damn it. I wanted to design the floats!
Sorry, I’m assigning the jobs around here.
Fine. I’ll be at Party City if anyone needs me.
…throw him a parade….
Jeter Ibanez Ichiro > A-Rod Cano
hilarious.
Cano can’t do anything right nowadays (I know it was a tough play, but he usually makes it)
One of Ibanez’ better throws there.
Why are there 3 people making every comment.
Because we’re fucking awesome?
or fucking losers.
Now that’s not very nice.
Must be another new Joe.
Yeah I was gonna say. This doesn’t seem like the high school kid who was asking me about college application tips the other day.
exactly, he’s been in enough game threads to know what’s what.
We should probably tell him to get a more unique handle. I imagine this won’t be the last of people picking “Joe” as a handle.
I was thinking the same thing. He could go with “Another new Joe” if he wanted to keep that theme. We’d remember him anyway.
There’s a fine, fine line.
We’re like the Borg. We share a hive collective mind.
Meh. I’m more forgiving than most about Cano. But his effort is becoming a problem. Making everything look smooth is backfiring.
Right. The slump is understandable, the loafing is not.
Rally by weak contact.
WOOHOO!!!!!!!!!
Andy the best.
The ol’ Andy Dandy DP.
Just what he needed? Thanks, Kay. Now I’ve got that fucking song in my head.
in play out(s)
Nate McClouth homers.
wtf.
I’m trying to convince myself that the Blue Jays will win.
Marty Cordova. It was basically his best year. One of many ROTY winners who was like that.
Angel Fucking Berroa says hello. Is that Ron Kittle’s music they’re playing?
Joe Charbennou (sic?) and Ken Hamelin do as well.
Bobby Crosby, Ben Grieve, Bob Hamelin, Pat Listach, Chris Coghlan, Geovany Soto, Jason Jennings, Jerome Walton…
Well, not really sure how to counter this now…
And, holy shit, I meant Bob, not Ken. Ken Hamlin was a frigging safety. I blame the Seahawks game that’s on right now.
Yea, I pretty much named everyone who sucked afterwards. I was actually surprised that so many ROTY’s were really good players. I thought that a lot of them were terrible.
So many of those I COMPLETELY forgot or only remember as scrubs now.
Here comes the Jays meltdown…
I wonder what Swisher was thinking there… that was clearly in the strikezone.
Numero cuarenta. I’ll take the strikeouts.
I bet if Granderson posted the exact same batting line, HR, RBI, OPS, wRC+, wOBA, etc but half of the strikeouts were turned into equally unproductive infield popups, then basically nobody would want to trade him.
YEAH! UPPER DECK!
Grats Grandy.
40 bombs.
Grandy!!!
40!
the grandy man!!!
Nice HR, but that isn’t going to help his effectivity at all.
Too bad that doesn’t count towards his effectivity index.
damn, I missed the 4th run.. how did they score?
Grandy bomb.
Stuart! Two homers for Ike Davis today!
Romero escapes a bases loaded jam!
But he is toast, and bullpen isn’t the greatest.
Small victories.
Things not looking too good in Balt….
I wonder if the Yankees can lend the Blue Jays Joba, Drob and Soriano just for tonight to help them win that game.
Janssen’s actually pretty decent, but I’d worry about Delabar giving up a HR or two, if he comes in.
Out bitch
Grandy is doing it all baby
Grandyman!!!
Not a good night for the Grandy haters so far.
This is why you never bet against Andy Pettitte. 9 innings of shutout ball since returning from injury. 40 years old and still dominating MLB. Andy could pitch another 5 years if he wanted.
wow, what a play by Martin… very impressive!
Holy shit! How the fuck did they get him?????
Ricky Romero hanging on by a thread pretty much the home game, but with TOR up 4-3 after 5 innings that’s probably the best possible outcome for him.
Russ!!
Jamey Carroll is one of those Angels specialities in that he’s great at being a total annoyance, but in actuality is a terrible MLB player.
FUCK YEAH GRANDYMAN.
Unbelievable throw. I thought there was no chance.
Grandy and Russ, great job. I’m critical of you both, but a nice play’s a nice play.
Wow that was a helluva play be Grandy/Martin.
He totally looked safe.
Whaddya know, he was actually out! I was totally willing to live with a bad call in our favor.
He was totally out.
Wow, amazing play on replay. Great call!
Grandy giveth, and Grandy taketh away. Bitches!
Moises Sierra goes big fly to restore the two run Toronto lead.
thank god
And I give the plate ump credit for getting the call correct on a very close play.
Swing da damn bats.
LOL Bruce Chen.
random comment or do you mean Wei-Yin Chen?
Suzyn thinks Bruce Chen is pitching for Baltimore.
Ahh, should have known.
wow nice play
Floraban > Nunez
It would have been great if Andy didn’t have his first start rained out. That extra start would have been great.
It will just have to be in a more important game.
As in playoff games I assume you mean…
Yup. Earlier this year, he had four starts in the minors before he made his first start, and in that game against the M’s he looked okay, but it wasn’t until his next start he really had his command. His command is still a little off, which is why I’d like the extra start before facing a playoff-level team, but I’ll take him, sharp or not.
Jays have 1st and 3rd, nobody out, hopefully they can put up a big number here.
Anthony Gose can’t really hit.
They should have had him bunt. Then again, the Jays are trying to develop him as a hitter, and not worried about having him bunt to help the Yankees!
Or they can just get owned by Jake Arrieta.
You were saying…
It’s like rooting against the force with that Orioles team. Eventually, the W will just find them one way or another.
Not for nothing, but Andy’s given up a ton of baserunners in these two starts back from the DL.
His strand rate is 100% so far. That won’t maintain.
True, but that has also been his MO since coming back to the Yanks in 2007 it seems. Just doesn’t seem to faze the guy.
Very true, but hopefully he’ll start letting less men on base once he shakes the rust off a bit more. To me he already looks better than he did last start.
We also should keep in mind that he’s rushing back from injury to a very important start. IIRC it took him a start or two to get into form when he made comeback #1 earlier this year.
*important starts. plural
What a turn
Nice DP to get two fast runners.
I have no clue how Andy is doing this. He’s exceeding even the best possible scenario I could have dreamed up.
agreed. that cutter/slider is getting so many DPs
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This is what Andy does though, he’s a pitcher, I just don’t expect double digit K’s from him. It’s almost like he puts a runner on in order to get the double play for an easier inning.
just got in – andy looking good!
Jeter is not generally a good defensive shortstop, but he and Cano turn the double play better than any middle infield in baseball. That’s the benefit of having two cannon arms out there.
The answer to that question should be D. None of the Above, since none of them really have something to “bounce back” to.
To me, a “bounce back” implies you were good the year before, which none of those three were.
Cleveland was 80-82, so I guess you could stretch and say they fell apart from mediocrity.
But the answer is D anyway because none of those teams will be any good in 2013.
ARod just 6 hits shy of 2900.
We wait with bated breath to see what exciting way Toronto will manage to blow their lead. Edge of your seat stuff folks.
Here’s when the guy w/ a .135 average ties the game….
No, Romero’s smart. He’ll pitch around him.
I would much prefer if Ricky Romero were done pitching for the night.
What a play by Cano!
Larry Bowa must be somewhere in the stadium.
BASEBALL PLAYER!
Robbie!!!!
And with a dive!!!!
#LazyDominican
Robby must have read the thread this afternoon.
Nah. He’s too lazy to read.
It was on RAB Espanol
IETC, so, so much.
Bases loaded, no out.
Nice knowing your lead, Jays.
Oh, just motherfucking-wonderful in Toronto right now.
Cano with the effort? Then the lazy throw. Parade.
That should do it for Andy. Great outing.
Nice job, Andy.
Awesome job, Andy!!!
I’d send him out to face one more batter the next inning, but doubt it’ll happen.
Dare stretch Andy into the 7th?
Not facing the middle of the order, since he just did this inning.
Under normal circumstances, absolutely. But he just hit his pitch count. I would imagine Girardi came out of the dugout to let him know he only had a batter or two left.
I don’t really expect Toronto to win a single game against Baltimore, but this is ridiculous – how Baltimore keeps winning is the greatest mystery in all of sports.
John Farrell’s doing his part today.
I just checked the box score – looks like Andy’s dealing. YES.
His command hasn’t been great and he’s yielded too many baserunners, but he keeps making big pitches in big spots to get out of trouble.
In other words, same old Andy.
Obviously I don’t need to say it – but what great news for the team.
Bravo, Andy.
I hope Andy comes back out, he’s not too far ahead of the 75 he threw last time. He can get one more batter at least.
I would be shocked if he starts the seventh. Joba is warmed up and ready to go.
I know, I just think he could take this extra step in coming back. Since Joe came out once already I’m sure that’s it for him. Great job though.
I remember this version of Ibanez. He’s awesome.
I’m pretty sure Ibañez’s skill is determined by seasons. Someone should check out his stats before the solstice and after the equinox.
RAUL!!!
I’m going to make an ultra geeky cartoon comparison here. There’s an episode of the newish cartoon “Phineas and Ferb” where the main characters’ sister realizes the reason she can’t catch her brothers breaking the rules is that a mysterious force is keeping her Mom from seeing them, so she tries to appease it with sacrifices.
The Orioles somehow have gotten the favor of the Mysterious Force.
Yes, I did just bring up Phineas and Ferb on RAB. NO SHAME.
Rauuuuuuuuuul!!!!
The Darklord has risen!
they are CRUSHING this guy!
Ohh Lowrdddd that was demolished.
Can’t believe Girardi is planning to take Pettite out…he’s a pitching a shut-out! Pitch counts are disgusting, they didn’t have them in my day. Real baseball players don’t count pitches and “OBPs”, they count wins and whatever it takes to get them – grit, a high batting average, clutch hitting, bunting, et cetera.
hahahahah ugh
Seattle has seven sacks of Aaron Rodgers tonight.
It’s only the 2nd quarter.
Well damn.
I don’t know if you were saying that in reaction to the comment, or if you flipped to the game for a sec.
It’s now eight sacks.
No, in reaction to the comment.
And in reaction to this comment-well, DAMN.
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAUUUUUULLLLL IBANEZ!!!!
Hopefully Ibanez stays hot for about another 5-6 weeks.
GOD GOD GOD GOD ANTHONY GOSE
He can throw! I forgive him!
YEAHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Very delayed C-ya on that one.
Chavez!!!
chavez! pile it on boys!
Wow I thought he caught that lol
I could tell from his reaction. The Anti-Rajai Davis.
Chavez HR and the Blue Jays escape the inning with the lead!!!!
CHAVEZZZ!!!!
I’m shocked that Eddard is not here to say he knew all along they’d hit this guy he’d never heard of.
Everything’s coming up Milhouse!
I also am shocked that some of us are apparently still dusting.
It’s criminal. CRIMINAL!
Extremely delayed “see ya!” by Kay was funny, lol. Thought he caught it too to be honest.
Haha I thought the same
Wow O’s had bases loaded 0 out and only get 1 run which was before that situation. 5-4 Jays
Man, I thought Willingham got that.
lol
http://riveraveblues.com/2012/.....nt-4858131
Josh Hamilton might have just won the MVP… for Mike Trout.
Ehh, HR for Trout off Hamilton’s glove or something? I’m lost lol
He hit a HR to take Miggy out of Triple Crown position for the time being.
Eh. Miggy’s got a week to go.
Check this out:
Raul Ibanez before the summer solstice: SLG% .464
Raul Ibanez between the summer solstice and fall equinox: SLG% .360
Raul Ibanez after fall equinox (2 days ago): SLG% 1.625
I think I’m on to something.
Big Member?
I love Big Member, but there ain’t no way he could spell “solstice” correctly.
Speaking of, it’s been awhile since we’ve seen him. Hope the Big Guy is alright.
Raul is a vampire?
So suppose it ends up that the Yankees and Orioles are tied, and both have better records than Oakland. Now what? A one-game Balt-NY playoff where the loser gets to play another game against the A’s to decide the WC?
Yes.
Yep >:)
I’ve been referring to this for this year’s tiebreaker logistics:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/articl.....8;c_id=mlb
So what, exactly, happened in the O’s game that made everybody so happy?
I know the O’s only scored one run with the bases loaded and no outs, but what’s the story there?
Anthony Goes nailed Teagarden at the plate on an attempted sac fly. Really an awesome throw.
Are we going to hear Adam Warren’s music tonight?
Blue Jays bases loaded no out. FINISH THEM!
Now the Blue Jays have the bases loaded and nobody out
It’s the Toronto tease again…..
Hey guys. Still here! Was facetiming with the boyfriend!
CHAVEZZZZZZZZ
Poor Plouffy…
Not a good night in the Plouffer household.
Poor Plouffemeister.
You de-FIPed all over his poor heart!
The sad image of a man tragically dusting his sorrows away.
I can see him now, crying silently into a bong.
“Was facetiming with the boyfriend”
*walks away slowly*
Oh c’mon.
So THAT’S what the kids are calling it these days. Got ya.
I’m still going to school you in beer pong, young’n!
*shakes cane* Get off my beer pong table!
Heh. What do you got, like a year on me?
I think 2 or 3??? 25 over here
I’m 24. So yeah, a year.
Offffffa da lawn!
You guys all make me feel ancient. I’m only 31, dammit!
We’ll just skip over me and say that RetroRob must be openly cackling right now.
Why? Older or younger than me?
Oh you kids and your face-everything.
Yo momma’s face! Ohhhh shnap!
Riiiiiiiiiiiiight.
No, I’m just trying to start my own meme whenever someone mentions Facebook by saying, “Oh, you kids and your Facebook.”
Hahahaha! Even if they’re, like, older than you?
Yep.
in all seriousness… what’s facetiming?
FaceTime is essentially a video phone call with iPhones or iPads. Pretty much like Skype.
on a mobile? good lord, how behind the times am i? that sounds like fucking magic to me.
Totally! I think with the latest iOS (the operating system on iPhones and iPads) you can FaceTime over the 3G network but in the past you’d need a wifi connection. Someone correct me if this is wrong?
FaceTime is great for my bf and I because we only see each other a few times a week due to hectic work schedules!
I keep on forgetting you can 3G it now.
I need my IPhone5 upgrade to arrive!!!!
Ahhhh! How stoked are you?! Do you have an older iPhone now?
4. Not so bad. I’ve taken the memory to the friggin limit, though, and it’s gotten so slow. I want my 64 GBs of space.
Oh man. I hear ya. The 4 is a good phone, but the lagging is getting so absurd…especially in the messages app. Though, if you upgrade to iOS 6, the lagging isn’t as bad at all.
Yeah, the 5′s on order already, so I’m not even bothering. I think I’m down to a miniscule amount of space on it anyway.
iOS6 on the IPad is sweet, though.
…or it’s the new euphamism for ____________________.
….stuffing a lot of food in your face?
scrabble
Money shots?
FUCK YOU REYNOLDS
Mark Reynolds making good defensive plays.
The Orioles can just do no wrong.
I guess they can.
Sierra grounds into a force out at home. 1 away
Shit. Hell of a throw by Gose. He looked even deeper in the OF than the Grandyman did.
Vizquel pops up to short. 2 away
It’s bad enough having to watch our own RISPFAIL every night…
Do this Joba!
grand slam! 9-4 jays!
Ahahaahahahaah!
Arencibia!!!!
Yes JP!
GRAND SLAM ARENCIBIA!!!!!!
Arencibia GRAND SLAM
I think the J in JP stands for jesus christ.
grand slam blue jays!
AARON FUCKING CIBIA
Grand Slam with 2 out, 9-4 Jays
Yay Arencibia.
ah…the sweet music of a silent Camden Yards
I’d review that. I’m sure replay will show that McLouth made an amazing 12 foot high leaping catch.
Arencibia doing work.
Will just make the Orioles comeback more annoying.
+1
holy shit a grand slam by the jays??? THANK FUCKING GOD
It takes a grand slam to break through the Mysterious Force. Hopefully.
joba super dominant. Let him pitch the 8th!
6-run game with no off days the rest of the season!
Never. We’ll see 4 more pitchers and Soriano will come on to preserve a 2-run win.
There has to be a guy for Cody Eppley to face tonight. He is the glue between everything pre-Eppley and everything post-Eppley.
Joba with starter type stuff, weak contact and poise.
Ricky Romero would get the win. Uh-oh….
Phelps as Princess Leia HAHAHAHAAHAHAHA
Somehow it makes perfect sense that Michael Kay has never seen Star Wars.
Kay has never seen Star Wars?
Jesus Effing Christ!
Ugh. Everything Kay says now is invalid.
He’s trolling you, bro.
Michael Kay has never had soup and has never seen Star Wars.
Shocked. Is he human?
Jodi’s gonna have to fix that.
Cano’s strike zone has been very wide the past several games.
Ah, the second strangest Michael Kay quirk. Never seen Star Wars, or any other fantasy movie. If it’s not going to happen in real life, he doesn’t see the point.
Condiments are all fake!!
Jodi Applegate is a saint.
I know it would only be a half game, but somehow being up 1.5 would feel like hugely better than being up 1.
….Michael Kay has never seen Star Wars?
….
probably never had a hot dog either. this guy…
He’s full of shit, just an attention whore!
Lucky him.
I’m going to pretend I never saw this comment.
Star Trek is better!
Erica, we are officially fighting.
Nope!!!
Erica and I are sympatico.
I understand if we try to use our B relievers for the 8th and 9th, but please no Derek Lowe. Pretty pretty please.
Derek Lowe has pitched okay of late.
I understand that. It’s more of a comfort thing.
By the way, has anybody seen the Genevieve Gordier program with Michael Kay. He whines about his couch?
Michael Kay was born February 2, 1961.
Original Star Wars came out May 25, 1977
Kay was 16 (or so) when Star Wars came out and be NEVER saw it?!?
I call BULLSHIT.
When were Heinz ketchup and Hellmann’s mayonnaise invented?
1876 and 1905 respectively (although Hellmann’s was bought by Best Foods in 1932)
Correction: Hellmann’s was 1912
Henry J. Heinz invented the Heinz Ketchup brand in 1876 and his original recipe is still used today. Ketchup is found in 97 percent of all home kitchens and a person eats about three bottles of ketchup a year.
In 1756, mayonnaise was invented in France by Duke de Richelieu’s chief. In 1905, the first ready-made mayonnaise was sold at Richard Hellman’s New York deli. In 1912, mayonnaise was mass marketed and called “Hellman’s Blue Ribbon Mayonnaise.”
Source : Ted Nelson
the second “cous” in “cous cous” wasn’t added until 1971.
Straw man.
Ted goes around picking up all the condiments Kay leaves behind.
True story: I don’t like Ketchup but I love BBQ, I despise Mayo unless there’s tuna (with bits of whale) mixed.
LOL
I think that story about Jeff Kent going through hazing with Toronto is bullshit. His first year in the pros was 1992, and he was traded to the Mets during the season in the David Cone trade.
So either Toronto did their hazing at the beginning of the year, or he was with the team at the end of the 1991 season even though he didn’t play, or he’s completely full of shit.
His “buddy” Barry Bonds likely didn’t go thru any hazing either.
Ok wade you have a 6 run Cush, don’t fuck it up
Too late
Would giving up Pedro Florimon’s first career HR count as fucking it up perchance?
Wtf.
Cory Wade…just, wow.
Pedro Florimon?
Wtf?
Cory Wade will force Girardi to use Robertson and Soriano. And that will be unfortunate.
Also, I hope Im wrong.
FUCK YEAH BLUE JAYS.
Now all we need to avoid is an epic collapse and we’re two games up in the loss column.
jesus. 0-2 to a full count hr? wade, c’mon guy.
Will Suzyn please shut up about the flowers?
Home run balls get lost all the damn time in those flower pots.
Why can’t Joba go more than an inning even though he threw only 11 pitches?
No more off days.
He’s one of their top relievers. They have no more off days the rest of the season. When they have a chance to limit the usage of their top relievers, they should take advantage of it, to make sure they are available in bigger spots.
lol @ those fans looking for that ball
You may not want to see Cody Eppley tonight, but Cory Wade does.
Kay’s an idiot. The magic number for clinching a playoff spot is related to the Angels not the Orioles.
Does Kay really think condiments are all fake?
“Fake” is offensive. Condiments prefer the term “reality challenged.”
IETC
Funny, but this is an actual question. I wasn’t really listening and I’ve never heard this before.
On radio and TV, Kay has been best known for yelling “See-ya!” during his home run calls (no matter the team, though his enthusiasm is at its obvious highest when a Yankee hits the home run) and noting the time of the game during the recap, often using the word ‘unmanageable’ if the game was longer than three hours.
In Michael’s world, who the hell knows what he thinks.
I would pay to see Paulie force-feed some of that shit that Mike, somehow, has never had in his life.
He should be forced to watch Star Wars and eat a condiment soup medley on the next episode of Centerstage.
I would call out sick from work just to watch that.
I would PPV YES for that.
what the hell, i’d make this change, too
I haven’t been around as much so, uh…who is Justin Thomas?
Somebody who will be DFA’d in a couple days?
Solid.
Pretty much.
Earning that WS ring before he gets axed tomorrow afternoon.
DFA’d tomorrow.
I’m guessing he’s the guy who gets the axe to make room for Aardsma.
Hee. I had the same reaction. “Justin Thomas is a Yankee?”
Hahaha and you only have eyes for the Russ Bus!
Yeah, I figured I just missed some players because I was “focused.”
Think of it as a specialty.
Phew. I was worried there for a minute that we wouldn’t get to see Joe doing any Managin’. But then a lefty came up! My night feels empty until I get to see Joe make at least one match-up/platoon move.
To think we haven’t seen a single pitcher face only one batter yet!
Hopefully we’ll see him again in the ninth.
Jeets 17 game hit streak is in trouble. Score more runs!
Door’s on your left.
Does Mike go with Yogi Berra or Bill Dickey for number 8?
Yogi. I flipped a coin.
Suddenly Adam Dunn is also putting heat on Cabrera for the HR lead.
It would be nice if Granderson put some heat on him too.
Hamilton probably would have won if if not for his addiction to chocolate and energy drinks. WTF?
Tweaked needs his fix…just saying.
I guess chocolate is better than meth, yet if it creates vision problems….
Edwin Encarnacion also has 41.
Yes, good call there. Miggy will probably have to hit 2-3 more before the year is out.
A’s still leading Texas 4-2 in the 7th.
That would be a huge win for them if they can hold on.
It’s a longshot, but a sweep by Oakland in the 4 game series would tie them with the Rangers. Boy would it be nice to see a team like Texas knocked out in the 1-game playoff.
NYY only two off the pace for best record as well…Texas has 6 more with the A’s & 3 vs. Angels
And then Adrian Beltre hits a two-out/two-run HR.
Anyone seen the Navy Federal Credit Union commercial with the screaming high school football coach?
God I love that commercial.
No?!?
I wish I could find it on Youtube.
I only manage to stumble over it, like, twice a week, usually on the four letter. I was hoping there would be more familiarity around here.
Bummer! I’ll keep an eye out.
Chavy <3
Think I’d rather have the White Sox in the postseason as opposed to the Tigers. Probably just a hangover from the last two times the Yankees faced the Tigers in the postseaason.
White Sox young pitching also appears to be petering out a bit.
Jake Peavy hasn’t had a great 2nd half either.
Jeter is so perfect.
hit streak alive!
Hahah.
Jeter giving a huge FUCK YOU to the hitting streak gods.
Jeet being clutch in the stats column.
I like this. Casey Janssen on for the Blue Jays in the ninth, even with the 5-run lead. No kidding around.
It’s their own little way of saying “Fuck you, Baltimore.”
And promptly the first 2 men are on.
Fuck you, Baltimore…
OK, they got the out at home, but why didn’t he just go for 2?
I hi speed is legendary to the young lad.
Ichi…damn autocorrect.
And now bases loaded nobody out in Baltimore. O’s down 5
aaand the O’s now have the tying run on deck with no outs
Wtf
Big double play.
Cano is SO GOOD.
Someone tell DRob to drop the ball and take his damn glove off.
Bases loaded none out in the Baltimore game. This isn’t possible, is it?
double play, thanks mark
Janssen induces a DP.
game over in baltimore
Thanks for the updates, yo.
Who is he calling in? It’s a five-run lead.
Thought he would start Lowe and go up the ladder from there.
Maybe Drob will hone in either his hook or C/U?
And DRob’s coming in to get the last 2 outs, I think.
Robertson, really? Nobody else can get 2 outs without giving up 5 runs?
That went from “that game’s still on?” to “oh, shit!” to over in record time.
well timed dp by baltimore…
jeter leading the regulars in obp and really only cano may finish ahead of him… and this is with the guy clearing sacrificing walks to selfishly chase hits at various points in the season
just very impressive, with all those plate appearances
Say what?
Yay for Roger Maris getting a little face time in the Magic Number counter, but let’s make his appearance brief.
Yes, let’s move on to Yogi quickly.
Agreed!
Girardi totally pulls out the fogger every time he sees a spider on the living room window.
Ummmmmmmmm. End this?
That ball was hammered.
Robertson needs to get away from that Cutter. The Yankee Analysts did a nice piece on how that pitch seems to be getting him in trouble.
Well in Toronto they got it done but the Mysterious Force didn’t go down without a fight.
Luckily there’s 2 outs. If there were no outs, I would be more worried.
Don’t get too excited, Twins fans…
DRob? What was that?
Oh fercrissakes, end it already.
BARF
Win number 245 for Andy Pettitte.
For the first time in three weeks… 2 games up!
1.5
/anal retentive
2 in the loss column.
Game!
Now how about a pitch of the non-cutter variety to end it?
Okay, that worked.
PHEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don’t understand why Robertson is throwing these weak hitters his cutter.
His cutter is 2 mph or so slower than his 4-seamer, and his control of it has been terrible lately.
He is just helping a bunch of weak hitters out by giving them a pitch they can handle.
nice boring win! We need a lot more of those!
Not so boring. Cory Wade shows he can’t be trusted in high leverage situations, then DRob gives up 2 runs. I would have preferred it ended 6-0 or 6-1.
Come on down, Yogi.
Yay!
Overall, a very solid win.
All’s well that ends well.
Nice seeing you Justin Thomas.
And Robertson said here are a few earned runs on your way out.
If Thomas was on the bubble, it burst.
Cashman: Let’s ensure we have your home address correct, in case you are rostered elsewhere next year.
Thomas: Sure, what for?
Cashman: For the ring, of course.
I thought D-Rob’s cutter was shit? Why does he insist on throwing it nearly exclusively?
He has what we call Hughes’s Syndrome
Got the win , but Drob continuously giving up huge hits and runs. Concerning
To celebrate the win, I’m having some soup. Michael Kay would not approve.
All while watching Episode 1?
What are you talking about, Episode 1 doesn’t exist. Everyone knows there was only 4, 5 and 6.
+1
Good job all around. Everybody’s been saying it, why hasn’t Robbie been listening? Stop throwing the cutter.
I am enjoying this “2 in the loss column” phenomenon.
That’s a bullshit call.