Game 51: Yankees at Blue Jays
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on May 30, 2007 
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Here are the lineups:
YANKEES
Damon CF
Jeter SS
Matsui LF
Rodriguez 3B
Posada C
Giambi DH
Phelps 1B
Cano 2B
Cabrera RF
Clippard RHP (1-1, 3.60)
BLUE JAYS
Rios RF
Overbay 1B
Wells CF
Stairs LF
Thomas DH
Hill 2B
Clark 3B
Fasano C
McDonald SS
Litsch RHP (1-1, 4.24)
Pregame chatter: I enjoyed the comments on the previous post. As usual, 75 percent are from reasonable people, 20 percent are from angry Torre haters and 5 percent are from serial killers getting their hour of computer time in solitary. Proctor had struck out Rios 38 percent of the time he had faced him. Bruney had allowed only extra-base hits. That’s all I’m saying. I’m trying to make a point that the Yankees deal in hard data.
A-Rod, as expected, had no comment on the Post story. I tried to ask him whether this would impact his decision to stay with the Yankees and the PR director cut off his answer.
As for readers wanting “the inside scoop” on A-Rod, I don’t have one. To be honest, I don’t care what he or any other player does when they’re away from the park. Different forms of media have different audiences and agendas. If you want to find trash, you came to the wrong blog.
UPDATE, 7:26 p.m. Clearly Joe Torre is a genius. He called off BP and the Yankees scored five runs in the first inning (so far).
UPDATE, 8:31 p.m.: I’m sure they must have mentioned this on the air, but Johnny Damon is the 20th active player with 2,000 hits. Meanwhile team leader Derek Jeter is taking the heat off A-Rod by striking out every time up. What a guy.
UPDATE, 9:08 p.m.: The most outstanding relief pitcher of our time, the great Brian Bruney, is warming up in the bullpen. If Toronto doesn’t forfeit on the spot, I believe he will start the bottom of the inning. The Yankee Clippard seems about finished.
UPDATE, 9:39 p.m.: Wait a second, I was led to believe that Brian Bruney was invincible. This is shocking.
UPDATE, 10:02 p.m.: That’s 22 appearances and Kyle Farnsworth still has two 1-2-3 innings. Totally unreliable, and I don’t care if he gets out of this inning or not. Big spot for Mo coming up.
UPDATE, 10:10 p.m.: In 21 innings, Farnsworth has struck out 11, walked 12 and allowed 22 hits. I think they should hide his passort after the game to keep him from going to Boston.
UPDATE, 10:13 p.m.: Well, it’s up to Mo. Greatest closer ever against Wells, Stairs and the Big Hurt. Mo has been dealing lately and breaking bats, so we’ll see what happens.
UPDATE, 10:21 p.m.: A-Rod just ripped an RBI single to center then blew a kiss to some woman in the crowd. No, I’m kidding.
UPDATE, 10:22 p.m.: OK, here is how the next three Toronto hitters have fared against Mo Rivera: Wells 3-10, 0 K, 1 HR; Stairs 2-12, 3 K; Thomas 3-18, 5 K.
If Torre is actually basing his opinion on the fact that Proctor has struck him out 3 times in all of 8 AB’s, and Bruney has given up a couple hits in all of 2 AB’s, I’d be honestly worried about how little he knows about the game.
If Proctor had struck him out 30 times in 80 AB’s, then there you go. Then there’s something you can use. If it is 8 AB’s, you’ve honestly got to be kidding me.
It isn’t difficult to go with the pitcher that strikes 4 more batters out per 9 innings.
So have they eaten Farnsworth yet?
Peter, thanks for your non trashy non gossipy reporting. This is about baseball not off the field hookups. I don’t condone cheating on a spouse and think it is awfu; but he’s an adult and can do what he wants and it doesn’t need to be played out through the papers. That is something that the Rodriguez family needs to deal with and it is really not any of our business as fans.
And Peter, did you actually think that people wouldn’t look those stats up? Do you, as a baseball fan, actually think you can tell anything from 8 AB’s and 2 AB’s respectively? I mean, when you write that, you don’t actually believe what you are typing, right?
I understand about Yanks dealing in hard facts… but… Then why allow Proctor to face Howie Kendrick when Howie was 2-for-2 with 2 doubles of Scott? Why not steal a few bases last night? THREE times Yanks had either Damon or Jeter on 1st to lead off an inning… Blue Jays have only thrown out 9% of base runners? Makes no sense to me to avoid exploiting another teams weakness.
Toronto was prepared to steal home if they had runners on 1st and third… Yet… Yanks not prepared to be aggressive? This ‘lack of game plan’ was evident in the first inning when Jeter bunted, not waiting a pitch or two for Damon to steal… THEN again later in the game… when Damon walked, Jeter had 1-0 count… Jeter swung at next two pitches, then MAtsui swung at the first pitch?
enough on the Proctor move. they are losing because they cannot hit at present. the least runs scored (I think ) in May in baseball.
We can expect the pitching to not be that good but the hitting to fall apart is another story….
they have to hit, I like sitting Abreu tonight, why no Minky against the righty??
I cannot complain about the lineup win or lose…..
Matthew, Torre allowed Proctor to face Howie Kendrick because he isn’t stupid enough to look at 2 AB’s and make any kind of decision from that.
Peter knows that too, but I guess he wants to defend these decisions no matter what. It’s getting pretty humorous. It would be interesting to see how Peter would explain that Torre looked at those numbers last night, but didn’t the other night when Kendrick was 2-2 with 2 doubles against Proctor
Peter,
On the A-Rod story… why would a paper do that to a HOMEplayer? I mean, what free agent in their right mind would ever sign with the Yankees again after that? They can go to Chicago or L.A. for similiar money and not be stalked by tabloids. I think that seriously sucks that they might be sabotaging the team.
That’s a really crappy thing to do. New York as a playing location just took a major hit in the eyes of players, I would imagine.
Stuart, no doubt they are losing because they aren’t hitting. Nobody is disputing that. That doesn’t mean that Torre shouldn’t take any heat for not putting the team in the best position to win. It could all have been moot had the team scored a few runs like they should have, but that doesn’t mean Torre shouldn’t accept at least a little blame for a bad decision.
i think torre has made his fair share of bad decisions that you can’t label anyone who criticizes him a “torre-hater,” suggesting that it is unjustified. on any decision, there are ways to make it look “right” and ways to make it look “wrong.” but when those that lean towards “wrong” consistently and continuously appear, joe torre cannot be immune from criticism. and it is well-reasoned criticism coming from me (at least i think so).
Oh wow, is Abreu hurt?
A-Rod, as expected, had no comment on the Post story. I tried to ask him whether this would impact his decision to stay with the Yankees and the PR director cut off his answer. As for readers wanting “the inside scoop� on A-Rod, I don’t have one. To be honest, I don’t care what he or any other player does when they’re away from the park. Different forms of media have different audiences and agendas. If you want to find trash, you came to the wrong blog.
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So you don’t care what he does when he’s away from the park, and you think the story is “trash,” but you still try to question him about it. Hypocrisy.
I’m hard for that data! 2 Abs wooooooo
The Yankees, or rather Joe Torre, deals in PERCEPTION. He perceives Proctor to be more valuable than he is, and thus overuses him in ridiculous situations.
“On the A-Rod story… why would a paper do that to a HOMEplayer? I mean, what free agent in their right mind would ever sign with the Yankees again after that?”
Jimmy, Because this had nothing to do with the sports Section it had to do with either the page 6 writers they have or one of their writers who are just there to write stories and sell papers.
What kills me, as a lifelong Yankee fan, is the crap people will say or stir up when things aren’t going well. I live and breathe the Yankees and I’m not happy about any of this either but holy cow, you would think the world is about to end. This streak is not going to last forever and better times are ahead. If they don’t make the playoffs this year, then so be it. We’ve been spoiled for 11 years.
As far as Arod? I really don’t care if that was his girlfriend, groupie, cousin or sister-in-law. I’m worried about his play in the field, not in the bedroom.
At $252 million dollars a year, you learn to deal with the stupid New York Post headlines.
Not a year….contract.
Yeah, its not just an annoying headline, its a headline that can end a marriage. I would avoid NY like the plague if I were a free agent after that.
All this boys-will-be-boys talk is disingenuos. When ARod accepted all those $$$$ and put on the Yankee uniform he became a role model for thousands of baseball fans young and old. He owed it to them to set a good example of maturity and sportsmanship and he failed.
I’m as down on Torre as anyone, but killing him for going with Proctor in the spot is a stretch. 8 at-bats against a relief pitcher is not an insignificant sample, and the difference between Bruney and Proctor is pretty negligible. At least he didn’t go with Vizcaino.
On Jeter’s bunt, I didn’t think it was as bad a play as everyone else and I think it’s important the way we’re struggling to play from in front for a change. He did the same thing in Game 3 of the ’96 Series and it may have been the momemtum switch we needed.
Suzyn Waldman said a few minutes ago without naming names that Arod was set up. She wondered about a restaurant that would supply car service and an evening to an athlete, have a photographer set up to take pictures of the whole thing, with the agreement that the pictures would be sold and the profits split between the restaurant and the photographer. This was much more than a Page 6 type item–it was a big, neatly wrapped package. She emphasized she had no opinion on what anyone does in their personal life.
damon homered!
Susan,
Suzyn Waldman is an idiot. It doesn’t take a “set-up” for a photographer to sit outside a hotel.
Yanks give Tylar a lead. Lets see if it sticks untill Scott Proctor is brought in….
“If you want to find trash, you came to the wrong blog.”
Peter, you wouldn’t take up a job offer at the Post in a heartbeat?
Not to keep the A-rod saga going but when I first read the story I was thinking to myself it was a setup. The story had all the little details not to mention there were pictures.
Watch the game people we are doing good things… Let A-Rod clean up his own mess…
“At $252 million dollars a year, you learn to deal with the stupid New York Post headlines.”
Dont give me that **** just because someone makes alot of money they dont have feelings and cant be upset? That photo will probably ruin his marriage.
now this is more like it… 5-0. they are pissed and aren’t gonna take it any more… YANKEES BASEBALL!
did the yankees just bat around? the sky is falling… no more batting practice for the rest of the year.
nice start, very very encouraging
Ok we’re looking good in the Blue Jay House Money game.
melky….. oi
Again, I wonder in not being a regular is affecting his play. That would certainly pot mark his trade value as a bench player.
C’mon Clippard – show us a quality start!
Wow! 10 pitches. That’s fantastic!
Litsch threw 40 and didn’t get out of the first.
and that is how it is done, a 1…2…3 that was great, I think the Yanks are finally coming back!
Peter,
thanks for asking a productive question.
though it would have been rich and snarky if you asked if “whether this would impact his future career as a children’s novelist.”
Can you tell us what happened to the Post’s beat reporter, did they freeze him out?
bpib-
that’s an interesting take. I wonder who? I wouldn’t put it past his agent, Scott Boras
I guess Moose will be carrying out the lineup card for the rest of the season.
See, the move putting in Phelps at 1B paid off, especially since there is a lefty in there now. The tide is changing gang!
Three things about Rogers Center and the broadcast tonight:
1) Anyone else have trouble picking the ball up whenever they play at Rogers?
2) Is it just me or are the waitresses who serve the people right in back of the plate and are CONSTANTLY pacing back and forth incredibly distracting?
3) Anyone else experiencing technical difficulty with the YES broadcast (skips, messed up picture muted sound), that occurs a couple times a minute and lasts a second or so?
Charlie: Don’t be so sure of what you speak, bro.
Billy Mo: The Rogers Centre waitresses are outstanding.
Drew- “I don’t condone cheating on a spouse and think it is awful”
Oh, come on, lightin’ up. Who among us has taken some x-tra _batting_ practice. That sound you hear is Mickey Mantle is rolling over in his sarcophagus. Don’t be a playa hata
Haha, they certainly are.
The waitresses use to wear sexier clothes. I always enjoyed the Rogers Centre games
apparently so does arod
Clippard definitely has the tools to be a good starter – just has to keep his consistentcy on his release point.
here we go… hold on to your hats people
if we cannot get falsano….
phew
Sunny,
You are correct. This is a big opportunity for him. If he can pitch effectively, that’s a 22 year old, back of the rotation arm that either helps the Yankees or can be packaged for more help down the road.
Its important he steps up to the challenge here. We need something good to come out of all of this injury stuff this year. If he emerges as a viable option, that’s a positive.
Is DeSlavo still on the roster? I haven’t heard they put him down for Britton yet.
could this be another one of those games where they come out 5-0 then fall flat for 8 innings??
DeSalvo is still on the roster because they need a long guy. Once they activate Clemens, DeSalvo will most likely be the guy shipped out.
Britton’s situation isn’t relevent to DeSalvo. Looks like Matt is holding Clemens spot on the roster as of now.
After hearing about Hughes’s injury I expect to see this soon…..
ESPN.com just reported that Joba Chamberlain was abducted by aliens and Jose Tabata was eaten by the Loch Ness monster.
Three walks in the last 4 batters. Two of them on 4 pitches. All bottom of the order guys. With a 5 run lead no less.
Not the way to build the manager’s confidence in you.
Clippard has got to pitch ahead in counts or he isn’t long for this game.
Now, its a new game. He puts one more guy on base, it may be time to get him out of there. Not good.
Respectfully disagree as to the relevancy of DeSalvo to Britton. The former is in the bullpen; the latter should be in the bullpen. Even for the next 4-5 days (on 3 of which we are playing the Bosox), Mr. Britton could be very useful. DeSalvo almost certainly will not (see last trip out of the pen).
I don’t disagree that Britton should be in NY.
But, it looks like DeSalvo’s spot is going to be Clemens spot.
If Clippard continues to struggle, they can send him down. But, they would still need a fifth starter.
If it was me, I’d either DFA or DL Vizcaino and call up Britton. But, it doesn’t look like they are going to do that right now.
I’d try to trade both Vizcaino and Farnsworth, both of whom would have value to a NL team. That would create space fro Britton and Edwar Ramirez.
Clip is struggling with his command. this may prompt Cashman to go get a veteran for the 5th spot, a Corey Lidle type, may he rest in peace.
OMG they are actually going to blow this
oh no. Vizcaino is warming up. Amazing how far his stock has fallen, from set up guy to long man.
I’d try to trade both Vizcaino and Farnsworth, both of whom would have value to a NL team. That would create space fro Britton and Edwar Ramirez.
Who can we get back for Vizcaino, for that reason I might keep him. I`d be more eager to trade Myers
he stayed composed – not a great inning, but he didn’t implode like Moose would have.
Torre can’t have this kid pitch the 4th. Gotta get him out of there now and empty the bullpen in the hopes of holding a 3 run lead. They have a day off tomorrow and they need a win. They can’t have this kid flush away this lead, which he will do if he continues to pitch.
This is what drives me nuts about this team this season. You have a five run lead, half the Blue Jays lineup tonight are filled with scrubs, and we can’t have a pitcher throw the ball over the plate.
No way any manager can have confidence in this kid if he can’t throw strikes.
You root for him to make it but, its looking more and more like he is another kid that just can’t pitch up here yet. No matter how much we need him, he isn’t dependable.
SI.com has more info in Alex’s response and how he and Joe think it will affect the team. They both say it was overblown and will not do any harm.
I’d rather give him a chance in the 4th (on a short leash) than see Vizcaino.
“Dont give me that **** just because someone makes alot of money they dont have feelings and cant be upset? That photo will probably ruin his marriage.”
Anyone who cheats on their wife deserves to have their marriage ruined. If you are as famous as A-Rod, you know your actions are watched more closely. He was asking to be caught.
So now Jeter is about to enter a slump.
I say let Clippard try another inning, then back him up with Bruney or Villone if he gets two on.
“Dont give me that **** just because someone makes alot of money they dont have feelings and cant be upset? That photo will probably ruin his marriage”
Anyone who cheats on their wife deserves to have their marriage ruined. If you are as famous as A-Rod, you know your actions are watched more closely. He was asking to be caught.
wow jeter with 3 whiffs today.
Is that what it takes to reverse the fortunes of this team? Everyone hits and jeter slumps?
ick – another 1-2-3 inning – need better at bats.
I’d go Villone for two, then mix and match from there. he really never should have seen the 4th since its clear he can’t find the strikezone tonight.
We all know, if the Jays score 6, this is over because the offense seems to be done scoring tonight. Par for the course this season.
Its frustrating to see Clippard not able to get #9 hitters out. Unfortunately for us, he’s just not ready to contribute on any steady basis this year.
WAY too inconsistent.
They gave him a layup night tonight and he is working his butt off to blow the game. Can’t blame Torre if he has no patience with this kid.
Now, they are getting dominated by Josh Towers.
The worst offense in baseball just keeps getting worse.
Its tough to watch.
TMZ.com is reporting that Arod and that same blond bimbo were seen clubbing in Vegas on May 13, too.
I think that’s it for Clip, 98 pitches, 3 ER’s in 5 IP, not much more you can ask at this point. Hopefully we knock a few more runs in and give him his second win.
I don’t know Jeff, I am greedy. Staked to a 5 run first inning lead, I would have loved to see this kid be able to go at least 7, 6 at a minimum.
Its the right move to get him out after 5 but, its not a good performance from Clippard tonight. He has to be better than that (especially since the bottom of the Blue Jays lineup tonight is awful) if he wants to pitch in NY. Rookie or not.
He’s done. But he got us to the 6th, albeit with an immediate cushion. I’d rather see him than DeSalvo. At least he looks like he is trying to throw strikes.
“May 30th, 2007 at 8:04 pm
could this be another one of those games where they come out 5-0 then fall flat for 8 innings??”
Well I am halfway right. Why is it this team falls asleep after a big inning? Why don’t the Yanks keep consistent pressure. I know they are struggling offensively, but…
Cano is having a helluva night, too bad no one is gettin gon base ahead of him.
Jeter is due…
SJ44–I’ve been a fan since the 80s, the Yanks have always distrusted young starters…..your last two comments typify that attitude. If a guy’s a prospect, give him ten-15 starts. Otherwise, you don’t know what you have. Clippard, and to a lesser extent DeSalvo, are prospects: not future #1 or #2s, but prospects. If two bad starts in a row sinks them, you’re playing with loaded dice…
to ground out to third.
sigh
14 plus games out = playing with loaded dice
giambi, damon, and abeu = playing with loaded dice.
hm, a bruney pitch and a fly out to left…
hindsight?
man, i miss fasano…
I would agree on Clippard, disagree on DeSalvo. DeSalvo isn’t a prospect. Clippard may be.
Let’s remember, Clippard was the last guy they called up and gave a shot to pitch. I think, they are unsure about how much of a prospect he really is.
The problem with both Clippard and DeSalvo are their deliveries. They are so herky jerky, its really hard for them to find their release points.
I’d love to see them give Clippard 10 starts but, he has to help out too. He has to do a better job of throwing strikes.
DeSalvo? At his age, with all the pitching prospects the Yankess have in their system, I can’t see him staying in the organization much longer.
I like what Clippard did today. I`ll take 5 innings, 3 runs from a 5th starter being paid virtually nothing for the Yankees any day.
So here are the A-Rod scenarios
1) he is not cheating on his wife (who knows?)
2) he is cheating and he and his wife have an understanding (who am I to judge)
3) he is running around with this chick behind his wife’s back (shame on him and he is a moron for thinking that he would not be noticed – no pity from me on his marriage being ruined)
Gotta keep a place in the organization for someone who reads Camus and Confucious. Maybe team poet. Or maybe Matt can be designated crossword resource for Mussina.
Dice-H gets hammered!!
12 hits in 5 2/3 inn.
SJ, I’m not gonna have the minor league #s vs mechanical observations debate with you–both guys got minor league hitters out without a lot of wildness–can they adjust? maybe: I just don’t think a few starts under high pressure proves that much…I’d rather see DeSalvo in the pen, probably as a long guy–his going 1-0 on everybody the other night was infuriating–but he won’t get any better staying in the minors at his age….
Peter – I have to say – you’re wit is something else.
boston is losing 6-2 in the 7th – it could be back to 13.5 games after tonight!
@woo hoo@
sigh.
Finally Torre came to his senses and started Phelps and replaced him with Minky. Not sure why that was difficult for him to accept. He is a stubborn son of a gun that’s for sure.
DeSalvo will have to be DFA’s on Clemens’ return. If he gets picked up by another team, no Scranton for him… tho I don foresee any team having *that* great a need.
Why would DeSalvo have to be DFA’d?
MLB gameday has no stats on pitchers in Rogers Centre apparently – is Bruney throwing heat?
DeSalvo has no options left.
Jesus, Torre can’t win this year. Brings in Bruney who hasn’t given up runs in 14 innings and he gives up 2. This is unreal.
ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRG
Boston is about to catch back up too.
Mitch Hilligoss, third baseman for the Yankees Charleston farm team (Class A) set the South Atlantic League record tonight by hitting in his 36th straight game.
He got a bunt single in the 7th to set the record.
Last night, in his final AB, he got a hit to tie the record.
Great job by that kid!
Much like in Jan of this year when the Yanks signed Cairo – they had to DFA DeSalvo to make room for Cairo.
Yay Bruney – Hindsight is always 20/20 – who wants Proctor now?
oh sweet fancy moses
Like I said last night over the whole Bruney/Proctor debate, NONE of these guys can be trusted.
You play with all the stats you want. The fact is, NONE of these guys in the bullpen can get outs when you need them and secure games.
I bang on Torre about as much as anybody on this blog.
But, between, Farnsworth, Vizcaino, Bruney and Proctor, you are rolling the dice they can get the job done every time they pitch.
None of them are that good people. That’s why this team has such a hard time winning games.
Bruney gives up a two-run homer after looking so good. You can’t figure this game.
That’s a concept that the certified sub-geniuses can’t accept.
If anyone cares – Boston batting bottom 7th – Paul Byrd gives up 3 straight singles – no outs. Down 6-2. Lovely. Luck o’ the Yankees this year.
Oh no— Bruney gives one up 2 run shot.. Now It’s Proctor time! 6-5
We can’t seem to do anything right. We score 5 runs in one inning, than don’t score unil the 6th and only score 1. Now it is a 6-5 game. Hopefully Scott can get thru this inning, than we see Farnsworthless. Lets hope he doesn’t like us to his nickname.
Well, it’s a game now… let’s go yankees… get an out.
The Red Sox loaded the bases at the same time the Yankees gave up the home run… Go figure :\
yay proctor.
Wow and I’m not drunk.
Let’s try that last sentence again.
Let’s hope he doesn’t live up to his nickname.
wow Hill just missed the tieing HR there. So Proctor or Farny in the 8th?
that’s too bad, because the way the yankees are playing – they probably are.
yay proctor – no damage!!
can he come out for the eighth?
anyone think torre will bring out mo for 6 outs?
That’s OK, Jennifer. We got the drift.
The Yanks need to clear two roster spots – one for Clemens and one for Britton, who’s doing so well in Scranton. We need bullpen help for Proctor and Bruney. DeSalvo goes for the one, and maybe a deal for “Farnsworthless” to open up the other spot? It would seem logical…
If T-clip does no twork out, why not convert Villone to fifth starter.
He has lot of expereince as a starter and he is a left hander which is an assset.
uh no. Mo won’t see the 8th inning before Sept.
Both Proctor and Bruney did not allow an ER in May before these past few days.
They were due. We wasted what they gave us earlier.
Bruney is a valuable arm and a good RP. Let’s not overdue it though.
ooof -giambi just pulled a youkilis
any chance minky can homer off the bench?
again if anyone cares – crisp foul pop out, youk strikeout, papi up – bases loaded, 2 out.
Farnsworth (Myers if he gets in trouble, Villone if Myers gets in trouble). Then Rivera.
Maybe the Yankees can actually show some offensive life again this inning to cushion the lead?
I’d say past Clippard, the ‘heirarchy’ (meaning the pitchers they would call up if for the rest of the Yankee starters is as such:
1.) Kei Igawa (got to get some return on that $48 million)
2.) Chase Wright (only a prospect because he’s left-handed)
3.) Alan Horne (second year after TJ surgery, putting up Hug(h)e(s) numbers at AA)
4.) Sean Henn (they have him starting at Trenton)
5.) Jason Jones (older guy (25) putting up okay numbers at Trenton)
6.) Brett Smith (24 year old absolutely dealing at Trenton)
Hopefully they won’t have to dig down to Marquez, because they’d just pick up a schmuck at league minimum rather than risk any more of their top prospects.
I like the prospective relievers the Yankees have in the minors, guys we could see even this year:
1.) Chris Britton (0.70 ERA in 25 or so innings at AAA)
2.) Edwar Ramirez (surprise performances has propelled him up the depth charts)
3.) Scott Patterson (28 year old in Trenton putting outstanding numbers (1.20 ERA, 32:3 (!) K/BB ratio))
4.) Kevin Whelan (top relief prospect in the Tigers last year, a converted catcher putting up very solid numbers at Trenton)
I’ve found myself following the Yankee minor leaguers a lot more this season, not only because the Yankees have been awful, but because there’s a ton to be excited about. Hell, just the injured guys the Yankees have (Sanchez, Ohlendorf, Cox, Melancon, Garcia, other guys I’m sure I’m missing) would make up a great base of prospects. Lean times are definitely not ahead for this team.
guess not.
Joe, is it for sure that Britton is coming up? I recall reading that somewhere. But Yeah I think Desalvo is gone for sure.
Yeah we should just DFA Bruney. Our bullpen is littered with guys posting a 1.50 ERA and 1.08 WHIP.[/sarcasm]
One game does not change anything. Bruney is still our 2nd best relief pitcher. BTW Phil, could you be any happier about Bruney giving up a HR tonight? Real professional. And your supposed “defense” for using Proctor over Bruney last night was based on 3 at bats? Unreal. Do the words “sample size” mean anything to you. Not to mention, Joe could have avoided the matchup by intentionally walking Rios. I’m not even sure why I still read this blog.
Give the drink a try, Jennifer, the numbers on the scoreboard sure look a lot prettier that way.
I think it safe to say, most people here do not care to here Red Sux updates. Maybe if were only down 12.5 I’d feel different.
wow – does cano really have 3 doubles tonight? must be making up for lost time.
Big Papi has not been very clutch this year, has he.
Andrew yeah we have some nice arms in the minors.
Kei Igawa is a mess. He got lit up in his start the other day in AAA. Looks like he is still a long way from coming back. This has to rank up there with one of the worst all time signings. No one thought he was anything more than a 4-5 in the NL. Yet someone told case to bid a zillion dollars on him. I wonder if they are still employed.
Whee-ooo Sux had bases loaded no out and got diddly. poopi just lined out to end the inning. Hate to say it – but very yankee like.
Well at least Cleveland got out of the jam.
wow – cano is 4-for-4. Sweet jeezus – is there a rebirth around the corner?
any chance melk can homer?
Ron Jeremys brother homered against us
sal fasano caught cano stealing… times are definitely tough.
Master Shake: Much like “portion size” “sample size” means nothing to this magnificent professional journalist of the highest integrity.
I’m a Fasano Paesano.
now where did I put that bottle of pepto?
here it comes people.
HERE WE GO!
Jennifer – I’m not sure, but I would think so. He’s been in the MLs before, and he’s doing well now.
Time for Farnsy to step it up and do what he’s paid to.
Farny’s balls have no movement. FYI.
We Gots this..
3 doubles to all fields plus a single. The all-fields part is what gives me the most hope that Cano might have found his stroke again. Let’s hope, we need his bat.
“we need his bat” guess I get the Captain Obvious award for that…….. We need his and ten more at this point.
move cano to the 3 spot and matsui to 5?
Farny has blood on his uniform. Probably fought a crocodile earlier tonight.
Ugh, when Kyle Farnsworth enters the game it is futile.
Should have used Proctor here.
one of many many things we need unfortunately … oy
“Jeff NJ
Farny has blood on his uniform. Probably fought a crocodile earlier tonight.”
either that or dug to far into his ear again.
“either that or dug to far into his ear again.”
Well, it sure seems like there would be a lot of room to dig.
Can we have strike 3 please?
question, when was the last time Mariano pitched?
See, bring in Mo. I hate Kyle Farnsworth.
damn it
Shows what I know, Mo in the 8th.
Does anyone know why Mientkiewicz wears his pants high when he starts and low when he comes into a game late?
0-2 count, 98 MPH power, and can’t get the guy out?
It time for MO to prove he is back.
It will be a good ending to the game.
This is ridiculous. Farnsworth is paid to strike people out, but what does he do? he gives up two hits and now the tying run is in scoring position.
If Mo blows this save, it is safe to say, Cash may want to think about finding a new closer.
“Jeff NJ
“either that or dug to far into his ear again.�
Well, it sure seems like there would be a lot of room to dig.”
And he could use a shovel too.
I knew we’d see Mo in the 8th. Farnsworth is worthless.
Pete can you ask Joe or Brian why Farnsworth is still with this team? He adds less value than the players on the bench.
You know, Okajima, the backup closer for Boston for the past month, has more saves than Mo to this point in the season (4-3)
Kyle Farnsworth ready to implode again. Can’t even get a career minor leaguer out.
Hard to bang on Torre when he only has one guy you can trust in the bullpen and he can barely get into games anymore.
Another awful outing for Farnsworth. How about, one time, you retire the side 1-2-3?
Now, he goes to Mo with inherited runners on base. Not the ideal situation for Mo right here. Overbay can hit.
Let’s hope for the best.
c’mon mo!
Phew! that was close
Thank you, Mr. Rivera. 3 more next inning, please.
With Gordon done and the injury to Myers, Phillie might be primed to take a Farns. The question is – do they have anything of value in return?
A Rod was seen with the same blond in both Las Vegas and Toronto? You gotta admire a guy who is faithful to his mistress (unlike Jeff Gordon whose department store clerk got upset that he had another girlfriend besides being married to Brooke).
Adultery is distasteful but it is a Rodriguez family matter (wonder if Mrs A Rod will wait for him to sign a new contract over the winter before serving divorce papers). Jim Bouton used to say ballplayers do not admire other ballplayers and many said they would never allow their daughters to marry an athlete. Wilt Chamberlain, the man with 20,000 girlfriends, said he had only one teammate with a real strong marriage (Paul Arizin).
altho… at this point, i’d take a bag of burning dog poo for farns.
Let’s see – Farnsy:
1. Can’t get a 1-2-3 inning.
2. Isn’t trusted by Torre.
3. Mouthed off against Rocket.
How long does it take to deal him?
oh, sorry for the douchey pun there, i didnt even realize i wrote that. but he really is worthless.
How about Melky with some hits tonight? I like it..
The team stunk as a whole for a long time.
Slowly, offensive players are returning to form. Cano is a good example today.
Same applies to pitching.
They will slowly return to thier normal form.
Same will be true for Kyle and Vizcaino. They are not as bad as they looked so far this season.
The good Yankee teams would get insurance runs here, cmon Matsui!
Alex, the clutch….
SWEET AROD!!! THANK YOU A-GOD!!
A Rod hit that one like, he just lost half his fortune.
Jeff NJ-
“lost half his fortune” – hahahahahah, yeah Half-Rod or 1/2Rod ahahahhahhh.
Now that was sweet! Sweet fake by A Rod if he yelled he got it. Add the BJ’s to the list of teams who want to beat the crap out of A Rod
ha! nice catch…
Put it outta reach!
We remember the Wells HR vs. Mo….a walkoff last yr
lololololol arod that was hillarious
finally – some life!
HAHAHAHA awesome.
I think that was awesome. Anything it takes to get the win, good for him. He lied nicely to the ump, he better get used to lying.
“the BJ’s” – perfect nickname for that team.
A-Rod’s holding back a smirk… he called it… HA HA.
and then here come giambi to eat it up like a steak dinner.
I love listening to the Blue Jays announcers whine…
Is John Gibbons going to challenge A-Rod to a fight?
is it bad that i wanted them to throw at Giambi?
A Rod rules. I don’t care what Cynthia says!
is there a verbal interference rule in baseball?
Man I hope they show whatever arod did on baseball tonight.
he might have been just laughing at the play too I guess… I’m watching on the internet, can you guys tell if he said anything?
I wonder if it is against some rule of baseball to call for the ball as a base runner. It is definitely not against the rules to deke a base runner or pretend to have the ball so why not what A-Rod might have done?
is their something wrong with arod did, we used to do that kind of stuff as kids
Yeaaaaah GORGIE! 2 SB’s this week! GEORGIE FLAMES!
effin A I love it!
cairo in!
Menky up!
Star studded!!!
Can’t wait to see the postgame on this game. Maybe ESPN can twist this against A-Rod.
a little humor to lighten up the club house (and the W should help too)..
Kruk is already warming up his “A-Rod is bush league” lines…….
so now it’s a four run lead – I’m confused – is this no longer a save situation? A save situation is 3 runs or less. But he started when it was only a 1 run lead… but it wasn’t the 9th. I guess not.
seens kinda bush league though. Up by 2 and rivera on the mound, no need for those extra runs, if it’s bush league. If their down by 2, then it’s a different question.
Alex did nothing wrong. He tried to win. This is not Little League.
McDonald and Clark – the BJs infielders – need to grow up. So does John Gibbon. What’s he going to do, fight everyone who disagrees with him?
Mo will get a save if he finishes off the game b/c he entered the game with the tying runner on base, at the plate or in the on deck circle and he will have finished the game. That is the rule that applies.
It’s still a save situation for Mo. It wouldn’t be if they bring in say Vizcaino here until the tying run is at least on deck.
what exactly did arod do to miff the jays?
I can’t stand Kruk, A-Rod could go 10 for 10 with 10hr and he would find a way to bash it.
Not sure if there’s anything in the rulebook about verbal interference, but it that kind of play that makes Rodriguez so disliked around baseball.
Not saying he should or shouldn’t have done it, but as an above post says, it’s a Little League move.
How great would it be if A-Rod’s “woof” was the thing that turned the whole season around?
Things are lining up nicely for Boston, Mo getting work, offense coming alive, clubhouse loosening up, losing streak over, top 3 pitchers lined up.
They should activate Clemens on Friday just so he can sit in the dugout.
I never understood why A-Rod gets bashed for his “bush league” moves but when Varitek attacked A-Rod while still wearing his catcher’s mask nobody said a word about Tek’s manliness.
Who cares what Kruk thinks. Washed-up, sloppy, Chris Farley-looking loser.
I dont think there is any rule against it
Sox lose, Yanks win. All is right in the world, at least for one night.
rule against what?
Nice to finally have a W tonight. I know it’s way to early to chase Boston, but this W is a littl sweeter with their loss.
I don’t know if there is a rule against verbal interference but people say the 1912 World Series had Tris Speaker yelling “Take it Chief” when he hit a foul ball between catcher John “Chief” Meyers and Fred Merkle. Merkle held up and Meyers could not catch it. Speaker singled to tie and the next hitter hit a sacrifice fly to win it.
There is one story when the Mets were playing the Cubs in a July 1969 series. Ernie Banks liked to yell at batters to confuse them and he yelled “get the fastball in there” as Dick Selma throw a fastball that Al Weis hit for a home run. The next Met also got on base and told Banks “Helluva a call Ernie. You make a great pitching coach.” Mr Sunshine kept his mouth shut.
5 Yankee runs in the 9th? I must have fallen into a hole in the space-time continuum and ended in 1998.
haha Love the post Wolf.
sunny, if you didn’t see it, A Rod was on first, Matsui at second, Posada hit a high pop up between 3rd and SS. Matsui rounded third while the ball was in the air and right before the ball was coming down to the 3rd baseman, Alex was running behind him and seemingly screamed out “I got it” or something, at which point the 3rd baseman let it drop thinking the SS called him off. It was great, very heads up if you ask me.
that was the smartest thing i’ve seen in a long long while.
i can’t believe the toronto announcers are going crazy saying it was bush league. good think arod isn’t going to face their pitchers for a while.
let me get this straight. a toronto runner using deception steals home, but arod using deception is bush league? so they think the hidden ball trick is bush league?
there’s a rule you can’t say things in a baseball game? maybe to an umpire.
if a world series was won on that play , it would go down as one of the most famous in world series history. heads up arod. he ‘s got some pierzynski in him and i mean that as a comliment.
A-Rod rocks. Fans of every other team will use this to further hate him, but that was hilarious and his smirk after was tops.
Way to go A-Rod!!
Also, if you noticed A-Rod today, he was in a really good mood. I think getting the cover of the NY post with nonsense made his day.
As I said yesterday, Yankees reached rock bottom yesterday.
As the saying goes, crawl before walking, walk before running.
Yankees started crawling today. They will be walking by the end of Red Sox series and then they will be running by the end of White Sox series.
By end of June, they will be serious contender for the wild card.
Keep the faith alive. This is a good team. They just had very prolonged slump as a team.
sunny, the BJ’s seem to have complained that A-Rod called for the ball as he ran to third, faking out the schmuck who dropped it even though it was dead over his head, thinking he had been called off by the other schmuck….
Not sure if he did or didn’t, but it was a funny play and we got 3 runs after what should have been an easy out.
ah – dam – I wish I could see that – can’t wait to see espn says on this.
I love the smirk on his face too. Like the cat that ate the canary.
I suggest that the Blue Jays all get hearing tests because, assuming A-Rod did shout “I got it” or something like that, they couldn’t discern each other’s voices from that of a different guy running past them at full speed.
P*ssies. Stop whining.
“Alex did nothing wrong. He tried to win. This is not Little League.”
I used to pull the same move in Little League. It’s completely legit.
What’s not legit is falling for it.
It is a bush league move. There’s no way around it. It’s an unwritten rule of the sport… professonal respectful players just don’t do stuff like that.
That being said, I do think it was freakin’ hilarious. It’s not something that I would ever do, but it was definitely funny. I can’t help but chuckle.
Just another reason I love A-Rod.
Absolutely nothing wrong with what A-rod did (assuming he did in fact do something). It’s a smart play. He did nothing to put the players in physical danger. Players do this stuff all the time with fake tags, or when a guy pretends he missed the ball to try to draw the runner off the base and make a quick tag. Guys are always trying to steal signs or tip their teammates off. Stuff like this is as old as the game itself.
I’ll make this even more clear.
There’s no rule. Alex tried to win. The BJs fell for the fake out. There was no physical contact. Deception is a time-honored part of baseball.
Unless you’re on the losing side.
I don’t care if we win the next 100 games with legal bush league plays. Bring ‘em on. Now we just need the rocket to throw some broken bats around.
“Pssst, I got it”
Yup, I called for it, so what? Dumba$$ should’ve realized it was his ball and it’s an infield pop-up, not much of a collision risk…….. SUUUUCKEEEERRRRS!
I just listened to the BJ announcers describe the “A Rod” play as if he killed someone. Maybe not the classiest play, but the 3rd baseman is a pro and he needs to catch that ball.
I respect A Rod because he doesnt care about what other teams or the league think of him. He just wants to win, at any cost. I’ll probally hate him when he signs elsewhere next year, but he’s the type of guy you want on your team.
I’m reading “Ball Four” by Jim Bouton right now, and it makes me think of how hard it is for a player to stay in the league, nevermind how hard it is to lead the league. Granted, the book is 35 years old, but the game is still the same in a lot of ways.
I live in Boston, hate the Red Sox and will be hoping for a sweep this weekend.
Bush league my butt. When Varitek attacked A-Rod while still wearing his catcher’s mask, that is bush league. When Schilling called out Ben Davis for bunting to ruin his no hitter when the team was down 2 runs he was trying to get the tieing run to the plate, that was bush league. When David Ortiz makes excuses for people who use steroids and claims that he “may have used steroids when he was young because he didnt read the label” setting up a convenient excuse when he inevitably gets caught, that is bush league.
I’ve got no problem with what A-Rod did. At least he’s trying. And McDonald and Phillips need to quit their whinin’.
Jimmy,
Give me a break. The Yankees got to where they are right now by being “respectful”. Is it respectful when pitchers on other teams keep throwing at our best players? I don’t think so.
Props to A-Rod on that play. At least he isn’t giving in on the Yankees’ season, and is scrapping for every run. When you’re 14 1/2 games behind the Sox (is it 13 1/2 now?), you do what you have to in order to win.
One game does not make it.
But there were too mnay positives to ignore.
Offense came alive. They scored in multiple innings.
Bullpen bent but did not break.
Mo pitched like good old Mo.
Above all they showed emotion.
A-Rod certainly lit up some fire with his actions.
This is the beginning of the turn around folks.
Tighten the seat belts and watch this team slowly making the progress and contend for the willd card in a month.
The Blue Jays seem to have short memories. A-rod did not even make contact with any one of their players. Last night the BJ’s Catcher, Phillips actually pushed Phelps out of the way (he ran into him first which was ok but him shoving Phelps right after was not) and nothing was called. But whatever, A-rod’s play needs no justification because it was a completely legal/legit play.
A-Rod for MVP. I love the guy even more after tonight. Only a complete retard falls for that play.
Carson,
Better to win playing dirty then lose with honor? That’s the current American way, I guess. If you don’t see a problem with it, there’s nothing I can say to make you “get it”.
I don’t hate that he did it. I wouldn’t because I do care about doing things the right way and being respected. If he doesn’t, that’s fine. I do think that the play was hilarious.
looks like arod said something, but he didn’t say I got it…
I would never do something like that. Get this guy off our team, we haven’t one jack since he got here. Can’t wait for the opt-out baby, then it’s my team again!
Fantastic play by A-Rod. The Jay’s shouldn’t be crying about getting beat on a bush league psych out, cause that shouldn’t work in the bigs. Go look in the mirror instead of complaining.
You were taken to school MacDonald!
i think he yelled “mine”
John Gibbons will be gone after this season.They havent had a good manager since Cito Gaston.
Although I like the FIRE in him.Someone needs to kick that Bat out from under Joe Torres’ hands!
Maybe DeSalvo could before he is sent to Scranton on Friday to make room for Britton.Britton will be
in the Yankees Pen on Friday Night in Fenway.Giambi needs to be DL’d…..
Peter,
On last thought fro today.
You should recognize there are many kids on this board and use proper judgment when you post pitures or write things like what you did with A-Rod escort. As far as I am concerned you came across like a phony when you write in one thread you are above such things and intiate that thread.
This is not the first time you did something like this. When you posted the picture of pavano’s girlfriend and then asked if she has a sister. Rightfully, someone one on the board admonished you for that but you did not learn your lesson.
I hope you learn from these examples and show some dignity.
Do not give that crap (you or your blind supporters here) that you are joking.
Actually, if you watch closely, ARod was well past the 3rd baseman when the guy turned around and the ball dropped. So if ARod did say something, had to be when he was past the play. Loved the smirk. Gotta laugh. And this team needed that. Of course, you watch the BJs and they all look like this was the turning point of the game. Hey guys, you were already LOSING and you didn’t do anything after that. Deal with it.
I wonder how the Chowdahead 9′s will do once the Yanks start winning again and apply some preesure on them…Such as this weekend…….I still say the soft underbelly of the Beantowner’s is their pen…Unless the F.O. does something to sure it up, iy’s going to cost them in August…….Had a concern tonight, as to root for The Indians or Boston considering the Wild-Card situation…Screw Boston……Just one solid turn through the rotation and things will certainly look much better come All-Star time…5 games by then….
Pete is behind a shirtless Damon… Hi Pete!
Bottom line is the A Rod play didn’t effect the outcome of the game.
derek j, ypu are an idiot
Jimmy and Derek J,
Are you guys being serious? A-Rod did what he had to do to get a run across. It’s not cheating, it’s not breaking rules, it’s not Bush league. It’s called BASEBALL. A-Rod is great. Also Derek, you said that we haven’t won Jack since he got here.. we wouldn’t have gotten nearly as far as we have the last few years without his numbers.
Get over it, bask in the win, they have been few and far between this year.
I just saw the play on espn – tivo’d it actually. That smirk was hilarious. hear hear. I got no beef on that play. Don’t like it? Go back to the minors.
All around good news today.
Yanks won.
Detroit lost.
White Sox lost.
We made ground in the wild card.
I hope this is the turning point.
That’s as bush league a play as you will ever see on a baseball field. It makes the Bronson Arroyo slap play look manly.
There’s a difference between hardnosed baseball (Phelps’ slide against Seattle, A-Rod’s slide into Pedroia, which were both fine) and punk behavior like that.
Two of the ESPN announcers said they had no problem with it.
BBFan-
Ahhh, not the “do it for the kids” argument. that’s so lame, Bush uses that (“My Pet Goat”). besides, there’s cursing on this board.
name one kid (outside of your family) who reads this board……I’m waiting….
ps see you can find a link to the Pavs post, I wanna see the picture, DAMN IT!!
Whatever Randyhater, it did not affect the outcome of the game. This is a non-story as the apparent stripper/trainer, I do not want to hear/read anything about this nonsense.
If that player is dumb enough to fall for it, and can’t tell the difference between arod and his own SS that he’s been playing with for 40 + games, then it’s arod’s fault.
i’d rather see something questionable that ignites this team then watch these doldrums for the next three months.
Dr. Acula,
Obviously you are one of those shameless blind supporters of Peter. If you want to see some pitures, go buy a magazine which prints them.
A-Rod wasn’t past the third baseman. He was right behind Clark when he did something. He didn’t say I GOT IT, he could have said MINE. He says he went HAAA as he went past third.
A-Rod was right behind him and we have video to prove that.
We have video to show that he didn’t say I GOT IT.
We have video to show that he may have said MINE or HAAA as the mouth movement would be the same for either.
Clark was in front of the ball and unless he bent backwards fully (like stretch of the fantastic 4), he wouldn’t have caught it anyway.
Blue jays were just being pussies cause they were losing.
While there is nothing wrong with what he did persay, it still makes you look like a bit of a phony. I think he is still trying to prove that he belongs in New York. He is slapping gloves, elbowing guys in the crotch and decoying infielders, while the guy who plays 30 feet to his left is hitting walkoff World Series homers and delivering constantly in the clutch. The best thing for any Yankee fan will be when he leaves town. It seems like a bad thing on the surface but all the extra-curriculars that ARod brings out-do his hitting. People are jealous of the guy because he makes so much, and that can tear a team down. When and if he decides to go after 2007 all Yankee fans should quietly rejoice because it is the best thing that can happen to this team. If he decides to stay, NY will not win a championship because of how much of a headcase he is. If they couldn’t win it in 2004, 3 outs from a World Series in Game 4 when are they going to do it with this guy wearing the pinstripes?
Antonio,
Give it a rest. Thanks.
BBFan
Crude or not, Dr. Acula has a point. A lot of the posts on this blog has cursing, ranting and very questionable text from Yankee bloggers and Sox trolls. This blog, if perused by kids, are exposed to a lot more questionable content than those pictures in this blog.
The most important point is that this isn’t a news site, it’s a blog. And the pictures posted are of a tv “star” and the already wildly published post cover. If you’ve been around this blog long enough, I think you would know Pete’s humor well enough. This isn’t an educational site nor does it claim to be for professional Yankee fans only blog (because then the sox trolls would be gone). Pete has said that would not go so far as to publish an article on this drivel, but to make fun of it shows he has little-to-no respect for the story or it’s “author”. None of the images posted are inflammatory or crude. Everyone who’s been here for a while has witnessed Pete’s humor and this is nothing new. If you don’t like it – do what you do with any book or newspaper… skip the article/post.
this is from espn recap of the game
“I just said, ‘Hah!’ That’s it,” Rodriguez said. “Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t.”
“They have their opinions,” he said, adding he pulled the trick to help the Yankees “win a game. We’re desperate.”
Rodriguez said three or four times each week, opponents shout at him while he pursues foul pops near their dugout.
“It’s not like he said, ‘I got it,” Yankees manager Joe Torre said.
Who’s this Antonio guy ????? Wonder if ever laced up spikes in his life….This baseball, not bobbi-sox……Oh by the way, that’s girls youth softball
Has anyone ever read an entire blog on ’38pitches.com’ Schilling is one of the most self inflated people I have every read something from. In his latest he is going on about his splitter from 1997-1998. Ridiculous.
Sunny615: Clark was playing in his first major league game of the season; he was called up that day, and never took batting practice. He’s never played with John MacDonald before tonight. Not the “40+ games” crap you’re talking about.
If you’re going to make stupid comments, at least have the knowledge to back them up with facts.
Hey pat m, seeing as how you know the definition of bobbi-sox, it appears you are more in tune with the youth softball of the world.
My only point is look at the 3rd basemen the Yanks have had during their dynasty years:
Charlie Hayes-by no means a star
Scott Brosius: the anti ARod, doesn’t do much of anything from April through September, but once October rolls around, he is clutch as hell.
Even Aaron Boone as a stretch hit one of the fondest hr’s in Yankee history. If ARod leaves, I gurantee the NYY will be better off then when he was here. You don’t need 25 all-stars to win a championship, just a group of hard-nosed gritty all-out guys.
I tried to get through a 380pitches.com (not a typo) blog but my eyes started to bleed and then it felt like I was whisked away into that Apple 1984 commercial and Schilling was on the screen praising himself while whiffing his own jock strap. He was cramming his mouth full of twinkies until the creamy filling came out of his nose, but oddly, I could still hear is drivel. Thankfully, a hot blond that was walking with arod out of a restaurant came up and dropped a load of sledge hammers on Schills head and he was bleeding creamy filling.
Thanks “Fozzy” – glad to know real pros like you are around to correct blog posts. I think my trash is full, why don’t you go back to your day job and clean it out for me.
Yup Antonio, the guy beside him also did not have the clutch insurance RBI single in the top of the ninth, has more errors than AROD this season and had 3 strikeouts today, one looking. Oh, and has killed three rallies this season.
Also, in 2004, AROD was our offense for the first 7 games, but in game 4 he told Mo to blow the save in the bottom of the ninth, and pitched the remaining 3 games and batted in all nine positions as well.
You are not a logical person.
A-Rod told the media in spring training that he didn’t care what anyone thought about him anymore. He said this year was all about winning. Fans and the media experts all said his psychy was too fragile to believe that. After hearing his post game tonight on YES about the play in the 9th inning, he sure didn’t sound like someone with a fragile psychy who cared about what people thought of him. He sounded like someone who is all about the W’s.
Peter,
On last thought fro today.
“You should recognize there are many kids on this board and use proper judgment when you post pitures or write things like what you did with A-Rod escort. As far as I am concerned you came across like a phony when you write in one thread you are above such things and intiate that thread.
This is not the first time you did something like this. When you posted the picture of pavano’s girlfriend and then asked if she has a sister. Rightfully, someone one on the board admonished you for that but you did not learn your lesson.
I hope you learn from these examples and show some dignity.
Do not give that crap (you or your blind supporters here) that you are joking.”
ugh….while you are at it go tell your kids that there is no Santa or Easter Bunny
Before you say it I blindly support no one but me
Yes Antonio, I’m very aware of the Bobbi-Sox programs…I spent many years as President of youth baseball programs out here in Southern California….Coached Connie Mack teams…In fact I’ve coached vs. Phil Hughes as well as Ian Kennedy and Matt Smith….I mention those names due to the fact that they signed and play with the Yanks……Oh by the way, I played O.B. in the early 70′s…Made it to AAA…..What A-Rod did was not bush at all…..I you have a hard on for # 13 so be it, that play is hardly the platform to make your case…….No hard feelings…..
Now sweep Boston and get something going here.
pat m-
simce you have actually played the game at a pro level, please make no further comments on this blog because you actually know what you are talking about .
Glaus would have caught the ball if ARod were screaming in his ear. There is no excuse for not being able to catch a pop up. If you have inexperienced players on the field then you pay the price.
Testing…..
Testing again….
Yet another test.