Game 69: Yankees at Rockies
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Here are the lineups:
YANKEES
Cabrera CF
Jeter SS
Abreu RF
Rodriguez 3B
Posada C
Matsui LF
Cano 2B
Phillips 1B
Pettitte LHP (4-4, 2.93)
ROCKIES
Tavares CF
Matsui 2B
Holliday LF
Helton 1B
Atkins 3B
Hawpe RF
Tulowitzki SS
Torrealba C
Francis LHP (6-5, 3.61)
Pregame chatter: Lots of pregame chatter about Johnny Damon and his abdominal muscle pull. Joe Torre has spoken to Brian Cashman and they are discussing whether Damon should go on the disabled list. It seems like something they will wait until Friday to decide. … Torre said that when Kei Igawa is called up, a pitcher would go down. … Chien-Ming Wang threw his bullpen today and said his stiff neck felt fine.
The local media isn’t covering themselves in glory with his series. Almost every story touches on the payroll disparity between the two teams. This is somehow big news? A headline in one of the papers today said, “Players Not Offended by Yankees’ spending.” In other news, college kids not offended by cheap beer.
UPDATE, 9:10 p.m.: It’s 93 degrees here at first pitch and expected to be hotter tomorrow. … Jeter’s consistency is amazing. He has now hit safely in 60 of the 67 games in which he has had an at-bat this season. The single-season record is 135 games.
UPDATE, 9:54 p.m.: Games outside of the eastern time zone are tougher on your friendly neighborhood sportswriters because we need to write early edition stories, sometimes two or three of them. So you type with one eye on the game for a few innings. I just finished up my early stuff and it’s 0-0, which is helpful. Looks like a bigger crowd than they had last night.
One of the biggest differences between covering the Yankees and the Mets is that no matter where or when the Yankees play, there are more fans and more media. It starts with the first game in spring training. The good thing is that most of the guys give the beat writers some extra time and answer our questions.
UPDATE, 10:26 p.m.: 14 innings at Coors Field and the Yankees have one run on 10 hits.
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A better headline would be “Yankee Players Not Offended By Steroid Use”
As we’ve seen, the Yanks coming to Denver is very big – full house at Coors Field, raised ticket and concession prices, etc. Sounds like the local media trying to fill the pages with everything they can.
In all fairness to the Denver media, NY media has it’s moments, too. Remember all the assorted A-Rod nonsense over the years?
I think Johnny to the DL is a good idea, otherwise we will still have broken down Johnny going into the post season run. Secondly, Coors field is a great place to watch the Yanks hit, I was there 5 years ago for games 1 & 2, it was great.
Where there these same type of articels when Colorado was playing the Red Sox too?
They raised the price of concessions?
Boston is burying Atlanta 7-0 in the 2nd and they’re still hitting. Drew and Papi have gone deep.
Pressure’s on tonight and it looks like we’re facing a decent lefty. Anyone seen Francis before?
In other news…Atlanta really has pitching problems. Their starter, Buddy Carlyle, has gotten lit up for 7 runs in only 1-2/3 innings, and the Braves reportedly have no one warming in the pen. I realize you have to get something out of yor starter, but it looks like Cox has already conceded the game.
I hope we win tonight.
Nice to see our .310 OBP guy batting leadoff again.
“In other news, college kids not offended by cheap beer.”
ouch…. that makes carrot top sound like a genius…
Boston up 5-0 on Atlanta after one inning last I checked.
‘Looks like the Yanks will have to win tonight to remain 9 behind Boston (I know, “ya think?”)
Jennifer – That’s what Michael Kay was saying last night on TV, that the Rockies raised parking and beer prices. I know it’s a free country, free enterprise and all that, but I still think that’s pretty low.
Supposedly, Francis has been pitching well of late – ERA under 2. I think he beat Boston when they were playing them last time around.
Boston winning big tonight. Yanks have to win tonight or the lead will start to go up again. This yankee is not as good as other years. Look at the bottom of the lineup. There are outs there now and very little clutch hitting. This team leans on one player A-Rod for the fire power. That wasn’t the way it was in other years.
I think the raising of ticket prices is insane too. It isn’t right. They all bitch and moan about the Yankees payroll. But they sure know how to take advantage of fans who want to watch them.
I’m all for the compare & contrast articles in the Colorado papers, but just like Peter said…is this something new? I thought that the time difference was two hours..not 15 years.
Schilling = D.L.
Damon..to follow?
Let’s forget about Boston. Detroit is tied 3-3, top of the 5th. Cle 2-2 in the 4th.
Since they store the baseballs in a humidor at Coors the ball doesn’t carry as much, thus lower scoring and lower HR’s. Those balls are waterlogged!
Problem with Damon going on DL is who is our DH? Thompson? Cairo? Basak? Shelley? I hate to say it but trading Sheff left us a man short.
I think Damon HAS TO GO ON THE DL. He is useless at this point. He is too streaky to throw in the lineup all banged up.
Why not have Jeter lead off?? I know the #2 spot is def his gravy, but having Melky lead off is pretty much an auto out.
Jeff NJ
I know the Yanks have to tie then surpass Detroit before they can do the same to Boston, but if the Yanks lose tonight, it’s still not good that they’d be 10 games behind Boston as well as further behind Detroit.
Detroit could go on a tear and leave the Yanks behind and Boston could struggle but not so much the Yanks could catch them. Ya never know. I want both teams to lose as much as possible.
Wasn’t Colorado the first team to start with the different ticket prices for different teams policy? Once you increase the ticket prices for better teams, parking and concessions are sure to follow.
This may be the time to give Shelley Duncan his shot.
If they DL Damon, they can DH Duncan and see what he can do. He is awful defensively so, DH is his only shot at a big league career.
He is RH, which balances the lineup.
If he can help them out for a few weeks, why not?
Its clear Damon is really hurting. I’d DL him, make Duncan the DH, and see if he can help for a few weeks.
I wouldn’t get too caught up with Boston. Right now, the Yankees have to worry about the Yankees. Win series and keep chugging along.
The Red Sox fixation from some fans make Yankee fans makes them sound like Red Sox fans.
Just worry about the Yankees. If they can keep winning series and playing well, things will work out just fine.
“Redsox Players are so inlove and admire of Steriod use”
Trading Sheff did not leave us a man short. Giambi breaking down (and to be honest our pissing contest with Bernie Baseball) left us a man short.
At least the trading market seems to be perking up a touch. How long until the White Sox raise the white flag and deal Buerhle (sp?) and Dye. It should be interesting watching the team take shape.
BTW – Big Papi is starting to mash – he hit one a mile against the Bravos
“The Red Sox fixation from some fans make Yankee fans makes them sound like Red Sox fans.”
????
“Players Not Offended by Yankees’ spending.”
oh, jesus christ.
If Damon goes on the DL, who’s the DH with Phelps gone, Cairo?
WTF is going on?
francis is 6-5 with a 3.61 era and a whip of 1.32 and a baa of .269. last time out he pitched 5 scoreless innings with 6 sos.
The Red Sox fixation by some Yankee fans make them sound like Red Sox fans.
We need an edit button! lol
Seriously, why act like Red Sox fans? They fixate on the Yankees so much, they can’t even enjoy their team.
Right now, the biggest obstacle for the Yankees are the Yankees, not the Red Sox. They need better health and better performances from some of the underachievers.
They get that, they will be fine. If not, we have to hope for some reinforcements at the deadline.
Denny Neagle – 5 years, $51M
Mike Hampton – 8 years, $121M
Todd Helton – 9 years, $141.5M
give me a break.
‘Local colleges not offended by college student spending’
“The Red Sox fixation from some fans make Yankee fans makes them sound like Red Sox fans.�
????
SJ44 nailed it. Red Sox fans are the ones obsessed with the Yanks and not the other way around, but you guys worrying about every move the sox make is changing that. I could care less about the sox, just keep winning ballgames.
Why don’t the Yankees just use Damon and Giambi for spare parts, or recombine them into one healthy player?
The Rockies are one of a few teams that have their tickets “tiered”. They have regular games and PREMIUM games. The Yankees are one of those teams that they “screwed” their fans on. Ticket prices should be ticket prices. I guess they have a scalping problem in Denver…..doesn’t matter to me, I’m not the one paying to see them out there and our beat reporter gets in free.
Who cares at this point about the Sox?
We have to worry about us and get to 5 over and then to 10 over. And then worry about the standings.
Sheffields bat would be nice right now.
But remember Sheffield in his contract yr without a new deal and without a position to play? You really want those fireworks?
I trust Cashman to go out and get a 1b and a DH. To make this lineup even deeper.
SJ44,
You have to be kidding me. You’re going to tell me I’m acting like a Red Sox fan fpr giving a score when it provides context for the game?
Sorry, but it matters.
Oh, and btw, I am not obsessed with the Red Sox and I certainly enjoy watching the Yanks.
You cannot scoreboard watch in June. Or even July. You just have to keep winning series.
SJ44, I totally support what you said, the focus should be on our team. We win 2 out of every 3, we’ll make the playoffs even if we are 20 games behind Boston.
Andy Phillips hits into a DP on a 3-1 pitch with the pitcher up next. Bring back Cairo!
Is the pissing match over, guys? Jeez.
It is a crime to play Andy Phillips over Miguel Cairo.
It’s outrageous, egregious, preposterous!
I hate to say it, but it looks like Cairo is the best option at 1B.
Andy Phillips has already made an impression. Too bad it was a negative one.
BTW, Boston way ahead. Detroit way ahead. Cleveland way ahead.
Tulowitzki forced out by Jeter. The irony. Kay was enjoying embarrassing Tulowitzki way too much by telling those Jeter stories.
What pissing match? I don’t know what’s going on this blog lately. Someone says something, another person responds rationally, then someone responds irrationally. The rational one tries to use logic, the other person doesn’t get it and calls names and gets personal. Then someone else comes on and disses them both asking about a pissing match or telling everyone to calm down. It is annoying for those of us who just want to talk about baseball, more specifically the Yankees.
Anyway, back to baseball. Go Yankees!
wow…relax people, they’ve played 2 innings. None of you are satisfied unless they score 10 runs a night, that’s just not going to happen on a nightly basis. Don’t worry about the other teams just yet. Worry about the yankees.
Oh great and now H?O is back. To answer the question, the offense will be solid tonight. It has been the trend. Lose the first game then pick it up offensively in the 2nd. 6 runs at least tonight.
Melky Cabrera’s career line thus far: .269/.342/.373. THE CORNER OUTFIELDER OF THE FUTURE!!!!!!!!!!!1111one
Pete, I was wondering if you have any info or multimedia regarding these Chinese pitchers and their stuff? I know one of em pitched in the WBC, any way to scrounge up some video?
Jeff NJ,
I apologize for offending your sensibilities. Please continue your discourse about the merits of scoreboard watching in the month of June.
11-0….boston
May’s Bobby Abreu is back. He more than anyone seems to be the way to take this teams temperature.
Jeff NJ, in Abreu’s last three games he is doing .333/.500/.555. For the month he is at .403/.532/.661. He’s been great. What in the crap are you talking about.
Its amazing how any lefthander can shut this offense down. Not a good sign.
JFud25, here are the splits for the Yankees this season against RHP and LHP:
.283/.361/.457
.280/.355/.416
Their power definitely suffers against lefties, but they get on base at pretty much the same rate. They’re hardly getting “shut down” when a .355 OBP would be good for #3 in the entire MLB.
Francis just shutting us down and slowing us to one run in 15 innings…sputter
Jordan, in the last two losses, Abreu is 1 for 6 with no RBI’s. That’s what the crap I am taling about.
Sure a good thing the Yanks didn’t need Sheffield’s bat vs lefties…
And that idiot Cashman sees no need to improve the club? Yanks will be back to 10 games out of the division and 8 back in the Wild Card in no time.
And SF is due to win a few games since they’ve lost a bunch in a row now.
And, btw, who still thinks Cano will hit .300 this year?
The yankees pitchers led off an inning 2 out of 3 times they hit so far this series. And Andy is due to lead off next inning.
Jordan, In the last 8 games including his 0-2 tonight, Abreu is 6 for 26. That’s a .231 average. See ridiculos responses like yours dumb down the whole blog. See what I mean now Mel?
Why can’t cairo play everyday? I dont get it….they think playing him every day over extends him yet he makes things happen. I think we need him especially if damon is injured.
1 for 6 in two particular games over a four-game stretch means absolutely nothing. In the Yankees’ two losses before those two, he was 3-6 with three doubles and an RBI. Obviously in the long run there will be a weak negative correlation between a player’s batting and his team’s relative performance, but to pin the blame on one player who has been one of our top performers this month is absurd.
It’s so fun watching Melky leg out those extra base hits.
the yankees need pettitte to step up and pitch a shutout, if need be. SOMEBODY has to take the leadership role and will the team to win close games like this. good teams do not lose the majority of 1 or 2 run games.
I see the Yankees are playing in Alternate Universe Coors Field again.
Of course, as I write this, Jeter hits a positively Jeterian RBI double.
o captain, my captain
You folks who are bringing the doom and gloom right now need to get a life. Where were you during the nine game winning streak? Now they lose one game and are struggling a bit offensively and you guys just won’t shut up. It’s fine to make criticisms about your team when they’re not playing well, but give me a break…
That was nice.
6 for 27 now Abreu, .222. He is slumping again, I don’t care what you say.
Since when are pitches at the ankles strikes?
Don’t settle down Francis.
Jeff NJ, I don’t even want to deal with you anymore, you’re just fudging numbers. Saying 6 for 27 over the last 8 excludes his 4-4 against the Pirates in the previous game which would boost him to 10 for 31, which is the difference between .222 and .323. You’re also ignoring the six walks he’s drawn over your selected timespan.
How is that fudging numbers? (Mel notice the fact he is accusing me of something I didn’t do). I have said nothing factually incorrect. Since that day he has slowed down. I don’t need the numbers to tell me that, I watch every minute of every game, I see it. Yes I’m ignoring the walks, but I didn’t quote obp, I quoted avg.
Anyway, I’m hoping he picks it up, as the number 3 hitter, he is very important for our success. As for the troll above HO, he happens to be right about only one thing, we need Pettitte to pitch a shutout tonight. The offense is a bit off its game.
Great point Jordan. Bobby Abreu is hitting .000 over his last 2 at bats. And btw, on a related rant, this inning is why i hate NL baseball. This inning started with an automatic out, which hurts the chance of a big inning. The pitcher batting doesnt just affect one slot, it afeects everything, and hurts the enjoyability of the game. It is so out of date, now that baseball players have become so specialized. Dh should be adopted in both leagues.
now watch pettitte give it right back
Jeff NJ,
I’m staying out of this one. BTW isn’t walking the pitcher a cardinal sin?
Wow, that ball went a long way.
Now that was a Coors Field hit. Damn.
Who was it who said Michael Kay is getting too excited for the other team? He was screaming on that one. I understand him trying to be neutral, but he cadn lean a little bit towards the Yankees couldn’t he?
Pettitte’s doing his best Mussina impression.
Wow. Amazing. The Yankees are back!
What a spectacular offense this team has.
Wow. Its amazing how quickly some people can jump off the bandwagon.
Jeff NJ, I believe that was me, and he definitely did that again. I can see him admiring how far it was hit, but before it landed, and before he had any idea how far it actually went, he screamed just like his favorite team hit a walk off shot in extra innings. I don’t think ARod ever got that kind of scream from Kay.
Thanks for the hex
YES.
That looked like a bad send from the second the runner rounded third.
bobby abreu is horrible and should be gone.
we need players like holliday.
I love how he thought it went 500 feet and it only went 442 feet. He’s such an idiot sometimes.
The usual thing that happens with Yankee pitching. Always happens no matter how well the pitcher is pitching. They finally get a run and it is lost immediately doesnt even last an inning. Petitte lost it really fast…..walk to the pitcher, then the meatball.
jonathan, we all know how god Holliday is, but he’s not leaving the Rockies. To get him we’d have to give up a couple of pretty darn good players. Ala Cano and ughes/Wang.
bad call he was safe. the rockie telecast showed in slo mo he was safe..
andy needed to be the stopper………
we need some hits….
Captain541, it’s the offense’s fault not Pettittes. The yankees should have scored more than one run in a matter of 6 innings.
A bad call in our favor? Inconceivable!
Jeff NJ, I very clearly demonstrated that you were fudging numbers by pointing out the game you were excluding and also the fact that you were ignoring the OBP factor, which everyone knows is a better measure of offensive performance. Also, citing Abreu’s “slump” in the last eight games defeats your original hypothesis that his performance dictates the team’s results, because the Yankees are 5-2 (tonight’s game result unknown) over that span, good for a .714 winning percentage, which is a 116-win pace in a full season. Now that I’ve thoroughly humiliated you, can we end this argument?
they going to pinch hit for Pettitte this inning if he comes up?
cano is in another funk. the problem is when he is not hitting he does nothing because he takes no pitches, cannot steal a base and swings at the 1st F in pitch.
nice AB Phillips on 3 pitches to go along with the DP earleir today…
Very impressive at bat by the great Cano. Does the kid actually have a brain? I dont think so. It is quite obvious that Matsui cant hit left handed pitching. Phillips still cant hit major league pitching and there offense all around stinks.
Good thing we DFA’d Phelps so Phillips could come up! You guys can bad mouth Phelps all you want, he’s a good hitter and would’ve been nice to have off the bench. Instead we have Andy Phillips, who couldn’t hit a curveball if you told him it was coming, killing rallies. Hope everyone who was clamoring for him is satisfied.
Andy Phillips showing us those many things he can do with the bat that Joe Torre spoke of.
I’m SOOO glad we called up andy philips
even phelps could have looked less pathetic in that ab
Where were all the Cano haters last year? Or at the beginning of this month when he was hitting almost .500 for the month. Out of the woodwork, the haters spew until he starts hitting again.
Jordan, I’ll concede the point that as Abreu goes the team goes, fine. They have a winning record in that time. Maybe you should have just said that instead of quoting his OBP for the past month.
However, I can choose any starting date I want to make a point. I did not state anything untrue. Fudging numbers would be if I excluded a game in the middle of the streak. And no you have not humiliated me. This is a blog, not a UFC octagon. I promise, I’ll never say as Abreu goes the team goes, if you promise to stop being an arrogant idiot.
Get well soon Doug Mientkiewicz!!
What has Matsui done to deserve a Yankeeography?
Why are the CO pitchers pitching like Cy Youngs? I rather be losing 8-7 than 2-1. This is the Bronx Bombers in Coors Field. If the Yankees doesn’t score a few more in this game, I don’t think I can sleep tonight.
Captain541, it’s the offense’s fault not Pettittes. The yankees should have scored more than one run in a matter of 6 innings.
I agree 100% there offense has been awful. BUT it would of been nice to see Pettitte pitch to the score and put up a zero there considering he has been pitching great and he just got a run and it only lasted for 5 minutes. But there is no excuse for the lefties not hitting and the team not hitting lefties at all.
Can we get Mark Texiera tommorow? The Yanks SUCK against left handed pitching.
Fair enough settlement, Jeff NJ. I’ll retract my statement that you “fudged” numbers, because as you said, you didn’t state anything statistically untrue. I just disagree with the notion that, from your statistical theory, Abreu can be mired in a slump over the past eight games but be knocking the cover off the ball over the past nine games. There’s a difference between volatility and significant trends is all I’m saying.
Torre is going way too long with Pettitte.
Cairo should be playing 1st base everyday until he stops hitting. THEN you play Phillips at 1st base when Cairo looks like he needs a break. But as long as Cairo is hitting there is no reason to sit him. We have seen what Phillips can do at the plate and it is nothing.
It’s the stupid National League and Andy Phillips’ inability to clear the pitcher’s spot. That’s why Pettitte is still in the game.
Dont say Torre is going too long with ANdy after he gives up runs, hindsight is 20/20.
Man, I know you can’t put too much stock in two games but these have been two of the more depressing games of the season so far(and there have been a ton of those). The Yanks should be raking in Coors Field and instead all they’ve done is score 2 runs in 16 innings.
Why is Pettitte still in the game?
I don’t understand this decision process…
this is yankee baseball, all right!
pettitte had his lead and he spit the bit just like all their starters do when the team needs the dominant game.
Boston wins. Detroit wins. Cleveland wins. Oakland wins.
THE YANKEES LOSE. AGAIN.
And that offense speaks volumes about Brian Cashman.
These last two innings have been absolutely disgusting.
Dont say Torre is going too long with ANdy after he gives up runs, hindsight is 20/20.
Now is it obvious?
oh well
i was going through pettitte’s game log this year and came across this:
out of his 16 starts this year, he has pitched at least 6 innings 11 times. In the entire month of May, he went 7 innings in five of his six starts.
He sure is a durable pitcher, but he may have been left in a bit too long tonight.
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I’m a firm believer that unless your bullpen is horrible (and I mean HORRIBLE) your starting pitcher should never have to pitch to the same batter more than three times. I mean, when you look at the splits, it just makes sense.
Wow, Hello?offense? is back!!! What were you doing for the last month?
Well, whatever run the yanks had is most certainly over. and this roadtrip is going to be a disaster and i can’t wait for Pete to spin it as no big deal.
this team and it’s manager (and GM) is an embarassment to the fanbase.
“Wow, Hello?offense? is back!!! What were you doing for the last month?”
just hanging around watching you fools delude yourselves into thinking that this was a good team (wow, they made the .500 mark!!)when i knew another fade was coming, and here it is!
let’s see, Boston leads the division by about 10 games…and Detroit is 6 up in the WC chase.
and it should be fun to watch the huge comeback from NY tonight…lol!
Pettitte was lucky that he got out of the 6th with such little damage. He went from not getting hit to getting knocked around and once again Torre waits and waits to get him out. Who cares about the double switch so you use another player. At 3-1 you hope the bats actually wake up but you cant let the game get out of hand like he did. Why is Damon getting an bat? You should just send the pitcher up there.
Please jump off the bandwagon and don’t come back on.
time for a trade cashman, i dont care if its a trade for caligula just f****** do it, give the team a shock in the ass.
i am done for this year. this is the most pathetic display i can recall from 46 years of being an ardent yankee fan. i cannot take the teasing from this incredibly flawed team anymore. i understand the injuries but…. good luck but i cannot take the heartbreak every day. i take solace in the minor league kids, but i am done for the mlb year it is especially bad for me because i live in boston. just cannot do it anymore. sorry folks. good luck.
Kay is obsessed with Tulowitzki for whatever reason. Who cares about the Jeter obsession? Kay has an obsession with Tulowitzki’s obsession. This broadcast is a joke.
“just hanging around watching you fools delude yourselves into thinking that this was a good team”
Of course you were – because thats the kind of fan you are.
Absolutely nothing to contribute when things are going down, but can’t wait to kick the team once they’re down.
What a pitiful way to be a fan of a team.
That great 2 week stretch and we’re 10 back in the div. and 6 back in the WC. How depressing.
LOL, the Yankees lose two games in a row and David quits.
tough nights, I agree with mark above. Not worth staying up late for that’s for sure. Night all, keep the faith.
“keep the faith”?
this pathetic, gutless team gives no intelligent fan any reason to have faith in them, their Clueless manager, or the incompetent GM, who literally gave Sheffield away (and he is tearing the cover off the ball now).
Funny stuff this blog. The same guys who are quitting tonight will be back when they take 6 out of the next 7, saying things like, i knew it all along, etc..
MMichael Kay cannot think for himself. He had Peter Gammons on his show today, and Gammons said Tulowitzki is gonna be a big time player. Kay said something like “really?” Suddenly, tonight, he thinks troy is the second coming, obviously becuz Gammons told him so.
“Funny stuff this blog. The same guys who are quitting tonight will be back when they take 6 out of the next 7, saying things like, i knew it all along, etc..”
You are an idiot. I will bet anything you want to wager that the Yanks will not take 6 out of the next 7. And getting to 7.5 games out of first is as close as NY will see Boston for the rest of the year.
Anybody who thinks this team has the fortitude to catch Boston is even more clueless than the true master of cluelessness…CLUELESS JOE TORRE.
BTW, was there anybody out there who couldn’t tell Pettitte was done?
oh its fickle Mo, but thats NY for ya.
What a bunch of fair weather fans.
Jump off the New York Yankees bandwagon and never come back.
And Hello?Offense? is a red sox fan, for anyone who didnt figure that out, dont rip him for being a bad Yankee fan, rip him for being an insecure, waste of breath sox fan.
Sheff had to go man…
The Yankees got 3 of Detroit’s top 30 prospects
that’s pretty good — couldn’t have Abreu, Matsui, Damon, and Sheffield — Sheff was expendable, and he had the attitude to boot.
Sucks that he’s killing the ball right now…but I sure am glad he’s wearing a Tiger uniform when he’s running his mouth.
1978 blah blah blah
Sux suck blah blah blah
Yankees suck, try that on for size, you damn heathens.
Yankees
Suck
Night, sleep well losers
Um, Reality check:
1) Abreau is no Sheffield.
2) Abreau, last time I checked, was never cracking 30+ homers regularly.
2) There is no adaquate protection for Arod. With Giambi out, and Abreau hitting lighter than Lofton, Arod will get the Bonds treatment once Posada stops hitting .350.
The Yankeeeeeeees lose, the Yankees lose Yjaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
Yankeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees
Lose
wait 1978 all over again!!!!!!!!!!
jerkoffs
Yanks should put Damon on the DL.
What about bringing Bernie Williams back as DH?
“Sheff had to go man…
The Yankees got 3 of Detroit’s top 30 prospects”
One guy was a cripple and the other two are doing awful in the minors.
It was a terrible trade, to put it mildly.
IT’S ALL OVER, FOLKS. NOTHING TO SEE HERE. THE NEW YORK YANKEES WILL NOT MAKE THE PLAYOFFS. SOON, EVERY GAME WILL BE MEANINGLESS.
The trolls are out in full force. Their mommies let them use the computer for a few minutes before beddy-bye.
Rockies gave the Red Sox trouble too. It’ll happen.
Yanks won’t win every game or every series. It only matters that they win as much as they can and keep the other teams in the AL east on their toes.
Plenty of games to go and a lost series does not mean a lost season. Lots of time left to make up the deficit. It can still be done. In 2 weeks time, they cut off 7 games. They gave some back now and the Yanks are 10 behind. Still not out of it. Wild card still within reach. All is still good and plenty of baseball left to be played. Yanks can do it. They have the talent to do so.
yeh the yankees suck man … guess 26 world series, 39 pennants, 15 division titles, 16 retired numbers arent what they used to be huh.
Haha some of you guys are ridiculous..
Humberto Sanchez is a top-prospect.. he got hurt again, but what can you do. Sheffield was out basically all last year, remember? Who would have cried foul when the Yankees signed Sheffield to a 2 year 30million contract when hes nearing 40 and coming off an injury…
and the two other pitchers…aren’t doing badly in the minor leagues.
Wow, I’ve seen this blog infiltrated a Red Sox fan here-and-there before, but tonight it’s like someone opened the floodgates! Sad, really… They have nothing better to do than stick their collective tongues out at Yankees fans. Wow, so you finally might win the division…Big whoop! Do that nine more times in a row and maybe I’ll take notice. In the meantime, keep your inferiority complex to yourself and try as hard as you can to act like adults for a change.
Not a good night for the Yankees. Need to regroup.
Pettite’s has been consistent starter for the Yankees so far this season. He deserved a bad outing like this one tonight. I’m sorry for Andy He’s been hit hard by bad luck this year. Pettite’s should have 8 wins by now if now for Yankees Offense falters and bullpen blowing leads for him.
Need to get out of Colorado is what we need!
wow the losers are back. the 4 yr old fake posters that blast the Yanks..
classic losers…..they come out of there mommies basement, go to Kinko’s and use the computer, and then go home to watch Get Smart reruns..
Just think what a loser of life you must be to do that???????????
It’s the Same Rockies team who take 2 out 3 three from Redsox. The Rockies who slaughtered Redsox pitching in Fenway park. They embrassed Schilling and Beckett. It was Beckett first loss if I mistaken.
The Yankees never needed the wild card to win the world series.
Yes, the Rockies are actually a decent team so far this year. I still think that these past two games have as much to do with a suddenly cold offense as it does with the strength of the Rockies’ pitching, but, hey, the Rockies had a winning record coming into this series…So it’s not like we’re getting schooled by the Royals!
we feel your pain chokers.
cho-kers.
now, tell us all about all the games you won last century, I love this part!!!!!!!!
“So it’s not like we’re getting schooled by the Royals!”
Hey, nimrod…a loss is a loss.
On another topic…I know there’s been a lot of talk lately about the need to make some trades. With the standings the way they are, I would rather see the Yankees make a go of it with their current roster rather than rushing to cough up minor league talent for some rent-a-players. There’s enough talent on this team as-is (even with the questionable first base situation)…Let them keep playing and see where they end up at the end of the year. If we don’t make the playoffs, so what? We will hopefully be much better next year. In the meantime, at least we would have kept the farm system intact.
And I wouldn’t rush Hughes back, either. If he’s fully healed before the end of the year, let him pitch. Otherwise, just let him heal up and go back at ‘em next year.
First we heard, “IT’S ONLY APRIL.”
Then we heard, “IT’S ONLY MAY.”
“There’s enough talent on this team as-is (even with the questionable first base situation)…Let them keep playing and see where they end up at the end of the year.”
You’re ill, my friend.
They’ll end up 15 game behind Boston.
“’So it’s not like we’re getting schooled by the Royals!â€?
Hey, nimrod…a loss is a loss.’”
Wow, you must be a charter member of MENSA! I didn’t know we had genii hanging out on this blog!! Go choke on your Varitek jersey…
“You’re ill, my friend.
They’ll end up 15 game behind Boston.”
No, I’m quite healthy, as a matter of fact. You completely missed the point of my post, unfortunately.
the red sux bandwagon dudes are out in force wow..
they must have been on vacation at the asylum..
no know these baseballl afficianado’s tell us it is over…
yea yea yea, same old… that is right I should jump out a building only 90+ games to go , I am sorry you are right…
drool and the other friggin total wastes to society….
Still find it amazing how a red sox fan can call the Yankees Chokers. The whole history of the Red Sox is filled with just that.
I find it really amusing. Cowardly too, especially from the one who is saying it and I know exactly who is saying it and exactly where he lives, Mr. Adelman.
“yea yea yea, same old… that is right I should jump out a building only 90+ games to go , I am sorry you are right…”
be realistic. the yankees are not capable of playing at the winning percentage necessary to catch Boston.
the bad start KILLED the team, despite those who tried to diminish the importance of april and may games.
Red Sox fans are still so bitter about the Yankee dynasty of the late ’90s (never mind the great disparity in success between the two team for the many decades prior to that time) that they just can’t relax and enjoy their team’s success this year. It’s like this all-encompassing sickness without any cure… They can’t even bring themselves to congregate on their own blog(s) to talk intelligently about their own team. Instead, they have to mouth off with moronic statements on a Yankees blog. Oh, how I weep for the mothers of Boston!!! This is why Tigers eat their young…
Newsflash – Schilling just went on the DL, means everyone is shifted up a spot in the rotation, maybe Tavarez will fall down to earth, Gabbard will suck…
all is not lost — let’s not throw in the towel yet here kids…
A true Yankees fan is going to continue to watch, follow and root for this team regardless of how far in front Boston is at any given time, or even if Boston ultimately wins the division. If you predicate your loyalty based solely on whether we’re going to beat Boston or not, then you’re not a true fan. The team is what it is and the standings are what they are…Deal with it. You can still try to enjoy your team rather than throwing yourselves off the roof…
must suck to be you.
chokers
http://www.nytimes.com/aponlin.....ref=slogin
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The Yankees had never faced Francis and just as manager Joe Torre predicted, they had trouble picking up his pitches, particularly his changeup. They put two runners on base in the second but Andy Phillips, called up from the minors Tuesday, grounded into an inning-ending double play, and Francis sent the Bombers down in order the next three innings.
Pettitte was having just as much success in silencing the Rockies’ bats, allowing just two hits, including a historic single by Helton in the second, through the first five innings.
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Dave, you are right on. Rather than enjoy the success the Red Sox are having this season, they are acting like immature idiots in here. Doesn’t make you look good or make the Red Sox fan base look good. Pretty much just confirms what everyone says about you.
It’s amazing that they get off on the Yankees losing more than the Red Sox winning. What it shows is that they are still threatened by the Yankees and why so much attention is still paid to them. Seems 10 games isn’t enough for them to feel safety. Which is great as it shows that the Yanks are still in it.
When we stop hearing from the Red Sox children is when we truly know the Yankees have no chance.
But, the Yankees have schooled the Red Sox for more than 100 years and that won’t ever change.
yanks drool -
Red Sox fan or not…Try coming up with something intelligent, insightful and well-reasoned. Try to get your GED first, if need be. However, until you can say something of substance, stay off momma’s internet connection, OK? Good little boy…
I think it says it all that a Red Sox fan would come here when their team is now 9 games up. It only goes to show how worried they still are, and how even though they’ve won a World Series they are scared to death of the Yanks after having to endure loss after loss to them. Red Sox fans have inherited a fear of the Yankees. It’s in their DNA now, and even with their team playing well and way ahead of the Yankees in the standings they are still obsessed with us. Yanks Drool is just one of many losers like this.
We the Yankee fans are not easily rattled… Say whatever you want and hopefully you truly feel happier… We will take one game at a time – it is never finished until it is finished…
Go Yankee!
//when their team is now 9 games up.//
Ten games up.
There is no reason to be kicking ourselves (and eachother) when we’re down. The Yanks endless numerous comebacks whether it be in the face of Boston or the Orioles, etc should have no bearing on our willingness to win and as someone pointed out before, the number that they lead by is of no consequence. We aren’t the sad Sox fans who live to see the Yanks lose, rather than the their own team win. Our undeniable strength lies in the ability to live with our team’s success, not the other team’s woes. And it speaks volumes to the caliber of the sox fans who need a 2 game losing streak to track this board down and spew the only trash they’ve been waiting a century to regurgitate: that for once, they are winning….no, scratch that, we are losing.
We should forget about Kei Igawa and get somebody with real promise up for Friday. There are already a few guys from the ‘06 draft pitching in the majors. The Yanks should add to the total by calling up Kennedy or Joba. Joba the hutt ain’t going to learn much against the craptacular eastern league so we might as well get him up here and see what he can do. At least we would get to watch a Yankee starter throw in the upper 90’s for the first time in a while. Or we could call up Al Horne, who’s also dominating the EL and is older and a bit more experienced that both Joba and Kennedy. I don’t care which one but please don’t subject us fans to the $46,000,000 man.
The real story is why is a Red Sox scum coming over here gloating when their own team lost the series to the Rockies, in their own dump as well.
I detect Yankee fans feeling a little testy today!
someone call the wahhhhhhhhhhbulance for the choke me fans
can dish it out but cant take it eh
chokers.
umm, who dished what out?
2001 called. they want their wahmbulance jokes back.
Sorry
Interesting…