Game 117: Yankees at Indians
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc, Podcast on Aug 12, 2007 
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Here are the lineups:
YANKEES
Cabrera CF
Jeter SS
Abreu RF
Rodriguez 3B
Matsui LF
Giambi DH
Cano 2B
Phillips 1B
Molina C
Pettitte LHP (8-7, 4.00)
INDIANS
Sizemore CF
Blake DH
Martinez C
Garko 1B
Peralta SS
Michaels LF
Gomez 3B
Gutierrez RF
Cabrera 2B
Westbrook RHP (3-6, 5.00)
Pregame chatter: Jorge Posada was originally in the lineup but was scratched when the trainers told Joe Torre he wasn’t quite right. Posada did take BP, however. … Jim Brower remains in Minnesota with his family. … Torre said Jeff Karstens would start Tuesday unless he is needed today. … Asked who his third catcher was, Torre laughed and said he imagined Shelley Duncan would volunteer. “He would do it without equipment,” Torre said. … Melky Cabrera has been told to stop sliding headfirst into first base. Not only is it dangerous, it slows you down. … The grind-it-out Yankees took BP this morning. The Indians did not.
UPDATE, 1:25 p.m.: A reader sent me this story that details what a creep Barry Bonds is.
UPDATE, 1:35 p.m.: Here is Joe Torre’s pregame interview. Listen for the part early on when he talks about Shelley Duncan being the emergency catcher. It’s funny.
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UPDATE, 1:57 p.m.: Give Don Mattingly a nod for that homer by Jason Giambi. He suggested to Torre that Giambi pinch hit last night. Giambi homered and that quite likely led to the bomb he just hit. Giambi is one of those hitters who can build from one at-bat to the next. Nice use of the roster by Torre in the last week to get the most of these guys.
UPDATE, 2;12 p.m.: The Yankees have allowed three runs in 22 innings in this series. … Meanwhile, Jose Molina is proving to be a nice pickup. … Bunting up two runs in the fifth inning with the top of the order up makes no sense to me whatsoever. Melky has hit in 16 straight, let him swing the bat.
UPDATE, 2:52 p.m.: See? Let the Melkman swing. That’s a 17-game hitting streak.
UPDATE, 3:25 p.m.: Cleveland came in with a 65-52 record, so they can’t be that bad of a team. But how in the world does Jhonny Peralta get picked off there?
Meanwhile, if the Yankees win today, they would have to 29-16 the rest of the way to win 95 games. That seems pretty reasonable. If 95 wins don’t merit a playoff spot, I’d be surprised.
UPDATE, 3:30 p.m.: I’m on the record as saying nobody beats the Viz. But I sense trouble here. Two on, one out with their 2-3-4 hitters coming up. The Indians can’t be this lame all weekend can they?
UPDATE, 3:35 p.m.: Torre’s not messing around, it seems. Good move, bringing Mo in. He has been getting a lot of rest lately.
UPDATE, 3:41 p.m.: Ron Guidry was tossed after the seventh inning by Tim McClelland. I suspect he was yapping about the walk of Peralta.
UPDATE, 3:50 p.m.: I’m certainly down with the idea of protecting Rivera. But he had worked once since Monday and thrown 13 pitches. This was the perfect situation and it has so far paid off. Sweeping Cleveland, a potential wild-card contender, would be huge for the Yankees. You have to secure wins when you can.
UPDATE, 4:11 p.m.: I can’t tell if Andy Pettitte is watching this game from the clubhouse or the dugout but it has to be excruciating for him.
This is either a huge win or a terrible loss. No middle ground here.
UPDATE, 4:14 p.m.: It’s a huge win. That’s 15 games over .500 and Mo’s the man. Back later with some notes.
Andy Phillips can catch right?
I can’t believe Jorge is still sitting out another game
Get well soon Jorge!!
Man… the Yankees absolutely own Westbrook.
A-Rod and Jeter hit .381 off of him, Posada’s hits .385, Giambi hits .364 and Matsui hits him at a .444 clip. Posada’s OPS off of Westbrook is a ridiculous 1.400.
Too bad Jorge isn’t playing.
The Yankees own Westbrook? The Yankees own the AL Central more like it. I’m guessing they score 8 before the 4th inning today.
Thats a bad Indians lineup too.
I would go to battle with Shelley Duncan any day of the week — Gotta love guys like that
Completely off topic, but where did Chone Figgins come from batting .339?!?! Did anyone else see this stat?
Gotta get the sweep today and leave Cleveland for the final time this year without a win against the Yankees this year. How demoralizing.
I was never a big believer in the Indians, I thought all along they would fade. However, I am confused by their position players both lineup and defense. Seems like a lot of square pegs fit into round holes. Now they have the curse of Kenny Lofton on the team.
Anyway good luck today Yankees, let’s get this sweep and head home for the Orioles.
Oh and can we please get Karstens in the game today, the kid needs work. Hopefully enough to make him unavailable for Tuesday, so the Next one, Ian can show his stuff.
“”"Asked who his third catcher was, Torre laughed and said he imagined Shelley Duncan would volunteer. “He would do it without equipment,â€? Torre said.”"”
Got to love that kid’s attitude.
We all wish Jorge well. Torre is likely being extra cautious considering that Molina is doing just fine and there’s a long way to go yet this season.
Torre is also juggling the lineup and keeping the team fresh — and seemingly happy — by rotating bench/extra players.
Yet another strike against the nonsense spewed from Torre hating trolls.
Thrilligton: Figgins has 6 two-hit games and 15 hits in his last 10 games. That’ll get you there.
Jeff..
Wishful thinking about Kennedy, but you know that Igawa would take the start if Karstens doesn’t. I’d rather have Karstens than Igawa any day.
“Told to stop sliding headfirst into first base.” That’s actually kind of humorous.
For the Yankees to make the playoffs they need to keep winning the series.
They already won this series. They should go for the kill and win this game today so that when they lose a series down the road, it helps. Let us be realistic, it is not easy to win all series.
Lately, I am liking what I see with Joe Torre. Looks like his lame duck status is making him think about being not stubborn or Cash and other higher ups are really twisting his arm. Either way, he doing good and if it continues, I do not mind Torre returning next year. Still, more than one year should not be guaranteed. Obviously, he cares about his legacy and wants to be the manager in the first year of the new stadium. It should not be given out automatically. Torre needs to demonstrate that he will handle the kids properly. A good test case will be how he handles Edwar whenever he is promoted.
Jeff, Igawa started Saturday, he’s not going to start on Tuesday on 2 days rest.
Igawa pitched yesterday I think — so he can’t go on Tuesday. Darn.
As much as I would like to see Kennedy throw instead of Karstens… Karstens only does not start if he comes in today, which would mean Pettitte gets knocked out early — which we don’t want.
maybe a rain delay after 5 innings then a restart later on, so we can get best of both worlds. haha
Yankee Boy,
Lot of people on this blog, who are dedicated and passionate yankee fans, do not like Torre’s moves. Recently even Pete questioned Torre’s moves. So, do not come across dumb and call them trolls.
BBFan:
I’m not sure I know what you are talking about. I don’t recall anybody ever saying that Torre wants to manage in 2009. He’s not doing anything differently than he ever does, I doubt that Cashman says anything at all to Torre about how to manage. He’s handled rookies fine in the past.
Again, you can’t have it both ways. Torre knows they must win now, so he can’t just throw pitchers like Edwar into the mix in a tight game just to get work. How much would he have been killed in the media and by fans if the Yanks lost a game because a pitcher needed work?
Though I wish Posada was playing, Molina has more than proved himself, and I’d rather be sure Posada was healthy before making him play.
The Yankees numbers against Westbrook are astounding.
Any guesses as to how many runs we score?
BBFan,
I also question Torre’s moves, especially regarding the bullpen. If you read my post you’ll see that I said:
Yet another strike against the nonsense spewed from Torre hating trolls.
What I dislike are the diatribes that rake Torre on every single move, like who is in the lineup on any given day, not the sensible criticism. Thats why I called those people Torree hating trolls.
Please read with a modicum of intellegence before calling someone else names.
WricVA,
I am specifically taking about how he handled Sheffield last year and how he is handling Giambi and Damon this year.
Regarding 2009, Torre did not say it specifically, but he did express interest incontinuing as the manager.
Regading using kids like Edwar, it has been beaten to death, including not using him for two weeks even when there were opportunities with huge Yankee leads. I agree winning is the most important thing. That is why I said we have to see how he hanldes things moving forward.
I’d love to see Torre go out with a WS win. Whether that’s this year or next. It might be wishful thinking, but I wouldn’t mind at all having him continue next year with this team as it is now for an entire season, with the new pitching rotation of Hughes, Chamberlain, Kennedy, Mussina, and Pettite.
But if this is the last year, I really would like to see Girardi as manager, Mattingly sent down to manage wither Scranton or Trenton, Al Leiter as pitching coach and O’Neill as bench coach. Probably very far away from the reality of what will happen but I think that staff would do a good job.
Yankee Boy,
Now that you have clarified where you are coming from, I have no issue with it.
I agree, it is ridiculous to question every in game move and the line up which happens quite frequently on this blog. Still, I do not think they are trolls becuase they did that.
Jason Westbrook vs. New York Yankees on August 12:
PREDICTED
IP H. R ER HR BB K
4. 10 6 5. 2. 4. 4
ACTUAL
IP H R ER HR BB K
8. 3 0 0. 00 1. 6
Thrill, Wang doesn’t get a spot in your rotation?
Must be an oversight.
Thrillington,
Good out of the box ideas, I mean, not suggested before other than Girardi being manager.
Sorry EricVA, I mistyped your name as WricVA.
This message was posted in the alt.sports.baseball.ny-yankees newsgroup this morning by one of my favorite posters, Thermos. The title of his post was “Random baseless speculative managerial rumor du jour.”
Still, an interesting rumor nonetheless. The post follows:
From today’s Globe:
“A Tony on Broadway?
Tony La Russa continues to bat his pitcher eighth in the order instead of ninth to give Albert Pujols more opportunities with runners on base. But will La Russa continue that innovation in St. Louis or will he take
it someplace else for a lucrative deal? He hasn’t been linked with the Yankees, but one baseball official recently offered this scenario: “If Joe [ Torre] is done there, and La Russa is looking, [the Yankees] would be crazy not to do it. It’s the biggest stage. It would be a great place
to end his career.” La Russa in New York isn’t far-fetched. Anywhere La Russa goes, pitching coach Dave Duncan is sure to follow. And Duncan’s son Shelley plays for the Yankees.”
Nice to see Giambi as the DH
I wouldn’t be so sure that Pettitte comes back next year, especially if the Yanks go deep into the playoffs. He was close to retiring this year and has commented more than once about not feeling right on the mound.
Torre wants to manage next year, I’ve heard him say that. None other than Yankee hater Mike Lupica said the Yankees should go ahead an extend Torre now. I agree he is the best man for the job. I sign him for 2 years $15M.
Andy is due a very good start, he hasn’t had one lately. On the other hand Wesbrook is due a poor start. So it looks like it should work out for us.
Thrillington… no wang next year..?
Hmmm…5 years ago I agree, the Yankees go after a huge name to be manager. But with others having more of a say and Steinbrenner leaning on his advisors, I’d think that they go for Girardi or Mattingly.
UNLESS…they don’t make the playoffs (blasphemy I know) and Cashman is fired. Then I wouldn’t be surprised.
YanksFanLV:
WHOA!!! I can’t believe I forgot Wang!!
What a great oversight to have made. So, who would you keep in the roatation vs. bullpen? I guess you hang on to both Andy and Moose, because you never know if one of the young three might need extra time.
Man, this rotation went from “OK” to “Potentially Awesome” in less than a season.
Hope Jorge feels better tomorrow, though it’s nice to know there’s a Molina behind the plate.
Great to see the a.m. batting practice session. These guys really want it and I have no doubt they’ll get what they want.
Hoping that Westbrook reverts to old habits, he pitched a gem against *Minnesota*. Although, the Yankees handled Carmona & Byrd just fine.
Let’s hope there’s not a repeat of the last game in Toronto. Somehow teams play well after a couple of humiliating games. Just win and get out of Dodge!
I think Andy will return next year. When he signed, the primary question was whether his elbow will hold up. So, far he is doing OK.
God I hope thats wrong. I don’t want LaRussa here.
How great is it to have the luxury of sitting Jorge for 4 days not worry about how it affects the lineup?
It can’t help but keep him fresh the rest of the season.
The Molina trade may have been an under the radar move but, its been a great trade for Cashman.
I have been an outspoken critic of Torre since coming to this forum several months back. I stand by my comments which are rarely if ever attributed to lineup decisions but more involving situational in game and bull-pen managing.
Regardless of how the Yankees finish this year, and they have been playing exceptionally, their recent play does not change my opinion of Torre one iota. IMO he is well past his prime as manager and needs to resign at the end of this year. I would hope he would endorse Girardi on his way out.
This being said, I maintain my staunch belief he is a class individual, so I wish him the best.
I would go Wang, Pettite, Hughes, Mussina, Chamberlin or Kennedy. Call me crazy but Chamberlin could be a heck of a replacement for Mo a year or two down the line.
id mix my soda with cyanide the day larussa coaches the yankees.
yanksfanlv, ima call you crazy
girardi cant coach this ballclub, hes a dog, i want a guy with wrinkles running stuff
Yeah Melky needs to stop sliding into first. He needs to look straight ahead and run as hard as he can towards the foul pole. Sliding might get you safe one time but you’re putting your health on the line evertime you do it.
I am also a critic of overall body of work of Torre, though I do not qeusiton his individual moves.
However, I have an open mind and id he comes off his stubbornness and handles the line up and the bullpen properly, which he is doing now, I will certainly be happy to see him back next year.
LaRussa’s a lot better than some of the other guys they could bring in, but if I had to choose, I’d go with Mattingly or Girardi.
Girardi showed what he can do with a Florida team that shouldn’t have been as good as it was…
Sliding into first never gets you safe. It’s pointless.
Most will never give Joe Torre the credit he deserves but most managers would have packed it in after all the misfortunes and injuries at the beginning of the season. Torre kept his cool(his best quality) and it rubbed off on the team like always.
He stuck with some key players who most of us(me too) wanted gone. Particular guys like Vizcaino and Abreu. He’s even stuck with Melky when they easily could of picked/traded for an OFer, even going as far as proclaiming “Melky is our CF”–which has to be absolutely fantastic for Melky to hear that.
Sure Torre makes some painful mistakes in the pen but overall with his lineup moves and attitude in the clubhouse, I think his positives easily outweigh the negatives. I would not mind him back a year or two– bringing him back would REALLY HELP our negotiations with players we can’t possibly lose( Posada, Pettitte, Mariano ).
I hope we don’t have LaRussa here in YankeeLand. That would be a disaster waiting to happen. The guy burns bridges quickly. I’d rather have Mattingly than LaRussa. My preference is Girardi. If Torre does return, I would not have a problem with that. I just hope his in-game decision making gets better.
I think many of criticisms are Torre are fair, but he’s not the only one who has flaws. Many point to his bullpen moves, but really, if those guys he called in did their jobs which was to put out fires, get 1 or 2 outs, not walk guys, or keep the team in the games until the bats wake up then there would be no criticism. It’s not his fault that the bullpen was unable to do their job.
IMO, Torre is manager of the year. He’s done a great job keeping the ship afloat when it was on it’s way down. If things go the way they’re supposed to go in the next three months, it’ll be a testament to Joe’s ability to manage the team. It’ll mean that he was able to soothe the egos of two overpaid, past their prime stars and of one overpaid, ineffective reliever.
I know Donnie Baseball’s waiting in the wings, but IF they win the whole enchilada I think that Torre deserves one more year. It’ll break my heart to see Torre sitting in another dugout sipping his green tea.
Enough about that, PLAY BALL!
“bringing him back would REALLY HELP our negotiations with players we can’t possibly lose( Posada, Pettitte, Mariano )”
Agree with this observation.
However if the replacement is Girardi, then it should not be a factor. Girardi played with them and all three of them like him. In fact, Girardi was a mentor for Posada in stead of thinking he was losing his starter job.
girardi is too young, i can easily see all the veterans tuning his major payne a** out.
No way Torre manages another team. Either he signs a new contract or retires.
Sliding head first:
Big Papi has bum shoulder because he dived head first.
Man, I bet he set up a bunch of car alarms when he hit the deck BOOM!
I agree with EricVA.
That is why, if he is not asked back it is very important to give Torre a dignified farewell.
I do not see another team giviing him 7+ mil and he will never settle for less. In fact, that could be one of the reasons Yankees (kid Steins) may not want to renew his cotract. Whether it is Girardi or Mattingly, there will be a about a 6 mil savings.
If Joe Girardi isn’t here next year, he’ll probably be managing the Royals.
Top Cat so thats why I felt the earth shake. LOL
Ugh not a good start for us.
Maybe the game will go the same way it did the other day. 
Every one is assuming that if Torre is not back, it will be either Girardi or Mattingly.
Do not rule out the possibility of Pinnella. Yanks can ask Cubs for permission to talk to him and offer compensation.
Any thing is possible.
WOW that was a late and outside strike call.
LaRussa wouldn’t be able to handle the NYC media, not to mention the “bronx cheers”
_WOW that was a late and outside strike call._
kinda like Lesile Neilsen in Nakid Gun
Nice play by Jeter!
Nice play Jeter and stretch by Andy. Jason never would have made it.
Andy with the big Glove!!
and big mitt, too
JETER STOP THAT! STOOOP! good stretch by mr phillips
Gotta love that Jeter play. I agree with Kay it’s his signature play. Good way to start a game.
top cat would you stop hitting on andy
I’ll bet Melky’s hero is Pete ( no bet ) Rose. Didn’t ol Petie invent the head “first” slide?
That play by jeter seems like the type of play you would see during a no-hitter and/or a perfect game. Lets see….
migames–
Has no one told you that as soon as you mention either of the two you jinx it?
:x:x:x
The link isn’t working for me.
Can anyone else get it to work, maybe try a new link.
My guess he didn’t get the memo.
_top cat would you stop hitting on andy_
Rrrrrraaaaaaawl !!
Can someone tell me what the Barry Bonds thing is that Pete posted? The link isn’t working for me.
Oh and I hate the Giambi shift.
I love listening to Paulie and Kay. Paulie always rips Kay. It is the best to listen to.
LC It didn’t work for me either.
rebecca:
i doesnt apply in cyber space.
Thanks for fixing the link Pete
Jennifer,
Oh ok, thanks. I probably should have read our comment first lol
“Pete Rose, with a slide that reminds me of Jungle Jim Rivera”-Warner Wolf, ABC Monday night baseball, 1976 to a video of Rose sliding head first.
Ty Cobb used a head first slide as a rookie. Players like Kid Elderfield convinced him not to do it by pushing his head into the dirt. Cobb decided spikes could hurt infielders more.
Cano seriously needs to work on his base runing.
He’s shown he’s a great hitter–.460 in the last month, are you kidding me? —and he can field pretty darn well also, but the Yankees can’t afford to lose a close game because of a base running mistake.
for the record, I am a Cano fan, just think that’s the weakest part of his game.
Migames–
I’m superstitious!
mvp watch – Ordonez homered, now hitting 0.401.
“For the Yankees to make the playoffs they need to keep winning the series.”
I know this is a dogma commonly repeated here and elsewhere and it is true. Remember though that playoff teams also have a mix of sweeps, something the yanks haven’t done a whole lot of this year.
We have started to see many of the characteristics of playoff caliber team manifest in our Yanks of late. A couple of sweeps along the way would certainly add to it. Today is an opportune time for it with Petitte on the mound. Of course I said the same thing about Wang in Toronto so who knows.
BJ
and you shoudltn even think about one until there is less than 10 outs
so I’m sitting here at Jacobs Field and guess who warmed up Andy Pettitte before Molina got out there…yep, Shelly Duncan…this guy is the man!
Robbie walked away from Bobby. Must have been getting on him about not knowing the number of outs.
I wonder if Shelley can pitch, too?
He’d probably throw it like 95, if the force of his handshakes is any clue…
See, this is why you don’t mention it!
fire joe torre
the announcer just said: that should go as a hit. wow i hate when the yanks are on the road
I missed the play. But I believe they should have a rotating group of official scorers so that there is no home cooking.
mvp watch – Ordonez just homered again ( 2nd of the inning), now batting 0.403
Nice, Andy. Oakland was up 2-0. Not anymore Detroit 8-2. Andy’s not getting any calls while Jake’s getting his share. Why do the umps feel they have to handicap the game? lol.
…–Ordonez is single-handed putting a whoopin’ on the A’s.
Okay keep the line moving boys.
i hate the tigers
Giambi’s back.
I guess we don’t have to worry about Jason Cloggin the bases.
O.K. My worries about Giambi have disappeared.
GIAMBINO!
oh, so i guess that’s why he’s still on the team, huh
Do you hear those BOOS?
Usually I don’t agree with Michael Kay’s comments, but he was pretty accurate in his use of the word “lurking.” He said “you know that Shelley Duncan is lurking.” You could just see the excitement working up within the kid.
This only adds to Giambi’s trade value
HAHA I am laughing my ass off. The look on Shelley’s face was priceless. Like an animal stalking his dinner. LOL
Nice homer by Giambi.
We missed you, Jason!!
We’re not worthy!
We’re not worthy!
I was getting worried. The 4th and no Yankee score yet. I feel oh so much better!!
HAHA me too Ramar.
Great ab for Cano, no matter the outcome
Wow it looks like a circus out there. They aren’t kidding when they said they are poor fielders.
jennifer: think Shelley Duncan can be our Yankee boyfriend?
That HR had bad chemistry written all over it ;o)
Ramar–
Amen!
I think he’s single, so possibly. LOL
Nice AB by Cano!
That’s it. I’m convinced. This should be the Yankees’ lineup moving forward:
C – Posada, 2B – Cano, SS – Jeter, 3B – Rodriguez, CF – Cabrera, RF – Abreu, yada yada yada
As for the other three positions:
Giambi plays almost every day at DH, Matsui plays almost every day at LF. When Giambi is rested, slide Matsui over to DH and start Damon. When Matsui is rested, Damon can play LF. Shelley should spell Abreu at RF as needed.
At 1B, I think Torre should seriously start considering platooning Betemit there, to keep him fresh. He’s just got too good of a bat to not play semi-regularly, and the Yankees lose too much offense by sitting Cano/Jeter/ARod. At this point, the Yankees need to play Damon the least, and find ways to play Giambi and Betemit more.
I’m curious to see how Torre plays this, especially because he’s been managing quite well of late.
10 pitch single by cano, i think ima faint i dont believe it.
jennifer: i had the chance to meet him. He was doing a signing out on Long Island. My friend’s dad ended up going in the hospital, though, so we didn’t end up going. I missed my chance!
Cano is really good. He loses he train of thought, though. He was caught of first, then blew that dbl play.
Nice battle Robbie, almost makes up for the boneheaded move at first. Run his pitch count up (Alex & Jeter look like they want to get out of town already lol), get on base, and keep the inning going. When Robbie makes a mistake he usually does good things after that.
im watching on mlbtv can someone explain in detail what shelley did?
Wow thanks for the story on Bonds Pete. This man is truly a dispicable human being. For him not to contribute to the cause such as the one mentioned in the article, not only should be be embarassed but also MLB.
A-Rod and Pujols passing Bonds as the home run kings cannot come soon enough. When they finally do, baseball will be lucky enough to never have to mention Bonds name again.
I’d still love to know whether Giambi can play a little 1B.
Pete-Abe, any chance Torre will play Giambi at 1B– can Giambi play it for 7 innings without either hurting himself or the team– because he’d really be an asset.
I’d don’t have anything against Phillips– great defense, great guys, has had some big hits– but to the offensive threat Giambi poses Phillips doesn’t compare.
Even when Giambi doesn’t hit, he walks and forces pitchers to throw multiple pitches.
Yeah last Sat in Massapequa I was thinking about going, didn’t know if I wanted to drive out to LI though.
it’s absolutely absurd that with posada in the lineup, there’s only one guy in the lineup hitting below .280, giambi/damon.
Neil–isn’t it great when you’ve got so much depth you can’t choose?
Here we come, walkin’
Down the street.
We get the meaniest looks from
Ev’ry one we meet.
Hey, hey, we’re the Yankees
And people say we Yankee around.
But we’re too busy winning
To put anybody down.
We go wherever we want to,
do what we like to do
We don’t have time to get restless,
There’s always something new.
We’re just tryin’ to be friendly,
Come and watch us hit and play,
We’re the young generation,
And we’ve got something to say.
Any time, Or anywhere,
Just look over your shoulder
Guess who’ll be standing there
Hey, hey, we’re the Yankees
You never know where we’ll be found.
so you’d better get ready,
We may be comin’ to your town.
Neil, it must be tough to have a bench THIS good. I can’t remember being this loaded…
yikes detroit went apesh** on the a’s. thanks a lot a’s. jeesh.
neil b: good managing doesnt just come and go. either the yanks werent reacting to it or just werent doing well or sometimes its just luck. joe cant just not manage well then not it isnt a light switch
At Camden Yards, 2nd inning.
Orioles have men on 2nd and 3rd, 1 out against Schilling
Neil,
Damon was quoted as saying something like Jason and I know how to get the job done when we’re called on. Farnsworth is also quoting the party line about being ready when called. Torre’s doing his job and a great one. Managing all those egos is his greatest attribute. Unhappy teams end up going nowhere.
Can’t let these guys score! Come on Andy.
1-0 Oriles, Millar scores.
Boston Yankee: Giambi was going back into the dugout after rounding the bases and you just say Shelley Duncan behinda bunch of people waiting to high five Giambi on the steps, and you could see the smile creeping up on his face and yhou could see the excitement building in him and when it came to his turn to high five, he did his ridiculously viscious forearm pound that would probably break my arm and started cheering. It was great.
Jennifer: That was the one! I just found out about that place cause there’s a Last Licks near my job in White Plains. I wish I could have gone
Cano, get it together, please.
Dr. Acula, is that your fight song??
cano isnt having a great fielding day
Very high throw by Cano.
Finally a DP
wait nvm that could have been the slide but still thats two dps
I love that. Miss the DP the first time? Okay, we’ll give you another shot!
Rebecca – ahhh, so true so true. At this point in time, lineup changes are just about getting greedy for runs, but the fact remains that Giambi is clearly in top shape (Pete mentioned this too) and he needs to be in the lineup every day. If this means less DH time for Shelley or Damon, I feel bad but that’s probably worth it. Phillips remains at 1B mainly because the Yankees don’t seem to need the extra offense at the moment, and because Giambi should stay healthier not having to play in the field. But Betemit needs to play more than once every five days. ..
Thanks Cano
finally
andrea i know the smile youre talking about. well theres the dp no harm
Good timing with the double play.
A’s comin back 4-8
The bench went from Josh Phelps, Wil Nieves, and Miguel Cairo, to Jason Giambi, Shelley Duncan and Jose Molina.
I’d say, that’s “upgrading the bench”.
I am not worried about how it all shakes out because I’d rather have too much talent than not enough talent on the bench.
Plus, Damon and Giambi aren’t boatrockers, as Sheffield was last year. It will all work out.
It beats the arguement in this blog ripping Torre for not playing the immortal Josh Phelps.
MOLINA!!
Seems like only a short while ago when many said the Yankees have absolutely no bench strength. They’re now crawing out from under rocks.
Jose is HOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
POOR POOR bunt by Melky.
Leadoff double for Molina. Nice pickup by Cash.
Young guys do make mistakes
worst bunt ever
Send Melk Man
get another duck on the pond here.
Young player’s mistake by Melky. No reason to bunt in that situation. He just has to hit it to the right side.
Molina can’t run so, absent a perfect bunt, its not a good play.
As with Cano’s baserunning blunder, one of those in game lessons for a young player. Got to know the situation, and the baserunner, before deciding what to do.
I hate bunting.
E-ROC-
Who are thooose Yankeees I see,
We’re the boys from Borough B!
Sound off, one, two, three, four,
One, two.
Bad bunt by Melky, kills the inning.
Not to knock Jete, he’s been leavin alot of guys stranded the last few weeks.
Well that went nowhere really quickly.
uh oh. turning point?
Torre should’ve let him swing the bat.
Should’ve let Cabrera swing the bat.
This is an eye opener; I had no idea Westbrook is such a great pitcher.
Eddy, only a short while ago, the yankees had absolutely no bench strength. that has changed, now the yankees have a strong bench. sj, you forgot betemint in there too.
Boston Yankee: bite your tongue.
BTW: went to Fenway yesterday. It smells like a giant ass.
Did Melky rob a homer? According to game day, that fly out was in the stands.
Andy makes me nervous. He pitched GREAT the first 6 wks. He lost most games…no hitting. Now he’s got hitting, and he’s struggled. Looks better today.
lol andrea i hope not im just saying sometimes that happens
No he didn’t sunny, It was in front of the wall. The very tall wall in cf.
sunny: I don’t know what gameday’s deal is. He didn’t rob a home run. It was on the track, but it wasn’t a robbed home run.
Melky caught the ball against the wall, but it was in the park.
Boston yankee: ever had a Fenway Frank?
Melky’s SPLITS
1) As a leadoff hitter, 28 GAMES, 94 AB’s, 26 Hits, 11 BBs, 1 HR, 10 RBI’s, .277 AVG .367 OBA.
2) As a 9th hitter, 33 GAMES, 113 AB’s, 38 hits, 5 BBs, 3 HR’s, 18 RBIS, .336 AVG, .358 OBA.
we traded this guy for Dave Justice? Fire Brian Cashman
Oooh! some not nice words from A-Rod on his way back to the dugout.
_BTW: went to Fenway yesterday. It smells like a giant ass. _
what’s up with that ?? Wood rotting away?? Mildew ??
How was that first pitch a strike? It was soo low.
I missed that Andrea. And I though Alex was going to have a lazy fly ball to right, it went alot further than I thought.
Higher OBA. Go figure. Anyways, commenting on Michael and Paul’s little discussion, I think I’d rather win championships than have 500 hrs, but honestly, people will probably remember you more if you have amazing stats.
Top Cat: no clue. I’m the first to admit that the bleacher section of Yankee Stadium, while my favorite section, is not the nicest. All of Fenway is like that. And smells so bad. The field is nice though. SO SMALL. No wonder they sell out so many games.
This westbrook is dealing…pretty darn good.
jennifer: agreed on that strike. And I saw Alex mouth “god damn” when he was walking back to the dugout.
Come on, another G-Bomb!
Ah, sh**balls, 2-1 Boston leads.
Westbrook: 7 yrs with cleveland: 59-57
As anyone seen how Ted Lilly has been lights out for Lou??
fenway is full of drunks
38disasters: not THAT many drunks. It was a double-header of minor league games–a short season A league then AA game. during the AA game there were some obnoxious guys behind me taunting the guys on the harrisburg senators. I wanted to fight them.
Okay, since the chemistry is clearly present for this year, and a lot of you will argue (fairly, of course) that Torre shouldn’t tinker a bunch at the moment, here’s a more interesting question: what’s the Yankee lineup for 2008?
My try:
C – Posada
1B – Betemit
2B – Cano
SS – Jeter
3B – ARod (if he goes, Betemit here and Duncan at 1B)
LF – Matsui
CF – Cabrera
RF – Abreu
DH – Giambi
Damon is an expensive fourth outfielder, so ideally you’d move either him or Matsui in the offseason to accomodate. In theory, it might be better to move Matsui – that way Damon can serve as backup CF – but I suspect Matsui will age better (or age not as badly, I suppose) and the Yanks could just get Kevin Thompson to play backup CF. Shelley Duncan deserves a chance as fourth outfielder.
Thoughts?
Whaddya know, Robby Cano?
The NL makes an average pitcher like Lilly into a god!
This ump does seem to give a lot of low strikes.
Ok Robbie. That makes up for those fielding lapses.
I went up to Fenway, It wasn’t too bad. The bad part was when we left. They were selling Yankees Suck bumper stickers and yelling Yankees suck. Funny thing was it wasn’t a Yankee game. they were playing the drays. We went across the street to cast and flanigans. And found a few other yankee fans and took over the bar. LOL we weren’t afraid to show our yankee pride as a group. And everything closes early there. we got kicked out of a bar at midnight and couldn’t find anything to eat.
I would take Matsui over Damon. Good hit by Cano!
Neil B. I still like Andy Phillips at 1st. I like defense at first. Platoon if you wish, but you need defense sometimes. If you didn’t. Doug Mientkiewicz would have been forced to retire years ago.
I think Damon would accept a trade to a contender that needs an OF.
The 2008 Lineup will look pretty much the same as the lineup we see now barring any major roadbumps (Po/A-Rod leaving).
It will the Starting Rotation and Pen which will probably have overhauls.
Anyone notice how much Shelley Duncan looks like Matthew Lillard?
Andrea-
it is small, isn’t it. and the upper tiers(for the lack of a better word) are even smaller. And the lines-Right Field pole is 302!
did you take the tour??
sp next year
Wang
Hughes
Pettitte
Joba
Moose
And if Andy doesn’t return, Kennedy. we will have 4 sp all under 30.
no one’s mentioned that giambi went from first to third on a single. wasn’t that one of the biggest criticisms when he was on the road back?
Thanks for jinxing him Kay you ahole!!
Matty I agree, Slam is a awkward looking matthew lillard 100%
Oh, I see, it was a minor league event
if rocket wants to come back, do we want him? just curious.
Neil B–Damon will be traded. Gardener should be the fourth outfielder.
jennifer: yeah, Boston shuts down early. I wasn’t there for a Sox game. The local short season A league team was playing the Lowell Spinners for a special “Futures at Fenway” thing up there. The team planned a trip for the fan club (yes, it exists) and my mom’s friend works for the team and let us know so we tagged along. I’ve always wanted to go to Fenway, but for “real” games it’s too expensive!
I think they might be a really insecure baseball town though. I know we like to show our pinstripes at times, but 93% of the folks there were completely decked out in Sox crap–hat, tshirt, jersey, usally buttoned up all the way, sometimes pants. It was just crazy.
Neil, I also think Matsui is a much better hitter, has more power, and get less nicks and bruises.
jennifer-
Roger will return. He loves us too much, and he has alotta gas left in the tank.
“This is an eye opener; I had no idea Westbrook is such a great pitcher.”
Great? 6 innings, 3 runs? That’s great? That’s 4.5 ERA. And this is his best start in a WHILE.
The Yanks have helped him out a bunch too. Cano’s out on the basepaths, melky’s ill-advised bunt, swinging early in counts.
I doubt Rocket will come back at 46 especially after a World Series win
I don’t know about that. And if he does it would only be for half a season. Think about it, he would be 46 years old!! If we win the ws this year he def won’t be back.
besides, we don’t want both Joba and Phil, age 22, throwing 225 innings, each.
If the Yanks win a championship, no I don’t think Clemens comes back. If not, I don’t know.
Update from Charm City:
3-1 Boston.
See Kay you jinxed him. Someone shoudl stuff a sock in his mouth.
Damit Robbie HOLD THE TAG!!! He came off!!
Top Cat: I didn’t notice anyone giving tours, but I kind of just wandered around. THey weren’t really enforcing “this isn’t your seat” rules since it was a minor league thing. We’d walk around and find a friendly looking Sox fan (they do exist) or a security guy and ask them a question. The only place we couldn’ go was the luxury box level and the monster. I kind of wanted to go up to the green monster, and if we asked someone, I’m sure they would have let us since it wasn’t a “real” game, but whatever.
It was also cool because I got to see someone from the Harrisburg Senators hit a 3-run home run off the starting pitcher for the Portland Sea Dogs over the monster. When I looked at that wall it didn’t seem as big as it does on TV, but when I saw the ball soar over it, it was impressive. And it wasn’t anyone affiliated with the red sox that hit it
Brian Bruney’s Chair: I did notice that. They said that Giambi slimmed down while he was rehabbing.
Hey Wozat, we only scored 3 runs in 6. That’s a great performance against these murdering guys from the Bronx!
_if rocket wants to come back, do we want him? just curious._
he received 6 standing ovations when he returned for his first game.
yeah, we want him. even if he didn’t start, he’d be a great 6/7 inning setup guy.
E-ROC – Ah, I forgot about Gardner. I hope he’s ready by next year (Tabata won’t be).
Okay, so assume Damon accepts a trade since he doesn’t have a regular place anymore. Hopefully the Yankees don’t have to eat up *too* much of his contract to find a team that will take him (I was hoping Oakland would want him back, but Cust is tearing it up at DH). . .
Yanks seem set for the long-term at 2B and CF. Now it’s just a matter of finding a Posada replacement for 2009, and finding corner outfielders for after Abreu and Matsui leave (2008 and 2009, respectively). I think Tabata can fill in for Matsui by then, so hopefully the Yankees don’t have to worry about making more than one or two marquee position player signings over the next two offseasons. I think Ca$hman might actually be happy with a solid defensive 1B for the foreseeable future, as long as they have above-average bats everywhere else.
Yeah Andrea I was suprised that the wall didn’t look as high as it does on tv.
actually wozat, Westbrooks last 3 starts:
vs. MIN: 7 IP, 4H, 2R
vs. TEX: 6 IP, 5H, 0R
@ CHW: 8 IP, 2H, 1R
“Damit Robbie HOLD THE TAG!!! He came off!!”
Robbie was selling the tag. How about Phillips makes a good throw in the first place? If he’s not going to hit like a 1B he needs to be a gold glover over there, and he’s just not.
I’m surprised that Jeter hasn’t had a Piazza-esque press conference about the LA gossips saying he gave Jessica Alba herpes.
If Jeter does have Herpes, show of hands – who thinks he caught it from Mariah?
Nobody can beat Seattle.
Looks like it’s up to us to put them in their place.
Andy Phillips is awful, they gave him a shot and he has not answered. He kills every rally with his bat. Its time for Duncan to play and Phillips dfa.
Matsui’s contract expires in 2009? Do you mean he’s going to retire or do you think he’s going to play for another team?
Tabata won’t be ready until mid ’09 at the earliest IMO. However, imagine him and AJAX progress at the same rate. That would mean they both go to Trenton in ’08, maybe up to Scranton if they dominate. That puts them on track for on ’09 callup at some point in the season. Then you have the Melkman play LF, Jackson in CF, and Tabata in RF. SICK!
Almost everybody bumping and grinding today get some form of herpes. Xcept me, ha, ha.
“Hey Wozat, we only scored 3 runs in 6. That’s a great performance against these murdering guys from the Bronx!”
Phillips and Molina are in the lineup. This is not murderers row.
“actually wozat, Westbrooks last 3 starts:”
My fault, I was looking at his bad July numbers.
Point is, Westbrook isn’t amazing.
Stop the madness with the hate for Andy. I don’t get it, so he’s been in a slump the past week. I guess we shoudl have gotten rid of everyone else when they slumped the begining of the year.
Hey Top Cat:
You are correct. Fenway Park IS a giant ass. A big green one. They paint over the rotted wood and mildew with green paint almost every year.
The smell in the so-called restrooms is not to be confused with yeast.
LA LECHE!!!
Seventeen!
By the end of Aug., we have a chance to put EVERBODY in their place!
THE MELKMAN DELIVERS!!!
Villone made like he was going to throw it back on the field.
GET OUT Melk Man
Nice AB by Molina despite the out.
Neil B–IMO, I wouldn’t pick up Abreu’s option. I would trade for an outfielder from the Diamondbacks or trade for Travis Buck. Abreu isn’t exactly young and he might be a product of the short porch at Yankee Stadium.
Homerun by Cabrera. That’s what happens when you let the kid swing the bat.
Have you guys ever thought about the list of women Jeter has had relations with?
Here’s a short list:
Mariah Carey
Jessica Alba
Vanessa Minillo
Scarlett Johansoon
Jessica Biel
And that’s just the short list.
All that plus 18mm/year + four rings.
As Mel Brooks said, it’s Good to be the King.
Way to go Melky….we will love watching Melky as our CF the next 12 or so years!!!!!
I don’t think it’s madness at all to hate on Andy Phillips. If the Yanks were a regular team with average players at most positions, Andy Phillips suckiness would get noticed a lot more.
Andrea -
Are you the same Andrea from Deadspin?
Jete looks tired. He could use a few days of rest. May Shelly could play SS, prolly w/o a glove, I bet.
This just in; Tom Coughlin has signed Shelley Duncan to be the new giants TE. He’ll play without a helmet.
dontfirecash: but the Yankees aren’t a regular team with average players at most positions. Andy Phillips has made some great plays. There was a game–can’t remember who against, where had the majority of the offense, and got Kyle Farnsworth out of a ridiculous inning with a crazy double play. He’s usually great defensively. He’s in a slump.
Matty, that one is a Cards fan.
Shelley can do anything!
At least, to this point, Westbrook has allowed their bullpen to rest.
Matty: nope, not me.
Shelley Duncan will be racing at Talladega Speedway in October. He will not be driving a car.
Jennifer;
They roll up the sidewalks in Bahhstin when the sun goes down. It’s called the “The City that ALWAYS sleeps”. Next time pack some cheese crackers in your purse. That’s your eating out.
Whoever it was that posted the info about sopcast a couple of games ago I LOVE YOU MAN!!!
Finally I can get my baseball even though I’m all the way in Gran Canaria, man I missed my Yanks.
During last night Yankees post-game show, Shelley Duncan called Steve Irwin a “wimp” and Jack Bauer a “wuss”.
E-ROC – Hmm. . .the Yanks could always wait on picking up Abreu’s option until they move Damon. I wonder if Ca$h Money is even considering using Damon or Matsui in RF as a replacement. The problem there is that neither has a good enough arm to play the position well.
On the other hand, if the Yankees decide not to pick up Abreu’s option, they’re surely going to replace him with an inferior bat. That would mean that they’d re-raise expectations at 1B, which probably means a free-agent signing there.
Re: Derek Jeter – How did he *not* win “Who’s Now?” Not that I care at all, but if we’re talking on and off-the-field successes, Jeter’s clearly scored the most off, and he’s not too shabby on it, either. Tiger obviously did nicely for himself with Elin, but she can’t match the combined buzz of the five Matty listed.
Re: Andy Phillips – He deserves to be at 1B for the foreseeable future for all the hard work he’s put in this year. He was batting really well just as the Yankees came out of their slump, and there’s zero chance Torre gives up on him that easily. With that said. . .there should also be zero chance that Andy Phillips wins the 1B job for next year. There are simply too many better options, Wilson Betemit the glaringly obvious one.
Andy Phillips has dont a great job…In late July he had great games against TB including 3late inning hits to give us the lead. He has played exceptional D, and is a great fit in our infield. Not everyone can or shoudl hit 300 with 20 hrs
G-d created the universe, Chuck Norris created G-d, and Shelley Duncan created Chuck Norris.
The tears of Shelley Duncan can cure cancer. Sadly, Shelley Duncan does not cry.
Shelley Duncan does not sleep. Shelley Duncan waits.
Andrea,
We discussed this ad nauseum yesterday but Phillips defensive prowess does not offset his lack of offensive production. It doesn’t matter much though cause the Yanks are rolling, but at some point they made need offense from 1B.
Damn cheap hit! Can they stop talking about how they aren’t scoring runs!! Why must you JINX US!!
Isn’t that what Micheal Kay’s best at? Jinxing us?
WOW this ump sucks!! That was a strike!
Get a double play, Pettite!!
He’s had no 3 ball hitters, now he’s had a bunch. Geez why do we need to know that!!
Shelley Duncan apparently pointed at Kyle Farnsworth and said “YOU! HAVE… NO… MARBLES!”
Time to SHUT these Bastages Down !
Michael Kay is what drove me to listen to baseball games on the radio with the TV on. I’m hoping one of these days that O’Neill has a psychotic break and starts throttling Kay like a water cooler.
That damn drum is getting soooooo annoying.
First of all i think we all should be calling shelley slam, and thats it.
Second andy’s offense isnt lacking, its a small slump…some situational phillips splits: with RISP he is hitting .300 with 16 RBI and with a man on 3rd less than 2 outs he is 4-7 with 7 rbis.
uh oh.
WHAT!!?? where was that pitch??? This zone floats.
total BS call….strike zone is officially squeezed….time for Farnsworth….( NOT ! )
Shelley Duncan is the reason why Waldo is hiding.
Bases loaded and NO OUTS!!!
Andy’s offense isn’t lacking?
Are you serious?
.703 OPS, that’s all I’m saying. I know people here like Andy Phillips. I think he’s a great guy. I don’t think his defense makes up for his offense, or lack therefo, thats all.
PETTITE WITH THE PICK OFF!
Yay!
Who is more annoying – Kay or the guy in the Continental First Class commercial asking for saffron risotto?
Matty I can’t listen to Sterling, talk about driving one to drink. He’s probably saying a single and their right back in the game.
What is with this ump!! Why not hand the game to them.
Nice play by Andy to Andy.
Pheonominal set play
Shelley Duncan is one of the Latter Day Saints.
Some people wear Superman pajamas. Superman wears Shelley Duncan pajamas.
dontfirecash: at some point you need the offense. That’s why I said platoon.
GOD I love you Andy Pettitte.
Pick off was tight!
As i said, phillips is in a slump, but to say his offense is lacking as a whole is a bit harsh
Phew..
We got out of that with just one run?
WOW. Guess that tells you all you need to know about the Indians offense of late.
Also good to know we won’t need the Viz to go two.
Well at least we can all agree that Andy Phillips at first is a WAY better option than Josh Phelps.
Jennifer: I like Sterling because he’s turned into a joke. He amuses me because of his bravado, and I love the fact that Charley Steiner stepped all over him on the Boone home run.
As for Waldman… Goodness Gracious. What more needs to be said?
The perfect Yankees booth would be SIngleton, O’Neill, and Leiter and/or Girardi.
Matty: Saffron Rissotto guy. Hands down.
Superman has Jimmy Olsen. Shelley Duncan has Peter Abraham.
Haha Torre got ejected. I love Torre, I don’t care what anybody says, he’s been pushing all the right buttons.
I actually flew Continental’s first class to Hawaii for my honeymoon. I made a point of asking for saffron risotto. The stewardess just rolled her eyes and gave me another beer.
Also: WHen you’re flying, it MAY not be the best idea to watch “300″ on your laptop, when you have a 17″ screen. Other people sitting around you may be horrified.
Global: Torre’s still there. It would be REALLY funny if he got ejected and stayed.
Bring back the scooter and bill white… Shelley Duncan brushes his teeth with a mixture of iron shavings, industrial paint remover, and wood-grain alcohol.
Andrea I don’t think that would be funny. I remember when Bobby Valentine did it with the mets and wore that mask and it was so disrespectful of the game…i think Guidry got tossed
My fantasy is having Joe Torre getting ejecting, and then Dan Lauria from the Wonder Years taking his place in the dugout, confusing everyone.
Joe Torre doesnt get ejected, he decides when to leave a game
Matty: I fewl British Airways a little bit ago. They were playing 300 on the tiny 5 inch or whatever screen they have on the seat in front of you. While it’s not necessarily horrifying, there’s nothing stopping a small child from just turning that on on their tv.
Shelley Duncan just flew in from New York, and his arms aren’t even tired!!
The most powerful tornado on the Fujita scale is an F5. The Shelley Duncan scale STARTS at F5.
“As i said, phillips is in a slump, but to say his offense is lacking as a whole is a bit harsh”
.703 OPS. That is offense lacking as a whole. Offensive contribution is more than batting average. The guy had a streak where he was hitting a lot of singles, that’s it. He’s regressing to his expected numbers now. He doesn’t walk, and he doesn’t have much power. I’m sorry, that’s just not a good offensive player. If he was Ozzie Guillen playing SS, it’s be OK. But he’s not.
Adam: I didn’t mean funny ha ha, I meant more funny “what the hell is he doing.”
Andrea: I know, but the Oracle scene and the decapitation might be a little much for the 55-year-old housefrau from Long Island who was sitting behind me and saw what I was watching. She was not pleased.
Shelley Duncan just mauled ‘da Bears, and not the ones from Chicago!!
As a little update, Gordon-Smoke-June are running 2-3-4 at Watkins Glen, with Scott Carpentier (who?) leading.
Shelley Duncan was what Willis was talkin’ about.
matty: Oh, I agree with you. Just as I think those scenes would be a bit much for the 4 year old girl sitting next to me who kept flipping channels on the little tv screen in front of her. 300 was on the channel right after the cartoon channel.
Shelley Duncan did standup at the Apollo, and wasn’t booed once.
Adam,Bobby V was the greatest. With that diguise, I gained a dislike for him instead of a real dislike. What can I say, I’m a Yank, he’s a Mut.
Sirius only paid Howard Stern 500 million dollars after they found out they couldn’t afford Shelley Duncan.
Shelley Duncan is one-half of the multi-ethnic siamese doctor.
Holly Cow ( Scooter ) Andy’s still dealin
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE –(AP) Al Gore declares Shelley Duncan is a “renewable fuel source.”
I can’t believe my Dan Lauria-as-Fake-Joe-Torre got no loving.
God the CWS suck…6-0 Seattle.
Because Shelley Duncan > Chuck Norris is so much more fun!
Shelley Duncan asked Kyle Farnsworth, ” How blissful is ignorance” ?
Shelley Duncan can survive in the vacuum of space without a helmet.
If King Leonidas had Shelley Duncan, we’d all be speaking Greek today.
Fountain of Youth!!!
Shelley, Joba, Phil have renewed Moose, Andy, and Giambino.
Shelley Duncan told Giambi on the dugout rail that Farnsworth is a substitute grocery delivery boy in the offseason.
Is Farnsworth even in the stadium?
Oh I think his foot was on the bag!!
Andy Pettite is not pitching a gem. The gem is sitting on the bench.
I thought Torre was thrown out?? I am listening the the game on XM (which sucks because it is the Indian’s broadcast) and they just said ‘Torre is going to his bullpen’
Oh no! We gotta sharp in the field. We don’t have a 10 run lead.
I would have kept Pettite in. He gave up a grounder that should have been an out but Jeter can’t move to his left and then a check swing grounder.
I think Guidry was thrown out, not Torre
Shelley Duncan told Jason Giambi that Farnsworth was signed as a drawing card. Nobody who sees him believes that he can pitch that bad.
Torre was thrown out? I just ran out to the store. I’m confused.
Boston yanks, I suppose that throw was Andy P’s fault. Not.
shelley duncan was bored, he wanted to talk to Pettite, he told torre and they took him out of the game.
Wait what just happened?? What did I miss. Dam I’m gone for 5 minutes and I miss something!
I love Luis Vizcaino….where would the Yanks be without him?
Imagine sitting next to the guy with the drum!! How annoying!!
Okay someone please tell me why Ron was thrown out!! When has a pitching coach ever been thrown out?
Do you bring in Mo?
damn, I spoke to soon. Just limit the damage Luis.
Come on Mo, I want this game!
Guidry was ejected for arguing balls and strikes
jennifer: I’m pretty sure guidry was thrown out. Pettitte had a borderline pitch that was called Ball 4 and I guess after the inning was over, Guidry argued from the dugout and was thrown out. As usual, Kay was passing on misinformation and told everyone Torre was thrown out.
Can we sweep a series? Jeesh
oh brother one tanked ball to the left by Derek Jeter and bang Cleveland has new life.
P.S. I hope nothing is wrong w/ Viz I’d hate to lose him
Rivera needs his best stuff!!!
Joba time?
migames: you are quite funny. I don’t think anyone’s responding to anything you’re saying and you just keep going, but you’re a funny guy. Or girl.
Ron had everyright to bitch. The zone has been terrible for Andy.
Not Joba time until tomorrow.
Micheal Kay. How does an under achiever get the best job in all of baseball
What. the. bloody. hell.
That’s gotta be like the first batter that Mo’s ever hit. Doesn’t look good.
Geez are these people dumb. Mo didn’t want to hit him, with 2 strikes!!
Jennifer -
Even worse at Tropicana with those dumb damned cowbells. No place for a hangover…
migames – You are currently on fire. First with the Joe Torre decides when to leave the game, then with Shelley Duncan deciding that he wants to talk to Andy Pettitte. Fire away.
Mr. October: no Joba today.
Lately, I’m not used to my guys blowing up in the late innings.
Come on Mo! This can’t be good for business…
this NOT a game to give away…COME ON MO !!!!!!!
The crowd was so nice and quiet. Now it is so damn loud.
Wow…Could he have thrown himself in front of the plate and the umpire not call him out for trying to get hit?
Mixed feeling about using Mo here. Obviously, you feel more confident with the Great Mo pitching in this situation– even though he just sent the tying run to 2nd.
But I don’t like using Mo for two innings.
And I don’t like pulling Vizcaino simply for surrendering one hit. Vizky has a fragile psyche and his success down the strech is imperative.
poor Mo. you know he feels bad when he hits someone.
Lets get out of this inning and we can all be happy again
YEH BABY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
PUMPED UP !!!!!!!!!!
Thank you JESUS!!!!!!
THANK GOD!
Phew. out of it!! Lets give Mo a run or two of breathing room.
Oh, and thank you MO!
Pheww that was nerve racking.
phew
hugest sigh of relief here.
Now, with Molina, Phillips and Melky up, we need some serious runs.
mcclellands a jerk. he’s always screwing up yankee games.
Dontfirecash, “Don’t fire Cash”. I totally agree.
Torre lied. No Mo in the 8th inning ???
Ryan Garko sucks. If Shelley Duncan had been hit by a pitch, it would have gone out of the park for a 3-run homer.
Anybody know how a hit-by-pitch counts towards a pitchers WHIP?
Let’s go Yankee chants. I LOVE IT!!
I want a win, so lie Joe, lie.
Dam I should have gone to Clevland for my vacation
I just thought of it. A little too late.
I can’t believe Schilling’s only given up 1 run.
I hate him.
With one wave of a hand by Shelley Duncan and Mo was out of a jam. Next inning Shelley Duncan walks on water to the “high five” line.
Since a HBP is not a hit or a walk, it is not part of the WHIP calculation. HBP does count in OBP for batter though.
Porkpoker – WHIP doesn’t include HBP, so that’s why some sabermetricians prefer OBA (on-base percentage allowed), which does include HBP.
Neil B: LOL! That’s hysterical.
Shelley Duncan just made Melky Cabrera a huge dish of saffron risotto.
This is a perfect spot for Jeter to come through…
Melky is schooling Jeter
Shilling might be pitching well, but it doesnt compare to David Cone’s 1st game back in 96 after the aneurysm. Hence, we are still better than the Red Soxs
“If Shelley Duncan had been hit by a pitch”
Shelley Duncan cannot be hit by pitches. Baseballs fear contact with his man-flesh.
My hatred of Schilling has nothing to do with the Red Sox. he’s just a jackhole.
shelley duncan doesnt get hit by the pitch, balls get hit by the duncan
CNN is reporting, Shelley Duncan just eclipsed the Sun
Shelley Duncan got hit by a pitch once, the ball shattered on impact!!
Melky just laid there with his feet on the bag. that’s funny.
If a pitcher throws at Shelley Duncan, the ball turns around and knocks the pitcher off the mound.
Shelley Duncan does not use a wooden bat. He weaves a new club from chest hair and enthusiasm before each plate appearance.
Jeter = Clutch
Huge run for the Yankees!!
YESSSSS!!!!!!
Tack on runs are awesome!!!!
jeter may look tired, but that’s a big RBI and it came when they needed to give mo a bit of a cushion. anyone surprised by that? anyone at all?
ya gotta have big b.. to play small ball
Okay, the Shelley stuff is getting stupid.
I have a man crush on Melky
the only reason why the yankees moved from Columbus to Scranton this season is because Shelley Duncan doesnt like Ohio. Now that he is in the majors the yankees just announced that they are moving back to columbus.
man eversince Alex has started mentoring Cano and Melky their games have just changed.
P.S. thanks for the RBI single Jetes..
I actually thought the last thing about chest hair and enthusiasm was pretty funny.
viper,
A viper once bit Shelley Duncan…after 5 days of excrushiating pain the viper died a horrible death
Wow this pitcher is slower than getting catsup out of a bottle.
Shelley Duncan was struck by lighting leaving the scar “Wonder boy”
HUGE INSURANCE Run….( now here comes a TOTAL JOKE )…we can bring in Karstens and he can give up 2 runs and look terrible doing it…then Kennedy can start on Tuesday ? LOL !
That one run was huge. Let’s go Mo!!
what is aBOOBOO swingin’ at ?….DANG !
jennifer-
yeah, I’m surprised his number isn’t #57
Top Cat you crack me up.
can Kay stop talking smack!! Geez!!
Kennedy didn’t start for Scranton today…..
Michael Kays middle name is Jinx!!
SAN JOSE –(AP) Apple CEO Steve Jobs will unveil a new power pack for Apple products, named the “I-Duncan” and the “Shelley-Pod”
Holy Crap Mo’ way to make things interesting here.
ah s**t
I cant believe Chris Gomez still plays baseball
Mo’s giving us a little drama today.
I’m really beginning to wish that Micheal Kay would just shut up…
what the devil is going on right now?
if a bellyful of guts had a bellyful of guts, it would be named Shelley Duncan.
I can’t believe Michael Kay is still broadcasting games!
Fire Michael Kay.
What’s wrong with Rivera today?
Can Kay SHUT THE HELL Up already!
Come on. This is not a game to lose.
crap
Uh oh.. What is happening
what is kay saying?
Crap!!! bring in Joba,
triple play?
Is this batter wearing a pearl necklace?
MO I’M PRAYING FOR YOU !!!
He’s been going on and on the entire game how the indians can’t score runs!!
runners on 2nd and 3rd, with no outs 5-3
Big K right there…two more like it, come on…
He is going to strike out the side because he is MO.
He’s going to shut up these stupid announcers
Walking Grady?
Farnsworth warming up.. Maybe he should be getting Rivera some water instead.
is kyle farnsworth warming up like some type of sick joke?
myrtle beach: just 1 stupid announcer. We love Paulie.
One more out. One more out….
Kyle is warming? We won’t need him.
is farnsworth seriously warming up?
Good job on not walking him….lol.
I apologize for my previous post. I have stepped back from the ledge haha
YEAHHHHHH!!!!!
Phew. Mo made us a little nervous.!
Mo’s not happy.
PRAYING WORKS THANK GOD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YES!!
That was way, way, way, way, way WAY too close in the ninth there, but…a win is a win!
yes!
We needed to win this game as every team ahead of us in the standings won or winning.
On to tomorrow.
All we need is pick one game a week on Boston, which we have been doing.
Grind it, baby!!!! Grind it…
What a team.
Finally the brooms come out.
The greatest of all time does it again. WOW!
Damn, that was CLOSE.
mo shut them down
Nothing like a good ole sweep!!!
That’s MO like it!
Great news: Gagne is pitching for the Red Soxs!!!!
WHOA! did you see those bedroom eyes Kim Jones gave Mariano?
Obviously Mo was told that Farnsworth was warming up, in which Mo laughed and proceeded to calm down to get the save.
How bad are the White Sox, well Jeff Weaver is throwing a compete game shutout right now.
I think Boston’s put Gagne in?
This oughta be interesting, Baltimore’s only down by two and there’s a man on…
They warmed up Farnsworth because they’re pruning him to become Mo’s heir.
Mike I totally agree w/ you .. for some reason when Farnsy is set to come in the game the offense swings better, and the BP finds itself for that extra ummmpppff
Shelley Duncan willed Mo to victory!
tejada 2 run homer gagne blew it again!!!
Gagne coughs up a homer to Tejada!!!!!!
ALl tied up in B’more.
YEAHHHHH!!!!
Tejada.. tie game!!
GAGME BLEW ANOTHER GAME!!! HAHA
In Theo we trust…
AH HAHAAHHAHAHAAHA!!!!
YES!!!!!!
Homerun TEJADA!
gange gave up a game tyin homer wow smart move by cashman he is really helping us out
Tejada just tied game up against the invincible Gagne.
BJ
1. GETCHA BROOOOM OUT, BROTHERS AND SISTAS, CUZ WE JUST SWEEEEEEEPEED!!!
2. 11-2 during the past 14 days – ROLL YANKEES, ROLL !!
3.
I LOVE GAGNE!
BALTIMORE AND BOSTON ARE TIED!
So which writers were saying that we should have trade Joba, Kennedy or Melky for him?
3. Gagme – LOL !!!!
dontfirecash
August 12th, 2007 at 4:06 pm
Kennedy didn’t start for Scranton today…..
Was he supposed to start today ? I though his REGULAR day was Tuesday ?
I haven’t been able to watch Gagne blow these games… but is his velocity down or anything? possibly hurt again?
watching that on Gameday immediately after the Yankees game was quite special — thanks Miguel
I think Gagne is gonna have problems sitting tomorrow after being nemnt over another table by baltimore
jennifer-
Steve Phillips and Gammons said it was the best trade in years!!
….I am so late.
Thank you, Eric Gagne. My hero.
Ok the continued meltdown of Gagne is starting to get ugly. I mean I’m happy to see it from the Yankees standpoint, but I am shocked how crappy that has worked out for Boston so far.
So is Kennedy pitching on Tuesday? He was scheduled to pitch today for Scranton and didn’t so….
Gagne just got *BOOOOED* off the field
I wonder what they think now?
It’s a shame that Gagne’s only there for the rest of the season.
I thought that I spotted tears of joy in Gammons’s eyes when Boston landed Gagne. I think I might have tears of joy now!!!!
Wow, Eric Gagne is making Theo look real bad. I don’t care if it’s only Kason Gabbard and Dave Murphy that they lost, but trading a serviceable back-of-the-rotation starter and a 4th OF for a guy who’s on the fast-track to getting DFAed is downright horrible.
Gagne needs to shape up, and fast. BoSox should consider letting him pitching in the 6th for a while and keeping him far, far away from Okajima and Papelbon in the 8th and 9th.
Oh wait – I’m a Yanks fan. GIVE GAGNE ANOTHER CHANCE AS THE SET-UP MAN FRANCONA
But they are playing in Baltimore. Why would they boo him?
Where are all of the people who wanted to scalp Cashman because he did “nothing” at the trade deadline and let Gagne go to the Sox.
That would have been a great trade, huh? Melky or Ian Kennedy for that guy? Boston is only going to get 25 or so innings from him before he leaves. 20% of them have already been a disaster. Let’s hope Kasan Gabbard throws a gem for Texas tonight.
The critics were loud before and now none of them will own up to it.
Baltimore=Fenway South
maybe Kennedy will pitch tommorow and Wang will pitch on normal rest Tuesday? Or vice versa.
Check this out !! – I just received ths exclusive photo of Gagne and the Red Sox just blowing it —>>> “click here”:http://tinyurl.com/37bdfl
WHY do they keep putting Gagne in? Even Farnsworth’s not this bad, and Torre stopped using him!
I’ll admit I wanted him, but not for the price that was being asked. If we had to give up b-c prospects I was all for it. But definately not for Kennedy, Melky, or Joba.
This just in: the comissioner’s office just found out that Eric Gange plays for the New York Yankees. The team did not give up any prospects to sign him.
Looks like Cashman really improved our bullpen…
GO YANKEES!
Jen, the Baltimore announcers say Red Sox nation is filling the stands. Looks like a sellout, which is rare for Baltimore, unless we’re in town.
Alot ( I MEAN ALOT) of RED jerseys in the crowd.
Gagne, i should say. Sorry and GO YANKEES!
Ahh thats right. Just like when we take over. I heard from people who work in the bars and resturants that the soxs fans are very nasty and rude.
Gagne will not be DFA’d — but he probably will be switching roles with Delcarmen…on the fast track to Farnsworth usage perhaps.
Gameday froze AGAIN!! whats going on??
Jim Palmer is annoucing the game for the O’s. He is pretty badass
Oh, boston just caught a break. Runner was thrown out at 2nd, but ump missed the call
Runner on 2nd, two outs and Pukeilis at bat.
Why am I not shocked DR?
Anyone out?
Botton 9 now.
tek just grounded out.
going to the bottom of the 9th
It’s not often I’ll say this, but LET’S GO BALTIMORE! >_>;;
I think it would make the most sense to have Kennedy pitch tommorow. That way he is one day off his normal routine and Wang pitches on normal rest Tuesday(not that he needs it after his last outing)
What do you think about Joba closing tommorow now that MO went 4 outs?
I’m for it!!
Terrific win for the yanks once again.
This team is looking like a serious world series contender. We are getting some terrific starting pitching, the offense continues to roll on, even against these so called ‘playoff’ teams.
Play of the game: Andy Petitte’s pickoff. Gotta hand it to them for setting that play up perfectly. Andy set up and quietly came in to complete the play, limiting what might have been a huse inning for the indians. Stuff like this doesn’t show up in the box score. These are the kinds of things that playoff caliber teams do.
On Rivera: To the poster above who suggested it was close at the end, I beg to differ. Those guys had no chance. They already got a bunch of hits and Rivera wasn’t about to let things go under. He is pitching too well lately, even in a down game, to let them tie it up. Remember Mo is the greatest ever for a reason.
On The Sweep: The Yanks have now won 5/6 against these ‘better’ teams. World series teams have to be able to sweep series periodically, and the Yanks just showed what they are capable of.
Looking ahead: We have some payback to inflict on the Os, and I think they are ripe for the picking. I’m not sure but I think we miss Bedard which obviously wouldn’t hurt our cause either. I think Pete posted a stat that Detroit hasn’t recorded more than one victory for a starter since the break. This is exactly the team I would like to run into now, especially since we are on our A game.
On Gagne: Cash is looking like a genious on this non-move. Boston trades away youth, disrupts an already terrific 8-9th inning tandem to inflict harm on his team. Gagne is doing to beantown what Farnsworth has done to us. I cant even begin to believe that some baseball gurus were suggesting we should have traded Melky for that dud. That would have gone down as one of the worst trades in our storied history.
Cano: This guy is simply unreal. If you watch his at bats in slow motion (I use tivo) you will notice he is not only hitting to the opposite field consistently, but he is putting very difficult pitches into play. Unreal.
Giambi: I’m not sure why people are afraid of him ‘disrupting’ our team. I’m willing to accept these kinds of daily ‘disruptions.’ The guy was a top ten offensive player last year in the bigz. You simply have to play him. With all of these guys hitting the way they are, you are gonna start to hear comparisons to some of the great yankee teams. They are that good.
Molina: I agree 100% with SJ44 on this one. He has been terrific for us, and I’m not just talking about his offense. He seems to work games quite well, and plays terrific defense. Imagine having Nieves in there instead right now. We might have lost 2 out of 3 here instead of a sweep. Huge huge pickup that will go unnoticed. Tips hat to Cash…
Final thoughts: Its amusing that we have such a powerful bench. Other than philips perhaps, who on this team are you gonna pinch hit for? An amazing problem to have. This offense is simply relentless. We are averaging something like 7 runs a game since the break. Many have said ‘it cant continue’, but so far it is.
Once again, the pickoff play was worth the price of admission. Go watch it on MLB.com if you missed it.
BJ
Joba will definitely pitch tommorow, we’ll see what role it is in. I am more interested in who is going to start the game.
I’ll admit I didn’t want Gagne too many ifs w/ him, I kept telling people he’s not “GAME OVER” and he’s not worth Kennedy or Horne or Melky ..not for rental. But I will admit he’s not this bad. Anyway I hope Joe chooses Kennedy & not Karstens for the spot start also bring up EDWAR RAMIREZ ALREADY !!!!
delcarmen in for boston.
crowd (red sox nation) in shock, still overcome from the fumes of Gagne’s implosion.
BJ, I believe we face the big 3 for the 0′s(Guthrie, Cabrera and Bedard)
Tell me about Red Sox fans being rude and nasty, at least up here in CT. When we go up to the Cape you cannot even say you are a Yankees fan or they will come after you even though there are a lot of Yankee fans up there, even for the Cape. In 1998 (perfect season) I was on the beach with my infant daughter listening very quietly to a Cleveland-Yankee game without any visible Yankee paraphernalia and 3 drunk Red Sox fans starting yelling at me and kicking sand on my daughter.
mora strikes out
Wang is starting tomorrow that was already announced a few days ago it is Tuesday that is the ?
rumor is Wang tomorrow, Karstens or Kennedy on Tuesday… PLEEEEEEEEEEEEASE KENNEDY !!!!!
Gagne blows the lead
Are you serious KB? Wow that is nasty!
C’mon Baltimore, put the cherry on top for this excellent week of baseball.
Gayle,
I know that is what was announced, but it makes more sense for Kennedy to start tommorow. He was supposed to pitch today so you don’t want to throw him off his routine too much. Wang’s normal day to pitch would be Tuesday anyways.
Gibbons also whiffs.
Bah, come on Baltimore!
Gagne =
http://farm1.static.flickr.com.....16.jpg?v=0
If Sox had Chamberlain & Hughes, Peter Gammons’ friends would be frantically calling the makers of Viagara, asking what to do about his erection that is over 4 hours old.
lets go CONTACT LENS !!!!!
Hey! The Yankees really traded for Gagne and got him. He´s only pitching in other uniform, but in favor of the Yankees.
The team got the best of that deal. Gagne’s opponents are batting .455 Avg against him. Meanwhile Melky has a 17 game hitting streak and Kennedy has a low 1 ERA at AAA.
damn.
Not sure why everyone rips on Gammons. He was one of the first ones to tout Joba in the minors as an outstanding talent. He never said the Yankees were dead and he is a straight shooter. Now if you want to rip on Heyman, Lupica, Phillips or Mad Dog that’s fair. Gammon’s seems fair to me.
X-tra innings. top of the 10th. Boston locked in a cage, struggling to survive, with a bird pecking on its goatee
Jennifer:
Seriously-I took the umbrella out of the sand and threatened them with it as of course no one else sitting around us did anything to help us. I think they were too drunk and stupid to do anything else.
There is a baseball shop down the street from us up at the Cape that all summer has prominently displayed the number of games the Sox are up in the front window. When we go up there this week I wonder how prominently the number of games they are up will now be displayed.
Big Papi weakly pops out
“Not sure why everyone rips on Gammons.”
For me it’s him still owning Red Sox season tickets while still trying to pass off being a objective reporter.
KB in New Haven-
as we speak, what was once a 14 1/2 lead teeters on being 4.
manny grounds out.
lowell flys out
bottom of 10th
Drew gets on base but Lowell pops out to Short Stop. 3 down and Baltimore coming up to bat.
I’m really hoping the O’s can pull this one out.
COME ON BALTIMORE!!
Andy looks very skinny, his face almost looks hallow.
lets go O’s you got them on the ropes
jennifer: which Andy?
Pettite, I think..
and this proves why i don’t have what it takes to manage: o’s bring in pitchers against whom ortiz and ramirez have hit better than .500 lifetime and both make outs…
here’s to hoping this game goes twenty innings before the sux lose.
Andy Pettitte, something didn’t look right with him.
lead off hit!!
I thought he looked tired, but I didn’t notice the skinny. I hope he’s ok.
Patterson with a base hit!!!
Patterson is on..Markakis up no outs.
first and third, no outs.
maybe it was just exhaustion. His eyes looked very tired too. So maybe thats just it.
Speedy Corey Patterson on with a single. No outs against Boston pitcher Kyle Snyder. Nick Markakis up.
1st and 3rd no out!!!!
YESSSS GO O’s
*basehit !!!!*
runners on 1st and 3rd with no outs
Come on Tejada!!!!!!!
Just a fly ball away from winning!!
sac fly and the birds win it… come on bal’more!!!
Should we be hoping for a 16 inning bullpen burning game down there in Baltimore? Leave both teams nice and beat-up for tomorrow’s action? Ahh, schadenfreude, such a dangerous game for the karma.
oh well not quick enough, runner on third with no out…
I can’t believe I’m rooting for Tejada. I feel dirty!! lol
Tejada sucks!!
foul out? Blegh! Come on, a fly ball gets a run in!
Darn! He fouled out to first. Come on Millar!!!
Ugh pop up to 1st. One out.
I can’t believe I’m rooting for Millar. Now that is just Idiotic.
It does feel strange rooting for someone I absolutely despise in Kevin Millar. My hatred of him was only surpassed by my hatred for Mark Bellhorn.
sux fans on their feet in baltimore. some are very obviously praying, hands clapsed in front of them…
…and am i really rooting for millar! yes!!!!!!!!!
jennifer: not as dirty as i feel now rooting for Millar.
* FOUR – FOUR – FOUR !!!*
Thank you, Billygoat (Gagne)
Thank you, Texas (Boy, I never thought I’d say that)
Thank you, Baltimore!!
*FEAR THE EMPIRE, BOSTON! FEAR THE GHOSTS OF 1978!*
Cowboy up!
yes!
I LOVE YOU ERIC GAGNE!
THIS BALLGAME IS OVA!
Wait so Gammons can’t have season tickets to his local team just because he works in baseball? I think that is a little harsh. The guy loves baseball and not to mention he almost died last year, if he wants to spend his money on his local teams tickets, more power to him.
hahahahahahahahaha a HR will do just fine, kevin millar.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!! RETURN OF THE MILLAR! TAKE THAT BOSTON!!
Game over. 4 back!
And Millar slays his former team! Sweet.
They LOST!!! 4 back now!!
yes! nice job baltimore. prepare to lose in the bronx tho!
lol
see ya those footsteps you here are the Yanks
Millar walk off HR!!!!
4 back now!!
YES YES YES!!!!!!!!
Thank God for Kevin Millar!
Knock Knock Knock~
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kevin Millar = My Hero?
I must go shower now, I feel absolutley filthy
Let’s hope Baltimore used up their good luck.
Go Yankees!
I just picking this up now…So what did Millar do to his old teammates, homer or simple single?
The gameday audio feed from the Red Sox announcers was absolutely priceless.
I’ve never heard a worse call of a homerun!! He was so depressed it sounded like a little ground ball.
Kevin Millar sticking the sword in the back.
4 games to go.
I think the Yankees can sniff 1st place now….they’re not letting up.
BOOO-YEAH!!!!
Saffron risoto for everyone!
It’s funny I was just talking to my friend who is a red sox fan. He said he wasn’t worried. I told him he was feeling us breathing down his neck. He laughed that we had 2 kids we were depending on. Looks like I could have the last laugh.
I just imagined John Sterling saying “Ballgame over, Red Sox lose, theeeeeee Red Sox LOSE!”
I really hate that I’m glad Kevin Freaking Millar hit a walk off HR.
OK here is my question here I am watching the BALTIMORE feed of the game and in the postgame after they interview Millar on the field (a la Kim JOnesright after the last out) what do they talk about but the Yankees now only being 4 games out. I know that the Ynaks are the next series for the O’s but if my team just won I dont think I would want to hear my local broadcaster talk about how good the Yankees are climbing lol
Thanks for the great calls, guys.
Can’t you just hear them wetting themselves up north?
Cowboy Up!!
*Kevin Millar = [Yankees, Red Sox] Killer.*
Cashman really should have signed him.
Wow he should have walked away from her and said why don’t you ask me about helping MY TEAM WIN!
Maybe the Yanks really did pick up Gagne at the trade deadline? Thank you Gagne!
super sweet…Kevin MiLLA hits the dinger to put another nail in the BoSux Coffin…4 games and closin’ fast !!! What a great weekend to be a Yankee Fan ! Sah-WEEP !
Remember when the Red Sox had a 14 1/2 game lead on us?
Yeah, me neither.
Poetic justice: Gagne doing for the Sox what Pavano did for the Yankees?
Melky goes deep today. Almost throws out a runner at second in the eighth and then has that huge hit and stolen base to score that 5fth run. He’s 23.
Gagne? We’ll his performance speaks for itself.
Mike Gonzales – the reliever from Pittsburgh people wanted Melky traded for last off season – out for the year with TJ.
They may make Gagne walk home.
ahahahahhahahhahahahahaaha
WEEI is gonna FREAK, tomorrow.
I can see the taverns melting down.
Theo better find his gorilla costume.
Baseball Tonigh begins in 90 minutes – I can’t wait@!!
oh, and Boston wasted *schilling’s effort*
Bwahhahaahhhaahahha
Does anyone know how to contact John Henry/Theo Epstein? I really would like to send them this old WW1 song, specially the chorus, with a couple of changes.
http://www.english.emory.edu/L.....erThere.au
Over There, written by George Cohan. Singer Billy Murray
Chorus – Dear Boston
Over there, over there,
Send the word, send the word over there -
That the Yanks are coming,
The Yanks are coming,
The drums rum-tumming
Ev’rywhere.
So prepare, say a pray’r,
Send the word, send the word to beware.
We’ll be over, we’re coming over,
And we won’t come back till it’s over
Over there.
Pete,
Not sure if you saw this comment in the Boras Interview link.
“David Wells purchased an old baseball with Babe Ruth’s signature on it when he played for the Yankees. He has since had Hank Aaron and Barry Bonds sign it, giving him what might be a one-of-a-kind collectible. “Barry was very nice about it,” Wells said.”
Good to see Barry couldn’t sign for the Pirates groundskeepers’ charity idea but had time for Wells.
The more you read about him, the harder it is to believe that NOBODY has plunked him during this run. Oh well. I guess the hunch in high school was right…..90% of the jocks are just pr*cks.