Game 142: Yankees at Royals
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Sep 08, 2007 
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Here is the lineup:
YANKEES
Damon DH
Jeter SS
Abreu RF
Rodriguez 3B
Matsui LF
Posada C
Cano 2B
Betemit 1B
Cabrera CF
Pettitte LHP (12-8, 3.82)
Pregame chatter: Yanks are facing former Met Brian Bannister (12-7, 3.16). … Bobby Abreu is 8 of his last 20 with three RBI and six extra-base hits. … Jorge Posada is 9 of his last 16 with three home runs and is now hitting .336. … The Yanks are 32-35 on the road.
UPDATE, 6:26 p.m.: Sorry about the comments from that troll. Turns out it was one person who was using dozens of names. All the comments were deleted.
UPDATE: 6:27 p.m.: Scranton’s season ended today. The Yankees will be calling up LHP Kei Igawa, RHP Jeff Karstens, RHP Matt DeSalvo, LHP Sean Henn, RHP Ross Ohlendorf (who will have to be added to the 40-man) and OF Bronson Sardinha.
Once Trenton’s season is over, it’s likely Chase Wright and Tyler Clippard also will come up.
UPDATE, 7:52 p.m.: A few notes on some pitchers: Joba Chamberlain will be shut down until Tuesday as he threw 29 pitches last night. … Roger Clemens was scheduled to throw in Houston today. … Torre said he was close to taking Ian Kennedy out of the game in the third inning last night but was convinced by Ron Guidry to give him a chance to make some adjustments. “That’s going to help him going forward,” Torre said. … Mike Mussina was available in the bullpen last night, having volunteered his services. Now he’s preparing for his start in Toronto on Wednesday.
The Yankees made a very smart move calling up Scranton pitching coach Dave Eiland. He has far more experience with the rookies than Guidry does and lends a lot of valuable advice. If Torre doesn’t come back next season, there is little chance Guidry will. Eiland would be a leading candidate for the staff.
UPDATE, 8:05 p.m.: A-Rod just tied Mike Schmidt and Adrian Beltre for home runs by a third baseman with 48. He is 13 of his last 23 with six homers and 12 RBI. He now has 50 homers overall and 137 RBI.
UPDATE, 8:35 p.m.: No word from the Yankees yet as to what is wrong with Derek Jeter.
UPDATE, 8:43 p.m.: Alex Rodriguez now has 49 home runs as a third baseman, the Major League record. At some point the Steinbrenner family may as well offer him equity.
Derek Jeter left the game with “stiffness in his right knee.”
UPDATE, 8:55 p.m.: Ed Price of the Star Ledger and I are have been crunching some numbers. A-Rod now has six homers in his last four games, eight in the last 10 and 12 in the last 18.
UPDATE, 9:05 p.m.: We’re still waiting for a press release from the White House on the exploits of the former Attorney General.
UPDATE, 10:11 p.m.: Sorry for the delay between updates, lots to write. This will be 8 wins in 11 games for the Yankees and four in a row. They remain three up in the wild card, however, as Detroit is pounding hapless Seattle.
Meanwhile, we’re discovering why Brian Bruney was released by Arizona. Great arm, not a lot of control or common sense. You don’t yell at the umpire when you’re the mop-up man in an 11-3 game. Bruney could be pretty good if he loses his sense of entitlement.
We need Pettitte to come up big today.
giambi and matsui are in huge slumps…
betemit get some lefty AB’s…
need to pummel Bannister…Pen short today with all the rules..
It would be great to see the road record at .500 or better by the time the Yankees arrive in Boston.
Todd Drew,
Interesting post earlier about Crane. I did not know that. I am mostly familiar with his days as a correspondent covering the Spanish-American War, an experience that helped him write the Red Badge of Courage.
Geez, I need a refresher in the life of Stephen Crane. He wrote the book in 1895 and THEN covered the Spanish American War.
i hope matsui’s knees are starting to feel better and that playing in the field won’t set him back.
There’s no room in our remaining schedule to drop any games to the Royals. We lost that luxury after the D-Rays series.
Dontfirecash,
I believe Stephen Crane wrote “The Red Badge of Courage� without experiencing combat. After covering the Spanish American War he wrote/said something like “I got it right.� His work is incredible. It’s too bad he died so young.
Crazy as it sounds, I have more confidence in Betemit than I do in Giambi. Giambi has been an automatic out for weeks now.
Todd,
Good stuff. The turn of the 19th century is one of the high points of American literature, with authors like Crane, Wharton, Dreiser, and others who were writing at that period.
Kurt-
Since the All Star Break, the Yankees are .600 on the road (15-10). They’re also .700 at home in that time (21-9).
It would certainly be nice if the season stats would climb a bit higher, but I think May is just going to keep on ruining what has been a spectacular second half of the season. Playing .654 baseball over the last 55 games is terrific.
That said, the Yankees need a sweep here. Detroit is a threat, and the Yanks can’t afford to lose ground playing easy teams like KC.
Oh, and FYI- Boston is .592 at home since the All Star Break.
this is why we need registration.
matsui is slumping/hurting.. i wouldnt mind him sit for a few days.. let damon play center and put duncan at the DH.. good things happen when duncan plays i feel. we need to get him in there a bit
NYJane, I’m down!
Anyway, here’s to a big win tonight. Optimism!!! Though I really like Damon in left, it’s nice to see Matsui there, hopefully that means his knees are feeling better. Also happy Giambi was benched for today, it seems like he needs it.
A new low!
wow – i can’t believe i had to google “30-pack.”
although i think imitation is the best form of flattery, i’ll probably just come back once registration is in place.
bye everyone for now.
I wonder if “dontfirecash” realizes that, with domain tracing and the laws that are in place, he could be in jail by sundown.
I hope all this crap is being written by trolls. None of it is funny and there is other sites you losers can go to for this ridiculous nonesense.
Lets keep this site filled with clean and knowledgable fans.
I think we should give Bettimet more playing time. Giambi is just not right. I keep hearing people say give him more time. He stunk in the minors and is still stinking it up. We dont have give away games to have him figure it out. Yes he has homerun power but im tired waiting. Bettimet has power as well and he cant do worse than the ofers that Giambi has been putting up. Like I said before, if you cant hit your wieght, you can sit and watch like the rest of us.
S.o.S.27
September 8th, 2007 at 5:43 pm
In fact, I’m out. This site is an embarrassment.
NOT ME.
GET YOUR OWN NAME BUM.
Agreed about Giambi, S.o.S. He seemed to be doing much better when he was primarily being used off the bench, so if it ain’t broke, why fix it?
Meanwhile Betemit has been heating up lately after being mired in something like an 0-30 slump. It’s always good to play the hot hand so I’m happy to see him in there. I’d take him or Shelley, with Minky in late for defense, over Giambi for sure. We don’t have the luxury right now of waiting for Giambi to get hot so…
Am I the only one who would like to see Minky get a start once in a blue moon?????
BBB,
I forgot about Duncan. I like the energy he brings everytime hes in the lineup. He is also a patient hitter whitch I didnt expect with all the comparisons to dunn. I wouldnt mind either one.
As far as Matsui, he is falling away from the pitch like earlier in the year. Maybe his knees are worst than he is indicating. Remember he had that consecutive games streak. So to him being hurt shouldnt spell sitting for awhile. I think the should give him a couple days off. Put Damon at left and Duncan at dh.
Hey. I love Joba:
I think you should go back to Bellevue.
If anyone was iffy about registration before, reading the comments here should be enough to push you over to the other side. This is pretty disgusting. To bad this isn’t a forum where you could have moderators and lots of different “hacks” to help kill off all the trolls.
Geez, I’m looking at the scores, Michigan really, really suckx.
Talk about Big Blew.
they may not let the head coach board the plane home.
Notre Dame is also circling the drain.
Okay, I my Gators (defending national champions) are coming on; gotta go watch them take apart some poor lamb.
@tonyb – Agree with you about staying on topic. Lately there has been a lot of stuff not related to baseball at all. It’s all nice and everything, but just not on a blog about baseball plz. That is probably equally as important as getting some kind of registration system setup.
>He is also a patient hitter whitch I didnt expect with all
> the comparisons to dunn.
Eh? Just because Dunn strikes out a lot doesn’t mean he is not a patient hitter. Look up his walk totals an OBP and you will see that he is pretty good in that department.
Their are plenty of other yankee blogs out there. I chose this one because I think they people the regulars that post here are the most knowledgable fans I have read. That said dont let these trolls make you stop posting or reading this blog. They will come and go in any and all blogs. Just skip the stupid stuff and read what we all came in here for.
YANKEES BASEBALL.
As far as talking about anything besides baseball. I agree there are other blogs to do that in. Lets stick to baseball topics.
Giambi should get the majority of the playing time.
Betemit or Doug M over Giambi? Insane. Every player slumps.
Doug M. should never start. Ever.
Never saw Duncan in the minors,so I didnt know what to expect but what I read. If you kept hearing that he isnt comming up because he strikes out to much and is a poor fielder. Plus was also mentioned to be a Dunn type of hitter. You would think he swings at everything. After hearing all that, he has been a pleasent surprise.
My posts get deleted because why??
I think I’m done here too.
Trolls post whatever they want but my posts get deleted when I complain about them.
No not Sean Henn!!!
Folks:
I deleted all the posts from the troll and those complaining about him because they would only confuse other people. And besides, that’s what the guy wants, attention.
It was one person under assorted names. I turned the IP address over to our tech department and they will be investigating and taking legal action.
I apologize if I deleted anybody’s legit comment but I was trying for a clean slate.
My main job is covering the team for my newspaper, not moderating a message board. This is new to me and I’m doing the best I can. Please bear with me as we try and find a way to have registration without killing the blog.
Thanks,
Pete
Giambi has had enough oportunities to get out of his minor and major league slumps. Time to use him as a pinch hitter for the remainder of the year. Did good with him on the dl and will be o.k. with Wilson or Doug playing.
Why exactly am I being called a troll? I was continuing a conversation from a previous thread. I have been posting here since April, so I’m not really sure what you all are talking about.
Thanks, Pete!
You heard it here first. Yankees 6 – K.C. – 2. Pettitte pitches a neat 7 innings and Britton/Bruney clean it up.
sorry to say it but this blog is run horribly. my posts were deleted for no reason. pete, i still love your blog and will tune in for some great yankee info but i wont be commenting anymore.
The clubhouse sure will be getting a bit crowded and why bother bringing up Ohlendorf at thos point especially since you have to make a roster move??
This has to be a first, but I am probably the only person that would rather see Minky play over Betemit aren’t I?
It will be intriguing to see what happens with the Ohlendorf move. Any leading candidates for guys getting pushed out? He hasn’t been that great in the minors numbers wise, anybody seen him for an extended amount of appearances?
I guess I missed some good stuff in the blogosphere. Was some troll posting as other people or something?
dontfirecash,
Yes,posting as all of us.
Stardust is a most excellent movie.
Hope Pettitte can go long today, we don’t have much of a ‘pen.
Luthien, no your not the only one. Especially with Pettitte pitching, Pettitte got an error last time Betemit played 1st because Betemit couldn’t catch a throw to 1st that Minky or Phillips and even Giambi would have caught.
What an A$$. If you are going to troll you should at least have the dignity to use an original handle. Though I guess trolls are devoid of any dignity.
Okay, the Yankees are 3-0 since Optimism 2.0
Let’s make it 4-0!!!
Sorry for the confusion everyone. I thought I was being called a troll for my discussion of 19th century literature which I though was a fairly benign subject.
Let’s go Yankees! Let’s score some runs!
first time on this blog damon is in a terrible slump they should be playing shelly also does jeter ever get called out
In looking at the 40 man roster the candidate I see for Ohlendorf is perhaps TJ beam??
Okay, not our inning.
Come on Pettitte!
I don’t see the point of bringing Ohlendorf now. Means somebody’s gotta go, and he’ll be way down the bullpen totem pole. Hasn’t pitched so well in AAA, and just blew Scranton out of the playoffs. I can see adding him later for Rule 5 protection, but after the free agents go off the roster. Doesn’t make sense now – leave a possible 60 DL’ing of Andy P. so Rasner can be brought up after finishing rehab. With all the other pitchers coming, plus those here already, he’d be lucky to get in a game anyway. Makes no sense.
Ohlendorf isn’t good enough to solicit making a move to the 40-man roster. Haven’t we been tortured enough with Sean Henn?
is it me? or does jeter to be having a hard time this season getting to balls up the middle?
Great strike out! One down, two to go!
Jeter has always had lots of trouble ranging to his left.
GREAT DOUBLE PLAY!!!
Gotta love the DP!
Irish* Jeets has horrible range to his left. Watch Reyes and you see just how bad DJ is. Not knockin him, he is Capn Intagible, but range is his achilles heal.
IrishCarBomb,
This year? I’m a huge Jeter supporter, but his D has been slipping for a couple years now.
Also, couldn’t Baltimore find something / anything better than Leicester to start today? They could as well forfeit for christsakes! They should throw Burres back in there _ of course not today after Tremblay let him throw 2.2 innings and 45 pitches 2 days after 3 innings and 58 pitches, 2 days after 1 and 20, 2 days after 2.1 and 46. Yeah, that’s right, 169 pitches in 4 appearances and 9 IP in 7 days – with 9 earned runs allowed! Talk about your anti-Joba rules – Burres must have killed Tremblay’s dog or something.
I’ll take the walk.
Come on Matsui, I know you’re sore, but it’s just one good at bat from getting out of it…breaking slumps tonight!
Ughh, bummer.
1 for his last 18…Yikes.
is anyone else having bad reception on the yes feed
It’s all right. It’s early and we all know the Yankees have a thing against scoring runs early in the game…
Well that stinks, what looked like it could be a promising inning turned out to be anything but…but our time will come!
I don’t know if anyone else feels this way, but i’m getting really tired of watching Matsui either hit a weak ground ball to second, or strike out just like he did. Torre need to sit this guy down for awhile and definatley NOT bat him behind Arod.
Anyone else love the little things A-Rod does when he slides into bases? An example of one being what he just did at 2nd. Wish more people did stuff like that rather than just sliding in.
Matsui looks completely lost up there. He cant get up to Boston quick enough as far as I am concerned he usually breaks out of stuff there with the left field wall
One pitch, one out. I like it!
Andy Pettitte needs just two more wins for 200 regular season wins….
Jeff Weaver terrible yet again.
This Bannister kid is tough and having a nice season, but I think Giambi should be in there – gotta give him AB’s to hit his way out of his slump, and for him it often only takes 1 good game. Yanks are a much better team when Jumbo’s hitting. Can’t do it sitting. Don’t know that I’d call WB as having the hot hand. Guess we’ll see. Minky is strictly for the late innings now, Betemit being switch hitter good as second option.
Six pitch inning?
WHOO!
Can anyone tell me how to make my name be in bold?Seriously.
Why dont Baltimore just forfeit the rest of their games. At least Tampa shows some fight,where Balt. rolls over.
Great inning..perfect example of why Andy is the man!
S.o.S, all I can say is that Balt. better roll over for us too..
SOS: if you have a website, it will make your name bold.
Anyone else lose the announcers?
Who are we rooting for, det. or sea? Detroit scares me more than Seattle(HITTING AND PITCHING).
it looks like the yankees are hitting well again…im really getting tired of seeing us not get on base..and then when we do..no one comes up with a clutch hit
C’mon Yankees, let’s get a base hit!
I’m on sopcast, and I lost it for a minute, but I refreshed and it’s back now. I was blocked on MLBTV.
Rebecca I have been having trouble with the feeds all night watching on HD and it went out to regular then back to HD
i highly doubt we woulda caught that ball that gathwright just caught.. for example, that bloop hit against andy.. i believe abreu shoulda of def. caught it
Thanks Rebecca, I was sick of looking at my screen and keys thinking im just not seeing it.
JOHNNY DAMON!!!!
WHOOO!!
BREAKING SLUMPS!!
YAY!!!
Johnny Damon suuuucks!!!
Johnny B. Good!
whats the deal with no batting gloves johnny?
i went to bannisters debut as a met and he almost had a no hitter.. i was pretty impressed but i think we are far too good to be held down..im happy to see johnny coming through
Jamie: If it works for Posada, and Posada’s hitting .330+, why not try it?
SOS: No problem!
Baltimore scares me. I think they’ll be the ones to knock us out of the playoff race.
GO JOHNNY GO!
I KNEW Johnny Damon was not washed up!
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[Oops! Johnny's a bum
Looks like the Seattle-Detroit game is going to have to be won by the bullpen. Both pitchers are throwing alot of pitches early in the game. Advantage Seattle?
mel,
you following the UH game? They are losing 14-0.
whatever works is fine with me Rebecca haha
With all that barehanded hitting, the Yankees clubhouse must reek of piss though.
Michigan got walloped again today….
BBB,
Bedard is probably Out for season. Baltimore is a non factor. At best split they split the next 6 games with us, that’s not going to knock us out of anything.
Wow that wasn’t me at all at 7:50. Some people have a lot of time on their hands I guess!
Go Tigers, go!
Beddard out for the year. They are not the same team without thier ace. NO WORRIES.
However, I am honored.
Oh wait, yes it was. Nevermind, lol
Global Warming,
beat me to it.
So, when is registration starting?
You don’t mind then if I keep it, do you? I kind of like it.
soon I hope. If people are going to steal names, I am going to lose interest in posting.
These quick pitch innings are brilliant!
Guys just to clarify that was not me who said I was scared of Baltimore, LOL. I guess the same winner from before is back! *coughregistrationcough*
Maybe it wasnt the biggest upset in history. Michigan looks horrific.
I read:
“Since the All Star Break, the Yankees are .600 on the road (15-10). They’re also .700 at home in that time (21-9).
It would certainly be nice if the season stats would climb a bit higher, but I think May is just going to keep on ruining what has been a spectacular second half of the season. Playing .654 baseball over the last 55 games is terrific.
That said, the Yankees need a sweep here. Detroit is a threat, and the Yanks can’t afford to lose ground playing easy teams like KC.”
Oh, and FYI- Boston is .592 at home since the All Star Break.”
One of the fun things for Red Sox fans is to watch the Yankee devoted slice and dice their record in increasingly creative ways. Lame. Since the all-star break, the Yankees have sliced exactly three games off the Red Sox hugh half-time lead. In the last month (since August 8), the Yankees have lost a half game to the Sox.
Big deal. The Sox are coasting to the playoffs, while the Yankees will be fighting it out with Detroit until the last weekend, setting up Mussina and Hughes or some such horrendous pair to start the games against the Angels.
By the way, if Detroit gets hot, the Yankees had better worry a great deal about Toronto. They can hit.
Rebecca – I think it’s perfect for you!
So, they linked to your blog and everything? crazy bored people…..
Nice play by Andy!!!
I love my public library : )
Complete game anyone?
As much as I’d like to say yes, I’m afraid it would confuse everyone else.
You are, however, welcome to such names as:
Rebecca rocks my universe
Rebecca’s optimism means Yanks win
Rebecca is awesome
Etc.
I’m with you Sox. It doesn’t make the Yankees fans feel quite as embarrassed if they say, “if it wasn’t for May…” and “since the All-Star break…” but that’s why seasons are 162 games long. That’s like getting swept in the first round of the playoffs and saying, “if not for those 4 losses…”
The Red Sox are a better team this year no matter how you try to manipulate the numbers. That standings don’t lie.
BOBBY! Great running!
Best Team in BB — and yet….we swept them…..
Sure thing. How’s this one work?
great stuff best team, glad to see you are back to annoy us all.
That will work just fine!
AROD!!!!
FIFTY!!!!
NUMBER 50!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MVP MVP MVP MVP MVP!!!!!!! woooooooooo!!!
That boy is phenomenal.
Alex!!! Numbah Fifty.
Congratulations to A-rod on #50.
Sherri you’d be in a real good shape if the season was 3 games long then. The Red Sox have swept the Yankees as well, doesn’t mean sh*t. Hell, the Yankees were swept by the Rockies, does that mean the Rockies are a better team?
No problem, dontfirecash.
That boy A-Rod can hit him a baseball…. can cash and the yankees really let this guy walk if he opts out? Replace him with who? Betamit everyday? come on now… give him 31m per and dont think twice
WAY TO GO A-ROD!!!!!!! You guys are ahead of me!! I guess sopcast is somewhat delayed?
What an amazing season. Truly incredible!
better enjoy A-Rod while we still can. the playoffs are coming soon…
What’s the deal with the shoulder, please?
Best Team in BB – I don’t deny the bosox are doing well this year, but you also can’t deny that the Yankees are in their heads, and that’s makes all the difference in baseball.
Not me on the first 8:06 post. Get your own name dousche.
Yea Robby! Great double!
The Yankees are in their heads? I doubt they care that much about the Yankees. I don’t even fault them for getting swept. It’s hard to take one of those series seriously when the other team’s 8 games back.
Wowo really funny. Get your own handle.
dontfirecash – we’ll just assume that anything said negative about the Yankees is obviously not you.
GO ROBBIE!!!
lol, Cano is such an idiot…
We got two more runs, I’m not going to complain!
Come on Andy! Another quick inning!
awwww, WB.
Matsuzaka having a meltdown bases loaded no outs, 2 runs already in.
Oh they care…they always care about the Yankees.
forget 31 mil, give the guy part ownership, a spaceship, a harem of scandinavian women, who cares if its legal, just give it to the guy
Just ignore these wastes of space(trolls) Don’t even acknowledge that they posted a comment. It’s not worth it.
Wow, learn to spell wow. You’re a real mess!
A-Rod has been rejuvenated. He broke down a lot of walls when He asserted Himself this spring. He set the record straight ’bout Himself and Jeter. The fans have gotten off His back………fear of losing Him has caused a lot of people to grow up.
I guess this guy is going to try and annoy me all night. 8:10 post not me. Guess I won’t be posting here anymore.
dontfirecash,
I think you better use your other handle today.
Yeah, Yankees fans certainly needed someone to help them grow up.
best team in bb,
Better worry about your own team right now. Your 100 million dollar man is blowing the lead. Dont make the next series against us be games that you need to win.
This sucks. I’m out.
He’ll have a super playoff……Despite all the negative comments from all those who have nothing better to do………..And by the way……..No A-Rod………….No playoffs anyway.
That’s the problem, I prefer to watch games that matter. The Red Sox have virtually guaranteed themselves a playoff spot so I’d rather laugh at the Yankees.
last 8:12 post not me, 8:13 post not me either.
Yeah, SOS, he’s no Kei Igawa.
Gold Glove!
I’d rather talk with Yankee fans, too, than watch my “rookie of the year” walk in the tieing run with 0 outs still.
it takes a special kind of personality to post on a blog devoted to the team of your archrival. for you red sox fans posting here today, we’re not even playing your team today. so why do you do it? we know the red sox have their own blogs, so that can’t be it… insecurity? is the monkey on your backs that big? i suspect some of it is that you define yourselves in opposition to us rather than as fans of your own team. my advice to you is, go rejoice in your team with your fellow fans on blogs devoted to you and yours, don’t come here to denegrate ours. you’ll be happier people, less bitter, and maybe you’ll stop beating your dog when you come home from work.
Pete
Can you give us/get us the scoop on the arm swinging thing with A-Rod? What’s that about?
Rookie of the year? I didn’t know Dustin Pedroia pitched.
dontfirecash,
just use your other handle.
Pat: It’s like an inside-joke thing because of the way he slid head first and tweaked his shoulder the other day.
Matsusaka is pitching well I see.
Rebecca did you get my squirrel pic????
I’m really shakin’ in my boots. God forbid Matsuzaka gets a loss and the Red Sox have to wait an extra day to clinch.
Great play by Andy!! Jeter’s have a good defensive night, too…from what I’ve seen.
F***
No worries yet…still up by two.
Oh, and Baltimore hit a grand slam, up 8-4
LET’S GO YANKEES!
Bet the Sox wish Pedroia was pitching. He probably wouldn’t have given up a GRAND SLAM!
MY ARM HURTS!
bad pitch by Andy.
Yeah, I’m pretty torn up about it. lol
It’s real simple. Ignore them and everything will be that much nicer. Have a look at this: http://tinyurl.com/2yqfx2
….I don’t know how they swung at a pitch that probably would have gone to the backstop, but okay by me!
Let’s go Yankees! Let’s get some more runs! I know Andy likes working the close games, but let’s make it easier for him!
I cant recall Igawa allowing 7 Runs in an inning. Can you say the wheels have falling off.
Optimism! We’ll answer back!
Well, that’ll get the Red Sox trolls scurrying back to their dark corners.
I am SOOOO ready for registration.
That last swing was priceless.
Pettite is worthless…
that was craptastic.
Whi hit the GS? Please tell me it was Millar. I love when former RS bite them.
hi cher.l like to thanks but no thanks
Igawa wasn’t in the majors long enough to do it : )
Luthien – That was JUST how I had them pictured!
GO BALTIMORE!!!!
Feels kinda funny to be rooting for the Mariners now.
It’s a shame we won’t meet the Red Sox in the ALCS. Ya know, with Clevelands big 1-2 punch probably knocking them out.
Sabathia Vs Beckett
Carmona Vs Schilling and his Mussina like Fastball/ Matsusaka the BB artist.
Good luck with that!
Whoops Dice K just let up a Grand Salami, shame.
Masuzaka is worthless
Good luck with the Angels, lol
Nah, it was a nobody who hit the GS. First hit as an Oriole, good for him.
Guys, the thing to do is not to even read the pathetic idiot’s posts. That way you can’t respond to them. Takes a little self-discipline, but it works for the most part. Registration rules!
The blog has achieved a new low today.
He’s certainly better than Cano. Getting tagged out at home like it’s his job.
This is perfect, now I’ve got people missing their game so they can pretend to be me.
From Gordon Edes at the Globe. Lots of Yanks blamed their trip to Japan for their slow start in ’04. So this is good news for Yanks fans…
The first draft of the 2008 schedule was sent to teams late yesterday afternoon, and major league sources confirmed a San Francisco Chronicle posting by Susan Slusser that the Athletics are expected to be one of two teams to open next season in Japan. There are details still to be worked out, the sources said, but Oakland almost certainly will be going to Tokyo. The persistent rumor remains that the Red Sox will be their opponent, but major league sources say the Sox have not yet made a final decision on the matter.
good evening guys well sad to hear SWB season is over but the Yankees need to substitute Brett Gardner in place of Bronson Sardhina we need a pinch runner who can score from 1st plus Brett is the better fielder.
P.S. glad to see Betemit found his way to the starting lineup & ALEX “MY GOD !!” RODRIGUEZ you have been our rock
Seriously. Registration.
Okay, not our inning. We’ll get them next inning!
Come on Andy, shut KC down for good tonight!
Alberto Gonzalez will play SS now Jetes has a minor injury
Jeter is hurt.
Shoot.
That would be great. I’d get to see Red Sox games even earlier than usual!
what’s wrong with Jeter
Hope it’s nothing serious…
Jeter’s been banged up for a while, I believe. He just tries to keep playing.
Might be his back when he lunged at that previous hit and run.
lol, I like your sense of humor Best Team In BB.
Pete, what’s with Jeter?
Great to know the Attorney General is great in the field so far!
people will soon learn who Alberto Gonzalez is
OMG, hope Jetes is ok…
Yeah, I’m all for registration as well. The fanboy level would go way down.
PANIC! PANIC! JETES IS HURT! OH NOES!
LOL, what’s that make you if you’re impersonating me?
Dice-K throwing a beautiful 8 hole in Baltimore
One problem that is bound to show up with registration is people talking the usernames that others are currently using. For example, a troll registering the name “dontfirecash” which would prevent the real person from using that name. Could turn into a big problem.
What were you saying about Gonzo’s glove? lol
Attorney General recovers from his own errors!!
Come on Yankees!
he can pick it a throw em out
(better than Lugo)
No worries, I’m creative : )
not more than me
Yup, they’ve sucked themselves all the way to the best record in baseball. If the Red Sox suck what’s that say about the Yankees who have no chance of catching them?
#51 !!!
Thanks Brandon. You just let me know that you’re the one impersonating me. Not smart enough to change names, are you?
AROD!!!
FIFTY ONE!
ONE FOR EVERY STATE AND DC!!
Jeesuz – Arod has gone MAD!!
51!!!!!!!! Amazing!!!
Fifty-One!!!
Hokey Smokey!!!!
There really are no words. And what is up with Farnsworth and Villone they are not IN on the shoulder turn very bad
Wow, he ABSOLUTELY crushed that ball.
LOLz, Sterling just called him incendiary!
Gotta love what the pen guys did!!! (that’s the type of thing that shows that this Yankee team is loose).
okay, this is getting a little ridiculous, well actually a lot ridiculous
Yeah, A-Rod want 60 pretty bad…
wow. hilarious that all the guys in the pen where doing that thing with the shoulder
The Yankees… lose? You gotta be kidding me. They’re the least loose team in baseball.
A-Rod is having a helluva season.
I really really really really really really hope he’s back next year.
whats with the shoulder thing?
WOO-HOO!!!!!!! 51!!!!! GOOOOOO A-ROD!!!!
Make no mistake, we wouldn’t be where we are today were it not for him!
hey if he hits one more in this game I’m doing the shoulder thing
BEST PLAYER IN WORLDS HISTORY.
Minky stole the home run ball. He won’t give it to A-Rod.
They’re saying Jeter left with knee stiffness. So it doesn’t sound too serious, thankfully.
Detroit got out of a jam. Jeff Weaver’s back on the mound with the game tied.
The shoulder thing stems from a game last week when Arod slid into I think it was second on a steal and he sort of jammed his shoulder and he made the movement of rotating it like he was hurt. Then it was either the next at bat or the one after that he hit a homer so it is a joke that he was worried about his shoulder but obviously it has not hurt his swing
I don’t know anybody that trusts Jeff Weaver and tie game in the same sentence
Go Baltimore!!!
did another UFO leave Camden Yards
Does Jeff Weaver still do that thing when he’s on the mound and just given up a ton of runs and his shoulders slump all the way down and he puts on his basset hound face? I really don’t miss him at all.
This is perfect. Baltimore’s getting hot just in time to take another series from the Yankees.
“one for every state and DC”
Now he needs one for Puerto Rico.
Pete–Thanks for the Jeter update!
C’mon Yankees, let’s bat around so Attorney General gets an AB!
pay the guy 50mm a year for all i care.
keep that man at first JOE !!!
WILLLLSSSOOONNN!!!
Rebecca, please, he’s the FORMER Attorney General.
Yeeeeeah!! He smoked that ball!!
Rebecca, I’m convinced that the Yanks are feeling your optimistic vibes.
Like I stated earlier, give Bettimet more playing time at first.
Cumberberg: I know, Thank G-d.
It’s still a lot of fun to say though
Cumberberg – Don’t forget the spirit of the squirrel!
Sherri, true, all praise the great and merciful squirrel!
Hi everyone,
Anything exciting happening? Ha!
S.o.S.27
September 8th, 2007 at 8:54 pm
Like I stated earlier, give Bettimet more playing time at first.
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SOS that makes 2 of us I’m tired of this Giambi time crap. I was also growing tired w/ Mr.Intangibles Andy Philips first ball bunter
erotic hop?
hahaaahaahaha
I love the smell of Red Sox trolls burning in the evening. Smells like…victory.
The trolls are having a nice night, losing 11-4 to Balt while we pummel KC. And A-Rod (who will finally break out and have a monster postseason like we’ve been expecting) has gone deep twice, cementing the MVP.
Hah! Alberto Gonzalez with the AB!
AND HE GETS HIS FIRST RBI!!
OPTIMISM!!!
lol on Ken. Trying to say erratic, but said “erotic”.
Didn’t I say the Yankees were playing loose?
MELKYYYYYYYYYYY
Damon is having a great night tonight, & Former Atty General with his 1st RBI!
Baltimore spanking Matz.
WOW – Great play by Melky!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just love the way Melky slides into base!
YEA BOBBY!
Pouring it on!
A-Rod up again!
It’s all in the name….(points to her name)
Way to blow it open! Woo Hoo!
I am speechless!!!!!!!!!!
All trolls (Best Team in BB or Worl History), remind me of someone, who most likely still lives at home, in the basement of thier mothers house.
Actually, I think we should all start to referring to all trolls as Owen, like Owen from the late 1980’s Through Mama from the Train movie.
So Owen, does your mommy ask you to clean the wax out of her ears? Does she ask you to bengay her back?
I’m sorry if I offended anyone on this blog, but people like Owen need to get a life.
A-GO’S 1ST CAREER RUN !
hey – look at that – we put up a 7 spot on KC just like Baltimore did to Boston.
Nice hustle around the bases by the AG!
Wow, that was nearly three for Arod!
jusssssttt missed. Still. I so called it:
# Rebecca–Nothing Beats the Power of Optimism + Squirrel September 8th, 2007 at 8:32 pm
Okay, not our inning. We’ll get them next inning!
Come on Andy, shut KC down for good tonight!
inches from 51
The thing that is amazing is that with first base open they actually are pitching to him with fast balls right down the middle
Man, I had a good feeling about #3 for Alex!!
Close…
sUNNY YOU MEAN 52
anybody notice that damon’s not wearing any batting gloves?
how much more do you think a rod has to do before he automatically punches in for next year?
Let’s hope he’s staying warm and loose
Sox and Best Team in BB-
I was just pointing out that, over the last 50 games, the Yanks road record is over .500.
I don’t think anybody can argue that the Red Sox don’t have a better record this year. But the Yanks have done a tremendous job taking back the WC lead.
And as you guys may recall from 2004, the WC is just as good as a Division title.
The third or fourth example in the last four or five games where Arod’s lead off homer in a middle to late inning leads immediately to a blow out, game-controlling rally/offensive clinic,…in a pennant race. Yeah, the guy’s not very clutch. At this point, I don’t care if he has even a mediocre postseason. Without him, we wouldn’t even have the opportunity to judge him one way or another on his postseason cause we aint in it. (knock on wood)
Thanks Brandon
….Holy inning, Batman!
yeak deki! anyone else think we should take this opportunity to rest our everyday players?
NO PROBLEM
Hope Pettitte is staying loose and warm – half hour innings tend to cramp our pitchers
harsha — absolutely.
are you kidding me
I think you might want to look at Arod’s clutch performances for this year. Earlier in the year he was leading the league in BA with men on base and two outs. Also he was near the lead in BA with runners in scoring position.
A-Rod is superman. Hope Jeter will be fine.
god we need to call upo Brett Gardner he could get so much extra relief in our line up
Cashman Gardner to NY now !!!
Betemit & Alex testing how far a ball goes in Kansas
or should we let arod go for 52?
Harsha–Yes, but not quite yet. Eighth and ninth maybe. There’s still a lot of baseball to play and you have to remember the game that the Chi Sox and Yanks both rolled eights in the same inning.
Anything can happen.
Being Optimistic, though: This game is awesome! I really hope ARod gets three HRs tonight…
Yes, I’d like to see A-Rod hit another one out of Kauffman tonight! This has been an exciting game!
Let’s go Andy.
good point, rebecca. i just dont want to see anyone trying anything stupid like sliding headfirst unnecessarily
Ok, this is the type of decision from Torre that I don’t get: why doesn’t he rest Posada with a 9 run lead?
If the reason is that Molina could get hurt and the Yanks don’t have a backup catcher, then the Yankees have to get Will Nieves on the 40 man roster for this very type of situation.
(my blog’s been idle since early in the season, but for what it’s worth, this is something I’ve been mentioning all season long – every inning counts for Jorge, and it has to be better for Jorge to be rested than being played in situations such as these).
With the # of pitches thrown so far, Andy should go 7 or 8. Which would be nice for the ‘pen
Whoo! Another great K!
My guess is that Molina plays tomorrow that way Jorge has 2 full days rest with off day on Monday
I hope A-Rod gets 61 or more HR this year.
Yeah Andy!
It’s the Seventh Inning…let’s see if we can’t do some more damage. Like, I dunno, a 14 run inning? That’d be totally sweet.
JRVJ
I agree in theory. I might give Posada a few more innings since the game isn’t over just yet. I also think the time off was more valueable in the heat of June, July and August then in the cooler September. I’ve been fired up before, but so far this is a relatively minor offense by Torre.
Rebecca,
I like your blog. You are doing a wonderful job there. I think the prediction you made on your blog is on its way to become reality. To the Holy Squirrel. Let’s Go Yankees.
Gayle,
Probably, but even so, resting Jorge now can’t hurt (I’d have to check the game logs, but I do recall how Torre recently replaced Molina with Posada in Yankee Stadium in a game that Posada was supposedly sitting).
And I apologize to John Leicester and his entire family, and to Wilson Betemit as well, for my earlier comments. Maybe if I keep spoutin’ comments good things will happen for those I don’t trust but hope do well.
Pete Feng–Thank you!
So it seems that today the Yankees pretended the sixth was the seventh and the seventh was the sixth.
Fine by me, the result’s still the same!
I predict Alberto will surprise us w/ a few doubles if Jetes is out I mean. Believe it or not Alberto has a good approach at the plate
Pete – have you noticed that Dice-K’s era is 4.44 – you were right a lot of money for a #2.
So how many of you idiots booed A-Rod last year?
Brabdon – remember that anyone not on the 40 man called up means somebody’s gotta go. Perhaps we should demand that anyone advocating such a callup also tell us who they’d drop from the roster.
Don’t really see the need for Gardner – he only hit about .260 at AAA, and we’re carrying 5 OF’s counting Duncan as it is. If OF’s need breaks they can sit or DH. Not sure of the “extra relief” you see the need for?
Mel,
Tie ballgame in the third.
Sorry about the misspell Brandon. Finger slipped left.
Andy is bored
Adam – now is this really the time for that?
nyyfaninlaaland
September 8th, 2007 at 9:24 pm
Brabdon – remember that anyone not on the 40 man called up means somebody’s gotta go. Perhaps we should demand that anyone advocating such a callup also tell us who they’d drop from the roster.
Don’t really see the need for Gardner – he only hit about .260 at AAA, and we’re carrying 5 OF’s counting Duncan as it is. If OF’s need breaks they can sit or DH. Not sure of the “extra relief� you see the need for?
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you can replace a guy on the DL w/ a minor league call up for instance Pavano, heck I’d release Sean Henn right now for Gardner
Optimism! We’re up 11-2! Andy Pettitte has pitched into the seventh, saving much of the bullpen!
Dude, guys, when we go to Toronto, do we get to miss Halladay and Burnett?
god,
Took me a second to figure out which game you were talking about cuz it’s obviously not tied in KC or Balt. LaTech 24-21.
This would be a great game for suckendorf to see some action. Not sure why he got the callup but we might as well see what he’s got.
Even though you can replace guys on the DL, you still need to put them on the 40 man roster. Plus, they have to play the same position as the injured player. It also costs the team a little more in terms of minimum salary, not that I think the Yankees are worried about that.
I don’t see Gardner being a Sept callup.
OK LoHud crew, I’m back. The weather was beautiful here in NoCaL so I decided to exercise this afternoon and then played somm basbeall in the yard with my daughter. Did I miss anything?
A couple of people on here must be part of Brett Gardner’s family. Dude is not good enough for all this bitching.
mel,
How are they losing to La Tech?? That makes me sad.
Micheal: Oh, only two home runs from A-Rod and an 11-2 lead.
But aside from that, no, not really…
Great Britton takin care of business.
La Tech defense has obviously improved. But HI’s marching up the field now.
Rebecca-
My daughter hit more then that, and she is only four. Small yard here in Menlo Park though.
Britton scoring some points with Torre by throwing strikes there. Bring in Bruney with a 9-run lead and guaranteed he walks the first hitter he faces.
YAY! MINKY WITH HIS FIRST POST-DL HIT!
Okay, A-Rod for 52 here. Who’s with me?
TedK I’d love to have a good fielding OF as a call up, not only that he’s a game changing baserunner for tight situations when the bats go cold a draw walks instead.
I say he is a must call for the 40 man
god,
TD!
I have the game on with closed captions. They just called Dougie “Man Calf Itch”!
mel,
hahahha nicee!!!!
F**K WAS THAT FOR !!!
….Arod is fine, just getting himself on base so the Yankees can score even more runs!
EricNS,
When Wang was working hard quietly in Yankees’s Farm, Dice-K was being the Ace of all Asia. To blow out a game in just one inning seems to be his weakness. However, his ability to strike out hitter is incredible. Something I like Wang to have in the future. At one point during the bidding time, Dice-K said that he like NY better to all the media in Asia on an interview. Well, I respect Dice-K a lot but I do think Boston over pay the guy. Anyway, I like our Wang better though!
Great Job by Andy. He was hot in August. I guess he will continue to get hotter as the season goes. When October comes, he will be unbeatable!
Ugh, watch where yer throwin’ rookie!
My favorite long name in baseball is Saltalamacchia!!
Melky joshing A-Rod in the dugout.
That was a breaking ball,
Holy f#ck. We best hit one of their guys in the head next.
Matsui was robbed there…but he did get Minky down to third, with only one out!
I can’t believe they hit him!! Well, yes I can, but I hope we get that taken care of…
Sorry Brandon, but the DL has to be the 60DL, and Pavano’s 40 man roster spot is already taken by another. The fact is despite his recent difficulties 25 year old Sean Henn still has a chance to be a contributing member of this club – we could use a few lefties in the pen. Yes Villone is back off the DL, and Igawa and perhaps Wright will be coming up, but one of these 4 is going to have to show playoff worthiness this month.
The DL replacement you’re speaking of is for the playoff roster, and there’s absolutely no place for Gardner there. The 40 man roster is currently full with Rasner’s on the 60DL and rehabbing at Staten Island. If the Yanks want to see him this year he’s gonna require a roster spot (the whole point of the 60 DL is moving an injured player off the 40 man for a healthy body), and my opinion is Rasner’s potentially more immediately important than Gardner. Plus the Yanks don’t need to add Gardner to the 40 to protect him from the Rule 5 draft until after the ’08 season, unlike Ohlendorf and some others (Eric Duncan for example) that could need to be protected. Using a 40 man spot on Gardner isn’t a critical move and shouldn’t be made IMO.
As Micheal T pointed out, it was a breaking pitch. If he was going to try to hit him he would have thrown a fastball.
I hope Jeter has sympathetic pains. Star RB for Michigan was gimpy today. Hope it’s nothing serious for the Cap’
Yeah he did get robbed. Poor Matsui, he’ll break out w/a vengeance soon tho!
I thought Pete said something about IK taking CP’s place on the 40-man roster?
hang your head in shame Jose
Mel,
guess they were a bit overrated, eh?
It was a breaking ball, and a guy was already on base. In a 11-2 game.
Some of you REALLY think it was a “purpose” pitch? Unbelievable.
Okay, not our inning, but we’re up nine…
Come on Yanks, let’s close this out!
god,
Michigan or HI?
The one game I can’t watch and he hits 50 and 51????
Rebecca: like the new name!
michigan. the warriors are underrated if anything.
Sherri Pete said he could not is. I just know Brett Gardner is a piece that we need to add to this team , this situation will come up people trust me, imagine Melky Damon, Jetes already in the game Giambi goes 0 for 3 draws a key walk or hits a double insert Brett Gardner as a pinch runner could be the game changing moment.
“I thought Pete said something about IK taking CP’s place on the 40-man roster?”
Sherri,
That was for Pavagno’s spot in the postseason roster pool.
anyone watching the LSU/VA TECH game?
Andrea: Thank the troll that stole my original one!
You all notice how they disappeared after we started winning and Boston started losing?
Sheesh…
ok, thanks for clarifying!
what is the score sherri?
VA TECH 0 LSU 14 I was hoping VA TECH would come out looking a little stronger, but LSU is looking pretty strong. (baseball on the computer; football on the tv)
C’mon Chris, let’s get some outs! C’mon Yankees!
sorry, that was redundant (strong…strong). Let’s say, LSU is currently dominant.
Andrea,
“The one game I can’t watch and he hits 50 and 51????”
This is the only game I can watch recently. I guess I am kind of lucky in a way!!
11 seems to be the number of the night –
Baltimore has 11
Detroit has 11
Yankees have 11
K-RAM warming up
LSU is nasty…USC vs LSU would be a damn good game.
AFter tonight…WE will have 20 games left to play and will be 5 games back in the loss column….impossible ?….nahh/…not impossible when you consider that we have the ability to sweep Boston and their stinky pitching, which means in the remaining 17 games we play, we only really need to pick up TWO GAMES on the BoSux !…..impossible ?…..hmmm !! I am POSITIVE that it is NOT impossible….
hang your head in shame Chris
godhelpus – totally agree with you. I might want LSU to win that one!
I live in SEC country!
g-dhelpus:
They’ll probably be playing in January…
How do you walk Tony Pena? That is probably his 6th or 7th BB all season.
Come on Chris! You can do it! Let’s Hold them.
Gonzo !!!
one more inning! Let’s do this! Four game win streak, I’m feeling it!
It looks like things are going real well for the Yankees tonight. I saw that Jeter had to leave the game. It’s nothing serious, is it?
Rebecca: you must be pretty important if a troll stole your name!
I can watch archives later
Bets just trying to end the night
Dice K’s cumulative numbers this year do not rate even a #2, particularly for a team with Championship aspirations. Too many disater starts and too many big innings.
His ERA now stands at 4.44, and league average is 4.54. He hasn’t given up any unearned runs and his peripherals are better than that. But still, even if you give him the benfit of the doubt he’s only 10-15% or so better than average. That is more like a solid, innings-munching 3. But not someone you pay $100 million for, even in this inflated market. And the bad news for Sox fans is that Japanese imports have tended to do better in the early years in America, and get progressively worse. Nomo, for example was far more dominant in his first 2 years, posting ERA+ of 150 and 120. He ended his career at 98, a league average pitcher. ANd he was a similar age 26 and 27 for those two years.
And the AL EAST alibi is a little overrated for pitchers on th Yankees or Red Sox, since they only picth against one other great offense (even better for YAnkees staff). Other thean the Yankees, you have two below average offenses in Baltimore and Toronot. And one average in Tampa Bay.
Andrea: Nah, just post too much!
Nice hit for Leche
C’mon Damon, drive him in!
Ah, c’mon Yanks, three more outs! Let’s win this!
I guess it is safe to use this handle again. Wonder who will pitch the ninth?
Ughh…Bruney.
Let’s see if my previous comment was right, about walking the first batter with a nine run lead. And this Joey guy is a hacker.
someone tell Bruney it’s 11 – 3
WTF is that ump up too !!
Micheal T: Yep.
still, we’re up eight runs…
Sometimes the umpires should show some restraint, too. That was ridiculous.
BOS 5 BAL 11 FINAL!
Bruney for the love of god keep it down
You are right Rebecca, with only an 8-run bulge Bruney needs to hit the corners.
Whoo!
Here’s to 5.5 at the end of the night!
Bruney needs to just get this job over with!!
I’d have to say that Bruney is my least favorite Yankee.
Anyone think that Boston loses a couple here while we win and we go into Boston only 3 back?
How sweep it would be, to take the division lead right there in Fenway.
David–Ah, the dreams of the optimist! =D
DFA Bruney and bring up Brett Gardner
Bruney needs to throw strikes and shut his mouth.
The pitch he was bitching about as a good 6 inches above the zone.
There’s a reason he found himself in AAA and his inability to throw strikes is only half of it.
haha wow. This is pathetic.
Um, a strike would be nice Bruney!
Now the ump is showing him who is boss. I hate those clowns inserting themselves into the game, even of BB asked for it.
next…
The Sox have three in Tampa Bay before the Yankees come to town. One of those games is Kazmir vs. Schilling, which will be interesting. But the Yankees will need to sweep Toronto.
I’m guessing a two-game pickup is the outer limit. One game seems more likely.
dontfirecash,
Yeah, Bruney’s not being very professional these days.
Although, last year he was a sparkplug for the club and I liked his story. Now we know why he was available. (loose cannon).
Come on Bruney, just make them put the ball in play!
Yea Shelley!
Who says this kid can’t play defense?
he got an out!!!!!
Aw, i didn’t know Shelley was playing.
I love Brian Bruney. I wish he could throw strikes.
That was not what they call a “text-book” catch.
what is Bruney trying to do there? He always has a bad attitude. Just do your job, man!! Suck it up!
Ok Brandon, technically that would work… I admire your persistence, and we’re all pulling together here.
Uh, really Bruney, its ok to throw a strike!
Okay, Yankees, let’s end this game now! One pitch can end it!
well …
*IT’S K-RAM TIME !!*
..
Please refer to my post at 6:36 PM.
Andrea,
Why do you love Bruney? I don’t see one quality about him, other than the fact that he can throw 100 mph.
As they say in Chicago, “He gone”.
Brian Bruney- THAT’s why you were sent down to the minors in the first place!
Pull Bruney’s butt out right now – the message to throw strikes needs to be sent to him loud and clear. Pen reinforcemnets will be in tomorrow, so the time to smack him upside the head is now!
Just find somebody to replace Bruney!!
Ok, I’m not necessarily doubting everyone, but where is Bruney’s bad attitude? I don’t see him doing anything to show a good OR bad attitude…
to quote Pete:
“Meanwhile, we’re discovering why Brian Bruney was released by Arizona. Great arm, not a lot of control or common sense. You don’t yell at the umpire when you’re the mop-up man in an 11-3 game. Bruney could be pretty good if he loses his sense of entitlement.”
oh gtfo of here what a B.S. hit
Sterling just said that Edwar has struck out 21 guys in 14 innings.
Yeah, Pete, he can’t be a closer with just a quality change and fastball (see also Hoffman, Trevor).
ugh, cheap hit! Keep your head up Edwar!
Come on Yanks, I want this over before Sportscenter!
C’mon K-Ram, do your crazy K thing!
I think the Brian Bruney era is over.
Andrea,
You must not be watching. Bruney threw up his hands, ump comes out and yells at him, and ump writes something on his pad.
Come on Edwar, DP still ends it!!
Let’s go Edwar – one more!!
good job EDWAR !!
Have you guys seen Edwar’s new music video? It’s called Chocolate Rain and you can find it on YouTube.
Good win!!
YES!! Four victories in a row!!
Frank, he can’t be a closer because when he can’t spot his fastball he gets killed.
To some of you, any idiot who can throw strikes sometimes is an automatic closer.
WHOO!
Okay, guys, since my whole let’s be OPTIMISTIC thing on 4 September, this has happened:
Yanks have won four straight.
A-Rod has hit SIX home runs.
Wang, Hughes, Kennedy and Pettite all pitched well.
Joba got his first ML win and his ERA is still 0.00
Molina and Betemit and Damon ALL hit HRs.
Scooter reappeared
Yeah, umm….
OPTIMISM WORKS!
GO YANKEES!!!!!!!!!!!! CONGRATS to A-ROD!!! Thanks to Andy for another superb performance!
Jim Johnson: in the beginning of the season, I really liked his stuff. And there was just a personal experience I had regarding Bruney (I’ve written about it before on here. I’d be happy to tell you again if interested). I wish he threw strikes.
Congrats to Andy on 199!!
Edwar can’t be a closer until he learns to locate well consistantly.
He has good stuff, but when a hitter guesses changeup he gets hit hard.
Don’t get me wrong — he’s worlds better than Bruney. But to be a top flight closer you have to locate not just most of the time, but all of the time (see also Rivera, Mo).
Rebecca – too true, but just don’t jinx us by pointing it out!!
mel: ha. Oh. I definitely did NOT see that. That’s why I asked!
mel,
any score updates. I’m trying to follow on cnnsi but it is slow and not smooth at all.
Sherri–hmm, you’re probably right…
:-X
My lips are henceforth sealed!
Rebecca – as long as your fingers keep typing!
frank
September 8th, 2007 at 10:22 pm
Sterling just said that Edwar has struck out 21 guys in 14 innings.
Yeah, Pete, he can’t be a closer with just a quality change and fastball (see also Hoffman, Trevor).
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I also believe he can be the closer or 8th inning lock up guy until Mark Melancon arrives, because when Melancon arrives in 08′ watch out, lets not forget Humberto
Whew. LSU is one team that I would NOT want to play!
J-Dawg – yeah….and we have to….
The main problem with Melancon is what caused him to get surgery in the first place; his delivery is extremely violent. Unless he changes some things he could have arm troubles the rest of his life.
Dude, you guys don’t root for Syracuse. Be glad.
Sherri- Are you from the South? I’m from Tennessee.
DFC that’s not a problem w/ Nardi Contreras
J-Dawg. Yes, let’s just say Darren McFadden was in town at a game I was at last night…
Frank – I like Edwar and think he can be valuable in the pen. But he’s far from a closer. When Hoffman was his age what made him successful was that he had a big fastball – the spectacular change developed later. Edwar doesn’t have a big fastball, and those don’t develop. But he really does fit in our pen mix with Farns and Chamberlain hard throwers, Viz with some variety. We really need one of the lefties to step up this month.
Time for Seattle to show something and drag Detroit back – knew we couldn’t count on Weaver. Looks like his recent big finish salary drive will come up empty this year. And go Guthrie – just about the last reliable starter Balt has. Let’s smash Greinke’s scoreless streak tomorrrow and get another game on the Sox, make them sweat a bit. Then Kazmir and Sonnanstine take on the Sox – maybe they can keep rolling. Could it be….?
Maybe Detroit will catch another flu bug? (not that I would really wish that on anyone)
Brandon,
Or Wordkemper, or Cox, or Ohlendorf, or Betances, or …
Syracuse? I live in Syracuse.
McFadden’s a top Heisman candidate again and the Hogs have a big game at Alabama next Saturday. My favorite SEC team is anybody who is playing Tennessee. Philip Fulmer is pitiful!! I’m more of a ‘Bama fan myself, even though I didn’t respect what Nick Saban did to the Miami Dolphins!
I’m already looking forward to Andy Pettitte’s 200th victory!
dontfirecash,
38-35 LaTech. Hawaii on La Tech 23.
dontfirecash,
Tie game on 49-yd field goal. 1:35 left.
If Pettitte wanted to he could probably make a run at 300 wins. He turned 35 in June and isn’t a power pitcher. Glavine had 208 wins at 35.
I know he’ll probably retire this year or the next but just sayin’.
nice, thanks for the updates mel
“Rebecca–Nothing Beats the Power of Optimism + Squirrel
September 8th, 2007 at 9:23 pm
So it seems that today the Yankees pretended the sixth was the seventh and the seventh was the sixth.
Fine by me, the result’s still the same!”
Rebecca, remember that the game wa in KC, in the Central Time Zone. That means the seventh inning in Eastern Time Zone becomes the sixth inning in Central Time Zone
For all of Edwar’s “problems” no one’s explained how he’s struck 21 guys in (now) 14.1 innings. Yeah, he walks too many (8 BB), but I’d rather look at the potential. And if that’s the baseline!!! Heck I’d take that 13.45 K/9 with 3 BB/9 (now at 5 BB/9).
J-Dawg – Our coach is a joke, too (HDN and the AD) It’s been a rough year, and D-Mac has been one of the few shining spots in the program. The game with Alabama will be very telling for both sides, and I’m looking forward to seeing how it goes! I can’t say anything bad about ‘Bama. They have a respected program with lots of history.
Much the same reason I love the Yankees!! I love the history surrounding the team, and baseball is my family’s favorite sport! Sadly, the closest the Yankees come to us is KC, and we have gone there to see them play. Luckily, last year, we got 1st row seats right to the left of the Yankee dugout. I got some incredible pictures, and the whole night was surreal. For the most part though, we just love them from afar! My son begs me all the time to take him to New York! (maybe someday)
frank
September 8th, 2007 at 10:44 pm
Brandon,
Or Wordkemper, or Cox, or Ohlendorf, or Betances, or …
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the other 3 I understand but Wordkemper I see him good vs LHB but not a closer, Angel Reyes is a different story for the future
Sherri- The Yankee tradition is definitely the greatest in sports. There’s actually a decent bit of Yankees fans where I’m from, even though there are mainly Braves and Cardinals fans. My girlfriend loves the Braves and she laughs at me for being a Yankee fan, but I’m trying to convert her! Being a Yankee fan has been a tradition in my family for over 50 years. I had a great-grandfather who absolutely idolized Mickey Mantle. Your son is in the same position as me, I’ve always dreamed of going to see them at Yankee Stadium!
J-Dawg – Yes, I’m surrounded by Cardinal fans, but there are quite a few Yankee fans. When non-Yankee fans ask me, “How can you be from the South and support the Yankees?” I always say, “How can you not?” Maybe someday we’ll be lucky enough to see the Yankees in New York in all their pinstriped glory!
GO YANKEES!!!
dontfirecash,
Awesome finish. Overtime, UH scores on 2 plays, LaTech answers with 6 and decided to go for 2. UH knocked down the pass. Hawaii wins 45-44.
Oh, yeah. Awesome win for the Yankees!! 5 back in the AL East loss column. Wang on the mound tomorrow!
Of the 2 “New York” area voters assigned to vote on the 2006 AL MVP, one of them did not vote Derek Jeter #1. That was Ed Price of the Star Ledger.