Game 147: Yankees at Red Sox
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc, Podcast on Sep 14, 2007 
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Here are the lineups:
YANKEES
Johnny Damon DH
Derek Jeter SS
Bobby Abreu RF
Alex Rodriguex 3B
Jorge Posada C
Hideki Matsui LF
Jason Giambi 1B
Robinson Cano 2B
Melky Cabrera CF
Andy Pettitte LHP (13-8, 3.78)
RED SOX
Julio Lugo SS
Dustin Pedroia 2B
David Ortiz DH
Mike Lowell 3B
Kevin Youkilis 1B
J.D. Drew RF
Jason Varitek C
Bobby Kielty LF
Coco Crisp CF
Jacoby Ellsbury CF (Crisp was scratched at 6:25 with a sore hip)
Daisuke Matsuzaka RHP (14-12, 4.44)
Pregame chatter: The Yankees are 5-1 on their road trip, having outscored the Royals and Jays 34-15. … Red Sox have won five of their last seven. … Cabrera is 5 of 25 on the trip with no RBI. … Matsui if 0 for 5 against Matsuzaka and Posada 3 for 6. Hence Posada hitting fifth.
UPDATE, 6:04 p.m.: The Yankees could have some bullpen issues tonight. Along with Joba Chamberlain being out, Kyle Farnsworth remains unavailable with a stiff neck and Luis Vizcaino was “tight” after pitching yesterday for the first time in nine days. The Viz’s availability was uncertain. It sounds like they will try and get as much as they can out of Andy Pettitte then give him an extra day of rest before his next start.
UPDATE, 6:26 p.m.: Here is Joe Torre’s pregame meeting with the media:
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UPDATE, 6:28 p.m.: Coco Crisp (hip) was just scratched and replaced by Jacoby Ellsbury.
UPDATE, 7:11 p.m.: Here we go, first pitch. No warnings were issued to the teams. If something does happen, Shelley Duncan is the guy to keep an eye on. That boy is crazy.
UPDATE, 7:17 p.m.: Dice-K has either thrown up and in or hit Alex Rodriguez every time he has started against the Yankees this season. If he did that on purpose, that was pretty stupid as it loaded the bases with one out. I think there’s a fairly good chance based on how he’s pitching (19 pitches, 10 strikes) that he just doesn’t have control.
UPDATE, 7:30 p.m.: The Yankees really wasted a chance there as Posada and Matsui came up empty with the bases loaded. That was a chance to really shatter the confidence of Matsuzaka, who has been getting shelled this month. Instead, he’s off the hook. But he did throw 27 pitches.
UPDATE, 8:12 p.m.: Jacoby Ellsbury has hit safely in all 12 games he has played since being called up on Sept. 1. Once Manny Ramirez returns, it will be interesting to see if Ellsbury plays right field in place of Nancy Drew.
Somebody asked who Joe Torre yelled, “Hey young man!” to during his pregame. That was Johnny Pesky.
UPDATE, 8:28 p.m.: How do you send David Ortiz to the plate on Melky Cabrera’s arm? bad decision there by DeMarlo Hale, especially with a good hitter like Youkilis coming to the plate. Yankees caught a break there.
UPDATE, 8:33 p.m.: It was a matter of time before Jason Giambi’s defense at first base cost the Yankees a run. The price you pay for his presence in the lineup is knowing that every ball hit his way – even those right at him – are fraught with peril.
UPDATE, 8:48 p.m.: I love the stat that Hideki Matsui has three triples this season and A-Rod hasn’t had one since May of 2006. Go figure baseball.
UPDATE, 8:53 p.m.: Melky Cabrera needs to be benched for a day and fined $1,000 for continuing to slide into first base. Joe Torre, Larry Bowa, Tony Pena and half his teammates have told him to stop doing it. Yet he continues to do it.
OK, fine. Than sit for a day and think about it. He may have cost the Yankees a run there. What he’s doing is insubordination at this point.
UPDATE, 9:10 p.m.: As Andy Pettitte heads for 100 pitches, we’re clearly going to get a big dose of Jeff Karstens or Kei Igawa tonight. There is probably little point of burning out whatever bullpen they have.
This game was botched when they let Matsuzaka off the hook in the first inning.
UPDATE, 9:45 p.m.: That’s 40 doubles for Posada, matching his career high of 2002.
UPDATE, 9:57 p.m.: What a strange game for Matsuzaka. In 5.2 innings he put 10 runners on base and threw 121 pitches.
Up 5-1, he loaded the bases and forced Terry Francona to take him out of the game with the tying run at the plate. Yet the crowd cheered like he had just paid off their bar tabs.
My vote this year in the BBWAA awards is for Rookie of the Year and I have no idea what to make of him yet. I think it’s foolish that Japanese veterans are considered rookies, but the rules are the rules.
UPDATE, 10:09 p.m.: Derek Jeter has four hits in his last 38 at-bats and is 2 for 21 on this trip. At some point, playing him on that sore knee is counterproductive.
UPDATE, 10:22 p.m.: How’s Andy Phillips look now? Giambi’s defense has cost them three runs. It could be 4-2.
UPDATE, 10:48 p.m.: I’m considering gouging out my eyes with a pen to avoid watching any more of this tedious game. It’s the seventh inning and there have been six relief pitchers used. Why do these teams always play four-hour games?
Meanwhile, C.C. Sabathia struck out 13 tonight but allowed four runs and did not get the win for Cleveland. The door to the Cy Young Award could swing open for Chien-Ming Wang or Josh Beckett tomorrow. A big game on national TV would help either of them.
UPDATE, 11:03 p.m.: Okajima is showing some wear and tear. That was his 64th appearance. He has allowed 15 hits in his last 11.2 innings. Okajima is apparently Japanese for “Proctor.”
UPDATE, 11:19 p.m.: I may have to sleep in the press box because there will be panic in the streets of Boston if the Yankees hold on to this game. What a stunning turnaround.
UPDATE, 11:42 p.m.: The runs allowed by Papelbon were his first since July 28. Meanwhile, Okajima has sudddenly become a problem for Boston. He has allowed 11 runs on 15 hits in his last 11.2 innings.
If this score holds, it would be five straight wins by the Yankees against Boston and eight in the last 10 games.
Fenway Park is practically silent. What a shocking turn of events.
Whew. We dodged one. Manny kills Pettitte.
Yankees in a BLOWOUT tonight…..BRING ON THE…..ah…well…nevermind….GO YANKEES !!!
I heard Ellsbury was hurt, guess it’s true.
Games 147, 148, 149…..W,W,W, !!!
will there be any troll patrol tonight? last night was insufferable!
Nancy Drew has started to come around this week, but he was getting booed pretty recently. It’ll be interesting to see how he plays and the reaction if he doesn’t play well.
Just a FYI, you can probably expect to see Matsui in left all three games. Torre said yesterday on Mike & The Dog that he’s more comfortable with Matsui playing the wall. Damon has spent a ton of time in Fenway…but not in LF.
Yanks sweep as the disgrace of the Patriots is too much for the BoSox to overcome. Peter, I hope you have learned that rooting for NE teams is futile!
Who’s the BEST team in baseball ?
Let’s ask Boston acolyte and legendary sportswriter Peter Gammons.
The envelope please.
Ba da da da Ba da da da (Drum Roll)
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http://tinyurl.com/yu9oo6
And the Pennant goes to..
Go Yanks!
Pats:
Ellsbury did tweak his wrist, which he has had problems with before, it is very minor, and they are just being cautious with him. Can’t bame them though, he’s going to be real good, possibly next year.
Let’s hope the Johnny has a little something for his old teammates, he has raked them in the past
GO YANKS!!!
Dr. Acula,
Thanks for the daily affirmation!
Gammons was probably puking in his mouth, but he knows the deal. Won’t win him any votes for the Presidency of the Red Sox Nation.
They need to mash. That’s all there is to it. Pitch tight and mash like hell. Score first and score big. Be patient at the plate but aggressive on the bases.
There’s no Ramirez again, so they need to pitch around Ortiz to a degree (moreso lately only because he’s heating up), but definitely go up and in on him to make him uncomfortable.
They need to treat this like it was an ALCS and do everything they can to get it within 2 games this weekend.
And dammit, if Matsuzaka drills Derek or Alex, I want a f*cking brawl and I want his hand broken.
Welcome to the Big Daddy of Yankee Sites, Red Sox Nation/Steve Phillips/ESPN/ et. al.
Your time is up. There is no escape, Denis Leary already offered up his first born in 2004. Babe is in the house, as we read.
Surrender now; while you can.
http://tinyurl.com/27vdds
If you only knew the POWER of the Empire!!
Nice to see Jorge batting 5th.
Do you really think Gammons believes that? I don’t.
*DING – DING – DING*
In this corner: from da Bronx, pitch’n left-handed with a five-game ERA of 3.11 AND a lifetime 3.62 ERA at Fenway– ANDY PETTITTE!!
And in this corner: from Yawkey Way, throw’n with his head in his hands and a five-game ERA of 9.57 AND a lifetime 6.98 ERA against the Yankees (yes, I said 6.98)- DICE-L!!
What a useless exercise in futility, sweep shmeep, we blew this year in the first 2 months, Next time when we smoke the pipe for April and may and June, that I hear anyone whine whine these early season games dont matter, Im coming for you!
Let’s get it on.
ellsbury is just afraid.
And for all the ladies in the house, scroll through the slideshow to find a nice picture of Andy:
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.c.....s/yankees/
Um Pete I think its more likely Matsui was dropped in the order due to his slump…
Melky needs to heat up
I never could understand why the Green Sardine Can has those goofy looking posts in the home and visitor dugouts to hold up the dugout roofs. A foul ball wrapping around one of those posts could cold conk a player.
It looks like they never heard of cantilever bars in backward New England.
Lets go Yankees!!! Come on game time!
GO YANKEES!
Torre said on the FAN that he was switching Posada and Matsui based on match-ups on a day to day basis.
All I can say is the first Yankee batter beaned by a BoSox pitcher better get an instant ejection. Not likely of course. I’m just sayin’….
Uncle Vito
September 14th, 2007 at 5:06 pm
What a useless exercise in futility, sweep shmeep, we blew this year in the first 2 months, Next time when we smoke the pipe for April and may and June, that I hear anyone whine whine these early season games dont matter, Im coming for you!
ONCE AGAIN,,,NOT ME…Just some super intelligent Bo-Idiots fan that thinks that it is cute to impersonate me. I will avoid the blog for most of the night as I am sure all the in-bred mother-serving basement dwelling pimple faced morons of beantown will be here in full force…win or lose…When we knock them out of the division lead then out of the playoffs on the way to ring number 27, it’ll be nice to know that they will by crying like the toddlers that they are…..DEATH TO THE TROLLS….GO YANKEES for the UNSTOPPABLE SWEEP….GOOD NIGHT BOSTON !!! I’d say “nice to have known ya” but you AND your fans are the Executive Idiots of the Human Race…..do yourselves proud and show us all just how much class that you have !!!
I knew Torre couldn’t resist moving Posada ahead of Matsui thus creating a L-L-L situation down in the order. Stupid.
Sorry if I’ve been under a rock, but is ManRam hurt?
Giambi did not play last night because he is old, fat, and injury prone and therefore cannot play at 1B everyday…
Is that that complicated of a theory???
RED SOX
Julio Lugo SS
Dustin Pedroia 2B
David Ortiz DH
Mike Lowell 3B
Kevin Youkilis 1B
J.D. Drew RF
Jason Varitek C
Bobby Kielty LF
Coco Crisp CF
Daisuke Matsuzaka RHP (14-12, 4.44)
…and ORTIZ is the only person on that list that we need to be afraid of…..This is gonna be one hell of a weekend….GOOD NIGHT BOSTON…Get ready to be MOWED DOWN !!! LOL
Ian Brown says: “By the way, no Manny tonight, and possibly not at all this weekend, though he is making good progress. matter of fact, he put one off the Coke Bottles in batting practice.”
It’s amazing how often the Yankees have won in spite of Torre the past decade or so (he said, tongue planted firmly in cheek).
same injury from last series huh?
Where is Rebecca?
so the beaneaters are cantilever challenged. i’m not sure why , but that’s good to know.
this is one of those games that all fraternization with my red sox neighbors here on main street cape cod stops in about 30 minutes. game faces are coming on as the edginess increases.
this really is a very big game. the yankees can set a tone that could carry them right through the playoffs. jeter went into the last bosocks series in a slump and came through big. hopefully he’ll be able to get past the knee tightness to do it again.
i like giambi in there to work the pitch count with matsuzaka. damon on the bench works for late in the game if giambi is on base.
it’s all about andy. if he comes through with another clutch performance, the yankees will be in good shape. this game is almost up to playoff level. at least that’s how it feels to me. it’s a must win.
those beancheaters wouldn’t have hijacked rebecca and her positive energy would they? that’d be really low, even for them.
*BREAKING NEWS*
Gordon Edes reports Manny will miss the entire series.
And with Jacoby Ellsbury out with a banged up wrist, Bobby Kielty (.189 lifetime vs Yanks; 53 AB) gets a rare start.
But how will we ever manage with 3 lefties in a row at the bottom of the order!
Francona actually does have some premium lefty bullpen options as Lopez is very tough on lefties as is Okijima. That said, I still think you have to optimize the line-up to damage the starting pitcher and having our two best hitters (Arod/Jorge) bunched together makes pefect sense.
Any guess on who Dice K will hit in retaliation of the Youklis high and tight pitches from Joba? My money is either Jeter or Jorge. A-rod is too obvious…
YANKEES
Johnny Damon DH
Derek Jeter SS
Bobby Abreu RF
Alex Rodriguex 3B
Jorge Posada C
Hideki Matsui LF
Jason Giambi 1B
Robinson Cano 2B
Melky Cabrera CF
Andy Pettitte LHP (13-8, 3.78)
and WHAT a lineup this is !…The only “hole” here being Melky and he COULD just get so UP for this series that he gets some clutch hits…Dice-K will be nibbling and if he DARES challenge us…..LOOK FOR DOUBLE DIGITS ALL !!!
It won’t be Jorge. Captain V won’t let them. Although it apparently is o.k. to hit another captain…
I am moist…
Peter, can you find out if either MLB or the umpires before the game have already issued warnings ? I really hope so, because if not, you KNOW GUTLESS-K will hit someone, knowing that if we retaliate, we will be the ones to lose out on that.
For a little fun – I found an old stack of Yankees magazines in storage last week and there were some great shots of our current icons like Jeter, Jorge, Andy, and Mo from their days on the farm. You can check out the scans here:
http://www.clubbronx.com/viewtopic.php?t=131
If Clemens struggles or hurts. Who comes in to replace him?
Who thinks we should bean Ortiz, knowing we wont get burned by Manny batting behind him. Just to send a message not to get to comfortable at the plate. I cant remember us ever hitting Ortiz. Time to make a statement for the playoffs.
Pete,
I just seen Kei Igawa stretching…he could be a possibility if some relief appearance since the lack of arms tonight???
This just in: Rocket Sighting
http://tinyurl.com/34rm5y
“It won’t be Jorge. Captain V won’t let them. Although it apparently is o.k. to hit another captain…”
If the Sopranos taught us anything, it taught us that you can’t hit a captain without approval from above.
Wolf in Pinstripes-
Thats pretty wild! Nice to see another great crop of minor leaguers coming through this season!
Bullpen issues….you have how many callups? Let them earn their keep.
I meant to add *just like it was nice to see back then to that last post.. but I forgot. So there you go.
Andy Pettitte will pitch 8 innings of 1-2 run ball and keep his pitch count at 90-95. MO for the 9th and HERE WE GO, ALL !!!
I believe that tonight the Jaba Rules go out the window.
Evening all! I’m watching tonight’s game with a friend so I won’t be around too much!
However, I want you all to know that OPTIMISM is still going strong.
We’ve got Pettitte on the mound tonight, and the Yanks’ bats are itchin’ for a big game!
throwing a recent callup into a close game at fenway is worse than throwing a baby into grand central all by himself.
i say we squeeze 7 out of andy and give the ball to mo for 6 outs.
or maybe we let edwar get 3.
Thanks, DMan. I’m going to put some cover shots up later tonight. _Luis Polonia_???? LOL
or like paul said – we throw the joba rules out the window.
we need to set the tone for the series and win this game
Wolf in Pinstripes
Homer Bush? Andy Fox? Haha
‘Who thinks we should bean Ortiz, knowing we wont get burned by Manny batting behind him. Just to send a message not to get to comfortable at the plate.”
i think the message the yankees would be sending would be that they were headhunting morons so that’s not a good idea. but i’m all for standing up ortiz and making him move his feet. robertson, the lefty from detroit ,did that to great effect against ortiz earlier in the year. it’s be awesome to see pettitte do the same.
winning three gmes would be the biggest statement possible for the yankees to make.
UPDATE, 6:28 p.m.: Coco Crisp (hip) was just scratched and replaced by Jacoby Ellsbury.
ABANDON SHIP !!!…so they are replacing an injured guy with an injured guy….very nice !
I guess since we have bullpne “issues”, we need a good old fashioned Beatdown.
Viz looked great last night; let’s hope he is getting back into shape.
Vit0-
Ellsubry is injured?
Too bad we will have to wait to make fun of Honey Crunch Corn Flakes until tomorrow !
wrist issues for JE
Ellsbury has a sore right wrist
DMan
September 14th, 2007 at 6:32 pm
Vit0-
Ellsubry is injured?
*Yup…that’s why he was not in LF in the original lineup.*
There’s REbecca!
Tell ya what! With all the sux injured and out tonight, if we dont sweep them, we have no one to look at but ourselves, so lets sweep the sux, this is set up on a platter for us!
so the bullpen tonight is Britton, Ohlendorf, Karstens, Henn, and Mo? Did I miss someone?
“Uncle Vito
September 14th, 2007 at 6:39 pm
Tell ya what! With all the sux injured and out tonight, if we dont sweep them, we have no one to look at but ourselves, so lets sweep the sux, this is set up on a platter for us!”
*ONCE AGAIN, not me, just a typical Idiot Fan trying to be funny before he has to make dinner for his Mommy. Real funny, Timmy, now go watch SpongeBob and be a good little boy for Mommy.*
all kidding aside. if the red sox even think of retaliation for youkillis being missed by a foot with anything other than missing a yankee by a foot than all hell will break loose. torre goes out of his way to avoid trouble, but if the red sox take the low road and do something stupid, they may see a side of torre and the yankees that they haven’t seen.
i don’t think francona would advocate starting something. it’d have to be knucklehead move by a reliever or beckett that they made on their own.
hopefully, they stick to baseball. the bosocks thoughts on pitches a foot away from them should be between them and their therapists. no one else is interested.
This is gonna get ugly in here tonight…OUT for a bit, ALL !
Vince-
I’d think Edwar will be available and you missed Iggy and Bruney(unless he is still in the Torre doghouse after that last debacle).
No Henn!
10 buck they drill Arod
Pete,
Who’s the “young man” that Torre was talking to?
“Wolf in Pinstripes
Homer Bush? Andy Fox? Haha”
I’ll trade you an Andy Stankiewicz.
So what if they drill A-Rod? Means we get a baserunner, and the high moral ground. Though we have that anyway
I’m serious. I’ve never had a girlfriend (in fact I’ve only kissed a girl once (she was my cousin, though).
Hopefully, the Clearisil that I paste all over my face, back, and neck will work and I’ll become attractive to the opposite sex.
Almost game time!
Lets go Yankees!!
I’m really surprised the umps haven’t warned the teams. If anybody gets hit, even if it is a genuine accident, things will get ugly.
Curtain Calls- this is why God invented prostitutes. Just make sure it’s not an undercover cop.
play ball!
Ugh, DirecTV has the NESN broadcast. So I guess it’s ESPN and their chump team. At least Erin is there!
LET’S GO YANKEES!
heh heh …. anybody catch ARod grinning while listening to the crowd? He must have packed a bottle of STFU Juice in his bag for tonight.
good start
Dice-Meat !!!
Come on Jeter!
KurticusMaximus,
Just remember that sometimes kids do read this blog
Jeter took strike one….SWEET ! ( really, he didn’t swing at the first pitch ! )
God, the ESPN announcers are TERRIBLE! I’m about to rip my own ears off.
lol Wolf. I think we could all use some of that Juice from time to time. I hope A-Rod saves some for the playoffs.
“UPDATE, 7:11 p.m.: Here we go, first pitch. No warnings were issued to the teams. If something does happen, Shelley Duncan is the guy to keep an eye on. That boy is crazy.”
Is he uninjured enough to do anything crazy?
i must admit, i really like these games. makes it fun to be a yankee fan. i am seriously optimistic
ESPN is so biased it’s almost not even funny anymore.
and so it begins
if it were youk, he would be crying that he threw at him
“God, the ESPN announcers are TERRIBLE! I’m about to rip my own ears off.”
don’t do it unless you are a really good artist.
damn – deepest part of the park
If there’s any trouble, Shelly Duncan is going to bust open his hernia.
But that’s the difference. Youkilis whines. Jeter laughs.
Is there anyone with a weirder batting stance than Kevin Youkilis?
no farnsworth or Joba? and perhaps no viz either. Who the heck is going to bridge the gap between Pettitte and Rivera?
We’ll be lucky if Pettitte goes 7 innings.
You think ESPN is bad? I am in Boston for school, try the NESN announcers sometime.
way to go Jetes…gave it a ride…this Pitcher is a DEAD MAN WALKIN’ !!!
Agreed on both counts, Andrea.
Dice-K’s been in the dirt a bit so far …
That ESPN is biased against the Yankees stuff has always been a bunch of baloney.
ESPN favors the Yanks and Red Sox over every other team in MLB.
I’m happy to see Gueseppe Franco gracing us with his presence. He doesn’t own this rivarly. He doesn’t known anything about it.
there we go!
Giuseppe Franco – please take your comercials off of YES, i hate them
GO Yankees lol
*LATE BREAKING NOTES: WELCOME TO THUNDERDOME*
I) *Bad-Boys, Bad-Boys*
According to the Newark Star-Ledger, umpires may issue bean-ball warnings to each bench before the start of tonite game.
*II) Sawks*
*Dice-Cold (oh, that’s a good one!)*
A Japanese newspaper wrote Dice-L is engaged in “hitori zumo” – which translates to something like “sumo-wrestling himself,” (now, that’s metaphysical).
He apologized yesterday to the Japanese media, saying, “I hope to make next year’s party more cheerful,” (he turned 27 yesterday).
*DEPEND®*
Mike Lowell returns from unknown illness tonite. His ailment? “I don’t know, but he’s having activity at both ends,” said manager Terry Francona
*Pack-Man*
Schilling, who is in the final season of his contract, openly mused this week about pitching for Tampa Bay next season (no, really!!). When told, Roger Clemens broke out in laughter.
*The Untouchable*
Former FBI agent Whitey Bolger (“The Departed�) briefly surfaced in Sicily. A tip to my former friends in the FBI, he’s in a sports-bar tonite. (ps I will aceept the reward money)
*Manny Being Out*
Manny has been ruled out for the series. PHEW!!
Without their leading hitter in the line-up, the Sox are 9-6. This year, the future Hall of Famer posted slugged .392 (20 for 51) against his future team.
*Dunk’n Donut*
Leadoff batter, Julio Lugo is batting .193 (11 for 57) against the Bombers.
*III) Fight Da Power!*
Yanks enter on an 8-1 tear
Since May, the Red Sox and Yankees have met nine times – the Yanks have won all three series, going 7-2.
Wang has three of those wins.
Beckett hasn’t looked great against the Yankees – 5.49 ERA for the season.
A-Rod has five home runs against the Sox this season, including two against fashion maven, 38-Donuts.
Yanks 40-20 since the break, vs Boston’s 36-24
We’ve scored 80 runs in the past 15 games.
We have six starters batting .300 or better since the break.
9 Straight Division Titles
13 Straight Playoff Appearances
26 Championships And 39 Pennants
*Scooter*
Baby Bomber, Scooter Squirrel is still unbeaten, going 4-0 since being called up.
*Jabba ‘da Beast*
Jabba’ fastball topped out at – 94-97 mph Wed. instead of 97-100. Why – weight-room work before the game. He spoke of “heavy legs” during his second inning of work. “He looked a little loggy,” Torre said. New Rules: no lifting before gameday, “Nature-Boy.â€?
*Only Shelley Can Stop Shelly*
Shelley is doubtful for this weekend’s series. The Daily News speculates he will need off season surgery to repair his hernia.
Good ole’ Yankee luck right there!
OPTIMISM EVERYONE!
Guiseppe Franco? Is that you?
matsuzaka hates baserunners messing with him. take it to him.
dice k….he is awesome
Bases loaded you say?
Wow. How predicatable was that?
Like I said.
They hit A-Rod, we get a baserunner.
… told you. as he hits arod with a curveball.
Die-suckay needs a shelley duncan fist to the face.
And of course the Sox don’t get warned.
ARod gets hit in the thigh on the first pitch? C’mon.
Sorry about the bugs bunny-ish spelling. lol …
Warning issued?
I’m on mlb gameday, please let me know
Okay this is the fourth time he’s hit Arod. Don’t tell me it was by accident.
Why was MKay so quick to defend Matsuzaka? “Breaking ball, couldn’t get out of the way?” I mean, I doubt you WANT to hit A-Rod and load the bases for Posada, especialy with only 1 out, but still. Shut your mouth.
It was so slow come on it was not intentional
where did that hit him?
How come everyone (including Joe) forgets Ohlendorf is on the team? He should be the first guy out of the pen tonight. He’s solid.
get him to the 25 pitch mark and it’s bonus time.
does any non awful play by youkilis get a chant from the morons?
no, he didnt threw at him. he just sucks
hellno51-
Yes. yes it does.
CU: I’m sure it wasn’t intentional. My problem is with Kay. He bugs me.
Bases still loaded. nice.
C’mon Hideki. Make the Sox pay for missing that double play.
did that jack@$$ pitcher get a warning..OR did both teams get the warning, so the flippin’ sox got another free shot at one of our players….I SO HATE THE IDIOTS !
hats coming off. he’s losing it.
why is dusty “clog the bases” baker anywhere near a microphone?
Matsuzaka wasn’t trying to hit A-Rod.
You don’t send a message by hitting your opponent with a breaking ball.
Let’s try this again.
Also, Red Sox announcers giving Matsuzaka not one, but two passes for pitching inside.
If you swing at this 3-0 I will scream.
If no warnings, then Sweet…Andy gets to hit Ortiz with a fastball in the knee !
dusty probably wants joba to work about 150 pitches today. it worked well for prior and wood.
Don’t worry. It was all just practice for next inning.
the frat house is all happy. They and their dunkin donuts suck
At least he threw 27 pitches..
Sigh. C’mon Yanks, ya gotta take advantage of those mistakes.
Oh well, run up DiceK’s pitch count, that never hurts.
matsui still sucking wind
Dice-@$$ is livin’ on borrowed time, ALL….totally OURS will he be !!!
He’s hit Arod in every game he’s pitched in against the Yankees. That’s intentional whether it was a fastball or breaking ball.
if matsui doesn’t start hitting, I’m going to change his name from Godzilla to Godsuke.
Jax: really? Every game?
it this were the orioles or TB, it probably would have been a grand slam… thanks matsui
“Matsuzaka wasn’t trying to hit A-Rod.
You don’t send a message by hitting your opponent with a breaking ball”
and when there are men on 1st and 2nd and just one out…lets not get all youk about, he didnt want to hit arod
Great…
When it’s a Yankee pitcher they say, “they shouldn’t be pitching inside if they don’t have control.” When it’s Daisuke it’s “a ball that got away.
They just said Giambi doesn’t like the infield at Fenway. Anyone know what would make it different than any other infield?
C’mon Andy, get the DP!
who is taller dustin pedroia or pedro martinez’s little friend?
intangibles!
That’s was the best scoring chance for the Yanks tonight and they got nothing. Game over. Cmon Detroit suck big time.
Yep Andrea, every game.
Jax: I think I’d start to get a complex!
“his biggest muscle is his heart”
dustin pedroia, the american league david eckstien…
Pink …. the official color of New England, male or female.
Ortiz rockin’ the George Michael look tonight.
Whats up with the captain? He must be the worst fielding shortstop in the league
Ok Jeter, enough of that. Seriously.
what the hell? the guy needs to step off shortstop if he has an injury and stop trying to pull a mickey mantle circa 61
Jeter’s not sharp tonight – think it has to do with his knee? When one part hurts it effects everything else.
Nice soft flyout by RatBoy though, huh ???
migames,
Manny’s litte friend is no longer with us. But he’s got a new friend, Julian.
NICE JOB ANDY!
Making Matsuzake throw a lot of pitches means very little. We need to score early and often. Bostons pen is very strong and at least for tonight……….Ours is not.
i guess it was pedro’s little friend:
http://cache.boston.com/images....._mahow.jpg
ansky’s right – this is not TB we’re playing this weekend. I’d rather hit Matsuzaka hard while he’s struggling with command than go to their bullpen early.
Thought Ratboy was mangina, is he here tonight?
Perfect….that Idiot strikes out, means Cry Baby can take a pitch off his ribs to lead off the 2nd and with the pukes at the bottom of their lineup….NO WORRIES THERE !…Let’s go YANKEES…time to put up a crooked number !!!
Nice crisp 35 minute first inning. It is gonna be a long night. Just hope we make it worth it
Ansky and Wolf- True, but a 27 pitch- 0 run inning is better than a 11 pitch- 0 run inning. Just lookin on the bright side.
great pitch by pettitte!
ok, hopefully every hitter coming up knows that matsuzaka threw 27 pitches. he dodged a bullet in that one ,but 27 pitches isn’t a total loss for the yankees
Matsuzaka usually has one bad inning. Let’s hope the first one wasn’t it. If you let him off the hook, he can settle down and be good.
I think we should hit 5 consecutive home runs….erase the Chase Wright shame.
d mat is throwing a lot of balls…hee hee
Oh I wish I was a stupid flippin’ troll…that is what I truly want to be-ee-ee…because if I was a stupid flippin’ troll, everyone would truly hate me !
_Perfect….that Idiot strikes out, means Cry Baby can take a pitch off his ribs to lead off the 2nd and with the pukes at the bottom of their lineup._
Pettitte doesn’t play that game. He’d rather not let the leadoff guy get on base and win the game.
Pettitte will not retaliate.
Pete,,,he is NOT off the hook…because he is….
Matsu-I-suck-@SS-a !!!
I don’t disagree, Kurticus. Let’s just get some runs on the board either way.
Giuseppe Franco is pretty intelligent.
Wolf- Aaaaamen.
This month in the Yankees line-up, we have two players that are performing very bad and are hurting the offense in some degree, they are Jeter and Matsui, i hope they can break their slump and help we reach our goal, because we will need everyone playing well to have a chance to win in the playoffs.
September stats :
Jeter
.162 AVG
.485 OPS
Matsui
.121 AVG
.454 OPS
cano just makes the decision to swing. ugh! the only way for him to help with pitch count is with fouling off balls or getting a hit.
jeezus krist cano – is there any pitch you *won’t* swing at???
_Giuseppe Franco is pretty intelligent._
It’s all about the hair.
Ok, this is really me…who is the GENIUS that gave Melky the green light on 2-0 so that he can pop up on Ball 3 to a pitcher that couldn’t hit the broad side of a frickin’ barn ?…..HUH ??? What the !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
C’mon Yankees! LET’S GO YANKEES!
Uncle Vito
September 14th, 2007 at 7:51 pm
This month in the Yankees line-up, we have two players that are performing very bad and are hurting the offense in some degree, they are Jeter and Matsui, i hope they can break their slump and help we reach our goal, because we will need everyone playing well to have a chance to win in the playoffs.
September stats :
Jeter
.162 AVG
.485 OPS
Matsui
.121 AVG
.454 OPS
*ONCE AGAIN, King @$$HOLE strikes again !*
when did you team get replaced with the orioles?????!!??! *dammit!*
You know, I don’t know if I can stand a pitchers duel tonight. Especially the way tomorrow is shaping up. My nerves just can’t stand this pressure!
That said- keep on truckin, Andy.
when did *this* team get replaced with the orioles?????!!??! *dammit!*
I hate ESPN. Go. Away.
Matsuzaka wasn’t trying to hit A-Rod.
You don’t send a message by hitting your opponent with a breaking ball.
not sure he could hert a fly the way he pithes, lol
Did Puke cry on that last pitch ?
were they booing J.D. Drew?
Pete,,,he is NOT off the hook…because he is….
Matsu-I-suck-@SS-a !!!
ONCE AGAIN, King @$$HOLE strikes again !
SIT DOWN, NANCY !!!
Uncle Vito
September 14th, 2007 at 8:02 pm
Pete,,,he is NOT off the hook…because he is….
Matsu-I-suck-@SS-a !!!
ONCE AGAIN, King @$$HOLE strikes again !
* Me funny troll, me like to make fun *
Varitek came out in the papers and told the fans to stop booing Drew this week.
Guys im going out for awhile, so any posts from here on out on my account is my friendly Troll
varitek annoys me
to Drew BOOOOOO
pat: good. that’s so scummy to boo people from “your’ team. I didn’t like it when Yankee fans did it to A-Rod or Farnsworth or when Mets fans do it to EVERYONE. It’s not cool.
Let’s go Andy!!!
pettitte is getting squeezed
lot of pitches for andy so far, not what i like
1 more out Andy!! We will hit dice!
The Red Sox fans seem so sad.
Vito, grab me a cannoli while you’re out.
great, now espn is drinking the ellsbury kool aid
How odd Ellsbury and Joba two native americans, two rookies, one of the sux one on the goodguys
lugo is just consistantly bad. it is nice that the sox have a lead off guy that terrible
Dang, so much for Pettitte going deep. Let’s go guys. Varitek showing Jeter how it’s done? lol.
Andy needs to chill on the pitches. He’s thrown 48 so far, and as we know the bullpen is pretty depleted.
mel,
Who are the Warriors playing tommorow?
how close was that to a home run? gameday makes everything in the outfield look like it was over the wall
Even as a Yankees fan you have to admit Ellsbury has come up and looked pretty good
That it a prized rookie outfielder?
How long is this makeout session with Bobby Valentine going to go on? Geez.
Not close, nate. You’re right about gameday.
Like I said, Dice-K would have a good game.
Matt Garza – you’re our only hope.
C’MON YANKEES!
MAY THE POWER OF THE SQUIRREL BE WITH YOU!
Joe who cares, we have Tabata and Jackson coming. No they’re not in the majors yet but they will be soon.
So how does Dice-Gay hit A-Rod and get to stay in the game? seems real fair considering what happened to Joba. WTF?
yay offense… sigh
Offense is dead again. Started two games ago and is in full bloom so far tonight.
Same symptoms as early in the season. Swinging at everything in the dirt, no patience, strikeouts piling up.
This team is simple to read. If they don’t hit, they don’t win.
They are going to have to wake up offensively. Nobody has put together good AB’s so far and, despite the slurping going on, they aren’t facing Cy Young.
Baseball is a game of timing. If you catch a team at the right time, every pitcher can look good. Right now, Dice-K is catching the Yankees in one of their offensive funks.
Hopefully, it doesn’t last all night.
Melky and Jorge, the power of SCOOTER is with you
!
Man! Ortiz is slow (and fat).
who would you rather have on the basepaths ortiz or giambi?
Crikey, ESPN is up there with Can’t Broadcast Sports. Please spare us the inanity that is Valentine! Mind you the restaurants he opened were OK, but the man is a dolt on par with S. Philips.
Hey Pete,
I think Clarence Clemons might be faster than David Ortiz.
Yeah how the heck did they send him? No complaints but I mean come on, he is as slow as a turtle.
What is it with Boston ? Hardly a hottie to be seen in the sardine can.
Seriously ESPN, I’m not here to watch Bobby Valentine.
DON’T RUN ON MELKY!
Damn, Andy isn’t sharp tonight.
Not a good night to not be sharp espcially knowing that Igawa is next out of the pen. UGH!
Damn so much for Giambi having good hands at first.
That’s 51 walks to Yuckilis by the Yanks this season!
I think I need to have another drinK!
On Gameday, that pitch to Youkilis looked like a strike down the middle. Wtf.
Damn! Andy Phillips would have made that play. Oh well.
Gawwwwd Andy ain’t looking to good tonight…not much help from the Giambino either.
Why is everybody so sloppy today? This is just pathetic.
Boston screws up in the first, but NY fails to take advantage of it. Now NY is messing up, only Boston’s actually scoring some runs.
C’mon guys. Clean up the act, get back in this.
The defense really sucks tonight
not your fault jason, you are what you are, a DH
Good god this is hideous. I think I need 8 more drinks. Especially thinking of how Dice-BB should be out of the game and awaiting suspension for hitting Alex.
Can Pettitte please throw a strike. Has looked awful all night. Has not challenged a single hitter. He must know he doesn’t have his good stuff. But this is no way to pitch.
this game sucks
I miss Andy Phillips
It’s only 2-0 folks. No need to give up yet!
remember, boston didnt play yesterday, while the yanks got into beantown very late last night
why does YES and kay feel the need to give scores when they cant give correct scores? im watching the yanks and following detroit on MLB gameday. kay says is 0-0 when its clearly 1-0.
I’m not worried. I just don’t like how our defense has played and how our offense let dice off the hook. We need to make him pay this inning.
No offense, no defense, no shortstop, no pitching, no bullpen: do we really want the Yanks to make the playoffs this year? It would be an embrassment to New York and fans everywhere.
Tigers 1 – 0.
There ya go, Andy. Great K.
2 runs isn’t bad, just gotta clean up the fielding a bit. This could be worse, so take advantage of it, and take some runs back.
Can Andy get some run support pls????
“why does YES and kay feel the need to give scores when they cant give correct scores? ”
Baseball broadcasters haven’t figured out this ‘internet thingy” yet. That is why they give old scores and never have stats at hand.
Did we just get an ARod arm turn from Robby?
Andy does not look sharp. I wonder whether the extra day of rest has hurt him.
The bullpens, I’m convinced, still will decide this game.
I’m fascinated to see whether Torre has enough moxie to use Ohlendorf. Joe will show me something if he does.
BTW, the Yankees forsook Jacoby Ellsbury (and Craig Hansen) for Cj Henry who they traded subsequently for Abreu. (Opphenheim hardly demonstrated himself a genius on that one.)
Dice is clearly not sharp and we aren’t taking advantage!
_No offense, no defense, no shortstop, no pitching, no bullpen: do we really want the Yanks to make the playoffs this year? It would be an embrassment [sic] to New York and fans everywhere._
Please stop posting if you are determined to make everyone on this blog dumber for reading your comments.
Overreact much?
sj44-
it’s too bad the yankees wasted matsuzaka’s bad first inning. a little patience and they would have had him. a take sign from the bench wouldn’t hurt when hitters are ahead in the count and they have a guy on the ropes.
i see the same funk you do. hopefully they snap out of it . matsuzaka isn’t sharp ,and the first inning’s high pitch count could hurt him if the yankees could put another high pitch count inning together. wishful thinking at this point. it’s early though.
2 runs is steep with a dead offense. Gotta hope the Twins can win at home tonight.
At some point, Torre is going to have to have heart to heart with Jeter. If he isn’t healthy enough to play, putting him out there is a waste.
Its to the point now that its hurting the team.
Its one thing to be a hero. Its another to hurt the team.
His defense is awful and he isn’t hitting a lick.
If he is too hurt to play, sit him out. Right now, he is killing this team.
We all know the guy is a warrior. He doesn’t need to prove anything to anyone.
But, if he is too hurt to contribute, you gotta sit him out.
Nice lead off double!! Lets do something!
there is no way he could have gotten a triple! What are they talking about!
Nice, Jorge!!
THERE WE GO! Great hits, let’s go YANKS!
Matsui FINALLY!!!
A TRIPLE!! WOW~
Yeah Matsui!!
Jorge’s so funny.
There ya go
I agree on Jeter. At some point you need to stop being a hero and realize you aren’t helping the team continuing to play. He needs to sit and get healthy for the stretch run.
VT – i totally agree. its amazing how many of the people who give us sports info have no clue about the internet. i mean watch or listen to mike and the mad dog. they still use the baseball encyclopida. they are flipping pages. they have a whole slew of people behind the scenes and yet i can find the stats faster on baseball-reference.com
ESPN ‘tards just complimenting how well Nancy played Matsui’s hit…
Pleeeeeeeeease!!! Can somebody make Rick Sutcliffe shut up. Is anyone else stuck watching the ESPN broadcast…its a friggin’ Sox lovefest.
Like I said.
THE POWER OF SCOOTER IS WITH YOU!
Oh great Julian stretching. We need to do our damage here, we can’t touch him. Sorry for spelling errors, had a drink or two when I got home from work. Horrible day.
Did y’all see the lovefest for Wright for MVP? Good thing this blog’s giving better commentary that ESPN
Bases juiced in Minni game.
Spin thankfully I’ve missed it.
Will you please exercise some patience, guys?
Pete…you’re right about the small paper writers that root for the Sox. A bunch of miserable, classless homers. I am a NYY fan living here in Boston (for 8 years) and I have endured the work of these dopes for years. Barstool Sports is the worst. It’s a free paper that most people use to wipe dog s#$% off their shoes. You should start a brawl in the press box….or maybe cheer when NY ties it up:)
I can either watch NESN or ESPN, no YES, and satellite radio delay is really long, so I’m stuck…
what kind of situational swing was that for cano with two strikes on him and a runner on third base? a full all out swing from the heels. so much for the rod carew comparisons. that was bad.cano can really annoy me sometimes.
Wow Melky, please show some discipline
Cano and Melky need better discipline at the plate. Cano swings at everything.
When is somebody going to tell these kids NOT TO SLIDE INTO FIRST?
Don’t worry guys. We got one run, we’ll get another.
AGAINNNNNNNNNNNN
Melky slides into first.
He’s so dense.
Is something wrong with Melky that he doesn’t apprehend he slows himself down when he slides into 1st.
I’m going to drive to edgewater and beat him with a noodle.
What a bone headed slide by Cabrera, not only that but a horrible AB. Swinging at the first pitch way above his head? C’mon use your head.
Melkys glove has been great but he really puts up some stinkers with a bat.
Unbelievable.
They should get benched if they slide into first. He would have been more than safe had he ran through. God that’s annoying.
Its time to give Melky a day off.
For the love of Joba, stop doing that, Melky!
Sliding into first is not smart. Run through the freaking base.
cano might be the worst situational hitter i have ever seen
Keep telling myself that I must remember they are still young but man do they make some bad mistakes.
if you’re going to bounce into a dp, have the sense to strike out— Earl Weaver
Yankees look so flat.
Melky and Cano are very good young players, but there are times when they make you want to pull your hair out. They swing at everything, and sometimes they just don’t seem like smart players. Sliding into first? Do the Yankees have coaches to talk to these guys. They do incredibly stupid things, and it can be maddening.
When is he going to learn NOT TO SLIDE!! How many times does he have to be told!
F’in F’er
oy vey, not again.
Sliding into first is infuriating. We have to keep hacking away at Dice-K and Andy needs to tighten this game up and pick up the pace.
“But there are a contingent of guys from small papers who sit there and root for the Red Sox. When Matsuzaka struck out A-Rod earlier tonight, one guy let out a yell. It’s very unprofessional.”
You sure that’s not ESPN, Pete?
pettitte not doing good. need another option right now.
First and third, nobody out and they can’t tie the game.
Horrible situational hitting and Melky once again slides into first, costing him the base.
This is where the soft touch of Torre hurts. Clearly, Melky isn’t listening to them when they tell him not to slide to first.
So, take him out of the game. That will teach him.
Another bonehead play and it cost them a run.
Meanwhile, Andy is turning Bobby Kielty and Ellsbury into stars.
Its amazing how many #8 and #9 hitters have pounded Yankee pitching all season.
What can you do. Its a team built on offense and when they don’t hit, they look feeble.
Just have to hope Minny can find a way to win tonight.
Got the mute button on…can’t stand Suckcliff. And what was up with Valentine being on for freakin’ ever?
I also wish Joe would grab Melky by the ear and give him the what-for for sliding into first – AGAIN!
kenny just told me that momentum is now on bostons side after that DP. How did momentum help a weakly hit ball drop in?
This is why Jason doesn’t belong at first! I really miss Andy
The worst part is that DiceK has crap again and we can only score one run. He hasnt made a quality pitch in a big spot but why does he have to since we get ourself out. Meanwhile, Mely was safe (despite teh slide) and Ellsbury was out.
“This is where the soft touch of Torre hurts. Clearly, Melky isn’t listening to them when they tell him not to slide to first.”
I hate when guys act like they know how the manager or players act in the club house. Stop talking like you do.
Could it be that Melky is just……..dense?
No of course not, let’s just blame the manager.
Please let’s get Giambi off of first. The good fielding a couple of weeks ago was an aberration.
i hate to be picky with jeter,but why doesn’t he keep the ball on the bag as ellsbury slide off of it. he’d have been out. what’s with the “ole” move?
damit. Andy!! We need you!! We can/should be able to get to Dice. You need to hold it here!
Game over. Another pathetic performance. Get Andy out of there, no sense wasting him at this point. Take your lumps and come back tomorrow.
game over – goodnight
ESPN “analysts” are such gigh quality that not a one of them said anything about the slide into first. And now Melky misses the cutoff man. He should be benched.
How about we got to bullpen before this one is out of hand, Joe?
Why do they seem like they are sleeping thru this game!? I know they got in late, but it is a night game! WAKE UP!
This game is draining to try and watch. 2 hours and we’re in the 4th inning.
um, pedroia’s happy zone is high pitches. yankee scouting?
SJ,
I agree about Kielty but Ellsbury has been raking all September. Not sure how you can blame that on Pettitte. Things certainly do not look good tonight but Matsuzaka’s pitch count is up. Not time to give up on the game yet.
time for the ‘Dorf!!!
So, if he is just “dense”, then sit him. Isn’t that the manager’s job? Or, do you just let him keep doing it.
Don’t act as if the manager has no control of the situation.
If he can’t control Melky Cabrera, then he has real problems.
How many times does the kid have to make the same mistake before its corrected?
Still a lot of baseball left.
Don’t give up hope yet, guys.
We’ve come back from worse before.
I’m stuck with the NESN feed, and they had a camera angle that showed that Ellsbury (sp?) was clearly safe at second.
The game is not over. 3 runs is not insurmountable. Melky is playing awful…sliding into first, missing the cutoff man…the Sox announcers were talking about his first time up here and making rookie mistakes…and he’s doing the same thing today after his alleged maturation. Disappointing game for Leche.
This is embarrassing. Andy Pettitte should be ashamed.
this is some TERRIBLE baseball we’re playing here. Giambi goes Buckner and Melky slides into first base (AGAIN!!) it should be 2-1 US…. instead 4-1 them… nope make that 5
p.s. i HATE espn’s announcers
Okay time to take Pettitte out.
I like how Pete blabbers on about other writers being unprofessional and he is referring to Drew as “Nancy”. Classic.
you can tack most of these runs to the great 1B man Giambi tonight, he’s made Any’s night a nightmare, I told you guys Betemit should have started
Nothing is going right tonight!
Randy,
You are correct re: Jeter. Right now, he’s killing the team at the plate and in the field.
Just an awful, meltdown night tonight. Hopefully, they get the bad play out of their system this evening.
We now have to root for the Twins this weekend.
Thought that was a DP grounder. AP has had some bad breaks tonight, but he is digging himself into bad counts in any event. Stop it here and we can still make a game of it. DiceK is showing nothing.
Of course, we will need someone to surprise out of the pen. Maybe Ohlendoerf.
don’t rip pettitte, he’s not giving up
UGH
After the “D” being pretty good most of the year this has been a total trainwreck. If I didn’t think the Yanks were going to break through against Dice I’d throw in the towel.
These games are like Russian novels though, we’ll see what happens.
That is the 5th big pitch the ump has missed vs. KZone. And guess which way they went?
Hey troll, isn’t there a soxs site you can post on? No one wants to read your garbage? Better yet don’t you have a book report to write for 6th grade english?
Sigh. poor Andy. Not his night
I so wanted to see him win his 200th this evening…man what a bummer.
Please, enought with the Betemit nonsense. He isn’t any better a first baseman and he can’t hit a lick.
Geez, you sound like they are keeping Barry Bonds on the damn bench. He’s a guy who has struck out 20 of his last 32 AB’s as a Yankee.
They are losing tonight because they aren’t hitting and their defense has been awful. Led by the SS.
Its one of those bad night. Wilson Betemit wouldn’t have made a damn bit of difference in this game.
I’d rather see Ross than Igawa.
I think we’re seeing the effects of Giambi playing too much at First Base. He’d been fine there and as Kay correctly pointed out, it’s his rang and arm that are his liabilities in the field. I don’t think he has the durability to hold up every day at first base which is a problem with the fact that we have 4 outfielders and one needs to DH.
Wilsons hitting when he first came here was a fluke. I don’t understand how anyone thinks he can replace Alex should he leave next year. He is garbage. He traded garbage and got garbage back!
Not Andys night. Not the Yankees night. No worries, we’ll get them later.
When it rains…. sloppiest game Yanks have had in a while.
andy has nothing tonight. He’s working on gumption and guile.
If he can weasel out of this, the Yankees still have a chance to come back.
In that first Commie-Yankee game, the Yankees were up 6-2 and lost. This rivalry always a symmetry to it. I look for the Yankees to requite the favor.
Yankee offense, please come back – we need you!!! Oh well . . . let’s go Chien Ming Wang!!!
Not a good night for Andy to not be sharp. Does anyone want to see Veras come in, in place of Andy?
SJ44 what part of Giambi is a bad instinctive 1B don’t you understand , Betemit makes plays instinctively so far I’ve seen Giambi cause Pettitte alot of big innings tonight, and as for his bat those 2 BBs sure helped us.
Betemit and Giambi are even in offense, on defense Betemit is better.
Train wreck night. It happens. I do agree with Pete though. Melky has to sit.
Its the only way you will get through to him. That was big play. Begin this inning tied, its a different ballgame.
The D hasn’t been great, but let’s not blame it for what’s going on. Andy Pettitte is getting rocked.
there is no excuse for ever giving pedroia a high pitch. the yankees have been going there all year. i don’t get it.
as far as ellsbury raking, i don’t see any leaves falling here yet. when a veteran pitcher throws a sloppy off speed pitch to a rookie seeing him the first time he’s doing him a favor.
who is the yankee advance scouting team by the way? any one know?
Yep, when they left them loaded in the first, I said to myself, this is the start of one of those ugly nights. They always seem to start with letting a golden opportunity slip away in the first inning.
Nancy doesn’t want to hit.
The argument would be between Minky and Giambi. With wang going tomorrow, who relies on infield defense, I wouldn’t have a huge issue if Torre started Minky at first.
If Andy can get out of this at 5-1, we can still win the game. We’ll need a big performance from the bullpen though.
Thank you ump and JD Drew
Well I for one don’t think a Yankees loss is the end of the world. Even if the Tigers win we are still further up on them then we were before our winning streak. We will still have our fate in our own hands and that’s all you can ask for. However after saying all of that I hope the Yanks can come back tonight with a vengeance even after all the sloppy play.
the $70 million man strikes again!!!!
if we are going to lose this game, fine but can we not use edwar. we have 100 pitchers out there, can we have one of them eat innings?
Incidentally Andy’s struggles dramatize the shortcoming of a 6-man rotation. You don’t want to upset Wang and Pettitte’s rhythm. There’s as much risk to them being too strong as fatigued.
We need to do damage. Dice isn’t sharp yet we keep letting him off the hook with mistakes!
last two ump calls went in favor of petitte in that AB… i agree though, for most part calls going against the yanks
Brandon,
What part of Betemit can’t play don’t you understand?
They are “even” as hitters? Are you kidding me? Not even Wilson Betemit’s family members will say he is “even” with Giambi offensively.
Defensively, they are a wash. Betemit has hardly played first base in his career.
You really think the difference in this game is a play at first base? They aren’t hitting, and Jeter’s mistakes at short have hurt more than Giambi’s play.
Wilson Betemit can’t play. That’s why he is a reserve. He’s an answer to nothing with the Yankees.
They aren’t winning 2-1, 3-2 games at Fenway Park. If they can’t score 7-8 runs per game at Fenway, they aren’t winning up there.
If you want a defense only guy at first, they can play Minky.
I don’t think the Yankees could’ve played any worse tonight. No defense, no clutch hitting, mental errors, and quite frankly, Andy stinks tonight.
Having said that, Go Twins!
If the Yankees lay two more eggs this weekend, the Tigers might find themselves within a game by Sunday.
WE’d still be batting in the top of the 4th inning if Melky knew how to run through the bag, like the rest of us learned in litte league.
Little less than a week ago, Dice was smacked around. If they can do it we can!
2 run HR for Morneau, 2-1 Twins, bottom of the 4th.
Helno
I agree. Unless the Yankees get this game really close, there is no need to use Edwar. I’d try Ohlendorf and wouldn’t mind seeing some Igawa. How sweet would it be if there was a comeback and Igawa got the win over Matsuzaka. Yeah, I know, I’m talking crazy.
please, please, make Dunce-K work, eh. Come on, patience, patience, patience.
morneau homers
2-1 twins
2-1 Twins….Morneau homer
Im disgusted by Andies performance tonight, he has come up tiny.
We can’t really kill Andy for what has gone on tonight. He’s been money for us lately! You knew he was due for a poor game, this is it. You can blame what has occured tonight on our defense on offense. They both haven’t helped Andy at all.
Yeah we need to make Dicek work. Letting him off the hook bothers me much more than the score does.
poor andy.
Michael T,
Exactly. That was a big play in this game. Changes the entire game.
Its why, if I am the manager, Melky sits tomorrow. Its the only way he is going to learn.
Yeah seriously, cut Andy a break, he has been HUGE for us all year. The offense should be giving him more support.
Funny stat on the radio:
Time of possession = Yankees 44 minutes, Sawx 58 minutes.
Maybe if Varitek didn’t need to take a stroll between every pitch!
Jeter needs to sit! He isn’t right! He isn’t helping this team!
If they lose, this game was lost in the first and fourth innings, base loaded no runs and first and third no outs, no runs.
one of the most annoying games of the year…and there are plenty to choose from.
Once Cano struck out with runners on 1st and 3rd and 0 outs(inexcusable), the game was pretty much sunk.
Melky’s baserunning and Giambi’s defense just add salt on the wound. p.s. ellsbury looks like a little leaguer among major leaguers….bloops a single, gets picked off, and he’s the new Damon.
Breathe and believe. Is our goal playoffs or to sweep? Let’s get 2/3 and keep Detroit on their heels. Breathe and Believe. We are all members of the Pinstripe Nation. Amen.
this ump is terrible… that was a strike on jeter, but still he’s so bad.
the commentators should thank the ump for being so bad b/c he is distractin everyone from how terrible they are.
At least Minny is helping us!
Andy hasn’t pitched great, but he’s also had quite a few errors behind him.
What is with the sn Andrea – I’ve been trolled, and real BBB? Did something happen?
Agree with the fining of Melky. He’s been told and continues to do it. Hit him where it hurts.
But I also need to ask, 1st and 3rd, no one out, and once again Torre doesn’t even SHOW bunt with Cano or Melky? You don’t necessarily HAVE to squeeze, but Torre never even puts the THOUGHT OF IT in opponent’s heads. I would have loved Melky to show or do it there. Come on, Joe, think littleball once in a while and at least show the possibility of squeezing. Keep the opponents honest.
SJ44, this season he is even w/ him
we’re all twins fans tonight. garza has some talent. in a way he’s the twin’s hughes. he’s a little bit of a head case, but he has some talent. and he throws fairly hard. i saw him at pawtucket and he was 95-96 the whole night.
How is this on Andy? Are you watching the game? Their defense has been awful and they haven’t hit.
Hard to blame the starting pitcher for that.
Whoops, go Justin Morneau!
The way I see it, if some how, some way, the Yanks can still have a 3 game lead over Detroit by Sunday night (in other words, they only lose 1 net game over the weekend) I think the Yanks will be okay.
One thing is for sure – they need to get all this garbage out of their system tonight because they wouldn’t beat any team the way they’re playing.
Show that one on KZone. I thought the yellow was out of the strike zone according to how he’s called it for Pettitte. Is there a reason Torre keeps letting Jeter talk his way into the lineup. He is killing us on both sides of the ball. That is not the type of “leadership” that helps the team.
YES reports the score change 5 mins after this message board reported it. at least YES got it right.
SJ,
I agree with the principle of sitting Cabrera, but sitting Melky tomorrow could really hurt the Yankees. We all know Wang is a ground ball pitcher who doesn’t strike out batters. IMO, it is of the utmost importance to have a centerfielder with an arm who can stop runners from going first to third with Wang pitching. Otherwise, two singles and a sac fly lead to a run. It might not be worth teaching a lesson now when the team needs to win games.
SJ is so right. And the Sox have 4 cheap hits by my count.
PS
Cano and Melky are still young and undisciplined. At times like that, it is up to the manager and coaches to sometimes take the bat OUT of their hands by giving them the take sign, putting on a bunt, etc.
Andy hasn’t had his best stuff tonight but he’s battled through it. The game should be closer. So far, this has been a very sloppy game.
Alex up in a big spot. He is due!
someone took my name yesterday and gave me a website that was a half naked weird looking lady. The Sox had a day off yesterday so the trolls were out.
Dice-K is looking annoyed every time a pitch is fouled off…
Jennifer, the trolls were doing the impersonation thing again the other night, posted something under “BBB” that I would definitely never say, so I thought I’d set the record straight w/a new name.
i cant believe people are giving up on this game… the MVP is up with a man on base… it is still early
Time for a Yankee Samll Ball (TM).
Walk.
HR.
Alex is going out of the zone!
Ahhh okay, I wasn’t on yesterday, trouble with my computer.
Arod v DiceK
not so much
I agree, jennifer. Jeter really does need to sit. It’s nice and all that he wants to help and play every day, but sucking like this isn’t helping at all. I get that he’s the captain, but captains know when they are being of no use to anyone.
Another meatball missed.
Did you let Pete know what was going on? We really need to get registration up and running on here.
Okay is it just me or has Arod been swinging at a lot bad pitches since the KC series?
patience alex, patience
Damn damn damn.
Really needed this game.
Ahhh well
This is a game where the stats/results will deceive. DiceK with one rn but he has been awful
Matsuzaka looked v good against A-Rod there… except for that hanger A-Rod fouled off.
Jeter and Melky could both sit tomorrow and I wouldn’t lose any sleep. As others have said, the sliding in headfirst thing w/Melky surpassed ridiculous some time ago & is now into downright insane. I love the kid, but hes gotta learn somehow.
UGH
this isn’t good. I hate watching games from Boston!
Minnesota 2, Detroit 1.
Some good news.
Uh – Oh…..
Irrespective of this ballgame, I did not like that at-bat by ARod AT ALL.
That looked exactly like every at bat he had against Detroit last year in the playoffs.
There is something about his at-bats where you can instantly tell that there’s something wrong. That crap better stop fast.
where’s Rebecca I need her optimism back
The offense is just awful the last three days. How many more guys are going to take fastballs down the middle of the plate and swing at bad breaking balls in the dirt?
The entire team has been doing it the last 3 games. They are in a real offensive funk right now.
Too many guys are guessing and not staying locked in. Hopefully, they shake it soon. They can’t afford the offense to go dead much longer.
Gotta hope the Twins hold on tonight. Its 2-1, Twins, bottom of the 5th.
As a coach, it is the repeat mental errors that I can’t stand. I have pulled many players in the middle of games because, with young guys, it requires immediate discipline or the urgency and seriousness of the punishment is diminished. Melky should have been pulled in the middle of the inning. That’s the only way he’ll learn.
yeah, where IS rebecca?
throw some rookies into the fire, see how they perform
Jose Veras? There are 4 innings left and DiceK isn’t exactly dealing, Joe.
Sigh. This sucks. But I do think if we can hold them here in the 5th and knock DiceBB out in the 6th to the tune of a few runs, we can come back and win it.
I am bummed but, more cause of Melky’s mistake and especially cause Andy won’t get his 200
I guess this is why they say root for the team not the player…I do root for the team too but Andy is my boy and I so wanted him to get it tonight, dammit!!! 
Phil,
I’d rather Melky have been pulled tonight than benched tomorrow.
If Veras holds them here, I’m calling a come back.
We can and will come back!
Where’s Ron Villone these days? Doesn’t he need some innings if he’s gonna be the lefty out of the pen in the playoffs? I don’t think he’s pitched since he was activated from the DL.
BBB: I’m with you. Andy’s always been my boy. I wanted him to get to 200. Landmarks never come easy though. Except for Roger Clemens though. Somehow.
As I said earlier, Melky and Cano and still pretty young. Melky is actually younger than Ellsbury and this is already his second full year and Cano’s third full year. They are going to make mistakes. Unfortunately we are going to have to live with these mistakes. Also, even if the Tigers win they Yankees are still in the driver’s seat. They still control their own destiny and it’ll take a humongous crash from the Yanks for them not to be the wildcard.
YankeeJosh: agreed. The problem with pulling Melky, however, is the lack of OFs on the bench. With Johnny Damon as the DH, if he went into CF, they’d lose the DH…something they don’t want to do. If they put in Sardiniha (sp?), they are putting in an untested rookie. Tough call all around as no one wants to see Damon’s arm in center either today or tomorrow…but something has to be done with Melky and the sliding into first.
Josh,
There is no “good” time to sit somebody. You do it as a last resort and its time to do it with Melky.
Bottom line, do it now and hope he gets the message. Its sure as hell better than watching him do it in a playoff game.
As far as Jeter is concerned, there is fine line at being a hero and hurting the team.
Right now, he’s not hurting the team. He’s killing them. He hasn’t hit in weeks and his defense is to the point now where it can’t be ignored.
I have no doubt he’s hurt. However, when its clear him being hurt is doing damage to the team, he has to sit.
JMO but, its getting to the point now where you can’t let the inmates run the asylum. Melky, Jeter, these are decisions a manager has to make.
They aren’t easy but, you have to do it.
How about this for a compromise? DH Jeter tomorrow, put Damon in center and Gonzalez at SS. It gets Jeter off his feet half a game, gives Cabrera some time to think, and certainly makes the infield defense tighter.
Vince better be a Yankees fan, or I’ll have to stop watching my favorite show.
You can’t bench Melky for long, his arm is too valuable out of center. I don’t know which half of the teammates have talked to him, but Jeter and ARod need to sit him down and make it clear- DO NOT SLIDE INTO FIRST. EVER.
Meanwhile, the pitching in this game went exactly opposite from what I was hoping for. Andy gives up 5 runs in 4 innings, while DiceK is pitching a 3-hitter.
We still just need one big inning, it’s not out of the question. These bats need to wake up.
That, or they need to just get this over with quick, get back to the hotel, and get some sleep. The 3am arrival in Boston is clearly affecting the Yanks.
REBECCA IS RIGHT HERE!
Sorry, guys, I’m watching the game with a friend, so I’m not on the computer that much, but the OPTIMISM is still here.
Remember Game 1 of the World Series in 1998? We were down 5-1. We won that game.
Game 3 of the 1999 World Series? Pettitte pitched that one. We were down 5-1. We won that game.
We’ve come back from far worse, and later in the game, too.
If you will it, it will be there.
LET’S GO YANKEES!
Jon, I don’t think the Yankees are going to have a lefty out of the pen in the playoffs. Do they really need a lefty? Joba, Farns, and Viz are pretty tough on lefties aren’t they?
Nope. Yankees aren’t coming back in this one. Veras looks good, but the Sox have this one in the bag. Our Yanks are looking reminiscent of April; They aren’t showing an iota of confidence tonight. We’ll be lucky to get anything this weekend…tonight was ours to win.
Winnebago >> Navajo
SJ is right.
A Twins win tonight would be huge, and would take a lot of pressure off the Yanks for the rest of the weekend.
As long as it stays close though I’m not holding my breath as the Tigers seem to have late inning magic lately.
matsuzaka has imploded more than once with ths kind of pitch count(98) after 5 innings. even if they don’t win, the yankees need to get into the bean-cheaters bullpen asap to weaken them for the next two games.this game is only half over. lots of time if the yankees can do something in the 6th.
Andrea: True that landmarks never come easy, and that thought had been slightly worrying me all week. But then I figured, no worries, Andy’s so the man that stuff like that doesn’t affect him. But I guess even he is human sometimes, lol. It’s ok, this just means he will get it next time out at home!
Nice inning for Veras…time to start chipping away now!
Phil,
My thinking tonight is that you had Pettitte and the bullpen with guys who can get strikeouts or fly outs. You know that with Wang if he is on, you’ll get tons of ground balls and some will go through. I’d be willing to live with Damon in center with any of our other pitchers, but with Wang, I always want the best defesive team possible.
Oh snap I thought that was Paplebon YES was showing. Bucholtz and Paplebon not exactly GQ models.
Sheesh, guys, have a little faith!
Andy Pettitte will pitch 8 innings of 1-2 run ball and keep his pitch count at 90-95. MO for the 9th and HERE WE GO, ALL !!!
Son…. you were almost right.
This is the inning to make a game of this.
There we go JORGE! Great hustle!
Let’s get that big inning started, 4 runs is still within reach.
*Sun Shine News*
Detroit is losing 1-2 in the 5th
Halos are losing 1-4 to the white sox in 5th
Indians ralled and closed the gap to 4-3 in the 7th
Det & LA losing, plus a Cleveland win would be a small inside straight for us.
Wow. I thought Jorge (and the wagon full of bricks he was dragging) was going to get pegged there.
Hip Hip Jorge! Bring him around Mats!
This inning confirms we are getting 1-runned by a back-end mediocrity. Of course, Cano, Arod and Melky made him look like vintage Juan Marichal.
We’ve had some rough breaks this game. Posada’s ball was almost a homer. Matsui’s triple also almost left the yard. Certainly the karma for tonight has felt negative.
That’s why we need you Rebecca!
BBB: I don’t think it’s the landmark that go tot Pettitte. He doesn’t have much defense behind him. When you’re forced to throw that many more pitches, bad things are bound to happen.
“If you will it, it will be there.”
Rebecca, that made me smile as it reminds me of my favorite Big Lebowski quote: “If you will it, Dude, it is no dream.” Wise words… and the optimism bus is still chugging along!
C’mon Yankee bats, gotta get to DiceK before they bring in the Pen. Let’s go!
if giambi walks joe should pinch-hit Betemit for Cano
this game is NOT over…
But I think you can lay this prediction to rest:
Uncle Vito
September 14th, 2007 at 6:25 pm
Andy Pettitte will pitch 8 innings of 1-2 run ball and keep his pitch count at 90-95. MO for the 9th and HERE WE GO, ALL !!!
So I take it there’s no IQ minimum required to post here?
I keep hearing the same thing over and over about how the Yankees not winning the WC would be a “monumental” collapse.
Huh? Yanks bad weekend in Boston + a good weekend for Detroit in Minnesota = 1 game lead.
The Tigers then would have 2 weeks to make up 1 measly game. Do you think that would comprise a monumental comeback?
C’mon Yankees…..you can do this!!!!!!!!!!
Come on Cano, do something already.
If this game were score by feet worth of line drives we’d be winning. Thats why you play a 6 month season, so that these breaks average out.
Again, with men on base the Yanks swing through mediocre belt high fastballs. Why is Jorge the only one who recognizes chees for being cheese.
I’m here guys!
We can do this! We just need a little faith!
Andrea:
Actually it took Roger I think four tries to get # 300 after he won # 299.
Andrea, yeah, the defense definitely didn’t do him any favors either. Of all the nights for them to crap the bed huh?
Rebecca-
I have faith that a major league hitter on the best lineup in baseball will eventually connect with a 94 mph fastball down the middle of the plate. But my faith is being tested by Cano and Giambi.
Can’t stand Sutcliffe, can’t stand him.
Alright Melkman, let’s get one base! 2 outs ain’t nothing, just a single keeps it going.
“So I take it there’s no IQ minimum required to post here?”
if you can spell “IQ” you’re in. we spot bossocks fans the “I” just to be fair.
Note to all trolls: you will all soon expire
offense looks awful. giambi is really one dimensional. this guy looks so hittable.
That replay really showed how bad Melky screwed up. He took 3 stutter steps and still beat the throw. If he ran through the bag he beats it by a full stride.
While not dominant by any stretch of the imagination, the Red Sox got the solid start from Matsuzaka that the Yanks needed from AP.
Still the game is NOT over.
This ump really suck ass tonight.
this ump is AWFUL
These are called strikes?!?
one swing of the bat…
It is GO TIME!
Come on Johnny!!!!
this just in, Melky slid into first after the slide
Pitching Change: Here comes the walking corpse
Come on Yanks, don’t let the Sux off the hook again.
Wow, the ump’s been squeezing us all night.
This game is anywhere but over.
Damon is the tying run.
You play twenty seven outs.
You play all twenty seven outs.
that was after the walk not the slide… takes away from the joke
Please Baseball Gods, I implore you…… for a basehit. I promise not to ask for anything again until…….tomorrow.
the one swing of the bat mentality looked giambi look like a fool.
Alright Damon, this is it. Gotta come up big here.
While we have a break, now that ESPN has the strike zone thingy to show whether something is a strike, does the MLB use it to keep track of an ump’s consistency?
Obviously they shouldn’t replace the umps with computers, but couldn’t they just track what the ump calls and compare it with the computer later, just to see how consistent the calls are? Because this ump is all over the place.
Now DiceK is whining that the ump didn’t bail him out again. He should go home, watch the video of this game and realize that he had not only a horseshoe in his pocket but a rabbit foot, lucky clover, and even the foul pole squirrel. Sometimes you make good ptches and get bad results and sometimes its the other way around.
well if matsuzaka had a tired arm , 120 pitches should do wonders for his next start. i wish francona would have left him in for one more hitter.
timlin is due for a choke, yes?
made giambi look like a fool. i cant type and watch
Johnny will wrap one around the pesky pole.
Mike S: it didn’t take too long for him to get to 350 though, did it? That’s more what I was referring to. It seems like they weren’t relaly making a big deal out of his 350 like they were out of Tom Glavine’s 300 over at Shea.
Imploring the baseball gods here too…
here we johnie
AB of the game here…
ooh 2 for 20 against timlin
Re: Melky…All Torre has to do is sit Melky down and show him the replay of how stupid that slide was and hopefully he’ll stop doing it.
On the optimism side of things, you’ve got to look at it this way: The Yanks could not have played a more awful game (it feels like they’re losing 10-0) but they’re actually (well, theoretically) still in the game.
take one for the team dammit!
Can Johnny silence Fenway the way he did Yankee Stadium in Game 7 of the ALCS?
Well, at least Johnny is now 3-21….
Damon CRUSHED that ball!!!
ALRIGHT! Just keep it going, guys. LET’S GO YANKEES!!
Garza fell apart. Walked 3 straight guys, the last being Pudge (only the 8th walk all season for Pudge) with the bases loaded.
Now, 2-2, Tigers still batting in the 6th, pitching change for the Twins.
I still can’t believe some of the people on this message board who conceded this game 30 minutes ago… it is a 3 run game with the best offense in MLB
Some ball parks have Questec (sp?) that tracks the umpires, and I agree a lot more ballparks need it, i understand that a pitcher earns pitches and loses pitches and the catcher has a big role in that as well. Recently the umpiring has gone down the drain. And MLB needs to stop standing behind their umpires no matter what and look at the situation (i.e. pitchers being thrown out for hitting people with an off speed pitch, and the play with Carl Crawford about a week ago)….
NOW LETS GO JETER!!!!
Look at the bright side – when the Yanks miss the playoffs, maybe it will alienate fans and make it easier to get tickets at the Stadium. It will be just like the glory days of the CBS ownership.
bases loaded with tigers. garza out. score 2-2. he had a strike three botched by the umpire on sheffield that would have ended the inning with the score 2-1.
now 4-2. crap.
Two more of those, and about 5 calls from the ump and we’ll be even tonight.
C’mon, Jeter!!!!! Clutch!!!!
The F—ing worm is turning! (to quote Joe)
Come on Cap!
Can we pinch hit for Jeter?
Detroit just went ahead.
Rincon blows the game for the Twins. 2 run single by Timo Perez and its now 4-2 Tigers. The Twins have no offense so that’s over.
Not a good night for the Yankees.
hey jeter how about a walk man.
Nice hat Timlin you dirtbag
Jeter doesn’t look right at the plate.
Something’s wrong with his swing. Good at-bat though.
Good Eye DJ
lets go Captain!
Let’s go JETE!
Sj-
The twins have
Morneau
Mauer
Hunter
So they have 1/3 of an offense.
good AB though
oh, that hurt.
…sigh.
lkjfdlajsflkjalkhgasgh!! man that was where we had them.
Captain Sucko. Ball 4 in the dirt.
Well that sucked. Jeter swung at an awful pitch and Detroit is up 4-2. Nice!
He didn’t give Halle Berry herpes…that was Jessica Alba, allegedly.
that was Ball 4 but how do you knock Jeter. His Knee is killing him and its up to Joe to sit him till he is right
gaaaaaaaaaaaaah
why? why swing at that?
Remember when Jeter used to get big hits?
Some how I knew he wasn’t going to get a hit due to his recent struggles.
wow, this game is going to make me crazy. How many freakin times are they going to let the sux off the hook?
Dang!
C’mon Jetes!
Derek Jeter is just killing this team right now. No other way to say it.
Another K on a ball in the dirt. Ball 4 no less.
The more he plays, the more he kills the team.
Jeter is pathetic, does he even like playing baseball anymore?
2 brutal plays in the field, looks like he doesnt even want to be at the ballpark when he is at bat…………..
if your hurt sit out, if not start producing.
-thanks
It must have somehow looked like a strike to Jeter. Jeter, Abreu, and A-Rod look horrific tonight.
bruney’s in the bullpen *groan*
why are announcers so awful. Kenny just told us it looks like jeter might have chased ball 4… “might”? you think kenny.
Even the squirrel is giving up . . .
jeter is not jeter. that ball was so in the dirt. jeter’s got to sit for a few games . he ain’t helping playing hurt like this.
I knock Jeter because he is talking his way into the line-up and killing us 2 ways. Just like everyone knocked Damon for the same earlier this season. And Damon isn’t even a True Yankee (TM), or Captain Intangibles.
I know everyone loves how he plays hurt, but there comes a point where his toughness is hurting the team. He needs to sit for a while and get himself right.
This game is the most frustrating thing in the natural born universe.
Bare minimum tonight- Gotta keep it at 5-2. Force the Sox to use Papelbon and Okajima. Maybe it helps for later in the series.
Now the leadoff hit for Lugo!
That does it. If the Sox score this inning, I’m switching to being a Met fan until at least tomorrow.
You can’t win games by leaving the bases loaded at the end of the inning- twice. Just bring in half of those runners, and it’s a tie game.
Stay in it, NY. This game isn’t lost yet, but this team needs to turn it around, and fast.
Now watch, Boston scores 7 runs this half inning.
i couldnt agree more with petes last comment. i was up there for the arod homer game. we were about 20 rows back of where arods ball landed. anyway the point is that beckett did not pitch great that night and yet when he left they gave him a standing ovation. i was like what is going on here. you traded the best young shortstop in baseball for this guy and you sullys are this pumped that he pitched below average.
“Nancy” Drew has better stats post-ASG than Jeter, but it sure doesn’t seem like that could be so. Jeter’s slumping, Drew looks completely lost.
Something’s goign on with Jeter.
I like Flash doing commentary.
This is a long game.
Bob – that’s really not necessary.
YankeeJosh, yes let’s hope that Papelbon and Okajima get into the game. That’ll teach ‘em. lol. Bare minimum for me is a comeback win, I don’t know about anybody else.
My vote this year in the BBWAA awards is for Rookie of the Year and I have no idea what to make of him yet. I think it’s foolish that Japanese veterans are considered rookies, but the rules are the rules.
Peter, how is it foolish? The Japanese leagues clearly are NOT on a level with the majors. Look at how the pitchers struggle to adapt over here. Matsuzaka, Igawa, Irabu. If Japan and MB were close to equal I’d agree. But I actually agree with the rules here. It’s the equivalent of a player coming from 4A to the bigs.
Let’s hope this game speeds up. An afternoon game tomorrow, and the Yanks need as much rest as they can get.
And seriously, can someone chain Jeter to a bench for a few games? The longer he plays like this now, the worse he’ll be in October, and the way he’s playing, NY doesn’t lose much from its lineup. Move ARod over or something, but that guy needs some ice, some sleep, and a long massage from Jessica Alba.
you guys sound more like pessimistic red sox fans from seasons past than yankee fans… this is STILL a game.
Jose Veras vs Mike Lowell here we go
no pitch should be above the little runts knees. don’t the yankees have advanced scouts or at least an mlb extra innings package?
So who thinks Gonzo should be playing in Jeter’s place tonight???
I’ve never seen Jeter swing at a pitch like that before. A fastball that bounced on a full count with bases loaded. This is not a good sign for the yankees…
C’mon guys, have a little faith.
One run last inning, we’ll get more.
LET’S GO YANKEES!
Using Papelbon and or Okajima today could limit their usage in the rest of the series. And that benefits the Yankees. It’s baseball, this team will not win every game. Gotta win the battles where you can, and of course hope for a comeback victory.
I’ve never seen Jeter swing at a pitch like that before. A fastball that bounced on a full count with bases loaded. This is not a good sign for the yankees…
This game was completely in their grasp but no one on the yankees wants it. You can tell.
Swinging at ball 4 in the dirt is not a, “good AB”. Its an awful AB and, once again, he hurt the team.
If this was Arod, all of NY would be on his butt. Jeter gets a free pass.
Another awful game for Jeter and they are piling up now.
He gets no free pass from me. He cost them 3 run defensively and another swinging at ball 4 with the bases loaded. An awful night for him.
Could be worse…..
This could be the 6th or 7th game of the ALCS…..
2 on, 1 out, and none of my Mets gear is clean.
I gotta go throw in some laundry.
Be right back.
whats mike lowell waiting for? a written invitation to swing the bat?
has anyone seen Veras and the Viz at the same time
I think its the same guy
I don’t know how many come from behind victories the Yanks have this season, but I’m guessing it is not a lot. Once this team gets behind, it feels like they never come back. In the good(well sort of good/mostly bad) old days of 2004, they had 60 come from behind victories.
enough with the throw to second. we dont need a balk here
my god Jason !
taht was awful
YankeeJosh:
Matsuzaka is 26 and had a $52 million contract when he started his big league career. He has played for years against high-caliber players in Japan. It seems foolish to compare him to Dustin Pedroia or Delmon Young.
holy moly giambi
Balco Bum
I’ll say it again get GIAMBI off of first.
i hate you giambi and your gimp mit
wooooow, Giambi has been beyond terrible tonight.
i like pete but i totally enjoyed his comment on how u need a good defensive guy at first. he has changed his opinion on that about 10 times this year.
gross. yanks could have approx 4 errors tonight
Geezus Giambi!
Ronnie Blomberg would have had that one!
I can just tell, tomorrow I’m going to be rockin’ the Pedro jersey as I man the pumps.
there goes lugo padding his stats
Giambi has been terrible tonight at 1B tonight, I concede. But Torre now is going to compound the problem by sitting Giambi for the rest of the series.
Pete, please tell when is Andy Phillips coming back?
Giambi should resign as FB of the NYY
a little Bellychick humor for you Pete
Wow, Ortiz looks huge next to Giambi. And Giambi is not a small guy.
God, fuc* you Jason.
This game is horrible.
wow, youkilis has 81 RBIs… that is way, way higher than i would have thought
“has anyone seen Veras and the Viz at the same time
I think its the same guy”
Impossible…nobody beats the Viz.
Good night for Jason to become the butcher in the field we all know he is.
Pete
Ask Giambi if he’s having An Officer and a Gentleman thoughts tonight.
A sure sign that Steinbrenner is no longer in control…some of the players are practically sporting beards, led by Giambi. Under Steinbrenner, clean shaven was enforced.
Jason needs to go back on hgh, he can’t help us in the field or at the plate.
Sean Henn?! Are you f’n kidding me?!?
This game is just a mess. I’m all about that whole optimism thing, but this is just tough.
This game should be a lot closer, the Yanks are just missing too many plays. Sigh.
Let’s go with those 4 runs, guys. Clean up the act a little.
Ivan, they put Andy on the 60 day. He is done for the year.
No! Not Henn. Who will win the battle. Rubbish pitcher vs. rubbish batter. Does Torre really want to put this game out of reach?
sean henn????
Real BBB- Don’t worry, Sean Penn could get J.D. Drew out at this point.
LOL,Phil I noticed that too. Other players are going to catch on too.
Henn’s WHIP is nearly 2.0…not good.
ooo, Hurricane w/ Denzel Washington is on Bravo!, its prob more entertaining than watching Joe T go through his bullpen
Henn???????????????????????????
That’s it for me tonight. See ya’ll tomorrow.
I think Philips is on the 60 Day DL so he’s done for the year.
Nancy!
That can’t feel good.
If Giambi were hitting, I’d defend his lousy defense at first tonight. But is any one else even more p-od by the ESPN announcers ballwashing of the Sox tonight. Every time the Sox get a jam-shot or seeing eye hit (like Youk did there) they go into the whole routine about the “great approach at the plate”. And in the first inning Dusty Baker is parising a 3-1 DiceK pitch to Matsui that was practially set on a tee, belt high middle of the plate at 93 mph.
i’d really like to see a real first baseman next year. no more throw away positions because the offense is so good. this is one continuous blunder that has been on cashman all year.
that was pathetic by giambi.
oh great henn is in.nothing like bringing bringing in the jvs.
Okay I’m turing off this game and going to sleep. I’m exhsuated from this week and this game looks all but over. Tomorrow is a new day and our cy young is on the mound. He will come thru for us.
He was out on the replay on NESN.
Ok guys, that’s it for me. Maybe I’m just jinxing the Yanks by watching.
Good night, and good luck.
I just heard some one in Fenway scream GOD DAMN on Drew’s 2nd swing
meanwhile Senn Friggin’ Henn does what he does best allow hits, add that to runs allowed by Giambi misplay
I hate Sean Henn with the fury of 1,000 fires.
And I’m going to the bar. Night guys. Thanks for nothing Giambi – get back on the juice or GTFO.
Peter,
I hear what you’re saying. I guess I just don’t think the caliber of player in Japan is quite as ‘high caliber’ as most think. Certainly, Matsuzaka comes with a lot of big game experience. As for the money, it’s not like a lot of these rookies aren’t getting a lot of high paid signing bonuses. And plenty of pitchers in the states debut at 224-26. But we’ll agree to disagree.
I think Giambi is just physically worn. He’s making a lot of basic mistakes tonight that he usually doesn’t make. Start Minky at first tomorrow, and maybe go back to Giambi Sunday. Where are those who still think defense at first base isn’t important?
Why not put Ohlendorf or Karstens or Igawa or anyone besides god damn Sean Henn in?
Sean Henn. I guess if Torre is raising the white flag then so should we.
youkillis was out! even remy said so. good play by arod keeping the tag down there.
It’s time for Henn to suck it up, finish the rest of the game, and save the rest of the bullpen. He’s done it before.
It’s now time to put one in someones ear hole. Payback time.
Sean Henn, blew 2 games on the Yanks last west coast trip, went down to Scranton, and single handedly accounted for 1 of not 2 of their playoff losses. What does it take to get released? He pitced ok for a week in April, but has generally been horrendous. Teach your son’s to throw lefty.
Giambi is responsible for 4 runs tonight. He can’t hit for crap right now. Any other player would be sitting in the depths of the bench.
I’d give him 2-3 more games, the that’s it.
Between him and Senn Henn, what the heck is Torre thinking?
please someone explain to me why on god’s green earth is Sean Henn in a game that is still close?
Does Henn have naked photos of Joe Torre with Monica Lewinsky or something?
I know the guys supposedly has great stuff but how many times does he have to fail for the Yankees to refrain from using him. My God.
I think it is about time we all admit that Henn’s signing bonus was a mistake and send him back down. At this point he is really only making the locker room a little busier than it needs to be. Igawa is a much better option at this point and with about 30 or 40 pitchers in NY right now, we dont need any innings from Henn, even in garbage time.
IPK 1.89 – when asking questions about bullpen usage you must always remember that joe is the manager.
Well, Phillips was fine at first base. He was doing okay offensively and was solid defensively. Minky is a great glove but his offense leaves a lot to be desired.
Giambi just can’t hold up at first base. Play him there sporadically and he’ll make the plays but over use him and he gets gassed.
Once Sean Henn hit’s the mound, we have raised the white flag for this game….that’s OK….we’ll just have to go 13-2 over the next 15 games and NOBODY can tell me it’s impossible…good night ALL except for the ICEHOLE TROLLS and Idiots Fans…..GO YANKEES FOREVER !!!
My optimism candle is still burning.
Wick’s gettin’ kinda low, though…
C’mon Yankees. You play ALL 27 outs. It’s not even the seventh yet…
We had a real firstbaseman
His name was ANDY PHILLIPS. He hit 300, got clutch hits, and made all the plays and then some.
Big loss.
Jason Giambi is a sub par fielder and a one dimensional hitter with declining skills.
jj,
Payback for what?
How does Andy Phillips look? You mean defensively? As good as Doug M and Wilson Betemit. It’s not like Andy being injured meant that Giambi is playing today.
They better leave this useless pud in there for the rest of the game. Unless they wanna use Bruney, no sense using important bullpen arms. No earthly idea why Igawa was not put in instead after his prior ownage of them.
oh wait…here’s Bruney already. Don’t use anyone important Joe! God this blows goats. OK now I’m really out…lata all.
Anybody got the figures on Bruney and inherited runners scoring?
ok im watching the minny game now, lets go twins!!!
I love all the piling on Jeter, yet what about the DH masquerading as an awful 1B Giambi? He just cost the Yanks two more runs and probably the game since this Yankee team has absolutely no comeback in them whatsoever. Also it’s hard to come back down 7-2 when your defense is the primary reason for those runs. Giambi cannot play 1B in the postseason, he just can’t, but they can’t have Mientkiewicz stinking it up for 4-5 AB a game either. Time for Mattingly to give Betemit an intensive course in playing 1B and for another coach to make Shelley Duncan have the 1B bag in his dreams as well once he can play again. The Yanks need these two to share 1B so they can start there and Mientkiewicz can be the late-inning defensive replacement only. The only time I’d start Mientkiewicz is if he owns the starter.
Oh b.t.w. if you think defense won’t affect a postseason series and determine a team’s fate in the postseason, look no further than this game. It can and it very well might as the Yanks will draw better starters than Matsuzaka who is just a lucky bum really. He’s catching a team who once again lets down and can’t put away who’s behind them cuz it looks like Detroit’s 2.5 GB after tonight.
Lastly, Jeter’s days as a shortstop should be over after next year because he is just subpar and I would think he’d deem that unacceptable. Time for him take over LF bump Matsui to DH in ’09.
If I see Giambi at first base in the playoffs Torre should let go just for that.
if minky played regularly, he woud probably be one of the 5 worst hitters in the AL.
hahaha heeeeeeeeeereeeeeee’s bruney
*smacks face on keyboard*
Giambi is horrible, I really hope he dies of some form of post-steroid use affliction.
Uh, on that Sean Henn thought I had a few minutes ago, nevermind.
What exactly does Sean Henn have to do to get released? I realize you want left handers, and left handers that throw hard like Henn are pretty rare. However, there comes a time when you have to realize that he just isnt’ going to ever get the job done for the Yankees.
Giambi, in limited usage can be serviceable at first base. He usually scoops balls well and makes plays on balls he can get to with his limited range. The problem is, his body can’t handle the strain and when he gets used out there repeatedly he wears down and stuff like tonight happens.
posting from the monster seats – this sucks!
What a nauseating display of bad baseball tonight. Giambi should henceforth be called the Italian Butcher for his atrocious and laughable attempts on defense. And when are the Yankees gonna realize that Sean F*&king Henn does not belong in the majors. And letting Matsuzaka off the hook again and again, what total crap. Just totally pathetic.
Ted, too far. Giambi’s play may be slippin, he may be a bit of a meat-head, but he’s still a good guy.
Honestly, I don’t see the advantage that Giambi brings at this point. He’s in a horrible slump at the plate, he’s not walking, hitting HRs or driving in runs and his defense tonight has been atrocious. In terms of risk vs reward, he’s costing the Yankees too much in the field and he’s not making up for it at the plate.
Personally I can’t wait to Giambi’s contract is up.
has it crossed any of you cashman supporters that he doesn’t pay much attention to first base? if he’s still around next year , he’s got to do something about it. it’s got to be a priority. i think pena at tampa bay is a free agent after this year. he would look prety good there right now. first base should not be a difficult position to fill. third baseman can be converted in no time at all. look at youkillis. there’s no excuse for the yankee first base situation . cashman just didn’t think he needed it. he thought wrong.
Obvious post alert: this is the most pathetic performance the Yanks have turned in all season.
The Italian Butcher would be acceptable if he could go 3 for 5 with 2 doubles and a hr here and there.
instead its a walk, 2ks, and a pop up most of the time.
a home run every once in a blue moon.
IPK 1.89
September 14th, 2007 at 10:29 pm
Why not put Ohlendorf or Karstens or Igawa or anyone besides god damn Sean Henn in?
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gotta love that Torre circle of trust eh
and to the after you Philips was a damn good fielder but calm daown about the clutch hits, the Philips I remember I called Mr.INTANGIBLES aka KING OF BLOOP, Andy swung at 1st pitches even bunted some of them for 1st outs.
I want Betemit at 1B release the shackles let him develope a rythmn.
howabout mike lowell at firstbase?
The Yanks would be better suited to try and find a right handed first baseman. With Abreu presumably coming back, Matsui, Damon and Cano, plus Giambii still on the team, a righty would add much better balance to the team. Pena’s having a great year, but as a lefty, he wouldn’t be the way I’d go.
end of 8 in Minn, 4-2 tigers
P.S. this is why the line up Joe put tonight wasn’t a very good one in hopes to make a rally Francona has out smarted him Okajima vs the LHB’s
yanks should seriously consider lifting giambi for sport hernia if matsui can get on base
Really? 1B was the reason the Yankees started 21-29, 14.5 games out of first place. And the changes made at 1B that has seen them take a 3.5 game lead in the wild card race? 1B, it couldn’t have anything to do with the changes made in the pitching staff….c’mon
To say the Yankees problems can be traced back to lack of offensive production at 1B is ridiculous.
looks like francoma comes from the Torre school of bullpen management.
Matsui better hit a homerun off of Okajima because I can’t stand that guy and his ugly collar-thingy.
“howabout mike lowell at firstbase?”
matt-
thank you. that’d work . see. how hard is that?
these Japanese imports sure dominate Matsui alot
Just a night to forget. Maybe our bats will wake up tomorrow and at least we’ll have our ace pitching.
Only good thing about this game is that we are already putting some innings on their bullpen. Not sure why they are wasting Okajima here. Guess they are taking approach Pete said before game. Take no chances here and the division race is basically over.
Probably means Delcarmen will be up later.
dontfirecash,
I disagree, good call by him to go w/okajima… the LHBs are coming up… and this is the ideal situation to put gagne in in the eight w/ the 5 run lead
how the F ‘ is Timo Freakin’ Perez carrying the Tigers
Is there anyone who can go from red hot to ice cold as fast as Arod? It is so frustrating.
And Jeter, “Mr Clutch”? What the hell is his problem right now.
These guys will be lucky to avoid a sweep this weekend.
Just had a comment about the Rookie of the Year voting.
Isn’t Brian Bannister (KC) a rookie? I think he should get some consideration for ROY. He’s 12-8 for a bad team, and has a 3.46 ERA on the season. Other than Greinke (6-5), he’s the only KC starter with a winning record. He probably won’t get it because of the team he plays for, but I think he’s worth a vote.
No to Matsusaka and Okajima. If Matsui didn’t get it because he wasn’t “really” a rookie, then neither of them should get it.
If Bruney walks the leadoff batter, he should have to pitch the rest of the inning with his pants around his ankles.
This is getting ridiculous.
“Yet the crowd cheered like he had just paid off their bar tabs.”
Yes, how terrible for fans to cheer for the players on their favorite team even if they don’t perform superbly! Outrageous!
How you are even considering voting for DiceK for ROY when you’ve got Pedroia playing right in front of you, I don’t know.
Torres “managing” is a disgrace. He better be up and out after this year. Giambi looks like he is drunk at 1st base and he still leaves him in the game, instead of proving a point and taking him out..but ofcourse not. Cano swings at everything in sight..but thats ok because he is a hall of famer. Cabrera is not a major league hitter and his defense if that is what you want to call it is absolutely awful.
Now the man that no one is allowed to talk about…Jeter has never DREADFUL the last 2 months. He can say his knee isnt bothering him..he say whatever he wants. He has 3 rbis in the last month and a half. Swings at everything in sight, and cant field a ball unless it is hit RIGHT at him. He should of took a week off because he is not helping the team. During spring training he better learn how to play 1st because his defense is becoming pathetic.
The best lineup and defensive team is Damon CF, Matsui LF, and Giambi DH.
THE KEI-MAN IS UP BABY!!!!!!
UNCYankee, really Alex is the reason we have a season , he is not going to hit .600 over a month pretty sure he can but he won’t. So lay off Alex tonight, he’ll be back.
Anybody know who I can talk to about getting these four hours of my life back? Cashman?
“And Jeter, “Mr Clutchâ€?? What the hell is his problem right now. ”
A knee that is worse than he is letting on.
Pete:
Do you really think so poorly of your writer bretheren that a national TV game would swing their votes? C.C. Sabathia has thrown so many more innings than Beckett and Wang that to select either over him would be silly.
jones is in for the tigers in the 9th, up by 2
Montana,
Agreed, the Yankees should refund all us fans for watching this crap.
Hey Dr. Acula,
How’s this game work’in out for ya so far?
Evil Empire weekend up here in Bastin
Sox on their way to “The Sweep”
I did not see the game until now but I have some observations from the radio broadcast.
Melky withanother slide, is he thick in the head? IS he stupid or what?
Cano K’s I think twice on high fastball bad pitches according to the red sox announcers, does he ever learn?
Was anyone suprised that Drew got a hit off Henn after being down 0 -2? He is the only lefty Drew couyld get a hit off..
Kyle and the pen issues causes Torre to use this slop..
Nice baserunning by Lew FOrd for Minny he is another mental midget..
He is up there with cano..
Jeter should bench himself for the good of the team. His warrior mentality is admirable, but he is hurting the team.
UNC Yankee- Jeter’s doing his best to fight off knee tendinitis, but it’s a struggle for him. If it was me, I wouldn’t be playing, but he’s a gamer and a leader by example.
Pete, this game was tedious in the 4th inning.
At least we have remote controls here.
“To say the Yankees problems can be traced back to lack of offensive production at 1B is ridiculous.”
every stinking position matters . there are no throw away positions. first base has been a mess all year. not only is the defense and the offense there terrible, but it’s taken extra roster spots just to be mediocre. there’s no telling how many errors infielders have made trying to make perfect throws over there. if minky goes in, it thows away at bats. if giambi goes in, it throw away defense. a plan that throws away something no matter what you do is brain dead.
Lowell at first. Hope that is a joke. As much as I’d like to rob Boston of one of their best bats, he’d never come to NY, certainly not unless we give him a deal we’d regret for yrs to come.
He’ll be in Boston, or maybe Philly next yr. I kinda hope Boston in a weird way cos it’d require a big investment from them. I cant see it looking good in 3 yrs time. He has 1 or 2 yrs left in him then he’s done.
Phillips and Minky will platoon next yr. Yr after we may go after Texiera, depending on how Miranda has progressed.
The Twins lineup is pathetic…the Yankees better show up the next two days, or the WC lead will be gone.
Tigers to soon be ONLY 2.5 games back… If Yanks dont make the playoffs it will be because they are pathetic and cant beat the Orioles and Devil Rays…
Still haven’t lost faith.
If the Yankees come back tonight, however it happens, I can say I stuck with them.
Twenty Seven outs. You play all 27.
hey ted, that’s a pretty deplorable thing to say about Giambi. I hope you’re a Red Sox fan or at least indulging in a little off-color hyperbole.
I’m not so sure that Lowell wouldn’t come here, New York is where it all started for him. Just a thought.
tigers win, 4-2
about time you puss
A bad knee does not excuse swinging at a pitch in the dirt with the bases loaded and a full count.
As for Arod, I know he is the man, but he can sure go from hot to cold in a heartbeat.
See what a little faith does?
LET’S GO YANKEES!
Great, Giambi just bought another week of starts at first.
johan santana pitches tomorrow for the twins.
The yankees still have to win however.
Giambi making up some for his field work with that HR. C’mon Yanks, get something going now.
The only silver lining I can conjure here is that I remain certain the Sox are an eminently beatable team. The Yanks, I’m confident, will make it to the playoffs. The Angels scare me, as they should all Yankees fans. The Red Sox don’t. We left men all over the bases today, and played horrid defense. In my mind — if not on the scoreboard — this is a tight game.
Let’s. Go. Yankees!
Can they start warming up Gagne so we have a chance. That was only 1 run for Giambi, he still owes us 3 more.
Back to back homeruns!!!
YEAH YEAH YEAH, holy s&*t this is actually turning into a game!
wow, back to back and way too late.
Giambi is now -3 on the day.
3 run game… STILL not over… where are all the regular posters? Don’t call this game over quite yet.
Some lefty specialist there.
Here come the Yanks!!
Boston will get beat in the playoffs. Unfortunately I don’t see it being the Yanks who beat them.
… getting tighter on the scoreboard. Dang, where was the long ball when the bases were juiced? Oh, well. Three runs. It’s possible. Go!
Did the Detroit win light a spark?
Here comes the late inning tease.
at least it should get Papelbon into tonights game.
how does the Veras and Henn runs look now???
That was ball 4 to Cabrera, maybe he will slide to 1st..
Kyle being injured Hurts(that is sad),
“Phillips and Minky will platoon next yr.”
phillips is a good back up first baseman and mientkiewicz is a good back up for the back up. good idea.
A-Rod granny to take the lead? LOL
Gotta get it done here. Scoring 3 off Papelbon is asking a lot. But having Papelbon pitch 1+ innings in game 1 of this series is a plus.
Well, I guess I shouldn’t say too late…Get another guy on and things are looking better.
yeah I think it is a tease. the yanks have stolen very few games this yr.
arod basically has done it 3 times ..
Why do these games have to always last 4 hrs.
Aww, why they taking him out?
Tying run is up.
All it takes is a little faith…
The Yankees lead the league in runs scored, rbi, slugging percentage, batting average and on-base percentage. They are fifth in HRs. That is with the ‘mess at first base all year’. To point at 1B as the reason for the Yankees struggles early on or to say that getting a better 1B man will make the Yankees better is missing the point. 1B is not the problem. Getting consistent starting pitching and effective bullpen relief is what made the Yankees better and helped turn them around.
BTW, Giambi defense still the difference in the game…no matter what he did this inning.
Holy Crap!!! How the hell is this even happening?
why is papelbon coming in for 6 outs? didnt he have arm issues last year? isnt boston up 5 games?
This is good, Papelbon would have to pitch two innings. Keep it going!!
WOW. Papelbon for two innings to start the weekend?!?
Even if the Sox hold on, that is a good thing for the Yankees…
If these two runners don’t come in, I’m going to lose the rest of my hair. And I really need my remaining hair. I hope I’m not the only one thinking about that damn Giambi drop — 2 runs. Matsui with the no out triple. That’s one for us. Should be Yanks on top. Gggggggggoooooooo.
if nothing else the red sox are burning the pen. papelbon for 6 outs? interesting.
Love that Papelbon is in the first game of this series…having to get a 6 out save…
If the Yankees play ABC ball they can plate two runs with outs. Gotta play it smart and conservative, if necessary.
Gotta get these two runs here and then try to scratch a run against Papelbon in the 9th.
Looks like Francona is starting to panic. Papelbon for 6 outs with at 5 game lead?
This really shows that the Red Sox bullpen has some holes in it. They’re definitely not untouchable!
At least Jeter can’t hit into a DP here.
Verlander is going to win the Cy Young, as he leads the Tigers to the wild card.
PB in DC that’s so far the best thing tonight, I’m still thinking how those Giambi errors cost us this defecit
The Yankees need to get these 2 runs in to have a real shot at winning this game. Hard to expect to get more than one off of papelbon in the 9th. Still, a big plus getting into the Sox bullpen tonight. This will help tomorrow when our pen should be stronger.
This kills Papalebon for the weekend now right?
And they have a five game lead in the division and you bring in your closer for 6 outs? Wow!
what is francona thinking?
and here we thought no one could mismanage a bullpen worse than torre
do u think gagne is dead? for real
Francona is trying to end the AL East race tonight…sane baseball decisions be damned.
Jeter will ground out, Abreu will strike out, ARod will knock one over the monster. Tied game. Mark it down.
helno51
September 14th, 2007 at 11:07 pm
why is papelbon coming in for 6 outs? didnt he have arm issues last year? isnt boston up 5 games?
Papelbon’s shoulder issues from last year were overstated. He was shut down as a precaution after manny and other had dropped out and the team had imploded…
Francona intentionally didn’t over-use him in the first 5 months of the season, only 53 INs.
Still, 6 outs is six outs… we’ll see
this game just got REAL interesting
Pinch that Pimpletush… for 2 runs. Now!
Hey, The RS Bat Boy, hows the Okeydok treating you now?
damn you Giambi !!!!
what were you all saying about Jeter not having a big hit ??
All right Captain, nevermind the knee! Come on Bobby!!!!
oh lord!
i should have learned to never give up on this team
this comeback will not matter unless they put in Chamberlin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
else it is just a tease and the only benefit is the wear on Papelbons arm…………
hell yes!!!!
You can never give up
Twenty Seven Outs
You play all of them.
Delcarmen could pitch the 9th. They need a stopper now so Pap is on.
Oops couldnt stop Jeter, gimpy knee and all.
This is going to be tricky for Papelbon…Abreu, A. Rod and Posada.
Paps will be burnt for the rest of the series.
They HAVE to win this game now.
OMG!
7-5
lowell at first in 08-09-10!
minky in japan 08. he would be a 40hr guy there.
Holy crap! What a game!
WHO SAYS OPTIMISM DOESN’T WORK?!
OH YES BOBBY YOU ARE THE MAN!! YES YES YES!!!!
HOLY CRAP!!!!!!
It’s a little thing called optimism!
OH WOWOWOWOOWOW!!! WE WIN!!!
YEAHHAAHAHA!!!!!!
!!!!!!!!!!!! take the lead take the lead take the lead !!!!!!!!! go arod go arod go arod!!!!!!!!
HOLY SH** !!!!!!!
HAHAH. Best #1 in ESPN power rankings my ass!
Sweat as Candy
yes, yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes
7-7 wow NO OUTS!
Arod hit one in the seats NOW.
Well, if Papelbon loses it here he won’t be burnt from the series.
Well, if Papelbon loses it here he won’t be burnt from the series.
YYEEESSSS BOBBBYYYYYYYYYYYYY
Hahahahahah Papel-butt is gonna get a BIG “BS” tonight
LOLOL
Who pitches the 8th?
We better score 4 more runs. LOL
arod owns him
HOLY CRAP
And now Papelbon is in the game in the 8th… and no outs
MOST OF YOU GUYS GAVE UP ON THIS GAME AN HOUR AGO
There is your MVP!!!!
“Getting consistent starting pitching and effective bullpen relief is what made the Yankees better and helped turn them around.”
everything matters. it’s the whole team and every position on that team. whether you run a team or a business, it’s eveything. if there is a weak spot it needs to be taken care of.
go yankees. this is amazing. 8-7 yankees!!!!!
Holy Shiiiiittttttttt! I’ve got goose bumps.
NIICCEEEE!!!!
HELL YEAH!!!!!!
GOOOOOOO YANKEEESSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I can’t believe this!!! I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!! YESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!! ALL HAIL THE MIGHTY SQUIRREL!!!!!!!!!
a-rod is so unclutch
let’s trade a-rod
Now you all come back… I love it.
What a come back!
This would be a crushing loss for Boston. And we’ve beaten up on their top 2 relievers. Come post season thats a great mental edge.
MVP! MVP! MVP!
Joba is in the dugout, why????
They need this game, they need him….
I’m SO glad I didn’t go to bed!!!
I am in shock and that is a good thing! I love the Yankees so much. How great is this game?
HOLY SH*** THE MVP & THE YANKS FIGHT BACK !!!
Time to get Mo up, no? Six outs for him?
haha, I just pissed myself becuase I’m so freaking excited. Put JOBA in please joe.
This could be HUGE if they pull this out guys.
Major props to Rebecca for never giving up!
MVP MVP
I haven’t been reading the blog tonight, I actually slept through most of this snorefest. Glad I woke up when I did. The obvious turning point was Francona bringing in Okajima. Seems like he did it just for the theatre of one Japanese player pitching to another. Amazing how that decision bit him. Oh and after the Sox got Gagne I said that would be bad for them as that would upset the prideful Okajima. He hasn’t been the same since.
If only we had a set up man. Lol. Do we want Mo for 2?
WOWWWW
GREAT INNING
WOOWWWWWWWWWWW
Keep stacking up the lead!!!
Vizcaino warming up. Gotta get to Mo somehow.
Good move to send A-Rod there.
Okay, I no longer need my 4 hours back!
I guess Viz on a VERY short leash in the 8th.
the lord god, I believe.
what an inning. do ohlendorf it?
Giambi is going to get another chance this inning to get more of his runs back!
Joba has got to go in..fuc* the Joba rules tonight.
So, man, how many of us are currently laughing at the top of this thread?
This is exactly why Torre should NOT have pitched Joba for two innings in a 4-0 game on Wednesday. No Joba tonight.
The sun will shine in my back door some day,
The sun will shine in my back door some day,
March winds will blow all my troubles away…
Peter mentioned Warren Today and I saw him the night Jerry died. I put on some old Dead music and this rally started. I guess Jerry wanted to see the Socks collapse…
do u think peter gammons is crying uncontrollably right now? i do
If the Yankees win this game, the AL east is not over.
Unreal.
Anyone still here? Easy for me to say- I live in California.
yankeejosh – i totally agree. joe is an abomination with this bullpen.
2nd dinger of the inning for Giambo?
did it look like papelbon thought he had the third out there? kind of funny.
David “the Neck” Ortiz leads off the 8th…. yikes
Henn rally has replaced Farnsy rally. I even managed to cook and eat dinner during that. Call it the grilled Salmon with chili sauce rally!
i hope giambi hits a home run b/c that would be the most tumultuous individual performance I’ve witnessed
It’s almost Midnight. That’d be two days rest for Joba. Please?
rivera two innnings
Pap’s and Okajima should be nice and tired for tomorrow. They’ll have to show us Gagme one of these days.
Giambi jacks another one all might be forgiven.
their pen stinks and the boston fans are on their feet.
I can’t believe Torre burned Joba for two innings with a four run lead against Toronto. We need him right now more than ever
i bet a ton of yankee fans turned the game off 30 minutes ago… how? w/ this offense, how do you give up even down 5 runs?
whaqt exactly was papelbon fired up about?
Well now.
Things are going to get interesting.
LET’S GO YANKEES!
Oh and we are officially in Papelbon’s head.
all right, who the heck do we pitch here? Is Vizcaino available for an out or two?
Why didn’t the great Papelbon go nuts when he struck out BIG G THERE?
Stop ‘em stop ‘em stop ‘em!!!!
Please Luis Vizcaino…Do not fuc* this up.
I actually would use Mo for two. This would be a huge win. With Joba and hopefully Farns available tomorrow, you could use them to set up and close. Mo would be available for Sunday again.
who pitches here, anyone? thoughts? How does Joe play this?
WHAT A TEDIOUS GAME!!!
35 pitches 48 hours ago and they cannot use him!!!
that is terrible..
Papelbutt HAS to get that big fat L,BS tonight. Hold them here, now! 2 more innings!
PB-
My policy for turning the game off is: innings left x 5 > Yankee defecit. But I’m on the West Coast.
This is EXACTLY the game where the “Torre rules” stink!!! He used Joba for 2 innings in a 4-0 game…
oh how i love to see fenway be silenced
lets hold this lead now
Minky’s at 1st!
viz should start the inning and hopefully they do not need to go to Mariano..
please g-d…
Jeff NJ
September 14th, 2007 at 11:22 pm
Oh and we are officially in Papelbon’s head.
What?!
C’mon Jeff, you’re better than that.
They’re all professionals on the field on both teams… well, except Youkilis…
At least there’s no Myers to pitch to Ortiz anymore.
Gotta love these Yankee come backs. Reminds me of the championships days.
How’s this for ‘real’ Yankees?
com’on Viz ..
Viz pitching with a stiff shoulder…not good..But atleast they came back and Boston had to use there good part of the bullpen.
My stomach is in a knot. Losing this game would be like losing twice today.
Right into the teeth of the shift!
love those” atom” balls.
Okay – the announcers just made a good point – so after midnight…we can use Joba, right???
Minky at first. All is right with the world.
Phew. The best part of the out is that he won’t get up in the bottom of the 9th.
Here’s Dougie.
Defense defense defense!
I’m not one for the whole “this loss is going to stay with the players” bs… but this could be hard to swallow for the Red Sox pitching staff…
1 down
two questions:
1) Why isn’t Mo up and throwing in the bullpen?
2) Is Francona going to go back to Papelbon if the Red Sox don’t score?
ANYONE????
Lowell scares me. It seems like he gets as big hits as Ortiz and Ramirez do.
You’re kidding me.
that was f’in weak
ain’t that a bitch
K!
One more, then MO!
C’mon guys!!! Battle Battle!!!
Man. That is freakin’ brutal Jorge.
dammit
This one, if we pull off the semi-miracle, may actually hurt Tigers fans as much as Sox fans… oooh, shoot, weird, strikeout. drat. enough of the damn 4-out innings. double play time!
posada has got to stop waving his damn mitt. it just screws up the pitchers focus. bad habit on his part.
ESPn forgot to say Jorge did not play yesterday..
terrible terrible…
what? WTF. Ugh. Swear I thought it was a K (looking at Gameday only here =( )
I am watching the game on YES and Michael Kay commented that it seemed like Francona was managing the game as if the standings were reversed – ie a must win for Boston. Why use Pimplebutt for 2 innings? Very panicky them red sox.
Anyway, regardless of the standings, we are just a better team. Bottom line.
I was really bummed that I had to work late and miss the start. Had no idea I’d be watching a marathon. Glad I stuck it out. There is no bigger thrill than sticking it to Pimplebutt.
Lowell doesnt have to get big hits when you have Posada behind the plate..Molina should be his defensive replacement. Since Posada is having such a big year at the plate people dont realize how much of a liability he is behind the plate.
battle out viz..
After the balls we tatooed in the top half of the inning if we lose on a strike out I am going to put my fist through the wall,
You got to catch that Jorge, C’mon!
This guy is killing the Yankees tonight…
It was a K, but Jorge didn’t even putt his mitt on it and Lowell reached first.
Nice, 2 down.
Nice..
Who else feels ready to vomit right now? LOL
HIP HIP !!!
Nobody beats the Viz
Nice way to redeem yourself Jorge, good stuff!
Wow…Posada actually throws a runner out…
Great D JETER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OH YEAH Jorge!!!!
Posada makes up for it!!!!!!!!!!
hahaha. what is boston doing? now nancy drew gets to lead off. hahaha
Hip Hip Jorge!!
HAHAHAHAHA!!! Gotcha, coco-afro-puffs!
Got em!
Now it’s 2 down. We’ll get to Nancy Drew here.
Nicee…Jorge redeems himself.
JORGE!!!!!
Made up for it.
Jorge made up for it there.
Do you think the Tigers fans are cursing the Sox like we wer cursing the Rays for laying down after an early lead?
hip hip jorge!!!! all is forgiven. what a throw!!!
LOL that was faster than I thought
That’s twice as nice, it means Nancy leads off the bottom 9th too!
that was huge!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyone care to hazard a bet on whether Francona stays with Papeljohn? If he does, francona loses him for tomorrow.
Not that I care, but WHY do you use a pinch runner who has a bad hip?!?!?
Tack on time! A-ROD — a dinger?
He’s no Dave Roberts…
Where is Gagne in all of this?
Good idea, have one of your most unclutch performers set to lead off the bottom of the 9th. Think he was running on his own there?
GO YANKEES!!!!!!!!!!!!! HIP HIP JORGE!!!!!!!
Jorge cleanin up his own mess.
Now Mo gets to pitch to Nancy, Varitek and Kielty. Perfect.
See? I was jinxing them. Wow, nice job NY.
Now, pleasepleaseplease hold on to it.
i don’t get it.
it’s NOT worth it to steal bases unless you have some stiff (gregg zaun, victor martinez, etc.) behind the plate and jose reyes at first.
why would you waste an opportunity like that?
Insurance runs……PLEASE!!!!
There she is!!!
Here’s our favorite pitcher!!!!
WOO HOO!!! Gags!
Gagne!
Ugh, thanks for bringing up Dave Roberts.
Oh BOY! Eric Gagne! This night just keeps getting better and better. I wish they would’ve put cinco ocho back out there, though, so they couldn’t use him tomorrow.
Here is Gagne…Time to get an insurance run…
My God!! Ihad forgotten how intense these games can get. I don’t know how many of these I can take.
Wow
This is gonna be great. The great Eric GAG-ME coming to blow the lead wide open.
“UPDATE, 11:03 p.m.: Okajima is showing some wear and tear. That was his 64th appearance. He has allowed 15 hits in his last 11.2 innings. Okajima is apparently Japanese for “Proctor.â€?
UPDATE, 11:19 p.m.: I may have to sleep in the press box because there will be panic in the streets of Boston if the Yankees hold on to this game. What a stunning turnaround.”
Pete, you are the man!
com’on bats light the sabres up it’s GAGME !!!!
Will Manny pinch hit in the 9th?
it is not over.. the red sux fans are crazy they are going to the playoffs and they are going to win the division.
I could care less about the division I just want to make the damn playoffs.
who wins the division is irrelevant….
That’s Ohlendorf warming up, not DeSalvo, am I right?
I think Robi has a cracked nail
Hope Robbie is OK, maybe this slight delay will ice Gagne.
Why is Rivera not warming up? And AAA Desalvo is???!!!
Of course, now we get an injury.
We couldn’t just quietly close out this game?
Be ok Robbie
Gotta love Suckliffe just waking up to the fact that the Yankees field a damn good team.
Ok, not to get ahead of ourselves, but the shots of the fans are cracking me up.
C’mon Yanks! Keep this up!!
red sux fans are lunatics.
this game is irrelevant to them..
they are nuts…….
This would be poetic justice for TB’s pen blowing those last few games.
I cannot stand this ESPN trio. They had to hurry up and switch their Red Sox hats and go go Red Sox banners for some Yankee ones. Is it bad journalism to be a frontrunner?
This game is definitely setting the record. If the Yankees win, it would have been worth it. By the way, Indians caught the Angels tonight, not sure who owns that tiebreaker.
Mike R. — and this is regular season with the Yankees 5.5 games out of 1st…think of if they meet in the playoffs again…
Cano that was ball 3..But that is ok because you hit a HR before.
Seriously, I loathe Sutcliffe. All night he’s been singing the praises of the greatest pitching staff to grace the Major Leagues, and now he’s “not sure sure they’re better” than the Yanks. What a tool.
Unsung hero- Bruney!
That’s amazing…Mariners in the top of the 7th….with a 10:05 start!
Johnny!! Come on Jeet!!!
How ironic would it be if Cleveland passes the Angels and Boston collapses and we win the East…and still have to play the Angels?
Bring him home! 2-out hit! Come on!
Wow, that IS amazing! They won’t finish far behind this game at that rate!
Alright, Jeets, let’s tack one on!
these games take FOREVER
I like having Damon competing against the Red Sox. I also like having Jose Molina to compete against the Angels. The latter move would be absolutely invaluable if we re-match against Anaheim in the playoffs.
Or not.
ENTER SANDMAN
Mo Time!
All right, who is pacing with me??
dammit a scoreless inning vs GAGME not a good omen
Optimism everyone.
Now is the time.
LET’S GO YANKEES! LET’S DO THIS!
YankeeJosh – Dude, I’ve had that same dream/nightmare!
Come on Mo, you live for these situations!
BTW Pete please dont give DiceK a vote. Pedroia or Bannister are much much much more deserving. So is Okajima for that matter.
1, 2, 3 inning for Mo…Yankees Win!
Come on Mo, let’s CLOSE THIS OUT.
Starting with Nancy Drew
YankeeJosh: You KNOW that’s what’s going to happen…
Uh Josh, let’s not get carried away. The Yankees are winning games they have to win, but there is little to no chance of winning the division. I don’t care, never have, just need to make the playoffs then all bets are off.
Ddi you all see Pete’s last post?
Okajima is apparently Japanese for “Proctor.�
lol.
SENDING POSITIVE VIBES! GO YANKEES!!!! Go MO!!!!!
And there is order in the universe. After all of this, its on Mo.
PLease Mo Please Mo Please Mo Please Mo Please Mo Please Mo Please Mo…….
Giving a seasoned pro the Rookie of the Year Award is like naming a catcher as the Cy Young winner- it makes no sense.
what the hell Rebecca
*ENTER SANDMAN !!!*
….
Come on Mo lets finish out this game!!!!
It looks like 2 different teams for the Yankees, one played the first 7 innings and then the real team came out to play.
Unreal !!!!!!!!!!!
Let’s go Mo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mr. Attention span strikes again!!! This kid is an ABSOLUTE moron!!!
can we play any sloppier?
Again with the extra outs. Sad as it is, we really dont deserve to win this game.
Mo wants to make us all sweat some more.
Or maybe not. Come on Robbie, that was your’s.
DP DP DP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Another 4 out inning! I can’t take it…
cano could have of had it. let’s go double play.
Mo keep the ball away from Captain moron..He is looking to pull the ball down the line.
You see the two arab guys with beards right behind home plate?
yanks are strong and clever tonight………..Very loose………………..They’re looking to break out the brooms…………..I WOULD BE SUPRISED IF THE REDSUX CAN SALVAGE ONE GAME FROM SET
I guess the game is too long for Cano to pay attention for 5 hours.
Strike three!!!!
Mr Sandman!
end this with a double play …. please?
One down, two to go. Mo is dealing.
2 to go !!!!!!!!!!!
Mo wants this one bad.
lets go double play ball!
will varitek have to be traded to the rockies like ray bourque? he needs to live up to that ridiculous C
This a record yet?
ONE MORE PLEASE!!!!
One more out!!
1 more that is all i ask for
Come on Mo!!!! 1 more out…
1 to go !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
COME ON MO !!!!!!!!!!!!!
This inning should be over. I’m dying here guys.
i want this one really bad.
Last out now. LET’S GO YANKS!
LETS GO MO!!!!!!!
this game is over
Just don’t HBP this guy!
YEAH BABY WOO HOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YEAH!!! THE YANKEES WIN.. THE YAAAAANNNNNKKKEEEEES WIIIIINNNN
Yankees Win!
is Mariano thrwoing 96 as stated by gameday – he is dealing
wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Best win of the year! Nice job Yankees!
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pleassssssssssssssssssssse!!!!!!!
yeah!!!! that kid didn’t look old enough to have a driver’s license.
YANKEES WIN!!!!!!
THEEEEEEEE YANKEES WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SWEET SWEET VICTORY
YEH BABY !!!!!!!!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!!!!
Yankees WIN! THEEEEEEE YANKEES WIN!
KKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK
MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
THE YANKEEEEEEEESSSSSS WINNNNNN
A big FAT BS, L for PAPEL-BUTT
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i love how the sullys all cheered when ellsbury came up. yes i know he is a good prospect but those morons gotta understand he is going up against the greatest closer of all time.
yyyyyeeeeeesssssss!!!!!!
Cleveland and LAA are tied in the standings.
Everything is going right in Yankee land.
WHOOO!!
WHO SAYS OPTIMISM DOESN’T WORK?!
WHO SAYS OPTIMISM DOESN’T WORK!
THE POWER OF SCOOTER IS WITH YOU!
STUNNING!!!
I was sick to my stomach over here watching that!
Unreal!
yabba dabba dooooooooo!!!!!!!!time to run out onto the streets of cape cod. i may get killed,but i’ll die happy.
wow!!!!
oh my god is all i can say.
that was retribution from the Baseball Gods for that 6-2 lead in the 9th the Yankees blew in Fenway in april.
THE GODS ARE JUST!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE YOU MO !!!!!!!!!!!
Rebecca- Where do I get season tickets for the Optimism Bus? Sorry if I ever doubted the power of The Bus. And The Squirrel.
Go Mo!!! I better never see Giambi with a 1st basemans glove again.
WOW !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a comeback !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We really lucked out the way they were playing tonight.
Thank God it’s 27 outs.
Is Papelbon’s first name Larry- because there’s an L beside his last name?!?!?! HAHA!!!!
Good Morning, Good Afternoon and Goodnight you rookie – welcome the Mariano’s World
OPTIMISM!!
UNREAL!
Wasn’t pretty, but it’s still B.E.A Utiful!
Aparently no matter how badly we play, Boston cant beat us.
Cant wait to see Beckett implode after he get shelled. Go Detroit, lets knock Boston out of the post season completely!!!
Awesome!!!
Pete, time for you to go get your interviews and finish up your stories (and since you say you root for good stories, you got good ones tonight, with hardly any Joba mentions
).
WHOO HOO!!!!!
Yessssssssssssssssssssssssssssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Call me Lord Vader
I cant even sit down to type these messages, Im jumping all over the place!!!!
holy mother of god!!!!!!!
I have to apologize for some of my previous comments tonight. I’m sorry I doubted the Yankees. I cannot believe they actually won this game.
And tomorrow if Wang goes 7 we have Joba and then Mo. I’m loving it!
Jacoby Ellsbury- welcome to the big leagues, kid!
Sportcenters showing the recap right now
I typed “Tigers are on a charge… Yankees need to take care of business before charting the post season roster..”.. And before i clicked submit, Cano homered.. that raised the optimism and wow… did they take care of business or what..
By the way, game winning RBI for the MVP!
WOW, what a rollercoaster night of emotion. But, I’ll take it anytime with that ending!!!!
Oh yeah I was wrong earlier about seeing Okajima and then Papelbon. Hopefully we see much more of Okajima tomorrow. lol
Rebecca is the Super Fan. LOL
The RS Bat Boy
September 14th, 2007 at 10:57 pm
Hey Dr. Acula,
How’s this game work’in out for ya so far?
Evil Empire weekend up here in Bastin
Sox on their way to “The Sweep�
Um, not so much? An hour later and the YANKEES win!
Yeah so I am convinced that this is Mariano Rivera’s world… we have all just been living in it Glad he is on our team
OPTIMISM!
Love this.
Yahoo!!!! Leaving fenway on a high note. m
I’m pretty sure the Tigers hate the Red Sox right now.
Behold the power of Optimism!
Cue: The Other One…
The Spanish lady comes on me and lays on me this rose…
Oh my… RSN must be crestfallen tonight.
Bring on the trolls! Show yourselves! Cowards!
where’s Rebecca at ? this optimism thing is getting to me
Rebecca, you made all of this possible! Thank you so much!!
Amazing win by the Yankees
Unbelievable, mind blowing. Now feel completely justified investing close to 5 hours of my time on Friday night to watch this. Best win of the year.
Yup, optimism is pretty great.
Where are all the Red Sox trolls now? You know the Yanks are in the Sox heads right now. They have to realize they are not better than the Yanks.
Dusty Baker actually just said something intelligent on Sportscenter (about the true “save” being in the 8th inning). Miracles never cease.
Here’s to Rebecca and Scooter!!
Funny how the trolls just disappeared in the top of the 8th, isn’t it?
Great come back, looking forward to tomorrow’s game. Hope you brought your sleeping bag Pete, let us know how things go in the press box
Kurticus–That’s the best part! You don’t have to buy tickets! Just hop on!
Great win!! Especially since the Tiges won(and they get Santana tomorrow)..The best part was that Boston had to use Ok, Pap and even Gagne. If the Yanks went down 7-2 then they would have all of those guys rested for tomorrow. Pettitte has probably been sleeping for 3 hours already!!! Now someone steal Giambis 1st basemans glove and dont give it back!!
Raymondmagnetic- You’ll have to excuse them, they’re in deep mourning!!
Hey BB in Baseball troll:
Umm, I guess it wasn’t so productive a night. Yankeess have now won the season series against the Sox, having started 1-5.
Four is the loss column is tough with 15 to play, but I hope we see them in the ALCS.
That Gagne trade looks pretty good, doesn’t it?
great win in a SILENT Fenway
I’m on that bus Rebecca
*P.S. guys The MVP 3B that was swinging at everything again w/ the GW RBI*
Onkel Bob,
The bus came by and I got on, thats when it all began….
again red sux fans are psycho.. they act like they are not going to the playoffs, newsflash they are…
great win for the yanks.. really best of the yr.. they have only stolen a few games this yr. and almost always because of Arod.
hugewin……… HUGE…..
David Justice tells it like it is. Pulls no punches. Like his style.
Tomorrow will tell………………If the Yanks can open a modrate early lead and just doo all the little annoying things right…………………..They’ll be a brawl following the Batter HBP…………………Probably Julio Tavarez at A Rod
See guys? Just show a little faith–and some magic will happen.
Am off to blog and then get some writing done.
Enjoy this one. –If– When we get the division, it starts here.
YankeeJosh I apologize about my Okajima, Papelbon comment to you earlier. You were right about bringing them into the game apparently.
Good point Brandon, and to think that A-Rod was getting ripped last night!
We should elect officers to Rebecca’s Optimist Club, I’ll be her yes-man!!
With every big time hit that A-Rod has delivered in close and late situations this year, I’m getting the feeling he will be more productive in the post-season.
Whatever switch has flipped for him this year, it is just a blast to watch him come through again and again
GIAMBI dh MANANA???
I think they nee dto play him to keep damon and hideki in the lineup.
also Melky should be fined for the DAMN slides into 1st.
what a friggin win………….WOW
I’m ready to upchuck watching Giambi at 1st. To re-live those error’s is making me ill.
I MEANT GIAMBI NEEDS TO LAY 1ST AGAIN!!!MAYBE NOT WITH wANG IN THERE..
On ESPN they have the Yanks winning 2-0.
What a great game! Yankees fought hard and never gave up. Giambi’s defense almost cause the game but he lead the 6 runs 8th inning to help Yankees to win this game. Nice Job! Let’s keep it rolling Yankees!! Let’s go Yankees!
Didn’t i tell u the trolls would soon die ? Idiots lose 8-7
Jeter told Kim Jones “I told Mr. T we would win.” Who is Mr. T?
That was incredible. Im still trying to calm myself down.
Never mind–just figured it out. All the trolls must be affecting my brain.
I think we should share our experiences of where we were for this game. I was watching with my girlfriend at her house and when I left it was 7-2. Normally I’ll continue listening on the radio on the drive home, but I was too frustrated. I came home and quickly checked the score just in time for the Jeter hit, Abreu triple, and A-Rod single. Nothing short of amazing. This was vintage Yankee guts. Best win of the year easily. Yankees Classic for sure.
Torre said on the FAN that Hideki would be in the field 2 of the 3 games this series FWIW.
I can’t imagine we’ll put G-Man in the field after tonights debacle. (although that homer sure was pretty)
Mr. T = Joe Torre
Dman,
I feel the same way. Absolutely amazing.
Hint hint- these are the types of comebacks that championship teams usually have.
What a game. For us to play that sloppy and still get off the deck was huge. That’s 5 in a row and 8 of 10 against the Blosox.
Now that Okajima, the Seattle Mariners of relief pitchers, has officially turned into a pumpkin, there’s not a pitcher on that team who we don’t own.
Two more this weekend and I guarantee we run them down over the last 13.
I feel like regardless of the homerun, with Wang tomorrow, we need Doug at first for the ground balls.
I can say the word—-AMAZING
Michael T said it first but here’s to Brian Bruney for getting the W. It’s been a while since he had a noteworthy game.
Shame on me for switching to local news in the 6th; did get to see Mo in the 9th at least.
Woohoo!
I thin in addition to the optimism, im going to start adding a fist pump to every victory.
Fist Pump!
great game tonight, lets make it 2 in a row tomorrow.
nite all.
I’d also like to nominate Bruney a cookie for stopper of the night. He deserved the W.
Uncle Vito
September 14th, 2007 at 4:49 pm
Games 147, 148, 149…..W,W,W, !!!
WHO DAT ??? HEY Trolls, wanna copy me now ?? This is so frickin’ great…a SILENT FENWAY ??? All the Boston players, coaches, fans, Idiots, Trolls, Media Idiots….ALL OF THEM PUT IN THEIR PLACE ! Any Idiot that doesn’t see that THIS GAME is a HUGE MO-mentum boost for the Yankees and a DAGGER in the heart of that already sinking ship that is the BoSux…is truly 100% an IDIOT !….I don’t know what I love more,,,,bustin’ the CRAP outta PAPELPUG…OR the fact that they want to save THAT PUNK for tomorrow night and brought in GAG-ME for the 9th…..and how about MO striking out the Final Idiot to end the game….Truly a frickin’ CLASSIC….HEY BOSTON FANS, how do you feel about your team now ???? TOO FUNNY ! I can’t wait for the Yankees to beat the livin’ snot outta Mr. “I’m gonna call Joba a f*ckin c*nt” redneck @$$hole Beckett…THE SWEEP IS STILL ON, BABY….GOOD NIGHT BOSTON….the city of LOSERS !!!
Devastating game? Yeah, of course. Panic in the streets? Nah, not yet. Impressive win, Yanks.
Tomorrows lineup, Damon CF, Matsui LF, Giambi DH, and Mienk 1st base. Give Melky a day off, hes not a good hitter and you need the veteran experience and they have to get Giambis bat going for the last 2 weeks, and Giambi will not see 1st base with Wang on the mound. Damon is a must tomorrow, it seems like he really steps up his game when he is facing Boston and he shouldnt sit for Melky. Betemit is not a good option he will be swinging at Becketts curve ball in the dirt and striking out every time up like Bonderman and Burnett did to him every single at bat.
i’m finding it to be incredibly satisfying to go back through this thread and read those annoying posts by red sox fans who happen to be obnoxious. i’m never tempted to do that, and this is partly why… cause you end up looking really, really bad, win or lose, but ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU LOSE.
Alright. I think Im starting to calm down now.
At least Im not sick to my stomach anymore
Yeah, I was gonna say the same about Damon in center and Giambi as DH. Damon probably knows Fenway’s outfield better than he knows Yankee Stadium, so it’s as good a place as any to stick him back in center.
You’re Welcome.
That’s your NEW YORK YANKEES!!!!!!
Wow! What a comeback…
Wow,what a game. I watched the 6th and 7th at work surrounded by drunken Boston fans at the bar and caught the 8th and 9th at home, yeah, I made it home in record time. Great job by Bruney and Mo, and some nice work by Cano as well. Let’s keep up the momentum !
Torre: We were only 5 minutes away from using Joba. LOL
Good line by Torre on the postgame
“We were only 5 minutes away from getting to use Joba”
GREAT……………………………….
UNBELIEVABLE…………………………
Torre no more Henn please!!! He couldnt even get Drew out on an 0-2 count..It is amazing that the Yanks won a game that Henn, Veras and Bruney pitched in. Bruney did a great job also. He got out of a bases loaded situation and then pitched another scoreless inning. Is Villone still on the team? He isnt as bad as all of those AAA people. He must be on Torres crap list.
Not so much Okie-Dokie, as Okely-Dokely! Okajima suddenly morphed into Flanders….now THAT was an amazing win. I really enjoyed the silence at Fenway.
Where are the trolls? Honestly, I feel like they should be here win or lose. They probably are paid on commission as it is. If I were sad enough to plague a Red Sox board, I’d be around regardless.
Yankee fans, I was just at the bar for 5 hours watching the game. I endured a few hours of Red Sox fans calling me homo (or saying GAY-ROD in my face) to have OUR YANKEES come back and beat ‘em.
Let me tell you – IT AIN’T OVER TIL IT’S OVER, BABY! NEVER GIVE UP! NEVER LET UP!
GO YANKEES!
Pretty freakin awesome, but I am standing by my in-game rants:
- DiceK was bad bad bad and the Sox fasn shouldn’t get encouraged by his favorable result tonight; he made bad pitches and got lucky
- Jeter needs a day or 3 off
- Melky needs to learn how to run through the bag, even if it requires repeated benchings
- Jorge should be batting 5th. He is the 2nd best hitter on this team
- Sean Henn should not be pitching if the outcome is still in question, and yes it was in question tonight
- I was almost becoming convinced that Giambi’s bad gloce wasn’t worth it, but changed my mind after that dinger. He saw more tricky plays today than he’ll see the rest of the year. 90% of the plays at 1B are still routine and can be handled by anyone
- Melky and Cano are the last two guys I want at bat with the Yankees down and runners on in a big spot
just got in from my celebration run down main street on cape cod here. what a nice cool night out there. have to do that more often. the first person i ran into was a friend wearing of all things a papelbon shirt. he was so drunk he was yelling at a cop car passing by. i helped his girlfriend get him in the passenger seat of his car so she could drive him home.
he was so out of it he didn’t remember i was a yankee fan. it didn’t seem the time to remind him. i don’t think he took the loss well. maybe that’s just me though.
wow. these kind of games are great. i guarantee the first thing i’ll think of when i wake up tomorrow is “what a win!!!!”
this is an instant classic.
I take back what I said about Bruney earlier. Good game!! Can you imagine what a rush this must be for the rookies!! GO YANKEES!!! I sure wish Scooter could make an appearance at Fenway!
Anybody know who our last 20 game winner was? Wang has a great shot at it if they let him pitch on regular rest.
TKinDC- Pettitte in ’03 and yes, Wang definitely has a shot!
This game was out-freaking-standing…
in the 8th inning after the homeruns I still thought the game was over, but was glad that we hit up Okajima for some runs, because that guy is just really not THIS good. I predicted all year that he would falter, and the Yankees have been a huge part of his rising ERA.
getting the loss and blown save to Papelbon always makes me happy as well – the faces of the red sox fans tonight were absolutely priceless
The look on the faces of the Sox says it all – it’s as if they’re the ones trailing in the AL East.
Yankees – Red Sox games ALWAYS are special games. Tonight once again proved it.
so- anybody wanna stay up for the encore??
eelz,
no
ken macha is on nesn talking about the yankees turning their lineup over 5 times and doing the damage in those fifth at bats. interesting perspective from a former manager.
Pete getting on tv during YES’s interview of A-rod.
The faces of all the fans in Fenway was priceless. there’s nothing better that deflating a home team crowd at your rival with a gigantic comeback. The best part is they can only tie us for the season series.
Seriously, you can’t doubt our lineup at any time and future opponents will take this win into consideration.
Twenty-Three Grannies
Who would have thought that after the Red Sox went 5-1 against us in the first 6. I’m ready for the YES Yankees Classics version of this game. Best regular season moment against the Red Sox since 2004 and Jeter’s dive game.
There’s just something so special about going to sleep after the Yankees beat the Red Sox! HAHAHA I love it I love it I love it!!!!
yankees and sox games are more like Epics than anything else. The routinely play 4 hour games. lol. On another note this game reminds me of the one that Bill Meuller hit the game winner off of Mo when the Yanks went up by a ton in ’04 I believe. I see a lot of similarities between that year and this year. Hopefully the Yanks will win it this year.
OMG WHAT HAPPENED. I LEFT WHEN IT WAS 7-2 AND I FOUND OUT THEY WON?!??!?!! BEST. WIN. OF THE YEAR.
I feel like such an idiot for turning the tv off.
And to think I was preparing for the Yankees to “tip their caps” to DiceK in the postgame. That would have infuriated me because he pitched like crap, but we executed woirse against him. A game like last night against Burnett doesnt get to me at all. We played sharp, had a great pitching performance, but got beat by a better pitching and a few breaks. But the first 7 innings tonight we beat ourselves.
The Sox should be worried about Oki and DiceK. Very worried.
YankeeJosh – Agreed. I think ESPN said this was our best comeback to win on the road since 2005, and seeing how we’ve played on the road this year, minus the second half of the season, says a lot. To go on this tear and come back so close to the division, even if we lose it, shows the character of this team. I haven’t felt like we’ve had this chemistry since 2001 on our team, and that can definitely help you win games.
Did anyone see Joba flip out after we took the lead? I like to see that energy.
Poor Kevin Bacon. His Centerstage episode gets to premeire at 1 am.
I just had a feeling about tonight. This team has something…like the ’96 team. They’re underrated, gritty and ultra-competitive. They fight. They turned their season around and changed the game tonight in one inning. I can’t imagine the comraderie in the clubhouse right now. They must feel so happy to be a part of a team that nobody can count out. I am, for the first time in a long time, hopeful. Big win. Lots of clutch AB’s. I was wrong about this team earlier in the year. They want to win, in a very bad way. And it’s nice to see Joe Torre will go out in style this year as a winner. He never missed the playoffs with us. Remarkable. He must’ve done something right, right?
OH. MY. GOD. YANKEEEEEES FTW!!!!
I got kicked out of the bar I was screaming so loud!!!! Man do I feel bad for doubting them – never aagin!! I looooove this team!!!
Oh this is priceless. INSTANT CLASSIC BABY! Woooot!!!
hahhahah
wow. i have nothing else to say. that’s a HUGE win.
Lets see as I was taking off from Pearson Airport it was 1-0 Sox
When I landed at Newark it was 5-1 Sox
When i got home it was 7-2 Sox
When I turned on the TV it was the top of the 7th. Seems I missed all of the bad and saw all of the good. Excellent win more importantly because the Tigers won.
Best line during the Post game goes to Torre who said due to the klength of the game we were 5 minutes from being allowed to use JOba pretty funny. Must be hellish covering games at Fenway doing interviews in the hallways.
Will miss not having the postgame coverage over the next 2 days
and just think….if we’re this excited, imagine how the squirrel feels!!
pete, your eye was on ESPN!
Okijama is Japanese for “Proctor”.
LMAO.
To me the elephant in the room is this: whether the Yankees pull off the sweep, or end up coming back to win the division or not, is not the issue. Well, it’s a huge issue, but even if neither of these things happen, the elephant is the fact that it’s OBVIOUS that the Red Sox just aren’t that good. For three and a half months now they’ve been a B or B-minus team, and they just don’t have the horses. The first two months of this season were a fluke (in a good way) for the Red Sox and a fluke (in a horrible way) for the Yankees. There’s no question who the better team is and nothing that happens this weekend or in the next two weeks will change that.
I think the key to winning number 27 this year will be getting past Anaheim…hopefully we get them in the ALCS. I think getting a series win under their belts would be good for a lot of the guys who’ve only been around for postseason bad karma the last few years.
pettitte and matsuzaka went a combined 9 and 2/3 innings and threw 221 pitches.
no wonder this game was almost a 9 inning record for longest game.
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
Real BBB – I was cheering so much the bartender and a few girls close to me tarted to root for the Yankees with the rest of the bar cheering for the Sox (and this is from Richmond, VA! so far from the den of the devil). When we won, I went a little crazy, and got a lot of high fives from the ladies in the room, with the Sox fans turning their heads and leaving. It’s almost like when I saw Tiki’s last game leaving FedEx high-fiving every Giant fan I saw.
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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A huge statement just slapped Boston in the face tonight