Game 151: Orioles at Yankees
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc, Podcast on Sep 18, 2007 
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Here is the lineup:
YANKEES
Damon DH
Jeter SS
Abreu RF
Rodriguez 3B
Matsui LF
Posada C
Cano 2B
Mientkiewicz 1B
Cabrera CF
Mussina RHP (9-10, 5.28)
Pregame chatter: Yankees are facing RHP Jon Leicester (2-1, 6.32). … Big start for the Moose as he tries to keep himself in play for a spot on the postseason roster. He’s also looking to win at least 10 games for the 16th straight season. … The Yankees are 21-31 in games decided by one or two runs. … Jeter is hitting .433 with runners in scoring position and two outs. … The bullpen has a 7.98 ERA in the last five games. … Mariano Rivera, Kyle Farnsworth and Luis Vizcaino are likely unavailable tonight. Would they use Joba Chamberlain to close? That’ll be a question to ask before the game. I’ll report back.
Other games of interest:
Boston (Lester) at Toronto (Burnett), 7:05
Detroit (Verlander) at Cleveland (Westbrook), 7:05
Rays (Hammel) at Angels (Lackey), 10:05
UPDATE, 6:00 p.m.: My mistake before, Joba is not available. I forgot he went two on Sunday. The bullpen tonight is Ramirez, Bruney, Veras, Ohlendorf, etc. Joe seems pretty determined not to wear out the regulars.
Meanwhile, Jason Giambi’s right foot is sore after getting hit by a pitch on Monday night. He was going to play first base otherwise.
The rotation for Toronto: Wang, Kennedy, Clemens and Hughes.
Johnny Damon will probably get a day off tomorrow assuming Giambi is ready to go.
Andy Phillips was here and wants to spend the rest of the season with the team. He already has the cast off his wrist and will start exercises on Friday.
UPDATE, 6:33 p.m.: Here is the lineup the Red Sox are running out there tonight: Ellsbury 8, Pedroia 4, Ortiz DH, Lowell 5, Drew 9, Hinske 3, Varitek 2, Moss 7, Lugo 6, Lester 1.
That’s Brandon Moss. Not Randy. Crisp (back), Youkilis (wrist) and Ramirez (oblique) are all out.
If you’re interested in following Boston as it tries to avoid an epic collapse, check out the Extra Bases blog on Boston.com.
UPDATE, 7:31 p.m.: The song before Matsui’s first at-bat was “I’m Too Sexy For My Shirt” by Right Said Fred. I can’t imagine he chose that, but if he did that’s hilarious.
Meanwhile, nicest guy in the world Andy Phillips was in the clubhouse before the game. He had his right wrist operated on earlier this month and is out for the season. He hopes to spend the rest of the season with the team. “I’m lobbying to go on the road trip,” he said. “I just want to be a part of it.” Tell you what, the Yankees might not be where they are today without the lift Phillips gave them in July.
UPDATE, 7:46 p.m.: This guy in the Mike Mussina uniform is dealing.
UPDATE, 8:11 p.m.: Here is Joe Torre’s pregame media session:
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UPDATE, 8:20 p.m.: Doug Mientkiewicz does it again. That’s four hits and five RBI in the last three games. He’s gotten on base six times in nine PAs, which includes a sacrifice.
He’s on the postseason roster at this point, no doubt about it.
UPDATE, 8:33 p.m.: That’s now 11.2 consecutive scoreless innings for the Moose.
It’s amazing. Back at the end of August, Mussina and Mientkiewicz looked like spare parts. Now they’re playing their way into the postseason.
UPDATE, 9:02 p.m.: That was the Melkman’s first RBI since Sept. 5. But he remains in a horrific slump (1 for 29 including 0 for his last 16).
UPDATE, 9:31 p.m.: The Moose’s last two starts: 12.2 8 0 0 4 7. He’s pitching better than Phil Hughes at the moment and I just can’t see them choosing Ian Kennedy over him. Moose has 22 postseason appearances. If you don’t think that will influence Joe Torre, you aren’t paying attention. I think what they do is start Moose in Game 4 and have him on a short leash with one of the kids ready to go behind him.
Postseason rotation: Wang, Pettitte, Clemens, Moose
Pen: Rivera, Viz, Chamberlain, Farnsworth, Hughes or Kennedy, Ramirez, TBD.
UPDATE, 9:47 p.m.: In the who can choke the most contest, the Mets are giving the Red Sox a run for their money. But this would be a true, true collapse for Boston. Looks like Brian Cashman knew what he was doing when he kept Ian Kennedy and passed on Gagne.
Torre just subbed in everybody. Betemit, Sardinha, the Attorney General, Molina, etc.
UPDATE, 10:05 p.m.: The crowd cheered loudly when they posted the Boston score. They’re showing it again now to the tune of Don’t Stop Believin’ by Journey.
Both Jo(h)n Lester’s pitching tonight.
Should be a game the Yankees win, should be one where the Blue Jays have the upper hand.
i still have no idea what to expect from moose. none.
Lets go Yankees!
Go Jays! I hope Burnette throws a no-hitter!
i hope burnett can continue his good roll.
Posted this in the other thread:
EVERYTHING feels different than the years 2002, 2004, 2005 and 2006.
(Aaron Boone gets the entire team off the hook for 2003).
This is a team that’s FUN to watch—you watch Melky, Cano, Joba, Phil, Ian, Shelley, and you get this feeling.
They LOVE doing what they’re doing. If they’re in it for the money, it’s not showing. They’re not even in it just for winning (like the previous Yankee teams of this decade) they’re in it to have fun, and since having fun involves winning, Yankee fans everywhere get a result they can enjoy.
They’ve got just the right mix of veterans like Jeter, Posada, Mo, Pettitte, and pure talent, like A-Rod and Joba, baby faces and DRIVE (think Clemens and TOUGH ALL DAY…)
This is how dynasties are born.
We might all be looking forward to 2008 and 2009, but do not forget about 2007.
This is where it all starts.
DestiNY: Dynasty!
****
For the record, a squirrel crossed my path twice today.
Yeah, we’re winning.
Let’s go Yankees!
p.s. Seems that there’s someone that posts under the name ‘Mel’. Should I change my ‘mel’ to something with 27 in it? Like ’27mels’?
mel: Yes!
Isn’t Joba also unavailable tonight? Did they tweak the Joba rules over the weekend while I was on vacation?
I like this lineup alot. Not the most powerful.But can spray the ball all over the field and play solid defense. The only thing I might change is Damon in left,Mats at d.h.
Hope Torre sticks with Doug at first for a while. Stick to whose hot.
Marc – That’s what I thought too. He pitched two innings on Sunday, right? That means two days off and he wouldn’t be available until tomorrow. Has anyone said otherwise? (btw – my whole family got “Joba Rules” t-shirts over the weekend – we’ll be out in force tonight at the stadium!)
I just ordered a Joba Rules t-shirt from mlb.com but they say I gotta wait 2-4 weeks!
Boo!
yeah, did we tweak the joba rules? I thought he needed two days off? I guess he only pitched 1.2innings, on sunday, so maybe he only needs 1.2 days off. which makes him just about ready at 7 est
Hopefully it’s a blowout and there won’t be a need for a worthy bullpen pitcher. Then again it was a blowout last night and Farnsworth came in and almost ruined it. But he’s also not worthy.
7.98, huh? Kind of like a Richter Scale number there.
Kind of makes you wish you still had this guy:
http://losangeles.dodgers.mlb......_id=429984
Just doesn’t look right in that cap.
Becca – they had them on the rack at Modells.
Don’t forget we have Ross available he’s looked pretty good.
Joba will close tonight. Torre is in win at all cost mode. They can’t keep grinding Mo into the ground. He will have nothing at this rate.
Lori: No Modells around in Syracuse that I’ve seen!
There’s a store selling Yanks/Sox stuff at the local mall, but I don’t have time to go…
Joba did pitch 2 on Sunday, but it’s late in the season and he got 3 days off before that.
I am predicting a solid start from Mussina:
6.2 IP, 8 H, 3ER 1 BB, 4k
And they won’t need to worry about the bullpen because they’ll put up a ten-spot after chasing Leicester in the 3rd or 4th.
Do we than see Veras closing? Ramirez available tonight?
Becca,
You mean it’ll take you more than 6 weeks to get to the mall? lol.
They probably wouldn’t have it anyway. (shh! Don’t tell anyone. Just take an indelible pen and a heather gray shirt and make your own. And before you know it your real one will be there just in time for the World Series)
As long as the bats stay hot, hopefully there won’t be a need to dig too deeply into the bullpen.
Isn’t it a shame that they have about 8 fresh arms in the bullpen but really can’t count on any of them, whether because of past failures or simply inexperience? I really hope either Edwar, Bruney, or Britton really gets it together and proves to be a reliable arm down the stretch and into the playoffs. We could use one more dependable reliever behind Mo, Joba, and Vizcaino. Think Brian Bruney in 2006.
And mel……I agree, I wouldn’t mind seeing that fellow and his bow-legs in pinstripes once again.
Becca – I was going to recommend their website, but it says 2-4 week too. Sorry : (
There are some rip-off “Joba Rules in the Bronx” t’s on Ebay . . .
and his catfish lips?
This games got 13-12, 4:47, written all over it. I’d be surprised to see less than 10 pitchers combined.
If Mo and Viz are both out, expect Bruney to get a chance to prove himself in a tight spot.
Mel: Hah! Well, like you said, they’re probably sold out…
Anyway, I love my ‘got twenty-six?’ and ‘This is your brain: New York’ shirts!
I don’t know if it was mentioned yet, but the Yankees selected four prospects to play in the Hawaiian Winter league: George Kontos, Mark Melancon, Austin Jackson, and Brad Suttle.
http://pinstripespa.blogspot.c.....ay-in.html
Just thought I would give everyone a heads up on that.
I think the Moose is 100% on the playoff roster, hopefully not in the starting rotation.
hmmm This is a pitcher they’ve never seen before…that equals a recipe for disaster…..yanks are awful against guys they have never seen.
oh, and i am curious to know what everyone’s take on jackson is? anyone think he will polish into a productive major league outfielder? or do some of you think he is just way to raw and an eventual bust
mel – Catfish lips indeed. But if we’re going to talk about pitchers with fish lips, you can’t NOT talk about Jonathan Papelbon……….
Haven’t seen Jackson in action, but for all the hoopla I’m sure curious!
Chris, you are right..if yankees stick to tradition they will make this guy look like Cy young tonight!
Jackson has a lot of potential, and the Yankees knew right when they drafted him that he was extremely raw and would be a work in progress. The fact that he’s come so far so quickly is nothing short of remarkable. I personally think he has a Curtis Granderson-like ceiling, but since he has yet to play a full season above A-ball, I’m not going to make any predictions about when he makes it to the Majors or how productive he will be. Simply too soon.
GREAT to see that Mark Melancon has finally recovered from TJ surgery and will play professional baseball for the first time. That guy has potential to be a great setup man or even a closer. Again, it’s too early to tell, but the potential is there.
Moose will probably round out the Yankees’ playoff rotation if he does well tonight-but the Yankees will still carry Hughes and Kennedy.
That leaves room for 13 position players
(Posada, Molina, Mientkiewicz, Cano, Jeter, A-Rod, Betemit, Abreu, Cabrera, Matsui, Damon, Giambi, Duncan)
6 starting pitchers (Pettitte, Clemens, Wang, Mussina, Kennedy, Hughes)
and 6 relievers (Rivera, Chamberlain, Vizcaino, Farnsworth, Villone, Britton/Ramirez/Bruney/Ohlendorf)
and you could probably sub in a pitcher for Duncan depending on his health
I guess I didn’t really answer the question. I think Jackson will be productive but not until at least 2009.
I think there is a technicality in playoff eligibility rules. Normally if someone isn’t on the Active Roster prior to September 1st then they aren’t eligible for the postseason roster. But if someone on the 40-man is on the 60-day DL, they can be replaced with someone called up after September 1st.
Thus, I believe Alberto Gonzalez and Ross Ohlendorf are eligible, thanks to the injuries to Andy Phillips and Darrel Rasner. Ian Kennedy is in thanks to Carl Pavano.
Somebody correct me if I’m wrong on this.
swo i think you are right on.
Jaewon: don’t tell Torre that.
i think igawa as a lefty reliever and Brett Gardner for stealing bases should also be brought up for the playoffs
I can’t see Joba pitching tonight either. He pitched 2 innings on Sunday and threw 30 pitches. The Joba rules would imply, as such, he’s not available until tomorrow.
Using Mo hurt last night. If he’s not available tonight as a consequence, don’t be surprised to see Torre use some combination of Veras, Ohlendorf and Farnsworth.
Yes, Farnsworth, two days in a row, notwithstanding, because he hadn’t pitched before yesterday in almost a week.
i’d actually only carry 11 pitchers in the ALDS
Wang
Pettitte
Clemens
Hughes
Rivera
Chamberlain
Vizcaino
Farnsworth
Ramirez
Kennedy
Mussina
having 11 pitchers would open up a spot for Alberto Gonzalez, who could PR and play very good middle infield defense, something that might become valuable should Jeter’s knee worsen
Gonzalez and Gardner for the playoffs? No way they make the postseason roster. No way.
the fan is reporting that joba is not available and neither is Giambi..he is out with a bruised foot!
Ach!
Well, who are we ragging on tonight?
How about Melky? He’s been slumping something awful recently…
there pen today are 3 blind mice.. what a joke… not only does kyle stink but he is fragile..
they need Joba tonight.. he was off yesterday and by the time he gets in a game it will be 48 hrs…
no viz and try not to use maraino.. moose if he pitches out of his mind(low probability) he is good for 7 innings….
they need minimum 8 runs tonight…
Torre adjust the joba rules………..
becca, i’d rag on moose. we need a great start from him tonight.
Igawa shouldnt step on the field again this year. I do think he would make a better bullpen guy next year. As a specialist or a long man. He needs to work on his control over the winter.
my prediction: tonight we see the debut of the new and improved kei igawa
Pete,
A-rod hasn’t had a day off in a long long time. In addition to all his other fantastic stats, number of games played must be up there….
Is he at all banged up??
Happy to see my man alphabet soup in the lineup again. Maybe Giambi is better served to role of DH/pinch hitter sharing time at DH with Matsui and Damon. To be quite honest As long as Melky doesn’t slide (feet or head first) into first base I am happy.
I would love it if we got to w/in 2 in the loss column behind the Red Sox tonight. With Manny off in space, Youkilis still trying to convince the world he got hit intentionally this weekend, Dice K being skipped and the rotation in tatters outside of Beckett, picking up a couple more games in the next 2 weeks is doable.
I hate to admit it and I know you guys are gonna blast me for it, but there’s part of me that hopes Mussina pitches poorly and we get him out of the game quickly limiting the damage and still win.
I just don’t trust him in the playoffs at all this season. Do you want him game 4 vs. Anaheim? I sure as hell don’t. I know Torre is salivating to see Mussina go 6 and give up 3 tonight so he can proudly and sternly tell us all he’s in the playoff rotation end of story. Torre’s been leading us to that since Mussina pitched decent in his last start. I would much rather see Hughes or Kennedy get the 4th game start than Moose this season.
Torre said that Joba is unavailable also. He is ready to go tomorrow, because he pitched 2 innings. Vizs arms must be totally shot..it seems like they always want to stay away from him. Farns. messed everything up. He couldnt finish off the game yesterday so Mo had to be used. But I would highly doubt if they are in a save situation that Mo will not pitch. I still dont get why Farns. cant pitch today?? Is he that fragile…
Who cares about the 8th and 9th inning if Moose is awful. Since he pitched good the last time I wouldnt expect it out of him again. It seems like with his stuff he could be good 1 in every 5 starts. If tonight is bad I dont see him making another start anyway.
Melky sucks and should go back to aaa.Take that back aa. No trade him for that injured Gonzalez(lefty) straight up.
Hows that Becca?
Now that I said that he’ll have a 3 hit night,with a homer in between.
Off-topic:
If the Yanks win the World Series this year, should they let go of A-Rod if/ when he opts out of his current contract and sign whoever they can get for 3B on the cheap if not trade for a rookie 3B and see what he can do? I think they should.
The Yanks and A-Rod get a World Series title out of each other. The Yanks get a pass if they don’t win the World Series next year. I see them at least in the A.L.C.S. if not the World Series with Johann Santana the ace and Mark Texiera the 1B in 2009 if/ when they sign both free agents after next year.
A-rod sucks. Trade him, he’s not a true Yankee. Wait. Did I just say that out loud?
(warning: that was a joke)
So basically no one in our bullpen is available?
G.Love,
I mentioned the same thing earlier in another thread and got blasted for it. But I agree,dont want to see him as a starter in the post season. Hope Moose does good enough for us to win and for him to have value to trade come the offseason. Its not just his performance, its his attitude towards his teamates(staring at them after an error and packing it in). The its never my fault in a loss. 7 years of that is plenty for me.
Whats most important is to keep winning and watch boston fold yet once again.
GO YANKEES!!!
Of course there’s people in the bullpen. You’ve got Britton, Igawa, some AA champions, Veras. Good news though, Karstens is off with Team USA.
xryanx,
I heard Guidry was going to take it for the team close today. With Damon being a setup man. His fastball resembling Wakefields knuckler.
Joba is NOT available tonightas per Sweeni Murti
anybody know who is starting for us tomorrow, kennedy or pettitte? thanks.
Does Joe have a contract to do a daily pre-game show with the FAN? I thought the Yankee broadcasts are on WCBS and the FAN was a Mets station?
Torre already said in an interview yesterday that as far as the post season if they get there he would ALWAYS use the veteran over the rookie if they were both pitching decent at the same time. That is pathetic!!! Mussina hasnt been good in the play offs the last couple of years anyway and had to be pulled from the rotation. He is totally going to forget about the kids that helped them get there and go with the over the hill crew and mess up everything. That is exactly what he did last year but that is what Torre does. If he was going with what has been working….Mussina wouldnt even be in the rotation again, and he shouldnt be. Also If I remember Baltimore kills him.
I just listned to m kay.he rally gets on my nerves.He talks like he knows more then anybody.The man did not know who phil hughes,joba,IPK,were before the year began.Now he is passing judgement on what kind of pitcher hughes is after what? 9 starts.
i tend not to pay attention to baseball “analysts” who never played the game
“He is totally going to forget about the kids that helped him get there and go with the over the hill crew and mess everything up.”
Calm down. YOu don’t even know the make-up of the postseason roster yet.
hughes will be great.. the guy just turned 21 and is learning on the big stage.
he has the body and the mind for greatness… he will end the yr. with a mid 4 ERA at 21 at 85 % arm strength…..
Kay has no clue on prospects he thinks each yankee player should be 30 yrs old….
Yes, I would think Michael Kay knows more than the average fan. He travels with the team, is in the clubhouse, works the games, and has been doing so for years and years.
It’s a given that Mussina won’t throw a complete game gem but knowing that, Torre should empty the bullpen tank with anybody not named Rivera, Chamberlain, or Vizcaino until the Orioles get the message. Meantime, get into Baltimore’s bullpen early and often and have no mercy on their ERA’s.
Paddy R: Pettitte.
Anyone check out the O’s stats against Moose? They are ugly. Tejada, Roberts & Millar all hitting .400 or higher with at least an 1.195 OPS (each with at least 34 ABs). I’m hoping for the best but won’t be surprised if it is an upsetting first inning.
Not “ragging” on Melky, but his VORP this year is 14.2.
This is lower than all of the following players: Kaz Matsui, Jason Bartlett, Cristian Guzman, Josh Phelps, Willy Taveras, the Prince of grittiness David Eckstein, and David Dejesus.
You know, players who, shall we say…
Suck.
Wow, I just looked at the Yanks pitching stats for the season. They only have one complete game all year…Wang did it once, that’s it.
Phil: that’s cause the Yankees have Captain Hook as a manager.
So then it’s Melky and Moose for the big games tonight?
I read the article one of y’all posted a link to (from a Sox fan/journalist guy) and I can’t believe it. Talk about switching the subject to money as if it were a compulsion or reflex …
He (and I’m assuming this represents a viewpoint of their hardcore fans) believes that because the original rights to Wang, Cano, Melky, and a handful of other prospects weren’t originally made available in the draft (and they were offered signing bonuses slightly bigger than what the Sox offered their own similarly acquired prospects) our guys are somehow not authentic ‘homegrown’ talent. And I got the impression the Sox prospects were being considered as ‘homegrown’ because of the difference in the bonuses. Further, because Jeter, Pettitte, Posada and Rivera have passed through to the point in their careers where they would have become eligible for free agency (or some bullcrap like that) they’re considered ‘high priced free agent signings’ and seen on par with the likes of Giambi and Damon. Sure, Pettitte was signed by Houston and signed back but that’s still different.
Do they consider Pedro, Schilling, Ortiz, Drew, Manny, Lowell, etc etc etc as home grown? Did they once think that of Damon too?
The author was trying to be objective & level headed (and some of the things he said actually were) but the underpinnings were still the same old stuff. Did anyone else feel this way?
Actually, I can believe it after reading it. I’ve learned to expect it so it doesn’t surprise me. One could train a parrot to be a Red Sox fan. Makes me want to go off on a REAL rant, which I may be driven to do some day.
I am so glad to be on the side of ANSKY Nation, Squirrel Nation, or whatever we want to call it.
PINSTRIPE NATION!
Phil- I remember that one, it was at U.S. Cellular Field against the White Sox in June, I think. It is kinda sad that we have only one complete game.
Recently overheard conversation between Hideki Okajima and Daisuke Matsuzaka…..
Q. “Hey Dice-K, how did we ever get stuck in a silly college cowtown” ?
A. “I dunno Oka, I guess we gotta start ragging on our agents. Here, have another Dunkin’Donut and try to forget about it”.
Complete games are a thing of the past….They now use quality starts as a yard stick for starting pitchers…..Mussina’s & Torre are on the line tonight as far as public opinion is concerned….I don’t expect much from him tonight..I just hope he can go 5-6 innings and keep the team in the game….Know a days that’s a large order from the Moose…..Look for Karstens or Igawa to fill a long relief role tonight…..
Ranting Guy,
Talk about using fallacy to support an argument. It’s like, Whatever. Get a life. Go write another twisted article to top the one about the Red Sox being the nation’s team based on skewed numbers.
dmm,
I like that. While they wear their red flannel thermal underwear, we can wear our pinstripe silk pajamas.
No, complete games are not a thing of the past. Certain teams/pitchers allow/go deeper in games.
Why is Torre on the line tonight? Public opinion? I don’t think so.
Mussina is pitching to keep a spot in the rotation and for the playoffs, but Torre being on the line? Calm down.
I wonder if Sox Nation (remember the Borg Collective, any of you Trekkies?) would not consider Hughes, Kennedy & Chamberlain as ‘homegrown’ NY prospects because NY may have acquired the rights to their draft picks when trading away non-homegrown talent.
Morons.
OK the medication is finally taking effect. Who’s pitching tonight?
A Jax is often compared to Vernon Wells and Torii Hunter, though I like the Curtis Granderson comp I read in one of the comments earlier. You can’t really go wrong with either on,e eh?
I call it ‘Yankeedom’.
Anything with -Nation after it just isn’t original enough
Don’t the Yankees call it “Yankees Universe” when they sell those t-shirts to benefit cancer?
Luigi:
“i tend not to pay attention to baseball “analystsâ€? who never played the game”
right on man. the ones who do their homework are the guys who never played. Often time they are more knowledgeable, insightful and eloquent than former jocks. We had a long talk about this in sports writing class today.
I was about to say that, Phil. I always thought it was Yankees Universe.
Thank God for a sore foot!
Torre! Does he EVER learn?? Giambi is an absolute disaster defensively. He got away with a couple of games while playing him at first base in the KC series (I think). Giambi was awful in his appearance against Boston and finally Minky was installed at first. His play against Varitek virtually saved that game for NY. Giambino is still a dangerous hitter and is much more useful at DH or PHing off the bench.
Phil just read this blog tonight as the game goes on..It’ll be a small sample of what will be said and written in the local sports pages….He’s going with a 6 man rotation for what reason, because he feels oblidged to Mussina…..When he gets lite up tonight you tell me Torrew gets a pass, be real…..As for complete games tell me what organization doesn’t have the 7 inning / 100 pitch mentality, especially in the AL…..Complete games is not really a gauge to judge pitchers by anymore….Quality starts is what matters….
Pat, I’ve read and posted on this blog many nights. So what? Torre is not “on the line” for one game against Baltimore. Whether Moose pitches well or poorly, Torre will still be the manager tomorrow and his decision to start Moose tonight to see if there is anything left in the tank has a miniscule effect on how his job performance will be judged.
Read the post. I never said complete games are a gauge to judge pitchers. I just said that certain pitchers pitch deeper into games and still complete the games they start. And certain managers still allow their starters to pitch deeper into games.
Becca,
We can’t call it Yankeedom. All the haters would be saying “Yankee-dumb”!
Andy Phillips is here and wants to spend the rest of the season with the team.
Somehow I don’t see Carl Pavano knocking down the clubhouse door to spend the rest of the season with the team.
I hope Moose does well tonight (optimism) but if Kennedy continues to do well (more optimism) and Moose bounces back to his slump again I hope Torre can recognize that (negativity with an optmistic twist) for the ALDS (still more optimism) ALCS (significantly more optimism) and world series (the pinnacle of optimism) rotations.
Becca–27 in 07! Nothing beats Optimism!,
I go to SU! Small world.
lol Phil. Good point. Where IS Pavano?
mel: Good point!
Okay…
hmm…
Well, the Empire fits quite nicely…
InsertNewSN:
NO WAY!!
Dude, that’s awesome! What school/major? How odd would it be if you were in one of my classes…
the Mets are a mess. I almost feel bad for them.
“Andy Phillips is here and wants to spend the rest of the season with the team.
Somehow I don’t see Carl Pavano knocking down the clubhouse door to spend the rest of the season with the team.”
What a great point! If we win the world series, will he be kept out of getting a ring, pictures, etc.? Probably
Andrea: I feel bad for Willie Randolph. He lives one town over from where I grew up, so it’s almost kinda sorta not really like a connection. And my best friend’s aunt used to work for the team. So I feel kind of bad.
But I feel much, much better about the Yankees…
Phil – 27 in ’07
September 18th, 2007 at 6:36 pm
Andy Phillips is here and wants to spend the rest of the season with the team.
Somehow I don’t see Carl Pavano knocking down the clubhouse door to spend the rest of the season with the team.
Phil- That’s because Pavano isn’t maried and Andy is.
Rebecca: yeah. I’ve always liked Willie. I don’t understand why the team is just stinking it up on the field so much!
Phil, I am in no way suggesting Torre’s job is on the line, the point I’m trying to illustrate is that he’s leaving himself open for critism by sticking with Mussina as the club is in the final two weeks of a pennant race, or division race….He’ll be roasted if Mussina gets wacked tonight and even more so if the Yanks lose due to his decision to go with a washed up Moose….If the playoffs were to start tomorrow, would you second guess Torre for going with Mussina as opposed to Hughes and or Kennedy…..Screw the expierence of Mussina, I’m more concerned with who can give the team the best chance of winning….And it’s apparent to me that it’s not Mussina who can deliver that opportunity…..In my mind there’s no reason to waste a start with him tonight or any other night unless an injury occurs….I’m certainly not the argumentive type, just voicing an opinion…..I am questioning Torre’s decision though…..
Andrea: Not as bad as the Syracuse Chiefs game I went to.
Check out the errors:
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People were CHEERING when ‘Cuse committed the last error!
It’s almost GAME TIME! Whoo!
LET’S GO YANKEES!
*LATE BREAKING NOTES*
*I) PANIC on Boston Common*
Manny (stomach) and Youkilis (soft) are still out. Coco Crisp is out (stiff back).
In a last ditch, desperate effort to overhaul their spent pitching staff, Boston is giving 38-Donuts three extra days off and inserting _rookie_ clay Buchholtz who has only 12 innings left in his season cap.
The moves are in addition to the emergency moves, including, extra rest for Dice-L and bumping Julian Taverez outta da rotation.
Cleveland and Boston had scouts at last night’s game in preparation for the postseason. The Red Sox scout was the one sweating.
*II) Five Minutes To Midnight*
The sinking sawks hold their smallest lead since April 21st, when we were also 3 games behind in the loss column.
The Sawks have not won a division title in 12 years. Damon says full-steam-ahead, “we’re shooting for Boston.” And Torre says he will pull out all stops, saying, “whatever price you have to pay, you have to pay, at this point.”
*III) Trendynation*
Dice-K and his translator dressed up as Teletubbys yesterday (click on link http://tinyurl.com/222g62), not to be confused with Curt schilling, who’s just plain tubby.
Okajima was a pirate costume, his translator donned an Elvis jumpsuit, Buchholz looked fetching in a red satin cocktail dress, and brandon moss threw on a Dorothy outfit from designer, Wiz of OZ. This could turn into a perfect spin-off of “Project Runway.”
*II) 5-Minutes To Midnight*
The sinking sawks hold their smallest lead since April 21st, when we were also 3 games behind in the loss column.
The Sawks have not won a division title in 12 years. Damon says full-steam-ahead, “we’re shooting for Boston.” And Torre says he will pull out all stops, saying, “whatever price you have to pay, you have to pay, at this point.”
here we go! buckle your seatbelts!
*III) Trendy Nation*
Dice-K and his translator dressed up as Teletubbys yesterday (click on link – http://tinyurl.com/222g62), not to be confused with Curt schilling, who’s just plain tubby.
Okajima wore a pirate costume, his translator donned an Elvis jumpsuit. Buchholz looked fetching in a red satin cocktail dress, and Brandon Moss threw on a Dorothy outfit from designer, Wiz of OZ.
This could turn into a perfect spin-off of “Project Runway.”
Becca – can you remember when you started your ‘optimism’ campaign? I wanna say it was a little after our rough patch (losing a bunch in anaheim and detroit)?
i’m curious what your ‘optimism’ yankee record is. i think it is pretty solid. keep it up
*III) Fife and Drum*
Jason Giambi has an inflamed right elbow after being beamed Saturday by Josh Beckett. It “blew up again� after only a couple of practice throws, Sunday nite.
Torre plans to rotate Giambi and the Yanks’ latest hero Doug Mientkiewicz.
Get Well Bob Sheppard !! He missed last night’s game with laryngitis.
*V) PinkyGate Nailed*
Sean Henn said the ball that hit Mo Sunday night flew past him _just seconds after Derek Jeter’s go-ahead homer._
Rivera had just stood up, figuring he was soon going to be warming up, and had his hands folded in front of his chest. The ball hit Rivera on the pinkies, mostly the right one. Henn said _the entire bullpen gasped._
The nail on his right pinkie was not cracked but it had a small bruise.
Squirrels crossed my path today.
No worries.
LET’S GO MOOSE! LET’S GO YANKEES!
*VI) La Leche Loco*
Melky Cabrera was held out of the lineup. Cabrera, who had started 27 straight games, was in a 1-for-27 slide. “I think he’s just a little scrambled eggs up here (in the head),” Torre said. “Hitting is sort of a reactionary thing. I think he’s probably trying to think too much about it.”
*VII) Rocket Re-entry*
Roger Clemens came through his start on Sunday without any problems. “He seems to be fine,” said Torre. “I know he was excited about last night. He was able to pretty much do whatever he wanted to do on the mound.”
Strike one! Game on!
Pat m
I totally agree with you. It seems like to me that Torre is managing like the Yanks have a post season spot locked up. I know that Joba is not allowed to be used but no Viz or Farns..? Using Mussina when no one expects anything out of him except Torre. Torre would LOVE it for Mussina to be decent tonight so he can use him down the stretch. I dont care how many big games Mussina has pitched in, that was the old Mussina. This Mussina throwing 20 mph is not better then anything that Hughes or Kennedy have shown. I dont care how many major league games they have pitched in. The recent teams that won the w.s had young pitchers and obviously it worked good for them. Not the old farts.
Nate: I started it game 2 versus Seattle.
We’ve gone something like 8-2…
Mussina is already nibbling with the 1st batter…
It’ll take more than one or two good outings by Moose to convince me that was just a late season slump he was going through. Please let this be the second one.
WONDERFUL!
WHOO!
…and the ICEHOLE impersonator returns…How’s it going, jerkface, did you have fun at school today ?
7-2 Yankees tonight….SEE YA !!!
*IV) Trendynation
Dice and his translator dressed up as Teletubbies, yesterday (see photo), not to be confused with Curt Schilling, who’s just plain tubby.
http://tinyurl.com/222g62
Okajima wore a pirate outfit, his translator wore an Elvis Jumpsuit, Buchholz looked fetching in a little red number, and Brandon Moss wore Dorthory, from old time designer, “Wiz of Oz.”
This could turn into a perfect spin-off of Project Runway
that’s awesome – great work
Rebecca: holy crap.
I was getting scared, but I’m ok with Moose so far.
Torre is managing like the postseason is already locked up?
Are you kidding? Posada plays nearly every damn day. Ditto for A-Rod, Jeter, Cano, Abreu, etc. Mo seemingly pitches in every win these days.
Folks, let’s not overreact.
Nice job Moose!!
Okay, yeah, there was a lead off walk, but first pitch strikes to every batter!
Moose has the stuff, he just has to believe.
We believe in the Yanks, Moose believes in his stuff, we win game.
Simple enough.
LET’S GO YANKEES! LET’S SCORE SOME RUNS!
Uncle Vito – That’s scary, in a West Virginia sort of way.
Testing…
Hmm. Okay.
Well, what I said was that Moose had 1st pitch strikes on everyone.
Moose believes in stuff, we believe in Yankees, Yankees win game.
Sounds fairly simple.
Hi all.
Let’s go Yankees!!!
Ms Squirrel – We play today, we win today – dat’s it.
DJ!!!
Well, Mr. Jeter sir, if you wanted to chose a time to come out of a slump, you chose a good one!
Gameday had Mussina topping out at 88mph in the 1st. That’s not a good sign…
This ump has a very low and wide zone. OK for us if he calls it both ways because Mussina needs the wide zone and has the control ot exploit it better.
is it me or does giambi always breakdown towards the end of the year.If its not his elbow its his knee if not the knee then its his back,if not his back oh well you get the point.We always rag on Pavano but Giambi was the worse F.A.signing of them all.He gave the yanks one decent year and nothing else.post season 2 homers agianst pedro and he also took himself out of the line up in game 5 against Marlins.I for one cant wait for him to go.
Man, if anyone was ever DUE….
These are big games now, and Derek Jeter’s bat is alive and well. The Captain always comes up big.
tony – That’s what steroid use does to the body…
Giambi’s signing worse than Pavano?
Get a grip. Even off the juice, Giambi is more productive than Pavano sitting at home.
whoa. A-Rod was NOT happy.
Ahh, not our inning. No worries, still lots of baseball left to play!
LET’S GO MOOSE! LET’S GO YANKEES!
NO signing could ever be worse than Pavano.
Good evening all. Good to read that Andy wants/will spend the rest of the season with the team.
Toronto up.
tony from the bronx-
In this case, he got nailed by Beckett on saturday afternoon. but yeah, he could stretch more or enroll in a yoga, ballet, spin, or pilates class.
Toronto up 1-zip
MOOSE looks good
Moose is starting to get a lot of ground balls. That’s a good sign, he was getting several in his last start against Toronto.
Did Joe happen to say who he would bring in first if Mussina falters early? I’m curious who our long relief would be tonight…
Blue Jays is up 1-0 against Saux
J Dawg: agreed. Not even Igawa’s signing is worse than Pavano’s. At least he could be a mop up guy in the bullpen. He would be doing SOMEthing. Pavano does nothing.
2 nice innings by Mike!
Dude. MOOOOOOSEEEE!!!!
2 in the books for Moose.
Great that Moose looks sharp, 1-2-3.
First obvious post of the night alert: Moose looks great so far.
“Gameday had Mussina topping out at 88mph in the 1st.”
You don’t need to be flame throwing to get outs in the big leagues. The flip side is raw heat is often not nearly enough. Just ask Krazy Kyle. Greg Maddux has been able to be successful with an 83 mph fast ball. You don’t have to be a strikeout pitcher either. Just ask our current Ace.
Moose can be a very effective pitcher in the bigz even throwing in the mid 80′s if he is able to spot his pitches and reinvent himself.
As one of the most consistent pitchers of all time, a meter that might very well get him into the hall one day, there is every reason in the world to believe Moose can adjust and maintain his effectiveness with a modified arsenal of pitches.
BJ
hey, i was with former Yankees pitcher today. he last won WS with us in 2000. he was 5th in the rotation and pitched well for us. I’m friends with him and his family…any guesses? i’m full of clues….
It would be nice to see a Yankee starter shutdown the O’s at last… Let’s hope Mike keeps it up! (I don’t know he’s doing it with no real velocity, but, hey, I’ll take smoke-and-mirrors if it works for him!!)
no score atn Jake
I’m digging the Moose tonight, too. Bases loaded in Toronto!
hip hip Jorge!
Big Johnson – Agreed. However, up until now Mussina had not shown signs of “adjusting” all that well. However, if he has now “seen the light” then that will be fantastic for us. It couldn’t have come at a better time!
yankee offense lookin’ sleepy. C”mon boys! Wake up them bats.
Denise: Hmm, David Cone? El Duque? Cone comes to mind first…
Bummer, Zaun struck out looking.
Damn my friend just texted me from the game, is right behind the o’s dugout!!
Los Tigres are up 1-0 and still batting.
David Cone?
I think Posada is due for a homer. Maybe not this at-bat, but before the end of tonight’s game for sure!
Don’t worry if we don’t get to Baltimore’s pitcher the first time through the line up; the Yanks have never seen him before…second time through will tell us a lot more.
LET’S GO MOOSE! LET’S GO YANKEES!
Lester for Boston looks very weak tonight. We get this win over the O’s tonight and we are headed to only 2 back in the loss column. OPTIMISM works. Yankees need the bats to wake up now. Nice job, so far, by Mussina.
My 2 cents, but rehashing the Pavano signing is 20/20 hindsight. Almost no one thought it was a bad signing at the time. Pavano didn’t have great peripheral numbers, but he was a highly-touted prospect, had improved considerably prior to the signing, and pitched well on the “big stage” (WS against the Yankees).
To me, a truly horrible signing has people saying “what were they thinking” at the time of the signing. Not after the fact.
A few tah come to mind are Mike Hampton, Dennt Naegle, Barry Zito, JD Drew, and Gil Meche. And the Gil Meche one is the reverrse Pavano, looking better in hindsight.
For the Cashman-era Yankees, I can only think of Farnsworth and Igawa being questioned at the time. And Giambi to some extent. There was also noise about the last Posada extension. I personally wasn’t crazy about Bernies big deal at the time, and it turned out to be a couple years too long.
Jays couldn’t do anything with bases loaded. Lead off hit for BOS
sleeeeeepy offense
Yanks never do great against mediocre pitchers that they haven’t seen much of. However, hopefully they’ll wake up the second time through the lineup.
not Cone….here’s a clue: before coming to NYY, he pitched in the Braves famed rotation and before that for the Pirates, short stint with Reds
GO MOOSE!!! Off to a good start! Can’t wait to see Andy tomorrow night!! (I know, one day at a time.)
Moose might not throw hard anymore, but his fastball still has good movement on it.
How is Leicester one hitting the yanks so far??
egads…!!
Michael T – I think you can add Jaret Wright to that “what the f#@k!” group… NOBODY thought that was an intelligent signing at the time.
I love the way Moose does his little hop!
Michael T: Good points except I disagree about Bernie. Too long? I would’ve loved to have Bernie one or two more years.
Denny Neagle.
Mussina fairs well vs. second division teams this season….I think SJ44 posted his numbers vs 1st division teams as opposed to 2nd division clubs….The difference was astonishing…..
Denise – Denny Neagle?!
Det and CLeveland tied at 1
Yes, I was sad about Bernie. I really wasn’t ready to see him go.
Chicago Dave – YES, you win the prize….his 5-yr old nephew drowned last summer and we were in court today
Boston threat ended by a double play. Let’s go Moose. Let’s go Yankees.
Denise – what??? Check two posts above Chicago Dave.
Wasn’t Neagle 4th and Cone 5th rotation? Who could remember then??? LOL
it’s all very sad…..Phil you were right too,I just didn’t scroll up high enough
UGH my friend is making me so jealous. They can touch the dugout thats how close they are.
Like I said, guys, don’t worry about the Yanks the first time through the order. Second time says a lot more.
C’mon Moose! LET’S GO YANKEES!
Wait – his nephew drowned? What was the case about? Who was it against?
what about Chicago Dave? am i letting something go over my head again???
Why wouldn’t they let Andy go on the road trip?
Strike out, 2 down!
#52-
Bernie’s last year of his big FA contract he was hitting like a replacment player while making $12.5 million. And in the two year prior to that he was only “good”. And then he signed for his last year at $1.5 million. So, yes the contract was too long.
Denise – Are you representing Denny?
Rebecca, yes they do seem to have something against getting into the game too early!!
Denny pitched 5th, I do remember in the WorldSeries, maybe he was 4th before that.
yes,his sister’s son drowned and the case is negligence, v. the pool mgt co.
40 pitches through 3…keep it up Moose.
GO MOOSE!!!! GO YANKEES!!!
Moooooose!!
bottom 3rd coming up, time to put some hits together!
As I said in the first, this is the type of home plate umpire that can make MM look sharp.
3 in the books for Moose!
Chicago Dave,
No, I am not. I was just there for support for the family.
Garko strikes against. 1-1 in Cleveland
Wow. I can’t believe my eyes.
again (not against)
DET have 2 on in the 3rd
Let’s go Yankees! Get your Moose some runs!
Chicago Dave,
do you know Denny?
mel: what are your eyes seeing?
Denny Naegle was a mid season acquisition from the Reds in his walk year. Acquired for Wily Mo Pena or Drew Henson IIRC. He started hot for the Yanks, and then flopped so ended up being a rental.
Then the Rockies signed him to one of those “what were they thinking” deals I was talking about earlier.
Melky needs more time off
Detroit has bases loaded.
Jake Westbrook *STINKS* bases juiced NO OUTS
Denise – Wow, that’s a horrible situation. You’re a good friend for being there, though.
MVP Ordonez loads the bases
As long as Lester and Leicester post losses tonight, all will be well.
I’ve seen a lot of Yankees/A’s games in Oakland. Walking out of one of the 2001 postseason games, I heard some A’s fans speculating that Giambi would go to the Yankees after the season. Their feeling was: good riddance; Giambi was probably juicing, was heavy, and was prone to breaking down with supect knees, so let the Yankees overpay (and probably win a title with him) for Giambi while the A’s would pay much less for someone younger and more durable. For what it’s worth.
That said, it’s really hard not to root for Giambi now, after all he’s been through (and put himself and the team through, to be true), he’s ended up as a sort-of underdog, or as much as someone making his coin can be considered an underdog. Not completely unlike Moose, if only in that particular respect.
yeah Michael T, he hated the altitue in CO, he had Tommy John surgery in offseason of 2003.
…Okay, Yankees, next inning, can we score some runs? Please?
LET’S GO MOOSE! DON’T WORRY YOUR TEAM WILL PICK YOU UP!
LET’S GO YANKEES!
Joba sings http://youtube.com/watch?v=77fHZP_os7E
oh well…dang, we need some runs! Go MOOSE!
Denise – No, I don’t know Denny at all (personally). I only know of him as a baseball/Yankees fan.
Looks like the Yanks are experiencing their traditional post-BoSox series hangover one day later than usual…
it just goes to show these atheletes deal with the same life traumas that us common people do. It was not something I see every day, to see a grown man cry…
#52, Moose was dealing!
Oh my gosh! That Joba video is too cute!! I think I love him more!
Denise: If everyone in the world had friends like you, it’d be a much better place.
C’MON MOOSE!
That Kay is such a lech!
It’s good the O’s are hacking… The fewer pitches Mussina has to show them, the more effective he will be.
Denny misses the game so much…esp. seeing Glavine , Maddux and Smoltz still pitching effectively at their age.
I can vividly remember Denny doing his “train whistle” for the cameras.
well thank you Becca, I appreciate that….really (even though I don’t even know you)
How old was Denny when he got out of the game (due to his injury)?
The power of the internet, and digital cameras. What did we ever do without either?
Damit he walked in a run. Still needs one more out.
Thanks, mel. Yup, he’s looking good!
Cleveland just WALKED in a run, 2 outs now 2-1 Detroit. Still early.
PHIL T, OMG, that is so funny you remember that! He is such the comedian and he really can do a great gay guy too! It’s hysterical! (not to offend anyone)
Curses…A long AB!!!
oh and he can do the steroids voice too! BTW, he never juiced!
So far so good for Moose. He just has to keep it upf or another inning or two
MooseRocks!
I breathe a sigh of relief every time they retire Markakis. He’s the one great player they have…
Let’s ignore the trolls… Pete
2004…. 3-0
Epic Collapse?
In 2000, Denny went 7 – 7 in 15 games started with a 5.81 ERA in the regular season for the Yanks.
He didn’t start in the ALDS.
He went 0 – 2 in the ALCS.
He started once in the WS and went 4.2 innings, giving up 2 earned runs and got a no decision.
Denise: Well, I dunno what the words of a 21-year-old university student and Yankee fan count for, but hopefully something
Given the choice between Detroit and Boston, if the Yankees win, I’d rather have Boston lose than Detroit.
MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSEEEE
YANKEES! LET’S GET SOME RUNS!
YES! Another 1-2-3 by Moose.
Detroit scores again.
Chicago Dave, well let’s see. he is 39 now (as of last week) and his last MLB pitch was in July 2003 in CO….so he was 35
Great inning from the Moose!! Love the swings and misses!
“.I think SJ44 posted his numbers vs 1st division teams as opposed to 2nd division clubs….The difference was astonishing…..”
Not really astonishing as it is a completely underpowered sample of no statistical or rhetorical significance whatsoever. The Moose cant help who he faces on the schedule.
SJ44 is a knowledgeable poster, but admittedly biased against the Moose because he apparently ‘cant stand how he nibbles.’
Further, up until his poor run in August, he was our most consistent pitcher of the season, as crazy as that may seem. He gave us 3 runs or less almost 80% of the time.
He has certainly given us better starts than Clemens who has given up more than 3 runs 6 times in 17 starts. Moose has given up more than 3 runs in 8 games out of 26 starts.
How about comparing him to our Ace, Wang. Wang has given up more than 3 runs 9 times in a similar number of starts.
Petitte has given up more than 3 runs 8 times, the exact same number as the Moose, again in a similar number of starts.
Bottom line, he has given us as a legitimate chance to win in as many games as any other starter of record, and even more so than the mighty multi-billion dollar Rocket.
Moose has been much much better this year than what virtually everyone else gives him credit for, including every media source from here to the moon. You need to look past mundane metrics like ERA to fully appreciate this nuance of baseball. Unfortunately most will only look at the immediate past, and this subtlety will not be noticed.
The good news is he is rolling again tonight. Add this to his last terrific outing against Toronto and you have the makings of a slumping pitcher on the rise, in time for another playoff run and ring.
BJ
…someone tell IPK that his Mussina Costume looks VERY real !
Now we strike!! Second time thru the order!
Phil T, yes, and he didn’t want to come out in the WS, he and Torre had a bit of an argument about that, he felt good and he wanted to stay in. I have put the WS Ring on my finger! it’s unbelievable!
JETER!!!
Denise – Well, I guess 35 isn’t too bad…I mean, even if he was healthy, I doubt he would have pitched beyond, say, 39 (i.e. this year).
What does he do these days?
JETER!!!! Only 2 hits so far!!
YES!!! Jeet’s at 3rd, Abreau doubles.
You know, when I went to Yankees/Royals on August 5, Moose pitched really well, the ‘Pen almost blew it…
…BOBBY!!!
Here we go!!!!
Bobby’s making it hard for Cashman to decline his option
It looks like the time is NOW to erase the goose eggs !
Detroit is en route to blowing out Cleveland tonight. Meanwhile, I hope we start scoring soon… I don’t want to hear another postgame rant by Mussina about not getting enough run support!!!
I`ve mentioned this before but I think the motto is great
ok, AROD – let’s see an RBI here!
Isn’t A-Rod due for a dinger?
Alex is getting himself out. Better now than 2 weeks from now.
A-Rod is due if one ever was. He’ll have a HR before the end of the homestand!
LET’S GO YANKEES! GET THESE RUNS IN!
Is it just me or when A-Rod’s slumping does he go for that low and away pitch a lot?
MVP Ordonez outplaying A-Rod thusfar.
GODZILLA!!!!
Matsui does it with a 2-run double!!
Did a-rod really think he’ll get a 3-2 cookie with first base open? Let’s go, Godzilla!
A nice little single here, please!
A-Rod knows it, too – he’s pressing a bit
Matsui! It’s all coming together for the stretch run!
Yeah he seems to do that, but as I said better now. Than he’ll go on a crazy hot streak thru the playoffs. Matsui picked him up.
Matsui!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
…very nice, Godzilla !!!
Gojiru!!!!
Gojiru!!!
Hajime
Matsui!!!!
he goes back and forth between here and CO. he does alot of charity work. the family started Connor Cares Foundation, go to http://www.ConnorCares.org, that’s his nephew and the website for the foundation
Matsui is definitely coming out of his slump!!
has anyone else noticed?
April- Good month
May- Bad month
June- Good Month
July- Bad Month
August- Good Month
September- Bad Month
October- ?
If the pattern continues just hope against a November WS game for the Yanks
Denise – Denny should try to get a broadcasting job…Preferably replacing John Kruk or Steve Phillips on “Baseball Tonight”!
It’s tied in Cleveland
Work the count – Leicester is now at 60 pitches…
Come on, Robbie…Punch one over the fence!!!
Boston tied up at 1-1.
Mike NYY – you think the Yanks are having a bad September?
Blue Jays just blew their lead… tied at 1-1 now…
WOW that was close!
Mike NYY – you think the Yanks are having a bad September?
No, A-Rod isn’t having a good September other than the first week or so so far.
You know, I think on that one the fans were trying to sway the umpires’ mind!
BOS tied it 1-1
Jason Varitek annoys me
WHOA they tied it at 4.
I hope you’re Big Johnson…..Interesting call name,,,,Big Johnson
….Dude. Cleveland, Boston, Detroit, and Toronto: Get your stories straight.
Dave, he DID put it over the fence
Too bad it was foul.
Is gameday frozen for anyone else in the tigers game?
Ah, OK. Didn’t realize you were talking about A-Rod. Thought you were talking about the Yanks in general.
YES Robbi!!! Yanks 3-0
Well, a way to get on base is a way to get on base!
YEAH ROBBY! YEAH YANKEES!
Robi!!!!!
cano can do
What I wanted to say was that I hope you are right Big Johnson about Moose…
..all those that would have traded Cano, need to hang their heads in shame,,,,right now….in unison…. LOL
I wasn;t very clear on that
I think Steve Lombardi pointed that out on his blog in like July
Denny would be a great broadcaster, he is so colorful and witty.
Yeah Cano!!
Top of the 4th iin Cleveland
4-4
Nice *DOUGIE*
WOW THAT WAS DEEP!!!! YESSSSSSS!!
Guess Doug plays again tomorrow
MIENT MAN!!!!
DUDE GUYS!
IF THIS IS WHAT THE YANKEES ARE DOING THE SECOND TIME THROUGH THE ORDER, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?!
Didn’t I say we’d break thru!!
Holly Molly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
how ’bout that DEFENSIVE 1st baseman of ours!!!!
MINKY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Melky is the next one that needs to break out of his slump…
Guess Doug’s wrist is OK !!!!!!!!!!!WOO HOO !!!!!!!!!!!
M to the Z is my homie!!!!!
Eyechart!!!! Yeah, baby!!!!
Fear the power of the squirrel!!!!
BE POSITIVE OR I’LL HAVE YOU KILLED THIS IS A POSITIVE PLACE JERKFACE
It is positive
October’s a good month
a Home Run, to go up 6-0, I’m new at this….is that good ?
Minky is the man!!!
Oh my god, Doung Mientk… should NOT be playing. You guys were right.
Now that’s Minty Fresh! I miss Andy Philips, but we have to like what we’re getting from Doug since he came back. Highly unexpected!
JEnn, you were right…
now onto Cherry
doug is going to play a huge part the rest of the way. awesome!
I guess we don’t mind having Minky back, after all!
mientkiwicz has suddenly turned into a clutch player! way to go dougie!
I guess we weren’t kidding when we said “2nd time through the order,” right?
I`m happy he`s stepping up with Phillips out and convincing Torre not to start Giambi at first in the playoffs (if they make it) but I really hope Cashman doesn’t do something retarded and bring him back for ’08
Melky and A-Rod need to snap out of it!!!!
Holy Eyechart…..
We have a *NEW HERO!!!*
DOUG MIENT·KIEW·WICZ
okay, guys, tomorrow we rag Melky. He needs to get out of this slump in a bad way!
hopefully that wasn’t too long of an inning for Moose to stay effective
Doug is fresh for the best time of the year. He’ll do us justice in the playoffs.
Watching Minky’s homer on ESPN Gamecast was fun…They showed a little baseball leaving home plate and then getting bigger as it soared out and over the fence…
WAY TO GO YANKEES!!!!
Indians tied it at 4!!!
I leave after Abreu’s double and all hell’s broken loose. Boston ties it up and so does Cleveland.
Mussina’s got to be happy about this game. Still cruising, 6 runs in support.
Vinny, that’s what I said last nite…and then after the first 2 games in BOS….he should have been in the lineup for defense instead of Giambi and then thank god, they put him in on Sunday nite and he was stupendous!
Moose will be more comfortable pitching with this kind of runn support. Maybe 7 innings ???
What’s Moose’s pitch count at now?
Vinny: 7 or 8 I’m hoping.
Denise, Doug’s a pro and a warrior. If can maintain hios bat he will be starting much more often. His glove is his best asset but his bat can be dangerous in the short term.
Drug tests for Doug Mientkiewicz and Mike Mussina!! Moose will complain after the game the Yankees scored too many runs and he had problems concentrating.
Anyone knows Moose’s pitch count? If he goes 7 and we still have a big lead, we can save our bullpen by using bruney or britton.
Mussina is so smart, he is getting ahead in the count and seems fresh, well rested….and most of all – he looks confident!
#52 I’ll be very happy for Moose to give us 7, 8 may be a bit much. Let’s hope for it anyway.
they haven’t showed the pitch count in a while, now they said 66 pitches, 42 were strikes.
3 DOWN!!
Nice play on both ends.
MOOOSE!
MIENT MAN!!
WHOO!!!
“Further, up until his poor run in August, he was our most consistent pitcher of the season, as crazy as that may seem.”
um, his era was over 5 for every month but june. that looks to me like consistantly bad .
that said, i’m delighted that the rest seems to have helped mussina,. having to compete for his spot seems to have done wonders for his attitude.
the yankees should keep him guessing if he has a spot or not.it seems to bring the best out of him.
ORTIZ 1 RBI, sox up 2-1
Minky!! Amazing play!!!
Good thing Giambi didnt play 1b tonight huh?!
I’m with you Vinny, hope is good!
They way Arod, Jeter and Cano throw to 1st they need Doug at 1st.
67 pitches
*STAFF*
Andy
Wanger
Moose
Rocket
Kennedy
Hughes
*PEN*
Ohlendorf
Edwar
Viz
Jaba
Mo
Nice. Very, Very, Nice.
67 pitches through 5 for Moose.
Moose is definitely pitching like he has a new lease on life. I’m very impressed!
Nice throw and catch by A-Rod and Minky! Mussina is dealing, and the Yankees will win tonight.
Not to get ahead of ourselves but here is what I have for the postseason roster. As you can see there are 24 there is still a spot for 1. Do we think it will be an additional pitcher and if so whom or will they add an extra position player:
Starters Pitchers:
Rocket
Hughes
Kennedy
Moose
Pettite
Wang
Relief Pitchers:
Ramirez
Mo
Viz
Farnsy
Joba
Infielders:
Molina
Posada
Betimit
Robbie
Jeter
Minky
MVP
Outfielders:
Abreau
Matsui
Damon
Melky:
Bench/1st base.outfield
Jason
Duncan
67 pitches through five?
If Moose keeps this going, he should be good for seven…
LET’S GO YANKEES!
Moose is pitching great!
LOL this guy’s name is Rocky Cherry..
Jeter walks, been on base 3 times already tonight. Gotta love our captain!
Gayle, add Olendorf to you’re list. The bench is good and an extra reliever won’t hurt.
Denise called it:
The Immortal Rocky Cherry!
I saw that – Rocky Cherry. If we married, I’d be Sherri Cherry.
Moose is doing our bullpen right tonight!!!
MOOOOOOOOOOSE!! LET’S KEEP THIS GOING!
good thing, you think? he shouldn’t have a glove in his hand at all anymore, unless you have a 10-run lead! (re: Giambi)
nice AJ! now let’s go Jays!
Rocky Cherry? Isn’t that an ice cream flavor?
mmmmmm. ice cream.
Rocky Cherry ? HR victim for A-Rod’s #53 !!!
.
Limited damage for Toronto,,still only down 2-1 after Nancy Drew strikes out to end the inning…
Hey there MGW! they miss me over there?
If we make it to the postseason, do you think the Joba Rules go out the window?
Arod will break out of this soon. Nice Jeter!
Hi, Denise – they sure do!
It is completely silent now
=:-0
Really!
I always ask the same question to my friends and usually get a mixed response. Which Yankee do you want to see pitch Game 7 of any series? I choose Wang (except if it’s against Boston, then it’ll be the Rocket).
Dimitri: Pettitte. Even when he’s not pitching his best, there’s something about him being present. You KNOW the Yankees will have a chance to win.
Dimitri- Wang is a good option, but I’d still have to go with Andy Pettitte.
maybe AROD needs to sit and watch too. the sit seems to be working. so tomorrow nite, sit Melky and Arod and Giambi too while you’re at it.
Dimitri: Andy Pettitte.
Andy Pettite would be the go to guy in a 7th game….
I have to think Moose had an undisclosed injury or the hammy he injured in April resulted in lingering leg atrophy or both.
Dmitri, I vote for Pettitte as well.
I say, fo sure, Pettitte! he’s been there done that, Wang hasn’t been in that situation…I would go with experience
MGW, you’re joking right?
Pettite, but Wang or Rocket would be good options too.
I would’ve said Andy P if not for game 6 of the 2001 WS. He had a chance to close it out and gave up 35 runs in 2 innings (exaggeration). My choice: Wang.
Haha. I guess the responses are not that mixed afterall. Pettite is a big time pitcher but I really like Wang (think I’m just biased).
If you had Wang up there for Game 7, you’d need someone solid at 1st base like Minky. Giambi just makes me too nervous, especially in such a game.
I’d probably go with Pettitte as well.
Game Seven?
Pettite here, too.
I go for Wang for game 7
those CLE fans barely even crack a smile! what is wrong with those people? I heard they are not very knowledgeable fans as a whole….is that true, anybody know?
i think i’d go with wang too, assuming the field conditions were optimal for a groundball maniac
who would I go with in a Game 7 – Magic Johnson.
Or a Magic like Jaba.
Vinny 5473- I’m not sure, but didn’t Pete say maybe sometime last week regarding postseason roster you could only have 1 guy on your roster that was not on the 40man after September 1st, and I think Ross and IPK were not on the 40 man before Sept 1 so I think only 1 could be on the playoff roster. Hopefully Pete can clear that up.
I would want Pettitte for game 7.
Denise, no kidding. Trolls aren’t bothering to show up, and I think Coach J is on overtime or something. No worries – glad yer here
While I agree Minky and Moose have been successful as of late, I can’t help but feel it’s nothing more than lightning in a bottle, and that these guys will let you down in the postseason. Maybe I’m wrong, but while we should definitely ride the hot streak, let’s not get carried away on them.
Kay makes a big deal out of nothing.
Cleveland hasn’t won a series since 1948 or a football title since 1964. Ouch.
well, it’s not our choice in the end anyway, but sure that Torre wouldn’t let Giambi play 1st if Wanger was pitching: although his sinker hasn’t been down lately.
Moose is just rolling along great.
80 through 6.
Dr. A- At this rate, 100 years from now you could probably still say that the Browns haven’t won a title since 1964!
MOOOOOOSSEEEE!!!!
He just bettered his start in Toronto!
At only 80 pitches, he should be able to go seven…
LET’S GO YANKEES!
MOOOOOOOOOOOOSE!!!
80 pitches no runs!!!!! WAY TO GO MOOSE!!!!!!!!!!!
Maybe we should pitch Wang on short rest:
when he’s too strong, he can go fastball/slider for the most part. Then, on short rest, his sinker would be heavier. Thoughts?
I can go all-in that Torre would pick Pettite over Wang in Game 7.
Gayle, I was just thinking that the other day but didnt want to get ahead of myself or put a hex on us.
My thoughts are that it either comes down to a speedy pinch runner, which I think means Alberto Gonzalez or a relief pitcher that Torre has some faith in.
Right now, I’m hard pressed to think of a pitcher Torre has faith in that’s not on your list but if its going to be a pitcher, my guess it would be Villone.
So my thought is he goes for the extra pitcher and takes Villone, veteran, lefty and can be a mopup guy if necessary without using up his A-team.
no way, Minky will be great down the stretch b/c he’s got plenty of gas left….he defines RELIABLE! as for Moose, that remains to be seen….
MGW,that is so funny…..they are such hypecritical jackasses, I couldn’t take it anymore!
Wow – I may actually get to bed early tonight!
MGW, I hope they are bored!
Denise – where is it you guys are talking about?
….Wow. I am REALLY glad I’m not a Mets fan tonight…
This will likely get a few laughs and guffaws, but if we needed one extra pitcher on the roster for the playoffs, I know who I would choose. It would be a lefty specialist, and this guy is left-handed and he’s from Japan.
I think Pettitte just because he is such a competitor. With Wang you have to rely heavily on the effectiveness of his sinker and the defense.
section 344: They may be able to utilize them in place of injured players but I’m not sure either. I’m sure they’ll have a full lineup they think are their best in any case.
Sherri, over at the Post.
It doesn’t get updated very often,
and is rife with Trolls
Alberto Gonzales has a less than zero percent chance of being on the postseason roster.
The mets are playing their way out of the playoffs. By the way, whoever started the 27 in 07 is a genius.
I just got in. Why is the game not on YES? The White Shadow? Are you kidding me? Anyone have DirecTV? What channel?
yes, Wanger on short rest certainly takes care of the sinker issuer! the answer will be obvious as to who pitches in that situation b/c of what has happened up until that point…who’s got the hot arm.
Suzy was saying that Mike had some back issues and leg issues. Looks like the rest did him some good.
now THAT is a quality start!!
Rebecca: I’ve been glad I’m not a Mets fan for about a week now…
This Year – I believe it’s on MY9. I’m watching on MLBTV.
WHOO! GO YANKEES!
COME ON MIENT MAN! DO YOUR THING!
Nice!!
We’ve been winning since I changed my name
Yeah Robbie !!!!!
Hey J-Dawg!
I saved a photo of your fave from Friday nite.
http://tinyurl.com/2ctxf4
Wow –
Nice production from the lefties tonight. That is encouraging since other have taken a step back lately.
OMG – the hapless Mets are losing again!
27 in ’07? Wasn’t it Our Queen of Optimism and Squirrels?
Nice double by Robbie gets Posada to 3rd
It’s been a rocky inning for Cherry so far!!
A few more runs and we won’t care who pitches the 8th or 9th.
My9
Dimitri: Wow, thank you! I’m not called a genius often…or ever, actually.
i’m watching the game on MASN (Baltimore station) on MLB Xtra Innings.
Sherri,
I dare you to go over to the NYPOst and blog as a Yankee fan….and get back to me.
Minky is the man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Poor Willie… Omar stuck him with no pitching whatsoever.
lets go dougie fresh
How about some runs for Cleveland and Toronto.
The DirecTV feed is from MASN-2, the Baltimore/Washington station.
Dr. A- Yeah that’s what I’m talking about! The ONLY reason why I watch ESPN!!
awe, too bad for Minky…..that’s ok, I still like him!
It is time for some Melk and Cookies….way overdue this guy is !!!
Luigi,
that was so funnny
This would be a perfect time for Melky to straighten up and knock in a couple of runs!
Rocky Cherry’s picture on Gameday has him in a Cubbies hat, and looking like he just had a botox treatment.
7-zip. Rock on …
Melky gets the sacrifice fly RBI, 7-0.
No hit for Melky, but it gets the job done. He’ll break out soon!
LET’S GO YANKEES!
MELKY!
I’ll take it. 7 for Moose. He’s a lock for 10 wins tonight.
Sac Fly, RBI for Leche…. maybe that’s what he needs to get going?
J-dawg
go to google and type in: ESPN Reporter
and check out what comes up
Melky doesn’t look very comfortable at the plate at all….he needs to take a seat!
Melky knocks in one, I’ll take it!!
You dare me? Is it that bad? Do you have the link? I looked at NYPost, and I’m not exactly sure where you’re posting.
I have never seen Joe and Donnie urge someone on like that before.
Dr.,
and what are we looking for?
One run, I’ll take it.
LET’S GO MOOSE! LET’S GO YANKEES!
Looking good Yankees, lets keep it up.
Hey Pete,
MASN2 just showed you up in the press box. Who is the redhead sitting to your right?
Is it just my imagination, or does anybody else think Bronson Sardinha looks like Melky’s little brother?
Sherry
go to the Sports page,and then to the right click on Sports Blogs and then Yankees…..have fun!
Moose starts the 7th with 80 pitches, 5K’s and 1BB
I think he’s out after 7 unless he gets quick outs this inning.
Ortiz strikes out 3rd time tonight.
Peter,
Can you let us know whether Moose picked back up with John Feinstein for that book with Glavine?
Thanks!
Sherri, try this address:
http://blogs.nypost.com/sports/yankees/
Tribe up 5-4! longball!!!!
Just watching the Tigers’ game–What’s the deal with Polanco’s enormous melon?
MGW: no, I’ve thought that same thing.
Cleveland scores, now 5-4.
Cleveland up.
Let’s go Victor Martinez
and Martinez goes deep for Cleveland
Thanks, guys.
thanks MGW….for giving her the link…although she’s probably a bit more “polite” than I am.
jesus joe, let ramirez have a day off you have a 7 run lead
So sheet, that was scary!
close call Moose.
Denise G-
Two of the first three hits on google are for cub reporter and J-Dawg crush Erin Andrews.
I think its funny (even unexpected) that two the three most popular hits on google are for a tele-hottie.
WOW, that was close to taking Moose’s head off.
Close call for Moose … lucky no replay of his shot to the cheekbone back in Maltibore. Turned out to be a nice play/reaction.
nice try Moose. Hope he’s ok!
That was a GREAT try by Moose!
Moose… quick like a cat. That would’ve hit Daniel Cabrera in the head. =x
Moose is a warrior tonight !!!!!!!!!!!
Wow what a great play that would have been.
Red Sox are up 2-1 in Toronto, bottom of 7. Lester is at 96 pitches with one out. He’s given up 3 hits.
It will be interesting to see what Tito does to finish the game. Del Carmen has been up twice so far.
Andrea, you thought the same thing about what?
can u believe Lofton still hitting and runnin?
Denise, yer welcome
Andrea, good to know it’s not just me :p
Hope Bronson plays as good as Melky does.
Moose!! Give that man a Golden Glove!!
unreal. Cleveland has only 5 hits, but 5 runs.
How about a nice GIDP and hit the showers for Moose!
Let’s Go
Doc,
oh, yeah, I was wondering why some chic was at the top of the search…
GO INDIANS, 4th HR tonite, 7-4 TRIBE!
6-4 Injuns.
Cleveland homers! 7-4
i like it moose, i like it alot
Dr. A- It looks like many others also love Erin like I do! Detroit has 12 hits and only 4 runs. What a crazy game.
Jake is rockin!
LOL… 7-4
I’ve always thought Bronson Sardinha looks like a little Melky clone.
Moose is *DEALING* tonight!! I’d give him the gold glove just for his preformance tonight.
Cleveland has seven runs.
Becca – you’re welcome.
I wish it’ll come true.
gosh, I’m hardly even watching our game anymore, it’s so boring….I’m flipping between CLE/DET and BOS/TOR
Del Carmen is coming into the game, Lester is out
This blog is so funny:
=Prior to the game, Torre was an idiot for starting the about to get bombed Moose and was “on the line” for tonight’s game, according to posts.
=Just like the Betemit screamers were calling Torre an idiot for starting Minky and how he was ruining our chances for making the playoffs.
Lester at 100 +/-, one on, two out. Bottom 7. Wells up. Pitching change. Del Carmen in.
Andrea – I totally agree. I can’t tell the two apart sometimes.
CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice job by Moose tonight. We needed a good one from him.
He delivered big time tonight.
Does Moose not look like he’s got his s**t together again? Three weeks ago you could see in his face and body language that he was totally lost out there. Stats and results aside, it looks like he’s himself again.
Seven innings, seven *shut out* innings for Moose? Yeah, I’m taking it.
6th strike out!!
Great through 7 innings, does Moose stay in for the 8th?
CLAP CLAP CLAP CLAP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice job by Moose tonight. We needed a good one from him.
He delivered big time tonight. WOO HOO !!!!!
Wow! just checked in. Who is wearing Moose’s #? that can’t be him, can it? Amazing what a demotion and some extra rest can do…I like the idea of a six man rotation the rest of the way. It will give these guys a little something extra in the tank for the play-offs…
Seven shutout innings from Moose.
MOOOOOOOOOOOOSE!!!!! Woooooo!!!!
I’m so proud of him. Don’t call it a comeback!
who in this blog is blogging from NYC?
Dang!!! That was a nasssty bender from Moose to end the inning [K-called]!! Wow
Is Wang pitching for Moose or something?
I mean wow. One of Moose’s best performances this season – if not the best.
hats off to Moose but this is our worst nightmare come true , Moose has just penciled his name into Gm. 3 or4 after this start
This is terrific stuff from Moose. Seven shutout innings! Unbelievable!!
Moose at 98. Done.
The AARP Yankees
Moose and Rocket
13 Inn 5H 10Ks ERA 0.0000
amazing. i’m so happy
If it was a
Queens, yo!
MOOSE is having a fantastic game!!!! GO YANKEES!!!!
Missouri – Show Me!! LOL
Ugh….
If it was a less than 3 run lead, I might go batter-by-batter. With a 7 run lead, let the pen bring it home.
CLE smells victory
Sheff sucks
what’s with the close pitches to Jeter?
Denise: I’m at school in Syracuse, but when I’m home I live just outside of the city.
YEAH JETER!!
moose reminds me of my dog. she was like 14 years old, lethargic all the time just sitting on the couch. so we got a puppy (ian kennedy) next thing you know our older dog was “born again” … running around. doing all the things she used to do when she was younger.
WOW, Jeet’s on fire. Nice double!
Jeter back in the groove. WOO HOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Moose is back. Dry yer tears, lil’ Brandon = maybe in game 4 he’ll be just like this!! Optimism!!! Squirrels!!!x2 Go Yankees!!
ok, while I don’t want to take anything away from Moose, let’s be real here: the Orioles do in fact, SUCK!
Just as the Jays thought coming into this season, if their SP could stay healthy:
Halladay
Burnett
McGowan
Marcum
whomever… Chacin, Litsch, etc.
If they are healthy next year, they could do some damage.
I love when ma and pa Jeter are in the stands.
Look at he picture of the Tigers pitcher on gameday it looks like his goatee is an *X*
Once again, the truly great players step up in big games, and all of these games are big at this point. Derek Jeter= big game player, without a doubt!!
do you guys seriously want Moose pitching game 3 or 4 in the playoffs ?
Going to the bottom of the 8th, Gagne up in the pen.
OHHHH, Eric GAGME is now coming into the game!
okay, again, how many runs do we have to have before we can rest our regulars? i was really surprised that posada wasn’t lifted in the sixth for a pinch runner. didn’t we get molina so that we didn’t have to play posada every day?
and mr. november heating up again now that the playoffs are right around the corner.
Wow Gagne coming in for the 8th.
Wow gamedays strike zone is crazy. pitches in the other box are called strikes.
Two goals for the balance of the Yanks/Zeroes game:
1) Good AB by A-Rod
2) Clean 8&9 by the pen
Okay ALEX YOU ARE SO OVERDUE!!
Come on, A-Rod! Look for first ball and drive it! Cabrera is shaky
Okay, let’s get Jeter in!
geez, the game couldn’t get any more boring in NY!
Gagne in.
now it is time to root for another gagne blowup- although, i’m wondering if he’s come to his senses
BBB: you just gave me the most amazing image of the video for Mama Said Knock You Out, only Moose singing and dancing rather than LL Cool J. Awesome. You know he rocks the Kangols.
Astute observation, Denise G. When Moose was making his run of 4 straight wins, it was against bad, sub-500 teams. So I guess we have to be a bit cautious. Having said that, I am thrilled with what he did tonight.
8 1/2 – 5 is the current line that Sheffield will want to shake down Detroit for yet another contract extension when their season ends which will be the last Sunday in September.
Rem-dog:
“This guy is the key to the Red Sox’ season. He’s going to lead the way to Papebon, in most situations, in all likelihood.”
LL worked in my building.
That shows a total desperation move on Francona’s part. If Tito had any confidence in Gagne at all, he would have put him in to face Jeter in the 8th on Sunday night.
Arod is pushing.
Oh ALEX!!
GAGME has been in hiding! they said he hasn’t pitched in a save situation since Aug. 18
Bobcat,
“Just as the Jays thought coming into this season, if their SP could stay healthy:”
That’s a mighty big if…
Alexander the Great. His internal struggles can be of epic proportion. He’ll get over it. Huff nearly contracted vertigo with the height of that popup!!
Moose may have dominated a team with an inferior record tonight, but don’t forget how worried everyone was coming in to this series. The O’s mash; they just can’t pitch.
So, it’s all positive for Moose tonight.
Alex is getting the suck out of his system so he’s ready for October.
Poetic justice is seeing Gagne getting whacked around in Toronto.
VOIII:
A very big if, and their recent run of good health is probably an aboration.
A-Rod is setting himself up to go on a huge tear when he does bust out of his mini-slump. I can’t wait!!
I’m hoping that part of Moose’s mini-comeback is confidence. Loved his body language tonight.
Toronto can pitch.
Hitting, however…
YEAH MATSUI!
Gagme is getting outs
he’s got 2 outs in the 8th with Thomas at the plate…come on Franky baby!
Matsui san getting locked in too !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That’s a nice piece of hitting by Matsui.
Man, that Matsui is just a pro… nice.
he wants NOTHING to do with franky
Matsui gets it done.
Should rest some players in the 8th.
Matsui is finally waking up too…
Way to go, Matsui!!
It’s up to AAron Hill.
Gagne just walked Big Hurt. 2 out.
I told everyone (or I blogged to everyone) that the Orioles have all but packed up their clubhouse, they aren’t the same team we’ve faced all season. it all began with the pitchers and on down. they have absolutely no pep in their step!
GAGME walked Thomas
Aaron Hill with a single.
Toronto 1st & 2nd with 2 outs in the 8th.
Why is Posada even batting right now? Can’t the guy have a couple innings off?
bases loaded, one out?
Pretty cool.
Come on Toronto!
LET’S GO YANKEES!
Runners on 1st and 2nd, 2 out, Stairs up.
Loaded up for Cano!
Canuck vs. Canuck.
That’s a good observation, Denise – let’s hope we make them pay!
Come on Robbie !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Let’s go Robbie!!
I know pull Jorge, Jeter, Arod, Bobby. Put the kids in.
come on Jays! don’t do it for us! do it for AJ! ha ha
Matt Stairs against Gagme !!!!
I’m praying !!!!!
I hate Matt Stairs but cheering him on now!!
Matt Stairs looks like he’s on a mission! Gagne is all over the place!
Come on downStairs!! Put one in the seats!
The regulars will come out after this coming AB.
com’on Robbie pad those stats !
Full count on Stairs. Drama in TO.
Geez he looks very wild!!
Question: would you rather Cano or Stairs get the hit here, if you had to choose?
Gagne loaded the bases!
Walk. Bases loaded.
Well Phil, I guess I’m an idoit for having reservations ( and still do ) about Mussina and for Torre using him tonight…..Now I suppose he’s penciled in for a rotation spot in October…..We’ll so find out who the idiot will be then…..I’d love to wrong come October……
Lucky Robbie but we’ll take it.
Bases juiced for Zahn.
…Guess I didn’t have to choose!
Loaded up in Toronto!!!
YEAH ROBBIE!
Bases loaded of Blue Jays…
ewe, he’s almost as ugly as Youkilus!
Robbie!!!!
Cano.
I’ll never choose against one of our guys
WHOOO! KEEP THE MERRY GO ROUND GOING!
Right now I’d want Stairs to hit one. ANOTHER MINKY RBI !!!!
why are they playing Minky deep
Is paplebon available tonight?
Minky!!
Gagne can’t find the strike zone! hee hee
Nice Melk man!!
Gagne can’t find the plate. 2-0 on Zaun. Remy..”these aren’t close.”
BLOWOUT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m so excited for Melky!
YEAH LECHE!
WHOOO!
2-0 on Zaun in Toronto!
YEAH MELKY breaks his slump!!
12-0, what a blow out!
MELKYYYYY
Eric Gagne= Kyle Farnsworth, they both keep their fans on the edge of their seats, and not in a good way.
Melky! At last! A hit!
walk tying run home, come on you can do it!
3-1 to Zaun…..
3-1 count on Zaun….
Leche!!! 2 RBI
WALKED HIM! TIE GAME!
Wow, Gagne in Toronto WALKED in the tying run!!
YIPPPPEEEE!
Shelley!
Ball 4.
I’m so happy we didn’t get Gagne. A two month rental is not work a potential #3-4 starter in Kennedy or The Melk Man.
Go Yankees FO!
Pat: Why must you label yourself an idiot? Why must Torre be an idiot? Decisions are made…and they are not always idiotic. I’d just recommend you take a deep breath and calm down.
YES!! i KNEW you could do it!!
Yay Melky!! Looks like he’s starting to get his swagger back!!
GAGME !!!
TIE GAME!! WOO HOO BABY!!
Shelley’s at bat!
GAGNE WALKED IN A RUN!
SHELLEY SIGHTING!
DUDE! THIS NIGHT KEEPS GETTING BETTER!
GAGME CHOKING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOO HOO !!!!!!!!!!!!
Go Hector Luna, who ever you are!!
was that intentional?
Wooooowww. Gange almost just hit the current batter. 1-1 the count.
Gagne is not the “bridge to Papelbon”. The Red Sox do not have one.
More importantly, the Red Sox’ pitching is, other than Beckett, a shambles.
Gagne just walked in the tying run, guys.
I don’t want to get caught up in chasing the Division, but man it’s fun that the race is this close.
*RED ALERT*
we have a nuclear meltdown in Red Sox Nation
com’on Luna !!
Geez if Gameday is remotely accurate Gagme is totally wild!! Is anyone watching the game? Is he all over the place?
omg, I smell 2.5 games back! I am just estatic right now.
what happened to: Lights Out now that we have Gagne???
He may be the “bridge to Papelbon,” but the bridge is out!!
Full count.
3-2 the count on the Blue Jays batter!
walk the go ahead, comeon you can do it!
CLEARS THE BASES!!
Over Nancy’s head…
_Gagne is not the “bridge to Papelbon�_
more like “Bridge on the River Kiwi”
Obviously Moose’s night long over.
Jeter 4 for 4!!!
Gagne just gave up a double!!!
Toronto now up 4-2.
omg! TOR up 4-2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A five run inning the same time Toronto ties the game with Boston?
I am *so* down with that.
he’s all over the place Jen
Damn I got that wrong… they threw a guy out at home.. 4-2 Going into the top of the 9th!!
RUSS ADAMS GO JAYS GO
Oh, are they going to roast Tito’s chestnuts tonight…
Toronto goes ahead
Nancy Drew couldn’t make the catch!
*TWO!! TWO!! TWO!!*
*CAN YOU SMELL THE MELTDOWN*
Frankly I don’t recall calling Torre an idiot….I must still be hyper from my visit to Fenway Sunday nite
TORONTO!!!
WHOOO!!!
Eric Gagne – The Man, The Legend
And Okajima is struggling. Their bullpen has become a serious issue for them, which makes me smile.
That bridge needs some serious repairs! The sign should read “Road Closed- Please Detour!!”
Woooooooooooooohoooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank you Gagne!!!!!!!!
Thank you Tito!!!!!!!!!
Oh my god, they’re going to colapse after this, I bet!
THANK YOU GAGME YOU CHOKER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you, Eric Gagne. Hang on to this, Toronto.
Meanwhile, the Bombers are on FIRE. Oh how sweet it is.
Gagne’s face was so red after giving up that double. He looks like he was about to explode. Man, I love this game.
GAGNE HAPPENS!
Can you feel the 1978 vibes?
Wow Burnett must want this complete game.
Alex, Bobby & Jetes get much needed rest
Bobcat, that is so freakin funny! just thinkin about the Boston papers tomorrow!
HOLD ‘EM AJ !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Boston 2- Toronto 4. Gagne implodes again. Best trade Cashman never made!!
No, Gagne is a Bridge Too Far
lots of games to be played people. take it easy. on another note do we have a lefty for the bullpen in the postseason…..godwilling
OMG – TWO NIGHTS in a row for NYY to win and TOR/CLE to WIN???? The planets definitely seem to be aligning!!!
The Red Sox are paying dearly for relying on, and over-using, two Japanese pitchers. They have had to re-work their bullpen, which didn’t work; they have had to re-work their starting pitching, which is a shambles, and have nowhere to turn.
And tomorrow night, they have to rely on Clay Buckholz, who is within 12 innings of his cap.
Nice work by the Sox’ front office.
if we end in a tie, we get the division, cuz Roger and Jeter beat 38-donuts Sunday, winning this year’s match-up 10-8.
1 out in Toronto!!
We’ve been saying it’s possible all along!
Go Yankees!! Squirrel Power!!
OUCH!!!! Gagne has had another huge choke.
2 MORE OUTS
1 down in toronto
Detroit losing
Boston Losing
Yanks kicking ass
..My kind of day =D
Kennedy and Melky for Gagne……Baaaa…Haaaaa
2 out in Toronto! Top of 9th nobody on base, 4-2 over Boston.
Let’s go Yanks! They are only 3 grand slams away, keep them down, crush their hopes!
shaky ground? that’s an understatement. Gagne needs plastic surgery now – how can he show his face in BOS? he really should, it was ugly to begin with.
One MORE OUT!
El Tigres es muerte
Looks like Scranton/WB Yankees versus the O’s now. Game’s over. Way To Go Yanks! Nite.
ps.
Cle 7, Det 4
Bos 2, Tor 4
Another good night.
wonder how the Atlantic is going to hold all them RSN’ers.
Ode to Simon and Garfunkel, Gagne= Bridge Over Troubled Water!! Let’s go Blue Jays!!
BTW, the Red Sox announcers have not mentioned the Yankees’ since it was 7-0.
A Bridge Too Far? Nice one!!!
Over-reliance on 2 pitchers, staff collapses as panic ensues. Shades of ’64, peeps. So, IF Sox collapse, does Francona keep his job?
Toronto one out away
2 down!!!!!!!!!!
Aj Burnett, best pick up EVER!!!!!!
Fire Cashman for not getting him
Eric Gagne is French for Kyle Farnsworth.
Kyle Farnsworth is English for Guillermo Mota.
So do you think Gagne will be allowed back in Boston at all?
1 2 3 BABY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YEAH VERAS !!!!!!!!!!!
Home run for Lugo.
1-2-3.
In Veras, veritas.
Do you feel the power of the SQUIRREL?
Shouldn’t Matsui be taken out too? Y’know, bad knees and all? Move Shelley to right and Sardinha to left?
Jim Clark, very funny.
Julio Lugo hit a HR
A batting Moss gathers no hits!!
homer in Toronto, now 4-3 with 2 outs.
Cleveland still up 7-4 over Detroit.
Crap, it’s not over in Toronto yet.
DAMIT LUGO!!
gagme better be lookin’ over his shoulder….sux to be him right about now.
i think i’m gonna puke, but i can’t find the trash can because my prescription goggles were smashed off my face when the blue jays ran over me like a pack of crazed hyenas two minutes ago.
can this person: (-. . –. .- – .. …- .. – -.– .-. ..- .-.. . …) stop posting? morse code is lame
Julio lugo needs to stop hitting homeruns
Julio Lugo?
are you serious?
EWW SCott downs in.
and here comes TOR bullpen….nice swing Lugo
CLEVELAND is hangin on. 3 more outs and that game is in the books too!
Pete, why don’t you think the yankees can keep both hughes and kennedy? Clemens, Pettitte, Wang, Mussina, Hughes, Kennedy, Rivera, Chamberlain, Ramirez, Farnsworth, Vizcaino, tbd is 12 pitchers. That leaves 13 spots for position players.. posada, molina, giambi, malphabet, cano, jeter, a-rod, betemit, damon, cabrera, matsui, abreu and duncan. Usually postseason rosters only have 11 or even 10 pitchers but in this case I think having Hughes and Kennedy is more valuable than say Gonzalez. Really who else would you want on the bench?
Come on Toronto, you can do it! One more out!
LOL “eric gagne”
MGW
yes Tito keeps his job. I would have to think he is untaouchable for a few more years.
Jim Clark
“Eric Gagne is French for Kyle Farnsworth.” -freakin hilarious
They will not only be torching Tito, but Manny will be publicly skewered. And we know how Manny responds to THAT treatment.
Please remember the Blue Jays and how they are playing we play them next and cannot take anything for granted at this point
Tough matchup for the Sox… Scott Downs vs. Jacoby Ellsbury.
Come on Downs !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 MORE OUT !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Toronto blows another one!
2 strikes….
1978 is all I have to say, although this year would be more of a milestone,b/c in ’78 we were 14 GB and this year we were 14.5 GB! that’s got to put the hurt on!
YEAH!!! TORONTO BEATS BOSTON!
Cleveland still up 7-4 on Detroit.
Is anyone watching the Sawx game?
STRIKE 3! Blue jays beat the Red Sox!
YES!!!
game over – 4-3 Toronto
AH HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Boston folding like a cheap suit !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BOSTON
hahahahahhahahahahah
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RED SOXS JUST LOST!! WOO HOO! I love you ERIC GAGNE!
TORONTO WINS. MASS SUICIDE IN THE STREETS OF BOSTON!!
game over in toronto!!!!!!!
2.5 baby!
Ellsbury called out on strikes!!!!!
Bosox lose!!!
Red Sox lose
ELLSBURY STRIKES OUT
*2*
Uh, Pete, when you said the division is lost…umm…might you want to take that back?
TWO.FIVE BABY!
LET’S GO YANKEES!
awesome night.
Game over… TORONTO WINS!
only 2 back on the loss column
(-. . –. .- – .. …- .. – -.– .-. ..- .-.. . …) shut up.
2.5 IT’S OFFICIAL.
OH YES!!!!
ESPN NEws has the coverage now
holy crap. i can’t believe they lost again.
They better put phones on the bridges up in Mass.
2 things:
We are only 2 back in the loss column.
The sox are tied with the tribe and the rally monkies in the loss column
Where are the Red Sox trolls when you actually want them to kick around?
and just 2 in the loss column.
Panic on SOSH is funny
“Here comes the Wildcard”
“At least Detroit is losing”
and more 4 letter words than you can imagine.
hey, maybe BOS can get OJ to pitch for them….bet they can get him out of jail!
Poor Gagne, the guy will never be able to walk in the streets of Boston again…
Are we sure Gagme’s not on our payroll????
WHAT A GREAT COUPLE OF NIGHTS!!!!!!
I wonder if Gagme can walk the streets safely in Boston tonight !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AH HA HA HA HA HA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
..-. ..- -.-. — ..-. ..-.
You can’t kick ‘em until we are actually in the lead. Still 2.5 back.
Gang, the Yanks are on a run but keep in mind that we have had some tough times too and we surely did not appreciate the trolls dropping in and spewing their sox appeal. What I am trying to say is, it never is a good idea to berate the opposition and the players. Root for our guys push them to the max, but cutting down a guy who is already down is nothing but bully talk. The thing that separates the Yankees from other teams is professionalism. The Captain exemplifies that. You never hear him cutting down the other teams. He just says we have to win games and that the fate is in our hands. Shouldn’t we as fans be just as professional? Just my humble opinion as the wrath of the Yanks comes down on Baltimore.
MVP = GagMe!
Interesting from the Sox Blog at Globe.com:
http://www.boston.com/sports/b.....tra_bases/
who will be OJs attorney? Johnnie is dead and Shapiro hates him! possible life sentence!
The Gagne trade for Boston and the “no trade” by Cashman, it’s probably the biggest single changing factor in a division race in some years. He has lost 4 games by himself. 4 games. We could be 6.5 back.
Thanks Cashman for holding into IPK and letting Joba handle the set-up role
Indians still beating Detroit too. Yankees will be 5 games up in the loss column for the wild card and 2 games back for the AL East.
Hey, Denise!
Boston can’t get ANYBODY out!!! hahahahaha
Mike was right, this ump had a nice zone. No complaints from anyone.
Imagine our closer being Farnsworth, Britton, or Ramirez – that’s what Indians have in Borowski.
Come on Indians, make it a triple play tonight.
All right! Three more outs Yanks and my night is complete!
You know, I guess because two squirrels crossed my path today, I shudda known that we’d be extra lucky!
Kill Schill when they are sober they are sround but after loses check a bridge
Wow…just 2 back in the loss column.
Where’s the little pathetic nuisance, “It’s Over” Don’tcha love the irony to that Red Sox fan’s chosen moniker?
Maybe we should all chip in and buy Boston a bridge.
Who said Yankee fans can’t be charitable?
No berating, just factual commentary.
I agree, though, all teams have their ups and downs. This is merely pennant-race excitement.
One more out to go at the Jake…
*boston Icons*
1978
Billy Buckner
Eric Gagne
Mmmwwhahahhahahahahahha
Denise G- Maybe OJ should try calling Ben Matlock!
Only an idiot what have traded Kennedy or Melky for Gagne.
Granted, a few of them have Yankee blogs.
1 more out to go in the 9th for Cleveland.
Guys: *do not click Vito’s link*
Trust me.
2 outs in Cleveland !!!!!
Magic number for wildcard, YOGI!
Love the squirrels!
Detroit loses!
The lead-in on the NESN post-game:
“The Sox are going to lose ANOTHER game to the Yankees in the standings, but we’ll be right back to show you why you shouldn’t panic just yet…”
tigers lose too
Doc:
Johnny Pesky
1949
Go Gators!
Man, this has been a great night!
Come on Yankees! Three outs!
Tom Caron:
Panic in the streets of Red Sox Nation.
Jim Rice:
They have a right to.
Cleveland defeats Detroit
WOO HOO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! INDIANS WIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Villone finally gets to see the mound!
Jennifer- It feels so good to finally hear a magic number in our favor!!
Anything happen while I was gone?
Becca – too late
well that was nice
2 down
1 out to go !!!!
Cleveland just won too.
Could this night have been any better for us Yanks fans?
Yankees blow out the Orioles, behind a terrific start from Moose.
Boston blows a late lead against Toronto.
And Cleveland knocks Detroit down a peg.
Oh how sweet it is!
I know that its well known that Torre doesn’t use “Farnsy” two days in a row, but he lookd overly rested yesterday, and work is work. He can’t blow a 12-0 lead, can he?
2 back in the lose column, eff yea.
Rebecca: I learned from my mistake before. But thanks for the warning anyway!
Red Sox bullpen: in the last 10 innings, 10 Earned Runs.
Eric “Lights Out” Gagne wasn’t allowed to play with matches as a kid. Otherwise known as a late bloomer.
Nice job, Theo. You really kept him away from the Yankees in fine style.
THE YANKEES WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!
THEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE YANKEES WIN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
UPDATE: our magic number for wild card is 7. For the division it is 9
BRILLIANT!
Guess we just decided we’d take the long way round to get to Boston!
Ya gotta be proud of this team. They got soul and heart like very few others.
Great night!
I’m heading out now.
Here Come The Yankees!
YES YES YES!! These last two nights have been awesome!!!!
Great win!!
2 GAMES IN THE LOSS COLUMN BABY!!! Thank you Gagme!!!
Fantastic outing for the Moose, and big nights for Melky and Matsui!! Woo Hoo life is good!!
Holy Squirrels.
This is amazing. Just pure amazing
Im telling you, Shelley Duncan knew what he was saying when he wrote that note to the kid.
Francona is english for Grady
I really like watching NESN. The certainly root for the Sox, but they are very self-effacing in their approach.
They are not afraid to call out any of the players.
Panic has officially set in.
Here’s the “reason not to panic”: you just have to get to the playoffs, and the wild card is within clinching distance.
I’m with you becca, not what I thought I was going to see. Might be one of the most disturbing things I’ve seen in a while.
Would it be greedy to start rooting the Tigers so they can catch the Sox if they fade?
the corey pavin award goes to…
THE GUTTY GRITTY YANKS!
baaaaa haaaaa haaaaa!
MGW, wonder how Sean and Wildsox are doing? I bet they have arthritis in their hands and can’t type all of the sudden!
Is anyone watching NESN right now? These announcers are laughing at the Sox.
Oh, and, one more time, because I must…
MOOOOOOOOOOOOOSE!!!!!
This is great and I’ve really enjoyed being with all of you guys on the blog! Let’s keep it going tomorrow!!!
“Root for our guys push them to the max, but cutting down a guy who is already down is nothing but bully talk. ”
Live by your own elitist fan rules, I will do no such thing.
I have and will routinely mock, heckle, and sometimes pity sux fan. It is half the fun of rooting for the yanks. I enjoy a Sux collapse almost as much as a yankee win.
Tonight might very well be the most special nights of this somewhat perplexing baseball year. Sux lead down to two, detroit loses, and the mets continue to stink, handing us the keys to the city.
I have been predicting a division win for 3 months now. Suddenly it is no longer an outside or unlikely possibility, but a very very real dare I say likely one. The sux are banged up and bruised, their pitching staff is a mess, and the bullpen has imploded. This is exactly the time of year you want to peak.
Finally and most importantly, the Moose is back. He has given us a gem at the most opportune time against are absolute nemesis this season. I don’t want to hear the anti-moose crap around here for a while. The guy was simply stellar. I suppose the anti moose nazis will find a way to spin and belittle what Moose has accomplished. It was nothing short of resplendent.
The Yanks could win out here the way they are playing. Do you think the sux will lose at least two more? The division is right there for the taking.
BJ
Wow. I’ve been busy and just checked the scores. Was a bit worried because of the bullpen situation. I was half expecting to see Igawa had come in to the game in the 4th as well.
Boston choking, check.
Detroit losing Verlander’s start, check.
Yankees crushing Baltimore thus making bullpen a non issue, check
Muss dealing and sealing playoff spot, check
Cashman breathing out as next yrs $11M for Muss starts to look reasonable again, check.
Detroit facing sabathia tomorrow, you betcha.
Ellsbury 2nd coming of Cy Young? I doubt it.
Yankees for the division. Bet on it!!
I am so proud how everyone jumped on my “GAGME” (spelling) bandwagon….isn’t it so fitting?
LETS GO YANKEES! Exciting much?
that team in Queens is in trouble too
Rebecca, I feel like you should say a few words at this moment. These last two nights have been nothing short of remarkable, and sets the stage for what’s to come, and you always have such great thoughts.
For me, I keep thinking of a friend of mine telling our sox/tigers friends early in the season when they were ribbing us, “Yeah, laugh all you want, but you should be worried, very worried, that the Yankees are getting their cold streak out of the way now!”
Watch Fox New England, they have no problem calling out players.
Man they keep on repeating the mantra “you just got to get to the playoffs.” over and over. They are just besides themselves.
I meant folks, not “guys.” Yikes!! I’ll just say ladies and gentlemen, that’s better!!
That would be on NESN.
Love NESN.
Could the Yankees REALLY go 96-66 and win the division ? WOW ! only 2 games back in the loss column AND they hold the tiebreaker advantage….If they go 9-2 the rest of the way and BoSux go 6-4 OR WORSE, the Division Crown will belong to THE YANKEES !!! Oh, I think New York can smell the fear….and it is coming from any BoSux clubhouse they occupy….very nice day to be a Yankee Fan !
How did Villone remember how to pitch after all those games spent sitting in the shadows of the bullpen? It must be just like riding a bicycle, I guess!! HA!!
Where are all the people who thought Cashman should’ve been fired at the trading deadline because he let the Sox ‘steal’ Gagne from the Yankees.
Where are you…fess up. I know there were people on this very blog calling for his head.
Fenway Faithful having their “junk” stepped on – check!
I have to say though it is at moments like this that those farcical games in Detroit really annoy me. Especially the ‘its way past midnight so lets forget that old fashioned strike zone thing and just randomly yell ball and strike to hurry things up’ game.
Also the games early in the season when Boston was beatin up on some kids on the mound. One fewer starting pitching injury and this is a walk in the park.
Ode to another Journey song- “Who’s Crying Now,” that would be Red Sox fans!
Now the division champion seems to be within the reach.
Big Johnson: “Live by your own elitist fan rules, I will do no such thing.”
Spoken like a true bully.. elitist my butt, its called manners and handling folks the way you would wish to be handled. There is nothing elitist about being professional.
How crushed would the Sox be to lose the Division now that they’ve had 1st place all year ?
Their fan base would be burning Fenway Park down.
The curious part about Tito’s in-game management, was his decision not to bring in Papelbon after Hill’s single. It would’ve been a four-out save, but you have to win the one you’re in, and Papelbon hadn’t pitched since Friday night. And he appeared to be ready in the pen.
Curious.
I just picked up a carton of milk and there is a picture of Manny Ramirez on the back. The Sox cant find him.
Uncle Vito – I knew it was a troll, but that guy doing that is just not right. I’ll be glad when registration goes into effect. My son could’ve been in here.
Bobcat,
who is NESN calling out besides GAGME? what are they saying?
Fourth time in five games the Sox have given up an 8th inning lead.
Sherri: As you wish!
Right now, what we are seeing is the birth of a dynasty.
Yea. I said it, and I mean it.
There are growing pains, to be sure, but we’ve got just the right amount of veterans to ensure a comfortable transition.
What the Yankees are doing right now is putting together a team that has the potential to go down in history as one of the greatest Yankee teams ever.
Our record since May 30? I don’t know it off hand but I believe if it’s extended to what it would project to over the course of a full season, it would rival the teams of ’98 and ’99.
This year is where it all starts.
Consider yourself lucky, we’re on to something HUGE.
DESTI*NY* DYNASTY!
13 put a sock in it. Fans celebrate any way they choose to.
If you want to be benevolent that’s fine but don’t push you’re views to be what you think everyone else should do.
I for one have been sick taking crap from the Sox fans all year so payback is sweet to me.
J-Dawg LOL!! CLASSIC
Oh, Denise, Wildsox showed up and is still predicting Sox by three at the end. [He's also bemoaning the Gagme reflex
]
The Boston RedSox of the National League, The New York Mets have just lost as well.
The Sox must really think they have the division all sewn up to keep pitching Gagne. Obviously they feel they don’t need the wins all that much! God, it would be delicious to catch them…Talk about an “epic” collapse. Steve Phillips and Peter Gammons would be holding each other tight as they wept bitter tears all winter…
ESPN News just blamed Francona for not taking out Gagne.
Mets are losing, too!! Woo Hoo!!
Night gets better. Mets just lost, and the Phillies tied there game at 3 in the 7th
man I feel bad for Gotay
but the Mets lose !!
If the real uncle vito just posted above why did he include the link again. come one now. enough is enough.
what was on the link? I was told not to go to it by Jenn and I listened to her….
Vintage Moose tonight, lets hope he has found something. With him in the Yankees top four come playoff time, it will be hard to match. Also, no Jaret Wright starting a meaningful game.
Rebecca!! Perfect!! Thank you! GO YANKEES!!!!!!!!
27 in ’07!!!!
quotes from fans on the sox blogs, its so sweet:
“This is not what I signed on for 140 some odd games ago.”
“has the win in 2004 left us all not questioning Theo’s ability to spot and get talent?”
“Manny is being Manny for the second year in a row at the end of the season and the Sox are on the verge of blowing another huge lead in the AL East. Great job Theo”
“He (tito) literally lifted his leg and pissed on all of us, all in the name of massaging Gagne’s ego. ”
“how disgusting this season has turned out.”
“This team doesn’t desrve to make the playoffs”
“After 30 years I have made my last visit to Fenway. ”
“The Sox have no desire or heart as a team to win this thing.”
“TITO NEEDS TO GO!!!!! ”
“Why do we have Drew and not Pena playing full time and deliverying big numbers at a fractiopn of the cost.”
“there is no excuse for putting Sox Nation through this kind of situation. ” -my fav!!!!!!!
The time to believe is now. The collapse of the BoSux is picking up steam. Great game by the Moose and the entire team. GagMe did a great job of helping us. It is SO great that Boston snagged him away from us out of spite. That trade worked out SO AWESOME for the Yankees. Good Night, ALL !!!
Anyone who posts those links is a self-hating homophobe.
Gordon Edes of the Globe just said on NESN that the Sux have a 7 game lead in the WC
HA HA
SUFFER RED SCUM!
pat September 18th, 2007 at 10:02 pm
Panic on SOSH is funny
“Here comes the Wildcard�
“At least Detroit is losing�
and more 4 letter words than you can imagine.
You have no idea. I was perusing the SOSH site and man, you’d think the Atlantic Ocean would be full of RSN’ers right now. So many F bomb’s – and other colorful words, it’d make Dick Cheney blush (and he shot a guy in the face)
whats worse blowin a 14.5 game lead or blowin a 3-0 lead?
Gagme is his 8th inning guy isn’t he? How can they blame him for using him? Plus I thought that moved sealed up the division for the red soxs? I thought it was sealed and stamped?
HMM interesting, he blew 4 games by my count.
Hey Yankees and fans.Lets just enjoy the Panicking Red sox,lets grab the east..Who cares now about the wild card.Im so proud to be a Yankee,Thank my Dad for that.A Gem from the moose.LETS PARTY TONITE
If only the Sox had given someone like Hanley Ramirez up for Gagne… then the debacle would be even more magnified…
Still, I’m glad we have Gagne (secretly) on our payroll. He’s doing yeoman’s work for us in a Sox uniform!
NESN is tellin us about how the Sox are “banged up”. No more banged up than any other team but they are babies
The best part — who ever thought the Yankees would be the UNDERDOGS!!!
I was thinking the Sox would collapse if we SWEPT them at Fenway; had entertained no such thoughts that a 2 of 3 would have the same result… Curious [but eminently satisfying].
where is Manny? i mean, at this point – as they keep saying, they are a different team without him…..so why not put him in the lineup even if he’s just 75% and just not tell the press that he’s not 100%?
MGW, I can’t resist, I have to go back to the Post and simply blog to Sean and Wildsox and CJXO: baaaaa haaaaa haaaaa!
I did not realize that the links would still be active if I just cut and paste them. Sorry. There is obviously a troll that not only impersonates me, but then goes by different names to try to make me look as if I would do such a thing. I did not post the think and did not even click on it, heeding the warning of another blogger. We need this registration ASAP. This is ridiculous. Have a great night to all the True Yankee Fans. And to the trolls, your life must really stink. From the tone of the posts of those that actually clicked on your link, you are disgusting and pathetic. Don Vito Bellamo. Uncle Vito Bellamo. 96-66 Yankees win the division.
Red Sox 62 losses
Indians 62 losses
Angels 62 losses
Yankees 64 losses
Tiggers 69 losses
You go, grrl!
Pete seriously registrations after tonight
This is one time I wish I could listen to nesn. Althought it will be almost as fun to listen to wfan going to sleep tonight.
It’s funny how much Sox fans blame their manager when they lose as much as Yankee fans blame Torre for the exact same thing – Bullpen mismanagement. Fran”coma” is getting dumped on actually, I think worse than Torre ever was – and that’s saying something.
The Sox only savior at this point is Beckett. If his blister problem pops up again anytime soon, they’re safety net against a long losing streak is gone.
GO NYR,
that’s what I was saying! If we win the division, they will redefine CHOKE!
If the Yanks keep playing like this and Boston folds like a cheap suit, does it make up for 2004? probably so. A fold like this would dwarf 1978…How’s this for revenge? Yanks, eliminate the Angels in the ALDS…Boston in the ALCS….The Mets in the WS…
An unrelated aside, that may impact the Yankees…
From Tampa Bay:
James Shields has been shut down for the remainder of the season.
Scott Kazmir will be limited to 100 pitches in each of his final two starts.
Denise G as Pete said in a previous blog entry, they are waiting till Manny is “mentally” right.
Wow.. just saw the scoreboard! What a great outcome!
Let’s win the division!
Bobcat – That’s fantastic news! What’s wrong with Shields, by the way?
Salzberg on MY9 is doing his best hit man impersonation and for some strange reason Sherman reminds me Hyman Roth?
This NESN interview broad rivals Kim Jones in the dumbness category
Jennifer WFAN will be a hoot tonight
Dave,
Shields has thrown 215 innings this season, so they (wisely) decided to shut him down.
TITO LOOKED LIKE HE WAS AT A FUNERAL ON NESN
“This NESN interview broad rivals Kim Jones in the dumbness category”
Go NYR – There’s a reason that they’re Red Sox fans!
The Toronto series will make or break the Division title
Is Somers on tonight?
Jim Rice made a very reasonable observation, and remember, he comes from the late 70s Sox, when the Rivalry was even more intense than it is now:
Caron: Do you go to Papelbon in the 8th?
Rice: If he is my horse, I go to him every day. This is a pennant race. You need your horses to play, whether they are banged up or not (an obvious blast of Manny).
Jim Rice was being gentle, I might add. Had Dennis Eckersley been on the desk tonight, he would’ve been standing on his chair.
WHERE IS MANNY CHHH, CHHH,CHHH,CHHH,CHHH?
Now a message from Chris Crocker to Red Sox Nation:
“leave gagne alone!!!! All he has done is blown 4 saves for you guys and all you want is more, more, more!!! HE IS A CANADIAN, LEAVE HIM ALONE!!!!! He was traded, to a 1st place team, and thats hard, LEAVE GAGNE ALONE!!!!!!!!!!”
GO NYR,
yup
Bobcat – Of course, baseball has changed a bit since the late ’70s. Back then your “horse” relievers would potentially throw every day (like Goose, for example) if necessary. It was considered normal back then. These days, fans jump on managers if they pitch their ace relievers every single day (like Torre with Rivera).
MGW, go to Post and see what I wrote on the “Clemens get Cortisone Shot”! I really like it!
This would totally and completely eclipse 2004. Hell, no one will even be talking about 2004 ever again after this. If the Sox blow this lead, it will be the worst collapse…probably in sports history. It really will be a slight disappointment if they DON’T collapse now. Unfortunately for A-Rod, it would be the story of the year.
Great night!!
Goodnight, everyone
Dave,
I agree it’s changed. I’ve been watching since 1960 and it’s changed a bit over the years.
unfortunately unlike 78 the sox are going to make the playoffs
BTW – Did anyone notice that Verlander gave up 4 HRs tonight?!
Jennifer,
Later tonight or tomorrow, you’ll be able to see some of the post-game on NESN’s site:
http://www.boston.com/sports/n.....ing/shows/
waiting til Manny is mentally right? are you kidding me? send him to a freakin shrink and get him out there…what a waste of money him sitting on the bench….but it’s all fine with me.
TITO looked like he was at a funeral??? b/c he thought his own was being planned back in BOS!
Dave,
Verlander’s performance vs. the Indians is in keeping with his history against them. He hasn’t pitched well against them… ever.
I rather go barefoot then wear sox or put a sock in it. Just remember what goes around comes around… over and out.
Bobcat – Yes, quite a bit has changed in baseball since 1960!!!
good nite MGW….e-mail me!
oh yeh before I forget
*DAMMIT THAT’S 15 OF THE LAST 20 SERIES THAT WE HAVE WON !!!!!*
Love NESN:
“Here’s Manny Ramirez taking batting practice. Why is he not able to get in the lineup? Tina Cervasio with a report coming up…”
how about game 5 of the alcs “SHELLY F$#@IN DUNCAN” LOL
I don’t like the Mets, but, as a Yankee fan, you’ve got to be feeling for Willie Randolph right now. I can’t believe they’re playing as badly as they are!!
Andrew: I don’t think A-Rod would mind!
im as big a yankees fan as anyone here but you’re crazy if you think lost the division to us it woulthat if the red sox collapsed and d eclipse the meltdown we suffered in ’04
that was in the playoffs and the sox went on to win the world series
this year the sox are just about a lock for the playoffs, barring they lose literally every game they have left
as we all know, playoff baseball is a whole different animal
NESN doesn’t have the Sox coverage up on that site yet
Evidently Manny still feels pain in his oblique when he runs.
“No return date in sight for Manny Ramirez.”
Jim Rice:
He said he can only let it go on certain pitches. So don’t swing at those pitches.
Love it.
Denise:
As I said, “later tonight or tomorrow”. LOL.
what the hell happened to my post, looks like im drunk or something
as for stings, i still put the 01 world series over the 04 alcs as the hardest one.
Chicago Dave, yeh I also feel bad for Willie it’s not his fault Minaya didn’t fix that team, but they aren’t this bad problem is they are playing scared, but if they lose Willie I guarantee Philly or Atlanta will try to snag him, his hit n’ run plus small ball strategy is underrated
I’m watching David Weathers pitch for the Reds against the Cubs right now (he blew last night’s game for the Reds and he looks like he might blow it again tonight). Do y’all remember him in a Yankee uniform? Seems so long ago…
Luigi – I was kinda wondering about that….
Did you see that thumbs up Moose gave the ump?
That worries me. In that piece about pitching strategy Moose did for the NYT, there was a discussion of how the strike zone has tightened up in recent years, much to the discomfort of Moose. All the strikes he used to get off the plate, are routinely called as balls now.
But Moose pitched apparently brilliantly tonight… and then give the ump the thumbs-up. How many times have you seen a pitcher do that? I never have. I wonder – was the ump giving Moose the old, broader strike zone?
And what happens when the next ump doesn’t?
And what happens when Moose next pitches against a disciplined hitting team with a winning record?
I’m pleased to see a good performance from Moose tonight, but my confidence in the man has not been restored. I’ve been burned too many times in the past by this guy.
I do not care about the division the only thing is listening to the supposed nation whine is hilarious.
all that matters is making the playoffs the rest is nonsense..
Bostons problem is there pen is in shambles.. It is not as bad as the yanks but getting there. Obvioulsy Joba is the difference maker if gagne and okajima continue threr downturn…
Detroit lose Weds and the Yanks win it is over..
Moose pitched real good tonight, who would of thought 3 or so weeks ago!!!!Moose looked shot……………
The Angels scare me and the team I fear least is the red sox, the indians are better then them…….
Luigi 27, if the Sox continue this way, and the Tigers pick it up after the can get out of CLE, they may not be a lock! yes, playoff ball is different, but I say the hot team going in is the fav…
david weather, gee, another player that needs to go away…is ricky bones still pitching?
Lee – I will also be curious to see how Mussina fares against a good team. For the most part, he has had his best games against mediocre teams this year…
I don’t think the ump used a large zone. Every strikeout I saw (and pretty much every strike) seemed perfectly fine to me.
I know what you said Bobcat, I’m just antsy!
migames – Ricky Bones?! LOL!!! Wasn’t he with the Yankees for (literally) a handful of games years ago?
yeah, but Moose and others couldn’t even beat the teams that we were supposed to beat.
is ESPN’s Baseball Tonight on?
start spreading the news…..da da data da…..New York, New York!
Great night for sure. But remember guys, we’re still down 2.5 games with time running out. Winning the divsion would be sweet considering where we came form this year. But the important thing is that Detroit is on the ventilator and they are about to pull the plug. Also regardless of who wins the East and the WC, Boston’s once mighty bullpen is shaky at best going into the playoffs, and we have Joba!
Denise – Don’t get me wrong, I really want Moose’s revival to continue. However, I’m still nervous to think of him starting a playoff game at this point…
OH YEAH!!! Baseball Tonight’s on!! They’re singin’ our song!! New York, New York!!
yeah yeah, but I want the freakin division – just b/c Boston would just hate that and it would put the hurt on that would last thru all their bodies in their short playoff life this year!
Denise – I don’t think BB Tonight is on until 11 Central/12 Eastern.
Chi Dave,
I hear ya,that’s why I kept telling everyone in this blog tonite, to tone it down on Moose, the Orioles totally suck! it’s not all that!
LOL Boston fans are calculating the magic number to clinch at least the WC on SOSH.
I’m watching ESPN – maybe it’s SportCenter.
Steve Levy just doesn’t do justice re: baseball
Baseball Tonight not on til 12AMEST. Got my presale password for playoff tickets (for partial season ticketholders) The pre sale is next Wednesday always a nervous morning seeing what you can get lol. Prices are very expensive this year
Mussina hasn’t fared well against Baltimore recently, so I’m sure tonight was a nice boost for his confidence. I think he pitched very well, and it is reassuring to see his defensive work. That being said, let’s hope for another strong start from him. I enjoyed seeing his “thumbs up” to the home plate umpire, it is refreshing to watch a game with a consistent strike zone, after some of the nonsense we have witnessed this year.
Regarding the Red Sox, I think Herbert Morrison said it best when covering the Hindenburg tragedy, “Oh, the humanity”.
Entertaining post from the Sox blog at Boston.com:
“There are no words to describe the vile hatred I have for Gagne… he has cost us the division, which I am now 100% sure we are going to lose after tonight’s game. As for Francona, WHAT THE F*CK WAS HE THINKING??? He should have pulled that worthless piece of crap after the first walk. And where the HEL* was pap??? He hasn’t picthed since FRIDAY!!! Why wasn’t he in there, or ANYONE for that matter.
Tonight made me physically sick. I was waiting for the meltdown…. and want to go to Bristol and strangle every ESPN analyst who claimed the division was over back in June. I hate everyone”
Luigi,
I agree that 2004 was a bigger collapse, because it ended the Curse etc. But that collapse was over a 4 game stretch. The sox fans have been riding high all season. They have been doing a lot of chirping about the Yanks being toast and what not. A comeback of 14 1/2 games back with all that has happened this year. Adding in the fact that the Yankees have worked in three future allstar caliber pitchers all 22 or under has got to drive REDSUX Nation crazy. I don’t think we’ll hear to much about 04 if all this pans out…
maybe TITO should have a mtg with Belicheck (sp?) when he gets back to BOS and get a few pointers…ha ha ha ha
Seems like misanthropy is running rampant in RSN these days.
Oh, the humanity !!!
Just got home. What’s new? Same ol’ same ol’? Just checked the box score. Gagne stealing from a kid. Ouch! 2 back in the loss column…Are they seriously going with Journey? That was Chicago’s gig in ’05. Whatever works!
Bobcat – And there I thought Yankee fans really went off the deep-end when the chips were down!!!
Bobcats, LOL…
Dave,
The difference between Red Sox fans and Yankees fans is that, deep down, the Red Sox’ fan expect the worst, while the Yankees’ expects the best.
Can’t change the spots…
Bobcat,
I’m sure that was written by a fan that also told all of us Yanks fans when they got Gagne, that it’s Lights Out for us and might as well make our tee-times for October. even so, I love reading that!
Bobcat – Yes, I think you make a fair point there…
Bobcat,
that is the very reason why the last 6 years have been tough being a Yanks fan, b/c they always find a way to dangle the cheese in our faces (the last 6 yrs) and for the ultimate disappointment…..for most teams, losing in the World Series even, they were just happy to get that far….us? we expect to win that too! anything less than that makes for a long season and a yearning trip to Tampa in March.
good nite everyone, I’m done!
I meant to say, long “off season” in the last blog
I love the Yankees.
I love the Yankees to the point that I cried in 2001 for a half hour after Luis Gonzalez. I wore black to school the next day.
…Yea.
I would characterize the following as the typical Sox Fan’s perspective:
“If we blow this division, it will rank right up there with one of the great collapses in MLB history. But even if we win by one game, it’s fine with me. We”ve been the best team in MLB this year and somehow the standings will show it…right? Uh..I don’t know..but the RSN will live on.”
“The Yanks will be in first by the end of the weekend and they deserve it, they are playing to win, the Sox are playing not to lose. I actually thought it would take until the Twins series for the Sox to blow it. The Sox will assume their accustomed role as the wild card and be out in the first round.”
“I can’t believe the time and money I’ve wasted watching and believing in this team this season. I have never seen any sports team blow it like Francona and company. This is really really sad.
I’m cancelling my trip to Tampa this weekend.”
Becca…I was in boarding school in New England and was on the phone crying to my family when they lost.
Denise,
My first real “fan-moment” was watching Game 7 of the 1960 WS and not believing that the Yankees could dominate a clearly inferior team, and still lose in 7.
As frustrating as the last 6 years may have been, that pales compared to the period from 1965 to 1975, when the “go-go Yankees” were the laughing stock of baseball. The best thing to happen to MLB in NY, and in general, was George M. von Steingrabber III.
Wow…Bobcat that quote really nails my point to Luigi home…They (SUX NATION)have forgotton about the Yanks 04 collapse already!!!
phillies take the lead
that loss vs Arizona had me dead the next day.
raise your hand if you think the blue jays could win the nl east
Mets are on the verge of being only 1.5 ahead of Philly who don’t even own the wild card.
VOIII,
As I indicated earlier, the Sox Fan hopes for the best, and expects the worst. Yankee Fan expects the best and won’t accept the worst.
I’ve coached baseball for over 30 years and the first thing that you try to teach your players is to respect your opponent and if you are successful, act as if you’ve been there before. Programs (at any level) that are not used to success, or don’t know how to handle it, usually don’t handle adversity well either.
I think we’re seeing the difference in the two programs here in “crunch time”, which is when management REALLY earns their keep. That is one reason that I fall on the side of Joe Torre being able to write his own ticket and manage for as long as he wants. He’s instilled a mind-set and stuck with it. It’s clearly in play, and is THE reason the Sox are playing not to lose and the Yankees are not “settling” for anything less than the top spot.
The Yankees have always been in the Sox’ heads and 2004 did not remove any bit of it.
BOBCAT,,Well stated & so true…..
nd THAT is why, friend Bobcat, that even though the Sox came back on us in 2004, that The Curse lives on: it lives on and will continue to do so as long as we are in their heads. And we are.