Game 40: Yankees at Rays
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YANKEES
Damon DH
Jeter SS
Abreu RF
Matsui LF
Giambi 1B
Cabrera CF
Cano 2B
Gonzalez 3B
Molina C
Wang RHP
Chien-Ming Wang against the Tampa Bay hitters.
Edwin Jackson vs. the New York hitters.
Back later with updates.
UPDATE, 6:50 p.m.: As was posted earlier today, Goose Gossage has beeen critical of Joba Chamberlain’s fist-pumping. “There’s no place for it in the game,” Gossage said. “I will stand by that. … That’s just not the Yankee way, what Joba did. Let everyone else do that stuff, but not a Yankee.”
To his credit, Gossage called Chamberlain today and told him what he said.
“I didn’t know anything about it. He just wanted me to know where he was coming from,” Chamberlain said. “It is what it is. I’m not going to change. He was a man, he called me, he told me where he was coming from and I appreciate it.
“People are going to say stuff to me all the time. The fact of the matter is, I got to where I’m at by being who I am. I’m not going to change.”
Good for Goose and good for Joba. You can certainly respect what Gossage says and hopefully will respect Joba as well.
I asked Joba whether a player from any other team has said something to him. “Not one,” he said.
UPDATE, 7:02 p.m.: Two interesting minor-league moves this week. J.B. Cox was promoted to AAA Scranton and Mark Melancon has been assigned to AA Trenton. Confirmed the moves with Brian Cashman today.
I haven’t had a chance to ask Cashman about this yet, and I’m not sure he would answer the question, but this is probably one of the steps in the Make Joba A Starter Plan. For the M.J.A.S.P. to work, they need some guys who can move into the bullpen. Cox and Melancon are high on that list.
If you get a chance, go to Trenton and watch Melancon pitch. He’s an animal.
UPDATE, 7:19 p.m.: The Yankees are 5-15 when the opponent scores first. With the Rays, a team like that likes to run and take extra bases, getting the lead is paramount. A team trailing by two or three runs can’t take as many chances.
UPDATE, 8:39 p.m.: 1-0 looks like 10-0 given the lack of energy the Yankees have had since they arrived at Tropicana Field. They have one run on nine hits over the last 14 innings.
Jorge Posada and Alex Rodriguez are good, but they’re not that good.
UPDATE, 8:45 p.m.: Chien-Ming Wang has allowed four runs on 10 hits in his last 12 innings. That’s not wonderful but it’s pretty good. The Yankees have given him no run support. Literally, zero runs.
UPDATE, 9:27 p.m.: Here’s their chance to score a few against Dan Wheeler. Troy Percival probably won’t screw it up in the ninth inning.
Joba warming for the Yankees. Wang did his job. Too bad everybody else is sleepwalking again.
UPDATE, 9:53 p.m.: Yikes, bad pitch by Percival there and Matsui made him pay. The Yankees fans here have come alive.
A little late-inning life, something new for the Yankees. Now they have to turn it into a victory.
UPDATE, 9:56 p.m.: Those of you who get upset when Mo Rivera isn’t used in a tie game on the road should prepare to get upset.
Now warming, Kyle Farnsworth.
UPDATE, 10:12 p.m.: Well, I must admit I did not think Farnsworth would escape there. But good job by him. Do you bring Mo in now? It looks that way.
UPDATE, 10:39 p.m.: This is the first game that has gone extras for the Yankees this season, by the way.
Also, the Yankees have two runs in their last 24 innings. Yeesh.
Tampa can move into first place if they win. They’ll probably have a parade if that happens.
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Sam Borden
dammit!
Glad to see Joe going with the kid at 3rd. Ensberg should be cut loose when A-Rod comes back.
Nice work in the lead-off slot saucY –
I’m surprised to see Abreu, Matsui and Big G stacked up in the middle of the lineup. Do the DRays not have a lefty in the pen?
Hopefully Wang brings his usual great outing. The Yankees will definitely need some length after Pettitte’s outing and with Moose going tomorrow for maybe 5 or 6 (hopefully).
TKinDC – had to get the line-up gripes out of the way. hopefully, that should be it for the day.
TKinDC-
I think the plan is to mash early and often just in case the Rays bring in Howell or Miller.
has anyone checked out that article on the next japanese phenom yu darvish on espn.com
maybe the third time is the charm irabu – igawa – darvish might finally pay off lol – only 21 yrs old interesting read.
Wang’s been our stopper all season long, hope it continues
I might actually watch this game because Wang is pitching….but then again, it probably wont matter. I rarely watch games when theyre played in a dome…zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz no matter how many hits/runs the offenses put up. Watching games that are played in a dome are really unbearable.
Yeah, it was a very good article. It’s interesting that a lot of the Little League coaches are telling the kids to work to get to the US rather than to stay in their home country.
Yu Darvish $75 MIL in the world of common sense, please take a top tier college picks or ULFAs w/ this money, don’t let Igawa part 2 happen.
Hmm, I’m tempering my expectations tonight. Wang has been great but he for whatever reason does not pitch well with extra day’s rest. And with this offense…I dunno.
GO WANG!!!!!!!
Is calling Darvish Dice K 2.0 a compliment? Dice walks like 4 guys an outing and avg less then 6 innings a start. I see the era so far is good but that wont stand with control problems.
Igawa part 2?! how about ichiro 2 – the pitching version?
Darvish has known off field issues. Who’s to know how many trips he’d have to leave the U.S. for to make quick flights to Japan. Back off this guy.
We need to win tonight
Mussina-Shields, Kennedy-Kazmir, Rasner-Santana, Pettitte-Perez are our next 4 games. We face Shields, who is the hottest pitcher in baseball followed by 3 straight hard throwing lefties who have dominated us in the past.
75 million just to talk..
Wang usually struggles on turf for the obvious reasons.
for anyone else interested there is documentary film the zen of bobby v airing tonight at 9 on espn 2 it follows bobby valentine in japan just caught a preview on otl looks good
I like Darvish, but no way do you pay that kind of money for an unknown quantity. Matsuzaka is good, but not worth the money it cost to get him.
I’m not so much soured on Ensberg, though it seems pretty clear that the organization/Girardi has. At this point, there really is just no point in having him except as 3B insurance. I mean…if they weren’t going to play Ensberg even with Betemit out, why even keep him on the team?
No Darvish..enough of the Japanese imports.
How many amateur pitchers could be drafted or international signed for 75 million?
Yu Darvish looks phenomenal, But really how can any gm justify a 75 million dollar posting fee for an Unknown. Dice K is good, and his actually contract is probably right at market if not slightly below, but 96 million dollars is Absurd. Furthermore, fair or not, nobody can live up to that amount of hype, and seems generally unfair for a 22 year old. (As unfair as being 22 with 50 million in the bank). I can think of 3 pitchers im comfortable giving that too, and all of them have a consistent track record, year in and out (Webb, Peavy, Santana). Id be shocked if this guy was even a tier 2 pitcher.
I sensing a victory…I hope!
We were secretly wishing to win the bid to negotiate with Dice-K. We dump on the Igawa signing. Let someone else deal with Yu.
Stick with Hugheses, Brackmans, and Sanchezes.
SCREW THE JAPS!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’ll let Cashman talk to me every day for 75 dollars
I thoought I heard that Darvish has no desire to pitch in the US, was that false?
yu darvish is sick! i agree that his price is too steep, but he’s young, confident, and a nasty pitcher. who wouldn’t like to see him play for ny? you can tell that he’s miles ahead of igawa and even matsuzaka. who makes it a goal to have a 0.00 ERA during the course of the season? and actually comes close to it with a 1 ERA? he’s ridiculous, but there are so many questions and unknowns, i doubt cashman would take a chance on him. IF darvish even wants to play in the US.
Darvish may be for real and when you see him pitch you see a possible Tom Seaver, heck all you need to know is Bobby Valentine doesn’t want him to leave Japan, but we’re talking my guess when it’s all said and done altogether $160 MIL is my bet, I bet they end up $100 MIL posting and 60 million for 5 yrs. to whoever signs him.
If Darvish worked out that 100 Million would be made back to the Yanks in merchandising revenue in no time. He’s extremely marketable.
The team that signs him might pay Johan Santana money, the nice thing is he’s in his early 20’s the bad thing is the unknown risk that follows. I look at Darvish pitch and wonder would American hitters have hit him, take in case Andrew Brackman he tops out at 101 as a SP hits 99 around the 7th inning when healthy, Christian Garcia tops out 98 can sit in the mid 90’s when healthy, what is the difference between these talents if they would be pitching to Japan hitters.
Dr. J, I think you forgot the best pitcher of all time, Cliff Lee
So Yu is that much better than Dice-K when he was in Japan?
On the plus side with Darvish, his arm won’t be as abused as many Japanese pitchers arms are. Dicey K had a lot of use on his arm till he came here.
I don’t think the GM is the one to sign off on the posting fee. That comes from the owners, and if the Yankees are not seeing great results from the pitching then Hank could very well decide that a high posting fee would be in order. I don’t think it could get as high as 100 Million for a posting fee though. Then again, who thought the RS would go as high as they did for Dicey K?
“I thoought I heard that Darvish has no desire to pitch in the US, was that false?”
To quote the ESPN article (http://sports.espn.go.com/espn.....e=darvish):
“So, does Darvish want to pitch in the majors? Unfortunately, the conditions for an interview with the pitcher come with the following stipulation: No questions regarding his thoughts on Major League Baseball. Which is telling in itself. If Darvish had no desire to play in the majors, wouldn’t it be easy for him to just say so?
“I told him not to say anything, because it would increase interest,” Fighters director of operations Toshi Shimada says. “I told him it will increase his popularity and make the club more popular.”"
So we can’t definitively say one way or another about his desire to be in the MLB.
don’t let igawa effect your thoughts on darvish…
…i know little about the kid, and spending 22 mil. for an unknown doesn’t seem wise, but i wouldn’t decline japanese important because of the igawa situation.
i think everyone, at least people who read up on the situation, knew igawa would be a bust and a poor decision.
We’ve been through about 1/4th of the season.
Darvish’s ego won’t fit inside the new Yankee stadium.
Between Irabu & Igawa the Steinbrenners have contributed enough to the Japanese pitching pot.
Let’s find more Taiwanese pitchers =)
Lets hope if the Yanks do post and then sign him, he doesn’t discover the Cheeseburger like Irabu.
thisguy:i think everyone, at least people who read up on the situation, knew igawa would be a bust and a poor decision.
Well, I read everywhere that he was supposed to be a strong 3rd or 4th starter IIRC. Right now, that’s not what he is.
But let’s not forget that he won the Sawamura award in 2003 (the Japanese equivalent to the Cy Young award), so he definitely was a top pitcher in Japan…
Hmm, the expectations that I remember of Igawa were 4th or 5th slot.
all the reports Ive heard on Iggy were that he was a number 5 starter in the NL. which basically means you have arms and can throw a baseball
New Name For Igawa -
“QUE? IGAWA???”
I think we all should use this name when referring to that albatross. What, Igawa? As in Yanks, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING???
OK? Who’s with me?
No more Kei.
QUE? IGAWA??
Done deal.
In re: Darvish, if he’s posted, I hope the Yankees make a mid-level offer for him.
IF he falls to the Yanks, fine.
If not, pitching is not the biggest concern for the Yankees going forward anyway….
Not that much of a difference…that was not my point anyway. As he was one of the best pitchers of Japan there were a lot of expectations. Apparently his stuff doesn’t translate to MLB though…that’s what the scouts should have seen.
Igawa has a buck-toothed buddy that pitches in Japan with “lights out” stuff.
The hitters say they can’t even see his pitches …… when there’s a power outage at the ballfield.
i would think after Irabu and Igawa the Yankees would shy away from the Japanese pitching market.
I say sign more latin pitchers. Especially Panamanians. I heard they know how to finish strong.
Yu Darvish
again risky… I wouldn’t do it because this is Johan Santana $$$ then again it’s not my money and he doesn’t look anywhere near like an Igawa or Irabu. Posting will go through the roof.
It’s time for Cashman to work a deal with the SD Padres. Kei Igawa for Sean Henn in a straight up deal.
if darvish gets the money they’re saying, i think it’s kind of messed up that pitchers that come-up thru the MLB system are kinda getting penalized for it (having to wait thru arbitration years and then FA).
what does he have on his resume that a Joba or another college-draftee doesn’t? a year or two in the Japanese league (which is often compared to our AAA)?
Brandon do have a scouting report on the lefty reliever in AA, Zachary Kroenke?
“We face Shields, who is the hottest pitcher in baseball” i always knew Dr J was a pothead!
james shields went 10 innings and gave up 1 hit last outing.
the outing before that he gave up 10H & 7ER in 3.2 innings. i would hardly call that the hottest pitcher in baseball
Rebecca: Frightenly enough, Irabu pitched better than Andy in 1998 (ERA+ wise, Irabu was at 109 compared to Andy’s 104). Basically, Irabu had a pretty bad first season (~50 IP, 63 ERA+), above average second season (that 1998 season, 179 IP), and…approximately average third season (169.3 IP, 98 ERA+)
Sure, he stunk after that third season, but he already was in Montreal at that point.
I wouldn’t go for Darvish if I were the Yanks.
At 100M+ this pitcher better be CY freakin’YOUNG GUARANTEED!
As great as Dice-K was touted and with all his success with the Sox, he ain’t all that impressive.
Geez, what the heck has happened to American pitching prospects??? This is some sad state of baseball.
Yu looks nasty on that video. But someone needs to tell him that he cant be shouting after a K. They will think Joba influenced him.
I say SIGN HIM UP!! If its between spending money on him. Or spending it on C.C. I go with Yu. The way the batters were swinging at the crap bouncing. Makes me think that they cant pickup the ball that easy.
Wow, history has not been kind to Irabu. If we got the same performance from Igawa that Irabu gave us in 1998 (13-9, 4.06 ERA, 109 ERA+, 173 IP), we would be thrilled.
Irabu gave us a mediocre 1999. Then we traded him to the Expos for Jake Westbrook and Ted Lilly. We used Westbrook as a piece in the legendary David Justice trade. We used Lilly to get Jeff Weaver, which didn’t work out so well, but still – Irabu was hardly a reason to shy away from Japanese pitchers.
The Yankees would do the Irabu deal over again if they had the choice.
ok guys until later, one tid bit when your watching SP pitch on youtube pause the video just before the elbow follows through to see the true stress they put when they throw, after you unpause it if it looks effortless it means they have some crazy arm speed or torque…In Darvish’s case his armspeed is very fast.
“Brandon do have a scouting report on the lefty reliever in AA, Zachary Kroenke?”
loogy, low 90’s mostly 88-89 mph guy
” i think it’s kind of messed up that pitchers that come-up thru the MLB system are kinda getting penalized for it (having to wait thru arbitration years and then FA). ”
It all balances out. The posting fee is designed for two things; first to help cover financial loss for the Japanese team that would be incurred by the departing star. Remember, star power = money. Bye bye star power = bye bye money. Posting is there to help assuage that (sparked by Hideo Nomo and Soriano’s “retirements” from Japanese baseball to come to MLB).
The other thing is giving a player negotiation power (this one sparked by…dun dun dun, Irabu. Apparently the original deal was that the Padres were to have the rights to sign him, but he wanted to play for the Yankees).
Geez, what the heck has happened to American pitching prospects??? This is some sad state of baseball.
I don’t think it’s sad. I’m glad to see that the game is expanding and that more and more countries are getting involved with it. There are plenty of American pitching prospects, but people have to wait longer for them because of the draft.
Yu Darvish is no Igawa. Darvish is a top of the line pitcher..Igawa was not. Yu has better numbers than Dice-K in Japan. I also believe he had a 1.82 ERA last year which is really good. I say go for him…if this one fails…never go after a Japanese player again.haha. He also has more command of the plate and doesn’t walk the ballpark like Dice-K does.
Wang and the Yanks need a win badly just to uplift there confidence. Stop the Rays fromw inning 6 in a row tonight. It would really hurt fans to lose this one sending the teams ace to the mound..and lose to Edwin Jackson. Go Yanks.
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Kevin
id like to see the yankees try to get away from long-term contracts. if abreu wants more than 2 years, adious, if texiera wants more than 4, take a hike. id rather pay abreu $50M for 2 years than $60M for 4 years.
blargh, the negotiating power is my biggest gripe. local guys go thru years of college, minor leagues, and pre-arb years before hitting a big payday (signing bonuses aside).
JMO, didn’t you just say that you’d prefer the remaining five years of Ichiro’s contract to the one year of Abreu’s?
Oh, in THAT case…
I personally agree that MLB’s internal system for that is rather…unfair towards the players; un-capitalist, even. Which is why I don’t get all that annoyed when players do become free agents and rake in the cash. Still, not like the league/the owners would like to change in favour of the players.
If you do that, you won’t sign a single impact free agent.
You also don’t overpay for a player to shorten the years.
That’s how you get in luxury tax hell and you raise the bar across the board in the game.
Players are paid according to what others in the game have done.
If, for example, you pay Bobby Abreu 25 million dollars, simply to shorten the years, you raise the bar on every other OF deal in the game.
The Yankees aren’t getting into that game because it ends up costing them (and the game) in the long run.
The fact is, certain guys are going to get multi-year, big money deals.
The issue becomes, is that particular player worth it?
Tex and CC are going to get offers larger than 4 years.
If you draw that a line in the sand, you don’t get either player.
I want the Yankees to do smart deals. I don’t want them to take themselves out of opportunities by creating hard and fast rules.
The key is properly evaluating the guys you commit to long term.
Arod is worth it. Giambi is not, for example.
If you look at the game today, many of the better young players are not seeing the free agent market.
For a team like the Yankees that means, first and foremost, they need to develop from within.
That said, they can’t develop everybody from within. You still have to play the free agent and trade markets.
They have to evaluate whether the guys that do hit the market (Tex and CC for example) are worth the long term investment.
If it was my money, and I could only sign one, I go for pitching every time.
Cabrera CF
Cano 2B
Gonzalez 3B
Molina C
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if these bats don’t KILL us tonight…we should be fine !
Ironically Don, it was THOSE bats that actually had hits last night.
Personally, I have confidence that everyone EXCEPT Molina will MASH the ball tonight….GO YANKEES !!!
Scorpio…I know…so if they can just stay on track, then we will be fine….Yankees win 9-2 !!!
Sorry, Don…my bad!
yes, i did say that, but i’d have to say i was perhaps overreacting to some of bobby’s adventures in RF the past few games. i like bobby and i like ichiro, but neither is going to be worth mega dollars 4 & 5 years from now. if we could take the next 3 years of ichiro’s contract or sign bobby for 2, i wouldnt mind paying huge dollar amounts to maintain the roster flexibility a couple of years from now. i like damon and matsui too, but it seems clear to me that if we had one less OF, that gardner could hold up fine as the 4th OF and we’d have a late inning pinch runner and/or defensive replacement. also might be willing to lay down a bunt on occasion.
“Personally, I have confidence that everyone EXCEPT Molina will MASH the ball tonight”
He _did_ have the only XBH yesterday, right?
You also don’t overpay for a player to shorten the years.”
first of all, why not? seems like doing it the current way is killing the yanks at the ends of those contracts.
You also don’t overpay for a player to shorten the years.
“That’s how you get in luxury tax hell and you raise the bar across the board in the game.”
wrong. they will very likely be over the threshold anyway, so any dollar they pay is taxed at the same rate. therefore the tax on %50M in salary (2 yr deal) is only 5/6ths of tax on $60M (4 yr deal).
I’m not sure where the $75M number came from for the posting fee on Darvish. IIRC Boston put up $50M for Dice-K and outbid the entire field by $24M.
I am actually pretty happy not to have Dice-K just on the fact that the way he pitches is just brutal in terms of deep counts, nibbling and turning games into 5 hour snooze-fests.
whozat ….Molina is batting TERRIBLE of late…check the stats….his XBH in last night’s 7-1 loss does not impress me….his bat needs a few games in a row of “heat” before I think he’s out of his slump….but maybe I’m just negative…
Kind of a big game tonight. This promises to be a tough week with ARod still out and they need to win with their best guy on the mound.
I think its stupid to have ens on the team..he was brought here to hit and what hes doing isnt hitting. I would rather see Gonzo come up and strike out and go well he needs time than have a player thats been in baseball long and know he has no potential. If the kid hits a double then hey its a plus everytime and can lead to greater things
Did Ensberg contract the clap or something ???
no more dp’s!!!
Let’s get a win tonight
I wouldn’t sign both Abreu and Texeira. For me it’s one or the other. Two multi year contracts like that at big money? Pass! If I where to choose one it would be Texeira.
I don’t know what to say about Sabathia too many concerns there.
I’ve never seen anyone take as much abuse on this board as Kei Igawa. I can’t say he doesn’t deserve it, but man its ruthless in here.
Is it the sunglasses?
The fact that he gets shelled and thinks he pitched well? His horrible pitching in general?
“that gardner could hold up fine as the 4th OF and we’d have a late inning pinch runner and/or defensive replacement.”
That’s really the least of the Yankees’ problems. If we’re yearning for roster changes that are impossible, let’s yearn for a defensively solid, righty-hitting first baseman. That’d balance the lineup really nicely right now. Or, something that’s much MORE possible…a bobby-kielty type that can play all the OF positions AND mash lefties.
Why is it that, when singleton calls the game the yanks never win, and when murcer calls they do win???
i always like watching when wang is pitching but i also agree with whomever said earlier that watching a game on tv in a dome is horrible! last night i found myself switching to other games contstanlty, more than on an ordinary loss night and i came to realize that it was the trop i was being repelled by. its so drab and it sounds like they’re playing in a handball court.
blow em out early so i wont feel guilty watching the phils!
It’s become increasingly popular among GM’s to sign young players showing above average skills to lucrative enough contracts after 2-3 years of service and in the process, buying out their arbitration years and early free agency years.
It’s their next contract that should be the biggest of their careers and in the prime years.
Miggs -
The answer is, all of the above. Plain and simple.
“The fact that he gets shelled and thinks he pitched well? His horrible pitching in general?”
Add in the money the Yankees spent on him..and I think it’ll cover the reasons why many have such strong feelings regarding Kei.
I think most of the abuse for Igawa comes from the fact that he gets shelled just about every time that he steps out on the mound for the big club. His quote from when he pitched against Detroit didn’t help when he said that he only made a couple of mistakes but thought that he was pitching well…
With the mentality that if you put Igawa on the mound is going to result in an automatic loss for the Yankees, I can definitely see why he gets so much abuse on the board. I try to think about what sort of positives can come out of him, like he could maybe raise his stock on the trading block, but the way that he pitches certainly doesn’t inspire me to be positive about what he can do with the club.
Darvish is a must, 21 years old, that is a freaking prospect.
It’s the gloves that worry me more than the bats particularly those of Godzilla in left and the Giambino at first.
i cant believe they are going to send igawa back to aaa. they have no place for him in the rotation with horne coming back and mccutchen and others pushing for a promotion from trenton, melancon almost ready for trenton, etc. keeping him is detrimental to the development of our pitchers who actually have prospects. if they cant get anything in a trade for him the should release him.(is it possible to trade him back to japan to get a few yen back?)
Miggs,
Have you forgotten about Pavano? I think with Igawa, most people aren’t really mad at him. It’s not his fault he was improperly evaluated. It’s the front office’s fault. With Carl, it’s all his fault. He showed that he could pitch in the bigs. There was a bidding war for him. Boston and Seattle bid more, but the moment he got to the us, he just shut down.
Pavano takes it harder and deserves it
JMO-
Sorry, nope. Can’t trade a player to Japan.
whenever i point out that having no defensive replacement for giambi was a huge mistake, i am generally told that 1B is not an important enough defensive position. i say it is in late inning situations with our righty relivers in there. teams are keeping thier LH bats to use against farns and joba and thats when you need to send in a defensive replacement for giambi.
miggs,
Maybe he gets alot of heat because he doesnt come off as someone willing to work hard to improve. He was one of the only players that was mentioned being out of shape coming into spring training. Having a dissapointing year like he had last year. Youd think he would come in with a chip on his shoulder. Then he gets shelled his first game back and acts like he did no wrong. Time to cut our loses.
I dont know whats worse Pavano on the d.l. for life. Or Igawa pitching for us.
It does seem like Ensberg is the odd man out when Alex comes back. But also the Yankees need good defense behind Wang (if he’s throwing ground ball outs), and Gonzalez provides that.
Anyone see the article about Yu Darvish on espn.com today?
There was a picture of him pumping his fist on the mound.
The Japanese version of Mike and the Maddog are in uproar over this.
Actually, as I disclosed on this blog last night, I’m working on a plan to acquire Igawa’s rights myself, after which I will trade those rights to the Nippon Ham Fighters. More information to come.
Don’t tell me what I can’t do.
mmmmmm ham!
kd,
You cant give all the blame the front office. Igawa led the Japanese league in strikeouts a few years and his e.r.a. was just a half run higher than Dice K. coming in. Who would have thought in this short period of time that he doesnt deserve to even be on the aaa squad. Let alone the Yanks. He came in this year exactly the same as he left. Hasnt made any adjustments and was out of shape to start. He can take those shades he wears and shove it wear the sun dont shine.
Everybody FOCUS !!!….Yankees MASH the Rays tonight !!!…and tonight we RIGHT THE SHIP !
not to raise the dead, but it looks like Goose called Joba…
Goose Gossage today called Yankees reliever Joba Chamberlain to explain yesterday’s comments criticizing Chamberlain.
Gossage, the former Yankees reliever who is to be inducted this summer into the Baseball Hall of Fame, had chimed in with others critical of Chamberlain’s celebratory demonstrations.
“We all have our own right to say how we feel,” Chamberlain said. “He has his opinion. He played the game the way he played the game.”
Chamberlain was criticized last week by Cleveland’s David Dellucci for fist pumps and yells after a strikeout of Dellucci.
“There’s no place for it in the game,” Gossage said yesterday, according to mlb.com. “I will stand by that and I love Joba Chamberlain. I’m with him down in Spring Training. He’s a great kid, but no one is passing the torch today. Nobody talks to them. When I broke into the big leagues, I didn’t say two words all year.”
Chamberlain and Gossage got to know each other when Gossage served as a guest instructor in spring training. Chamberlain said he took Gossage’s words as constructive criticism but said the issue will probably not go away.
“It’s going to be around because I’m not changing,” Chamberlain said. “If people want to talk about it, good. Let them talk about it. It’s not going to hurt my feelings.”
FROM NJ.COM
“I will trade those rights to the Nippon Ham Fighters. More information to come.”
Nick in SF,
Can you trade him for Yu D. Then sell Yu’s right to the Yankees for a player to be named later?
I was trying to be realistic. I’m looking for canned ham, not canned Yu.
i’m hungry.
Did you buy those candy bars Nick?
Okay I don’t want everyone to hate me for this but I am predicting that the Yankees get killed tonight. I am not going to tell you why right now, because it has to do with one of my stupid superstitions.
Now except for my stupid superstition, which I will tell you about once the game is over, I probably would have thought it was going to be a close game but that the Yanks would pull it out, but not by much. That’s just a matter of practicality, based on the Yankees cold bats, the Rays hot team, and CM facing Jackson, who of all of their pitchers appears the most hittable.
My fervent hope is that I am totally wrong about my superstition prediction because then it will lose its hold on me. The kick with this particular thing is that it inevitably turns out correct. Call it major league coincidence.
When I end up telling you what it is, once the game has been played, it will probably make me look like more of an idiot than you already may think I am. Best I can tell you is that I am sincere in saying that whatever it is, when it does happen, always turns out to be correct.
(The only reason I am not saying what “it” is, is because I don’t want anyone to pooh pooh it out of hand, and I think you will definitely be tempted to do so if I tell y’all now. I know I would be!)
See you in a while. Gotta run an errand or two.
GO YANKEES!!!
GO O’S!!!!!
GO AWAY SUPERSTITION!!!
(The only other read I would have on this superstition is that we would end up with a peck of bad luck tonight, such as an injury to someone, but I really think it has more to do with the final score and winning/losing.)
Yu, Yu, Yu, Yu, Yu,..
My Igawa post was half-joking, but he really does get killed in here.
The sunglasses actually do bother me though, and I think he doesn’t give a crap about winning. That’s my basic problem with the team in general these days…..no heart.
So many games they lay down. Last year at least they showed fight, came back to win some games late. This year if they’re losing after the 6th inning, I basically have no faith that they can comeback and win the game.
Guys with heart on this team are past their prime (Jeter, Posada). The young guys (Cano, Cabrera) as talented as they are, they don’t have that fire. The burning desire to win. All these years of signing these hired guns (Giambi, Pavano, Sheffield, Randy Johnson, Jaret Wright, Pavano…this listis endless) have killed the spirit and unity of the concept of “team”. Its slowly eroded over time to what we have now. Which to me, is a team that is hard to root for. And it kills me to say that because I love the Yankees so much. But its true.
Thank god for the farm system and what we have to look forward to. But the now isn’t pretty. Its painful actually.
Why would you predict that the Yankees are going to get killed? Come on Trisha !!!! You’re better than that.
Its time! Yankees have to get over the hump! I believe I don’t misremember when I recall that last season they got to be 14 games back at one point! But just because they were able to close the gap then, doesn’t mean they will be able to do it again. Boston seems to be pretty healthy right now so you just can’t let them run away. They might not be healthy all season but…. then again, who knows?
Gotta start doing better than .500 if we wanna make it happen!
Trish…what are you into, witchcraft?
Let me be clear…Ken Singleton is not the most knowledgeable announcer, but clearly the nicest guy on the YES crew.
It would be very cool to play a round of golf with that guy.
trisha,
I lost all respect for you. I thought you were the positive no Yank can do no wrong gal. Now this. Very dissapointed.
S.A.: yes, the purchase of the case of candy bars has been made. The shipping was brutal, Moose better do well in the next game too. I hope these candy bars are good.
Trisha: I can’t imagine why someone who wants to be taken seriously as a baseball analyst would go on about a prediction not based on baseball analysis, but what do I know.
Trisha,
Even if your superstitions tend to come true, why post that here? It doesn’t help anyone enjoy the game. And it doesn’t reflect all that well on someone like you that prides herself in her baseball knowledge.
Next time keep it a secret ‘kay?
I’m thinking Wang will end the Rays streak at home. We score first we win Wang only allows 1 run – that’s my prediction.
I especially want that to happen after I just heard on MLB.TV the Rays broadcasters saying if Boston loses they could be in first tonight. You gotta win yourselves buddy!!
Jackson has been getting lucky. that’s it. he’s still the guy the dodgers gave up on.
that’s my story and i’m sticking with it
as far as the yankees losing their fire, i think you guys are actually right. it’s not the same intensity as before. i think the guys need a shot in the arm. you’d think that joba would do that. maybe it’s time for jetes to call a ‘team meeting.’
Oh, speaking of superstitions, if you’re into the natural disasters = times are changing thing, the Sichuan earthquake yesterday would be of rather interesting portent for the rest of this year
check out petes new post!!!
Trish. I heard the world ends in 2012 today…what say you?
I did it so I can look like an idiot in the end and get rid of my obssession with this stupid ass superstition. I’m sorry that I sound negative because that isn’t what is in my gut.
Hell no I’m not into witchcraft. I am totally God fearing. But there is a stupid thing that happens and I just wanted to put it out there hoping that I end up looking like a fool and the Yanks win this one and that’s the end of this stupid superstition!
Hey lots of people predict the Yanks might lose certain games. I never do that. I always feel we’ll win.
If I shouldn’t have shared this thing with you I apologize. I actually thought about it before I even said anything, but I am not trying to be anyone I am not here and if it makes me look ridiculous, I am willing to risk that.
Sorry, it’s hard to explain.
ooooooooooohhh damn it.
Another loss tonight.
Can someone please stop this losing streak?
so it begins-The M.J.A.S.P. that is
okay…just wondering
hey all. haven’t been posting lately, just haven’t felt like it but i’ve been reading the blogs.
anyway, it can’t get more miserable to watch than last night, so i’m looking forward to this game. let’s see some offense baby! yeah johnny way to hustle.
Heh. I got lost halfway, just following her superstition train of thought, lol.
I hope whatever it is though – it turns out to be wrong.
Forget I said anything. What the hell do I know anyway. Meantime, please don’t let it ruin your enjoyment of tonight’s game. And someone was right when they said that even if it is an accurate superstition, why even mention it. I shouldn’t have and I apologize. I was just sharing something with my cyberfriends.
I never let anyone feeling we are going to lose make me belileve the same thing so just consider it stupidity on my part. It won’t be the first time I’m stupid and I fear it won’t be the last.
Sincere apologies for the whole thing.
Seeing Damon beat out that throw brings me back to the point pete and many others were making last night that the drays make a lot of teams look old and slow.
It had me thinking how to make this team faster and looking into the organization who down on the farm has some speed.
Austin Jackson has always been brought up as the best athlete in our system.
Anyone who has seen him play how fast is this guy? does he have elite level speed?
Could anyone elaborate on him and maybe gardner’s speed too for that matter?
I can’t believe how empty the stands are in Tampa. They have a young exciting team that is playing great.
That’s an embarassment.
arghhh…Leiter called that an overpowering fastball….what an overstatement…the ball was over his head almost
I predict that Trisha will take credit for the outcome regardless of said outcome
Go Yanks!!!
I thought it was kinda funny – convoluted, but kinda funny.
miggs,
I agree on your point that the yankees are a poor, in fact, very poor come from behind team. I don’t think its a case of no fight, or laying down,, I think its a case they don’t have their game breakers active(Arod/Po) or their game breakers are ice cold (Duncan) or not really slugging/hitting with RISP (Matsui)
The Rays will consider themselves lucky to draw 15,000 for this game. Putrid for a team near the top of the division.
If not for the cowbells and the goofy loudmouth, you could hear people fart in the stands.
not a big fan of all these swinging Ks
Dang, changing eye level, changing speed. The kid finally got it together.
Johnny wants to come home.
Aww Hideki, that sucked.
My god. How many times this season have we hit a ball hard only to have the defender be right there?
It’s getting ridiculous!
I really hope the Yanks start hitting. The top of the first was not very impressive.
Let’s go Yankees.
anybody hear from Rebecca lately? just cause she graduates, she can’t hang out with us Yankee-Pete Abe-Lo Hud Slugs anymore??? see what a little education does for you?
man i’d be surprised if sometime down the road (not anytime soon probably with talks of new parks for both teams) both the Marlins and Rays move out of Florida and no team ever makes a home in Florida again. I mean there is just no love for those teams down there. You’re talking about a Marlins team that is what, 15 years old or something and has won 2 world championships, one of which came against the Yankees, and there stands are practically empty night after night. now you have a Rays team, playing better then they ever have, looking absolutley amazing, riding a hot winning streak, 6 games over .500, young and exciting, new look, hell there are almost only good things to say about them right now, AND they’re playing the Yankees, and yet look how empty the stands are.
Guess Florida isn’t a baseball state outside of spring training. hell, even in spring training it’s mostly tourists.
are there any youtube videos of melancon?
if he’s an animal, let’s get joba down to AAA and have him stretch it out
KD – No Joba to AAA – stretch him out up here!!
in my last post i meant to say i wouldn’t* be surprised if the Rays and Marlins left FLA.
hehe Upton lloks like he stepped in a pile
as much as i’d like having joba stay in the majors all year, i doubt it would be a good idea to stretch him out at the ML level. i mean you’d have to screw with the routines of the other pitchers in the midst of a pennant race. not a good idea. we have enough problems as it is lol.
“anybody hear from Rebecca lately?”
She was here today.
The attendance turnout is HORRIBLE…. the Rays should be ashamed…. they’re playing great and the YANKEES are in town
NIIIIICE
The Rays will draw much better with a new stadium. Sitting inside to watch a baseball game just seems wrong.
Nice inning by Wang.
15 pitches for Wang
can we score a run or 2? Or am I asking for too much?
Sit down Carlos!!!
Can you say “Regression to the mean?”
wow Giambi beat the shift, sort of.
whoa. Giambi did something
***Breaking News***
FOX predicts Clinton Victory in W VA…
seen buying rounds of boilermakers in appalachia
melky. very nice
“The Rays will draw much better with a new stadium. Sitting inside to watch a baseball game just seems wrong.”
I know it’s “wrong” but watching a game at the Trop is the most comfortable you can possibly be. There’s A/C, it’s not hot, you don’t have to worry about the weather etc. It’s free to park, it’s a VERY easy stadium to get to…. there’s no reason people don’t go to watch the Rays
What the heck is that guy chanting? Sounds like some odd sort of voodoo.
That DP hurt. Was hoping to score at least one there.
Why do the Yankees NEVER hit and run with ground ball hitters batting?
can’t say I am surprised by the dp….but, sigh
good luck Wang!
what is going on with all the freaking dps…really, three last night, four the other night. It’s just too much
Typical
lo and behold, the yankees got the first 2 men on base and did nothing with it. now watch jackson settle in and shut them down for 5 more innings.
That was a disgraceful wasted inning.
This team has got to manufacture a run now and again just to stay out of the double play. Just once. Please.
Really stupid giving that dude the green light to swing at the first pitch in that situation….MAKE THE PITCHER WORK !….The Yankees seem to be patient at all the wrong times this year so far….THAT was a time to be patient…no ?
The Yankees MUST lead the major leagues in broken bats. Damon is the team leader.
this team NEVER gets a big hit. It is a joke…
I thought Gonzalez was fast…..
they cannot hit, talk all you want about the pitching they are bottom 10 in offensive categories…….
The Attorney General has no patience in his pursuit of justice….
Either Girardi is being cautious with all the players getting hurt or he isn’t as an aggressive mananager as advertised. No steals ,no hit nad runs, and no bunts when hitters are struggling anyway. Anyone feel the same?
JDnotDrew, have you ever heard of guy named Bill James? A book called Moneyball?
Let me give you the concise version: With the 2006 Marlins, you’d better play small ball.
With the 2008 Yankees, not such a good idea.
Fat old and slow is why no steals, no bunts, and h&r’s
can you belive the taxpayers of florida are going to be on the hook for 2 new stadiums which will cost over a billion dollars for those 2 so-called franchises. i think they are still paying off the bonds for the trop.
how’d that work out for ya?
nice double play there. Good to see flashes of brilliance from this team every now and then.
I don’t think the taxpayers of florida pay hardly any taxes…the taxes on tourists make it so that homeowners pay next to nothing on property taxes….
nice DP to end the 2nd. But they were making Wang work. maybe this young Rays team should give the veteran Yanks team a lesson in patience at the plate.
actually it was 2 of their veteran hitters that had those long AB’s…but still.
STOP SWINGING AT THE FIRST PITCH !!!
good god. PATIENCE FOR CRYING OUT LOUD. 1 pitch 1 out to start the inning as totally unacceptable. they’re helping this guy out so much.
when was the last season that watching the Yankees play in April and May wasn’t miserable?
Good patience by Molina and Jeter there, both seeing a single pitch
first pitch swing ground ball
why isn’t the yankees hitting coach restraining them from doing that? that’s simply stupid!
look at how the rays hitters are making Wang work.
oh my the yankees hitting are painful to watch
how’s the game looking…I’m studying for finals
Paul -
But homeowner’s insurance is a killer there!
JMO and Paul- I hear ya but when Damon,Jeter,Melky,Abreu,AG are on they should be running. If they can teach Cano to steal then he too should run more. I’m not saying everytime but once in a while. Even the TB announcers are talking about how Torre would have guys run – Torre.
quick inning…who’s louder, the ump or the heckler?
2 1st pitch outs
wow. awesome. what was that, 6 pitches? good job guys way to make jackson work.
7 pitches? Wang didn’t even reach the dugout and he’s gotta go right back out. Jeez Louise, guys. 7 pitches.
If Wang lets the leadoff guy on in any inning, the Yankees are in trouble
that was waaay to fast
Hate to say it, but so far this season this team is flat out boring. No comebacks. Nothing aggressive or creative. No big hits. Can’t bunt. Thanks goodness for the occasional fist pump. (My apologies to the Goose.) Snore.
amanda, stay with the finals.
it’s less painful than watching the first two innings (offense wise)
Guess it could be said that you need to get on base to run.
so far, 3 yankees have swung at the first pitch and it has resulted in 4 outs….nice strategy there…right ?
The Yaks are showing no patience at the plate. What happened to the team that always ran up the count?
zooboy, i hear ya. this team is miserable to watch so far. i’m still holding out hope that they’ll play .700 ball the entire 2nd half again and look utterly unstoppable, but jeez,i would be nice to see them play well in the 1st half one year.
stone houses don’t blow away…most of those homes are trailers..disposable homes…that’s how you could lower thye homeowners ins. in fla….
Hi Amanda,
What finals are you studying for? It’s gotta be more interesting than the Yankees hitting so far…
2 of the guys who ran the counts are on the DL right now…and it’s definitely showing on the team.
I wonder if Girardi even considered having Cano bunt when there were 2 on none out. I can’t remember whether Cano is a good bunter or not. Either way, having Giambi as the lead runner in that situation probably put the kibosh on the notion, if there was one.
Nick – Cano is not a good bunter, but Gonzalez shouldn’t have been swinging at the first pitch there
at least the dp plays both ways
look at how the rays are making Wang work.
Edwin Jackson must feel like he’s pedro right now.
Glad to see that Wang is helping himself out with the dp.
Ah…There’s nothing better than the DP…when the opposition hits into it of course…
Gotta stop them from running…seems like the whole team runs…
Just goes to show us that without Arod in the lineup, this team has an identity crisis.. Nice to see Big G coming around a bit.
Paul – you obviously haven’t been to Florida in a very long time. After the hurricane’s a couple years ago insurance is CRAZY and we pay a lot of taxes because I think it’s 2% on what you paid for the house, which worked when the houses were 125K but an average house is 4-500K now (400K X .02 = 8,000)
wong gone wrong
what is going on with wang today – lots of balls…not usual…
i have a fear that if they are still sucking like this when Alex comes off the DL, he’s gonna feel like he needs to do a lot to carry the offense, and he’s gonna be pressing. and usually it’s not pretty when he’s pressing…
Let’s worry about Iwamura so much that we walk Crawford and put two on for BJ Upton
the average doublwide runs 4-500K?
that was scary.
glad it stayed in
melky is all business.
That’s it Wang! Now let’s get some runs…I’m tired of this lack of run production!
Let’s Go Yanks!
too close for comfort1
Is it me…this year I just don’t get excited about the Yankees. Almost feels like a bonus if they win a game. Their pitching is in shambles, they aren’t hitting. Maybe it is me.
1 run..come on
can they score 1 little run
Drew just taken out of the game – not sure what the injury is…
Paul- Lol.
there are trailer parks everywhere. the two times i was in florida i saw a lot of sub divisions full of McMansions. same as every other place.
hey it’s Harold Reynolds! (watching mlb.tv)
It is only may
Ok, whenever I watch the game, they lose. Whenever I cannot watch they game they win.
For the good of the team and the entire Yankee fan community I think I will sit this one out.
2nd pitch NO WAY is a strike……NO WAY !
lol. todd kalas on Rays TV is talking about how it’s almost all Rays fans in the outfield section at the Trop, meanwhile there is a guy in a Yanks hat and jersey in the show right behind him.
Thanks, Doc, see you back here in November.
*sigh* everything the Yanks hit hard is right at someone… hell, we’d probably be 39-0 if all the other teams played without a defense.
They say 2 out walks hurt…so make it hurt!!!!
“hell, we’d probably be 39-0 if all the other teams played with [our] defense.”
Also, do the Yanks lead the free world in 0-2 counts?
3run homer for luke scott and beckett’s down 5-3 (and has thrown over 50 pitches) in the 3rd inning!
There’s a vast difference between excuses and reasons. Eventually somebody will need to get good and pissed off at the goings on and it WON’T be the Captain.
This team is flat out lifeless.
well good thing boston is losing 5-3 with becket pitching!
WOW!! Luke Scott took Beckett deep 5-3 O’s
Luke Scott just hit a HR off Beckett. Baltimore 5-3.
i believe we do, nick, i believe we do.
also, didn’t get why you quoted me until i read it more carefully. nice. lol. also, vodka goes nicely with apple juice.
While I will not take credit for tonight’s game, win or lose, I will DEFINITELY take credit for helping the Sux to lose!!! I sit there and stare at the television with my best Papelsmear glaring fish-mouth imitation and wish them nothing but bad luck!
The Yankees are lucky that Boston is not playing well right now either.
I wish the Yanks would score a run or two!
Baltimore takes the lead, 5 to 3.
newsflash the Ynaks offense stinks..Plain and simple the Rays staff is not exactly the Orioles when they had 4 20 game winners, the Yanks just stink right now.
No clutch hitting, no breaks, no nothing….
pathetic…..
I miss watching the Yankees score runs.
Yay Baltimore!
Paul – in S. FL it does
will the real Chien Ming Wang please stand up?
I miss watching the real Yankees.
Okay Fran, between us let’s will some Yankee runs.
You know we have that power!
“somebody will need to get pissed off at the goings on and it WON’T be the Captain.”
Yep…can’t say I’ve seen the role of captain filled in a couple years
So whats going on? Im not even watching it on Gamecast.
Got American Idol on.
Dr. Cox – your man card please
what about the current Wang not like the “real” chien ming wang?
Dr. C -
So far so good.
Equally important the O’s are dropping bird stuff on the Sux!
5-3 O’s.
JoeT
the only folks I know are the snowbirds, and you know more than!
Brian in PA :
Two times in Florida is representative of what you saw ? Hilarious.
Evidently you rode around with blinders on and missed all the gated communities that Jeter, Posada, Damon and many more major leaguers live in most of the year.
Next visit, spend less time with Goofy in Orlando.
Bonds indicted on 14 counts of perjury.
Joe T:
Sometimes you let the girlfriend watch what they want.
Really hope Wang can get out of this here…
Dr Cox….that last Dave A song was horrible
1-0 Rays, great
Hinske : Wang as Manny : Moose
“Bonds indicted on 14 counts of perjury.”
There is a God. And there is justice.
And for the poster here who has been begging the Yankees to sign Bonds – not a real good idea.
Dr. C – I understand completely…. Here’s your card back, you’ll need it later
this 1 run..feels like 100.
come on Wang
Trish – I hope we can. Right now the Yanks look so flat. This 1 run lead looks almost insurmountable. But ok – let’s be positive. The Yanks will score.
well….thats it. Yanks lost. With their anemic offense, good luck coming back from a one run deficit.
the Yanks are a horror show…
a 2 out hit what a novel concept….
now they face Koufax again, what are the odds Cano swing at the first itch…
“Brian in PA :
Two times in Florida is representative of what you saw ? Hilarious.
Evidently you rode around with blinders on and missed all the gated communities”
wtf are you talking about? i said when i was in florida i saw a lot of rich communities. don’t know what you read.
Joe T:
Much appreciated. Plus, if you read my above post I stated that for the good of the team and the fan community I am not going to watch this game as they always lose when I do and win when I dont.
You feel me?
Wang near 70 pitches after 4…maybe he will get 6 in,,,,but one run down is a mountain to climb for the Yanks
Beckett getting tatooed. 9 hits in 3 and 1/3.
Life is partly good…
I thought basebal was supposed ro be fun – this is not fun… at all
Trisha Yup Thank God and TG we don’t have to hear about signing Bonds anymore.
Baseballers living in Florida, makes Florida a baseball community?
And all this time I thought it was the lack of state income tax that was helpful in the attaction of star baseballers living there.
Don’t worry Dr. C – we’re all going to have to stop watching – lets get some hits!
Fran, now they are finally going to get p*ssed. They are going to say ENOUGH! They are going to show why they have been called the Bronx Bombers. They are going to believe they have just temporarily misremembered how to hit!
Now is the time for all good Yanks to come to the aid of their team!
GO YANKEES!!!!!
Bahhhstin needs to bring in Papelbon – - – right now.
I was laughing when I saw the reporter working on the 3 ladies, a sec later my smile stopped as Cano fouled out….oh god, please let the yankees score
Trisha -
Life is partly good… That made me laugh
i hate when we misremember things….
2 gone.
I guess we’ll see Wang back on the mound in about 1 min?
” And all this time I thought it was the lack of state income tax that was helpful in the attaction of star baseballers living there”
That’s was I was understanding the case to be……Jeter declares residency there to avoid high NYS taxes
Exactly how many times was Cy Young cloned?
This team will be 5 games back of Tampa Bay after today’s game, with no near-term reprieve in sight. Unbelievable.
When Cano, Gonzalez, Molina are due up, Wang and the defense should just stay out there and get 3 more outs instead of wasting time by going to the dugout
“Exactly how many times was Cy Young cloned?”
if you ask the Yankees hitters, they’d tell you at least 160 times.
I’m sorry but this lineup is atrocious. Every pitcher looks like Cy Young against them.
Now granted Jackson,Garza,Sheilds and Kazmir are good and they likely will shut the Yankees offense down for the rest of the series. but I fear getting swept by the Mets. Mets are throwing their big pitchers too.
Santana,Perez and Maine
Jim Palmer just dropped a “that’s Manny being Manny”
RIP the Yanks offense
Cook will nail the song by switchfoot on idol…catch it!!
Neil, well said….. so true
When Cano popped out, my dog barked at the TV…it’s obvious even to canines that Cano is in a terrible slump.
JMou got a boston terrier?
darvish is a PR nightmare!! he and his young movie star wife are the japanese version of posh and becks.
http://www.tokyograph.com/news/id-1522
hehe
Anybody remember how Dr. Evil stole Austin Power’s MOJO? Cause we could pay somebody to steal Paul O’Neill’s MOJO while he’s sleeping and we could inject it into some of the lifeless zombies they got in this lineup…not Shelly though. Too much MOJO might cause him to rip off his own forearm and beat people with it
Wonder if Hank or Hal will stop by to watch a game in Tampa.
“Mets are throwing their big pitchers too.
Santana,Perez and Maine”
You never know what you’ll get with Perez. He can walk the ballpark and help the Yanks to a victory.
Saeko has a nice biography, but I think the posting fee will be too high.
http://www2.topcoat.co.jp/saeko/top/index.php
And someday soon we will all be saying to each other “Remember when the Yankees offense looked moribund? Wow, I thought they’d never get a run again!”
In the meantime, thank the lord that the Sux are suxing. We unfortunately need their help bigtime…
This team is incredibly boring. They’re not fun to watch at all. Every night its the same stuff. They look like they’re going through the motions. Wang is out there pitching his tail off and the Yankees can’t even score a single run off Edwin Jackson.
And would it really hurt sit Molina down and play Moeller for a few games?
I am secretly hoping that to enliven the game the unflappable Ken Singleton just goes off ‘Network” style all ballistic and postal on that cowbell, trombone and whatever else noise these idiots are ruining the telecast with.
“darvish is a PR nightmare!! he and his young movie star wife are the japanese version of posh and becks. ”
…Posh and Becks was a shotgun marriage too?
This is where the offense comes alive. Book it.
” but one run down is a mountain to climb for the Yanks ”
.
what a sad dose of reality for this lifeless bunch of stiffs ! ( oops…did I say that out loud, I meant to just THINK that ! )
I’ll say this. Wang doesn’t deserve to lose games like this.
good start to the offense coming alive, ground ball out and no one on base
15 more minutes and the dr and I will return to another glorious Yankee comeback…stay tuned sportsfans!
Moribund. Great word.
Never, in my 20+ years of rooting for the Yanks, has a 1 run deficit seemed so insurmountable. The offense just looks pathetic… there is no spark to this team. What the hell is wrong with Cano? I thought everyone had him penciled in for a future batting title?
I keep telling myself that we’re playing 500 ball without out two best hitters and with minimal help from the 4th and 5th spots in the rotation. Just gotta keep it close until we get Alex and Jorge back and Phil and Ian get back and pitch like we know they can. But this is just painful to watch.
Why does the face of baseball always get booed?
Okay three runs this inning for the Yanks.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I got mine in blazing copper.
Please get this run in Bobby, please
Get ready for the sj44 negative brigade
Capitalize! We gotta score him!
The Yankees better score now – Derek on 3rd – only 1 out!
yankees need to try moribunting with jetes at third
RUN MUST SCORE…
THANK YOU JETER
NOW PLZ DRIVE HIM HOME ABREU!!
well if thats what it takes to score by hinske making a mistake to get this offense going then thats ok with me
Doreen -
Thanks.
Now if we can’t get a run in here, I will go to the Trop personally and start trashing the joint!
come on…… sac fly.. that’s all I want, not even a base hit, just a fly ball
Do not go gentle into that good night!
anyother day Jetes insides the park that one I’m glad he didn’t try to push it there
at what point do we agree that this offense is in trouble. im trying to be patient and agree jorge and arod will help alittle, but this is horrible.
we cant sit around waiting for everyone to catch fire in the 2nd half again like last year.
arod and jorge arnt going to turn this into the bombers all of a sudden..
at this rate no yankee hitter will be at the all star game (how sad would that be)
And honestly, who cares what Boston does? Cool, Beckett gave up a monster HR. They’re still almost 5G ahead of the Yankees in the standings.
Nick – funny, dude.
The offense is at the point where you’d be more surprised if they got Jeter in from third than if they didn’t.
Cluthc up Abreu.
WOW
it looks like if Bobby could take the paid, he could have 2 HBP this game alone…he needs to hang in there and let those pitches nail him !
You gotta be kidding me…
that suck diddly ux
a ground ball – anything…anything…
abreu is my hero
Let’s go Yankees…strand that runner at 3rd !
And that at bat sums up the first 40 games of 2008
no worries Hideki is going the other way with an rbi single here
are you kidding me…
C’mon Godzilla!
Abreu can’t even pull it to te rs to get the run in. Worthless.
So Abreu making 16 million can’t get a fly ball? I rather had have Tabata up there.
stupid bobby a-boo – i cant stand when we dont get runs in from 3rd with less than 2 outs
sad.. sad.. sad
wow, wow, this is really pathetic….
Groundzilla is probably going to ground out.
When does Hank start ripping into the hitters? Or better yet Girardi. A lo of time talking about pitching but the hitting has been terrible.
This is really getting pathetic. Twice in this game they have had a runner on 3rd with one out and could not score the run. They can’t even get a sac fly.
dear gawd
That is embarrassing
this is getting hard to watch, and I am watching it on sportsline…gees
in dying to hear the sj44 negative brigade right about now. Enlighten us
Yikes!!!!
Jeter better steal home.
oh. my. god.
i’m so sick of this jaguar commercial and it’s song.
where’s the cliff…must find a cliff…
i’m tired of this crap
would it kill these guys to get one clutch it, ONE?
If Jamie Moyer can hit with RISP then why can’t… wait a sec…. never mind.
Well based on Pete’s comments looks like another night of the same old thing from the Yankee.500’s.
Do you think because they are in Florida, they think they are in the Golden Girls league.
Was hoping for a miracle 3 game run against Tampa and then a sweep of the Mets…Oh well, college WS is just around the corner.
“The offense is at the point where you’d be more surprised if they got Jeter in from third than if they didn’t.”
That’s the most correct thing i’ve heard in a long time – i’m sitting here trying to figure out how they were going to avoid scoring.
UGH>>>>>
I have been watching American Idol – switching back and forth. I have never watched American Idol in previous seasons. It is a sad commentary indeed that I am preferring that to my Yankees right now. It’s heartbreaking.
C’mon Yankees – show some life!!!!
McCutchen has his first bad outing of his AA season
4.0 IP, 6 H, 3 ER, 3 R, 5 BB, 3 K’s
GO/AO 4-3
this offense is flat out bad. all the nonsense about it being May, remember last year and wait till arod/jorge come back is just an excuse..
you cant just flip a switch and start banging hits..
if our offense was even avg. we would be in 1st place right now.
How many teams do you see strand a runner at third with less than two out? Try none except ours.
Absolutely freakin amazing.
and that’s where I turn the game off.
I wish Girardi would display an amount of dissatisfaction with the team. 0 runs, and we’re making an okay pitcher look like Cy Young again.
This team is mailing it in.
bottle of beer, $6
annoying cow bell, $15……
yankee offense….worthless
Time to shake things up… this offense is not doing the job… i don’t know what the answer is, but they can’t stand by and do nothing and hope that everyone turns it around…
It’s the 6th inning, the Yankee hitters better start thinking of the excuses they’re going to use tonight during post-game interviews. They used “fastball looked faster than radar said” yesterday so they’ll need a fresh one tonight. They are professional excuse makers so I’m sure they’ll come up with something good.
how does that run not score…really. Esp with the dp out of the picture. i’m not surprised – that’s the worst part…
Horrible offense
It is just so disappointing! Why is it so difficult for the Yanks to score just one run?
THIS IS PATHETIC!!!
well, time to watch the paint dry in my bedroom
The Yanks are soo bad that it is sad. I can see that you cant hit but the fact that Abreu can’t hit a fly ball or hit the ball to the right side..is ABSOLUTELY pathetic!!! There is a difference between not hitting and not being able to do anything fundamentally. Have to love all of the fake crowd noise. Yes the Rays have gotten better the last couple of years when they were a AA team but lets not not get crazy here. For the Yanks to not be able to hit them at all is showing how bad the Yanks are and not how good the Rays have become. The Yanks don’t hit anyone….
That’s pathetic. 3 and 4 hitters with runner on 3rd and and get get the run home. Not sure what Girardi is doing or if the team is just getting old. Maybe Jeter should have gone for inside the park HR.
Decent baserunner on third, one out, good bat handler batting…. suicide squeeze???!
I’ve ran out of words to describe this offense. The bad thing is this not an aberration. and it’s more then just a slump. Most of them might just end up having bad or so so years.
I certainly don’t think Cano is going to hit 300. Giambi and Damon either.
Not good might just in fact be a mediocre season offensively.
It’s a shame if they can’t get a run or two…Wang deserves a better fate…
Can Farnsworth bat?
Kevin Whelan is back and currently pitching in Tampa A ball right now
This team makes me want to puke in my mouth.
Someone on another forum said that he has actually watched Dancing with the Stars rather than watch the Yankees, that how uninspired he feels about our Yanks.
There is no shaking up to be done. The lineup is already a Jackson Pollack painting night to night, there are no secret weapons to plug in. These guys have to get out if it themselves.
What is the over/under that Cano swings at the first pitch and Bobby doesn’t per game?
just checking in again…dynasty I am studying the social/emotional development of young children. I’m sure it sounds easy, but it’s not…luckily it interests me so that helps. Also studying quantitative analysis of studies on families (very boring).
The Yankees homepage isn’t loading here, so what’s the score? Wang looking good?
Mike …
Give it up with the SJ44 crap. Your envy is glaring and its old, boring and tired. Try getting a life. It might work.
The Steinbrenners should make sure the checks bounce this month
I told you guys a month ago that this offense was pathetic. They are fundamentall bad and take too many good pitches and swing at crap. That is lack of discipline, not understanding the strike zone, bad situational hitting.
Everyone got on my case because of the way I said it – I was too negative too early.
Read the board now. This offense is atrocious and getting ARod and Jorge back will not improve this teams hitting.
Time to empty the coffers and bring up the young pups so they can get some seasoning.
Is it just me,… am I the only one who wishes the Yankees could sign or develop pitchers like Edwin Jackson
Yankees is not backing up Wang whenever he pitches =(
that inning was the Yankee season so far in a nutshell….one out Triple by Jeter, with the 3 and 4 hitters coming up……Ground Out and Pop Out to strand him at third….%%^$*$*&%^&$&*!!!!!
Mike: “in dying to hear the sj44 negative brigade right about now. Enlighten us”
Mike: “This team makes me want to puke in my mouth.”
Indians pitching is unbeliveable
V, suicide squeeze, safety squeeze, ball to right side, sac fly, straight steal of home, ANYTHING to pump some life into them.
But squeezing in the run with this crappy offense would be too logical.
Joba Chamberlain claims he’s a good hitter. Let’s see it! Bat him cleanup.
Sit Cano for 3 games at this point. He should be producing when ARod and Posada are out. Too bad Betemit got hurt again; at least he started hitting when he came back from dl. Put Gonzalez at 2b and see if its better. Cano hit when he replaced Womack; perhaps he needs that kind of motivation.
Tabata is now 2 for 2 off Micheal Bowden (RedSox stud prospect) he just hit a double
Umm two different Mikes….
Amanda,
Wang is looking good…wish I could say the same about the Yankee offense…
We’re down 1-0…
The only way Kazmir doesn’t throw a perfect game tomorrow is if he gets injured.
Brutal . . .
“dynasty I am studying the social/emotional development of young children.”
Sounds like a case study of the current Yanks!
well wang is doing his part
Sorry sane Mike.
Eric Hinske, the former AL Rookie of the Year, was a free agent this off-season and signed to a minor league deal and invited to camp by the Rays. The guy can play all over the field (LF, RF, 1B) and can actually hit with pretty good power when given at bats. Good thing we were able to get a hold of Morgan Ensberg and Jason Lane though.
I find it interesting that people are surprised at this offense. The Yankees’ offense was the same last year, and the year before that. This year, it’s only much, much worse.
Remember our first round exit against the tigers? “The second murders row”? We were embarrassed. Last year, we’d score 30 runs in 1 series, and we’d get 5 hits total over the next. Last year we were making terrible pitchers look like Cy Young time and time again. This isn’t anything new, we’re just not breaking up the embarrassment with spurts of life.
At least (most) people aren’t trying to make up more excuses as to why this team is playing the way they are. A-Rod and Posada aren’t going to turn the offense around. They are 2 of 9 hitters in the lineup, they’re not the whole team.
thanks…hopefully Wang can get some run support ASAP. I’ll be back later I’m sure!
Joba Chamberlain claims he’s a good hitter. Let’s see it! Bat him cleanup.
YEAH!
Funny how I used to watch the Yanks game and you would expect them to score 5+ runs and get a win. Now you expect bad pitching and if they score more then 2 runs in a game then that is looked at like a BIG accomplishment. They look absolutely horrible.
The new GM that comes in next year needs to strip this team of the old outfielders and dreadful pitching. Every team has gotten better threw the years and the Yanks never improved there problem areas. The great Cashman with $200m has had plenty of time to try and fix it obviously he doesn’t know how to. Time for someone new to try….
trisha that was funny! (about what I am studying…it’s true too!)
Can’t blame the weather. Can’t blame Cliff Lee’s 0.00 road ERA. Can’t say it’s April. Wang pitches great and this stinking offense can’t get $%^& done!
like a bridge over troubled water…..
come on give Wang some runs
Kevin Whelan 2008 debut
2.0 IP, 1 H, 0 ER, 0 R, 1 BB, 2 K’s
0.00 ERA, GO/AO 4-0
not too shabby
they shoulda pinch hit Abreu with SHEEELLLLLEEEEYYYYY
I’m pretty sure he wouldn’t have hit a weakass grounder…
wow a warning track single..i’ve seen it all
At least Giambi is awake. Come on Yanks, don’t flush a Wang gem down the toilet.
no speed keeps Giambis single from being a double
Here we go Yanks!!!!
everybody calm down, this is a win and the sox are losing!
Wang 6 innings 1 run 6 hits.
Get the man some runs!
Think Joe G will try to get Giambi in scoring position or are we set up for another DP
At least Giambi has two hits
anyone else finds it weird how mlb.com describes Beckett as the “reigning AL cy young award winner”? If my memory works woudn’t it be CC.Sabathia?
Giambi is hitting .194.
baby steps Jason
You know why we need this win? Because Wang deserves it dammit!
leadoff single,,,,,,dp coming up
No pinch runner either
I’m not watching live – is anyone warming up for the rays?
I almost got excited
We must get a run here!!!! C’mon Yanks!!!!
Cano, You must HIT!!!!
Under normal yankees offense, Wang should be on his way to 8-0, but instead he’s at risk of going down 6-2…
whew, almost got dp’ed again….
“Eric Hinske, the former AL Rookie of the Year, was a free agent this off-season and signed to a minor league deal and invited to camp by the Rays. The guy can play all over the field (LF, RF, 1B) and can actually hit with pretty good power when given at bats. Good thing we were able to get a hold of Morgan Ensberg and Jason Lane though.”
Ensberg, some seasons ago hit something like 40 HR’s. They both suck now. I don’t see your point. Just because he drove the only run this game doesn’t make him a good player.
If we can get the lead we’ll win this game. I believe we can hold them at one run.
this lineup does not deserve to win tonight, but chicken wing does not deserve to lose this one. whatta shame
I’m not saying anything about that near double play or Cano being at bat either….
Cano, stike swinging….say it ain’t so
Wang can’t expect to win against the Rays if he gives up 1 run over 6 innings. Shoddy work! What kind of an Ace doesn’t even give his team a chance to win?
Rishi not sure if anyone is warming. I’ve been switching back and forth between us and the Sux game.
0-2
Love how here the Rays rabbits would steal 2nd here on the 1st pitch. But Melky doesn’t even try and we will just wait for the double, triple or homerun that will never come.
Sure doesn’t look like I missed too much while I was writing. I barely missed an inning. Judging by the scoreboard, nothing exciting happened.
Well said, Tseng.
This offense is so station to station. Giambi hits a ball down the line and it’s a single. Melky won’t steal because he’s not fast enough. Damon and Jeter the two fastest runners won’t steal either.
I’m dying to see Gardner.
I have a vision…
Melky rounding third…
HE SCORES!!!!
ugh
Change some luck. The next Yankee on base, send Igawa in as a pinch runner.
LOL, Dynasty
cono
I think it is clouded
Russ
How is the paint drying? I envy you your paint.
This team is really unwatchable.
The thing that pisses me off the most about this team… is that Wang should be 8-0 after tonight. But he wont be, because the offense is non-existent.
I wonder if there is any fire in the locker room after games like this. I know on my high school team, chairs would be thrown, garbage cans would be kicked, and mirrors would be broken.
Hit and run w00t.
Believe!!!!
Melky will score this inning!
well, at least we stayed out of the dp!!
baby steps!!
Coach must be reading the blog…he called a hit and run and here come SHELLYYYYYY!!!!
who is gonna play third?
can gonzalez get a hit here?
Wow “hayseed a Beckett” taken out of the game in the middle of an inning!
He he he.
Starting the runner. Way to not sit around doing nothing. Finally!
Ofcourse Cano with no brain swings at a pitch over his head. Can someone buy him a brain or teach him the strike zone???!!! Here comes Duncan who will swing for a grand slam.
“who is gonna play third?” Ensberg.
check that – time to show your stuff, Shelley…
no
Taking out the AG????
Someone needs to serve our offense with a writ of habeas corpus.
great cut, Shelly
Hinske is a lefty, and really not needed on this team. Ensberg at least theoretically gives some right-handed pop to balance out the line-up.
What’s rustrating for me is not the lack of run production, as much as the lack of quality at bats. The Yankees aren’t making starters work at all, and are getting put down rather easily. The approach is frustrating.
Someone needs to ban those fricken cow bells. They make watching a game played at the Trop unbearable.
six more outs and a shutout
Was Shelley napping in the dugout?
I guess all we can do is laugh
oh Shelly you better do something here
Might as well try to steal home
90 feet ties the game
or cry
How very freakin sad. Third base but with two out. I think Shelly could deliver him with one out.
any chance at a run here?
Sorry but Duncans 15 minutes are up. It is time for the 30 year old to go back to AAAA. I don’t know why Girardi is pinch hitting for Gonzo who has actually been hitting, Duncan can’t hit major league pitching. He is just wasting a roster spot like alot of people on this team.
Joba, go knock down Jackson so we can score
Ugggghhhhh!!!!!!
That was the unkindest cut of all.
i’ll answer that myself.
NO
Ray’s pitcher pumped his fist…anybody see that???
Yawning at this offense. Shelly not swinging a hot bat didn’t really expect him to come through.
kkkk
Is our team really this bad?
this is very disappointing
at this point I’d let Joba swing the bat before Duncan
WHY can’t the Yankees score runs?
There are 6 outs left in the game and Jose Molina cannot possibly bat to leadoff the 8th inning. It doesn’t matter if there is no catcher then to back up Moeller, but there is just no way Jose can step in the box.
at the end of the day Giambi’s ultra slowness is a problem.. The guy got a single on that hit and with there totally incompetent team they could not score for a change.
Really this is a head shaker..
They literally suck, again if Moose gets lit up Weds. it does not matter it is not the pitching it is the hitting.
THEY SUCK.. Cano with men on base hits like me(mot at all)……
this team has no fricking fight
what does Pete mean when he says Melancon is a beast??
Great at-bat by Duncan. And the Yankees leave another baserunner.
They are so flat right now that when Wang gave up that run you just had a feeling that the game was over.
Neil,
Next time we get a guy at third, might as well try a steal of home…at least we’ll have a chance at scoring…
so we get good pitching..and we can’t score any runs
wonderful
What a shame! This team just can’t score any run.
anyone except giambi and posada on either team gets a double on that hit.
they are slow and that ills teams if they are not mashing the ball..
I feel bad for Wang. Two really good starts in a row and no wins.
can’t blame shelly…..girardi gives him one at bat every 5 days…can’t expect a guy to be ready to hit a 95 mph fastball when he sees that little action….
now abreu on the other hand, needs to be smacked in the back of the head
The Yankees are not an ace.
Duncan = A POOR MANS Kevin Maas.
Dynasty – Exactly. Might as well make it interesting.
What is Girardi doing? Does he not look at the score before making moves? You need ONE run, and you pinch hit a homerun hitter instead of leaving out the opposite field single guy who has a good chance of blooping one in or hitting a line drive?? And now you lose his defense with Wang on the mound… What is this guy thinking? If he wants to be clever, how about squeezing Jeter in after the triple? That’s a move that can be productive… It’s hard to believe this guy was a successful national league manager with the lack of innovation he demonstrates with this team.
yes klem it is
CM gives up one freakin run and stands to lose this game.
Absolutely disgusting.
The Steins will not be pleased.
4 game sweep….book it.
This team blows.
how in hell have we not score a run yet? it’s the 7th inning. wtf? wtf is wrong with our team? these yankees are pathetic. god damnit.
Girardi needs to have some ice cream.
ensberg is now gonzo’s backup. next step…dfa
Girardi must be very down on Ensberg. He burned two players, pinch hitting Shelley, then putting Ensberg in at third.
I have a feeling Ensberg will be gone once Betemit comes back.
trisha defend igawa. I need a laugh
What is with the way Cano throws to first? Doesn’t he know that he’s playing with fire with Giambi over there?
this ain’t good
I don’t understand why people are upset with Duncan. He hasn’t played the past few games and gets one at bat in a game vs Jackson and fails. The Yankees are 5 of 24 against Jackson aside from Shelley’s 0 for 1.
Let’s blame the $16 million Abreu for not getting the ball out of the infield with Jeter on third and less than two out or the $13 million Matsui who failed in the same situation as Shelley.
Is Girardi ever going to have a meeting with this team and try to wake them up? How does he sit on the bench and watch these people and not scream???!!! it seems like they go up to the plate blindfolded.
Man, Has anyone told the team that Spring Training is over ?????/
you mean to say that if they bunt occasionally, the infield will play up and you will get extra hits that way? im a yankees fan, that never occured to me
next they’ll be telling us that if you hit against the shift occasionally, they stop shifting on you…
well, maybe Girardi can pinch hit
Maybe they can ask Igawa to throw batting practice tomorrow. If that does not get them started nothing will.
I don’t think people are upset with Duncan; they’re just upset, period.
The Rays bullpen seating is ridiculous.
Bring back the junk food
This team needs some sugar
“What is with the way Cano throws to first? Doesn’t he know that he’s playing with fire with Giambi over there?” Laura
thats ALL giambi CAN do….catch……dig balls out of the dirt….he just cant do your other basic baseball stuff….ya know, like throw….or run….or throw while running….
Bob, what were we talking about in an earlier thread ? Game was a foregone conclusion once Tampa Bay scored. The fact that this offense can’t overcome a 1 run deficit is beyond pathetic.
Tell ya what’s not too funny. Sux bagsteds are threatening in the top of the 7th.
Nobody out.
Crap.
7 IP, 1 run, wang is our stud again!
now offense plz go out there and get a W for Wang and us…. it’s over due anyway
BALTIMORE MUST WALK MANNY
Face it folks. This is an 83 win team we are looking at this year. Offense is subpar. The starting pitching besides Wang stinks.
hahahahahahaha those recent posts were FUNNY
Trisha – you are right about Wang. The Yanks need to win when Wang pitches and they should tonight. They had chances to score, but they just aren’t getting it done.
Wang did his job- one run over seven innings. No pitcher can save his team when the team does not score any run.
Try bases loaded and nobody out. Of course we can’t get something like that going. If we did, someone would hit into a triple play.
Boston bases loaded, no outs YIKES
Joba’s up. He needs the work.
This team is just flat out unwatchable. 83 wins is pushing it.
0-2 to Molina, take a shot
“Bob, what were we talking about in an earlier thread ? Game was a foregone conclusion once Tampa Bay scored. The fact that this offense can’t overcome a 1 run deficit is beyond pathetic.”
Case in point. What does it say when the game is over after only 1 run.
“Bring back the junk food
This team needs some sugar”
No !they need some “virgra”.
Yanks should have Igawa pitch against them in a game tomorrow and they should fine any player who cant hit a homerun off of him. Then we would know that they have major problems. Let me guess after the game we are going to have to hear that Jackson is cy young..blah blah
That injury really ruined Molina.
Molina is pretty awful to watch offensively. He doesn’t have enough speed to keep the ball on the ground and he doesn’t have enough power to hit the ball in the air and get it out. He would be better off just standing there and hoping the pitcher throws four balls before three strikes.
Strike 1, Strike 2 to Molina
Not sure why Moeller wasn’t pinch hitting there. Molina’s been in a horrible slump and the team needs hits.
somebody find me the Molina that was batting for us before he first got hurt
Is he a beast like Shelley is? Just like a bundle of energy or over the top personality?
Isn’t Melancon a pitcher anyway?
Poor Wang deserves so much more than this showing by the “offense…”
If throwing around a couple of candy bars would get this team to wake up, send me on a trip to Costco or something and I’ll clear them out of their stock…send it over to the Yankees.
5 outs away
Thank GOD we got Joba in the 8th inning right???
Can they make him a starter sooner rather than later? This season is a loss anyway
Great job Wanger.
attention whore
Joba should have fist pumped after that. Wake people up.
What the heck Joba is warming up for?
That was an omen…Joba should hit!!!!
I’m jumping off the sinking ship til July. It is just really too hard to watch and I don’t want to be invested in a team that doesnt play hard everyday.
Randy
May 13th, 2008 at 9:27 pm
Face it folks. This is an 83 win team we are looking at this year. Offense is subpar. The starting pitching besides Wang stinks
Careful Randy… I said they were a 89 win team at best and was blasted…
Anybody hear that triple play Buck Showalter described without the ball ever touching a golve?
“what does Pete mean when he says Melancon is a beast??”
Mark Melancon
A-Rod had 54 homers last year.Yeah that is just good.
I think Gossage is mad that he will never be in the same league as Mariano.I believe Gossage once said he had a harder job then Mariano.
4 outs and counting
89 wins??? HAHAHA
With one reliable starting pitcher, no power to speak of, and the loss of their two best players?
Sure. 83 wins is being optimistic.
1 run in 2 nights against the Rays. Wow!..this is truely the bottom.
WOW
I think I can still have my case of Moose bars re-routed to Tampa.
I’m just glad that Girardi split up the lefties in the middle of the order, so that TB couldn’t use just one lefty vs them all.
well, I think the sun will come up tomorrow
I say they let joba hit….he probably hits better than half the team
1 ER through 7 innings, you’d take that from your ace any day. Yet Wang is staring at the second straight loss in which his offense gave him a big fat 0.
The least this offense can do is make sure he doesn’t get the loss…
so this game is over…again another sad, sad display…
Gotta give Tampa Bay’s pitching some credit, still, you’d figure this offense could do better than this. Question for bloggers: If this offensive malaise continues, would you consider activating Posada to be a DH and then just play the hotter of Matsui/Damon in the field?
A-Rod can’t get back soon enough.
It’s not everyday you run into an ace like Edwin Jackson, I’m sure this is just an abnormal night for our potent offense.
These guys are right.
This season is a total washout. Injuries. The young pitchers stink. Pettitte being distracted. Cano is terrible and has absolutely regressed.
Great job by Cashman in getting Santana or a stud ace in here.
Santana-Wang-Joba wouldnt be good right???
that half swing by Jeter is symbolic of how this team is playing. That ball BOUNCED 9 inches off the plate, and jeter still went around on it. That’s pretty freakin’ terrible.
Wang gives us another quality start (7 innings, only 1 run). In line for another loss. Gotta love that ZERO yankee run support.
Well that was an impressive inning. Molina and Jeter both swinging at pitches 50 feet off the plate. Can we be selective at all? Is it really too much to ask? They just look worse as the innings go on.
Gossage did have a harder job than Mo does now. When he was playing, to get a save, he’d have to go 2-3 innings or more. That’s unheard of in these days. When do you hear about a closer that is asked to go out regularly for more than an inning and then to be ready to pitch the next day?
Comparing the times that Goose and Mo play in is comparing apples and oranges. Times have definitely changed. Relievers were worked for a lot more innings than guys these days are.
the only way this situation could get uglier is
if Suzyn Waldman streaks naked through the infield.
Goodness Gracious indeed!
yeah, that Matt Garza has Cy Young written all over him.
manny grounds into the 1-2-3 dp with the bases loaded and no outs! Yessssssss!
It just doesn’t feel right trashing the team without input from noted trasher SJ44.
WTF are you bitching about them getting Santana for? What difference would it make tonight? Even Santana couldnt win with a dormant offense, like that.
Time to start giving out Cy Youngs to every single pitcher who comes to pitch against the Yankees. . . . .
For whatever it’s worth, Baltimore just turned a gorgeous double play. Manny hit into it. Home to first.
One more out and they’re out of the inning.
Dead Bats Society is meeting again tonight
Steph,
On the other hand, today’s relievers pitch in more games, and that’s harder. Gossage would get days off after his 3 inning saves. It is apple and oranges, but I’m not sure his job was really harder. The wear and tear of everyday usage for a pitcher can’t be underestinated.
Honestly, who cares about the Red Sox at this point?
We’re in last place!!! Jesus Christ.
i see the yanks winning this one off percival.
I love how SJ44 goes on vacation and people still obssess about him on here. Its kinda funny.
When can we play Seattle again?
Girardi has been a poor manager. He’s installed a “no snacks” policy and that’s about it.
If he doesn’t break down the Yankees hitting and work something out, we’re going to have one horrible season.
Exactly, as much as the Sox losing is nice, who cares at this point?
Can we just pull the plug now ? This offense just isn’t showing any signs of life. In response to YankeeJosh, I wouldn’t rush Posada’s return by having him DH. The way this offense is performing now, I don’t believe it would make much of a difference.
Hey I’m curious if anybody can find this out…
i’m still fairly annoyed at Joe Girardi for ‘resting’ Johnny Damon the other day against Kenny Rogers, saying that he wants to give his regulars ‘regular rest’… as if he’s EVER brought any team to October to HAVE to worry about that.
He rested Damon during a hot streak … he rested melky earlier this year during a nice little hot streak .. he rested matsui in the middle of like a 13 or 15 game hitting streak …
keep in mind, i’m talking about APRIL AND MAY … like 30 games into the season.
i feel like these guys haven’t been the same since these days of rest.. like joe disturbed some kind of mystical baseball tremor.
i was wondering if anybody can find out the results of these players AFTER they’re SO IMPORTANTLY rested .. and if this is something we should be a bit concerned about.
I hope Hank is making a list for GM candidates as we speak.
“Honestly, who cares about the Red Sox at this point?”
I care about the Red Sox. Or I wouldn’t bother reporting on them. You don’t have to care about them, however.
Yankees – The most sluggish line-up in the world.
sox do not score. looks like the rays and o’s bullpens have improved, this is where the yanks and sox have eaten them alive in the past few years, against thier bullpens. not so far this year.
The Yanks of 2008 coming back in game?
Please wake me when it actually happens.
berniepaul&tino…
Brett is very fast (Crawferd fast, about), A-Jax is not as fast but is faster then Johnny D. They also have Justin Christian (28 yrs old), with very good speed. Of the 3 guys, I would say Brett is closer to the big club then anyone else.
Brett has a good eye and good plate coverage could translate into a OBP of .300/.360, avg. of .260/.280…maybe. 27/08.
Anyone else have anything on these guys? 27/08.
I’d rather eat worms than read a post by trisha.
And now Joba’s struggling…the night keeps getting better.
Everyone is worried about Boston and how they are doing. That is what Boston fans do, they worry about what the Yankees are doing and as long as the Yankees are losing everything is fine.
We might as well hope that every team in the AL is losing because we are currently behind them all.
Fist pump to your heart’s content
you snaggletoothed chubster.
I am numb.
This is what it felt like to be a Yankee fan in 1990. To all of you who only came of age after 1995, you are in for a shock and lots of heartache, get used to it.
BTW- I hope I am dead wrong.
Right now I kind of wish Girardi could take a page from those cliche sports movie and hose the whole team down until they start crying and screaming.
I’m getting tired of feeling like I won the lottery when the Yanks score multiple runs in a game, or having to console myself that it’s ok we lost because so did the sox.
I found sj44 write a vacumn cleaner review if anyone wnts to google it…but the yanks suck enough so far
Joba’s going to have to not give up a run here, first…
How can we win without ANY SCORES ???
why did girardi take out wang? he could have pitched one more…..dammit
Yankees bat stinks whenever Wang pitches! :
Come on The Rick. Trisha LOVES Igawa. She knows talent.
With Hughes out half of this year we will have the same problem next year as this year.We will have three pitchers with not one of them with a one year major league pitching expirence.
Theres gonna be a trade some time.
I wonder what that huddle was about.
Yes, but is it harder to go three innings and have maybe two days off than it is to go 1 inning and pitch every other day? I don’t know. Pitchers back then were ridden a lot harder, but now that pitchers these days go a lot fewer innings than they did, it’s basically impossible to try to compare. It certainly was more difficult, though, for them to get a save back then if they were asked to hold the score for multiple innings.
Can we at least get a fist pump tonight?
come on Joba
dammit
Joba shouldn’t even be in the game. There’s no lead why use him?
“The Rick” and “Buddins” -
Brand new Yankee posters I see – or more likely Sux trolls by the name of PK.
Nothing needs to be said…
Pete – no cameras in the clubhouse tonight – Joe G won’t want any video evidence of what he does
Molina, you have to catch that…
I guess he’s in there for his offense…
Ohhhhh Jose.
“Can we at least get a fist pump tonight?”
only in home games
When it rains – it pours. When you’re hot, you’re hot. When you’re not – you’re not.
Everything gets multiplied.
Winning breeds confidence ……
Wow. Molina drops the popup. Wow. Wow. Wow. This team is embarassing. What is going on in the clubhouse?
Great catch by Molina…. 2 down….oh wait, this is the Yankees, they don’t make plays like that.
Oh, good grief.
thats giambi’s ball….molina’s got fifty pounds of gear on…..can’t expect him to make that play….
hank is gonna be angry…
wun…twooooooooooo
Well at least that was nice.
“This team is really unwatchable.”
Why are you torturing yourself? Stop watching already.
Igawa for Bobby Valentine, straight up.
“Bonds indicted on 14 counts of perjury.”
From ESPN:
“It’s exactly the same,” Golden Gate University law professor Peter Keane said. “It’s two ways of saying it’s lying and there’s really no substantial difference between what he was charged with then and what he is charged with now.”
So instead of four counts, they spread it out to 14. Another waste of taxpayer money.
“I’d rather eat worms than read a post by trisha.”
So instead you post about her? Brilliant.
To Yankee MGMT:
Make 2008 useful. Get Joba his 150 innings as a starter and bring up Cox, Melancon, Sanchez and let Ohlendorf handle the 8th.
Joba has walked way too many guys this year. Hitters havent reacted to his pitches anywhere close to how they did last year and he isnt adjusting. Molina you cant hit so you can atleast catch the ball. Jeter with another bad throw that the statue at 1st almost did not catch.
What do you want to bet that Abreu, Matsui and Giambi all swing for the fences, and none of them get it out of the infield? It’s only fitting in this game.
Tino would have made that play….ddammmnnn that giambi
I’m really starting to wonder if the candy ban is having an effect on the hitters. Hey, you never know what it takes to get guys going.
I just checked, the Yanks are still in first place in the 8th inning division. Thanks Joba!
Tell Mo to loosen up a little, someone is getting on base for Giambi.
Let’s get our rally caps on people!
You don’t really believe the Yankees are going to get shut out tonight, do you?
Let’s Go Yanks!
“Winning breeds confidence ……”
Without question.
I would hope Girardi would think it was time for a team talk, though what do you say? Learn how to hit?
Jackson, the No.5 pitcher at Ray, shut down Bronx Bomers utterly.
wow. 1 inning to score 1 run just to tie. what a ******* team. 1 run just tie. you’ve gotta be kidding me.
I laugh at people who are concerned with Boston. I’d love to get past the RAYS first.
YEAH IT IS CASHMANS FAULT fools.. that Giambi(a steinny, george idea) SCUKS.. and becuase he sucks and gets hurt all the time and is slower then my mom, they have added about 7 1b’s over the last few yrs.
abreu is a poos, can’t hit tough lefties, but came for nothing(smart move), Jeter is overrated.. the guy has the emptiest 300 AVG it is amazing but with no range and a innacurate arm he gets a lieftime pass.
at the ned of the day this team should be beter it is on the players not girardi or cashman..
it is on all those superstars(they are paid like it) damon, matsui, abreu, jeter, giambi, all make over $13 mill a yr.. they cannot carry a team for a series let alone a month.
there offense is pathetic so far this yr. and I have been saying it for 6 weeks…
Can this game be pulled out ?
Is the wherewithal there ?
rally caps on
1 stinking run.
OK I’m calling it: 2 runs this inning for the visitors
“4 game sweep….book it.
This team blows.”
Now that you know this you can get back to doing whatever the hell you aren’t doing while watching the yankees.
JB Cox AAA debut
1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 ER, 0 BB, 0 K
GO/AO 3-0
SWB loss 5-3
Gardner SB, RBI, 2 BB
Whenever this team gets behind its an automatic loss this year.
That means no heart.
I agree, Percie gives it up…
lol @ stuarts hysteria.
Abreu must hit!
The Yankee batters better realize they won’t always face Paul Bryd.
OMG, I just discovered that Wang is 6-0 in the games our offense scored at least one run him, and he did not WIN any game in the rest!! That’s not an Ace, a true Ace should still win when teammates scores Nothing!!
Mussina vs Shields tomorrow looks about as promising as Igawa does of turning into a major league pitcher
raymagnetic, we’re all sorry that you are a big homer but face facts. This team stinks. And fans can post about it here. So deal with it.
another loss
Don’t worry.
Get Cano up with men on base and the game is over. In the Rays favor of course.
It’s amazing how they are all in a slump at the same time.
Girardi it is time to throw things in the clubhouse!! They should of just pitched Igawa tonight if the offense was staying home. Wang shouldnt even waste his time.
have a good night all
Pathetic that we have to listen to “Yankees suck” chants from fans in TAMPA!!!
JAPPPP POWERRRRRR
Finally – a run!!!!!
Thank you God in heaven.
HIT-Deki
A Thrilla by Godzilla!!!!
MATSSUUII!!!!
hehehe
OMG Godzilla!!!
I BELIEVE!!!!!
Godzilla Strikes!!!!!
Clutch!!!!
i believe i had that…
Woo Hoo finally! Hideki!
MATSUI_SAN !!! I REMEMBER HOW A RUN FEELS
GO GO GODZILLA! WOOOOO
FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OH MY FREAKING LORD
Wooo…. the Yankees still have to score one more, LOL.
At least Wang wont take the loss
never so glad to be so wrong.
I’m getting teary eyed.
WAS THAT WHAT I THINK IT WAS???
WAS IT??? WAS IT???
even if we don’t win, at least Wang doesn’t lose, his ERA goes down that’s it.
we don’t back our BEST pitcher AT ALL…ZERO Runs the last 2 times he has pitched…and if we score a whole 1 run over the first 2 games against the frickin’ RAYS and let Troy ” I can’t find a job ANYWHERE ” Percival shut the door on us…we officially STINK REALLY BAD !
Wow, that worked.
Thanks Hideki.
YAH MATSUI!!!
ya, thank you Mutsui. about time to fight back. late, but better than none.
Wait they do have a pulse..Who gave Matsui some ice cream?
THANK GOD! Whatever happens, Wang didn’t deserve a loss tonight.
Matsui woke up the fans in the stands!!!!!
Keep it going, Jason!
Thank da lord
yanks 2 games under .500, Rays 6 games over
At least Wanger will not get a loss…
Now we need one more
FINALLY!
(I know it’s a road game, but…) Fist Pump!
Can we shut “RUSS M” up now?
I’m just glad Wang won’t get the loss.
A THRILLA FROM GODZILLA
MATSUI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
now the trick is, we need one more…
UPDATE, 9:27 p.m.: Here’s their chance to score a few against Dan Wheeler. Troy Percival probably won’t screw it up in the ninth inning.
Pete jinxed Percival! Great job by our Head Blogger!
Forget ice cream, the secret is wasabi.
Too bad they don’t let you bat again if you hit a homerun
at as I was typing that… Godzilla made me look like an idiot….I AM GLAD to look like an idiot….It is ABOUT TIME and SOMEONE did SOMETHING clutch…..DANG !
“we don’t back our BEST pitcher AT ALL…ZERO Runs the last 2 times he has pitched…and if we score a whole 1 run over the first 2 games against the frickin’ RAYS and let Troy †I can’t find a job ANYWHERE †Percival shut the door on us…we officially STINK REALLY BAD !”
Vito, it’s posts like this that tell me you know very little about baseball. Really, Percival couldn’t get a job anywhere?
Who cares about stats? Lets get the team a WIN and who cares who gets it.
Whatever Matsui. It’s a lost cause. Rays win 2-1.
atta boy ‘DEKI!!!!!
Well that brought a reaction from the bench.
“UPDATE, 9:27 p.m.: Here’s their chance to score a few against Dan Wheeler. Troy Percival probably won’t screw it up in the ninth inning”
Heh.
I agree Paolo… at least Wang wont get hung with an L. He didn’t deserve one. Now if we can get another run ill be ready for my civil procedure final tomorrow.
omg…Farnsy’s warming up! WHERE’S MO????
maybe they really need to be sugar up. try anything to let them hit.
All right, let’s hear, hmmn, why the Yankees should bring in Rivera here instead of Farnsworth if the score stays tied?
Ah, Matsui, good job for getting the no decision for Wang
Also, why walk Giambi on 4 pitches?
Are you kidding me the psycho is pitching the 9th inning??!!! Cant Mo pitch he has been off for days. Why bother to tie it if the Krazy psycho has to pitch.
Cabrera GIDP?
“Whatever Matsui. It’s a lost cause. Rays win 2-1.”
Oh look, everyone, Mr. Black Cloud himself is here.
Why don’t you crawl back into your cave, ER?
Vito, it’s posts like this that tell me you know very little about baseball. Really, Percival couldn’t get a job anywhere?
Ummm the Yanks were all over Percival this off season and wanted him desperately.
A figure of speech, dude !…was anyone SO EAGER to pick up this stiff ??? Come on, my point is that he is NOT anywhere near a top notch closer…..ok, V ???????
YankeeJosh – it was a great Jinx – but he was definitely right lol
Wang won’t get a loss. There is some justice left in this world at least. Let’s see if they can put up another run!
Yeah, Percie gave it up !!!!!
more runs puleeeese
If they get 1 more run..I’ll send them some cookies
Can Tony Pena pinch run for Giambi and take second?? lol
yes, good pitching by wang
it’s not about stats, Wang would have gotten two undeserved losses in a row. and if he gets off track or down in the dumps by the uninspired play begind him we gots nuthin dude. nada.
ER. The other name for SJ44.
find your inner Ortiz Robi
Cano you are supposed to take the blindfold off before you hit, or put the glasses on.
“A figure of speech, dude !…was anyone SO EAGER to pick up this stiff ??? Come on, my point is that he is NOT anywhere near a top notch closer…..ok, V ???????”
Um, a lot of teams wanted him. He pitched very well for the Cardinals last year.
Something really needs to be done about Cano’s approach at the plate. He looks plain foolish..
“raymagnetic, we’re all sorry that you are a big homer but face facts. This team stinks. And fans can post about it here. So deal with it.”
I’m not a homer at all. What I know is that the season is a marathon. In August I suspect the Yankees will be right where they always are.
Cano is terrible.
So right when my Internet connection shuts down, the Yankees score? Maybe my connection should go down more often.
I feel lucky, one run so far
More runs please so the pen won’t be blown out due to extra innings.
is Cano hitting blindfolded?
Dennis…really ???….if that is the case, then why isn’t he on the Yankees ???….how about because he STINKS and even Farnsworth is a better setup man than good ‘ol Troy.
I love how one idiot is posting under multiple names to say stupid things about SJ44. It’s a trifecta.
Whats even more sad is those “Yankees suck” chants are from kids, lol.
And this is his second worst outing of the year. I should know, he’s on my fantasy team
5-4 O’s
When Cano gets a hit its almost like “how did he do that?”
This could be a lonnnnggg night. But I hope not if Robbie does it here.
Does Jobe throw the 9th ????? YES
Krazy Kyle? *shudder*
Vito, what are you, 13?
well, let me ponder this a minute… is it tougher to pitch where you can’t give up a run or you’ll give up the game… or possibly if you give up a run the game will only be tied… which is more difficult? I’ll take the second.. closer, you wait an inning!
Tribe w/another shutout…Byrd, Westbrook, Carmona, CC and Lee…..WOW
Too bad Wang won’t get a win even if the Yankees do.
Vito you obviously know nothing about baseball. Maybe you should follow the hot stove league and you would know that the Yanks were after Percival and offered him a contract but he wanted to close.
Somebody please give Cano some candy, please?
CAN NOT OOOO
Ugh, that was ball 3, Robby.
I just don’t like anti negative Yank fans, Mr Nick in San Fran. Whether it be ER, or Russ M or SJ44.
bottom of 9, can’t watch, eyes closed
Farnsie needs to be able to handle the 7, 8, 9 hitters
Wow, I knew it would take one hit to get this team going. After Matsui’s bomb, you cuuld really see the life jump into the bats and the swings by the hitters that followed.
All it takes is one good hit and the Yanks catch fire…
So lets see..Farns walks the lead off man and he steals second and then a double brings him home. Or the lead off man get a hit and then steals second and a single brings him home. A triple? Or could it be a homerun? No way he pitches an inning without giving up a run…
Way to step up in the absence of the 4 and 5 hitters Robbie!
What are you batting now? 150?
cano lunging for the ball, what a unusual occurence. and he breaks a bat, trying to catch Damon for the team lead in that department.
really anyone suprised that they could not get the lead???They just want to torture us more but having us lose in a even more painful way.I hope I am wrong.. For the Yanks that is late inning magic they scored a run late in a game A RUN…
good ‘ol Cano…always eager to help out the pitcher by swinging at absolote CRAP pitches way out of the zone….WE LOVE YA, ROBBIE…Keep showing us that you aren’t just a flash in the pan….you and Duncan REALLY have come through in the clutch for us tonight….thanks bunches, KIDS !
Sorry, wrong game. Was watching a game from three years ago.
FARNSWORTH???????
Cano’s hacking – back to the minors, please.
Huge test for Farnsie. Big show of confidence here.
Lets put Farnsworthless in there to lose the game. Nice work Joe. This guy is out of his mind.
A little luck there. Nice play Hideki.
They tie the game so Pepper Brooks comes out of his basement to join the chorus of good fortune? After 3 hrs of bashing? I hate fair weather fans.
Percibal has been pitching like a top-notch closer. He’s a great player, and my one of my favorite current non-Yankees pitcher.
Please be more kareful, Kyle.
And whatevs, “Terry”
“So lets see..Farns walks the lead off man and he steals second and then a double brings him home.”
You probably wish you would have actually waited to see what happened with that leadoff man now don’t you?
wtf? why in god’s name do the yankees suck so bad in the 1st half every year? does anyone have any hope of winning this game? f*** it.
Wow, did Matsui really catch that ball?
Come on, quit being anti negative people or the Terry police will get you
Farnsworth better be able to handle the 7, 8, 9 hitters. There is no reason to not bring in Mo otherwise. He hasn’t worked in…geez, when was the last time he pitched? Saturday?
cano is lost
hes unwatchable
I was close he walks the 2nd batter. Now here comes the big hit.
Farnsy don’t please
Don’t make me upset Krazy Kyle. You can do this. I think
Walk my way Farnsy
Farnsy does his best work with his fists.
Come on Kyle.
Not pitching with his best stuff obviously…
This is not good.
“cano is lost
hes unwatchable”
You should probably blind fold and stick your fingers in your ears every time he comes up to hit. Never mind he has a 7 game hitting streak right now.
And how many “Nicks” are there in liberal San Fran? 1 or 2??? Maybe 3?
Give us all a break fella.
yes remind him of his cut fastball
Farnsy walks the 8th batter, you can’t defend a walk
Nice job by Farnsy. One more out.
nice play farnsy!
hm…. a bunt…. something we would never do
Glad General Joe is playing with urgency pitching this moron. A single can put us two games under .500, awesome.
raymagnetic: No actually. See a guess is when you say what you think is going to happen. You say it before and not after. But I was close.
Wow, a hitter bunted a runner over to scoring position. The Yankees should try that sometime.
Raymagnetic:
Please don’t defend Cano. His early season has been ridiculously bad.
Farnsy
I bet farnsworthless gives up a gapper for the game winning run. What do u guys think?
Got to love 1 out walks to the 8th hitter!!!
well well
Farnsworth…there is such thing as a K zone! Use it! Please!
I think he gets an out.
I think Farnsy gets him
Yeah, that’s it Captain. Be extra nice to opposing players. Give ‘em a slap at 2nd base.
Or a three run homer
I love how the Rays have to rely on their fans’ cowbells to make any noise in the stadium. Pretty pathetic, pretty annoying.
YES FARNSY !
And why isn’t Mo in there? He hasn’t pitched since Saturday…I think.
phew!!!
“I was close he walks the 2nd batter. Now here comes the big hit.”
Now do you wish you had actually watched what was going to happen?
I cannot believe how many negative Nancies post on this blog. The SJ44 Negative Brigade rules this coop I guess.
Nice job by Kyle. On to extra innings – I think the Yankeees first this year.
Whew!!
Kyle, Kyle, he’s our man !!!……Yankees Rule !!! ( call me John Kerry ! )
Ensberg and Molina lead it off, I am calling back to back homers
Phew. Krazy Kyle delivers in a big situation. Let’s win this one…!
I would say whoever referred to Farnsworth as a “moron” has shown himself perhaps to be the moron in this situation!
Offense only scores when they hit HR’s. Imagine that.
whewwwwwwwwwwww…
What does it say about this team when Farnsworth becomes more automatic than the hitting, fielding, and managing…..
Caught in a vortex of confusion….
First extra innings game of the year…
why do you guys hate on matsui’s fielding skills?! Granted, he’s not the greatest fielder out there, but that ball, if hit to abreu, would have fell in for a double….easily….yet EVERYBODY thinks matsui can’t play the field….I’ll take Matsui over Bobby “I cant slide, dive, jump, lunge for any ball hit in my direction” Abreu, any day of the year.
Oh well. Close call, but the Yanks finally get to play an extra inning game this year!
Or back to back triples
Not too bad but if farnsy goes out for another inning, we’re doomed.
“Raymagnetic:
Please don’t defend Cano. His early season has been ridiculously bad.”
Yes it has. But it’s still pretty early. Last year Pedroia hit like .200 in April and Boston fans were screaming for him to go back to triple A. You know what happened.
And as I said, Robbie does have a 7 game hitting streak.
Not pretty, but good enough from Kyle. Yay.
extra innings. ok. first time this year for the yanks. who’s drunk enough to think we’ll pull this one out? i am.
Ensberg is totally lost at the plate.
I hope the Quitters fess up and apologize when the Yanks win.
I thought I was the only Terry!
NOTE: This is my first post in this forum today. How many “Terry’s” are there?
Its like he walks tothe plate and the count is already 0-2.
The last post by Paul was not me…
Molina is due
I lived dangerously. I have Kyle on my fantasy team – yes, on purpose. I haven’t regretted it yet.
Is there really any option other than Mariano with Crawford-Upton-Pena due up?
Yes it has. But it’s still pretty early. Last year Pedroia hit like .200 in April and Boston fans were screaming for him to go back to triple A. You know what happened.
Ray please. A 200 average in April is a TAD different than 150 in mid May. A soft 150.
I say Molina hits a double.
Hey, Molina didn’t get to an 0-2 count, that’s a moral victory.
Molina’s due.
wow….molina swings at anything now….what happened to the league leading doubles machine?!
Molina the dirt is not in the strike zone.
1 stinkin run. come on boys
com’on name that Molina moment
Another automatic out: Molina.
I guess there is only one Terry that can post here and be a Yank fan?? Well sorry to disappoint ya.
molina lol
does anyone remember when Molina was leading the team in doubles? That is a scary thought.
Baltimore over Boston!
well, no homers there
I hope Joe puts in Rivera and at least gets our heart of the order a chance to do something in the 11th.
So the Pillsbury Dough Boy is 4 for his last 42,,,nice…Mr. Posada…please report to the Yankees…paging Mr. Posada, please….
well that was a good AB.
This is a National League lineup this yr. This isn’t the Yankees. We used to be able to overwhelm bad staffs like this with lineup depth and running pitch counts. This year? Forget it.
S.A.-Just win games and trade Igawa for a candy bar
cashman would have traded him for a candy bar by now, but military joe has banned the sweet stuff
least we lasted 10 innings tonight
Well, we’ll have 2-3-4 next inning if Mo can get through the same part of the Ray’s order.
Let’s go Mo!
I think 2 runs is too much to ask of this team. They are lucky they got 1. The game is up for the Rays to take.
this is still a bit sick to watch….our offense is offensive…and not in a good way….Yuck !
he calls a great game, but dammit can that doubles bat show up
I think the Rays are cheating. Maybe if they only played 3 infielders and 2 outfielders like the rules state, it would be a fair game.
it took Pepper Brooks one half inning to get pessimistic and defeatist. At least its progress.
Not at all, “Terry #2″
it’s just a little confusing…How long have you been using that name?
I got a bad feeling about MO here, giving up his first run of the season…
t least Girardi has finally realized its good to play to win. Rivera is in the game.
I still don’t see why they are sending in Mo now. If he holds them, GREAT. But unless the Yankees score, they can’t win. Why not use some of the other guys until the Yankees do score???
Beck@$$ gets the Loss in Baltimore….well, the night is all set to be AT LEAST 50% good !!!
Big doins in Baltimore. Ortiz flipped out and was tossed from the game.
Cool.
But who follows Mo if we need someone?
here we go
so…if this game goes 14 innings, and the yanks have the win….who closes? Igawa?
hehe
Molina is a BACKUP CATCHER. Get over it. Hes not going to hit.
my god.
2 runs in 19 innings? yeah, i know a-rod and posada are on the DL, but the rest of this team should be able to score more than 2 runs in 19 innings. f******* pathetic. pardon the french, but seriously. what a pathetic team.
The game in Baltimore isn’t over yet.
come on mo
How can ESPN (baseball tonight) but Eric Young on with that voice. I don’t get it
My crystal ball isn’t working
Lead off single by Crawford. Not good. Molina, get that gun going!
Worst possible situation.
I got a bad feeling
leadoff single,
Been using my name for 38 years. Thanks Mom and Dad.
Thats a double for the rabbit.
Crawford is going. Count on it.
MO MO
Nothing’s working! And now Mo loses it. 2-1 Rays.
Who follows Mo?
Too soon to figure that out, but my guess would be Olendorf.
Do we have a long reliever just in case? Or are we going to overuse Ohlendorf?
Igawa still on the team?
I’m a little scared for some reason
I cannot get over how bad this offense is.
I had this bad feeling….
Wow, that second pitch by Mo was a VERY quick slide-step
Can we ban ER?
Just load the bases and see what happens
Now it’s over in Baltimore.
Great job by Sherrill!!!
K BABY!
big out, 2 more to go!
When does RUSS M ever have a good feeling?
Final….O’s 5, Sox 4
Matty… didn’t you say Cano was horrible…
Oh well tomato, tomawto…
Huge Strikeout by Mo there. A stolen base now isn’t quite as damaging with 1 out.
SAL,…when the Yanks are up by 10 runs
Mo = GOAT
I’m not worried about Mo. I’m worried about what happens after Mo! I mean with the offense.
After the 8th inning
Pop out. 1 more to go!
dammit Jetes you should have deeked him
K for Rivera. That’s the way.
Giambi is a big talker at first.
We should be more worried about the O’s at this point than the Sox.
“Nothing’s working! And now Mo loses it. 2-1 Rays.”
Your cesspool is calling. It’s lonely.
come on mo
down go the sox, now make this a big night with a win in extras here and things will be looking alot better tomorrow morning.
the Red Sox have been losing a lot lately. too bad the Yankees don’t take advantage.
what is a happening
“We should be more worried about the O’s at this point than the Sox.”
Jax, the Sux have always been my pet project. I live to see them lose.
I don’t like seeing guys face Mo for the first time in their career — they don’t always understand that they’re supposed to fail.
The UMP is BLIND
Glad BOS lost. We can’t let them get too far ahead of us.
That looked close to me.
the ump is squeezing our pitches
Detroit wins over Orlando
Trisha – Agree, Yanks need to score this inning (Jeter, Abreu and Matsui up)so Mo can pitch the bottom of the 11th and “save his win.”
PHEW !!
Mariano = awesome.
These young pups on the Rays (upton & longoria) are getting taught by the teacher.
Maybe this is why Giradi used Mo now. It was the heart of their lineup so this is the game in the 10th.
Good job by Mo. Now they need to score a freakin run before that part of the lineup rolls around again.
come on Mo!
trish:
Your pet project hasn’t been too successful lately.
JASON GIAMBI – GREAT AMERICAN HERO!!!
this ump blows…..how come the strike zone is smaller when the yankees are pitching?!?
Nice play by the cat-like late-inning defensive specialist Jason Giambi.
Now get some runs, sheesh.
OK, Giambi scared me there. Great rebound from the single by Mo. Score here and let Mo close it out in the Bottom of the 11th!
phew
MO ! we love you !
lets score a darn run
Forget the O’s and the Rays. Eventually, they will go back to where they belong. Our real competition is and always will be BOS. TOR would be a threat except they can’t get their act together, despite the fact that they have a very solid rotation.
Yes!
And I just made a $20 bet with my room mate that the Yankees will win tonight.
Win or lose, it’s been a great game.
The ONLY bright spot for the Yanks… Mo.
Dude is freakin’ sick this year. His delivery looks so much better this year than last. Just nails.
Sux lose. Big game if we can win it tonight,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
“Your pet project hasn’t been too successful lately.”
Jax, I guess it depends on how you define success! I still have two games in a row burned in my mind, with Papelsmear walking off the mound hanging his head, after blowing back to back saves.
That makes my pet project HIGHLY successful.
I sleep better when the Sux have difficulties.
who’s on first
“Maybe this is why Giradi used Mo now. It was the heart of their lineup so this is the game in the 10th.”
that’s so cerebral if that’s what happened
The G in Big G clearly stands for glovemeister
Nick in SF -
Yes! I was feeling that way, too about Longoria v. Mo.
Pena’s an f-ing black hole at 1B.
Captain makes out #1
Jeter swinging at a strike should help.
Tough luck for the Captain there.
I have to say that today’s homeplate umpire sure is squeezing OUR strike zone.
Especially Joba’s walk, all of the pitches were slicing pretty much right on the edge of the zone, yet none of them were strikes.
TB pitchers didnt have this problem…:\
F… is he doing
Laura – you are absolutely right about the Sux.
Good for Abreu for trying to bunt.
UGH Jeets
Desperation bunt attempt.
See, if Wang hadn’t selfishly given up a run the Yanks would have won already. Some ace.
did someone actually say we should be scared of the O’s. thats the funniest thing ive heard all night!
Yanks have lined out quite a bit in these two games. Does this mean that someone is scouting the Yanks and using the infomation.
Do the Yankees scout? Doesn’t look like it but perhaps.
bobbie
bcrane, i completely agree, i noticed too that only OUR pitchers are being squeezed
don’t swing bobby
I agree with bcrane.
The strike zone has seemed alot more liberal for the TB pitchers today. It’s not likely by design; just a matter of happenstance – like when you flip a coin and 10 heads or 10 tails come up.
Not likely to happen, but it does happen sometimes.
GOOD JOB BOBBY!
Now let’s hope it amounts to something.
TSENG you’re funny.
I love how the TB announcers are looking at the standings as if the Rays are going to finish the year in 1st. Hysterical.
This homeplate umpire is like a high school umpire – he gives up on anything that breaks, I think we caught a break there on the 3-2 pitch
wow…that was a strike…maybe the ump heard me…
yea a walk
ahhh..ffff…
say it
Walked Abreu after0-2. What a gift.
GiDP
LMAO @ Tseng –
Wang = selfish egomaniac
Godzilla went from hero to goat in a flash.
Nw Matsui returns the gift.
I am sick of this team not getting any hits. This isn’t supposed to happen til October.
come on matsui
“Yanks have lined out quite a bit in these two games. Does this mean that someone is scouting the Yanks and using the infomation.
Do the Yankees scout? Doesn’t look like it but perhaps.”
I don’t know how effect scouting lineouts would be. Do players hit lineouts to the same spot every time? (Unlikely).
Hard hit balls are more likely to be hits than softly hit balls, but are still outs most of the time.
Now it gets sticky. I’m a huge hater of extra innings games. I especially hate them when we’re the away team. Let Mo go another inning or two if he has to…
This team can’t score. I don’t want to see Ohlendorf wasted for like 3 innings only to lose the game.
I’m calling it right now: Tampa wins this game.
This is not going to end well. I almost wish they’d just already gotten this over with, except I’m glad Wang doesn’t get a loss. That’s tonight’s moral victory, I suppose.
terrible call…he was safe,,,totally !!!
gees
Papelbons blown saves or not. The Sox still rule the East and are the majors best team.
this sucks
Why doesnt Joba pitch 2 innings?
real bad feeling here
another leadoff single
Pepper
No, it means that the TB Rays have ALOT of mobile and aggressive fielders.
You can see Hinske dive for that Jeter ball; yes, he missed and , yes, it was a mistake, but it’s clearly the philosophy of this ball club.
By contrast, many of the Yankee fielders are VERY immobile with only two exceptions: Cabrera and Cano; not suprisingly, they’re the youngest starters.
Its ten minutes after midnight here and the yanks better win because if not…. i wish I had gone to bed
Damn you CLiff Floyd
pepper, the idea of pitching is to prevent ppl from hitting line drives. as for advanced scouting, they always scout. i saw gene michael was at the mets game last night.
I love my name gets stolen by trolls.
another bad feeling
Wow – remind me to spend all my quality time in the foxhole with you defeatists.
I thought Matsui was safe, too.
I guess Giambi’s cat-like reflexes were taking a cat-nap there.
oh well, tomorrow is another night
How was that not a strike?
Home teams have the huge advantage in extra innings. No different here.
Sh*t.
Jax your in the HOF
True Yankee fans actually have a pair.
The rest need grow their own.
plenty if time….rats
I would have pulled Mo here. Right now you need to shut down the Rays this inning and next to win, which would be 3 for Rivera. Mo got his inning, and now you take your chances with Ohlendorf or Veras, and make sure you can use Rivera for tomorrow if needed.
Runner on 2nd, 0 outs LOL
Molina stinks.
Sorry V, don’t have your IQ.
Meant that while the Yankees are defensively out of position on a consistent basis, other teams, especially the Rays in the last two games seem to have their fielders in the right spot. That would come from scouting unless Joe Madden has a crystal ball and the Rays are surviving on shear luck.
Great throw by Molina.
I hate this team.
first run, first loss and all in the same night
more clutch playing, gomes with a SB.
Molina with the 235 OBP, man where is WIll Nieves???
this team is offensively challenged big time…
ballgame the yanks may have not scored all night. giambi with the piano on his back at first, this team is slower then SH-t and SUCK..
now that Mo’s up for 2nd inning again, I’m kinda worried about tomorrow.
Even though Shields’ last appearance against us was 5 IP 2 ER and took the loss, he did threw a one-hitter CG against LAA last time.
Let’s hope the bats can finally wake up tomorrow
this stinks.
I saw that coming.
Well, you can’t say they didn’t outplay us. Mo couldn’t be perfect forever.
Not getting Jeter in from third with one out was the cardinal sin in that game, IMO.
MO’s first run of the season, sit down MO, another Yankee loss great
sheesh – tough night all around.
Did the Rays just win the series or something
i ******* hate baseball right now
Well I called it. This team just can’t score. Like someone else said better off just losing 1-0 instead of blowing the pen out.
seems like throwing your helmut would be showing up the other team….maybe he should be castrated for such a horrendous act
Probably why they say not to use your closer when you arent winning on the road. :Shrugs:
Well, you knew Mo wasn’t going to go the whole year w/o giving up a run.
Shoulda known Russ M would find somewhere else to troll.
take a good look at an 83 win team. The 2008 Yankees.
Tough loss for the Yankees.
I lose $20.
Good Night!
Well at least Wang didn’t take the loss.
The offense did however.
Tomorrow’s another day. Let’s go get em tomorrow.
Mo was bound to give up a run sometime. Unfortunately it cost the game. Tomorrow is another day.
Just when I finish washing out the conditioner, I look at the TV and the Rays are celebrating. Game over.
seems like throwing your helmut would be showing up the other team….maybe he should be castrated for such a horrendous act
You would think thy just wo the World Series…
Gomez calm down tt is not game 7 of the WS and you are still a AAA player. 3 stolen bases for an extremely slow runner. Great throw by Molina who had PLENTY of time. Molina is totally useless. Gomez is extremely slow and the Yanks cant even throw him out. Have to love a player who has 5 stolen bases all year and 3 against the Yanks. Just disgusting..
At this rate, we may lose the season series to these overachieving fools.
How can anyone say the Rays didnt outplay us? THEY WON.
bottom line is we have a $200 mill payroll and this team has a $40 mill or so payroll..
wqho sucks more on the yanks; molina, cano, giambi, damon, jeter, really they all suck..jeter thinks CJ howell is Koufax, the guy throws 85 and will never throw a strike if he can avoid it.
this team is now officially as pathetis as last yr. or a few yrs ago when they had small and tino, and the chacon bail them out.
there offense is unwatchable…………..
This lineup should be ashamed of themselves.
Who am I kidding, they still get their paychecks. They obviolsly donm’t give a cr*p.
If Wang didn’t loss a run , we already win tonight
Now I know why he is not an ACE…..
I’m done…I’ll see you all MUCH later…
A better defensive first baseman has a shot at that lead-off single. It was hit hard, but Giambi barely moved. It’s tough having him at First every day.
i posted this in the a-rod one by accident, but i hate this dude enough to repost it here again.
this may sound silly, but what would be great is a picture of you stepping on that foghorn or moose caller, or whatever that moron is blowing through the 4 innings he stays at each game.
No reason to put Mo in a road game for two innings.Just stupid.
This is just embarrassing.
Why shouldnt the Rays celebrate?
They just outplayed and out hustled the Yankees. And Won the game.
rob ny:
if olendorf, veras, hawkins, etc pitched that inning and gave up a run, you would be saying:
“we should have kept rivera in!!! how do u not keep ur closer in in a tie game!!”
“this team is offensively challenged big time…”
When the best hitter & best hitting catcher are both on the DL, this is what’s going to happen.
Sorry V, I do not have your IQ. I meant that scouting is allowing the Rays and other teams to pitch and position their team to beat the Yankees. The Yankees on the other hand are still searching for a scouting deparment.
That was a great game. I cannot believe the Rays pulled that out and then had the nerve to celebrate like that. Goose should be pissed at watching that. That is completely unacceptable. Celebrating a win, showing emotion, energy, determination… what do they think this is the NBA.
I can’t anything, our offense was Matsui
Cano, Damon, Giambi, Ensberg, Shelley the hitting is on them, Duncan needs to be sent down…and other moves might come after the Mets series.
i’m disapointed in the yankees lack of offense and the lack of even trying to manufacturer some runs…they looks sluggish and slow…
neato. the red sox have lost, what, their last 4? 4 of their last 5 anyway. have the yankees taken advantage? not in the least.
disgusting, pathetic team. i’m sick of this garbage. i’m sick of hating baseball from april-june EVERY YEAR. GOD DAMNIT YANKEES.
Another well managed game from Girardi.
Where are the runners? I don’t think I’ve ever seen a flater team than this one being “lead” by Girardi. So many hits into double plays, yet when does the guy send a runner?
Great game Girardi. Great heart this team is showing.
With the Rays you have a team that has had nothing but a losing record forever and has help up the basement of the AL forever. They just won their 11th straight home game? Let them celebrate for heaven sake. They’re on their own field, and they deserve to celebrate because they won the game.
It is pathetic when Gomez is now stealing bases against ONLY the Yanks. Molina better get his act together he is taking over for Jeter is the DP department. Now he can’t throw out someone with no speed at all. What is next Ortiz, Hafner and people with zero speed are going to steal on the Yanks? Giambi could even steal one if he was on the opposing team.
Every team has injuries. You survive and tough it out. Real great job by Giambi and Cano in 2008.
here come the chicken littles…
“Great game Girardi. Great heart this team is showing.”
they loss 2-1 how is it Girardi’s fault ?
“neato. the red sox have lost, what, their last 4? 4 of their last 5 anyway. have the yankees taken advantage? not in the least.”
You could reverse your way of thinking however and realize that the Red Sox haven’t taken advantage of the Yankees losing.
Wow definatly can’t blame Wang, at all. It was 1 run not 4, not anything else. It’s all about that offense. Can’t necessarily blame Mo either, I mean yeah letting the lead off man on is really bad but still offense killed completly us these last two games.
2008 American League – Standings
EAST……. ..W… L… PCT… GB….
Tampa Bay.. .23.. 16.. .590… –
Boston ……24.. 18 .571 .5
Baltimore …20.. 19 .513 3
NY Yankees ..19.. 21 .475 4.5
Toronto …..18.. 22 .450 5.5
,
If that doesn’t make you completely sick, as a NYY Fan, then maybe you aren’t one….this is sad…
This is so bittersweet. Two losses in a row to the Rays, Wang pitching 1-run game but still not good enough, hard fought comeback that amounted to nothing, but worst of all to me was the stain on Mo’s record.
I’ve been secretly hoping Mo would not give up a save in the last season at yankees Stadium.
Boy, I bet Goose (Gossage) is gonna be mad at the Rays. Gomes showed emotion when he stole second base and scored the winning run. Shame on them for showing how much they care to win! The Yanks were very stoic in defeat. Goose must be so proud of them.
“When the best hitter & best hitting catcher are both on the DL, this is what’s going to happen.”
No. We have other all stars besides those two. They have to start doing their jobs, which they are not.
“i’m sick of hating baseball from april-june EVERY YEAR. GOD DAMNIT YANKEES.”
So what you are saying is that you’re a bandwagon fan.
“It’s a marathon not a sprint.” Keep saying this and you’ll probably feel better.
Pretty hard to manufacture runs when there is lack of speed on the team. And when the fast ones (Damon and Jeter) actually get on base they just stand there.
Now there was a few times in this series where there should have been bunting but Giarardi continues to let Molina swing away.
Clearly this team needs more speed then what they currently have. They can’t avoid DP’s when there’s no speed, can’t help a struggling offense create runs when there’s no speed.
With so many light hitters in the lineup there should be more bunting but for some reason Girardi chooses not to.
“Another well managed game from Girardi.”
Unfortunately another person you gotta question is Rob Thompson. He’s Girardi’s right hand man. What kind of strategy is he giving Girardi??
Hey Dee – Mo didn’t give up a save! He lost the game. So his save record is still in tack!
“Where are the runners? I don’t think I’ve ever seen a flater team than this one being “lead†by Girardi. So many hits into double plays, yet when does the guy send a runner? ”
When he hit and ran with Melky and Cano?
Things to do in ‘08:
Get Joba his 150 innings.
See if Kennedy, Hughes, etc are legit major leaguers.
This yr is a wash so see what next yr holds. Then go out and sign Sabathia and Texeira and a power right hand bat.
giambi is a 7 yr curse. but he hardly ever gets the grief he should, he is stealing $21 mill.
they have wasted millions on top of that trying to supplement his horrendous D, slowness, and injuries.
this team has no guts, none..
6 hits in 11 innings again there pithing is the best it has been in 3 or 4 yrs. there offense sucks and no excuses..
no one is picking it up, do not tell me about how good the rays are that is BS.. check out the bottom of the yanks lineup there avgs. and compare them to basically any team in the league, OUCH…
abreu is officially pathetic not as bad as last year ealry but he is a joke against lefties, watch him against Kazmir it is a comedy routine.. Molina is not Benjie or Yadier, he officially is no longer a good backup but a pathetic starter..
2 nights in a row struggling offensivels!!!how about 40 games, Guys..there offense SUCKS……
here come the chicken littles…
Have we been watching a different team than you?
Please nelighten us with some positives.
And please don’t say, “we came back last year.”
That has ZERO bearing on this team this year.
A-Rod looks more valuable by the day!
Hank where are you? Are you aware that you have a $200m train wreck?! I am waiting for some interesting comments by this weekend. Especially when Santana and Perez make them look stupid. Since this team can’t righties but don’t touch lefties.
Shepherd
I actually questioned the decision at the start of the inning. Once you bring Mo in in the 10th, he can go 2 innings tops. With the Yankees failing to take the lead in the 11th, that means he’s pitching a second inning just to maintain the tie and would have to go 3 innings minimum for a win.Either that or you’d have to use Ohlendorf, Veras in the 12th, and you risk losing Mo for tomorrow.
in the 10th inning, the riusk/reward is worth the gamble.
By the 1th inning with it still tied, the cost/benefit doesn’t make sense imo.
eff off raymagnetic. i’ve watched 150+ games a year since i was 9 years old. just because i’m frustrated makes me a bandwagoner? tell me this, you are a true fan because you’re happy when the yankees suck ass? get real.
“do not tell me about how good the rays are that is BS..”
Surely you jest.
LadyBug626
Yeah, unfortunately.
Don’t worry, Ladybug. Alot of these guys are just kids and the rest are bandwagoners; what do you expect?
I’m going to bed and dreaming of the World Series -
which, if the Yankees win, will earn me an All-you-can-eat Sushi dinner from the room mate I just lost $20 to.
Night!
The chicken littles have been here all the time. Except they’re more like vultures than chickens…
Oh yeah, and a good number are just Sox fans pretending to be Yankee chicken littles
*sits back with some popcorn and watches the mass hysteria*
this sucks
I love how anyone who is down on this team is labeled a bandwagoner.
Yeah, because true fans can’t be absolutely disgusted with how this team plays.
I guess life is nicer if you walk thru it with rose colored glasses on, oblivious to reality.
I’m still trying to figure out what good came out of all that running Girardi made the team do in ST.
“Hank where are you? Are you aware you have a $200m train wreck?”
Hank is not George. Why do expect him to react like George? They’re 2 different people.
“tell me this, you are a true fan because you’re happy when the yankees suck ass? get real.”
No, but you probably won’t develop an ulcer over it either, lol.
Trisha, you’re right. I guess I meant a run. I just so desperately want Mo to be perfect which I shouldn’t. But he keeps teasing us with his inhuman-ness.
“eff off raymagnetic. i’ve watched 150+ games a year since i was 9 years old. just because i’m frustrated makes me a bandwagoner? tell me this, you are a true fan because you’re happy when the yankees suck ass? get real.”
No, you’re a bandwagoner because you don’t want to be a fan when the team is bad.
“i’m sick of hating baseball from april-june EVERY YEAR. GOD DAMNIT YANKEES.”
You only like Baseball when the team is going good. As soon as they are good you’re happy to jump back on the fan bandwagon.
Not really liking this team right now.
You don’t like it when people label you bandwagoner for being negative. Fine. So how come you’re perfectly okay with labelling people who don’t spend every second they’re on here whining as oblivious to reality and wearing rose-colored glasses?
No difference.
It’s funny…so much has been made about the starting pitching woes…yet, Wang has been great, Moose has been good, Pettitte has been a little erratic of late but I’m not worried about him-yet…Rasner has given us 2 wins…
I’m now much more worried about the offense than the pitching…
So how do we fix this offense short term, before we get A-Rod and Posada back?
angel: come on. i complained because the yankees keep losing. so i’m either a bandwangoner or i have ulcers.
i didn’t know that being disappointed with the team makes me a bad fan. guess you guys taught me something.
THE Problems with this team brain surgeons are the steinnies fault. wasting money are old, slow, overpriced crap; sheffield over vladdy, giambi, and I can name 10 other George moves.
you want to continue the insanity sign sabathia and texiera for ludicrous over priced and too long contracts.
that is called insanity..
AGAIN NO PITCHER IS WORTH A 7 YR DEAL, NO ONE… texiera will be 29 and wants 7 yrs or more, no friggin way…
go young and athletic and supplement the team with a FA here and there that is it….
the rays will win 81 games max this yr.
You guys will hate me for saying this, but I believe it is true. A lot of you guys have become like Red Sox fans!!! Lose some games and the sky is falling. I have no doubt that at the end of the season the Yankees will be right in the mix of going for the division title and/or wild card.
Well here are our bright spots. Wang was tremendous. Farnsy was solid.
What cracks me up here is seeing someone post toward the very end of the game with a name we’ve never seen before and attempt to pass himself off as a Yankee fan. Terry #1 is right. You can always smell a Sux fraud.
By the way, they’re more apt to play the role of Yankee fan pretender, I’ve noticed, when their team has taken it in the face.
“Not really liking this team right now.”
I’m not really either – but oh well, nothing I can do to change thing so I’m not gonna stop watching them. Good times and bad unfortunately, lol.
Don’t blamed offense
If Wang didn’t loss a run , we already won tonight
I had a bad feeling that everytime when Wang star
our offense fall into sleep…..
Maybe it’s a voodoo !
Folks, why are you ragging on Giambi?
He’s been very hot of late, including today, when he got 2 hits and 2 BB….
LadyBug626, I’m with ya! The chicken littles have been around since ‘98. We have the WORST fan base. I know the Yanks aren’t doing well now, but its not like we’re at the brink of extinction.
Bob, when people say “we came back last year” what they’re trying to say is that the fans should stop the panic. The season is far from over. The same time last year you guys went bananas when the Yanks were in the same position. And they came back. We won’t know if they will come back, but to just write them off isn’t fair.
If you think they suck, then stop watching. Otherwise sit, keep quiet and keep the faith.
I don’t think bandwagon fans would become this frustrated with the team. They would probably move on to another.
We are all( well most of us) frustrated here. This team is hard to watch right now. Hopefully that changes soon.
raymagnetic: at what point did i say i’m not a fan? i love the yankees. always have. which is why i’m upset when they’re playing terribly. you didn’t answer my question, are you happy with the way they’ve been playing? probably not. guess that makes you a bandwagoner, by your own definition.
No, you’re a bandwagoner because you don’t want to be a fan when the team is bad.
“i’m sick of hating baseball from april-june EVERY YEAR. GOD DAMNIT YANKEES.â€
You only like Baseball when the team is going good. As soon as they are good you’re happy to jump back on the fan bandwagon.
That’s a stupid response.
Obviously the guy doesn’t hate baseball. Anyone witha brain could tell he is sick of going thru the first few months of the season watching this team play like garbage every year. Try not to take everything literally there.
Bad, good or simply average, I’m a fan. But as it stands now this team is playing very poorly and it doesn’t bode well for the rest of the season. Every game counts, and I don’t want to see them make the playoffs via the Wild Card only to be knocked out in the first round again. I have every right as a fan to be frustrated with how this team is currently performing.
if we go after teixiera, i will blow my fuse
I hate when my team loses. That does not make me a bandwagoneer. I think, actually, it makes me logical. When the Yankees win, I think it’s a good thing. Do people really watch their favorite team lose, again, and think, “hey that’s fine?” Should I be just as happy when they continue to play .500 ball in the second week in May? To be a “true fan” one has to be satified with lackluster offense night after night? What utter nonsense gets posted on this board.
Lighten up, Brian. I was just teasing you.
Trying to retain my sense of humor, at least.
on that note, i’m about to board a 14hr flight to Dubai to connect to another 13 hr flight to Melbourne, AUS.
By the time I land, I expect to see this team scoring more than 1 friggin’ run against the likes of Tampa Bay.
thank god for free alcohol on intl flights. with any luck, i’ll have forgotten about this game before we take off.
Dee, oh.
But actually let’s look at it the other way. Since a closer is known by his saves, Mo’s perfect record is still in tact, while Papelsmear blew two in a row.
Kenny is right. Wang could so easily have been 8-0 by now if not for the abysmal.
It would be amazing if our very own Wanger could have a shot at the AL SP for the All Star Game at Yankee Stadium. It would suck if we have to see Cliff Lee or god help us if it is Beckett. I’d much rather see Halliday but he has no chance b/c his offense sucks too.
*Wang could so easily have been 8-0 by now if not for the abysmal offense*
“Hank where are you? Are you aware you have a $200m train wreck?â€
Hank is not George. Why do expect him to react like George? They’re 2 different people.
He is not like George? I am expecting him to react the same way he has since he has been in the spotlight. By making comments to anyone who calls his cell phone.
Trisha, I know, Papalbon is the best closer* in the league.
*who also happens to riverdance:-)
we have to hold fort
Wang should be 8-0 it’s our fault he is not.
Giambi and Damon sheeesh these guys can’t hit hard throwing pitchers, Robi is doing his M.I.A. act, and Shelley oh let me stop before people say I’m over reacting to him. Now do we a LHB like Wilson Betemit, how about Chris Carlin’s BS rant that the Yankees can survive w/o Arod notice now ?
right now Giambi,Damon,Shelley,Ensberg are on borrowed time.
good fans complain when there team plays baseball like the yanks are now. but never give up and understand there is 75% of the season left. Blaming this on Girardi is comedic there offense is putrid..
they are slow and unclutch not a good formula for success.
again they have plenty of good young arms and that is a good thing…
the DP by Gonzalez hurt, how can he get doubled up????
again the issue is the offense and they need to look for changes if things do not pick up. yes arod and posada are not playing but 1 is a 36 yr old catcher and they do not play everyday.. damon, abreu, jeter, giambi, cano, and melky are not overachieving at all……
ensberg is a zero and since he is the usual low OBP and slow dump him when Arod comes back and keep Gonzalez up he is a good fielder and has to be fater then Ensberg.
Cano is the bug problem the guy is 25, terrible in big situations, and he is hitting 180…He is one of the dumbest hitters I have ever seen with so much talent he can get away with it until now, he needs to pull out of his SLUMP….
The ONLY thing I don’t want to deal with is hearing Johnny
Damon say the offense isn’t doing its job. He says that every single night. I just don’t want Kim Jones to interview him tonight and have to listen to that. No offense to Damon, but that’s very obvious.
I’m not blaming him or saying he isn’t trying or the offense isn’t trying, but at this point hearing that from him is just annoying.
I think, Ellen – there is a difference between expressing rational displeasure and the utter insanity and nonsense (bordering on hysteria) that gets posted in the name of people expressing their displeasure night after night.
I’d like to think I’m a positive person, and I’ve been fairly disgusted with them at times during the last six weeks. But I’d damned if I’m going to lose the plot over it and become irrational either.
If you think they suck, then stop watching. Otherwise sit, keep quiet and keep the faith.
Oh, is that how it works?
I’ve been watching this team on a pretty much daily basis since I was 7 years old back in 1980. If I was gonna stop watching them when they sucked I would have stopped along time ago.
Keep quiet and keep the faith…..please….what is this a high school pep rally?
Dee -
Hey at least Girardi is cool about this stuff. I like his attitude.
I wish Wang was in Red Sox, where pitchers without quality starts such as Dice-K could easily steal many wins.
Yankees hitters are morons.
The problem I have with Girardi is he has had opportunities to try to scratch out a run. The people who might be able to steal a base never go. They stand there. Molina isn’t hitting, yet he swings at pitches with baserunners on and grounds into a double play.
Girardi hasn’t brought anything to this team. Nothing. Instead of preping for the game he is playing catcher. He is supposed to be trying to get something different going. The Yankees get a run scored on them and they will almost always lose.
There is a management problem with this team. While yes, there are injuries, what do the Yankees do? Bring up more pitchers. They have nothing on the bench. They have no runners. How about the move in bringing in Duncan? Smart? The guy is batting worse than Cano and Giambi have been because he hardly ever gets used. Gonzalez at least might bunt for a hit. Its a better choice than swing and miss.
There is no fire from this team. None. That starts at the top. No, instead he would rather play catch and tell every one how great he is.
Making stupid comments to the media is not George esque. George just talked to the media when he was frustrated with the team when they where losing and not liking certain managerial moves.
I get the idea Hank just likes to talk just for the sake of it.
He is not like his father. He’s also not the only one in charge he shares responsibilities with Hal.
“It would be amazing if our very own Wanger could have a shot at the AL SP for the All Star Game at Yankee Stadium. It would suck if we have to see Cliff Lee or god help us if it is Beckett. I’d much rather see Halliday but he has no chance b/c his offense sucks too.”
Wang has no chance to start the game even if he was 12-0. Francona is the manager for the AL, Beckett would start if it was even close with another pitcher.
Don’t worry, Bob. No one will mistake this place for a high school pep rally.
A wake.. yes.
A high school pep rally.. no.
Shields and Kazmir will shut down Yankees the next two games so Ray sweeps.
Steve, it is ridiculous that Dice K could take a win after walking 8 in a game.
Angel – I agree, it ain’t over til it’s over. I’ve been watching this team since 1977 and there were plenty of mediocre times in that span. When they’re this flat, it’s disappointing. I have found Pete’s blog to be a place to be around other fans (who, I’d imagine, would be similarly disappointed when they lose). Lately, though, it appears that if one comes here and is not a full-time rose-colored-glasses cheerleader, one gets labeled a bandwagon fan or told to be quiet. I think that’s both presumptuous and ridiculous.
this team doesn’t walk enough, and perhaps not run enough. in 2007, they were 3rd in the AL in walks; this year they are 10th. (and in gener
last year they were 4th in SBs, with a nice 75% success rate on attempts. this year they’re 13th, with a horrible 55% rate.
it’s not just a-Rod & Posada, obviously. Jeter & Abreu are down in both counts so far. it’s weird as to why the team would have a more impatient approach than last year. i assume – or at least hope – it’s a collective slump that something will spark them out of.
Don’t worry, Bob. No one will mistake this place for a high school pep rally.
A wake.. yes.
A high school pep rally.. no.
A wake? Nah more like a lynch mob. lol
And for the record, I’ve never said the team is done or dead. I’m absolutely disgusted with how they are playing and don’t think it bodes well for the rest of the season, but I haven’t given up. My expectations just die a little more each night seeing not only no improvement, but further decline.
Kim Jones does ask some stupid questions.
To Mo: What were you trying to do with that pitch to Gross?
What was he supposed to say – let him get a hit?
ray (sox fan): Sad to say it, but you’re right, and by the way, the sky is falling lol. And check out the AL East standings – talk about mondo bizarro. Looking forward to the restoration of right order after the All Star break, and if CMW doesn’t make the AL team, there is no justice in this world.
I do think they need some sugar. :p
Mo’s ERA – .056
Wang – 2.9
Kim Jones does ask some stupid questions.
^^Last year she totally annoyed Jeter a couple of times.
So now after every game that Tampa wins over the Yanks they are going to have to answer the question if they think Tampa is a major league team or not?! Enough about them already, they are finally winning games, congrats welcome to the big leagues…who cares.
Kim is full of dumb questions tonight.
Cano is out of his slump
Okay, I say the Yanks take the next two.
Night all!
trish-
I wouldn’t say just tonight. She always ask dumb questions.
I can’t even watch the post game, Kim Jones is the biggest idiot.. she also interviews the same people (and asks the same questions), even when they are irrelevant to the game (i.e Johnny Damon)
“How about the move in bringing in Duncan? Smart? The guy is batting worse than Cano and Giambi have been because he hardly ever gets used.”
Thank you! Shelley can’t get better because he has no opportunity to get better. He’s only tallied 30 or so at-bats and we’re in mid-May. Get him some playing time. Also the Yanks really need another right hander, especially since ARod is out.
Ya know what YanksAngel, you are absolutely right. She does ask dumb questions. And repeats them when she hasn’t gotten the answer she wants!
“Hank is not George. Why do expect him to react like George? They’re 2 different people.”
I hope you’re right. That is always my fear. When things go wrong the second guessing begins, Steinbrenner starts to threaten, then dumb moves get made. Hopefully, the boys will listen to their elders.
Relax…let’s see where they are in August. Every team…EVERY TEAM…goes through horrific spells in the course of a 162 game season. If this were the NFL, then I would worry. If this were the NBA, I would be concerned. But this is baseball. I’ve seen teams go into the the All-Star break 10 – 15 games under .500 and go on to win the pennant, and in some cases the W.S. The older guys know that, the younger guys need to take a page from our experience and light up a cigar, pop open a good brew and relax.
Bob and Ellen.
I think most of us (even the most positive people) would admit to being disgusted at times, especially frustrating is the amount of runners they are leaving stranded. I get that – I’ve been there. I just think there has to be a balance. I guess, understandly due to the way they’ve been playing, its been a little unbalanced around here, piling on like a lynch mob is a fairly apt description, lol.
Girardi: GO TO HELL.
Let’s get a win tomorrow. Somehow.
Mussina vs. Shields? alrighty then.
yankees=bad strike
I think that we should change our name, it worked for the rays…. LOL…
Tomorrow is a new day, and hope springs eternal. Which is not to say tonight was anything but abyssmal, but it seems to me that most of us will tune in again – same “Bat” time, same “Bat” channel. Yanks will face the top of the their rotation, but with baseball you can’t just write games off – any given day, yada yada.
G’nite all.
“Wang has no chance to start the game even if he was 12-0. Francona is the manager for the AL, Beckett would start if it was even close with another pitcher.”
I hope not. Beckett is 4-3 right now. Moose has a better record than him!
Angel I really like your post well thought out.
again the season is far from lost but they need to pick it up, make changes, and make smart decisions now.
they are 4.5 games out, that is a joke considering how bad they have played…
well on to watch Chris Paul dominate San Antonio
Giambi, Cano, and Molina are the humiliation of line-ups.
Their hitting AVG. are even worse than those pitchers in NL.
Time to consider that maybe, just maybe, this Yankee team isn’t that good.
The whole lineup is a humilation.
Any team can get shutdown from time to time, but for it to get to this extreme shows there are some real serious problems. It’s no longer early and you can’t just sit back and say, “they’ll start hitting eventually.”
Hey-
If they keep losing, we can go to the games with paper bags over our heads and call the team the “Ain’tkees.”
Soon A-Rod and Posada will be back…
Till then, someone will have to step up…
I think the Yanks offense will pick up over the next few days…just in time for the Mets!
Let’s win the next two and get ready for the Mets!!!!
GO YANKS!
I remember during the game yesterday that this Yankee team wanted them to pick up an OcyContin addiction to numb the pain.
Whoever said that is so true. It hurts so bad when this teams loses. God help us!
“Wang has no chance to start the game even if he was 12-0. Francona is the manager for the AL, Beckett would start if it was even close with another pitcher.â€
I hope not. Beckett is 4-3 right now. Moose has a better record than him!”
Certainly at this point in the season Beckett would not be deserving of starting the all star game.
But are you saying that based on their records that Mussina has been better than Beckett this year? If you use only that criteria then Dice-K has been better than Wang, and even I wouldn’t say that!
Guess my theory did not work. I didnt watch and they still lost.
(Hands over face sobbing)
I love this team, I love this team, i love this team!!!!
I really hope the Yankees will the next two games, but considering the pitching matchups and the Yankees’ recent poor offense, it’s hard to keep optimistic.
Holy moly, 40 games into the season and Tampa is in first place. That’s unnatural. Dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria.
Angel – you are right, no doubt about it. It ain’t over, but it ain’t pretty, either.
Every day that the red sox lose is another day saved for the yankees until a-rod comes back. We’re treading water here, three losses behind the only team that matters over the long haul.
The pitching has been better than expected this season. The offense is pressing and lacks balance without the righty bats of a-rod and posada (against lefty pitchers). And the manager is sitting around like Earl Weaver, waiting for home runs and base hits when he should be thinking about squeezing in a run. Maybe he’s just being patient, a quality most fans cannot understand.
Molina has been a backup catcher for his entire MLB career and we’re finding out why now that he has to play five days a week. He was very good as a backup. And in another month, he’ll be back where he belongs.
My Yankee calendar doesn’t include April and May. Season starts on June 1. Just close your eyes and try to get through the next 18 days.
I thought that girardi will play NL ball, can we steal a
base???, bunt??? something, i mean… it sucks.
So glad Wanger didn’t take a loss. Wake up the offense. We’re away from the 27th if this situation keep going….
We might not always like them, but we always love them. If you didn’t, you wouldn’t be checking out Pete’s Blog after watching a night like this.
Girardi is completely not qualified. Doing nothing when it matters, and no strategies at all. Girardi
DAVID WEST 38 PTS, 14 REBS DAMN !
Optimist prime…
Where are you, we need your optimism?
I have watched this team for 5+ decades, so those of you that think it can’t get any worse, keep thinking that way. It very much can, I’ve seen it. Try looking at the bright side, we have people coming back from injury, we have pitchers coming up from AAA/AA. Also…and more important…the R-Sox lost, which is always a nice day. 27/08.
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