Game 68: Yankees at Astros
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YANKEES
Jeter SS
Cano 2B
Abreu RF
Rodriguez 3B
Matsui LF
Giambi 1B
Posada C
Cabrera CF
Chamberlain RHP
ASTROS
Pence RF
Matsui 2B
Tejada SS
Berkman 1B
Lee LF
Wigginton 3B
Bourn CF
Ausmus C
Chacon RHP
Joba Chamberlain (1-2, 2.67) vs. the Houston hitters.
Shawn Chacon (2-2, 4.96) vs. the New York hitters.
Notes: And today’s loser in the No-DH Sweepstakes is Johnny Damon! … Batting second, he’s 0 for his last 14 and has a .260 OBP, No. 24, Robinson Cano. Maybe that will get him going. Moving a struggling player up in the order is straight out of the Joe Torre Playbook. … The Yankees are 15 of his last 65 with runners in scoring position, 4 for 21 on the road trip. … I’m sure there are more good stats out there. But I woke up at 4 a.m. to catch a flight and crunching numbers hasn’t been a priority today.
Shelley Duncan on his demotion: “When it comes to this game, I’m like a little kid. And little kids want to play, not watch. … I’m going to go back down there and do whatever I can to help that team win some games.”
UPDATE, 9:58 p.m.: Joba’s last pitch was 97. Oh, and it was in the sixth inning. So much for the idea that he’ll have trouble maintaining his velocity.
He has thrown 12.2 innings as a starter and allowed four earned runs. Does anybody still think his starting is a bad idea?
UPDATE, 10:30 p.m.: Just when you think Derek Jeter is done, he pulls you back in. … Meanwhile, it would appear the Kyle Farnsworth Era has come to a close as Jose Veras is coming back out for the eighth inning. Girardi must have finally found that memo Torre left him.
UPDATE, 10:40 p.m.: Kyle Farnsworth is warming up. It would seem Mariano is not available after pitching five of the previous six days.
Hold on tight.
UPDATE, 10:44 p.m.: The Yankees say Jorge Posada is not injured (if you’re wondering). It was just a crafty double switch by Joe Girardi. It worked out well with Veras going two inings.
Now they have Damon in this spot instead of Molina.
UPDATE, 11:04 p.m.: Memo? What memo? Girardi is a genius. First save for Farnsworth since 2006.
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Wow, Shelley, that is a great response.
At least with Robbie batting in the second spot he’ll likely have less RISP opportunities.
Wish they weren’t sitting Damon, but I’m sure they want to play Matsui after the salami and don’t want Damon’s defense in center.
Shelley is very mature. good way to look at it!!!
cano in the 2nd spot? bring up A-Gon
“Moving a struggling player up in the order is straight out of the Joe Torre Playbook. ”
Pete,
I don’t think that Joe Torre is the first manager to move a player up or down in the lineup based on how they’re hitting.
In fact I’m pretty sure it’s standard procedure.
What a terrible idea this is. Putting a .260 OBP in the 2-hole behind a .330 OBP will almost ensure that neither Bobby nor Alex will see more than a runner on 1B for the entire game.
“bring up A-Gon”
They already did.
“In fact I’m pretty sure it’s standard procedure.”
Yeah…but usually if you’re doing worse, you go down in the order. Not up.
Time to put Cano to sleep.
Robbie needs to get benched after tonight if he doesn’t improve and continues to swing at awful pitches.
Who wants to bet that Joba will get more on base more than Robbie and/or Melky?
It’s only for 1 game. I don’t have any problem with the lineup switch up. Jeter’s not going to hit .270 this year and Cano isn’t going to hit .220 this year. Who knows, maybe tonight will be the night when they start hitting better.
Damon should replace Cabrera tonight-we need offense
Remind me again what happened the last time Cano batted second?
Why all the grumblin’? Be happy. You’re team may be one game over .500, but they’re contendahs!
Okay. Got that out of my system.
Go Joba! (hoping the batters are quaking in their cleats) Go Yanks!
Wow, Jack Nicholson decides to pay us a visit again. Funny how you disappeared after Wagner blew the game yesterday buddy.
Just cos you said that, Robbie’s gonna have a monster game
Bonehead move putting Party Boy Cano in the 2-spot…he is an Oh-Fer waiting to happen….RALLY KILLER ! Nice job, Girardi,,,,real nice !
ray,
What’re you talking about? Wagner blew a game the other day…What was that? He blew another one? You’re kidding!
Mel,
I know it’s hard to believe that Wagner blew another game, but it’s true unfortunately.
Shelley’s got a great attitude. I wish him well; I wish he’d done well here.
Funny – DH Sweepstakes!
Could Cano be hitting 2nd, so, Cano, Melky and Joba not all hit in a row providing a big breather for Chacon? He also might get some good pitches to hit in front of Abreu and A-Rod. We’ll see what happens.
Shelley Duncan to the Cards for Randy Flores?
OMG this is an awful lineup. Let’s wish for the best tho.
Why is Melky playing? He is the worst outfielder we have and he’s starting. Put Damon in center atleast he can hit a damn ball!!!!!
Shelly should get some major props for that attitude. If he makes the best of his new opportunity, he’ll be back in the bigs.
Don’t agree with moving Robbie up in the order. I’d rather have seen AG play and bat second. That said, Cano will probably go 3 for 4 tonight and make me look like the fool I am. Will ya just get it together already Robbie!
Go Joba. Go Yanks. Can’t wait to see the big fella hit.
Melky’s the best defensive outfielder we have.
Should’ve put Joba in the 2 hole and Cano 9
Melky is playing because the outfield defense would be putrid with Damon in center and Matsui in left. Damon will be a stud off the bench tonight and since this is in Houston, we will surely use him.
Remember 1999 when Pettitte pitched terrible up until June?
The Yankees were going to trade him but Torre convinced them not to trade Andy?
The only thing that stopped them from trading Pettitte was the fact that they couldn’t make a precursor trade with the Devil Rays or the Orioles.
If this blog had existed then I could only imagine how many people would have wanted to ship Andy out.
Andy was 27 in his 5th year in the bigs at that point.
I say all this to say that baseball is a very humbling game and everyone struggles from time to time.
Since this is the game log can quick can anyone tell me who this is and notice how easy 94 comes to him
Pitcher A
Brandon,
How do you know he’s throwing 94? No where on the gun does he even come close to 90 on that footage.
Why isn’t Alberto Gonzalez playing second and short? AG should be batting clean-up. Its crazy that Shelley got sent down, he once hit 7 homers in 10 game, he’s due.
Cano should be sent down to rookie league. He is the first Yankee to ever struggle, if he were Japanese he would do the honorable thing and commit hari-kari. If Cano were honorable he would tear up his contract and play for free for the rest of his career.
I am so tired of the Yankees not winning every game. I didn’t sign-up for this “struggling thing” when I was born a fan.
The Yankees should send everyone to the minors and bring up Brett Gardner. He is the only player in the system who tries hard.
Blah blah blah blah blah………….
go foward, and stop turning it off in the beginning Ray
Maybe moving Cano up will wake him from this persistent vegetative state he has been in recently, let’s hope for the best. Can’t stay in this funk much longer.
Alrighty I’ll catch you guys and girls later.
Screw You Trolls
The point of moving Cano’s spot in the order is to try to get him to hit.
“Moving a struggling player up in the order is straight out of the Joe Torre Playbook.”
Who was it Torre batted 8th in 2006 against the Tigers again? Maybe he should’ve batted him 2nd…
They’re doing it so that Cano can feel comfortable hitting in the 2 spot in the NL.
i’d like to see 6 innings and 90 pitches from joba tonight.
if he does that , the other numbers should work out.
Well, if Joba’s control doesn’t throttle him, he should make six innings/90 pitches easy.
“I join millions of others in mourning Tim’s passing,” Steinbrenner said. “He loved the game of baseball and was a true friend of the Yankees and mine. Tim always batted in the cleanup spot for the media and always hit for the fences. May God bless him and his family.”
Thank you, Howard, for that statement.
I don’t know about this lineup. In the past, whenever you bat Cano above the 6 spot he usually has some of his worst performances.
Give the guy a few days off. It’s almost like out of the frying pan and into the fryer by moving him up.
Although that might be the rationale. If this doesn’t get him going, it might be time to try plan B. B = bench.
Let’s get a win today. Wanna see a HR from ya Joba!
Beautiful.
gonna be a great and interesting game…lots of stuff happenin’ between the lines…setting the stage for our run!
Any news on minor league movement? With Cox going down, is Melancon is AAA yet?
“Melky is playing because the outfield defense would be putrid with Damon in center and Matsui in left.”
I think adding Damon’s bat to the lineup more than makes up for it right now. And you can always swap Melky in if you have a lead late.
Papelbon you couldn’t hold Mo’s jock.
looking at jeter’s stats makes me think he needs to stop playing so much when he’s hurt.
he’s not helping anyone with a .700 ops
the last hand injury really set him back.
now that gonzalez is up, girardi should rest jeter.
the yankees need jeter to get back to his .390-.400 ops
So..Papelbon is pretty much gonna do something the next time those two teams meet? I’ll make sure to buy some popcorn now..
whozat: I respectfully disagree with that, but different strokes and all.
randy, I think one of those is supposed to be obp…
S.A.- No pain..no gain
Lets see if mlb does something, he made a threat.
The hill and the flagpole in CF of Minute Maid is like the windmill in mini golf. Hazards in baseball just seems wrong.
how did the cubs go from 66-96 in 2006 to having the best record in baseball as of today?
youth movement?
stocking the minors with pitchers?
maybe the yankees should have fired torre and went with pinella.
i wouldn’t have liked it at the time , but pinella seems to have done quite a job with the cubs.
Randy: Both working the farm system and signing players that fit the team’s needs.
randy: Fire Torre a year earlier than they did?
“The point of moving Cano’s spot in the order is to try to get him to hit.”
I was thinking it more about not having a DH and Cano hitting 2nd was viewed a lesser evil when measured against Melky hitting leadoff.
Fredo: Possibly it’s a bit of both
It’s probably a good thing to seperate Cano and Melky, neither one is lighting it up. Plus the two best hitters are between them, Jeter, the 3rd leading hitter in Yankee history and Joba, the hitting machine, modern day Babe Ruth who can pitch and hit HR’s better than any regular player. Should be a fun watch tonight.
“Randy: Both working the farm system and signing players that fit the team’s needs.”
Sure is pretty to think so, but aside from Soto, it was free agent splashes that have made the difference. Not much homegrown there. Of there everyday 8, only Soto and Theriot are from the system. Among pitchers, only Zambrano, Marmol and Gallagher fit the bill. The Trib, or whoever qualifies as ownership at this point has gone all in on something happening the next couple seasons.
pinella is interesting because he is a win now manager.
pinella seemed at the time like it would be going backwards in time which never seems like a good thing, but girardi so far hasn’t been the progressive change that i know i was hoping for.
it’s down right boring watching how he manages most games.
though his hat kick was almost as good as pinella’s, i’m still waiting for the girardi who was going to do more small ball and win the close games.
i just find it interesting that a team like the cubs that seems on the surface to be the antithesis of the yankees is doing so well with a different approach to the one the yankees are taking.
“i just find it interesting that a team like the cubs that seems on the surface to be the antithesis of the yankees is doing so well with a different approach to the one the yankees are taking.”
See what a bad century makes you do?
What are the odds Joba turns on one and parks it?? They might throw him off speed stuff and try to blow him away with a fastball but I think Joba matches up well with Chacon.
The same folks who wanted to trade Damon, now want to give up on Cano. The same folks who wanted to trade Matsui, now want to give up on Cano.
This is a professional organization, not a video game. Pick up the phone and call someone who can help you….get a clue.
Joba’s never had a professional at bat. I’d say he gets two tonight and goes back to the hotel hitting 220 points lower than Cano.
“See what a bad century makes you do?”
well if you are a red sox fan , you ought to know.
“This is a professional organization, not a video game. Pick up the phone and call someone who can help you….get a clue.”
Good advice, but no phone number or website for such an organization.
Thanks for nothing. These people are drowning and you’re describing the water.
“well if you are a red sox fan , you ought to know.”
Wouldn’t know. History says Boston does well at the beginning of centuries.
Cubs are going for the full 100 years this season. Ownership is spending to win.
Off subject.
My follow-up take on Yankee retired numbers from a couple days ago.
I wanted to respond but work was crazy so didn’t have time to finish.
I had started, so I wanted to finish.
In summary:
* 16 numbers are currently retired – 1,3,4,5,7,8,8,9,10,15,16,32,37,42,44,49
* 5 of them should not be retired – 1,9,23,44,49
* 2 of them I know too little about to judge either way – 8 (Dickey), 32
* 1 guy deserving of the honor didn’t wear a number as far as I know – Miller Huggins
So IMO there should be 9-11 retired Yanks numbers not 16.
* 3 more I image should be honored in the next 10-12 years – 2,13,42
* 5 eventual borderline / sympathetic numbers will come up in the next several years. I bet some people might crucify me for denying but (even though they were very good and favorites of mine) they fall just short – 6,20,21,46,51
* There are a couple other future maybes, but its too early to tell.
1 Billy Martin – No.
2 Derek Jeter – Eventually.
3 Babe Ruth – Absolutely.
4 Lou Gehrig – Absolutely.
5 Joe DiMaggio – Absolutely.
6 Joe Torre – Borderline but no. Sorry … 4 titles in 12 years was sweet, but 2 more in that span time would have put him over the top.
7 Mickey Mantle – Absolutely.
8 Yogi Berra – Absolutely.
8 Bill Dickey – I never saw/knew much about him either.
9 Roger Maris – No. One epic season is not enough for retirement.
10 Phil Rizzuto – Yes. (but not as absolutely as 3, 4, 5, 7 &
13 A Rod – Eventually, if at least 8 more solid years and the big records fall.
15 Thurman Munson – Yes.
16 Whitey Ford – Yes.
20 Jorge Posada – No.
21 Paul O’Neill – No. His position on LaTroy didn’t help but still a ‘no’ anyways.
23 Don Mattingly – No. Great, but not great for long enough.
27 Joe Girardi – Win 6 titles in the next 10 – 12 years and we’ll talk.
32 Elston Howard – Again, I never saw/knew much of him either.
37 Casey Stengel – Absolutely.
42 Jackie Robinson – Absolutely.
42 Mariano Rivera – Eventually.
44 Reggie Jackson. No. A few great Octobers is not enough.
45 Carl Pavano – Hey why not? He never uses it anyways. Maybe this could be the first number to be considered ‘jinxed’ rather than ‘retired’.
46 Andy Pettitte –No.
49 Ron Guidry – No. A few great seasons is not enough.
51 Bernie Williams – No. Same as Mattingly & O’Neill … I’m sympathetic but it would have taken another 5 top shelf seasons to consider it.
62 Joba – Hopefully in 10-15 years we can say absolutely ….
Joba for 3, then Giese for 4 tonight ?
“Ownership is spending to win.”
i know next to nothing about the cubs. are they spending on the farm system too?
if all it took was ownership spending, the yankees should be right up there in wins too.
they spent a lot on arod, posada, and mo last fall.
i’m genuinely curious about the cubs because it definitely seems like the win now path they are taking is working .
maybe there is another way that’s quicker and more too the point than the one the yankees are taking even in this parity environment that seems to push teams more towards home grown.
thurmon munson but not torre? but later you say a few great seasons are not enough for guidry.
you don’t KNOW enough to make a judgement on bill dickey?
i think you have no idea what you are talking about
the Carl Pavano “jinxed” comment was priceless
Where is batting practice today on Yes. I want to see joba hit some.. God Damn
Eh- I’m ok with Melky starting in center. Have you seen centerfield in Houston? It’s crazy and has a hill… at least they took out the flag pole.
I want to see A-Rod hit one over the train.
I don’t think Cano willll necessarily get better pitches to hit batting second, as he’s proven that he’ll chase almost anything, but let’s hope for the best.
The NL is my league- I love when the Yankees go inter-league!
How come no pregame?
Because it is on channel 9.
“Ownership is spending to win.â€
i know next to nothing about the cubs. are they spending on the farm system too?
if all it took was ownership spending, the yankees should be right up there in wins too.
they spent a lot on arod, posada, and mo last fall.
i’m genuinely curious about the cubs because it definitely seems like the win now path they are taking is working .
maybe there is another way that’s quicker and more too the point than the one the yankees are taking even in this parity environment that seems to push teams more towards home grown.
Randy l
I think it’s apples and oranges to try and compare any national league team to an AL East team that happens to also have perennial nemesis/rival with an identical if not superior desire to put out a winning team every year.
What I’m trying to say is the Redsox make it impossible to compare strategies with the Cubs IMO.
I have the king of queens on channel 9…where’s my pregame??!
Joba has NO professional ABs but by his own admission, he went to collge as a pitcher and position player.
“I was good, I could swing it,” Chamberlain said.
(quote from Newsday)
the game is on channel 9 tonight they don’t do a pregame show on channel 9
When the game is on channel 9 there is no pregame except if its Mets and Redsox than we usually get a pregame on Yes.
When the game is on my9, there is no pregame.
Anksy: Dickey and Howard are absolutely-s
this is the most excited for the game i’ve been in days. i love seeing Joba with a chance to last into the 7th inning. i think in his last start he quieted a lot of critics who didn’t think he could maintain his velocity as a starting pitcher, because he was still throwing 96-98 in the 5th inning, so that makes it more exciting. should be fairly interesting to see him bat as well.
You people are spoiled! Try watching on MLB Extra Innings, when they advertise all this pre- and post-game stuff you’ll never see on YES and cut off before post-game interviews.
Not complaining, though, I love EI!
MikeEFF
Thurman had died. He was not only an active player at the time, he was the team captain. Retiring his number wasn’t necessarily based on performance.
Or …. didn’t you know that?
trying watching on mlb.tv where you don’t get to see the YES broadcast at all if they’re on the road.
Rebecca – Dickey and Howard probably are. All I was saying was I don’t know them as well as I know the rest. I know they were good. MikeEFF probably thinks I meant that I never heard of them.
Anyone else have the King of Queens frozen on their TV?
G. Love: Yes, switch to the normal, not HD feed, and it’s working fine.
No King of Queens for me.
I just hope Joba has a nice, efficient game…and that we win.
Let’s go Yanks
They went to commercial and the same frozen image appeared
Thanks Rebecca.
HD not working now
sound not working now
HD has picture, but no Michael Kay/audio. Just natural game sounds.
I think I’m sticking with HD.
wow the houston TV guys are pumped for this series. they said things like (to paraphrase) “the most anticipated regular season series in the history of the houston astros” and “it’s kind of like the beatles are in town”
Brian- The Astros broadcast is on EI tonight. I kind of like getting another perspective every once in a while.
wow i really like this hd broadcast with no commentary but it has game sounds (crowd, etc)… it’s actually a lot more.. idk.. soothing?
The Yankees should be able to handle Chacon.
Houston, we have a problem.
Robbie Cano just walked.
Holy crap! Cano walked. It’s a miracle.
over/under on how many times they mention Roger Clemens?
Baseball fans are morons. Why would they be booing A-Rod? What has he ever done to Houston or the Astros besides make more money than the entire team is worth?
Cano has 1 SB, 3 CS this season. (!)
These guys don’t have their facts straight. Alex is not going to be 30.
Thank you A-Rod!
Not bad for a 30 yr old!
nice!
Laura –
Them folks don’t know any better down yonder. They probably just borrowed some fans from Boston for the weekend.
When they were comparing Jeter and Tejeda, they forgot to mention that unlike Tejada, Jeter didn’t take steroids.
Joba time
I’m still in shock Cano walked
Let’s go Joba!!
Right. Who didn’t want Melky to start tonight?
Glad Pence wanted to help Joba out with the pitch count.
not a bad inning…. I like the efficiency – make them put the ball in play!!
Nice easy 1st inning for Joba.
The less pitches Houston takes, the better for Joba!
I like…now just keep this pace.
nice job Joba!! only 6 pitches
21 new photos of the new stadium: http://tinyurl.com/4b775z
Very economical inning.
Who’s the hitter that said Joba wasn’t anything special? He’s absolutely right. Nothing they ain’t seen before.
6 pitches? I’ll take it
“Why would they be booing A-Rod?”
Maybe because he played in Texas (Arlington with the Rangers)and then couldn’t wait to be traded and get out of Texas.
I see that Joba has the pants rolled up.
I’m not saying their identical, but has anyone else noticed that Joba’s delivery is similar to Clemens’s?
I wonder how much longer they plan to keep Moeller.
“Maybe because he played in Texas (Arlington with the Rangers)and then couldn’t wait to be traded and get out of Texas”
I had totally forgotten about his stint with the Rangers.
Jorge. C’mon there.
I wanna see Joba hit!
:shakes head at Jorge:
Guy’s thrown 6 balls in 7 pitches. WHY SWING????!!
Well that was quick
“Who’s the hitter that said Joba wasn’t anything special? He’s absolutely right. Nothing they ain’t seen before.”
Wasn’t it that putz from KC? Buck I think.
I guess we’ll have to wait until next inning for Joba’s first HR
Wow, that was such a neighborhood play on the DP the Astros turned. Tejada was not even close to touching second base..
Tejada COMPLETELY missed 2nd base. How in god’s name can the ump standing right in front of the base not see that? I thought you had to STEP ON THE BASE WITH THE BALL to get a guy out?
And also that was a useless at bat by both Posada and Melky. A guy who can’t throw a strike and you chase a pitch down and out of the zone.
Laura -in the pregame show yesterday Girardi said they will keep Moeller until Jorge can catch 3 games in a row (probably after the Pittsburgh series)
I remember when Carlos Lee was a big thing. Forgot he even existed.
Joba looking nasty
“Laura -in the pregame show yesterday Girardi said they will keep Moeller until Jorge can catch 3 games in a row (probably after the Pittsburgh series)”
Oh, okay. Thanks.
I just realized, both New York teams are playing Texas teams tonight.
Also, I think Joba really wants to hit.
I believe Tehan said that
I want to get my name on my shoes.
Bobby really has no range… he never gets to those balls.. Our corner out-field defense is something needed to be discussed at the trade deadline
Bobby did a good job keeping that in front of him.
Joba looking good so far. Very economical with his pitches.
19 pitches through 2. things are looking up
And now… ladies and gentleman…. the moment we’ve all been waiting for:
JOBA GOING DEEP!!
Holy economy, Joba!
Are they going to DFA Moeller again? Or does he have options this time?
Is it just me, or does the camera work on the telecast stink?
very efficient again, this is what we need.
“I believe Tehan said that”
You are right! Isn’t he hitting like .250? He should keep his trap shut until he gets his average up.
Good Evening Folks!
Joba’s pitching well! And now we get to see him hit…
Rumor has it that he’s not a bad hitter…
LET’S GO YANKS!!!!
at least that missed ball only cost Joba one extra pitch!!
Come on Joba, make it through 3 innings. You can do it!!
that really wasn’t a bad hack at all
Chacon throws him a curveball and ball one was a cutter/slider – wait until Joba throws him one upper 90s
is anyone else getting really frustrated with this broadcast on My9??
hey mel,
sorry again for that snippy comment earlier – it was not appropriate.
it was Teahan who said it.
Do we know if HOU has a good bullpen?
How did the Yanks get their run, by the way?
“I remember when Carlos Lee was a big thing. Forgot he even existed.”
He’s still a big thing in fantasy baseball but you need to hit .400 or hit 50HR to make a news splash while playing for Houston these days.
Robbie’s certainly hit the ball better in the two spot…
At least he didn’t swing at the first pitch.
Abreu stole second, went to third on a throwing error by the catcher (into center field), and A-Rod singled up the middle
just got back from taking care of both of my sick kids (vomiting and fever) … and I’m wondering why the score isn’t 12-0 yet??!??!?
How did the Yanks get their run, by the way?
A-Rod basehit to score Abreu from 3rd.
“He’s still a big thing in fantasy baseball but you need to hit .400 or hit 50HR to make a news splash while playing for Houston these days.”
I don’t do Fantasy Baseball. I have a hard enough time being able to cope with Real baseball. I just don’t need the extra drama and stress.
“A-Rod basehit to score Abreu from 3rd.”
You forgot to mention that there were 2 outs!! Woohoo!
“Do we know if HOU has a good bullpen?”
It’s average IMO. They’ve done fairly well so far but don’t project as a great pen. Nothing to fear anyway.
“I don’t do Fantasy Baseball. I have a hard enough time being able to cope with Real baseball. I just don’t need the extra drama and stress.”
Smart decision. It can be pretty time consuming… though you do end up learning way more than you ever wanted to know about MLB players.
Thanks for the info!
That guy needs to pick a team to root for and stick with it.
Great play Cano!
put Cano into the Melky category of “he’s in there for his defense”
“Smart decision. It can be pretty time consuming… though you do end up learning way more than you ever wanted to know about MLB players.”
Agreed entirely! 20 team league with a 3 man bench and 2 DL spots = 420 players on rosters.
Great play cano
How about an outing without giving up a run, Joba ?
That’s Cano’s best play. Moving to his right like that.
Isn’t Kaz Matsui Hideki’s brother or something?
“How about an outing without giving up a run, Joba ?”
Cuz, like, shutouts are so common for 1st year starters, right?
“Isn’t Kaz Matsui Hideki’s brother or something?”
No.
I don’t think Kaz and Hideki are related
“If I am correct, in Japan the first name is the family name, followed by the individual name. So saying that Kaz Matsui and Hideki Matsui are related is like saying that John Smith and John Doe are related.
Edit: yup, check out the wikipedia article on Japanese names.”
http://www.baseball-fever.com/.....hp?t=62577
First Clemens mention.
“Cuz, like, shutouts are so common for 1st year starters, right?”
About as common as trolls like ER making an intelligent post.
Okay, my bad. Thanks =)
Joba with 35 pitches after 3.
After 3 innings Joba’s pitch count is at 35.
nm, Matsui is their family names, but still not related.
Glad Ron Jeremy didn’t throw that one away.
You know, Tuesday before this past, Joba threw as many pitches in the first inning (or around that) as he’s thrown all game so far.
I can go with this.
35 pitches very nice thats probably the best we can all ask for. Keep it going Joba.
He’s averaging about 12 pitches an inning. Not bad.
Rock on Joba
Fran,
Now they just need to get Joba some run support. 35 after 3 isnt too shabby.
That Singelton story was getting worse and worse by the second on Abreu.
Joba loves the room service
Chacon could be the #2 starter on the Yanks
I haven’t been watching the game that closely, doing dishes and such, but has Joba been mixing in the change up or is he still reluctant to do so? Does anyone know why he’s been holding off on it?
Chacon would not be a number 2 starter in Scranton.
So why is this guy one hitting us?
I would have thought that the Yankees would have been beating up on Chacon by now. Guess not.
the Yankees pitchers haven’t gotten a hit since Hideki Irabu??
That’s a name I could’ve gone without hearing
Interesting to watch Joba pitch and for all of you bashing Hughes, it’s obvious the difference in command between these two. Joba has much less fastball command than Hughes. Despite his better stuff, he won’t be as dominant as Hughes unless he can locate seeing the hitters as many times as he will in a game.
Shawn Chacon Drysdsle
What a joke for an offense, really
PJH
June 13th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
Chacon would not be a number 2 starter in Scranton.
phil hughes? is that you?
PJH
June 13th, 2008 at 8:59 pm
Chacon would not be a number 2 starter in Scranton.
phil hughes? is that you?
I think Cano should show some guts and dive once in a while. Pedroia would have caught that ball IMO.
Joe T- I believe it was “who was the first pitcher to get a hit in Yankees interleague play history.”
BREAKING NEWS:
NYY cannot hit the dominant S. Chacon! Wow.
PJH – Pedroia wouldn’t have gotten to that ball – he has the worst range. I feel like he plays second like Giambi plays first – one step and a dive.
90% of the balls that he dives for and makes a “web gem” on, Cano is in front of.
PJH should be home playing MGS4
Joe- That may be true, but he would have dove for that and from where Cano was, he would have caught it.
Ack, come on Joba!
When did Berkman get speed?
I approve.
Ok, Joba looks good tonight.
But this is how freakin sad this offense is. 1 hit against Shawn Chacon. Below average pitcher.
Unbelievable. 1 hit against Chacon, this offense should be embarassed to be called Yankees, let alone major league players.
What’s Joba’s pitch count?
Matsui, you are not supposed to drop that ball.
Eh..oh well
PJH – thanks for clearing up that trivia question
All – boo rbi base hits
PJH – still think Pedroia has awful range, but yes, if he was in the same position where Cano ended up, he would’ve made a dive
Shoddy defense once again costs us a run. Matsui’s bobble allowed Lee to score. It was hit so hard that they would have easily had him if Matsui got it in fast to the cutoff man.
They might have gotten Lee. He’s not that fast a runner.
Mets are rolling again; when’s the last time Yanks had a 7-1 lead?
Joba, there is this thing called the strike zone. Please find it.
Joba at 53 pitches.
Come on Joba. You can do this
Wow. I’ve hated Papelbon so much, but this article makes me hate him so much more. He’s a friggin’ retard.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/…..id=3441390
Not a bad move.
alright all, I’m going to the ale house – enjoy the game, i’m sure I’ll be on later
GO YANKS!!
Joba will go 1-3 with the bat btw
Joba see, Joba do.
Game tied at 1. The Yankees are looking like the Dead Bat Society again. They have to be able to score more than 1 run off Shawn Chacon.
The Mets are trying to save Willie’s job.
Laura: I guess they like their manager.
Wake up Yankee bats. Like now
This team needs to wake up. Here is a game where you can start a nice run with a win and they are playing dead baseball against an average at best pitcher
Okay, it’s a two hitter now
The announcers are telling us Chacon’s stats to embarrass the Yankees.
“Laura: I guess they like their manager.”
As well they should. He’s a good man….with a subpar team.
Ah, Melkman *just* missed that!
still a nice at-bat by Melky
anyone else think Kay and Singleton sound a little drunk tonight?
This park has the stupidest outfields I’ve ever since. Those alcoves are counterproductive.
I guess that .511 from college is just that
haha joba reached!
c’mon Joba! Hit a HR
OK..that wasn’t a HR
This is why I hate the NL. Pitchers should not be allowed to hit. It’s a waste of an at bat.
This is why I hate the NL. Pitchers should not be allowed to hit. It’s a waste of an at bat.
the best pitchers in the game have been hitters Laura, it starts since tee ball, H.S. does it alot, Geritt Cole is a good hitter.
Jeter you are killing me
You know who really needs a day off? Derek Jeter. He looks terrible. 3-1 fastball RIGHT DOWN THE MIDDLE with a runner on in a tie game and he POPS OUT? That’s beyond awful.
“the best pitchers in the game have been hitters Laura, it starts since tee ball, H.S. does it alot, Geritt Cole is a good hitter.”
That’s very true, but that doesn’t change my opinion. I don’t like pitchers hitting. I don’t care how good they are.
this is a joke! can someone please hit this bum of a pitcher
What a shock the sox leave the friendly confines of Fenway and lose.
Prediction: Joba does alright… then Farnsworth comes in cuz he’s gotta earn his paycheck somehow… game over.
I think Jeter has lost some bat-speed. In that case draw some more frekin walks
lose this game and a sweep is possible. Its time to start cursing this offensive offense. My grandson’s teammate homer bush could homer off chacon.
It really is unreal how often this team can not hit. I can see if it was a great or even good pitcher but they have been shut down time after time by awful pitchers. Pitchers with 6 eras that other team rack against and score 7 or 8 runs against. They offense just looks dead most of the time.
I see Joba giving up a homerun soon
crap
Are the Yanks really going to have Posada catching when they play the Angels and Tampa? It is going to be pretty emabrrassing if they do. Everyone is and will be running wild.
the NL is the only league in the world, where the pitchers take at bats.
it is retarded
“I see Joba giving up a homerun soon”
You also saw Joba not getting out of the 3rd, moron.
Sooner of later the Yanks are going to have to just put Posada back on the DL. He is hurting the team more then he will be helping it soon.
Is there a way we can have Posada hit and Molina catch?
soo it takes jose guillen and several other hitter to beat the Yankees and now Giradi uses the intentional wal.. better late then never
the laugh by Lee scares me
Captains Corner – You’re right. Everyone knows he has a bad shoulder that will need surgery after the season and they are running on him at will.
It is rough watching Jorge try to throw out runners right now.
Okay, a few runs for the Yankees would be nice right here…
w00t. Joba should be able to get through the 6th and possibly 7th.
lets go offense Joba is basically standing on his head..
I am somewhat surprised by the lack of strikeouts… but not complaining!!!
Joba gets out of a tough spot with a little help from Melky!
What do you guys think of Joba’s performance tonight?
Rebecca – I like your idea for catcher!
Let’s go Yanks. Need to win this game and get to 2 over .500
Robbie, that = not a good at bat
“I am somewhat surprised by the lack of strikeouts… but not complaining!!!”
Same here…
1st pitch again Robby?
You only use Joba for one more. Six innings of 1-run ball in this launching pad for a kid making his third start and everyone should be thrilled.
The offense must score this inning.
Bad Cano, Bad…
What do you guys think of Joba’s performance tonight?
he makes me yearn for Bronson Arroyo
Cano batting 2nd is just such a terrible thing for this team. They should have just moved everyone up a spot or hit Cano 8th and Melky 2nd. Cano swings at the first pitch AGAIN and grounds out weakly. He is what, 0 for his last 16? Brilliant, let’s have a guy who sees very few pitches and never gets on base in front of 3, 4, 5 hitters!
1 little run. Please?
I missed Cano’s at bats…Let me guess he swung at the 1st pitch??
Eh, broken bat, it happens. He’s looked a lot better at the plate than he has in a couple weeks.
Wow we are up to 2 hits. This offense is a joke. Kevin Long is now fully accountable as well as these overpaid hacks who can’t hit Shawn Chacon.
Shawn Chacon, he is a AAA pitcher at best, can’t believe this.
Entire Yankee hitters should be fined for failure to act like major league hitters.
Yeah, I don’t think we’re going to score this inning.
I never knew we were going against Satchel Paige tonight ?
Cano is of zero value to this team right now. He is worthless. He doesn’t walk, his at-bats aren’t productive. He should be benched. Gonzalez could not be any worse.
This team is so frustrating right now. Nobody lays off anything out of the zone and everyone just pitches around A-Rod since nobody is on base in front of him.
Hearing Michael Kay plug a show for Flava Flav just made my night.
Time to trade Robbie CANNOT ……
Girardi should play the Attorney General at 2B tomorrow. Cano needs a break.
A-Rod… save us.
““If I am correct, in Japan the first name is the family name, followed by the individual name. So saying that Kaz Matsui and Hideki Matsui are related is like saying that John Smith and John Doe are related.”
No, it’s like saying Eric Duncan and Shelley Duncan are related.
In other words, not necessarily, although if you go a few hundred years back, maybe.
Family name coming before the personal name is typical in Asia. My question is why in the west does the personal name come before the family/clan name?
Like I said, not scoring. This is frustrating. This isn’t Roy Halladay, it’s Shawn Chacon! Why aren’t we hitting this guy?
If not for Cano’s defense, he should be riding the pine in favor of Gonzalez. At least he has good at bats and plays decent defense. This is pathetic. Chacon had an ERA over FIVE coming into tonight, with PITCHERS hitting. 2 hits through 6 on only 93 pitches. If Chacon goes 7 against this team they should all be fined $1000 each.
When does Kevin Long start getting Willie Randolph type focus
Quick minor update
Alan Horne second start off the dl 6 and 1/3rd 9 hits 3er 3 walks 3k’s.
Austin Jackson went deep tonight for Trenton as well.
This is what I don’t get about the DH rule – let’s say I have multiple fielders who can pitch. Let’s say we’re in an AL game, and, in our case, Robinson Cano is the ‘Starting pitcher’, and Joba is the ‘Second Baseman’, and Matsui is DH-ing. Could you then move Joba to the mound and Cano to the 2B position and continue the game as is?
Are they asleep?
Argh! Frustrating
we are getting two hit by Shawn bloody Chacon… gag
I feel bad for Joba it doesnt matter how good he pitches he cant get a win because this team sucks at the plate right now.. I mean Chacon really give me a break. How do you have 2 hits
Wow, BOS lost to CIN, which is not a very good team. BOS can’t play unless they are in Fenway.
“Entire Yankee hitters should be fined for failure to act like major league hitters.”
I hear this BS a lot.
You don’t fine hitters for failing to hit. What, do you think they’re not hitting because they’re lazy? Because they just don’t feel like it?
I mean it’s one thing to sleepwalk against A’s pitching, which is some of the best in the league. Hochevar dominated them and now another scrub in Chacon. Time for these guys to stop crying about pitching and look at themselves not hitting some of the mediocre pitchers in the league.
And like I said, Cano’s defense is the only thing keeping him in the lineup now.
another fine performance by the heart of the lineup. Did anyone get the ball out of the infield.
shawn chacon… just amazed!!!!! This is the worst offensive team in the past 10 years.
Alan Horne
6.1 IP, 3 ER, 3K’s
PT/S: 88-52
GO/AO 10-6
better start tonight for Alan
at least Robbie is fielding the ball well….
Kevin
In the next week Cano, Jeter and Arod should all get 2 games off. Maybe give Cano 3 games. Cano is absolutely pathetic, Jeter looks like he is 60 years old and I am sure Arod can use a day or 2. I really don’t understand why these guys aren’t getting days off. Also Jeter has been terrible all year.
They keep talking about firing Howard Johnson from the Mets. How about someone starting a rumor that Kevin Long’s job is on the line? The hitters might wake up!
god help Georgy here
The only game this week so far you can say the pitching wasn’t good enough was Wednesday, but once again, if you score 1 run in the first 8, you won’t win that game unless your pitcher throws a shutout. They scored 3 off the mop up guys, they really scored pretty much 1 run that game. Even if Rasner pitched his 8 IP 2 ER performance from last Friday they still would have been losing.
V
The Braves did something similar this year
They had one pitcher pitching moved him to the outfield, substituted a pitcher in the outfielder’s place in teh line-up and after he pitched to the man he was matched up against they moved the pitcher back to pitching and replaced the outfielder with another man
Crafty by Bobby Cox to get the match-up he wanted without losing the pitcher he wanted in
“Also Jeter has been terrible all year.”
All year? You sure about that?
well that sucked ..
How the heck do you mess up a pitch out?
That is now a double for Bourne with Posada behind the plate. Posada is not going to be behind the plate much longer…Girardi has to get someone up in the bullpen..Joba looks about done.
Earth to Yankees offense . . . come in offense . . .
“V
The Braves did something similar this year
They had one pitcher pitching moved him to the outfield, substituted a pitcher in the outfielder’s place in teh line-up and after he pitched to the man he was matched up against they moved the pitcher back to pitching and replaced the outfielder with another man
Crafty by Bobby Cox to get the match-up he wanted without losing the pitcher he wanted in”
Yeah, I saw that – loved it
Joba looks done? He got the first out easily and got an unlucky ground ball through by Bourne after battling back from 3-0 with 2 good strikes called.
This is Joba’s last inning.
HIP HIP JORGE!!
GEORGY !
NICE THROW JORGE! Huge throw! Now Joba might be able to pitch into the 7th if he gets Ausmus here.
swooooEEEEET!
Wow Jorge told all of us to shut it lol.
okay, the messed up pitch out is forgiven.
So there is the season in nut-shell, can’t even pitch out.
uuggghhh.. Why does this continue night after night?
Still waiting for them to “turn it on”.
Very good performance from Joba…very good.
Love the fist pump.
88 pitches in 6 innings, I’ll take that anyday, especially from a 1st year ML starter.
Beautiful pitch. 97 mph on the outside corner. He hardly looks done and should be coming out next inning. 7 of his 88 pitches are intentional balls so his pitch count is really more like 81.
88 pitches for Joba
Forget King Felix, it’s King Joba!
Now what? Do you remove him?
Oh, and, uh, btw – he’s throwing 97 in the 6th inning after more than 85 pitches.
‘He’ll sit low 90s’ my a$$
You don’t mess with the Horgay ….nice throw Georgie!
FIST PUMP !
Joba pitched well enough for the win, but this would involve us actually scoring some runs, which we don’t like to do, apparently.
Is there any reason why Joba’s slider isnt as devestating as it was last year??? Last year it looked so tantalizing and this year he seems to be very wild with it.
The curve is getting better and better with each start.
Now score some more runs, please.
I hope the Yanks score now to put Joba in position to win. I think Veras is coming in for the bottom of the inning.
“If I am correct, in Japan the first name is the family name, followed by the individual name. So saying that Kaz Matsui and Hideki Matsui are related is like saying that John Smith and John Doe are related.â€
The family name comes first when they say it in Japanese, not when they say it in English translation. So Matsui is in fact the family name. Same for Chinese. Chien-Ming Wang’s family name is Wang, but in Taiwan when saying his name in Chinese people would call him Wang Chien-Ming.
Yes Joba looked done. He hasn’t been throwing free and easy for the last 2 innings.
Way to get a hit, Matsui San!
I say if they get to Joba to hit this inning they have to take him out, otherwise leave him in to pitch next inning and take him out when he coes up to bat in the 8th
Jesus Cristo por favor aqui
“Is there any reason why Joba’s slider isnt as devestating as it was last year??? Last year it looked so tantalizing and this year he seems to be very wild with it.
The curve is getting better and better with each start.”
He needs to establish that he can throw the slider for strikes to fool hitters more with it.
He’s got 4 pitches (though the changeup seems MIA) – he can lose one for awhile and still be effective.
Actually, he had a couple nice swinging strikes with the slider earlier, but they were strike 1/strike 2, not strike 3s.
are those two IBB by Joba counted towards his pitch count by the Yankees
6 IP/1 ER? I’ll take it! Now it’s up to the offense and bullpen.
They have just learned to lay off of it.
Chacon has a 14+ era against us an we can only score 1 run through 7.
There is nothing to like about this offense right now.
I think the only reason his slider is not as devestating is his wildness as the other poster said earlier. If he hit his spots with it he would get a lot more swings and misses, but instead he’s leaving it up or yanking it a bit inside to the lefty hitters. When he throws it to a good spot they’re not hitting it.
Red Sox fans, Mets fans, and Mike and the Mad Dog.
Add me to the list of people who don’t think we should trade for CC.
“Add me to the list of people who don’t think we should trade for CC.”
I’d put together an offer, but wouldn’t sell the farm.
We must score here. No more going back to .500 PLEASE!!
Man, the Phillies are killing STL.
If Pettitte and Wang continue to start to turn it around and Hughes comes back healthy, we have 5 good starting pitchers.
Guys, game recap?
Please tell me something good…
Wright must have a good slider his fastball sits 90 and his K9 is 8.34
his BB/9 is 5.56 (but w/ this lineup it means nothing)
A hit with RISP would be pretty sweet.
I guess the OBS will be better since the Yankees have more walks than hits.
So there you have it, 3 hit by Shawn Chacon. Embarassing. Just embarassing.
“Guys, game recap?
Please tell me something good…”
Joba was impressive.
Offense…not so much.
The Phillies are a pretty good team. They just seem…alive.
Can we please do something here?
that ball wasn’t even a strike
People, CC Sabathia is not going to help the Yankees if they can’t score runs.
Huge at bat for Bet coming up here.
Bet please we need you here
Are the Yanks ever going to hit like or even close to how they should? It is pathetic already…like they totally forgot how to hit.
This is where our weak bench hurts us. The best we can do is BeteStrikeOut. Shameful.
Betemit?
For real?
When you have Damon on the bench?
Houston seems to have a lot of old people.
Crap.
“The Phillies are a pretty good team. They just seem…alive.”
They are my pick to come out of the NL.
Why can’t we have the Phillies offense or something?
This is so frustrating…
No Damon, only one of the top three hitters on the team right now. This, I’m sure will pay off. Geez.
DAMMIT
DAMMIT
DAMMIT
DAMMIT
DAMMIT
WTF IS IT W/ RISP !!!!!
argh
sigh
This whole scenario was set up by our pathetic early game offense. Joba could have pitched another inning, but because we couldn’t score more than 1 run off of awful Chacon, we had to pinch hit for him there and now we have to go to the pen early, which we know is a heart attacking waiting to happen.
“When you have Damon on the bench?”
I think he’s saving Damon for later.
Betemit another useless player. Gonzo should take over his spot. There is no reason for him to be on this team.
If this is what they can muster against Chacon and a Rule 5 reliever, things could get ugly against Wandy and Oswalt.
Gonna be interesting bullpen decisions tonight. I guess it’s Veras for 7, but then Farns for 8? I’m actually rooting for edwar.
“The Phillies are a pretty good team. They just seem…alive.
Can we please do something here?”
“Bench players are almost always not given a starting job for a reason – they have a significant flaw in their game that usually involves either an inability to field a position, a lack of offensive ability, or (if you’re a Seattle Mariner) both. Teams just want their reserves to be able to fill a specific role (pinch runner, defensive replacement, etc…) and not completely embarrass themselves when they get put in the game.
For instance, the average in-game substitute compiles a .217/.305/.324 line after entering the game. As a group, reserves don’t hit much – if they did, they’d be starting. But in Philadelphia, it’s a different story – their subs have hit .283/.350/.453 in 183 plate appearances off the bench. That .803 OPS from their subs is 52 percent better than the league average performance, and is one of the reasons the Phillies are surging to the front of the N.L. East.” http://www.fangraphs.com/
Its funny I watch this team knowing they have no chance at scoreing a single run. They have no bench to speak of and a line up that looks like my sons little league team. This team is simply hopeless.
The problem with saving Damon is there is no guarentee he gets up with our offense. We start with the top of the order now to start the 8th.
Ok nevermind Damon will pinch hit for Molina.
btw,
Toronto, Tampa Bay, Baltimore, Mets all won
good stuff V
They should bring Gardner up & cut Betemit. Gonzalez can be utility man, trade Melky & Robbie CANNOT
Not bringing in Damon against a lefty when the majority of the rest of the Houston bullpen are righties. And Posada was just pulled- so obvious pinch hit spot when Molina comes up, or when the pitcher hits again.
is Posada ok why is he out
Wonder why Posada is out.
Friday the 13th bad luck?
Chipper Jones fouled a ball off the cross bar of the cage during BP and it bounced back and hit him in the eye so he’s day to day with an eye contusion.
We have not been 2 games over .500 since April. It’s pathetic isn’t it? All they have to go is score 1 run and get to Mo, but with this offense, scoring 1 might take them until the 15th inning.
This team is just embarassing. Unbelieveable.
Curious, do you think that the Yankees know they need to score more runs than the other team or are just content scoring 1 run.
Makes me sick to my stomach.
“Its funny I watch this team knowing they have no chance at scoreing a single run. They have no bench to speak of and a line up that looks like my sons little league team. This team is simply hopeless.”
Okay, things are not great, but they aren’t bad enough to warrant such doom and gloom. If the Yankees are still playing like this after the All Star Break, then they are done. Until then, I’m going to hold out for a miracle.
Posada is out because before Bourne, every single runner had stolen a base easily off him. In a one run game, you cannot afford to have a guy behind the plate who’s inconsistent at throwing coming off his injury. His bat is not oging to be needed until either the 9th or 10th inning unless they are already ahead in which case they have a few guys who can pinch hit for him and a 3rd catcher on the bench.
“Makes me sick to my stomach.”
That doesn’t sound good. Maybe you shouldn’t watch. There’s nothing more important than your health.
can Joba bat???
our all star lineup his killing the ball tonight against the garbage thrower..
2 and 1 count melky swings at ball 3…
jeteer and cano are basically jokes offensively..
cano can field he has made like 3 really good plays tonight…
are we gonna see Krazy Kyle in the 8th?
Veras is dealing.
Have to watch, keeps me from drinking in frustration.
I really don’t see the Yanks scoring another run tonight, unless someone gets lucky with a homerun. Just like yesterday if Matsui didn’t hit the homerun they would of or could of been shut out. I really don’t understand what there problem is but it is enough already. Nothing seems to get them going. Big walkoffs and then nothing…
Girardi keeps giving Damon and Matsui days off. How about a day off for Jeter and Cano? I think they could use it.
Posada’s exit can’t be a good sign. I can’t imagine Girardi would make a defensive replacement in a tie game on the road. I hope to G-d it’s nothing serious.
Yankee fans need to stop crying..seriously. Say the team scores a run next inning..everybody will jump back on the bandwagon and cheer. So far read that the team is “embarassing”, “hopeless”, and “pathetic”
way to support your team…
Kevin
Veras continues to impress
“Chipper Jones fouled a ball off the cross bar of the cage during BP and it bounced back and hit him in the eye so he’s day to day with an eye contusion.”
Well, that’s one way to deter a man’s quest for .400
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Alright offense, stop being a wet noodle.
DET is getting hot. If they can do it with their problems, so can we!!
79 MPH curve ball 96 fast ball way to do it Jose.
Veras has been very good lately.
Veras is improving as he gets bumped up the pecking order in the bullpen. Nice to see.
Greets from Germany.
As I am just tuning in, I have to say that I’m shocked Johnny Damon is sitting on the bench. He’s one of the hottest offensive players in the lineup… I can’t believe this.
Do I get something wrong or are the yankees losing because they can’t get the offense going?
I mean, if Girardi really needs cabrera in the game, he has to sit Matsui – even if he had a slam last night. Doesn’t make a difference. But you can’t – just can’t – sit Damon.
Jorge was flexing and rotating his shoulder during his last at bat. I’m sure his departure will be asked about in the post.
Feel horrible for Chipper, he’s doing something special this season.
Great inning for Veras.
who cares if the damn mets won. they in the AL east?
and who is the clown worrying about the orioles..
if you are worrying about the orioles you need to see a doctor…
Both TOR and BAL have already won. We have to win to keep pace.
JETER!!!!!1
DEREK!! DEREK!!
Trade Jeter. Trade him now!
I say we call up Bernie Castro, he is the 2nd baseman of AAA and he has a lot of speed. He could light something under Cano and plus, we dont see him as anything like the future so we could utilize his speed until we get an everyday spot for Gardner. Cashman has said before that if speed is what we need, Castro makes more sense as he isn’t the future.
The CAP.
We will score a run here..well I hope
There’s the HR you spoke of.
thank you a run !
Jeter!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“if you are worrying about the orioles you need to see a doctor…”
That is where you are mistaken. If the Yankee continue to play .500, we’ll need to worry about not finishing behind BAL, which would be an embarrassment.
Must score now. The bottom of the 8th will be terrifying for whoever comes out of that bullpen.
He’s back???
Clutch hit…
w00t!
wtg captain!
“Both TOR and BAL have already won. We have to win to keep pace.”
The only teams that matter are BOS and TB (believe it or not, TB’s going to have staying power).
Derek comes through! Great for the Yanks and my fantasy baseball team
I have a queasy feeling that Farnsworth is coming up
Exactly what I just wrote without a homerun they wouldn’t score. They better get people out in the 8th and 9th because 2 runs is probably all this team will get.
good job captain.
now comes the brutal question:
who do we use in the 8th?
27 this year- I was following the Scranton game before. Bernie Castro hit a double then was pinch run for by Eric Duncan so I would assume he got hurt tonight.
And we did! Nice Derek
Jeter – at a crucial time!!
I wish Gameday would have some sort of window that says who is warming up. It would help so I could throw up now…
Castro hurt, that sucks
Down goes Cox and Castro…
“Well, that’s one way to deter a man’s quest for .400″
Seriously. That sucks. He already tweaked a calf muscle. I wanted him to cap his career with a healthy, amazing season. Maybe not .400 (probably not), but something stellar to give him that leg-up in the eyes of the HOF voters.
Man, Robbie…at least he worked the AB.
And Jeter doesn’t appreciate being lumped together with a wet noodle
Pat – that’s why the Yanks are holding onto Moeller.
“The only teams that matter are BOS and TB (believe it or not, TB’s going to have staying power).”
That would be true if we were playing like we actually had a chance to catch them. Until the Yankees show me that they can put together a run, I’m worried about everybody!
Jeter’s da Man !!
Too bad Posada’s hurt—-this time likely for the season
“Castro hurt, that sucks”
Eh. Justin Christian, then. Won’t light a fire under Cano, but he’s got plenty of speed and he’s not a prospect.
Wow, I must be on a hell of a delay, just saw Jeter hit the HR. You guys were already talking about it.
Either way, about freakin time.
Brandon,
You’ve probably already seen this.
http://www.fresnobee.com/sport.....64517.html
I just got in and noticed Robbie has a walk? wow, we should win the game just for the sake of that feat alone.
You know. I know, know, know it will never happen. But if the score stays like it is, I would bring in Rivera for the 8th.
Given that Tejada, Berkman and Lee are coming up, that’s the ballgame! Again, I know it won’t happen.
Now would be a good time for an A-Bomb.
The return of PopUpRod.
I can’t say Castro was def hurt, but I would not think he would be pinch run for by Eric Duncan especially with Scranton playing a man short until Shelley gets there.
So who now? Krazy?
If it’s Krazy..I might go crazy
Pete, any word on Posada?
People tell me that Veras can pitch another inning? Also that Farns will not have a ball in his hand when the game comes back on…..
Uh, despite Jeter’s home run, the next 3 at bats were so awful that they should be shown to kids in little league for how not to approach at bats. No, we don’t just act like they’re amazing when they get one hit like Jeter, they still are putting up crap at bats and when the guy falls behind 3-0 after a HR on your next hitter, it’s time to put him away and knock him out of the game.
k..Veras.
I can handle that..I think
i like veras again for the 8th.
Veras in the 8th, does that mean we’ll see farnsworth in the 9th?
Looked like he swung at that one too.
Zell, it’s Zell. Stop, das veissa angel? He’s a monster. Someone stop him. Oh my god, it’s ze veissa angel. He’s here.
At least Girardi seems to have identified th critical fact that Kyle can’t pitch in tight games.
Berkman HR ?
HIS IS GUTSY RIGHT HERE PITCHING TO BERK
and he gets the out
I think Girardi finally received his copy of the Farnsworth Rules
no it means girardi has finally learned lol
I’m really starting to warm up to this Veras guy. I’ll be even more impressed if he gets Lee out.
throwin’ cheeeeeeeeeeeeze!
Great outing by Veras..way to go!
Kevin
Great job by Veras. Probably Mo in the 9th for the save.
Michael Kay said it best NASTY
Mo is available tonight right?
Veras got the job done!
Jose Veras is ON
In an Orange Juice by the Sea, there’s a frozen batter by the name of Carlos Lee.
It would of been nice if the Yanks actually had an extra run so Mo can get the day off. He has pitched SOOOO much recently. I REALLY hope that doesn’t mean that psycho Kyle is pitching the 9th…
That was a wicked pitch.
Nice!
Veras has done great lately.
Performance is catching up with his talent.
Vera is dealing! Who said we’d have a big hole in the 8th with Joba in the rotation?
way to go !!! great job by Veras!
Veras is good tonight.
Hey, when was the last time we saw Edwar? I don’t even remember.
Just wanna make sure they are feeding him..
“Berkman HR ?”
Hey, ER. I have an idea. Why don’t you go get a bottle of vodka, and hit yourself over the head with it?
Y’know, we’d all be eternally grateful.
Veras!! Great job. He’s becoming more and more relaible
“Mo is available tonight right?”
I bet that’s what it is. It’s not that Veras has usurped Kyle…It’s that Kyle’s going to CLOSE.
It’s been 5 of 6 days for Mo.
Quick! MORE RUNS!!!!
Veras is doing good – but I am really waiting for that one game where you don’t have to wait until the 9th inning is over before you know theeeee yankees win.
Zell, it’s Zell.
Stop, das veissa angel!!!
He’s a monster!!
Someone stop him. Oh my god, it’s zell, za veissa angel!!
He’s here.
They have to be careful about using Mo every freakin’ day! We don’t want to turn his arm to toast.
would mo be going 5 days in a row?
Someone get a Veras a cookie! Well Done!
97 with a curve like that? That is just not fair.
Wow. A couple of weeks ago, I posted that I didn’t think Veras had the command to be the 8th inning guy. Well, he sure showed command of his pitches tonight. Those curveballs were just silly.
wait. nevermind.
did he just go through
Miguel Tejada
Lance Berkman
Carlos Lee
w/ no swet
beautiful pitching by Veras……….
If Krazy Kyle is going to pitch, we need at least 5 runs.
Krazy Kyle for the 9th.
LETS GET SOME RUNS!
oh nooooooooooooo
The Farns oh boy lol
I just threw up in my mouth after seeing farns warming.
Farnsworth getting the lighter fluid ready……….
Mo will get hurt too
if they use him tonight
Wait..was that Krazy? Ruh Roh
We need more runs
Friggin awesome job by Veras. Not that he didn’t have it already, but that outing should cement the 8th inning role. Great job. That’s one of the best 3-4-5 lineups in the league. And Berkman is one of the top three hitters in the game right now.
Awesome Jose.
OH MY GOD!!!!! THE WORDS NO YANKEE FAN WANTS TO HEAR!!!!
TACK ON , TACK ON NOW !
Ugh Farnsworth, hopefully we get an extra insurance run here. He’s had some good games and some horrendous games, I just don’t trust the guy.
Can we just have Veras pitch the ninth?
Please?
Farnsworth in the 9th oh crap. We need more runs!
oh my
Farnsworth is warming up
Farnsworth is warming up. Wow! That will be interesting.
Today’s brilliance from The Last Yankee Fanâ„¢ (a.k.a. ERâ„¢):
“Joba for 3, then Giese for 4 tonight ?”
“Come on Joba, make it through 3 innings. You can do it!!”
“How about an outing without giving up a run, Joba ?”
“Chacon could be the #2 starter on the Yanks”
“Mets are rolling again; when’s the last time Yanks had a 7-1 lead?”
“I see Joba giving up a homerun soon”
“btw,
Toronto, Tampa Bay, Baltimore, Mets all won”
“Jeter’s da Man !!
Too bad Posada’s hurt—-this time likely for the season”
“Berkman HR ?”
No Mo?
Uh oh!
time to put away the sharp objects.
insurance runs please
Kyle will be closing
FARNSWORTH NOOOFALKDSF FOR THE LOVE OF GOD
Seriously, this is like an action thriller where the hero is desperately trying to get some vital message to an unsuspecting victim and the audience just has that helpless feeling. SOMEBODY TELL JOE TORRE THAT FARNSWORTH IS GOING TO BLOW THIS!!!!!!!!! HOW CAN WE GET IN TOUCH WITH HIM?!?!?!
Oh my god- I’d rather see Pavano close right now- unless we put up a couple this inning.
Thong Boy WILL send one DEEEEP!
Just what I was afraid of…Farns in the 9th? They need 5 more runs..
Wow, I just said Joe Torre. JOE GIRARDI. WHATEVEr
anyone but farnsworth
Kyle up in the pen we need runs
Wow. Phillies pwning the Cards. 17-2 after 6.
I’m taking ALL of you off my Christmas card list!
oh Thank you, lets get a hit here please !
the worst possible words you can hear”farnsworth is warming up”, oh my god..
the dread I feel is overwhelming..
Ausmus who took him downtown in the playoffs will be up next inning…
please carry mariano onto the mound…….
Oh my gawd…where are my cigarettes when I need them. Krazy time is coming up. GAH!
LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
1st and 2nd no out
5 hits, 5 walks, and 5 outs for our old pal Ron Villone, heh.
Yanks NEED to get Matsui over and in. I don’t even know if 2 runs is enough for Farns. 3 maybe.. Yanks will not win this game with only a 1 run lead.
I meant RISP no out.
“Wow. Phillies pwning the Cards. 17-2 after 6.”
Well, that’s one way to respond to the Mets winning a game
And I see that our friend Ron Villone got charged with 6 of those runs (5 hits, 5 walks in 1.7 innings, yowza)
Man, it’s been a long time since I’ve seen Cecil Cooper. I remember him from his playing days. Gosh, I’m getting old!!
Can someone explain why, as an ump, would you wait until after a pitch to call a balk?
What if Giambi swings and clocks one out? Grounds out?
What’s the deal with Jorge? Anyone know?
Farns will be awesome in the 9th- bank on it!
if they can just tack on 16 insurance runs, i feel comfortable in saying farnsworth will protect the lead.
:”And I see that our friend Ron Villone got charged with 6 of those runs (5 hits, 5 walks in 1.7 innings, yowza)”
Better w/ them than w/ us.
Cmon! Have faith for once you negative losers!!! Kyle will get the job done in the 9th!!
Thankfully Veras had the heart of the order last inning.
No mo might in that situation (if it stays at one run lead) might be the worst decision of this game. worse than sitting damon which is just ridiculous.
Now that we need Giambi to hit the ball to Rf he hits it to LF. Good but not in that at bat…
Ron Jeremy is trying to go left; he’s got to get the ball down though. Too much air time.
Kyle on the horizon
Need insurance runs please
ughhhhhhh
Gia
you should have bunted
Why did Trisha change her name to Jackson?
that ball looked inside…
That’s a stupid stat; Interleague hits. Who gives a frack?
That’s actually the better pitch to swing at.
aRGHHHHHH RISP
PLEASE INSURANCE RUNS
Terrible at bat by Damon. That was not even close to a strike. Figures runner on 2nd no one out and never leaves 2nd base. With Farns pitching they needed to be a major league team and get that runner in!!!
Time for a Molina double!!!
My, my, my, Girardi still is hanging around in his secret laboratory with his creation Farnsworth. When is he going to realize that the guy cannot get it done!!
it was Miguel Cabrera Kenny
Jose better make them pay for walking Melky to get to him.
man on swing no outs and we get a fly out to left. Everyone hitching about giambi not moving runners into scoring position can eat it. Waste of a run right there.
Molina with another pitcher like at bat..WHat happened to him? He was never this bad.
choke up a bit, dude!
Okay, Jose. Enough with the swinging at the first pitch. He’s been watching Cano too much.
So how many of you guys are going to bite your nails down to the bed next inning?
Get your gloves ready Houston
Good to here Jorge is fine. Thanks Pete
“UPDATE, 10:44 p.m.: The Yankees say Jorge Posada is not injured (if you’re wondering). It was just a crafty double switch by Joe Girardi. It worked out well with Veras going two inings.
Now they have Damon in this spot instead of Molina.”
SHEW!!!
Rebecca I’m on nail # 3
They keep saying that Kyle is warming up to terrorize Yankee fans.
I’m going to throw up.
jesus… that was pathetic
Kay sounded like he was going to laugh when he said Kyle Farnsworth.
i’m running out to cvs for some pepto bismol.
this could get wild.
OH No
Time to hold hands and hope for the best
what a shock the yanks cannot get a hit with RISP..
shocking, it never occurs.. now we get to watch Kyle and his horror show..
horror show what ever happens…
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh boy.
3 auto-outs batting less than .220: Molina, Betemit, and Robbie (except for the lone walk today)
I hate to say this, but I think Jose went up there with the mind set to just get it over with. He was swinging wildly at every freakin’ pitch. I think he has lost his confidence (what little he had) at the plate.
“time to put away the sharp objects.”
… and go watch the game in the basement.
Brandon: Only three?
wake me when it’s over.
nervous time
hold on to the rails everybody this rollarcoaster it’s going to be bumpy, IDK where it’s going !
Crack a fresh beer people. We’ll need it to either celebrate the Farns or drown our sorrows.
I actually scared to watch this.
are you kidding me?? Farnsworthless?? good grief.
This better not end up being another trip back to .500
This could be a real confidence booster for Farnsworth if he can do it.
Girardi turns to Farnsworth….out of desperation!
a good or bad outing for Farnsworth here..I never want to see him again. Girardi has not learned a thing yet. Just because he has some sort of relationship with Farnsy..doesn’t mean he should throw him out there in a tight game. Has he watched the guy pitch? He is terrible. Girardi usually gives a BS excuse like… “It happens”
It won’t HAPPEN as often if you avoid Farnsworth
Kevin
Smoke’em if you’ve got’em!
You know Mo will have to pitch in this game if Kyle blows it and it goes to extras. Unfortunately if Mo is out and Veras has pitched, right now Farnsworth is the best option. Melancon can’t get here soon enough.
Hitters are batting .309 against him. Dude, that sucks!!!!!
GG, Yankees lose. Kyle Farnsworth will hand the Astros a walk-off win.
Ahh, Mr. Farnsworth, welcome back. What will you start out tonight with sir, the leadoff walk or the leadoff double?
The Captain has switched on the ‘Seatbelt’ sign – turbulence ahead.
Remind me what the Farnsworth rules are again?
What are you guys worrying about, Kyle has it under control….they’re coming to take me away ha! ha!….
“This could be a real confidence booster for Farnsworth if he can do it.”
Um, no.
For good reason, Farnsy works well as a boogeyman
Only on Friday the 13th could Kyle Farnsworth be the closer.
From 1-2 to 3-2 count – yup that’s our Farnsy!
Pepitone: Good song
I say leadoff walk
rconn23
WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Leadoff baserunner. Talk about a total waste of flesh.
OMG !!!!!!!!!!!!
HOLD ON EVERYBODY STRONG RIGHT TURN COMING !
how do you go 0-2 and give up the base
this is gonna end really bad.
we interrupt this nailbiter inning with a clip: this tire commercial is the local feed’s answer to Guiseppe Franco. I’ll leave it to you to decide who you like better.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=qPIhXmu6Zhg
I puked when i saw Farnsworth in the game.
lead off HBP
Okay, now I think I’m going to be sick. I wasn’t sure before. Now, I’m certain.
f’in lovely. good job f-worthless.
Wow. Not a walk, but HBP. Same result.
How did I know that was coming…ohhhh boy…
Just got in.
%#^&&%&$%!$@#$!@#@#@#@!!!!
I hate this man
“Ahh, Mr. Farnsworth, welcome back. What will you start out tonight with sir, the leadoff walk or the leadoff double?”
“I’ll take the lead-off walk for starters, and then I believe I’ll take the one-out, run-scoring double. I’m not sure about dessert, but I’m thinking about something extra sour tonight. Maybe a walk-off loss?”
I like seeing Molina in defensively, that’s for sure.
I hate Farnsworth
Ack, this is playing with fire.
*crosses self*
wheeeew.
phew…one out.
This is way scarier than the movie “Friday the 13th”.
Move over Jason Voorhees
There must be a method to this apparent madness
Caught a break there.
GOING UP THE SLOPE NOW !
Singelton you are smart, kyle is not. He is actually retarted. Yes an stupid hick from the south.. I hate you farnsworth
Farnsworth = Pure. Garbage.
Puke puke puke puke
Krazy Kyle lucked out there. 2 left to go
Kenny – I don’t trust Farns to throw it to 2nd base.
now farnsy screws us while recording an out. That guy is an american original.
end it with a GIDP??
Go, Farnsworth, I’m with you. Just two more outs.
Its retarded, not retarted.
Way off-topic Mets trade for one of our closest friends n Trot Nixon tonight.
“Melancon can’t get here soon enough.”
Mos Def
good point by kenny dp woulda been nice there. cant fault kyle tho seeing a pop up like that its just instinct to catch it.
Regarding Singleton’s comments…
Farsworth would have thrown the ball into the outfield. You just know it.
well, game over
back to even 0.500 we go
good night
I was hoping to get a good night’s sleep tonight.
if you let the bunt drop you got 2 outs. Bourne never ran.
0-2.
I have a feeling it will go to 3-2 and then a walk or a baserunner very soon.
Heal faster cox!!!
If Farnsworth holds this down i’ll J-Off
“retarted” sounds like it could be the name of a really really good dessert.
Farnsworth reminds me of the guy in the movie “The Cooler”.
Woot go Molina!
MOLIIIIIIIIIIIIIINAA!
Molina clutch
Are you goiing to trust your breaking stuff farnsworth.. And way to fake it Jeter
Nailed him!
THANK YOU JOSE !
Yessssss!
“I hate this man”
You’re going to love him in a moment.
Molina can’t hit, but man can he throw!
Thank you, Jose! Nice throw!
Please don’t give up what I think you’re going to give up.
WE’RE NOT DONE YET !
AND THAT, my FRIENDS, is why trying to run -too- often is a bad idea.
Huge!!!!!!!
2 outs – bring in Mo now!
MOLINA!!!!!!
As useless as Molina is in hitting, that guy’s a great defender.
HOLD ON TO THE RAILINGS MY FRIENDS !!
Monila is good! Now just one more out. Do it, Farnsworth!
Yes, it could Zach, lol.
He was out!!!
Farnsy is being saved big time here by the faulty bunt and that Molina ROCKET
Nice performance by Farnsworth.
Nice job Kyle!! Told Ya!! OH YEEEEEE OF LITTLE FAITH!!!!!!!!
…We’re two games over .500?
WE LIVE !!!!
“Ball game over! Yankees win! Theeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Yankees win!”
Kevin
Kyle Farnsarelli wow. Nice win
Does Farnsworth have any idea what he is doing to us?
Fansworth with a save!!!!!
Wow i cant believe you do it Thats sucks becasue girardi is going to trust you for another game.
THAAAAAA YANKEES WIN!
Mmmmmmmm. Pepto Bismol never tasted soooooo gooooood!
Ce le vei
Holy Crap! We won the game!
Holy crap – I need to say a rosary… or something.
is it safe to open my eyes?
Good Win GUYS, finally we are 2 games above .500
Wow i cant believe you did it ….Thats sucks becasue girardi is going to trust you for another game. which is not very smart
Helluva job farns – glad that was a celebratory beer.
Okay now, THAT was a satisfying win
FARNSY!!!!!!!!
With great help from Jose and Houston
may the lord have mercy on us.
The only bad thing I see out of this win is that Girardi is going to use f-worthless again in this kind of situation… sob.
Whew, did we dodge a bullet.
Good Win tonight – winning without Mo is a certifiable miracle.
wtg boys!
A big, big save for Farnsworth!
Krazy Kyle gets the save! Who knew?
I’m J-ing off!
So, uh, Dynasty is Destiny, whaddya think about the Joba to rotation idea?
thanks
The Yanks win. 2 games over .500!
Molina, you are forgiven for your last at-bat
Ahhh. I had faith all along.
Good job pitchers (where was the offense?).
farnsworth is being wasted as a closer.
he needs to start.
I just passed out for couple of seconds. I thought I would never see this day.
Ripping the binger in celebrating a farnsworth save
nothing to say but WHEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!
I need a drink.
Ripping the binger in celebration of a farnsworth save
Ok, 2 over .500. Anyone else feel like a nice 10-0 run?
jeezus – look at that philly score… I wonder if the yanks will ever reach totalling 17 runs this season…
i joke.
This is the how many time that we’re 2 games above 500? Can we hope for a 3 games above tomorrow?
Good win but that’s waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay too much trust in farnsworth.
I need another drink.
ol’ kyle had ‘em right where he wanted ‘em. the whole time.
I think the win is more important, lol.
Good job Farnsworth! I’ll put away my Krazy Kyle voodoo doll for one night
How sweet it is !!!
too bad joba didn’t get the win… he pitched great!
Farnsworth performed and gets the save.
Yankee pitching starting to work.
correct, thank god houston cannot bunt and Molina trew out wigginton.
that is true, this will lead Girardi to continue to show faith in the worthless piece of cr-p named Farnsworth.
I do not know if he had a save last yr. but that is the 1st save this year besides the great one Mo.
jeter hit a HR, wow his sluggin % will skyrocket….
any yankee win is a good win….
Zach,
Is that one of those pink, girly drinks? Like a Cosmo?
see you guys tom…..
Big Big play on the caught stealing
We all can breath now, Kyle got through it
and we’re 2 games over .500 now and made up a game on Boston
Player of the game – Jose Veras.
And Joba continues to grow. Good night.
wouldja look at that – 2 wins in a row… it’s a bloody streak!
a win is a win no doubt but the yankees offense is just horrible. Chacon? He is a DFA candidate.. embarassing.
phew, I had to run and drop a deuce and I come back and MY9 is playing commercials…we going to extra innings? Will Britton be pitching?
Now, I know how Mets fans feel in the 9th inning. Ha!
Mo is like crack. Anyone else shaking from 9th inning Mo withdrawal?
Just getting in, nice win. Farnsy for the save? Pigs flying? Crazy.
Hey, if anyone is watching that Philly/St. Louis game, how did the Rams score the 2 points? Safety?
you’re all class captain lou.
great game
pitching was great, Veras was nasty.
Gotta give Farnsie his due. Came up big. Give him some credit for the bunt pop up too — it’s hard to bunt off that heat.
I’m shaking from farnsworthless exposure.
mel,
yes.
Jesus Christ I hate that rollercoaster ride. I really do.
Four way tie for me for Player of the Game, 3 pitchers + the captain. All were critical and clutch.
Remember last year when the Yanks didn’t have a 1 run win months into the season?
Now that’s all they get.
My nerves can’t take this.
Sorry, fellas, I gotta go change, I just wet my briches.
Yazman: *raises hand*
A great win
First class pitching
A clutch home run
If you need more, tough.
it is indeed sad that this offense could muster all of 1 run and a measley 3 hits off Chacon (the Jeter homer was off Brocail). That dude is not even AAA worthy. Sad sad.
Girardi needs to mandate some extra BP or something.
Nice job by Joba and Veras. Thank god Molina’s shoulder works… and Fworth was still Pepto-king.
I don’t have to see the doctor, if my heart survived that, I’m in good shape.
I can’t believe Farnsworth got it done. Wow! He did look much sharper tonight though, If he can slot into the 7th with Veras in the 8th and maybe Bruney coming back, they don’t look so bad anymore, especially if they let Hawkins go and call up Melancon.
Jeezus Philly – mercy rule on the Cards dudes. Some folks want to go home.
My hat off to you tonight, Mr. Farnsworth
Screw You Farnsy !
All joking aside. Kudos to Girardi for testing Farnsworth tonight. That took guts. Now we know that Farnsworth can only be trusted in high leverage situations.
Farnsworth is like that hot chick in the bar. So good looking, but you never know what’s under the skirt.
man, that ryan franklin can’t seem to buy an out. And here we are crapping on farnsworthless… heh.
Mariano Rivera retires:
Ladies and Gentleman, your new Yankee closer (cue the music)…Mr. Kyyyyyllleee Farnsworth.
you think mike and the moron, bill madden, and all those so called baseball guys still think keeping there best arm in the pen instead of allowing him to pitch 100 pitches is a good idea……….
Joba has great stuff and next start I assume he will be allowed to throw 100 pitches, you think Damon and those other fools will change there thinking on the value of dominant starter?????
regardless of what happens with Joba it is the right move you do not waste that talent with 4 pitch’s in the pen… He may one day be a great starter, time will tell but he does have the talent…….
LMAO -
“farnsworth is being wasted as a closer.
he needs to start.”
nice work randy!
The roof jumping quitters are going to be quiet today.
20-2 now in that game? The Phillies really didn’t like hearing that the Mets won their game today
i wonder what this blog would be saying if we lost the game 2-1 against chacon…?
mel, isn’t the problem with Farnsworth that most of the time we do know what’s under the skirt?
“Farnsworth is like that hot chick in the bar. So good looking, but you never know what’s under the skirt.”
Are you saying Girardi had the proverbial “beer goggles” on tonight?
Mel, are you calling Girardi a drunk?
sunny this is what it feels w/ Farnsy as the CL
Brandon
What an appalling comment. Just mean and nasty. What exactly are you owed by Farnsworth or the Yankees that gives you the standing to spew such a rotten comment?
again farnsworth got lucky do not change your opinion of him he is a tease..
never trust him when it matters.. if Bourne could bunt and the SB attempt was idiotic..
they gave Kyleee 2 outs……
No no no no no Veras earned that job. He better be the 8th inning SU man, he cut through Tejada,Berkman and Lee, that’s near murderers road.
Nick,
I don’t know if the ladies should be insulted by your comment!
Zack,
Girardi’s been sweet on Kyle since Chicago.
Vrsce half the damn board was taking Pepto Bismol while that guy was pitching, are you crazy, don’t mess w/ me man !
“i wonder what this blog would be saying if we lost the game 2-1 against chacon…?”
The same thing they say every night – even a win is getting dumped on.
Let’s dream a little …. Wouldn’t it be something if this huge effort by Veras is not a mirage and he can be the guy, a stud, in the eighth? Veras threw with more ease tonight then I’ve ever seen from him. All of a sudden, your thoughts turn to a rotation of Joba, Petitte, Wang and Mussina with Rasner/Kennedy and it looks pretty darn good, pretty darn stable. Throw in some offense, get this horrible bench straightened out (finally cut the cord on Moeller and get Gardner up here to spell Melky and pinch run) and it could be a real interesting summer.
mel
Or is he the guy in the bar that looked really hot at 3am but not so much at 8am.
Girardi made the right move not to use Rivera tonight, who has been pitching a lot recently, but to use Farnsworth to close a one-run lead game does take some courage. Very happy that Farnsworth got job the done, and Girardi deserves some credit, too. Just imagine if Farnsworth had blown the save, how would some fans have jumped on Farnsworth and Girardi?
You can’t cut Moeller yet. 4 SB (1 CS) against Posada!
pat,
Or when the lights go on at closing time? lol. That was a looooong time ago.
Sometimes the Yankee bullpen does resemble being drunk at a bar around closing time.
“Hey baby, whats your name? You look pretty good tonight. How’s your fastball”
Chris Britton would be the ugly fat girl that nobody talks to, but she is secretly plotting to get even with ALL of us. one day.
sorry, that was mean.
Shirley we would jump on Girardi because we know Kyle stinks.. he does stink he hit a batter after being up 0 -2, and got 2 free outs on the terrible bunt and the caiught stealing…
Kyle CANNOT BE TRUSTED EVER…………TRADE HIM NOW HE IS AT HIS HIGH VALUE MARK…..
So Farnsworth is like that scene from the movie-”The Crying Game”
To me the best news tonight was Veras. Another great outing. Only Joba’s 3rd start but I think we’ve already found his replacement. All that screaming and sweating by M&MD and some people here about the vacant set-up man slot was anti-climatic.
Farnsworth was bailed out by Molina and a lack of fundamentals by Bourn.
The only thing I will tip my hat to Farnsworth for is not imploding, like he ypically does.
This win due to Veras, who was sensational and Joba, with a very solid start.
I don’t trust moeller behind the plate in a close game. If you manage it correctly, we only need 1 backup cather.
We’ve got to quit being too overprotective of Posada. Get rid of Moeller and get Gardner up here (anyone see visions of Dave Roberts). There’s always someone out there like a Sal (beer league softball) Fasano or maybe even Kelly (Ron Karovice grill) Stinnett.
S.A.
Loved that movie. Awesome soundtrack, too.
“Stand by your man…”
I knew the chick was a dude in the crying game from the very first scene when she/he was washing somebody’s hair. She’s got major man hand!
mel, the ladies should not be insulted by my comment (I was just using your metaphor) but Kyle should be.
O/T but did anyone watch the Open today? Last I saw Tiger was 2+ and 7 strokes back. He finished 3 under and is one back of the leader.
Anyone else feel like Joba is being overlooked in such an incredible 3rd start to his ML career?
Did we all forget that Phil and Ian are still yet to get us past the 3rd inning this year?
I know that Joba didn’t technically win tonight but the kid, (the walk to michael “batting lower than Cano in BA” Bourne not withstanding) was pretty god damned good against one of the toughest 2-6 hitters in baseball.
As Ali G would say…
Respek!!
Poll Question:
Why are you so giddy?
A. Kyle got the save
B. Yankees are 2 games over .500
C. Joba had a quality start
D. Veras lining up for the setup job
Alright! Hello 3rd place in the AL East. 6 games behind the sux
We’re getting somewhere
Holy crap Phillies. 20-2 in that game
Wow, on Tiger. He is simply an amazing player, and he is still not fully recovered from his knee operation.
Nice win by the Yankees. Molina throwing out Wiggington took the wind out the sails. That was a big play.
Molina isn’t a great batter, but he can get some hits. He was doing really well in the beginning of the year, but he is now around his normal BA. For a backup catcher, he is a defensive upgrade. His arm is very good. He also does a great job with snap throws to first. I don’t think there are many teams that have a great defensive catcher like Molina.
Jorge doesn’t look very comfortable throwing to second. He did get that good throw off to third though.
Mel I vote C and D.
Bourne has a higher BA than Cano.
Mel
You forgot to mention Tiger did all that on ONE LEG
Ryan I’d double check your stats…
Aaron Miles for set up man duties?
ESPN has Bourne at .230 and Cano at .217.
That’s a tough one Mel. Kyle getting out of the 9th was kneejerk but great. I have to go with C though.
Ryan,
Wow…I stand horrified but corrected.
OhioYank, that line of thinking made the yankees release Chad too quick and left us with 1 catcher in april… eventually he came back….
“Girardi made the right move not to use Rivera tonight, who has been pitching a lot recently, but to use Farnsworth to close a one-run lead game does take some courage. Very happy that Farnsworth got job the done, and Girardi deserves some credit, too. Just imagine if Farnsworth had blown the save, how would some fans have jumped on Farnsworth and Girardi?”
I wouldn’t call using Farnsworth “courage” more like “dumb luck”. It was a good win but all this does is give Girardi more reason to use this guy.
C & D
Did you guys forget about Hughes starts in august last season? Well I guess some fans only remember his shortcomings this season.
Yankee Tech,
I said THIS YEAR
mel
I saw some of the Open. Tiger was at +3 at one point but an eagle got him to +1 and a strong front 9 with his putter seemed to get it done today.
Said his knee was sore but it would be fine tomorrow- His buddy Jeter must have taught him that line.
“Pierce – 2008 Best Actress Academy Award”
Charlie Pierce?
Good to go out on a Friday and get a W.
Mel, E — All of the above.
rotoworld couldn’t have said it better.
Did you guys see that Ramirez will be out tommorow. it is time to make our run
pat,
Thanks for the recap. His body may betray him, but nothing can stop him if he puts his mind to it.
Catch-22: How bad is Seattle that they were losing 7-1 to the Nats by the 3rd inning? How bad are the Nats that they’ve given most of it back by the 5th?
“Molina isn’t a great batter, but he can get some hits. He was doing really well in the beginning of the year, but he is now around his normal BA”
His normal BA is 200 with an OBP about the same?
Sorry. That isn’t major league. That is horrendous even for a backup catcher.
“Did you guys see that Ramirez will be out tommorow. it is time to make our run”
Ortiz has been out for two weeks. But now is the time??
mel: E–All of the above
Anytime Boston hits the road is time to make a run. They’ve only lost 7x at home.
We have to make hay in interleague play. That’s the formula Boston uses and we haven’t in a while even though the Yankees own the best interleague record ever.
Pray for Chipper Jones guys, he fouled a ball off in BP off the top of the batting cage it came down directly to his eye.
He’s the league leader in BA.
close call, but i will take the win-WERE FINALLY 2 GAMES OVER .500
Zito’s unhinging. He was doing well, but his guys failed to score with the bases loaded. So he proceeds to load them himself and walk in a run.
Houston, We Have A Starter!
Looks like Joba with his 6 innings of 1 run ball has given us a quality start…
Now, if he can continue like that we will have gone a long way to improving the starting rotation…
Originally, I didn’t like the move from bullpen to starter, but if Joba continues to pitch like this AND Veras continues to pitch well in relief like he did tonight, who knows?
Now, if only we can improve this offense..
GO YANKS!!!!
Well, I got the message- many people still don’t like Farnsworth despite his performance tonight.
Just saw Willie’s post game press conference. He was funny.
He joked that alot of reporters showed up for tonights game and said, even the grim reaper showed up referring to one of the writers. It sounded like he was jokingly apologizing for disappointing them with the win.
St. Louis put a position player in to pitch because of the blow out and he had a 1,2,3 inning.
Which Yankee do you think would be the best pitcher of the position players?
Pat
I think Melky probably throws 150 mph.
pat,
Really? That LaRussa is always doing wacky things. I guess Melky probably would have the best arm. Alex is the best athlete.
I’ll go with Molina.
Technically, isn’t Farnsworth a position player? Always leaving us in a bad position with his balky back?
Alex was my first thought because he had been a QB so he should have an accurate arm but Molina would be a good choice.
Giambi pitching the 9th inning would have us begging Girardi to bring Kyle in.
oh yea, don’t use farnsworth! BRILLIANT IDEA! Let’s bring out edmonwargo ramirez! i love to watch homeruns! what about russ ohlendork? its a miracle if he doesnt walk the first 5 batters. get real.
Jesus Christ I saw the highlights to that Philadelphia Eagles game tonight, Donovan McNabb went crazy on those Rams
I seriously wonder just how many people are watching the game on GameCast. I don’t care who the catcher is, but, when the runner has a 30 foot jump by the time the pitcher releases the ball, nobody is throwing out the runner. Look at the jump that Ausmus had on Chacon’s sac bunt. He was closer to second base than Cano and Jeter were, when the ball hit the ground. Chamberlain and every pitcher (not named Pettitte) on the staff is brutal at keeping runners on base. These are things that are hurting, not Posada’s throwing.