Game 85: Rangers at Yankees
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YANKEES (44-40)
Damon LF
Jeter SS
Abreu RF
Rodriguez 3B
Giambi DH
Posada C
Cano 2B
Betemit 1B
Gardner CF
Ponson RHP
Sir Sidney Ponson (5-1, 3.50) vs. the Texas hitters.
RHP Luis Mendoza (1-2, 5.40) has never faced any of the Yankees.
Notes: Thanks to Brian Heyman for calling in the lineup. … Melky was 0 for 19 and has one RBI since June 17. Gardner is 0 for 6 with two strikeouts since coming up. Now would be a good time to start getting on base. Ninth might be a perfect spot for him. … The Yankees have lost seven of 11 and four of six. … Dan Giese as a reliever: 5 games, 9.1 innings, 7 hits, 1 run, 2 walks, 5 strikeouts. … Dave Robertson has thrown 78 pitches in his four innings of relief, 50 of them strikes. Decent ratio, lots of pitches… Betemit (6 of his last 17, four runs, two RBI) has been less helpless of late at the plate.
SUBTERRANEAN HOMESICK OFFENSIVE BLUES
The Yankees have scored seven runs in their last four games. They are 22 of 133 at the plate (.165) with 10 walks and 35 strikeouts. That includes going 5 of 32 with RISP, which has resulted in 25 LOB.
THE SIR SIDNEY SIDELIGHT
This game marks the reunion of Sidney Ponson and the Rangers, who released him in early June for conduct unbecoming a Ranger. In an unusual move. GM Jon Daniels and manager Ron Washington spoke about how selfish and self-centered Ponson was. Rumors had him confronting Washington and other players and getting rowdy in bars.
“I got nothing bad to say about Sidney,” Washington told Texas writers. “We all know Sidney can pitch. Sidney’s got his own problems, and he just didn’t fit in Texas. Maybe he’ll chill out over there, maybe they can keep him calm or do whatever they have to do.”
UPDATE, 6:10 p.m.: Shelley Duncan (shoulder) and Alan Horne (arm) were placed on the DL at Scranton. Chris Stewart cleared waivers and is back with the team.
UPDATE, 7:47 p.m.: Sir Sidney had thrown eight scoreless innings before the third inning. The Yankees are down 3-1, which may as well be 30-1 the way they are hitting lately. But they do have seven innings to show a pulse. The current panic aside, they aren’t that bad, are they?
UPDATE, 8:05 p.m.: Ah, of course, the ’stache delivers the big blow with an upper-deck grand slam. The Yankees really needed that. Question now is whether they can hold a 5-3 lead.
UPDATE, 8:55 p.m.: Sir Sidney has put eight men on base in five innings. This is probably the last inning for him. Then you go Veras, Krazy Kyle and Mo to nail it down. You can’t mess around with this game, they need it badly.
UPDATE, 8:59 p.m.: Nobody warming up behind Ponson in the sixth inning with the middle of the lineup coming up?
UPDATE, 9:03 p.m.: How could you not trust Sidney Ponson? Just because he’s been released by every team other than the Rockford Peaches is no reason not to leave the game in his hands. It’s astonishing that the Yankees didn’t have somebody warming up at the start of the inning.
UPDATE, 9:27 p.m.: Teams go through offensive slumps, it happens a few times every season and there is no good reason for it. The difference with this Yankees team compared to previous editions is that they do not grind through those games and figure out a way to win.
UPDATE, 9:37 p.m.: Great job by Edwar Ramirez (2 0 0 0 1 3). Too bad he wasn’t in the game two batters earlier.
UPDATE, 9:43 p.m.: The Yankees have been stupid lucky in this game and will win it. Texas has allowed five unearned runs and is now trotting out some guy to make his debut in the seventh inning of a one-run game?
UPDATE, 9:50 p.m.: Like I said. Washington should be ashamed of himself.
UPDATE, 9:53 p.m.: Amazing. You bring a rookie into his first game at Yankee Stadium to protect a one-run lead in the seventh inning against Abreu, A-Rod and Giambi? Remember this game. If they go on some sort of tear now, they can thank Texas.
UPDATE, 9:57 p.m.: Good for Brett Gardner. He had been 0 for 8 before that RBI single. Meanwhile Washington just noticed the Rangers were down by four runs and made a pitching change.
UPDATE, 10:10 p.m.: Hank Steinbrenner is a genius and the Yankees are 2-0 in games started by Sir Sidney. All’s well that ends well.
UPDATE, 10:17 p.m.: 15-7 lead and Krazy Kyle walks the first guy. This isn’t over yet.
UPDATE, 10:23 p.m.: Whew, inning over.
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Why is Betemit playing 1B over Posada….
Thank GOD Melky is benched.
Nice to see Melky FINALLY out of the lineup. Gardner will have a big game today.
Melky must be injured….jk….
Would you all rather it was me pitching, or Ponson or Rasner?
Be honest!
Too bad we couldn’t give the manager a day off too.
Why did Michael Kay just say that Jorge is not catching – Jose is?
from… I don’t know, 5 threads ago:
“Ponson is no savoir”
Talk about speaking in tongues.
Ponson may not be savoir, but might be a savant.
thrilled melky is out.
wow…gardner, here’s your chance…
Why is Jorge still catching? He cant throw, whats gonna happen when ellsbury and then the rays face him? they need to fix this. he should be a team player and play 1b.
hopefully a couple days off will do melky good
http://newyorkyankeesnews.com/maelias33/weblog/
I feel for Melky but this had to happen at some point.
Alright now maybe a few days off and the increased competition from Gardner will light a flame under Melky’s @ss and he’ll start hitting
How are Joe Torre’s Dodgers doing ? lol Face it, Every manag
From Joe G “Melky is our centerfielder.”
So relax Melky haters, he’s just getting a day off. For now……
“wow…gardner, here’s your chance…”
And his other two days that he’s been in the lineup were what?
i figure betimeit has great game. he faces a right hand sinker baller, and he has great power to left center.
raymag – filling in for a hobbled damon/matsui is one thing…taking melky’s spot in CF is another. not saying its monumental, but certainly a step up in that he’s replacing melky for the day.
lets watch gardner go 0 fer, get run on but do somethingvery very quickly and capivate the uneducated masses some more. u saw joe have faith in moose and let him pitch to manny and now hes doing well perhaps, just perhaps he was doing the same thing with young melkman. probably too much for most of you to understand. I apologize.
everyone is quick to jump on melky’s back, he is 23 their 9 hitter. he isnt the reason the team is losing, until last night not bunting he hasnt hurt the team, he usually comes through for them when needed.
i do think they need to see what bret gardner can do and this is his shot. if he has a good weekend we may have seen the last of melky or he may prove to be nothing more then a good aaa player. lets see.
http://newyorkyankeesnews.com/maelias33/weblog/
Just read on a website that it’s A-Rod who is being cheated on. His wife left him for Lenny Kravitz. Great. More distractions and more excuses.
“he should be a team player and play 1b.”
Jorge doesn’t make the lineup. Jose also can’t catch everyday. He’s not exactly a physical specimen himself. He got hurt when he played everyday for too long.
“And his other two days that he’s been in the lineup were what?”
LOL.
“Why is Betemit playing 1B over Posada….”
Jorge made it pretty clear that he doesn’t want to play first base, but he will do it occasionally if the team requires it.
He has never been that great at throwing anyway (except for the first couple of years that Tony Pena worked with him)
This is probably the only Yankees game I’ll get to this season (with the best seats I’ve ever had) so they better win.
FYI – Yanks are 6-2 in my last 8 appearances.
C’mon Ponsanity!
abreu and giambi need to stop swinging at bad pitches. the kid in cf will have 3 stolen bases to nite..
How much does Girardi love Betemit??
“raymag – filling in for a hobbled damon/matsui is one thing…taking melky’s spot in CF is another. not saying its monumental, but certainly a step up in that he’s replacing melky for the day.”
He replaced Damon in left for 2 days. Honestly there is no difference.
“Dave Robertson has thrown 78 pitches in his four innings of relief, only 50 of them strikes”
Pete, Is that a bad ratio?
melky finally gets his wish to chill on the bench
betemit has been swinging a good bat and has been above avg defensively it is good that he spell guys every now and then.
with three catchers on the roster no reason for posada to catch except maybe one or twice a week if a certain pitcher wants him to catch. he cant throw and teams test him every chance.
http://newyorkyankeesnews.com/maelias33/weblog/
Is it time to start scouring the potential free agent catchers for 2009? Jorge’s contract may end up being the second largest albatross in recent years. It won’t rank with Carl Pa-guano, but three more years at $ 13 mill for an aging catcher scares me… and it’s not my money!
“taking melky’s spot in CF is another”
He didn’t take anything, he’s filling in and his defense isn’t going to be any better than Melky’s. His bat, we’ll see. But that worm burner he threw from left to second yesterday should calm some people down about his defense.
I love the guy’s speed and if he can get on base consistently, he’d be great to have in LEFT field. Unfortunately, his bat won’t replace Johnny’s either. So unless Melky stays this bad with the bat, or Matsui stays out a while longer, Gardner might be out of luck in terms of a starting spot.
melky is getting a day off, he played almost every game if not every game. he is tired. he plays a demanding position and i am sure his lack of hitting is getting to him. he just needs a couple days off.
he has shown glimpses of what he can be, he was arguably their best player in May, when he showed that he had a shot of being a bernie williams type of player. lets be easy with crushing him, he is only 23
Come Gardner, step it up tonight.
An 0fer will just convince Girardi to put Mely right back out there tomorrow.
“Dave Robertson has thrown 78 pitches in his four innings of relief, only 50 of them strikes.”
That use of “only” is a bit misleading. He’s throwing 64 percent of his pitches for strikes. That’s right in line with everyone else.
“Is it time to start scouring the potential free agent catchers for 2009? ”
I don’t think so. He’ll have shoulder surgery and be fine I think. As long as he can still hit I can live with him playing injured for the rest of the year.
when he showed that he had a shot of being a bernie williams type of player
HAHAHA
Show some respect to BErnie. Comparing him to Melky?
“Come Gardner, step it up tonight.
An 0fer will just convince Girardi to put Mely right back out there tomorrow.”
And what should Girardi do? Keep playing Gardner if he goes 0 for 50?
RHP Luis Mendoza (1-2, 5.40) has never faced any of the Yankees.
I smell a shutout.
OK raymag – you win! congratulations! you proved that there is no difference. send me your email address so i can email my thoughts to you before airing them publicly. i need a fact-checker.
i should know better than to post on this when we’re losers of 3 straight. people get so pissy!
peace out!
I don’t know how Melky’s May numbers were but I know that he basically carried us through April
Sixty four percent strikes isn’t bad. Certainly not worth knocking. Unless Pete’s upset that Edwar has pitched well his last couple of times out, and needs someone new to pick on.
Frits,
I am not being pissy. I just don’t think there’s any difference with him playing CF than him playing LF the past two days.
My attitude doesn’t change based on how the Yankees play. We’re just having a conversation, that’s all.
And what should Girardi do? Keep playing Gardner if he goes 0 for 50?
How did you turn an 0-4 into an 0-50?
He’s been willing to keep putting Melky out there while he has done nothing, so he should give Gardner a fair shake and not just a game or two was my point.
“Is it time to start scouring the potential free agent catchers for 2009? â€
“I don’t think so. He’ll have shoulder surgery and be fine I think. As long as he can still hit I can live with him playing injured for the rest of the year.”
I don’t see any free agent catchers which are a good option for 2009, or 2010 for that matter.
Jorge is our catcher for the short and medium term, pretty much no matter what. Let’s hope his shoulder will be OK.
“Outside distractions? What would those be?”
Media
“he has shown glimpses of what he can be, he was arguably their best player in May, when he showed that he had a shot of being a bernie williams type of player.”
Wow…you’re honestly trying to compare 23-year old .240 Melky to a future hall of famer and Yankee legend. When Melky hits .350 wins 4 rings and a batting title then come back and talk about this comparison.
“Outside distractions? What would those be?â€
It’s the ice cream freezer. Get it the hell back out of there!
“three more years at $ 13 mill”
13 million is hardly an albatross to the Yankees and as long as Jorge keeps hitting, he’s worth that much as a DH/1B. And he won’t be that, he’ll have the surgery on his shoulder and more than likely be fine catching next year. I know you qualified with “not as bad” as Pavano, but Jorge could never catch again and still be worth $13M for his bat, a far, FAR cry from $10M a year for ZERO production.
“he has shown glimpses of what he can be, he was arguably their best player in May,”
Melky hit .234/.270/.319 in May. Over his last 203 plate appearances, he’s hitting .212/.274/.255. That’s just flat-out terrible.
I think I heard Girardi say the other day that if Gardner didn’t hit, he wouldn’t play, and if he doesn’t play, he’ll go back to the minors. Girardi didn’t say how long he would give him to show whether in can hit in the majors.
“I don’t know how Melky’s May numbers were but I know that he basically carried us through April”
Not really. He hit .299 in April, .234 in May and .206 in June.
on http://sportsnynj.blogspot.com/
there is a good post about the yankees
“he has shown glimpses of what he can be, he was arguably their best player in May,â€
Melky hit .234/.270/.319 in May. Over his last 203 plate appearances, he’s hitting .212/.274/.255. That’s just flat-out terrible.
Yeah, I have never understood where all the Melky love came from.
He’s just not that good of a player.
According to my mother, who is a very valuable source of information in these things, Cynthia has left Alex for Lenny Kravitz.
Uh, yeah. I’m slow to believe it, but who knows?
“Dave Robertson has thrown 78 pitches in his four innings of relief, only 50 of them strikes.”
::blinks in confusion::
“How did you turn an 0-4 into an 0-50?
He’s been willing to keep putting Melky out there while he has done nothing, so he should give Gardner a fair shake and not just a game or two was my point.”
I didn’t turn 0-4 until 0-50, my point is how long should he be given to start showing something?
“Melky hit .234/.270/.319 in May.”
I think he meant April. I’m pretty sure that’s what he meant.
This is the best lineup we can put out there at the moment IMO. I’d give Gardner tonight and the Red Sox series to start hitting. After that its back to AAA with him.
“Dave Robertson has thrown 78 pitches in his four innings of relief, only 50 of them strikes.â€
Why hasn’t he thrown 70 strikes out of 78 pitches? I mean a 2 to 1 strike to ball ratio is terrible.
“Outside distractions? What would those be?â€
i kind of think he meant madonna. which would be hilarious.
your looking at just Batting Average, look at when he got his hits and how he was driving in runs. heck he led the team in hr’s for a while. right around when seattle came in a second time (sorry i dont have the schedule in front of me so maybe May was too general and after seeing those #’s i see i was wrong) he was carrying team.
i didnt say he was bernie williams or would be, it looked like he had a chance of being a bernie williams type- a switch hitting centerfielder that the team can count on.
he is still only 23, remember how all of you hated him and joked about him in his first call up in 2005. then what happened you loved him the last two yrs so now a bad couple months and you hate him again?
http://newyorkyankeesnews.com/maelias33/weblog/
It’s been fixed. Yes! The system works!
Melky must of had a rough night with Madonna.
The line on Robertson was “Dave Robertson has thrown 78 pitches in his four innings of relief, 50 of them strikes.” This is a good ratio. Had the ‘only’ been before 50 it would have implied that this ratio is less than stellar.
rebecca, it was on perezhilton.com. if that’s considered a reliable source, i’m not sure…
Rebecca – this was in the last thread
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GoSox
July 2nd, 2008 at 4:00 pm
FWIW:
Sources reveal exclusively to PerezHilton.com that Rodriguez’s wife, Cynthia, has left him.
And, what more, she already has another man!
“Cynthia has been seeing Lenny Kravitz,†an insider reveals exclusively to us.
…
In fact, a source tells us that Cynthia has left her kids in Miami to go on a romantic getaway with Lenny in Paris, where the two are currently holed up.
http://perezhilton.com/2008-07-02-a-rod-is-cuckolded
obviously i meant hank was targeting arod. i doubt hank would target a player like melky when he could go after arod.
not saying its deserved. just seems like its right up hank’s alley.
Rebecca-
does you mom work for US Weekly?
I’m curious, does anyone know how old Melky is?
“Maybe it’s aimed at the untouchable one….the day after being announced as the new Gillette Guy….he’s not in the lineup….just a thought”
That is a good one.
Hank obviously is refering to this kind of things.
Once George also said the same about Jeter.
Melky is 48
Did somebody here really just link Perezhilton?
Wow.
Sad.
Alex better get C-rod back to NY. Enough of these garbage rumors.
“Maybe it’s aimed at the untouchable one….the day after being announced as the new Gillette Guy….he’s not in the lineup….just a thoughtâ€
That is a good one.
Hank obviously is refering to this kind of things.
Once George also said the same about Jeter.
Now they’ll turn it into a commercial with Jeter showing up unshaven after a late night and Hank giving him a Gillete razor and telling him to go shave.
I do not think Hank is targeting A-Rod.
Arod is probalby hitting the best on the team during this miserable offense.
There is a good chance it is against Jeter, given his ads pulicity.
Mark: No, she just has a celebrity obsession thing.
A-Rod is the only one driving in any runs. Maybe melky should start getting with Madonna.
Lighten up, folks. Nobody said “Melky is as good as Bernie Williams was.” Bernie (my favorite 1990s Yankee) didn’t do anything particularly special until he was 25 or 26. He didn’t establish himself as a regular until he was 24.
At 21, Melky was a good starting CF. At 21, Bernie was a very good starting CF… in AA. At 22, Melky regressed. I was hoping it was a consolidation year, but that’s looking less likely. Still, as a 22 year old, he played a full MLB season as a starting CF and wasn’t a liability. Find me some guys who did that, and you’ll be finding me some Hall of Famers and some Cesar Cedenos.
I’m hoping Melky lands in between. It is NOT ridiculous to say he has a shot to be a Bernie-type player. A shot.
“I’m curious, does anyone know how old Melky is?”
and does the Melk have an expiration date ?
chad moller is a better hitter than molina.
12-0 Rangers for the sweep
Heard it here first
Wow, Cynitha and Lenny!
You go Girl!
Do I smell a Barbara Walters special. Alex and C-rod showing how happy they are together?
Geez someone really hates both of them.
Lenny Kravitz has the same agent as A-Rod and Madonna too. This guy must throw some interesting parties.
If Madonna were to get naked in front of Melky Cabrera, I think he’d crawl into the fetal position immediately…or he’d give her some “oye mami, ven pa’ca” line which would either really turn her on or off. who knows.
Other than that, nothing else to say. I refuse to get into any Melky/Gardner, Sabathia, or whatever else wars for the next….ten minutes or so.
we need a win today
we have tough games after this…
4 vs bos
2 vs tb
1 at pit
3 at tor
let’s see what we’re made of. 3 of the better pitching clubs are coming up
Lenny Kravitz?
No. C’mon. Seriously? Lenny Kravitz?
How funny would it be if she was at the stadium today, it would prove the article was bogus.
“Geez someone really hates both of them.”
Probably a lot of somebodies. But, one would think that A-Rod’s experience in Toronto had taught him that he’s really not invisible.
On a much lighter note – anyone seen the sportscenter commercial with Posada? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWYaJmO5plw
SWEEP
What’s wrong with Lenny Kravitz? I thought women thought he was a hearthrob, no?
Don’t ever embarrass yourself and refer to Posada’s contract as an albatross.
Especially when he can still hit.
Next time if you refer to an albatross contract look towards SF or find Pavano.
10 games till break whats a realistic goal for the rest of schedule:
2-2 vs boston
1-1 vs tampa
1-0 pitt
2-1 toronto
How does 6-4 sound? anything else is superb anything worse and the ship will be sinking fast
http://newyorkyankeesnews.com/maelias33/weblog/
I hate when people come on here and link to their own sub-par blogs.
“What’s wrong with Lenny Kravitz? I thought women thought he was a hearthrob, no?”
Hey… maybe so. I’m not knocking Lenny’s ability to get with the ladies. I’m just thinking about his music…
This is all a smokescreen to cover up the smoldering romance between Madonna and Lenny Kravitz.
If the Yanks don’t win tonight I am going to jump!
Maybe you weren’t watching the Yankees in April, don’t rely solely on Melky’s BA, he was fantastic
Women love Lenny Kravitz
How far fetched is it for Madonna and A-Rod to be friends?
Not like they have the same manager or anything and both reside in Miami.
“Hey… maybe so. I’m not knocking Lenny’s ability to get with the ladies. I’m just thinking about his music…”
Oh yeah, his music is definitely subpar.
The A-Rod/Madonna romance makes sesne to me, Alex is notorious for loving very “muscular” women
I heard Lenny Kravitz is a lot like a third-rate Jimi Hendrix in bed.
Melky needs to take Gardner aside and ask him this:
Are you gonna go my way?
Madonna and A-Rod and Lenny Kravitz have the same pr guy with the name Guy Oseary! So what is going on is he messing with his clients or is somebody messing with him because all 3 are his clients so i dont buy the story!
“I heard Lenny Kravitz is a lot like a third-rate Jimi Hendrix in bed.”
He’s a third rate Hendrix on stage too. (I take my guitar stylings pretty seriously).
Do you think Boras has anything to do with these rumors?
wow this could be true boras trying to burry arod!
Nick in SF: nice job on that one.
I heard Brett Gardner once bagged Megan Fox and Lindsay Lohan at the same time. He’s also going 5-5 tonight with 3 assists in CF.
no melky!
thank goodness!
Melky dating Martha Stewart?
Perez Hilton may report tonight that Scott Boras has secretly placed some sort of RISP-driver-reducer in Madonna’s ladyparts.
can’t wait for this game to start…
Watch for the concert or the fundraiser or something. There’s always something to sell when celebrities are involved in sudden rumors.
But is bagging Lohan really all that impressive in the first?
*in the first place
From Trenton Thunder newsletter:
“Trenton OF Austin Jackson, RHP Jason Jones, 1B Chris Malec and C P.J. Pilittere were named to play for the Northern Division All-Stars at the Northeast Delta Eastern League All-Star Game on Wednesday, July 16th. The mid-summer classic will be played at Merchantsauto.com Stadium in Manchester, NH. This is the first Eastern League All-Star game for all four players.”
I was all excited, my hubby asked if I wanted to go to the Thunder game tomorrow night. I just checked for tix – standing room only!!!! (Well, there’s fireworks after the game, so what did I expect?!) I’m a spoiled brat, so I probably won’t go.
RHP Luis Mendoza (1-2, 5.40) has never faced any of the Yankees
The kiss of death.
Poor Ponson. Unless he pitches a no hitter and the defense commits no errors the Yankees track record would show we’re screwed.
If I were a millionaire professional athlete I would only bang girls that looked like carolina ardohain.
Jorge,
Dear god man! Lohan and Fox at the same time? Gardner’s like what, a buck ten? They all probably weigh about teh same.
“RHP Luis Mendoza (1-2, 5.40) has never faced any of the Yankees.”
Why does this sentence look so ominous on my computer screen? Wait, don’t answer that…
Hopefully they will break out of their current RISP abyss today. I’m going to see my favorite band and thus won’t get to watch the game until late tonight, but…may Ponsanity prevail!!! And hopefully Brett gets his first hit.
Bagging Lindsay Lohan is the equivalent of actively pursuing STDs. No thanks.
Oh, and Lenny Kravitz? Not hot. Not a good musician, either.
BBB,
Yes, Kravitz is a no-talent-a$$-clown.
the writing is on the wall look for melky and kennedy to be traded at somepoint this year… for what i don’t know hopefully more than a bag of ball
isn’t Martha Stewart too old for Melky?
“carolina ardohain”
Frances is it safe for me to do a search of her at work?
I am not sure who Hank is referring to, but I know this morning Max Kellerman on ESPN radio was talking about Melky hanging out in clubs and bars very often and how he needs to be reined in.
I see the Yanks are facing a pitcher they have never seen before. That usually means it takes them at least one time through the order before they figure the pitcher out. I hope that’s not the case and they jump all over this guy.
Kravits get top notch punani, Cynthia Rodriguez is not close to his league….must give good brain.
“the writing is on the wall look for melky and kennedy to be traded at somepoint this year”
Is it really on the wall? Why would they trade either of those guys right now when their value is at its lowest?
ray, she is a model..from argentina…I would eat the blank right out of her blank.
Yes, its safe to google her at work.
ESPN is slamming debating ARod-Madonna on “Around the Horn”
they take Doreen’s position that no cheating if ya got kids.
party poopers.
Wow francis, you dont get that kind of info as an espn insider
I told you Melky would get the day off. thought they would play Molina at catcher and DH Jorge but keeping Betemit in the lineup.. this is the best lineup when Hideki is out..
WHo are you going to complain about today.. gardneer at $300k a yr. ot=r the zillionare who have not produced????
Let Melky clear his head again clowns he is 24 give it some time my patient non panic strikin fans……..
Wait, Francis…is there something going around about C-Rod and Kravitz? What is going on here?! We’ve gone from baseball to punani (not that I mind).
Fran, they should have reigned his mediocre a$$ in long ago. They might try and do the same with CANOt hit.
Francis
I just googled your girl..she’s no Kim Kardashian
baseball to punani describes the way this team has been playing
Kim Kardashian probably has more STDs than Megan Fox, Lindsay Lohan and Jenna Jameson combined
Did anyone see Gardner’s twin brother in the stands last night. The YES network kept showing him. He got a couple of balls, some popcorn and was cheering like crazy.
Melky made a big mistake when he went after Cynthia. No wonder he’s being benched.
Buckner,
Nicely put.
thank God melky is benched.
Stay on these babies HANK!! If the offense wants to hit .170 with RISP you should bark all you want.
Hopefully this bullpen stays consistent doesn’t look to bad.
Gardner’s twin brother? Ozzie was in town??????
How dare you say a bad word about Megan Fox. Shame on you!
thank you mad prince. comments like that are the only way i’ll get thru this stretch
I see today as a lose-lose. If we lose the game then obviously the sweep at home to the Rangers will be very disappointing. But even if we win, losing this series on the heels of the Sox series is extremely frustrating.
I do not know if I will even watch the game.
Can we just stop with the Melky and Cano partying nonsense already?
They play a kids game for a living. They are not curing cancer.
Do you people really think that Melky and Cano’s partying habits are any different than any other ball player?
Are you people jealous because you can not live that lifestyle?
It’s a known fact that Melky works out with A-Rod. So obviously he’s sober enough in the morning to wake up early and work out.
I’m willing to bet that the majority of you sleep til 5PM when you have a hangover.
They are young ballplayers. Partying is what young ballplayers do.
They are not building spaceships to travel to Galaxy Zion.
Personally, I am surprised it took Hank this long to pipe in. He seems to be quieter of late.
Nick in SF,
Geez, now I’m hearing about Melky goin after C-Rod…what is going on during the players’ time off? One big massive, pinstriped gang-bang with “The Immaculate Collection” playing in the background. Scary…and sorry kids.
canocabrera-
don’t be a playa hata.
its not like she’s got her stick in every hive like pavano.
“But even if we win, losing this series on the heels of the Sox series is extremely frustrating.
I do not know if I will even watch the game.”
So even if they win you will not be happy? Why do you even bother to watch games at all then?
Do you know how many other things you can accomplish during your day in the 3 hours it takes to watch a ballgame?
ray,
We’re just venting.
I am sure every ballplayer has their way with the bottle and the nightlife. “I’m talking about drawing a line in the sand over which YOU DO NOT…also, Dude, chinamen is not the preferred nomenclature. Asian American, please.”
Btw, I just became cool enough to get up to date on the whole A-Rod, Madonna thing (I am more of a stats guy then a celeb gossip guy). Anyways, while I am not a big fan of infidelity, baseball, more than any other sport (IMO), is plagued with guys cheating on their wife. I love how when it is A Rod, though, this is suddenly a big deal. The media loves to hate this guy!
Ray,
Do you know how many other things you can accomplish during your day in the 3 hours it takes to watch a ballgame?
Or perhaps what one might accomplish instead of posting comments on this blog all day?
LOL, I didn’t say they were ugly, just that they were.. promiscuous. I’d rather keep my nether regions, thank you
I’ve seen ONE video of Melky and Robbie “partying”
Robinson was having fun while Melky looked rather uncomfortable. Jeter’s partying ways are more documented but those two kids get a bad rap
Mad Prince,
Vent all you want. I’m just venting that I think it’s dumb when people keep mentioning Cano’s and Cabrera’s partying.
Does anyone remember the commercial the boss did with Jeter making fun of his night life?
Also I don’t know if you were talking about me, but I’ve never used the word “chinamen” in my life.
Just wanted to poke my head in…used to be a regular all of last year. Good to see little has changed. Everyone still panics and overreacts. DFA whoever has a bad game and call up the kid from the minors.
ray,
that was quote from The Big Lebowski. Excellent film. 10th Anniversary.
I definitely remember those commercials, but Ray, please, don’t make the mistake of comparing Cano or Melky to Derek Jeter, even at 24 years old.
“Or perhaps what one might accomplish instead of posting comments on this blog all day? ”
I multi task and type and read extremely fast so this takes up very little of my time.
canocabrera-
I get it. I just don’t want to dump of women when being a male and promiscuous is celebrated (for xample when Trump is single).
raymagnetic ®™ wrote “Are you people jealous because you can not live that lifestyle?”
Yes. I’m jealous. I’d love to be in their position and make millions doing something I enjoy.
Nothing wrong with these guys partying. As long as they act responsibly, and so far I haven’t seen any evidence to the contrary.
Poor Melky. After April, I thought he was gonna break out. But with Melk’s numbers, even Bernie would’ve sat for a game or 2.
Ray,
What’s the secret? I waste a lot of time each day and am mildly proud of it.
Technically, I think tonight’s game is still win-lose, not lose-lose. I’m trying to confirm.
I agree with you there, Mark
Hi Phil-
got any stock tips?
“that was quote from The Big Lebowski. Excellent film. 10th Anniversary.
I definitely remember those commercials, but Ray, please, don’t make the mistake of comparing Cano or Melky to Derek Jeter, even at 24 years old.”
Flew right over my head cause I’ve never seen it before.
Cano’s numbers are better than the captains his first few years in the league.
Jeter was slightly above average and Cano is well above average this year notwithstanding.
“Kim Kardashian probably has more STDs than Megan Fox, Lindsay Lohan and Jenna Jameson combined.”
Perris has something to say about that.
I wonder if Jeter will take Arod out on the town to get his head straight. Maybe give him some of his over flow of hot chicks crumbs.
canocabrera-
can you link to the party video
LOL, I once read a story about Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez meeting Lindsay Lohan in a NY club. A-Rod went up to her and struck up a conversation while Jeter the ladies man stood sheepishly in the corner.
Who the hell is Perez Hilton, and why does anything they say matter?
I know most of you arent superstitious. But can their be a curse of Santana? All the players from our team that was mentioned in that deal have either gotten hurt,are playing badly or both. I was against that trade but i think its time to try to find a Twins jersey under the stadium.
“Who the hell is Perez Hilton, and why does anything they say matter?”
Agreed.
Ray,
Rent it tonight! Seriously wonderfully hilarious film.
It is my favorite movie of all time.
Do you like the Coen Brothers? (O Brother Where Art Though, No Country For Old Men, Fargo, etc.)
Cano and Cabrera partying when they should have still been at home sobbing after losing to the Indians. Stupid Jerks!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THglahAJnvU
Im not a Lindsey Lohan fan. But “Mean Girls”(i was forced to watch)was hillarious. Made me also wonder why girls didnt look like that when i was going to school.
SOS,
Santana’s numbers aren’t exactly “eye-popping”…
Mad Prince,
Fargo is one of my favorite movies. If they’re behind the Big Lebowski I might want to see it.
O’ Brother was pretty good as well.
Thats right ray, shame on thm
They lose 3 in a row and this place becomes a teen gossip chat room.
Mad Prince,
Love the Coen Brothers, “Miller’s Crossing” is my favorite film from them, haven’t seen “No Country…” yet though.
Mark – Yay! Finally. Ya know, Cynthia and ARod JUST had their second daughter. I know if a marriage is in trouble it doesn’t necessarily matter. And Madonna JUST adopted that little boy from Africa. I don’t know, call me crazy, but they all should be a little too busy to even be thinking about cheating (if in fact ANY of this is true, which who the heck knows).
SoS: If Santana can curse teams, he needs to work on that curse-aim of his; he’s hitting the Mets too
“Cano and Cabrera partying when they should have still been at home sobbing after losing to the Indians. Stupid Jerks!”
Oh man, the nerve of them. I don’t see ONE fetal position pose either.
Ray,
I’d never seen that one before.
Melky looks so quiet.
Exactly Doreen!
Honestly logic flies out the window in the face of the credibility of the NY Post and Perez Hilton (whoever that may be).
Lenny Kravitz? AAA playa.
You guys know who his mother is, right? You would never match them up if you didn’t know. Totally out of left field.
Hope Melky takes this as a positive. Someone who went to the game said they saw Melky give attitude to Gardner in the field.
Ray,
If you like Fargo, you’ll love Lebowski. O Brother is hilarious too, my second favorite. More of a guys flick, or so it seems.
Frank Discussion,
Oddly enough, I just never could get into Miller’s Crossing. It might be the one Coen Bros. film I can’t handle. Barton Fink is pretty sweet.
side note, Pete, sad day up and down the boardwalk and all along the Backstreets, as Madame Marie passed away. Good story on the Asbury Park press website.
I think that whole Melky/Gardner handshake thing was fabricated
So, I’m just getting in.
What happened? Cynthia left Alex for Lenny Kravitz? What?..lol.
I remember his mommy from The Jeffersons…
Just win a game tonight!
Carolina Asdohain looks like something Jeter would say ” been there done that”. Man if i was Jeter for a day.
Doreen – take the source (NY Post) with a grain of salt. Remember last year when after Alex was shown in Toronto with the blonde lady, the Post had a picture of Cynthia leaving their apartment with a suitcase and captioned that she stormed off and was leaving Alex. Where did she really go – to Boston to meet Alex and spent the weekend with him there.
I take anything the New York Post says with a grain of salt.
Two words:-
Rupert + Murdoch.
This is the kind of crap his tabloids (its an insult to call them newspapers) specialize in. Always have, always will – no matter where they are in the world.
Wow, all kinds of crazy stuff goin on.
C-Rod allegedly running away with Lenny, A-Rod allegedly visiting Madonna in the wee hours of the morning.
And then there is Jeter, who intelligently has never married, the end result being his shagging 6 of Maxim’s finest.
Fran,
I know. I don’t know why I let myself get drawn into this. I swore I wasn’t!
Guess I can’t resist a little gossip, after all. (sheepish grin)
“Betemit (6 of his last 17, four runs, two RBI) has been less helpless of late at the plate.”
Peter, I really don’t understand why Betemit has been your whipping boy this season. Less helpless of late? His OPS since May 8 is .878. It’s not a lot of ABs, and even I don’t expect him to do that for a full season, but the idea that he’s been terrible until very recently is just wrong.
He’s the best backup infielder the Yankees have had in years. Miles better than past blog favorites like Miguel Cairo and Andy Phillips.
Posada two hits last night- So smart Joe sits him tonight
Posada must’ve had some issues tonight because BPTV said there was going to be further details expected by Kim Jones on the YES pregame.
It’s really a sad and pathetic statement for people, and nothing proves it more than this board, that they need to live their sex lives through Jeter and or Rodriguez. I wonder how many of you guys (males) are more jealous of not being the woman in the stories.
I agree, cut the Hollywood crap talk. New York Post is one of the most horrible newspapers in the nation. Only uneducated types follow the life of Paris Hilton and Brittney Spears.
Go watch the The Insider crap on cable and stick to the New York Yankees.
GB: Certainly not me.
GreenBeret7 -
Now THAT is an interesting take on the situation.
S.o.S.27-
it depends on your school distict, but in general, there’s good and bad everywhere. Mean Girls – haven’t seen it, but I imagine it’s funny, it was written by tina fey.
My preciction- 6-4 Yankees
Ponson 5 innings 3 runs, way too many pitches
Yanks score early, and Bret the Jet has a good game, collecting 2 hits, 2 steals and 2 runs scored
Not me either, GB7. The whole thing leaves a bad taste in my mouth. Its almost a “think of the children” deal.
Tabloids exist because people like to live vicariously at others expense. Yeah, sad.
Glad to see Melky getting a day’s rest. He needs it. Still not ready to give up on the kid. Time will tell. Didn’t like Girardi lame answer last night about why he didn’t have Melky bunt. So far, he’s not impressing me as a manager.
Were Ken Singleton and Michael Kay at a pig roast all day? They are wearing Tommy Bahama shirts and look like they’ve been partying for a while. Weird.
The Big Lebowski: still, to this day, the only movie I’ve ever walked out of.
GO YANKS!
why is posada not in the lineup? he can still hit!
http://www.nypost.com/seven/07022008/news/regionalnews/a_rods_wife_linked_to_lenny_kravitz_118235.htm
Hi Pete
It was good to see you again
wait, posada not in?
i saw the yes lineup without posada but i checked online and he is in there. late scratch?
Sidney Ponson?
Luis Mendoza ERA 5.40?
Luis Mendoza has never faced any of the Yankees?
Triple Threat!
Who said Posada isn’t playing. His name is in the lineup.
On the pre-game Kim said that Girardi detected a mechanical flaw in Jorge’s delivery to throw runners out and they need to work on it. Don’t think that it why he was scratched though.
THE SEASON IS OVER!!!!! THE YANKEES WILL NEVER SCORE MORE THEN 3 RUNS A GAME……. THEY MAKE ME SICK, I’M DONE.
I hope the Yankees offense shows up tonight.
Let’s go Yanks
Ladies, that post was more directed at the male portion of the board. They spend more time drooling over Jeter’s life in the sack than his life around the second sack. Sometimes, it’s difficult to figure which part these guys want to play. I’m wioth ya’ll, though. I’m getting tired of reading about it. It ranks right at the bottom of the list with who’s on steroids.
Um so, the posts ’source’ is this bogus celeb site? SO where are the pictures of c-rod and Lenny?
Wait…Jorge was scratched?
Pete, help us out here…
i have a good feeling bout this game
Fran, Girardi needs to work on his mechanical flaws with his managerial skills and let Pena work on Posada’s throwing. Girardi was never that great a catcher to begin with…offensively or defensively.
It’s raining here .
Is it rain there ?
Posada is playing
Cynthia is trying to lure Bret Favre out of retirement? What!??!?!
What has Aaron Rodgers done to deserve this???
Nick, it’s true, my friends uncles sisters, friend told me so. You think tmz would run with it?
Nick: He would, wouldn’t he?
Jennifer – you have to ask? Of course the Post would run with it.
This Ponson guy is amazing
lol we’ll see
So, how much alcohol am I gonna need to drink to get this team to score a run? I’m ready for it, I’m starving and have to wait for dinner…
Rebecca no need to hold off on alcohol. You don’t need to eat, drink up. lol
GB – I am sure that Pena will work with Posada. I think that Girardi has a good reputation as a catcher here because he was on the Championship Yankee teams.
lets go offense
I can’t believe Brett Favre might be back again. Actually..I guess I can.
Aaron Rodgers is gonna need to start working on a new Favre voodoo doll
So wait it is true that Farve might be back? He is worse at retiring than Roger!
should we do a shot for each Yankee run scored?
I wanna be wasted by the end of the night..
One pitch, one out?
Wow. Johnny, that is so not cool.
So far this looks familiar. Good pitching, offensive offense.
Link about Favre:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3471189
come on Bobby
SA, if you do that you’re so gonna end the night sober.
sa- why? you won’t be drunk at all. Drink up for each man left on base.
Jeter really loves Young.
This guy is just coming off the DL.Wonder if the Yankees can hit against him?
This Texas pitcher has thrown 17 innings and making his first start in over 2 months. Was out with shoulder trouble – this is a recipe for disaster for the Yanks. These are the types of pitchers they make look like Cy Young.
yeah..my “Shot for each Yankee run scored tonight game” might not be too successful tonight.
Great start so far.
This damn team is going to kill me.
the NY Post isn’t always wrong.
remember when they said Oscar de la Hoya was a cross dress – they were right.
remember when they said WMDs in Iraq – well, one outta two aint bad.
I heard the Texas pitching coach give a scouting report on his pitcher. Power sinker is his best pitch so expect alot of ground balls.
Along those lines, perhaps all those charities that base their donations on the number of homeruns should probably change that a donation for every runner left in scoring position. At least for this season, they’d probably raise more money.
Sidney is getting fly ball outs – I think he is supposed to be a ground ball pitcher, but he is doing a good job through 2.
phew. game was on the line there with runner on second.
Not bad Sir Sidney..not bad at all.
Time for the Yankee bats to..eh..whatever…
Mark: LMAO
Doreen, that’s not a bad idea.
Just a reminder that I’m a Ponson believer. A guy who has pitched like he has still can do good things.
Ponson is looking pretty good.
More Bad News:
from the AP,
” General Motors’ stock falls below $10 for first time since 1954 “
Arod seems to thrive on controversy. Let’s see if the Madonna Kravitz connection can titillate him no pun intended.
If you’re looking for a fun, OPTIMISTIC drinking game, how about you take a shot/drink for every scoreless inning that Ponson picks up.
That would be fun.
shot #1
Nick: That’ll get you pretty toasted by the end of the night.
shot #2
CANOOOO!!!! YES!
Did we just score a run?
For real?
THANK YOU HANK STEINBRENNER!
Alex always remembers a kindness. Robby is just plain scared. Ha ha ha.
I guess Robby didn’t go out last night
great shot
wow. Did that just happen? yay!
nice job by cano
#3
I hope everyone is on their 3 shot.
Say what you want but I believe these guys need a little shaking up now and again.
Hey look! A lead! What do we do with this?
Cano sighting…Robbie heating up can only bring us good things!
is anyone having trouble with MLB TV… Mine is slow and shows the Yankees winning 1-0. That can’t be right, they never score that early.
Mark,
Don’t know if you were kidding or not, but on the De La Hoya thing, I think those pictures turned out to be photoshops after all.
I love this line-up…except I’d like to see Jorge @ DH, ‘Stache @ 1B and Molina / Moeller (he is allowed to play, right?) platooning @ C until Jorge’s shoulder properly heals.
Look at this – we have a center fielder who when the ball is in the air he tracks it down and I feel confident he’s going to catch it!!
I think Gardner in the 9-hole can bring us that “energy” Melke did in ‘06…two leadoff men.
†General Motors’ stock falls below $10 for first time since 1954 “
That company should just fold up and go away. Their cars are average at best. Their ONLY hope is that the release of the new Camero – one used in Transformers – brings in additional sales. But at $4.50 a gallon, soon to be hitting $5 by end of summer, not so much.
Good luck GM. Congrats on your consistent production of mediocrity.
Sidney couldn’t fit in Texas? He’s not slim or anything but come on, Texas is supposed to be HUGE!
Come on Ponson. Get out of this.
All tied up now..
unlucky for nyy
that was a good pitch from ponson
While I am excited for the run, it was a solo shot so they still fear the RISP reaper.
RISP reaper looks like Peter Gammons, guitar strapped to his back, Babe Ruth’s old Sox uni as his cloak.
“Look at this – we have a center fielder who when the ball is in the air he tracks it down and I feel confident he’s going to catch it!!”
..No comment
Oh no..
Bah, had to see this coming. Pretty much every out Ponson got in the first two were hit hard.
Quick, everyone rush down to Home Depot and get your
“Rangers sweep Yanks” brooms.
This is sad and it is only the 3rd inning.
Swept by Texas
canocabrera – you don’t have to comment on it – but Melky looks lost out there – he definitely gets the job done, but I hold my breath until the ball is caught
It was nice to have a lead for ten minutes.
not to be nancy negative here, but why does this 3-1 deficit feel like 11-0?? golly i hope i’m wrong.
carmine,
the first was a bloop hit, 2nd was a broken bat bloop, young’s was a a good pitch that he took a defensive swing at, last hit was also a bloop
ponson is doing just fine
Texas’ 1-4 men are “professional hitters” and Catalanotto (#5 – Yankee Killer) and the youngster Davis (#6) are pretty damn good, too.
RISP reaper looks like Peter Gammons, guitar strapped to his back, Babe Ruth’s old Sox uni as his cloak
And a bloody sock.
I was washing dishes – how did ARod not score on Cano’s HR?
Irony of ironies: Ponson gives up runs to help keep LoHud Yankee fans sober!
At what point does Michael Kay get over the fact that Josh Hamilton used to be a drug addict? WE GET IT. Three nights in a row now…sheesh. When can we forget about his past and recognize him instead for the great, pure player he is now?
I don’t think you should hold your breath, JoeT. While he may be struggling offensively, Melky’s defense remains solid. I guess thats a natural fear though.
What Jeter said.
Hold them to three, score lots more.
No I haven’t been drinking. Yet.
Doreen – Cano doubled and A-Rod scored
“RISP reaper looks like Peter Gammons, guitar strapped to his back, Babe Ruth’s old Sox uni as his cloak.”
LOL…please boot the MFer outta the Yankees Dugout he’s overstayed his welcome.
Hamilton hit a good pitch. how many of the yankee millionaires can hit good pitchs? They hit mistakes..
gardner took a step back on the Boggs hit 1st if he did not he would have made the play…
“The current panic aside, they aren’t that bad, are they?”
No, they’re worse.
i like brian cashman. a lot. but $200 million and no center fielder? really?
“(even though I have Hamilton in FBB)”
FANTASY BB GOLD (I think someone on ESPN compared Hamilton to Mick…WOW.)
I’m sorry – I thought I was reading Cano had an HR. Thanks.
I’d like to see Molina and Moeller get all of the Rays games. Otherwise we should just forfeit because those cats get on base it will be all over.
there’s some luck for nyy
big bouncer – 1b for damon
steal 2nd, 1b gets a run back
We gotta capatilize!!!
Lets see some Hit-n-Run Magic like the old days Cap…
The day of rest helped Jeter!
Good going Kinsler you four tool player you!
Cashman sucks… he hasn’t done anything productive except resign our own players
Let’s see if the Yanks can take advantage of the error.
more luck, E on kinsler
Mr DP got lucky on that one.
Kinsler is an AMAZING 2B…we’ll take it.
Yankees, you need to capitalize on this.
He has 16 errors, how is that amazing?
abreu has to at least do his job here, but a hit would be great
These Yankees are painfully reminiscent of the Yankees in the late 80’s and early to mid 90’s.
SHORT PORCH…3 run jack Bobby…
What a GUN!!!!
Amazing? Well 16 errors is amazing, I’ll give you that.
Yeah, you’re absolutely right, Cashman should have gone out and signed Andruw Jones – we’d have a centerfielder then, wouldn’t we?
By the way, I think it’s really important to recognize that the high Yankee payroll is a combination of a few factors that are never properly accounted for: the Yankees locking up their own talent (in the past Bernie, but now Jeter, Posada, and Rivera) for very high sums of money; the fact that the Yankees don’t start with a $0 payroll each offseason, but that older (particularly backloaded) contracts (like Giambi and Abreu) that were made six or seven years ago, or acquired two or three seasons ago also tend to drag that payroll up.
People forget that one of the reasons (although by far not the exclusive one) the Yankees have a large payroll now is paying for the success of the early decade; when the Yankees were winning 100 games a year in 2002, 2003, and 2004, it was (partly) due to contracts signed like Jeter’s and Giambi’s, and the two of them combine for over $40 million on payroll this season.
The current panic aside, they aren’t that bad, are they?
Pete, while I would love nothing more than to sit and pile on a pounding by the Yankees, I fear, that Yes, they are that bad offensively.
they need to hit the “Reset” button for their offense.
It would be soooo nice if Alex…
jeter lol
jeter should have taken 2nd, bradley’s throw had plenty of air under it
Alan
July 2nd, 2008 at 7:57 pm
These Yankees are painfully reminiscent of the Yankees in the late 80’s and early to mid 90’s.
Ha ha. Not so much, dude. Exagerate much?
“Amazing? Well 16 errors is amazing, I’ll give you that.”
Sorry, El Capitan…I was talking an AMAZING OFFENSIVE 2B….all better?
Were not bad, were not good. Hence were a 500 ball club
I’d much rather see Arod get a single to right/center than have him attempt to try to hit a HR… if he’s swinging for the fences – he should compete in the HR hitting contest… oh…. what’s that… he’s not competing in the HR contest b/c it might mess his swing up… – What a joke.
Boston – Tampa 1-1.
Hope Boston wins so they are not completely pissed and come in here and wax the Yankees.
Get out the rye bread and mustard!!
Yes, just not so much on the defensive side.
I don’t know if bad is the word we need here Pete. I’d say they are lazy underachievers who only seem to respond to the stick.
If that’s your definition of “not that bad” then I guess they’re not that bad.
I’ll say it again and I’ll live by it. Thank God for Hank Steinbrenner. Who knows how much longer they would have sleep walked through games if he didn’t call them out.
what will happen here?
The usual? or will we get something from this?
Fingers crossed
Note to Giardi: don’t bunt here.
Hoping Boston wins is ridiculous philosophy… At this point Yankee fans should always root for 2 things a)A Boston loss and b) step closer to the playoffs – which is the wild card – which if memory serves correct BOSTON currently has…
So GO RAYS!!! Beat the snot out of Boston
this board deteriorates with each passing day
Groundhoggator. Ditto.
trust in the stache
See, when Melky sits, good things happen!
YAY the Pornstache strikes back!
to finish my earlier post:
GET OUT THE RYE BREAD AND MUSTARD GRANDMA…… IT’S GRANDDDDDDDDD SLAMAI TIME!!!!!!!!!!
THANK YOU HANK STEINBRENNER.
Giambi is a 173 hitter with RISP.
There is a God folks. There is a God.
W00H00
i called it – kinda – hahaha
who cares !!!
YESSSSSSSSSSSSS
A grand S-T-A-C-H-E!!!!!!
THANK YOU MICHAEL KAY, “Giambi is batting .167 with RISP”…..BANG
GIAMBARINO…
Is that scoring with risp enuff for ya?
THE AMAZING POWER
OF THE
SUPER-STACHE!!!!
HOLY PORNSTACHIO!!!
STACHE!!!
anyone know what their record is since the “Stache”?
Wow!! They scored run. And took advantage of the error.
The power of the stache.
’stache!!!!!!!!!!!
And these are your Yankees who can’t hit pitchers they’ve never seen before. Unless you manage to scare them into it…
that helps my team…and my fbb
giambi hit a mistake.. good for him. now his AVG with RISp will be about 180…
guys who bat in the middle of the order and make the big $$$$$$$ must come thru, 9th hitters are role players the big boys need to produce…
Good job Giambino…
Lesson #1 in the Pitching Commandments – Thou shall get ahead in the count…
He’s been 2-0 on practically every hitter this inning – so he deserved the carnage that was thrust upon him.
“Yes, just not so much on the defensive side”
Agree 100% after you pointed it out…I get so damn focused on FBB stats that I forget real BB stats matter, too!
huh ?
We deinitely want the Sox to be swept by the Rays. No question.
The ‘Stasche strikes again…..:)
Go Yankees!
i hate to mention this.. but i feel melky would have dove and got that ball in cf. just saying
im going to give this brett kid a hard time till he shows something.
Come on Sidney. You can’t give them back. Please.
HOLY ROBBY!!
WEB WEB WEB WEB GEM GEM GEM GEM!!!!!
“that helps my team…and my fbb”
Ditto, picked up the ‘Stache on 3 of 4 FBB teams when he began his “run”…I was worried it was over.
This Rangers lineup is tough…as always…c’mon Ponsanity.
nice..dp
ughh,
go back runs
Lead lasts five minutes again
Who are these guys?
Sheesh, I step out go get dinner and we hit a grand slam?!
What’s this world coming to?
Is that scoring with risp enuff for ya?
For now. But with the way Texas hits and the poor pitching by Ponson, they are going to need more than 1 Grand Stache to win this game.
Perhaps that hit can be the catalyst to a 15 hit night scoring 10 runs. Would be nice.
Gotta tell you… the Aruban Aristocrat is getting it done with smoke and mirrors… time to cut bait and try to acquire Myers from Philly. A whip in excess of 2 isn’t something to pride oneself on.
I enjoy watching Robbie when he is playing well
Nice quick inning by Sidney thanks to the DP.
Now let’s score some more.
Ponson has got to like the run support and the defense behind him the first two starts so far.
More Bad News:
Dustin Pedroia homered
Could you be a jinx Rebecca?
a bete noir?
Yeah Mark, its all Hank.
Perhaps your boss should start berating you to improve your performance because that always works. Nothing wrong with him expressing his frustration, but if you think that’s what drives the train, think again. Can just hear these guys – “Oh no, Hank’s pissed. We better hit!”
every yankee should grow the stache..
lets add some life and fun to this clubhouse.. these guys seem so disinterested this year.
THE ROMAN EMPIRE, MONGOL EMPIRE, NAZI EMPIRE, BRITISH EMPIRE, ALL FELL AT SOMETIME OF THEIR HISTORY. NOW OUR YANKEE EMPIRE IS FALLING BENEATH OUR EYES. HOWEVER AS WE FALL IT IS ABOUT CASHMAN AND GIRARDI MAKING SURE WE DONT COLLAPSE LIKE THOSE FOLLOWING EMPIRES..
Er’s post at 8:09 PM said “Huh?”
That had to be the most intelligent post he’s ever made.
Hey Pete. There is no question these runs are coming compliments of little Steinbrenner. I kept yapping about someone calling out the Yankees the way Leyland and Guillen called out their teams.
So the good news is that these guys still know how to hit.
The bad news is that they seem to need a little motivation to get the job done.
More Bad News:
Boston Chowders lead 2-1
“time to cut bait and try to acquire Myers from Philly”
Is Philly shopping Myers?
I know he’s been really disappointing this year as a SP and I heard they’re going to get in on the CC Sweepstakes…
If we can get Myers CHEAP…he still has (had) ELECTRIC stuff.
Confidential to “Anyone But Farnsworth”: all caps doesn’t always improve the content of a post or any historical anologies within.
So because of Hank talking the Yanks scored 5 runs so far? um.
Well then, the man should talk to the press every single day…
Actually…he probably would..
VRSCE: I was watching when Giambi hit the slam.
Yeah nyyfan it’s all Hank. Just like they’d fall into formation whenever George came out fighting. When the team owner starts on you you jump – if you want to keep your job.
Or did you think tinkerbell sprinkled fairy dust in their food and made them hit all of a sudden.
And oh yeah. You can believe that my boss berating me would light a fire under my ass. It usually works that way in the world.
So because of Hank talking the Yanks scored 5 runs so far? um.
Well then, the man should talk to the press every single day…
I’m all for it.
It worked in Detroit and Chicago. And now in New York.
centerfield for the Yanks is like 0 for the last 27… ouch……
RE: Red Sox
Matsuzaka’s pitching so there are no doubt going to be 5+ walks; all a question of whether the Rays let him get away with it.
Nothing would please me more than to see the Red Sox get crushed going into our four game set.
Gardner 0-8 so glad he sparked are offense
Oy, Sidney strike zone.
S.A., Hank is just like George’s hero, George S. Patton and what Omar Bradley said about Patton, “Give Georgie a headline and he’s good for another 30 miles.”
Paraphrasing, “Give Hank a headline and he’s good for 3 more wins.”
What was the answer to the trivia question? I missed the bottom half of the inning.
Either that or for the first time the Yankees learned how to hit against a pitcher they’ve never seen!
Uh, I’ll take the Hank option.
Only the violent need to answer this next question. Ha ha. If you don’t like the question, don’t answer it.
If you could take a bat to three Red Sox players, who would they be. You can rank order if you want.
Mine in no special order. Pedroia. Youklis. Beckett.
Art Howe.
You Hank fans crack me up. It’s all Hal behind the scense. The puppetmaster. The man behind the ’stache. Etc.
“scenes”
Oh good. We need no runs here.
I’m willing to say that maybe Sidney is a littl nervous pitching against Texas.
Well that’s what I want to believe here.
Oy. Sid the kid. Strikes. For the love of all that’s holy, do not give up this lead.
Youk…Schilling…Papelbon
Dice-K: 3 IP/64 PC (against the “free swinging” Rays)…with their #2 starter going 5+ all year that Beantown Pen is gonna be DEAD.
…I speak too soon
Ponson living on the edge, but escapes again.
Wow.
Nick I’m a fan of anyone who comes out and does the tough talking. His name can be Peter Rabbit for all I care.
Are you gamers taking your shots? That’s #4!
Mulligan damn! I meant to say at least three. Ha ha.
How could I forget Papelbon!
Rebecca; Then you are Mezuzah.
Cano has the quickest hands and strongest arm of any second baseman in baseball. He also has one of the top three quickest bats of any second baseman. He’ll still be at .300 at the end of the year.
lol very true GreenBeret7
Sir Sidney getting the job done.
I can’t wait to see edwar pitch tonight so he can prove all the fans that don’t want him in the pen wrong once again.
PEDRO: 1/3 IP 4 ER…so far.
Granted, Sidney hasn’t pitched well thus far. I’m just glad for his luck thus far…
which means bad luck for the Rangers
…
Another Texas error…Go Giambi!
The ‘Stasche must make them pay!
Xavier: 3/3, 2R, 3RBI… .326 12/52 40R …gonna be too expensive to get Da X-Man.
Kazmir gets out of a Bases juiced, one out jam by inducing a DP.
Still 2-1 Bosox.
Kazmir was a magician to get out of the last inning with only one run. His pitch count must be pretty high by now.
Duran, truly the “hands of stone”…80’s middleweight division reference…was there ever a better time in boxing as Hearns, Hagler, Duran and Leonard? I think not.
SA, There’s a story that Sparky Lyle told about George Steinbrenner’s power of positive thinking. Back around May of 1978, the Yankees were getting buried in injuries and he was getting upset, screaming at Martin, the players and the trainers. He went over to the wall in the clubhouse and with a roll of medical tape, taped a 6 foot high letter “P” on the wall. Somebody asked what it was for, and Steinbrenner just turned around and walked towards the door. He turned around and told everyone to leave it there until he told them differently. It stayed there until the end of the 5th game of the WS that year. He was asked again about the letter, and he just smiled and said “Probation. The trainers and everyone else has been on probation. I would have fired the trainers if there had been another injury.”
Kazmir and Dice-K have a combined WHIP of 2.00 through 7 combined innings.
The Yankees could have had lots of P’s on the wall this season, lol.
Big at bat for Jorge
You knew Michael Kay couldn’t resist a Mendoza Line joke.
Angel, George would have been broke if he had to put up that many “Ps” over the last 3 years.
That’s right MrMulligan, Cash is saving up for Teixiera….
lol There definitely would be “Ps” all over the place with this current group. Interesting story GB7.
Jorge, that was an amazing at bat!
cano take a pitch use your brain
Nice AB Jorgie!!!
Folks, beware, this guy just scored another run for Boston and he’s reported to be coming to Yankee Stadium tomorrow night:
http://tinyurl.com/4m8jfu
Cano continues the turn around.
Robbie got robbed there. Can’t blame him for that.
“That’s right MrMulligan, Cash is saving up for Teixiera….”
With the $$$$ coming off the books Tex is a NYY…but damn, we sure as hell need an OF that can rake from the RH side (moreso with Matsui’s bad knees)…the X-Man is PERFECT.
Good at bat for Cano. He’s actually taking pitches and being patient… now he just needs a little luck.
Could’ve been a break out night for Cano (and my FBB teams) but NO…
I can’t wait to see Edwar shut all the negative thinking people up tonight!
That was a nice play by Davis. That had double written all over it. Can’t fault Cano on that one.
any chance out lugs at 1B ever make that play?
None.. huge play that would have ended the game this game is not over…
Sidney cannot put the leadoff hitter on base every inning. WTF.
Ponson is a time bomb…
he needs a quick hook….
Good thing we got that run.
Get him out of there Joe.
I want Sidney to sit down now and another pitcher in.
I think Sidney gets another chance. This was Texas. Yada yada yada. But now it’s time to get someone else in the game.
Thank God for that run last inning…
Hank told Mussina to start “pitching like Jamie Moyer” and Moose turned his season around right after that.
Hank was quoted yesterday as saying “This is getting ridiculous” with the Yankee offense, and they break out in a big way tonight.
Hank is a genius.
Ladies and Gents the clock has struck midnight…
Hey Girardi. Don’t get anyone up in the pen. Let’s see if we can lose this game too.
Girardi I apologize. Edwar is up.
holy crap – this inning is going to be big. Sid needs to settle down and get through this inning. Please let the Gods of baseball smile down on the Yanks tonight. They need this BADLY!
Uh oh
Steve: I think you might be onto something there…
D*MM*T!!!
Cue whining.
The one night the Yankees score and they are not getting the pitching. These 6 runs would have won the last 2 nights.
Guess it wasn’t obvious that Ponson had run out of gas.
Unbelievable.
out – get him out
The Sir Sydney No Runs Drinking Game is over.
One batter too late, Joe.
that’s the ballgame! have a good nite everybody! don’t forget to tip your waitress on the way out!
We will need to score 10 runs to win… if Bugs Bunny is coming in for the Aristocrat – we will be down 9-6 before this inning is over….
ugh…
see you back on the scrapheap, Sidney, where you belong.
lol@ the yankees break out in a big way tonight.. yeah right dude.
giambi’s HR is a big way? Sooner or later they are going to get big HR’s that is all they are good for, that and a lot of impatience at the plate.
unreal..
Joe G and Cashman really have a plan this year let me tell you.
hi my name is joe girardi and i’m incompetent.
Bye Bye Mr.Ponson……..
Ka-boom… all gone.
lol
Come on. This is just ridiculous. Joe Girardi can’t manage
so much for the ponson solution. Time to break out the trade book Cash and find someone else. These AAA rejects are not going to get it done. I don’t care who it is, but it’s going to have to be better than Ponson, Rasner, or any other DFA reject. Time to pull some magic out of your arse Cash cause this team is quickly going into the crapper.
Guess a Northwestern education doesn’t go as far like it used to…
Well, at least hopefully we won’t have deal with another start from this piece of garbage.
“lol@ the yankees break out in a big way tonight.. yeah right dude.
giambi’s HR is a big way? Sooner or later they are going to get big HR’s that is all they are good for, that and a lot of impatience at the plate.
unreal..
Joe G and Cashman really have a plan this year let me tell you.”
Impatience at the plate? What game are YOU watching?
Post nominated for #1 idiotic post of the day.
lol Arod looks like he wants to kill someone….oooo goody Edwar pitching. I feel so comfortable.
UPDATE, 8:59 p.m.: Nobody warming up behind Ponson in the sixth inning with the middle of the lineup coming up?
Can they send Giardi to SWB? He’s about as ready for the show as IPK and Ollie.
Let’s go Edwar
OMG! They need to fire Girardi! OMG! And DFA Ponson and call up Igawa! Igawa is better than this! WE NEED CC Cashman, trade Hughes+Melky+Kennedy+Cano and all those worthless ‘prospects’ and get CC! Win in the LAST YEAR OF THE HOUSE THAT RUTH BUILT!
Ponson had to come out after the lead off walk-Giradi had no feel for that-what a waste
Joe, wake up
Seriously, I know there is not a bunch of pitching out there but did Cashman think he could really go to the well once more.
What does this say about your team when you are willing to sign Sidney Ponson and a temp replacement until Kennedy, Hughes, and Wang come back.
Either your head is not on straight or you are just kidding yourself.
Good Lord. What a terrible managing job.
always a good idea to bring in the relief AFTER the lead is lost.
You knew te whining was going to proceed, people also have to realize this is the Texas offense it’s not like they suck, Chris Davis is a huge hitting prospect and your not holding them to 2 runs per game that’s why losing 2-1, 3-2 games hurt vs Texas.
Well, Yankees are losing. The idiots are out and about. Coincidence? Lol.
Zooboy:
Couldn’t agree more. I cannot believe Girardi left Ponson in after giving up the first HR of the inning.
Take him out with a chance to win the game. Isn’t that what managers are supposed to do???
As always I’m sure Girardi will provide no explanation and take no blame for his actions, or lack thereof. I am officially anti-Girardi after this series!
as I posted earlier today, having Hawkins in the pen hurts tonight. Ponson bombed they have used Veras and robertson 2 days in a row so the need a few arms.. one of those arms is Hawkins..
Why don’t they get rid of him already.also as I posted way before the game rasner and ponson will not do it, no chance unless they hit like last year and they aint….
plenty of time to come back but with this bunch of millionaire clutch hitters you never know.. you guys can blame it on Melky tonight as usual..
they had nobody warming up because they waste 1 pitcj=hing spot on Hawkins who absolutely sucks…
Pete- I thought Ponson has pitched fairly well (not ace like but well) for his teams and it was more of his attitude that got him released. I don’t blame Girardi for keeping him in, in the 6th inning its not that bad to ask your starter to go 6 innings.
I love how most call for Girardi’s head stating they would do the opposite after the fact.
Edwar limits the damage – nice job.
The Yanks can score some more runs here.
Edwar should have started that inning.
Ponson is better than this. Remember the Met start?
You knew te whining was going to proceed, people also have to realize this is the Texas offense it’s not like they suck,
So if you knew that, then would you agree Girardi was aware of that?????
Then why was no one ready in the bull pen until it was too late????
This is not whining but pointing out the deficiencies of the new savior manager who has missed most of the 2008 season.
If they hadn’t made that play on Robbie, we’d still be winning right now..
I dunno, something tells me this game isn’t over yet.
It has nothing to do with the Texas offense or “whining” Yankees fans.
This is yet another Girardi blunder. That’s all there is to it. Period.
Texas will score their runs, but Joe G really helped them out there.
so who are we blaming tonight guys?lol
Umm Ponson was the one who gave up the HR’s. How exactly does your mind conceptualize, that somehow Hawkins being in the pen hurts the Yankees?
For someone who is supposed to be on top of every situation Girardi has made some really questionable decisions that last few games. Needless to say, you need to take Ponson out of that game after Bradleys homer. Again, just a microcosm of how the year has gone thus far.
how many more starts will 1.50 WHIP Ponson get?
putting that many guys on base against a team that actually can hit with RISP is going to hurt the ERA BAD…
It’s whining..
Brandon good point.
Bet Ponson gets another start. If this wasn’t Texas maybe he wouldn’t. After what he did against the Mets he’d have to get at least another one to see which Sidney was the real Sidney.
I’m still betting on the one that pitched against the Mets.
Well, Tejas’ first 6 hitters are DAMN good…Davis is on poace for 80 HRs over 500 ABs…but after Ponsanity got through a “lucky” 5 innings, don’t y’all think Joe G should’ve had someone warming?
I mean c’mon, Ponson has been rocky all evening…
“I love how most call for Girardi’s head stating they would do the opposite after the fact.”
Hindsight is 20/20, and 95% of the people here have perfect vision, lol.
Ponson is better than this. Remember the Met start?
May have the talent but have to disagree. He has never done much as a pitcher. A couple decent seasons, but nothing that qualifies him to be a #5 pitcher on the Yankees. Maybe for Balitmore, KC, Texas, Seattle, Pittsburgh, Cincinnati.
dont lose hope i hope everyone remebers that 2006 game vs texas the posada walkoff homerun after he got hit at home plate
angel they have limited pen options and therefore they did not want to warm up guys if there pen options are bad options…
hawkins = a bad option…
Does anybody else find it laughably ironic that our pitching sucks on the only day we score runs?
Nice job by Edwar. Get to work bats.
Hey..maybe Hank will issue another statement to the press during the 7th inning stretch…ya know..to motivate them to win this game. Since that’s what they need…
I guess Girardi was looking forward to the Boston series and did not want to burn the bullpen. But Sidney is making him do it any way. There may be a LaTroy sighting today if Yanks score few runs.
first hit gardner right now lets go !
Ponson gave up what, 3 hard hit balls all game? 2 of them were the HRs?
Yeah, he’s gonna give up a lot of baserunners. You know who else does? Daisuke Matsuzaka. As long as the baserunners are only walks and weak grounders/bloops, you’ll win more than you’ll lose.
I don’t expect the Yankees to stop scoring either.
Can’t let Ponson beat you in the this game.
Girardi should have lifted him after the Bradley HR. That’s a no brainer decision. As was having your 0 for his last 22, 9th place hitter, bunt last night down one in the bottom of the ninth.
On both occasions, Girardi spit the bit.
He’s looking more and more like a one and done manager.
The non-moves he makes on the bench are beginning to defy logic.
Its a flawed enough team as it is. If Girardi can’t make the easy decisions on the bench, he’s not the long term solution to be the manager of this team.
Just a horrific job by Girardi in this series. Let’s see if his team can bail him out of his latest bonehead non-move.
I love how people here who said we didn’t need a trade is pissed at Ponson.
Ponson did this 2 years ago with the Yankees.He had one good start then imploded.
This is the AL now.These starting pitchers aren’t gonna get away with 4-5 walks and 100 pitches in 5 innings every start.
Ponson did a great job.He did what he did 2 years ago.Now it’s Rasner turn to implode.
“so who are we blaming tonight guys?lol”
Ponson for sucking. And Girardi and Cashman for not realizing that Ponson sucks.
SJ44, shut it, idiot.
what do you all have to say about edwar now?? Maybe now all the edwar ramirez haters can stop talking bad about him… At least for today. You know who you are..
If you say so.
“I love how most call for Girardi’s head stating they would do the opposite after the fact.”
YankeeDiva:
You have absolutely no idea what you’re talking about. Ponson walked the leadoff men and gave up 2 (two) 2-run homeruns. When do you think would have been a better time to take him out? Perhaps after he gives up a 3rd homerun?
Ponson was obviously gassed and should have been taken out after the first homerun…when he still had a lead and a chance to get a win.
“Edwar should have started that inning.”
I like the ole stand-by of letting the SP start the next inning, if leading big, then getting pulled ASAP if anyone gets on base.
I think we’re all on the same page: Joey G was ASLEEP at the switch…
I’m with you Frank. I was so ready to feel the love for Girardi — absolutely loved him as a player — but so far he’s been an awful, awful manager. No feel for the game, ridiculous play calling. I can see trying to get through the inning with Ponson, but it seems like he was asleep at the switch not having someone at least getting ready. I’m still shaking my head over bunting with no out in the 1st but not in the 9th last night. He’s just a bad manager.
I can’t believe there are still Girardi defenders out there.
Folks, let me explain it to you. It’s the top of the 6th. In the pen, Giese & Veras have gone 2 straight days. Robertson threw 45 pitches on 1 day rest. So left we got Edwar, 1 day off after 2 back to back, Farnsworth, and Hawkins (sure you’d all be happy to see him). 3 innings to get to Mo. Get another 1 out of your starter, at about 80 pitches and having gotten 3 DP’s already, and you’re okay with Edwar and Farns for 1 each then Mo. Sometimes plans just don’t work.
Peter, any chance the Yankees replace Ponson with Shawn Chacon? Please?
This team has a lot more issues that just Melky or Girardi (who does look a little lost sometimes and seems to be having difficulty adjusting to the AL it seems)… the offense is streaky and often lethargic. The rotation is in shambles – no Wang, Hughes, and an inept Kennedy (so far) with patches like Rasner and Ponson (and possibly Igawa) falling pathetically short. Melky is 0 for June. Abreu can’t seem to hit anymore and Hawkins is still on the team for some mysterious reason. I don’t know if they need luck, concentration, or a team enema (or a combination of all) but for some reason, they just can’t seem to get it together. When pitchers pitch well, they can’t even hit a tee ball. When they hit well and score, they can’t pitch worth a crap. It’s a frustrating season and it doesn’t seem to be coming together. I don’t know if there’s one person to blame, except admitting that this team right now is horrible and is not living up to their potential. Frustrating does not even begin to cover what this season has been. sigh.
ramirez/veras don’t start the inning, fine. but someone has to be up behind them, no question pete. when bradley homers, it’s see you later. when you get 5 IP 3 ER from him call it a day. all the fly balls and rocket double play balls are only going to stay in the park and find fielders for so long. terrible by girardi.
Yankees Diva:
It’s a myth that Ponson is any good. He is 15 games under .500 for his career with an ERA close to 5. He has not had a winning season since 2003. Most of the teams that released him did so because he was a crummy pitcher.
He beat a bad Mets team the other day in the second game of a doubleheader. Good for him. But he’s not somebody you can trust.
Does anyone remember – they showed Edwar warming up, was that before the first homerun or after?
The thing with HRs is they happen so fast and Ponson is a ground ball type pitcher. I think it was reasonable to have Ponson start the inning – you want to use your bullpen as few innings as possible – but after someone got on, then someone should have been up. Certainly he did have Edwar up after the hit off Ponson’s leg, which by the way if he’d only positioned himself for a better carom, the ball could have been fielded. (stab at light-heartedness)
SJ again a little dramatic on the Girardi stupid decisions.. Again the no bunt last night was moronic but give him some time…
The Yanks need to take advantage here. First two batters on base.
I think Girardi is always fighting the last war.
So, let me get this straight….
Melky Cabrera doesn’t bunt in the 9th inning down a run but Johnny Damon, the best hitter on the team this year, is bunting in the 6th inning?
“Folks, let me explain it to you. It’s the top of the 6th. In the pen, Giese & Veras have gone 2 straight days. Robertson threw 45 pitches on 1 day rest. So left we got Edwar, 1 day off after 2 back to back, Farnsworth, and Hawkins (sure you’d all be happy to see him). 3 innings to get to Mo. Get another 1 out of your starter, at about 80 pitches and having gotten 3 DP’s already, and you’re okay with Edwar and Farns for 1 each then Mo. Sometimes plans just don’t work.”
But all of these idiots don’t get that, NOOOO, they want JOBA to come in and shut the Rangers down.
bunt or hit away into dp. Your call Joe
Pete, I understand the sarcasm when discussing Ponson’s evening (career, whatever). But that is no reason to take a low-blow shot at the Rockford Peaches. To do so is an insult to the women who have played and loved the game.
“So, let me get this straight….
Melky Cabrera doesn’t bunt in the 9th inning down a run but Johnny Damon, the best hitter on the team this year, is bunting in the 6th inning?”
Um, showing bunt, not same as bunting.
Idiot.
RALLY TIME
Damon has to move the runners over…PLEASE
I guess giardi doesnt want any1 to bunt
“SJ again a little dramatic on the Girardi stupid decisions.. Again the no bunt last night was moronic but give him some time…”
Half the season is already over.. There is no more time.
Moron,
Shove it.
giardi….. Cmon…..
can someone tell me why damon wasn’t bunting there??
double steal. Your call joe
“Yankees Diva:
It’s a myth that Ponson is any good. He is 15 games under .500 for his career with an ERA close to 5. He has not had a winning season since 2003. Most of the teams that released him did so because he was a crummy pitcher.
He beat a bad Mets team the other day in the second game of a doubleheader. Good for him. But he’s not somebody you can trust.”
He’s also battled weight issues for a long while, and seems remarkably in shape this season. Merely a coincidence that his better health occurs at the same time as his better numbers? Fitness matters.
What I’ve seen in these two starts is missing the strike zone too much (hence the walks), a bunch of weak grounders and bloop singles, and when tired, hard hit balls. Yeah, I’d have a very short leash on him from here on out, but I definitely give him another start.
this is probably the game right here
Moron
July 2nd, 2008 at 9:17 pm
SJ44, shut it, idiot.
That was a brilliant post. Are you upset that SJ44 is stating factual evidence of poor managing by Girardi or that you just don’t understand baseball.
At least come back with more than that one liner. Prove him wrong with stats and facts not something that you borrowed from 15 games ago from others who spout off brilliant remarks like that.
Moron,
You have named yourself appropriately. Well done.
Pete we’ll see if you man up when Ponson proves you wrong.
And who’s decision was it to burn Robertson out last night?
Who’s decision was it to use Veras for two straight days?
With Ponson going, would it have been a terrible idea to call up a fresh reliever?
Also, I don’t mind Hawkins coming in. I trust him to get 3 outs in this situation. That’s what he’s there for. But you can’t defend leaving Ponson in after that first HR by Bradley. That’s all there is to it.
I have been a Jeter supporter all along.
Hate to say this, his skills are dimishing.
When his contract comes up it will be ugly.
Last time he benefited from A-Rod’s contract. Not this time.
El Capitan…the ‘08 Yankees need your leadership abilities BADD…
this offense is really clicking
Jetes sure loves that DP
captain gidp
%$#$!
…please tell me we’re not about to get swept by the Texas Rangers.
well there still innings 7 8 9
DP if that was torre the runner will have been going and there will be no DP
And there is Captain DP. Bad piece of hitting there.
Pathetic. Just plain pathetic. The 8-9 hitters reached and we get that?
Wow..is El Capitan leading MLB in GDP????
DAMN
Rally-killing captain strikes again.
kinsler gave the first one back, so jeter had to make sure he took care of business in the obligatory rally killing double play category next time around.
I think we can officially stop calling Jeter “Captian Clutch.”
Those days are over. Nothing against him.
GIDP
You have Ramirez warming up to start the 6th.
Ponson is facing the meat of the Texas lineup. You plan ahead.
You dont trust Sidney Ponson to get out of that inning. If he does, its a bonus. If he can’t, you have Ramirez ready.
Its not that complicated.
Stuart,
Girardi’s biggest problem is he is trying to be the smartest guy in the room and is failing miserably.
He’s not a rookie manager yet, he continues to make rookie mistakes. Tonight and last night his latest mistakes.
At some point, its too much to take.
We are talking basic, fundamental decisions and sorry, he’s not showing himself to be able to do it to date.
Who knows, perhaps he is learning on the job. So far though, its safe to say he’s disappointing.
Who needs a trade we got Joba in the rotation.He pitched three innings yesterday and now we get to see Hughes and Kennedy both with 8 Eras help this team to the playoffs!!!!!!
I love Joba in the rotation but can we admit that a trade for a pitcher is a must….not Sabthia but for sure not Chacon.Who struggled in the NL>
shoulda done the double steal
Guessed wrong. thought damon would hit into dp, but alas it was our captain-jeter.
Wow. Just an old, tired roster.
Derek killed them there. Another DP. That was a bad inning. The first two men on and the Yanks do nothing.
Damn it.
Let’s go Edwar
sigh…. maybe we wont ground into so many dp after the allstar break? somethings gota give lol
If we lose tonight that’s 3 games away from .500 again with 4 games against Boston and 2 against the Rays..
no chance against the “Great BullPen of the Texas Rangers”
damon should have f-ing bunted. unbeleivable.
please tell me we’re not about to get swept by the Texas Rangers.
We are not going to get swept by the Texas Rangers. But there is a broom sale at Home Depot if your interested.
teams cheat when jeter bats, they know he punches it to right and thats when they get the outs
if the bunt was on that grounder will have tied the game
another dumb move by dopey Joe, Leaves Ponson in too long. Should have came out after Bradleys homer. He always allows the starter the opportunity to let the game get out of hand, despite having relievers ready to go
guys blame it on Melky. Really he makes $460 k and Derk DP only makes $19. Catn. clutch should have 2 DP’s tonight but only has 1..
COme on clowns how bout calling like it is.. Now Dr. Kay says this has been happening for 4 or 5 days, CLown it has happened the whole season. What does a 250 avg. with RISP mean you mental midget.
Derek has stunk all season, he has so few extra base hits it is a joke, it is Melky like…
Come on blame it on Melky or Edwar who make again the league minimum and is not suppose to be Sparky Lyle Jr.
The big boys have failed for the Yanks not the minnows but the big FISH..
That slippery little rascal RISP is trying to get back in the game against the Yankees . . .
That inning summed up the 2008 New York Yankees
You peeps are naive. Jeter knows that Melky is at a low point, especially after last night. So Jeter GIDPs in order to tell Melky “It’s ok. We all do it.” That’s leadership.
your team can’t score runs, can’t get the hit when needed… 1st and 2nd on no out… WHY is DAMON not bunting??? it’s the 6th inning already….
edwar has some good life on those pitches
This team is looking pretty sad. Capt GIDP can’t seem to get it out of the infield with RISP. Let’s hope that Abreu, Arod and Giambi still have some swing left.
So is Karstens the next man in the 5th spot? Good line in his game tonight:
Karstens 7.0 5 2 2 0 6 1 3.71
damon should have f-ing bunted. unbeleivable.
He’s our best hitter w/ RISP, you don’t have him bunt and then have Captain TurnTwo come up.
Is it me or does it seem that Giardi does not try to make things happen? e.g. In that situation….8 and 9 hitters get on base…no outs. Try something…hit and run,steal, etc. Everyone knows Jeter has hit into a lot of DP’s….take action to avoid that.
Keep whining folks.
When you have GIDP masters like Jeter, you have every right whine. Get it all out. Show some nerve and bash Jeter too. That applies to you too, Pete.
Then you can enjoy when the Yanks win the game. They are only one run down.
giardi is not forcing the issue hes not putting hit and run on not starting the runners jsut bad week for joe really bad
well jeez. i really thought this team got it together with that 7 game streak. but now it’s apparent that it was only a product of the ineptitude of the Astros and Padres, and not that the Yankees were actually playing well. They are making me really believe that they can’t make it to the playoffs this year. i just don’t get why the last several years, they look so bad for the first half of the year. but i don’t see any sign of them picking it up and playing dominant ball after the all star break like the have the last few years. it’s just sad. in a way though, i’ll be relieved if they get their asses handed to them by Boston this weekend because I can stop worrying about them making the playoffs and just enjoy plain old, no strings attached baseball and think about how much ass they’ll kick next year.
Oy Edwar, strikes.
It’s still a one run game.
26 pitches already , who’s up in the bullpen?
Dan shut up Damon should not have bunted but Captn. Clutch should try to hit the ball out of the infield on occasion..
1 Big hit tonight I guess they had there quota for the day.. Hamilton worked that count, that is what the $27 mill. man should do and dominate but alex is not… His #’s this yr. are soft at $27 mill. he is suppose to dominate, last yr. he dominated not this yr…
Nick in SF…. that was good. Nice humor
Hey Joe—- when your team is struggling offensively, you MUST try to manufacture offense. Decent speed on the bases and no one out and you do NOTHING but sit there with your arms folded and hope? C’mon already… hit and run, double steal.. do something to energize the offense.
Psst… Michael Kay… you feeling a bit STUPID for ridiculing the idea of Damon bunting? You should.
These last four games are the most maddening of the year… leading into the least anticipated Yanks/Sawx series in about a decade… enjoy the fireowrks this weekend… they are likely the only ones we’re getting in the Bronx this year.
Lol.
The experts are really out in force tonight!
If Girardi starts the runners for a hit and run, and the batter whiffs, and the lead guy’s out at 3rd, are you going to just say ’shucks, that stinks’. No, you’re going to say ‘Wow, Girardi sucks, he shouldn’t have done that’.
Lol.
I understand the frustration, and I haven’t agreed with all of Girardi’s moves, most notably last night – but I really think some of the reactions are more a bit reactionary. Yes, he’s done some things wrong, but he’s done things right too. Its easy to forget that when frustrated.
TK,
I saw his line as well and was thinking the same thing.
Might as well try it. Looks like the 5th starter is going to be a revolving door all year. Perhaps it will be Karstens turn next.
Time to cue up the talk about all the famous anti semites!
I’ll start. Kate Smith?
Who pitches next inning for the Yanks? Let’s see, hawkins didn’t pitch last night-guess it’s his turn.
Good Boy Edwar!
“teams cheat when jeter bats, they know he punches it to right and thats when they get the outs”
That is not cheating. It is scouting.
This year Jeter killed more rallies than any one else on the team. It is time to call a spade a spade.
wait, i thought edwar was a 1-pitch pony who couldn’t fool major league hitters any longer? oh pete, is nothing sacred anymore???
1,2,3 inning
SJ I haven’t paid attention to Charleston that much this week but did they convert DeLaRosa to a SP ?
5.1 IP, 2 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 2 BB, 5 K’s
Does Girardi have some kind of principled aversion to the sacrifice bunt? That’s twice now his refusal to bunt in a critical situation has resulted in a DP and cost the Yankees runs.
When a team is having difficulty scoring runs doesn’t the circumstance commend it.
“If Girardi starts the runners for a hit and run, and the batter whiffs, and the lead guy’s out at 3rd, are you going to just say ’shucks, that stinks’. No, you’re going to say ‘Wow, Girardi sucks, he shouldn’t have done that’.”
No, I wouldn’t. I would have been glad they tried something…
Peter will not rip King Derek but he will snipe at Girardi whenever possible..
Again last night Girardi blew it and it is not debateable but tonight is another story….
Derek cannot hit into DP’s like that but Damon does not get a pass with his unproductive AB..Again the ymight have shot there wad tonight with the 1 big hit because for them 1 big hit is quite a bonanza…
see what millionaires come thru the last 3 AB’s you may want to cover your eyes..
When do we start talking about who is going to replace Derek or is that against the law.. Resign him in 2 yrs and the obscene money he gets with this performance???Again his D is suprisingly well but his extra base power is Melky like…..
The pitcher’s major league debut. Let’s see if the Yankees can hit him.
I love it how almost no one posts anything positive about edwar when he pitches good.I don’t know what else you pessimist fans want for him to do.
hey, Pete, Edwar pitches well against the same team twice in one series.
so, just maybe, possibly, he’s not some kind of one-trick pony who the league has “figured out”, but a guy who will have ups and downs…….like every other young pitcher in baseball?
in addition to my previous statement, i know i sound like a negative nancy but bare in mind that the Dead Sox didn’t make the playoffs in 06 and then won it all in 07. sometimes you gotta take a step back to take a big step forward. i know we all want the playoff appearance streak to live on and have a chance to win it all in the Stadium’s final year, but hey, 26 wins in won stadium is a hell of a, HELL OF A run. so even if they play this poorly this year and don’t make it, perhaps our youth can develop a little more and they can sign a couple good, fairly young guys for next year with all the extra cash that’s coming off the books to set up a championship style baptism for the new Yankee Stadium. that would be fine with me.
but of course that’s not to say i wouldn’t mind them pulling a 2006 Cardinals this year.
My opinion. I wish Girardi took Ponson out right after that Bradley homer. It was obvious that Ponson was getting bailed out inning after inning. He wasn’t throwing good strikes.
If the Yankees needed a fresh arm for the games against Boston they could have called someone up from Scranton and sent down Gonzalez if they had to.
I wonder how bad the Yankees will look against this kid who is probably beyond nervous, and also throw in the ump with a very tight strike zone. They should pound him, but they probably won’t.
abreu is back into his slump
Rebecca
We need some runs. Go get dessert.
Is Kate Smith, Mark? Personally Nettles always has been my favorite anti-Semite.
you do not run wit ha slow sack of sh-t betemit on 2nd that is suicide and foolish..
stop the moronic 2nd guessing
Fair ball, man what a break, and i mean that literally
wow i guess baseball gods are on the yankees side what a lucky double but i take it
Nice start to the inning…
Rebecca, is this Brooke Lopez or Robin Lopez pitching? I forget which is which.
Hey we got a break, that’s compensation for that Cano play at 1B.
SJ you there ?
are we going to make madrigal, with no ML experience, look like the next Rivera?
c’mon arod – at least tie the fricking game
Who is this ugly dude on the mound?
NY Daily News reporting that A-rod & C-Rod are officially seperated. Hmmmm. I wonder if her has his mind on the game….
Kill-Schill, just repeating what I heard here last night. Soon as the 7th inning was here, an anti-semite famous person roll call was rolled out! Someone mentioned Kate Smith. Don’t know if there is any truth to it though.
Arod cant play Abc Baseball
great swing there
BTW, when would be the earliest Dave Robertson, don’t call me Nate, be available again, Friday?
Alex is now a bachelor ..oh boy
This run has to come in guys…
For Girardi coming from the NL, he sure is tenative to use his manager of the year skills in the AL.
That is the downside of the AL. The DH helps cover managerial deficiencies. Managers bank on that 3 run HR rather than manage.
Except Mike Scoscia.
we need to run now because of the shift
Took Mrs. Arod long enough to figure out she was home arm candy at best.
jiambi its either a hit or DP
GIDP?
Nick: Robin has the clown hair
Hey, Mark, do you still have the list. I compile one, just like Nixon’s Enemy List.
Can we, at least, MOVE the runners here.
Don’t hit into a double play!
How ’bout a 7-RBI night, ’stacheman?
please tell me we’re not about to get swept by the Texas Rangers.
Bartolo Colon’s Love Child.
Brandon,
They have been using him as a starter recently because of injuries.
I’m not sure if its permanent or not because I haven’t been in Charleston for a few weeks.
Same situation, speed on the basepaths, is the left side of infield open for Giambi?
At least Yankees have some hitters who take pitches.
Mike Scoscia has a team full of slap-hitters and speedsters, plus an aging Vlad. It’s a good thing that he’s crazy aggressive, because their offense might be even worse if they didn’t.
The Angels win with great pitching. Their offense is bad.
the yankee offense only hits bad pitching (thats not all even the case all the time).. i dont think ive seen them hit a good pitcher in forever (thats why this team falters in the playoffs)
this offense needs serious serious help. you cant measure them against the pitching of the mets, pirates, rangers .. it needs to come against the aces.
full count here we go!!!!!
‘STACHEMAN!!!!!!!!
JiaMBI yes BABY!!
That is Clutch
How lucky are we.
Thank you baseball gods.
We now have this game.
The Giambino!
Someone female KISS Giambi for me.
I have to be honest, I thought the Yankees would find a way to let the guy with 5 minutes of MLB experience off the hook, but they didn’t.
6 RBIS!!!!!!!
Meeting the same high school buddies who sat together 25 years ago t see Dave Righetti’s no hitter against the sawks. WAY TO GO STACHE!!!
Please see my comment at 9.13 PM.
BEHOLD THE POWER OF THE ‘STACHE!
Believe in the ’stache!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ok whiners, now you can stop your act and start enjoying the game.
A-Rod really does read balls well.
More runs… more runs.
Thank you Ron Washington!!!
washington just pulled a jiardi bring a kid to face the middle of the lineup
BIG G!
Nice of him to step up when the team needs him – great job!
the Stache?!?!?! Can you say contract year?
So it is official, not only will porn stache help with hitting, but works on the ladies also.
Just in from the Yankees: While ARod is currently going through a seperation with his wife, he is being comforted by the sudden growth of this Latin porn stache.
SJ44, does that recent report about Melancon mean that the Yankees won’t promote him until September?
And SJ44, also, what’s the deal with Horne? First they placed him on the DL and then they retracted it.
What have your heard about Horney’s injury?
POSADA HAS COME ALIVE
THNKS JASON!! I AM HIGH ON LIFE NOW!!!!
That’s more like it.
Washington really shouldn’t be doing this to this kid.
Ron Washington, after the game:
“I fear we have awakened…a sleeping giant…and filled him with terrible resolve.”
Maybe the Yankees don’t need Teixiera…just kidding!!
The middle of the order is now the top of the Yankees order… hell, I’ll take it.
it may be time to give Karstens a start I know he stinks but he is doing well at AAA and he is not exactly replacing Koufax and Drysdale…
Peter has a point on Washington this game but the reason is simple Texas knows they are not winning the WS and they are trying to see what there young guys have…
the Yanks should do more of that also this team without Wang and a effective Hughes with this offense is winning nothing.
this is a gift game and remember Kyle looms so do not open the champagne yet..
the young kid is having a tough 1st outing but he has good tough.. he has been put in a tough position, cane be smart..
Rebecca,
I have to say, you were right. The game did have that feel, though, didn’t it? Still, 2 more relief innings…
This is a nice inning.
We need to get Hank to run his mouth more often.
Hip Hip!
The energy at the stadium is fantastic!
The middle of the order is now the top of the order…. I’ll take it!
This is what ticks me off – the fans start saying “let’s go Yankees” AFTER they score their runs. Wouldn’t it be nice to cheer ‘em on BEFORE?
i feel bad for this kid..
Wait, now the Yankees reversed course again and DID put Horne on the DL.
Any inside dope SJ44 on Horne’s and Duncan’s injuries?
That pitcher looks like the love child of Bartolo Colon and Manny Ramirez. Kinda.
This is Fransy JR
Horne is no teenager and cannot stay healthy so his window is closing fast.. too bad…
I thought my first post was deleted cuz of the word “hell” whoops. Neways, go Yanks!
Yea, Yankees win, Yankees win. 36-1 when leading after the 6th inning. Bring Hawkins in, bring Ohlendorf in, Traber-it doesn’t matter. We’re 36-1 in those situations.
Go Yankees. Rookie pitcher Madrigal faces the vaunted heart of the Yankees order and gets shelled. What was Ron Washington thinking?
Honestly, I’d trust Ponson before Karstens. Ponson’s velocity is back to where it used to be. He made some awful pitches, but he’s got the stuff to get people out. Karstens has to be absolutely perfect or be facing an offense the quality of the Mariners to do the same.
Neither one is much good, but I’d take Ponson’s 93 over Karsten’s 88. Karsten’s command hasn’t been that great at the big league level.
Robbie’s at .248.
Thank god Washington has faith in Pig Pen.
Duncan may be out for the season severly seperated shoulder ..
the chad jennings SWB blog is great…
That Texas pitcher is way out of his league…..Perfect game for the Yankees to break out,,,,gain confidence and finish out ALL the rest of these games before the All-Star break with WINS…..ALL OF THEM !
Gardner perfect place to get ur first hit
If Gardner can’t get a hit off this scrub then I doubt he belongs in this lineup.
Brett!
BRETT !
Welcome to the bigs, Brett Gardner!
this is time for Gardner’s first hit…..come on dude…he’s putting it on a TEE for ya !
Let’s go Brett!
What did i say?
You think Gardner is a fan favorite or something?
Kill Shill if you look at last night’s game thread from the 7th inning on you’ll see the anti semite authorities on the forum.
Washington keeping Madrigal in is obscene at this point.
Let’s see Brett steal a base now!
Madrigal has an ERA of 135.00. And Gardner is his responsibility.
Garder will never forget that first hit off that clown-haired dude!
Yeah when Gardner saw this guy and wanted his first hit, his eyes probably lit up.
Save that ball for Gardner – may it be the first of hundreds!
No sooner did I say to my family it would be a nice time for the first hit and first RBI, Gardner gets it! Hurray for him!
KS,
Re: Horne, they are saying its a “dead arm”. He was put on the DL officially today.
Its only a 7 day DL in the minors.
I feel so bad for the kid. If he could have stayed healthy this year, he would have gotten a shot to be the 5th starter once Hughes and Kennedy went down. Just rotten luck.
I don’t think we see him in the Bronx this year.
I don’t take what Mark Newman says publicly very seriously.
He told Chad Jennings earlier in the year that it “wasn’t in their plans” to call up McCutchen to AAA and he was in Scranton 6 days later.
I think a lot depends on how the bullpen shakes out in the next month. Do they add a lefty specialist? Who is the guy that eventually takes Hawkins place in the ‘pen? Can Veras, Robertson and Ramirez hold up?
If they call up Melancon, I think they want him to be in a significant role in the ‘pen. Not just be a guy they use occasionally. Like Hawkins, for example.
I still think we see him at some point after the ASB.
Nice that Brett’s family could be there.
Yea for Gardner-his 1st hit against a fellow rookie. Steal 2nd and 3rd to rub it in their faces!!
ERA of only 135.00 ( and could go higher if Gardner scores ) No matter…he gets free medical and dental for life ( silver lining, dude ! )
Good job Brett! Congrats!
So I guess he belongs in this lineup….
“The Yankees have been stupid lucky in this game and will win it. Texas has allowed five unearned runs and is now trotting out some guy to make his debut in the seventh inning of a one-run game? Ron Washington is outdoing Girardi.”
Enough whining Peter.
May be some of your detractors were right that you are not a Yankee fan. It almost sounds like you do not want the Yankees to win this game.
Gardner steal 2nd and 3rd
Madrigal is Bart Colon’s brotha from anotha Mutha.
MORE! I WANT MORE!
Haven’t you guys ever heard of a dead cat bounce? Just watch tomorrow as they go down in flames in front of the Red Sux, losing the series 3 games to 1.
That little New York lottery man is damn creepy.
*shudders*
Brett Gardner will be forever linked with Sideshow Bob.
Let’s play a little game called “Who Am I”?
“Manny DelCarmen has perhaps one of the best arms in the American League”
“Craig Hansen, right now, is the best set-up man in the Division.”
Do you think that somewhere in cyberpace …the fans on LoTexRangers blog are cursing Ron Washington as an idiot manager for leaving that pitcher in too long?
Rays picked up a run and threatening for more in the 7th. 4-2 Sox.
Nice for the kid to get that first hit even if it was off a pitcher with less major league experience than him
you gotta admit the yankees are really lucky in this game but i will take it anyday
Steal third, kid!!!
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen that kind of speed on the Yankees.
Hell, steal third!
THis dude is fast my god
El Guapo = spanish for complete idiot
Kill-Shill are you Peter Gammons?
Nice Brett! Stealing is good
TB coming making a comeback
Sj you weren’t kidding about this kid’s speed.
ERA of 162.00….here it comes !!!
“I’m not sure I’ve ever seen that kind of speed on the Yankees.
Hell, steal third!”
Unless you are a kid, you must have watched Ricky Henderson.
Buzz thought the same thing a few times tonight. Luck has definitely been with the Yankees tonight. For a change.
Just got in. Did I miss anything?
Congrats to Brett on his first big league hit.
The Rays trying to rally. A 15 inning game tonight in Tampa would be nice.
they had no chance to get him
pouring it on now
BBfan:
I never said I was a Yankee fan. Why in the world would you want a fan of the team covering the team and getting information?
If you don’t think they’re lucky, you don’t know baseball. Texas has allowed five unearned runs. They Yankees also have drawn six walks. Then Texas sent a terrified rookie in to start the seventh inning of a one-run game. Texas all but handed them the game.
I want to cover a playoff team, that benefits me professionally in myriad ways. But I’m not going to sit here and pretend what happened didn’t happpen.
We had this coming. You can only hope this carries over to the next two series.
Kid could be an olympic runner for God sake!
baseball is finally fun again
like I said….162.00…WOW !
Can the Captain please join in on the fun?
WOw im just amazed with his speed
Jeter trying to ground into a DP, but Damon was on second.
Derek…shaking my head…
Jeter apologizes that he didn’t hit into a DP, but Damon was already on 2nd.
Nice to see a Brett Gardner generated run.
Gee and Jeter swings at the first pitch….does he have a hot date after the game, or what ?
Jeter = Rally Killer
Wow. Gardner is fun when he’s on base. Nice to have some energy.
It’s about time the Yankees finally got their own track team. Bring Christian back up and maybe send cabrera down to work on his swing, then you have something.
That Gardner kid sure is fast.
Too young for Rickey. That’s still quite some time.
Come on Alex, put this one to bed.
bases loaded for the rays
I’ll be at the game on the 4th — coming to town to meet the same group of high school buddies I sat with 25 years ago when Dave Righetti no-hit the sawx. Struck out Wade Boggs to end the game. Man that was fun!
Gammons’ homeboy, Craig Hansen, just loaded the bases for Pena.
Until Christian and Gardner showed up, NYY had speed, but, it wasn’t disruptive speed. They could have that, even if they were just pinch running.
Why can’t we have games like this every night? Oh, yeah – that little known thing known as reality.
I smell Hr from Arod
Still want to DFA Giambi and trade Cano sj44??
Gardner can fly.
The old adage is, “you can’t steal first base” and that’s true.
But, if he gets on first, he can steal second and third on anybody.
He’s not a savior or anything like that.
He can though help the bottom of the order and give this team a different look. Which it needs, IMO.
I wouldn’t be surprised if he sits tomorrow against Lester. That’s a bad matchup for him.
I bet he plays against Beckett and I would play him against Wakefield because he has faced knuckleball pitchers in AAA.
Namely Charlie Haeger of Charlotte and he hit him well.
Hopefully, Girardi knows that when he makes out the lineup.
If you have Extra Innings it might be worth turning to the Sox game. Rays have the bases loaded with no outs. 4-2 Boston. 7th inning.
Ideal lineup:
CF – Gardner
LF – Damon
RF – Abreu
3B – ARod
DH – Giambi
C – Posada
2B – Cano
SS – Jeter
1B – Betemit
Jeter is pissing me off. So put him behind the double machine Cano and at least let his double-plays bring Cano to third.
meanwhile, Jeter is 0-4.
enough with all the commercials.
I’m not paying for 0-4 and limited range, I could dig up Fred “chicken” Stanley to do that!!
When will Jeter get a hit again??????????????
A-Rod, pretend the ball is Kravitz’s head!
Bases loaded and no outs in the bottom of the 7th in TB..
I hope this team saved some runs for the series vs. the Red Sox…
Rays have bases loaded., no outs
BOSOX BP…imploding again…4-2 bottom 7..bases loaded..no outs…ha, ha, ha.
I know the Rays are in 1st but come Aug/Sept those kids will start “thinking”…LOVE SEEING THE SOX CHOKE, baby.
Home run A-Rod or walk?
WHAT Did i say again?
I disagree on Melancon, SJ, because I don’t think the Yankees want to risk doing to Melancon what they did to Hughes — appear to rush him.
Granted, I think the problem with Hughes in 2007 was more the injury than stunted development (after all, he more-or-less held his own after he got his legs back under him), but unless the Yankees absolutely need Melancon this year, I think they rather he stay in the minors all year.
But you’re right, it definitely has to do with how Veras-Edwar-Robertson hold up. Cox and Strickland are options down in AAA, too, who I think are ahead of Melancon on the depth chart *this season*.
Let’s be clear here – Pete Abe is not a Yankee fan. He’s a Yankee beat writer. The only thing I’m aware of since being on this blog since it’s inception is that Pete’s a Patriots (football) fan. He works in baseball/news – he’s not a fan of it. His job is not to suck up to the Yankee FO and make this team out to be shinier than it really is. He reports the news with no bias – as should all reporters/beat writers.
…
BEHOLD THE MAGIC OF HANK STEINBRENNER!
A-Rod, pretend the ball is Kravitz’s head!
Man, that might be the first opposite field bomb he’s hit this year!
What baseball reporter would admit he was a Yankees fan even if he was one. Newspapers prize the illusion of objectivity almost as much as they revere the First Amendment.
Only the yahoos on the radio have the luxury of being partisan.
Thank SJ44, by the way, for the update.
Shelly’s injury dismays me as well.
how un-clutch arod.
Hank Steinbrenner is a genius.
Peter…you are NOT a Yankee Fan ? I shudder to ask…what team are you a fan of ???
Hansen just walked in a run. Ha ha ha! 4-3, bases still loaded, Eva Longoria up. I feel good things coming.
4-3 Boston…
Madonna is licking her lips now…
Boston about to get blown out in Tampa ! Weeeeeeeeeee !
It looked like Arod was trying to foul that pitch off lol
A-rod would hit a home run when it doesnt matter. what a joke
“If you don’t think they’re lucky, you don’t know baseball.”
That is exactly your problem Peter.
If someone disagrees with you, you put them down saying they do not know baseball.
It is part of the game errors happen. There were number of games that Yanks lost becasue of errors and unearned runs. Would you call those losses unlucky using the same logic? I do not think that would be right.
Since Jason Starks of ESPN really wanted to see A-Rod in the homerun contest – maybe we can just show him that video and he’ll be satisfied.
That was melky he was talking to right? Hopefully he was telling him to get the hell going
That may have padded his stats but that was meaningful.
Where were all these runs the past few days?
Will Girardi have the courage of his convictions and play Gardner tomorrow in LF and DH Damon or sit Melky again?
What a lucky guess, that A-Rod was going to hit a homer. So much for his wifes cheating on him affecting his play!
well, Boss Junior looks pretty smart after the Yankee offense finally shows up, albeit most of the damage was done against a Triple A pitcher but hey, we’ll take it.
Chicken Stanley reference. Nice!
Arod loves situation like that no pressure to do anything so he just takes his swing
TB with the lead 5-4
no outs
Great inning. We need this kind of magic this weekend.
Eva longoria delivers. 5-4 Rays.
Doncha just love the phrase “split the outfielders”????
AMAZING!
Rays take the lead, still no outs!!!!!
5-4 Tampa !! no one out.. second and third for Tampa
Craig Hansen is Boston’s version of Kyle Farnsworth. Rays lead 6-4.
Hansen just imploded… Rays lead 5-4 runners on 2nd and 3rd no outs
now Hank will think his little tirade’s are inspirational & somehow resposible for the offense showing up tonight!
Evan Longoria is some kind of hitter.
5-4 Tampa Bay
Always nice to see the “best setup man in the 8th inning (Hansen)”, according to the “Hall of Famer”, (Gammons) spit it up again.
The irony is, Kyle Farnsworth is better than anybody the Red Sox have to pitch 8th innings this year. That’s amazing.
Who did Alex dedicate that HR to?
5-4 tampa bay
A-rod is mister i love hitting meanigless home runs.. And what was he saying to Melky?
Oops. 5-4. Although probably soon to be 6-4.
Vito,
Could you direct me to the nearest bridge? I have a jumping urge!
“Pete’s a Patriots (football) fan”
Yes, one of Mr. Abraham’s biggest faults…helluva good BB writer, though.
5-4 Tampa…that BodSox BP is TOAST for the Yankee series, baby.
I’m sorry, but if TB makes it to the playoffs, I may have to jump out of my window from shock.
Tampa’s rally still has 2 guys on, no outs.
Wow, I guess we were due for an outbreak!
Oh my God, the Red Sux gave it up again? I can’t decide who to root for in this game. The Rays worry more at this point. I don’t want that loss column lead to be higher than 5 at the break.
I have a feeling that Arod could care less about his wife’s cheating.
What was he saying to Melky?
The Hankmeister has spoken.
So it shall be spoken and so it shall be done.
I swear to God, if Farnsy lets the first man get on, I’ll scream.
I don’t really even care about the standings right now. This team needs to get better on its own. When we’re 10 over .500, then you start thinking about the playoffs. Right now they’ve still got a ways to go.
i wonder what Alex what talking to melky in a kind of stern way in the dugout right after the HR. Alex gave him a bump seemed to chide him about something. Maybe that lil Melky should go opposite field once in a while?
BoSox BP is TOAST for the Yankee Series…
Farnsworth is in..and my HR and blood pressure didn’t increase.
Good feeling…
Farnsworth walks the leadoff hitter lol
Why not let Chad Moeller catch?
Kyle, that’s criminal.
Wait a minute more dissing of Arod ? The Bachelor is 2 for 4 w/ 2 BB and a dagger HR.
Eva longoria delivers. 5-4 Rays.
Isn’t Eva Longoria that hot chick on “Desperate Housewifes” ?
NOW it’s okay to bring in Hawkins or Krazy Kyle
I am now screaming from the top of my lungs.
is anyone else’s gameday showing damon’s rbi single video as a pads/rockies game?
Hank called out Mussina – he got going.
Hank called out the Yankee offense – they got going.
Now let’s have Hank call out Melky.
Latroy Hawkins is warming up in the bullpen. Think we can trust him with an 8 run lead?
Farnsworth with a lead off walk – AS USUAL!
Gotta root for TB…those younguns will start wilting come Aug/Sept and they realize their leading the AL East.
now Hank will think his little tirade’s are inspirational & somehow resposible for the offense showing up tonight!
And he’ll be right dammit! Just like Moose reinvented himself right after Hank’s Jamie Moyer comment. You always want to make nice with the person signing your paychecks especially if you’ve upset him.
Hank, yeah I was just making a joke about Eva! Evan is no Eva that’s for sure.
Red Sox imploding. Nice night for baseball.
Ok… you have an 8 run lead and what is the one thing you can’t do… – Walk the leadoff hitter… why do I smell Rivera getting a save in this game.
Oh by the way – nice job Joe – let’s take out AROD and Giambi an inning to early… lets hope it doesn’t bite us.
If you were going to make a defensive switch – why not take out Damon, slide Gardner to LF and place Melky in CF
I agree – feels like perfect Chad Moeller time
Indeed, SJ44, Indeed.
It’s an embarassment the way Gammons has become a stooge and a tool of the Red Sox front-office. His partisanship has so distorted his responsibility to be objective that he’s made a mockery of his job.
I can’t fathom why so many baseball writers genuflect at his feet. He probably plays guitar better than he writes prose.
You want to read an impressive baseball writer. Read Verducci.
Bradon,
He is hitting some low 200 in runners in scoring postion.
He needs to carry this team, he is in his prime and no other yankee is. PLus he hasnt logged any post-season baggage like Jeter, Posada. They look screwed up from all those games. For example Jeter is still relatively in his prime for his age in baseball, but he just looks old and run down. I really have the feeling that those october baseball games and other meaningful regular season games over the past 13 years have got to him.
I worry when the Yankees score too many runs in any one game. Seems they have no steam left the next day.
Memo to Self:
remember to ask ARod to talk Madonna into doing a new rendition of God Bless America.
TB bases loaded again
Wow! Free chalupas for everyone
Um Krazy Kyle? 1 more out dude
“If you were going to make a defensive switch – why not take out Damon, slide Gardner to LF and place Melky in CF”
Because Melky has played in 83 games this season. A day or two off could help alot.
Hank. Ha ha ha!
Hank needs to scold the team more often…he single handedly turned Moose into an Ace…now he has the team scoring 15-20 runs per game….GOTTA LOVE IT !
The Madonna jokes were funnier before it was reported that A/C Rod might have really seperated.
Beautiful two run single for the Rays. 7-4.
AFter tonight…Boston will be 5 games back of the Rays in the loss column and the Yankees will only be 3 games back of the RedSux in the loss column….after we sweep them out of town….we will be ahead of them by 1 game in the loss column and if Girardi doesn’t have his head totally up his butt…he’ll make sure that Ponson does not pitch again until they NEED a 5th starter…which will make it so that ANDY gets one more start before the break and NOT Sir Sidney…GO YANKEES…It is a great day in Gotham !
7-4 Rays…WOW
TB up 7-4 over Boston now…
7-4 Tampa
TB up 7 – 4!
TB 7-4
Memo to Self:
FedEx some brooms to every chowder head in Baaston
farnsworth finally comes through and strikes out the last hitter and overcomes 2 walks, even though he was pitching against a bunch of scrubs. what a chump.
this team still needs to find a 4 and 5th starter. any ideas as to some good candidates.
Remy just called this the 7th inning Red Sox bullpen meltdown, like it isn’t the first time this has happened…
Goodnight Moon, goodnight Yankee fans everywhere!
Hawkins won’t give up 8 runs will he? Nah. Good night.
c’mon cano – you’re a homer and a triple away from the cycle.
BoSox BP allows 11 hitters to come up in the 7th…ohhh yea.
wow TB
I hope we have similar success against Boston…
pat-
Tough.
I run New Yawk.
There’s a new sheriff in town.
Odd as this sounds don’t totally count out KC against the Rays. They are a quirky team and peel off wins when you don’t expect it.
This is the non-descript Jamey Wright I know.
I guess I have to stop hating on Betemit.
Steal another base Brett!
While the Yankees and Red Sox face each other for 4 games, The Rays get KC at home. Looks like they may pad their lead.
” ray (sox fan)
July 2nd, 2008 at 10:14 pm
Vito,
Could you direct me to the nearest bridge? I have a jumping urge!”
.
Don’t do it, dude. It’s only a game. You know that the Rays will fade and it will be the Yankees and the Red Sox in the end….Tampa is a “rabbit” and they will never be able to finish the marathon…
I like this line-up…Cano, Betemit, and Garner in the 7-8-9.
Even though the Sox are getting killed tonight there are some good things for the Sox. While Cano is needing a triple and home run for the cycle, the Yankees favorite whipping boy Pedroia is just a single away from the cycle and got those hits against Kazmir.
Hank Steinbrenner is a frackin’ genius.
Damon’s RBI single video on GameDay still shows and the Holliday’s rbi single vs the Padres.
Aceves will get a shot if he adjusts well at SWB after he gets off the DL this weekend.
take this offensive outburst with a grain of salt.
alot of unearned runs and scoring off a kid making his debut means nothing.
this is what an mlb team should do against a AAA pitcher
side note:
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2008/07/report_says_alex_rodriguez_wif.html
report says arod and his wife are separating.. cant wait for the circus to begin… what a shame.
at least Jeter’s joining the hit parade
Attitudes have changed since this morning
What’s Connor saying?
Keep your arm up?
Your shoulder’s flying open?
Stop giving up hits, you’re embarrassing us?
Hank Steinbrenner rules. Why didn’t he say something sooner?
Hey Peter,
A-Rod appeared to be angry with Melky. After his HR, he went up to him spoke to him sternly for a few minutes. A-Rod looked like he was mad, and Melky looked like a child being punished. Can you find out what that was about?
Did anyone else see this?
How do you separate right after having a kid?
What’s the pitching matchup for tomorrow?
who wants more salami ?
Odd as this sounds don’t totally count out KC against the Rays. They are a quirky team and peel off wins when you don’t expect it.
Can we just be happy that the bats have come to life, no matter who they were hitting against? Honestly, they’ve been shut down by everybody of late. Who cares who it is they break out against?
a granny makes it 20…
Ellsbury is in a PROLONGED slump (I know, he’s on 3 of my FBB teams)…too, bad.
Behold the power of the invisible hand: thank you Hal!
Hey Ray go to SOSH. Sox fans are bad luck!
Seriously do we have to keep padding the score? Tomorrow we won’t hear a peep out of the bats if they keep this up.
Sweet pick by Aki…Ellsbury slump continues.
Good to see the bats finally put together some hits to score some runs. The offense still needs to show that it can score runs when they aren’t hitting home runs. Hopefully they’ll build some momentum.
Cano is making good contact now fairly consistently. He hasn’t gone on a truly torrid streak yet so his overall average is still lagging but he’s coming around slowly. .295 in May, .285 in June.
He still needs to hit the ball with more authority. He’s not driving the ball in the gaps like he can. I think we’ll see that at some point in the near future now that he’s making contact.
The Red Sox have a problem with their bull pen that is very serious and will only get worse as the innings build up.
They have very few internal options in terms of minor league pitching depth. Masterson was always a guy who people thought would be a reliever but now they need him in the pen. There’s been some talk about them possibly bringing up Dan Bard but I can’t see them doing that given how wild he was last year. They’d really be rushing him.
Boston is probably going to have to look to make a trade for a reliever. They have the prospects to do it – but we saw how the Gagne trade worked out last year. Trading for a reliever is always a wild card. Their performances just vary so much.
The yankee pen has been a strength this season. I think it’ll continue to get better as Veras, Ramirez and Robertson get more experience and as guys like Cox and Melancon get called up.
mel – Pettite and Lester (I’m going to the game)
maybe the Attny General can break his o-fer streak.
1 seat crap just missed
Wow. Jamey Wright sucks. How did we not hit him before?
wright era is taking a hit
CB- Great Post
You think they might want to save some of these runs for when they need it.
Damn , only scored 18. Thought our O was dead you guys? Check my Posts this morning. Called a blowout game
Sorry meant to write that many people thought Masterson would project to be a reliever in the majors but now Boston needs him in the rotation…
I hope we have something left for tomorrow.
I remember in the beginning of the year when Alberto Gonzalez had th kind of “cult following” that Brett Gardener seems to have
Rishi – I hope that you bring them good luck and a Yankees victory tomorrow night.
Little dwarf freak Pedroia got a hit. 7-5. But two outs.
ray (sox fan) July 2nd, 2008 at 10:32 pm
Even though the Sox are getting killed tonight there are some good things for the Sox. While Cano is needing a triple and home run for the cycle, the Yankees favorite whipping boy Pedroia is just a single away from the cycle and got those hits against Kazmir.
I guess you need to find a silver lining in getting swept out of first place. And also why are you here?
Memo to Yankee Pitchers:
Pedroia is on FIRE…pitch accordingly.
Rishi,
Thanks.
What’s the team record of games you’ve been to? Just curious…
I really hope J.D. Drew cools off soon. His Big Papi imitation is both bizarre and annoying.
Laura he probably didn’t want the second kid. If you remember his wife got pregnant pretty much right after he got caught with the canadian stripper. Bet it was one of those “the only way I stay is if we have another kid” deals.
Up 11…HAWKINS TIME, baby
OK. I think that LaTroy Hawkins can handle this.
I believe it is 3-0 for the games I’ve been to this year
and I have at least 4 more to go (including tomorrow)
mark come on Cynthia wouldn’t do that, IDK that for sure but I hope not.
I saw it also Greg, Alex may have been tryng to teach Melky something.. Melky is very playful and close with A-rod, I doubt he was seriously angry with him.
I would also be interested in finding out what the talk was about, Peter
I should mention that I thought I was going to be at 2-1, but I was at that “first walk off win of the year”…so i’m perfect so far
I’m surprised that A-Rod’s wife is leaving him now when there’s much more money yet to be placed on the table.
“Any inside dope SJ44 on Horne’s and Duncan’s injuries?”
Inside dope? He reads Chad Jennings like everyone else. I guess that counts as insider knowledge.
Pooh Bear…..I can’t believe I am saying this,,but BACK OFF RAY !….He is actually very cool and NOT your average rabid enemy fan…AT ALL ! ( Holy smokes…things have changed, all ! )
save some runs for tomorrow Yankees!
Drew makes the ceremonial third out.
This is the proper time to use Hawkins. Hell, this is the proper time to use the Run Fairy himself, Felix Heredia! What ever happened to the suckiest lefty specialist in Yankee history?
Hopefully Big Poopy is done for the year. Good riddance.
CB GREAT AND ACCURATE POST.. I guess Delcarmen the the guy from NY(St. Johns) still are not there..
Boston is vulnerable as are all teams in MLB this yr. I was rooting for Boston tonight. I do not want Tampa to get too far ahead of the yanks.. this team does not mean much, they did it against the worst of the Texas pen.. Washington threw away the game and when you are on a roll you should go for it, Girardi might have made that mistake against Oliver Perez the other day also…
THis is Hawwkins only role complete garbage time, again he stinks and should be replaced woih cox, melancon, or STRICKLAND..
Tampa has issues also so remember that they will not keep this up…The Yanks need a starting pitcher for at least 1 month or more…
I will take any win we get but again this game means nothing do it for 4 weeks and then talk to me…
Gammons is lying. No way they would let it get out that Ortiz is done for the season. They are just trying to lull other teams into thinking that Ortiz is out.
game…Good game Brett. Melky will be out of your way soon enough.
Thank you Vito…..and I have stopped looking for that bridge! Looking forward to the series between us in the next few days.
If you had the Rangers +10: you lose!
Well, we needed this one badly.
I’m not going to think about this one any further. Hopefully this is the start of something.
Night all.
Laura – they’re separated. They can still get back together. Maybe after the separation they’ll realize that they want to be together.
great win going into a tough stretch of games – LETS GO YANKEES
Don Vito, I can’t believe I’m saying this but BACK OFF POOH BEAR! (ha ha)
This is a Yankee forum. If you want to talk to him during our games how about taking it to email? I think it’s pretty rude for him to impose himself during a Yankee game anyway.
I wish the Sox would have won tonight. I HATE that they are on a long losing streak against us
I’ll take Ex-Mrs. ARod and her $MILLIONS$ if she doesn’t mind moving to a SPACIOUS 2BD/2BA ORLANDO GOLF FRONT CONDO…we’ll have to get bunk beds for the kids.
perdora and gardner probably the same height
Gardner calling for Melkys head.
“Laura – they’re separated. They can still get back together. Maybe after the separation they’ll realize that they want to be together.”
Or ARod will realize it’s not worth $100M…
Rishi,
Great! Just throw the salt over your shoulder, take your rabbit’s foot keychain, go get a 4-leaf clover tat (fake of course), and whatever else brings luck.
“Laura – they’re separated. They can still get back together. Maybe after the separation they’ll realize that they want to be together.”
Perhaps, but if the cheating rumors are true for both of them, not sure that’s likely. I never like to see a family destroyed. I hope they can work it out. If not, I’ll be happy to give A-Rod my number.
I like Cox but he has been hyped since he was Street’s backup at Texas. Robertson came alive in the Cape Cod League and has been great ever since. Robertson > Cox. He throws harder and his pitches have just as much movement. I think there’s room for Strickland, Cox, and Robertson if some team wants to pick up Krazy Kyle and LaTroy.
Just ordered my #11 authentic jersey. Biggest Brett Gardner fan
I heard that too – he wants CF
Laura I’m not sure Arod has faithful genes. You might want to think that one out.
“Gardner calling for Melkys head.”
Kim Jone stirring up controversy. Saying to Gardner “Aren’t you most comfortable in CF?”
mark,
lol. you don’t realize that ray (Red Sox fan) actually wears pinstriped boxers.
He’s cool.
boston bullpen is really bad we should hit it
I’d rather have the Sox come to the Stadium on a losing streak. They just got off a tough series. That’s good for us, especially winning tonight.
I still hate that we had to play for so many runs. It never never never works out for us the next day anwyay.
mark…last I checked, it was a free country…he does not come in here to stir things up,,,he is NOT a troll and ask Pete if Boston fans are forbidden on his blog why don’t ya ? His team is getting clobberred,,,the Yankees are scoring almost 20 runs and he is being totally civil. Take it down a notch, dude….this is not communist China here.
“Laura I’m not sure Arod has faithful genes. You might want to think that one out”
Maybe he just hasn’t found the right woman yet.
Laura – I hope that they work it out for the kids sake. They are the ones that ultimately suffer.
Kim Jones is ALWAYS stirring sh it up. This time I think its great. Hope Melky had fun on the bench, better get used to it
mel I don’t care how cool he is. This is a Yankee forum. I believe there are certain things you stick with and one is keeping out Sox fans when our games are on. They don’t belong here.
Let him be cool here the other 20 hours of the day when Pete puts up endless bits of information.
He must have told Cynthia, See You Next Tuesday.
If gardner can keep his OBP at a good level with his speed he can give them a weapon the yhave not had in forever..
the only 2 stats that will count for him offensively is OBP and dtolen bases…He is obviously like Ellsbury whom the sux fans and espn have annointed as a superstar. he is a good player but time will tell how good…
Time always tells how good this guys really are………
Melky is definitely going to se a reduction in playing time in the short term for sure….Melky needs to stay around for the rest of the season for sure and we will see how things play out. Call me a fool I think Melky still has a future but maybe he needs to eliminate the hitting from the right side if that is possible!!!!!!!
Kyle still walked 2 so what is new…
again the yanks need timely hitting to improve and at least 1 starter to add to the team…
“Laura I’m not sure Arod has faithful genes. You might want to think that one out.”
HA, HA, HA…faithful gene in guys (let alone a wealthy professional athlete)…LMAO
Mel –
Will do – whatever it takes…
Don Vito let him come here any other time but when our games are on. I don’t think that’s asking a lot.
Matsuzaka was his usual efficient self. They’ve used up 5 relievers so far.
tampa bay really wants to win pitching dan wheeler for 2 inning
A 2 month old baby and a 3 year old in Miami with a Dad in NY and a Mom in Europe is sad.
Top of the 9th in Tampa.
mark,
E-mail Pete about it. Doesn’t hurt to ask.
I agree stuart, Melky does have a bright future, just not in NY
Anyway, good night. It definitely was a good night!
Thanks, Hank.
“Matsuzaka was his usual efficient self. They’ve used up 5 relievers so far.”
Great take…that is the key, their #2 starter rarely lasts more than 5+…killing the BoSox BP.
here come the redsox
Here come the Sox..
Red Sox mounting a rally. First and third no outs.
Youseless is up with 1st and 3rd no outs. Getting ready to cry
Melky must have asked A-Rod if he could take a run at Cynthia.
I’m fine with the Red Sox tying it here and then PapelBUM blowing the save in the bottom of the 9th lol
Sox need to tie this up and lose in extras. Burn all the pitching and arrive in NY at about 5 am.
It’s too bad we’re going to miss Matsuzakker.
wheeler is tired
It’s good to see Gardner playing well but I think it’s important to have realistic expectations for him (as it is for Melky).
Centerfielders just aren’t that good. So for Gardner to be valuable he doesn’t need to be great – he just needs to be better than average offensively.
Gardners game is largely his legs so getting on base is key for him.
That said right now no centerfielder n baseball has an OBP over .400. And only one CF has an OBP over .380 (BJ Upton).
That’s the range of expectations that Gardner needs to meet. Because he’s going to hit for very little power he’ll need to have a higher than average OBP to be valuable but if he puts up a .350-.360 OBP that’ll be OK.
7-6 1 on 1 out
Nice catch by Upton. I’m going take one of my All-Star votes from Melky and give it to him!
Dude needs to calm down. He screams the F word like 10 times
uh: 7-6
mark and mel, you are both a little touched. yes, go ahead and email Pete and ask him if he is going to step in and tell a totaly cool Red Sox fan that he is not allowed to post on this Yankees’ blog unless he does so when a Yankees game is not in play. After you do that, both of you need to go down to the nearest intersection and start telling all the cars there where and when they should stop and turn, after that…head down to the library and tell the librarian to start making sure that NOBODY talks AT ALL, EVER…..there has to be a lot of this “work” for the 2 of you to do…you could become, like, Super Heroes…it’ll be fun for ya !
that’s an incredible play by BJ Upton – that’s what I was talking about confidence with the outfielders – I knew off the bat that BJ Upton catches that ball, with Melky I just hope he doesn’t crash into the wall and gets it in quick enough that everyone doesn’t score. Melky’s doing a great job in the outfield but he’s no BJ defensively
“THE CAPTAIN” Tek down to .217, 7 homers 26 RBI’s – HAHAHAHA
that was great trade for dan wheeler
Ugh. Wheeler is on fumes.
hahahahahahaha lowell caught stealing
nice to see Brett get that out of the way. He doesn’t have power but when he starts to slap it around, he’s very likely to stretch more singles into doubles than anyone else on the roster.
Lowell tries to steal second and gets caught! Varitek up 1-2 count.
“A 2 month old baby and a 3 year old in Miami with a Dad in NY and a Mom in Europe is sad.”
Yea, about as SAD as the thousands of US children living in abject poverty…many of whom will never know their mother or father…give it a rest.
RAYS…looking great…wait until the “dog days”, baby.
Hit and Run with Lowell and Veritek??
Tek can’t make contact and Lowell is slower then Giambi’s mustache – not a good move
my dad: “they should change that C to a D”
Veritek looks really happy now.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha! Nice throw by ex-Yankee propsect Navarro.
Don Vito,
You need to change the batteries in the sarcasm meter.
4 games out of the Wild Card. Just think we COULD take the WC lead this weekend. Extremely doubtful, but possible
SWEEP YOU VERY MUCH!!
Game over. Boston swept.
Wow. Rays won
what the heck???? you wipe the tying run off the bases with 1 out in the 9th? are you kiding me? why are they trying to steal? Or, was Youk supposed to hit and he forgot?
they’re playing sweet caroline – HILARIOUS
Sweep Caroline???????
Loving the look on Manny’s face.
SWEEP Caroline!!!
HA HA HA HA HA HA!
They are playing Sweet Caroline at Tampa Bay. Hehe
This is so great, Sox losing. And I am sure the Rays collapse 2nd half.
Don Vito:
LOL
sorry – meant Tek
Yankees better be ready, that is going to be a motivated Red Sox team coming to NY tomorrow.
mike lowell stealing 2nd
Willie Randolph called in and wished Gardner good luck after tonight’s game.
What better FU to the Red Sox and their swinging cowards than SWEET CAROLINE!
Love it.
Great Willie story – he called to congratulate Gardner after his hit. They are from the same town Holly something in SC…
We need another Hank quote tomorrow if we want to win
BOSTON MUST LOSE 7 STRAIGHT!!
mark – are they playing the song in TB?
Can we please bring Willie back already?
The book on Gardner is that it takes time for him to adjust to each new level.
How can a white boy be so fast?
Rishi, they actually played the song in Tampa Bay!
Wheeler’s arm falls off by mid-September:)
Is Gardner faster than Ellsbury?
Now we get to face a Red Sox team coming off being swept. I’m a bit more worried now…
Yankee bats-don’t you dare go missing…
the Rays are not going to fall apart, they’re a real good team – I hope the Yankees offense from tonight carries over into the Boston series/cut the gap there, and then take on those pesky Rays
oh boy Redsox coming in They will be pissed if we could get a lead early
Aw. Yay Willie! That was nice of him.
The quality of TV and radio announcing for baseball is atrocious as a whole for the sport.
The Tampa Bay announcers said that Upton’s catch in CF was better than Willie Mays over the shoulder catch off Vic Wertz in the 54 World Series.
What an embarrassment for the sport. That is just inexcusable. I guess the Tampa announcer thinks a July game is as important as game one of the world series. And I’m sure he’s well versed with how enormous center field was in the polo grounds.
Horrible call – just embarrassing.
I’m not so sure the Rays collapse in the second half. Two factors – David Price coming up and serving the Joba role in the bullpen and whether they go out and get C.C at the trade deadline.
can we have a speed contest in the all star game
who do you think will start CF tomorrow?
Lets just stay 4 back of the Sox this weekend. I will only accept that or better, meaning at least 2 wins this weekend.
We’re always worried about the Red Sox. I’d rather facing a losing team than a red-hot one.
I think the Rays are going to be tough. Not sure they’ll go away too soon.
Our game was so exciting we kind of forgot how bad Sidney was.
I think Melky’s back in there tomorrow – he’ll sit Brett Gardner against the Lefty (Lester) even though Melky hits worse then a blind man from the right side of the plate.
Found in New York
“The Tampa Bay announcers said that Upton’s catch in CF was better than Willie Mays over the shoulder catch off Vic Wertz in the 54 World Series.”
I understand your point, but that Mays catch is the most overrated catch ever. But again, I hear you.
Longoria bangs Erin Andrews
I used to watch Longoria as a Hudson Valley Renagade a few years ago
I agree about the Red Sox Mel. Much rather take them limping in than blazing hot!
My only worry is about us wearing outselves out tonight. I’d be worried no matter who was coming in. I always dread the game after one where we kill the other team.
Yup, can almost guarantee Gardner is sitting tomorrow
speaking of Navaro.. he is a great example of why guys need time.. He is like 25 now and is hitting 300+.. I do not think he will keep it up but he is having a ver y very good season..The morale of the story is do not give up on young guys, take your time before you give up..
Edwar got torched in a few games last yr. and a few games this yr. but the reality is he has pitched pretty well. HE is a decent relief pitcher…
again Hawkins wastes a spot in the pen and he is only used in blowouts so Veras and otehrs will get overused.. The whole roster of 25 need to be as good as possible…
We beat the Mets saturday after winning 9-0 the night before
they not gonna sit gardner they probably Dh Damon thats why giambi is DH today
Damon DH
Jeter SS
Abreu RF
ARod 3B
GiamBi 1B
Posada C
Cano 2B
Melky CF
Gardner LF
Gotta love ESPN overplaying the Hank card EVERY single time he says something
Inside Ponson’s head during this interview: “As soon as I get these people away from my locker I can shower and get to the bar across the street and still have a few solid hours before they close”
haha still no mention of Gardner from ESPN
noted fitness guru Sidney Ponson? lol
Ok ESPN..
Buzz – I’m all for that line-up
Gardner has the same skills as a couple of good speedsters, Brett Butler, but there’s a lot of former Yankee, The Rapid City Rocket, Dave Collins, too. Only difference would be that Collins was a switch hitter, but, as left handed hitters, quite similar. Every once in a while, they can shock you with a bomb (maybe not a bomb, but, a tomahawk missile).
David R I hope you end up being right. 9 runs is a lot but I’m talking more our double digit games.
It seems when we have those kinds of blowouts nobody’s got anything left the next day. I can understand why too.
Let’s hope I’m wrong on this one.
“Yup, can almost guarantee Gardner is sitting tomorrow”
Not really Giardi said hes up to play everyday Since Giambi is Dh today they probably play him at first and Make Damon DH
I hope the Rays fade in the second half but I’m certainly not counting on it. They appear to be a very well balanced team. Amazing how the character of the AL East has changed so quickly. Loved the fact that they rubbed in the sweep by playing “Sweet Caroline”, should have thrown in some of that insipid “Dropkick Murphy’s” for good measure.
Gardner is exciting to watch when he gets on base, almost like he is running with a turbocharger hooked up. Yankees need an asset like this. More impressive work from Edwar and a great show by Giambi.
wow – that must sting: lose the game and the other team plays your song…
I bet Gardner will start tommorrow but don’t get ready for his induction into Cooperstown yet…
Again the Yanks as a whole only hit mistakes great hitters also hit good pitches they need to do more of that.
The Upton catch was nice but far far from a great catch.. Magrane on the tampa broadcasts is over the top, they are like 21 yr olds on the birthday night, they don’t know what to do with themselves with this success.
remember baseball is a mean tough game, it is a long season and the team toughest between the ears usually succeeds……
The Rays are a good team, but there has never been pressure on them before. After the AS break is when the pressure builds. Lets see how they can handle it. That’s not to say they will crumble, but being as young as they are they could slide back.
Look at what the D’Backs look like now compared to how they started the season. Any team can look great, like say the Mets last year, and then poof. Its why they actually have to play the games.
Nice to see Brett get his first hit. He is fast and its a joy to see that kind of speed on the bases. The biggest test for him will be if he can start getting on base enough to make a difference.
Seems like Giambi opened the flood gates for the Yankee bats. I hope this marks a start of another win streak coming.
Rishi do you remember when those aholes in Arizona did that to us when we lost the world series? They played New York New York.
CB, Dwayne Statzz and Joe Magraine have always blown the Tampa horn and trashed every other city, team and player, especially if they are the New York Yankees. He’s still bitter about getting dumped by Steinbrenner.
“I understand your point, but that Mays catch is the most overrated catch ever. But again, I hear you.”
No its not. It really isn’t. Centerfield in the polo ground was 485 feet – 485. Wurtz hit the ball 450 feet.
There is no centerfield today even remotely close to the polo grounds. Not even close.
Centerfield at Tropicana is 404 feet.
The over the shoulder aspect of Mays catch isn’t what made it so great. Other centerfielder have made catches of similar technical difficulty.
But what makes that play so great is how far Mays had to run while catching the ball over his shoulder. Watch that whole catch off the bat – the distance mays had to run for that ball is unbelievable.
And on top of that it happened in Game 1 of the World series in the eigth inning with runners on 1st and 2nd.
If that’s over rated then I have no idea what a good play in baseball is.
Mark – I totally forgot – I may have blanked it out…it took me a while to get over the shock
If the Rays can hold of the Yankees and Red Sox in the pressure of the 2nd half, then I say they are the favorites to win it all. Its not like its the Yankees or Sox looking behind and only seeing 1 team behind them, the Rays have 2, and they happen to be the masters of the AL East
I wonder if Pete A. or somebody has Gardner’s numbers against Lester from their minor league meetings?
NESN ia in complete panic mode… say what you want about YES but they do not cheerlead remotely like NESN..
the nesn boys carron and eck are in panic mode over there 5 game deficit in the loss column..
the problem for the sux is there pen is not very good and daisuke throws so many pitch’s he i a 5 inning guy..
there rotation is absolutely better then the yanks but it is not very good and if Wang was there the Yanks rotation would have been better..the yanks need something out of the 4th and 5th starters that is the key..
If ORtiz does not come back they could be in trouble, but you know one thing boston will battle they may lose but they will not quit in my opinion…
Was Tampa Bay mocking Boston with ‘Sweet Caroline’? They must be mad that 90% of the fans there are Sox fans.
Heard Hinske (team leader) on the radio the other day. Interviewer asked about the fans. He said, “Yeah. That. Well, instead of 10,000 we’re getting 20,000. So that’s something.”
GB7,
They are awful. As a baseball fan that kind of call makes me embarrassed.
That’s just playing the entire tradition of the sport on the cheap.
Completely bush league. Willie Mays? Do they have any clue what they’re saying?
The Rays really have a lot of growing up to do. So do their announcers.
While its funny that they played Sweet Caroline, its also rubbing it in to the RS. It comes off childish, and petty.
It’s good to see that Gardner is finally hitting his weight.
Rishi I know what you mean about the shock factor. That was definitely like time standing still. I think it was such a brutal moment that I probably still haven’t totally accepted that it ever happened! It’s like one of those out of body experiences.
Then years later we hear that Gonzalez had been on roids. Lousy bastard. That was the year he hit 57 home runs.
Papelbon looked ready to come in and hit someone
ESPN is saying that the fight between Navarro and Garza and the Sox-Rays battle changed their season
mel times have changed. If you listen to the crowd at the Rays games now they are definitely majority Rays fans. I heard they got 37,000 for a game the other day.
Good for them. About time.
About Sweet Caroline. Good that they pushed it in the Sox faces. The Red Sox have always bullied the Rays back to the days that Pedro Martinez would start brawls. Then the last time out that punk Crisp charged the mound and the Rays got the majority of the suspensions. I’m sure there’s no love lost between the two teams. So they gave it to them twice this time. First they swept them, then they played their song after the sweep. Doesn’t bother me a bit.
insert joke here…
“The report is that Madonna and Arod have the same manager and that he is only visiting her for relationship advice. She is not cheating on Guy Ritchie with Arod especially with Guy Ritchie in town. Arod has only been seeing her for advice and thats all.”
One of the things I found most interesting in the post game interviews were the comments from BOTH Damon and Giambi about them being a tired team (please note all those people that yell about Girardi sitting players every once ina while).
In addition even more telling was Damon’s comments about Gardner and how much he brings to the team and how he shouldnt have to worry about being sent down and how he hopes he can continue to spell some of the older guys . The quote was something to the effect we could have used him earlier in the year and to spell ome of us older guys and hopes he continues to do just that.
I by no means think Gardner is a savior we have other issues but nice to hear those comments also very telling comments.
Boston deserves whatever they get…
Did Gammons report Ortiz being out the rest of the season today, or when the injury happened?
To an extent Gardner is a savior. Will he be the reason we make or miss the playoffs? No absolutley not. But he brings a type of baseball this team is not accustomed to. He will show it some more as he plays more, but 2/2 SBs in 3 games says it all
Garnder would be sweet to keep around as a pinch runner.
Brett is a starter, he is not no bench role player.
mark,
It’s really hard to hate two teams so much. Looks like Tampa Bay’s in the Red Sox’s head and their new target. They won’t be coming with as much vitriol. They’ll also be rooting for the Yankees to beat Tampa.
They’ll still be thinking about that series when they play us, no matter what they say.
Melky is a bench/pinch hitter/runner
“more telling was Damon’s comments about Gardner and how much he brings to the team and how he shouldnt have to worry about being sent down and how he hopes he can continue to spell some of the older guys…”
Is that code for Melky might be older than we think???
Okay, I just read that Melky Cabrera’s favorite movie was “MATILDA” on Wikipedia. Is there any truth to that?
Anyone see the report from Newsday that Cynthia Rodriguez left A-Rod to go to Paris with Lenny Kravitz?
It’s all trash rag fodder, as even the Post’s headline tomorrow is saying she’s left A-Rod.
But I wonder if there’s smoke where there is fire?
CB, have you ever seen the finish to the Mays catch? The throw he made to second base. Runners on first and second base in a 2-2 tie and one out, and the only runner to tag up was the guy on second base. Liddle, who through the pitch to Wertz, smiled when Durocher came out to the mound to get him. Liddle smiled to Marv Grissom, who relieved him with two out, and said, I got my guy…now it’s your turn.”
That’s the reason why they played Melky everyday for 2 years. He struggles when he doesn’t play everyday.
A.J. hits the first pitch of the 10th inning to win the game for the White Sox (blown save by Linebrink).
Raise your hand if watching Gardner run the bases puts a smile on your face. He would’ve had third easily if Damon didn’t foul off the pitch. This kid is fun to watch. I hope he does well.
LOL Potch, there was a whole afternoon discussion about it, scroll up.
Well there’s Yadier freakin’ Molina
AH, bless you CB!
You are so right that catch by Mays in the 54 World Series is probably the greatest catch in Series history. Plus, he threw an absolute strike to second base to double up the guy on second. People forget that Cleveland had the best record in baseball history at the time and were supposed to sweep the Giants, and the Giants end up sweeping them!
Baseball announcers today are atrocious because they have no respect for the tradition and history of the game. The best baseball color commentator ever was Tony Kubek. I also liked Joe Garagiola mainly for his baseball stories and love of the game’s history.
CB, that Tampa organization has been an embarrassment from top to bottom for 10 years…in every phase of the organization. It’s almost like they want to be know as being a bush league operation. For years, they had their pitchers throw at batters because they couldn’t get the hitters out. Their base runners always slid in spikes up. It didn’t make any difference who the manager was. They drafted goonish thugs for years, partly on talent, but, mainly that’s the types of home crowds they drew. This year, they finally have the talent, but, kept the mentality. I dislike the Red Sox as much as anyone, but, Statzz’ comments and then playing “Sweet caroline” was beyond bush league. You watch. Blood will be spilled on Tampa’s next trip to Boston. The players, regardless of the score, run the bases to pile up the numbers. I really thought more of Joe Maddon than that, but, he’s got the same attitude.
Brandon,
Rembember that freakin’ homerun that he hit in the ‘06 World Series?
55-40 at the break is going to be sah-weet !
Sorry if I am dumb headed but can someone explain to me how this song “Sweet caroline” kicks dirt on the redsox’s wagon?
David Robertson for Setup-
got any further info on Longoria and Erin Andrews?
Old Goat and Green Beret,
You are both absolutely right about Sweet Caroline. The DiamondBacks did that to New York, New York in 2001. Literally blowing up the song after the World Series (and just a month and a half after 9/11). It just is so Bush League. Act like you’ve won before and expect to win.
CB the problem with your earlier comment about expectations for CF’s you have people like Michael Kay on the radio today saying that the NY Yankees cant have someone like Melky in CF when they had people like Joe D, Mantle, Murcer, Williams so you need to have offensive power houses in that position and as we know most people take what i said on sports talk radio as gospel for some reason
Sweet Caroline is to Fenway like New York, New York is to Yankee Stadium. Rays playing it after the sweep is like mocking them.
YankeesTech,
I think it’s their version of Sinatra’s “New York, New York”. They play it at Fenway. When they win.
Let’s hope that Boston’s road struggles continue…19-27…
Hey, CB, got a trivia question for you-
Which New York Yankee pitcher won two games in the 64 World Series, then later wrote a book that blew the lid off MLB? Also, tell me the quirk he had when he threw off the mound.
Brandon,
Rembember that freakin’ homerun that he hit in the ‘06 World Series?
Mel how can I forget that freakin’ shot
CB your here ?
Either you , SJ or Whozat has to answer me a question are the Yankees now converting Wilkins De La Rosa into a starter ?
“Brett is a starter, he is not no bench role player.”
The guy didn’t light the minors on fire, is 24 already, and has done nothing to show that he can keep a .370+ OBP in the bigs. With his skillset, if he’s not getting on base near 40% of the time…you’re damned right he’s a role player.
Whether they are winning or losing, Sweet Caroline is played in middle of the 8th inning.
Hey, fellas, I gotta tell you something.
Guy I met last week just moved out here from Boston. I asked him if he had ever been to Fenway, he said yes and that would be the last time too. I asked him why, he said he sat in the right field bleacher area, and all there were was a bunch of drunks cussing at the players and getting into fights. He said it was the worst experience of his life – and he’s a Red Sox fan!!!!
Ahhhh…Red Sox fans, gotta luv em.
Joe Pep, that would be Jim Bouton. His straight overhand delivery always made his hat fall off and he fell towards the first base foul line.
Thanks, Pat.
Uncool, but still wickedly delicious. Couldn’t happen to a better team.
“are the Yankees now converting Wilkins De La Rosa into a starter ?”
Dunno. He’s been starting lately, but maybe that’s just to get him innings. He’s not been a pitcher for long, he needs experience.
The guy didn’t light the minors on fire, is 24 already, and has done nothing to show that he can keep a .370+ OBP in the bigs. With his skillset, if he’s not getting on base near 40% of the time…you’re damned right he’s a role player.
What you’re not understanding is that he’s saying that Gardner is going to be a starter wherever he plays – whether it’s with the Yanks or in Scranton.
The organization has said as much. They didn’t promote him to sit him on the bench.
Besides, that’s where Melky belongs – on the bench.
Mets lose. Walkoff HR by Glaus.
Thanks Whozat.
Damn Mets flirted w/ that 9th inning. Troy Glaus walks off
Who is Jim Bouton for $800
and
What is Ball Four for $1000.
Whozat, DeLaRosa’s going back to starting, as of right now. Six inning start tonight. Errors killed him. Great looking young pitcher. He and Jonathan Ortiz made quite a 8th-9th inning combination.
what happened to the days of post-game audio?
I think the Yankees won two WS with Mickey Rivers in CF.
He was great, though!
Well, interesting developments going on all over the baseball world tonight. Here are my usual 5 points about tonight’s game:
1. I’ll tell ya, it’s going to be hard not to fall in love with Brett Gardner (in a plutonic idolatry way, of course). You can already tell that he brings a fiery cockiness to the game and gives every play his all.
2. Gotta love the standard “pile-on” A-Rod home run. Classic.
3. “El Sid” pitched about the way I expected him to. Does he even make 3 more Yankee starts before his DFA?
4. Kind of nice not having Melky’s auto-out in the lineup tonight. I wonder how much of a difference that made considering Gardner’s 1 for 5. But, you can see that Gardner gets a better jump on balls and maybe that makes up for Melky’s arm.
5. Wake up, Jeter! We need you. No more routine DP balls hit to second. Hesus!
GB7 at what velocity was he throwing into the 5th inning ?
does anyone have anything on the international signings today?
thanks
“Whozat, DeLaRosa’s going back to starting, as of right now.”
Back? Wasn’t he a position player for a couple years, and then switched to relief pitching?
Either way, he’s in the sally league and this is his second year as a hurler. When he hits AA, it might be time to pay attention to him
“What you’re not understanding is that he’s saying that Gardner is going to be a starter wherever he plays – whether it’s with the Yanks or in Scranton.”
Sure, for now.
I’m saying that there are a lot of people who get carried away looking at young players. Especially fast ones. Brett Gardner is not going to be a difference maker for the Yankees. Hitting with guys on base, coupled with Jeter and Abreu getting on base closer to their career averages is the only thing that will save the season. If Brett can get on base more consistently than Melky…done, keep him in the lineup.
whozat,
Not looking for Gardner to be a savior.
No matter how productive Gardner is over the next few weeks, I’m quite certain he’ll perform better than the .215 / .275 / .280 numbers that Melky has provided since May 1.
And that’s all I care about.
Whozat I meant him starting over Melky, who has been beyond terrible right now and for some reason now Robi is turning it on. Me thinks these 2 are not going to make it.
of course cano is going to stay he hit 340 2 years ago and has hit 300 for 3 straight years, i never doubted him
GreenBeret7 -
You win the coffee maker and the trip to downtown Dubuque!!
Now its your turn to give me one…
Pepitone,
Come on, it’s not like the Bleacher Creatures are that much better. There are crappy fans on both sides of the Sox-Yanks divide.
Brandon, DeLaRosa was still hitting 91-92. The slider is tight and getting better with a small changeup. If he and Ramirez stood side by side, they still couldn’t make a shadow. Control was much better, tonight. He only allowed one earned run, but, Angellini’s error hurt him. Romine also had another error, but, Montero had two hits.
Whozat, yeah, DeLaRosa was an outfielder to start with, the converted to pitcher with the plans to make him a starter, but, it’s only been recently that he started. He had been a 2 and sometimes 3 inning pitcher. He has the fastball, and the makings of a real good slider ( they say slider, but, looks more like a cutter). Needs a curve or, better, a changup, to offset everything.
91-92 into the 5th hmmm…this is a work in prgress that’s off his regular speed.
Joe Pep, there are some cuties in Dubuque, but, I’d like to exchange the coffee maker for a coke machine (full).
Same series. Yanks and Bouton won game three 2-1. Who and how did the game end and who was the losing pitcher?
Brandon, it’s the longest he’s ever pitched and it was humid. He needs to build the stamina, and, if he remains a starter and makes it, NYY might have Pettitte’s left handed replacement.
i simply wish to state that i despise the tampa bay faction of evildoers. i was actually cheering for VARITEK to hit the stupid ball in the 9th.