Game 85: Rangers at Yankees
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- July
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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? ”
“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?”
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,”
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.”
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?”
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 thought”
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