Game 89: Red Sox at Yankees
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- July
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YANKEES (46-42)
Gardner LF
Jeter SS
Abreu RF
Rodriguez 3B
Giambi 1B
Posada DH
Cano 2B
Cabrera CF
Molina C
Chamberlain RHP
RED SOX (52-38)
Ellsbury LF
Pedroia 2B
Drew RF
Lowell 3B
Youkilis 1B
Casey DH
Crisp CF
Lugo SS
Cash C
Wakefield RHP
Joba Chamberlain (2-2, 2.22) vs. the Boston hitters.
Tim Wakefield (5-6, 3.72) vs. the Yankee hitters.
Notes: Johnny Damon was placed on the 15-day DL. OF Justin Christian was recalled. … The Yankees are 2-4 on their homestand. … Abreu is 3 of his last 21. … Gardner is 1 for 16 but, in his defense, he has had some good at-bats. … Melky is 5 of his last 10. … Edwar Ramirez has thrown six consecutive scoreless innings.
Back later with updates and audio from Terry Francona on the All-Stars. Francona said he is looking forward to managing Derek Jeter. “That will be one of my highlights,” he said.
UPDATE, 7:16 p.m.: The audio of Francona’s press conference on the All-Stars is in the previous post if you are interested.
I have a bunch of newspaper work to do, so I’m not sure how many updates there will be during the game.
UPDATE, 8:14 p.m.: This from the Associated Press for those interested:
Alex Rodriguez’s wife will file for divorce Monday, according to media reports.
Cynthia Rodriguez, who married the New York Yankees star in 2002, says the marriage is over because of the All-Star third baseman’s extramarital affairs, according to reports that appeared Sunday on the Web sites of Houston television station KTRK and The Miami Herald.
The reports come just days after Alex Rodriguez was linked to Madonna in various media outlets and Cynthia Rodriguez’s subsequent visit to the Paris home of rocker Lenny Kravitz, who said she came to France to escape the media frenzy in New York and denied that anything improper had happened.
Houston attorney Earle Lilly, who said he was hired by Cynthia Rodriguez last week to launch the divorce case, told KTRK the star’s “relationship with Madonna was the final straw for Mrs. Rodriguez.â€
Rodriguez’s wife also is represented by attorneys Maurice Kutner and Anthony Sabatino, both of Miami, and John Van Ness of Houston, the Herald reported.
“She feels that she has exhausted every opportunity to salvage the marriage, and that Alex has emotionally abandoned her and the children and has left her with no choice but to divorce him,†Kutner told the newspaper.
The former Cynthia Scurtis and Rodriguez were married Nov. 2, 2002, in Dallas. They have two children, Natasha Alexander and Ella Alexander, who was born April 21.
The suit is expected to be filed early Monday in Dade County Family Court.
Lilly did not immediately return a phone call from The Associated Press.
Alex Rodriguez has refused to comment on his relationship with Madonna, who denied any romantic involvement with the slugger in a statement posted Sunday on people.com.
“I know Alex Rodriguez through Guy Oseary, who manages both of us,†Madonna said. “I brought my kids to a Yankee game. I am not romantically involved in any way with Alex Rodriguez. I have nothing to do with the state of his marriage or what spiritual path he may choose to study.â€
UPDATE, 8:33 p.m.: Kabbalah! A-Rod just hit a sizzling homer that found the seats in left. That’s 536 homers, matching Mickey Mantle for 13th place in history. He’ll make a fine catch for you single gals out there.
UPDATE, 8:51 p.m.: Brett Gardner is 1 for 18. Meanwhile Johnny Damon is on the DL and the only other OF is Justin Christian. Not good.
UPDATE, 9:36 p.m.: Chamberlain threw 37 pitches in the fifth inning, taking him to 89. As he progresses as a starter, this will be what he needs to work on the most.
Of course the floating strike zone of Laz Diaz doesn’t help much.
UPDATE, 9:43 p.m.: The Big G just started a 3-6-3 double play. This is one of the celestial signs that the Yankees will win the game.
Down 3-1, the Yankees are coming back. That was a sign.
UPDATE, 9:48 p.m.: Joe Girardi just got tossed for arguing balls and strikes. That’s two times this season. Even more evidence that they will come back and win.
And look at that, Gardner singles.
As we all know, when Hank Steinbrenner issues a crazy statement or Girardi gets tossed, the Yankees win. It’s clockwork.
UPDATE, 9:53 p.m.: Baseball is a simple game. Hit Manny in the backside every time he comes up. Yell at the umpires. The Yankees may win this game 10-3.
Meanwhile, Girardi’s head just exploded, sending fans fleeing out onto 161st Street. There is blood everywhere.
UPDATE, 10:24 p.m.: I’m moving to Vegas. This is too easy. Just a question of who drives in the go-ahead run now.
UPDATE, 10:27 p.m.: Great game. The X-factor is Manny Ramirez. Wonder when Francona will use him?
UPDATE, 10:42 p.m.: Now Krazy Kyle has retired the side in order. Yet another sign of impending victory. Gardner gets on, steals second, scores when Jeter shows his captain clutchiness. Either that or A-Rod goes Kabbalah! again.
UPDATE, 11:06 p.m.: Which pitch do you figure A-Rod crushes? I’ll say the third.
UPDATE, 11:08 p.m.: That’s it, time to try Scientology. Maybe The Big G will do it.
UPDATE, 11:19 p.m.: Rivera did his part. Now we’ll see if Cano, Cabrera and Molina can make something happen. Hey, somebody has to do it.
Meanwhile they’re playing a clip from Rudy on the scoreboard. That should get them going. If I owned a team I would show clips from Stripes to try and loosen everybody up.
Papelbon coming in for Boston. I can’t imagine Mo goes a third inning unless Girardi likes reading MRIs. That means … Edwar I would guess.
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first on the lineup post awesome!
i like the defensive pros of having a lf/cf combo of melky and gardener, and i like him leading off
When was the last time the Yankees faced the Sox when Manny and Ortiz were not in the lineup?
Nice to see Posada playing instead of Betemit.
*gardner sorry
Francona wants an up close look at those “intangibles”.
I’m wondering if we’ll see David Robertson this evening if Joba needs pen help.
A CG shut-out would be nice.
...didn’t Francona manage Jeter during the 2005 All-Star game? Either it really made an impression on him, or it didn’t. Not a lot of room for something in-between there.
Brian Cashman doesn’t know whether the Yankees are buyers or sellers. Wow, what a year.
sheissah about Damon. I really had hoped he magically recover. Now the earlier he can return is July 20.
...wait, no, he didn’t. Jeter missed the AS game due to an injury, I think.
Huh. What do you know.
Jeter was not in the 2005 ASG…because Francona kept him out by putting both him and Matsui on the Final Man ballot, thus splitting Yankee fan votes. So I don’t know what this garbage is that he’s spewing now about how he cant wait to manage him!
Anyway, nice lineup tonight. That sucks about Damon though. Does anyone else have him on their fantasy team with your DL spot already being taken up by a more top tier player? Should I drop him or try to grind through the next few weeks w/o him?
No, I’m wrong again. He just didn’t make the All-Star game that season. 2003 was the year Jeter missed a chunk of the season sliding into 2nd.
Still bizarre. Who was the starting shortstop that year? ...Miguel Tejada. That’s really, really interesting.
Fallen Phoenix, yeah it was Tejada. That was the Orioles’ phantom “1st place in 1st half” year.
Austin Jackson’s not ready for the majors yet.
Jeter was actually sliding into third on Opening Day trying to stretch when the catcher came down on his shoulder, but yeah, that was a year he missed the AS Game.
I’m liking the no Manny in the lineup…and Wakefield pitching. He’s usually fun to face.
Jeter hurt his shoulder in 03, not 05.
Is that lineup right, Manny isn’t playing??!! What did he go on a small vacation since he can’t go during the all star break??! Watch Joba and the Yanks give up like 10 runs to them and lose with both Manny and Ortiz not in the lineup. Wakefield has been good in his last couple of starts but I hope the Yanks are patient and torch him!!! If they get guys on atleast they can steal every chance they get against him.
“BBFan – I was wondering the same thing. When I voted for starters, I’d get a message that I was at my voting limit after 25 times. With the final man vote, I’ve been hitting “vote again†for like an hour, and they haven’t stopped me yet.”
I voted something like 50 or 60 times…still it did not stop me. Here is a chance for all of us to load up on Giambi and send him to the ASG.
When does the voting end? Does any one know?
Justin that has to be the stupidest comment I ever read. An all star at every position doesn’t benefit a team. We are already seeing this season why it doesn’t work.
Maybe Melky’s a reader of this blog. Every time you bring a li’l hate on him he seems to get hot. If that’s the case, keep it up.
When Yanks lost the first two games, there were many ready to jump of the ledge
If we win the game today, pitching match up favors us, we will be down only three in the loss column for the wild card. Still people think we do not have a chance to make the playoffs? SJ?
Sure the offense was not clicking, but I can not see them being ineffective like that all of the rest of the season.
I am in that eternal optimist camp that we will make it to the playoffs. We were right last year, we will be right this year as well.
Tonight’s 25 man roster is something of a landmark I believe.
13 of the 25 players on the big league team are home grown players who came up primarily through the yankee’s minor league system (I’m including Rasner in that group – he had a cup of coffee with the Nats in 2004 but was picked up by the yanks minor league system in 2005).
It far from an ideal group of players tonight with all of the injuries.
But I can’t remember the last time they had more than half the players on the big league team all come from the yankee’s own system.
I’ve been casually checking on this from time to time this year and I don’t think at any point in this season they’ve hit the 13 player mark. And if they didn’t do it this year I can’t imagine they would have done it at any point over the past several seasons.
It’s going to be a track meet tonight as Gardner runs silly on the bases…..True you cannot steal IB, however a little displine at the plate will yield great benefits…..Yanks win in a laughter tonight…..Boston looking forward to going home….Joba rises to the next level tonight as he silences the talking heads on ESPN…..The second half push started last night in dramatic fashion…..
To the person posting as “justin christian”:
Please stop. we don’t do that here. use your own name or something else, don’t pretend you’re somebody else.
thanks
Does anyone know if Saturdays game against Toronto was originally a night game? When I originally purchased the tickets I thought it said it was a night game!
“why cant the yankees bring up austin jackson. the redsox brought up ellsbury last year. How do you know that he was ready”
Your kidding right?
Pete,
can you please block the trolls? i.e. “justin Christian”
“Francona picked Carlos Guillen, Dioner Navarro, George Sherrill, Justin Duchscherer and Joe Nathan.”
Geeze, five players? What is the point of giving the manager any selections?
Next year, I say Peter Gammons selects the last of the AL reserves. His choices will be as intelligent as the player votes, I’m sure.
“Melky is 5 of his last 10”
This is why you don’t give up on a future all star, Bernie type player.
Things I could care less about.
All Star game selections.
And “Justin” is out. Thanks for playing.
Melky has looked ten times better since he was benched midweek. Not only has he hit as much in the past few days as he did the few WEEKS before, but he is starting to have some lengthier ABs too. Perhaps he has finally woken up, just as Cano did after getting benched in Houston?
I think “Justin” should focus more on his game than on making sure the Yankees bring Austin Jackson up way too early.
Melky should forget hitting right handed.
Thanks Pete
Terry is a joke. Please don’t make us out to be fools. We know you could care less about managing Derek.
How can anyone say we have an all-star at every position? Melky is not an all-star. Cano is not. Nor are they all-star caliber.
Terry Francona is not a joke. He has a general respect for Jeter and many Yankees. Jennifer, know what you are saying before you post. You just make yourself look bad when you don’t.
BBB did you notice what catcher is in the lineup? So if was necessary but that’s not a bad thing. Plus I actually heard some reporter ask last night about Moeller. If that was so Pete that’s awesome. I know other people asked other reporters to ask the same question but it could have been Pete’s voice, I’m not sure.
I always think it’s such a cool thing really that we have the access we do to our reporters.
I couldn’t really hear the whole question but I did hear Girardi answer that Moeller was going to getting playing/catching time.
I think life is good even if we didn’t get many players on the AS team.
“Terry is a joke. Please don’t make us out to be fools. We know you could care less about managing Derek.”
That is a joke indeed… That is exactly what I thought when I read it.
Melky has looked ten times better since he was benched midweek. Not only has he hit as much in the past few days as he did the few WEEKS before, but he is starting to have some lengthier ABs too. Perhaps he has finally woken up, just as Cano did after getting benched in Houston?
Melky yesterday had a few lucky hits yesterday. He’s still having bad quality ABs, it’s not like he’s killing competition out there. I give credit when it’s dued he still is nowhere near that. Robi is another story atleast defensively and offensively he’s getting more consistant. Whether he turns it around it’s yet to be known.
BBFan,
If they win tonight, which is a must, they finish this series 2-2. Advantage Red Sox since the Yankees don’t gain ground in a home series against them.
With a win, they would be 3-4 on the homestand. Sorry, that’s not good enough for me to think they are a playoff team right now.
If they lose? They did an even deeper hole for themselves.
So, to answer your question, in their present construction, win or lose tonight, I still don’t think its a playoff team.
JMHO.
“Terry Francona is not a joke. He has a general respect for Jeter and many Yankees. Jennifer, know what you are saying before you post. You just make yourself look bad when you don’t.”
No one qeustions he has respect for many yankees. I personally resepct Terry and defended him for the all star reserves selections in the last two threads.
But what he said is a joke. I do not think Jennifer posted any thing wrong. She just called a spade a spade.
I hope that this is Gardner’s night
How could Mussina be left out? Isn’t he tied for 2nd most wins in AL?
Jennifer it says 107PM on my schedule that came with my season tickets for saturday aga8inst Toronto
Brandon….....how old are you???? please say 15.
its amazing to me how many of you actually care about who is playing in the ASG. I dont get it. Its utterly meaningless.
BTW- on my way back from running an errand I walked past AROD’s place (60th and Park) around 3pm and there were about 30 paparazzi milling about… funny
Brandon are you a troll?
Doris- amen I don’t even see the point of watching it… cool we get to see players that we will see anyways in some pointless contest that determines the outcome of one game in a world series… wow so much fun!
The C.C. to the Brewers deal is official.
its just amazing to see people literally going insane on here about Varitek, Mosse, et al…
Mark, I actually like Molina catching Joba tonight over our friend Moeller, b/c Joba has worked w/Jose before, they know each other, etc. Plus Wakefield is easy to steal on so if we have Molina’s arm we’re giving ourselves a huge advantage in the running game. Moeller can throw too, but nobody throws better than Molina, so using him is really exploiting their weakness/our strength.
This is actually the 1st time in awhile I’ve been totally satisfied with the lineup. Glad Girardi is finally being asked about Moeller too. Maybe next someone will ask why not just make him the personal catcher for Ras?
SJ44 doesn’t think they are a good team????
I am in SHOCK!!
Remember, the quitter said the same thing all last year and the year before. How did that turn out?
Pete Abe-
Buster Onley agrees with you; he just said on SportsCenter that he would start Mariano
Brandon are you a troll?
No are you.
its official- damon to the DL
its official- c-rod to file for divorce on monday
Breaking News
There is now a 99.8 percent chance that CC Sabathia will start game 1 in the New Yankee Stadium.
The only thing left to do is hope and pray we don’t give him more than 5 years, I wouldn’t hold my breath though.
its official- c-rod to file for divorce on monday
It was for the best. Meanwhile one side is talking too much while the other is keeping quiet.
“SJ44 doesn’t think they are a good team????
I am in SHOCK!!
Remember, the quitter said the same thing all last year and the year before. How did that turn out?”
Jason,
I know you are in the same camp I am that believes that Yanks will make it to the playoffs. That does not mean we have to call people who disagree or have a different opinion quitters. In fact, I do beleive that SJ gives very good rationale of why he believes in what he beleives in. I respect that.
C-Rod and Arod are a match made in heaven. Anyone who wears a shirt to the Stadium that says, well you know what it said, is not exactly of “high morals” the way her mother said she is. Anyway, she and Arod went to strip clubs together and his reputation for cheating happened before the stripper incident.
I think C-Rod was blinded by the $$$$ and Arod was blinded by I don’t know what since I think his wife is quite skanky.
Sabathia deal is close
By Tom Haudricourt
Sunday, Jul 6 2008, 05:29 PM
The Brewers are closing in on a deal for Cleveland left-hander C.C. Sabathia, to the point that outfield prospect Matt LaPorta has been scratched from the Huntsville’s lineup tonight to assure he does not get injured.
A reliable club source told me the Brewers are putting the finishing touches on a deal that will send LaPorta and two other minor leaguers to the Indians for Sabathia, the reigning AL Cy Young Award winner. One of the other players might be Class A Brevard County third baseman Taylor Green, whose name has been on and off the table at various times.
The other player will not be Brevard County outfielder Lorenzo Cain, however. He has been told to report to Huntsville, ostensibly to take LaPorta’s place on the roster.
I have been told that the Brewers are not including another top prospect, such as Mat Gamel or Alcides Escobar, in the deal. They drew the line at one top prospect to get a pitcher they know they will lose to free agency after the season.
The Brewers have told the Indians this deal must be wrapped up tonight so they can get Sabathia here and make his next start Tuesday night on schedule. That way, he could pitch again on Sunday and the Brewers would get two starts before the all-star break.
The Indians have an off day tomorrow and are making plans to announce Sabathia has been traded. There’s always the possibility that something could go wrong at the last moment but I’m told this is looking good for the Brewers.
I’ll post further updates as I get the information.
http://blogs.jsonline.com/brewers/archive/2008/07/06/sabathia-deal-is-close.aspx
Nothing has changed.
While Damon going to the DL is a sad moment Gardner is starting to grow on me. Anyway we could do worse.
BBB I think Molina’s been a little beat up and since Jorge’s arm is hurting Moeller probably needs to be in tonight’s game.
I agree though about asking about Moeller catching Ras.
I’d like to see Molina and Moeller alternate for all of the Rays game. I doubt I’ll see it.
See you next season CC
Brandon,
Where are you seeing that? If true, it shows that Pete Abe was as accurate with his “Phonies Unite” in the paper today (where he said it was all a publicity stunt to sell concert tickets) as he was with his “Aliens in Central Park” prediction.
When will Pete stop just making stuff up about ARod? Or how about stop confusing the media’s madness with ARod’s motivations? Blaming ARod for seeking publicity every time the media goes nuts is just stupid.
Clare are you alright
Clare- couldnt agree more with your post. Not to mention the free pass he gives jeter while killing melky
There is now a 99.8 percent chance that CC Sabathia will start game 1 in the New Yankee Stadium.
We playing the Brewers our first game?
Well the CC to the Brewers is great for us, if true, no way can they afford to sign both him and Sheets for next year, if they even sign 1 of them. I guess that’s why they are going all in to try and win this year. Personally don’t think theyre good enough, but we’ll see.
We need to bring back morgan ensberg….
although, it’s not like they need LaPorta anyway, since they have Fielder, so I guess they might as well try.
Why would Mariano start the AS game? That’s dumb.
You need to showcase his place in history at the All Star Game and that is as the greatest closer the game has known.
No Matsui. No Damon.
We got enough issues scoring runs.
Yep, thanks Brandon. Been around, just not posting much.
To me the MOST interesting thing if CC goes to the Brewers is that IF he leaves after the season and IF they lose Ben Sheets after he season they will be loaded loaded in draft picks. For a team that already seems to have a well regarded farm system could pay HUGE dividends.
PS the best thing about the game on YES right now is that we already know who wins otherwise I would be jumping towards a ledge
Sucks about Damon.
although, it’s not like they need LaPorta anyway, since they have Fielder, so I guess they might as well try.
They’re taking the 2 picks for CC in the offseason and trading Fielder too. The Brewers are stacked w/ hitting prospects so it’s not gonna hurt them.
im sorry, I don’t get how there is a 99% chance we will see C.C. next year.. could someone please explain that to me?
Thanks gayle. I don’t know why I was under the impression that they were playing a night game Saturday. It is a good thing I didn’t buy tickets to a tour of Niagara. I would have been out all that money!!
Now I go from trying to figure out what to do all afternoon in Toronto, to trying to figure out when to get my shopping in!
This season would have been completely different if Wang didn’t get hurt. Lack of offensive firepower wouldn’t have mattered. You can’t win anything with Rasner and Ponson starting games in the rotation every 5th day.
“So, to answer your question, in their present construction, win or lose tonight, I still don’t think its a playoff team.”
it doesn’t look that way to me either, but last year the yankees were 8 out in the wild card at this time and about ten out of first place.
if they win tonight , they’re only 4 back of the red sox.
do that and to hell with what they’ve done so far this year stat wise. 4 games is nothing.
if they can win a game tonight with joba and the team sending a message, then maybe
pat m. last night said sink or swim. it’s deja vu all over again.
if they want it bad enough , tonight is the time to show it.
SamVA
Because what are the chances that the Brewers can sign him after the season is over? zero.
im sorry, I don’t get how there is a 99% chance we will see C.C. next year.. could someone please explain that to me?
Milwaukee is not going to resign him or extend him. He is going to be a FA in the offseason.
Prospects are just that. prospects. Everyone was raving about how loaded the Dodgers were. How have those prospects turned out?
There are no sure things with prospects.
A win tonight and we’re 3 games back in the loss column from Boston for the WC.
Still a playoff team.
We’re better with Wang, but we’re still a playoff-contending team on July 6.
I think they should take a chance on Bonds. He’s willing to sign for the minimum. He’ll be motivated to prove to everyone that they made a mistake not signing him. And at this point the yankees need him. Chances are Matsui is done for the season so it opens up a spot for Bonds. He’s still a great hitter and he wouldn’t have to play the field. If it doesn’t work out, they wasted nothing. I know a lot of fans would rather lose than have Bonds play for the Yankees, but I’m not one of those. I root for the uniform. It’s not like the current Yankee players (like ARod) are all angels.
There is always one of those fans that don’t understand Barry Bonds is not going to be Yankee, what part of that don’t you guys understand. He’s going back on trial, demoralized the San Francisco locker room, you had guys like Fred Lewis breathing a sigh of relief when he was let go. He’s not coming here.
You are correct, there are no sure things with prospects.
There are even fewer “sure things” with players over 32, especially “name” players. As we see with the 2008 Yankees.
Frankly, a rookie won the game for the Yankees yesterday because he was on the only on the team who actually had a clue on what to do in a bases loaded situation.
Something we haven’t seen from this veteran laden team all year.
You know what is even less of a sure thing than prospects?
All star at every position, 200+ million dollar payroll teams, don’t win World Series.
Unlike prospect laden teams, which have won World Series.
A win tonight and we’re 3 games back in the loss column from Boston for the WC.
Still a playoff team.
Yep.
But believe me, folks, that’s a deal. All that other stuff is formality.
All I know so far is that top prospect Matt LaPorta is in the deal. I was told two lower-level minor leaguers also are included. The Brewers refused to include another top prospect such as Alcides Escobar or Mat Gamel.
Look for Sabathia to make his debut for the Brewers Tuesday night at Miller Park against Colorado.
I’ll post more details as I get them.
What makes you think they would win with Bonds?
Haven’t we said this about half a dozen players over the past several years? This is not a “one person short” team.
If they signed him tomorrow, which they won’t, he won’t be ready for another 4-6 weeks. Even his agent said he needs some type of “spring training” to be ready.
So, the earliest he is in NY is Mid-August. What’s the point of that?
I’m not even talking about all the baggage he brings to the table. Which is considerable.
They will rightly pass on Bonds. He’s no solution to their problems.
Why isn’t Varitek the DH tonight for Boston ? His “lights out” bat should be in the lineup to keep his stroke in tune for the AS game. What a shame. He could go in a slump by the AS game.
Madonna put the whaamie on Wakefield.
He’ll last no more than 4 innings.
Naysayers. Naysayers. Naysayers.
It can’t hurt to try Bonds.
People who say nay to everything are insecure.
Nay on Bonds (I’m so the opposite of insecure)
Preview of tonight’s game. There’s a few nice things about Joba to keep it from being complete toxic waste.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3475348
We’ll see gas at $1.50 a gallon before Bonds appears in another big league game. Baggage galore.
Brandon,
Something tells me there will be heavy troll traffic in here tonight. New names and folks with nothing logical to say is usually the tipoff.
They may not win with Bonds but there’s no doubt they’d be a better team with him. No one player guarantees a championship but that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try and get better when you have the chance. He’s a better hitter than Bettemit or Gardner.
As for the argument that it’ll take him a while to be ready – it’s just like the argument against drilling in the arctic (whether you agree with it or not)- that you shouldn’t do it because it’ll take 10 years before you can get any oil. Well, that’s what they said 10 years ago and by now they would have had the oil. Same with Bonds. They could have signed him a month ago and he would be ready now but you were making the same argument against him then. And even if it takes him a month now , he would be ready the first week in August, plenty of time for him to contribute. If I’m not mistaken, teams trade for guys even in September. They don’t say in September it’s too late to for someone to help us, so why say it now. I understand that a lot of you guys hate Bonds and that’s why you don’t want him on the team but at least admit that. I understand that. But to make arguments that he he’s not any good or that it’s too late to sign him, that’s ridiculous.
SJ44, You have every logical reason to veiw the club with great suspension as they close in on the break…..I just think somewhere, somehow they’ll manage to get on track and make a push for October…There’s just too much talent to just roll over….As for Tampa, they’re for real however there’s a few things that could side track them come September…First is the heat of a pennant race, but I think the real issue will be their front line starting pitching…These guys are going to be reaching their ceiling in IP’d….Bullpen will be an issue as well….The going right now is real good, let’s see how a losing streak is handled by not only the ballplayers but by the coaching staff as well…...
If they lose tonight what happens when the Rays come in? Most likely the Rays take both games with 4 left to play before the break. After losing 3 at home we’re off to Pittsburgh to play a game nobody wanted to play so it to could be another loss. Then they fly to Toronto with there pitching even though the Blue Jays are not playing well so 3 more loses? Heck if the Yankees don’t win tonight this season could likely be over.
Trolls indeed.
Yankee bashers who masquerade as Yankee fans show up her every nite.
Oh this will be..fun
Just a point of information they did drill and find oil offshore both in the Beufort and the High Arctic. To get the oil – simple, park a super tanker over the well, suspend agitators to prevent the vessel from getting crushed by ice pack – pump till full, proceed to dock.
aint that the truth Kabalblah..
PETE TIME FOR REGISTRATION
pat m-
i can see it both ways too.
at some point individual players have to have meetings with themselves and decide to kick some butt or not.
tonight is a pivotal game to make that decision.
this is a new look with gardner leading off. joba is starting. if he’s a pitcher with that special something tonight is as good a stage as he’ll get to show it.
there are no locks in sports with prospects or veterans. that’s why we watch. i’m looking forward to seeing who wants to win tonight.
Reportly CC Sabathia has been traded, or at least a trade has been agreed on.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3475667
do you think we will see gardy AND jc in the outfield at the same time over the next few days??
C.C. to Brewers is a good thing for the Yankees, right? No fistpumps at LoHud?
That actually makes me kind of sad in an overall baseball sense. I know baseball is a business but it’s going to be hard to picture CC with any team other than the Indains.
wow. carlos gomez is quite chirpy for a rookie.
Gut check time in the Bronx…...Joba will make a statement tonight…I see Gardner having an impact tonight as long as he doesn’t chase Wakefield’s dancer…He gets on base watch out….The strech run has begun for the Yanks…..I’m with you Randy I, that’s what makes sports so great…...This is the last go around for many of these guys in The Bronx….
all but guarantee’s Sabathia will be a FA at the end of the yr
Mel-
from reading the story, it doesn’t sound like Brewers paid premium to land CC.
sounds like a buyers market.
“Gut check time in the Bronx”
my sentiments exactly
Kabablah,
I’m not interested in what they gave up because I know we wouldn’t have been players.
The good news, though, is that C.C. wasn’t traded to an AL contender.
And it’s doubtful that the Brewers will re-up (or that C.C. would want to stay, unless he loves his beer).
So he’ll be available in the offseason, if, you know, the Yankees want to kick the tires.
Then we can have the ace and everyone can shut up even though they miss Chien Ming “Not an Ace” Wang.
The allstar Billy Wagner.
Good lord Billy Wagner…
randy l,
You must be disappointed. Olney just said on espnews that Livan Hernandez was the big AL snub.
I have to admit, the Mets actually make me laugh out loud sometimes. You can’t make this stuff up.
I would just like to go on record again what a pleasure it is to have the Joe Girardi Show without Michael Kay. Kim Jones has been doing a great job!!
A a Phillies fan that Wagner did it in Philly just makes it even sweeter
I was wondering why you guys were talking about Billy Wagner.
Quite a few blown saves in the last month, no?
Meanwhile, Detroit & Seattle going to the top of the 14th.
We had good defense yesterday and the primary reason we won such a low-scoring game.
I really like Molina behind the plate against Boston and Gardner an improvement over Damon in LF as we saw yesterday.
I expect the same tonight, I really hope Joba has his mechanical problems in check, if he does, we’ll be in good shape.
YOU KNEW WAGNER WAS GONNA BLOW IT NEVER SAVE A BIG GAME IN HIS LIFE
“You must be disappointed. Olney just said on espnews that Livan Hernandez was the big AL snub. ”
no way.
for someone like livan, that’s a real honor just to be snubbed.
anyone can win with a 3.00 era . let them try it with a 5.00 era like livan.
nice to see buster showing some love.
THAT SHOULD BE THE lineup everyday it brings defense,speed,power
we could possibly sneak our way into playoffs with this team again this season, but are people here actually going to be content with that?
we’ve been barely good enough for the majority of this decade, and have been beat handily by teams playing better 1-9 baseball in the playoffs.
i’m frankly sick of it.
this team is not built to go to the end, and it is certainly not built to sustain winning in the long term over the next few seasons. it’s time to build that team. the standings, honestly, are decieving a whole lot of you.
i live 20min north of philly but i am still glad i am not a phillies fan
How bereft of relief pitching the NL must be to have picked Wagner! What’s up with that!!!
Looks like it’s almost offical…CC is going to the Brewers.The Cubs may have to wait another 100 years to win WS.
I HATE ESPN!
How about showing the Yankees 26 World Series wins if you’re going to show the only two the loser Sox could muster up since 1918.
What a disgrace. I hope bin Laden drops a bomb on their offices in Connecticut.
I think the Brewers got CC to make sure that the Cubs didn’t.
And here it starts. The second day of the tag team has taken over. Exit McCarver enter Morgan.
HOW THEY LOOOOOVE THOSE RED SOX.
that little boston-new york clip had an over abundance of boston fans. would it have killed them to be a little more even?
2 boston groups for every 1 yankees group. BOO
Manny afraid to face Joba?
This isn’t a baseball question. I’m curious if Florida law will govern over A-Rod’s divorce or New York. If she’s filing in NY, doesn’t that mean she wants a NY judge to decide?
mute button on. I’m good to go!
What cave does Joe Morgan live in? Still apparently questioning Joba’s transition back to being a starter.
I’m somewhat surprised about the Sabbathia deal – not that it happened or that the Brewers got him. More about how the deal has happened.
You had to figure that Shapiro would try to play teams off each other to up Sabbathia’s value.
But that didn’t happen – you heard very little about competing deals other than the Brewer’s offer.
Basically once the Brewers put LaPorta on the table that was the end of the issue. No way any other team was going to offer a package with a single player as good as La Porta.
I didn’t think the Brewers would agree to put LaPorta in the deal so quickly. I thought they’d build the deal around Mat Gamel who is also tearing up AA for the Brewers.
The Brewers didn’t want competing offers and they closed things down by putting La Porta on the table. Shapiro knew he wasn’t going to get a player as good as LaPorta and honed in on the Brewer’s offer.
Once again, its remarkable how little the Twins got for Santana and the way the Sabbathia trade looks to be occurring is such a contrast to what Smith tried to do.
Manny’s not playing because he needed 16 tickets.
Off the subject, What is the deadline for a team to sign it’s draft picks ????
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=3475674
Prenup!
I didn’t mean that as a knock on Manny.
Oh wait, yes I did.
thunderfangabe
2 boston groups for every 1 yankees group. BOO
July 6th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
that little boston-new york clip had an over abundance of boston fans. would it have killed them to be a little more even?
i have to ask: are you people legitimatally upset over espn airing more red sox celebrations than yankees in the preview? i mean, its becomming harder and harder to defend being a yanks fan
Am I the only one depressed that the Brewers acquired Sabathia?
Let’s go Joba!
Heh, Joe Morgan is already annoying me.
Great strike zone so far.
i have to ask: are you people legitimatally upset over espn airing more red sox celebrations than yankees in the preview? i mean, its becomming harder and harder to defend being a yanks fan
Nah some of us are just more interested in fairness in reporting than you seem to be.
By the way I don’t think anyone’s asking for your defense.
Wow, this ump better squeeze the zone for Wakefield like he is for Joba.
kill- yeah, better the nl than the al.
lol….. thats priceless! “Fairness in reporting”
Didnt realize the pre-game teasers were considered “reportong”. LOL
rebecca you aren’t the only one!
Where the hell was that?
Why does Jon Miller hate the YAnkees?
I agree re: how the trade took shape, CB.
I’m not depressed, since this means one of Sheets or Sabathia is going to hit the open market, and I’d bet even money it’ll be Sabathia. I’d rather try and get Sabathia in a Free Agent bidding war, than try and get Sabathia in a trade auction first.
So out of curiosity, how does Joe Morgan know how the Red Sox lineup operates (and adjusts) against hardthrowers, if he doesn’t watch any of their games? I hope Mr. Morgan gives me ammunition all night, because watching 95 MPH fastballs and 65 MPH knuckleballs just aren’t enough for me.
I kid, I kid. Exciting game, though.
Kill-schill,
Yes, you are. We weren’t going to get him midseason. If he wants to be a Yankee, he’ll be wearing pinstripes in the spring.
This umpire has the strike zone the size of a teacup.
And shut up Morgan, he had him struck out.
Why would they sign Bonds? It doesn’t even make sense for them.
*He wouldn’t be ready immediately, and who knows how effective he’d be.
*If Arod is “clownish and a distraction” then Barry Bonds is the whole freaking Cirque de Soleil.
*They just signed Arod for an exhorbitant amount of money based on him being the leading candidate to break the HR record. Why would they sign Barry Bonds and give Arod that much more of a target to chase?
*He does have the potential for legal proceedings hanging over him which could come back to bite him at any time.
So how does it make sense for the Yankees to sign him in order to maintain the illusion for some fans that they’re trying to still be competitive?
lol….. thats priceless! “Fairness in reportingâ€
Didnt realize the pre-game teasers were considered “reportongâ€. LOL
“LOL” One of my favorite kid sayings.
I think Laz Diaz always has a small zone, but I might be mistaken.
Time to get to work bats.
Stuff it Joe Morgan
thanks, mark. you understand.
Jon Miller is drunk, thats why. Everyone knows he is a drunk
Joba sure looks great.
I’m not sure we should sign CC.
he’s out of shape and could easily become another Bartlo Colon.
Stale observations
thunderfangabe, absolutely do.
Is an A-Rod report about his marriage really needed in a Yankees game thread? Meh, oh well.
Anyway, it’s really funny to think that there actually HUMAN BEINGS that wanted Joba Chamberlain to stay in the bullpen and be a reliever/ closer.
This guy looks like Clemens out there. I’m loving the 99 mph fastballs!
Yes mark, im a kid. and you sound so grown up complaining about the canned pre-game teasers favoring the red sox.
Brett, I know you’ve been having a lot of good ABs, but I’m not sure that was one of them.
It sounds like the Brewers and Indians were serious about doing business.
It’s a great deal for the Brewers. It may well send them into the playoffs this year.
But what will they do if they lose both CC and Sheets in the off season? The draft choices are great and all, and I hear they have a stocked minor league system, but who will they get to pitch to replace those two? Any thoughts?
Bartolo Colon wishes that, on his best day, he was C.C. Sabathia.
Is there any chance at all Milwaukee can keep him?
Do we start volunteering to wash Cashman’s car now, so it can be extra-nice and shiny for him to wow C.C. with?
Regarding Bonds, I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again. I’ve bled pinstripes for 40 years, but if NY were to sign Bonds I would be looking for a new team. I hate the jackass that much and I would be shocked if the Yankees were to even consider signing him.
Brett really needs to start hitting soon, or Girardi won’t be able to afford batting him that high.
To be fair, he was robbed twice yesterday, once by Masterson, and again by Lowell. But I want to see a few more linedrives and more walks.
Fantastic analysis, Jon.
“Gardner is VERY fast.” I think it’s partly funny because it’s true.
Is this the first time Jon has ever seen flashing cameras? He seems so captivated by them.
Angel, I think Bonds’ trial has been set for 2009, so his legal problems wouldn’t keep him out of any games this season. And the thing about not wanting to increase the home run total for Arod… I don’t know about that one.
so, remind me again why gardner is so good and melky so bad
Wakefield’s ball is dancing. Crap.
Angel-
it can’t hurt to try.
nothing is gained by playing it safe (ie no risk, no reward).
we’re 4-6 in our last ten games, including a terrible home stand. Why? cause of the lack of hitting.
How many drinks did Jon have before the game. I’m guessing 5.
breaking news from espn…
Brett Gardner iS fast
Unreal
Christ, Wakefield has a bigger zone and the Yankees look like they’ve never seen anything like him before.
This is just fantastic so far.
Rebecca, I’d give Brett a pass on that one. How often do you think he saw knuckleballs in Scranton?
“Is this the first time Jon has ever seen flashing cameras? He seems so captivated by them.”
It’s essentially jingling keys in front of an infant.
If the Rods have a prenup, why did she hire 3 lawyers? Sounds to me like someone is going to try and contest that prenup.
vote for me for the final vote otherwise i will not be in the hr derby. 25 times people!
Joe from Long Island: they do have Yovani Gallardo waiting in the wings next year. Along with Hughes and Lincecum, he made up the trio of top pitching prospects who got called up early by their teams last year, and he actually had the most major league success among the three of them last year.
He put together a few good starts this year until he was lost for the season, too.
I find it unlikely that the Brewers will let BOTH Sabathia (if the trade is concluded) and Sheets get away from them, although it is certainly possible. Of course, if the Brewers make (and go deep in) the playoffs this year, they might have some extra revenue to play with, too.
Honestly? It’s really, really difficult to judge how this offseason is going to look. There are just too many variables that need to be resolved from now until the trade deadline, let alone until the end of the season, to have a good idea of how it is going to play out.
Incredible!
Rays are 9-1 in their 10 games.
I see the Goon squad won again today, their 7th straight. Still scratching my head over their performance this year.
You know, I kind of miss the days when players’ personal lives weren’t any of our business.
Actually, Brett Gardner has seen knuckleballs in Scranton, since there are a couple of knuckleball pitchers lurking in the minors (one in the Red Sox system, if I recall correctly).
Even then, though, Wakefield is one of the best at what he does (which is why he’s lasted so long).
I’d agree with Skippy, though, it’s going to be hard to judge Brett based on his at-bats against Tim today.
Laz Diaz’s zone is expanding.
The TB Rays in first place. I feel like I am in the twilight Zone..
Come on Joba!
“vote for me for the final vote otherwise i will not be in the hr derby. 25 times people!”
Looks like there is no limit of 25. You can vote as many times as you can.
“breaking news from espn…
Brett Gardner iS fast
Unreal”
What was wrong with that comment? This is a national game meaning there are most likely a ton of people watching who have never heard of Gardner.
Relax buddy.
Ron- It just shrunk again.
Oh that’s nasty!
SIT DOWN…
AND SIT DOWN!
molina has a gun…
Molina and the unbeatable arm. Dude is HOT right now.
YOU DO NOT RUN ON JOSE MOLINA! =D
Gotta love Molina’s arm (if not his bat).
Hey, let’s not pretend that Jeter or Abreu looked any better than Brett. They all looked like they’d never seen Wakefield before.
Molina’s an absolute hoss. How many nights have we seen him lying on the ground after getting hit, brushing himself off, and getting back in there?
Best backup we’ve ever had.
“You know, I kind of miss the days when players’ personal lives weren’t any of our business.”
You weren’t alive then!
“You know, I kind of miss the days when players’ personal lives weren’t any of our business.”
It’s still none of our business. Unfortunately, it is news.
i’m voting for the Lady Volunteers as well…
The man…the myth…
Move over Mick.
He’s amazing. Just amazing.
1-iron shot….
Molina – one of the best trades every pulled off by Brian Cashman.
I swear Arod’s at the top of his game when there’s controversy!
Glad to see his marital troubles aren’t affecting his swing.
News I personally ignore, but I suppose everyone approaches the tabloids differently.
A-Rod with a home run. Waiting for the twenty people to post how it isn’t clutch because it’s only his first at-bat of the game (thus the 2nd inning), and no one was on base (because of the 1-2-3 1st inning).
anyone want to made a witty madonna reference here?
YAY Alex!
ALEX!
I think he kaballah’d his own shot!
The KARABLAH KID STRIKES~~!!
Thank you, Madonna!
feel the power of the Kabbalah!!!!
unfortunately, the time before player’s lives became our business was the time before the internet was able to report on it 24/7.
Guy with a prenup losing the ball and chain he wants to lose. No wonder he’s smiling.
Dang, kabalah really does work.
jc is already in the dugout
if arod is into kabalah now, that makes him the best jewish athlete of all time. sweet.
Posada used to tweak his stance when he faced Wakefield. He sort of laid his bat back and then went into the starting position. Based on that swing, he might consider trying that approach again.
What percent knuckleballs does this man throw?
haha Pete your funny!
Nice homer Arod!!
UPDATE, 8:33 p.m.: A-Rod just hit a sizzling homer that found the seats in left. That’s 536 homers, matching Mickey Mantle for 13th place in history. He’ll make a fine catch for you single gals out there.
Yeah, Pete. That’s what we women need. A guy who can’t keep it in his pants.
while the HR is nice to start the game and a win would be nice, I still think this team is going to continue to struggle.
Even against Wakefield, who they have seen many times, they are taking bad swings instead of putting him in a fastball count, which he does not have.
Their hitting needs to be fully addressed before this team is going to contend for anything other than 3rd place.
Think it as SJ who said, this team is not a 1 player solution. There are many holes and they grow each game.
But it is nice to see them up 1-0. Joba needs to watch that pitch count.
Laura,
No amount of money would be enough to be his wife.
You know the fanfic writers are just loving this, btw…
I can think of a million things NY could have done with that $15mil. What a waste.
was anybody else angry at the opening ESPN made for this game? maybe somebody alreay talked about this, but by comparing us to the British that’s not only insulting to us as yankee fans but also to previous sox greats like Ted Williams, Yaz and Fisk. Baseball is a historical game, this is absolutely insulting to those memories…
and on another note, as a immigrant to this country, if the yankees represent the British, then I don’t want to be american
i predict the yanks win this game 6-1
“He’ll make a fine catch for you single gals out there.”
He’s probably fun to play with but not to stay with.
No woman with any self-respect with hook up with that male ho. There are plenty out there who don’t fit into that category, so I hope Alex finds life without his little family more to his taste.
There’s more to life than just baseball, so yes, I find this sad. Sorry to offend those who only like to focus on baseball.
I am looking foward to A-Rod being single. One, maybe I do still have a chance. Two, I wonder if him and Jeter will go on a wedding crasher type of rampage dating thing.
I’m half British. I take exception to that.
That 270M contract became 75M pretty fast.
120 for Uncle Sam
75 for C-Rod
75 for A-Rod
I hope ARod doesn’t get injured, with all the women throwing their keys at him
“No amount of money would be enough to be his wife.”
True, as Cynthia’s plans for divorce has proven.
UPDATE, 8:33 p.m.: Kabbalah! A-Rod just hit a sizzling homer that found the seats in left. That’s 536 homers, matching Mickey Mantle for 13th place in history. He’ll make a fine catch for you single gals out there.
Actually, assuming Cynthia will get 50% of everything in the divorce settlement, that’s just 268 homers for A-Rod