Game 97: Athletics at Yankees
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- July
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YANKEES (51-45)
Jeter SS
Abreu RF
Rodriguez 3B
Giambi DH
Posada C
Cano 2B
Betemit 1B
Cabrera CF
Gardner LF
Chamberlain RHP
ATHLETICS (51-45)
Sweeney RF
Suzuki C
Cust DH
Gonzalez CF
Crosby SS
Ellis 2B
Murton LF
Bankston 1B
Hannahan 3B
Gallagher RHP
Joba Chamberlain (2-3, 2.62) has never faced any of the Oakland htters
Sean Gallagher (1-0, 2.57) has never faced any of the New York hitters.
Notes: The Yankees have won five straight at the Stadium. … The Yankees are 10-3 against the AL West this season. … Here’s a weird one for you. A-Rod has not had a triple since May 31, 2006 in Detroit. … Discounting his debut, Dave Robertson has allowed two hits and one run over seven innings while striking out 11. … Wilson Betemit has struck out 66 times in 204 plate appearances) as a Yankee. … Any time now Brett Gardner (6 for 40, 12 K’s).
Back later with updates.
UPDATE, 12:00 p.m.: Johnny Damon took BP in the cages and on the field today. He took 19 cuts and hits two home runn, one off the facing of the upper deck in right field. To me, he looked very comfortable. He didn’t stop for an extended interview but he would like to be activated and play tomorrow.
That could be a stretch, but he’s very close.
UPDATE, 12:07 p.m.: Oakland placed first baseman Daric Barton on the 15-day disabled list with a neck strain. Infielder Wes Bankston was recalled from Class AAA Sacramento.
Get this, he hurt his neck diving into a shallow pool during the break. Barton is lucky he didn’t kill himself.
UPDATE, 12:26 p.m.: It’s 90 degrees at the Stadium and is supposed to get hotter. The Yankees have set up water stations around the Stadium to keep fans hydrated. If you’re at the game today, take care of yourself.
UPDATE, 1:05 p.m.: It’s my duty, even as a Patriots fan, to report that Tom Coughlin threw out the first pitch. Wearing a glove, the coach threw a nice pitch from the top of the rubber with a little bit of a windup. He even had Posada get in a crouch.
Coughlin had his family with him, including Chris Snee.
UPDATE, 1:42 p.m.: Tough series for third base coach Bobby Meacham, who just inexplicably held Cano at third base on a double to the gap by Betemit. He caught a break when Cabrera singled. But another questionable decision.
UPDATE, 1:50 p.m.: Nice hustle by Brett gardner, who turned an infield single into a double. He makes things happen when he gets on base. It’s the getting on base part that is difficult. But the Yankees have already gotten more out of the bottom of their order today than they likely expected.
UPDATE, 1:57 p.m.: The Yankees let Gallagher off the hook there. Props to the kid for fanning Jeter, Abreu and A-Rod with runners on second and third and no outs. The Yankees were a hit or two from driving him out of the game.
UPDATE, 2:16 p.m.: Should we read anything into Cano being 4 for 6 coming off the break? … meanwhile Gallagher’s next pitch will be his 74th. He’s not long for this game.
UPDATE, 2:39 p.m.: The Yankees have left 8 men on base (5 in scoring position) and are 2 for 9 with RISP. They’ve left a big lead on the table and now Joba has to work hard to hold a 2-0 edge.
UPDATE, 2:54 p.m.: Joba had gone 11.2 innings without issuing a walk before Cust drew that one in the 5th inning.
UPDATE, 3:13 p.m.: That seems to be it for Jobamania, who has thrown 96 pitches here in the Sahara. If so, he will have dropped his ERA to 2.64 as a starter. Can somebody please inform Goose Gossage of this so he will stop saying Joba belongs in the bullpen?
UPDATE, 3:37 p.m.: Jose Veras just cost Joba a win by blowing up in the seventh inning. With one out and one on and ahead 0-2 on Kurt Suzuki, he gave up a double, a walk and a wild pitch.
Veras has been very good for the Yankees this season, certainly better than anybody could have expected. But he’s one of those guys who when he gets in trouble tries to throw harder instead of taking his time and trying to throw a strike.
UPDATE, 3:44 p.m.: The Yankees obviously still have a chance to win this and probably will. But what a disgrace the offense has been so far. They are 2 for 12 with RISP and have left 12 runners on base in six innings. They have drawn six walks and had seven hits and have two runs to show for it.
UPDATE, 3:58 p.m.: OK, we’re calling it. Kyle Farnsworth going 1-2-3 is one of the Signs of Impending Yankee Victory. Much like Giambi making a good throw, there are certain events that signal victory and that is one of them.
Yanks score here, Mo comes in, folks flee to air conditioned cars.
UPDATE, 4:07 p.m.: Bad day for A-Rod. He’s 0 for 5 with three strikeouts and has left six men on base.
UPDATE, 4:16 p.m.: So much for predictions. This will be a brutal loss if that is what hapens. All the LOB, Posada can’t throw, etc. That consistency Joe Girardi keeps chirping about is just a fantasy at this point. This team shows no signs of finding it.
UPDATE, 4:32 p.m.: Great AB by Giambi, who sees nine pitches and draws a walk. Now they have a chance.
UPDATE, 4:34 p.m.: Just when you think they’re done … Bad job by Huston Street but two nice cuts by Cano and Betemit.
UPDATE, 4:38 p.m.: That was the first run Huston Street has allowed against the Yankees. He had thrown 12 scoreless innings in 11 appearances.
UPDATE, 4:44 p.m.: Posada out, Molina out. I don’t fault Girardi in the slightest for leaving Posada in to catch the ninth. The score was tied and he was due up second in the bottom of the inning. You have Molina catch to protect a lead, not a tie. You need Posada’s bat.
UPDATE, 4:56 p.m.: A bit of trouble, but Shockingly Steady Eddie Ramirez works out of it. Now the hackers at the top of the order have another chance to get something done. The A’s are going to a lefty, Jerry Blevins.
UPDATE, 5:09 p.m.: Maybe Justin Morneau will score … Oh, wait, wrong game. … That’s 3 for 16 with RISP if you’re scoring at home. And if you’re scoring at home, good job.
UPDATE, 5:14 p.m.: This is great. Some (likely drunk) woman sitting below the press box has been emitting these ear-piercing primal screams for the last few innings for no apparent reason.
Finally this guy stood up a few seats over and yelled, “That’s enough!” and pointed right at her. The crowd in the area started applauding. Now, of course, security is all over it.
It’s a hot day, a frustrating game and some dizzy dame is screaming like a banshee. No wonder the guy was ticked. If she were at Fenway Park they’d give her a pink hat and elect her president of Red Sox Nation.
Meanwhile, nice work by Steady Eddie, who fanned four in his two innings. The Yankees have whiffed 17 in this game. That’s right, 17.
How about winning it now? Is that too much to ask?
UPDATE, 5:28 p.m.: Let’s see, that’s 18 LOB (10 in scoring position) and 3 for 18 with RISP. The Yankees have drawn nine walks and have 12 hits and have scored three runs. That would seem hard to do.
UPDATE, 5:42 p.m.: OK, Lenny DiNardo is no Koufax. Get this over with. It looks like A-Rod stuck around for the end of this game, so maybe he’ll be the one to do it.
UPDATE, 5:46 p.m.: Can’t pitch to Alex here.
UPDATE, 5:52 p.m.: The unsung hero of 2008, Jose Molina, finally wins it by getting hit by a pitch. Thanks, Lenny.
It wasn’t a very pretty win but the Yankees are in no position to argue.
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2 things :
I’ve got to think that once Bruney comes back (another week?), Hawkins either gets DFA’d or traded to an NL team for spare parts.
Barring any injuries, our pen would be constructed as :
Rivera (9th)
Farnsworth (8th)
Veras (7th)
Bruney (6/7/8)
Ramierez (6/7/8)
Robertson (6/7/8)
Giese (Long Man)
That’s pretty solid if you ask me. The only change that could happen would be Giese down for a Melancon or Cox, but barring injuries or trades this is our quality pen for the remainder of the season.
Also, when Damon comes back…do you send down Christian or Gardner? I’d have to think Christian, as even tho he is a rigth handed bat….Gardner has some more intangibles.
“Gardner has some more intangibles.”
Seriously??? That’s real nice, but what about tangibles?? He can’t hit!!!! I’d keep the right handed bat.
Watching Robertson, you have to be extremely impressed. Hope to see him get some appearances in more high leverage situations to see how he does.
Had Mike Mussina been selected for the All-Star Game, he certainly would have pitched. The AL used all its pitchers in the 15-inning classic.
But he was home in Montoursville, Pa., having gone to the Lycoming County fair and watched the double-figure-8 racing.
At 12:14 a.m. Wednesday morning, with the All-Star Game dragging, Yankees media-relations director Jason Zillo sent Mussina a text message: “Running out of pitchers. Can you make it here in time from the fair?”
Mussina didn’t reply.
http://www.nj.com/yankees/index.ssf/2008/07/the_call_went_out_for_mussina.html
LOL.
Oh yeah, let’s go Yanks today. Winning is fun
These are the AL East Standings :
Boston 57-41
Yankees 51-45
Yankees are only 4 games back in the loss column ! and we can easily get 2 of those back today and tomorrow and we are set to keep pounding the A’s while the Angels keep piling it on the lowly RedDinx. Oh…where are the Rays in the standings ? I took them out. Listen, no matter what the Rays say themselves, or their fans or ANYONE that is silly enough to think that they will be around at the end of the race….THEY ARE DONE !….Their yearly post season collapse started 7 games BEFORE the All-Star game and they will FOREVER be the RAYS……Count them in the same breath as the Cubs, only they will go a FULL 100 years with NO TITLES before winning one…..BaBye Tampa,,,no you go back and play with the 4th and 5th place teams….it was fun watching you play well for awhile….run along little boys !
post season = post All-Star….sorry….
“Yankees are only 4 games back in the loss column”
Yankees were only 4 games back in the loss column two months ago.
Great Post about AROD’s lack of Triples…….He’ll get one today….and he’ll Hit for the Cycle!!
I’m Going for it…..After all…..I saw the DARK KNIGHT last night…..and I’m feeling like the Joker!!
Seriously??? That’s real nice, but what about tangibles?? He can’t hit!!!! I’d keep the right handed bat.,
I think Gardner has more speed, better fielding, and a better bunter. For a bench player who will play sparingly, this trumps Christian IMO. The singing of a righty Sexson lessens the need for RH pop on the bench. Christian is a nice player, but all things considered when Damon comes back I think Gardner stays.
should sexson be in the line up for 3 games see what he’s got. betemit strikes out way to much.
GAWD it’s gonna be hot.
WNBC weatherperson said it will feel like 105 degrees today, cause of the humidity.
I hope we don’t have a blackout.
Gardner is younger and still considered a prospect, so he goes down to play everyday when Damon comes back. He just got a taste of the majors, so let that sink in while he plays every game in AAA again. Christian can be a pinch runner and righty off the bench.
Right Now…..Gardner needs to bunt his way on to get a hit….and if his confidence doesn’t get a boost soon…..he’s better off going back to AAA….Christian’s already been sent down twice, right??
Yeah, I’m worried about Betemit. Sure, he fares better against righties (im just assuming gallagher is a righty) but maybe we should give Sexson a bat again? He was solid at 1st as well.
Here Are the ACTUAL A.L. East Standings!!
Tampa Bay 56 39 .589 - - 3-7 W1
Boston 57 41 .582 0.5 66 6-4 L1
New York 51 45 .531 5.5 62 6-4 W1
That puts the Yankees 6 games back in the LOSS COLUMN…
Don’t Count Out the RAYS, just yet!!
“maybe we should give Sexson a bat again?”
He’s worse than Betemit against righties. If there’s a PH opportunity against a left handed reliever, I think you use him, though.
FYI for anyone interested:
Bernie Williams will be performing live next Monday night as part of a free summer jazz concert series at the City Hall Plaza in Mount Vernon. Link for more info: http://triplehillarts.com/
“betemit strikes out way to much.”
…and sexson doesn’t strike out??
A-Rod only has 26 triples in his career.
He has better than average speed so is it a factor of him hitting the ball so hard, OFers playing him so deep or something else I’m not thinking of.
Sexson and Betemit are both strikeout machines
Betamit MUST HIT vs. Right-Handers….or he Doesn’t DESERVE to Start at First Base….Start GIAMBI or SEXSON…Betamit has about 3 errors TOO MANY….!!
“He has better than average speed so is it a factor of him hitting the ball so hard, OFers playing him so deep or something else I’m not thinking of.”
I think it has to be the OFers playing him so deep. The only time he’d get a triple is if he gets several lucky bounces.
Anyone discounting the Rays better give your head a shake. The Ray are and will continue to be a powerhouse for the next few years. They have a number of quality pitchers and spare parts to trade for or fill weak spots.They will start filling that stadium which will increase their budget. The Yankees are behind the Red Sox as well because of a weaker farm system. The Yankees have a very old roster that needs to be replaced quickly. If they mess it up we will be sucking swamp water for a long time.
Wow, is weird to read Pete’s blog and not find him bashing on Ramirez,or is it that he already realized that he knows nothing about baseball and has stop projecting players?……Pete you are a piece of art and thats not a compliment.
Isn’t Gallagher a lefty?
“At 12:14 a.m. Wednesday morning, with the All-Star Game dragging, Yankees media-relations director Jason Zillo sent Mussina a text message: “Running out of pitchers. Can you make it here in time from the fair?”
Mussina didn’t reply.”
Did that seriously happen or was this someone being funny?
It is crazy hot here today. I’m seriously considering bringing one of those battery-operated hand-held fans to the game. I heard Robbie Cano did really well last night. To all those who said Robbie said a lousy first half because of the cool weather, he should easily go 6 for 6 today.
Did everyone see the Yankees report card in the Post? I agree for the most part but take offense to them rating Jose Molina as a C. For a back-up catcher Jose has definitely been an A+ to me. Rating him based on his lack of big hits is unreasonable.
Just looked it up, I pretty sure Gallagher is a lefty.
“Betamit MUST HIT vs. Right-Handers….or he Doesn’t DESERVE to Start at First Base”
If they had a better DH option, he wouldn’t be. Look at the roster. If Giambi’s at 1B, who’s DHing? Sexson? Betemit? Posada with Molina catching again? Molina and Sexson are both worse hitters against righties than lefty-Betemit.
And Gallagher’s a righty.
“Wilson Betemit has struck out 66 times in 204 plate appearances”
That’s pretty sick…
Betemit is a terrible player. Because he can hit a homer every 15 at bats doesn’t mean he should ever be playing.
Will this be the game that Joba shows clear cut signs of learning how to be economical with his pitches ?
Seeing 7 full innings with about 90-100 pitches would be a nice step.
When Damon gets back, I see Gardner going back to AAA. Cashman and Girardi already said that Gardner will play every day so as to not hurt stunt his growth. Once Damon gets back (and after he plays a few games as the DH), he will return to LF.
In addition, Christian is a right handed batter.
I’m not suggesting Christian is better or that I want to see Gardner back in AAA, but that’s what I think will happen.
Rays vs. Mets in the 2008 World Series, you heard that here first!
Let’s hope today is one of the final games of Betemit in a Yankee uniform and that Cashman puts him in a package for the worthwhile holes the team needs to fill.
other than the fact the Giambi can’t really throw to any base..does anyone really think Betemit is that much of a defensive boost.. I just rememeber when AROD was hurt and wilson played 3rd…it was god awful
gallagher is a righty
http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/G/sean-gallagher.shtml
“Will this be the game that Joba shows clear cut signs of learning how to be economical with his pitches ?”
Strikeout pitchers often have pitch economy issues. Young strikeout pitchers doubly so. That will be a process that comes over the course of a couple years.
“Will this be the game that Joba shows clear cut signs of learning how to be economical with his pitches ?”
You’re kidding, right? Do you not remember what happened last time he pitched? He got awful defense from first pitch to last pitch, which caused him not to be able to finish the 7th inning. All Cano had to do was catch a fly ball and he pitched through the 7th.
Also, even if his pitch count allowed, I doubt they’ll let him pitch into the 8th. They have to keep him under his inning limit SOMEHOW. They probably thought he was going to throw up some stinkers like Hughes and Kennedy and be out in the 2nd inning, but so far that hasn’t been the case.
Gotta love it ……
http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200807193152731
not as important for joba to go long in the heat today, thats a very well rested bullpen out there, veras and farsworth havent pitched in a week and mo’s all-star inning was his only action since july 9th.
“Also, even if his pitch count allowed, I doubt they’ll let him pitch into the 8th. They have to keep him under his inning limit SOMEHOW. They probably thought he was going to throw up some stinkers like Hughes and Kennedy and be out in the 2nd inning, but so far that hasn’t been the case.”
The innings count is just a rough proxy for pitches thrown. If he throws 7 innings in 85 pitches, they’ll send him out for the next inning.
“http://boston.redsox.mlb.com/media/video.jsp?mid=200807193152731″
I saw that last night. It was HILARIOUS. The announcers on NESN were talking about Theo’s face. Awesome.
Manny being Manny… wow he is graceful
Now that’s gold-glove caliber work there Manny!
lmao..what the hell was Manny doing?
Theo’s face was priceless. Manny is just…Manny
Some good matchups today:
Beckett@Saunders
Halladay@Garza
And in the innings eater category
Batista goes for Seattle and Livan for Minny
Just to clear the confusion up… Gallagher is a righty.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/players/profile?playerId=28794
I looked it up.
“I saw that last night. It was HILARIOUS. The announcers on NESN were talking about Theo’s face. Awesome.”
How does Theo’s head not explode at that moment?
Manny being Manny is fun to look at from a distance, but I would guess that it isn’t as amusing from Fenway’s front office.
Bedard likely out ’til August.
Would the Manny being Manny excuse be tolerated if he played in NY or would he get hammered for his craziness?
Nothing you can do about the original play, but the clowning around afterwards in a 3-9 game would be unacceptable.
Francona acts like a nice guy, but you can tell he was boiling inside.
pat,
New York would love to have someone with his personality and abilities.
But they would get on him on that play. Boooo!
If Theo had to decide today, I don’t think the Sox pick up Manny’s 20mil option next year.
“Bedard likely out ’til August.”
Not surprising. The guy’s always had durability issues. That’s one of the big reasons I’ve always been against trading for him.
WHO’S READY FOR A GIAM-BOMB TODAY???
“Will this be the game that Joba shows clear cut signs of learning how to be economical with his pitches ?”
Could you imagine if Nolan Ryan were starting his pitching career nowadays? He wouldn’t make it out of the third inning.
Why is Erik Bedard taking lessons from Carl Pavano?
I think Molina is Yankee No.1 catcher now and give him B rating.
Both Christian and Gardner seem not be good enough to stay MLB.
Ugh, a human interest story that makes Beckett look human. Well, he was already supplanted by that Papelbon as the most hated Sox.
Hope Beckett didn’t head home over the break. Though, it’s on the way to Cali so it’s very likely.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espnmag/story?id=3488178
hh, you got to give them more time then that. Gardner has struggled and has gotten reasonable playing time but Christian barely plays. You can’t say he is horrible. Plus, he is nothing but a backup, not really a prospect. He is not supposed to be an all-star. He just needs speed, defense, and a decent bat. He has that right now.
“Both Christian and Gardner seem not be good enough to stay MLB.”
It’s early on Gardner, but I don’t think he’ll ever be a regular. It’s also the case that “stay in MLB” and “start on a major league team” are very different things. I think that either of them could be a useful 5th OFer, and Gardner could even be a pretty helpful 4th OFer on a team that has a lot of plodding right-handed OFers.
“He just needs speed, defense, and a decent bat. He has that right now.”
A bit much to say that he has a decent bat. He’s not shown that.
Here is what Epstein is thinking when he sees Ramirez goofballing in the outfield … “I can get 2 $10 million players who are not cartoon characters and improve my team.”
If Gardner can’t learn to catch up to ML pitching, then the best chance for him to play might be the NL. More pinch running opportunies as a speedy guy with a light bat.
I just can’t believe that there is no team out there that would not be interested in second tier players like Hawkins, Igawa, Olendorf etc. Yanks need to move some players out of AAA to make room for some of the upcoming prospects from A & AA.
They should be able to pick up a decent prospect or two, even if they need to add someone else like Patterson or Marquez to the above mentioned. Cashman just cannot keep hoarding all the prospects. Not all of them are going to become regular MLB players.
I think Cashman has been traumatized by his bad experiences of the past few years, and is way too cautious and afraid to make any trades, for fear it will be a bust.
That’s good news on Damon, he’s a big part of the offense, although I think Gardner still needs to play a role on this team more than just pinch runner/defensive replacement.
I cant see anyone ever being intersted in Igawa
mel
didn’t just mean that one play, just in general. Not speaking with the media, not showing up for events, sulking, laughing after making bonehead plays…..
Mo is rockin the high socks during BP today. Is that new or have I just not noticed?
After getting rattled by the fans early on in the season, Hawkins has settled down. Can’t believe contenders aren’t inquiring about him. Heck, he might even help us. Even though we already have one like him in Farnsworth.
“Even though we already have one like him in Farnsworth.’
They are totally different pitchers. I’d be surprised if no one was calling about Kyle.
“They should be able to pick up a decent prospect or two, even if they need to add someone else like Patterson or Marquez to the above mentioned. Cashman just cannot keep hoarding all the prospects. Not all of them are going to become regular MLB players.”
It’s pretty rare that teams swap prospects. You usually get prospects for moving MLB pieces.
pat,
You don’t think they’d put up with that when they put up with A-rod’s crap? He’s not even half as likeable as Manny.
No, Manny’s not the picture of professionalism, but he’s a first ballot HOF, good hitter, loose guy. Don’t know where the attack of a team official came from, but it might have something to do with the “war” the Sox and Manny are engaged in.
The Red Sox would be foolish not to pick up that option. Just because Manny says he hates NY doesn’t mean he means it.
Looked like Manny was doing that nonsense intentionally. It seems to match up with the story from yesterday about him taking 3 pitches from Mariano.
“He just needs speed, defense, and a decent bat. He has that right now.”
A bit much to say that he has a decent bat. He’s not shown that.
Whozat, by decent bat, I mean good enough to be a backup. You know, like Molina kinda but Molina is a great defensive catcher. Christian needs a little pop with a decent average like 250 260 and be able to pinch hit.
Patrick,
Let’s see if Francona has the necessary equipment to bench Manny.
“He’s worse than Betemit against righties.”
he was worse.
the future hasn’t happened yet.
maybe being a yankee will help.
there was a time when putting on the pinstripes elevated some players.
maybe it’ll happen with sexson.
Interesting that the Rays have about 3 fans, and all three are trolling here. That is hillarious.
Hawkins was a mistake. It wasn’t a bad mistake necessarily because he cost very little. Now the Yanks have lots of bullpen depth and don’t need to worry about signing FA and unless a good lefty comes along at a reasonable price, it isn’t necessary to make trades in the bullpen.
The farm system needs to be figured out. We need to give the people who are eligible for the Rule V draft a chance so that we see whether we need to protect them or not. Our AAA squad is clogged with pitchers many of whom will probably not succeed in teh MLB.
Honestly I hope Manny pisses off the red sox enough that they don’t pick up his option. Then he can sign with us to be our DH.
Wasn’t SD interested in Igawa last year? Why not trade Igawa and Hawkins or another B level prospect for lefty Randy Wolfe. He is not great, but could eat up some innings down the stretch, and is also a lefty.
“I cant see anyone ever being intersted in Igawa”
only if cashman gets fired and resurfaces with some other team as their gm.
Sexson just might need a change of scenery. He came through yesterday where the Yanks have trouble. If he fails, we cut him, no harm done. it is a low risk, high reward. What if he returns to half the form, of his big time years? That would be good. We hoped for the smae from Ensberg but that too was a low risk move. I don’t get why we signed Sexson and did not give Jason Lane a chance first.
The Manny being Manny act in Boston has worn out it’s welcome. You can set your watch that on or about mid July his antics will surface as his history shows but this year has shown acts of defiance.
Scott Boras is his agent and will attempt to reign him in realizing that no team will give him $20M per if Boston doesn’t pick up his 2009 & 2010 and that now seems unlikely.
The ownership in Boston will be weighing a decision about their headcase star for the rest of this season and a betting man will say they cut ties.
There’s no place for him in the Bronx.
No Randy Wolfe. His home/road splits are pathetic, he has like a 2.5 ERA at home but like a 6 ERA on the road in the NL. He would get creamed in NY in the AL East. Who cares that he is a lefty. Igawa, Henn, Myers, and many others were used because they were lefty and how did that work out?
i hope Giambi isn’t still hungover from vegas!
haha good point about igawa randy
“Hawkins was a mistake. It wasn’t a bad mistake necessarily because he cost very little.”
Is it a mistake if it didn’t cost anything? At no point was he preventing the Yanks from bringing up someone else. There was risk taken, sure, but you always take on risk. He was a low-risk move meant to give time to guys like Robertson, Veras and Ramierez. He’d had good groundball rates last season, so they wanted to see if he could replicate that. Nope. Ok. He’ll be gone soon enough.
“I don’t get why we signed Sexson and did not give Jason Lane a chance first.”
He hasn’t performed in AAA, even.
Just because someone is “low risk” due to the cost, it doesn’t mean they will be a high reward. Sexson may come through, but low risk usually comes with low rewards.
Yankees need to ship Giambi and his leotards/stache to someone looking for a LH power bat. He will not bring in any draft picks next year anyway. Maybe we can do another trade with Detroit (maybe get less) similar to what we did with Sheff.
O/T
Birkdale is chewing up golfers. Choi (+3) and Norman (+2) tied for first @ +2 with the next group 3 back.
4 golfers even on the day, nobody’s been under-par.
From reading Girardi’s comments, Sexson’s pretty much a rehab job.
It’s in Richie’s best interest to do well because he’s in his contract months.
Wow! Damon sounds like he’s very close. Thanks, Pete.
OK I’ll shut up now.
Go Yankees!
manny was already gone in boston.
nothing the present management has done in the past five years would indicate they would pick up a 20 million dollar option.
i would gladly chip into manny’s legal fund if theo confronted him on anything.
street smart vs. the ivy league.
great pay per view.
Break up the Ortiz and Manny combo and there’s less run production and a very unhappy Ortiz. Boston’s lineup has been built around the two since 2003 and it’s coming to an end.
Girardi says Damon might not need rehab starts and could DH before playing the OF.
Jason Lane is awful.
I am looking forward to the end of the Gardner era. He is overmatched and the lineup is bad enough as it is.
His head-first slide into first last night cinched it for me. The guy is supposed to me Mr. Fundamentals and yet he slides into first.
ET2012 “Yankees need to ship Giambi and his leotards/stache to someone looking for a LH power bat.”
..well if it wasn’t for Giambi’s resurgence this season the yanks would with out a doubt be under .500…lets just ride the stache for his last year
Jeremy, please. Gardner isn’t a great player, but sliding into first is something a number of players do. Its stupid, but it happens.
The lineup didn’t do a bad job last night. If the ones who are supposed to produce get it done, then Gardner remains a non-issue.
Anybody know where I can get decent tickets for Aug 27th or 28th games against the Sox. I moved to FL a couple years ago and I need to see the Stadium one last time. I checked Ebay and Stubhub and can’t find much.
JR
Try razorgator.com. I got tickets to the last home game there.
Good luck.
Will try…thanks.
“Get this, he hurt his neck diving into a shallow pool during the break. Barton is lucky he didn’t kill himself.”
Ouch. I knew a girl in elementary school (maybe it was middle school) who did a sailor dive into a pool and broke her neck. That is the dive where you jump in without your arms ahead of you.
…just read the bit about Barton. There’s a reason they say no diving in water less than 6′ deep!
SWEET double play!
That free MLB Extra Innings deal isn’t working for me today. They aren’t showing the game.
I hope the Yankees get Joba some runs today.
At the risk of triple posting, beautiful pitch!
Rebecca, it looks like it’s just you and me posting. I think everyone else is somewhere trying to stay cool.
get to work bats
OK, this Jeter-as-leadoff-hitter thing is getting old pretty fast.
Sean Patrick Gallagher. I wonder if he’s Irish.
Jeter used to be a pretty good lead off hitter. This year, not so much!
Laura: I’m actually cold. I’m staying at home till I move into my apartment in the Bronx next month, and my mother likes to keep my house like an ice box.
“Laura: I’m actually cold. I’m staying at home till I move into my apartment in the Bronx next month, and my mother likes to keep my house like an ice box.”
We’ve got rain in Chicago, but it’s still fairly warm here.
My AC is on full blast and I still feel like I am in an oven.
I miss winter..
Jesus Alex that offspeed pitch owns you. And shorten up the 2 strike swing
What? Lou Piniella? Is Coney smoking something?
SA: After four years at Syracuse, I am not sure I will ever miss winter again.
Rebecca, would trade NY for FL any day.
Oh God I just saw that Manny video
LOL
I live in Maine for a little bit..I remember it was snowing in late April..
Good times…
“My AC is on full blast and I still feel like I am in an oven. I miss winter.”
You’ll never here me say that. Chicago winters are brutal.
**live=lived
Jeter used to be a pretty good lead off hitter. This year, not so much!
It’s called the declining phase
…Am I the only one that would have rather seen Robbie there?
Rebecca
You will when it’s 95 degrees out and have to pay your own gas and electric bills.
Enjoy moms ice box while you can.
BTW Theo Epstein looked like he wanted to jump the fence./..Francona was wondering now what does he find funny there
pat: I had to pay the heating bill last winter–in Syracuse.
thanks guys for all the info the other day about our
class a prospects today i am seeing prospect dellin betences, who i met the other day
Have we really scored that many runs with 2 outs this year? The second most in the AL? There must be an error in that statistic.
I think Manny could get hit in the nuts…and somehow he would be giggling..well…ok..maybe not
The man is in la la land
…bah, Alex.
dammit I wanted that play !
bah humbug
Nice Joba!
Joba’s throwing nothing but heat!
love that i can’t watch the game because of balckouts, thanks a ton fox.
Laura - Cone was talking about when Gallagher was with the Cubs. He came to the A’s in the Harden deal a few weeks ago.
nice
Rebecca, how did you get your name to show up in bold typeface?
“Laura - Cone was talking about when Gallagher was with the Cubs. He came to the A’s in the Harden deal a few weeks ago.”
Oh, okay. I totally missed what he was talking about.
Yea, Robbie!
your suppose to pull that Robi , pero ehh w/e
You know, Robbie, for future reference, Spring Training actually ends in April, not July.
nice single Cano. Does Betemit bunt?
Apparently, someone had a talk with Meacham last night.
Meachum sucks. Sends players when he shouldnt. Stops them when theres no need. Randolph come on down.
Laura: My name’s a link to my blog. Put your url in the website box.
Nice piece of hitting, Wilson. And I guess someone spoke to Meachum last night.
Who held Robi up? Him or Meacham?
OMG Melky took a good approach there
Nice! A run!
now get some more
…So what, exactly, did Robbie and Melky do over the break?
“Laura: My name’s a link to my blog. Put your url in the website box.”
Oh, I didn’t know that. I don’t have a website so no can do.
The A’s radio broadcaster just called Gardner a “weak hitter”!!! Fighting words! He wondered if Girardi will treat this AB like he would for a pitcher.
Minnesota winters are brutal. I’ll gladly trade for Chicago’s winters, lol.
This would be a good time for Brett to make himself known.
Robbie notoriously heats up with the weather, maybe Melky’s the same way.
Is the YES radar gun a little off today? Joba’s max mph has been 95mph and consistently 91mph. Gallagher is throwing around 89mph and I think he throws harder than that.
….
Run Brett, run! That is amazing baserunning.
great speed…tremendous baserunning!!!
did he just make a double out of that punchy judy hit ?
woohoo, i’m loving this! bottom of the order making some noise!
You don’t have to have a website, you can put anything in there and it will make your name bold. I put “blah!” in mine.
What is this? Another run?
Well color me shocked
Send Gardner down!
So when does a 3rd base coach get on the chopping block? Only at the end of the year??
I can attest that Maine winters have to be one of the worst. Over 140 inches of snow this past winter and temps always near 10 degrees.
I CAN’T wait to move to Florida once I graduate from college next spring!
“Minnesota winters are brutal. I’ll gladly trade for Chicago’s winters, lol.”
I thought that Chicago got colder than Minny.
Damn, I wish I could see this game. I pay a lot of money for EI and it pisses me off that games like these (when I’m home and able to watch them) are blacked out.
“Meacham, who just explicably held Cano at third base”
I think you mean ‘inexplicably’, Pete.
Brandon: Yes, yes he did.
Um, Jeets that wasn’t a strike.
Damn, I wish I could see this game. I pay a lot of money for EI and it pisses me off that games like these (when I’m home and able to watch them) are blacked out.
I hear you Angel.
It really annoys me, especially since the FOX game doesn’t even start until 4PM.
Saturday afternoon, too hot to do anything outside, I’m paying big bucks for the package, and I can’t watch a 1PM baseball game.
Jeters batting 160 for the last 4 games
Maybe off the lake, it does.
Although I think when it gets below 0F anywhere, its just all too damn cold, lol.
Jeter just is not as clutch as he used to be. It’s weird to watch players get old
…Derek and Bobby, that is so so so not cool.
Ugh. Bad swings. Might have to give the pitcher some credit here.
blah works
Oh, come on guys!!
Fox is showing the Red Sox here - figures. Why dont they just black out that game, and show all the other ones to those who pay them a premium for seeing out of market games.
Wow brett Just keeps getting those lucky hits.
hehe
abreu continues his great season consistently…
2 strike hitting please shorten up
Austin,
For whatever reason, I’m able to watch on mlb.tv.
I am pissed too that I have MLB Extra Innings free for a week and the game isn’t even on today! Thank god for MLB.TV although it doesn’t compare to watching it on a 44″ screen.
At least tomorrow’s game is on TBS.
Meanwhile, a 90 year old lady just passed this game on the freeway.
Okay, so the bottom of the order showed up and the top of the order decided to take the day off.
Got it.
What kind of huddle was that? It looked like they were making out.
Thats really pathetic..
The bottom of the lineup gets two runs and men on 2nd and 3rd with no outs. The top of the lineup strikes out in order.
“Make no mistake, the deal makes sense for the Phillies. Blanton is only a shade beyond ordinary (and I have to mention this again, as the man makes his exit: Have you ever seen anyone who looks so much like a Joe Blanton?), but he fits one of the really pathetic terms of modern-day baseball: an “innings-eater.”
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2008/07/18/SP0Q11OSOJ.DTL
Bottom of the order comes through and the vets (Jetes, Bobby, A-Rod) take weak hacks on 3-2 counts to help out Gallagher. Ugh! inning over, 2 men left on base.
Runs would have been nice - but 56 pitches for the kid through 2 innings is going take some starch out of the kid.
Fox is showing the Red Sox here - figures. Why dont they just black out that game, and show all the other ones to those who pay them a premium for seeing out of market games.
It’s just such a ridiculous rule.
I can somewhat understand blacking out the games that are at the same time as the FOX game. They pay big bucks and base it on the exclusivity. But, do they really think blacking out 1PM games is necessary? I mean why would watching the Yankees game at 1PM have any bearing on whether I watch the Red Sox game at 4PM?
It makes no sense. Especially when we’re paying $160 for the package.
jeter abreu and arod
those at bats are the ones that can lose you games
That’s why you have 9 guys hitting. As long as someone is getting it done, relax a little.
Relax guys, Joba has enough runs.
Original Bob- couldn’t you get directv?
Hannahan fan a fanned!
The Pirates were scouting Ray’s Class AA left-hander David Price.
Now when will teams figure out he’s not going anywhere for the Rays.
The latest episode of Manny being Manny may signal the begining of the end for Ramirez in a Red Sox uniform. Ken Rosenthal doesn’t think the Sox will pick up his option and would either trade him for someone like Matt Holliday or Jason Bay, or sign Mark Teixeira in the offseason.
I’m shocked
Typical All Star bull, two tappers to the right side and the score is 4-0 and basically out of reach. Jeter struck out on a ball out of the strike zone. Totally bad baseball. Are you trying to win the game or showboat. How many times has A Rod struck out on a slider away?
What do you mean Paul?
The blackout rules are the same on cable and Satellite when it comes to the EI package.
I am waiting for ARod to cut down his swing and start using all fields again (i.e. last night’s homer is 1 of a few times he has gone opposite field this year). He’s cutting down his options by thinking pull all of the time now.
The inning started great and then everyone in the team making over 16M strikes out. Didn’t even put the ball in play. Amazing.
Thanks Angel for the blah website. I hope you dont mind being website partners. Cant have enough attention.
How many years till Joba is a legit Ace? I say in 2010.
Communication????
http://espn.go.com/photo/2007/0501/moyer_HOF.jpg
Oy Derek and Robbie, you’re supposed to work on this before the game
Jete’s Robi has that bag he even signaled
I have never been blacked out..get YES via my low end package w/ Directv on the idsh
Joba’s curveball looks a little wild.
Live near Syracuse..
I would love to see some of you hit. You make it sound so simple.
Is the heat getting to them?
In REAL snow country
The YES gun is way off. That last fastball showed up as like 91 on YES but gameday says it was 97.
I have never been blacked out..get YES via my low end package w/ Directv on the idsh
Are you talking about YES or the Extra Innings package?
The YES gun seems off. Gameday has Joba at 96 while YES has him at 92 with the fastball.
Wow. Gallagher impressive! Better than Rich Harden.
I love Joba’s follow through. It’s so smooth and casual. Like he’s playing soft toss.
YESnetwork is offered by Directv
that was definitely a strike
Paul: I once used a sword to scrape the snow off my car last winter.
I might miss Syracuse, but I won’t miss the winters.
pat,
LOL. You’re absolutely right. Never mind that baseball is littered with thousands who tried, but couldn’t make it.
YESnetwork is offered by Directv
Right.
But if you are out of market you get blacked out of the YES channel when the game is on. Thus the need to have EI as well.
If you’re not getting blacked out on YES during games, you must be in the NY region, right?
How many pitches has Joba thrown?
Who cares what a radar gun reads. JUST THROW STRIKES AND GET OUTS !!!
How much better do you think this team would be if Cahsman had listened to all the smart people who wanted Joba to stay in the bullpen?
LOL
Where are all those people now? Don’t hear much from them.
52 pitches so far for Joba
Hey, how am I supposed to get that bold thing to work? Clearly, I don’t know what I am doing.
Does anyone think posada’s shoulder is bothering him at the plate too?
He looks lost up there.
Alex Rodriguez in 2008
3 ball counts .485/.750/.970
2 strikes .254/.344/.423
shorten up the swing dammit
Laura : Hey, how am I supposed to get that bold thing to work? Clearly, I don’t know what I am doing.
Lemme test this out
Laura-post http://blah/ in the website space underneath mail
See where it says Name (required) where you put Laura in, Mail (will not be published)(required)? Below that is website. If you just put anything in there, it will make your name bold
….
So, like, where was this guy the first half?
The top 5 in the lineup: 0 for 8 with 6 strikeouts
The bottom 4 in the lineup: 5 for 5 with 2 RBI
Type blah in the website space
nice hit robbie
I thought that was going out.
Hello Robbie Cano
Laura,
I typed on the website section. www.blah.com.
Tell that kid Spring Training starts in December next season
Laura - yeah. what S.A. said
Whatever Robbie did over the break, he should try to work that into his schedule in May and April.
Duh for me!
what did robbie do over the allstar break!!!
seriously, he’s a brand new hitter and it has to be related to the break (it happens every year)
maybe going home, getting away from baseball, maybe needs 3-4 days off once in awhile.. who knows
yanks need to find out
“The top 5 in the lineup: 0 for 8 with 6 strikeouts. The bottom 4 in the lineup: 5 for 5 with 2 RBI”
That is why baseball is a team sport. Everyone has to contribute and help out.
Just put some heat lamps around the batter’s box in April & May and Cano will bat .300+ no problem.
Oh, boy. Back to our old ways.
Hurray!!!
BLAH BLAH BLAH
What would Billy Martin or Lou Piniella do when Manny returned to the dugout ???
Billy Martin probably would have punched Manny in the face
“How much better do you think this team would be if Cahsman had listened to all the smart people who wanted Joba to stay in the bullpen?
LOL
Where are all those people now? Don’t hear much from them.”
Can you add the demote Cano to AAA people?
HAVING OUR NAME IN BOLDFACE IS LIKE WHEN STEVE MARTIN …IN THE MOVIE THE JERK….FOUND HIS NAME IN THE PHONE BOOK AND RAN DOWN THE STREET YELLING “I’M SOMEBODY!”
Oy Robbie, do you want to pitch too?
Cano has some serious teeth..
“Hurray!!!”
I know. It’s a miracle. What’s funny is that I used to be a computer programmer in another life and yet I couldn’t figure out how to bold my name. It’s a sad thing when you get old. LOL!
Exactly. Especially if it it means you get to use the word “blah” in order to make yourself somebody.
I used blah - I have a stalker here who hates me using gibberish words like that.
damn that strike hurt me
NAAAASTY!!
Joba!
gah! ack!
That ump should be thrown at. He showed up Ellis by ringing him too enthusiastically.
2 fer 2
steal second
steal third
How many pitches until Gardner is at 2nd?
Enough of this Gardner guy.
It’s obvious he can’t handle major league pitching.