Game 111: Angels at Yankees
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YANKEES (60-50)
Damon DH
Jeter SS
Abreu RF
A. Rodriguez 3B
Giambi 1B
Nady LF
Betemit 2B
I. Rodriguez C
Cabrera CF
Rasner RHP
Darrell Rasner (5-8, 4.92) vs. the Los Angeles hitters.
John Lackey (9-2, 2.93) vs. the New York hitters.
Notes: Thanks to Brian Heyman for calling in the lineup. … The Yankees are 2-4 on a homestand that ends today. They leave tonight for Texas and a four-game set with the Rangers. … Cano (left hand) remains out. … Rasner had pitched to Chad Moeller in his last few starts and shown some improvement. He’ll have to adjust to Pudge as Moeller was DFA’d when the trade went down.
The Angels will be without Torii Hunter, who is attending the funeral of his grandmother.
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I hope Ivan and Rasner can adjust quickly. And btw, who wouldnt feel comfortable throwing to the 13-time gold glover?
why is giambi still batting behind arod?
I am hoping that Molina goes with Joba tomorrow they seem to have developed a good repoire with each other these past few starts.
If Pudge can work Rasner through the game like he did with Ponson I will be very happy
“Where the hell were the ghosts in the final two games of the 2004 ALCS? Pretty useless for inference running apparitions if you ask me.”
2004? ALCS? What are you talking about… there were no playoffs that year. Duh.
hopefully havin both giambi & betemit on the field does not lead to a replay of what we witnessed yesterday..Man only if AG was still around..Anyways best of luck against Lackey..we need to hit him early!! It would be something if we can split
Equally important would be for Eiland to get Pudge on board with his effort to get our guys to go inside at the right time in an AB. Many have commented about how this has improved Moose and others.
One commentator noted that Pudge has called for pitches the same way Posada does – away, away, away..
Hopefully they find a way to win this game somehow.
Remember Yankees, it’s ok to score lots of runs nice and early.
vin— You shouldn’t be drinking this early.. there were no playoffs in 1994… 2004… Yanks up 3-0.. Dave Roberts.. Damon slam off Vasquez.. ring a bell?
I’m starting to think Girardi ran off 162 copies of the lineup for the first five spots… Giambi in the # 5 spot at this point is innane..
“why is giambi still batting behind arod?”
Aside from the fact that it keeps the lineup left/righty, the fact that Giambi is but a fraction of the player ARod is probably has something to do with as well.
By this point, I’d be willing to bet Pudge has already caught one of Raser’s sides. If Rasner struggles it will be due to a lack of execution, just like Andy’s start. Pudge has been doing this for a long time, there isn’t too much out there from a catching standpoint that he hasn’t already seen.
gayle, who doesnt feel comfortable throwing to jose? , Joba pitches well no matter whos out there. It will be a joy for the two to catch each other.
I think when I looked a few days ago Giambi had the best numbers against Lackey and A-Rod the worst. Maybe that’s why he is still behind A-Rod today.
“vin— You shouldn’t be drinking this early.. there were no playoffs in 1994… 2004… Yanks up 3-0.. Dave Roberts.. Damon slam off Vasquez.. ring a bell?”
Nope, doesn’t ring a bell… none of it, I tell ya. I do recall once having a nightmare… something involving Bill Mueller and Keith Foulke. But that was just a dream.
Man this lineup lacks a 1-2 punch. I know its a little early and know we have a big shot at getting him in the offseason but Teixeira in the Angels? Im jealous..Well look at the bright side least we dont have to face their centerfielder today
yeah i’ll back you up on that Vin
“I think when I looked a few days ago Giambi had the best numbers against Lackey and A-Rod the worst. Maybe that’s why he is still behind A-Rod today.”
When has ARod being the number 4 hitter been in question? Unless Jeter is leading off, A Rod bats clean up – plain and simple. He is the best hitter on the team (not to mention one of the best in baseball), and it keeps the lineup righty/lefty at the top. How can anyone think it should be otherwise?
Suggestion: Please move double-play Jeter from the 2 spot. Please, I don’t care if he is the captain or not, he has been horrible all year. Put anyone in place of him (other than melky).
“why is giambi still batting behind arod?”
Good question. Girardi is apparently one of those managers that believes that if you stick with something long enough, eventually it’s going to work. I disagree. I would have put Nady behind A-Rod. Forget that “left right left” crap. Giambi is killing this offense and needs to be moved down in the order.
bdog, it could be that some bats really have been cold..Giambi deff needs to shave that mustage, it doesnt look very good on a slumping player. Melky needs to turn it up a notch. When I see him in the field I think Ok maybe ot can translate in his Ab but nope! Also, A-rod is STILL looking to find his groove with men on base….
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com/.....ree-a.html
First base doesn’t look like it can be filled via free agency if the Yanks pass on Tex (and I think they will). I do think Cash should sign Millar… that should be good for preventing at least 3 losses a year.
I vote to deal Cano for an under 30 good glove/solid bat first baseman (Adrian Gonzalez – Conor Jackson type), and sign Orlando Hudson to play second. That should upgrade the offense, compared to this year and improve the defense. Plus add a little personality and edge to the club.
Does anyone know if the Yanks can get draft picks for Pavano next year? He has not played this year at all. How does that work?
Ignore my previous posts. I thought people were arguing that Giambi should be batting ahead of ARod! I see now that they were saying Giambi should be batting lower in the lineup.
i dont think we get anything. the draft picks are given only if the player is a type a or b free agent. type a i beleive is the top 15% in his position and type b is top 30%.
Jay,
Definitely no draft pick for Pavano. The rankings are based on the past few years of play. Anyway, they’d have to offer him arbitration and he’d have to decline. You think Pavano declines a guaranteed contract from anybody at this point?
Vin,
I don’t think they should trade Cano, but somebody really needs to get on his case about hustle. Maybe it’s because he’s been injured the past week, but he just looks like he’s playing in quicksand. Isn’t that what everybody thought Girardi would prevent?
“He has not played this year at all. How does that work?”
Like this: we get nothing.
Ok Jeter lead off. Damon 2nd who usually works the count in front of A-rod who can take a look at better pitches to hit. Abreu 4th whos our top RBI guy..Nady 5th who has been hot as of late..Either Cano or Giambi then Pudge and Melky…Make sense anyone?
actually we get something- his medical bills
Roger Clemens is a free-agent in 2009? Is he going to pitch from prison?
13 mil Club option on Pavano for 2009 and 1.95 mil buyout.
Wasn’t some teams interested in Pavano before the trade dealine? They should have traded him for something. He is taking up a roster spot. Does not make sense.
Giambi really does need to be moved from the five spot.
The Yankees aren’t trading Cano so people need to stop suggesting that. It’s not going to happen.
Laura-
Did you believe the Yanks would ever trade Soriano?
Regardless of whether Giambi has one last hot streak or not, his 2009 option of $22M will not be picked up.
The Steinbrenners are salivating with what $22M can do to upgrade for 2009.
Laura,
I think you’re right unfortunately. Cano is a tremendous talent, but I don’t think his style fits the Yankees’ goals. He’s too streaky.. and when he’s not going good, he gives away at bats. That doesn’t help you get to the playoffs, and it sure doesn’t help you win in the playoffs.
Buddy,
Good point. I think if a good deal came along to get a good young CF the Yanks would trade Cano/Melky and call up one of their AA or AAA infielders and covert them to 2b. They have some good prospects in AA.
You sure about a Pavano option/buyout? That’s the first I’ve ever heard of it. If true and if he has the slightest hint of class he will play for the $ 1.95 after pocketing almost $ 40 mill for next to nothing.
I could live with a Millar/Miranda combo at 1B if that frees up $$$ for Sabathia. Still, the Yanks need a legit power bat behind A-Rod… maybe Adam Dunn to share DH/LF/RF with Damon, Matsui and Nady? Dunn taking shots at the porch could be scary even if he does hit .235 and whiff 145 times.
While the Yanks have lots of decisions to make regarding expiring contracts look at the Angels with Guerrero, Teixiera and K-Rod.
Cano brings the team so much life and is at best a .300 hitter who makes plays look easy on the field. Sure he needs a little kick in the butt to get him going but it does work. Just the other day he was working out with A-rod on the field with his defense..I dont think this organization plans to move out a player like Robby…Whyd they give him that extension for? Dont lose hope in him guys…
The melk man is a player I can see the Yanks trading.
“I vote to deal Cano for an under 30 good glove/solid bat first baseman (Adrian Gonzalez – Conor Jackson type), and sign Orlando Hudson to play second. That should upgrade the offense, compared to this year and improve the defense. Plus add a little personality and edge to the club.”
Vin – I backed you up on the no playoffs in 04 thing but I can’t say trade Cano. He’s gonna be an all-star for a long time coming and he will get over his first month hitting issues, and even if he doesn’t, he’s the best defense second baseman in baseball
Vin you want to trade away an impact player like Cano for years to come for what? firstbasemens? OK thats why we lean to Teixeira in the offseason and pick him up, a way better overall player than any of the names you’ve mentioned without giving up our young second basemen!
buddy biancalana?? weren’t you coaching the amarillo dillas of the united league baseball???
Great to see the normal lineup complaints from amateurs who have never coached, nor played baseball.
SJ: provide some common sense to these wannabes, please.
If you do your research, your posts won’t appear so ignorant, people. Look at Giambi’s OBP. Then stop your crying and contribute something productive.
You guys are a joke, Cano is not 26 years old yet,and you guys wanna give up on him. Look around baseball and the stats of the other 2nd baseman and the only one Id choice over Cano is UTLEY and he is 4 years older.
Roberts- only 1 .300 season
Kinsler- 1 .300 season and its this year and has 18-17-18 errors in his 1st 3 years
Uggla- .265 lifetime hitter has 123-167-116 Ks over his 3 years
Cano younger than all of them has 2 .300 seasons his errors are 9-13-8 and 54-85-35 Ks over the same period
I liked Soriano, but I never thought he’d be around forever, for some reason. That being said, the player he was moved for was…ARod. So, in that vein, unless a deal including Cano could bring back a superstar, why do it?
Phil, people were only giving their opinions..thats all! O yea and Cano is staying haters!!
Type A’s are in the top 20% of their respective position group (though I haven’t actually seen the list of the position groups in the CBA itself); type B’s are in the next 20%
Nice interview with Randolph by Kim Jones – Yogi’s advice to Willie on being fired by Mets:
“Aw – to hell with them.”
Amen!
All: Please note, that is another Phil, not me.
It was great listening to Willie. He’s a class act.
doreen you’re right. I’d hold onto Cano unless the Rangers offer their center fielder Hamilton or Phils second basemen hah
Phil,
Your arrogance greatly surpasses our ignorance!
Giambi’s OBP is not protecting A-Rod in the order ! Opposing pitchers do not quiver with fear of a Giambi walk behind A-Rod. His avg with RISP is worse than Molina for God’s sake !
Before advising other to do research perhaps you should reevaluate your position!
“Did you believe the Yanks would ever trade Soriano?”
Soriano was traded for A-Rod though. How many players of A-Rod’s caliber are available to be traded for Cano? The ARod trade was also part salary relief for Texas. I doubt those teams with players that are near A-Rods caliber are looking for the salary relief of getting rid of their best players.
And if you’re thinking of trading Cano, wouldn’t that tend to imply his stock has dropped and he’s not worth that kind of player in return? Because most times trades like that go down with players of that caliber its because a team needs salary relief, which is hardly the case with the Yankees. And wouldn’t that also imply he isn’t worth the kind of player that Soriano brought in then?
If anything makes me at least a little nervous it’s having Pudge catch Rasner. We’ve seen the huge disparity in Rasner’s ERA based on the different catchers, so having him throw to someone he’s never been with could end up being very tricky. We’ll either catch lightning in a bottle or Rasner could end up having a painful outing. I’m hoping that Pudge’s reputation of liking to call outside pitches doesn’t rear its ugly head throughout too much of the game, especially when Vlad is at bat.
A final thought. This isn’t rocket science so if anyone starts doing ridiculous analysis during the game that is totally contrary to this thought, I don’t care what forum “guru” it might be, please remember this baseball fundamental. When any pitcher is pitching without any runs on the board, he is not able to pitch his game but rather has to pitch in a much more cautious and controlled fashion, trying extremely hard to hit the corners. The more a pitcher does that, the more room there is for disaster. And the longer the game goes without runs, the harder it is for any pitcher.
So let’s hope that we get some quick run support.
Again – with no runs on the board, it is a lot more difficult for any pitcher to pitch a great game. If you can remember that and try not to flip out when one of our pitchers walks runners, gives up hits, etc., as the game goes on with no runs on the board, it will make the forum a much nicer place to be.
GO YANKEES!!!
P.S. The exception, of course, is when a pitcher is so on his game that he is potentially working toward a no hitter. But we know those are just that – the exceptions.
Yogi’s advice to Willie on being fired by Mets:
“Aw – to hell with them.â€
Aw. That Yogi is wise.
Giambi may be moved out of the 5th slot but who would replace him??????
I am all for moving Giambi in the order but again who replaces him? Nady? Maybe? Cano the good Cano? Maybe
But again it is not cut and dry to move Giambi in the order.. I personally would move Abreu behind Arod since abreu is good with RISP and moving Giambi up because he is slow but has a high OBP…
Phil—
It doesn’t make sense for you to question others’ judgements and then rely on the most overrated stat in baseball, OBP.
OBP is a good thing to have, but OBP does NOT score runs and it does NOT win games. Further, the slower a barerunner you are the less valuable a high OBP becomes.
In his last ten games Giambi is 7-33 with ZERO extra base hits, 5 walks and 13 strikeouts. Sounds to be like he’s earned a lower spot in the lineup. When your OBP is higher than your SLG (.316 vs .212) you don’t belong in the 5-hole.
Is Matsui close at all to coming back?
Last time I checked, the purpose of protecting somebody in the order is so they don’t pitch around that person. So, we want A-Rod protected in the line up so pitchers give him pitches to hit and don’t walk him to get to the next person.
A-Rod has been getting plenty of pitches to hit. Nobody’s been walking him. In the last 7 games he’s gotten 9 hits and has walked twice. He doesn’t need better protection in the line up.
896w183,
I almost fell over laughing reading the ridiculousness of your post. OBP doesn’t score runs?!?!??! Really? So magically the Yankees score all their runs on solo home runs?
OBP is extremely important, no matter how fast or slow you are. If you get on base, your team is going to score more runs. It’s really simple. You want guys on base so you can score runs and win the game. But your argument is that getting on base DOES NOT do either of these things. Amazing.
“When any pitcher is pitching without any runs on the board, he is not able to pitch his game but rather has to pitch in a much more cautious and controlled fashion, trying extremely hard to hit the corners.”
With this new tenet in mind I really wonder how Koufax, Gibson, et al managed to win with those fantastic ERA’s.
I would have thought that the whole protection thing also stems from getting thrown better pitches for the #4 to hit, because even if you get the #4 hitter out, you still have to deal with the #5 hitter. This isn’t the case at the moment.
I hate Sundays because the next day is Monday.
Angel,
Yes, but you can’t make the case that A-Rod isn’t getting pitches to hit. Pitchers are challenging him.
My point about Soriano in comparison to Cano about the possibility of being trade bait is that you never know. If the right deal comes along, you need to consider all options. I’m not advocating trading Cano.
Th I Rod deal fell into their laps.
“With this new tenet in mind I really wonder how Koufax, Gibson, et al managed to win with those fantastic ERA’s.”
Because they were damn good HOF pitchers?
Buddy,
You are right. Soriano for A-Rod was a great deal.
Cano for Pujols?
I’m not saying he isn’t, just that “protection” doesn’t necessarily just imply he’s getting walked significantly a la Bonds to get to the easy out either.
The guy has a .326 average, so its clear he’s getting hits and not being pitched around. The only factor that I might consider is the whole w/RISP thing. He’s aware of who is behind him in the lineup, and thinks he has to take care of business himself knowing that Giambi isn’t either, and thus his approach is different to his approach last year when Matsui was behind him for most of the year.
Jeter is batting 331, and slugging 497 in day games this season… so hopefully we don’t get Mr. GIDP this afternoon
The ARod for Soriano deal was a once in blue moon deal though.
I’m still waiting for somebody to come back and tell me that OBP is not important. Where’d 89w183 go?
Come on people. Just because you may not choose to learn or use statistics to further your understanding of the game does not mean they are useless or flat out wrong.
It’s all about familiarity. You all understand batting average because it’s been around forever. Try explaining BA to somebody who has no idea. It’s not as simple and straight-forward as you think. If I use OPS+ to evaluate a hitter or VORP or ERA+ to evaluate a pitcher, please don’t tell me I don’t watch the game. I watch a ton of baseball.
I’m pretty sure the Red Sox draft players by how high their on base percentage is and when they look into free agency, I think, I’m not sure, but it’s possible they look at on base percentage more than anything else.
EricVA-
Ok, done! See how fast these deals can be made.
why do people want to trade Cano? his defense is superlative.
his hitting overall has been excellent, though obviously you’d like to see him be more consistent. he’s got power, hits for average; he’ll never take a ton of walks, but his patience has improved.
he’s 26, and he’s on course to being the best Yankee 2B since Joe Gordon. let’s keep him around
Buddy,
As soon as I become Yankees GM (any day now) and you get the gig in St. Louis I’ll call you!
So if we have a lead (God willing
)- who is pitching the 8th inning today?
Angel-
Yeah, that A Rod deal was once in a lifetime, funny he was almost on the Red Sox.
BB I shutter to think what Alex and Papi would do on the same team
“If I use OPS+ to evaluate a hitter or VORP or ERA+ to evaluate a pitcher, please don’t tell me I don’t watch the game. I watch a ton of baseball.”
I dont think there is anything wrong with using statistics to evaluate players at all. Just when you solely use them as the be all and end all. There’s something to be said for instincts too. That and far too many people on this board use them wrongly.
TK, I’d give the ball in the 8th inning to that guy that throws from a strange side. I used to know what side it was called.
Marte will pitch the 8th. Also, I would imagine Edwar is more than available today.
Go Angels! We’ll take 3 out of four any weekend.
Oh for the posters that say Hughes never touched 100 mph your wrong he did in H.S.
Maybe they’ll use Bruney in the 8th inning.
Brandon: even if Hughes is only touching 95, it’s a good sign.
Ricky Bobby, who? What the? Where did you come from?
“TK, I’d give the ball in the 8th inning to that guy that throws from a strange side. I used to know what side it was called.”
Yeah – I’m hoping that Marte settles in to the role. He seems like the natural pick for it.
For the first time since Stanton and Nelson I feel great about the pen – more depth in there than we’ve had in ages.
TK, imagine what the Yanks could have done with this bullpen from 2002 thru 2007. I’d guess at least 2 more titles and maybe three. This bullpen has covered a lot of sins in the rotation.
TK-
More depth than when the Yanks the had Wick-Macher combo? JK
A-Rod hits are coming with bases empty etc, why walk him than. But with runners on he does not get good pitches cuz they know that alex will press knowing that Giambi behind him won’t come thru, i kind of like that idea of putting A-Rod in the 3 hole and abreu Clean Up with Nady behind him. Or keep the order as is and switch Giambi with Nady he gets a lot of hits.
Everyone is wrong about the lineup because Phil is a baseball coach and he knows everything there is to know about the game, moreso than any of us on here so dont even try debating with him.
Newark Star Ledger saying that Vlad will not be in the Angels lineup today.
They really should switch Giambi and Abreu to try and get Jason going again and give Arod some protection.
I give up trying to understand Girardi’s thinking.
The bullpen has been by far the best part of the team this year, which is all the more remarkable considering how weak it was last year.
So whats Phils take on the line up?
edwar needs to get in a game.. he threw 1 pitch last outing and it has been awhile…
giese needs to be ready in case Rasner implodes.
Of course OBP leads to runs… SImple equation more men on base in the long term you will scoe more runs.. Not ver yscientific…Giambi is 2nd on the team in OBP……..
Giambi has good numbers against Lackey.
Maybe switching Giambi and Abreu is good too, the main thing get him out of the 5th spot.
I don’t trust Brian Bruney at all right now. He doesn’t have his command yet and he’s not the same pitcher he was early in the season before his injury.
He’s more like the 2007 Bruney night now. The one who can’t be trusted in a close game and still issues way too many walks.
He needs to get his mojo back before Girardi should start trusting him in big situations.
I’d also consider trading Cano if the right offer comes along. Not giving up on him, but I don’t think he’ll ever hit his ceiling.
He’s too inconsistent, has too many mental lapses, and often disappears for way too long.
Yanks have very good pitching matchups against texas this week………..
they need a sweep………..
OBP is not a one size fits all statistic.
OBP doesn’t help Giambi. If he was a leadoff or second place hitter, then OBP has more relevence to his game.
However, as a 5th place hitter, his job is to drive in runs. Getting on base via a walk, isn’t what this team needs in the five slot.
If they had both Matsui and Posada healthy and producing in the lineup, then “keeping the line moving” would be ok from Giambi.
That not being the case, he has to drive in runs. In that regard, he has been disappointing in that slot this season.
Hopefully, he gets hot sometime soon. More realistically, Cano (when his hand is ok) and Nady (if he continues his hot hitting) are probably better candidates to hit behind Arod at this time.
We have seen both Baltimore and Anaheim pitch around Arod w/RISP position (to get to Giambi) on this homestand.
If that continues, and Giambi continues to hit poorly w/RISP, Girardi will have no choice but to change the lineup.
EricVa—-
I’m right here. You need to work on your reading comprehension bro. I wrote that a high OBP is a good thing, but it IS vastly overrated in terms of winning and losing. winning and losing comes down to scoring runs, period. Runs scored is the most underrated stat, just as OBP is the most overrated.
I doubt you would argue that scoring a lot of runs is bad, just as I would never argue that a high OBP is bad. But give me a guy who scores and drives in runs and you can keep guys with high OBP who may or may not score or drive in runs. It’s a great stat for fantasy leaguers and salary arbitration, but otherwise it takes a back seat as far as I’m concerned.
Bottom line… OBP is a great individual stat, but RUNS and RBI are team stats that impact winning more directly.
I actually love the new fangled stats because they add a dimension of context, especially on defense where older, traditional stats tell a small part of the story
You’re right Rebecca. The bullpen has been an issue since 2002. They’ve been patching a rotation together since the end of 2003 when Pettitte, Clemens and Wells all left.
soon GI Joe will realize he needs to move Nady up in the lineup and flip flop Damon to the #2 spot
Why would you move the hottest hitter on the team (Abreu) down in the order? That makes no sense.
Thankfully, Girardi doesn’t share your thinking.
The human jinx Michael Kaye is at it again.
Can Rasner even survive through 3 batters?
I sense Brandon is beginning to appreciate the x-factor a touch more than when the Delinquent got his walking papers to steel-town.
Anderson, Figgins and Kendrick will be the big thorns, today, as usual.
I sense Brandon is beginning to appreciate the x-factor a touch more than when the Delinquent got his walking papers to steel-town.
You sense wrong, I just want to see what his bat w/ RISP can provide instead of Giambi’s .200 AVG
have any of you guys seen those new jeter “edge” commercials?
When are we supposed to get word on Edwar’s appeal?
Those Edge commercials are ridiculous. I mean really, who here thinks that Derek drives a Ford Edge?
doom and gloom OR sunshine through the window?
There are more Jeter edge commercials? I hope not. I dont whats more annoying, Jeter’s edge or Giuseppe Franco. Besides, I really doubt Jeter drives a Ford Edge.
you can tell this is going to be a tough game already
Theres a great start.
Rebecca, I don’t find Edwar very appealing, but, love his pitching.
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Seriously, though, he hasn’t had his hearing, yet.
This might not be very pretty. Hope Giese wants to pitch today.
Over-under on what inning people start to blame Rasner’s struggles on Pudge?
My pick is the 3rd inning
I could see it being 3-0 pretty soon
OMFG what is wrong w/ you !
Good vibes, people. Good vibes.
TK- I doubt Rasner makes it to the 3rd inning.
“Over-under on what inning people start to blame Rasner’s struggles on Pudge?”
Not of course that there could be anything to that seeing that he had an ERA of over 9 with Posada…
Um Rasner. We need outs
Woo Hoo! Figgins owns the Yankees. Let’s see the old knock out punch in the 1’st inning. Is this guy a AAA pitcher?
WOW!
Nice.
i know it’s a sin. But i hate this team.
I guess I was too optimistic.
angels.
Over/under on the runs the Angels score in the first?
Over-under on what inning people start to blame Rasner’s struggles on Pudge?
You can put Jason Varitek out there and he’d still look bad. There is a thing w/ this guy if Moeller isn’t his catcher and it’s ridiculous because as a #5 spot SP you need to get the job done no matter who is catching or your gone !
This Rasner guy, he’s pretty good.
Oy
Does any one use Comcast as their cable provider that lives in the New York area? If you do, what channel “number” is the game on? Tvguide.com has tbs on channel 29 but 29 is not tbs.
Paging Phil Hughes/Ian Kennedy.
Get him out now before he gives up 6 more this inning. If he can only pitch to Chad Moeller, he can join him in AAA.
You just can’t pitch like this and stay in a major league rotation. He’s too afraid of the strikezone and he always gives up first inning runs.
2 runs to the first 4 hitters of the game with John Lackey on the mound? That gets to Scranton before another shot in the rotation.
NNNNNIIIICCCCEEE!! Way to Go Garret.
As seen so many times, Garrett Anderson destroys Yankee pitching and nobody seems interested in adressing the problem. Why ???
Get ready Giese.
…this is painful.
GI JOE get Giese warmed up now !
yeah lets just keep throwing rasner out there every 5 days.. we’ll make the playoffs that way.
Have no fear, only John Lacky and his sub-3 era on the mound today.
That said we will still win, but this is ridiculous
This game is pretty much over.
Actually “Ricky Bobby” Rasner had a sparkling ERA at the beginning of the season when Chad Moeller was catching his games, had an ERA that was out of sight with Posada, and had a much better ERA with Molina.
So to answer your question, no he’s not an AAA pitcher though he has pitched there.
And oh yeah, another “AAA” pitcher who pitched for the Yankees, Randy Johnson, also had trouble with one of the best catchers in the game, that would be Posada.
Finally fool, catchers coming to new teams have learning curves with their pitchers, and pitchers who have not spent a very long time in the majors, such as Rasner, typically don’t call their own games.
So you might see a bit of an adjustment period here.
Does that help?
Actually “Ricky Bobby” Rasner had a sparkling ERA at the beginning of the season when Chad Moeller was catching his games, had an ERA that was out of sight with Posada, and had a much better ERA with Molina.
So to answer your question, no he’s not an AAA pitcher though he has pitched there.
And oh yeah, another “AAA” pitcher who pitched for the Yankees, Randy Johnson, also had trouble with one of the best catchers in the game, that would be Posada.
Finally fool, catchers coming to new teams have learning curves with their pitchers, and pitchers who have not spent a very long time in the majors, such as Rasner, typically don’t call their own games.
So you might see a bit of an adjustment period here.
Does that help?
When Hughes comes back, get rid of Rasner and keep Ponson.
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No it isn’t.
Ridiculous.
Id rather see Giese start.
Get him out now before he gives up 6 more this inning. If he can only pitch to Chad Moeller, he can join him in AAA.
Exactly this crap about him pitching w/ an above 6 ERA w/ other catchers needs to improve or he should be DFA
2 more outs. Please baseball gods
If we couldn’t hit Garland what hope do we have of hitting Lackey?
Darrel Rasner is a career minor league pitcher. He doesn’t get to choose his catcher.
If he can only pitch to Chad Moeller, his major league career will be very short.
This isn’t on the catchers. Its on a guy who simply doesn’t throw enough quality strikes to be any more than he is as a pitcher.
Unfortunate but, that’s why the Yankees need to score runs in his starts. Especially early since, if you look at his pitching lines, he always gives up runs early in games.
He’s just not a very good pitcher and when you lose a guy like Wang, its a big, big hole to fill. He can’t fill it.
No knock to him. Just reality.
I hope I get to hit against Rasner when we play the Yankees!
Never mind, umm, ok, the game was on the Yesnetwork the whole time.
We need to do something about Rasner, he isn’t cutting it anymore. Sure he gave us a decent start last start but more often than not he doesn’t keep us in these games.
If he doesn’t give us a decent start today you’ve got to consider calling Kennedy or Aceves up. Rasner needs to show some more fight for his spot.
Note to Yankees: Rasner is garbage. Call Kennedy up.
Pudge is nursing him through this inning a bit
Kennedy could find himself back in the Yankee rotation with a good start today for Scranton.
However, Rasner’s next start would be Friday against this same Angels team in LA – so I’m not sure that Cashman is going to want to throw Kennedy into that fire right off the bat.
They might elect to wait and pitch him the following week against MIN or KC.
I was looking at some of the photos from the OTD ceremonies yesterday and a few of those guys looked like they could still play.
THANK YOU PUDGE !
Actually that wasn’t bad at all compared to what it could have been.
GO YANKEES!!!
Rasner will lose his spot to either Hughes/Kennedy/Aceves or anyone else soon. Ponson maybe next.
As bad as that was, it could have been a lot worse.
The problem is that if Lackey almost no-hit Boston, I’m not sure I want to see what he does against us. Maybe it’s a good thing it looks like it’s going to start to pour.
Rasner was a band-aid for this team and it’s time to rip it off.
I hope this offense came to play today and not the usual crap.
Thank goodness for the bottom of the Halos’ line-up –
.231, .227, .218, and .185.
That is pretty awful.
I sure hope they spent a little extra time advance scouting, Lackey, lol
They do have a .290 batting average against, but I would tend to think that also covering points in his career when he wasn’t pitching as effectively as he is now.
Note to Yankees: Rasner is garbage. Call Kennedy up”
be careful, what you wish for.
Damon has just been on for almost the whole season. He is such a lift to this team with his bat.
Good small ball from the yankees here.
Thats one way for the Cap to stay out of the DP.
…Jeter bunted! Joy to the world!
Trisha,
The only “fool” in this thread is you.
Are you really serious about Darrel Rasner? He hasn’t won a game since June 1. He has been a journeyman pitcher throughout his career.
Tell me Trisha, when the Yankees DFA’ed, NOBODY picked him up. That’s how he got outrighted to Scranton.
Now, for a league STARVING for pitching, how do you suppose 29 other teams passed on such a “gem”?
The guy is a #7 or #8 starter on just about any team in baseball. He’s certainly not an “in the rotation guy” on a playoff team. He’s there because of injuries (Wang), and ineffectiveness (Hughes and Kennedy).
Guys like Rasner don’t get personal catchers. Mike Mussina, a borderline Hall of Famer, gets that choice. He’s earned it.
Why do the Yankees have to weaken their team to make Rasner happy? It should be the other way around. He has to show the Yankees why they should keep weakening their team by running him out there every fifth day.
The irony of your defense of Rasner is, if he pitched for an opposing team, you would rip the crap out of him.
I have no problem with Jeter bunting since he is becoming the DP King of the Major Leagues.
Actually it’s a pretty interesting phenomenon that some top pitchers haven’t enjoyed the experience of having Posada behind the dish. Johnson just about refused to have him catch his games during his first season.
I’m not knocking Jorge as much as pointing out that it isn’t that unusual for pitchers to have a preference for/against certain catchers. How about Mussina saying that Molina is the best catcher he has ever thrown to?
So it shouldn’t really be whether someone is the 5th in the rotation or the 1st if you have a catcher who has had some difficulty with pitchers.
Rasner stunk with Jorge, shone with Moeller, and was pretty good with Molina. Let’s hope he and Pudge have a good experience – for the good of the team.
Bobby, what was that?
How about a sudden attack of clutchness from our man A-Rod!
I love Michael Kay, I know many on here don’t – I do – but he obviously hasn’t seen that Derek Jeter GIDP just about every time there’s a guy on first recently
“Note to Yankees: Rasner is garbage. Call Kennedy up.”
Whatever, that sentiment will last as long as it takes for Kennedy to have a bad outing. Then it will be “Kennedy is garbage. Call FOTD up.”
Nice bunt Jetes
Wow, great AB Bobby.
Michael Kay apparently hasn’t noticed how often Jeter bounces into DPs.
Thanks for covering my back SJ44! What does Trish know anyway? Trish the other day you stated you were good on the eyes, Could you perhaps post a picture next to your name so we can judge you?
really could use an A-bomb from A-Rod
Rasner is terrible.
That’s the way to go, swing at teh breaking ball in the dirt and watch the FB down the middle. We’ll score a bunch this way.
86
This might already be answered, Pavano does not have a buyout, only a 13M club option. Bring him up in August for an away game, hope he pitches well, run him thru the waiver wire and let someone else get stuck with the little left on that contract 39.95M over the last four years.
As far as Giambi is concerned, let there be an agreement that when offered arbitration, he’ll decline allowing the Yankees a probable Type B. [1B/OF/DH lumped together] That’s the least Giambi could do for the Yankees.
Abreu is 35-will he want a 3 year contract? Hopefully the Yankees, despite him being best with RISP and possible 100 RBI’s, won’t bite.
Well at least Lacky won’t pitch a no-hitter.
Rasner needs to pitch a “Ponson” from here on out!
Over/under on first person to make a crack containing the words “not clutch”.
Good thing you were sitting breaking ball A-Rod!!
or not.
Back to work Rasner-nice and easy please
Anyone have any idea what A-Rod was looking for? 2 fastballs right over the heart of the plate
How did he not swing at that?
rasner needs to use his curveball more to have any chance..
I hate knowing the game is over after the first inning.
why dont the yanks give acves a shot? everyone has been raving about him?
next 10 posts Angel -
I got a beer on it!
Another K looking for Arod. If he is gonna strike out atleast swing the bat and maybe he will happen to make ocntact by accident.
Strike three. Big surprise there, not. He doesn’t hit Lackey anyway. They just posted his career numbers versus him and they’re very bad. They’re actually worse the last several years. He has 3 homers off of him, but he hasn’t hit anything close to one for years. Lackey pretty much owns ARod right now.
cable issues.
can anyone explain why alex got caught looking again?
Rasner is why we are in 3rd place.
THis is the worst 3 and 4 hole hitting combination I have seen from the Yankees since perhaps Jesse Barfield and Mel Hall. I am dead serious. Arod only guesses at pitches to hit home runs (all ego, no heart, no clue how to play winning baseball) and Abreu is a glorified Mel Hall.
because when there is a fastball inside Alex just can’t swing at it.
SJ44, time to get on your meds if a post is going to upset you so much dear!
Other pitchers have been picked off the scrap heap before and become gems for teams.
I don’t make it a habit of ripping players on other teams unless it’s the Sux.
It isn’t rocket science to let a certain catcher catch games for a pitcher if the goal is to win games.
Now SJ44, you who were ready to dump Giambi, Cano, Pettitte and everyone else, you who already gave up on the season and said that the team had to get rid of a lot of players and retool, you who didn’t see this team making it to the postseason, you who have called things wrong before, it is to the benefit of the team for Rasner to win games, however that has to happen.
Enjoy the game! I know I will.
Only these morons can complain about the leagues leading hitter.
“cable issues.”
I had to switch over to non-HD
STB me
doesn’t arod have the highest average in the al?
Just shut up SJ44. Just shut up. No one cares. You only post during losses. Just shut your mouth already you defeatist idiot.
“can anyone explain why alex got caught looking again?”
Sitting breaking ball, got a FB right down the middle, couldn’t swing.
And Roger Clemens loved pitching to Jorge.
“Whatever, that sentiment will last as long as it takes for Kennedy to have a bad outing. Then it will be “Kennedy is garbage. Call FOTD up.â€
Thank you Angel. That is a hallmark of this forum unfortunately!
Strikes Ras. Strikes
SJ44=Biggest Complainer
Better fits in the 3-hole than Bobby Abreu for clueless Joe:
- Jeter
- Cano
- Giambi
- Damon
- Practically Anybody
Rasner fears Willits .185 average. TIME. TO. GO.
“Only these morons can complain about the leagues leading hitter.”
He won’t stay the league’s leading hitter if he let’s fastballs down the middle of the plate pass him by. A-Rod is a guess hitter. He didn’t do a good job guessing during that at bat.
That’s what happens when you walk a .185 hitting no hit 9th hitter.
SJ44:
Trade Cano right?? Season’s done right?? DFA Giambi right??
Name something this guy has been right about.
Oy to the Vey
Well can the Yanks board the plane for Texas now? Go get used to that heat.
“And Roger Clemens loved pitching to Jorge.”
Jennifer, absolutely. Jorge has called more great games than not. I was only pointing out that not all pitchers and catchers work beautifully together and sometimes you do what you can to respect the combination in order to win games.
Rasner is a terrible pitcher. Time to go.
Brandon, I think he can hit that pitch, but not much with 2 strikes. Say it’s the first pitch and he guesses inside, he could hit that pitch. To be fair, that was an excellent pitch by Lackey. It’s on the inside corner. ARod has taken many a strike three that had me scratching my head more than that one.
Okk, bye Rasner.
Rasner vs Lackey
Are anyone of u serious? This is an ALL TIME MISMATCH
Good job Ras… enjoy the minors.
Figgy, way to light up the board. Cmon base hit now!
Hehe. Excellent. Excellent. Ex……..
Game over. Lata
I think it’s pretty safe to say this is the beginning of the end for the Rasner era.
Either it’s his second to last start or it’s his last start. Kennedy this week or Hughes in 2 weeks.
I like Rasner but his stuff is bad, very very bad. If he doesn’t have pinpoint accuracy he’s extremely hittable.
Ken Singleton with the understatement of the year: “The Yankees have trouble getting Chone Figgins out”. Really, Kenny?
We can thank Kennedy for being terrible for being in 3rd place.
Rasner throws 88mph with no command. Now that’s a great pitcher!
Laura, I wish he’d start guessing right more often with RISP.
“The guy is a #7 or #8 starter on just about any team in baseball”
You’re exaggerating. He would be in the rotation of Texas or Pittsburgh or Washington. And you won’t find 6 starters better than him on the Tigers or Royals or Rockies or Mariners or either.
Sure the dude isn’t a good big league pitcher, but saying he is a #8 starter on any team in baseball is insulting to the dude.
And Jeter, despite the GIDP problems, should definitely not be bunting there. it’s just a dumb thing to do. If you really prefer that jeter bunt because you would rather have one out than two outs, this means you have no confidence in derek jeter, and therefore hejust shouldn’t be batting in the top of the order at all. he needs to swing the bat there. The team is down by 2, they need some runs. Giving up free outs is not the way to get back in the game.
Walks an .185 hitter on 4 pitches and follows that up by getting blitzed by the #9 hitter.
Ian Kennedy may not be a favorite son but, if he pitches well today, he has to get Rasner’s start in Anaheim next week. Putting Rasner out there to pitch again against this team is just setting yourself up for defeat.
At this point in the season, the Yankees need to go start to start with Rasner and Ponson. Neither guy has the luxury being given any more “time”.
They pitch well, they stay in the rotation for their next start. They don’t, you replace them.
They are running out of time, and are losing ground everyday, to be looking at it any other way.
If neither guy likes it, then DFA them.
You don’t hold yourself hostage for the feelings of journeymen players when you are trying to make the playoffs.
seriously giambi?
2 outs Rasner. come on
That, um, sucked!
rasner and ponson pitching 40% of the time
amazing
thanks cashman!!
this team isnt going to the playoffs
Wow, we need a first baseman.
Well that blows
OH FOR THE LOVE OF !
Come the hell on Giambi, you gotta make that.
Well, i’m not saying that Rasner has been effective lately at all. He hasn’t. And they really couldn’t keep Moeller around just for him.
I was more making a statement on how fairweather a lot of people are on here. FOTD is a catchphrase.
Fact is A-Rod hits his homers when we’re up or down large deficits. Make excuses all you want. A fact is a fact. He is an awful hitter under pressure.
This is all Pudge’s fault.
Calling Ian Kennedy? Jarod Washburn?
I get the feeling this is it for Razmatazz.
Thanks Yanks for making us deal with SJ44’s rants. Great stuff.
The loser only posts during losses.
giambi been playing everyday and done nothing. Give sexson at least 1 game vs RHP -_-
Here comes the 3-run HR.
A-Rod is a choke artist. We all know this.
“They pitch well, they stay in the rotation for their next start. They don’t, you replace them.”
SJ –
I think you said the other day (and Cashman says it from time to time) – players let you know where they belong.
If IPK has his stuff together and commits to throwing strikes then he’s the next man up with Phil hopefully not far behind him.
If you only think I post during losses, you are dumber than your name. So, I will decline your wish.
Trade Cano? In a NY minute if I can get back to good players in return. That’s been my entire point about Cano. If he improves the team more by trading him than by his presence, why not? That’s simple baseball logic.
DFA Giambi? Yeah, he’s been a BIG help to the team this year. Especially in the last two months.
Fortunately, he won’t be back next year. That’s a step in the right direction.
every game pudge started we seem to be losing….
DOn’t blame this series on the pitching. If they had a clue how to play team baseball like the Angels we’d be looking at taking 3 of 4 today.
There you go. Rasner limits the damage, but he’s gotta stop giving up runs and tighten up here.
Biggest bore here=SJ44
Oh man…
Wasn’t sure if Rasner was going to get out of that inning.
This terrible infield defense is killing us. Giambi is atrocious on the field. Even if the offense wakes up it is too much to overcome these free giveaways.
#1 priority in the offseason should be to address this glaring shortcoming.
Whether or not Rasner holds them down, the damage has been done. Lackey on the mound, 3 runs might as well be 30. They already are down and probably out, especially when you see guys like Abreu and A-Rod having terrible AB’s with RISP.
“I was more making a statement on how fairweather a lot of people are on here. FOTD is a catchphrase.”
Well, this can’t be about me since I don’t know what the FOTD stands for. LOL!
Can we score some runs now? Please?
“DOn’t blame this series on the pitching.”
Really? Andy in game 1 getting blwon out. Mo choking game 2. rasner stinks.
And the Angels pitching like champs.
Open your eyes. It isn’t about offense.
Why did we win Sat? Moose.
Buzz,
Pudge caught Ponson, and we lost that game because we couldn’t score.
Trisha,
If you think Rasner is or will be a “gem”, then you are the one on meds, not me my dear!
I am glad you are enjoying the game. I’m sure everyone is enjoying it so far.
Giambi is a butcher. Everyone except Cash knew this.
The starting pitching stinks. Everyone except Cash knew this.
“This terrible infield defense is killing us. Giambi is atrocious on the field. Even if the offense wakes up it is too much to overcome these free giveaways.
#1 priority in the offseason should be to address this glaring shortcoming.”
This is why Mark Teixeira should be a bigger priority than Sabathia or Sheets.
Agree or Disagree?
And by the way, I am comfortable with whatever decision the team makes regarding Rasner.
I was merely pointing out that he is a lot more effective with certain catchers than with others. That is a statement of fact.
Sj44,
Lay off a real fan like trisha you ingrate. Go cry someplace else you jerk.
SJ is a good poster..in fact a lot of people say he is their favorite. I don’t agree with trading cano or dfa’ing rasner, but sj follows the team closely, especially the prospects, and has been able to add a lot of value to the discussions on this board by sharing his thoughts.
“Well, this can’t be about me since I don’t know what the FOTD stands for. LOL!”
This is why I have urbandictionary.com bookmarked
“If you think Rasner is or will be a “gemâ€, then you are the one on meds, not me my dear!”
Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
“Giambi is a butcher. Everyone except Cash knew this.
The starting pitching stinks. Everyone except Cash knew this.”
The Starting Pitching has been pretty good considering we have Ponson and the Ras at the back end, friendo.
Someone more clever than myself please finish this for me —
Rasner vs. Lackey is the biggest mismatch since ?
Can Giambi ever turn on that inside FB?
What’s worse?
Rasner or SJ44’s posts?
Tough call
“Fact is A-Rod hits his homers when we’re up or down large deficits. Make excuses all you want. A fact is a fact. He is an awful hitter under pressure.”
No he isn’t. Lately he hasn’t been hitting, but honestly you can’t say that with a straight face when his career stats make you look silly.
that was a walk
Can Girardi sit Giambi? For, like, one game? He’s becoming more of an automatic out than Melky right now and it’s a little frustrating.
This game is still winnable.
We are only in the second inning.
Lackey was not that great before last near no-hitter.
Trish stop boring us with your facts. The FACT is Rasner sucks, get it?
Who would you rather read and respond to? People who make intelligent, well thought out points while sometimes being negative or reactionary (Like SJ44) or ridiculous nonsense that wasn’t thought out until the poster saw it in the comment box while mostly reactionary and hardly ever insightful or intelligent (a lot of the rest of the commenters)
I generally dont read the people I dont like. If you dont like somebody’s posts just move along and keep it baseball. I never understand why some folks like to obsess over other posters on here as opposed to talking baseball. Don’t like what somebody says? Think out a well reasoned response and show some stats to back yourself up. Regardless, everybody enjoy the game.
“The Starting Pitching has been pretty good considering we have Ponson and the Ras at the back end, friendo.”
Ponson and Rasner. Say that again to yourself. We can’t get Johan or CC or Haren or Harden? Rasner and Ponson. FRIENDO
Way to go Giambi, swing at ball four…
DOn’t blame this series on the pitching.â€
Really? Andy in game 1 getting blwon out. Mo choking game 2. rasner stinks…..”
Gary,
You can’t win when you score zero runs in 9 innings. If they scored at all (instead of Arod guessing with 2 strikes looking to pad his HR totals and striking out looking twice), they’d be looking at taking 3 of 4 today. What part of that don’t you get idiot?
wow betemit take a pitch forgods sake
SJ:
You area voice of reason here. The other clowns here should just shut up.
Xavier Nady has no protection in the line up right now.
It’s a miracle he’s getting anything to hit.
See, that’s why he should be batting 5th.
Nady has been pretty good, I bet he would make a better #3 hitter than Abreu.
Damon
Jeter
Nady
A-Rod
Abreu
Giambi
Cano
Who cares about lefty, righty throughout. Look at the Angels, they rarely have the same lineup.
“Only these morons can complain about the leagues leading hitter”
What’s his average, with runners in scoring position? And what’s his average, when the game is on the line?
Don’t tell me, what the rest of the team is doing. This is the man who signed a $300,000,000 contract. And he is the player, batting clean-up.
He is a choker.
I remember players like Bernie and Justice, who were capable of carrying this team on their back for weeks at a time, when the offense was not producing. Not arod. His nickname dating back to seattle was ice-water.
can gimabi shave his ’stace its not working
Trisha please don’t listen to the negative and quitters like SJ44. He is a quitter and never says anything worth remembering.
“Fact is A-Rod hits his homers when we’re up or down large deficits. Make excuses all you want. A fact is a fact. He is an awful hitter under pressure.”
You must have missed the entire 2007 season, or perhaps you just have a very selective memory. Look, the offense definitely has big problems. But Alex Rodriguez is not one of them. Look elsehwere for your complaints about the offense. Cano, Jeter, Giambi, Melky, Molina, Abreu, injuries to Jorge/Matsui, and ineffective bench guys like Betemit/Ensberg/Gardner have all much much more significant to the Yankee hitting problems this season. ARod is probably the best hitter in baseball after Pujols. he is part of the solution. It is amazing that you don’t understand what you have with him.
I’m done with Rasner. The kid tries, but he’s simply not very good. I want to see Kennedy Friday night no matter how he pitches for SWB today.
This is Rasner’s 16th start and it’s obvious he won’t be going more than 6 innings for the 14th time. In fact he has gone beyonf 5 2/3 just twice in eleven starts assuming he’s out early today. That’s just awful.
Mussina is a really finicky guy, much like Greg Maddux and they both LOVE the backup catcher whoever he happens to be because they like the extra attention that guy pays to him and his stuff, his pattern of pitching etc. That Rasner was good with Moeller is something they can re-establish in SWB.
“Well, this can’t be about me since I don’t know what the FOTD stands for. LOL!”
LOL, it isn’t. I just meant is as Flavor of the Day. Thats how a lot of people propose trades or request players. Kennedy is the FOTD until he has a bad outing, then these people move on to the next FOTD as a solution.
Rick August 3rd, 2008 at 1:47 pm
SJ:
You area voice of reason here. The other clowns here should just shut up.
The voice of reason for the downbeat and downcasts. Congrats!
Both of Rasner’s BB have scored. Is he scared or just sucking?
Wow, 8 screen name changes for the stalking troll today.
That’s a new record. Even for you! lol
the diffrence between ponson and ras is this. ponson throws picthes down the middle and does not try and aim for the corners. ranser last inning walked wilits on 4 pitches. you dont picth scared to a number 9 hitter
Well, his career stats might tell you that he’s as good under pressure, but his Yankee stats don’t. Mind you, I’m saying as good, not terrible. As a Yankee, as a rule, his situtional hitting is clearly below his overall hitting.
MLL so you are a delinquent also!!!
the angels no vlad and hunter makes no difference..
Nice walk to the #9 guy in the lineup..
The yanks have walked less this year then the Rays!!!!The plate discipline has gone somewhere……
the angels just make all the plays and we make some plays on occasion…rsner cannot walk people with his stuff…
“Who cares about lefty, righty throughout. Look at the Angels, they rarely have the same lineup.”
a majority of their lineup are switch hitters
“Ponson and Rasner. Say that again to yourself. We can’t get Johan or CC or Haren or Harden? Rasner and Ponson. FRIENDO”
Wang, Hughes, and Kennedy.
All injured or sucked. It’s not like we went into the season with Rasner and Ponson penciled in. FRIENDO!
p.s I wanted Santana
Kennedy is terrible. He is the reason why we are going to finish 3rd. He should have been traded for a real starter.
I love how that person stalking SJ44 changes names with each post and thinks we’re not going to cotton on to it being the same person. Sad.
Global Warming start listening and reading SJ44 because you have no clue.
I think rasner is the epitome of a joke, i can not take this guy seriously. He is your prototypical guy who wins his first couple of games cause no one has seen him before and then of course ppl realize “oh wait, this guy has absolutely no stuff and we can swing at his whoppin 85 mph heater.” Seriously anyone can be an improvement, its painful for me to watch this guy continue pitching for the yanks, ponson is atleast bearable cause he has the possibility of wiggling out of problems cause he has decent stuff..rasner has no excuse, and i would rather not waste his spot on the rotation on someone with no future over one of our touted youngsters who are pushing for a call up. Cashman make it happen, there isn’t much time left for experimenting with this bum.
“I remember players like Bernie and Justice, who were capable of carrying this team on their back for weeks at a time, when the offense was not producing. Not arod. His nickname dating back to seattle was ice-water.”
Um, I think you have forgotten the fact that last year, A-Rod put this team on his back and carried them for most of the season. We won’t have made the playoffs w/o him.
Paging Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Ian Kennedy if your in the building please report to the pitching mound. I know your in Scranton Mr. Kennedy, but please hurry CUZ RASNER EFFIN SUCKS!!!!
A run would help.
Rasner has done his best for us. He’s a borderline ML level player at best…and he’s still been able to keep us in the majority of his starts.
Not his fault he was matched up with Lackey. Or that he gets no offensive support.
Rasner is a not a major league pitcher. We all know this.
This series with the Angels provides just a sample of what the postseason can be assuming the Yankees get in as a Wild Card.
True enough the Yankees don’t need a 5th starter in the postseason but Angel pitching has shut down Yankee hitting with the exception of yesterday with still 6 more games to be played IN L.A.
the angels have a catcher hitting 218, there 9th hitter today is hitting 190, they ae not playing there 2 of 3 best hitter and all they do is push the defense and take advantage of mistakes…..
the angels do not walk at all but they can run…..
Lackey will maybe let up 1 run today.
Rasner isn’t getting much help from the HP umpire on a few pitches.
It’s really toxic over here during games.
Holy Crap, you guys pay Giambi 23 million a year? WOW, you should sign Manny in the off season for far less.
“Rasner has done his best for us. He’s a borderline ML level player at best…and he’s still been able to keep us in the majority of his starts.
Not his fault he was matched up with Lackey. Or that he gets no offensive support.”
Absolutely correct. Thank you Rebecca.
“LOL, it isn’t. I just meant is as Flavor of the Day. ”
Oh, okay. Thanks for the info, Angel.
Obviously we are not a post season worthy team. With Rasner and Ponson starting that’s for sure.
“Kennedy is terrible. He is the reason why we are going to finish 3rd. He should have been traded for a real starter.”
He was very good last year, not good at all this year. Young players are inconsistent so I would guess we’re going to give him a chance before it is all said and done.
“Rasner isn’t getting much help from the HP umpire on a few pitches.”
Yep.
Boston up 1-0
“Nady has been pretty good, I bet he would make a better #3 hitter than Abreu.”
GlobalWarming,
Anybody would make a better #3 hitter than Bobby Abreu except Justing Christian, Jose Molina, Richie Sexson, Betemit, and Melky.
SO I would say Damon, Jeter, Giambi, A Rod, Nady, and Cano would be better. Dead serious. This is the one thing that makes me think Girardi is as clueless as Joe. Abreu has hit there for over 2 years and he’s sucked for about 1.5 years. Yet Joe continues to put him there, as of he is completely “clueless”.
“Rasner isn’t getting much help from the HP umpire on a few pitches.”
Blame the ump, moron. Great move.
lackey will not throw strikes unless you make him .. he is good enough that if you do not make him throw strikes you are toast..
Melky is so good in the field. Thank God.
All i am sayin is that he is not a pitcher who has any future with this team, lets be realistic people. You can blame his problems all you want on the lack or run support and he is a serviceable 5th starter, all i want is for that spot to be given to a minor league player who has some future with us. We can give the spot to a pitcher who can gain valuable major league experience and instead of rasner eat up hopefuly 5 innings a game, we can give it to say kennedy or ascves, or phil coke or whoever it doesn’t matter
Let’s not exaggerate. Alex Rodriguez did not carry the team on his back over a long stretch of time. Nobody does that in baseball. Rodriguez had a tremendous first half and the team and offense still struggled. They took off in the second half when the entire team started hitting.
It’s really toxic over here during games.
Sadly, this is nothing compared to how bad it can really get.
Tell us why we stink, SJ. Tell us.
Arod thinks too much just, hit the ball
Wow, a scoreless inning. Thank God!
57 pitches for Razzmatazz.
Through 2 innings. Not exactly tidy.
Angel
August 3rd, 2008 at 1:52 pm
A run would help.
Get your own name.
“A run would help.”
Angel,
I’m right here.
Alright Rasner. Can they please score 1 little run now?
“Melky is so good in the field. Thank God.”
Because he can’t hit for S***.
Kennedy this – Kennedy that. What about Alfredo Aceves getting the chance before Kennedy self destucts again ?
In case you’re wondering…
Kennedy today so far in Scranton:
3.0 IP, 3 H, 1 ER, 0 BB, 3 K — 36 pitches, 28 strikes
lackey has thrown 20 pitches in 2 innings….
that is a problem.
You the only Angel alive? Sit on it.
“Global Warming start listening and reading SJ44 because you have no clue.”
How many times have you given on the team already? 6 times, 7 times?
Brilliant!
How do some of these players on the yankees, qualify to be on the team!Pitchers can’t pitch and hitters can’t hit.When they come to NY, from other teams they lose their bearings in NY and are lackluster.
Double plays is the death of this team!
Kennedy this – Kennedy that. What about Alfredo Aceves getting the chance before Kennedy self destucts again ?
Aceves has only made a couple of starts for Triple-A and he has been knocked around a bit.
He’s not ready yet.
“Let’s not exaggerate. Alex Rodriguez did not carry the team on his back over a long stretch of time. Nobody does that in baseball. Rodriguez had a tremendous first half and the team and offense still struggled. They took off in the second half when the entire team started hitting.”
Um, if A-Rod hadn’t had the tremendous first half that he did, the second half surge wouldn’t have meant squat because they would have been 20-25 games out instead of 11. There is no way that you can minimize A-Rod’s performance last year. He kept the team in the hunt and gave them a chance.
Steve, Trish thinks he is a major league pitcher, LOL
****given up****
Lackey on cruise control. We need to catch a plane. Don’t worry. This game will be done in 2 hours.
Kennedy after 3 in Scranton today: 3 innings, 1 run, 3 hits, 0 BB, 3 K’s. 36 pitches, 28 strikes.
Scranton leads 3-1 in the 4th.
I’m the only one thats been posting here regularly and consistently under this name.
Damn I cleaned out my cookies. Guess i’ll have to put that spiel next to my name again. *sigh*
sure k by melky
Does Pudge even have a hit since he came over?
SJ tell us what we need to do to make the playoffs.
Pudge really doesn’t walk, does he?
“Let’s not exaggerate. Alex Rodriguez did not carry the team on his back over a long stretch of time. Nobody does that in baseball. Rodriguez had a tremendous first half and the team and offense still struggled. They took off in the second half when the entire team started hitting.”
Exaggerate? What as opposed to you being revisionist because it suits the axe you have to grind?
Too bad. There is 2 Angels now. And one great team names Angels.
Pudge was a terrible move. He can’t handle pitchers.
The Angels are the hottest team in baseball, yada yada yada. But for one lousy run the series could be 2-1 Yankees at this point.
Just saying.
No one dominates AAA like Kennedy!!
They wouldn’t have been 20-25 games out. You are completely exahggerating the amount of games he won. You’ve got him being responsible for 14-15 wins. That is simply not true. Now, do they make the playoffs without his first half? No, absolutely not, but he didn’t carryy the entire team on his back for half aseason.
The Yanks don’t have it this year. This week has made that apparent.
MLL are you retarded?????
we are not scoring 3 runs off lackey
Pudge’s at bat was horrible. 3-0 count down 3 runs, you better take 2 pitches. A hit is just as good as a walk in that spot, make him throw strikes.
And it’s the same story as always. It doesn’t matter if it’s Lackey or no name Scott Feldman. They have their first inning chance, fail misearbly striking out swinging away wildly, and then go down 1-2-3 almost every inning or ground into a million DP’s to immediately erase every baserunner.
This team GIVES UP. It’s embarrassing.
And when will Melky realize he’s not a power hitter? Why is he trying to put a curveball in the dirt into orbit?
Like i said .They come to NY and all of a sudden they can’t play,it’s amazing!
Kennedy is not an answer for this rotation. It’s like calling up Rasner #2.
I have no axe to grind, but you are clearly a blind apologist. Knock yourself out.
Guiseppe,
Great minds…..lol
I hope Kennedy gets the next start in Rasner’s spot in Anaheim. Aceves is still struggling to get his pitch count up after his groin injury. In addition, Kennedy is also on the 40 man roster (Aceves is not), making it easier to recall him.
Its time to see what Kennedy can do. Rasner hasn’t won since June 1 and really hasn’t pitched that well in most his outings since his 3-0 start.
At some point, they have to find out if Kennedy can help them.
If his start today is showing that he can throw all of his pitches for strikes (which we can’t tell working off gametracker) I’d go that route and see what happens.
Pudge will come around. Have faith
IPK also wouldn’t need to be added to the roster, Aceves would.
Preach on, SJ!
Preach on.
Besides “Angel” you’ve made it obvious you took that name just to be a troll. No other reason.
She’s right.
“Now, do they make the playoffs without his first half? No, absolutely not, but he didn’t carry the entire team on his back for half aseason.”
We will just have to agree to disagree on this one.
kennedy has just as bad stuff as rasner
“And Jeter, despite the GIDP problems, should definitely not be bunting there. it’s just a dumb thing to do. If you really prefer that jeter bunt because you would rather have one out than two outs, this means you have no confidence in derek jeter, and therefore hejust shouldn’t be batting in the top of the order at all. he needs to swing the bat there.”
My 6 year old just said , “duh”.
its so easy to pitch to arod in a pressure situation even if u throw it down the plate he will still pop it up
Let’s see if Rasner can get through the next two innings unscathed. Then we have a chance.
“Besides “Angel†you’ve made it obvious you took that name just to be a troll. No other reason.”
Who gave you “rights” on my name? You pay for it? Sit on it.
fausto,
Nady’s 7 for 22, which is a .318 avg. That’s pretty good in my book.
And Marte’s line hasn’t been too bad.
A complete game shut out would be nice for Lackey today. Go Halos!
If I was “new” to this board, and I saw someone else had the name I was using – I’d change it.
Unless of course I deliberately wanted to be an obnoxious jackass and cause confusion, that is.
wow 3-1 again to a 9th hitter you should quit pitching
Anybody notice how when A-Rod tackles a pop up, the whole team holds their breath? LOL!
Always good to play for 1 run down by 2 runs with Rasner pitching. Good bunt, Jetes.
Start to start evaluations for Ponson and Rasner. Ponson earned another start, based on his last outing. Rasner…we’ll see if he can hold them to 3 runs in 6+.
Wow Rasner are you kidding me?
Willits is hitting .185.
And you walked him TWICE in front of Figgins, and he’s already scored a huge put away run in this game.
Just THROW IT DOWN THE MIDDLE. He has 0 HR and is hitting .185. What’s the worst that can happen? He earns his way on base instead of being walked?
You realize there are more than 1 Angels in this world? Get over it.
E-Man and all the Kennedy naysayers. Get a clue. He may not come in and dominate, or even be good. This is when you let young pitching (ya know your future) get some innings in. Would you rather have Rasner out there with absolutley no chance of him turning into a quality pitcher and still sucking? or IPK who COULD turn into a MLB #3 or 4 starter? When Rasner’s turn in the rotation comes up, EVERYONE has to think, oh sh!t here’s a loss. With Kennedy, you MAY get a win here and there and get him MLB experience.
when teams see they are facing rasner and ponson they are sitting there smiling
Walking Willets twice?
ugh.
That is just stupid. Two walks to the 9th guy. Ugh!
Well, lets see how long you want to keep that name now its not serving its purpose.
What is it with Figgins?
“Pudge was a terrible move. He can’t handle pitchers”
Wow, What MLB seasons have you been watching for the last 15 years or so?
Great walk to the 9th hitter!
Kennedy>Rasner.
Time for a little Razmatazz . . .
Figgins may get 9 hits today.
This guy is worse than Millar. Just can’t get him out.
angels please blow it out so we can never see rasner again
“Its time to see what Kennedy can do. Rasner hasn’t won since June 1 and really hasn’t pitched that well in most his outings since his 3-0 start. ”
I guess you missed the beginning of this season…
We already saw what Kennedy can do. He can barely make 5 innings. He can take what the media says personally. That’s not a good combination. People said the reason for this was that he was rushed. Well bringing him up in the same year is still rushing him. Let him grow up a little down there.
Giambi was not Cashman’s fault. George and his inner circle pushed for Giambi. That same year David Ortiz was a FA. I know we’d have at least one more championship with Ortiz.
I believe the key to the offseason is not signing position players like Teixeira to long term contracts, but to identify the next young star, like a Carlos Quentin, who blossomed with the White Sox, and be willing to trade some of your depth at pitching for talented position players who are hungry to win. Find me the next Evan Longoria, Ryan Braun, etc.
Maybe try Giese after this inning?
theres the game
popups and Arod definitely do not mix. Sometimes you see Jeter smirking after he catches one. I think they all realize he’s not comfortable with them. Whenever he and Jeter are going after one, Arod usually just backs off and let’s Jeter take it.
hey Vin, nice name, anyway who the hell is reggie willits and how does he get 2 walks, it blows my mind when something like this happens, he breezes through 2 hitters and then walks the no 9 guy, what is the logic behind this cause i don’t effin get it, really don’t cause the next guy is 2 for 2 and what does he do, base hit, how a an effin double 2 runs score, seriously i m sick of this pull this piece o crap out, hes a joke
Rasner getting booed.
Yea Pudge was real terrible handeling the likes of Beckett Burnett and Pavano when the Marlins were shutting the Yanks down in the World Series.
And that’s what happens when you walk the number 9 hitter with two outs.
ranser last start PLEASE!!
Or now.
GET RID OF RASNER
This is why you don’t walk the #9 hitter…
Alright release him.
ABOUT F’N TIME THEY PULLED HIM
GAME OVER.
This is ALL because Rasner WALKED THE .185 HITTING 9TH HITTER, and WITH TWO OUTS.
GAME OVER. This is Lackey on the mound, not no name rookie who’s peeing his pants pitching in Yankee Stadium. Nobody to blame but themselves. Two walks to the #9 hitter, bad defensive plays, they didn’t lose this series to the Angels, they lost it to THEMSELVES.
There is no way you can start this guy vs the same team on Friday night.
Nice! Go Halos!
All of this because he couldn’t get out the number 9 guy.
Rasner should never start again.
SJ,
I wonder though if the Yanks are going to want to throw Kennedy into the fire right off the bat against the Angels.
Seems like they might be thinking that holding off and starting him the following week against MIN or KC might be better for Kennedy.
Then again, I guess he can’t do worse against the Angels than Rasner is doing today.
Yep, can’t walk the #9 hitter.
Tough part about this performance, aside from Rasner being horrible again, is that you blow up your bullpen before a 10 game road trip. Certainly not what you are looking to do at this point in the season.
Ian Kennedy get ready, you’re next.
someone explain to me why ras walked wilits twice when wilits has never hit a homerun in the majors?
Game over.
Jeter looked upset for a friend just there. It’s obvious he’s gone now.
This is hilarious.
Ranser enjoy ur last inning pitching at yankee stadium
SJ,
Tell us the truth.
That loss on Friday really hurt them.
I wonder why he didn’t take him out.
Take him out.
These are the kind of series that kill you. Tampa is playing hapless Detroit. Boston is playing hapless Oakland. They are burying themselves with this horrible series.
And yet again, if they win the game they SHOULD HAVE WON Friday night, they split the series. They scored ZERO and lost 1-0. That’s pathetic and disgraceful. When Ponson throws 7 shutout, you better damn well win. This series is showing us that this team just doesn’t have the heart to win the games that are important.
when you lose agame to the orioles 7 to 6 and 1 -0 to the angels a game like this cannot happen..
willetts hitting 190, gets walked twice… game probably over with this loser offense.. they scored there 8 runs yesterday so the yare done for the weekend…
if they at least made the other pitcher work I would be more satisfied.
YECH>>>>>>>>
“that you blow up your bullpen before a 10 game road trip.”
Do you think Chris Britton’s travel agent gets a volume discount?
Bring back Boomer. He looked like he lost 100.
if rasner starts again someone should get fired
“Jeter looked upset for a friend just there. It’s obvious he’s gone now.”
LOL!
S
one player does not make a TEAM. Like what he’s doing but look at the rest.Nady is hitting better than our DH Giambi.
we should have sold at the deadline. we dont have it.
its time to give someone else a chance
some good news however, phil “the future” hughes looked good again in the minors again, 3 and a third of no runs, a hit, a walk, 5 k’s and supposedly hitting 95 consistently atleast…supposedly he needs atleast 3-4 more starts to be MLB ready
Trish, You still think Rasner is a major league pitcher? LOL
J,
I’ll explain it this way. He walked the 9 hitter TWICE because he is a bad pitcher. He should not be in the league yet, he’s starting for your 200 million dollar New York Yankees. Enjoy!
u know when stuart is angry the team is playing bad!!
sarcasm.
The problem is when the Angels were killing the Sox this week the Yanks didn’t take care of business vs the O’S, and I think we all knew the best the Yanks were going to do was split this weekend vs the Angels, while the Sox were going to beat up on the A’S.
Willits- .185 AVG/.556 OPS
Result- 2 5-pitch BB’s
This is why Rasner will be gone after today. Take out those 2 walks and there is no way that he gives up more than 3 runs thus far. He beat himself with nibbling and thus he has no right to be in the rotation.
If Hughes is hitting 95 he should get one more start and then pull a Joba by trying to go just 4 or 5 innings. We still have Giese don’t we?
It really didn’t take long for the euphoria of the trade deadline to become “we should have been sellers”.
Must be some kind of record in the bipolar mania medical records.
Hughes hasn’t hit 95 since the playoffs or maybe even May ‘07.
We need to make our move now!
Guiseppe,
Its probably not their ideal plan (to start Kennedy in Anaheim) but, at this stage, its almost unavoidable.
Rasner can’t pitch against these guys and despite the proclaimations of some, he’s just not a very good pitcher. He what he is and the expiration date in terms of his effectiveness for this team seems to have hit.
I don’t care what Ian Kennedy did in April. He stunk in April. Doesn’t mean he will stink his entire career.
Take a look at Kennedy’s career in comparison to Rasner’s at the minor league level. Kennedy has been the better pitcher. Its not even close.
You don’t get a “one and done” shot as a major league pitcher when you have had the success Kennedy has had.
Nobody is saying he’s going to be Cy Young. However, if given the choice (if there is one at this point) of throwing Kennedy Friday night in Anaheim or Rasner, I would choose Kennedy.
Kennedy after 4 today for Scranton: 1 run, 3 hits, 1 walk, 3 K’s, 59 pitches, 40 strikes.
Scranton leads Pawtucket 3-1 in the 5th.
This isn’t a playoff team. We should have sold and got some real players.
Well lets see what Arod can do here.
One word describes this team: Suck
It’s time for Alex to hit one out in a “big” spot, just to shut everyone up.
well hughes pitched in low A ball, he hasn’t pitched in a while and wasn’t amazing in his time up this year, so they prolly wanna take it slow, bring him up slowly, cause they dont wanna sacrifice his future by rushing him up before he is ready to go, but i m sure he ll be good in a couple more weeks…just gotta believe we can hang in there for our pitching to come around
“We need to make our move now!”
Amen.
now pitch around alex
Conversation between Rasner and Girardi:
Girardi-”Well son, you know why I’m here!
Rasner-”Please don’t take me out. I’ll get the last guy out.
Girardi-”Listen son I have a bet with Eiland,that you wouldn’t give up 6 runs today.”
Rasner-” Do what you want, since I know ya’ll hate me, and I’m gone.
Girardi-”Actually you’re reading my mind. I just got a call from Cashman to clean out your locker.”
Rasner-”In that case let me stay in. I promise you won’t lose your bet, and it’ll give me a chance to let the crowd boo some more.”
Girardi-”Whatever!”
As a matter of fact F*** the BP today make Ras pitch the 9 innings…to think just a adequate start and maybe it would be good, But I agree w/ stuart pitching like crap today because that’s what Rasner is doing ! should not be put on someone else Joe save the BP he got you in this mess let him be a big boy and think of someone not named Moeller !
arod is up to kill the rally. time to DFA suzyn and john. they make me throw up!!
Okay, Alex, now would be time to clutch.
Nothing like SJ44 stealing from Chad Jennings and passing it off as his own ideas. We got it all today.
juuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuust foul
Wow, Ras totally overmatched out there. In a way I feel sorry for him, knowing there are so many unrealistic fans out there who think that he is supposed to magically pitch beyond his ability just because he’s facing Lackey, and are castigating him right now because he isn’t.
I am saddened about the score right now, but not actually angry. I know we all hoped for a better performance but, really, Rasner vs Lackey? It’s not exactly reasonable that he’s gonna outpitch one of the best pitchers in the league.
Still, though. I think it’s time to give Kennedy a try. Unless they feel Aceves is a better choice but I’d give Kennedy the call.
Trish must only post when the Yankees are winning, Where did she go, LOL Just think what you could do with the 23 million you pay Gianbi.
And ofcourse Alex w/ RISP trying to knock the crap out of the ball instead of shortening the swing !
god damit
Oh that was rudely foul.
That really stinks.
fausto,
I’m just saying that Nady hasn’t been swinging garbage since coming to NY.
I agree that Giambi’s been awful and needs to be out of that 5-spot, though.
Nobody is less clutch than AROd this yr.
Ricky Bobby, well let’s put it this way. Just like a lot of pitchers on the Yankees, some of the front of the rotation included, he has had games where he’s given up a lot of runs, and he’s had games where he’s given up very few. Here are his ER in 9 of his starts: 2,2,0,1,2,2,2,3,2.
Has he given the Yankees more than enough for a number #5 starter? You bet he has.
Kennedy, pack your gear you’re going on the road…..Anahiem Stadium, Friday night….
Sigh. And he does it over and over again.
Lackey is way out Rasners league. It is embarrassing. The Angels pitching embarrassed us.
Arrrghhhh!!!! Frustrating, just frustrating!
Let’s come back here and beat these Halos!!!!
Let’s Go Yanks!!!!!
WHEN WILL YOU LEARN TO ADJUST ALEX ! WHEN !
Giambi will prove eright now he is a better clutch hitter than arod . watch.
Come on X-MAN.
COMEONNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN….lets go nadddyyyyy we brought u for this
“Trish must only post when the Yankees are winning,”
You ARE a fool if you really believe that. But it seems you are an Angel’s fan so maybe you can answer this question for me. Is it true that Lackey’s father is Jim Nabors?
“LOL Just think what you could do with the 23 million you pay Gianbi.”
She doens’t pay GiaMbi, anything – the Yankees do.
Thank god Lackey is stupid, because Giambi is hitting .200 in the last month!
We come back now!!!!!!
NOW!!!!!!
They wont score here- Im the most positive fan out there, and even I know that.
Here we go Nady prove to me you should be moved up in this lineup !
I’m really glad I zipped away from the lovely eastern shore to catch this game… and that won’t even be sarcastic if we can get something going here. Come on X-Man!
This is is for the Ras, right?
When was the last time A-Rod got a big clutch hit? The guy is a joke.
If we score a couple of runs this inning, then there is still a chance to win this game, Lackey or not.
This will be Rasner’s last start. He can not pitch against Halos again next turn. The only reason Girardi left him in the game is becasue you can not burn the bullpen and impact the series with Texas. If we score runs then he will be out, otherwise he has to suck it up.
If they don’t score this inning, the game is over, and it will have been quite a pathetic job by the offense. 1st and 3rd no outs, you BETTER SCORE AT LEAST ONE.
The best player in baseball is Alex Rodriguez
His OPS, SLG, ****, POS and CHOKER stats says so.
Sick of this team.
I wasn’t aware the minor league Gametracker was wholly owned by Chad Jennings “Dave”.
Also, Chad is not at the game in Pawtucket today. He’s driving home from Syracuse after last night’s game.
Nice try though. Try again.
OMFG u have got to be kidding me
Ru kidding me?
wtf abreu? that has to be one of the stupidest baserunning maneuvers ive ever seen
This team is a joke
Abreu, WHAT are you doing?
raasner will be sent down.. again if he put the ball in play he may be decent but a guy like that cannot walk batter.. moose still gives up plenty of hits but he walks almost no one…
watch the Yankee AB’s the rest of the game, it will tell you if they battle or quit….
for the series the yanks scored 6 runs game 1 3 or so in garbage time, zero game 2, 8 game 3, and so far so zero today……
I can not believe what I just saw.
OH F*** THIS SH** !!
I’m like SJ44. I’ve given up on 2008.
It can not get worse than this.
Real dumbheads.
UUUUUGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!
Ladies and gentleman, your 2008 New York Yankees! Right there sums it up.
That is unbelievable. Could you run a little faster Jeter??
Wow that was sad.
“There will be no run scoring dance.” – Brian Cashman
There are not words to describe how awful that was.
GAME OVER. WHAT A PATHETIC PLAY.
Plays like that are why the Yankees are NOT good enough. No contending team EVER gets beaten in that way.
That one run is HUGE, and they blew it with STUPIDITY.
That’s it, everyone is running laps after the game…Total BS…..
Abreu is a terrible player, he needs to be cut immediately.
Stunning.
i hate bobby abreu the guy has talent but hes just unwatchable too many times
Retard
Well, that’s about as dumb a move as you can do right there Bobby. Even when somebody puts together a representative AB with RISP, they still can’t score.
Man, just an awful performance by the Yankees today.
I hope they have a 7-3 roadtrip in them. If they don’t, they may come home for that short series with the Royals playing for 2009.
wow absolutely no reason for abreu to be tagging there…….still takes a hit to get him in wtf?
Unbelievable.
Screw this.
I give up.
why? i am speechless. what did you hope to accomplish?
Wow @ Abreu
Downright sickening. Really. Isn’t today’s matchup troublesome enough without veteran players doing stupid crap like that?
If that’s not a sign that this is not our year, I don’t know what is.
And ABREU YOU ARE IN SCORING POSITION STILL YOU MORON. WHY IN GOD’S NAME ARE YOU GETTING THROWN OUT AT 3rd DOWN FOUR. AT LEAST LET JETER SCORE FIRST AND GET IN A RUN DOWN.
They lost ANY hope of winning this game on an idiotic baserunning play. Amazing.
1st and 3rd, no outs, no runs.
That’s the mark of a team that just isn’t good enough.
Arod sucks. Cannot come through in the clutch ever. He puts up phenominal numbers but cannot hit in the clutch. Second time tonight with runners in scoring position for Abreau/Arod/Giambi and they can’t put a run on the board. Ridiculous.
Was that Bobbys fault?
Awesome! Go Halos!
that is a DISGRACE…
CAN YOU BELEIVE THS TEAM???
ENOUGH..
That was a joke… Jeter did not score…The yare MORONS.. DO not sugar coat this that is a disgrrace……
nice AB by the BEST PLAYER IN THE GAME AROD You groupies love that term but it is BS…
*turns off TV*
Wow. This team can’t play worse.
Thanks, A-Rod for stinking.
we don’t even get the run because Jeter’s jogging.
That was terrible why the hell are you trying to get to 3rd with two outs anyway? especially on a ball to left field(a short throw to 3rd base). Horrible baserunning from bobby.
or was it Meachems fault?
bonehead play. if i was the manager i would bench him the rest of the game
The best player in baseball is Alex Rodriguez
His OPS, SLG, ****, POS and CHOKER stats says so.
Maybe I shouldn’t have, but I got a chuckle out of this.
This is what I’m talking about, Arod has a person on third no outs,and he strikes out,Why not sacrifice to bring in a run?
Bases loaded one out NOBODY SCORES double play’s plaques this team.
Like I said Abreu is highly overrated and needs to be moved from the 3 spot about 1.5 years ago.
GO TIGERS!
Sit Bobby Abreu. Jesus christ. What the hell was that?
That was bad. You almost never see abreu make a mistake running the bases. Terrible judgement.
Did Meacham signal for Abreau to run or did he do it on his own?
Wow. Speechless. That’s why the Yankees don’t win anything. They lack baseball fundamentals.
2-5 homestand. They are lucky they aren’t 5 out already, but they are on the verge of dropping out of playoff contention if they don’t play OUTSTANDING ball on this road trip.
That last play was the most disgraceful job you have EVER seen on the bases. EVER.
SJ44 remind us that the season is over.
Listening to Cashman on TBS, good thing they went to commercial because after that disgrace you knew he was pissed, especially since he was calling out the offense during the interview with the announcers.
Wasn’t all Abreu’s fault. I know jeter is faster than Abreu, and he probably was jogging home.
And wow, look at that. If Abreu didn’t just run right into the out, Jeter easily scored. What a joke.
Jeter was not even a foot from home plate when he got tagged. Wake up Abreu. He’s trying to score. At least TRY to dodge the tag you idiot.
And what does Girardi do?
nothing.
1st and 3rd NO ONE OUT.
A-ROD STINKS TO HIGH HEAVEN
Girardi needs to be held accountable for this type of baseball from the pinstripes. He is acting as clueless as Joe. It’s obvious they need to get back to playing team offense, contact hitting. THat is their problem offensively and has been since O’Neill left.
Kennedy should pitch if we are not going to win anyway.
Abreu should be benched for the rest of the game
Jeter was RUNNING FULL SPEED. Abreu blew it, stop blaming Jeter. You NEVER make the 3rd out at 3rd, ESPECIALLY when a runner is tagging up trying to score! Jeter was a FOOT from home plate. If Abreu even TRIES TO DODGE THE TAG, the run scores at the very least and it’s not totally blown.
how did we do when arod was out of the lineup year?
disgraceful disgraceful play by the yanks..
abreu is a moron… that is unforgiveable……
This team is so frustrating, honestly. I hate having to watch Ponson and Rasner 2 out of every 5 games. I’m sick of the lack of passion in the team. I’m sick of all the double plays by Jeter. It’s so disturbing when we can’t score more than 2 runs a game. It’s just so frustrating to watch this team. I still believe in them, but it’s so irritating to see what we usually do.
Maybe Dan Giese should get Rasner’s next start…
also, abreu makes possibly the stupidest play you will see all season and a group of people bash arod???
“raasner will be sent down.. again if he put the ball in play he may be decent but a guy like that cannot walk batter.. moose still gives up plenty of hits but he walks almost no one…”
Rasner has no options. He’s on the major league club, or put on waivers (which he -won’t- clear).
Okay, so if the Yankees got to Gomer they can get to him again. Giese can hold it here.
GO YANKEES!!!
Please.
Girardi should immediately bench Abreu. He’s terrible in the field, a horrible baserunner and he’s having a down offensive year. He hurts this team way more than he helps. He is literally the worst outfielder in the majors. The stats back this up as well.
It’s obvious they need to get back to playing team offense, contact hitting. THat is their problem offensively and has been since O’Neill left.
- Which is why we got rid of Torre (and the bullpen mismanagement). Girardi needs to be held accountable because they aren’t changing for the better, though the bullpen management is better. But the team is no better because of the continuation of this cluelsss ego-oriented offense.
Yeah, its all Girardi’s fault Abreu makes a stupid decision on the bases. I’m sure the Yankees are coached to do that.
The manager can’t play for the players. If the players suck it up, what can the manager do?
I know, bench Abreu and play Justin Christian. I’m waiting for that post.
Ironically, Abreu has been the only guy hitting since the Break. He made an idiotic play. But, if you take him out of the lineup, you sure as hell better have somebody better to replace him with.
Unless of course, some of you believe Justin Christian is that guy.
dam if geise is gonna pitch like this i think we found rasner’s substitute rite here if not anyone else, please cashman ur killin me with this rasner bull crap
You just know Betemit will put one in the gap to make the mistake look worse.
Little league teams don’t do that. But Abreu does, WOW. You can’t blame this season on injuries. We do not play smart baseball. We swing for the fences, nobody cuts down there swing, even with runners on 3rd with less than 2 down. We don’t get good starting pitching outside of Joba, and Moose. 2009 can’t came fast enough. Along with it I hope Girardi has the BALLS to discipline these dumbass plays but his “veteran” stars.
I just don’t know what to say. I’m in shock. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a play like that from us. And they robbed that hottie Nady of an RBI as well!!
Going to be fun watching Torre in the WS.
PBL another SROD groupie.. again the supposed best player in the game is held in disdain by many many people.. is Pujols thought of like that??
I forgot we are jealous of Arods looks and money.. maybe there is a reason for this disdain??
I forgot BA with RISP is just luck or a small sample size, my bad I forgot.. Abreu is at fault of course, Jeter ran hard so it is all on ABreu….2 on zero out our 4, 5, 6 coming up and they get nothing..
HOW MAN YTIMES HAS THAT HAPPENED THIS YEAR??????
Seriously – is there any way that we can possibly blame Meacham for that? Bobby looked shocked.
the only way you get a message across if if you bench a star player after they do something like that. yet abreu was still in right field
“Jeter was RUNNING FULL SPEED.”
You can’t run full speed when you’re looking behind yourself.
“Ironically, Abreu has been the only guy hitting since the Break. He made an idiotic play. But, if you take him out of the lineup, you sure as hell better have somebody better to replace him with.”
Yep.
Now we have brain surgeons on here saying that was Jeter’s fault?!
Someone must be a member of the Abreu family. Need to bench him now, put Nady in right and Christian in left. If you let him get away with that crap then you’re sending a very negative message to the young players that that kind of garbage is tolerated. It isn’t, or at least shouldn’t be. Just gives other players lisence to make bonehead moves in big games the rest of the season.
I don’t think Betemit has hit a gap since the stone age, don’t worry about that happening.
I just can’t believe that Abreu tried in the first place, regardless of the circumstances.
That’s a flyball to medium left. And Jeter iis not faster than Abreu. Abreu is faster tthan Jeter. Fastest 2 players on the team aare Damon and Abreu.
Yankees are over paying the hitting coach.He isn’t helping the players.
After today the Yankees will be ranked they where before the all star game,unfreakin believable.
“Maybe Dan Giese should get Rasner’s next start…”
I was just thinking this, lol.
No one quits like SJ44.
I am sick of the A Rod Yankees. I’d like to have an infield of Kotchman at first, Cano & Jeter, and Joe Crede at third.
Contact hitters baby. They can score at least one run per nine innings!!!!!!!!
SJ STOP WITH THE LOGIC….
look at the angels making the plays….we never make the plays….
the angels are the old yanks of the late 90’s we are the bumbling slugging teams with weaknesses….
A-Rod is terrible. He is not a winner.
That’s as bad as trying to advance to third on a grond ball hit to short….Unreal….
“I know, bench Abreu and play Justin Christian. I’m waiting for that post.”
Bench Abreu for anyone. His offense (which by the way was below average in the first half) does not make up for his GOD AWFUL baserunning and fielding .
Hmm a first baseman making a good defensive play instead of rolling around on the ground like a beached whale. Must be nice.
So, I assume we’ll be 0-3 with Pudge. What’s the record with Molina behind the plate?
Looks like Abreu went on his own. I don’t think Meachem is sending him there.
His job is to make sure the Jeter doesn’t leave until the OF catches the ball. I don’t think he is working Abreu on that play. Bobby did that all on his own.
Some of you people need to grow up. Abreu made a screwup, but, Jeter’s made at least three this year and two in one game. Stuart Little, you are the last person to be calling anybody a Moron.
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Cano would easily make a better 3 or 4 hitter than Abreu or A Rod because he actually makes contact with the ball with runners on!!!
hang em and bang em…go pudge take some more roids we r gonna need it for the stretch run
Thank God – off the schnyde.
YAHOO!
Hey Ricky Bobby, stick that where the sun don’t shine!
A-Rod should have been traded last July.
Hey, at least we won’t get shut out!
Mazal flipping tov.
finally.
THANK YOU, PUDGE!
“Wasn’t all Abreu’s fault. I know jeter is faster than Abreu, and he probably was jogging home.”
Not only that, he was looking back at the throw.
Still it is all Abrue’s fault. You can not blame Jeter for this bonehead play.
nady and pudge need to be moved up in the order
Pudge’s HR means a lot more if not for idiot Abreu.
He finally got a hit.
“Looks like Abreu went on his own. I don’t think Meachem is sending him there.
His job is to make sure the Jeter doesn’t leave until the OF catches the ball. I don’t think he is working Abreu on that play. Bobby did that all on his own.”
If the pompous, know it all says so, it’s true.
Matt, it would have been 3 outs.
I think that’s his second hit.
“Some of you people need to grow up. Abreu made a screwup, but, Jeter’s made at least three this year and two in one game.”
Yep.
I lke Melky and want him to succeed and I know they are stuck with him at least thru this year but his AB’s are bad.. at least make the pitcher work..
the ABreu out makes a difference it would be 5 to 2… they would be in the game..
bad teams or underperforming teams like the Yanks just make mistakes and do not take advantage of there chances, not real complicated…
Don’t blame Bobby. He is a great RF.
“So, I assume we’ll be 0-3 with Pudge. What’s the record with Molina behind the plate?”
Aha, it’s not Jeter’s fault or A-Rod’s or Girardi’s or Meachem’s.
It’s Pudge’s.
Abreu has about 5 homers the last week. Yeah, I think that offsets his fielding shortcomings and he’s not ordinarily a poor baserunner.
Patrick,
Look at Abreu’s offensive numbers since the Break. He’s been the best hitter on the team.
If you bench the best hitter on an already offensively challenged team, you might as well shut it down.
He made dumb play. That’s not in dispute. Bench him for Justin Christian? I don’t think so.
I’d DH him and put Nady in Right but, I’m not taking his bat, even at this stage of his career out of the lineup.
Next year? I wouldn’t resign him. But, that’s different than what we are talking about now.
Did anyone see if Meacham told Abreu to run? I’m looking for someone else to blame here.
“Not only that, he was looking back at the throw.
Still it is all Abrue’s fault. You can not blame Jeter for this bonehead play.”
Jete did what he should – he needs to know if the ball is coming to the plate and if there is a play.
Jete could have moonwalked home and it would have made no difference. It is all on Abreu.
The 2 Reggie Willits walks are killing this from being a good game right now.
“Okay, so if the Yankees got to Gomer they can get to him again.”
Gomer, as in Pyle? Hahaha, that’s great.
May even make the game more watchable as I absolutely hate the guy on Law & Order who played Pyle in FMJ. Not very different than how I feel about Lackey right now, heh.
Meanwhile, Pudge with his first jack as a Yankee! Too bad it couldnt have happened last inning w/all those men on.
Also, the Yankees need to make Lackey throw more pitches. If they could get into the bullpen sometime soon I might be inclined to actually think they still have a chance to win this. Not that the Angel bullpen isn’t good, but it’s not Lackey…
Trisha should start reading SJ44 and realize that the game is over and changes need to be made.
The score is 5-3 if they don’t have a lineup loaded with home run hitting egomaniacs that can’t make contact with the baseball against good pitchers.
A-rod puts up such great numbers and he’s a great hitter but he has so many terrible at-bats. I can’t remember all the times where he looks just foolish at the plate. I don’t really understand it, he gets his hits and homeruns but when he doesn’t he looks just awful.
Those those folks who think this season is over based on the outcome of this game need to get your heads checked
Even if we lose and Boston wins today, we are only 3.5 games out in WC and you call the season over with still 51 games left?
trisha with the stupid support for Abreu.. Guys make mistakes that happens but that was a 3rd grade mistake because he was an idiot….
stupididty is not acceptable errors of effort are acceptable, understand the difference??
the play was right in fron of him going to 3rd served almost no purpose unless you think Lackey will throw a wild pitch.. Blind loyalty for stupidity is not a good virtue.. call it like it is, BAD BASEBALL…
Amazing how this team BEATS THEMSELVES more than other teams BEAT THEM.
Any semblance of intelligent baserunning and they score at least 1, and who knows if Betemit then puts one in the seats and it’s a game again?
But we will never know, will we? Because they ran themselves out of even ONE of those runs.
Down 4, it might as well be 40000000000000000000000000000 the way they’re playing. They can’t hit with RISP, they can’t even play fundamentally sound baseball! Bad defense costs them runs, then bad baserunning more. The difference in the game is the lack of solid baseball.
Take out the bad defense, take out the bad baserunning, and no walks to Willits, and this is a one run game! Unbelievable! What have the Angels shown this weekend? Not that much. All they’ve shown is that the Yankees are too inconsistent to win because they can’t even play a SOLID GAME OF BASEBALL.
“Abreu has about 5 homers the last week. Yeah, I think that offsets his fielding shortcomings and he’s not ordinarily a poor baserunner.”
Yep.
I think it’s time to see if the third time’s the charm this year with IPK.
Blaming Jeter on that? Seriously? If I’m a player ON ANY LEVEL OF BASEBALL, i don’t expect the retard on 2nd base to tag on fly ball to left field trying for 3rd. Have some of you ever played the game or do you just post in between your bong hits?
Too bad the Yanks are going to lose. Now we got to read SJ’s rants.
stuart, i don’t think i’m arod groupie, but i’m definitely not one of the idiots who thinks he sucks. i made two legitimate points, neither of which were addressed in whatever that was you typed
1) we have played much better with arod in the lineup than out of the lineup this year
2) it is ridiculous that people are blaming arod for the outcome of a stupid play abreu made
When Rasner gets pulled from the rotation he better not get Dan Giese’s job.
“I’d DH him and put Nady in Right but, I’m not taking his bat, even at this stage of his career out of the lineup.”
Awesome. How do you DH him in the middle of a game?
Girardi could try getting in their faces a little? Pretending to care? Something?
Lackey vs Rasner.
Say it again.
We got no shot to win
This game was over at noon
Okay, that was an idiotic play by Abreu. The play is in front of him, and he shouldn’t have gone. Once he saw that the play would be close at Third, he should have gotten in a rundown to allow Jeter to score.
Everyone here knows I don’t like Bobby Meachem as a Third Base coach, and I’m not blaming him here. It’s totally on Abreu. But does Meachem have any role there? Can he tell Abreu not to go?
SJ,
Look at his defense and baserunning. His good hitting doesn’t make up for that. According to BBTF Abreu was the worst fielding outfielder in the majors at the allstar break. Now I see why Philly fans ran him out of town, the guy is not a good player at all.
at least Giese is pitching like a major leaguer
“Don’t blame Bobby. He is a great RF.”
Hey, SJ44, I have a feeling that your personal troll (you know, the moron who changes his name every 5 minutes to rag on you) is the same as my personal troll. They seem to pop up at the same time.
Of course, Pete won’t do anything about it.
Stuart that was bad baseball, no question.
But I am never ready to have someone beheaded because of a bad play. Sorry I can’t jump into the pile on. I happen to think Bobby is an excellent player.
Where’s that Billy Martin in Girardi we thought we were getting? He needs to pull the lineup out of the hat and then permenatly move Abreu out of the 3 spot. If A-rod doesn’t want to take the bat off his shoulders he can hit third and draw walks for Giambi and Cano.
BTW I wasn’t saying to bench Abreu for any length of time. Just for the remainder of today’s game since he made such a costly mistake. Although I will say that out of almost everyone on the team who makes any kind of bonehead play that costs us on the bases or in the field, Abreu is among the most likely to somehow make up for it later in the game.
stuart is a moron
I’m trying to make a joke to one of Pete’s comments in an earlier game article.
I just found out, we’re 42-34 in games that Molina has played in, that includes games when he came in as a late inning catcher.
Anyway, it just kills me when a starter implodes and than the bullpen succeeds so much.
Guise is a very adequate long man, but he’s not the answer as a starter. Maybe bring up Aceves for a couple starts and see how he does until Hughes is ready to go.
He meant DH Abreu long term. Obviously.
Knee jerk reactions? Not with a veteran. Abreu knows it was stupid. Girardi will quietly pull him aside and speak with him.
I’m a fan of the Martin doctrine. If you don’t play the game the right way, no matter what your numbers are, get your a$$ off the field.
Tagging from 2nd when it’s a fly ball to LF is about as dumb as it gets for a baseball player. No one is saying play Christian over Abreu for the rest of the season but it would of been reasonable to bench him for the rest of the game.
Anyway, that ship has sailed.
Good thing IPK has stunk this year. Not like we needed him or anything.
V-
“Don’t blame Bobby. He is a great RF.”
NO-Magglio Ordonez is a great RF!!
“Blaming Jeter on that? Seriously? If I’m a player ON ANY LEVEL OF BASEBALL, i don’t expect the retard on 2nd base to tag on fly ball to left field trying for 3rd. Have some of you ever played the game or do you just post in between your bong hits?”
Why was jeter looking behind him to see where the ball was going? That’s not exactly baseball 101 when tagging from third to home on a sac fly.
I don’t mean today idiot. Take a deep breath and think for a minute.
I was talking to Patrick about ways to get his glove, which is a liability, out of the lineup.
Not that hard to figure out if you think for a minute.
Rasner is a solid #5 pitcher in a rotation. Not his fault he’s facing an ace today.
How close is Hughes to coming back?
Don’t blame Bobby? Are you kidding me?
I’ll sure blame Bobby for that. He got thrown out at THIRD when Jeter was a FOOT from home plate, and didn’t even TRY to let him score. Abreu’s dumb play cost us most likely any CHANCE of coming back. I’d say that’s a pretty big mistake.
I love you guys. You defend these guys to the death because of what they’ve “done” even if they screw up! It’s alright if Jeter hits into 15 DP’s in a row because he’s the captain and he won us a game 7 years ago in the world series woo hoo!
Players are accountable for their mistakes. They don’t get passes for plays as dumb as Abreu’s. I understand if that happens and Jeter still scores and it’s a close game where a wild pitch scores a run, but down 4, that’s inexcusable.
PBL, I’m with you in that way too many of his critics are way over the top. He sucks?
That’s just ridiculous. He doesn’t suck, he’s a great player. However, there are warts. There are areas where SOME criticism is warranted.
Smart move. DH him mid game.
There is something about Giese that he always pitches well evern against good teams.
May be he should be given the chance to start next in Rasner’s palce next time.
Stretch him out to three to four innings today and start him next. DFA Rasner (he can not be demoted) after the game and bring some one like Patterson to help the bullpen.
SJ,
My only point was that the Yanks might not want to throw Kennedy into the fire against LA next weekend.
But I do think he deserves another chance sooner rather than later.
Know what’s almost more frustrating than Bobby’s baserunning blunder? Girardi’s slow hook on Ras. Giese really looks like an effective long man (although as I type this, he just walked Reggie Willits, yikes). Why not bring him in when there is still a chance to win the game? Before a 3 run deficit turns into a 5?
“Why was jeter looking behind him to see where the ball was going? That’s not exactly baseball 101 when tagging from third to home on a sac fly.”
Uh, because maybe if the throw is say towards a certain side of home plate, he can slide around the tag? It’s called using his brain, something Abreu forgot to do.
Why in god’s name are you blaming Jeter for that? Are you not paying any attention? JETER WAS RUNNING ALMOST FULL SPEED.
seriously, if Rasner gets another start…Girard should be fired. Go find someone to fill his start.
Look on the bright side: Next weekend, Joba will face LA.
stuart, do me a favor. Make a reasonable attempt for the words you throw into a post to form some coherent sentences. Every single post you write makes little to no sense.
Abreu might have made a stupid mistake, but you make a stupid mistake every single time you press the “Submit Comment” button. Usually there’s a bunch of them.
Honesty, I think we’re going to win this.
Lackey may throw 90 pitches in 9 today.
Original V,
Exactly. Its the same dude.
Patrick,
I’m not debating the merits of him as a player. After this season, I wouldn’t resign him.
Now, with no viable replacement (unless they go Damon to LF and Nady to RF the rest of the way), they can’t sit him.
They could but, that would make their already fading playoff hopes pretty much go out the window. Especially since he leads the team in RBI, the league in RBI with 2 outs, and has been their hottest hitter since the Break.
“stuart, do me a favor. Make a reasonable attempt for the words you throw into a post to form some coherent sentences. Every single post you write makes little to no sense.”
You got more of a shot to see the Yanks score 5 runs vs Lackey.
You have to blame Bobby for that play. No question.
Abreu isn’t looking at Jeter as he’s running.
He can’t make that exact judgement that I should hold up, get into a rundown, whatever, so Jeter’s run counts. He’s running as hard as he can to get to third as quickly as he can. If you tag up on a fly like that, you have to know it’s going to be close at third.
“Knee jerk reactions? Not with a veteran. Abreu knows it was stupid. Girardi will quietly pull him aside and speak with him.”
Of course he knows it was stupid, but what sort of example does it set for youngsters like Melky and Cano when Girardi just lets it slide? That’s what I’m more worried about. The two of them do a lot of dumb things on the bases and in the field too, and seeing that veteran teammates can get away with similarly horrific mistakes offers no motivation for Melky to, say, stop sliding headfirst into base.
E-Man, what does it matter? Looking behind him or not. He was running home and didn’t expect Abreu to go. When he looked back and saw Abreu going he was probably in effin shock. Take another bong hit dude.
Sj is a total quitter. If he says its over it ain’t.
Abreu needs to get a hit here. Must.
“How close is Hughes to coming back?”
That thud you just heard was Trisha jumping off the Rasner bandwagon
Come on Bobby make up for it like Betemit did yesterday.
“You got more of a shot to see the Yanks score 5 runs vs Lackey.”
Ha, for the sake of everyone here, lets hope both of those happen.
Abreu and A-Rod. The two best players when you are up 5 runs.
Come on Bobby…ATONE!!!
there is trisha with some more blind stupid loyalty.. I appreciate Abreu’s 5 HR’s this week but how does that make his stupid play acceptable?? Again it was a stupid play therefore avoidable.. Imagine if he still hit the 5 HR’s and did not make the stupid base running play????
What a concept….. The just overall approval of bad baseball is astounding.. Someone posted the ANgels have not really done much this weekend but succeeding because of the Yankee faults.I cannot agree more. Good teams let bad teams beat themselves.. Manny Ramirez a great palyer has 3 walkoff HR’s in his career.. GReat plays most often do not win games but bad plays by the competition allow the other tam to win….
Almost all the teams in the AL stink, they have more then 1 weakness.. Boston the pen and bottom of the order, yanks starting pitching and terrible situational hitting, tampa a bad lineup and questionable overproducing pen, etc..
the angels are not a great team they are better then all the ompetition because they have no weakness.
good lineup, great pitching, starting and late inning pen, great speed, and very good fielding.. not real complicated limit your teams weaknesses, be good at everything no need to be great and you win a ton of games…
You think you can shorten your swing Jack-Rod
Larry,
Once he sees that he’s out by a mile, which he saw because he stood there and walked right into the tag, he has to turn around and make sure the run scores. Abreu didn’t even try to avoid the tag. At least jump or something. Even that weak attempt at dodging scores the run.
And look at that. If they score that run on the sac fly, the game looks ENTIRELY different right now. The tying run would have been at the plate.
So here we go. A-Rod, first and 3rd, no outs, AGAIN. We better score some runs.
Deja vu all over again!
why are we still talking about that play? It was an awful base running play by Bobby Abreu, he made the 3rd out at third base AND stopped a run from scoring + we would’ve had first and second with 2 outs. end of story
A-Rod is up with first and third and he’s going to catch one of these fastballs and put it in a gap
Come on. Here we flipping go. If they dont score both these guys, I am putting the remote straight through the TV.
And, as a runner, you don’t look back like Jeter did on that play. The on deck hitter should tell you whether to slide or not. Looking back costs you speed
SJ44, tell us all what the Yanks need to do to make a run.
Well heres A-Rods chance to redeem himself. Same situation, again with jeter on third & abreau on first no one out. Arods at 253 with RISP, Jeter 303.
How about your 800th career homer against the Angels, A-Rod?
FInally a good swing at least
The Angels have A-Rod just where they want him.
These multimillionaires have no heart.
Larry, I agree with you. I think he plays below his talent level in pressure situations and I don’t think he is as good of teammate as he could be, based on what i’ve seen. but there is no way you can sanely argue we aren’t a much better team with him than without him, as some of these clowns do.
Ouch! Strike 1 was a fatty down broadway Arod fouled off.
yeah whatever, we aren’t gonna score this inning.
man it seems arod is always in 0-2 every ab
A-Rod stinks. He can’t hit with runners on.
stuart, are you sure the Angels are better than all the ompetition? I don’t know about that. Some of the ompetition is pretty tough. I mean I think a team like the Yankees is full of ompetitors.
Didn’t A-Rod hit like .320 with RISP last year?
These things fluctuate from year to year. There is a lot more chance involved here than you guys want to admit.
Come on A Rod!
Stuart, calm down. I didn’t call it acceptable. I just don’t flip out over mistakes in games. Now leave it okay.
And yeah I’m loyal. And also understanding of the human condition. Mistakes happen.
finally a good AB w/ RISP from you !
A-Rod is the best player on the planet. Relax.
GO-MER!
GO-MER!
GO-MER!
Oh crap Giambi is up with the bases loaded. This is why it’s tough having him as the #5 hitter if he’s not hitting for average right now.
Well, it wasn’t a hit, but I’ll take it.
Clutch AB, down 0-2.
good ab by arod. very well done. no need to be a hero
Better than an out, Alex, that’s for sure.
Can we make this count? Please?
A-Rod passes the baton to Jason.
Good AB by Alex. Down 0-2, he watched four clear balls sail by. Nothing he could hit, and he didn’t try.
Good AB- would be nice for Giambi to break out of it here.
OK. ARod. Now watch Giambi perform better as a clutch hitter period.
Double Play candidate
Meachum needs to tell Bobby not to try and steal third with Jeter on the bag.
“stuart, are you sure the Angels are better than all the ompetition? I don’t know about that. Some of the ompetition is pretty tough. I mean I think a team like the Yankees is full of ompetitors.”
Giambi – take the walk, and let Nady finish off Lackey
That. Was. A. Dumb. Swing.
Idiot.
DAMMIT JASON !
…
Get.
Giambi.
out.
of the five spot.
Are you kidding?
Ugh. Double ugh. Triple ugh.
Jason, what the hell are you doing?
GIAMBI, WAKE UP
2-0 count, he just walked the previous hitter, WHY ARE YOU SWINGING?
These are the at bats that lose you the game. HORRIBLE AT BAT.
TAKE HIM OUT OF THE 5 HOLE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD.
That is the worst job by Giambi ever- pathetic, just pathetic. Here comes the DP.
Bad break
Career vs J. Lackey 12-31
cmon giambino, you own lackey
why is giambi swinging there? now here comes the double play. a jeterian double play.
Kennedy dealing through 6. 87 pitches – 60 strikes.
5H 1ER 1BB 6K
this is why he is not getting a contract next year.
Please Yankees. Do something here. Don’t let Gomer off the ropes.
Giambi he hasn’t been throwin strikes. Take some more pitches.
Giambino is pathetico.
I still don’t know what happened to A-Rod. Last yr he was clutch from the 7th inning and on. Now he’s just sucked.
And now, it’s deja vu with Nady up in the same situation.
He needs a shave.
Giambi is cooked. I cant wait till his corpse is off our roster.
Come on Nady, I swear I’ll take the Nady header off !
giambi u suck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Same nonsense as always. They have him on the ropes, and they chase a pitcher’s pitch to bail him out. JUST TAKE THE PITCH.
So you’re scared of hitting 2-1? Give me a freaking break Giambi. You haven’t hit a ball out of the infield with any authority in weeks. You have no right to swing there.
Honestly, is there a guy that offers better protection to A-Rod than Jason in the lineup? I mean, you can’t bat Nady 5th against righties. If Matsui or Posada were still playing, I’d suggest them, but they aren’t. And Cano’s slumping again. So what do you do?
And people wonder why A-Rod never gets anything good to hit with men on. Giambi is an easy out even vs Lackey who he has had success against!
NADY!!!!
YEAH X!
THANK YOU X !!!
NADY!!!
See guys. That’s why Nady hits 5th, not Giambi.
NADY YA BABY GIAMBI U SUCK
Huge!!!!!! Nady!!!!!
THE CLUTCHOSITY!
HITTING WHEN IT COUNTS!
I love Nady.
Yay! Nady delivers. Now that sac fly mess-up really hurts us.
Angels caught a huge break there, would have easily been a bases clearing hit had that not gone over.
w00t!
Way to go X!
Damn! That would have been bases clearing.
But I’ll take it!
X-Man…HELLUVA pickup
Flashbacks of Sheff & Bubba!
I told you all to just give X time.
Thank God for Xavier Nady.
I mean, seriously.
x-man strikes again
METS sux for givng up on him
Impressive stuff from Nady, he’s becoming one of our clutch players already.
X Man is a beast.
Yes you can bat Nady 5th against righties!!!
Score THANK YOU JESUS!
Move X up in this line up !
It is a miracle!
DFox at present the angels are the best team october I have no idea.. that is a lifetime from now
GO-MER!
GO-MER!
GO-MER!
Nice job by your guy eh Ricky Bobby?
All I want is a sac fly.
X FACTOR NOW BRANDON
Xavier’s bringin sexy back!!
“E-Man, what does it matter? Looking behind him or not. He was running home and didn’t expect Abreu to go. When he looked back and saw Abreu going he was probably in effin shock. Take another bong hit dude”
Because it’s always the little things that lose games.
“See guys. That’s why Nady hits 5th, not Giambi.”
IF you believe that Nady is anywhere near this good a hitter. I’m not convinced.
It’s a worth a shot, though, at least until Giambi heats up.
abc ball good job
good AB Bet
…We’ve cut it to one run.
This is a game yet.
“METS sux for givng up on him”
I think it was less ‘giving up on Nady’ than buying low on Perez (and they needed a bullpen arm).
Yup… really wish we had that sac fly run about now.
Nice job by Wilson.
See that’s how you do it with one out. You do NOT need to hit it out.
GO WILSON!
Nady isn’t accustomed to laying down to the Angels, hence the big day.
If Jeter scores before……
come on Pudge !
Pudge is due for a multi-homerun game
Your TV is safe, Moshe. All three runs in.
And Pudge with a chance to tie it.
All the quitters can now shut up. Thank you.
GIAMBI SUCKS
yeah the Abreu base running mistake does not matter because afterall he has been hot at the plate(thinking of dumb fan).
just play good baseball..
I heart Nady a lot and hope he becomes a long term part of this team.
cmon iVAN MAKE UP for ur mistakes
This is what we got Pudge for. Let’s see if he can focus and make sure he hits a good pitch.
I wouldn’t be shocked if they just walked him. Melky is sure to swing at the first pitch and ground out weakly with a runner at 3rd .
And yeah I’m loyal. And also understanding of the human condition. Mistakes happen
That’s my problem with much of the criticism here. People automatically equate performance wih effort or heart. If they don’t play well it’s because they don’t care.
It’s hard to hit a baseball. Mechanics are off a smidgen and you’re lost. Arod in the playoffs is a perfect example. It’s not a lack of effort or caring. He cares, plenty.
Don’t misunderstand, it can be very exasperating and frustrating, but I’m not disgusted or morally outraged by, for example, Giambi today. He’s trying, but he’s a human being, not a robot. Abreu was trying when he got thrown out.
oh no don’t walk I-Rod, melky on deck x.x
I kinda wish Ivan didn’t walk. I don’t have much confidence at Melky at the moment… but I really hope he can deliver here!
good AB Pudge… Melky I swear !
Take a picture. Pudge walks.
Lackey is melting down.
here comes the melkman to end this inning. quick, swing at that pitch over your head again! a 5 run hr!
Come on Da Melk!
Don’t swing at the first one unless it’s a great one to hit!
Melky up, inning over.
…Pudge walks?? Really??
Just out of curiosity, is Austin Jackson a LF or CF or RF? I’m asking because of the future. Damon and Matsui and Nady will be FAs after the 2009 season and Abreu is a FA after this yr.
Melky shouldn’t swing until he gets 2 called on him. Lackey’s losing it… I hope he gets walked.
Way to go Cabrera 4 for 25.
Worthless. Melky.
Epic fail, Melky.
Well, that helps.
Melke is a DISGRACE to the Pinstripes.
see the jogging becomes contagious
Melky doesn’t look like a Yankee
Melky is a total letdown this year.
I’d rather have Christian out there instead of Melky
How anybody can defend Melky’s at bats anymore is beyond my understanding. He has looked so bad at the plate, and this is not something new, he’s been hitting .230 over a period of THREE MONTHS.
Top of the order next inning at least.
We all really want that run now…
Lackey looks like he’s done. Angel’s bullpen now?
Get Cano back; perhaps IPK and dump the Melkman.
How is Melky on this team? What a bum!
Austin Jackson is a CF
get Edwar warming up…
again on Melky at least have a good AB…
nah the Abreu play has no affect on the game..
let’s see if the woulda coulda shoulda club can complete the comeback……..
they have not done it often this year, but you never know…
So now we have three innings to win this game.
Also, Yanks bat well against Frankie.
So, there a good chance we will win this game.
Frist bullpen needs to hold them from further scoring.
I fervently hope that the Pudge haters will ease up now. He’s playing very well today. Players who are new to the Yankees, even when they’re top 3 all time at their positions, should always get some leeway for a short period of adjustment. Nady had his and now Pudge looks like his is about to be past tense too.
I mean, he walked? That’s even more outrageous than Cano walking!
Hold em here Giese!
Why not sit melky and see how Christian plays? If he performs keep him in, if not put melky back in.
Lackey treated Melky like we should have schooled Willets all day long.
We’re right back in it though.
man, this is awesome.
Soon enough, we’ll get Hughes and is 104mph fastball (oh wait, that wasn’t real?) for a few weeks before another hip, or shoulder problem.
Then maybe, Kennedy and his amazing command (in A ball) for awhile.
Or maybe not. And wefinish in third place with a plus 200M payroll.
How much is that up now anyhow? 210? 220?
Oh who cares. ha.
Here we go Rasner, here we go.
Even Trisha must admit that Melky is way out of his element against major league pitching.
This is the same Lackey who almost no hit the Sux and these are the same Angels that swept the Sux.
Just pointin out.
back in the game! that is, until Angels get those runs right back this inning.
“nah the Abreu play has no affect on the game..”
Yawn, I was just as mad at Abreu as anyone else for that one, but he is 2-3 and we wouldn’t just have gotten within 1 run if it weren’t for him, so pipe down.
Larry, yeah abreu may have been trying when he got thrown out at 3rd but it was a stupid play…..
the point is it was stupid, not because of effort…..
O_O Angels fans must be mad at Tex
he hasn’t done jack but walk
Wow, if Giese had started this game it wouldn’t have even been close. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many hitters take such awful swings.
“Lackey treated Melky like we should have schooled Willets all day long.”
Man, does it ever pain my soul that Melky has become our version of Reggie Willits.
I mean, you’re definitely right, it just pains my soul.
Vrse Melky’s hitting (or lack thereof) is really awful.
So that is why I am so thankful for his defense.
If he had nothing at all going on for us I could be pretty bereft.
OK – I’m no einstein – but the boxscore for the SWB game has IPK giving up 2 earned runs and the score is 3-1 with Scranton ahead.
Can someone help me out?
IPK just gave up a solo homer in the 7th 3-2 swb
“Soon enough, we’ll get Hughes and is 104mph fastball (oh wait, that wasn’t real?) for a few weeks before another hip, or shoulder problem.”
104mph fastball? Hip problem? Shoulder problem? This is all supposed to apply to Hughes somehow?
Are you sure your posting handle shouldn’t say ‘Osama?’ You seem confused.
This kid Arrogondo who will most likely pitch the 7th for the Angels is the guy they believe will be their closer next year. They aren’t going to re-sign Krod and this is the guy they are grooming for the job.
He’s got nasty stuff.
I really thought this would be a year Melky was going to give them a solid .280/75-80 RBI season. Especially after the start he had in the first 6 weeks of the season.
Unfortunately, I think those early HR’s made him think he is a more power, rather than contact, hitter.
His swing got too long and violent and he’s been getting himself out for most of the season.
He still plays a solid CF. He just can’t hit.
How can anyone defend jeter’s play?
solo HR in 7th he gave up made it 3-2
Trisha –
Thats the stupidest comment anyone has ever made. Different teams, different days, and different conditions.
I’m an angels fan, so I’m happy about the Boston thing, but trust me, I’d rather face NY every day of the week. Even without Manny. The five years should tell you that.
‘Obama loves Terrorism ‘
change your dumba@@ name idiot.
thanks Mark
lucky SOB
“Obama loves Terrorism”
GTFO!!!!
Come on Giese keep this 5-4.
Confu –
I’m referring to last nights gamer when everyone was proclaiming that Hughes was hitting a hundred on the gun, and all giddy about the fact that hem might throwing over 90, and finally live up to that hype that the brass had him at.
And yeah, leg, shoulder, hip, hamstring. Whatever. I got the body parts wrong, but the result is the same: lots of time on DL. ha.
Why not move Nady to CF next yr and resign Abreu. Than let go Giambi and sign Teixeira. Damon/Matsui will be the LF and Matsui/Damon will be the DH. Melky as a bench player. Or you could move Damon back to CF and keep Nady in LF, and once Jackson is up he’ll be the CF.
/future plans
“I’m an angels fan”
Well then go find an Orange County Republicans blog and go extol the virtues of your McMansions there. This is liberal NYC and we don’t welcome ignoramuses (ignorami?) like yourself.
How about the job done by Dan Giese?
SJ his name is Arrendando and yes he’s the glue and likely the successor to K-Rod
Change my name?
Why? Because you don’t agree with my political stance? Obama does love terrorism and the countries where they reside.
But alas, You’re a great American, man. I have nothing but love for you.
“I’m an angels fan, so I’m happy about the Boston thing, but trust me, I’d rather face NY every day of the week. Even without Manny. The five years should tell you that.”
Angel’s fan, I’ll see you and raise you one:
Different teams, different days, and different conditions – AND DIFFERENT YEARS.
I still think Rasner is a solid major league pitcher.
This is the way the Yankees always used to come back that we hadn’t had this year.
You have to prevent the other team from tacking on put away runs. If you can keep it at 4 or 5 for many innings in a row, the offense has a chance, but if the lead swells to 10, you’re done.
Wonderful job by Giese!
The longman role is tough to fill competently – he’s done a much better job than I expected.
Stuart, it was stupid baserunning. You’ll get no argument from me there.
Dan Giese = Aaron Small in the ‘pen
WE WILL TIE IT!
Obama DOES love terrorism. The guy is a socialist.
Nady is not a CF. Austin Jackson is a natural CF. Nady is a corner OF. He doesn’t have the wheels to play CF.
“I got the body parts wrong, but the result is the same”
No … rib and leg injuries are not the same as shoulder injuries for a pitcher. They are in different galaxies.
Giese could take Rasner’s spot next time around. Giese threw 66 pitches in Joba’s first start, 75 pitches in a start vs Cincinatti, 97 pitches in game 1 in the doubleheader vs the Mets, and 65 pitches in his outing vs the Redsox a week ago.
keep politics out of this please, its a baseball blog. nobody cares who any of you support
I hope the Yanks score here so SJ can stop posting.
How bout some DAN GIESE up in this mofo!! w00t!!! Great job.
Larry, I don’t think there is anyone one this forum who has said it wasn’t stupid baserunning. I think where we may disagree is on whether or not Abreu needs to be traded because of that play – if you get my point.
This is a sports blog not a political one.You are entitled to your opinnion, but who cares what you think about Obama.
Why didn’t Joe bring in Giese sooner?
Can we keep the politics off the blog? Please?
Would appreciate it.
And SJ, than switch Damon back to CF and Matsui as the DH in 2009 and keep Nady a corner outfielder. This is assuming we resign Abreu. If we don’t, than Damon in LF, Melky in CF, and Nady in RF and Matsui the DH
“liberal NYC site”
Well, that would explain the problems there now wouldn’t it.
Maybe after Obama takes over, which won’t happen because it’s going to be a Ronnie type landslide (you can only count on the poor and the young until election day, then it’s too hard for them to get up and get to the booth) we can change the name to NYAACPC?
shut up with the Obama crap MORONS….
“Why? Because you don’t agree with my political stance? Obama does love terrorism and the countries where they reside.”
No – because the blog is about baseball, not idiocy.
OLT and Monday,
you are a stench in the nostrils of honest men.
– McCain Surrendered
Politics don’t belong on this blog regardless of which side of the political isle you’re on.
Pete would tell you the same thing if he was reading through the comments.
Right on, Ill refrain from the politcal stuff, and concentrate on the fact that we get to play NY more and more the rest of the year..
Bodes well for our final record.
I’d keep Giese right where he is, in long relief.
Its a tough role and he does it well. You can replace Rasner (if they so choose) with better candidates.
Starting is an entirely different animal and his success as a starter was mixed. He’s a much better long guy than starter.
I don’t believe in moving guys out of roles in which they excel. That doesn’t make the team better.
HA!
Tori Hunter definitely gets that
Gotta take advantage of that.
Well *that* was the worst time for a power failure.
Austin Jackson should be with the big club a month or two into the season next year if all goes well, just keep melky in there till he is ready.
That should be scored as a gift. PLEASE let’s see them take advantage of it. The Yankees have been getting robbed left and right, now they got a break. Make them pay.
Jogging again
David Ortiz just stole a base. How, I do not know.
2 more runs would be nice.
Redemption time Bobay! Bring him in!
Oh, I’m with you Trisha. Idiotic baserunning, but I don’t want him traded or benched over it.
“I’d keep Giese right where he is, in long relief.”
Because Rasner has been soooooo good. Dummy.
Romine, I’d give Jackson the rest of the season in AA and than see his progression in AAA next season. If he succeeds in AAA in a short amount of time, give him the promotion.
And who hates Abreu now?
BOBBBBBBBBBBBBB!!!!!!!!!YYY
YES! BOBBY REDEEMS HIMSELF!
Yes!!!
YES!!!!!!!!!!
Bobby says take your drop his option stuff and stick it where the sun don’t shine.
A republican Angels troll? Oh FFS, LOL!
Whats happening in the game. My cable box is still resetting itself after the spectucular transformer explosion we just had.
Bobby should be on the bench. He cost us this game.
ALRIGHT ! BACK IN IT !
ALEX SHORTEN THE DAMN SWING !
Now if Girardi had sat Abreu, perhaps the score isn’t tied right now!
That’s why you don’t take the hottest hitter on the team out of the lineup.
NOBODY LISTENS TO ME…
BUT I TOLD YOU!?!
All the whiners take that. Down 5-0 against Lackey and tie it up.
If the Yanks win this game, I think Ranser will pitch his next turn. I doubt they will call up any one to face Lackey. Rasner did not have the right home plate umpire today, who had a very narrow strike zone. So, he may have better luck next time.
“Right on, Ill refrain from the politcal stuff, and concentrate on the fact that we get to play NY more and more the rest of the year..
Bodes well for our final record.”
I concur with this. I look forward to our future bullpen battles.
Brandon (Jetes GIDP count: *18) (Starting to believe Arod will never win a championship )
What a terrible name. Why even come here if you are so anti Yankee?
YES!!! Okay Bobby — I almost forgive you for your baserunning blunder.
The Angels have turned into the Yankees!
THAT’S HOW YOU SHORTEN A SWING !
YES!!! Does anyone else think they started playing better after Girairdi visited the mound in the 4th?
doing the happy dance
Oh whoa.. game tied.
Good thing Girardi didn’t take out Bobby.
NO MO
NO MO
NO MO
NO MO
I wish Buck and McCarver were doing this inning so we could talk about the amazing defensive and fundamentals of the Angels.
angels haha back to back bad def plays
Now Giambi should draw a walk and Nady will get a hit to get the winning runs.
Gee, I really miss Bobby Rocky or whatever his name is!
Bobby Rocky, you get out of that fetal position right now and tell us about how happy you are to be an Angel’s fan!
And to the other Angel’s fan, hopefully you’ll enjoy playing the Yankees 8 more times.
Who thinks Giambi should put on that gold thong again?
Nice. Want more.
If not for Abreu’s stupidity on the bases we’d have the lead and it’d be Veras and Mo and G’Night
Thanks Bobby
please walk him , just get me to Nady
We came back as soon as Obama came up. A sign that he sux.
GIAMBI YOU SUCK!
good stuff Giambi
nice one
How bad is Giambi?
One good month doesn’t mean we should re-sign him.
Up to the X-MAN again.
ugh. 2-0, gotta wait for him to throw a strike. Cmon Xavier
Nady is parking one – bank on it
Giambi needs to take that pitch, 2-0 you have to find a pitch you can drive
STFU ABOUT THE ELECTION I REALLY DON’T GIVE A F*** RIGHT NOW !
LETS GO X !
Giambi just looks horrible right now.
C’mon Giambi..
Let’s see if X delivers again..
The good doctor just making a house call to check and see the levels here…
What happened to this place? Where is the intelligent baseball discussion that we used to have?
All gone.
2-0 for Giambi not good today.
Brandon is also the same creep who trashed Nady for the past week. he knows how to pick ‘em.
Giambi is trying way to hard to be the hero.
NADY MY MAN U ROCK BABY!!!
XAVIER NADY!!!!!!!!
OH MY GOD, this guy is a fregin star!!!
FORGIVE ME NADY !
Nady is a demigod.
GONE!
X-Man!!!!
All the quitters just go away. Now.
X-MAN CURTAIN CALL TIME.
Boston can have Bay.
I’ll take my X.
Nady for President.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
X-Man is becoming a Yankee Legend today, baby!!!!
“Nady is parking one – bank on it”
You called it
Cashman is a genius. Nady is a great addition to this team
HOW YOU LIKE THEM APPLES!!!!!!
X-Man!
Hmmmm.
And to think I didn’t trash these Yankees when I had a chance!
My apologies to Stuart, SJ and all the others who are always ready to trade people!
Give X some love Brandon!
SEEEE YAAA!!!! 5 RBI’S FOR THE XMAN… GIVE ME ALL THREE OF THESE!!
Dan Giese and X for co-MVPs in a big game! Maybe saved the Yankees season if they can pull this one out.
How’s X now???
Rebecca -
It could be 3-1 right now.
I’m just saying…
What an acquisition Nady is.
This guy is on the money with runners in the scoring position.
WHO DA MAN!!
Marry me, Xavier.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nady!!
NADYYYYYYYYY
So its settled then. X bats behind Arod from now on. I don’t give a crap about left/right/left/right. Bat Giambi lower in the order Girardi.
C’mon Brandon, put an X-man in ur name.
trisha- why do you pick fights with everyone? Just shut up and quit filling the board will all of your back and forth bs!!!
Trisha. Do not listen to the negative defeatists like SJ44. This game proves that.
X!!!!
Move Nady up in this lineup ! He’s caliente right now !
so mad at cable provider. wasn’t able to see new favorite player put us ahead.
What a X man is! Great job, Cashman.
Brandon,
You can’t even rip on the X Man the rest of the season. lol
That’s why Cashman made that trade. Two guys that not only help them this year but for next year as well.
And it didn’t cost them a single player on the 25 man roster.
Its also why Girardi has to move him up to the 5th spot in the order. He can provide the protection Arod needs in the lineup.
the unknown mvp of this game is dan giese
Nady better be batting 5th tomorrow
“Nady is parking one – bank on it”
Lottery numbers pls? NICE CALL DUDE!!! *high five*
This shows that Rasner kept us in it.
Any chance Ricky Bobby is sticking around this blog now?
Marry me, Xavier.
!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He’s married w/ kids
Once Cano is back, the lineup should be:
Damon/Jeter/Abreu/A-Rod/Nady/Cano/Giambi/Pudge/Melky
I’m waiting for Obama’s rebuttal. Where is it? For such a political fellow, he’s doing no great justice to the fine art of debate.
WOW! This is why Nady should be the 5 hitter right now. He’s just too good a hitter to bat behind the black hole.
Nady’s acquisition is looking more and more like Justice’s acquisition a few years back.
8-5 lead. Now SJ44 can’t gripe and pontificate.
All I have to say is…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_TbHl3a8qk
You know, splitting with the Angels when they just swept Boston isn’t a bad thing.
Especially when you come back from down 5-0 to do it.
Still a couple innings left, but the team’s shown some heart today.
“He’s married w/ kids”
I think she was kidding, genius.
Brandon,
You can’t even rip on the X Man the rest of the season. lol
No I really can’t right now, Now I’m just hoping GI Joe moves him to #5 he’s creaming RHP and LHP so F that LR LR LR LR nonsense..also Jetes should bat leadoff and Damon in the 2 spot.
“trisha- why do you pick fights with everyone? Just shut up and quit filling the board will all of your back and forth bs!!!”
You’re not the real Dr. Acula. You know, I’m just sayin…
what was sterling’s HR call for Nady??
Lottery numbers: 6, 17, 26, 34, 42
That is how you comeback.
Nick in Sf but now in Pikesville, MD: “Look, folks, I know it’s looking bad now that we’re down 5-0 and Abreu just made a bondeheaded baserunning error. But listen, I think we’re still going to win this game. First, I’m sorry Rasner lovers, but he needs to be out of this game. I say put Geise in, I like what he’s been doing lately. He’ll shut down the Angels. As for the 5-run deficit, I’m just not worried about it. I’m going to put my cards on the table and predict that Pudge will get things started and then the X-Man will have a few things to say before it’s said and done. You can quote me on that.”
You’re welcome.
man, Brandon playa hating with the huge dose of reality on Nady’s wife and kids, lol
OK Bullpen – - – make this stand up!
I hope the Yanks hold on so Giese gets this win. The guy deserves it.
Paxil, ladies and gents. Paxil
Oh god if we can take 2 from the best team in baseball I don’t care who was on that field no one could predict that.
sit down roid boy!
Observe.
This is a bullpen.
“Trisha. Do not listen to the negative defeatists like SJ44. This game proves that.”
Gordo – never do. That’s what upsets the negative defeatists here, that I don’t lose any equilibrium on a pitch-by-pitch basis.
It’s a lot better to maintain equilibrium. I think it makes moments like this, when we take the lead, so much more enjoyable than if you’ve had to down mylanta for the whole game, and then try to rally enough to enjoy a good moment.
Just sayin…
New Lineup:
1) Damon
Robbie/Abreu
2) Jeter
3) Rodriguez (if he doesn’t want to take the bat off his shoulders, he can take walks if the pitchers would rather face the big G.
4) The Stache
5) X Man
6) Robbie/Abreu
7) I Rod
9) Cabrera/Gardner (let him develop here)
one of the better games of the season…
Edwar has really proved the doubters wrong.
Waiting for Pete A to weigh in on how useless Edwar, the One Trick Pony is…
Just think if Andy was Andy in game 1 we would have taken 3/4.
Edwar has been going back to his freakish minor league form. Unbelievable.
Veras, Edwar, Marte, Mo
All capable of devouring both lefties and righties. And we haven’t seen Melancon yet.
A split against a team like the Angels in a 4 game series is all they could ask for, and if they won that 1-0 game they should have, it would have even been 3/4. This was a statement series and I think they made their statement today. Hopefully this makes them believe they can come back against anyone and wakes up the offense.
trisha is the best poster here. Her optimism and never say die attitude is a treat.
The negative quitters should take note of her.
Off Topic, but Liriano at 6ip 3 hits 0 er 3 walks and 5k’s for the Twins today. Took long enough for them to call him up.
Next Line Up:
Jeter
Damon
Abreu
Arod
Nady
Giambi
Pudge
Cano
CF
This team needs a new 3B. Jeff Keppinger anyone?
…What is it with Willits?
4 BB’s to the .185/0 HR 9th hitter? Jeez Yankees. Just challenge him.
3-2 change to a banjo hitter like Willets with a 3 run lead????
joba was doing the x sign greeting X-man
All the quitters have gotten real quiet. Echo???
is that 12 or 14 innings without a hit for edwar before that
how does anyone walk a #9 hitter?
Come on Edwar, one more out!
thats the third time they throw a fastball down the middle to figgins
Edwar first hit allowed in 37 AB
He always has problems vs the Angels, it’s time to graduate kid.
4 more outs.
Don –
I love you.
“what was sterling’s HR call for Nady??”
He really didn’t have one – it was totally lame.
You’d think he’d go – ‘X marks the spot’ or ‘The X man cometh’ (not mine)
vinny-b (Cashmoney, Girardi, Nardi, Pettitte, Mo = my NYY 5)
August 3rd, 2008 at 1:14 pm
i know it’s a sin. But i hate this team.
“He always has problems vs the Angels, it’s time to graduate kid.”
Graduate? Ummm I think he has.
“Off Topic, but Liriano at 6ip 3 hits 0 er 3 walks and 5k’s for the Twins today. Took long enough for them to call him up.”
Just long enough. They’re about to move into a first place tie. Keeping him in the minors cost them nothing. For a team like the Twins, it was right to keep him down as long as they could afford to. Now they have a pitching rotation that’s second to none in the AL with an ace who’s sure to give them 100% down the stretch.
Nice job by Girardi here, showing Edwar enough trust to get out of this. Last year, we’d see Mo a batter ago.
come on EDWAR !
On a side note, MLB did not schedule the hearing of his appeal yet.
The team will leave for the 10 game road trip tonight. So, Edwar will most likely be available for the whole road series.
Keep doing what you are doing, Trisha. You are an inspiration. Don’t let the SJ’s and stuarts ever stop you.
That swing was a gift with Tex up next. And Edwar wouldn’t even take it.
Maybe Edwar isn’t ready for the 8th. 2 walks?
yikes
“Don”, you crack me up. Good to see you on here, buddy.
The Yankees pitchers BEAT THEMSELVES.
WHY, WHY, WHY ARE YOU WALKING WEAK HITTERS WITH A 3 RUN LEAD?
Willits is hitting .185 with NO HR’s. NONE. His OPS is .556.
Aybar has walked 8 times in 200+ AB’s.
Graduate? Ummm I think he has.
He hasn’t against the Angels, remember last season …God come on Edwar get this out !
Joe continues to put his trust in Edwar. If he gets out of this, it’s a huge confidence booster.
Or it could be a disaster.
Why isn’t Joe taking him out?
Ack!
Ouch, maybe shouldn’t have shaken off that sign.
I hate Edwar.
WTF!
GOOD JOB YANKEES. HOW IN GOD’S NAME DO YOU BLOW A COMEBACK LIKE THAT?
so disappointing..
Is Giradi napping?
That is not cool.
At all.
damn
Holy Cripes…here comes Ricky Bobby.
“Or it could be a disaster.”
This. :\
That’s it, the faith is slipping away from me…kidding me.
sonofawhore!
What a crushing loss.
Jese Giradi. How can you let that get away when you had 4 hitters to get something going? WHy hot turn him around there?
You gotta be F ing kidding me
Ed terrible.
wow joe wow
Nothing good can happen when you walk the #9 hitter with two outs
Was that Farnsworth?
Oh that just sucked.
Oh Edwar, this was not the time . . .
max kellerman is always talking on and on about how great edwar is. this is just an example of how little kellerman knows outside of stats.
bad time to be leaving one over the plate Edwar !
He had nothing. He totally, totally, lost the plate. I have no idea why he was up there vs. Teixeira.
joe
joe
joe
shoulda brought in Mo with 2 on and 2 out
Even Kyle wouldn’t do this.
Farnsy where are you?
You’re f’in kidding me. That whole f’in thing was a fricking mirage?
So how many runs do we have left in us?
COME ON YANKEES!
that’s what happens when you walk a .180 hitter 4 times in the game. You give it away.
He’s pitched great but, that’s just a horrible, horrible job of pitching by Edwar. No excuses.
You go from the best win of the year to possibly the worst loss because you won’t throw a freaking strike to Reggie Willets. Unbelievable.
Any manager with a clue brings in Mo.
WHY WOULD YOU LET A GUY WHO GIVES UP HOME RUNS FACE A HOME RUN HITTER AS THE GO AHEAD RUN WHEN HE CANNOT THROW STRIKES.
YOU LOSE WITH YOUR BEST. BRING IN MO.
I’m speechless
Walking the #9 hitter has killed them all day.
Four times!
This was all because they never challeged aybar or willits. You need to throw it over the plate 3-2 in that situation
Terrible. Just terrible.
nice job leaving edwar in joe….thanks
you gotta bring in marte there….or even mo
Angels, why can’t you just let us win a game for once…
“max kellerman is always talking on and on about how great edwar is. this is just an example of how little kellerman knows outside of stats.”
Because all reliever never suck?
Do you remember Mariano’s 3R HR vs. Marco Scutaro last year?
Honestly who didn’t see that coming a mile away? When Edwar loses the strike zone like that he always gives up the HR.
crap crap crap
Get to work Yankee bats
Man, I feel like I got kicked in the stomach.
Anyone else missing Krazy Kyle?
Walk the 9 hitter. He walked the 9 hitter with 2 outs.
Folks, calm down.
We will win this game.
It is not over until it is over.
And, it is not Girardi’s fault.
The clearly lost the plate, and Joe sits on his hands.
Edwar was released by these Angels he just problems vs them. You could tell he started to overthrow there, either way crap this one hurts
I really can’t take much more this season.
Tex is 5 for 6 against Marte.
Should have had Mo come in.
Somewhere in Detroit Farnsworth is smiling.
Would be a shame to waste this.
they are trying to sneak a inside fastball by Tex on that play!!!!!!!!!!!!
again the angels have played poorly and may win 3 of 4..
where was MO…. saving him for????I am not 2nd guessing I was yelling at the TV..
again woulda coulda should, if they lose a terrible terrible loss in a season of terrible loses……
throw a outside pitch he is not hitting that out..
this team is a head shaker.. PATHETIC.. .NAH THE ABREU BASERUNNING MISTAKE IS NO BIG DEAL SINCE HE IS 3 FOR 4…….
it remains beyond me why you don’t bring in rivera during this situation. any manager with a remote clue sees that ramirez doesn’t have it today and can’t locate his changeup. if he can’t locate that pitch he is nothing but BP.
Girardi is an absolute idiot of a manager with no sense in what to do. over and over his insticts are wrong. Clueless, clueless, clueless
I dunno, ramirez struggling, you don’t take him out and put in your lefty specialist with bases loaded? Tex is batting .273 vs lefties, and .290 vs righties which suggests a weakness, not to mention the right field porch being so short..
Yet another bad call by Girardi.
If they lose this, they will have a tough time recovering. You came back down 5, and your idiot relief pitcher who won’t challenge the weakest hitters in the lineup gave it away.
Girardi blew it too. When he walked Aybar, you YANK HIM. YOU TAKE HIM OUT. He is vulnerable to long balls, is falling behind the count, just a stupid move.
If they lose this, it’s the WORST loss of the season, and it’s tough to recover from blowing one like this at home. They BETTER win this, or they’re going to really regret it.
I really want to break something right now. How do you keep Edwar in there, it is obvious he had lost all command. Ugh, if the Yankees let this one slip away I might be sick to my stomach.
Why the Freak was Mo not in there? I can’t figure this guy out. What do you Girardi apologists have to say?
let me guess..
“It wasn’t Girardi’s fault, he wasn’t pitching”
Now we will have all the quitters back and posting. Come on down, SJ44.
Deju vu all over again…….Reggie Willets has killed us today, and he hasn’t even hit the ball……
V
August 3rd, 2008 at 3:41 pm
“Edwar has really proved the doubters wrong.”
You should really wait until the inning or a relief appearacne is over to post that opinion
GD it!!!!
That was gross negligence in bullpen management by Girardi for a game they really needed. Why let Texeria bat left-handed with the short porch against a homer-prone guy who can’t find the plate. Hell walk him and let Marte pitch to GA if you don’t think he can get a RH out. The guy is not a LOOGY only. Or MO can’t get 4 outs?
Rally against KRod would be nice, but almost an undeserved win after that debacle.
You can’t hate Edwar. He’s been unhittable of late. When he’s not getting his change over, hitters can sit on his mediocre fastball.
If you’re thinking “Why not Marte to pitch to Teixeira?”, because Teixeira is 5-6 against Marte.
“Any manager with a clue brings in Mo.
WHY WOULD YOU LET A GUY WHO GIVES UP HOME RUNS FACE A HOME RUN HITTER AS THE GO AHEAD RUN WHEN HE CANNOT THROW STRIKES.
YOU LOSE WITH YOUR BEST. BRING IN MO.”
That’s the 4th HR Edwar’s given up this year (AAA and Majors). Mo’s given up 3.
How do you walk two crappy hitters to have to pitch to Texiera with the bases loaded?????
No excuse.
How many times do we have to let walks beat us before learning that lesson?
Fighting for their playoffs lives and you don’t bring in Mo for the 4 out save? If they lose this one it’s on Girardi
Nightmare always happens with Edwar.
This loss ends our season. Deny it all you want. But it’s true.
that mistake by abreu looms large now…
Pinch runner for Pudge and than have Molina catch?
PH for Melky please
top of the order up and the meat against k-rod. now is the time to get them.
the low lights.. willets 4 BB’s.. 2 out no one on 7 2/3 they give up 3 straight baserunners and then a grand salami..
this team is pathetic….
I have Melky sacrifice…NOW
Edwar was wild today; still’s having a good year.
the problem is the manager, who just mismanaged a pennant race game situation stupidly. Mariano; or Marte to Figgins.
definitely after Figgins.
Edwar had to come out after he walked Willets (sp?).
bunt melky
Now melky has to bunt.
Hasn’t Edwar always had struggles against his former team?
And Girardi does nothing, even with the bases loaded. Seriously?
bunt with melky
“max kellerman is always talking on and on about how great edwar is. this is just an example of how little kellerman knows outside of stats.”
Funny – I thought the same thing –
Hopefully we will see K-Rod cough up the save so it will be more of an academic discussion rather than a mob with Torches and pitchforks
Very unclutch on the fan who didn’t interefere there.
Pinch runner for Pudge and than have Molina catch?
Pudge is fast
“If you’re thinking “Why not Marte to pitch to Teixeira?â€, because Teixeira is 5-6 against Marte.”
Because every hitter gets a hit every time against a pitcher.
It looked like Ivan was trying to pitch Tex away but Edwar shook him off and tried to go inside. Oh well. Edwar has still done really well this year.
Only bring in Mo if you have a lead by 3 or fewer runs.
Alright, this game isn’t over yet. Come on!
Melky take a pitch
Take two Melky.
do you take the 3 and 0 pitch?
Forget about Marte you bring in MO for the 4 out save. We absolutely have to win this game.
Edwar is great in the 6 inning. Different game in the 8th.
now bunt
WHY BUNT!!! STEAL A BASE!
Gotta cut edwar a break. He’s overachieved all season. Girardi saw him struggling in the inning and didn’t pull him. That was a mistake on Girardi’s part.
But the bats have caught fire. We can still pull this one out. Pinch runner for pudge???
Anybody know why Oak v Bos is in delay?
Hopefully lightning – nah – I won’t go there.
Justin Christian now. Here we go
Are the Girardi apologists even watching this game? Edward was all over the place. There is absolutley no justification to leave him in there.. You get him out and bring in the guys who’s only given up 1 run in save situations all year. Let your best blow it.
had to swing away 3-0 you have to know his gonna throw it down the middle there
We played our hearts out. Win or lose.
W00t!!!
WOO HOO!!!
THANK YOU JC , JOHNNY 2B HOLE IS OPEN !
I’m surprised irardi went to Edwar in the 8th over Veras or Marte. Still, once the tying run got up, Marte should have been facing Aybar. Edwar has a history of being prone to giving up long balls. However, given the stats vs Tex, leaving Edwar in to face him with Mo not warmed up yet was the right call.
Magic time. This may still turn out to be the best win of the year.
There we go baby. Lets bring these guys home!!!!
Wow. That could have been real ugly had he not bobbled that.
Melky even ran through! Book the W!
Angel’s Def today = Win
Tex will hit 50 homers next year for us.
Oh well he’s done well this year? Are you kidding me? That’s the biggest blown lead of the year, and ONLY because he walked the .185/0HR 9 hitter and the guy who never walks in the 2 hole!
They better pray they come back and tie this up and win it, or this is the WORST loss of the year because their idiot reliever won’t challenge weak hitters.
YES!!!
TIE GAME!!!!
JC !!!!!!!!!!!
they HAVE to win this game. what a break.
THAT A BOY WHEELS!!
JC!
….
Who needs Gardner? WTG Christian!!!
C’mon boys!!!
We played our hearts out. Win or lose.
Wow now angels cant make a play
The Yankees just gave the Angels a dose of their own medicine. They couldn’t handle a little speed on the bases.
Nicely played Justin!
Man on third. NO OUTS!!
Nice work by JC there. Make it count.
YES BABY!!!
wow!!!! Great call on the double steal. Angels were thinking bunt all the way
ramirez isn’t an 8th guy. he’s a 6 or 7 guy. huuuge difference in pressure.
I was just about to agree with that post and YES!!!!
If JC got thrown out there Girardi might not make it out of town alive.
if we cant get this go ahead run god help us
Everyone who’s ever complained about the ‘Sit and wait for an HR’ Girardi Yankees, please apologize
Yes!
Justin Christian and Xavier Nady are my heroes.
Building a good bullpen means putting trust in your guys. You give guys too quick a hook, you pull away that trust. I support Joe leaving Edwar in there after the Figgins hit.
After walking Aybar to bring up one of their big power hitters? That would have been the time for a change that Edwar could not complain about. Joe chose to continue showing trust, and he paid for it. It was a big gamble, though understandable.
fly ball should win it
I was just about to agree with that post and YES!!!!
We tie the score.
please bunt please
wow. just wow.
YES!!
Man, two errors for the Angels in one inning, the Yankees have got to win this one.
Can we get 5 runs here?
Oh Scoscia is resulting to stalling I never saw him do this w/ Torre
this is why u keep JC up here!!
FINALLY! Girardi makes a Bold Billy Move!
Veras pitched yesterday and Marte is owned by Tex. The move he should have made was Mo for Tex.
But, when the guy hasn’t given up a hit since June 30, its hard to declare him awful. He isn’t.
That said, Girardi should have had Mo save him there.
If they can take the lead here, Mo would be fresh for the 9th.
Just how Girardi drew it up. lol
I would love to see a suicide squeeze here.
Uhh Mike, you have no complaint. That strikezone has been just as inconsistent for the Yankees.
Girardi makes things happen.
Tied!
lol Christian fell down again going to 3rd but it helped.
Please DJ – Get your competitive juices at peak right now and BRING IN THIS RUN!
This is where I wouldn’t mind a DP for Jeter right now as long as Melky scores.
“We played our hearts out. Win or lose.”
True – it would kinda be more fun if we WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lol
Squeez?
Wow, I always told my Mariner fan friend that he was crazy when he said the Angels infield defense was an accident waiting to happen. Maybe he was onto something after all though we’ve certainly seen them make a lot of good plays too.
DP jeter cmon !!!
I’ll even take a DJGIDP(TM).
Edwar R just wanted a W on his record.
That’s waht I’m talkin’ ’bout.
I just said the DP word out loud and knocked on ten pieces of wood!
NM, Teixreia hits the ball hard against Marte, and, obviously, there wasn’t enough time to warm up Rivera. It happened to fast.
Let me amend what I said earlier today. Christian is at least as fast as either Damon or Abreu. I had forgotten about him.
He’s not Gardner fast, but he’s got excellent speed.
Could’ve been a nice time to SQUEEZE, no?
No, Edwar isn’t the terrible, just had the worst moment to have a bad moment. But he’s still been great this year overall.
can $65 MM buy a run? (next 3 batters)
Jeter has not been Jeter this yr.
3 run HR?
lets score before they bring in k-rod
I’ll be alright with a GIDP here as long as the run comes in
To whoever asked, there were nasty stormclouds brewing in Beantown.
wow a yankee manager outmanaging scioscia
Jeter = Declining Capt.
Way to send Damon there – I agree with that 100%
“NM, Teixreia hits the ball hard against Marte, and, obviously, there wasn’t enough time to warm up Rivera. It happened to fast.”
Because a left hand power hitter vs a guy who can’t find the strike zone is good?
I COULD KILL YOU ! (j/k)
Abreu can redeem himself again
Come on Derek.
Well at least we didn’t have an out. Still a chance to plate a run here…
I’d walk Abreu and go for the K against Arod.
Damn, Jetes is a SS “Wet Dream” this year…
We may need a new SS next year.
we are screwed if Mo has to pitch in a tie game
Alex I swear you better shorten that damn swing in this next AB
For Jeter that wasn’t that bad. Bad time to say this, but here’s my lineup for tomorrow:
Jeter
Damon
A Rod
Abreu
Nady
Giambi
I Rod
Cano
Melky
SJ,
My argument is that you bring Marte in for Aybar, who is the tying run. That buys you some time to get Mo throwing. If Aybar gets a hit, then you have Mo for Tex.
Still, that was a big time hit for Teixeira, yet another reason I’d love him on the Yanks next year.
The ground ball machine. Derek Jeter.
Scioscia may have an equal in Girardi.
Scioscia may have an equal in Girardi.
uggie, i definitely agree jeter does not look himself this year. i wonder if this is the beginning of a permanent decline or if his struggles are due to some injury (heard he had an injured hand) he’s playing through
Jeter’s been really bad since he got hit in the hand earlier this season
Funny how the whole time I wasn’t posting due to the power failure, no one else felt the need to post as Angel, until I start posting again.
*snickers*
Mo in a tie game? Noooooo
Sac Fly, Bobby…Sac Fly.
Farnsworth in for the 8th up 3-1 over the Rays.
Jeter, damn you. Pray for a double play and you don’t get it. Life, how sad.
We need to get these go ahead runs in. Mo in tie games = AAAAHHHHHHHHH
COME ON BOBBY!
MS is still the best manager in the game
ALEX SHORTEN THAT GD SWING !!!!
Bases loaded for A-Rod. Here we go…
I think Jeter is more injured than he’s letting on.
Jeter is getting old. It happens to the best of them.
Well, at least we don’t have Giambi to kill us in the 5 spot now, right?
I call a Sacfly.
AROD gonna come through they have to go after him now.
Here you go. Let’s see if A-Rod can get it done in the CLUTCH!
Actually I would have preferred for Bobby to plate a run than for there to be potential for a DP here…
wow
error haha angels u stank up the place
w/e I’ll take it A-Rod!!
A-Rod = 1/2 clutch
Defense wins championships.
Please Alex
OMFG I KILL YOU TOO !
errr Nevermind …
wow the defense has royally failed the halos tonight. Good to see the best team on the planet look mortal.
so uncharacteristic of the angels to look so sloppy and give the game away with errors like they’ve made this inning
Seeing Shields that angry is ecstasy.
Uhhhh, the Yanks better be careful. They’ve used up all their luck for the next few days. Watch out for falling meteorites and whatnot.
Thank God for making me a Yankee fan!
Angels in the infield
Let’s get rid of Jeter. Smart. Maybe Julio Lugo can play SS. Or Alex Cora.
arod fail again in the cutch that was a DP
Lucky…I guess its better to be lucky than good.
LUCKY…but we’ll take it, baby!!!
The Yankee Stadium ghosts messed with that groundball.
That’s my story and I’m sticking to it.
Atleast Figgins is doing his best to let us win this game after torturing us for 4 games in a row. Thanks Figgy!
C’mon Yankees, seal this up.
that would not have been 2. maybe, the ball was hit hard. do you think alex beats that throw? of course he does right?
Wow, so much for the vaunted Angels defense. It certainly hasn’t been as stellar as it normally is today. Arod caught a break there.
How unclutch by the thirdbaseman — both of them!
Lead off homer for the Farns haha.
Wow. How un-Angels like.
AROD comes thru on big spot!!!
Quite by accident, but who cares????
May I please point out that the lead run was scored by – DA MELK!
Just sayin…
A-Rod is the complete opposite of Big Papi.
The Angels playing sloppy defense? I thought I’d never see the day
ive never seen such poorly played defense by a mike scioscia team than this game
a rod got lucky on that one a inning ending DP.. again usuallly the team loses the game a team does not win the game.. Look at the bottom of the 8th the angels look like the yanks.
the yanks need more runs.. if they bring in a lefty against sexson they are crazy….
popup = giambi
have we ever did this to the angels bullpen ever?
come on Robbie Baby
“that would not have been 2. maybe, the ball was hit hard. do you think alex beats that throw? of course he does right?”
Without two PERFECT throws, he beats it out.
I swear Mercer must have kicked Figgins’ glove there.
That’s my story and I’m sticking to that.
What’s the old expression? I’d rather be lucky than good. Yankees lucked out there.
That was a tailor made dp ball.
A-Rod gets wayy too much grief here.
“Lead off homer for the Farns haha.”
Not quite as funny as you would think seeing they’re playing the Rays.
Yanks just look like they want it more
This game of baseball really is a great game. It will bring you to the highest of highs then back down to the lowest of lows then bring you right back up again. Everyone says that the pace of the game, the slowness of the game is what makes it such a bad game compared to other sports but in actuality it is because the innings take so long and it is not so quick paced that these ebbs and flows have such impact.
where is mo?
Would it kill A-Rod to get a big hit?
Wow,
This is like Babe Ruth League in NY when the guys behind me made 5 errors in ONE inning while I was pitching.
Great for the Yankees but I feel sorry for shields.
“A-Rod is the complete opposite of Big Papi.”
ROBI !
“A-Rod is the complete opposite of Big Papi.”
True, Big Papi wouldn’t have beat out that throw.
is mo injured?
SJ44:
Should we still trade Cano??
wtg Robbie!!!
That is just ridiculously sweet!
oh man… I love the fight they’re showing today (in the late innings at least)
Good boy Robby!
Stuart, see how nice life can be? And one inning’s mistake can turn into another inning’s shining moment!
GO YANKEES!
Today they hit with RISP. This is a remarkable game.
Now we have to go for the killer instinct and score as many runs as possible and put a doubt in their mind.
Kay saying MO was sitting in the clubhouse with a heat pack on his shoulder. Might not be able to pitch…
Just heard about Mo with a heat pack on his shoulder. What the hell!?!?!?!
Don’t let it be!!!
Trisha- I agree I want Farnsworth to get out of this so the Tigers beat the Rays, but does he always need to make things difficult.
Robbie!!!!!!!
ROBBIE! We needed that!
Mo hurt?
cmon Xavier
Great response Angel
Well, if Rivera isn’t available today, that completely changes the complexion of Girardi’s managing in the last inning.
If anyone needs Old Timers Day from yesterday or any other Yankees game, please visit http://www.sell.com/23hmdm
we need as many runs as possible
Well, if Mo’s not available, that explains why Edwar’s still in there against Teixeira. That means Marte’s the closer and you don’t want to gamble with him getting four outs.
Hopefully it’s only a one-day thing.
did anyone just see the X factor’s average on TBS… .360?
Marte and Veras warming up.
They took Edwar off the hook for the loss.
is mo injured?
Relax he probably is fatigued..it happens every year he needs a rest every once in awhile
Farnsworh gonna haunt us from Detroit?
Shields looked awful.
Sooo….. if Mo isn’t available, Veras went yesterday, and marte gets killed by Tex…..not such a bad move by Joe last inning.
Buzz – they announced that Mo was in the clubouse with an icepack on his shoulder before the game so it seems like he is lost to us today.
That could explain the uncharacteristic lead off walk from the other night.
Poor Figgins
MOVE THAT MAN UP IN THE LINEUP !
LOL ANOTHER ONE WOW!!!! X-MAN who are the angels?
“Relax he probably is fatigued..it happens every year he needs a rest every once in awhile”
I think it’s a legitimate question.
big win hope I am not jinxing them.. they could have..
WOW, Farnsworthless just blew the lead. He’s hurting us more not being a Yankee than he was when he was on the team.
Nady!!!
X MAN COMETH
He should have 7 RBI’s… not that I want to bring that up again, but that’s a hell of a day
Yeah sexy… that was a good swing?
This game exorcises the Angels domination of the Yankees.
did anyone just see the X factor’s average on TBS… .360?
It’s .333 right now.
X-Man like playing in Da Big House…c’mon Big Sexy
Meanwhile, I think it’s good that Cash sold high on Farnsy.
WHY FARNS WHY????????????
Farns just blew the Detroit lead. I kinda feel bad for him
Meanwhile Pudge did well today
Yeah, the X-Man has arrived in the Bronx.
Meanwhile the on-their-way-to-being-shut-out-and-swept-by-the-Astros Mets are wishing Sanchez never got in that cab accident.
Sexson is awful.
This is just a wonderful team showing just how good they really are.
One run and it could have been 3-1. Just saying. You know what I mean Ricky Bobby, Angel’s fan, and Obama the charma?
Just sayin…
LOL at Farnsworth. Amazing.
ughhhhh farnsworth blows it against tb
Farns just coughed up three runs at the trop. Cost us a game in the standings. Even on another team he screws us over haha.
JC !!!
Wow. What an inning.
JC’s numbers w/ RISP is eye opening
The yankees have scored in every inning since the 5th and they should of scored in the 4th if it wasnt for abreu’s baserunning blunder, they really stepped up for rasner after girardi had that conference on the mound.
When did SJ44 say they should trade Cano? As I recall it, he said if they should consider offers for him – which any GM should do, shouldn’t they?
“NM, Teixreia hits the ball hard against Marte, and, obviously, there wasn’t enough time to warm up Rivera. It happened to fast.”
GB-
Was it last year or earlier today that we had a conversation about the 8th inning pitcher?
Marte will own it by the time that it matters most.
Melky may be the worst hitter in the AL.
His OBP is under 300!
JC! I may have to convert
I don’t know about you guys… But I think Christian deserves that spot on the 25 man… without a doubt.. I mean who know where we would be with out him in this game…
I just hope this doesn’t make little Stone Farnsworth cry.
Giese deserves a lot of credit today. Those three shut down innings really gave us a boost.
Nady’s 10 for 26, .385 avg as a Yankee.
“Meanwhile, I think it’s good that Cash sold high on Farnsy.”
No matter how high we sold on him, that kind of inning was -always- a threat with him. And even in another uniform, it still manages to hurt us.
Do we have to go to Texas tomorrow? I want to play the Angels again.
“When did SJ44 say they should trade Cano? As I recall it, he said if they should consider offers for him – which any GM should do, shouldn’t they?”
He pushed that for weeks. Maybe you weren’t around. I guess you also forget his saying the Yanks should sell and rebuild back in May too. Oh well.
Well that was just some good old fun. Now get 3 outs
1) Justin Christian needs more playing time
2) Detroit fans are gonna be mad as hell when they watch Touch Em All tonight…
comeon farnsworth, he manages to cost us games on the rays even when hes gone
Farnsworth blowing the TB game. Thanks, Krazy.
“Do we have to go to Texas tomorrow? I want to play the Angels again.”
in 6 AB w/ RISP .666 AVG for Justin Christian
The Yankees are very fortunate that Farnsworth is no longer on the team. He has good stuff and bad luck
Farns did it on purpose.
Pudge for Kyle is a steal.
It looks like Farnsworth is taking the trade a bit hard!!
Farnsworth still screwing us over.
LOL at Farnsworth
Damnit, Farnsy just game up 3 runs (2 HRs) in the 8th to the Rays and now they are on the way to winning.
Looks like Nady put a spark in this team.He’s hitting better than the “best player ” in baseball Arod~
We’re treating the Angels like Mickey Rourke treated Lisa Bonnet in Angel Heart (yes, it is a reach – but a great watch!)
Wow, leadoff HR in Tampa game, tied again!!!
Those matchups look pretty good. Of course they still have to play the games, but it’s nice when Joba starts off the series to set the tone.
Still not happy with the walks all day and the granny from Edwar, but love the offense.
Nady= POG
Folks, I don’t want to jinx anything but I feel positive about the eventual outcome of this game. I’m off to get some Berger Cookies on the way to the airport, goodbye, good luck, and go Yankees!
“Do we have to go to Texas tomorrow? I want to play the Angels again.”
I guess you forgot the first two games.
Granderson!
“in 6 AB w/ RISP .666 AVG for Justin Christian ”
The number of the beast! LOL!
Get this kid in center tomorrow!
detroit ties it up, solo shot from granderson
Damn, Farnsworth really hates us, huh?
Angel, one other difference between Rodriguez and Ortiz is that Rodriguez is a dietary/health nut and Ortiz eats in one meal food to feed the Dominican Republic for a year.
Detroit ties it in the Bottom of the 9th…
Percival just gave up a HR to Granderson 4-4 in Tampa.
Farnsworth set a huge fire down in Tropicana Field.
Lucky for Yankees to get rid of him.
“The Yankees are very fortunate that Farnsworth is no longer on the team. He has good stuff and bad luck”
It’s not just luck. Any tight spot he leans on his straight heat, and home runs ensue.
Does Edwar automatically get the win or does the official scorer have discretion?
Enjoy Farnsworth, Det.
***enough food to feed***
***enough food to feed***
Justin Christian has earned his spot in the line up.
*Top of 9th
Hey, Detroit ties it up!
Geeze, I get to watch a great Postgame (none for the last two days), and I get to watch Baseball Tonight and enjoy it!
All in all a great weekend. And I wonder if the Angels tell each other they were lucky to get away with 2 here? One run is all that made the difference.
Just saying…
“Angel, one other difference between Rodriguez and Ortiz is that Rodriguez is a dietary/health nut and Ortiz eats in one meal food to feed the Dominican Republic for a year.”
Ortiz has 2 titles. A-Rod none.
It would be .667. Rounding y’all!
Jason,
As I said earlier, if the Yankees could get two very good players for Cano, I’d make that trade tomorrow.
Why is that so hard to comprehend? 2 is greater than 1, isn’t it?
You think he is an untouchable. I don’t.
I think he is a very talented, yet erratic, player. I prefer guys who play the game with more consistency.
Since the team has a lot of holes to fill in the off-season, why not test the market for him?
Now, I know you won’t understand this answer and will post the same nonsense toward me the next time Cano does something.
Ironically, when he gave up 8 runs on this homestand with his horrid defense earlier in the week, you didn’t pose the same question to me.
Interesting how trisha is still posting and stuart and sj44 aren’t. Go, trisha!
And Nady could have had 8 RBI’s instead of 6…obviously the Abreu screw up but then he got robbed of another RBI when his double bounced over the wall. Arod definately would have scored from 1st.
TB just tied it up.
This win (and it will be a win) is the biggest of the year for the Yankees.
after losing 2 to the Angels, they were in a bad spot. Now they have proven that they can back. Their confidence should be very high.
It would be .667. Rounding y’all!
Why you got to say that
Farnsy might get one of those wins that relievers prefer to avoid.
Meanwhile, we’re about to amass more wins against the Angels than the Red Sox managed to all season. Too bad the rest of our games against them are in the House of Pain.
“I guess you forgot the first two games.”
Hardly. Seldom do you get a winning run off the best closer in baseball, that would be Mariano Rivera.
Angels lucky to be leaving. We kicked their little not-quite-as-hot-as-you-would-like-to-think booty!
They need to be playing teams like the Sux.
“He pushed that for weeks. Maybe you weren’t around. I guess you also forget his saying the Yanks should sell and rebuild back in May too. Oh well.”
No. In fact, I’m around a lot more than you are as far as I can tell. I actually read what he says objectively, unlike those like you that read him looking to pounce on him for being negative. I think some of you people forget that he’s a fan too. We all post reactionary things at times.
I hope this Mo shoulder thing isn’t too serious
I meant DET tied it up.
Anybody who is not wondering about Mo must be crazy. I don’t care how small of an injury it is. At the time we were ahead by only 2 runs and Mo was not warming up. That is not good.
Hopefully it is nothing but man, if we lose Mo for even a small amount of time…
TK, that was indeed our conversation early this morning. If a move was made, it probably should have been made at the start of the inning. As it turned out, Rivera wasn’t available today, with a bit of stiffness in his shoulder. No idea how serious, but, it was iced down before the game. Pe4rhaps that was the thinking.
TK, that was indeed our conversation early this morning. If a move was made, it probably should have been made at the start of the inning. As it turned out, Rivera wasn’t available today, with a bit of stiffness in his shoulder. No idea how serious, but, it was iced down before the game. Pe4rhaps that was the thinking.
SJ44,
You can rationalize it anyway you want. You pushed for Cano to be traded for weeks. Why can’t you admit you were wrong? You’re the George Bush of this posting section.
SJ44,
I think you hit the nail on the head with Cano. You certainly don’t give him away, but depending on the return, he isn’t untouchable. Do you trade Cano for Washburn? Of course not. But if you could get a few very good youngish players you have to consider it. Cano has a lot of talent, a great swing, but he also has a lot of downside which you’ve mentioned (poor OBP and not working the count among them). If you can upgrade the team by trading him, you do it. If not, you don’t.
anybody see maybe Christian starting in CF?
is his arm any good? I know he has batter speed then Melky…
This is easily one of the biggest wins of the season if they hold on to win it.
Remember this game was once 5-0.
VICTORY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ya see what happens when I stay away ? you ALL owe me ! LOL
so nice….good night, LAA !!! 
Good point T, the Yankees competed hard all 4 games and were not that far off from a sweep. Go figure.
TB needs to lose.
Whatta day in da Bronx!!!!!
Yankees win!!!!!!
BEAUTIFUL WIN BY OUR YANKS!
w00t!
JUST BEAUTIFUL!!!!
Bye bye Angels. Buh bye Ricky Robby, Buh bye Angel’s fan, and Buh bye Fresh!
Them’s our Yankees.
One run and it could have been 3-1.
Just sayin ya know…
HA HA HA HA HA HA!
THOSE ARE THE NY YANKEES!
X-MAN = MY HERO
great win… If I told you going into the series that Ponson and Rasner were pitching, and Andy Pettitte was going to get LIT UP in the first game but we would split, everyone on this board would take it.
Why trade Cano? It’s not like we got any player under the age of 30 starting. And nothing in the high minors of note besides Austin Jackson.
WE CAME BACK vs THE DEMON SPAWN TEAM !! Scioscia stalled the game…
NADY FORGIVE ME I WAS WRONG ON YOU ! NOW TELL JOE TO PUT YOU TO # 5
No point in attacking SJ44 (though i do not always buy hi stuff). He is an informed. intelligent baseball fan;I am glad he contributes here.
Nady-6 RBIs
Welcome to the family
Nadys voice sounds like a young Paul O’Neil
If Figgins could field a ground ball, A-Rod a goat right now. That’s a DP.
Kim Jones is like a ‘99 Bordeaux…better as the seasons go by…
*Celebrates.*
Nady, welcome to the Yankees. Cashman, amazing trade.
.385 avg (10-26) with 3 doubles, 3 HRs, and 10 RBIs in 8 games.
“No point in attacking SJ44 (though i do not always buy hi stuff). He is an informed. intelligent baseball fan;I am glad he contributes here.”
No one quits quite like SJ.
“I think you hit the nail on the head with Cano. You certainly don’t give him away, but depending on the return, he isn’t untouchable.”
Thats what I thought he’d said. That Cano wasn’t untouchable – IF they could get equal value for him then it wasn’t a no brainer not to do it. I dont see how saying that equates to saying they SHOULD trade him.
Vrsce – agreed
Farnsworth 1 inning pitched, 3 earned runs, good ole farnzee
Nadys voice sounds like a young Paul O’Neil
I was thinking that too.
# 3 Abreu
# 4 Arod
# 5 Nady
We may have something here.
“If Figgins could field a ground ball, A-Rod a goat right now. That’s a DP.”
However, it didn’t happen.
If the home plate ump gets all the calls right, sometimes the competition doesn’t end up scoring.
Oh well.
If you’re the Yankees you have to happy with this series. They scored 6 runs the first game Andy was just uncharacteristically awful. Ponson threw the ball very well in game 2. Moose was outstanding in game 3. And the team wouldn’t say die in game 4. The Angels looked very beatable this weekend.
What a wacky game
In spite of the tough loss in the second game, it is a very successful series against the Halos. Nobody gave us a chance. But for the second game, we scored lot of runs. And, they swept Boston before coming here.
In Joe Torre era, they really owned us.
Now at the start of Joe Girardi era, we certainly sent a message. Hopefully, we will continue to do well against them. the thing that is striking to me is that almost all their starting lineup average is below .300. So, if play reasonable defense, we will good against them.
“Kim Jones is like a ‘99 Bordeaux…better as the seasons go by…”
Better the longer you keep her in your basement, you mean.
LOL at Derek Jeter’s “Edge” commercial
…not so true right about now
insane game, yankees classics material?
Diane,
I’m still posting. Do you have reading problems?
Why does Edwar get awarded the win?! That is total bs, Giese deserved it!
That was an UGLY win but I’ll take it.
Games like this really shut up the “Yanks are Dead” people.
It was an exciting game.
Most fun game of the year?
btw, Figgins plays third with an OF glove, and though that allows him some extra reach on plays, it also causes him some problems, as seen today.
Just heard Nady –
Didn’t realize he was born in Cali -
Great day (and a great TRADE!)
“In Joe Torre era, they really owned us.”
Very good point BBFan. I’m willing to look at some of the differences in the managing and think it has made a difference in the way the team plays against different teams.
The good: X Nady.
The bad: Melky “aiming for the fences” Cabrera.
The verdict: a win, is a win, is a win…
Great, eXciting game!! Looking forward to the TX series =)
I would love to see Abreu, A-Rod, Nady.
That would be amazing the way they’re hitting.
Edwar proved he cannot handle the 8th inning.
I’m not here a ton, but if this guy is getting jumped on for saying Cano isn’t untouchable and it was around the time of the Billingsley talk, its hard to blame him.
Aww. Don changed his name to Diane.
Edwar had 37 hitless PA vs him prior to today, I’d chill w/ the criticism on him, Although he did make me cringe today.
Nady was a huge get for this team. He proved it today.
BBFan,
After losing a home series to the Orioles, regardless of how it was done, getting 2 was a must in this series.
Especially with only 20 home games remaining this season.
They have to have a winning roadtrip though. Especially with the way Tampa and Boston play at home.
At least Tampa has more road games than home games remaining on their schedule. The Red Sox have more home than road games remaining.
Come on Confucious, she’s very attractive and I bet she’s a lot of fun over a few glasses of said bordeaux.
man, what an AWESOME game!!!
I’ll say it again…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_TbHl3a8qk
X IS THE MAN!!!
All things considered, I look at the split as a win. They played awful in the first game but battled in the last 3 and won 2 of them. Considering the way Anaheim has pushed Boston’s poop in, in Boston, this year, I think other than on Thursday the Yankees had a nice showing this weekend.
It’s a “Bipolar Yankees Classic.” in the course of this game, Jeter made me nuts with the bunt, Ramirez-to-Teixeira is unfathomable, Abreu pulled a rock, etc. yet there was so much else: Christian, Nady, etc. even Rasner had his moments to keep it respectable.
BTW Rasner can not be allowed to start another game this season. END THIS.
Yeah baby!!! The Yankee offense: gotta give ‘em their props today. Nice to see resilience, clutch at-bats and giving back some of their own to the Orange County Angels (talkin’ to you, Chone Figgins lol). Also kudos to Joe G with the strategizing, and some bigtime ups to the X-Man!!! Considering just how scary-good the LAAOCCA are, splitting with them after blowing the game on Friday is better than we could have hoped for. Live to fight another day!!!!
ok good time to repost this, I think Joe should alter the lineup to this:
Jeter (outstanding numbers at DH, can still run)
Damon (hot hitter, no DP Jeter behind him)
A Rod (give him some protection with Abreu)
Abreu (white hot right now)
Nady (this guy is mashing)
Giambi (have to bat him somewhere)
I Rod (lefty righty still in effect)
Cano
Melky
I think it would work, Joe should consider it seriously.
Hughes back in stripes in 2 weeks could be the boost this team needs especially after learning about Wanger’s out for season diagnosis.
Angel {insert random statement plus multiple !!!!!’s here},
I’m myself. I have been here since the blog started. You ever have anything to contribute besides snide remarks?
It feels like Rasner was pulled out of the game about 6 hours ago.
Miguel!
Yeah baby!! Cabrera HR!
I’m looking forward to seeing Phil Hughes back here. If I don’t see Kennedy’s face again this season it will be too soon.
Miggy Cabrera coming through.
We got a gift today. Now we need 2 in Texas.
Anybody see Farnsworth’s line?
1 inning – 2 HR’s, 3 ER’s.
Anybody else want to dump Cashman? The man is a freaking genius!
Get it done Hank & Hal!