Game 145: Yankees at Angels
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Sep 09, 2008 
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YANKEES (76-68)
Damon CF
Jeter SS
Abreu RF
Rodriguez 3B
Giambi 1B
Nady LF
Matsui DH
Cano 2B
Moeller C
Aceves RHP
Ervin Santana (15-5, 3.23) vs. the New York hitters.
Alfredo Aceves (0-0, 1.29) has never faced any of the Los Angeles hitters.
Notes: The Yankees are 4-4 on their road trip but have lost four of their last five games including two in a row. … Santana was originally schedule to start tomorrow but was moved up because Jered Weaver has a cut on his hand. … The Yankees have been held to two or fewer runs 45 times and three or fewer runs 62 times.
THEY HATE L.A.: The Yankees are 2-6 vs. the Angels this season, getting outscored 61-41. They are 17-29 against the Angels over the last five seasons, 6-14 at Angel Stadium. They have lost four straight here, getting outscored 37-13.
21 CLUB: Jason Giambi has driven in 21 runs in his last 21 games.
THEY CUT HIM FOR A REASON: Former Angel Edwar Ramirez against his former team: 5 games, 5 innings, 15 hits, 14 earned runs, 5 walks, 8 strikeouts, 3 home runs.
PLENTY OF FIGHT? NOT REALLY: The Yankees have scored one run in their last 16 innings.
ALL WE NEED IS A LITTLE PATIENCE: Robinson Cano had walked once in his last 92 plate appearances.
Back later with updates
UPDATE, 7:48 p.m.: Pudge Rodriguez is out with a sore neck. The result, he said, of being shoved by Torii Hunter. “No big deal,” he said. “I’m fine.” Girardi said he wanted Moeller to catch Aceves anyway. MLB is expected to hand down suspensions tomorrow.
Rotation for Tampa Bay: Ponson, Moose, Pavano.
UPDATE, 10:09 p.m.: Move over Babe Ruth, Derek Jeter is now second in team history with 2,519 hits.
UPDATE, 10:23 p.m.: Good work by Aceves, getting through the first inning. He has a bunch of people at the game. It would be a nice story if he pitched well.
Meanwhile, Trenton won their playoff opener 3-1.
Scranton is down against Durham despite the heroics of Shelley Duncan, who had two RBI.
UPDATE, 11:18 p.m.: Scranton wins 8-7 with two in the ninth. Eric Duncan had a walk-off single.
Meanwhile, the Yankees have now scored two runs in their last 21 innings. They’re lucky Baltimore gave up first.
UPDATE, 11:28 p.m.: Not that it would have mattered in the big picture, but why did they wait until Sept. 9 to give Aceves a start?
UPDATE, 11:58 p.m.: This is interesting. It turns out the scoreboard at Angels Stadium does go beyond one or two runs for the visiting team. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that before.
UPDATE, 12:05 a.m.: They just changed Jeter’s triple in the sixth inning to an E-8.
UPDATE, 12:12 a.m.: Great job by Aceves. 7 innings, 5 hits, 1 run, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts. No action in the pen, so he must be staying in.
UPDATE, 12:18 a.m.: Nope, Bruney got ready fast.
“With the Yankees on the verge of missing their first postseason in 13 years, Curt Schilling is making sure he sticks it to the Bombers – and the Big Apple – to the very end.
“The Yankees suck this year and (New Yorkers are) bitter and mad and they’re making excuses over that and now they got Tom (Brady) going down, so New York’s excited,†said Schilling while appearing on Boston’s WEEI radio network Tuesday. “It’s unfortunate, but when you crawl to the top of the pile you will have people trying to knock you down.â€
and then he goes on to say:
“The sad part is going to be when they beat the Jets next week,†said Schilling, predicting as strong as an 11-5 finish for the Patriots this season.â€
i dont care if anything he says its true hes still an idiot”
I wonder if anyone has ever pointed out Schillings arrogance to him? I’m going to give a toast to Schill this Sunday when Favre unleashes the dragon against 18-1.
::crickets::
*Repost*
Oh, BTW since there’s a few hours before the game, I recommend listening to today’s Dan Patrick show (si.com).
Lots of good stuff about teams and players who are hated. Lots of Yankees, Red Sox, Mantle, Jeter, A-rod stuff. Verducci chimed in. It was mostly in the second hour, but the whole show was good.
It was sparked in part by Schillings comments on WEEI this morning when asked to respond about New York fans cheering Brady’s injury. They played the comments and it’s vintage Curt. “The Yankees suck this year…â€
Cano………….. There’s just nothing left to say about that boy.
…guess swill forgot the super bowl already.
Hey, Al from BK, I can’t say I’m surprised in the least.
I only wish Robby Cano’s impatience wasn’t contagious.
The plate discipline, or more accurately, the hacking indiscipline, the Yankees’ lineup demonstrated last night should embarass them as much as the score.
Take some god damn pitches, tonight, will ya, and make Ervin throw strikes.
Funny, Schilling even having the gall to say anything when he hasn’t even thrown one pitch in a game this season, and instead fleeced his Red Sox to pay for this vacation.
He does this stuff to get people to talk about him. Pathetic little ego he has that he has to prop it up.
Exactly when was he polling people in NY BTW?
If the Yankees can’t win, I certainly hope the Tampa Bay Rays do. Just to shut the Boston idiots up.
yeah our patinet pro lineup ready to battle again tonight..(laughable).
Cano needs ECT or a lobotomy…
he is a mental midget…..
great news, I will
Mac Nut,
What will Wagner do? I heard that he had said he doesn’t want to pitch after this contract (before the injury). What if his rehab takes him to the end of his contract? Does he retire? Does he at least NOT take the Mets $$?
Suzyn said the Yankee players were asking about his contract when they heard the news. I think it’s because they heard the same thing. And are probably plotting to get K-rod out of the AL.
“Bronx Jeers
September 9th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
Cano………….. There’s just nothing left to say about that boy.”
Except, maybe he needs a trip to the minors a la Melky. A little shock treatment. : )
Shouldn’t Arod be playing a lot better now that the games are meaningless?
You see? I can’t remember EVER hearing a member of the Yankees saying anything remotely like what Schilling said about the Yankees today. Is that the kind of player you want here? I don’t. (Not that anyone said they wanted Schilling, but rather, in-your-face-type players in general.)
What I don’t really understand is why those kinds of statements don’t fire up this team. Between Torii Hunter saying they’re soft and Schilling saying they s–k, you’d think they’d get their backs up a bit anyway. I know it’s too late to salvage the season, but if they could somehow have a role in prohibiting the RS from taking the division or even the WC, it would be — it would feel good.
Why isin’t anyone blaming Giese?
He is the one who not only put the game out of hand, but held back Hunter and deescalating the situation when it could have been much more fun.
Why does Schilling think NY football fans care about Brady?
Unless he is off his meds and is unaware, NY is home of the Super Bowl Champion, not Boston.
He should worry less about NY fans and more about his rehab.
I wonder who wants the season to end more: the Yankee players, who look to be already in offseason mode, or us fans, who follow these underachievers every day? This team is like that uncle in your family — old, unenjoyable, and apathetic.
I wish Brandon were here, I’d like to see his starting 9 who have the perfect combination of talent and gristle (grit/hustle) that he’d like to see on the Yankees.
Schilling is such an *******
Schilling acts like hot stuff until he is faced with adversity. See 2 years ago when the Yanks came back on him at Fenway and he sulked like an 8 year old in the dugout and also 2001 when Soriano hit the HR off of him he cried on tv.
SJ,
I think the reports were that people in sports bars in New York were cheering when Brady went down. It kind of spiralled from there.
It’s still nice of Schill to poke the hornets nest, though. It got my blood boiling.
A 200 Million Dollar team has to follow behind on its knees to pick up the Angels’ garbage. How sad.
“He should worry less about NY fans and more about his rehab.”
Really what this whole Schill thing is stemming from is the fact that his career is over and he needs to get some publicity, even if that publicity is whining on a Boston radio station.
ER,
It’s also sad that you take great pleasure in the Yankees’ demise.
Wait, you’re the Mets fan, right?
Didn’t Schilling tell the D-Backs that he wanted to be traded to the Yankees or the Red Sox? If he had ended up here instead of Boston, he would have been on the first float at the Giants’ Super Bowl parade, wearing an “18-1″ t-shirt.
Mel- Do you have any predictions for this Sunday?
Mel,
You mean like when Red Sox fans cheer when Arod or Jeter get nailed by pitches by Red Sox pitchers, in the hope they are hurt?
Schilling is a clown. A non-entity In love with the sound of his own voice. Nothing more, nothing less.
Ok…time for my rant. WHAT THE FRACK HAPPENED!?!? This was the team that as so good on paper and we folded. yes injuries are a part and yes we’re playing like sh*t but what does JoeG do? Lie to the media…hold the party line…he makes Hillary look HONEST!!
There has been no motivation…NONE all year. Personally I say JoeG and the coaching staff go…Cano goes to the minors, IPK=DFA, Hughes…we’ll see.
There has been NO fight in this team for years. And for all the JoeT haters…uhhhh…the Dodgers look QUITE GOOD.
*sigh*…I feel better now. Thanks for listening.
And as far as Toad Schilling’s comments…ummmmm….is he even FROM Boston?!?! when the H*ll did he become the Beantown Mayor?
The only thing sadder is that the same 200 million dollar team gets pounded 12-1 in return by the same Angels.
mel,
I’m a more royal Yankee fan than you are.
Al,
No predictions. Just hoping for the best.
Favre will know more of the playbook, BUT he was holding you know what on that last drive by Miami.
I actually like Favre, but in light of recent events I can not cheer for him and the Jets. Sorry.
Speaking of Santana for all you fans of the youth movement Johan is 13-7 with 203 Innings, a 2.7 ERA and 175K’s for the Mets. Phil who? Ian what?
Do you guys think some of the AAA guys will be called up after their playoffs are over?
ER,
You may have been a Yankee fan longer than I have, but don’t make any assumptions about my loyalty.
I don’t take take pleasure in crapping on this team like others do.
Pov,
Wow you are the first person on here to mention the Santana trade! If only you were GM we would have clinched the division by now
Mitchell,
The players should be made to endure the horror until the bitter end. Earn every penny.
I will say, however, that I’d like to see if Phil’s back. Rather see what he really is sooner than later.
“A 200 Million Dollar team has to follow behind on its knees to pick up the Angels’ garbage. How sad.”
Seems to me that Edwar has been a better pick up than the other garbage picking Cashman did this year… namely Sexson, Ponson, and you can even throw in Pudge.
Mel, if Wagner doesn’t come back his salary goes to him because its a guaranteed contract. The only way that changes is if he retires due to this injury. I don’t see that happening.
Schilling knew he had a problem when he fleeced the Red Sox. While the extent of the problem wasn’t known, he knew he wasn’t going to pitch the whole season.
Which seems more wrong? Being in a contract and getting injured which ends with you making no contribution to the team, or negotiating a contract when you know that you are not completely healthy and not going to be able to give a whole season going into it?
As far as a bar cheering when Brady got hit. Why wouldn’t they cheer that? I tend to doubt that anyone thought it was ending his season with that hit right at that time. I cheer when the opposing team QB gets sacked or hit hard. Add a few beers to it and any concern for the person is totally gone out the window.
While I could care less about Brady the Patriot, I don’t like that a very good player is out for the season with an injury that might effect him for the rest of his career.
I think most fans of any team would think that way.
“Al,
No predictions. Just hoping for the best.
Favre will know more of the playbook, BUT he was holding you know what on that last drive by Miami.
I actually like Favre, but in light of recent events I can not cheer for him and the Jets. Sorry.”
Fair enough. I actually have this bad feeling that Cassell will have the game of his life. I expect a good game.
I hope some of the kids get called up after the playoffs are over. I would like to see Juan Miranda.
Al,
Who knew that A-Rodg would have the game of his life last night?
Any predictions for the division?
Schilling is one step above Canseco on the baseball relevancy food chain these days.
Of course If Miranda come up and has a hot 20 or so at bats, I fear some crazies will proclaim him to be the next lou gehrig.
Who are we kidding – the Yankees do stink and I am thrilled Brady is out for the season. From what I have heard, Schilling is very into football and the Brady injury probably got him all cranky. Eh whatever, I don’t know why we have to continue talking about him (and Santana) here.
“Al,
Who knew that A-Rodg would have the game of his life last night?
Any predictions for the division?”
GB-11-5
Chicago-10-6
Vikings-9-7
Lions-8-8
“I will say, however, that I’d like to see if Phil’s back. Rather see what he really is sooner than later.”
Sound bite I heard of Cashman earlier today didn’t sound like he was in a rush to bring Phil back. Cashman’s message was basically it was nice that everyone thought Phil had a good outing but AAA stinks and it’s nothing like pitching in the AL East. His comments made me think he’s tired of pumping up the kids or he’s lowering expectations.
Got to give Schilling credit though. It’s not easy to alienate fans in 2 different sports.
Wow, pat, it sounds like Cashman’s hit bottom, too. It’s been a difficult and crummy year.
“September 9th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
“I will say, however, that I’d like to see if Phil’s back. Rather see what he really is sooner than later.â€
Sound bite I heard of Cashman earlier today didn’t sound like he was in a rush to bring Phil back. Cashman’s message was basically it was nice that everyone thought Phil had a good outing but AAA stinks and it’s nothing like pitching in the AL East. His comments made me think he’s tired of pumping up the kids or he’s lowering expectations.”
I think he wants to see some production from Phil
because he is essentially the reason why Johan is
not wearing pinstripes.
Not sure if Jets fans were cheering over Brady’s injury ot not, but, there’s a difference betweem cheering about the injury and not shedding any tears over it. Not sure if Schilling. One thing is for certain, though, Boston fans have made that a habit.
***Not sure if Schilling knows the difference.***
“Not sure if Jets fans were cheering over Brady’s injury ot not, but, there’s a difference betweem cheering about the injury and not shedding any tears over it. Not sure if Schilling. One thing is for certain, though, Boston fans have made that a habit.”
I don’t think cheering an injury is very classy at all. However I wasn’t sad about it.
“It’s not easy to alienate fans in 2 different sports.”
And since the majority of Yankee fans are Giant fans and Jets fans are Mets fans, he covered pretty much the entire population of sports fans in NY. He could have thrown in a dig on the Knicks while he was at it too and gone for the trifecta.
I’m listening to the Met’s game and I have to say that Howie Rose sounds like a Morgan Freeman narration compared to Sterling. Smooth, clean, concise.
Were they cheering the hit or the injury though? In football I certain hope you cheer when the opposition team gets hit hard, otherwise, why bother to watch?
Really Schilling needs to stuff a sock in it. Can he be a bigger jerk. I can’t stand him and his phony self.
I do not understand how you can cheer that another person is hurt. That is beyond comprehension. Players often play hurt and that is to be commended but you never see them cheering when someone goes down. That is despicable.
Al,
I meant the AFC East, but am very impressed with the quick response. Did you do all the divisions?
pat,
Did Cashman say ‘stinks’? That’s borderline vulagarity for him. I would think it’s the latter.
single, walk, zero outs for Dice-K. Who here thinks he’ll escape?
This is a joke if Hughes doesn’t start this weekend.
The season is over. Let’s see the kids. Why let Pavano help his market?
SWB Yanks have scored 3 off David Price in the bottom of the 1st…3-0 Yanks
Walk to load the bases, zero outs. He’s unhinged, but we’ve seen it before.
There’s a Gameday Mini now. Cute.
“Speaking of Santana for all you fans of the youth movement Johan is 13-7 with 203 Innings, a 2.7 ERA and 175K’s for the Mets. Phil who? Ian what?”
And Johan is 29 years old. Soooo old! LOL. Imagine having a lefty in his prime????
Not getting Santana was a terrible decision. Especially if they can’t overwhelm CC.
Knocking the quarterback out of a game is just part of football. The injury looked bad but not season ending stuff. He was walking on it fairly easily. Would it have been better if he got blindsided and knocked out, concussion etc.. The same result but somehow I don’t see people cheering the same way.
“SWB Yanks have scored 3 off David Price in the bottom of the 1st…3-0 Yanks”
That is how sad this season has been and has become.
We care more about our AAA team than the real team.
mel
I was cooking dinner and only half listening so that was the gist of the sound bite but not a direct quote. He may have said AAA is not very good but stinks is what I heard.
Could we please have a moratorium on references to the $200M payroll – that’s what it is this year – get over it.
Much more interesting – who stays, who goes and who joins the team.
Here’s hoping Aceves pitches well in his first MJ outing (and in front of his family).
Hits Floyd with the second pitch to score a run.
So, I guess we’ll be seeing Phil when the Yankees go home, huh?
Brady going down is terrible for the NFL. They lack great QB’s as it is. Having a great team is a tremendous thing for a sport. It brings the casual fans out. The Jets had a good shot to win the div with Brady playing. Without Brady the Pats are shot.
Someone should run up behind Torri and shove him in the back.
pat,
I have no doubts that you’re a fabulous cook, but you’d make a lousy reporter!
I am listening to the postgame from yesterday. I still don’t get why they are talking like Pudge did something. IMO Torii started it. And continued it by sucker pushing him.
Doreen,
Thought I’d quickly respond here, rather than on an old thread. Excuse the long post and skip over it, everyone else. I figure its okay only because the game hasn’t started.
My husband is exactly the same in that, if they’re not playing well, he’s less likely to watch. Its a blessing in that he can be a bit of a bear while he’s watching if they’re playing badly, and I suppose in a way thats why I spend time on here during games. It keeps me biting my tongue and saying things to him I might regret later. I try to be understanding of his need to vent, but when I get it from him AND on here, well its a bit of a challenge in being patient with from both sides I get it from so I suppose I tend to snap here sometimes.
Spending time on blogs like this, like you, has that added benefit of making me more informed about the team. He’s always been really happy that he’s been able to talk baseball and football to me and I’ll take an interest and talk back to him. But I dont think he quite knows what to do with the fact that I now have strong and informed opinions on things and players, and sometimes know more about the Yankees today than he does especially the farm system. He’s been a fan longer than I have so he’s still got me beat when it comes to Yankee history but I’m fast catching up, lol. I don’t know that I take them as seriously as he does, but I’m certainly a lot more invested in them, but I really dont think thats a bad thing, because once a game is done and in the bag bad or good, I tend to move on pretty quickly and not dwell on it. We’re invested in our team, just not consumed by them.
Why do we have to see Ponson and Pavano again this year?
It’s time to pull the plug on the retreads and let Wright, Hughes, etc get some time.
Nice job by Rays to take the lead 2-1. Unfortunate that they didn’t get more since they had the bases loaded and nobody out and the first run came in when Dice-K hit a batter!
GO RAYS!
“I am listening to the postgame from yesterday. I still don’t get why they are talking like Pudge did something. IMO Torii started it. And continued it by sucker pushing him.”
Take this in the nicest way possible. But you need a life.
Wow, Dicey K – 60 pitches to get through 3 innings. Bases loaded and only gave up 2 runs though. That man is pretty lucky.
Nice to see DiceK up to 60 pitches in the 3rd inning. I dont care what his record is, he’s over rated.I live in Mass and dont know very many $ux fans that are comfortable watching him pitch. Rays up 2-1.
“MLB to hand down suspensions tomorrow”
That is the biggest joke I have heard. SO the players will appeal and then MLB will do nothing. Pete or someone PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE explain why to this day almost 2 months later we are still waiting on the suspension hearings or whatever they call it for Edwar Ramirez and Daniel Cabrera from the Baltimore throwing stuff ages ago.
The process really does need to change OR some explaining has to be done on why this has taken so long.
I don’t get why on the post game they are making excuses for what Torii did. He shoved Pudge from behind. I really don’t get it.
Denny I will say what I said yesterday about Wright, HUghes “getting some time”
Correct me if I am wrong but didnt they both get some time last year? Phil actually got his time in September callups and as far as I can see itdidnt help him at all or “show us” what he could do in terms of how it affected him this year.
One of the biggest jokes to me is the idea that you give players some time and that somehow will reflect on how they are going to do the following year. Kennedy and Hughes were both September callups and did really really well. Did not mean a thing this year
mel
I’m a good multi-tasker but getting exact quotes from the radio while making risotto, talking on the phone and negotiating “it’s my up” on the Wii with 3 kids is even beyond me.
Calgon take me away!
gayle – very good point about the September call ups. Wasn’t Shane Spencer a September call up?
jennifer,
Who’s they? If it’s Kay & Ko. yuck & poo.
Moose stays (if he does not retire)
Giambi should go. Abreu too. Although I fear they may accept arbitration.
Keep damon in lf, Nady in right. Yanks need a everyday CF. If the front office thinks ajax going to take it over do they just leave Gardner there for the year and bight the bullet? Or do they import a one year guy like mark kotsay?
Matsui is DH. Keep cano.
Next off season should be fun with Damon, Matsui, and Nady free at the end of the year….
Kazmir isn’t looking much better, throwing a lot of pitches.
mel- It was Kim Jones, said well the bat was in Torii’s way. I guess that made him charge Pudge from behind.
Ha ha ha. Sit down little Pee pee. (Turtlepuss Pedroia that is)
jennifer,
Pudge was wrong for brushing Torii off when he tripped into him. But that doesn’t make Torii right for what he did.
Kim’s beginning to get on my nerves. Jeter has the patience of a saint.
Hughes wasn’t a September call up. He was pitching before that, and with all the time he was up he lost his Rookie status. What Hughes did show is improvement during the later portion of the season as he returned more to what we saw before his hamstring injury.
Kennedy has been an on and off type pitcher even through his college career. That could be continuing.
I don’t want to see Kennedy called up, but I would like to see Hughes over Ponson. Why not when the games really have lost meaning? At least he can work on MLB pitching even if he is in the minors to start the year next year.
Geeze this looks like it could be a Yankee game! Awesome. Balls bouncing off bags, Sux players falling, Rays scoring from first. 3-1, runner on 3rd, nobody out.
GO RAYS!
Pudge is injured? It did look like whiplash.
Moeller will go 2 -4 and throw out 2 runners. Hank will instantly name him the 2009 starting catcher. Posada can play 2nd. Cano can be the “smoothest” batboy ever.
Angel -
Thanks for your response.
pat -
Risotto – I haven’t made that in ages. I love to cook, but tonight was leftovers. 3 kids, dinner and Wii – wow!
mel -
Pudge did not know that Torii was trying not to trip on the bat, because his back was turned. Pudge also said he was already annoyed with Torii because although he was out by a mile and knew it, Torii still came in with his elbows up hitting him hard. He thought Torii was hanging on him and brushed him away. That’s when Torii got annoyed because, I guess he figured all he did was try and balance himself on Pudge. Bunch of misunderstanding on top of edgy nerves.
Kim Jones is usually fine in pre-game interviews and in her debriefing with Bob Lorenz before the games, but her post games are incredibly annoying. Last season, when they were winning, Jeter would be amusing (in his way). But this year, you can see the frustration on his face – Girardi, too, for that matter.
Didn’t Torre have a problem with Kim Jones, too?
Trisha
Shane Spencer was as was Shelley Duncan again more so for Duncan using what you see in September as a barometer for counting on them in my opinoon is a big mistake
Former yankees Aaron boone,Christian Guzman,Wil Nieves and alberto gonzalez helping to beat the mets
Can someone please call up Phil Hughes in place on Ponson? At the latest after this start that needs to happen.
Wow! I am not surprised his neck hurts. It really snapped a bit when Torii pushed him. I hope he’ll be alright. But THIS is why you don’t like fights in baseball games!
I might have this totally wrong but I am thinking that unless you see the Yankees eliminated they will not be calling up any of the kids unless someone gets hurt.
My opinion.
One thing I’ll say for Dice-K he really battles.
I don’t need to see Phil Hughes or Ian Kennedy. We saw them last fall and we saw them in the spring. In Ian’s case, we even saw him once this summer. Let them do their work in the minors and winter ball.
Ugh. Lowell just hit one out. 3-2 Rays. Matzusucker at 82 pitches in the 4th. But they said he threw 112 through 6 his last time out.
i like Tori Hunter, but someone should respectfully knock him down tonight.
CC
Joba
Wang
Lowe—like him more than aj burnett who at 32 seems like he’s still learning to pitch…when he’s healthy.
Hughes. or Moose if he does not retire.
The angels has knock us around for 10 years, you think the yankees will do something about it
A A A update anyone?
I can’t get milb to work right on this blackberry
3-2 scranton / top 5
Ty
3-2 bottom 5
It makes sense to leave the youngsters in Scranton until the playoffs are over. Hughes needs innings. Even if he were to get the same # of starts here, he’ll get more innings there. I’d assume we may see him after the playoffs.
People need to have some perspective on this season. We lost 3 of our top 6 starters to injury including our ace. Kennedy was completely ineffective at the major league level. 4 of 7 if you count Giese. And Kennedy was completely ineffective. What teams have ever survived to make the playoffs when they lost 5 of 7 starters? And Horne would have been a likely callup if not for his arm problems. For all of the talk of our offense, its our pitching that killed us this year. All hope for this season was lost when Joba and Giese went down in Anaheim. At that point, we were mostly stuck with the idea of trotting Ponson and Rasner every fifth day.
This year was hard to watch, but keep some perspective. Wang will be back next year. Joba will be back in the rotation next year. Hughes will likely join him at some point. Maybe we even get some a top line FA starter as well. As good as Moose has been this year, if anyone had told you that Moose was going to be the Ace and Pavano would not only be in the rotation but the 2nd best starter (let’s face it Pettite has mostly sucked the last two months), who would have thought that the yankees would have any chance. None of us. So stop blaming Giradi and stop crying about the effort. No matter how hard this team tries, this year is over for the yankees.
We will be better next year. We have to be. There is no way we are going to have that kind of bad luck with our pitching staff health two years in a row. That said, the team needs to get younger and more athletic and it can’t wait until Damon and Matsui leave via free agency in 2010. At least one of those guys should be traded next year. And if we are going to try to trade for one younger position player to build around, it should be an OFer not a 1B. We need young talent and speed at the skill positions not 1B.
For me, the most depressing thing about watching the game last night wasn’t the score but realizing that the Angels had 4 better options at CF (Hunter, Matthews, Figgins, Willets) than the Yankees. Maybe we can pry one loose for next year.
Come on Kazmir! One more out and it’s an official game…
trenton is also winning 3-1
I hope MLB gives more games to Hunter than Pudgey, he was the one who went over board and caused it.
I get the impression that they plan to use Joba in relief (at least at the start of next season). I’d offer Mussina 1 year. There’s a novel idea: cutting back on long-term contracts (see Rodriguez, Alex; Giambi, Jason; Posada, Jorge; too many more to mention).
They can give Pudge 19 games, for all it matters. He’s finished. At least he’d better be finished in pinstripes.
Official game (in case the rain really starts up.) Rays still leading 3-2.
what a disappointment ivan has been
I agree that long term deals are a problem. I personally wouldn’t sign ANYBODY past their age 36 season.
Not a bad idea, Mark. Sometimes you need to make a rare exception for serviceable lefty relievers. However, I agree in principle.
KING — you’re absolutely right. The Pudge – Farnsworth trade benefited both and neither party.
4-2 swb yankees
shelly duncan just scored
“I get the impression that they plan to use Joba in relief (at least at the start of next season).”
I think you are right that there’s an innings limitation and that they will probably baby him next year. I think it would be a mistake though to start him out in bullpen. Heaven forbid he starts in the bullpen and gets injured midway through the season before you’ve really transitioned him to being a starter. Then you are dealing with this innings restriction again in 2010. Let him start as a starter and when he approaches his innings limit, switch him to the bullpen and use him as a weapon there. For all we know he might have a few injuries along the way and not even need to go to the bullpen. Hughes obviously never approached his limit this year.
Z, we’ll call it the Jesse Orosco exception
“Al,
I meant the AFC East, but am very impressed with the quick response. Did you do all the divisions?”
Oh sorry for the NFC North response my bad. AFC East as follows:
NY Jets- 11-5
NE Patriots- 10-6
Bills- 10-6
Dolphins- 7-9
4-2 Scranton, after 6. David Price has 9 SOs, but is losing. Chase Wright not as glamorous, but more effective. David Robertson in to pitch.
When Kim Jones as a new hire let some of the then-reigning Tampa mafia dictate what questions she put to Torre in an effort to embarrass him, he refused to let her have first crack at the post-game interview questions any more — she had to stand around in the herd waving her YES microphone until he let three or four other reporters get in ahead of her. Until she fessed up and promised to be good.
You notice now they don’t let anyone else have a mike that projects their voices so now nobody can hear what questions the reporter asks unless the person is standing very close to the one that picks up the manager’s voice. So Girardi can’t as easily pull Torre’s trick no matter how annoying Jones gets — she’s the only one whose questions are going over YES’s air these days. Makes the interviews less interesting to fans since much of the time we have to guess what questions is being answered, but what do they care as long as they have control?
LOL Mark, I was thinking the same thing when I typed that. Mike Myers also popped into my head. Even Mike Stanton would fit the bill. Heck, all three look like the Goose next to Billy Traber.
So, who catches next season? I’m sure the Yanks can’t count on Posada for too many games behind the plate. I doubt that arm will ever really be right again.
Hey. So unless some miracle happens, the Yankees aren’t going to be playing in October (which may be a good thing, maybe they will realize how much it sucks to be at home in October.)
But I just thought I’d ask, to see, who everyone would be routing for now? I personally am cheering for the Cubs.
The Phillies/Marlins game is kinda interesting
Anyone but Boston, please. The Cubs do make a nice story.
““I get the impression that they plan to use Joba in relief (at least at the start of next season).â€
I think you are right that there’s an innings limitation and that they will probably baby him next year. I think it would be a mistake though to start him out in bullpen. Heaven forbid he starts in the bullpen and gets injured midway through the season before you’ve really transitioned him to being a starter. Then you are dealing with this innings restriction again in 2010. Let him start as a starter and when he approaches his innings limit, switch him to the bullpen and use him as a weapon there. For all we know he might have a few injuries along the way and not even need to go to the bullpen. Hughes obviously never approached his limit this year.”
Joba will likely finish this year with around 100 innings I think they should get him a few starts in the Fall/Winter leagues to get the IP count to around 120. Then next season he can throw 145-150. Putting him in the pen for April and a good portion of May would keep his IP low maybe 20-30 for those first 2 months. Then the remaining 120 innings remaining on his innings limit count can be spent on starting from June-hopefully the playoffs. If you do the math starting from June-October is likely around 20 starts at 6IP per start that is exactly 120 IP. I put a lot of thought into this.
Agreed about the Boston thing. If the standings stay, won’t Boston end up playing the Anaheim the first series?
Oh well nobody spam me!
Yes, Katie, but only if TB holds on in the East. My gut tells me this isn’t going to happen.
Well, the FA market for catchers is really a dud. Not sure we can aquire anybody better than molina because we have many holes to fill. does Posada play first or dh. what becomes of matsui? nuts!
Joba in the bullpen next April = tears of frustration for me
Molina should play today. the last time Molina faced his former pitcher, he homered off him. WHERE’S RANSOM TOO?
Mark — I see Molina as a 60 – 80 game per season option. They’ll need someone else to split the load.
I hope Tampa Holds on. Just for the sake of seeing Boston git kicked out in the first round
Why is Poson starting on Friday????
I thought they were gonna let Mosse get as many chances as possible to get to 20????
This ticks me off also since Friday night will be the last time I go the Stadium and I was hoping to at least have Moose to cheer for.
“I hope Tampa Holds on. Just for the sake of seeing Boston git kicked out in the first round”
Boston has a good track record against Anaheim in postseason.
It would be an excellent series.
“Joba in the bullpen next April = tears of frustration for me”
I know its upsetting but in order to have Joba starting in October he has to at least spend April in the pen.
Moose said something about using the extra day to heal from getting hit in the chest with a ball.
More importantly you don’t want Bosotn getting homefield.
The WC would prevent that from happening for them.
Re: Matsui, I agree with an earlier poster that the Yanks should try to move either him or Damon in the offseason. I mean they basically fill the same role at this stage of their careers. I realize neither will bring too much in return, but do we really want/need both?
When the Rays come into town I’ll be happy if the Yanks lose 2 out of 3 (Moose needs to win his game). No need to help pig Schill & his crew out because I’m a bitter NYY fan who cheers when Brady goes down. 18-1!
Hey, nobody said playing a Spoiler is selfless & fair.
Joey’s Poodle -
I knew there was something with Kim and Torre.
But the post-game manager’s interview is not enjoyable -even when they win. The player interviews are what they are. I just like to extend my viewing experience. I no longer expect to get a lot of information.
I hope the Rays end up taking it all. I of course will root for any team BUT the Sux. And I will root all the way for the AL – unless it’s the Sux in there at the end.
“Why is Poson starting on Friday????”
Extra rest for Mussina. It’s better for him and his chance at 20.
The Friday Night Passion at the Stadium. Friday nights have always been bad. I’m usually there but not this Fri. Thankfully
Cashman said when Phil got off the DL that he will not be handing out any free service time unless it was earned. Hence, Ponson still in the rotation.
let’s just hope Aceves could hold off the Angel’s offense tonight.
Okay, Schilling is an idiot. He talks without thinking and is a disgrace to baseball. About the Tom Brady thing, does he really think New York is the only one cheering? Now other teams actually have a chance of winning. They can’t lie and say they aren’t happy because he’s gone. If anything, it shows the respect and how good Tom Brady really is.
I believe just pushing him back a day he’ll still get another 4 starts. It doesn’t change that.
Apparently that ball to the chest really hurt him. He said it took him a few innings to shake it off, and it still bothered him after the game.
I think the Angels have something to prove this post-season. Last year, if you remember, they went down rather meekly. A pushover for Boston. I think they’re a stronger team this year and it should not be a cakewalk for whoever plays them. But Boston can’t have home field. If they get to that last game at Fenway, I would expect Boston to win
I don’t care who wins it all, as long as it ain’t the Red Sox. Angels ain’t too high on my list either.
Go Cubs/Rays/Brewers…
Scorpio I’m with you and also about the Brady Bunch. Karma is a blitch, as we well know with the steroids junk and the payback it seems we’ve gotten (enough!).
So I think that Spygate is deserving of seeing the Patriots take it on the chin.
Ok am I the only that thinks Delgado is on steroids or something ?
“Scorpio I’m with you and also about the Brady Bunch. Karma is a blitch, as we well know with the steroids junk and the payback it seems we’ve gotten (enough!).
So I think that Spygate is deserving of seeing the Patriots take it on the chin.”
Amen Trisha.
trisha – trying to wake up from the season-long nightmare
September 9th, 2008 at 9:31 pm
“I hope the Rays end up taking it all. I of course will root for any team BUT the Sux. And I will root all the way for the AL – unless it’s the Sux in there at the end.”
Trisha…I can just feel the love! Actually I do understand why a Yankee fan would cheer for anyone but the Sox.
I’m rooting for the Brewers, Phillies and Cubs.
wow, the Mets fans are chanting MVP to Delgardo while they boo’d him earlier in the season. weird!!
Cubs/Rays/Brewers – you know it would be so good for the game if any of the three took it.
I tivo’d last night’s game and postgame and just now watched it. Torii Hunter needs to be drilled tonight. Yes, IRod was wrong to stick out his arm, but he didnt know Hunter had tripped over the bat. All he felt was Hunter’s weight on him. It wasnt a hard push by any means from Pudge. Hunter over reacted and now needs to pay.
My money says these souless millionares dont do a thing about it.
“PLENTY OF FIGHT? NOT REALLY: The Yankees have scored one run in their last 16 innings.”
With the injuries and season-long lack of offense, Johan Santana would not have made a difference this year. I’m behind Cashman’s plan to value the youngbloods and stick with them. My regret is that both Hughes and IPK will need at least a full season to get knocked around and learn how to pitch in the bigs, and this one was wasted.
Dig in, my brothers and sisters. ’09 will be more interesting than this campaign, for certain. And hopefully lay the foundation for another ‘run’.
Also, kudos to Pete for a job well done on both his reporting and driving this blog. Keep up the great work, you ink-stained wretch, you!
Ok am I the only that thinks Delgado is on steroids or something ?
NO. i think so too. the fans are two-faced. wow!!
I think it would be cool to see the Rays/Cubs. Given how bad the Cubs have been at Tropicana but how good they have been at Wrigley, that would make an enjoyable WS
ed- No stranger than when morons at YS booed Alex and chanted MVP.
Brandon –
I asked my husband if Carlos had been tested recently.
I don’t really think he’s taking anything, though. He just turned it around. He owes the Yankees around of thanks on that.
Cubs phils dodgers rays
these aren’t just small HRs they’re near 470 feet shots I’m sorry but I keep on thinking he’s on something.
6-2 scranton Yankees
I’m rooting for the Cubs moreso than the other teams cause Sweet Lou was a sweet Yankee once upon a time =)
Both Matsui and Damon are fA after next season–I think. So the question becomes who gwts moved. Matsui imo is no longer an of’er so what al team needs a dh. Damon may have more value because some team may feel he is still a cf’er. I’d offer them both around at the winter meetings and trade the one who gets beter value.
As for catcher maybe Laird or one of Tex.’s other catching prospects.
I think it’s the Cubs year. Now as I say this, watch they will probably loose in the 1st round…
ed- No stranger than when morons at YS booed Alex and chanted MVP.
it took a year for them to chant MVP after the awful 06 season. if somehow, ARod gets hot from now to the last out of the season and leaded the Yanks to the playoffs, of course the MVP chants would start.
Wouldn’t it be great if Torre ended up with another WS win? I think that would be funny. I know it probably won’t happen because the Dodgers aren’t good enough in my opinion, but I don’t think he could shove it in the Yankees face’s anymore than that….
Trader Mark© -
Both Matsui and Damon have said that they are willing to play 1B next year – which surprised me.
According to Sweeney Murti Matsui might even rehab without surgery – which makes little sense to me.
I miss Aaron Boone. will the Yanks ever sign him again? prehaps as a bench player?
is it me or im hearing some girl making plans with someone on camera during the mets game?
Seriously?–Thanks for the good info, I missed that. I agree that Matsui should just have the surgery and get it over with.
there is no chance the Yanks will come out and hit Hunter. this team is so soft it is scary.
the yanks have to shop ; matsui, damon, and cano… IF they get good value back they should move at least 1 of the OF.. Cano has to be looked at seriously to move…..
this team needs at least 8 new players…..
“My money says these souless millionares dont do a thing about it.”
I’m confused about people who get baseball confused with Fight Club. This isn’t the IFC – Either you win or you lose on the scoreboard.
Real Yankee fans used to make fun of BoSox who got all riled up about how tough they were while finishing out of the money year after year after year. It is idiotic to play bean ball or root for bench clearing brawls. It is what losers use to make themselves feel better while they are watching the playoffs.
aaron boone, is old and bad so yes maybe the yanks will sign him..
Whoa the ‘fake Joba’ really looked like him!
http://www.thefightins.com/mee.....ard-stern/
Rays better take this game. They had so many opportunities to break it open and couldn’t do it.
Nice to see Ortiz fly out.
I think next year is the “rebuilding” year, this year was just let’s see how we can make ourselves look like complete fools in baseball.
Ironically, Farnsworth probably would’ve been the only one ballsy enough to drill Hunter.
Katie- no it wouldn’t be great. For the last 7 years he couldn’t get the Yankees past the first round. So if he somehow (which he won’t) got the Dodgers to the ws i’d be ticked.
TK
Careful. Based on the witty banter here this afternoon someone might try and take away your man card for thinking that way.
I’m rooting for Aceves.
jennifer – I am so with you on that. The last thing I want to see is Torre succeed. I’m one of the people who felt he should have taken the money they offered if he wanted to stick around since they built in incentives if he could once again find a way to have the best team in baseball perform like one. But he saw that as an insult. I would have been equally happy if they didn’t offer him anything and sent him on his way but they actually wanted his ugly butt back. So let me see, he deserved to be the highest paid manager in baseball without getting top results year after year and being booted in the first round? I doubt it.
Jennifer- I didn’t literally mean it would be great given how horrible the Yankees were in the play offs with him.
However, I do believe there is only so much you can blame on a manager, same goes for Girardi. He doesn’t have any affect over how well his pitcher will pitch or how well his hitters will hit, all he can do is prepare them the best way possible.
But it is his job to put the best pitcher and hitters up there everyday. It is also his job to realize his pitcher is struggling and get him out of the game or realize his hitter is swinging at pitches a 4 year old wouldn’t even swing at. It’s all how you look at it I guess.
Jennifer -
I don’t want to quibble, but in 2001 they got to the WS, in 2002 they were eliminated, but I forgot what round – I think it was ALCLS; in 2003 they got to the WS; 2004 made it to the ALCS; 2005-07 out in first round.
But your point is well-taken. He couldn’t get a much better team to the WS since 2003. If he gets there with the Dodgers, that would stink. (However, back in April when the season was new, I thought it would be cool for there to be a Yankees-Dodgers WS, with the Yankees winning, of course.) Sigh.
Nah the Joba impersonator was not built at all(Joba is a big guy)and kinda short, those girls he fooled must have had 5 Cuervos under their belt by the time he came around.
Jennifer and Trisha
Sorry but I can’t root against Mattingly getting a ring even if he’s wearing the wrong uniform and hanging on the left coast these days.
pat -
I didn’t follow all of the conversation earlier today but it seemed like a number of people need to ‘cycle off’.
Until they have Teddy Atlas in the dugout and ‘cut men’ to deal with things I rather just see a clutch single to opposite field with men on 2nd and 3rd.
My ‘man card’ secure, unlike some of my brother-posters.
Must suck for Schilling that he’s made less starts than Carl Pavano
I want Torre to do well, just not THIS year.
That’s how I feel about the Mets, it will be painful for Willie Randolph to see his team make it to the WS without him, even though him not being there prob had something to do with it.
“I think next year is the “rebuilding†year, this year was just let’s see how we can make ourselves look like complete fools in baseball.”
Whats sad is that I agree. Especially if we dont get CC I think we are staring at 80 something win again.
Doreen- You are correct, my bad. The bad losses ran together.
Katie- You are correct to a point. In 2004 he panicked big time. He used Mo in a no win situation. Also I don’t recall, if he argued or not, but for the sake of my argument he didn’t. When Tony Clarks ball bounced over the short wall, and they send back what would have been the winning run back to third, when they would have scored easily. I didn’t like hearing that what is the point of arguing it doesn’t change anything. When I believe that to be wrong. On an incorrect call on a base, you argue, maybe they’ll give you a call later in the game.
Al from Bk –
LOL! agree, whoever thought that was Joba is NOT a NYY fan.
TK
An evolved male. My hero!
Al
Just look at the face.
Yeah I forgot about the Donnie connection. That makes it tougher.
If Torre gets his team to the playoffs, then he deserves it. Girardi made bad move after bad move and certainly didn’t put the best team/lineup out there to improve his team’s chances. Right, let’s rest the “hot bat” because that makes sense.
GO TORRE.
Katie,
Yes it would be great for Torre to go to the WS again, but he doesn’t have to go that far to be a left-coast success. LAD’s fans will be ecstatic with any kind of competitive showing at any level in the post-season. Remember that the Dodgers have only won one game in the post-season in the last decade. They win two games and they’ve just doubled their ten-year record.
Now I’ve got to go watch a game — see what Aceves has to show me.
tied game in Scranton
pen blew it!
And SWB picks the right time to screw up…
WANG, he has a team in an awful divison, just above .500. He isn’t doing that great of a job with them.
What the heck is Gomes doing down in AAA?
“Rotation for Tampa Bay: Ponson, Moose, Pavano”…..what a frickin’ joke….one final SCREW YOU to the Moose…Keeping Ponson in the rotation AND making sure that Moose has NO SHOT at 20 wins….this team IS A TOTAL JOKE THIS YEAR !
Got this from Newsdays blog
*A group of six players went to see Jay Leno’s car collection today. He has 120 classic cars and 90 motorcycles. Mussina, Chris Britton, Johnny Damon, Dan Giese, Xavier Nady and Darrell Rasner went.
Whats sad is that I agree. Especially if we dont get CC I think we are staring at 80 something win again.
if the Brewers doesn’t retain CC, once the last out of the WS is over, everyone will go on a bidding war for him. As for Ben Sheets, which I think he’s plan B. It will be awesome if the Yanks could land CC and Sheets.
“Al
Just look at the face.”
A bit similar but the overall impersonation looked weak.
What do you know Al, we agree again!
Hows our trade for Sizemore, Martinez, and Cliff Lee looking? I bet the hot stove is on fire right now… haha
*Mike Mussina will still get four more starts this season, but will not pitch again until Saturday. He could use the extra day’s rest, with the bruise on his sternum from Friday. So the weekend series will be Sidney Ponson, Mussina and Carl Pavano.
What the heck is Gomes doing down in AAA?
he was demoted due of lack of offense.
If my quick math is right, Edwar has a 2.10 ERA and a 1.03 WHIP against all teams aside from the Angels this season.
Pretty impressive, eh?
Jennifer, he’s there in case they need someone to go after Shelley!
Chase Wright outdueled David Price and D-Rob/Kroenke give the game back
Al cut the head off the body, and it looks pretty similar to him.
robertson continues to embarass himself in AAA
“if the Brewers doesn’t retain CC, once the last out of the WS is over, everyone will go on a bidding war for him. As for Ben Sheets, which I think he’s plan B. It will be awesome if the Yanks could land CC and Sheets”
Pass. Sheets would be average at best in the AL East, CC well hes done the AL before.
Micheal Dunn 2 BB and 3K’s no ER in Trenton
“robertson continues to embarass himself in AAA”
He didn’t allow the tying run or walk the go-ahead run in like Strickland. Ease up.
“What do you know Al, we agree again!
Hows our trade for Sizemore, Martinez, and Cliff Lee looking? I bet the hot stove is on fire right now… haha”
Katie you are one smart cookie. I added onto that trade Suzyn Waldman for Hafner.
when ervin santana hits jeter today, will he go shake his hand before he walks to 1st?
TKinDC,
I’m every bit as much of a “real basebal fan” as you are so there’s no need to get condescending.
The fact is, this Yankee team has exhibited zero esprit de corps that winning Yankee, not Red Sox teams, used to have. You think David Cone would stand for his catcher being unavailable because he got shoved in the back?
Ron Guidry? Goose Gossage? It has nothing to do with a “Fight Club”.Payback is a part of baseball that’s as old as the game itself. It’s what keep them honest.
If you guys have time bet on the Mets BP tonight.
Trenton Thunder won!!
“Al cut the head off the body, and it looks pretty similar to him.”
Agreed. However as a woman you can tell me how many drinks would it take you to think that guy was Joba?
Congratulations to Derek Jeter!
Al- Suzyn Waldman for Hafner sounds good.
GO THUNDER !
“when ervin santana hits jeter today, will he go shake his hand before he walks to 1st?”
You were half right Felix. First hes gonna go hug Mike Scoscia for calling the HBP.
It’s not a Yankees game unless someone hits into a dp..
About 7, like you said he is skinny and short.
Waldman + Sterling for Hafner/Cabrera
Congrats to the Trenton Thunder.
Oh ya!!!!
4-3 Sox leading with Jason Bay homerun.
“Al- Suzyn Waldman for Hafner sounds good.”
I was considering Sterling and a gift certificate to Benihana but who would want Sterling?
So unbelievable as to be a curse of its own.
Dan Wheeler gives up the go ahead run to the Sux in the bottom of the 8th.
So the dancing fruitcake will be on for the 9th.
Rays had a ton of chances to put the game out of sight and just couldn’t deliver.
Wow, Cano dove!! I’m proud…no joke, no sarcasm.
Oh ya!!!!
4-3 Sox leading with Jason Bay homerun.
Hey how are doing buddy wonderful night out here isn’t it, you feeling good, how you’ve been
You’ve got to hand it to the Sox, they clearly know what they are doing. Amazing team and Bay was a huge pick up. Wish Theo was our GM.
We can give Sterling for some bats and balls!
“Waldman + Sterling for Hafner/Cabrera”
Brandon- I’m glad to see you enjoy absurd ideas as well.
“Oh ya!!!!
4-3 Sox leading with Jason Bay homerun.”
Very apparent troll spotted.
Amazing that with the Son of Sam forum that Sux fans have that brags thousands of members of Sux Nation some of them still need to groupie around here.
Well imitation is the most sincere form of flattery. Their need to hang here tells you they will never lose that inferiority complex.
““Oh ya!!!!
4-3 Sox leading with Jason Bay homerun.—
Hows your QB’s knee feeling? I just mailed my “Thank you” card to Bernard Pollard.
Hey Drive 4-5
If hitting Torii with a pitch is going to make you feel better – then have at it.
I have a hard time getting worked up over a shoving match between Pudge (a 2-month Yankee?) and Hunter. But if you think our sacred honor rests upon it we just see things differently – I’d prefer we embarrass them on the scoreboard and the field of play.
It is a free country -
Is Casey Blake an FA after this year?
“So the dancing fruitcake will be on for the 9th.”
Paps might be a fruitcake, but at least he’s not a common fruitbat:
http://www.sonsofsamhorn.net/w.....p/Fruitbat
A fruitbat closing games for a 4th place team, for that matter!
The Mexican Gangster makes it out the 1st
Nice start AA
Funny Al, because I was just sending my Get Better anytime in the next couple of years, and don’t worry you won’t be missed card to Brady.
loredo, I mean plaredo –
YAWN!
Don’t feed the trolls they’ll just get fat.
Tie game!!! Johnson takes Papelbone deep!
I got to admit the Mets BP has turned spectacular all of the sudden. 1 ER in last 27 IP.. not bad. I guess Wagner was the cancer.
“We can give Sterling for some bats and balls!”
Hmmm maybe. I’d prefer a case of energy bars for the locker room and a new set of fungo bats.
HEY KIDS!!!! PAPELCRAP JUST GAVE UP A HOMER!!!
OH YA!
All tied up in Boston
hahahaha…go Rays, don’t fold!! Remember 9=8!
GO RAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
True Al- maybe we can get Moose some Mountain Dew as well.
“Funny Al, because I was just sending my Get Better anytime in the next couple of years, and don’t worry you won’t be missed card to Brady.”
Oh cool. Does he really live at 123 Gisele Bundchen lane?
Rays-Sawx is kind of like the Germany-USSR right?
We just root for both sides to lose?
heh, how quickly the trolls disappear now.
i think placebo over there is up past his bedtime
Yeah, but rumor has it she’s not looking to marry anytime soon, so he will probably be out on the streets before too long. She’s not willing to get knocked up and ruin her body just for him to leave again..
A shame! Perez just missed a homer!!!
“HEY KIDS!!!! PAPELCRAP JUST GAVE UP A HOMER!!!
OH YA!”
I thought that this was going to have a link to the Kool Aid guy now that would been hilarious.
That was like 5 at bats last night. Good job Alex
great ab by arod there
Good AB by A-Rod.
“Yeah, but rumor has it she’s not looking to marry anytime soon, so he will probably be out on the streets before too long. She’s not willing to get knocked up and ruin her body just for him to leave again..”
Yeah, no woman wants to have this guys kids Bridget Moynahan already made that mistake.
Here We Go!
Tori shivers
OUR HERO EX-YANKEE DIONER NAVARRO!!!
Good job by the dancing fruitcake. Rays lead 5-4!
Come back Sux fans!!! Come back!!!
This is exactly the kind of baseball I like to see from Papelbon.
Al- They would be some ugly kids
Nothing better than watching Papelbon blow a save.
Unless of course it’s against the Yanks.
Better to be lucky than to be good.
We are still here trisha….game isn’t over yet!
Hey wasn’t Dioner Navarro a Yankee prospect too? Just beat the Sox with walk off double. Having a good year for a catcher based on a cursory look.
Brady kind of has that James Carville, ET, Wizard of Oz kind of forehead going on.
I must admit, it feels good when the opponent’s OF plays like a Yankee OF.
HAHAHA!
“guyz papelbawn iz da best clozer evar!!!oneoneone”
God I love seeing the trolls disappear when this stuff happens.
Yay Nady!
What was it he once said: “ground balls with eyes and bloops are how you’re going to beat me”.
Umm, Dan Johnson hit one 390 feet over your own bullpen tonight, Jonathan, and some other dude without his own baseball card yet hit a double off the top of the wall.
Idiot.
Oops wasn’t a walk off. Wishful thinking on my part.
Son of Sam Horn forum ——–>
Oh look. A run thingie for the Yanks
This will be just funny if the Yankees drop a 3 spot vs Johan Santana tonight.
Ugly swing from Hideki.
Who closes for Tampa
Trisha- He has a big forhead, but atleast he chooses the right attire to cover it… http://www.thehollywoodgossip......-brady.jpg
That was some risky running by A-Rod.
Does anyone else giggle when Giambi runs?
Papelbum is about as likable as Vladimir Putin.
I think Percival closes for the Rays…ugh, he’s not that great, iirc.
LMAO
Giambi doesn’t run he more of gallops and then comes into very short steps when he is about to touch a base.
Sox will come back to win this one – no way percival closes the door.
Watch out Pavano!
A dejected Papelbon in the dugout.
http://data2.blog.de/media/054.....def_m.jpeg
Nice job there by Hideki and Robbie.
Yankee season encapsulated in an at-bat, once again.
The best thing that could have come out of that at bat is if Pavano got plunked. Cano swung at about 4 balls there
Katie: That’s what makes me giggle!
Exactly why we suck.. 2nd and 3rd with no outs and they can’t score..can’t even make contact. They should just dump everybody, don’t even wait ’till the end of the season.
oh my gosh trisha- I laughed so hard when I opened that picture
Katie –
Tie game in Scranton one out runner on second.
If it were the Angels in that situation, they would be leading by at least 3 now.
Without the risky baserunning, Yanks come out of that inning without a run.
Yeah Andrea, it’s pretty sad how he runs, I know he is bigger, but he is an athlete and should atleast run like one!
ok, we met our 1 run quota for the night…
COME ON TROY!!!
I’m liking the photo journalism going on here. Keep it up ladies.
Aceves is # 91. Is that a first?
When you have an agressive batting coach like Long those are the results your going to get.
“That Jason Varitek is more valuable to his (burp) team than any (hiccup) other team, (burp) um I mean (braaaappp) player”….. Peter Gammons
Aceves is # 91. Is that a first?
he chose 91 because of Dennis Rodman.
Scranton…walk off hit by Eric Duncan!
Tim Battle is in AAA huh whaa ? did I miss something ?
Hoping Alfredo can go 8 innings!?
Duncan Eric w/ the walkoff !
Bronx Jeers: he said he was a fan of Rodman or something, I think. Kind of strange.
Manny took 99 in LA. So Taguchi (I forget where he is) usually takes 99 too. So there are large numbers being used in MLB during regular season.
Scranton won, courtesy of Eric Duncan
Great Night for the Minors…Nice wins for SWB and Trenton…
Papi posed on that one – thought it was a goner
He was my sleeper pick, but for the big league team.
Ah! Fat Crappy hits a short fly out.
Two down. That has a nice ring.
COME ON TROY!!!
.353 AVG in the playoffs for Eric Duncan (that has to be a misprint)
Yeah E-Dunc the non prospect!!
Let’s go Percival!
“he chose 91 because of Dennis Rodman.”
Is that true? If So then you’re right. Strange things do happen in baseball.
Aceves nickname could be “El Gusano” — The Worm in spanish
Coco Crisp.
What a gaff name.
Just sayin.
GAME RAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“courtesy of Eric Duncan”
Who? But seriously good for him.
.353 AVG in the playoffs for Eric Duncan (that has to be a misprint)
I wonder if Cashman decides to finally bring up E-Duncan this year?
Yeah E-Dunc the non prospect!!
Yup the 23 yr. old non prospect
All hail the dejected owner of the L, Jonathan Papelcrapeloser!!!
http://data2.blog.de/media/054.....def_m.jpeg
Those gritty gutty Rays…
Yay Rays!!!
Okay well as much as I hate to admit it, I’m dead tired and have to get up at 6:45 in the AM so I am heading out.
Night All!
Go Yankees!
Is there another round of the AAA playoffs? I’d like to see some winners play baseball for a change. Go Wilkes-Barre!
I wonder if Cashman decides to finally bring up E-Duncan this year?
We could showcase him and see if someone bites.
Brendan – Tim Battle was recently added to AAA roster. I forgot why, one of the other outfielders at SWB was released, injured or something. It was part of a series of transactions a couple of days ago. Big hit for the kid.
Night Katie! We’ll keep the faith for ya.
5th blown save for the smear. I like that.
Bronx Jeers, yeah its true about Aceves choosing #91. YES confirmed it.
“When I was in high school, I used to watch basketball and the Chicago Bulls,†Aceves said this morning. “Dennis Rodman was one of the best players at that time. The way he played, he played a lot mentally. He made the other players get frustrated.â€
http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/.....e-yankees/
Eric is only 23!!!
Abreu stinks at stealing…if he didn’t run as frequently I think he’d be much better.
Why does Abreu even try to steal anymore? Pathetic loser.
Everyone is playing for themselves now — Jeter making sure they got the ball (you could see him mouth it when he was on first) and Abreu stealing with A-Rod up… No fun…
We could showcase him and see if someone bites.
or maybe have him, Miranda, and Ransom audition for 1B next season.
Jason his first AB in AAA is in the playoffs ala Austin Jackson last year good for him but I doubt what happened to AJack happens w/ him.
My level of disdain for the Sox have reached new levels. I actually had my fingers crossed while refreshing ESPN GameCast. Here’s to you Schilling, happy recouping with Brady =)
Abreu should not be stealing anymore.
TKinDC,
I didnt know tenure came into play when it comes to protecting your own players. This isnt fotball,but Girardi was right last night. Emotion is a good thing.
As much as I didnt like it at the time because it came at the Yankee’s expense, Joe Madden was doing the right thing by letting it be known to the league that his team was going to stick together and not be pushed around. The Rays are now a tight knit group that plays hard. Obviously, this Yankee team of of emotionless automatons is the polar opposite of the Rays, or most winning teams for that matter.
““When I was in high school, I used to watch basketball and the Chicago Bulls,†Aceves said this morning. “Dennis Rodman was one of the best players at that time. The way he played, he played a lot mentally. He made the other players get frustrated.—
This guys a bulldog.
For someone who couldn’t hit his way out of a paper bag, Flaherty has a lot to say about hitting. Shouldn’t hitting be Kenny’s forte?
Anyone else starting to wonder if Toronto might still be in this thing?
They’ll be 7 behind Boston after tongiht. They got Halladay going tomorrow. They play Boston this weekend.
Don’t think they will, but that would be something.
They are on fire right now.
battle was called up to add to the roster after the callups to NYY. He also gets Jason Lane’s spot in the outfield.
wow, Aceves is dealing so far.
Damon, who likes to talk a lot about the team sucking and such, sure has had a great stretch when we needed the most. He’s something like 4 for 30 since after that Detroit game, when we still had a chance. Way to step up your game, idiot.
So Jeter passes Babe Ruth to move into second ALL TIME on the Yankees and he’s selfish for asking for the ball?
Bob,
Funny you mention that, I thought the same thing. It’s not impossible but outside of Halladay & Burnett, their other starters are not as reliable.
“When I was in high school, I used to watch basketball and the Chicago Bulls,†Aceves said this morning. “Dennis Rodman was one of the best players at that time. The way he played, he played a lot mentally. He made the other players get frustrated.â€
*chokes on rice* I don’t know whether I should be ok w/ that, ecstactic or disturbed.
Pat, he’s always talking about hitting, but, normally, about how bad he was. He still has one of the great game winners against Boston in the July 1st game when Jeter went into the stands.
If Aceves had some dark curly locks, might he resemble a thin Bartolo Colon?
I like him so far. I hope he sticks. Mexican guys are tough.
El Gusano !
38 – NO I don’t think he’s selfish for asking for the ball, but the Yankees never miss getting the balls, I think it just shows that individual accomplishments are top of mind these days…
This is my first time watching Aceves. Looks like he throws a lot of strikes, and he definitely has better stuff than Rasner and of course IPK. Not sure what to make of it if he has a good September though, because I learned from last year that September stats can be misleading.
SPEED KILLS.
I’m so glad I’m not blind or I would have no idea what has happened this inning the Angel announcers have been talking about the impending Angel celebration for the past inning. Worst broadcasting team in baseball
that was NOT a strike. wow..
Notice how they never show the pitch trax for questionable called strike 3′s?
Scranton won!
I’m soooo happpppyyyyyy for the AAA-ers.
5 seconds after the Angels announcer says Santana isn’t getting close calls, the ump gives him a call on a pitch outside of the strikezone to strikeout Matsui and end the inning.
I think Flaherty is a decent guy who is just trying to offer up suggestions why these guys cant hit. If anyone should get lost from the booth its Kay or Leiter.
This kid Aceves has guts.
He looks the best Mexican pitcher coming to the Yankees, over guys like Loaiza, Acevedo and Osuna.
Seems the best pitching piece in the majors since Valenzuela, so far.
Another Giambi, I am a statue hit…19 games left before the Yanks get a real 1st baseman…
Probably the most bleak moment of the year is going to be the post game after the Yanks get mathematically eliminated and we get to hear “tip your cap to the rays and sox, they earned it”.
Next year´s rotation: Wang, Joba, Hughes, Aceves, Coke… IPK…
nice AB by Arod in th efirst.. 13 pitch single.. that is what has been missing from this whole team the whole year.. even a 13 pitch out is good.
Giambi cannot move no matter how much he tries he is a boat anchor…
Aceves has me thinking 2 words : Innings eater.
ughhh !!!!
I guess captain I didn’t see it was shocked Robi dove.
Jeter kills the web gem
Another great moment for this awake team. This time the captain falls asleep. Have to love it…
Ugly play Jeter. Remove the spring from your glove.
Anybody wanna call Jeter lazy?
Defense?
Aceves should have been out of this.
“Wang, Joba, Hughes, Aceves, Coke… IPK…”
So 4 guys out of the rotation will be on strict innings limits thats a pretty well thought out rotation there.
our great fielding doing it in the 4th.
this team is bad…
Nothing like getting it done yourself.
Aceves!
Nice turn!
Geeze, at this point Aceves = Yankees ace!
He he he.
Great job for Aceves so far.
nice poise by Aceves there… both in getting the grounder after the muffed DP and fielding/throwing it flawlessly. i know it’s september but that shows a lot…
Aceves picks up after the capt’n!!
Guess Torii feels bad about lst night.
Aceves made a nice grab on the smash and Cano turned it quick. Good way to cover a mistake. Hasn’t happened much, lately.
Good job by Aceves to get out of that…
Cano finally is contagious to Jet…
I think Jeter was trying to get the number of the guy playing second who actually dove for a ball
Damon must get the worst made bats in history.
Damon continues his hot streak with another 0 for 3 (so far)..
Good job by Aceves so far. He has good stuff and he looks confident on the mound like he knows what he is doing.
Replay used tonight in the Pirates/Astros game. Double called by umps stood as called.
I’m guessing Girardi forgotted the Ransom homered off the Angels during his Yankee debut.
HAD HIM!!
AAA news:
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[Igawa] was the Yankees Pitcher of the Year and their most consistent starter throughout the season. ”
lol
lol
That fat SOB was out
Another bad call against the Yankees, shocker.
C.B. Bucknor = not good umpire… but he’s still better than Tim Tschida…
Jeter’s got to be the worst SS in MLB
I’ve also noticed that Aceves doesn’t mess around when he has 2 strikes on a hitter. He doesn’t even waste a pitch, just goes right after him.
Jeter playing short like The Babe.
Nice play to end the inning by Giambi. Saved an error and a run.
bad call, put Alfredo gets outta it.
Jeter got lucky on that one. The statue actually made the play.
Bad call by umps, what’s new? But why does Jeter & Cano always do the high swipe tag, they never position themselves with the glove against the base.
Giambi with hop. Who knew.
Big G trying to take out his replacement
gary matthews jr loves droppin flyballs against the yanks
Is Gary MAtthews that bad ?
Is Jeter actually going to be driven in from 3rd??!! Please don’t tell me another DP..home to 1st..
sac fly will do, A-rod
yes Brandon he is, he has been horrible this year. There is a writer in the LA Times that is relentless in his criticism of Matthews – ever since he would not own up to this HGH use.
but a 3-run HR is APPRECIATED!!!!!!
We should just kick his A..
stat padder
Thank you Arod!! He had the look of ha I can hit with runners on base.
it’s an a-bombbb from a-roddddddd
booya! A-bomb
way to go Alex!
That kind of stat padding let’s everyone exhale a little.
Nice to see the Scranton Yankees smack around the Rays’ big prospect, David Price.
Maybe, we’ll actually see one of the Duncans on the major league roster some day again, after all.
The Yankees need to decide what to do with Shelly next year. If they don’t promote him for ’09, I hope they release him, so he can audition for another team’s major league roster. He turns 30 next year.
Damn A-Rod is strong.
I love him more when he hits to the opposite field.
Another meaningless HR from A-Rod.
Err, wait.
Too bad the Yankees are mailing in their games and have been all season.
Meaningless to the team but not for Aceves, his family is in town, would be nice for him to celebrate with a win.
With the right pitching and a few player changes this team could be great.
Gee, I step out for 10 minutes and come back to find Alex hit another meaningless HR.
WTG
Matsui is terrible, he is hitting under .200 since coming back. I hope they find somebody to take him this off-season & get something in return.
With the right pitching and a few player changes this team could be great.
maybe this could start off the massive winning sreak we all been hoping for.
Ransom should start playing more!!
what a monster shot by a rod!!!!
How is it meaningless? It gives Aceves a little room for error. Although he’s pitched nicely with just one run of support until now – its always nice to have a little room for error regardless.
New Yankee pitching ace: ¡FREDO!
Angel,
Running joke on the blog.
Angel
I think it’s a running joke now more than people being serious about it being meaningless. At least I hope so.
There is no such thing as a meaningless HR. I don’t care if its a close game or a blow out, fans like the long ball, and it makes it tough on the opposing pitchers.
Nice debut by FREDO
Robbie got the memo. Cano is diving all over the place tonight.
lol, I know.
But I was just thinking, the lack of run support at times has hurt the pitching staff as well as the offense, because they’ve often been pitching with absolutely no room for error. So its nice to see that they Aceves on his first start has gotten a little support.
Yes, Angel, it was meaningless, but, at least Jeter had a “clutch triple”, huh?
Just kidding, of course.
Cano really has zero range to his left. He always gets a late 1st jump on the ball.
Man I hurt watching Vlad run down the line. Yikes.
I’m thinking most people it was definitely the running joke.
I was just making a somewhat serious observation about the effect that a lack of run support has had on the pitching staff at times this season. Bad timing, I guess.
Shut out gone! Let him pitch, Joe.
What happened to Torii? GD showing injured leg? Did he trip over a bat?
Cano’s ability to get balls to his left could be a factor of positioning as much as range.
lol. I’m happy to see everyone getting hits, to be honest. Its been so rare this year.
mel
Kay said sore quad.
pat,
Thanks. We call that ‘bachi’ (karma)
earlier today i heard from mike francesa dat he thinks that cano should play fisrt next year to me i would ratherr have abreu try to learn the position but in a ways that doesnt sound bad trying cano at first instead of wasting alot of money on tex or if we dont find someone from the orginization sign sumbody like millar or make a trade like for jacobs i think are main focus should be on pitching sign sabathia and burnett
Pat, that’s what Singleton and Flaherty were saying. Not sure which coach is supposed to positioning the infielders, or, maybe it’s Jeter’s job…not sure. I wonder if Cano can see the signs? Time to see the optometrist.
Good thing Texas is still winning. So if the Yanks can actually win this game we don’t have to see the Angels clinch.
meaningless HR
Damon can hit…Nice of him to bring his bat to the game.
Since when is it a Johnny Rocket and not Positively Damonic?? I really need to catch up on my Sterling-ese
Wow, clutch hitting for Damon! A CLUTCH HR. Too bad A-Rod can’t do that.
Now that the Yankees are up by 5 I want to see the next Yankees baserunner stealing.
Holy bejaysus, are we scoring runs?
Is this because I read 200 pages on the Domesday Book in two days that I suddenly got good karma?
more runs. woot woot!
Captains Corner
I was thinking the same thing and the Texas/Seattle game starts an hour after the Yanks/Angels tomorrow so they shouldn’t have to see a celebration no matter what happens tomorrow either.
“earlier today i heard from mike francesa dat he thinks that cano should play fisrt next year to me i would ratherr have abreu”
Yankees lead the league in potential 1st basemen. Cano doesn’t even hit enough for a 2nd baseman. Now he should play 1st?
Nice Damon!
GB
Cano is between a rock and a hard place playing between Giambi and Jeter. There might not be good positioning.
Jetes hustlin’! Thats our *soft* captain!
Only Damon can slap a HR.
“Wow, clutch hitting for Damon! A CLUTCH HR. Too bad A-Rod can’t do that.”
so damons 2run homerun with a 3 run lead is more clutch than arods 3run homerun with a 1 run lead?
…yea that makes perfect sense
I think A-Rod is the only player that hasn’t been suggested for first base next year, Cano and Abreu made the jump tonight
Another Ruthian hit for Jeter. Does he save the ball?
I’m looking for another ARod jack. It annoys me that Delgado has more HR’s now.
pat, that is good news. Since I wouldn’t want to be sick before going to bed tomorrow night if I had to watch that. Now Joba/Veras and or Marte have to do there job in the 7th and 8th.
Good evening, folks. I’m really happy for Aceves, this has got to be extra special for him. And big props to the LoHud poster from Mexico who was talking him up months ago. Has he been in?
Hey TK, 14.5 point spread in College Park; how do you feel about it?
How rude to take that triple away from Jetes.
WTF was that all about ?
how did tha tjust happen? help a confused overworked person out!!
RalphieD, we have many posters on here who will rag on A-Rod no matter what he does. If he hits a HR, then it is meaningless. These people really aren’t fans, they are just looking for a means to whine about their pitiful lives.
Holy Aceves!
Nice quality start there.
Pat, that’s a good possibility, but, still wondering about Cano’s eyes. He just misses the balls to his right. On his swings, he’s either just over it, or, just under it. Not trying to make excuses, but, it seems to have helped Betemit. He’s not striking out all that much, and has actually hit left handers fairly well, or, at least a bit better than his career average, considering how few times he’s seen them this year (.237/2 homers this year….233 career/7 homers).
Alfredo!
Aceves definitely earned his spot in the rotation. if only we could replace Ponson on friday. Phil Coke maybe, just to counter the Ray’s lefty lineup.
1 ER, 7 innings = better than quality start. Nice. Good job, AA!
If Aceves gets a complete game here, I’m reversing the numbers on my Tyler Clippard jersey in his honor.
Wonder what Ian Kennedy has to say
can someone share the post game? I am stuck in Norfolk, VA…
I hope they’re keeping some nice memorbilia for him for his first ML start.
If Aceves gets a complete game here, I’m reversing the numbers on my Tyler Clippard jersey in his honor.
or you mean Moeller’s number. lol
Desperté y tenÃa una sensación que iba a hacer les mirada estúpida.
Odds on Girardi calling Aceves “Freddy” in the postgame
*memorabilia
*goes crosseyed*
Bobby *goes wall-eyed*
i’ve never witnessed such fear in a mans heart as I did when Abreu got close to the wall
These announcers are obsessed with the “celebration”. Hopefully they can do it at the expense of another team.
Sidebar: It would be quite disastrous if the Red Sox got Burnett.
Bobby I promise you the wall does not have fire on it, it will not burn you even though you think it will. How pathetic..
If Bobby’s back next year, Joe needs to take a walk with him out in the field and when they get near the wall body check Abreu into it to show him it doesn’t hurt that much. Do it every day in spring training if necessary
Great start by Fredo Corleone
Nick you know what you just said
abreu had no chance to get to jump and get that ball. The ball was smoked and Bruney made a bad pitch. It might have been caught, but nobody plays a left handed, pull hitting, power hitter to hit a ball that far in the gaps.
No way to know but you just have to wonder how effective Aceves might have been if Pudge caught him. I don’t remember the last time Moeller let us down behind the plate.
I would definitely try to find a way to keep Moeller in our system. I also want Bruney back next season no question.
Nice to see the guys who should be getting the job done, get the job done.
Goes to show what can happen when you have an effective and quick starting pitcher. The guys seem to be more motivated all around.
Paint big fluffy clouds with angels and cherubs on the right field wall.
Have a wall designed by tempur-pedic.
Positively Damonic?
Meaningless HR
Brandon, I know what I *tried* to say, but I don’t know if it translated right.
wow johnny looks like he is out of his mini slump
Every time I see a Damon bomb I see the game 7 slam off Vasquez.
I need therapy.
Every time I see a Damon bomb I see the game 7 slam off Vasquez.
PArt of the reason I can’t stand him, I’ll root for him but as soon as he’s gone I won’t give a damn.
Geez, Johnny. So easy, a caveman can do it.
Can’t wait til this west coast trip is over because it wreaks havoc with my east coast butt! I am so tired in the morning.
trisha: One reason I’m glad I have only one class during the afternoon–my other two are 4.30 and 5.30 so I can pretend I live in a different time zone.
I want Coke to start on friday rather than Ponson. Coke starting would definitely counter the Ray’s left lineup.
No Melky even as a defensive replacement? and why not pull Damon who needs the rest and leave Nady in there
Diggin the Mickey gloves!
I went crosseyed trying to translate that, lol.
Spanish and French classes were way too long ago for me.
“I want Coke to start on friday rather than Ponson. Coke starting would definitely counter the Ray’s left lineup.”
Coke is just about at his innings limit..that is why he is in the bullpen.
Here come the stupid questions
Rebecca -
You’re lucky. What happens to me is that I can’t just turn over and fall asleep and so it will be late night television until I finally doze off. But at least I’ll sleep well when I finally do go off. When the Yankees lose games, especially games like Monday night’s, I don’t get very restful sleep!
Kim Jones: “Derek did ever just once pause and think about the mile stone”
“How bad did you guys need a win tonight ?”
Astute questions of Kim Jones
Coke is just about at his innings limit..that is why he is in the bullpen.
oh ok, gotcha. i wasn’t aware of that.
By the way, did you all hear DJ tell Kim Jones they’re still trying to make the postseason so that’s all he can concentrate on (when she asked about the impact of passing the Babe)? You really have to love that attitude and the fact they are still going for it.
GO YANKEES!!!!
Great game Aceves!!!
Brandon – she truly does ask idiotic flippin questions. It’s actually embarassing to listen to her.
Night all.
Cue Jim Mora.
Aceves showed some real huevos out there tonight doing what very few Yankee pitchers have done down there in LA. I guess his next start will be Mon against the W Sox. He threw strikes and trusted his stuff and his defense even as they unraveled a bit behind him. I hope this guy turns into a keeper. Mexican guys are fighters. SoCal guys are wimps. When was the last time we had a guy from Southern Cali who worked out? David Wells? (I’m speculating big time but it just gets my goat that Aceves just outpitched about 5 of guys who got starts this year)
Remember! El Gusano! “The Worm” You heard it here first.
Great job by Aceves. I was impressed.
And another sterling job by our GM keeping this starting pitcher down in the minors while we trotted our Rasner and Kennedy in important games.
Somehow I think this season was serious on the job training for Cashman which is sad considering how long he’s been GM now.
Girardi
Aceves- he was great… 7 strong innings…He told me he’s give me 7 today….faced a tough line-up, threw alot of strikes…to come up all the way from A ball it show alot…. the kid has alot of heart and isn’t phased by his surroundings…he has 4 weapons and he didn’t even throw many curves…. he has confidence in his pitches.
Jeter- passed a big name, it says alot about a player, he was right when he said we needed that one.
Alex- HR was a really big hit…Alex read the ball in the first inning because he’s a really good baserunner and that was a really big play….I like that aggressiveness…When Johnny and Alex have really big nights, we usually win.
We need more pitchers like Aceves…if he was experiencing any butterflies he certainly didn’t show it in his face…
Moeller
Aceves was able to command both sides of the plate with his fastball and throw everything for strikes…If his tempo is good he stays aggressive…The double play Aceves started was huge…He can draw from this game, he has good stuff and he can learn to pitch here…we were on the same page and the starts we had in AAA helped me know what he likes to do.
Damon
I’ll take the 2 HRs after how I started….I tinkered with my stance and it seemed to work…it’s been a rough go lately so it felt good…lots of guys have been struggling lately…It was good to get the HR from Alex to get the cushion…Aceves threw the ball well, we are proud of him…What we saw in Tampa impressed me, soming in in relief in throwing 100 pitches,,, he had great composure out there…Jeter passing Babe is a testiment to his longevity and producing year after year…It’s awesome Jeter has been able to spend his career with one team, not many guys can say that.
too bad Chase Wright pitched today. otherwise he could really counter the Rays’ lefty lineup and replace Ponson.
wow Pat, you actually remembered what Damon said? what did he said about cutting the lead down?
Aceves
I felt good… we played good defense and hit..good win…I wasn’t nervous with family here…I just followed the catcher, threw strikes and kept the ball down…This was an important moment in my career but it’s just another game…I didn’t think I would get to the big leagues when I started the year in Tampa but it’s just the first step in my career.
pat’s our transcriptionist. She was able to concentrate because she wasn’t cooking dinner. Were you playing Wii, pat?
Ed
I couldn’t remember it.
I was typing as he spoke so it’s not verbatim, just what I can get.
Pat, You’re awesome for doing that.
Aceves is even brave enough to try and speak in English. I like this guy a lot.
Congrats to Alfredo for a great start to his career. Nice of the Yankees to fight back today. For whatever reason they really tee off on the good pitchers.
Also congrats to Jeter. espn.com had a small article commemorating the achievement.
Also, if anyone has espn insider, would love a recap on what Keith Law said about Papelbon’s pitch selection being too predictable. Thanks in advance.
LOL ok, Pat. not a problem. =)
mel
They don’t let me play, I’m the referee.