Game 161: Yankees at Red Sox
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Sep 28, 2008 
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YANKEES (88-72)
Gardner CF
Damon LF
Abreu RF
A.Rodriguez 3B
Giambi 1B
Nady DH
Cano 2B
Ransom SS
Molina C
Mussina RHP
RED SOX (94-66)
Ellsbury CF
Pedroia 2B
Ortiz DH
Youkilis 3B
Drew RF
Bay LF
Kotsay 1B
Lowrie SS
Varitek C
Matsuzaka RHP
Mike Mussina (19-9, 3.47) vs. the Boston hitters.
Daisuke Matsuzaka (18-2, 2.80) vs. the Boston hitters.
Notes: The teams are supposed to play two games. However it’s raining. … The Yankees have won eight of nine and 11 of 3 while Boston has won four of six. … The Yankees are 8-8 against the Red Sox.
MOOSE ON THE LOOSE: Mike Mussina, 39, is trying to become the oldest player to win 20 games for the first time. … He is 1-2, 4.57 against the Sox in four starts this season. He is 20-17, 3.71 in his career against Boston (56 starts) and 10-8, 3.82 at Fenway Park (26 starts).
GO GO GARDNER: The scraptastic Brett Gardner is 13 of 40 with eight runs scored, four extra-base hits, seven RBI and four walks.
ASSORTED STATISTICAL NONSENSE: The Yankees are 33-22 in day games. … The Yankees are 40-39 on the road. … The Yankees are 76-0 when leading after eight innings, 72-2 when leading after seven and 67-4 when leading after six.
Before you get too excited about that, the Giants are 59-0 when leading after eight innings.
OTHER MILESTONES IN REACH: Jason Giambi has 96 RBI. … Bobby Abreu has scored 99 runs and has 39 doubles.
SUNDAY MORNING SONGS ON iPOD SHUFFLE MODE: In Someone Else’s Mind (The Soundtrack Of Our Lives), C’Mon, C’Mon (The Von Bondies), Tempted (Squeeze), Can’t Let It Go (The Goo Goo Dolls), Just The Other Side of Nowhere (Johnny Cash), One More Road to Cross (DMX), Johnny Strikes Up The Band (Warren Zevon), Walk Away Renee (Southside Johnny), 1977 (The Clash), Thru and Thru (The Rolling Stones)
Back later with updates.
UPDATE, 12:41 p.m.: Mariano Rivera said he hadn’t decided whether he would have surgery yet. “Soon,” he said. “Today or tomorrow.” … Joe Girardi hinted strongly that Joba Chamberlain would be a starter next season with an attempt made to control his innings. … Chien-Ming Wang heads to Tampa on Wednesday, Phil Hughes to Arizona around the same time. Wang expects to spend 2-3 weeks throwing.
They’re getting the field ready. Looks like we’ll have at least one game.
UPDATE, 1:44 p.m.: OK, the game is being delayed but they’re pulling the tarp.
Meanwhile the Red Sox just had a nice ceremony to retire the number of Johnny Pesky. Nomar Garciaparra of the playoff-bound Los Angeles Dodgers appeared via videotape to congratulate Pesky and received a huge hand from the crowd.
UPDATE, 1:50 p.m.: OK, now it’s raining again and the tarp is back on the field.
UPDATE, 2:08 p.m.: They’re starting to pull the tarp again. 2:30 p.m. scheduled first pitch.
Meanwhile, by now you’ve heard how Girardi has banned ice cream, candy and fast food from the clubhouse. It even applies on the road as he instructs the clubhouse workers to provide only healthy snacks. It drives the players crazy.
The clubhouse entrance at Fenway is right in the third-base concourse, only a few steps from an ice cream stand. So far this weekend I’ve seen Mariano Rivera, Alex Rodriguez and other players standing in line with fans to get an ice cream.
UPDATE, 2:33 p.m.: OK, we’re about to get underway.
UPDATE, 2:35 p.m.: Talked to Jose Molina for a while this morning. He has caught 728 innings this season, the most in his career by a long shot (his previous high was 603 in 2006). He said his knees are bothering him and he’s beat up but he was excited about catching Moose one more time.
“If he’s going to start the game, I’m going to catch him,” Molina said. “That’s all there is to it.”
UPDATE, 3:17 p.m.: Both guys are pitching gems so far. Moose: 3 1 0 0 1 1. Dice-K: 3 1 0 0 0 4.
Moose has thrown first-pitch strikes to eight of the 10 batters he has faced. It’s amazing what working ahead, staying ahead, changing speeds and working at a good tempo will do for a starter. The Moose is a craftsman at this stage in his career.
UPDATE, 3:33 p.m.: Short of hitting the Pesky Pole, that’s about the cheapest home run in the AL. But Xavier Nady will take and so will the Moose. Nancy Drew and his bad back wanted nothing to do with that wall.
OK, now the mission is to get the ball to Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning.
I always say I don’t root for teams, I root for stories. Well Moose winning his 20th would be a good story and that is what I am rooting for.
UPDATE, 3:51 p.m.: The Moose squelches the threat by getting Drew to ground into the double play. Now all we need are three more outs without rain, which could be a lot to ask the way this weekend has gone.
By the way, isn’t it interesting how Robbie Cano turned back Robbie Cano once he got the smack laid down on him? You really do have to wonder what would have happened to the Yankees if that had happened in June instead of September.
UPDATE, 4:13 p.m.: That’s five innings and Moose has been masterful. Three hits, one on a bad hop. He has thrown only 62 pitches through five innings, 52 of them strikes.
Three runs aren’t many at this park, however. The Yankees need to throw a few more up there.
UPDATE, 4:31 p.m.: The Moose is at 73 pitches. I would think he would stay in the game given how well he is pitching. His line so far: 6 3 0 0 2 3.
UPDATE, 4:37 p.m.: Wow, Moose is out. Phil Coke is on the mound.
Girardi said before the game that Moose would decide when he was coming out. If that is true, then I guess Moose decided he had enough after only 73 pitches. Seems strange to me to leave so much to chance. The only pitcher he should turn the ball over to is Mo.
Well, regardless, nine outs to get for No. 20.
UPDATE, 4:44 p.m.: It’s Phil Coke’s world and we’re all just living in it. Six outs to go.
Meanwhile, you can make a heck of a case for CC Sabathia for NL MVP. Who has been more valuable to a team than that guy?
UPDATE, 4:58 p.m.: Not much love there for Joba. But they can’t mess around. Tough spot for Bruney here but he could overmatch Lowie and Kottaras with his cheese.
UPDATE, 5:03 p.m.: 96 heater on the outside corner for one out. They would do well here just to allow one.
UPDATE, 5:12 p.m.: Oh boy. Now it’s 3-2 as Damaso Marte likely throws his last pitch as a Yankee. Now the Yankees turn a 3-2 lead to a sore-shouldered and rusty Mariano Rivera. He has not pitched since Tuesday in Toronto.
Quite a test for Mo.
Meanwhile, it’s starting to rain again.
UPDATE, 5:17 p.m.: That is why the man is the greatest ever. Fans the Little Leaguer on three pitches.
UPDATE, 5:23 p.m.: Big run there for the Yankees. Now it’s 4-2 with Mo on the mound. Moose is never going to get a better shot than this.
UPDATE, 5:30 p.m.: What is it about closers and non-save situations?
UPDATE, 5:37 p.m.: I think it’s safe to say Mariano can hold a four-run lead. … Meanwhile, can you believe the dopey Mets are having their ceremony for Shea Stadium after that game they just played?
UPDATE, 5:40 p.m.: That’s a shame about Papelbon. He seems like such a nice guy, too.
Let’s go Moose!
I hear the Yankees have this catcher named Pudge Rodriguez, or that just a misprint…lol
I think they will only play 1 game today but when they will happen is anybody’s guess. I certainly wouldn’t be hanging around the TV waiting today for the game to start. And before you mention watching the Mets game instead, they will be in the same boat. They might actually have to play that game tomorrow.
Very nice playlist today, pete!
Pete’s got his A game going today. Yesterday he was an AM no show and I thought he resigned after an ugly Friday blog concerning Girardigate. Today he’s got a new post every 10 minutes.
The Red Bull must be flowing. Hey Pete, mix in a bottle of water every now and then.
Go Moooooooooooooooooose
i meant to mention this the other day, but Warren Zevon is awesome. Also, “C’mon, C’mon” is a good tune.
Let’s go Mooooooooooooooooooooooooooose!
LET’S GO MOOSE!
Win it for Moose.
lets go Marlins
Hope that they get at least one in today so Moose can win #20. Good luck Moose.
Oh and let’s go Marlins and Brewers (and Jets).
The Red Sox are planning to let Dice-K pitch the first five innings of each game, so he can reach 20 wins for the first time in his long, illustrious career. Should make him a lock for the Hall of Fame.
Watching game 4 of the 98′ Series. Mo just gave up a lead off single to his cousin.
GIRARDI MUST HAVE a CRANKY BODY
Radar’s showing lots of rain in Boston, but a giant clear spot to the west.
Here’s hoping they are able to get the game in.
A good Ipod selection for today would have been C.R.E.A.M. by Wu Tang
Obviously Gardner has not had a lot of at bats this year but take a look at what his Aug-Sept numbers would be over 550 at bats in a season.
AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
550 93 166 42 21 0 52 31 62 .301 .339 .453 .792
If there is ever a must win, when a team is out of the hunt, today is the day…
Moose has given so much to this team, to this city, to this game…the least the Yanks could do today to pay him back would be to score…35runs! Just to make sure he gets the win! lol
(If the Mets don’t make the playoffs..i won’t feel sorry one bit..they treated Willie like dirt!!)
I will miss Yankee baseball- win, lose or draw, they are my addiction, my obsession, and so now begins the long wait till pitchers and catchers report while the snow is still sticking.
As disappointing as this season was these are not the 65 Yanks- a prelude to the abyss- there are still hall of famers on the left side of the infield, an infallible closer, some exciting youngsters, a ton of cash, a new park, and an organization committed (albeit sometimes in a bizarre way) to winning. The future is good..just today it’s raining….
“The Yankees are 40-39 on the road. … The Yankees are 76-0 when leading after eight innings, 72-2 when leading after seven and 67-4 when leading after six.”
Speaks volumes for the job the bullpen has done. Girardi sure did a great job with that aspect.
With regards to the bullpen, Girardi turned the weakness from last year’s team into a strength.
Unfortunatley, in the process, last year’s strength became a weakness.
my prediction: Cashman is leaving. For the explanations mentioned by Betsy, Doreen, and SJ. Cumulative stress.
the latest needless drama (Rivera injury) may serve him, as a reminder.
The Yankees are 13-59 when losing after 5inings..12-60 after 6inings..4-59 after 7inings and 1-63 after 8inings!!!
The largest lead overcome by the yankees this year was 5 runs..
-Moose has given so much to this team, to this city, to this game-
To the city? The game? Oh please. He’s a good pitcher paid very well to win games. Your hyperbole isn’t necessary.
This season comes down to 1 injury that hurt the team the most, Wang. If Wang doesn’t get hurt, he wins at least 5-6 more games than the guys replacing him. That would get the Yankees into the playoffs contention area. But things happen for a reason. Perhaps if he doesn’t get hurt that way, he rips his rotator cuff.
Either way, if in 1995, somebody came to me and said the Yankees would be in the playoffs from ’95 til 2007 but would miss the playoffs in 2008, I think every fan would sign up for it. We have had a great ride and more great times ahead.
We’re about 150 days away from pitchers & catchers reporting.
Yankees are currently at the top of the AL east for 2009 with a 0 -0 record.
Here are the locks for the 2009 rotation.
1. Wang
2.,3.,4.,5. ????????
Thats’ all folks!
Do the Yankees let Pavano keep his uniforms? I say burn them now and have Gardner scatter the ashes in the Fenway outfield at different intervals today.
I’m hoping that Cashman, at the very least, has had new wiper blades installed recently. If not we could be in serious trouble.
essay question # 1
When George eventually passes and if the Steinboys sell to cablevision, which team will replace the Yankees as your baseball favorite and why?
Bronx eers, I’m a Yankee fan thick and thin, no matter how bad it might get.
(And I’m a Jets and Nets fan. Trust me, I *know* how bad it can get)
The Yankees are 88-0 when outscoring their opponents!!!
“To the city? The game? Oh please. He’s a good pitcher paid very well to win games. Your hyperbole isn’t necessary.”
I tried to add the “lol” at the end of the paragraph to add some humor..
Relax, I was trying to be funny!
MrLongVowel, where’d you get that quote?
““Calling my manager a liar, things like that, I don’t appreciate,†Rivera said.”
when did mo say that?
he didn’t say it.
Rebecca,
Now if you were a Knicks/Rangers fan, you would understand the cablevision reference. James Dolan makes Hank look like the love child of Einstein & Mr. Rogers.
Did you guys ever watch Yankees On Deck? They just did an expose on Moose. He’s got a collection of vintage tractors. Somehow I find that troubling.
Bronx: I’m very familiar with Cablevision ownership and how *bad* it is. Isaiah Thomas is all you need to say.
Moose’s tractor collection is well known.
my bad. Thank you for the quote.
normally Rivera is soft-spoken. Must’ve been very upset. Props to Mo.
Bronx Jeers:
yeah i’ve seen that one
i get what you mean when you say you find it troubling
i would’nt be surprised if moose doesnt ome back next year
he should go out on top, hopefully he can go out on top next year
lol
New Squeeze BBC compilation is killer, dude.
Von Bondies!!!!!!
I noticed this yesterday and thought it was interesting.
Despite being tied for 26th in the majors in RBI, Abreau is second in RBI in the 7th inning or later. 42 out of his 100 RBI have come from the 7th inning on.
good job sticking up for your manager mo, thats just the kind of guy he is!
Let’s Go Moose!!!
Kevin
Man this organization really might be going south
We lose Torre, Mattingly, Santana, and now Cashman?
Cashman and Torre represented stability, Santana represented the brand name stands for. Neither are there anymore. We’re just another muddling franchise now. One that just happens to have a lot of money.
MO is such a tremendous person.
The other sissies on the team hide behind critical anonymous quotes of their manager. MO comes out and fully supports him and tries to deflect blame from him.
“We lose Torre, Mattingly, Santana, and now Cashman?”
Santana was never a part of the Yankee organization to loose.
You know every 15 years or so your team might not make the playoffs. Some of you are pretty spoiled and have zero perspective. One season we end up with a record that makes us the “best of the rest” and people are calling us just a muddling franchise. Also the Moose love is a bit amusing- there sure was a lot of blog slog thrown his way last year- I suppose next year when Hughes begins to flower we’ll hear his praises sung as well…that’s OK I guess because ‘fan” isn’t short for reasonable objective interest…:)
i think that Cash is coming back..
shoulda paid up for dice k. 18-2 with a 2.80. imagine replacing rasner’s starts with his? we’d be a playoff team.
Mr. Jaggers:
lol thats just the way fan love goes
just ask a-rod! haha
I’m only half-kidding, but if Cashman walks and there are no good GMs on the market…. would Hank get unconventional and offer the job to someone like Kay, Singleton, Francessa, Sterling etc. media guys with a strong baseball background?
It was time for Torre to go. He does a great job with a lineup over the course of a year, but he could never manage the pitching staff and his game time decisions were questionable at best. We wish him well, but hope for Cashman to come back. We have a pile of young arms to sort thru and a lineup that needs a kick in the pants…Lets see what the off season brings us.
Hank and Hal don’t speak to each other?
Is this true Pete, or this just more Madden agenda driven writing?
http://www.nydailynews.com/spo.....uick_.html
“would Hank get unconventional and offer the job to someone like Kay, Singleton, Francessa, Sterling etc. media guys with a strong baseball background?”
haha jeez you sure know how to construe up nightmarish situations, and no hank is not THAT unreasonable
Last year when Beckett won 20 Mark Feinsand said it was just a number. Hard to get excited about Mike (Mr. Almost) Mussina going after his 20th against the Portland Sea Dogs.
Madden has no credibility – he’s the new Lupica. I didn’t click on the link because I have no desire to read what he has to say, but take it with a gigantic grain of salt
“would Hank get unconventional and offer the job to someone like Kay, Singleton, Francessa, Sterling etc. media guys with a strong baseball background?â€
Rumor is he’s leaning towards Kimberly Jones.
My God, where do some of you come up with this nonsense?
Rebecca,
How many Knicks fans are waiting for the Brooklyn arena to open?
Cablevsion’s first moves an the new owners of the Yankees:
Steve Phillips is announced as GM…lifetime appointment.
Grady Little is manager but Pete Rose calls the shots from an apartment in that tall building visible over right-center.
Giambi gets a new 7 year contract.
Bonds handles PR.
Melky is hitting coach, Coulter Bean is pitching coach.
Recorded masterieces such as Kate Smith, Army Marching Band, YMCA and Cotten Eyed Joe are utilized for next 50 years.
Drink holders are immediately removed form new Yankee Stadium.
Uniforms are changed from pinstripes to a horizontal design of dots and dashes, in blazin copper and purple. Names are added to the backs of the jersey for Dolan’s sake.
The player development and scouting system in Tampa, which Cashman has led since George Steinbrenner gave him complete control of the baseball operations three years ago, continues to flounder. Those drafts that Cashman vowed to improve? So far only Joba Chamberlain (the 41st pick in 2006) looks like a real-deal winner. This year’s draft was a disaster, as the Yankees took pitchers with their first three picks. They failed to sign their No. 1, not realizing his father was a billionaire who wanted the kid to go to college; signed their No. 2 but admitted he’ll probably need Tommy John surgery and declined to sign their No. 3 because of his arm problems.
And, please, enough about Austin Jackson. The guy hit .285 with nine homers in Double-A ball – hardly superstar-in-the-making numbers.
No, the Yankees’ farm system has been a joke for more than a decade and now they are paying the price. The team has gotten old, but unlike the Red Sox and the Tampa Bay Rays ahead of them, there have been no replacements from the system and, other than two catchers, Austin Romine and Jesus Montero, at least three years away at Single-A Charleston, there’s nothing to get excited about.
http://www.nydailynews.com/spo.....tml?page=1
Hate to say it but Madden is spot on
“TurnTables
September 28th, 2008 at 12:16 pm
I’m only half-kidding, but if Cashman walks and there are no good GMs on the market…. would Hank get unconventional and offer the job to someone like Kay, Singleton, Francessa, Sterling etc. media guys with a strong baseball background?”
Francessa? Let me defect to the Tampa Bay Rays, right now.
Gerrit Cole’s father was a billionaire who wanted his son to attend college? And Cashman still took him with the 1st pick thinking he cold woo him with money?
That whole Madden article was pure BS
hey i know this was discussed yesterday but the yes network still doesnt have the 7:35 game on their schedule the game’s channel still says TBA
all of this is of course if even one of the games gets played today lol
Radar shows Fenway’s in the clear right now, and the chance of precip goes down to 30% this afternoon. Maybe they will get both games in. But the outfield sure is going to be a mess.
“would Hank get unconventional and offer the job to someone like Kay, Singleton, Francessa, Sterling etc. media guys with a strong baseball background?”
This actually works in my Cablevision scenario!
And how dare you mention Singleton in that group. He’s one of the good ones.
“Gerrit Cole’s father was a billionaire who wanted his son to attend college? And Cashman still took him with the 1st pick thinking he cold woo him with money?”
Is that true?
Billionaire father beats billionaire boss every time.
If I’m advising Cashman, I get out of here ASAP. It has nothing to do with Hank either– it is playing percentages and realizing this is an impossible situation to win in. Unless the unlikely occurs and we’re able to nab CC/Burnett and the farm actually decides to produce more than just Joba… things will get worse before they get better, much worse. Now that there is a 3rd team in our division who is better than both NY and BOS (and adding a stud like Price next year), it holds even more true.
The Cole parents told the Yankees the son wanted to play professional ball. Everybody was shocked he didn’t even listen to an offer including Boras. They get the pick back next year, what’s the big deal?
^^^^ LOL, Gerrit’s parents told the Yankees their son wanted to play professional ball. Everybody was shocked he didn’t even listen to an offer including Boras. They get the pick back next year, what’s the big deal?
If Madden is right and Cole’s father was a billionaire, then it makes Cashman look like an idiot and makes the draft operations look inept.
I do understand it is Madden after all, but why would he blatantly lie about that fact?
Everything happens for a reason. Gerritt Cole? He can go into oblivion for all I care, what round was Joba drafted? 6th or 16th something like that…
we lose 1 year development, on a would-be impact player. That is the big deal.
Cashman is the man. The same for Oppenhemier. However, the situation was not acceptable.
The rookie hazing was perfect in assigning the players to their roles.
Aceves is the only one in that group who can pass off for a Native American.
Cervelli has that tough biker boy look
Robertson is smallish and from the south so he fits the Cowboy
Miranda is ripped and the biggest of the bunch ans is the perfect cop.
Gardner does kind of look like a construction worker and looks like a blue collar guy.
Sanchez is a big boy and looks like the drunk, fun loving, sailor with his shirt unbuttoned and his gut sticking out.
“Joe Girardi hinted strongly that Joba Chamberlain would be a starter next season with an attempt made to control his innings. ”
Woohoo!!
Gotta tell you guys – I’m loving the “Local Interactive Weather Map” radar! I’ve been having fun with it for 2 days. My husband thinks I’m nuts, but that’s nothing new.
So, Let’s Go Moose!
Do it for Moose you pieces of crap!
it would be interesting if the yankees took a double header and finished 4 games behind the red sox.
an argument could be made that the red sox aren’t really that good if they were only able to create so little gap between the two teams with all that went wrong in the yankee universe this year.
i’m still very much hoping for a one and done exit with the red sox from the playoffs.
the angels have handled the red sox very well this year.
This makes me happy
randy,
santana would have bridged the gap, easily.
randy l -
Plus, I would have to think the Angels really want to erase last year’s very poor showing versus the Red Sox last year. Heaven knows, I want them to do that! It was pitiful, just pitiful.
I don’t think the Yankees will take both games, though. Unless Sidney surprises.
I hope that Joba is a starter. I think that the Yankees bullpen will be strong enough and does not need Joba. The starting rotation will (even if the Yanks sign CC and/or AJ)
mark007
But so would have a healthy Wang and/or a healthy Joba, if we’re talking about a 4-game gap. Easily, too.
Does that quote from Joe really tell us anything though? We know he is going to be a starter. The thing is, is he going to spend the entire year in the rotation or start in the bullpen?
Yankees are playing for much more than the Sox today.
Yanks are playing for pride and for Moose’s 20th
Sox need to work out a bit, take some hacks, look at a few pitchers and not get hurt.
The Sox we see today
I don’t know about you guys but I’m feeling 2 things right now. It seems like yesterday that I getting excited for the playoffs and it also seems like yesterday that I was counting down the days of Yankee baseball. How time flies so fast?
I’m guessing Joba’s given his input. I’m also guessing the Yankees are thinking Mussina is retiring and planning accordingly. This way they know they have Wang, Joba, ?, ?, Pettitte/?, at least.
Moose wins his game Ponson can give up 30 runs for all I care…
Hindsight is always 20/20, Mark007.
Imagine if we had Santana, a healthy Wang, a healthy Joba and Mussina having the year he is having in the same rotation? With the way the BP has been lights out this year (and if we were playing for something, Melancon probably would have been brought up)?
Wow.
I take it Kei Igawa is gonna rot in AAA then for the rest of his contract.
MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Moose wins his game Ponson can give up 30 runs for all I care…
Joba is a starter. Just because Jorge says something doesnt mean the debate is open again. George made it known what he wants on this team. Joba as a starter is it. It will be done.
Oy. Jets. Is it that hard to *throw* the damned ball?
Kei Igawa is no longer on the 40-man roster, I believe. He has proven (so far) to be a AAAA pitcher. Solid in AAA. Spotty (at best) in the Majors. He’s an albatross who should be traded to the NL…like Karstens.
I still don’t know why Mussina was lined up against a guy who is 19-2 with a 2.8 ERA instead of Wakefield. I guess they feel the 2nd game might be rained out.
Work the count on Dice-BB.
Oh snap, I forgot there were NFL games today too
Wow, where is my mind this morning?
Christina –
Cashman tired to DFA Igawa but no one took him. If Cashman returns, he will try to package Igawa in some kind of a deal.
How come there’s no talk of getting Joba’s innings up by sending him to Arizona w/ Hughes? What gives??
AJ YANKS:
Because our lineup will be fresh and rested as well as our bullpen and all the regular starters. And because if that goes south and an opportunity presents itself in the second game to give Moose a 1 inning win he has it.
ERod:
Imagine if Jorge Posada had stayed healthy.
Imagine if Jason Giambi hit better than .205 with RISP.
Imagine if Alex had never missed three weeks with a bum quad.
Imagine if someone other than Mariano Rivera, GOAT, pitched in tie games.
Imagine if Phil and Ian had managed four wins between them, instead of none.
Imagine if every time the Yankees had the bases loaded and no one out they scored.
Imagine if Robbie Canò hit .300 and Melky hadn’t regressed.
Imagine if…
Hindsight is 20/20.
They waste so much money its insane.
The Cardinals are going to put up 40+. Warner is in a zone.
Poly: Joba might not qualify for AFL? (I don’t actually know, it’s just a guess)
Just joined up and haven’t read any posts so some of this may be redunant – maybe all of it!
First of all, was it my television of did Moose seem to have a lot of read around his eyes and on his forehead?
You all – if you are listening to the Pregame – heard Moose say he wants to come back. So let’s forget any talk or promoted talk saying Moose might not want to come back. He said it before. He just said it again.
I listened to Kay say he thinks only one FA will be brought back, he thinks it will be Moose and Pettitte, and it will be a one-year deal. Of course he doesn’t know for sure.
Finally Flash brought up something that may have crossed all of our minds; I know it hs crossed mine. The Yankees are playing some of their best baseball, and it seems to have happened once they were eliminated from the postseason and are playing relaxed. I have to wonder, and cannot know of course, how they would be playing if they were still playing for a spot.
GO YANKEES!
doreen -
to me, what’s fascinating is that the angels had the best record in the league with a very small run differential. what this means is that they are either really lucky or very good at protecting leads and getting one run when they need it.
i think it’s the latter.
if you look at toronto’s and the angels’ run differential they are very close, yet there’s about a 13 game gap between the teams in the standings.
what i think this means is that just putting up numbers isn’t what the new game( after peds) is all about.
it’s also about when you put up those numbers.
Getting Joba innings is more important than getting Hughes innings. Unless Joba has too much service time to qualify for the AFL, it makes no sense to send Hughes there but not Joba.
Atleast send Joba to instructs or something to get a few more innings.
Wow, Warner has all day back there, and he is showing the NY Bretts a thing or two about a thing or two.
At this point I’d guess Joba has too much service time.
On another note, I can’t wait to see Jorge’s Center Stage later this afternoon. I love the promos where Kay is asking Joege if he hates the Sux and Jorge says without hesitation, yes.
Holy jeez that was insane. That’s what I get for opening my mouth.
The Cardinals are in such a zone they got beat by the Redskins last week
Rob it’s still early
Remember, the Jets had a 7-0 lead last week…
Wow this is ugly.
In August and September, we played a lot of road games and a lot of good teams. We had 10 games with the Angels and went 3-7. We lost 2/3 at home to Boston against Wakefield and Byrd.
Girardi could also manage must differently in September with the expanded roster— he had Rivera, Marte, Joba, Bruney, Coke, Veras, Edwar etc. all available and could have a quick hook with his starter.
Hard to say if we would have played better if there was pressure. It’s not like A-Rod or Giambi have been hitting lately, its the same guys who have done it all year like Damon, Abreu, Nady etc. except now Cano is playing much better. And the pitching has been excellent, as has the pen.
My real question is why everyone takes Madden so seriously? Ken Davidoff, who picked the Yankees to miss the playoffs, has a much more realistic and optimistic take on the Yankees. You’d have to go to Newsday.com to search for particular articles, but they are there – and he’s always making comments about the Yankees’ future. Basically he believes in Cashman’s plan, realizes that there are some good players in the pipeline (particularly the pitchers) and understands that patience is needed. Even Tyler Kepner’s article in the Times is a good one – it’s fair, no question about it. He mentions several young players that the Yankees have high hopes for and comments about the lack of major positional player prospects at the upper levels of the minors without completely trashing the team. Everyone knows why this gap exists – Cash took control from the Tampa Mafia a few years ago and started building with young pitching. They have top talent in the lower minors, which I’m sure Madden completely ignored. Just because the man has a typewriter and a forum for his opinions ,doesn’t make him right.
Also, Madden’s comment about Jackson is a joke (like Bill himself); he reminds me of Francesca – no clue about any of the Yankees minor league talent. Didn’t Jackson only really commit to baseball a couple of years ago? In any case, most basball experts/scouts think he’s at least going to be a solid major league player – if that’s what the kid turns out to be, I’ll be thrilled.
It’s getting late awfully early for the Jets. Sort of reminds me of another NY team that often disappoints.
Blocked !
Stopping Jason Bay is the key; I hope Mr. Moose is up to the task today … but I doubt it. My prediction: 6 runs in 4.2 innings for Mr. Moose.
I am about to type something unkind:
I hope the Mets lose and don’t make the playoffs. Willie got a raw deal with Bernzanard (sp?) stabbing him in the back in the locker room. If the Mets win, I don’t want anyone being able to say it was because they got rid of Willie.
I’d rather have them knocked out to somewhat absolve Willie of last year’s fiasco.
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....d=tab4pos1
I love this game.
Now that the media finally broke and defeated Girardi, Pete’s sentiments are gone! He seems to be giving us analysis rather than snide commentary.
Hope Girardi learned his lesson and I hope Pete won’t resort to his old ways.
Becky: I’m not sure anyone takes him seriously.
Wow… Marcus Thames has 25 homers and only 56 RBI… that’s not easy to do.
Jackson is like the pitching version of Hughes— not on the elite level, but the 2nd tier.
Just like Hughes isin’t on the level of Joba, Price, Linceucm, Kershaw, Verlander etc.
Jackson isin’t on the same level as Cameron Maybin, Dexter Fowler, Colby Rasmus, Jason Heyward, Fernando Martinez etc.
Not a slight on Jackson at all, its the truth. Too many overrating him, IMO.
Also from that article, this:
I actually think it’s a really really good quote.
Okay I seriously think people get carried away with this whole farm development thing.
Yes, it is great to have a loaded farm and develop inhouse players, but that doesn’t mean we have to start becoming the Minnesota Twins.
There is nothing wrong with signing high profile free agents or trading for them, its all about talent evaluation. The only thing I think Cashman is horrible at, but he could easily point fingers at the Yankee scouts.
Look at the Red Sox’s one-two punch, Josh Beckett and Matsuzaka, we could have signed both of these players, but instead we went with Pavano and Igawa. Don’t give me the “no one would have thought Beckett was ace material and Pavano would stink” Beckett’s scouting report was off the charts, looking at his stats right now, he’s nowhere close to what he should be.
And as for Santana, I thought the price of signing him was too high as well, but CC Sabathia is different, Ben Sheets is different. We can just throw them a big check to get them here. But again, will Cashman finally get it right this time? Personally I would take Ben Sheets over Sabathia, sure CC is probably better then Sheets, but the risk of CC breaking down in year 3 or 4 of his huge Santana like contract is just too high.
Kevin Kernan has a sensible column in today’s NY Post . . .
http://www.nypost.com/seven/09.....131007.htm
If MO had not blown the save in Minnesota, Mussina would already have 20 wins.
Sorry I just saw it again. It’s not “do you hate the Red S_x,?” it’s “Do you hate the Red S_x’ guts?
Answer: Oh yeah.
Kernan is 100% right… Need to sign 2 FA pitchers, that would allow us to trade some of our young pitching for position help.
And Kotchman is a great suggestion.
Sadly, I don’t think Cashman has the creativity to pull off any of those type of trades.
R-Tek, and you know this from watching Phil in bits and pieces of the last two years? Since Phil was the #1 pitching prospect in baseball and predicted to (eventually, NOT at age 22) be an ace, I think there will be plenty of people who disagree with what you just wrote. Were you saying this (a) after the game against Texas and (b) after his post-season performance? It really doesn’t matter one bit what rabid, Santana-jaded fans think about Phil, just what the Yankees think about him. Fortunately, these fans are not GMs
I actually miss the days of Buster Olney when he was the beat reporter for the Times. He was always respectful and dignified. I don’t know if television has changed him but he was never snide, never felt the need to be a court jester. He used to come on the Times and chat with us from time to time and he was always nothing but professional.
I guess that’s the kind of interaction and reporting I prefer.
Here come da sun! In little Rhody anyway!
FOX coverage is just awesome huh?
So Mussina not only is opposed by Dice-K, but now he has to face the Sox A-line up too (courtesy of Yahoo sports)? All while Ponson gets to be opposed by Wakefield (and if its raining, they’ll probably throw Hansack or some scrub out there instead) and a lineup with the Van Everys and Kevin Cashes of the world?
Mussina is the unluckiest person ever.
MLBTR says that George King is reporting that Cashman has informed the Stein’s that he would like to return..an announcement as soon as tomorrow..
Never mind. Just heard that tarp os back on the field. Maybe our weather will reach them in short order.
The jets are actually painful to watch.
“If MO had not blown the save in Minnesota, Mussina would already have 20 wins.”
Yeah, how dare he… I say let’s trade him.
Wow, That pass was just a thing of beauty!
“MLBTR says that George King is reporting that Cashman has informed the Stein’s that he would like to return..an announcement as soon as tomorrow..”
Ralphie, you mean the move Pete called 50-50 (or did he says less than 50%)?
I think anyone who thought for a minute that Cashman would even consider not returning really hadn’t been paying close attention to Brian Cashman. The guy isn’t hard to figure out.
The Sox just retired Johny Pesky’s number. Many yankkes stood in their dugout, in the rain, to watch and applaud. Very classy, though it kills me to admit it.
Sea Net -
At least if Mussina wins, no one can say it was a fluke, right?
Boo
Betsy,
You really believe Hughes is on the level or Price, Joba, or Lincecum? That guy wasn’t wrong in that guys evaluation. Those guys have SPECIAL stuff, high 90s heat with devestating secondary pitches Hughes doesn’t. Even Buchholz was never on that level.
Just because Hughes isin’t on their level doesn’t mean he can’t be a good pitcher. Same with Jackson, though Jackson has the raw tools to be on that level next year in a more neutral home park, he just isin’t there yet.
I also hope we take this opportunity presented by these meaningless games to drill Ortiz, Pedroia, Yuckilis, Bay all on the head a couple of times. Do it, Veras—since you won’t be with the team next season.
Oops! I’m aware that “yankkes” is spelled “Yankees.” No slight intended.
good Luck, Moose
““If MO had not blown the save in Minnesota, Mussina would already have 20 wins.”
Rivera is so overrated…………………………………………………..Not.
trisha – I know this may not be the universal opinion, but I hope you’re right about Cash. I think he has done a very good job over the past couple of years, and under trying conditions. It’s always easier when you’re second guessing.
Rebecca – I’ve been pained by the Jets for longer than you’ve been alive (lol) – It doesn’t get any easier with age.
I hope they get Moose’s game in, so he can win. After that, I really don’t care. As long as nobody gets hurt in the poor conditions on the field.
Carl Pavano was a #1 pitching prospect at one point too… so was Clay Laptops last year. dont put any stock in those rankings, it all depends on the competition in that particular year. hughes may very well be a good pitcher someday but not because those rankings said so. so many $#1 prospects have flamed out
Brian: You don’t have to be a Sox fan to appreciate Pesky, just a baseball fan.
Stadium food.
I am assuming the vendors will just bring their wares next door. I would like to ask everyone/anyone what their favorite Stadium food is. Since I ended up in the bleachers for the last game my food choices were extremely limited. But when I was on my way to hell in the sky, the tier reserved section, I did notice a lot of interesting food, including “the pizza of the NY Yankees” and some discarded french fries that were almost like steak fries. I wondered if they were good.
To me a day at the ballpark without really enjoying ballpark food is not a day at the ballpark! (I did end up with one of the best hot sausage sandwiches I ever had, however, plus I had a Nathan’s hot dog. You can’t ever go wrong with Nathan’s.
Any word on what they’re doing with the Mets?
“Ralphie, you mean the move Pete called 50-50 (or did he says less than 50%)?
I think anyone who thought for a minute that Cashman would even consider not returning really hadn’t been paying close attention to Brian Cashman. The guy isn’t hard to figure out.”
I always kinda felt he would trish, but sometimes you just never know. It wouldnt of surprised me if he left (still not official though), but i think he has a plan and he wants to see it to its end.
Nitro, If you actually have to explain to someone how Hughes is not on the level of Price or Joba, then it isin’t even worth discussing with anybody because they obviously don’t follow prospects very much.
Brian,
No problem buddy.
And just for the record I never misspell Sox. It’s juvenile and thoughtless IMO. I prefer clever and profound name calling.
Rebecca -
It looks like they’re just about to get started at Shea. They’re singing the National Anthem now.
Michael
September 28th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Look at the Red Sox’s one-two punch, Josh Beckett and Matsuzaka, we could have signed both of these players, but instead we went with Pavano and Igawa. Don’t give me the “no one would have thought Beckett was ace material and Pavano would stink†Beckett’s scouting report was off the charts, looking at his stats right now, he’s nowhere close to what he should be.
but CC Sabathia is different, Ben Sheets is different. We can just throw them a big check to get them here. But again, will Cashman finally get it right this time? Personally I would take Ben Sheets over Sabathia, sure CC is probably better then Sheets, but the risk of CC breaking down in year 3 or 4 of his huge Santana like contract is just too high.
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You seem to forget that Beckett wasn’t a free agent. You must not have been paying attention, but, Sheets has had to be removed in the 2 inning in his last two starts. He’s got arm issues, so, forget it. And, you consider Sabathia as being the bigger risk? Go play with your Lincoln Logs. Baseball isn’t your strong suit.
doreen: Thanks
“Nomar Garciaparra of the playoff-bound Los Angeles Dodgers appeared via videotape to congratulate Pesky and received a huge hand from the crowd.”
Why?
Rain delay, they are starting at 2
Nitro, what I said was that Phil was the #1 pitching prospect in baseball……..and by the way, scouts knew that he didn’t have 99 MPH heater. So, obviously they know that there is more to being an ace than being a flamethrower (something that fans clearly do not understand). I’m not going to post scouting reports on Phil – if you are interested, you can look them up yourself. In any case, you are talking about pure stuff – I never said Phil had stuff like Joba and Lincecum – I’m talking about being a potential ace. You don’t have to throw high heat to be one.
I don’t need to hear, either, that the Texas and playoff games (and also September) are small samples, when most of you are judging Phil on an incredibly small sample size from April. Judgments on Phil can be broken down into two sections: BPS and APS. BPS is Before Possibility of Santana – fans loved Phil and were eager to see him pitch. They waited for months and showered deserved praise on him for his post-season peformance. He was one of our young studs, they said. APS is After Possibility of Santana. Oops, now fans are judging him (ridiculously) against a future HOFer and bashing him to no end. Bad starts in April? He stinks, he has no stuff, at his best he’s a #3. I’d say that fans are doing a fabulous job of showing off (a) their lack of baseball knowledge and (b) their hypocrisy.
I realize that Moose is going for his 20th game, and fans bought tickets to the game, but these two games are completely unnecessary, and have no implications. If the field is bad, you only risk a player getting injured.
Doreen, I was thinking about that. Part of me thinks it would have been okay with Moose if he took it with an AAA Sux pitcher and their AAA lineup, and another part of me thinks that Moose enjoys the competition of a Dice-K and their regular lineup.
I hadn’t realized til I read some posts from yesterday that you had food poisoning! That can be brutal and it’s good to see you back in action. I was in NY and ate in one of their more well-known restaurants which shall go unnamed and ended up with a case of food poisoning so bad that I ended up at Mt. Sinai hosp, where they basically told me to go home and deal with it – which I guess is the proper response. I went through two days of hell and then had to take Amtrak home and correct papers since I never got to do it because of getting ill. I get motion sickness too so trying to read papers while the train was shaking back and forth was torture. The whole thing truly was from hell!
The “funniest” part was when I called the restaurant to tell them about it – I don’t what I expected them to do, rebate the meal? – and they apologized for my problems and said they’d be happy to give me a free meal next time I went there. Can you imagine anything more delightful than the thought of a meal at the place where you got brutal food poisoning?????
Oh yeah – GO ANGELS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (just practicing)
Trisha–I have digestive issues, and it seems the only time I can actually eat food without a problem is when I’m in Europe!
Oh that was a thing of beauty!
Favre wiill frustrate you… he will throw a boneheaded pick and then make up for it with a jaw dropping play.
This is a crazy game so far
The game may not be pretty, but the Jets are leading 21-0. Hope they keep pouring it on.
I’m not even a Jets fan but damn, Favre is so fun to watch.
Marc Anthony is singing the Anthem at Shea right now. I’m not a big fan but it’s better than anything they’ve done in the Bronx.
Trisha,
Having been to a bunch of newer parks, I would expect a lot of new food/beverage choices. During the last two years I have tasted.
Fish n chips in Oakland
Tacos in SF
Rocky Mountain Oysters in Denver
Bratwurst in Minny
Empanadas in DC
But in the end, you will find it difficult to top that sausage sandwich or that hot dog. Really, do we need anything more? I’ve said it before and I really believe that we are trading tradition for garlic fries.
What is the difference between a Fenway frank and a Yankee dog?
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You can get a Fenway frank in October!!!!!
Trisha -
That’s a funny ending to your story!
Fortunately mine was mild; but it was brought about by a home-cooked meal. I’ve already sworn off the fish at our local Stop ‘n’ Shop, but now, I won’t be buying any protein products there at all. Which stinks because the closest supermarket with superior meat is 20 minutes away, while SnS is 5. I am very conscientious about the driving I do, so it’s not a small thing for me.
any word on the start time? Moose always getting held up by Mother Nature! But I’m sure he had his high tech storm tracking advice installed in his laptop and thus knew not to get warmed up too early.
GO MOOSE GO!!!!!
This is so unfair. There’s only this tiny blip of green on the radar, but it’s right over Boston.
I feel so bad for Moose!
So far it looks like Ollie brought his ‘A’ game.
Are the Arizona Cardinals this bad?
Doreen: Just wait for the bullpen…
Joe from LI – I am a student of the Yankee organization and have been for a long time. I really pay attention to what they are about and listen to every pregame and postgame, plus read what is reported about them with great interest, as long as it is directly quoted.
That said, I tend to make “predictions” based on what I perceive them to be about as opposed to what I personally would like to see happen. When I do it that way I end up being right more than I am wrong. But again it’s only from really paying attention to what they have to say and observing the way they do life. It is true that I am someone who will drink the organization kool aid all the time. I am the ultimate homer and I admit it. But I don’t apologize for it. If it does anything for me, it enables me to have a pretty good heads up on what will come next at any given time since I’ve learned to think like the organization! That’s why I basically laughed when posters were declaring one of Ponson’s starts to be his last and I assured everyone that it wouldn’t be. I absolutely knew Girardi would put him back out there because I’ve learned the way Girardi thinks and operates by paying close attention.
By not having any emotional investment in what moves the Yankees make, it clears my head to roll with the punches and just keep the faith no matter what.
So that’s why I say that anyone who has been paying attention never had a doubt that Cashman would come back.
That’s my opinion anyway, based on close observation.
If you are Cashman, why in the world would you come back? What is the upside? One of the co-owners already is annoyed with you. There are too many cooks in the kitchen (Girardi asking Pettitte back already, Stick advocating Santana, Posada/Damon too opinionated, Hank discussing teams plans in public etc.) and you are in a no-win situation. You will be forced to deviate from the no long term contracts and giving the kids a chance by signing FA pitchers. You know whats at stake moving into the new stadium with the economy the way it is, you are required to put a winner on the field next year. And if the FA pitchers don’t want to sign here, you are royally screwed.
The kids have disappointed, the division now has 3 legit teams, Santana is shoved in your face every 5 days, we have no young talent coming up anytime soon aside from Jackson, it is unlikely the FA pitchers want to sign here, the lineup is old with no remedy, etc.
Unless you are living in the past, this is not an attractive situation at all. Aside from having money (and what good is it if the top talent like CC won’t sign here), there is no appeal to this job. I want him back, but Cashman is CRAZY if he comes back here. He has to worry about his mental health too from the stress. Leave while he atleast has some what of a good reputation and an opening.
Rebecca -
It’s a really small band of weather, though.
I heard they’re actually going to have sushi at the concession stand to compliment they new martini bar. I wish I was joking.
Tek: Cashman has been with the Yankees I think something like 20 years.
I think for him it’s either the Yankees or Bellvue
(yes, that was a joke)
“Trisha–I have digestive issues, and it seems the only time I can actually eat food without a problem is when I’m in Europe!”
Rebecca, that really doesn’t bode well for you! Though with your sense of adventure I can see you working for Radio Free America, based in Europe. Nah, cancel that. You are not meant to be too far from YS!!!
(I wasn’t laughing at you, I hope you know that! It just that the notion of having to go to Europe for your food is, you know, funny.)
I know you guys will think I’m crazy but I really think Steve Phillips would be a good candidate as GM. He did do a good job with the Mets and has shown high baseball acumen as an analyst. He got screwed by the Wilpons. Jim Duquette is what screwed the franchise, not Phillips.
If Cash walks, I would be fine with Steve Phillips as the GM.
We could have used that martini bar this season.
See, Pauly =
I like Sushi and Martinis, so for me, that’s a good thing.
(I don’t eat hot dogs, stadium pizza or burgers; I’d rather have a salad; a great sausage, peppers and onions sandwich is my fav ballpark food.)
Michael Kay for GM!!! SEE YA!!
I also don’t like beer.
Trisha: I’ve been once a year every year since 2003 except for 2006. Three times for a week, once for a month and once for four months.
I was astounded to find that when I studied in London I had no issue at all with Indian food, but when I came back here and tried it, the results were less than pleasant.
…Where the heck was this team on Monday?
And why do I smell bacon even though I’ve got no meat in my apartment?
Apple martini-yum
Cardinals fumble-jets ball
I have no problem w/ sushi, but I have a hard time picturing stadium sushi being any good.
At ATT and Coors I’ve seen wine bars and margarita carts. Decent stuff too.
I wouldn’t be surprised if Hank interviews Michael Kay or someone for the GM position, if for nothing else just to grab headlines during a quiet October.
Pauly: You can get sushi at the Devil’s new place in Newark, and I ate it and lived to tell the tale.
Cost WAY too much, though, for what you got.
Kris Jenkins makes such a bid difference for the Jets. When he went out early last week, SD ran up the middle and ran up the score. Now he is in there and really a force.
“I know you guys will think I’m crazy but I really think Steve Phillips would be a good candidate as GM.”
listen steve, you’ve got a good job with espn. you really should just stay there.
blue sky finally in nj. Warner having a nightmare game
Hysterical.
Margarita carts would be a good thing – and they should have empanadas to go with them!
There is some blue sky (no rain) in Providence, RI ….. 40 miles from Boston.
Re: Nomar congratulating Pesky (via videotape). They were very close when Nomar was in Boston. I’m glad that the Sox reached out to Nomar, or vice versa, regardless of any past friction.
As silly as it may be, I think this ice cream/candy thing is one of the main reasons the players dislike Girardi… he is too much of a dictator, further adding to the corporate nature of the Yankees. He is making the players tight and not making baseball fun.
At this point, I’m ready to can him mid-season if he doesn’t win. He is just a weird guy.
STILL no ice cream allowed???
D – it would kill my soul if I had to drive 20 minutes to a market. I’m really vigilant about driving too now. I think a lot of us must have been since the gas prices are magically coming down…
Bronx Jeers – Rocky Mountain Oysters???????? Without you going into any detail whatsoever, I would love for you to tell me that we’re really dealing with seafood there…
I will say that the sausage sandwich at the Stadium was probably the best I’ve ever had, and believe me I’ve had opportunity to taste many since the Columbus Day Parade on Federal Hill (mafia stronghood) is pretty famous, as is one of our annual Art Festivals, both places of which have sausage sandwiches for sale every half block!
i want term limits on the yankee gm job.
Can’t wait for the Yankees’ bat to heat up to give Moose #20.
Brian, are you in Providence?
I hope that was a Devils/Rangers game Rebecca!
As far as Girardi goes, I was listening to Francessa and he was saying there’s some tension between him and Damon. I like Girardi, but I figure anyone who gets on Johnny’s bad side has to have at least a few issues
Interesting video game on FOX
The Tecmo SB Jets 31
Rams/Lions/W/E 0
Has Favre figured out the playbook or does the Cards defense suck?
Doreen,
The margarita stands are from the Sauza tequila brand. The drinks come in their own plastic shaker and they’re quite delicious.
OK – not a huge football person, but the Jets game is freaking nuts!!
Pauly: No, but it was Devils/Flyers so same rivalry atmosphere.
Brandon: Yeah. Problem is, I don’t even know what control buttons do what.
Girardi has got to allow the ice cream etc. next year. Except for a few NYY, these guys are in shape. I would ban it for anyone not in shape. Why punish everyone for what a few abuse? We are not talking about letting beer back in…
Ken Singleton: “I’d be surprised if [Matsuzaka] goes more than 5 or so innings.”
me: so what else is new?
Damn Warner better off handing the clipboard to the Jets D
Okay I never paid attention to the ice cream rumors. Why did Girardi put an end to it? Is he a health food addict?
Clint – I think the Cards just really suck.
Rebecca –
I just created a blog. Feel free to add me.
Rocky Mountain Oysters are fried slices of bull testicles. I am not kidding. They serve them with cocktail sauce.
From nj.com re Damon vs. Girardi
http://www.nj.com/yankees/inde.....d_rev.html
Oh my god. I see clock has struck midnight on the Cardinals.
This is even worse than the Giants pre-season game against the Browns where we score 30 points in the 1st quarter.
Rebecca, your cheating you should take it off rookie mode.
I feel bad for Damon only because when Joe said him down in Minny (?) it was so he wouldn’t have a problem since he has bad knees and they were playing on turf. But at the time Johnny was leading the league in AVG. so it problem killed him to have to sit it out.
Bronx Jeers -
Good to know. I make a mean margarita myself, but I don’t make them often.
Ed: As long as you promise to update regularly
Brandon: Buh, but I can’t win on normal mode!
Mets fans just let out a roar after they saw that 1 on the Cubs
CC’s given up a run…granted there were errors involved, but now they are down 1-0
Girardi has been praised for his strategy and how he handled his bullpen, getting very effective work from a group of mostly inexperienced setup men.
“I think he’s doing a wonderful job,” Damon said last week.
LOL, I guess Girardi’s lying is now contagious
trisha – Yes, he is a health food addict. He banned all junk food at the beginning of the seaons. Moose did get ice cream back for a short bit according to the rumors.
Rebeeca –
LOL, alright will do.
Thanks Barb.
GAME TIME!
Rocky Mountain Oysters are fried slices of bull testicles. They serve them with cocktail sauce.
I am going to be VERY upset if the Brewers don’t make it to the postseason.
Damon said Girardi is doing a wonderful job, when it was reported that Damon was the one with the rift with Girardi?
Is that like Kennedy saying he pitched a great ball game against the Angels?
LLIME – I liked this part of that article “…Girardi’s shortcomings this season have been a lack of communication with players and some of his coaches, an inability, at times, to create a productive atmosphere, a lack of a deft touch with the media (no small issue in New York) and an occasional disregard for players’ egos.”
Can you say micromanager?
I hope Joba gets in a zings one near Youkilis’ head.
“I hope Joba gets in a zings one near Youkilis’ head.”
Every time I try to explain what Rocky Mountain Oysters are, my post gets deleted. That’s how nasty they are. Let’s just say that they are not from the sea.
Watching the Marlins at Shea they really want to win this game but won’t because they are pressing like hell at the plate.
I love Jose Molina. Have I said that?
What’s up with the Jets’ uniforms? Never saw those before. Are they trying to make Favre feel at home or something? Seriously.
awesome assist by Damon!!!
Nice throw Johhny! Nice tag, Robbie!
LOL Damon
Nice throw, Damon… first time I’ve ever said that.
ok let me get this straight, the yankees are hoping to get sabathia, but have a ban on ice cream and snacks in the clubhouse.
okeydokey.
..and just for clarification purposes, ice cream is one of the USDA 7 major food groups-grains,vegetables,fruits. fats and oils,milk, fish, and ice cream.
bwaAHAHA
Too funny!
Damon throws out Pedroia at fenway field.
I love it!
Doreen: Throwbacks to the NY Titans
Trisha …. technically, I am in North Providence.
Doreen
September 28th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Nice throw Johhny! Nice tag, Robbie!
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Yeah, and he didn’t need Ramirez to make the relay.
“Every time I try to explain what Rocky Mountain Oysters are, my post gets deleted. ”
maybe pete had a bad experience with them.
patrick max
September 28th, 2008 at 2:23 pm
As silly as it may be, I think this ice cream/candy thing is one of the main reasons the players dislike Girardi”
good one.
Get Moose some runs
Rebecca:
Any particular reason for that? (NY Titan)
Doreen – the Jets are wearing their throw back uniforms to when they were the Titans. NFL teams do that like 1 or 2 times a season.
Oh my, did I just see that from Damon? Wow, he really likes to show off in Boston.
Oh and about the Ice cream thing, I thought Girardi and Mussina had a deal that if he got 10 wins he would bring back the ice cream…. so what happened to that?
Randy, that’s not an image I need when I’m munching on a non-rocky mountain oyster snack
DOES ANYBODY NOE WAT CHANNEL THE YANKS PLAY TONIGHT
Doreen: best guess? They felt like it.
Very funny, Rebecca!
Bronx Jeers, I feared that was what you were talking about.
How could you!?! Never never never never never. NEVER!
Well okay, you’re adventuresome and willing to try different things. I think the Rockies should be thrown out of the US for even selling something like that!
Fran -
Do the teams alternate which teams are going to do that each year? Or is it totally random? Or am I asking too many questions????
Gayle, congrats on your Phillies win!!!
I wonder if Alex was a live birth or did he just pop up.
Yankefan, I believe YES has the game.
Brian – uh, so am I!
Doreen – all of the teams do it. They get to choose which game(s) of the season they want to do it. I am not sure why they started it, but they have been doing it for a while now.
thankz trisha
$$$$
for the alternate jersey sales. Funny cuz, no one likes the way they look.
Just thought I’d mention, early though it is, that Dice-K is THROWING A NO HITTER.
Thank you!
Thanks Fran.
You can tell I’m a very casual football – well – follower. I couldn’t call myself a fan, exactly.
Trisha – I’m a bit irascible myself …. must be the drinking water.
I understand TBS can’t show Mets/Marlins but why the hell aren’t they showing Brewers/Cubs ?
MMMOOOOOOOOOOOSSSEEE!!!
Doreen – you’re welcome. Glad that you are feeling better.
The “oysters” are sliced and deep fried. Sort of look like fried clams and taste like 1,000 other fried foods. They serve them with cocktail sauce. It’s more a novelty item than anything else. They’re probably no worse than the things that go into the standard hot dog. It’s sort of a beef byproduct. It’s not like they’re castrating bulls just for the meat.
Fran
Thanks.
Oy, Jets, it’s called defense
brandon ur right
I understand TBS can’t show Mets/Marlins but why the hell aren’t they showing Brewers/Cubs ?
why can’t TBS show the Mets/Marlins?
Trisha —- if you’re last name strats with G and ends with O, we’re both having a BIG laugh right now …. small world.
I’m running of to a wedding now (not mine). I’ll check your answer when I get back.
why can’t TBS show the Mets/Marlins?
locally SNY owns the rights.
The Jets are killing me.
If “Bri-sey” means anything to you, I am absolutely dying with laughter.
Signed,
Drazil
http://www.nypost.com/seven/09.....131009.htm
cashman want’s to come back.
It’s the batting stance you moron Kay !
wow cano is on fire
i love Brian Cashman.
hmm, bunt? Ransom.
The “oysters” are sliced and deep fried. Sort of look like fried clams and taste like 1,000 other fried foods. They serve them with cocktail sauce. It’s more a novelty item than anything else. They’re probably no worse than the things that go into the standard hot dog. It’s sort of a beef byproduct.
Pouring in western queens
You want to talk about playing tight baseball? Try being the Mets, or the Brewers, or Minny or Chicago today! Meanwhile, it looks like the Rays are in danger of being swept by the Tigers.
Alas, Dice-K’s no hitter is no more…
NOW – FIND A WAY TO GET THE DAMNED RUN HOME!!!!
Please.
So I think the Jets are activley trying to blow a 34-0 lead.
Mussina thoughts : His family wanting him home in Montoursville, Pa., isn’t the only indication Mussina may retire. He has taken boxes of balls and other mementos from his victories this year to give to family, friends and former coaches.
“Most of them are leaning toward me going home,” Mussina said. “My wife would have liked me to retire five years ago.”
I really feel that Cashman, with all that he’s had to put up with, has been, overall, a good GM and I really hope he stays.
However, should he decide to leave, why are Yankee fans not thinking more about Showalter? It seems to me that he and Stick helped to build the Yankee teams of the late 90s. Is there a downside to that idea that I have missed, or do folks simply believe that Buck is not interested?
Yah, the Jets are going to blow it.
cashman is coming back i just read it.
Whoa, Arizona Cardinals making this a game again?
I could have ran backwards into that endzone.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/09.....131009.htm
Only the Jets can take a 34-0 lead and turn it into a nerve-wracking game.
http://www.nypost.com/seven/09.....131009.htm
this is the cashman article
Glenn – Moose basically said he wanted to keep playing for the Yankees on the pregame show.
bru:
there is a rule, about not copy/pasting George King articles.
anyway, the article says nothing.
Cameron Maybin w/ GR double, 0 out.
sorry about the double post,i didn’t see it
Rebecca – cool
1-0 Fish
WOO HOO JOHN BAKER!!!
vinny-b:
not my rule and it said that he told the steinbrenners that he want’s to come back,the rest is no big deal.
they alredy said they bwan’t cashman back so pay attention.
Jets need a TD or they will lose.
come on Bobby
very soon you will read that he is coming back,probably tonight or tomorrow
Ollie meltdown time?
Wheels may be coming off at Shea.
Ollie’s not melting down it looks like the Marlins are catching momentum.
one game playoff,met’s against milwaukee tomorrow.
I like Mike Jacobs he just makes smart outs and is a dangerous bat, his sac fly just put the basesloaded w/ 1 out. Jerry don’t pull him !
Eep Bobby
I love that Mo said he would be available to close the game (so much for the Mo “debacle”.)
Have I mentioned that I love Bobby?
WOW.
Dice-K does walk a lot of people, though Arod was struck out. Oh well a game of skill AND luck.
NOW LET’S GET SOME RUNS HOME YANKEES!!!!
Joe Smith time for the Mets
Arod’s last pitch was a strike.
Entire season in the hands of the Mets bulllpen?
Oy!
Yikes!
Oof!
Mets bullpen walks in a run
oh no mr. smith
Joe Smith walks in a run
Oh god
Could Matzusucker be any slower?
boooooo giambi – take your useless RISP to another team.
YEAH X WANTS MOOSE TO WIN!
YEAHHH NADYYY!!!!!
NNNNNNNNAAAAAAAAADDDDDDDDDDDYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!
I luv Nady!!!
Thank you Mr. Pesky! That one goes out to you!
Never fails…. a home run when a player shouldn’t have been batting in the inning.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THE X MAN STRIKETH!!!!!
XXX
THANK YOU X-MAN!!! Go Moose!!
Good job, X-Man!! Now, stop the offense and let Moose complete the fifth inning…
JD Drew rhymes with Abreu. A coincidence? I think not.
C’mon MOOOOOOOOOOOSSSSSSSSSEEEEEEEEEE let’s do this!!!!!
Yeah!
Go Nady!
Go Moose!
Blast Dice-Walk!
X-Rated!
3 runs… two hits… love them 08 Yanks!
enjoy this game it might be the last if the second one get’s rained out
Why didn’t JD Drew go after that?
Not that I’m complaining, lol.
Maybe this will spur Milwaukee to get a few hits.
Good Nady
Why would anyone be complaining about 3 runs on 2 hits, on a pitcher whose ERA is less than 3 runs?
If the 2nd game gets postponed, it will get played next year
Angel I think Drew has had back problems so many he couldn’t go full bore.
Cool!
THE UN-TIER!
Congratulations to Bobby Abreu on run scored, 100 and Nady getting closer to his 100 RBI (96). Pile it on amd Mussina gets his.
this is why Cano is amazing. His take on balls looks much better recently.
Is it me or is his KG Jr. stance helping him see the ball better, his ABs are absolutely better than they were all season. He’s even taking tough pitches.
Drew did go after that, but it is only his second game back in a few weeks after hurting his back. Crashing/jumping full force into a wall for a meaningless game is probably not a smart idea when he has the ALDS coming up.
Anyway, I’ll take any runs for Moose!
can someone tell me why Giambi wants his 100 rbis so badly? He wants it so badly, he doesn’t want to take pitches? what the….?
Ransom reminds me of Jorge Cantu
I just wonder if Red Sox fans are complaining about it, like Yankee fans would if that was Abreu, lol.
Xavier Nady, this morning: “After the great show the California Golden Bears put on yesterday, I’m really inspired. I feel like I’m going to have a big day today. A Cal guy helping a Stanfurd guy… what a country.”
All right Moose, let’s go!
“Why didn’t JD Drew go after that?”
Um… why would a player go all out into a wall and risk injury in a meaningless game?
Angel – complaining about what?
what is going on with the Brewer’s offense? is that one baserunner all game?
Classic Dice-Walk.
70+ pitches through 3 2/3 innings.
He did go after the ball, but his abgle got cut-odd when his arm went into the wall.
Ransom reminds me of Jorge Cantu
Girardi must made himself a reminder list to have Ransom join the team over Betemit, and send that list to Tampa for spring training.
Brew Crew needs to get something going
Get to it Moose
Olsen looks like he’s about to choke
Rishi: The Brewers have this thing where they only score in the late innings so they can do that shirt untuck belly pull thing
Rish they must be playing real tight.
I’m thinking that when they look at the score in Shea it might loosen them up a bit and maybe they’ll start hitting!
Mets tied.
Beltran ties game with 2-run HR.
Complaining about him not going after it, despite it not being rational.
Ugh.
Now all the BP has to do is pitch 3 scoreless innings ..Don’t laugh they can do it !
Come on Moosey!
Oy Moose…
Good lord – just win the game…start with a hit!
I doubt it Angel, I live in Sox territory and while they want to win, everyone is focused on the ALDS.
This is just a weird and freaky baseball day!
Come on Moose, bear down. Maybe if we get a double play here we can see Youk’s scrunchy-mad face. Oh wait, that’s just his face.
Sabathia’s pitching well. Lou is giving everyone a chance today – 4 pitchers pitching 1-hit ball for the Cubs.
Hanley should have stayed quiet on Friday.
The Cubs’ run is unearned; CC is doing his job.
very nice dp…GO MOOSE!!
Very very nice Yankees!
I liked Robby’s deliberateness there.
Yeah Moose!
DP!, Way to go Yanks!
Nice DP
Gameday’s calling the Cubs run earned.
more runs please…think Friday’s output.
I’m too anxious to actually watch Moose pitch. I’ve been watching the offense, and relying on this blog to get me through the bottoms of the innings. I know, I’m a chicken!
time for another massive runs?
What? Dice-K out already??
Dice K does’t make it to the fith.
Blech!
We can’t beat on Dice-Walk anymore.
Does anybody know what the Boston rotation is going to be?
Doreen – i’m using the blog and gameday
Doubted by Doreen. The horror!
I’m guessing that Tito wants one last tuneup for his bullpen….
I’m guessing it will be Beckett, Lester, Dice.
leadoff double for the brew crew
5 TD passes for Favre. He is so great.
Rebecca – he is helping your fantasy team – 2 TDs for Cotchery.
another brewer found his way on base…
Rishi -
Whew – I’m not the only squeamish one here, at least.
By the way, Piniella’s on pitcher #5.
Fran: Indeed, that he is!
Matt Ryan, however, is not.
You don’t sound surprised.
I’ll be heading over to some Japanese forums to hear the gnashing of teeth and how he’s the Red Sox savior, how the umpires are racist, how Beckett is overrated…yada yada..
Honestly, I dont think the Boston rotation is as given as it might seem to be. Not quite sure why I think that though, just a feeling.
“leadoff double for the brew crew”
YES!!!
Do you realize we have coverage of the Ys, the Mets, the Brew crew AND the Jets?
This is making me dizzy!
Cameron Maybin has a weird running style
i’m supposed to be working/packing for a business trip and I can’t stop refreshing the blog and checking gameday! But I just can’t watch when Moose pitches…
I bet Brian Strokes wishes he was still with the Rays. so he doesn’t have to pitch under pressure and trying to keep the team in a playoff run.
Matsuzaka only went four innings because he was just getting his work in before the playoffs. That was the plan all along.
I think we’re all so nervous for Moose!
damn, Mayin is fast.
OK – Brewers need to score here…
Brewers with runner at third and one out.
GET THAT DAMNED RUN IN BREW CREW!!!
I’m hoping Francona listens to all the Bosox and Japanese fans and makes Dice-Walk their Game 1 starter. They’re throwing out explainations of road records and the “fact” that Dice-Walk is their best starter.
I’m all FOR it!
Brewer on third, 1 out
“OK, now the mission is to get the ball to Mariano Rivera in the ninth inning.”
Wait is pete joking or is rivera somehow available today?
If I were Francona & not a NYY fan, I would use Lester in Game 1. Beckett’s been shaky and if you need a #1 type starter for game 4, Lester might be better.
Look you all have the Mets game covered. Please keep updating. I have to switch to the Brewers game as my alternate game today.
Rivera is supposedly available today…
pettitte: Mo is available.
Nice play by Endy Chavez. Jeez.
My god was that nearly retarded, 3-0 you walk CAntu you don’t pitch to him, Mets got lucky there.
If Mo pitches, will that make anybody cranky?
Bases loaded 1 out for Mil.
Bases loaded in MIL
Brewers have the bases loaded, one out.
Why should Lou be playing this like a world series game? He’s already in the post!
COME ONE COREY HART!
But I just can’t watch when Moose pitches…
LOL I’m like that too! I’m so nervous for him.
I’m scared if I watch, something bad will happen.
Endy Chavez making another big play in left. Now the Mets will lose with Beltran looking a 3 straight curves.
Glenn Close singing GBA? Hey it beats Kate Smith.
* COME ON
Just wanted to say
GO MOOSE!
LOL Lopez phail’d hard
Pathetic – Hart struck out on 3 straight.
Now bases loaded with two out.
Sounds familiar.
Ugh Corey Hart, it’s ok to wear your sunglasses at night, but can you keep your eyes open when you swing????
COREY HART YOU BROKE MY HEART
Corey Hart at bat like HE was wearing his sunglasses
omg if the brewers don’t score they just don’t deserve it
A pro vs. a non pro.
So far so good for Counsell.
I’m not liking this long lay-off for Moose – esp if they don’t score any runs
what the hell, giambi? that was ball 4! who cares about the freaking rbis!
Hardee har har har har!
Walking in a run.
Good on ya Craig!!!
Cubs walked in tying run
What happened to Dice-K, are they saving his arm for the playoffs?
BYE BYE GIAMBI
ball 3*
walk in run for the brewers lol
Tie game in Milwaukee
I can’t believe someone willingly named their child Corey Hart, lol.
Hey at least they tied it. Now they gotta bear down and win it. Always nice to have last AB.
If Joba makes it into the game I just HOPE it isn’t when Pukeface bats.
Indeed.
And the point is that, given a tune-up workload of 80 pitches (probably the threshold), he couldn’t get into the 5th.
That’s his MO.
That is Dice-Walk; he has alot of wins NOW, but LESS than half of his starts are Quality; he’s a drain on the team’s bullpen; his peripheral stats say that his good fortune can’t last; the investment of however many millions a person wants to calculate it is geared towards Japanese audiences, NOT winning. And then there’s the famous Japan media factor that destroyed the Mariners.
Unfortunately, Terry Francona seems to know this (I think). It appears that he’ll use Beckett in Game 1 and Lester in Game 2. Matsuzaka, in that format has no chance of pitching twice.
Pity.
I just LOVE having to listen to Remy and Orsillo do a postmortem on the Yankee season (and lack of postseason).
I really wish they’d STFU.
lol, NESN thanks for having her state the freaking obvious.
Moose’s final start with the Yankees.
wow, that ump is an idiot. that was a K.
Just announced that the run for the Cubs was unearned. Something about Fielder’s bad.
Jason does, and it looks good on the resume when he leaves.
Unfortunately, the Bosox know it and, rather than allow Dice walk him, he struck out twice. Good players know when you’re pressing…
Mussina, wheelin’ & dealin’!!!
“Moose’s final start with the Yankees.”
Wishful thinking.
K for usre, but Dice-walk got a tough break too. All’s fair in love and blown calls.
Moose K’d him anyway.
Jason does, and it looks good on the resume when he leaves.
Unfortunately, the Bosox know it and, rather than allow Dice walk him, he struck out twice. Good players know when you’re pressing…
Giambi killed his chance of coming back. Not being a team player today. Swinging at bad pitches is not helping the team.
All right Yanks, let’s get this done!
Sabatthia was tremendous. 8 complete innings.
CC is a horse. Give him the $700 billion!
Damn 6 TDs for a Jets QB, and Helms just made it 3 – 2 Marlins
If the score remains the same, and Mussina can go 7 or 8, Joba Chamberalin should 100% close this game. No reason to put Mussina’s win in danger to have Rivera close it not feeling 100% against a team that’s seen him so many times.
3-2 Florida
3-2 Fish.
WHOO FISH!
Sabathia is a bull. 3 days rest 2 starts in a row and he’s just completed 8 innings of 3 hit ball. 7 K’s 1 BB. He should ahve a shutout but little bigger daddy made an error causing 1 unearned.
worthless giambi… ugh
YAAAAA GO MARLINS!!!!!!!
GOOOO BREWERS!!!!
I love watching Moose; plenty of strikes and the fielders are on their toes.
107 pitches through 8 for CC, 73 strikes
Brandon: Kurt Warner threw for 400+ yards and he’ll likely still lose the game.
Schoeneweis
YES!!!!!! (re: FISH!)
as long as sabathia stays healthy through this and possibly the playoffs…he could earn a share of the new stadium
Sab still in the game! Leading off.
I’ve started watching when Moose pitches…just please no runners on base, that would be too much
And now Sabathia’s at bat. obviously he’s still pitching
I like watching Moose any day but today….I never watch Mo in real important games either. No reflection on them – it’s me.
Ayala better get it together or Shea will follow him to the parking lot
And you know now that symmetry stuff goes in baseball. Fish that hit homers was a former Brewer!
Cameron singles. One out.
Trisha: No kidding!
Wishful thinking
To quote Mussina: “if I’m in for one, then I’m in for three.”
Giving Mussina a 3 year contract would just be plain stupid. Kinda like giving a 36 year old catcher a 4 year extension.
Oh god ..that BP
oh that m-e-t-s bullpen
4-2 Fish
4-2 Marlins
Maybe the Yankees can offer Sabathia some games at DH to entice him.
Molina’s looking a little tired today.
HAHAHAHA Back to back HR.
I LOVE the Mets bullpen.
terrible hitting Molina
I would not want to be in Queens right now.
METS.HAHAHA
can the cubs just chill out and let their kids play?
The post-game ceremony at Shea should be interesting if the Mets don’t come back in this game
Oh no Boldin
This could be one ugla day in Queens.
Sheadenfreude.
2-run Brewer homer!
“Giving Mussina a 3 year contract would just be plain stupid. Kinda like giving a 36 year old catcher a 4 year extension.”
that quote does not mean he wants a 3 year contract
2RUNHR!!!!HAHAH.METS>HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
MIKE CAMERON MADE MY HEART WHOLE AGAIN
OH MY GOD!!!!
BREWERS TOOK THE LEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BRAUN HOMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BREWERS WINNING!@
OMG the Mets are in deep trouble.
Huge performance by CC today. He’s showing every reason why you’d want him to be a Yankee next year.
Braun just hit a 2-un HR, MIL ahead .
Shea is ain’t so!
Shea goodnight, Gracie!
YES!!!!!!!!! RYAN BRAUN!!!!!!
YES! YES YES YES YES
3-1brewers
4-2marlins
WAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Jets are about to win but a Cardinal player is down iwth an apparent head/neck injury. Don’t like to see that. Doctors are working on him on the field.
and as that ryan braun home run left the bat…the population of queens has lessened
Err, Ryan Braun?
ONE OF THEM MADE MY HEART WHOLE AGAIN
OMG Boldin. Hope he is alright. Just horrible
That was a dirty hit
Can you imagine what the post-game ceremony is going to like at Shea? One should never plan a party after the game!
Guys/Girls pray for Antawn Boldin the stretcher is out for him. It looks like the same thing that happened to Kevin Everett
Fran: thoughts and prayers with Bolin.
Don’t like to see anyone go down. Especially like that. Would rather have the Jets lose than someone get hurt like that.
Ok – is Moose going to be ok – get him out if he needs it
SA – it was a helmet to helmet hit. That’s just awful. I hope that Boldin is ok.
That’s standard bargaining/negotiations.
Quote high now and give up a little later to close the deal. Who knows…there may be a change later that you don’t know about which may justify the high quote.
I’d say he’s actually looking for two years with no incentives with a few clauses to line a golden parachute.
After this year, I’d say he at LEAST has a case.
I just have to watch the final (hopefully half) inning in Milwaukee.
Weather’s pretty nice.
Nice day for a double header. HA HA HA HA HA!
Say some prayer for AB. That did not look good.
It wasn’t dirty they were trying to a score and Smith of the Jets was trying to make a impact hit Boldin can down helmet to helmet it was just poor timing.
I’m a Jets fan, but that was an ugly hit and now the win feels awful.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09.....ref=slogin
Read the article. Retirement or multi-year. Either way, last game as a Yankee.
oh moose – he’s pitching a great game!
Rebecca please let me know if the guy is okay where you hear anything.
Thanks.
holy cow, nice play by Uggla!!
Can you imagine what the post-game ceremony is going to like at Shea? One should never plan a party after the game!”
If the Mets lose and Brews win?
Met’s fans should bum rush the field and just go mad. Steal the seats, the grass, the poles whatever they can. Chase the Mets out of the clubhouse and into the lots still wearing their cleats.
They may not need to knock down Shea after all. It could be burnt down by tonight.
what a play by uggla
Kevin Gregg can blow this game.
Wow. Dan Uggla is a good 2B when he’s not playing in the ASG.
CC hitting 95 in the 9th on consecutive appearances on 3-days rest. Sign that man!
Mussina beating Dice-walk easily today.
Matsuzaka: 73 pitches through four,
Moose: 73 pitches through six.
I’m sorry, but I’m too lazy to check – if the Brewers win, do they clinch a playoff spot?
Mets can still win the game. Tying run up.
Did you guys catch the play by Uggla? Very nice.
Impalin – nah.
I heard Girardi say they want him back. I heard Mussina say he wants to come back. Good enough for me.
I tend to blow off newspaper “commentary” and wait for the official announcement.
At 73 pitches through 6 innings, nothing would cap this game off better than a complete game shutout.
holy cow, nice play by Uggla!!
Right click and save that might be the last time you say that.
Josh—only if the Mets lose.
Josh, if they win they clinch at least a tie and a playoff game. If Mets lose then Brews are in.
Farnsy Jr. is pitching right now for FLA he definitely can blow it.
Brewers win!!!
What is wrong with Mussina? I would fight to stay in the game. 73 pitches, a shutout so far, and Girardi goes to the BP? This is bullcrap!
Thanks guys!
Oy. This Gregg guy I do not like.
game over in MIL
Right click and save that might be the last time you say that.
LOL. ditto!!!
CONGRATULATIONS BREWERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CC is a god.
Mets still alive
2 on, 2 outs Delgado up
I gotta say I’m super proud of Moose. Most Yankee fans were complaining about his existence on this team not just last year or during the offseason, but even during the beginning of this season.
If he gets this win, what a great way to be possibly ending his career.
Here comes the NY charity pitcher you know him as Yankees legend Arthur Rhodes !
Brewers won
Rebecca –
there were some reasons why the Angels dumped him a few seasons back.
Why is Mike coming out of the game.??? Only thing I can figure is his elbow is bothering him.
Andrea: That it is!
congrats Brewers!
one more Mets choke?
Mussina looks to be done. C’mon Coke, hold the W for Moose.
Now pitching for the Marlins NYY Legend Arthur Rhodes
CC is such a warrior. Why would anyone NOT want to open the checkbook for him this post season?
How much you want a bet Delgado goes yard on Arthur Rhodes!
Man… Gardner sucks.
Mets playing for their lives. Delgado’s been scary good.
Looke every bit of my good will is going out to Rhodes right now. We always killed him and we need to show our appreciation.
GO ARTHUR!
3 more outs for the Mets. Pressure on!!!!
Arthur Rhodes, my hero?
Make,the,CATCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Inning over at Shea.
GOOD ON YA ARTHUR!
He hit it hard at least.
are you kidding me – Rhodes got the out!
Hey, did Joba pitch in the Friday game???
congrats the the MIL Brewers turn your attention to the met game
“How much you want a bet Delgado goes yard on Arthur Rhodes!”
Okay I’ll play. I’ll bet he doesn’t.
He he he.
Coke time
I was kind of hoping for a playoff game tomorrow.
Much better to see the Mets fans’ spirit crushed by losing a one-game playoff,no?
oh ho ho. This must be amazing fun for the mets
Pesky’s daughter looks like Joe Di with a wig.
Big test for Coke.
Coke vs Ortiz
Kill Schill, I actually have to pay attention in class tomorrow.
The only semi-logical reason I can see for this move is that Joba is locked and loaded for 2 innings and is closing this game. Why else would you take Mussina out here?
“Much better to see the Mets fans’ spirit crushed by losing a one-game playoff,no?”
I think it’s more depressing to have to sit and watch postgame ceremonies when you are playing your last game in your Stadium after you’ve been eliminated.
I guess his elbow is hurting …
95 mph GB
Maybe Moose’s elbow is bothering him?
Coke is just so…good.
Good point, Trish. I forgot about the closing ceremonies at Shea.
Rebecca, wouldn’t they’d play at night? Do they hold classes that late at ‘Cuse?
Youkilis has been coke’d!!
c’mon get the mug out
95 mph K
The mets have to choke today and tomorrow to miss the postseason, so don’t everyone get too excited yet.
My boy, Coke. That’s two draft picks for Marte, TWO.
94 mph brush back
Kill Schill: I’m at Fordham now
(I graduated in May) but I’d be too distracted thinking about the game!
(Actually Tuesday and Wednesday I have class at night, but Monday it’s in the afternoon)
…and Drew has been Coke’d too!!
96 mph set up pitch
96 mph K
Andrea, if the Mets lose today, they’re done, it’s over, caput, good night.
Andrea, if the Mets lose today, they’re out.
so the Pirates passed on that?
Always a bridesmaid…
NESN just announced that Sux have been the wild card team more than any other team in the majors (six times).
Was he really hitting 96mph with his fastball?
Great job!!
Oh yeah, congrats. Are you getting an M.A. at Fordham? At the Bronx campus or in Manhattan?
I’m loving Coke
Andrea,
No, it’s over if the Mets lose.
Jeez, Phil. Embarassing Boston is unnecessary.
Maybe Phil Coke can be our closer heir apparent. Joba starter. Yankees, win-win.
“The mets have to choke today and tomorrow to miss the postseason, so don’t everyone get too excited yet.”
Mets will be crying in their beers tomorrow. 3 outs and their season is over.
Somehow I missed it, but Joba has already gone OVER 100 innings pitched this season, as he sits at 100.1.
WOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOO!
That’s $50 and that pays for the case of Moose Bars after #20 gets nailed down.
YESSSSSSS!
Phil Coke has a future in the Yankees organization. The question is whether the Yankees have made the transition in management or whether they’ll mortgage their future talent for winners now.
screw pepsi – love that COKE!
Detroit’s going to be loving life tomorrow.
You really got to ask where that pop is coming from. Coke was really surprised himself.
Coke has been unbeleivable.
Hopefully it is not a September flash like Kennedy last year.
With Coke and Marte as the LHs in the BP next year, it will be unbelievable. RH will be very strong to start with.
if the Yanks decided to go after Nate McClouth, they would surely want Coke in a deal.
Kill Schill: Yeah, MA in medieval history @ Rose Hill (Bronx)
rebecca- Fordham, really? you should email michael kay with that information, maybe he’ll get you a job at YES
so IF Moose gets the win…. who becomes the newest “best pitcher to never win 20 games?”
and screw all of the injuries to the position players – posada, matsui mostly since they missed the most amount of time. Screw how badly IPK and Phil Franchise pitched for the most part…. Imagine if an 8-2 Chien-Ming Wang didn’t get hurt…. this team could have two 20 game winners and would be in the playoffs
If Coke’s control can improve a bit and that slider stays just like it is, add a change up and you have a # 4 or 5 SP, if he pans out Coke + Sabathia + Hughes + Joba + Wang in a rotation could be interesting.
Phil Coke is the real deal, glad that the pirates took Jeff Karstens instead of him, HAHAHA
Hypothetical Question: with 5 games left players get into a bad brawl, with the pitcher being the one throwing an intentional pitch (according to the umps) and inciting the riot. In addition he pummels one of the players for the other team.
MLB hands out suspensions, including a 5-game suspension for the pitcher. But it doesn’t happen until 3 days are left in the season.
Does the pitcher start the next season with a suspension?
If the pitcher is moved to another team does he still serve a suspension?
Kill Schill–Did the Brewers already win? I got myself confused–the Mets had to win and Brewers lose for the Mets to totally blows it, yes?
Do the Marlins have a closer?
“You really got to ask where that pop is coming from. Coke was really surprised himself.”
That’t the caffeinated version of Coke!
bottom of the 9th at Shea
Yes, the Brewers won. Sabathia was awesome again on 3-days rest.
Mets go to the last of the 9th.
yeah vtred — matt lindstrom
Do or die time for the New York Mess
What a gutsy performance by Sabathia today.
But man, the Brewers are completely screwed in the playoffs. Who is their game 1 starter? Suppan? Gallardo?
“Meanwhile, you can make a heck of a case for CC Sabathia for NL MVP. Who has been more valuable to a team than that guy?”
There’s some guy who’s hitting 356/461/651 for a 190 OPS+ with the Cardinals. I forget his name but he’s apparently pretty good.
Sucks to be a Mets Fan if the yankees doing this to me i dont know what i will do
Alright, Marlins. Let’s go. 3 outs and the Mutts are out. MAKE IT HAPPEN!
Mariano?!?!? Are they serious? Why screw with his arm?
Brewers have won, Mets down to their last 3 outs to get 2 runs and save their season
I don’t see how you can turn this game over to a hurting Rivera. Why risk it? Let Joba pitch into the 9th, and then have Rivera backing him up if need be. If Rivera comes in and doesn’t have anything, there’s no one backing him up. If he doesn’t have it, they probably lose.
max: I’m not sure medieval history will be of any use at YES unless they decide to do a program on SCA or swordfighting.
Guys, Coke’s been great but they always say don’t judge a player in September.
Let’s see how he does next April before dubbing him the next Joba. I mean, I love everything I’ve seen…but…see Spencer, Shane, for details.
Trisha-
The answer is Yes and Yes, it carries over.
i have a feeling mets gonna come back
You really got to ask where that pop is coming from. Coke was really surprised himself.
Cleaner mechanics and the ball feels slicker and lighter to him in the MLB, that’s what he told Mike Ashmore.
STRIKES JOBA
Joba. What are you doing?
Wow, let’s go Marlins. 3 more outs.
Isin’t Lindstrom a former farmhand Met too?
why did the mets trade matt lindstrom again?
OH boy Matt Lidstrom could piss off alot of people tonight
can u really celebrate if the mets lose?
Lindstrom WILL piss a lot of people off tonight. The only question is who.
I don’t buy that “don’t judge a player in Sept”, at least not in this case. Coke is the real deal, I keep him in the pen, he’s quite the weapon.
what are u doing jOBA?
Joba, why are you doing this?
Make Joba Stop!
c’mon Joba
UM – ARE YOU KIDDING ME please tell me you are not going to mess this up
DONT WALK HIM !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Poor Joba. You know he didn’t want to do something like that.
omg
vomitous, you have to get these outs!!
OK, if Girardi is going to play it like that, then that’s fine, because if Rivera doesn’t have it he’ll clearly get lifted quickly.
1 down!!!
Eeeks Joba.
two more outs for FLA and hopefully the Mets season.
1 out at SHEA!
rebecca- im kidding, dont you always hear michael teasing flash/leiter about how great he is for going to fordham.
meanwhile, what is joba doing oh wow hes coming out
2 more outs and Keith sounds like he’s going to cry.
guys…joba is not trying to lose it for moose…he had a bad outing..
c’mon bruney
1 down for the Mutts!***
I’d ratherr have the Mets win and Moose win than the Mets lose and Moose not get the win.
rivera is not available today… so who pitches in the ninth??
It’s ok, Master of Control Brian Bruney will clean up this mess. I’m a Bruney Believer.
2 outs!
Joba didn’t have it.
Two out.
mets down to their last out
final out for Shea.
I can’t believe this is happening! Joba is definitely not going to be getting a tractor.
1 more left
marte in 9th?
One more out in Shea. DO IT! MARLINS!
Sunny, Rivera is available today.
Damian!
Bruney man please be good
um, please bruney
Looked like Bruney got jobbed. Oh good.
Brian strike out!
Well, it didn’t help that we had terrible at-bats after we got the 3-0 lead. They mailed it in after that, as if it were 6-0. The place is a crackerjack box, which means leads are more fragile, for whomever holds one.
final strike
I had to change the channel. Someone let me know if something good happens.
Mets have life.
Good start, Bruney!
Man, this tension city.
And the Mets have a chance
Hey he got jobbed one but it did have the corner anyway.
C’mon Lindstrom, finish this!
Wat a collosal drag to have to keep changing stations at this very moment!
Rest In Pieces NY Mutts
HAHA DONE FOR METS!!!!!!!!!!
Mets lose
Mets lost. Whatever. Come on Bruney !!!!!!!
Yahoo!
BYE BYE METSKIES!!!
cmon lindstrom, you’ve got 3 really crappy hitters coming up
And Church just missed it !
season over at Shea
Rebecca,
You are the bearer of bad tidings.
Nothing like a little suspense.
To quote Yogi “it’s deja vu all over again”.
Thank you Florida Marlins. For the second year in a row they knock the Mets out of the playoffs on the last day of the season.
Who else thought Church’s ball was long gone?
THE METS SEASON IS DONE AND OVER!!!!
YESSSSSSSSSS!!!!!
Holy hell this is nerve wracking
Gotta give the UMP the assist on the WIN for Moose today. Gave Moose and Yankees a strike Zone the size of Giambi’s head today.
bahahaha mutts lose
Nice way to close Shea!
hahahahahhahaha Mets.
mel I did, he just missed the sweet spot.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
COLLAPSE COMPLETE!!!!!!!!!!!1
AHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH MUTTS SUCK!
MUTTS SUCK!!! HAHAHA
Mets did themselves a favor. That bullpen would have gotten them nowhere.
I love Brian Bruney in case I never mentioned it. Remember when the forum kneejerkers were ready to get rid of him because his velocity was down his first time back after his injury?
WHAT A RIOT SOME OF THOSE GUYS ARE!
How am I the bearer of bad news? Milwaukee’s going to have a giant party tonight!
I need to see this Shea post game ceremony
one run is fine – let’s go – one more out please…get ‘er done!!
Lupica is must read tomorrow.
Kinda feel sorry for the Mets, but I will not be sorry that columnists who lie in the weeds and live to dis us can’t run their purple stories about how Santana was the difference maker for the Mets this season, and how we blew it by not giving up the farm for him.
Uhh, just remembered how they made Willie fly to the West Coast to fire him (kinda like Tony Soprano making Pussy take the boat ride…), forget the sympathy.
Sorry Reebok,
You are not a Jonah, my mistake
Outstanding job by Bruney. Very clutch.
Fire Willie?
Holy Choke batman. 2 Seasons in a row. I’m glad I’m not a Mets fan.
Hey, all of you posters who are called them Mets anything but “Mets” need to put in your tagline that you are juvenile and thoughtless!
That’s what someone said today about anyone called the Red Sux anything but the Red Sox!
HA HA HA HA HA!
I’m with you, nickname callers.
I’ve actually always like Spankmees.
Kay feels sorry for the Mets, lol. Does he feel sorry for the Yankees ? No, he does not, so what’s up with that? I guess the Mets’ lovable reputation follows them everywhere. Let’s see if the papers call them out for their choke or if they treat them with kid gloves because the love Manuel (who deserves to be brought back).
Joba didn’t have it, so good job by Joe getting him out of there…….and good job by Bruney. He’s not getting much love, but he’s been terrific. I give him a ton of credit for busting his behind to get back this year when all the doctors said he needed surgery.
Hernandez wants to cry HAHAHAHAHa
The last scene at Shea was the Marlins jumping around like they won a rd. in the playoffs. Hey you got to give it to the Marlins they have a knack for killing NY teams.
Come on Yanks..
Win it for moose…
METS LOST!!!!!!!!!!!
Hope they have extra security at Shea today – they’ll need it.
the other thing is, I am always sort of stunned when i see these foam-at-the-mouth tirades against the Yankees – and it’s always, like, ‘Lenny from Garden City, N.Y.’…and I’m like, it’s a Mets fan…they’re obssessed with us…there you have it.
well at looks like our future ace is going to get a little more playoff experience.
If Mo is healthy enough to that makes the media inquisition of Joe G that much sillier. Dontcha think?
Lupica will find a way to bring up the Yankees payroll and lack of post season as well.
Jeff NJ
September 28th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
Lupica is must read tomorrow.
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No column from Lupica, tomorrow. His body can be recovered by family and friends (if he has any) dangling from the bottom of the Shea Stadium pressbox.
You have to imagine it’d be pretty cool to be in Milwaukee now
Damaso Malo
NESN just showed a really ugly guy holding a big sheet that said “Is it raining or are the Yankees crying?”
Was that gotten just for the occasion that the Yankees once again won and they therefore needed to be able to say something? What a bunch of dumb pucks. 13 straight postseasons and their mental midget fans poke fun.
Uh let me see, 2004 minus 1918? Anyone do the math for me?
I’d say it’s time for Mo.
Can Rivera come on to try to get this out now?
Can we get Mo please?
geez louise – I cannot believe this inning
NOT MO!!!!!
Ugh, this is really going to come down to the wire. Hurts to watch.
And will the last person to leave Shea please remember to close the giant toilet seat lid?
here comes mo, lets hope his shoulder isnt too “cranky”
“No column from Lupica, tomorrow. His body can be recovered by family and friends (if he has any) dangling from the bottom of the Shea Stadium pressbox”
LMAO!!!!!
“Lupica is must read tomorrow.”
If only my cat could read the paper in his litter box.
Over managing by taking Bruney out.
Easy to say now…I know, but man.
Are you kidding me Joba and Marte? Today is not the day to have a major meltdown
Oh, my. Mo please be best, and please offense, score some runs in the 9th….
I dont feel sorry for the Mets – at all.
For christ sake!
We need to win this for Moose!
I will be SO upset if Mo gives up this lead. Let’s do this thing, dam”n”it!
Prediction:
If Moose does not get his 20th, he retires!
c’mon – SAVE MOOSE’s WIN!!!
About Mo. They ALL announced that if the Yanks hadn’t been eliminated Mo would have still been pitching. Only checked out the shoulder because Yanks were elimninated. I mean he hasn’t actually looked bad!
did anyone see the ceremony at Shea? What did they do?
Um. SNY just took over my TV. No matter what channel I put on, Lee Mazzilli is on the TV.
NOOOOOOOO.
Someone let me know what happens.
Come on Mo…
Nice of the Sux fan to recognize Mo as the MVP…
YES needs to put the “play of the game” back to the postgame show instead of during the game. Bad karma.
The turtle almost hit himself in the head with that swing!
Congrats Mets. hehehe.
Mets fans are cheering “Choke”
I wouldn’t object if Mo beaned his arse tho…
Starting to rain in fenway field.
“Lee Mazzilli is on the TV.”
How many times has he used the term “Case in point…” so far today?
wow thta mets bullpen really sucks
We need a hurricane once Mo gets the elf.
A THING OF BEAUTY.
MVP lol
Girardi managed these last 3 innings horribly. No reason, other than injury, that Moose should have been pulled after 6 innings.
Mo is my MVP
If Mo gets out of this, they need to score a couple dozen insurance runs
God love MO
With a cranky shoulder half pint !
He should be shut down completely. Regardless of the outcome. Why risk further damage?
It was almost worth it just to see the Keebler Elf get all upset.
If the yankees can sweep this, they’d finish with a better record than the Mets.
Again…. the UMP preserves the lead.
Got Nady up in the inning to hit a 3 run home run.
Strike zone the size of Giambi’s head.
ok we really NEED another run or two here
of course – with cano, ransom and molina up… I don’t see that happening.
Thank you Mo.
3 more outs and Moose gets 20.
I can tell you that the broadcast crew can just about talk.
Scorpio – I think b/c of the injury from the last game the told Moose he could have out when he wanted – he handed Girardi the ball, not the other way around
Sit down, Dustbin.
Yanks need to have more pitchers with barking shoulders when pitches hit 94 and 95 MPH from a 38 year old pitcher.
Rishi
i think there gonna do it now u see all the mets fans leaving the shea
…Need more runs now!!!!
lol, Mets fan just walked by the camera and said “I want my mommy.” A grown man. That was funny.
PLEASE someone tell me what’s going on! Maz took over my tv!
NO JOKE…. I said to myself Mo was going to throw strike 1 swinging, strike 2 looking, and strike 3 swinging.
I called it! But have no proof…. oh well.
Washington SCORES!!!!!
Wow, Pete. After trashing Girardi for his comments on Mo’s injury, I thought the guy would be in a cast already. Looked pretty damn good against the possible AL MVP huh? Maybe someone deserves an apology?
Mo!
FYI
found this on the Jets message board.
Boldin doesn’t have a neck injury per PFT. And apperently Boldin wanted to get back up but was told not to for safety measures.
Does Pedroia remind anyone else of an angry chipmunk? Maybe one of those evil woodland critters from South Park?
Sort of an anti-climactic ceremony after the season ending loss.
Hasn’t started but it looks like they have cardboard posters on the field where the Yanks had the live “Ghosts”.
For the love of all that’s good in the world, I want to see one cranked over the monster off of papelbon.
“It was almost worth it just to see the Keebler Elf get all upset.”
E-man because bone spurs are not dangerous.
Did an obvious member of RSN actually just question what the keebler elf swung at????
THAT WAS CALLED A SWINGING STRIKE. The ump has nothing to do with that dear.
Paplebum is pitching?
Seriously?
andrea what do you mean sny took over your tv?
THAT WAS GANGSTA!
George A. King III of the New York Post tells us Brian Cashman has informed Hal Steinbrenner he would like to return. An announcement could come as soon as tomorrow.
How reliable is this statement?
Everyone, just look at it like this. If the greatest closer of all time can’t nail down Mussina’s 20th, then it’s just not meant to be. Everything happens for a reason. We’ll see in a few minutes if Mussina is meant to be a 20 game winner.
Please do not deal Robi …I like his new stance let him go through the good and bad here.
where was this CANO all season long???
Papsmear time
im really happy for cano hes been hitting great since his benching
Ransom over the green monster. Im calling it
insurance runs, can we get them in??????/
people, please. i lost Mlb.tv What’s happening?
Ransom is definitely making his case on why he should stay next season!!
I don’t know what was going on with Joba. Can you throw some fastballs please?
And just like Marte to leave a high slider over the plate.
You knew it would come down to Mo against the best part of the Red Sox lineup.
And Francona is managing this meaningless game like its the 7th game of the World Series…
Good to hear.
“For the love of all that’s good in the world, I want to see one cranked over the monster off of papelbon.”
Or one that hits him square in the gills!
Lovin watching Papelsmear “handle” the Yankees.
Wow, we got the Youk scrunchy face, the Pedroyer scrunchy face, and now the Papelbon scruncy face? That’s the trifecta!
Okay so it wasn’t a homerun, but it was a single getting Cano to 3rd!
nice hit and run
I eat my words – yay Cano and Ransom!!
Keebler Elf, hahahahahaha
there’s one…
Mussina must be massaging Mo’s shoulder.
Shea is emptying out. Don’t think a lot of people are in a mood for a celebration of Shea.
Trisha -did you take pictures last Sunday night?
Whaddya ya know, in comes Cano!
Good work our ever faithful Molina.
This is the difference between Hughes and Joba— Hughes is a big game performer, Joba is not. Joba is a hell of a lot more talented than Hughes, but doesn’t have his mental toughness.
Case in point, Hughes shut down the Indians, Joba had a 4.90 ERA against them and cost us one game.
This time, in the biggest came we’ve played in over 6 weeks, Joba chokes. It has a been an occurrence that he chokes in big spots whereas Hughes doesn’t.
I’ll compare Hughes to Schilling and Joba to Randy. One has superior stuff, but one is a big game performer.
I just got the game back! how’d they score?
I think Ransom should be our backup infielder instead of Betemit next year. And if we don’t get Tex, which we probably won’t, he should get some time at first.
no one cares about how they are going to get fenway cleaned up before the next game…
all these fun “hit and runs” would have been great during the season
THAT A BOY JOSE!! MORE RUNS!!!!!!!!!!……….MORE!!!!!!!!!!
“This is the difference between Hughes and Joba— Hughes is a big game performer, Joba is not. Joba is a hell of a lot more talented than Hughes, but doesn’t have his mental toughness.”
you crazy?
Fran, lots of pictures of the thousands of people standing inside on the ramps waiting to get out to Monument Park.
My camera battery died as soon as I got outside…
But I do have a few pictures I will post. Also some from Friday night that a friend’s brother took from right behind the Ys dugout. Beautiful shots.
I’d wait until Joba has had a full offseason to rest and recoop from his shoulder injury before spouting bunk on Joba. If I recall, Hughes hasn’t won a start at all this year.
Sac fly, Andrea.
Papsmear gives up a run even in a low-pressure situation like this. Moose should send him a “thank you card.”
that was a nice little dance Paps did!!!
Rishi notice the players who are doing the hit & runs..that is likely the problem.
Smear almost took it off the top of the head!
He he he he he!
He IS the best closer in the game, he’s right.
Hey Pete – do you have any info on this story?
Cashman’s Return
http://www.nypost.com/seven/09.....131009.htm
If you jumble the name RAMON you can almost spell MORON.
Play Gardner against:
1. Ace pitchers
2. BA closers
3. With RISP
lol.
whoa – Papalbum sucking… woot!!
WFAN, most listen radio from the time the postgame ends today until Wednesday.
Francessa will be on guns ablazing tomorrow. I might even turn on Russo’s show for a few laughs.
Papelbon wants Mussina to get his 20th!!
Molina was the best trade they made last year
Looks like Papelbon forgot to take his Monavie this morning…
Cano Single
Ransom single on hit&run, cano to third
Molina sac fly, Cano scored, 1 out
Gardner single, ransom to second
Damon batting
Did you get MLB back up?
Well Paplebum proves his reliability by having some of our worst hitters all year score on him.
This is great…. Hilarious. Since we can’t make it to the playoffs and these games arn’t meaningful, it is still amusing to watch the red sox get beat
“If Mo is healthy enough to that makes the media inquisition of Joe G that much sillier. Dontcha think?”
You are absolutely right.
It is interesting to see what Pete has to say after all the incriminating stuff he wrote about Girardi here. Pete ridiculed Girardi saying that Mo will pitch in this series. Who is the liar now?
Fran, if I DID have a camera that was working, though, I surely would have wanted to show you pictures that I would have been able to take from about 5 feet away from Jorge, Michael Kay (okay so it was still a celebrity of sorts), Joba, and our Mo.
“THAT WAS CALLED A SWINGING STRIKE”
DO YOU KNOW WHY IT WAS A SWINGING STRIKE???
Because the pitch before it was called a strike and it was 5 inches OFF OF THE PLATE. (Amica strike zone showed it)
Pedroia HAD to swing at it, it would have been called a strike ANYWAYS.
“This is great…. Hilarious. Since we can’t make it to the playoffs and these games arn’t meaningful, it is still amusing to watch the red sox get beat”
You BETCHA!
The mound is very slippery, but Mo had to pitch in this crap too. So it’s kind of like how no one felt sorry for Joba in the bug game.
Molina was a great trade, but the irony is when they made it I’m not sure any of them expected it to be as big a deal as it became, because of what happened to Jorge.
Guys, George King is just pulling something out of the air. He cited ‘buzz’ not even a “Yankee official speaking on the condition of anonymity” or something.
Just noise in a slow Sunday. Even if he has informed them he wants to return, he might want to set guidelines for his return and meet face to face, and who knows if Hal will agree to that. Still a lot to be determined.
God, if Papelbon is taking long to make sure Mo can’t be used in the ninth, that would be so unprofessional. I’m sure he would use wet mound as an excuse for today’s bad pitching.
i like this papelbon really struggling hope he struggles in the playoffs
Oh god, it’s Melky.
How great would it be if he hit a Slam?
just a thought. Did anyone notice that since the Yankees were clearly eliminated they started to play really well. And against some great teams. Any thoughts?
It’s not the rosin bags, Pappy, it’s you.
please pinch hit Melky – do not put him in there!!
If the Mets take a lap the way the Yanks did after last game – they are risking serious injuries from fans.
DP… guaranteed…
I’m enjoying this right now.
Paps is a great closer, but he’s being hung out to soak by Terry.
He doesn’t need THIS much work.
yeah – How about too little too late.
“Because the pitch before it was called a strike and it was 5 inches OFF OF THE PLATE. (Amica strike zone showed it)
Pedroia HAD to swing at it, it would have been called a strike ANYWAYS.”
Uh okay, and the moon is made of green cheese.
If you give me your email address I’ll send you some cyberkleenex.
Melky just trying to get Mo back out there quickly!
Papelbon has to let it go with the rosin bag. Seriously. We know it’s wet. Get over it.
Paple no one feels sorry for you. It is a little rain. Just like no one felt sorry for Joba in the bug game.
I`d rather be a yankee than a met right now
I don’t think Melky stays this off season.
Trisha – I am sure that I would have loved your pictures!It’s really too bad that your camera wasn’t working.
all this spitball talk is DISGUSTING
is abreu hurt or something – why in the bloody world would you PH Melky for Abreu?? Did I miss this?
Gerry: Because they’re playing relaxed now.
“just a thought. Did anyone notice that since the Yankees were clearly eliminated they started to play really well. And against some great teams. Any thoughts?”
Yeah – go talk to your buddies on Sons of Sam Horne about this. We’re enjoying this game right now.
S…if I were a Mets fan right now I’d be pissed at this ceremony.
we’ll take it Melky
Anyone watching this Shea stadium ceremony thing?
5-2 Yanks now. got back the two runs.
sunny, Bobby jammed his wrist.
“just a thought. Did anyone notice that since the Yankees were clearly eliminated they started to play really well. And against some great teams. Any thoughts?”
What exactly are you trying to infer? If you look at the Yankees records they’ve played well against those “great” teams this year.
Mets have a chance to capture the city of NY to themselves and steal October away from the Yankees and really jump start themselves going into the new stadium.
But alas, it was not meant to be LOL. Their front office is probably ticked off for that alone.
“Paple no one feels sorry for you. It is a little rain. Just like no one felt sorry for Joba in the bug game.”
BadaBINGO
YES! The lead is back up to 3 again. Well done guys. DO IT FOR MOOSE!
marte will be back
….The Yankees ceremony >>>>>> The Mets ceremony
Alex can hit a single and we can probably get Jonny and Brett home. Depends on where he hits it though…
I’ll take that Melky!!
I am very happy we were able to add to Paplebon’s ERA.
This ceremony just seems cheesy
Angel, the person is trying to take the heat off the lousy job that SMEAR is doing.
You know that troll time here is going to start aplenty!
LOL Mr.Met unveil the number behind it was a sticker that said Citifield ..
“I am very happy we were able to add to Paplebon’s ERA.”
Thought the same thing.
I am cheering with every Redskin score.
TO is worthless thus far.
He he he he he.
Rebecca,
We all know the Mets are the second class team in NY. Would you expect anything else?
The Yankees also had their ceremony before the game. That way if they lost, people wouldn’t be so upset about it.
how did bobby jam it?
Glad to see this team wants to do it for Moose.
Look you guys HITTING WITH RISP!!!
Is Mr. Met gonna do a jig now? This music…
Well Paplebon had about as much working for him today, as Joba did. No distracting anyone from that.
not exactly a towering homerun, but I’ll take it.
Sunny, sliding into second on a steal.
the organ music & reaction was ala Daffy Duck coming on stage after Bugs Bunny
Even Arod’s getting motivated for Moose’s 20!
There is a ceremony today?
Why in the world would they schedule it on elimination day? They should have done it before the game.
Paps will blame the mound.
Sunny – defensive replacement in the botton of the 8th
Sunny – defensive replacement in the botton of the 8th
all this game does is let the red sox know we haven’t gone away. yeah, we had a bad year but that happens. they’ll think about this game next year.
at this point, it is time to open up the bank account, and permit CC to name his price. Literally.
have never seen anythin like this.
my personal view of signing him reversed 180, from earlier in the year.
I think that hit his sleeve
I’m sure he hit it in that manner in order to gain your approval, lol.
Why is Francona leaving his closer out to dry in a meaningless game?
Mo. Do this. We win.
Whoa. Papelbon had some words after the inning.
Why on earth would the Mets have the ceremony AFTER the game?
Typical of the Mets. They just can’t do anything right!
Now THAT’S an effective closer. Got Miranda.
GO ANGELS!
Man is this a lame ceremony on what.
LOL I don’t even know what is going on in this ceremony. They keep on showing the fans and not the former players
Something is wrong with Papelbon. He’s relying mostly on his fastball.
4 hits & 3 runs in the 9th inning of a meaningless game.
But something’s up with Papelbon. He’s not the pitcher of the last two years.
Too bad he won’t be available in the second game. How’s the weather looking?
Mr. Met is no fool, he lined up his flight and tee times a while ago.
This is just Bizarre… And I’m suprise so many of the fans are still at Shea after their 2nd consecutive collapse.
34 pitches for Papelbon in the pouring rain with nothing on the line?
Wow.
LOL! Papsmear Hissy Fit!
“Paps will blame the mound.”
One thing I have to say for the majority of the fans at Shea is that they at least they stayed for the ceremonies.
what is this ceremony – looks really lame
How funny would it be if Paplebon hurt his foot. He took his shoe off after he kicked something.
Are those phone booths in the Shea outfield? LOL
Seriously, though – talk about anti-climactic. I’m glad now that the Yankees didn’t close at home; the weather was fabulous last week and just lousy this week.
Wow, Papelbon pulling a Manny or some such?
Paps hasn’t been this upset since he didn’t make the cast of Riverdance.
Oy Ransom, you need to make that play
UGH!!! CODY!!!
Angel,
My video went out. What happened at the end with Paps? And what was the deal with the rosin bads. Even the espn chat mentioned it.
This is the funniest thing ever. Rivera doesn’t even step off the mound between pitches. He’s really showing Papelbum up.
my vote for dumbest post of the year
“Ramon September 28th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
This is the difference between Hughes and Joba— Hughes is a big game performer, Joba is not. Joba is a hell of a lot more talented than Hughes, but doesn’t have his mental toughness.
Case in point, Hughes shut down the Indians, Joba had a 4.90 ERA against them and cost us one game.
This time, in the biggest came we’ve played in over 6 weeks, Joba chokes. It has a been an occurrence that he chokes in big spots whereas Hughes doesn’t.
I’ll compare Hughes to Schilling and Joba to Randy. One has superior stuff, but one is a big game performer.”
Id have made that play.
good job ransom… and good luck on your new team next year.
He was talking furiously at himself as he walked off. NESN guys just said he took his frustrations out on the heater, lol.
Rosin bads? Not sure about that one, but i’m up and down at the moment.
Shea is almost like a funeral home. There’s more going on in Flushing chop shops.
Meltdown 2 years in a row ? OUCH !
I just got to see the dancing fruitcake’s hissy fit! NESN didn’t show it right away!
I hate these conflicts of interest. I definitely want to watch our postgame but also want to see the downcast faces and boatload of excuses on the Sux postgame!
Jeez, relax. People act like it’s not Mo on the mound with a 4 run lead.
UPDATE, 5:40 p.m.: That’s a shame about Papelbon. He seems like such a nice guy, too.
Ha!
This ceremony is a horror show from top to bottom.
Who had the bright idea to do it AFTER the game dumb move
Yankees did it wrong wih the countdown clock but to have mr met pull the cloth stupid
The stadium is half empty
the tv cant even get the players when they get on the field
pure diaster
Nice play by A-Rod on a really tough field.
rosin *bags*
my vote for dumbest post of the year
“Ramon September 28th, 2008 at 5:23 pm
This is the difference between Hughes and Joba— Hughes is a big game performer, Joba is not. Joba is a hell of a lot more talented than Hughes, but doesn’t have his mental toughness.
Case in point, Hughes shut down the Indians, Joba had a 4.90 ERA against them and cost us one game.
This time, in the biggest came we’ve played in over 6 weeks, Joba chokes. It has a been an occurrence that he chokes in big spots whereas Hughes doesn’t.
I’ll compare Hughes to Schilling and Joba to Randy. One has superior stuff, but one is a big game performer.â€
Id have to back you on this. Considering Hughes did not win a game. Mental toughness? If Hughes was mentally tough he would not have been embarassed to wear glasses.
Hmmm so maybe Pete isn’t a redsox fan.
Now I’m sort of pitying the Met Fans having to endure yet another meltdown and now this lame ceremony. Oh boy look its Wayne Garett!
Trying to infer that the team seems to be playing well with no pressure, which for a NY team is a really bad trait to have. Almost Met like. If thats going to be the case that a big problem.
“Paps hasn’t been this upset since he didn’t make the cast of Riverdance.”
Hey when your barbs aren’t directed at me they’re pretty damned funny!
2-outs…get back out there MOOOOOSE
I really hate Pap-smear. That is what makes him different from Joba. You would never see Joba throw a hissy fit because he was “forced” to pitch.
I’m still not sure, Mel.
But the hissy fit was definitely something to behold.
Hopefully Mike will make the back page.
I guess the Mets planned the ceremony when they thought they’d be in the playoffs.
Oh dear. Down to their alst out. NESN at least keeps showing Moose looking pensive and a little bit nervous.
CONGRATULATIONS TO MOOSE!!!!!
Just wanted to be the first to say it because I know its coming! CONGRATS ON YOUR FIRST 20 GAME SEASON, BUT HOPEFULLY NOT YOUR LAST IN A YANKEE UNIFORM!
One. More. Out.
Can’t wait to hear Moose on the post game, whatever happens.
* last
one mo strike
Moose wins #20!!! wooo…
Cranky shoulder saves game for chronically cranky starter!
How appropriate.
Congratulaions Moose on #20! Moose Bars all around!
GRATZ MOOSE!!!
Looking at the Mets, makes me so glad that I’m a Yankees fan. When we go out, at least we go out winning, and with style. Not weeping and bawling like they do for two years straight.
DO IT, MO. DO IT FOR MOOSE!
YES!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS MIKE MUSSINA!
And it took a bone spurred Mo to do it.
congratulations moose !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS MOOSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
20 GAME WINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!! MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSE!!!!!
Congrats! What a season!
yay moose!
Moose looking so happy! He’s getting actual hugs from the Yanks.
I love it and it’s making me tear up!
one would think the Mets office would’ve exercised better foresight, and scheduled the ceremony before the game. It might have provided a bit of momentum. And more importantly, prevented the scene which is happening now. I mean, they had a 50/50 chance of losing. strange.
if were a mets fan, no way do i stay for the funeral.
MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSE.
20 wins for moose. he deserves it. great job
CONGRATS MOOSE ON WIN 20!
Yayyyyyyyyyyyyy woohoo. Awesome moment for Moose.
Congratulations to Moose! He was just awesome this season.
Grats to the Moose!
Congrats Mooooooooooooooooooooooooooooose!
Maybe Tito’s been lying to Papelbon? Hasn’t told Jonathon that he’s been pitcing with pain in his shoulder the whole season?
MOOOOOOOOOOOSE!!!!
Wayne Garret…wow….a blast from the past
“UPDATE, 5:40 p.m.: That’s a shame about Papelbon. He seems like such a nice guy, too.”
LAUGHING MY HASS OFF!!!
Congrats MOOSE!!
aww, Moooooooooooooose! Damon with his arm around him…..I’m so happy for him. He carried this team all year and he’s had a tremendous career; he really deserved this.
Congratulations to the Moose. Hope he decides to come back. It won’t be that hard to get 30 more wins the way he’s pitching.
The 6-7-8 hitters were great today. And the bullpen’s picked up Mike the whole season.
Gotta say, this season is ending much nicer than the last 4 years. Hopefully next year ends with 27.
“Maybe Tito’s been lying to Papelbon? Hasn’t told Jonathon that he’s been pitcing with pain in his shoulder the whole season?”
Uh oh. Is the penalty still the same if it’s the Sux lying to the NY press? There’s gonna be hell to pay.
Pete, please tell Moose we are happy for him. Congrats and hope to see him next year!
Kim the airhead once again tops her stupidity meter.
“Is this it? Is this the last time we’re going to see you on the mound”
Hey ditz, you’re the one who asked him on the pregame and he said he wanted to stick around.
Jeff NJ I agree. Don’t forget we have another game tonight, though it does feel anticlimatic at this point. Thrilled that this is the game that got Moose #20.
“Hopefully Mike will make the back page.”
I don’t think so. Usually negativity sells papers. Look for the Mets and their epic fail on the back tomorrow.
Cheevers,
could be true, fans have been clammering all season about having the type of players like Tino, Oneil, Scott B, etc, those guys ate up pressure situations, they thrived on it. This years edition? maybe they don`t
Way to go Moose!!!!
Don’t you love it when you see our guys hug each other? That does me in. I do believe they love each other as much as we love them. Cripes to go through this kind of season together and still be smiling at the end, they have to.
Premonitions:
2009 Yanks Starting lineup
1.) Damon LF
2.) Jeter SS
3.) Big Tex 1B
4.) A-Rod 3B
5.) Matsui DH
6.) Nady RF
7.) Posada C
8.) Cano 2B
9.) Gardner CF
Starting 5
1.) CC Sabathia
2.) CMW
3.) Joba Chamberlain
4.) Pettite / Mussina*
5.) Hughes
*I would take both of them if they’re both willing and able to pich. Leave Hughes/IPK in Scranton for a full year, but if either Pettite or Moose one doesn’t come back, I’d plug Hughes in the 5 spot.
Hope Moose sticks around for a chance to get a ring!
looks like cheevers came back and answered his own question.
You can’t take this good feeling away from us no matter how much you try.
The end of last season, who would have bet even $5.00 Moose would win 20 for the first time in his career no less. Go Moose, you deserve it. You earned it on not a real good Yankee team. Good enough though.
I think Pete should get a big round of applause for keeping up such a great blog for the whole season.
Here’s to you Mr. Abraham, cheers.
Pauly I just quickly looked at your list and don’t think you’re going to wrestle Texiera away from the Angels, even if the Yankees do go after him (don’t know if they will or they won’t.) I think he’s going to want to stay with the Angels.
Mike “Mr. Almost” Mussina is no more. Now it’s Mike “20 Game Winner” Mussina. Between this, and the Mets collapsing this is one of the best baseball days I can remember in a along time.
You might be right Trisha, but I know he grew up idolizing Donnie Baseball. I think a lot of it depends on how they do in the playoffs. I can see the Angels giving him a blank check if he lights the world on fire in October, but if not, I wouldn’t be shocked to see him in pinstripes next year. That’s at least what I’m hoping for =)
duh
not really. Nobody is trying to take anything away. Its a good point that wasmade. Maybe its because the post is not being made by one of the “regular” good ole people experts
So who is going to pitch the first game of the playoffs? Moose or Andy? I am kinda partial to starting Hughes..
ok.. so ive been down on my yankees all year – i felt the vets werent playing hard for girardi, stupid coaching by meecham and just overall inconsistency.
looking back now, you have to think.. with all the injuries, horrible play of the rookie pitchers, regression of cano, etc. this team will be a 90 win team.
so between making the playoffs and not would have been maybe 5-6 more games perhaps.. im willing to chalk that up to the injuries and tough breaks. they started playing hard in sept.. but maybe 1 week to late.
Hey Bob, how many yards did Tom Brady throw for today? I’m sure with the Red Sox pretty much a shoe in last Sunday, you had to have caught that game the game against MIAMI last week?
Sorry, I am a baseball fan, not a football fan. And lucky for me, my season doesn’t end in a matter of hours…
Apology accepted.
Michael Kay saying Moose can go or stay and it’s totally his call.
Here’s my call. Moose is not meant to be a househusband or father of the year.
He’s coming back.
WTF are the Mets doing now? What’s this stepping on the plate thing?
“So who is going to pitch the first game of the playoffs? Moose or Andy? I am kinda partial to starting Hughes..”
Haha, got to love Sox trolls. Two World Series in four years can’t remove 86 years of bitterness and insecurity.
A meaningless game for them yet they still find time to slither their way in to a Yankees thread.
“duh
not really. Nobody is trying to take anything away. Its a good point that wasmade. Maybe its because the post is not being made by one of the “regular†good ole people experts”
You know that wasn’t it at all. It was just the ridiculous timing of the comment. Did you realize that we were all watching the game for Mooses’s 20th win and your closer was crapping the bed on the mound?
It’s discussion worthy. Just not in the middle of a game where we were all multitasking other games and holding on for Moose’s 20th.
“Haha, got to love Sox trolls. Two World Series in four years can’t remove 86 years of bitterness and insecurity.
A meaningless game for them yet they still find time to slither their way in to a Yankees thread.”
You got it!
“Sorry, I am a baseball fan, not a football fan. And lucky for me, my season doesn’t end in a matter of hours…”
Don’t know how old you are but if you’re older than ten, it must feel odd to be able to say the above!
My mistake. I just saw all the Yankees hugging and kissing and thought they had just won the AL East.
My mistake. Didn’t realize that it was just a bunch of love for a 38 year old pitcher with a 83 mph heater..Please accept my apologies.
Ok, Yank’s fans. Now that the bombers are out of the playoffs, you can root for the Dodgers..
That 83-mph heater just beat your stupendous team.
The man with the second biggest smile on his face this evening…
Willie Randolph
That pitcher with an 83 mph heater just shut your squad down cold. Oh, and he’s 39. If you’re going onto a blog that covers another team to get your jollies by bashing them at least get your facts straight. That’s at least what all the respectable haters do.
Once again…apology accepted.
The man with the biggest smile this evening??
ME!!!
Let’s go Muts, Let’s go Muts, Let’s go, oh forget it! Will-ie, Will-ie, Will-ie!
Man, I love the National League West…..
you are right, the timing was bad, was unintentional, The bosox are only going to play a few more games than the Yankees, they are not getting past LA.
But I do think it could be a factor. these guys are really playing well for the last two weeks, real well, hitting in clutch situations, and doing the little things. Thats the championship way that those championship teams played like.
The Mets?
Ed Kranepool is their Joe Dimaggio
pretty weak
Next week will be even better when the Dodgers are eliminated in the first round! That will be four straight first round exits for Joe Torre’s teams!
Crappy postgame! I thought we’d see a lot of interview time with Moose. Oh well, maybe later.
May I point out to you that when you are gracious to Sux trolls like jumpin Bob Sux fan, that’s what you get. I can’t blame him. Posters here have welcomed discourse with him in the past. And there’s the result.
I KNOW he can’t help himself, his bitterness and envy despite managing a few rings after going 84 years without one, and his need to be around fans of a real winning franchise – but I always counsel to send him and his kind —–> to Sux forums.
Just a thought.
cheevers, I will be happy to talk about that later. (Will be back later for the next game.) I have some thoughts on the topic and actually mentioned it earlier.
fair enough Trisha
sorry if it looked like I was trying to stir it up, as I`m not like that.
cheevers not a problem. It isn’t always easy separating well intended posters from trollblemakers!
Lets all face it. Trisha has problems that can’t be adequately diagnosed on this blog. Suffice it to say, she does not play well with others..
Cheer up. Loads of money will be spent by Cashman and Steinbrenners frozen head in the never ending quest to field as many superstars on the field as possible. Whether they play as a team and develop any heart is a matter of great speculation.
And rest assured, the rest of the AL East isn’t going to sit idly by. The Rays are for real, and Toronto will be much better. And the Sox have some more money to work with. As evidenced over the last 7 years, buying championships has not been a lucrative gig.
bosox bob,
please, the spending is pretty even between the big teams. I think its all about what they let Cashman do. He has not been a great evaluator of pitching and pitching is always the key. at least they put the money back into the team and try to win every year. Fans cannot complain about that
Is the 2nd game still gonna be played???
I just finished reading your last update, and I have met papelbond and he is not as fun as you think he is… let’s just say he is not in my list for Christmas gifts to give this year…
Fans cannot complain about that
You are joking right Cheevers?? I don’t think it was lack of talent or injuries (everyone has injuries). I think it was the manager. You don’t think Clueless Joe would have eeked out 3 more wins than GI Joe?? This could be just the start of another long walk in the wilderness, ala 1980′s…
yes the manager did a weak job. However I remember a great qoute by Jeter last season. When the yanks were trailing the sox writers asked Jeter about having done it before, coming back from a deficit, and Jeter said something really smart, he said yes the Yankees have done it, but not this group of Yankees. Hes right. Maybe its this team. I mean if the bosox had Youk or Ortiz suddenly not hit in the clutch, late in games when the game is on the line the bosox would be out too. If you have guys who do not have the stomach or insides to handle pressure situations in close games you are in trouble. Especially if its a guy who is in a key spot in the order. Look at A-rod this year, last year he got so many clutch hits, the first four years, and this year, nothing. That makes a big difference when the game is on the table waiting to be won, and your guy misses the opportunity and theother team snatches it off the table. Thats not the manager
Hey Bob,
I find it incredibly amusing that the World Series Champs can’t even win the division again.
Thank god for the wild card.
Have fun in Anaheim. Ha ha! Almost not even worth the trip.
I find it amusing the highest paid team in America once again won’t be going to the world series. Enjoy the offseason starting right NOW>>>>>>
Best live-blogging line ever:
“UPDATE, 5:40 p.m.: That’s a shame about Papelbon. He seems like such a nice guy, too.”
I hope he broke his toes.
Just came back to check this thread, and I’m not really sure I’m reading this right:
Cheer up. Loads of money will be spent by Cashman and Steinbrenners frozen head in the never ending quest to field as many superstars on the field as possible.
Yep. A Red Sox fan just made a joke about a frozen head.
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories.....3849.shtml
Read that before you go to bed kid, but only after you’ve done your Earth Science homework. It is a school night afterall.
i just don’t get these Cano comments – that he has re-appeared. He his .151 in April, but then hit at least .287 every month since then (including in September). If he had hit .287 in April he would be just about at .300 (0.295 or so). Yes, his OBP and his SLG are not great, but in terms of getting his hits, he hasn’t been terrible.
i just read the comments that showed up when i typed cntl+F then “pap”
ERA before sunday
1.98
ERA after sunday
2.34