Game 162: Yankees at Red Sox
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Sep 28, 2008 
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YANKEES (89-72)
Gardner CF
Cano 2B
Giambi DH
Nady LF
I. Rodriguez C
Betemit 3B
Ransom SS
Cabrera RF
Miranda 1B
Ponson RHP
RED SOX (94-67)
Crisp CF
Cora SS
Carter DH
Bailey LF
Casey 1B
Lowrie 3B
Van Every RF
Cash C
Velazquez 2B
Wakefield RHP
UPDATE, 7:33 p.m.: Mussina took the lineup out to the plate. … Sorry for the lack of stats but I have some newspaper stories to write and neither starter is going to be around very long.
UPDATE, 10:09 p.m.: It has now been a 13-hour day at the ballpark. This season just won’t end as Scranton faces Pawtucket.
UPDATE, 10:32 p.m.: Ah, yes, Jose Veras. This should get the game over with.
UPDATE, 10:41 p.m.: Intentionally walking the bases loaded with Jose Veras on the mound? You just know he’s going to walk in the winning run.
UPDATE, 10:46 p.m.: That’s your season, 89-73.
Look, a Pudge sighting.
Jeebus but that’s a spring training lineup.
The Giambino in his last game in Pinstripes! Go Stache!
What channel is this game going to be on?
Mussina will pull a Brett Favre… he will try to come back when we already moved on without him.
We say we are committed to Hughes in the rotation like the Packers were with Rodgers. The fanbase will be split. Cashman will alienate Mussina like he did Bernie. Then Mussina will request a trade. Teams like the Rangers and Brewers call but Mussina says he wants to stay in the division to spite us. Then he threatens to show up at ST if we refuse to trade him. Then the D’Backs give us a call and offer Moose to us. We give them permission to speak with Mussina and they give him a tour of the Phoenix area and convinces him they are a winning team. Mussina complies, we trade him. Hughes is on the DL again, Mussina leads the NL in ERA at the ASB. Our rotation is in shambles, D’Backs win the West running away.
What time does it start?
I’m not ready for winter.
But I am ready to start making plans for ST next year.
Mike was very touched by the Standing o’ from the team!
Yes pete just one more game and you’re done for the season, where are the stats( i really liked them), and when exactly do they plan to start? lots of people we gotta say good bye Ponson, Stache, Pudge, Betemit (? is he under contract?),
Melky( will he still be around? although i didn’t gave up on him yet, he has shown he CAN play here. Etc..
So this is it for the 2008 season.
Very nice to see the Cowboys lose on the same day the Mets are eliminated from playoff contention.
Betsy, hopefully your Bears can pull it out tonight against the Eagles.
Anyone see Posada’s Centerstage? Awesome. Must see YES-TV.
Was there anything more lame than the Shea Stadium ceremony?
Doreen: What did he say? I was eating dinner.
I just heard that Mr. Moose won 20 games. I didn’t think he had it in him. Nevertheless, I’m very happy for him, but still mad at that a*hole Carl Everett.
Doreen I am, too funny. Especially when Jorge said that Stump told him he wasn’t playing than told him to go in the clubhouse and take his clothes off. Right after Jorge said it, he realized how it sounded.
What channel is the game on tonight?
how crazy would it be with Mussina come back out and get his 21st win?
R=Tek -
It wasn’t that bad. It’s not the Yankees, no, but it was fine. I liked how the players were shaking hands with the people in the stands.
The game looks like it’s about to begin. I have it on NESN. I thought it was supposed to be on YES.
it is on YES…
Randy Johnson threw a CG SHO today and struck out 9 (though he did allow an unearned run so I guess it wasn’t a SHO)
Angel -
It’s on YES.
As long as Moose doesn’t pull a Pettitte and go to Philly.
Go Mets! hehe
hopefully melky has a good game
we might not see him next year if he doesn’t
I can’t find it on my Extra Innings.
Angel, try it out on mlb.tv then
Mike Mussina’s managing the game?
The ceremony itself was alright… but the fact it was after their 2nd consecutive collapse and the fact it was rainy and gloomy outside took a lot out of it.
Whose dumb idea was it to schedule it after the final game?
Who is managing?
Gardner on with Wakefield pitching…
Ha!
i think mussina just handed the lineup card in
Before the game began, Mussina gave the lineup card to the umpires.
Oddyssey, thanks! I love Da Bears, but after blowing two games they should have won, I’m not holding out much hope.
Ugh – can’t believe I missed Moose’s comments. Aww, a standing O for him in the clubhouse? How wonderful for him – he deserves it. He’s gotten a lot of grief over the years, if not from fans, then from the media because he’s a unique personality. Well, I think his teammates appreciate him and I, for one, love his sly wit.
There’s no day schedule on the screen, just an InDemand logo.
Angel, don’t know if it helps but it’s on 729 on direct tv EI – NESPN feed
The Mets didn’t have anyone on their team thanking their fans, did they?
Let’s all be realistic here. Moose has given a number of indications that he would like to come back or would at least consider coming back. Moose has also given some indications that this is it. Anything — either way– is speculation as it’s highly likely that Moose doesn’t know what he’s going to decide.
So does Santana start game 1 in Wrigley on short rest or Pelfrey?
I hope Hughes comes in for Ponson!!!
Why would Extra Innings not show the last game of the year? Even if it was “meaningless” and postponed game.
I pay enough for it! *scowl*
“So does Santana start game 1 in Wrigley on short rest or Pelfrey?”
Can we not talk Fantasy Baseball right now? There’s still a real game going on.
Rebecca – No
The current team wasn’t involved at all.
The stadium announcer thanked the fans.
Mr. Met pulled the countdown lever. It revealed “CitiField.”
But the players coming out was nice.
Did the Mets do a march around the stadium after the game? With Schoenweiss and Ayala leading the march?
Correction – the “old” players.
not sure why ( because the sound is off on the tv as I’m reading) but phil Hughes was tossing in the pen. Is he a possibility?
Doreen: wow.
It’s amazing how two stadiums in the same city could be so different.
My EI channels are all in the 300s. I guess I’m not getting it. They really piss me off when they pull this crap.
I heard a rumor from my friend in Milwaukee that the Brewers are considering pitching CC in every game of the series against the Phillies, just to try and get the most out of their investment. Anyone else hear this?
Pretty appropriate that Ponson is starting the final game of this season…good riddance.
Guys, Ponsanity is pitching. If we don’t see Phil I’ll be shocked.
Very annoying that DirecTV is only showing the NESN feed.
Phil Hughes should do very, very well with this AAA lineup.
Hey if the Yankees win they’ll have a better record than the Mets.
even the B team is killing Ponson!! Where is Hughes?
At least you’re getting the game, Nick.
If any of you have mlb.tv, it appears that they are televising the game. I can’t get it because I am in the sux market.
“Nearly 30 minutes after Ryan Church made the last out at the stadium, most of the fans were still in their seats. They booed when Florida players came out to collect dirt from the basepaths. They booed every time the Mets announced anything over the public address system — “Our Shea Goodbye ceremony will begin in five minutes,†was particularly unpopular. And they booed Mr. Met.”
Does the dirt from that old dump really have much sentimental or monetary value?
I think they did cause that is the place where they knocked the Mets out two seasons in a row.
IHWSFM.
Prize to the person who deciphers that.
Mel: I hate Wakefield so f- much?
I think they shouldn’t touch the dirt. It might have toxins in it.
Argh. Gotta make it harder next time. Virtual bag of dumdums for you!
Mel –
only Rebecca could figure it out. I was still figuring it out. hahas.
wow He was OUT!! Even when we are out of it, the umps still find a way to get it wrong.
Very Jeterian indeed
Mel:
Good shot, Rebecca. =)
I saw this great video of Wakefield pitching to Dave Roberts (of the Orioles). He struck out Roberts on a knuckleball and the camera zooms in on Roberts. He kinda drops is bat, takes off his helmet, turns to Wakefield walking off, smiles and clearly says, “I hate you.”
mel-
You should know the only way to stump Rebecca is to ask about a 3 hour tour.
I was going to guess “I hate when Sidney fails miserably” but the other one makes more sense.
I posted this at the end of the Moose post but looks like all the die-hards are here tonight so I’ll propose this:
Best Yankees free agent signings ever:
1: Reggie
2: Winfield
3: Mussina
4: Hunter
5: Key
6: Giambi
7: David Cone* – came in a trade but i think he was a FA after the ‘95 season ended
8: Brosius
9: Mike Stanton
10: Tommy John
(not counting El Duque, Matsui, who I suppose were kind-of free agents)
Anyone I’m missing? Thoughts??
HEY PETE…sorry just want to get your attention…i hope you do your predictions for next year like you did last year…i really enjoyed it..no rush, just wanna make sure you remember!
Tino?
Maybe after the long Pennsylvania winter in Montoursville, he’ll reconsider.
I’ve been through there a few times as a telephone equipment installer back in the early 80s, it really is beautiful country, lush green, rolling hills, farm country, lots of streams and rivers.
Moose has found his niche, if you remember last season, he rarely got into the 6th inning.
This season I can’t remember a game he pitched poorly in.
I watched all his starts, there were so many early in the season his team sabotaged his efforts with poor defense or poor run support. I never thought he would make 20, but this team has played much better behind him the last 5 weeks or so.
Speaking as a Yankee fan, it’s been awhile that we’ve had a pitcher who has been as consistently good as Mike Mussina was in 2008.
Tino was a trade…
I want to see a Red S*x player get drilled, including and especially Tim Wakefield.
Let’s get a hit now
RhapsodyInBlue
I was out there last year, more trees than people.
Goose Gossage!!!
Bob Shirley-
Brosius came here in a trade for Kenny Rogers, he wasn’t a FA.
at least we not getting no-hit no more!!
Ed – looking foward to 2009
September 28th, 2008 at 7:48 pm
even the B team is killing Ponson!! Where is Hughes?
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A double by Crisp, who’s hitting .285 and 2 infield rollers for singles constitutes “really killing” him?
thank you Melky
Yes, Goose should be in there — probably fourth (see, I knew I’d forget an important one!)
Please don’t get picked off or thrown out, Melky; that’s no way out of the dog house.
melky and miranda!
I could never live somewhere with more trees than people. I wouldn’t know what to do with myself.
I’m a north Jersey kid through and through.
GB7, Girardi could have had put Hughes out there against Sox’s B team. Hughes faced them in AAA and it has at least 12 Ks written all over it.
That would’ve been a great bunt situation.
good call Buddy – I know they re-signed him as a FA also but he shouldn’t count…
Robbie don’t bunt
Pretty good list change-up. The only one I can think of off the top of my head would be Boggs. On top of helping the 96′ team, he was the guy who initially taught the team how to grind out at bats, make the pitcher work and get to the underside of the other team’s bullpen. Plus, it’s always great to take a great player away from the Sox!
Nick,
With all the rumblings & grumblings about Girardi, we haven’t heard ONE word about Melky’s treatment. Kind of gives you pause.
Bob,
I don’t see A-rod on that list. They’re going to kill you.
when Robbie hitted the one out, I thought it was a home run or at lest a double.
A Rod was a trade.
They call the “1st & 2nd & nothing!”
That’s right, I forgot the Boston thing…
At least Alex can’t opt out this year.
Could you imagine how bad that’d be if we had to deal with that all over again?
Bob
How about Mo? He was a free agent last year.
Pauly: Yeah, Boggs certainly deserves merit… Another reason I posted this is that very few of the most significant Yankees over the past 30 years have come this way… A lot of guys have gotten paid big $$$ through free agency, and more power to ‘em… But in the long run even “picking and choosing” one or two “key” FA’s hasn’t worked… going all the way back to Dave Collins and ending (so far) with Pavano and Farnsworth, et al…
True on A-Rod… But he first came in a trade, and I guess technically he did the opt-out FA thing last yr, but did anyone else have the op to sign him, I forget…
Hughes should have started this game, even on 3 days rest, just to get his innings up. Ponson has no future with this team. That having been said, he was getting in his work in the bullpen, and I doubt we see him in the game now.
Really mean to say free agents from other teams, but, yes, Mo certainly would be at the very top of the list…
Hughes is already going to AZ to get his innings up.
Bob –
how about Jimmy Key?
Ed – I put Key fifth… But looking back, I think David Wells would be a much better pick there – Key really only had 2 good yrs with the Yanks, though I think he was a significant part of getting the beginning of the Dynasty going… Wells was great all four years in Pinstripes (both times as a FA)
I really enjoy this blog, especially the commitment from Peter and the Yankee fans who contribute every day. There were over 1,000 comments from game 1 today. I took a look at the Met blog. On the day of their most important game they have 6 comments. The dedication of both the author and the readers is amazing. I’m looking forward to the hot stove season and 2009. Keep up the great work.
And Bob Shirley would probably not be in the top 100
Robbie flashing the leather!
Oh, Yogi was the Shea Goodbye,, and Al Leiter, Doc Gooden and Daryl Strawberry.
Wasn’t there one thread once where we got 2000 comments on one post?
Rebecca -
Probably had to do with ARod.
Gooden got an amazing reception from the fans. That had to make him feel good.
pat -
I hope it did. It made me feel good for him.
Agree with John – it’s the last game of the first playoff-less season in 14 yrs and there are more than 100 comments an hour into the game… Great dedication, all! And a thanks to Peter for making this possible (some writers really hate doing these kinds of blogs but Peter really seems to enjoy it)…
“That had to make him feel good.”
And that’s a guy that knows a thing or two about ‘feeling good’
Doesn’t Wakefield have an interesting type of contract structure. Its like a one year deal thats worth the same money every year that the Red Sox just continuously offer him?
I don’t know about you guys, but I’m not ready for the season to end.
#9
He knows more about the opposite end of that spectrum too though.
Hey Pete,
You are the best baseball writer in NY, but today in your article where you gave out you end of season awards you missed the boat big time on the AL Rookie of the Year. You at least could have mentioned Concordia’s Mike Aviles, I remember you wrote a feature article on his college team when they went 44-10, Mike led all major league rookies in batting .325, 10 hr’s, 51 RBI, he is the Royals nominee for the Hank Aaron award. Pete you missed the boat.Give the local guy some love
Interesting thing from Kay…Wakefield asked for the ball to end the 5th inning, possibly his last career start/game?
“Best Yankees free agent signings ever:”
Goose Gossage
“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?”
Well, for starters, Albert Pujols and Tim Lincecum and Lance Berkman.
** Mike led the majors in batting avg. for rookies….Longoria deserves to win, but Mike merits a mention
#9 – Yes, Goose was big omission, should be third or fourth, maybe second if you go on impact alone…
GB 7- Did Kay say that? Sounds like it if that’s the case. I had thought that Wakefield had maintained that he would come back to the Sox on a year-to-year basis, if they wanted him. If this is true, then something must have changed in his life. Hopefully, nothing bad. Wakefield is supposed to be a good guy.
Yes, Wakefield has a year to year option that is in the neighborhood of 3-4 million I believe.
GB7, it will be interesting what the Sox do with Wakefield in the off season. In the second half of the season he alternated between being very bad and being very good. If the knuckleball is going right it is very hard to hit, otherwise it is a homerun derby simulation!
Cano is a hit machine now.
Memo to Joe Girardi: bench Cano again right near the end of Spring Training in ’09 and tell him he needs to get his act together.
asdrubal: I agree that Pujols should get it, but the difference is the Brewers are in the playoffs and the Cardinals are not.
It’s a team option that extends a year each time it’s picked up.
Rebecca, I don’t know I’m kind of exhausted with all of this! Of course is might hit me tomorrow and the next day when I go to turn on YES and there are no games or postgames to watch!
If I don’t get to say this again tonight I just want you all to know how much fun it’s been hanging out with you. The interaction really helped get me through this strange season. Expecially being pretty much isolated in Sux country, it really helped to be able to emote and debrief with people to whom I never had to explain any particular feeling or reaction. Pete makes the blog possible but it was really the camaraderie with all of you that kept me coming back. I really have to get some stuff in order for work so I am using tonight’s game more as background than foreground!
I will definitely be stopping by for hotstove.
Thats what I thought. Kay didnt make mention to that though so I wasnt sure
“I don’t know about you guys, but I’m not ready for the season to end”
i feel the same way rebecca…but the offseason ( trade/fa signings, AFL, HWL, petes jokes,hanks crazy comments) should be fun and entertaining
You guys ever check out the lohud Met blog? There’s no one there. ever.
Ralph: Indeed this blog remained quite lively even last offseason and given that this one is going to be oh so much more entertaining…
Bronx Jeers: Yeah, but the Mets have other blogs that their fans go to. Just not the LoHud win.
Rebecca, not only are the Brewers going to the playoffs they wouldn’t be there without CC. You could say the same thing about Manny in LA. Both players have put up god-like numbers since their respective trades.
I’m watching ESPN’s MLB 2008: An Epic Season right now. It made me realized that Josh Hamiltion could be the next A-Rod. It amazing that he haven’t reach his peak yet and putting up numbers like a vet. who knows what kind of numbers he would put up when he reached his prime? It would be crazy..
Joe From LI, yeah, Kay brought that up in the top of the 6th inning and they showed wakefield asking for the ball from the umpire. Curious, but, if the Sox believe in Buchholz and or Masterson as starters next year, he’d really have no spot except in the bullpen.
wasnt miranda known for having no glove…kay and ken seem to think he is great over there..i guess since he hasnt done anything to make them think otherwise
I think this guy posts to the Lohud Mets blog sometimes:
http://tinyurl.com/3vqejc
Mr. Met is very sad in that picture
OMG Ed, they’re doing the All Star Game and I’m getting chills again.
Ray, it would be a bit of a shocker, huh? I haven’t even seen the hint of that possibility. Is his knees and back giving him that much trouble, that he’s going to shut it down and go home? I’d think that he’d make somebody a really good pitching coach or minor league traveling instructor. The man can pitch and he knows all sides of baseball on the field.
Rebecca –
LOL, You not the only one. I’m so wtih you, so not ready for the season to end. Starting tomorrow, no more Yankee baseball till March. =(
What am I going to do without baseball.. I really enjoyed the many months of procrastinating my homework to watch ballgames. Any suggestions Rebecca?
Don’t get picked off, Melky! I wasn’t kidding.
Christina: I don’t know if you can do this, but I did it last year and don’t regret it a bit—
Go up to Cooperstown on a random day in January or February.
There’s snow everywhere, it’s freezing, and the place is empty.
It’s the best time to visit the Hall of Fame. You can get right up next to everything, all the exhibits (and they have cool ones) and all of the plaques.
It’s like magic.
I actually really want to do it again.
“Mr. Met is very sad in that picture…”
Any picture with Mr. Met is very sad…
I can’t see why the Bosox wouldn’t bring him back unless he was ready to retire.
On another note, another interesting thing from Kay and Singleton tonight:
Someone asked Ted Williams “Why didn’t you eject?” when his plane got shot up in Korea.
To which Ted Williams answered: “And I looked at my knees and I knew that I was going to break both my knees if I ejected and never play baseball again”
Guess who Teddy Baseball was talking to…
John Mccain.
“What am I going to do without baseball.. ”
Ask Carl Pavano – he should be chock full of ideas…
I actually did that last year. I luckily am quite close to the hall of fame. We would always go there for field trips and such. The only thing that stinks is that it is a small town and not much parking… Just a note of advice. If you go to cooperstown, NEVER EVER EVER use mapquest.
Nice way to stick with the play, for Cody Ransom. Nice arm, too.
nice throw there Betty!
And then, there’s the next play …
Rasner relieves Ponson.
Nope – not going to miss 2008 at all.
Terry #1
September 28th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
GreenBeret7
September 28th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Interesting thing from Kay…Wakefield asked for the ball to end the 5th inning, possibly his last career start/game?
I can’t see why the Bosox wouldn’t bring him back unless he was ready to retire.
On another note, another interesting thing from Kay and Singleton tonight:
Someone asked Ted Williams “Why didn’t you eject?†when his plane got shot up in Korea.
To which Ted Williams answered: “And I looked at my knees and I knew that I was going to break both my knees if I ejected and never play baseball againâ€
Guess who Teddy Baseball was talking to…
John Mccain.
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Well, since Williams was 6’4″/6’5″, the chances are that it wouldn’t broken them, because in one book he said that his legs were so far under that instrument panel, being fired out of that cockpit, it would have taken off both legs at the knees.
Another note on Williams in Korea, John Glenn said Williams was the best wingman he ever had.
Christina –
I remember last year after burden myself with homeworks and projects till after the semester was over. When the semester was over, I worked and pinned myself to the computer and finding out the team’s hot stove (during and off work) until January when class starts again. Then I burdened myself again with homeworks till Spring Training. It actually worked for me. Such a life for me last year, LOL..
This game was moving along nicely.
Well, you can’t go wrong following the big green signs after you get off I-87.
Christina: I just looked at the directions on the HoF web site!
You can see my entry on it here.
Swords are involved.
No, seriously.
Note to Betemit: You are NOT A-Rod, dont play 3b like him.
Melk man is going to get his butt kicked. He keeps making like he is going to throw the ball into the stands, and holds onto it.
Very immature. He still has somethings to learn.
Wow, Melky trying to curry favor with Yankee fans? Looked like he fake tossed the ball to the fans at Fenway then held the ball and ran in with it. Getting booed pretty heavily too.
Here’s hoping a Giambi/Timlin face-off this inning breaks the tie and saves us from Michael Kay saying ‘bonus cantos”.
Yeah, that’s pretty ballsy of Melky, considering he doesn’t have his friend Shelley backing him up.
Ack, I meant I-88.
I-87 gets me to NYC.
Has Timlin gotten anyone out this year? Talk about someone who needs to hang it up…
haha sounds good to me.. I can’t wait til school is over. I am so done with homework. It will be nice to watch games in peace without knowing I am once again procrastinating.
bonus cantos, baby
Damon managing?
AHAHA Damon managingg, brilliant
Terry #1
September 28th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
GreenBeret7
September 28th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Interesting thing from Kay…Wakefield asked for the ball to end the 5th inning, possibly his last career start/game?
I can’t see why the Bosox wouldn’t bring him back unless he was ready to retire.
On another note, another interesting thing from Kay and Singleton tonight:
Someone asked Ted Williams “Why didn’t you eject?†when his plane got shot up in Korea.
To which Ted Williams answered: “And I looked at my knees and I knew that I was going to break both my knees if I ejected and never play baseball againâ€
If Timlin tries to retire, Giambi will lead an intervention.
Terry: Since when do you take 87 to get to the hall of fame? Unless you are coming from downstate in which you take 87 going north, but you still have to cut through Albany, which then you have to take 90 or 88. Which if you know those routes, there are about 8 exits that say Hall of fame and you have to decide which to follow. I followed mapquest, which took me to a very random town in the middle of nowhere. I found a gas station and the lady was like, let me guess- mapquest. We get more people then u can imagine here because mapquest leads then astray.
If anything I would like to thank the Yankees for allowing me to finish my doctoral dissertation in a timely fashion.
Question?
Whom do you think will finish the season with the higher BA?
Giambi or Cabrera?
Here comes Timlin’s biggest fan
Board is really slow on sending the posts and copying…disregard the last partial post.
GB, Yeah that happens to me all the ti
This is very evil. Shows the class or lack their of they have in Boston.
Green Beret:
When I was working in Connecticut, I went to see Sen. Glenn speak at the Coast Guard Academy and I had a chance to ask him about serving with Ted Williams.
He said Ted had the best eyesight the USAF ever tested and that all of the pilots in that squadron liked to have him on their missions because he could spot enemy MIGs coming quicker than anybody else.
Glenn said that had Williams been a career pilot, he would have been one of the best there ever was, his hand/eye coordination was that good and he had great courage.
It was fascinating to talk to Sen Glenn, a great American in his own right, about another one. One night I’ll never forget.
When I was a kid, I attended the Ted Williams Baseball Camp. He had the loudest speaking voice I ever heard. He scared crap out of all of us. He only showed up one day a week and he would gather everybody around and tell us how to hit. I can still remember him saying, “The key to hitting is getting a good pitch to hit, damn it!”
Evening, all!
Congrats to Moose on his 20 wins! Hope we see him again in Pinstripes…
Amazing how well the Yanks have played these last couple of weeks…things might have been different…
Pete, that comment’s a post in itself. Amazing story.
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Bag of DumDums says this game goes to extras.
Rebecca- I read your blog about the hall of fame- gotta love the sword haha. Its beautiful there in the summer. I actually have a bunch of pictures on my facebook when I went- I probably will head out there sometime this winter- its not too expensive and the area is beautiful.
Now would be a good time for Cervelli’s first hit.
See my comment @9:17.
I live alternately in Schenectady and Binghamton BTW.
The exit I take has an underpass. It’s either 17 or 18.
“Moose is finished†so says the guy who claimed Mariano’s shoulder was so mangled he needed surgery and Girardi was lying so bad about how f’d he was.”
Pete, you have to take it like a man and hopefully you learnt your lesson and be a little more responsible in your criticism of Girardi next year. Do not make up things, wait for the facts and do not call Girardi a liar without proper evidence.
Other than that your blog is the best.
Christina: I’d ask for your facebook but I don’t want to make you to give out your name on an open forum.
at least Cervelli is making Timlin work..
and..LOL, on Pudge’s pointing that way to cervelli.
Did Timlin always have a gold looking glove?
That was an interesting story, Peter. Thanks for sharing.
Like I said.
Bag of pops says we go extras.
Oh Cervelli, that was ball 4.
Terry- Gotcha. I am actually very close to there
Extras in the last game of the season with the ST lineups in… not exactly the most desirable outcome.
Rebecca,
Nice HOF pics! I’ve been there too a couple of times…the place is just something else…the town was cool too…
Rebecca –
Speaking of facebook, the new layout is really confusing. are you having trouble using it/confused by it?
Peter Abraham
September 28th, 2008 at 9:25 pm
Green Beret:
When I was working in Connecticut, I went to see Sen. Glenn speak at the Coast Guard Academy and I had a chance to ask him about serving with Ted Williams.
He said Ted had the best eyesight the USAF ever tested and that all of the pilots in that squadron liked to have him on their missions because he could spot enemy MIGs coming quicker than anybody else.
Glenn said that had Williams been a career pilot, he would have been one of the best there ever was, his hand/eye coordination was that good and he had great courage.
It was fascinating to talk to Sen Glenn, a great American in his own right, about another one. One night I’ll never forget.
When I was a kid, I attended the Ted Williams Baseball Camp. He had the loudest speaking voice I ever heard. He scared crap out of all of us. He only showed up one day a week and he would gather everybody around and tell us how to hit. I can still remember him saying, “The key to hitting is getting a good pitch to hit, damn it!â€
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Thanks, PA. I got to see Williams late in his career in Chicago, Detroit and Cleveland, and close to him, Billy williams and Stan Musial, they had the prettiest swings I’ve ever seen. I used to see the Ted williams Baseball camp ads in Boy’s Life, Sporting News and Baseball Digest growing up. I wanted to go so bad, but, never could get the 3-400 dollars for it. He and Bob Feller also used to travel to american Legion posts everywhere and give the greatest speaches and somewhere I still have those autographs.
Rebecca- hmm maybe email it or something?
That was a very nice story from Pete, but I think he buried the lede.
Dynasty: It was actually the third time I’ve been, but the first I brought my camera and didn’t go in the summer.
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/te.....l_nyy110:1
LOL
robbie not liking sweet Caroline so much tv probably really didn’t want to show that unless I misread his lips
Ed: I’m annoyed by it.
Christina: If you want to, sure–rebecca@puristbleedspinstripes.com
Yeah, I looked at the response with the cut-off. Didn’t see the COMPLETE response till just a second ago. Knew something happened there.
Ted flew with Glenn and I think he was flying when Ted brought his fighter down for an emergency landing. Crash & Smash Team was on their game that day.
Mike wouldn’t consider pitching in the NL.
gayle,
Maybe doesn’t like the pedophilic history? (Is that story even true?)
Rebecca –
I’m still trying to figure out the new system. lol. there are rumors that you could get the old layout back.
new facebook = sucks
Sigh, does Rasner not know that walking Crisp is like giving up a double.
Kind of would hate to lose this game and waste Ponson’s gem.
But he would considering Toronto
Ed: There are ways to, but I’m lazy.
new facebook doesn’t bother me takes some getting used to but once you do very simple
Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond admitted last year was written about Caroline Kennedy
Who Mike? No way, the manager there. HATES! and I mean Hates Mike.
I am going to go out on a limb and say that Mussina is either a Yankee or a gentleman farmer next season.
Rebecca –
LOL oh…I don’t blame you. hahas
Agreed, Mike is either a Yankee, or a little league manager.
I think Mussina will come back for one more year for the thrill of pitching in the new Yankee Stadium. In fact, if he comes back, I would not be surprized if he is the starting pitcher for the opening day in the new park.
By the by did anyone watch the Centerstage on Jorg between games it was really good but really disjointed I thought in terms of flow.
I think to me more than anything re-inforced how much the team missed him not only on the field but more importantly in the clubhouse
Sigh again.
The first word I think of when I see Rasner is “toil”
The second word is “futile”
Please put in someone to get out of this inning.
is anyone actually watching this scranton vs pawtucket rematch?
rasner walks cora. CORA!! grife.
Mike said that Toronto and Detroit are teams he would also consider based on their location.
Come on DAMON take HIM OUT!!
You know, maybe if the Mets blowpen had some rhythm a la Boston…
…
nah.
gayle
I watched most of it, but my MIL called in the middle, so I have to rewatch. I loved it. Really telling that he thought (thinks?) there are players on that team who didn’t think losing was such a bad thing. I think that’s the line that should have gotten the press – not so much the Joba stuff. Coming from Jorge, I take it seriously.
Good lord Rasner pitching relief.
So now Mike sounds like he’s negotiating.
Not that he would sign with them- I didnt realize he didnt get along with that manager. I would assume the yankees would want him back- given he wants to return. And wow, for a literacy major, my grammar has been horrid lately.
Come on RASNER strike him OUT!!
Absolutely painful to watch. He’s working far too slowly.
holy crap rasner… it’s not ortiz you’re pitching to
That’s three sighs now.
Does anyone know how batting averages are rounded from the 4th digit?
Arod is batting .30039 right now. If he were to pinch hit and make an out, his average would drop to .20080. Would that be rounded up to .300? I can’t see them risking another at-bat if there’s a chance he finishes at .299.
And Jeter I think would not appear regardless, but his average is .30030, so his would drop to .29983.
Well Christina, if Mike reads this, he will never go to Toronto.
http://mlbastian.mlblogs.com/
make that .29980 for Arod’s potential new average.
hard to believe this guy pitched in over a dozen games for the yanks.
better not screw this up, Rasner!!
Here comes a hit
Nick
Are those numbers before or after this afternoons game?
Awwwwwwwwww Rasner. Very sad.
well I guess 89 wins is good too. Who’s closing for the Sox in this game?
Nice job Razzle Dazzle. I hope Rasner enjoys pitching in Pittsburgh next year.
who will close out for Boston since Papelbum was used earlier?
This will be a crappy way to end the season.
good job razz… go back to the nationals.
Rasner.
Not cool
That was kind of painful.
Well it won’t be Paplebon.
Start rounding forward from right to left… if the number is five or higher, raise the next number to the left up one and so on. However if you get to a four you stop right there.
THUS
.29983 would be .300
.29948 would be .299
There will be a test and no slider rulers allowed.
3 walks and a single. JFC.
Yuck.
Well, no extra innings, anyway.
90 would have looked really good; 89′s not terrible. But the truth of the matter is, it doesn’t matter either way.
pat, I hadn’t thought of that, I just looked up the numbers on Yahoo sports from the team page. But after your question, I clicked on the box score from the first game and it shows Arod’s average as .302 after going 2 for 4, so I’m guessing that the numbers I gave before were before the game. Making my question moot.
Nice to have the last laugh…
It still would have been nice to sweep them, heading into the post season.
I mean this with all do respect..
DARRELL RASNER SUCKS!
don’t worry people… Betemit, Ransom, and Melky will get us back in this game asap…!
Why didn’t we use Veras or Edwar?
so anyway….can’t wait for Yankee Hot Stove next month! can’t wait!!
terry- What is the saying, he who laughs last, laughs hardest?
Less than 150 days till P&C
Suzyn just said “very unlike Rasner walking the basesloaded”
Did she watch the games this year or just reach under the table for the 115 % proof ?
Why didn’t we use Veras or Edwar?
because then it’d be 15-1
Yes, incorporating today’s game, Arod’s average is .30196, which rounds up to .302.
Only fitting that we close out the season with Rasner on the mound
I was really hoping that Yanks would end the season with 90 wins.
Rasner blew it. We will not see him next year any way.
So, unless we have a late rally in us, we split the season series 9-9. We were 5-4 in Fenway.
its Johnny!!!
Damon just woke the crowd up. Joe still wants to win the game.
Upshot: Arod can pinch-hit without risking dropping his average below .300.
damon will homer… bet my bottom penny on it.
Man, when you look at some of the stats, it’s amazing the Yankees aren’t going to October.
didn’t we pound this guy on Friday night?
He who laughs last, laughs BEST
Well using Rasner in a tie game isin’t exactly playing to win. Girardi probably just wanted to get him in there as a token.
Doesn’t really matter— Moose got 20, Papelbon got ticked off. Great day all around.
Rasner is in there because Girardi used four pitchers to get through the eighth inning earlier today. Obviously he doesn’t want to use any of those guys twice. But wouldn’t Edwar Ramirez or Jose Veras or David Robertson been a better choice in the 8th inning?
I can’t wait till Darrell Rasner is gone from this organization!!
Goodnight room.
Goodnight moon.
Goodnight Yankee fans, we’re going home too soon!
Goodnight, and let’s plan on a great season next year in our new ballpark.
bunt?
What’s the odds GIDP for Melky here ?
As the season winds down, it’s only fitting to add a little drama;
Go Yankees!!!
Come on Melky, write your Yankeeography here!
Did Johnny just turn himself into a player/manager?
That’s how coach! Show ‘em how to take a walk.
so much for that – here comes melky… Mr. Instant Out.
Yankees making it interesting.
good job Melky!!!
bases jacked with 0 outs!!!
wow who knew he could bunt.
Or do that! Yay!
The season is not a total loss. Melky’s learned how to bunt.
Whoa Melky laid down a beautiful bunt!!! Drunken Bostonians are getting ticked.
Nice hit Melky – way to take that pitch tho…
Eh, I’m not that upset. We got the win that counted most, Moose’s 20th. The Mets lost and the Brewers won, so overall it was a good day. One win, when they are going home tomorrow, doesn’t mean much at all. They played well lately and some good things with the young players (Hughes, Coke, Cano) have happened, but overall – this season stunk and the sooner it’s over, the better. Now we can move on to the important business of the off-season.
Christina –
Melky could bunt, but he got lazy afterward.
Miranda will hit his first career grand salami.
Melky with the bunt single? Cool.
Miranda w/ the perfectly placed sac fly
Melky came through in a big way!
That run is for YOU Rem Dog!!!!
Who’s up?
Who else:
Go Gardner!
Brent BUNT!!
ok Melky, you need to swipe 2nd!!
Was Damon the manager tonight?
Stupid Extra Innings didn’t put this game on.
LET’S GO BRETT!! LET’S GO BRETT!! LET’S GO BRETT!!
Pinch hit A-Rod…. Pinch hit A-Rod..!
Gardner’s usually good in these situations. A hit here and he is the leading candidate for CF next year.
Do not GIDP, please.
At this point I really don’t care who wins, I just don’t want it to drag into extra innings.
Brett a drag bunt would be beautiful here
safetly squeeze would be a good idea since Damon could run.
Oy.
“Do not go quietly into that good night, rage, rage against the dying of the light…”
That was inside!! Ump wanted to end the game.
ahh…….gardy is heated
Up to Robbie Cano, now.
That ump looked mean!
Nick, Ted Williams lost a batting title to George Kell because the numbers were carried out to a 4th ot 5th digit.
bad call by the ump IMO
ROBI !
CANOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Yes, Robbie!
Can you blame him? He is playing for a job. That was a ball. And I think this bs about vet or rookie call is bs!!
haha stupid ump, game tied.
Yes Cano!!!!! Awesome. Keep this season going!
YES!
Make them squeal!
…
you know right now the umpires hate Robbie.
CANO STICKS IT TO BOSTON WITH A SINGLE!!!!!!!!!!!!
SCREW THAT UMP!
The season ain’t over yet!
Whatcha know robbie cano?!?
Comeon JAson, last AB as a Yankee, make it count!
That is why we must NEVER think about letting go of Robby!
Giambino, please make your last at-bat count.
Hey Rebecca i’ve read that before, where was it written?
Cano also looked into the Yankee dugout and laughed. haha push back those plane reservations.
funny if this game last 17 innings. Didn’t Girardi send all the regulars home already?
GB, that’s interesting. But I still wonder, is there anyone (or how many are there) who has a .300 as his official average for a season when his actual average was rounded up from .29951?
veras or edwar will end the season by giving up a van every or kevin cash solo HR
This would be classic. Come on Big G!
Wow
come on Giambi
I want Robi to stay, other teams go through the good/bad w/ thier kids, let Robi progress here.
I want this game to drag into the 18th inning. Make them pitch everyone in that pen.
sunny
regulars are at the rail watching.
I don’t like Aardsma, he puched Hank Aaron from the top of the Baseball Encyclopedia. That’s just wrong.
is there a yes postgame?
*pushed*
like I said.
Bag of pops.
Beckett might be out for the postseason? Wow.
http://www.bostonherald.com/sp.....position=0
Out of his hatred for Girardi, quite some time back Pete proclaimed that the team gave up on Girardi. I wonder what he thinks now.
That was a chest bump… wanna do it again?
I agree with you there Brandon. You can see the flashes of what Cano can do with this team. He needs tough love and I think if Girardi is our manager next year he’ll be more comfortable doing it.
I really want this game to go extras. lol
Who plays 1st now? Nady?
Oh god, sorry for the very long link. Please feel free to delete it Pete.
not for long… soon the regulars are going to end the game.
Robbie is a stud, keep him.
Cano and Joba should be untouchable !!!
Alas, it was not meant to be. Unless the lineup turns over one more time, he won’t have reached his precious goal. Almost.
Thanks for the good times, don’t forget the gold thong on your way out.
This just in Springstein for the Super Bowl, pretty cool
Even if they end up losing, I think it’s great they didn’t go down quietly in the 9th. I was really hoping for Giambi to get a hit in his last AB, but, ’twas not to be, I guess…
That was G’s last at bat? Sort of went out like a lamb.
He would have been one of the guys hitting squat if they made the playoffs.
peter a.
Have you heard that Springsteen is going to be the halftime show for the super bowl?
It would really rub salt into the wound of the Bosox if this became a long drawn out affair, no matter who ultimately won the game.
On the other hand, I know that everybody in the dugout wants to go home, and that might include Mr. Abraham.
What are Robi’s #s in the 2-hole, anyone?
I think it would be hysterical if it went to extra innings. Kill their pen!!
Pete, I feel bad for you.
And then I remember you actually get to talk to and interact with these guys and then I’m not so jealous any more.
Doreen,
lol. Like twins or something with the 19th century English.
Mel –
I added your blog. Hope you don’t mind.
I’m off to bed. Good bye miserable 2008 Yankee season. Hello CC Sabathia and (hopefully) Texeria.
Congratulations Moose for your 20 well deserved wins. I hope you get some Cy Young love.
Welcome back Cashman.
Who do you think would the Boston’s third starter if Beckett can’t pitch?
That was Giambi’s last at-bat pending the 11th or 12th inning.
these walks are really ugly…
Josh Beckett has an oblique injury and may not be able to pitch against the Angels, the Boston Herald reports.
While there was no previous hint that he was hurt, this makes some sense, as the Red Sox have been awfully quiet about their rotation. If the Red Sox are going to be without Beckett and Mike Lowell in the ALDS, along with having J.D. Drew probably unavailable to start more than a game or two, then it probably isn’t going to be their year. Jon Lester would move up to start Game 1, with Daisuke Matsuzaka due to follow on Friday. Paul Byrd or Tim Wakefield would get the nod in Game 3. Wakefield helped his case with a strong showing Sunday. Sep. 28 – 10:08 pm et
Ed,
Thanks. Trying to do an update on today’s game, but this game won’t end. Also I haven’t been able to get into mlb.com this afternoon.
Really? Afraid to pitch to Van whatehisname?
mel -
Just waxing poetic as the e’en nears its close.
Thanks Bob. Looks like Boston is screwed.
Lead off walk….Start the clock
Was it a full crowd there tonight?
264 in his career mel not including today
Mel –
I think you might want to try using the “html verison” of mlb.com
mel
.264 career BA in the 2 hole for Cano. It’s actually his worst spot BA wise.
Well I’m out, the season didn’t end the way we would have liked it, but I have to give Joe some credit. This team didn’t lay down and die the last two weeks of the season. They went out and played hard. Shame they couldn’t play like this all season. Right now they look pretty unbeatable.
Congrats to Moose on his 20th win, what a way to go out if that is how he does it. I’d love if he returned, but If he doesn’t I understand that as well.
Thanks Bob. Looks like Boston is screwed.
But if they lose and Beckett is out they’ll have their ready made whine excuse.
What is this? Every other batter he can’t find the plate?
Fans are clueless, Robertson and Cervelli are both playing to show the team something. Robertson wants to keep the yankees eyes on him Cervelli wants the yankees not to forget him should they need a catcher next year.
You don’t like the game, leave and go home.
I must say I like how Cervelli frames pitches behind the plate. If he can hit to his .300 numbers from the minors this year he might be a keeper.
Ed,
Thanks. How do you do that? put it in the url?
Where was the first pitch to Velazquez? Gamecast showing “Ball 1″ right down the middle.
One more out D-Rob. We want our dum dums.
Bob – anything is better than Boston winning another WS.
Their postseason will be lacking (or some cases, possibly lacking): Beckett, Schilling, Manny, Lowell, and Drew. That’s a ton of big guys.
Apparently, Robertson is a drama queen.
I so called it.
extra innings!!!
This year Cano is 4-30 hitting second coming into the day, for his career about .267
Bonus Cantos!! I just heard all the beat writers slam their heads against the desk.
Nick in SF
September 28th, 2008 at 10:07 pm
GB, that’s interesting. But I still wonder, is there anyone (or how many are there) who has a .300 as his official average for a season when his actual average was rounded up from .29951?
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Yeah, Nick, there has been. When Williams hit .406 back in 1941, he was at .3996 and they were going to sit him down because it would have rounded out to .400 and Williams refused, saying he wouldn’t deserve to hit .400 if he did sit out the DH on the last day. Pf course, he went 6-8 in the DH.
It may not sound much, but I really like Yankees to get to 90 wins this season.
You dumdums will be delivered
Yay free meaningless baseball!
oops. I had the bet backwards. C’mon Xavier. Even a cheapie will do.
extra innings.
Of course!
since melky has been back he has only 12 at bats but in those 12 at bats he was a .500 hitter
Good Job Robertson.
Yes, it would definitely rub salt into the wound if this became an extra-inning affair.
My sympathies to Pete and the guys in the dugout, but for the youngsters and the hard-chargers, this is the way to go…
By cramping the Red Sox’s style.
Sure, the Yankees want to play in October and they’ll get there one way or another!
Bob – anything is better than Boston winning another WS.
Trust me, I agree.
Maybe Beckett will come out to pitch with ketchup on his jersey.
Cervilli will get his first hit a hr.
If a batter was hitting .29947, I don’t think they would round it up, though, I may be wrong.
oh Nady, why the first pitch?
Now I want them to win this game. A little meaningless sweep to get under the Sox’ skin. Aren’t they flying to LA tonight?
Did anyone else just see that idiot dancing on NESN?
bronx, yep they are flying all the way out to LA tonight.
Maybe they’ll get there tomorrow afternoon. 
Austin,
What happened?
Okay Wilson will strike out here, like he always does.
Dustin Pedroia: .326
Joe Mauer: .330
: )
18 innings sound good to anyone else?
Does he dance better than Papelbon?
C’mon, Wilson. Make your last AB count.
Sox will still win.
Lackey, Shields, and K-Rod will turn into pumpkins in Fenway Park like they always do. Hunter will continue to choke in the playoffs as he has his entire career.
Lester, Dice-K, and Byrd will outduel the Angels pitchers
Joe Mauer: .330
Joe Mauer, 2 time batting champion.
I thought Kay said earlier they were coming going home tonight and flying to LA tomorrow. But that was soooooooo long ago.
18 innings? Why not?
Not like it’s a school night or erev Rosh HaShanah or anything.
Dustin Pedroia: .326
Joe Mauer: .330
If Minn. has to play a one game playoff with Chicago, Mauer’s could still change. That counts as a reg. season game.
I really want to see the Yankees win 90 games as well. In which case they would have also finished with a better record than the mets
Doreen in the article that was posted above about Josh, it said they were flying out tonight.
its funny how Kay doesn’t mention how this could be Betemit’s last Yankee AB? obviously, he isn’t in Girardi’s next year plan as the utility infielder.
This will be Betemit’s last AB as a Yankee.
He will either be traded or not protected.
Mel, I wish I knew how to describe it. The dude looked like he was dancing for an f’ing Prince video. I hope this was the product of alcohol.
At what point does Tito tell his pitcher to start plunking consecutive batters?
Thanks, Jennifer.
I wouldn’t mind an 18 inning game
Robertson for the 10th
Edwar for the 11th and 12th
Giese for the 13th and 14th
Aceves for the 15th and 16th
Britton for the 17th
We score top 18, Veras closes is out.
BBFAN –
Betemit is out of options. so either DFA or package him in a deal.
It goes 18 innings, the beat writers might all quit in protest.
A one game playoff wouldn’t count in regular season stats for the batting title race would it?
Doreen in the article that was posted above about Josh, it said they were flying out tonight.
I think that story was written for tomorrow’s paper, that’s why it said today they were leaving.
Still the longer they play tonight means less down time.
Could Kay sound any more ticked off?
Poor Nady & Cano. They’re the only regulars left out there.
A one game playoff wouldn’t count in regular season stats for the batting title race would it?
Yes, I’m almost certain it does.
“At what point does Tito tell his pitcher to start plunking consecutive batters?”
As soon as Girardi puts Jeter or A-Rod in.
your*
Can they DFA Betemit before the Yankees come up to bat again? I would respect Cashman all the more…
Boston Herald reporting that Beckett has an oblique injury:
http://bostonherald.com/sports.....position=0
Rebecca et al.,
L’shanah tovah tikatevi v’taihatemi
Is A-Rod still in the dugout?
pat,
Nice. Good one.
It is dated Sunday 28
Why do people say that things are definitely going to happen next year?
We don’t even know for sure who the GM is at this point, lol.
He gets petulant sounding sometimes doesn’t he, Pat?
The Melkman delivers
Boooooooooo!
well thats game over.
what a great way to lose.
dopes.
Game Over!!!
They put Jose Veras in the game because they wanted to go home.
Yes, a playoff for a post-season berth (1978 Yanx/Sawx) is considered an extension of the regular season and all the stats do count.
GB 7…. you round up right to left, adding to the left if the number is 5 or higher. The exception is if the number is four… so you are correct .29947 is not .300, but .29951 is.
All game numbers count in a division playoff/extra game, same a tie game’s totals would count.
Oh well, Melky had no business diving for that.
Unless Veras improves his control, I do not see him being a key member of the bullpen next year.
Thomo: Thanks and the same to you
Me thinks that maybe should have had that ball? Or maybe sitting Melky all this time has had a deletrious effect? In any even let’s hope that Veras turns into a strike out pitcher pretty fast.
You’re kidding, right? Cora?
IBB this guy to set up something.
The beat writers must have ordered Melky to make a dive when he had no chance at catching it.
Darn.
Melky is not a fan of extras
Who said something that’s definitely not going to happen?
Joe is still managing. IBB to get up dp.
Kay? I don’t have the YES broadcast………
From River Ave Blues:
wow walked to load bases.
Hey if this game doesn’t end the way we want it to, PLEASE remember that score of Friday night’s game and who won today’s game. If it’s two out of three, can you and should you really complain?
That would be a no.
(Not say we won’t win but I can see the negativity creeping in already.)
Well okay I guess there is a method to this madness…
Bring in Mo! LOL
Thanks Bob that’s interesting. Learn something new everyday! Just seems like it wouldn’t be fair for him to have to have a higher average over 163 games compared to everyone elses 162 (I know he didn’t play every game but I am just saying as a team comparison). Either way good to know.
Hey Jose, no need to overthrow my man.
Just generally, Nick.
__________ will not be on the Yankees next year.
____________ will not be a coach next year.
etc etc etc.
Oh Veras throw a strike you big wuss
who seriously thought that the game was over just now?
yikes
Does he know he shouldn’t imtentionally walk people with the bases loaded?
One hitter away from getting out of it.
On here, Nick. Sorry, should have clarified where I meant.
I don’t have the game. EI gypped me out of it, lol.
Oh, well, whoever will or won’t be on the Yankees next year, PLEASE get out of this inning!
Ya know, I don’t know what’s going to happen next but Cervelli and Veras really set that up well.
Veras, throwing gas.
Bob,
The bench’s fault. Forgot to take off the signal.
“who seriously thought that the game was over just now?”
I think I probably did!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Aww. Well, it was nice while it lasted.
sign.
Dude. Strikes.
VERAS SUCKS!
Oh well. They tried. Now did the soxs just win the ws? Talk about going nuts over nothing.
At least the Bears are beating the Eagles at the moment.
BOOOOOOOO!
well, see you guys during the Hot Stove season…
And now it is.
Oh well.
Good series for the Yanks nonethless and they know it.
Oh booooo!
Well that’s that
It’s been a pleasure Ladies and Gentlemen.
Good Night.
miranda should of had that…maybe the runner blocked him
Aaaggghhhhh. There went #90.
Oh well. Have a nice flight, guys.
And that’s a wrap.
Fire up the hot stove.
just can’t believe the season is over! damn.. =(
So that’s officially it for the season. I was hoping for another six or seven innings to really stretch out the Red Sox pen. Goodbye, farewell, and amen.
“Oh well. They tried. Now did the soxs just win the ws? Talk about going nuts over nothing.”
Jen I was thinking the same thing but believe me they flip out like that all the time. It’s hard to act like you’ve been there when being there is just so new to them!
Miranda didn’t make a move for that ball until it was right in top of him. He should’ve caught that. Giambi would’ve had that.
Why would they go nuts over winning that meaningless game for them?
now the real fun starts…hot stoveeeeeeee
Nice Double Header, tough season. Good Luck Boston I guess..
Yankees it’s time to think CC and Re-build-ing
Ah, well. I’m getting tired anyway.
At least he didn’t walk it in. At least it wasn’t a GS.
89 wins in a dismal season. Could have been better – seemed like it was worse at times.
Here’s to 2009!
Hotstove anyone?
Bye Bye Veras
Hope you enjoy life on the Royals or Nationals next year
probably celebrating finally getting a win this weekend
Miranda sure isn’t exactly a cat back there.
89-73. same as the lowly Mets. Oy!
Miranda sucks as a 1B.
GET TEX!
Oh well, Moose #20, mission accomplished. Moose Bars on the way.
well, that’s the end of the season. Lord knows why the Sox are celebrating like they just won the WS, but they’ve earned the right. Even though we knew this day was coming, it’s still like a punch in the gut.
THANK GOD THAT DEBACLE OF A SEASON IS OVER
NO MORE GIAMBI, NO MORE BETEMIT, SEASON OVER, YANKEE CAREERS OVER
THE FANS WIN, THEEEEEEEEEEE FANS WIN
HOPE THE SAME FOR MUSH, PETTITTE, AND SOME OTHERS
Fitting that our season ends on a John Van Every walkoff hit off Veras.
Just ends the most miserable Yankee season in over a decade.
Ooo, the NESN postgame just lead in with a comment about “troubling news about Josh Beckett” to be discussed a little later.
AWWW!!!!
Is that the equivalent of Kevin Brown breaking his fist in time for the postseason, meaning the same level of news? Nobody felt bad for us. And so it goes.
Angel,
Because they avoided getting swept and they’ve been drinking for 5 hours. Oh. You were talking about the players? Yeah, same reason.
I seriously hope the Angels lives up to the hype and defeating the Red Sox next week!!!!
Maybe not so bad in the long run. We retool and will be back in 2009. I’m proud of Moose today and Randy Johnson for the D-Backs.
Brett Gardner ends the year on a 10 game hitting streak
Robinson Cano ends the year on a 12 game hitting streak
Phil Coke ends his year w/ no rehab
I’d like to just say thanks to all of the regulars here for being good company during this ultimately disappointing 2008 season. Living in a place where I cant enjoy every game with Yankee fans it always helped bring a little bit of home to here when I could put the MLB.tv on one side of the screen and the LoHud blog on the other. Here’s to some great baseball conversation for the playoffs, the exciting Hot Stove season, and the road to redemption that will be 2009. Thanks to Pete for hosting us all here and thanks again to all of you for your wide variety of experiences, input, and opinions. They all make this place worth coming too everyday.
Let’s go CC, Let’s go Cubbies, and screw the Red Sox.
“Just ends the most miserable Yankee season in over a decade.”
This is a miserable season? The Nationals must be absolutely suicidal by this point in their season then.
How spoiled some Yankee fans have become. I remember much worse seasons than this one. The strike season was a pretty miserable one, for starters.
Robinson Cano ends the year on a 12 game hitting streak
Cano needs to be with the Yanks next season.
On lovely, a 2008 retrospective. How bout a picture of big steaming turd?
Miserable because they were really good that season, and the strike ruined everything. Thats fairly miserable.
I saw the replay on Miranda’s dive, come on people give him props there he almost got it. He’ll be on 1st in 2009 and will shut alot of you up.
The media will NOT be hard on the Mets. They will give them a pass and blame Wagner’s injury. They will go ga ga over Santana and how Manuel resurrected them from the dead and took them all the way until the final day to get eliminated.
The media loves Manuel and Omar. Francessa will go soft on them. Carton, Sommers, Roberts, will all make excuses— they are the Mets station aferall. Daily News is a Mets paper (they are the flagship paper of SNY). Harper/Madden will give them a pass, as will Davidoff and the rest of the media.
Russo and Kay will be the only ones tomorrow who tell it as it is. Maybe the Post as well.
It was a fun season…
Kevin
NESN says the Beckett MAY miss the ALDS because of an oblique injury.
Pete,
Thanks for all your hard work keeping the blog and writing great articles all season. How many days to pitchers and catchers reporting. I hope you keep up the blog for Hot Stove Stories.
I am a spoiled fan, I will not accept a season like this.
Cashman better put a winner on the field next year and end this silly youth movement. The only youth is Joba. Everyone else is overhyped.
I want CC, Tex, Manny, AJ and want to win next year. I will not accept another rebuilding season or no playoffs.
Fire Meachum
Put on WFAN at 10am tomorrow and Beningo will give you the fireworks you are looking for.
I remember back in the day when players didn’t have oblique muscles.
and again not driving in people from third with less than two outs cost us….
This is why they won’t play in october.
oh heck i’m already excited for next season.
You know, the funny thing is I’m younger than most of you here. I don’t remember a Yankees season when they missed the playoffs.
I’m like Derek Jeter, I’ve never been baseball-free in October.
And yet, I’m not calling this season a miserable, lost one. disappointment? Sure. Frustrating? You bet.
But if you want a miserable season, look at Detroit or Seattle.
2008 has it’s own memories.
I want Juan Miranda to get his shot for 1B next year. This drafting FA needs to stop for a bit, CC Sabathia is a must, Mark Teixeira is an excuse.
Bye-bye Jose Veras, and take Edwar Ramirez with you.
Does anyone remember the montage that YES put together after the last game of the 1998 World Series? The song they used in the background was Sarah MacLachlan’s I Will Rememeber You? First of all I was crying my eyes out after the Yankees won. Then to watch that video montage, I was really sobbing my heart out. I’ll never forget that montage. One of the most beautiful editing jobs I have ever seen. Of course the song alone was enough to put you over the edge.
NFL season officially starts. Now, Cashman’s future will be determined and there will be nothing worthy until Thanksgiving.
Hey rebecca, i think to be a mets fan right now is worse, i actually have a few friends that are mets fans i’m not planning to see them for the next decade. lol
Rebecca – I would have to agree with you. We would of course be like Jeter-Rivera-Posda like. As for a disappointing season, you would have to include the Braves (what happened to them) as well.
“Is that the equivalent of Kevin Brown breaking his fist in time for the postseason, meaning the same level of news? Nobody felt bad for us. And so it goes.”
I don’t like to see anyone injured, but it was hard to feel sorry for someone who was so stupid they broke their hand hitting the locker right before the playoffs.
patrick max: duly noted.
Cashman, the ball’s in your court now!
GO ANGELS!
Veras has a good year… can’t really kill him. When Bruney was injured, he was pitching the important innings for us.
Veras and Edwar tailed off in September, but they were dominant the rest of the year and had a 6 week stretch each when they were unhittable.
Bullpen is not the problem… age on the offense and rotation is.
Bye-bye Jose Veras, and take Edwar Ramirez with you”"
you guys are idiots, they were pretty good for the most time, not perfect no one is, but they are both better than a lot of bull pens ex. the mets or the chi sox
Like I said,
Yanks won’t make the playoffs until 2012.
You know, alot of teams would kill for an 89 win season to be their worst one in 14 years.
I didn’t feel bad for Brown, I felt bad for the Yankees!
The reason the yankees didn’t make it in record wise is because they lost to the reds, pirates, orioles, rangers, royals, and all of the other bottom feeding teams on their schedule.
Next year when some of you dismiss when the yankees beat the royals or mariners, remember this year.
@ patrick max, you are the type of delusional myopic fan that the yankees try to satisfy that put them in this bad situation to begin with. If they dont make it next year, what are you gonna do? stop watching? please.
Does anyone remember the montage that YES put together after the last game of the 1998 World Series
YES didn’t exist in 1998.
We did not make the playoffs, but I would not consider the season a failure.
We finished with the seventh best record in all of baseball and the fourth best in AL.
All the teams that made the playoffs have better record than Yanks, with the exception of Dodgers who are five games behind Yanks. In fact, Dodgers have the fifteenth best record in all of baseball and there are eight teams who did not make the playoffs but have better record than Dodgers. Irrespective of that, let us wish good luck to Torre.
Well, that’s that.
Looking forward to a good off season though.
All the teams that made the playoffs have better record than Yanks, with the exception of Dodgers who are five games behind Yanks.
The White Sox/Twins will have a worse record than us.
Sorry, Emergency Room and TekBetick, but, unless it’s a good deal and Veras is the stumbling block on the deal, Veras won’t be going anywhere. Ramirez will be, though.
I didn’t feel bad for Kevin Brown.
I actually kind of hated him for that.
“I am a spoiled fan, I will not accept a season like this.
Cashman better put a winner on the field next year and end this silly youth movement. The only youth is Joba. Everyone else is overhyped.
I want CC, Tex, Manny, AJ and want to win next year. I will not accept another rebuilding season or no playoffs”
can we get this guy outta here?
Cashman built a very flawed team going into Spring Training (3 rookies in the rotation with no vet backups, Mussina coming off a 5 ERA season, Andy with a tumultuous offseason, no bullpen at all, no bench, old offense etc.) but we overcame a lot of those things and still put ourselves in position to win. Wang’s injury was a killer and Joba’s injury finished us off. Posada and Matsui out also killed us.
I didn’t feel bad for Kevin Brown either.
I sort of felt bad for the wall.
Tyler Kepner just said Mussina will retire. He’s always right.
So bye-bye Mr. Moose.
Just remember not to un-retire like Clemens, Armstrong, Jordan, et cetera.
Veras and Edwar both had ERAs under 4 and struck out over a batter per inning. They actually overachieved tremendously and saved our bullpen which everyone thought was doomed when Joba was taken out.
“can we get this guy outta here?”
Put him in the bathroom, with coffee cake and jojo da whale.
Montage must have been MSG then?
“The White Sox/Twins will have a worse record than us.”
You are right I missed it.
Veras stumbled at the end, but overall he was good. i look at him as someone to keep; this was a good development year for a young pitcher with nasty stuff.
The problem going into 2008 was that no one expected the “plan” to fail.
Now they know better.
We hope.
“You know, alot of teams would kill for an 89 win season to be their worst one in 14 years.”
Very well said.
Does anyone remember the montage that YES put together after the last game of the 1998 World Series? The song they used in the background was Sarah MacLachlan’s I Will Rememeber You? First of all I was crying my eyes out after the Yankees won. Then to watch that video montage, I was really sobbing my heart out. I’ll never forget that montage. One of the most beautiful editing jobs I have ever seen. Of course the song alone was enough to put you over the edge
Trisha, I believe that was Fox and I have it on videotape somewhere. I used to watch it over and over. What a great song and great montage. YES didn’t exist in 1998, and it wasn’t MSG that aired that. It was FOX ending the series if I recall correctly.
Cashman better put a winner on the field next year and end this silly youth movement.
I want CC but IDK anything about our farm system so let me just diss it
The only youth is Joba. Everyone else is overhyped.
Joba can be the closer ! Everything else sucks, Hughes at 22 I don’t know a damn thing about him, but I’m sure he sucks too and anybody else IDK.
I want CC, Tex, Manny, AJ and want to win next year. I will not accept another rebuilding season or no playoffs.
My team better be have a 150 % rating on XBOX next year.
$700 billion = 3500 Yankee teams
Brewers have really been pushing CC. As you guys think about signing him, any concerns that he has been overused this year?
Tomorrow in the Daily News from Harper, Madden, and Lupica–
Mets had a great season but a disappointing ending but have a very bright future with a core of Santana, Pelfrey, Reyes, Beltran, Wright. They will be back next year. Manual is a great manager and Omar saved the franchise and should not get blamed. Wilpons are great owners and will re-tool the team and spend money to win.
Yankees have no farm system, things will get far worse before they get better. Hughes is overhyped, no position players. Should have had Santana. Old team, will go into old habbits and buy free agents. No pitching, Cashman is awful. Girardi can;t hold Torre’s jock, players hate him. Hank and Hal are George in the 80s and will run the franchise in the ground. Boston is a much better franchise. Yankees will go through an 80s type tailspin.
Lets break the bank for 09′ The $320 million dollar Yankees…screw heart
ray,
cc isin’t going to sign here anyway, he is going west or to a team like the white sox. every team will throw 120+ mil at him so there is no incentive to come to a place he doesn’t like. so we dont have to worry.
Brewers have really been pushing CC. As you guys think about signing him, any concerns that he has been overused this year?
I have none, his body build and endurance is one I haven’t seen since Wells.
Final 2008 Girardi Postgame
Our guys fought and fought and fought….we played out best baseball the last 16 days or so….It was good we finished strong and that shows us the players respect the game….The last few weeks wasn’t a different effort just different results….It was a tough season and we didn’t reach our goals….There are some players we’ll have our ee on in ST but it depends on what happens in the off season….Robbie changed his set up and responded well….I’m sad, I’d like to be playing Wednesday or Thursday but it will have to be a motivating factor for next year.
cc isin’t going to sign here anyway, he is going west or to a team like the white sox. every team will throw 120+ mil at him so there is no incentive to come to a place he doesn’t like. so we dont have to worry.
Wanna bet Cleo ?
Joba can be the closer ! Everything else sucks, Hughes at 22 I don’t know a damn thing about him, but I’m sure he sucks too and anybody else IDK.
Let me add to that:
Trade the whole farm for Josh Hamiliton, Chris Davis, and Taylor Teagarden, OR trading the whole farm for Joey Votto.
lol
great job translating Brandon
Thats because you have a good head on your shoulders, Rebecca.
Ray, I have no concerns at all. The guy is huge…a horse. It was just 5-6 years ago, Randy Johnson and Schilling were pitching 259-260 innings, several years ago, and they both had a history of injuries, but, it was age, not wear and tear that made them less affective the past couple of years. I wouldn’t touch Sheets for no amount, but, I’d take Burnett.c
I’m with Brandon on this one. I think there is a very good chance CC ends up with the Yankees.
11/13, Yankees Hot Stove.
Remember that day!!!
“Rebecca–Optimist Prime–Real baseball fans vote
September 28th, 2008 at 11:13 pm
The problem going into 2008 was that no one expected the “plan†to fail.
Now they know better.
We hope.”
Was more incomplete than a fail. I believe.
Chris Britton strikes again!!!!!!!
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NYT — Waiting for Mussina in the equipment room was a bag from McDonald’s. Someone had swiped his two cheeseburgers, but Mussina was happy to chomp down a large order of fries.
As a victory meal, it was classic Mussina: simple tastes for a simple man who just might have finished an extraordinary career.
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“can we get this guy outta here?”
I say we vote him off the island.
Cashman isin’t coming back here… too much stress.
Seattle is a very attractive job. A rotation of Hernandez-Morrow-Bedard-Rowlandson Smith along with the #1 overall pick (that pitcher Stratsberg or whatever who is a STUD).
They have the inside track to good Latin American and Japanese players. They will sign Bobby V, who is one of the best managers in baseball. AL West is pathetic division. Their ownership will spend money and have some young talent.
Seattle future > Yankees future. Factor in low stress, no interference from their owner, lack of competition in the AL West, and it is a no brainer. If Cashman comes back here over Seattle, he is dumber than I thought.
Wait, I thought Melky and Miranda (gosh, those sound like stripper names) lost the game tonight?
Anyone else feel pretty confident going into next year? We lost the MLB leader in wins over the past two seasons, an elite catcher, an all-star outfielder and a starter who was on his way to being ROY (for a month), plus arguably the greatest RH hitter of all time for a while, and witnessed subpay seasons from an all-star 2B and the aforementioned RH hitter, and we still won 89 games. That’s more than the AL Central and NL West champs; you gotta think that Wang and Joba alone would’ve won eight more games than Ponson and Rasner when they were out. I really like our odds with the money we’re shedding and the experience Girardi’s gained. If we only have one of those injuries next year, instead of 5, I think we’re in great shape. Hopefully Moose will be back, but either way I think we’re in good shape.
Thanks for making a lousy season more enjoyable Pete.
“I didn’t feel bad for Kevin Brown.
I actually kind of hated him for that.”
Me too, and I’d never really felt that way about any Yankee before that.
It was a petulant self-indulgent act, that hurt the team.
Nobody in our farm will fetch Hamilton straight up, let alone Davis and Teagardner as well.
Jeter
We didn’t do what we wanted to do so it’s a failure….We weren’t consistent enough, it was an up and down season for us….There’s usually changes here when you don’t win at the end but no one knows what they will be….It’s disappointing but it’s no different than when we found out in Toronto that we were eliminated…Everyone should take this season personally.
CC, Wang, Joba…a starting rotation with those three would be formidable regardless of your 4 and 5…
But what are the plans for Joba? And will CC move East?
And how about Aceves? Don’t you think he deserves a shot at this rotation?
Yankee Josh, please tell me if you ever come across it. I would love to be able to watch that again. I would be happy to pay you if you could make me a copy of that montage.
Just beautiful.
No question the media will go easy on the Mutts. LOL Omar Minaya is the architect of a team that has collapsed two years running and somehow he will get off scot free, particularly with Fatso Francesca. Meanwhile, the Yankees get creamed in the papers. The only sportswriters I read are Davidoff (on occasion I disagree with what he says, but I think he’s objective…plus, he believes in Cash’s plan) and Tyler Kepner. I guess I can add Mark Feinsand to the list – though usually it’s his blog I visit. I still would prefer that the Mets and Yankees be in the playoffs as opposed to both out, but since the Yanks are out, then I sure as heck am glad the Mets are, too. Wow – no post-season baseball in NY. Unbelievable.
Mariano
I’m okay….I’m shut down for this year now I guess…It’s (shoulder)something that bothers me that needs to be taken care of but I’m not worried at all….I’ve made my mind up about surgery but I want to tell my boss first….I was able to pitch with it this year with just adrenaline. You don’t think about it, you just go.
Did anyone else laugh when Kay started talking about how the Red Sox had a decision to make with Varitek? How he wants Posada-like money? What will they do? Push the Captain out the door?
ray, though it hurts me to say it, congrats on your team making the postseason. Watch out for that hurrican, I hear it’s bearing down on Maine.
IMO Cashman returns. It would be an embarrasment for him to leave the year the team misses the playoffs largely due to the blind faith he put in 2 untested rookies and he screws up the 1st 2 picks of the amateur draft. He’d be leaving a lot of unfinished business.
Cashman isin’t coming back here… too much stress.
I didn’t read the NY Post today.
Seattle is a very attractive job. A rotation of Hernandez-Morrow-Bedard-Rowlandson Smith along with the #1 overall pick (that pitcher Stratsberg or whatever who is a STUD).
IDK who Kim Ng is and that Seattle wants her to take the job.
They have the inside track to good Latin American and Japanese players. They will sign Bobby V, who is one of the best managers in baseball.
Ichiro is Japanese so I’m guessing they know international players, screw it if I forgot how thier scouts wanted Kei Igawa, meanwhile Bobby V is a name NY knows so that’s why he is the best manager in baseball.
AL West is pathetic division. Their ownership will spend money and have some young talent.
IDK for a fact that they want to spend money even though they’ve been trying to get rid of money.
Seattle future > Yankees future. Factor in low stress, no interference from their owner, lack of competition in the AL West, and it is a no brainer.
I need to sound right and if I say Sea > NY most likely people will forget.
If Cashman comes back here over Seattle, he is dumber than I thought.
You know I really don’t want him back he couldn’t get me Santana, Harden or Sabathia.
“It was a petulant self-indulgent act, that hurt the team.”
yes. what a jerk Brown was. makes him the worst Yankee ever in my eyes, even exceeding Tony Womack in his overall Yankee badness.
that was the aftermath of the disastrous Lilly-Weaver trade. Weaver begat Brown.
Ray, did NESN or wakefield say anything about why he asked for the game ball after the 5th inning?
Trisha,
I’ll see if I have it around anywhere and can transfer to dvd. It was really beautiful, I agree.
that was the aftermath of the disastrous Lilly-Weaver trade. Weaver begat Brown.
Lilly sucked for so many yrs. after that deal, he never turned into anything until Pinella got him in the NL.
I was hoping Hughes would get into the game. Give him a chance to get a win. But oh well.
Enjoy the offseason.