Game 1: Yankees at Orioles
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Apr 06, 2009 
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YANKEES (0-0)
2. Derek Sanderson Jeter SS
18. Johnny David Damon LF
25. Mark Charles Teixeira 1B
55. Hideki Matsui DH
20. Jorge Rafael de Posada Jr. C
24. Robinson Jose Cano 2B
22. Xavier Clifford Nady III RF
12. Bryan Cody Ransom 3B
11. Brett Michael Gardner CF
Pitching: 52. Carsten Charles Sabathia LHP
ORIOLES (0-0)
1. Brian Roberts 2B
10. Adam Jones CF
21. Nick Markakis RF
6. Melvin Mora 3B
17. Aubrey Huff 1B
23. Ty Wigginton DH
30. Luke Scott LF
9. Gregg Zaun C
3. Cesar Izturis SS
Pitching: 46. Jeremy Guthrie RHP
CC Sabathia (17-10, 2.70 in 2008) vs. the Baltimore hitters.
Jeremy Guthrie (10-12, 3.63) vs. the New York hitters.
FOR OPENERS: The Yankees are 62-43-1 on Opening Day; 28-29 on the road.
SPRING SUCCESS: The Yankees were 24-10-1 in spring training. The finished with nine straight wins and win in 18 of their last 20 games.
HOME AWAY FROM HOME: The Yankees are 56-30 at Camden Yards over the last 10 seasons, 16-6 the last three.
BALTIMORE CHOP: The Yankees have won seven straight against Baltimore.
CC YOU ON THE FIRST DAY: This is the sixth Opening Day assignment for CC Sabathia. He is 1-0, 4.23 in the first five.
ANOTHER YEAR, ANOTHER ACE: Sabathia is the sixth Opening Day starter in the last seven years for the Yankees. The list:
2009: Sabathia
2008: Wang
2007: Pavano (yes, really)
2006: Johnson
2005: Johnson
2004: Mussina
2003: Clemens
HOT SIX MONTHS AGO: Cano is riding an 11-game hit streak. Gardner has a 10-game streak going.
Back with much more later.
UPDATE, 1:55 p.m.: It has stopped raining here.
UPDATE, 2:13 p.m.: The fans don’t love Tex here:
UPDATE, 2:15 p.m.: I recorded a video post before the game
UPDATE, 2:17 p.m.: Now the sun is coming out and they’re taking the tarp off the field. Good deal.
UPDATE, 2:32 p.m.: Girardi just said A-Rod will report to Tampa on Monday to start baseball activities.
UPDATE, 2:46 p.m.: Now it’s sunny with blue skies. Play ball.
UPDATE, 3:07 p.m.: Hmm, now they’re putting the tarp back down. That can’t be good. i give up trying to predict what will happen. But I will keep you posted.
UPDATE, 3:14 p.m.: Now I know why they put the tarp down. It’s raining.
UPDATE, 3:48 p.m.: Tarp up, ceremony about to start. Looks like we will have some baseball.
UPDATE, 3:51 p.m.: CC just made a slow walk out to the bullpen. I was watching him before the game. Some starters like to keep to themselves on game day but he was walking around the clubhouse, talking to different people and seemed pretty loose.
UPDATE, 3:58 p.m.: Introducing the lineups now. Teixeira got booed like he was John Wilkes Booth. People cheered Mo. Everybody loves Mo.
It’s funny being at Camden Yards when there are so many Orioles fans. Usually when the Yankees are here it’s full of Yankee fans.
UPDATE, 3:59 p.m.: The Orioles will walk down a balloon decorated orange runway from center field. Pretty funny. It looks like a bad high school prom.
UPDATE, 4:14 p.m.: Smoky Joe Biden just threw out the first pitch. We’re about to get underway.
UPDATE, 4:25 p.m.: We are underway. Enjoy the 2009 season everybody.
UPDATE, 4:28 p.m.: Jeter singled up the middle on the eighth pitch of the at-bat.
UPDATE, 4:29 p.m.: Tex really got booed then popped up a 2-0 pitch.
UPDATE, 4:31 p.m.: No wonder the Baltimore fans are so bitter. They just showed a highlight video of their offseason pickups. Felix Pie! Mark Hendrickson! Gregg Zaun! Koji Uehara! Cesar Izturis!
UPDATE, 4:34 p.m.: CC Sabathia missed outside and then allowed a sharp single up the middle. $161 million doesn’t buy what it used to.
UPDATE, 4:35 p.m.: Um … he walked Jones on four pitches.
UPDATE, 4:44 p.m.: Another wild pitch. CC and Jorge seem to have trouble getting on the same page. Posada has made two trips to the mound. Runners on second and third and one put.
Now Mora grounds to third and Ransom throws Roberts out at the plate.
UPDATE, 4:46 p.m.: CC squirms out of trouble.
UPDATE, 5:02 p.m.: Both Guthrie and CC had easy second innings. Still no score.
UPDATE, 5:05 p.m.: Gritty and gutty, Brett Gardner singles to lead off the third, driving a 2-2 pitch to left. Now he has to steal second to avoid the Jeter GIDP.
UPDATE, 5:07 p.m.: Jeter grounds to short … But Girardi had GGBG moving and the shortstop went to cover second. Gardner to third and the Yankees are in business.
UPDATE, 5:08 p.m.: Now there is some dumb baseball. Damon flies to left. Luke Scott lines up the ball and could have made a strong throw home. But instead Adam Jones pulls a Kelly Leak and cuts him off. As his momentum carried him to the side, Gardner scored without a throw.
1-0 Yankees. Tex just grounded feebly back to the pitcher as the whole place booed him. Man, they really hate the local product.
UPDATE, 5:21 p.m.: CC is just not pitching well. Isturis singled on a 3-1 pitch. Roberts walked. Then Jones drilled a two-run triple to the gap in right before Markakis delivered a sac fly. 3-1 O’s.
CC appears to have lousy fastball command.
UPDATE, 5:30 p.m.: Turned out to be a nice day here. Shadows on the field now. Guthrie is closing in on 60 pitches here in the fourth inning. After a rocky spring training, he has pitched well today.
UPDATE, 5:39 p.m.: This is why they need a long man. Gregg Zaun drills one here and what then? Wear out Phil Coke?
CC’s line so far: 3+ 4 3 3 3 3 0.
No strikeouts?
UPDATE, 5:52 p.m.: Damon tripled and Tex walked with two outs in the fifth inning. But Matsui fouled out. Yankees have left six on base in five innings, two in scoring position.
UPDATE, 5:56 p.m.: Action in the Yankees’ pen as CC allows a leadoff double by Roberts. Meanwhile a group of Yankees fans in front of the press box are getting liquored up and swearing at each other. It mystifies me why somebody would pay so much to get into a game and then get plastered.
UPDATE, 6:06 p.m.: Nice scoring in Baltimore. Ransom drops a ball out of his glove and they give Mora a hit.
CC should be out of the game. It’s 5-1, he has nothing and he’s at 93 pitches. Bases loaded and one out. Just a brutal start for him.
UPDATE, 6:11 p.m.: They intentionally walked Wigginton to load the bases with one out. CC got ahead of Luke Scott 0-2 then walked him. Now he’s out. Just a disaster for his first game as a Yankee.
UPDATE, 6:16 p.m.: At least there’s Brett Gardner. He just caught a fly ball and gunned down Mora at the plate. But the Yankees trail 6-1.
UPDATE, 6:22 p.m.: The final line for CC: 4.1 8 6 6 5 0. 2 wild pitches, 96 pitches / 50 strikes. Yeesh.
Meanwhile, Posasa homered, Cano walked and Nady doubled him in. Yankees trail 6-3.
UPDATE, 6:29 p.m.: Sabathia’s last start without a strikeout was July 25, 2005 at Oakland. He lasted 2.1 innings that day, allowing eight runs.
UPDATE, 6:35 p.m.: Jeter is 3 for 3. Not sure what happened on that play with Nady but he went around third too far and got caught off the bag. Once again, troubles with base-running hurt the Yankees.
Teams lose. But that they’re playing so poorly is a surprise.
UPDATE, 6;50 p.m.: Godzilla drills one after a Damon single. Now they trail 6-5. The Yankees own Chris Ray as I recall. Need to look that up.
UPDATE, 6:57 p.m.: I knew it. 16 games, 16 innings, 15 hits, 9 ER coming into today. Ray isn’t quite Arthur Rhodes but he’s close.
Yankees win this game?
UPDATE, 7:14 p.m.: Swisher hits for Ransom and doubles. Pena runs for him. Nice job by Swish. Yankees in business again.
You have Gardner bunt?
UPDATE, 7:16 p.m.: Yes, you do. Runner on third, one out for the captain. Will he tie it up? I would say so, he’s Derek Jeter.
UPDATE, 7:17 p.m.: Not that time he wasn’t as he grounds to third. Up to Damon.
UPDATE, 7:20 p.m.: What a moment, Tex up with runners on the corners and two outs. They’ve been booing him like he’s Robert Irsay all day. He’s love to make them all eat it now.
UPDATE, 7:21 p.m.: Grounds into a force. 0 for 4 with a walk in his Yankee debut. Bad day for the newcomers.
UPDATE, 7:29 p.m.: Zaun doubles and Izturis homers. Now it’s 8-5 and that should be that for the Yankees. Poor start to the season but it’s one game. That the won’t go 162-0 will send the usual suspects into a panic, I’m sure.
UPDATE, 7:42 p.m.: Bruney is back to trying to throw the ball through a wall every time. Not sure why. His entire spring has been that way, more or less. What a workout Posada is getting today. Three wild pitches, now a fourth relief pitcher. Just a big mess.
UPDATE, 7:46 p.m.: I would not trust Damaso Marte in a big spot ever. He got three years?
10 runs on 14 hits, 7 walks and three wild pitches. Brutal.
UPDATE, 7:49 p.m.: Got to get down to the clubhouse, Back with some more later on.
anyone else going to the game??
Just got chills reading this post!
I live here in Maryland… wanted to get tickets… but looked on stubhub… prices for decent seats were outragous… ill just watch in HD on my nice flat screen haha
lets start this campaign off 1-0 BABY!!
Wow now I’m really getting psyched. Please no rain today!!
Also, don’t sleep on the Orioles this year. They are actually a good team. That lineup is pretty nice and could be very good once Wieters comes up. Unfortunately their pitching staff is pretty weak. If a few of their pitchers can step it up, I think they could be a .500 team this year.
According to Replacement level blog, the Orioles project to a .500 team if they played in the NL Central. Unfortunately for Baltimore fans they don’t.
yeh, im in section 71 and paid $75 for seats that cost $35!!
but to heck with it…its my first yankees opening day!!
Hope there’s a game today. I can’t wait much longer. Will not be happy to watch Mets and WC games.
The name thing is cool. But technically, it’s Matsui Hideki.
I hope I’m wrong, but Brian Roberts probably gets a base hit. Either Markakis or Roberts will be the new Yankee killer.
and if the yankees played in the NL central they would be a .750 team… but again to bad we have the 2 other best teams in our division
FINALLY! Let’s play ball!
Cannot wait – let’s get it started!!
We most certainly shouldn’t take BAL lightly. In fact, I wouldn’t be surprised if they finished fourth ahead of TOR.
Wow, has good does it feel to see this post?
from the last thread (so many new posts today it’s hard to keep up):
hey Trisha!
M – saw your post about the ESPN Predictions – I’m more concerned that Greeny picked the Yankees to win it all I’ve decided I prefer people picking against the Yankees…and then saw the MLB network predictions show this morning…a little too much Yankee love.
tyler, I was just trying to give some perspective on how good Baltimore actually is. People consider Baltimore to be a bottom feeder but the Brewers to be a quality team. In reality they are very similar. If the Orioles get any pitching outside of Guthrie, they will be dangerous.
M is for mojo, shut up. We don’t need that typical negative, pessimistic talk before the season even starts. it’s not going to get rained out and CC is going 7 innings, one run. Yankees win.
Wow been waiting for this since last august
Baltimore has a good offense, but not much pitching.
their offense would probably allow them to contend in another division, esp in the NL.
If and when Baltimore gets pitching, the AL East will be a four team race.
I’m down in DC and the storm system went right through DC up to Baltimore. Clearing up nicely in DC, so I would expext to clear up in Baltimore within the hour or so. They will play today.
Meant “leadoff” basehit.
And no, thanks. I won’t shut up. That’s pretty funny, though. That you think I’m negative.
I literally live in the land of sunshine and rainbows. Life is good. Really good.
“Also, don’t sleep on the Orioles this year. They are actually a good team. That lineup is pretty nice and could be very good once Wieters comes up.”
I agree… it wouldn’t surprise me if Markakis puts up a huge year. I wasn’t happy to see him re-sign with Baltimore.
Guthrie has been very good against us
Hmmm,
Never met a person with one letter for a middle name. Brett M? I have met someone with a first name thats just one letter. Hows it going M?
I think Matsui should just sketch a middle name for Petes sake.
I thought Nady was Xavier Nady VI
Yeah Markakis is really underrated. Very good hitter, very good fielder. He is poised to really break out.
Who cares how they do anywhere else, the 2 top teams in the al east go to the playoffs, the O’s don’t have a chance for either of those spots, we are almost guaranteed one.
Anyways I’m so happy baseball season is here. Also I think Swish is gonna get to play today
Baltimore develops some young pitchers lately that always has beaten us alot
SoS – for some reason my cousin have his kids letters as middle names – long story on the why (and I’m not sure if Brett has a name or a letter), but I’ve seen that before
m: I still kind of hate you for the hawaii thing.
If I never saw winter ever again I could die happy.
Cc shut them down
“Xavier Clifford Nady III”
This sounds like a bad guy from some 80s movie.
“Who cares how they do anywhere else, the 2 top teams in the al east go to the playoffs, the O’s don’t have a chance for either of those spots, we are almost guaranteed one.”
That is a pretty dumb opinion.
wooo hooo, looks like they will get the game in even if it’s delayed by an hour depending when that system passes through; a sweep would be nice, another slow april start would be no fun, especially watching sportscenter daily
SoS,
It’s going good, except people are snapping at me! Cabin fever.
What happened yesterday? I was counting on you guys to get the win in Cleveland?
Nady,
Good catch. Boy, Pete can’t type in Roman either.
Have to remember that game threads tend to bring out the crazies.
I love the comment after Pavano.
It’s so great to be able to laugh about that now.
Patrick,
Get used to it. You know how the game threads degenerate as the game goes on.
If the Yankees lose, or GASP, ever fall behind in the game, expect the usual bunch of bozos to come out of the woodwork posting gibberish.
Its as traditional as Opening Day and Mom’s Apple Pie. I don’t suspect it will change much this season.
Rebecca,
I’m jealous that you get to catch live games.
And technically, we’re all crazy.
Rebecca,
I’m jealous that you get to catch live games.
And technically, we’re all crazy.
m: Point taken.
Go Yankees!
Very exciting to see “Opening Day Lineup.”
Never underestimate your opponents, but have confidence in your own abilities. The Orioles usually play the Yankees tough. But I do see this Yankees team on a mission.
Does anyone have ESPN Insider and wouldnt mind posting Keith Law’s team projections for this year? Just interested to see his W/L projections for the 3 AL EAST heavyweights. Thanks in advance.
We don’t have arod striking out looking with basesloaded in the first
I’ll be there! Can’t wait for the rain to let up.
Andrei (Hoboken): Where do you see Jeter playing (position wise) when his contract is up? Left field maybe?
Rob Neyer: (12:56 PM ET ) Another question without a good answer … I don’t know that he’ll hit enough to play LF, and I’m sure he won’t field enough to play SS … maybe he becomes a super-sub? I don’t think there’s any precedent for such a thing, but if anyone could do it, maybe it’s him.
I hope they play today! I need my baseball fix, and can’t wait to see the new Stadium. MLB artist Mark Waitkus has some great Yankees art for sale on his website – looks pretty cool.
You can get there either by Googling “mark waitkus” or clicking on this link:
http://waitkusstudios.myshopif.....rk-yankees
KEITH LAW PROJECTIONS FOR THE AL EAST:
AL East
W L
Boston 95 67
NY Yankees 94 68
Tampa Bay 92 70
Toronto 80 82
Baltimore 72 90
It just kills me to put a team as good as the Rays in a position where they won’t make the playoffs, but they’re just a shade behind the Yankees on paper. If A-Rod ends up missing the year, or plays half a year but isn’t up to his normal standard, that’s probably enough to slip the Rays over New York. I see a lot of pessimism about Toronto this year, but while they’re not making the playoffs, I think they’ll get better pitching than expected this year from guys like Ricky Romero and eventually Brett Cecil, even if Dustin McGowan doesn’t come back from shoulder surgery in 2009. It’s going to be a long year in Baltimore with two-fifths of the Opening Day rotation likely to pitch below replacement level.
THREE THINGS TO WATCH: MONDAY
1. Sabathia’s first matchup is favorable
CC Sabathia signed a seven-year, $161 million contract with the Yankees this offseason and gets the Opening Day nod at Baltimore on Monday. After a brief stint in the National League, Sabathia returns to the American League to face a core lineup he had success against back when he was with the Cleveland Indians.
Since 2007 — Sabathia’s last full year in the AL, and his Cy Young Award season — he’s fared well against current Orioles hitters:
Opponent hitting vs. Sabathia (2007-08)
BA SLG OBP
vs. current Orioles .217 .391 .280
vs. all opponents .248 .366 .288
Sabathia’s sharp curveball is something AL foes are not looking forward to seeing again. Opponents hit only .135 against those pitches over the past two seasons, striking out on 50 percent of plate appearances that ended on a breaking ball. But his fastball isn’t shabby either, as a few of the key Orioles hitters can attest.
Here’s how the Orioles hitters who have faced Sabathia the most have fared:
Orioles hitters vs. Sabathia
Hitter BA H-AB Note
Brian Roberts .063 1-for-16 Hasn’t touched the outside fastball (20 strikes, 0 hits).
Melvin Mora .105 2-for-19 Both of his hits vs. Sabathia were fastballs middle-in.
Aubrey Huff .280 7-for-25 Last three at-bats ended the same way: curveball strikeout.
2. Being careful with Longoria has hurt Beckett
Josh Beckett has to find a way to get Evan Longoria out if he is to have success in his Opening Day outing against the defending AL champs. The Rays’ budding star routinely rocked the Boston ace during his Rookie of the Year campaign. Including the playoffs, Longoria went 7-for-17 (.412) against Beckett with a 1.353 OPS and two home runs.
Having command for first-pitch strikes will be key. Last year, Beckett threw first-pitch strikes 62 percent of the time, but he managed only 47 percent first-pitch strikes to Longoria.
Four of his hits against Beckett, including two doubles and a home run, came in at-bats that started with a ball. Rarely ahead in the count, Beckett could not get Longoria to chase a bad pitch:
Chase tendencies in 2008
Chase percentage
All hitters vs. Beckett 25.4
Longoria vs. all pitchers 25.8
Longoria vs. Beckett 11.5
Consequently, the Boston righty resorted to fastballs on 46 of his 62 pitches to Longoria last season. Ready for them, Longoria ripped Beckett’s heater, going 5-for-9 with four extra-base hits on even counts and hitters’ counts.
If Beckett can get ahead of Longoria, the tables could turn quickly. Longoria’s .185 batting average when behind in the count was near the bottom of the league last season, while his .447 average in hitters’ counts ranked 12th in the league.
Hughes the Savior,
I know you asked for Keith Law’s projections, but here are some great projections based on averages of the various projection systems.
American League:
http://www.replacementlevel.co.....ue_edition
National League:
http://www.replacementlevel.co.....ue_edition
“Who cares how they do anywhere else, the 2 top teams in the al east go to the playoffs, the O’s don’t have a chance for either of those spots, we are almost guaranteed one.”
maybe because they play the Yankees, Rays, and Sox 19 times and their performance can have a huge impact on the AL East?
the way the schedule is, weren’t the Yankees playing the O’d about 20% of the time in the second half last year? if Wieters comes up and starts raking, the team that has a scheduling quirk like that could suffer.
Rishi,
Thanks for that. Also saw your comment in the last thread.
This AL East race is going to be a roller coaster. I can see why a lot of the analysts are putting us 2nd or 3rd. But, the Yankees seem to be in a really good place. Focused and playing good ball.
Tompass,
I know I said that defense would be our weakness. But I forgot about our situational hitting.
Do we have any free live feeds from MLB.tv today?
Why would anybody be surprised that a gameday thread turns unreadable? There were some gameday threads this spring that were unreadable and annoying. I had forgotten how bad they can become.
“The vast majority of major league teams play on the East Coast and Midwest.”
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Yeah, much as I would never live any where else, the graphical dipiction in the link below always makes me feel a bit lonely
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/teams
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“It would be possible to host the majority of games in warm weather cities or roofed stadiums on Opening Day. You couldn’t do every game, but if you can start the season in Tampa over Kansas City, isn’t that worth it?”
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Believe me, it’s worth it. After the “snow-out” of ought-seven it’s definitely worth it. The M’s were to open the Tribe’s season that year with a four game set in Cleveland, and it snowed – all four days. The M’s weren’t scheduled to return to Cleveland that season, so they had to stop there three separate times before or after three different east coast road trips. The fourth game was made up as part of a double header in Seattle at the end of the season. BTW – the Angels followed Seattle to Cleveland that season, but were able to get their games played in Milwaukee (as it was still snowing in Cleveland) without interruption to their schedule.
Now, I’m not blaming the weather-craziness that year on the M’s ability (or lack-thereof) to contend to the end, only that it definitely factors into the equation – for any team.
Of Seattle’s 33 Opening Days, this is only the 8th one on the road. Rather silly that it happens to be in another city that has a roof. You’d think they’d want to ‘spread the love’ so to speak.
By the way – weather forecast today in Seattle?
70 degrees and sunny
Thanks Rishi
Rishi,
Your last post is fascinating, where did it come from?
Rishi,
Thats very interesting regarding the middle name being an initial. Im interested in knowing if its a culture thing.
mel,
I watched the last 7 minutes and it was pitifull. They have totally forgot how to play D this year. My second favorite team is Cleveland(i adopted them this year). Is it bad if they move up to #1 next year? I mean the only REAL loyal team i have is yours truly. YANKEES. Every other team im a fan of the player not necessarilly the team.
Spurs-Duncan(getting long in the tooth)
Colts-Manning
Yankees-Yankees
Sorry-Redwings-Redwings(is hockey considered a sport?0
that last post was 2 of ESPN’s three things for today:
http://insider.espn.go.com/mlb.....id=4044633
SoS – on a work call, but I’ll explain the cultural thing as soon as i’m off
Didnt read the thread. But did anyone jump all over Pete for predicting Dice K as Cy Young? Dice K? Petes Sox colors are coming out.
Peter Rabbit:
I don’t think there is free mlb.tv but my cable provider is offering a free preview of the cable package from now until the 12th.
And the game is on ESPN.
I cant wait….
LETS GO YANKEES!!!! BOOYAAAA GARDNER IN THE HOUSE!!!!!
LETS GO YANKS !!!!!!!!!! BRING HOME NUMBER 27 . .ENOUGH IS ENOUGH !!!
Well I see this might end up being a pain in the butt since I am so technically challenged. But I just added a games prediction chart that you can link to off my screenname. The problem is that you can’t seem to change it on Cox’ webspace, so I will have to keep doing it as a doc on my hard drive and uploading to the Cox site, making sure I have the correct web address each time!
I’m game if you guys are. If you want to make a prediction, I will add you to the chart.
I believe it is actually Jorge Rafael Posada de Villeta.
And, since we’re being all formal and official, how about Matsui Hideki. Or, better yet, ?? ??.
We care about these games because the Big Three all play Toronto and Baltimore 18 times this season, and that’s where the division will be decided. The Rays were 26-10 in those games last season including 15-3 against the Orioles. That is why they won the division
Trisha, put me down for 99 wins.
S.O.S., I didn’t even get that far. I just looked at the AL East and World Series winner and declared Pete a genius – well, I did make a change in the AL East rankings. I put the Rays ahead of Boston.
I have Burnett for my Cy winner, with the possibility of Doc being in there. Beyond that I don’t much care. In fact I don’t really care about the Cy!
But I care like hell about the AL East and the World Series!!!
vin – got it.
Any time I see a prediction that someone wants to add, I will acknowledge that I saw it. If I miss someone’s, please remind me again!
Trisha -
I’ll take 102
trisha,
I got 106!
Hey SoS – so here is the story…
in my culture (indian from western india), you middle name is always your father’s name – think about a village with tons of kids running around with the same last name. The only way to know how you “belong” to is by the middle name.
This is a relic from the British occupation and the reason why I don’t at all think it’s weird that Alex’s daugher’s have his name as a middle name. My sister and I both have my father’s name as a middle name, as do all but 2 or 3 of my female cousins.
For girls/women, when you get married, your middle name becomes your husband’s name…another way to show relationship.
I don’t think I will change my middle name when I get married, but it is not “weird” for people to do so.
My one cousin didn’t want his daughter(s) to have a “masculine” name for a middle name, so her middle “name” is his first initial. It keeps with the tradition, if not completely.
So long story short, we are seeing increasing children (albeit girls) with initials for middle names to keep with this tradition and not cause playground teasing.
Hope that helps
Folks. Folks. Cant you feel it in the air? This is going to be one of those special seasons. O.K. best season ever.
118-44!!!
I origianl prediction was 162-0. But i knew you guys wouldnt take me serious.
Trish,
I agree. I think Burnett is going to have a stellar year and take home the Cy Young and #27 ring.
Still. Dice K?
I’ll take 99
Oh damn I see someone has 99 I’ll take 101
I’m really excited for this game! I’m in Maryland, so it’s one of the few that I get to watch.
Plus I have CC, Cano, and Mo on my fantasy team. (And Damon and Nady on the bench.)
jen – you can take the same number of wins! I’ll add you for 99.
Trish put me down for 96 please
Trisha you missed me! 102 Por Favor.
I really think we’ll finally have a team break the mythical 100 win mark this year, and its going to be the Yanks. Tough tough division, but this pitching is unprecedented if it can stay healthy.
Gang, if you try to open and get a blank page it means I am updating.
Thanks.
Gayle and Kevin – got it.
trisha,
did you get my 106??
Pavano only started game 1 in 2007 by default. It wasn’t like they wanted him to.
Anyone know if we’ll have the pleasure of giving him a proper greeting when the Indians play us?
97 wins for me.
i’ll be in class for some it. i’ll be watching the first pitch at least, gamecasting and blogging (at yankeesdiaries.com if you wanna say hi) from class the rest of the way
also, 103 has a nice ring to it
prez – got it from before.
tom – got it
is it weird that neither NY team actually started the season at home? I thought they tried to maintain alternating home/away schedules…I understand they need time to adjust the stadium/citifield – but would have thought one of them would have been home
Trisha – Did anyone take 100? If not, I take 100.
vspot – 103
Hopefully CC gets to bat today.
Lori – we have to be able to all take whatever number we want, so if you want 100, whether or not someone took it, take it! There might be many ties here.
I’ll put you down for 100 unless you want to change
I predict Mark and Brett will both have good games and robinson will have a bad one showing he is no different then his buddy melky and the yankees will win. I also predict Brett to show once and for all that his arm is not weak and that he does take good routes to the ball! Yanks will win this one go away rain!
i have to believe the yankees will win all of their games. im going 162, but no really…. 100-62.
Hi Trisha, 97 for me please.
ESPN’s Baseball Podcast reported that the Yankees have made it clear to SD that if they decide that they want to move Peavy that we’d be interested in him. Peter Pascarelli said that the Yankees would insert Peavy into the rotation and move Chamberlain into the bullpen if Joba gets off to a rocky start as a starter, Andy starts to decline or if Bruney isn’t cutting it as Mo’s setup man.
I don’t know how much truth there is in what he’s saying, but if there is a ring of truth to it, I don’t like it. First of all, we don’t need Peavy. Second, there’s a 50/50 chance that he’ll get rocked by the AL hitters. Third, I think that if Joba does struggle, the Yankees would first look to replace him with Hughes, not Peavy. Fourth and most importantly, JOBA SHOULD BE STARTING!!!!!!!!!!! I don’t care if he has a rocky start. That’s why they are called growing pains. Give the kid a chance before you start looking for his replacement.
End of rant.
S.O.S. – 118
Rishi
So using the reverse gender of your explanation, Brett’s middle name might be Margaret or Melissa.
S.O.S, I think AJ will surprise a lot of the pundits (and fans) like Neyer, who think he’s going to either break down, be “eh” or both. It really doesn’t matter what the skeptics think about him as long as he is confident in himself. All he has to do is just go out and pitch like he is capable of. If he does that, he will shut a lot of people up.
I don’t think the Yankees or any team should take their opposition lightly. This isn’t like football or basketball, anyway, where you can see the effort or lack thereof (not rebounding, etc…) In baseball, the pitcher controls the action. Even if the worst pitcher in the world is out on the mound, he might still have a great day. Also, when your at bat, I seriously doubt players are actually thinking that it’s no big deal if they don’t either get a hit, move the runner over, etc…..because the opposing team is weak. When you don’t execute, especially against the weaker teams, it looks like you aren’t taking them seriously. However, all it means is that you just didn’t execute.
pat – totally possible – highly unlikely, but totally possible
I believe it is actually Jorge Rafael Posada de Villeta.
And, since we’re being all formal and official, how about Matsui Hideki. Or, better yet, ?? ??.
Doreen -
Not sure what I’m supposed to do, but I’ll go with 98 wins, trisha.
Santana doing his Dice K impersonation.
Those were meant to be Japenese characters that translated as question marks.
2Ks and 2 walks for Johan…and way too many pitches
trisha,
Put me down for 100 wins!
Thanks Trisha – I’m taking 100. Nice even, well-rounded number.
CC Predictions for today.
6 2/3 innings 8hits 2 runs 2bb 7K’s
Betsy,
So you caught Neyer’s chat? He says that 25 starts for AJ would be good. Pfft.
Rishi,
Interesting stuff. Im not sure if your aware of this. In some latin countries your middle name is your moms maiden name. In some arab countries, you dont have a middle name. You are known as the father of “name of first boy”.
weather.com has changed from a 40% chance of showers to a 60% chance of rain for the game this evening…still estimating temperature around 60-61
this is first winter in a long time that seemed short. it seems like just the other day we were watching hamilton knock balls around the face and neck of old yankee stadium at the ASG. here’s to another year…
Doreen, gotcha at 98. You did exactly what you were supposed to. Just gave your guess.
Later I am going to try to see if there is an easier way for me to do this than I am doing!
Or as I will always say when I am having difficulty doing something that should be easier – people think it’s easy being a leper, but it isn’t!!!
Looks like Wright is picking up where he left off last year – strikeout swinging with Reyes on 3rd and 1 out.
Does Santana only have 2 pitches? Change/FB
Harry S Truman?
m, I’m glad someone finally called you on your relentless negativity. Please try to be positive about the Yankees, at least on Opening Day!
Yankees: 102 wins, no Cy for Daisuke when the Yanks beat him 4 times.
patrick – gotcha for 100.
CC prediction — 7 solid innings, 8 hits, 1 run, 1BB, and 8 K’s
rain rain go away
Santana- 31 pitches in the 1st inning but gets out of it without giving up a run.
Santana has a sick slider but he hasn’t thrown it much in recent years because of potential arm problems.
S.o.S.*118-44!!*
April 6th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
Rishi,
Interesting stuff. Im not sure if your aware of this. In some latin countries your middle name is your moms maiden name. In some arab countries, you dont have a middle name. You are known as the father of “name of first boy”.
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Interesting! I also think that is the origin of last names like “Johnson” and “Peterson” – John’s son and Peter’s son…if we all take a minute to really look at it, cultures are not all that different.
There are also middle eastern cultures where your father first name is your last name – can you imagine how confusing that gets at a family reunion!
West Coast NYY fans are ready, let’s get the countdown clock down to Zero & get the pursuit of WS Championship 27 going! Looking forward to another 6 months of reading outrage & blather from lots of old “friends” here on The Blog. Once again, Pete, thank you for everything that The Blog does for all of us.
Trisha,
Put me down for 100. 100 pitches for Santana. 4.1 innings.
Okay, first iteration (down to patrick) is up. Always check me because I don’t have a hard time screwing up numbers!!!
mel – gotcha for 100.
Trisha, did you get mine? 97 wins
from mlb.com:
4/6 – Yankees at Orioles – Opening Day
Hello from Baltimore, where the tarp is on the field, the stadium lights are on and the rain has tapered off to a light drizzle. Even though the forecast isn’t necessarily encouraging, everyone here seems to believe for the most part that we will have baseball this afternoon. Word is that it may clear up around 4 p.m. ET.
Boooo capricious filters.
Yankees: 102 wins.
No Cy for Daisuke.
m: please don’t be soooooo negative on opening day!
Trisha – when you get a chance, i’ll take 98
thanks!
Harry S Truman
“West Coast NYY fans are ready”
Here!Here!!
Trish,
Do i get a prize for predicting the highest number of wins?
Please clear up…..!!!!!!!!!!!! pretty please …with sugar on top.
Fran – you got it!
Got Nick and got Rish. Updating now.
Harry Single-Letter Middle Initial Truman.
Is anyone following the Mets on gameday? It isn’t updating for me.
I live like 45 min from baltimore… its sunny and blue skies… there will be baseball today
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/articl.....8;c_id=mlb
Interesting compilation of this year’s and last’s years predictions by organization
Nick,
I think you’re confusing my wit for negativity. I’ll try to use even more smiley emoticons, just for you!
Laura
I’m looking forward to see the spot starts Hughes may get this season, I think he’s ready
S.O.S.
You get my prize for being awesome buddy. I love your prediction. I guess i thought I was being generous at 103!!! And I don’t mean generous because I don’t think the Yanks can get to 111 or more but because I think I was trying to be “practical” – something very few ever accuse me of being!
Why is the name of our 33rd president getting caught in the filters??
Question to all. Do we really want C.C. pitching in wet grounds? As much as i want the season to finally start. Im not sure i want our ACE slipping and sliding out there.
2 words
Grawing pull
my gameday has 2 out and church on 2nd
UPDATE, 1:55 p.m.: It has stopped raining here.
no, m, I’m glad someone finally called you out for your relentless negativity. It’s Opening Day, all is not doom and gloom!
oops – also missed tex’s new best friend. 100 for you.
Gonna update now.
Sweet play from the Reds shortstop to save a run. Diving to his left getting up and throwing out the runner at first. A routine play for Jeter of coarse.
My game day has Santana making the 3rd out. Gotta love the NL.
Nick I tried to post the about the same guy. I have no idea why the filter hates his name. Maybe this website was coded by Japanese people? Is that too off color?
Santana hits one up the middle, great play by SS for the out at first and the inning ends, no runs scored.
Thanks Trish.
Dammit mel!! Your so negative you dont even respond to my post. If you keep this up youll have to change the m to an n. For negative Nancy.
Again. Is it bad to jump ship at the end of the year and join the King in Cleveland?
Hmmm, Patrick, I’m not sure I would have gone in that direction. But maybe the site was coded by people who don’t like presidents who adopt a single letter as a middle name?
holy crap, Church made a nice diving play.
holy crap, Church made a nice diving play.
update, I hope…
and Brett now has a middle name: Michael…
124 wins
andy p..on with kay at 3pm
Church just mad a web gem in right field. Sliding to his right and doubling up the runner at first. Santana is getting freaking lucky.
It is now warm and sunny in dc, so baltimore should be getting there too in the next hour or so.
From earlier post….
GreenBeret7
April 6th, 2009 at 11:04 am
Sox Fan
April 6th, 2009 at 9:26 am
I think the key to the season for the Sox and the Yanks (other than the obvious, health) comes down to two players…..Robinson Cano and Jacoby Ellsbury.
Think about how much more potent the Yankees lineup is if he starts swinging like we know he’s capable.
Ellsbury had a really disappointing year last year. If he can rebound and get on-base at a .375-.390 clip then the Sox lineup will be deadlier than ever.
I will make a prediction that AJ has a better season than CC, again, if healthy.
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What is he going to rebound from, exactly? He was a rookie that hit .280 and stole over 50 bases? This isn’t some career .400 hitter that suddenly dropped to .300 and is suddenly considered to be in his down years.
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GB….You’re right, I shouldn’t have used rebound with Ellsbury because that implies he had years of high production under his belt. My point is that if he can improve from last year’s .336 OBP to something in the .375 range, that should have a huge impact on the productivity of the overall lineup.
SoS,
Of coarse (course) you can join the king. As long as you can do those silly, choreographed pantomime things they do there. Practice by throwing baby poweder in the air.
161 for me. They will lose to Toronto with BJ Ryan pitching a 9 inning perfect game.
43 pitches for Santana through 2. Lets keep it up and knock him out early!
“But maybe the site was coded by people who don’t like presidents who adopt a single letter as a middle name?”
lol Nick!! Can someone pleas tell me who the damn 33rd president was!!?
By the way, and not that any Sox fan has given a prediction, but my chart is only for Yankee fans. I’ve got to keep it pure!
Thanks for understanding.
SOS,
I think Church was making a statement to Manuel on why he should be his RFer, rather than Sheffeild. LOL.
lol Nick!! Can someone pleas tell me who the damn 33rd president was!!?
Harry Truman
he was a true man
Got tompass for 124 and Russ for 161
well – you know it’s for real when the signs come out (oh and it looks like they are good to play):
http://twitpic.com/2x6mr
“SoS,
Of coarse (course)”
Okay(o.k.). Which one is the right spelling?
“baby poweder”
It can also be spelled baby powder.
oh crap trisha we were keeping record of this?! haha. I’ll take whatever the closest to 100 is, under, that you dont have yet. What’s that?
Is it me or do you guys get the same feeling when you watch these NL games? You see these really dumb mistakes that a pretty good amount of NL teams make that you just don’t see in the AL or at least you see it more often in the NL, like really atrocious base running, throwing to the wrong bag, etc.?
I’ve got the Mets game on. For 2 seconds, I thought they were at Shea — oops, Citifield – because of the brick wall. Then I saw the red seats, and then I saw the road unis. Silly me.
And I think it’s still gonna get called Shea. Too bad.
Nick,
You are probably right, your explanation is a lot funnier and less offensive.
Someone care to explain the de Posada. I had never seen that before. I thought de meant of but maybe I am wrong there.
SoS,
So you really can spell? AKA as ‘powdah’ in the hub.
Russ, you can choose any number you like, taken or not. You can imagine that with so many of us, some of the numbers will end up being duplicates. How’s about I give you 100 even?
trisha, you running a poll here? hmm.
“Got tompass for 124 and Russ for 161″
Thats Bull@%$#% Trish!! Cant you see what their doing? They just want to win the awsome buddy prize. Dont fall for it!! Im still the leading candidate.
Harry S. Truman
S.o.S.: hint: he came after FDR and before Ike.
I wish all Yankee fans a simply fabulous season.
GO YANKEES
Ed, not a poll. Just a prediction chart. We used to do that on the Times forum and I also do it on my own forum, though typically we’d do it more in the postseason. But with this kickass team I thought it would be sweet to do it for the regular season also.
You in?
“You can imagine that with so many of us, some of the numbers will end up being duplicates. How’s about I give you 100 even?”
But choose wisely, because Trisha will be giving away $100 million to the winner, much like this year’s NCAA bracket challenge.
santana has four K’s through 3 innings and he is throwing 91mph
“SoS,
So you really can spell?”
lol. Not really. I looked it up. By origin of coarse.
Let’s end this prediction thing and get the baseball started! Predictions are fun, but not much to be put into them (how many “experts” had Rays in WS last year?). Would be nice to have a strong April and get that winning attitude back in the Bronx.
I’ll take 98 Trisha
surprisingly effecient inning for johan
S.O.S.
LMAO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now that just made me fall in love with you! Okay, how about this. You already have the awesome buddy prize. It can only be awarded once a season and I already awarded it. You are going to have an asterisk next to your name denoting you as the prize winner.
You can see that Russ has already given a new prediction.
Santana throwing a no-hitter? lol
Russ – you got 98.
“santana has four K’s through 3 innings and he is throwing 91mph”
Ill give it one more year and everyone will be praising Cashman for not pulling the Hughes trade for Santana off. 89 MPH by 2010. You heard it here first.
Im surprised no one has predicted a halfsy in the wins colomn. (i.e. 100.5 wins)
Trisha
If you are using Price is Right rules, I’ll take 1 and shoot for not going over to win it all.
Yea, I’d go with 100 but every time I shoot that high 10 men get injured. I’ll play it safe
98 sounds good.
Trisa, put me down for 99 wins.
Trisha
If you’re not using Price Is Right rules, I’ll take 96.
>If you are using Price is Right rules,
>I’ll take 1 and shoot for not going over to win it all.
I’ll be taking 2 then.
SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET:
UPDATE, 2:17 p.m.: Now the sun is coming out and they’re taking the tarp off the field. Good deal.
trisha,
put me down for 94 wins
Nice teach your children to hate. Good job parents.
Trisha – Are you listing these somewhere? I can’t seem to find it.
No Price is Right Rules!
Ed – 99
Pat – 96
BDave – 94
“You are going to have an asterisk next to your name denoting you as the prize winner.”
Trish,
Never thought i would be happy having an asterisk next to my name. Its a deal!!!
Lori – if you get a blank, it’s because I’m in the middle of updating. Otherwise you should be able to click on my name and open the doc…
Give me a few more minutes for the latest update.
loving the video blog, too
Love the music in the background Pete – love the video blog! But now how do I make it stop??
Trisha – not a blank, but an error message. Same reason?
I wonder where those losers put their Peter Angelos sign, since it’s really the only sign that all Baltimore fans should be holding up at the stadium. They can blame Tex all they want, but if they had a team that was even moderately good, they would have stood a better chance of inking him in the offseason.
Enjoy your 90 loss season, Baltimore fans.
UPDATE
FYI, 95.5 is the over/under on my book.
Lori, try now…
gotta love Oriole fans making steroid jokes about A-Rod.
Brian Roberts
Miguel Tejada
Jay Gibbons
Gary Matthews Jr.
Rafael Palmeiro
David Sagui
Jason Grimsley
and on and on and on….
no self-awareness.
Got it Trisha – thanks!
S.o.S.: halvesies (halfsies?) makes sense for setting over/unders, as shown above, but not for win total predictions.
man – Santana with a good ab
What are we doing? Guessing the # of yankee wins? Put me down for 97
I predict the Yanks win 99 games.
On the last game of the season Kei Igawa goes for Yankee win #100 – carrying a no hitter into the 9th (and winning 5-4) he loads the bases on walks. Instead of letting Houdini finish the game, fill-in manager Alex Rodriguez sends out fill-in pitching Andy Petitte to signal for Mo (after consulting the Kabbalah and hearing advice from all his PR peeps)
Sadly the mightly Mo loses the game and no-hitter for Houdini on a broken bat single. The cries for Joba in the bullpen ring out. Alex is called names worse than Claud and Fork. He runs to Yoko Ono for comfort. Igawa is shipped back to Scranton/WB for the AAA playoffs. Mo shrugs his shoulders and says that’s baseball.
Wow. Johan’s a tough out.
Did you guys see him fall down during that at bat. The Collective Mets Village’s (?) heart jumped through their throats.
Trisha, you can put me down for 97 wins and a WS win as well!
Andy Pettitte is gonna be on Michael Kay at 3 est.
WOW!!! I cant believe it…. the season is here…
Wow, it looks miserable in Cincinnati, the weather and the atmosphere.
UPDATE, 2:32 p.m.: Girardi just said A-Rod will report to Tampa on Monday to start baseball activities.
Hate to say it but I don’t see any way the Mets lose this game.
yeah Cinci looks miserable, bad luck b/c they said it was 70 degrees yesterday
I’ll predict boldly (and without consequence of course) that the Yankees will go 17-6 in the month of April, winning every series…the only possible let down could be in Kansas City who no matter how terrible, always seem to give us fits…
Sometimes I don’t agree with your views, but PETER, you are putting a hell of a product up here. Video updates, constant news from the clubhouse and interviews, lineups, stats, etc.
GREAT JOB PETE, just letting you know that everything you’re doing for this blog is much appreciated
Hell yeah A-Rod is almost back
i can’t see the video blog
anyone else having trouble?
There goes Johan’s no-hitter
DOUBLE!!! NO NO-NO FOR SAND-TUNA!
Jay Bruce just missed HR #1 off of Santana this season. Smacked off the wall for a double…
santana no-hitter lasted 3.2 innings
Anyone else think that we will see AROD in NYC on the 16th not playing of course but perhaps there for Opening Day roster lineup? Netjet up and back??
Trisha,
Please put me down for 100 games. Thanks.
Trish – put me down for 96 wins, please.
I say 98 wins.
Cliff lee is getting wrecked.
I see the clock has struck 12 on Cliff Lee
The Royals will steal the Central
Hi Trisha –
how about 102 wins for Me
thanks
Reporting for duty.
102 Wins.
Wow, those signs are unbelievable….then again, maybe not. It doesn’t surprise me. What a bunch of losers.
SA – 97; DT 99; Hokie – 97; CP in DC – 100; Westerner – 96; ClayB – 98
will update now and indicate when update is done.
96 wins
I believe Cliff Lee is down to earth again
ehh it’s just 1 start.
Great news about Alex, also. Wow, he really must be doing well. I’m nervous though- the Yankees just can’t rush him even if he wants to rush himself back.
If you want to follow the games in style check out Fangraphs.com – http://www.fangraphs.com/livescoreboard.aspx
As the game goes on the probability for each team to win is updated, its pretty cool.
adding Yankeesjtj for 102, Global Warming for 102, and Steve B for 96
adding Yankeesjtj for 102, Global Warming for 102, and Steve B for 96
M, no, but someone posted the highlight on the previous thread. Only AJ can determine how AJ does – not Rob Neyer, not anyone else……fortunately.
Andy Pettitte Should be on Mkay in a few mins.
gayle
There is going to be a big ceremony prior to the Opening Day game with many specials guests so it wouldn’t surprise me.
daniel Murphy just hit a HR – first of the year for Mets. Good for him.
WOOHOO – It’s opening day (doing the cabbage patch), just set my DVR to record it in HD, so that i can watch when i get home from work. One bad thing about being on the west coast is that i cant get home in time for a 4:00 PST start. One good thing about being on the west coast, I am done watching baseball by 7:30ish.
Im putting the yanks down for 98 wins this yr. I sure do hope im right. How can we not improve on last years numbers with all the improvements we made. I’m still scared of the rays pitching – im not as scared of the red sox this yr.
LET’S GO YANKEES
Trisha, pencil me in for 105.
And its OUTTA HEAAAR!! Horrible.
Say what you want about ARod, but the dude ALWAYS wants to play. He’s the not the type of guy who would wait till December to have a surgery he could’ve had right at the end of the season.
Gayle -
I had that thought about ARod being there for opening day, too. Of course not to play, though.
PEL IN FOR 105
Murphy homered. That’s the game.
So don’t even bother using the MLB weather forecasts on weather.com. The game forecast says 70% chance of rain and that it’s raining now, while the normal Baltimore, MD hour by our says it’s mostly sunny with a 5% chance of rain…whatever, I have to be in the car from 4-5:15 so let’s hope I have a baseball game to listen to!
Good news about Alex. I think that Alex will come up to NY for the home opener.
Time for the pre-game show on YES.
despite all the haters I can’t wait to hear that first call from Sterling: “An A-BOMB from -A-ROOOOOOOOODDDDDD!” on his way back, I just hope he’s not back on the DL 4 weeks after coming back; wonder how long before he plays a few minor league games
Gary Cohen looks like Al Trauwtwig.
Patrick,
Thanks for that. Some site (yahoo? mlb?) used to post win probabilities as the games went on. Haven’t seen it in a while.
Did anyone else see the last two plays the Reds DIDN’T make? Two bloopers between the CF, RF and SS. No one caught either one.
Wow, yea he does Trevor. Bet Gary is 100x more annoying though
Oops, make that CF, LF and SS. Brain freeze – baseball dysfieldia.
Trisha 96 please
This list is safe with you? I’d hate to have it fall into the wrong hands.
Im on the west but MLB.TV > all
Gary Cohen is such a good play by play man. 162 games with Michael Kay….ugh.
Current updates hopefully present and accounted for!
Hi Trisha
97 for me.
have to say the opening on YES right now is fantastic!!!
Murphy hit a HR
Church is 2-2 today (and the Mets don’t face lefties at all on this roard trip)
Looks like Sheff won’t see the field for a couple more days ha ha
Ceptin for Michael Kay, who will be added now!
UPDATE, 2:46 p.m.: Now it’s sunny with blue skies. Play ball.
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Hmmmm.
How many of you weathermen were telling the rest of us 24 hours ago that this game was going to be rained out?
There were quite a few.
The person who accurately predicts the weather 24 hours before it happens will be the first one.
And uncle also. Let you know when to look.
forget all this Mets stuff – pre-game is ON
Kim Jones standing in the sunshine!
1. I didn’t know the Mets had picked up Bobby Meacham to coach 3rd base.
2. All of you people predicting double-digit wins, why do you think the Yankees are going to lose so many times?????
Andy Pettitte is on Mkay espn 1050.
In inaugural patches look sharp.
I also predict we get 75 wins from starting pitching.
One hour to go! Play ball!!
Done
Dang, Harang ended at 114 pitches.
Harang got lucky
Nick in SF – 1 word…
……. INJURIES!!!!
This is pretty frustrating, Gameday is updating extremely slowly for me. I’m hoping it gets better in time for the Yankees game
95 wins.
Trisha,
Nice. Can you put it in descending order?
And don’t forget to add Pete’s prediction.
Andy said if healthy he might consider coming back after the season.
Bummer -
Tarp back on the field. Kay and Singleton are under the clouds.
Tarp is back on the field.
So… if mets game isnt over, where is the game on ??
Funny exchange between Girardi and Kay on the Joe Girardi show prior to the pre-game show. Kay was explaining what Twittering is and who on the team does it.
it’s on YES, I thought…
so much for weather.com – they say no more rain in Baltimore.
it looks like nighttime behind Kay and Singleton
And MLB extra innings doesnt have it, because its on espn…
trish – 98 for me. thanks!
That’s probably pre recorded
John in Ohio – 95
mel – thought of that. will do.
Miller/Morgan calling the game on ESPN
Raining hard in Baltimore right now.
“Harang got lucky”
Yup. Neither team thriving with men on base. 15 have reached between the two clubs with only one scoring.
just looked at radar… its one small band of rain… gonna pass right over
Is the game seriously postponed? Or just delayed?
Hope they play today, can’t wait to see CC.
Put me down for 95 wins
no one has postponed anything…and it is MUCH clearer out there now
Fellow twitter users, please follow me and i will follow u back, i will not be able to watch the game, my user is http://twitter.com/sportsinyiddish.
Please update game details.
Thanks
mel – what is Pete’s prediction? rb and john. Got both of you.
It is raining like a you-know-what here.
Trisha -
I think you missed me with 98.
Skies definitely brightening up again.
mark, got you too.
Will check out to see Pete’s prediction then will do the updates. Let you know when they’re done.
Little-known fact: Taro is the most absorbent material on Earth. It’s what ShamWows are made of.
Patrick,
ignore the troll… no announcements of a delay or anything yet
Doreen – damn! That probably means I missed people around you too.
Sorry.
That’s why I said you all need to check on me!
duh
Oooh oooh oooh ooh ooh …. GAME THREAD!
On days the Yanks aren’t pummeling their opponent, or on days when any individual player isn’t putting up MVP offensive numbers by the 7th inning, or on days when any pitcher gives up any more than 1 run through 5 innings, I look forward to these the way I look forward to root canals.
I just hope that once they start the game, there are no rain delays. I would hate to have CC pitch a few innings and then have a long rain delay and loose him.
Uh oh, huge problem for the Mets. Another 4 games until Santana pitches again…
Anyone got 157 games yet? Kidding.
I will make the bold prediction that the team (NY, BOS, TB) whose starting 5 makes the most starts this season will win the division.
Just like TB last year who had an amazing run of starts from the same 5 pitchers.
Has anybody tried to get a game on MLB.com and getting error messages?
plz put me down for 99 wins… that’s a lot and only a really good team can do that.
It gets more dumb in Boston by the year.
http://www.bostonherald.com/ne.....cket_line/
trisha,
I said 106, you got me for 96!
you were’nt joking when you said we have to check on ya..huh! lol….
GB – I’m not having issues with mlb.com
Mets in trouble here.
Reds threatening
101-61 !!!
Radar looks like this is just a band of showers and then clear skies behind it.
is mlb.tv really free until 4/19 ?
I’ve got us at 98-64. BOS 96-66. TB 89-73.
Rishi
April 6th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
GB – I’m not having issues with mlb.com
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Thanks, Rishi. No video, but have radio streaming. Just got off the phone with them and they said they’re having issues with their player. I keep getting the old “We can’t locate you” BS. Hell, I’m right here. I’m not lost.
I feel you GB
I’m watching on YES HD – cannot wait to get it started!!
tarp up, sunshiney day, Jeter warming up…looks like we’re good to go!
rishi / GB,
do you have the high def MLB.tv or just the regular package?
I plan on signing up by Wednesday but can’t decide if it’s worth the extra $30 for “HD”.
thanks.
I’m having problems with MLB.com in general. Gameday isn’t updating and neither is the “live” scoreboard. Probably a problem on my end but its still annoying.
so the Reds used Micah Owings to PH, but removed him before he could pitch. interesting bit of strategy.
Boston Dave – i’m home today so watching on the TV…
through 6 innings the Mets have 11 LOB…that’s a 2008-Yankee-like number!
okay…i think i have it right…
Sweet I was the 1996 voter in the poll. I voted win WS. I think that all but makes it official… haha
Rishi–
Actually that is like the 2008 NY Mets lol
Is the game scheduled to start on time?
“so the Reds used Micah Owings to PH, but removed him before he could pitch. interesting bit of strategy.”
I think he’s scheduled to start this weekend. He’s a very good hitter where pitchers go, but I’m a little surprised he was their 1st option as a PH.
I heard 4:20 start now
Rishi
April 6th, 2009 at 3:41 pm
I feel you GB I’m watching on YES HD – cannot wait to get it started!!
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I have the game on TV, so not concerned about the Yankee game. was just checking everything out to make sure it was working on computer. I have the premium package, because I can’t get the NY channels that carry the odd Yankee games.
I’m using the MLB At Bat iphone app. It’s pretty ridiculous; in a good way. I live in Boston so getting Yankee games regularly requires interweb powers.
I had TV last year. The beginning of the season was TERRIBLE. It was always broken. It got better by May.
This season’s looks a LOT better than last year, and I’d think the HD option would be worth the $30 more a year.
Assuming every Yankee gets voted into the ASG, I’m predicting 163-0.
If I’m going to be wrong, I’d like to get it out of the way early.
Anybody need help with their taxes?!
I read somewhere Gerrit Cole could be the first overall pick in 2 years. Ouch!
according to the guys on YES, we are ontime, but will be a little delayed with season opening festivities
This is where the Mets usually lose it. Lets see what their new bullpen can do.
Nady would be a nice fit on the Reds
my prediction for today’s game on MLB The Show:
CC’s line – 7 ip, 3 hits, 5ks, 0 runs
Teixeria – 2-4, solo home run (first at ab)
Cano – 1-4, solo home run
Ransom – 2-3, single double walk rbi
Gardner – 2-3, sb
Nady – 1-4, rbi
…its just some key hits
Yankees Intro’s to meatloaf? subtle
“I read somewhere Gerrit Cole could be the first overall pick in 2 years. Ouch!
”
If he plays well in college, it could definitely happen. He definitely has a lot of upside.
Boston Dave,
This will be my fourth year using MLB.tv. I did the premium version last year and I definitely think it is worth the extra money as long as you have an Internet connection that can handle it. They feed the games in HD as long as the feed they are using is HD. If the Yankees are on the road then they’ll use the visiting teams feeds and sometimes those aren’t in HD. Kansas City was one of those if I recall correctly.
holy crap, i’m getting goosebumps.
lol star wars evil empire music
they are saying first pitch is 4:25 (on ESPN)
Jason Zillo in the dugout laughing while Teixeira got booed.
that was AWESOME!!
Welcome all to another year of Yankee baseball. Hopefully this season will turn out better than last. Either way, it is about freakin time that the season starts.
In your heads you should all now hear “Let’s GO Yankees!!!” (clap, clap, clapclapclap)”Let’s GO Yankees!!!” (clap, clap, clapclapclap)
Orioles doing NBA/NFL type of intros.
““I read somewhere Gerrit Cole could be the first overall pick in 2 years. Ouch!”
Ugh, Bryce Harper is the #1 pick in 2011, no doubt about it.
The reaction that Tex and the Yankees had to the Booing was priceless it got them all riled up and Tex had a HUGE smile on his face
i think they were playing the instrumental for “loser” by beck for the yanks intro. subtle. Maryland is awesome
LA Yanks Fan,
thanks. I’ve had MLB.tv in the past and it’s never perfect but it’s better than nothing. I’ll probably give the HD a shot.
Are the chances good of getting this game in without a rain delay? It would just stink if CC had to come out of the game…..I almost wish they would just play the game tomorrow, if the weather is supposed to be better.
have you all been having issues refreshing/posting??
hey guys, I don’t think my last post posted but are there any other mlb.tv subscribers here unable to watch on mlbtv? I am getting this “stay tuned for game action” screen and no sound. Is it blacked out on mlb.tv because it is on ESPN? if so, darn, I was so looking forward to Jim Palmer and no Joe Morgan!
Does anyone else think the boos for the Yankees were louder than the cheering for the Orioles?
I am praying Tex hits a 3 run bomb in the first. Hello Baltimore!
Who needs overcast skies when you can have liquid smoke all over the place
Oh well guess i’ll have to catch the beginning of this festivity on MLB.TV Premium later tonight….this damn mets game wont end
Rishi =
Yes. And I always think it’s me!
mlbtv just switched live…
BBB,
I’m blacked out from mlb.tv but I do have audio and taping at home.
Oh man I have to listen to Joe Biden in the booth? Bummer
testing is this thing on?
http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/s.....;GT1=39002
What?! Shooting at Tom Brady’s wedding?
The booing was definitely louder than the cheering.
Welcome back baseball! Ah– I love this team, I love this game!
it always happens right before big games – remember trying to post during the last game at the old YS – miserable
And to think the Yanks get to participate in 3 more opening days!
Darn, I’m at work. I hope YES shows the intros tonight on their encore …if they don’t, I’ll be screaming bloody murder, lol. I would kill to see the introductions….
Love the reactions to the booing, though – that’s how you handle stuff like this. Watch Tex have a big day,lol
Rishi
Yes. It’s taking forever to load and when it did, it looks different.
ahhhh – something got fixed…this is much better!
I just put it on. Did Biden throw out the first pitch yet?
I hear the O’s fans are just obnoxious as ever. I was thoroughly disgusted the first time I went and hear them do that.
“Everybody loves Mo”
what’s not to like, a walking homegrown legend
pretty sure there should be some more stars on that flag in canter field
We’re slipping into first place today and never looking back.
Thanks for the help, all. I am blacked out in Philly apparently? That doesnt really make sense, but ok? Anyway, saved by the Comcast – for any digital cable people they have a free preview of MLB Extra Innings (as they usually do on opening week) so I am watching YES that way. Thank goodness for no Morgan!!!
But I am gonna hafta cntact customer service or something regarding this blackout issue. I dont think I should be blacked out in Philly, shouldnt it only be the NY & B’more markets blacked out?
just curious, if anyone is rocking their Yankee jersey/hat today?
I wish mlbtv would at least show the field, so people know whether it just hasn’t started or whether something is wrong with the player.
everyone love Mo
Man what is wrong with mlbtv
too cool:
http://twitpic.com/2xdga
Pete’ s right about the orange balloon awning the players came through. At least they could have mixed in some black.
Pete, most of the Yankees games against the Orioles are weekend games. I guess not as many people can make the trip during the work week?
http://twitpic.com/2xdga
BBB,
I dont think you should be blacked out. MLB’s blackout policy is a complete joke though (See map below – sucks to be in CT or Las Vegas)
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_wvoL.....ACKOUT.jpg
nothing is posting…
just curious if anyone is rocking their Yankee jersey/hat today?
I hate O’s fans. I cant wait though, May 21st I will boo the heck out of them…
Boog’s BBQ is excellent in Oriole Park!
Has the game started?
baseballlllll!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Play ball!!
Are we having problems posting new comments?
lol at the team laughin at tex
why isnt my posts showing?
Betsy -
They just replayed Teixeira’s intro during the game broadcast, so at least you’ll get to see that much.
Play Ball!
My ears are bleeding listening to Suzyn on MLB.com
game on!
Let’s go Yanks
Sounds like the O’s fans think everything thrown should be a strike. Someone should teach them that there is such a thing as a strike zone.
DER-EK JET-ER!! *CLAP CLAP CLAP-CLAP-CLAP*
Baseball is back!!!!
Let’s Go Yanks!!!!
what is going on!!!
wow they are really po’ed at tex
O’s fans showing Tex some love. Bitter bunch of people. Earth to O’s, your team is garbage, why would he sign there?
Made it back from class in time to see Jeter’s AB!
I LOVE having Jeter leadoff. No GIDP!!!!
test
testing
I see we have picked up where we left off in 08 with advancing runners
It’ll get better for Teixeira during the summer when there won’t be any Oriole fans in the park.
is this working>
DOES ANYONE KNOW IF YOU CAN LISTEN TO THE GAME ONLINE? IF SO WHERE? PLEASE HELP!
Trade him hes a bum!!
The blog is broke!
Are comments shut off?
Settle down now CC.
Why is New York too much pressure for everyone? No matter how good?
Is anything posting??
1st and 2nd nobody out
Big out here…
Good strike 2
Hosed!
He swung.
bust
More bad calls by the umpire. Real surprised there.
Help….Blog…..not…..working….
This isn’t letting me refresh and I don’t know why.
Tex probably never got booed so loudly before.
Welcome to NY Tex!
We need that Zone thingy, umpire is stupid.
CC = Hideki Irabu.
Move away from the buffet table, tubby.
Is It just me or are those white cleats C.C. is wearing ugly.
Looks like the A’s of twenty years.
Hey, the blog works!
Sabathia having a terrible time out there
No, it doesn’t.
Well, my studly rotation of CC and Webb are certainly off to a great start
Betimeit probably throws that ball away.
w00t.
CC gets out of the inning.
JETER
Clearly, CC is nervous. He’ll settle down once he realizes that it’s just the first game of many.
That first bottom half was way to exciting. How about that defense?
What do you guys think? From my warped mlb.tv view, Jorge looked like he was on the plate.
Three baseball sites I go to (this is one), and none are working properly. w00t.
Crisis averted.
Just getting home. Let the games and domination begin!!!
people seem intimatated by bretts arm. heads up play jeter!!
Nice job by cc I’m watching live feed online its petty good
Too much “pressure” because he had a rough first inning? LOL….. Too funny.
Nice to see moronic gameday posting, a LoHud tradition, is back in play.
For the mentally ill, take a deep breath, relax, and enjoy the game. CC will be fine. The mentally ill in the fan base? Less confident they will survive the season.
i’m guessing the blog broke
“Is It just me or are those white cleats C.C. is wearing ugly.
Looks like the A’s of twenty years.”
Or ARod All-Star game cleats. LOL.
CC’s white cleats are H-ugly
bretts arm is actualy initmidating and heads up play by the captain!
is this working now?
is the posting working again?
Did Ken Singleton just refer to Ramiro Pena as “one of the up and coming premier short stops in the game” according to some scouts…I would love to talk to those scouts lol.
Wow… easier 2nd inning for CC.
Well that was a good inning.
iohiohio ugh
“why isnt my posts showing?”
Ed, the new sobriety filter on the blog works.
Anybody on the board? Or, is it locked down again?
This working again?
Hello?
gardner
wow – thank god! missing you guys
good base hit. sb next?
Gardner hits.
now go Gardner gooooo!!
bueller? bueller?
Nice, now we can test Jeter not GIDP’ing with Gardner on base.
What was the heads up play by Jeter????
The blog is slow. Yanks with the lead-off runner on for the 3rd straight inning.
again?
run ggbg, run!!
what a surprise my predictions have been right so far! goooo brett!
Jeter!!
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Lots of speed coming up this inning.
Good contact by Gardner.
Hit and run? Wow.
1st and 3rd. Like it.
Ha ha ha I was just thinking here comes a GIDP.
Jeter 2 for 2.
Prognosis: positive!
That is how it’s done… Gardner to third.
test
Looks like Jeter’s mission this year is to hit 1.000. Can he do it?
Good baseball.
After a long miserable winter, the Yankees are back.
Hooray
good job JD!!!!!!!!!!!
Love ya Brett.
I can’t see what any of you are saying because this won’t refresh but I’ll assume you’re liking the hit and run and the sac fly that scored Brett.
damnit, the board is locked down again.
The downside of satellite television: weather fronts sometimes preclude one from being able to watch anything!!!
The up and downside of ESPN broadcasting – the upside, thank God I get to watch the game anyway. The downside – Morgan and Miller.
First run of 2009!!!!
Damon with the first RBI of the season.
If this is the kind of baseball we are going to be playing sign me up!!! I love hit and run baseball beautifully executed and then getting the runner in.
A successful hit and run. Wow!
Someone should tell Joe Morgan the Yankees do NOT need Melky Cabrera
Any doubts if speed helps ?
Gardner scores on sac fly – i hope that shuts up all the “gardner can’t cut it” pundits out there – he practically manufactured that run himself, that’s exactly why we need speed on this team. Melky never would have started that chain of events.
Speed!
First to third on a single to LF. Excellent.
I hope Johnny uses that 1B hole better next time, love the sac fly, Gardner is the real story of this run.
His name is Grit Gritner.
working yet?
Gardner just earned his spot.
test
Looks like everyone is using invisible ink to post.
I would make a comment about leaving men at 2B w/ less than 2 outs, but I won’t because it would make it seem like I’m panicking. It’s too early to panic or be concerned. Yes, that’s it. It’s too early.
Speed!
First to third on a single to LF. Excellent. A manufactured run.
gardner scores on a sac fly – I hope that shuts up all the “gardner can’t cut it/his spring training was a fluke” idiots out there. Melky would never have started that chain of events, and Mike Cameron certainly wouldn’t have either. He practically manufactured that run himself…I’m so glad we finally have some genuine speed on the basepaths now! Let’s go Brett Gardner! I love that kid!
Nice to see some small ball working.
I wish there more classy broadcasters like Jim Palmer. Never a bad thing to say. Pure class.
broke again
Was that a wince from Jorge after the throw?
Something about CC is pissing me off.
Testing
THIS PITCHER SUCKS!
Great.
So far, not a good opening day for Aces.
What a pathetic waste of money
CC = Kevin Brown, Weaver, Irabu and Pavano. Except CC’s not injured because of some freak accident…yet…
um – not looking good
Wow, this is humbling…
C.C.’s first K coming right up…
Why is it that everytime the Yankees get a new ace or new star pitcher he all of a sudden forgets how to pitch. He has control issues, he has release point issues, he has mechanical issues
CC’s been behind almost every hitter.
sabathia has to calm down….this is two straight innings now
come on CC!
can’t tell if this is working, but really – did some switch just get turned off?
Another bust. Great job Ca$hman. What David Wells wasn’t available ? You had to spend on that money on somebody who would fit in nicely with the contestants on the first week of “The Biggest Loser”.
he will be fine…. He will have some loses.
CC’s been behind on almost every hitter.
Cmon blog!
“Something about CC is pissing me off.”
other than the fact he is he giving up runs?
Way to suck CC – way to suck.
anybody else having problems posting?
You guys do realize that Webb just gave up 6 ER in 4 IP? It’s opening day, pitchers are not at their sharpest yet. Combine that with wet weather and the pressure of his first game as a Yankee, and I’m not surprised to see him a little shaky.
CC = Pavano’s first season.
i’m really not liking what i see out of sabathia today, he’s just not finishing his pitches. Way, way, way too early to panic, but i’m not gonna lie, i was definitely shouting at my tv a few minutes ago. It just scares me to think about how CC pitched to start the season last year for the Indians – that is plain and simple just not going to cut it in New York. I’m also scared that he was pitching above his ability (and in the NL) the second half last year, and we’re never going to see those numbers in New York. Oh well, chalk it up to super high way to involved Yankee fan expectations. I’m just gonna have to take some deep breaths and step back from the ledge.
No doubt, CC couldn’t find his command. And it is clear Guthrie is going to throw a fastball down the middle strike every time. Lets tag him please.
Brett Gardner is going to have to apparently carry this team the whole year.
It’s a shame A-Rod isn’t able to start off the season.. I’m sure he’d be happy to hear someone getting booed worse than him.
And the Yankees of spring training are gone.
It’s a shame A-Rod isn’t able to start off the season.. I’m sure he’d be happy to hear someone getting booed worse than him today..
And we are watching som bad ab’s right here… same story as in 08 so far….
You people are crazy its one game.
You wanna blame someone? Blame the Yankee tailor! You can’t pitch with your trousers blowin every which way.
you people are crazy its one game
You people really need to calm down. You sound like patients at Bellevue. It’s the first day of the regular season. There are 161 more games to go. Get a grip!
Nice to see the idiots back posting nonsense in the gameday threads.
CC is a “bust”. What brilliant and stupid commentary.
Pete should just lock the gameday threads because everytime the Yankees fall behind in a game, it turns into moron central.
Ransom got robbed of a hit. damn that Mora.
Okay, here is my take. Anyone pitching for the New York Yankees for the first time is forgiven any jitters, stagefright, etc. I remember steroid Clemens’ first YEAR with the Yankees as totally pathetic.
I think it’s humorous, seriously, if anyone has any true trepidation about CC at this point.
Test
“Nice to see the idiots back posting nonsense in the gameday threads.
CC is a “bust”. What brilliant and stupid commentary.
Pete should just lock the gameday threads because everytime the Yankees fall behind in a game, it turns into moron central.”
Agreed – game day threads should be locked unless the Yankees have a 5 run lead, lol.
i’m equally concerned about jeremy guthrie looking a lot like…well, CC…hit the freaking ball, take pitches, increase the pitch count…you know what you need to do!
I’m gonna need ALL of you debbie downers to step down from the ledge…
Oh well, Sabathia is a bust, Teixiera too. Damon is past it, Posada is shot, Cano is regressing, Girardi and Cashman are heading for the door, and Boston looks like it will have an insurmountable lead in the division.
I guess there is always next year.
OH NO! CC gave up 3 runs. The end is NIGH!!!
Guys:
Please stop responding to the stupid posters. Opening Day brings out all the morons who don’t understand baseball. Just ignore them, OK?
The blog back in business?
Come on CC
The sky is falling!
Its opening day and the season is over.
We may as well bring the September call-ups here early since the season is lost.
CC sucks.
CC is just way off today, the offense is gonna have to pick up if we are gonna win this game
So….I’d pull CC in the 5th if he got into trouble again.
I wouldn’t have him start the 6th no matter what.
Walks me no like.
Chill big CC. Relax, relate, release
why is ESPN making us listen to joe biden talk? when the obama campaign selected biden they muzzled him for the rest of the campaign, even THEY didn’t want to listen to him talk
I’m wathching gameday and I’ve just seen 7 out of the last nine pitches called balls that were at least touching the black. Has it been like this all afternoon?
I cant watch the game, but a lot of CC’s “balls” are strikes according to ESPN’s gamecast pitch tracker. He’s consistently nailing the corner on that thing. They just keep getting called balls.
In all seriousness….it does look like CC is off today.
Seems to be struggling to spot his pitches.
mlb.tv is what’s making me mad. It’s all the way back on Nady’s at-bat.
@Pete
It is not morons. It is fans with high expectations watching the so called ace pitch like Kei Igawa. Have to be frustrated watching this
why was ESPN making us listen to joe biden? not even the obama campaign after selecting him wanted to have biden doing any talking…
2 more outs big guy. come on!
Sabathia will be lucky to get through the 5th
Agreed. CC is pitching like Kei Igawa. Pretty bad to watch. Time to play some NHL 09.
I guess the real question now is when is it more sensible to pull Sabathia?
You want to get at least 5 innings and to give a vet a chance to work out the kinks a bit, but he clearly doesn’t have his normal stuff today so do we hand the ball to Coke and see if he can give us a few innings?
broke again?
If Pete locks the game day thread until the Yankees have five run lead we won’t be able to post until June.
CC just has no control today none at all…I hope he calms down for his next start..mean while CC needs to keep it at three runs..the yankees needs to make Guthrie work and get into the bullpen.
Im liking what im seeing from Cano no hits yet but really good swings
Gadner I think he will hit at least .280 if he makes an adjustment when the pitchers adjust to him.
CC HAS NO CONTROL WHAT SO EVER
Biden just babbling along
This is all a product of that ole SI curse.
Let’s go boys.
Wow, thought this was a baseball game, not a comedy tryout.
Seriously, with some of these postings?????
But, you are all correct, CC sucks, Yankees can’t hit, Cashman is an idiot. Might as well set fire to all the new Yankee gear, cancel MLBTV subscription, send threats to Sterling/Waldman and start the Girardi must be fired.
Then when you are done, the Orioles, Pirates, Senators, and Mariners are all looking for more support. If that is not your cup of tea, you can always go to California and wipe Manny’s tears or sit under the Bay Bridge and play guitar with Barry Zito.
good pitchin CC!!!! nice to see him mad at himself walking off the mound. u know he cares if he’s doing that.
bend but not break – this is painful
BIG DP
BB Sabathia
Pete’s right a long man should be on the team. Didn’t understand it at time Alba over a long man?
Is CC getting squeezed or does he just have control problems today?
CC is pissed. I would be to. He’ll be alright though.
Is this blog on some sort of intergalatic 15 minute time delay?
I’m really tired of Michael Kay. He makes listening to John Sterling plausible.
Trade Sabathia! Trade him to his beloved Angels.
That’s the biggest heating pad I’ve ever seen…
did CC eat a heating pad in between innings
Whew double play. If Sabathia can nurse us through the 5th I think we pat him on the back and hand the ball to Coke. This offense has plenty of time to score runs. The Baltimore pen is hardly frightening.
This game also is a perfect illustration of how important Gardner can be for us in tight games this yr, manufacturing runs.
If the yankees lose this game i can’t wait for yankees hatters to come out…and Guthrie is looking good.
COME ON TEX!!!!!!!!!!!
What’s up with CC and the heat pad?
pete, u need to calm down. ur acting like the fans u mock.
Anyone from RLYW actually take my suggestion?
TEX GO AWAY WITH ONE
See? All that negativity crashed the forum!
This one goes out to all you were better without A-Rod fans.
ugh, matsui…that would have been a big base hit
Terrible to pitch to swing at by Matsui. I know it’s opening day and I will be accused of not knowing anything but Matsui better prove why he deserves to automatically be the DH and hit cleanup while AROD is out. I am hoping for the best but have my doubts.
Seeing KRod with his arms raised after his first save….just gives me another reason to dislike the Mets.
Joe Biden on with Sterling and Waldman
yankees offense in mid-season form
1-12 with runners on base
yayyyyyy
and i thought this year would be different than last
no pitching-check
no offense-check
bad combination-check
I hate Brian Roberts. It seems like he murders the Yankees every single year. I look forward to him hitting .800 against the Yankees and .240 against everyone else.
Man what is wrong with this blog today?
I have no doubt CC will turn things around. It’s only 1 bad start. Whoever made the comment about the taylor is on to something. He really should have a nice fitted uni out there. He looks like a slob!!!
man cc is pretty bad
Brian Roberts always kills the Yankees.
Looks like the blog is not updating.
what the f??
Why, oh why are they booing Tex so much. He is such a solid play and even better person. I don’t get it? He’s from there?
WELL ILL SEE YOU GUYS WEDNESDAY…CC HAS HORRIBLE CONTROL TODAY NOW WE JUST HAVE TO GO 161-1 LOL….GO YANKKES!!!!!!
Way to start off the season on a good note CC…
The blog is painfully slow today.
CC is just brutal
Lets get someone in here who can throw some strikes
I really hate the schedule makers. CC needed to be home for his first start to get comfortable as a Yankee. Had they been at home today, you would have seen a much, much different performance. He’ll be fine.
Not the best day for CC
CC doesn’t have a strikeout yet. It either tells you that he is totally washed up or is having an off day. If it tells you the former, you have my pity.
peter,
getting plastered always makes the games better
obviously everyone is gonna jump on the yankee sucks bandwagon after one game BUT ITS ONE GAME!!!!!! PLEASE REMEMBER THAT
This has been horribly upsetting.
Wow.
I can’t even put into words how upsetting this has been.
I know he will rebound and have a great season, but this is brutal. He looks like Randy Johnson right now, the Yankee version.
Hey Abdul that’s you’ve figured out the first game will translate to the rest of the season. I think you might be a either really smart or possibly a God.
wow CMON WHAT IS GOING ON!!!
WE NEED AROD!!! FOR REAL
you all are right, we dont need a rod
WE NEED AROD!!!
For those watching the game:
Is CC pitching as poorly as the Orioles radio team is making it seem? One of the big flaws with listening to a game…
Quick reminder – Sabathia’s monthly ERA’s from regular season last year –
March 8.44
April 7.76
May 2.44
June 1.89
July 2.27
August 1.12
September 2.11
So not doomed yet.
Can’t blame today on Arod.
Well…the game now becomes ugly…
The little things have been sickening. CC not finding the strike zone, the defense leaving much to be desired, hitters leaving guys on base.
Then again, this is game 1 of 162. But disappointing.
Yanks are not playing well today. Defense is shakey and CC is not his usual dominating self. We look a lot different today than we did against the Cubs over the weekened. We always look awful against the oriole. We need to get the sticks going against Gutherie.
The orioles dont seem to much care that we have a 203 million dollar ball club
arod would’ve made that play
@Vin…Yes. He’s been brutal. Can’t land the fastball anywhere in the zone.
Can we please stop saying that the Yankees are better without A ROD. This game should be evidence enough
FIRE GIRARDI
/lmao
CC will be fine, but I’m annoyed at the Yankees offense. Same old, same old I guess – unable to get the big hits and unable to hit mediocre pitchers.
Yikes, CC is a mess today.
Apparently everyone lied about Ransom stellar defense.
I’ve never seen so many infield singles in one inning
And the Yankees should have taken a long man, even though I was glad Alby made it.
so tomorrow would be a good day to go into hibernation, right?
CC = BB
Umm, guys. Sabathia opening day line last year was as follows: 5.1 IP, 6 hits 5 runs 5 earned runs 2 homers 3 walks 7 Ks.
The key is how he finishes the season.
Well Cody didn’t cleanly field two balls. I thought Gardner had a beat on the one in the gap that was a ground rule double. Meanwhile Mora saved a run with a diving grab of a line drive off the bat of Ransom. Why do we always play awful against the Orioles?
hard to believe we are in the fifth and sabathia doesn’t have 1 strike out
lupica, sherm, and others are breaking their keypads right now.
Is it just me or does Joe G. look like he’s a military man planning a war strategy this year?
ESPN’s gamecast says there is a 96% chance the Orioles will win the game. It obviously hasn’t seen the Baltimore bullpen.
CC really labored today. He did not pitch well last April. I am not sure if that is part of his pattrn — not an early season pitcher?
Life without A-Rod, my friends.
4 bb and 0 k…look at it this way – it can only get better (we hope)
ILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR A WHOLE DAY FOR THE NEXT GAME…I MIGHT DIE!!!! GO WANG!!!!! IN CMW I TRUST
He is about to strike out Scott and it’s going to be great.
CC…welcome to the yankees
You got it Rishi. Great to have a day off so we can soak in CC’s suck
CC looks more like Rasner and Ponson today than he does as the dominant pitcher he ususally is.Just walked in a run. Go figure.
FIRE Cashman
Change the locks, right now.
Wow this is painful to watch.
Just walked in another run.
He’s gone, Girardi putting him out of his misery.
OMG…
They can’t get the Orioles out and can’t score a run themselves but they have chemistry so what is everyone whining about? :whiny:
I don’t even know what to say.
“Why do we always play awful against the Orioles?”
Huh?
Yanks have won 7 straight against Baltimore. 16-6 the last 22 at Camden Yards.
I’m cringing thinking about tomorrows newspapers.
And here comes Joe.
a bases loaded walk? ugh – are we sure that is CC Sabathia out there?
Called it.
As keanu reeves would say “whoa!”
YOU KNOW CC DOESN’T HAVE IT WHEN HE WALKS IN A RUN AND ENDED THE DAY WITH NO STRIKE OUTS
Its only the first game for CC,but this looks like his post season starts.
Trisha – lemme revise my number to 86 lol
Be nice, everyone. It’s a long season.
Its one start
joe biden is a curse
well, the last couple of years we won on opening day and those seasons didn’t turn out so well… so maybe this won’t be that bad?
CC has only himself to blame. He didn’t locate at all, and that’s what it came down to. How can you throw Scott all breaking balls like that? You have him waiting back, blow him, away, you throw 95 mph! Horrible pitch selection.
You guys wanted no A-Rod and you got it. This lineup doesn’t intimidate anyone without him.
CC: I’m ready to assume the role of ace
Me: Then pitch like it
Thanks LakeMichigan,
Sounds like shoddy defense + a starter who can’t locate… usually yields some problems.
i need some offense in the next inning – Guthrie has been napping on the bench…SCORE SOME RUNS
I didn’t see CC get in the mid 90′s today.
The 1998 Yankees started the season 0-4.
Just sayin’.
CC illustrates the point: quality starting pitching is important.
RANDOM IS TERRIBLE! TRADE HIM
come on Alba!
GARDNER MY MAN!!!
GARDNER MY MAN!!!
Jon Miller just said, “this is a complete diaster”.
He’s right.
CC had no control over his fastball today. But he is a slow starter.
yeah brett
Hold up guys. I’m just saying that that it’s a bad start.
Give up on a-rod, we won 26 world series without him.
Tough day for Sabathia. Kay and Singleton keep talking about a heating pad on his ribs/abdomen (I think he might be intravenously taking fribbles).
I think it’s a combination of CC not having great touch with his FB, shaky D, and the Ump squeezing the hell out of him.
Whatever, it’s April 6th.
Gardner may not have a howitzer strapped to his shoulder, but, he gets rid of the ball quick and he’s accurate.
rally time
Testing Gardner’s arm?
It’s not the strongest arm but the kid’s got accuracy that’s for sure.
According to Gameday, CC was hitting 94-95 in the first inning when he was in that jam and was consistently around 93. How can you walk a guy on a breaking ball when you have the fastball he has? He took three shots with it on 0-2 and missed. You don’t let him get a free run, you make him hit it.
Nice play from Gardner!
That at bat against Luke Scott pretty much summed up CC’s day.
Luke Scott simply cannot hit left handed pitching. At all. He’s terrible against lefties.
CC did not throw Luke Scott even on fastball. Even at 3-2 in the count he wouldn’t just challenge Scott with his fastball.
And that’s because he simply had no command today.
It’s happens. It’s not a big deal at all. Only one game.
There will be many games that CC wins the team the game by putting the team on his back.
This is just one of those games in which the offense is going to have to win it themselves. This is one where they’ll need to pick up CC.
GOOD DAY FOR GARDNER
(I’M TRYING TO KEEP IT POSITIVE AND SAVE YOU IDIOTS FROM JUMPING OF THE BRIDGE)
Melky WHO?
What’s really pathetic is I’m sure Pete and his boys love that CC had a bad start. Now they can go crazy with their negative stories tomorrow. New York media is dreadful. Only US market that has such disdain for the local teams.
Time for a comeback. Get Guthrie’s pitch count up there this inning and smack the bullpen.
lol, you guys are sure a bunch of wusses!!!
That was a BOMB.
Well, rallies have to start somewhere, right?
J-PO!!!
CC will come back strong in his next start.
HIP HIP
YA BOY LETS WIN THIS GAME!!!
They kept showing CC with a heating pad but I am sure if there was any injury the Yanks would have pulled him at the first sign of the injury.
Posada with the first HR of the season.
Jones barley moved.
Hip, Hip…
crushed it Jorge!
rally
rally
rally
how about some “back to back, belly to belly” action…i mean, if we’re asking
Maybe I should be glad I couldn’t read comments for awhile.
One game does not a season make and this one isn’t over yet.
rally blog is ON!
Hip-Hip
wow he was clearly safe
Relax. CC was wild. We get it. I would not go as far saying this was a “disaster.” I think CC has proven that he can pitch. Jorge just homered thats a great sign and Gardner is just all over the place. Both positions the Yanks will need production from in order to contend and I like what I see.
Bad Call
man on base
Yeah, I’m not concerned about CC. He may have been nervous and he’s also a slow starter. What I don’t like (and I know it’s one game, but we had a whole boatload of evidence last year) is how the Yankees just can not get the run home when they need it. They also can’t hit mediocrities like Guthrie. One game is still one game, but it’s why I wasn’t thrilled with all of the HRs on Saturday. It just seems like, no matter the makeup of this team, they can only score by the long ball.
“I think it’s a combination of CC not having great touch with his FB, shaky D, and the Ump squeezing the hell out of him.”
I don’t think he was squeezed. He just didn’t have it today. It’ll happen to him a half dozen or so times a year. Certainly nothing to panic over. O’s a pretty tough customers…offensively speaking.
Still a game and the defensive play and Posada’s bop may be the momentum change they need.
Life without ARod? Are you kidding me? Why? Is it fantastic with him? You guys kill me. Yeah. That’s what this sport needs. More ARods.
The Boss – true that.
we will win this game
two on base
Joe Morgan just called Hanley Ramirez the most “underrated player” in the league. What is this guy talking about. So bad.
CC’s heating pad – I think he was toasting his pretzel.
Time for some runs! Let’s go yanks
Rally Blog is working!!
LET GO X-MAN WOOT WOOT!!!! TIME TO PAY THE RANDSOM
LET GO CODY
score
some
runs
Like I said, rallies start somewhere.
And seriously, who gives a rat what the media writes tomorrow? About the first game of the season. And one of the top pitchers in the game who had an off day.
You are seriously in trouble if you are doing anything more than writing off CC’s start as one bad day.
That’s a decent call by the ump.
Come on guys pick up our heating pad needing ace!
rally rally!
this would be a good time for a random Ransom home run
Nice performance from BB Sabathia.
lol at the guy saying “Leave A-Rod Alone!!!”
NO arod
Rallying from a 6-1 defecit to win sure would help us forget CC’s debut…
Let’s Go Yanks!!!!
ransom has had an awful game as well, 0-3 now with a bad k, and couple of bad plays in the field.
Jeet needs to come through
Gameday has CC’s average fastball at 93 mph. As long as his velocity is good, and he regains his fastball command in his next start, he’ll be fine.
The thing I’d like to see now is the Yankees make a fighting comeback. Last year a bad performance from the starting pitcher automatically signaled a loss. If the Yankees hope to contend for a championship, they absolutely cannot keep looking lethargic every time they fall behind in the score.
LETS GO CAPTAIN!!!
Jeter will get it done.
I don’t know if you guys remember, but C.C. had an ERA around 8 last April…then he had a monster year. No big deal.
I give the man credit for warming up Toaster Strudels with his stomach between innings. That’s dedication.
bad game for cc… didn’t randy johnson do something similar in his debut, no strikeouts??
Hey, at least Jeter can’t GIDP here
Naw johnson won his
“You are seriously in trouble if you are doing anything more than writing off CC’s start as one bad day.”
Agreed!
wow BENCH NADY
Umm where you going Nady?
Thata boy X. Nice base running.
Nady!!!! Now that was just stupid!
Oh nooooooo
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
wow wtf? nady?
come on nady
gotta blame that one on the 3B coach. Need to make sure the ball gets thru.
Where is our Third Base Coach never mind Nady
wow horrible play by nady, at least show some hustle and try to get back instead of standing there
DISGUSTING BASEBALL.
Hey X, Izturis isn’t in the lineup for his bat, ya know.
I bet Swisher is secretly LAUGHING at Nady’s blunder.
He could have just looked first.
Bench Nady. Put in Swisher. There’s no excuse for just standing there when you’re down 3. Can’t believe that. If he wants to stand around let him stand around in the club house. Must have learned that hustle from Jose Reyas.
thats a disappointing end to an inning
we can score 4 off the pen in the next three innings, just NEED to hold them here.
2 outs, running on contact… ESPECIALLY up the middle… how does nady get tagged out at 3rd base?
poor. just poor.
WTF Nady!? Don’t just friggin give up like that. What? Too tired to get into a fricking rundown on opening day??!!!
sloppy, sloppy, would have been a good situation for Damon
these ads between innings on gameday are REALLY annoying me now.
Is Boras going to put that in Nady’s book?
the game is ours. mark my words.
His giving up on at least trying to run home was just inexcusable.
WHAT A DUMB BASE RUNNING PLAY NADY!!!! ESPECIALLY CAUSE WERE TRAILING
Dive Cano
looks like Nady wanted to avoid a collision, pansy
Brian Roberts is now 3-3 with a BB…are you kidding me?
really need to put up a 0 this inning to try to get to the Os pen
That was on the 3rd base coach more than Nady..
My this angle looks like Cano could’ve made a better effort on that ball…
KEEP IT AT 6 PLEASE
Roberts is making it look easy
look Roberts actually tried!!!!!
I don’t miss Giambi on those pick-off rundowns.
I have a question. If someone has the MLB package, but lives in NYC do they only get audio since they are in a YES Network area?
i guess nady never played pickle as a kid.
if i’m girardi, i sit his butt on the bench for not even trying. he could have forced at least one throw to the catcher. then the catcher would have likely chased him back towards third third. things happen on throws.
nady just quit.
if yankee coaches let that go, there’s a problem.
Give me a break. Cano had no shot at flagging that ball down.
Alby doing a very nice job, despite the base hit!
AT LEAST MY FANTASY TEAM IS DOING GOOD
WOO HOO! My guy Phil Coke coming in.
I agree, it was more the 3b coaches fault but the lack of effort to try to force a mistake on the throw is unacceptable
Need a long man!
Clay, that is a yes.
Who was it on here that said he felt like the team was going to have a tough decision to make when Arod came back? That is to funny. he cannot get back soon enough
It didn’t look like CC and Jorge were in synch from the get go. Maybe that, some nerves, cold crummy weather. Hey the guy just didn’t pitch good and we all know it happens.
The heating bad is telling also. Maybe the guy had a belly ache or something. And that’s a big belly to have to deal with.
I am thankful this didn’t happen at home though. At least he didn’t have to deal with getting booed on his walk to the dugout. We all know it probably would have happened.
Would be nice if Coke got them into the 8th inning… save the bullpen a little. Torre would’ve brough in Veras after pulling CC, let him pitch to a batter then go to Marte, then bring in Edwar for 35 pitches.
“Who was it on here that said he felt like the team was going to have a tough decision to make when Arod came back?”
It will be a tough decision. Should Ransom be drawn, quartered, or both?
Need to score now!
“We all know it probably would have happened.”
That’s a guarantee… boneheads (harsh language, I know).
The fact that Nady just gave himself up just added insult to injury. You’re down 3 runs so you shouldn’t let that happen to begin with when you have 2-3-4 coming up, but he didn’t even try to avoid that out. What if they throw it away and you score? Terrible play.
If I were Girardi, I might sit Nady and put in Swisher to punish him for not hustling that one out.
It just seems like such a waste to have to use Coke in this situation……..at least they have a day off tomorrow.
What a brutal game…I didn’t see the Nady play, but if it’s true that he didn’t even make an attempt, then I think he should be benched for Wednesday’s game.
LETS GO DAMON, TEX, AND MATSUI(PLEASE DONT SUCK MATSUI)
“It will be a tough decision. Should Ransom be drawn, quartered, or both?”
I just think it is funny that there is someone out there that actually believed ransom might be a better fit than a 3 time all star. Ransom has looked outstanding today
CC single handedly LOST this game.
Shamefull.
This is why he didn’t want to sign with the Yankees, he knew he couldn’t handle the pressure. But Cashman kept driving one Brinks truck after another to his door.
Shut up loser’s
Why swing at the first pitch like that? At least give JD a chance to steal…
Cry me a river Kelly.
see ya
MATSUI!!!
Yea baby
WE WILL WIN THIS GAME!!!
hitdeki……….
GODZILLLAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
GODZILLA!
Mark it down.
Huge year.
godzilla!
It’s nice to have Matsui back!
matsui!!!!!!
“CC single handedly LOST this game.”
Astute observation.
Aaaaaaaand we’re back in it!
sloppy defense, poor base running, and CCnot being sharp hurt. We are only down 6-4. Wish our solo blasts had men on base. Tex looked lousy at plate today. Didn’t really drive the ball at all today.
A THRILLA FROM GODZILLA
Hideki=the consumate professional hitter.
MATSUI BABY THERE U GO
One of the sweetest left handed swings in baseball.
And I repeat, this one isn’t over yet.
Matsui! The Yanks are right back in this now.
WHY? is Cody Ransom not bunting in the 6th with Nady on 2nd & 0 out??? That’s the reason we strand so many baserunners. If Nady goes to 3rd he scores on GGBG’s fly or Jeter’s hit.
We can’t count on the long ball all the time. We are likely to come back this game on Baltimore’s crappy pen, but that may not be the case against the Red Sox & Rays. More Small Ball to compliment our Bronx Bombers!!
rally caps, folks
Excuse me 6-5. Forgot that Damon walked. we have a shot. Need some more base runners and then have our pen pull this out.
Classic start to the season. Can’t wait for tomorrow’s headlines!
I guess i jumped the gun on Matsui but i am real happy to be proven wrong!
WOW TIGHT STRIKE ZONE
Wow. Matsui looks ready to fill in at cleanup.
Gotta love Hideki. What a pro.
scoring runs is fun
Teixeira had a really bad at bat, but then Matsui went deep on the next pitch right away, so I guess they saw something. The Yankees really have owned Ray in his career, it’s really crazy. Jorge had a tie breaking hr to win a game off him one time, and A-Rod hit his walk off grand slam off him.
Maybe I’m reaching but I think the boos maybe bothering Teixiera. He’s not spending much time at the plate as he normally does. Almost like he’s in a rush to get back it the dugout.
if they win this i will lick my own poop
They just can’t score without the HR
lets go….
we own chris ray
There some games the offense needs to pick up the pitching.
And this offense is capable of doing that.
Think about who’s brought them back in this game – Posada and Matsui. Two guys who missed most of last year.
They weren’t great against Gutherie but they got him out of the game.
Only down one run. They should win this game.
Can someone explain exactly what Nady did? I just have radio here.
Way to go Yankees. Comeback time. Too bad Armondo Benitez or Arthur Rhodes isn’t still pitching for the O’s or it would be a lock. But I have confidence in the O pen to give the Yanks the win.
Oriole fans are stupid did they really think Tex would come home and play for loser’s
RUSSELL IF THE DO YOU BETTER DO IT LOL
CP: all kidding aside, Ransom will have plenty of chances to hekp this team, probably even today. But there’s a reason he’s found himself on the scrap heap. Arod can’t join the team soon enough. Lineup will go from scary to lethal.
Are they booing Tex that bad? Wow. I can understand Sox fans – just because of the rivalry and whatnot, but I can’t believe O’s fans were delusional enough to think he was going to sign with them.
Russell: photos or it didn’t happen
IS MELKY PINCH RUNNING???
Rounded third base to much and was tagged out
Someone forgot to remind CC that it is April, not October
What a brutal performance
“Maybe I’m reaching but I think the boos maybe bothering Teixiera. He’s not spending much time at the plate as he normally does. Almost like he’s in a rush to get back it the dugout.”
You are reaching… this isn’t little league.
Paulie April 6th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
Classic start to the season. Can’t wait for tomorrow’s headlines!
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BB Sathatia/ Debut disaster/ Money for Nothing.
Cano is due
cmon
Why would Cano chase that?
Uncle, Jeter hit a ball up the middle with 2 outs and Nady on 2nd. The O’s SS knocked the ball down and threw to third because Nady over ran it. Instead of making a attempt to get into a run down Nady just stood there with his hands on his hips and let Mora tag him.
Oh Please, it was a dumb play by Nady, it wasn’t because he wasn’t trying.
Photos will haunt me… but u have my word.
WOOT WOOT!
miggs – absolutely re: Sui.
Everyone else, do what Pete said. If people post over-the-top stuff, just try to ignore it. Because there will always be posters who see the sky falling unless the Yankees maintain a 16-1 lead every game.
Boos are not bothering Teixeira. Teixeira has admitted he is a notorious slow starter.
Classic Cano!!!
Please pinch hit Swisher for Nady
cano is seeing a lot more pitcher per at bat. i really like that trend
Does Girardi bring in Swisher to face the righty?
Robbie’s ABs have really improved since his intervention.
OK take that. Orioles bull pen been great so far!!! He He
The boos are really bad for Teixeira but they’ll be worse in Fenway. Since he turned the Sox down too.
Ok thanks guys
pinch run for Jorge here?
OKAY RUSSELL
NO DP, NO DP, NO DP, NO DP PLEASE NADY
O’s bring in a righty do you counter with Swisher?
COME ON PITCH HIT SWISH
Kelly Leak, do you actually pay attention to the headlines? Just curious.
OMG! Where did all the doom and gloom go? He he…
This team has a different spirit than last year’s team, more reminiscent of the championship teams – plus no ARod drama right now. But, even if they lose this game, this is proof not to give up on this team right now. They are finally facing real pitching, rather than soft tossing spring training that just ended.
Yankees will be fine and CC will also. Look at the positive, Cano already looks different, that has to account for something.
Pinch***
Tying run in scoring position…X-man doubles
Cano has had several good at bats tonight. That was a 7 pitch at bat there. The appearance before he drew a walk after the HR – a time when he could have come up and just hacked away. Also made a hard out.
He looks very good up at the plate tonight.
I wish the Yankees had a few more guys who could steal bases.
Are there always that many trolls here during game time?
Let’s go X!
Oh Pleeeez Rusell, Nady doubled last time up. Swish will get his chances don’t worry.
I would like to see Girardi pinch hit Ramiro Pena
Question:
I forgot how much CC is getting paid to be an average stater who abhors pressure baseball. Would someone refresh my memory?
Cano, Matsui, and Posada are really going to have to step up with Arod gone and Teixeira possibly getting off to a slow start. I don’t expect a ton out of Nady, but those other three guys are all capable of 90+ RBI.
Way to go X.
able 21 yes… and it gets worse as the year goes on.
Thanks nady
Thanks nady
GOod job nady
ugh nady
Don’t tell me that the walk with the bases loaded will be the difference in this game?
Yea I just noticed. But Swisher is keen at drawing the walk. And hit switch hitting would be in the Yanks favor.
Xman double-plays instead of doubling…argh!
Ohhh Swisher where are you??!!!
a freaking double play…enough is enough
Yea I just noticed. But Swisher is keen at drawing the walk. And hit switch hitting would be in the Yanks favor. And Nady double play…………..
damn. Psycho matchup master Girardi of 2008 might have brought in Swish.
IF THAT WAS SWISHER HE WOULD OF WALKED. NADY WHY!!
I gotta say, I’m not too happy with Nady.
I didn’t like him last year either but today takes the cake.
The rundown.
Bad at bats, including this one, a fastball down the middle grounded weakly to 3rd and allowing the O’s to turn two.
Was he crawling to first base?
If not for pinch hitting for Ransom, I’d say bench Nady right now. He took 2-1 right down the middle and then GIDP, and along with that, has been thrown out lazily on the bases with a boneheaded play.
give me swisher or give me death
i would LOVE to see Tex with the opportunity to bring in the winning runs…esp since it would involve WINNING
panayioti – thanks for the heads up.
How do you not pinch hit Swisher in that situation??? Posada was slow…we really could have used a walk…and NADY DOESNT WALK. That was dumb
this game will approach 4 hours….tooooo long.how can they allow them to get longer and longer and longer? What will be done?
Cashman should have traded Nady when his value was high
In no universe is he a better player than Swisher
Steve, that’s one way to look at it if it ends up the same score. Another way could be to think standing between home and third and killing the inning and then hitting into a DP with two runners on could be the defining moments…
Paul – I don’t think I’ve ever seen a Balt-NY that lasted less than 4 hours
Swisher must be laughing his butt off.
CC didnt strike anyone out in 4.1 innings and walked 5
I mean, how does that happen? He just completely melts down in big games.
I sure miss ole #53.
R we going to trade everyone that makes out?
In the battle of the bullpens, the Yankees have the edge. Me thinks there is a lot of game left to be played.
Swisher should be in right.
Come on Coke. Lead off walks hurt. We need to get three quick outs and then get the lumber rolling.I would hate to have a walk with bases loaded be the difference in this game.
TRISHA: THE DEFINING MOMENT WAS CC SUCKING TODAY
How do you not pinch hit Swisher in that situation??? Posada was slow…we really could have used a walk…and NADY DOESNT WALK. That was dumb
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I happen to think Swisher is the better player myself, but get real.
Nady is the starting right fielder for now. Girardi didn’t give him the job so he can pinch hit for him with Swisher on Opening Day.
Do you actually follow baseball?
They better pinch hit for Ransom with Swisher, especially with Pena, a better defender, on the bench.
Career vs. NYY 19 0 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 15.0 13 12 12 2 10 18 7.20 1.53 .236
not the best line against the yanks (george sherill)
Yes, Nady grounded into a DP – but Ransom had the same chance earlier in the game as Mora (1st and 2nd) for a DP and didn’t make the play.
CC wasn’t good – but some poor defense didn’t help.
we scored 5 runs… that should be plenty with our ‘ace’ on the mound against the last place O’s….
Well done Coke. I like that inning.
Does Ramiro Pena play any third base?
Nice DP. Nice K on Ty. I like Coke! Good time for Ransom to atone for sloppy fielding today.
Swisher has a bat in his hand. It looks like he will pinch hit for Ransom
Do you put Swish in for Ransom and put Pena at third?
Career vs. NYY 6 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 8.1 8 1 1 0 1 6 1.08 1.08 .242
jim johnson vs yankees
Wow, that’s the first K of the game for a Yankee pitcher…
Swisher PH for Ransom. He needs to come through
Nice work by Coke. C’mon, let’s plate one or two more.
OK 2 innings to go down one.
Considering CC couldn’t find the plate, there were numerous BAD fielding plays, Nady’s baserunning error, the wild pitches, etc. and we still have a chance to win.
I’ll take it.
6 outs left, let’s get something going, the comeback is almost complete
People have really completely blown the Nady-Swisher situation out of proportion.
Swisher is probably a little better but it’s really not that big a deal.
Overall, Swisher projects to be 2 wins above replacement in RF. Nady projects to be 1.7 wins above replacement in RF.
It’s just not that significant a difference.
And if you bench Nady you can’t trade him and you also lose any chance that he gets Type A status and the pick that would come with it.
If Swisher pinch hits for Ransom then Pena goes to 3rd. Pena would pinch run for Swisher if Swisher gets on base.
Check out the WFAN podcast section and find Cashman’s latest interview with Francessa. He was waxing poetic about Ransom’s D, he went out of his way to praise it.
I have no idea what he was/is watching.
NOW we put Swisher in?
Well, no matter the outcome, I like that the bullpen is doing its job and that they are fighting back.
A few things have not gone well and they should be addressed, but a there were some good things, too.
I just hope CC is feeling okay.
Yeah, Swish!
Swish!!
There ya go Swish!
SWISHER
SWISHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ya swish
What do you know Swisher is the man…
Swisher!
Gettin it done in a tight spot.
atta boy Swishy!
That double should lift Swisher’s spirits….
swisher!!!!
Way to go Swish
Swisher comes through. Nice at bat. OK. We need to get the runner in from 2nd. That was one of our huge issues last year. We did not hit with men on base and in scoring position last season.
ok – keep it going
Just like Girardi drew it up…
Swisher is the one.
Nady is ANOTHER Cashman screwup.
excellent, swish!
Bunt!!!
Come on Jeter, you can do this!!!
Doreen,
I agree. The pen did exactly what was required. They held the damage to what it was and gave the team a shot at getting back in the game.
We have 2 innings to score 2 runs (or 1 to tie) against their awful bullpen.
If we’re really a winning team, we won’t dwell on missed opportunities or what happened in previous innings. We will score right now and win this game.
Wow, a properly executed bunt… what year is this?
Come on Captain. You need to get this run in .
nice small ball
Jeter doesn’t hit alot of fly balls but hopefully here he can.
Jeet needs to do it again1
see Swish was just waiting for the regular season, GREAT timing lol….
Shoot1 Come on Johnny. Now we need a hit.
Wow they got a bunt down?
Moving the runner over?
Is this the Angels I’m watching?
Oh well, Jeter with a weak grounder.
thats the game right there.
cmon Damon
“TRISHA: THE DEFINING MOMENT WAS CC SUCKING TODAY”
Nady didn’t help the case whatsoever. You know what they say, when someone’s having an off day you have to help pick them up.
Give me 5000 CCs over one Nady.
But I’ve never been a drinker of Nady koolaid so you have to understand that’s my mindset about him anyway.
Jeter….
Ohhhhh nick swisher well done…
Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Derek ….thats lame…
come on Johnny \
c’mon damon…a hit please?
I love the cap, but ugh – that was dreadful
I love the cap, but ugh – that was dreadful
I love the cap, but ugh – that was dreadful
this pitcher is all over the place
Tex needs to shut them up!
Not surprised by Jeters at bat…Last season he led the AL with ground ball outs…
OK. Tex is up. Would be great to force the boo birds to shut up.
cmon Tex
Its amazing how jeter with all his clutchiness cant get a hit with the drawn in infield.
Please Tex PLEEEEEEEASE this is your time
Here’s a chance for Teixeira to really give the crowd something to boo about.
I’ll take a dribbler up the middle right now.
Come on Tex!
Don’t pull an Arod.
Or pull an Arod.
Depends on the day
nice place to silence the crowd…………
It will always come down to Tex for awhile. Booed all game and now his chance to shine.
You wanna know what Giambi did in this situation when HE bcame a Yankee…??
I hope Tex is atleast patient in this at bat. Not like the last 2 at bats swinging at the 1st pitch…
this guy is due. (for a wild pitch)
Bronx Jeers-
THAT was funny!
Tex is going to do it right now
Oh no
Nightmare game for the two newest Yanks.
ugh…the lack of a big hit today will be our underdoing if we don’t get it together in the 9th
Well I guess that a lead off double for this team means that you do not score. Unbelievable that we could not get Pena in with one out. Tex did not have a good swing all game
The Yanks missed a golden opportunity there. The big out was Derek with a man on 3rd and only 1 out.
Eh. This reminds me of old times, blowing all the golden opportunities we are given.
Hey AROD give Tex back his uniform!
Bad job by the Yanks…leadoff double and a sac bunt and they don’t score a run…should’ve capitalized on that.
“And if you bench Nady you can’t trade him and you also lose any chance that he gets Type A status and the pick that would come with it.”
Thanks, CB, I was trying to verify that point a couple weeks ago. Do you know, roughly, how many PA’s Nady needs to qualify for Type A status?
SAME OLD YANKKES CANT GET A RUN IN FROM 3RD WITH LESS THAN 2 OUTS
I guess with ARod on the DL Tex decided to grab the “choke” mantle.
Another “big” hitter who can’t handle pressure.
Fire Cashman.
wow, terrible job by the Yankees – same team as last year, that’s what it looks like.
On another board, people are complaining about the bunt, saying that Gardner should have swung away. Thoughts?
How many LOBs is that for the game?
Tex pulls an Arod…He must be nervous, he has looked awful.Figures a lead off double doesn’t score..
Always happens.
Guy joins a new team. First big game in the hometown. Get all the family and friends at the stadium. Poof. 0 for 5.
I mean really – it’s like the season started and they all flipped a switch in the wrong direction…
how is their closer?
Tex and CC w/ horrible games, seems like Tex wants to get his at bats done quick, horrible game
Michigan, you know how long it can take for new Yankees to get their sealegs. I think we’ll see that with these guys too.
NBD.
Can Matusi do it again?
10 LOB
2008 redux. Disgusting.
Kelly, I don’t know you so don’t know whether or not you’re pulling our leg, but if not, I have to say that what you are posting is sheer idiocy.
No offense.
I wonder if the Orioles gave out the shirts and jerseys for free. Find it hard to believe this many people bought them. Kay just explained all the O’s “fans”, that explains it.
I’m disappointed in Teixeria – He’s letting boos from the OPPOSING CROWD get to him and affect him?
Not saying a lot for his mental makeup.
So that’s why there’s not a lot of Yankees fans today. It makes sense for the Orioles though. At the very least you want a team-friendly crowd for opening day.
WHO IS COMING IN TO CLOSE FOR THE O’S?
Did they really need Coke to pitch another inning?
Couldn’t bring in Veras or Edwar?
Why the Phillies won last year: Timely hitting and dominant pen. If the Yanks can get the first part down I think we’re in for a very good season.
If the Yanks lose this game, I’m going to pull up a chair, sit beside the river …. and watch all the people lining up to jump off the bridge.
WE HAVE TO HOLD IT AT 6 OR SAY GOODNIGHT
LMAO
“The Yanks missed a golden opportunity there. The big out was Derek with a man on 3rd and only 1 out.”
The Jeter out was big. On the flip side that inning was a perfect example of why some people hate bunting.
The yankees only had 6 outs left with a man on second. They traded one of those 6 outs in order to gain one base. That’s not a trade off that’s necessarily easy to make. Gardner had very good at bats tonight.
Jeter’s at bat last inning probably disappointed me the most, Tex needs to man up, they boo the Yanks on the road everywhere, horrible swings all day against bad pitching
game over
What a cheapy…that ball is really carrying out there.
Might be a bit harder to come back now
Replay apply here?
The Gardner bunt is questionable. Pena has speed and was in scoring position already.
Jeter needs to lift the ball and get a sac fly there. Instead he hits his normal chopper on the infield.
Why does everybody think the Yankees are going to be faced with such a tough decision when Derek Jeter’s contract is up???
The guy has been brutal, not average, but BRUTAL, in situations just like that for more than a YEAR now.
He is an average player at best now. Does ANYBODY think he hits enough to be a corner outfielder, a first baseman or a DH?
The ONLY reason Derek Jeter returns to the Yankees is if the organization make a horrible mistake based on emotion.
Why does everybody think the Yankees are going to be faced with such a tough decision when Derek Jeter’s contract is up???
The guy has been brutal, not average, but BRUTAL, in situations just like that for more than a YEAR now.
He is an average player at best now. Does ANYBODY think he hits enough to be a corner outfielder, a first baseman or a DH?
The ONLY reason Derek Jeter returns to the Yankees is if the organization make a horrible mistake based on emotion.
Cesar Izturis is the new Yankee killer!
Where’s that poster who said the Yankees will play small-ball and execute fundamentals with RISP now that A-Rod is out?
A Tiger cannot change its stripes. This is what the Yankees are— a HR or bust offense that doesn’t know how to drive in runs without getting a hit or make productive outs.
Well that’s that.
What a waste.
Thought they got Itsuris for his defense
ITS OVER!!!
there goes the game…
Dr. Cox, try to understand the probability of jitters of players playing for the Yankees for the very first time, in the very first game of the season. Remember how badly Clemens sucked his first season for the Yankees.
If you are well into the season and the big money players haven’t produced, then you might want to make comment about it.
Now we’re even for ’96?
Looks like it is already starting. Didn’t take long, this place is already a sewer.
The revenge of Jeffrey Maier…..
Thank you moron in the orange t-shirt.
Wow. He would have made an amazing catch. They made the right call though
19 LOB for the Yanks thus far. Yikes.
I knew that would happen to us eventually against Baltimore….it just took 12.5 years.
Good night
Yeah NOW take Coke out Girardi.
Brilliant.
So who do we blame for this game:
CC, Xavier, Tex, or ARod?
What’s the point of having instant replay if the umps aren’t going to use it?
Nick,
I don’t know if there is an exact plate appearance requirement for Type A status.
I do know that they definitely take games played into account is some way. I forget the cut offs.
The main issue there is that many/most of the way that Type A status is decided is based on counting stats e.g. # home runs/ rbi’s, etc.
Fewer at bats you get the fewer chances you get to rack up those stats.
stuck with COke too long. Should have pulled him after double. We did not play very well today. We looked good against Cubs this past weekend. We were flat today. CC looked awful. Tex did not have any good at bats. Ransom misplayedt two balls. We failed to deliver in clutch situations. In essence this was a replay of last season.
Will be tough to make up a 3 run deficit.
Ok, that was fan interference. I guess the Gestapo Umpires Association is never wrong. They should be running our country.
Revenge for Jeff Meier?
Actually Meier was much worse.
Doreen
They just said the O’s made it very difficult to get tickets. Said you had to buy something like 9 games to be able to purchase Opening day.
Pete- Please get registration, this place has turned into a sewer, lots of names I’ve never seen before. All it is going to do is turn away loyal readers.
So much for that paper championship. What an awful team.
To me, I feel like they were bound to lose a game. 10 in a row, 18 of last 20 or whatever it was. Spring training or not, they were due to have an “off” day. Of course, you prefer they’d win opening day, and they still can, you know, but it’s one day.
No replay?
Spring Training is over…. now we revert back to a stagnant offense reliant on the long ball, bad starting pitching, and bad defense.
We saw all 3 on the first game of the season. The offense not getting the runs in once we had the tying run on was more deplorable than CC’s performance. It’s the same lack of fundamentals we have seen for years.
not a good way to set the tone for the season.
Hey A-Rod isn’t out after all. i keep seeing this guy in our lineup get booed horribly and make outs with lots of guys on base. his hip must be better after all. o wait, that’s teixeira. sweet.
Arod by default….
Disagree on the Gardner bunt. Swing the bat and you have a chance for a hit or to move the runner. The sac bunt gives away an out and really reduces the chance to put a crooked number up there. You never play for a tie on the road.
I hope we’re not going to see a whole season of strategy based on “small ball” mythology. Sacrifice bunts have their place but need to be used judiciously. This was not the spot for it.
sure looked like fan interference. That woman grabbed at Damon’s glove.
AT LEAST THEY MADE IT ENTERTAINING….ITS ONE GAME I HAD FUN WATCHING IT..WOULD OF BEEN BETTER IF THE YANKEES WON…NOW LETS GO YANKEES, AND YANKEE FAN WE CANT GO 161-1 IF WE THINK NEGATIVE THOUGHTS…
SEE YA WEDNESDAY AND IN CMW I TRUST
Guys:
Ignore the trolls and some of the morons who are posting nonsense. It’s Opening Day and the Red Sox got rained out, so a lot of idiots are out there. They’ll go away tomorrow.
hey at least swish got a double today
I think I recognize about 3 names.
Last year I thought Girardi managed pen well. I do not undertand why he kept Coke in after he got the lefty Scott out. You had two righties after SCott. Why not mix and match there.
Pitching is EVERYTHING. CC was bad and so was Trish’s hero Phil Coke. Not a good way to start the season. So much for the exhibition season winning streak.
Pete- What ever happened to registration. Now would be a good time to institute it.
here we go…. why are we treating adam jones like he’s bernie williams?
i don’t understand why everyone is in a panic…its the first game…the 98 yankees lost their first 4 games and went on to win 114. The first week is no big deal. Relax
BAL always plays us hard. They’ll revert to mush once they play BOS. They wimp out against BOS every single time.
Adam Jones has had fantastic at bats tonight. So much better than last year. Last year you could see how raw he was and how he was still learning the game. He looks poised to have a good season. He’s gained so much muscle mass as well.
Still hard to believe that Bedard trade.
Jennifer -
That’s what I was referring to in my post. I wasn’t clear, sorry. It still makes sense for them to do that. Could you imagine – it would be extremely embarrassing to have a home opener with more Yankees fans than Orioles fans. Now, if they do it for every Yankees series, then they’re cutting their noses to spite their faces, because, well, they’d lose a lot of money.
yanks09
Because they are idiots, and trying to push peoples buttons.
Thrilled that the Pirates beat St. Louis.
Thrilled that the Pirates beat St. Louis.
come on bruney..
“Still hard to believe that Bedard trade.”
That’s what SEA is saying.
Just a horendous game all around. Wish it was arainout.
Just a horendous game all around. Wish it was arainout.
The fans are gonna Boooooooooooooooo CC when the team gets home.
thank you jennifer…at least a few people are being rational.
Doreen- i could see them say you have to buy 1-2 more games, but 9!! (that is if Kay was accurate) that is just insanity.
If you don’t want fans of other teams to buy your tickets that build a better team.
REPLAY on that homer!?!?!?
come on Bruney
Come on Bruney. Get that third out.
You really have to laugh at that one! the ball rolled on top of the brick backstop!
Just not a good day. Oh, well.
The only thing missing from this game was an AJ appearance where he’s pulled after 12 pitches with of an arm injury. I can wait until Thurs though.
Pretty soon, the “Joba should be in the bullpen” chants will start.
Tomorrow’s Baltimore paper could be a collector’s item –
only time all year the O’s will be in 1st place.
I’m sorry I know their down 3 but this is why I don’t trust Bruney as the 8th inning guy. Great stuff questionable command.
I wanted Melancon on the team.
That was a very bad sign from bruney. Very, very bad. That was classic awful brian bruney.
Gets in trouble and what does he do? Completely over throws. That’s exactly what he didn’t do as much of last year.
He does not look good at all this outing.
Three things Yanks needed to do today and didn’t:
1. Pitching was not good. CC was off. Pen tanked.
2. Defense was weak.
3. Failed to hit in clutch.
If this is the real Coke and Bruney then our pen will be in trouble this year.
thanks bruney
How is it that the TV camera angle behind home plate at Camden dosen’t have the screen in its view, like at the New Stadium?
Nice job, Yanks. They couldn’t have played a worse game…..and now they have a day to sit on this. Bruney didn’t do his job – something we need to keep an eye on. I guess Coke got tired? He should be fine. I would spend my evening being frustrated at Jeter’s at bat, but why bother when they did so many other things wrong?
Is CC a real Yankee?
Maybe Bruney should start.
Jennifer -
I guess they assume we Yankees fans have the resources that the Yankees owners have! If it was one or 2 more games, non-Yankees, they might have been afraid there were people who were willing to pay for 3 tickets to attend one game. (After all, their ticket prices are less than Yankees) and then they have an empty stadium for those 1 or 2 other games.
9 is prohibitive.
I STILL SAY OUR BOYS WIN 100 GAMES
That was not a good outing from Brian.
But it’s only game 1!
Hope I dont have to see this crap all year. Wow, what an auful way to start off a season. Talk about gettin off on the right foot…….this wasnt meant.
I am going to say my piece right now….it is a long season and one game is not something to get nervous about when it comes to the overall picture. However, there are some things that we saw today that have to concern people such as awful baserunning decisions (Nady), awful pitching, and awful hitting in the beginning of the game until we got to the Orioles bullpen. I just hope these are Opening Day jitters and we get all the bugs out of our system before Wednesday.
tyler, I have the game on ESPN and Morgan was saying that even if Girardi asks for it the umps don’t have to agree to look at a replay. Don’t know why.
Maybe Bruney should gain the 30 .lbs back. Now Marte the headcase with the bases loaded.
Plus, they’ve been having trouble drawing Orioles fans, right? So this way, they get some more people out to the park. I seriously don’t blame them.
Aye, aye, what a game.
CB: I didn’t even have time to put my “I’m a Bruney Believer” pin on.
Okay I’d say that is the game. Oh well. It is only the first game.
Right. Down. The. Middle.
Felix Heredia is now in.
Bruney, Marte…the 8th inning is in lockdown, eh there Pete?
LOL..Anytime Marte enters the game you know the ball will be hit hard..
???*&&^^%%$$##@! pretty much sums up how I feel.
Well that really puts a damper on this one.
well we sure imploded in this game. Pen really stunk. Marte cannot get lefties out? Coke gives up two run homer to a non-homer run hitter. Bruney cannot find the strike zone. Chamberlain may need to head back to the pen at this rate.
uh – this should be fun tomorrow – all that money blah blah blah
And let the “they need Joba for the 8th inning” stuff begin……
BESTY I TOTAL AGREE WITH YOU IM NOT AT THE FACT THAT THEY LOST IM JUST MAD THAT I HAVE TO SIT ON THIS FOR A WHOLE DAY AND HERE ALL THE YANKEE HATERS COME OUT..
IM WORRIED ABOUT THE BULLPEN ESPECIALLY BURNEY AND MARTE
A bad performance all around by the pitching staff today.
cody ransom is garbage. terrible defense and cant hit. just an all around terrible player.
Who cares what people write in their posts. Good or bad it’s mostly drivel anyway. My posts certainly are.
People always write negative stuff when the Yanks are losing.
Don’t blame the posters. Blame the Yankees!
Meanwhile the bullpen is stinking it up as well. We got all the makings of a 4 star stinkfest.
Hmm the good thing about a 162 game season is this is just one loss. Everything was a mess today – baserunning, hitting, pitching, fielding but tomorrow is a new day.
Tex saved Jeter. What is wrong with Jeter’s arm. He has not looked good throwing the ball at all.
At least there is an off day tomorrow.
Tex can certainly pick it at 1B.
“the ghost of Whitey Ford in Yankee Stadium”
classic Joe Morgan, right there…
This is where the Yanks are going to get killed, the bull pen. We have 2 good pitchers in Mo and Joba, that’s it. The Sox have several which is going to be our downfall.
damn this is our bullpen?
Did Joe Morgan just mention the ghost of whitey ford? Whitey Ford is Alive!
But Doreen 9 games is insanity. All to keep Yankee fans out. than don’t open against the Yankees.
This is Fing pathetic. The bullpen is burnt after 1 game thanks to CC crapping his pants big time and even worse no one in the pen can even throw a strike. Maybe the changes made weren’t enough. Seems like the same old Yanks. Somehow fitting Jeter rolled over one and hit a waek dribbler to short with the tying run on third. I think I’ve seen that many times before.
That was an ugly inning
Pete whatever happened to the Lohud registration in order to post comments? It would probably keep the trolls out. That being said your site must have had some crazy traffic today as there are over 1100 comments on this thread.
Looking for the positives….
Tex is going to save Derek, Alex, Robbie and Cody some errors.
well let’s hope for 2 out of 3
Are you serious? The ghost of Whitey Ford. What a moron.
Rishi, especially because CC and Tex were the ones that really did not do well today. And I’m sure they’ll find a way to blame Alex too!
wow this game alone will make u regret trading for nady-Marte
Well Bruney’s preformance wouldn’t be that alarming if he hadn’t been awful all spring long.
This game was just a continuance of his entire preseason.
Is there a mercy rule here? sheesh.
“What a workout Posada is getting today.”
At least we know he can catch.
Well, there’s still 161 left to play . . . or is that the bad news?
CB -
I would guess I’d have to amend my prior post. The bullpen started out strong, but then…
Still, one game.
The post-game should be a lot of fun.
ITS NOT TIME TO OPEN THE YANKEES SUICIDE HOT LINE YET…IS IT?
CALM DOWN PEOPLE
dont worry…wang ( our ace) will save us on wed.
Marte and Bruney… fail.
Wow. If we’re in a close game on Wednesday night, I have no idea who Girardi goes to. Veras? Edwar?
well folks, bad game but there is Wednesday when the Yankees will get their first victory of the year.
“Are you serious? The ghost of Whitey Ford. What a moron.”
He corrected himself Jennifer. He said, “well,not really the ghost”. Still a dumb thing to say.
CC looked bad, that’s no good. The bullpen didn’t look vaunted. That’s not good, either.
But both Matsui and Posada homered in their first games back from season ending injuries. Having both those guys play to their numbers is HUGE for us this year.
To those crapping on Jeter for not getting that one run in, he went what, 4-6 today? It’s never enough, I suppose.
They were down 6-1 and came back to 6-5. That’s a real good sign that this lineup can pop.
Teixeira certainly did fit into A-Rod’s spot, it seemed.
I said it earlier, the 1998 Yankees opened the season 0-4. They kind of turned it around after that.
Aside from CC and Teix, I was really encouraged by what I saw.
Tex with 5 LOB – that is NOT good
“Hope I dont have to see this crap all year.”
The crap I hope I don’t have to see all year is the whining and crying that has already started on this forum. For crissake, this is the first freakin game of the season. I have asked on any number of occassions for Pete to have two separate game threads, one for people who want to puke their way through every game and one for the rest of us who actually don’t jump off bridges during the first game of the season and are not into bridge jumping at all.
If this is what is going to go on every time the Yankees have a less-than-stellar game, then I will definitely bail out of this place. The whining and worrying here during the FIRST GAME OF THE DAMNED SEASON is deplorable.
Here’s a clue. The Yankees signed the top free agents this season and there is a reason they were the top free agents. If you can’t understand them being less than phenomenal in their first games as Yankees, you’re the ones with the problems.
It took league MVP Jason Giambi into May of his first season to have a Giambi-type game (the kind of games Giambi had when he first came to the Yankees.)
Guthrie’s a good pitcher even though he didn’t have a good spring. The rest of the O’s rotation? Ehh not so much
it is one game…..relax….this is not a sprint it never is….they will be okay if they play okay in April until AROD gets back…..relax
No… Girardi’s problem was that he took Coke out too soon.
He is much better than Bruney, even if he is running on fumes.
Oh well, bad games happen
Jennifer -
I don’t think it’s up to them who they open against. Maybe 9 is excessive, but they got what they wanted.
The Oriole fans should not be permitted to use the “Yankees Suck” chant. Have a winning season and start attending games and then maybe you can earn our respect when telling us how much we suck.
Yeah, I think Bruney got too big for his britches, trying to prove to Harold Reynolds that he’s a great 8th inning man……If he’s trying to throw the ball through the wall, either (a) he should have a talk with his pal AJ or maybe the Yankees can trade him to Toronto for a little while to learn at Doc’s feet.
Marte? Ugh. I’m not ready to give up on him like Pete, but boy oh boy. The Scranton Shuttle is going to be active this year…….. I can’t believe how the Yankees just fell apart in every facet of the game today.
Pete says he would not trust Marte in a big spot ever and he thinks we’re all dopes for wanting Joba as a set-up man.
Er, something doesn’t quite add up there.
another positive….Robbie has been really patient.
Wow, 2 walks for Cano today… that’s a good sign.
Doreen,
I blame Nick and his pins.
Yeah the pen sort of fell apart there…
Just a garbage game. One you simply throw away.
This is the important part of having 5 good starters.
CC was awful today, so be it. Wang throws the next game and then AJ.
Yanks should still win 2 of 3 in this series. (Though I am concerned about how they’ll do against that japanese pitcher. From what I’ve heard he seems like the kind of guy that they haven’t seen and will have trouble against…)
Nady is picking up where he left off last year.
CANO HAD TWO WALKS!!!!
Not even the most avid Yankee hater could have scripted a worse day.
CC gets bombed
Teixeria looks like A-Rod in October
Offense still is inept without the long-bal
Our ‘great bullpen’ get bombed.
Yeah, bad teams do too, SA
It’s so weird seeing Melky wearing Abreu’s old #53 jersey. George Sherrill is also very goofy looking with that flat brim but with his arm he backs it up.
Choke-xiera + AFRAUD
Well that was fun…Nothing like the Yanks looking like the O’s for a day.
Bye bye 162-0 regular season record, hello 161-1
SERIOUSLY who is the set-up man? BRUNEY = SUCKS, HE SHOWED IT.
MARTE = too shaky!
BRING UP MELANCON ASAP.
206 Million payroll beaten by my birds. NICE The Yankees will never learn that spending the most on players will not assure you a WS. Go Orioles!
Free Booze: The Oriole fans should not be permitted to use the “Yankees Suck” chant. Have a winning season and start attending games and then maybe you can earn our respect when telling us how much we suck.
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Clearly Red Sox fans in disguise. The only other fans who know how to get to Camden Yards. Sure ain’t the locals.
TIME TO WATCH SOME CHUCK AND THE TOURNAMENT FINAL..
POSITIVES: CANO WALKED MORE THAN ONCE AND GOT A HIT..I SAY HUGE YEAR FOR HIM
GARDNER LOOKS REAL GOOD
TEX CAN SURE PICK IT
POSADA MADE A GOOD
COKE LOOKED REALL GOOD JUST GOT TIRED
OH IS WEDNESDAY HERE ALREADY I WANT CMW NOW LOL HAVE A GOOD DAY PEEPS
ORIOLES ON TOP OF THE AL EAST. YANKEES SITTING AT THE BOTTOM, HAHAHA!!!! GET USED TO IT CHOKEES
Verlander off to a bad start for Detroit.
I’d rather be the Yanks knowing it’s Wang, Burnett, Andy, and Joba ready to pick up CC after a bad game than Detroit (or almost every other team for that matter).
And to think, the Yankees could of had SANTANA, who wanted to come to NY, but noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, Cashman wanted to wait for CC.
I am assuming that CC just didn’t have command of his fastball, and is not hurt. I doubt the Yanks would let him pitch if he was. But the heating pad was alittle weird.
Yeah, bad teams do too, SA
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We are a “bad team” now?
What’s the saying – You win a third of the games no matter what, and lose a third no matter what. What determines your season is what you do with the remaining third.
I say today was one of the third you’re destined to lose.
Outside of the dingers and some pitching by Albie and that 1 1/3 by Coke, and Brett doing his thing, not much positive to take away.
Wang on Wednesday. Then AJ. That’s pretty positvie, too.
S.A. – that’s the spirit. I really didn’t expect the Yanks to go 162-0.
“Bye bye 162-0 regular season record, hello 161-1″
I COULDN’T AGREE WITH YOU MORE
It sucks to suck and fail so much, I wish the Yankees were good again
Bruney, congrats on the 54.00 era. keep it up!
Hey Pete, 1200+ comments and counting! Is there a better comments section LoHud can implement? It’s hard to keep up with all these posts.
Wow this is how we going to win a W.S i hope CC and TEX turn it around quickly or we are going the same path as next season :<
huff owns mart, ump had a tight zone, great job though consistant . i hope cc healthy. matsui and posada looked good. nady tick me off, by just standing and getting tagged out
oh great, here comes the TROLLS! It’s not baseball season without trolls! PLAY BALL
CB -
Yeah, I’m concerned about the Japanese pitcher as well. But, I agree that a big difference this year is that they should be able to put bad games behind them more easily because the next day’s pitcher has a great shot to turn it around.
I missed Nick’s pins – voodoo????
1/2 billion wasted. Oh, the shame of it all!
For those who have followed Marte’s career, you would know he does this. Chicago couldn’t wait to get rid of him.
He’s the type of guy who will put up stats on bad teams and fold under the pressre.
And nobody should be surprised about Bruney, exclude 30 innings from last year and this is what he is. This is what he was all Spring. Never rely heavily on these types of guys.
Positives:
Cano had 2 walks
Matsui and Posada both seem to be back (which is HUGE)
Tex’s defense (stuck at work listening to the O’s broadcast on XM – sounded like he made a nice few scoops)
Albaladejo tip-toeing through the mine field
Gardner’s speed
… and best of all… the next starter is a guy who can shut down the O’s (and, oh yeah, the day after that).
WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY FOR YOURSELVES, CHOKEES??? YOU LOSE TO OUR MIGHTY (INEXPENSIVE) TEAM! SUCK ON IT, OR SHOULD I SAY CHOKE ON IT HEHEHE! BYE BYE PLAYOFFS FOR YOU, SUCKERS! MOMMAS BOYS!
Sabathia with a 12 + ERA and 0Bruney with a 54.00 ERA! LOL I didn’t know it could go that high!
Worst pitchers. Worst defense. Worst situational hitters. 2009 World Champions! Yeah!
I bet there are a few guys in the clubhouse right now wishing A-Rod was around to distract the media.
I hate the off day after the opener. Shouldn’t they spread to off days out a bit more.
bird fan- Of course you did your team has had a lot of experience in it.
There ain’t no positives to this debacle, Wang is terrible anyway unfortunately and the terrible Orioles always score a million runs against this team.
+ Jeter, Cano, Matsui, Posada, Damon
- Nady, Marte
I’m giving CC a pass.
“I hate the off day after the opener. Shouldn’t they spread to off days out a bit more.”
It’s a precaution for inclement weather interrupting Opening day… now if they managed to locate the home teams more logically, then there may not be a need for the off day. To me, it would also make sense to have the off day between the first and second series of the year, but that’s just me.
Why didn’t they put in Edwar Ramirez over Damaso Marte? Is there any way to figure out with math how many games the Yankees can win? Please keep in mind,math is not my strong point though.
The Lohud board is a fun place for yankee fans to aggregate and vent or celebrate yankee news. Right now it’s just a boiling pot of rage and stupidity. It’s getting hard to filter real thoughts from banter. Oh well, Wang on wednesday.
To Orioles fans, congratulations on winning the game. Your team played very well today.
Yankee fans, I think we all know that you cannot call it the end of the season because of a bad opening day on the road. So stop making dire pronouncements about the team you purport to cheer for. Just because it doesn’t make sense to do that after one game. You don’t want to make yourselves look totally silly.
JMO.
FYI – Burnett and Wang have horrible numbers against Baltimore
And we’ve not seen either of the next 2 pitchers for the O’s, one is from Japan, the other is a rookie.
This could get ugly.
The Thunder Roster is set, kinda:
http://thunderbaseball.wordpre.....-released/
i hate this team
Pete,
Well brutal is the exact word I would use to describe that disaster. Yes it’s only one game, but Christ could they have played any worse? That was really painful to watch. Sabathia was horrible, so was Texeira, Girardi left Coke in the game too long, Nady got picked off, Jeter hit a little dribbler with the tying run on third, Bruney and Marte were equally bad. What a way to start the season. Let’s hope they don’t forget about this one the next time they come out on the field. This one needs to be remembered so they don’t repeat it.
It’s like the Bellevue Hospital Psych ward in here right now.
“You don’t want to make yourselves look totally silly.”
Speak for yourself
Jeter was good at the plate today, however Tex saved the Captain from having 2 errors and more un-earned runs being scored on defense.
If this was Japan, Cashman would do the honorable thing and “resign”
And CC has great numbers against Baltimore. it doesn’t ultimately matter.
Maybe we should have gotten Derek Lowe. He pitched a hell of a game.
bird fan – please make sure to keep visiting throughout the season
Sa- Ain’t that the truth. Hopefully computer time is over soon.
Marte is beginning to have a LaTroy vibe to me. Can’t trust him at all. I know Cash is in love with the guy, but man….don’t put him in if we are ahead by less 3 runs, or down by 3.
Hey, not to rekindle an extremely ugly year or anything, but to those unaware, Santana won 2-1 today, and Hughes, Kennedy and Cabrera are still failures.
Cashman is the AL East’s best friend. Thanks, dude!
I’m curious what the deal was with CC’s use of that heating blanket or whatever it was. Can’t imagine that he had a muscle pull, he would have been pulled faster than you could say “MRI”.
Orioles #1 deserves to be shot, thrown off the Brooklyn Bridge, then hanged.
You do realize its one game out of 162 right? One game doesn’t make a season for a team or a player. Wait 3 months and see who’s laughing at who. But I realized by that time you’ll be too big of a pu**y to come back here and face the Yankee fans.
When was the last time your team did anything? It’s been 11 years since you’ve been over .500. In that time, the Yankees have made the playoffs 10 times, 4 AL Pennants, and 3 WS titles. The last time anyone cared about the Orioles was when a 12 year old kid robbed you of glory.
Go back to Baltimore and sucking your daddy’s d**k.
Fire Cashman
If this was Japan, Cashman would do the honorable thing and “resign”
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Either that, or you’d throw away your computer.
Talk about pathetic
http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/ph.....ton_na%3A1
Man, I love how the Orioles fans are already in here! They actually think their team is good based on one game?
Its a long season man, see you in the cellar, again. So effing funny.
on a positive note, Matsui swung the bat well
Cashman should have realized that if we had to beg and plead this ugly to come to NY, give him an opt out clause, and pay him $60 million more than another team… that it was probably a good idea to stay away. The guy just cannot handle a big stage.
5 walks and no Ks in 4 innings? What’s his excuse this time?
Joe- Not sure what you are referring too, wasn’t watching post game. But maybe it is because the weather was cool.
Tom
April 6th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
FYI – Burnett and Wang have horrible numbers against Baltimore
And we’ve not seen either of the next 2 pitchers for the O’s, one is from Japan, the other is a rookie.
This could get ugly.
Tom, this means we will win. CC was 5-0 against birds, it was bound to happen. I like wang’s and burnetts chances.
They made a big deal about guthrie’s sp stats (10.era) and he gave up just 3 runs today.
Tom
April 6th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
FYI – Burnett and Wang have horrible numbers against Baltimore
And we’ve not seen either of the next 2 pitchers for the O’s, one is from Japan, the other is a rookie.
This could get ugly.
Tom, this means we will win. CC was 5-0 against birds, it was bound to happen. I like wang’s and burnetts chances.
They made a big deal about guthrie’s sp stats (10.era) and he gave up just 3 runs today.
If we win 2-3 in this series then today is forgotten. I am not sure why we looked so bad today. I am expecting the pitching to come up big this season. It did not today. It ws putrid! Tex needs to try and hit the ball up the middle more. He was trying to pull everything today.
I am really ticked that we wasted Swisher’s lead off double. That reminds me of last year’s team. We need to take advantage of situations when we have men in scoring position with less than 2 outs.
Who wakes up in the morning and thinks to themselves, “gee, I think I’ll troll around a Yankee blog today.”?
Bag of Balls, speak for myself? You don’t think that anyone who is sitting here flipping out over one game doesn’t appear certifiably nuts?
Think again.
This was a DISASTER.
The worst opening day in the Steinbrenner era. Perhaps the worst opening day since the Yankees acquired Babe Ruth.
Shameful.
George Steinbrenner must be rolling over in his grave.
*plead this guy
Joe said CC felt fine……..but he didn’t answer why the big guy was wearing a heating pad.
I know Pete said don’t feed the trolls, but I hate to see these recalled pistachios go to waste.
Relax everyone! One damn game, obviously CC needed one more Spring tune up.
Don’t show your stupidity and panic, its only April. Jeez.
There is something seriously wrong with some of you people.
george steinbrenner is in a grave?
You know, as painful as it was to watch CC and Tex struggle, we had a ton of positive things to look at tonight.
1- Gardner can get on base
2- Jeter can get on base
3- Damon, Matsui, Posada, Nady, Swisher all still know how to hit.
4- Ransom will not do for third base. Give him five more games (defensively) before Pena is the starter.
Sorry YANKEES fans (I like ny city) but your team will be at the bottom all year long! You’re not a true team, just a group of mercenaries!
Matt Wieters is not even with the team yet! You guys watch he will hit 40 homeruns!
GO GO ORIOLES! BYE BYE YANKEES
“Tom, this means we will win. CC was 5-0 against birds, it was bound to happen. I like wang’s and burnetts chances.
They made a big deal about guthrie’s sp stats (10.era) and he gave up just 3 runs today.”
I like that thinking… maybe this will be kind of like Bizarro season.
Is Damaso Marte to the Yankees what Luis Castillo is to the Mets? I hope not.
We pretty much have to win the next 2 now. The pressure is all off Baltimore, they got their win against the $161 million dollar ‘ace’, they can just rest free and easy now.
Boston lost their first game to KC on opening day in 07, but won the next 2. If we want to be a championship team, we will follow suit.
Hahaha…it amazes me that this apparently gives some the credence they need to make the argument that this is an omen, or that CC was a bust, or Tex won’t hit….blahblahblahblahblahblah. Come on. I am as big a Yankee pessimist as there can be, but 1 game in…give it a rest.
Clearly the orioles fans are delusional.
Anyone know who the hottie is holding the SNY microphone?
I agree with what “We Miss Paulie” said.
George Steinbrenner rolling over in his grave?!? George Steinbrenner is alive Joe Yankee, you fool!! If you are going to say someone is rolling over in his grave make sure that person is actually dead!
CC- used heating pad just to stay warm, keep loose.
Watching Teix was painful today. He didn’t seem like the type of guy to let things like that bother him.
He’s going to get booed everywhere including at home, does that mean he is going to be this inept ta the plate all year?
Disappointed in him. Pretty much the worst showing imaginable for our 2 newcomers.
They just asked CC about the heating pad.
Turns out it WAS a Pop-Tart.
CC saying now that he used the heating pad just to stay warm and loose…..at least he feels fine. That’s good news.
CC saying now that he used the heating pad just to stay warm and loose…..at least he feels fine. That’s good news.
“I know Pete said don’t feed the trolls, but I hate to see these recalled pistachios go to waste.”
Bruney is such a clown… he talked all big and bad with Harold Renyolds and was cocky all Spring and he has looked like the Bruney of old– stubborn and just trying to throw the ball through the wall. And Marte is Heredia 2.0.
This bullpen could be a huge problem this year before Melancon arrives. We have no long man and no 8th inning man.
“Bye bye 162-0 regular season record, hello 161-1″
That’s the spirit!! Let’s go Yankees!!!
’98 Yanks: 0-4 to start the season
’08 CC: March 8.44 April 7.76 ERA
How’d they work out? Not so bad, right? Patience is a virtue … Let’s go Yanks!!!
It could’ve been worse:
http://www.baseball-reference......4060.shtml
Johnny with his wild and crazy hair. gotta love him.
Carl – Tex grew up in Baltimore. Is it REALLY so hard to understand that he would feel pressure his first game in pinstripes, getting booed in his back yard? Lord, these guys might be high-paid but they’re human.
Carl, I think you’re overreacting just a tad about Tex. Even if he WAS affected by the booing, how do you know how much you can attribute his poor at bats to that? He’s a slow starter, always has been. He’s also human. Are you really that worried about him?
Boy is there a lot of whining tonight. You are Yankees fans. Yankees fans don’t panic after one game. When your starter comes out to the mound with nothing, it is not likely you win the game. So there we are. No biggie.
The Yankees have started out the season on the road and lost a lot of games……remember 1998? Of course, it goes without saying that one loss does not a series make!
Perhaps the fact the Yankees haven’t won in a few years is starting to have an effect. Don’t turn some into neurotic Sox fan types. There is a lot to look forward to this season—Sabathia included.
This game was depressing. Way too much like last year. Our starter is driven out early. Our bullpen heroically tries to keep us in the game only to finally lose it (a la Marte, epecially last year). We can’t get the big run (I yelled something obscene when Jeter grounded out. Jeter, Jeter, Jeter, lay down a bunt. You had a good hitter coming up behind you, it made sense). This depressed me. I like Coke, though. He pitched quite well before the homer. Girardi just should have stuck Mo in there and forgetten about it, though.
Good thing this wasn’t our home opener in the new stadium.
My positives for the game:
Jeter looked good leading off
Damon looked good batting 2nd
Gardner can make things happen with just not his speed but with his defense
Cano walked TWICE!!
Posada and Matsui both jacked one out
Johnny is funny. I didn’t know what happened here. Was he offered a contract? oh yeah what was it.
Jeters’ arm worries me. His throws have gotten progressively worse the last 2 years. He even made a bad throw during that rundown play. With that being said this game was lost because of the bad starting pitching. No big deal. This team has a lot of new faces and it will take time to jell. When they do; look out. It will be a beautiful thing to behold.
The worst part of this loss?
The team (and us fans) have 48 hours to dwell on what turned out to be the most horrific game imaginable to open the season. We don’t play before Wednesday night. Two full days from now.
Meant to write
“Gardner can make things happen with not just his speed but with his defense too”
Its good to see Jorge making it through the game with no problems. CC handling the media well. Matsui jacking one out.
Still trying to ID that SNY reporter…..
I am not really worried. I know Sabathia will do great, Texeira will pick it up, Coke’ll stop serving up meatballs at the end of good outing (or Melancon will set up), etc. Doesn’t mean I need to be happy about losing, LOL
It was so sad watching them stumble around like some pitiful-helpless-giant.
“You are Yankees fans. Yankees fans don’t panic after one game. When your starter comes out to the mound with nothing, it is not likely you win the game. So there we are. No biggie.”
GREAT post, DC1!
Coke and Albie may be our 2 most consistent relievers, yet they will be wasted as ‘long men’ while Marte and Bruney continue to bury us.
In a close game on Wed. night, I have no idea who Joe will go to. This ‘awesome’ pen of ours is showing its holes. I guess thats why they say’ Bullpens are never the same year to year.
On the plus side-All of our question marks-Nady, Gardner, Swisher, Jorge, and Hideki-did quite well. C.C. is no ?. He is a proven pitcher, and an excellent one who just happened to have a bad game. I was also impressed with Coke. He made one bad pitch. Stil, this just strengthens my belief, after Bruney’s debacle, that we need Melancon. By the way, Jeter, come on. Just bunt the ball. You have a good hitter behind you, it made sense.
Tex’s interview sounded exactly like a Jeter one..O’s have good fans when they win!!??! What does that mean..Also he said I got booed because I am a good player. I doubt that had anything to do with why he was booed. Weird interview.
Miggs – The one on Beer Monry or Mets Weekly?
That’s Julie Alexandria.
Al,
“Showing its holes”? Are you kidding me? It was four innings!
“Still trying to ID that SNY reporter”
What is really too bad is that it always has to be a “them up, us down/us up, them down” situation whenever games are played. There will be games where the other team outplays us and vice versa. Why fans from other teams have to come and play the fool when their team wins a game is beyond me. They remove any dignity from the situation and make it impossible for fans of other teams to acknowledge when their teams do a good job!
I think the Orioles played very well today. And they did.
The only time I think it is justified to totally trash another team is when that other team is the Red Sox. (HA HA HA)
we’re gonna go 161-1. This was just a tune-up game
We Miss Paulie-I agree, not only because it was four innings but also because it was the first game. Come on guys, calm down.
Teix looked like he was really pressing. I guess when 10 reporters tell you that you need to carry the team without A-Rod here, it gets in your head.
He has played in a losing culture for so long, and when he got to LA, they were already 20 games up. He has no idea what a pressure-packed/passionate situation he got himself into. It will take him time to adjust to it— and he may not. He wouldn’t be the 1st guy to flop in NY. It’s not like this guy was Paul O’Neil, plucked from a winning atmosphere and brought here.
Jennifer-
You have to excuse Johnny for not being up on the Tex situation in the off season. He was too busy negotiating the AJ deal and finding CC a place to live in NJ to keep up to date.
vtred no not Julia Alexandria…..
She was interviewing Girardi on the Yankees postgame holding an SNY mic. I don’t think I’ve ever seen her before.
She was in the background on Girardi’s left, she asked a question.
pat- It was just funny how the whole interaction happened. Players don’t keep as up to date on this stuff as us fans.
trisha-I agree, the Red Sox are the only team worth total scorn. Some obnoxious Rays fan on the Yankee website was trash-talking about the Yankees on the article for the game. Say, if anyone’s interested in posting on there, on the Yankee site I’m Letsgoyankees, not TexeiraMVP. Just an FYI.
You what make this worse: those fancy corporations aren’t gonna shell out $2000 a piece for those home plate seats. Look for a lot of empty seats this season.
I think the pressure that was on the Joba/Hughes/IPK trio last year the same as the FA Trio this year, except these 3 have track records and are professionals. It’s one game, better get the bad stuff out not then in Sept
It’s one game. Can we cut the psychobabble with Tex? Already we have to worry if he’s going to flop based on one game? Even if was a week’s worth of games, it would still be WAY to early.
In other news the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals. It’s shaping up to be a Pirates/Orioles WS!!!! April Fools ^6
Well that was a frustrating first game but it was only one game.
I think what’s most upsetting is the bonehead plays. Nady’s baserunning, Ransom’s 2 misplays, Jeter’s apparent fading arm. I just saw too much garbage like last year.
The day off hurts too, you want to be able to put this one behind you and move on. Now they have to think about it for 48 hours.
joe-Nah, I’m sure he’ll adjust. First of all, he’s infamous for being a notoriously slow starter, by late June he’ll start hitting like 400 from then on. Second, he DID play in the playoffs, not much more pressure than that, and he hit like 400 there too. Third, he was playing at the Orioles, who mercilessly booed him, something he apparently didn’t expect.
Oh please— Mar Teixeria has played over 30 games in Camden Yards in his career. This isn’t like Pedro going back to Boston or Mike Piazza coming back
He had a bad game and is a notorious slow starter. Stop making excuses for him.
Bronx is Burning – I heard that a lot of those corporations were some of the ones that were bailed out by Congress and part of the bailout deal was that they couldn’t “dump” money that way anymore and that everything they were doing was going to be scrutinized to make sure they weren’t doing that.
miggs-I thought Jeet looked pretty good until that eigth inning. When Jeter grounded out, I yelled something obscene, then wondered why Jeet didn’t bunt w/a good hitter behind him.
CC hasn’t gone a game without a K since 2005.
Nerves I guess.
Coke was good but I think he got fatigued. Bruney was awful and Marte failed at getting the big out he’s paid to get.
new post ——>
Tex what about that routine grounder in the 8th that Jeter one-hopped to first?
It was a routine play and Tex had to scoop it to avoid an error.
Kevlar-True, but the Orioles thought that they were going to get him, and anyway when you play in NY the word gets out that he grew up in Baltimore.
CC and Teix will be fine
It’s Bruney and Marte who are a cause for concern. And the fact that we have no long man and have to stretch Alba/Coke when they should be pitching important innings.
The offense reverting back to their old tricks is very concerning too.
Ransom is also a huge problem, though thats to be expected.
We have far more important things to worry about with this team than CC’s performance.
miggs-(Shrug) still no error.
Haha A-Rod:Redefining Choke that was rich. All that panic in your heart can’t be good for the size of your grapefruits. One game people, all will be forgotten faster than you can say Cy Young.
R+-Girardi should have just stuck Mo in in the eighth. The funny thing is that Torre would have been criticized for that, but it would have made sense.
Whoever was trying to identify the attractive SNY reporter I did not see who you were mentioning but maybe it’s Julie Donaldson.
Man, i’m depressed. I just lost 100$ to my friend whos an orioles fan. Thanks a lot, CC.
As an aside, I am now watching a 2005 rerun of Queer Eye and the “victim” is the Assistant General Manager of the Staten Island Yankees! How funny is that??? (probably put it on to coincide withy opening day!)
Turn the page, there’s another game on Wednesday. Nothing to be proud of here tonight. Obviously a really bad outing. They left ten on base (But the Orioles left eight). CC had nothing, passed balls, wild pitches, boneheaded base running.
Then again, Sado hit a bomb, so perhaps they got the shoulder right. And Matsui hit a Thrilla from Godzilla so maybe his knees aren’t all that shot. The hit and run with Jeter and Gardner that led to the first run on the sac fly by Damon was nice – hope it’s a sign of things to come.
Teix is a notoriously slow starter at the plate his entire career, ST numbers not withstanding. So you really can’t say it’s suddenly all about the crowd. And CC opened last season pretty poorly yet came on pretty well when it was money time.
So I’m not jumping out the window, but if others want to leap after game one, be my guest.
CC and the Yankees should be embarassed and ashamed of themselves. They better get better or they are gonna be some very poor players with no fans comin to their games.
I dearly hope they get better!
We have hope….wait isnt this only the first game lol?
GO YANKS
just remember, in 98 we started off 1-4
It is one game people! Marte will be fine. Relax.
“No wonder the Baltimore fans are so bitter. They just showed a highlight video of their offseason pickups. Felix Pie! Mark Hendrickson! Gregg Zaun! Koji Uehara! Cesar Izturis!”
HOW ARE THE YANKEE SIGNINGS LOOKING THUS FAR?? Izturis>>> CC+Tex! Enjoy 3rd place!!
yanksfanmc
April 6th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
just remember, in 98 we started off 1-4
REALLY !!!! WOW!!!!!! That is an amzing stat