Game 16: Yankees at Red Sox (updated with Joe Girardi audio)
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc, Podcast on Apr 24, 2009 
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YANKEES (9-6)
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Teixeira 1B
Posada C
Swisher RF
Cano 2B
Cabrera CF
Molina C
Ransom 3B
Pitching: RHP Joba Chamberlain (0-0, 5.06).
Chamberlain vs. the Boston hitters.
RED SOX (9-6)
Ellsbury CF
Pedroia 2B
Ortiz DH
Youkilis 1B
Drew RF
Bay LF
Lowell 3B
Varitek C
Green SS
Pitching: LHP Jon Lester (1-2, 5.50).
Lester vs. the New York hitters.
THEY MEET AGAIN: The Yankees are 19-17 against the Red Sox the last two seasons. Remarkably, only three runs separate the teams over those 36 games. The Yankees have scored 200 runs, the Red Sox 197.
SWISH’S SLUMP: While his OBP is a robust .433, Nick Swisher is 4 for 25 (.160) in the last seven games with one RBI, two extra-base hits and seven strikeouts.
CAPTAIN COMEBACK: Derek Jeter has hit his first four home runs in 59 at-bats. That’s the quickest he has got to four home runs since 1999, when it took him 36 at-bats.
KING KONG KABRERA: Melky Cabrera’s last four hits have been home runs.
HIDEKI HEATS UP: After a 4 for 27 starts, Hideki Matsui is 6 of his last 14.
AN ALL-STAR AGAIN?: Robinson Cano has hit safely in 24 of 25 games dating back to last season. He is 22 of 60 (.367) and has walked six times.
HOMER HAPPY: The Yankees have at least one home run in nine straight games.
MAGNIFICANT MO: Mariano Rivera is has not allowed a run in seven innings this season and has thrown 67 of his 97 pitches for strikes.
BULLPEN BOUNCE BACK: Yankee relievers in the last three games have allowed one run over 12 innings.
Back with much more later
Remember, for news from the other side, visit WEEI.com and the Full Count Blog.
UPDATE, 4:09 p.m.: Chien-Ming Wang is not here and may not be.
UPDATE, 4:29 p.m.: No move yet on Wang, Girardi just said. They’re having him examined by Dr. Mark Lindsay, the rehab specialist working with A-Rod.
It sounds like they’re paving the road to the DL.
UPDATE, 4:35 p.m.: Girardi just said A-Rod had his best day yet of rehab. He indicated that he’s very close to a minor-league game.
UPDATE, 5:54 p.m.: If you’re in greater Hartford, I’m going to be on WTIC AM at 6:10 with Joe D’Ambrosio.
UPDATE, 6:23 p.m.: Brian Cashman just said he is waiting to talk to Dr. Lindsay and there is no news on Wang. In other words, he’s still on the roster. If they’re going to DL him, why not do it now and get a player here? It wouldn’t seem to make sense to play short.
UPDATE, 6:31 p.m.: Here is the audio of Joe Girardi’s pre-game press conference:
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UPDATE, 7:17 p.m.: We’re underway in Boston. Tex got booed but loud nearly like he did in Baltimore. Talk about a non-story.
UPDATE, 8:07 p.m.: Interesting game so far. Lester has struck out five and been aided by his defense as Mike Lowell just saved at least one run with a diving stop of a Swisher smash. Joba had a rocky first inning and a smooth second.
The Yankees have left five players on in three innings. The opportunities have been there.
UPDATE, 8:37 p.m.: Sorry for the lack of updates, been busy with my newspaper stories. Nice at-bat for Ransom as he doubles to tie the score. Then Jeter did what he had to do and drove in the go-ahead run.
Joba is walking a bit of a tightrope but has been able to skip out of trouble. Now that he has a lead, he needs a quick inning against the lower part of the order.
UPDATE, 8:44 p.m.: This is a self-created mess for Joba as he throws away a DP ball.
UPDATE, 8:45 p.m.: Then he gets another DP ball to end the inning. That’s three in four innings.
UPDATE, 9:29 p.m.: Joba allowed nine hits, walked four and hit one and allowed one earned run. That’s pretty solid, all things considered. Those double plays aren’t luck, they’re a product of command and a good sinking fastball.
The starters are out, 2-2 in the seventh. Another classic in the making.
It’s amazing to me that in the last 19 games these teams have played, they’ve each scored 95 runs.
UPDATE, 9:37 p.m.: Joba has a 2.78 ERA against Boston (22.2 innings), 2.51 in Fenway Park (14.1 innings). That’s impressive.
UPDATE, 9:42 p.m.: Remember when Hideki Okajima was unhittable against the Yankees when he first came over from Japan? Not so much now.
Bases loaded, one run in, nobody out. This is where Swisher and Cano need to step on their necks. Then the Yankees need to get six outs and give the lead to the Sandman.
UPDATE, 9:49 p.m.: The Yankees took a 4-2 lead. They needed to do more with that situation. Meanwhile, the commie Red Sox just played Take Me Out To The Ballgame instead of God Bless America.
Big inning for Phil Coke. Jon Albaladejo warming up.
UPDATE, 9:59 p.m.: Three outs to Mo. A rested Brian Bruney figures to be next up.
UPDATE, 10:09 p.m.: Not sure what Ransom did there. But he’s out. Now they may really need to make that move with Wang. They’re running low on position players.
UPDATE, 10:13 p.m.: Sharp-eyed Sweeny Murti of WFAN said Ransom hurt himself stealing second. … Meanwhile, the Yankees have left 10 men on base, six in scoring position. You have to wonder whether that’ll come back and get them.
UPDATE, 10:16 p.m.: Something is wrong with Brian Bruney. What else could it be? But Albaladejo is getting it done.
UPDATE, 10:20 p.m.: That was weird. Albie gets a strike and in comes Mo. This will be his first inning-plus appearance of the year, including spring training.
UPDATE, 10:28 p.m.: Mariano, what can you say? Jeter screws up a play and he comes back and fans Pedroia. Nothing rattles the man.
I’m trying to decide whether this game was about good pitching or crappy situational hitting. The teams have left 21 men on base.
UPDATE, 10:49 p.m.: Boy, I had a perfectly good story written, too.
Those LOBs came back to get them. They should have been up more than two runs.
UPDATE, 10:55 p.m.: Stunning turn of events here. But the Yankees do have Veras and Ramirez in their bullpen (and Steven Jackson). I can only assume Bruney is injured.
The Yankees are 4 for 16 with RISP and have left 12 men on base, eight in scoring position. In this park, that’s asking for trouble.
UPDATE, 10:59 p.m.: Pedroia saves a run there. Now Damon has a chance.
UPDATE, 11:02 p.m.: This would certainly get Tex into the heat of the rivalry if he delivers here against Papelbon.
UPDATE, 11:21 p.m.: Nice job by Marte. … Bruney was not in the bullpen. So clearly something is up. … Meanwhile, if Brett Gardner can’t get a good bunt down there, he’s not much use to the cause. That’s fundamental baseball.
As I wrote that, the Yankees have two on and one out. Can they mess up another opportunity? Something has to give.
UPDATE, 11:29 p.m.: Golden sombrero for Big Papi. 1 for 6 with four strikeouts. Next time worry about yourself, not Joba Chamberlain. He’s .215 on the season.
Ortiz hbp 25 times in his career. while Posada 64 times! Jeter 138.
swisher 32 times and he has only played 626 games compared to ortiz 1316.
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KING KONG KABRERA is also 5 for 8 vs lesster
LETS DO THIS
I expect a huge weekend form Many Cano oh I mean Robi lol. If he played half of his games in that ban box in Fenway everyone would know hes a better player that that overgrown elf..
Kay and La Greca think Ortiz was brilliant for his comments…I can’t say I disagree. Ortiz has now given the umpires something to think about (not that they need it) and if Joba comes close to hitting a Sox, he’s going to get warned or ejected.
CAPTAIN COMEBACK: Derek Jeter has hit his first four home runs in 59 at-bats. That’s the quickest he has got to four home runs since 1999, when it took him 36 at-bats.
That was DJ’s best year offensively. He hit .349 with over 24 HR’s and was the only year he drove in over 100 runs. I doubt he’s got that kind of production left in him, but hey, what a trip that would be.
Kay and La Greca think Ortiz was brilliant for his comments…I can’t say I disagree. Ortiz has now given the umpires something to think about (not that they need it) and if Joba comes close to hitting a Sox, he’s going to get warned or ejected.
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The first pitch to Ortiz should be place right below his neck
I mentioned that the other day. And if the umps fall for it they are fools. Should Jorge say if Josh comes near us we’ll be ready for him?
Pete: Any word about whether Wang is going on the DL and if so, whether anyone is coming up for today’s game?
Jorge needs to make sure that Ortiz’s comments to DO NOT take away his half of the plate.
Ortiz saying he needs to throw the ball over the plate. BS he is pitching to win, not to throw meant balls for you to try and hit.
I think ortiz was gutless and a baby for his comments… Joba will not be ejected without being warned first, this is the first game of the series afterall, it’s not like the ump is going to warn both benches before the first game even starts (maybe the third though)
I just read the “full count blog” as Pete said too and I see that there has been a formal invitation for trolls to invade LoHud this weekend….arrggghhhh!
I hope Joba does well…but my wishes rarely come true.
“Nick Swisher is 4 for 25 (.160) in the last seven games with one RBI, two extra-base hits and seven strikeouts.”
Sadly, as is the case with most .245 career hitters, there will be plenty of 4 for 25 stretches. Still have to like that he does work the pitcher in his plate appearances though. 2nd in the AL in pitches seen per plate appearance. The 8 pitch PA against in the 14th inning took some life out of Dan Geise and Melky’s homer soon followed.
Incorrect on the runs. The Yankees have score 93 runs each of the last two seasons, and the Red Sox have 93 and 99 in 2008 and 2007. That’s 186 New York, 192 Boston.
It was a great tactic by Ortiz.
Anything up and in now is going to trigger a warning (and possible ejection if someone gets hit like Youkallis).
He took the inside of the plate away from Joba. Nobody suspects Lester of doing anything, so he can pitch normally and not face any repercussions.
Westchester Dave, You beat me to it.I was going to ask the same thing. I would think the NYY would’ve made a decision on CMW by now. He could go to DL, bring up a player for this series (maybe a hitter like Miranda to pinch hit?). Then bring up PH so he can travel with the team to Detroit.
anyone know who the HP umpire is – they are not stupid people (hopefully) and should be able to see through the “tactic”
Just don’t lose ground on this 6 game road trip in Boston and Detroit. 3-3, preferably 4-2.
Then we come home to play 4 with the Angels followed by 2 with Tampa and 2 with Boston both at home.
Schedule isn’t doing us any favors.
* against the A’s
Joba made his own bed by being known for headhunting Youkallis.
Notice how nobody is warning Lester or anyone?
All Joba has to do is wait til later in the game to buzz someone. By then his night will be done. He just shouldn’t do it early in the game.
“anyone know who the HP umpire is – they are not stupid people (hopefully) and should be able to see through the “tactic””
Prayers that it’s not Angel Hernandez, because if it is it invalidates the second part of your statement
Lester is fairly new to the whoe deal and it’s more Youk ranting and raving when the ball gets near him and the Yankee batters who are actually hit just “taking their base” so nothing more is made of it – aside from Pedro, can you recall the pitchers who have hit Yankee batters? I know it was more than the one guy…
Joba still has to worry about his control – I don’t want him thinking of beaning anyone at this point.
I still can’t believe how little respect the Yankees get. Someone posted a link to Jayson Stark’s chat and he basically said the staff will “have to pitch their butts” off to get the team into the playoffs. Are these guys watching the same team I am? I’m really just curious as to why our team (forgetting pitching for a second) is considered so bad, at least in comparison to the Rays and Sox. Do we Yankee fans overestimate our team or are these so-called experts underestimating them? If the latter, I wonder why. It’s not that I care about respect per se, but I’m just puzzled as to why this is not considered (outside of the staff) a particularly good team. Stark makes it sound like CC and co. will never get their act together….I can understand fans jumping the gun and overreacting, but so-called experts?
What a weekend, beautiful weather in NY, and Yankees-Red Sox! Jeter has performed great every season before he got his hand or wrist nearly busted by a HBP. He just doesn’t get rest and miss games even if it would be helpful to his long term performance. I think we sometimes take Jeter for granted, he’s pretty darned good at the plate when healthy.
Jobber needs to show something tonight— velocity, command, something.
We don’t need to see Steven Jackson in the 4th inning because Joba is laboring at 100 pitches and has walked 5 guys and given up 6 runs.
This might be the most exciting start to the weekend of the year for me.
As Rishi pointed out this morning, Ortiz can’t catch up to the up and in pitch yet this year. Saving Youkilis’ head was just an excuse to save his own ABs.
And I think the Yankees should freeze out the Post for looking to start something. Not that they have a reporter anyone would want to speak to anyway. Who is the best writer there anyway?
If anything, Ortiz’s “warning” has shown me that Joba has gotten inside the Sox players heads. They’re the ones whom seem preoccupied with all the head-hunting B.S.
Betsy, I can tell you that there are very few sportswriters I pay much attention – and that goes triply so for the majority of writers on ESPN.
Stark is definitely in that group.
Joba made his own bed by being known for headhunting Youkallis.
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So what?
Pedro, Clemens, Beckett, and Burnett recently have done the same thing.
It didn’t hurt their games on the mound.
Schedule isn’t doing us any favors.
Tampa, Detroit, and Anaheim are a combined 20-26.
How big a favor are you asking for.
If the Yankees can knock a few games off the schedule early when these perhaps ‘better-than-they-are-playing-right-now’ teams. Isn’t that in fact ideal?
Wow, Ken Davidoff’s preview of the weekend is identical to Massoriatti’s.
Both have doom and gloom for us. Ken’s typical stab at Girardi at the end saying the Sox have a significant edge at the manager position (which maybe so but how is that relevant to this series?)
Jobber needs to show something tonight—- velocity, command, something.
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yeah, because if he doesn’t, his career will obviously be a bust.
If I’m the Yankees I would bust The fat one inside all year, all yankees pitchers need to bust him inside…
“Do we Yankee fans overestimate our team or are these so-called experts underestimating them?”
Actually, I believe both are true.
Trollin, Trollin, Trollin down the the LoHud!
“Do we Yankee fans overestimate our team or are these so-called experts underestimating them? If the latter, I wonder why. It’s not that I care about respect per se, but I’m just puzzled as to why this is not considered (outside of the staff) a particularly good team.”
I think it’s a matter of the so-called experts leaning more towards the negative possibilities when considering the capabilities of the Yankees’ offense. Like, Yankees fans think Matsui is turning it around at the plate with his recent semi-hot streak, think Cano is back to being an All Star, Posada is fully healthy and back to his pre-shoulder surgery offensive and defensive form, Jeter’s offense has picked up in ’09 because he isn’t playing with a broken wrist, etc.
Whereas the “experts” see all those guys as liabilities due to, in descending order, their bad knees, impatience at the plate, bad shoulder, age, etc.
They focus on the negative as a way to not say “well, the Yankees are the team to beat”, whereas we Yankees fans accentuate the positive. Praising the Yankees doesn’t generate buzz or get page views or sell papers. That said, it’s the job of Yankees fans to poke holes in some of the over-hyped praise that gets lobbed at the Rays and Sawks in order to balance things out.
O.K. I may be a little crazy but today I bought my first HD TV and cable box. And yes, the fact that the Yankees are playing the Sox was the deciding factor.
Pete who is catching? You have both Posada and Molina at C.
Tom- are you the unibomber?
As I’m always correct in predicting the outcomes of anticipated matchups like this. I say that it won’t be much of a series:
(1) if we can’t contain Manny Ramirez (a.k.a. Jason B*y), the R*d S*x will sweep;
(2) J*n L*ster and J*sh B*ckett will dominated as they always have;
(3) unfortunately, as least one Yankee will get injured in these games.
I have a feeling you probably agree with me on all three counts.
it would be nice if the optimism/pessimism ran in the same direction when discussion the Yankees, Red Sox, Rays etc
Obviously Molina is catching.
I think us fans overestimated certain aspects of the team—
Joba not going through any growing pains, the bullpen being as lights out as last yr (despite the fact that bullpens always fluctuate from yr to yr), the offense hitting in the clutch despite the fact that it never has in recent years etc.
But nobody could have predicted this happening to Wang. We certainly had issues going into the season though, I don’t think the experts were wrong in that regard. Some of them are manifesting themselves now.
Though the doom and gloom from the media is a little much.
Betsy, the Yankees are just not an attractive team for mediots to “root for” or praise. While the Yankees probably have more fans than any other team, they also have by far the most haters, so the ESPN and other sports guys pander to the masses. I actually met a Marlins fan (shock #1) who hated the Yankees (shock #2) just because they were the Yankees. Remember the E in ESPN stands for Entertainment…
nice to see the Melk-man in there, too
Tom, that’s not crazy, that’s awesome.
I take Nick Swisher for what he really is….The best .250 hitter in the game….
PETE—–
If you have the combined stats for those games over the last two years could you please post how many times Yankees pitchers hit Red Sawx hitters and vice versa?
If anyone has been particularly aggressive in hitting guys or been hit an inordinate numbers of times that would be interesting, too.
Well one thing that I know for sure is that John Kurk hates the yankees…
O.K. I may be a little crazy but today I bought my first HD TV and cable box. And yes, the fact that the Yankees are playing the Sox was the deciding factor.
They’ve got flatscreens in the Dirty Jerz now?
One thing about this whole HBP thing is that it’s a stale issue.
Let’s face it. Pedro Martinez was the problem. He’s been in the NL for 3-4 seasons now and it really hasn’t been an issue since. Beckett has hit 3 Yankees in 13 starts. Lester has hit a couple in his career. Schilling NEVER hit a Yankees batter. Only guy who’s hit them with any consistency in recent years is Wakefield and he has no idea where the ball is going and it doesn’t hurt anyway.
I don’t think he would DH Molina Trevor, lol…
I like Girardi’s thinking: one catcher for balls thrown over the plate and one for balls that some get around the other side of Youk’s ugly melon.
A little of both. Some fans wore pinstriped glasses and thought we had no problems or problems that were easily correctable, which isn’t usually the case.
And the media obviously underestimate us and answer all of our questions with a negative answer.
There is no objective source to go to for information. We’re either a 2nd/3rd place team that is clearly 2nd fiddle in every regard to Boston (in the eyes of the media) or we’re a world series team (in the eyes of the fans).
Nice to see Girardi putting out his 2nd string lineup against Jon Lester.
Great way to set the tone for the series, 3 automatic outs in the lineup!
I’d like to point out that both the Yanks and Sox are on pace to win 97 games. Please stop with the overestimated stuff.
I don’t get it. Why would you put out the second string lineup vs. the Red Sox after an off day? Does Girardi know something we don’t?
Girardi on with Francesa now.
There are no automatic outs in baseball
Molina catching – does that mean he won’t catch Burnett tomorrow? I don’t like personal catchers, but I’d rather keep their rhythm together for at least tomorrow’s start..
As to evaluations of baseball teams by the media, aren’t they supposed to be objective? If they are letting any anti-Yankee bias’ get in the way, then how can they be taken seriously? I’m not asking them to pander to Yankee fans and withhold criticism, but this is a very good team and to suggest that they are not is silly (the suggestion that the SP will not improve is also silly).
wow – went over (for the first time in a long time) to read the happenings at cnnsi.com and I didn’t open a single artcle…nothing but hate over there
To clarify my previous post, there have been some ugly games in this short season. But you cant let one game here or there change your perception. We dont know what either team is yet. Let them play 30 games or so first.
dan – which of the many lineup options we have would you have gone with tonight against a very good LH starter?
Great idea for Joe to start Cabrera. As a righty with pull power, he can knock one over that big wall in left against Lester.
But Gardner would look overmatched and we’d cheer as he beat out a groundball while striking out in the other 4 at-bats.
For the sake of the team, I hope Cabrera has a big impact tonight to solidify himself as the starter.
Wang being evaluated by the rehab doctor working with Alex to see if injury from last year has any hand in his pitching this year. Decision coming once test results are reviewed.
if you want an objective view of where a team stands look up it’s vegas odds to win the pennant / world series, the people that make those odds and the lines for each game leave no stone unturned.
youkillis got hit square off the coconut sometime in the last week . i can’t remember who the opposing team was. with the way he dives into the pitch he has very little ability to get out of the way of high inside pitches.
he would have never gotten out of the way of the up and in pitch garza threw to swisher when swisher took him deep on the next pitch. youkillis would have either hit the pitch with his head or landed on his butt on the ground and then would have jumped squealing like a stuck pig about the injustice done to him.
how about having a balanced stance that doesn’t dive into the ball with your head? jeter does a simlilar thing diving in , but he realizes getting hit sometimes is the price you pay for hitting like that. youkillis wants the advantage of diving in but doesn’t want to pay the price.
drama queen.
Joe is simply getting as many RH bats in the lineup as possible. With the big wall in left, all it takes is a pop fly for a double.
I don’t have a problem with Joba buzzing guys.
Back when Torre was manager (sigh-seems like so long ago already) he specifically would tell his pitchers not to buzz players. Moose wouldn’t buzz. Pettite wouldn’t buzz. As a result the Red Sox would buzz us (maybe it WAS only Pedro, but either way) and we would take it with no retaliation.
Well no more. Now we have two pitchers in Burnett and Joba who will definitely buzz people, and a Manager who seems to turn a blind eye.
Now it’s the Red Sox turn to get intimidated.
Bring on Lester!
The media (and public in general) hate the fact that we spent $423 million in the middle of a recession and are trying to buy a championship and bully the baseball world, while Tampa and Boston build with mostly homegrown players and build the team the “right way” (in their minds).
That’s also why they are giddy at the empty seats and lack of buzz at the new stadium and mention it almost everyday and it has become a national punchline. Even the MLB Network, which hardly ever says anything negative about that type of stuff had fun with it. Hell, even news networks like CNN and MSNBC had a laugh about it.
It’s not fair, but thats what the outside world thinks of us. They want to see us fail.
This is the 2nd-string lineup? Just because Molina is in there? Please.
It makes sense to have the extra righty bat vs Lester tonight since Jorge probably wasn’t going to catch both tonight and tomorrow. And Melky makes sense being a switch-hitter and coming off a hot game. Do you think it should be Arod instead of Ransom?
Im guessing Posada is DH right? You have both Molina and Posada as the Catcher.
Molina is 3-7 off Lester and should work well with Joba
“Nice to see Girardi putting out his 2nd string lineup against Jon Lester.
Great way to set the tone for the series, 3 automatic outs in the lineup!”
Melky has better #s against Lester and also has the ability to at least pretend to hit from the right side, unlike Gardner. Also, Molina catching slows down Ellsbury’s running game if he gets on, and Jorge couldn’t catch tonight and tomorrow afternoon back-to-back anyway.
If anything this means that Burnett is not going to have Molina as his personal catcher all year, unless Joe plans to start him behind the plate 2 consecutive days which would be puzzling.
Also, Red Sox fans could say the same thing re: 2 auto-outs with Varitek and Nick Green (regardless of his #s early on) at the bottom of their lineup.
By the way, Youk deserves to be hit (though not in the head). The way he crowds the plate as if it belongs to him. Pompous a$$.
Girardi on with Francesa.
Molina hits Lester well. Lester very good vs. lefties, maybe to explain why Melky playing over Gardner. Also, no Matsui after good A’s series.
Melky gets another chance to show what he’s got!
If Joba throws high to any player he will be ejected. You can count on that. He is a drunkard anyways. I dont expect anything good from him.
Guidry’s 18 k game is on mlb.tv….I watched that game with a group of halo fans that night…..
Trying to decide if I should follow the blog in game. Its such a sewer in here sometimes, especially during a loss. Who’s staying here during the game?
Can I get a roll call….
still no news on DL’ing Wang…
David Cone’s Labrum-I heard we’re almost definitely seeing Hughes.
Wanna guess which Detroit Tigers are having career years?
” I may be a little crazy but today I bought my first HD TV and cable box. And yes, the fact that the Yankees are playing the Sox was the deciding factor.”
tom-
since you are so new at this, whatever happens do not throw the cable box through the new HD TV.
I hope that we don’t expect a perfect game from Joba tonight he is not in mid season form.
No matter what line-up Joe would throw out there there would be people ‘itching and moaning about it. He could put 9 A-rods out there and they would complain not one of them is clutch.
Give it up people.
Girardi just said Posada is catching the next 2 games. So it will be Posada catching Burnett.
screw the NFL draft, Yanks-Sox all weekend! other than the first 15 picks don’t know how anyone can watch over an hour of draft coverage where 2/3 of the guys will be out of the league in 3 years
miggs- You can always move to the Met blog, it is a ghost town over there. Just take it over.
I should be here for most of the game but I grow tired of arguing with these amateur red sox trolls who are void of any and all baseball knowledge.
i’ll not be commenting during the game (mostly) but following along with updates on my phone…this stuff stressed me out a little too much
esp with the aforementioned red sox loving family converging on my house tomorrow morning
Mark: as long as he throws a few perfect games come mid-season, no complaints from me.
Don’t forget how the Wanger pitched last year in Fenway in the first series of the season–CG, 1 run on 2 hits, looked dominant. He hasn’t lost the ability to throw that kind of game, I just hope the organization gives him the time to rediscover it and he buys in to their plan of doing it in the minors for a few weeks.
isnt it funny that ortiz called out arod for steroid, and now its obvious he was a user too???
Wanna guess which Detroit Tigers are having career years?
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Brandon Inge
Edwin Jackson
Armando Galarraga
Rick Porcello
Curtis Granderson
Magglio Ordonez
Placido Polanco
Miguel Cabrera
Josh Anderson
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Is it too early to say that the Tigers are World Series bound..again?
Thanks for the advice, Randy. My fiancee does not know about the T.V. yet- she want’s to go “away” this summer-I may be single by the time the game starts. Or, maybe you should tell her not to throw ME through the TV….
chris, they are having career months, not career years. still i did pick the tigers to win the al central.
Tom: Make sure you connect your tv and cable box with a HDMI chord. It makes a world of difference with the picture quality. Also, you dont need an expensive one…just pick up one that sells for $10 or less.
Tom,
Enjoy the HD. You’ll never want to watch another game without it.
The fact that up to this point you didn’t have cable is awesome and its even better that the Yankees/Sox series is what made you pull the trigger.
Priceless post.
I’m also really excited for this series. I said this in an earlier thread, it doesn’t feel like April baseball. So many good storylines, most notably the pitching matchups and new faces to the rivalry.
dodgers have the deepest line up in baseball – furcal hudson manny ethier martin loney kemp blake
If Phil Hughes comes up and pitches great while Wang is on the DL, how do they rationalize sending him back down when he is every bit capable of taking over. If they truly consider him the future and he is pitching well now then he becomes the present and should stay around. Tough decisions approaching.
This is a good lineup for tonight. Molina was gonna catch either tonight or tomorrow, and he has decent numbers against Lester. Melky also has good numbers against Lester and deserves to get another start. Good to see Girardi DH Posada too. I like it.
Hey tex,
Of course you have no problem with Joba buzzing people. What if that was you? You would say the same thing. Another thing. You are an arrogant piece of crap. you think Youk is a pompous a$$? Take a look in the mirror you fake trash.
Oh no, miggs, I had cable-just not the HD kind.
country- Where did you find an hdmi for under 10 bucks? I bought mine for $40 it was belkin 6 foot.
“I take Nick Swisher for what he really is….The best .250 hitter in the game….”
Adam Dunn might have something to say about that. While he strikes out more, he also has a higher OBP, SLG, and OPS throughout his career and works the count just as well.
LECHE IS BACK!!!
He tanked after an equally impressive April last season but this season will be more like his 2 decent years rather than the much discussed off-year.
He might not hit .300 but he won’t plummet down to .250 again. The bigger picture suggests otherwise. He will fall in the .280′s or possibly .290′s if we’re lucky.
“I should be here for most of the game but I grow tired of arguing with these amateur red sox trolls who are void of any and all baseball knowledge.”
Uh, are you sure you’re not referring to some of the Yankee fans who have a hard time hanging with the Yankees not leading by 10 runs every game????
Tell you what-If Hughes does so good they can’t get rid of him, that’s a fantastic problem to have.
christina its part of baseball. theres no accountability without throwing at people. just keep the ball down.
First time I’ve heard Girardi leave open the chance of seeing Alex before May 15.
tom- depending on the cable system it doesn’t cost any extra for a hd box.
Oh and I see we have a resident sox fan on here, I don’t now why she doesn’t go to the sox blog that Pete keeps promoting.
lol Posada and AJ will be an adventure tomorrow
But Joba needs Molina tonight.
Just checked SWB blog. No word on any callups.
This game is at 1 a.m over here in the netherlands but I MUST see this game.Looking forward seeing joba throw at youk
Christina-Okay, I’m just a fan on a sports blog with an opinion.
I never pretended to be anything more.
I have no problem with Joba bbuzzing people because the Sox used to do it to us a lot. Torre never fired back. Now it’s our turn.
As for my comment about Youk, that was just typical Yans-Sox hatred.
giradionhisknees-Thanks for more or less defending me.
Swisher is going to be a frustrating player to watch (all .240 hitters are). But he’s going to walk a million times and provide energy.
jasper I would love to see Adam Dunn as a full time DH for the Yanks if matsui is done after this year but Dunn is locked up w/ the Nationals for a few years I think(or was it a 1 year deal?)
T-Dot: You think he could get to 260?
didnt a couple yanks go to the hospital under that wussy torre??? all because the yanks never defended themselves under him. thats why its a mans sport….
Jasper, Good call on Dunn…Swish I think is the more complete player though…
Don’t bother visiting that Sox blog. There’s about 10 comments since this morning.
Blog to Blog matchups?
Advantage: Yankees!
tampayank-I’d rather see Nady get better and have Swisher DH. Or vice versa.
I think that’s pretty good on both ends.
Or possibly lose Nady, get Holliday, and still have Swish DH.
There’s nothing wrong with today’s lineup. It’s smart to pack in the righties.
Did they have to schedule Yankees-Red Sox during the NFL draft (and the same time too)?
Seems like a waste of ratings. A potentially epic Burnett-Beckett matchup being overshadowed by the NFL.
Jennifer: I bought my HDMI wires through Amazon. They sell them on there for as cheap as $2.00. The one I bought was $9.99 though. I’ve been told numerous times by experts that the “tricked” out HDMI wires are bogus. It’s just a way for the stores to mark up the price.
Amazon rules for electronics. I picked up my TV for $500 cheaper than it would have been at the big box stores. Use the stores to scout out what you want and then buy it on Amazon.
Roger (from Amsterdam); just curious, how popular is baseball in Holland, and do your friends think you are crazy staying up so late to watch a baseball game?
Y26-True, but let’s face it, if you like both baseball and football and you’re on the fence, you’re watching Beckett-Burnett.
Perhaps it was smart. Maybe they thought the draft would kill ratings and wanted to counteract it.
yeah y26 both start at 4pm
anyone who watches former nfl players without college degrees (that they truly earned) speculate about what could happen for 9 minutes then someone announce a draft pick for less than a minute over burnett beckett has some issues. nfl draft doesnt over shadow anything.
If Phil Hughes comes up and pitches great while Wang is on the DL, how do they rationalize sending him back down when he is every bit capable of taking over. If they truly consider him the future and he is pitching well now then he becomes the present and should stay around. Tough decisions approaching.
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When Wang gets straightened out, they are absolutely going to send Hughes back down to Scranton.
It’s not even an issue.
I’m sure someone will go down with an injury at some point, so Hughes will get opportunities to pitch in the bigs this season.
If Burnett doesn’t pitch well tomorrow, it’s because he is pitching to Posada who has not worked with him yet in the regular season.
Doreen posted this earlier today and I thought that it would be good for “anyone” who may not have seen it to take a read. It really captures what I had been trying to say yesterday but perhaps didn’t do it anywhere near as eloquently as she. In fact I know I didn’t.
All of that said, I go back to what was the underlying theme of my original post on the matter, and that hasn’t changed. I’m feeling the stress!!!
“I’ve been reading this back and forth between Trisha and others regarding the rivalry and keeping my peace.
But I think all Trisha is trying to say (and randy l added to it) is that they are basically, not to be too melodramatic, behind enemy lines. It’s not that they “understand” the rivalry any better, but the experience is a lot different when you’re on the side of minority – when you really don’t have many, if any, other people to share the experience with. They experience the rivalry in isolation. Heck, randy l just said he doesn’t even talk baseball when the Yankees are in town.
Here in New York, we are surrounded by people just like us. It’s a lot more comfortable, I would assume.
And out in other parts of the country, it’s a much more neutral. But a Yankee fan in New England? All I’ll say is I wouldn’t want to have to experience that myself.”
Right now, anywhere but here. Seriously.
From what I hear on the lineup, I change my opinion. Good call by Girardi.
I was only commenting on the one guy who called this our second-string lineup. Should have actually looked it up.
Torre never did that? That’s a joke. Joba threw at Youk’s head in 2007. Who was the manager in 2007? Not only that but in 2007 first game the Yankees plunked the Red Sox not the other way. Who was the manager then?
yeah Teixeiramvp (JobaCyYoung)
maybe Swish would be better off long term at DH then have the nady/or holliday at RF next year but liked what I seen from Dunn also
yea and it was looked down on by torre. check your facts
Tom,
I just did the same thing before the season started. Don’t worry. She will be fine in a couple of weeks. Meanwhile, you probably will have the entire weekend to yourself. Enjoy!
The last thing the Yankee batters need to do is to go away from how they formally hit. Forget about that damned wall as a target unless the piych dictates it. Trying to jerk every pitch over the wall will end in disaster.
Pete, you’ve got two catchers and no DH — I’m assuming Posada is the Designated Hitter?
Christina
Youk’s mom I presume?
The 15 minutes for picks in the NFL draft is such a buzzkill.
Yeah, I need 15 minutes to know that the Tigers are taking Matthew Stafford….
Christina-JOBA did it, Torre didn’t. And when the Yanks plunked the Red Sox they were trying to send an (as the year turned out, ultimately unsucessful) message: they weren’t gonna get pushed around.
My Giants pick 29th anyway (or they’ll trade the pick for a vet receiver), so nothing interesting for me to see until like 7:30, if at all.
Any reason for Posada not catching?
Christina-I don’t get the sudden anger. I wasn’t arguing with anybody on here. I just posted an opinion.
If you had a seprate opinion, fine. But insulting me didn’t convince me of anything.
Torre never did that? That’s a joke. Joba threw at Youk’s head in 2007. Who was the manager in 2007? Not only that but in 2007 first game the Yankees plunked the Red Sox not the other way. Who was the manager then?
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What makes you think the manager had anything to do with it?
Perhaps that was Joba himself who wanted to set the tone.
Torre was a notoriously passive manager – often to a fault. It’s doubtful Torre had anything to do with it.
***normally hit***
looks like we’ve found the lone reader of the WEEI blog…
What’s the over/under on the number of trips Posada makes to the mound tomorrow?
My guess: 3 per inning x 6 innings = 18 trips to the mound.
Alex-If they trade up, one of the names I heard bandied about was Crabtree…
Boy, that would be FANTASTIC if they got Crabtree.
Doreen
Day game tomorrow. Girardi said he’s scheduled to catch Saturday and Sunday.
CountryClub- I knew about the monster cables being total bs, but I didn’t realize I could get regular hdmi cables that cheap off of amazon. Thanks!
christina give it up. Go to the sox blog where everyone will agree with you.
Giuseppe Franco-Exactly. I like these new, tougher Yankees, with Joba and Burnett and Swish.
Torre just took too much crap from those BoSox.
How many times has Joba actually hit Youklis?
What? None? As in zero times? Really? Oh.
Youklis is as entitled to crowd the plate as Joba is to try and brush him off it. Until he gets HBP, stop whining about it.
“looks like we’ve found the lone reader of the WEEI blog…”
LOL
The 1st round in the draft was cut down to 10 minutes this year. Still too long…but it will make a huge difference. That 5 minute change will shorten the 1st round by more than 2 1/2 hours.
How about a new nickname for Ortiz???
BIG POP-UP!!!!
Let’s get this to catch on fast so we can chant it at him while he looks terrible when the Sox come to NY. Let me know what you think.
Why do any of you want Matt Holliday?
Wow, I’m quite surprised that all the people are (again, indirectly) on my side.
That’s refreshing.
christina try to sound like you know what your talking about sometimes. Can you pretend like you watch baseball???
Long time reader but first time poster to this site. First of all, this is a great site and Pete does a fantastic job.
Interesting article on CNNSI.com posted below. I know Pete is adamant about Joba’s role as a starter but this article brings up some interseting points. As a Yankee fan living in the heart of Red Sox nation, I know the local sports radio personalities, in all their bluster, agree that Joba belongs in the pen and constantly say how happy they are that he is a starter instead because it makes the Yankees less competitive. While the ERA is good, the thing that was suprising is he only has 3 wins in 14 starts. He seems to labor through outings and is more often than not a 5-inning pitcher. Can’t they get equivalent or better starts from Phil Hughes and improve the bullpen at the same time by reconverting Joba to a reliever? Bruney, Joba and Mo in the last 3 innings will make the starters’ jobs a lot easier and reduce the need for Girardi to lean on them deep into games. Sorry Pete. I think Joba is a better reliever than starter.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.c.....l#?eref=T1
Doreen
April 24th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
Any reason for Posada not catching?
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14 innings on Wednesday, I’d think.That’s a lot of pitches for any catcher, let alone a 37 year old.
Sorry, guys. I’m half asleep – did not sleep well last night. I only noticed Molina’s name, so I didn’t even notice Posada was the DH. Don’t mind me.
Was Joba even trying to throw over Youk’s head in 07 or was he just wild that day? Kind of odd he would sail 2 pitches over his head. There wasn’t anyone of our guys hit in that series either, I don’t think.
And I don’t believe for a second he was trying to hit Youkallis in Fenway last year. It was a 1-0 game in the 7th inning. If he was really trying to put the tying run on base in that spot, I have to question his baseball IQ.
I think this is all one big coincidence.
Alex will be back with the team by the end of the next home stand. Bank it.
Tex’s New Best Friend-Well, it largely depends on this season, but if he proves he doesn’t need Coor’s Field to hit 300, why wouldn’t you want him?
Again, a lot hangs on this season.
Giants have 10 picks, when realistically they only have 5 roster spots…so there will be some moves. I would LOVE to see them package 2-3 picks and move up to a high first and grab a Crabtree or Maclin…but thats provided they dont move for Edwards or Boldin, the latter I hear can now be had for a 2nd and a 4th…
next years outfield – holliday jackson swisher
and the year after that holliday jackson jeter
There was that game a while back where Oedro hit Soriano and Jeter 1-2 in the first inning. Broke Soriano’s hand if i remember.
Tex MVP
Just like a family, we can make fun of our own but close ranks when an outsider does it.
Seymore-I do agree about last time in Fenway with Youk.
yea and holliday wants to play for the yanks so they have leverage – 12 mil a year – give it to him hes good
“anyone who watches former nfl players without college degrees (that they truly earned) speculate about what could happen for 9 minutes then someone announce a draft pick for less than a minute over burnett beckett has some issues. nfl draft doesnt over shadow anything.”
agreed. football is the furthest thing from my mind lately…
You think he will agree to $12M/Year?
I wouldn’t shocked if A-Rod plays tomorrow vs. Beckett.
pat
April 24th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
Tex MVP
Just like a family, we can make fun of our own but close ranks when an outsider does it.
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pat – I was thinking the same thing…
AeroFANati-Boldin or Braylon would be even better than Crabtree.
Don’t believe for a second the Edwards deal is dead. Dead-just like the Shockey deal, right?
So do we have 4 bench players tonight or 3?
country- Just bought an hdmi cable for 15 including shipping. I think it is the same one I spent 40 bucks on from J&r.
THANKS!!!
That’s your problem. I’m not the one constantly defaming my teammates on a blog. You’re given lots of access, Pete, on the field and in our clubhouse. We’ve had enough.
any rangers fans in here???
Redding-I would be.
Redding
April 24th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
I wouldn’t shocked if A-Rod plays tomorrow vs. Beckett.
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You’d better have a doctor on stand-by, then.
How many times he hit him? Do you mean that you wanted him to sit there and take a hit on his forehead? WOW!
How many times he hit him? Do you mean that you wanted him to sit there and take a hit on his forehead? WOW!
LET’S GO NJ DEVILS!!!!
Brodeur played one of the best games I’ve ever seen a goalie play EVER last night…
I think the Giants are leveraging Arizona and Cleveland, creating a bidding war for the “lowest bidder”. I think the Giants will walk away with one of them, and the price will be less than a 1st rounded IMO.
Reese is a stud.
Holliday is overrated.
If the Yanks could actually sign him to 4/48 that’s one thing. He wants more for sure.
shoulda watched the king the night before…. haha GO RANGERS
yea and holliday wants to play for the yanks so they have leverage – 12 mil a year – give it to him hes good
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Holliday can go somewhere else.
The Yanks would be stupid to sign him to a long term deal. He’s not playing at Coors anymore and he’s going to be 31 yrs old.
No thanks.
If Youk didn’t crowd the plate and act like he owned the place, maybe he wouldn’t be buzzed as much.
“I wouldn’t shocked if A-Rod plays tomorrow vs. Beckett.”
well then I guess you don’t get shocked by anything.
RPS- Joba is 23 years old and has started 14 games in his career. He is a work in progress and needs time to develop as he was rushed through the minors.
It’s a small sample size. Without time to develop, we’ll never know what he can do as a starter. It’s hard to be patient, but try to think about the next 6-16 years rather the next 6 months.
Hey Yankee Fans,
Where would you like me to hit Youk? In his medula oblongata?
I’ll be going back and forth tonight. Both Rangers and Yankees are on at the same time.
remember the days of *crickets*
The Natives are getting restless here at The LoHud
”Roger (from Amsterdam); just curious, how popular is baseball in Holland, and do your friends think you are crazy staying up so late to watch a baseball game?”
@bill
baseball(it’s called ‘honkbal’ in dutch)isn’t very populair over here.It’s all football(you guys call it soccer haha).So yes they do think i’m crazy but i don’t know if watching these games has anything to do with there opinion…haha
Sadly the WBC didn’t change anything over here..
And I don’t believe for a second he was trying to hit Youkallis in Fenway last year. It was a 1-0 game in the 7th inning. If he was really trying to put the tying run on base in that spot, I have to question his baseball IQ.
Let me guess. You think that Beckett threw at Abreau in purpose right?
Giuseppe Franco-A lot depends on this season. If he has a relly good year away from Coor’s, yeah I’d sign him for 5 years.
AeroFANatic-I hope so. Reese is a great GM. We need a WR.
giradionhisknees-Yeah, I saw Lundqvist the other day…very good game, but Brodeur stopped like a ridiclous 44 shots or something.
Giants should just trade for Edwards or Boldin
They are not going to find a rookie receiver who can step in immediately and contribute and they’ll be lucky if any of these receivers ever becomes as good as Boldin/Braylon are now.
Of course, if they can trade up for Crbatree, that’s a different story.
I just caught up on posts – thanks pat and GB7 for the Posada answers.
Tom in NJ –
You must have a death wish sir!
Did you seriously buy an HDTV without telling your fiance??? All I can say is I hope you saved enough so you can still take her away for a long weekend or something. Ouch. Had you at least discussed the possibility of getting the tv? The mom/female in me couldn’t help but react to your post. 
Actually the majority of the comments on that Sox blog are from Yankee fans/lohud posters. Go figure. Probably more Sox fans in here than there.
Come on Sox fans. We’ll carry you for a while but come gametime, you’re on your own.
Christina-Abreu called time and was standing out of the box.
If it wasn’t on purpose, it was maybe the worst pitch I’ve ever seen.
Jennifer: Glad to hear.
I’m out of here Yankees fans. Big win tonight for the good guys. Lets go Joba.
T-minus 2hrs 15 min until this blog becomes toxic
Betsy,
You keep saying you don’t care about what the media says, yet you CONSTANTLY bring up stories that the media writes.
Who cares what they say? Honestly. For years they loved the Yankees and picked them to win the series and where did that get the Yankees? The game is much more enjoyable if you stop worrying about Wha the media says and just watch the games. It’s really not a very difficult thing to do. It surely beast coming here and complaining on an hourly basis about how much the big bad media hates the good ol boy Yankees.
Risha: well done!
The 15 minutes for picks in the NFL draft is such a buzzkill.
Yeah, I need 15 minutes to know that the Tigers are taking Matthew Stafford….
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Well they may need more than 15 mins to explain why the Tigers are taking a player in the NFL draft
Do you mean the Lions?
i hope the giants get kenny britt
okay, now back to baseball
So Rangers/Yankees/NFL Draft all on at the same time, and it’s a wonderful day outside too tomorrow.
Should be fun.
Joba wasnt trying to hit Youkilis. He was doing what he did. throwing over him to make the point. Didnt Youk mouth off to A-Rod earlier in that game?
Doreen
When I read that post, my first thought was her engagement ring better have cost more than that TV.
Off to T-Ball. Be back around the 2nd inning so root for me while I’m gone!
Rishi
April 24th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
remember the days of crickets
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I have an idea that this board will more resemble “The day Of The Triffids”
Gates -
I think the Giants WILL trade for Edwards or Boldin, but Reese is playing them against each other in hopes the price comes down just before or on Draft Day.
Tex’s New Best Friend-As a matter of fact, Youk technically wasn”t hit. Foul ball.
I know, I know. Awfully close. Too close. Right by Youk’s face. But I really thik that was a bad timed coincidence.
HA! The fiance just came home with a new I Book and we both agreed that nothing would be said about the both TV or the I book. Everthing is OK!
FWIW The I book cost more then the TV, so if anything, I should be mad!
Tomorrow, Burnett will throw a no hitter and the Giants will trade for Braylon Edwards.
All will be right with the world.
Oh, wait no it didn’t. Shoot!
Since Molina is catching I can start Joba on both of my fantasy teams.
will-Like Pete Rose, right?
Will they put Arod in a minor league game already, its past 6 weeks now since he started rehabbing in Colorado. I understand the caution but it sounds like Arod is capable of playing from the reports and updates from Florida.
Cannot wait to see Teixeira and Arod back to back in this lineup and both playing well when Tex takes off. That will be a 3-4 unrivaled in all of baseball.
Following Pete’s example, I spent some time this afternoon posting on a Red Sox blog. I feel so dirty!!
I took a shower, it didn’t help. I still feel very dirty. I hope this doesn’t ruin my weekend.
Christina- No one wants to see a player get hit in the head. Not even Youklis.
The point is, they were either statement pitches, or he was wild. If Joba wanted to hit Youk, you’d think he would have gotten him by now. Brushback pitches are a part of the game.
As for Beckett/Abreu- Beckett wasn’t throwing at Abreu. It’s his attitude afterward that shows he’s a jerk. He needed to stay on the mound and not add fuel to the fire. After all, it’s the fact that he took an hour to throw the pitch that made Abreu call time in the first place.
Cal-Absolutely. The modern day Ruth Gehrig combo.
raymagnetic,
It really is amazing. The same people whine and complain about the lack of respect and the bias and claim they will never listen to the media or read a certain columnist, only to quote an article from that same columnist, paper, or reporter on this blog the very next day.
It is pure comedy.
Tom in NJ -
You are a lucky guy!
But one of the reasons I’ve been married as long as I have (25-plus), is that major expenditures get discussed. Sometimes ad nauseum, but there haven’t been any of those kind of surprises.
Done with offering my 2 cents. Feel free to ignore!
Enjoy the HD – it’s fantastic!!! You’ll wonder why you waited so long to get it. We just got it in January.
Gotta go now guys. It’s been fun.
Thanks for watching my back.
SNY just said that Oliver Perez may be sent down if he has another bad start.
How the hell does he have options left?
Let me guess. You think that Beckett threw at Abreau in purpose right?
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The Red Sox broadcast duo certainly thought so. Yeah, Beckett did throw at Abreu.
I don’t care one way or another.
It served it’s purpose. It got the Red Sox all fired up with the benches clearing and made it a very uncomfortable at-bat for Abreu.
I know the game isn’t played that way any longer, but intimidation tactics by pitchers have been around for 100 years.
Burnett dusted Longoria and made him look silly. Pedro did it for years. Same thing with Clemens.
People forget that Joba also made Youkilis look silly in that same at-bat last year. After he git buzzed, Youkilis essentially had no chance after that and Joba made him look bad flailing at a slider that was a foot outside.
Pitchers dusting hitters serves a purpose. It makes them uncomfortable at the plate and it’s a psychological edge for the pitcher when that happens.
It’s sometimes even more effective these days because fewer pitchers are that aggressive and the hitters aren’t used to getting buzzed.
Well, that’s very true Doreen. Me and my girl have been together 7 plus years and both of us are “new” to having disposable incomes. Heck, I still drive a ’98 toyota-my first car- because it still runs.
“Cal-Absolutely. The modern day Ruth Gehrig combo.”
I certainly would welcome that but I would settle for better than Ramirez and Ortiz a few years ago.
From all reports it sounds like Arod is mobile again and its now waiting to see when Yankees management puts him into a minor league game.
Raymagnetic, you’re right. I take the bait here, lol, when people post links to Stark, etc…. I honestly do not go looking for that sort of thing on my own….
GB, The Day of The Triffods….Good stuff
Giuseppe Franco-A lot depends on this season. If he has a relly good year away from Coor’s, yeah I’d sign him for 5 years.
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Don’t care how well he plays this season. The Yanks would be stupid to sign him to a long term deal.
I’d rather pay Carl Crawford in a couple of years if he hits the open market.
They need youth, speed, and flexibility more than they need Matt Holliday.
In Jerry Reese I trust.
Go rangers!
Good news about Alex. Glad to hear he is getting closer to returning.
I guess Wang might be going on the DL soon? We will see.
Time to go home.
I hate everything about this guy.
http://www.herraduraranch.com/.....owner1.jpg
“SNY just said that Oliver Perez may be sent down if he has another bad start.”
hmm the DL stint? IDK.
Well I can’t wait for this game because I know there is no way I wont get some great entertainment tonight. Either Joba is great and we win the game
or he struggles and all the bridge jumpers with no knowledge of baseball start jumping =) either way I’m in for a fun night.
Pete – is it logical to assume once the transition into minor league games occurs for Arod that he can return to the big league club within a week to 10 days? I guess in general, is it possible we see him in the uniform by May 7th?
Kevin Youkilis’ picture disgusts me in so many ways.
What’s all the bitching and moaning about? Joba didn’t hit Youk. Am I wrong?
“The modern day Ruth Gehrig combo”
not even close
Where are dennis, brian, and ray? They’re the good kind of red sox fans.
BTW, Joba didn’t hit Youk.
“all the bridge jumpers with no knowledge of baseball start jumping =)”
LOL, can’t wait for the full fledge indepth media analysis of what’s wrong with the Yankees should they lose a game.
Imagine if the Yankees had the Mets record we would have heard every so called analyst breaking down the deficiencies and how the Yankees are old, overpaid, etc. Any other team, oh they’ll be fine. The Yankees have to be one of the most overanalyzed team I have ever seen. I wished ESPN never covered or mentioned the Yankees because every time they open their mouth its to make snide remarks.
No offense to Buck Showalter, but I heard Buck say on a clip of Baseball Tonight that the key to the series is the 8th inning and who will get the ball to Rivera, ah Buck look up the roster buddy, it is the 6th and 7th innings that have sketchy characters. The 6th if the starters don’t go deep and the 7th if its a close game. Girardi deviated from the formula of Bruney to Rivera in Joba’s start in KC, by pitching Bruney in the 7th and got burnt in the 8th, that was it, bet he never does that again. I had no idea what Showalter was talking about when he said that about the 8th.
“The fiance just came home with a new I Book and we both agreed that nothing would be said about the both TV or the I book.”
tom -
that’s excellent. now you can use her new ibook to watch mlb gameday on it while you are watch your new high definition tv
“Pete – is it logical to assume once the transition into minor league games occurs for Arod that he can return to the big league club within a week to 10 days? I guess in general, is it possible we see him in the uniform by May 7th?”
I imagine at most Arod would need about 3 to 4 minor league games at best. I remember reading some rag had him returning by al least the 8th of May. Judging from where he is at in rehab seems likely.
I agree with Joe Beningo— Jobber needs to buzz Ortiz today. Let him know he won’t be intimidated or allow himself to be dictated by Ortiz.
Jobber needs to go give Youkilis a bear hug, olive branch, or a peace pipe.
Then he needs to give Ortiz a close shave.
Pat M
April 24th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
GB, The Day of The Triffods….Good stuff
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It does get to be like that around here. plantlife/fungi come in here and pick at the rotting meat.
“I agree with Joe Beningo—- Jobber needs to buzz Ortiz today. Let him know he won’t be intimidated or allow himself to be dictated by Ortiz.”
I think he need s to pitch where he feels he has to to get the hitters out and that includes inside, but stay away from all the media sideshow stunt promotions about who said what, didn’t realize this was a boxing match.
If Joba has to go inside to establish the zone, that is what has to be done to set up the away pitch and Ortiz can talk all he wants, if he doesn’t like that he can go kick rocks, barefoot that is.
I imagine at most Arod would need about 3 to 4 minor league games at best. I remember reading some rag had him returning by al least the 8th of May. Judging from where he is at in rehab seems likely.
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Doubt it. He hasn’t seen live pitching since early March.
He’s going to get a week or more.
I assume Pete’s listing of Posada as the C, rather than DH is a typo. I can’t imagine Molina would be in the lineup unless he was catching.
So who’s got a Fenway Paaaawk nickname ?
Rodriquez will be in NY just as soon as he can slide and play third for 9 innings, maybe even beforehand on the latter.
He could simply stand at the plate and never swing and he’ll have a higher OBP than Ransom.
He won’t spend much time in the minors to get his swing back. They’ll let him do that up here.
Brandon Yes he’s a 4th OF ! “I LOVE ME SOME ME !”
April 24th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
So who’s got a Fenway Paaaawk nickname ?
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“That there place”.
Brandon Yes he’s a 4th OF ! “I LOVE ME SOME ME !”
April 24th, 2009 at 5:29 pm
So who’s got a Fenway Paaaawk nickname ?
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David Wells does
Hey everyone, how’s it going?
I don’t mind seeing Molina in there after all the games that Jorge has been catching of late.
I’m much more curious to see what Joba does to Youkilis!
“Rodriquez will be in NY just as soon as he can slide and play third for 9 innings, maybe even beforehand on the latter.
He could simply stand at the plate and never swing and he’ll have a higher OBP than Ransom.
He won’t spend much time in the minors to get his swing back. They’ll let him do that up here.”
LOL, my point exactly, remember something even before Arod had this issue come up, he was still swinging the bat well early on in Spring, which is why this caught us even more off guard about the hip, because we said hey he seems to be swinging fine.
“SNY just said that Oliver Perez may be sent down if he has another bad start.
How the hell does he have options left?”
I think they’re referring to the 7-train as in “he’ll be sent down to Jackson Heights to see if he can hack it as a burrito stuffer.”
Yeah GB I agree..Should be interesting ( or depressing ) tonight here during the game….It’s gotten to the point where I just wait until after the game when most of the lunies are gathered up and locked up….Joba must do the job vs, Ellsbury and Pedroia and keep them off the bases…A major key to the game I think..Texeria may earn his so-called Yankee Pinstripes this weekend
Joba should ignore what Ortiz said. If he wants to through inside he should. If he wants to throw way inside he should. Throwing at a batter’s head is bad, but there is a rule to deal with a hit batter so it seems that buzzing guys is part of the game.
Let’s see if the filter like that more than my last post which said the same thing in a more colorful manner.
Also: Trolls suck, I will not be following the comments on the blog this evening.
LOL, my point exactly, remember something even before Arod had this issue come up, he was still swinging the bat well early on in Spring, which is why this caught us even more off guard about the hip, because we said hey he seems to be swinging fine.
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The doctors still have to clear him medically. He’s already been out 15 games and they are surviving okay without him.
They won’t rush him. He’s too valuable to risk his health.
While it may be fun to go back and forth about this, I am fairly skeptical that Joba is consumed w/what Ortiz said the the NY Post.
lol. Everyone’s clamoring for Alex. So they can complain about his strikeouts, popups, and meaningless homeruns.
Pat M
April 24th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
Yeah GB I agree..Should be interesting ( or depressing ) tonight here during the game….It’s gotten to the point where I just wait until after the game when most of the lunies are gathered up and locked up….Joba must do the job vs, Ellsbury and Pedroia and keep them off the bases…A major key to the game I think..Texeria may earn his so-called Yankee Pinstripes this weekend
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You’re right. They need to control Ellsbury, Pedroia and Youkilis to minimal damage. NYY hitters need to just hit the way they normally do. Forget that damned wall.
Hey Mel.
I have been traveling for business the last 10 days. I am back in SAV today but will be at Fenway Sun eve and in Houston the next week. I had a couple of chances to post but the Sox turned it around so I did not want to post as I thought it would appear as disingenious.
This will be a great series. I can’t wait.
Good Luck to your Lakers.
-dennis
lol. Everyone’s clamoring for Alex. So they can complain about his strikeouts, popups, and meaningless homeruns.
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No kidding.
Can’t wait for the jackals to turn on him again as soon as he strikes out with the bases loaded.
Here…We…Go
m,
I know you’re joking, but ARod’s “meaningless” ABs will be rendered meaningful by our much better pitching. This will happen in the postseason, too, when his “unclutchness” will become a non-issue.
So I’m listening to WEEI on the way home (that’s sports radio around here, sports fans) and the Sux fans are definitely amped up for this series; the Sux fans AND broadcasters are having a blast trashing Tex, his wife, and everything having to do with Tex about some comment he obviously made, and I’m sure innocently made, about thanking the Sux for something, and they are going up one side and down the other; and the biggest mouth on the station, Glen Ordway, when a Sux caller referred to being amped up for “the rivalry”, commented that the only rivalry he knew about around here was between the Rays and the Sux but it still might be an okay series.
And this is the station Pete’s been promoting for us to listen to?
What a flippin joke.
The one stick in the Sox lineup that worries me is JD ( DL ) Drew..He’s a dead red hitter…Joba needs to keep him off balance….Drew is a great hitter…
Kim Jones said that she talked to some Red Sox players about Joba. And she said that Ortiz said “if you don’t like us strike us out don’t throw at our heads”.
Get ready for the benches to clear.
So who’s got a Fenway Paaaawk nickname ?
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I started something similiar the other day
1. piss hole
2. crap hole
3. sardine can
4. House that Ruth cursed
5. House that Ruth tore down
6. Dental prob. stadium
7. ?
I dont know about you guys. But i havnt been this pumped for this sereis in a loooong time. Maybe its because we have a much improved team this year and im anxious to see how we fair.
Anyone think it’s odd that Joe is picking Fenway for Jorge/AJ’s first gig together?
S.o.S. – I’ve always referred to it as fenway field and that little crap green bandbox.
I just noticed DA MELK is getting the start. I’m happy that he is for the fielding aspect. Hopefully he also brings a bit of the minny hitting streak from the last game.
You know, I actually really enjoyed Fenway while I was there. It’s so different than Yankee Stadium, such a different feel…
Ortiz telling the Boston press that “what I want to say I’m not going to say” about Joba.
Now that big fat steroid-using phony can kiss my sweet behind.
Maybe Girardi doesn’t want his pitchers to have their own personal catcher.
Or perhaps Posada is the DH tonight because simply because he caught 14 innings on Wednesday and Girardi doesn’t want to push it.
Joba should just ignore Florida Evans/Shrek. Pitch his game and if makes it deep into the game then buzz Ortiz AND Youkilis.
BIG POP-UP! BIG POP-UP!
MLB Networks Dan Plesac just now about the Yanks and Sox….”Both teams have great pitching, obviously the Yankees spent a bunch of money on their great pitching”…WTF!!
now that there is no longer “crazy manny” did we really need “crazy like a fox papi” – why doesn’t *he* just take his own advice and have an amazing offensive game and not worry so much about Joba’s pitching
….”Both teams have great pitching, obviously the Yankees spent a bunch of money on their great pitching”…WTF!!
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Coach,
I mentioned this earlier today. Its funny how Penny and Smoltz are a high reward low risk pickup for the Sox. But Pettitte for the same money wasnt even mentioned. A.J. was a high risk low reward. Who knew?
If I recall, weren’t Ortiz and Joba playing kissy face in Vegas during the big CES convention in January?
I know they did a couple of interviews together side-by-side.
Perhaps this whole charade is just a tactic to get people riled up rather than a genuine disdain he has for Joba.
Whoever doesn’t think Beckett threw at Bobby I have to question if you know what baseball is
Rish, don’t you remember when that Fat phony told the New York press that he felt he deserved MVP over Jeter but that because he was DH it was going to hurt his chances?
I’m really happy that Tex got the on-the-road booing out of the way in Baltimore. At least he’s going to be used to hearing a shower of boos.
So here’s what we have to hope for. That we can explot the obvious weaknesses that Beckett shows from time to time and that Joba, our young pup, isn’t so amped that he is all over the place.[
Rishi
April 24th, 2009 at 6:09 pm
now that there is no longer “crazy manny” did we really need “crazy like a fox papi” – why doesn’t he just take his own advice and have an amazing offensive game and not worry so much about Joba’s pitching
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I don’t recall Manny being a big talker.
Im glad Jobas in their head. It seemed like for the last few years. The Yankees were more worried about what a Sox pitcher was going to do(Pedro)than the other way around. The tide seems like its turning back in our favor.
Good interview with Teixiera.
JOBA TO THE BULLPEN!!!!! 70 > 200 WANG IS NOT AN ACE!
How long do we have to put up with the insanity that is this debate? God willing if Joba wins 200 games as a starter will we hear that he should have been the all time saves leader? Got my bison steak on the window grill, my veggies in the steamer, and the TV on mute lol I love baseball but I’ll be opting out for silence over the Rem Dawg tonight tyvm.
Another little phony is the evil elf Peedee. He’s kissing all over Jeter and sucking up to him and Jeter eats it up at the WBC and later he tells the press that he and Puke are just as good as Arod and Jete but because they don’t have the same name reconition they don’t get the same respect as players.
He’s a hideous little big mouth.
You know, it’s not hard for me to remember why I despise that loser team!
Wow, I find myself very psyched for the game tonight. I hope it’s not a let down. I love that we have 4 switch hitters in the lineup. Any other team regualrly trot out that many?
Rob NY, it’s always a bad moment in the season when we don’t get to tune in to the YES broadcast but have to watch NESN and hear and see the game through their eyes.
UGH!
I stopped at Taco Bell on the way home, as the chef there was commissioned to make my dinner tonight.
You would have thought I was having 8 people over for dinner! That’s what I do when I am feeling stressed out. Go and get a ton of food and then end up sick and giving the majority of it to the birds and squirrels in my back yard! (So far the only thing they have refused to eat since I’ve been in this house is boiled onions. Seriously.)
Pete on radio praising Girardi’s openess.
Rob whats a window grill?
a small grill stuck in your window? gas/charcoal?
how is bison steak? only had burgers.
Ortiz should just stop talking:
Ortiz said that he might envy Teixeira for hitting in what may prove to be a jet-stream filled Yankee Stadium, but opined that the Yankees’ maneuvers to acquire A.J. Burnett — who starts Saturday — and CC Sabathia were even more important.
“I would say pitching is going to be the biggest move they made,” Ortiz said. “That’s because last year they had good hitters. All of them hit pretty good but they would score 10 runs and the other team would score 12. They let some good hitters go so they definitely had to go for another good hitter. But pitching-wise, they really needed some help before they got those guys. Their pitching out there now, they look pretty good.”
Go and get a ton of food and then end up sick and giving the majority of it to the birds and squirrels in my back yard!
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Trish,
I dont think its the amount of food but rather the food(taco bell). You would have noticed that when the birds and squirrels ended up sick.
Speaking of squirrels. What ever happened to our right field mascott? Hope they didnt forget em at the old stadium.
Wouldn’t Pete say that anyone praising Girardi for his openness is showing “blind loyalty”?
“I dont think its the amount of food but rather the food(taco bell). You would have noticed that when the birds and squirrels ended up sick.”
OK
preidictions
Who Surrenders his yogurt tonight?
I give Papi an 0-4 with a walk.
trish you fed squirrells boiled onions? calling RIASPCA now
If they’re going to DL him, why not do it now and get a player here? It wouldn’t seem to make sense to play short.
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I dont see why they wouldnt dl Wang at this time. I mean he allowed 4 earned runs and is still throwing 91 vs. scrubbs. Cant continue to run our bullpen out there before the start of the 5th inning down a ton. DL him with a hang nail and lets give him all the time he needs to get this figured out.
Trisha — I’d be leary about giving the birds Taco Bell, unless you’re okay with taking the car to the car wash or breaking out the hose.
I agree it’s an interesting way to watch Yankee games, this. That’s one cool thing about living in the age we do, I can listen to the Fan for my sports talk and for the most part watch the YES network for the games. Technology is pretty good sometimes. On top of that I get to enjoy the game with a “room” full of Yankee fans to boot.
“trish you fed squirrells boiled onions? calling RIASPCA now”
LMAO! Uncle, after they ate broiled scallops (I don’t know if it was then or the blue jays) I figured they would eat anything! I have a picture of the squirrels eating applesauce and eating jello! He he he.
Well, hell, I thought that boiled onions were at least nourishing for them. Turned their little noses up and left. I was tempted to remind them that the squirrels in south providence (a poor section of town) would kill for boiled onions and they should remember that, but I didn’t bother.
Hey was fat ass playing with the Sux when Pedro sent both Sori and Jeter to the hospital back to back? If so, did anyone remember what the big mouth said about that?
Boiled onions vs. sauteed onions.
Being raised in NY, that’s a rivalry I definitely don’t understand.
Wouldn’t Pete say that anyone praising Girardi for his openness is showing “blind loyalty”?
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Im not sure Trish. But i just looked at your BIGGER photos and i feel like im ready now for the yanks/sox intensity/rivalry more than ever as if i was living their.
btw-kinky photo still their.
GF, I hate personal catchers, too -I just think the timing could have been better with AJ/Jorge. That said, good point about the 14 inning game……..
It’s that time again, beat boston!
And I think Ortiz has his seasons wrong. The Yankees didn’t lose a lot of 12-10 games last season. The pitching was good last season, it was the offense. Ortiz must be thinking of ’07. But I guess slipping memory would be normal for a guy his age.
“btw-kinky photo still their.”
And bigger and better than ever!
I don’t like what I just heard from Kim Jones that it could be imminent that Wang goes on the DL. The reason has to do with not being at all happy if it’s because of an injury. If it’s about getting his arm speed up to par, then I don’t care.
Hey trish- are the stories true about birds? Try feeding them alka seltser and let me know what happens.
WARNING!! Have cleaning materials ready.
Let’s get this party started!
You guys that are tacking flights out of the state watch out there is a flu epidemic that is very serious, it’s causing a stir in Mexico and has spread to California so just make sure you take anti-biotics and be careful.
http://www.northjersey.com/spo.....nway_.html
“It’s two teams that respect each other, and two fan bases that hate each other,” Burnett said. “That type of environment really brings out your best. You’ve got the fans hanging on every pitch. There’s a lot of extra emotion involved.
“That’s when I want the ball.”
*Love this guy’s attitude. Man, I would kill to see him shut the Sox down tomorrow.
taking flights *
C’mon…. If Joba were a Red Sox and acted the way he has, he would be public enemy #1 in New York.
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You may not like Fenway but at least its full. Your New York stadium had about 500 people in Wednesday. Enjoy the empty stadium.
Girardi: “Joba’s not the first one in this rivalry to let a ball get away.”
Fist pump to Joe G.!
Well I did find that fat crappy WAS with the Sux when perfect control pitcher Pedro sent both Sori and Jeter to the hospital, but try as I might I couldn’t find any comments about it made by F’Ortiz.
Be back later.
Jobber needs to buzz Ortiz in the 1st inning.
I will be disappointed if he doesn’t.
“You may not like Fenway but at least its full. Your New York stadium had about 500 people in Wednesday. Enjoy the empty stadium.”
That’s the best you’ve got? Did you drop out troll school?
Uh, Christina, were you in NY on Wednesday?
It was raining and COLD. While I grant you that the Yankees have some major seat feeling issues, the empty stadium on Wednesday had more to do with the weather than anything else.
Brandon- Im safe. I dont need to take a flight to California. whewww. I already live here.
Is it killing people or something(similiar to sars)?
i guess when stadium capacity is about 7, it’s pretty easy to fill
S.o.S.
April 24th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
Hey trish- are the stories true about birds? Try feeding them alka seltser and let me know what happens.
WARNING!! Have cleaning materials ready.
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Yep. It’s true. Loss a bird an alka Seltzer, especially sea gulls in flight and within a minute, the birds will explode into a blizzard of feathers.
Fenway’s capacity is less then Yankee Stadium. Even with the new seats added around the park.
That might explain why it’s always full.
Unless it comes back to bite us, I love this Ortiz/Joba business. It gives us another reason to hate Papi and it just pumps up the atmosphere even more. Bring it on!
It’s not going to feel like this when we play the Royals.
Anyone else thinks that Ortiz is talking a little too much for a .220 hitter?
***Toss*** a bird an Alka Seltzer
lol
April 24th, 2009 at 6:46 pm
“You may not like Fenway but at least its full. Your New York stadium had about 500 people in Wednesday. Enjoy the empty stadium.”
That’s the best you’ve got? Did you drop out troll school?
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So why are you choosing to spend your viewing experience on a blog jammed with Yankee fans?
Trevor
April 24th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
Fenway’s capacity is less then Yankee Stadium. Even with the new seats added around the park.
That might explain why it’s always full.
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Not just less – it’s less by about 16,000 seats
Trisha
please explain boiled onions – do they go with something?
What is this “New York Stadium”?
In Canada it’s illegal to feed Taco Bell to any foul. Just ask Dave Winfield.
Christina – if it is really you.
Boston – Friday night. Baseball or the red light district. 38,000 seats in Fenway.
New York – Friday night. Yankee Baseball – 54,000 seats. Broadway. Mets baseball. 20 million restaurants. Staten Island Yankee baseball. Metropolitan Opera. Museums. NYC Opera. NY Symphony. NYC Ballet. Should I go on?
Please. Be serious.
Boiled onions sounds worse than boiled cabbage or boiled peanuts.
I think there’s 2 Christina’s.
This is not the regular.
You may not like Fenway but at least its full. Your New York stadium had about 500 people in Wednesday. Enjoy the empty stadium.
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Troll,
Looks are decieving. 500 people fills up Fenway(sitting on laps). We’ll enjoy our New high tech stadium as long as you promise to enjoy that rat infested piss hole you call home.
Burnett throws 2 pitches. This is an easy assignment for Posada. This isn’t like Joba or CC where they throw 4 different pitches and need to mix it up and get on the same page.
If AJ’s curve isn’t biting, it’s going to be a LONG afternoon regardless of who is behind the plate.
You may not like Fenway but at least its full. Your New York stadium had about 500 people in Wednesday. Enjoy the empty stadium.
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Not that hard to fill a 34,000 capacity ballpark.
The paid attendance for Wednesday’s game was 43,000 on a weekday against Oakland with rotten weather.
Also unlike Fenway at new YS there is a place to watch the game anywhere you go. The announced attendance was 43,000 on Wednesday but it didn’t look like that many people.
I bet most of those people where either in restaurants or the concourses due to the bad weather.
Nick in SF
April 24th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
In Canada it’s illegal to feed Taco Bell to any foul. Just ask Dave Winfield.
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It’s also illegal to force feed them baseballs.
Pete, I think you are wrong about getting a player up here now, the guy took a series of tests today and they want a dr. to review it. I think there will be a decision made tomorrow to DL him, but I believe that Cash and Joe have honestly not decided yet.
Anyway, tonight it’s our night let’s enjoy the heck outta this game.
AJ going to miss “Hosey” behind the plate. But, I like Molina working with young Joba. Who was behind the plate last season in Joba’s 1-0 win in that park that’s setting all kinds of attendance records?
Yes… I’m sure Fenway would be packed on a Wednesday afternoon in the 14th inning of a rainy, 45 degree game against the Oakland A’s…
just turned on the red sox station . immediately hear eckersley yak about joba this joba that about joba going after youkillis. the fan base of red sox nation needs an enemy. if they don’t have one they make one up.
one can speculate what it is in red sox fan psyche that feeds off of this, but it’s there. i have always hated this kind of ignorance, but the way to beat it is to just play the game at a very high level and beat them.
hopefully joba is learning how to make his point within the unwritten rules of the game. as burnett has said nothing feels better than quieting fenway park by shutting them down.
i have had the experience of silence in fenway, in the early 90′s, being there with a full house at a game where had the red sox won they would have gone into first place near the end of the season. they had swept the first three games of the series against the yankees.
i drove up that morning got an obstructed seat ticket behind a pole, went in and went to the yankee bullpen where a friend of mine carl taylor was warming up the yankee starting pitcher (bob wickman if i remember right). carl stopped and came over to me to ask what’s up. i told him i was there to put a whammy on the red sox. he laughed and said he’d see what he could do as i got drenched in beer as red sox fans realized i was the enemy.
i found my pole down the third base line. i could see the pitcher or batter but not both at the same time. the yankees were behind with two outs in the ninth in a 3-2 game. roberto kelly comes up against jeff riordan when he was a top closer. he’s in the sun .roberto is in the shade.
first pitch was a pathetic swinging miss. all of fenway is standing swinging brooms in the air . second pitch kelly barely gets apiece of the ball and fouls it off over the red sox dugout. he’s late and can hardly see the ball. fenway is rocking with brooms in the air. two strikes. the roar is deafening.
so i put my head against the green pole and get religious and pray to the baseball higher powers. i hear the pitch, the crack of the bat as i look up and see the ball going over the monster and over the net.
you could have heard a pin drop. it was the nicest silence i’ve ever heard. it went on for at least a minute. the yankees came back in the next inning scored a run and the red sox never touched first place again that year and gammons called it Black Sunday because from that day on the red sox had a losing record for over a year.
after the game i waited for my friend carl to come out and with fenway empty i saw an older guy with salt and pepper grey hair down on the edge of the stands looking at the field with the sun setting . it did have a cathedral look to it.
he lookes like a retired ball player so i asked him if he had played. he said when he was younger, but he was there to watch his son play in the majors for the first time. i asked him who his son was. it was roberto kelly’s dad.
bernie had just taken over center from roberto and i said i didn’t like that move. he smiled and said roberto didn’t either. we shook hands and said goodbye.
the perfect ending to the perfect game.
Uncle – well it was near Thanksgiving and I had bought boiled onions to make with peas (peas and onions). I didn’t use all the onions and don’t every like throwing things away.
By the way, I absolutely love all of God’s creatures (I phrased it that way because I know that bumblee bees are not classified as animals or I would have said that I love all animals.) I could never do anything intentionally to hurt a bird of a squirrel or a skunk even. If there is a bee in my house, I catch it in a cup and let it out. God’s honest truth.
Packing Fenway is the best way to keep Boston streets safe. Round up all of the thug-wannabes and put them in one place.
Wow, mel, I’ve been so amped/stressed/now extremely full that I totally missed that in the lineup.
I too love Joba working with Molina. To me Molina is such a calming presence.
The paid attendance for the OAK game was 43,000.
Why would you sit out in the rain and cold when you can be inside watching the game on TVs and checking out the new stadium and bars/restaurants?
If Fenway had those kind of world class amenities, nobody would sit in the stands in the rain either.
GB,
Are you serious? It does really work? I always thought it was made up. Hmmm. I wonder if Alka seltzer cold would give them the runs? Dont try this at home GB.
Nick,
Wasnt a florida team not long ago giving free taco bells when their teams won?(RAYS I BELIEVE) Im sure that created jam packed powder rooms at the stadium.
Actually I read a story the other day about the Red Sox losing advertising because attendance is expected to be down (they are in danger of breaking a consecutive sell-out streak) mainly because of the cost of the seats in this economy. They have started an aggressive ad campaign to get people to come to the ballpark.
Now, that being said, I don’t expect them to hve a problem selling tickets this weekend.
Oh, and the story said at the time they were not considering lowering ticket prices. they are also almost out of room to post ads in the stadium.
For a team that has won the world series 2 of the last 5 years and supposedly has the “model franchise”, the Sux fans and players sure are insecure. Letting a 23 yr old kid get into their heads.
Here we go kids. Enjoy YES. I now get to turn to the Sux station. I actually have tears in my eyes as I’m doing it. It makes me feel like an outcast.
randy,
gotta love it. I was fortunate to sit both in the green monster and 2 rows behind the Sox dugout for the game in Sept 2007 when the Yanks came back and scored 6 in the 8th off of Okajima and Papelbon for the win.
nothing better than a silenced Fenway.
Randy1
you coulda wrote Field of Dreams
Joba, just don’t be shaking Molina off tonight
Before I do that, I am going to try to see if Extra Innings on DirectTV does what it did last year and that is give the option of YES or the “other team” broadcast…
S.o.S.
April 24th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
GB,
Are you serious? It does really work? I always thought it was made up. Hmmm. I wonder if Alka seltzer cold would give them the runs? Dont try this at home GB.
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Oh, yeah, it works well. And the birds love them…..for about a minute.
Of corse, I’ve only heard about this myself. I love all of God’s little creatures…the little SOBs.
“Anyone else thinks that Ortiz is talking a little too much for a .220 hitter?”
absolutley. nobody cares what he thinks
Of ***course*** , I’ve only heard about this myself
Big Papi without Manny = platoon player.
During his brief stint in Boston, Boomer Wells despised the city and everything about it. He especially disliked being nagged by star struck fans when attempting to eat at a restaurant.
Let’s get going here….Joba need to pitch well tonight.
Yeah, as they say, in a pig’s eye.
S.o.S.: Taco Bells? I think they were cow bells.
I’m outa here, got the dvr set at home, hope to get there and get caught up to real time asap. Enjoy and go Yanks!
who called hi Florida Evans?
classic
Randy l -
Another nice story.
Great story, rl.
trisha – click to see Opening Day pictures
April 24th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
Here we go kids. Enjoy YES. I now get to turn to the Sux station. I actually have tears in my eyes as I’m doing it. It makes me feel like an outcast.
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Suggestion. Put your remote on mute and turn on the radio.
Well, – Let’s Go Yankees!
(I think it’s a good thing there was an off day yesterday for the Sox.)
Hello all. Let’s go Yanks!
Uncle Ellsworth
April 24th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
Randy1
you coulda wrote Field of Dreams
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Randy’s posts makes “Field Of Dreams” look like a short story.
GB actually the boiled onions, the small ones, when added in with peas, are really pretty good.
“Uncle Ellsworth
April 24th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
Randy1
you coulda wrote Field of Dreams
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Randy’s posts makes “Field Of Dreams” look like a short story.”
Geez, I feel so loved
Neil I can try doing it but if Waldman and Sterling are behind the plays that are on television, it will make it even worse.
The Sux radio guy is even worse! (The one who sounds like he’s 90 and they dig him up for games.) From what I understand he’s not terribly old but he has a horrid voice. Sometime tune into one of their radio broadcasts just to hear the voice.
here we go!!
Let’s Go Yanks!
There goes the no hitter!!
Lets go derek..
Rebecca-Optimist Prime…Staying to Write the Story
April 24th, 2009 at 7:08 pm
“Uncle Ellsworth
April 24th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
Randy1
you coulda wrote Field of Dreams
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Randy’s posts makes “Field Of Dreams” look like a short story.”
Geez, I feel so loved
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Rebecca, I’m just getting even with Randy. I have a lot of pent up….errrr…..”respect” for Randy. I started the payback last night.
Weak boos!
Question before I really take off: was the start of the game delayed for some reason? Did Pedroia receive an award from the Mole People or something?
Boos for Tex not so bad. That’s probably because Jeter’s hit has quieted the freaks already.
Rebecca
I’m confused are you really Ray Kinsella?
No where not even CLOSE to the Booing tex got in BALTIMORE
NOT CLOSE
for Clarity’s Sake:
Randy1 great story – worthy of a Field of Dreams comparison
I’m not at fenway, but I hardly heard any booing at all on the NESN telecast when Tex came to the plate.
99mph…
The boos were audible, but not as bad as the ones he got in BAL.
Kay just said the gun is off
Tex was closer to signing with BOS than he was with BAL yet BAL was more offended that he signed with us. Proof of what idiots those BAL fans are.
Joba is going to need good stuff tonight because Lester’s stuff looks filthy
Everyone on the Red Sox is white!! Except for Ortiz and those two Asians they have.
They were also the last team to sign a person of color back in the day. Me thinks they liked it better the way it was before and are going back to that.
Trisha peas and pearl onions = good
I knew the gun had to be off..I was about to say…. 99 mph.
Joba time.
I see that Varitek is continuing his stellar hitting. LOL!
So I guess there will not be a no-hitter for Jobber tonight.
ray (sox fan)
April 24th, 2009 at 7:16 pm
I’m not at fenway, but I hardly heard any booing at all on the NESN telecast when Tex came to the plate.
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That’s because the Boston Faithless are still choking back their tears, joining Pete Gammons in a city-wide sobfest.
Evening Ray. How’s the family doing today? I guess you didn’t have to go to the principal’s office to get your kids, huh?
“Randy’s posts makes “Field Of Dreams” look like a short story.”
gb7-
it wouldn’t take you so long if you didn’t say each word out loud as you read
What the hell
Racist Red Sox
April 24th, 2009 at 7:18 pm
Everyone on the Red Sox is white!! Except for Ortiz and those two Asians they have.
They were also the last team to sign a person of color back in the day. Me thinks they liked it better the way it was before and are going back to that.
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Give that crap a rest. Absolutely no place for that.
good start.
Long night inc.
randy l.
April 24th, 2009 at 7:22 pm
“Randy’s posts makes “Field Of Dreams” look like a short story.”
gb7-
it wouldn’t take you so long if you didn’t say each word out loud as you read
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Yeah, but I love the sound of my voice.
Uh Oh….
Here we go. Well at least the velocity is up. Looks like another 4 inning performance from Joba already thrown a decent amount of pitches.
i mean geez – what is going on
Bust him in
As I said, Elsbury & Pedrioa have to stay off the bases…Key to the game
A K right here would be perfect!
What a ridiculous run to give up and then he walks a man
Got em!
sit down ortiz
I have noted on here several times that when you have speed it really adds a nice dimension as evidenced by Ellsbury.
That is why if I was a Yankee fan I would really want to see Gardner given a legitimate chance to be the permanent CF.
Hey GB. I hope you and yours are well too.
And perfect it is!
Sit down Papi! Strike Three!
wow joba needs to bust youk in
Come on throw it up and in not down and away
Come on Joba. If youre gonna walk him just hit him.
come on Joba
wow, the YES gun said 99 on that strike
What’s up with that radar? Could that be correct?
My prediction. Yankees will win this game.
Looks like Joba staying way away from Puke. Rather see him do that and perhaps set up a DP than have the ball go near Puke’s head.
The gun is off
Joba needs to settle down.
Another walk, throw strikes Joba
Doing just fine, Ray. Thanks for asking.
Yeah the gun’s off. Gameday has him sitting around 93.
turn 2!
looks like another early trip to the bullpen tonight.
For all the attention he gets, Joba is very green. His control has gone down since becoming a starter and right now, his composure needs work.
Joba is scared.
Rangers down 2-0 and one goal was shorthande! ugh!
Huge Double play
great pick by robbie
Yeah, nice dp started by robbie
heck of a turn there.. lets go yanks
Nice pick by Cano and a good quick turn by Jeter.
Wow Joba stayed away, the inside of the plate belongs to you too Joba..all in all not a bad inning
Perfect!
I am going to assume that we have trolls and pretenders who are using Yankee posters names and whining about the Yankees already.
Joba is not scared.
nice play by Cano/Jeter but Joba needs to start pulling his head out of his ass or he is going to end up on the dl with a “tired arm”.
Cmon Joba, discipline!
That was huge. Get to work on Lester
Nice play there by Cano
Joba really needs a few quick innings today so he can get into the 7th
22 pitches for Joba that inning
ewe, almost 3-0 and 1st period not even over!
nice play by cano. that was a double play that was badly needed. joba needs to gather himself.
no matter how good young pitchers are, they go through these learning experiences.
Molina’s defense hasn’t been that good this year.
anyone getting WCBS feed on the YES feed on MLB.TV?
Come on swish
Joba threw 22 pitches that inning. Too many.
Am I the only one who doesn’t give a rat about the Rangers score right now?
If so, I apologize for mentioning it,
still 2-0
Sometimes I think Joba needs a “simulated 1st inning” prior to the actual.
Sort of like the “simulated All Star Game” for the “old” Cano. (fingers crossed!)
“Molina’s defense hasn’t been that good this year.”
Glad to see I’m not the only one who noticed that. He’s letting a ton of balls get past him for some reason. Not sure what the problem is.
lester is good man..
Bronx Jeers,
I could say that for a lot of ML pitchers though, not just Joba!
Did I already mention I see us taking this game? I guess I’m not as thrown by Joba’s first inning of the year at Fenway as others are.
Sometimes you watch Joba and think, wow, this guy really should be in the minors: can get his curve over, can’t hit his spots, etc. Granted the stuff is electric, but wow, the guy really still is incredibly raw.
Trisha,
I mentioned it b/c I forget who, but someone said they were switching back and forth! geez!
Uncle Ellsworth — It’s a gas grill that hangs off of my windowsill. It was the only way I could figure to get a grill while in the city and that’s about the only way I know how to cook meat.
Bison steak is absolutely delicious. A little hot sauce and I’m good to go. The beautiful part of it is that it’s extremely lean, which I appreciate. I prefer the taste to beef-steak. Although a nice porterhouse is always welcome.
Joba still looking rusty. I know he isn’t going to throw the ball 100mph as a starter but when you have lester sitting 93-96 and Joba sitting 91-94 it’s a bit disconcerting. He is looking really sharp tonight too. Go Yanks!
Watching the game on TV and what do my eyes see? No empty seats behind homeplate! And all the people in those seats are watching the game! And clapping when their team does well! Fascinating.
Those BOS hats suck.
I don’t understand the take a pitch philosophy when he’s throwing strikes in the zone.
well, i hope this is not a sign, but the last few batters have not swung at all. Can’t keep looking at pitches, not with Joba only going 5 tonight.
Jeter’s Future Wife, I didn’t see that post. I apologize. I guess this series makes me a might testy…
Note to self:
Add lester to the yankee killer list.
make him work Melky!
Randy I, Joba was pitching defensivley that inning….A little to tentative…..He should be fine from now on….
“Watching the game on TV and what do my eyes see? No empty seats behind homeplate! And all the people in those seats are watching the game! And clapping when their team does well! Fascinating.”
Really? Well, what I see is a bunch of hillbillies sitting on top of each other in a rathole of a stadium. I’ll take an empty Yankee Stadium over a full Fenway any day of the week and twice on Sunday.
Laura and GB7
Heresy! Molina is above reproach behind the plate!
workit Melk!
now if they can only put together a couple hits and get melky home…
Melky with a walk
He’s scared now. Molina and Melky = Yogi and Mantle.
Stephen – BFD. There’s nowhere else to be in fenway field than the cramped seats in the bandbox. You’ll have to excuse the Yankees for making a state of the art Stadium where fans don’t have to be stuck in their seats in order to see the game.
Kay heaping the praise on Melky
“Heresy! Molina is above reproach behind the plate!”
Don’t get me wrong. I like Molina a lot. Defensively, he’s a better catcher than Posada. However, these last couple of games, he’s had more passed balls than I think he had all of last year.
Rob good to know about the Bison!
Molina doouble machine???
At least were making lester work
“Really? Well, what I see is a bunch of hillbillies sitting on top of each other in a rathole of a stadium. I’ll take an empty Yankee Stadium over a full Fenway any day of the week and twice on Sunday.”
Benny Blanco, if that’s even you. Lester a Yankee killer?
YAWN[
“You’ll have to excuse the Yankees for making a state of the art Stadium where fans don’t have to be stuck in their seats in order to see the game.”
Or stuck to each other. Did you see how close Cashman was to the two guys next to him? They were practically on top of him.
gritty gutty little Melky
I’m kidding Laura
I just think he’s treated like a god defensivly and Posada is treated like dirt.
Posada was pretty darn good before his injury.
Codyyyyyyyyyyyy!
No way that was a strike. It was below his knees.
His wrists didn’t break, you bunch of Sux freaks.
“I’m kidding Laura. I just think he’s treated like a god defensivly and Posada is treated like dirt.
Posada was pretty darn good before his injury.”
No worries.
Are Doreen and Betsy in Lockdown?
ransom is garbage
cody is killing me.
Say it with me Angel Berroa
Now, they have to swing at that low fastball. If the ump is going to call it a strike, you might as well swing.
Arod cant get beck fast enough. Ransom just looks awful in the bigs.
Call Angel up for Ransom, he doesn’t have a chance
Come back soon Alex. We love you.
Someday we need to upgrade 3B. There has to be a veteran coming back from injury who would be better. Say by May 2nd or so?
25 pitches for Lester in the 2nd. At least they made him work.
Laura – Plug it in, change the world!
April 24th, 2009 at 7:46 pm
No way that was a strike. It was below his knees.
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Umpire needs to make up his mind; low or high strike zone? Right now, Lester is getting both calls.
ignore the trolls!
Ransom is so bad…
…
…Ransom is so bad he plays for the other team!
Uncle E -
I’m here. Being reticent.
Laura, the seating there is hideous. I’m not a real big person but I remember sitting next to man mountain Dean at one game and I was squashed like a bug in my seat.
Deal Joba DEAL some STRIKES!
Ransom’s Mom is so fat when she sits around the house, she sits AROUND the house.
I ALWAYS like seeing players afraid to run on Melky.
pat m-
i’m concerned about joba’s velocity. you think he’s just tight?
kind of weird seeing lester throwing harder than joba.
Joba impersonating CMW.
One more out and it will be an easy inning
Best thing about that inning was it got us through the bottom of the order. That’s all I ask from them.
Joba’s best friend!
Hi Doreen – fun ain’t it?
great inning.
dp =
Great inning
Quick…
7 pitch second
nice pitch count inning. love those double plays.
Nice inning. Now it is time to get the bats going and not looks so pathetic against Lester
That DP was a great pitch saver for Chamberlain.
Sounds like a whole lot happened in the first inning.
Did anyone else see Johnny defer to Melky to make the throw in? I’ve seen him do that twice now.
I tell you what I really think the continued competition between Melky and Gardner is going to keep both of them pushing their games and is the best thing for 2 guys who are probably fringey everyday players for this team at best.
That ladies and gents is how you toss a quick inning.
Only 7 pitches. Good!!
I dont care how he does it. Just get outs.
Yanks due for some good at bats here. Lester had a long inning and he’s right back out there 2 min later.
good job joba..
half the credit for the efficiency of that inning goes to the red sox hitters
I smelled that DP coming. I never got to see the third out since NESN did its usual – showed some asinine interview while the play was going on.
Joba looks like he settled down nicely. Not surprised.
Yanks will get to Lester.
The YES radar gun just had Lester at 102 mph. Also, Joba seemed to be in triple digits much of the time. If this is accurate, I can’t wait to see the readings on Burnett and Beckett tomorrow. I’m hopeing that A.J. will throw a pitch so fast that it will tear a hole in the space-time continuum and all of Fenway Park will be transported to the year 2003, when the Red Sox had not won a World Series since 1918.
They don’t bother booing Johnny that hard anymore.
The thing about Lester is you can’t wait till he gets two strikes on you
Do it for Johnny!!!!!!!!!
46 pitches for Lester.
Awwww Nick. Too bad
Now steal second Johny
I got Lester at 48 pitches….we need to run his count up fast!
Get the former caveman home
Uncle E -
Tons of fun.
Tom in NJ -
Want to apologize for overstepping before with my comments re: the HD. Meant in jest, but, on second thought it is none of my business.
Nick Green. Weird. He’s too handsome to be a Sock.
I feel a home run coming on.
Tex isn’t getting booed nearly as much. Pete’s right – a non-story.
But, maybe they’re saving it up for Alex.
Cool Doreen
You were talking about nerves before…. good nerves i suppose.
TEX!!!!
If that was Beckett, he would have thrown at Tex.
i think they don’t boo tex as much because he said it helps him get more focused…
Wow. Surprisingly civil in here so far.
Can’t agree more about that awful place. Fenway is a dump. The fans literally look like they are on top of each other.
Lester is throwing a lot of pitches here. I’m going to stick around for awhile unless it gets really bad.
Nice infield single Tex!
“But, maybe they’re saving it up for Alex.”
I have a feeling that a lot of baseball fans are saving their boos for when Alex returns. Here’s hoping he shuts them up with a ton of dingers.
Come on Jorge!!!
come on JORGIE!!!!
Get em home Jorge
Nice of the announcer to remind us that we suck with RISP.
WTF Jorge… C’mon, sac fly at least
Swish lets go!
Horrible ab by Jorge
What a worthless at bat that was.
posada looking foolish
Nasty pitch. Belt high middle of the plate… tough pitch to handle.
Tough seeing Georgie go down. So then we need the homer from Swish.
why didn’t he swing even at one pitch?
how many is that 60?
Laura-
You’re getting the NESN feed too? This sux, damn Comcast. I miss DirecTV so much.
haha yeah tough pitch to pull the the trigger on Jorge. Those balls straight down the pipe a hard to pick up.
Wow great play
lowell you bastid
Great play…
Must be nice to have a real 3B.
Wow! Puff, is that you?
61 pitches thru 3
that one could end up hurting
Dam you lowe
Outstanding play by Lowell….the SOB.
argh…
That was a nice defensive play. Can not complain there.
“You’re getting the NESN feed too? This sux, damn Comcast. I miss DirecTV so much.”
Yes on two channels. Usually, I get both. Not tonight. Drats!
Hey miggs! It really is fine in here though a few posters did attempt to climb a bridge when Lester got a strike out. Immediately dubbed him a “Yankee killer.” That was about 100 Lester pitches ago…
Well the good news is that the Yankee killer keeps allowing runners on base. All the Yankees need to do is capitalize on it.
F@#@!@$#$@#$@#%!@#%!#$%@#$%
Posada’s AB was worthless. Nice play by Lowell.
Jorge is frustrating. One game looks like he can still play, next game looks like Scranton bound.
Yanks just cannot get runs in. 4 years in a row. They can score in bunches when it doesn’t count but when they need a base hit, absent.
I’m okay with this so far….Theyre working Lester HARD and theyre getting very good at bats in. Joba needs another solid inning right now.
Boo
Lowell can feel the love from you guys.
Uncle E -
I’m pacing myself – sneaking a peak here, switching channels.
Saw that smash by Swish. Too bad Lowell’s back to himself! But bodes well our Alex.
Nice stab
If Joba can get another quick inning it, it’s going to start to wear on Lester.
long innings with only a short rest…
I cant believe Sox fans are in here comparing their little league park to ours. Its like comparing a ford festiva to a Bentley. Whats next? Whos uniforms are better?
Is it just me or is Jobas fastball down a few notches?
NESN is the best! Yet another freakin interview.
panayioti
April 24th, 2009 at 8:04 pm
WTF Jorge… C’mon, sac fly at least
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Sac Fly when the runner’s on second? You really know your baseball Spanky.
good game so far, hopefully it gets better soon.
You cannot friggin go full count with nick green what the hell is going on in this world!!!
Joba seems to be settling in quite nicely.
ray (sox fan)
April 24th, 2009 at 8:08 pm
Lowell can feel the love from you guys.
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Ray, remind Lowell what the letters F. O. mean
Joba was pinched on that inside pitch to green
stop leaving everything up joba
Joba’s slider doesn’t look as sharp as usual. He threw a couple good ones but most of them have hung up a bit.
Bad pithing by Joba there should be two out
nice job by molina
“I cant believe Sox fans are in here comparing their little league park to ours. Its like comparing a ford festiva to a Bentley.”
SOS I couldn’t have said that better myself.
Sit down Ellsbury.
cmon…. anotehr DP
Ryan – are you seriously falling apart here or are you just joking with us. The score is 1-0. Get some warm milk. It’ll help.
Sac Fly when the runner’s on second? You really know your baseball Spanky.
Easy Professor Dickweed. I am painting and trying to watch the game. Thought Damon moved to third on the Tex single.
J/C can’t anyone mistype or make a mistake without being hounded.
With your forgiveness, i will go back to trying to watch the game and paint and make an occasional post.
Man, I hate that Hobbitt.
another ball up
hes not helping himself out
Balls down the middle.
Guess Dustin can hit the high inside Sony
Was the YES gun not working properly before?
It had Joba at 99-100 in the 1st inning.
This team is friggin worthless. This little dwarf is a high ball hitter how can you not know that by now. You pitch him low he cannot elevate is pretty freaking simple.
Joba’s going to get mashed all night if he keeps leaving fastballs up.
was that double foul? it sure looked like it
Joba should sue Sony for false advertising.
“This team is friggin worthless.”
There are 29 other teams you can root for if you’d like.
Joba can’t seem to locate the low and away fastball. They’re all way off.
He needs to get those over to set up his inside stuff.
Hurtin em Bad
Despite losing 1-0, I get immense joy at seeing how bad Big Papi is.
That’s 2 K’s so far. He’s done.
throw to pedroia at the knees and he’s no big deal.
throw it up and he hammers the ball.
i have no idea why the yankees ever go up on him.
Here’s an interesting AB.
Before I get yelled at again, is the pitch count correct for Lester at 61?
If so, that is a good sign.
Sit down Papi! Strike Three! Again!
that’s more like it!
Papi seems to have lost some bulk. Wonder why?
Was that the kind of thing fat Ortiz had in mind about how Joba should pitch to them?
Ortiz is going into the dugout to stick pins into a Manny Ramirez voodoo doll he fashioned. LOL!
BIG SLOPPY….lol
i DO like how ortiz is being struckout by joba, though.
Lester is at 61 pitches.
0 homers for Ortiz. Wasnt Gammons raving about his weight loss and how he was crushing balls in spring training? I think he needs to go back to that special kool aid he was drinking the past few years. He looks like hes back on the twins.
Has Joba thrown Yuk 1 inside pitch?
“Papi seems to have lost some bulk. Wonder why?”
Why the hell is joba pitching away, away, away pitch youk in, in, in, in
Ortiz needs his steroid fix to be good again.
“Has Joba thrown Yuk 1 inside pitch?”
Joba is having trouble locating his pitches in general.
GORGEOUS pitch that strike one
“0 homers for Ortiz. Wasnt Gammons raving about his weight loss and how he was crushing balls in spring training?”
Gammons needs to put the crack pipe down. If memory serves, Ortiz had a horrible Spring Training.
Sox just stranded three.
good joba
good lord
come on
That was a big inning….
whew that was a close one.. cmon joba get the ball down..
Was the YES gun not working properly before?
It had Joba at 99-100 in the 1st inning.
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Im watching it on nesn and hes around 92.
I like that Chamberlain’s throwing all of his pitches tonight. He seems to be finding the right combinations that work at the right times.
I think Joba is consciously staying away from Puke. I don’t think he is having trouble locating his pitches at all. I don’t mind him walking Puke.
Joba’s doing well working out of trouble so far. Sux leaving a ton of guys on base plus 2 dps in 3 innings.
Let’s work Lester some more. Get him up to 85-90 this inning.
“Papi seems to have lost some bulk. Wonder why?”
He and Varitek have the same weight loss plan. It’s called the “No Steroids” workout.
Ok, for the baseball brains, do you think that Ortiz is less effective now because he is older, because of his wrist injury, because Manny is gone and there is no one to protect him, or a combination?
Curious.
watching on NESN… ugh…
not sure what camera shot YES got – but if you could lip read – you knew what Joba said to Eiland when he asked him if he wanted to pitch to Youk.
I was cracking up.
“Was the YES gun not working properly before?”
Consensus seems to be that it was adding 4-5 mph.
“Brandon Webb’s return has been delayed.
The right-hander experienced tightness in his right shoulder playing catch before a scheduled bullpen session on Friday and has been shut down.”
ouch.
Good work by Joba to escape that jam, The K of Ortiz was money.
They need to keep working Lester over–he’s at 61 pitches. But 0-3 with RISP and 5 left on minimizes the value of the high pitch count. Lots of work, nothing to show for it–yet.
“I like that Chamberlain’s throwing all of his pitches tonight. He seems to be finding the right combinations that work at the right times.”
yep
Whew.
NESN has Joba at around 92-93 and Lester at 94-95
53 pitches so far for the Jobber
THANK GOD!
Another NESN interview.
Why do these announcers always have to have someone in the booth with them? Are they bored with each other already? It hasn’t even been a month!
“Ok, for the baseball brains, do you think that Ortiz is less effective now because he is older, because of his wrist injury, because Manny is gone and there is no one to protect him, or a combination?”
No Manny + No Steroids = Bad Ortiz
trisha,
take a drink everytime NESN has an interview in the middle of the game?
this is ridiculous
The Melkman owns lester
Melk man…he is starting to heat up.
BB and single
Melky is a Lester killer
6-9 with a walk
Ransom looked so overmatched his last ab.
Hopefully he does better this time.
Gotta hand it to Melky, hitting .333, getting hits right-handed.
DA MELK!
But I would MUCH rather be listening to and watching this interview with a member of the Boston Bruins. You can’t get much schlockier than NESN.
Mantle and Yogi.
Good stat, Boston Dave.
Rip one over the monster, Ransom.
Lester is down to 91-92 this inning… Yanks making him work
Melky’s trying to win his job back.
Sorry, one batter ahead.
Melky saying “Hell no i wont go!!” Amazing what competition does to a player.
Lester over 70 pitches.
Boston Dave, as you know they do this kind of stupid stuff all the time. If it isn’t a booth interview with some meaningless entity, while we’re treated to getting to hear and watch most of it, it’s cutting over to Heidi Whatney, or whatever her name is, so she can cut in with an interview she did much earlier.
NESN SUCKS.
Melky continues to do his part. Tomorrow’s going to be interesting to see if Girardi puts him in CF.
I’ve been pro Gardner and I don’t think Girardi will sit him but I do think Melky’s got a better chance against Beckett.
If Girardi does sit Gardner?…
“Melky’s trying to win his job back.”
good for him if he’s going to go 110% and earn more PT.
competition for PT is usually a good thing.
lester at 70 pitches
Monlina is Yogi!!
Come on cody..
Nice at-bat by Molina. NOW rip one over the monster, Ransom.
Molina working a walk. Love it.
Come on Ransom. Please. Do something.
The bottom of the line up killing Lester (Randsom Excluded)
Why do these announcers always have to have someone in the booth with them?
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2 reasons.
1. There are only 500 seats available in the park to sit.
2. Its the only place to have a 7th inning stretch. So they start early.
it ain’t easy to walk molina twice in a row.
runners on… Yanks need a hit…. can you pinch hit in the 4th inning, is that wrong….uuugghhh
Lester’s not nearly as sharp. His may need to build up some arm strength, also.
Let’s go Cody
show you belong
lets go we need a representative AB here cody!!!
Yes ransom!!!
codyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy!
I’ve never even heard an Ortiz PED reference.
I think it’s no Manny and wrist.
Bottom of the order gettin done !
You’d think that Lester could afford a better necklace than the choker collar for a German Shephard
Well he was due!
Cody the Clutch!! Tie game, second and third for The Captain.
something here Cody. come on
CODY!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW
There’s an old saying in baseball – The man has a bat in his hands, he can do anything.
“2 reasons.
1. There are only 500 seats available in the park to sit.
2. Its the only place to have a 7th inning stretch. So they start early.”
Did I mention that the Yankees were going to take this game? I thought so.
trisha,
I have mlb.tv split screen. YES and NESN but there’s something wrong with the YES audio so I’m stuck. I grew up with Remy and Orsillo so I know the deal.
I’m not sure if Heidi Watney is still sleeping with Varitek but she was when I met him last summer. Not that it really matters… but I can’t help but wonder if she may not have earned her job the hard way, or easy way?
Whoa! Nice!
Ransom! Didn’t see that coming.
Tie game AND Lester at 80 pitches in ther 4th.
Can’t ask for much more than that.
I’m just imaging what Sox fans are saying now. Seriously, walking Molina and HURRAY to Cody!
Nice job… There is how baseball balances out. Swish is robbed on a rope and the #9 hitter gets it past with a favorable bounce. Very nice.
Come on Captain.
It didn’t hit the monster but I’ll take it!
Like I said as long as the bottom three gets us through them quick, that is all I can ask for. Oh and RBI’s from the nine hole like Scott Brosius, missed those!
ransom comes through with a big double and shocks the hell out of me.
but i will take the default position that he’s garbage.
but still, that was awesome.
It’s interesting because it doesn’t feel like Joba has his best stuff but the Sox still aren’t getting too much off of him. I don’t know what to make of it. Also, it’s worth noticing (to me at least) that like BD said Lester’s fastball is dipping but it seems like Joba’s is getting hotter.
Leche scores!! Well I may be writing your obituary at 3rd base Ransom but that’s a nice hit I’ll tell you what. Do you play da Melk again tomorrow?
Great at bat by Molina first then a solid smash by Ransom, that should buy him another day.
Lester at 80
If A-Rod had done that, Varitek would have attacked him.
derek hits varitek in the back of the head with a veteran move
Can Molina score from 3B on a Sac Fly? LOL!
Way to go Cody!!! Now everyone get off his back!!!
Cody Ransom, last 27 AB’s (8-27, .296)
“There’s an old saying in baseball – The man has a bat in his hands, he can do anything.”
Wasn’t that the De Niro line from The Untouchables?
GB THWACK!
Nothing makes me happier than seeing the Yanks wear out an opposing pitcher.
Of course they need some big hits here but they’ve increased their odds by tiring out Lester.
Nick in SF
April 24th, 2009 at 3:01 pm
I think Ransom or Pena flirts with the Monstah tonight. It’s always the guy you don’t expect, except when it isn’t.
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Brandon Yes he’s a 4th OF ! “I LOVE ME SOME ME !”
April 24th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
0 for 4 w/ 2 K’s bank it.
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Nick in SF
April 24th, 2009 at 3:17 pm
Brandon, why you gotta be a hater?
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I’m still waiting for an answer, Brandon!!!
Lets go yanks1
RBI
GB, Ransom has about another week to week and a half, hes not going anywhere till then
Nice Job Captain
What an important run from the captain!!
Nice job Jetes
nice job Captain… run is a run.
Now let’s see Damon do some damage. Would love to see him hit an HR, touch home plate and yell FU to the crowd.
Good inning
If A-Rod had done that, Varitek would have attacked him.
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Mask and all.
Is Lester at 90 pitches yet?
Exactly, people. That was the kind of productive out that occurred so infrequently last year.
Lester at 85 pitches through 3 2/3.
Laura
87 pitches
woo hoo!
Jose Molina, grinder?
Boston Dave, hey does that mean I could watch YES over MLB.com and not be blacked out? I have the premium package.
They are working Lester over the coals. 89 pitches.
Lovely.
88 pitches for lester
89 i think
88 pitches
Lester’s got 1 more inning in him and then it’s the pen
Come on Joba time for a quick inning
Good inning. Two runs for the Yanks, Lester had to throw 27 pitches.
So the score is Cody Ransom 2, the Red Sox 1
The bottom of the order is making Lester work and getting it done tonight. Good to see.
trisha,
I used a San Diego address (which is where I happen to be right now) so I’m not blacked out.
You’re stuck
Bronx Jeers were you be funny about never hearing an Ortiz PED reference, or is it an imposter Bronx Jeers who posted that?????
I know this has been said before. But doesnt this team seem a bit different than recent ones? More gutty, no panic, always scraping, clawing,less deer in the head light look? Am I the only one who thinks this team resembles the 98 team more than the 2000′s ones?
Uncle Ellsworth
April 24th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
GB THWACK!
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Definately better than “SPLAT”.
Okay, Joba. Hold them right here. None of that giving the lead right back like CC did.
Joba is at 53 pitches himself. He needs a couple quick(er) innings here so he can get through 6 or so.
Coach6423
April 24th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
88 pitches for lester
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Thank you. Keep the pitch counts coming. Where’s Joba’s at?
Joba really needs to throw first pitch strikes
Boston Dave –
The Red Soxs bullpen is no Cookie but better than facing Lester
OMG with the leadoff hits already
that is what happens when you do not get ahead.
Enough getting behind batters already, Joba. Self-induced problems.
” Am I the only one who thinks this team resembles the 98 team more than the 2000’s ones?”
To a certain extent. Their RISP record is strictly 2000′s though.
That was foul
STOP throwing Bay fastballs.
Everybody knows he has a hard time with the offspeed stuff (except apparently Molina and Joba)
use the fastball to keep him honest and then hammer him with curveballs.
59 pitches for Joba
>Their RISP record is strictly 2000’s though.
2008′s
catch you later guys
Lowell is walking with a definite limp from the hip surgery. Wonder if Alex has one?
“Am I the only one who thinks this team resembles the 98 team more than the 2000’s ones?”
I’m with ya
That C on his chest stands for CHUMP!
See ya Uncle!
Come on Joba!
Need a DP here.
Peace out Uncle Ellsworth
FARGEN ICEHOLE
Oh my gosh.
Joba is not helping his cause in the field.
Oh Joba.
wow joba just wow.
Joba is only at 62 pitches
Terrible, Joba. That was a tailor-made DP with a slow runner in Varitek going. Horrible.
If anyone has DirecTV but is blacked out from the YES feed because you’re behind enemy lines, if you’re truly desperate you can put on channel and get the YES video and audio, albiet in the tiny split-screen.
J/C Joba… pull your head out!
Two blown chances, hit Varitek and then that crappy throw…Cano should have tried to get one..
Not good…
horrible
Bad play by Joba, but why didn’t Cano put his foot on the bag after the catch?
Ugh, and Ellsbury is a tough guy to double up.
Not Joba’s day
Great double play!!!
Need another dp here.
Cano has to tag that guy going into 2nd. He knows he’s off the bag. Why rush the throw to 1st? Get the out.
Yeah! Another dp!
JOBA LUCKS THE HELL OUT OF THAT MESS
Yesssssss!!!!!!!!
HUGE DP
Wow, 3 DPs. Joba is trying to accumulate the DPs CMW would have gotten.
haha DP anyway!
WOW!!!
DEM’S OUR YANKS!
Wow talk about dodging a bullet. After that deer in the head lights error by the kid.
He’s been digging his own grave all night.
But the 4-6-3 DP saves him!! Third DP! Huge.
Another DP. How many for the SAWX.
I just got a bad flashback.
Thank god it righted itself.
Trisha, No I know he said something but I’ve never heard an accusation. Pardon my ignorance if I am the last guy to find out we put men on the moon.
joba living dangerous. not easy to get double play with ellsbury running.
Cano couldnt tag tek, nor could he run to the bag….he did the only thing he could
cano looks so much better this season. smoothe.
YEAH BABY!!
with Joba not having his best stuff today – they’ve really needed those double plays
Just hope Joba can get through 6 clean and let the bullpen take over with a lead
Sox are leaving their own on base. Clutch pitching by Joba, but, as we just saw, there’s more to being a ML pitcher than pitching. Joba’s still developing.
I think Joba’s at 65 pitches.
I have never considered myself a big Cano defender, but my goodness guys that throw to him pulled him way off the plate. That was Joba’s fault, not Cano’s.
Gutty Gritty Joba.
Bums from Bah-stin CHOKE again ! LOL
Joba didn’t LUCK out of all that mess, Joba SKILLED out of all that mess!
And not to brag or anything, but I have Joba on my Fantasy team. AND Mo.
Joba is the old version of Wang today. dp heavin.
“If anyone has DirecTV but is blacked out from the YES feed because you’re behind enemy lines, if you’re truly desperate you can put on channel and get the YES video and audio, albiet in the tiny split-screen.”
Say again?
and Brandon Laird is 1-3 with a 3 run homer, Montero is 2-3 (singles). Fryer continues to get hits. Romine is 1-3.
Okay lets get Lester to 105 this inning
So much for the RISP problems for the Yanks huh?
If we had ground into 3 dps the whole board (or 90% of it) would be whining. The Sox are blowing opportunities left and right.
Joba at an economical 63 pitches through 4.
So does that mean that Tex likes Tito more than Girardi? LOL!
Joba looks mostly good tonight if you ask me. His curve is outstanding, although admittedly I miss the two pitch dominator from a few years ago.
Split screens will never allow you the experience the full-fledged agony of being on the East coast. You’ll just never understand this rivalry and for that I pity all you Direct TV split screeners.
Posada looks horrible.
This is some game.
He strikes Posada out 3 times, but walks Molina twice. What’s wrong with that picture?
Joba is showing us something tonight, or maybe he’s just lucky.
lester has jorge’s number
jorge looked horrible in BP anyway
Lester is making Posada look juvenile.
If swish doesnt have a long AB here they will let lester pitch the 6th regardless of pitch count
mental note for joe, maybe jorge gets the day off against lester next time
Lester has Jorge looking very confused.
Part of what makes Joba such a promising young pitcher is that he is an extreme ground ball pitcher.
Hitters have a hard time getting lift off of him.
These DP’s are very timely but not that unexpected when Joba is pitching well.
This is a tough game for him. He’s struggled getting behind hitters.
But these are also the kinds of games that make young pitchers grow.
Sorry, wasn’t trying to be *that* mysterious. Channel 720, the one that has the little split-screens of multiple games.
lester has posada’s number so it seems.. or is he just really not hitting too well today?
Don’t let dislike and stupidity cloud your thinking on Cano. after the ball took him that far off of 2nd, his only chance was going to first. Not only was Chamberlain’s throw high and off-line, he took too much time throwing it.
Swishaaah
swisher with a little pitching wedge. nice.
Nick Swisher, welcome to the rivalry.
Lucky 101 for Lester.
Pat-ill take the excuse me swing for 2
signed swish.
Great ab by Swisher there.
Virtually assuring this is Lester’s last inning. 102 and counting!
Bronx Jeers: being in neutral territory, of course I get the full-screen YES experience. That could backfire if they show a shot of Kay.
2-out rbi anyone?
Pedroia’s like ” You’re not Jeter. Go away”
Lets go Robbie!!!
Swishy with a double
Come on Robbie!
Fack cano went back to his first pitch ways.
Jeers, thanks for that info. I won’t bother going split screen and will put up with the NESN broadcast instead.
Did I also mention that I have Swisher on my Fantasty Team? In the name of fairness I should also mention that I am in 10th place out of 10 in my Fantasy League…
One of Cano’s few at bats this year.
first pitch Robbie is back… guys on the ropes and instead of working the count, crapped.
argh,.. spoke too soon..
cano with a flashback to ’08 swinging at the first pitch he sees even though it’s clearly a ball.
I’ve received a number of e-mails regarding a certain Kim Jones picture. Back by popular demand, here it is!
http://claybuchholzloveslaptop.....82408.html
CB,
Joba seemed to fall behing hitters quite often so far this year. I cant recall that happening as often in prior years. Is it something to do with the weather or something in his mechanics that needs a little tweeking?
let’s hope Yankees prospect Luke Greinke turns out like his brother Zack.
big bro is dealing again against the Tigers. Zack hasn’t given up a run yet this season! 23 innings and counting…
Posada has looked just awful tonight but since we all know that he is damned clutch by nature we really don’t give it much more thought.
Do we.
is that lester’s last inning? Who’s warming up for boston?
Is there a ballpark anywhere that people are packed in so tight as the dump in Boston ? How does somebody get to a restroom in time ? Maybe they just don’t bother.
Be careful to jump on Cano after one AB. If he ALWAYS takes a first pitch, the pitcher can throw a junker for a strike and get ahead. Now if it becomes a habit again, that could be a problem. I would rather see him try to keep pitchers guessing on that first pitch than just take every pitch.
Now, in this case, with Lester’s pitch count I agree he should have tried to work the count more. But don’t jump on him just for the first pitch swing.
Oh darn.
Cano has been great for the Yankees this season so far. Sorry if a few AB are ruining your life Yankee fans…
CB,
It seemed to me Joba was having a very hard time locating his fastball. He hit it when he needed to but missed Molina’s glove far more often than not.
If he can get through a game like this without his best stuff, that’s a sign of growing maturity in my book.
“Jeers, thanks for that info.”
Yeah, Jeers, thanks from me too for that info!
Joba is killing me with the leadoff crap seriously.
can he stop letting the leadoff hitters on base fer cryin out loud?!
Lead off walk.
(sigh)
Time to mix myself a beverage….
liz,
looks like it will be Delcarmen next inning
schmuck
Uh oh
I have a serious problem with pitchers not throwing first pitch strikes. Lead off walks always come around to score!
Boston Dave
April 24th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
let’s hope Yankees prospect Luke Greinke turns out like his brother Zack.
big bro is dealing again against the Tigers. Zack hasn’t given up a run yet this season! 23 innings and counting…
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Yankees released Luke Greinke about a month ago. No idea why, though.
Well were in trouble now he can he pull this one out of his hat
Ok I think I even confused myself on that split screen exchange.
I digress.
here we go.. AGAIN.
seriously…leadoff guy throw strikes, more often than not its going to be caught or grounded out
Even though Joba is at 84 pitches, I would hope that Joe has someone up or is at least thinking about it, in case he tires quickly.
Even though Joba is at 84 pitches, I would hope that Joe has someone up or is at least thinking about it, in case he tires quickly.
Thats weird that Greinke pitches for AAA scraton then GB7
Oh boy
Is there a ballpark anywhere that people are packed in so tight as the dump in Boston ? How does somebody get to a restroom in time ? Maybe they just don’t bother.
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Is that the reason why some say it smells like piss? I can only immagine the bad oder in hott days.
“Joba seemed to fall behing hitters quite often so far this year. I cant recall that happening as often in prior years. ”
I agree. This and not his velocity is the more concerning issue. He’s not repeating his mechanics well, particularly on his fastball.
Hopefully he’ll get that back soon. Otherwise he’ll continue to struggle.
He’s getting in trouble by falling behind and getting out of it based on talent and some good luck.
That’s not a recipe for long term success.
Double play!!!
UGH
tailor made… gotta make that one
low flip from Jete and poor throw from Cano
oh my god, GOD is on Jobas side.
I went over to that WEEI site. Nothing but crickets.
wow…
CB, you called it! Joba and the DP!
Did Joba steal Wang’s ability?
double play clinic !!!
ANOTHER DOUBLE PLAY! AMAZING!
Second verse…same as the first.
Wow Joba is putting on a magic show
Joba got 4 outs!
WOO HOO!!
Joba finds a way yet again
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!
Our Yankees are a DP flippin machine!!!!!
Holy Crap!
Another dp. 4 in 5 innings. Unreal.
Cheers!
Wow another DP.
Generous neighborhood call at 2nd…Flollowed up by a dp…Joba living on the edge
OK…no more double plays….you guys are killing my Sox.
this game is so nerve racking. Yankees need another run
Joba will never be a top flight starter until he learns how to be economical with his pitches.
Dear Joba
I could do with a little less drama.
Thanks
pat
Joba is a DP inducing machine tonight.
Did it look like Cano stepped off the base too soon when turning 2 on Youks hit?
good job getting out of the jam.. but i would feel much better if he doesn’t get himself in those type of jams in the first place.. but kudos anyway.
delcarmen looks good.. so far anyway.. is he a multiple inning guy? how will we fare against boston’s vaunted bullpen?
Joba’s got 9 lives. He keeps tempting fate. I have to watch through my fingers.
So much for the “Joba analysis”.
Just make your pitches, bucko.
see jeter toss that nice and high to cano? the first one was his fualt.
He did S.o.S.
Joba the dp King!
Wang has taken over Joba’s body.
So who should pitch the eighth tonight?
A: Joba
B: Bruney
C: Marte
Jeter has Yogi Berra’s good luck. screws up one play and gets a second chance. The Berra second chance goes back to 1951 when 2 outs in the 9th inning and allie Reynolds has a no hitter going, gets a foul popup to Ted williams and Yogi dropped it. Next pitch was a foul popup to Berra to finish the no hitter.
Miggs,
Keep making those double play drinks. 4 more to be exact.
76 pitches for the Jobber
I thought Cano stepped off the base on both of those double plays… Did anyone else think he did on the second one?
S.o.S., Remy said that the throw to Robby was low so that caused him to throw from an awkward position.
Wow melk just missed it.
and they keep lester on the mound.. hope he walks molina again..
Melky needed a little wind to aid that one.
That was an out, but Melky is killing the ball.
Vick:
That’s true. Thankfully he is only 23 and has time to learn to be more economical. Despite pitching into trouble, I’d say the average 15 pitches per inning tonight isn’t too shabby.
Not to mention he’s only given up 1 unearned run over 5 innings.
cmon Melky
hit it anywhere else… anywhere
Bronx Jeers: that channel 720 is great for following along with multiple games, obviously, and also for doing so but making sure you know when the Yankee game comes back on after a commercial. So thanks again for sharing that info with your fellow fans.
Well now we know that it isnt the launching pad in the new stadium giving Melk more pop. He crushed that pitch to the deepest part of the field. I like it even if it is an out.
Joba is really showing some grit out there. His arm strength is cleary not full yet, and the past two outings he has been doing what the Wanger cannot do – get breaking pitches down in the zone. 4 DPs are the result, and his pitch count is low.
Wow the Melkman has thrown down the gauntlet to GGBG
Molina is like Yogi
Well bottom of the lineup is killing lester
Jose can you see!
Jose definitely has Lester’s number. Good for him!
jeter threw that one at cano’s knees. i love jeter, always will but the guy is flawed with the glove.
Toronto winning 4-0 top 3. Way to make it easy for them there w.sox.
molina continues to own lester today..
Crapsom
Mark-Cant Touch This
April 24th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Wow the Melkman has thrown down the gauntlet to GGBG
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He’s just continuing to do what he did in Winter Ball & Spring Training. He has had a great approach since getting demoted last year.
GGBG is probably lifting some weights as we speak.
cody giveth, cody chasesth a horrible pitcheth and taketh away
Atleast we’re lined up for the top of the order now
SOS that sounds good to me!
Well Lester got out of it. I was hoping to see him removed before the end of the inning. Still, he has to be done now. 114 pitches.
Tonight is a wonderful example of why a starting pitcher is so much more valuable than a reliever.
The yankees have been very patient with Lester. Run up his pitch count. Lester’s struggled. But they still only have 2 runs.
If the yankees have a subpar starting pitcher opposing lester tonight they are more than likely already out of this game.
There’s no substitute for starting pitching.
I was over there thinking that this was the inning when they would pounce on an overtired Lester. Not so fast.
If Lester comes back out, I hope they make him work a little harder, though Melky’s was just several steps from out.
Da Melky definitely has a lot of power.
ALL STAR GAME VOTING is underway
head to mlb.com and let’s get an early start on getting the Yankees in the ASG!!
Joba has been very economical this outing. well 4 double plays do help.
PaulydaGoat
April 24th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Thats weird that Greinke pitches for AAA scraton then GB7
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Something just as weird….no, he’s not. He was released.
http://community.thetimes-trib.....notes.aspx
YAY NO LEADOFF BATTER ON BASE
Awww, tears in Orsillo’s voice at the end of that call as at the beginning he made it sound like it was going out.
“If Lester comes back out, I hope they make him work a little harder,”
If Lester comes back out, Francona will be sharing an office with Grady Little!
what a relief to hear “1 away” after “driven deep to right field…Swisher back…”
how long do you think they will keep joba out? I don’t believe they are going to let him past 100 pitches
Come on Joba
Christina, they give that at 2nd, it’s known as in the neighborhood so nobody gets hurt
“If Lester comes back out, Francona will be sharing an office with Grady Little!”
Johnny deferring another throw to Melky. If Damon’s arm is that bad, he shouldn’t be out there.
Is it me,, or is Joba deliberately not starting these guys off with fastballs?
I know his arm is better and all…but…what in God’s name is Melky doing out there?
Great example right there of Melky reverting to his lack of concentration self he exhibited in 2008, resulting in his demotion to AAA. Damon had the angle and was waiting for it. Melky used poor judgment and it cost the Yanks a runner in scoring position. Both Gardner and Melky are 4th OFs.
I smell another DP coming…
set up the DP for Green
OK SOS 1st and 3rd.
Mixing that drink……..
Can we get another one?
Not sure but I think Melky was overly aggressive on that ball against the wall because he was essentially trying to prevent Damon from having to field it due to his arm.
Melky had a shot of holding that to a single. Even if Damon fields it good chance lowell is on second.
Miggs!! Make that freakin dring in a hurry! WE NEED A DP.
Miggs!! Make that freakin dring in a hurry! WE NEED A DP.
damn
Hey so does anyone know why berroa hasnt been called up? his defense is suspect but hes better offensively than pena and ransom… whats the case here?
green? really? ..
Well ya saw that coming.
Damn Nick Green.
Joba has kept us in the game. At this opoint though I would rather win the game than keep Joba out there.
Joba needed to come out
Absolute bull Joba.
can’t get bailed out of every little pickle
oh well
Not Joba’s finest outing. He’s been good lately, but which Phil Coke are we going to see here?
could this be it for Joba tonite?
Coke will get out of the inning.
Why? Because Joba is Mr. No-Decision.
Melky has been doing that with Damon all year. I’m beginning to think a coach told him to.
This is the same Nick Green who couldn’t hit for his life with the Yankees The difference is, the Yankees continue to give him pitches IN THE ZONE. The one thing I vividly remember is him CHASING A LOT OF PITCHES. So why do we keep throwing it where he wants it?
come on Coke
Thank God! Bout time.. he flirted with disaster all night long.. Nick Freakin Green… Gonna be sick!!
“Is it me,, or is Joba deliberately not starting these guys off with fastballs?”
He just doesn’t have good command of his fastball and he’s not trusting the pitch.
That’s why he only has 2 strike outs tonight.
He needs to get that fastball command back.
CB,
That’s the way I saw it too…
And this guy was supposed to be ready to join the rotation? Yikes!
Our farm system and player development is sure way ahead of Boston….uh, isn’t it?????
Where is that 98 mile an hour fastball when Joba needs it, I really hope it comes back
hey how does ANOTHER no decision sound?
well, as long as it isn’t a loss, i guess.
but with coke coming in, i don’t feel that confident.
Joba will be a good pitcher in time. He still needs to learn how to pitch
Berroa is in AAA because he is not on the 40 man roster and the Yanks think Ransom is a better IFer.
Hopefully Joba finds his velocity soon. Maybe if that FB is 97 and not 91 Nick Green doesn’t hit it.
Rangers getting this ass kicked
“Yankees released Luke Greinke about a month ago. No idea why, though.”
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hmm, didnt know that. I really hope he doesn’t end up like Zack now…
Gotta give Chamberlain credit. He’s still not up to full strength, but, when he had to, tonight, he dug his heals in.
which Coke are we getting tonite?
“He just doesn’t have good command of his fastball and he’s not trusting the pitch.”
But he also didn’t have much velocity on the fastball…
It might be me but it appears the Yanks have gotten jobbed on a few pitches. Not many, but a few.
I love having Melky out there for fielding purposes, that last outfield play notwithstanding.
Boston Dave
April 24th, 2009 at 9:21 pm
“Yankees released Luke Greinke about a month ago. No idea why, though.”
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hmm, didnt know that. I really hope he doesn’t end up like Zack now…
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I’ve looked everywhere, but, there’s never been a reason why he was released.
You have to wonder if he’s at 100%…Joba, that is…
jackson is only 1-4 tonight, but it was a 2 run triple.
The trouble with trying to pitch low to Pedroia is, you pretty much have to roll it in.
Its early. Joba didnt look terrible.
Nice job coke
that’s what pedroia does with low pitches – nothing.
Great Job by coke
Damage contained!
Let’s Go Yanks!
Good job Coke, that’s more like it.
Joba is still a work in progress. Its only going to get better.
I don’t like the “new” joba with the fastball sitting at 92. 13 baserunners in 5 1/3rd. Not sure if he was “lucky” or good tonight. A bit of both, but more of the former, I suggest. He is going to have to get alot better.
For a hobbitt. He sure has a lot of pop in that bat. Someone should check to see if hes wearing PRESIOUS. That should be a suspension if you ask me.
Phil Coke – slowly but surely winning back trust.
Phil
Now we need a 5-run inning, though I’d be happy with less…
Good confidence builder inning for Coke. Was able to get the reigning MVP out with runners on.
“You have to wonder if he’s at 100%…Joba, that is…”
I get the sense that he’s intentionally trying not to throw as hard. He’s changing the way he’s throwing his fastball and that might be altering his command.
I wonder if the injury last year made him think he needs to find success at a lower velocity. Perhaps AJ’s example.
What’s changed is his intention to throw hard.
Nice job Coke! Go have a…um..coke
You have to wonder if Joba is buying into AJ’s philosophy of you can pitch instead of trying to throw it through a wall.
Problem is AJ has command that Joba hasn’t learned yet.
“Joba is still a work in progress. Its only going to get better.”
You betcha!
Good job by Coke.
CB, yes. It’s interesting, and, I guess, why baseball is so perplexing and frustrating, that two power pitchers like Joba and CC are both slow to get started, and another, AJ, has been dominating.
I disagree with Cone. Joba is not going to sit 90 91. When his arm strength is full he will sit 95 96 with the FB. Last year he threw mid nineties as a starter.
Tampa Yanks win. Laird was 1-4 3 run homer. Montero and Sublett were 3-4. Romine was 1-4. Pendleton pitched a great game for 6-1 win.
Make no mistake. Joba wasn’t good. He wasn’t terrible but he wasn’t good.
He consistently fell behind hitters and allowed too many baserunners. He’s got to throw more first pitch strikes, and I suspect he will.
“For a hobbitt. He sure has a lot of pop in that bat. Someone should check to see if hes wearing PRESIOUS. That should be a suspension if you ask me.”
Laughed so hard I cried!
CB -
“I get the sense that he’s intentionally trying not to throw as hard. He’s changing the way he’s throwing his fastball and that might be altering his command.”
If that’s true, and I respect your opinion CB, why isn’t Eiland pointing that out to him? And if he is pointing it out, why is Joba not listening?
Interesting to note how baesball roster construction has changed from the 60s through present. We’ve gone from 8 or 9 man pitching staffs to 12 or 13 staffs…with the Brewers carrying 14 for a stretch earlier this year.
Marshall got hammered by Augusta tonight. Charleston’s losing 7-2.
Jeter nice
The difference is AJ can amp it up to 98. Joba couldnt amp it up today.
Awwwww Drew you loser
“I wonder if the injury last year made him think he needs to find success at a lower velocity. Perhaps AJ’s example.”
I’m wondering about the injury too…he seems reluctant to pitch his best fastball–at least on a consistent basis…
Now, I don’t know if that’s by design, or if the injury last year got in his head, ie he’s afraid it might happen again…
The captain trying to get Coke a win tonight.
Nice Jetes
Drew got caught thinking “what would Bobby Abreu do?” at the wrong moment.
Great bunt!!!
good nite for Jetes!
yes…
HA HA HA HA HA!
Now it would be nice to start on the 5-run crusade. But as I said, I’ll be happy with anything we can get!
“If that’s true, and I respect your opinion CB, why isn’t Eiland pointing that out to him? And if he is pointing it out, why is Joba not listening?”
Because it’s intentional. It’s not an accident or a mistake. Just watching him and listening to comments he’s made in the winter/ spring I think he has chosen to see how he can succeed at a lower velocity.
I may be completely wrong there. But that’s the way it looks to me.
Usually it takes power pitchers a long time to learn that they don’t need to throw 95+ to succeed. I think Joba is trying to take that principle and put it into practice at the age of 23.
But in doing so, in not throwing at the same velocity he has the past two years it may have slightly changed his command.
So it’s not that it’s a mistake that needs to be corrected. It’s a strategy that he’s having difficulty executing. He’s trying to change and that’s hard when your 23.
Good baseball there, would not have understood not bunting there
Okajima performing a juggling act with the ball!
Love it.
1st and 3rd no outs.
It seems like the perfect time for a Tex message.
“For a hobbitt. He sure has a lot of pop in that bat. Someone should check to see if hes wearing PRESIOUS. That should be a suspension if you ask me.”
Laughed so hard I cried!
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Trish- I was worried no one would get it when i butchered the CAPITAL word spelling.
Did anyone have any doubt we wouldnt score against Kei2?
Yankees suck….how original
“Now, I don’t know if that’s by design, or if the injury last year got in his head, ie he’s afraid it might happen again…”
Hopefully he’s doing it to preserve his arm. I have a feeling if Joba is pitching in October, he’ll have no problem hitting 95 mph.
Good things happen you play the game the right way
Ahh tex that was ball 4!
CB
Completely agree. Hopefully he’ll be able to dial it up later in the year when he needs to though.
Hey YankeeRay!
Did you see my gorgeous pics of the Stadium????
bunting down the first baseline against a lefty is a heads up move with jeter on second . okajima falls towards third base and has to reverse his momentum to get back over to the first base side, and then when he gets to the ball he has to rotate again to turn towards first to throw.
very nice.
Big tex!!!!
It’s a Tex message! Mr Teixiera, welcome to the rivalry.
Nice job Tex!
TEX with his first go-ahead hit against the Red Sox!
TEIXXXXXXXXX
And there’s #1
make your mark….MARK!
make your mark….MARK!
tex!!!!!!
Nice AB for Tex
“Hopefully he’ll be able to dial it up later in the year when he needs to though.”
He’s got to find some kind of happy medium.
But again – the main problem is not his velocity. It is his fastball command.
It’s very possible that he doesn’t feel that his mechanics are sound on his fastball and that’s making him try to hard to not overthrow.
Lots of factors. Hard to know which is the cause which the effect.
“So it’s not that it’s a mistake that needs to be corrected. It’s a strategy that he’s having difficulty executing. He’s trying to change and that’s hard when your 23.”
OK, makes sense, appreciate it. Hope he learns to get back to pitching the way he’s capable though.
Lets go yankees thats how you do it.
Now were cooking!
Tex is finally a Yankee today.
Also, I’m not hearing anyone commenting on the crowd noise tonight in Fenway.
Its really quiet there, even when the Sox score. The fans aren’t standing, clapping, they aren’t doing anything.
Very mellow crowd tonight.
BASES JUICED. I love it…with swish and cano.
Sweet merciful crap, if they don’t blow it open here…
break the game wide open right now!
I thought Okajima was doing a wonderful job.
As happens with most pitchers from the Far East, once they’ve been in the league for a few years and batters accumulate ABs and can time the funky deliveries…they lose their effectiveness considerably.
Come on Swish here is your big chance.
So much for the Sox bullpens 17 inning scoreless streak.
I agree SA. Okajima was doing just fine.
Manny Delcarmen: Wolverine called. He wants his sideburns back.
Bases loaded no outs. Gotta score at least one more run here.
A double breaks it open.
Tex with a good AB – but he’s still not on yet.
When he starts swinging well and A-Rod comes back – it will be fun to watch.
Joba didn’t pitch badly. He just didn’t pitch great. He didn’t give the game away, which is a plus. He’s clearly a work in progress.
Along those lines, randy, I’ve thought that that’s something that Gardner should do a lot – dragging one on a LHP.
The Boston pen is not nearly as good without Masterson there.
I called this to be the big inning.
Hope I’m right!
Walk in a run..please
swish
Well lets go cano
That’s what I call an *unproductive* out.
Is it just me or does this sox team look much less scarier without Manny? Im so glad Torre got em.
Seriously, when is MLB going to ban these bats?
I still remember Steve Yeager grabbing his neck while a stream of blood flowed from his throat from a broken bat handle. That was the beginning, by the way, of the catchers masks being designed to cover the throat.
Every game, and I mean every MLB game has at least one, and sometimes close to double digit, bat exploding with pieces of shrapnel flying everywhere.
I guess they will wait until someone dies or gets seriously hurt.
Damn, if Swisher got that one out I might have gone from 10th to 9th place in my Fantasy League! (We have 10 teams)
Nice catch bay. Got him in though.
Good job Robbie!
hey, a run’s a run..
Doncha’ know.
Nice contact, great catch.
At least he got the run in.
So we got 2.
COME ON DA MELK!
S.o.S.: I got the LOTR reference, but I figured you had misspelled the word deliberately to set another geek trap for me.
Melky puts this one away, right here!
Ok who pitches the 7th?
Veras or Alby?
Those have to be the only 2 options, right?
not so much…
Should have gotten MOAR
Well it wasn’t 5 but it was better than 0. Now we hold em and we’re golden.
Wish we got more from that, but I’ll take it.
well…it’s not blowing it open, but it’s better than they’ve BEEN doing. Baby steps, I suppose.
Good job…needed to open up a lead for our pen
Okay lets hope the Bullpen can hold it, i would of like 3 runs in that inning but you take what you can get
miggs, not edwar?
Big Popup
Anybody know who the Jerry Springer-looking dude in the front row is? He has been in that seat every game, of every year, for as long as I can remember.
Love the way Damon hops around for fly balls.
Nick-lol. Your just too easy. Didnt think it would trap you. But you did blow it when you abreviated the LORD OF THE RINGS. Only a LOTR geek would do that.
Johnny has been making fly balls an adventure lately
Coke still out there. Bruney to Mo we should be just so good to go.
I’m gonna miss seeing Crapelbon get his huge butt handed to him, but ya can’t have everything!
Over the last two years, Damon seems to be really unsure and unsteady on fly balls.
I didn’t even consider Girardi leaving Coke in.
So far its a great move.
If he can get Drew out then we go Bruney-Mo-postgame.
Where the hell was that pitch
Great job coke. That was strike 3 though.
definitely was strike 3
Should have been out of the inning. Score one for the umps.
Iv got it!! I finally figured out what this team has that the recent past teams did not. I cant believe i didnt see this sooner.
“the eye of the tiger” and they look “hungry like a wolf”.
Very good symptoms to have.
Don’t walk people!
That walk will score. It always does.
S.o.S.: once the jig is up, the jig is up.
miggs, I’m thinking the same thing and before we even know the outcome I have to say that BY AND LARGE I am really impressed withy Girardi’s managing and his energy.
They need Melancon up here to be that 7th inning guy. Still don’t feel that comfortable with Albaladejo.
does anyone here know what scouts say about albaladejo’s stuff? i mean it doesnt jump out as you as over the top great stuff. i know he’s been pitching well but i just wondered what the book on him was. coke’s got great stuff, but what about alby?
Grienke is DEALING. 7 innings, one unearned run, 85 pitches. And against the Tigers offense no less.
The guy has been the best pitcher in the game so far this year. Still has a 0.00 era. Amazing.
This inning should be over.
Come on Alba
Cervelli is only hitting .175 at Trenton, but, he must have two bowls of Wheaties. Has his 2nd homer in 3 games. 5-3 Trenton, top of the 9th.
Great Job.
Over the last two years, Damon seems to be really unsure and unsteady on fly balls.
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GB,
I concur. Im also waiting to see the day that Melky cuts off his throw ala Manny.
More and more Alby is feeling such a secure cog in this wheel.
six outs left
Some insurance runs here would be nice.
Now lets get some runs in
let’s get some insurance runs off of Saito
“Grienke is DEALING. 7 innings, one unearned run, 85 pitches. And against the Tigers offense no less.”
Gotta see if he is still available in my Fantasy league. Something makes me think he is. I really think I have to arabesque Jeremy Guthrie. Feel bad doing it because he’s a good guy, but still…
What is it with Boston and these cheesy softball red jersey’s and powder puff caps?
Yankees never do that kind of stuff. They have the best uniforms in the business and don’t need that bush league stuff.
S.o.S.
April 24th, 2009 at 9:59 pm
Over the last two years, Damon seems to be really unsure and unsteady on fly balls.
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GB,
I concur. Im also waiting to see the day that Melky cuts off his throw ala Manny.
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Not sure why, but his fly ball issues seemed start last year. His problems are even more pronounced than Rodriguez’ pop-up issues.
Experimental stem cells or experimental chowdah???
trisha- How do you dl a pitcher? I have two on the dl, can’t figure it out!!
Trisha if Grienke is available in your league then none of those people watch baseball.
Good job Cody. The fastball he swung through was his Monster pitch
Yankees look like some thief’s this year.
How in the world did fairy make that as close as it was?
“What is it with Boston and these cheesy softball red jersey’s and powder puff caps?”
The hats are truly embarrassing. Hard to believe they’d do that.
They have a classic uniform – especially the cap. It’s a shame to see them dressed up like it’s halloween.
Yankees never do that kind of stuff. They have the best uniforms in the business and don’t need that bush league stuff.
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Pepitone,
Do you think that we as fans are just blind and think our uni’s are the best in the league? The reason i ask is a couple years ago i went to edmonton to visit some friends and they of course are hockey fanatics. They thought the oilers had the best uniforms in hockey. I thought they were the freakin uggliest. Eye of the beholder?
Ransom may be injured
What took Kay so long to realize something was wrong with Cody? I saw it right away.
Hello it was his leg.
Say it ain’t so Ransom!
What’s wrong with Cody? He needs to hang in another 2 weeks!
Quad? Hammy?
miggs – I was dreaming. But later I’m going to link you to the list of available pitchers and ask your opinion.
jen, it took me a while to figure it out, but when you’re in My Team, there is a link that says “manage DL.” I had Vladdy on the bench for a while instead of on the DL!p
miggs – I was dreaming. But later I’m going to link you to the list of available pitchers and ask your opinion.
jen, it took me a while to figure it out, but when you’re in My Team, there is a link that says “manage DL.” I had Vladdy on the bench for a while instead of on the DL!p
Call up Angel Berroa
Bring up Eric Duncan
No offense, but if anyone has to leave the game with an injury it might as well be Ransom.
Hope he’s ok though.
Angel Berroa, please pick up the blue courtesy phone?
Why isn’t Bruney Up?
Injuries suck.
That play is a good example of why when people say that Pedroia is “gritty” it’s just silly.
Pedroia has talent. Look at that play he made. Not many second baseman have that kind of arm.
The whole “gritty” shellack on him not only falsely portrays him as the kind of player he isn’t and but it also undersells his talent.
Brueny time!
UGH- There is only 1 DL spot. I have two pitchers on the DL.
Alby coming back out? Hopefully they start warming up Bruney as the first pitch is thrown.
I think it’s time for Sweet Caroline at Fenway if my memory serves me correctly.
Berroa might be on the late flight to Boston. They can’t afford even a day-to-day situation with Cody.
looked like groin pull to me… NESN of course won’t mention it.
It’s a shame to see them dressed up like it’s halloween.
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CB,
With all due respect. I have to correct you. Your never wrong but this time it is so obvious. They are dressed up like its christmas. The stockings on the cap gave it away. I think the elf at second came up with the idea.
Huh? Where is Bruney? Is he okay?
from what i saw, when ransom slid his legs spread open. he then tried to stretch his right? leg…i think he did something with his hamstring/hip flexors
“How in the world did fairy make that as close as it was?”
Pep, you think they look poofy tonight? You should have seen them a few days ago, when they were wearing green caps and green shamrocks on the arms of their unis, and the human tree trunk Varitek had on a green chest protector. They looked like a bunch of swishy ice cream vendors. Truly pathetic!
Is Brian hurt?
Berroa isn’t on the 40. Who goes bye-bye to get him on it?
Bruney looks different somehow…
Why do guys want to see Angel Berroa? He stinks at the ML. Please don’t be fooled by his minor league nubers.
BTW where is Bruney?
Ummm..where is Bruney? I don’t like Alba in this situation. I hope Bruney isn’t hurt. Since he isn’t warming up, something is up.
I wonder if Girardi’s protecting against another extra inning game?
uh oh, what if its mo who’s hurt and he’s saving bruney for the 9th?!!! aaahah
Would love to see Eric Duncan called up, but he’s not on the 40-man, right? Not sure how that works anyway.
Looked like a groin injury for Ransom.
or a groin pull
(good point dt)
Is Brian there? This is very strange. This is his situation. Something must be wrong.
jen, I went through the same thing with Vladdy and Guzman on the DL. Killed me to drop Guzman but I figured he’d be out longer than Vlad. The thing you might want to do is drop the one who appears like he will be out longer and then jump on him when he’s ready to come back. p
I wonder if Bruney has a tired or sore arm.
“Pepitone,
Do you think that we as fans are just blind and think our uni’s are the best in the league?”
Yes, SoS, the Yankee uniforms are the best in baseball. The interlocking NY, the pinstripes, the grey road unis with the bold NEW YORK across the front, no one even comes close.
Most recognized uniform in the world.
I agree, CB, the Red Sox uniforms are classy. Why they want to dress like a girls softball team is beyond me.
Bruney’s not even in the pen. Maybe he’s sick or something.
Is bruney hurt???
Actually Mo is up already, just tossing. So something is up with Brian, he is either hurt, or not at the park. They don’t see him in the pen.
Bruney’s not even in the pen.
Maybe he has some personal matter to attend to and they didn’t want to tell people he wasn’t going to be available.
Berroa should be handed the Britton pass immediately.
This may be it for Cody if they need to clear a spot on the 40. He might get the 60-day DL.
YES can’t find Bruney in the BP. Hope this isn’t an ominous sign.
I don’t particularly want to see Angel Berroa, but if Ransom is out, someone’s coming.
Trevor, I am hoping he is sick. That is the best option here.
Are you serious?!?!?!
If Ransom is hurt then I would expect Wang to be put on the DL tonight. You can’t and shouldn’t play 2 men short.
“Is Brian there? This is very strange. This is his situation. Something must be wrong.”
I’m trying hard not to think about that and also to assume that when he is asked about it Girardi will just say that they wanted to give him a day off since they might be calling on him in the next two gamesa…
Morons in Fenway booing. Um hello why would he want to hit the #9 hitter? Hello!
phew at least its not MO! (pete, are you gonna be upset that girardi didnt mention bruney was unavialbable in the pregame – jk)
Could Girardi being getting a little greedy, saving Bruney for tomorrow?
I miss Bruney. Hope he is alright.
Uh oh, I was thinking the same thing. Joe is close to the vest, no one even knew he wasn’t there.
“I agree, CB, the Red Sox uniforms are classy. Why they want to dress like a girls softball team is beyond me.”
Yankees, Sox, Dodgers, Cardinals (home uni’s). All classics.
As a baseball fan it’s tough to watch that classic B turned into a pair of sox.
I wanted to see Bruney but Albie’s doin the Job, let’s get this bum now forget aboutt the guy at first
honestly tho jennifer, thats what i like about girardi. good gamesmanship
Lol at joe
Mariano…WOW
Weird, in the middle of the at bat? Strange strange strange.
What is Girardi doing here? I am absolutely lost.
I didn’t see Brian either when NESN showed the bullpen. He wasn’t up in the pen or visible in the pen if he was there.
?????
Joe is over managing I think
Girardi’s doing all kinds of crazy nonsense with the bullpen.
What was the point? Albaladejo was dealing. I would have given him a chance to get Ellsbury, but I can see them not wanting to risk getting the tying run on base.
If you have to put Ransom on the DL and call up Berroa – then you place Ransom on the 60 day DL to free up a spot. we’ll have Berroa and Pena serve as backups.
wanted Mo to not have to get three strikes….doesnt have to get a full 4 outs!
Okay Girardi has me confused. You’re taking Albaladejo out in the middle of an at bat in which he’s up on the count and bringing in Mo? Huh?
Hmmmm
word on the street is bruney has violent diarieha
Bruney could have just had some bad chowdah. Don’t want to jump to conclusions. Wonder why Joe’s brining in Mo now?
I like this, not expected at all
he must be hurt..i didn’t think they could take the pitcher out in the middle of the at bat otherwise….
Marte was the call to Ellsbury. If he gets on then go to Mo
Again, without seeing the outcome, I like the move. Girardi wants to win the game and doesn’t want to take any chances. I don’t think it’s any aspersion on Alby, who has done a great job.
What in the world is Girardi doing??!! An 0-1 count, its APRIL and Giardi is going to Rivera. He has managed very weird and scared so far this season. Almost like every game is a must win. From letting AJ and CC throw 115 plus pitches to this. I don’t get it.
Girardi with some head scratchers this inning.
First no Bruney, which I was fine with. Alby deserves a shot.
But then why have Marte warming unless he pitches against the lefty?
And why bring in Mo in the middle of an at bat? I guess that’s why you watch the postgame. Kim Jones will be all over that.
Very odd goings in this inning.
APB on Brian Bruney.
In the middle of a count??
I hope nothing is wrong with Bruney…
Is Joe’s plan to have save Bruney to pitch 9th tomorrow, or is he hurt?
1st pitch mo threw was a striker all night to lester
Green’s bat may have been a pleasant surprise for Boston, so far, but, those 5 errors in 11 games have to be an issue.
wow
Are you serious
Does anyone else think Joe just tries too hard. why get mo out there when albaledejo is doing the job…. and on an 0-1 pitch no less. wtf
Jeter always makes that play….. grrrr…
mariano cursed by the bloop singles once again
Why in the world is Jeter going for that. That was Melks ball.I know he always gets it. but come on. ;(
There has to be a reason. Give Girardi the benefit of the doubt.
Can’t remember seeing Jete miss on of those
It’s interesting how last year, with a very deep pen, Girardi got this reputation as a master of using the bull pen.
The anti-Torre who trusted everyone and who strategically allocated the workload to keep everyone fresh.
Albaladejo was throwing fine.
And at that if you don’t trust Marte to get a very weak hitting left handed hitter like Ellsbury why in the world is he on the roster.
If Ransom is hurt, call up Berroa. If Bruney is hurt, it’s time for Melancon. And now…with Mo coming in when Albie had a 1-strike count, I have no clue what Girardi is doing. I’ve always defended him but this is just weird.
Urgh to kill… rising. get out of this damn inning
It’s another Joe Girardi moment: He’s over managing. Really why take Albaladejo out.
That’s just something you don’t ever see from Jeter.
giradi is full of head scratchers…but at least hes not torre
Great…
The reason for Alba being pulled was the first pitch to Els was a hanging breaking ball, had to be taking all the way
I have no idea what Girardi is doing here. Hope it doesn’t bite us in the tush. Tee hee hee, I said tush.
Melky was not there. He either got a late jump or was way too deep. ALWAYS the damn bloop hit.
seriously, that was very odd of joe to put mo in like that.
albie seemed like he had some stuff tonight too. not that I object to mo, but c’mon that was just silly.
“As a baseball fan it’s tough to watch that classic B turned into a pair of sox.”
Oh boy, I bet you just loved those Padre unis of 1984!?!?!
Why is Girardi bringing in Mo now?
I have the NESN broadcast, are the Yankee broadcasters saying anything about Bruney?
Alby was dealing Joe should of trusted him, now we lose Mo for tomorrows game
I don’t like the fact that Mo has to throw all of these pitches now.
I have no problem with Joe asking Mo to get 4 outs.
Off day yesterday, not overworked, Bruney maybe unavailable.
Not a big deal.
MO!!!
Atta boy mvp, keep looking and whining
Toss him out!! He’s arguing!
First of all Albadejo was not pitching just fine. He hit Nick Green 0-2 and then threw a very hittable first pitch fastball to ellsbury. It amazes me how bloggers know more about baseball then the manager.
WHEW thank god thats over….this entire game has been a heart attack for me
Nice stuff there. Still Girardi. Stop being stupid.
Stop complaining you over grow elf
Toss the leprechaun! Toss the leprechaun!
Pedroia your not a real MVP you havent earned the right to argue with umps about obvious strikes
Mo is 39 and coming off shoulder surgery.
It’s april. It is 56 degree in boston right now.
And Mo is in the game to get a 4 out save.
Hard to believe.
WHEW!
MVP MVP. Just got friggin owned by the greatest closer ever, sit down leprecaun
What tush is getting bitten is Boston’s – that’s a lot of runners LOB.
Would be nice to get one more, at least.
Thank you, Ryan.
Um, you really don’t want to make Pedroia mad. Because then he might summon the Mole People.
Mo!
Girardi seems like tries to outsmart people. I mean come on taking Albaladejo out with 2 outs in the inning up on the count to Ellsbury. And bringing in Mo for a four out save in April?
Damn I thought Torre was shaky with the pen management.
Big K MO!!!!
So Dusty is still in the game.
Girardi is not managing scared, by any stretch. It is April…he has done a solid job of rotating in the guys on the bench to get the ABs. He has also done a good job of spotting Posada at DH to prevent wear on his throwing shoulder at C.
He is an intelligent guy. He made the moves he did for a reason. Give him the benefit of the doubt. The instant negative analysis is tiring and cliche, at this point.
giradi is full of head scratchers…but at least hes not torre
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I agree. Id rather see Mo there than Sturtz. I think hes simulating a playoff game in April.
Not really sure what Pedroia was complaining about. That pitch was clearly over the inside corner, and right at the bottom of the zone. The ump’s been calling lower than that a strike all night. Absolutely nothing wrong with that called strike three.
OK. The save chance is there. Now, go out and score 8 runs and close out the first game.
“There has to be a reason. Give Girardi the benefit of the doubt.”
Why in hell would they do that?
I disagree Trevor and don’t think he overmanaged. In fact I think he managed.
Is there anything that says you can’t take a guy out with pitches already on him? That’s the job of a manager. Girardi made that decision. It worked. Maybe he thought Alby was getting tired since he hit Green. Maybe he thought that hitting Green might have bothered Alby’s concentration. He knows his pitchers much better than we do, I would say.
And again, it could have been as simple as he didn’t want to take any chances with a 2 run lead and a man on base. So he brought his closer in for a 4-out save.
It works. It’s done. It was done. It’s over.o
First of all Albadejo was not pitching just fine. He hit Nick Green 0-2 and then threw a very hittable first pitch fastball to ellsbury. It amazes me how bloggers know more about baseball then the manager.
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Idiot if you saw the pitch to Elsbery you would see that it hit the outside corner and it had sink, how the hell was that a bad pith genius?
Who was that from lohud in the blue dancing when that called strike 3 happend lol
hahah all you bums. 2 years ago you were prob applauding torre for pulling relivers way before he should have. now your giving giradi a hard time for a dumb reason. its yanks boston man on first in the 8th. of course you go to Mo. dont wanna give up a game we got in the bag.
if you wanna kill joe for his fumble in the 14 inning game fine. but i dont know how you question bringing in your closer for an extra out against your biggest compitition….
They just did a replay of that last pitch to Pedroia and it was inside.
of course NESN shows for the fifth time tonight that the leprechaun pitch was a ball with their stupid little box graphic.
Mo can handle it. Bruney can pitch two tomorrow.
The pitch can be right down the middle of the plate and the smurf will still cry about the call. What a loser…
Kim Jones is going to be working overtime this postgame.
anyone think Miranda + someone else will be called up tomorrow with Wang and possibly Ransom heading to the DL? Steve Jax could get sent down but who knows.
“Albaladejo was throwing fine.”
Joe must have seen something he didn’t like, or he saw an injury we couldn’t see.
I thought it was against the rules to take a pitcher out in the middle of a count unless he was injured. Am I wrong?
“I don’t like the fact that Mo has to throw all of these pitches now.”
You’re kidding, right? He threw 5 pitches.
Its posts and comments like this that have been pleasantly absent for most of the game today. Its also the reason why I stayed here during the game. Its been great in here so far tonight.
Maybe Girardi was having flashbacks to that KC game where the Yankees’ blew Joba’s lead with 2 outs in the 8th inning.
nice, come on basehit!!
They just did a replay of that last pitch to Pedroia and it was inside.
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Well in Mariano land its a strike
It had the corner according to gamecast. Quit your crying.
hmm Gardner should pinch run for Posada?
Guys – Albie wasn’t supposed to throw a pitch to Ellsbury. He was supposed to throw to first, but Molina missed the sign. On the mound, Molina said ‘My bad’.
Joe was just giving Mo a little extra time to warm up.
It would be very big to get a another run here…obviously. I hear the Jorge chant!!
How did they know that pitch was inside? Did it scrape his pot of gold?
the elf
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Maybe Mo Called him and said you better put me in now.
Swisher should bunt, its just sound baseball
and then you all woulda been the first ones complaining when albaledejo served up a two run dinger to pedroia…. if your gunna lose, lose with the best you got. good move by giradi
score 3-4 and bring in someone else… save mo for tomorrow
So f Swish hits one out, does Joe take out Mo and bring in Veras?
“with their stupid little box graphic.”
i think every mlb broadcast uses a strike zone graphic- aka stupid little box.
Can anyone on the Yankees get down a bunt?
Nick Swisher: He can pitch in relief, just do not ask him to bunt.
ed- Bench is too thin, otherwise I would.
pat,
not anyone could bunt, sadly.
yea jeter damon pena gardiner can all bunt….why would you want swisher to bunt? hes batting 5th
Mo can handle it. Bruney can pitch two tomorrow.
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Bruney must be out of action tonight for a reason. Unless he had a family emergency or something, it must be health related.
If that’s the case, Girardi is not going to run Bruney out there tomorrow for two innings.
Since Pedroia is 5 feet tall where is his strike zone? From the dirt to the catchers knees?!
jennifer
Jeter standing on the base makes Pedroia even look shorter.
i think every mlb broadcast uses a strike zone graphic- aka stupid little box.
Yes, but they used it for one close pitch on a Yankee batter – five times on the Red Sox batter.
The box shows where the pitch was caught – not where it crossed the plate.
You da man, Javy Lopez.
I like it when we are not the team struggling to get outs..heehee!
GUARANTEE: Nick Swisher WILL get on base.
V – That makes a lot of sense. Hopefully that will stop the incessant WTF-type posts about Girardi taking Alby out with a count.
Oh, good lord, Robbie.
die midget die!
Idiot
Cano has looked very ugly against lefties and very lazy while he walks to 1st base.
Of all the places to hit a dp, he picks the worst place!!
the elf
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Did Pedroia shrink? Lord that man is tiny
cano pressssssssssssssssssssssssssssssing like a mofo right there.
yea Pel…..and your boy pat wants him to lay down a bunt….exactly why pat is not the manager
Damn
*stop right now!*
Okay, just want to tell you that NESN had showed the pitchers warming up in the pen when Alby was pitching in the 8th, and it was Mo, Marte and Veras (I believe it was Veras.) When Alby hit Green they showed Girardi talking to Eiland and Eiland making the call to the pen to see if Mo was ready.
That likely means that Joe wanted to pull Alby and have Mo pitch to elfie. Alby threw over to first at least once, I believe. But then he started to throw to elfie. It could be that he wasn’t supposed to start pitching at all but Molina didn’t catch the sign from the dugout, or something.
Well lets go MO!!
Wow, bases loaded and nobody out and we may get nothing out of it!
Awful!!
Cano doing his usual with bases loaded..
tell me it is not mental with this dunce.
God forbid cano doesn’t get a hit in every single game. Jesus christ, you people will complain about anything. He did his job earlier with the sacrifice fly when he got robbed of a hit.
Sorry V, didn’t see your post.
They really need to improve with RISP.
Since Pedroia is 5 feet tall where is his strike zone? From the dirt to the catchers knees?!
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C.C.- I think thats what makes it amazing how he won the mvp and batted over 300. The ball can bounce to the plate and its still a strike. Big dissadvantage.
This has got to be one of the least clutch teams in baseball. How many times do they have bases loaded, no outs, and not score?
pat isn’t a boy and playing for the run in 2 run game with Swisher who hasn’t been swinging the bat all that well isn’t as crazy as you’re making it out to sound.
what? can’t bring a runner in from third? nawwwwwwwww
I hope that doesn’t come back to bite them. 3,4,5 coming up…
how many time this year can we get bases loaded and no out, and not score?
francona looks ready to blow right now. lawl. i read the updates, looked like the SP’s on both sides did well. Our pen’s been better than their pen tonight for sure tho.. come on Melk Man!!
’08 Yanks rear their ugly head in that inning.
This game continues to be a heart attack. I’ve never been so uncomfortable watching a game in April. This is absurd.
stuart
The infield was drawn in, that is why they were able to turn a dp. It was luck on their part.
RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGE
Mark-Cant Touch This
The ball was up and Ellsbury loves to drive that belt high fastball off the monster. Learn the league rook.
That hurts. Cano hits it hard, but straight to Pedroia. It’s on Rivera. Hate to see a rookie in that spot. He could become a pretty fair pitcher in the next year or 2.
I know Mo is on the mound, and statistics show that it’s far more likely that we hold on here than it is that we lose…but bases loaded, no outs TWICE…and we scored a grand total of one run off of it? That’s abysmal. This game should be something like 7-2 right now, but they just aren’t executing. It’s gonna come back to get them if they don’t get right. It’s what happened last year, and we all know where THAT lead.
So many complainers…this game is pretty exciting if you haven’t noticed.
How can Cano hit higher in the order he cannot hit when it counts..
look at his BA with the bases loaded, it is a friggin joke………
So the sux have the fatti, puklips, and Nacy coming I say Mo gets it done
I don’t know what Cano’s career average is against lefties. But I am going to assume that it is not very high. He looks terrible against them.
“and then you all woulda been the first ones complaining when albaledejo served up a two run dinger to pedroia…. if your gunna lose, lose with the best you got. good move by giradi”
yep
Why bash your team? I don’t get it.
Did they mention anything about Bruney and why he wasn’t available? Maybe Joe wanted to try and get through this game and give him an extra days rest?
I do not have the game here.. but Cano is terrible with them loaded look it up…
Man, Robbie’s approaches have been so much better at the plate this year, but sheesh what was he thinking there? The pitcher couldn’t throw a strike to save himself.
yea it is, then hes batting 5th and has great obp. i bet you would have arod bunt too.
theres a reason swisher probably isnt a good bunter….bc no one has asked him to do it.
I like Cano but he is pretty spotty with RISP. I don’t know his numbers but he doesn’t seem to consistently come through.
“tell me it is not mental with this dunce.”
It’s not mental. That’s just patently ridiculous. He simply hit a ground ball.
He clearly didn’t execute but it’s not as if one can somehow impute that to his “mental” mistake.
He didn’t strike out. He didn’t pop up. He didn’t hit the ball to the first baseman or third baseman.
He’s hitting close to .350 this season. He made several nice plays throughout the game and turned how many double plays?
It’s absurd to somehow trace any suboptimal outcome cano is involved in to him somehow being stupid or “lazy.”
dan
He bunted the first pitch foul so either he chose to bunt or someone asked him to.
…and David “i cant hit without Manny” Ortiz has 3Ks for the night!!
Three strikeouts is what you get when you open your big mouth.
2 more Mo
You people will find anything to complain about. Its sad really.
Yeah they didn’t score after loading the bases with no outs.
It happens. After readingthose comments you’d think we were losing not winning.
Sox hit into 4 dps tonight and left a LOT of guys on base.
Chill out.
Haha, as Mo blows away Papi. He’s terrible. Stick a fork in him.
Does Kevin stance bother anyone else but me?
Geez, Mo almost had his head knocked off.
why did they take it off on the second pitch?
Come on Mo lets go.
papi take some steroids and make yourself relevent again
That was too close…
“Jesus christ, you people will complain about anything.”
And many do, often and continually.
You know by now that anything less than a perfect game pitched, with every runner on base brought home, is reason to howl.
You expected that, Youk the Pouk always hits…The pitch was right down the middle though.
big sloppy had a terrible game
CaptainsCorner and anyone interested:
Cano (2006-2008)
vs. Lefties: .305
vs. Righties: .304
w/ bases loaded: .281
So…don’t let the anger of the moment sway you.
Come on Mo!!!!!
“Three strikeouts is what you get when you open your big mouth.”
Papi really needs to worry about himself. More specifically he really needs to worry about his bat speed and not other players.
Has Youks gotten a pitch inside yet?????
miggs- Ain’t that the truth!
“stuart
April 24th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
How can Cano hit higher in the order he cannot hit when it counts..
look at his BA with the bases loaded, it is a friggin joke………”
Hey, Stuart, good to see you this year, but, uh, be careful, you may get jumped by the Yankee thought police on here. You know, the one’s who go ballistic if you criticize the Yanks.
Anyway, I totally agree, Cano is a head case.
I miss this board from back in ’07…June of that year is when I found it. The game threads were filled with optimism (thanks to Rebecca) and insightful analysis and insider information (thanks to SJ44).
Even with the Yanks winning, the comments are overwhelmingly negative.
Such is the nature of the snarky Internet.
Pete – you said registration was going to happen numerous times over the past two years. What happened???
wow:(
This is the worst game Ive ever watched.
Oh no.
Here come the complainers.
CaptainsCorner
April 24th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
I don’t know what Cano’s career average is against lefties. But I am going to assume that it is not very high. He looks terrible against them.
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Yeah, the bum only hits .300 against left handers.
fjsklad!!!
damnit..
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That hurts.
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Damnit, stupid bandbox of a ball park.
**** THIS
Wow. Not something you see every day. Damn.
But, if the Yanks lose this game, they need to look at the runners they have left on base.
That is what happens when you don’t take advantage of bases loaded no one out. Mo missed his spot. It was right down the middle just like the pitch to Youk.
So now who pitches the 10th?
in it. put a fork.
well Mo got his three outs like usual. Too bad he had to get four.
I know you guys were discussing this earlier re: Joba, but maybe he’s just having a hard time taking something off his FB. AJ is 32 and has had years of experience – and even then, he didn’t genuinely reap the benefits of this transformation until the 2nd half of last year. Joba’s just a kid, so it’s no wonder that he’s having a bit of an adjustment period.
To all the people asking why anyone was complaining about them not scoring with the bases loaded and no one out?
THAT’S why.
Kindly stop speaking now. Missed opportunities like that was what end up losing games. It’s fact, and not something to say, “Oh well” about.
How about Cano and the rest of the team leaving people on base?
Mo should of went inside
Bases loaded, nobody out last inning. Yanks scored ZERO runs.
Blame Cano.
No.
And now we have Gardner
NO!
Girardi extending him to get 4 outs might of had something to do with that.
Good thing he saved Bruney. He’ll have to save Mo’s win tonight.
Oh no
at least their bullpen is all used up. yanks stil lgot a few good arms
jennifer,
sadly, Marte or Steve Jax.
“Corey
April 24th, 2009 at 10:48 pm
This is the worst game Ive ever watched.”
That’s my cue.
later guys!
DO NOT EVEN DARE BLAME MO.
One bad pitch, as opposed to bases loaded, no outs, and NO RUNS.
This game should have been OVER, but guys like Cano couldn’t put Boston away.
basesloaded 0 out WE GET 0 RUNS -_-(2nd time in 2 games)
I knew there was a reason I’ve been scarce on this blog, lately.
This is why you have to score runs when the bases are loaded with no one out!
You just cannot give the Red Sox life, that offense will kill you.
Even Mo, the greatest closer of all time, can’t make up for missed opportunities.
Really the game should have been put away a long time ago. Team is terrible with RISP.
Ray, GTFO.
Who to point the finger at….hmmm……was it Girardi stupidly going against what everyone knows should be only a 1-inning pitcher in Rivera? Or was it just the countless missed opportunities with RISP? All I know, is that were are not winning this game now.
Ok just chill, we’ll get it back.
And Mo is wasted for tomorrow. Nice.
bases loaded no outs score zip you get burned…………
Is it becoming a tradition now that Mo blows the first game against these bums?
Jeff NJ
Bruney isn’t in the pen. Kay is guessing he’s not available tonight.
who pitches the 10th? Marte???
Or swisher???
who would have guessed that not scoring with bases loaded and no out would hurt later on?
Did I hear correctly? Joe took Alby out after 1 pitch? Unbelievable……..what a time for Mo to blow a save, but the game may have been lost in the top of the 9th. Wow.
Mo threw 2 pitches right down the middle to Youk and Bay and paid for it. The extra runs obviously would of helped but the loss would be on Mo. Not Cano…We saw this with Mo last year also when you bring him in the 8th inning he wasn’t as sharp in the 9th.
If they lose this game, it will be one of the most disgraceful losses in years.
I said this in a previous thread to SJ44 when he was complaining that people were shortchanging the Yankees. This business of leaving RISP eventually catches up to you. That at bat by Cano was horrible. He has looked so good at the plate save for tonight. If they lose, they have no one to blame but themselves.
Angel – A tale told by idiots, full of sound and fury – signifying nothing.
April 24th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
Damnit, stupid bandbox of a ball park.
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Yellowstone Park wasn’t going to hold that hit, angel.
Its not over yet, but it should of been over this is very deflating
well lets see what we can do off palpabum
No, missed opportunities have cost them this game, Donnie.
But they’re also not something to behave like a two year old about, either. And some people do.
It is possible to react like an adult and acknowledge that the LOB have been costly this game, without flying off the handle into the land of childish hyperbole while doing so.
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He just missed location on that one pitch. It’s early in the season this happens w/ Mo.
we may get it back, but we will have to burn more of the pen.
Get some runs..somehow
well, let’s get something off of Anu smouth here, Im still reeling but its not the end…at least its not game 4 of the ALCS…cmon Molina!!!!
hey guys I know it’s still early in the season, that’s why i won’t freak out, but joba isn’t the only one with loss of velocity. Obviously wang, but his is more than that, but mariano’s velocity has been down this season. It’s been around 91, even at 88 sometimes, but when he is right it’s at 93 consistently.
What a disaster. They had a million chances to score runs in this game.
And we didn’t know that the team’s incompetence with RISP was going to come back and haunt them?
Ugh, I think Marte is coming in to pitch the next inning.
What the heck is wrong with Bruney??
Ouch.
Marte pitching.
Hopefully we’ll have a lead though. If not I am really scared.
New Life?
Well, no matter how many runs we score, there’s no one left in our bullpen that is trustworthy.
I know, GB7.
But I felt slightly better venting at the ball park.
no pitcher is perfect. it happens, but he shouldnt have been in that position because we can’t hit with bases loaded.
no pitcher is perfect. it happens, but he shouldnt have been in that position because we can’t hit with bases loaded.
no pitcher is perfect. it happens, but he shouldnt have been in that position because we can’t hit with bases loaded.
Is Matsui that injured that he can’t pinch hit for Cabrera in that big spot in the 9th?
Bad pitch by Mo, just hung it out over the plate where it should have been a lower cutter moving away. Will be tough to win this game if we don’t score in this inning.