Game 34: Yankees at Blue Jays (updates with Yankees changing BP rules)
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on May 14, 2009 
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YANKEES (16-17)
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Matsui DH
Swisher RF
Cano 2B
Gardner CF
Cervelli C
Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (2-3, 3.94).
BLUE JAYS (23-13)
Scutaro SS
Hill DH
Rios RF
Wells CF
Bautista LF
Rolen 3B
Millar 1B
Barajas C
McDonald 2B
Pitching: LHP Brian Tallet (2-1, 4.95).
TIME/TV: 7:07 p.m., YES.
TWO IN A ROW: A victory tonight would give the Yankees two series victories in a row. It also would draw them to within 4.5 games of first place.
THE HOTTEST PLAYER IN BASEBALL: Johnny Damon has been ridiculous in the last nine games. He’s 17 of 38 (.447) with 16 RBI, 10 runs scored and 12 extra-base hits including five home runs. He has at least one extra-base hit in nine straight games and has scored at least one run in nine straight games. His slugging percentage was .460 before this streak started. It’s up to .630 now.
PENA POWER: Rookie Ramiro Pena is 12 of his last 27 with three extra-base hits.
LATER, MENDOZA: Mark Teixeira is up to .202.
SLOW START: Alex Rodriguez is 2 for 15 since that dramatic home run in Baltimore. He has scored one run in five games but has drawn enough walks to build a .350 OBP.
SWISHER SLUMPING: Nick Swisher is 3 for 30 with 16 strikeouts.
STILL THE WORST: At 5.64, the Yankees have the highest ERA on baseball. They’ve issued 133 walk. Only Cleveland (136) has more in the AL.
CC’S BACK: CC Sabathia’s last start was a four-hit shutout of Baltimore on Friday.
Back with more later.
UPDATE, 5:52 p.m.: Not too many updates today from the clubhouse. Jeter took some early BP and said he felt fine. Matsui said his hamstring is OK. No Phil Coke today, maybe tomorrow.
The roof is open on the stadium for the first time this season.
UPDATE, 5:59 p.m.: The Yankees have changed the rules for batting practice.
This from Yankees.com:
BATTING PRACTICE
Remember fans, on game days, arrive early. Yankee Stadium Gates on Babe Ruth Plaza and Gates 2 and 8, open three hours prior to the start of every home game. All fans are encouraged to arrive early to enjoy batting practice and infield workouts from select areas of the Field Level and the Bleachers; specifically, all fans may watch batting practice and infield workouts from Field Level Sections 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135 and 136 and from all Bleachers Sections. Please note, on certain game days the Yankees may elect not to take batting practice, infield workouts or both. Those fans who take advantage of the opportunity to enjoy batting practice and infield workouts from the Field Level and/or the Bleachers may remain until the players leave the field following the conclusion of the Yankees batting practice or 1 hour and 45 minutes after the Gates open. At that time, all fans will be asked to return their respective seats.
This would seem to be a change from the earlier policy of not allowing any fans in the field level who did not have a ticket for those sections.
UPDATE, 6:15 p.m.: Just spoke to a Yankees spokesperson. The new BP rules were put in place today. So everybody who complained, congrats. Your words were heard.
Under the new policy, you can get on the field level. Now, you’re not going to get on top of the field, so autographs are not happening unless somebody stops out in the outfield. But you can close enough to snap some photos, take in the experience, etc.
It’s good the team is relaxing the rules and listening to their fans.
UPDATE, 7:10 p.m.: Damon now has an extra-base hit in 10 consecutive games, tying a franchise record held by Don Mattingly (1987) and Paul O’Neill (2001).
UPDATE, 8:09 p.m.: Sorry for the lack of updates, been busy with newspaper work. Plus it hasn’t been a very exciting game. The Yankees have put six runners on base against Tallet in four innings but are 0 for 3 with RISP. … CC’s streak of 12 straight scoreless innings just ended with a Rios homer.
1-1 in the fourth.
UPDATE, 8:12 p.m.: A fan behind the Toronto dugout just got hit in the back of the head by a piece of broken bat when Vernon Wells grounded out. The man seems OK but the Toronto players threw him towels to stem the bleeding.
I hate to say this, but it’s only a matter of time before a fan gets killed. Bats are broken far too easily and go flying all over the place.
UPDATE, 8:33 p.m.: Great throw by Brett Gardner and great tag by Francisco Cervelli to keep the deficit at 2-1. … Meanwhile, A-Rod got robbed of a double there by Rolen, who has always had a good glove at 3B. Alex is 3 for 19 since he came back.
UPDATE, 8:51 p.m.: Ground ball, past a diving Je … no wait! Jeter stops the ball, flips to Cano, inning over!
Sabathia (6 4 2 2 2 4) has been good enough to get a win. The Yankees need to get something going against the likes of Brian Tallet. Winning this series would be a significant step in the right direction.
UPDATE, 8:54 p.m.: GGBG walks. Here’s the plan. He steals second and then Cervellu bunts him to third for Jeter.
UPDATE, 8:57 p.m.: Or a single up the middle as Gardner runs, that works, too. Runners on the corners, no outs, top of the order up. They have to get something done here.
UPDATE, 9:02 p.m.: The captain of the Yankees, shrugging off the painful oblique pull, delivers an RBI single and we’re all tied up. It’s a Hollywood story. 2-2 here in Toronto.
Now the hottest hitter on the planet has a shot. … But he strikes out looking.
UPDATE, 9:09 p.m.: It’s up to the A-Rod. Runners on first and second, two outs, 2-2 score.
UPDATE, 9:12 p.m.: Another deep fly ball for Alex as the inning ends with two runners on base. It’s like he’s just missing a little something.
Yankees are 1-7 with RISP.
UPDATE, 9:20 p.m.: Trouble for Sabathia as Rolen doubles. The walk of Barajas makes sense as he’s 8 of 19 against CC.
UPDATE, 9:28 p.m.: Nice job by Sabathia working out of the jam. 2-2 to the 8th inning.
UPDATE, 9:31 p.m.: Godzilla does it again. The guy is a difference maker, always has been. 3-2 Yankees. Now you need one more inning out of the big fella before giving the ball to Mariano. You can’t mess around with anybody else out there.
UPDATE, 9:38 p.m.: Boy, Frankie Cervelli has been terrific for the Yankees. Kid was hitting .190 in Trenton and he’s 6 for 19 for the Yankees.
Lets do this, Yanks!!!
I hope the lineup that gets posted does not have Derek Jeter in it. No need to rush him back at this point in the season, let the oblique get to 100% before pushing it again. Can not afford to have him fully tear the thing and be out for 2-3 months. Pena is showing he can fill in, let him play through the weekend if necessary.
this sucks
“STILL THE WORST: At 5.64, the Yankees have the highest ERA on baseball. They’ve issued 133 walks. Only Cleveland (136) has more in the AL.”
I’m curious how many of those walks came around to score. For us, I bet it’s something like 80%.
I like Ramiro Pena. Too bad we won’t be able to keep him in the everyday lineup with a healthy Jeter and A-Rod.
Good line-up. Not sure if I wanted DJ back but if the coaches let him he must be ok.
Hopefully Teix can keept hitting a bit and give himself a little more room between himself and the Interstate.
I know Brett Gardner had a good game yesterday but I find it extremely depressing that Melky Cabrera, the player with the best average on the team and our second hottest hitter is playing.
You don’t sit a hot player. Swisher is playing horrendously and was the only player not to hit yesterday.
How disgusting.
Just win tonight, das it
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Just win tonight, das it
may I add Woooooooohooooooo?
I think Alex’s slow start probably has more to do with not seeing Major League pitching or its equivalent since last September. I’d be more concerned about the lack of range he’s showing on defense.
i would have put gardner in center and cabrera in right to give swish the day off due to his recent slump. but anyway, let’s win tonight!
Not sure myself why Swisher is in instead of Melky but as long as CC puts a bunch of zeros on the board tonight this lineup “should” score some runs.
Swisher is kind of hard to predict, he could bust out at anytime and have a 3-4 game with 3 RBI.
Red Sox have given up more walks too! BOSTON SUCKSSSSS
After reading that article about the DL phantom injuries, I bet Lou Gherig is turning over in his grave at what the game has become. Granted, I’d rather have a guy at 100% then 80% with the potential to hurt himself more, but it makes you wonder.
I know SJ has his Pavano Curse theory, but really..has the game changed that much?
I’ve seen the DL thing used by the RS to their advantage in September. As soon as they have a comfortable lead they start throwing guys on the DL and resting them up.
Good that Matsui’s in there again.
How many times are you going to pimp your crap site?
Why is Matsui playing? It’s a lefty on the mound. Is Girardi that stupid? And why Gardner in the lineup over Cabrera? Cabrera’s a switch-hitter, Gardner is a lefty.
ridiculous.Melky’s one of the best hitters this year and he deserves more credit then benching him after one good game from gardner
I assume Melky’s just getting a day off?
Gregory,
Matsui hits left-handers.
As to why Cabrera is out, I have no idea.
6 complaints already in 20 comments
Matsui is a lefty that has always hit lefties. Gardner in over Melky I don’t understand, but guess what, baseball is 162 games, you can’t play all your starters every night!
I have no problem with BG playing again after his game last night, maybe he gets on a roll. But Melky s/b in there too. Give Swisher a rest.
If they win tonight they will only be three back in the loss column with a 128 left to go…with 16 more against the Jays, and 12 more against both the Rays and Sawx.
I do find humor in everybody complaining about the lineup.
That’s all some of you did yesterday and how did that turn out?
Perhaps they want to give Melky a rest since he has played a lot lately.
Or, perhaps he has something nagging and they don’t want to mess with it.
We go through this everyday. Believe it or not, Joe Girardi actually knows his team better than you do.
Matsui is 6-9 with a HR, double, triple, and 4 RBIs against Tallet, FYI.
SWISHER SLUMPING: Nick Swisher is 3 for 30 with 16 strikeouts.
Ouch
Giradi uses too much emotion in his decisions in my opinion…this is how he probably decided, “Gardy had such a great day yesterday(tears flow), I’ll give him a shot again today”(again forgetting the Melk Man is a switch hitter)
Melky should be in and Swish out. Melky has the highest average on the team.
“6 complaints already in 20 comments”
Yeah, slow day.
“How many times are you going to pimp your crap site?”
Just thinking that. He should be banned for this many times.
Oh lookie, a bunch of idiots whining about a lineup that they know NOTHING about.
Are you the same idiots that were saying that Posada was being lazy when he didn’t beat out an double play ball?
Matsui isn’t a platoon player. He hits lefties and hits them well.
I was going to say whatever the lineup is, I support it!
But then I came back and saw Jeter and Hideki in there. I hope they’re truly good to go.
Alex playing the whole series on turf? Interesting.
Agree with you, Becca. Alex not quite there with his lateral movement.
YANKEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEES!
Why didn’t Joe bench Swisher and play the red hot Cabrera in right?
Yeah really, I had no problems with the lineup last night and tonight…the same.
I guess Jete got his way tonight…
Everyone wants Joe G’s job
I’d play the Milkman over Swish and give Jetes another day.
Maybe they are saving Pena for 3B later in the game.
Swisher should have to take a seat soon, he K’s nearly every AB right now.
“Give Swisher a rest.”
He’s had enough rest. Benching him isn’t going to help him bust out of his slump. He needs to play through it.
If you want to give gardner a shot and give cabrera some rest than you shouldn’t do that against a LHP…
“Oh lookie, a bunch of idiots whining about a lineup that they know NOTHING about.”
You should have heard them yesterday. Everyone was whining about Gardener being in the lineup. Look how that turned out. They simply don’t understand baseball. Period.
Swisher had a couple of days off last week when he got nailed on the elbow.
I doubt Melky is getting “benched.” Hes probably just getting a day off.
can’t wait for Nady to come back; Swish will be better off as a super utility guy in the long run
As usual, they rush Jeter back rather than giving him an extra day.
An oblique on turf is never good
STILL THE WORST: At 5.64, the Yankees have the highest ERA on baseball. They’ve issued 133 walk. Only Cleveland (136) has more in the AL.
Actually The Red Sox Lead the League in batters walked with 137. Yes it is true.
Facts Please.
You play the hot hand and Melky is hot there is no reason he is not in the lineup. If he “had” a bad game tonight then ok sit him tomorrow. Girardi is an idiot. Gardner is his boy and wants to show everyone that. Melky was Torre’s guy. Girardi needs to go. He is one of the worst managers in baseball.
Totally agree with SJ44. Some of you must have very miserable lives with all the complaining you do.
Tonight the lineup is good. Yeasterday the ‘bad’ lineup somehow managed to score 8 runs.
Just watch the games and try not to be such misers before the game even takes place.
As the saying goes there is no way to happiness, rather happiness IS the way. Now repeat that daily and maybe just maybe you all can stop complaining all the time.
Honestly, it could just be that Girardi wants to reward Gardner for the way he played yesterday.
I don’t remember Melky hurting himself recently.
Hunter with a 2-out RBI triple, but Kendry K’s to end the inning. Booooo. Should be an interesting to see how Ervin Santana comes back from the DL.
Just so you know….Melky is 1 for 11 with 2 walks against Tallet
Melky is 1-11 against Tallet
Gardner is 1-1
Who do you want? The guy hitting .091 or the guy hitting 1.000?
Dont be so quick to wave goodbye to the mendoza line for tex as he has been hovering around 200 for a while now. When he gets up to 220, I think it may be safe to say goodbye. Mark’s horrendous start is really going to hurt his end of the year numbers unless he goes on an absolutely ridiculous tear at some point.
As usual, you don’t know what you are talking about.
How do you know they are rushing him? Suppose he is good to go? Ever think that’s a possibility?
The whining about the lineups each day would be funny if it wasn’t the same people doing it.
If they win, like last night, you all go away. If they don’t? Second guess city all night.
I’ll leave the lineups to the manager and the video games to the video game players. Works out better for everybody that way.
Jeter and Matsui in the lineup tonite..oh no! Pena and Cabrera must be hurt.
Couple of observations on Alex which I’m sure everyone will agree on:
1)His glove is still good but his range is going to develop as he heals. I got scared last night when he put the tag on the runner at 3B and flopped around a bit. He looked awkward rolling around the bag.
2)He’s not nearly as fast as he can be. Watching him run down to first base is kinda weird right now.
It’s going to take him some time to get back to form on the field offensively and defensively, I give the man a lot of credit for coming back early, and even in the slow start he’s had a positive impact to the lineup thus far.
“As usual, they rush Jeter back rather than giving him an extra day.
An oblique on turf is never good”
Oblique is an upper body concern the turf has nothing to do with it. I’m more concerned with DJ hitting.
The Gyro I had today had too many onions and not enough white sauce!
“Just so you know….Melky is 1 for 11 with 2 walks against Tallet”
Exactly. Joe Girardi knows what he is doing.
Yesterday the lineup was too AAA now everyone is complaining. Is it too major league today?
Why is anyone shocked that Melky is sitting?
This is the type of things Girardi did last year. Anyone who starts heating up, sits and anyone who’s slumping, plays.
I’m actually more surprised that Damon is still playing.
If they are going to get anything out of Gardner they need to give him a chance to build on last nights game. It makes no sense at all to sit him after last night.
Wouldn’t argue with Melky in right but probably just giving him a night off. He is a weaker hitter from the right side as well.
this is a blog, ofcourse there is going to whining, what’s worse than people complaining? The people that complain about people complaining and I’ll go ahead and cue the 7:37pm post by someone: “where’s all the bridge jumpers now?!” after Gardner hits a Grand Slam
“The Gyro I had today had too many onions and not enough white sauce!”
Ask for extra white sauce next time
Swisher should not be playing now. John Rodriquez should be up here
Lefties are hitting .333 vs righties .162 off of Tallet. I am sure Girardi is playing the numbers and also after Gardner’s good day yesterday he is giving him a chance to see what he can do. Makes sense. Swish good be getting some days off with the way he has looked.
I hope Jeter is ready to go and not forcing it. I am also surprised that Arod is not DHing today on the turf. Obvioulsy that is a good sign…He will probably DH tomorrow.
“This is the type of things Girardi did last year. Anyone who starts heating up, sits and anyone who’s slumping, plays.
I’m actually more surprised that Damon is still playing”
I agree… And yet he continues to play players who are in deep slumps like Swisher, Teixeira etc.
If Teix goes 3-3 with 2 HRs today, he’ll probably be off tomorrow.
Runipo0
May 14th, 2009 at 4:04 pm
“The Gyro I had today had too many onions and not enough white sauce!”
Ask for extra white sauce next time
I’ll try that and maybe i can just take some of the onions off Thanks I feel better now.
Soo, in about 5 minutes, what did we find out?
Melky has bad numbers against Tallet and Matsui has great numbers against him.
Instead of complaining, without any facts in front of you, why not do a little research?
There is a method to the manager’s madness.
John Rodriguez should start over Swisher? lol, now that’s funny right there. This board was in love with Swish a couple weeks ago. Let the man play through his slump, he’ll come around. Should Girardi bring up Shelley Duncan to play over Teix too?
I wish Pete was running a prank and Melky was indeed the CF for today?
“Exactly. Joe Girardi knows what he is doing.”
Does he?, two questions:
1) How as Gardner done vs Tallet?
2) How was melky playing (avg, etc …) when he faced Tallet in those 11 at bats (I doubt nearly as hot as he’s right now.
So I think this move by Girardi is a blunder.
Besides, it should be very clear than Melky >> Gardner in all facets of the game other than running.
“I agree… And yet he continues to play players who are in deep slumps like Swisher, Teixeira etc.
If Teix goes 3-3 with 2 HRs today, he’ll probably be off tomorrow.”
lol, that’s sad but true.
SJ44
Funny how people on here know what’s going on with the players to determine who should play.
I thought the swing Tex. had on his double looked like one of the best this season. Your thoughts.
“There is a method to the manager’s madness.”
This is true, but also remember, Scott Rolen was what? 0-13 against AJ up until he hit the double tuesday night. Girardi’s response: “Baseball is a funny game sometimes”.
Not saying you are wrong, just you know? baseball is funny sometimes
I want to see an encore of CC/Cervelli’s last performance.
Unbelieveable Derek Jeter’s ego again overtakes common sense. He’s going to going to be out for the season soon if they keep letting him tell them what to do. Like Ramiro Pena didn’t show a little bit ? didn’t he atleast hold the fort, I know he plays better D up the middle.. what is the point of this really ? Why are we rushing him back ? What the hell is this stupidity w/ the franchise. Ok this one is on GI Joe b/c clearly he isn’t in charge here.
Tex is starting to swing the bat much better Maine. He was even swinging it better in Baltimore. Just didn’t have the results.
They aren’t going to bench him, nor Swisher, and call up the entire Scranton team because the bridge jumpers demand it.
As soon as the bridge jumpers realize that, they will be much happier.
Everybody is on the Melky bandwagon right now but that will change as soon as he reverts back to being Melky.
Then everybody will jump off in a hurry.
There’s always been a “flavor of the month” mentality on this board.
Swisher and Gardner were at the top of that list during ST and half-way through April.
SJ44
I believe the whinning and lineup issues stem from everyone being a Roto Master in Fantasy Baseball. LOL! They aren’t 2nd guessed. Maybe we should open blogging to their FB teams. That could be interesting.
As far as whinning, it isn’t limited to just the Yankees. I find it hard to listen some days to the Rays talk shows here near Tampa. They 2nd guess everything. Like why is Pena resting. Why is Upton leadoff. Why don’t they DFA Percival. On and on it goes. It is so bad that even when Maddon addresses these things specifically it continues.
eg -> The other day against Boston on national TV Maddon sat out Pena. Before the game, Maddon stated that Pena needed a rest & with an off day the next day he could make it 2 days. He also said given that Pena was 1 for 26 with 10K’s against Becket that it made a lot of sense to use Aybar who needs to play who is batting over .300 against Becket. Then he added maybe Pena could come up later in the game as a PH and make a difference. Of course Boston won & everyone was crucifying maddon down here for not starting Pena. BTW, Pena PH in 9th & struck out against Papelbon with men on base. LOL!
Don’t you people realize Girardi KNOWS baseball?
More than most of you, I bet.
Give him a break.
His finger is closer to the pulse than you, ya think?
The team doesn’t have an off day until May 28th. I’d assume most everyone will get a day or two in that stretch. Why Melky’s is today, I don’t know. Maybe Giradi feels more comfortable taking one of the hotter hitters out on a day CC is pitching given the game he threw last time. In any case, I fully agree with SJ44 that Giradi knows what the players need more than us backseat managers.
Wow. Ruiz was down to the last strike of the game, and he just hit a 2-run double off Broxton to tie up the game.
Minneaota coming into Yankee Stadium red hot
Just swept the Tigers 3 straight. Two big come from behind wins, walkoff grandslam yesterday, and rallied from a 5-0 deficit in the 7th inning today against Verlander
They are swinging the bats well. Hughes needs to be ready tomorrow.
It’s really dumb not to give Jeter more time.
off topic, but should im adding ervin santana to my fantasy team for his wins and k’s. SHould i drop Aaron Harang or Ricky Nolasco? The rest of my starters are studs so its between those 2
Just got back from the massage therepist. She looked like that Terminator chick accept for her face and body.
SJ,
Got a call last night from my boys new football coach. He made the A squad. I guess it makes sense to go against the best to bring out the best in you. My question is, I asked the coach if he picked him from seeing the 2 day tryout without pads(which i thought he didnt do so well being that his strength hitting) or did he talk to coaches. His response was he talked to kids at tryouts and watched them. My son wasnt talked to and he didnt do that well IMO. With your experience in sports. Do you think he didnt want to tell me that the coaches talked and he was on the squad with or without the tryouts? Anyone with coaching experience?
Broxton has a .056 ERA coming into today
16 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 4 BB, 27 Ks
Write it down right now.. oblique inj. Jetes will miss the season soon. He’ll reaggrevate it.
the worst part about the Jeter situation you never know how serious it could be b/c he never opens up to how he physically feels to the media
*0.56
Ray,
Agreed. Last night’s whining about the lineup took the cake. In a humorous way of course.
Post after post ripping Girardi, the lineup, Cashman, everything under the sun.
As soon as the Yankees had a big second inning, they all left the blog and the regulars took over! lol
It was pretty funny.
Bottom line, Girardi knows his team better than anybody. He knows the numbers, who has a nagging injury, who needs a day off, etc.
The lineup whining, while humorous, is meaningless to me.
“You play today, you win today, dassit”. That’s all that matters.
At the beginning of the season Lowell looked worse then Arod looks now on defense. It is to be expected. I am sure it will take another month or 2 before he trusts his body to know that he is healthy and then he will be fine. His presence is enough right now until he starts to get comfortable at the plate. I believe he had 3 walks yesterday. Pitchers will not just throw it over the plate like they might of when Swish, Posada or Matsui were batting 4th. They still know he is dangerous without his timing.
“Everybody is on the Melky bandwagon right now but that will change as soon as he reverts back to being Melky.
Then everybody will jump off in a hurry.
There’s always been a “flavor of the month” mentality on this board.
Swisher and Gardner were at the top of that list during ST and half-way through April.”
Well of course! That’s how you win ball games!
People shouldn’t root on the hotter players? What?
Jeter, who is ALWAYS optimistic about injuries and wants to play, yesterday said he doubts he will play today. Now he is in the lineup
This organization is sooo reckless.
And why is A-Rod playing 6 straight games in the field, 3 in a row on turf?
There are more Swisher and Joba fans than there are Yankee fans, IMO.
Using the same logic as to why Melky shouldn’t play.. then neither should Arod since he’s hitting .111 against Tallet. But hey, his name overrides his bat right?
“It’s really dumb not to give Jeter more time.”
He should have been on the DL for 15 days atleast. I can’t call this gritty & gutty, it’s stupid on his part, it’s dumb by the Yankees to allow him to pimp the whole season. Really on turf w/ an oblique inj. No excuse for that stupidity.
CC better have is best stuff tonite..the arms in the outfield are not pretty. The Jays always put the ball in play.
Looks like Arod can’t hit that outside pitch right now. Is that a result of rust or the injury? If it is a reslut of the injury teams will exploit that and it could be a rough season for him.
Sevrx: Yes, but the Twins ran into the Tigers bullpen…
SOS,
Not necessarily. Sometimes, coaches at that level talk to the kids to find out who are the better players. The kids usually know more than the coaches about the athletic ability of some of the kids at that age because they all know each other.
Broxton reminds me of Joba. Not saying Jobber should be in the pen but they look very similar as far as size and ability go.
DC: Well, given that A-Rod hasn’t seen ML pitching since SEPTEMBER…
How is Coke? (Phil)
Anyone taste Pespi throwback stuff???
maybe Jeter saw Pena make a web gem and demanded to be in the lineup today….w/ CC on the mound and Jeter hurting, wouldn’t be a bad choice to go w/ defense on the field
doubhe
Becca,
Well our bullpen isin’t exactly lighting it up either lol
“John Rodriquez should be up here”
SWB can’t score runs, don’t see that helping now. Those guys were red hot a few weeks back and now they are not scoring.
The worst thing is he comes back when a kid in Pena was showing promise, really we won 8 – 2 last night what is the damn rush, why not wait to get 100 % so you can help us instead of coming back limping at 50 or 70 %. Unbelieveable I can’t respect that I can’t. And the fans that are all that’s why he’s the capt., that’s also why he’ll cost us the season and prbly be out for the season soon.
Did anyone see Jeter limping around Toronto this morning, or something?
They are making a HUGE mistake playing Jeter
Pena is swinging a bat well, keep him in and give Jeter a few more days.
As usual, they are rushing their players back.
SJ or Randy
Just curious, any observations on Wang after his first start in S/WB. Everywhere I have been reading there have been conflicting reports
SJ,
That would make more sense being that one of the coaches on the teams son played with him 2 years ago.
BTW,
I had to take a double look at the lineup when the third post was already a negative about todays starters. They must have not been here yesterday to witness a lineup with half of it bench warmers. Yesterday was the “if i was girardi this would be my lineup”. Today is “this sucks but i dont have a better one to give”. What will tomorrow bring?
SOS, having coached HS sports, I can tell you that it can be very difficult for a coach to see and remember how every player does. Believe me tryouts are far from foolproof. I have also coached summer league sports and I always encouraged school coaches to watch my players as often as possible during the summer. The more a coach sees a player the better read he/ she gets. Sometimes my players would get nervous, having school coaches watch them in the summer. But I told them the more they can play in front of the coach the better. You don’t want everything resting on those 3 days of tryouts. I had a really good player cut by a JV coach once. Nobody could figure out why. The coach actually admitted to me that he never saw the kid during the chaos that is tryouts. No consolation to the the kid who was cut. There is a chance they did not get a good look at your kid and selected him anyway (looks athletic? good size/ speed? someone they can work with? maybe he has a good reputation with other coaches?) At least he’s on the team. Now he can show them what he can do!
Colin Curtis and Kevin Russo should be apart of our revamped bench
Both NY sports baseball front offices have to be the worst in taking care of thier players.
Arod could have DH’d tonight, but no that spot is used for a gimpy Matsui, Jetes walking limped playing SS. Keep this up and we’ll have the most players out for the season by any baseball team.
Its not about “rewarding” someone or anything else. This isn’t elementary school.
Girardi has shown he will play the hot hand. Gardner got in to a game yesterday and homered and tripled. He plays again tonite, simple as that.
SJ44
Funny how people on here know what’s going on with the players to determine who should play.
I thought the swing Tex. had on his double looked like one of the best this season. Your thoughts.
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I just imagined the camera swinging to SJ’s face before he answered this
Mets @ Giants tonight
Giants radio broadcast should be good
This is worse than making Ryan Church fly from ATL to Colorado with a concussion
big game tonight, gotta win the series and get back to .500
This has nothing to do with Pena. Everything to do with Jeter imposing his will. Can’t do anything about it, you can’t stop him if he wants in.
my only concern is that, as of yesterday, Jeter had not swung a bat since Sunday. Would’ve preferred that he ease back in with some swings & BP before being inserted into the lineup. But, oh, well.
Weird thing, too. Wasn’t Jeter in Gameday’s lineup yesterday?
How is it that random people sitting at computers with zero connection to this team KNOW what Jeter is feeling and what his condition is better than the manager, the trainer and the entire medical staff at their disposal? Amazing. I hope all of the clairvoyants here work on coming up with the winning lottery numbers next.
What I find interesting is that people would question Jeter’s decision to play or not. They probably had to duct tape him yesterday to keep him out of the lineup. I don’t get the microcosm of scrutiny of potential injuries or the disgust of someone playing with an injury within the limits of being safe. Like Posada getting hammered for loafing to 1st. Or Jeter for not getting to a ball. The manager knows their status and limitations and decided it was okay. So did the player. Jeter played a large portion of last year injured to try & help the team. Pena is doing well now, but once teams see him a 2nd time or see film he will most likely revert to his plateau of mid to low .200′s. If I remember correctly, Pena made some key errors earlier this year as well, so even though he looks polished he is still raw.
Gardner should not be anywhere near the starting lineup
A fluke HR should not change that. Melky is a professional hitter and is hitting .330+. No way he should be out of the lineup at all.
You guys can argue Jeter.. but look at Swisher’s numbers..
Past 7 days he’s hitting .176 .211
Past 14 days .100 .243
Past 28 days .187 .333
COME ON!!!
He’s played in all but 2 games this season. If anyone needs a time out, it’s this guy.
Not smart at all to play Jeter
And the Sr. citizen should be at 3B tonight and A-Rod should be the DH. Can’t play the field everyday
ellen
May 14th, 2009 at 4:31 pm
How is it that random people sitting at computers with zero connection to this team KNOW what Jeter is feeling and what his condition is better than the manager, the trainer and the entire medical staff at their disposal? Amazing. I hope all of the clairvoyants here work on coming up with the winning lottery numbers next.
Amen sister
Bill,
Thanks for the input. My fear was his coach from last year is coaching a B squad this year and wanted him on the team. He was doing the 30 yard dash times and his previous coach was at that drill. Once my boy crossed the finish line he immediately said “thats o.k. he my middle linebacker”. Which in my mind i thought he might have been hiding him from the A coach. But i guess we will never know. The good news is the head coach doesnt have any kids on the team. Is the winningest coach ever in that league and is the defensive coordinator. It should be fun for him to learn from a REAL coach and not someone who is just coaching to pay attention to his kid(more playing time).
Hey I thought Jeter was going on the DL!
Panic much?
“You guys can argue Jeter.. but look at Swisher’s numbers..”
Swish has a hurt elbow not a potentially out of order right side of his lower torso.
If Swisher didn’t play loud music in the clubhouse, people here would be screaming for him to be DFA’d.
He is a frustrating .250 hitter with a zillion strikeouts. He’ll crush a mistake pitch and take some walks. What good is a walk if he accompanies it with 3 Ks and 5 LOB?
TD123 May 14th, 2009 at 4:33 pm
Not smart at all to play Jeter
And the Sr. citizen should be at 3B tonight and A-Rod should be the DH. Can’t play the field everyday
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Because you know how both players are feeling right?
“Swish has a hurt elbow not a potentially out of order right side of his lower torso.”
Even more reason for him not to be playing.
“This has nothing to do with Pena. Everything to do with Jeter imposing his will. Can’t do anything about it, you can’t stop him if he wants in.”
Yes you can, you tell him no, it’s that simple ! These are the Yankees not, The Jeters & Jeterettes.
SOS, You are welcome. Good luck to you and your son!
Hughes against Liriano tomorrow night
jeez when did the Yankee fan base become such a whiny bunch. I’m sure some would have had issues with the 1998 team if this blog was around then.
Jeter has had this injury in the past and knows how it feels.
Surprisingly, even better than all of you on the blog.
If he didn’t think he was ok to play, he wouldn’t be playing.
Really, its Derek freaking Jeter. You guys act as if he is Jose Canseco in terms of selfishness.
Really, give it a rest. If he wasn’t ok to play, he wouldn’t be playing.
Pena is hitting .280
Jeter is hitting .273
Factor in defense and Jeter’s injury and it isin’t even close. Pena should play until Jeter is 100%. This is not like A-Rod where his replacement was a dramatic drop off. Jeter’s replacement is more than adequate.
The Jeter hate is embarrassing – I’m done before we’re even getting started. Many of you are too brutal to read. Enjoy the game.
I would vote for Melky over Swisher in this lineup, but it really isn’t a big deal.
I just wish some of you would stop being so arrogant about what topics are legitimate for debate and discussion and which ones aren’t. If you don’t like the topic, just ignore the comment, don’t take a shot at someone because it’s something they choose to want to discuss.
“Jeter has had this injury in the past and knows how it feels.”
SJ, remember this when we hear 6 to 8 weeks or out for season.
this blog is super negative!
Even Torre couldn’t keep Jeter out of the lineup if Jeter insisted on playing.
Although, I don’t think Joe T. resisted too much. I think he secretly wanted to lean on Jeter’s bat.
Why is it such a bad thing that jeter is playing? Nobody knows how his oblique feels today except jeter and the Yankees
If CC doesn’t pitch well tonight, no big deal
only 2 games under and 6.5 out with plenty of season left. We will get healthier. The bullpen will round out. The rotation will start to get on a roll.
We WILL be in the playoff hunt in the summer
I just hope CC’s tummy is nice and warm tonight.
Seriously, I want this win so bad I can taste it. I don’t know why. Enough with this overachieving Blue Jay team. Time for them to meet their masters. Yanks have the tools in place to win this game.
You really want to compare Ramiro Pena and Derek Jeter with stats? I mean really, are you that dumb?
Did you happen to see the two balls, routine plays, that Pena missed last night?
Come on, Pena is a nice addition to the team. He’s not Derek Jeter.
Go back and play with your video games and come back when you have something to write that makes sense.
as far as jeter goes, the yankees have little credibility because they played posada when he had a hamstring injury and clearly couldn’t run. he then made the injury much worse by playing and will miss way more time than if he sat out earlier.
i don’t care what jeter says. if i’m management, he doesn’t play.
Rav23
May 14th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
If CC doesn’t pitch well tonight, no big deal
only 2 games under and 6.5 out with plenty of season left. We will get healthier. The bullpen will round out. The rotation will start to get on a roll.
We WILL be in the playoff hunt in the summer
I like positivity! thats more like it. LETS DO IT UP YANKS!!!!!!!
You guys better chill out or this comment board will be called a laughing-stock again – now we don’t want that – do we?
“i don’t care what jeter says. if i’m management, he doesn’t play.”
Bingo Randy
SJ or Randy
What is your take on Wang? Everywhere I read I get conflicting reports.
imagine the comments if Jeter was still out.
The insanely wealthy Columbia, Missouri graduate is probably shaking his head reading this thread
“Why is it such a bad thing that jeter is playing? Nobody knows how his oblique feels today except jeter and the Yankees”
People who’ve had oblique injuries can tell you this isn’t just a boo boo that goes away. It lingers especially for a 34 yr. old, we’re talking possible internal tears, but it’s ok he’s fine.
The book on Pena at the beginning of the season is that he was very capable of making great plays consistently – but he also botches a lot of easy plays.
That’s the way he was in the minors and he has carried that over to the majors.
I’m sure he’ll get better over time – but he’s not Ozzie Smith just yet.
“imagine the comments if Jeter was still out.”
Ugh, he is out again? We have no shot to win
This injury is troublesome, he may be hobbled all year
Still out? DL him, he is clearly hurting
Great Job Cashman, Jeter is banged up and we have no bench
This is what happens when you have a 35 YR old SS
He is on the downside and injury prone now
How are we supposed to win with Pena-Cervelli-Gardner at the bottom?
this blog is super negative!
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No need to worry. Once the game starts and we take the lead. It will go from negative to what people dip their food in. Today choice chips/apples/strawberry.
Jeter saw how well Pena was doing and hurried back into the line up
… (hope he’s not over doing it though, wouldn’t want Jeter to get hurt long term).
A lot of whining here. Just read a story Boston College linebacker Mark Herzlich, who is battling cancer. SJ44, your nephew probably knows him.
Puts things in perspective.
uh, why the heck is melky benched? Gj girardi, way to be loyal to players that worked their butt off
“The book on Pena at the beginning of the season is that he was very capable of making great plays consistently – but he also botches a lot of easy plays.”
GreenBaret told us this in the Spring and most of us shrugged him off. He was 100% right.
So..CC pitching tonight. Another complete game hopefully?
TT,
Better but, needs more work. Not ready yet.
Better velocity, sinker was a little better.
He probably needs 1-2 more starts before they talk about bringing him back.
SJ44
I dont post that often and but I usually read the blog and always find your opinion to be informative and valuable.
However, I dont understand why everyone must blindly recognize Girardi’s omnipotence when it comes to decision making. I dont see anything Joe has to done for us to give him that benefit.
I agree that he has information that allows him to make decisions that we might not understand but I also have a problem with his backup catcher mentality.
Backup catchers are always supposed to have this magical ability to get more out of pitcher than anyone else when in reality there is little evidence to support this conclusion.
I often believe Joe thinks he has some insight into the team that goes beyond the rational and observable and that may be a problem that many have with his decisions.
“How is it that random people sitting at computers with zero connection to this team KNOW what Jeter is feeling and what his condition is better than the manager, the trainer and the entire medical staff at their disposal? ”
could random people have done a worse job than the manager, trainer, and medical staff have done at keeping this team playing healthy?
arod and wang were mishandled. posada too. the conditioning program is so bad the team seems snake bit.
so if people want to vent about it, i think any management involved with conditioning deserves to have some shots taken at them.
Melky is out, yet he keeps .250 hitting/3 strikeouts a game Swisher in the lineup. Swisher has hit under .200 over the past 2 weeks
What is the logic?
Peña is no Derek Jeter.
That said, playing Jeter could be a mistake Just have to trust that Jeter knows his body.
Alas, last year’s wrist injury doesn’t set a good precedent.
i did not know so many doctors blog on this site….
pena is a nice 23 yr old with some upside but get back to me in about 6 yrs. of tremendous performance to compare him to jeter….
jeter is not a dummy if he says he is healthy he is………..
“Stop.
May 14th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
The Jeter hate is embarrassing – I’m done before we’re even getting started. Many of you are too brutal to read. Enjoy the game.”
Seriously, It’s Derek “friggin” Jeter! El Capitan. Capt’n Clutch. You guys need to chill on the Jeter Hatin’. He’s one of the good guys. geesh.
Thanks SJ. I value your input as well as Randy’s
Billy, he does. That’s a tough story. He’s a great kid. I wish him all the best for a speedy recovery.
aardwvark the logic is they play 162 friggin games.. melky has played almost everygame and maybe he is tired!!!!!!!!!!!
why would any moron complain about every lineup move during a 162 game season..
morons……
Getting Bruney back is going to be huge. Coke is a good enough middle reliever but not a set up guy. The Yankees are going to go 15-3 very soon.
Pena reminds me of a young Reyes/Hanley
He is an incredible fielder just like Hanley is
Pena = Attorney general
I didnt see anyone wanting A.Gonzalez taking over Jetes spot last year. Even with a limp wrist. Why now?
Doesnt Pena have a sub .250 lifetime batting avg.? Jete over 3?
Uncle –
If anyone sees the front-row waver around, let me know. Last night he said that the Venezuelan minor leaguer wouldn’t look at me twice. I didn’t realize I had wanted him to! That said I’ve been known to clean up quite nice. And I have the picture to prove it!
“i don’t care what jeter says. if i’m management, he doesn’t play.”
Hah! Jeter is management.
i could be imagining things, but i thought i read several line-up recommendations with Pena batting 2nd yesterday…
“The insanely wealthy Columbia, Missouri graduate is probably shaking his head reading this thread
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“Melky is out, yet he keeps .250 hitting/3 strikeouts a game Swisher in the lineup. Swisher has hit under .200 over the past 2 weeks
What is the logic?”
Actually Swisher is hitting .100 the past 2 weeks…
And I’m not joking..
Hanley Ramirez is a terrible defensive SS. He isn’t anybody’s choice as a good defensive player.
In fact, his future is probably in LF or CF. The Marlins almost moved him to CF in the off-season.
Great offensive player, terrible defensive player.
“What is your take on Wang? Everywhere I read I get conflicting reports.”
i’ll be watching his first start to see two things. first is if his arm slot has dropped back down to where it is supposed to be.
second would be his velocity. wang sinker doesn’t get as much movement at 91 as it does at 94mph. i’ll be looking for good sinkers at 92-93mpg out of the proper slot.
S.o.S,
Black refried beans, pepper jack cheese, corn + salsa mix, with sliced avocado and cherry tomatoes on top! That’s my dip with some Garden of Eatin chips…
Yeah, a lot of negativity, but that’s the norm, people telling other people they are wrong. I do it too. See: these people are wrong to be fighting all the time.
SIT CANO! There, fight over that…
swisher has the capability to go 3-4 with 2 homeruns if he has a good night.
Gardner over melky is absolutely stupid. Girardi is a loser
stuart no one is calling him a dummy, but he’s 34 yrs. old and day to day oblique doesn’t quite ring an endorsement after Marte’s I’m ok, Posada’s I’m ok, Matsui’s I’m ok, now your going to take Jeter’s word really ? com’on man he’s not 26 or 28, he’s 34 you have to pay attention to him and make your own judgement.
Gardener CANNOT hit ML pitching
Why does Girardi continue to play him?
Trisha he’ll be back.
I think he likes this place.
For all it faults – line-up disection being one- this Board is the place to be!
on a positive note, i’m looking forward to seeing sabathia go for another good start. if he gets it going every five days thats got to help the pitching.
i had an amazing vegan burrito for lunch. huge. $4.95! and order a $1 side of rice n beans. still full and have been fighting to stay awake all afternoon.
Gardner will go 0-4 tonight and i will laugh.
Tallet is also a LHP so to have a left handed bat of gardner is epic lulz.
The past 14 days..
Swisher .100 .243
Melky .325 .386
Swishers played in 32 games
Melkys played in 31 games
I can see why Melky needs the rest. There’s 162 games, we don’t want to wear him out.
Aaaand the cherry picking of stats to back up ridiculous arguments begins again…
*for the wise guys…
Obviously the total games played wasn’t from the past 14 days
from Jason Stark:
On Alex Rodriguez: “His defense has been terrible. He doesn’t look like he could move off a dime. He’s a dead-stand-up stationary third baseman right now. But his biggest problem, I think, is at the plate. He can’t get to the low, outside fastball or the slider away. He normally takes those balls the other way, but he can’t get there. And as word gets around the league, he may have more holes than he’s ever had.”
Swisher’s bubble has burst
But hey, he plays loud music and has a cool high-five! Who cares if he hits .100 this season!
Girardi on with Francesa now.
why not “rest” melky when theres a right handed pitcher on the mound.
Gardner is a lefty, tallet is a lefty. Does not compute.
The great thing about melky on the bench is he’s a switch hitter and can come off the bench for cervelli or gardner if there havin bad nights later in the game..guys need to relax and cut girardi a little slack
I hope CC and Cervelli get on another roll tonight. CC is like a locomotive once he gets rolling hes is impossible to stop
I love how Pete posts how bad Swisher has been everyday in the game post
He is right though, he has been brutal
Apples and strawberries can be dipped into non-air things and not be ruined? That blows my mind
I was thinking back to a week or so ago when I got slammed for writing that Swisher is not really a top-notch every day player.
He’s definitely a guy who is most effective when you can mix and match him against the right and wrong pitchers. He didn’t hit .219 last year by accident. He’s not a career .244 hitter for no reason. He is a nice player with some good skills who swings and misses as much as anyone in the game. Let’s not forget who he is.
Since I KNOW that I don’t know how to run the Yankees, I typically don’t try. But I am pretty good at figuring out the mundane and the backstories in life.
Latecomers to our party last night were annoyed either that they missed the party or that our chat seemed to be so non-baseball oriented. It didn’t take a lot of thinking to figure out that the subject matter could have been anything, it was just a reaction to being able to relax during a game, something we haven’t been treated to very often. Instead of having to obssess over every pitch and every AB (present company excluded of course) posters were actually able to have pleasant interaction with each other. We certainly did our shares of “WOW! GREAT HIT” during the game. But for once it was really nice not to have to hear constant discussion about players deserving to be sent down or sent out. So we somehow got onto french fries. BFD.
May we have more french fry games. With vinegar please!
im kinf of annoyed that tonight we have to take a ride in the taurus while the porsche is in the garage
I actually have to agree with Brandon here.
SJ of all people has been harping on this team as to how they are dealing with injuries this season and seasons past.
If this turns into a nagging injury that saps Jeter’s effectiveness for the rest of the season because of the stubbornness about DL’ing him, then it’s another glaring admission that this team is being run very poorly.
I’m hoping the oblique thing was overblown by the media and it was never a potential DL situation.
However, if it turns out to be the annual “Derek got hit hard on the hand” injury that saps his hitting ability and gives a built in excuse as to why he’s not performing up to par, it’s a problem.
We have so many guys out, what’s one more at this point. I’d rather get everyone back healthy in 3 weeks and let Pena fill in.
If Jeter is 100% then he should be in the lineup. No questions asked.
If he’s 70% with a chance to make the oblique worse? It’s another move that will show the Yankees have no idea how to deal with injuries.
Only time will tell.
I hope he’s 100% or as close to it.
Never thought I’d see the day where this blog is irate about Melky being out of the lineup
Stultus Magnus,
A bit early on your dip take. I liked the dip idea till i read the avocado. Dipping chips in avocado dip is just the wrong approach in my book.
I guess some things will never change on this blog no matter what the subject is.
“This has nothing to do with Pena. Everything to do with Jeter imposing his will. ”
Link?
sorry my burrito post was offtopic
i blame Stultus Magnus.
“from Jason Stark:
On Alex Rodriguez: “His defense has been terrible. He doesn’t look like he could move off a dime. He’s a dead-stand-up stationary third baseman right now. But his biggest problem, I think, is at the plate. He can’t get to the low, outside fastball or the slider away. He normally takes those balls the other way, but he can’t get there. And as word gets around the league, he may have more holes than he’s ever had.” ”
Makes perfect sense. He looks like a shell of himself now.
R-Tek May 14th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
Never thought I’d see the day where this blog is irate about Melky being out of the lineup
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LOL Too true. Wait until he cools off. They’ll be calling for his head in no time…
People here constantly amaze me.
You are Yankee fans, you ought to know (and if you don’t a minimum amount of internet research would tell you) that Melky hits lefties worse than he does righties (both 2009 and career), while Swisher does the opposite (this year especially).
If Swisher’s on the team, he should get the nod against the lefty.
If you want Swisher to come out of his slump, Swisher ought to get the start against the lefty.
Nick: link = reading tea leaves (.com)
Nick in SF
May 14th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
“This has nothing to do with Pena. Everything to do with Jeter imposing his will. ”
Link?
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http://www.garyg.co.za/
oh wait, nevermind. wrong link.
looks like our taurus is missing a hubcap and is using a wire hanger as an antenna
Nick-What did you think of Lost last night? Two thumbs from me
If A-Rod doesn’t get himself together soon… he may need to moved down to 6th or 7th.
id rather hire jim leyritz to babysit than see nick swisher in the starting lineup
Nick,
Why do I need a “link” when people say stupid stuff like Jeter wants to horn his way in because he’s jealous of Pena?
Ask them for a “link”.
If you’re joking, apologies. But if you’re not, then I can go back and find quotes from Torre and probably Girardi about Jeter wanting to play even when he’s nicked up.
A great dip for potato chips (believe it or not). Mayo and ketchup mixed.
The day food talk is shouted
shouted down is the day I stop eating while commenting
“http://www.garyg.co.za/
oh wait, nevermind. wrong link.”
LMAO this is too much. I’ll be back later. G.Love and me agree on Jetes playing not being smart that should tell you something b/c we never agree, I hope I’m wrong but I already see 6-8 weeks and out for season in his forecast especially w/ oblique inj. and 34 yr. old linked to him. Go Yanks
trisha – Brett Tomko, an idea whose time has come!
May 14th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
A great dip for potato chips (believe it or not). Mayo and ketchup mixed.
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pretty much french dressing, no?
Are you insecure, Trisha? I’m not interested in seeing your picture, if you are looking for dates you should try Cupid.com.
I can’t wait to read the game thread tonight. Either the Yankees will have a blowout game and the thread will turn into a condiment chat or we will lose and everyone will say the sky is falling, Derek Jeter needs to be replaced by Pena, Gardner needs to be demoted and Girardi needs to be fired.
One thing we can count on is that the women of this blog will rave about Cervelli’s eyes.
Trisha:
Ew. Just… ew.
Did Francessa ask Girardi about Jobber?
I spoke too soon! It seems that the food talk has already commenced.
if i were management, the reason i wouldn’t let jeter play is that he is so tough about playing with injuries. it’s the attitude you want everyone to have.i don’t want to make what i said about jeter sound like a slight against him. it’s actually the other way around. sometimes he takes too much on and needs to be told when it’s too much.
i hate seeing him play when he has a hand injury and his average drops 20 points and he loses his power. it also creates bad habits. the yankees need a healthy jeter.
Gary G.
YAWN!!!!!
Wow, just, Wow…..
mayo + ketchup is russian dressing, not french
I agree with Stark, but I would add the caveat that A-Rod’s bat should improve with some more ABs.
If it doesn’t, the Yankees have a major problem.
“People here constantly amaze me.
You are Yankee fans, you ought to know (and if you don’t a minimum amount of internet research would tell you) that Melky hits lefties worse than he does righties (both 2009 and career), while Swisher does the opposite (this year especially).
If Swisher’s on the team, he should get the nod against the lefty.
If you want Swisher to come out of his slump, Swisher ought to get the start against the lefty.”
Swisher and Melky are hitting the exact same vs LHP this season.
.250
“I can’t wait to read the game thread tonight. Either the Yankees will have a blowout game and the thread will turn into a condiment chat or we will lose and everyone will say the sky is falling, Derek Jeter needs to be replaced by Pena, Gardner needs to be demoted and Girardi needs to be fired.
One thing we can count on is that the women of this blog will rave about Cervelli’s eyes.”
That’s pretty much how it works here – beautiful. ain’t it?
And that’s Melky’s bad and Swisher’s good.
Gary G: Have you _seen_ Cervelli’s eyes?
I don’t think it’s outlandish of a Yankee fan to question whether Jeter is healthy.
We’ve been treated to seasons in recent years where he’s gotten injured early on, never took a day off and then couldn’t hit the ball out of the infield for stretches.
Maybe the new way of thinking is to get him 100% and bring him back.
We need him to win. We don’t need him playing like Willis Reed every season limping his way to the finish line because he or the team refused to let him get healthy.
The past 2 seasons we’ve had to hear how him getting drilled in the hand is why he can’t hit the way he used to.
If his oblique is messed up, he should let it heal and come back strong.
If he’s fine, he should play. But the way the media and Cashman quotes read it seemed like he was a borderline DL candidate who now is coming back to play a few days after that admission.
I just want him healthy and able to contribute.
This team has too many instances where players are injured and the injuries aren’t handled properly to sit back and say, trust Jeter, Girardi and Cashman here.
A-Rod’s played 5 games and people are already passing judgment on him? He hasn’t even had a full spring training yet (BA and innings wise)
WOW, oh WOW.
saucy – is that french dressing? I thought it was kind of russian dressing.
The Other Phil –
You must be a french fries with gravy person. That’s my ewww but others here swear by it!
My 5 favorite foods
Chicken Wings
Garlic Fries
Choclate Brownie Vanilla Ice Cream
Nachos with everything
Philly Cheese Stakes
How many times does Francesa have to bring Joba’s fist pumps?
Apparently he’s not over it.
coke not available tonight…hopefully tomorrow
i thought russian had relish in it, as well?
“A-Rod’s played 5 games and people are already passing judgment on him? He hasn’t even had a full spring training yet (BA and innings wise)”
Rudy, was thinking the same thing and figured it was almost too dumb to comment on! But thanks for saying what needed to be said.
jayson stark is an idiot. talking about arods swing after 15 AB’s, no way he is that stupid. it is egawa or aardvard stupid…..
melky stinks from the rightside of the plate, and it is a long season even if you are 25… morons
“According to the new rules, posted on the Yankees’ Web site, fans can watching batting practice starting three hours before the start of each home game. Fans can stay on the field level and in the bleachers until the players leave the field or 1 hour 45 minutes after the gates open. Then “all fans will be asked to return their respective seats.”
http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/.....ytimesbats
Oh wait I looked at that wrong..
VS LHP this season
Swisher .259
Melky .250
S.o.S.,
Your dislike of avocado and your tone have deeply offended me. I hope we don’t ever meet under the Paul O’Neil banner because it will be go-time for sure.
I’m sorry to those I have offended. I have read some very insightful posts here and it is unfair for me to make generalizations regarding the commenters here.
Some of you are very knowledgeable and obviously have a passion for the sport. It’s a shame that a select few ruin it for the others.
Gary G
Let’s hope for a crisp 3-2 win or something where the conversation will all be positive and baseball related
saucy, it does. Is that the only difference between french and russian? I don’t really like either as salad dressing (if it weren’t for the relish part I would probably like russian.)
fatcessa is egawa stupid.. i guess he has never seen papelbum play or about 50 other guys.
fatcessa is just another stupid, overweight, middle age moron…
E-gawa-
I can’t believe people still quote batting averages. You really ought to know better if you post here.
Swisher 2009 OPS vs LHP: 1.153
Cabrera 2009 OPS vs LHP: .798
Nuff said.
With the change in baseball from all power to some power and speed we should realize the value that Gardner and others like him can bring to this team.
He isn’t hitting well but he has shown he has potenial and I hope he can continue to develop. When the White Sox won the WS they had Posednik and he was a key force in that offence. If he got on base he created all kinds of problems.
It makes no sense to just say he’s no good and will never be any good. He has potential and as a fan of the Yankees I hope he does well. He might not but I will pull for him as long as he is on the team.
i wish girardi had the stones to say “well mike, they basically ruined one of the best home field advantages in all of mlb”
egawa with the large sample size this season..
classic egawa crap..
since 80% of the ab’s are against righties melky must have I will guess 12 ab’s against lefties, huge sample size moron…
“If A-Rod doesn’t get himself together soon… he may need to moved down to 6th or 7th.”
After 5 games and no spring training?
Patience. He’ll play into shape.
Coke not available tonight
Great… that means Girardi tries to push CC for 7 innings/125 pitches and he’ll probably blow up in the 7th inning.
Or we have Veras/Tomko facing the hottest lineup in baseball
I’m still waiting for Gary G. to actually add something to the blog.
Tick-tock Gary.
“It’s a shame that a select few ruin it for the others.”
Then feel free to run along. We had a pretty nice night last night without you around!
In the United States “French dressing” is almost always a reddish orange color (never true red, never white). It is a homogenized, pureed, uniform viscous sauce with a tangy sweet flavor. Unlike a typical French vinaigrette, there are no bits of herbs or spices floating in it. It is generally made from vegetable oil, vinegar, ketchup (or tomato puree), water, paprika, other spices, and sweeteners, all thoroughly blended.
Russian: It may have a base of yogurt, mayonnaise, or ketchup, although the latter two ingredients are today more associated with Thousand Island dressing. Earlier historical recipes claiming to be Russian dressing usually do have a base of mayonnaise, and are in fact indistinguishable from modern Thousand Island dressing.
Ingredients may also include horseradish, pimentos, chives and various additional spices.
The clearness that has come to be associated with Russian dressing may be owed to the fact that early recipes for it sometimes included gelatin or aspic.
I can’t believe that Stark would write that. A-Rod has played 5 games can we please not say Alex is done already.
thanks for that good news, Rebecca!
Can’t we give Gary G a break? At least he’s not making doomsday predictions about the team losing or going on and on about J*s*n Freaking B*y.
maineYankee,
Someone (SJ?) saw batting practice and said Gardner had a surprising amount of line drive power. Gammons said the same thing. I wouldn’t give up on Gardner just yet.
All I know is this
Swisher is hitting .100 in the past 2 weeks. And like .177 since the Cleveland series.
Pete posts Swisher’s futility stats every day, he isin’t doing well.
Uncle -
Good job!
Thanks.
Peter Gammons drives a Buick LaCrosse…no joke
m: Sorry, I’m doing 5 things at once. I don’t follow your reasoning; fighting silly with silly?
S.A.: I was very entertained by the episode, the tension built very nicely as it proceeded. However, there was something I wanted to see answered last night that wasn’t, and it left me a teeny bit disappointed. I don’t want to go into specifics on this board so as not to spoil anyone (plus I’m not sure discussing LOST is worthy of our new Ivy League discussion standard).
all i know is when i was a kid, we would mix ketchup and mayonaise to make french dressing. tasted just like the french in a bottle.
recently asked the deli i go to what kind of russian dressing they used on their ruebens (something in it gave me a stomach ache): veganaise, ketchup, and relish.
“Swisher is hitting .100 in the past 2 weeks. And like .177 since the Cleveland series.”
Which is why Swish needs the ABs vs LHP.
Jays tonight are all RHH btw
That was directed towards you, Trisha (I’m not ugly I swear, want my picture?)- Brett Tomko, an idea whose time has come!
I love some of the shortsightedness hear.
Melky vs Swisher: sure, Melky is hotter than Swisher, but at the same time Melky, in his career, has shown far worse power from the right side. Swisher will get out of his ridiculous slump eventually; may as well give him the chance tonight. That said, I wouldn’t see a problem with Melky in tonight, I just don’t think it is as big of a deal.
As for the left side of the infield; wasn’t everyone worried last night that having Pena in the lineup was going to make it worse? Now everyone wants him in tonight. And tonight, people here are actually arguing for Berroa to play 3rd over Alex. They brought Alex back because he was ready; coming off hip surgery or not, I would rather have his glove than Berroa’s any day, not to mention his bat. Also, playing Berroa at third either takes Alex out of the lineup or forces out Matsui, who hits this pitcher well.
Finally, if Derek says he is good to play, there is no way you play Pena over him. Pena, while playing well lately, has also been playing over his head lately (kind of like the Jays). Pena has never been above AA; this kid doesn’t hit as well as he has been as an everyday player (overexposure), at the very least until he gets more experience.
uncle Els had to go and bring thousand island into the mix
just give me balsamic
Gary G
YAWN!!!!!
for anyone who is interested this is from BA’s mock draft
“29. YANKEES. Count New York in as well if a big name falls because of his asking price. They Yankees probably would love a shot at Green, who could be Derek Jeter’s heir apparent. If those scenarios don’t happen, New York could target an athletic outfielder like California’s Brett Jackson or a catcher such as Stassi or Sanchez.
Projected Pick: BRETT JACKSON.”
They have Sanchez (SJ’s nephew right?) going next pick with the Rays…
What is the special sauce McDs puts on Le Big Mac?
Thousand Island?
I thought 1000 island was mayo + ketchup + pickles? GB7 is from Dixie, he ought to know.
Don’t like this matchup at all for CC
All those hot righty bats of Toronto against CC is not a good matchup
Nick,
There is no reasoning. Didn’t know if you were joking or did you really want a link to my opinion, which was a response to all the people insinuating that Jeter wants to get back into the lineup simply because of the nice things that Pena has done.
I wish people wouldn’t be so hostile towards someone who is merely making accurate observations.
Maybe I could have come across in a nicer manner but it makes me happy to know that some wise contributors to the blog see where I am coming from.
People come to this blog by a well respected beat writer to talk about baseball. They don’t want to hear about your food preferences and quite frankly, you are only embarrassing yourselves.
I seriously think we need to have a fries convention under the Paul O’Neil banner!
Sometimes I just want to cry.
m
I wasn’t saying I was giving up on him. Lots of people here are. I’m saying I hope he can continue to improve because his speed can be a real asset.
Santos May 14th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
Don’t like this matchup at all for CC
All those hot righty bats of Toronto against CC is not a good matchup
I’m probably in the minority, but I don’t think Gary is saying anything outrageous… A little harsh, but nothing outrageous.
S.o.S.,
Your dislike of avocado and your tone have deeply offended me. I hope we don’t ever meet under the Paul O’Neil banner because it will be go-time for sure.
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Hmmm. Before i say lets go to your go time. You wouldnt happen to be taller than 5-5 and over 140 would ya? I warn you, iv watches caged fighting and was a fan of bruce lee”enter the dragon”. Who am i kidding. With these tough economic times i wouldnt be able to afford a ticket to get there. Besides what the hell is this Paul Oneill banner location i keep hearing about anyways?
My Colombia rich friends are not here and I just want to cry.
Santos May 14th, 2009 at 5:37 pm
Don’t like this matchup at all for CC
All those hot righty bats of Toronto against CC is not a good matchup
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Maybe Pettitte will give him some insight how to get right-handers out since he did okay for himself last night against the same lineup.
Eddy C. check out last night’s threads to see what Gary G. said. He made quite a bed for himself last night as he rode in on his steed and made a lot of really caustic pronouncements about the posters on the blog.
maineYankee,
No, I didn’t mean it that way at all. You and I are the only ones who haven’t given up on BG.
Hello batter. Looook into my eyes.
You are getting sleeeeepy. Your bat is getting sleeeepy.
Pay no attention to the large man on the little hill as he throws those little white balls past you. He is your friend and means you no harm. He only wants you to go to sleeeeeeep.
http://tinyurl.com/oxjnnn
Here is the new BP Policy.This seems to be EXACTLY how it was set up in the Old Stadium
Batting Practice
Remember fans, on game days, arrive early. Yankee Stadium Gates on Babe Ruth Plaza and Gates 2 and 8, open three hours prior to the start of every home game. All fans are encouraged to arrive early to enjoy batting practice and infield workouts from select areas of the Field Level and the Bleachers; specifically, all fans may watch batting practice and infield workouts from Field Level Sections 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135 and 136 and from all Bleachers Sections. Please note, on certain game days the Yankees may elect not to take batting practice, infield workouts or both. Those fans who take advantage of the opportunity to enjoy batting practice and infield workouts from the Field Level and/or the Bleachers may remain until the players leave the field following the conclusion of the Yankees batting practice or 1 hour and 45 minutes after the Gates open. At that time, all fans will be asked to return their respective seats.
Gary G.
You critized basically everyone here- attacking a game thread that was a lot of fun and attacking the ladies for liking a guys eyes.
You implied you were better than everyone because you went to Columbia and could afford Legends seats.
So far people have been NICE to you.
It is really very accepting board – just don’t bring attitude.
Eddy C. May 14th, 2009 at 5:41 pm
I’m probably in the minority, but I don’t think Gary is saying anything outrageous… A little harsh, but nothing outrageous.
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I don’t favor the personal attacks – but he’s right about the game threads.
This place turns into a toilet once the game begins – especially if the Yanks are losing.
It’s moronic and embarrassing and it’s the reason why a large contingent of smart baseball fans avoid this place like the plague during game action.
oh yes…CC is going to be terrible because he is facing 9 rh batters…we all know he cant get rh’s out…thank goodness this is his last start before he becomes our 300lb LOOGy for when we have to get Markasis out. Wait no, im sorry, we’ll only use him against Ortiz…Markasis would be too tough for the hefty lefty….continue
Stop impersonating me. I am not an elitist. I explained how I got into Columbia and I am very proud of it. I came from a humble background and I donate to charities because of that.
I don’t think my education is superior to that of anyone on this blog. Please stop painting me in such a negative light.
U2 came to Fordham, not Columbia.
Therefore, Fordham >>>>>>>>>>> Columbia.
Gary isin’t saying anything that hasn’t already been said.
Some of the most “respected” posters on this blog talk about how bad the game threads have become.
Yesterday was just another example.
Giuseppe you were not here last night so please don’t comment. Last night was actually pleasant here, something we don’t get very often. You know that I am definitely not into the negative side of the game threads, but I also don’t mind having a real nice time with positive people and that’s what last night was. Nobody seemed to have a problem with us sharing food preferences back and forth except that yoyo.
Here’s what I do if I’m not interested in the subject matter. I don’t bother reading it.
A few people have been nice to me. I may come across rude but I think I make some valid points. Some people can’t handle the truth but it is a very helpful life skill to possess.
My Columbia comment was misunderstood. I was joking. Of course Uncle Ellsworth could understand an essay written about Chien-Ming Wang. Uncle Ellsworth was kidding with me and I went along with it.
“E-gawa-
I can’t believe people still quote batting averages. You really ought to know better if you post here.
Swisher 2009 OPS vs LHP: 1.153
Cabrera 2009 OPS vs LHP: .798″
OPS? Wow You’re right.. Swish has 2 more HR’s and 2 more XBH’s vs LHP this year.
A little too early for the OPS stat, don’t you think?
I actually think that is not the real gary g from last night. either one of them.
Blue Cheese dressing is good.
m: “Link?” was a joke, unless you have a link that will prove that Jeter’s presence in the lineup has “Everything to do with Jeter imposing his will.”
Do you?
Pitt Yanks, and exactly what bothered you about last night’s game thread?
If Gary G. came across in a more civil way, most people would agree with his game-thread observation– it is embarrassing. His point was a good one, he just didn’t convey it the right way.
Gary,
Did you just start reading this blog? Iv been here about 3 years and we’ve touched on subject such as
closet space
best actor
top 10 movies ever
famous athlete youd want to have dinner with
what reporter is fugly
best 80′s cartoons
parachute pants
garbage pail kids
My point is. Its like a second family here and when its slow the topic takes a turn. Its not always bad. Now if the topic is about
Clemens
Arod
C.C. signing here
Giambi batting 5th
Pettitte worth the money
There wouldnt be any room for mayo fries talk.
trisha-
Do you really know people that put gravy on their fries? I thought only Southerners would do something like that.
Fordham is an excellent school and I would have loved to have been able to attend the Rose Hill campus.
Unfortunately, I was rejected from Fordham and accepted to Columbia. Go figure.
Uncle I agree.
I actually like ranch dressing, and also peppercorn dressing. Yum.
Wave Your Hat:
Ever see what the Dutch put on their fries?
Aunt Becca-
Should I be afraid to ask?
Wave, I had never even heard of it until last night! I think some of the NYers said they’ve had it though. They’re called disco fries, I think.
Uncle Ellsworth, this is me. You asked me about Melky/Gardner, Posada/Molina and Joba starting vs Joba in the pen. Then you asked me to write an essay about CMW which brought the Columbia comment.
I am done defending myself, I will return sometime after the game.
Nick,
If I had a link to Jeter’s will, I wouldn’t be posting here. Trust me!
I’m not as internet savvy as the others, so I don’t quite get all the nuances and sophisticated banter. Pardonez moi
My Columbia comment was misunderstood. I was joking. Of course Uncle Ellsworth could understand an essay written about Chien-Ming Wang. Uncle Ellsworth was kidding with me and I went along with it.
Ok Gary I’ll take you’re word for it.
NB: Humor is very hard to read over the net. People who have been here for years (not me) still have problems with tone in their comments.
S.o.S.,
I don’t why people are mentioning the banner. I assumed it was to either confront each other or a place to meet…or a place to meet to confront each other. I don’t read enough here to know why people mention the banner or, for that matter, why people get on Gary C.
The bottom line is this:
1) avocado is good
2) this ketchup + mayo dressing people are talking about is nasty.
3) Cano should be heavily fined by Girardi if he makes out after two pitches.
I can’t believe people are talking about colleges on a baseball forum.
We’re down 3-0:
Fire Girardi/Cashman
Team has no heart
CC sucks
Up 3-0:
French fries!
Ice cream!
French Fries with ice cream!
Zach May 14th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
We’re down 3-0:
Fire Girardi/Cashman
Team has no heart
CC sucks
Up 3-0:
French fries!
Ice cream!
French Fries with ice cream!
lmao
trisha-
You see what reading game threads can do to you?
Yesterday, you had never heard of disco fries. Now you (and worse, I) have to live with the thought of that culinary combination forever.
Stultus, I myself had never even heard of “Gary G” until he showed up last night and insulted the hell out of us! Post after post after post.
I don’t know how the O’Neil banner talk started but have seen people refer to it continually!
I too like avocado.
vinegar goes good on anything, so i’ll take it on my fries over gravy.
Tomko is an excellent pitcher
He will revive his career like Juan Rincon
Wave Your Hat: Mayo. Lots and lots of mayo.
Gary G: Heh, weird. but hey, I was rejected from Syracuse’s journalism school and now I write a blog.
Funny how things work.
Wave -
There are people here who swear by it. In fact DT even found a You Tube illustration and said he had to do a doubletake because he thought the guy looked like Pete! If I can find the link I will. I think it was a guy illustrating how to eat fries with gravy.
Vinegar (the right kind) and fries are classic. Entire cultures have been built around it.
Okay, couple of things and then I’ll shut up through the end of the game.
If you’re not too sophisticated for Jack in the Box, try this the next time you go. Seasoned curly fries. Ask for buttermilk sauce and Frank’s red hot sauce. mix the two and use as a dip.
X has nice eyes.
Stultus Magnus (wants a Bastille Day at Yankee Stadium. Who’s in?)
May 14th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
S.o.S.,
I don’t why people are mentioning the banner.
http://yankees.lhblogs.com/200.....t-yankees/
Look for posts from “Ranson Sucks” at about 4:00
funny stuff
Yes, finally we are talking about gravy fries. Yes, it’s normal and wonderful. If anyone is looking for a place where they can have one order of Chili cheese fries that is enough for 3 MEN, go to McCanns in Astoria. Yikes. I was embarrassed when they brought me that the other day…
Doubt I want fries with my ice cream. Or ice cream with my fries.
…although, fried ice cream in the shape of french fries? That might work.
Interesting change by Trost, Levine, and co. However, it still makes it seem like you can’t watch the away team take BP. I guess it isn’t as big of a deal as it would have been at the old stadium (not being able to go down for visiting BP) because at OYS you couldn’t see the Yankees BP. Hopefully this leads to more changes in the future
People who have been here for years (not me) still have problems with tone in their comments.
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One thing at a time Uncle. Im still trying to work on my punctuations and spellings.
lol Stultus Magnus. I guess even if we wanted to do the GO-TIME we would probably end up in different places fighting the wrong guy. Slap some nasty avocado with that mayo and ketsup and call it a day.
Hey let me know if you ever find out what and where that Oneil banner is.
Giuseppe you were not here last night so please don’t comment. Last night was actually pleasant here, something we don’t get very often. You know that I am definitely not into the negative side of the game threads, but I also don’t mind having a real nice time with positive people and that’s what last night was. Nobody seemed to have a problem with us sharing food preferences back and forth except that yoyo.
Here’s what I do if I’m not interested in the subject matter. I don’t bother reading it.
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Please don’t comment?
I’m not talking about the conversation last night in regards to whatever you guys were talking about – but the general tone of this place during the action.
I get that he’s making personal attacks at you and I certainly don’t approve of that.
But nobody can deny this place turns brains into mush when the action starts. Everyone knows it.
The Yanks won last night. I’m sure the pleasantries you guys enjoyed would have been far different if the score didn’t favor the Yanks.
WOW the yankee brass(whatever that means) finally made a smart decision on BP access..
whiptydoo now what re people going to complain about, I am sure they will find other things…
I can’t believe people are talking about colleges on a baseball forum.
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Beat me to it.
On a positive note. Sox down 4-3 in the 8th.
I wonder if Yankee brass heard the outcry from the blogs…
Probably not, but can’t hurt, right?
saucy – I’m a vinegar person myself. Use it on lots and lots of things!
Wave – here it is!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWvMaORod3Q
I wonder if Yankee brass heard the outcry from the blogs…
Probably not, but can’t hurt, right?
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it’s possible. it was only a couple days ago that Trost made his ridiculous comments in regards to it…
Shields, as expected, blows another against the Red Sox
4-4, bottom 8th
we love mayo here in Holland
Am I crazy or is that no change to policy at all? Those are the outfield sections; I thought those were always accessible.
Great news on the BP access. I’m not a big believer in karma, but besides just doing right by NYY fans, this sure as h*ll can’t hurt!
watching this gardner “innerview”…hes a comedian, i didnt know he had that humor in him…nice guy, easy to root for
Thank you Ellsworth! That was pretty funny. I hope I never run into Ransom Sucks, he sounds hard-core.
Avocado! Yes, Trisha. Thank you for coming to my defense. I felt assaulted out there. But S.o.S., I know, is a good person. I’ll try not to take it too personally.
Leaving work, catch all of you at game time!
S.O.S. -
Not any more
Giuseppe, you are absolutely right about the pleasantries being a function of a good game. Heck I bail on the threads when they get too outrageous, which is often. I know all of that. But all I am saying is that last night in particular was a sweet night and the reason we were all so free and easy is because for once the team was in the middle of a pretty impressive win. I personally don’t want to discourage the camraderie we have when things are going good! So we talked about food interspersed with cheering on the Yanks. We enjoyed ourselves.
Yeah, none of those sections are between the bases.
I think the Yanks would be silly not to have someone reading blog comments.
“Am I crazy or is that no change to policy at all? Those are the outfield sections; I thought those were always accessible.”
it’s a change. you pretty much couldn’t go into any section without a ticket for that section. (i’m sure they were less strict upstairs or in the bleachers)
It’s gotta be love!
My dearly departed Bobby Abreu smacks one to the wall and the sure-handed Ellsbury drops it!
YAHOO WITH VINEGAR ON IT!!!!!
I can’t believe this!!!!! Really I’m dumbfounded.
Has anyone ever had mashed potatoes before? They’re quite good.
Sometimes people will enhance this dish, of which the main ingredient is potatoes, with a thickened sauce made from the liquid that is produced from cooked meat. This sauce is often called gravy.
So, let’s do a quick recap recap. Potatoes…. with …. gravy.
Now French Fries are also made from potatoes. The cooking process is not the same as with mashed potatoes but the essential ingredient is identical. Potatoes.
So, why is that putting gravy on fried potatoes is so foreign to some? It’s not that big of a jump.
YAHOO WITH VINEGAR ON IT!!!!!
make it a double! or triple!
Why is Swisher playing instead of melky. Melky is better both in defense and offense than what swisher can do now. Giardi what a idiot stupid moves after stupid move
“Yeah, none of those sections are between the bases.”
not true. it’s everywhere except the Legends Lazyboy section… i wouldn’t want to accidentally step on a lap dog anyway…
How long do you think a person could survive on just Condiments and water?
Hmmmm.
But Bronx, people put ketchup on french fries, but I don’t think you’d put ketchup on mashed potatoes. Not everything is interchangeable.
That said, it does seem to be popular.
trisha… gotta love that abreu!!!
ketchup, gravy, vinegar. all good on fries. i just like vinegar best of those 3. when i was a kid i’d dip bread in a bowl of vinegar for lunch sometimes…
i’d put any of them on mashed potatoes too, but i could see the vinegar making it a mess
Drat.
Fuentes, please hold them here. And then Angels, please win it in the bottom of the 9th, especially if Papelfreak tries to close out the game.
Thanks!
Trisha
Maybe the next step the front office should take is just allowing fans in the dugout before the game, maybe during the game, perhaps we can all text Girardi in-game with what his next move should be…
Yankees fans have become Red Sox fans circa 1920 – 2003.
Thank you for the link Uncle Elseworth. That was freaking hillarious!! I like the part where he wanted to take on a whole army and had to give his size and weight as well. Like someone would be taking a scale to the fight to use it for weighins. Didnt he know that they check for weapons and that some of the people on this blog can actually make it to a game? Im going to try to look for that banner on my computer screen once the game starts.
“So, why is that putting gravy on fried potatoes is so foreign to some?”
If you watched that youtube video trisha linked to, you’d discover that in fact the two men eating the fries were doing so in some unspecified foreign country.
That’s probably why gravy on fries seems foreign to some. Here’s hoping it doesn’t make it over the Atlantic!
But Bronx, people put ketchup on french fries, but I don’t think you’d put ketchup on mashed potatoes. Not everything is interchangeable.
That said, it does seem to be popular.
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I’ve never understood the whole ketchup on eggs thing. Yuck.
carl, I still think Abreu is awesome.
He’s one of the best 3-2 hitters I’ve ever seen.
Maybe we need to experience a period of true mediocrity again to appreciate that the team isn’t half bad. Bring back Alvaro Espinoza, Mel Hall and Jesse Barfield. I hear Jim Leyritz needs some work
)
Ugh, the return of Gary G?
I’m SO looking forward to being lectured by a prat whose name I’ve never seen here before (a prat with a narcissistic needy complex, but I digress) on what my infractions are for having the nerve to actually enjoy myself on a game thread, for a change.
I’d stopped coming to game threads for a few days because they got so bad. It was pleasant to actually have a gamethread where I didn’t feel like banging my head on the desk repeatedly, in aggravation. I’m not about to apologize for participating in additional conversations that didn’t happen to be about baseball. Its better than the nonsense whining and complaining that goes on in a lot of them.
This is very sad. The commentators are saying that Fuentes isn’t a very good closer. Well if he can get a DP her it would be nice.
So, why is that putting gravy on fried potatoes is so foreign to some? It’s not that big of a jump.
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Bronx Jeers,
I think its the same thought as having a peanut butter and grapes sandwich or a grape jelley and peanut sandwich.
Today I’ve learned that some people eat fries with ketchup, while others eat fries with mayo.
I’ve also learned ketchup + mayo = russian dressing. But I’ve never seen anyone eat fries with russian dressing.
Even gravy with fries sounds better.
Angel -
AMEN!!!!!!!!!
Gravy on fries is foreign to me. That said, I’ve never tried it – so I’m not about to knock it until I’ve tried it. I don’t like gravy on my mashed potatoes either, though. I have long embraced that that makes me very odd, lol.
However, I’m not about to make the same allowances for mayonnaise.
(infraction #1, if anyone is counting)
GRAVY FANS v VINEGAR FANS – FISTFIGHT!
under the O’Neill Banner 6:30 Friday
I used to love ketchup on scrambled eggs – not anymore
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
At least for now. Fuentes struck out Bailey. 2 out
i love how they write out every section individually instead of just saying 103-111 and 129-136 haha. but that’s cool they are letting people closer!
Thank you God.
Fuentes got out of the jam.
Bottom of the 9th coming up.
Angel,
I dont have gravy on my mash either. But i guess gravy and fries sounds better than avocado and fries.
Next time anyone is in Montreal, the poutine is a must!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine
I always liked ketchup on eggs sunnyside down. But no other way.
“Maybe the next step the front office should take is just allowing fans in the dugout before the game, maybe during the game, perhaps we can all text Girardi in-game with what his next move should be…
Yankees fans have become Red Sox fans circa 1920 – 2003.”
That’s because they got Grady Little’s long lost brother to manage the team.
m: I don’t think I understand the internets either. I still don’t know if you were serious about the lineup having “Everything to do with Jeter imposing his will” or whether you were goofing on goofs.
Is there a line of demarcation between the vinegar/gravy people?
Like people who live/lived near oceans or on island developed the taste to prefer vinegar? Landlocked people do gravy/ketchup?
(I #2)
Oh Zack I don’t know. Something about fresh cheese curds. I don’t think so.
Let’s go Yankees!
Let’s go French Fries!
Let’s go ketchup!
man this will probably jinx us but big papi is dreadful. his slugging is 305 and ops is 627, that is luis sojo awful.
he makes tex look like he is hitting the heck out of the ball..128 ab’s and 11 extra base hits…and zero homers.
ortiz is 0 for 5, 3 k’s, and 7 LOB. Ouch! Anyone thinks he packs it in at the end of the seaosn?
Siracha on eggs & potatoes, no ketchup!
I am considered very odd for not liking that here, S.O.S.
I like it on my meat, but i love mashed potatoes with salt and a little butter. Gravy just seems to overwhelm it.
I’m near the ocean and we do vinegar. But we put it on clamcakes also. It would be interesting to see where those things actually came from!
I used to love ketchup on scrambled eggs – not anymore
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You should try eggs and with corn(cooked in the same pan). Or eggs and chopped up hot dogs. Back when i was single. I had to mix it up once in awhile.
Buddy, what is siracha?
they owe ortiz 2 more years i think at big dollars and he took a discount to stay in boston….
Oh Zack I don’t know. Something about fresh cheese curds. I don’t think so.
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Trust me Trisha, after a night of high alcoholic content Quebecois beer, there is nothing better than fries with cheese curds drenched with gravy.
I wonder if they have any courses on Quebecois cuisine at Columbia?
ramirez is pitching out of his mind for the sux. he has 5 outs on like 13 pitches…..era under .50 on the year , so far….
It would… I may google it, Trisha.
I was just thinking, cause Aussies do vinegar and so do Brits and Kiwis.. both are island /near oceans. You’re RI and my other half is NJ, both coastal and he swears by vinegar.
I promise I’ll focus on baseball once the game has started.
(I #3)
Anyone like sweet potato fries? I think I am getting those for dinner (along with a steak sandwich.) I put vinegar on mine but when you order them they ask if you want cinnamon on them.
Be back with my din din. All of this talk has made me hungry!
I like it on my meat, but i love mashed potatoes with salt and a little butter.
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Right on Angel. Ill take garlic mash like that as well. I would like to replace the word odd for special. Dammit. You guys are getting me hungry way too early.
“ortiz is 0 for 5, 3 k’s, and 7 LOB.”
What does Jayson Stark think about that?
Nick in SF May 14th, 2009 at 5:30 pm
S.A.: I was very entertained by the episode, the tension built very nicely as it proceeded. However, there was something I wanted to see answered last night that wasn’t, and it left me a teeny bit disappointed. I don’t want to go into specifics on this board so as not to spoil anyone (plus I’m not sure discussing LOST is worthy of our new Ivy League discussion standard).
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Ah I see. Hopefully they finally answer(whatever you were wondering) it next season. It was very entertaining though! Jan 2010…so far away.
You should try eggs and with corn(cooked in the same pan). Or eggs and chopped up hot dogs. Back when i was single. I had to mix it up once in awhile.
Corn – I can try that.
Eggs and hot dogs – tried it – didn’t like it
What about an egg over a burger – good
That poutine looks GooD – looks like disco fries
Vinegar is big in the brit Isles
Ah yes, what could be better? Baseball talk and food talk! For people my age, talking about food is about as good as it gets–we just can’t eat any of it. Thanks–we appreciate it!
Trisha:
Any progress with employment issues?
over the past 10 years, there has been an information EXPLOSION. fans now have access to almost any type of stat they can think of. there are blogs all over the place where people write opinions and push them as facts. and there are people that eat it up.
the bottom line tho is that you (nor i) know ANYTHING. we are not professional baseball players. we are not in the yankee clubhouse. we do not know the ins and outs of what’s going on with everyone. even media, who have alot of access, still don’t know everything. which is why second guessing and complaining serves no purpose other that satisfying one’s own ego.
baseball is a form of entertainment. sit back and enjoy it. no need to overanalyze everything…especially a sport that plays 162 games a year. once it stops being entertaining and it morphs into “well i know more than those guys and this is what they should do…” – it’s time to stop watching and to take a break.
Wow Francona just flipped out on the ump. I wonder if he thought it would hype up his players. He definitely was getting tossed for arguing balls and strikes, automatic.
trisha-
Sorry I spelled it wrong, it’s Sriracha (hot sauce).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sriracha
It’s the frying process that makes the difference. Fries are no longer just potatoes…they are a shell of oil around a core of potato, as opposed to the pure potato that is mashed potato.
Of course, the vast majority of my french fry eating experience has been of the fast food variety, so I’m used to french fries that are under 50% potato.
stuart,
What amazes me about the whole Ortiz thing is that the media is throwing out the S word yet. I mean how does someone start off being cut by a sorry team and becomes an all star over night. Proceeds to lose it all literally over night. If he was a Yankee it would be on the front page of every sports site. “Ortiz off Steroids”. Its sad when a guy like Micah Owings has more homers than you and hes a pitcher. Not saying i wouldnt want Micah ph for me in the ninth inning.
disunvc -
Wow. I don’t want to insult you but I think we must be related. That was a definite mind meld.
LTL- thank you for asking! Tuesday was my last day and I am still really in decompression mode. I think I will give myself a while to enjoy doing nothing and then turn to.
Now I’m craving some fries from Five Guys
Angel good post about “that guy”
I think places that do vinegar are all former colonies of the british empire. And in the Northeast it is also a product of Irish bars/restaurants being so popular.
malt vinegar was a flavoring that would not go bad and was a by- product of distilling spirits – I think
Check this out. Torii Hunter just made a totally amazing catch and Fat Yappi ended the inning with a baby come backer.
Wow. Just wow. If you aren’t watching this you are going to want to see Torii’s catch on the highlights later on.
Hunter steals an RBI from Pedroia with an unreal running catch to deep center.
Unbelievable play.
Buddy that Stuff is AWESOME
2 words:
Waffle House
Gotta go get my food. Please continue to send positive vibes to the Angels (shouldn’t angels get positive vibes?!?) and the converse to the non-Angels!
Later.
can someone do updates on the Angels game?
Tied up in the bottom of the 10th 4-4.
Top of the 11th now
Arredondo vs. Bay
Bay, held at.
(plus I’m not sure discussing LOST is worthy of our new Ivy League discussion standard)
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Dont think it is Nick. But “are you smarter than a 5th grader” probably makes it.
Nick Green hits into DP, 2 down, no one on. Baldelli up. This kid’s lucky, because he can’t throw strikes.
Jammed him inside flyout to LF, going to bottom 11th.
Papelbon in to face fat of Angels order. Game tied at 4.
Yay! I got YES coverage tonight. You really appreciate YES, after being stuck for two days with strikeoots and oots in general, lol.
I’m smarter than Gary Glitter, at least. I can live with that.
Damn. Izturis drills one an Pedroia leaps to snag it.
It doesn’t look half bad with the roof open.
2 outs, bases empy in bottom 11th.
Damon!
Damon is on fire!
10 consecutive games with an X base hit.
Damon has a record for consecutive XBH games
Nice job Damon!
Hunter singles on 3-0 pitch. Man on 1st, two down.
lefties hit 339
righties 162 against Tallett
Damon “this is why i’m hot, this is why i’m hot.”
Laz Diaz and Chuck Meriweather being on the same ump team is too amazing
Lets go A-Rod!!!
Tex walks!
Yanks in business .
Come on Alex.
Damn, just missed it
Wow just missed it.
He just missed it. DARN!
Go Yanks!!!!
Darn Alex just missed it. Tex was looking up, maybe because the roof was open? Oh well.
Too bad for Alex there. He certainly looked like he’s making progress with getting his timing.
Wasn’t somebody just saying Alex can’t touch the fastball on the outside corner?
He’s not there yet but he’ll come around.
Come on swish time to break out of the slump
Bases loaded for Nick swisher!
Good to see ARod going the other way, especially when we get home.
Come on swish, do not let him off the hook. He has no command right now.
get out of this slump swisher!
3-1 count on Swisher
Swishawk!
gj swish!~
Walks it in, lol.
1-0 Yankees!
LOL
1-0 yanks
Lets do it Cano!!!!
gj swish! lets go robbie!
Wear him out.
Let’s go Robbie cano
“fans can watching batting practice starting three hours before the start of each home game. Fans can stay on the field level and in the bleachers until the players leave the field or 1 hour 45 minutes after the gates open. Then “all fans will be asked to return their respective seats.”
See Yankees, that wasn’t that hard, right?
just a base hit Robbie
K. Long said A-Rod needs to let the ball get deeper on him. His hip is letting him get around on the ball now that he couldn’t do before. He needs to find new timing.
I didn’t realize John Holmes pitched for the Jays.
Papeljuice escapes. Going to top 12.
Damn,
Paps got out of it.
Man ;(
damnit cano
well at least the great Tallet’s pitch count is up.
I hate that. Other teams always get that hit off of us. urghhh!!!
Wow the yanks actually changed the rules to the exact rules that were in place at the old stadium. What a concept? This isnt a victory as much as it should be a disgrace to the franchise for doing this in the first place. A victory for the fans would be having the yanks lower ticket prices to somewhere even remotely close to those in place at the old stadium at which time maybe they will sell out every game again rather than having at least 6000 empty seats per home game. That to me, is the rule victory and something we should try to complain about enough to change. The lowering of prices the yankees pretended to do earlier this year was a joke and a slap in the face to every educated fan who is smart enough to figure out when someone is trying to pull a fast one on them. And that joke = Did NOT work!!!!!
darn
squandered opportunity
Sweet_Lou_in_Vermont
May 14th, 2009 at 7:23 pm
squandered opportunity
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Not totally. They got his pitch count up.
cat like reflexes
Nice job CC.
HOLY SABATHIA!
I think brian cashman just poohed himself and is commencing chain-smoking immediately.
Robbie gave up on Rios’ bloop
Nice catch damon!
No Robbie didn’t. Total bull.
Nicely done, Damon.
OK. No harm
caught by damon
Johnny did the Cha Cha on that catch
wow that 3rd out scared me lol
ugh
I didn’t realize John Holmes pitched for the Jays.
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With a name like that my guess would be he would be the looong man of the team.
Nice bunt idea. Not so good on the execution though, Gardy.
Gardner= good idea, bad execution.
Horrible inning.
Jeter is absolutely rancid
Is it harder to bunt on turf? I know the theory of bunting is using the bat placement to “deaden” the speed of the ball, but wouldn’t turf allow it to still get decent bounce and speed off the ground?
Doesn’t it seem like Jeter has been trying to roll the outside pitch a lot this year?
All those weak ground balls would probably give him a .285 BA if he had the same speed he had 3 years ago. Now they’re just out outs.
Sox-Angels game going to the bottom of the 12th, still tied 4-4
Just just just just incredible. Red Sox had the bases loaded with one out and Bulger Kd Pedroia. Then Fat Yappi came up. When’s the last time you remember not wanting to puke when he came up to bat at a real important moment?
Struck him out.
And Papelcrap threw (I believe it was) 37 pitches last inning.
SA-WEET!
CC at 22 pitches
O SAY CAN YOU CC
CC looks very confident. However, he looks like he eats 3 Big Macs between innings. He’s huge.
Gardner layed down a terrible bunt before and He stil ALMOST made it. Imagine if he layed down a half decent one.
ExYankee Juan Rivera leads off the inning with a hit.
Delcarmen in.
our starting pitching can carry us to the promise land if they all do their job… (including wang)
I wonder what a CC breakfast is? A few eggs? Pancakes? Hash Browns?
Love blueberry pancakes. IHop is my favorite place for pancakes.
A few eggs?
I bet he has a chicken coop in his backyard.
AWWWW. You know what I mean.
You know how it feels to go 12 innings, burn your closer, and then lose the game????
YEE-HA!!!!!!! ANGELS WIN THE GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!
angels win!!!
*points at S.A*
Food talk started there! It wasn’t me!
Angel -
LMAO!!!!!!
I bet CC eats more at breakfast than any of us eat the whole day :p
Hahaha
We *might* get a pass because it was baseball related.
come on cc
come on cc
However, I did not go to Columbia, so I am unable/unqualified to determine that.
is the ump consistent..cause the pitches on gameday look like its down the middle of the plate
CC is looking good so far.
I heard Girardi is making C.C. to give up the big macs and replace them with gravy and freedom fries.
The wind must be whipping in the Rogers Center. CC’s pants legs are flapping.
Speaking of food (but baseball related!) I didn’t know they had “The Keg” restaurant in Canada.
Nice job Angels!
Nice inning by CC.
CC dealing, Cano leaving men on base… Things are getting back to normal.
CC’s cruising at 35 pitches through 3.
Come on offense, now let’s give him some room to breathe !
time to get some more runs
Today, by himself, Ortiz standed 11 runners and K’d 3 times.
Francona doesn’t want to offend him and will keep him in the 3 hole in the lineup.
With any luck he’ll play 1st base when the Socks face the Mets in interleague play.
CC is in the zone….
put in melky.
11 LOB and 3 K’s? Wow. That’s brutal.
Are you sure that Ortiz didn’t do a Prince and change his name to “The Player formerly known as David Ortiz?
djsunyc is my new hero!
I just ducked out to buy a bottle of sriracha at the Japanese grocer.
Ortiz is done…no more steroids, no more Big Papi…just an overweight DH.
At least something is going horribly wrong in Boston.
Are you sure that Ortiz didn’t do a Prince and change his name to “The Player formerly known as David Ortiz?
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Big sloppy!
Haha, or rather the “The player whose no good without PED’s and is 5 years older than his birth certificate states.”
can we end the gardner experiment already?
this team hands outs away as if they’re on clearance
What are they saying in Beantown about Ortiz?
Is Magglio the same situation?
Ortiz 0-7 today? ouch.
0-7 with 12 men LOB
that has to be some sort of record
Paplebon only threw 22 pitches in that one inning, not 37.
Gardner looks so lost at the plate. It’s ridiculous.
I’m figuring CC might go complete game again since the offense doesn’t look like will do too much and the bullpen we all know the story already …
damn
Darn it
Crap
the envelope, please. rip… pppefff… 7 0 0 0 0 3 12. what is big papi’s batting line after giving up the juice?
wow that was taggged…just keep at it CC…
Oh sure, the wind decides to stop being a freaking gale when Rios hits one in that direction, lol.
I think Rios would look good in pin stripes
tie game
Uncle, did you really go and buy that?
i love that frank hustles down to go behind 1st base every grounder
carnac -
I think A-Rod is close to hitting one out.
GIve cc some run support. Don’t pull a Mets/Johan
Derek Jeter – Automatic out
Yes Trisha
I ‘m a little bit of a hot sauce nut.
Damon’s got a do a better job working the count
Terrible job by the Yankee offense as usual
Watching Strassberg pitch v. Utah Utes and he is wild tonite. Walked the first batter and missing all over the place. Just gave up a RBI triple.
De La Rosa is pitching for Trenton and was knocked around a bit in the first two innings . 3 innings, 5 hits, 4 runs, 3 earned, 2 walks, 6 strikeouts, 1 WP, 1 HRA.
Eduardo is 2-2 with a homer and 3 RBI and a stolen base, Fortenberry is 1-2 with a 3 run triple. Vazquez is 1-2 with an RBI. Kevin smith is 2-2 with 3 runs scored. 7-4 Trenton in the 4th inning.
Scranton and Tampa both rained out.
Tex special is a lazy pop up.
S.A. , I take it Five Guys is good! There’s one by my office, but I never tried it yet.
Wow. Talk about an easy inning.
Need to stop helping Tallet and his 70′s porno mustache and work the count…
That’s: Eduardo ***Nunez***is 2-2 with a homer
GB7 how is Vasquez doing?
The ump is being a little more generous with Tallet’s strike zone than he was early on in the game. Still, we have to be able to make him throw more pitches and score another run or two.
Also, CC clearly does not have his best stuff today. He’s been all over the place with his fastball but for some reason the Jays have popped up almost everything that was thrown down the middle of the plate. Hopefully they don’t start making adjustments and force him to throw more strikes.
PETE,
Any update if Hacker and/or Jackson have cleared waivers yet?
Thanks.
saucy May 14th, 2009 at 8:19 pm
S.A. , I take it Five Guys is good! There’s one by my office, but I never tried it yet.
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saucy-I love the fries from Five Guys! You need to try em.
After David Ortiz’s best year in 2006 (read as: he took a lot of PED’s) his HRs, SLG%, OBP, OPS+, and total bases have decreased from year to year. Comparing his numbers from 2006 to 2008, his production has essentially been cut in half (150 less PA though).
You can beat he’ll never repeat his 2006 year anymore, he is as good as done.
Nice bobble by Swish.
que desastre
Swish played that bad
Damn
sigh
The Yankee offense is mostly to blame so far. But how many times has CC been out-pitched by scrub pitchers so far this year?
For Charleston, Daniel Brewer continues to hit and is 2-2 with a double. David Phelps through 4 innings : 4 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks. 3 strikeouts. His strength, 8 ground balls, 1 flyout.
Got him nice throw brett!
ty gardner!!
BRETT!
This is a game the Yankees really need to win. Can’t continue to lose to scrub pitchers with your ace on the mound.
Great throw and GREAT TAG
Bronx, I think he mesmerized Barajas when he got to the plate!
Well done Cervelli and Gardner.
Brett Gardner is more than a great Yankee hero, he’s a great American hero.
Nice, Gardner!
Now score some runs please!!
How is sriracha different from other hot sauces? All I know is it’s hard to find around here and it seems to be the preferred hot sauce of hipsters…
LOL Trisha.
*points at Trisha*
I did NOT start the mooning over male players! She did!
this offense gotta pick it up now…games like this just make me mad…tallet has no stuff but he gets it done…you gotta give him some credit though cause it looked like he might explode in the 1st…LETS GO YANKS!!!
Nick in SF
May 14th, 2009 at 8:31 pm
Brett Gardner is more than a great Yankee hero, he’s a great American hero.
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GMAC
I just hope we don’t pull a Mets on CC tonight. He deserves the run support.
Sterling did his “magic” on that play. Had Barajas scoring. Until he didn’t.
Angel – crying!!!!!
Thank you, Nick.
Now I have “Believe It or Not” in my head.
Sabathia’s shaky again and the offense is on holiday.
Poor A-Rod.
Robbed.
game over
Ellie, he’s not doing badly. 5 homers, 22 RBI in 69 at bats with a .284 average. Not walking, but, not striking out, either More or less platooning and playing a little 1B and DHing.
Finally hits the ball well and gets robbed. Just his luck.
Noffense
Geez what a night for arod, just missed a hr and robbed at 3rd.
Like I’ve been saying for ages, it’s not the pitching, it’s the hitting. 1 run in the first, barely a WHIMPER since. Sabathia is pitching a pretty good game, but they haven’t given him any run support yet AGAIN.
I was watching the game on http://www.justin.tv/nba5a and it got pulled by the owner of the copyright (mlbtv.com?)
This team can’t seem to get around .500 or above.. always tease ya, but can’t get over the hump.. CC needs this game and can’t lose to this scrub Tallet.. Offense dorment again.
no pateince at the plate, whatsoever
Swish needs to get off the snide and hit a homerun.
Angel – it was fun while it lasted.
Fresh troops have been sent in…
Sabathia is shaky?
Huh?
A-Rod is close. I can feel it.
33 balls, 45 strikes, 78 pitches.
Keep in mind this is a guy who walked in a run in the first inning. That’s pitiful.
The Yankees will never score runs when they go up there hacking at everything. They just don’t have enough raw power. When will they stop swinging at everything and make the pitcher get himself in trouble?
“Bronx, I think he mesmerized Barajas when he got to the plate!”
Exactly. His sprint to the plate became a timid gait to the waiting beefcake arms of Francisco- The Latin Lover.
What a difference a run makes here.
Angel – it was fun while it lasted.
Fresh troops have been sent in…
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Well yeah – they’re losing now! Some people appear to have nothing to say until that happens.
And Angel, these troops are definitely not members of the french fry brigade.
Its bi-polar time!
LETS GO ROBBIE!!!
Thanks GB
Saucy
Sriracha is Chinese, is pastier than most, contains garlic and sugar. it has a distinct taste
did not know it was big in the hipster scene
Lionel Hutz: Mr. Simpson, I don’t use the word ‘hero’ lightly, but you are the greatest hero in American history.
Homer: Woohoo.
Boston lost Tampa is losing Baltimore might lose…Perfect situation to win in.
How typical.
Bronx, you’re killing me!!!!!
(no hopeful comments from members of the peanut gallery thank you)
Might be time to throw a food distraction out there, lol.
Thanks uncle. I’ll have to look harder for it around here! Sounds yummy.
“How typical.”
I’ll say!
its a shame we are not scoring any runs….i have a bad feeling about this game
Angel, I don’t know. These guys have howitzers! You always want to make sure the fly is dead.
Why is our 2nd hottest hitter Melky sitting. That’s all I have to say.
can Ramiro Pena pinch hit for Jeter?
Trisha,
Off topic, I know, but if you’re still interested, you can click my name, and there’s a link to the blog my team put up about our trip to china, and a link to the flickr site that has some pictures (sorry, there aren’t a whole lot of panda pictures up yet)
Heart be still
Nice Jeets.
He was safe but still… Jeter didn’t fail!
Hey Pete how about the 100 yard dash
lucky play for jeter
jeter flashing the glove..now its time for the yanks to serve up some runs…a very nice performance for CC so far…we cant let this go to waste…4-2 on the roadtrip is so much better than 3-3!
If the oblique survived that, Jeter is fine. Nice play
He walked BG we will win.
Time to manufacture a run here.
BG to steal second?
wsr, welcome back!!!! Have you recovered from your flight yet? Thank you for the invite, I am going to check out the blog and pics right now and will look forward to more!
Don’t bunt when the guy hasn’t thrown a strike yet this inning.
saucy
you are upstate right? pretty sure you could find it in Kingston or New Paltz
OK, this is what Gardner is on this team for. Let’s see if he takes second.
This guy has no control right now. Don’t give away an out with the bunt. Make him throw strikes.
He’s killing me…
Nice hit and run!
Perfect hit and run!
yes..nice going!!!
Wow Cervelli.
I like his hustle.
The bottom of the ordedr comes through again
Sweet!!
Hopefully the DP machine is broken
cervelli is the man
get em home!
…but Mr. GIDP is up.
Jeter please don’t GIDP
Hit and Run????? We finally playing some small ball, forcing the action a bit. This is what we need more of for sure.
saucY is being schooled on hot sauce?
That’s how a master remains a master.
now it’s time for the captain to come through.
I wonder who has a bigger crush on Brett Gardner, Pete or Joe Girardi.
If this persists, I think Pete and Joe are gonna have to duke it out for their love.
Make it happen captain.
OMG a hit and run?! Jeeze, when was the last time we’ve even ATTEMPTED one of those :rolleyes:
man…jeter needs to come through here..and by that i dont mean hit in to a DP
This could be the game right here. Top of the order up with a chance to tie and maybe take the lead.
I’d be happy with a Sac Fly
they’re not playin the infield in are they?
Yeah uncle, i’m in Kingston. Good memory!
I kind of gave up early last time I looked. And convinced myself it was just like other hot sauces. I know the town better now, too.
Yes jeter!
the captain deliverS!!
Nice bloop Jeter
Nice bloop! Just enough to score Gardner.
CAPTAIN!!!
Here we go!!!!
Classic Jeter inside-out swing. Come on, let’s take the lead now!
Very Jeterian!
Awesome!!
Look’s like we’ll take the second series in a row!!
can the jeter haters STFU now. THANKS DEREK!
i like the captain. leading by example
Nice!
great game tonight
Nice rally-kill JD!
You cant take that. Oh well lets got tex!!
lets go tex…get ur clutch mode on
I hope Damon isn’t getting too pull-happy. The last 2 AB’s he took strike 3 that would have been perfect for slapping the other way.
I know Damon is hot, but I would’ve bunt there and play for 1 more.
Come on Tex right down the damn middle!
maybe AROD comes through this inning
I forgot brett is god. Steel cage match between Pete, Joe and his number one fan. Winner gets the undying love of brett garner. My money is on his number one fan.
saucy
Frank’s is now putting out Chicken wing sauce that is very good on sandwiches and such.
When do all these amazing Jays relievers become FA’s?
De La Rosa’s final line for Trenton: 5 innings, 7 hits, 4 runs, 3 earned runs, 3 walks, 7 strikeouts, 1 WP, 1 HRA.
Eduardo Nunez is 3-3 with 3 RBI, a homer and a stolen base
Trenton leads 7-5 going into the 7th.
anything but a DP Tex. ARod needs to get up.
F right down the flipping middle!
Why does he pop everything up?!
Come on Alex. Lets get this lead.
predictable outcome there…
brettisgod will not win, peter will sit on joe & brettisgod and then pete and brett can ride into the sunset and live happily ever after
Alex
some sweet sauce Alex
A-Rod just missing.
Does anyone else find it odd that the two “best hitters” on the team have the two lowest batting averages??
Let’s hope Arod’s swing gets back to normal soon!
Here comes the breaking ball
I wish we had relievers who attacked the strike zone but still don’t get hit hard.
man A-Rod missed those two pitches
just missed
their batting averages are pretty low, but at least not Ortiz-low.
My heart rate is up
Damn it all!
Damn damn damn
Teixeira so far reminds me of Giambi at the beginning of last year. It seems like most of his hits have been fly balls (doubles, homeruns) and he isn’t spraying line drives like he should.
Ugh just under it. The Sox would have scored 3 runs in that inning.
Damn, just missed that one.
damn that was a sad ending to a very promising inning…geez…
wow, what a rally kill.. damn that was the perfect time to put this game away..
Damn he was right on that one pitch! UGH!!
Charleston leads 7-1 in the 7th inning. Phelps line: 6 inings, 5 hits, 1 run (earned), 0 walks, 6 strikeouts, 1 HRA. 10 ground outs, 2 fly outs.
Angelini, 0 errors, 1-3, 1 home run, 2 RBI
So much for A-Rod being back.
“Ugh just under it. The Sox would have scored 3 runs in that inning.”
they had plenty of chances to win their game today…they didnt
He missed 2 pitches he normally puts in the seats. Timing is off.
Arod’s timing is getting there, he’s sooo close.
wsr, for some reason I couldn’t open the photos but saved them to my favorites so I can try later. I did the same thing with the blog because I’d really like to read about your trip from start to finish.
I was scrolling down and saw the video of Gordon holding the panda, and it did bring tears to my eyes.
A-Rod is killing my fantasy team. He’s the worst player on my team.
Trisha,
The trip was great, i’ve been back for a little while now, but the jetlag was a bit rough, spent something like 30 hours traveling on the way back, and i don’t exactly fit in airplane seats well
C.C. has to hold them here.
why girardi didnt bunt with damon and put two runners in scoring podition
1st and 2nd no outs, heart of the order coming up, and nothing
Embarrassing. How can our starters perform knowing they have to throw a shutout everytime to have a chance?
2 guys back to back making half a billion dollars and they can’t get a base hit!
that little something arod is missing is steroids.
Should have been strike 3 bad call.
what a surprise, pete hating on alex
UPDATE, 9:12 p.m.: Another deep fly ball for Alex as the inning ends with two runners on base. It’s like he’s just missing a little something.
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lol Rob, captain obvious to the rescue
Aaand CC is gonna give that run back.
It seems like Yankee pitchers in general are having a tough time putting people away this year with two strikes.
Typical Yankee pitcher.
cc had a a great game. NOW TAKE HIM OUT
“UPDATE, 9:12 p.m.: Another deep fly ball for Alex as the inning ends with two runners on base. It’s like he’s just missing a little something.
Yankees are 1-7 with RISP.
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I was waiting for the much expected shot at AROD, he hasn’t failed a test since ’03 by the way(that we know of)
Hopefully CC doesn’t give it right back to them
damn. Come on CC
CC really does not have good command today. It’s too bad our offense couldn’t back him up with some runs off Tallet (who?).
too bad gardner has NO arm
Yankees take the lead: CC gives it up. Yanks tie it up: CC gives it right back. Story of this team the last few years.
great job starting gardner girardi
Jays score a few here and that’s your ballgame.
Pete with something pithy to say about everyone but Tex?
wsr – perfect! I saved it my favorites also. I’m going to look at all of it when the game is over so I can give it my full attention. Are you on the team?
UPDATE, 9:12 p.m.: Another deep fly ball for Alex as the inning ends with two runners on base. It’s like he’s just missing a little something.
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I’d read that as he was just missing his timing. He’s been very close tonight – more than once.
“2 guys back to back making half a billion dollars and they can’t get a base hit!”
Maybe they would do better if they made an even billion?
Nice K, but now you can’t let Scutero beat you with 2 outs!
For Charleston after 7 innings, David Phelps has been outstanding. 7 innings, 5 hits 1 run (earned), 0 walks 8 strikeouts.
Walking Scutaro to face Hill, ugh.
Mae that 6 hits allowed by Phelps
Also, that fly ball by Arod last inning would have been a homerun at Yankee Stadium.
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well folks this is the game right here!
Biggest at bat of the game.
cmon CC, dig in deep, that’s what Aces do
One more out, CC. I’m scared he’s going to walk in a run because his command has been off all night.
yeah, it was an alumni crew that we put together for the event
Yes!
phew…
Oh yeah
Jeez, that was clutch. Too bad the offense isn’t.
Hush. He got out of it.
Ye Wah’s of little faith.
I’m not usually one for game threads. But the tone in here during a tie ball game seems very much like a game where we’re losing by 10 runs.
Glass half empty crowd, for the most part
PHEW!!
CC did it!
Wooooooooo!
Get to work bats
CC Da man!
Now if arod could just take steroids we would be in great shape.
i think i just created a pathway from all the pacing on my rug…that was nerve racking
I would CC back out again (101 pitches) rather than testing my luck with this bullpen.
Angel – A tale told by idiots, full of sound and fury – signifying nothing. May 14th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
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Hahahahahaha
“Also, that fly ball by Arod last inning would have been a homerun at Yankee Stadium”
Yeah and another ball he hit earlier would have been out at YS.
Time for the bottom half of the order to scratch together a run or 2 here.
OT – sorta.
Can I just say that “the money you could be saving with Geico” is marketing campaign downright creepy?
nice way to get out of that jam CC!
I can’t believe the Yanks lineup couldn’t get more runs off Talet, if they lose, they’ll look back at that, hopefully they can hit their bullpen hard these last few innings
Al from BK
May 14th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
Walking Scutaro to face Hill, ugh.
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You need to go to your room and play with your Rainbow Bright doll and her horse, Sparkle. You’re not adult enough for baseball of this type.
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Time for a Gardner blast
Time for Gardner to hit a solo HR
CC getting the ground ball that he needed and wiggling his way out of the jam.
That’s the kind of fortitude that this guy brings. I think that CC is going to offer Yankee fans a whole lot more to look forward to.
Now it’s on the offense to kick it up another notch.
Here we go Yankees, here we go!
(clap, clap)
Good job by CC. Good job by Girardi going out there and deciding on the IBB. And I like how frankie went out there before the at bat to Scutaro and talked it out with CC
CC past 100 pitches for the 8th or Veras/Edwar/Tomko?
Need to win this one. CC has done his job so far.
I am completely disgusted that CC gave the lead right back!
Wait, what?
I bet even Rainbow Brite could handle a game like this – without having to go and hide behind the blackest cloud in the sky every 5 minutes, lol.
55
GODZILLAA
Matsui!!!!!!!!!
GODZILLA!!!
HIDEKI SMASH!
Woo Hoo Matsu!
(Clap, Clap)
Its a thrilla for Godzilla
Looks like the Yankee Stadium Jet Stream traveled North for the night!
CC pitched a hell of a game and he’s going to get a ND… ugh.
Tallet had a 4.95 ERA and our guys had sick numbers against him.
Alright Matsui, that didn’t look like it was going to go out.
matsui!!!!!
Sui!!!!!!!!!!
we need more
MATSUI!!!
Thank god Girardi didn’t give him and Jeter an extra day off.
Okay, now all of you negative nellies can feel free to leave now. We thank you for showing up to pour cold water on things. You’re work here is done!
See ya.
Gojiru!!!
Gojiru!!
Gojiru!
Hajime!!
Yanks could really use Phil Coke tonight…too bad he’s hurt with half of the team.
MATSUI!!!!!
“CC pitched a hell of a game and he’s going to get a ND… ugh.”
I think Joe lets him see a batter in the 8th.
Danny must be a slow typer.
Stop with the Rainbow Brite, I’m crying!!!!!
Oh, Danny boy..
CC qualifies for a win, if the score holds up.
He was the last pitcher in before we took the lead.
Angel – A tale told by idiots, full of sound and fury – signifying nothing.
May 14th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
I bet even Rainbow Brite could handle a game like this – without having to go and hide behind the blackest cloud in the sky every 5 minutes, lol.
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She’d definately have more guts than Al From Burger King.
Protip: That was a ball Cano
Never count out Hideki Matsui. And that’s what you see in baseball so many times.
Your pitcher gets out of a jam, and it seems to give a team some extra momentum the next time they come to the plate.
Alex looks like he’s getting close. He might have a big series at the new Stadium.
Robbie, that pitch was so far out of the strike zone….
Oh no, they say he’s got to go
Go go Godzilla, yeah
Oh no, there goes Toronto
Go go Godzilla, yeah
Danny is clearly slow typer, who also should NOT buy a lottery ticket today.
Rios is 2-2 off CC tonight and is the first guy due up in the 8th
No idea how Joe manages it.
“I’m not usually one for game threads. But the tone in here during a tie ball game seems very much like a game where we’re losing by 10 runs.”
saucy, it’s the vanquish vanguard, and they’re always at the ready. If there is misery to be spread or negative seeds to be sewn, you can always count on them. And they don’t even require a thank you!
“Alex looks like he’s getting close. He might have a big series at the new Stadium.”
I was thinking exactly that, A-Rod hitting into the jetstream
Cervelli I love you.
and we are back
wow thank god
Too close
skating on thin ice here
Cervelli is actually managing to hold his own at the plate, so far. Interesting.
Trisha, its amazing. Almost like they do it out of the kindness of their hearts.
phew, defense picks up C.C.
great job
Nice inning CC!
*Standing ovation for CC*
Well that little lohud glitch was interesting, lol.
CC breathed a sigh of relief there, I bet.
S.A.: Too bad the blog went kablooey, there, I wrote this 2-paragraph thing about LOST and it got eaten! Grrrrrr.
“it’s only a matter of time before a fan gets killed”
w/any luck, it will be in Fenway.
CC 2 happy meals after the game for you!
As my comment was cut off. I was saying Cervelli could hit a little. Everyone looks at his 190 average in the minors this year but in previous years he’s hit pretty well.
So it’s no surprise that he’s not overmatched at the plate.
Millar in the 9th scares me a litle
need an insurance run
fantastic job by CC…what a performance…bent a little bit but did not break
Angel, I am actually weak from laughing tonight. Of course since the replacements have shown up it’s been laugh to keep from crying.
Nick in SF May 14th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
S.A.: Too bad the blog went kablooey, there, I wrote this 2-paragraph thing about LOST and it got eaten! Grrrrrr.
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Oh boo.
You know, this CC Sabathia guy isn’t bad.
Outstanding job from him tonight.
Now all that Girardi has to do is give the ball to Mo in the 9th and the Yankees can get out of here with two out of three.
CC has put together 2 great outings and eating some innings.. 17 over his last 2 starts.. Deserves the win!
pat- really? UGH! Me too.
litle= little
Charleston leads 7-1 in the bottom of the 9th. Phelps finished at 8 innings, 6 hits, 1 run (earned), 0 walks, 10 strikeouts, 1 HRA.
terry- Totally agree. He is starting to heat up. And I love it! You can’t ask for anything more.
Nick in SF May 14th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
S.A.: Too bad the blog went kablooey, there, I wrote this 2-paragraph thing about LOST and it got eaten! Grrrrrr.
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If you have firefox, you can hit back and it will still be there.
That doesn’t sound like pat. So it’s possible that the imposter replacements have shown up!
I’d like 2 more runs – with fries
3 more outs and its 2 series in row
its okay LOST finale was horrible
A-Rod is gonna send one back to NY
<—- Fail
boy tex looks like sh-t
Trisha
It’s me. I have Millar flashbacks sometimes.
Uncle, we don’t have any more runs, but we do have three outs coming up. Would you like those with vinegar?
Was hoping for one of those Arod meaningless homeruns.
Okay-Mo time
Trisha – the works
pat, well it’s a good sign that it doesn’t sound like the usual you!
Big inning for Mo and the team. 3 outs away.
Love to win this series and go home.
Come on Mo, make this easy
Miller kills the Yanks and hits Rivera pretty well. .300 with a homer
LETS GO MO!!!!
It’s Mo time.
Anybody need some faith in Mo?
I got it by the bucketload!
I’m betting Mo goes 1-2-3
♣
off to never never land!
88 mph, yikes
uno
91 Ball
92 Strike
92 Ball
92 Ground out
Millar
duo
92 Ball
92 Ground Out
Mos average speed 92 mph
Gameday’s got him at 92 steady . that was 93
we need this series win
Girardi is totally stupid and clueless and needs to be fired by Cashman before this inning is over for using a closer who has lost all his talent and skill and strength, grrr, this is teh suck!
(I had to type this fast before Mo retired the side)
man hes not pichin inside at all
The yankees win!!
Why exactly were we worried?
I ♥ Mariano Rivera.
tres
and there you have it cheeseheads!
YES
Yes radar gun must be off again then
THAT is some sweet sauce.
Fire Girardi
93 Strike
93 Ball
92 Ball
92 Strike
93 Strike….
yup looks finished to me
Rivera’s lost it. Only one strikeout in one inning. Even worse, it took 11 pitches.
Okay we did what you are supposed to do. Win series!
THEEEEEEEEE YANKEES WIN
Mo!
Yankees win!
French Fries for everyone
“I’m betting Mo goes 1-2-3″
I love your faith Trisha! Now go pick up your winnings.
Nice.
Cervelli with the fist pump!
Yanks take 2 out of 3!!!!
WHATTA GAME…wow the offense was ugly but we pulled it off..very nice feeling
MO is back
That’s an ace, Great Job by CC, 8 strong innings followed by a Hall of Fame Closer getting the save
Oh no! I’m getting mesmerized!
Nice game! Hits from everyone but Gardner, Swisher and Rodriguez.
Don’t look in his eyes Kim Jones! Noooooo!
To quote the great Mike Mussina- “if you could draw up a way to play a game, this is the way that you would draw it up.”
Terrific win and a great note on which to head back home.
good win
Nice!
Big win. 2 out of 3 from the Blue Jays.
CC earning that 23 mil. Looking gooooood!!!!
Mo still only hitting 91 on the gun, saw a few 88s. That’s a concern. He can’t get by with one pitch if its not consistently over 90.
Yeah they won the last 2 series, but they also lost 4 straight before that. So despite winning 2 series, they have still lost 6 out of their last 10.
They need a run. 7 out of 8. 9 out of 11. Something like that to get around 10 games over .500.
My condolences to all of you who leave here unfulfilled. There will be other Yankee losses. Don’t lose faith.
His english needs work but the eyes DON’T LOOK AT THEM !
Tom in N.J. May 14th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
Cervelli with the fist pump!
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OH NO!! I hope Mike F didn’t see that!! He’ll make a 6 hour program about it.
miggs0 You are a wet blanket!
Where am I? What day is this? What am I doing here?
The weather is going to make for a bumpy flight back to NYC tonight but the win will help the ride feel smoother.
haha Jennifer.
S.A.–The sun will come out tomorrow May 14th, 2009 at 10:00 pm
Mo!
Yankees win!
French Fries for everyone
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I hope Gary doesn’t read that.
*sitting down to await the inevitable lecture from Gary Glitter*
I am absolutely crying at the Cervellian hypnotique!!!!!
I am absolutely crying at the Cervellian hypnotique!!!!!
“Nice game! Hits from everyone but Gardner, Swisher and Rodriguez.”
No shocker there, no one really expected Brett or Nick to hit and they didn’t disappoint.
Today’s game thread was a minor improvement. Good work people.
Jennifer,
If he and Joba close out a game Mike F will spontaneously combust.
as the great Jim Kaat would say, you don’t need a radar gun. The hitters will tell you how good a pitcher’s fastball is.
Part of me misses the old days when they didn’t show the MPH.
Miggs
Can’t do anything about what’s already happened. They play today, they win today, das it.
Cervelli at Trenton last year:
.315 .432 .384 816
He can hit.
Glad to be wrong about Jeter’s readiness to play.
That was a win that even a graduate of the humble Patriot League could appreciate.
Frankie Cervelli deserves to stay. I dare say he should see SIGNIFICANT playing time when posada returns. He brings a new dimension we have never had, which is speed from the catching position. He also has a fire, a burning desire to win which is feel is contageous.
two straight series wins??? what’s gotten into this team?? seriously though, good win going into the home stand against a VERY beatable Twins team, a team the Yankees have historically owned at home. Let’s keep it going tomorrow, this was a nice step tonight
I am liking this new chemistry. We’ve got some youth, some speed. Some little ball. Cervelli, Gardner, Pena…future ball! Hit and run, good defense. Batting practice. Life is good!
and we pick up a game on Boston/Toronto. Battle Yanks Battle
that was a nice win by the yanks.
great pitching
just enough hitting.
*is so happy to have met with the the Columbia prat’s approval*
Angel, I have pains in my stomach from laughing. You were definitely on top of your game tonight!!!
However, I guess I will now sober up as I wait for the inevitable rap on the knuckles from the Glitterati…
BTW, obviously very impressed with Cervelli. at the very least, he is a good defensive catcher who can call a game, run a little, and PUT THE BALL IN PLAY, which is nice. He has been impressive.
Nice win. C.C. doing everything that’s been expected of him (and more) the last two starts. Now if only the offense would do some more…
Kim Jones is just horrible. She flirts with all of the players and asks dumb questions. Things like “How did it make you feel to get a hit” and “How did it make you feel to pitch poorly”.
Surely the Yes Network can do better than the likes of Kim Jones and Michael Kay.
Jones and Kay have such insightful thoughts that I’m almost convinced that they are commenters on this website.
Gary G.
What are you talking about? Although Brett Gardner hasn’t had many hits, don’t forget that he hit a homerun yesterday!
Tom- Isn’t that the truth.
I knew it couldn’t last. After 3 games and no errors, Angelini has his 18th.
Hovis blows the 7-5 lead on a 2 eun homer. Trenton loses 8-7.
A win is a win is a win.
Is that a Yogi-ism?
How can you not like Cervelli? He plays with a lot of passion. I don’t know if he will be a starting catcher, but oh boy he certainly could be one of the better backups if he continues to develop. His defense and pitch calling is already there. At bat he at least can handle it. I hope they don’t end up dealing him away like they did with Navarro
Game over.
Time to talk about french fries now.
Where are all the lineup “experts” from earlier?
“don’t play Jeter”…saved a run with his glove, drove in the tying run with his bat.
“Dont play Matsui against a lefty”… He hits the GW HR against a lefty.
That’s why crying about the lineup is laughable.
Guess the season isn’t “over” yet bridgejumpers.
3 out in the loss column in Mid-May with half the team hurt.
Not bad for a team with “no heart”.
“I hope Gary doesn’t read that.”
Gary’s secretary said he would be unavailable for most of the night.
He had the Ivy League mentor program, then a charity benefit where he was the guest of honor, and finally his chauffeur dropped him off at Yankee Stadium so he could polish his luxury box seat.
I’m sure he’ll make time out of his busy schedule to critique the blog later.
I’m sorry but if Gardner is the future of the Yankees, it is time to jump ship.
I expect Cano and Pena to stick around for quite awhile.
Gary – Agree 100%.
And notice she asks the dumbest questions to the players who are not that fluent in English? Cervelli looked stumped.
“Francisco, how did it feel to see Brett throw home?”
“Cervelli at Trenton last year:
.315.432.384816
He can hit.”
I said he can hit better than Molina, I didn’t lie about that.
“Glad to be wrong about Jeter’s readiness to play.”
He was grimacing after the bloop single, this is a day to day thing w/ him, I still think he should have gone on the DL and let Pena fill in for him, it’s not tonight that he’ll feel the effects it’s tomorrow and the day after.
Angel et al. Is it unreasonable for us to try harder so that maybe the next time we get gold stars rather than just silver?
I’m willing to try.
Angel et al. Is it unreasonable for us to try harder so that maybe the next time we get gold stars rather than just silver?
I’m willing to try.
Poor Swish, he gets nailed by a pitch in the elbow, goes into a deep slump, and gets a bad hair cut. Everyone is ragging on him.
Swisher’s haircut is creating waves in the clubhouse. It looks a bit like someone took lawnmower blades to his head. Actually, he went to A.J.’s stylist in Toronto – which is another story unto itself. Anyway, in the near future, we will have a Swisher InnerView on “Batting Practice Today presented by Audi” and you’ll get an up-close-and-personal look at his hair. We’ll try to give you a heads up. That should be entertaining.
http://kimberlyjones.mlblogs.c....._bord.html
Jealousy is not a good look, DT.
SJ44
I said I was wrong about playing Jeter. Isn’t that enough?
GB- RiverAveBlues’ DotF has 0 Errors for Angelina in bold. Are they wrong or maybe a call was changed?
5 Ks and 4 BBs for CC tonight
He must improve the BB/K ratio. Way too many walks and not enough Ks
Once A Rod starts hitting they’re going to score a ton of runs. A Rod and Tex hot at the same time could easily carry the offense for weeks.
CC has been the horse they hoped the last few starts. He’s rounding into form nicely.
I don’t know the term “wet blanket” but I’m assuming its not a compliment.
Gary G
You are so right about the “aforementioned” (just read the disclaimer without putting a spin on it) Kay. He tries so hard to claim a phrase that he can say he invented. Now it’s the “new house.” once we had the “martini-glass defense.” Nothing ever sticks, mike, give it up like you did when describing the uniforms.
“Jealousy is not a good look, DT.”
LOL… ok, Pinocchio.
Swisher’s girlfriend is pretty hot, if the hair brings in the ladies like her, I’m running out and doing the same thing.
D-Train,
I don’t think she even listens to the players answers. Like some commenters on this blog, I believe she gets lost in their eyes and asks the first thing that pops into her head which is always some variation of “How did you feel”.
They were throwing coins into the Yankees bullpen and yelling all kinds of vulgarities. And we thought Canadians were a gentle sort.
http://kimberlyjones.mlblogs.c....._bord.html
eh Canadian’s nice bunch of people.
Gary Gilmore Glitter sounds more like a jealous school girl because somebody’s after her wannabe boyfriend.
Gary G. May 14th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Jealousy is not a good look, DT.
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Actually it would be.
Jealousy isn’t becoming. Just saying.
What was Columbia like?
I’ve only been to Argentina and Brazil.
miggs- Throwing cold water. Debbie downer. etc.
DT – you just finished me off. I can’t take this any more.
Well, I’ll try a little longer!
Silky Johnston
May 14th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
GB- RiverAveBlues’ DotF has 0 Errors for Angelina in bold. Are they wrong or maybe a call was changed?
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9th inning error.
I’ll do my best Trisha. Tomorrow is a new game. The Twins are in town – and a new topic – so you never know what kind of conversations we can manage to sully the blog with to earn our gold stars.
Good job CC. Saved this offense! Woo! A win is a win! .500 baby. Whoda thunk I’d be thrilled to get back to .500.
I could really do without the booth report during the postgame in addition to Bob Lorenz’ recap. Give me one or the other or combine the two. Given that its either Kay or Singleton (or both) in the both every night, I’d scrap the booth report. Give me full Girardi’s interview live and more clubhouse interviews
Come on Hughes. Pitch like you’re pitching against the Yankees tomorrow.
ok Gary G – I’ll call your bluff.
Name me two of the four main statues that reside on the Columbia University campus. You must have walked by them hundreds of times.
Then tell me what Orgo night is.
GreenBeret7 May 14th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
Silky Johnston
May 14th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
GB- RiverAveBlues’ DotF has 0 Errors for Angelina in bold. Are they wrong or maybe a call was changed?
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9th inning error.
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They changed it. Thanks
This team was designed to win with starting pitching. Tonight was the kind of game that all the moves in the winter was supposed to facilitate.
CC was very good tonight. Not as dominant as last game – but he was very good. Walked 4 but only gave up 5 hits (though there were several hard hit balls).
Watching him tonight I got the sense that he was pitching with the idea that the team just wasn’t going to score many runs for him. He was trying to be very fine with his pitches – like he knew he couldn’t make any mistakes.
That 8th inning is part of the reason why CC is special. The vast majority of pitchers – even #1 starters – might not got out there while already at 100 pitches. Wells hit the ball hard but CC got him to hit it the deep part of the park.
Rate stats like ERA don’t show the value of being able to throw that extra inning so that the bull pen doesn’t have to.
CC eliminates the need to worry about the vaunted 8th inning dilemma.
In addition the defense played very well.
The offense continues to flail with men on base. But good starting pitching makes up for a wealth of sins. And that’s what we got tonight. The blueprint.
And on top of that Mo looked fantastic. Nasty cutter with the typical late darting action sitting 92-93. Looks like he’s over his mild dead arm period.
I like any two in the booth as long as one of them isn’t Kay. Oneill with him is funny as Paulie rips him a new one every time.
quick poll: who is a better player when healthy jose molina or frankie cervelli?
Jennifer I didn’t mean for it to come out like that.
Winning 2 straight series is good, but they need to start playing consistent baseball.
I like the team and like its chances, but these early season slides are getting old.
Lots of good things tonight. CC. Cervelli’s overall game. Mo pitching well (obviously the YES gun was off, I thought he was at 91 all inning).
But just think Angel. If we do it, we just might get a nod from Gary. But I’m not going to get my hopes up too high because of course that is always a formula for potential disappointment.
I can dream can’t I?
10 game homestand
Minnesota-Baltimore-Philadelphia
Need to go 7-3
Arod will get back his old swing soon enough. He jumped back in early from his rehab to help this team and a couple more games, he’ll be back. Then this team will hopefully go on a nice long roll.
miggs- I’m just busting. I know you didn’t.
What a night. My kids win the game in the 8th and I come home as soon as Mo strikes out Barrajas.
Great night for baseball all around.
DT May 14th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
ok Gary G – I’ll call your bluff.
Name me two of the four main statues that reside on the Columbia University campus. You must have walked by them hundreds of times.
Then tell me what Orgo night is.
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As we speak Gary is furiously googling it.
miggs
May 14th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Once A Rod starts hitting they’re going to score a ton of runs. A Rod and Tex hot at the same time could easily carry the offense for weeks.
CC has been the horse they hoped the last few starts. He’s rounding into form nicely.
I don’t know the term “wet blanket” but I’m assuming its not a compliment
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Couldn’t you have used a kinder, gentler phrase for Sabathia than ” ***rounding*** into shape”?
jen -
Good win.. I still stick by my pregame thoughts. Another lefty tomorrow too.. Melky’s hot, you can’t let him cool off on the bench.
If we find ourselves in that kind of peril, we’ll just have to start a condiment conversation. That’ll relegate us back to peasant status pronto!
I love it that CC is his own set-up man. What was Krazy Kyle making? 5.5 mil? The guy only threw about 25 good innings a season.
Now in CC there is value you can believe in!
Gameday had Mariano between 91-93. I think he hit 94 once. You can’t really tell the difference on TV (at least I can’t ) but the YES gun was consistently 2-4 mph less.
Just keep on winning series and all will be well
They need to get a winning streak going. Start sweeping some series and taking 3/4.
We need to get 4, 5, 6 games over .500 and keep chipping away. Not win 1, lose 1. or win 2 lose 2.
E-gawa: do you sit gardner or swisher for melky tomorrow night?
Silky Johnston
May 14th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
GreenBeret7 May 14th, 2009 at 10:17 pm
Silky Johnston
May 14th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
GB- RiverAveBlues’ DotF has 0 Errors for Angelina in bold. Are they wrong or maybe a call was changed?
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9th inning error.
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They changed it. Thanks
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Sure thing. It was an infield single to short and the runner went to 2nd on the throwing error to first base.
I have a hypothesis about the poor hitting with RISP.
Over the past few years, the pitching, especially starting, has been pretty poor, overrall. I think that has created pressure in the lineup, where guys try to do too much and, as Joe Torre used to say, grind the bat into sawdust. I think that, as the starting pitching continues to do the job, like CC did tonight, that the batters might actually relax and get better results. And success breeds more confidence.
Just my opinion. As the regulars on this site know, I make absolutely no claims to being a baseball pro, or anything of the sort. Just a fan for a few too many decades.
Lakers down 14 points early 2nd period.
This series could go 7.
CC is what they call a mensch.
“If we find ourselves in that kind of peril, we’ll just have to start a condiment conversation. That’ll relegate us back to peasant status pronto!”
Definitely works for me.
MUST take 3\4 from the Twins
Hard to win 3\4, but we have to break through at some point
CB, CC’s use of his change was devastating tonight…
Swisher and Gardner both need to sit
GGBG? I get the Brett Gardner part, but…
We need to get Burnett pitching behind CC in the #2 spot.
listening to damon talk makes me smile like a little schoolgirl
“As we speak Gary is furiously googling it.”
I hope so, I have his next question ready.
What is the calculated limit of:
limit x-> – infinity (x^2)(e^x)
The answer is written on the wall next to the Pupin Science Building.
I’m back. I think I’ve taken enough of your verbal abuse.
DT, the jealousy queen. In front of Baker we have a lion which is our mascot. I’ve been to the athletic complex which is lovely by the way. In front of the library there is a statue dedicated to an alumni from the 1800′s.
Orgo night is something I never took part in because it is obnoxious and rude to people trying to study. Unlike trust fund babies, I had to study and maintain good grades. It’s for immature people, I’m sure your were a member of the band and participated in the shenanigans.
Good night “friends”
Drew: I believe it’s “Gritty, Gutty” Brett Gardner
Orgo Night
On the day before the Organic Chemistry exam—which used to be on the first day of finals, but is now given at the same time as the class meets—at precisely the stroke of midnight, the Columbia University Marching Band occupies Butler Library to distract diligent students from studying. After a half-hour of campus-interest jokes, the procession then moves out to the lawn in front of Hartley, Wallach and John Jay residence halls to entertain the residents there. The band then plays at various other locations around Morningside Heights, including the residential quadrangle of Barnard College, where students of the all-women’s school, in mock-consternation, rain trash – including notes and course packets – and water balloons upon them from their dormitories above. The band tends to close their Orgo Night performances before Furnald Hall, known among students as the more studious and reportedly “anti-social” residence hall, where the underclassmen in the marching band serenade the seniors with an entertaining, though vulgar, mock-hymn to Columbia, composed of quips that poke fun at the various stereotypes about the Columbia student body.
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I never attended Columbia (although I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express one night) but all i’d need to “prove” that I did go there is a little help from my Wiki friends.
“CC’s use of his change was devastating tonight…”
He has a GREAT change. Not just good. It’s fantastic. True plus offering.
His slider tonight wasn’t as good as it was last game. So he switched things up and went to the change up more often.
He has terrific stuff, great control, understands how to pitch and gives you length.
He’s the complete package.
He’s the perfect model for Joba to follow.
“E-gawa: do you sit gardner or swisher for melky tomorrow night?”
Gardner.
I really have no reason behind that though. Either one should sit.. as long as Melky plays. The hot bats should play not sit.
Pat M
May 14th, 2009 at 10:31 pm
CB, CC’s use of his change was devastating tonight…
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I’d like to see both Burnett, Hughes and Chamberlain use theirs more during the game. Just enough, early in the game to give the hitters doubts, instead of everything hard. They need to get them in the strike zone, but down. Showing them that they’ll throw it is almost as good as throwing it.
Good win, lousy game. We got a win thats all that counts. One thing you have to ask yourself is how can the newbies get hits and be clutch fighting for their very lives to stay up on the big club, and the “hot super stars” look lost against the same pitchers???
Guys who earn millions swinging at junk and guys like Gardiner and Pena and Cervelli get hits and drive in runs.
Baffling. I realize they don’t exactly get pitched to the same but c’mon man, you mean their all hitting meatballs and Damon Jeter and Arod and Tex are getting different pitches to hit?? These over paid underachieving Yankees ought to be embarrassed at times especially Tex.
Swisher ain’t gonna hit through any slump, this is Nick Swisher, last year was no fluke.
Next time Cano comes up with bases loaded or 2 and 3rd, Girardi just needs to pull him and send the bat boy up there, he would have more patience than Cano.
Swisher needs a day off.
Best night in a while. Yankees win and Red Sox, Jays, and Rays all lose.
Good, he’s gone. Must be time for a Horlicks before bed.
So I guess we can go back to baseball talk? lol
When I went to Columbia we didn’t have google!
http://www.google.com/search?h.....=f&oq=
We won! Break out the celebration falafel.
if Nady is a no-go in RF, I’d like to see the Yanks make a run at Jermaine Dye. I believe he’s a free agent after this season, so the White Sox shouldn’t be looking for top flight talent.
iLL admit i definitely had my doubts when cervelli came up here out of trenton with his batting avg a bit below the mendoza line. But he has been brilliant so far in the bigs. Fantastic defense, some great calling behind the plate and he is even hitting better than a good chunk of the lineup. I have to give cervelli props – the yanks needed him to step up, they gave him a shot to be here and he is delivering everything he possibly could right now. CC has also COMPLETELY turned it around in the last 2 games and Im sure everyone has noticed who was behind the plate in those games and not the others. Maybe they have a bit of chemistry going for them.
I really think the yanks have turned a corner this series. They are not just winning a blow out game but the close ones in which their hitting is struggling, they are still managing to eek out the win. And thas all that matters at the end of the day. Yea, the yanks didnt do well with RISP tonight every time but they did enough to get the W. And as long as they keep hitting the long balls, they dont need to score the man on second every time. I also liked that damon was not the hero of the game once again. Its nice to see someone else get the big hit for once. Matsui, the professional he is, gets it done when we need this series desperately. Alex seems real close to finding his swing this game and slowly but surely tex is starting to come alive again in the last two series with at least one hit in 4 of the last 5 games and multiple extra base hits. He is above 200 2 days in a row now for the first time in a whiiiile. And CC has once again proved why he is the best payed pitcher in baseball with another consecutive stellar performance. The great thing about a real ace is that not only do they get a decent hitting team 20 wins but they save the pen sooo much when they consistently go 8 or more innings.
I’d like to see both Burnett, Hughes and Chamberlain
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Both or all three…makes no difference to me.
Gary G., I think it was the Beatles themselves who sang “the abuse you take is equal to the abuse you make”.
Or something like that. I had to stady to much to pay attention to the popular songs of the hour.
So maybe someone could answer my question from earlier about if its harder to lay down a good bunt on turf? And if so, do you need to make adjustments to how you attempt to bunt to get the ball to take the velocity off the ball?
Did I just hear Bob Lorenz right – David Ortiz left 15 men on base, going 0 for 7 with 3 strikeouts?
Not that I’m complaining, but Francona is going to have to make a decision soon. And if it doesn’t turn around, Theo is going to have to make a decision. I think Ortiz’ contract runs through next year.
FIRE LONN TROST!!
“So I guess we can go back to baseball talk? lol”
egawa and aardvark how did girardi’s lineup work out tonight???????
i am anxiously waiting for your stupidity tommorrow, i am sure you will not dissapoint us with some addtl. stupidty, fantasy baseball type thinking, and overall childish comments..
“Orgo night is something I never took part in because it is obnoxious and rude to people trying to study. Unlike trust fund babies, I had to study and maintain good grades. It’s for immature people, I’m sure your were a member of the band and participated in the shenanigans.”
Does this guy know how to party or what!
Trisha I’m still amazed to find out that the eve before innocent organic chemistry exam can turn a perfectly harmless marching band into a pack of frat boys. Who knew?
Gary G.
May 14th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
“I’m back. I think I’ve taken enough of your verbal abuse.
DT, the jealousy queen. In front of Baker we have a lion which is our mascot.”
good job Pinoccio Google boy.
Most Columbia students could have rattled off The Thinker, Curl, or the Scholar’s Lion in front of Havemeyer in a couple of seconds.
you get a nice going away prize, and thanks for playing.
Maybe we should talk about food every night. We win when we do.
Maybe tomorrow we should talk about…broccoli?
Gary G.
May 14th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
I’m back. I think I’ve taken enough of your verbal abuse.
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Believe me, if you’re back with the same “I’m better, I’m richer than anybody else” BS, you’ll be taking a lot more verbal abuse than you have. That’s just been the more gentle approach.
“I had to stady to much to pay attention to the popular songs of the hour”
Misspellings intentional, of course. I wanted to make my post understandable to the common rabble.
Really. If you’re going to be a poser, be an Oxford poser for crying out loud.
WHAT are the chances that Hughes can keep this momentum flowing tomorrow night??? Please Hughes, you either win tomorrow or we will see you for the next injury.
Ortiz left 12 men on base
key at-bat in that game: Pedroia struck out w/1 out and the bases loaded in the top of the 12th
good times
Stuart,
Why are you so disgruntled?
I didn’t even go after the lineup.. I went after Swisher being in and Melky being out and I still stand by that.
Heh GB.
“I’m better, I’m richer than anybody else” … and gosh darn i… people like me!!
*it
Damn. Its catching.
dave,
I wouldn’t bet on it.
Minnesota is on a roll and swinging the bats well. They are one of the best fundamental teams in the league. They won’t swing aimlessly like the Tigers did. They’ll make things happen.
Seriously though Stuart.. All you do is call people morons and idiots on here.. Are you getting picked on in the real world and this your only outlet to vent?
Well I guess I’ll have to wait for the next game to discuss one of my favorite desserts: TWINKIES!!!!!
Later y’all.
Thanks Ellen.
How did Girardi’s lineup work?
Well, we left 10 on base and struggled to score 3 runs against a pitcher with a 4.95 ERA.
S.A.–The sun will come out tomorrow
May 14th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
Maybe we should talk about food every night. We win when we do.
Maybe tomorrow we should talk about… ***broccoli*** ?
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Way to kill the mood, S. A. I hope you’re happy. Mentioning broccoli is almost as must of a mood killer as Gary Gilmore Glitter’s posts.
But, broccoli’s good
it is a shame about leyeritz.
my friend lives a few miles from him in davie florida and has seen him at the fort lauderdale bars on several occasions.
The lineup is what it is.
Not going to win many games with your #3-4 hitters hitting under .200.
Matsui has cooled off too and Swisher is hitting .170 for almost a month now.
Nothing Girardi can do. Just hope they somehow get hot. His lineup construction is not the problem, it’s the hitters.
Poor broccoli. It gets maligned so much you’d think it was brussel sprouts.
Nice job, CC, Yanks. Cano’s impatience at the plate did not cost us the game…this time…
Long live gravy fries and avocado.
Girardi, sit Cano for a day. Just a day…
children
did you watch the game tonight? that is how you win baseball games, children
starter pitching 8 innings 2 runs. should not need to score many runs, crisp clean game. we do not have the horses to win shootouts. we must win with pitching
pitching is good, team looks good.
Twinkies with gravy is good. Of course, near the ocean they use vinegar.
to be fair it was a few occasions.
ellen
May 14th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Really. If you’re going to be a poser, be an Oxford poser for crying out loud.
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I’m not that impressed with Oxford grads. after all, Jethro Bodine graduated from the 6th grade there. He’d be nothing without Uncle Jed’s money.
On the other hand, Elly Mae was everything.
Gary’s contributions to date:
1. The blog gets polluted with negativity when the Yanks are losing. check.
2. The blog sometimes discusses other things outside of baseball. This may or may not be embarrassing. check, check.
3. Mickael Kay and Kim Jones are often annoying. Triple check and we have a winner!
Thank you for your keen observations Gary. You don’t have to prove your Ivy League education to me.
Fine, broccoli it is. Steamed as a side with Mac and Cheese.
Discuss…
GB: Black gold. Texas tea.
LOL DT.
we are inching in the right direction.
picked up 2 games in 2 days on 2 teams.
how about cervelli & pena.sweet.
“On the other hand, Elly Mae was everything.”
you fooled me GB. I always had you pegged as a Petticoat Junction man.
Angel – A tale told by idiots, full of sound and fury – signifying nothing.
May 14th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
Heh GB.
“I’m better, I’m richer than anybody else” … and gosh darn i… people like me!!
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That’s what you get for taking typing lessons from me.
Great, very satisfying, baseball game tonight. Big series win after losing the opening game against Doc.
I’d like to see 3 out of 4 against Minnesota.
Yankees are 7-4-1 in all series’ this year. All four losses came within the division. Yet the Yankees are still in it.
The times they are a changin’.
GreenBeret7 May 14th, 2009 at 10:51 pm
S.A.—The sun will come out tomorrow
May 14th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
Maybe we should talk about food every night. We win when we do.
Maybe tomorrow we should talk about… broccoli ?
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Way to kill the mood, S. A. I hope you’re happy. Mentioning broccoli is almost as must of a mood killer as Gary Gilmore Glitter’s posts.
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I like broccoli. With some cheese sauce..yum yum.
Aardvark May 14th, 2009 at 10:51 pm
How did Girardi’s lineup work?
Well, we left 10 on base and struggled to score 3 runs against a pitcher with a 4.95 ERA.
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Very nice. Another bonehead complaining about this team even when they win.
I’ll take a 3-2 win over a 10-9 loss any day of the week.
DT
May 14th, 2009 at 10:58 pm
“On the other hand, Elly Mae was everything.”
you fooled me GB. I always had you pegged as a Petticoat Junction man.
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Definately was. Exceprt for Kate.
Between Elly Mae, Billy Jo, Bobbo Jo and Betty Jo, it’s a tough choice. I’d hate to have to live on the difference between the four.
Bobbo Jo was the ugly cousin. add Bobbi Jo,
You know everybody sqauwked about Joe G resting Damon last year and Damon had one of his best years ever. You can’t let Melky get too comfortable, he likes to bask in former glory as witness last year. Keep him looking behind him. Tomorrow rest Swisher. His swing right now is the pits.
That’s what you get for taking typing lessons from me.
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Oh I’d know that. The minute I hit submit and saw that I’d missed the “i” and couldn’t stop it from posting on here, I took your name in vain.
S.A.–The sun will come out tomorrow
May 14th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
GreenBeret7 May 14th, 2009 at 10:51 pm
S.A.—The sun will come out tomorrow
May 14th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
Maybe we should talk about food every night. We win when we do.
Maybe tomorrow we should talk about… broccoli ?
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Way to kill the mood, S. A. I hope you’re happy. Mentioning broccoli is almost as must of a mood killer as Gary Gilmore Glitter’s posts.
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I like broccoli. With some cheese sauce..yum yum.
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I’d rather take a whuppin’….or eat dirt than broccoli.
“Bobbo Jo was the ugly cousin. add Bobbi Jo,”
lmao… Bobbo Jo never would have made it past the CBS censors. Even Arnold Ziffel had to get his lines approved back then.
Hard to believe those clowns owned the Yankees at one time.
GreenBeret7 May 14th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
I’d rather take a whuppin’….or eat dirt than broccoli.
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Okay, so not a fan of broccoli.
Hhmm..how about carrots?
Angel – A tale told by idiots, full of sound and fury – signifying nothing.
May 14th, 2009 at 11:06 pm
That’s what you get for taking typing lessons from me.
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Oh I’d know that. The minute I hit submit and saw that I’d missed the “i” and couldn’t stop it from posting on here, ***I took your name in vain***
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So do a lot of other people. I’ve got the nasty emails to prove that.
Oh I’d know that. The minute I hit submit and saw that I’d missed the “i” and couldn’t stop it from posting on here, I took your name in vain
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So do a lot of other people. I’ve got the nasty emails to prove that.
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So “bloody GB7!” wasn’t all that original.
Nooooooo carrots!!
They make me think of Carrot Top.
Carlos Delgado has “A-Rod hip”. An inpingement and a tear.
Great win but Girardi has to bunt with Damon with first and second no one out in a tie game. I don’t care how hot Damon is, that is the time to play small ball.
Are they talking surgery, pat?
and the briuns lose in OT. sox goes down in extras, celts go down, and bruins go down in OT during Game 7
DT
May 14th, 2009 at 11:08 pm
“Bobbo Jo was the ugly cousin. add Bobbi Jo,”
lmao… Bobbo Jo never would have made it past the CBS censors. Even Arnold Ziffel had to get his lines approved back then.
Hard to believe those clowns owned the Yankees at one time.
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I’ll go you one better. The President of the Yankees then was Michael Burke…..former president of the Ringling Brothers, Barnum and Bailey Circus. That showed, huh?
Actually, Burke was an extremely intelligent man. He just had no business being in charge of a baseball team. Burke was Wild Bill Donavon’s right hand man in the OSS during WWII. Parachuted in behind the lines in Yugoslavia, Hungary and Chechoslavkia to work with the underground. He also trained Moe Berg, a former MLB catcher to be a spy. They even made a movie based on one of his exploits, called “Cloak And Dagger” with gary Cooper playing his part.
Ortiz thinks he’s playing for the Yankees. Ha
YankeeRay May 14th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
Great win but Girardi has to bunt with Damon with first and second no one out in a tie game. I don’t care how hot Damon is, that is the time to play small ball.
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Yeah, that makes sense.
Take the bat out of the hottest hitter in the league with Teixeira still scuffling.
pat
May 14th, 2009 at 11:17 pm
Carlos Delgado has “A-Rod hip”. An inpingement and a tear.
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wonder how many of the media wizards will blame it on steroids. I’m guessing ZERO.
Angel
Not yet. They said it’s a small tear and will try rehab first but it doesn’t sound good if he’s feeling pain already. Putz is having an elbow issue too.
I never wish injuries on players but misery does love company.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05.....ref=sports
Yikes Jonathan Sanchez
GB, so Eduardo Nunez like I said has found his rythmn, WDR had a good start tonight, I’m going to check on his velocity through Mike.A
Brandon aka MotherLover “It would be my honor to be your new stepfaaaaaaather”
May 14th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
GB, so Eduardo Nunez like I said has found his rythmn, WDR had a good start tonight, I’m going to check on his velocity through Mike.A
De La Rosa wasn’t sharp with the control and command tonight. It’s to be expected, considering his lack of experience. Yeah, Nunez’ bat is heating up, and even starting to hit for a little extra base power. Still not thrilled with his defense, though. He is still young, so maybe a good infield coach can get him straightened out.
Yeh I know GB he’s 22 still young. Very promising. BTW Pavano Jr. is returning to Trenton, he just finished his last rehab start in Tampa.
looks like I missed a good post game wrap up.
Complete with condescension from Gary and a Pop quiz from DT
Fried Brocoli with cheese
BTW Pavano Jr?
Uncle Ellsworth
May 14th, 2009 at 11:42 pm
looks like I missed a good post game wrap up.
Complete with condescension from Gary and a Pop quiz from DT
Fried Brocoli with cheese
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What about the hottnes of Elly Mae, Billie Jo, Bobbi Jo and Betty Jo. We’ll leave discussing the hotness of Kate and Grannie to you and Randy.
“BTW Pavano Jr?”
Christian
Um no Lisa from Green Acres boys – that’s your winner
Uncle Ellsworth
May 14th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
Um no Lisa from Green Acres boys – that’s your winner
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No doubt that Eva Gabor was a true Hungarian beauty.
I love what’s happening with Cervelli. Pan back to spring training, back to Trenton, scuffling, hitting 190. Click! He’s in Yankee stadium catching CC, CC praises him, Click, it’s a hit and run, he’s batting over 300. And Mr Jeter asks his opinion. He carries a tape recorder for posterity. For the rest of life he can say “So CC said to me”. Only happens in baseball folks.
Brandon aka MotherLover “It would be my honor to be your new stepfaaaaaaather”
May 14th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
“BTW Pavano Jr?”
Christian
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Put him in the bullpen and hope.