Game 69: Yankees at Marlins (updates with Sabathia leaving game with tight biceps)
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YANKEES (38-30)
Jeter SS
Swisher RF
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Cano 2B
Posada C
Cabrera LF
Gardner CF
Sabathia RHP
Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (6-4, 3.67).
MARLINS (34-36)
Coghlan LF
Helms 3B
Ramirez SS
Cantu 1B
Uggla 2B
Paulino C
Ross CF
Carroll CF
Vostad RHP
Pitching: RHP Chris Volstad (4-7, 4.75).
TIME/TV: 5:05 p.m., YES.
STATE OF THE ‘STRIPES: The Yankees have lost three of four and six of their last 10. They are three games out of first place and 5-6 in interleague games this season. They have split the first two games of this series against the Marlins.
CC CRUISING: Sabathia is 5-1 with a 2.92 ERA in his last eight starts. He is 13-6 with a 2.72 ERA in 32 interleague starts in his career. This will be his first career appearance against the Marlins.
GUESS WHO’S BACK: Alex Rodriguez is back in the lineup after resting for two days because of what the team said was fatigue. He pinch hit last night and drew a walk. Rodriguez is 0 for his last 15, 2 of his last 21, 4 of his last 39 and 8 of his last 55.
THAT’S NO BULL: Yankees relievers have allowed one earned runs in their last 18 innings while striking out 20.
GIDPs PILE UP: The Yankees have grounded into six double plays in the last two games and eight in the last four games.
GUNNING THEM DOWN: Jorge Posada had thrown out 12 of 36 base stealers (.333). Francisco Cervelli is at 6 of 16 (.375) and Jose Molina is 2 of 15 (.133).
THE MELKMAN MISSING: Since he ran into that wall in Texas a bruised his shoulder on May 26, Melky Cabrera is 11 of 58 (.190) with 11 strikeouts over 18 games. But five of those hits are for extra bases and he has eight RBI.
STOP, THIEF: Brett Gardner has stolen 15 bases, the most among rookies in the majors. He is 28 of 31 on SB attempts in his career.
HURRY UP: The Yankees have played each of their last five games under three hours.
PHIL FRANCHISE: Phil Hughes has appeared in five games in relief. His line: 8.2 innings, 5 hits, 2 earned runs, 2 walks and 12 strikeouts. My theory is that good starting pitchers often make good relief pitchers. Because they, you know, pitch well.
Back with more later.
UPDATE, 2:04 p.m.: A.J. Burnett had a day knocked off his suspension. A five-game suspension starts today. He’ll start Saturday against the Mets.
UPDATE, 5:11 p.m.: Damon out with a sore right calf. He’s day to day. … The latest A-Rod plan is to give him one day off a week whether he likes it or not.
UPDATE, 5:13 p.m.: Former Yankee Jim Leyritz is at the game and pressed himself up against the chain separating the fans from the field near the Yankees dugout so he could call out to players. Leyritz, who is facing a trial for killing a woman while drunk driving, was not granted a pass by the Marlins.
UPDATE, 5:41 p.m.: Well, this is a disaster as Girardi and trainer Gene Monahan have come to the mound and taken CC Sabathia back to the dugout with them.
No word on what his problem is. Alfredo Aceves pitching.
UPDATE, 5:54 p.m.: It is the shortest stint for CC since June 26, 2004 when he lasted one inning against the Rockies because of a sore shoulder.
UPDATE, 6:01 p.m.: Because Derek Jeter was able to leg out an infield hit on a sore ankle with two outs, the Yankees have scored a run and have a chance for more.
UPDATE, 6:02 p.m.: And a rested and rejuvenated A-Rod delivers a two-run single. That snaps an 0-for-16 streak.
UPDATE, 6:17 p.m.: CC has tightness in his left biceps. No tests scheduled and he’s day to day.
UPDATE, 6:20 p.m.: The Yankees are very good at telling you something but not telling you anything. It could be something simple like he couldn’t get loose (on a 95-degree day? seems doubtful) or it could be biceps tendinitis.
We’ll find out more later, presumably.
UPDATE, 6:28 p.m.: I have to say, I’m disappointed not to have seen CC hit.
Meanwhile, as Alfredo Aceves does his thing, it was our pal Jorge from Mexico who told us about Ace for the first time last year. Jorge was right, the man knows how to pitch.
UPDATE, 6:40 p.m.: Tomko follows Aceves. Yes, Phil Hughes is now part of the bridge to Mo. Girardi said today they still consider him a starter long terms but they love the work he has done in the bullpen.
UPDATE, 7:02 p.m.: Tomko gives up another homer and the Yankees trail 4-3. Aceves had thrown 43 pitches, which was probably the limit of his effectiveness.
Going 2-4 against the Nationals and Marlins is not what the Yankees were figuring. A loss today would leave the Yankees 4-8 in their last 12.
UPDATE, 7:11 p.m.: TV clown Roy Firestone sang God Bless America and added words at the end. He sang next to a guy in a fish costume. A-Rod shook Firestone’s hand as he came onto the field.
UPDATE, 7:33 p.m.: There is a good example of why having a strong arm doesn’t necessarily make somebody a good outfielder. That was a terrible throw by Melky and could keep the Yankees from coming back as it allowed an extra run.
Meanwhile, there’s a catfight about 20 rows behind the Florida dugout that the entire stadium is watching. The blonde won in a TKO. Usually in Florida you have to pay good money to see that sort of thing.
UPDATE, 7:39 p.m.: Now there’s some sort of dispute on the field involving the Florida lineup.
UPDATE, 7:42 p.m.: The delay continues. That National League baseball sure is confusing.
UPDATE, 8:03 p.m.: Alex finishes 1 for 4 with two strikeouts. He is 1 for 19, 3 of 25 and 9 of his last 59. His two-run single was not enough, it appears.
UPDATE, 8:09 p.m.: See? That throw by Melky really comes back to haunt them. But Damon has a chance to tie it.
UPDATE, 8:14 p.m.: Damon walks, Pena runs for him and now it’s Jeter.
UPDATE, 8:15 p.m.: Swings at the first pitch after a walk and grounds into a force.
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Chad Jennings
Sam Borden
Josh Thomson
CC who i an ace and a stopper will win for the Yankees today
Pete, you’re the best and you make me laugh.
Everybody here that doesn’t get it are just “Kwis Wusso” fans!
*is an ace* not *i an ace*
Melky might not be hitting a lot, but he’s working better PA’s and when he gets his hits, he’s making them count.
I’m so ticked they are starting this game at 5PM.
Extra Innings won’t show it because of that.
big game for the yanks…not in the grand scheme of things but it is important to win a series after losing one to the nats
It´s such a pitty that this game is so late! I watched every game this season(most of them on the next day) from Germany! Unluckely I have to watch this game as replay as well, because I am slepping
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P.S. How great were the Yankee Fans in yesterdays lose! Watching it felt like watching a playoff game!
“I’m so ticked they are starting this game at 5PM.
Extra Innings won’t show it because of that.”
Directv is showing it on it’s extra innings service. Channel 745 is the Yankees feed and 746 is the Marlins feed. Of course it will be on 631 too as that is the YES Network.
Bob,
same here
Is that why its not on the games today list, Bob?
i was just scrumaging around on baseball ref trying to find something interesting
gardner since may 13th= 72 pa’s= .350/.443/.533 .976
ONLY 5 strikeouts to 9 walks and 9 stolen bases’
sound productive to me?
Twitter:
BloggingBombers: Burnett reaches settlement on suspension, will begin serving a five-game suspension today and pitch again on Saturday at the Mets.
Shairon Martis gives up 4 runs to the Blue Jays in the first inning
How is that possible that guy is the reincarnation of Cy Young
I’ve never been blacked out on a Sunday, except when the games are in MN. Is this because of TBS or ESPN owning rights?
im liking the lineup…plus with CC hitting its like having the dh!
BloggingBombers: Burnett’s suspension means Wang, Joba and Pettitte in Atlanta, followed by Sabathia, Burnett and Wang vs the Mets at Citi Field next weekend
Montero is now 2-4 today with an RBI (4) and a double (2) w/ Trenton. hitting .300. Vazquez is now 3-3 with 3 RBI (36). has a homer (8) and hitting .310
Can someone explain to me why this game is being played at 5? Is there a reason behind it?
GB ? Team Mexico is back
Joe I June 21st, 2009 at 1:53 pm
“I’m so ticked they are starting this game at 5PM.
Extra Innings won’t show it because of that.”
Directv is showing it on it’s extra innings service. Channel 745 is the Yankees feed and 746 is the Marlins feed. Of course it will be on 631 too as that is the YES Network.
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Really?
I have Comcast and it’s not on the schedule.
mets announcers just said that tex doesnt have a lot of range and is not fluid at 1st? are they on drugs?
For those out of market and who have directv, the game is not blacked out. It’s on today. I would think the same for cable subscribers out of market too.
What does this mean for the rest of the rotation?
“mets announcers just said that tex doesnt have a lot of range and is not fluid at 1st? are they on drugs?”
Are you serious ? What DRUGS are they SNIFFING
mutt announcers thinking of giambi?
“Really?
I have Comcast and it’s not on the schedule.”
Bob, it’s on directv. It’s on my schedule on the guide and on directv’s website. I remembered that they showed the Marlins/Giants 5 PM Sunday game a few weeks ago. I checked that day knowing the Yanks played at 5 today. I double checked last night that the game was on, and I just checked again online at directv.com, to make sure again.
Damon getting a day off or Gardner getting a game in?
Joe I June 21st, 2009 at 2:15 pm
“Really?
I have Comcast and it’s not on the schedule.”
Bob, it’s on directv. It’s on my schedule on the guide and on directv’s website. I remembered that they showed the Marlins/Giants 5 PM Sunday game a few weeks ago. I checked that day knowing the Yanks played at 5 today. I double checked last night that the game was on, and I just checked again online at directv.com, to make sure again.
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That’s interesting. I’ll double check at game time, but it’s not on the onscreen schedule on the TV, nor on the InDemand website’s schedule.
http://www.indemand.com/sports/mlb/
I will play
It’ll be 95 at game time, CC will look like Ramirez by the end of the game.
Rishi June 21st, 2009 at 2:16 pm
Damon getting a day off or Gardner getting a game in?
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I think Damon getting the day off. Admittedly he has been struggling. Probably needs that RR day.
mets announcers just said that tex doesnt have a lot of range and is not fluid at 1st? are they on drugs?
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what the heck? crack is whack
June 21st, 2009 at 2:14 pm
“mets announcers just said that tex doesnt have a lot of range and is not fluid at 1st? are they on drugs?”
Are you serious ? What DRUGS are they SNIFFING
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Tex doesn’t have range. Alrightly than. Those guys are idiots.
Bob,
That blows. I guess if you don’t get the game, that’s another reason, I’m glad that I have directv and that my parents (where I’ll be for the game tonight) have directv too.
The Mets announcers must have been thinking about Giambi.
Because no baseball person I’ve ever heard has said anything derogatory about Tex’s defense.
There are only a handful of defenders as adept as Tex at first base – Pujols and Youkilis among them.
“Brett Gardner
June 21st, 2009 at 2:18 pm
I will play”
Get on first
I have Comcast and I don’t have it either.
Seriously annoying – considering I pay as much for my Extra Innings package as DirecTV customers do.
THAT’S NO BULL: Yankees relievers have allowed one earned runs in their last 18 innings while striking out 20.
Thats why it hurts even more that we are loosing bec we are pitching good
Angel (F) – ‘Cos you know I was OPP, hell from the very start
June 21st, 2009 at 1:46 pm
The term “Shrimp On The Barbie” gained attention in the early ‘80s from a movie, ironically called “Shrimp On The Barbie”, with Cheech Marin.
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He must have been smoking some good weed, to substitute shrimp for prawn.
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Actually, he did. I think that it was just stage grass (like stage money in the movies). Of course, it is Cheech Marin, so, it’s hard to say what all he smokes. It was a funny movie and much was filmed around Auckland, NZ. Not exactly Aistralia, but, close enough for the movies. It’s a movie about Australia’s first Mexican restaurant. You know it’s a comedy when Marin’s love interest is Emma Samms.
BloggingBombers
Burnett’s suspension means Wang, Joba and Pettitte in Atlanta, followed by Sabathia, Burnett and Wang vs the Mets at Citi Field next weekend
So, “Nickie Ballgame”, “The Spendid Swisher”, is being “benched today, huh?
I’m sure that the Yankees figured out this was the time for Burnett to serve his suspension. With an off day they don’t need a spot starter.
“I have Comcast and I don’t have it either.
Seriously annoying – considering I pay as much for my Extra Innings package as DirecTV customers do.”
On directv, we also get both teams feed, so I always watch the Yankees announcers, but if the game is on directv and not on comcast or any cable systems, you should demand some money back. Just go to directv’s website to show the proof that they have the game scheduled.
And, Larry Jones pulls a rock for Atlanta.
no swish is batting 2nd, playing right.
The Swisher will be hitting .406 by the end of the year. He’s already got Ted’s glove. The comparisons never end.
Damon’s taking the seat today – lethal yankee bench
The Mets announcers must have confused Tex with DelGado.
I think the proper strategy in yesterday’s 8th inning was a close call. I would be okay, if Jeter swung away or bunted or if they hit and ran or if they faked the bunt and had Gardner steal third. But what I’m not okay with is lousy execution and poor fundamentals. If Jeter is going to bunt, he has to do it right. He has developed the habit of sliding both hands up to the trademark when bunting. This is horrible technique. When bunting, you slide your top hand up to the trademark area and keep the bottom hand near the knob of the bat. He has been doing this all season. Don’t the coaches notice when the players do things incorrectly.
“Since he ran into that wall in Texas a bruised his shoulder on May 26, Melky Cabrera is 11 of 58 (.190) with 11 strikeouts over 18 games. But five of those hits are for extra bases and he has eight RBI.”
Stupid walls, they always ruin everything :/
95 at gametime in Miami – with humidity. Sounds lovely. And my wife wonders why I won’t consider moving to South Florida.
At least tomorrow’s on offday for the team, and the games in Hotlanta are at night.
Happy Father’s Day everyone. Hope your all having a good day.
what a joke that AJ gets suspended when Beckett didn’t have to miss a start – is there any way the Yankees can work around this so he doesn’t miss a start? If he has to, now Phil can’t start – so who whould replace Burnett?
It seems to me that Melky’s been trying to hit everything out of the ballpark. Earlier, when he was hitting .300+, it looked like he was just putting the bat on the ball and finding the holes and gaps. But now it appears that with every swing he’s going for the moon.
Why is anyone going to have to replace Burnett?
Why couldn’t Hughes fill in for him during his next scheduled start?
Betsy He isn’t missing a start. It is just pushed back from Friday to Saturday.
Brandon 5 Cena ZEEEEEEROOOO “Because I’m AWESOME and so is MY DAD today !”
June 21st, 2009 at 2:14 pm
“mets announcers just said that tex doesnt have a lot of range and is not fluid at 1st? are they on drugs?”
Are you serious ? What DRUGS are they SNIFFING
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Obviously Hernandez is back on the coke.
does anyone know if there is a station on the iheartradio application for Blackberries that plays the Yankee games and what station?
Eights
June 21st, 2009 at 3:16 pm
Why is anyone going to have to replace Burnett?
Why couldn’t Hughes fill in for him during his next scheduled start?
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They do have a day off tommorow you they could just have Sabathia pitch friday and pitch Burnett on saturday.
Burnett’s suspension means Wang, Joba and Pettitte in Atlanta, followed by Sabathia, Burnett and Wang vs the Mets at Citi Field next weekend
http://twitter.com/BloggingBombers
“95 at gametime in Miami – with humidity. Sounds lovely. And my wife wonders why I won’t consider moving to South Florida.”
I don’t blame you. Its sizzling. I wouldn’t even go outdoors today, the humidity is just awful.
Games under 3 hrs? I wonder why…
This ump in Boston is horrible. His mustache, too!
And the Mets bullpen is horrible, too!
Redsox always seem to catch the breaks with calls from umps.. That pitch called a ball was so badly missed that Cox, Jones and one other were ejected..
“Joe from Long Island
June 21st, 2009 at 3:08 pm
95 at gametime in Miami – with humidity. Sounds lovely. And my wife wonders why I won’t consider moving to South Florida.
At least tomorrow’s on offday for the team, and the games in Hotlanta are at night.
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well from December-April it’s in the 70s w/ clear skies every day so I guess pick your poison…I always like to say that June-September is like ‘winter’ for Florida b/c it’s not as enjoyable outside unless you’re at the beach or pool…Socal is really the only place w/ perfect weather where there are rarely extremes either way but it is warmer in Florida than usual for June, heat wave I guess, South Florida is usually in the upper 80s w/ the humidity this time of the year, rarely gets in the 90s…Atlanta actually has way worse summer that south florida
wow just wow
Pitch over the inner 3rd waist high was called a ball in the Sux game with JD Drew up
Would have been strike three but the blind ump called it a ball then JD Drew hit a game tying single and Bobby Cox, Chipper, and the pitcher got tossed
Where all the Mets fans on WFAN who said Parrnell is a stud?
Anyone watching the sox game? What happened that Cox and Chipper were tossed?
That would be O-FLAHERTY (great name). He had already been pulled, but I guess he said something the ump didn’t like.
Like the tbs crew said, not Bill Hohn’s best day.
Did anyone hear Caray’s call on Ortiz’s homerun? You’d think he was a Sox fan.
Let’s go Yanks! I updated my iPhone to the 3.0 version and purchased MLB At Bat, this will come in handy today seeing as how I’m on a train from NYC to Rochester to see my dad and visit the fam. One of the perks: I have the option to listen to either broadcaster, i.e., no Sterling.
Mel gets to enjoy perfect weather everyday
Never mind I see it was already addressed.
We have an off-day on Monday, so AJ’s suspension is moot. We just flip flop him and CC. Normally, CC and AJ would have each been on 5 days rest. Now CC is on normal rest and Burnett is on 2 extra days.
If we did not have that off-day, then we’d need a replacement starter.
Clint,
It’s not perfect everyday, but you won’t hear any complaints from me.
We did break some heat records this week. Broke 92 degrees on some days.
Doesn’t Arizona have perfect weather year round too?
Not happy about this. The best we can do is hold ground against the AL east. Unless…they can get Johnson home here. Go, Braves, go!
Well, I guess the Braves and Mets are not going to help us out today. We have to win to keep pace.
Philly has also lay down for the rest of the AL East while they were on the verge of sweeping us. Boston took 2\3, Toronto swept them, Baltimore is about to sweep them, They go to Tampa next and will probably be swept.
Nats showed some toughness against the Jays, but Tampa swept them and I’m sure Boston will this week as well.
Bronx 77,
Angels are also 7-1 against their NL opponents so far. Big reason why they are only 1 game back of us now in the Wild Card race
Our rivals are destroying their interlegaue opponents, especially Philly
So basically… everyone in the AL is taking advantage of the NL except us.
“Well, I guess the Braves and Mets are not going to help us out today. We have to win to keep pace.”
and just like that the braves tie it up
braves just tied it, go braves!
How hard is it raining in NY?
If they rain-shortened this game, the Mets would win.
Mets series matchups should be
Sabathia vs. Pelfrey
Burnett vs. Redding
Wang vs. Livan
Santana pitches on Thursday so we miss him.
Holy crap. So who’s watching soccer
m, I am about 10 minutes from CitiField and the rain is letting up.
“Santana pitches on Thursday so we miss him.”
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In the past, the Mets have actually shuffled their order to Santana would face the Yanks.
They might not do that this time, considering his last outing against them.
Fran,
Thanks. You figured they’d do anything they could to get the game finished anyway.
Okay, Ron Darling’s getting stupid with his, “This is the first generation of players who grew up in little league where everyone got a trophy” comment.
M-
Actually I think it would be a suspended game. Play picked up from this point. It no longer reverts.
M, it stopped raining here and the skies are brightening.
jennifer,
That’s what I thought. But, what happened in that Boston game on Friday? Boston lost in a rain-shortened game.
braves bases loaded with 2 outs against sox… but 0-2 count
Florida took the lead in the 2nd inning in that rain shortened game.
Not sure what the rule is if the visiting team takes the lead in the top 1\2 of the frame and the game is stopped because of rain.
damnit papelbon got out of it… always makes things interesting… hes so overrated
Thanks, Jen. AJ on extra rest? We saw what happened the last time – not looking forward to that, lol
“HURRY UP: The Yankees have played each of their last five games under three hours.”
I may be in the minority, but I enjoy long games. Don’t get me wrong, there are days when I hate watching a long game, but on a Sunday afternoon, I really enjoy the long games.
Quick games, while good for a Friday/Saturday night, are very anti-climactic. You don’t get all the Baseball excitement during the quick games, because it’s usually 1,2,3 innings with little substance. Ten pitch innings are no fun to watch.
I am hoping for a good, long game today.
Walk off for boston lol Nick green btw
Why in the hell couldn’t Nick Green play like that for the Yankees?
yea right around pesky… lucky as s***… such BS
lol Nick Green hits a walkoff HR
Typical Sux win.
Freakin Nick Green. sigh
Walk off hr around the Pole
Braves really blew this game today.
Jones got himself thrown out arguing balls and strikes and Cox takes out Anderson in the 8th for a pinch runner.
Papelbon was on the ropes and instead of facing Jones and Anderson he’s facing Kelly Johnson and Matt Diaz.
Jones and Cox cost their team the game today.
Nick Green – just ridiculous.
God how do the Sox get so lucky?
And is it a surprise that they pick up Nick Green off the scrap heap and he turns into some clutch fundamentally sound role player who fills in perfectly?
Whatever about the Sox – the Yankees just aren’t as good, what can you do? Truthfully, I’m holding out for the wildcard …..
Also, why isn’t Damon playing?
This division is sooo good. You can’t count on our rivals losing games, especially to these subpar NL teams. We have to win games ourselves to keep form losing ground.
Not sure why they are the “Sux”. I for one, being a Yankee fan, want the Red Sox to do well. Without them, it would be boring.
Yankee and Red Sox fans are soooo lucky, in that they have a rivalry such as this to add increased interest to an already great game.
How do other teams’ fans stay interested?
We could be the Pirates or Royals… perish the thought.
Whatever about the Sox – the Yankees just aren’t as good, what can you do? Truthfully, I’m holding out for the wildcard …..
Felt like I was watching a Yankee game. Pitchers giving back leads. Defense giving away outs. Failing to move guys over. And Nick Green losing the game for us. Sigh…
“Truthfully, I’m holding out for the wildcard …..”
I am too, but that isn’t going to be easy either. We are ahead now, but only 1 game ahead of the Angels and 3 ahead of the Rays. We need to snap out of this funk and go on a nice run.
Sox beat NL team at Fenway, news at 11… big deal.
They’re a very good team. Most likely playoff bound. The Yanks will be ok.
Sorry Angel- we all don’t have to share the same opinion you do that the Yankees are better than the Red Sox.
Weather in Atlanta is going to be in the low 90s this week when we go there.
Probably hotter than Miami is.
They aren’t lucky,it’s good coaching,that doesn’t rely on excuses.Play or no stay,it works.
Ok, I never am one to blame umps, but OMG did the Braves get SCREWED today.
Giftwrapped that game for the Sox.
REM, I agree – the Yankees are hardly a lock for the playoffs. Are they really that much better than the Angels/Rangers/Rays/Tigers? I think people want to believe they are based on the fact that we root for them….if the Yankees were another team, do you think that we would appraise them as one of the best in baseball? They are what they are – a good team.
Nick no humor ?
no Nick Green will cherish his last walkoff hr snide remarks what gives ?
They did what they were supposed to do. We give games away.
Girardi on the pregame saying that Alex will get 1 day off per week not including scheduled off days. Girardi shot down the conspiracy theory.
Damon out due to a calf injury.
Per Kim – Damon has a “right calf issue”.
Another injury? That’s nice……..thanks Fran!
Betsy, he is available to pinch hit.
Tyler, hate him all you want. But calling him overrated makes you look like an idiot. And it’s ironic Yankee fans complain about the pesky pole considering how cheap any home run to right is now at Yankee stadium. Hello Damon?
Is that the Golden Calf?
It’s called *Hotlanta* for a reason, it will ZAP your energy.
Thanks, Fran.
Green is a defensive butcher. 9 errors in 42 games. He’s playing no better or no worse than he did as a Yankee. He’s a utility player.
“Ok, I never am one to blame umps, but OMG did the Braves get SCREWED today.
Giftwrapped that game for the Sox.”
Right. Home plate ump stunk all day for both sides. Sox definitely benefited more but they certainly didn’t GIVE this to the Sox. Could have gone either way with all the bad calls.
We are so talented, but also inconsistent.
When one person slumps, the entire lineup slumps. When the pitching is on, the lineup is off. When the lineup is on, the pitching is off. When both the pitching and lineup is on, the bullpen is shakey.
If we could get all 3 phases clicking at the same time, we would be very scary. But that seems to be the theme every year. Incredible talent, inconsistent results. They should be better than this.
Sure it’s a calf injury, *wink wink.*
Damon has had calf problems in the past. Given the heat and humidity in Miami, it’s not out of the realm of possibility. However, it does make it a little less likely that Damon will come back next year, unless it’s to a one-year deal and there’s no better option.
As far as Boston having a better team, they do lead the division – on June 21. No championships given out tomorrow.
You never want to waste well pitched games. The rotation has given up 3 runs or less in our last 5 games, and we are only 2-3. The bullpen has been lights out since the Boston disaster as well. Considering how inconstant bullpens are, you want to take advantage of that. I doubt Coke and Aceves can keep up this pace.
Wasting AJ’s gem was a killer.
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Come on, guys, chins up. Based on records, the Yanks, as inconsistent as they have been so far, are still one of the top three teams in the league. Still a lot of games, injuries, trades, hot streaks, cold streaks, PED suspensions and who the heck knows what else to come. Do you know how this season shakes out? I sure as heck don’t and I’ve been following the game for 50 years. Relax. Enjoy!!
It’s high 90’s in Dallas and I’m being put to work helping someone set up house!
But I’ll try to be funny… Next time.
As “great” as Boston is and as “horrible” as the Yankees are, Boston still can’t pull away from the rest of the division. Somebody’s thought processes are screwed up.
The offense needs to play stopper today.
Man, I don’t know how those people can take the heat. Its so hot today.
Swish! GJ
Nice Swishy!
AHH… i have MLB Extra innings on comcast… and they have every game showing but the yankees game … of course this happends when CC is pitching.
Very nice list Rebecca.
Lets go Alex!
vtyankee: Thank you!
A-Rod just does not look right at the plate
He took some great swings
LOOKS like Arod’s 2:30 am outing didn’t help his *fatigue*.
Captain, commencing…
Swisher swatting, Teal Tower…
Tex topped, A-Rod too…
CC should be batting behind Alex
That Leyritz story is just tragic – in every sense for everyone involved. The only good would be if it kept some people from making bad decisions.
What an unusual defensive setup by the Marlins. Playing Rodriguez on the left side of the infield like they would play Giambi on the right side…dead pull hitter. He hit the ball hard for what normally would have been a single in the hole. Last time I saw that for a right hander was for Frank Howard.
Well, this isn’t the best start
Are you kidding me already… Come on CC!!
settle down cc settle down…
CC pulled a fat.
Posada is calling a terrible game so far.
I actually predicted CC would allow them to score 2 in the first,to a friend. I can’t believe it,I was right.
GreenBeret7 June 21st, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Posada is calling a terrible game so far.
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I know! He told CC to give up a double, than a single to give the Marlins the only run they will need to win this game. Awful. Jorge already lost this game for the Yankees.
1 run means nothing, assuming this offense can stop being awful.
It should not be a feeling of “we are in big trouble” if CC gives up 1 run in the first inning. This offense has been a joke lately, 2-3 in 5 straight games of allowing 3 or fewer runs. That’s what needs to turn around.
20 plus pitch inning.. Hope he plans on going to 120 again or the pen will be in around the 5th inning at this pace.
CC definitely pitched around Uggla in that last AB knowing he could overpower Paulino.
Summer SolstACE* starts…
Pinstripes twining, twirling, throws…
Feeding frenzy ends…
Correct spelling is: Solstice
Man we have CC batting. All is good today.
50% right ain’t bad,CC the ACE,bwaaaah
Why would he pitch around a guy hitting .216! He needs to be aggressive and overpower this lineup.
jennifer
June 21st, 2009 at 5:24 pm
GreenBeret7 June 21st, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Posada is calling a terrible game so far.
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I know! He told CC to give up a double, than a single to give the Marlins the only run they will need to win this game. Awful. Jorge already lost this game for the Yankees.
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Yeah, then he calls for a walk. Luckily, Sabathia talked Posada into calling for a strikeout.
for the record, I was joking.
Cano has such a horrible approach at the plate. He usually swings at the very first pitch or very obviously takes the first pitch and swings at the second no matter where it is. His skill at hitting is amazing but his approach is about as bad as it gets.
4 pitches, 2 outs.. nice way to make Volstad pitch.
“I actually predicted CC would allow them to score 2 in the first,to a friend. I can’t believe it,I was right.”
Hey you’re right. CC allowed them to score 2 in the first. But one disappeared when Matsuzaka was put on the DL for sucking. That’s baseball!
“I actually predicted CC would allow them to score 2 in the first,to a friend. I can’t believe it,I was right.”
Hey you’re right. CC allowed them to score 2 in the first. But one disappeared when Matsuzaka was put on the DL for sucking. That’s baseball!
lol
volstad’s line will be 6 innings 3 hits no runs
Betsy
June 21st, 2009 at 4:33 pm
Sorry Angel- we all don’t have to share the same opinion you do that the Yankees are better than the Red Sox.
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Don’t put words in my mouth, Betsy.
My issue with it was that the season is far from over and anything can happen. Nothing to do with the Sox being better or not.
Look how easy it is to get the $200 million babies out,3 up three down. YAWN!!
jennifer
June 21st, 2009 at 5:30 pm
for the record, I was joking.
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For the record, so was I.
What else was I to think, Angel? You used the rolling eyes smiley as if my comment was ridiculous.
Obviously anything can happen – I would be very surprised if the Yankees made it close with the Red Sox, but hey, I hope they surprise me.
I don’t want to get into an argument – I’m sorry if I upset you.
“I actually predicted CC would allow them to score 2 in the first,to a friend. I can’t believe it,I was right.”
Did you predict he’d have some kind of physical problem going on where the’y have to get someone up, you little turd?
Jesus….now you’re back to counting pitches for selected players? They didn’t look as bad or any worse than the leadoff hitter’s 4 pitch strikeout.
Mark,
Like that didnt happen for the Yankees before. I bet you didnt complained about that did you?
What is wrong with Sabathia?
Wow, hope CC is okay
Our offense is in a cold streak. Happens.
But our pitching has been lights out. Starting and bulpen. I’m hoping that this is a sign of good things to come.
No CC at bat
Wow, what’s wrong with CC?
Aceves up in the bullpen, after Girardi out to talk to him.
Summer SolstICE, stare…
Sabathia refusing…
To give in to heat…
Like I said yesterday- advantage in baseball means ABSOLUTELY NOTHING.
Even if Sabathia stayed in this game, the advantage was lost as soon as we fell behind. Now, it’s on the offense to score some runs for once, and yet again they are having some pretty weak at bats at the plate to start off a game.
//God how do the Sox get so lucky?//
Luck is the residue of design. – Branch Rickey
Betsy I’m sure we’ll all find out at the same time. Keep your seat belt on.
Ugh?
Is it particularly hot and humid today? Oh wow…..I hope he’s ok.
How long can Aceves go? Too bad Phil pitched yesterday…
This is bizarre. Didn’t CC have a problem before with heat and pitching? Like, they made him start eating bananas and drinking gatorade or something?
Or was that Zambrano. I believe CC has a big problem with the heat. Pretty sure.
And Sabathia is clearly not hurt physically. They were saying he sounded like he was under the weather, so that and the heat is probably why they are taking him out.
So weird. CC kept saying he was fine…
I’m guessing he has the flu, b/c physically I didn’t see anything.
Everything is clicking for the Yanks.
He was trying to talk Girardi out of pulling him. No need to take any chances though.
And Sabathia gets knocked out of the box by a mystery. Will he go on the DL tomorrow? Bring up Melancon or Dunn? Trade for Halliday, Peavy or Webb? Hey!!!! Trade for all three. They’re on the DL and they can keep Sabathia company.
Great another pitcher bitting the dust
Amazing
there goes this game but I thought everyone penciled in a win?
Does last night’s loss matter now or still no because the Yankees were definitely winning today?
You’re kidding me, right?
CC is hurt now too?
I’d be shocked if they ,make the playoffs w/no CC.
“Like that didnt happen for the Yankees before. I bet you didnt complained about that did you?”
Duh yeah like maybe I complained about it. But Derek Jeter didn’t. Melky Cabrera didn’t. Elf’s got a lot of mouth for a midget.
Damn, and all of us were waiting for him to come up to bat and tie the game!!
Kay saying that CC has told Kim that he loves to pitch in hot weather……unbelievable.
matt in full panic mode after 2 innings.
can we get this guy banned from this site for being a mega sisy?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
what is the scoop with CC no TV??
This team has more drama than TNT’s entire weekly broadcast schedule.. I just hope CC’s under the weather
gosh i hope cc is ok…we NEED him
GI Joe pointing to his left bicep… IDK what that means.
“You’re kidding me, right?
CC is hurt now too?
I’d be shocked if they ,make the playoffs w/no CC.”
We don’t know if he’s hurt or if the heat got to him or what. If he is hurt it sure didn’t look like they carried him off the field on a stretcher. I seriously doubt you’re talking anything season ending.
Can someone tell me how to make those rolling eyes please?
Even if it ends up that CC is fine, Joe made the right move…… you can not take any chances with CC (or with any player, but esp. this guy).
C’mon whoever is watching the game can tell he’s 99.9% surely NOT hurt.
He looks like he was fatigued. possibly flu or dehydration.
Heat index there today = 104 degrees…he weighs almost 300 pounds, this isnt a big shock lol/
Here’s the good news. Phil Hughes is lurking.
Hopefully CC just has the flu and will be ready to go his next start. They probably did the right thing taking him out, because the Marlins were hitting the ball hard.
Did Aceves get enough time to warm up?
I would think that if CC was hurt they would never have let him start. Maybe it was the heat.
yanks bats gonna have to come alive today…aceves can only go so long
mark,
No idea how bad he’s hurt, just saying that if it’s season ending, or even if he’s out for more than a month, we’re in HUGE trouble. Massive.
Hopefuly it isn’t bad, but just because we don’t see anything doesn’t necessarily mean anything.
Mark,
http://codex.wordpress.org/Using_Smilies
Brandon-Biceps tendinitis.
Brandon 5 Cena ZEEEEEEROOOO “Because I’m AWESOME and so is MY DAD today !”
June 21st, 2009 at 5:46 pm
GI Joe pointing to his left bicep… IDK what that means.
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Girardi told him that if Sabathia lies to him, Girardi will hook him uo with a left to the jaw…or arm if he can’t reach that high.
Let’s just wait and see what they say about CC and not jump to any conclusions.
Come on Aceves
ace > CC
gardy coverin that ground…now hopefully he and some others can span the bases!
He can say anything he wants.
Thank god we have an off day tomorrow. The last thing we need for CMW’s start is a tired bullpen.
TIME to over tax the pen again,so much for the pen stats Pete gave.Yankees just can’t catch a break.
CC goes out with some kind of “heat fatigue”…the score’s 1-0 in the 2nd…
And posters are already…”There goes this game”…and “Now we’re not making the playoffs”.
What are they 10 years old???
First off we’re winning this game…and second…CC won’t mix his next start.
Third…we are playoff-bound!
Bullpen is going to throw a lot of innings so it’s a good thing the Yanks are off tomorrow so the bullpen will be able to rest.
I’m certain that there are a few here that take note that Texeria ( Derek as well ) always uses 2 hands when catching pop ups ???
Phil can maybe pitch one inning, or two, at the most. Remember he’s still basically a starter – you can’t treat him like he’s been a reliever all his life. Who’s to say his arm can withstand pitching back to back?
Brandon-”Biceps tendinitis.”
Or could be what GB7 just posted.
I’m going to guess it’s a groin pull!
It seemed like some heat or fatigue related issue with CC. Either way, I’m not liking the Yankees’ chances in this game. Let’s hope I’m wrong.
Okay, can someone tell me what the frak is going on? MLB Extra Innings isn’t showing the game so I check ESPN Gamecast and it has Aceves pitching. What’s wrong with CC?
CC should be the least of our worries. The offense needs to be put on the dl.
“Heat index there today = 104 degrees…he weighs almost 300 pounds”
Good point. I think it is the heat. Maybe cramp or dehydration?
I expressed my opinion. You put it out there, and yes, I thought it was ridiculous – only because the season is far from over.
Personally, I just can’t imagine being a fan of a team and assuming the worst case doomsday scenario – every. single. time. I just wouldn’t bother to be a baseball fan, if that was it for me. I am a fan to get enjoyment out of my team and the games – although that becomes less possible at times around here. Its my escape.
But whatever, I expressed my opinion, and acknowledge we’re just different types of people – no problem with that.
“matt in full panic mode after 2 innings.
can we get this guy banned from this site for being a mega sisy?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????”
I’d rather have a whiney Yankee fan around than a troll who only shows up to act like a loser and only shows up when the Yankees are behind in a game but craps his pants and stays away lying in a fetal position when the Red Sox lose.
“matt in full panic mode after 2 innings.
can we get this guy banned from this site for being a mega sisy?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????”
I’d rather have a whiney Yankee fan around than a troll who only shows up to act like a loser and only shows up when the Yankees are behind in a game but craps his pants and stays away lying in a fetal position when the Red Sox lose.
ACE>ACEVES,
CC’S overated
sar515-I’m not going to be mad becasue I don’t even know if you’re referring to me, but we have no clue if CC is hurt. Just because he looks fine doesn’t necessarily mean anything.
And w/no CC we’re missing the playoffs.
As for the game, let’s see. Our offense has been awful lately.
Laura- not sure. Girardi went to the mound twice, and pulled him the second time. If I could read lips, I would say he kept telling Joe I am fine…
“I’m certain that there are a few here that take note that Texeria ( Derek as well ) always uses 2 hands when catching pop ups ???”
Luis Castillo take note.
No game here either, Laura. So i’m stuck here, until I find out what happened to CC.
Angel,
We think similarly.
Ace assumes the role…
Relieves retreating CC…
Even his at bat…
Tom in NJ, thanks.
Go Jeet.
man whats up with all the inconsistent umps these days…im tired of it…and im tired of not scoring runs
The MLB needs to be disbanded and people with brains put in charge. Why is this a 5pm game? There is absolutely no reason for this game to be scheduled so late. Frakin’ morons!!!
“Wait til…”
Not aimed at you directly. there are many posters who are “Chicken Littling”…the sky is falling!!
CC gets taken out…and why leap to out for extended time.
Do you think we’re going to be shut out this game????
I think that Sabathia just didn’t like pitching to Posada and he refused to go any further with a catcher that allowed another run on his record.
You know that CC is pissed ’cause I’m sure he wanted to take some hacks.
GreenBeret7 June 21st, 2009 at 5:57 pm
I think that Sabathia just didn’t like pitching to Posada and he refused to go any further with a catcher that allowed another run on his record.
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lets go tex…big hit time!
sar515-I hope we’re not shut out, but I can’t deny the very real possibility.
Seriously, this offense needs to get going. Sean West is the only pitcher they’ve hit well in the last week. They did nothing against all the Nats starters, nothing against the Nats pen, nothing against Johnson, and nothing against the Marlins pen.
That was really stupid but I’ll take it.
Yes tex!!!
Swisher is a horrible baserunner
thank you tex!
Swish is so slow he would get thrown out.
Finally a hit with a RISP.
“Wait til…”
Guess no shut out.
There goes the shutout.
Nice!
MVP! MVP!
Maybe a LITTLE early…
Once again Swisher with head up butt. Should have scored 2 runs if he would have stole second with jetes
Oh a run!
Some ugly offense, but I’ll take it. All with two outs. Le’s go, Alex.
That’s just what we needed. I’ll take a weak chopper for an RBI over 10 balls to the warning track anyday.
sar515-Ha, we both thought the same thing. I’m glad.
Alex!!!
A-Rod!!!!
YEA AROD!
Man did Arod need that!
I’m wrong 1st base would have been playing back, probably better Swish screwed up
I’m wrong 1st base would have been playing back, probably better Swish screwed up
“Wait til…”
Um….guess no…well you know.
Big hit by Alex.
Nice going Alex!
Great job Alex.. Welcome back!
I think Alex needs to party until 2:30am more often.
Teixeira ties it…
Sliding into second, safe…
A-rod’s turn, two more…
i thought we werent allowed to have a lead in a game?
Se what happens with a couple of days off? Tie that with getting a little loosened up on the dance floor and you get production. Now the fans and media can stop winning.
Anyone got a big diaper, wipes, and maybe an anti-anxiety pill? I’ve having a hard time and my daddy locked the liquor cabinet.
very nice inning..were prbly gonna need some more of those…hopefully ace is on his game today for however long he can go..
any news on sabathia???
Maybe if Alex stayed out until 4AM he would have hit a HR
One hit for A-Rod and they praise him for 5 minutes. Lets string more than one hit together before he’s the next captain. Crazy
“YEA AROD!”
Ralphie try YAYROD!
Now the fans and media can stop winning.
Now the fans and media can trying to win the stupidest remarks contest. They can also stop whinning.
This is me right now. I hope you don’t mind me sharing.
PissedYankFan June 21st, 2009 at 6:07 pm
One hit for A-Rod and they praise him for 5 minutes. Lets string more than one hit together before he’s the next captain. Crazy
Ur mind is playing tricks on you.
“I think Alex needs to party until 2:30am more often.”
He left the club at 2:30, who knows how long he stayed “up” with Ms. Hudson?
PissedYankFan
June 21st, 2009 at 6:07 pm
One hit for A-Rod and they praise him for 5 minutes. Lets string more than one hit together before he’s the next captain. Crazy
Beats the Hell out of making 8 outs in his previous 5 at bats like one Yankee player.
who said anything about A-Rod being captain?
im glad were winning, but im still really concerned about cc
“He left the club at 2:30, who knows how long he stayed “up” with Ms. Hudson?”
You know, that is a visual that I just didn’t need to have in my head. Thanks.
cc has the flu
Perhaps partying all night relieves exhaustion
“Beats the Hell out of making 8 outs in his previous 5 at bats like one Yankee player.”
GB, don’t start. You don’t want m coming in here telling you that you are anti-Jeter.
anything on CC?
no one did they are praising him as such…showing his high school tape and he was the big man on campus. who cares!
I’m so pissed MLB Extra Innings isn’t broadcasting this game! I have to listen to radio
Laura – All we are saying is give Wang a chance!
June 21st, 2009 at 6:12 pm
“Beats the Hell out of making 8 outs in his previous 5 at bats like one Yankee player.”
GB, don’t start. You don’t want m coming in here telling you that you are anti-Jeter.
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Now you tell me. I’ve already been accused of that.
WFAN
The minute they say something about CC we will post it. No news is good news. At the moment anyway.
“I’m so pissed MLB Extra Innings isn’t broadcasting this game! I have to listen to radio”
At least you have that. I’m in Chicago so I’m stuck with the Internet.
twitter says CC has the flue
twitter says CC has the flue
thats flu
PissedYankFan
June 21st, 2009 at 6:13 pm
no one did they are praising him as such…showing his high school tape and he was the big man on campus. who cares!
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Give it a rest. Nobody cares about your whining and snot slinging.
I’m hoping it was just the flu for CC. Combined with the heat and humidity, I could see how he didn’t feel like pitching.
His nose was red and he kept on rubbing it.
They didn’t know he had the flu before he started the game?
CC has tightness in left biceps
Marlins station says tightness in left bicep
Sabathia…tightness left bicep. day to day.
CC – tightness in his left bicep. He is day to day
Tightness in bicep…not good. But I won’t panic until he gets the MRI, which I’m sure he will.
So, some twittering fool has it differently than the bicep tightness just released by the Yanks.
who said that on Twitter?
Oh, I missed the day to day part. Good.
From the heat? I guess it could be worse – skip a start or push him back?
I bet it’s tightness in his left bicep
And CC wanted to pitch through that – very, very foolish; he could have done some real damage.
The tightmess could be heat related…such as dehydration. I’ll worry after the full results are released.
Tightness? I’d rather he had the flu.
Biceps tendinitis!
An off day tomorrow does us a world of good.
Betsy – Kay didn’t say anthing about the heat. Just said tightness in left bicep, day to day,and they would have more on the post game show.
Bad news via gameday re: CC. Left game due to injured arm.
Let’s hope it’s minor.
He shoulda been out with ARod last night!
Mild concern, not much… he’s a horse
I’m in Florida watching Marlins announcers…. generally good except when they get all pissy about called strikes and balls. Beats the hell out of the Yankees on radio!
How serious is a tight bicep?
What do you guys make of Pete’s post about Leyritz? I couldn’t tell if he was bothering the players/causing a distraction or if it was just an odd sight to see…
“The tightmess could be heat related…such as dehydration. I’ll worry after the full results are released.”
I thought the same thing when I heard it. I used to be a runner and I used to get a lot of muscle cramps if I didn’t hydrate enough.
If it’s biceps tendinitis, he’ll be on the DL.
Attached is a simplified article.
http://www.itendonitis.com/bicep-tendonitis.html
Gardy!
I suspect CC’s injury may be more serious, the Yankees very seldom tell the whole story at first with an injury
Tendinitis he’s on the DL. Tightness is not necessarily tendinitis.
Fran, thanks. Either way, I would expect CC to miss a start. I hope it’s not tendonitis.Tendonitis always sounds like it should be mild, but then it takes forever to go away (like with TEx…….and now with Marte)
“What do you guys make of Pete’s post about Leyritz?”
I thought that it was very sad. How far that guy has fallen. He has to beg to talk to the players.
Well, Phil can take CC’s next spot in the rotation.
Any way we can agree to wait til we hear more rather than speculate? If we hear it’s something bad then everyone can start to hold funerals. For now can we just wait?
I don’t think so, Laura – Phil is not stretched out.
I don’t think so, Laura – Phil is not stretched out.
This is why Joba has to be in the rotation (among ohter reasons, of course)!
Good God, people. Tightness in the bicep doesn’t mean bicep tendonitis. That the damned razor away from your throats.
Why don’t we try not jumping to conclusions with regards to CC. Or would that be too much to ask?
“What do you guys make of Pete’s post about Leyritz?”
sad, very sad
wow melk man
Melky!
Great catch!
Phil is more than stretched out enough to start a game in 6 days. If he can go long relief he can start a game. Nobody says he has to pitch 9 innings.
Nice catch by Melky
That
***take***
“I thought that it was very sad.”
I couldn’t agree more. It is such a horrible situation. That article Pete linked to about Leyritz’ endless stress/preparation for his case was really tough. I’m sure a lot of fans recall that “one moment” that converted them to a die-hard fan, or they will never ever forget. Leyritz’ 3-run hr in the 96 world series was mine, no question.
What a catch by Melky. He got on his horse and went after that one. Great catch.
Mark, how many innings can Phil go? He just pitched one last night….his last outing was 2 innings. That’s being stretched out?
Wouldn’t it be funny if Ace pitched a non complete game no hitter?
I hope it’s not serious, my dad, a doctor, said that dehydration often causes a lot of cramping in muscles, so that may be the reason.
P.S. Ugh can everyone read at least the couple posts before you? I mean about 10 people came out and said that “CC has bicep tightness” like they got the “breaking news”..if people read, it would take out a lot of meaningless posts for people to read
I hope it is not bicep tightness, as the bicep problems can at times be consistent with TJ. Don’t shoot the messenger.
Put him on the Dl NOW. Good job by Sargent Rock to take him out.
Scratch that, I think he allowed a hit already.
GreenBeret7
“Good God, people. Tightness in the bicep doesn’t mean bicep tendonitis. That the damned razor away from your throats.”
What are you, a doctor?
I love Aceves
jake-They all post because you need to refresh the page to see the previous posts, so as you’re writing someone could have already posted.
“Perhaps partying all night relieves exhaustion”
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sounds like the wannabe nerdy girl is a little jealous?
hughes can go 70 pitches more or less…
there pen is much improved…only dead weight is TOmko the other pitchers are legit major leaguers who can get people out…
before you jump off the bridge on a CC injury wait a few days…….
Kozmicki June 21st, 2009 at 6:33 pm
GreenBeret7
“Good God, people. Tightness in the bicep doesn’t mean bicep tendonitis. That the damned razor away from your throats.”
What are you, a doctor?
They are, but hes not.
Aceves dealing…
Heat, South of the border style…
Smoked fish, flash frozen…
“jake-They all post because you need to refresh the page to see the previous posts, so as you’re writing someone could have already posted.”
That happens to me all the time. I’ll be writing something and as soon as I post it, I see that the post right above mine says the very same thing. That can’t be helped.
GreenBeret7
“Good God, people. Tightness in the bicep doesn’t mean bicep tendonitis. That the damned razor away from your throats.”
What are you, a doctor?
—- He might not be a doctor, but he’s 100% correct. So don’t make a comment without info to back it up. If it always did mean tendonitis, they would have said..tendonitis…
Ace is doing great,another great Yankees find.He and Phil make you proud.
See that Pesky Pole HR at Fenway?
And Bosux talk about “Yankee Stadium Home Runs”…
How bad could CC’s injury be? Miss a start bad or worse?
GB7 is not a docter, but they haven’t yet said what the tightness is from, so why go crazy assuming the worst?
Nothing wrong with that comment.
Speaking of that one bad bullpen guy, Tomko, that somone stated up there ^… he’s warming in the pen right now
He was a starter until he went to the pen. He went to the pen for long relief. He’s plenty stretched out between spring training and the season. It doesn’t matter that he hasn’t gotten a lot of innings. Between now and CC’s next start, that’s what you’re talking about, he can get more throwing sessions in. Relax.
sar515,
i can’t agree with you more
Dave
June 21st, 2009 at 6:23 pm
What do you guys make of Pete’s post about Leyritz? I couldn’t tell if he was bothering the players/causing a distraction or if it was just an odd sight to see
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think he was looking for mel hall…….
“What are you a doctor”
He doesn’t have to be a doctor to know tendonitis and tightness in a bicep are 2 different things. The Yankees have yet to say anything about it being tendonitis.
Right now it’s tightness. Two completely different things.
“UPDATE, 6:28 p.m.: I have to say, I’m disappointed not to have seen CC hit.”
You and me both, Pete!
Ahh the WebMD’s are out in force.
Yay!
I think Tomko has been more good then bad actually. He had that meltdown against the Mets but other than that he was good. He came in against Minesota with the bases loaded and got out of it.
Dear Yankee hitters,
Please stop hitting the ball to the SS. Thanks.
Signed,
All Yankee fans
“How bad could CC’s injury be? Miss a start bad or worse?”
How in hell do we know? Can you wait until we get more information from people who DO know?
Kozmicki
June 21st, 2009 at 6:33 pm
GreenBeret7
“Good God, people. Tightness in the bicep doesn’t mean bicep tendonitis. That the damned razor away from your throats.”
What are you, a doctor?
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No, but, I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
I’ve also had almost 35 years of medical training in the military. It’s part of the job discription to be a combat medic. I’ve dea;t with injuries….including heat related. They might hook him up to a couple of saline bags and recharge him. I’d put money on it that the catchers and most of the players will get hooked up today.
PissedYankFan-He only got out of it thanks to an incredible play by Tex.
Yeah I wanted to see cc hit
how old is that pink yankee fan ?
The ball sounds really loud off the bat.
No Matt? That’s right, the Yankees are winning so he is MIA.
Wouldn’t shock me if CC was dehydrated. It is smoking hit and humid here.
Very easy to cramp up if you aren’t used to this weather and over-hydrate.
who read the article about Scott Proctor?
come on Tomko
Proctor checked himself into rehab for drinking
i would put ian keenedy in da pen.. wen eva he’z bak .
Yes but he’s not the worst option is all
If CCis out,that makes your Ace *Chien Ming Wang* bwaaaah!
“No Matt? That’s right, the Yankees are winning so he is MIA.”
Same with that freak Mo’sflatcutter.
actually he is the worst option now there is no Veras
hot not hit. Sorry for the typo.
It’s interesting that Joe brought Tomko in in a non-mop-up situation. Looks like Joe’s gaining confidence in him.
That should be ***description***
Luckily for me, spelling and typing skills are not prerequisites for the job.
mark,
Look up, Flatcutter lurks.
He is my least favorite troll.
DFA Tomko now.
I have the power of the jinx i guess
Oh damn
Tied game
oh no!
Too bad Aceves couldn’t stay in
Damn Embedded Sox
Tie game.
Hanley is a beast.
God I hate Bombko.
Yes Brett Tomko…SUCKS
From mlb.com: CC Sabathia left Sunday’s game against the Marlins in the second inning due to left biceps tightness. No tests are scheduled, and he is day to day.
LOL…..wow
ahhhhh why did he take aceves out?!?!
Call up Melancon
No, Proctor’s not in rehab. He’s in AA and rehabbing from TJ surgery.
SJ44
June 21st, 2009 at 6:46 pm
hot not hit. Sorry for the typo.
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You’re either making fun of my typing or we had the same typing teacher.
why is tomko on the team? I mentioned he sucked 20 minutes ago. he has sucked for 10 years more or less, why is this guy in a close game??
Why is he on the team????
he cannot get out any good hitters it is astounding a guy can be a 12 yr vet and be bad for 12 years……….
Nice way to fill in Brett. What a complete catastrophe if CC is hurt and we lose the game too.
At some point, you run out of arms because of short starts.
Tomko let the one guy you can’t let beat you in this lineup beat you.
New ballgame and the return of the trolls,
So, Phil is now part of the bridge to Mo. I guess that means he’s in the pen for the rest of the year? I’m so glad they still consider him a starter long term, lol….
Who do players w/little power or who are having power starved seasons get their power back against the Yanks?
Big Papi, that guy from the Nats who hit his first HR, now Hanley.
And the Mets as a team, thanks to Sheffield, hit HRs vs. us but not vs. anybody else!
“Look up, Flatcutter lurks.
He is my least favorite troll.”
We had a troll here who was just like that jerk Mo’sflatcutter. I think he’s screen name was antiMussina, something like that. People probably remember who I’m talking about. Or maybe it was ER. Pete finally banned him for being nothing more than an annoying troll who just showed up to make trouble. If he got rid of that guy you know it’s a matter of time before that total loser disappears. It just seems to take Pete time to get to things sometimes.
Betsy-They still consider Joba a starter long term.
the thing with Tomko is we know he sucks. he always has and always will. the guy is 35 yr old scrub.
why pitch him in a tight game??? go to hughes, go to bruney earleir then normal, mo has not pitched in 5 days…
you cannot have that junk pitch to good hitters……
Tomko is the one weak link in the bullpen.
stuart a-I agree.
And on my prev. post consider is considered.
Future of the fish…
A ton over Teal Tower….
Tomko is not Ace…
Brett Gardner wanted to play?
Aww how cute, he must wanna be like Jeter.
SJ 44 why is TOmko on the roster? really.. try melancon, dunn, kroenke, whoever, tomko stinks that is not new……
Tie game advantage goes to the home team. We need to score before the ninth.
Proctor wants to come back to the YANKEES.He wanted to talk to Cashman about returning,but he didn’t come with the team.He said Mo urged him to fix his life.When he drank he couldn’t stop,but never craved it.
Betsy,
why does that worry you so much?
He gains more out of helping theYankees than he does helping Scranton.
The guy has been great lately. He’s getting better and better. That’s what it’s all about.
Damn, tied game.
I’m annoyed about that only because that means you-know-who will return.
Hey everybody, I have a breaking news update from my sources with the trainer’s office… CC has biceps tightness, also known to the layman as tightness in his biceps. I’ll let you know if I hear more, but I’m a little out of the loop today…
Wait, of course……..but the Yankees had better understand that keeping Phil a short man for the entire year (and also, they have NO idea if he can throw back to back days – what happens if he doesn’t have a rubber arm…), they will be facing severe innings limitations with him next year. Also, Phil is still a work in progress with his 3rd pitch…..so when he struggles next year, they shouldn’t wonder why.
Florida’s got this game in the bag,thanks CC.
Posada is in an awful slump. I can’t remember the last time he got a hit, especially for extra bases.
This game so far has not been fun. Thank you, Tomko. And dehydration or cramping or whatever the hell is hurting CC.
SJ- If this is the ‘real’ SJ.
You think it could be as simple as having issues with the heat?
Betsy, that’s what Spring Training is for.
You need to get some CE credits on your WebMD diploma, Nick.
SJ, it worries me because I am thinking long-term. Plus, what I just wrote below – how do the Yankees know that Phil can be a reliever? That would require that he be able to pitch back to back nights, that kind of thing. Yes, he’s helping them now, but I think it’s a big mistake to make this permanent for this year…..Also, a reliever needs to be able to forget his bad night the night before and bounce back. Let’s see if Phil can do that. I can understand the idea that this is where he helps the team this year, but that doesn’t mean there should be no concerns.
GreenBeret7,
“No, but, I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.
I’ve also had almost 35 years of medical training in the military. It’s part of the job discription to be a combat medic. I’ve dea;t with injuries….including heat related. They might hook him up to a couple of saline bags and recharge him. I’d put money on it that the catchers and most of the players will get hooked up today.”
That is a lot of Military experience,. My father, uncle were in the military. One of my brother’s is in the air force, and the other one is training for the marines. I wanted to join, but I was told I can’t do too much because I’m color blind, and had a recent seizure. Sorry for going on, I just think its great that you have so much experience. God bless
The bullpen has pitched its heart out, again. Only allowed 3 runs, yet we have gone quietly into the night against mediocre Chris Volstad other than the 2 run bloop single in the 3rd inning and Teixeira’s double.
If they lose this game, it won’t be because of CC leaving or the pitching. It’ll be because yet again, they cannot score enough runs off of mediocre pitching. 5 hits and a walk, and 3 of those hits and the walk came in the first 3 innings.
Stuart,
He is a weak link but, all of those guys you mentioned are short relievers. They aren’t multiple inning guys.
He’s a weak link until the other guys gain more experience. Especially Melancon, who is the heir apparent for that role.
Orioles swept Phillies
Matt, you are spot on.
Man has there ever been a day where Coke has not pitched?
WOW, what an interesting article about Proctor (here it is if you haven’t red it yet…
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06.....octor.html.
I was soooo pissed when they dealt him (before that certain awful player who’s name I’d rather not even state came to the Yanks). That makes me feel a little better. I hope he has successful, healthy years ahead of him.
Quit whining about Tomko. He’s helped NYY win more games than he’s caused them to lose. He’s not perfect, but, he does fill a necessary role on the team. It’s better than burning Aceves, Coke and Hughes for 3 innings a piece.
Umm….
Tomko stinks!
Tomko needs to be DFA’ed.
W/our offense playing like it is, that is most likely game. But I hope not.
Get him out of the game! he sucks!
how much longer before the game thread posts drop dramatically because of the trolls?
Has anyone talked with any customer service person to learn why MLB isn’t showing this game?
OMG that was destroyed
Fatcessa: I think Tomkowould make a very good #5 SP
Tomko your a TOOL!
maybe a little behind the blog, but did see this article with the quote:”Scott Proctor says he is a recovering alcoholic’.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06......html?_r=1
hope he is able to recover from it
tomko doing it up. he is really good, when do they plan on getting rid of him???
what really does he do for the team???
he sucks..this is not a flippant comment he stinks and always has, really what is the purpose of having a 5 + ERA pitcher on the team???WHo can never get a big out….
Oh, this is bad.
Can someone refresh my memory about Tomko’s contract situation. I think I remember hearing he had some clause that if he didn’t play in the majors he could leave the team or something? Yeah, he definitely deserves that….
2 hr’s is unacceptable for Tomko. You put him in and you pretty much mail in the game.
the entire al east won today, et tu yankees?
Matt,
Just curious.
Do you ever feel positive about Yanks.
Every post you write here is always negetive.
In any case, it is your right.
I was not in favor of bringing Tomko up and have always thought he was going to do bad ever since he got here.
Jennifer,
Yeah, it’s me.
To prepare for this kind of this heat and humidity, you have to start over-hydrating a week out or you can cramp. Very possible it’s heat related.
Looks lik Tomko is pitching himself off this roster with just an awful performance today.
Get it together Melancon. You are needed in the Bronx.
YEA BRETT TOMKO YOU ARE SO GREAT
steve, i checked, mlb games cannot be shown after 5 pm on sundays because ESPN sunday baseball has the rights to all games, i know, its sucks
RS-
You wouldn’t be far off suggestion Jorge has been slumping. He’s hitting .230s in June, 12 for 52 with 8 RBI and 3HR, 7BB and 9 SOs.
Tomko should pitch in this year’s Home Run Derby. At least he would be good for something. He reminds me of Jeff (the baby) Weaver.
I believe Tomko had to be brought up by beginning of June or he would be granted free agency. Time to grant him FA!
LOL I still remember Diet Coke saying Tomko can pitch as a startahhhhhhhhhh !! I have yet to see evidence of that.
GreenBeret7 June 21st, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Quit whining about Tomko. He’s helped NYY win more games than he’s caused them to lose. He’s not perfect, but, he does fill a necessary role on the team. It’s better than burning Aceves, Coke and Hughes for 3 innings a piece.
You got to be kidding me.
SJ if you are right how can you play tomko in a important situation?
He may be a nice guy but he stinks, he stunk before today also…
tomko has 1 good inning this year he came in with the bases loaded against someone and got out of it. I live in LA he pitched here among many other stops, again the guy has stunk for over a decade…
$200 mill payroll and you waste a roster spot with him and berroa.. ransom should have never been put on the 60 day DL…
Does anyone have any faith in the offense right now? I mean seriously? What used to be the team that was so good at coming back has now become the team that GIDP when they have a chance to score.
Tomko needs to leave this team.
RS, you’re right.
I hate offensive cold streaks.
RS chill out. they have hit into DP’s in the last 4 games that is not exactly the end of the world…
they have come back in 22 games or so this year, not in 1972…
“I believe Tomko had to be brought up by beginning of June or he would be granted free agency.”
Yeah exactly – that’s what it was. Seems a little undeserved doesn’t it?
A $200M roster that includes Brett Tomko?
Hmmmm…
It doesn’t help that the Yankees have still not hit except for one inning……
I saw MArlins Mermaids in the stands.
Right now Mr. Tomko’s role seems to be that of the team’s worst pitcher. If he goes it will be someone else. It seemed like he’d been looking a little better, lately. Alas, not so much today.
Matsui!!!
Okay Yankees, close your eyes. Imagine you’re facing Johan Santana…
Home Run Predictions, thanks very much for the info. My horrendous customer service person (clearly a Red Sox fan, by the way) was such a jerk about this, and not helpful at all.
Well for having lost CC in the second we are within their reach. This game isn’t over yet and, despite Tomko’s poor outing, the relievers have kept us in this game.
I already said that when I used to run I would get back cramping if I did not hydrate. GB said it sound like hydration. SJ said it could be hydration.
Is that enough Jennifer?
Okay, this game is gonna suck. That’s my prediction. More of the same.
Keep swinging for the fences. We’re bound to tie the game with a solo homerun!!
Are the Nationals and Marlins known for having amazing pitching?
Seriously, am I missing something here? Because it seems like these teams have just breezed through our lineup like it’s the easiest thing in the world.
Eek. Seven pitches.
That wasn’t helpful. :/
Cashman is a fool for keeping Tomko on this team. There is a reason the guy has been with a million teams. He is the definition of mediocre. He should have been DFA’d ages ago. Even Veras would have made more sense to keep around because at least he has potential and some talent. You know what you have with Tomko- garbage and no room for improvement. Girardi is just as lame for even using him at all. Disgusting.
Heat and humidity are a toxic combo – I hope everyone is drinking plenty of water.
relax all, these games dont matter right? since nothing matters until september, these same people should stop whining about a-rod and his .215 average.
nice tough 7 pitch inning fo rPinto.. Cano must be giving the other players advice on plate discipline.
shocking matsui grounded out to the rightside, never see that.
so the pen will be well rested especially with the day off tommorrow but possibly with a L because Girardi decided not to go releiver to reliever(good releivers) but was under the long man illusion crap.
tomko will give you lenght. a good outing for the bum would be on avg. 4 innings 2 or 3 runs.. and that get’s you what? LLLLLLLLL’s…
the guy cannot pitch why is that hard to see and that he cannot help the team.???????????????
“Are the Nationals and Marlins known for having amazing pitching?
Seriously, am I missing something here? Because it seems like these teams have just breezed through our lineup like it’s the easiest thing in the world.”
Nationals did the same thing to the Jays. Baltimore killed the Phils. It’s baseball. Anything can happen on any day.
When your starter leaves in the second inning you really shouldn’t expect a miracle outing. The fact that we’re only behind by one run is pretty good.
I hate watching teams in offensive slumps.
Why is Tomko sitting down? He should be packing his bags.
Nice spot to pinch hit John Rodriguez or Shelly Duncan, not Matsui against a tough lefty. Oops, I forgot they’re still in AAA.
Last year we were 5 games out of 1st place during this time. This year if we loose we will be 4 games out of 1st place w/o beating Boston this year. I guess not much has changed, even w/ all the changes. That is really bad.
Ross, letting her rip…
Somwhere on Snake Creek Canal…
Cork capsule splashdown…
Okay so who can we bring up in place of Brett.
they lose today and that SHOULD be 4 straight series losses if luis castillo didn’t drop that ball
John-What’s your point? He DID drop the ball.
“Nice spot to pinch hit John Rodriguez or Shelly Duncan, not Matsui against a tough lefty. Oops, I forgot they’re still in AAA.”
Shelly can’t hit a CURVE BALL ! if it’s not a FASTBALL he is an auto out.
When this offense slumps, it’s teamwide.
It’s amazing. There hasn’t been 10 good swings by Yankee hitters all weekend.
The lack of consistency of this offense, given the pedigree of the guys in it, is mindboggling.
when was the last game coke didnt pitch?
bring up anyone or ; melancon, kroenke, dunn, or others.
the bottom line is tomko stinks, he stunk before today also so this is nothing new. he is just being tomko and crappy woosie pitcher ….
Carl
June 21st, 2009 at 7:05 pm
GreenBeret7 June 21st, 2009 at 7:00 pm
Quit whining about Tomko. He’s helped NYY win more games than he’s caused them to lose. He’s not perfect, but, he does fill a necessary role on the team. It’s better than burning Aceves, Coke and Hughes for 3 innings a piece.
You got to be kidding me.
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No, Caroline, I’m not. You’re not worth kidding.
“Last year we were 5 games out of 1st place during this time. This year if we loose we will be 4 games out of 1st place w/o beating Boston this year. I guess not much has changed, even w/ all the changes. That is really bad.”
THAT is a very disturbing point…
“relax all, these games dont matter right? ”
They matter plenty. The only reason to relax is because we can’t really do much about it but hope it changes.
“When your starter leaves in the second inning you really shouldn’t expect a miracle outing. The fact that we’re only behind by one run is pretty good.”
Maybe, but the fact that of the last 14 batters we’ve sent up there, we have one infield single to show for it.
It’s groundhog day with the dead bat society. Another day, another “tip your cap to the pitcher”…. pathetic.
When will these slumpo’s wake up????
Mariano hasn’t pitched in 5 days.
GreenBeret7, about Tomko I have to disagree. He is a bad pitcher and always has been.
There’s only one Haiku-Man and it is Dynasty is Destiny. Who’s the imposter with the handle “haiku-man”?
Better pen some rad haikus if you want to earn the handle. And D is D has got everybody beat so far.
coke’s innings are still not that high. the innings distribution has been pretty good…
look girardi gets to give MO another day off if they do not come back, that is why trying to hope Tomko will be good and can get meaningful outs is fools gold.. they should have gone to hughes, coke, another inning from aceves, bruney etc.. worry about the 9th up by 2 when you get there….
tomko in a maningful role, why?????????
This team does not deserve to be in the playoffs – it is pathetic.
“The lack of consistency of this offense, given the pedigree of the guys in it, is mindboggling.”
this quote could have come from any of the last 6 seasons.
but hey, this year’s version has been coming back late, so if we can keep it close, there’s hope…
That is why I have said this team is overrated offensively…I’m sure they will eventually wake up, but you can’t let that fool you into thinking that this is not a flawed team.
Doesn’t it seem like our bullpen never pitches with a lead?
EricNS-Teams deserve to be in the playoffs that have enough wins.
They deserve to be in f they win enough. It’s not complicated.
Veras was worse, much worse, than Tomko.
Don’t let nostalgia cloud your memory.
As bad as Tomko is, he’s Cy Young compared to Jose Veras.
A teamwide hitting slump, and your ace leaving the game unexpectedly in the second inning makes winning today an uphill battle.
This is very much like last year when we got beat by the bums of the NL. I guess the offense doesn’t get itself geared up for these games. I don’t know how else to explain it.
2-4 against the Marlins and Nationals
When we hit, we don’t pitch, when we pitch, we don’t hit.
I think we’re an excellent offense. We’ve just hit a cold streak. Happens.
no all, dont worry, its june. the season doesnt start until sept 1 when we are in 4th place and 10 games back. then its on!!!
Wait till they come to OUR house
June 21st, 2009 at 7:17 pm
GreenBeret7, about Tomko I have to disagree. He is a bad pitcher and always has been.
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I didn’t say that Tomko was a great or even good pitcher. Probably below average, but, it’s better than bringing in good arms to burn 3 innings. Had Sabathia not left before the 3rd inning, he’ probably wouldn’t have been used.
Good thing this game was penciled in as a win
I forgot they have robertson also.. why could robertson not go 2 innings or 1 2/3, aceves another batter or 2, coke, etc.
there was no need to use tomko.
i like girardi and think people just pick such as try to steal, should have bunt,etc. but pitching tomko when it matters is insane.
coke, robertson, aceves, they have a chance of doing well and are young. tomko has no chance….
girardi bad bad move…………………….
tex’s friend-Nobody here said that. Who are you referring to?
“TV Clown”? Why the hate?
“When will these slumpo’s wake up????”
Wish I knew. Wish I knew.
GreenBeret7-I guess he had to be used, but I’d rather he not be up here at all.
And who had the handle “Tomko, an idea who’s time has come”?? Haven’t seen that for a month…
also a point against using tomko today when it matters is they have a off day monday and the pen has not been overused lately.
bad bad bad decision.. wonder if our shrewd knowlegeable media will aks the appropriate question? Nah they will ask about arods late night…..
Don’t see how Girardi survives this
We have lost 8 of 12, 4 of our last 6 against the weak NL East. Our rivals are destroying the NL, we are losing ground to them.
Stultus-Actually, that was trisha.
Well, the people who complain that we only score via the HR should be happy. We haven’t hit many recently.
sevrx you are drunk if you think girards is getting fired.
get a life…
They should leave a bowl of dog food for the game’s biggest chump, aka Tomko – the opposite of the WWE championship belt.
I wish we’d score via the HR.
“Don’t see how Girardi survives this”
He survives until we don’t make the playoffs. Then, he’s history.
I believe the Yankees still have the third best record in baseball. Joe is NOT going to get fired.
Hard to believe we had a 7 game lead on the wild card just over 2 weeks ago. If the Angels win tonight, we will be tied for the WC and only 2 games behind Tampa, who were 7 game ahead of just 10 days ago.
“A teamwide hitting slump, and your ace leaving the game unexpectedly in the second inning makes winning today an uphill battle.”
Tough to deny that reality.
Wait till they come to OUR house
June 21st, 2009 at 7:23 pm
GreenBeret7-I guess he had to be used, but I’d rather he not be up here at all.
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I’d rather have all the starters go 8 innings in every game, too, but, it’s not happening. Once the starters are going 7 solid innings for longer than one turn through the rotation, Tomko will be history.
For Brett Tomko everything is an uphill battle.
they were up by 2 runs and have a pretty good pen besides Tomko but TOmko gave it up quickly.
oh my god tied for the wildcard my god the world is coming to the end. the al central looks so good, texas definitely will keep this up, oh my god all is lost………..
CLOWNS..
“Hard to believe we had a 7 game lead on the wild card just over 2 weeks ago. If the Angels win tonight, we will be tied for the WC and only 2 games behind Tampa, who were 7 game ahead of just 10 days ago.”
Angels will win the West.
Our comeptition for WC will be Rays, Texas and yes Boston. I am not conceding the divison to Boston with 95 game left in the reason when we are behind three or four games.
We’re giving away easy games in the standings.
This is supposed to be the soft part of the schedule. The rest of the division is killing the NL while we can’t even beat the likes of the Nats and Marlins, under .500 in the NL.
If we don’t make the playoffs… these are the games we will be pointing to, not the Boston games.
Game over
Horrible fundamentals.
Wow! That is your ball game!
Not at all a good throw by Cabrera.
awesome – even when Damon isn’t in left we can’t throw anyone out at the plate.
Hanson, Kawakami, Lowe in Atlanta. Only gonna get tougher.
This is not our pitching’s fault.
We have 3 runs today off a guy with an ERA of 5.00. If we could have scored a legitimate total today, this game wouldn’t be so bleak.
This game was close the entire way and our offense went to sleep while we had a lead. Well guess what? You aen’t going to always hold a 2 run lead. How about you stop swinging at pitches feet off the plate and take the game seriously?
Shouldn’t Posada be catching/stopping that ball to save the secodn run?
This bullpen is absolutely disgusting
Okay, if George was still in charge (or his sons had 1/10
of his cajones), Joe G. would be gone tonight and Billy Martin brought back. A dead Billy is worth more than a live Joe G. As Sam Cooke said “A change is gonna come.”
this really could be a devastating loss…i dont care what part of the season it is…they needed to go out there and get a series win…and with cc on the mound they expected it…losing this game if they do is heartbreaking…im so down right now and its rainy outside…what a terrible feeling
Sooooooooooo predictable! I just want to personally thank the Yankee Organization for another joke of a season!
“I believe the Yankees still have the third best record in baseball. Joe is NOT going to get fired.”
Joe won’t be getting fired for his starter going down in the 2nd inning. Joe won’t be getting fired for a slump in the season.
We’ll have to see how the season plays out to see what Joe’s future is. Fans might be erratic. I don’t believe the Yankees are.
God, how many runs has our outfield cost us in close games? Swisher with the error in Boston, Damon with the dropped fly ball yesterday, Melky turning Johnson’s single into a triple that scored the winning run….
If our OF played normal defense we’d have at least 2 more wins right now. I’m not talking about GOOD defense, just basic stuff like catching popups and hitting the cutoff man.
losing baseball. but hey MO is rested.. thank god we used tomko.. I also Bruney is rested. cool..
lost the game but guys are rested…
miserable stretch of games, but ONLY MORON LOSER BABIES THINK THE YANKS ARE OUT OF ANYTHING.
the rubbish that is posted here is pathetic are idiotic…
girardi made 1 mistake today, and that was pitching tomko. tell me all you want about long man blah blah blah, it is BS you win this game, rest Monday… You do not use bad players in big situations and expect godd results that occurs in the movies..
tomko and berroa need to be DFA’s them being on the roster is a joke…
This team has no life…lets face it…its the same story, last years it was games against the Reds, Pirates and Astros…games we should have won and lost..these games will cost us the playoffs
it seems like forever that we had a 16-4 span of games..
The Yanks are just playing all around terrible baseball lately…..I have little confidence that they can come back. I hope I’m wrong.
Last year we missed the playoffs because they went under .500 against KC, Texas, Cleveland, detroit, Cincy, and Pittsburgh.
History made repeat itself.
Mark: You dont believe the Yankees are erratic? What the hell are you smoking?
We’re not that good of a team.
GB7 -
You know I’m not an alarmist, but we’re closing in on July and this rotation has not gotten into any kind of a rhythm at all. The offense goes in and out of rhythm. The bullpen had done well until today, but they’ve also been in and out of rhythm.
They have no kind of consistency.
I try to remain positive, but there is no reason they should be losing these games. I try so hard sometimes to look for the silver linings and any sign that they are going to turn things around. I know they still have a winning record; I know that it is still sort of early and “anything” can happen – but that also means things could get worse, unfortunately.
I’m not throwing in the towel or anything like that. But, seriously, for the last 2 solid weeks, there’s been little going on that lends itself to optimism.
Rmel – we swept the Astros.
“Okay, if George was still in charge (or his sons had 1/10
of his cajones), Joe G. would be gone tonight and Billy Martin brought back.”
What did Girardi do to deserve it?
Get real.
You probalby need 50 managers in a season if you want to fire the manager every time a player screws up something.
Melky has a great arm but it hasn’t been accurate this season. He keeps throwing the ball up the line that was an awful throw.
SJ, You and I both know that teams will hit a skid ( slump ) at least 3 sometimes 4 times a season….Usually it’s a 12-15 game slide….The club is going through their second of this season….Good news is that this slump has been the .500 type vareity….Not that bad considering….But since wacking Santana last Sunday, there’s been some real ugly ab’s……..Just have to ride these things out as we both understand that’s part of a 162 game season……Many here just don’t get it though….
carl another pathetic post. oh my god hanson, kawakami, and lowe they have no chance they should not even go to atl. they should just give up.
and now some more steinny lore, fire this guy. neWsflash the yanks got good when georgie got suspended and was out of the baseball operations, that was the time when you clowns were in your mommies wombs’s…
Hal knew enough about the A-Rod situation where he and Cashman talked to A-Rod… so obviously he is not totally out of the loop.
Don’t think he doesn’t know what is going on with the team. He may not be his dad, but he knows how we have to make the playoffs.
EVERY team has flaws.
:bangs head on the desk:
This is a long conversation they’re having there.
File a protest?
Yeah, how could he use Tomko, Coke and Robertson would have shut them down…..oh…..wait……
what is going on???
We have lost 8 of our last 12 and 4 of our last 5.
cant the yanks have a nice 7 run inning?…wouldnt that make everybody feel just dandy…id like it
Yankees are going to file a protest if they don’t listen to Joe.
the mistake was tomko…
coke and robertson are legit pitchers. tomko is not end the story..
It’s funny that the NL team messed this up.
He just put a player in left field that ph. Joe waited till after a pitch was thrown. So the Marlins can’t just bring the ph’er back into the game. It is illegal.
The Yankees aren’t out of anything. They still have a great chance to be in the post season.
But if you’re not concerned with how this team is playing and how this offense is performing then you aren’t watching these games.
You might be a baseball fan on a higher level than some of us if this kind of lackluster uninspired play doesn’t phase you, but it phases me.
The pitching, until today, has been great. The offense of late has been awful.
The offense still looks like it’s caught in a rain delay.
stuart a June 21st, 2009 at 7:39 pm
carl another pathetic post. oh my god hanson, kawakami, and lowe they have no chance they should not even go to atl. they should just give up.
and now some more steinny lore, fire this guy. neWsflash the yanks got good when georgie got suspended and was out of the baseball operations, that was the time when you clowns were in your mommies wombs’s…
Someone said this should be the easy part of the schedule. I said its only gonna get tougher. whats your problem.
Pat M =
You think this is just a slump?
I so don’t like what I’m seeing. Every day a mental lapse by someone different. It’s getting harder and harder to say (for me), “it’s a slump, it’ll be fine any day now.”
I guess I need some reinforcement by the OPPC.
How can 4 umpires not know what to do here?
We all knew this bullpen dominance wouldn’t last.
Outside of Bruney and Ace, they do not have a single reliable arm in there.
As usual, when we needed the pen to step up, they failed. But the, they could pitch when trailing by 3 runs against the Nationals….
Most seasons are inconsistent though, Doreen. I doubt I’ve been following baseball as long as most people around here, but ever since I’ve been following the Yankees I can recall slides like this during each season, even ones where they ended up winning it all – frustrating as I agree they are, lol.
Losing serious ground to Tampa is a concern, though I always thought they’d still be in it…….It’s not just an offensive slump – the defense has been pretty dreadful. They have plenty of time to turn it around, but they have to stop this freefall – losing a series to the Nats, about to lose one to the Marlins, should have lost one to the Mets – soon..
stuart a
June 21st, 2009 at 7:43 pm
the mistake was tomko…
coke and robertson are legit pitchers. tomko is not end the story..
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Agree Tomko gave up two bombs in 2 innings he is brutal. Coke and Robertson have been good bullpen arms.
Doreen
June 21st, 2009 at 7:38 pm
GB7 –
You know I’m not an alarmist, but we’re closing in on July and this rotation has not gotten into any kind of a rhythm at all. The offense goes in and out of rhythm. The bullpen had done well until today, but they’ve also been in and out of rhythm.
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No, but, the rotation is getting very close to what was expected of them.
I won’t be concerned until the Yanks are 2 games out of the playoffs with one to play.
These umps are dumb. I don’t watch NL baseball and I can still figure out what’s happening.
“We all knew this bullpen dominance wouldn’t last.
Outside of Bruney and Ace, they do not have a single reliable arm in there.”
What’s wrong with Robertson? He’s reliable, IMO at least.
atl and florida are more or less the same.. kawakami, hanso, and lowe are not exactly drysdale, koufax ,ans another stud..
if the yanks play to there ability there opponent is irrelevant.
compeshe???
you also area alarmist and negative like most other young foolish fans…..I saw 78…they were 14 down and looked horrible and boston looked like the 27 yanks.. case closed.
I already filed a protest about the biceps tightness. I’ll let you know when a ruling is issued.
Why did they take so long to figure that out?
Guess I’m just a bit down in the dumps right now. I can usually take the long view.
They can’t beat good teams like Boston… they can’t beat the weak NL teams
Who can they beat?
We’re a fluke Castillo pop up from losing FOUR straight series and losing 9 of 12 games. Good teams don’t do that.
Hmmmmm, so the Yankees lose again. Should be fun to read the idiotic optimists tell the realists that everything is A-OK and it’s still early, LOL!
How did the Red Sox do today? Did they stink it up like NY?
2-4 against NL East bums
Everyone told me last night today was a guaranteed win and to stop whining and crying about throwing last nights game away
I definitely wouldn’t consider Robertson to be reliable. Agree to disagree…
i am not saying coke, aceves, robertson, and others are great. I am simply saying they are legit major leaguers with a chance to be prodcutive..hughes, robertson, coke, aceves, mo, and bruney give them 6 good pen arms…
Tom in N.J
Because they are stupid.
This offense is pitiful!
Is there something going on? None of my sites are updating the action. Is Jeter still up to bat?
atl and florida are more or less the same.. kawakami, hanso, and lowe are not exactly drysdale, koufax ,ans another stud..
if the yanks play to there ability there opponent is irrelevant.
compeshe???
you also area alarmist and negative like most other young foolish fans…..I saw 78…they were 14 down and looked horrible and boston looked like the 27 yanks.. case closed.
This offense is making pitchers look that way. Don’t disrespect the 78 Yankees by comparing them to these Yanks.
looks like the realists are right again
wait, did they let the ph come back into the game or no?
“Who can they beat?”
They can beat the Twins!
Hanson, Kwamakami, and Lowe are 10x better than the garbage they faced this week outside of Johnson.
And we have Wang and Joba the 5 inning wonder going. Wonder if he’ll shake off Posada some more in order to throw a 3-2 slider 2 feet off the plate.
“Mark: You dont believe the Yankees are erratic? What the hell are you smoking?”
Snowman, go melt yourself. The team doesn’t hire and fire the Yankee management does.
Robertson is not reliable because he’s a kid – I like his talent and I think he can be succesful. However, it’s going to take time – he’s going to have his growing pains.
Worse than the offense (and that’s bad) is the pitiable defense and the bonehead plays. This team just looks like last year’s team …….
let’s invision mo’s flatcutter what he looks like?/
I suspecty a pimply 18 yr old guy, about 150 lbs overweight, plays video games in his mommies basement, must be plae and non athletic since he is a boston fan.
i suspect about a 8th grade education and working at a fast food rest. as his career ambition.
sounds about right…
And I should be upfront – I just turned by 100% attention to the game in the last 15 minutes or so, so I’m just going by Pete’s updates and some skimming, as far as this game is concerned.
It’s disconcerting that CC had a problem, whatever that problem may be.
I have noticed when the Yankees bullpen has a bad day, they all seem to have a bad day.
Bad, quick inning after all that.
But I think that’s going to happen. Bullpen seem to have long good periods followed by a bad game or two. That’s fine. It stinks, but it’s fine.
But the bats – man, that’s the thing.
Those late game rallies last month were the worst thing to ever happen to them.
Now they just sleepwalk through games and think it will happen every right. They turned a positive characteristic of the team into a negative. Shocking.
Look on the bright side, there’ll be plenty to talk about on the off day!
Torro,
The defending champs just went 1-8 on their homestand. Guess good teams can lose.
This team makes me want to puke right now! When they stink, they really stink. It’s not so much the offense but the lack of intensity and heart. Defensive lapses and poor execution are trademark right now!
And the shaky defense.
I’m not concerned (at this point) because this is part of a 162 game season. If it goes on much longer, then I’ll concede concern, but at this point, not really.
Yes, the team is playing bad right now.
This will pass too….
For now I am not concerned.
I will be concerned if they are out by five games or more by July end from playoff contention. We are nowhere close to it.
stuart a
June 21st, 2009 at 7:47 pm
compeshe???
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What? Yopu mean there’s a new foretgn car on the market, now? Pictures, please.
“How did the Red Sox do today? Did they stink it up like NY?”
No but their starter didn’t go down in the second inning dumbo. They blew the lead though didn’t they! Lucky shot by that skeleton Green that JUST made the Pesky Pole won the game.
Vintage Jeter
Just like last year’s team…. a couple good streaks and average .500 play the rest of the time.
What a disappointing team. So much talent, such average results
well even on a bad ankle…jeters gives it his all
What? ***You*** mean there’s a new ***foreign*** car on the market, now? Pictures, please.
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It’s tough seeing a keyboard with sight in one eye.
should be a little concern. 2 more losses and we can be in 4th place.
Doreen, Just remember this is not as bad as April…The rotation is shaping up as GB mentioned….The lineup seems to be sputtering the past 2 weeks, actually since the BoSox series…..This a very ggod and talented ballclub….Bruney is back, Nady will be back soon & the Wang-Man is getting close……Another 15-5 streak is coming, and as long as these funks don’t result in more than a 4 game losing streak and if they can pull off a .500 split during this they’ll be fine…….So much of the uneasiness here at LoHud is because of not making the Postseason last year….There’s a sense of being paranoid because of that ……..Jeter still goes to his right as well as anyone SS in the history of the game…
DO you guys even like the Yankees? You should like you should be fans of Philly teams
Mo should have pitched an inning…….
Even if the bullpen had held it, it’s not like we would have scored anyway.
Florida would have manufactured a run or two and won. This offense didn’t even show up AGAIN. Volsted had a 16 ERA in his last 2 starts.
The offense is the root of the problem. They are all in a deep funk.
Wow – the Phillies went 1-8 at HOME?
Well, that actually gives me a feeling of hope.
Look on the bright side, there’ll be plenty to talk about on the off day!
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I predict a mad dash to various ledges across the tri-state area for some fans.
“let’s invision mo’s flatcutter what he looks like?/”
Definitely a big mouth coward. Probably the kind that all the kids hate. Brags a lot but has no credibility. Anyone who pops up only when the Yankee loses and disappears all other times is a tool. Drives him crazy to be on the losing end of a 26-6 record!
yeah the phillies can afford to go 1-8. they are in the nl east. they are still two games ahead of first. we lose and we lose ground. toronto and tampa are winning these games, even the orioles swept philly.
Those with the rose-colored glasses…what makes you think, based on what you’ve recently seen, that this team, should it make the playoffs, will fare any better than 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007?
I think there’s a clubhouse complacency afoot here with this squad. We all talk about those “up the middle veterans” so key to this team’s success…but, really, what have they done since 2003???
I’m not holding my breath.
Cliff,
Have you seen the Phillies rotation and bullpen? Not a surprise at all they are struggling. They also just lost their best hitter to the DL. They are not 100% and reeling because of it.
How does that absolve this team?
The Phils are still in first place. We aren’t.
Pat M -
I agree – as bad as they’ve been playing, they have interspersed some wins in there. Oddly enough, their not making the playoffs last season doesn’t upset me. I wish they had, the season was a complicated one, and I thought it could have been much worse than it ended up.
I’m not giving up. Just looking for some signs of life – thanks for supplying some positive energy!
Yawn………………This has turned out to be a snoozer. Please Yanks, help me wake up. And please, please, only put tomko in if we’re up by 6 or more.
Not an alarmist, but its naive to say no reason for concern-hitting pattern is similar to last year
Overall stats look OK largely because of the occassional big outburst
Day to day situational hitting, and ability to deliver in big situations, not championship caliber by any stretch, in fact, below average for an AL team
Just not a team that usually does the little things to win
Too many costly mistaks in the field
Most games, unless hey hit a bunch of HR’s they lose
Again, this isn’t panic, its a realistic assessment of the team
another game behind the Sux… oh ho hum its okay its a long season and the Yankees are playing sooo great that they can easily make it up
Get your head out of the clouds… this team is playing like garbage and wasting good pitching performances with terrible defense and no offense
As bad as this stretch has been, nobody is pulling away and hiding, so, nobody is head and shoulders above the Yanks. If they were, NYY would be 10 back.
Hmm – Centerstage with Darryl. I’ll look forward to watching that.
That Hanley Ramirez seems to be in the middle of everything for the Marlins.
Finally! Giradi’s National League experience has come through. Although it was a 10 minute delay, it will surely be the highlight of his career. Good job Joe!
“Wow – the Phillies went 1-8 at HOME?”
Sure but face it. Some fans cannot get down with slumps at all. So they take it to an extreme. Not their fault. Just the way they’re built. When the Yankees get back on the right track they’ll relax. Probably not until though.
this team su(ks
Philly’s rotation is Hamels-Blanton-Moyer-Bastardo-Happ
Our rotation is Sabathia-Burnett-Wang-Joba-Pettitte
Philly has half their team on the DL. How can you compare the two teams?
let’s invision mo’s flatcutter what he looks like?/
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This?
http://www.lugradio.org/compet.....oachim.jpg
When your starter leaves the game in the 2nd inning. The offense has got to score more runs than 3 against these pitchers. I dont think there is any bullpen in the game that will not let up any runs pitching that many innings.
Without Luis Castillo, the Yanks would have now lost 4 straight series including 3 to Boston and 2 to the lowly Nats at home.
At some point, the coaching staff must be held accountable for the laughable lack of focus displayed by the players.
It’s like when a clearly superior football team plays sloppy, and gets bushwacked by an upstart opponent. Call it what you will – being “flat,” a “slump,” what have you, but the lack of mental toughness or focus going into these games is the fault of the coaching staff – the lazy at bats, the shoddy defense, the arrogance that thinking you can just “show up” and win.
Girardi is not a good in-game or season-long manager. A good manager will find ways to put his team in a position to win, and steal two or three games a season. Girardi must be on the Boston payroll.
He was bailed out by Luis Castillo – before that, Coke was in, 2 out, no one on in the 8th. He brings in Mo to face Beltran instead of making him work with the big part of the field, letting him bat lefty. Brilliant. Walk and a Wright double later, the Mets are ahead.
Oh year, Tomko blew that lead earlier in the game also.
This team will never win with Girardi at the helm.
Doreen, I try avoid blowing smoke up anyone’s backside, but I’m not worried about the season. I’m slightly concerned about the outcome of this game, however.
15 of our last 16 have been retired. It’s always good to know your offense is there in clutch situations
oh wait thats 16 of 17 now!! good job tonight guys
Arod just looks bad at the plate.
17 of 18 retired now
Derek Jeter’s glove…
Grazing on Bermuda grass…
The sun setting fast…
Do people forget we missed the playoffs last year? We play in the best division in baseball? We are tied in the loss column with LA for the wild card after leading it by 7 games like 10 days ago? That Tampa is only 2 games behind us now after they were too 7 games behind us a week ago?
Don’t ignore the situation around us. This is not the mid 90 anymore. We are no longer the dominant team that can pencil in their playoff spot every year.
all star break cannot come soon enough
Yankees stop teasing me
4 games back now.
Aleast they won’t loose on a double play.
Wilson, aren’t the Yankees supposed to be the dominant team? Should’t we expect them to be dominant especially since they spend 200 million on players?
We have no pinch-hitters…
John – Another game that they mailed in.
This team is simply too talented to lose 9 of 12 games and 4 straight series (count the Castillo game as a loss).
“As bad as this stretch has been, nobody is pulling away and hiding, so, nobody is head and shoulders above the Yanks. If they were, NYY would be 10 back.”
Let’s see…the Yanks are already four games back and haven’t even had to go to the west coast (where they always stink it up) yet, while Boston has gotten those trips out of the way. It’s just going to get worse for the NYY and the idiotic optimists. This is going to be fun….
can we get a brett gardner homerun now?
I really thought Hughes would come in after Aceves. At least 2 innings. Why is he only put in when they’re behind?
Johnny Damon
Yeah our homerun hitter is up.
Fitting end to this series would be a Posada ground out to the pitcher who would then tag him on the way to first.
this is a fireable offense
DAMON BATS FOR GARDINER ARE YOU KIDDING ME
“Arod just looks bad at the plate.”
I’m tired of hearing this. It’s been 100 ABs already.
Does he need his Maybach driver to hit for him, too?
Honestly, earn your money you loser.
yesssss
Nvm. I thought the #9 spot was up and I forgot about Damon.
GO BRETT
Don’t tease me man!
what a way to lose this game if damon cant come through…unless they walk him
damn, so close.
Got anything you want to say now friends? Like about how terrible the Yankees are?
That’s good.
Just like yesterday that extra run due to error looms large.
“Wilson, aren’t the Yankees supposed to be the dominant team? Should’t we expect them to be dominant especially since they spend 200 million on players?”
They have been dominant on paper for years, this year especially. We were supposed to be the most talented team since 2003. Yet here we are, scuffling in June, again. Underachieving, mailing in games, unable to execute. Letting teams with 1\4 their talent and payroll slap them around.
The optimists will say we’re “in the race”. Well yeah, when we spend almost 1\2 Billion dollars this winter, I would hope we’d be “in the race” in June.
Man why couldn’t there have been a bobble by the outfielder?
just got back from dinner, what’s going on?
Ah, maybe Girardi’s safe for another day? I mean look they are mounting a come back.
Here’s why it’s not good to freak out all the time. It makes you look as crazy as you are.
Damon needs to make up for last nite.
If only Melky hadn’t thrown to the backstop and allowed the 6th run to score….
If the Yankees don’t tie the game here they will have lost ANOTHER 1-run game in which an outfielder cost the game on a sumb mistake.
Let’s go Johnny!
Yes – Girardi is still a bum regardless of how this turns out.
If Tomko was not such a waste of a roster spot, we wouldn’t have gone from up two to down three.
Manage like you want to win for a change, Joe.
Jeter come on man.
And it all comes down to the captain. Can we uh steal home or something?
The optimists are alarmingly similar to Baghdad Bob, lol!
Come on Jeter. Make up for last night.
at least jeter can’t end it with a dp
Come on Captain, be the hero
“Man why couldn’t there have been a bobble by the outfielder?”
Seriously, all we heard was how poorly the Marlins and Nats play defense, but both teams have looked pretty sound so far.
Maybe its a slump, maybe this is the team-similar to last year
Time will tell
My guess is
The teams age is showing, and with tighter restrictions on drug usage, the amphetamines aren’t flowing like they used to, they are playing tired
Preparation? So many mistakes and poor plays over the past two weeks, wasn’t Girardi’s specialty suppose to be preparation? Not much evidence of being a well prepared team,they havw failed against plenty of mediocre pitchers over the past several weeks
I don’t blame this all on Girardi and staff, but someone has to be responsible for a team underachieveing
My guess-this is an 88-90 win team, probably not a playoff team
We’ll find out soon enough won’t we?
LOL
this could either make me very happy or down right sick!
Damon must run here.
ok, I just tuned in, not good!
DAMN JETER EARN YOUR MONEY
Does Jeter even try anymore…
Gardner glides to third…
Closing the gap, let’s go Yanks…!
Captain comes up short…
Another game where Gardner is stranded on third base
Yeah but he can jump on the first pitch and again ground meekly to short.
but he tried!
Damn you, Jeter. The pitcher just walks Damon, and you’re hacking away at the first pitch AGAIN?
Nice way to work it into a hitters count, Jeets right after this guy couldn’t throw a strike.
it is ok right?
they showed heart and grit!!!!!!!
Moral victory cuz they came close!!
Once again pathetic offense and bone head plays in the field cost them a game
And somehow Jeter is still regarded as a clutch player. Jeter has been as big a problem in the playoffs the past 5 years as Arod.
What’s with swinging ON EVERY FIRST PITCH, G.
Patience, man, come on, what’s eating you?
First pitch swinging, Derek, really?
Can you kill more rallies for this team?
Another “up the middle” vet playing like a fu(king bum.
Don’t you love how they call him Captain Clutch when he’s probably ended more rallies than any other Yankee in history. Just goes to show in order to be great you have to be good enough to be allowed to very bad.
one pitch? couldnt even take one god damn pitch?
first pitch swinging.. Jeter has been nothing but brutal lately.. why do you swing at the first pitch with the series on the line?
yanksince57-was last year 1959 or was it 1965? June 21st, 2009 at 8:13 pm
at least jeter can’t end it with a dp
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He tried.
RS
June 21st, 2009 at 8:12 pm
If only Melky hadn’t thrown to the backstop and allowed the 6th run to score….
If the Yankees don’t tie the game here they will have lost ANOTHER 1-run game in which an outfielder cost the game on a sumb mistake.
Let’s go Johnny!
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How about partial blame goes to the 1-8 hitters in the lineup, along with Robertson and Tomko? There is nobody blameless in this game, just like last night.
This guy can’t throw a strike, and what does our brilliant captain do?
He swings at the first pitch!
But if A-Rod did that, you’d boo him out of the stadium and smear him all over the back page. Jeter has killed them, and nobody will point that fact out.
Every other hitter battled and battled in that inning, except Jeter, again. Swinging at the first pitch in that spot is just DUMB. Flat out DUMB. He really has lost his edge, and what are you going to do as a pitcher knowing this? Obviously bust him inside with a fastball you know he won’t do much with on the first pitch.
If he’s not willing to make adjustments, then he is going to get what he deserves. But yet again, we lose because of mental mistakes. We lost because of Melky’s horrible throw, and the horrible at bats in the entire rest of the game leading up to those. Once again, our offense did not show up until late in the game, but nobody will DARE call these guys out for not focusing for all 9 innings.
Wow. 2-4 to the Nationals and Florida. Now Atlanta – whom Boston handled – and then the Mets. Yeah, it’s early, but is this the road trip that sets us on our course, one way or the other?
Wow, JOE RETARDI. I never heard of that one before.
*DON’T FEEL TOO BAD. TEAMS LOSE GAMES. DID YOU SEE MY RED SOX LAST SUNDAY? I COULDN’T GO TO PRESCHOOL THE NEXT DAY I WAS SO EMBARRASSED. THEY LOST THIS WEEK TOO. YOUR YANKEES WILL BE FINE. ALL TEAMS GO THROUGH BAD SPELLS.*
*My parents are home and my sitter is getting ready to leave. Thanks for letting me play here today!*
great job by jeter. makes perfect sense to swing at the first pitch when the pitcher is falling apart on the mound. Brilliant!
Are derek jeters 2600 hits nothing to you guys?
teases
A morale victory… they fought hard, battled, and made the Marlins swat till the very last strike.
The team showed a heart of a champion.
It’s coming to the point where I truly think the only way we can score Gardner is on a suicide squeeze. Whether there’s 0, 1, or 2 outs, he always seems to be stranded at 3B.
Tomko should get the player of the game. W/o him there is no way Marlins could have won. Good job Tomko have fun tonight partying on the town. I’m sure you won’t loose any sleep over it!
Jeter is an idiot.
I knew we’d lose. When Gardner tripled I just said, “Darn, now it needs to be a heartbreaker.”
Jeter hit the ball extremely hard. Get over it.
Mo’sflatcutter ,
Why do you spend so much time here? Don’t you have a team to cheer for?
I’m tired of the 8- innings urgency,what about the rest of the innings?
Tomorrow at work and tonight,I will be teased over these loses.The emails are already coming.Great!
Our offense did not show up late in the game? Didn’t they just plate two runs and put two more men on base? Come on, Matt, at least watch the games.
Weather Man-And got the result of losers.
Matt is right again
I really wish Jeter had taken a few pitches. Damon had just walked.
“And somehow Jeter is still regarded as a clutch player. Jeter has been as big a problem in the playoffs the past 5 years as Arod.
He has teflon coating, so noting sticks to him.
He has done a lot pre-2001, no deying it.
But after that he is as responsible as any one for the lack of success, especially with inopportune DPs. Ironically, that last at bat would have been a DP if there was an extra out.
The Yankees are pathetic.
And this from a long time, glass half full fan.
If they are going to phone it in, I’m going to phone it in too. Not sure how yet. But mark my words…
THEY. ARE. SAD!!!!!!
nick in sf – he said they didnt show up until late in the game.
“Our offense did not show up late in the game? Didn’t they just plate two runs and put two more men on base? Come on, Matt, at least watch the games.”
Umm did you watch them today? against a pitcher with a 4.5+ ERA with two terrible outings in a row and the Yankees did nothing.. what the hell game were you watching
These games are so frustrating. The Marlins won the game on an ERROR by Melky. As pitiful as the offense has been, 3 of our last 4 losses have come in games where the winning run scored on a blunder by one of the outfielders.
vito b: I regret the error.
It’s very hot in Dallas.
“our offense did not show up UNTIL late in the game,”
How about you actually read what I write before criticizing me?
“Cliff June 21st, 2009 at 8:18 pm
Are derek jeters 2600 hits nothing to you guys?”
For his Yankeeography maybe; but that has nothing to do with the 9th inning of this game.
Why the heck can’t anyone ever criticize Jeter without basically being told they have forgotten all he has done?
so, has tomko now moved ahead of berroa on the to be dumped list?
That wasn’t a good at bat by Jeter IMO. Closer struggling there might want to take a pitch or two.
So he had just walked Damon. On one hand, you can argue you should take pitches because he’s been wild. On the other, you can argue to swing at the first pitch, because when pitchers lose the zone they sometimes throw a cookie trying to get it back.
Jeter still swung at a strike, I believe. If he hadn’t have swung, he would have been 0-1. How is that a better hitters’ count than 0-0 after a walk?
While I’m not saying he SHOULD have swung at the first pitch, necessarily, I’m just pointing out that it isn’t as bad of an idea as some seem to be making it out to be.
FlatCutter,
are you that much of a loser
Read every single word???
Sorry, Matt, I’ll try to be more careful next time.
Get over it to all of you whining about the double standard between Jeter and Arod. Jeter brought us 4 rings. Arod gave us the worst choke in Yankee history – and to the Red Sox no less. If Arod had a Yankee ring he’d be getting free passes as well.
Inexcusable neglect by the coaching staff. AGAIN.
Goodbye Tomko
Home Run Predictions June 21st, 2009 at 8:27 pm
FlatCutter,
are you that much of a loser
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Apparently IP banned for life from the Red Sox blogs.
Jeter was only going to swing at a pitch right down the middle – which is what he got. The only problem is that about 80% of the time Jeter makes contact it goes at or near the shortstop. Someone needed to knock into his head that he only has a 30% chance of getting a hit when he makes contact but if he walks which in this situation was a much higher percentage he puts an extreme amount of pressure on the Marlin’s pitcher.
The real whining is from those quick to act as if Derek can’t be criticized. Get used to it. As he gets older his production isn’t going to increase. LOL
Anyone think Melky could still be bothered by the time he jammed his shoulder? I guess that could affect his throwing.
They’re just 4 games out with series against the Braves. Nats beat the Blue Jays 2 out of 3, can they beat the Red Sox 2 of 3?
Hopefully everyone can deliver.
disgrace?
Nick in SF in Dallas
June 21st, 2009 at 8:28 pm
Read every single word???
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I can’t say I blame you if you didn’t. No one could be that much of a masochist.
“Arod gave us the worst choke in Yankee history – and to the Red Sox no less. If Arod had a Yankee ring he’d be getting free passes as well.”
All by himself???
now what’s the plan for the day off tomorrow?
Yes Mr Black A-Rod is responsible for the 2004 choke ALL by himself. Everyone else was lights out, tearing the cover off the ball.
See? Hyperbole can make you look foolish.
mark
June 21st, 2009 at 8:37 pm
Anyone think Melky could still be bothered by the time he jammed his shoulder? I guess that could affect his throwing.
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Melky throws have been up the line this whole year. I think his shoulder is fine. His shoulder looked good when he hit that homerun on Friday.
On that error by Melky, I still think Poada should have at least blocked that ball. He did not have a chance with the first run, bu the could have aboided the second.
“Jeter brought us 4 rings.”
Get over it. That was in the last decade or precisely nine years back. Do not make it an A-Rod thing.
Jeter did not do his part the last to games to avoid the defeats. When every one else on the team team can be criticised, why can’t he be. He is part of the team that is underplaying right now.
I was watching this game with my grandfather. We both looked at each other before that first pitch and said to each other “ground out.”
We laughed.
Late in the game in big at bats Jeter has time and time disappointed this year… OPEN YOUR EYES people
Consistency. THe yankees have none of it. Its either all or none.