Game 72: Yankees at Braves (now with pre-game updates)
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Jun 25, 2009 
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YANKEES (39-32)
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Posada C
Swisher RF
Gardner CF
Ransom 2B
Pettitte LHP
Pitching: LHP Andy Pettitte (7-3, 4.26).
BRAVES (34-37)
McLouth CF
Prado 2B
Jones 3B
McCann C
Escobar SS
Anderson LF
Francoeur RF
Kotchman 1B
Lowe RHP
Pitching: RHP Derek Lowe (7-5, 4.09).
TIME/TV: 7:10 p.m., YES.
STATE OF THE ‘STRIPES: The Yankees are 2-3 on their road trip. The actual road trip part ends tonight. Then they travel back to New York to face the Mets for three games at Citi Field. The Yankees have lost three of four, five of seven and nine of 14.
NOT THEIR FAULT: The Yankees have a 3.83 ERA in the last 14 games.
MO MILESTONES: Mariano Rivera needs two saves for 500 and 29 strikeouts for 1,000.
MO VS. THE NL: Rivera has converted 32 of his last 33 interleague save chances.
THE LOWE DOWN: Derek Lowe is 8-10 with a 6.07 in 39 career games against the Yankees in the regular season. But in his last appearance against the Yankees, in Game Seven 2004 ALCS, he allowed one run over six innings at Yankee Stadium.
Derek Jeter (15 of 52), Jorge Posada (10 of 36) and Alex Rodriguez (7 of 24) have hit Lowe pretty well. Hideki Matsui (12 of 22, 1 homer, 12 RBI) has crushed him.
ON THE RUN: Jeter has stolen 16 stolen bases. That’s his most since 2006 when he swiped 34.
PETTITTE POWER: Andy allowed one run over seven innings against Florida on Friday. He allowed three hits without a walk and fanned seven.
IT MUST BE THAT SCARY MUSTACHE: The Yankees are 12-1 in games Brian Bruney appears in.
MAKING THE MOST OF IT: Frankie Cervelli has played in only six games this month. But he is 6 of 20 (.300) with five runs scored and three RBI. The Yankees are 3-3 in those games.
HE’S ALSO MAKING THE MOST OF IT: Of Nick Swisher’s 17 hits this month, 11 are for extra bases.
HANDLING THE BAT: Yankee pitchers have 13 plate appearances in the last five games They are 2 for 11 with two sacrifices and have struck out only twice. Three of the outs were line drives.
ON THE iPOD RIGHT NOW: Domino by the great, great Van Morrison. Hey, Mr. DJ, I just wanna to hear some rhythm and blues music on the radio.
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Back with much more later.
UPDATE, 3:57 p.m.: Cano scratched. No word why.
UPDATE, 4:29 p.m.: Cano has his left wrist taped up but says he’s just getting a day off. Still, he was in the original lineup.
UPDATE, 5:55 p.m.: Turns out Cano was fibbin’ to the writers. His wrist is bothering him according to Girardi, which is why he is out They expect him to play tomorrow. … As for A-Rod, turns out he’s going to play through the end of the weekend. The Yankees have again reversed direction and have decided that Monday’s scheduled day off will suffice. Remember four days ago when “he’s getting a day off whether he likes it or not.” Yeah, not so much now.
Team physician Chris Ahmad spoke to the vaunted Dr Philippon and they decided A-Rod could keep playing.
Melky Cabrera and Hideki Matsui have had the flu, which explains why the Melkman has been out. Girardi acknowledged that Godzilla is none too pleased not be playing. But the docs and trainers have decided his knees will blow up if he plays the outfield. … CC played catch earlier today, felt fine and flew home to New York. He’ll start tomorrow.
UPDATE, 6:55 p.m.: Weird day, huh? Farrah Fawcett (sure, I had the poster) and Michael Jackson both dying. Strange doings. I was never a big solo MJ fan. But ABC by the Jackson 5 is one of the best pop songs of all time. Little MJ had a great voice.
UPDATE, 7:01 p.m.: We’re about to get underway. Enjoy the game.
UPDATE, 7:31 p.m.: 2-0 Yankees as A-Rod connects and ties Mr. October for 11th place all-time with 563. It was his first road HR in 69 bats, his longest such drought since 1997.
A-Rod has been hitting the ball to center and right center lately, even when he makes out. Usually a sign that he is on.
UPDATE, 7:48 p.m.: So it would seem A-Rod’s slump is over. It’s 3-1 Yankees as he drills an RBI single into center field. He’s 3 for his last 3 with two walks and four RBI.
UPDATE, 7:50 p.m.: Lowe has allowed seven hits and walked two in two innings. He’s lucky its only 3-0. The Yankees are 2 for 6 with RISP and have left five runners on base.
Looks like Knute Rockne Cashman will be making every road trip.
UPDATE, 8:12 p.m.: That is what they needed. Lowe had to pay for all those hits and walks and Johnny Damon made him pay dearly with a three-run triple. Yankees take a 6-1 lead. The offense is back.
UPDATE, 8:38 p.m.: Cody Ransom, welcome back. 2 for 3 with a two-run double. The Yankees have the big stick out and are beating the Braves 8-1.
UPDATE, 8:53 p.m.: And we’ve got a game. Brett Gardner’s error in center allows a run and the Yankees lead 8-4. Atlanta has runners at first and second with one out.
This game is crying out for three innings of Phil Hughes.
UPDATE, 9:03 p.m.: Terrible inning for the Yankees and Pettitte. Now it’s 8-6 and Aceves needs to get an out and get this over with. An AL game has broken out.
UPDATE, 9:06 p.m.: This whole mess started when the pop-up fell between Damon, Jeter and Gardner. Damon’s ball all the way, too.
UPDATE, 9:23 p.m.: Aceves retired the first three guys he faces no problem then walks Javy Vazquez. The game doesn’t much make sense.
Meanwhile, Red Sox about to lose and Nady was 0 for 2 with a strikeout for Scranton.
UPDATE, 9:30 p.m.: Derek may turn 35 tomorrow but he can still play shortstop.
UPDATE, 9:55 p.m.: Another chance for Alex to do some damage. Yankees need some cushion.
UPDATE, 9:59 p.m.: Another big hit for Alex. That’s eight RBI in four games. Yankees lead 10-6.
UPDATE, 10:29 p.m.: Man, that no-good Alex is killing them! Striking out with two guys on.
UPDATE, 10:30 p.m.: Only kidding … CC is lucky, he got to go home and avoid this mess. 17 runs, 25 hits, four errors.
UPDATE, 10:32 p.m.: The Yankees are 6 of 19 with RISP and have left 14 runners on base. And they have scored 11 runs.
UPDATE, 10:33 p.m.: Phil Hughes warming up. Nice to see the Yankees have such a carefully designed and thoughtful plan for one of their best arms.
If he pitches in the ninth inning of an 11-6 game, what is the point of his being here? He might as well start in Scranton and get ready for when they need a starter again. Edwar Ramirez can pitch in low-leverage situations.
UPDATE, 10:44 p.m.: Dave Robertson to mop up this tediously long game.
UPDATE, 10:57 p.m.: I’m shocked Mo was awake this long. Is anybody reading or you all watching Jacko on CNN?
wonder if A-Rod gets off tonight? Aren’t they supposed top rest him once a week…So I would think he would play a 3 Met games.
This has nothing to do with baseball, but you’re right, Pete. Van Morrison is awesome.
Wouldn’t today have been a nice day for a day game?
Sometimes the Yankees need to show the Cervellity before commenters can show the civility.
“Wouldn’t today have been a nice day for a day game?”
It’s probably 95 degrees in Atlanta right now.
FIRST!11110000-1-2-3
Van Morrison is terrible live.
“Derek Lowe is 8-10 with a 6.07 in 39 career games against the Yankees in the regular season. But in his last appearance against the Yankees, in Game Seven 2004 ALCS, he allowed one run over six innings at Yankee Stadium.”
lol. There was never a problem posting “First!” until Pete mentioned it in the rulebook.
raymagnetic
June 25th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
“Wouldn’t today have been a nice day for a day game?”
It’s probably 95 degrees in Atlanta right now.
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Yes, but its 70 and sunny in my office
I could have used some Thursday afternoon distraction. I can’t get into the live chats
The first thing is common on Yahoo! blogs. Its actually hilarious how worked up people get over being first
Girardi said in the post game that resting A-Rod tonight was a definite possibility since he wants him to play all 3 vs. the Mets. I would not expect A-Rod in the lineup tonight.
Finally, the game thread…where you don’t have to worry about your comment getting lost in space.
Rock your gypsy soul, Pete.
guess A-Rod is taking off one of the Met games.
Walls by Tom Petty on my ipod right now. C’mon Yanks – jump out to a lead tonight and keep tacking on runs!
Very happy to see A-Rod in the line-up today. I was afraid he would be given the day off.
the braves opposing pitcher is tough, so we need to have good at-bats and score a few runs tonight.
A-Rod has a good confidence building game and then you don’t play him the game after?
How great was Marinao last night?
Both at the plate and on the mound. Girardi needs to make sure he does not go a week without work again. He needs to work regularly.
He was even more fun to watch at the plate. Taking a step back from this tumultuous season – watching Rivera is an absolute privilege.
Arod is in the lineup Pete just posted. As is Swisher and Garnder. No Melky.
I think the above lineup is pending any player meetings with Girardi which may occur before gametime.
Then who is that Rodriguez that is playing 3rd tonight? Was there some other move made?
Rubber game tonight
Pettitte throws to Posada
Revenge against Lowe
Hi there, I am a new poster!
Here’s to hoping for a win tonight!
Let’s go Yankees!
I hate when Girardi makes a liar out of me. I swear, it was in the Daily News this morning that A-Rod was not playing tonight.
Unless they decided he didn’t need time off at all
Yeah, what’s the deal going on with Melky?
Is he getting days off or punished or something? Trade talks?
Day games in Atlanta are miserable in the Summer months. 100% humidity is not fun.
Sam
June 25th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
Walls by Tom Petty on my ipod right now
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I seriously love that song. I saw Petty at the Garden in 2007. What an amazing show. Stevie Nicks was a special guest
raymagnetic June 25th, 2009 at 3:45 pm
“Wouldn’t today have been a nice day for a day game?”
It’s probably 95 degrees in Atlanta right now.
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Plus no way a team is gonna give up a weeknight game against the Yankees.
Kind of touching on what SJ said in the last thread. I don’t think Alex’s struggles right now are a result of PEDs or lack thereof. He came back fine, unless he stopped using very recently, you can’t even link his struggles to that. He just looks awful at the plate. That’s mental, not physical.
Manny on the other hand has become quite the cult figure. The demand for Manny is off the charts. And I guess the reason A-rod gets killed for his abuse and Manny gets more popular is partially a product of their fan bases, but I think a lot of it has to do with their personalities. I suspect that if Manny got busted for steroids in Boston, it wouldn’t have been a big deal. The media would gloss over it. The fans would conveniently forget it ever happened.
Bonds (who’s technically never been caught by MLB) and A-rod get the Bonds and A-rod treatment because of who they are.
No active player who’s been linked to steroids has ever been signed to a deal of any significance, but I suspect that Manny will have no shortage of suitors if he comes back from his suspension with his swing intact. He’ll be a productive player who has universal appeal with the fans. Now that big names are being linked to steroids, the teams will be less and less skittish about signing GOOD players who made the unfortunate decision to cheat. Especially ones that are as popular as Manny.
Stephen
June 25th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Rock your gypsy soul, Pete.
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And oddly enough- “Into the Mystic” just came on my iPod
Girardi is playing mind games with the fans.
In reference to the Olney piece on Arod the BD Bob referenced in the last post, it was a little disturbing that Olney did not seem to consider the health of Rodriguez’s hip as the key contributor to his struggles this year. He’s not near 100% and almost certainly won’t be until the more thorough operation and subsequent recovery.
not a Van Morrison fan, but Domino is a good one…
Yanks fall out of the Wild Card lead tonight, never to return to playoff equation?
What madnees this be
Lohud Blog Haiku Heaven
The poet know it
Erica – newly OPPC
June 25th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Stephen
June 25th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Rock your gypsy soul, Pete.
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And oddly enough- “Into the Mystic” just came on my iPod
No Way!
That was on my pod as I was reading about Domino
just like jelly roll
“Bonds (who’s technically never been caught by MLB) and A-rod get the Bonds and A-rod treatment because of who they are.”
Not so much who they are as what they’ve accomplished. The fact they’ve broken, or are scheduled to break, hallowed baseball records is the primary reason those two get kicked around so much.
Erica – newly OPPC
I saw him with the Allman Bros in Hartford a few years ago for the first time. Long overdue – he is awesome.
Cano scratched? Yay, another freaking injury.
god i’m jealous. one of my best friends, in atlanta, just emailed that she’s going tonight. $99 in the section behind the yankees on-deck cicrle!
in other music news, sunny day real estate are re-uniting. the jealousy about my friends seat isn’t as bad now
Bring back Joe Torre.
I wish I could donate a knee to Hideki.
At least there was hope under Torre.
there’s no reason why cano was scratched, he’s just continuing to be the crappy manager he is. giving our stars a break to give the crappy players (i.e. ransom, who shouldnt even be in the majors) playing time! he tries to give everyone playing time and make people happy, and that is just bull crap. you play your best players, especially when you’re in New York and your job is on the line and he’s in the national league ball park so NO DH! It’s reasons like this why girardi needs to leave and go coach a little league team.
“Cano scratched? Yay, another freaking injury”
Or could he possibly be under the weather?
Uncle Ellsworth
June 25th, 2009 at 4:02 pm
Erica – newly OPPC
June 25th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Stephen
June 25th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
Rock your gypsy soul, Pete.
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And oddly enough- “Into the Mystic” just came on my iPod
No Way!
That was on my pod as I was reading about Domino
just like jelly roll
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Very weird. I guess Van the Man is in the air tonight.
So people think that Cano’s scratched because the manager is playing mind games?
Hello? Anybody home?
Angel Berroa
June 25th, 2009 at 4:03 pm
I wish I could donate a knee to Hideki.
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That’s sweet. I wish you could to.
Are there medical rules against old men donating their knees to younger ones?
Cano gets to sit…hes out of the 5 hole. There is a GOD!
M,
No, its a game thread. Lots of lights on but, nobody is home in a game thread. Especially when the lineup is posted.
No, I think the mind games is about Arod not having a day off today. Girardi told the press that Arod would have one of the Atlanta games off.
We seriously can’t do better than Ransom?????????????????? Start Pena at least.
What is this whole “first thing” pete is referring to??
Couldn’t it be possible that Cano needs a day off? I think people should wait to hear the reason before jumping to the conclusion that he’s hurt and start the “woe-is-us” wheels turning.
“UPDATE, 3:57 p.m.: Cano scratched. No word why.”
I’m going with because they posted the wrong line-up again rather than worry about Robbie’s health until I hear otherwise.
E-gawa,
I don’t know where you got your info from, but Girardi said he’d like to give A-rod his day off now, so he could play the entire Subway series. Girardi made a joke (I think) about getting on the phone with the doctor.
The Orioles and Red Sox both lit up Lowe….can the Yankees do the same or will they be shut down for 7 innings and try for a comeback victory?
No Cano, Ransom getting some time to fill in at 3b tomorrow?
As much as we think it’s early, it’s getting late early folks. Need wins bad.
I’ve rarely used mine. I’m sick of these bums we have as the bench. Ransom couldn’t cut it in SF or anywhere else, I was a bum after 2003 when I turned 59, poor Pena should be in AAA.
Andrew June 25th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
Couldn’t it be possible that Cano needs a day off? I think people should wait to hear the reason before jumping to the conclusion that he’s hurt and start the “woe-is-us” wheels turning.
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Judging from the fact he was originally in the lineup, and Pete used the term “scratched”, it seems pretty obvious it isn’t a regularly scheduled day off.
So what if that’s what he told the press? It is ok to change your mind. These aren’t life and death decisions.
Why would you want to give Arod a day off after he looked to be snapping out of it last night?
Doesn’t it make more sense to play him tonight, and sit him Sunday night against the Mets? That would give him two full days off, since they are off next Monday.
Has Ransom played much 2B before? I hope we see some web gems. Use his 10 ft. vertical jump to grab some line outs.
“UPDATE, 3:57 p.m.: Cano scratched. No word why.”
Girardi and Ransom had a meeting. This is my theory.
At this point, I wouldn’t even be mad at Robbie for being hung over. Anything but an injury.
Mac Daddy
June 25th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
What is this whole “first thing” pete is referring to??
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On the Yahoo! blogs, its a really big deal to post the first comment. Usually the person who does honors their giant accomplishment by saying “First” and nothing of any substance.
Apparently now we do it here too
Now Cano and Melky are gonna be traded!!!!!!!!
M,
that’s what I pretty much said.. he was supposed to get one of the Atlanta games off.
Now they’re going to have him play through the subway series after the whole drama about him being overworked.
What’s going on here?
Everyone is allowed a day off from time to time, when was Robbie’s last day off? Oh that’s right, he has played every game this year.
Robi’s wrist is taped up, Kay said it’s day to day.
Cano has a left wrist problem.
A-Rod needs to play today especially with no Cano. You would have both Pena and Ransom in the lineup tonight. A-Rod just had an off day on Monday he needs to play tonight give him an off day on Sunday.
Why is Ransom playing over El Nino, would Ransom’s experience off the bench make more sense for this lineup. FAIL !
E-gawa,
I’m sorry, I wasn’t clear. It wasn’t written in stone that he’d get an Atlanta game off. It’s an either/or choice. Lots of scenarios and none of them include playing each game of the Atlanta & Mets series.
a-rod sat friday and saturday. relax people.
We need to DFA Tomko, add Kei Igawa to the 40 man roster and bring him up now.
Heal quickly, Robbie! Was loving his play in the field.
Angel Berroa
June 25th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
We need to DFA Tomko, add Kei Igawa to the 40 man roster and bring him up now.
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If we do that we can’t win the Triple A title. We need Cy Igawa there
Hey did you guys hear soto tested pos for marijuana?
“The New Jersey Nets are in serious talks with the Magic about a deal that will send Vince Carter to Orlando for Rafer Alston, Tony Battie and Courtney Lee, two league sources told Chad Ford of ESPN.com.”
Half Da Man, He isn’t Amazin’ is getting traded…JESUS LET IT BE TRUE ! No hopefully they can rid of Coach Frank.
Ransom has to get some time before he is A-day-off-a-week-Rod’s replacement at 3b once a week.
*Now*
Brandon,
I saw that trade proposal, I don’t know about VC…
Hey, who do you want the Knicks to take with their shiny low pick they bought from the Lakers?
I posted an article from NJ.com this morning where Alex said his body felt good and Girardi was waffling on whether he really needed a day this week because he got Monday.
Cashman needs to save Girardi and Alex from themselves if they start to get stupid again.
Go post on a basketball site Brandon
I’d rather have Shelley Duncan than Ransom. Pena can do Ransom’s job better.
pat
June 25th, 2009 at 4:26 pm
I posted an article from NJ.com this morning where Alex said his body felt good and Girardi was waffling on whether he really needed a day this week because he got Monday.
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Did they stop and consider that maybe his body felt good- because he got the time off?
V kiss mine
m, IDK it depends who falls to 29
how many times has Damon been on the DL? once?
http://sports.espn.go.com/fant.....e=hp090625
m,
I don’t know. I give up trying to figure this guy out. It may be more assumed that he was supposed to sit in Atlanta. It is written in stone that Alex will get 1 day off a week now. I guess most assume it would be against the weaker ballclub in the Braves than against the better ball club in the Mets.
No Cano today, I can understand that.. however, When Cano was in the original so was Alex.. so that’s not a factor in that decision.
“I’d rather have Shelley Duncan than Ransom.”
Ransom’s bat >>> Shelley’s
“Pena can do Ransom’s job better.”
Agreed and Pena is the one that should be starting PT for Robi, Ransom should be the bat off the bench, this move just makes no sense.
A-Rod was off Monday, and will be off next Monday. That’s the definition of once a week.
Angel Berroa
June 25th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
I’d rather have Shelley Duncan than Ransom. Pena can do Ransom’s job better.
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posting under that name, you would think you would know they want 2 backup infielders on the team, which Duncan is not.
saucY
June 25th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
how many times has Damon been on the DL? once?
http://sports.espn.go.com/fant.....e=hp090625
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Yes, 2007 was the first (and only) time he went on the Dl because of his calves
Is Mr. Weatherbee still in Atlanta? Without him around, all hell could break loose again.
Oh how the AL Cenral has fallen.
Remember just last year headed into the “experts” were saying that the AL Central was the best division in baseball? In 2008 the East was 32 games over .500 vs the AL Central. So far in 2009 the AL East is already 24 games over .500 vs the AL Central. Looking at the box scores on a daily basis it is surprising to see the lack of depth to the lineups in that division. Imagine how thin that will get after the trade deadline? I do not see that division turning it around in the next year or two IMO. Really amazing just how deep the AL East is. Has to be the toughest division by far on GM’s.
-dennis
I know that but Ransom is horrible, he isn’t even a good field and doesn’t hit above .180. We can’t do any better? It’s ridiculous. I miss Charlie Hayes.
Brandon (just because we’re not supposed to talk basketball),
There’s Blake Griffin and Ricky Rubio. No one else will be an impact player.
I like what Minnesota’s doing, though. If they’re going to be bad, might as well do it with cheap players.
The Lakers were going to take that power forward from Europe, a good ball handler and park him in Europe for a bit. Victor Claver of Spain. Maybe Pringles would be interested in taking him with the pick?
SoS,
BTW, Dan Patrick thinks that the RJ to San Antonio trade is better than the Shaq to Cleveland trade. But the latter one wil get all the buzz because it’s LeBron and how it’ll affect his opt-out decision.
“Central” sorry about that.
As I’ve repeatedly said here, Cano has been icing his hand for a while now – probably why he’s pounding so many pitches into the dirt.
E-gawa & pat,
I think that sitting him in Atlanta wasn’t really a priority, considering he had sat out 2 of the 3 games prior to the series in addition to an off day.
Add in the fact (as someone mentioned earlier) that he had a good swing (at a pitch he knew was coming), and it makes sense to put him in.
Depending on what personnel is available, they’ll just have to choose a day in the Mets series.
odds the Nets get a better player at 11 than the Knicks do at 8?
“Yes, 2007 was the first (and only) time he went on the Dl because of his calves”
Wasn’t he on last year after crashing into the wall on July 4th.
Shoulder injury I think.
m, other than Griffin and Rubio and I guess DeRozan there really isn’t much franchise potential out there.
I don’t like intl. players, but Ricky Rubio if he’s there, they have to pick him.
BTW how stupid are the Cavs ? I mean really, oh b/c of the Shaq deal you didn’t do the Chandler deal ? I’d Tyson Chandler w/o looking at the Diesel, that was just ridiculous, they turned slow and offensively inept w/ that deal.
saucY,
I nearly fell out of my chair when I saw a headline saying that Isiah was one of the better drafters. Too bad he couldn’t hold on to his picks.
Van Morrison’s ‘Caravan’ with The Band on The Last Waltz is fantastic. Perhaps, the best performance from that show…
Hope Cano’s o.k….
I like the Nets dealing Carter now while his value is decent. Expiring contracts and a promising young player are pretty much all you want for him.
If the Nets do the deal, they have $25.5M worth of expiring contracts this season.
oops. Meant to say hold on to his draftees. But yeah, he traded away a ton of picks, too.
“odds the Nets get a better player at 11 than the Knicks do at 8?”
They might. They just might, I mean Brooke Lopez aka Tim Duncan Jr. fell in thier laps b/c Papa Pringles wanted the next Dirk.
Steph Curry will be legit. Maybe not AllStar, but very solid.
I like Jrue Holliday a lot. I like Evans a lot too.
Sleepers, if you can call them that are Flynn and Lawson. Maybe even Earl Clarke.
Busts are DeRozan and Harden.
“I like the Nets dealing Carter now while his value is decent. Expiring contracts and a promising young player are pretty much all you want for him.
If the Nets do the deal, they have $25.5M worth of expiring contracts this season.”
It signals a dangerous change, Boozer and LeBron or Joe Johnson in 2010.
William Buckner
June 25th, 2009 at 4:38 pm
“Yes, 2007 was the first (and only) time he went on the Dl because of his calves”
Wasn’t he on last year after crashing into the wall on July 4th.
Shoulder injury I think.
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Was that a DL stint or was he just out for a few games??
Hmm- you might be right. I am going to see if I can find the answer
And Rubio is totally dependent on who takes him.
He’ll be great in Ok City. Not so much in Sac.
“It signals a dangerous change, Boozer and LeBron or Joe Johnson in 2010.”
Optimally, I want the Nets to stink enough this year to get the #1 overall pick, then use all that money on two of LeBron, Wade, Boozer or Joe J. to add to their current core of Harris, possibly Courtney Lee, and Brook Lopez.
Add Thabeet to your list of busts. No way he can bang with NBA 4′s & 5′s if he couldn’t bang with Blair.
“like Jrue Holliday a lot. I like Evans a lot too.”
He has bust written all over him, I’d rather land Flynn or Harden before him.
“Sleepers, if you can call them that are Flynn and Lawson. Maybe even Earl Clarke.”
Flynn and Lawson aren’t sleepers.
“Busts are DeRozan and Harden.”
Those are future starters IMO. One has the chance to be the next VC or next Gerald Green.
“Was that a DL stint or was he just out for a few games??
Hmm- you might be right. I am going to see if I can find the answer”
I’m 99% sure he went on DL. I don’t remember the DL in 2007. I thought they said last yr was 1st time.
vb03, they can sign Boozer this summer.
I also think Rubio won’t make an immediate impact maybe for a couple years. Then again, this isn’t a very deep draft so you gotta go with potential.
Rubio to OKC will be a problem with Westbrook. Who cares, I guess.
You got to draft best player on the board in a draft this weak.
“Add Thabeet to your list of busts. No way he can bang with NBA 4’s & 5’s if he couldn’t bang with Blair.”
He is a most definite bust.
“vb03, they can sign Boozer this summer.”
Ah, you’re right.
I’m not a big fan of throwing a lot of the Nets’ cap at Boozer, especially since Bosh is almost certain to hit FA.
“Those are future starters IMO. One has the chance to be the next VC or next Gerald Green.”
VC? Is that a knock or compliment.
Only thing I don’t like with Jrue is confidence. Love size.
Lawson won’t be a lottery, therefore he qualifies as sleeper, IMO. Flynn will be so I see your point.
Rubio
Curry
Gallo
Bosh
Lebron
why would he rest arod tonight with a night game tomorrow, a day off this past monday. and a day off this coming monday? i understand he is taking off one game a week – but you make exceptions when arod looks like he is maybe figuring out his swing and has two off days due to team offdays over an 8 day span.
“Rubio to OKC will be a problem with Westbrook. Who cares, I guess.”
If the deal sending Rubio to New York for D-Lee and a future pick is true, they won’t have that problem.
They need bigs in a bad way in OKC.
“Rubio to OKC will be a problem with Westbrook. Who cares, I guess.
You got to draft best player on the board in a draft this weak.”
He’s not going to OKC. That’s Westbrook’s team, they’d trade Rubio right after they draft him if that happens.
Thabeet will be a bust. Got crushed by Blair and Monroe in Big East.
Having seen Boozer up close, don’t bother. Not trustworthy (flaked out on Cleveland) and disappears in the playoffs.
Thabeet going 2nd would be another disaster for Chris Wallace. It’s better they move down for multiple picks.
William Buckner
June 25th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
“Was that a DL stint or was he just out for a few games??
Hmm- you might be right. I am going to see if I can find the answer”
I’m 99% sure he went on DL. I don’t remember the DL in 2007. I thought they said last yr was 1st time.
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I stand completely corrected. He never went on the DL in 2007. There was talk of it, but Johnny was very against the idea because he had never gone on the DL before.
Last season was the first time when he smashed into the wall.
http://wjz.com/sports/Johnny.D.....64955.html
“I’m not a big fan of throwing a lot of the Nets’ cap at Boozer, especially since Bosh is almost certain to hit FA.”
I’d take Boozer before Bosh. Bosh is soft.
Tony Soprano killed his cousin Tony and Christopher to Van Morrison music.
“Having seen Boozer up close, don’t bother. Not trustworthy (flaked out on Cleveland) and disappears in the playoffs.”
He’s gonna want big money too. I don’t see the Nets seriously pursuing him, especially since they could land a high lotto next year with a bunch of kids running the show, THEN use the cap room next offseason in possibly the best FA class ever.
erica,
yeah, i only thought it was that once on the DL. and just day to day stuff. it seemed odd to me to put Damon as the headliner and including a picture to that article…
“I stand completely corrected. He never went on the DL in 2007. There was talk of it, but Johnny was very against the idea because he had never gone on the DL before.
Last season was the first time when he smashed into the wall.”
What can I say, I know my banged up OF’ers.
“I’d take Boozer before Bosh. Bosh is soft.”
At least he looks like Predator.
Honestly, I’m not enamored with either of them, which is why I’m hoping for a high lotto in 2010 to draft a future stud big to put next to Brook Lopez.
“but you make exceptions when arod looks like he is maybe figuring out his swing and has two off days due to team offdays over an 8 day span.”
Logically makes sense except that isn’t what the doctors recommended and 5 days in to the new plan they seem to be ignoring that again.
Here’s is why I love Rod Thorn, he’s sadistic, the Paul Heyman of basketball. Did you Net fans see this rumor ?
-A complicated three-way trade involving New Jersey, Minnesota and Memphis, which would send Devin Harris to Minnesota, the #5 and #6 picks to Memphis and Ricky Rubio and Craig Smith to New Jersey-
That’s via DraftExpress, very inside source.
BTW looks like the Carter to Magic deal is official.
William Buckner
June 25th, 2009 at 4:51 pm
What can I say, I know my banged up OF’ers.
***
hahaha. I thought I knew Johnny Damon. I do call him my pretend boyfriend. I developed a crush on him when he was with the Sox in 2003 and predicted to everyone he would be a Yankee someday because cheering him in that uniform was ruining my life.
The Yankees signed him the day after my 25th birthday. I always say it was the Steinbrenner birthday present to me.
“-A complicated three-way trade involving New Jersey, Minnesota and Memphis, which would send Devin Harris to Minnesota, the #5 and #6 picks to Memphis and Ricky Rubio and Craig Smith to New Jersey-”
I’m not sure what to think of this. Harris is due for a big extension but he’s the franchise right now.
Although having Ricky in NJ is very intriguing…
so this is the nets.lohudblog.com now?
I so have no interest in hoops.
Me as a Knicks fan I bow to Rod Thorn but I want to nuke his office if he gets all that done.
All this movement is making my head spin. The trades are much more interesting than this draft, though…
From Sports Illustrated OUCH
“Boston Red Sox
Their current team has pushed its lead in the AL East to a season-high five games and some of their recent teams are being honored with a case at the Smithsonian. This week, the museum unveiled a display with Jon Lester’s jersey from the 2007 World Series, as well as a base from the 2004 Series, both of which Boston won.
Taking note of the fact that the museum also has numerous Yankees artifacts, Red Sox president Larry Lucchino said, “It’s interesting that the Yankees stuff is from so long ago.” Ouch.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.c.....index.html
I love draft day in the NBA. So many potential landscape changes.
I hope the Yankee hitters can get it going before the 5th or 6th inning tonight. Petitte should do well tonight because he has been a road warrior this year. The entire pitching staff seems to have picked it up a notch on this road trip.
GRRRRR. Boston front office getting full of themselves with their snide comments.
Lex Luther thinks two paltry championships in 90 years can compare to what we’ve done in the last 90?
“Remember just last year headed into the “experts” were saying that the AL Central was the best division in baseball?”
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
For some reason the AL West is having a rough time vs. the Central. So far this season they are 29-34 vs. the Central compared to 40-34 vs. the East
To think after tonight…
If he deals VC which looks imminent he adds a capable PG in Alston, promising athletic SF/SG in Lee
Then to deal Devin Harris while the value is high and land Ricky Rubio in NJ ? sonofa….
he frees up more money than I can think off, he can go after Boozer this offseason and still land 2 star FAs in 2010.
Larry is such a jack, Someone remind him before the Yankees handed him a trip to the WS in 2004 it was 86 years. 1918!
>It’s interesting that the Yankees stuff is from so long ago.
0 Red Sux items from that entire span of time:
JENNIFER
June 25th, 2009 at 4:59 pm
Larry is such a jack, Someone remind him before the Yankees handed him a trip to the WS in 2004 it was 86 years. 1918!
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I am sure Larry remembers the world series win in 1918. He was there. Except obviously he couldn’t twitter
JENNIFER,
And if they had Twitter in 1918, that fool Henry would’ve been twittering away.
lol, Erica. Great minds.
http://ontheheels.com/blog/200.....nce-maker/
Is it possible for Hansbrough to be a bust? It seems like he’s got relatively low expecations, so honestly, I think there’s nothing he can do but impress people. And his stock has been rising since the workouts…
Pride cometh before the fall…
Its funny to me how Henry and Lucchino spend so much of their time taking shots at the Yankees.
Henry has turned his Twitter account into a daily rip fest of the Yankees.
His investors, who have lost over 400 million dollars in his hedge funds the past 2 years, aren’t laughing at him. They are suing him.
Lucchino? All he needs is the plastic red nose and he is the quintessential circus clown.
I think these guys have to do a little more than lead a division by 5 games in June before their run their mouths as if they invented the game.
The one thing we know about sports is, nobody stays on top forever.
Its going to be interesting to see how these two clowns act when its no longer “cool” to be a bandwagon member to Red Sox Nation.
“To think after tonight…
If he deals VC which looks imminent he adds a capable PG in Alston, promising athletic SF/SG in Lee
Then to deal Devin Harris while the value is high and land Ricky Rubio in NJ ? sonofa….
he frees up more money than I can think off, he can go after Boozer this offseason and still land 2 star FAs in 2010.”
In Rod we trust.
I actually like Harris and don’t want to deal him, but he’s gonna command a big extension and might hinder the FA shopping the Nets plan to go on.
Either way, the Carter deal is a good start. Lee is promising and Alston is solid at the point. Then you have the $16.5M worth of expirings. You can’t do much better for an aging All-Star on a bad contract.
The Vince Carter deal is official he is no longer a New Jersey Net.
*The New Jersey Nets have agreed in principal to send Vince Carter and Ryan Anderson to the Orlando Magic for Rafer Alston, Tony Battie and Courtney Lee, two league executives told Yahoo! Sports*.
The sox have every right to pour salt on the wound, we haven’t won a game against them and flounder against teams like the Nationals….slump or no slump, good teams win the games they are supposed to win. The past few years that has been the thorn in the Yankees side.
I only wish George was still coherent. He’d make mince-meat out of those tools in Boston.
m
June 25th, 2009 at 5:01 pm
lol, Erica. Great minds.
***
LOL. I am honored to have shared that thought with you
“Moon Dance” has always been my favorite Van Morrison tune. Special significance.
Anyway, hope Cano is okay.
Thanks for the guidelines, Pete. I know, especially in the a.m., I have a tendency to write a dissertation, so I’ll refrain from doing that (or at least make every effort). You’ve posted these guidelines before; a reminder is appreciated.
Go Pettitte and Yankees!
“*The New Jersey Nets have agreed in principal to send Vince Carter and Ryan Anderson to the Orlando Magic for Rafer Alston, Tony Battie and Courtney Lee, two league executives told Yahoo! Sports*.”
Time to get a Lee jersey and a matching facemask.
Erica,
You beat me to the punch. You’re probably younger than me.
It takes me 5 minutes to text my daughter on a non-QWERTY phone.
Does anyone here “follow” Henry on Twitter?
I can’t believe Thorn pulled that off
Bronx Jeers: thanks for the spoilers, I wanted to watch that someday! Now I guess I won’t bother.
Ransom and Tomko are Cashman’s boys. They are on the roster because Cashman wants them there. Girardi may not believe in them but he knows that by playing them he stays on Cashman’s good side, which will likely be key to his survival.
Kelvin De Leon homered today in the GCL Yankees 3-2 win over the GCL Tigers. He was 1 for 1 with three walks and NO STRIKEOUTS. De Leon is now 6 for 9 on the season.
Will Courtney Lee be able to make a layup as a Net?
It’s easy to see why Tex was so turned off by the Red Sox owners when he first met them.
m
June 25th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Erica,
You beat me to the punch. You’re probably younger than me.
It takes me 5 minutes to text my daughter on a non-QWERTY phone.
Does anyone here “follow” Henry on Twitter?
***
I am 28. I was actually faster texting before I got my qwerty phone. Plus, it makes me more prone to typos.
Side note: Do you know “Qwerty” is a word in the Scrabble dictionary
And no, I am not on Twitter. I am holding out on signing up. Its bad enough I am facebook
If Rod lands Rubio and others for Devin Harris in addition to the Carter deal, he’d have put the Nets in an awesome position for the 2010 sweepstakes and beyond.
There aren’t any “wounds” in June.
Its also classless for owners to run their mouths against other teams. I guess for younger fans and bandwagon fans, 75% of the Red Sox fan base, they eat up that childish nonsense.
For people who understand the length and grind of a baseball season, its probably best to shut up and let the season play out.
Another way to look at it…..if you are so good, you shouldn’t worry about what the Yankees are doing.
Both guys are too fixated with the Yankees. They should worry about their own teams because MLB doesn’t give out the championship trophy in June.
Bridgejumpers and trolls
mixed in with the regulars
pete abe takes control
Michael Jackson is in cardiac arrest
man, I can’t wade through all these basketball posts through what this thread is supposed to be. Really guys, do you mind? Can’t you talk that crap in a thread that actually cares?
Erica,
Oh, you kids.
Weird, my own teens (obviously I’m older than you) are technically savvy, but when I asked my kids (one’s in college) early in the summer if they twittered they said, what’s that? They’re still not on it.
I wonder if it’s something that appeals to adults more? Someone said that it’s reflective of a narcissistic society. In fact, I found out about it on Martha Stewart. She said that after two days, she had thirty-thousand followers or something.
I think people in certain industries like sports or entertainment use it as a marketing tool to stay in the consumer or fan’s consciousness.
Can you go to twitter to read what a person’s twittered without actually signing up yourself?
Carl
June 25th, 2009 at 5:14 pm
Michael Jackson is in cardiac arrest
***
Is this a sick joke?
http://tinyurl.com/mnxx9g
No Henry on twitter for me…although now I’m going to add him just to see the train wreck
>Michael Jackson is in cardiac arrest
He needs some of that jesus juice.
I think it’s both lame and shortsighted for the Redsocks owner and team McCheese to be running their mouths off as they’ve done. But recent history gives them the right to be lame and shortsighted in that manner. The best way to shut them up is to win.
I never notice Theo getting mixed up in this kind of silliness. Unfortunately, he’s too smart.
M-
You need to sign up for Twitter to read other people’s “tweets”.
I have a sister who is 7 years younger than me. I remember when she was in high school and I had just graduated from college, one night she was on the computer with all of her books around her and I asked what she was doing.
She said her and her friends each do a subject and then e-mail each other all of the homework. I decided then she was a genius and I felt old. When I was in high school we had to copy it all before 1st period the old fashioned way
Carl
June 25th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
http://tinyurl.com/mnxx9g
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CNN now has it as breaking news. WOW
First Farrah Fawcett now Michael Jackson. Tough day for the entertainment industry.
Erica,
Ah. It might be worth signing up for just to read Shaq & Old John Henry. Oh yeah, Pete, too!
Well, no — actually if you want to read someone’s tweets you can just google “twitter” and their name on twitter and you can see them on the web.
SJ44,
I guess its okay when Hank says. “‘Red Sox Nation?’ What a bunch of (expletive) that is.”
Some websites are reporting Michael Jackson may have passed away
“There aren’t any “wounds” in June.”
You’re right, there are no wounds in June. The wounds are much deeper than that…and date back to 2004 for me.
The Yankees have been a different type of team since then…I agree the Sox owners are incredibly idiotic, but, at the same time I’ve watched them make moves that work out to their benefit, while we end up with the Pavano’s and Arod’s and Giambi’s.
Teixeira has been the best thing to happen to this team in a long, long time.
Nick Swisher is on twitter. My fave was his “My arm is killing me!” after his lone pitching appearance back in April.
vb03
June 25th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
First Farrah Fawcett now Michael Jackson. Tough day for the entertainment industry.
**
And Ed McMahon and Jon & Kate are getting divorced.
Craziest entertainment week ever
Not a joke, Jackson has cardiac arrest
http://www.nbcchicago.com/news.....eport.html
Francesa is such a moron. What’s wrong with Melky joking with Mo before he batted?
Hi Christina25! Do you have an automated program that alerts you every time someone here mentions something stupid that John Henry or Larry Lucchino said, or was this just good timing for you?
lol. And mast head has a graph of the market in decline. Rub it in, why not?
http://twitter.com/John_W_Henry
arod was off monday. today is thursday, so he will have played 3 games in a row.. is he 80 yrs old.????
how will the yanks survive without mr clutch robinson cano.. 240 with bases loaded for a 300 career hitter, but no he does not try to be a hero, my mistake…
melky not starting again….i think gardner is playing well so why not rest mr swisher???
what can you say, get a win….
After reading his tweets, there is no way I’m hitting the follow button to subject myself to anymore of that garbage.
Nick in SF
June 25th, 2009 at 5:26 pm
Hi Christina25! Do you have an automated program that alerts you every time someone here mentions something stupid that John Henry or Larry Lucchino said, or was this just good timing for you?
****
I am pretty sure you can get Twitter alerts by phone
I actually dont have an automated program. Its just when I read something that needs to be answered I respond.
So Henry tweeted, “Curse of PA”?
Erica,
I dont follow the twitter
I can see how there was that need in this case.
Nick,
That means it was perfect timing.
Let’s refrain from trashing the Red Sox front office from now.
Serenity now…
I turned on Francesca just in time for him to say that Melky has no business involving himself in the Mo issue last night. LOL issue? One caller was annoyed at Mo for disobeying Pena’s orders not to swing……..One. It was hilarious – Francesca has absolutely NO sense of humor. Melky is a member of the team. Melky is on the roster. As such, I don’t care if he’s batting .80,. he has every right to tease Mo or whomever. Seriously – it’s like class warfare with Francesca – the first class part of the roster up against the 2nd and 3rd class part of the roster. What a dope.
Now Cano is hurt? Terrific.
Weird, but the Michael Jackson news still isn’t on Yahoo!. I don’t believe anything until Yahoo verifies. So far CNN is the only major news outlet with this story
How many followers did Pete say he had in the chat? No cheating.
And good haiku, TD.
Are you DT’s cousin?
Larry David a Yankee hater huh?
That’s funny!
Francesa probably still thinks Ellsbury is going to be star. Meanwhile Melky is just a 4th outfielder in his mind.
He needs Max Kellerman in the worst way.
Google Jackson EVERY news outlet has it.
http://www.tmz.com/
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31.....Toolbar100
Joe Jackson quoted as saying LA people keeping him informed as he’s in LV, and the mother is on her way.
Just got home and Wolf Blitzer on cnn is talking about MJ hospitalized
Gem from Henry:
3 ahead of $400m offseason
bit green are we?
I was out all day and don’t feel like reading everything.
So what did Henry & Lucchino “tweet?”
And when are people going to learn not to listen to Francesa?
Domino is one of the best, most underplayed classic songs. Whenever it comes on on the radio I wonder why I haven’t heard it more. Would much rather see Pena get some time in then Ransom. Ransom is a career AAAA guy. Get Pena some experience.
This may be a story you can only follow on tmz. That and listening to Francesca mis state facts about Michael Jackson.
Christina,
Hank Steinbrenner hasn’t said a word about anything baseball related in two years.
John Henry takes daily shots at the Yankees.
I don’t like it when Yankee people get engaged in that talk.
Problem is, they don’t. For Henry, its a daily thing.
That’s ok but, if you are going to do it, expect people to laugh at you.
Here’s a guy who blew out his wife to marry someone 30 years younger than himself AND blew over 400 million bucks of client money in less than 3 years time.
I think he has bigger issues to deal with than taking cheap shots at the Yankees. He’s not exactly Mr. Perfect! lol
Does anyone know henry’s twitter id? I wanna blast him with stupid remarks.
TMZ is reporting that MJ may have had cardiac arrest. They may be silly, but they’re pretty accurate.
“Google Jackson EVERY news outlet has it.”
and pretty much every arcticle lists TMZ as a source…
Hmm- Maybe we should try to get John Henry & Hank under the O’Neill banner
According to E! online (again, not very reputable),
Joe Jackson said he had a heart attack and he is NOT okay.
m
June 25th, 2009 at 5:36 pm
TMZ is reporting that MJ may have had cardiac arrest. They may be silly, but they’re pretty accurate.
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okay, disregard my last post then…
Cano and his buddy Melky get to ride the pine tonight. I like a bench of:
Matsui
Cano
Melky
Cervelli
Ransom
Pena
sj 44
besides that john henry should not have gotten the red sux franchise there was another group with a higher bid. the rumor is the lead person was jewish and the yawkey clan was against that is there any truth to that rumor?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? thanks
Basketball? John Henry? Now Michael Jackson?
Oi. Back to baseball. John Smoltz to make his Red Sox debut. Let’s hope he loses. Would love to see a tweet about that!
Also, on Twitter WFAN tweeted that A-Rod probably will play through the Mets series with the off day on Monday.
This is a sports blog can we not talking about Micheal Jackson? if you want to talk Micheal Jackson find another blog
one of the three red Sox owners is jewish.
http://blogs.trb.com/sports/baseball/blog/
Issue Two: Whither Joe Girardi? The Yankees finally won last night, with Girardi getting ejected from the game on the same day that Brian Cashman made an impromptu visit to Atlanta.
How about this damning quote from Mark Teixeira? “Sometimes the principal needs to show up in the classroom if the teacher is having trouble with the students.”
I think the Yankees are too talented to miss the playoffs this year, even as they conduct a two-front battle with the Red Sox above them and Blue Jays and Rays beneath them. But the more we go forward with Girardi, the less convinced I become that he’s going to be here for the long haul.
He just doesn’t have an easy way about him, which leads to uneasy relationships with his veteran players. Word has spread to other clubhouses about Girardi’s personality.
***I guess Davidoff just decided to make things up because he doesn’t like Joe. Funny that this stuff didn’t crop up in ST or when they were winning. Now that the Yanks are struggling, the vets don’t like Joe? Hmmm
was john henry’s bid the highest??????
who is the jewish owner part of Henry’s team?
thanks….
curse of JS?
hey pete can you figure out what the letters on cerevelli’s catchers helmet stand for thanks
SJ44,
I thought Lucchino made this remark about the artifacts not Henry. I agree that its not a good thing for an owner to make remarks about another team but the Yankee brass took some shots against the Red Sox as well. Even Hal said that the Red Sox didnt wanted to face the Yankees in 2007 postseason and according to him the Yankees are better than the Red Sox. Its best if people learn to keep their mouths closed especially owners.
Last night on Baseball tonight after the game, they showed the ejection of Joe Girardi and it looked like the umpire asked him if he wanted to get ejected in which joe replied yes.
so mj has in fact died.
R.I.P. Michael Jackson.
Wow Micheal Jackson has passes away
whoa. my friend from atlanta is bring a sign to the game that says “saucy” to say hi to me on tv…
only it says my real first name, not ‘saucy’, which is also the same first name as a prominent yankee
Michael Jackson has died.
*has passed away* (sorry no light in this room)
the letters on cervellis helmet are the initials of his parents and siblings i think…
shocking week.
Michael Jackson passed away according to TMZ. RIP.
MJ is dead? Children of the world rejoice
Okay, CNN Headline news hasn’t gotten word yet, where are you guys hearing he died?
unreal day in celebrity passing, both went way too young. Ed McMahon was an older guy who lived a full life, I feel a bit like these two did not. RIP.
M,
nypost.com
“Okay, CNN Headline news hasn’t gotten word yet, where are you guys hearing he died?”
TMZ.com is reporting it.
TMZ is the source still.
Drudgereport.com but they are quoting TMZ.COm
“and according to him the Yankees are better than the Red Sox.”
An owner who says his team is better? Shocking!
Well, for $300,000 he would like to think so at least.
“only it says my real first name, not ’saucy’, which is also the same first name as a prominent yankee”
Hideki? Melky? Give us a hint.
http://njmg.typepad.com/yankeesblog/
This from ESPN: Mariano Rivera will be the subject of SportsCenter’s Sunday Conversation at 11 p.m., and here’s what he said about Jonathan Papelbon’s statement that he’d consider closing for the Yankees if he becomes a free agent:
“If he wants to do that, he’ll have to wait for me to retire,” Rivera said. “You know, then I think he has a shot at that. Besides that, he doesn’t have a shot at that.”
**LOL Mo…….I guess I’ll have to watch ESPN now…..
RIP Michael Jackson.
Do they really think it’s better to rest A-Rod v. the Mets than the Braves? Seriously?
Betsy
I bet Mo stays passed his contract
I won’t believe it until John Henry Twits about it.
Pete,
Thank you for your 5:55 update. Shoots down a lot of conspiracy theories.
Today’s winner of the Kevin Brown award
Atlanta pitcher Bennett, angry from giving up a hit to Alex Rodriguez punched a door in the clubhouse and broke a bone in his left hand. He popped the bone back in place and pitched the 7th inning where he gave up a HR to Nick Swisher.
MJ had just sold out 50 shows in England. It was supposed to be the beginning of his comeback.
Apparently there were betting parlours in London that were taking wagers on whether he would cancel or not.
Great, so CC is not available to pinch-hit… Another genius move by our vaunted brain trust… Grrrrr!
nick in sf don’t give the school children any ideas………
shocking a player keeps injury info from a manager(cano) like arod at the end of last yr.
there are about 6 guys in pro baseball that have college degrees, so there lack of smarts is not suprising..
pat,
that’s just moronic. You’d think someone who makes a living pitching would at least use his non-pitching hand to punch a wall.
he did use his non pitching hand to punch the wall he is a righty…
read the post…..
hopefully clutch cano will be available to pinch hit tonight if there are men in scoring position late…
how will the yanks survive without his clutch hitting in tight circumstances????
Clare
He did use his non pitching hand but he was still moronic.
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CNN said they ddin’t know anything yet besides that he went into Cardiac Arrest. Where did you hear that he died?
pat,
Sorry, missed that. You’re right – still moronic.
“the letters on cervellis helmet are the initials of his parents and siblings i think…”
Yup, its the initials of his parents, & sister.
Posada HRs twice tonite.
You heard it here first.
I bet tonight’s game will be a real thriller. Even though the Yankees have been bad recently, something tells me they’ll be able to beat it. Arod will take a look at the man in the mirror and wanna be startin’ something.
Dirty Diana.
Pete, are you deputizing the blog police???
Pete’s Posse??
Hes dead
When are they ever going to use Pena again?
Wow
Farah and Jackson in the same day.
This is similar to Issac Hayes & Bernie Mac passing in the same week.
“Wow
Farah and Jackson in the same day.”
I feel bad for their families. Going through all this in the public eye.
Okay, LA Times is confirming.
He was a crazy whack who probably did stuff he shouldn’t have. But I felt a twinge of emotion, I don’t know what it is, when I first heard the news. Nostalgia?
You can’t even say condolences to his family, they’re just as whack, too. But somehow his passing will touch his huge fanbase.
What a day.
Let’s hope the Yankees don their sequined batting gloves and bring some good news.
Even though I stopped liking Michael Jackson as I got older, I can’t forget that I liked him a lot when I was 13.
shocking news. He will always be the Michael Jackson from Thriller. 1982-1984
and not the freek show which later evolved.
Condolences to Bubbles?
Melky has the flu and Cano hurt is wrist interesting.
Definitely to Elizabeth Taylor. I hope this doesn’t drive her to drink again…
Okay, people are actually congregating outside the medical center.
Per John Henry:
MJ’s last words were “I believe in the Sox…”
^ Tell he didn’t really say that.
m-
That was a great eulogy.
Nick,
Don’t worry about Bubbles. Theo has a primate sanctuary she can go to.
The Elephant Man’s skeleton has not been reached for comment.
For whatever else Michael Jackson was or was not, he was unequivocally a music icon. I’m very sad for him and his family. I read that he was frightened that he might need invasive treatment for skin cancer and that might have shocked his heart. This feels entirely surrealistic.
Rest in peace Michael, thank you for amazing music, and you have finally conquered your demons.
Buddy,
He was crazy, but really, who hasn’t been touched by Michael Jackson? (no pun intended there)
Thank goodness we have sports to distract us from these kind of things.
I agree m. Jackson was a human oddity straight out of some deconstructionist novel.
And whack or not, it doesn’t lessen the pain they will feel in the unexpected death of their son, their brother – their father.
He may have become someone scary-
But tonight I am remembering the Michael Jackson who made the Thrilled video that scared me so much I would hide under my blanket (I was 3 at the time)
why are so many people acting like girardi lied about a-rod. he had last friday, saturday and monday off, and an off day this coming monday. that’s one a week and then some.
Beatles catalog to be sold to Heather Mills?
You can’t deny the guy was a major piece of pop history.
I didn’t like him as a person, but every once in a while I sang along to his music anyway
Tom in N.J.
June 25th, 2009 at 6:59 pm
Beatles catalog to be sold to Heather Mills?
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It used to drive me nuts that everytime I listened to a Beatles song, I was paying Jackson’s legal bills
Be nice. The man has passed and was someones son and father.
I’m sure Larry King will be right on top of this – talking about odd.
Regardless if you loved the guy or not, Now is the best time for a Yankee game to get away from the depressing news…
Pete I beg to differ with you on Jeter’s 16 stolen bases.
If you count the double plays and force outs,it’s much higher.
The Yankees need to win to make this day better…
LET’S GO YANKEES!!!!
If Lowe is on he could be a DP nightmare. Everyone brace yourselves.
sar515,
You said:
“Posada HRs twice tonite.
You heard it here first.”
It’s one game. So anything could happen. And as Pete points out, Posada has historically hit Lowe pretty well. Plus, he’s coming back after getting a day to rest his 37-year old bones — which ought to help him some.
However, I’ll guess that he doesn’t do anything above and beyond. Interestingly, while he’s had a great cERA in his last few games, so far in June, his OPS — befitting a 37-year old catcher — is a puny .682, which is actually lower than Cervelli’s June OPS. I would never suggest that I think Cervelli’s OPS will rival his for the rest of the season — although I’d bet even money that it will in the final year of his contract (2011) during the year in which he turns 40.
Here’s hoping I’m wrong on both counts….
The joke was on me – I wanted to watch the ESPN version of last night’s game because I understood that they did a very complimentary segment on Cervelli. The game started at 2 a.m. I had figured out from the game thread that the segment happened in the top of the 9th right after Melky doubled. I supposed I could have taped it but I was awake.
By the time the game got to the 9th, they cut to Jeter’s AB, with 2 out. They didn’t show the entire inning. While I know replays cut out a lot of “unnecessary” footage to get it down to 2 hours or so, I of course had no idea they would cut to 2 outs in the top of the 9th. So consequently I never got to see the segment.
I can tell you though that staying up until 4 and then not being able to get to sleep really kicked my butt. I am fighting to keep my eyes open.
I grew up listening to Michael Jackson’s music. He was an incredible talent and a very troubled and sad human begin. But he was only 50 years old. I am 51. So, it’s also very surreal. He leaves children behind. It’s a sad day for his family. I hope he is finally at peace.
Farrah Fawcett. Another icon from my teenage years. I wasn’t particularly a fan of hers, but I knew quite a few boy who were.
What a poster, you must admit.
Life is precious. Life is short.
woo single lets go yanks!
the better derek prevails
Trisha-
What you wrote was the very reason DVRs were invented
Nice start Jetes
Woo another single!
what a horrible day RIP MJ:(
I’ll play some his tunes, radio is playing his stuff since the news broke…….hopefully the Yanks pick up a series win tonight to make the day not as horrible
Johnny Damon!!!! My pretend boyfriend
I need some good Yankee baseball to cheer up
Nice start for the Yankees, 2 ABs, 2 base hits.
Not to travel drop, but I was in a Paris nightclub last year and “Billie Jean” came on… it was pretty hot. That’s a great song.
He was a brilliant musician. Fame got the best of him. Take note A-Rod!
The Farrah Fawcett poster that Pete posted in his 6:55 update was highly iconic in its time, though to a group of males a little older than me. It apparently caused quite a stir back in its day.
yuck double play
Tex grounds to a DP, 1-0 Yankees.
patrick at Pinstripe Plus, appeared on the YES pre-game
his top 5 NYY prospects:
1) Montero
2) Austin Jackson
3) Austin Romine
4) Manny Banuelos
5) McCallister
yeah it’s amazing how many artists have copied MJ once you listen to his stuff again, beats, etc….
AROD!!!!
So Arod needs a day off, huh?
YAY!!!!!!!!!!
An A-Bomb from A-Rod.. haven’t heard that in a while
GOOOOOOONE A-rod hits a 2 run HR to deep CF!
A-Rod ready to start producing again?!
What a weird day
Farrah passed away
Michael Jackson passed away
NBA Draft mania
Yanks up 1-0
Make that 2-0 A-Rod!
563
Arod finally has some protection in the lineup and look what he does!!
And welcome to the AL East, Mr. Lowe. Still glad we didn’t sign him, knucklehead AJ or not.
Quikksand, it was a solo HR.
I don’t remember Lowe ever really owning the Yanks.
Doreen, Moondance also my absolute favorite of VM
AROD must have been reading all the ESPN articles the last few days that said he’s finished
An A BOMB from AROD!!!!!!!!!!!:)
“An A-Bomb from A-Rod.. haven’t heard that in a while”
better to see you type it. Then have to listen to Sterling say it
Why didn’t he do that in game 7 of 2004 ;( naw jk
Obviously I go to my kitchen to get an iced tea when Arod hits a HR…
MY bad, it was a Solo HR.
Wooo Swish
“And welcome to the AL East, Mr. Lowe. Still glad we didn’t sign him, knucklehead AJ or not”
word to your motha
Wow. It could’ve been 4-0.
Keep going, keep going!
GGBG is amazing to watch
Oh he is fast
Wooo BG!
BRETT !!!!!!!!!!!!
Derek Lowe: you’re an…. Nevermind. can’t say it here
I think I saw a cheetah at the zoo once who looked like brett gardner
is any going to bat before he has to pitch?
Lets go Cody!!
Can Andy get an AB before he pitches?
Erica, and I have one!!!! I just haven’t hooked it up yet. Long story.
That said, I don’t know that I would ever tape both the ESPN and YES versions of the game. I always watch YES. Last night was an aberration. I don’t find ESPN broadcasts exciting – though I must say that I had a catch in my throat listening to them absolutely adulate Mo through his entire 9th inning, from his being the greatest they have ever seen to what they called his presence and grace on the mound (paraphrase).
*andy
Bad call again.
Finally, another piece of our Opening Day lineup is back!
Come on Cody!
That was a fair ball. But what can you do???
“I think I saw a cheetah at the zoo once who looked like brett gardner”
lol
2 runs, 5 hits for the Yankees this inning.
Trish-
ESPN was worshipping a Yankee?? Are you sure??
I find watching Yankee games on any channel other than YES is hard. Fox is the absolute worst. I would rather listen to the radio
Kay can’t do math. It took A-Rod 563 swings, not 1
Smoltz having a hell of a time!!! bases loaded, 1 out, 2 runs in already for the Nats. Take a peek if you have a chance!
A big ballpark and a 2 run lead. Let’s go Andy!
Could’ve been 5-0, or 7-0 even. Let’s go, Andy.
try watching a Rangers game on anywhere but MSG. But then try watching any team that doesn’t have Cindy Crybaby on it on any nbc or vs… most painful experience ever.
don’t understand the hype involving Nate McClout.
looks like a league average player to me
Erica, I’m telling you they were in absolute awe – which is absolutely understandable. Try to find anyone who isn’t over the moon over Mo. Talk about an icon. I am so filled with pride that we own him, if you know what I mean!
Interestingly, for whatever it might be worth, Posada’s cERA with Pettitte behind the plate so far this year has been excellent. As I recall, Pettitte’s had a lower ERA with Jorge so far this year than he has on average in the rest of his starts.
And speaking of cERA, I find it interesting that among catchers who qualify statistically, presumably with the requisite number of innings caught so far this year, three of the four with the lowest cERA so far this year are catchers with reputations for being excellent behind the plate — Bengie Molina, Yadier Molina, and Jason Varitek. The catcher with the lowest cERA (again among those who qualify statistically) is Russell Martin. But since he’s pitching in cavernous Dodger Stadium and catching the Dodger staff, who’s been incredible so far this year (they only have the 10th best ERA away from Dodger Stadium) the fact that he leads the list doesn’t necessarily suggest anything to me about his catching talents.
P.S. Among catchers with 285 or more innings caught, only Victor Martinez has a higher cERA. And I gather that his reputation is not exactly sterling as a catcher.
I’ll make sure to keep my radio off today, thanks for the warning.
4-0 Nats
AWWWWWWW. 4-0 Nats, top of the 1st.
trisha – OPPC lifetime member
June 25th, 2009 at 7:25 pm
Erica, I’m telling you they were in absolute awe – which is absolutely understandable. Try to find anyone who isn’t over the moon over Mo. Talk about an icon. I am so filled with pride that we own him, if you know what I mean!
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I have been watching Rivera his whole career. He was so unbelieveable last night that even I was speechless. Which is funny cause I have been seeing it for 13+ years now
According to Gamecast, John Smoltz had an ERA of 54.00 a moment ago. It is now down to 27.00, when he finally recorded a second out.
WAIT! Back up to 54.00. 4-0 Nats.
4-0 Nationals, Smoltz at 32 pitches in the 1st inning, welcome to the Bigs Smoltz ha
Smoltz looks like gaaaaaaaarbage!! Good good day.
Nats lead 4-0!
Jay,
Nice polite response to my JoPo prediction.
I wouldn’t really worry about what he will contribute in 2011 just yet.
If he helps us to two Series in the next two years… frankly I’d grant his a pass.
And Phillies lead 4-0 also! (against the Rays)
Erica, watching Mo is almost like a religious experience. I don’t know how else to describe it. It’s almost like we’re watching him for the first time every time. That impact just never leaves.
Wasn’t it reported that Smoltz velocity was in the eighties? If true he won’t be much of an impact.
And the Sox down 4-0.
Good Tidings.
Welcome back to the NL East, Mr. Smoltz.
Not to give a fraction of an inch to the Red Sox, but there’s a possibility that Smoltz will have better games.
And then again, maybe not!
No, Trisha,
It doesn’t look like Lowe has owned the Yanks — career wise anyway.
Lowe’s stats against the Yankees since 1987 according to Yahoo Sports:
8 wins, 10 losses and an ERA of 6.07.
Good evening all. Hopefully this place will be the picture of tranquility since we are ahead and soxs are losing.
Smoltz was hitting 93
trisha – OPPC lifetime member
June 25th, 2009 at 7:29 pm
Erica, watching Mo is almost like a religious experience. I don’t know how else to describe it. It’s almost like we’re watching him for the first time every time. That impact just never leaves.
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That’s why its always such major news when he falters. And people practically bridge jump- cause its just so rare
Nats, Reds, Phillies winning over the red Sox, Blue Jays, and Rays!
It’s too bad the Red Sox didn’t trade Penny. I would have loved to see them deal with the predicament of a terrible Dice-K and an old Smoltz trying to return to form.
I think Smoltz is off to a fantastic start. Well done sir.
Come on Andy
Smoltz will do awful in this game to lull all of us Yankees fans into feeling he’s nothing to be worried about and then WHAM! All of a sudden, we’ll look up and he’ll have a bunch a wins and a low ERA.
Way to go Pettitte
jennifer
June 25th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
Good evening all. Hopefully this place will be the picture of tranquility since we are ahead and soxs are losing.
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So far so good Jenn. Hopefully you won’t mind that random Michael Jackson comments slip in.
Since I kept hearing his songs on the radio as I was driving home from work, I made a list of a bunch of his songs I would like to download
Can someone explain to me how someone singles on a pop up to the second baseman?
well maybe I shouldn’t have mentioned Smoltz…Pettite is trying to match early pitch count
Okay so Andy looks like garbage. Has thrown a ton of pitches, so here come the trolls.
trisha, it’s like the presence of god has entered the game every time Mo steps on the rubber.
You can’t walk people. You just can’t.
Oh brother. Come on Andy, settle down!
Hopefully Smoltz gets pulled and stresses their bullpen which should effect the next game as well.
sar515,
You said:
“Jay,
Nice polite response to my JoPo prediction.
I wouldn’t really worry about what he will contribute in 2011 just yet.
If he helps us to two Series in the next two years… frankly I’d grant his a pass.”
I’ll drink to that!
P.S. If I’m ever not polite, please let me know. That’s certainly not my intention. Quite to the contrary….
Can’t blame Yankee Stadium when you just plain suck.
Ugh, Pettitte not looking sharp. He should have gone after Chipper with the bases empty.
Two walks with two outs leads to this. Unbelievable.
ah come on andy, hold the lead. you’re playing in a pitcher’s stadium.
Good job, Andy. Unbelievable. The Yankees get him two runs and he gives at least one of them back.
Whew-
Pettite got into trouble that inning because he was disappointed he didn’t get to bat in the previous inning.
I just caught up to real time and WOW did Cody Ransom and the Yankees get hosed. That was a 3 run double stolen from the Yanks. It should be 5-1 right now.
And here we go.
This is the same lineup that was pretty much shut down last night.
Any guesses on whether Cervelli will get any of the Mets series? I don’t know the schedule yet but if Saturday is a day game, I would think Cervelli would get that one.
Pettitte wasn’t missing by much, but, he was missing. Even worse, though, was that everything was hit hard.
Patrick
June 25th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
I just caught up to real time and WOW did Cody Ransom and the Yankees get hosed. That was a 3 run double stolen from the Yanks. It should be 5-1 right now.
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Girardi should have come out and gotten ejected again
“Can someone explain to me how someone singles on a pop up to the second baseman?”
If a hitter gets one of those bloop hits to shallow OF but the second baseman picks up the ball, it’s considered a single to 2B, even though it was likely out of the infield.
Yep, Andy’s had maybe one really good start in a month or so -on the road AND at home. I don’t think he should be complaining about the stadium…..He’s just not been good at all..it’s very uncomfortable, watching him pitch.
I missed the Ransom play. Was it really that bad a call?
Frustrating. We should be leading by a lot more. But I don’t mind as long as the game turns like it did last night. This has been a crazy news day w/the 2 deaths and all the NBA trades. I feel like it’s only natural tonight would be a crazy game. Let’s go Yankees!!
Let’s please not end this inning on less than 10 pitches.
“Smoltz looks like gaaaaaaaarbage!!”
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I watched that inning and he would get ahead of hitters but couldn’t put them away.
He didn’t throw his slider for strikes and the hitters weren’t fooled by it.
His fastball wasn’t bad but unless he can get the slider working for him, he’ll be hittable.
“I missed the Ransom play. Was it really that bad a call?”
It was a rip down the third base line that pretty obviously went over the bag. Of course the umpire called it foul.
‘I missed the Ransom play. Was it really that bad a call?’
Depends on your angle…I thought it was a clear foul at first but then they reshowed it and I wasnt so sure
“I missed the Ransom play. Was it really that bad a call?”
From where the umpire was standing, yes. The entire ball was over the front corner of third base.
RS
June 25th, 2009 at 7:39 pm
Let’s please not end this inning on less than 10 pitches.
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No, they will be okay. The hitters have their game on tonight
SaucY, have you seen your friend’s sign yet?
I’m keeping a lookout.
and I thought it kicked up chalk when it landed past the bag.
My hubby is as objective and calm as they come when watching baseball – he said it was obviously fair, a bad call, and the bases should have been cleared. But, what can ya do?
Pitches look off the plate.
that umpire at third looks like he’s 15.
Doreen
June 25th, 2009 at 7:41 pm
My hubby is as objective and calm as they come when watching baseball – he said it was obviously fair, a bad call, and the bases should have been cleared. But, what can ya do?
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I nominate your husband for thirs base umpire
Ump steals runs again
Cox argues another call
Where is Girardi?
Turner Field has the dimentions New yankee stadium, should have had.
perfect ball park
Why not double steal here to keep out of the DP? Or hit and run.
First pitch of the second for Smoltz, he drops his slider in for a strike.
He threw his offspeed pitches for strikes, 1-2-3 inning on 10 pitches.
Tex go the other way with the sinker.
oops
Three night games this weekend. Oh joy.
Tex has turned into Alex
Sterling messes up again.
Again, I don’t understand why two hitters with pretty decent speed are just standing still against a groundball pitcher. Is Lowe particularly good at holding runners on?
Alex woooo!
A-Rod!! Clutch again!! YAY!!!!
Arod is back folks.
I guess the reported demise of A-rod was premature.
Nice Alex
Arod’s heating up
Just in time for the Mets.
wow you are all right, a-rod is done.
I like this A-Rod.
Lowe was too distracted by the Posada threat once again. Po is in his head.
Baseball is a marathon, not a sprint.
Nick in SF June 25th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
Lowe was too distracted by the Posada threat once again. Po is in his head.
lol
Lowe of Boston lore…
Sinkerball, soliloquy…
Scorching sun, scoring…
I am SOOO happy to see this happening to the Sox. Hopefully someone will stuff it down the throat of that pompous elitist Sean McAdam, who last night laughingly declared the Nats “wretched from top to bottom.” I guess he’s never watched Christian Guzman or Ryan Zimmerman or Adam Dunn. Or Jordan Zimmerman for that matter.
Pompous loser. I can’t stand the guy.
The best thing about Arod these past two days is that he’s hitting the ball hard to center and left center. That really means he’s going well.
What the heck is Thabeet wearing? Not a fan of that suit
I must be insane as I drove 2 hours to see the Yanks in Syracuse. It is weird seeing Shelley Duncan as the first base coach playing with a stopwatch. He’s quite ADD
Anyhow, Nady is 0/1 with a k. He had a ball hit to him in RF; seemed to be throwing ok
Btw- there was an article in the news today that swine flu cases in the US may have reached 1 million-
I am so proud to have been a part of this statistic
OK, so Rodriguez has a homer in the 1st and an RBI single, but neither one was “clutch”. Those don’t mean squat.
Unfortunately, Zimmermann has already thrown 50 pitches and isn’t through 3 innings yet. The Red Sox will definitely see the Nats pen today.
The Oklahoma City Thunder just drafted Tony Sanchez!
Congrats, SJ44!
Curry and Rubio still on the board for the Knicks.
GB7-
Both came with two outs. The solo shot may not have been clutch, but 2 outs and a RISP is definitely clutch
“Unfortunately, Zimmermann has already thrown 50 pitches and isn’t through 3 innings yet.”
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that’s how Zimmerman is. He’s a bit of a strikeout pitcher with long at-bats.
This is the guy the Angels gave up for Teixeira…meanwhile the Braves gave up Saltilamacchia, Andrus (ROY candidate) and another top pitching prospect.
francour looks super excited to be able to talk to jetes at second
GB
Close and late is overrated. I like my runs early and often so those hits are clutch to me.
Hhmmm Rubio is a little cutie. How old is he again?
“Nady is 0/1 with a k. He had a ball hit to him in RF; seemed to be throwing ok”
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good to hear.
He played 7 innings in RF last night and didn’t have a single ball go his way. unbelievable.
NYY626
June 25th, 2009 at 7:56 pm
francour looks super excited to be able to talk to jetes at second
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I would certainly be peeing in my pants
The Nats pen has actually improved.
come on Andy
All joking aside, you do realize that beating the Yankees was probably the Nats turnaround point for the season
“OK, so Rodriguez has a homer in the 1st and an RBI single, but neither one was “clutch”.”
The way our offense has been going lately, I welcome 1st and 2nd inning RBIs as much as RBIs in the late innings.
Alright. Andy at 42 pitches
Could be, although they had also beat the Dodgers and the Phils. But yeah, it certainly had to be good for their confidence.
I’m late to the party here at The LoHud…..Who did the Yanks move to make room for Ransom ???? Also, it appears that Pete’s School Principal warning earlier has seemingly worked so far….Then again the Bombers are up, the BoSox down tonight….
Jeter diggin all in his nose
Erica – newly OPPC
June 25th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
GB7-
Both came with two outs. The solo shot may not have been clutch, but 2 outs and a RISP is definitely clutch
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Hey, I can only go by what I read on here every time he drives in a run…besides that, the media backs up that theory. Now, we’re hearing the same thing about the team’s number #2 RBI guy, Cano.
I’m thinking it will be good for the Yankees to keep adding on as many runs as they can because I’m not totally sold on the effectiveness of our starting pitching tonight.
Berroa was DFA’ed. End of an error
Trolls usually disappear when the Yanks are winning. I like it
. Its like magic
gardner is the man!
BG again
wooo!
AWWWWW. 5-1, 1st and 3rd, 1 down.
Bye Cutie. He’s going to Minnesota
Nats up 5-0 and looking for more. Smoltz has a worse ERA than Wang.
Blinding sun, Braves swing..
Southpaw in Atlanta sings…
Sighs in Savannah…
Hahahaha- I meant “End of an era”.
Can we say Freudian Slip???
Ransom!!!
A-rod still alive
Are Gameday haikus lame yet?
Not yet they aren’t.
Nice going Cody!
cmon pettitte, help yourself out here
Can Andy hit a flyball? God the NL is so much easier to pitch in.
Uh oh Andy
GGBG could have made that
I enjoy haikus
Nick is far better than me
I can still try though
Gardy! Cody! Andy!
Lowe might be hurt
i was hopin for a squeeze
A hit here would be huge.
Patrick
June 25th, 2009 at 8:07 pm
I enjoy haikus
Nick is far better than me
I can still try though
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This was a noble effort. It made me laugh
Patrick is too kind
I’m not the haiku master
Just a haiku fan
“OK, so Rodriguez has a homer in the 1st and an RBI single, but neither one was “clutch”.”
The way our offense has been going lately, I welcome 1st and 2nd inning RBIs as much as RBIs in the late innings.
Keep in mind that both hits came with 2 outs
WOO DAMON!!!!
Lowe is on the rope
pessimists doubt our Andy
but more runs are good!
Yeah Damon!!
Triple for Damon!!!
Gardner gunning, third…
Ransom racing, Pettitte bunts…
Captain walks, they’re full…
Huge! That was nice.
here’s Johnnnnnny!
DAAAAAAAAAAAMON!!!
6-1
JOHNNY DAMON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My pretend boyfriend comes through again…
Can we say they have broken this game open now?
holy smokes, me like this game so far
gardner is batting 289… what a progess from last year
So, who is doing the inspiring…….Pena or Girardi?
Off the Wall & Thriller were his best solo work.
Damon hits one hard
Gardner, Ransom, Jeter score
Six runs for Andy
Cashman still in town
Yankee Mister Weatherbee
school is in session
Looks like the Yanks got the Lowe-down on the Braves starter, tonight.
Isn’t Lowe’s WHIP for today over 4?
What’s happening in the draft? Too much going on in this game. Can’t blink, you might miss a Yankee baserunner!
Damon triples, three…
Runs score, sinking Derek Lowe…
Southpaw standing, shouts…
The Yanks have had quite a bit of bad luck tonight and they still have 6 runs. Not bad.
Thanks Erica!
Ever humble Nick
He tries to deny his skill
We all know the truth
Rays came back, now lead 6-4
The Braves seem to be the antidote to the Yanks offensive woes.
and the Knicks fans hearts are crushed…
It’s amazing what a kick in the pants every now and then can do to a club.
Curry to GS
“gardner is batting 289… what a progess from last year”
More importantly is his .370 OBP. He could really be a major league leadoff hitter if he keeps that up.
Golden State, picking just ahead of NY, steals Stephen Curry.
ouch.
Curry off the board.
0-2, Andy.
0-2.
damn…curry was taken
Golden State has picked
Stephon Curry off the board
somewhere Isiah laughs
pat, the Yankees are scoring runs like there’s a wind tunnel or something.
Noooooo…Curry to the Warriors
Knicks dont get curry or rubio
Jrue Holiday or Jordan Hill?
*ahem* Net fan here.
See slumps are like the stock exchange. Nobody rings a bell to tell you you’ve reached the low. You just wait it out. You just wait it out.
I guess it’s safe to contact the grim reaper and tell him he can stay away a while longer. Listening to the posters here when the Yankees had the noive to lose some games, you would have thought that last rites were the order of the day.
Freaking Golden State. They have a billion guards already.But of course they got to have Curry
Andy has more confidence with a 6-1 lead. Cool.
I was hopping to see Stephen’s mother every night.
I don’t follow Phillies bb but I thought Bastardo was supposed to be good…he got rocked by the Sox and now getting lit up by the Rays.
Hill a Knick.
Knicks take Hill
If Wang returns to form, and Hughes keeps pitching well, at what point do they consider replacing Pettitte with Hughes in the rotation?
Andy gets hit hard all the time, and has insane pitch counts. I think Hughes would give the team a better chance to win day in and day out.
“Jeter diggin all in his nose”
EEEEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!
Hope he washed his hands before he ate.
A desert Wildcat
disappointed Knicks fans boo
Welcome to New York
How do people boo a draft pick?
What a disaster the Kicks draft is. Thanks Donnie!
Two interesting stats so far this year about Posada that I didn’t notice before:
OPS with runners on (per ESPN): .981
Late inning pressure (per cbssports): 1.043
Late inning pressure with runners on: 1.095
Wow! And that’s despite a putrid June!
Matsui’s numbers in the same situations:
OPS with runners on (per ESPN): .868
Late inning pressure (per CBSSports): .807
Late inning pressure (per CBSSports) with runners on: .755
dey shudda picked ty lawson
The Knicks are morons man.
They and their equally stupid media were touting Curry as the pick months ago basically daring every team in front of them to pick him.
That’s what you get for telling the league/world what you’re doing.
Morons.
@Doreen: have you ever watched a football or basketball draft before?
I’m loving the haiku’s. DID and Nick do the Yankee game thread haiku proud.
It was either Curry or Rubio or bust for me. Again Thanks Donnie!
Lowe is doing a wonderful job tonight
They couldn’t do this to him in 2004???
Were my eyes deceiving me, or was A-Rod limping a little bit running to third?
Whatever C-money did is working.
I hope this ends the “should have signed Lowe instead of Burnett” nonsense.
Nick in SF -
I’ve watch parts of a football draft. Never a basketball draft. I guess people really get into it, huh?
Jordan Hill is an outstanding player….I was hoping for Dru Holliday simply for the fact that he’s going to be an amazing guard, his wing soan is incredible…..Hill is very good pick….Watch out on the open court…..
A-Rod back on base
the Jorge threat strikes again
Lowe down for the count
JohnBlacksox (24 + 1)
June 25th, 2009 at 8:22 pm
If Wang returns to form, and Hughes keeps pitching well, at what point do they consider replacing Pettitte with Hughes in the rotation?
Andy gets hit hard all the time, and has insane pitch counts. I think Hughes would give the team a better chance to win day in and day out.
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and, as long as Pettitte’s pitching like he has, why would they remove him from the rotation? Because you don’t like him? He’s about 22nd in the league in ERA and in the top 10 in wins.
“Were my eyes deceiving me, or was A-Rod limping a little bit running to third?”
He definitely pulled up a little rounding second
Pepitone,
I don’t know if your eyes were deceiving you, but my husband saw the same thing. I, however, did not, but I tend to miss things like that.
There’s a part of me that would like to think that Derek Lowe decided to help the Yankees out tonight as thanks to the Red Sox for unceremoniosly dumping him after he helped them win the world series.
Chad Ford thinks Hill’s a good pick.
Yanks at first and third…
Lowe, near his nadir, leaving…
Searing sun, now sunk…
The Van Morrison randomness continues-
I just got an e-mail from Caesars Atlantic City inviting me to an exclusive concert presale
Only on this blog with them leading 6-1 would someone start a discussion on replacing the 4/5 starter Pettitte in the lineup.
@Doreen: the NFL drafts are usually more raucous, especially when the Jets fans are miffed, which is most of the time. I think the Knicks fans were just mad they lost out on Curry; Hill will get his Garden cheers down the road.
Good thing Smoltz blew up in the first inning and he’s about reached his pitch count.
Because he is just mowing down hitters now.
“Whatever C-money did is working.”
Which just illustrates how cerebral so much of it is. As I am always wont to say: men, not machines!
@Nick in SF -
To be totally honest, it’s my husband who’s watching the draft – the boos just caught my ears.
Jets fans are never happy, and from what I understand Knicks fans are a close second, right?
men on first and third
Swisher and Gardner go down
Cody, do your thing
The Yankees are 10-4 in Andy’s starts, which is a far superior record than behind any other starter. He’s pitching no worse than Tim Wakefield in Boston, who’s 9-3 with a 4.47 ERA. Plus unlike some people he hasn’t bombed in all his recent appearances in the playoffs.
Welcome back Mr. Ransom
RANSOM!!
YOU’RE MY BOY, BLUE!
Another Knick Draft
A city groans evermore
Fred Weis, Where art thou?
Not bad that Zimmerman made it to the 6th. But I would think they want to get guys warming.
Its been quite a day..
Farrah and MJ gone.
The yankee offense returning from MIA status.
John Henry putting the TWIT in Twitter.
Great job, Cody!
Cody!!!
its only the 4th inning?? geeze. Save some runs for the Mets guys
This is why Cody Ransom is good. He’s not a good everyday 3rd baseman; but he will be good for them to spell ARod, Cano and/or Jeter.
Andy looks so funny hitting.
I hate to say it, but Singleton is right. Ransom isn’t exactly Babe Ruth, but why pitch to him with 2 outs and Pettitte up next?
Ransom’s resurgence…
Medlen, mumbling to himself…
Two more Yankees score…
No boos will ever match the boos Phili gave Mcnabb when he was drafted.
Does anyone know how many rounds the go today?
Nick,
Have you become the poet of this blog?
Is a Haiku
Three,five followed by three
Im so confused
This is shaping out to be a nice game
NYY626
June 25th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
its only the 4th inning?? geeze. Save some runs for the Mets guys
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Neverendingness is a trademark of a quality Yankee game
Jorge Posada
confounds his critics again
scoring from first base
Red Sox picked up a run, but there are two out in the inning.
Angel (OPPC) – A tale told by idiots, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing
June 25th, 2009 at 8:37 pm
Its been quite a day..
Farrah and MJ gone.
The yankee offense returning from MIA status.
John Henry putting the TWIT in Twitter.
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Hi Angel! Very well said.
The sick part of me is trying to wonder how People magazine is going to do both stars justice with only one cover
John Henry putting the TWIT in Twitter.
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Bwahahahahaha
Inning ovah.
Just got in and caught up (was out to dinner with in-laws; thank goodness for DVRs) and saw Cody rip that one. He’s a good guy, and I hope he sticks with the team for the year.
Good to see them break out of it. Bring on the Mets!
The Yanks need to save some of these runs for the mets.
“The Yanks need to save some of these runs for the mets”
Yes indeed
seriously, what the hell!?
offense looks great, hopefully Andy can keep pitching well.
my haiku is raw
Dynasty’s the real poet
plus odd ellipses
Ugly non-defense there.
The Yanks need to save some of these runs for the mets.
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I think the Yanks saved enough runs in the last week to carry them through the weekend. KEEP SCORING!! Confidence and swagger is everything.
Garret Anderson brought his laziness and lack of hustle to Atlanta….He’s always been a loafing hump, but the dude can hit
need an out here
lol @ Posada. He looked like he wanted to puke scoring from first. Nice to see him hustle, though.
Doreen,
The show’s at MSG, no? That crowd’s been there for hours and they’re probably all liquored up. But it could be years of being conditioned by the Isiah regime.
Focus Andy!
Can’t blame Andy for this inning. Jeter should have had the Anderson popup and the pitch that Franceour hit was almost in the dirt.
They took Nady out in the bot 5. He was due to hit leadoff nextt inning
He had a play at home and didn’t throw it home. Many of us wonder if it’s his arm. He could have easily had the guy out at hom had he thrown it
Pettitte has not been that good outside of April.
Andy’s dead set on getting Mo into the game for a save.
time to warm phil up.
oh come on….
it the 8 runs even enough?
Couldn’t Andy just give up a sac fly?
He’s going to have a hard time getting the win if he keeps pitching like this. Already at 71 pitches.
0-2 Andy.
You stink, pelican.
bring in franchise.
0-2 HBP. Why does this happen to our pitchers?
7-1 Nats
Because we are now into the vaunted pen of the Red Sox.
YAWN!
Captain, Conundrums…
Pettitte, peril, drumbeats’ din…
Twilight at Turner’s…
Trevor
June 25th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
Pettitte has not been that good outside of April.
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Thank you. I’m too lazy to look it up, but I’m guessing his WHIP is 2.00+ since then. It’s painful watching him struggle to make it through 5 innings with 100+ pitches.
Like I said, I think Hughes would give them a better chance to win. Andy is good insurance, but the Yanks have 5 better starting pitchers right now.
Bad fielding by the Yanks. Jeter gave up on that fly ball and A-rod should have had the grounder by Frenchy.
lol this is getting ugly
Maybe Pettitte heard the boos from the draft and thought it was towards him. Hense crapping him out.
Or he read the guy that posted earlier that Hughes should get his slot and hes now hearing footsteps.
Or just maybe you folks need to amp up the Haikus.
stupid friggin…..
goddammmit!!!!!
And more bad fielding by the Yankees. Terrible effort by Jeter and Gardner ONCE AGAIN
Terrible defense in this inning. The fielders have to be sharp with Pettitte on the mound.
It must be very hard to see or something. This doesn’t make sense
come on
To be quite honest, Andy should have been taken out of the game 2-3 batters ago.
Are YAWNs
Compliant with the new kinder gentler blog rules?
How Ya doin’ Trisha?
Andy doubters crow
as he labors once again
always a struggle
Uh Andy
7-1 nats? Hmmm did they just score 2 runs off the unhittable Bard? The next best closer ever taking the place of Hansen.
Chipper makes me nervous. He’s like Jeter with more power.
Pettitte can’t really blame the ballpark tonight.
Yeah it’s Andy’s fault that they’ve dropped two pop ups.
Regardless what happens the rest of this inning, I don’t want to see Pettitte next inning. Bring Aceves in.
Wow, Andy is really sweating.
furuike ya
kawazu tobikomu
mizu no oto
9:00 and its the 4th inning. Wow
wow, i thought this one was locked up.
Defense fails Pettitte
As he labors through the fifth.
Don’t walk Chipper now!
Andy in Peach City
so many good memories
but what about now?
Nah Uncle. YAWNS are always my signs of extreme boredom with a person or concept. In that case I was indicating that I wasn’t buying into the notion of the vaunted Red Sox pen.
Meanwhile, let’s win this game. If it means taking Andy out early, then so be it. The win is what counts.
Andy has 3 quality starts in his last 10 starts. 3 in 11 after tonight. That’s a problem.
This inning is on the outfield and communications skills. Pettitte has already gotten three outs.
Its seriously a good thing that some people are safely far away from the dugout, lol.
good job, andy.
I still hate that Tomahawk Chop
Pettitte has faced 4-5 batters too many. Is Girardi asleep right now? What a joke.
come on, who is going to blame girardi first?
I’m surprised Andy’s still in. He’s on fumes.
“Andy in Peach City”
oops, haiku foul. Time out.
2 F UP in the field..this team is sloppy.
how can you let this team back in the game??????
thats why pettitte is still in
Andy’s probably not getting through 5. Just get out of this inning with the lead.
Andy battles. You have to say that for him.
I mean this in a positive and respectful way, but I hate McCann.
Pettitte, profusely…
Sweating, Aceves stirring…
Girardi glowers…
He should have already had 3 outs, Patrick.
Big K there!
Huge K
there should already be 3 outs… why does gardner defer to Jeter on the anderson play?????????
Andy could do a deoderant commercial with footage from this game
Okay 1 more out Andy. That’s all you need to give us. Thankfully the offense has gifted him with 8 runs.
>Andy has 3 quality starts in his last 10 starts. 3 in 11 after tonight.
>That’s a problem.
Nah. We just move the goal posts with the awesome phrase “he piched better than his line suggests”.
oy vey
“there should already be 3 outs… why does gardner defer to Jeter on the anderson play?????????’
anderson’s ball was clearly jeters ball…
Girardi is a terrible manager
Cool. Now let gets Andy out of there NOW.
Im stunned
that was one batter too much, definitely should have been out against the righty
8-1
8-6
Andy, you deserve a punch in that humongous schnoz.
Tex was so close. Terrible job by Pettitte and the defense.
Andy should have been gone after that first double. Wake up Joe, you truly are clueless.
Why didn’t he get him after the strike out????
<4 IP and 100 pitched?
maybe pettitte should be in the bullpen. but no….
ANDY PETTITE IS A STAAAARTING PITCHA!!
Yes, he’s such a terrible manager.
How COULD he have dropped that ball in the outfield?
What a useless manager!!
Inexcusable inning for the Yanks.. Bad managing, terrible defense and Pettitte not bearing down and HBP and BB.
Wow Zimmerman still going strong.
Erica – newly OPPC June 25th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Andy could do a deoderant commercial with footage from this game
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Yes he could and somehow I’m finding the sweating oddly attractive. Anyways, Andy was definitely not great tonight but these runs are not all hiim…
it is all on the deense gave them 2 extra outs. a total disgrace..
this team cannot put a team away and have a laugher.
can’t they bury anyone ever?????
Veteran pitcher with an 8-1 lead couldn’t do it. In fact Pettitte has been awfully lucky this year.
Pettitte had a very good April. Since then he’s had a bunch of mediocre starts and some bad ones mixed in there. Every time he pitches he lives on the edge.
Allows a ton of base runners. He looks borderline shot to me. I suspect he won’t be back next year.
Poor Yankee defense
and good Atlanta hitting
too much for Andy
Angel…drop ball or not he should have taken him out after the strike out…that is why he is useless.
Southpaw slipping, slides…
Girardi’s grimace, gestures…
Aceves arrives…
8-1
8-6
Andy, you deserve a punch in that humongous schnoz.
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I’m sure this is the kind of productive contributions that Peter wants on his blog.
Girardi should have taken Pettitte out after McCann. He had thrown 34 pitches in the inning up to that point.
All you have to do is win the game. Let Andy be a distant memory right now.
GO ACEVES!!!!!
christ what was girardi waiting for? To actually lose the lead?
That sucked
NYY626
June 25th, 2009 at 9:05 pm
Erica – newly OPPC June 25th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Andy could do a deoderant commercial with footage from this game
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Yes he could and somehow I’m finding the sweating oddly attractive. Anyways, Andy was definitely not great tonight but these runs are not all hiim…
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Hahaha.. You are alone there. I was a little grossed out by the sweat.
Andy battled and wasn’t wonderful, but his defense definitely failed him this inning.
btw- NYY626, have a wonderful birthday tomorrow
wow nasty change
Girardi and his Grady Little moves…not funny.
Vader
June 25th, 2009 at 9:05 pm
Angel…drop ball or not he should have taken him out after the strike out…that is why he is useless.
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Uh huh. Again I reiterate the thing about people being safely at their computers/laptops and nowhere near the Yankee dugout.
Hallelujah. Thank you, Ace.
IMPECCABLE MANAGEMENT SKILLS displayed by Girardi. Way to finally get a clue after 6 runs score.
Once again, they need to score as many runs as possible and worry about tomorrow manana.
Now leave Aceves in for the next 2 or 3 for Lord sake.
at least smoltz lasted 5…
Thankfully we have strong middle relief (Aceves). The Yankees have a good chance to win even with Pettitte knocked out early.
there were 2 outs that should have been made not 1….
this team does not bury anyone…………very for laughers this year, maybe 5……
if they pitch tomko in a tight game I will go ballistic…
tomko does not see the field in a big spot….
aceves then hughes………
Yeah…nowhere near the Yankee dugout??? why was Aceves warming up before Chipper?…because the manager and anyone watching this game knew Andy didn’t have it tonight.
Girardi was waiting for what exactly? For Pettitte to walk off the mound himself?
I would say both of those pop ups could have been caught. Not should have been caught. They had to go a long way to attempt to catch it. I put most of that inning on Andy. He looked like garbage the entire game. And now proceeded to almost give the entire lead back to the Braves.
I don’t know if the Braves’ front office turned up the lights or what, but that was one bad inning.
I love Andy Pettitte and am grateful for all he has done for the Yankees. I can’t remember a really good start he has had this year, maybe a quality start or two, but no very good starts. Maybe Phil Hughes needs to take his next start and even the next and Andy needs to be sent to the bullpen to work out his kinks. It happened to Mussina and he came back as a starter completely different. I am not saying that it is possible to have a turn around like Mussina, but something has to be done about Andy right now.
Wow- there is some ugly baseball in this game. Are they trying to compete for time in a baseball blunder reel???
More runs please.
Steal second or hit and run.
gift from Mexico
it’s Alfredo Aceves
now we can still win
Patrick
June 25th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
Andy should have been gone after that first double. Wake up Joe, you truly are clueless.
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Pettitte should have been out of the inning with one run scored, but, in your infinate wisdom, you want him out of the game with a 8-2 lead in the fourth.
“Girardi was waiting for what exactly? For Pettitte to walk off the mound himself?”
Yeah wait for that to happen. Andy can have walked the bases loaded, nobody out, the best hitter on a team at the plate, have a one-run lead and have thrown 97 pitches and will still manage to look amazed that he’s being pulled.
“IMPECCABLE MANAGEMENT SKILLS displayed by Girardi. Way to finally get a clue after 6 runs score.”
That was one of the worst non moves I’ve ever seen in my life. I flip the channel Andy swetting bullets, I understand leaving him to pitch McCann but Escobar too ?
WOW…Meanwhile THE KNICKS SUCK
Thanks Erica! BTW Ive had a crush on Andy since 95 so I guess a little sweat doesn’t change my opinion
“WOW…Meanwhile THE KNICKS SUCK”
Yes we know.
Brandon-
Do you mind if I ask how old you are? You are younger than me right?? Were you alive for the King of Pop’s heyday?
NYY626
June 25th, 2009 at 9:13 pm
Thanks Erica! BTW Ive had a crush on Andy since 95 so I guess a little sweat doesn’t change my opinion
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Haha- a little thing like sweat shouldn’t matter after 14 years. LOL
posada you goof
Aceves was always a starting pitching prospect too, I’d be curious to see him get a chance. With the surplus of good starters the Yankees have, I think they are just keeping Andy in there because of his name and history, not based on performance. He looks totally shot. I like Bernie Williams too, but I don’t want him playing CF in 2009.
Well that sucked.
9-1 Nats
Erica if by his heydays you mean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHAj5o0rdVE
Wow I think I was in 5th or 6th grade.
Aceves avails…
Yankees fail to score more runs…
Atlanta’s dark sky…
Good teams don’t let the nats drop a 9 spot
WTH is Minnesota doing ?
I’m more worried about the Yankees winning that the Sux losiing at this point.
As you can imagine, just about every station not covering baseball is covering Michael Jackson. Still hard to believe.
I’m assuming Pete is joking in saying that the pop up was Damon’s. But how can he say that all started because of the dropped popup? There were two runs in already and two guys on. His favorites are a little too obvious sometimes. Nothing is ever Andy, Jorge or Jeter’s fault.
Can’t believe Joe left ANDY in when he was in trouble.I hope it doesn’t slow the bats now.This is the first inning the Yankees didn’t score.
Brandon… “R.I.P. King Of Pop”
June 25th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
Erica if by his heydays you mean
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I was thinking Thriller was more his heyday. I think we may be the same age then. I am pretty sure I was in 6th grade when that came out. I was born in 1980.
I seriously remember hiding under my blanket when the Thriller video would come on. My dad would play it over and over again on our brand new VCR to torment me
wooohoo at least tex can get a pop up tonite
Fun stat: Andy has still not given up more than 5 earned runs in a start this year. Do we have another starter who can say that?
“WTH is Minnesota doing ?”
Building a keep away team.
Sounds like Lawson is Denver bound.
Erica, thriller even scared me. I don’t think I can watch that video alone at night and sleep w/o a bit of jitters. Especially now.
“Good teams don’t let the nats drop a 9 spot”
“I’m more worried about the Yankees winning that the Sux losiing at this point.”
Well we know that at least a Sux loss means that we don’t lose ground no matter what. That’s the value in that.
Atlanta’s so bad they send a starting pitcher to pinch hit, and the Yankees are so bad that they walk him.
“I was thinking Thriller was more his heyday. I think we may be the same age then. I am pretty sure I was in 6th grade when that came out. I was born in 1980.”
6th grade?? Are you like a female Doogie Howser? I think “Thriller” came out around 1983.
“Building a keep away team.
Sounds like Lawson is Denver bound”
Thank goodness I thought a minute there they were going to take run n’ gun to another level.
I was 7 I think, when Thriller came out. I can still do the “thriller dance” to this day.
What I don’t get is why Pettitte who is clearly wallowing in mediocrity is left untouched, and pitchers like Hughes and Wang get jerked around, sent to the bullpen, called up early, etc.
he looks really washed out. Any thoughts on what can be done with him if he continues to get so many men on base and allowing all those hits?
Huge moment now. A basehit ties the game and brings Chipper up.
how did we blow a 7 run lead in less than 2 innings?
Phew, that was close.
Can’t lie I crossed my fingers on that pop up.
Simply an awful job by Aceves. Walking a pitcher. Wow.
Man, this game got scary really fast. thank you Johnny.
Gee, a scoreless inning. Can’t anybody throw strikes anymore?
Why is this umpire not calling strikes?
I can’t believe we are only in the 5th. This of course isn’t good because with the Mets series coming up the last thing we want to do is burn our entire pen. I hope Aceves can continue to go.
exhale
Off The Wall before Thriller.
I remember when the Thriller video was on MTV. The build-up to it was tremendous. It was a scheduled release. We kinda rushed home from work at the time.
He was something back then. Unstoppable. And then, it seemed all of a sudden he was this total mystery. The last 20 years of his life have been tragic to watch. I sincerely hope he is at peace. I feel bad for his children, but honestly, I felt bad for them while he was still alive, too.
Thank you ACE~ves!!
ElGuapo
June 25th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
What I don’t get is why Pettitte who is clearly wallowing in mediocrity is left untouched, and pitchers like Hughes and Wang get jerked around, sent to the bullpen, called up early, etc.
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Yeah, I have no idea either. I guess he’s the sacred cow of the rotation, but he’s hurting the team at this point. I’m not sure how much worse it has to get before they make a change, if ever.
Nick in SF
June 25th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
“I was thinking Thriller was more his heyday. I think we may be the same age then. I am pretty sure I was in 6th grade when that came out. I was born in 1980.”
6th grade?? Are you like a female Doogie Howser? I think “Thriller” came out around 1983.
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Hahaha, no the video Brandon linked was from 1992. I was 11/12.
Thriller was 1983. I was 2/3. I was really cute but definitely not in 6th grade
I like the young Michael/Jackson 5 best. ABC, Ben and I’ll Be There are classics.
Jordan Hill is good, what can you do.
Aceves, off course…
Walking, talking, Eiland’s look…
Braves run, ace rebounds
# trisha – OPPC lifetime member June 25th, 2009 at 9:20 pm
As you can imagine, just about every station not covering baseball is covering Michael Jackson. Still hard to believe.
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But what about Farrah?
Don’t get me wrong, I have nothing but respect for Andy for what he gave the team in the past. But right now, he looks way past his prime and is really struggling.
I don’t know how anyone can say that Andy has done a good job. I realize that he’s just the 4th starter and his numbers are “Ok”, but he’s painful to watch and he can’t even pitch with a big lead. I guess he’s an immovable from his slot – there’s no way he will ever be removed from the rotation, but it’s tiresome.
And…..Phil can’t pitch, lest we forget he pitched two innings just two days ago. Maybe he could go one, but that’s about it.
“but he’s hurting the team at this point.”
Like he did last weekend in Florida?
Doreen-
Thats really the amazing thing about him. I didn’t like him as a person, but I do respect his place in pop culture history.
I can’t imagine growing up in the 80s without his music on the radio and his videos on TV.
And let’s not forget- he co-wrote “We are the World” which raised millions of dollasr for Africa. (Side note- there is video of me singing We are the World in my nursury school graduation)
Doreen…did you go out to see Luke and Laura get married too???
According to gameday the umpire refused to call balls in the zone strikes last inning for the Yankees and now all the same pitches are strikes for the Braves. The Braves had to hit themselves out of the inning last inning
Angel (OPPC) – A tale told by idiots, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing
June 25th, 2009 at 9:25 pm
I was 7 I think, when Thriller came out. I can still do the “thriller dance” to this day.
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Umm- I still kind of do it when I don’t think I am being watched.
Okay, I do it when people are looking too. lol
“But what about Farrah?”
Easily one of the Top 3 Charlie’s Angels
Joe you really know how to zap the energy out of a team.
Vader -
By that time, I was soooo done with General Hospital and the whole Luke/Laura pathetic storyline. That was unreal, though, the way people got very into that.
jennifer
But what about Farrah?
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Farrah was so sick for so long. It’s not as much of a shock. I am just glad she is out of pain
Vader, I was born in 1970 and I remember Luke and Laura getting married. It was a big thing in the press.
Are we talking old stuff? I tuned in to see who shot JR.
And finally, a double play for the Yankees.
Girardi leaves Pettitte in way too long all the time. He gives him too much room. Hes a number 5 starter, leash should be shorter. Gardner is not Mickey Mantle or Paul Blair, the other night he allows a tag up from first to second, then tonight he drops a fly ball.
jen, I switched to Larry King a few times and he said that tonight’s story was supposed to be about Farrah Fawcett but they switched to Michael Jackson because it was so unexpected. I think that’s what you’re probably seeing right now – the shock of the whole thing, where Farrah was very sick and it was expected.
Remember when MTV actually showed music videos? Good times
look at Pete’s update
Farrah, smiling as always
her life nipped too short
“What I don’t get is why Pettitte who is clearly wallowing in mediocrity is left untouched, and pitchers like Hughes and Wang get jerked around, sent to the bullpen, called up early, etc.”
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Because Andy Pettite has 4 rings, been in 6 World Series, pitched in numerous playoff games, and been through the wars. He’s a battle-tested warrior, that’s why. You don’t just throw guys like that aside like an old mop. They’ve earned their right to be given every chance in the world to straighten themselves out.
m
June 25th, 2009 at 9:35 pm
Are we talking old stuff? I tuned in to see who shot JR.
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Hahaha. I was too young for JR, but I remember the entire country being very angry when Bobby Ewing came out of the shower alive
Ugh, Nick. You are awful!
So, is Girardi to blame for Andy’s woes? I have never been a Girardi fan, and I tend to agree that he is not consistent in figuring out how much leeway certain players should get.
S.A., I can’t believe what happened to mtv. I used to watch them all the time for videos but then they turned into a reality tv station.
good inning by acevas.
great play by jeter.
ACE~ves you da man!!
Yeah, if we can escape Atlanta with a dubya, I won’t kill Joe for giving Andy a long rope and a chance to hang hi’self.
S.A.–The sun will come out tomorrow; I’m down with the OPPC
June 25th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
Remember when MTV actually showed music videos? Good times
Yeah…but the 1st Real World was good and then came Puck and you knew it was staged.
Speaking of MJ. How many of you started wearing one glove? A red leather jacket? Or drank pepsi becuase mj drank pepsi?
BTW I didnt do any of those. 1983 I was not smarter than doogie howser in 5th grade. I was more like his friend(cool, athletic and with the ladies). I might not have been able to beat doogie in an i.q. test but i could take him under the oniel banner for sure. Whats was up with that name anyways? Doogie? It too close to dookie. Common sense is common i guess. BTW wasnt he already receeding?
Captain Coughing?……I’ve noticed Jeter coughing two or three times tonight on the broadcast…..anything up with that?
“Jordan Hill is good, what can you do.”
Dude that pick sucked. Like ROYALLY sucked.
Vader
June 25th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
S.A.–The sun will come out tomorrow; I’m down with the OPPC
June 25th, 2009 at 9:36 pm
Remember when MTV actually showed music videos? Good times
Yeah…but the 1st Real World was good and then came Puck and you knew it was staged.
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The Real World is now such a shell of its former self. It makes you miss Puck. All that show is now is people drinking and hooking up. I used to like watching it, but then I realized it was actually lowering my IQ
This is what I don’t understand. Unless he’s trying not to burn him out, why can’t Aceves go three innings?
Pepitone,
I am not contesting Andy’s achievements, but perhaps at this point in his career, the past has no bearing on what he is capable of doing now.
I do not claim to have an answer for this, and maybe he won’t be moved, but I have no one say that his struggles are because of mechanics, it could very well just be that his arm is not what it used to be.
Farrah was on a death watch, in a way, and I guess people, well, at least I, expected the news. Jackson’s was sudden and expected.
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What DOES MTV show now? Those first videos were – what’s the word? Well, they were interesting, and very underproduced compared to today’s. When we were at the Hard Rock at YS last weekend, they played Debbie Harry’s “Rapture” video. it looked so amateur – that’s the word! – and it was great!
I used to watch Farrah play tennis in Westwood during my one year at UCLA…..Her first big break was doing a commercial with Joe Willie Namath for Noxemma shaving cream….Joe always had good taste with women….Ann Margaret was too bad either…..He was Derek Jeter way before Derek Jeter….Walt Clyde Frazier also was part of that era….As for Michael Jackson, Off The Wall and then Thriller were his high points, fell quickly from there….Where’s Young Master Phil Hughes…
Sean Serritella June 25th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
S.A., I can’t believe what happened to mtv. I used to watch them all the time for videos but then they turned into a reality tv station.
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Seriously. They should rename it RTV.
I was bored and flipping channels late one night and they had some reality show 16 and pregnant. I mean, are you kidding me?!?!
S.O.S.-
Doogie was a nickname for Douglas on the show. I guess Doogie was a much cuter name.
Yes, I was a huge fan of Doogie Howser MD. I had a giant crush on Neil Patrick Harris. Kind of sorry he is gay now
“Captain Coughing?……I’ve noticed Jeter coughing two or three times tonight on the broadcast…..anything up with that?”
Interesting question. Girardi said there’s a bug that’s been going around the clubhouse and that’s why Melky isn’t playing. Maybe Jeter has whatever it is too.
“How many of you started wearing one glove?”
I did….after I lost one glove.
“Or drank pepsi becuase mj drank pepsi?”
I drank Pepsi because of the New Coke.
Matsui hits a ground ball to the right side…..well go figure
m pays attention
reads LoHud and watches the
Yankee from Nippon
I don’t know what you do about Andy. He had a great game last week, but mostly he’s just been a grinder. Overall, the Yankees win his starts, but not easily, that’s for sure. I suppose until you know he’s hurting, you give him the opportunity to get his own outs, and, to try to get him through the 5th. But if the Yankees didn’t have 8 runs, Andy would have been out sooner, you all know that. Andy’s a veteran and a hard worker and he usually finds a way.
Anyone remember one of the greatest sitcom names…Richard “Boner” Stabone
Pat M,
I think they’re holding young master Hughes back in case CC has any problems.
I’d be very surprised to see him tonight.
Vader
June 25th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Anyone remember one of the greatest sitcom names…Richard “Boner” Stabone
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I cried so hard during that episode they sent him into the army!!!!
I still cry when I see the rerun of it!
Shouldn’t this have been a day game?
The Captain is suddenly on fire. Maybe the cough is the heat trying to escape
I don’t think MTV will ever be relevant again with the internet and youtube.
Wow, our Tyler Clippard closing out the game for the Nats!
The Real World SF
Puck was the chosen villain
tragedy followed
Nick,
That last one was a real stinker. Better nip this one in the bud.
Andy Pettitte was just pitching to the score, he knew he could give up those 5 runs and still be winning. Veteran savvy, thats what we call that.
Vader June 25th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Anyone remember one of the greatest sitcom names…Richard “Boner” Stabone
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I loved Growing Pains
I wonder if MJ switched to new coke after getting burned on the pepsi site?
What’s wrong with Aceves pitching ? Pat M, Phil just went two innings two days ago – we can not assume that he’s got the rubber arm of a born reliever. Even if he can go tonight, he can probably only go one. It’s not about babying him (as some will accuse the Yankees of doing), it’s about doing the right thing.
trisha – OPPC lifetime member
June 25th, 2009 at 9:47 pm
Wow, our Tyler Clippard closing out the game for the Nats!
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Good for him. I love hearing stories of former young Yankees doing awesome. (As long as they are not awesome against the Yankees)
Nick in SF
June 25th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
The Real World SF
Puck was the chosen villain
tragedy followed
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That reunion show was great, when the cameraman followed him out after everyone from the show just ripped on him and the comic book guy (I think) wanted to beat the crap out of him.
Doreen, Andy gets cut a lot of slack, but he’s been pretty bad for a long time now. If he was anyone else, there would be serious consideration to removing him from the rotation – but really, how feasible is it anyway? Andy can not pitch out of the pen- talk about a firestarter. Not only that, if Phil replaced him, then Wang would be a permanent fixture in the rotation even if he blows up. Who would replace Wang? Aceves? That would really hurt the penh……
Nats win 9-3 and Sux next visit the Bravos, I believe.
And it gets interesting.
An iconic poster
she starred in “The Burning Bed”
Eternal Angel
“I do not claim to have an answer for this, and maybe he won’t be moved, but I have no one say that his struggles are because of mechanics, it could very well just be that his arm is not what it used to be.”
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You could very well be correct, but it’s way to early (remember this is only June) to be considering sending Andy out to pasture. As I said, he’s earned the right to be given every opportunity to get himself straightened out.
I hope Alex crushes this for a Granny man.
Love the double steal. Love the double steal.
Daren Collison to N.O.? Dont they already have some guy name cp3?
M, does that make any sense to you? Let’s say CC can’t go – it’s not like Phil could go 5 innings. For one, he just pitched on Tuesday. For another, he’s not stretched out. Joe did say that he was holding Phil back and I still don’t get it.
CC is going Friday. In fact he’s already in New York.
Andy pitched a solid game against the Marlins, and was pretty sharp early in the season. However, the trend, especially tonight, has not been good. Unless he picks it up the second half, I can’t see bringing him back next year.
Andy pettitte unable to go more than 5 most times and giving up 4 runs is hurting the pen more than replacing Hughes or Aceves.
For one thing, you are assuming Wang is going to implode. Which we shouldn’t.
Secondly, we have arms that come up to the bullpen. YOu want your best pitchers to pitch the most innings. Hughes and Aceves should be in the rotation if they are the 4th and 5th best pitchers on the team. Hughes is probably 3rd or 4th best right now. And Aceves would be a solid 5th I think.
We can bring up Sergio Mitre, Melancon, etc
A captain watches…
Godzilla resurfacing…
Atlanta at night…
Not to conjure up bad spirits but I think the reason Mo’sflatcutter isn’t around is his preschool is going on a fieldtrip tomorrow and he had to be in bed by 8.
I’m sure it had NOTHING to do with the Yankees leading in this game and the Sux losing to the Nats 9-3. Nothing.
“Daren Collison to N.O.? Dont they already have some guy name cp3?”
for the bench.
Anyone remember Mr. Belvedere?
Pep,
Taken out of the rotation outright is too extreme, but perhaps put on a shorter leash, or maybe even go the Mussina route.
But I do not like what I see right now
Does anyone know John Henry’s Twitter ID? I wanna send him a tweet saying, “Curse of JS?”
please no one complain if alex makes an out!
Red Sox bullpen burned
as they approach Hotlanta
enjoy the weather
Betsy,
If CC can’t go or has to come out, I think Phil could go 4. They’re going to have to patch work it anyway and he’ll give them the best chance to win.
Please stop worrying. It’s not like it’s been months since he last started.
pat m-
here’s the farrah commercial:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OM59nSkjEWU
what year were you at ucla?
Joe, Andy’s not coming back – if he did, I’d be shocked – no matter what he does. I expect Phil to take that 5th spot
The knock off of Benson??
M, I am hardly worrying……….just stating my opinion on how long he could pitch.
Betsy -
I mostly agree. That’s why I said unless there is some sort of injury, they’re going to continue to handle Andy the same way they have. If the Yankees are scoring he gets a longer leash to get out of his own messes. Which, many times, he does. But not always.
This game, though, as badly as he pitched, those runs were a result of unfortunate plays in the outfield.
Two un-made outs. It gets Andy one more inning (which could mean those runs would ahve scored anyway, just an inning later.)
Wow- that stinks – no such think as a wild pitch! Think this is a pitcher’s park or what???
Come on, ARod!!!
“Anyone remember Mr. Belvedere?”
The show Bob Uecker was on?
MUCH CLUTCH!
no complaints necessary
Wow. Good for Alex! So happy to see this.
Woo Hoo!
Nice hit
Mr. Clutch is back
Alex! Nice job serving that pitch into RF………..
A-Rod baby!!!
The 2-run single man!
I’ll take it every time.
Betsy
June 25th, 2009 at 9:55 pm
Anyone remember Mr. Belvedere?
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vaguely. I remember he liked to eat ho-hos. LOL
Actually, my most vivid Mr. Belvedere memory was one Saturday afternoon when Channel 5 pushed the Superstars of Wrestling back an hour without any notice and showed Mr. Belvedere reruns for an hour in it’s usual slot. My dad taped the reruns instead of wrestling and screamed at the Tv for hours. LOL
A-rod all of a sudden looks awesome.
Somebody woke up the dragon.
Tom, that’s it…….I love Bob Uecker, lol
Just got into Wichita. Guess the Arod haters are unhappy again tonight.
Arod thank you!!!
Wasn’t there talk here about Arod being a curse and a drain on the Yankees, a terrible contract for the Yankees to have taken on?
I…DON’T…THINK…SO!
Arod says “come home”
But the Captain wisely waits
until the bat speaks
Looking good Alex
Real good!
What Bitcches!!
Maybe Buster Olney can write an updated article tomorrow
A-pett hasn’t been good since the second half of last year. He is not coming back to the yankees. I just hope he can pitch respectfully enough to play out the rest of the season with minimal damage to the yankees.
If we make the playoffs I think you’re going to see CC, Joba, AJ, Wang as the 4 starters. Hughes might be in there in Joba’s place.
I think Arod is officially on a hot streak. Every hit and even many of his outs lately have been to center and right field.
Boogie,
I’m not too happy that Smoltzie recoverd from that bad inning to give 5 innings.
I was hoping to see John Henry tweet, “$5M doesn’t buy you much anymore.”
4 runs for the old man?
I think this is a nice enough lead for me to go grab some dinner and feel that we’ll still be leading when I get back.
Betsy-
My most vivid Mr. Belvedere memory was one Saturday afternoon when Channel 5 used to show the Superstars of Wrestling. Channel 5 pushed wrestling back an hour without any warning and showed Mr. Belvedere reruns instead. My dad taped the wrong show and screamed at the tv for hours.
Doreen, I kind of think that’s the problem. Andy’s got his spot solidified no matter how he performs…..he’s been bad. I know you could say he had bad D behind him tonight, but I feel he’s mostly to blame for his own troubles. I love Andy – the guy is a battler, and I feel for him. I just don’t see any progress with him, you know?
WOOOO Alex
emotion-rod
Arod is great when hes not always swinging for the fences.
How is the Crow tasting for all those who have written off A-Rod
Crazy game.
hey pete and co…
8 more years of this? 3 hits, rbis? ill take it.
The Nationals have more wins against the Sox then the Yankees. sigh
Sorry to keep asking this, but does anyone know John Henry’s Twitter id? I wanna have some fun with him.
correction
fist pump-rod
Cisco and Joba are like cancers.
LOL Erica……..I may be in the minority, but I’d rather watch Mr. Belvedere than wrestling.
I never watched Growing Pains – it annoyed me. I loved Who’s the Boss, though it REALLY REALLY pissed me off that they kept Tony and Angela apart just for the sake of keeping them apart. I remember Tony Danza getting this god-awful hair cut and having to cover his head with a cap,lol. Plus, they brought in this cute kid (who wasn’t that cute) to replace cute Samantha and Jonathan. I guess he was like Oliver on the Brady Bunch, except I didn’t find Oliver that bad, lol
LOL Erica……..I may be in the minority, but I’d rather watch Mr. Belvedere than wrestling.
I never watched Growing Pains – it annoyed me. I loved Who’s the Boss, though it REALLY REALLY pissed me off that they kept Tony and Angela apart just for the sake of keeping them apart. I remember Tony Danza getting this god-awful hair cut and having to cover his head with a cap,lol. Plus, they brought in this cute kid (who wasn’t that cute) to replace cute Samantha and Jonathan. I guess he was like Oliver on the Brady Bunch, except I didn’t find Oliver that bad, lol
Good game and past few for Alex. Especially seeing him fight off that inside pitch (FB?) for the single.
i was in the mr belvedere fan club as a kid
Tex just stop!!!
Tex has been worth EVERY penny
John_W_Henry
is his twitter
WOW Tex!
Don’t mess with Tex!
Tex saying hi to Keith Hernandez.
We call that a “stiffie”
Question – With Coke here, who pitches the 8th – Phil? I remember a few days ago reading that Phil was not considered part of the bridge to Mo.
Girardi can’t just think about today. He is going to try and get innings from his starter so he doesn’t blow out his bullpen. That’s the delicate balance.
You would like to think your starter can give you at least 5 with that kind of lead.
Unfortunately, Andy couldn’t do it.
You would like to see more consistency out of Andy.
It’s a shame Tex is so “stiff” out there.
Boston Dave 2.0 – the kinder gentler version
June 25th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
i was in the mr belvedere fan club as a kid
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No, you weren’t?!?!??!
just need some quick innings to finish it up
Thanks Boston D.
Andy Pettitte was atrocious tonight. How many home runs were taken away by the dimensions of Turner? 3 or 4? If we were home he would have let up 8 runs.
O.K., since we’re talking old time television shows -
Who remembers Sky King?
Sea Hunt?
Crusader Rabbitt?
Ruff and Ready?
Now we’ll see who’s old around here!
Betsy
June 25th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
LOL Erica……..I may be in the minority, but I’d rather watch Mr. Belvedere than wrestling.
I never watched Growing Pains – it annoyed me. I loved Who’s the Boss, though it REALLY REALLY pissed me off that they kept Tony and Angela apart just for the sake of keeping them apart. I remember Tony Danza getting this god-awful hair cut and having to cover his head with a cap,lol. Plus, they brought in this cute kid (who wasn’t that cute) to replace cute Samantha and Jonathan. I guess he was like Oliver on the Brady Bunch, except I didn’t find Oliver that bad, lol
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Who’s the Boss was okay. They definitely jumped the shark when they brought in that other kid. But Angela Bower had the best shoulder pads on TV.
And random fact for you- Alyssa Milano and I have the same birthday, but she is older
ALF
Look at the game logs
Andy struggles but still wins
all grit and no flash
Room 222
Coke; Can’t Beat the Real Thing
While we are whipping out the 80s talk, how about an old-school Coke slogan
Still early but Teixeira Cano and Jeter should win Gold Gloves.
I wonder who pitches the 8th. Bruney threw 30 pitches yesterday.
“No, you weren’t?!?!??!”
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I was… not sure if that is something to brag about
I even sent them ideas for future shows.
I meant to type that Phil was now considered part of the bridge to Mo.
Uncle Ellsworth
June 25th, 2009 at 10:09 pm
ALF
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I got a giant ALF doll for my 6th birthday. I used to have 3 Alf shirts that said “no problem”. LOL
Two more makes it four…
Another Ace effort turned in…
Coke, chucking cork seeds…
Coke shuts them down!!
Small Wonder
Silver Spoons
Punky Brewster
Boston Dave 2.0 – the kinder gentler version
I was… not sure if that is something to brag about
I even sent them ideas for future shows.
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Wow, that is so dorky it’s actually really cute
Uncle Ellsworth
June 25th, 2009 at 10:11 pm
Small Wonder
Silver Spoons
Punky Brewster
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I had a Punky Brewster doll too (i was a rather spoiled child). She was in amazing condition for like 10 years until my little sister wrecked her
Judith Light (Angela Bower) got her start on One Life to Live. I loved her on it – she played Karen Wojek. She was chubby and cried a lot!
She’s pretty good on the few episodes I’ve seen her in Ugly Betty.
JMO but, Phil Hughes has got to be put in this rotation for the second half of the year.
That means, somebody has to be taken out.
Likely candidates are Andy or Wang.
You can’t keep Hughes in dry dock while other guys struggle like crazy out there.
It’s unfair to the team.
I’m all for giving these guys until the ASB to get it together. If they can’t, Hughes has to take the place of the weakest link.
jayson stark twitter: Umpires in Phila-TBay game just reviewed a ground-rule double via replay. Aren’t they supposed to use replay only for HRs?
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I thought it was only HRs too
I got a glass of milk from “Engineer Bill” once.
I was a good engineer, I always stopped drinking my milk when the light turned red.
Punky Power! I loved that show – esp. Brandon, the dog.
Silver Spoons was great – how I envied Ricky Schroeder for getting to ride the train all throughout the house. I always find it funny that tv dads are made out to be silly buffoons……
Doreen June 25th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
Judith Light (Angela Bower) got her start on One Life to Live. I loved her on it – she played Karen Wojek. She was chubby and cried a lot!
She’s pretty good on the few episodes I’ve seen her in Ugly Betty.
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I never realized she was on OLTL
Love her on Ugly Betty
Cody is the man
Doreen
June 25th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
Judith Light (Angela Bower) got her start on One Life to Live. I loved her on it – she played Karen Wojek. She was chubby and cried a lot! She’s pretty good on the few episodes I’ve seen her in Ugly Betty.
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She is very good on Ugly Betty. I also like when she pops up on Law and Order
Was A-Rod just eating a banana?
Cody Ransom looks a little like a young Joe Girardi.
Coke flops with the bat
no high fives wait in dugout
just a Jorge smile
SJ,
I completely agree. I really want to see Phil as a starter again. If Wang keeps improving and Andy continues his current trend, Andy should be the odd man out. That of course messes up his incentives.
So is the Bench dinner tomorrow?
The best part of this series is the way Alex has looked physically.
He’s still clearly not 100% when he’s running/ moving. But he’s just rotating through the ball and opening up his hips much better.
That he got around on a 95 mph fastball yesterday was a very good sign. A week ago even if he’d guessed right and the ball was out over the plate the way it was yesterday he wouldn’t have gotten the bat head through the zone on that kind of heat.
You could see it coming with him this series. He made some hard outs, including in the second inning yesterday.
What’s somewhat reassuring about this is that it appears that the two days off may have really helped him.
If that’s the case than that’s just enormous. Because then the team will be able (in theory) to manage his health/ production by sticking to a schedule of giving him days off before he is hurting (though it appears they are already getting off the proposed schedule of days off…)
Regardless, if the rest helped Alex then that’s an excellent sign.
S.A. – She was great on that soap. She had some great story lines – really far out ones, but she played them just right. Tommy Lee Jones was on that soap, as well. He had an affair with his wife’s mother (Dorian). I remember thinking how homely he was. Terrible skin. But he was obviously a good actor.
I no longer watch soaps, haven’t for years and years, but as a teenager, I ran home from school to watch them from 3 to 4:30, and if I had the day off from school, I got to watch The Young and the Restless and Ryan’s Hope, too. I hated the Nixon Watergate hearings – they cut into the soaps.
Wow, Ranson sure is a big upgrade over ol’ Angel Berroa. I am going to miss Pete’s jokes about him though.
why would the ynot pinch hit for coke and pitch hughes in he 8th?? Do atl.have lefties coming up?
I am on my computer only…
thanks
Uncle Ellsworth June 25th, 2009 at 10:09 pm
ALF
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Random fact. Nick Swisher loved that show.
I did too! I never had an Alf doll though, I was a deprived child.
>Was A-Rod just eating a banana?
Nonchalantly drop the peel in front of a Brave rounding 3B.
SJ (if it’s really you), I agree – I can see the Yanks replacing Wang if he’s bad enough, but not Andy (unfortunately). Watch, though – the second Phil has a bad game, all the skeptics will be out (he’s overrated, etc…..).
Quantum Leap – great show.
I loved Murder She Wrote, Little House on the Prairie, Fantasy Island, Love Boat, Smurfs, Superfriends….
Man, what a game. Go Yanks!
But I tell you, I have finally realized we need to bench posada. My mom first said it this morning when I came out of the basement, and you know what…she is RIGHT!
posada is terrible…he calls a bad game, and is terrible defensively. sometimes he hits…that’s why i think he should DH, at best.
PLAY CERVELLI!!!
Hey, help me out here -
If this score holds up who gets the win?
Pettitte or Aceves?
Don’t you have to pitch a certain number of innings?
Doreen
June 25th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
S.A. – She was great on that soap. She had some great story lines – really far out ones, but she played them just right. Tommy Lee Jones was on that soap, as well. He had an affair with his wife’s mother (Dorian). I remember thinking how homely he was. Terrible skin. But he was obviously a good actor.
I no longer watch soaps, haven’t for years and years, but as a teenager, I ran home from school to watch them from 3 to 4:30, and if I had the day off from school, I got to watch The Young and the Restless and Ryan’s Hope, too. I hated the Nixon Watergate hearings – they cut into the soaps
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In my family we watched Days of Our Lives during dinner. And the sad part is, it was my father that taped it
ALF Rocked
June 25th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
Hey, help me out here -
If this score holds up who gets the win?
Pettitte or Aceves?
Don’t you have to pitch a certain number of innings?
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Aceves. Pettitte needed to go 5. I think that is a bad rule, but it’s the rule
SJ44 -
It comes down to the bullpen’s performance, too, doesn’t it?
I sure would like to see Phil Hughes starting again, but I don’t know…
thunderfangabe,
As you are our resident expert on all things Trenton Thunder I was wondering if you’ve seen Montero play? I was particularly interested in what your impressions of him behind the plate are? How is he defensively? How is his handling of pitchers? Throwing? And how does he move behind the plate (it’s been said that his mobility is extremely limited).
Just wondering. In the lower minors it can be tough to gauge a catcher behind the plate as the pitchers are so raw. AA is a much better assessment and I was wondering what your impressions have been if you’ve seen him play in person. If you haven’t gotten a chance to see him please give us a report when you do!
Pepitone
June 25th, 2009 at 10:21 pm
Hey, help me out here -
If this score holds up who gets the win?
Pettitte or Aceves?
Don’t you have to pitch a certain number of innings?
Not Pet
Probably Ace but it is up to the scorer
Skipping past Chipper…
Ransom reaches yet again…
Coke can’t, Captain can…
SJ,
The problem with putting Hughes in the rotation for a healthy scratch of Andy/Wang is Hughes will still have his innings limits come into play.
So will Joba.
As the season progresses you are going to have to shut one/both of them down due to innings.
At that point you’ve lost either Andy or Wang who you’ve demoted to the bullpen and who is no longer stretched out.
If someone gets injured, it’s a different story, but unless Wang and Andy start pitching like Wang did earlier this season consistently, I think they are going to get their starts.
Do I agree with that?
Absolutely not. I’m all for let the best pitchers get the spots. But we’ve seen enough this season that they are committed to Wang and Andy and will try to “get them right”.
Erica -
Except for TYATR, I was an ABC-TV soaper all the way! Including Dark Shadows.
Bronx Bombing
Do you remember Small Wonder?
GJ Yanks. Alleviate the pressure: my blood pressure, and the pressure on the pen.
CB – I know, it seems silly to break from that plan just as it seems to be validated.
SJ44 – I’ve had the same thought, though neither Andy nor Wang easily lend themselves to the pen. Maybe Andy moreso, as they could use a second lefty. I remember in Whitey Ford’s last year, he was put into the pen. If it was good enough for Whitey, then….
This is what the Yankees are supposed to do – score in as many innings as possible. Even 1 or 2 runs. But often.
Cashman replaces Long.
worst ABC soap
really came from CBS
it’s The Edge of Night
CB, A;ex looks significantly better……Also you have to kust love the fact that he’s driving the ball to all fields with authority….
“If this score holds up who gets the win?
Pettitte or Aceves?
Don’t you have to pitch a certain number of innings?”
The official scorer has discretion to award wins in games like this one.
I’d be surprised if they didn’t award the win to Aceves.
“Was A-Rod just eating a banana?”
Full of potassium which cuts down on cramping in the hot weather.
I can’t watch ALF anymore because of this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MZERfeh7n4Q
ouch tex 0-5 7 men lob.
at least we’re winning.
Nick in SF
June 25th, 2009 at 10:25 pm
worst ABC soap
really came from CBS
it’s The Edge of Night
With Lorie Laughin? I liked that one
Who followed the Luke and Laura Saga on GH that one special summer?
beechers corners, the left handed boy, a cigar band
Good to see the club hitting tonight. You just know it was just a matter of time
pepitone – Andy clearly doesn’t get the win. After the starter comes out, there is no innings requirement, the official scorer decides on who deserves it. I would say Ace gets it.
Doreen June 25th, 2009 at 10:19 pm
S.A. – She was great on that soap. She had some great story lines – really far out ones, but she played them just right. Tommy Lee Jones was on that soap, as well. He had an affair with his wife’s mother (Dorian). I remember thinking how homely he was. Terrible skin. But he was obviously a good actor.
I no longer watch soaps, haven’t for years and years, but as a teenager, I ran home from school to watch them from 3 to 4:30, and if I had the day off from school, I got to watch The Young and the Restless and Ryan’s Hope, too. I hated the Nixon Watergate hearings – they cut into the soaps
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Oh I see. I got into OLTL later in life. I forgot when I started watching, but I don’t remember her or Tommy Lee Jones on the show
My mom was just an All My Children gal, so that was the only soap I would watch back in the day.
Nick in SF -
Edge of Night was bad
But I watched it anyway
I had little taste
Joe,
The whole point of his rest schedule should be to prevent him from getting sore to the point where it affects his swing.
They need to stay ahead of that. It would be very short sighted for Girardi to not rest him as scheduled and for Cashman to not dictate that it be done if Girardi choses not to.
We’ll see.
BS strike
That was outside
Doreen
June 25th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
Nick in SF -
Edge of Night was bad
But I watched it anyway
I had little taste
Tide sponsored?
that was outside
gameday says it’s a strike.
Anybody see Chad “Ocho Cinco” Johnson’s tweet about the recent deaths of 2 entertainers?
http://twitter.com/OGOchoCinco/status/2333274066
Talk about trolling.
the comic book guy (I think) wanted to beat the crap out of him.
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comic book guy would have his ass whupped by crazy bike messenger dude.
Lori Loughlin, yes
and a faux-Erica Kane
who they called Raven
S.A. -
Your mom had discipline!
I was 14 or so when i started watching them, and stopped by the end of HS. Life was more fun than soaps by that time.
I am very proud of the fact that I’ve never watched a soap opera in the entire time I’ve been home with my girls.
Wow. Arod was robbed ther by Mr. Blue.
It’s okay, we are going to win this game.
But its only because this team was inspired yesterday by guys like Cervellie, etc. This team is old and lazy – won’t do well in the post season against a hungry team, unless we get rid of LAZY losers like Posada.
He is a bum, and MUST go!
Pat M.,
I felt much better watching him in the second inning yesterday. When he drove that ball out to right center with authority that was a good sign. And he looked much smoother rotating through the ball. Of course the bozos on this board thought I was being “optimistic” by saying that Alex looked good making an out. But that big hit he got wasn’t very different than the out he made in the second – just hit a little softer and in a different location. That’s baseball.
But he looks much better now. If the Alex we saw against the nationals was up last night in that spot he would have never caught up to a 95 mph fastball even if he was guessing right and the ball was out over the plate. No way. He simply wasn’t fluid enough in his rotation.
Youuuuuuse warming up
Girardi better not put Hughes in the ninth inning. That should be Tomko’s job.
Lori Loughlin hosted a Dance Marathon (and two of her castmates as well) I participated in in college. She was what I call “stuck up.”
“The official scorer has discretion to award wins in games like this one.
I’d be surprised if they didn’t award the win to Aceves.”
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Thanks CB, Erica, and Uncle Ellsworth, appreciate your help.
Wow, I didn’t know the official scorer made that call. Learned something new today – even at my old age!
Agreed SJ. It seems Wang is working out his issues so maybe Andy will be the one to go to the pen to try to work out his own. Hughes definitely needs to be in this rotation in the second half.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v.....eature=fvw
alf.
miggs -
See, i think the Yankees are a hungry team. i think they want this bad. i think they may want, no need, to win worse than any other team. And I think that may be part of the “problem.”
To clarify, I think the official scorer does have the discretion to award the win, except he couldn’t award it to Andy Petttite – a starter must go 5 complete innings to be elligible for a win.
Right?
I really hope Hughes doesn’t pitch in this game. Why is it that he can only pitch in low leverage situations. Shadowing wang is one thing but why give him an inning tonight. It doesn’t keep him stretched out and it’s a meaningless inning.
I don’t understand. They use Tomko in a high leverage situation the other night to save hughes. Only to use Hughes only in low leverage situations.
Also, wouldn’t it be a good idea to get Alex out of this game?
Why bring in Hughes? Since CC is starting tomorrow. He should be saved for Saturday with Burnett on 7 days of rest again.
The Bull pen ain’t playin!!
this is a fake miggs
the real miggs is pro-Jorge
and also has wit
Please, enough with the Posada gamecalling nonsense.
Andy pitched poorly. That’s not on Posada.
Clare,
Yes, the Bench Award dinner is tomorrow night.
Should know about this time tomorrow night if the nephew wins.
Doreen,
To me, the starters and not the bullpen performance should determine Hughes’ spot for the second half of the year. He could be inserted in the rotation for the second half and still have his innings under control.
Once the second half starts, the best 5 guys should be in this rotation, regardless if seniority, if they want to win this year.
Doreen-lol She did. She wouldn’t watch any other soaps. I haven’t watched a daytime soap opera in lord knows how long. I don’t even know which husband(number wise) Erica Kane is with now
“the official scorer does have the discretion to award the win, except he couldn’t award it to Andy Petttite – a starter must go 5 complete innings to be elligible for a win.”
nick,
I might be wrong on this – but I believe the official scorer has complete discretion to award the win if now one pitcher meets criteria.
So I believe he could give it to Andy. But in general that rarely happens if the pitcher doesn’t go 5.
Joe from Long Island
June 25th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
CB – I know, it seems silly to break from that plan just as it seems to be validated.
SJ44 – I’ve had the same thought, though neither Andy nor Wang easily lend themselves to the pen. Maybe Andy moreso, as they could use a second lefty. I remember in Whitey Ford’s last year, he was put into the pen. If it was good enough for Whitey, then….
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Moving Ford to the bullpen was at the suggestion of the pitching coach, Whitey Ford.
Those two screwups in the outfield cost Pettitte 4 runs and about 25 pitches. For those that said that 4 of those flies were homers in NY, guess what? They’re playing in Atlanta, so, if you’re doing to bang him for pitching in Miami and Atlanta, shouldn’t he be getting credit for pitching in YS?
Pete’s quote UPDATE, 10:33 p.m.: Phil Hughes warming up. Nice to see the Yankees have such a carefully designed and thoughtful plan for one of their best arms.
If he pitches in the ninth inning of an 11-6 game, what is the point of his being here? He might as well start in Scranton and get ready for when they need a starter again. Edwar Ramirez can pitch in low-leverage situations.
Where’s BRETT TOMKO when you need him???
Andy doesn’t deserve the win.
Okay, Robertson warming up now
S.A.–The sun will come out tomorrow; I’m down with the OPPC
June 25th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
Doreen-lol She did. She wouldn’t watch any other soaps. I haven’t watched a daytime soap opera in lord knows how long. I don’t even know which husband(number wise) Erica Kane is with now
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I read somewhere recently she has been married 10 times and they are turning her into a “cougar” and giving her a story with a much younger man
OK, Robertson is up, that makes more sense.
Andy probably shouldn’t get credit for pitching in NYS because he has a 5.35 era at home with a million HRs given up and 20 more hits than IP.
He shouldn’t be praised for pitching to the stadium on the road, it should just be accepted and acknowledged that Andy is not really a good pitcher anymore. He has veteran guile and can put up some decent performances in pitcher parks.
SJ44 -
Do you think Hughes needs a start before then to validate that? (Basically replacing Pettitte in the rotation?)
I don’t disagree with you. I’m not sure the Yankees will do that.
Gardner sure does get down the line quickly!
Agree with both CB and Pete – pretty poor planning by the Yanks. Clueless Joe strikes again,lol.
Ok, then why warm up Phil? Didn’t Joe just say that he considered warming up Bruney in Florida to be sort of an outing, which is why he didn’t use him the next night? Why get Phil warmed up, then sit him…..
Hughes not in there.
So is Joe still clueless?
Jen, I always heard that a pitcher wasn’t eligible for the win unless he went five innings. So I don’t think Andy could even be considered for the win (agree, not that he deserves it.)
Good to see Girardi use Robertson here. He’s still at the stage where every inning thrown in the majors is valuable experience for him.
Maybe Phil was just getting some side work in?
11-7 game now
What about theme songs
Barney Miller? Quite the jam
the bass was bumpin!
Didn’t this exact same thing happen in the first game of the series? Why isn’t Tomko in this game?
Lets see him shake off that monster blast lol
RS June 25th, 2009 at 10:46 pm
Didn’t this exact same thing happen in the first game of the series? Why isn’t Tomko in this game?
We want to win it
michael kay is the worst. why does he find that homerun so exciting? he really thinks he is giving a performance.
Doreen,
I think he will need to start at some point before a permanent insertion into the rotation.
Another reason why I’m not a fan of Robertson.
Not a guy to be trusted in high leverage situations.
Hopefully, he can get thru this inning without them burning another arm tonight.
Maybe Phil was just getting some side work in?
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Maybe
Hughes is warming up incase there are extra innings
No need to get your panties in a bunch people.
Does anybody give a thought to perhaps Hughes was just getting in a little work? It’s also not likely that they’d have more than one pitcher stretching it out going into the 9th. If Robertson can’t get out of the inning, who’s crying because nobody else was ready?
If Trisha and I agree, it must be correct.
1. I thought he had McCann K’d on the previous pitch. I know he missed going outside, but the pitch still looked over the plate.
2. He very simply threw a poot pitch. Good to see Posada giving him a pep talk after it. The kid has a bright future.
It’s hard for young relief pitcher to get the experience needed to transition to the majors because they so often need to pitch in high leverage spots.
That’s why it’s good that Girardi used Robertson in this spot.
Robertson has good stuff. He’s nowhere near Hughes or Joba’s class. And we’ve seen how they’ve struggled to transition to the majors.
I have a sneaking suspicion that there was a reason Phil was up (getting side work in? staying warm in case he was needed and Joe didn’t want to use Mo after going 4 outs last night?)
Because it doesn’t immediately appeal to the reason of people on the forum doesn’t mean there isn’t a good reason for it.
LOL Well, he was warming up – why? And at this point, I may be more clueless, lol – but that’s what I get for listening to the tv, the game and posting at the same time.
Anybody catch Russ Salzberg’s postgame the other night.
Dave Robertson was NY governor David Patterson.
And I think he said Andy Pettitte won his match at Wimbledon?
This has been one long game
Betsy,
Hughes was probably getting side work in. One way to stay sharp.
Poot!
I. Wish. This. Game. Would. End.
Posada did a nice job framing that pitch for called strike 3.
A struggling relief pitchers dream….Jeff Francour! LOL
Good point, SJ, but I’d prefer Phil pitch in a game. He caddies for Wang, so that severely limits how he can be used.
Good point CB – Robertson is still learning. Sometimes we get so, so impatient.
The game creeps forward
At least Kay has not called it
A Long Day’s Journey
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who in the world thought we would see Mo in this game!!!!!
“Posada did a nice job framing that pitch for called strike 3.”
Wasn’t so much the frame job as it was Cervelli staring in from the bench.
CB, I remember that ab vs. Washington as Alex fouled off a flat 94 2-1 fastball from MacDonald..After the game we both commented on his poor hip rotation….I guess Cashamn or someone also noticed….Yanks need to close this game out…..Cashman just simply needs to obtain a solid 8th inning power arm…..Bell would be ideal, Street would be Christmas in July….
He has been used alot recently.
Of course… MO was going to be wasted in this game.
Robertson can’t get it done with a 5 run lead and facing the bottom of the Braves order.
>who in the world thought we would see Mo in this game!!!!!
http://yankees.lhblogs.com/200.....ent-873516
CB, if you consult the 10.00 section of baseball’s Official Rules, I think you will see the guidelines for the Official Scorer’s discretion in awarding a win laid out in section 10.01.
http://www.mlb.com/mlb/officia.....rer_10.jsp
They want to build on the Pettitte/Rivera save record
Not a good night for Brackman against Savannah, tonight. Melky Mesa, however had a big night in a 5-4 loss with 2 homers and a single with 3 RBI. Piriela was also 3-5 with an RBI double.
Bleich pitched well for Tampa and the big guns were Laird and Romine.
Pel
June 25th, 2009 at 10:56 pm
>who in the world thought we would see Mo in this game!!!!!
http://yankees.lhblogs.com/200.....ent-873516
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Sorry, Pel – just got home from wilmington – didn’t have a chance to catch up on posts…you are, in fact, the man (or woman – whatever works best)
Not good work by Robertson.
Scranton is fir learning. If he can’t pitch in these situations, he is of no value to the team.
Tough to win with rookies in the bullpen.
It’s why they will get a veteran pen arm at the deadline.
Can’t trust these rookies.
McCann mashes one…
Robertson falls, resolute…
Joe signals to Mo…
My first experience with thriller was when it was released at midnight on Halloween. My local skating rink had an all night party and showed it on a big screen. Even in a full skating rink with the lights down I was a bit scared. Not so tough for an 11 year old.
RIP king of pop
When is the last time the Yanks had a laugher? Always got to make it interesting.
Pettite not in line for the win, is he – thought it was Aceves…
Note to baseball gods:
Please end this game here
I’m reading, on and off. Not watching anything about Wacko.
“I think you will see the guidelines for the Official Scorer’s discretion in awarding a win laid out in section 10.01.”
nick,
you are indispensable!
save 499
Who will get this win?
it will not be old Andy
if you trust wiki
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Win_(baseball)
Win will go to aceves. Pettitte’s not eligible for the win.
Heh. Jeter is too tired to fist pump properly.
There was nothing pretty about this game tonight, except for Mo and the Yankees felt like hitting a lot.
Okay, maybe it was a little pretty
Girardi almost got burnt trying to get Pettitte a win tonight
Boy, what a long game. But at least we came out on the right end.
Great games by the two 3B and the SS.
Girardi’s gambit…
Unstoppable Mo upends…
Braves brazen advance…
new thread already- this one must have gotten too long for Pete!
CB, you are kind
but you have the baseball smarts
I just googled it
“Bell would be ideal, Street would be Christmas in July….”
Not sure if Street is going to get put on the market.
Would Robertson, Kontos and Ivan Nova be enough? I’m hoping Nova’s breakout year and stuff have enhanced his value enough to be worth something in a trade.
All of our relievers have been used a lot lately
The starter has only completed 7 innings in 2 of our last 9 games.
When your scuffling, you take any kind of win.
CC has to give them length tomorrow though, thanks to another short start from a Yankee starter.
Hope he’s feeling ok enough to do it.
The Jacko coverage is offensive.
Didn’t Robertson pitch last night? If so, that could explain why he wasn’t very sharp tonight.
These guys are going to be tired rolling into Citifield tomorrow.
Hopefully, Girardi makes a late report time.
Nice win – great work from Aceves, but the best news is Alex looking much better. I’m happy for him – he’s taken a ridiculous amount of grief. Too bad about Andy – the Yankees should be concerned about him
>the man
only to clarify, and not to gloat… too much.
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Alex’s YES on-field post-game reaction:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/61869534b15f01b4/
Robertson hasn’t shown any guts. Posada had to talk him off the ledge and it still didn’t help. They long for Marte but need another good arm with some XP
Robertson nice curveball. Fastball at 91 mph has no movement. Not impressed and feel we will need two bullpen arms, one to replace Tomko, the other for Robertson. I hope Bruney can finish out the season, but he too couldn’t get the job done. I won’t be counting on Marte!
Gardner was playing very deep in CF, so that dropped ball was his fault, but would have been caught if positioned differently in the outfield.
Yankees should have had about 18 runs tonight! I’ll take it though, although I had to sit through the 4-0 whitewash!
He wasn’t trying to het Pettitte a win. He was trying to get a starter to go deeper into a game.
The pen can’t keep pitching 4-6 innings every night.
Somebody besides CC has to pitch deep into games.
Well according to ESPN I got a twofer on my fantasy team. Aceves got the win, Mo the save.
Thanks Pel
Who was player of the game?
Nick in SF,
I didn’t see her.