Game 74: Yankees at Mets
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Jun 27, 2009 
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YANKEES (41-32)
Gardner CF
Swisher RF
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Cano 2B
Posada C
Cabrera LF
Pena SS
Burnett RHP
Pitching: RHP A.J. Burnett (5-4, 4.24).
METS (37-35)
Cora SS
A Reyes 2B
Wright 3B
Church RF
Sheffield LF
Murphy 1B
Reed CF
Schneider C
Redding RHP
Pitching: RHP Tim Redding (1-2, 6.08).
TIME/TV: 7:10 p.m., YES, WPIX, MLB.
THEY MEET YET AGAIN: The Yankees are 3-1 against the Mets this season, outscoring their city rivals 35-15. The Yankees are now 8-8 in interleague games.
WELCOME BACK: A.J. Burnett ends his five-game suspension today for throwing near the head of Texas Nelson Cruz earlier this month. He faced the Marlins last Saturday and allowed one earned run over 6.1 innings in a 2-1 loss.
OUTBURST: The Yankees have scored 28 runs in the last three games while hitting 40 of 122 (.328). They have drawn 19 walks and had 12 extra-base hits.
HARD TIMES: Mark Teixeira is hitting .213 (10 of 47) over his last 12 games with no homers and four RBI. His batting average has fallen from .290 to .276.
HOW TO LOSE A SLUMP IN FIVE DAYS: Alex Rodriguez is 6 of his last 17 with two home runs and seven RBI.
MO’S MILESTONE: Mariano Rivera has 499 saves. He has allowed one earned run in his last six appearances and struck out nine.
ON THE iPOD RIGHT NOW: Loaded Gun In The Closet by the Drive-By Truckers.
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UPDATE, 4:57 p.m.: Damon has joined Jeter on the sick list. Both have the flu.
UPDATE, 6:02 p.m.: Slow news day so far. … Talked to Chien-Ming Wang, who said being on regular rest and having some pitches under his belt should lead to a good performance tomorrow. “I need a win,” he said. “It has been too long.” … Jeter wanted to play. But the team doctor put the kibosh on that and Girardi went with that recommendation. Now Damon is fighting the same illness, which has spread through the team in recent weeks. … The organist just played Bohemian Rhapsody and I Wanna Be Sedated.
UPDATE, 7:11 p.m.: We’re underway at Citi Field. 74 degrees on a pleasant night. Enjoy the game.
UPDATE, 7:29 p.m.: 15 pitches, 11 strikes for Burnett in the first inning. He just froze Wright with a deuce to end the inning.
UPDATE, 7:35 p.m.: Ramiro Pena, doubles machine. Credit to him that he sat for so long and is 4 of 6 the last two nights with three doubles.
UPDATE, 7:38 p.m.: Heck of an at-bat for A.J. He saw eight pitches before striking out.
UPDATE, 7:53 p.m.: The out-of-town scoreboard here is tremendous. Every game is displayed, there is the score, the inning, the number of the pitcher in the game for each team and a red light for which team is up. Just perfect.
UPDATE, 7:59 p.m.: Swish did not play last night outside of a defensive cameo. We were chatting before the game and I asked him what he thought of Citi Field big dimensions and high walls. “It’s huge,” he said. “But I think I can get it out of here.”
He was right. 1-0 Yankees. Swish has hit 14 homers this season, 11 on the road.
Wilson Betemit for Swisher. Amazing.
UPDATE, 8:23 p.m.: A.J. dominating the Mets. … They have three hits in 13 innings against the Yankees. … In 13 innings, the Mets have gone in order 11 times.
UPDATE, 8:29 p.m.: Tim Redding (5 2 1 1 2 6) is throwing a gem, too, by the way.
UPDATE, 8:34 p.m.: Now that was a great accomplishment-saving catch if ever there was one.
UPDATE, 8:56 p.m.: Burnett has thrown 78 pitches. He could probably throw 125. Since a no-hitter has to be a complete game, he would have to average about 12 pitches an inning the rest of the way. That’s going to be hard for him to do.
Back in 2001, when he no-hit the Padres, A.J. threw 65 of 128 pitches for strikes. He walked nine, hit one and threw a wild pitch. Marlins won 3-0.
Meanwhile, the pointless “Posada should not catch” debate is losing steam every day.
UPDATE, 9:01 p.m.: Oh, well. At least it was a clean hit. Now Burnett can just worry about winning the game.
UPDATE, 9:04 p.m.: Cora had been 0 for 21 against Burnett before that hit.
UPDATE, 9:17 p.m.: Yankees have outscored the Mets 40-15 this season. Bad times in the House of Wilpon.
Meanwhile, shutout or not, this needs to be the last inning for Burnett.
UPDATE, 9:30 p.m.: Season-high 10 Ks for Burnett. 23rd time in his career he has fanned 10 or more. His high is 14, done twice.
Mets this series: 1 run on 4 hits over 16 innings with 19 strikeouts. Embarrassing.
UPDATE, 9:34 p.m.: Smart move by Girardi as Bruney replaces Burnett. Let’s see if the Mets fans are paying attention.
UPDATE, 9:35 p.m.: Nope, no boos when he was introduced.
Is Jeter well enough to play?
I’d like to see Gardner in CF and Melky in RF again. Swisher can always pinch hit. In fact, maybe he should be the DH instead of Matsui and Matsui can pinch hit. Defense matters.
Last night Girardi sounded pretty convinced Jeter wouldn’t be playing today.
With A-Rod starting to hit, Mark Teixeira should be getting better pitches to hit pretty soon.
Glad inter-league play is over after this weekend. It was cool the first couple of years, but now it seems like a 3 week exhibition schedule. Starting Monday, it is time to get back to the business of winning this division and beating the AL teams.
Just got tix for tonight. Anyone been to Citi yet? When should we leave from Rockland?
When I say Swisher should DH, I don’t mean tonight obviously. I mean for the remainder of the year.
as long as burnett doesnt walk the park…the yanks should be in good shape…it is redding after-all…he is what ponson was last year..except worse?
rconn23: “Who has said they don’t like Cervelli?”
As far as I know, no regular commenter has said anything particularly negative about Cervelli. A few people – CB, myself, etc. – have made satirical remarks giving Cervelli credit/blame for the results of pitches. But of course there’s a point to the satire.
It’s one of the odder aspects of Posadagate that some of the people who prefer Jorge have been called Cervelli-haters.
My own feelings are a little mixed; I can see how it would make a certain sense to send him down when Molina comes back, I’m not exactly counting the moments until that happens. I like Cervelli a lot and I like the youth/energy he brings. I hope there’s some logical way he can stay up.
Does anyone know if that’s the newest technology right now? Ipods? The last thing I used was a disc walkman that played cds and that seemed new to me. Is the ipod the only thing that is used for music?
Baja: You should be on the road by now.
Tex needs a day off.
Beningo next SWEET !
“With A-Rod starting to hit, Mark Teixeira should be getting better pitches to hit pretty soon.”
He already has been. He just isn’t hitting them. He wasn’t going to stay hot forever; slumps happen. Just have to hope they are short.
After the Mets, maybe Tex can DH a game and put Swishertastic at 1st and let Melky/Gardner do their magic in the outfield again.
it feels like the Yankees have been on the road forever even thought this series is like a half home game I guess
Nick in SF in Petaluma
But of course there’s a point to the satire.
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Not really.
“HOW TO LOSE A SLUMP IN FIVE DAYS:”
i see what you did there…
i think AJ will be great tonight considering the park and met’s AAA lineup
LOL Benigno makes me laugh. Love him.
Evan Roberts-not much love
Is it just me or do the Mets suck?
My, god, this Posada Truther argument is like a Zombie. Please, it’s become a really pointless exercise in frustration that will not die. It has entered a “Joba to the “pen” level of absurdity. Well, maybe a higher level because at least there was an iota of logic behind the thinking that Joba should be in the ‘pen. How somebody could believe Cervelli should start of Jorge full time is beyond me. Jorge in the lineup and playing catcher gives the Yankees the best chance of winning.
Cervelli is a nice young player. He has surpassed everybodies expectations and I love watching him play.
When does the “Play Pena at shortstop over Jeter” argument begin?
Seriously…
Nice choice on the music Pete. Drive by Truckers are a damn good band. One of my favorites
Please explain, Richie.
Cisco needs to play everyday
We need to trade Matsui and Nady to the Giants and open up the DH for Posada/Damon.
Southern Rock Opera, Pete.
But you knew that already.
DBT not nearly as good since Jason Isbell left. Check out his solo act. Love his work.
Trade Marte for Ryan Church…. a nice LH bat with a rocket arm that can play all 3 OF positions.
Marte for Church?
Are you serious?
I hate looking at the division leader-boards…. The Yanks would be leading 4 of the 6 divisions and may not even make the playoffs. AL East is brutal
http://thebiglead.com/wp-conte.....-field.jpg
Hell meets CitiField?
“Cervelli is a nice young player. He has surpassed everybodies expectations”
not me. I watched him play when in Tampa (A).
he is performing as had expected.
I would rather take Mayberry from the phills… we could trade for him for much less
Gardenhoser will be on in the 5 o’clock hr.
Yeah holezo brilliant idea. I am sure the giants would love an injured Nady andMatsui who cannot play in the field
SA those skies were pretty ugly everywhere in NY but yeh that’s just …where’s Lucifer ?
The Yankees really allowed the rest of the division back into the race with their recent horrid stretch of baseball. Now they are going to have to fight tooth and nail to make the playoffs, not just with the Rays and Jays, but with the other AL contenders….
Jeter is out again today
Betsy,
I agree whole-heartedly, Im really afraid of a push from the Angels and Texans. They both play in a much weaker division. When it comes down to it though, the wildcard will most likely come from the East
Speaking of Gardy:
Brett Gardner tried to maneuver around Nick Swisher to get to the showers on Friday night, but Swisher blocked him and playfully told him how bad he was. He meant bad as in good. When Gardner tried to steer past Swisher in the Yankees’ clubhouse a second time, Swisher amplified the praise.
“Brett Gardner,” he announced, “you are the greatest player in the world.”
Link: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06.....curry.html
No Damon. No Jeter.
why no damon
re: last night’s sky, the photo from the Times story is great.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06......html?_r=1
Richie, I really am curious to read what you meant. I can’t fault you for not liking a point or even for not getting a point, but asserting that someone posted something without having a point seems odd. But I really don’t know if that’s actually what you meant and I odn’t want to assume anything. So my question to you was genuine.
SA: Better version of that picture
http://farm3.static.flickr.com.....9c2a_o.jpg
No Damon who has great numbers against Redding.
And this pic that Rebecca posted earlier is great too:
http://farm3.static.flickr.com.....9c2a_o.jpg
that flu must really be something…
Rebecca–Optimist Prime June 27th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
SA: Better version of that picture
http://farm3.static.flickr.com.....9c2a_o.jpg
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It looks like Satan is about to drop down from the sky and say hi!
oops, the re-post from the OP beat my re-post homage. I’m glad I cited the source!
damon is fighting a calf injury….
Betsy – You’re right. Thankfully, we built up enough of a lead last month so our slump didn’t kill us. We’re either tied or a couple games ahead of our WC contenders. But one more bad slump, and it’s right back to playing catchup against very good teams.
They need to start playing consistent baseball or will struggle to make it to October. We’re going to be in a dogfight as it is… such is the life of the AL.
Nick in SF in Petaluma June 27th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
re: last night’s sky, the photo from the Times story is great.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06......html?_r=1
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Scary!.
I need to save these pics!
S.A.: Satan wears pinstripes.
“Speaking of Gardy:
Brett Gardner tried to maneuver around Nick Swisher to get to the showers on Friday night, but Swisher blocked him and playfully told him how bad he was. He meant bad as in good. When Gardner tried to steer past Swisher in the Yankees’ clubhouse a second time, Swisher amplified the praise.
“Brett Gardner,” he announced, “you are the greatest player in the world.””
http://i41.tinypic.com/35ir4lf.jpg
Boy, AJ has some lineup behind him…….If Jeter is out today, then why rest Damon today as well? Nice…..
We need to trade Matsui and Nady to the Giants and open up the DH for Posada/Damon.
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There is no chance that Nady can be traded. He’s on the disabled list and his contract expires at the end of the season.
Nick in SF in Petaluma June 27th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
S.A.: Satan wears pinstripes.
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oops, what I meant to write was:
Sky over Citi
heavens turned to gates of hell
Satan wears pinstripes
S.A.: I’d love to say hi to Satan.
There’s a really awesome Machiavelli quote…he says he’d prefer hell the heaven because in the former he’d find himself in the company of kings and emperors and in the latter beggars and saints!
Trade Marte for Ryan Church…. a nice LH bat with a rocket arm that can play all 3 OF positions.
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The stry is the same with Marte. He’s on the disabled list and may require surgery…no one is going to give up anything to get him.
The other teams will also have their slumps over the course of the year.
The Yankees aren’t the only team in baseball that has a slump over the course of the year.
Better to have it in June than later in the year.
Betsy: Did you miss the part where the flu’s going around the clubhouse?
I’m not going to lie, citi field is much cooler looking than the new yankee stadium. For about half the price, they did a pretty good job, it looks really good
They aren’t resting Damon. He has a calf injury and they probably don’t want him covering a big OF for 3 straight days.
And ofcourse what game thread comes w/o a Kate Hudson update
You can see some pics of Kate making fun of a Mets fan here (j/k)
http://www.gettyimages.com/Sea.....src=quick#
Um, Rebecca, no I didn’t miss it. That doesn’t mean everyone has it…otherwise we wouldn’t field a lineup. Joe has done odd things with his lineup often enough for me to question it……If Pete says Damon has the flu, then ok.
S.A.: I’d love to say hi to Satan.
There’s a really awesome Machiavelli quote…he says he’d prefer hell the heaven because in the former he’d find himself in the company of kings and emperors and in the latter beggars and saints!
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lol
Tex should come up with men on base.
SJ, Jeter may possibly play tomorrow – so, why not rest Damon then? If Jeter still can’t go and Joe wants to rest Damon, I understand, but at least wait and see.
“Boy, AJ has some lineup behind him”
There aren’t 10 teams in baseball that have a better best case scenario lineup than what the Yanks are putting out there today.
By the way, I don’t often complain about the lineups. Sometimes I question them, but not complain. In this case, I think Joe made a mistake.
Betsy,
What if the calf is really bothering him today?
Can’t make a decision on Damon based on Jeter.
Swisher is garbage. Why is he batting second, let alone playing
Sean S,
I am a technical cretin so I don’t know if there is some other thing, but I can tell you that if you are picky — if there is any kind of music you like now or ever liked in the past but can’t always find even on the specialty stations you can get through your computer — an iPod is one of life’s great pleasures. I was given one by a young relative, along with an iTunes gift card, and began a complete rediscovery of the music of my youth — cool jazz. Followed by an exploration of some of its more recent descendants. Completely restored my relationship with music and my ears.
Yeah… because the lineup that CC had behind him – Pena, Gardner, Melky, Cervelli, and CC himself, was very strong.
Like CC did, AJ needs to pitch a good game regardless of the lineup that is out there.
those citi field hell pics are real or photoshopped? that is one scary looking sky, apocalyptic
“Boy, AJ has some lineup behind him”
We scored nine runs last night with a lineup that, in the words of another, contained five pitchers.
hian because he was once batting .400 in that spot.
TampaYank: They’re real, not photoshopped. Some crazy storms last night just before sunset.
This is the same lineup as last night with two changes.
Posada is in for Cervelli, which is a major upgrade.
Swisher is in for Damon which I think is something of a downgrade.
But in my humble opinion the upgrade from Cervelli to Posada is greater than the downgrade from Damon to Swisher.
So AJ is getting a better lineup behind him than CC got last night, which is as it should be.
Sure, let’s play Damon on a bad calf just so that AJ Burnett has a better lineup out there. Makes sense. Not like there’s 98 games to go or anything or Damon has a tendency of getting banged up.
If anyone is feeling glum about the Yankee Lineup today then just take a peek at the rag tag Sox lineup today. That should cheer you up to some degree…
-dennis
SJ44
June 27th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
They aren’t resting Damon. He has a calf injury and they probably don’t want him covering a big OF for 3 straight days.
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Kim Jones said that Damon calf was still hurting him but he decided to play hurt during the Atlanta series because the team was struggling. They now won 3 games in a row it is a good day to him a day off.
really need to get cano out of the fifth spot. hes been pretty bad with risp this year…
True, SJ – and I wouldn’t want him to aggravate it, that’s for sure. Well, enough with the complaints for me. I’m not overly confident, but the Yankees should be able to put some runs on the board. Gardner is hot, so maybe he can be a sparkplug.
Funny…. CC had an even worse lineup yesterday and nobody said a word. Why has AJ done to deserve the A lineup?
Quit complaining about the lineup. This isn’t Sidney Ponson out there.
Or take a look at the Mets lineup that AJ has the good fortune to be facing. No excuses.
Thanks, 77513!
I agree about Cano – I don’t get this guy. He’s a very good hitter, but he can only thrive in the lower part of the lineup? Odd.
The yankee lineup today is actually better than the lineup yesterday. Yesterday Melky was the 6th place hitter instead of Posada. Swisher is a good offensive player maybe not as good of a hitter as Damon but it isn’t that big of a difference.
Joe’s lineups have been fine. Last year he rested people for no reason and people complained, this year, he is resting nobody. Yet people are still complaining. If anything, he has proven that you need to be really hurting for him to take you out of the lineup.
“Or take a look at the Mets lineup that AJ has the good fortune to be facing. No excuses.”
Bingo. If AJ can’t shut down a lineup with only one starting player in it, then I don’t know what to say. He has 0 excuses.
A line up that has 6 players with OPS’s of .800 or higher is bad?
Those mammatus clouds are really cool.
We had some of those where I am right now – right before the stupid tornado sirens when off, lol.
BG on the fan in a few mins
“UPDATE, 4:57 p.m.: Damon has joined Jeter on the sick list. Both have the flu. ”
Pete says Damon is sick. Ergo, Damon is sick and I totally called it.
“UPDATE, 4:57 p.m.: Damon has joined Jeter on the sick list. Both have the flu.”
What?…
AJ Burnett is on the mound and MUST have the regular starters in there even if they are banged up/sick….. or else!!!!
Angel: Where are you?
humble opinions,
trouble brews from team truther
eyes, no. But those ears!
Tell Jeter and Damon to tough it out and put themselves in the lineup
Didn’t you hear? AJ will not have a good game if the “A” lineup is not out there, even if CC had just as bad a lineup and threw a great game.
Guess I was wrong – sucks, hope Jete and Damon get well soon (though with the flu, it usually takes a few days to a week to recover). Keep the SP away from the rest of the guys, lol
METS (37-35)
Cora SS
A Reyes 2B
Wright 3B
Church RF
Sheffield LF
Murphy 1B
Reed CF
Schneider C
Redding RHP
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Anymore complaints about the Yankees lineup?
“How to Lose a Slump in 5 Days”. That had me laughing for a few minutes Pete
tampayank
June 27th, 2009 at 4:50 pm
those citi field hell pics are real or photoshopped? that is one scary looking sky, apocalyptic
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http://www.google.com/search?h.....s3g3g:s1g2
They’re real – they’re mammatus clouds. It was kinda apocalyptic here last night, lol. I’m visiting family in ND.
Bronx Jeers that was a great one! Keep it up, you and nick make me laugh.
Too bad about Jeter and Damon, hopefully they get better soon and can play tomorrow.
With the way Gardner is hitting right now (and for the past month) we should be okay. When he’s hot like this he really brings a lot to the table. So far he has really exceeded all of my expectations.
Even if Gardner regresses and hits .270 with a .350 OBP that’s good enough. With good defense in CF and his amazing speed he can be a real weapon.
AJ really has no excuses tonight. Look at that Mets lineup. They are not going to be able to hit that high 90s fastball and curveball.
Look what CC did to them. AJ cannot walk anybody- don’t lose focus.
those Citi Field red sky pics are pretty eerie…
Human sacrifice..dogs and cats living together..mass hysteria!
But enough about the catching debate – how about that sky!
“How to Lose a Slump in 5 Days”. That had me laughing for a few minutes Pete
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http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/88711978
(She approves)
Nick in SF in Petaluma
Please explain, Richie.
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My view is that the Posada/Cervelli thing is ridiculously overblown. The underlying theme is that Posada is not a good defensive catcher, and that’s true at this point in his career. After all, he will be 38 in less than two months.
In sum, the reason that Jorge is a good catcher, if not a great catcher, is simply because he can hit well.
At the same time, while he was on the DL, people saw the benefits (at least defensively) of having a young, athletic catcher who has a quick release, frames pitches very well, and apparently can call a good game behind the plate. Those are attractive qualities.
But there should be no debate, at least for reasonable people, who should be catching as long as Posada’s body can hold up, because Posada is just too good offensively.
So what’s the point of dissing Cervelli, even in jest, in order to make that point?
The kid stepped up, exceeding the expectations of most people, and has made a valuable contribution to this team, probably more than Molina could have made over the same number of ABs.
But the bottom line, as is said is the law, is res ipsa loquitur (“The thing itself speaks”), i.e., Posada is so much better offense/defense that the issue is moot.
Did any of these guys ever hear of a flu shot? Would seem to make sense to get one once a year so that you make sure you don’t miss any time. I’m sure they can afford the co-pay.
No idea what this offense will do against Redding…. AJ has to keep us in the game to give us a chance to win the game late.
“No idea what this offense will do against Redding…. AJ has to keep us in the game to give us a chance to win the game late”
win the game *late*?….yanks should smack this guy around every inning
Betsy
June 27th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Thanks, 77513!
I agree about Cano – I don’t get this guy. He’s a very good hitter, but he can only thrive in the lower part of the lineup? Odd.
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and, as bad as some people think Cano is, he’s hitting .306 with 7 homers and 27 RBI in what amounts to 1/3rd of a season in the 5th spot. Ya’ll can figure out the pace he’s on. Yeahhh…Cano really sucks in the 5th spot.
Hey Pete,
Not sure if this will play outside the UK or not, but the BBC website has a special guest playing with The Gaslight Anthem at the Glastonbury music festival who might interest you. Bruce something.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/glastonbu.....ghtanthem/
Enjoy.
B
Visiting family in ND this weekend, Rebecca.
GB, I love Cano – he’s just a frustrating player at times.
With Nady gone for the year, Posada as a switch hitter needs to be the DH for at least half the games with Matsui’s balky knee problem.
Richie, that’s basically what I thought you meant, but I really wasn’t sure.
Not to be too pedantic, but you just wrote, “What’s the point…of making that point?”
So you recognize that there was a point, you just don’t think it needs to be made. Perfectly reasonable, but not what you originally said.
I think we’re good now.
“But the bottom line, as is said is the law, is res ipsa loquitur (”The thing itself speaks”)”
the things you learn on this blog.
Know I know why the bartender looks at me funny when I order ResIpsa Liquor. I’ve been pronouncing it wrong for years.
My guess is that it’s the swine flu. No shots for that one.
From Jon Heyman’s Twitter-
contending marlins, looking for relief, asked about heath bell, joakim soria. told, “not available.”
about 2 hours ago from mobile web
Why on earth would the Royals trade Soria?
Well that sucks. Soria is the only name worth anything.
BTW Ivan Nova has been promoted to Scranton AAA and Zach McAllister was pulled after 2 IP 3 K’s vs Redding (PHI) IDK what happened there.
I’m sure Jeter and Damon got sick on purpose so they wouldn’t have to shell out money for co-pay at the doctor’s office.
( i’m not sure how to make those fun smiley faces with the eye roll, but insert one here). The Flu/colds have been going around. Ive had a nasty cold for a few days, lots of people in my office are sick. I’m blaming it on the insane weather.
the gay fan
June 27th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
My guess is that it’s the swine flu. No shots for that one.
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Brandon the Trenton/Redding game was suspended cause of rain last night.
Betsy
June 27th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
GB, I love Cano – he’s just a frustrating player at times.
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Name me a Yankee player, or any player, that isn’t frustrating at times. He’s outproducing most 2nd basemen in baseball and not that far from Utley, Hill and Kinsler and ahead of Pedroia.
DT, I have a (true) story about mispronouncing a particular whisky in Glasgow once, but I can’t really tell it here for at least two reasons. Remind me if we ever get a beer someplace.
Brandon,
The Trenton game was called due to rain after 2 last night. That’s what happened to McAllister.
“Brandon the Trenton/Redding game was suspended cause of rain last night.”"
Ahh…. MILB is not updated. Thanks I was worried there.
It’s not swine flu! I think its some sort of stomach flu, not the upper respiratory kind. No?
Robinson Cano is not even close to Chase Utley.
Then again, no one else is either. Utley is the unquestioned Number 1.
Zooboy; Not the way Jeter was coughing last night
“UPDATE, 4:57 p.m.: Damon has joined Jeter on the sick list. Both have the flu.”
KEEP THEM AWAY FROM AL and TEX & ANY PITCHER !
Well I g2g, later ppl. Go Yanks.
Did Cena beat ‘the miz’?
Jeter and Damon
Keep them away from pitchers
Except for Andy?
Swish gets a lot of flack on here- with the Nady injury thank god he is here- he has exceeded the expectations I had for him -
Pete- was there any word on what Girardi, Cash and Swish were discussing in the closed door meeting? Don’t know if I missed that-
Posada might be joining that list as well.
He was coughing and sneezing last night, so we’ll see.
“DT, I have a (true) story about mispronouncing a particular whisky in Glasgow once, but I can’t really tell it here for at least two reasons. Remind me if we ever get a beer someplace.”
This isn’t that AH Hirsch reserve bourbon story again is it?
If Jorge gets sick
Eyes will be open wider
The Truth will be told
*response to rconn23*
rconn23 from previous thread. I totally agree with everything you said except that I am happy that Posada is in a slump (if he is). I have no problem with his offense whatsoever. Heck most of the bats were cold for a while there. Above all I want the Yankees to win. Posada being effective is nothing but good for the Yankees and their fans. I have never cheered any Yankee player’s slump as much as I have been quite unhappy when the slumping player keeps getting trotted out to the detriment of the team. I felt that way when Cone was just dreadful and didn’t recover, I felt that way about trotting out IPK, and I feel nothing but happy that Cervelli is getting extra games. Why? Because the Yankees are winning when he’s out there.
While it is NOT true that no posters here have taken off on Cervelli, I consider that stuff almost jocular since the kid is doing a great job. So again I say that I do NOT want Posada to slump, but as long as the team continues to struggle with him behind the plate, I absolutely want Cervelli to get a lot more playing time. And if all of a suddent that turns around and the team goes on a tear with Jorge getting the majority of games, guess what? JORGE IS MY GO-TO GUY.
But until then I come from the Show Me state. It is hardly enough for Posada posters to keep yammering that stats mean nothing and that it’s on the pitcher, yada yada yada, if the same pitchers shine with Cervelli behind the dish but can’t get the job done with Jorge catching. Then it’s the Posada camp that really begins to look suspect and full of empty arguments based on love and loyalty. That’s all well and good but it doesn’t win you games.
JMO rconn.
Let’s hope AJ was watching CC pitch carefully last night because he pretty much laid out the blue print for how to beat this mets lineup.
CC largely dominated the mets with one pitch – his fastball.
He threw his fastball 72% of the time. 72%. Usually he’s around 60-65% fastballs. Against Boston he threw 63% fastballs. Against Washington he threw his fastball 58% of the time.
Against the mets yesterday – 72%. Why? Because he knows how to pitch, how to identify a weakness and exploit it.
The Mets were simply overwhelmed by CC’s fastball. They were taking awful swings against it. So CC kept throwing it. And they never showed they could hit it.
Of course it wasn’t simply throwing fastballs – it was his command and execution of those pitches – 67% of this fastballs last night were strikes.
There is no reason why AJ can’t shut down the Mets with his fastball tonight much like CC did yesterday. He needs to keep his fastball mechanics sound and be aggressive in the zone.
This lineup is not going to hit his fastball as long as he commands it decently and shows them that he has at least moderate command on his curve ball.
Last game AJ threw his curveball for strikes 57% of the time. If AJ gets his curveball over for strikes more than 50% of the time goodnight. He’s going to be deadly.
He doesn’t need to throw many curves tonight. He just needs to show the pitch to demonstrate that he can throw it for strikes. Tonight is not the night to fall in love with the curve.
Otherwise he should just focus on throwing his fastball in the zone.
He can dominate this line up efficiently with that one pitch and flashes of his curve.
Boston up 1-0, Now bottom 6, come on Braves!!!
GO BRAVES!!!!!
cmon braves
Wakefield CAN fall apart pretty quickly. Not saying that he will, but I hope he does!
Poor Braves. Talk about trying to win through a slump.
Ugh we all know this feeling. It’s hard watching the Braves struggle with RISP.
Interesting post, CB. AJ really hasn’t had great control all year, maybe worse than even his usual career averages (not sure)? If he’s going to get on a roll, he’s going tto have to command his FB. His stuff was filthy last out, for the first time since Tampa (even though he says otherwise). Last out, Jorge also called for some change ups -I’d like to see that continue. AJ would be a better pitcher if he threw that third pitch more often…
Red Sox are a good team. They ain’t losing games to this scrub Atlanta team.
Agree CB. Tonight is not the night for AJ to get fancy and try throwing a bunch of different things and trying to out think them.
Just throw the fastball and locate it. This lineup full of reserves cannot hit his heat.
Of course, if he just throws it down the middle like he did in Boston to green and Ortiz. they will batter him around. Location is the key for him.
Tonight is the rare night where his lack of a 3rd pitch or good CB command won’t hurt him much. but he must command his FB.
“”With Nady gone for the year, Posada as a switch hitter needs to be the DH for at least half the games with Matsui’s balky knee problem.”"
Sui is getting some rest now, and his splits aren’t bad against lefties. Jorge is so much more valuable at Catcher.
I have to say that if there is one Red Sox player for whom I have always had a ton of respect, it’s Wakefield.
Javy obviously pitched a beauty. But Atlanta is having the RISP yips.
Last game AJ threw his fastball 59% of the time and 65% of the time he threw his fastball for strikes. He threw his curve ball 36% of all his pitches and 57% of those curves were a strike. Those are numbers at which AJ is basically unhittable outside of a random mistake pitches and fielding (which is how they lost to Florida…).
AJ last game also threw his change up around 5% of the time. That’s close to twice as often as he’s thrown his change up so far this season and close to what he threw it at last year. To put 5% in perspective – that’s only 5 pitches. AJ threw 5 change ups and that was close to his season high. It’s hard to believe that throwing 5 change ups a game is such a chore for him but so be it…
But like last game the key for him is to 1. Throw strikes 2. Command his fastball in the zone.
He locates his fastball and this game is done.
Tim Redding is awful. Even a weakened yankee line up should destroy him.
The RS just don’t lose many games. They’ll probably win this game 1-0. They’re 0-8 against the RS, if they where even .500 against them this year they would be tied for first.
Two key bats out and still a challenging lineup, whats up with that?
Even the Washington Nationals were able to beat Boston once this year
We’ve lost to them in every way imaginable. Blowouts, close games, shootouts, walkoffs, late innings, etc.
Youkilis triples after an 11 pitch at bat. Can’t stand him, but he’s one of the five toughest outs in the game.
June 30th will be the 1 yr anniversary of Gardner’s callup to the Bronx.
Did you know that only 20 of 44 players remain on the active roster this time a year ago (4 players including Brackman and Bruney were on the 60 day DL)
Some other tidbits (scroll to bottom)
http://forums.nyyfans.com/show.....38;page=23
I should mean 40 man roster vs active roster… thanks
I should mean 40 man roster vs active roster… thanks
I wish we had more grinders like Youkalis… all we have is Gardner.
“I wish we had more grinders like Youkalis… all we have is Gardner.”
Good point. Because Mark Teixeira doesn’t really give 100%. Neither do Jeter or Posada. Damon is useless and doesn’t try. Alex – well it’s a given.
The only one on the team who is giving it his all is definitely Gardner.
“Youkilis triples after an 11 pitch at bat. Can’t stand him, but he’s one of the five toughest outs in the game.”
Ditto.
Trevor, the Sox are just a darned good team. The Yankees just need to start playing well consistently again because they will have their chances against the Sox, the Rays and the Jays……
On my way out to a party. But I leave you with this thought. Wouldn’t it be sweet if the Braves won the game in the bottom of the 9th with a BS by Papelbum?
To sleep, perchance to dream.
Atlanta has one of the worst lineups in baseball… ranked 23rd in runs scored. Our pitching made them look good, but most teams have had an easy time shutting them down. No surprise that Boston is doing it too.
With the names in that Braves lineup, hard to believe they would be that bad scoring runs.
Burnett on 2 extra days rest… just like he had in Boston.
It’s raining in Queens. Like a sun shower.
It just rained in brooklyn for about 5 minutes, the sun is out again
I just don’t understand how a lineup that includes Jeff Francoeur can fail to score runs
I hope the Yankees left the flu germ in the visitors clubhouse in Atlanta.
SJ44
I read your list of ideas for the NYS and thought you made very good points.
MaineYankee June 27th, 2009 at 6:44 pm
I hope the Yankees left the flu germ in the visitors clubhouse in Atlanta.
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Me too. Unfortunately its the bottom of the ninth and The Bum looks just fine.
Chipper Jones has played this series like he’s thinking about his next hunting trip. Awful.
why does it feel like the red sox never, ever lose…irritating
The Artist formerly known as Garrett Anderson at bat. Automatic out at this point.
lol at pap smear
For Trenton, they started scoring late and haven’t stopped. Vazquez has a 4-4 night going with an RBI single and 2 run homer off of the scoreboard good for 3 RBI plus a double. Montero is 1-4 with an RBI double off of the top of the wall.
GB: What’s the score?
Red Sox are 13-4 in their last 17 (counting today’s win)
We are 7-9 in that same stretch
Ironically, the Angels are also 13-4 in their last 17 as well, which has allowed them to zero in on us for the WC. Rays are 11-5 in their last 16.
Our rivals have all been red hot.
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If you cannot abide by these simple rules, your comments will be moderated or more likely banned. My job is to cover the Yankees, not be a babysitter.
Please cooperate.
Thanks.
Rebecca–Optimist Prime
June 27th, 2009 at 6:58 pm
GB: What’s the score?
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It’s 8-2 Trenton in the top of the 8th. Dunn has the strikeout pitch going with 4 strikeouts in 1.2 innings. Sadly, he’s doing his Jose Veras impression. 4 walks. Walk are killing him 28 walks and 32 hits in 43 innings. He does have 61 strikeouts, though.
Let’s hope Posada does well behind the plate.
Look to how often AJ shakes him off – if it happens frequently, they have problems getting in synch.
The mets are really a bad team right now, the yanks need to take advantage of it. Let’s hope Posdada and the rest of the team shows some hustle.
should I watch on Yes or MLB network?
Let’s go Yankees
ever notice Garnder always gets ripped-off on ball/strike calls. The last 2 nights, have seen overt balls which were inside, called strikes.
Swish has 3 balls on him at least.
vinny-b June 27th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
ever notice Garnder always gets ripped-off on ball/strike calls. The last 2 nights, have seen overt balls which were inside, called strikes.
Yeah and I don’t know why.
Kay really doesn’t know what comes out of his mouth, does he?
“Swisher always seems to have three balls on him”
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Good to see Peña get the start.
Gardner don’t get calls because he still a rookie. Until he establishes himself more he won’t get calls.
Redding’s got that Youk thing going on.
Yeah that’s a good look.
Lets go Yankees!
Just missed it!
Bronx Jeers June 27th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Redding’s got that Youk thing going on.
Yeah that’s a good look.
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Haha. I was just going to suggest that the Mets enforce the no facial hair rule too…..
8-8 in interleague play? With 9 of those games coming either against the nats,braves or marlins? not too good…we’re usually a lot better
That a boy Yankee fan.
Cano should not be batting 5th.
Cano so bad with RISP lately he should be dropped
You would think Girardi would realize that a guy who hits over 50 points lower than his average with runners on base should not be batting in the 5th spot?
cano is hitting .185 with runners in scoring pos and 2 outs. thats a pretty bad stat for your 5th hitter
giradri will never get it cano can’t compeite with tim redding
DT, if you’re out there, very funny, but I remind you that whisky and whiskey have different spellings.
I would also like to point out that Petaluma and Novato are neighboring towns in neighboring counties, so it is possible to post from one just a minute after posting from the other. It’s not quite the Four Corners, but you know what I mean.
When Cano comes up with runners in scoring position and 2 outs you can go take your bathroom break because you pretty much know he won’t get a hit.
My God in Heaven…
What has Robinson Cano ever done with RISP that would convince Girardi to hit him 5th in the order. The guy is an absolute rally killer with men on base. If the bases are empty, though, he can hit with the best of them.
Drop him down in the order!!
I hate Robinson Cano. I mean I HATE Robinson Cano. There can’t be a worse guy on the team with RISP and 2 outs. So, of course, the Yanks bat him fifth.
The actual team is bad enough as it is, but you have to take the marginal talent and put them in the best position to succeed, and Robinson Cano hitting high in the order is a brain-dead decision.
Uh oh Burnett lets good
15 pitches for AJ
Cano has always been bad with risp, this isn’t a new thing, yet he continues to bat 5th.
How did Tim Wakefield do today?
I wonder if he pitched well?
I don’t suppose Boston and Wakefield could win a low scoring pitchers duel. I’m used to seeing the Yankee pitchers, even CC, not be able to compete in a game like that.
if you are going to troll at least have some facts with it, cc pitched 7 innings last night and gave up 1 run. failed attempt.
El Nino!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pena!
Pena!
is there a “no baiting” clause in the “blog posting code of conduct”?
I would rather see Ramiro Pena start over that lazy Cano.
D. Jeter … Wally Pipp?
Relax – just kidding
AJ is having an impressive AB
“I would rather see Ramiro Pena start over that lazy Cano.”
Both kids are great. Why? Whats wrong w/ Cano?
If you guys could trade Cano for someone like Matt Cain, would you do it? I probably would.
no need to feed the trolls…
bryanhoch: Trivia question: Name the 3 players to play for the Mets, Yankees, Dodgers & Giants?
I would absolutely trade Cano for any decent return. He’s going to hurt the team over and over and over again in that 5th spot in the order.
come on AJ
I don’t know how Girardi can’t see this.
Cano is hitting .222 with RISP this year after that at bat (20 for 90).
It’s obvious to anyone who watches the games, and to anyone who looks at the stats that stare you right in the face.
He is overanxious with runners on base, and he should not be hitting 5th until he starts overcoming that
Strawberry
Ledee
Jose Vizcaino
Answer: Darryl Strawberry, Ricky Ledee and Jose Vizcaino
Well done, Tom!
bryanhoch: First one to get it was @LadyBlueICU: Darryl Strawberry, Ricky Ledee and Jose Vizcaino
and you too, King Joba…
not a fan of the walks
That 3-1 pitch from Burnett was right over the plate. Posada is just terrible at framing pitches.
How do you walk Jeremy Reed?
37 pitches for AJ
cmon offense
Pete, doesn’t the YS out of town scoreboard have that too?
SWISH!!!
nice, Swish!! and they said it was hard to hit homers here – i’ve seen 4 in the last 2 nights so far!
Tex needs a day off
Redding @ 63 pitches
They don’t have all the games displayed all the time, they rotate five games at a time.
I had swine flu- it sucks. And if there is coughing, its probably the swine. It actually took about 3 weeks for me to get my full energy back. So if that is actually whats going through the clubhouse, it could get ugly
The Yankees have to and will knock Redding out early (one way or another) because I cannot tolerate another pitcher who was brutal in pinstripes dominating out lineup.
63 pitches is a good start.
Erica – I was sick for like 3-4 days last week (coughing, fever etc) and it wasn’t swine flu…
I don’t think Posada and Swisher get along. Posada gave Nick the evil eye after his HR.
Rishi
June 27th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
Erica – I was sick for like 3-4 days last week (coughing, fever etc) and it wasn’t swine flu…
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Good to hear. I wouldn’t wish my week of disease on anyone. And that doesn’t even count the two weeks afterward I still didn’t feel quite right
Mets fans are so stupid.
They are chanting Yankees suck while they are losing?
Redding hasn’t had this much success since In Person at the Whisky a Go Go.
Ball 3… oh wait.
This umpire’s strike zone tonight is HUGE.
Dear yankees-this is Tim Redding
Cone is painful to listen to….could he possibly come out with any more fluff?
i just now am able to get on this web site from 4:00
imagine nick swisher being wilson betemit this year
we would be going crazy over betemit. that really was a great trade from cashman
TMZ June 27th, 2009 at 8:11 pm
I don’t think Posada and Swisher get along. Posada gave Nick the evil eye after his HR.
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I saw that and was wondering the same thing.
Just got back from Hotlanta…ended up going to all 3 games…my goodness was it steamy up there. Yankee fans outnumbered Braves fans every single night and were LOUD on Wednesday/Thursday night. It was a good trip minus Tuesday which was about as miserable a game as I’ve ever watched.
Good to see Swisher going the other way again…if he gets his stroke back he is a huge part of this offense because of his OBP.
Anyone have Redding’s PC?
once d wright is out, big sigh of relief. now burnett can go to work
Is anyone else having trouble from time to time getting this blog to open? I couldn’t get in from around 5:30 until just a few minutes ago, with either Firefox or IE, though the main newspaper site came up just fine.
Dear NY Yankees,
You are facing Tim Redding one of the worst pitchers in the majors!!!
now if cash can pull off a trade for a bullpen arm we will be all set.
rumor has it that cash either looked into street and or still is.
“i just now am able to get on this web site from 4:00″
might be time to trade in that Commodore, Bru.
Rich-79 pitches for Redding
rich, about 78-80 pitches i think
It’s easy to see why someone like Posada would not like someone like Nick Swisher.
Posada is a serious, no nonsense kind of player. Nick Swisher is the complete embodiment of the contradiction to that, in that he is laid back and doesn’t always have his head in the game, despite his talent.
don’t want to jynx him but AJ has a no hitter
Nice AJ! 58 pitches for him
More runs by the yankees would make things even more fun
“They are chanting Yankees suck while they are losing?”
But they might not ever get to say it otherwise.
AJ’s slider is looking nasty.
“might be time to trade in that Commodore, Bru.”
DT … I have a new Dell XPS running Windows Vista, and I evidently had the same problem as Bru. I’d like to know what’s causing it!
Thanks S.A. + John. Well at least we are working him hard despite no crooked numbers. This needs to be his last inning so we can blow up their ‘pen again.
KC
June 27th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
“might be time to trade in that Commodore, Bru.”
DT … I have a new Dell XPS running Windows Vista, and I evidently had the same problem as Bru. I’d like to know what’s causing it!
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my internet connection was fine.
i had no problems with any other pages & did a connection & speed test.
everything was fine.
i think it was the site.
I’ve had the same issue in the past – no idea why it’s happening, but it does resolve itself
dunno KC. I use Google Chrome – haven’t had a problem.
Maybe it’s your ISP – maybe it’s a router somewhere. Hard to tell.
the only thing i worry about is aj from that game in tampa. he said he was thinking about the no hitter in the 3rd inning! once they broke it up he seemed to unravel
Maybe the LoHud’s servers were overloaded because so many people are commenting on the Yankee and Mets blogs at the same time?
DT – OPPC member (it’s in our blood)
June 27th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
“i just now am able to get on this web site from 4:00?
might be time to trade in that Commodore, Bru.
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i love my e-machine.
Nick – how many times a day to do you change location! I travel a lot for work, but you’re constantly on the move!!
getting shut down by Redding…
Al Leiter may have had a good point about every generation having its own advantages compared to the prior (better bats, different balls, etc.) but you can not compare that to the effect that steroids had in the 90s. The difference is that the technological advances that Al mentioned in previous eras affected every person in that generation equally. Not everyone in the steroids era used steroids, and it gave certain people an edge.
Is Swisher the only one that actually hit?
bru
my internet connection was fine.
i had no problems with any other pages & did a connection & speed test.
everything was fine.
i think it was the site.
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Same here. All other sites I tried, no problem. IE ran some diagnostics but couldn’t uncover the problem.
Nick in SF in Larkspur June 27th, 2009 at 8:30 pm
Maybe the LoHud’s servers were overloaded because so many people are commenting on the Yankee and Mets blogs at the same time?
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Mets Lohud Blog= http://tinyurl.com/omle6y
Kinda feel bad, no one there
wow Melky!
Rishi, it depends on the day, but I’m no longer working today, I have family in Larkspur and the game is on the MLB network tonight so I thought I would just stop here to watch rather than rush home.
Melky!!!! Nice catch!
there you go melk
melk man delivers
Good defense is so underrated. Melky Cabrera has sapped so much life out of the Mets lineup tonight by robbing them of 2 potential doubles out there.
The Mets announcers are trying to jinx AJ about the non-no, then Melky makes a great catch.
“Is Swisher the only one that actually hit?”
No Pena got a double.
What a catch Melk. Keep that goose egg in the H column!
comments a little on the light side.looks like others had problems getting on also.
Great play by the melk man
I don’t think the Mets blog gets a whole lot of hits, IIRC…
“Maybe the LoHud’s servers were overloaded because so many people are commenting on the Yankee and Mets blogs at the same time?”
LOL. Ernie Palladino is actually providing updates on the Mets blog. We should all go over there for a half inning like Feinsand does on the Yankee radio broadcasts.
So far the number of Mets comments is the same as the number of Mets hits.
you can see by AJ’s body language that he is pumped up with every out
You need to have both Gardner and Melky out there on a daily basis if you are in any park with a big outfield. The two of them cover so much ground out there.
Thanks, DT, that brought back fond memories of all the great updates Ernie gave us over here.
:insertwinkyemoticonhere:
does AJ really have to nibble with these guys?
i hate walks…
come on AJ, no need to throw extra pitches
“You need to have both Gardner and Melky out there on a daily basis if you are in any park with a big outfield. The two of them cover so much ground out there.”
Not necessarily, Johnny has some range
Hmm the guy’s batting .240 with 2 dingers all year…AJ why are you nibbling the corners? Just go at ‘em with the heater, no one has touched it yet.
uh – outs
SA- nice picture, that made me laugh.
Burnett looks amazaing tonight.
nice
too many pitches though
AJ looking good so far.
Redding’s almost out of the game (92 pitches).
And there goes the Michael kay curse.
Let’s get some runs!
78 pitches for AJ
nice, now runs…
AJ is in the Zone
Burnett is Burning!!!
The idea is that we like to see right fielders hit walls while making plays. We used to get none of that. At least Swish always delivers on half of it.
Rishi June 27th, 2009 at 8:36 pm
I don’t think the Mets blog gets a whole lot of hits, IIRC…
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Neither does the Mets team…..
It looks like nick hurt himself on that play
OMG!
Burnett No Hitter!!!
Nick in SF in Larkspur-
I am not sure Bobby Abreu knew what a wall was. It was just that big thing he was very afraid of
I don’t like the walk to Schnieder but it wasn’t necessarily a bad move. Why give him a fat pitch when the pitcher is on deck? Moose got burned doing that 2 years ago
we need some runs here!
When did Michael Kay become an alternate term for “big fat jinx”?
Not ready to trash talk the Mets until the Yankees get more runs on the board…
Mr. Clutch
Rishi
June 27th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
Not ready to trash talk the Mets until the Yankees get more runs on the board…
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The baseball gods answered your wish so that you could trash talk the Mets
ok, actually typing in the website to bold the jinx handle made me laugh out loud.
Thank you Alex and Tex!
Big gift by Shef, thanks buddy.
Burnett is gonna get a NO HITTER TODAY!!!!
nice! is asking for more runs being greedy?
clutch hit/RBI by AROD
Why wont the YES guys show more Kate Hudson after A-Rod at bats? That was my favorite part of the SNY broadcast last night
Good strategy by the Yankee offense. They made Redding work, saw a ton of pitches and now when he’s tired they are jumping on the ball. Kudos to Kevin Long
OK – you’re turn, Posada
Posada!!!
a few more runs and I say we go party on the Mets lohud blog
HIP HIP JORGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hip hip!
there’s the runs i was referring to!! SA-WEEEET!!!
that is the tim Redding we know and love
JOrgIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ok. i don’t want aj to sit very long
I hope Swisher doesn’t give him the evil eye back
Rishi
June 27th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
nice! is asking for more runs being greedy?
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Hahahaha. Very Nice.
Rishi, the baseball gods seem to like you. From now on please ask nicely during every game
HIP HIP!!!!
That’s my Jorgie. Yay.
C’mon Jorge, smile!
Posada!!!
you can always try the WPIX (WB) feed…or, she might not be there
A little breathing space never hurts.
Is anyone talking to Burnett in the dugout?
Like I said last night CitiField isn’t a tough park to hit the ball out. But everyone likes to bad mouth new YS.
YES!!! now the Mets suck – blah, blah…
and now the YES guys are making my point about the home runs!
So can we now go quietly these last two outs so AJ doesn’t have to sit for a while?
Unless Burnett has 4 10 pitch innings, he’s not getting a complete game.
I thought Citifield was a pitcher’s park?????
Great all-around game for the Yanks, the hitters, good defense and good pitching. Looking good!!!!
I’ve been careful talking about Burnett.
If I accidentally type AH instead of AJ, I’ll get after school detention.
Rishi
June 27th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
OK – you’re turn, Posada
Carl
June 27th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Posada!!
Jones
June 27th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
HIP HIP JORGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nick in SF in Larkspur
June 27th, 2009 at 8:51 pm
Hip hip!
Keep the love flowing for Jorgie
Rishi
June 27th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
I thought Citifield was a pitcher’s park?????
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I think that was a manufactured lie by the Mets PR team to disguise the fact the Mets can’t hit homeruns
Rishi June 27th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
I thought Citifield was a pitcher’s park?????
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Depends on who the pitcher is…..
Now that there is a five run lead, Posada and AJ can play with the minds of the hitters and possibly get a no hitter. # of pitches for AJ may become an issue later in the game.
IF they get a no hitter or for that matter a shutout, may be people will stop the non-sense about Posada game calling.
CitiTarp Field just seems like a pitchers’ park because the Mets have so many great pitchers.
Erica – newly OPPC
June 27th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Rishi
June 27th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
I thought Citifield was a pitcher’s park?????
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I think that was a manufactured lie by the Mets PR team to disguise the fact the Mets can’t hit homeruns
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Might require further investigation. here’s hoping someone writes/reports on this…if only for a little vindication
“Rishi June 27th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
I thought Citifield was a pitcher’s park?????”
Well not when the pitcher on the bump has allowed 5 HR in his last 16 IP
I thought Citifield was a pitcher’s park?????
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I think that was a manufactured lie by the Mets PR team to disguise the fact the Mets can’t hit homeruns
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Wright is saying the same thing, as well
just get out, AJ…need you to get back pitching
Burnett was not a bad hitter… He looks good swinging.
The last two years David Wright hit over 30 homeruns (32 and 33 to be exact), so far this year he has 4.
Maybe he needs a convenient excuse. When in doubt- blame the ball park
“I thought Citifield was a pitcher’s park?????”
The Met beat writers are getting suspicious.
It seems Pete, Feinsand, Murti and company are exhaling loudly only when the Yankees are at bat.
NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
damn slappers..
I knew that would happen. He sat too long
There goes that
so the YES feed is behind others? I read about the hit before I saw it
http://www.olieve.com/images/swish.jpg
smoke if ya got ‘em…
Gotta be careful of a letdown, by Burnett.
Kay wanted that no-no to be broken up.
Good thing we got the 3-run shot. If he has a little hiccup here, at least we have a cushion.
Ideally, you always want to be ahead by five or more.
This is fine. With a big lead, I’d rather them break it up so he can go after guys more and get quicker outs.
check that – YESHD is always a little behind YES
Don’t fall apart here AJ
hey trisha … a.j. burnett is pitching a no – hitter!
BBFan
June 27th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
Burnett was not a bad hitter… He looks good swinging.
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None of our starters have looked out of place in the batter’s box. And Mo is just Mo = super athlete.
If YES network people are reading-
Please talk to Michael Kay about not being a big, fat jinx. Its very disheartening
http://www.burnettnohitter.com
I don’t know why that’s making me laugh so much, but it is.
ZOMG!1!11!!! Posada is the suck!1!!! How could he call that pitch?!
GB made a good point. Burnett had 78 pitches coming into the 6th. Better to lose the no-no now then after 140 pitches in the 9th.
God…That is a beautiful, perfect pitching motion from The Great Koufax.
DT – OPPC member (it’s in our blood)
June 27th, 2009 at 9:05 pm
GB made a good point. Burnett had 78 pitches coming into the 6th. Better to lose the no-no now then after 140 pitches in the 9th.
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That is a good point. Was there anything more heartbreaking than Mussina losing the perfect game against Boston with two outs in the 9th to a pinch hitting Carl Everett?
GB…Sandy Koufax, The greatest
But notice the way he sweeps his glove to pick up the dropped ball.
Not a lot of infielders can make that move.
DT, no comment. But I feel for you.
96 pitches for AJ
Burnett to give us 1 more?
Carl
June 27th, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Burnett to give us 1 more?
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I think so, but Ace will probably be warming
That Mussina gem was on a Sunday night wasn’t it?
I can’t remember how many pitches he threw.
You don’t want to take AJ out if he pitching a no-no, but you don’t want him throwing 150-160 pitches either.
A.J. was so close
or so we thought at the time
Alex F. Cora
Pat M.
June 27th, 2009 at 9:08 pm
GB…Sandy Koufax, The greatest
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Two things kept him from being the greatest left hander or pitcher of all time. The Dodgers messing up his early development and banging his left elbow on the ground during a slide into second base in ’62. What numbers he could have put up. Certaining, he would have passed Spahn’s 363 wins as a lefty. It also hurt that those Dodgers couldn’t hit. Most beautiful motion i ever saw. Only Lefty Carlton was close.
Ok, just got back – how’s AJ looking guys?
I am old enough to remember when Sandy was just another young wild pitcher – a lesson for all those who complain about 20-something year old Hughes, Joba and Kennedy…
eh, not bad – no hitter broken up in the last inning…
DT-
I am pretty sure it was a Saturday night in 2001. I was still in college and at a party that night. Everyone else was off doing party stuff and me and some random guy were screaming at the TV. LOL
A Sunday night, I would have been in a meeting and not near a TV
So Micheal Kay says that he believes it is an invasion of privacy to ask for an autograph….. then he goes on to say he would like Al to get an autograph for him from Sandy Koufax. So it’s OK if Kay is getting one from Sandy Koufax, his favorite player, but not OK to get one from just any player? A little backwards that guy. Btw great game by AJ and the Yankee offense.
Betsy-
He looks really good. Only a few walks, no runs. He just gave up his first hit in the previous inning
AJ is still walking too many.
Why does a guy with his stuff nibble so much?
Betsy,
1 hit thru 6.
Is Kate Hudson there again tonight? YES doesn’t show her
What the hell does Certaining mean? Duh says much?
AJ for 1 more?
OT
Anybody watch the sox game?
In the 9th Kottaras would shake his head before giving the sign. Then he would give the sign, Papelbon would shake him off (up to 3 times). Kottaras would then give the same sign (same location) and Papelbon would throw the pitch.
I have never seen that. I guess they were they just trying to confuse the hitters? I thought it was interesting.
JJ,,,,Let’s see…AJ Burnett is throwing a 1 hit shutout and has walked 3 guys and you make a comment like that ??????
Hey Erica –
Re_Mussina gem
It was a Sunday night. But it probably FELT like a Sat night because it was Labor Day weekend.
I forgot the year. You were right it was 2001. 10 days later life wouldn’t be the same….
http://www.baseball-reference......9020.shtml
(Baseball Reference site has everything!)
Tarhell, I used to do that as a pitcher in college. I would shake fastball go through curve change and then back to fastball just to give the hitter something to think about.
Yes, the Mussina almost-no-no was on Sunday night baseball.
I remember because I was staying over in Berkeley with my then-gf who had zero interest in sports and no cable and I walked over to a bar when I got wind of the perfecto bid. Such a disappointment.
It September 2, 2001. A few days later, the Scottish twee-indie band Belle & Sebastian played their first-ever shows on the west coast in SF and right after that came Tuesday, September 11, 2001.
Wow, Rishi – you’re tough, lol. 1 hit and he only looks “not bad”? LOL j/k – thanks!
Erica and Coach – thanks! AJ is always going to walk guys (and remember he’s had extra rest)…..
So much for he and Posada not being able to work together (which I always thought was silly)…….
“Meanwhile, the pointless “Posada should not catch” debate is losing steam every day.”
Only if you believe it had steam in the first place.
DT-
Okay- that explains why I was drinking on a Sunday night. LOL
great play by Pena and Tex!
the shortstop is auditioning well.
CC’s chillin and clapping away lol
PENA!
AJ’s stuff looks great tonight. Hopefully this sets a precedent for the rest of the season for him. Go AJ!
A.J.
wow, I thought AJ would have had 6 walks the way it sounded……..rough crowd, lol
Outstanding job today Cervelli!
Oops, I mean AJ who happens to be working with Posada
Pena just wow. And a great scoop by Tex.
El Nino, trying to make his defensive mixtape
He sends GB a middle finger for doubting his glove.
say what you want about aj… but hes got a 3.93 era now….ill take that from my starter who was supposed to be a #3 this year…fantastic outing…sure it was against a weak lineup but you still gotta get em out!
how many pitches for AJ?
Betsy-
I said only a few walks.. LOL. If we can get this AJ in every start he’d be the toast of the town
“I am pretty sure it was a Saturday night in 2001. I was still in college and at a party that night. Everyone else was off doing party stuff and me and some random guy were screaming at the TV. LOL”
Exactly the same for me, lol. Only party in my college career that I didn’t reach the legal limit. I went to bed sober and lonely.
Mussina came close
while Erica liquored up
Sunday night drinker
It’s clear that Cervelli was calling the game from the bench.
I’m a little head of things but wouldn’t it be a great boost to the team if Wang has a quality start tomorrow?
AJ with the best start of his yankee career. Even if it’s against a AAA lineup.
AJ has 108 thru 7.
Vin-108
He night is done
Only catching the game from the top of the 7th. But from the box score looks like AJ’s struggling a bit. 3 walks?
Those of you talking about the walks are joking, right?
“Meanwhile, the pointless “Posada should not catch” debate is losing steam every day.”
Only if you believe it had steam in the first place.
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NICE
Beautifully pitched game by Burnett. everything was working, and the only real slip was the walk to Schneider. iIn a 1-0 game, he wasn’t in position to challenge sheffield when he walked him.
wow, 10 Ks and 1 hit………..108 pitches, send him out again? He’s dealing – I might go batter to batter.
Cano first pitch swinging master
awww, AJ rubbing Pena’s head…..lol
Betsy-
He is done for the night. He hugged Posada goodbye and went into the clubhouse
Just got to log on…We had guests for a barbecue tonight, and they just left. My friend is a Mets’ fan, is a good guy nontheless. He is reduced to saying things like “At least they’re trying” or “We’re playing to get ready for next year”, things like that.
Great game by AJ – and Jorge. This Jorge is washed up stuff is pure nonsense. And I do like Frankie (we were watching in Tampa when that jerk broke his wrist).
AJ walked 86 guys last year, only a few behind guys like Dice-K and Daniel Cabrera
You’re never going to mistake him for Greg Maddux. It’s frustrating because he wastes a lot of pitches when he can just go after guys with his stuff, but that is apart of his game.
Okay- I lied. he did not go into the clubhouse. He is in fact, sitting in the dugout
Nick in SF in Larkspur
June 27th, 2009 at 9:28 pm
Mussina came close
while Erica liquored up
Sunday night drinker
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Wow, I do not believe I have ever been immortalized via haiku before. Thank you
Who’s warming up?
He night is done=his night is done
1 beer and I can’t type
Erica, true – a few is literally 3, lol. Hmm, guess AJ is done.
Posada got the hug, but where were his Eyes?
Why would you want him go out there with 110 pitches in a 5-0 game?
We were saying the same thing with CC… don’t overtax these guys.
This was the run of good outings that started a few weeks ago…..I still say he’ll end up 17-9
S.A. , maybe your night should be done……..
Rich
June 27th, 2009 at 9:28 pm
Exactly the same for me, lol. Only party in my college career that I didn’t reach the legal limit. I went to bed sober and lonely.
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Rich, if it makes you feel any better- same for me. LOL
I was so sad after that perfect game went to crap
Thanks Dan
I have been watching MLB a long time (ok not GB long) and I have never noticed it before.
It does make sense, but it didn’t fool Chipper or MCcann- both just missed. Anderson lined a solid double as well.
Aww, AJ and Jorge – BFF. Hope CC doesn’t get jealous……
Long has to work w/ El Nino RH side over the offseason.
“Meanwhile, the pointless “Posada should not catch” debate is losing steam every day.”
Only if you believe it had steam in the first place.
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It’s been a sauna around here then.
Betsy June 27th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
S.A. , maybe your night should be done……..
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Brandon… “R.I.P. King Of Pop”
June 27th, 2009 at 9:28 pm
El Nino, trying to make his defensive mixtape
He sends GB a middle finger for doubting his glove.
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I’m happy that Pena has smoothed out his rough edges on defense and with the bat. I’m certain that working with Jeter, Cano and especially Mick Kelleher helps both Pena and the team. That’s all that matters to me, so, if I was wrong or premature about Pena, I’m happy.
The walks tonight by AJ were smart pitching.
Pitch around Sheff. Pitch around the catcher to get to Redding.
if we get pitching like the last few games & can somehow get wanger going we are going to be tough to beat.
hughes looking great,the pen is pitching better.
i still would like cashman to get a pen arm for debth.
i just don’t know how the rs can just keep winning though even with only becket pitching great.
penney,wake pitching ok & lester seems tired probably from throwing so much last year.
“Mets this series: 1 run on 4 hits over 16 innings with 19 strikeouts. Embarrassing ”
To be fair, it can’t be easy losing your 3 best players and trying to tread water. Plus they lost their setup man, and #3-4 starters.
If any team has a legit injury gripe, it is them. All things considered they are doing a good job staying afloat. But this lineup has no chance against guys like CC/AJ even at 70%.
Oh come on SA, I’ll have a drink with you so you can get your second wind.
I’m such a team player.
Who is Brian Bruney ?
Is it wrong to IM one of my Mets fan friends and taunt him a little???
ERica, lol at the idea that AJ hugged Posada goodbye as if they are never going to see each other again……108 pitches is perfect. It’s a good move to take him out – why push it?
“So Micheal Kay says that he believes it is an invasion of privacy to ask for an autograph….. then he goes on to say he would like Al to get an autograph for him from Sandy Koufax. So it’s OK if Kay is getting one from Sandy Koufax, his favorite player, but not OK to get one from just any player? A little backwards that guy. Btw great game by AJ and the Yankee offense.”
I never commented about this before, but it is hilarious how some bloggers just want to criticise Kay, John, Susan ,…. If they are so bad, Yanks would have replaced them long back.
In this particular example, the most important thing Kay said was ignored/dropped. He said AS BROADCASTERS it is not appropriate and invasion of privicy for them to ask autographs from the players. What is wrong with that?
The “eyes” were were still admiring a HR that was crushed.
Or, a book written by Orson Wells.
Just came to the site to get warm.
-dennis
Bruney baby, let’s not repeat what happened in Atlanta, kay?
Oh, the moustache needs to go…
LOL GB
Erica,
Yes, it’s wrong. The mets still have outs. And we haven’t won tomorrow’s game yet.
Betsy
June 27th, 2009 at 9:37 pm
ERica, lol at the idea that AJ hugged Posada goodbye as if they are never going to see each other again……108 pitches is perfect. It’s a good move to take him out – why push it?
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Hahahaha. I have never denied my flair for drama
typos. sorry.
Oh come on SA, I’ll have a drink with you so you can get your second wind.
I’m such a team player.
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Yay Angel! cheers!
Pete was right about iTunes and Amazon making a killing off Michael Jackson. Just wow.
Thats the Bruney I know
m
June 27th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
Erica,
Yes, it’s wrong. The mets still have outs. And we haven’t won tomorrow’s game yet.
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Okay, I will show self-control. But just this once
Agreed. The ‘stache is just wrong.
dennis-Costanza
June 27th, 2009 at 9:38 pm
typos. sorry.
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Typos, I can read. It’s the perfectly typed stuff that confuses me.
“Who is Brian Bruney?”
Eighth inning guy for the Yankees.
Erica they were nearly no hit, AJ Burnett almost became the first player to pitch a PG in thier own park. Have some compassion for that friend
UPDATE, 9:34 p.m.: Smart move by Girardi as Bruney replaces Burnett. Let’s see if the Mets fans are paying attention.
UPDATE, 9:35 p.m.: Nope, no boos when he was introduced.
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That’s because the Mets fans are sleeeeeeeeeeping
I don’t want to jinx Posada, but he could catch his first shutout of the year.
Molina has one. Rook-eyes has two.
Nice inning by Bruney. Yay!
Looks like Bruney listened to his comrades who told him to stop nibbling and throw strikes after Atlanta’s 30-pitch effort.
Yeah that was a pretty bold prediction about the iTunes. By the way PA, get off your high horse bro, nobody was saying Posada should totally not catch anymore. People were saying that Cervelli should get more time than your average backup cuz he’s good, and this is what Jorge can still do IF GIVEN ENOUGH REST, which he needs more of now than he used to.
“So Micheal Kay says that he believes it is an invasion of privacy to ask for an autograph….. then he goes on to say he would like Al to get an autograph for him from Sandy Koufax. So it’s OK if Kay is getting one from Sandy Koufax, his favorite player, but not OK to get one from just any player? A little backwards that guy. Btw great game by AJ and the Yankee offense.”
He makes no sense sometimes.
wright better hope he can hit hr’s in his stadium or his offense is going to take a huge hit.
everybody else seems to hit hr’s with no problems there.
4 hr’s & pushing halfway through the season soon is not good at all for him.
Pete,
Is there any way you can get us the scoop on Bruney’s hat? He doesn’t have the Yankee Stadium patch, nor does he have the MLB logo patch. Where did he get this hat and why does MLB let him wear it? It has been at least a few games.
Seeing as how MLB sometimes sends guys to the dugouts to ensure managers are wearing their jerseys under their jackets, this seems like a long overdue correction for the uniform police of the MLB.
GB….I always believed that Sandy Koufax was the greatest pitcher I’ve ever seen….I remember Spann and I got to see Lefty Carlton up close one Spring day, but Koufaz was just in another league…..My opinion of course….
Wang vs. Livan tomorrow
Who will eat more innings?
Erica , I love your flair for drama……..I missed the hug, but I’m sure that little lovefest will be replayed.
Yes!! LOL Coney saying Straw is wrong about saying the 86 Mets were better than the 98 Yankees. Coney saying the 1998 Yanks were much deeper…good man.
“Long has to work w/ El Nino RH side over the offseason.”
Hey, at least he got a hit tonight, & a great play. I’m intrigued with his defense.
“Wang vs. Livan tomorrow
Who will eat more innings?”
Livan. He eats anything not nailed down. He’d give CC a go in a pie eating contest.
Red Sox owner Jon Henry got married tonight.
Everyone should send him a “tweet” congratulating him.
Betsy-
In the eyes of Darryl, 1986 probably only seemed like a better team because he was a whole lot higher at the time.
No way was the 1986 Mets better than the 1998 Yanks
GB-7
Posada’s HR was crushed. Amazing how productive he has been in the most taxing position in MLB. Fans/others forget or do not know how tough to catch AND be productive with quality AB’s.
I could do neither, so I am equally impressed.
-dennis
Coney raving about Mo – saying the Braves would have won 4 or 5 rings if they had. He’s right, IMO.
“Red Sox owner Jon Henry got married tonight.”
To who??? The widow next door?? LOL
Pat M.
June 27th, 2009 at 9:43 pm
GB….I always believed that Sandy Koufax was the greatest pitcher I’ve ever seen….I remember Spann and I got to see Lefty Carlton up close one Spring day, but Koufaz was just in another league…..My opinion of course….
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Yeah, I remember the Carlton story. Lucky for you that he didn’t knock you down after that. Funny stuff. Pitchers like Koufax, Carlton and guidry were just special pitchers….once in a generation types. I loved guys like Spahn and Ford because they made it seem like any bum off of the street could do what they did….and nobody did more with less pure stuff.
Keith Hernandez looking like Robert De Niro.
LOL well he does seem to adore Keith, so…….
Darryl is a good guy and I love him – he was a great teammate (I hated him for so long, but he was very likeable). I understand his attachment to that team ,but yep – the 1986 Mets just weren’t in the same class. It’s no offense to them – the 1998 Yankees were basically perfect.
LOL Erica……is this his 8th marriage?
pat,
You know he’s checking his blackberry to see how $400M is doing. He’s obsessed with the Yankees.
AB, Yeah Steve Calton disposed of me in 3 pitches…I think he was running late for a tee-time…..
dennis-Costanza
June 27th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
GB-7
Posada’s HR was crushed. Amazing how productive he has been in the most taxing position in MLB. Fans/others forget or do not know how tough to catch AND be productive with quality AB’s.
I could do neither, so I am equally impressed.
-dennis
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It’s also amazing that until last year, he stayed so healthy….no DL trips until the shoulder. The other thing is the power he generates, because he’s not all that big at 6’1 and 190 pounds….just a lightening fast bat.
hey – is Robertson’s brother still up with the Mets? Whatever happened to him? We’re they going to live together or something?
Betsy
June 27th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
LOL Erica……is this his 8th marriage?
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Glad you caught that reference.
Well, technically he was Henry the 8th, so it would be her 7th marriage.
Really hope there are no honeymoon “tweets”
Red Sox owner Jon Henry got married tonight.
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I wonder if it’s in poor taste to start up a “Yankees Lohud Blog: When will John Henry get divorced?” pool
arod caught a pop-up
things are going well when Arod looks good on a pop-up.
Rishi,
No, he was DFA’ed this week.
“I wonder if it’s in poor taste to start up a “Yankees Lohud Blog: When will John Henry get divorced?” pool”
I am a gambling girl. I am in.
m
June 27th, 2009 at 9:55 pm
Rishi,
No, he was DFA’ed this week.
ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
How bad must he have been for the Mets to DFA him?? That’s too bad…
Pat M.
June 27th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
AB, Yeah Steve Calton disposed of me in 3 pitches…I think he was running late for a tee-time…..
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he definately had one of the two best sliders in history. One pitch from him to me and I’d give the bat to the ump and let him get some hacks. One would be enough.
Have you noticed how much smoother and much more comfortable Rodriguez looks on popups this year? It was always an adventure for him.
So Kate Hudson gives him pop up drills ?
Mets broadcasters talking about how the Mets should rip apart CMW tomorrow – if not then they’ll know for sure they have issues
GB7.
He is one of the best “C” of the past 50 years.
It is classic to see the hate on Henry but the love for Big Stein. It all comes out in the wash.
-dennis
GB7-
In Jane Heller’s book when she interviews Dougie M. (I still can’t spell that last name). He calls popups Alex’s kryptonite
m
Planned the wedding on a weekend the Sox were out of town. Hmm…Didn’t want Papelbon dancing with the bride?
‘So Kate Hudson gives him pop up drills ?”
Is that what the kids are calling it these days??
1 hitter
just the one hit tonight – well done, pitchers
I guess so.
BTW the Mets haven’t been 1 hit SO since 2006. Until tonight.
I was thinking about getting Jane Heller’s book. I wonder if its available as an eBook?
Era under 4 way to go AJ
dennis,
We only get on John Henry for obsessing about the $$ the Yankees spend, when he should be trying to earn back the $$ his hedge fund has lost.
And he does it via Twitter. I don’t know why it bothers me that a man much older than me is more tech savvy.
Erica – newly OPPC
June 27th, 2009 at 9:58 pm
GB7-
In Jane Heller’s book when she interviews Dougie M. (I still can’t spell that last name). He calls popups Alex’s kryptonite
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It always has been, even as a shortstop in Seattle. something’s changed because so far this year, he’s looked as good as Jeter on the popups.
Yay – Yankees win, thhhhhhheeeeeeee Yankees win!!
Great job all around – fantastic performance by AJ.
Angel-
If you want to send me your address, I will send you my copy. Its not really a book you read more than once, and my bookshelf is so full that it actually lives on my living room floor.
I see that the Mets still like to one hand pop-ups….
bryanhoch: From MLB.com’s Tom Boorstein: Brett Gardner has more hits (5) in this series than the Mets (4).
Jorge, so professional
Oh right, Erica…..oops! I love older music, so that was easy for me. Ugh – Henry interrupting his honeymoon to give us a status on what he’s doing? No thanks……
man that posada calls an awful game. i mean, how could he have given the call for burnett to give up that one hit.
What happened w/ Gardy?
Jorge’s YES on-field post-game reaction:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/619487911d49b291/
lol I forgot the Mets traded AJ for Al Leiter……
pat,
Definitely a good idea. Wouldn’t want the bride to throw up all over her gown.
UPDATE, 9:34 p.m.: Smart move by Girardi as Bruney replaces Burnett. Let’s see if the Mets fans are paying attention.
UPDATE, 9:35 p.m.: Nope, no boos when he was introduced.
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I’m going to say that by the time Bruney came in the crowd was mostly Yankee fans
Betsy
June 27th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
Oh right, Erica…..oops! I love older music, so that was easy for me. Ugh – Henry interrupting his honeymoon to give us a status on what he’s doing? No thanks
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When I was little my dad wrote a song called “Erica the First” for me to the tune of that song.
This is what I signed up for . The Yankees are a playoff team. There is little doubt the Yankees will close the gap on the Red Sox. Not all at once, but game by game. Baseball is fun again!
Mel.
I agree, it makes me puke. I am vested as a season ticket holder as well. I spend 33,455 with the Sox and to hear him gripe pisses me off..However, the shoe is on the Yanks foot as well. I hate it when it gets polarized. The truth is usually is in the middle…IMO.
-dennis
“What happened w/ Gardy?”
Reed robbed him in that one play at CF, other than that IDK off night.
memories of Scooter.
ooh that little Cora.
one cannoli from perfection.
dennis-Costanza
June 27th, 2009 at 9:57 pm
GB7.
He is one of the best “C” of the past 50 years.
It is classic to see the hate on Henry but the love for Big Stein. It all comes out in the wash.
-dennis
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Yeah, catching, like center field has always been the Yankees glamour position, much like left field has been Boston’s. Jeter has made shortstop another glamour position.
Posada gets a lot of grief for his defense for whatever reason, but, he’s actually better than Munson was, except for putting up roadblocks at the plate. I’m sure that getting his leg tore up playing 2nd base as a young minor leaguer would do that. Much the same reason that Bobby abreu has issues with walls. Seperating and tearing a rotator cuff in the minors, running into walls will do that.
haha they just showed AJ hugging Peña. Touching moment.
I guess Jorge can call a game! Life is good.
dennis
No hate for Henry.
Him using Twitter to take shots at the Yankees does have a certain Mark Cuban quality to it that just begs to be mocked though.
You ever saw a player get picked on so much like Daniel Murphy was tonight, I mean Melky robbed him twice and then El Nino abused him.
Another funny pitcher’s name, “Badenhop”.
Dennis, I generally ignore the BS between the Boston and NYY teams and especially the front offices. For years, George Steinbrenner was every bit as bad with Boston and the Mets. Rather childish, but, hey….money can make you say and do childish things….except for me. I’m a Hundredaire, but, I don’t like to boast.
Thanks Pel
did Jerry Manual just say burnett didn’t have his good stuff tonight?
I think we’d have to agree Jogre’s a pretty good athlete
Jorge I mean
Teixeira looked very good with his swings in his last three at bats. Hopefully, he’s coming out of his funk, now. same with Posada.
Rishi June 27th, 2009 at 10:13 pm
did Jerry Manual just say burnett didn’t have his good stuff tonight?
Naw he just said his stuff was better at Yankee stadium.
Stolen base, wild pitch, sac fly. Tampa Bay wins.
season high in strike outs, 1 hit ball for AJ, man jorge called a gem, Burnett did ok too
Erica, that’s so sweet…..
thanks, Carl – not sure I agree with that…
Tampa just won again
Boston and the Angels won earlier today
Good thing we’re playing well now because our rivals are showing no signs of letting up.
Great pitching by AJ.
Also, Posada and Swisher going with the pitch for their HRs, not trying to pull. Smart hitting.
vt,
lol. Jorge can be an ogre, but since Posada-gate hit the papers we’ve seen a much kinder, gentler Jorge.
But we picked up one on Toronto.
Kazmir pitched pretty good for his first start off the DL.
Betsy-
Yeah, it was actually really cute. When I am alone in my car and I hear that song on the radio, I usually will find myself singing the Erica version.
I mean this in the most respectful way possible, but John Henry is a weasel who dresses like Truman Capote and throws a baseball like him too.
GB, I like Jorge Posada, however Thurman Munson was a Rookie of The Year & The MVP in 1976…..He won Gold Gloves and was a perennial All-Star, when the voting was done by players and coaches……Always value you astute knowledge of the game of Baseball, however I lean to # 15…..
Charleston wins tonight, with Corbin Joseph hitting his first homer for Charleston and Mesa with 2 hits including an RBI double and added a stolen base.
Did he call them Yutes
Who got sent down, when Kazmir came back?
go Corban !!
YES post-game Booth Report with Lorenz, Flaherty, Kay, Leiter, and Cone:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6194929619a1d2e9/
did I miss the manager? or are they just starting by robi?
Pat M.
June 27th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
GB, I like Jorge Posada, however Thurman Munson was a Rookie of The Year & The MVP in 1976…..He won Gold Gloves and was a perennial All-Star, when the voting was done by players and coaches……Always value you astute knowledge of the game of Baseball, however I lean to # 15…..
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I see a lot of Munson in Posada with the leadership style….strictly no Bs. He’s a ball player. No telling how good Munson would have been except for the bad shoulder that caused him to switch to throwing sidearm..and caused a lot of throws to sail. The knees really ruined the ability for him to drive the ball. I was onlt going on what happened after those two injuries. I’d take either one in a heartbeat, though.
I think its going to be one heck of a summer. I follow this team every day, but try not to live game to game.
JohnBlacksox (24 + 1)
June 27th, 2009 at 10:20 pm
I mean this in the most respectful way possible, but John Henry is a weasel who dresses like Truman Capote and throws a baseball like him too.
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Capote didn’t have to throw a baseball well. He’s one the best word slingers of American Letters.
Henry is a narcississtic, vapid, fat cat.
Capote was a genius.
Does Ramiro Pena speak english? Just wondering, I’ve never heard him talk. I get a kick out of listening to Cervelli talk.
Cano’s YES post-game reaction:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/61949369d7cd3f63/
Rishi
June 27th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
did I miss the manager? or are they just starting by robi?
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Haven’t done GIJoe yet.
Cano is clearly battling a bad cold. Voice was raspy and weak. If Jete’s back tomorrow maybe they should sit Robi and slide Pena over.
JD
June 27th, 2009 at 10:30 pm
Does Ramiro Pena speak english? Just wondering, I’ve never heard him talk. I get a kick out of listening to Cervelli talk.
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Yeah, he gets by.
thanks, Bod
Flaherty: *mean, serious scowl look* Those days are over. (refering to pitching around Alex)
If you were to give him a gun you’d swear he’d pull the trigger on you.
Swisher’s YES post-game reaction:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/61949449372b3dd8/
“Does Ramiro Pena speak english? ”
Very well. He was interviewed on YES last night.
Swish crediting Cash as the slump buster?
AJ on the podium
I’m liking the press conference rooms
AJ:
LOL I love that shirt…….
red, kind of satanic shirt being worn by AJ in the post conference.
“Does Ramiro Pena speak english? Just wondering, I’ve never heard him talk. I get a kick out of listening to Cervelli talk.”
If you go to the YES website. I think there is a video in the archives of his interview. (If its even still there.) I actually think his english is pretty good. You can understand him fine.
“Getting clobbered by Boston may very well mean the division is lost. And the west coast trips ahead will make winning the wild card very difficult.”
We play fine away from YSIII
froggy
June 27th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
Getting clobbered by Boston may very well mean the division is lost. And the west coast trips ahead will make winning the wild card very difficult.
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BlowSox haven’t had a hiccup yet. It’s coming. I agree we have the tougher schedule, however. But historically, we play better and they play worse after the Break.
AJ looking trailer park fabulous.
AJ,AJ,AJ – now that’s the bad boy we know and love!!! When he’s got his game on he is absolutely deadly. Jorge calling a complete game 1-hit shutout – shocking lol! And hitting a three-run HR on top of it – what a showoff! More than honorable mention to the lights-out D from Melky and Kid Peña, the bomb from Swish and the hits from Alex and Tex – the boys really took care of business tonight. Very enjoyable.
AJ – he was thinking no-hitter from the 4th inning on…….
*he was inspired by C “the big man” C…….
You realize how big these guys are when you see them in street clothes – sometimes they don’t even look normal. Wow, AJ is a big guy…..
Sweeney with the requisite “Posada game calling” question
LOL Flaherty and that serious face, I’m sorry it’s just hilarious.
Does Ramiro Pena speak english? Just wondering, I’ve never heard him talk. I get a kick out of listening to Cervelli talk.
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“Very well. He was interviewed on YES last night.”
“If you go to the YES website. I think there is a video in the archives of his interview. (If its even still there.) I actually think his english is pretty good. You can understand him fine.”
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Thanks guys. I’ll have to find one of his interviews.
Pete will be on Wfan
A.J.’s YES post-game reaction:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/61949631ffd277e8/
bodhisattva – Destiny Wears Pinstripes
June 27th, 2009 at 10:29 pm
Capote didn’t have to throw a baseball well. He’s one the best word slingers of American Letters.
Henry is a narcississtic, vapid, fat cat.
Capote was a genius.
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No offense meant to Capote.
thanks pel. will there be girardi audio tonight?
Girardi after the break. I assume the different order is because Girardi is going to the podium.
For some reason, they treat this thing like some important series. I’ll be glad when this crap is over and we’re back to AL baseball.
Tonight is the first night the 1-2 punch was showcased
Nice job by YES showing the CC/AJ back to back combo and if a team catches them on thier good day in the playoffs this could get fun.
Girardi’s up next
Joe doing the interview in street clothes!
“Very well. He was interviewed on YES last night.”
He was? Didn’t see him.
change of division lead. Angels are now the AL west leader.
Yankees lead WC by 1.5 games over the Rangers.
Just came in. Caught most of the game on radio. Great job by AJ.
Alex Cora just gave the Yankees huge props. He said everyone talks about the RS but those 2 guys (CC/AJ) when they are going like that they’re tough. Especially if the 3B starts to hit.
If I’ve read the schedule correctly the Yankees have plenty of more games w/ Boston this season.
West coast, schmest coast, thats what I say.
Great now Phil has a touch of the flu……
the flu has been crazy this year…
Pel-thanks for the audio links.
“Great now Phil has a touch of the flu……”
which one ?
Hughes
Girardi’s YES post-game reaction:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/61949821dbb21a82/
>Pel-thanks for the audio links.
You’re welcome.
vtyankeefan
June 27th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
If I’ve read the schedule correctly the Yankees have plenty of more games w/ Boston this season.
West coast, schmest coast, thats what I say.
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There’s that, too. We also historically rake against them in the second half.
There’s the sense, too, that what they got, you see. We’re not really even sniffing our apogee yet, IMO.
“Hughes”
Is it bad or day to day ?
I felt bad for Redding when he was asked to explain why the Yankees can hit HRs in Citi and his team can’t. Talk about putting a guy on the spot.
when is pete on the fan?
>Hughes
No, which flu? :rimshot:
he just said “a touch of the flu” – whatever that means
miggs,
Hopefully soon. These mets fans sound like they’re ready to slit their wrists. The fan on right now sounds like they’re going to cry.
you funny guy, Pel
RenataD
June 27th, 2009 at 10:45 pm
“Very well. He was interviewed on YES last night.”
He was? Didn’t see him.
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Think that was Channel 9, but yeah, he had no trouble conversing.
derosa traded
New post
Rishi, to where?
Cardinals got Derosa for Chris peraz and a player to be named
good win for us tonight!