Game 109: Red Sox at Yankees, Part II
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Top of the fourth inning in a scoreless game. Beckett and Burnett in a duel so far. Two hits in the game.
UPDATE, 8:13 p.m.: A.J. seems to be definitely pitching around Pedroia and Youkilis and it has worked perfectly.
UPDATE, 8:31 p.m.: First and second, nobody out again. Big spot for RISP-phobic Robbie Cano.
UPDATE, 8:32 p.m.: He stung it, but to no avail as J.D. Drew tracked it down and managed to avoid injury. Now to Swisher, who has been hot.
UPDATE, 8:35 p.m.: Beckett located 95 on the outside corner to strike him out. Can’t do anything with that expect walk back to the dugout. Beckett has been tremendous.
UPDATE, 8:39 p.m.: The captain with the bases loaded and two outs in a 0-0 game. This is why I like doing this job.
UPDATE, 8:40 p.m.: Uneventful. Swings at the first pitch, grounded it to third and Youkilis made a nice play coming in to end the inning.
Yankees 0 for 5 with RISP today.
UPDATE, 8:44 p.m.: Yankees have walked a ridiculous 17 in the series. At some point that is going to haunt them. Walking Nick (.234) Green is not the way to start an inning.
UPDATE, 8:46 p.m.: Catcher’s interference on Posada. Goes as an error. Red Sox threaten again, first and second with no out. The bat hit the top of Jorge’s glove.
UPDATE, 8:49 p.m.: Now this is interesting. Do you pitch around Youkilis again to load the bases for Ortiz. I think you have to. Youkilis is dangerous, Papi is not at this point.
UPDATE, 8:50 p.m.: Nope, going after him.
UPDATE, 8:53 p.m.: A.J. the Spartan warrior goes after Youkilis and strikes him out. What a great game.
Prediction: A-Rod goes deep next inning. He’s due and he loves the drama. The Yankees are about to strike.
UPDATE, 9:00 p.m.: Mark Feinsand wrote that when I wasn’t looking. I predicted a groundout.
UPDATE, 9:04 p.m.: David Ortiz 0 for 19.
UPDATE, 9:12 p.m.: Crowd is 48,262. Yankees calling it a sellout even though yesterday’s crowd was 49,005.
UPDATE, 9:17 p.m.: Great at-bat by Godzila. Sees nine pitches then singles to right field. He is 2 for 3. If you look up professional hitter in the Japanese dictionary, there’s a picture of Ichiro. But Matsui is still pretty good.
Seriously, that’s the sort of at-bat that helps get Beckett out of the game.
UPDATE, 9:22 p.m.: Why not run for Matsui here and steal second base? This is why they have Hairston, no? Then Hinske hits if that spot comes up again.
UPDATE, 9:24 p.m.: Um, a hit and run with Matsui? Inning over. We go to the 8th at 0-0.
UPDATE, 9:35 p.m.: Can’t blame Joe Girardi for pulling Burnett at 118 pitches. He tips his cap to the crowd as he walks off the field.
7.2 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs, 6 walks, 6 strikeouts. That is vintage Burnett, isn’t it? Now the question is whether that final walk costs him.
Hughes to face Pedroia as this game gets better and better.
Got to think Beckett is done, too.
UPDATE, 9:41 p.m.: Tremendous game. Hughes is Huuuuge as he gets Elfin Magic to fly to center.
0-0 to the bottom of the eighth. Swisher, Melky and Jeter to face Hideki Okajima.
UPDATE, 9:53 p.m.: Girardi plays it by the book, using his closer in the ninth inning when tied at home. Mo will face Martinez, Youkilis and Ortiz.
UPDATE, 10:01 p.m.: Ortiz snapped an 0-for-19 skid with that single.
To the ninth. Damon, Tex and A-Rod against Okajima and then a righty, probably Bard. Yankees have had nine walk-offs this season. Maybe Burnett has one pitch left in his arm tonight … a pie in the face.
UPDATE, 10:10 p.m.: Daniel Bard for Tex.
UPDATE, 10:13 p.m.: Bard brings it. K’d Tex with 98-mph heat high and away.
UPDATE, 10:26 p.m.: Yankees 0 for 6 with RISP. They have had their chances.
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Josh Thomson
Wooo
They are tie mainly because they didn’t bunt, otherwise they might get a RBI ground out from Jeter.
That may have been our only shot to score all night.
“They are tie mainly because they didn’t bunt, otherwise they might get a RBI ground out from Jeter.”
As much of a windbag as Kay is, he’s right about the fallacy of the pre-determined outcome. Beckett probably pitches Jeter quite differently in a 2nd and 3rd, one out situation.
AJ’s trying to hammer that low, inside corner. It’s…not working out so well.
No guarantee that Melky gets a bunt down though. He’s not exactly a fantastic bunter.
In retrospect, against a tough pitcher like Beckett, small ball would’ve been the right approach.
there isnt a catcher in the league taht has to go out and talk to his pitchers like posada does
Why the new threads Pete? Easier to follow one. Are we headed for 1 per inning?
I understand the desire to go for a big inning there but I would have liked to see them bunt Melky and try and score first. Even a hit and run would have been ok to stay out of 2.
This should be a low scoring game.
Sad to see Smoltz end up like this. as good as he once was
They do not have to crush Beckett, just get him out of there by the end of the seventh inning.
AJ has to keep it even until then,
Getting down a bunt against someone who throws as hard as Beckett is no sure thing in any way.
And Melky is not a good bunter.
Again – there was some though melky should have bunted last night down a run. Thank goodness he didn’t as he went on to hit that homerun.
With that short right it is a very poor move to bunt, especially with a left handed hitter up.
well we expected a good pitching matchup, didn’t we.
Um…where did that miss?
excellent question donnie
…or that one
He’s getting squeezed.
It missed being a ball
this umpire is missing pitches on both sides
Right over the plate, at the knees.
What a terrible home plate umpire.
CB
but this is Josh Beckett and he is dealing.
you have to take your chances and try to manufacture runs when you can
If Beckett didn’t look so good so far, it’s a different story.
Melky is good, but he is still the #9 hitter. Have to be able to bunt or at least try it.
IMO
Gameday said that was a strike.
2 threads per game is fine because each thread will get approximately 800 to 1000 comments.
NT Times:
New York Yankees Catcher Jorge Posada responsible for global warming!
Yep, he got squeezed. A little inconsistency from the ump.
Come one come all, see the incredible floating, shifting, hovering zone of the homeplate ump
Terrible missed call by the ump, just awful.
These walks are going to come back to bite us. Umpire aside, A.J. fell behind again.
He struck him out 2, maybe 3 times in that at bat. What is Burnett supposed to do?
Now the walk will probably cost him a bunch of extra pitches. Umpires can certainly impact a game.
Chad Fairchild gets credit for that walk.
Blew 2 calls in that AB.
All walks are not created equal.
This is the most random strike zone I’ve seen in the last…uh…week or so, I guess. The guy, at this point, is just arbitrarily deciding if he feels like calling the close stuff or not. You gotta stay consistent, man.
Thanks for that, Fairchilds.
A little Big PEDi DP magic would be very good right here
AJ threw Ortiz all breaking balls the last time, I would think he couldn’t catch up to a high fast ball at all.
what a great double play
Very nice DP. Enjoyable.
two words
gold glove
Nice DP.
Called it
nice DP, Cano and Jeter are bringing back memories of Richardson and Kubek for me.
Ortiz is just our pitchers’ best friend right now. Fall behind? Need a quick out? Papi will provide.
This is when AJ usually freaks out when the Ump is squeezing him.
I hate when Umpires F us and in particularly AJ.
AJ’s great but he’s also a bit wild he doesn’t usually fare well when the ump is a prck
AND WITH THAT “BIG Pop Up” GIDP!!
Nice
A nice rebound by AJ.
I imagine Jorge had something to say there after getting a called strike his last ab he did not like.
Thanks for the dramatic DP opportunity, Fairchild!
That was a thing of beauty.
What a turn by Cano!
2009 Gold Glove or there is no justice in the voting.
That was sweet.
I really like this David Ortiz guy. Anybody know where he came from?
GREAT turn by Robbie, Jeter, and Tex, and a great job by AJ to induce it. As “wild” as he’s been in this game, AJ has done a great job of knuckling down and getting outs.
Papi will never be confused with Forrest Gump
Run Papi Run!
OMG, could Ortiz be any slower? Between him and Martinez, that’s two GIDP where they seemed in molasses.
The Sox are looking more and more like the Yankees circa 2004-2008.
Nice DP — but these umps should not be dictating the game with this alleged strike zone.
“What a turn by Cano!
2009 Gold Glove or there is no justice in the voting.”
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agreed.
but what do you think the odds are he gets it?
25%?
Okay, we need a lefty to poke one out.
if Cano does not get a gold glove this year, I’m writing a letter to bud selig.
Despite a rough 1st AJ has a decent pitch count.
Cano is playing as well at 2nd base as anyone I’ve ever seen, period. He makes it look so easy, that’s what’s really amazing about him.
“OMG, could Ortiz be any slower? Between him and Martinez, that’s two GIDP where they seemed in molasses.”
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It’s true.
with Pedroia and Youk, 2 pretty good OBP guys. they also have 2 guys who are going to hit into lots of DP (especially since teams continue to shift for Papi)
it’s not a good setup for the Sox.
Have you ever seen umpires worse than they have been this year?
It almost doesn’t matter who the umpires are, because you know they are going to be bad regardless of who is on the field. Consistently missing important calls, inconsistent strike zones, citing “unwritten rules” at every venture.
These guys don’t want replay of their calls, yet they won’t get them right. How hypocritical!
AJ has held his composure more this season than in any year since he’s been in the majors.
A big improvement in his game.
This is the kind of game, like CC versus Verlander last month, in which one swing can win it. JD is hot now. Rip one out, JD.
i finally made it…traffic was a nightmare….I’m so late it looks like i’ve already missed a thread.
Tony Bernazard lol
Ortiz is embarrassing himself in this series.
He looked like he was going to fall over running to first base.
The idea that you could turn an double play that easily on a ball fielded close to short right is something else.
Homeruns or not he is a completely unidimensional player right now.
Exactly the kind of player that the Red Sox are always credited with avoiding.
Bad AB Tex, bad AB
Well, so much for that. I’d gladly settle for someone else.
BTW, Burnett got robbed of a K on his 2-2 to Youkilis.
Now Martinez has stolen a couple hits, two down.
go deep Alex, go deep
A Rod….LOL
“Have you ever seen umpires worse than they have been this year?”
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nope
it’s been embarrassing.
and anytime anybody criticizes the umps, there is backlash.
Teix ripped a line drive that almost knocked over Martinez and it’s a bad AB?
Yeah, right, let’s have all bad ABs in the game like that.
What were those choice words that Beckett was uttering? He can’t possibly be unhappy with the ump.
once again, after 4, burnett at 60 pitches, beckett at 61.
Matt,
all through baseball this year they have been bad.
I talk to players all the time and they can’t believe how bad some of these guys have been this year.
A bad year for the boys in blue.
Beckett quick inning gives him 61 pitches through 4
he’s good for close to 8 if he keeps this pace up
Not liking the multiple threads, harder to follow.
SJ44
AJ’s improved temperment began last year. He conciously modelled his behaviour after Roy Halliday’s and gave him credit for the difference it made. He has come a long way and was a very good signing.
Between the CWS and this series alone, these umps are terrible
this preoccupation with ‘working the count’ at all times is so far off the mark it’s ridiculous. You can’t work the count against a pitcher who has great stuff and is throwing strikes. All you can do is make him get the ball over the plate and not swing at bad pitches but taking strike 1 consistently will only get you shut out on a frequent basis.
Rios hits two dingers the day he gets claimed off waivers.
Laura,
You know Beckett. Just being his gentlemanly self.
Damn…
Just missed that one.
It’s funny that Alex looks more comfortable against one of the best in the game yet feeble and baffled by a kid making his 2nd or third start.
That guess thing is a crutch.
I really wish he could somehow find a way to trust his ability.
Yanks, A Rod, etc…this is what playoff pitching is going to be like…get used to it….
who claimed rios ????? come forth I say!! Show yourself.
MG,
I agree.
you can’t work the count on some pitchers.
Halladay is one.
the way Beckett is going, if you can square one up, first pitch or not, you swing
AROD sure is HOT!!!!!
How long does TOR have to respond to the claim on Rios?
last time I checked the team has 1 hit. blame Alex.
AJ is dealing tonight. I like it…I like it alot.
Teixeira should do a vacuum cleaner endorsement ad.
beckett looks to be ON tonight, first team to score will probably win.
AJ really settled down now. Nice pitcher’s duel.
The results of that poll prove that all of the voters were very young. Older fans would want to go back and see stuff they didn’t get a chance to see.
the Sox, who are as patient as anyone, aren’t exactly working the count against AJ either. They are more concerned with gettting a good pitch to hit because they know their opportunities will be very limited tonight.
Pete’s right – pitch around Youk & Pedroia – ’cause no one else scares you that much
When did all of you experts graduate from Umpire School. Half of you don’t have a clue as to what a strike is or what is actually going on during the game.. One minute you hate Posada. Than when he hit the HR, he was GOD.
Good to see the idiotic crybaby Arod stalkers back.
It wouldn’t be a game thread without their insightful commentary.
blame Alex for having 9 RBI’s & 2 HR’S since 7/12
I know this is very premature given the typical late-inning jockeying, but was someone clamoring for an under-3-hour game earlier?
First pitcher to break loses.
that strikeout pitch wasn’t as good as the one that wasn’t called against Youkilis, that’s the advantage of having a reputation.
I am prediciting an A-rod walk of hr.
joeman August 7th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
blame Alex for having 9 RBI’s & 2 HR’S since 7/12
Yep his fault we’re losing games
aj is looking very good. dont want to jix it though.
Perfect frame job by Jorge there.
You knew they were going outside after skip roping Reddick.
A.J. is nasty. This is a great game. Great pitching !
Umpire’s got dinner reservations.
Not that I’m complaining.
nice job by aj settling down
One of the lefties need to jump on a Beckett fastball up.
AJ at 70 through 5; lots of balls, but still efficient.
I’m waiting for Alex to catch fire, like Tex has of late. I cannot believe he’ll finish with an OPS under 900. He’s probably still having trouble with the hip, but I see a major hot streak carrying into September in his future.
What are the chances these people obsessively criticizing Alex right now weren’t the same exact people who were saying that the team was better off with Cody Ransom starting everyday at 3b instead of Alex?
Same exact set of people.
Cody is a grinder!!!! He tries because he has the heart and not the stat padder!!!!
Same people. Learn nothing.
You don’t need to go to umpire school to see how bad these guys have been this year throughout MLB.
Fairchild just called Reddick out on a pitch that was worse than the balk he called on Youk.
Mazzeroti on with Sterling
AJ dealing – no 4 hour game tonight (unless it’s scoreless thru 15 innings)
That pitch was low and much lower than the ball called against Youk.
Wishing Melky bunted more with each passing inning.
Will Rios be a Yankee? Doubt it as Cash said he didn’t have approval to go after Halladay.
We need another starting pitcher.
“What are the chances these people obsessively criticizing Alex right now weren’t the same exact people who were saying that the team was better off with Cody Ransom starting everyday at 3b instead of Alex?”
You’d have thought people that dumb would have walked into oncoming traffic by now.
If Swisher had come up with Ellsbury’s pop up in the 1st – we’d be whispering about not jinxing AJ
Sui…so professional
Nice, Matsui. Keep it rolling, Jorge.
Smoltz move has “blown up in their faces”
Hideki Matsui: Professional Hitter.
WTG Hideki.
Pinch runner now. j/k
Matsui is making a great case to be signed for another season, he is such a good hitter when his knees aren’t horrible.
Hip Hip!
Two on. Two tortoises on, but two on still.
Come on Robby.
“You knew they were going outside after skip roping Reddick.”
According to Jim Callis the Sox can probably just avoid all the hassle of signing Jason Bay because Josh Reddick can just step in next year and start.
Reddick doesn’t need AAA or anything like that. Step right in and keep the sox in the pennant race no problem.
Drew in RF and Reddick in LF would be fine especially since they’ll still be able to count on Papi producing as the DH next year.
At some point these delusions of grandeur about the Sox limitless talent pool really are going to get crushed by reality.
Nice, Jorge! Deliver now, RC.
BUNT
Gotta score here.
Do you bunt Robbie here?
WTG Jorge.
Pinch runner now. j/k
CB,
they are just haters. At this point, they are laughable.
we must build a run now
any ideas on who claimed Alex Rios? Not us right? It’s not the Sox, Mets or Giants…
Anyone see that Vincente Padilla was released by the Rangers? He would be a GREAT #5 guy..he has been their #1 or #2 for years…he’s an innings eater and prob averages like a 4 ERA…i would pick him up and stick him in the Rotation
cano, come on
I just came on to claim this as an inning the Yanks score and Sui beat me to the punch with the first hit.
Awesome game thus far. Proud to have Burnett on my fantasy team. But I always am. Tonight he is sensational.
Looks like some of us called it right so far in terms of Beckett deciding to pitch his game and not play the part of vengeful child. Let’s hope it continues.
GO YANKEES!!!
Later.
Carl August 7th, 2009 at 8:26 pm
joeman August 7th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
blame Alex for having 9 RBI’s & 2 HR’S since 7/12
Yep his fault we’re losing games
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I’m stating a fact that ARod is in a slump, have been told on here many times he’s not,maybe I’m wrong & it’s has nothing to do with winning or losing games
c’mon Robbie
Oh damn it. That was crushed.
Swishy
damn
Geez, I thought Robbie had spanked that. Tough break.
Drew robbed the Yanks of a run, nut the Yanks are now hitting Beckett hard.
nice swing by cano…hopefully something comes out of this threat
Can’t hit it any harder.
Matsui had a bad read. Should have tagged up on the play.
Matsui & Damon making it hard not to bring them back.
Uncle E – forot to thank you earlier for the Skynyrd reference (song parody)
Argh. I thought it was ticketed for right field.
ALSO!!!
if anyone is watching YES and saw the poll for tonight…the “which HR would you wanna relive” well since you can’t relive something…
http://mlb.mlb.com/media/video.....5062650448
Enjoy, it gives me chills every time!!!
matsui come on man
matsui oops it.
Another baserunning mistake. Gotta stop making those.
Robbie crushed that one, bad break. He couldn’t bunt him because Matsui can’t run and would be a dead duck at 3rd unless it was a perfect bunt.
Bad AB by Cano not doing his job getting runners over…2nd time this game Yanks have let it get away..
Jim Callis seems to have priapism when it comes to Sox prospects. He should seek medical help
Are you kidding me? Put down a BUNT!!!!
Swish going for the downs.
RDM August 7th, 2009 at 8:33 pm
Bad AB by Cano not doing his job getting runners over…2nd time this game Yanks have let it get away..
He hit a bullet it’s Matsuis fault for not tagging up.
Apparently under no circimstances Girardi calls a bunt…ever…cost him twice this game….
L to the 2nd
August 7th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Matsui & Damon making it hard not to bring them back.
Uncle E – forot to thank you earlier for the Skynyrd reference (song parody)
You are welcome.
L to the 2nd
August 7th, 2009 at 8:32 pm
Matsui & Damon making it hard not to bring them back.
Uncle E – forot to thank you earlier for the Skynyrd reference (song parody)
You are welcome.
“Are you kidding me? Put down a BUNT!!!!”
Not with two snails running.
PL the job is to get runners over….that was an unproductive out
Melkman’s going to deliver here.
Horrible call.
that ump called a bad strike
Dang the yankees need to take advantage of these opportunities.
down to Melky.
That strike call was a joke.
Swish has such a good eye.
Glad to see the YES announcers calling out the ump for his BS calls.
Do not respond to the idiots.
Another pitch in the other batter’s box for a called strike 3.
With runners on base, you CANNOT miss that call. Home plate umpire today has been TERRIBLE.
6 inches off the plate to Swish..Ump stinks!!
two on…0 outs…0 runs…have we seen this before??
Tom — his definitely lasts more than 4 hrs…
Having Swish at the plate there spelled disaster. As hard as Robbie hit the ball, Swish was going to be trying to do the same. He wasted a swing on a pitch by trying to do it, and then got frozen on a FILTHY pitch.
RDM knows nothing about baseball, he proves it more every time he posts something.
did you actually see the laser he hit, champ? He’s also hitting a ton against Beckett lifetime.
bad strike call but the ump has been consistent
consistently bad
have to swing at anything close with 2 strikes…
You don’t have Cano bunt because he’s had better swings against Beckett than anybody in the lineup tonight.
melky is the guy, right here
And Girardi does call the bunt.
Generous strike zone for Beckett tonight, getting everything close.
why didn’t yanks try to get beckett?
RDM August 7th, 2009 at 8:35 pm
PL the job is to get runners over….that was an unproductive out
I hear you but you could see in Matsui’s face he messed up.
Yes, you do have Cano bunt to get runners over, period
This is a terrible ump
Does Pete have a TV? That pitcj was located on the corner. Of the other batter’s box.
lol no you don’t have cano bunt them over sorry.
Cano swinging is fine because he already hit a double today and the bottom of the order is coming up.
Melky not bunting was a mistake, especially considering the fact that Jeter and Damon were on deck.
this umpire is consistently bad..
Because they didn’t want to take Lowell, JZ–part of the imposed package from Florida.
RDM stop it please, you cant bunt with Matsui running to third.
Melky is gettin a hit here
AJ got the strike 3 call on Reddick too
this ump is just bad.
if you have 2 strikes and it’s close at all, you have to swing
Cano can’t bunt..period
RDM you need to find another sport to critique…
Mazerotti Sterling and Suz ragin’ on umps too.
Guy hits a laser and it’s a bad AB? LOL
Too funny.
If they don’t score, just have to give credit to Beckett – the guy is hard to hit.
Try to understand the fundementals MG
Lets go Jete!
Derek the odds are with you
Yeah Pete, that pitch to Swish wasn’t even close to being a strike. At least 4 inches off the plate.
lets go DJ
These umps suck. I never seen someone so bad at their job.
alright Capitan, big spot
Derek Sanderson Jeter.
Come on Jeter !
Oh Captain, My Captain!!
pull through with a hit (or a walk, or a HBP)
just get the run in!
Good conversation in the radio booth.
Come on Jetes. Just like old times.
let’s go CAPTAIN!
BB, nice at-bat Melky, bases loaded for The Captain. A base hit would be huge.
captain intangibles
Last year Melky swings and misses at that pitch.
Guy could have bunted advance the runners w/1 out instead of hitting “a laser”….
The Reddick call was bad but that was 1-2 2 down bases empty. You would hope the guy would bear down in a Game situation.
JZ
August 7th, 2009 at 8:36 pm
why didn’t yanks try to get beckett?
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the Sox gave up Hanley Ramirez in addition to taking on Lowell’s salary. It’s one of those trades that worked for both teams, Ramirez is a stud.
thnx, Jason.
Jeetah, Jeetah
o dear
Damn Youk and his solid fielding ability
That was horrible !
At least they’re burning through pitches w/Beckett
Capt swings at first pitch again! Why?
Why the hell did Jeter do that?
It’s a scoreless game, but the Yankees aren’t playing terrific ball right now.
Re: Laura
“Are you kidding me? Put down a BUNT!!!!”
Not with two snails running.
“Matsui may not be fast, but even he can get to 3rd on any half way decent bunt. But I do recall an awful bunt from Robbie earlier in the season that caused a force at 3rd. Either way, Girardi made two bad calls on the bunt already. And now it cost them.”
yanks’ chance is gone?
This may be unpopular, but I still think that Jeter needs to stop swinging at the first pitch.
ZOMG HE PUMPED HIS FIST!!!!
guys – ever think RDM is pete?
Beckett at 80 pitches
looks like he might go 7
Burnett could go 8 if he can get a quick inning or two
RDM, you are getting dumber and dumber each time you post something, pretty soon your baseball IQ will be negative.
missed opportunity. Darn it
Jeter and Melky switched brains.
2nd time this game Yanks don’t do the fundementals against one of the top 3 pitchers in the AL…and it probably will cost them…Jetes…..first pitch swinging????
Cano cannot bunt. And I don’t want to see Swisher try. He’d probably run into the ball or something.
Does Jeter have a hit this series?
not to mention in 03, the only top prospect the yanks had was eric duncan… not exactly the prospect the Marlins were looking for… the farm was barren then.
I guess the Sox aren’t playing terrific ball either – they don’t have a run yet.
Jeter don’t impress me there.. Make him throw a freakin pitch at least!!
Raise your hand if you *knew* Jeter would swing at the first pitch….
Raise your hand if you knew that Jeter was going to jump on the first pitch.
More genteel behavior by Joshie, there. Even if you’re not trained to read lips, easy to figure out what he was saying there.
Trevor:
the only other people who are worse at the their jobs than umpires are meteorologists…
ever see Cano try to bunt something he can’t do
Won’t the home plate Ump get offended and retaliate at Beckett for shouting M.. Efffer?
Jeter has been terrible tonight.
First inning, leading off, his job is to see pitches, and he lines out on one pitch.
Third inning, runner at 3rd, 2 outs, 3-1 count, falling behind every hitter, and he chases a pitch up and grounds out.
Fifth inning, bases loaded, 2 outs, he just fell behind and walked Melky despite having Jeter on deck. And what does he do?
He swings at the first pitch and grounds out to third.
Every hitter who has gone up there and worked the count has hit the ball hard or forced Beckett to throw many pitches. And Jeter? 3 at bats, 7 pitches. If Beckett goes 7 innings, it comes down to those kinds of at bats in which you didn’t even take ONE pitch.
beck threw 20 pitches that half inning… so that was a plus… of sorts.
MG ask any manger at any level, with runners on 1st and 2nd for the 2nd time in a game,,,in a pitchers duel, you bunt and get the runners over. Lining out to right is an unproductive out, period.. Wonder why Yanks have done lousy in playoffs past few years…games like this….
lol, MIL.
I would have not swung at that first pitch. Not in a big spot like that when you’re trying to get Beckett out of the game.
Jeter got a hit last night over 3rd base
djsunyc
yes
Too bad for another missed opportunity, but they’re making him work, at least.
More importantly, I have no idea how either of these teams are able to pitch/hit with the haphazard calls behind the plate. Seriously. This is one of the worst I’ve seen, because what’s a strike one time is not a strike the next. How do you deal with that? You can’t adjust, because it’s not like last night, for instance.
That was just atrocious. AJ’s going to lead the league in walks.
Do not walk Nick Green…on 4 f.ing pitches.
Horrible job again by AJ.
Against Beckett you have to swing at what you think you can hit,
and the 9th place hitter walks…great
4 pitch walk to Green.. 5 walks and 17 the past 2 games in under 15 innings…
Walking Nick Green? Really?
How can you 4-pitch walk Nick Green. Play of the game right there.
And again, the umpire takes away the outside corner, and forces AJ to push too far inside. Can’t ump like that. You just can’t.
The idea that Cano had a bad at bat because he hit a laser deep to right field Drew just happened to catch sums up a lot of baseball fandom at it’s worst.
Jeter is a .375 hitter this year on first pitches and .380 lifetime. Even at .375 he makes an out 5 times out of 8. This is not a video game, it’s real baseball.
Ballgame folks, this is it
Try to understand the game RDM.
Robbie Cano can’t bunt. He’s hit Beckett hard all night. You don’t bunt Cano with Swisher up next because Swisher is not a good hitter with RISP.
4 pitch walk to Nick Green. Why AJ?
AJ has still thrown more balls than strikes. It’s more luck than skill that’s keeping this game scoreless.
Come on, Burnett!
Yeah let’s pile on Jeter now.
Because waiting in the count against Beckett has worked wonders so far.
This may sound crazy but if I was forced to hang out with either Papelbon or Beckett, I think I’d choose Paps.
Come on A.J. Nick Green !!!! Nick Green ???
He is not going to steal..worry about the hitter here.
and AJ gets a bronx cheer for throwing a strike
Doreen,
Your right, the umpiring hasn’t been very good. But, it really hasn’t been that good all year.
In all fairness, I’d take erratic but mostly effective AJ over can’t stay healthy AJ. It’s something we’re going to have to used to, regardless of how ridiculous it gets at times.
Did you guys see this
George A. King III of The NY Post reports that the Yankees placed second baseman Robinson Cano, as well as relievers Brian Bruney, David Robertson, and Mark Melancon on waivers this past Wednesday. King says it’s “highly unlikely the Yankees will deal Cano.”
MLBTR.com
beckett is a punk
Tarheelyank August 7th, 2009 at 8:43 pm
djsunyc
yes
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thanks tarheel…i think i may have cracked the case
the telling sign was the bloggers vitriol for the stadium during the most important game of the season. he’s happy the yankees are winning b/c of his job but as a fan, it is probably killing him…
and Posada muffs it up again.. this may not be the Yanks night!
uh oh
SJ your wrong period….you bunt in that situation…every MLB player should know how to bunt…they teach you that in Little League….gees, if he tried, might even have gotten a hit since it would have surprised the Sox….done arguing..it is a mute point now…fundementals Yanks could be up 2 or 3 to 0….
Well there’s a bunch of goose eggs up on that scoreboard.
RISP is really killing both teams.
Nice Posada.
Burnett’s got good stuff. Why is he trying to be cute?
good game guys good game.
Bronx Jeers,
Beckett is at 79 pitches going into that at bat. The bases are loaded, he just fell behind Melky, and Jeter up there hacking at a pitcher’s pitch. You might want to get the guy out of the game who’s dominating?
And yet again, a mental mistake by Posada that could cost them big time on the catcher’s interference. You can’t make this stuff up when it comes to Posada, he always finds a way to play bad defense it seems.
Are you serious? The Ump is screwing the yanks !
Thank you, elfie.
jorge at the plate lately > jorge in the field or basepaths lately
Again with the huge mental errors. Baserunning mistake by Matsui. Leadoff walk to a banjo hitter and catcher’s interference. Got to kick these Sox when they are down instead of giving them free chances.
“….done arguing..it is a mute point now…”
If only we had that option.
Jorge and the home plate area, just not a good mix
““….done arguing..it is a mute point now…”
If only we had that option.
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LOL
ahh, the LoHud blog at it’s finest
# RDM August 7th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
SJ your wrong period….you bunt in that situation…every MLB player should know how to bunt…they teach you that in Little League….gees, if he tried, might even have gotten a hit since it would have surprised the Sox….done arguing..it is a mute point now…fundementals Yanks could be up 2 or 3 to 0….
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again Cano dosen’t know how to bunt
Hobbitt didn’t bunt with 1 and 2 – no outs.
I guess both Francona and Girardi are idiots.
Matt is back for more complaining, it’s comical.
Jeter, in case you don’t know it, is a first ballot Hall of Famer with 4 rings. I trust his baseball judgment far more than an anonymous complainer.
Not every MLB player can bunt. Have you ever seen Cano try?
Please, give me a break.
Victor Martinez = Big Popup, Jr.
Why do you even respond to RDM.
“Lining out to right is an unproductive out, period..”
Statements like this aren just try to elicit a response. It’s nonsense. stop responding.
That trade for V-Mart is really paying dividends.
also this:
# Matt Cerrone of MetsBlog reports that the Mets have designated Angel Berroa for assignment. Berroa’s tenure in Flushing lasted 31 plate appearances, in which he fashioned a .148-.233-.185 batting line.
“Catcher’s interference”"” PATHETIC
Youkilis with a run scoring hit here.
Did you guys see this
George A. King III of The NY Post reports that the Yankees placed second baseman Robinson Cano, as well as relievers Brian Bruney, David Robertson, and Mark Melancon on waivers this past Wednesday. King says it’s “highly unlikely the Yankees will deal Cano.”
MLBTR.com
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Sound like they’re still interested in landing Doc.
Sometimes you play to win the game right there in that spot. That’s what you do in the 7th or 8th inning.
In the 5th inning, against a pitcher like Beckett, you take a pitch and try to run up his pitch count. You have many innings left in the game, 1 run might not be the end of the game. However, knocking Beckett out could allow you to score runs later in the game.
One more strike, AJ. Come on.
nasty curve from AJ to Youk there
Youk has been having A LOT of trouble with that pitch lately
AJ’s fastball is a thing of beauty sometimes
mute? I guess that works too.
C’mon AJ!
f youk
“Hobbitt didn’t bunt with 1 and 2 – no outs.
I guess both Francona and Girardi are idiots.”
It’s a judgment call. Neither choice is the wrong decision depending on whether it works out or not. LOL! But I will say that in the NL, it wouldn’t have even warranted a thought. The guy at the plate would have bunted.
michele – b,
no one is responding because it’s old news.
Put the Youk to bed…
on that catcher’s interference Ellsbury hit the back of Posada’s glove. Jorge didn’t reach out a foot on that pitch to catch the ball, it was just a freak thing.
Huge strikeout!!
And Posada almost throws the ball past Tex. LOL!
This game is fun!
Yes A.J. !!!!
That was the biggest strike out in AJ’s life.
Posada not so sharp in this inning. Great job by AJ. One more strong one.
I’m telling you, Tex saves at least two or three errors a night.
Wasn’t pretty but, great job of getting out of that mess.
Beck at 80 – aj at 88. Two more innings each I’m guessing.
That’s a BAD throw by Posada, but Tex saved it. If we still had Giambi, that ball is in right field, and 2 runs score.
Damn, AJ. And damn you, Posada.
neither the red sox, nor the giants or the mets claimed rios…sooo who is it?
awesome job by Burnett, this game has a playoff feel to it
Wow! Sox can’t capitalize on that gift, imagine the frustration in Red Sox Nation. Especially after the futility with 12 BBs last night.
AJ works out of trouble
and Jorge makes it interesting
The yanks need to score now !
Beckett will need a quick inning if he’s going 2 more
Heck of a job by A.J. to get out of that. Runs now, please.
SJ44
August 7th, 2009 at 8:50 pm
Not every MLB player can bunt. Have you ever seen Cano try?
Please, give me a break.
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SJ, I coach and I have a big problem that many major leaguers can’t bunt. My kids practice bunting every BP session and before every game. It’s amazing to me that someone like Cano can’t bunt but he is terrible at it.
This game tonight is why the Yankees decided to sign AJ Burnett this winter.
It’s why they decided to take the upside risk on Burnett rather than go for the more sure quantity as a 3rd starter in Derek Lowe.
AJ picks up his team once again. That sequence of pitching was some of his best the entire season.
He made Youkilis look silly.
It’s funny – so many yankee fans have this idea that players on other teams – especially the sox – are all completely “clutch.”
Youkilis is at the head of that list.
Not so “clutch” there was he.
nothing would make me happier than a 1-0 win
AJ over Beckett in a pitchers duel
wang — i didnt ask anyone to respond – i got here late, didnt feel like looking through the other thread and thought i would put some info up that i saw. If its old great, ignore it, if its not then great ignore it.
Ah, that breaking ball to Youkilis for called strike 2 was gorgeous.
AJ walks 5?
A.J. is at 88. He can get into the 8th if he is somewhat efficient in the 7th.
This is some game. Let’s get a run now.
I predict Arod hits a HR to win this game
The CI was funky. Ellsbury created it more than Jorge did.
Just a fluke play.
Tex homer. Please.
in a game like this pitch counts mean absolutely nothing. Both guys are going as far as they can no one is getting pulled at 100 or even 110 pitches unless they are clearly tired.
This reminds me of a 1-0 win I saw when Randy beat Wakefield. Giambi hooked a homer just inside the foul pole in right for the one run.
A Rod going deep means a pop up to second base
Beckett is dealing…he might be better than Halladay….
I guess A.J. is going to have to throw out another zero because Beckett is still going.
AJ is the Iceman tonight.
And again I have to give tremendous credit to the senior posters in here. They do such a good job of informing and still have to take potshots from the rabble.
I don’t know how you guys do it.
Someone explain why the Yanks put Cano through the waiver wire?
I wish the Yanks would sign Rios just so I could use the line when he screws up – Blame it on Rio(s)
Alex, please send this to the moon.
A-Rod is way overdue for a homer.
I hate that midget !
wow, the elf came up with a little elfin magic there.
Mark Teixeira, he is not very fast.
This is one of those games where even a solo HR could give huge momentum to either team.
Time for a beer, A Rod is up…
Amen, Benny.
This is a helluva game so far. I love pitching duels.
Dang, Pedroia can get low to the ground. Let’s go, Alex.
PLEASE
ARod homer for the only run of the game
“Beckett is dealing…he might be better than Halladay….”
Ummm…no. Really, really, no.
Beckett is very good. Halladay is in another league.
Ahh, that gnat robs Teixeria
Lets see Arod put an end to the scoreless game
Ha. O’neil just made a short joke for Pedroia.
joeman August 7th, 2009 at 8:55 pm
I predict Arod hits a HR to win this game
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Alex is in the midst of the Kate Hudson slump.
9 pitch inning?
was that bruney warming up? ughhh
“This is a helluva game so far. I love pitching duels.”
I like the pitching duels where the Yankees pitcher is the only one throwing well. I guess technically, that’s not a duel. LOL!
Sorry PA but A-Rod only a grounder to third.
No homer this time.
One heck of a pitchers duel through 6, the antithesis of last night.
maybe next time
And Arod can’t do anything
Why does Beckett curse every time he walks off the mound? What a tool!
arod is head gaming his kilabrew homer just a TAD TOO MUCH
michelle b my guess on Rios is LAA, DET, TEX, or NYY in that order
C’mon, AJ. Hold on just a bit longer.
OK, I am back…what did A Rod do….pop up, K, or ground out?
m-
pedroia doesnt get low, he is already there.
if not for a bad play by Swisher in the OF
Burnett would have a no-hitter going
This is so far a fun game to watch, for me.
Question: Is it an “exciting” game to watch, as Michael Kay said?
Is there a difference between “exciting” and “fun?”
Give is one more inning AJ and I promise the yankees will score some runs for you. By hook or crook.
Somebody suggested a walk-off on Papelbon as a good way to win. I’m hoping for that. If Beckett felt like melting down, I’d be fine with that too.
Someone is gonig to nail a homer and win this game for the yanks.
“Dang, Pedroia can get low to the ground.”
That’s because he’s closer to the ground that the rest of the guys. He doesn’t have that far to go.
AJ hasn’t given up a hit since that bloop by Ellsbury leading off the 1st inning, he has been really dealing in spite of some walks. Beckett has been just as good, this is a classic pitcher’s duel.
Grounded out LOL…oh, next time A Rod…you will be up in the 9th….
Alex, for the love of God, how did you miss that? That pitch was dead in the center of the plate. He just swung over it, and topped it over to third.
laura –
beckett is not a tool, he is the whole friggen tool box.
“Somebody suggested a walk-off on Papelbon as a good way to win. I’m hoping for that.”
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Papelbon is most likely only coming in if the Sox have the lead, or in extra innings.
I’d rather just get ot Beckett and get AJ the win.
Jeers,
it’s mainly a procedural thing. You run a bunch of guys through at once to try and get a few through.
By doing so, you clear them and they can be traded if the right deal comes along.
Every player on a roster is run through waivers once per year.
dtv August 7th, 2009 at 8:59 pm
Alex is in the midst of the Kate Hudson slump.
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Ya know who would be a great match for Alex — Dara Torres. She’s in her mid 40s, blonde, and she’s very muscular.
Buehrle getting lit up by the Tribe….
“RDM
August 7th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
Time for a beer, A Rod is up…”
Too bad. I was hoping the beer was 10 miles away. And you had to walk.
I think Beckett has one more inning left in him.
Bronx Jeers – I’m guessing to see what interest there is out there; to see who’s willing to pay what for him, on the theory that you never know.
I’ve read that teams will often put good players on waivers, for that reason, to test the waters. And if the offer isn’t to their liking, they pull the player back, nothing lost.
a-rod is in a mini slump.
and don’t tell me his avg in recent games, i know it’s not bad
fastball at the shoulders here for the K
“Buehrle getting lit up by the Tribe….”
That perfect game may have been the worst thing that happened to him. He hasn’t won since.
Roidtiz !!!
If A.J. gets through this inning quickly I could see him being stretched into the 8th.
too bad no one is on for papi to hit into a double play
time to put big slumpy away now… AJ
The power lefties get it done the bottom of this inning. Hang tough AJ.
Maybe the ghost of the Scooter can give some of these guys bunting lessons
“Buehrle getting lit up by the Tribe….”
That perfect game may have been the worst thing that happened to him. He hasn’t won since.
I swear that Cone’s perfect game practically ended his career. He was bad the rest of the season, and all kinds of terrible in 2000.
Ortiz will be calling the DR for one of those special shakes after the game.
AJ still dialing it up at 95
there is no way Ortiz can hit a high fastball right now.
Ortiz is pressing. The pressure is getting to him.
He gone.
you can see the frustration in Ortiz’s eyes
Nice tentative swing, Big PopUp.
why does big papi have the leprochan beard? Did he lose a bet with pedroia?
That 0-2 hanging slider Ortiz puts in the seats two years ago. His bat speed has slowed to a crawl.
Ortiz keeps cheating on the fastball. It’s especially bad when he’s down 2 strikes.
He’s a shell of what he was. Just empty.
# RDM August 7th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
Buehrle getting lit up by the Tribe….
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He’s get lit up by Jews?
I am telling you guys a-rod walk off homerun off papelbon
Nice play by Tex.
Sorry, Kenny and Paul. That’s a Bob Dylan song.
AJ is throwing just as hard now as in the 1st inning, you can throw pitch counts out the window for him, it will all come down to him still getting outs.
A.J. is coming up BIG today, I love it.
Hopefully the Yanks can get a few runs across next inning, they’ve certainly had opportunities earlier in the game.
The Byrds had a hit with it but Dylan wrote it.
Nice Tex !!!
Despite the 5 walks… AJ is dealing
Hope the Yanks could muster out a run or two and give AJ a well deserved win.
You can see why they needed V-Mart so badly. Youkilis is the only one in this lineup that even slightly scares me.
“don’t tell me his avg in recent games, i know it’s not bad”
A HR drought is different than a slump. Other people have them all the time and no one notices.
What a great, steady 1B Teixeira is. I know that wasn’t a very challenging play, but watching him play first is the polar opposite of watching Giambi stumble around the bag. Everything Teixeira does is smooth and deliberate, the tough and the easy plays–steady.
The Sox have a lot more choices in the bullpen than the Yankees do.
If effective, Aceves and Hughes can give 2 innings each. After that, there’s not much else (although Mo could pitch if the game is tied in the 9th).
The Sox, on the other hand, have Okajima, Delcarmen, Saito, Bard, and Ramirez as possibilities. Although I think the Yankees can get to any of those guys.
does he come out for an 8th?
AJ looks better than Beckett at this point in the game.
IMO
“Hope the Yanks could muster out a run or two and give AJ a well deserved win.”
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should have had Melky bunt!!
Ortiz is now 0 for his last 19 and 2 for his last 33.
That’s a slump.
Woooo!!
and AJ should have a no-hitter going!!!!
And Captain Chump goes down on strikes.
Nothing like seeing Fairytek whaling at a pitch out of the zone.
So BUrnett has a 1 hitter through 7 — what a great great game.
“That 0-2 hanging slider Ortiz puts in the seats two years ago. His bat speed has slowed to a crawl.”
SJ,
Agree – but it’s not even that he doesn’t have the bat speed to get around on that mediocre breaking ball.
What was so damning about that pitch is that Ortiz has to cheat so much on AJ’s fastball that he can’t do anything – nothing – with a so-so off speed pitch.
He can’t adjust to it. He can’t even identify it and lay off because he’s committed at some point last decade.
Joe’s gotta stick with A.J. he’s under 100 pitches and he’s just filthy right now
Nice !!! A.J. is the man !!!
Great game for AJ. And he looks so cool walking off the mound. Would be such a shame if the Yankees can’t get him a win.
I’m surprised no one has commented on the miserable game Posada is calling tonight.
Beckett has always been a tool. Here is an old SI article talking about how Josh Hamilton was a humble, great guy coming out of high school while Beckett was a massive tool.
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.c...../index.htm
SJ44
but does he have a HR?
that’s all that matters, apparently
Man, A.J. is winding it up as the game goes on–99 through 7 is about 14 per inning. Let him start the eighth–hopefully with a lead. Despite the walks, a tremendous start to match Beckett.
Woo Hoo AJ. Let’s go lefties!
AJ absolutely dealing
why would you even thing that AJ would be pulled? He’s throwing a great game, has great stuff, and dominated the Sox that inning.
wonder how the yanks would be doing of Ellsbutt didn’t get that 1st inning hit.
AJ = Da Man
Does everyone remember what AJ said at his press conference in Dec? “I want to pitch on the big stage.”
AJ brought his A game tonight. 99 pitches for him
That AJ is one BA dude.
Burnett is dealing. He seems to be getting stronger as the game goes on.
Just amazing stuff. Great game.
did someone just say okajima? lol…
“You can see why they needed V-Mart so badly. Youkilis is the only one in this lineup that even slightly scares me.”
What, you mean Captain Chump batting .228 doesn’t strike the fear of God in you?
AJ blame your teamates for “not knowing how to bunt”"
don’t think they would do it ,but would you trade Cano as part of a deal that would bring back Halladay & Rios
I hope Joe stretches AJ out through the bottom of the 8th to give him a chance to win this. Under 100 pitches and breezed through the 7th- his strongest inning yet.
What a game tonight. After a great feeling day today. These are great times to be a Yankee fanatic.
Lets get some runs!
Give this guy a win!
Well said, CB.
does any1 noe if da yankees luked at yadel marti today?
Lastnight at this time it was the 4th inning.
It’s still much too early for this, but right now Burnett is the Yankees’ ace and if Game 1 of the postseason is tomorrow, it would be really tough for the Yankees not to send him out on the mound.
Yankees will not score this inning.
It’s time–runs, please, Yankees.
99 pitches. Do you let him come out for the 8th? It’s Reddick, Green, and Elsbury. I say go batter to batter. If a guy gets on, bring in Hughes. If not, you let him get all 3, hope for a run, and then Mariano in the 9th.
Rally time! Lets go Yankees!
SJ44 August 7th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Ortiz is now 0 for his last 19 and 2 for his last 33.
That’s a slump.
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OK then Arod is in a HR-RBI slump, fair enough
The AL Central race is between CWS and DET. MIN is just about done.
The Yankee hitters know what the Red Sox are going through.
is burnett done? looked like andy hugging him?
Everytime A.J pitches a gem, we must thank Halladay.
Halladay taught this guy everything. Thank you Doc
I’d let AJ start the 8th and go batter by batter.
I want to see a NYS “graze the top of the wall” homer, just so Beckett can cry and cuss in the postgame.
“Halladay taught this guy everything. Thank you Doc”
AJ pitched a no hitter before he even met Doc so no, he didn’t teach him everything.
this might be a good chance for the Yankees here, all three guys up have hit the ball solidly against Beckett tonight.
A.J. is at 99 pitches and no one is warming up in the bullpen. He starts the 8th.
230 pitches, thats like joba’s limit for the season. They dont make em like they use to.
good AB by MAtsui
Yanks need to make him work to get Beckett out of there before the 8th
i have hi def and watching this on my projector – beckett has 3-4 inch nose hairs hanging out – quite disgusting…
Nice at-bat so far, Matsui.
Beckett at 99 pitches
AJ is fkn DEALING tonight. I just had to come say that. this is a great game to watch as a baseball fan period.
CB,
completely agree. Going to be interesting to see how the Sox handle him in the off-season.
He’s a shell of his former self.
Matsui deserves a walk here
pinch hitter… run
AJ win
those are NOSE HAIRS, i thought they were CHIN HAIRS…
Good at bat so far for Matsui.
Gotta keep waring Beckett down.
9th pitch of the at-bat coming up for Matsui, beneficial for him and those following.
pinch runner*
Matsui is single-handedly going to keep Beckett out of the 8th
less go matusi get beckeet out of da game
Nick in SF
August 7th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
The Byrds had a hit with it but Dylan wrote it.
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I’ve just always associated it with Dylan. Without question one of the top singer-song writers of the 20th century. Right there with Buddy Holly, John denver and Willie Nelson.
wow great AB
Great AB by Matsui.
basehit on ball 4
I’ll take it either way
Great at bat Mats!
pr for Matsui here?
Great at-bat for Matsui, singling on the 10th pitch. Outstanding.
Hairston or Pena will pinch run here.
I don’t mind hits on ball 4.
ramiro pena to pinch run?
Redemption time, Jorge. 2nd deck style.
This is the biggest load of bunk:
“FIRST BASE
MARK TEIXEIRA VS. VICTOR MARTINEZ:
With the recently acquired Martinez likely splitting time at first with Kevin Youkilis, the Red Sox can match Teixeira at the plate, but Teixeira’s glove is a bonus. Teixeira has settled into the middle of the Yankees lineup.
EDGE: Even”
no pinch runner??
Good hitting Matsui
Terrific at-bat for Hideki. Hip, Hip!
Batter to batter?
He’s at 99 pitches. This is HIS game. He’s dominating. He pitches the entire 8th unless he lets up 3 runs.
Yeah Matsui!
Don’t worry Sox fans…know one knows how to bunt on the Yankees….
Big AB for Posada here.
Amen, BD 2.0.
Matsui has been looking great as of late
Beckett is so furious..he is gettin winded
Rally Yanks come on!
go get him, chokejima is warming up
this isnt the game that makes or breaks a season, but it certainly gives the momentum advantage to the winning team for the rest of the season.
Who is PR for Matsui???
No DP, Jorge!!!
why isn’t Hairston pinch running?
one more runner, beckett’s night is done
This is the inning….
pinch run him Joe, what is the advantage of keeping him in there?
RDM would have had The Mick bunting in this situation, I’m sure.
Fundementals….
There is no PR for Matsui.
Beckett is getting tired.
This inning s/b it for Beckett – one way or another
Should have a PR here, try to steal or hit and run….
I would send Matsui now tho
Unbelievable managing again….
eeek, that was ugly
Ortiz still has a year at 12.5$ and an a team option for 11′.
Which is a shame because I’m really warming up to the guy.
that was a joke btw
Cano HR coming up
Beckett 6 1/3 2 runs and the loss
posada looks helpless
I have to hand it to him–Beckett has been excellent tonight. Cano needs to rip into one now.
John Denver?
Posada=failed
Cano’s turn
wow — hip hip — ughg nevermind
Beckett at 107. No way he makes it to the 8th. He may not get out of the 7th.
Important long at bats by Swish, Matsui, Tex. Even Cano worked a few counts.
Damn Jorge!
Beckett at 109. Can’t last much longer.
This team really lacks coaching and fundementals sometimes….
Great 2-2 curveball by Beckett. Looks good when you start your swing and then it just dies.
DP ball here….
111 fo beckeet
111 fo beckeet
Joe is just waiting For a HR.
Why no PR?
I would have pinch run for Matsui with Pena or Hairston but Girardi probably thinks he needs Matsui’s bat in the lineup for the 9th inning if needed, I can’t think of another reason.
UGH
Beckett is clearly tired but that curve to Posada was still good.
Have to get to him HERE!
miggs
agree this is it for Beckett. Time to pounce
curve cumin hea
This will be a tough loss….I will be teaching a bunting class next week..yanks are welcome to join
This strike zone is something else….
We might get only the second game there was no HR hit at new YS.
Cano is going to be a much more consistent player if this patience is for real.
Send Matsui. Cano doesn’t fan all that often.
7:58pm: John Fay of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports that “someone high in the front office” confirms that the Reds did not claim Rios.
mlbtr
we just had the wrong people up this inning
horrendous
Wow matsui
Well that didn’t work. Credit to Beckett.
FAIL X 100000000
Girardi manager of the year this inning
the dumbest thing i’ve ever seen
They don’t want to use Hairston to PR because they lose him as a late inning defensive replacement.
iS jOE still in the dugout managing?
What was that?
Terrible job by Girardi.
yikes…matsui runs like my grandma wihtout her walker.
Another dumb call by Girardi.
A STRIKEOUT PITCHER on the mound, and a SLOW runner, why would you just give him the free out?
man that’s odd. We’ve only had three sell-outs this year.
Oh, well. Hold on a little bit longer, AJ.
ok, sox wins 2-0
Momentum-changer, there…strike’em out throw’em out.
Burnett back for the 8th?
Can’t steal off Martinez with Varitek is catching.
Great.
Send AJ back out in the 8th.
That was the right call to make. Cano just whiffed.
No PR, not bunting…equals a loss….bad coaching tonight….
That was the right move. Cano rarely strikes out. The guy hits balls that are in the dirt.
“They don’t want to use Hairston to PR because they lose him as a late inning defensive replacement.”
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doesn’t matter IMO
in a 0-0 game in the 7th, you throw that out the window and try to win the game while the iron is hot
If Gardner, who is a steal in the making, is on the bench, Joe probably uses him. Hairston and Pena are not premier basestealers, so taking out Matsui’s bat isn’t worth it.
If you’re gonna hit and run, have a guy in the lineup that can actually RUN.
No pinch runner is puzzling at best.
Worried about that 9th inning ab Joe? That’s the only reason Matsui shoulod still be in there.
R-emarkably D-im M-ind ?
Girardi has me scratching my head on that one…
Why leave Matsui in? He has hit Beckett well, but Beckett will be long gone the next time he comes up.
isn’t pena available to PR or no
Arod HR will win it
I’m sure we’ll read plenty of comments as to how the Yankees offense took the night off…..as if beating an ace at the top of his game is easy to do.
pinch running for Matsui wouldn’t have helped much since Beckett struck out both Posada and Cano.
That was the right move to make. Had to chance it there, Robbie just completely missed the pitch, and Hideki is not fast.
Bottom of the lineup and Ellsbury coming up. Lock ‘em down here, and scrape a run or two in the bottom of the frame.
He doesn’t bunt with Melky, and then sends MATSUI of all runners with a 3-2 count on Cano.
Astounding.
b/c Robi doesn’t strike out, that’s one of the rare times he did, he usually GIDP in that type of spot by hitting it to the SS hole.
Beckett’s ERA 3.12 a true quality stud ace
Matsui probably wont bat again why not pinch run and try to steal
“Another dumb call by Girardi.”
And if Cano had bounced into a DP, you’d be whining about that.
What’s particularly dissappointing about that decision to hit and run with Matsui on base is the implication it has on beckett’s pitch count and ability to stay in the game.
beckett is clearly tiring. he’s losing his command some. he’s losing some velocity and crispness.
Instead of having to pitch to another batter after cano has a very tough at bat Beckett is back in the dugout.
Headscratching move by girardi there.
Come on!!
You can’t kill Joe on that Cano almost always makes contact.
I almost never support Girardi but on that I have to give him a break.
The DP would’ve been even more depressing.
Robbi usually puts the ball in play fair foul or otherwise.
Ease up ladies and gents.
Oh well, Sox are going to scratch out a run and win.
Give credit to AJ… it is a shame our offense decided not to show up today.
115 pitches for Beckett (I would think he’s out at this point)
100 pitches for Burnett – this would be his last inning.
Yankees strike in the bottom of the 8th?
I agree the no pinch-runner was perplexing.
in hindsight it wouldn’t have mattered but that doesn’t mean it was the right decision at the time
RDM why don’t you just go cheer for the Sox you obviously hate everything about the yanks.
Haha RDM are you even trying to hide your Red Sox allegiance at all anymore?
Whole game has been “headscratching”
this is probably AJ’s last inning, bottom of the order.
wow…. and girardi won manager of the year once – thats just mind boggling!?!?!?
“Give credit to AJ… it is a shame our offense decided not to show up today.”
Do people even think before the write posts?
i just shat myself
wow so close
AJ, get us to the 9th, offense steal one ….. wow too close for comfort
wooooooo
too close
Wow, that would have really, really sucked.
Careful, AJ.
David your a moron, Beckett is an ACE on the top of his game, the offense didn’t “take the day off”, Beckett AND Burnett have been dominating. Stop whining
Okay time to get Hughes in the game. Burnett is getting tired.
Oh my gosh. Too close for comfort.
Um…AJ?
This guy is a green rookie. He’s not Barry Bonds.
Cut it out.
CB,
exactly
and with Matsui batting, there is no stolen base. If Cano does K, he’s out.
Obviously you hope Cano connects, but that’s very risky with Matsui running.
Oh my heart.
No Donnie. Josh Beckett is on the mound, a premiere STRIKEOUT pitcher. You don’t send one of the slowest runners in all of baseball with 2 strikes and a top strikeout pitcher on the mound.
If he hits into a double play he hits into a double play. You don’t just give Beckett a free out there while he’s on the ropes. If Cano doesn’t get it done, then at least you get through most of the bottom of the order and get another shot the next inning.
In a 0-0 game, you just don’t give that out away, you just DON’T.
I was on the edge of my seat with that foul ball.
this umpire stinks
Josh Reddick has already had a better pro career than JJ Reddick
Reddick with a great AB here.
RDM August 7th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Whole game has been “headscratching”
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you may have lice…
dey brothers?
Not in the 7th inning BD.
You don’t want to take Matsui out of the game yet.
If he got to second, perhaps you use Pena.
At this point though, I still want Matsui’s bat in there.
AJ got lucky on that hanger.
This has to ne his last batter. Starting to lose it a bit. He’s missing his spots.
Hey, at least we now know the answer to the question: can Veritek still throw anyone out?
Reddick is fast.
Jeter gets a quick wake up call
“I agree the no pinch-runner was perplexing.”
0-0 game w/ his AB still possible in the 9th or 10th you willing to take him out?
I understand 9th inning but not in the 7th.
If Matsui would have made it to second, Joe would have pinch-run. So why wait?
Reddick’s got some power and he has a lot of speed.
This one will be on Girardi….
one baserunner, I guess AJ is done
Waldman cannot keep Burnett and Beckett straight.
Those are some stupid looking glasses. Hey Reddick, there’s this thing known as contact lenses. Look into it.
this game is intense
“Not in the 7th inning BD.
You don’t want to take Matsui out of the game yet.”
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I guess.
It’s 0-0 though. If pinch running gives you a better chance of scoring a run, I just think you have to do it.
you can’t pull a pitcher in a 0-0 game with no one on base, not with a 3 1/2 game lead. You give him a chance to finish the inning and get a win.
“it is a shame our offense decided not to show up today.”
Wow. Beckett may have had a little something to do with it.
Clotchman will homer here.
I’m just happy rookie Josh’s name gets thru the Lohud filters.
chronicles of reddick is quicker than I thought
Is anyone up in the pen? Burnett’s arm is gonna fall off!
Kotchman will homer here.
glad to see we’re not the only ones missing pitcher mistakes tonight.
Man, look at those ears on Woodward.
Take AJ out….getting tired….
pressure the defense, give beckett something else to think about, Joe should have pinch-run there.
“No Donnie. Josh Beckett is on the mound, a premiere STRIKEOUT pitcher. You don’t send one of the slowest runners in all of baseball with 2 strikes and a top strikeout pitcher on the mound.
If he hits into a double play he hits into a double play. You don’t just give Beckett a free out there while he’s on the ropes. If Cano doesn’t get it done, then at least you get through most of the bottom of the order and get another shot the next inning.
In a 0-0 game, you just don’t give that out away, you just DON’T.”
Fair enough, but Cano was also batting .310 on the season, against a tiring Beckett, and had hit rockets in his previous ABs. If Robbie connects, it’s 1st and 3rd, one out. If he lines a double in the gap, Matsui scores. High risk, high reward situation. It just didn’t work out. I think a case can be made for either situation.
Burnett’s breaking ball is flattening out. Perhaps that’s a sign of fatigue?
Have to be careful here.
“Is anyone up in the pen? Burnett’s arm is gonna fall off!”
Hughes is warming. Girardi’s playing this perfectly.
what a beast
Filthy
nasty, nasty fastball there, 95 mph
I’d think that Girardi feels that Matsui’s bat will be needed in this game. As it turns out, the runner would have died at second base.
If the Yanks can win a game in which the Sox best pitcher (and one of only 2 competent starters) throws a gem –
it will suck the life out of the Sox.
Beckett is at 115 and has no jacket on in the dugout. He’s done, a whale of a start.
Wait…13 K’s for Burnett? WOW.
Wow, just wow.
Burnett inflicted the ol’ jelly-leg on Kotchman, two down.
Who is warming up for the Sox?
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Beckett, shut up. He’s given you the outside corner all night. You don’t get to complain.
Why is he still in?
Ellsbury will homer/score here.
Hmmm…let him get Ellsbury or not?
I say let him go for it. AJ’s a big, strong guy, and seems to be feeling good right now.
Serf August 7th, 2009 at 9:34 pm
Wait…13 K’s for Burnett? WOW.
Between Beckett and Burnett
Ellsbury scares me for some reason
crips – kay just jinxed the yankees saying ellsbury has the only hit…friggen retard
well good to see beckett can form a complete sentence without a curse word..
Shades of Pedro v Clemens circa ‘00
nah beckeet and aj combined 13k
Thank you for calling him a Red Sock, Mr. Kay.
This has to be his last hitter. Girardi can’t make the same mistake he did with CC back in Boston.
“Wait…13 K’s for Burnett? WOW.”
He only has 6.
“Wait…13 K’s for Burnett? WOW.”
Or…you know…7.
AJ, at least make him hit it.
Great Job AJ!!!!
If Swisher caught that, Burnett would have a no hitter. Would he finish the game? He’s would have too many pitches.
A.J. might be done after walking Ellsbury–yep.
Tom this is pretty good but its not close to Pedro vs. Clemens, I believe they combined for 27 Ks in that game
Worst guy to walk
ugh
but amazing game by AJ
big AB coming up – lets go Phil!
HOOK!!!!!
Wow -what a job by AJ. No matter how this ends. Great, great game.
Both pitchers showed up to win.
Just put Ellsbury on 2nd….one batter too late Joe
He got two outs. Hughes can focus on Pedroia.
We’re winning this one. Bank on it.
why do tv stations do close ups on players when they know they’re going to swear?
crap, I would have given him one more batter. Great game, AJ
good choice to pull him, losing control w/ the reigning MVP on deck, do not want.
A.J. can pitch on the big stage. He pitched a great game.
wow. that is sick to make a ball move that much after throwing so many pitches.
It would have been like AJ’s other no-hitter
no hits, 7 walks
It’s amazing that AJ has had so many 4-pitch walks (4 of them?)
No way Beckett comes back out for the 8th. If they can get this final out they will have 8-9-1 coming up, a huge spot for Hughes.
Gameday says Burnett has 6 K’s. Kay say’s 13.
Odd game for Burnett as far as control goes. 3 of the 4 pitch walks and 3 full count walks.,
smell a 2 run hr, and the final score.
lol
Did I ever tell you guys that I really like A.J.?
Let’s go, Phil. Don’t let Ellsbury swipe a bag.
“why do tv stations do close ups on players when they know they’re going to swear?”
Beckett is always swearing so the TV guys have nothing to do with it.
Outstanding pitching performance by AJ. Too bad we can’t get him the W. Now we need to get Hughes the W.
god i hope i’m wrong but i don’t have a good feeling here with mini me up…
Pedroia with a run scoring hit.
Mow Pedroia down, Hughes.
watch fo jacoby at 1st base
no guys Kay said Kotchman now has 13 K’s as a pinch hitter…
“He got two outs. Hughes can focus on Pedroia.
We’re winning this one. Bank on it.”
I ain’t banking on anything.
Go get’em Yuuuussse!
Only some of the crybabies on here can declare a 0-0 game a “loss” for the Yankees.
Why do some of you even watch baseball if it makes you that miserable?
It’s great to see REAL Yankee fans giving a standing O to AJ.
Matched a great pitcher pitch for pitch tonight.
Great job.
Hats off to AJ..
AJ did his job. A one hitter. Can’t ask for more than that.
True jennifer, but A.J. matched Beckett, which is what was key in this series. He was great.
Damn, so close
Jesus!!
WELL DONE AJ!!
If he can pitch like that in October…some of us(Myself Included) will owe Brian Cashman a fruit basket for our self-rightgeous Derek Lowe love.
Well done indeed.
that might be it right there. And he was out.
He was out
Damn that man is fast.
Just get Pedroia. Forget Ellsbury.
like i said .. buh he luked out
these umps BLOW!!!!!!!!!!!
I hate the shots of Beckett in the dugout .. ellsbury was out as well
Another blown call. He was out. Disgusting.
Oh come on he was out.
Come on, Hughes. Get him. One more.
WHAT A SHOCK, HE WAS OUT. Replay confirms it.
That better not be the difference in the game. These umpires always blow the call in the key spot, and these guys think they are too good for replay. Unbelievable.
fastball way high
umpire was out of position, bad call.
I would have pulled Burnett after he K’d Kotchman. You can’t do better than that filthy two-seamer that he threw to send him back to the bench. That was his last gasp, and he used it very effectively. Absolutely. Wicked. Pitch.
Ellsbury. was. out. Horrible call by the umpire.
cmon phil
As I said…
That was a bang bang play. Not surprised the ump missed it.
my red sox fan friend just texted me and said he was out. UGGG
Gotta wonder if the curve is a good pitch to go to here. I dunno if Pedroia would be sitting on it or not.
Where is DR Cox, to list the idiots?
put him on second….
whew!
Huge out!
good stuff
YUUUUSSSSSSSSSSSSSE!!!
No harm done.
Let’s win this one.
doesnt matter I guess
HHUUUUUGGGGGGHHHHEEEESSSSSSS!!!!
No harm to foul got him to fly out.
They had to get 4 outs that inning.
Nice work, Franchise!
send Beckett out there in the 8th so we can beat him
Okay, we need some runs.
Damn that was close.
Please score now.
Man the pitching in this game has been great.
Ah, baseball.
phew, AJ phenomenal start, took his ERA down .22 with one solid outing, makes up for how bad he was the other night
Oh man that scared the $ out of me HAH!!
I hate having to trust Michael Kay.
WELL DONE “UUUUUUUUUUUUUUZZZZEE!!!!!”
Rob B, you don’t pull a pitcher in a 0-0 game after he throws a 95 mph fastball to blow away Kotchman. That’s not the way major league baseball is played.
Cano is amazing with those sweep tags. Too bad the umps consistently miss those last second tags he makes though.
Man, I hate the up-and-down effect on the nerves in games like these, but you really can’t beat them. Excellent ball game. Hard to do better than this.
Did I ever tell you guys how much I like Hughes?
Oops. Yuuuuuuuse
Little punk knew he was out too.
Whatever.
Tough ND for AJ, he pitched his punk a$$ off tonight.
Score a run here, for the love of Christ. Hughes can go another inning, but I’d rather just give the ball to Mo and end this one.
My poor heart!
This is one of the few best-pitched games in the majors this year. It’s nothing short of tremendous thus far.
Man, this is the best RS/Yanks pitching duel since Pedro and the Moose.
#65: The Phuture of Yankee Pitching
Umpiring is just awful. They are a profession that has zero accountability.
Just awful.
Can’t be this bad anymore in an age of HD replays and slow mo cam shots from all over the field.
Nice that a blown call didn’t cost them a run.
It’s simply amazing how many calls these guys have blown on the bases this year.
It’s an epidemic of futility.
“jennifer
August 7th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
Where is DR Cox, to list the idiots?”
he’s at the game. listing idiots in person live.
What a game.
That standing O was really nice to see. AJ has been truly outstanding (wonder what his ERA is now)…….He came up HUGE tonight. I’m sorry he can’t get the win, but baseball wins when you have duels like this. Now let’s just hope the Yankees can get the win……
“Little punk knew he was out too.
Whatever.
Tough ND for AJ, he pitched his punk a$$ off tonight.”
time to breathe
Okajima time
The yanks need to win it here, this game has been great.
my hair is getting gray watching this, what a game
Ross August 7th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
Man, this is the best RS/Yanks pitching duel since Pedro and the Moose.
Thats true, is Curtis Pride comin off the bench for us?
Rip it out, Swish.
Its amazing how bad the umps are regarding stolen bases. They miss so many calls at 2nd base
I wish MLB would expand the Instant Replay system to other calls. It would be ridiculous to have it on all calls, but if they used the challenge system like they have in tennis, I think it would work without lengthening the game. Each manager gets one IR a night that he can use. Once he uses it, he’s done. It can’t be on balls and strikes, but on bang bang plays at any base. They should vote on that.
So far,this has been a really cool game.
“Tough ND for AJ, he pitched his punk a$$ off tonight.”
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If the Yanks win, AJ can win 20 games but the fans will still remember this one a year from now.
I swear I wont eat sushi for a month if they can get a run off this guy.
Okajima looks like a max-effort guy to me..
well here the A part of the BOS BP
the Yankees will score this inning, Okajima is very overrated.
PL, the one in which Pedro knocked out Soriano and Jeter in the first two at-bats?
MG August 7th, 2009 at 9:42 pm
“Rob B, you don’t pull a pitcher in a 0-0 game after he throws a 95 mph fastball to blow away Kotchman. That’s not the way major league baseball is played.”
If you say so. I absolutely understand why they didn’t pull him, but watching him pitch that inning, he was really struggling. That 2-seamer was absolutely sick, but, like I said: it was his last gasp effort. He put everything he had left in that pitch.
It all worked out in the end, so I guess it doesn’t really matter, though, does it?
Let’s rip Okey Dopey
Remember earlier in the year when the Sox Bullpen was lights-out and the Yankees was terrible. tonight that will be put to rest.
Damn, Okajima has some shiny cheeks on his MLB.com pic. LOL!
“I wish MLB would expand the Instant Replay system to other calls.”
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it’s becoming absolutely necessary
“HUUUUUUGGGGGHHHHEESSS”!!!!
Hairston or Pena to PR?
Why did Girardi have to bring in Hughes?
AJ deserved the win and should have been given one last opportunity to get it.
overmanaging at its finest.
hoping Swishy gets on someway so that Hairston can PR
Get on Base. Put in JR.
Unless Elsberry had scored on a hit by Pedroia, it is better to have the leprauchan not leading off next inning
Betsy,
AJ’s ERA is at 3.67.
If Swisher reaches, you go to Hairston to PR, IMO.
“Tough ND for AJ, he pitched his punk a$$ off tonight.”
If we win, I’m sure he won’t mind the ND.
OMFG no it wasn’t !
As much as we all rip on Pedroia – he’s a helluva a player.
That ball he hit off Phil would’ve been well off the monster in left-center – he tomahawked a high fastball as only he can.
He’s dangerous, there’s no denying it.
Hi everyone!
I am home. What did I miss?
I totally cried bursting with pride when AJ came out of the game to that phenomenal ovation and then totally cried with disappointment that I have the game on NESN. They’re not as big as showing things right into the dugout.
Dammit!
Same with Hughsie and AJ’s reaction.
I have no idea whether Girardi got skewered for taking AJ out but I think that was absolutely the right move.
This is the AJ we knew we were getting.
JUST PHENOMENAL.
Later
Meanwhile, Beckett was tremendous. He was his big game self. No way to deny that.
Both guys were consummate professionals. I’m sure there were some Yankee fans who were dismayed that there were no fireworks.
Oh well.
Bye for now.
I swear I will dine on ramen tonight if we score off of this guy.
“If Swisher reaches, you go to Hairston to PR, IMO.”
scratch that
Oh yeah, as a pitching and defense kind of fan, this game is my idea of heaven.
Pete, you may need a third thread!
What a shock, he misses ball 4 and Swisher is forced to chase because of the joke of a strike zone tonight.
The pitchers have thrown a heck of a game tonight, but the reason it’s still 0-0 is most likely that strike zone.
# Jason from The Heartland August 7th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
PL, the one in which Pedro knocked out Soriano and Jeter in the first two at-bats?
Yea the bases were loaded and Curtis Pride hit a hard grounder to Todd Walker who bobbled it and threw it over the head of Varitek
Erica – always OPPC
August 7th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
Hi everyone!
I am home. What did I miss?
Nothing and a whole helluva lot.
Man this umpire sucks !
From 3-0, to an out, because his plate aproach is just this side of atrocious. Seriously, it’s like clockwork. Load up the count, and Swisher is swinging on his heels. It’s not controlled, he just tries to crush it. He’s a better hitter than that, he just doesn’t use it.
“I wish MLB would expand the Instant Replay system to other calls.”
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it’s becoming absolutely necessary”
I hope they AT LEAST consider it. I think it would be great to have that rule.
“I wish MLB would expand the Instant Replay system to other calls.”
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“it’s becoming absolutely necessary”
At the very least, they should use it on bang bang plays at the plate.
AJ was out of gas. Bringing in Hughes was the right move.
Geez, some of you will second guess anything.
Melky it’s late & close
Pitch up around his shoulders. What is Melky doing up there?
I’m shocked they want to Okajima here…
Personally, I find Okajima to be the most depicable human being on the face of the Earth.
Nice eye, Melky.
went* to Okajima, rather
I expected Bard or Ramirez
I leave Hughes in unless they score.
This may go awhile and we will run out of quality arms faster than the sox.
nasty change up
Up to Jeter now.
Jeter is due.
“nice eye” he K’d LOL
*bangs head on table b/c Micheal Kay can’t shut it*
Well we need Jeter to redeem himself for the weak groundball. As much as I love Mo, I want him in with a lead not a tie.
Uncle Ellsworth So it’s sorta social, demented and sad, but social. Right?
August 7th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
Erica – always OPPC
August 7th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
Hi everyone!
I am home. What did I miss?
Nothing and a whole helluva lot.
***
Help me out Uncle E. I severely lack the patience to get caught up on the comments tonight. Did I miss any worthwhile blog chatter?
Worst AB Melky’s had in a month. That was a good change up that he missed, though.
Those 3-2 changeups are just lethal.
Arod walk off?
I see no reason why Girardi would take Hughes out.
I want to see Hideki vs Okajima.
Aj pitched a gem, and Girardi did the right thing. Question is, Mariano is coming in the 9th, but what happens when we go to 10? Robertson, Aceves, etc????
Fundementals…should be 2 or 3 to 0 and an easy 9th for MO…but NO
We should have at least one run by now, but we can win this.
Jeter will reach base. MPB Johnny Damon is gonna knock one out and make it 2-0.
Or Johnny will walk off to start the ninth
To the 9th. Keep Hughes in.
and on we go
Okay- MPB Johnny Damon is eating pie tonight
Help me out Uncle E. I severely lack the patience to get caught up on the comments tonight. Did I miss any worthwhile blog chatter?
No just a well pitched game.
Not much on the comments.
a nailbiter
Darnett!!!
Captain Crunch!
they have the heart up next inning…and in Ortiz’s case the stomach
I let Yusssse pitch here until someone gets to 2B
All right, Phil. No drama. 3 up, 3 down.
# RDM August 7th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
Fundementals…should be 2 or 3 to 0 and an easy 9th for MO…but NO
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right b/c a runner coming in from 3rd with less than 2 outs is a given…
This game is boring me, I’m going to watch Caddyshack on AMC, anyone with me
Our friend and pal A Rod is poised to make the last out….
I keep Hughes in. Joe usually goes by the book, MO
Joe needs to leave HUghes in though i have a feeling he will bring in Mo. It is tough to question that but he cannot burn through the quality arms too quickly.
Big inning w/ VMart and Youk.
Damon, Tex, ARod in the 9th
hold them down Phil
this has walk-off written all over it!
Would love to see Girardi leave Phranchise in for the 9th, but he won’t. Mo has struggled in the past in non-save situations, but the book says to use your best pitcher in the 9th in a tie game at home, so that’s what Joe will do. And usually it is the right move. Just not so sure tonight.
not a big fan of “the book” in this case.
If there is any pie-ing tonite (*crosses fingers* please God), I hope someone pies AJ too
What will Girardi do? Leave Hughes in?
well its Mo
VMart will get a double….Youk move him to 3rd and Poopie will score him….any takers??
mo’s in
Here’s where things go in the Sox favor…
We have Hughes and Mo for next 2.
They have Bard, Delcarmen, Ramirez and Papelbon.
I just don’t see how our bullpen matches up to theirs.
“Arod walk off?”
I don’t even remember the last time he hit a walkoff at night at home.
Geez… we go straight to Mo. We wasted a reliever already.
Hughes 9th, Mo 10th – & 11th if necessary
Bringing in MO….NO NO…he’s cursed in this situation vs the Sox
Mariano without a lead? Really?
This isn’t a save situation. I don’t know if this is the best idea. Hughes was fresh. Let’s hope it works out.
NYY626
August 7th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
If there is any pie-ing tonite (*crosses fingers* please God), I hope someone pies AJ too
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Johnny and AJ in a piefight!!!!
Err…where’s Phil? I know this is the right move, just you know…Mo and tie games…
Time to play who claimed Rios.
So far San Fran, Mets, Cincy, Boston and Seattle have said no.
Who dunnit?
Detroit
why did he take hughes out??? what if this goes 15 innings??
MO??
Come on, give me Hughes
Red Sox need to win this game badly.
They had their best on the mound. And their offense got shut down in the huge spot. Generated nothing off of AJ.
Whatever happens in this game in terms of who wins or loses, the yankees are still going to be in the Red Sox heads after this.
Earlier this season I’m sure the Sox looked at the yankees and thought they were the much better team.
They won’t be able to think that at the end of this game either way.
I wish Girardi would toss his “book” into the East River.
Why use Rivera? I guess he wants to preserve Hughes.
so annoying, whatever lets hold it mo
This doesn’t make sense to me. Hughes pitched to one batter.
Our bullpen does not match the sox which is why this is a mistake.
I guess they want to give Hughes a break. Still, that seems like a big waste to me.
WAIT WHAT?
Why is Mo in? Hughes out only after one batter???
What if we don’t score in bottom 9th? Who’s going to pitch the tenth? I don’t trust maybe-elbow-injury Aceves at this point
Joey G must really be banking on an Arod walkoff blast. Or he’s overmanaging this game out of hand.
No Joe
Girardi by the book: bring your closer in a tied game in the 9th at home.
The whole game is a managerial mess
My fear is that they’ll need more innings of pitching and Girardi’s wasted Hughes.
With the score tied, I hope Mo pitches with the same urgency when the game is on the line. Oh, wait…
It’s the heart of the order – Mo time…we’ve got the heart coming up next… stop the second guessing and enjoy the game.
YankeeRay –
WhiteSox?
Let’s go Mo!!!
Bringing in mo is a dumb move you gotta save him for extra innings. What’s the point of having Hughes on the team if he only faces one batter a game?
I won’t criticize Girardi but would have let Hughes pitch the 9th-the logic is that this is the meat of the order and you want your best out there. The Yankees have the meat of their order in the 9th also, Mo gets them out maybe you get a win in the bottom of the inning.
YankeeRay,
I’ll say White Sox also.
I’m just gonna say it: Girardi is an overmanaging micro-manager with no gut instinct.
Absolutely taking AJ out was the right move – you can’t ask for more than what he gave. AJ doesn’t care about getting the win for himself anyway. Of course I would have loved him getting the win, but if we win, it doesn’t matter. This is where wins and losses don’t tell the whole story. AJ will end up with a no-decision, but he pitched brilliantly. Joba got the win yesterday and wasn’t so hot.
its Mo
RDM
August 7th, 2009 at 9:54 pm
VMart will get a double….Youk move him to 3rd and Poopie will score him….any takers??
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Mo will have a 1, 2, 3. Damon will walk, tex will flyout, arod will hit a walk off and RDM will get banned from this blog (mr. negative). Any Takers?
Shut them down !
Again, the V-Mart trade continues to pay dividends.
RDM,
You’ve really been brilliant tonight and I’d like to extend an invitation to you to join our little club.
It’s only open to the most astute posters and your observations tonight have qualified you.
We meet every Sat afternoon in the great hall Under O’Neill’s Banner.
Are you game?
And that prediction goes out the window…
Great job by Posada changing his eye level.
The pen is pretty short tonight. Only Aceves is available after Mo. Offense needs to come alive.
Amazing that the sox only have one hut so far
although last game’s name was terrible, and I suddenly yearning for that again….
Wow, dumb move…….because if this goes extra innings, you’ve lost your best pitchers.
MG
exactly. Anybody question why MO,or want to secon guess read MG’s post.
hit
1 inning for Mo, then who?
Alex Rios
Maybe Florida
94?
Benny, please. A Rod couldn’t hit the ball out if it were placed on a tee at home plate with no defenders…he is in a slump and shouldn’t be batting 4th
“The pen is pretty short tonight. Only Aceves is available after Mo. Offense needs to come alive.”
I’m sure Coke can be used. Bruney is still on the roster, though I’m not sure I want to see him.
It’s a puzzling move, to be sure. Mitre could also be used because they have Gaudin to take his turn.
“Amazing that the sox only have one hut so far”
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and an average defensive OF would have caught the ball.
it should be no hits
Mo and Ortiz…Now this is what you pay to see
sit down youkiliptus
Ortiz with the game winner.
does youk ever go down quietly?
whether you agree or disagree with Girardi’s moves he has the team in first place after a bad start. He knows more than any of you managerial wannabe critics, period.
yeah SIT DOWN Youk…
mo lookin’ sharp.
Sit down ya whiner.
Again, you guys have been given questionable calls all night. Shut up.
Mow ‘em down Mo!
Bronx Jeers…if I lived closer…I would be game…we could talk some fundemental baseball…maybe we could invite Girardi
How is a 0-0 gem a ” managerial mess”?
Comedy at it’s finest.
Garardi must know that N.Y. is going to win in the 9th. Why else would he not bring out Hughes for the 9th? STUPID! Save Mo for the 10th if needed!!!!!!!!!
Lets hope it doesnt come down to having to use Mitre.
Oh boy.
If it’s Bruney in for the 10th, we might as well give up now and save some stamina for tomorrow. At least we know we can slap Mr. Laptop around
Really? You’re gonna give up a hit, and it had to be to HIM?
Papi w/a single…..game winning run
Single let down lol
OMG.
I’m in hell and it’s freezing?
Of all the people for Ortiz to get a hit off of…
Eh, get Drew. Mariano can probably throw two innings.
1st pitch to Drew sure looked like a strike to me
i dont get why Gaudin is comin on Sunday…he can give us innings? is he walking from San Diego?
Nice Job Alex!!
16 pitches for Mo
this is just one game in august…this is just one game in august…this is just one game in august…oh screw it – it’s not working…
whew
Nice play Alex!
Okay now end it I have plans tonight come on fellas
Yeah, Mariano totally sucks in tie games
one more inning for Mo definetly
I’m going to guess the Nationals didn’t claim Rios.
No problem for Mo.
Now the fun begins again! Fire up the E-Z-Bake, AJ!
Tex hasn’t tasted pie yet, has he? Tonight would be a good night!
our heart of the order vs Papelbon…here we go.
Thank you arod! That catch was for his BFF, RDM.
AJ is getting the pie as we speak!!
At least we know 10th inning will be easy to lockdown with their bottom of the order coming up.
Yeah, Girardi needs a lot of help from some of you geniuses.
A-Rod walk off
Mo won’t need to throw 2
Yanks with a walk-off comin right up !!
will it be Damon, Tex, or Alex ??
AJ would have to get pied as he pies someone.
It’s the only way.
Ah, time for my 3rd beer as A Rod will be coming up….ho hummm
is he walking from San Diego?
LOL.
I dont think he’s on the roster yet is he?
This is NOT a must-win for the Yankees. That said, I disagree with removing Hughes. This offense has got to wake up soon, they always do this year.
I’m guessing it’s Bard, not Pap
Boy do I love low-scoring ballgames!
MPB Johnny Damon walk off.. its coming
jennifer
August 7th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
Where is DR Cox, to list the idiots?
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My guess is that’s he’s out of ink. The list has been long the last few days.
Who’s gettin’ the pie?
Can we please score a run now
Nice play to end the inning there.
Why no PR for Ortiz?
I thought for sure Big Poopie would steal 2nd base.
Mo took pity on Ortiz and gave him something to hit.
Hey didn’t someone predict a walk off by arod off Paplebum?
someone said it earlier….walk off by ARod
@ PL – Gaudin started on Wednesday, he wouldn’t be available anyways
No Hughes tonight because he pitched 2 days in a row and 1 night off. Though he could have pitched another inning you put your best against their best as Mo was plenty rested.
Don’t think Marlins would take Rios due to money and they just dropped 3 straight.
Detroit and White Sox make the most sense.
I doubt the Yanks can do anything at all against Pimplebutt.
TEX will have the walkoff.
Tarheelyank August 7th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
is he walking from San Diego?
LOL.
I dont think he’s on the roster yet is he?
Not yet, I guess they have to decide who to let go first?
i’m starting to believe that unless the yankees win by at least 6 runs, many “fans” here consider it a technical loss!
Great game.
Except for the umpiring, of course.
Think it will come down to Alex?
Come on Yankees!!!!
Pie Time!!!!
I swear RDM must be Nostradamus. Or maybe his little brother
nostradumba$$.
“A-Rod walk off”
I have yet to see him walkoff at night in a home game.
Never mind. Nobody left on the bench except Lowell.
Hmmm, I hope A-rod is channeling his inner June 3rd, 2007..
The whole notion that Mariano “can’t pitch” in a tie game or is “worse” in a tie game is one of the silliest misinterpretation of statistics in baseball.
Amazing. But when you have michael kay continuously yapping about it people actually believe it.
Gray hair or brown. Hair is hair. sounds like you’re bragging to me.
Ok, my ramen promise is still valid, and if Matsui gets the walk-off I will be having ramen AND sushi tonight.
I am not kidding about this!
I really like the thought of getting more swings against Okajima here.
Okay it won’t be off Paplebum. It will be off Okie.
Please don’t put Phil Coke in this game
# JRod August 7th, 2009 at 10:04 pm
@ PL – Gaudin started on Wednesday, he wouldn’t be available anyways
o right..He got killed that game too
LOL I would love to see AJ be pied, but no SP can do that unless he pitches a complete game. AJ pied Doc last year, I know that…..At least he should get the wrestling belt if they win, no matter who gets the game winning hit.
yeah Girardi is responsible for the score it wasn’t that AJ guy
We battered Okijima around in his first year here… but since then he has been great against us
Aceves warming. Joe’s bullpen management has been a tad questionable tonight. But he probably knows more about the health of the pitchers than we do.
Please let end this walk-off style. 0-0 is way too nerve racking.
“Or maybe his little brother
nostradumba$$.”
LMAO
my guess is okajima in for damon and turning around tex.
then papelbon in for arod+.
just because he is the manager doesn’t mean every decision he makes is right, and criticizing a move doesn’t make you any less of a fan either, either way go yanks lets end this game right not waste a great start
In the battle of bullpens… advantage Sox. They have their best relievers available. All we have is maybe 1 more inning of MO.
Score here.
DT – OPPC member (blood type – Positive)
August 7th, 2009 at 10:05 pm
I swear RDM must be Nostradamus. Or maybe his little brother
nostradumba$$.
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Post of the night! LMAOL
Predicting ARod with a walk off.
GreenBeret7
August 7th, 2009 at 10:05 pm
Gray hair or brown. Hair is hair. sounds like you’re bragging to me.
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““A-Rod walk off”
I have yet to see him walkoff at night in a home game.”
New A-Rodism: He’s unclutch because he only hits when the sun is out!
How can anyone question Joe’s BP management?
I think they should pie AJ if they win this one.
Francona doesn’t hesitate to use Papelbon in tie games on the road
Francona looks like he’s playing to the long part of the park. Turn the switch hitters to the right side.
Johhny how did you miss that?
A Yankee Stadium dinger to win it would be just perfect.
wonderful eye look out for the chaaannnnngee up
Damon is late on every fastball, prob bc he is sitting offspeed
which is forcing Okajima to throw pitches he doesnt want to
Here comes JOBA 2.1
I’m surprised that they would bring in a right hander for Tex and have him bat lefty with that short porch in RF.
Great there going to bring in Bard !
they bring in a right hander…why leave us in suspense Kay is it Bard?? Papelbom??
Curtis Leskanic?????
Tex wants pie!
If Tex gets the walkoff I promise I won’t have dinner on Newbury Street tonight.
Pappelbomb
Come on Tex!
oops Bard
Bard has only allowed 1 HR in 30 innings this year.
you can’t criticize the manager just for making a move that is different from the one you would make as long as the move makes logical sense. He didn’t pinch run for Matsui before and now, if either Teix or Arod gets on, Matsui is hitting in a clutch situation. Or leading off in the 10th if the game goes extra innings.
I don’t know if I would turn Tex around with a short porch in right.
If he hits a walkoff, Henry will have something to Tweet about.
So far, the teams claiming not to put a claim in on Rios are the Mets, Red Sox, Giants, Reds and Mariners.
I like M.T. batting lefty with that short right porch!
break this kid in
2 breaking balls what a loser
“So far, the teams claiming not to put a claim in on Rios are the Mets, Red Sox, Giants, Reds and Mariners.”
But they could be lying though, right?
Can’t deny it that Francona does have more reliable bullets to use than us.
Bard’s stuff is so nasty
Someday, I want to see Jeter get pied.
Bard? I guess we’re going to the 10th
I would have let Phil pitch the 9th, just sayin.
So this is Papelbon’s replacement-to-be.
“Jay
August 7th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Bard has only allowed 1 HR in 30 innings this year.”
that was in his last outing – Longoria.
Alex, this would be a big one.
Okay a while ago someone called Alex. Alex is due for a hr. Lets end this right here.
Our guys have no chance to hit Bard’s 100 MPH heat. He is like Joba was coming out of the pen – basically unhittable.
A Rod vs Bard…what a mismatch
o man he is due
let me guess again, sox wins at 10 or 11.
That’s not good.
If Arod gets the walkoff I promise to netflix “Almost Famous”??
I’m stumped.
“Our guys have no chance to hit Bard’s 100 MPH heat. He is like Joba was coming out of the pen – basically unhittable.”
TB hit him on Aug 4th.
@Ramon – Evan Longoria says otherwise.
didn’t Bard give up the HR to Longoria to lose the game the other night?
This crowd is about as dead as can be. Way to welcome the rookie to Yankee stadium
That is why it was pretty dumb to take Hughes out when we could have gotten another inning out of him.
Sox are much better positioned for extras than we are.
That was the pitch.
that was the pitch
missed it
I am back…A Rod get a K, pop up or ground out???
the results don’t determine whether the move was right, it makes no logical sense to have hideki matsui running for himself in a 0-0 game against Beckett in the 7th, just because a bad decision worked out doesn’t make it a good decision, hinske could have hit for godzilla
Face it – ARod won’t do anything here, it’s a clutch situation.
when everyone thinks he’s due, it won’t happen
Do u pitch run for ALex?
Single. Come on Sui!
ARod = unclutch!!
we dont need a single, we need a HR
“that was the pitch”" to what? LOL
Trenton wins tonight 1-0 as Ryan Pope pitched a beauty. 8 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 11 strikeouts, no decision.
second guess Girardi you want Pena up or Matsui here
Hey, I’m really starting to like this Woodward pick up!
Ok, Matsui up with a chance to help win the game, one point for Girardi keeping him in the game before.
he’s got to take 2nd to give us a chance
Ok, Matsui time! This is why he’s still in the game!
I want ramen for dinner!
BOOO. Only a single. So unclutch..
Nick,
get the Ramen and sushi ready!
If ARod scores I swear I’m not eating green mangoes with salt for 2 weeks.
Godzilla’s hot today.
matsui’s up, make me look stupid and smack one out
Now Girardi will look like a genius for not pinch running for Matsui
Matsui against Bard? LOL wow this is going to be brutal. Matsui can’t catch up to a 100 MPH fastball, he doesn’t have that bat speed anymore.
I’d pinch hit Hinske right here.
Another good call from nostradumbass.
That ball almost carried him to left field. Let’s go Hideki!
Bard has not hit his spot on a fastball once this inning
RDM just threw up in his mouth with the ARod single
if it was a HR, it would have been all over his keyboard
you got to take 2nd here
Game would have been over 15 minutes ago if it were not for Girardi
This is why you do not pinch run too early
This could have been Pena vs. Bard right here
Shame Gardner’s out and can’t run for Arod. Miss that speed.
Wow
He missed a good pitch to run on.
Ok, Matsui up with a chance to help win the game, one point for Girardi keeping him in the game before.
MG the point was to try not to be here.
Com’on man take 2nd some way
If they had Gardner he would have pinch run long ago.
no reason to run for ARod
C’mon… someone hit one to RF. How hard can that be?
Matsui prove me wrong. Walk off.
Game over…we had several chances today…thanks Joe
-1 Point for Girardi lifting Hughes after only 1 batter.
Teixeira’s AB was brutal.
RBI double will be fine
C’mon SUI!!!
Tarheelyank, agreed, but Beckett struck the next 2 guys out anyway before.
BD, Disagree that Arod runs better here than Gardner.
Are you people happy now?? He stole the base! Simmer down!
Come on Hideki, just a bloop to the outfield!
too bad they didnt pinch run for Alex
it’s up to you Matsui-san
We need a clutch one right here, Godzilla!
What an unclutch steal. He should’ve stole home all the way from 1st!
Come on Jorge!
Hip.. hip…
Now I think you have to PR for Matsui. Way to slow.
Pressure is getting into this young rookie’s head!!
Nick,
put away the sushi, but keep the Ramen out
now a single would do the job
Drew, Varitek, Reddick/Lowell maybe in the 10th if Jorge cant get it done
Come on ! Let’s do it !
And now it’s up to Jorge.
This games are awesome. I really, REALLY don’t want another one tomorrow. I’m going to die soon.
Time for Jorge to get pied.
RDM, you probably aren’t even watching the game, you have no clue.
Posada hit a gapper, introduce him to the rivalry the right way
Papelbon looks constipated. As usual.
Tigers up by 2
9th inning
2 on, 2 out
Joe Mauer up
I want to see Jorge run around the field avoiding the pie.
“Are you people happy now?? He stole the base! Simmer down!”
Yes, no I’d be ecstatic if Georgy can gap one or bloop one.
was that a wax figure of Papelbum?
We need Posada to make up for that botched non-slide yesterday…again!!!
Bard at 15 pitches
I feel like this is coming down to a play at the plate. Bet A-Rod slides
Jennifer the winning run is Arod PR Matsui is pointless.
I have no nails left. Balk!
Ooooooo.
Balk!
little rascal is a bit shaken up!
Just called a balk.
Makes it even easier. A balk runners at second and third.
A balk what a weirdo..now throw a wild pitch in frustration
I can’t believe he did that.
If Bard balks home the winning run I’ll skip dinner and read MacBeth!
Can he balk again!??!?
Now a passed ball scores a run.
LOL Balk!
trevor i was thinking for a force.
if the Yanks get the walk-off, I’ll run on the treadmill (as much as I dont want to this late)
what will everyone else do/
Nick – Ramen
Dave – run
That was a ball? Ooookay.
well, if they still cannot win….
Ump: “move’em up.”
Red Sox fans would be jumping off bridges if they lost 1-0 on a balk. A walk off balk.
Throw a wild pitch!
Whatever he did, please do it one more time. I didn’t see it.
Wow !
I sense a great tremor in the Force.
to win you must swing jorge
So close…
What the hell did he swing at?
Wow, what a wasted opportunity.
Damn. Damn.
This game just won’t end.
I can’t believe Georgy did that.
How do you swing at that?
not a great at-bat…..on we go
Posada fails !
::shakes head::
freaking jorge struck out on the same pitch in the 2nd inning.
terrible at bat by Jorge…….and I still can’t get over Joe taking Phil out. Now we have to waste another pitcher……….
Nice recognition Jorge. Swang at 2 balls in that at bat.
What a game.
Posada always swings at those pitches. okay, I’m sure I would haave in that spot.
Brutal he just cant lay off that breaking pitch in the dirt all 14 yrs he’s played here
0-0 and the game is “over”.
You are a first ballot selection to the moron Hall of Fame.
So much for a 3(ish) hour game.
That was the most pathetic swing I’ve seen all night. Yuck. The ball was already clearly heading towards his feet when Posada swung. definitely un-clutch.
that’s it, I guess yanks run out of luck tonight.
Ah, too bad. Just need a “hold” here.
The ball bounces, hits Posada in the leg, and he SWINGS…unbelievable
What a momentum shift for Boston. They’ll prob. score in the top of the 10th and win.
New thread for extra innings. Please go there. Thanks!
What a game.
Man, with a fastball like that, and a slider he can throw for strikes, I think we’re seeing Papelbon’s replacement. I read that the Red Sox might shop him, because they are anxious about his injury potential.
Ace pitching extra innings…oh boy, they’ll throw out Bard or Papelbon
Terrible at bat.
Let’s hope that Ace’s arm is better now.
When the Red Sox pitching coach came out before Posada’s at bat, I knew what he told the pitcher. When Posada has 2 strikes, just throw it in the dirt. I knew it was coming. Only Posada didn’t.
Seriously, I mean seriously, Posada has an eye problem…the ball almost bounced in front of home plate and he swings.
There’s a reason they call Bard, “Joba 2.0″.
He has unhittable stuff. A little wild, but unhittable.
lol. Bard posing in the dugout. So GQ.
Classic Jorge-Posada-low’n'inside strikeout
“Nick in SF
August 7th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
If Bard balks home the winning run I’ll skip dinner and read MacBeth!”
LOL …. you are safe. no reading for you.
Posada is probably the only guy in the lineup that swings at that pitch.
Once again, he is trying to do too much in a spot where a dinky ground ball could end the game. Terrible job of situational awareness by Posada, going up there trying to end it with a big fly and chasing a bunch of pitches out of the zone, as usual.
Holy smokes. Last time the Yankees and S*x went into extras scoreless?
The day I was born.
The risk of using Aceves in a game like this is his propensity to give up home runs as he’s a fly ball pitcher.
Aceves already? Girardi’s really banking on the Yankees scoring next inning.
You guys raking on Posada don’t deserve him on your team.
Ellsbury with the game winner. again.
owned by chris woodward. SAD.
I’m a little scared here
That’s why walking the number 9 hitter is never a good idea…
Fortunately Pedroia couldn’t come up with a hit.
We need to win it here, out pen is shot.
this is a really good game, nothing to complain about i just hope we win
With both Melky and Swisher being hot right now the yankees have a truly circular line up.
The bottom of the yankee’s line up is now much better than the bottom of the sox line up.
Let’s hope that marginal gap makes a difference.
Ramon who?
always good when Cano is leading off an inning
Cano is showing a bit more patience this year, though he remains quite a free swinger. If he could be a little more disciplined it would be nice.
Yankees/Red Sox has just been about the greatest sport even for the last 12 years
He should really have Pat Benatar sing his theme song
Hinske not exactly speedy though. If he gets to second with less than 2 outs, I run Pena for him.
No pinch runner for Hinske?
This could be a great night
PR NOW please, Joe.
Jeets!
Seems like Papelbum is going to face Jeter
If not for the pitching chance, I would be thinking about walking Jeter, play for the K or GIDP
double play? is there not 2 outs?
My bad, sorry, I thought there was 1 out.
I would love to see a WP here.
this is about to get dicey..i need to go out soon…
victor martinez is not ready for this type of series…
Wow nice play by Tex. Now do it with your bat,too.
Arod wins it
i wonder if we can wait out pap…
Sterling nearly made one of his game ending homer calls.
Just missed it. Though Papelbon looked pretty frightened…
this is why pitching is more important than good hitters
nope…no slump here
Arode is so unclutch lately my confidence in him erodes at each and every bat. It seems like he’s guessing and guessing wrong on each and every pitch.