It’s only two games
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Aug 18, 2009 
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The Yankees in the last two games:
3 runs
15 of 68 (.221)
2 walks
11 strikeouts
0-9 with RISP
1 home run
Could today be bust-out day? Meanwhile stealthy MVP candidate Derek Jeter is 9 for 20 on this road trip and is up to .327 with a .392 OBP.
Meanwhile, two things to note from the division. Dustin Pedroia left the Red Sox today to be with his wife for the birth of their first child. Good luck to him. And Tampa Bay manager Joe Maddon dyed his hair jet black. The Rays are having a “Ring of Fire” road trip. The players all have to dress in black as they travel and Maddon is paying tribute to the great Johnny Cash.
Last year Tampa had a trip where they all wore Ed Hardy t-shirts. How great is that? Every manager, at least the good ones, knows how to keep his team loose. Maddon certainly finds unique ways.
UPDATE: 5:59 p.m.: He’s a photo of the “new” Maddon:
Why is the media dumping all over Rodriguez for taking steroids yet are not mentioning that Jason Bartlett and Ben Zobrist have hit more HRs this year than their entire career?
It is a double standard.
Devin:
Just emerge from a hole? Nobody has talked about A-Rod and steroids in six months and there is now drug testing. Throwing players names out there without cause is irresponsible.
Not sure what the problem is with talking about Rodriguez using steroids. He did admit as much.
If anybody makes any profane cracks about a baby, you’ll be banned, Have some class. His wife has had a difficult time and it’s not a joking matter.
I sure hope the yanks bats wake up tonight. You dont want them to be in a hitting slump heading into the weekend.
‘Ring of Fire’ road trip as their season may be going up in flames?
At least it isn’t a ‘Boy Named Sue’ trip, I guess.
At least for one day, the inmates in San Quentin were the luckiest men in America:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M89c3hWx3RQ
imo, Joe Maddon seems pretty damn cool for a baseball lifer.
lol, I didn’t even see your post, Nick.
Rishi-
I’m here.
Maddon looks like Spencer Tracey. Ramiro Pena looks like a young Ray Barone (Everybody Loves Raymond)
hey – so awkward – you know my cousin?
The Yankees will get back on track tonight and things will be business as usual as Boston continues to stumble.
Better pitching is the only real concern for the Rays.
They control their own destiny with upcoming games with Boston.
The Rangers are doing well to hang on this late in the season.
“Last year Tampa had a trip where they all wore Ed Hardy t-shirts. How great is that?”
Not at all, in my book. Have you SEEN Ed Hardy shirts?
hey pete,
Would you ever consider a job as a sports talk show host? The rubbish that is put out nowadays and passed off as sports talk on radio is downright unlistenable….
do you have an agent that is looking into these things for you? If not you really should get one….now is the time to strike – as your popularity is at its highest and your talent level is miles ahead of everyone else on the radio..
No worries, yyy. The Folsom and San Quentin records are both great and the CD re-issues that came out after the movie have lots of bonus tracks that weren’t on the originals.
Black attire for those crisp & cool Tampa-in-August evenings.
Nothing brings a team together quite like chafed thighs.
Who would Girardi have the Yankees dress like?
0-9 with RISP? Should have dealt for V-Mart and put Posada at DH.
kidding.
Lets get back to working the freaking counts ! Please !
I just hope Jeter continues to rack up hits and pad his numbers between now and the end of the year.
He is owed an MVP after getting “jobbed” back in 2006. I know Mourneau had a tremendous final 6 weeks that year and had the “numbers” to justify getting the MVP (plus he helped lead to the Twins to the AL Central title). But Jeter was great that entire season and during June and July that year he carried the Yankees while Matsui and Sheffield were hurt and Arod was a basket case both offensively and defensively.
In case anyone’s coming to Boston this weekend, Bar10 (my fave in Boston) at The Westin Copley Place in Back Bay is having a huge pre-game event, a NY vs. Boston battle of the beers and chowder. Beers are only $2, Brooklyn Lager I think.
Safe travels.
NickSwisher: Last night was a tough one. That’s alright. Tonight is a big one. Got to get this one. Let’s rock
Rishi
LOL. No.
Someone sent me a blog that has your cousins posts in it. I read it, thought that’s an unusual name and afterward saw your post here.
Seemed too much of a coincidence for it not to be your cousin.
I could give you the link to the blog but it has your cousins full name so you may not want it linked here.
Hey Pete, if Josh Beckett has a couple of bad outings between now and the end of the year and Boston continues to flounder … and at the same time, Mo continues to be in lock down mode the rest of year, do you see a realistic chance that he will get serious consideration for Cy Young?
As much as Jeter was robbed of winning the MVP in 2006, I think the greater injustice was having Bartolo Colon win the 2005 Cy Young over Mo.
Sox Chick
August 18th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
In case anyone’s coming to Boston this weekend, Bar10 (my fave in Boston) at The Westin Copley Place in Back Bay is having a huge pre-game event, a NY vs. Boston battle of the beers and chowder. Beers are only $2, Brooklyn Lager I think.
Safe travels.
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That’s decent of you to post. I am sure some people on here will enjoy the heads up. Thanks!
I think the greater injustice was having Bartolo Colon win the 2005 Cy Young over Mo.
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Uh try over Johan Santana
Didn’t the NY Giants do the all black suits thing 2 years ago? Coughlin however didn’t go the Johnny Cash route.
pat – too funny…I don’t read his blog, just read it on his fb. That is too weird. Yeah, let’s not post full names or anything…
I totally thought my cover was blown – I love incognito internet posting
Those Ed Hardy t-shirts are UGLY. I wouldn’t wear them if they were handing it out for free.
Sox Chick
August 18th, 2009 at 4:25 pm
In case anyone’s coming to Boston this weekend, Bar10 (my fave in Boston) at The Westin Copley Place in Back Bay is having a huge pre-game event, a NY vs. Boston battle of the beers and chowder. Beers are only $2, Brooklyn Lager I think.
Safe travels.
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That’s decent of you to post. I am sure some people on here will enjoy the heads up. Thanks!
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What? I wouldn’t go there.
For all I know they could need fresh blood for their annual Sox sacrifice. First dude with a Yankee hat gets an axe across the forehead. Did you not see “Hostel” ?
You could be right Bronx Jeers. I am a very trusting individual, but I like to think the best in people
Rishi
It was your cousins friends blog so your idenity is safe Batman.
what did moose say about the ed hardy shirts last year, pete? that he wouldnt wear them to sleep?
or were they affliction?
Johnny D had some nice swings with nothing to show last night. I think tonight he will have a nice game and the Yankees will get off to a nice lead. CC will shut them down.
Would love to see DJ finally get an MVP award, deserved it a few years back for sure. I do feel though that above everything else Tex has put a stamp on this team and a strong finish puts him on top. He clearly has been the difference maker in this lineup and suddenly the defense on this team vastly improved. Has a ball been hit by him this year? If Arod was 100% healthy no doubles down the lines. And Jeter up the center a SS this year with Cano focused. Sick infield defensively.
Sounds like an ambush. Avoid!
pat
August 18th, 2009 at 4:39 pm
Rishi
It was your cousins friends blog so your idenity is safe Batman.
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My family thinks I’m a little Yankee-obsessed as it is…they do not need to know how much time I spend on here
DJ won’t win it this year, he had his best chance a couple of years ago. Tex will win it in a close race.
Problem #1 with Jon Gosselin-
Ed Hardy is all he wears.
The Ed Hardy shirts just remind me of Moose making fun of the younger guys as he sported the cheap online humor shirts.
Rays will need a little more than keeping guys loose, like Upton showing up this year? Is it lack of focus or drive with him? Strange. Like his lack of power all year until the playoffs last year. He is simply too talented to be this bad.
Erica – always OPPC
August 18th, 2009 at 4:43 pm
Problem #1 with Jon Gosselin-
Ed Hardy is all he wears.
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Problem #2 — hes a loser
Jon and Kate +8 wear Ed Hardy. It’s not cool.
Grrrr, I almost found out who Rishi really is only to be thwarted at the last second.
Back to square one.
The Phranchise
August 18th, 2009 at 4:46 pm
Jon and Kate +8 wear Ed Hardy. It’s not cool.
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Jon Gosselin was in talks with Ed Hardy to design a line for children. Why would you do that to an innocent child???
I don’t really get the Ed Hardy thing? Did Giambi go the Ed Hardy route or Affliction or what????
Speaking of which is the Big G just living it up in Vegas??? Looks like it may be the end of the road for him.
The Yankees should wear this into Fenway:
http://www.zazzle.com/i_brake_.....5145364339
“For all I know they could need fresh blood for their annual Sox sacrifice. First dude with a Yankee hat gets an axe across the forehead. Did you not see “Hostel” ?”
bronx jeers-
precisely what i was thinking and same movie.
the” safe travels” was the red flag for me.
all kidding aside, be a known yankee in a closed room outnumbered with drinking red sox fans you have to be crazy.
it’s like the lions inviting the wildebeests to a party.
It’s now time for another thrilling round of “Guess the Line Up”
Post your line ups here (or any new threads) until 6:30.
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT #1:
I am leaving work at 5. I will be home around 6 to get caught up on submissions. I WILL ONLY ACCEPT THE FIRST LINE UP YOU SUBMIT. IF YOU SUBMIT A LINE UP WITH ERRORS, OR REQUEST A REVISION- IT WILL BE IGNORED
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT #2:
After today only 7 more rounds of GTLU remain (8/31) is the final day (as discussed yesterday). Only 7 more games to rise in the standings and become “The Ultimate Line Up Guesser”
The Yanks need the Matsui mojo back!
Look at the lousy DH’s they have used lately –
Jeter , Teixiera, Rodriguez – why it’s lewd, lascivious, salacious, outrageous!
Pete,
With all due respect…they do not test for HGH ….only the idiots,cheapskates and underpaid are going to get caught until they do.
Although, I do agree with your statement about irresponsibility and cause.
If Manny doesn’t fit any of the above categories….then he was just trying to get pregnant!
>>>Peter Abraham
August 18th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Devin:
Just emerge from a hole? Nobody has talked about A-Rod and steroids in six months and there is now drug testing. Throwing players names out there without cause is irresponsible.<<<
Erica here is my lineup guess:
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Posada DH
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Cabrera CF
Molina C
Jeter ss
Damon lf
Teixeira 1b
Rodriguer 3b
Posada dh
Cano 2b
Swisher rf
Cabrera cf
Molina c
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Tex 1B
Rodriguez DH
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Hairston 3B
Cabrera CF
Molina C
Lineup guess:
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Tex 1B
Rodriguez DH
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Melky CF
Pena 3B
Molina C
Thanks.
Chet
I’m so out of touch w/pop culture I honestly thought the t-shirts had pictures of Stan Hardy on them when I first read Pete’s post, and I’m not even that old.
I guess having two young kids in the house has narrowed my perspective to all things Spongebob.
I am scared to do a lineup. Without an edit button, what if I make a mistake?
There is no turning back. It’s one shot – get it right. The pressure. It would be worse than seeing Robinson Cano with RISP.
I just know I’d mess it up and then Erica would look at me sternly with Yankee lineup ladle in hand and say –
No line-up for you! One year! NEXT!
JeterSS
Damon LF
Teixeria 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Posada C
Matsui DH
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Cabrera CF
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Tex 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Posada DH
Cano 2B
Swish RF
Melky CF
Molina C
Can’t ask me,lol – I always have a bad feeling. When the Yankees go into a funk, they really go into one. I can’t say when they will get out of it – they all go into slumps together.
The struggles with the Yankee offense the last two games? I don’t like it but I guess things happen that way.
Jeter ss
Damon lf
Teix 1b
Arod 3b
Po C
Cano 2b
swisher DH
Hinske RF
Melky C
I always feel one or 2 losses will turn into a slide like we had against the NL teams and we’ll surrender a good chunk of our division lead. I don’t know why
i think matsui is out until tomorrow.
Yankees offense is struggling
CC is 1-4 with a 7.12 ERA in Oakland and hasn’t won there in nearly 6 years.
Wish I could feel good about this game.
jeter 6
damon 7
tex 3
alex x
cano 4
swisher 9
hairston 5
cabrera 8
molina 2
I’m so out of touch w/pop culture I honestly thought the t-shirts had pictures of Stan Hardy on them
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Isn’t it Oliver Hardy..?
and Stan Laurel.
Nevertheless… Funny Stuff. I loved those guys.
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Posada DH
Cano 2B
Hinske RF
Pena SS
Molina C
Jeter SS
Damon DH
Teix 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Hinske LF
Cabrera CF
Molina C
Betsy,
What are you talking about. What funks have they been in since Arod came back….The 3 games in LA, or the 3 games in Chicago…thats it.
Varitek’s out of the Boston lineup, as well (sore back, per Amalie Benjamin).
Extremely short bench for the Red Sox tonight (Nick Green and Adrian Gonzalez both in the lineup, yikes).
*sorry, sore neck for Varitek.
I’ll take a stab at the lineup:
Derek Jeter SS
Johnny Damon LF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Jorge Posada DH
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Melky Cabrera CF
Jose Molina C
Erica,
As I go for a whopping 2 in a row:
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Tex 1B
Alex DH
Posada C
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Hairston 3B
Melky CF
Thanks as usual.
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Tex 1B
Alex 3B
Posada DH
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Cabrera CF
Molina C
Your Lineup For Tonight
Jeter ss
Damon lf
Teix 1b
Arod 3b
Po C
Cano 2b
swishe RF
hinske dh
Melky C
If they go into a hitting slump, then Cashman will have to come and visit them on the road somewhere, like he did in Atlanta.
How bout we wait to worry about the game until Oakland has a lead?
Don’t worry there still will be plenty on time for
moaning groaning, lamenting, wailing, blaming, second guessing, name calling, RDMing, kvetching, venting, funking, Posada truthing, Cashman killing, Cano hating, Melky murdering, Girardi jumping, Alex…
Tonight’s lineup?
It’s all about Hideki’s knee.
Plus you got the Molina-CC connection to consider
Hmmmmmmm.
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Tex 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Posada DH
Cano 2B
Swish RF
Melky CF
Molina C
Jeter ss
Damon lf
Teix 1b
Arod 3b
Po C
Cano 2b
swishe RF
hinske dh
Melky Cf
Funky.
Coach, I’m talking about hitting slumps…..obviously they’ve been able to win close games even when they’re not hitting.
michelle b and Buddy Bianchalana,
Nick in SF told me you both will be at the game. I too will be in attendance and would love to meet up beforehand, even if only for a brief hello.
I’m in Section 120, Row 19. Let me know if you’re sitting nearby at all..
“Extremely short bench for the Red Sox tonight (Nick Green and Adrian Gonzalez both in the lineup, yikes).”
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yikes is right.
I sure hope they don’t have Adrian Gonzalez on their team.
something tells me these #s for Andrew Brackman from Baseball Cube aren’t quite accurate:
wins: 112
losses: 0
era: 0.74
innings: 97
hits: 356
unfortunately, his WHIP is probably close to the listed 3.67
http://www.thebaseballcube.com.....kman.shtml
“I think the greater injustice was having Bartolo Colon win the 2005 Cy Young over Mo.
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Uh try over Johan Santana”
In 2005, Johan Santana was 16-7, 2.87 ERA … Mo was 7-4, 1.38 ERA, 43 saves in 47 chances (2 of the blown saves came in the first series of the year against Boston). We can agree to disagree.
BTW, Mo finished 2nd in the voting that year so I wasnt the only one who thought Mo’s year was better than Santana’s.
yikes is right.
I sure hope they don’t have Adrian Gonzalez on their team.
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lol — just a little bit off on that one…
As people say, baseball is a game of failure.
If a team wins 100 games they lose 62. A great season.
If a batter fails 7 out of 10 times, he hits .300
Just because the Yanks lost 2 in a row, don’t worry. They will be fine.
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Cano 2b
Swisher RF
Melky DH
Hinky 1B
Molina C
Melky CF
ARod 3B
“Varitek’s out of the Boston lineup, as well (sore back, per Amalie Benjamin).”
i didn’t know they were seeing each other.
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Tex 1B
Rodriguez DH
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Hairston 3B
Cabrera CF
Molina C
LOL randy
Jete SS
Damon LF
Teixeria 1B
ARod 3B
Posada DH
Cano 2B
Hinske RF
Cabrera CF
Molina C
So Dustin ended up marrying Rosie, I always thought she would end up with Sam or Frodo.
In 2005, Johan Santana was 16-7, 2.87 ERA … Mo was 7-4, 1.38 ERA, 43 saves in 47 chances (2 of the blown saves came in the first series of the year against Boston). We can agree to disagree.
BTW, Mo finished 2nd in the voting that year so I wasnt the only one who thought Mo’s year was better than Santana’s.
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Johan Santana pitched 231 Innings in the American League, compiling a 2.87 ERA, while striking out 238 and only walking 45. He had a SUB 1 WHIP as a starting pitcher. His K/B was over 5, his H/9 was less than 8.
Mariano Rivera pitched 78 excellent innings but was in no way any more valuable than Johan Santana, who pitched 3 times as many innings as Mariano while maintaining a similiar quality of pitching.
The baseball writers who agree with you were most likely idiots. They did vote for Bartolo Colon’s 20 wins after all.
So Rishi’s cousin is not the drunk non-baseball fan that called up pat in the middle of the night? Huh.
From the last thread. Lance didn’t deserve to be on that list.
Lance can be a little arrogant, but that could be from rubbing elbows with europeans too much. Otherwise he’s a great athlete and good guy. Boo on those who don’t like Lance.
Jeter SS
Damon DH
Tex 1B
Arod 3B
Posada C
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Hairston LF
Melky CF
“Well what do you know? it’s the return of a quarterback who led dogs to slaughter. But enough about Brett Favre and the Jets”
Pete’s Twitter -
You twisted that one just enough to make it funny.
Anybody know “Crimes & Misdemeanors” ?
Comedy = Tragedy + Time.
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Tex 1b
ARod 3b
Posada DH
Cano 2b
Swisher RF
Cabrera CF
Molina C
Good for Mark Schlereth… the only ESPN talking head to be Anti-Favre
Erica, my lineup:
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Tex 1B
Arod 3B
Posada DH
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Melky CF
Molina C
Jeter is Mr. Consistency and I’d love to see him win the MVP. His batting approach is the best on the team for playoff baseball.
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Tex 1B
A Rod 3B
Matsui DH
Posada C
Cano 2B
Swisher RF
Cabrera CF
I ReTweeted somebody else, Bronx Jeers. Try and pay attention.
Erica, heres my lineup:
SS Jeter
LF Damon
1B Tex
3B Arod
DH Posada
2B Cano
RF Swisher
CF Melky
C Molina
Looking at all these lineups many people believe Molina will catch CC again. I don’t know, Jose has caught at least twice in the last 5 games.
And I’m banking on Matsui being back. Almost no one has him playing tonight. Had that knee drained 2 days ago, hopefully he’s ready to go.
Erica great job. This game should have its own thread.
Madden looks like Tom Arnold
“The players all have to dress in black as they travel and Maddon is paying tribute to the great Johnny Cash…. How great is that?”
Hmmmm, sounds suspiciously familiar to the New York Football Giants all having to dress in black (except Eli wouldnt do it) as they traveled to either the NFC Championship Game or Super Bowl 42 in their championship year.
I cant remember which game they did it for, but in answer to your queestion Pete, yes it’s really great that Joe Maddon can copy Michael Strahan. Absolutely amazing!
p.s. 18-1!
I have to admire Maddon’s respect for the Man in Black.
I ReTweeted somebody else, Bronx Jeers. Try and pay attention.”
I apologize for not properly familiarizing myself with the intricacies of Twitter.
I was just pointing out something I saw on this page that I thought was a good laugh.
Thanks for the condescending remark though.
Also, Johnny Cash is to country as Metallica is to “metal” (if you wanna call the music they’ve made since 1992 “metal”) and as Nirvana was to grunge – mostly for posers, not so much for real fans of their respective genre.
Not to attack Maddon, I’ve liked him since I heard him use “ameliorate” (correctly no less!) in the WS rain delay press conference…but still prefer Strahan’s reasons for wanting his team to wear all black…they were on their way to the other team’s funeral after all
Now THAT’s something Johnny Cash would approve of. Michael Strahan shot a man in Reno, just to watch him die!
He looks more like Elvis Costello than Johnny Cash, Pete!
He looks more like Elvis Costello than Johnny Cash, Pete!
Tint Madden’s glasses, and he looks like Bono…