Game 124: Yankees at Red Sox, Part II
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Here is the second game post.
UPDATE, 10:03 p.m.: We’re through five at an angry Fenway Park. Yankee 7-3 as they have belted four home runs off Josh Beckett.
UPDATE, 10:17 p.m.: Poor defense has cost CC two runs so far and assorted extra pitches. It’s only 7-4 and he’s at 104 pitches. The Yankees are going to have to get some big outs out of their bullpen. This one is far, far from over. Not at this park.
UPDATE, 10:21 p.m: Bad news: The grounds crew is poised near the tarp. There must be some bad weather coming. At least it’s a official game. No rain as of now.
UPDATE, 10:36 p.m.: It’s the well-rested Phil Hughes with two down in the seventh. CC’s line: 6.2 8 4 3 0 8. Not too bad given the poor defense behind him. It well could have been two runs. He threw 80 of his 118 pitches for strikes.
UPDATE, 11:13 p.m.: The force is strong in young Hughes. Last 35.1 innings: 5 ER, 22 H, 45 K.
Back later with clubhouse reaction.
keep piling on people!
Erica – always OPPC
August 23rd, 2009 at 10:04 pm
Good people of LoHud-
I am relocating to the couch for a bit for Mad Men. Please watch over the Yanks while I am gone and take good care of them.
I will be checking in from time to time!!!
Orlando Crhis August 23rd, 2009 at 10:01 pm
Everybody has a player that they love to bash. Pete, is yours Cano? Are you holding him to too high of a standard? He’s only been playing for five years, and, while he’s been more than serviceable at second for the Yankees, when compared to the rest of the Yankees infield, he’s not going to hold a candle to them. While he’s shown flashes of brilliance, they’re probably just that at this point. I’m not saying that you shouldn’t get on the guy, but you hammer on this cat every day. Just say that you think that the Yankees could do better with somebody else at second. We get the idea.
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bravo chris. but pete is part of the media. he understands that there are certain trigger points to get more people to post on this blog. arod is the obvious #1 guy to critique b/c the fanbase is polarized towards him. the #2 guy is cano. so who knows what pete really believes but he does know how to get people to respond.
The boys are hitting Beckett hard.
Bomb, Bomb, Bomb..
Bomb, Bomb, Boston!
Vmart should definitely stick to first place… if the Sox decide to use him as their primary catcher next year, they’re in trouble
We now have an official game. 5 complete innings with the home team trailing. With the home team ahead, 4.5 innings would be sufficient.
Swisher has hit the ball on the screws all weekend. Just unlucky.
so there’s a controversial swing call by the homeplate ump and espn doesn’t even show a replay of it? what shoddy production…
The ball was hit directly at him. Good play…but they dont need to drool over him now.
No fastballs to Cano over the plate.
Swish looking like the May Swish
First day of teaching tomorrow …. this game needs to move faster!!
first BASE
Call in sick haha
jeez- how much do I hate fenway
Could would have 100 rbi now if only he could hit with risp.
robbie cano’s #1 fan = joseph morgan…
Cano
CC has the lead and knows what to do with it. 9 pitch out and he made the top of the order look silly.
I honestly don’t understand this idea that he’s not pitching well.
He’s thrown 6 innings and has 6Ks. I believe the Sox lead all of the majors in walks drawn as a team.
CC has not walked anyone.
He’s given up 2 earned runs and the 3rd run was an unearned as a run can be.
He had a bad second inning because the Sox hitters were sitting outside adn CC didn’t adjust quickly enough.
He’s throwing a very strong game on the road so far.
Morgan continuing the Cano love fest. At least somebody is giving Robbie some love.
Joe Morgan showing Robbie some love …. John Miller breaks it up talking about the “phantom play”
uh – that was a quick inning…
i love it… “angry Fenway”…. so true!
i lived in Boston for 12 years.
I listened to “YOU DID STEROIDS” chants every time Giambi or Sheff came up to the plate.
Now those same folks are saying “well, everyone did it” whenever you mention Big Phony David Ortiz or Manny Being (Helped BY Steroids) Manny.
I guess they have something to be “angry” about after all:)
Trevor August 23rd, 2009 at 10:08 pm
Could would have 100 rbi now if only he could hit with risp.
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if he could hit with RISP’s, then cano would be batting 2nd or 5th, an allstar and in the discussion for MVP.
SJ, I’m calling for 7-4. Trader, I think we will definitely see CC for 7.
Chances of hearing the Manny Delcarmen story for the umth teen time this season = 100%
CC is not pitching badly at all. Boston has just got 2 runs off first pitch swings and fouled off a TON of pitches
Beckett got through that inning but once again the yankees squared him up.
Beckett was very lucky Swisher and Cano hit the ball at the defense.
I can’t wait to Gardner back into action to give Melky a rest and somemore of a competitive edge when he’s playing.
That broke our string of scoring every inning. We’ll just have to start a new string in the next one.
this whole fixation on the pitcher-catcher relationship and becoming a problem is such crap it’s ridiculous. If you think any catcher is really going to control where a pitcher throws the ball then you’ve never played the game. The pitcher can essentially call and throw every pitch exactly where he wants, it has little or nothing to do with what the catcher wants him to do. The best pitchers, of course, understand the game so well they get completely insync with the catcher early in the game and don’t waste time shaking off signs. It isn’t like every pitcher throws 4 pitches, how many choices are there, 2 or 3?
Rish, so far I’ve been on target, hey?
May it last.
How long ’til Gardner gets back. Melky doesn’t seems to have the fire in his belly.
melky has got to hustle on that grounder to second.. its not such a big deal to ask…
Guys, you’re forgetting that Morgan and Cano are card carrying Major League 2nd basemen. Stick up for your own
Gardner is what another week until the cast comes off.
Uggggghhhhh who was that kid again?
I like how they are showing BOS highlights. How about some Yankees highlights?
Cano will always polar opinions about his effort.
Drew is the same way in Boston. You won’t see a lot of emotion. You won’t see anger. That bothers some people.
(Has Cano ever been tossed from a game?)
Paul O’Neill he is not. Just accept him for what he does.
He’ll hit over .300, he’ll hit more homers than your average 2B, and his defense will be better than average.
Will he screw up sometimes? Yes. Will he appear to not hustle sometimes? Yes. In the long run – the good will out weight the bad.
Chances of hearing the Manny Delcarmen story for the umth teen time this season = 100%
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You mean, Manny DelCAAAAAHmen?
2 consecutive bad outtings by Beckett.
He gave up 7 runs in 5 1/3 to Toronto.
And now he gave up 7 runs in 6 to the Yanks.
Time to PANIC Boston!
I mean really – can they stop showing replays that old! if they are going to show stuff, show recent stuff
Since the Yankees are winning John Miller demanded the Chase Wright highlights
Cano has been having a great year. He made two errors it happens but it wasn’t because of lack of hustle.
I’m wondering that too. Will Gardner have to play some rehab games or not?
MG, no need to even go there. We kind of agreed we would leave that topic until at least after the game (or next Thursday if you want to wait for the next AJ-Posada matchup.)
Chase Wright flashback.
“Guys, you’re forgetting that Morgan and Cano are card carrying Major League 2nd basemen. Stick up for your own”
That is probably part of where the love comes from.
going into the 6th tonight, Beckett had been scored on in 10 consecutive innings.
Josh is hitting The Wall.
Goodbye, blue sky.
This will be the inning to determine if we get another inning out of CC-Youklis, Bay, Lowell
comeon cc, lets hold it here
CB, I’m with you, I think CC is doing very well. It also happens that the Sox have taken a pretty smart approach and have been successful in driving up his pitch count, yet he’s still winning the war (knock on wood).
As well as someone might be pitching, sometimes the other team has a say in the action too. (case in point: Youk just now
)
crap… i hate Pukilis
Come on CC, get through this inning.
Is this another example of Beckett being an ace?
CC has to find a way to get them threw this inning. The last inning was his only easy one. In this game CC has thrown too many good strikes over the plate like the one just to Youk. They know exactly where to look.
What was the point of ESPN showing the 4 consecutive homeruns. That was so wrong.
come on CC.
trisha, I only mentioned it because ESPN once again brought it up with Beckett and his catchers. I’ve been watching and playing baseball since 1953 and somehow never heard it mentioned until this year.
Morgan likes middle infielders and especially 2nd baseman
Seven runs won’t be enough in Fenway. We’ve seen this before. Sabbathia can’t fall apart here.
CC needs to get Bay here. Do not put other runners on.
“Rishi August 23rd, 2009 at 10:11 pm
I mean really – can they stop showing replays that old! if they are going to show stuff, show recent stuff”
That is just typical ESPeeN waxing nostalgic. Dreaming and hoping of it happening again.
Nice pitch. Beauty.
CC is working the outside corner tonight like its going outta style.
Fuhgettaboutit.
FROM LAST THREAD:
Oh, and thank you all for the well wishes. Its been a painful weekend, but a series win (and some prescribed pain meds) certainly made it more endurable.
horrendous defense
W T F ALREADY!?!?
You aren’t bashing Cano, Pete. You just made a comment that in my opinion was silly. One bad day means he isn’t a smart ballplayer and doesn’t hustle. That is not accurate and seems like you are overreacting.
Come on guys. Outfielders are slow to the ball. Dammit
It’s Christmas in Fenway
Man, the defense tonight has been sketchy as all get out.
what the frig
why is it that every single time they play here they are sloppy
Come on this defense is terrible tonight. Catch the ball.
7 is not enough, either is 8
MG – ah. Gotcha.
Now I’d like the rain to come and not stop.
I like this guy’s punchout call. It’s like the hitters hang their heads in shame and walk away – unless it’s the elf, Pukey, Ellsbury or Victor Martinez! They stand there and fight.
(A 4th Sux run might be on its way.)
some bad communication on all these bloops…
there is no chance they get Youk there.
Bad play by Jeter, Damon and A-rod. CC is getting no help out there today…
DAMN…How many balls are just going to drop in this game?!! They need to get the bullpen up. We don’t want CC to completely lose it in this inning.
im not sure anyone really was supposed to catch that…
Come on, 6-4-3
Just can’t keep giving the sox all of these extra outs.
Steve Philips is an idiot. Melky wouldn’t throw that to 3rd.
Pete – is it windy tonight at Fenway?
The Yankees defense is playing like it is Wrigley Field.
Come on double play ball. Let’s go.
Can’t play any worse than this.
Nobody wants to catch the ball tonight.
The rain is coming
This is unreal…CC please don’t give them any more runs.
Gave away 2nd run tonight for no reason.
just get this 3rd out…
second run that should not have scored tonight
if the yanks know how to catch a ball, the score is 7-2
I was just guessing at the final score when I said 7-4.
I certainly won’t mind if it’s 15-4!
Another run allowed by allowing a guy to take an extra base he had no chance of taking otherwise. Nobody covering 3rd, or Youkilis doesn’t even think of advancing, and guess what? The extra base results in a sac fly and a run. Gotta be aware of the situation.
The defense has just killed CC tonight. Just awful.
Another gift run.
Too much baseball left to play.
This has been a terribly played series…
Another bad defensive play that cost the yankees a run. They are playing with fire.
Those pesky defensive miscues always comes back to haunt ya. At least C.C. is staying focused despite all that.
there are some strange things going on at Fenway tonight. I’m watching the game with 2 close friends who are Sox fans and we have been in shock at some of the balls that have dropped in, including the bloop hit by Damon a couple of innings ago.
Should this be CC’s last inning? he’s getting hit.
The Bad News Yankees just might hang onto this one.
CC get him and give them one more inning.
so far, he is pitching like a warrior….. gutty can he get this 3rd out?
“This has been a terribly played series…”
Yes it has been. However, if the Yankees win I can forgive them
It seems like this game is slowly slipping away..
Whew
Relax, people.
gutty performance
The only explanation for the sloppiness is maybe cause they’re at the end of a very long road trip?
Could be a factor. Thankfully tomorrow is an off day.
Got to give it to CC he’s pitching his ass off tonight.
I don’t know why so many people think that a pitching duel is coming when Beckett pitches against the Yankees. Have any of you looked at the Yankee BA against this guy? Only two guys are below .250 before tonight (Molina and,
, Teixeira). As a team, the Yankees have a .286 career average against Beckett.
I fear Lester more.
We need more runs, 7 just doesn’t feel like it’s enough.
How big was that A-rod bomb?
CC kind of got hosed there. He’s pitched better than 6 ip 3 er
cc should start throwing his sinker because it is clear that the guys cant catch a ball tonight. I mean I can understand the cano one, but seriously. Lowell’s ball is a routine pop up, the fact that someone had to dive for it is just sad
does espn really have to use those onfield up close and personal cameras? these guys are on the field, playing a big time game, with big time dollars invested and you want to put a camera 2 feet away from them? why?
how about some Yankee hits/runs here…
They need to wake up out there. Enough of this slop.
A few more insurance runs would be dandy
CC is pitching to contact. He knows his count is high. He isn’t trying to K guys, just get them out. I think he has one more inning. It’s a key one. Get the SS, then a chance to keep Ellsbury off the base paths and Pedroia. Then the big bats, but less likely to keep a rally up. Keep the pesky guys off.
I still remember the last CC game at Fenway. I can’t watch the game slip way at the very end again
So far 2 gift runs and counting. The Yanks are going to have to score at least 2 more runs. It seems like every inning they get 1 back.
The defense has cost him him 2 runs and 25 pitches.
7 isn’t enough with so many guys unable to catch the ball tonight.
They need more runs.
“This is unreal…CC please don’t give them any more runs.”
What’s the guy supposed to do? Throw the pitch and then run out to the outfield to catch pop flies?
There’s literally only so much a pitcher can do.
The red sox have hit 1-2 balls hard since the second inning.
CC did a great job there only letting the one run score.
The defense has been terrible tonight. And that’s the team’s defense.
2 gift runs
DAMN!
Rachel
August 23rd, 2009 at 10:19 pm
It seems like this game is slowly slipping away..
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Do you ever say anything positive? You’re like the female equivalent of Matt?
Get some Tums or something, lol.
Need to work some runs again this inning.
These pop-ups have been very weird. Just can’t seem to get them.
I don’t understand those espn guys, what game are they watching?
rob, that’s because Lester owns us. and besides a few starts and that WS start, Beckett hasn’t really ever been great vs. the yanks
i really dont think the ball damon layed out for was “supposed” to be caught…hes not that good of a left fielder…it was no routine play
on another note..CC has pitched much better than his line would say…some dinks have hurt him and some questionable defense
CC at 107 pitches he should of been out of the inning without giving up a run. I would bring him back out in the 7th.
With luck, Beckett will still be pitching, and the bats can make amends for some of the poor D.
Pat M: I caught your reply in the previous thread. You know, I’m not sure I even knew that you were married, but it sounds like your strategy was sound. Sorry about your personal track record, but I think it will improve in September — and October.
Let’s get Hughes up. Top of the order they won’t be pinch hitting with the lefties.
“It seems like this game is slowly slipping away..”
Rachel I definitely don’t feel that way. Maybe it’s because I’ve already decided we’re going to win!
I hope the other pitchers are watching CC closely tonight and taking notes on how not to implode when bad things happen behind you.
So many bloop hits, Boston isn’t making much good contact off CC
It’s The Soft Parade for Boston tonight.
Are the Yanks staying at Morrison Hotel?
That has to be CC’s last inning. He was falling behind on a lot of the hitters and looked like he was having trouble locating his fastball. Girardi has to realize when his guy is tiring and get him out of there before they start rallying.
107 pitches in these situations is a lot. He’s had guys on base almost every single inning and has had to make a ton of pressure pitches. Not all pitch counts are equal.
So does Hughes or Robertson start the 7th or do you go batter to batter with CC in the 7th? He has worked very hard in this game. Who knows how much he has let in the tank, probably not much. He is at 107 pitches.
Lets see if Jete swings at the first pitch again…?
Jeter taking a pitch whhhhhatttt
what happened to Manny Delcarmen
Yeah, Beckett will throw fastballs to Molina, not anyone who can hit it out.
Beckett = punk
way to throw at jeter
Yankee fielding awful..I haven’t dropped this many f bombs watching a game since yesterday.
As usual, they stop scoring while the Sox chip away
“The only explanation for the sloppiness is maybe cause they’re at the end of a very long road trip?
Could be a factor. Thankfully tomorrow is an off day.”
Good point.
CC starts the 7th for sure.
“Maybe it’s because I’ve already decided we’re going to win!”
I hope your right lol
4 routine plays blown in 6 innings. That has hurt CC more than anything.
Make 4 routine plays, and CC is ahead 7-2 and is at about 80 pitches.
John August 23rd, 2009 at 10:21 pm
rob, that’s because Lester owns us. and besides a few starts and that WS start, Beckett hasn’t really ever been great vs. the yanks
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Which was exactly my point. I had a lot of confidence that the Yankees would win this game if CC had a good outing.
It’s far from over, but it’s been encouraging so far.
“What’s the guy supposed to do? Throw the pitch and then run out to the outfield to catch pop flies?”
CB, if Bugs Bunny could do it, why not CC?
On another note, could the bad defense tonight be a result of a team that’s at the end of a 10-game road trip in 11 days? I know it sounds like an excuse, but for a team that has played good defense this year, tonight is off the charts bad for them.
If I’m Jeter, I charge the mound and throw my helmet at Beckett and then wait for him to throw me to the ground Greco-Roman style…
oh wait.
Lets hope Hughes is sharp. He’s barely pitched in the last couple of weeks.
so if they call the game for rain do you think they’ll just leave the score where it is or will they pick it up again at a later date/wait out the rain?
CC has thrown 107 pitches tonight.
73 have been strikes.
34 balls.
So he’s throwing 68% of his pitches for strikes.
The red sox have drawn more walks than any other team in baseball.
To throw 68% strikes against the Sox is rembarkable.
I call a Damon bomb??? Anyone else? Around the Pesky pole.
Maybe five years from now ESPN will show flashbacks of the four HR Beckett gave up like the Chase Wright flashback???
Yeah, right.
Or not.
“I hope your right lol”
Me too!
CC just tough out 1 more inning.
I say give cc a shot, but bring in hughes if 3 men get on base
really – I was away at a wedding all weekend and exhausted – can they just end it already so I can pack and get to bed!!
Why isn’t anybody warming up for the Yankees? CC is at 107 pitches and their main bullpen guys are setup after not pitching in days. I understand CC is a horse but there’s no need to throw him 120 pitches every time out with a big division lead and 40 games left.
2^
So the chances of the Umps saying game over….. zero. This better not be a game that starts back up at like 1am
Beckett wasn’t throwing at Jeter. A change-up got away from him. No pitcher in baseball tries to hit someone with a change-up.
Gotta find a way to get 9 outs and hold a 4 run lead.
Where is the rain when you need it.
I just hope we don’t see CC start the 7th get hit around and Girardi continue to leave him out there when he has nothing. Girardi tends to do that a lot with AJ and CC, just doesn’t know when to have the hook.
“If I’m Jeter, I charge the mound and throw my helmet at Beckett and then wait for him to throw me to the ground Greco-Roman style…
oh wait.”
LMAO!!!
ahhahahahahhahahhahahhahaahhaha
Listen to Steve Phillips bemoan how 7 out of 8 Yankee runners score today.
SJ44,
Definitely a frustrating game defensively do far. Championship teams make those plays. Their defense is fine but they can’t afford too many of these clunkers on D.
Come on rain!
Rachel I don’t think Girardi is going to do any screwing around with this game.
We just had a bunch of West Coast games…..what’s another game with a 12:30 am ending?
That’s what I hate. They keep beckett in after he gives up 7 runs. Then he starts to settle down for the Sox to come back. Like in Toronto. Probably why he has 14 wins. Yanks need to add more insurance runs. Hope Hughes pitches tonight.
Did anyone here ever see Frank Sinatra in person? I wish I could have seen him and the members of the Rat Pack.
“Where is the rain when you need it”
Radar shows it just and I mean just misses Boston. If it does rain though it will be very brief.
The key bat this inning is the first one as always. Must put Gonzales away. But I am sure Johnny will once again talk about him hitting one out which is hysterical. Yesterday’s homer was embarrassing and out of the ordinary. That’s like saying Molina can hit balls out of the park too.
Joba, do the rain dance!
isn’t it a 3 run lead?
vtyankeefan-the original!!
August 23rd, 2009 at 10:14 pm
Morgan likes middle infielders and especially 2nd baseman
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How about he recognizes a great player when he sees one?
Which is more than I can say for many on this board.
Lack of outfield speed hasn’t helped us either. Would be nice to have Gardner available for late inning defensive play right now.
“The pop up play looked to me (and there was a replay) that Tex either did not have it lined up or the ball was taking a turn more toward second. It looked like Cano read that and came in to make a play Tex was not going to make. He overran it just a bit. It was not for lack of effort that that play got bungled. IMO.”
Doreen,
I completely agree with you.
The idea that cano dropped that ball from lack of hustle or focus is just not supported by what happened during that play.
Now he still needed to make that play and should have.
But fundamentally, Tex screwed that play up as well. It was a much easier play for him but he just kept back peddling and never caught up to the ball.
Hughes better be warming up and ready for when he is needed. Don’t warm him up once there is trouble.
BD 2.0 August 23rd, 2009 at 10:29 pm
“Definitely a frustrating game defensively do far. Championship teams make those plays. Their defense is fine but they can’t afford too many of these clunkers on D.”
Well, championship teams can also win when they don’t have their A-game on.
come on..locate.
We don’t need the rain, we have Hughes & Rivera
Wow really stretching Sabathia out
CC you cannot walk this guy who stinks.
Sinatra played at my grandfathers prom back in the 30s.
come on ump!!..
CC looks tired.
I love how all of a sudden these pitches aren’t strikes.
Now the ump is squeezing cc.
Ha and he swings. What a loser. Thanks
112 pitches. I hope CC can get a couple quick outs here.
comeon CC get 2 more outs
How bout that!
For those wanting rain. The other night Atlanta and Florida had a 2-hour rain delay in the 9th inning. If the Braves and Marlins resumed, nothing will stop Yanks/Boston on ESPN.
Thank you Girardi, Hughes is up…
that had to pump up his adrenaline level
3-1 pitches back to the pitcher rock!
CC is just a great athlete. What a play.
No other pitcher besides perhaps Mariano makes that play.
The problem here is that you don’t want the relievers warming up unless you’re sure they’re not gonna bring the tarps out. Don’t want to bring out Hughes to get 1 or 2 outs and *then* have a rain delay — that’s a waste. Not a fun conundrum.
What are they talking about. How many 4 and 5 outs has Hughes had this year. Jeez.
cc is still throwing 97
98 on the paint, i guess cc is far from done
that was a strike!
98 – after 112 pitches… whoa
CC still looking solid. Hopefully Ellsbury doesn’t foul everything off
Let’s go CC..2 more outs..
“Sinatra played at my grandfathers prom back in the 30s.”
Wow.
Just wow.
That is amazing.
Tom: same grandfather would was the WWII hero?
CC smells the end coming. He’s throwing gas.
Did CC just hit 98mph??
On pitch 112 of the game CC hits 98 mph.
In his last start Johan Santana’s average fastball velocity was 88 mph.
WHO was, I meant
Sabathia better be fresh for the playoffs. Last year he wasn’t after throwing tons of pitches in August and September. Girardi needs to stop leaving him out there so long.
YES!
why does espn hire the dumbest commentators?
I would let Hughes face Pedroia next.
Filthy pitch
One more cc.
Made him look just silly.
Rachel, seriously the man knows how to manage. The New York Yankees are 6.5 games in the lead in the AL. He knows the importance of this game.
Great job CC!!!
Way to battle big CC!!
Like I said earlier, ya can’t steal 1st base…..
Cue Phil Franchise
smart move…118 pitches…nice job CC
dont get this move at all
That’s it. Good job by CC, now Hughes gotta keep his emotions in check. Throw strikes Phil.
CC did his job in a big game. Just like an ace is supposed to do.
Gameday showed CC topping out at 97 against Ellsbury.
Pedroia bad numbers off of Phil.
Big outs. Takes the guys that set the table for the heart of the order out of the mix.
Great job by Sabathia and I think Girardi took him out at the right time.
whats 5 pitches going to do? He’s a horse
gutty performance just like an ace
Yes, Nick. And before the war my grandmother dated, well 1 date, Johnny Unitas-she lived next door to him!
Great job CC. Perfect timing by Girardi to take him out. The smurf would of fouled off 20 pitches and then got something to hit. Smart letting a fresh Hughes face him.
The hobbit has had tough ABs vs CC tonight, I like this move.
Great job CC, you busted your ass tonight.
YUUUUUUUSSSSSE!
let Hughes start a fresh inning
i love the idiot lady in the green behind the plate claiming that ellsbury tipped that ball….learn the rules of baseball. molina caught the ball! She also got up and started going crazy when youk hit into the dp….lady im not sure if you realize this, but there is a position in baseball called the shortstop.
I give you a smiley face sticker today CC
Youuuuuuuuse
This is the right move. After Pedroia it turns Martinez around to the big part of the Park.
Gutty performance by CC.
The D failed him miserably but, he held his composure and held the lead. Can’t ask for any more than that.
“Sabathia better be fresh for the playoffs. Last year he wasn’t after throwing tons of pitches in August and September. Girardi needs to stop leaving him out there so long.”
Isles, the guy is a horse but tonight especially I think Girardi wanted to get everything out of him that he could.
Hope Hughes is sharp.
118 pitches and you don’t understand the move?
Zach in Port Jeff,
In AJ’s case it’s not what’s happening behind him. It’s usually ump related.
In fact, I think AJ’s been pretty good about picking up his teammates on errors. He seems to bear down after they occur.
But I know what you mean.
And Sterling’s going on and on and on about the errors, saying CC’s a good guy, but he should be irritated by the defense tonight. I’m like, “Dude, they’ve given him 7 runs. He’s not irritated.”
CC just take the Cy Young Lead tonight? In my mind he did. Him and Verlander
CC did he job. His defense was no where to be found. He went deeper in the game than I thought he would. He gave his all. It is up to his pen to hold it. and his o to score more.
Team advantage stat = BIG WHOOP
Phil Hughes might be rusty.
Miller is an idiot
Feels like we haven’t seen Phil in ages.
comeon hughesy
Bring the curve Phil
How dumb is Jon Miller?
Carl August 23rd, 2009 at 10:38 pm
118 pitches and you don’t understand the move?
118 is not 118 to CC…he is a monster he could have gotten 1 more out thats all…I dont like Hughes not starting an inning…JMO
Hughes is amazing.
Do these guys bother keeping up? I guess only Miller doesn’t know that the Yanks intend for Hughes to be a starter in the future.
GJ Phil
I’d rather listen to Miller’s dumbness that Buck/McCarver’s snideness.
Dammit Swish. You give me headaches in the field
niiiiiiiiiiiice – catch looked a little ugly, but we’ll take it
sit down hobbit!
Joe G made the right move.
worst fear: bases loaded game 7 of the world series with 2 outs in the 9th and a fly ball is hit to nick swisher or johnny damon
I swear anything hit hard towards swisher and i close my eyes.
The Phranchise August 23rd, 2009 at 10:39 pm
CC just take the Cy Young Lead tonight? In my mind he did. Him and Verlander
How about Mariano for the Cy Young too?
“Sabathia better be fresh for the playoffs. Last year he wasn’t after throwing tons of pitches in August and September. Girardi needs to stop leaving him out there so long.”
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The yanks can rest Sabathia in september if the division is locked up. Sabathia usually doesn’t throw this many pitches outfide of the red sox games.
I think the move made perfect sense (and I started typing this post just before Keebler made that out). Let CC get the #9 hitter and the sole lefty in the lineup out and then bring in Hughes to get Pedroia.
Jeez Swish. Yikes.
Pedroia once again can’t get a hit off Hughes. Now they have the power hitters next inning, but giving up a homer is a run, not more. Nobody with speed on the basepaths. Big inning. Also means Mo may see the end of the lineup in the ninth.
More runs would be nice in this inning.
gutsy performance by CC. lets go hughes+mo.
Youuuuuuse
more runs
Let’s get a few more runs!!
CC’s 118 pitches were not by any stretch an easy 118. They were very stressful, grind threw every inning pitches. It probably felt more like 140 to him. It was time to take him out.
John
August 23rd, 2009 at 10:41 pm
worst fear: bases loaded game 7 of the world series with 2 outs in the 9th and a fly ball is hit to nick swisher or johnny damon
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I would think the yanks would use Gardner, Melky and Hairston Jr as defensive replacements late in postseason games.
My dream is Jeter finally gets the well deserved MVP to get at least one for his career
and
Mo finally gets the recognition he deserves and wins the Cy Young
Will it happen, probably not.
The Yankees continue to keep the Sox off the board every other inning.
Gee Jon Miller, I didn’t realize that Hughes was finished as a starter at the age of 21 and after a dominating stint in the bullpen. And all these years I thought Morgan was the bigger idiot.
I’d like to hear from all of those Yankee fans that were insistent that CC isn’t a true “ace.”
That he’s no Josh Beckett because CC is a good pitcher but not a great one because his only real value is being an “innings eater.”
6 2/3 IP/ 3ER/8 Ks/ 0 BB on the road.
His defense was awful tonight and CC picked up the rest of the players behind him and put them on his back making up for their mistakes time and time again.
And on the other side of the diamong – Josh Beckett – the guy so many Yankee fans fawn over and bow down to as the greatest “big game” pitcher since Whitey Ford puts up a completely gutless performance.
The Red Sox are 1.5 games up in the wild card and are fighting for their lives.
The Sox are just starting a run of 25 games during which they will be playing 20 games against teams that either would make the playoffs if the season ended now or are still in the thick of the playoff hunt.
Every game for them right now is a playoff game. And given how shakey their rotatin is they must win every time Beckett and Lester take the mound.
And Beckett gives up 7 earned runs against the Yankees at Fenway.
It was pretty clear tonight who the “ace” was.
I wonder how long this Dimaggio Aaron Pujols commercial is going to last? Maybe until Pujols gets outed as a roid user?
SJ,
LOL. Sounds like this game is a must win to you.
for all you hughes to the rotation people…tell me who would you have in the spot if hughes is in the rotation next year…i want names
Arod 2nd bomb of the night???
another insurance run wouldn’t hurt
Perfect time to lift CC because Pedroia had good AB’s against him tonight.
Hopefully they can get a run in this inning. Beckett over 100 pitches.
“My dream is Jeter finally gets the well deserved MVP to get at least one for his career
and
Mo finally gets the recognition he deserves and wins the Cy Young”
I’m still bitter about Morneau robbing Jeter a couple years ago and Colon getting the Cy over Mo. Those were blatant cases of NYY bias.
PL: they moved past the ‘only use Hughes to start an inning’ stage a while ago. He needs to be able to come into a game regardless of the situtation by October anyway, when he’s going to need to be able to get outs in situations much more tenuous than tonight’s.
OOOOoooohhhh. That curve was left over the plate, I thought that was going to get smoked
So, where’s the guy who always posts here about Beckett being better than CC?
Beckett’s had a few gems against us, but otherwise we’ve crushed him.
I’d love to see the Yankees break this open and make Beckett do the walk of shame back to the dugout while the Yankees are celebrating more runs against him.
That K wasn’t even close
he earned it there.
Nick in SF in Larkspur August 23rd, 2009 at 10:45 pm
PL: they moved past the ‘only use Hughes to start an inning’ stage a while ago. He needs to be able to come into a game regardless of the situtation by October anyway, when he’s going to need to be able to get outs in situations much more tenuous than tonight’s.
True, your right.
The Phranchise August 23rd, 2009 at 10:43 pm
My dream is Jeter finally gets the well deserved MVP to get at least one for his career
and
Mo finally gets the recognition he deserves and wins the Cy Young
Will it happen, probably not.
Well, Mo finished 2nd in the Cy Young back in 2005.
But, like you said, won’t happen…..too many anti-Yankee voters in the baseball writers block.
I thought there was multiple guys claiming that???
Beckett is the king of the outside, outside corner getting called a strike.
Must win? No.
But, it is a game you want to have at this point.
Pathetic hypocrite station. Did anyone think Jeter would be the star of that former commercial? Why would he be since Pujols is the face of baseball.
Yuh.
Beckett still throwing some great pitches. Yanks were just too much for him tonight.
“The Sox are just starting a run of 25 games during which they will be playing 20 games against teams that either would make the playoffs if the season ended now or are still in the thick of the playoff hunt.”
why is there panic in Boston?
If they lose tonight – since the All Star break, they will be 2-13 against playoff contending teams Texas, Tampa Bay and New York.
Gone!! SUi!!!
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSS
MATSUI IS A BEAST!!!!!
BONZAI!!!!
Hideki
MATSUI-SAN!
hitdeki!!!!
matsui is japanese for MACHINE!!!!
have you all discussed this yet?
…According to the report, Rice laughed hard when told his comments were taken by many as jealousy toward today’s high-paid players.
“You ask anyone who was at that speech, they’ll tell you that I talked about how we were the ones who helped those guys get the money they’re getting today. I went through three strikes. I was once one of the highest paid guys,” Rice said.
“I don’t resent that. The money has gone up, and it’s still going up.”
Jeter didn’t think it was funny, however.
“I didn’t know I was like that,” he said to reporters. “That would be a first for me.”
Later on Friday night, after the Yankees routed the Red Sox 20-11, a game in which Jeter and Rodriguez combined for seven hits, three RBIs and five runs scored, A-Rod deferred to the Yankees’ captain when told that Rice said he was misquoted.
“Tell him,” Rodriguez said, referring to Jeter.
But Jeter wasn’t biting.
“Misquoted?” Jeter said. “How was he misquoted?”
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....id=4417140
Matsui owns Fenway
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!
SCREW YOU BECKETT!!
Suck it Philips. Can’t catch up to fastballs. Joke of an announcer
Wow, wow, wow!
There’s an insurance run.
GODZILLA!!!
BANDBOX!!!!!!!!!!!! LOL~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MATSUI!!!
Woohoo!! Go Matsui. Nice add on run…
Matsui raking, just raking. Luv Godzilla!!
HAL: Bring back Matsui next year.
Yahoo suiiiiii
kung-POW
BRING. HIM. BACK.
Mothra has been driven from Fenway AGAIN!!!
I say Sui returns next year.
Anyone else?
nice matsui!!!
Josh Beckett: “why, why, why, why would you throw that.”
I would still bring in Mo in the 9th even though it is now not a save situation.
Phillips denigrates Matsui — Matsui decorates the seats!
MORE SAKE!!!!
GODZILLA!! The SUX Killer!!!
Thrilla from godzilla
does he only hit HRs in pairs now? awesome.
How can the announcers still work up the nerve to call NYS a bandbox with Fenway getting so much airtime?
Payback for what they did to Burnett yesterday. Of course Burnett isn’t our Ace.
Matsui IS to the Red Sox as Ortiz WAS to the Yankees (circa 2004)
SJ,
I’m just kidding with you. You’re always getting on other people about “must win” games, and you sound anxious tonight.
5 blasts given up by Josh Bucket. “Fenway. Where Amazing Happens.”
Matsui needs to drain his knees right before the playoffs. Wowza.
Phillips can’t really hit fastballs, I don’t actually know what I’m talking about, uhhhhhhhh dead silence HOMER. Priceless.
For the most part the Yanks have handled Beckett’s fastball well threw the last couple of years.
Beckett’s like every NL pitcher not named Pedro Martinez that comes to the AL and is shell shocked because they don’t have 33 starts vs. teams with a .220 hitting catcher in the 8th spot, and the pitcher in the 9th.
Talks of Matsui demise have been greatly exaggerated.
so if swish doens’t get on here (barring – god forbid – extra innings) – has the streak been broken?
Even if he didn’t play regular, couldn’t you see him off the bench as a pinch hitter on both righties and lefties…Remember he’s hit off of tough pitchers like Holliday as well….
So if we hit them in our stadium it’s the park, but in another one it’s?
Matsui has been a much better player since he got married!
varitek sucks tonight.
he keeps calling for pitches that are ending up in the stands.
beckett is getting screwed.
Is Matsui the best DH in baseball?
Thankfully Cash didt listen to many people who wanted to trade Matsui last winter. Considering he missed some games for injury and missed 9 NL games in intraleague play, he has had quite a season. Most of his hits are in huge spots like tonight and off quality hurlers
Right field is such a joke at Yankee stadium. What a whiffle ball park. What a joke baseball is in a park that plays this short.
Imagine the great Josh Beckett giving up 5 HR in a single game.
Beckett has struck out 5 guys.
HR = K.
Not a good equation.
Now it can’t be that the yankees have an inordinant amount of power.
So it has to be the joke of a ball park they play in.
But it is funny how the “wind tunnell” always has a ticket on their charter flights.
This is a quality conversation.
Shouldn’t the vaunted Boston bullpen, laden with young budding superstars, be in the game right now instead of Beckett?
not for nothing but i love the way swisher works the pitcher…
I want Matsui back but I can understand why they wouldn’t.
The Count
Swish just missed it
Swishy just missed that.
So where is the person who said that we’d be lucky to get one run off of the ace Josh Becket?
Phillips, thank you Mr. Obvious. Wow, so Beckett wasn’t good tonight????? If he didn’t tell me I wouldn’t have known. They get paid for this????
hughes vs. 345
Between the Green Monster and the Pesky Pole, there are a lot more cheap homeruns in Fenway than in the new Yankee Stadium.
Maybe there are so many HR’s in the new YS because the Yankees can rake? There’s a thought.
If the Yankees don’t pick him up next year, don’t you think the Dead Sox would love this guy?
I didn’t think this was a ‘must-win’ game in any respect, but anytime you can get +114 on the money line with CC starting, that’s a ‘wow, it would be sweeeeeeeet to win this one’ game.
Beckett’s line – 8 IP, 8 ER
Not a line you see everyday. Very few who give up 8 runs will see the 8th inning
“Josh Beckett: “why, why, why, why would you throw that.””
LMAO!!!!!
Hideki and Jeter are playing with a grave sense of urgency. Make it happen, boys.
Chuck Norris fears Hideki Matsui
I say Sui returns next year.
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Maybe there will be a rule change this offseason allowing AL teams to play two DH’s expanding the lineup to 10. That way we’ll be able to keep Matsui and Damon.
crimmins August 23rd, 2009 at 10:49 pm
Phillips denigrates Matsui — Matsui decorates the seats!
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Phillips knows so much about baseball, doesn’t he? I mean, look at how great he did as the GM of the Mets!
The Extreme Sports Poker Network really loses credibility when they put that guy out there as a “baseball expert”.
Of course the announcers always fail to mention that it is only .302 to RF in this dump. Only YS is a joke to these guys..
Ewww…35,000+ singing that creepy song again.
Francona is trying so hard to get Beckett a win, its messes with his ego to lose to the Yanks and CC, so as long as Francona thinks he has a shot he`ll keep Beckett in. Now that Beckett gave up a critical run making it a four run lead, Francona blew that
For all we know Matsui will retire after the parade, but he’s certainly making a strong case for his importance on this team.
I strongly believe the future of damon & matsui as a yankee depends if they win the world series.. if they win they won’t break up this team.
Let’s go Hughes…
islesfan – how ya been?
wow, where did that deuce miss??
Is Miller NUTS?
Did you all see the empty seats Friday night at fenway, especially in the late innings?
Totally out of touch with reality the guy is. Too bad they don’t pay attention to the real game instead of just reading off stats that their flunkies hand to them!
Francona is trying to save his bullpen. With two quality starters they have gone thru stretches of burning it out. Hence Bowden the other night and claiming Wagner.
Ewww…35,000+ singing that creepy song again.
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If I’m Caroline Kennedy, I take out a restraining order against Neil Diamond.
comeon hughes, now isnt the time for walks
Steve Phillips is the same guy who was chasing his secretary around the office as Mets GM……
Which makes him a perfect fit at BSPN.
c’mon phil
Damn…Here we go….
:/
when was the last time hughes pitched?
Simply Incredible Road Trip
Yanks take
3 of 4 in Seattle
2 of 3 in Oakland
2 of 3 in Boston
You couldn’t ask for more.
So, you guys know I’ve said one win would be okay, but…
This has turned into not a “must win” game, but a “must not lose” game, because they’ve led the whole way and because CC did such a good job.
So, of course, I’m having trouble watching…
come on Youuuse
Hughes is overthrowing and falling behind.
I think if the Yankees win the WS, Matsui would retire.
Now this 8th inning is a sort of real test for Hughes.
djs – I’m doing good buddy. How about yourself? Unburdening myself with the Knicks was the best thing to happen to me. After last draft I realized I can’t root for them anymore. Need to find a new team this fall. Say hi to the guys over at UK for me.
Do not want to put more guys on. Come on Phil.
How cute! Even Fenway’s chanting ‘Huuuuuughes’!
Pedroia is Verne Troyer is disguise August 23rd, 2009 at 10:56 pm
Steve Phillips is the same guy who was chasing his secretary around the office as Mets GM……
Which makes him a perfect fit at BSPN.
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Tell that to Harold Reynolds. Wasn’t a charge of “sexual harassment” the reason they gave for dismissing him?
Hughes come on man
isles – there’s always room on the raptors bandwagon
I think someone else needs to warm up in the bullpen…
This 8th inning is a much more important inning than the 9th inning.
The heart of the Sox line up is up now – not in the 9th.
That’s why I said I hope he’s sharp. He hasn’t pitched much lately.
Hughes is probably alittle bit too amped up.
how bush league is the NL? smoltz goes there a shuts down the opposition for 5 innings…
Not pitching in a while will do this to you
I don’t see them bringing Matsui back regardless of whether they win the WS or not. He’s breaking down too fast. Lots of miles on him before he ever became a Yankee. I’d like to see him go back to Japan and finish up his career there. A Farewell Tour if you will.
Awwww jeeeeez.
It must be so windy
you got lucky phil
Yankee Trader
August 23rd, 2009 at 10:31 pm
Lack of outfield speed hasn’t helped us either. Would be nice to have Gardner available for late inning defensive play right now.
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Would be nice to have Gardner have Melky’s at bats too !!!
At least we’d see respectable effots at all times…
Hughes needs to throw strike 1 here.
The wind has to be an issue tonight. They all look like they have skates on.
He did the right thing forcing him to hit it but right down the pipe.
Josh Beckett – redefining what being an ace means….
Melky’s wild ride.
I love Hughes. I trust Hughes. However I get Mo up for 4 outs if necessary. He hasn’t pitched in a while and tomorrow is a day off.
DA MELK!!!!
Nothing inside to Bay.
take thier heart away YUUUUSSSSE!
WOW.. Hughes come on…
almost 2 run hr
Anybody else’s heart stop on that Yuckyliss fly out?
Hughes and Jose weren’t on the same page. Couldn’t agree on a pitch.
“Here comes little Wonderbread Dusty to smote lazy Robi and the un-focused Yankees!”
LOL. I hate to say it, but some of you deserved that.
He’s playing GG caliber defense all year. Tonight, he over runs 2 plays and he’s bone-headed, lazy and unfocused.
I take Cano over Pedroia, Today, Tomorrow and the next 5 years.
If I recall correctly, Gardner wasn’t exactly dominating out there…that’s how Melky got the chance to take his job in the first place
Phil Plains Nasty there. Attacked him
Bleeeeeeeeeew him away
DJ, are you happy with what the Raps did to their team this offseason? After getting rid of Half Man/Half Season, I’m thinking about following the Nets.
inside fasstball overpowered Bay!
now thats the phil i know.
missing bats.
1 more Phil…..
Jason Bay is no Manny.
Rob B August 23rd, 2009 at 10:58 pm
Tell that to Harold Reynolds. Wasn’t a charge of “sexual harassment” the reason they gave for dismissing him?
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A hidden excuse to fire him for all his Ken Griffey Jr. apologist spiels over the years.
SIT DOWN! and you forgot your hat “trick” bay.
“Josh Beckett – redefining what being an ace means….”
Nice to see the frowns on the faces of Papelcrap and Theo.
The wind must be doing weird things to fly balls since that is about the 7th weird handling of a fly ball tonight. (Although I think that all of the problems have been with Yankee outfielders.)
I hate the Boy Genius
bringing back guys old guys after winning a series is not always the best plan of action. winning the series should not be the deciding factor.
let matsui go – it will hurt but we have to as posada needs to spend more time dh’ing next season. and sign damon only for 1 season before going after crawford.
Hugh spot for Hughes here. It would be great for his development to get past Lowell.
And Theo looks worried. I guess he looked at the wild card standings.
Keep the ball away from Lowell. He loves to flick at it.
Swish!
SWISH! nice
whew
Nice Phil. And someone caught a pop out.
Nice Nick!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SWISHY!@@@!
YUUUUUUUUUSSSSSE!
I can’t believe Steve Philips gets paid to spew the kind of crap analysis that got him fired.
nicky
If Yuse gets a K to end the inning I’d LOVE to see a JOBA FIST PUMP!!
ok or a Nick Swisher sliding catch!!
Finally. Someone grabbed a bloop.
good job hughes…and nice catch swisher!
wow thats how you know we got this
Its a different bullpen baby! No more veras, alba and edwar.
Swish you the man
Thank you Phil.
Do you bring in Mo in a non save situation in the 9th? Normally I wouldn’t but there are 3 reasons I think he has to tonight:
1) Red Sox
2) Hasn’t pitched in about a week
3) They’re going to get him up even with someone else starting the 9th just in case so might as well let him pitch
Do they bring in MO or stick with Phil if it stays 8-4??
“LOL. I hate to say it, but some of you deserved that.
He’s playing GG caliber defense all year. Tonight, he over runs 2 plays and he’s bone-headed, lazy and unfocused.
I take Cano over Pedroia, Today, Tomorrow and the next 5 years.”
tarheel, once again we are on the very same page! (I don’t mean to scare you.)
Youuuuuuuuuse
Hughes-lights out!!
Thank you, Swish. There is definitely some serious wind around the ballpark tonight. There is not one easy fly ball.
Hughes is really developing. That second pitch strike to Lowell was beautiful. Lowell completely bailed out on that inside cutter. What a great pitch. Lowell had no idea what the action on that pitch was.
CC had a nice outing today. He really got screwed by bad fielding. Take away those fielding errors and he goes 8 innings, 2 runs.
One other thing that was very encouraging: 8 K’s, 0 BB
Hughes was good too.
islesfan August 23rd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
DJ, are you happy with what the Raps did to their team this offseason? After getting rid of Half Man/Half Season, I’m thinking about following the Nets.
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ecstatic. contenders? not even close. but i love how colangelo has created a market north of the border for the international player. and i’m a big fan of calderon + bargs. signing hedo was a big statement to other non US players that toronto is a major destination. considering most US players want to leave, he had a good gameplan. now it’s all about re-signing bosh along with bargs + derozan’s development. i like them alot.
They’re going to go to Mo.
Isle I’m with you about Mo. It would almost feel sacriligious not to bring him in. MO
Did Cabrera and Cano watch how Swisher hustled for that ball?
Theo should look worried. No one was all that impressed with his minor leaguers this year in trades. We have seen Bowden who was something less than impressive. Tazawa? Bucholz has pitched better of late. Bard getting hit, but has impressive stuff. But in the field. Bay may be gone. They are weak on both sides of the OF. Ortiz is nothing more than Giambi the past few years for us. Victor Martinez is a very good player but he doeesn’t scare me. And they need multilple starters.
Figure the 9th inning will be pinch hitters. Drew, captain america and Ortiz.
first half MVP candidate, Jason Bay is now at .257 with 118 strikeouts.
yikes. he should have signed a contract at the AS break.
And he still can’t find a SS
Although you know they’ll try to get Han Ram back at some point
Yeah, let Mo pitch the 9th – off day tomorrow, and he hasn’t pitched in a while.
You probably send Hughes out there for the ninth. Only 18 pitches thrown. and if someone gets on Mo you bring in.
CC Sabathia’s ERA after tonight – 3.59.
Josh Beckett’s ERA after tonight – 3.65.
Tom in N.J. I’m still back on your grandfather’s prom. Can you imagine being at your prom and having Sinatra as the entertainment?
Geeze.
Is Mo pitching the 9th? You’d think espn would show us warming up.
“islesfan
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:04 pm
Do you bring in Mo in a non save situation in the 9th? Normally I wouldn’t but there are 3 reasons I think he has to tonight:
1) Red Sox
2) Hasn’t pitched in about a week
3) They’re going to get him up even with someone else starting the 9th just in case so might as well let him pitch”
hasnt pitched in a week? i believe he last pitched on wednesday
Smoltz should have stayed in the NL. 9 strikeouts in 5 shutout innings against one of the worst offenses in the league-Padres.
Mariano will pitch without a doubt
I think bringing Damon back next year is a no brainer, as long as it’s a 1 year deal. Rotate the DH position next year for guys that need a rest with Swisher being a 4th OFer with Jackson starting.
Did Veritek know what to throw Cano or what?
But it is funny how the “wind tunnell” always has a ticket on their charter flights.
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drum roll, crash cymbal
We beat the crap outta Beckett.
Only the 5th boston pitcher to give up 5 homers in a game in last 55 years!
“Did Cabrera and Cano watch how Swisher hustled for that ball?”
This comment would have made sense had Robi not over ran the bloop fly ball. Which would mean he was hustling.
How do they keep Ortiz out of this game? Vmart is a great hitter but it’s amazing how the Sox have to sit one of their three best players every night because of him.
Mo warming up. He is fresh, they are off tomorrow. There is no reason not to pitch him.
What kind of Swing was that from Cano?
Gee, no trolls this evening?
Christina?
RDM?
Bueller?
“Did Cabrera and Cano watch how Swisher hustled for that ball?”
Cabrera doesn’t hustle?????
I have never seen that this season!
Joba seems to be having lots of fun in the dugout
what is with the Sux and these tools with these a$$ wiggles
cano and cabrera haha
both cabera and cano take stupid hacks out of the zone.
Of course leave it to Steve Phillips to say something negative about CC and the post season. He is such a joke.
“Did Cabrera and Cano watch how Swisher hustled for that ball?”
It’s so odd how you would just reflexively group Cano and Melky together.
What did defensive mistakes did Melky make together.
Hmmm…. I wonder what else those two guys have in common…
And it’s hilarious for anyone to point to Swisher as a model for defensive play that should be emulated.
Yankee Trader August 23rd, 2009 at 11:07 pm
Smoltz should have stayed in the NL. 9 strikeouts in 5 shutout innings against one of the worst offenses in the league-Padres.
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Makes you wonder if Smoltz would have had a HOF career if he had pitched in the AL
Didn’t Veritek know what to pitch to Melky? Too bad our hitting coach doesn’t clue them in.
Erica – always OPPC August 23rd, 2009 at 11:09 pm
Joba seems to be having lots of fun in the dugout
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he needs to start having more fun on the mound…
Does anyone have update on GGBG’s status?
I miss our stealing bases!
You guys noticed that Phillips had to tear down Sabathia ?
I’m glad Ortiz was sitting
He was 4-8 with 5 RBIs, 1 HR and 2 doubles this series
He also was hitting .304 with a couple HRs against CC.
Rishi
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:01 pm
If I recall correctly, Gardner wasn’t exactly dominating out there…that’s how Melky got the chance to take his job in the first place
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…and we’ve all seen how Melky cannot handle being a starter…good 4th or 5th OFer…
What the h*ll is he swinging at ???
Very pathetic. Tons of useless at bats.
I want to see Ortiz in this game, I want him to make the final out.
It would play so nicely into my O-karma theme!!!
Saito, Dice K & Yuke…………ass wigglers anonymous
The disdain some fans have for Melky Cabrera and Robinson Cano is really perplexing. I have no explanation for it. Is it because those two guys look young and smile a lot? Is it the perception that they like to party? I hate to go there but is it because they are Dominican?
Well Phillips was right about CC… re: having to pitch well in October.
But did he really have to mention it now? We all know it Let’s enjoy the rest of the season first.
Tomko even beat the Tigers, now 3-2. Might have his 1st winning season since his rookie year!
one more AB for da CAP’N
It was way back in the early 30s before he was Frank Sinatra, heck, before he was even in the ‘Hoboken Four’ Trish. God only knows what he sang. My Grandfather was said to have seen him quite often back then-he was from the same town…
Is there a post-game on YES tonight?
Right now, I’d rather listen to Phillips asshattery than Suzyn clearing her throat constantly. Suck on a lozenge or something.
DJ – I thought of you when Hedo scumbagged Portland. That was sweet for the Raps. I really like Derozan, I wanted the Knicks to draft him. I hate Wilcox…I mean Jordan Hill.
Definitely an interesting collection of players. It’ll be real interesting to see if they can get them to play well together.
Jose Molina: consummate team player.
3 moAr outs
“Saito, Dice K & Yuke…………ass wigglers anonymous”
They must have a lot of fun in the showers after the game
“You guys noticed that Phillips had to tear down Sabathia ?”
nope. One of the joys of the mute button. Joe Morgan gives me nightmares.
Alot of credit to Josh Beckett?????????
post game on YES tonight
I love Cano and I think the way he looks is just because that’s the way he plays but sometimes Cabrera seems like he’s just being lazy or he stayed up way too late the night before
Yes Zach, there is. Atleast thats what they said…
Upstate – You might remember that Melky was responsible for 6 walk off hits that helped the Yankees to be 6.5 games out (soon to be 7.5)
Patrik,
Because putting someone down is the oh-so-obvious way to be recognized for smart on internet!
6.5 games up.
There is a post game on YES.
Yes, there is a postgame.
Saw that Tomko had another good outing. Good for him. Oakland should consider picking him up. I’m undecided on whether or not I’d like Boston to pick him up.
islesfan August 23rd, 2009 at 11:12 pm
DJ – I thought of you when Hedo scumbagged Portland. That was sweet for the Raps. I really like Derozan, I wanted the Knicks to draft him. I hate Wilcox…I mean Jordan Hill.
Definitely an interesting collection of players. It’ll be real interesting to see if they can get them to play well together.
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lol…nets aren’t a bad choice. they got a nice group of young players and a boatload of cap space in 2010. they need to get rid of frank tho so they can start attracting some big names next summer.
Its going to be a very interesting Cy Young voting this year…
Yes lets give credit to a pitcher who gave up 8 runs. Good job.
“Alot of credit to Josh Beckett?????????”
Yeah for saving the bullpen since they were so depleted from last night…
So recap Theo’s offseason:
Misses out on Tex
Signs Penny – stinks
Signs Smoltz – stinks
Signs Saito – decent signing
Doesn’t find a SS
Seems like a quality job in the offseason. But we must not speak of that because it’s Theo, he doesn’t make mistakes
“The disdain some fans have for Melky Cabrera and Robinson Cano is really perplexing. ”
It’s really true. There are yankee fans who actually seem to hate those two players.
And it really is those two guys that yankee fans harp on endlessly.
Any mistake they make.
The yankees are up 8-4 at Fenway in a game Josh Beckett started.
And people are dumping on Melky and Cano for striking out.
Really hard to believe.
Two weeks ago the Yankees division lead was 7.5 games.
After today the lead will be…7.5 games.
2 less weeks of baseball to play.
did they just say this was a save opportunity?
See you in 3 outs. Watching Mo is a religious experience.
If the Yanks take this, I think it would be 7-3 roadtrip. Pretty sweet.
mo.. u can’t throw 3 pitches & get 3 outs… u need to work a bit
I hate pitching Mo in non save situations.
peteabe: “That’s two errors today for Cano. Just when you think he has started to get the whole idea of playing hard and smart all the time, he reminds you that he doesn’t.”
another silly comment. so, petabe is saying that cano wasn’t “playing hard” on the pop-up that tex could have reached? how did peteabe arrive at this conclusion?
Is Mike Francesa doing Miked-up tonight?
The strike zone continues to shrink…
this ump is pissing me off
hey Mo – what happened to the strike zone?
Where are these 3 pitches?!!!
All 3 of those were strikes.
??????????
Way to go Matsui. Hopefully this is the last time you ever hit in this s–thole of a park. Leave it smoking…
squeeeze
why are you doing that
We should have put Bruney in to drill the first 2 batters and then put in Mo.
So Mo is bored..
are u effing kidding me?
Unbelievable. Just unbelievable.
i hate what happens to Mo in non-save situations!
All of a sudden the ump won’t call the corners.
And these morons are talking about Mo’s numbers in a non save situation, how about talking about the shrinking strike zone.
Mariano?
Walk?
LEADOFF walk?
ON FOUR PITCHES?
THE APOCALYPSE IS UPON US!
Patrick
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:11 pm
The disdain some fans have for Melky Cabrera and Robinson Cano is really perplexing. I have no explanation for it. Is it because those two guys look young and smile a lot? Is it the perception that they like to party? I hate to go there but is it because they are Dominican?
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Ding ding ding ding ding ding ding!
You win the car.
Makes you wonder if Smoltz would have had a HOF career if he had pitched in the AL
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I think GB7 would agree. Smoltz had the best “stuff” from among future HOF’ers Maddux and Glavine. Yes I think he would have thrived in the AL in his prime.
why does mo always make it hard in this park. come on
I’m not liking this. At all.
Bruney, what the hell did you do with Mo?
Yay! I love it when Mo comes in and blows tie games and other various non-save situations. Oh wait…I hate it…
You just have to laugh. Mo throws 3 pitches over the plate they aren’t called and then Miller makes it seem like he can’t find the plate. You can’t make these things up.
that should excite him ..RISP
Na na na na, na na na na,.. hey hey-ey, goodbye
He wasn’t close with any of those pitches. Can’t blame the umps.
is it just me or is mo just look like hes lobbing it in there, even tho the last pitch was 92..it doesnt look that fast..hm
i don’t think i’ve ever seen mo walk a leadoff guy on 4 pitches…
I know he went 4-6 on Friday, but Melky really looks like he needs a night off the way he’s swung the bat last night and tonight. When does Gardiner come back???
I guess the corner is no longer part of the strike zone.
boy do I dislike Steve Philips and Joe Moron
Paint the outside corner on Tek.
The pitches are borderline according to gameday. So they’re not quite strikes.
three
Mo hasn’t pitched for…1 month?
lol
STFU Varitek and sit the hell down.
take a seat Tek
does any team pout like the Red Sox
If anyone should get the corners called it is the great Mariano Rivera.
Casey CROTCHman
all 4 pitches to Drew were balls (like it matters, Go Yanks!):
http://brooksbaseball.net/pfx/.....v_size=500
Come on Mo, finish Crotchman on 3 pitches.
Want to know how little Ortiz matters these days????
I didn’t even notice he wasn’t playing in this game until now. LOL
Bust him inside on this pitch and them backdoor him.
Let’s go Mo, 2 more outs…
nice one todd. come on mo keep pounding him in
They were balls on gameday, but they weren’t for the last 8 innings, that’s why its BS
Patrick
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:11 pm
The disdain some fans have for Melky Cabrera and Robinson Cano is really perplexing. I have no explanation for it. Is it because those two guys look young and smile a lot? Is it the perception that they like to party? I hate to go there but is it because they are Dominican?
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No – it really shouldn’t be SO perplexing for a wizard like yourself….not b/c they’re Dominican….b/c Melky is so pathetic, so often….
Cano = best 2nd Baseman in MLB; just sucking tonite.
That was the same pitch…
interesting.
Come on ump! Joe West thought that was a strike.
“Makes you wonder if Smoltz would have had a HOF career if he had pitched in the AL”
Yes, he would have.
Smoltz is old and trying to come back from shoulder surgery, not easy to do.
Is Joe West’s charity to get him liposuction?
Are you kidding? Four of his 9 BBs have been umpire inventions.
Wow. And they are singing. Really?
mariano machine is back…
1 MOre out please MO
Ok, one more dammit!
Bye-Bye Sox!
Larry Vanover is squeezing Mo big time.
He’s missed 5 pitches so far.
In other news, does Joe West have a neck?
Funny how they don’t even use Ortiz to pinch hit
Ballgame!!!
Mo being Mo. A swell road trip, if I do say so myself.
Tito not pinch hitting Ortiz is here is a very damning statement for Papi.
Maybe Tito was waiting for a situation in which the tying or lead run was on base but I just don’t get why you’d let Kotchman hit there.
MACHINE
Maybe instead of playing Sweet Caroline they should be playing the Sounds of Silence in Fenway?
7 1/2 !
Ballgame over. Yankees win.
Theeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Yankees Win!!!!!
Sox got 2 gift runs tonight and were otherwise dominated. Who’s the better team now?
I love Mo. I’m not ashamed to admit it.
Woohoo…2 out of 3. Very nice…
Bod- this one’s for you!
Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light,
And somewhere men are laughing, and little children shout;
But there is no joy in beantown — mighty ‘Coby has struck out.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Good bye.
magic number 32
Like I wrote all night, ya can’t steal 1st base boy!!
The ump wasn’t squeezing Mo at all. All the balls he called were balls. He actually gave Mo a free strike.
ESPN in full-on funeral mode.
Way to close out the weekend! I love that red sox nation have to take that to bed and into the weekend with them! Haha!
Great job by the Yanks taking 2 of 3. Postgame show now on YES.
Yanks just took care of business and won yet another series. This team is a machine.
Since we have been discussing the original Chairman of the Board (Whitey Ford was the second), here is a Sinatra song dedicated to our good friends in Fenway:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFOiQJHK5ok
I missed that when did Swishy Al, Melky and Robi do that dance LOL
CC’s era went up .01
Whew.
What a road trip!
They earned this win. Or we did!
Farewell Weep Sox Nation
Yankeeeeeeeees win!
Can’t believe anyone doubted Mo.
DJ – be good buddy. Talk to you soon I hope.
Yankee Trader
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:17 pm
Makes you wonder if Smoltz would have had a HOF career if he had pitched in the AL
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I think GB7 would agree. Smoltz had the best “stuff” from among future HOF’ers Maddux and Glavine. Yes I think he would have thrived in the AL in his prime.
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No doubt about the talent level of John Smoltz, Trader. One of the best in this generation of pitchers. He had everything going for him but health. He was as close to Bob Gibson or Don Drysdale as there has been as a right handed pitcher. Imagine his numbers with 21 years of relative health. Quite possibly a 300 game winner?
John Smoltz will be in the Hall of Fame……
7-3 road trip, 6-1 in their last 7 against Boston, 7 1/2 game lead.
I wonder how many Red Sox trolls will visit us tonight? My guess is zero.
ddduuuuhhh yankees win!!!
Post game on YES. Good job by them I hate when the Yanks win a big game and they don’t have one.
And a day off tomorrow to boot!!
Yankees just need to keep winning series. All the way through October.
Red Sox hopes and dreams of winning the division R.I.P. 8-23-09. Time of death 11:23 pm.
Congrats to CC, first to 15 wins!
7 1/2 …. beautiful
If only the Sox played like they used to when Jim Rice was around they’d be in first place
Excellent – two out of 3. Not surprised, but better than I hoped for.
Wait. I take it back. Of course I do!!!
“Sox got 2 gift runs tonight and were otherwise dominated. Who’s the better team now?”
The same one that was the better team before tonight!
Hint: it’s not the Sux.
It’s Pel time.
Whooooooooooooo-hoooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
trisha – OPPC lifetime member and true believer in karma.
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:23 pm
Bod- this one’s for you!
Oh, somewhere in this favored land the sun is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light,
And somewhere men are laughing, and little children shout;
But there is no joy in beantown — mighty ‘Coby has struck out.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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LoL!
Enter Sandman.
Exit Ellsbury.
And somehwhere….
trisha, I am glad you were right. Now I can relax lol
Great job Yanks! 7-3 road trip. 3 straight series wins on the road. 2 out of 3 from Boston. Couldn’t have asked for anything more.
OOps. Sox lose the Beckett game. Lester, Bucholz, Wakefield off the injury and Tazawa.
The only issue is we may help them this week playing the Rangers
Nice win.
great road trip… 7-3… gotta love it!!!!!!
Is Arod quietly becoming a Red Sox killer? How encouraging is it for Arod to have a big game and him not even be the biggest story of the night?
Ball game over- Yankees win! 7 1/2 game lead. Hughes to Mo has proved to be a solid combination. Good game all around for the Yankees.
The AL East race is OVAH.
It’s a shame that the Yanks couldn’t handle that invincible and unbeatable superhero known as Josh Beckett in his home park.
That’s the second time the Yanks hammered Beckett this season in his own yard.
That was an almost anti-climactic ending to the game as commentated by the ESPN team.
trisha – OPPC lifetime member and true believer in karma.
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:13 pm
Upstate – You might remember that Melky was responsible for 6 walk off hits that helped the Yankees to be 6.5 games out (soon to be 7.5)
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Absolutely – and we all were honest in cheering for him….but since Gardner got hurt – he’s failed miserably….very miserably….but Girardi obviously has no other options to fill that vacuum.
To say he’s so good is simply incorrect and delusional (sp)
Matsui is on fire. Hope it lasts for a good month.
This is an absolutely devastating series for the Sox.
The yankees just continued to step on their throats.
Tonights game completely erases yesterdays.
Every game is a playoff game for the Red Sox. Every game.
They cannot afford to lose games Beckett starts.
And Beckett put up a completely gutless performance.
The Sox cockiness is at it’s worse when Beckett is pitching.
And the yankees once again took the Red Sox out back and put a whooping on them.
The display of power – at Fenway – was just amazing. And there is no way 5 HR off their “ace” doesn’t leave a huge impression on the Sox.
What a huge, clutch HR by Alex. That was the difference – that was the shot that put the game out of reach and allowed CC to focus on getting quicker outs.
And outside of that second inning CC shut down the Sox. Outside of that one inning there were very, very few hard hit balls off of CC all night.
It was that one inning where CC stayed outside too long. Once CC adjusted the Red Sox didn’t square him up with any frequency.
The yankees needed to win 1 out of 3 in this series.
Instead the yanks take 2 out of 3.
Yanks get a nice off day tomorrow and the Sox face Contreras.
Hughes belongs in the bullpen. Hughes is a failed starter he has found his home. Very rarely do you see yankee pitchers go 7 or 8 innings against boston because of the pitch counts. Hughes came in a shut down the red sox and gave them no chance to comeback
Phil Hughes >>>> Daniel Bard
Yankees not even at their best especially of defense, but still getting wins. Last few years, one mistake they’d blow the game against Boston.
No more tension or pressure in the Sox series from the players.
Confidence is high.
And no more Sox swagger.
The Curse of TEX
This was the 2nd outing in a row Beckett was denied his 15th win.
CC got his tonight.Yankees win another series.
Both AJ and CC have now beat Beckett,sweet!
For all the kiddies out there that were angsting over yesterday’s loss, do you realize now why it’s pointless to get all worked up about one game?
The Yankees just took 2 out of 3 from the Red Sox IN BOSTON. They all but eliminated any hope Boston had of winning the division. Now look back at the countless blog posts made whining about this or that.
The end result matters and right now that result is GOOD
I’m lighting up a Cohiba (the real deal, Cuban).
The Yanks haven’t inspired me to do this in a looong time.
John Henry Twitter?
The Yankees “can’t” beat the Sox.
The Sox are in the yankees “heads.”
The Sox are just the “better” team.
The SOx are the model franchise in baseball.
Those crazy sentiments seems like a long time ago.
This is an absolutely devastating series for the Sox.
The yankees just continued to step on their throats.
Tonights game completely erases yesterdays.
Every game is a playoff game for the Red Sox. Every game.
They cannot afford to lose games Beckett starts.
And Beckett put up a completely gutless performance.
The Sox cockiness is at it’s worse when Beckett is pitching.
And the yankees once again took the Red Sox out back and put a whooping on them.
The display of power – at Fenway – was just amazing. And there is no way 5 HR off their “ace” doesn’t leave a huge impression on the Sox.
What a huge, clutch HR by Alex. That was the difference – that was the shot that put the game out of reach and allowed CC to focus on getting quicker outs.
And outside of that second inning CC shut down the Sox. Outside of that one inning there were very, very few hard hit balls off of CC all night.
It was that one inning where CC stayed outside too long. Once CC adjusted the Red Sox didn’t square him up with any frequency.
The yankees needed to win 1 out of 3 in this series.
Instead the yanks take 2 out of 3.
This was crushing for the Sox.
Look now who can’t beat good teams.
Oy vey, Hughes in the Pen……..JFK, you’re going to be very disappointed next year.
Haiku-man, AJ didn’t beat Beckett……..
damn it feels good to be a Yankee
I would have been happy with 1 win. Happier with 2 though.
Nice win. Anybody watching the postgame on YES?
JFK August 23rd, 2009 at 11:29 pm
Hughes belongs in the bullpen. Hughes is a failed starter he has found his home. Very rarely do you see yankee pitchers go 7 or 8 innings against boston because of the pitch counts. Hughes came in a shut down the red sox and gave them no chance to comeback
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Yep, they won this game because of Hughes.
It had nothing to do with Sabathia’s 6.2 IP on the night.
Hughes is a starter and will be in the rotation full time next season.
Live with it.
“John Henry Twitter?”
Isn’t an 80 year old sleeping this late at night?
Pat M.
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:24 pm
John Smoltz will be in the Hall of Fame……
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a first ballot. As I said, among the best right handed pure stuff starting pitcher outside of Clemens, Seaver and Ryan in the last 30-35years.
So when do the Sox start to fall back on the payroll and money excuses even though they have the second highest in the league???
They already used their we only try to win 90+ games, we don’t try to beat the Yankees one two days ago.
The Yankees “can’t” beat the Sox.
The Sox are in the yankees “heads.”
The Sox are just the “better” team.
The SOx are the model franchise in baseball.
Those crazy sentiments seems like a long time ago.
I love when you start seeing numbers like these:
If we go 19-19 the rest of the way out the Sox have to go 27-12 just to tie us.
2-3 from boston, check.
Now its time to get revenge against the white sox.
The nicest thing about this win is it ends Buckett’s home winning streak.
That and of course beating the Saux is always a good thing.
John Henry’s last twitter was on July 28th about a loss. I guess he is a fair weather twitter guy or maybe he’s just given up on the season?
What a great road trip for the Yankees. Couldn’t be much better.
Phranchise, I agree this team is just different, these last 2 series against the sox I have a different feeling. We are the ones finding ways to win, the ball is bouncing our way now. This feels like a team of destiny
CB August 23rd, 2009 at 11:36 pm
The Yankees “can’t” beat the Sox.
The Sox are in the yankees “heads.”
The Sox are just the “better” team.
The SOx are the model franchise in baseball.
Those crazy sentiments seems like a long time ago.
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The sad part is some of these were repeated just within the last 24 hours after yesterday’s game.
Pathetic.
Texas won today too, so Bawstin gets a double whammy in the standings.Yankees strutt out of bean town with7.5 game lead.
Happy days!
Upstate – I think Melky is very very good. So I guess we will just agree to disagree. I’m sitting here fondly remembering him hitting for the cycle not so long ago.
Thanks for the Sinatra song, Nick. I see a lot on You Tube that I intend to listen to tonight, including NEW YORK NEW YORK.
I am feeling total contentment right now.
“The Yankees “can’t” beat the Sox.
The Sox are in the yankees “heads.”
The Sox are just the “better” team.
The SOx are the model franchise in baseball.
Those crazy sentiments seems like a long time ago.”
long time ago? wasn’t that the trolls yesterday?
Must be the MT curse.
The Rays now have it all in their hands. Lots of head to head Sox games coming up. They can put them away
By the way was at the Mets game today. Not only do they give Pedro the ovation which was a joke, but what a way to lose. That was such a disgrace. Not sure why Mets fans even bother going out there still.
Wow an inside the park home run AND a triple play…
Most unusual baseball game of all time??
Mrs. Henry’s tweet
Frustrating game- down by 3 in the 6th. Ron Howard and Kate Hudson here tonight- Ron is agnostic, but Kate obviously is on the other side
Show of hands who likes Alex’s new stance?
o/
Giuseppe Franco
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:34 pm
JFK August 23rd, 2009 at 11:29 pm
Hughes belongs in the bullpen. Hughes is a failed starter he has found his home. Very rarely do you see yankee pitchers go 7 or 8 innings against boston because of the pitch counts. Hughes came in a shut down the red sox and gave them no chance to comeback
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Yep, they won this game because of Hughes.
It had nothing to do with Sabathia’s 6.2 IP on the night.
Hughes is a starter and will be in the rotation full time next season.
Live with it.
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No doubt Sabathia pitched a great game. But Hughes will never be as dominant as CC as a starter. Hughes this year 5.45 era as a starter and 1.31 era as a releiver. I think he had found his role.
That’s what an ACE looks like
So glad we have CC, what a horse.
Yankees Winning
Sox reeling and crying
Mets just Embarassing.
The World has finally returned to normal.
pat
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:33 pm
I would have been happy with 1 win. Happier with 2 though.
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and more happy with 3 than 2 ??
j/k
DT-
I was scared to come on here last night. No idea what I would find.
CC had the worst defense of the year behind him that turned a bunch of easy outs into hits/runs, yet he didn’t get rattled.
He is as cool as a cucumber.. never lets anything get in his head or throw him off.
Hey Fran!
Definitely watching the postgame on YES. Also switched over to “the Ultimate Red Sox Show” because I am hoping to hear some postmortem from the Sux!
“John Smoltz couldn’t find what he was looking for with the Red Sox” – Bob Lorenz
I believe the mysterious thing Bob is referring to is the National League.
it’s amazing how posada and varitek messed up burnett and beckett this weekend.
those old experienced catchers are the bane of pitchers.
early senility sets in with all those foul balls off the mask,
GF, I don’t think the 8th inning has anything to do with fans wanting Phil to be the future closer. Frankly, I think they have given up on him as a top notch starter…….but that’s no surprise as Yankee fans have no patience.
When fans think of Phil Hughes, they think of the kid struggling in 8/07 to return to form after his injuries; they think of him last year, struggling mightily (while I believe he was suffering from rib injury before the diagnosis). They don’t remember his performance in September of 2009, nor his post-season performance of that year, nor the great progress he showed earlier this year as a starter. His stuff was clearly back – but wait, he has no future as a top starter. It’s sort of sad that some won’t give Phil a chance (same with Joba) to live up to his enormous potential.
It will be fun going to work tomorrow in Mass.
http://dondep.home.comcast.net/~dondep/Dagger.jpg
Side note:
If there is any such thing, I bet today’s Philly vs Mets game would be a “Philly Classic”
JFK August 23rd, 2009 at 11:39 pm
No doubt Sabathia pitched a great game. But Hughes will never be as dominant as CC as a starter. Hughes this year 5.45 era as a starter and 1.31 era as a releiver. I think he had found his role.
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He doesn’t have to be as dominant as Sabathia. He only need to throw quality starts consistently.
You win with starting pitching and everyone associated with the organization has said time and time again that Hughes is going back to the rotation next season.
And that’s the end of it.
CC also pitched excellent in his first game in Fenway back in June. Unfortunately, he had to go back out there for the 8th when he never should have, because our pen sucked then. He should have left 7 IP, 4 H, 1 ER. But he has more than made up for that these last 2 starts against them.
CC has proven he can beat good teams in hostile environments. Remember when people said he wasn’t an ace? lol
“and more happy with 3 than 2 ??”
bru
Reasonable expectations are a good thing.
Erica – always OPPC
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:40 pm
DT-
I was scared to come on here last night. No idea what I would find.
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me also
Why don’t you JUST ENJOY the win,sheesh!Leave the pettiness alone.
The NESN post game is enjoyable. I think they have shown the all 5 Beckett homers about 5 times each.
Looking forward to the Beckett interview.
Francona was complimentary of CC.
“CB August 23rd, 2009 at 11:36 pm
The Yankees “can’t” beat the Sox.
The Sox are in the yankees “heads.”
The Sox are just the “better” team.
The SOx are the model franchise in baseball.
Those crazy sentiments seems like a long time ago.”
Except ESPeeN still talk about how the Roid Sox are a championship team.
Also, I can change my tagline back now!
WELCOME TO DAVID ORTIZ KARMA!!!!!
“The sad part is some of these were repeated just within the last 24 hours after yesterday’s game.
Pathetic.”
GF,
It’s so true. I said this before – but a big part of the yankee fanbase has a glass jaw.
That’s particularly ironic because it’s completely discordant with this team.
This teams is as far as you can get from a glass jaw.
Yesterday’s game – forgotten. Just erased.
How quickly does the teams toughness show up?
First pitch to Jeter.
For so long we’ve heard Yankee fans just go on and on and on about the greatness of Josh Beckett.
And his special greatness was because of what he did in “big games.” That’s why he’s unquestionably an “ace.”
CC knocked the stuffing out of the Sox – it’s the third time he’s done that this year – including two games at Fenway.
That first game CC threw at Fenway CC just got left out on the mound running on fumes because the yankees pen was a mess. That’s not on him.
This year the yankees have racked Beckett twice. They just beat the Sox back to back in games the incomparable Beckett started.
5 HRs. What an ace.
Big game performance there.
JFK August 23rd, 2009 at 11:39 pm
No doubt Sabathia pitched a great game. But Hughes will never be as dominant as CC as a starter. Hughes this year 5.45 era as a starter and 1.31 era as a releiver. I think he had found his role.
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One bad start against the O’s skewed Hughes’ overall numbers as a starter.
He had a 3.50 ERA in his other 6 starts and the reason why he was put in the bullpen in the first place is because he was throwing the ball so well as a starter.
Miscues? That is a nice way of putting awful errors.
I don’t want Hughes in the 8th inning next year, he should be a starter.
That being said… who is our 8th inning guy next year? Coke? Bruney? Robertson?
Obviously we have a lot of time and an entire winter to figure that out… but Cashman can’t just let that position to untouched and try a committee again. We tried that this year. Even if Melancon or someone has a good September, he needs to find a legit solution.
the Yankees have taken 6 out of 7 from the Sox in August. They’ve done it every way possible, from overpowering pitching with clutch hitting to outslugging to just outlasting them.
It’s a long season, teams that win it all have to find different ways to get it done. That is the hallmark of this Yankees team. They’ve been great all year defensively, tonight was probably the worst game they’ve had all year and still managed to win the game handily. Those of you who want to complain about every inning, every pitch and every event in a long season aren’t making it easy to enjoy the games.
“DT-
I was scared to come on here last night. No idea what I would find.”
You were in the right place. Saying prayers, lighting candles and making Chicken soup for your pal Damon.
No one knows how good Phil will be. I don’t understand putting limits on his or anyone’s ceiling. How do we know he won’t be a multiple Cy Young award winner in his career? He might, he might not. Suggesting that he shouldn’t be a starter next year because he won’t be CC is silly. Suggesting he can never be a dominant pitcher……..is silly. Can’t we wait and see how things turn out before we decide what Phil can and can’t be? Same thing goes with Joba or any young player/pitcher.
Nice for Phil to get an inning of work tonight – he never pitches anymore.
love me some jose molina…had as good of a game as anyone…
I am off to bed!!! Some good stuff tonight from the boys from the Bronx to have happy dreams about!
Good night Yankee people!!!!!
(Reminder, off day tomorrow. GTLU resumes at 2pm Tuesday. Five more rounds of this season of GTLU remain!)
How the hell can anyone say that Phil Hughes is a failed starter???
DT-
Glad whatever I did worked.
Good night!
“Not only do they give Pedro the ovation which was a joke, but what a way to lose. That was such a disgrace.”
Met fans loved Pedro when he played for them.
Mets are playing with a AAA team. How many games do you think they can win with those players.
Must agree, the triple play was quite an ending.
So nice knowing that we know we’re going to get great starts everytime CC takes the mound. Felt that way ever since early May in Baltimore.
With all the injuries and inconsistency that has plagued our rotation this year, it is so comforting to have the big guy churning out quality starts every 5th day. glad he is on our side.
JFK, Come back in a few years as Hughes becomes one of the best pitchers in baseball………In a few years AJ will only be the 4 th best pitcher on the team.
The White Sox are very much in the race for the AL Central, and they’re throwing Jose Contreras and Freddy Garcia against the Red Sox in the next two games?
It makes me realize just how lucky we Yankee fans are to have a deep pitching staff.
Randy,
The most amazing part of the game to me was how Varitek could have huddled together with Posada overnight and learned Posada’s magical powers to make pitchers hang curve balls, miss spots and leave their fastball up and over the plate.
How did he master those skills in one day?
How could Varitek turn Josh Beckett into AJ Burnett over night?
Especially when ESPN keeps telling us how much Varitek means to Beckett.
How Beckett’s lousy game in Toronto was definitively due to Varitek being scratched and Martinez starting. Of course Bekett’s terrible pitching was due to Victor Martinez.
What a catcher. The aura of intangibles glows around him.
It’s all his fault for tonights game.
hughes was put in the pen because there was no room in the rotation & he wanted to stay in the majors
Sabathia is a beast!!!!
When is the last time we had a guy like this?
Beckett is not perfect by any means, but take a look at his post-season record.
Girardi’s YES post-game reaction:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/645654340a6d3d10/
Pat M, welcome back!
And you know I’m with you on Hughes.
Benny Blanco
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:48 pm
How the hell can anyone say that Phil Hughes is a failed starter???
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only someone who has no clue about baseball. Phil is going to be a terrific starter next year, you just have to look at the games he pitched against KC and the Rangers this year to see where he will be when he learns his craft fully in a couple of more years.
“JFK, Come back in a few years as Hughes becomes one of the best pitchers in baseball………In a few years AJ will only be the 4 th best pitcher on the team.”
My thoughts exactly, PAT
Suzyn’s postgame report – she talked to CC and asked him about all of the defensive mistakes made behind him.
CC’s response:
It doesn’t even bother me. Doesn’t bother me at all. Those guys play hard for me all of the time.
Hughes was put in the pen because the Yankees wanted to reward him for pitching well, not because Phil wanted to stay up here. No organization can run their team based on the desire of their players……
Now we go to the post season? Come on. Tonight was a big game for the Red Sox and he didn’t come up big.
If it is always 100% the pitchers fault. Then Jorge needs to let Burnett throw whatever pitch he wants and not try to fight him on pitch selection.
“Beckett is not perfect by any means, but take a look at his post-season record.”
Betsy, people are enjoying what happened tonight. I don’t think anyone is trying to turn it into a serious conversation about Beckett!
Enjoy along with them.
For you baseball historians out there…
Smoltz and Schilling are considered 2 of the best big game pitchers of our generation. Were all of their starts dominant or did they have a few clunkers in there as well?
Just curious…
Thanks Pel!!
CB, I guess Veritek’s computer brain has overloaded. Or maybe Ortiz spilled his magic shake on it.
Huges will be a starter next year. Yankees will not waste his talent as a reliever.
*playoff starts
Pat M, welcome back!!
Some unusual things in a game, but, maybe the best night a pitcher had was 23 June, 1971 by Phillies right hander….a 9 inning no hitter against a hard hitting Cinncy team….4-0. What made it unusual was that Rick Wise drove in 3 runs with 2 homers. That’s pretty much doing it yourself.
That pick off of Dumbsberry was the highlight of the game for me.
Jeter is just amazing…………what a year he’s having. Even if Joe Mauer wasn’t having the year he’s having, I honestly don’t believe Jeter would finish in the top 3 or 4. He’s not a power hitter – his best chance was in 2006, when he got jobbed by Morneau.
Pedroia is also a huge reason they have taken a step back. He is no where near his MVP season and has not been impressive on offense
Amen, CB.
This team is as tough and resilient as any Yankee team we’ve seen since the dynasty years.
They got their asses handed to them yesterday and the came out smoking tonight and hammered the most unbeatable superhero in big games in the major leagues in his own backyard.
The defense this weekend was sloppy and the relief corps wasn’t very good outside of Hughes and Mo.
But you can’t complain about the results. They put the hammer to the Red Sox this weekend and unofficially closed the door to the AL East race.
Trish, just making a comment…….I don’t think it’s necessary to go overboard on Beckett (who I hate) because he had a bad game. I’m not raining on anyone’s parade…..I’m glad the Yankees won tonight and I’m glad Beckett pitched badly.
CC’s YES post-game reaction:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/64565588ea2b430c/
So nice having an off-day after this series so we can enjoy it.
Wish we had one after the last 4 game sweep too… instead we had to see Mitre on the mound the next night lol
It’s amazing the Yankees can win these games in spite of Mr. Selfish trying to pad his own stats.
“JFK August 23rd, 2009 at 11:52 pm
If it is always 100% the pitchers fault. Then Jorge needs to let Burnett throw whatever pitch he wants and not try to fight him on pitch selection.”
There are very few pitchers who call their own game. Most can’t, its the role of the catcher to try and get the pitcher working again after crapping the bed.
The Yankees have a day off tomorrow and then they play the Rangers. That’s 4 days in a row where I don’t have to be upset about a loss (although they still need to clinch homefield advantage over the Angels).
Lord, the catching was brutal this weekend. 58 runs allowed in 3 games. 29 by each team.
GF, you can’t complain about the results, but if it’s all about prepping for the post-season, doesn’t the bad defense and poor relief pitching concern you?
Another game, another quiet night for Al. He just has found the stay out of the extreme lime light switch.LOL
Betsy, I think everyone here is totally aware that Beckett is a great postgame pitcher.
I would love to see you lighten up for once and jump in with us. Trash talk is all part of fandom, especially in this situation, where lots of people had written us off (including some here) because we “couldn’t beat the Sux”.
The Yankees have given us the right to celebrate. This weekend was HUGE.
For anyone who has been in awe of the Sux, hopefully this finally puts those delusions to rest!
CC and Jose work very well together. Could CC take Molina’s ABs in the line up and let the DH hit for the catcher? I’m sure there is some rule, but wouldn’t that be a hoot.
Does anyone see a possibility that Hughes would be Mariano’s successor. I mean, Mo will retire probably within the next year or two. The Yanks will need a closer. Why not Hughes? Good closers don’t make as much as good starters but, hey! who’s quibbling over a few million bucks?
Some of the many things I like about CC. He doesn’t get flustered if his team makes errors behind him. He just stays focused. And he throws strikes.
RS — agree.
I wouldn’t be upset if we lose a series to Texas. All about prepping for the postseason at this point… helping our rival get left out of the dance, is part of the preparation
Matsui usually hits a lot of homeruns in August. I remember two years ago he hit about 25 homeruns for the season and 13 of them came in August.
It’s fun having so many great second half players. Matsui, Sabathia, Burnett, Pettitte, Teixeira, Cano…
Erica – always OPPC
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:39 pm
Wow an inside the park home run AND a triple play…
Most unusual baseball game of all time??
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Some unusual things in a game, but, maybe the best night a pitcher had was 23 June, 1971 by Phillies right hander….a 9 inning no hitter against a hard hitting Cinncy team….4-0. What made it unusual was that Rick Wise drove in 3 runs with 2 homers. That’s pretty much doing it yourself.
How did you hit 5 home runs in a game? Uh, we swung the bat and it went out.
Man do they ask some dumb questions.
cb-
the criticism of posada was so overdone the only way to deal with it is to lampoon it.
nice little team at the moment with the yankees.
they’re coming together in a lot of ways.
“If it is always 100% the pitchers fault. Then Jorge needs to let Burnett throw whatever pitch he wants and not try to fight him on pitch selection.”
No. Not when the pitcher is making mistakes in judgement.
The Catcher’s responsibility is to help the team win.
If the pitcher is making errors in judgement then the catcher has to try to steer him towards doing the right thing.
The catcher’s job is not to passively sit back there and watch a pitcher beat his head against a cement wall.
AJ Burnett hung one curveball after another yesterday. His curve was awful.
And he wanted to throw it more because he thought he had a good hook.
And Posada is just supposed to sit back there passively as AJ commits suicide out on the mound and buries the team?
He should do that when Joba falls in love with his slider and gets scared to throw his fastball?
That’s what he should be doing to help the team win?
Will Joel Sherman write about 2004 tomorrow?
Hideki with twins
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Trish, I can’t get involved in trash talk…….but I’m glad that you enjoy it! I guess I’m coming off as a Debbie Downer….I’ll try and refrain from posting unless I can post something positive. I’m still drained and upset about yesterday and the ramifications………I’ll feel better tomorrow…..I hope, lol.
Betsy August 23rd, 2009 at 11:57 pm
GF, you can’t complain about the results, but if it’s all about prepping for the post-season, doesn’t the bad defense and poor relief pitching concern you?
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The defense hasn’t been especially good all season and they’ve gotten this far.
But this weekend was especially sloppy – lots of miscommunication on popups that shouldn’t be happening this late in the season.
It doesn’t help their pitchers either – forcing them to throw more unnecessary pitches when the inning should be over.
Alex and Jeter lockering side by side in boston?
“but if it’s all about prepping for the post-season, doesn’t the bad defense and poor relief pitching concern you?”
The best part is that they can play subpar and still win. Also take into account that it was the ending of a 10 game west to east road trip. Nothing to lose sleep over.
Being that I am going to the game on Thursday, if the Yankees are going to lose a series, I hope that is the day they win.
bottom line the yanks are playing great.
CC is a horse and by far there best starter in 5 years.
also for the bozo’s hughes can dominate in the 8th inning for 1 simple reason it is easier then being a starter you do not give up on a 22 yr old stud as a starter so easily.
Hughes needs to start next year.
Melky needs a day off, Gardner helps they need him back…
ths sux are done, the yanks are winning the division
You’re quite welcome, Trisha. And I give my very highest recommendation to the album that song comes from: “Only the Lonely”. Sinatra at the very height of his powers, I think. Not the very cheeriest of records, but the artistry is exhilerating.
And calling Hughes is a ‘failed starter’ is a crime against good sense.
After starting out 0-8 vs. the S*x, the Yankees are now 6-9 against them, winning the last two series and 6 out of 7 games. With 3 more games left at the Stadium, it would be very probable to see the season series end at 8-10. Would that be so bad?
And there is even a good chance of the Yankees sweeping the S*x for a 9-9 seasons series. That’s why you can’t get so upset about games in April and May. That’s not to say they aren’t important, but the Yankees have definitely been a second half team the last few years, while the S*x have tended to fade after the AS break.
We play Tampa Bay the last 3 games of the season.
Imagine if we have everything locked up and Tampa needs to win 2 of those games to knock Boston out of the playoffs and we play our reserves and start Josh Towers?
steve berthiume is such a boston hack it is a joke…
As SJ has said AJ has had problems with these occasional brain fart implosions his whole career.. Jorge cannot block wild pitches that well but he is no moron……………
I am not all that disturbed by the sloppy play. Its not like they play like that all the time.
Playing Hinski in Left was an adventure, today the dropped balls were frustrating, but they won the series.
They won despite defense having a let down. I’ll take that.
So… are people still remembering yesterday’s game? LOL
How quickly things can change.
Manson August 24th, 2009 at 12:05 am
We play Tampa Bay the last 3 games of the season.
Imagine if we have everything locked up and Tampa needs to win 2 of those games to knock Boston out of the playoffs and we play our reserves and start Josh Towers?
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Oh, the whining that would come out of Beantown if that happened…:lol:
randy,
Really good teams are able to beat their opponnets in a variety of ways.
It’s remarkable how many different ways this team can pummel another.
Tonight their defense was garbage and they gave the sox so many extra outs. Doing that at Fenway is usually a disaster.
Years past – no way they can survive that.
That’s why so many yankee fans reflexively though this was going to wind up a 13-10 game. We’ve seen that movie before.
But now is not like before.
Because now they have an absolute frontline horse out on the mound. They have a guy who can put the team on his back and make up for his teammates mistakes because he has brilliant stuff and an absurdly deep understanding of how to pitch.
And they obviously have so much power up and down the line up that they can have games like this and it’s surprising – but now shocking.
This team hit 5 HR off of Beckett and it’s really not shocking.
That says alot.
Hey Nick, how about a truce. Nothing more need be said than that.
Matsui’s YES post-game reaction:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/64565881dc3b2a5a/
Mo will retire when he’s not effective.
Trevor Hoffman is older than Mo and still going strong.
Mo is in very goodd physical shape.Yankees are stupid enough to force him into retirement,or go to another team.
Fenway was angry tonight,Beckett usually gets bailed out when he gives up runs,by the bats.
Manson,
That would be one “Yankees Suck” chant in Boston that I might be proud of
Jeter just sold Matsui out…”He speaks English, dont be fooled.”
Our defense has never been great, improved from previous years, but not great… and the Outfield defense has been horrendous all year.
Jeter and Tex have improved the infield D, but it’s not like we were ever some great defensive team this year. That is not a concern.
An “ideal” scenario would be for the Yankees to lose all of the games to Texas – of course only if we could assure the Sux would lose all of theirs those same games!
Okay, okay. I don’t want anyone here back in a panic. But I would sure love the result!!!
Mo looks like he can pitch til he’s 50.
700 saves?
Al’s YES post-game reaction:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/64565997c7b6d082/
I’m all for the truth!
Oh, you said truce?
I’m happy to give in another try.
CB
August 24th, 2009 at 12:02 am
“If it is always 100% the pitchers fault. Then Jorge needs to let Burnett throw whatever pitch he wants and not try to fight him on pitch selection.”
No. Not when the pitcher is making mistakes in judgement.
The Catcher’s responsibility is to help the team win.
If the pitcher is making errors in judgement then the catcher has to try to steer him towards doing the right thing.
The catcher’s job is not to passively sit back there and watch a pitcher beat his head against a cement wall.
AJ Burnett hung one curveball after another yesterday. His curve was awful.
And he wanted to throw it more because he thought he had a good hook.
And Posada is just supposed to sit back there passively as AJ commits suicide out on the mound and buries the team?
He should do that when Joba falls in love with his slider and gets scared to throw his fastball?
That’s what he should be doing to help the team win?
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Joe Girardi said on wfan a while back that he doesn’t mind pitchers shaking off the catcher. The pitchers have to throw the pitch with 100% conviction even if it might be the wrong pitch.
Bottom line is Sabathia, Burnett and Joba all prefer throwing to Molina. Jorge has to get on the same page with them instead of fighting with Chamberlain or Burnett during a game that is not very productive to the team.
The Captain’s YES post-game reaction:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/64566007a42069d6/
Nick, I love those kinds of songs. I think of it as mood music.
In fact, I think I’ll go and hear me some Sinatra right now. But it will definitely start off with New York New York!
Night all.
trisha,
White Sox are a very dangerous team… I wouldn’t be surprised if they played Boston well this week.
Hope they do… then I won’t mind if we lose to Texas lol
Comcast SportsNet with a great Beckett stat –
last three starts (including tonight) he gave up 10 homers.
Previous 12 starts – he only gave up 4.
Of course the pitcher has to have 100% conviction in his pitch.
However, yesterday, AJ’s curveball was getting smoked. Not fooling anyone. Yet he insisted on throwing it. How was he confident in something that produced poor results everytime he threw it?
To celebrate this momentous occasion, I think Trisha should change her name to “Trisha in New Enland” and Nick should change his name to “Nick – OPPC lifetime member”.
Why are people so afraid of the White Sox?
They are two freaking games over .500 in a bad division.
Thanks for the audio Pel!
CC first 15 games winner this year.
Does anyone know what the Yankees record is against the Sox in August, since ’06?
The Boston Massacre 5 game sweep occured in August of ’06. In ’07 I believe they were 5-1 against them. I’m not sure what the record was in ’08 but this year the Yanks are 5-1 against the Sox.
The Red Sox own the Yankees in April, but the Yankees seem to own them in August.
Zach, that is hysterical! I would do it if Nick would. I’ll check back tomorrow for the answer.
118-114 in runs before this game? really?
Zach – when the aura of Sinatra wears off it will be cats and dogs living together again…
I don’t get why people are worried about the White Sox either.
They won 3 out of 4 games against the Yankees, but that was at home when the Yankees were in the middle of a road trip and hadn’t had an offday for about 2 weeks.
The Nationals also beat us (in conditions that were much more favorable to the Yankees). Would you be worried about facing them again?
Zach, that is hysterical! I would do it if Nick would. I’ll check back tomorrow for the answer.
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One down…One to go…
Nick?
“Does anyone know what the Yankees record is against the Sox in August, since ‘06?
The Boston Massacre 5 game sweep occured in August of ‘06. In ‘07 I believe they were 5-1 against them. I’m not sure what the record was in ‘08 but this year the Yanks are 5-1 against the Sox.”
I believe it’s 5-0 in ’06, 3-0 in ’07, 1-2 in ’08 and 6-1 this year.
Segment 1 – Joe Girardi Show (08/24/09):
http://www.zshare.net/audio/64566194f62ebc98/
in just august? 1-2 last year, 3-0 in ’07.
as far as i can tell, the Yanks are being outscored 92-85 AFTER this game. Abe might want to check that stat of his.
15-3 in August against the Sox since 2006.
Only series loss was last year.
“The Boston Massacre 5 game sweep occured in August of ‘06″
Ill never forget that sweep. One of my favorite moments as a Yankee fan EVER.
If Zach can broker peace tonight, his next task will be working directly with Pete to investigate Lohud PED usage.
Sui is the man. He makes the Yankees pay someone to speak for him. Smooth guy.
I agreed to a truce, not a Duets record.
As a great soup artisan once said, you’re pushing your luck.
Segment 2 – Joe Girardi Show (08/24/09):
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6456634710fcb4fa/
LoHud PED usage???
First on my list…I’m lookin’ at you Pel.
Noway anyone can post audio so quick…without some assistance.
15-3, that’s pretty dominant. I remember the series we lost last year. Joba won 1-0 in the first game and then we lost the next two. The pitching matchup in one of the losses was Ponson vs. Lester. Lol!
Pavano got his 11th win today.
I think the Israelis and Palestinians once agreed to a truce.
Zach, regardless of the duration of this truce, I do recognize Trisha’s right to exist.
Segment 3 – Joe Girardi Show (08/24/09):
http://www.zshare.net/audio/6456651958254f95/
The White Sox are a wildcard team.
Floyd has been great lately. Peavy could be a nice boost. The Yanks seem to handle Buehrle well but Danks isn’t too bad.
Thornton is lights out and Jenks is decent.
Throw in a good offense and they make a formidable opponent.
Yanks need not be “scared” on anyone. Other teams need to be scared of the Yanks.
But the White Sox are good enough to take very seriously.
If Matsui will sign a 1yr deal to stay with the Yanks, its a no brainer.
He’s a class act…. and one heck of a hitter.
Ok, Im off to bed. Still buzzing from taking 2/3 this weekend.
I feel like Leonardo Dicaprio in Titanic when he’s at the Bow of the ship yelling “I’m on top of the wooooorld”.
Ok, sorry for that. Between that comment and my girlfriend accusing me of having an affair with ARod…
I’ll just stop there.
Goodnight all.
>LoHud PED usage???
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>First on my list…I’m lookin’ at you Pel.
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>Noway anyone can post audio so quick…without some assistance.
It’s either a testament to my uncanny ability to have free time, or my uncanny ability to have free time.
Well, the division isn’t wrapped up yet ….. but it’s darn close.
One series since the All-Star Break.
ONE series!
Nick in SF, That episode was just on last week…….Classic, especially Elaine’s confrontation in the last scene….NEXT
Wow. The Orioles beat the White Sox today to win their FIRST series since the All-Star break. Complete opposite from the Yankees who have only LOST one series since the break.
Sterling was amped up on the A-Rod homer.
Segment 4 – Joe Girardi Show (08/24/09):
http://www.zshare.net/audio/645666373bebf2e3/
The White Sox are not a wildcard team.
If they don’t win the Central, they have no shot at the postseason.
Pat M: I’m sorry I missed you in Oakland. We had a brief LoHud meetup the next night. I wish I could figure out a way to get down to Anaheim in September, but it’s unlikely.
There is one thing Josh Beckett is:
Not as good as CC Sabathia.
Yanks need to lose all their remaining games against Texas and Tampa
Knock Boston out of the postseason.
Betsy
August 23rd, 2009 at 11:51 pm
Hughes was put in the pen because the Yankees wanted to reward him for pitching well, not because Phil wanted to stay up here. No organization can run their team based on the desire of their players……
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that is only partially right.
i was only partially right also.
the main reason was that there was no room in the rotation with joba,wang,cc,burnett.
2 options left.
pen or minors
& pettitte
Sorry to see Swisher’s 30 game on base streak end tonight.
Life is good….
http://bats.blogs.nytimes.com/.....nkees-fan/
Nesn.com has an interesting story about Papelbon possibly being traded in the off season,and using Wagner as a one year bridge,to Bard.
Has Theo lost his mind?
Trading a guy like Papelbon might be one of the few ways Theo can get a significant piece in return to help his ballclub.
He doesn’t have the young trade chips like they thought they had and the upcoming FA market is horrific.
>Has Theo lost his mind?
Aren’t all geniuses crazy or something like that?
HE IZ TEH JEENYIS!!!!!!!111111
Back later with clubhouse reaction.
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or not.
j/k — it’s all good.
Beckett: “It was an a** whooping.”
pat August 24th, 2009 at 1:19 am
Beckett: “It was an a** whooping.”
lol
Papelbon could command a huge haul. Boston could get someone like
Adrian Gonzalez
Sizemore
Prince Fielder
Matt Kemp
Jose Reyes
Prehaps Halladay if you include someone like Bowden
We need some clubhouse reaction!!!
PEL thanks for all the audio man.
Oh, please.
They aren’t going to get a superstar everyday player for a freaking closer.
Get real.
According to Ken Rosenthal of FOXSports.com, “the Red Sox’s chances of landing Mets reliever Billy Wagner are in serious jeopardy.”
There are two main problems: Wagner wants to have the option of leaving after the 2009 season, and the Sox are not willing to guarantee that his 2010 club option will go unexercised. Boston management also wants to have the choice of offering the veteran salary arbitration, an idea to which Wagner’s agent is adamantly opposed. The two sides have about 40 hours to come to an agreement.
Great season to be a Yankee Fan. Next up Texas. Don’t let up. we can beat any team in baseball. No fear! Enjoy.
Game by game since 1965.
Negotiations getting tough? Larry Lucchino time!
My my how the tables turn.Chowdah heads sold the farm for duds,and now are having to trade top players,or buy themselves into contention again.
Plus Papelbon has a shoulder issue.No superstar traded for him.
I’m waiting to see what they do with Penny.He lost his place in the rotation after Friday’s rout,to Wakefield.Wonder if he’ll be released?
The Redsox will have to pay Papelbon 10M in arbitration this year. He is also their biggest trade piece. The tremendous Redsox minor league system was smoke and mirrors. Bowden & Tazawa have been exposed as having back end starter stuff, Buchholz is 25 now and is still a question mark & their number #1 prospect Lars Anderson has had a horrendous year.