Robbie with runners in scoring position? Yes
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keep using that bat robbie…
Awesome…. If this team does not win the World Series I will eat my trousers.
Wait a minute…Did Robbie Cano just come through with RISP?!?!?!?!?!
CANO !!!
give the man a pie!
Did anyone else think “He is going to get drilled tomorrow” when they saw Robbie standing at the plate like Manny Ramirez?
i think the sox will throw at cano tomorrow after his pose
Was that Cano being Manny?
I’m so happy for Robbie! I will sleep well tonight.
YES!!! what a way to end the game!! Nice job Robbie!
Nice win. Good for Robbie.
Time to March on!
Notice how Pete goes away quietly with his tail between his legs. Great blog, Pete, but do you really have to post Cano’s BA with RISP every single time he comes up in that situation? It got really old 2 months ago. The man has 2 walks offs in the past couple weeks for christ sake.
Let’s hope the rain delay in Boston lasts in the wee hours of the morning and that Aaron Hill takes care of the rest.
Matt Thorton threw 42 pitches today… probably unavailable tomorrow.
Kazmir to the Angels. I guess nobody wanted to block it. Why the Rays are giving up on him is beyond me. Salary dump a starting pitcher in his prime? Must be something we don’t know…
WOOO! HOOO! It was bound to happen eventually! ROBBIE!!!!
can’t believe arods stayed in the yard. good for Cano, he does not do that often. If he could be better with RISP, you are talking star..
great win….tampa lost…..texas may lose…
another day off the schedule….
“Salary dump a starting pitcher in his prime? Must be something we don’t know…”
Maybe its the decreasing velocity and K rate? or the elbow issues every year? or the fact he cant go 6 innings?
CB, in response to your post from the prior thread………the Yankees power is good for the regular season. In the post-season? Not so much. In the last several playoff series, their offense has been completely shut down by good pitching. If they don’t find a way to score without hitting HRs, they won’t go very far.
Wow. Hell officially froze over. Gracias, Cano.
Remember this “reverse jet stream” come October. This stadium is going to play very interestingly…
Three home runs any other time of the year, all caught on the warning track…
Patrick, I’m guessing that Robbie Cano didn’t waste or gave away that ab…..
stuart, not sure that we have to worry about Tampa or Texas.
We just need to get our magic number down.
It’s not just good pitching that shut us down in October… so did Paul Byrd, Bonderman (ERA over 4 that year), Kenny Rogers etc.
wow pujols just hit a walk off to win the game. why did they pitch to him?! funny thing also, the crowd just doesn’t seem as loud as the stadium just was for some reason. the stadium has really come alive. this team is destined for 27 this year. I love this game!!
Who is that moron who wrote into MY9. The red soxs have more heart than the yankees? Um has he watched one game this season. For most of the games the yankees fight till the last out to win. They’d lost 1 series at home since June! Yep no heart.
Zach
This could be true, but he kills the Yankees and Sox, of which the Rays play 13 times in the next five weeks, and they could have traded him in the offseason, correct?
Are the Rays trying to make the playoffs, or dump salary?
Aw, leave the poor kid alone. It’s not easy.
“Kazmir to the Angels. I guess nobody wanted to block it. Why the Rays are giving up on him is beyond me. Salary dump a starting pitcher in his prime? Must be something we don’t know…”
Salary concerns, wanting to sign Crawford to an extension?
Thank goodness Cano ended this game in the 10th. Is Hairston our backup catcher until Posada plays or until Tuesday when Cervelli comes back up?
Have the Sox even announced their starter for tomorrow? ESPN, MLB.COM, Yahoo all say TBD.
Probably a strategic move so that we won’t be able to scout him ahead of time… but doesn’t MLB have rules about announcing starters prior to their start?
Tim, that’s true, but that’s not the point. The point is, you can’t depend on HRs to get through the post-season. Swinging for the fences is a bad habit that the Yankees would do well to break……….
The MY9 Postgame may be the worst thing I have ever watched in my life.
grafxkid August 28th, 2009 at 10:39 pm
wow pujols just hit a walk off to win the game. why did they pitch to him?! funny thing also, the crowd just doesn’t seem as loud as the stadium just was for some reason. the stadium has really come alive. this team is destined for 27 this year. I love this game!!
It was the Nationals…What do they gain by pitching around him?
“Probably a strategic move so that we won’t be able to scout him ahead of time… but doesn’t MLB have rules about announcing starters prior to their start?”
Ozzie said that it’s either Carrasco or Contreras.
yankee trader, but why would you trade away young pitching? they made the mistake of getting rid of Edwin Jackson.
In my mind they think that something is really wrong with him and found a sucker to take him.
Well, Kazmir could find his way back to being an elite pitcher. And in the off chance he does, Tampa saves $$ and plugs in another one of their top prospects.
Just drove through a completely insane downpour trying to get home on Long Island.
Couldn’t believe my ears when John & Suzy said that it was barely raining at the Stadium and they thought the storm missed New York. Meanwhile, it was raining so hard I was contemplating pulling over to the side of the road
Betsy, what is with you ALWAYS looking to have something to cry about? The Yankees get a walkoff win with a home run and you are talking about how the offense will shut down in the playoffs.
A hangnail turns into a life threatening injury. Jeeze, you must have a tough life where nothing goes right.
Was the Phillies offense shut down last year?
Here’s a little clue, you need pitching and offense to win games. Balance.
Betsy – Oh, I agree 100%… just pointing out that any pitcher can shut down an offense with the “HR or bust” mentality.
Betsy, your points about offensive blackouts during the 06 & 07 playoffs are noteworthy….However this kineup is deeper, and all around a better offensive unit….Time will only tell…..I’m 20 games away from 100 wins and my $ 190.00 return on a 100.00 investment
bodhisattva – Destiny Wears Pinstripes August 28th, 2009 at 10:27 pm
Those lazy Dominicans…never come through when it matters…
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I agree that the Cano hate is way over the top. But let’s drop the race card stuff.
You cannot deny he hasn’t been the same hitter with RISP this season.
For whatever reason, he just hasn’t done the job very often. It’s legitimate criticism but people often take it to a ridiculously extreme level on this board.
Of course, they do it for most everything else, too.
Carl, they gain a chance to win. idc what team it is. its not smart. and they paid for it. there’s no quit if you’re the best or worst team. you gotta play smart. period.
They could have waited to trade him. But he’s had a few good outings recently, so his value was at its highest so far this year and they dealt him, rather than him getting hurt/ being ineffective again and being stuck with him when they need room to pick up Crawford’s option, and Bartlett, Upton, Howell, Garza all go to arb this year
“Couldn’t believe my ears when John & Suzy said that it was barely raining at the Stadium and they thought the storm missed New York.”
It was pouring at the stadium. The storm didn’t miss NY.
Did you see Robbie’s pose? Wow……..we can’t criticize Manny now.
That said, the D was terrific in the 7th – huge props to Alex and Swish.
Cano had a walkoff a couple of weeks ago. He wasn’t due he is just a great hitter.
Anyone in Boston? Any chance this game gets played?
Betsy- it was a walk off HR, a little different than the 3rd or 5th inning. stop your complaining
Kazmir actually has gone 6 plus in 8 of his last nine starts since July 8th. Three stinkers, the rest good. He’s 4-0 against the Yankees and Sox this year.
Weird move by the Rays. Guess they are looking more at 2010, with trying to sign Crawford?
This does make the Angels better, especially against the Sox and Yankees. Long term, who knows…
Salzburg making excuses for Joba… says he can’t be on that crazy schedule.
This was an excellent move by LA. Get the pitcher who dominates your 2 biggest October rivals and a guy who could be a potential ace for you and replace Lackey next year.
Pat M, I agree with you there……..
LOL Suzyn and John actually said it was barely raining? Man, it was coming down in buckets…….I guess it’s always sunny in their world.
Betsy, you’re very Debbie Downer tonight… cheer up, it was a great game. Enjoy it!
“Did you see Robbie’s pose? Wow……..we can’t criticize Manny now.”
Robbie’s wasn’t as bad as Manny’s. Robbie posed for a few seconds and then started running. Manny would stand at the plate for a full minute before he made his way to 1st.
“In my mind they think that something is really wrong with him and found a sucker to take him.”
Jennifer-
I believe Kazmir is owed 20M over next 2 years, and hasn’t pitched much better than Brad Penny this year. He has a 5.92 ERA. They could pick up Penny on Monday for peanuts and use that money for Crawford and Pena.
grafxkid August 28th, 2009 at 10:44 pm
Carl, they gain a chance to win. idc what team it is. its not smart. and they paid for it. there’s no quit if you’re the best or worst team. you gotta play smart. period.
I think getting the no1 draft pick is more important for the Nationals. Winning a game in August is not when you’re 30 plus under .500
Zach, I think you completely missed my point, but whatever at this point.
If the game had gone any longer, it would have been suspended and resumed tomorrow… rain has really picked up now.
good point. i hear you.
Wow. Good thing they finished the game when they did! It’s pouring at the Stadium.
Robbie Cano
Yes he Can!
Robbie hit a walkoff HR, he can pose.
Manny does it after every HR.
Not a big deal. If he gets beaned, he gets beaned.
It’s no longer raining here in Hopkinton, should start up in Boston soon…
“Swinging for the fences is a bad habit that the Yankees would do well to break……….”
Do they really always swing for the fences, or are they just that good a group of hitters as a team?
Cano’s pose was magnificent. It’s good to have guys with attitude like that once in awhile.
If you guys complain about the pose that’s ridiculous. lol
Yay!, I am no debbie downer tonight……but whatever, I’m not in any mood to get into an argument.
Heard the tarp was being moved on the field, but it could have been just to dump the water.
Betsy, look at the pitchers that NYY has been hitting these homers off of. They aren’t all dogs. Also, not every hatd swing is a batter trying to hit homers. For the most part, they’re controlled swings designed to drive the ball. NYY doesn’t have a bunch of home run hitters. They have a bunch of hitters that hit the ball hard and Cano, Jeter and Damon are three of them. Swisher, and lately, Cabrera, are the two most promenant players that tend to swing from the heels. Look at Cano’s hits and you’ll see that he hits as often to the opposite field as he pulls. Most of his homers are from right center to left field.
Laura
August 28th, 2009 at 10:44 pm
“Couldn’t believe my ears when John & Suzy said that it was barely raining at the Stadium and they thought the storm missed New York.”
It was pouring at the stadium. The storm didn’t miss NY.
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I swear, they said it was barely raining. LOL
Meanwhile, I was in the left lane on the Southern State and it was raining so damn hard that I honestly would have pulled over and stopped my car if I thought I could safely get over two lanes.
What is with batters getting hit in the head this year?
Ya I’m kinda surprised at the Rays for dealing Kazmir as well. He is making huge money (by Rays’ standards) and his velocity us down. But they went to the World Series with this guy last year, and is an integral part of their rotation this year, in the middle of a playoff push. There’s a key piece of the puzzle that I feel like I’m missing with this trade.
Luckily the score is tied in Boston, if the Sux were ahead, they would have waited maybe 15 minutes then called the game.
***hard*** swing is a batter
That was fun.
I agree with Salzberg. Joba at times struggles with command of his pitches. Him going on 10 days rest had trouble written all over it. He needs to stay in a normal routine. Even veteran pitches would struggle with what they were trying to do with Joba. Its a better idea just taking him out early in some games and having Gaudin as his caddy.
Interesting story about Steinbrenner being sued over YES
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/200.....us_yankees
Robi want to go night clubbin’…
TD213 August 28th, 2009 at 10:50 pm
Luckily the score is tied in Boston, if the Sux were ahead, they would have waited maybe 15 minutes then called the game.
Toronto has the go ahead run on 3rd. Boston may have been lucky.
Randy Williams is a journeyman… has 9 good innings this year, but is 34 yrs old and a career minor leaguer…
doing it off Thorton would have been more impressive like Swisher did in Chi Town……
If I’m a Rays fan (or player!) I’d be livid.
The Rays threw in the towel today on ’09.
“Did you see Robbie’s pose? Wow……..we can’t criticize Manny now.”
Yeh….ok.
That’s true about Manny doing it all the time……Robbie stood like a statue, lol
Lil M, I think they are just darned good hitters – not one dimensional sluggers. The real test for these guys will be in the post-season – we shall see.
I guess I can catch the pieing on YES’ replay…….good.
m,
With an afternoon game tomorrow, that probably isin’t the wisest decision LOL
Cano is supremely talented, probably more so than most anyone on the roster. It’s great to see him come through as he did. Hopefully, no more of the “Guess he was due” comments. Most likely, the “posing” (so what) will be the next wave of criticism.
He is a pleasure to watch and root for.
Angels get Kazmir? are you freaking kidding me? What a way to ruin a win.
GB, that’s very true…….
Tomko with a 5-1 lead. I wouldn’t even want to play anymore if I were on the Angels.
Everyone’s complaining about Cano’s “pose”, but, take a look tonight at Pujol’s walk-off antics.
LOL yeah, Cano’s poses once and now he is like Manny…
This blog is hilarious.
E-gawa August 28th, 2009 at 10:53 pm
Angels get Kazmir? are you freaking kidding me? What a way to ruin a win.
Doesn’t matter. They won’t get past Boston in the first round.
Pujols is the best player in baseball, he can do whatever he wants
Just like Manny is a HOF’er and is one of the most feared hitters of all time, same with Sheffield.
All those guys can do whatever they want. They have earned it.
Out of curiousity, was Cano showing heart when he smacked that game winning 3 run shot??
Oh please, when you hit a game winning HR you’re allowed to pose.
If it’s the 4th inning that’s another story.
The team that owns us acquired a pitcher who owns us.
Great. Hope Boston can knock them out.
From Baseball Tonight: CC had 25 swings and misses tonight, the most in the MLB this year.
Betsy, after the Yanks win the Series in November, you’ll be able to relax until the winter meetings in December…..I also see Hughes and Mariano playing big roles in October…….
how in the blue heck did kazmir clear waivers? seriously? how did he?
TylerKepner How bout this, Swisher says he’s been talking with Dave Eiland and Phil Coke for tips on his throwing. It paid off tonight in the 7th.
Who complained about Manny anyway? He embarrassed basically all of our pitchers for 8 years except MO.
No one said he was wrong for posing, but atleast knock him down next time and make him feel uncomfortable in the batters box.
This team has won games all season started by good pitchers that they may face in the postseason:
Verlander, Jackson, Beckett (twice), Lester, Halladay (twice, although he’s not playing in October), etc. etc.
djsunyc August 28th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
how in the blue heck did kazmir clear waivers? seriously? how did he
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I don’t think he did. I think the Angels claimed him.
jennifer –
Maybe Swisher can teach Coke how to pitch to return the favor LOL
Bunny August 28th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
Carl, Toronto should have won except Tek had an incredible block of the plate, then tagged the runner out.
Oh yeah, he made the guy do a 360 spinning on his back lol
In that situation, Cano could have done a back flip for all I care.
I need to find my mega millions ticket
I’m not complaining I like the pose, I think it’s ok to have a player with attitude even if it comes off as “cocky”
I don’t know why you guys complain. We just won a game, rejoice people! -__-
new thread
Carl August 28th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
Tomko with a 5-1 lead. I wouldn’t even want to play anymore if I were on the Angels.
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He’s pitched well since he went to Oakland.
He came into the game with a 3.40 ERA. Not too shabby for a scab.
I love the Cano pose, you guy’s shouldn’t complain about it. It’s unheard of to complain about the pose in the midst of a victory.
Really Lame for the guys who are complaining.
Tim
Kenny Rogers was great in the 2006 postseason. He shut down every team he faced. (Yankees, A’s, Cardinals) He had an 0.00 era. Any team can be shut down by good pitching even if your a team that plays small ball or long ball. You just need to pitch well in the postseason and take advantage of mistakes.
kazmir has a violent delivery and is injury prone. His mechanics make him a strong candidate for shoulder woes in the near future. Kazmir has promise, but his time on the DL tells another story. It’s definitely a high risk high reward situation tho.
I mean lay off the guy already
jennifer August 28th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
djsunyc August 28th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
how in the blue heck did kazmir clear waivers? seriously? how did he
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I don’t think he did. I think the Angels claimed him.
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oops, i meant to say how in the blue heck did every other team in the AL let him clear waivers?
I agree that the Cano hate is way over the top. But let’s drop the race card stuff.
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GF,
I answered you with two posts on previous thread.
Good game for us. & happy to see Robi getting some love!