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Is that Lou Piniella or Pat Kelly?
Or Ron Swoboda?
The Captain’s YES on-field post-game reaction:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/653315215e9f559b/
NOTE: Everybody in the stadium froze until he finished the interview.
Enrique Wilson I believe
Remember when people used to compare Jose Reyes to Derek Jeter. Look how that turned out!!
14 is always and forever Pinella.
40-13 since the break and folks still whine and second guess Girardi. Hysterical.
This team just never seems like it is out of a game even when they are trailing. It is almost shocking when they lose.
Memorable night for us Yankee fans.
4 game sweep of the Rays is still pretty impressive.
No let up from this team. I loved the counter moves by Girardi to all of Maddon’s moves. Sharpening his skills for the post season? Let’s hope so.
Wilson Betemit
Enjoy the #14 for another 5 outs in Boston.
This is an amazing team. In many ways it’s better than we can see right now.
There’s a distance in time needed to appreciate some things.
I think this team has a chance to be a team that you appreciate more and more as time goes on because the class of teams its moving towards is so rarefied.
There’s still a lot of season to play and of course everything depends on the post season.
But not having won the World Series in nearly a decade and watching Boston win twice has made many Yankee fans more fearful than they should be. It’s made too many people feel that success with this team is more fragile than it really is.
This yankee team is reaching a level of excellence that is staggering.
“40-13 since the break and folks still whine and second guess Girardi. Hysterical.”
Well yeah. If Girardi were smarter the Yankees wouldn’t have lost any games since the break.
Stupid Girardi
Sorry, brain freeze. Enjoy the #14 until Friday.
This is odd…
I was in ym bathroom and I saw one of those random “Inspected by #” stickers loose on the floor. Do you know what number it was?? #27
Inspected by #27, I hosted 27 rounds of GTLU…
The stars are falling into alignment
Magic Numbers:
#17 (Hairston) = Home Field; #14 (Hinske) = Division;
#2 and #4 … well you know;
#91 (Aceves) = number of wins;
-09/09/09
#14 is Moose Skowron.
well said CB
Miguel Cairo was another great Number 14.
It’s just been such a great ride for the Yankees since the All-Star break. The team has been on top of its game.
Speaking of on top of someone’s game, Federer is drilling Soderling, unsurprisingly.
I missed it because I was sort of watching Obama’s speech, but is John Flaherty correct – the Rays were cheering for Jeter?
betsy
everybody loves jeter even the redsox.
Jeter was indeed getting the cheers from the Rays, the ultimate sign of respect.
That really speaks volumes as to how much Jeter is appreciated by everyone in the game.
CB -
Great post. I am unfortunately one of those that fears the Red Sox, perhaps a bit too much. As time goes on, I see how special this team is.
MG -
Absolutely. I agree about that at bat. He was not going to change his approach to at bats for that specific one.
I misinterpreted your comment. I thought you meant that Teix would never change his approach to an AB. My bad.
nice landmark date (9-9-09) to tie Lou Gehrig’s record.. will easily be remembered by most of the fans…
CB September 9th, 2009 at 10:26 pm
But not having won the World Series in nearly a decade and watching Boston win twice has made many Yankee fans more fearful than they should be. It’s made too many people feel that success with this team is more fragile than it really is.
This yankee team is reaching a level of excellence that is staggering.
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Outstanding point, CB. I’ve said the very same thing over the past month but you just said it much more eloquently than I did.
This is a special team. It’s been obvious for awhile now.
It’s why I don’t fear any potential opponent out there regardless if it’s the Tigers, Red Sox, Rangers, or Angels.
This team can beat anyone. Period. Too many fans have that pre-2004 Red Sox mentality with this team and I simply don’t understand it.
J-Dawg, thanks! I agree…….I still remember the Yankees standing on the dugout steps when Cal broke Lou Gehrig’s game played streak – it’s nice when teams can put aside their rivalries for a moment to show appreciation for an historic event.
I would bench Jeter for posing at 1st base after that single.
YES post-game Booth Report with Bob Lorenz, Michael Kay, and John Flaherty:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/65332159bae949dd/
By the way, what an effort from Melanie Oudin. Congrats to her on her great effort.
Congrats to Jeter and thanks for waiting to break it while I’ve got YES and not these disgraceful Rays guys.
Poor Soderling. Obviously, he was going to lose, but he looks like a child out there.
fridayjones… I agree.
So on Friday is it Alex or Walt “No Neck” Williams?
CB: Once again, you put it perfectly.
“I have the new Melrose Place and 90210 waiting for me on DVR”
Erica, My girl makes me watch these shows on CW, eversince like 2 yrs. ago.
BTW she’s a big Silver/Dixon fan. S.2 for 90210 feels like a freakin’ movie. Way better than all of last season, drama off the you know what soon to come. Melrose was good too, that show less than 10 munutes in starts w/ drama.
Personally, I do not think 40-13 is unreal. The Yankees have a loaded line-up. If everyone performs to their typical season averages, and throw in a couple of over-achievers and this is what you get.
They’ve had this potential for several years, but it seemed many performed below their season averages.
Now most of them are performing at or above. When you put an all-star or potential all-star on the field in almost every position each night, you expect to win a lot of games.
- Kevin
>I would bench Jeter for posing at 1st base after that single.
lol I would’ve pulled this –> http://bit.ly/SoLzp
My win total guess of 102 might end up looking pessimistic.
Good question Pete!!!!
Nick in SF September 9th, 2009 at 10:28 pm
Sorry, brain freeze. Enjoy the #14 until Friday.
*******
I was just going to bust you. But Boston is off till Friday. Hopefully we can knock it down to 12.
I heard Pete ask Jeter a question. I just felt like pointing that out.
Derek Jeter’s YES post-game press conference:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/65332522c7b06fe3/
Who would you think has a higher WHIP? Yuse or Papelbone?
I will be happy for Bronx Jeers and any other LoHudders in attendance when Jeter breaks the hit record on Friday.
I will also be saddened that Uncle Ellsworth hosted a crooked contest somehow fixed to make himself the winner.
Thanks Pel!
Shout out to the bullpen for 6 inning of no hit ball. Just didn’t want that to get lost.
this jersey is clearly from the great Miguel Cairo
Hey all. Rough week in terms of outside activities so I’ve been catching games on the radio with glimpses of television.
I read posts from the bottom up (where I hook in, and then upward) so sometimes I see something quoted but then
have to keep going to see who made the original statement. I saw a quote about Joba not making progress and immediately said “SJ!”
When I listened to last night’s game and heard what a great outing Gaudin had, I immediately thought about SJ, who was ready to have Gaudin never pick up a ball again after his last outing.
I think Joba did beautifully (from what I was able to hear) to recover the way he did after the first inning. FWIW, both Sterling and Waldman are convinced that the pitch count has really messed with him. That’s just an aside. So he had a rough first inning and then retired what, 8 in a row? That surely is progress in my book.
You know the saying “Good waiters get good tips”? It’s true.
Fo game sweeeep
With his 3 hits tonight, Jeter is now 3 hits behind Robinson Cano as the all-time hits leader at the New Yankee Stadium.
Derek Jeter! Clap clap clap clap clap
I figured this was a good time for a repost of season predictions:
2009 YANKEE WINS PREDICTION CHART
Created on April 6, 2009
poster # of games
TOMPASS 124
*S.O.S. 118
ROB THOMPSON 110
**RAYVT 107
#2 FOR PREZ 106
**ANGEL 105
PEL 105
**TOM B 104
TRISHA 103
VSPOT 103
KEVIN IN CT 102
NICK IN SF 102
YANKEESJTJ 102
GLOBAL WARMING 102
MG 102
THE PREDIKTER 101
**L-tothe2ND 101
LORI 100
MEL 100
TEX’S NEW BF 100
PATRICK 100
**ERICA 100
BARDOS 99
VIN 99
JENNIFER 99
ED 99
**NYY626 99
DT 99
**STEVE-B 99
LAURA 98
PETE ABE 98
RISHI 98
RUSSW210 98
CLAYB 98
DOREEN 98
RB15 98
TOM IN NJ 97
FRAN 97
S.A. 97
HOKIEHILL 97
UNCLE ELLSWORTH 97
#2 FOR PREZ 96
GAYLE 96
PAT 96
WESTERNER99 96
PSYLUCK 96
STEVEB 96
MICHAEL KAY 96
JOHN IN OHIO 95
MARK 95
B-DAVE 94
**WAIT TIL THEY COME 94
**haiku-man 62
* – winner of 2009 awesome buddy award
** – added 7/20 or later
“this jersey is clearly from the great Miguel Cairo”
pffft…Miguel Cairo wears Jerry Hairston Jr. jammies.
Nick in SF
September 9th, 2009 at 10:55 pm
I will be happy for Bronx Jeers and any other LoHudders in attendance when Jeter breaks the hit record on Friday.
I will also be saddened that Uncle Ellsworth hosted a crooked contest somehow fixed to make himself the winner.
*****
Our buddy Ramey was at the game tonight!
And if he doesn’t steal his girlfriend’s Yankee snoopy and give it to me I will kill him!!!!
Tampa Bay did not have a base hit after the first inning.
Everyone’s focused on Jeter but the Yankees played themselves one heck of a game tonight.
Woohoo an Andy interview
LOL@ Mo – “I didnt want him to walk. That wasnt enough for me”
Pel,
Thanks for that Jeter audio. You can tell he’s thrilled by the accomplishment, but not the attention.
As usual, gave all the right answers.
Trisha:
where my prediction?!?! lol
I had 104.
Dr. Cox, your prediction was consolidated as part of the new ‘single predictor’ scheme.
Dr. Cox – were you an original predictor or a double asterisk predictor?
I’ll put it in for you and I apologize that it isn’t in there. Let me know when you did your predicting.
“Who would you think has a higher WHIP? Yuse or Papelbone?”
m,
It is, of course, Phil. Those numbers also include his starts in which he was good, but not as dominant as now. The amazing thing, is that if you look at just his bullpen numbers, they are better than not just papelbon by a long way, but better than Mariano in just about all categories. Except saves, also he is not doing the higher pressure closing, which could have an effect over a full season.
Thanks for sharing the YES interview with Jeter.
Lou Pinella is the first to come to mind but Moose Scowron might be the best Yankee who wore #14
Tampa Bay is only 4 games over .500. Could they be a one-hit wonder with only 1 winning season?
The YES post-game reactions of the “old guard” (Girardi, Jorge, Andy, and Mo):
http://www.zshare.net/audio/65333155a5b4bc09/
Mark in Tampa,
You obviously did not cheat!
>Thanks Pel!
>Thanks for sharing the YES interview with Jeter.
You’re welcome.
I believe I made this prediction a couple times during spring training. Ill have to do some digging to find it.
To be honest, I was just joking. I am just thrilled beyond belief watching this team.
And for the people ive known on this blog since Ive started posting in 06, I KNOW how much it means to us all. And you all know who you are.
The poseurs can fall by the wayside.
Wow, I saw Eric Brynes strike out in person in Reno just over a week ago and I got to see him strike out again just now on TV!
Jeter’s mound message to Joba- Settle down and make your pitches.
Joba’s YES post-game reaction:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/65333266e93887b7/
I had it too low.
>Jeter’s mound message to Joba- Settle down and make your pitches.
“…and do the things you’ve done that made you successful.”
That Jeter.
Tampa won their second game of the FSL playoff on Brandon Laird’s 2 run homer in the top of the 9th inning. He’s 5-8 with a double, homer and 7 RBI in the two games.
Staten Island lost 3-2 in 11 innings. Scranton won 3-0. Big gun was Curtis with 2 RBI and 1 hits. Jackson was 1-4.
Hold on-Hasn’t Mo pitched much more bullpen innings?
Jeter had an amazing night. Not only did he go 3-4 with a double and a walk to tie Gehrig, but he yelled at Justin Chamberlain who was immediately transformed back into Joba. And not only did Joba become great again, but after Jeter’s visit to the mound, no other Yankee pitcher gave up so much as a single.
This is a truly great Yankee team.
“Trisha:
where my prediction?!?! lol
I had 104.
And mine, at 105?
I LOVE THIS TEAM!!!!
That is all.
What an honor it has been to watch Derek Jeter play baseball for the last 14 years. Let’s hope they can get one for this thumb this year.
I see Pete’s poll – who would you rather see the Yanks play in the first round – Detroit or Texas?
There is a 3rd possibility – LA Angels!
Texas is only 4 games out in the AL West.
Texas plays the Angels 7 times.
Angels have to play Boston and NY (no easy task) – 7 more times.
Kind of lost in everything that happened were the outstanding outings for Ace and Albie. Without them pitching 5 no-hit innings there is no win because we aren’t in the game.
GB if the AAA playoffs have begun, the IL division is in trouble, Colin Curtis and Austin Jackson turn it on during playoffs. Curtis last championship series in AA he hit .414 and should have won the MVP but Austin was just ridiculous defensively in that series and had a clutch HR.
I guess I will indicate those predictions that don’t pan out. Dr. C, you’ve been added in. Something makes me think you were in there before. Maybe when I added someone in your name accidentally disappeared.
2009 YANKEE WINS PREDICTION CHART
Created on April 6, 2009
poster # of games
TOMPASS 124
**haiku-man 62
*S.O.S. 118
ROB THOMPSON 110
**RAYVT 107
#2 FOR PREZ 106
**ANGEL 105
PEL 105
**TOM B 104
DR. COX 104
TRISHA 103
VSPOT 103
KEVIN IN CT 102
NICK IN SF 102
YANKEESJTJ 102
GLOBAL WARMING 102
MG 102
THE PREDIKTER 101
**L-tothe2ND 101
LORI 100
MEL 100
TEX’S NEW BF 100
PATRICK 100
**ERICA 100
BARDOS 99
VIN 99
JENNIFER 99
ED 99
**NYY626 99
DT 99
**STEVE-B 99
LAURA 98
PETE ABE 98
RISHI 98
RUSSW210 98
CLAYB 98
DOREEN 98
RB15 98
TOM IN NJ 97
FRAN 97
S.A. 97
HOKIEHILL 97
UNCLE ELLSWORTH 97
#2 FOR PREZ 96
GAYLE 96
PAT 96
WESTERNER99 96
PSYLUCK 96
STEVEB 96
MICHAEL KAY 96
JOHN IN OHIO 95
MARK 95
B-DAVE 94
**WAIT TIL THEY COME 94
* – winner of 2009 awesome buddy award
** – added 7/20 or later
Geeze Louise, how the heck did I end up dropping people off??? I am going to have to try to search for the older prediction chart and see if anyone else was left off. I’ll add you back in Backbench. Apologies.
Give me a few minutes to try to check and see if I left anyone else out.
I’m on that list but my given win prediction is lower than my actual prediction. I’ll go back and get the correct number for you by… October 3rd.
If the Angels do not finish well enough to win the division it is extremely unlikely they would beat out Boston for the WC.
We’ll see the Angels in the ALCS or not at all.
MLB Network’s recap of tonight’s events with Victor Rojas, Al Leiter, and Dave Valle:
http://www.zshare.net/audio/65334108d61e12eb/
Pel, you’re all over the place!! Amazing coverage
Thanks!
15 more hits for the captain and he moves into the top 50 for MLB all-time.
Griffey is the only active player with more hits than Jeter. He has 2751.
>Pel, you’re all over the place!! Amazing coverage
>
>Thanks!
Anytime.
The answer is (drumroll, please)…. Papelbon.
Even with his WHIP as a starter (1.50), Hughes’ WHIP on the season is down to 1.13 thanks to his fantastic WHIP as a reliever (0.82) even though that’s higher than Rivera’s (0.77) which makes Papelbon’s WHIP (1.22) look embarassingly bloated.
Thoughts from Jeter’s peers around the league:
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/articl.....8;c_id=mlb
I am off to bed.
Good night Yankee people!
Yanks will have to take out the Angels ( 6 games ) on their way to the Championship # 27…..The Halos will beat Boston in the ALDS….Anaheim will display a track meet vs. Boston that modern baseball has never seen before….Between the BoSox starters inability to hold runners and Veratek’s poor % of throwing out runners will send Boston packing for the season….National league is harder to read….The Divison leaders all are fighting for home field, and the Wild Card is up for grabs…..Nobody wants the Giants in round 1
Pat M: You should check out my blog post tonight
does shelley smash get a start tomorrow?
I predict nobody starts tomorrow. They have a day off.
If they tell Shelley he’s starting tomorrow, that would be a mean trick.
lol woops, college has me all dazed and confused.
Federer match is geting interesting
Anyone remember that series in Chicago when the Yanks looked pretty bad? They lost the first three out of four. The last game they lost was an ugly 14-4 affair.
Well since then they have gone 39-8. That’s an .830 winning percentage.
Just…wow.
roger prevails and moves on….
I just got back from the game. I feel so lucky that I got to see Jeter tie the record live! I just wish he had gotten that 4th hit but at least I got to see him tie Gehrig. What a great game, the crowd was awesome.
This team is unstoppable. I can’t wait until the postseason, it should be fun.
Trisha, thanks for tracking this.
And thanks to Erica as well for the Guess the line up idea. These are the great little things that allow us to feel like we are part of what is turning out to be a magical season.
What is really amazing is that a 105 win guess now looks like a low number.
Just Wow!
I think Luis Sojo wore it once….
Oh Patrick – what a memory. Very cool.
“I predict nobody starts tomorrow. They have a day off.”
With the way they are playing, somehow they will still get a “W.”
FYI, Pete, and this should also get to Flarety and Kay. Upton was playing with a sprained ankle. That’s why he was taken out and that’s probably why he was slow getting to those balls. Give the guy a break, he tries to be a gamer and everyone accuses him of dogging it.
Otherwise thanks for the great report.
Jim: That is an astounding stat.
Congrats, Patrick. Nothing beats being there.
ESPN recap of tonight’s events with Stuart Scott and some bald dude:
http://bit.ly/4C97X0
Stuart Scott showing Jeter massive respect.
Andy Phillips also wore #14
It was weird, usually when the team is losing for the majority of the game the crowd is out of it and I feel like crap. Tonight was different. Partly because after the first inning the pitching was outstanding and partly because of the Jeter hit chase but mostly because whenever we watch this team we feel like they are going to win no matter what.
Two run deficit against the best Tampa has to offer? Who cares? Everyone in the stadium knew the Yankees were going to come back. The confidence is back, I love it.
Pel working double-overtime after the Muzzle Rumble!
Had to laugh when the massive booing started after Jeter’s walk
On the day the Yankees’ front office gathered to talk about its top pick of the 1992 draft, Jeter’s name came up, and one of those present said, “Jeter? Isn’t he going to Michigan?” There was a moment of silence. Then Dick Groch, the scout who signed Jeter, said, “No. He’s going to Cooperstown.”
http://sportsillustrated.cnn.c.....kees_yir2/
didn’t enrique wilson & wilson betemit wear 14? I might be wrong… go yanks.. I had a blast at the game today!!!
Guess we should be really glad that the Astros & Orioles passed …. best decision they ever made for us!
I’m not much for stats, but this one actually stopped me cold:
15 times they’ve been tied in the eighth inning.
15-0 in those games.
Think about that!
Hey, what about me ? I wore No. 14.
petes favorite… Angel Berrora
Freddy Sez has to get out there