Game 155: Red Sox at Yankees (updated with Girardi pre-game audio)
Posted by: Peter Abraham - Posted in Misc on Sep 26, 2009 
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YANKEES (98-56)
Jeter SS
Damon LF
Teixeira 1B
Rodriguez 3B
Matsui DH
Swisher RF
Cano 2B
Cabrera CF
Molina C
Pitching: LHP CC Sabathia (18-7, 3.31).
RED SOX (91-62)
Ellsbury CF
Pedroia 2B
Martinez C
Youkilis 1B
Lowell 3B
Ortiz DH
Baldelli RF
Lowrie SS
Anderson LF
Pitching: RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka (3-5, 6.80).
TIME/TV: 4:10, FOX.
STATE OF THE ‘STRIPES: The Yankees lead the Red Sox by 6.5 games with eight games left. The magic number is three. The Yankees have won three straight.
STATE OF THE SOX: Boston’s magic number to clinch the AL wild card is three. They lead Texas by seven games.
RIVALRY RENEWAL: After losing the first eight games of the season against Boston, the Yankees are 7-1 against their old rivals, outscoring them 63-42. The season series stands at 9-7 Boston with the Red Sox having scored 97 runs and the Yankees 94.
HISTORIC SUCCESS: The Yankees are 42 games over .500 for the first time since they finished the 2002 season 103-58.
HOME IS WHERE THE WINS ARE: The Yankees are 27-7 at home since the All-Star break and 53-23 overall.
CC’S STREAK: Sabathia is undefeated in his last 10 starts, going 8-0 with a 2.24 ERA. He has allowed only 55 hits over 72.1 innings and struck out 77 with 17 walks. The Yankees have won each of his last 10 starts. He is 2-1, 2.95 in three starts against Boston this season and 4-5, 3.62 in his career. He beat Boston at Fenway on Aug. 23, allowing four runs (three earned) in eight innings and striking out eight.
HERE COMES THE JUDGE: New Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, a Yankees fan from the Bronx, will throw out the first pitch. Judge Sotomayor was instrumental in ending the 1994 baseball strike.
WELL-DESERVED: Dave Miley, the wildly successful manager of Triple-A Scranton, has been added to the coaching staff through the end of the regular season.
SECOND TO NONE: Robinson Cano needs two hits to become the fifth Yankees second baseman in history to collect 200 hits in a season. He now has 47 doubles, the most by a Yankee since Alfonso Soriano had 51 in 2002.
Cano also has scored 99 runs. The only two second basemen in team history with 200 hits/100 runs scored are Soriano in 2002 and Snuffy Stirnweiss in 1944.
“That Snuffy was a heck of a player. Man, the times we had,” Angel Berroa said.
IF AT FIRST: Derek Jeter has led off the first inning with a hit in seven of the last 12 games and a Major League-most 49 times this season according to Baseball Reference.com. He has reached 30 stolen bases for the fourth time in his career.
FROM THE OTHER SIDE
GOOD DEAL: Victor Martinez has a 24-game hit streak for Boston, the longest of his career. It’s the longest streak for a Boston player since Manny Ramirez injected himself into the record books by hitting in 27 straight in 2006.
In the last 50 years, only John Flaherty — the pride of Rockland County — has had a longer hit streak after changing teams at mid-season. Flash hit in 27 straight games for the Padres in 1996 after coming over from the Tigers.
POWER PAPI: David Ortiz has hit home runs in three straight games. Of his 27 home runs, 26 have come since June 6, the most in the majors in that span. Ortiz has hit 25 homers six times for the Red Sox. Only Smilin’ Jim Rice (seven) and Ted Williams (14) have done that more times.
SECOND SPEED:Dustin Pedroia’s has matched his career high with 20 stolen bases.
ON THE iPOD RIGHT NOW: High Fidelity by Elvis Costello.
It’s a beautiful day for baseball in the Bronx. Back later with much more.
UPDATE, 1:06 p.m.: Girardi flipped the rotation. Gaudin pitches on Monday and Burnett on Tuesday.
Sure looks like they’re lining up Andy for Game 2.
UPDATE, 1:26 p.m.: Dave Robertson just threw to Shelley Duncan and Juan Miranda. He looked good and his elbow felt fine.
UPDATE, 1:30 p.m.: Dave Eiland said Robertson will be available on Monday.
UPDATE, 1:58 p.m.: The reason the Yankees flipped the rotation is that Burnett’s father is having heart surgery on Monday. He’ll leave the team tomorrow.
UPDATE, 2:30 p.m.: Sam here with the audio from Girardi’s pre-game press conference. Don’t worry – audio is something we’ll absolutely continue to do here on the blog.
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UPDATE, 2:35 p.m.: Posada scratched with a stiff neck.
UPDATE, 3:54 p.m.: Looking for something to read before the game starts? Mike Ashmore has a good interview with Phil Hughes.
UPDATE, 4:09 p.m.: Escorted by Jorge Posada, new Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor just threw out the first pitch to Jorge Posada. Judge Sotomayor was wearing a Yankees jersey. She is a Bronx native and a big Yankees fan. Great moment for her, I’m sure.
UPDATE, 4:11 p.m.: We are underway in the Bronx. 63 degrees at first pitch.
UPDATE, 4:22 p.m.: Strong first inning for CC. … Jeter came out to Empire State of Mind by Jay-Z and Alicia Keys. New one for him. … Look for the Yankees to try and wear down Matsuzaka.
UPDATE, 4:39 p.m.: Carsten Charles is a bad man. Six up, six down, four strikeouts.
UPDATE, 4:57 p.m.: Nine up and nine down by CC thanks to a nice catch by Melky in center. Then Melky watched his catch on the scoreboard.
UPDATE, 5:07 p.m.: Alex strikes out looking then interferes with the catcher, causing a double play because Teixeira was running. Inning over.
UPDATE, 5:14 p.m.: Sabathia walks his old pal Victor Martinez to give Boston its first base runner here in the fourth inning.
UPDATE, 5:17 p.m.: Captain Intangibles with a nice little leaping catch there to end the inning. … Yankees 0-5 with RISP against Dice-K. Matsui to lead off the bottom of the inning.
UPDATE, 5:33 p.m.: There goes the no-hitter as Mike Lowell singles up the middle. CC is pitching a gem so far and it’s 0-0 as his teammates are 0-8 with RISP and have left six runners on base in four innings, four of them in scoring position.
UPDATE, 5:42 p.m.: Giving up that hit seemed to make the big fella upset, didn’t it? Holy smoke.
This is the CC they want on the hill in Game 1.
UPDATE, 5:49 p.m.: Well, here are are again as Matsuzaka puts two more runners on. Yankees again with RISP, this time with nobody out and the AL’s leading RBI man up. If not now, when?
UPDATE, 5:52 p.m.: Alex, so good last night, has been so bad today. Nice play by Martinez to get Jeter.
A-Rod 0 for 3 and has left six men on base. He is 1 for 15 against Matsuzaka.
UPDATE, 5:55 p.m.: Heck of a catch by Mike Lowell to end the inning. The Yankees are a staggering 0 for 11 with RISP in five innings. That is hard to do.
Matsuzaka has put 10 runners on base in five innings and has a shutout going. Meanwhile only the Red Sox and Yankees can take an hour and 44 minutes to play five scoreless innings.
UPDATE, 6:11 p.m.: Cano, with nobody on base, is one of the greatest hitters going. His strange-yet-great season continues as he gives the Yankees a 1-0 lead with a home run.
Cano now has 199 hits and 100 runs scored along with 24 homers and 80 RBI.
UPDATE, 6:14 p.m.: People booed when Matsuzka’s 3-2 pitch to Jeter was up and in. What makes you think he has any idea where it’s going?
UPDATE, 6:33 p.m.: CC is done after seven innings and 97 pitches. Sure, he could have gone more. But the idea is to win on Oct. 7, not an essentially meaningless game on Sept. 26. You want CC rested and ready.
This is the recipe anyway. CC + Hughes + Mo.
UPDATE, 6:41 p.m.: Huuuuuuuuuughes. Great pitching from both teams today.
UPDATE, 6:52 p.m.: He’s letting Molina hit? It’s only 1-0. This has GIDP written all over it.
UPDATE, 6:54 p.m.: Gritty Gutty Brett Gardner is so fast the Red Sox couldn’t get him in a rundown. Meanwhile Molina tried to bunt the first pitch and Wagner cant throw a strike.
UPDATE, 7:03 p.m.: Johnny Damon haunts his old teammates with a two-run single as the Yankees take a 3-0 lead and that’s it for Wagner. Johnny is seven RBI shy of 1,000 in his career.
lets win the series!
“Stuffy” Stirnweiss or “Snuffy Stirnweiss” ask Berroa
“From The Other Side”
Testing the waters already Pete? I can’t handle this! Nooooo
“POWER PAPI: David Ortiz has hit home runs in three straight games. Of his 27 home runs, 26 have come since June 6, the most in the majors in that span.”
Sounds like someone needs to be drug tested ASAP.
Pete,
It’s “Snuffy” Stirnweiss, not “Stuffy” Stirnweiss.
I’ve heard that TBA is one heck of a player.
Congrats to Dave (S)Miley.
Re: Boston catchers. I don’t care if it’s showing up the opponent, I want the runners to be aggressive today. Run until they prove they can’t stop you. 8%?
“Re: Boston catchers. I don’t care if it’s showing up the opponent, I want the runners to be aggressive today. Run until they prove they can’t stop you. 8%?”
We should get some opportunities to steal. Unless he’s changed his ways, Dice K is a walking machine.
POWER PAPI: David Ortiz has hit home runs in three straight games. Of his 27 home runs, 26 have come since June 6, the most in the majors in that span.
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I guess he found the right “protein shake”.
Laura,
Hopefully Bad Dice shows up today.
And that should be, “Run until they prove they CAN stop you.”
They’ve already shown they have a very difficult time holding runners. Texas, Yankees, Rays. Oh, boy.
My question is this, if the Bronx Bombers swiped 7 bases last night, can one just imagine what the Anaheim Angel Greyhounds will do ????? I said it yesterday, expect a new record for steals in the ALDS….The Angels have their own relay team……V-Mart is just a few ticks better than Tek ( 8 % to 12 % ) Then of course there’s a drop off in game calling as the rotation makes this adjustment…..
Joe going for the jugular. Wants to get it done now!
John Flaherty, “Pride of Rockland County!” Shout out to Rockland right there! Flaherty actually lives right around the corner from me today in our little town of Pearl River, NY.
Stevie September 26th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
POWER PAPI: David Ortiz has hit home runs in three straight games. Of his 27 home runs, 26 have come since June 6, the most in the majors in that span.
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I guess he found the right “protein shake”.
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Supposedly David’s father came to visit and magically he started to hit again. makes you go HMMMMM
Ortiz is definitely on something. He legged it down to first last night like a young Carl Lewis to break up the double play. He was positively Edwin Moses’ like sans hurdles.
I think Bud Selig’s new drug test for Ortiz is asking him “you’re not doing them are you, Papi?”
Ortiz – “Me? No…what’s them?”
How well does Dice K hold runners? How man stolen bases he has allowed. The Yankees take pitches and should drive up his pitch count early. Don’t forget this is only his second start back. This pitching match up is clearly in the Yankees favor.
With the “reemergence” of Joba, Yanks could go with shorter ALDS series B.
CC would still get games 1 & 5. AJ could go game 2 and Andy 3 with Joba 4.
G. Love
That was very strange how he beat it out (and by a lot). I know it was slowly hit, I was still amazed, it wasn’t close.
“My question is this, if the Bronx Bombers swiped 7 bases last night, can one just imagine what the Anaheim Angel Greyhounds will do ?????”
In the past the Angels have not been able to use their speed advantage over the terrible boston catching because the Angels haven’t gotten on base that often.
That’s the angels problem with boston. The angels have over the past several years been a team that hits for a good average but just doesn’t get on base that much because they aren’t patient and haven’t drawn many walks.
This angels team is different – they get on base much more. This angels team should have the opportunity to damage boston. At the same time, to date this season the angels haven’t really done that when they’ve played boston.
But it’s a huge definiciency.
One of the biggest differences in the Sox this year and last is that this last years edition was one of the 5 best defensive teams in the game.
This year the Sox team defense has been terrible – factor in catching and they might be one of the 2-3 worst defensive teams in baseball.
Thank god he’s back for a few more games! I’ve been so depressed all morning.
Scooby snacks are on sale at GNC.
btw, thanks 186 for clarifying that SB/Balk issue last night. I had no idea Kay was speaking out of his xxx.
jennifer – don’t forget that Dice tends to melt down and get flustered once he has runners on base.
An interesting I don’t care about the division lineup: No Bay or Drew.
Ellsbury, Pedroia, Martinez, Youkilis, Lowell, Ortiz, Baldelli, Lowrie, Anderson. Matsuzaka
jennifer September 26th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
G. Love
That was very strange how he beat it out (and by a lot). I know it was slowly hit, I was still amazed, it wasn’t close.
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True. Usually they time Papi’s speed with a sun dial, now (at age 34) he’s turned into Jesse Owens. It’s a miracle.
“How well does Dice K hold runners? How man stolen bases he has allowed. The Yankees take pitches and should drive up his pitch count early. Don’t forget this is only his second start back. This pitching match up is clearly in the Yankees favor.”
My guess would be not well at all since he’s such a random pitcher and throws alot of junk. I don’t know though.
jennifer – don’t forget that Dice tends to melt down and get flustered once he has runners on base.
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This is about the stupidest thing I’ve ever read.
Yeah, he gets real flustered with runners on base – that’s why he had a sub-3.00 ERA last year while allowing nearly six walks per 9 IP.
Typical stupid Yankee talking out of their lower orifice.
i’m looking for the best bar on the lower east side to watch this game. ready, go!
Hopefully DiceK and VMart have issues getting on the same page. Since VMart has never caught him before and maybe isn’t familiar with all of his 100 mediocre pitches.
Amazing to think A-Rod has 28 HRs in a partial season.
i can’t believe that theo played his catching hand the way he has. once they decided to trade for martinez and go with him in the future, they needed to add a back up catcher who vouldthrow .
did theo think he’d get to crunch time and girardi and scoscia wouldn’t pick on his catchers martinez and varitek ?
he might have gotten away with that a few years ago , but teams like the yankee and angels have multiple guys who run now.
one of the strength of the yankees is that they can change strategies to beat different teams. they can slug with anyone, but they can go to small ball when they need to.
yesterday afternoon before the game there was much blog discussion that the red sox were vulnerable to running and the yankees just went out and took it to them with four different guys stealing on varitek.
against another team , they might use patience and take a lot of pitches. another game they might go after first pitches and swing away. just a very versatile team.
gardner didn’t even play last night. how the red sox will deal with him when cano can steal on them is anyone’s guess.
i would say the red sox are in serious trouble for the playoffs if they can’t figure something out in a hurry with stopping the running game of the yankees and angels.
can kottaras throw ?
nope. just checked baseball reference- 16% throwing out runners.
thank you theo for constructing a playoff roster where all the catchers can’t throw.
Dice K is exceedingly slow to the plate with runners on base.
The yankees should stay patient, let him throw a ton of pitches, and run when they get on base.
“UPDATE, 1:06 p.m.: Girardi flipped the rotation. Gaudin pitches on Monday and Burnett on Tuesday. ”
That sucks. Thanks for getting my hopes up and then crushing it.
CB, Bobby Abreu’s approach to hitting has changed the free swinging Angel teams of the past that you speak off….Off course you always shed greater light to the subject….Should have been a speech writer…..
“i can’t believe that theo played his catching hand the way he has”
How about his SS hand?
They were extremely weak – and have been so for years – at what are by far the two single most important defensive positions on the field.
CB & Pat M.
Francona said they don’t worry about the running game. I think that’s just his way of taking away the media pressure off Veritek.
Reading some of the RS blogs the fans aren’t buying it.
Ok , pete time to go. Thanks for everything but you are already thinking as a boston writer. Sam take over please.
dan, get your loser sox fandom out of here.
matsuzaka’s mlb career numbers with runners on…
207ip, 155hits, 21 hr’s, 86 bb, 190k’s, 6.04 ERA.
yeah, typical yankee fan blowing smoke our their lower orifice so that the SOX fan can understand it.
Having Burnett go on Tuesday means nothing right now. He can still pitch his tuneup game on Sunday, pitch his 3-4 innings and still be ready to take the ball on that following Friday which is the second playoff game.
“…since Manny Ramirez injected himself into the record books by hitting in 27 straight in 2006.”
I see what you did there…Well done!
UPDATE, 1:06 p.m.: Girardi flipped the rotation. Gaudin pitches on Monday and Burnett on Tuesday.
Sure looks like they’re lining up Andy for Game 2.
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GI Joe will never-ever go against the book and pitch leftys on consecutive games.
Plus Andy’s ERA is higher at home, then on the road and AJ’s ERA is higher on the road, then at home.
No way GI Joe goes against the book in terms of ERA stats, as well.
I am glad Joe is going with A-lineup.
I can not stand Sox celebrating thier WC win in Yankee stadium.
If we win today, Joe should go with A-lineup tomorrow as well, so that we win the division againt Sox at home.
Players can be rested starting from Monday.
OT but amazing how Tony Romo was outsmarted by the Giants D, it all started w/ Michael Johnson, then AP and ended w/ Bruce Johnson.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story?.....nfirm=true
Why does AJ pitching on Tuesday suck?
Question: do we think Joe is going to pitch Phil 2 innings in a post-season game if necessary? If that’s so, shouldn’t Phil be pitching to more than one batter at a time (why not stay in for the 9th yesterday)? If he’s not used to throwing 2 innings, how is he going to do that effectively in the post-season?
The SS the Sox acquired (I’m blanking out on his name) has done a very solid job for them……….
“This is about the stupidest thing I’ve ever read.
Yeah, he gets real flustered with runners on base – that’s why he had a sub-3.00 ERA last year while allowing nearly six walks per 9 IP.
Typical stupid Yankee talking out of their lower orifice.”
so dan-
what’s your plan for holding runners on in the playoffs when none of your catchers can throw ?
i shouldn’t pick on you.
i can understand why you’re in a bad mood
Dan-
Dice’s record for 2008 breaks down as follows:
Bases Empty: 0.95 ERA
Runners on Base: 4.94 ERA
Runners in scoring position: 7.77 ERA
Runners in scoring position with 2 outs: 16.11 ERA
Doesn’t Boston have access to google?
“GI Joe will never-ever go against the book and pitch leftys on consecutive games.
Plus Andy’s ERA is higher at home, then on the road and AJ’s ERA is higher on the road, then at home.
No way GI Joe goes against the book in terms of ERA stats, as well.”
Right, for some strange reason these Yankee beatwriters are forgetting that Girardi is trying to give his main starters the maximum amount of rest without having them be out of sync come playoff time. None of the big three will go more than five innings that last weekend series down in Tampa.
The first round will either begin on Wednesday with a Thursday offday before the 2nd game on Friday or the first playoff game will be Thursday followed by the 2nd playoff game on Friday. Either way, Burnett will be well rested and ready to go on Friday after pitching about four innings that previous Sunday against the Rays.
Pat,
You know much more about the angels than I do but it seems that the teams eyes were opened a bit last year when tex joined and they got to see the value of his patient approach. I remember a number of angels commenting on how valuable that was to see.
In the off season once they lost tex they desperately needed a guy who could get on base. I was surprised they didn’t jump on Abreu earlier.
And Bobby has picked up where Tex left off in terms of patience. Essentially replacing Garrett Anderson with Abreu was a huge boost to their offense.
Betsy,
He just pitched almost two innings the other day. He’ll probably go two innings again if not this series then against KC then perhaps one more time next weekend.
Your boy is fine and ready to go.
“Amazing to think A-Rod has 28 HRs in a partial season.”
Before the end of the regular season, I would like to see A-rod get another 2 HRs and 7 RBIs, so that he will have 12 consecutive years of 30 HRs and 100 RBIs. What an acheivement.
Of course until he does well in the post season with Yanks, many people discount these great achievements.
Pete, here’s hoping the Sawx pick up Angel Berroa to put an end to their shortstop woes. It just hasn’t been the same since he left.
randy,
By the way – which GM has systematically assembled what is by far, heads and shoulders the most outstanding stable of young catchers in all of baseball?
And which GM has assembled one of the worst, one in which the lack of any minor league quality forces George Kottaras to play in the bigs?
Girardi is probably just giving Burnett extra rest, like he said he would. Then he will flip flop them in the rotation.
Dicek’s first road start vs the Yankees.
Hughes threw 1.2 innings and 38 pitches just 4 days ago.
MaineYankee,
That’s just Tito being his usual professional and classy self.
He’s essentially making it out that the reason why everyone is running wild on the Sox is a strategic trade off being made by himself rather than the absense of skill on the players part.
He’s just trying to get the media to blame him rather than pulverie varitek and the staff.
who gives a darn about big head’s ipod. Won’t be missed.
“Why does AJ pitching on Tuesday suck?”
Because I have tickets for Mondays game.
Craw and Mark true………
As to Matsuzaka, I think he’s overrated…….but he does do a good job of preventing the baserunners against him to score and frankly that is all that counts. Maybe he doesn’t do it easily, but in the end he’s effective…….it’s not a beauty contest.
“Francona said they don’t worry about the running game.”
maine yankee-
well, i guess if you don’t worry about something it won’t cause you problems right ?
what i think is cool is girardi not using this strategy of stealing at almost every chance to this extent until now when it’s too late for the red sox to adjust their team.
they are in the position now where they have to keep 4-5 guys on the yankees and angels off the bases and then throw up a big number offensively themselves.
can they win a game here and there doing this ? yes, but they are going to have to have a lot of things go right for them to win back to back games.
girardi needs to keep it up though.
he’s got the red sox with their tail between their legs and now needs to just bury them if he has the chance.
matinez may throw out a runner, but if he does the yankees need to come right back at him. the goal is to take the catcher and pitcher right out of their games.
E-gawa…….oh, that really does suck, lol. Sorry about that – it’s like whenever my father and I go to a Yankee game. If it’s Andy pitching, he gets annoyed because he’s seen Andy pitch in person a number of times and he’s bored of it….
CB
September 26th, 2009 at 1:28 pm
MaineYankee,
That’s just Tito being his usual professional and classy self.
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I have alot of respect for Francona as a
person. He really seems to protect his players. I think the ordeal with Manny at the end nearly sucked the life out of him.
That’s great news about Robertson being available on Monday which might be one of the smaller reasons why Girardi switched Gaudin so that he can pitch the 6th inning.
Stevie,
I think most pitchers would have similar numbers to Matsuzaka when you break it down like that. Obviously, your ERA is higher with RISP, than with bases empty, etc. The original statement was that he melts down with runners on base. Actually, last year his problem was that he let a ton of runners on base, and was not able to go deep in games because he was always pitching in trouble. He actually did a decent job of limiting the damage when he had men on. I was thinking that if he let as many men on this year, his luck would turn and his ERA would skyrocket. That has happened, but it is hard to tell what is from ineffectivness, and what is from the injury.
Sox lineup:
Ellsbury 8
Pedroia 4
Martinez 2
Youkilis 3
Lowell 5
Ortiz 0
Baldelli 9
Lowrie 6
Anderson 7
“E-gawa…….oh, that really does suck, lol. Sorry about that – it’s like whenever my father and I go to a Yankee game. If it’s Andy pitching, he gets annoyed because he’s seen Andy pitch in person a number of times and he’s bored of it….”
lol, I know that feeling. I’ve seen Moose and Andy pitch quite a few times.
Girardi has to face some opposing pressures with CC’s last two starts.
It’s probably not a big deal to CC but I’m sure he’d like to win 20 games.
At the same time it would be very nice for him to only throw 10 innings or so over his last two starts.
Putting in the starters for this game and resting them tomorrow makes sense.
Hopefully they’ll be able to generate a lot of offense, get CC the win and get him out of the game early.
Dan, Egypt called and they’d like their river back when you’re done with it.
Typical Boston troll visiting the opposing team’s sites and hurling not-so-witty insults from behind a computer.
Have a nice day.
last night on the Yankee broadcast they said that once Cano gets to 200 hits itll be the first time in MLB history a starting SS and 2B got 200 hits in the same season. is that true?
“By the way – which GM has systematically assembled what is by far, heads and shoulders the most outstanding stable of young catchers in all of baseball?
And which GM has assembled one of the worst, one in which the lack of any minor league quality forces George Kottaras to play in the bigs?”
cb-
checkmate!
ok lets start a new game
cashman of course is the one with the catchers and theo is the one with the ones who can’t throw.
i can’t believe that with the red sox belief that stolen bases are overrated, except with elite guys like ellsbury and gardner, that the red sox would actually carry that so far that they’d have no catcher who could throw on the roster.
but it’s one possible explanation for theo’s blunder. and it is a blunder.
it does take an aggressive manager to expose the red sox lack of catching. kudos to girardi for being able to make it happen.
CB,
Girardi gave CC six days off before today’s game. He’ll have five days off before next Friday’s start. If he’s lucky that Friday game might be only five innings if the Yankees have the lead.
IMO, that’s extra rest.
Also, CC has pitched mostly with at least five games for almost all of his September starts.
I meant five days between starts.
What do the Sox do with Varitek nex season? He has a player option, right? I guess they could dump him, like all of the rest.
http://www.nesn.com/2009/09/th.....er.html?ra
I read this and couldn’t believe someone actually thinks this way. Way to much red koolaid.
The Sox will dump him just like they did with Nomar, Pedro and Manny.
I’m going to Monday’s game so I’m bummed about the flipflop with AJ. That being said, it will be my first game at NYS. Does anyone have any parking suggestions? How early can we get in? I’m hoping to see batting practice if they hold it.
randy
I think if the former Joe did some of what this Joe is doing against the RS, 04 would have had a different result.
maine yankee-
i noticed on the at bat that ortiz hit the homer that they were working him with off speed pitches and then away with fastballs.
i think that’s playing into what he can still do.
his bat has slowed down and i think they should go after him up and in.
i’d like to see sabathia do that with him today. once he’s knocked back a bit his late swing isn’t going to be very effective hen they do go outside.
randy l.
September 26th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
maine yankee-
i noticed on the at bat that ortiz hit the homer that they were working him with off speed pitches and then away with fastballs.
i think that’s playing into what he can still do.
his bat has slowed down and i think they should go after him up and in.
i’d like to see sabathia do that with him today. once he’s knocked back a bit his late swing isn’t going to be very effective hen they do go outside.
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I agree. It seems like teams still approach him as if he’s still the feared hitter he was.
I’ve watched him miss alot of pitches that he used to crush.
A Nice little beat down on Dice Walk would be great today… it actually might curb Gammons’ love affair with him.. then again no matter what the yanks do to the sox… he’d rather make man love to the entire sox 40 man roster than say one positive thing about the yankees….
“I think if the former Joe did some of what this Joe is doing against the RS, 04 would have had a different result.”
maine yankee-
i actually said something to that effect in my last post but deleted it to try to keep it as a positive for girardi and not a negative against torre, but i agree. torre didn’t do things like bunt against shilling or some other things where he’d be attacking a red sox weakness.
i believe that it’s usually good to go with your strength and play your own game and that’s what torre was very good at, but there are times where you need to pick apart another team’s weakness.
i think girardi has the baseball mind and energy do this. it’s much easier to just play to your strengths, but to attack another team’s weakness takes more thinking and adjusting.
i think girardi is more like scoscia in doing this, and
i enjoy watching him when the wheels are turning.
UPDATE, 1:58 p.m.: The reason the Yankees flipped the rotation is that Burnett’s father is having heart surgery on Monday. He’ll leave the team tomorrow.
Good luck, Mr. Burnett!
“i noticed on the at bat that ortiz hit the homer that they were working him with off speed pitches and then away with fastballs.”
The old adage is hard stuff in, soft stuff away, and there is a good reason for it. It works. It pains me every time I see a hitter who is overmatched, and the catcher calls for a fastball away. If a hitter is going to be able to do something in an at-bat where he is overmatched, it will be with a fastball away, even if he doesn’t get a particularly good swing.
Also, Ortiz has good power numbers looking from afar, but he is certainly not the same hitter of 2+ years ago. He used to be able to hit a pitcher’s best pitches, now he is making his hay on mistakes. He can be pitched to, and if you make your pitches, he will not hit the ball hard these days.
Randy (and CB) – As I acknowledged last nite, neither Sox catcher can throw. Having said that, Francona is not totally blowing smoke re: defensing the stolen base. They eschew the slide step, and tell their pitchers to concentrate on the batter. They probably figure that the runner is going to steal anyway.
Re: Ortiz …. he’s turned into Adam Dunn. Just keep whaling away, and sometimes the ball hits the bat. There’s a reason that he’s hitting .230.
CB – I know that NY is reputed to have a plethore of swell Minor League catchers. So did Texas …. unfortunately, to this point, none have panned out.
Or, Weiters with Baltimore.
Bragging on prospects can lead to some humbling moments in the future (not that the sox have any catching prospects to brag about).
Finally, I’m just hoping for a rainout tomorrow so we can get back to our beloved Fenway and end this carnage.
“UPDATE, 1:58 p.m.: The reason the Yankees flipped the rotation is that Burnett’s father is having heart surgery on Monday. He’ll leave the team tomorrow.”
“Sure looks like they’re lining up Andy for Game 2.”
I’ll take wrong assumptions for $1000, Alex.
It would be nice to take the next 2 and wind up 9-9 after losing the first 8.
“torre didn’t do things like bunt against shilling or some other things where he’d be attacking a red sox weakness.”
The not bunting against Schilling thing is a myth. Go back and look at how the 1st 7 innings of that game played out and tell me where, and with whom, they’re going to bunt? That was a very slow Yankees team, with Jeter and Arod the only ones with any speed by that time. The botton 7 in the order were Sheffield, Matsui, Williams, Posada, Sierra, Clark and Cairo. Anyone think any of those guys is bunting for a basehit? That was a 100 win team that won with thump not speed.
“The reason the Yankees flipped the rotation is that Burnett’s father is having heart surgery on Monday. He’ll leave the team tomorrow.”
Well… I guess watching AJ pitch more than one season does have a toll.
it’s great that boston has no idea what they will do long term about catchers and we have something like 10 real catching prospects in the minors.
think they would trade us jon lester for some catchers?
it’s great that boston has no idea what they will do long term about catchers and we have something like 10 real catching prospects in the minors.
think they would trade us jon lester for some catchers?
The downfall of the 04 NY Yankees, was the thin and depleted bullpen, plain and simple…..The rotation was the worst we’ve had seen in NY since 1993…They slugged their way to the Post Season & they too would have beated St. Louis….I’m not certain if a sweep was in store…Boston, after coming back vs. NY was not going to be denied…..However had the Yanks whitewashed them, the bullpen and rotation would have had ample rest……..As for Cashman’s imprint on the organization, he has built the foundation on pitching and catching……
“(not that the sox have any catching prospects to brag about).”
I thought the Sox had numerous prospects at every position. That is the impression I get from ESPN. Peter Gammons was speaking to the high talent level of catcher Tim Federowicz just the other day.
“Bragging on prospects can lead to some humbling moments in the future (not that the sox have any catching prospects to brag about).”
Brian,
Not bragging at all. In fact, my comment was more aimed at tweaking Randy and his love of Brian Cashman than it was aimed at tweaking the sox.
Right now the yankees are generally considered to have the best catching depth of any organization in baseball. That’s not my perception – that’s a general sentiment.
And of course there’s not guarantee what prospects will do in the future.
But how they are assessed in a cross section of time is the best working knowledge anyone has.
And I do have to say, it’s a bit rich for you to be jumping in on the perception of prospects and their value after the sox have been lauded for years and years for being this uber prospect development organization and were in turn geniuses for doing so.
Or don’t you remember how Craig Hanson was clearly going to change the divisional race back in 2005 right after he was drafted, or that even a couple of weeks ago we learned that Jose Iglesias is the single greatest defensive SS prospect that “one scout” had ever seen and as such was worth far more than the $8M he signed for.
Genius is in the air!
But of course mentioning the fact that the yankees are considered to have the best catching depth in baseball is just a complete act of hubris.
“I know that NY is reputed to have a plethore of swell Minor League catchers. So did Texas …. unfortunately, to this point, none have panned out.”
brian (red sox fan)-
cervelli could throw rings around any catcher on the red sox .
doesn’t hit much, but the red sox could use him right now.
this isn’t the american league three years ago. the red sox need one catcher on the roster who can throw unless they can convince mlb to make a quick rule change that all teams must believe in red sox dogma that stolen bases don’t matter.
i think it didn’t matter until girardi decided it did last night. there’s a new sheriff in town and i think the red sox are in trouble until they get a catcher who can throw.
now maybe the red sox pitchers can keep base stealing threats off the bases, but i don’t see how they can do it consistently .
i was most surprised when arod stole a base after the yankees had pounded lester and when they had a lead with him out of the game. but that shows the yankees are likely going to keep up the pressure.
glad to hear lester isn’t hurt seriously. we want to beat him on the field
Tex’s friend, no…no I don’t
The not bunting against Schilling thing is a myth. Go back and look at how the 1st 7 innings of that game played out and tell me where, and with whom, they’re going to bunt? That was a very slow Yankees team, with Jeter and Arod the only ones with any speed by that time. The botton 7 in the order were Sheffield, Matsui, Williams, Posada, Sierra, Clark and Cairo. Anyone think any of those guys is bunting for a basehit? That was a 100 win team that won with thump not speed.
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Cairo, Williams, and Jeter should have dropped down atleast 1 bunt.
“And I do have to say, it’s a bit rich for you to be jumping in on the perception of prospects and their value after the sox have been lauded for years and years for being this uber prospect development organization and were in turn geniuses for doing so.
Or don’t you remember how Craig Hanson was clearly going to change the divisional race back in 2005 right after he was drafted, or that even a couple of weeks ago we learned that Jose Iglesias is the single greatest defensive SS prospect that “one scout” had ever seen and as such was worth far more than the $8M he signed for.”
I echo these sentiments.
“In fact, my comment was more aimed at tweaking Randy and his love of Brian Cashman than it was aimed at tweaking the sox.”
cb-
just remember that he who tweaks last , tweaks best
all kidding aside, from a strategy standpoint, with this soft underbelly the red sox have with their catcher’s throwing problems, what do they do from this point on?
a part of me says they’re finished for this year, but a another part says it can’t be that easy like it was last night.
.. and how did they win as many games as they did without teams running wild on them?
randy,
The stolen base issue is only an issue if runners get on base and the other team has speed.
The sox staff has been keeping guys off base and that minimizes the catching issue.
But if you combine a team that generates a high OBP and can run some the sox will have some problems as evidence by what Tampa did to them several times this year.
I’m sure the sox have their fingers tied that the Twins can’t sign Maeur because they don’t have any quality catchers in their system close to the majors.
As you said – Cervelli alone is a major advantage.
And this of course completely neglects the fact that right now the biggest difference between the two teams is Jorge Posada.
Combined offense and defense he gives the yankees a huge marginal advantage over what the sox have behind the plate.
Remember Varitek aside from his throwing issues is hitting around .200.
Since the trade deadline I think he’s been hitting .120 with a .196 slugging %.
That is startling. Perhaps worse than throwing out 8% of runners.
Wow, my thoughts go out to AJ’s dad, AJ and his whole family.
Just stepped back into the press box for a quick second and wanted to answer a question from the previous thread: Yes, absolutely will I continue to Tweet. The LoHud tech folks are working on setting up a new Twitter account that is connected to the blog, and I’ll let you guys know the name and info once I get it.
Wow, Brett GODner……..glad you could find something to joke about in a situation like this. Sheesh……
And in Sept, Varitek is .108, with a .135 SLG. His OPS is a whopping 310.
UPDATE, 2:35 p.m.: Posada scratched with a stiff neck.
The same stiff neck he came away with from the Blue Jays brawl? Good thing nobody got hurt in that fight!
“Cairo, Williams, and Jeter should have dropped down atleast 1 bunt.”
I think some small argument could be made for Jeter bunting to lead off the game for the Yankees. Have to look at the situations beyond that. His 2nd AB came with 2 outs and a man on 2nd in a scoreless game. His final AB vs. Schilling came with him leading off with his team down 4 runs.
Cairo? He blasted a ground rule double in his 1st AB and came up with two outs, the bases empty, and his team down 4 in his 2nd.
Williams? I think you’re thinking of the mid-late 90′s Williams who could and did run like the wind, rather than the guy who sucessfully stole 1 base…in six attempts on the year. He came up with with one out and bases empty when scoreless, one out and two on down 4-0, and 1 out nobody on in his 3rd, again down 4-0 (he homered).
Situations and lack of team speed didn’t really work for them. Torre is unfairly scolded for the no bunt thing when in fact he simply didn’t have the weapons.
CB:
Said it yesterday and will say it again, Varitek is quite possibly the most ineffective player on any 25 man roster in the AL. Boston seems to have come to grips with this. Chacnes are, barring injury, you and I will have as many AB’s in the playoffs as Varitek will.
Good luck to AJ’s dad.
Situations and lack of team speed didn’t really work for them. Torre is unfairly scolded for the no bunt thing when in fact he simply didn’t have the weapons.
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The point is not to bunt for a hit, the point is to make schilling work. You attack him with bunts because the likely-hood of bunting for a hit AND removing schilling from the game increases with each attempt he has to field. If Schilling chooses not to field it, then the likely-hood of it going for a hit goes up as well depending on how well its bunted.
Speed is secondary to the equation!
cb-
i actually haven’t paid as much attention this year to the red sox as i usually do and didn’t realize that their catching situation was so vulnerable to stealing.
if the red sox don’t slide step,as brian( red sox fan says), what chance do varitek and martinez have with their already bad throwing .
on another topic, lost in all the other drama, when was the last time lester was pounded the way he was last night ?
he’s been lights out for a while and the yankees really hammered him.
Fantastic, Jorge…..that fight was really good for him.
This stiff neck should have gone away by now – the Yankees should have Jorge examined. We can’t have him missing any playoff games…..
I’m a little confused as to why people wanted to bunt against schilling in game 6 of ’04…first off who is thinking about that right now? second…how would a bunt have helped them? why waste an out when schilling could have made a mistake and given up a HR? Despite what ESPN and FOX will try to convince you, HRs>>>>>>bunts. And 90% of the time bunting = bad baseball. Once in a while it’s a smart move…like 5 times per season. This is really the one issue I have with girardi is his love affair with bunting. 7 guys w/ 20 hrs, 11 w/ 10…
Posada has had stiff neck issues for years.
” Posada scratched with a stiff neck.”
uh oh, ellsbury will run wild.
but then the yankees have molina.
but what if he gets hurt?
ellsury will run wild?
nope , cervelli throws well .
what if he gets hurt?
good point.
yankees are screwed at the catcher position.
Ichiro ejected for the first time in his career. Drawing a line in the dirt lol
“Williams? I think you’re thinking of the mid-late 90’s Williams who could and did run like the wind, rather than the guy who sucessfully stole 1 base…in six attempts on the year.”
Bernie was never a base stealer. Even when he was 24 years old, he only stole 9 bases and was caught 9 times. His poor SB rate is not indicative of his overall speed. He did manage to play 97 games in CF in 2004, so I don’t think having him drop down a bunt would have been too much to ask.
honestly, I dont care who the yankees face in the first round. In order to be the best you have to beat the best.
Not to mention that the Yanks had pasted Schilling in Game 1, and should have been able to hit him at least as well in Game 6. That said, none of this will help the Yankees win the WS this year, or the game today. Hopefully they can break their Sat afternoon/FOX malaise.
randy,
Lester has arguably been the best pitcher in the AL for the past 3-4 months. He’s been right there with Greinke.
I was very surprised to see him get hit around last night. After the game he said that his stuff was good and tipped his hat to the hitters.
I thought he was missing up in the zone much more often than he usually does and his cutter wasn’t as sharp. Probably just one of those nights.
But in a game that kept getting drummed up as a playoff preview and after all the talk about the Sox being the favorites again to win the series because of their rotation it wasn’t a very good “big game” performance.
Good luck and best wishes to AJ’s dad
GF, he has? I wasn’t aware of that…….
CB,
Eckersley was saying last night that he had never seen a pitcher come inside off the plate as often as Lester was doing last night. At one point, he said that Lester was very stubborn as he wasn’t throwing any strikes. He gave credit to the Yankee hitters, saying “they aren’t the Royals, who will swing at whatever you throw up there. They will not help you out.” He basically credited a lot of Lester’s, and Bucholz’ success lately to going up against free swinging teams. He said their success wasn’t indicative of how they were pitching because of the teams they were going against.
cb-
i’m trying to temper my giddiness over the yankees hammering lester who as you said as been as good as anyone in baseball and with the yankees staeling so much last night.
but last night, when you also add joba pitching aggressively and well , was a very good night for the yankees.
Sox have issues going into the postseason. Drink the NESN cool aid if you wish, but look close enough, and the 09 Sox look somewhat like the 02 and 05 Yankees–lots of “apparent” pitching, but scratch under the surface, and things are a bit tenuous.
Sure, when you’re beating up on Baltimore you look great, and you could have lost 2/3 to the Angels a week ago if Fuentes and the umps hadn’t given you a game.
An interesting stat: Lester is 4-6 with an ERA over 6 against teams that are .500 or better. Beckett is not much better.
Yankees just need to keep up the intensity. This is a different team than the past 7-8 years.
“That Stuffy was a heck of a player. Man, the times we had,” Angel Berroa said.
AMAZING!
BTW, I am expecting Eck to get canned or fined by NESN for not drinking so much of the Red kool-aid!
He has actually gotten a lot better in the last few games I have seen on NESN. Unfortunately, Extra Innings only gives me about 6 out of every 10 games on YES.
If AJ’s dad has been ill for awhile, perhaps that explains (at least partially) his struggles……playing with a heavy heart must be near impossible.
“BTW, I am expecting Eck to get canned or fined by NESN for not drinking so much of the Red kool-aid! He has actually gotten a lot better in the last few games I have seen on NESN.”
Is one of those games one in which Eckersley said that Buchholz has one of the “best offspeed pitches” he has ever seen?
Betsy
September 26th, 2009 at 1:19 pm
Why does AJ pitching on Tuesday suck?
Question: do we think Joe is going to pitch Phil 2 innings in a post-season game if necessary? If that’s so, shouldn’t Phil be pitching to more than one batter at a time (why not stay in for the 9th yesterday)? If he’s not used to throwing 2 innings, how is he going to do that effectively in the post-season?
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Betsy, you can relax, Phil threw almost 40 pitches in one game recently, he isn’t going to wilt throwing a couple of innings in a game.
mark in tampa-
i was surprised how much fun eckersley was having in the booth last night while the red sox were having a devastating loss .
i’ll be surprised if he’s not asked to tone it down.
i kind of always liked him though.
there’s no denying he knows the game.
“but last night, when you also add joba pitching aggressively and well , was a very good night for the yankees.”
You know what the funny part of this yankee team is – they have so many weapons that tremendous performances go unnoticed.
Case in point last night – how much attention did Alex’s night get?
As usual, when Alex is brilliant it’s overlooked because well he’s just supposed to do that.
Alex was bar none the best player on the diamond last night and it wasn’t close. He was playing at a level that only a handful of players over the past decade could approach.
The combination of the power, speed, patience, and ability to square up the ball at will off a LH hitter who is brutal on RH hitters he demonstrated was phenomenal.
That was probably one of the single best games any player in baseball has put together all season.
Hope AJ’s dad has a successful surgery.
Good luck to CC and the Yankees today.
Build on last night – which was a great game.
Lovin’ the numbers on Cano. The RISP thing is really an anomaly.
Mark in Tampa
September 26th, 2009 at 2:51 pm
UPDATE, 2:35 p.m.: Posada scratched with a stiff neck.
The same stiff neck he came away with from the Blue Jays brawl? Good thing nobody got hurt in that fight!
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since the brawl, Jorge is 6-15 with 1 HR and 5 RBIs plus made that great throw in Anaheim.
If this was an important game he’d be in the lineup. Those ‘broken toes’ didn’t exactly set him back either, did they?
This is also a day game after a night game, don’t you think that might have something to do with it as well?
Betsy:
I did not even think about it before, before you brought it up. I think Joe will use Phil for 2 innings in the postseason, with days off in between games. Phil for 2 innings is a huge advantage in shortening the game.
Medical Hair Restoration,
I must have missed that one. The only time I watch anything on NESN is when I have to because YES is not being broadcast, and the end of the Boston games when they are losing!
Randy,
I was enjoying Eck enjoying the Boston beat-down!
CB -
Alex has been nothing short of phenomenal most of the season, and surely in the last month. His whole approach is better. I love that the hits have NOT all been HRs.
I also love one of the things you and randy were talking about above – the different approaches the Yankees as a team take depending on the team they are facing, he pitcher they are facing. It’s been apparent for quite a while that there is no one set game plan.
Prediction*** Dice walk intentionally beams TEX and or Arod in the first inning….
I really hope AJ doesn’t miss the celebration.
Is he planning to leave Sunday after the game (and celebration if there is one) and come back on Monday sometime before the end of the game so he can be apart of the celebration (if there is one on Monday)?
He was saying all this time how much he was looking forward to it and he had “big plans”. If we clinch when he isn’t with the team, I would hope they wait till he comes back to celebrate. It would be kind of anti-climatic though…
Medical, I’m not sure he will do that all the time. Earlier this season, when Phil was pitching 2 at a time, he’d get tired in the 2nd….If he’s going to pitch 2 innings, he’s going to need to use his curve a bit more. I do think it’s going to come down to Phil and Mo……..can we really trust Robertson? He was getting there in the last month or so, but I still have some doubts (plus, he’ll at best have a couple of outings before the post-season, not the most ideal way to prepare).
“This is also a day game after a night game, don’t you think that might have something to do with it as well?”
I would say probably not, since he was in the original lineup. I wasn’t saying that he wouldn’t have played if the game meant anything, just commenting that escalating that situation against Toronto may not have been the smartest thing ever.
Dice walk intentionally beams TEX and or Arod in the first inning
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If the Yanks have a lot of guys on base during the game he will definitely hit one of them. That is his way of “pitching around” a guy when he doesn’t want to pitch to them.
Theo Epstein will sign Angel Berroa as Boston’s utility IF for 2010. He’s enamored with the scrap pile types of players to save a buck here and there for John Henry.
Wow, good luck to AJ’s dad. Sure is not the bestthing to happends to a human being. Hopefully, he’ll come out fine from this surgery. Good luck, and best wishes to him.
Band, I’m thinking AJ doesn’t care much about the possible celebrating right now…..I hope he’s able to pitch on Tuesday because that means his dad came out of surgery ok.
Too bad Tek isn’t in the lineup today, he will be missed. Hopefully we see him tomorrow.
Molina?
He can’t do a thing
Wow, Pete’s got jokes today! I LOL’d for real 3 or 4 different times.
2 quick notes that I’m sure have already been discussed exhaustively, but i lack the free time to verify -
1) no Gardner today? Why not?? Isn’t this the perfect game for him to start, against a righty pitcher who douses his drawers every time there’s speed on the basepaths, and walks a lot of ppl and throws a lot of pitches?
2) according to Kay last night, Reggie Jackson said Alex is in a different mindset going into the playoffs this year than he’s been in years past, that he’s thrown his baggage to the wind, etc…..not to be a cynic, but my question is how many years has Reggie said that now? I know he said the EXACT same thing in 07. Clearly he wants Alex to provide a diet version of what he provided in 77…I hope it happens, and I do think he’ll hit well in the playoffs this year, but Alex is no Reggie or even a Diet Reggie. He (Alex) is the more talented player, but I just cant ever see him producing the same dramatic results.
I am with you , Adam. dxxxk will do just that
Pinstriped procession…
Down the Canyon of Heroes…
Fable of the fall…
Mark in Tampa
September 26th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
“This is also a day game after a night game, don’t you think that might have something to do with it as well?”
I would say probably not, since he was in the original lineup. I wasn’t saying that he wouldn’t have played if the game meant anything, just commenting that escalating that situation against Toronto may not have been the smartest thing ever.
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Mark, thanks, I just got home and didn’t see the original lineup, that will teach me not to read the stuff at the top
Betsy September 26th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
GF, he has? I wasn’t aware of that…….
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Yeah, he’s had that issue for a long time. It’s certainly possible that the fight aggravated it, though.
Girardi will probably stay away from Hughes for 2 innings. Because if he ends up throwing 27 pitches or something in the 7th… what if he gets tired in the 8th? Detroit only has one good lefty (Granderson), so Coke/Marte won’t be used much.
I’d imagine he only uses Hughes for 2 if its an elimination game and he is planning on splitting 9 outs with him and MO. Or if we’re in extra innings.
Just like managers don’t like to use closers for 5-6 out saves… if they throw a lot of pitches in the 8th, you are gambling in the 9th.
The things you learn……thanks, GF. I suppose he’d be playing if this was a playoff game. I just like everything to be smooth and perfect, but I guess after 150 something games (esp. as a catcher), that’s just not going to happen.
Rick, that’s true……but on the other hand, Joe will have to have a very short leash with Robertson, Coke or whomever. If it means Phil has to go 1 and 2/3 or 1 1/3 innings, so be it – they can’t let a game get away with their lesser relievers on the mound. You take a win where you can get it…..
Posada has a stiff neck, and sore toes, and it’s a day game after a night game. With a 6.5 game lead and a magic number of 3, it makes perfect sense to be overly cautious and give him the day off.
He played last night and went 2 for 4. The injuries are clearly not affecting him, but aggravating it unnecessarily could be detrimental in the long run.
UPDATE, 2:35 p.m.: Posada scratched with a stiff neck.
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No worries. I don’t want Jorge catching a day game after a night game, anyways. Not this close to the playoffs.
Pat M,
I guess you probably shouldn’t take my word for it any longer in regards to college football or at least my Wolverines.
Indiana actually outgained Michigan today and that’s a disgrace. Tons of mistakes on the offensive side of the ball and poor execution all day.
Their starting center broke his foot last week and his replacement must’ve had about six bad snaps, four of them resulting in huge losses that killed drives.
Now I’m worried about Forcier. He was hit on a short run play and hurt his shoulder.
Don’t know if he simply bruised it or what but his teammate slapped his shoulder to congratulate him after a TD pass and he yelled out like Tom the cat after getting his tail caught in a mousetrap.
That’s not good at all. He’s the difference in this team winning 9 games or winning 6-7 with their backup QBs.
Lets go Yankees!!!
Mr. Franco, no sweat, I backed it up with the overs as per Dennis……I have an emergency so I’m catching a flight …Go Yanks
Just popping in. About Molina – yes it’s probably a day after night that but the Yanks may also be pretty confident that CC will keep the scoring down. Anyway, I’m a big fan of Molina so I’m always happy to see him in the lineup.
I am so enamored of the yankees and the way they’ve been playing that I can’t imagine them losing any more games.
This team rocks!
CB and Randy – I can certainly understand your euphoria. In your shoes, I’d feel exactly the same way.
Right now, I’m at the “that’s why they play the games” stage. The Yankees have more weapons and answers, and the Red Sox more holes and questions. I was shocked to see Lester pull a Smoltz last nite.
One consolation for Sox fans is that this core group has played up to their potential in October. They might lose, but they don’t gag (have an ungodly winning percentage in elimination games). Until this group of Yankees proves that they can handle platyoff pressure, Boston will have a puncher’s chance.
P.S. I know that Jeter, Posada, Mo and Pettitte have succeeded in the playoffs – but that was BEFORE Teddy Bruschi was a playoff force (i.e. a way’s back).
And by the way, my fantasy team, which actually is finishing much stronger than I thought it would, struggled pretty much all season. One of the few players who is really paying off for me, though, is Michael Cuddyer. The guy is on fire. At one point I had a lot of Minny players, including Justin Mourneau.
“The biggest comeback in baseball history!!!*
You’ll have to exccuse my asterisk…
Pat M – hope everything is okay.
What is going on with McCarver’s hair?
The saddest day in Terry Francona’s life will be when Theo Epstein tells him active player status will have to be cut with Varitek and Wakefield leaving Ortiz as the lone remaining player from his 2004 team. The contract of Ortiz runs out after the 2010 season.
Rob B (Officially on the Jeter for MVP bandwagon)
September 25th, 2009 at 9:02 pm
I was just wondering:
Where’s that girl (Christina?) who’s always complaining about pitchers who throw at opposing batters? Why isn’t she here lambasting Hunter?
How sweet of you to look out for me. I didnt even wanted to watch the game after Lester got hurt. As a matter of fact I started crying when he got hit. I hope he is okay. As far as Hunter goes I dont like to see any pitcher throwing up and high. I dont care what team they are play for. That is why I get upset when somebody gets hit near the head area. I know that I’m in the minority but if a pitcher throws near the head I want them to get banned for at least 20 to 25 games to teach them a lesson.
If the game gets boring, McCarver could sing for everyone. He has a new album out.
Brian,
I do think the yankees are the systematically better team than the Sox.
But in no way do I think this is anyway a lock for the yanks. The playoffs just don’t work that way.
If one could play the playoffs 100 times the yanks would win 60-65% of the time, IMO.
But the playoffs only get played once, so it’s hard to know what the outcome will be.
The Sox have much more than a punchers chance.
“Re: Ortiz …. he’s turned into Adam Dunn. Just keep whaling away, and sometimes the ball hits the bat. There’s a reason that he’s hitting .230.”
Adam Dunn has a .953 OPS. So no, Brian Red Sox fan, Ortiz has NOT turned into Adam Dunn.
Brian Red Sox Fan – Delusional as usual.
christina why don’t you go post on the nesn blog? Or do you just like to annoy people?
Not counting this AB, the elf has a .083 average against CC.
Who is taller Ken Rosenthal or Smurfy Pedroia?
This is gonna be a long day for sox batters…
Pedroia complains about every called strike against him, it seems.
does pedroia ever not complain?
What a POS that little turd Pedroia is. He whines more than Pukey, if that’s even possible!
lol smurf on a temper tantrum.
CC is on his game today. He’s locating the fast ball.
Carsten Charles is dealing !
Pedroia is an irritating litle twerp, but he would be loved if he was a Yankee.
That is pitch #2 that Kellogg has missed.
That one WAS strike three!
GJ CC!
Nice start for the big guy.
UPDATE, 4:09 p.m.: Escorted by Jorge Posada, new Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor just threw out the first pitch to Jorge Posada. Judge Sotomayor was wearing a Yankees jersey. She is a Bronx native and a big Yankees fan. Great moment for her, I’m sure.
um it was not thrown to jorge i dont think
Bring on DiceK and his crappy pitches. They have to be patient with him.
She threw to Molina. Fox just showed it. Posada just escorted.
Nice start for CC
Looks like a blustery day at the Stadium.
8 minute top of the first…not too bad.
Who the hell is Josh Lewin???
He’s awful! I think I’d rather listen to Joe Morgan than this guy.
“Pedroia is an irritating litle twerp, but he would be loved if he was a Yankee.”
I’m personally not big on seeing players in pinstripes look like they’re going to stroke out and then watching them mouth “F U” (the words, not the letters) to the ump because they’ve been called out on strikes, called out legitimately I might add.
Just a style preference.
Ump can this strike zone please be consistent…
CC Sabathia my arguably be the best starting pitcher to put on the pinstripes since Whitey Ford.
Catfish and Guidry were great but their peak performance didn’t last long.
CC has now put up his 3rd straight great year and is only 29.
a link for the game please????
Yanks attacking the Sox pitchers lol
Jete!
Maybe all that yelling and whinning by Pedoria worked. The ump gave VMart a break on what shoulda been a called 3rd strike.
Damon is due
trisha – OPPC lifetime member who is missing the worry gene
“then watching them mouth “F U” (the words, not the letters) to the ump because they’ve been called out on strikes”
Perhaps he said Foolish Umpire.
If I had some wishes having to do with the game of baseball, one would absolutely be to hear every conversation at first base between opposing players. I ALWAYS wonder what they talk about.
VRSCE -
I used the letters just because you can’t use those words here. But he definitely said the magic words!
Raymagnetic – I compared Ortiz to Dunn because of the propensity towards strikeouts and/or HRs. Ultimately, all analogies fail if you carry them far enough.
I don’t consider myself delusionsl, but maybe I’m deluding myself.
Wind is blowing SSE so I expect some shots out to right today
Getting Dice K’s pitch count up.
Jeter should have ran earlier. Nice at bat by Johnny though.
Vrsce
September 26th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
Pedroia is an irritating litle twerp, but he would be loved if he was a Yankee
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Seriously?
That little Keebler Elf would never ever be a Yankee.
He looks like a petulant child after each at-bat.
Either that or a member of the Lollipop Kids….
Weee wish to welcome you to Munchkin Laaaand!
Make sure the rs bullpen is ready today. Wea are gonna wear out dice-klay.
Who is calling the game with Timmy.?. He’s terrible
Run Run Run them back to Bean Town
Go Johnny, Go. lol
run johnny , run. LOL
so a key point for dice-k is to use more of the middle of the plate?…ive never heard that as a good thing for a pitcher…i know the guy walks a ton of people but the middle of the plate isnt where you want to live..
Boy Martinez takes a long time to get rid of the ball…
“catch me with x and og at a yankee game. s***, i make a yankee hat more famous than a yankee can. you should know i bleed blue…”
-jay-z, “empire state of mind”
I am really going to be interested in the stats at the end of this series showing how many of these stolen bases led to runs against the Red Sox
Carl
September 26th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
Who is calling the game with Timmy.?. He’s terrible
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Lee23 *Bridge Jumper*
September 26th, 2009 at 4:20 pm
Who the hell is Josh Lewin???
He’s awful! I think I’d rather listen to Joe Morgan than this guy.
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I’m saying!
brian (red sox fan)
a few days ago i thought the red sox were the favorites in the playoffs because of beckett,lester , and buchholz.
i really had no idea how vulnerable the red sox were to base stealing.
as you say they still have a sluggers chance , but if the yankees run on martinez the way they did on varitek, it’ll likely affect his hitting because that just rips apart a catcher when that happens.
they play the games for a reason, as you say ,so we’ll see.
raymagnetic September 26th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
“Re: Ortiz …. he’s turned into Adam Dunn. Just keep whaling away, and sometimes the ball hits the bat. There’s a reason that he’s hitting .230.”
Adam Dunn has a .953 OPS. So no, Brian Red Sox fan, Ortiz has NOT turned into Adam Dunn.
Brian Red Sox Fan – Delusional as usual.
Adam Dunn, Denard Span, and David Ortiz. Which of these three doesn’t belong? If you guessed Denard Span you would be wrong. He and Ortiz are only separated by 5 points in OPS (.799 vs .794) while, like you said, Dunn is at .953. This surprised me, because the analysts talk like Ortiz is the most feared hitter alive…well that’s probably still Jim Rice, but you get my point.
didn’t know rod was that horrible against dicek
I hope Pete knows what he’s getting into with Francona. Who woulda thunk it, but anyone who watched the game on NESN last night heard this conversation between Eck and Orsillo. They were talking about how Girardi might be given a little media respite now that Joba had a good start and they said they gave Girardi a lot of credit because he was asked whether or not he thought they had ruined Joba (might have used a word other than ruined but the idea was the same) with their Joba routine and they said Girardi patiently answered the question. They commented that the media had really given Girardi the business concerning Joba and that he handled it well.
Then one said to the other “Can you imagine if that were Terry?” And there was a lot of tittering and then comments back and forth alluding to the fact that Francona does not tolerate being pressed by the press.
I didn’t know that of Francona but I figure if Pete doesn’t know that aspect of his reputation his new colleagues will fill him in soon enough!
Sox need to be fit with leggings
Poor Youk. They are really getting beat up…
Executives & all the broadcasters at Fox are praying, wishing, hoping the Red Sox play the Yankees in the ALCS–really working hard at the jinx at this point because it seems like every inning they mention that these two teams might meet up in October. Dreaming of dollar signs and ratings.
McCarver:
Youk the Puke “fouled one off his left shin. Make that his right foot.”
Good spotting Timmy.
CC is pitching inside really well in this game so far.
The Boston Globe, Red Sox beat reporter has mucho clout. Terry F will have to be communicative.
CC is nasty
No offense intended to the Royals but the Sux to me look like they might as well be the Royals or some other team that has no shot.
I’m not complaining of course but I can’t remember them looking more useless as a team than watching them of late. Just awful.
Unless Ortiz shares some of his powerful vitamins, I can’t see them having a shot at anything other than a few round of golf.
JMO.
The Ortiz karma has permeated the team at the right time of year.
Jose has taken a couple of shots already behind the plate today. A victim of the fact that the Sawks hitters are late on everything CC is throwing.
CC my homie
I’ll say it again, Carsten Charles is dealing
look at Lowell — every single ‘roid sox whines after being wrung-up, even when they swing and miss.
No offense intended to the Royals but the Sux to me look like they might as well be the Royals or some other team that has no shot.
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The yankees have this affect on teams at times. They can consistently make it appear as tho they are on another level completely depending on the day.
I have watched a lot of games this year and the Yankees, as should befit their payroll, do this more consistently than any other team.
“Executives & all the broadcasters at Fox are praying, wishing, hoping the Red Sox play the Yankees in the ALCS-really working hard at the jinx at this point because it seems like every inning they mention that these two teams might meet up in October”
YES doing the same thing. I mean yesterday on the pre game you had Cone basically breaking down the Yankee vs Sox ALCS.
Can the Yankees get through the ALDS first (which they’ve had trouble with in recent years) first?
Amen to that, Ed in Oregon. Can’t be much more dominant than The Big Guy has thus far.
What is DiceK doing??
Japan stand up!
When you look at what Girardi is doing against the Red Sox with these SB’s it is actually hilarious. In what in all honesty amounts to basically meaningless games he is absolutely embarrassing the Sox and completely exposing them to the Angels. Girardi has full control over these games and Francona can only sit there and watch. Everyone knew Varitek and VMart had no arm but I do not think anyone thought it was thiiiis easy. This has to be in the Sox head come playoff time. I am like Joe more and more as the season goes on.
It’s hard to believe that so many yankee fans to start the season were dismissing CC as “not an ace.” As a guy who is just an “innings eater” who was successful only because of the NL last year.
He’s a no doubt top 5 pitcher. He has nasty stuff.
He’s an absolute horse.
Anybody got a link for us out of towners to watch the game?
Swishy breaks his 0-fer
Nice to see Swish get a hit
CB, I don’t get that either. The guy had a couple rough spots early, and has been a horse ever since. I think people were a little impatient early, and the team’s struggles in April didn’t help. But C.C. has been every bit the ace the team has needed for some time. Great acquisition, nothing short.
Trevor, interesting bit about the YES pregame. I agree that it is way premature, and as a fan it drives me crazy considering how short-lived the Yankees’ last 3 postseason appearances have been. Sox/Yankees would be great to go through again but no way am I at all prepared to think about it or project the match-up until that 3rd division series victory is secured.
Run, Swisher, Run!
Nice at-bat, Cano. Good patience.
Is Melky aiming at the Sox pitchers? Wow, everything through the box, but a force at third.
Cycle it back to the top, Molina.
Swisher should of busted it to 3rd, he was jogging.
That was no swing
Amazing how Molina always come up in these spots.
Well, so much for that. Hold that hard line, C.C.
100 pitches of fun…
You are right. Swisher dogged it.
I think Dr. Stephen HAwkings could steal off these gomers.
Laura, I just checked on MLB and it appears it is blacked out because it is a FOX game of the week, otherwise I would give you my account to use. If you want to hear the audio I’m happy to share.
I will also check out the other link I have saved as a favorite and if the game is on, I will give you that link.
Dice-k gets lucky again !
Trevor (Super Mario) September 26th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Amazing how Molina always come up in these spots.
Whats even more amazing to me, If its 1 out with a man on, he will find a way to hit into a double play.
Trevor (Super Mario) September 26th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Amazing how Molina always come up in these spots.
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Try as you might, you can’t hide your bad hitters. The big spots always find them.
I really wish Girardi would let Cervelli start some games. Molina has no chance up there.
Swisher is not fast enough to beat out a comebacker that didn’t get far from the mound. He wasn’t slacking on his way to 3rd, he is just not that fast. It was a close play, it’s not like he was out by a mile.
ok, so I live in Philly and I absolutely cannot get over the complaining the Roid Sux are allowed to do after absolutely every called strike, while Shane Victorino has umpires charging into center field from home plate to throw him out of the game because they saw him mouth something to another outfielder about the strike zone!
seriously, how do they get away with this crap, and other players get kicked out of games for so much less? it’s mind boggling.
Daisuke looks extremely unimpressive to me. I think tops he has hit 91 on the radar gun and he has left MULTIPLE breaking pitches up in the zone. He hung one big time to Matsui and the speed fooled Hideki. If Daisuke keeps throwing like this, the Yankees will score runs off him. No doubt in my mind. If this is the new and improved Daisuke, I’m sure not worried about this guy.
Damnit. Dice-gay f*ck-u-sucka strikes again with the fail.
I don’t understand the broadcaster’s comment about Cano’s improved patience. His walk rate last year was 4.2% and is exactly the same this year. I think the fact Cano is hitting 50 points higher is giving him a false impression about Cano’s overall game changing.
What is Josh Lewin talking about? Baldelli played in the Sunday night game at Fenway the last time they met, and CC was on the mound.
Well done, Melky!
Dice k really doesn’t have a lot on his fastball. He was never the guy who could throw mid 90′s like he was purported to be coming from Japan.
But his fastball looks worse than it has in the past. In turn he looks to be even more reliant on getting by with junk.
The yankees are going to make adjustments next time through the order.
Melky!
“seriously, how do they get away with this crap”
actually, stupid question. the same way they get away with having someone on their board of directors spearhead a league-wide steroid investigation focused on a supplier who worked in new york, i guess.
Nice catch Melky
Melky plays the wall as well as anyone
Nice play by Melky. I thought that might go out. Cue the McCarver homerun talk.
wow fast inning
What was that, a 6 pitch inning? CC could be out there for a while this afternoon given how efficient and overpowering he has been so far.
6 pitches for The Big Guy that frame, just 35 through three.
Back to the top of the lineup. Lets get some runs!
35 pitched thru 3.
nice.
CB, I expect the same good adjustments, and I agree about Matsuzaka’s fastball. He’s lost a bit of velocity on it.
Melky will hit a HR in the 6th.
final 4-2 yanks.
run in the ninth for the Boston red sox.
Top of the booty cheeks
Get better location DiceK. Now time to steal a base Jete.
CB
September 26th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
Dice k really doesn’t have a lot on his fastball. He was never the guy who could throw mid 90’s like he was purported to be coming from Japan.
But his fastball looks worse than it has in the past. In turn he looks to be even more reliant on getting by with junk.
The yankees are going to make adjustments next time through the order.
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It’s a good thing he’s not throwing his gyroball or we’d really be in trouble.
BOOOOOOO!
Shut up McCarver.
Should be off the races again.
Nice pitch, Matsuzaka. Hit the bull next time.
This hysterical quote was posted by Sweeny
YankeesWFAN Went to the bathroom and missed CC’s entire inning. I could go to Bolivia and back and not miss Daisuke’s inning.
BJK, good point about the much feared gyroball. I’ve lost hours of sleep in craven fear of it.
[sarcasm]
What the hell was that?
Damn, wind tunnel…
Run Derek, Run!
dicek well done
Tex!
Johnny picked the wrong part of right field to hit that one to. Ball would have been gone if he had pulled it a little more. Jacoby the greatest CFer since Willie Mays didn’t look too good on that one.
I’ll take that bloop. Time for A-Rod to deliver, and he’s done that well lately.
I noted earlier the wind is blowing SSE. So expect shots to carry to right.
Thanks FOX!
NOT!!!
Need to get runs here. This game feels like we should already be leading.
a-rod will walk or…
DiceK really has Arod thinking too much…
Everything is in on his hands for the DP.
I don’t get what Dice-K was doing for 3 months. He looks like the same type of pitcher. Low 90′s fastball, doesn’t like to throw strikes, throws a ton of pitches, gives up a lot of baserunners and can be worked by a patient team.
Is this really supposed to be new and improved?
I’m sure Hideki would like a chance to do some damage with the bases loaded against his countryman. Although he is even more of a DP candidate than Al.
Just a sac fly. Please!
I don’t get what Dice-K was doing for 3 months. He looks like the same type of pitcher. Low 90’s fastball, doesn’t like to throw strikes, throws a ton of pitches, gives up a lot of baserunners and can be worked by a patient team.
Is this really supposed to be new and improved?
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He didn’t go away to improve, his arm literally fell off and he spent the last 3 months waiting for a new one to grow in a secret japanese lab.
Arod sure crafted that DP
are you kidding me
gosh, pooooor arod AB
Horrible end to a threat there. Hold that hard line, C.C.
Arod guessing again, and that’s the only way the Sox catchers will ever throw out a basestealer.
FAIL Way to end an inning. lol
Come on ! Why is Alex guessing so much with Dice-k. He keeps on using that stupid breaking ball. Maybe he will get a hit later.
That was clumsy and ugly at the same time…
What did ARod do wrong there? It was a low ball and he thought he drew a walk. Just because Martinez ate the ball doesn’t mean he was interfered with. That was bogus.
Just perusing Fangraphs and was surprised to see that Boston has 4 of the top 28 strikeout rates:
7. Jason Bay 31%
23. Kevin Youkilis 25%
24. J.D. Drew 25%
28. David Oritz 24%
I found this interesting. It makes me wonder how it will impact their offense in October.
Arod you take a fastball right down the middle? A pitcher like DiceK is not a good match up for him. He is thinking too much on what he will be throwing. Terrible at bat.
Alex in a fog today.
wow you guys whining already?
unreal.
Check out their OBP
brain cramp on arod on that one.
you can tell he’s not used to situational hitting.
he has to know that the runner could be going.
he’ll get better.
Leaving a runner on 3rd is horrible. How many guys are they going to leave on base???
That call on Arod was a joke. If he thought that he walked isn’t he supposed to go to 1st base? Where else is he supposed to go?
seriously, cc is on the morning.
C.C. overpowered Ellsbury there.
*money
omg the whining is unbelievable, calm down everyone.
I think it’s an understatement to say that Pedroia is not real comfortable facing CC.
It looked like he should have gotten a walk but oh well, still early. Go Yankees.
So far from C.C.’s end, this has saturday August 8 written all over it. C.C. looks the same now as he did then against Boston.
“4 of the top 28 strikeout rates”
Not the top 31??
as usual when the Yankees don’t score for 3 innings, the whining has begun…
I wonder if Pete will continue to call pedroia ‘Keebler’ once he gets to the globe….
Sabathia has pitched very well against the Sox this year. Nice to see your starters pitch well against your biggest rivals.
# randy l. September 26th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
brain cramp on arod on that one.
you can tell he’s not used to situational hitting.
he has to know that the runner could be going.
he’ll get better.
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True. Wait until Alex gets another 5 years seasoning, he’ll be a RISP machine.
McCarver made a big point about Eiland changing CC’s fastball grip after the ASB and how it has helped him (pretty obvious from the results). Had Pete or any other NY writer reported this before today?
There are times, especially with where we are in the season, that I believe I am the only relaxed Yankee fan.
Shoot, C.C. lost the perfecto.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No more perfect game.
“Arod you take a fastball right down the middle?”
Gameday shows it paint inside at the knees.
Jete baby!!
VMart is having the best at bats out of anyone on their team. I wonder if that has anything to do with the fact that he used to catch him.
C.C. at 51 pitches through 4, excellent work. Get The Big Guy some runs.
ZOMG!!! YANKS HAVENT SCORED IN THREE INNINGS!! FIRE GIRARDI! REHIRE PETE!! BRING BACK THE OLD YANKEE STADIUM!!!
chillllllll.
namaste
this is entertainment guys [and gals].
Jumpman!
MG September 26th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
McCarver made a big point about Eiland changing CC’s fastball grip after the ASB and how it has helped him (pretty obvious from the results). Had Pete or any other NY writer reported this before today?
I don’t think so
Terrific catch, Jeter.
Carsten Charles is dealing
Daisuke-san not exactly pounding the strike zone.
Whats Dice-k pitch count ?
lol!
whoa
Thank you for the gift
Dice K is the most unimpressive high salaried pitcher I’ve ever seen, I don’t understand the fascination with this guy.
Boy, do the Sox suck on defense this year, this is pathetic.
Jed Lowrie, great shortstop. Jacoby Ellsbury, 2 blunders today.
“So far from C.C.’s end, this has saturday August 8 written all over it.”
I believe in that game Buchholz pitched out of jams the way Dice-K is doing now, but the Yankees eventually broke out for 5 runs. Hopefully this game will end the same way.
WHAT A RIOT!!!!!
Boy are they awful.
Nice communication, Bah-ston.
Brain freeze = ellsbury and lowrie
Jack one, Swish.
Lowrie ain’t Jeter when it comes to popups, apparently.
Jeremy, I think it is around 60 at this point, give or take a few.
is there anyone reading this blog who thinks the Sox have a chance to win this game? Speak now or forever hold your peace
Yankees about to score. You heard it from me first.
Very nice. Cano forget that there are runners on base.
Two on, no one out. Stand and deliver, Cano.
Poorly done, Cano.
Poor Cano
Is Cano kidding me…
“is there anyone reading this blog who thinks the Sox have a chance to win this game? ”
*crickets*
ok, i know its not that serious, but why did cano swing at the first pitch?
DA MELK is about to split the gap.
So let me get this straight- if Melky doesn’t get a hit here once again Molina is up with RISP.
i’m tired of ken rosensmall
Benny, a good reason would be if Dicey is throwing a lot of first-pitch strikes. Don’t know whether he is or not.
So let me get this straight- if Melky doesn’t get a hit here once again Molina is up with RISP.
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Thus explaining why Molina will never start in the postseason
Of course the pitcher comes up again with RISP.
We really need a big hit here.
Did I hear correctly that one of these horrible announcers has a CD?
Come on Molina.
Molina sucks. Who knew?
Jesus christ
Com’on Molina again?
Hmmm, the most important thing is that CC is dealing, but it’s not a good thing that the Yankees can’t score of Matsuzaka……..
Why swing at the first pitch with Matsuzaka? The guy has been struggling to throw strikes. Work the count.
Hold that hard line, C.C.
Well I guess the 5th inning will be the inning they score.
They’re going to break through against Matsuzaka next inning.
I wish we could let CC hit instead of Molina
Hate those automatic outs… Robbie with risp and Molina every time
A pitcher who doesn’t throw strikes and he gets 2 first pitch outs in the inning. Unreal. Can Molina even try to get a hit please.
Molina is not in there for his offense. Jorge has a stiff neck. Molina has helped the Yankees a lot with his defense behind the plate.
Suck it up.
“ok, i know its not that serious, but why did cano swing at the first pitch?”
because he is a beast when he swings at the first pitch
When was the last time Jose took a walk?
Any good reason why Cervelli couldn’t start today? I like his ABs better then Molina. At least we know he can hit a FB.
So who still wants Jose to start all the time?
Sept 7 was his last walk.
It’s remarkable how radically the dynamics of the yankees entire line up and attack change when Posada is not in the game.
The drop off is so enormous between Posada and Molina and on top of that the entire line up shifts up a spot.
Carl, I think you’re on to something.
There goes the no-no. Hang tough, Big Guy.
Enough with Molina’s defense already. Cervelli can do just as good a job behind the plate and actually hit also.
jerkface-
molina up with a runner with less than two outs isn’t so bad. with two outs not so good.
No question, CB. Swish moves up to supplement it. Posada’s bat is indispensable.
Stop crying, Ortiz. It was fouled off.
Heck we didn’t have Posada for a whole span of time at the beginning of the season. I forgot that the Yankees lost all of their games when he was out. How did they even remain in the majors without Posada???
that ump has a flask in his back pocket.
CB September 26th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
It’s remarkable how radically the dynamics of the yankees entire line up and attack change when Posada is not in the game.
The drop off is so enormous between Posada and Molina and on top of that the entire line up shifts up a spot.
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thats why the Yanks should pursue Joe MAuer after the 2010 season.
Atta boy, C.C.!
Need more of those vitamins, big guy!!!
Probably filled with Wild Turkey, Benny Blanco. Gobble Gobble.
LOL at Ortiz crying to the ump
now all is right with the world
lol at that Convo
It never hit my bat LOL
great. just great. is any yankee going to pitch another no-hitter or perfect game again EVER???? it’s been 10 years since. they just waste opportunity after opportunity.
C.C. is not missing by much.
where was that pitch????
Does someone have a clicker behind the plate?
Lowell stole that base–Lowell. [Hanging head in shame]
wow look at that speed
Ortiz is a juicer
Typical thin-skinned bellyaching Boston between the manager and his players.
Their fans are no better.
I like that “clicker” that Molina is hiding inside his face mask that makes the sound the umpire heard that made him think it hit Ortiz’s bat!!!!!!!
Notice how SILENT McCarver is when the Sox strike out.
Hopefully CC can get Lowrie. How dare Lowell steal a base.
Squeezed em!
Where was that 0-2?
“great. just great. is any yankee going to pitch another no-hitter or perfect game again EVER???? it’s been 10 years since. they just waste opportunity after opportunity.”
Not an easy fear or it would be done more often. I’ll take the division pennant every single time! It’s about t-e-a-m and winning, not about the pitcher winning individual accolades. JMO
Ummm, where are these pitches?
thats on the black.
C.C. is The Man!
YEAH BOY!!!!
Devastating slider
CC is so good…
Runs! I implore my Yankee brethren.
How long is it going to be before someone from the Sux organization is thrown out of the game?
These umps are all over the place, every inning the zone changes.
No question, Carl and MG. No doubt about it. Well set up, too.
but can you imagine how good he would be if he was really an ‘ACE’?
No-no is no more…
Sabathia still stellar…
Must decode Dice-k…
5 innings 6 k’s for CC.
time to make a move with the top of the order up.
Dice-K has nothing and the offense has yet to score. CC is pitching great and I would like him to see 20. This would be a waste of a good performance.
Jose has to have his head in the game on Mike Lowell stealing 2nd base. All Jose has to do is get up and make like he is going to throw to 2nd base and bump into Baldelli and it is “obstruction.” He needs not even throw the ball, as long as he makes contact with the batter.
“but can you imagine how good he would be if he was really an ‘ACE’?”
Go Derek!!!
At times the offense is very inconsistent with RISP, but they usually end up coming through……..In the playoffs, though, going 0-8 with RISP usually spells death; the Yankees have to do a better job than that because, with the quality pitching they will face, they won’t get that many chances to score.
This is the inning we have to strike with our top of the order.
in a game like this we need to get gardner on base & let him fly
when posada is out maybe play gardner over melky if possible
There have been several games this year where I thought right from the get go CC had no hit stuff.
Today was one of those games.
Just dominant stuff.
The at bat where CC walked Martinez was particularly telling.
Martinez caught CC for several seasons. Martinez knows CC, his stuff and his patterns very well.
CC fals behind 3-0 and then throws Martinez 3 straight fastballs and Martinez is overpowered and late on all of them.
Think about how heavy and dominant a fastball has to be to do that. CC went on to walk him but it was really something that Martinez couldn’t catch up to three straight fastballs in three consecutive fastball counts.
Jeter needs to start running ASAP.
I think Damon is going yard right here even though his #1 fan is away for the weekend…
Nice job Jeter. Now let’s score some runs!!!
Good running, Derek!
I hope cc wins.. He only has one more start to get 20.
AWWWW. Mike Lowell didn’t work his magic that time. They look like they’re playing in slow motion.
RUN JETER!
Jeter with the swinging bunt. I’ll take it. JD hasn’t homered since August 30. He’s due to rope one around the pole.
dice-k at 75 pitches
ok, jeter is warmed up and on first.
run forrest run.
Where is Pete? Quit already? :/
I like Sam Borden, hopefully he is the replacement.
Come on Damon!
I doubt the Yankees will be running that much today, Girardi made his point last night, there is no need to keep driving it home in a mostly meaningless game.
Big opportunity here…
This HAS to be the inning!
let’s go yanks!!
Again first and second, no outs. Yanks are 0-8 with RISP, stranding 6. Enough of that with the heart of the order up.
Let’s go Tex!!! It would be nice to get a run here.
Amen, Trisha.
they have to score this inning
Jeter and Damon have to double steal here. Make something happen.
Victor martinez looks awfully small…
This is not a meaningless game!
Alex grand slam
Alex grand slam
Turn Teixeira loose 3-0?
HAs Jeter ever been ejected?
Alex does not need to swing at anything.
they actually don’t HAVE to score this inning.
it would be nice, but they don’t have to do anything.
Once again, the spotlight finds itself placed upon Alex Rodriguez.
A-Rod up with the bases loaded, no outs. Runs please, plural intentional.
I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE this kind of stuff. Doesn’t happen often!!!
Okay Alex, anything but a triple play.
Is fox more annoying or ESPN announcer more incompetent?????
Why were they talking about Ichiro and HOF????????
go to the bat phone commissioner gordan.
it’s hard NOT to score runs now!
wow what a play! fail by Alex!
OH THAT’S BSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111111111
The Yankees don’t score much on Sat. games. It’s weird that they do bad on Sat.
Jeez, ugly. Don’t waste this chance, guys.
NO…
That’s his hit?
Matsui Grand Slam
Damn. Arod look at some pitches!!!
ugh
Drive the ball, Matsui.
we should score by accident
Godzilla will do it big
again, arod failed
Isn’t that the worst outcome ever for ARod….
a rod is just brutal today
I see that Alex phenomenal game last night bought him less than 1 game of leeway with some people, lol
Alex really sucks against Dice-k !
NO!!!
WHY ARE YOU ALL FAILING MISERABLY!?!??
Umm Yankee hitters: GET THE RUNNERS HOME. WTH…….
Absolutely horrible situational hitting from the Yankees.
are you kidding me!!! Alex and Sui getting booed!
And worst out ever for Godzilla…
Seriously?
Yuck !
failed again
Unbelievable…
unbelievable…
Swish Grand Slam
Why are they swinging at the first pitch when the guy is walking people left and right?
matsui never seems to hit japanese pitchers well.
Swish will make em pay!!!!
get a damn hit
Are these guys drunk?!! He just walked Tex on 4 pitches. 4 pitches. Next 2 batters swing at the 1st pitch? Just terrible.. Use your brain.
they were booing so Victor wud miss the ball
Come on Swish! Please!!!
Are u serious? He walks damon, tex; arod and hitdeki, swing at the first pitch????
How many 1st pitch outs with RISP today?
LOL booing Matsui and Alex>? Pathetic…….
just one of those games so far…yankees have beat themselves..hopefully that will change soon..
if they don’t score rigth now, they will lose today
Walk in a run!
Those were the worst two at bats back to back I have seen all year.
WHY ARE YOU ALL FAILING MISERABLY!?!??
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Because baseball is a game where you’re considered great if you fail 70% of the time.
That being said…
Why are they swinging at the first pitch when he can’t throw a strike?
Swisher will walk
this is vintage Dice-K. A ton of baserunners but very little damage.
God damnit!
Massive Fail
That was good……..
Damn does Dice K have some houdini in him or what w/ RISP.
Al is having a bad game after a magnificent one last night vs a better SP, and today, it’s just brutal.
Disgraceful inning from the Yanks. Absolutely disgraceful.
That inning sucked
This Houdini stuff is getting old.
Base-loaded no outs!
stupid baseball swinging at 1st pitch…AROD and Godzilla both !
let’s see, Arod and Matsui have driven in about 120 runs between them since July 1st and now they don’t know what they are doing?
It’s baseball, stuff happens sometimes…
Are you KIDDING me? Pathetic.
He’s not a magician, you moron.
Ugh.
I can’t stand these Fox idiots.
the offense is pathetic today.
They are deserved to lose. Too bad for CC
they don’t deserve to win this game today!
it’s just wrong.
What just happened? Are these the Yankees? If we lose, it’s because of that inning.
The Yankees couldn’t have made those three outs any easier.
Shut up mc carver
You couldn’t hit 3 weaker outs. Yankees should have 5 runs by now.
The Red Sox are going to win this game if this offense doesn’t come around. They need to stop being lazy on Sat. games. Get CC the 19th win !
Dice K is some kind of magician. He walks a ton of runners, but never has to pay for it.
0-11 with RISP stranding 9.
Hold that hard line, C.C.
dearest sam borden, a majority of the yankee fans here are not representative of all yankee fans.
some are logical, calm, cool, collected, and realize this is a game.
please don’t let em scare ya.
Houdini Dice K
Horrible. Matzuzaka deserved to be dressed and on a plane to Boston… He’s pitching sooo bad, but the Yanks give him extra life.
BOOOOO
Wow, lol – is this the first game of the playoffs? People are just a tad upset…….over yes, a meaningless game.
The only thing I would say is that this team has a ton to prove in the playoffs and this did not help. It’s not good when you can win mostly only playing long ball.
To borrow Diet Coke’s favorite word: ‘Atrocious’ job with RISP today. And to be honest over the last 2 weeks they’ve been terrible.
Bases loaded, no outs. Then going down 1-2-3 after that. I don’t get it. Not helped by A-Rod and Godzilla smashing the first pitch and showing nothing for it.
who are the two Fox announcers who can not stop kissing up to redsox????????????
Unreal. Now Swish. Swings at a ball off the plate. Ummm maybe make this guy throw strikes something he hasn’t done all game. The Sox NEVER would of swung at the 1st pitch.
that was unbelievably pathetic
This team most certainly does NOT suck. That was a bad inning. That doesn’t mean the team is bad. Let’s be realistic.
“Because baseball is a game where you’re considered great if you fail 70% of the time.”
A .300 OBP is not considered great.
That said, this game has loss written all over it. If the Yankees do win, it goes to further show the heart of this team.
“stupid baseball swinging at 1st pitch…AROD and Godzilla both !”
So your calling Jetes stupid too right? b/c from my count he’s swung at the 2nd most first pitches for this team all season.
MG….DAMN RIGHT !…I don’t care WHAT their stats are,,,,pure baseball smarts says TAKE AT LEAST ONE Pitch in that situation….STUPID BASEBALL for either Joe to greenlight them on 1st pitch OR for them to simply do what they think is best and swing away on their own….STUPID !
Carl September 26th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
this team sucks
Someone is posting as me
Carl
September 26th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
this team sucks
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Carl, are you 5 years old?
they are the best team in baseball, go back to your video games, they do the same thing all the time.
some of you are just pathetic
deserve to lose?
will lose?
Betsy gets it!
give that girl a kewpie doll!
I’m calm and collected. Just frustrated.
The overreaction here is hilarious….or it would be if I didn’t think people weren’t serious.
Holy Crap, this is the best of have EVER seen Matsusaka look
Um, why is CC walking Brian Anderson?
Hold it here, C.C.
It would be a shame if Carsten Charles does not get a W … He has pitched well
What are you doing to do if they lose, Valerie? This game is meaningless…………has the team done nothing all year?
This is Dice-K’s career with BOS: high pitch count, lots of RISP, bullpen getting ready to replace him, but then he gets out of the jam. Not just against Yanks but every time he pitches. After seeing alot of this there must bed something to him.
BTW, this is really how the playoff games would feel. We screwed up w/ RISP and now they have to find a way to scratch out runs in this type of a game.
McCarver talks too much. Can he be quiet for two seconds.
ALL SEASON is NOT that situation…..THAT SITUATION 1st pitch swinging is STUPID…..you have a pitcher with terrible control that has JUST walked 2 batters….make him EARN the damn out…..IN THAT SITUATION…..OK ?
Dice K has these guys so off balance and his stuff is more confusing than good.
Need to get Dice K out of this game.
walk Anderson?!
We are going to lose this game, mark it down.
Maybe yankees want some pie today.
Keep us in the game, CC!
CC is human – so what if he gives up a couple of runs? The fact is, he’s pitched very well yet again………the only thing that counts.
Trevor’s right, though – the team has stunk lately with RISP.
we’re not going to lose the game. we’re not even behind!
Nice K of Ellsbury, C.C.
8k’s for CC
“ALL SEASON is NOT that situation…..THAT SITUATION 1st pitch swinging is STUPID”
If a SP walks the first two, then it is almost a given the first pitch for the next batter will be a strike.
Again, you do know! that DEREK JETER swings at the 2nd most first pitches on this team RIGHT?
Strike him out!
TurboWei September 26th, 2009 at 5:57 pm
who are the two Fox announcers who can not stop kissing up to redsox????????????
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I think McCarver is gonna give them a reach around
Strange approach with Arod and Matsui. Dice-K has been behind every hitter all day but they swing at the first pitch.
I really would like to see CC get 20 but since the offense is failing miserably that may not happen.
Dice-K hasn’t given up a hit with the bases loaded since Sept. 8, 2007.
It wouldn’t be as bad if the at bats weren’t so bad…….I don’t care about this game at all, but I’m thinking ahead to the playoffs. The offense has just disappeared in the last several playoffs……..due to good pitching, but also terrible at-bats. We won’t know what this team is made of until the post-season………yes, we know they are a very good team overall, but they need to get it done when it counts.
He plays in fenway! I would have 200 doubles!
Is it me, or is CC’s velocity slowing down?
Team LOB: Yankees 25, BoStinx 5….score tied 0-0…this game should be 5-0 Yankees…NOT even decent support of a CC gem…but better that this happens now, then in the playoffs….still hard to fathom ( or watch )….
The Yankees are making Dice-k look good just like Bucholz during the last Sat. game against the Sox.
83 pitches for cc
big double play
Got that DP, tremendous, C.C.
DP
Offense, score some runs to get a win for CC.
Amen, smile-face Carl.
C.C. at 85 pitches through 6, barely more that 14/inning.
CC actually has a chance to finish with an era under 3.
The Yankee hitters should be embarrassed by how they’ve left CC out there to dry. The guy is busting his very large can to keep them in the game and they are doing nothing to get him the win.
me…l.kk…yyyyyyyyyyy.
boom!
Hehe, you know its a bit out of control here when Betsy is the one calming people down and reminding them them to have perspective.
is this sam or pete?
For some reason the Yankee hitters don’t hit well on Sat. games. I don’t know why.
Define an Ace–When your team leaves the bases loaded and you go out and kill any momentum the other team THOUGHT they had.
CC is an ACE
Valerie G.
September 26th, 2009 at 6:04 pm
Is it me, or is CC’s velocity slowing down?
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Valerie, here is a short lesson on starting pitching. Each time a starting pitcher goes through the lineup they make adjustments to keep the batters off balance. It doesn’t matter how hard they throw, if there is no change of speed batters will catch up to it by the 3rd time through the order. CC has a great change today, he’s using that along with his other pitches to get out after out after out. The Sox haven’t sniffed even a threat so far, all is well.
what the HALE does Derek Jeter swinging at 1st pitches have to do with anything….ANYONE who swings at the first pitch in that situation is NOT playing smart ball….SO WHAT if the 1st pitch is going to be a strike….DID THOSE STRIKES PROVE TO BE MEAT Pitches that were easy to drive out of the park ??.,…NOT AT ALL….Dice-K outstmarted both batters with the pitch selection and since they limited their chances with him at that AB to seeing only ONE DANG PITCH, they left themselves NO ROOM FOR ERROR…..
Bets, I am so proud of you. You are getting better and better every day girl!
We WILL win this game. It’s unfortunate that we haven’t come through yet but Dicey’s luck will run out.
yea Robbie
Robbie!!!
John thought it was off the wall
Now everyone can exhale a little
Morale booster.
Figures they get a run off a HR.
Nice going Cano. I didn’t think he drove it enough to go over the wall.
Finally, a run!
you knew that was going to happen eventually, Dice K just can’t pitch shutouts like this.
Cano!! Great opposite-field HR. How odd–obvious chances went squandered, and an odd opposite field shot breaks the tie.
Hit #199and Run scored #100.
lol @ “You and Bob Gibson never had that?”
MG, thanks I had no idea lol
Ahem, please read my 6:08 post…
Thank you, thank you!
thaT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE MELKYS SIXTH INNING LONG BALL CANO!
also , ccc go 8.
i’d like to watch that.
this game isnt going in the molina highlight reel…
again Molina is an automatic out…Why not use Cervelli once in a while
yeah robby!
yeah robby!
Molina doesn’t even look like he wants to hit…he is a big SLOTH
Molina ABs have been terrible. First swinging a lot. smh
I dread seeing this team hit with RISP in the playoffs.
the reason the Yankees swing early against Dice K is that opponent lifetime averages against him on either the first pitch, 1-0 or 0-1 are well over .300. When he gets 2 strikes on batters his career opponent BA is under .180
these guys aren’t stupid, they know exactly what to do against specific pitchers. Most of you think that the same approach works against all pitchers, that’s the farthest thing from the truth.
Molina is just dreadful. No way we should re-sign him. His ABs are worse than Shelly Duncan
The Yankees usually do bad on Sat. games. I hope none of the playoff games for the Yankees will be on a Saturday.
JZ
September 26th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
the offense is pathetic today.
They are deserved to lose. Too bad for CC
Terry from NH
September 26th, 2009 at 5:56 pm
they don’t deserve to win this game today!
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if they do win u 2 clowns should be banned from celebrating
I’ll reiterate–JD hasn’t homered since August 30. He’s way due.
Interesting and somewhat amazing note from waldman and Sterling. Jeter has led off a game 50 times with a base hit.
It’s like 30 degrees outside, you can excuse them for being a little lethargic. In this weather, you want to be at home by the fireplace eating a muffin, not playing baseball.
It’s supposed to be warmer tomorrow, the bats will be back then.
Jeremy September 26th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
The Yankees usually do bad on Sat. games. I hope none of the playoff games for the Yankees will be on a Saturday.
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It’ not the day of the week that bothers them, rather they’re flat when they play a day game after a night game.
“Molina is just dreadful. No way we should re-sign him. His ABs are worse than Shelly Duncan”
Jose is here for his defense, not offense.
The great thing for the Yankees is that there are other teams like the Tigers that are the worse with runners in scoring position. I rather the Yankees struggle now then October. And I’m sure we all recall the Yankees being on fire the last weeks of the season only to fail in October. Maybe this time it’s different.
“I dread seeing this team hit with RISP in the playoffs.”
Yanks lead the majors in runs, hits, HR, TB, and RBI. I wouldn’t worry.
This is what Dice-K is… he allows a million baserunners but doesn’t let any of them score. He did win 18 games with a 2.80 ERA last year. He just knows how to keep guys from scoring.
He’s performed this Houdini act for a while.. maybe he just knows how to perfect t.
sorry I mean’t the worse.
“UPDATE, 6:14 p.m.: People booed when Matsuzka’s 3-2 pitch to Jeter was up and in. What makes you think he has any idea where it’s going?”
Well you shouldn’t have to worry about those nonsensical fans who don’t think through why they’re booing somebody for much longer, now that you’re moving up to boston…oh wait
OH SNAP
“I’ll reiterate–JD hasn’t homered since August 30. He’s way due.”
I was hoping that he will join 20 HR clud and set team record. But with few games left I doubt it will happen.
But Molina is a good defensive catcher. With all the big bats on this team, we can afford to carry a weak bat.
“Most of you think that the same approach works against all pitchers, that’s the farthest thing from the truth.”
Yep
And lately, GreenBeret, it seems like every game Jeter leads off with a hit.
Hold that hard line, C.C.
Nice range as usual, Cano, one down.
cano has been like pac man at 2b this year.
driving home in my car i had to listen to sterling. the guy who spends entire games saying nobody can predict baseball (and anybody who says they can is a liar) spent 15 minutes predicting that not scoring in the 5th inning will come back to haunt the yankees.
I can’t say Youkilis getting hit surprised me much. Jeter got hit and brushed back, as did Matsui last night. Still, close game, better things to do, like getting runners out.
You know that it KILLED Puke not to make an academy-award winning violence scene when he got hit.
“…hitters” that is.
GJ CC. You need to let that go up the middle for the double play though maine!
Boston beat writer who has seen the Dice K Houdini act before-
“@AmalieBenjamin Two walks to load the bases for A-Rod. Daisuke’s got ‘em just where he wants ‘em.”
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!
Mike Lowell is so done.
I anticipate a brawl later.
Yikes he slipped a bit.
i love johnny, but without power, there is nothing left, he cant run the bases and is horrible in the field. i really dont see him being brought back next year.
An underrated aspect of this season is how well our pitchers have fielded the ball.
Right off the heal of Sabathia’s glove. Just missed the DP chance.
Time to get the old clicker out again!
Lol at Ortiz having the leg kick at the end of his golf swing
Ya gotta wonder why Youkilis didn’t charge the mound if he thought Sabathia was throwing at him.
Probably because Sabathia would squash him and he knows it.
C.C. is The Man, through 7 at 96 pitches. Let him go the eighth, hopefully with more than a one-run lead.
Wow, someone actually wrote a whole article about Ortiz’s sunshine personality?
Sunlight of his personality? That sounds like Verducci, LOL.
mccarver & whoever is on with him were bending over backwards to say that none of the pitches dice-k threw were intentional.
and i was typing that cc hits youkilis, and not so much conviction by the booth.
i know pete was making a joke, but will you say the same as a boston beat writer when a yankee hits a sock?
Nice recovery by CC.
Dice-k sucks ! If this was a night game the score would be 6-0 Yankees. The hitters are just out of it.
Sun light of his personality
or
gravitational pull?
lol the Ortiz lovefest continues.. I wonder why they don’t show shots of him and arod training together with the trainer who’s banned from baseball for dealing steroids?
hmmm..
Yankees lookin good!
Sabathia is dominant!
Joba is coming around!
Looks like the Yanks are gonna be ready for the playoffs!
Great emotion from CC after the missed DP.
CC’s era is going down. 3.21
There is that undeniable factor, Giuseppe. C.C. would have crushed him, and Youkilis knows it. It’s why he didn’t charge Joba, for that matter. Porcello flipped him like a UFC fighter.
I would pay money just to see Pedroia try to charge the mound with CC pitching. lmao
I see a magic number of 2 coming!
Here are the following hitting categories where the Yankees lead the league:
Batting Average
On Base Percentage
Runs Scored
RBI’s
Home Runs
OPS
Slugging Percentage
Total Bases
Hits
The Yankees are batting .272 as a team with RISP, the Sox are at .280 and the Angels are .295. The Yankees have scored 50 more runs than either team, making this one statistic worthless.
Will some of you just shut up about them leaving runners on base? Isn’t leading the league in virtually every statistic and having the best record good enough?
If the Yankees win magic # will be 1.
Valerie G. September 26th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
I see a magic number of 2 coming!
It would be 1 I think
“I see a magic number of 2 coming!”
It would actually be Billy Martin
I feel sorry for Paul Byrd tomorrow
This offense is going to be ready to go after taking today off.
“I would pay money just to see Pedroia try to charge the mound with CC pitching. lmao
LMAO 2!!!!!
Giuseppe Franco
September 26th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
Ya gotta wonder why Youkilis didn’t charge the mound if he thought Sabathia was throwing at him.
Probably because Sabathia would squash him and he knows it.
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You got that right. Youkilis may be a hot head, but he’s not stupid. He can control it when he knows there’s an excellent chance of getting pummeled.
“i love johnny, but without power, there is nothing left, he cant run the bases and is horrible in the field. i really dont see him being brought back next year.”
hes had a rough month but hes still had a great year…
I’m betting that Gardner gets to pinch run [if] game conditions call for another run to feel safe.
CC would just finger flick Pedroia and he’d go flying.
I’m pretty sure it would be 2.
Gardy really needs to start playing more.
Girardi says he likes what he brings to the table, yet always sits him to play the inferior Melky.
Hughes is warming up. On the one hand, I love Hughes, but on the other hand, C.C. is at 96 pitches and has allowed 1 hit through seven. I’d go with Sabathia to start the eighth.
Trevor (Super Mario)
September 26th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
I would pay money just to see Pedroia try to charge the mound with CC pitching. lmao
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cc would spray him with off
E-gawa September 26th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
lol the Ortiz lovefest continues.. I wonder why they don’t show shots of him and arod training together with the trainer who’s banned from baseball for dealing steroids?
hmmm..
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they’d only show those shots if they had alex by himself.
Red Sox should feel good about Matsuzaka rounding into form. Looking great, has all 4 pitches working. He is getting hot at the right time.
“I’m pretty sure it would be 2.”
Wanna bet some money on that?
“I’m pretty sure it would be 2.”
Nope. 1 for Yankees win plus 1 for Red Sox loss. Current magic # is 3, therefore 1.
Josh Beckett, just seen in the dugout, looks as if he has not gotten much sleep lately.
Valerie,
magic # goes down for each Yankee win AND Sox loss.
Well here come Phil Hughes ! I wish the Yankees could score some more runs to take some presure off of the pitchers.
“I’m pretty sure it would be 2.”
It couldn’t be 2 no matter what happened. Each Yankee win and Sux loss, or vice versa, counts for one game. Since they are playing each other, 2 games at a time are added/subtracted.
Phil Hughes threw only 5 pitches last night and Mo is available for the 9th inning.
I say keep Sabathia in. He’s having a great day. Mo’s available, right?
I’ll understand if CC’s day is done— conserve as many of those bullets as you can for October.
“they’d only show those shots if they had alex by himself.”
Sad but true.
Dice K does look good, but a better team would’ve made him pay.
By the way, if Youkilis charged the mound, and Sabathia had to defend himself, which means Youk is a bloody pulp, would Sabathia be suspended?
If so, I don’t think that’s fair. If someone charges the mound and starts swinging, what are you supposed to do?
Valerie G. September 26th, 2009 at 6:31 pm
I’m pretty sure it would be 2.
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Nope, it would be 1.
Yankee win + Boston loss = magic number reduced by 2
carl, you ‘think’ its one?
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ok
it IS one if the yankees won.
Not a fan of this move by taking Sabathia out. I’d give Sabathia the 8th inning.
Ok. Firstly, thanks I just saw that Mo is available. Also, sorry for that mix-up with the magic number. Yes, it would be one.
yes, VAL, i’d keep Ceecer in as well
mo in the 9th.
omg tex
marky mark!
That was awesome.
I think that might have been one of Tex’s best plays all year.
It is amazing how much McCarver and his pal dig to find anything at all positive they can to say about the Sux. It’s like they need to be elevating their status all the time.
Amazing.
Tomorrow suppose to be heavy rain all day. Wonder will they even get the game in.
Dice-k did not look great. He had average stuff, and the Yankees let him off the hook several times. Any other day he would have given up 6 runs.
Tex keeps making great plays.
I wonder if John Henry is feeling the curse?
Teixeira is nothing short of tremendous in the field. In the good line of great first basemen, Teixeira has already fit in with Mattingly and Tino. Outstanding play.
I kinda think Giambi just might have missed that one………
Why on earth can’t that good play just stand on its own? Why the need for the Fox idiots to compare him to Youkilis?
Why shouldn’t CC get rest?
That 1-0 to Kotchman looked pretty good.
francona pulling out all the stops, sending up Krotchman
I would have tried to squeeze an out or two out of Sabathia before going to Hughes, but I understand the move. Sabathia could use the rest, and Hughes could use some practice pitching a full inning against the Sox with a 1-run lead.
Hughes looks awesome. A slider?
Nice pitch by Phil there.
Wow that was paint on the inside corner. Nice Slider/Cutter.
Did I just see Mitre and Ramirez warming up?
Hughes has developed good hard off-speed stuff–the cutter especially.
What happened to Reddick’s goggles???
Rivera will have his hands full in the top of the 9th inning. The 1-2-3 batters will be a tough proposition for anybody.
With Hughes and Mo, it would be ridiculous to leave CC in the game. What start a new formula, especially right now?
girardi is not handling this game as if he were a fan on a message board.
nothing wrong with doing the ceecer for 7–yuuuuusie for 1—moesha for 1
Ump call strikes please
Why is Edwar warming up?
Mitre & Ramirez are warming up the team bus……..
Nobody frames a ball better than Jose!
Where are these pitches.?. He’s painting the corner.
Great job, Hughes! And thanks for the agreement on CC!
yes trisha!
remmeber the old six inning yanks?
then mo for 2 and then Wet?
Joe from Long Island
September 26th, 2009 at 6:36 pm
Tex keeps making great plays.
I wonder if John Henry is feeling the curse?
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I wonder if John Henry tweets anymore.
Throw the Curve
Phil-thy
Hughes is outstanding.
Edwar likely warming up to get his throwing in.
That works!
Great pitching by the youngster…
trisha & benny,
apparently this ump has no appreciation for fine art. only will call a swinging strike!
Hughes is pretty dam impressive………..
phil is just a beast
Philthy Hughes
Hughes ERA just went sub 3.00
I hope Mo has his unhuman like control back for the 9th inning. In the three games he pitched in on the road trip he didn’t have his best.
“I wonder if John Henry tweets anymore.”
Yes, but not about the team anymore. Theo probably hired him a censor.
the.brett.gardner.explosion.
odd nicknames but i agree with you about the order of pitchers.
Reddick’s a nice kid, and his dad who has a severe handicap taught him baseball and a nice guy. They’re from here in Savannah. His father worked for Georgia Power Company, but lost half an arm and 2 fingers on the other hand in a powerline accident. Like Chamberlain’s father, he played catch with him everyday, even after the accident.
hughes now has an overall era of 2.99! Pretty
Vince,
No, they told him to stop. So he picked up blogging. Check it out on nesn.com. Warning, put away all vases, dishes, cell phones, laptops. You’ll want to throw something after reading his Homer article on “Just leave poor Ortiz alone!” entry.
Insurance runs!
Billy Wagner- the Big game choke artist.
i know Val, I was just messin with the kid.
u dont wanna hear my nick for Swisher.
this is a family show
wow Swish just missed that
Hopefully Wagner pitches like he still has a Mets jersey on.
Magic Number is now:
http://img34.imageshack.us/img.....ymartn.jpg
1-0 wins are cool, but I would really like to score off Wagner here.
Nice at-bat for Swisher
Time for Gardner…
Gardy, please.
“remmeber the old six inning yanks?
then mo for 2 and then Wet?”
What was more thrilling than those formula late-inning Yanks, when you knew that you could breathe easy once they came in? I remember once Mo started to close then Mendoza to either Nellie or Stanton and then to Mo games. Hell those would about bring tears to my eyes because those guys were like poetry in motion. The minute you saw El Brujo come into the game, you knew the Yankees had it won.
Bobby Murcer:
http://assets.nydailynews.com/.....urcer2.jpg
The hall mark of this yankee team has been diversity.
They have so many ways to beat the other team. It’s not just one approach through which they win or depend on.
Yesterday was a tremendous demonstration of power and speed.
Today the offense just had one of those days.
That would have crippled them in the past.
But on this day the yankees had another way of getting it done.
CC put the team on it’s back and just dominated the Sox.
He has been ever bit the ace that he was brought here to be.
Then Hughes dominates the 8th.
Mo to finish and it’ll hopefully be another nice win.
Wagner is a stud… he is going to help them a lot this winter. Don’t know why the Mutts couldn’t just hang onto him and get picks. Now Boston reaps the rewards short and long term.
Now why would they bring up dave roberts?
Wagner seems pretty quick to the plate.
I am readying the updated Season Predictions! Posting to follow the final out.
Ahhh must be time to rehash the 2004 ALCS.
So predictable.
Giradi and his “clint eastwood” squint.
Thanks, Wagner. Gardner to second without risk.
the.brett.gardner.explosion
TMI. TMI.
I love watching Gardner on base. Always wondering if he will go, when he will go.
Why don’t they just label that graphic “History of the Boston Red Sox as the Red Sox would like everyone to believe it?”
Yes McCarver we get it. The Sawx have won 2 since 2004. sigh
They’re right. The Sux won in 2004* and 2007*
Potent vitamins in their clubhouses those days…
Gardner stole third. That guy is amazing.
The boy is fast
Gardner.
I was just about to ask whether Gardner would take third, and he did.
Brett Gardner is the best!
speed kill
EXPLOSION!
Melky please get him in. That would be a huge extra run.
Boy we have a ton of weapons!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gardner is such a weapon…
Is Joe Girardi ok healthwise? I am watching the Yankee-Bosox game and he appears gaunt and gray in dugout closeups.
That was close… good call from the umpire considering he didn’t really look in good position to see the best.
This is now purely experiment time for girardi.
Wagner is very slow to the plate but Gardner didn’t get a great jump.
Martinez has a very slow release.
F*ck you Wagner!
Girardi better pinch hit for Molina.
Hip pointer. Ouch!
Watch for the squeeze.
Pinch hit for Molina, please, then insert Cervelli.
Can Girardi pinch hit Hinske and then bring Cervelli in?
Wonder if Mr Potato Head could steal home?
Billy Wagner. A nuclear weapon waiting to happen!
Have Guzman steal 2nd
Please tell me there’s a pinch hitter for Molina.
Squeeze?
Oh great…
Squeeze here?
well at least we know ggbg is playing center tommorrow.
If McCarver lives to be 1,000 he’ll still be talking about 2004. What a hoot !
He never mentions that he played for the ’67 losing Boston team.
im not tremendously superstitious, but declaring a one run game over before the 9th inning is really couting disaster
We could use a few more runs.
Come on Jose. Shut up these lohud forumites!
Melky chomping on a pinch of snuff in his lower lip.
Bad habit, Melkman.
courting disaster
I said the guy is fast!
Wow
Wow, that was pretty cool.
Haha oh…my…goodness… WHAT JUST HAPPENED??
oh my god.. that was a lucky break there.
How lucky are we?
WOW…He got really lucky there.
Amazing! How lucky was Gardner?!? Now second and third. Drive the ball, Molina.
Got a break there. But Molina should not be up….
I remember I had dreams of Joba being our Setup man from the right side, and Wagner being our setup man from the left side.
Chico’s bail bonds sponsored that play!
No double play now…
Gardner is better than the best! I’ve never seen a player get back like that…amazing! I love this team!
WHAT A RIOT!!!!
gotta go to MO
LINA!
well atleast they took away the dp chance lol
Close to going out of the basepaths, but great job by gardy, there. And no double play situation.
That’s not necessary, Trisha.
I still can’t believe they are letting Molina attempt to hit here. Molina can’t do a thing with the bat. An extra run would of been really big.
Boston is just a bad defensive team.
go ahead and walk Jose….The Captain will come thru
can still run the squeeze and if it fails you’re still 1st and 3rd
Molina should have walked by now.
Melky looks like he’s hurting from that HBP.
Get on base!
No one is hating on Molina.
Drive the ball, Molina
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Did you really just type drive the ball and Molina in the same sentence?
Elmer Fudd’s earning his money. Remembers all the great SUX plays made today.
I hate those guys.
BWAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH!
Come on grand slam Jeter!
Walked him. Bases loaded for Jeter. Deliver for some insurance, Captain.
Thank god for that walk. If Molina had struck out there, Girardi would have been killed for not pinch-hitting.
Jeter please get a sac fly. No DP!!
Blow it open, boys!
Wagner is falling apart. I love it.
Be The Borowski, Wagner.
So there! Now leave Jose alone.
I have a soft spot in my heart for Jose. I was at the Stadium when he hit the last homer out of there. It was a dandy.
Anyone else have the feeling the old yankee stadium spirits are coming across the street a bit early? Cano’s hr….Gardner just getting back…
Great at bat for Molina when trying to make an out. Poor execution by Boston.
Heck I’ll take a sac fly. I’m not greedy and I trust Mo.
Announcers have a major mancrush on Victor Martinez
Let’s go Jeter!!
Come on Derek!
I agree with you, Jack. there does seem to be some magic with this team.
GS Damon
Damn, that was ball 3.
Did I hear Jeter boos lol?
I hate Billy Wagner.
No one is hating on Molina, Trisha. He’s not a big bat, that’s all, and not a mystery.
Oh great now they need a hit with RISP.
Damon Knows about hitting grand slams on fox
It’s been a while since I’ve felt this contempt for Wagner.
Feel’s good.
NO! That was not helpful.
damon should shoot that slider into LF
Com’on Johnny, give us something!
Most animated McCarver’s been all day. Wanger striking out Jeter.
Launch one, JD.
sweep the leg, johnny!
100 pitches of fun…
September 26th, 2009 at 6:56 pm
I still can’t believe they are letting Molina attempt to hit here. Molina can’t do a thing with the bat. An extra run would of been really big.
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Yep, that’d be no one on here hating on Molina.
lot o’ walks
There’s very little wrong with Martinez’ defensive play. Like Piazza, he just can’t throw.
cmon johnny
Come on Damon !
Wagner has to be really tough for a lefty to hit.
Clutch?
Yes, please. Thank you. About time.
“No one is hating on Molina, Trisha. He’s not a big bat, that’s all, and not a mystery.”
Jason, I’m just playing. We all know his offense isn’t the reason he’s here.
Damon!!!!
Damon was due
yea johnny
Atta boy, JD!! 3-0! Huge clutch hitting, JD!
JOHNNY DAMON!!!!
Oh, I missed watching Wagner pitch!
thank you johnny
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That was beautiful!
YESSS!!!
So cool that Damon character.
Yes !
That’s it. Great job by Damon.
FINALLY! I can relax now.
Vintage Billy Wagner.
I’m so glad the Redsox got him. Yea he’s a left who throws hard but he also chokes in the big spot.
Somewhere Erica just got a warm and fuzzy feeling.
Johnny Damon is so much better here on the Yanks! Yeah Johnny!
Woohoo!!! Great at bat for Damon off of a lefty. Wagner different uniform same pitcher.
McCarver is literally crying….
Way to go JD, now no one can complain about RISP anymore!
What a killjoy!
Thank you Mets
That’s a typical Damon banjo hit from years gone by. Big time insurance for Rivera.
And the air goes right out of the FOX broadcast booth……………………Love It!!
Wagner = 35 pitches of ineffectiveness.
where are all the sux trolls?
HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA!!!!
The longest broadcasting silence today? The amount of time between Damon’s hit and any sound coming from the broadcasting booth.
Commercial break so makeup can wipe the tears off McCarver’s face and reapply his pancake.
Now billy has a chance to hear “enter sandman” on the yankees new million dollar sound system.
Erica must be happy
Wagner had to throw 35 pitches. The Yanks won’t see him tomorrow.
BBFan – noted the same thing at 7:04.
If Wagner threw a high fastball Damon probably would of swung threw it. Good thing he didn’t.
pat
September 26th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
Somewhere Erica just got a warm and fuzzy feeling.
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Yeah, she just got a big hug from Snoopy.
McCarver on suicide watch.
Tex going deep
And the rally has only just begun…
daniel Bard lovefest commences……….
Wagner ha ha ha ha ha ha ha
nvm
Sorry, Trisha. My bad.
Let’s go Mo!!!
That’s ok. We got 2 more.
Trev,
You think Super Mario has another big day tomorrow?
We may need him to with all the injuries on D. Tampa sucks especially on D, so we should be able to put up some points.
Fox is certainly anti Yankee. but ESPN is sickeningly pro Red Sox. Except for Colin Cowherd.
McCarver may be a bigger Sox homer than Gammons…………………………
Huge insurance for Mariano.
enter the one and only sandman
fail
I hope Erica was able to catch that moment somewhere.
Cant wait for WFAN tonight
I’d love to hear McCarver weeping in the commercial breaks.
Time to bring in MO!
Jason, no problem.
Molina got a walk so it took the complaining down a notch anyway.
McCarver–Mr. Papi was a little sloppy.
I could understand McCarver being at least a little biased towards either the Cards or the Phillies, he spent virtually all his career with those teams.
he’s also been a broadcaster for the Mets, the Giants, and the Yankees because he was a local broadcaster for each team.
but for you to say he’s biased towards the Red Sox makes absolutely no sense whatsover. I think many of you have such a dislike for the Sox it just distorts everything you hear.
I wonder if McCarver has Red Sox jammies…..with the feet in them??????????????
And it was a good at-bat from Molina, Trisha. I guess it was as much my own concern about insurance runs.
the 2nd paragraph should say ‘he’s also been a broadcaster for the Mets, Giants and Yankees so it’s possible he could be biased towards any of those teams’
End this game, Mariano.
I don’t know if McCarver is so much pro-Red Sox as he is anti-Yankee. I wonder what went down after he was let go by them?
“Cant wait for WFAN tonight”
Can’t wait for WEEI tomorrow!
I do not get the obsession with Bard. Yeah he throws hard and yeah he’s good but he is nowhere close to what Papelbon was in his first year. Usually with relievers you know from the beginning if they are going to be dominant.
I think the Red Sox are really going to regret it if they let Paps walk in favor of Bard
1-3, one down.
Mo is like a cat out there
2 more outs.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Magic number is 1!!!!!!!
If Ellsbury were slow, he’d be a .250 hitter
Todd – I just thought of those jammies and Tim’s tushy hanging out the side with with button open. Yuch !
Bet he has a Sox tat though
What is it with Fox.. reliving EVERY horrid Yankee moment?
MG
You are right McCarver is not overtlypro Sox, he is a National League guy. However ESPn (The New England Sports Network) is decidedly pro Red Sox and they admit it. So your patronizing note is not quite correct.
trisha
lol
Can’t wait to read Son of Sam Horn tonight. Keep the watch on the Tobin Bridge.
“The Red Sox have the best bullpen in the American League. By the end of the season, it could be regarded as the best in baseball history.”
- Eric Ortiz NESN Sept 7 – comments made in response to the Billy Wagner trade.
http://www.nesn.com/2009/09/bo.....ccess.html
Could you imagine if we 1-hit the Red Sox?
Mariano gave Pedroia the big nasty, two down.
Come on Mo, one more out!!!
The troll goes down
Jason I sure wasn’t aiming that at you! Posters have been commenting about Molina being in the game since the start.
Insurance runs are always a good thing. But I bet you any money that the majority of posters here would feel confident going in to the 9th 1-0. I know I would. In fact, I would find it more exciting.
Yes I can, Valerie. Yes I can.
Let’s go MO
Is there a YES postgame?????
I don’t know if anybody heard but fox commentators really want you to know pedroia rarely strikes out. 2 today tho!
Damn Mo
It’s funny how McCarver keeps marveling at how Pedroia never strikes out and then the Yankees pitchers make him look silly.
Damn, VMart is on fire right now.
MG September 26th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
but for you to say he’s biased towards the Red Sox makes absolutely no sense whatsover. I think many of you have such a dislike for the Sox it just distorts everything you hear.
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Agreed, 100%.
People say the same thing about Jon Miller on ESPN and the guy does a good job.
Can’t say the same thing about his broadcast partners, though. Morgan is terrible and Phillips is worse.
Oh great.. now they insult the Australians by doing a terrible imitation of our accents? Sheesh. Going for broke, lol.
CB
September 26th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
“The Red Sox have the best bullpen in the American League. By the end of the season, it could be regarded as the best in baseball history.”
- Eric Ortiz NESN Sept 7 – comments made in response to the Billy Wagner trade.
http://www.nesn.com/2009/09/bo…..ccess.html
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ROFLMO!!
…or not. lol
At the end of May, nobody would have bet on NYY having a shot at tying the Red Sox for the season series. Finish off this game and win tomorrow, and that what you get.
Vrsce
September 26th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
MG
You are right McCarver is not overtlypro Sox, he is a National League guy. However ESPn (The New England Sports Network) is decidedly pro Red Sox and they admit it. So your patronizing note is not quite correct.
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Where were the initials ESPN anywhere in my ‘patronizing note’? McCarver works for FOX but I suppose reading comprehension isn’t one of your strengths.
START SPREADING THE NEWS!
I gotcha, Trisha. I may have made myself the point person for Molina comments with my comment. Just trying not to offend. Thanks for keeping the bridge between us open.
We’re on the verge here today. Finish him off, Mariano.
Just one more strike!
“What is it with Fox.. reliving EVERY horrid Yankee moment?”
Angel, Yankee success kills them to the core of their being. It is the only way they can try to take the Yankees down since they can’t do it in fact!
Pete mentioned it a couple of weeks ago. Robertson has been better then Bard. But no one talks about him.
Lets just hope Texas wins and we win tomorrow so Boston can’t celebrate the WC as YS
Come on one more strike
Who is this Eric Ortiz clown?
Does he work for the media, or the Red Sox P.R. team?
Oh that article is a real beauty!
I love the part about the Sox not needing FEMA.
Here’s all we need to know.
“About the Author
Eric Ortiz is the new media editor for NESN. He previously worked as an MLB editor at ESPN.com. “
Jesus Mo come on!
“At the end of May, nobody would have bet on NYY having a shot at tying the Red Sox for the season series. Finish off this game and win tomorrow, and that what you get.”
Nobody?
Suddenly, it gets very sticky.
Suddenly, it gets very sticky.
I think they’re more anti-yankee than anything. It just comes across as pro-red sox because thats’ who the Yankees happen to be playing today.
Man, Youkilis really hangs over the plate. Hardly surprising that he gets hit so often.
Wow, suddenly the tying run is up. Mo was wild in that last AB.
Not again! And yes, there should be a postgame on YES.
Whoa…Mo hit Youk?
Damn, now Lowell the tieing run.
did puke cry when he got hit ?
McCarver perking up
I don’t like this human version of MO.
lets go already
tying, Come on mo!!!!
Mo uncharacteristically not doing his thing.
Now that’s more like it.
And the magic number is …….. BILLY MARTIN.
ball game!!
Magic #:1
MG
Enough out of you.
Enjoy the game.
Jason, we are permanent buds, bonded forever by our love of the best team in the history of baseball!!!
[Pumping fist] YES! Mariano! YES!!
YEAH!
Is that Frank singing? Music to my ears.
GOT EM! MAGIC # 1!!
McCarver reaching for the box of tissues………..LOL
CC needs just one more win to reach 20 win, clinch Cy Young.
Take that Boston
Trisha, you’re gold.
Big win. Huge.
BILLY MARTIN!
BWAHAHAHAHA! SOX SUX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
Woohoo. Great job Mo..Of course Fox can’t let them shake hands before going to a break. MAGIC NUMBER IS 1
Down to 1;
http://i378.photobucket.com/al.....martin.jpg
Mo drills Puke then Ks Lowell….now THAT rocks ! …
trisha – OPPC lifetime member who is missing the worry gene
September 26th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
“At the end of May, nobody would have bet on NYY having a shot at tying the Red Sox for the season series. Finish off this game and win tomorrow, and that what you get.”
Nobody?
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I think only a fool would have bet that NYY would go 8-1 against Boston with a crack at 9-1. I’m not counting the ones like me were hoping, of course.
Mo was fine, Youkilis fouled off a bunch of 2 strike pitches and dove into an inside pitch, the hit by Martinez was a bloop and he blew away Pedroia and Lowell, neither had a chance.
Congrats to the best team in baseball, they clinched a tie today.
I wasn’t worried for a second.
Vote for me for president!
Two-hit Boston. Outstanding. C.C. and the bullpen, tremendous.
THAT is why I have “Enter Sandman” as my ringtone! (and if my husband and father-in-law left that game early, I may just have to ban them from Yankees/Red Sox games forever!)
Yeeeesssssss!
And with that final pitch,Big Papi makes a beeline from the ondeck circle to the postgame buffet…………..
I’m not counting the ones like me ***that*** were hoping, of course
Now the soxs can’t celebrate at Yankee Stadium. PHEW!
And the Yankees can put the champagne on ice. Get it ready!
How awesome would it be to clinch the division at home against the Red Sox, tie up the season series after 0-8, and get win #100 all in one game?
I guess McCarver couldn’t stand to watch the Yanks shake hands. They had to go to a break immediately and off the air.
Great job, Yanks! Bye everybody!
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
BACKBENCH 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
*haiku-man 62
* added 7/29 or later
Drilling Yuk was icing on the cake.
One now. From Babe Ruth to Billy Martin to clinch.
Oops! I forgot to give Laura a frowny face.
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
BACKBENCH 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
*haiku-man 62
* added 7/29 or later
Tip of the cap to C.C. What a game he pitched today. It’s been a long time since we’ve had an Ace like him.
The yankees have beaten the Red Sox silly this second half of the year and they’ve done it in every which way possible.
The range and methods through which the’ve crushed the sox has been just remarkable.
The contrast between last nights game and today’s was eye opening.
Yesterday it was power and speed.
Today it was CC yet again dominating the Sox. This is now the 3 straight game where he’s beaten the Sox. And today he was utterly masterful.
The big man gives up 1 hit – and does so on a day where the offense was giving them nothing and he literally had to be perfect.
When is the last time the yankees had a pitcher who could answer that call?
And as they’ve done all year – they’ve dominated innings 7-9.
The Sox pen can get all the acclaim they want.
Who cares – the yankees pen is better.
Hughes would be arguably the most underrated relief pitcher in baseball if Dave Robertson didn’t happen to be in the majors as well.
And what they’ve added these past two games to the diversity of ways they’ve stepped on the Sox throat has been dominant base running.
The yankees are a systematically better team than the sox.
It is a long time since all of the cries of the yankees not being able to beat the sox.
0-8 is a distant memory now.
Hard to believe that once again the season series will be split.
But the yankees are now clearly the better team. That doesn’t guarantee post season success but they are clearly the favorites even though the media just won’t acknowledge that reality.
Champagne will be on ice tomorrow afternoon. Maybe even pie too.
trisha – OPPC lifetime member who is missing the worry gene
September 26th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
I wasn’t worried for a second.
Vote for me for president!
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Well, dammit, Trisha…I was. LMAO.
GB, I’m just missing some genes or something but when it comes to this stuff I’m happy I am. Sometimes I think I’m too stupid to worry.
You know what’s funny? In 2007, Sabathia was 19-7 with a 3.21 ERA and won the Cy Young.
This year, he is again 19-7 with a 3.21 ERA (with 1 start left) but he’ll probably only finish 3rd behind Grienke and Felix Hernandez.
Snffy Stirnweiss, a New York City native, was killed at age 39 when the passenger train he was on plunged off the CRRNJ Newark Bay Bridge between Elizabethport and Bayonne, New Jersey.