Game 1: Yankees at Red Sox
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Gameday Thread on Apr 04, 2010 
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YANKEES
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Johnson DH
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Jorge Posada C
Curtis Granderson CF
Nick Swisher RF
Brett Gardner LF
LHP CC Sabathia (19-8, 3.37 in 2009)
Career vs. Red Sox
RED SOX
Jacoby Ellsbury LF
Dustin Pedroia 2B
Victor Martinez C
Kevin Youkilis 1B
David Ortiz DH
Adrian Beltre 3B
J.D. Drew RF
Mike Cameron CF
Marco Scutaro SS
RHP Josh Beckett (17-6, 3.86 in 2009)
Career vs. Yankees
TIME/TV: 8:05 p.m./YES Network and ESPN2
WEATHER: Take the weather in Tampa and ship it north. It’s a really nice night here in Boston with no chance of rain. A great way to open the season.
UMPIRES: HP Joe West, 1B Angel Hernandez, 2B Paul Schrieber, 3B Rob Drake
NOT THEIR FIRST TIME: The Yankees are 18-10-1 in 29 previous Opening Day games against Boston. The one tie was in 1910 because of darkness. The Yankees haven’t opened a season at Fenway since 1985, which is also the last time the Red Sox beat the Yankees in a season opener.
ON HOLIDAY: The Yankees have played at Fenway Park on Easter one other time in the past 50 years (a 5-4 Yankees loss in 2001). The Yankees have also opened on Easter one other time in the past 50 years (swept in a doubleheader against the White Sox in 1982).
WITHIN REACH: Jorge Posada needs one doubles to tie Billy Dickey (343) for eighth place on the Yankees all-time doubles list… Alex Rodriguez needs one home run to pass Mark McGwire for sole possession of eighth place on baseball’s all-time home run list with 584… A four-hit day would give Rodriguez 1,000 hits as a Yankee.
UPDATE, 8:21 p.m.: Curtis Granderson’s first game as a Yankee in Fenway Park, he records the Yankees first out on a fly ball to center.
UPDATE, 8:33 p.m.: Hip hip!
UPDATE, 8:35 p.m.: And now Granderson. It’s 2-0 Yankees on back-to-back homers. By the way, that was Posada’s fourth opening day homer, the most on the current Yankees roster. It was Granderson’s second.
UPDATE, 8:43 p.m.: Not sure what you’ll make of this stat, but Granderson is the first Yankee to homer in his first at-bat with the team since Cody Ransom in 2008.
UPDATE, 8:53 p.m.: The entire crowd and probably half of the press box — including me — thought Beltre’s sac fly was on its way out of the park.
UPDATE, 8:56 p.m.: Elias says Posada and Granderson are the first Yankees to go back-to-back on Opening Day since Dave Winfield and Steve Kemp in 1983. They hit theirs off Gaylord Perry.
UPDATE, 9:01 p.m.: Is the Finger Tip Touch going to be a thing between Granderson and Swisher? He’s the AP shot of the post-homer celebration.
UPDATE, 9:10 p.m.: Did Rodriguez just redeem himself for that double play ball in the top of the inning? Miiiight have been safe, but let’s ignore that fact. As Sam just said, tie goes to the Yankees.
UPDATE, 9:32 p.m.: Didn’t the Red Sox focus on defense this offseason? I’m not sure throwing to second with Gardner at third was the smartest move.
UPDATE, 9:51 p.m.: Lefty out of the bullpen to face Granderson. First of many.
UPDATE, 9:56 p.m.: The left-on-left worked. And it will probably work again at some point.
UPDATE, 10:09: Gardner doesn’t have the strongest arm in the world, but he’s usually pretty accurate. That was not his best work. It’s now 5-2 Yankees and the past three Red Sox have connected for two-out hits.
UPDATE, 10:11 p.m.: Situations like that, it’s nice to have Sabathia on the mound. That was a nice pitch to get Ellsbury and get out of the jam.
UPDATE, 10:27 p.m.: After that lead-off walk to Pedroia, Dave Robertson is getting loose in the Yankees pen.
UPDATE, 10:32 p.m.: Credit Nick Swisher with the Kevin Youkilis triple. It would have been a two-run double anyway, but it certainly looked worse to see the ball roll to the fence like that. Things have gotten dicey.
UPDATE, 10:34 p.m.: Nice job by Cano to make sure Youkilis wouldn’t score. I wonder if a younger second baseman might have panicked and thrown home, or forgotten about the runner altogether and thrown to first too early. Here comes Robertson.
UPDATE, 10:50 p.m.: The moral of this game might be that it’s always nice to have a really good defensive team, but it is also very nice to have a very good offensive team.
UPDATE, 11:04 p.m.: Chan Ho Park was unhitable this spring. The spring is clearly over.
UPDATE, 11:15 p.m.: Might have been a cross up there, but Posada still got a glove on the ball. Losing a lead on a passed ball is a pretty brutal way to go.
UPDATE, 12:01 a.m.: There’s your game. Started exactly the way the Yankees would have wanted, but the bullpen gave it up and the Red Sox had enough offense to get the 9-7 win.
Lets go Yankees!!!
JAROMIR!!!!!
LGY!!!!
HERE WE GO
someone let me know when the 10000 introductions are over.
Man, Kim Jones looks great this year!
In the words of Cameron, It’s go time!
Kim looks fine
Rishi
We’ll let you know tomorrow when they’re done
im going to throw up
Love how they created a commercial with Buchholz singing Sweet Caroline, with Swisher as a sideshow.
Any chance they show a commercial with Swisher singing NY,NY, with Ortiz or someone in the background?
Now ESPN is showing us the “Anatomy of Fenway Park”.
This has been hands down the worst pregame show ever, Way to show respect to the champs.
Thanks, CR – I just need to make sure to set the DVR for the Yankee home opener so I get to hear all the crazy introductions when I care
Anyone remember the Orioles high school homecoming season opener last year – it was HYSTERICAL – they had the balloon arches, too!
will go on a limb:
if Biff Tanner was the PA announcer, he would introduce Jason Varitek as ‘Butthead’
What coverage of the World Series Champions. Thanks ESPN for doing the unprofessional thing as always. And thanks as well, Bud Selig, for proving me right again.
I say jump on them in the 1st and let the RS fans start drinking.
Kim looks outstanding for 40
Good use of your media guide, Chad.
I can’t find an over/under prop on stolen bases for the Yanks tonight.
Hmmm, 2.5????
Let’s see that ARod HR tonight to pass McGwire.
Schilling drives me nuts. I was seriously hoping that he would never end up on espn.
what a total jerk.
let’s go yankees!
Fran, that’s great!
I’m “stuck” watching NESN. Is that better or worse than ESPN?
lebron called hrs by arod and teix.
we play today, we win today, das it
It was destiny for Schill to end up on ESPN.
It was the perfect place for him.
A Red Sox Schill, named Schilling, on a network known for its Schill-ing of the Red Sox.
Schilling doing his best impersonation of Hugo Reyes.
At the beginning of last year when CC struggled it was largely due to his command being off – in particular his fastball command being off. That was really his central problem – fastball command.
CC’s front shoulder was opening up too soon and he was getting under the ball. That left his pitches up in the zone, often up and out over the zone to right hand batters.
Once he corrected that mechanical flaw he was utterly dominant and put the team on his back.
Perhaps the key to the game tonight is whether or not CC has trouble with his mechanics again early in the season as he has the past two.
This spring training CC was leaving a lot of his pitches up in the zone again and he looked to be struggling some with his mechanics.
Early on it’ll be interesting to see if CC’s been able to fix that problem and is able to generate that nice downwards plane on his fastball and to command it in the zone.
That’s the big thing to look for early on, IMO. How is CC’s fastball command and is he generating a solid downward plane on the ball.
“I’m “stuck” watching NESN. Is that better or worse than ESPN?”
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exactly the same. But with a different logo
You know, I really respect Lowell as a ballplayer. Solid professional, doesn’t show anyone up, lets his play speak for him. He’s at the tail end of his career, and he’s going out with dignity in the face of the Red Sox openly trying to get rid of him.
Besides Jon Lester, with what he’s gone through with his health issues, and maybe Victor Martinez, I don’t know that I can say that about anyone else on that team.
Now ESPN is showing us the “Anatomy of Fenway Park”
Hope it includes a nostalgic piece on the trench urinals in the bathrooms that were replaced a few years ago. No matter how much lipstick you put on a pig, it still looks like a pig. The place is an over rated rathole. Great place to watch a game if youre Clark Kent and have X Ray vision to look through the steel posts.
Let’s go Yankees!!!!
Those who dismiss the ESPN-bias should have changed their minds watching this past hour.
Have they even mentioned the Yankees aside from 2 minutes on Rivera?
Schilling. Nomar, Boston Olney, Dr.Dre in Red Sox gear, some science dudes talking about Fenway’s greatness, etc.
BASEBALL TIME!
Wow, Kruk picked the Yankees to win it all. He must be off his meds.
is CB a scout or is he Brian Cashman himself. We know that Cash reads the blog so …
Nomar picks the Sox to win the WS.
Kruk picks us to play PHI
Valentine picks the Cubs vs. Rays LOL!
It’s go time from the historic landfill known as Fenway Field!!
ESPN, sheesh what a racket.
Roger – 2am good effort mate, a mere 1am over here, I’m a slacker…
Nomar picked PHI.
“Kim looks outstanding for 40″…
Since when is 40 old?!
2010 World Champions
so glad I don’t have to watch this on espn…
I can’t kill MLB for making us play on the road to open the season… the schedule was made in September.
Of course, if they had faith in us winning the WS, they would have scheduled us at home. Now that I think about it… the fact that they scheduled us to play @ BOS means that they thought Boston would win the WS…. and they wanted us to watch them get their rings.
Now it all makes sense. Ok, I no longer give MLB a pass…
ian o’connor as a good piece on arod and jeter on espnnewyork
let’s get it started w/ an opening HR by the Captain
I am calling 104 wins for the Yankees this season. Despite the loss of Wang (1 win in 2009) and Melky (17 or so walkoff hits) the Yanks will improve to do addition of Vazquez and subtraction of Jose Molina.
104 or better, bring on the Yankeenauts!
Joe West and Angel Hernandez? Just great.
Laura.
Really? I had it on mute and saw PHI/BOS under his name so I assumed he picked them to win
espn did not do much to show the world that we are the champs
Let’s go, Yankees!
Joe West?
I hope he’s not the HP umpire. Otherwise, we’re getting scrizzewed.
“due to” doh!
nick
i’ll go 102 wins
Tacky.
BryanHoch Scoreboard just showed highlight of Pedro throwing Zimmer to the ground. Not sure that was necessary.
“Really? I had it on mute and saw PHI/BOS under his name so I assumed he picked them to win”
He picked PHI and said that Halladay was going to make the difference.
Michael Kay just said…”Welcome to Baltimore!”
Hope the game goes better than the intro!!!
Wow. I knew Benjamin Franklin did a lot of things, but baseball broadcaster, too?
BryanHoch Scoreboard just showed highlight of Pedro throwing Zimmer to the ground. Not sure that was necessary.
2 minutes ago via web from Fenway/Kenmore
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Can we say: TACKY
“Scoreboard just showed highlight of Pedro throwing Zimmer to the ground. Not sure that was necessary.”
It is just in case there were any Yankees fans out there feeling sorry for Pedro because he doesn’t have a job.
I dont think anyone at ESPN or in Boston knows what happened after Paplebon imploded last year. I heard them mention 04 and 07 championships but literally no talk about the Yankees coming into Boston as the defending world champions.
Also here is a quote from Kruck (talking about Mike Lowell): “He decided to stay in Boston because he wasnt going to be an everyday player anywhere, so why not stay in Boston, play some, and win a championship.” (!!!!!) there is so much wrong with that statement i dont even know where to start.
# RSM April 4th, 2010 at 8:01 pm
“Kim looks outstanding for 40?…
Since when is 40 old?!
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unfortunately, women hit the wall around age 40, especially after they have a kid.
Joe Morgan sure loves his lipgloss…
“espn did not do much to show the world that we are the champs”
We know we’re the champs. In the end, that’s all that really matters.
so glad I don’t have to watch this on espn…
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Thanks goodness the game is on YES.
Let’s Go Yankees!
“Can we say: TACKY”
I already did.
“unfortunately, women hit the wall around age 40, especially after they have a kid.”
Not a very nice thing to say.
oh man, I thought (hoped) Morgan and Miller were in a ditch someplace………
Twenty-Seven Sails!
Green-eyed monster, setting sun
Sullen sox nation
“BryanHoch Scoreboard just showed highlight of Pedro throwing Zimmer to the ground. Not sure that was necessary.”
Stay classy Boston!!
Let’s Go Yanks!!!!
Evan is in the early lead for the most stupid post of the night award.
Dynasty is back.
lets go!
CB,
Interesting points on CC. I imagine it’s tough for a big man to get mechanics down.
pat, did i win the caption contest in the last thread???
Hi Dynasty – nice poetry again.
This is almost surreal. I can’t believe baseball is back!
Is that West behind the plate? Ugh!
CC can’t possibly be worse than he was at the beginning of last year, lol; what a nightmare, he and Wang back to back. He’s a big guy, so maybe it just takes him awhile to get his mechanics in gear…
i like the new YES graphics
thats a terrible at bat by nick johnson, i saw no fire, the kind of fire a guy like Damon brings.
3 up , 3 down! Giddyup! Another year begins.
Off Topic but McNabb traded to the Redskins.
So I guess Lowell and Varitek only play when someone has a bad case of mono.
Is it just me, or does Tex look slimmer to start this season?
All in all, not a great start to the game, offensively.
let’s go CC
McNabb was traded
“thats a terrible at bat by nick johnson, i saw no fire, the kind of fire a guy like Damon brings.”
Please tell me that you are making a joke. I’d rather have Damon over Johnson as well, but come on. It’s the first game. Give the guy a chance.
“# RSom April 4th, 2010 at 8:14 pm
McNabb was traded
”
where?
NJ hit thatt ball pretty well.
Much has been made of Boston’s defense this season – and it will be much better than last year when they were one of the five worst defensive teams in the game.
But one of the things being overlooked is their defense behind the plate. This is a good example of how numbers can sometimes create a strange kind of group think.
There’s no good way to quantify defense at the catcher spot. So catcher defense, ironically, is often not factored into quantitative evaluations of team defense.
The Sox are awful defensively behind the plate.
I really want to see the yankee be aggressive with the Red Sox on the bases tonight and all season.
With Jeter, Granderson, Gardner and Alex the yanks have 4 guys who are good base stealers.
Last year Victor Martinez threw out 11% of runners for the Sox. Varitek threw out around 7% of runners.
Those are mind boggling bad numbers.
A great deal of attention has been placed on LF for the yanks.
One way Brett Gardner could help the team in particular in the context of the season and unbalanced schedule is to get on base against the Sox and take advantage of that hole in their defense.
# Trevor April 4th, 2010 at 8:13 pm
Off Topic but McNabb traded to the Redskins.
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it’s really, really unusual to trade within a division
NJ had a good at bat
Wow. We’re stuck watching ESPN, and they have new graphics.
How many SS has BOS gone through in the last 5 years? 9? 10?
Experieced a 10-12 second eathquake during dinner………BSox lineup looks real suspect
“McNabb was traded”
Still in the NFC East though. Interesting.
Pat M-
You okay? I literally just read about that from a friend on Facebook.
He’s not making a joke. He’s a troll and he has been posting gibberish like this on here for weeks.
He should have been banned a long time ago because he brings nothing but nonsense to the blog.
This is only the Hobbitt’s 4th year? Seems like he’s been around forever.
Looks like CC’s off season weightloss program has done wonders for him.
Can’t let Beckett have too many quick innings like that.
AL East: Yankees (100 wins), Red Sox (96 wins) WC
AL Central: Tigers (89 wins)
AL West: Mariners (92 wins)
NL East: Phillies (95 wins)
NL Central: Cardinals (92 wins), Cubs (88 wins) WC
NL West: Dodgers (91 wins)
Yankees over Tigers
Mariners over Red Sox
Phillies over Cubs
Cardinals over Dodgers
Yankees over Mariners
Dodgers over Phillies
Yankees 4-2 over Dodgers
Pat M.,
Just saw something about the earth quake. 6.9. Hope everything is ok with you.
Tears in the Shire!
“He’s not making a joke. He’s a troll and he has been posting gibberish like this on here for weeks.”
I didn’t know that, SJ44. I’ve been MIA for awhile so I’ve lost track of who the trolls are.
Nick
Just got rid of the Easter revelers and haven’t read through the comments from earlier today.
Since you were clever in my absence, I’ll be sure to read backwards later.
Bring back “Bi Papi”. He was much more fun.
the keebler elf is so funny.
feels like YES has better cameras or something too – the picture is much better
I still don’t understand:
How does Pedroia get around the minimum-height requirement in MLB?
robneyer I’m surprised nobody’s mentioned earlier this spring that Sabathia looks like he’s in the best shape of his life.
2 minutes ago via web
CC looks good to me so far.
fastball location has been ok. changeup worked to Pedroia.
and another great change to VMart.
so far, so good…
“I literally just read about that from a friend on Facebook.”
Not a LoHud friend.
Rich, you think the Tigers take the Central? That division is up for grabs, but my $$ is on the White Sox just barely edging out the Twins.
Wonder did the Skins give up the 4th overall pick. Or where ever their pick is.
CB,
Randy and I (and others) have been saying that for weeks. You never hear about it but teams are going to (or should) steal the Sox blind this year.
CC is just a brilliant pitcher. He is a complete pitcher’s pitcher who happens to have a big time power arm as well.
Look at what he just did to Pedroia. Pedroia loves the ball up in the zone. That’s where he does his damage.
CC works him low in the zone over and over. Gets two strikes on him and then changes Pedroia’s eye level working him up in the zone – but getting far enough up in the zone where Pedroia can’t handle the pitch.
CC looks very good. Fastball command so far this inning has been good.
Well, that did take a little longer than I thought it would. The complaints about the offense made it through the first two Yankee batters.
CB – randy brought up this point about Boston’s catchers a few weeks ago. It will be interesting to see how the running game might affect the pitching strategy for the Sox pitchers. It is 68 degrees tonight, so the Yanks might feel better about doing some running, than if it were cooler.
pat, I think I was the only entrant, so you will REALLY have to fix it to pick someone else…
UZR says that was not a special play.
ST cc is gone….he looks great so far.
rotoworld speculating on the McNabb trade:
“DE Andre Carter may be headed to Philadelphia along with perhaps Washington’s fourth-round pick (No. 103) and more considerations.”
Nice inning by CC.
Nice inning for CC. At least one excellent change up.
Where is the twerp complaining about CC’s weight?
If you are going to be a troll, don’t also be a coward
Nick, I haven’t forgotten that I owe you for our LOST bet. I’ve had a lot going on and haven’t had time to mail it, but I will…eventually.
so far so good
LET’S GO YANKEES!
I like the Tigers’ young arms and I think Damon is going to make their offense a lot more consistent. I’d say the White Sox run them close though
No worries, Laura, I know you’re good for it. And Miles’ ‘bacon grease’ line was its own reward.
Did you get that Nady pic I sent you?
blake,
The sox are completely open to being run out of the stadium this year. They are extraodinarily weak defensively behind the plate.
Varitek is shot. He has no more arm strength.
Martinez has awful throwing mechanics with a very slow release. His arm strength also isn’t great.
On top of that the boston staff isn’t great at holding runners or getting the ball to the plate quickly.
One interesting thing to note on this will be buchholz. The Sox think Bucchholz over thinks too much out there and often gets too caught up with runners when men get on base.
Buchholz is no longer allowed to throw over to first base on his own. All of his throws to first base have to be called by the catcher/ the bench.
The quake’s epicenter was in Baja Mexico, which is really far from here….The devastation in Baja has to be significant……..CC is just so tough to hit, so many pitches, in all quadrants….
Is Youk vs. Tex the two best hitting and fielding 1Bs in the AL?
The Yankees went down 1-2-3 in the top of the first; they’re not very good.
“Did you get that Nady pic I sent you?”
Yes, I did. Thanks. I’m still drooling over it.
just kidding, lol
Beckett at 13 pitches through 1 2/3 innings.
he’s definitely going right at them… Yanks will have to make him pay for that.
“I like the Tigers’ young arms and I think Damon is going to make their offense a lot more consistent. I’d say the White Sox run them close though”
Well, you know what they say about pitching. I think the White Sox have a better rotation than DET and in the end, that will make the difference.
Here in Southern California ESPN-2 is blacked out for some reason…I wish I knew whom to curse out: AT&T U-verse? ESPN? MLB? Obviously I don’t have the option to tune into YES out here…I’ve resorted to watching my NY-based friend’s Slingbox feed on my laptop.
Nick
You win! Although “Red Lobster” would have worked in that situation as well.
“Is Youk vs. Tex the two best hitting and fielding 1Bs in the AL?”
Probably. And isn’t it strange how one is very cute and one is God awful ugly?
i’m in luck.
espn is blacked out on cape cod on comcast and i have to watch the game on nesn.
much better to know you are watching the enemy station rather than a station that pretends to be neutral.
CB, totally agree. They are both awful defensively and especially throwing out runners. Posada has worked hard and is actually pretty descent at slowing down the running game and as you mentioned the Yankee pitchers are much better at holding runners (especially when Andy pitches).
I’m hoping Girardi starts some guys tonight just to make Vmart throw somebody out…have to get on first though. Beckett and CC both look pretty good so far.
PESKY POLE!
Haha! HIP HIP JORGE!!
love those dinky HR!
YEAH!!!
Hip Hip
BANG! Shut up drunks.
and that folks is why we like posada
Haha nice tribute to Pesky.
HIP!
Longtime reader here, first time posting, great job by Chad and Sam this spring training.
First post, and a HR by Jorge,
He juiced it, he did.
Lets go Yankees.
YES!!!
What a rocket down the line by Posada.
Posada ends Beckett’s perfect game….I was getting nervous…….whoooo
Haha, old man Posada still got it…amazing how he still has that bat speed at 38 after catching all those games. Hes a freak.
Where’s Molina? LOL!
POPO
There goes Beckett’s perfect game.
1st HR of the major league season! Yay Jorge
Jorge still has great bat speed…
That was hit too hard in this park to hook foul.
The 2010 season has started!
What a weapon Posada has been for all of these years.
Beckett looks very good and he makes a minor mistake – Posada still has the plus bat speed to pull the ball and drive it down the line.
Posada looked great in the spring. Every year you wonder when Posada’s bat speed is going to slip but we haven’t seen it at all.
Posada is inspired. He will have a monster year.
Johnny WHO??
Back to Back……..YEEEESSSSSSSSS
back 2 back
Goodnight Grandy!
Granderson!
GRANDERSON!!
GRANDY!
Well, I see that Beckett’s HR problems from 2009 haven’t carried over to 2010. LOL!
Curtis Granderson. True Yankee
F Damon
F Matsui
This is Granderson’s world, we just rentin
Aint it GRAND?
Yeah baby!!
and that’s why we like granderson
back to back! belly to belly!!!
Welcome Curtis!
EARTHQUAKE just struck Fenway
Welcome to NY Curtis.
CURTIS!
Welcome to the Yankees…
Welcome Curtis Granderson
Austin Jackson…..errrr…..Curtis Granderson rocked that one.
Austin Jackson who?
CB, it is absolutely remarkable how Posada has maintained that bat speed after catching all those games.
CURTIS!!! Another U of I graduate!
CURTISSSSSSSS
YES, YES!!!
Hip Hip!
And Welcome to New York Curtis! That’s how we do it baby!
Hey, Swisher….DUCK!!!!
We’re completely spoiled by the core 4; I mean, to do it this well, for this long? It’s really ridiculous.
Cmon Gardner… let’s keep the train rolling.
Minor meltdown here?
Welcome to the Yankees!! Granderson~~~
Man, I sure have missed this.
Grand start for our CF.
Just a great AB by granderson.
Sterling’s call?
Beckett has like a 5.33 career era against the Yankees.
CURT FLIRT BABY
Granderson is going to have a huge year and he’s going to be fine/decent against lefties. Book it.
anyone know what sterlings call was on the two hr’s. What he say on curtis’s
Last year Josh Beckett gave up 25 home runs.
That was the second highest total of his career.
Of those 25 – the yankees hit 8 off of Beckett.
That’s right – nearly 1/3 of all the long ball’s this generations “greatest clutch pitcher” gave up last year were to the yanks.
Redskins acquired QB Donovan McNabb from the Eagles in exchange for the No. 37 overall pick in 2010, and a conditional fourth-round pick in 2011.
The 2011 pick can escalate to a third-rounder based on performance.
2 out rally.
cb-
i would like to know what jorge does for a work out routine.
it’s not just strength.
he’s stayed flexible and as you say still has amazing bat speed.
First AB as a Yankee = homer
Nice, nice Omen.
Man that has to feel good for Granderson…what a start to his Yankee career.
If only we could have scored some of those runs in the 2003 WS, lol
Took the MIL home and got some gas. Came back, up 2-0. Gas bill was 20.09~must be a sign.
Does anyone know what John Sterling on the radio side has decided to say when Granderson hits a homerun?
gardy!!
GGBG!
Yankee fans are going to love Curtis Granderson
And the worst player in baseball with a great hit the other way off an Ace.
Wow.
good start Yankees!!!!
Comeon Swish get to 3rd on that so BG can make Victor look silly
“That’s right – nearly 1/3 of all the long ball’s this generations “greatest clutch pitcher” gave up last year were to the yanks.”
Interesting stat, CB. Of course, we have to take into account that BOS sees NYY more than it sees teams in the West or the Central. We also have to take into account how dangerous our lineup is. He’s not going to have that same trouble with say, BAL.
very good at bat gardy.
come on derek keep the rally going
Gardner was just saving them all for the reg season in ST.
Beckett was almost through 2 innings in 14-15 pitches.
He’s now over 30 pitches.
I come back from taking a long walk and Brett Gardner hit a ball out of the infield, OPPO no less.
Color me intrigued.
Are the earplugs working, Fenway faithful????
Loving the Yankee HR off Beckett highlight reel.
Bring back Johnny
The TROLLS are down!!!
Admit it, how many of you thought Josh Beckett was going to throw a 2 hit shutout after that 1st inning?
Cmon Jete!
Boston Dave – I just told that to my Philly born wife and she shrieked!
is anyone else’s YES channel mute every minute or so? It’s been doing that here for the last few months. Maybe i’s just mine.
He was safe!
damn, DJ
Gardner almost beat the force out.
randy,
I’m just amazed how Posada has been able to maintain the entire kinetic chain of his swing for so long.
It really helps that he has solid, simple hitting mechanics.
But my goodness. For a catcher at the age of 38 to still have hands like that …. the ability to get the bat head through the zone off a power pitcher.
It’s just amazing.
He’s literally as good a hitter as he was 10 years ago – probably better.
way to ground out Jetes
Hey JC in TW, good to see the Yanks still have at least one fan left there!
I like that pitch tracker on YES.
Beckett is much more dominant in the post-season than in the regular season.
Gardner just about beat that flip to 2nd base.
Gardner was almost safe there. If he can get on base on a regular basis he could cause some havok
Sterling: “Curtis, you’re something sort of Grandish!”. Ugh. I like “Awwww isn’t it Grand?”
i thought gardy was safe
Uz can’t defend against the home run.
It is funny how 2 HR’s can clear out the trolls.
Probably that secret home remedy Jorge has to keep his hands tough
“i would like to know what jorge does for a work out routine.”
There was an article about it last week. I think it was in the NY Post.
It would be nice if cc has a 1-2-3. Get Becketts butt back out there.
Man, I hate this guy. I really can’t stand looking at his face. He’s the Anti-Nick Markakis.
lol blake
as long as it produces, keep it flowing…
Youlk should go down
“i would like to know what jorge does for a work out routine.”
Drinks from the fountain of youth
damn,
Damon would have thrown him out at 2nd
Joe Morgan talks about Pukelis’ batting style every frakin’ year.
Eric—are you serious? For real that’s what Sterling said about Granderson?
BD (Boston Dave) April 4th, 2010 at 8:43 pm
damn,
Damon would have thrown him out at 2nd
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lol
Nice low throw from Granderson just missed getting him. Just missing doesn’t count for much, but, it was a nice throw.
I love my DVR. Gardner was out, but wow was it close. Also Gardner had a very good AB. If he can keep up that LF poke shot (ala Gwynn) he will be just fine.
“Posada still got it…amazing how he still has that bat speed at 38 after catching all those games. Hes a freak.”
Let’s provide some context for what Jorge is accomplishing and for how much he’s helping this team by creating massive relative advantages for the yanks over most opposition catchers.
Last year Victor Martinez put up a very good .303 .381 .480 .861 line.
Here’s the interesting thing about that. The vast majority of that production came when he was playing 1b.
As a 1b he hit .329 with a .947 OPS. When he was playing catcher he hit .281 with a .783 OPS.
Now that might just be a small sample issue last year. But for his career Martinez has shown an interesting split – he hits better when he’s playing 1b than when he’s catching.
And the Red Sox need his bat – but they really have to have it behind the plate not 1b.
Catching is an amazing grind and what Posada has done is remarkable.
Eric—are you serious? For real that’s what Sterling said about Granderson?
Yes, I am serious. I think it’s awful. I made up a couple of profane ones as well that I would prefer. Sterling’s is awful, he didn’t even wait for advice.
Hopefully, Beltre is wearing a cup.
MLB Gameday had every pitch in the Ortiz AB as a strike
How about “That was a Grand one… from Granderson!”.
Papi Making one of his many outs
How do you guys reply with someone else’s quote here?
Do you just have to copy and paste, or is there a button I am missing?
Thanks.
big papi has a tiny peepee
and no mvp
WHAT A CATCH!
CB,
Even ESPN’s newest hire, Curt Schilling, says he hated Posada as an opponent because of how great the guy was and how he seemed like he was behind the plate every single game.
The fact that Posada played a higher % of games in his prime than many other catchers and has had this kind of longevity and success is really something.
really nice catch for Granderson. This is his inning.
That 3-1 pitch to Papi just speaks volumes to how slow Ortiz’s bat has become. He’s just shot other than hitting mistake pitches.
3-1 count with a man on 2nd and no outs. It’s a clear fastball count.
CC throws a fastball – and misses his spot. And Ortiz still gets over powered by the pitch. Even in a fastball count with a pitch that’s missed it’s spot Ortiz cannot get the bat head through the zone.
That is a very concerning at bat for Ortiz if you are the Sox.
A DANDY BY GRANDY
Wind carried that
“Do you just have to copy and paste, or is there a button I am missing?”
Copy and paste.
Whats up w/ the YES sound??
Nice play by Granderson..
CB, thats why I think Jorge should already be a strong HOF candidate and another successful year should cement it IMO.
Sabathia at 32 pitches
Thank you Laura.
Bring back Johnny my arse
The wind had nothing to do with Beltre’s fly. That was rocked.
“A dandy from Grandy”??
“That is a very concerning at bat for Ortiz if you are the Sox.”
My money says that BOS doesn’t pick up his 2011 option.
How about “that was a Granderson Slam” and then of course “that was a Granderson Grand Slam” when he hits a GS.
Pretty good start for Grandy…Bomb and saved a double.
A DANDY BY GRANDY
That’s much better.
have a seat JD.. thats what happens when you sit offspeed with 2 strikes.
Bret Gardner tied for league lead in AVG and OBP. From the 9-hole!!!
A lot of combined pitches in that inning. 22 by Sabathia.
Anyone else having trouble getting on this site??
blake-
Jorge is a hall of famer. I agree this year will cement it.
Curtis Slamerson
Roger, it did something funky there a few minutes ago but seems fine now.
Pretty nice start for Granderson so far.
If I’m a Sox fan, i’d be praying Big Papi will find some bat speed.
Either that or he better get his numbers against bad pitching.
He was overmatched in that AB.
Posada’s going to have to get to Gary Carter numbers to get into the HOF.
or Curtis Grandslamerson
Nick Johnson just missed a wall ball last time.
Let’s get another good AB here Nick.
“If I’m a Sox fan, i’d be praying Big Papi will find some bat speed.”
Its gone somewhere…and I doubt its coming back naturally.
cb-
catching really beats up a player from foul balls off the body, the constant up and down that makes the legs heavy, and even the running down to first to back up on grounders.
posada really is amazing how he’s done it all these years.
he’s truly a great player.
Haha that was strike 3 down the middle, glad Nick got the benefit on that one
good walk nick
OBP Jesus resurrects Yankee career!
What a shock 3-2 walk for NJ.
Nick Johnson –
walk #1 of 100+
Swisher and Johnson and the BBs will be plenty
There’s the walks that we were hearing about.
SJ-
Papi’s at bat was yet another eye opening at bat for him. He just cannot hit good pitching.
If it’s not a wounded bird he’s not touching it, unless he guesses right and starts his hands early which is what he did all last year.
That at bat he didn’t feel confident enough to cheat on CC’s fastball 3-1 probably because of the slider and he couldn’t catch up. Not even close.
Nice AB from Johnson. I’d still love to see him bat back to back with Swisher. The idea of those two guys working a pitcher back to back is very, very appealing.
Run Nick Run
“Posada’s going to have to get to Gary Carter numbers to get into the HOF.”
Is he close?
Re: Posada…
It’s why I get angry when Yankee fans rip him.
It shows their lack of baseball knowledge.
CC and Beckett are Ruined.
Granderson does hit HRs off good pitchers. Last year he homered against Mariano, Papelbon, Nathan and Jenks. I doubt anybody else in the league managed that.
love how the Yanks are making Beckett work over the past 2 innings.
Beckett can’t find his curveball and they are seeing his fastball a little better.
Beckett has a plus fastball, but if he has to throw it every time, the Yanks can hit it eventually.
“Nice AB from Johnson. I’d still love to see him bat back to back with Swisher. The idea of those two guys working a pitcher back to back is very, very appealing.”
In theory, but you can’t bat Swisher in the 3 hole and you probably wouldn’t want to bat Johnson down past 5th.
a-rod dp?
timo,
very interesting post.
I am optimistic about Grandy this season for sure.
Alex is 0-2. Let’s trade him.
I’m loving the Posada love-fest
One of my all-time favorite players..
Can someone listening on the radio tell me what Sterling’s call was on the Granderson homerun?
Laura – Steve Jobs is a crack dealer! April 4th, 2010 at 8:59 pm
Alex is 0-2. Let’s trade him.
Him and Jete. What a shame.
I said Po and Swish will have huge years. I’m the best.
Posada’s seasonal averages are much better than Carter’s and he has 5 rings. His career OPS is almost .100 points higher. With another good year or two he should approach Carter’s career numbers with much better seasonal averages. (he will have played less seasons to get them).
CB,
that’s why I’m not gettin’ the number of people picking the Sox to win the WS.
If Ortiz can’t hit good pitching, they aren’t even making the playoffs, let alone winning the WS.
SJ – Was not complaining about CC’s weight, just thought he looks good. His off season program has obviously worked. And no , I’m still here, just watching the game.
On the Cubs channel here [WGN] tonight, they are doing a special called “What It Means To Be A Cub”. I haven’t seen the special yet, but my guess is that it features a lot of former players talking about losing.
I absolutely hate the new YES graphics. This new score graphic is gigantic.
Bring back the old graphics!
no leadoff walks to their #8 hitter!!
cmon CC
CC got squeezed there.
Ouch, John Henry, they injected the Botox directly into his nose.
Wow, where was that pitch.
Where was that 3-1 pitch?
“If Ortiz can’t hit good pitching, they aren’t even making the playoffs, let alone winning the WS.”
Not a real vote of confidence by Tito in JD either batting him 7nth.
They need Ortiz to produce. But his bat has really slowed.
Nick Green is a Key Departure? LOL!
Laura – Steve Jobs is a crack dealer! April 4th, 2010 at 8:56 pm
“Posada’s going to have to get to Gary Carter numbers to get into the HOF.”
Is he close?
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Not really. He’s about 3 of his normal season to match him. His BA, SLG and OBP are all much better than Carter’s though.
Nick Green was a difference maker.
CC isn’t quite close to his dominate form, but he is a lot closer than he was at this time last year.
GJ Alex!
A-Rod gives a DP, and takeths one away.
very nice play by Alex..
nice play AROD
Nice
Nice heads-up play by Al.
Ok, we got a freebie there. Cameron was clearly back in time.
See – defense really can make a difference!
Awful base running, especially for a veteran guy.
CC’s lost the zone and cameron bails him out. Might have been a blown all but Cameron strayed too far and made it a judgement call when it shouldn’t have been close.
We caught a break there. He looked safe to my DVR.
UUMMM. He was SAFE.
I can’t get the game on ESPN and refuse to watch/listen to NESN, so i went to espn360.com and now i’m watching the espn feed.
Did anyone hear John Sterlings call for Granderson’s HR? Jist curious what his call was.
“Not really. He’s about 3 of his normal season to match him. His BA, SLG and OBP are all much better than Carter’s though.”
Maybe the voters will be blinded by the diamonds in his 5 WS rings.
If you had the 3rd inning in the ‘when will Jon Miller shine Joe Morgan’s apple and mention the 1975 World Series”, you win!
CC at 50 pitches through 3
Beckett at 49.
Kay talking about firstbasemen making sounds to get people out might have been the dumbest thing I have ever heard
Giving a pitcher the quality of CC a break like that is huge. That’s the kind of play that can kick off a run of 10-15 outs in a row.
Cameron deserved to get called out. He should never have been that far off with the play in front of him.
A-Rod with the unassisted triple play? Okay, so not exactly, but he was involved in all 3 outs.
“He’s about 3 of his normal season to match him. His BA, SLG and OBP are all much better than Carter’s though.”
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I think the quality of Posada’s seasons, and the rings, should and will make up the difference in the lack of quantity (if there is even a lack of quantity).
Thanks for the comment BD. When Granderson was acquired I checked his ’09 homer log to see if the 30 dingers was the result of picking on the dregs of the Central and found, to the contrary, that he had a number of “name” pitchers on his list.
SJ, The over / under on the BoSox is 94, I took the unders……They’re a club that has very little margin for error……….They’re not that deep, and s very suspect lineup I believe…..They’re going as far as their pitching takes them……
I’m standing outside my office in South Florida on Thursday having a conversation with a coworker-the next office is a John Henry & Co trading office-someone walks past us, the other guy (also a Yankees fan) says-do you know who that was? I didn’t know, it turned out to be John Henry-he’s a pretty small guy, just wearing jeans and a shirt.
Cano!
Nice Cano..
Ellsbury with the worst UZR in baseball right now?
Pat M, I took the Sox under along with the Yanks’ over, we’re going to get a twofer tonight!
Mike Lowell is making 12M to ride the bench. Great pay if you can get it.
cano can hit GOD if he pitched to him..lol
Robby is going to have his monster year.
For some reason, I can’t watch YES on mlb.tv, which sucks, ’cause Miller and Morgan make me wanna throw away my laptop and go to sleep.
Run prevention at it’s best right there!
“Might have been a blown all but Cameron strayed too far and made it a judgement call when it shouldn’t have been close.”
umpires will sometimes penalize a runner for making a bad play like cameron did even though technically he was safe.
i’m not saying they should do it , but umps are fans of the game and they want to see the game played right.
Nice catch Jocoby….. ohh wait no! What happen was….
So much for that vaulted Red Sox defense
Laura – Steve Jobs is a crack dealer! April 4th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
“Not really. He’s about 3 of his normal season to match him. His BA, SLG and OBP are all much better than Carter’s though.”
Maybe the voters will be blinded by the diamonds in his 5 WS rings.
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As I was saying…he’s about 3 years short and that’s just about the number of bats difference he is…about 1500…3 seasons worth. That rates are very similar with Posada slightly ahead. baseball-reference has Posada compared to 4 HOF catchers, though.
He was safe. Doesn’t that suck?
162 game averages
Gary Carter: runs: 72, 2B: 26, HR: 23, RBI: 86, AVG: .262, OPS: .773
Jorge Posada: runs: 83, 2B: 35, HR: 25, RBI: 98, AVG: .277, OPS: .859
Carter is ahead in total numbers in the power categories but its taken him several more years to do it. Those 5 (maybe more) championships are going to factor in also IMO.
Both of Cano’s AB’s have ended in him going the other way. I like that a lot.
Meppie, the Miller/Morgan combo is even disliked in mellow Amsterdam????
Cano is dumb
Beckett really can’t locate that curveball tonight.
Naw, doesn’t suck. I’m sure there will be blown calls going to both teams. A lot of game to go.
Beckett is clearly pitching around Swisher to get to BG.
we’re not seeing vintage Josh Beckett tonight, all he has is the fastball.
I missed every spring training game on TV this year-
It feels so weird to be watching baseball again!
That at bat by Granderson was him trying to do too much “situational hitting.”
Rather than trying to take his usual approach up at the plate and drive the ball Granderson tried too hard to make contact and hit the ball to the right side to score the run.
The end result was that he achieved his goal but did so on a pitch he didn’t square up.
that was close but I think he was being a bit careful with Swish with Gardner on deck…make him pay Gritty.
# Nick in SF in Larkspur April 4th, 2010 at 9:14 pm
Meppie, the Miller/Morgan combo is even disliked in mellow Amsterdam????
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Yes, I think it’s a global thing
That ball was right there.
welp automatic out is up
Not so sure that swisher actually took that pitch as much as he just couldn’t pull the trigger.
Beckett is clearly pitching around Gardner to get to Jeter.
3-1 pitch was way outside
“that was close but I think he was being a bit careful with Swish with Gardner on deck…make him pay Gritty.”
Beckett going curve ball to Swisher on that pitch on a night where he’s had poor command of his curve really had a lot more to do with Gardner than it did Swisher.
That’s 32 years too many.
Joe West stinks behind the plate. He was horrible in game 6 of the WS last year too.
tampayank April 4th, 2010 at 9:17 pm
welp automatic out is up
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Why call Gardner an automatic out? Or are you just a troll?
GGBG is CLUTCH!!!
Eat up that pitch count, guys.
Twice. Gardner. Nice.
That was a great at bat by Gardner.
awesome AB by Gardy
atta boy bg
Hmm…so much for that automatic out.
Woohooo!
Look a GGBG. Great ab. 2-2 today.
Nice hit, nice AB by Gardner there.
That’s how you start a season Brett, clutch……
gutty
Wow, Gardner is trying to shut up all of the critics.
what an AB by Gardner.
fight off the tough pitches and get a pitch out over the plate.
if he hits like that all season, look out.
For an “automatic out”, he’s 2-2.
Grow up.
Importer-Exporter Joe West has given up the importing to concentrare on the exporting. Controversial decision.
Um, hello, BRET GARDNER!!!
Haters, wake up and smell the coffee!
That was a major league at-bat for Gardner…
That was just a great AB by Gardner.
Huge at bat from Gardner and I was down on him coming in. Hope he makes me eat my words all year.
nice!!!
holy cow – how about we not hit anyone
Nothing but fastballs to Brett…CB, I don’t think Beckett wanted any part of Nick…..
im loving gardners atbats today
Gardner is leading the majors in batting with a 1.000 Batting average.
Man I wanna see Gardner steal a base. But he can’t when someone’s on the next base.
Hoot, hoot! Keep it up tampayank. You’re bringing GGBG some good luck.
hell yeah!
El Capitan comes through! 4-1
captain clutch.
Really nice hit from Jeter.
Way to go Jeter, two out rallies are nice….
Beckett has been forced to throw fastball after fastball because of his weak curveball tonight and it’s really starting to catch up with him.
If he could have landed a curveball to Gardner it could have really mixed him up. Instead, Gardner could sit fastball and wait for one to hit.
and Derek finally finds that hole, great hit
I’m not a huge Brett Gardner fan but he certainly looks like a different hitter at the plate this year, if he hits .270 in the 9 hole that will be fine.
Jeter finally got a hit. I was beginning to wonder if he’d get a hit this season.
“# GGBG (50 SB’s for me!) April 4th, 2010 at 9:20 pm
tampayank April 4th, 2010 at 9:17 pm
welp automatic out is up
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Why call Gardner an automatic out? Or are you just a troll?
”
and I eat my words. I’m not a troll, have been on this blog for maybe 2 years…just don’t have much confidence in Gardner to be an everyday left fielder(prefered the Melkman) but I hope he proves me wrong
ok – looking good, guys
double steal time if they throw through?
No range from Scutaro.
I don’t want to jinx the game….but this is whats going to be interesting about the Sox this year. Are they going to be able to hit there way back into games when they get down early like this like they have in the past?
RalphieD,
Kind of like Joe West knows how good Gardner’s eye is, huh? lol.
make Vmart throw somebody out.
take off derek…
“I’m not a huge Brett Gardner fan but he certainly looks like a different hitter at the plate this year, if he hits .270 in the 9 hole that will be fine.”
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he hit .270 last year… so why wasn’t it fine then?
Gotta give props to Gardner, especially since I’ve been very skeptical of him.
and I eat my words. I?m not a troll, have been on this blog for maybe 2 years?just don?t have much confidence in Gardner to be an everyday left fielder(prefered the Melkman) but I hope he proves me wrong
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Well ok then!
Laura – Steve Jobs is a crack dealer! April 4th, 2010 at 9:23 pm
Jeter finally got a hit. I was beginning to wonder if he’d get a hit this season.
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WOW!! Tough audience. Jeter has a one game hitting streak this year.
I wish there was a lefty up there so we could test out Gardy
THat’s the running game.
Holy crap
WHoooo Double steal
what a throw to 2nd by VMart
love it!
I called that one..
speed kills baby.
Vaunted defense. LOLOLOL!!!!
oh man – this is too much fun
A little taste of their own medicine.
Awesome awesome!!
Double steal
Wow. I should be bench coach.
that was a thing of beauty
Gotte love gardner for that play!
Tampayank is no troll
That’s what Gardner can bring to this lineup.
Great D by the Sox C.
Fire Cashman
let’s see ESPN replay that constantly like Elsbury’s steal of home.
Take note of the catcher in Boston MLB.
hahahahhahahahhahahahha
red sox catchers can’t throw.
nothing makes a catcher feel worse than that.
I love it when we embarrass their catchers.
That was a fun innning.
Look at that, lol – I love it!
GGBG having a great night!
Thats payback from last year when ellsbury stole home on pettite
Key inning here – it would be great if CC could hold them down.
Time to stop complaining about Gardner!!
Forget the HOF. Gardner for Nobel Prize.
Girardi will be much more aggressive this year, given he already has a WS.
That double steal is a good example of that.
I hope Andy Pettite is in the dugout laughing his rear off.
Victor Martinez has the slowest release I’ve ever seen…
Gardner is proving me wrong. I had zero confidence in him
Don’t forget folks.
Tim Wakefield is currently in the rotation.
Wakefield pitching to Vmart or Tek???
ouch.
wait until Tampa Bay gets a piece of that combo.
yikes!
igotid88 April 4th, 2010 at 9:26 pm
let’s see ESPN replay that constantly like Elsbury’s steal of home.
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Not quite the same as Ellsbury’s straight steal of home, but, just as effective.
randy l,
Was that throw to 2nd embarrassingly short? To my untrained eye, it seemed it was.
I set the O/U on steals at 2.5, 1 to go!
I’m loving this night since my friends are all Sox fans here in NH, but damn that double steal was impressive..
For some reason, I can’t watch YES on mlb.tv, which sucks, ’cause Miller and Morgan make me wanna throw away my laptop and go to sleep.
Meppe, if you subscribe to mlb.tv, you can get the audio feed from wcbs.
This is why Gardner needs to be an every day player on this team. He brings that hectic, electric element to the team in a way no one else has done in my memory.
Just beautiful. Just beautiful.
My goodness – how awful are Victor Martinez’s throwing mechanics? He’s got such a huge hitch in his throwing mechanics – it’s just ugly to watch.
Look at how many ways this offense can beat down the opposition? It is just amazing. This is a brutal, relentless line up.
Back to back home runs. Double steal. Grinding out at bats by taking pitches and making the pitcher come to them.
Catcher defense is going to be an issue for the Sox all season.
Victor really can’t throw at all, seriously I hope the rest of baseball is paying attention.
Gardner is leading MLB in hits
need a 1-2-3 here
Hi everyone… long time no see. Wow, love the new look of the blog – haven’t been around for a while. I’ve discovered ice hockey which has kept me occupied during the winter months, lol.
So happy to have baseball season started again though…this is a good start to the season so far.
The elf outrun by the giant!!!!
Smurf livid.
Texeria is a beast on defense
don’t cry baldy….
nice play tex and c.c.
great play by Teixeira and great hustle by Sabathia.
Moby disagreed with that call.
Lesson # 10102103010231001 on why you should not slide / dive into first base.
even though he was out I was surprised Angel didnt give the sox a makeup call there
Those short arms do you in sometimes.
Did the fundamentally sound, gritty Dustin Pedroia just attempt to dive into first base?
I’m having such trouble refreshing this page!
Anyway — What a wonderful play by Jeter/Gardner!!!!!
Now, if you’re Pedroia, do you really want to take the chance of CC Sabathia stepping on your hand??????? Dumb.
Why do pros continue to slide into firstbase it makes no sense!
Not bad for the team that is supposed to be built for run prevention.
Pedroia is assuming that just because CC is big that he beat him to the bag.
Michael Kay loves this 100-meter dash analogy
Melky says ‘nice slide!’
Angel and Laura,
Nice to see reinforcements back on the blog.
“# blake April 4th, 2010 at 9:24 pm
I don’t want to jinx the game….but this is whats going to be interesting about the Sox this year. Are they going to be able to hit there way back into games when they get down early like this like they have in the past?
”
they’ve made a living of coming back at Fenway but I have questions about their lineup over the long haul this season…..and like mentioned I want to see the Rays run all over V Mart …should be entertaining ha
Hey Angel! Good to see you again.
Thanks, m. It’s good to be back.
CC isn’t close to midseason form yet, he’s the same way every year, apparently. That’s fine with me, I just want him duplicating his performance in the 2nd half and playoffs all the time.
pat,
lol, we know he would test well at the combine!
“Those short arms do you in sometimes.”
LOL
Doreen I was too. It seems to better now.
the red sox plans for their team falls apart if martinez can’t catch.
if he has to dh, where does ortiz go ?
and then they’d have to trade for a catcher who can throw giving up someone valuable .
it makes you wonder why they didn’t get a strong armed good defensive catcher to play in games when the other team runs well like the yankees do instead of resigning varitek.
Girardi claimed in the between-innings interview that Jeter ran on his own. If so, that’s a pretty heads up play by Gardner. Or maybe he’s just extremely fast and it didn’t require any coordination.
aord is moving well
Angel-
So happy you are back!!!
m April 4th, 2010 at 9:28 pm
randy l,
Was that throw to 2nd embarrassingly short? To my untrained eye, it seemed it was.
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That wasn’t that bad of a throw. He got it 80 out of 120 feet he needed, and just slightly off target.
Hiya m.. Good to be back. I don’t think I’ve been around since we had the great barbie measurement discussion LOL.
“Moby disagreed with that call.”
LOL! He does look like Moby.
serious question for the experts,
Is Gardy the fastest player in baseball?
Nice inning by CC.
Now if only we could locate DT……
The gang would be all here!
Now that’s an Ace inning, back to work for the hitters, good job C.C.
Easy inning for Sabathia. He’s making the break he got on Cameron’s getting doubled off pay.
nice inning, CC
Sabathia needs 3 more quick innings like that and call it a night.
1-2-3 inning. Good job, CC!
Angel,
lol. It worked out great. Thanks for that!
Did I say how much I love CC?
Awww thanks, i’ve been keeping tabs on you on FB, Erica. LOL But I’ve missed being able to talk baseball with you too.
Please don’t forget Uncle Ellsworth.
CC really settled in now.
Beckett is doing bad. But he usually ends up winning these games. Because Francona leaves him in there too long. Then the Red Sox catch up. That’s what I hate.
Schoenweiss? He couldn’t even stick with the Mets.
I’m a little late on this one but that steal of home was sweet sweet revenge for Ellsbury’s steal last year.
He doesn’t have to be in mid-season form in April.
He just has to do what’s he’s doing tonight.
So far so good.
Randy – I had the exact same thought. Given how cold blooded the Sox have been in the past, I’m surprised they didn’t ditch Varitek and go for a real catcher.
Evan
If he’s not, it’s probably very close.
That’s great to hear, m..
Man, I have missed baseball..
This should be Beckett’s last inning.
Nick in SF in Larkspur April 4th, 2010 at 9:35 pm
Please don’t forget Uncle Ellsworth.
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Uncle E at least pops up randomly. DT has been completely MIA for months!
PeteAb who now wears RED said: Brett Gardner has been proving people wrong since college. Dismiss him at your own peril. #Yankees
m April 4th, 2010 at 9:36 pm
Schoenweiss? He couldn’t even stick with the Mets.
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LOL.. I was thinking the same thing!
DT went AWOL?
SJ, my comment was more in admiration than anything else, it definitely wasn’t a complaint about CC.
Pete Abe has always been a GGBG advocate.
Angel – In an Empire State of Mind April 4th, 2010 at 9:34 pm
Awww thanks, i’ve been keeping tabs on you on FB, Erica. LOL But I’ve missed being able to talk baseball with you too.
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Right back at you. Really happy to see you here again.
And I hope my facebook antics at least amused you in the meantime. LOL
Angel – In an Empire State of Mind April 4th, 2010 at 9:37 pm
DT went AWOL?
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No sign of him in ages. And he is sorely missed!
Wow, Jeter cut his hair really short.
As much as people around here like to rip Pete, I gotta give him credit for always keeping it real. Even as the Yankees beat reporter he spoke his mind.
The one thing that bugs me about the dude is he always stretches to make a stupid joke. Like he said something like “Nick Johnson injured, big surprise!” when he knows perfectly well that it wasn’t really an injury.
LOL one of my friends who is a mets fan sent me a pic of an auction item for a charity auction he was helping set up for. It was a signed Derek Jeter ball. Someone replied to him that that ball was probably worth more at auction than the whole Mets team, LOL. Dan was not amused.
“Was that throw to 2nd embarrassingly short? To my untrained eye, it seemed it was.”
m-
i’ll have to see it again.
the infielder covering sometimes releases and cuts it off early to throw the runner out at the plate.
pat m would have some good insights on that being a pro shortstop.
i know jeter made a nice play , by laying back so he couldn’t be tagged out.
Yes, DT is a good egg. We should send out a search party for him, Erica. Does anyone have his email address or something so we could maybe hunt him down?
I just checked on Pete Abe.
10 comments.
Erica
I agree where is DT?
Alex is mired in a season long slump.
Cano is locked in!
Doris From Rego Park says:
April 4, 2010 at 9:31 pm
Michael Kay loves this 100-meter dash analogy
Yes he says it all the time
another bullet by Cano.
A-Rod just missed a shot there
Not Bad 5 runs and A-Rod and Tex are 0fer
Haha that’s maybe a HR in the Stadium and only a single because of a great play by Drew combined with how hard it was hit
nice play by drew.
great swing by cano.
That was a looooooooooooong single.
LOL Laura.. i’m having deja vu with that comment.
Cano hammered that, should be at second though.
randy l,
the Sox didnt resign Varitek. He exercised his player option, I believe.
So they were basically stuck with him as their backup.
I’m not sure Cano would have made 2B even if he was running hard out of the box.
randy l,
Gotcha. But HOF Joe Morgan said that even if that’s what he was trying to do, NO WAY he throws out Gardner.
let’s go Jorge… say hello to Pesky again
Hiya Rob B.
Beckett at 91 pitches.
Just got home from one celebration and now it’s apparently time to start another. I got the final predictions and added them. No more added, no matter what. Here’s the final list:
http://members.cox.net/lsdorgan/2010%20SEASON.pdf
Did someone here actually complain that Granderson’s homer didn’t go far enough out???
While I know that the Yankees are that good, I also know that the Suxers aren’t as bad as they appear to be. Gotta be fair. However, I already said that we would likely get the inconsistent Beckett this season, and I think I am going to be proven correct.
All of that said, I don’t expect a whole lot from the Suxers this year. But certainly better than what we’re seeing.
GO YANKEES!!!
And al leiter always talks about the time he threw 168 pitches when Dallas green managed the yanks
with this lineup in front of him Cano can have 120 RBIs this year even if he hits .275 with RISP. His bat is just unbelievable, though.
You gotta try for 2nd. You’re up by 4 runs. And the throw from the wall has to be perfect.
After Cano masters this RISP thing, the next thing is his baserunning. Then he will be perfect.
Robbie, Robbie Robbie…. ??? Still does not hustle 100% of the time… I guess he’ll never be that hustle player
Beckett doesn’t have a lot of swing and miss pitches tonight.
Angel – In an Empire State of Mind April 4th, 2010 at 9:40 pm
Yes, DT is a good egg. We should send out a search party for him, Erica. Does anyone have his email address or something so we could maybe hunt him down?
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I never got his e-mail
LoHud search party?
all my Sox fans have been saying “pitching and defense wins”, pitching and defense.
just 1 game… but they can’t be too pleased with game #1.
Sox fans will have 2 days to cry to the local sports radio stations before Lester gets a chance to turn that strategy around
Former-Mark-It-Down-Crowd salutations to you, too, Angel!
94 pitches for Beckett thru 4 2/3.
This team is going to wear out a lot of pitching staffs.
Wonderful, grinding AB by Posada.
Schoenweiss?Please don’t tell me he’s German
Pinch hit Marcus Thames , its late and theres a lefty.
randy,
To me the fundamental underlying problem on that double steal for the Sox wasn’t even how bad the Martinez’s throw was – it was how slow Martinez’s release was.
It’s amazing how slow he is. His pop time and release must be just awful.
Even on a better throw I think Gardner could have broken for home and been safe.
What are the Rays going to do to the Sox this year?
There are a lot of things that I’m looking forward to this season, but the biggest of all is how Cano does in the 5th spot.
Wow Sox just picked up Showenweis the other day and he’s the first one out of the pen this season.
That takes care of Beckett.
Oh wait its only the 5th inning… lol beckett
no way should Cano go for 2nd there. he would have been out by 5-10 feet.
with the lead, you keep making Beckett work… dont give him free outs.
Ledger_Yankees Gardner was first #nyy to steal home since A-Rod against BAL in 2004, also on back end of a double steal.
SJ,
I think we may see a lot of bullpens in the 4th and 5th innings.
Left off the Win Prediction List?????? Yellow card!
Erica
Try Sam or Chad. Maybe they can find him.
4 2/3, 5 ER (so far) for a sparkling ERA of around 10.
Nice start to the season, Josh!
Trisha,
Glad to see you got that. Charlston Chew’s out of order.
And that stuckey. Such a negative nancy guessing the least.
“Beckett doesn’t have a lot of swing and miss pitches tonight.”
I think they said that he only had 3.
“What are the Rays going to do to the Sox this year?”
steal lots and lots of bases.
Oh no, Beckett can’t win the game!
They really have made him throw a lot of pitches. I was surprised it was only the 4th inning by the length of the game so far, time wise.
I have mlb.com and can’t get the WCBS radio transmission. What gives? Anybody else have that problem? I get some Boston dummy’s for radio.
blake made this point before and it’s a good one – the whole run prevention is everything mantra completely falls apart if the Sox fall behind.
And that becomes an even bigger problem if they fall behind early and their starting pitcher doesn’t give them length.
The sox are not going to be able to play from behind the way they have in the past.
Who was it that predicted 8 innings of 2 hit ball for Beckett tonight?
I wish Schoenweiss had gone somewhere else.
He’s not a bad pitcher but his wife passed away last season and his numbers really tanked.
I’d like to root for him but he’s wearing the wrong uniform.
Scott Schoewnweis??
I just don’t see how Boston is a 90 win team.
Tarheelyank April 4th, 2010 at 9:48 pm
Erica
Try Sam or Chad. Maybe they can find him.
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I think I am going to take the approach of saying “DT” repeatedly and maybe I’ll summon him!
Yankee red sox games are long! This just in!
“the Sox didnt resign Varitek. He exercised his player option, I believe.
So they were basically stuck with him as their backup.”
bd-
thanks for the info.
i think they should have just ate the money then and released him.
if they had a really good back up who could throw well, they might get away with playing martinez against most teams because not that many teams run well, but with no catcher who can throw well i think they are going to have a major problem.
i must say i’m really enjoying it
on another note are you watching on nesn?
it’s good to see remy back after his health problems.
m April 4th, 2010 at 9:45 pm
You gotta try for 2nd. You’re up by 4 runs. And the throw from the wall has to be perfect.
After Cano masters this RISP thing, the next thing is his baserunning. Then he will be perfect.
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Running full tilt, Cano would have been out by 15 feet. It was a rocket hit and Drew made a good short hop pick-up and a rifle throw. Gardner could have made it close.
So, did Beckett actually ink a deal or not?
“He’s not a bad pitcher but his wife passed away last season and his numbers really tanked.”
I remember that. They found her dead in his home. Tragic.
I think I know a golf loving former bull pen catcher who lives not to far from fenway who might be able to upgrade the Sox defense behind the plate….
this can’t be good for Beckett’s contract negotiation. Anyone think he will still be Sox next year?
Hey, I just remembered, this is a “must win” game according to one poster!
What do they get if they win?
“So, did Beckett actually ink a deal or not?”
Not yet. Perhaps BOS is having second thoughts. LOL!
I’m waiting for Pete Abe’s next tweet: “Red Sox rescind offer to Josh Beckett. Only willing to go 3 years now”
ouch, terrible at bat by Granderson. Still, it’s just one at bat…
btw- its nice to see derek jeter abandon the 1998 high-fade haircut
Sam or Chad might share his email address if we asked them via email nicely? I’m not sure how to go about finding him.
Ugh.. World Cup this year.. I am not going to get a lot done in June with baseball AND World Cup on, lol.
“# m1kew April 4th, 2010 at 9:37 pm
PeteAb who now wears RED said: Brett Gardner has been proving people wrong since college. Dismiss him at your own peril. #Yankees
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awww , I did love his posts from airport gates “live from gate 76″ w/ his attempt at comedy
m
Not yet but they are saying it’s basically done. 4y / 17m per
“What do they get if they win?”
They get to have Tuesday be their next must win game.
Nick, did you have a prediction? If you did I never saw it.
Mel thanks, I will take care of that now.
The good thing about watching on NESN (other than the fact that Remy is more-often-than-not fair and objective) is that I get to watch the Rewind and will be able to see all that I missed.
I have a better chance against a lefty than Granderson
Yankee red sox games are long! This just in!
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Guess they forgot about the memo from MLB to speed up the games.
Ah, thanks, guys. ESPN booth made it sound like Cano was hotdogging it. And Gardner would’ve definitely made it. Provided he could hit it over Drew’s head.
liz says:
April 4, 2010 at 9:51 pm
this can’t be good for Beckett’s contract negotiation. Anyone think he will still be Sox next year?
It is his first start of the season. It has no bearing
Good times….
“The sox are not going to be able to play from behind the way they have in the past.”
I agree..they are relying pretty heavily on starting pitching and defense which means they need to get ahead and stay ahead to be successful. Tough to do in the AL East. If Ortiz doesn’t rebound then they may have problems.
LOL I see this place hasn’t changed one bit, if there are people on here declaring must win games, 1 game into the season.
Its sort of comforting actually, that I can not post on here for ages, and come back and its like I never stopped posting here.
does anyone know if the red sox teach the slide step to their pitchers ?
randy,
I know the Sox typically dont worry about “image” with former players but the thought crossed my mind this time.
I spoke to Tek last year and he said (in so many words) that the Sox have been treating him like crap but that both sides would try to keep things amicable no matter what.
I think they second-guessed cutting their captain and felt he could manage as a backup.
yes, I’m on NESN. I’ll take Remy over ESPN any day. Def glad he’s back at it and healthy.
“And that stuckey. Such a negative nancy guessing the least.
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96 wins is the lowest prediction?
Holy cow…
Angel, good to see you back!
I missed the play with Robby – did he not run hard out of the box? I don’t want to judge him prematurely, so I won’t comment yet.
Someone tell Pujols to mind his business!
randy l. April 4th, 2010 at 9:51 pm
“the Sox didnt resign Varitek. He exercised his player option, I believe.
So they were basically stuck with him as their backup.”
bd-
thanks for the info.
i think they should have just ate the money then and released him.
if they had a really good back up who could throw well, they might get away with playing martinez against most teams because not that many teams run well, but with no catcher who can throw well i think they are going to have a major problem.
i must say i’m really enjoying it
on another note are you watching on nesn?
it’s good to see remy back after his health problems
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From the looks of Ortiz, I’d say that he’s aready eaten his contract.
“does anyone know if the red sox teach the slide step to their pitchers ?”
if not they better start tomorrow.
The problem with this long game is that I failed in my mission to get caught up on last week’s DVR.
I am currently 3 1-hour shows remaining. Sigh
Looks like Alex has mastered those popups.
I hope we can get 6 innings out of CC…with his workload, we shouldn’t push it with him early.
Jeter doesn’t laugh at Alex’s popups anymore. That’s what happens when you actually catch them on a regular basis.
Time-stamped at 8:03, before first pitch:
“I am calling 104 wins for the Yankees this season. Despite the loss of Wang (1 win in 2009) and Melky (17 or so walkoff hits) the Yanks will improve [due to] addition of Vazquez and subtraction of Jose Molina.
104 or better, bring on the Yankeenauts!”
“It is his first start of the season. It has no bearing”
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agreed – I was just kidding with my post.
The fact that the top offense in baseball hit well against a pitcher in the first game of the season is no big deal.
The Sox would be wise to get Beckett signed.
late on fastball down the middle.
96 wins is the lowest prediction?
Holy cow…
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Haha, must be coming off a year where they won the World Series, Stuckey – so everyone is starting off this year being optimistic.
ESPN had some good graphics on the Gardner steal of home.
From the looks of Ortiz, I?d say that he?s aready eaten his contract.
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From the looks of Ortiz, I’d say that he’s already eaten everyone’s contract.
As the game progresses, CC’s velo is increasing.
Now he is consistently throwing his FB at 94.
“Someone tell Pujols to mind his business!”
What did he say?
And CC has his mechanics down pat.
CC – wow. So, is that what a good change up can do for a pitcher?
Hiya Betsy!…
Nice to see the female Yankee fan contingent are all alive and well and still posting.
“Haha, must be coming off a year where they won the World Series, Stuckey – so everyone is starting off this year being optimistic.
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Well, jeez, when I said 96 I was assuming this would be good for best record in the AL.
Not exactly chopped liver.
Shoestring catch at the edge of the dirt by Scutaro. That was a nice angle to show how short the throw was on the double steal.
See here is the great thing about CC. He just threw a great 2 seamer and change up to Beltre that he really hasn’t thrown much to this point in the game. He has so many weapons now and can vary things throughout the game. Great sequence there to Beltre.
If Cano busted it out of the box, he would have been out by 10 feet because Drew played it perfectly.
By staying at first, Beckett had to continue the inning and eventually came out of the game.
He made the correct baserunning play and that helped get Beckett out of the game.
Pete did offer up some great brown bag humor at times…….Who do you warm up first ????
“Someone tell Pujols to mind his business!”
“What did he say?”
He was giving Ortiz hitting tips over the summer.
Betsy -
Nah – he hit an absolute bullet to right field. Between that and Drew’s arm, he never would have made it to 2nd.
“He was giving Ortiz hitting tips over the summer.”
Actually, it was over the winter since technically, the summer hasn’t occurred yet.
Hey Doreen – How was your Easter today?
oy CC
Ortiz doesn’t eat contracts, he puts them in the blender and makes milkshakes.
Pujols should have told him to swing his bat faster.
If I recall most of the predictions at the start of last year were around 96, lol. They’re just teasing you – 96 wins is a pretty good record, I think. Just that the AL East is a tough division, I guess.
CC fell in love with the changeup in that AB to Cameron.
nice hit though… CC needed to get another 2-seamer in there to keep Cameron honest.
Great pitch, good job of hitting by Cameron.
SJ, ok – thanks!
Hey Angel – the female contingent is as strong as ever!
Hi Joe from Long Island -
Easter was okay. Different these days, but fine.
How was yours?
Pat M, I took the Yanks on the money line, the run line, and the alternative run line (-1.5 at +160) as well as a few props… not all of them are looking that great, however.
Ouch – terrible. CC is really struggling and that was an awful throw by Gardner.
Up 3 runs, Gardner needs to hold the runners there.
Mental error throwing home, IMO.
What was that???
Brett should have run that in instead of throwing it.
Horrible throw by Gardner. Where was he looking?
I hate Scutaro.
What an ugly, ill-advised throw by gardner.
Not an awesome throw.
Horrible play by Gardner there.
One more hit, they are back in the game.
Good grief.
ok – settle down and get out of this
Let’s hope that there’s no further damage.
I say, who do you warm up first ????
see Damon could have never thrown it that far.
LF is not Gardner’s main position. We can’t expect him to be a superstar out there.
Not a good defensive play from Gardner there. Not hitting the cut off man there was a terrible play.
I think Gardner’s going to have to figure it out – he’s going to spend more time there than in center
Even Ellsbury thought he struck out.
“see Damon could have never thrown it that far.”
I’m not sure Damon could have gotten it to 3B.
Big League Pitch by the Big Man
What a pitch!!
That’s how you bail out your LFer, CC!
Big K , CC owns Ellsbury
I’m not even sure I would send CC out for another inning. He’s done a very nice job tonight, but he’s getting tired.
Knees buckled.
Great pitch by cc
Part of Gardner’s growth curve in LF.
CC picks him up.
good job by CC to get out of that.
just a reminder that a 4 run lead at Fenway is never safe.
Warren Spahn just smiled in baseball heaven.
Nice bounce back by CC…..Nick in SF, no need to worry, Yanks are into the Boston pen….I have the Yanks at -115.00
That was absolutely filthy from Carsten Charles….A very big pitch
That play does not make me feel good about Gardner, holy cow that was awful.
nice way to limit the damage CC…4 innings of red sox pen coming up
“see Damon could have never thrown it that far.”
Comment of the night
CC’s at what, 80 pitches?
Pat M -
Don’t know. Robertson? Chamberlain? Park?
big time pitching right there. Gardner will be ok…bad decision but got away with it. He’ll learn from it hopefully.
CC has struggled tonight with his command. His command has been better than it was this time last year but he’s not the crisp CC we’ve seen when he gets things going.
Despite that he’s been able to bear down and make pitches when he’s needed to.
Beautiful slider to freeze Ellsbury there for the K. Ellsbury started walking back to the dugout before the call was made.
I think they will send CC out for the 6th, but I wouldn’t be opposed to sitting him. I think he’d be fine but there’s no need to push it if it isn’t necessary.
It’s early in the season and they have at least a 3 run lead – and a very good bullpen.
“Warren Spahn just smiled in baseball heaven.”
Always good for a chuckle.
Nick you’re gambling on April baseball? now that takes some stones ha, lots of questions this early….I usually wait till August if I do it at all
“That play does not make me feel good about Gardner, holy cow that was awful.”
relax Betsy…gardner is 2 for 2 with an rbi and a steal of home…plus the error didnt cost us a run…he’ll be fine
1 more inning 4 CC
Gardner looked like he was just trying to do too much. He had no shot at a play at home, and should have hit the cutoff man. He didn’t, and it was just a bad play. He likely knew that as soon as he released the ball. But CC, being a great pitcher, acted like an eraser and picked up his man. That’s what team play is about.
Doreen – We had a great friend over, and had a great dinner. The perfect dessert would be the Yanks holding on for a great win.
YankeesWFAN CC saved Gardner from having the poor throw turn into a game-changer. Gardner just waited at top step to fist-bump CC. Good move Brett!
Gardner just had to get that throw out of his system. No worries.
I’m quaking…
Zzzzzzzzzzzz
Did someone actually say Oy CC? Did he sign a contract not to give up any flippin hits?
Welcome back to the lohud blog. Ha ha ha ha ha. The motto should be “We’re brave as long as we’re not challenged.”
Nick, the reason I didn’t see it is because I asked that people put my name in the post so I would see it. I definitely don’t read all the posts in all the threads!
If anyone else made a prediction for the chart and didn’t put my name in the post, and you got it in before the first pitch of the season, I will be happy to add you to the chart. Just refer me to the post.
Final chart (as of now…)
http://members.cox.net/lsdorgan/2010%20SEASON.pdf
It was a brain fart that didn’t cost them. Not a big deal.
Betsy,
it’s one play. Don’t overreact. Every player on the team will make a mistake this year.
He’s also had a great night at the plate.
His positives have outweighed his negatives tonight.
Ralphie, first of all, I’m calm. Second of all, I’m talking about strictly LF, not about Gardner at the plate; that was a brutal throw.
“I think I know a golf loving former bull pen catcher who lives not to far from fenway who might be able to upgrade the Sox defense behind the plate….”
cb-
i’ll have to test myself.
if i’m faster to second , i’ll make a you tube video
Oh but she can look!
tampayank, most of my wagers today were on season totals, but it is very rare to get the Yanks at plus money, especially with CC on the mound… what can I say, I liked the value.
Guys like Gardner don’t get in big league lineups by repeating mental mistakes. I doubt he misses the next cutoff.
Gardner stinks – Winn is going to get a ton more playing time this year. At least he knows the fundamentals of playing the OF.
In close games, you cannot make errors like that. CC picked him up, but it ain’t always going to happen.
SJ, come on – that’s unfair and you know it. I make one comment about Gardner and now you’re taking it to it’s illogical extreme by insinuating that I don’t know that other players will make multiple mistakes this year? I’m not dumb.
By the time Thursday rolls around, we all will have forgotten about Brett’s bad throw. No worries.
Ok Scott S. did well. That’s good for Karma. Now back to pounding out some hits.
“LF is not Gardner?s main position. We can?t expect him to be a superstar out there.”
STOP BEING REASONABLE!
Evan Longoria commercial: funny.
Ramirez had a poor spring for the Sox. He did not look good.
regression? don’t think so
good spot for Jeter to steal here
Betsy
More about what you like.
Jeter greets Ramierez with a ball that about kills him.
It’s one play and it’s had no impact on the game.
In fact, he’s been one of the stars tonight.
It’s all part of learning LF. He will be fine.
Betsy,
You said that the play didn’t make you feel good about Gardner. Maybe you can clarify, so there’s no misinterpeting what you said?
2 outs, VMart catching, Jeter on 1st
steal!
Tarheel, I don’t know what you mean.
Make Vmart throw Jeter out.
*spies Brandon*
Hey!! Did you watch all the Kate Hudson movies?
*smirks*
why isn’t Jete running here?
randy,
maybe you could start by teaching that tremendous Martinez hitch in my throw maneuver to the Sox catching prospects they keep talking about up in Boston.
That hit by Jeter puts him on target to get his 3,000th hit this year. Just 251 short. He could havr that by the All Star break.
Big inning here. This is one of those sox hanging around games that I don’t feel like watching tonight
Fine, SJ, but your post sounds awfully condescending to me. I know very well that this is just one play. I know my baseball.
my 88 year old father is a die hard uconn women’s basketball fan.
i’m sure he’s switching back and forth between channels.
he would love a double header victory tonight.
At least Gardner(and coffee)is keeping me awake
“Angel – In an Empire State of Mind April 4th, 2010 at 10:16 pm
*spies Brandon*
Hey!! Did you watch all the Kate Hudson movies?
*smirks*”
Not Awesome
Totally off-topic, but doesn’t Schilling look awful?
Brandon, do you think watching all those Kate Hudson movies has left permanent brain damage?
where was that pitch?
good deal Nick, to be honest I rarely bet on baseball…..I seem to be better off betting college football or NFL
Mel, I have the NESN broadcast. Where was Schilling?
M, my comment was pretty straightforward. If people want to get on my case for one comment (and I will probably forget the play by the time I go to sleep tonight), then I don’t know what to say. The idea that I need it explained to me that Gardner will not be the only one to make an error is pretty insulting.
Bonus points to Jon Miller for calling Morgan “Little Joe”.
m April 4th, 2010 at 10:18 pm
Totally off-topic, but doesn’t Schilling look awful?
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That’s what eating hot dogs all your life will do to you.
This game is far from over
Wow! Even Raising Helen????
“see Damon could have never thrown it that far.”
Comment of the night
I second that!!
m April 4th, 2010 at 10:18 pm
Totally off-topic, but doesn’t Schilling look awful?
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and this is breaking news?
m
Did he ever look good?
cmon CC let’s find the strike zone
trisha,
He’s an analyist on TV.
Betsy,
Not a big deal. But everyone interpreted your comment the same way. Maybe Nardi can help you with your delivery? :peace:
CC is struggling with his command tonight. He’s just not getting the ball where he wants it.
They should get the bull pen up.
CC might be running out of gas here. Looks a bit out of whack.
CC’ s just about done
Yep! From Schill to swill.
“That’s what
eating hot dogsbeing a hot dog all your life will do to you.d!Fixed!
CC is done
cc is not sharp tonight, hopefully he can maintain the lead
uh – outs please – I think CC’s about done
Get him out, too many pitches first game out and Youk hit him hard last time
do they really need to push Sabathia in his first start and a full bullpen to use?
And the answer is Robertson it appears
Need a pop-up by Youkilis and go after Ortiz.
ughhh risky leaving him in w/ Youk
Hersheiser-that doesn’t mean Joba is the 8th inning guy! Robertson is the one I’d trust to get us out of a big inning.
CC is battling. As long as he doesn’t give up a homer I trust him to battle.
Too many changeups the last 2 innings.
That’s what happens when you don’t have your good fastball command yet.
They are leaving him in because Ortiz is on deck. Probably will be careful with Youk.
CC control has been off sense the 3rd.
I said CC should have come out….
M, the point is it’s fine to say that maybe I overreacted, but not that I don’t know my baseball.
I understand the idea of letting your ace work through a mess he’s created but CC really doen’t have a lot left out there right now.
I hope Girardi is not keeping CC in the game just to face Ortiz.
Ugh. I need to get up early tomorrow. I was at least hoping to see the end of the 6th. Not sure what to do…
Sabathia has been struggling all night with his command so it was only a matter of time before this happened.
well, let’s hope they can hold it to a tie
Now the ESPN guys are excited.
SJ – got the bridge patrol ready?
fxxk; our no.3 and no.4 are 0 for 6 tonight
Nice….I can’t understand why CC was even brought back in for the 6th; he was really pushing it last inning.
Chad,
you have your first tough question of the season to ask Girardi.
Not a good pitch there and Youkilis hammers it past swisher.
Ofcourse Gm1 Yankees @ Red Sox wasn’t going to be a snoozefest
uh – not good – CC is done – just get him out
Swisher played that badly.
Game will be tied soon.
Stayed too long with CC tonight.
Should have just walked him after got behind 3-0
what is with stretching sabathia out. got to give girardi the benefit of the doutb but i had the same problem with his bullpen mgmt last year
Just what I said about the sox hanging around. Grandy left 3 guys in scoring position and now its about the bullpens
Why is he still in.
6 of the last 7 to reach against CC
Nice to see the Sox pitchers receiving gift 2-0 strike calls all game to change the complexion of the ABs, while on 2-0 for CC, it was just easily called ball 3.
So much for an easy opener.
I like our chances in a battle of the bullpens.
i would not have given youkillis anything to hit.
ortiz up next.
lefty/ lefty.
maybe a double play.
unbelievable that cc is still pitching. hes clearly fatigued. its the first game of the season, why is girardi insisting on getting sabathia into the 100+ count?
Frankly, I thought Giradi would have had someone ready to come in as soon as CC hinted that he’d get into a jam……Now the barn door is open
I don’t understand why Joe is pushing CC -terrible move.
Doreen, I think the Yanks take this game. But even if they don’t, no big deal, as you know. So if you can bring yourself to leave at this point I don’t think you’ll be hurting yourself.
Really not sure why Girardi pushed CC this far this game.
He was clearly done.
Are you kidding me, Joe? It’s the first game of the season. We have a full pen. It’s pretty obvious that CC is tired.
I understand that they wanted CC to pitch to Ortiz, but I really don’t understand the logic of leaving him in there to face three righties BEFORE Ortiz when he’s clearly out of gas.
I dont know about any of these Sox check swings tonight.
Nice Robi
Swisher stinks
Now I remember why I have a love / hate relationship with baseball, Yanks / Red Sox in particular
on the other hand – 6 LOB so far in this game – that’s not so good either
Doreen – 2010 GTLU April 4th, 2010 at 10:27 pm
Ugh. I need to get up early tomorrow. I was at least hoping to see the end of the 6th. Not sure what to do
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Set your clocks to west Coast time and you can stay up later.
It’s Yankees /Red Sox. You had to know it just couldn’t be easy.
Let’s go D. Rob!
man, I was banking on a win and solid night from CC for my fantasy team!!
now I’ll settle for a Yanks win.
“Nice….I can’t understand why CC was even brought back in for the 6th; he was really pushing it last inning.”
His pitch count was not high.
And, they need to build his stamina.
If anyone is watching ESPN and heard the comments about Pujols, it’s about time to question whether or not Pujols uses PEDs, since he is in constant contact with Ortiz (to help him with his hitting).
He told Ortiz he has to keep his head still at the plate.
I think Pujols told him to keep his head still when injecting himself.
I was fine with them leaving CC in with Ortiz on deck because of what just happened. What I’m not fine with is them pitching to Youkalis with a base open (especially after falling behind 3-0 in the count). Not very smart.
That’s why you leave CC out there, he’s building up stamina, he’s an ace, you show faith in your ace in gm1..no need to pull him before he’s challenged.
Well, let’s put it this way. The camera added 10 pounds. To his JOWLS.
Well, that’s not fun. Let’s hope Houdini has some tricks in his glove.
I think Girardi left CC in the game to face Youkilis with the thought that Ortiz was coming up next.
If that’s the case, it’s another example of a manager giving Ortiz way too much respect.
Girardi seems to always push the limit w/ the starters, especially this early in the season..has some Grady Little in him
Robertson’s a strikeout pitcher. He has two prime strikeout targets coming up. Now would be a good time for it.
You don’t push a tiring pitcher; CC’s stamina will be just fine.
hope all you out there who think that there’s no problem with Gardner & Swisher defensively are paying attention.
Leads nearly gone, 5-4 runner on 3rd no one out, never easy at Fenway. Did you see Granderson vs lefty with runners on base, scary, and Schoenweis isn’t exactly Koufax. Now I know why he hit 183 vs leftys last yr and is at 211 lifetime, he didn’t even make contact, not once.
I hate the momentum shift this game has taken…
Betsy you need to settle down. People that “know” baseball don’t need to tell people they know baseball.
Betsy you need to settle down. People that “know” baseball don’t need to tell people they know baseball.
BD, I didn’t get home in time to set my roster so I think I’ve already lost the entire week. (Never played head to head fantasy before.)
D-Rob should have started the inning. No reason to have CC stay in.
like i said earlier. beckett might not get the loss.
Robertson should have started the inning.
Not getting why Joe felt the need to push CC in Game 1.
Strange move.
You hate to blow a 5-1 lead to this team because this is not a good Red Sox offense.
I think not having Robertson start the inning is a move Joe would like to have back.
Nothing ever comes easy at Fenway Park. We should know not to get excited about a 4 run lead against the Sox, even with CC on the mound.
Of course…
Damn….
Miller just went nuts over a single through a drawn in infield.
He got more excited over that then the HR by Grandy.
Well, that was fun while it lasted.
Maybe our question about whether the Sox can hit their way back into games is being answered. Its just one game though.
Gotta watch for Beltre to run. He’s a good base runner.
Damn, tie game boys. Unexpected smh
Left it way too long to bring in the bullpen there… Its the first game of the year.. why push it?
Pistol pete is the very definition of a troll.
Not a single post in the game thread until this inning.
Troll.
C.C. almost didn’t get out of the last inning under the same circumstances and I’m not sure if bringing in Robertson any earlier would’ve made any difference judging by what he just did!
Why must Miller continue pronouncing Beltre’s name….belTRAY!
Clearly, this is all Jorge Posada’s fault.
Spurgeon, um…ok. I also don’t need to be told that I don’t know baseball. Let’s just drop it.
Typical Yankee – Red Sox game. Was there ever any way this game was not going to be a late-and-close situation game?
Beckett is seriously the luckiest pitcher ever. He has so many games where he gives up 5+ runs against the Yankees and it seems like he never takes the loss. Then whenever we hear his W-L record against us it sounds like he has actually been dominant.
I think we’ve all have questioned Girardi going back to last season w/ this same scenario….I think he’s just given the most talented roster and is asked to not mess it up
now tex and a-rod should do something
“D-Rob should have started the inning. No reason to have CC stay in.”
CC goes 5 IP you think that does good for his confidence? The BP again is not a guarantee, your BP gets hit early next thing you know your reaching in gm1. I have no problem w/ GI Joe’s decision there, CC’s a horse.
ok….3 inning ball game…0-0.
nobody said that though take a chill pill
Joe talks the talk about wanting to preserve his pitcher’s arms and then here he goes pushing CC to the limits…
The more things change, the more they stay the same around here, lol.
Good to see the hit-n-run troll phenom is alive and well, lol.
“Why must Miller continue pronouncing Beltre’s name….belTRAY!”
He does the same thing to Beltran, and makes him sound like some kind of baseball cyborg called the “Bel-TRON”.
people would of killed girardi if he had taken CC out at 81 pitches….killed him they would of
“I’m not sure if bringing in Robertson any earlier would’ve made any difference judging by what he just did!”
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huh?
yeah but that lineup is not great. You’ve got Dickolis and Pedroia and not much else. CC was in waaayy too long.
“Maybe our question about whether the Sox can hit their way back into games is being answered. Its just one game though.”
If this is a month from now or the manager plays the game by what he’s seeing rather than the past performance of the pitcher the Sox don’t come back in this game.
This was a function of it being the first game of the season and CC not having the usual stamina and sharpness he has.
It’s unfortunate to blow the lead this way when it was largely unnecessary.
Not true, Spurgeon; I can read between the lines. It doesn’t matter anyway; I’m now more annoyed about Girardi than about anything that went on before.
“Robertson should have started the inning.
Not getting why Joe felt the need to push CC in Game 1.”
sj44-
yeah , i agree.
why not end on a good note after five innings when it was apparent cc was starting to scuffle ?
Donnie
YES! He does!
I thought the ESPN crew could not get any more unprofessional, but they have!
Tex and Robbie have hit okajima better than Alex and Jorge.
Blake
“I was fine with them leaving CC in with Ortiz on deck because of what just happened. What I’m not fine with is them pitching to Youkalis with a base open (especially after falling behind 3-0 in the count). Not very smart.”
+1
Silver lining: At least we’re not behind. And Hughes is in the bullpen.
Nick,
That Longoria commercial was very well done. I’m loving these Old Spice BO blocker commercials, too.
He’s definitely a horse, Brandon – no disagreeing there. But it’s still the first game of the year – its not a dealbreaker or anything – I just don’t get why Joe thought he’d push him. Especially considering as has been pointed out on here that his command hasn’t been great for the last few innings.
Not a strike.
2-0 called strike again.
ugh, I hate that I have to watch this on NESN. The announcers are not bad, but I’d like to see it on YES.
I would have taken out CC after the 5th. He was at 80 pitches for the first game of the year. The Yanks have a full bullpen and are playing a tough away game and were up by 3 runs. I don’t understand why Joe left him in. My only guess is that Joe wants to establish his confidence with the staff early in the season so that the pitchers will feed off that and grow more resilient. The last thing Joe wants is to come across like he has a quick hook. It’s the first game of the year.
OOps…….And since they didn’t bring him in, it doesn’t really matter.
I honestly don’t have a problem with CC starting that inning with a 5-1 lead. The mistake was not walking Youkalis with a base open and Ortiz on deck.
It’s a good thing TV’s have a mute button. Listening to these bums try to commentate a game is like listening to (n)ESPN. I believe A-Rod will crank a two-run jack here.
CC is a horse but it’s the first game of the season. lol 100+ with a full pen and a day off tomorrow is unnecessary. Unless, he’s throwing a no-no, there’s no reason for that.
I’m still not concerned about the Red Sox offense. We knew that they’ll do their thing at Fenway Park…it’s how they perform on the road that has been and still is the major question park.
Frankly, I just think it’s nice that our offense jumped out early against Beckett. I think they can handle the Sox bullpen. They have beaten Okajima, Bard, and Papelbon many times before. But we have also seen our relievers get creamed at Fenway Park in past Aprils. It’s still anyone’s game but I have a feeling both teams will score at least one more run before the game’s over.
Nice BB Teix.
I should be upset the game is but isn’t every Yankee red sox game like this? Also does this game end before midnight? Doubtful
Hughes is not in the pen, unless it’s in Tampa.
It’s April. He talked all Spring about taking it easy on the starters.
After he walked Pedroia to lead off the inning, that was another time to get him.
He leaned on him too long tonight and paid the price for it. It happens.
Classic 2nd guessing
If the pen came in and blew the game after Joe took CC out after 81 pitches, everyone would say he was overmanaging
almost.
Here we go! WOOOHOO!
robbie cano time!
Guess what, we’re getting it back here!
I should be upset the game is but isn’t every Yankee red sox game like this? Also does this game end before midnight? Doubtful
Love how Tex just pointed at Alex there.
I say Yankees will take the game. If they do, it’s a W. That’s really all that counts. So no need to obssess about anything Yankee.
If they don’t, it’s one L. So no need to obssess about anything Yankee.
JMO of course.
Man, I step away for a second and the game is tied!!
did someone say tex and alex needed to do something?
robbie cano time!
A homer just about anywhere else….a liner high off of the wall.
Anyway.. absolutely no reason they can’t get to the Sox bullpen.
^^totally Eric..
cano risp! test #1
Good start to the inning. Thought Alex had a HR there.
Betsy,
Joe did not push CC and I am not being condescending or questioning your baseball knnowledge.
His pitch count was not high.
He did not have control that is a different story.
That’s it, Laura! No stepping away!
This site is stalling on me.
“CC is a horse but it’s the first game of the season. lol 100+ with a full pen and a day off tomorrow is unnecessary. Unless, he’s throwing a no-no, there’s no reason for that.”
CC would eat you for breakfast if you pulled him in a 5-1 gm in gm1 in Boston after his 2009 PO performance.
A-Rod just got cheated by the monstah. I was predicting a two-run jack there. Oh well. I’m glad TV’s have mute buttons because I can’t stand listening to these morons try to commentate. It’s like I’m listening to (n)ESPN.
Glad to see Alex get the horse off of his back. That slump of his seemed never ending.
Eric, I don’t think so………….and if he was second guessed, so be it. Joe is hard on his pitchers, especially early. CC had done fine for 5 innings – there was no need to push it.
I just think Robertson should have been gotten up before the start of that inning and then after Pedroia walked, come into the game. CC was not good the inning before. Ah, well. Another Yankees/Red Sox affair.
I’m giving myself 10 more minutes, then off to bed.
Robbie Cano with two RISP.
Will we see spring training Robbie, or Robbie from last year? Here’s hoping for the former.
Here we go cano. Get it done!
I bet that hit got Sterling’s adrenaline pumping
“I honestly don’t have a problem with CC starting that inning with a 5-1 lead. The mistake was not walking Youkalis with a base open and Ortiz on deck.”
But the underlying issue was the manager “trusting” his veteran ace despite the quality of pitches being executed.
He left the decision on what to do to CC and CC of course went after the hitter.
And that’s the similar underlying reason for why CC wasn’t pulled when he walked the leadoff hitter.
Laura
LOL
3 is the Over/Under for Betsy using the word condescending each day.
Robbie has a chance to prove these Bostonians wrong!
BBFan, what are you talking about?
Arod smoked that ball.,….the monster giveth, and the monster taketh away.
Cano. Ca-ching!
Nice job Cano!
that will do
SJ,
It would seem that Marte’s absence influenced Girardi’s decision. Too much respect for the Big Washup, though.
I would’ve pulled him after the 2nd guy reached. He wasn’t as sharp in the last 1+ inning.
Oh, we must be threatening. “Yankees suck”
RBI groundout for Cano. Not sexy but it gets the job done.
All ye of little faith.
Thats an RBI.
Cano w/ the RBI
RBI FOR CANO, DONT YA KNOW…
EPIC
Well…it wasn’t spring training Robbie, but it’s a step up from Robbie from last year, so I’ll take it.
We’ll take it
Robbie with the RBI.
7 of the last 8 guys CC faced reached base.
He should have been out of the game.
Not a second guess. Just a managerial mistake.
Good AB by Cano to get the run in.
Forget about the RBI. Cano did both jobs he was supposed to do there!
Cano does what he’s supposed to do. Get the run home, but, all you’ll hear about is a failure to get a hit.
Nice inning by the offense to come right back and score after the Sox come back.
Cano was intentionally trying to pull the ball to the right side to score the run.
YEAH! PO PO!
My thinking is that Joe has to show a vote of confidence to his ace in the first game of the year. If he can’t lean on CC, then what pitcher will feel comfortable up there thinking that Joe can’t even trust his ace. Still, Joe could’ve pulled him early and cited the high pitch count in a first start.
YAY!!!!
HIP HIP Jorgie!
And that’s even better!
So as I was saying…
posada!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
… and he’s a switch hitter on top of everything else.
very tough on match ups.
Posada haters please TiVo this game…. No posada hating this year
Hi Trisha,
Your fantasy team is still set. Whatever line-up you had is what is locked in.
See you’re home just in time for the Yankees rally
BOY, WHAT A LONG YANKEE LINEUP WE HAVE.. ITS LIKE EVERY CAN COME RIGHT AT YOU, AWESOME GAME.
EVERY HITTER*
CC picked up Gardner two innings ago. Well, the team just picked up both CC and Joe. Now it’s a battle of the pens.
“7 of the last 8 guys CC faced reached base. ”
How is that possible. He retired Ortiz, and had to retire a Sox to end the 5th inning.
SJ, I agree, Sabathia was showing signs in the 5th when he started to struggle with the bottom of the order with 2 away……The leadoff walk should have brought the hook…..He had no one warming up in the 5th when trouble started to surface
Who is bench catcher tonight?
“CC would eat you for breakfast if you pulled him in a 5-1 gm in gm1 in Boston after his 2009 PO performance.”
I think Girardi could take CC. Don’t count him out. He may be smaller but the guy is a conditioning freak.
“But the underlying issue was the manager “trusting” his veteran ace despite the quality of pitches being executed.”
I agree, but its probably easy to put your trust in that guy. I’m just saying I’m not going to kill Girardi for going with his ace to start the 6th inning with a 5-1 lead.
Bret, I think CC knows that Joe trusts him……..
Fran (the original) and OPPC member April 4th, 2010 at 10:46 pm
Hi Trisha,
Your fantasy team is still set. Whatever line-up you had is what is locked in.
See you’re home just in time for the Yankees rally
**************
How often do you change your line up if you want??
Posada is the saviour of Erica’s Avengers tonight!!
Nice BB Grandy!
I think CC and the other starters would have completely understood Joe pulling him early. It is not about battling through it on Opening Day. It is just about simply not having the arm strength yet.
good enough.
Just think about how drastically the Yankees have outproduced the Red Sox tonight at the catcher position offensively and defensively.
Great game for Posada.
And a great at bat for Granderson.
Nice AB from Granderson.
WHAT A WALK!!! Yeah, that hurts! Listen Joe, why not show your fandom a little more? Loser
“BBFan, what are you talking about?”
I was saying that CC’s pitch count was not high and hence he is not being pushed by Joe.
CC’s control was not great, but Joe decided to trust him and have I no issue with it. If he was taken out so early with 4 run lead, CC would not have liked it and relationships are important in that club house with the manager.
Okajima doesn’t look right. He looks jumpy.
good eye by Curtis. Break open the game here Swish so Doreen can get to bed already!
Let’s not forget Alex’ drive to the Monster. That was a big clutch hit. He’s keeping up where he left off in 2009. Very good sign.
Morgan actually beat the Sox in a World Series, so he’s officially the least of 3 evils in the ESPN booth.
It also would not have been bad to get an extra guy in the BP’s feet wet with the off day tomorrow especially since Joe is evaluating who is going to be the 8th inning man.
“I think Girardi could take CC. Don’t count him out. He may be smaller but the guy is a conditioning freak.”
CC’s from the West Siyeeee….IDK
Chan ho park
Bottom line:
CC couldn’t hold a 4 run lead.
Can you imagine if AJ had blown this lead tonight? Fans would have destroyed him for being a choker, having no guts, etc.
Or god forbid Vasquez was today’s starter? We may never have heard the end of it until his next start…
Blake
I still think your right.
You come up to start the inning facing 2 of the best hitters in baseball, and the ESPN booth has labeled the 2 runs given up as “wetting the bed”
Not a good AB with 2-0 count Swish.
I forgot how Girardi can really screw up.
Great job getting right back on top after they tied it up.
Fran, and hardly surprised that they rallied. We knew they’d do it, right?
I guess it will be interesting to see how my “unset” team will do!
Betsy,
I know CC knows Joe trusts him. The vote of confidence sends a message to the rest of the staff. If Joe has a quick hook with CC then he has a quick hook with everybody. But like I said, Joe could’ve pulled him after 5 and cited the CC’s high pitch count in his first start.
This sounds like trash.
Cam we get this game over before midnight
I thought Steven Tyler was in rehab!
Eric, that’s probably true, but I would hope fans would be forgiving in a first start.
Stephen Tyler, how classy.
(I don’t know how to make rolling eyes, so just pretend they’re there.)
Which one is Steven Tyler?
That better have been one of Steve Tyler’s daughters.
Hmm.. Steven Tyler was born in NY as far as I know..
Yuck. Steven Tyler. Yuck. Yuck. Classless. Yuck. Yuck. Yuck. Yuck. He might as well be a distant cousin of Stephen King. That’s how fugly he is!
wow he sounded bad
yo who was that girl with steven tyler? looked like a daughter, but she was hot
When did Carly Simon become the lead singer of Aerosmith
SJ,
I’ve got contacts within the clubhouse…so let’s set something up where you can speak with Joe and maybe give him all of your knowledge on how to run the club?
Maybe he’d even let you run it, who knows, you know it all.
these are my fanstasy predictions. From my website.
Season record 107-55
H HR RBI R
Jeter- 211 15 91 115
Johnson 161 21 91 103
Texeira 202 39 122 107
Rodriguez 199 50 149 110
Cano 200 29 115 102
Posada 169 25 90 89
Swisher 173 25 94 93
Granderson 190 31 118 100
Gardner 169 17 93 101
Barring any injuries. I know some of the numbers might be too high.
Pitching
W L K BB SO CG ERA
Sabathia 20 10 224 88 2 5 3.89
Burnett 19 12 231 94 1 3 4.02
Pettitte 14 10 164 81 0 1 4.19
Vasquez 16 11 229 90 1 2 3.94
Hughes 12 5 200 85 2 2 3.77
I know it is just Opening Day, but this Yankee team seems much more complete than the Red Sox. Lineup and Bullpen the Red Sox have a lot more weaknesses.
Angel
Tyler has always been a Sox fan. That’s what prevented me from liking his hot daughter/actress Liv.
See? I said there was no reason they couldn’t get to the Red Sox bullpen.
Could go 2 IP here w/ Chan Ho since Monday’s an off day.
Swisher went away from his spring training swing both times and back to his 2009 bail and wail.
With Joba an unknown, Marte not 100%, Aceves coming off an injury…. it isin’t like the pen is in mid-season form here. And we wanted to go into it to pitch the final 4 innings when CC had a manageable pitch count?
Why not trust your ace to try and grind out one more inning? It didn’t work out, but I’d rather he show faith in his starter and not be trigger happy.
Did Steven Tyler find that groupie in the stands?
7. CHoP 8. Joba 9. Rivera…….. Brush Teeth…. Sleep…
Don’t need your contacts. I have his cell number.
I’ll just call him myself or talk about it to him when I see him in Tampa on Friday.
Thanks for your help though.
Where was that pitch?
All right, welcome to the SHOW, Chan Ho. Exit the game with a 0.00 ERA and I will dine on Yukejang!
(not tonight, however)
Oh well.. Dream On is still one my favorite songs.
Chan ho park????2 innings???
ChoP midseason form here…
The biggest myth in baseball-
The 3 hour Yankee v Boston game
Chan ho park???
Chan ho park???
why can’t this just be easy?
“Chan ho park????2 innings???”
Maybe not?
Scutaro is still a PITA.
That is all.
OK, sounds good with me. Make sure you rattle off those statistics and let him understand that you KNOW it would’ve turned out differently had he just listened to you.
Hell, his bullpen phone should just direct-dial you…he could use your help!
Park should be able to use his change up to work over left handed hitters.
The bigger myth Yankee v red sox 4 hour game
Park was just a bad signing and he will be released before this season is over.
Erica,
You’re team is rocking tonight
You change the line-up once a week. It usually locks on Mondays. Check the calendar on the site for the time.
Trisha,
Your team may do quite well
“Why not trust your ace to try and grind out one more inning? It didn’t work out, but I’d rather he show faith in his starter and not be trigger happy.”
Well said.
Last thing you want is the players thinking the manager is trigger happy so ealry in the season.
I say CH should induce a DP and then K the next batter.
how often did hersheiser get picked on in school becuse of his first name?
good pitch right there
tex’s friend
Hershiser is good at performing his first name on the Red Sox
Ellsbury was looking off speed on that 2 strike pitch and got frozen by the fastball.
Trisha,
There’s the strikeout.
Looks like Chan Ho had jitters with the first batter in the Yankee uniform.
Now he settled down.
Nice pitch to K Ellsbury. Was that a screwball?
Where as that pitch?
Ellsbury is gay. He is the bigges nacy boy of all time
Is Hughes available in the 8th?
Park sucks
well that is just a kick in the go-nads
And again, the excitement rains from Miller’s voice as if that was a WS winning HR.
Are you kiddin me
Welcome to the American League East, Chan Ho Park.
I’m not a real big fan of this game.
I hate this game, lol. Welcome to NY, Chan Ho Park.
What a sick joke. I can’t believe how Joe just went crazy. SJ, where are the stats to prove this was the wrong move?!
I thought the Yankees had the better bullpen. Ugh.
His arms were long enough that time.
damn that wall
no jitters…
lol these games
“Nice pitch to K Ellsbury. Was that a screwball?”
2 -seamer…as I wrote this that little rascal hit a homer.
So now the Yankees will come back.
It’s going to be a long(er) night.
Why doesn’t Jon Miller just wear a red sox uniform.
Weel, I guess I spoke too early.
Still, we will win the game.
This game is ……….never mind, I don’t want to say it. Awful job by Park. Phil is in Tampa.
I knew Chan Ho Park was going to be a nightmare. He should never be pitching after the 6th inning…
Fenway flyball dinger
Lets play a game….
Who Gets DFA’d First… Park, Mitre or Thames?????
I will be annoyed to watch espn highlights tonight, ugh.
Where was that pitch???????
Missed the target by 2 feet.
Yet another example why ST stats are meaningless.
He was lights out in ST and is a BP pitcher tonight.
chan ho park will not be a yankee come June…who’s with me?
Well, now we know why Joe rode CC.
This bullpen is not ready yet.
And I’m willing to give Park the benefit of the doubt in his first game in pinstripes.
Eh.
Park missed badly with that pitch. It was supposed to be low and outside and turned out up and in.
That’s Pedroia’s wheel house – he loves pitches in.
Classic fenway home run there. Ball was on it’s way down as it cleared the wall.
Tough game.
A Yankees win over the Sox is rarely easy. Such is life.
The pitchers are not up to it tonight.
SJ = why did Joe pull Robertson?
UPDATE, 10:50: The moral of this game might be that it’s always nice to have a really good defensive team, but it is also very nice to have a very good offensive team.
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Again, not quite sure why so many people bash the Sox offense. Is there anyone who doesn’t project the Sox to not be a top 5 offense?
This is how Yankee/Sox games always are. No lead is safe and every game will be close.
Depressing turn of events……
HEYKELVINSAYS April 4th, 2010 at 11:01 pm
I will be annoyed to watch espn highlights tonight, ugh.
___
Watch mlb network then.
JAP. Are you watching the same game we are ?????? Maybe you’re just here to work people over….
I don’t understand why Robertson couldn’t come out again and at least get one or two outs?
Anyone else thinks Pedroia looks like Freddy Kruger in the new Nightmare on Elm Street re-imagining releasing at the end of this month?
Is there anything uglier than a short, bald headed, scruffy mouth breather?
“He got a lot of pop.” Yeah, Joe, the same Pop that David Arias had a few years ago. We’ll just await the day when his name gets leaked. PEDroia is his name for a reason.
good idea tex’s friend.
i cant believe why we get park… i agree with u mac daddy by june he wont be a yankee
Yet another example why ST stats are meaningless.
He was lights out in ST and is a BP pitcher tonight.
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He was also lights out last season as a reliever. I don’t think spring training vs regular season has anything to do with it.
Honestly, the umpire has been missing a lot of calls. Park has been laying them in there, perfect strikes, and they haven’t been called. It’s really not his fault when he can’t catch a break.
Having said that, should Park be out there in the first place? And Marte isn’t exactly instilling confidence if he comes in against the heart of the order. You gotta get your best out there against their best and Park/Marte simply isn’t it
Another example of how umpires can change the entire complexion of an at bat. The 1-1 pitch to Pedroia is right over the inside half of the plate and called a ball. That allows him to sit on the pitch up and in, which wasn’t where he wanted to throw it but it was a mistake pitch.
If that is a 1-2 count, there is no way Pedroia can sit on that location. He probably has to stay in there and fight off pitches out over the plate where guys will try to get him out, and he probably takes that exact same pitch and pops it up to A-Rod off of third.
They are squeezing Chan Ho Park like crazy right now. That curveball to Victor Martinez was a strike by PLENTY.
“chan ho park will not be a yankee come June…who’s with me?”
He’s better than that. This guy pitched in the smallest park and kept it in, he’ll work out, just not tonight.
What a joke that Park pitches the 7th while Robertson pitches the 6th. Also Marte when healthy proved he can get out righties or lefties. awful job by Girardi tonight
Pat M -
What are you trying to say?
I just remember the grin on my face when the Phillies had Park come out to pitch in the World Series. Pedroia probably thought the same thing.
do we ever get youkilis out? joba has the right idea when pitching to him.
Betsy – Hughes rules (pleading the Fifth) says:
April 4, 2010 at 11:02 pm
Depressing turn of events……
All red sox yankee games are like this
The complexiton here certainly turns on a dime……
Anyone having Albaladejo flashbacks?
I swear, these April Fenway games just kill our pitchers’ ERAs.
unreal….. just walk him…
Marte,Joba and Hughes has to be available since he won’t be starting for a week.
I am not going to quit on Park, it’s just one game, but get him out of there.
that looked like a pop up
A loud out anywhere else.
Marte got the job done in the WS…….That said, he’s had a bad shoulder, so I’m not expecting much if he does come in.
Boy, I hope Park is better than this; I do wish Robertson had stayed in.
CR9, while I’m happy not to have to be listening to Jon Miller, his overexcitement twin, Orsillo, nearly coded thinking the ball was going to get away from Robbie.
A-rod’s ball was rising as it hit the wall. Pedroia’s was on its way down.
Burn down the monster.
CB April 4th, 2010 at 11:02 pm
Park missed badly with that pitch. It was supposed to be low and outside and turned out up and in.
That’s Pedroia’s wheel house – he loves pitches in.
Classic fenway home run there. Ball was on it’s way down as it cleared the wall.
Tough game.
Yep….Never throw him anything but down and away. He’ll strill try to jerk it out, but, can’t.
Chan Blow Park.
aside from the Ellsbury AB, Park looked pretty bad tonight.
youkliss may be ugly, but he sure can hit.
this has Sox walk off written all over it…ughhhhh…no lead is safe at Fenway
I said right off the bat after CC it should have been Ace, Robertson and Joba/Marte depending on who is hitting. I usually like the way Girardi handles the pen, but terrible job tonight.
Matt and charlestonchew
Nice to see that you both see it.
Changing the complexion of ABs is the name of the game for Country Cow Turd Joe West.
CC DFA’d by June. Bad job tonight. That means he is a terrible pitcher.
at a joke that Park pitches the 7th while Robertson pitches the 6th. Also Marte when healthy proved he can get out righties or lefties. awful job by Girardi tonight
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get over it already. so park in the 6th and he would have had the same result? you think he would have pitched better one inning earlier? Go away…
Just hit him
Pedroias HR was a joke, Can’t wait till we get back home and hit some little league hrs to RF.
The Sox certainly deserve credit for bouncing back now twice; what a horrible game so far, lol.
“I am not going to quit on Park, it?s just one game, but get him out of there.”
That’s fair.
Why can’t PEDroia or Youk pull a Da’Sean Butler while rounding the bases? There would be nothing better.
Well, here we go again, and it’s not even August!
it’s opening night. and this is how it has been early in the season at fenway in the recent past.
From Joe West -
Nothing too blatant, just a few calls here and there to change ABs.
Uniform #61 is not a hallowed one in Yankee lore, but Chan Ho Park has a ways to go before supplanting Ted Lilly, Brad Halsey, Darrell Rasner, Matt DeSalvo, and Billy Traber.
the curse of kei igawa states that the Yanks will never have a good Asian pitcher again.
it is not girardi’s fault the pen has been completely ineffective.
When hasn’t marte had a problem with his shoulder
It’s way too convenient to blame the umpires. The Yankees pitching has been terrible tonight……they’ve blown a 4 run lead and a 2 run lead in the span of a couple of innings. There’s no excusing that.
time to call up Boone Logan
“What a joke that Park pitches the 7th while Robertson pitches the 6th”
Really?
They needed a strikeout pitcher at that time and Robertson was the best in getting strikeout.
Brand new season, and same old comments:
Bad move by Girardi right there …
This one’s on Girardi …
Why didn’t we sign Santana? …
Robertson was fine; why did Joe take him out?
Melancon replaces Park by June…mark.my.word.
Joe has not made one good move tonight.
Pitching always looks worse when you are not receiving “balls” as called strikes, as the Sox have tonight.
SMH. Just SMH.
Ugly.
Unbelievable.
our pen sucks tonight
Game 1
Let the Posada bashing begin.
You cant allow that to happen, Po. Not twice.
Ok, that was just bad. I really hope 8-7 isn’t the final score.
r u fn kiddin me
Pass Ball
yuk.
ugly..just ugly.
Our Bullpen Is Horrible. Period.
How can anyone have the nerve to blame Marte for this. Posada missed a pitch that was almost a strike.
It’s great to see Papi dwindle back to the David Arias he once was in Minnesota. Swinging through cheese.
There goes Miller again while Youk scores on Jip Jip Jorge’s inept defensive skills.
Boy oh boy
ugh
Not a good night for the bullpens. Yanks with 2 blown saves in the game. Is Posada getting crossed up or did he just miss that last pitch?
Could this game be a portent of things to come?
Posada is soo smooth with the glove.
come in and walk Ortiz when you probably could have thrown 3 fastballs right by him.
Wow, what happened?
Bullpen choke job
tex’s friend,
get over it already. so park in the 6th and he would have had the same result? you think he would have pitched better one inning earlier? Go away…
I didn’t realize I couldn’t have a different opinion then Girardi. Try growing up dude
lordy lordy – we have no pitchers.
Pepitone, you gotta be kidding me.
boy this is an ugly game….but hey we all know how they started last year….ill take a repeat performance
Posada’s a great hitting catcher but he really sucks behind the plate.
joba the savior on his way
Yikes. Two passed balls in one inning.
What a game. Not exactly an example of great baseball, by either team.
Nightmare inning. Giving this game away.
Thankfully an off day tomorrow.
They need to DL Marte. He has no idea where the ball is going when it leaves his hand.
Get him healthy and call up Logan.
He’s clearly not healthy.
Can Jon Miller get anymore exciting when the Red Sox score…wow
Whats that falling…..oh no, it’s the sky! run…..
lol, told ya so
when your opinion makes no sense, then yes….
Can Jon Miller get anymore excited when the Red Sox score…wow
seriously, youkilis?
I don’t care about the order of the relievers’ appearences, but why is Girardi burning through the pen so quickly? In 1+ inning he is on his 4th reliever, and we have at least 2 innings left, maybe more.
now joba of the 91 MPH fastball.
work fast joba.
pEPI, Welecome back my man……The LoHud was cool before Boston tied the game at 5-5, now it’s brutal
How man lbs did Joba gain this offseason…yikes :/
sack up guys, we got this sheet.
We have been called “World Series Champions” only TWICE during the game broadcast on ESPN
That was a terrible pitch by Marte. He wasn’t even close to the zone on any of those pitches to Ortiz.
He looked very bad there. Not a good sign.
Park has always been a terrible pitcher and he has no business pitching important innings for the Yankees. Too bad it’ll take at least 2 months for Cashman to fix his mistake.
Jon Miller is scary….how obvious can he be?
guess we’ll just have to win it against Pimplebon
Great first pitch by Chamberlain.
okay, so Chan ho ho can’t handle the pressure….
Pedroia has shown he’s a better player than Cano…
Francona has shown he’s a better manager than Girardi…
yankees have off tomorrow so they will be fine. they also have hughes in case they go to extras.
Joe has made some very questionable decisions – leaving CC in too long and yanking Robertson too early. That said, Park was awful.
No new contract for Girardi
please don’t say boston doesn’t have offense, their offense is good enough to compete with Yankees’ till the end.
95mph. not bad.
They don’t have Hughes; he’s in Tampa for extended ST.
Dan
Go back to the Red Sox sites, where you belong.
95 from Joba…. hey a positive.
Joba’s arm is dead
Yeah, the Jon Miller vocal excitement level is really a big concern.
im pretty sure joba will pitch the 8th and get the first win of the season for us.
Bard, I presume?
OK, thats fine. Lets blow this up now and give the ball to Joba>Mo.
Joba’s stuff looked good there.
next inning. Gardner walks, Jeter dp, Johnson HR.
The Red Sox have always been good at Fenway and will continue to be with their new additions.
Hitting on the road though is a whole different story.
You can’t tell me that Mark Melancon isn’t a better option than Park. Come on
WOW!!! End of this shameful inning.
Oh well, it’s a shame to see PEDroia go from a nothing to some steroid-enhanced rat who hits important home runs. And no one suspects him of using. Get real
Clueless Joe
Boy, I sure wish we hadn’t traded what’s his name …
This one’s on Cashman …
Yanks bats will go quietly now against the better-than-the-yanks-bullpen
Every Sox fan will now have a Bard on…
funny how the game threads can change from inning to inning
believe it or not, the Yanks are still in this game.
i think hughes is with the team (pitching tomorrow in extended game) and he is going to tampa when the yankees do next week and is april 10 ‘game’ will be extended ST.
No?
looking for a come back.
SuperBard vs Tiny Tim Yankees
lol…behind in the 1st game and the fire Girardis are already starting to fly.
Bard to face Garder, Jeter, Nick, Tex, Arod…
Posada is the worst at stopping hard pitches.
Dan, it’s easy to look like a better manager when you get handed call after call in every game you manage. Well, obviously the Yankees overcame that last year. Go to sleep, chump.
tex’s friend,
An opinion is just that an opinion. They didn’t bring Park in to pitch more important innings then Robertson. Even Joba who was stretched out from spring training could have pitched the 7th and at least part of the 8th.
The blog police is so old
“The LoHud was cool before Boston tied the game at 5-5, now it’s brutal”
pat m-
let’s just ignore the crazies.
there’s some good people on the blog tonight.
This is a guy that Gardner needs to drag a bunt against
yankees can hit bard. hit it and it’s gone.
His arm looked really dead Dan. Throwing 95 with nasty tilt on his slider.
If that’s dead, I’ll take it all year.
You really are clueless.
Boston’s new additions look much stronger than the goofs the Yanks got.
Johnson can’t hit and if he draws a walk, he’s a worthless slog on the basepaths.
And Granderson cannot hit lefties. Getting a walk will be a major accomplisment
Can we get a second game thread if the Yanks tie it up or go ahead?
Or if they don’t?
yanks will go quietly.
a surefire prediction
My error…push one down the 3rd base line.
Hope the Yanks don’t lose their first 8 games to the Sox this year, that kind of dominance is insurmountable.
Phil is not with the team, he’s in Tampa now. After his game tomorrow, he’ll fly up to Boston, then go back to Tampa with the rest of the team, where he will have another game. They are trying to prepare him to be a starter; I don’t see any way he’s used out of the pen at this point.
will it go to 0-8 vs boston this year?
if they can turn the lineup to tex, bard will give it up.
Randy I
Good advice.
Pat M.! What’s up my man?
I can see everybody is in great shape for another season of Yankee championship baseball -
I hate the Red Sox, and their broadcasting station ESPN.
“yankees have off tomorrow so they will be fine. they also have hughes in case they go to extras.”
True, but after Joba and Mo you have Aceves with his iffy back and Mitre. Hopefully we score runs before it gets to that point.
The yankees are a better team than the Sox. Regardless of the outcome of this game, you could see it tonight.
It’s game one and has been filled with anomalies that we won’t see even two weeks from now.
Just watching the game you can see that the yankees are a more balanced team that can beat the opposition in a more diverse manner.
Win or lose that’s not going to change.
told ya so, yanks go quietly. no guts
“# Jose April 4th, 2010 at 11:17 pm
Every Sox fan will now have a Bard on…
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ha ha
Dan=whatever.
They are the same guy.
How sad.
it they lose tonight, that’s the combination of pitching staff’s choking job, from starting pitcher to pen.
Phil Coke would have given up that lead with much fewer pitches
get it to tex.
the yankees are not a better team than the sox and it’s been proven tonight. the bullpen is so brutal they might not be better than the rays, either. and NJ is a black hole in the lineup
CB, the pen has taken something of a beating tonight, so that’s not something we counted on.
Bobby Valentine next yankee manager.
Um….postseason-like drama…already? Really?
“This is a guy that Gardner needs to drag a bunt against”
GB7-
Would have liked to see that myself. Gardner’s had a good game though other than the throw.
Dan, you a Yankee fan?
Pat M, I really have difficulty getting worked up about Game 1 of the baseball season. So I have equal difficulty getting worked up about the comments that go with it. Players are still working out kinks.
Bard throws nothing but slop. This guy will be a piece of trash in no time…unless of course Gammons keeps his tongue-job going and pawns him off for a trade to get Roy Halladay.
now, DJ needs to hit a homer
“Phil Coke would have given up that lead with much fewer pitches”
LMAO, you know it’s baseball season when this is funny.
CB, what are the anomalies? Park may or may not be any good; Marte may or may not be any good (or, he may not even be healthy).
That was a bad pitch to swing at…
At least worst case scenario, we’ll have Tex/Arod/Cano in the 9th inning.
yeah, gardner’s had a great game. funny hearing him called out on national tv for his “embarrassing” throw
Game 1 and they have no guts? lol
You really are a moron.
Maybe your parents can get their money back for having you.
God, I didn’t need this drama yet.
Jeter had the same result as Gardner but Gardner should have had the same ab that Jeter had. If he doesn’t figure out how to do that, he’s going to have a short career.
What are you swinging at Derek ball 4 right there, instead he chases outside and low pitch.
Not good.
the red sox need a catcher and a shortstop.
the yankees need to go out and play ball. they need to catch up to us
wow, what a clutch bunch of yanks!
The filth on this board tonight is disgusting
Bard looks like Napoleon Dynamite.
I hated that movie.
yanks need a CF, LF, DH and about 3 bullpen spots
if nick johnson walks, pinch runner?
It’s one loser………….
nj should never swing on the inside. he has fouled off himself twice in his last two games. Go TEX
Nick Johnson
walk #2 of 100+
3-1 pitch to Jeter was ball four. Gotto take that pitch
SJ,
Has your nephew picked his nose tonight? How bout an update!
Great Great clutch inning from the yanks
I cannot believe Jeter swung at the 3-1 pitch there as the potential tying run. Bard has been all over the place, and with his stuff there is no guarantee that you will hit a pitch even if you get one. Let him get himself in trouble…
Could have had 2 men on. There wasn’t one strike thrown in the AB to Jeter.
winn coming in?
And AJ with one of his patented Fenway meltdowns just two days away!
Hey Dan. who won the world series last year, I don’t remember?
Was it Boston, I think it was right??
U lose troll.
Tex hit a 2-out HR against Bard last August….
Wow. 1,200+ comments
Baseball is definitely back
Nice job, NJ. Wears down the opposition.
Welcome to the action, Winn!
run on v-mart
Cheap first strike
strike 1 to tex looked outside…
Nick Johnson looks like he could be Tex’s fat older brother.
If Joe West would have called that same pitch a strike for Chan Ho Park, we are probably leading this game still.
“the pen has taken something of a beating tonight, so that’s not something we counted on.”
Betsy-
You may have a different take, but I didn’t see anything all that troubling out of the pen other than Marte.
Robertson settled down and looked sharp. Park is a nice piece in the pen but he’s not going to be a guy who is going to be critical. And he just looked like he was in game 1 form.
Marte on the other hand was somewhat concerning. He looked very bad. It would not surprise me if his shoulder was bothering him.
Other than that the game was fine – strange but fine.
CC is not going to have outings like this often and Girardi isn’t going to make mistakes like the one he made tonight. Girardi just had a strange set of decisions to make tonight because it was game 1 and CC wasn’t right.
That’s how the Sox came back.
The umps at it again. Cheapo first strike…trying to take the at-bat away early.
Dan.
Your cake hole.
Shut it.
RSom, that was a shaking Bard, IDK about tonight.
He did not throw a ball in his previous 9 pitches, then has thrown 2 balls to Teix, and it’s 1-1
Winn has to steal 2nd
go ahead and celebrate last year. clutch players like matsui and damon are gone with losers like Granderson (still can’t hit lefties) and NJ. AND THE BULLPEN IS A DISASTER. there’s alot of turnover on both teams and boston got the best of the moves
CB April 4th, 2010 at 11:22 pm
“This is a guy that Gardner needs to drag a bunt against”
GB7-
Would have liked to see that myself. Gardner’s had a good game though other than the throw.
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Yeah, he has. I meant that he should have pushed it towards the 3rd base line, with a right habder up, of course. He dod have the two solid hits, though and a fast read on the steal.
Trolls make this place less fun. I don’t understand the motivation… but then again, I don’t understand the pessimism of real Yankee fans, either. One game, people! One game.
Thank you, SJ44 and a few other regulars for making the blog the reason I read.
“will it go to 0-8 vs boston this year?”
Well that was the number that brought magic last year. Here’s hoping!
And that’s precisely how an AB is changed by Country Red Sox Joe West!
Hey, SJ
Who is this guy “Dan”? I don’t remember him last year?
So, is Posada’s passed ball going to end up being the difference in the game?
ARod, Cano, Posada, Granderson…
They’ll make Papelbon earn it if he gets it.
To paraphrase Eric Cartman:
EFF YOU, NEIL DIAMOND, YOU EFFING SUCK.
this game doesnt matter in the grand scheme of things but it does kind of suck to lose a game you were leading 5-1. Loss is on CC
That was impressive, he still has no idea where that ball is going, Veras style, but he’s got damn good stuff.
this is so incredibly gay.
now papelbon gets to humiliate the yanks for the save
Niel Diamond is from Brooklyn, this is the ultimate betrayal!!!
can it get any worse than this lovefest on ESPN.
Neil Diamond is a NY boy from Brooklyn, what the hell
Girardi/Posada = Laurel & Hardy
Neil, tear your ACL out there dancing you fat piece of garbage.
Sick loser
Why is this being shown on ESPN? This Sweet Caroline.
People complain that the Yankees sing God Bless America after the 7th.
They are singing Sweet Caroline after the 8th!
And ESPN shows it.
CC showed a lot of guts, too! lol!
Can we get a few raindrops for Alex vs. Pap in the 9th?
Dan,
my nephew has nothing to do with you being a moron.
Your moronic behavior is in full bloom for everyone to see.
What’s even funnier is, you are so stupid you can’t see how everyone on here is laughing at you.
Must be tough going thru life being that stupid.
I feel sorry for you.
Neil Diamond seals the victory lol
Let me know when this embarassment is over. I turned the station but not before seeing that Neil Diamond looks like he was visited by his PS right before the game!
Yea Boston made great moves, lets sign over the hill nearly 40 center fielders who can’t hit, and lose their best offensive force last year, brilliant moves.
They have no offense with little poppi off the juice.
Try again troll.
Neil Diamond has always been a Red Sox fan.
This is just sick.
I cant believe this.
Why is this being shown.
ESPN is passing up advertising dollars for this.
nick swisher should run across the field and knock out clay buchholz.
Anyone get the feeling that “Dan” is Josh Beckett? Seems like an hornery dbag type with limited intelligence at best and he a lot more vocal after leaving the game in the 4th.
Nice outing tonight Josh. Big time start.
yankees let martinez off the hook .
winn has to steal in that situation.
LMAO at this stuff.
wow, can you imagine as a player having to sit through that all summer?
This whole game has been an example of why Boston is not as good as everyone thinks.
They are not a “juggernaut,” they are a team which still slams the ball around the park, except now they don’t have the thunder. They got a few perfectly placed balls tonight that might have been routine flyouts in most ballparks to score the majority of their runs. They are not a team that will be running on the bases, they are a team that takes advantage of uneven calls and a ballpark that plays like a pinball machine to beat opposing pitchers into submission.
Anyone who thinks the strike zone has been even both ways is just delusional. The one pitch on Pedroia alone that was called a ball changed the entire game, and the pitch on Teixeira there pretty much took away any chance the Yankees had to get ahead on Bard and sit on something.
“ARod, Cano, Posada, Granderson…
They’ll make Papelbon earn it if he gets it.”
L
O
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Unless Arod hits a HR, there isn’t a way on God’s green earth the Yanks can score a run.
What a wonderful harbinger for the season to come.
there’s a pretty blonde girl behind home plate.
ignore the trolls!
they just want attention
why give it to them?
people, let’s ignore the trolls
That performance made me want to barf. Even the icky Steven Tyler kiss was more palatable.
CR9, you know why this is being shown. As does everyone else.
Chan Ho Park is an NL pitcher, just like LaTroy Hawkins. Yeah, he throws hard, who cares? The guy has had his only success in the NL.
This guy is awful. Robertson and Joba need to be ahead of him
I like Neil Diamond
FIRE GIRARDI. He left Sabathia in way too long. Is he not watching the game?
Neal diamond = fruitbasket
Sweet Caroline = song for hopeless
CB, I forgot about Robertson; still think he should have been left in. I said when Marte’s shoulder acted up that this was concerning, but everyone said he was fine. Park? I don’t want to kill him on one game, but on the other hand, pitching in the AL is a lot different than pitching in the NL. We’ll see about the pen, but if you can’t count on Marte or Park, then we’re left with Mo, Joba and Robertson.
I’m not happy at all with Joe’s decisions with CC going back to early last year. He’s a very good manager, but he’s not perfect; he always leaves CC in too long.
someone mentioned nick swisher!
what a clutch DP grounder! gotta love that gutty play
Wait- Matt is already complaining about the umpiring? Shocker!
The Sox feasted on a tired CC, an injured Marte and Chan farking Ho Park
“there’s a pretty blonde girl behind home plate.”
Lets hope Al looks back before he bats.
How can a Jewish kid from Brooklyn who was in my mom’s 6th grade class be a Redsock fan???? It’s wrong, it’s unnatural, and it’s wrong.
you found the one attractive girl in boston ?
Curious dan… Did you watch papelbon in the playoffs last year???
I’d rather see Papelbon in the 9th than Bard
ok everyone, we can all see just how big an idiot Boston Dave is with his prediction of Papelbon “having to earn it” against the creampuff order of the yanks.
Gonna call you out all inning, boston dave
Jon Miller, the REd Sox fan, is talking about how the Sox can score some more runs here.
When they took the lead, Miller said “THEY HAVE TAKEN THE LEAD, FINALLY”
FINALLY, as if it was their God given right to take the lead.
“Charlie April 4th, 2010 at 11:31 pm
FIRE GIRARDI. He left Sabathia in way too long. Is he not watching the game?”
April Fools right?
Nick in SF in Larkspur April 4th, 2010 at 11:32 pm
How can a Jewish kid from Brooklyn who was in my mom’s 6th grade class be a Redsock fan???? It’s wrong, it’s unnatural, and it’s wrong.
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The only thing he is a fan of is the royalty checks he cashes thanks to the 8th inning intermission
Dan how does it feel knowing your team will never come close to the greatness that is your most fierce rival, it stings doesn’t it.
Don’t cry though, you still have the ESPN homers to make you think your team is close to the Yankees, so when your tears stain your pillows as your team misses the playoffs you can jerk off to John Kruk and the other morons who think the Sox have a chance in hell of beating the Yankees over 162 games troll.
“nick swisher should run across the field and knock out clay buchholz”
Ok I have to ask, why?
If Marte is injured, why was he pitching?
“yankees let martinez off the hook .
winn has to steal in that situation.”
randy-
They did. Too much by the book managing in this game.
CC stays in the game not based on what the quality of his pitches were at the time but because he’s a “veteran” and an “ace.”
Twice with a runner at first who has speed they don’t run because there is a left handed hitter up and they want to keep the hole open.
This game was managed by general truisms rather than by the actual dynamics particular to this game.
remember when pete abe went off on sweet caroline? it’s a song about love caroline kennedy when she was a teenager. why do they play that song? it’s blatantly wrong.
Nick,
Maybe your mom shouldn’t have teased him for being ***!
In a close game, a missed call changes everything, so it’s not unreasonable to think that bad umpiring can make a difference in a game.
Is there any way in the world Pedroia can sit on a pitch up and in with a 1-2 count trailing by 2 runs? Answer that question before you even think about bashing me. The answer to that is obvious, and it changed the entire outcome of the game.
Dan,
Kiss the rings.
Worst bullpen in the AL for the Yanks?
Very well might be…
nick swisher should run across the field and knock out clay buchholz”
Ok I have to ask, why?
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commercial they are both in where nick refuses to sing sweet caroline with clay.
i really dont see the outrage over girardi’s decisions…104 pitches is a cake walk for CC…first game or not you gotta have faith in CC
We hit Bard last year – he’s not untouchable.
Dan,
you aren’t smart enough to call anybody out.
We can all see that.
Dan – the last thing the Yankees did was won the world series.
The last thing that Papelbon did was blew the game against the Angels and helped the Sux out of the postseason.
ARE YOU REALLY BEING SERIOUS HERE?
Jason,
Watch what you say or tex’s friend might yell at you for having an opinion and tell you to leave
This whole broadcast is just SICK.
I wanted to watch a game about the defending World Series Champions and have gotten but STINKSNIFFING of the Sox ALL game from 3 fans in the ESPN booth.
Others will say watch the TV on mute, but it’s pretty difficult to sit with no voice on and know everything that is going on, like BG stealing home.
When I think Daniel Bard, I think dingleberry hanging from Joba’s right cheek.
Triple may have wet himself….. getting cranky at 1130?
My mom would never tease anyone for being ***, whatever *** is.
Dans just mad he was born a Red Sox fan and no matter what his pathetic team does they will never come close to the Yankees
let’s not panick. game 1 of 162. lol
c’mon SJ,
Wish death upon me! Tell me to drink poisoned kool-aid! C’mon, you can do it! C’mon, know it all!
I have a feeling Matt participates in the Tea Party movement
Ah, I forgot about the trolls. Its tough being the best.
Papelbon was brutal in the playoffs last year,….brutal… To be fair
joba cannot slow down. that’s when trouble starts.
If only Steinbrenner was still alive. He would not put up with this incompetence.
Tex’s F
Ok I haven’t seen it yet. I thought it was just another random crazed post. lol
“The last thing that Papelbon did was blew the game against the Angels and helped the Sux out of the postseason.
ARE YOU REALLY BEING SERIOUS HERE?”
I guarantee you they won’t hit him like the Angels did. NO FRIGGIN WAY
Welcome to the American League East, Chan Ho Park.
I’m not a real big fan of this game.
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doesn’t bode well for Vasquez does it? The NL is where inconsistent AL pitchers go to make the All-Star Game.
So, what’s up with this thread?
How many more posts before they put up a new thread?
Or will they?
Where’s Pete when you need him?
Oh, that’s right, he’s with the Red Sox… Traitor!
tex’s friend,
Sorry blog police. Did I speak out of order?
Did your mom really teach Neil diamond???
The stuff that gets written by Yankee fans on here is a lot funnier, and some how, more pathetic than reading the trolls. Park is everybody’s darling during ST and after 1 game people want him gone. During ST, Gardner was hated by those same people and wanted him gone and now they love him…after 1 game.
Gm1 can never get me cranky. Especially when we have the ring for the middle finger.
alex can hit bard and paps… can cano and the guys behind him?
If all you can do is respond to a post with an insult unrelated to the discussion topic, then just save us all the time and don’t even bother.
I am a MORON
“If only Steinbrenner was still alive. ”
uhm he is.alive..if you’re going to be a troll, at least be a well informed one.
“doesn’t bode well for Vasquez does it? The NL is where inconsistent AL pitchers go to make the All-Star Game.”
He’s pitched in the AL before.
move on Trips. Seriously.
I think Theo’s frosted tips look faaaaantastic. Agree, disagree? Agree to disagree?
Theo is the best GM in baseball with absurd frosted tips.
Dan
You’re a sick individual. Are you one of the many Red Sox fans that wishes Mariano had a bullet put in his skull?
isn’t Neil Diamond from New York?
BY the way whoever has my name and was bashing Park, not me, I like him, bad outing tonight, but he will contribute this season.
commercial they are both in where nick refuses to sing sweet caroline with clay.
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I haven’t seen this commercial but just hearing it exists makes me want to punch both of them out
# CB April 4th, 2010 at 11:34 pm
“yankees let martinez off the hook .
winn has to steal in that situation.”
randy-
They did. Too much by the book managing in this game.
CC stays in the game not based on what the quality of his pitches were at the time but because he’s a “veteran” and an “ace.”
Twice with a runner at first who has speed they don’t run because there is a left handed hitter up and they want to keep the hole open.
This game was managed by general truisms rather than by the actual dynamics particular to this game.
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EXACTLY!
Joba is throwing a lot of pitches and the bullpen is thin…
Yeah, they won’t hit him like the Angels did because he will walk the bases loaded and force in runs. Papelbon is a joke, he would have twice as many blown saves as he does if teams weren’t peeing their pants out there seeing him on the mound with the bases loaded.
But that’s how Joe manages. He was basically a by-the-book manager last year. He did pretty well with that, so he may figure why change his philosophy. Now, if they lose, it won’t be because of those decisions, except possibly the one to stick with CC. The thing here was not enough good pitching. Good pitching covers a multitude of sins.
We will get a better sense if Joe goes outside the book as the season goes on.
To be fair chanho park has never been my darling
wow.
SJ is the one who wishes death on those he disagrees with, not me.
Joba’s fastball looks very good today.
And he keeps going with the slider once a guy gets on base. A slider the 9th place hitter keeps laying off.
I’m just enjoying watching you self destruct over Game 1 of the season Dan.
It’s funny that you can’t see it.
That’s what makes it fun.
You aren’t important enough to care about.
“Did your mom really teach Neil diamond???”
No, classmate! 6th grade. Or maybe just in the same grade, same school. Brooklyn.
CB, This is pretty much the Joe ran a game last season, by the book if you recall……..
im surprised espn hasn’t deleted papelbon’s blown playoff game from the record book.
ANd here is Jon MIller pleading for Jack Obi to get a hit for the Sox.
Let’s go Joba, hold them here.
Not sure what giradi did wrong I am not a big fan of his but his bullpen had a bad night it happens
same ole joba. not aggressive, too many off speed pitches, low velocity.
Don’t listen to a word I say, aside from this message about my stupidity and how it is best ignored indefinitely.
kd April 4th, 2010 at 11:34 pm
remember when pete abe went off on sweet caroline? it’s a song about love caroline kennedy when she was a teenager. why do they play that song? it’s blatantly wrong.
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Not completely true. garly simon asked Neil Diamond to write Caroline Kennedy a love song for her birthday, so he did. Simon was Kennedy’s part time baby sitter and close friends with Jackie Kennedy.
yanks have nobody…NOBODY…in the pen who can pitch to set up MO
Dan, even if they don’t hit Papelbon the way the Angels did, they’re still the reigning world series champions, they lost their first 8 games to the Sux last year and won the world series, and this is only the first game of the season no matter what.
for those that love the radar gun,
Joba has hit 96 mph and is routinely hitting 95.
And SJ,
Joba has nothing on that fastball. 92 mph will not get it done
SJ is a classy poster who can see the forest through the trees.
You are a punk who sits on a Yankees board antagonizing because you are a Sox fan, and probably have low self esteem due to being friendless and small in “size”, if you get my drift.
What do we have here. Joba is in the pen and still throwing 91-93 mph
I got dumped by my girlfriend today, that’s why I’m so bitter.
ouch
Joba – ugh that’s a killer.
now a solo hr by A-Rod won’t even tie it
THis sick freak Jon Miller got exactly what he wanted to begin the inning, an insurance run for Papelbon.
Someone needs to rub liniment oil on Joba’s junk, like Clemens used to do to get fired up.
“This is pretty much the Joe ran a game last season, by the book if you recall……..”
It is. And this isn’t any big deal – that’s why I said before it’s just an anomaly of a game.
Given that it’s game one however and the performance of the pitcher’s wasn’t what it would be later on in the season by the book just wasn’t a good fit.
Ignore me or you will catch genital warts.
“Dan, even if they don’t hit Papelbon the way the Angels did, they’re still the reigning world series champions, they lost their first 8 games to the Sux last year and won the world series, and this is only the first game of the season no matter what.”
You want to spot Boston 8 games again?!?!
It’s going to be 3 games with the pitching mismatches upcoming. This is a bad team, with a REALLY bad bullpen, folks.
well, that was a very good hit from Pedroia.
low and outside and he actually went the other way with it.
Yet, velocity means little as Joba has had a rough inning. He may have salted the game away for the Sox.
Dan
If you mean you got dumped by your right hand, then that would make more sense.
***Carly*** simon asked Neil Diamond to write Caroline Kennedy
i don’t have a problem with how Joe handled the bullpen. No matter who he sends out there, they need to get hitters out. Girardi can’t throw the ball for them. This (most likely) loss is on the bullpen.
does any yankee pitcher understand the concept of pitching at pedroia’s knees?
I wish I was as big as Pedroia.
Stop blaming the umps. Look at the calls that we got earlier that RS players should have been safe.
I really hate Fenway Park
Man, just BRUTAL work by the bullpen tonight.
I wasn’t a big fan of leaving CC out there for that last inning where he got roughed up, but honestly, it wouldn’t have made a lick of difference is this is the performance our pen was going to give.
Everything up, no economy. Just a terrible performance all around by the pitching staff.
Well, who’s up to debating the “Joba should be in the pen” tonight?
Seriously – 92, 93mph? Is this this Joba we can expect even in the pen now?
I predict that Joba wont be on the 25-man roster come June 1st. He was one hit wonder who still lacks the mental makeup to be anything other than a marginal player
“remember when pete abe went off on sweet caroline?”
Some things never change……
PeteAbe Now people are doing the wave . Neil Diamond and now The Wave. Why not have the grounds crew do YMCA and get it over with?
“does any yankee pitcher understand the concept of pitching at pedroia’s knees?”
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I originally thought the pitch was low but you’re right. Waist high.
ouch. what happened to this bullpen?
“SJ is a classy poster who can see the forest through the trees.”
Correction…SJ is a poster who wished someone dead because he disagreed with what he/she posted. Really classy…
that 9th run is a dagger.
The media & fans needs to see reality. The old Joba died on that field in Tex
Let’s just chalk this one up to Country Cheat Joe West.
Hopefully, we dont see him or Tim Mclelland as our HP umpires too often this year.
c’mon, everyone!
your God, SJ44, was heralding Joba’s performance just a little while ago! isn’t that enough for you?
bd-
i agree it was a nice job by pedroia , but that was not low.
looked waist high to me.
of course low and waist high may be the same thing with pedroia.
Dan
And you wish Mariano and Jeet dead. So what’s your point.
“Seriously – 92, 93mph? Is this this Joba we can expect even in the pen now?”
Sure. It was never Joba’s role. It’s how he’s throwing the ball.
Moving him to the pen was not going to magically transform him back to 2007 form.
I once gave Curt Schilling a foot massage.
Joba jumped the shark like 2 years ago
Seriously amusing to watch the tone in the thread change and *new* posters appear the minute the Yankees face the slightest bit of adversity, lol.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.
I went to Fenway for a game last summer and had nightmares about Sweet Caroline and the wave for weeks. It was so incredibly lame.
Joba should have been traded over winter
Just one game for Joba, like Park.
I’m sure they’ll be fine.
Seriously, as soon as the Yankees start losing this blog becomes a really ugly place
Its so sad
All right, guys. It’s now or never…Until Tuesday.
Let’s go.
So we’re prbly gonna lose this gm. but it’s gm1 again we’re on the road stuff happens in this rivalry, 161 more games to go.
Let’s not give up. The game isnt over.
Its about time we put Pap in his place.
At least now Posada’s passed ball isn’t so glaring. I would rather lose 9-7 than 8-7 given the circumstances.
What’s wrong with the short bus? I ride it all the time.
ALL the time!
CB April 4th, 2010 at 11:47 pm
“Seriously – 92, 93mph? Is this this Joba we can expect even in the pen now?”
Sure. It was never Joba’s role. It’s how he’s throwing the ball.
Moving him to the pen was not going to magically transform him back to 2007 form.
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Hear hear.
I told you the Sox would win the World Series.
The Yankees just don’t match up — especially Posada, who has a sub-par glove.
Yankee fans and brass are in denial on Joba. He either got screwed up with all the jerking around they did with him the last couple yrs or he was juiced up when he first came up because he’s not a shadow of the same guy we saw when he arrived. Imagine they could have pieced a few prospects plus him for Halliday or Lee or some front line pitcher. He can’t throw hard anymore and doesn’t have nearly the tilt on his slider he had when he 1st arrived. Sad.
This game has been brutally long
And Joba looked awful out there. Really really bad.
LOL
j_feller anyone else notice the increased frequency of @PeteAbe tweets once the sox took the lead? Cant say we didnt see that coming
it’s weird. if A-Rod, Cano, and Posada were on the red sox and coming up in the ninth. I would be scared if we had the lead. But when they’re coming up for us. I get nervous and hope they at least do something.
“I went to Fenway for a game last summer and had nightmares about Sweet Caroline and the wave for weeks. It was so incredibly lame.”
I went to Yankee Stadium last season and a guido next to me was dabbing sweat from his forehead with baby wipes he brought in a little plastic bag.
no offense, Pedoria really looks like a monkey.
when was the last time he shaved?
“Let’s not give up. The game isnt over.
Its about time we put Pap in his place.”
If they come back tonight, I’ll change my handle to Sally.
We’ll get to Pap.
Can’t say I’m disappointed to see Joba get touched a little bit. I root for him hard but root harder for this organization to do the right thing for him.
Having an early 2009 flashback right now. I thought the 3 pick ups of Scutaro, Cameron and Beltre were all good fits. Lackey is a big addition also.
I think the sox improved greatly defensively and will be tough all year as usual.
Park is garbage – he is an NL reliever, a la LaTroy Hawkins.
Joba gets a pass for this outing, his stuff looked good.
Joba is not the only one to blame if the Yankees lose this game, believe me……but that last run is a killer.
CC will be more than fine (Beckett was worse); Robertson looked good..and I think Joba will be ok to good. Marte is a concern and I don’t have much faith in Park.
I’m surprisingly not that upset, but slightly concerned.
Hey, the Red Sox won the opening game of the 2010 season!
That means …
Well, that means …
NOTHING
And now we hear the Dropkick Murphys, just another scumbag Bostonian group of individuals.
STOP MAKING FUN OF ME YOU NITWITS!!!
Angel
Very true. Where were they earlier? Were they just lurking, waiting for the chance to post stupidity.
Joba needs to get back on the sauce
I guess all the talk of the Sox not being able to score runs was for naught. They have some pretty good hitters too.
1. Dan, one game doesn’t spot the, 8.
2. The Yankees have the better team.
3. Any team can win on any day of the week.
4. The Yankees were swept by the Nats last season.
5. Any team can win on any day of the week.
6 The Yankees will win their 28th world series this year.
I guarantee you that no matter how much they wail and complain, no Yankee fan fears the season is over based on tonight’s game.
Enjoy third place.
was that a 2-seamer or a sinker from Papelbon to get ARod?
Why does Joba get a pass? Because his velocity was up?
Not reading any of the papers or listening to sports talk radio until we win our first game. It is going to be brutal.
Hope this McNabb trade and the NCAA finals knock this loss off the radar, but not counting on it.
yankees never play well at fenway in the first half of the year.
“He can’t throw hard anymore and doesn’t have nearly the tilt on his slider he had when he 1st arrived. Sad.”
Maybe he should go to the Derek Zoolander school for kids who can’t throw hard.
Pop Quiz-
When was the last time the Yankees lost on Opening Day and won the World Series???
Anyone???
2009!
What a catch by Jack Obi.
That’s the greatest catch in the history of baseball. Right there folks!
I don’t understand why we give trolls so much attention.
Do you really think your replies or returned insults are going to be effective?
they are here to annoy. if you reply, it’s “mission accomplished” for them.
“Let’s not give up. The game isnt over.”
LOL! When it’s this feeble Yankee team, the game IS OVER.
Great start for NY!!! What a comeback!! What a team!!
When Joba was a dominant reliever he was also a dominant starter. Stop holding only 2007!
Other than the obvious reason why not, I think Roger Clemens would be the perfect guy to come in and fix Joba.
Overall, it’s one game in the loss column. It’s the first game of the season. CC got tired early. The bullpen usually needs time to get “set” (although I don’t really know why this is).
But I would still love to see that double steal replay… Wish they tried to steal more bases. Wouldn’t that be exciting.
STill in IT!!!!
Come on Grandy!!!
Go YARD!!!
How sad is it that this board gets more trolls than the Boston board gets legitimate posters?
This game has been ugly, but the end result of losing Game 1 at Fenway Park is NO BIG DEAL. It’s like every April people are shocked at how terrible the Yankees look, but this is the way it goes every season. They will pick it up in June/July and steamroll until the end of the year. The Sox will look like worldbeaters in April and fade slowly throughout the summer. It’s so predictable.
let’s go Grandy
Can’t win with only one reliable reliever.
Pen was overrated from the start – people thought Park’s NL stats would translate here and Joba would reclaim his 2007 form.
Hope Aceves can be effective.
WHo has ever had a 2 HR game in their first as a Yankee?
AND THE RED SOX WIN!!!!!
My mom doesn’t let me online this late usually, but I sneak anyways.
“I don’t understand why we give trolls so much attention.
Do you really think your replies or returned insults are going to be effective?
they are here to annoy. if you reply, it’s “mission accomplished” for them.”
It’s really remarkable.
Even people who have been posting on this board for years continue to do this.
Any reply just allows them to win – they want to clog up the board and to prevent people who want to talk about the yankees from discussing the game.
It’s completely pointless.
“Robertson looked good”
You must have forgotten about the rocket basehit by Beltre to tie the game
KenDavidoff #Yankees have played an April series in Boston 7 of 9 years since ’01, and have never so much as split it.
Good night Yankee people!
Not Curtis Granderson
Whew, brutal game. They blew a 5-1 lead against Beckett and then a 2 run lead -very nice.
all right, good night people.
Those ‘predicted’ Boston’s offense sucks should shut up now, I know it’s just one game.
NICK, and TEX DISAPPEARED tonight big time. Tex picked up where he left off last postseason, no hitting. Granderson still can’t hit lefties. Joe left CC in too long, Marte was ineffective, Chan Ho Park , JUST another NL pitcher lost in the AL East!! David Robertson sigh!!
The bottom of the order out performed the Core players, Didn’t see that coming.
What the hell happened to the Yankees tonight, this was an ugly loss?
I’m off to bed. Gnight to those who actually were here to discuss the game. Tomorrow is another day..
STOP MAKING FUN OF ME! I KNOW TAE KWON DO!
Thanks Jon Miller.
It’s terrific to see you have gained no professionalism whatsoever since last year. And of course, you couldnt lose any as you never had any to begin with.
1 loss down, 161 potential wins still possible.
Joe from Long Island April 4th, 2010 at 11:40 pm
But that’s how Joe manages. He was basically a by-the-book manager last year. He did pretty well with that, so he may figure why change his philosophy. Now, if they lose, it won’t be because of those decisions, except possibly the one to stick with CC. The thing here was not enough good pitching. Good pitching covers a multitude of sins.
We will get a better sense if Joe goes outside the book as the season goes on.
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There apparently s no Joe outside the book. I thought when we hired Joe we’d get more creativity. Had no idea how anal retentive and enslaved by ‘matchups’ and stats he’d be – even to very small sample sizes.
The tip-off was Opening Day 2009, when he yanked CC, ironically, too soon, and proceeded to go through every bullpen arm to turn a close game in the 6th into an Indians laugher.
I like Joe’s loyalty to his players, pitching inside, etc, but we have won many games in spite of his moves.
Boy is that Tom Warner one ugly dude!
That said, BFD about tonight’s loss, with the F standing for Flippin.
Reminder – CC doesn’t have the reputation of pitching extremely well right out of the blocks. We all know Yanks will be fine.
Watching this game tonight you can see that the yankees are a better team than the Sox.
The Sox are a good club but they don’t have the yankees talent.
Lester and Lackey on deck…..I smell a sweep!!!!!!
a few thoughts about the red sox .
with ortiz, beltre, and cameron hitting behind youkillis, they have a lot of outs there if pitchers want to take advantage of them.
i don’t think martinez is going to last as the red sox catcher .
FACE THE FACTS PEOPLE
–JOBA DOES NOT HAVE IT ANYMORE. HE INTIMIDATES NO ONE WITH THAT AVERAGE FASTBALL AND ROLLING SLIDER
–PARK IS SCARED SH**LESS AND WILL BE A MOP UP GUY
–GRANDERSON CANNOT HIT LEFTIES
–NJ IS A TERRIBLE FIT FOR THE 2 SPOT. ONCE HE’S AT FIRST BASE, HE CAN’T STEAL, STAY OUT OF A DP, ETC.
–GARDNER HAS JUST AS BAD AN ARM AS DAMON
–THE TEAM IS A MESS
Goodnight all.
The cry babies are out in full force tonight.
Hey why are people complaining already the season just started. We all know the Yankees start off slow. So relax ! It’s going to be a fun season.
“Dan April 4th, 2010 at 11:57 pm
STOP MAKING FUN OF ME! I KNOW TAE KWON DO!”
Have you ever met my friend Joe SanFransico?
Hey, CB, SJ, Trisha, or any of the other regulars …
I just joined the party tonight, and remembered Guiseppe from last year had some sort of health issue he was dealing with. How is he doing?
Sorry if this is old news, but I have been out of the loop until tonight. I just want to know if anyone knows how it all ended up.
Reminds me a little of the AJ vs Beckett game where the Yanks went out to a 6-0 lead only to lose it.
These games happen over the course of a season. This one just happens to be opening day.
CC threw a clunker against Baltimore to start 2009.
I thought he was ok in this one but tired out and was left out there to get hit.
Toronto started last season on fire. Yanks were 15-17 in April 2009.
They’ll be fine.
Disappointing game. Hopefully, they got it out of their system.
Girardi stayed a tad too long with CC.
The bullpen failed.
And what’s the deal with Marte making an appearance?
At least the bats were alive.
AJ needs to take his vitamins and focus pills.
Only 161 to go.
Amazing that Jon Miller got the Ford Frick award from the Hall of Fame this year. I can’t stand him doing a non-Yankee game either.
SOX WIN!
SOX WIN!
AND PEDROIA SETTLED THE QUESTION OF WHO IS THE BETTER PLAYER.
Hey everyone ! It’s been a couple of months since I’ve been on the blog but it’s nice to see the regulars. Too bad the trolls came out.
Well this was a rerun of early last season, when the Yanks let a game slip thru their hands……I don’t how many have been to Fenway, but trust me even though it says 310 down the line, it’s at least 10 feet shorter…….That flyball was a warning track fly at best….Oh well, go get em Tuesday……
who would’ve been the Yankee player of the game had they won?
Didn’t Robertson give up the game-tying hit to Beltre?
How did he look good?
No one looked good tonight, not a single pitcher.
UPDATE, 10:50 p.m.: The moral of this game might be that it’s always nice to have a really good defensive team, but it is also very nice to have a very good offensive team.
Yup
BD, you’re not worried about the pen?
The Sox showed a lot of moxie and Pablebon/Bard got the job done…
BOSTON DAVE IS AN IDIOT.
IF YOU THINK THIS BULLPEN IS “FINE”, SOMETHING IS VERY VERY WRONG
“Lester and Lackey on deck…..I smell a sweep!!!!!!”
I smell the Red Sox getting off to a hot start and fading from July onward.
“AND PEDROIA SETTLED THE QUESTION OF WHO IS THE BETTER PLAYER.”
half pint hit a fly ball hanger off a shaky Chan Ho Park and he’s the better player? Robi Cano by the end of the season will smoke him.
I hate starting the season vs. Boston.
Couldn’t they have given both teams a chance to get their feet under them? Now we have to wait 48 hours to play again.
//WHo has ever had a 2 HR game in their first as a Yankee?//
Not Granderson!!!!!!! And the Yaaaaaaaaankees Lose!!!!!!!! The Yankees lose!!!!!!
AJ IS PITCHING TUESDAY, FOLKS.
NOT A GOOD MATCHUP FOR THE YANKS
Betsy,
I’ll pretend you didn’t ask me that after 1 game
Bummer that the Sox had to win tonight on a passed ball. That just sucks.
Whatever, see you all Tuesday. Glad to be back!
You can never predict bullpens. Relievers, aside from elite closers, do not follow a linear path. It usually fluctuates.
Dan
Why are you so negative ? I’m sure you said the same thing last year.
CB April 4th, 2010 at 11:58 pm
Watching this game tonight you can see that the yankees are a better team than the Sox.
The Sox are a good club but they don’t have the yankees talent.
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Yeah, they are just as I thought they’d be – pretty yeoman like, with a few bright lights.
Tampa is going to be our competition for the division. They have more x-factor because of youth and their BP, but way more upside and ability to cause trouble.
Boston will finish third.
“Didn’t Robertson give up the game-tying hit to Beltre?”
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he gave up a single with the infield drawn in. big deal. he got everyone else out and looked fine.
robertson isn’t going to always get out of bases loaded no-out jams.
(granted it was probably a hit either way)
Girardi made a big mistake in not bring Boone Logan and keeping Marte in tampa until he healed.
BETSY,
BOSTON DAVE IS PRETENDING THAT JOBA WASN’T THROWING 92-93 FOR MUCH OF HIS APPEARANCE. AND HE’S PRETENDING THAT PARK DIDN’T SOIL HIMSELF ON THE MOUND. ANYBODY WATCHING THAT GAME REALIZES THAT THE YANKS DON’T HAVE A SINGLE RELIABLE RELIEVER OUTSIDE OF MO.
LOL BD, ok. I’m honestly glad everyone is non-plussed about the game.
I would just like to say that I’d very much like some kind of feature for this place that allows us to hide all comments from users we really don’t want to hear from.
There’s honestly a couple people around here that make this place absolutely unreadable at times.
//“Lester and Lackey on deck…..I smell a sweep!!!!!!”
I smell the Red Sox getting off to a hot start and fading from July onward.//
Funny….I don’t! Good pitching will always beat good hittin. We just beat your best. You have nothing left until CC again in the rotation! Looks like a 0-5 start in the Bronx!
“Jeremy April 5th, 2010 at 12:03 am
Dan
Why are you so negative ? I’m sure you said the same thing last year.”
You really believe that sqwuaker is a Yankees fan?
Park was an awful signing from the start. He is an NL pitcher, a 36 yr old one to boot. He pitched OK against us in the WS (all in games where the Phils were trailing, BTW), and suddenly he is this great pitcher?
Poor job by Cashman thinking this guy could pitch in the AL East. What NL pitcher has proven that he could?
Pep, GF was there the other night and appears to be feeling much better.
Onward and upward.
Dan why are you even here ? You seem to hate the Yankees so go on NESN.com
Pepi,
Guiseppe Franco is doing better and has recently started posting more again. Perhaps he’ll post in the post game thread.
Sounds like he really went through a lot.
Fortunately, he said he’s doing better and getting healthier.
It was nice to have him back here.
As it’s good to see you here as well!
Pepitone
GF’s checked in occasionally this off season. Had a few months of very hard rehab and was still fighting his way through it last I read.
Remember, about 2 hours ago, when everyone wanted Girardi to go to the pen even earlier?
If he did that, we might have lost by 5 runs.
JEREMY,
ARE YOU THE SPRINGSTEEN FAN BY ANY CHANCE?
Yanks won’t repeat. There…I saved you a whole season of wast’in ya’lls time
Wow, this is as bad as the place I fled from.
I remember the early days, when I first discovered the online Yankee communities like some rare treasure that was kept hidden from me.
But there’s just too much garbage for too few gems.
It’s too early to be worried about anything. The manager lost this one, not the bullpen.
Dan April 4th, 2010 at 11:58 pm
FACE THE FACTS PEOPLE
–JOBA DOES NOT HAVE IT ANYMORE. HE INTIMIDATES NO ONE WITH THAT AVERAGE FASTBALL AND ROLLING SLIDER
Seriously? Come on! Its the first game of the season!
Remember last april? We doubted Teixera and almost doubted A-Rod. Lets ignore Joba’s stats last year, they dont matter. His stuff makes him perfect for the bullpen, he gives it everything and itll take him a bit to get back up to his high nineties but I dont doubt it will happen.
Im psyched for the season, the Yankees are the BOMB as usual and tonight sucked but could have been a lot worse considering what we’ve been through.
On a good note- how great was it seeing Beckett get screwed.?
Thanks, CB and Trish, that’s great news!
Like Trish said, onward and upward.
World Champion New York Yankees … sounds sooooo nice!
AJ against Lester to save our season, lol………..and watch the media blow up Jorge’s comments.
people gotta relax this is just game one u gotta lose some games…..yes this was a tuff one but chan ho wont be pitching meaning full innings. Robertson will pitch the 7th and joba the 8th. i dont liek teh way marte looked tho i would DL him n call up logan n just try to get marte 100% healthy. This team aint as bad as they looked tonight yes they gave up runs but so did that great red sox staff. It gunna be a great race till the end between these 2 teams and even the rays
goodnight all,
tough loss. wish they were playing tomorrow but we’ll have to wait ’til tuesday to get it back.
The only thing I’m upset at tonight is Po Po allowing a wild pitch and a passed ball.
You cant allow that to happen in a tie game.
Bodh, if Chad and Sam aren’t going to ban some of these trolls, there’s nothing we can do except ignore them.
Joba looked as bad as Park, FYI.
Time to put those two down in the pecking order. Someone has to join Robertson right? We can’t go to MO for 3+ outs every night.
I know middle relief stunk tonight but no need for anyone to panic.
Usually when a team goes on a road trip all you hope is to atleast stay .500, home field advantage, gm1, 161 gms left….SHADDUP!
I KNOW MORE THAN YOU GUYS.
MY BASEBALL CARD COLLECTION IS HUGE.
Oh, and of course Joe West.
Bard did not throw a single strike to Jeter in his 5 pitches or NJ in his 4 pitches, or Teixeira in his first 2 pitches, but somehow, he got the benefit of a cheap call for strike 1 to Tex. Telling. Very Telling.
Logan is in triple A over Park, it is terrible! 1 lefty in the pen why?
And of course, we have the off-day tomorrow coming off this game.
We had this game…4 run lead in the 6th, 2 run lead in the 7th. Awful job by Park… proving he is another worthless NL reliever.
At least baseball is back. Oh well.
Yes, Our bullpen blew the game….but, CC is at FAULT. he’s a #1 pitcher, the guy we depend on to get at 7 innings of at least 2-3 run ball so our offense (which has NO problem) can get us the win….YES our bullpen SUCKED tonight, but CC was at fault IMO
You can not blame the umpires for the Yankees pen being downright awful.
theres no way joba will become the star that he is / destined to be by constantly limiting him, we learned this last year with those joba rules.
so glad to see him back in the pen.
im psyched…hes young, hes energetic and hes shown hes capable. lets not give up!
Pat M, that last run was a tough one. Saved a few sheckels with the prop bets or it would have been ugly.
For Entertainment Purposes Only!!!!
YEAH, IT’S THE UMP’S FAULT! THAT’S IT
Dave D. April 5th, 2010 at 12:05 am
Park was an awful signing from the start. He is an NL pitcher, a 36 yr old one to boot. He pitched OK against us in the WS (all in games where the Phils were trailing, BTW), and suddenly he is this great pitcher?
Poor job by Cashman thinking this guy could pitch in the AL East. What NL pitcher has proven that he could?
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Burnett and Beckett seem to have had some pretty decent AL East careers, as have Cliff Lee and Wakefield.
Correct Brandon.
World Series Champion
Well, I’m still here.
Too bad the way the game turned out. You can never count the Red Sox out at Fenway. Ever.
I expected them to lose today, no big deal. I just never expected them to have a lead at all.
So, tomorrow is day off, and Tuesday’s a new day. And one game is one game.
And this time, for real, night all. Catch you tomorrow afternoon.
” with ortiz, beltre, and cameron hitting behind youkillis, they have a lot of outs there if pitchers want to take advantage of them.
i don’t think martinez is going to last as the red sox catcher .”
randy-
I agree with you. It was an ugly game on both sides. The yankees wound up playing an error filled game where they just looked like it was game 1.
The big story of this game was how the game was played. The Red Sox have significant structural flaws in their team. You could see them in the way the game was executed.
They are a good team and they’ll be in the race. But the yankees are the better team and a more balanced one at that.
I have no idea where Joe goes if AJ comes out after 6 with a lead.
Mitre? lol
Pepitone April 5th, 2010 at 12:08 am
Thanks, CB and Trish, that’s great news!
Like Trish said, onward and upward.
World Champion New York Yankees … sounds sooooo nice!”
Beautifully put Trisha.
But I didnt hear World Champion NY Yankees but 2 times during the ESPN broadcast tonight
“They’ll be fine.”
bd-
i agree.
as a matter of fact, i think they’re going to be really good.
i’m liking granderson in center already.
i liked having winn on the bench to come in for nick johnson after nick did his thing and walked on four pitches.
the only thing i didn’t like about that was girardi not having winn steal right away.
we know the yankees often start slow and jell as the season progresses.
no biggie tonight.
I am surprised that Marte didn’t start the season on the DL. The Yanks have Logan to replace him for now. I know it wasn’t all of his fault that they lost but if he is hurt he should not be pitching. I wouldn’t be surprised if he is on the DL Tuesday.
Posada has a lot of trouble catching a ball if it isn’t exactly where he thinks it will be thrown. He needs to do better than that. The 2 past balls/wild pitch was hard to watch.
GB, he does have a lot to prove in the AL……..
Betsy – Hughes rules (pleading the Fifth) April 5th, 2010 at 12:09 am
Bodh, if Chad and Sam aren’t going to ban some of these trolls, there’s nothing we can do except ignore them
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Betsy,
I just skimmed through this. I was on another site, which was hijacked by the loser who sits there and pines for Jose Molina, running down Posada every chance he gets.
It’s really just not enjoyable any more. There are some great posters in here, and some on other sites, but its just too much trouble to get through the detritus to read a decent post.
There’s no safe place, and spending time with people who are either disturbed or who have an incredibly low baseball IQ is just a waste of my time. No safe place any more, I’m done.
Enjoy the season.
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I COULD WORK FOR THE YANKEES. I’D MAKE A BETTER MANAGER THAN GIRARDI AND A FAR SUPERIOR GM THEM CASHMAN
Im no huge Park fan. But lets not get carried away about game 1 here. Lets see what else happens before it becomes a “terrible signing”. Plus it’s not like he was brought in to be the best reliever.
I knew that the Red Sox fans would be here boasting about this win. You guys said the same thing last year talking about being 6-0 and look what happened at the end. The Yankees tied up the season series, won the World series, and the Red Sox got swept by the Angels.
“Big Dog April 5th, 2010 at 12:13 am
World Series Champion”
You mean we actually won that shiny thing last yr. ?
As a Yankee fan living in Boston, I have to tell you that Boston’s inferiority complex to NY is pretty sad. These fans are some bad winners and losers.
“The Red Sox have significant structural flaws in their team. You could see them in the way the game was executed.”
AND EVEN WITH THOSE STRUCTURAL FLAWS (LOL), BOSTON WAS ABLE TO SCORE A TON OF RUNS AND ACTUALLY HAS A GUY WHO CAN SET UP THEIR CLOSER AND NOT PISS HIS PANTS OUT OF FEAR.
DOESN’T SAY MUCH ABOUT THE YANKS THAT THEY CAN’T COMPETE WITH A STRUCTURALLY FLAWED TEAM
Yes I am a Sox fan, but my goodness this is only one game.
Comments such as this proves Pedroia is better than Cano are ridiculous.
Seems like in the last half dozen years the Yankees always start out slow but finish the season strong.
I still see the Yankees winning the division, but I do think the Sox and Tampa will make it interesting.
Gardner was good at the plate, and this loss OVERSHADOWED his home plate steal off Beckett.
Yankees fan remember those heathens play well at home, and lousy on the road.
Bodh, the one guy here really is polluting the place; yeah, we can ignore him, but he should be put out of his misery (or, we should be put out of ours).
CC blew a 4 run lead.
Look no further. He gets that 5-1 lead, he has to take us home. Instead, he put the game in the hands of the likes of Chan Ho Park, an injured Marte, and the mediocrity that is Joba.
Starter on fumes > ANYONE not named MO in the pen. Until someone steps up, that is the way it has to be.
bodhi, a confluence of events made it extra trollish here tonight and presumably at the other top-secret site you were visiting, but fear not, it will not be like that for the whole season. Think about it.
ray
the lone, singular, ever classy Red Sox fan!!!
“ray (sox fan) April 5th, 2010 at 12:16 am ”
We’ll trade Dan for one of your Red Sox fans, straight up whadda-ya-say
Hey CR9…how are you?