Yankees lose opener in Detroit
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on May 12, 2010 
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It’s hard to blame this one on Javier Vazquez. In his return to the Yankees rotation, the struggling Vazquez pitched seven strong innings but got absolutely no help from his offense. Two runs in the sixth inning were too many for the Yankees, who were shutout in a 2-0 loss at Comerica Park. It was their third straight loss. They’ll have a chance to end the losing streak in a few hours when they play today’s second game.
Associated Press photo
Betsy
Puppy is not doing any better. Going to have to call the vet tomorrow.
I’m sure there was also a “Yanks come back in 9th vs. Valverde” post in the pipeline just in case.
Is it just me or is Chad trying to find the goofiest facial expressions on the AP pictures he posts? Not that I mind but it seems to be a trend.
JV-Great job on the mound today. I will take this effort everytime.
No chance JV can be blamed for the loss.
Our bats ran into some good pitching. Pena was unable to get a clutch hit.
Despite the loss, very happy about JV pitching so well. Plus, he saved the bullpen for
game 2 tonight.
oh, 2-0? ok, better than 4-0.
go for sweep tonight. Just pathetic.
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Uhhh Yeah except they play tomorrow too.
Wow, a game played in less than 2 and a half hours……..Let’s not lay this all at the feet of the bottom of the order; our big guys are simply not looking all that hot right now ……not consistently anyway. Phil had better pitch a shutout tonight.
I’m very happy about Javy and I’m happy for him; hopefully he can take the positives from this game into his next.
Can someone throw a 95 fastball at Valverde. That guy makes me sick !
Girardi should make everyone take a nap between games. It seems the offense has not recovered since arriving in Detroit at 4 am.
Hate to waste a good pitching hope the offense shows up and backs up Hughes tonight, Hughes has been a stopper all year. Lets go Hughes!!
Javy was loose and free today, let’s see him do it again before we do cartwheels.
Gutless effort by the yanks. If they continue to play like this is Girardi job should be on the line!
What was this? They must be asleep.
I’m just happy for Javy!
Well they lose 2-0 with Javy pitching a good game.. The injuries seem to be catching up with them.. Still waiting for Alex and Tex to get in a groove.. Not sure Tex is out of it yet, but hopefully soon..
Agh… Javy pitches a relative gem (relative) and the immortal Porcello shuts down the Yankees offense. Pathetic.
Great job by Javy today! Too bad our offense was saddled with bad luck for half the day, and the other half, they didnt show up in support of him.
I am surprised that a manager like Leyland allows that loser to dance around like a fool. It really looks bad.
i’m out of here, the morons will be out in full force for the rest of the day.
It’s May 12th. Grow Up Children.
if the yanks don’t like valverde’s act, they can actually try to hit him or take some walks if he’s wild. they have nobody but themselves to blame for his antics
Gutless effort by the yanks. If they continue to play like this is Girardi job should be on the line!
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IDIOT…. Yankees still have the 2nd best record in baseball.
“I’m sure there was also a “Yanks come back in 9th vs. Valverde” post in the pipeline just in case.”
No kidding, eh? That was like the newspapers with the canned obits at the ready when someone of note buys the eternal dirtnap.
Girardi’s job is on the line?
Looks like moron central is kicking in now.
This may be the dumbest fan base in America, calling for the GM and manager to be fired while they have the second best record in baseball.
It would be funny if it wasn’t so sad.
Awesome effort, guys. Really looked like you wanted to play today and swing the bats against a guy with a 7 ERA who has only recorded 1 quality start all year and has given up 5+ runs in each of his last 3 starts.
Great job. Wonder what the immortal Jimmy Bonderman and his 5 ERA will do to us tonight. It’s probably going to rain so our hitters will probably mail it in anyway like thye did this afternoon.
Erin May 12th, 2010 at 3:26 pm
I’m just happy for Javy!
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I root for the Yankees not Javier, Yankees lost therefore I’m not happy..LOL, Hopefully he keeps it up, if he gets going that will be one hell of a rotation.
“Can someone throw a 95 fastball at Valverde. That guy makes me sick ”
Now you know how Joba made other fans feel when he first came up. Not that he was ever as bad as this bozo.
SJ
Why do you even respond to those posts.
It is either children or Red Sox fans.
Why waste your time.
“Can someone throw a 95 fastball at Valverde. That guy makes me sick !”
Only way to get revenge is to beat him. Tough loss, but gotta be very happy with Vasquez performance today, and a good outing from Logan as well. Lets get the split tonight.
No arroz con pollo on the menu, but In-N-Out Burger looms ahead!
Great job by Javy. Orange slices and juice box for him.
The others need to go and take a nap in the clubhouse.
Vazquez DID stop the bleeding today. Unfortunately, the offense re-opened the wound.
Even if Hughes pitches a shutout tonight, it might not be enough. Though you would think a team with a $100 million infield could figure out a way to scratch one run off Bonderman. Then again, they couldn’t off Porcello whose ERA was 2 runs higher so I have my doubts.
Wow the Yankees offense has been dreadful in Detroit. I think the big stadium is really hurting them since the Yankees rely on the home run ball. Jeter’s struggles are also hurting this team. Its a lot harder to score runs when your leadoff hitter isn’t doing anything. I don’t think the Yankees hit any line drives today besides Jeter who got robbed. Btw, why is Pena getting a ton of playing time while Russo sits on the bench? Pena can’t hit at all. I also think the Yankees should have brought up Miranda instead of Golson, who probably won’t even get any playing time. Doesn’t make much sense to me. Anyway, no need to blow this thing out of performance. Its just one loss.
How can nayone not be happy about Vazquez’s effort? You all ripped him to shreds all year now he pitches a good game and it’s not enough. The only thing wrong with this team is its 4th starter and he showed today he can do it.
Like I said … this is the first series of the season we lose right?
It came on May 12th. WOW lets jump off the bridge and slit our wrists
?
Javy pitched well, and the Tigers D made a huge difference in this game. You win some, you lose some, it happens.
They aren’t executing offensively – not the big guys anyway – that just means they aren’t executing, not that they aren’t tough. It’s fine to be optimistic about the offense, but just like the SP need to pick up the team (and they have), the heavy lifters in the lineup are going to have to pick up the rest of the lineup. If they don’t, then the team is going to struggle to score runs.
somebody wake up the offense, good job Javy, lousy job with the bats
Mark- Can’t touch this May 12th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
Erin May 12th, 2010 at 3:26 pm
I’m just happy for Javy!
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I root for the Yankees not Javier, Yankees lost therefore I?m not happy..LOL
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Mark, obviously I’m not happy they lost-but I’m just really glad Javy had a good game.
Get up. Wipe the sludge off your face and get ready to step back into the ring.
Jim Mason
Dont act unknowledgeably, please. Joba and Valverde do 2 separate things. Completely different. Apples and Oranges.
SJ, someone said the Yankees are not tough? I?m not going to bother to go back and read who said it because it doesn?t matter. Hopefully it was a troll.
What a stupid, cowardly statement to make. If anyone?s not tough it?s the person who made the statement!
Blake-
I gotta run but I just wanted to say that it looked like the gene splice worked.
Problem solved ?
Later.
Michelle May 12th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
I am surprised that a manager like Leyland allows that loser to dance around like a fool. It really looks bad.
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I have nothing to say about what he does, if the Yankees want him to stop then try getting some hits and runs so he doesn’t pitch.
I love how all of you highly intelligent individuals look at Procello’s ERA and assume we should have beat him. Do you kids even watch baseball? Or pay attention to anything that happens outside your pretty little world?
Jeters P/PA has continued to decrease. Its down to 3.48
He saw 10 pitches in 4 ABs and did not reach base.
His slump wouldn’t be troubling for me if it wasn’t for his change in approach.
whatever May 12th, 2010 at 3:24 pm
BRIAN CASHMAN NEEDS TO BE FIRED.. PERIOD
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You need to be banned from this board ……… PERIOD !!!
m-sending out an S.o.S. May 12th, 2010 at 3:30 pm
Great job by Javy. Orange slices and juice box for him.
The others need to go and take a nap in the clubhouse.
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And before you waste your keystrokes, great job by Javy giving length and getting back on track.
Brandon: we lost a series to the Angels in Los Angeles of Anaheim.
And this series isn’t lost, we can still split with wins tonight and tomorrow.
Good thing tomorrow’s game is likely going to be rained out… I shudder to think about what Verlander would do to our offense. But we do face Lariano on Friday, which is probably an even tougher task than Verlander.
Can the next 2 days be rained out?
Judicious use of the ignore function helps avoid needless frustration. Just sayin’.
Porcello is not a 7 ERA pitcher in terms of quality; he’s very good. That said, they didn’t exactly hit the Tigers yesterday and they didn’t send out Cy Young……….
Can Russo play LF?
The offense — or lack thereof — left a sour taste in my mouth far much so than Javy’s performance. That one minor bad inning seemed inexplicably insurmountable for them to overcome.
Didnt see the game, but sounds like the Yanks wanted to get this one over with quickly swinging away all day. Mendoza cant come up in key spots all the time either.
SJ44
Like I said to another poster there is no point talking to irrational bandwagon Yankee fans.
You have some good smart Yankee fans and then you have the dumb bandwagon ones just like the Red Sox have the pink hats 2004 bandwagon fans.
3 and a half hours till the next one?
Who gets dibs on the clubhouse couch?
Why are there always photos of pitchers looking retarded on this blog?
BryanHoch No roster moves between games for Yankees
“How can nayone not be happy about Vazquez’s effort?”
why would anyone be excited about a single decent outing vs numerous debacles? are you nuts? the guy has proven nothing.
Interesting that Girardi went with Pena instead of trying Russo out at third. Pena has really struggled all season
“Arn May 12th, 2010 at 3:31 pm
Get up. Wipe the sludge off your face and get ready to step back into the ring.”
Ay! yi! Captain, bring the BRASS KNUCKLES!
“I am surprised that a manager like Leyland allows that loser to dance around like a fool. It really looks bad.”
Then hit the ball, if anything it should feul the bats.
Why kill the bottom of the lineup? Those guys can’t hit anyway, what did you expect?
Why not point out that our captain is 3 for his last 36 and is seeing 3 pitches per at bat and not walking?
That said, they didn’t exactly hit the Tigers yesterday and they didn’t send out Cy Young
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You’re right, the Yanks got no-hit yesterday
SJ44 you need to just ignore these idiotic posters, who cares what they say?
I’m not too worried, the Yanks will win tonight and tomorrow for the split.
Pena is hitting .136.
Girardi really overestimates the top/middle of the lineup if he thinks we can give away outs at the bottom.
I think we should install an IQ test for posting. That would weed out all the know nothings.
If someone beats Valverde with a homerun or a double I hope they dance around the bases.
“Interesting that Girardi went with Pena instead of trying Russo out at third. Pena has really struggled all season”
Nino has gotten clutch hits and his defense/speed is worlds better than Russo.
Honestly, Chad & Co. Get rid of Hit Girl and the trolls. They have killed your blog.
Hughes is gonna come up Huge as THE STOPPER (a role he will play often in his career)
Then CC vs Verlander for the split.
Trisha,
Most of the people who think the Yankees lack “toughness”, still haven’t gotten their adult teeth yet.
They are children with computer skills and nothing more.
Its an absurd statement.
Unfortunately, these children lose their minds when the Yankees lose a game.
When their adult teeth grow in, and they gain some perspective, they will learn more about baseball.
The ONLY relevent story of the game for the Yankees is that Javy Vazquez FINALLY looked like the guy they got from Atlanta last year. He now has something to build on.
If he got blown out today, the same people not giving him credit for his performance today would be ripping him to shreds.
We have the dumbest fan base in baseball and they never disappoint after every loss.
Just the way it is. No big deal.
“Mendoza cant come up in key spots all the time either.”
Are you referring to “Ramon” Pena? Guy gets no respect around here.
What are they supposed to do? Not get on base in front of him?
TheHig
Because pitchers look like that when they are pitching.
That’s a good picture of Javy’s pitchface
The lack of moderation on this board is a joke.
Bonderman had one outing where he gave up 10 runs in 4 innings and that inflated his ERA
He isin’t a bad pitcher at all… if the offense has the same approach tonight, they will do even less against him than they did against Porcello.
Porcello pitched great today. He would have beaten just about anyone.
Winn did not hurt us today. 2 walks and a hit, he’s decent enough against righties, Porcello actually looked like he was pitching around him to get to Pena.
I don’t know what it is about baseball, if there’s a weak link it always seems to get found out, today it was Pena. The Yanks really needed to be able to pinch hit for him and there was no obvious candidate on the bench.
Javy pitched really well, the one caveat to that being when runners reached base he was much less effective than when the bases were empty, which I think has been a problem previously for him.
“I root for the Yankees not Javier, Yankees lost therefore I?m not happy..LOL”
You’re going to be uphappy quite a few more times this season. Or didn’t you get the memo saying the Yankees were going to lose some games this season?
I’m not unhappy in the least. B flippin D they lost the game. Javy Vazquez pitched a great game. Do you get it? (this is for anyone licking their wounds right now.) The Yankees have a fantastic record and one of the best they’ve had at this point in the season in forever.
Do any of you who are whining about the offense (again I am not reading all the posts so I don’t know who has said what but I have read some of the responses so I know things have been said) realize that sometimes a really good pitcher will come along, or a pitcher who has a really good outing? You ever play ball when it’s cold and damp, and the pitcher has a good game going? Did you hit out many homeruns?
Grow up. The Yankees are probably the most solid team in baseball. Thank your lucky stars they have the team they do. Injury after injury and they continue to come through series after series.
IMO some of you don’t deserve to root for this team. You should be penalized to have to root for teams that really have problems. Then maybe you’d come back and show that you know what perspective is.
SJ44 May 12th, 2010 at 3:28 pm
This may be the dumbest fan base in America, calling for the GM and manager to be fired while they have the second best record in baseball.
It would be funny if it wasn’t so sad.
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Amen.
Girardi really should rest Jeter in the 2nd game, but he will probably be the DH. He looks really bad and old. Today he hit the ball hard in 1 at bat but otherwise he is such an easy out. The patience has to be better with him and everyone else in the lienup.
Nino has gotten clutch hits and his defense/speed is worlds better than Russo.
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You mean clutch HIT?
Risp: .091 .083 .091 .174 (1 hit in 13 PA)
Men on: .067 .063 .067 .129
Bases empty: .375 .444 .500 .944
On third less than 2 outs: .000 .000 .000 .000 (in 4 tries)
Total before today: .174 .200 .217 .417
These numbers will be worse now.
We don’t really have much choice at the bottom of the lineup with NJ & CG out.
The Yankees have been lucky the bottom was producing for much of the young season so far.
I have lots of faith in the core guys, but it would be nice if they didn’t slump at the same time.
Hopefully, Phil does his thing and the bats wake up for the nightcap.
Can’t blame Javy for this one. Looks like Yankees weren’t too interested in playing a day game today. Also guess it’s time for a mini swoon here. Hope they can right ship tonight behind Hughes. I’d hate to lose 3 out of 4 to Detroit or even get swept by them if we lose the next two.
“Pena is hitting .136.
Girardi really overestimates the top/middle of the lineup if he thinks we can give away outs at the bottom.”
Those numbers are skewed a bit. Nino has been hitting when it counts. He’s not even at 30 ABs and is a pt. time versatile player at what 23… not worried about him.
But, Cashman only had $2million to spend on LF !
Why not PH Russo for Pena?
CR, I just saw your comment – I’m sorry to hear about your poor puppy
but I’m sure she will be ok.
I guess we should hold a parade cos Caxquez went 7 innings
This team is an older team…. they don’t perform well when it is raining or cold or when they don’t get enough sleep.
Kay made excuses for them in that Baltimore game that they were exhausted and only got in at 4 in the morning, and then yesterday he made that same excuse that they got in from Boston at 5 AM.
It has to be perfect conditions for the hitters to hit. Do you really think they want to be out there in this dreary weather? That is one of the key reasons we need to get younger – younger players can perform when the conditions are not ideal. They don’t need sleep or sunshine to perform.
Amen to Trisha too.
Some of these clowns need to go spend some time with fans of a team like the Orioles to see just how f’en good we have it as Yankee fans.
SJ – I disagree. These aren’t Yankee fans. These are immature dopes who are trying to get a rise out of someone, and/or don’t know anything about baseball, sports, or life.
The heck with them.
Nino has been hitting when it counts.
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You realize today “counted” right?
I font know who’s more annoying. Trisha or SJ44. Two miserable people
The weather for tomorrow looks pretty hopeless for a game. That is not a bad thing at this point. They can skip Mitre, and Girardi knowing about tomorrow, may not feel inclined to rest anyone. I could skip a game watching Pena come up in critical situations. Maybe Winn is starting to come around. They do need someone to step up with Granderson out and a number of players not hitting.
# Vegas Yank May 12th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
This team is an older team…. they don’t perform well when it is raining or cold or when they don’t get enough sleep.
Kay made excuses for them in that Baltimore game that they were exhausted and only got in at 4 in the morning, and then yesterday he made that same excuse that they got in from Boston at 5 AM.
It has to be perfect conditions for the hitters to hit. Do you really think they want to be out there in this dreary weather? That is one of the key reasons we need to get younger – younger players can perform when the conditions are not ideal. They don’t need sleep or sunshine to perform.
what
Brandon’s Awesome (B/c my AWESOMENESS believes in tasing fans that jump fences) May 12th, 2010 at 3:30 pm
Like I said … this is the first series of the season we lose right?
It came on May 12th. WOW lets jump off the bridge and slit our wrists ?
Javy pitched well, and the Tigers D made a huge difference in this game. You win some, you lose some, it happens.
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I don’t like 4 game losing streaks, I hate them hopefully Hughes and the offense will stop this loosing..
Pena has 1 hit with RISP this year – those 2 RBIs against Rich Harden.
# Jerkface May 12th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
Nino has been hitting when it counts.
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You realize today “counted” right?
lol
I was in line at Costco the other day and a woman behind me is scolding her daughter for standing in the cart. Girl must have been 3 years old.
The mother’s getting mad and blurts out “If you don’t sit down, no computer for you later!”
I immediately thought to myself “I bet you I know that girl from LoHud”
“Javy pitched really well, the one caveat to that being when runners reached base he was much less effective than when the bases were empty, which I think has been a problem previously for him.”
Wave-
I know that’s been an issue for him in the past but i didn’t think that was the case today.
He got out of whack. But they didn’t hit the ball that hard. The hits that drove in runs were ground balls that got through.
I didn’t think he was much different with runners on today than the bags empty.
Pena can’t hit. We know this
Valverde act is a media creation the yanks are not the ones complaining. And you cant compare Valverde to Joba. Joba doesn’t do a little dance after every strikeout. Porcello pumped his fist after getting a doubleplay that was more comparable to what Joba does.
And Jeter is a disgrace did he forget you can work walks too? His 315 obp is an embarrassment to yankee baseball!!!
Yes, Javy’s outing is to be celebrated. If he does anything close to that for the rest of the season, we’re gold.
So, go ahead and cry over your 2-0 loss. It’s okay, you’ll grow up and find out that life’s not fair.
Can Hughes hit too?
If not, it may not matter how he pitches. It didn’t for Javy today.
And please give Jeter a day off, the guy is playing WORSE than Ramiro Pena.
Mendoza = Pena. Duh me.
JerkFace,
http://mlb.mlb.com/video/play......id=7518735
And I’m pretty sure when he whacked the crap out of a ball in Boston this past series, you weren’t all WHERE’S RUSSO!
Vegas Yank May 12th, 2010 at 3:41 pm
This team is an older team…. they don’t perform well when it is raining or cold or when they don’t get enough sleep.
It has to be perfect conditions for the hitters to hit. Do you really think they want to be out there in this dreary weather? That is one of the key reasons we need to get younger – younger players can perform when the conditions are not ideal. They don’t need sleep or sunshine to perform.
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Oh please STFU.
How was the weather last fall?
Or did you forget already that this team won the frickin World Series last year.
I’m ashamed to be associated with a whole bunch of you so called Yankee fans.
Who cares if javy pitched decent? The dude lost again. He’s a born loser.
I realize Pena is here for his defense. But he sure can use some more seasoning with the bat imo. Looks over-matched at times.
Why so territorial? Why do you have to insult people whose opinions you don’t agree with? Why even argue with them? Even if they are idiots,ignore them and they will go away.
Jerkface,
Jeter does need to get a little more patient at the plate, but he has hit at least 4 balls that looked like hits, 2 of them xtra base hits, in these two games. So, he is swinging well, maybe just too early and too often.
That said, it is at least a little troubling that he has had an inordinate amount of 1 and 2 pitch at-bats this year. It is almost as if he and Robbie have exchanged their “patience gene”, if there is such a thing.
Javy lost yes. But it’s hard not to lose when your team has ZERO.
SJ is way more annoying than trisha. Know it alls always are
Why would Girardi pinch hit for a guy who came up big for us last year and who has also had some key RBIs for us this year…. with a guy who has 2 big league ABs?
If anything, this is where Miranda could have helped us. But they felt Vernon Golson was a better fit for some reason. The offense is struggling, we need BATS not pinch runners.
And when you grow up, you’ll learn that nobody’s perfect.
trisha – OPPC member who sees, hears, and knows all. 28 is on its way!!!!! May 12th, 2010 at 3:38 pm
“I root for the Yankees not Javier, Yankees lost therefore I?m not happy..LOL”
You’re going to be uphappy quite a few more times this season. Or didn’t you get the memo saying the Yankees were going to lose some games this season?
I’m not unhappy in the least. B flippin D they lost the game. Javy Vazquez pitched a great game. Do you get it? (this is for anyone licking their wounds right now.) The Yankees have a fantastic record and one of the best they’ve had at this point in the season in forever.
Do any of you who are whining about the offense (again I am not reading all the posts so I don’t know who has said what but I have read some of the responses so I know things have been said) realize that sometimes a really good pitcher will come along, or a pitcher who has a really good outing? You ever play ball when it’s cold and damp, and the pitcher has a good game going? Did you hit out many homeruns?
Grow up. The Yankees are probably the most solid team in baseball. Thank your lucky stars they have the team they do. Injury after injury and they continue to come through series after series.
IMO some of you don’t deserve to root for this team. You should be penalized to have to root for teams that really have problems. Then maybe you’d come back and show that you know what perspective is.
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Trisha calm down, maybe you didn’t read my full post, that was sarcasm, I said I was happy for Javy and that if he continues this we will have an Amazing rotation. I’m not one of those fans to cry over a 21-11 start, I’m happy with where this team is not even considering the injuries and the lack of home games.
Play all the regulars all 9 innings of both games of a DH in May, yeah that’s a smart thing to do.
Some of you people don’t have a clue in the world.
I think the Yankees will come up big tonight. That often happens in doubleheaders. It is hard to outright win one…so tonight the Yankees will win. Just my opinion. Then we can go for the split tomorrow, assuming the rain holds off.
Javy did a great job today; we just have to get some timely hits. I couldn’t be much happier with Javy’s performance. if he does that every time out, he will win a lot of games.
Flooder
Nice that you can use your real handle.
Is it not possible for you to handle your disagreeing with SJ and Trisha in a classy, mature fashion?
And I’m pretty sure when he whacked the crap out of a ball in Boston this past series, you weren’t all WHERE’S RUSSO!
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if mlb.com tracked plate appearances in which he made an out I’d give you 21 links, but they don’t. Russo should get a shot to see if he can stay up here. Especially if Pena isn’t going to provide anything.
Pena hit last season when he had consistent at bats. When he plays once a week like he is now he isn’t going to hit. His swings are weak and he is late on the ball. Winn has the same problem he hasn’t faced pitching in over a month.
U don’t win when u don’t score no runs ese
Russo needs to get all of Pena’s starts. We can’t afford his bat with this offense. They need to find a way to recall Miranda as well.
“He got out of whack. But they didn’t hit the ball that hard. The hits that drove in runs were ground balls that got through.”
CB-
Ground balls, some of which were just in the wrong place, others of which were real hits. Plus he pitched behind in the count often when runners were on base.
Today’s difference was he hung in there with men on and got the outs when he needed them. Plus, he was very economical with his pitches and when no one was on was masterful.
All in all a very encouraging performance.
Why would Girardi pinch hit for a guy who came up big for us last year and who has also had some key RBIs for us this year…. with a guy who has 2 big league ABs?
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Cervelli was on the bench too, and he HAS hit this year consistently.
Pretty funny that a guy who is a professional athlete who is worth about 50 million dollars is a called a “born loser” by some child named “will” on a blog.
Anybody else see the irony in his idiotic post?
Mark Feinsand BloggingBombers:
“NYY lineup Game 2 vs DET 5/12: Jeter DH, Gardner 8, Teixeira 3, Rodriguez 5, Cano 4, Swisher 9, Thames 7, Cervelli 2, Pena 6, Hughes 1″
I’m sorry but this is starting to bug me. STOP PLAYING PENA!!! He can’t hit at all. This reminds me of last year when Girardi kept on playing Cody Ransom. I just don’t get it…
It used to be said that the greatest fans in the world were The NY fans…….After reading some of the nonsense that gets posted here, I no longer believe that to be true…..Shameful to say the least……..Chad, Pena’s performance was indeed brutal today…..Good to see that you used the word in it’s proper context this time……
Go Knicks,
Quick, off the top of your head, how many times have the Yankees scored 3 runs or less this season?
Cr9 ur right there with them.
Betsy – Hughes rules (Pleading the Fifth) May 12th, 2010 at 3:32 pm
Porcello is not a 7 ERA pitcher in terms of quality; he’s very good. That said, they didn’t exactly hit the Tigers yesterday and they didn’t send out Cy Young……….
Can Russo play LF?
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I think Russo plays everywhere.
“if mlb.com tracked plate appearances in which he made an out I’d give you 21 links, but they don’t. Russo should get a shot to see if he can stay up here. Especially if Pena isn’t going to provide anything”
Does he get credit for the RBIs he’s produced, amazing how we’re jumping on a kid in the utility role for the first time in his life. No…he’s not gonna have ups and downs.
I agree – we need to see more from Vazquez. He unraveled with the bases loaded, yet was flawless with the bases empty. We’ve seen this in his previous starts as well. He would cruise early on and once the opposing team got a couple on base, he would melt down and give up multiple runs.
He needs to improve his ability to bare down. His start looks good, stats-wise, but the same troubling signs continued today. He only got into trouble in 1 inning, but he couldn’t stop the damage in that inning.
When u score zero u don’t win game ese
Here is my point about Russo: He is up here, he had consistent play time before coming up here so he isn’t bench cold like Pena, give him some starts if you are going to play Pena and see what he can do with 4 ABs.
Pena would benefit from more seasoning, so even if he ended up going down in Russo’s place it wouldn’t be the end.
Wow, “ansky”, you now stealing other people’s names on here to take shots?
That’s pretty funny stuff.
When I’m done with your mom tonight, I’ll have her teach you how to be a twerp with guts instead of a gutless little twerp.
Dylan May 12th, 2010 at 3:48 pm
Mark Feinsand BloggingBombers:
“NYY lineup Game 2 vs DET 5/12: Jeter DH, Gardner 8, Teixeira 3, Rodriguez 5, Cano 4, Swisher 9, Thames 7, Cervelli 2, Pena 6, Hughes 1?
I’m sorry but this is starting to bug me. STOP PLAYING PENA!!! He can’t hit at all. This reminds me of last year when Girardi kept on playing Cody Ransom. I just don’t get it…
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Why not give Russo a chance? anyways I say Pena gets the winning hit tonight.
When people complain about “Arrogant” Yankee fans, they are talking about you.
Everyone who decided to come on here today and cry about losing 1 game, you make the rest of us look like losers. You are probably sitting there thinking nah, that’s not me, i’m right… this game was important, we SHOULD have won… no, we DESERVED to win.
Your voice is not heard, your opinion is not relevant. No one cares what you think.
Grow up.
Funny coming from a guy named SJ. What are you? 11? Mommy tuck you in ‘SJ’?
New Post w/Game 2 lineup
Flooder or whatever your real handle is
Maturity. Class. If you are a real Yankees fan, you’d understand those 2 terms. If not, you probably wont.
BloggingBombers NYY lineup Game 2 vs DET 5/12: Jeter DH, Gardner 8, Teixeira 3, Rodriguez 5, Cano 4, Swisher 9, Thames 7, Cervelli 2, Pena 6, Hughes 1
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WHOA… Thames in LF AND Pena back in the lineup?
I will not be a lineup complainer, but it is a bit perplexing.
Does he get credit for the RBIs he’s produced, amazing how we’re jumping on a kid in the utility role for the first time in his life. No…he’s not gonna have ups and downs.
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Uh yea, it was very surprising for him to come through with the bases loaded vs Haren. Good for him I cheerred, I like Baby Jeter, but outside of that hit his other 2 RBI’s came on outs.
He has sucked massively. Team can’t really afford even their backups to have downs right now.
Pena is not a good hitter.. He never was and never will be!
Too bad Russo isn’t good @ SS because he has already dominated AAA with his bat and would be a better utility player than Pena.
I thought maybe Po would DH; is Bonderman a lefty?
Wow, Thames in the OF? Ugh……..
I said this morning that a split today and a good outing by Javy would be a pretty good outcome. Javy did his part…now need to win tonight to give CC a chance to get the split tomorrow.
“He only got into trouble in 1 inning, but he couldn’t stop the damage in that inning.”
The big difference today is that Javy DID stop the damage, giving up only 2 runs with 2 on and one out was a big step forward.
What part of Thames can’t hit righties or play LF doesn’t Girardi understand? He couldn’t even handle LF in the Fenway dump how will he handle a big outfield?! They really need to bring Miranda up and give him a chance at DH. The bottom of the lineup is dreadful.
Desperation time for the yanks. Call in the reinforcements!! Miranda full time DH and Russo should take Pena spot.
But, we saved money by NOT re-signing Damon or Matsui and getting the, ahem, services of Winn and Thames…..
Where are these magical baseball teams that have… good backups?
# Mark- Can’t touch this May 12th, 2010 at 3:51 pm
Why not give Russo a chance? anyways I say Pena gets the winning hit tonight.
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Yeah I don’t really understand it either. Russo is pretty good defensively and can’t really hit much worse than Pena has lately. But yeah he probably will hit game winning HR now lol. Also, Thames was pretty terrible the last time he was in LF. There is a lot of ground for him to cover in Detroit. Very questionable lineup.
Some of you are mad because SJ was speaking the truth. Yeah the truth hurts !
The fact is that many Yankee fans are idiotic, spoiled, bandwagon fans that only became fans after the 1996 World Series. You may not like what he is saying but it’s true. The comments on this board validate his claim.
Decent outing by JV today.
Things will still be a little bumpy as the team deals with injuries, but Petitte will be back on the mound soon, and if Park comes back healthy that helps the pen a bunch.
The team still has 2nd best record in MLB despite the injuries & JV struggles.
If the bench guys keep performing (Cervelli, Pena, Thames) (Not so keen on Winn), we are in for a great ride.
SS Jeter
CF Gardner
1B Teix
3B Arod
2B Cano
C Posada
RF Swisher
DH Miranda vs righties, Thames vs lefties
LF Winn
^^^^ If this is not the lineup for the next few days i will be extremely upset.
And Red Sox bandwagon fans are idiots as well.
Repost ….(with a correction)
People …it’s only the beginning of MAY !!!! Did you really think the Yankees would win EVERY game and never be shutout? It’s not where you start but where you finish ….look how we started last year and where we finished. We have only played 12 games at home, had injuries, our big guys aren’t even at full swing and we still have the 2nd best record in all of
baseball.
Stop the whining after the loses and support the team. Sometimes Yankee fans just make
me embarrassed to be a Yankee fan….thankfully the team doesn’t …
Go Yankees 2010 !!!
I don’t understand not bringing up Miranda. He would seem to be the perfect fill in at DH for NJ. Maybe they are waiting until they are back home to bring him up?
Btw, I’m also confused why Girardi bats Jeter #1 and Gardner #2 instead of the other way around. Jeter seems to have lost his speed. If Gardner were to get on leading off the game, it would basically be an automatic run if you consider his base stealing ability and Jeter’s bunting skills. It made sense batting Damon #2 last year because he had a lot of power. I don’t really understand batting Gardner #2 though.
Bench…
Thames DH/LF
Pena or Russo 3b/2b/ss
Golson CF/LF
Cervelli C
Colin Curtis really got hurt at the wrong time, he can play all 3 OF positions and was hot @ AAA right before Granderson when down
Good start by Javy. A good one to build on.
As far as Pena, there is a reason he was hitting 9th. If Russo stays I’m sure Girardi will give him a start.
Gardner batting 2nd
With Winn being such a weak bat, I don’t think they want Winn & Gardner batting back to back.
Although BG has handled the bat well & I believe he will be a good everyday player.
I don’t think much of Winn. I was baffled when they acquired him. Winn may have MLB experience, but at this stage in his career any of our AAA outfielders can bat as well as Winn.
RMS,
The problem with Russo….
He’s a better bat to replace Arod @ 3B when he’s the DH but Girardi will also rest 36 year old Jeter more this year and Russo can’t play SS well.
Classy as always SJ45.
Gardner should lead off
Everytime I see Buccholz, I feel for the children. THE CHILDREN!!
The Yankees have played an incredible amount of games away from home and are 21-11. This is probably their most difficult part of their schedule for 2010 and they are 10 games above .500 and going home for a homestand. If you would have asked me at the beginning of the season if I would take 21-11 for the Yankees after 32 games I would have said yes & thought it was a great deal.
Relax, things are going to get better.
I hate when the yanks put up 10 runs in back to back games….There bats always seem to go cold after they score that many. Jeter is our lead off man.