Game 35: Yankees vs. Twins
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Gameday Thread on May 14, 2010 
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YANKEES (22-12)
Derek Jeter SS
Brett Gardner CF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Marcus Thames LF
Juan Miranda DH
Francisco Cervelli C
RHP A.J. Burnett (4-1, 3.40)
Career vs. Twins
TWINS (22-12)
Denard Span CF
Orlando Hudson 2B
Joe Mauer C
Justin Morneau 1B
Michael Cuddyer RF
Jason Kubel DH
Delmon Young LF
Alexi Casilla SS
Nick Punto 3B
RHP Scott Baker (4-2, 4.57)
Career vs. Yankees
TIME/TV: 7:05 p.m./YES Network
UMPIRES: HP Alfonso Marquez, 1B Tim Timmons, 2B Tim Tschida, 3B Bob Davidson
WEATHER: It’s cloudy in the Bronx, but temperatures in the 60s and 70s are going to feel pretty good after some chilly days in Detroit. Very slight chance of rain.
PUT ME IN COACH: Joe Girardi said he wanted to put Marcus Thames in the lineup because of his past success against Scott Baker, and that’s no joke. Thames is a career .308/.333/.769 hitter in 26 at-bats against the Twins starter. He’s homered four times against him.
DOWN UNDER: Newly claimed right-handed reliever Shane Lindsay was born in Melbourne, Australia. The Yankees have had two Aussie-born players: LHP Graeme Lloyd and RHP Mark Hutton.
AROUND THE MOUND: As part of Orlando Hudson’s “Around the Mound Tour,” CC Sabathia and Hudson spoke to approximately 30 kids on the field at 3:30 this afternoon, and the Yankees have donated tickets to the kids for tonight’s game. Hudson’s initiative is aimed at getting more African-American kids involved in baseball.
UPDATE, 7:35 p.m.: Can’t help wondering now that A.J. Burnett has walked in a run and still has the bases loaded with no outs in the second inning… Do the Yankees even have a long reliever today? Surely Ivan Nova isn’t available, Alfredo Aceves is hurt, Chan Ho Park is rehabbing and Sergio Mitre is starting on Sunday.
UPDATE, 7:37 p.m.: Or maybe it’s not an issue at all. Burnett fields a comebacker to start a 1-2-3 double play. That was huge.
UPDATE, 7:39 p.m.: And Burnett strikes out Hudson to escape with only the one run. That’s an unearned run — because of the A-Rod error — and the Twins have a 1-0 lead that could have been much, much bigger. Nice work by Burnett.
UPDATE, 7:46 p.m.: Chan Ho Park pitched a scoreless inning for Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. He allowed one hit and struck out two.
UPDATE, 8:04 p.m.: Probably not good news for Nick Swisher. He’s out of the game, replaced by Randy Winn in right field.
UPDATE, 8:18 p.m.: Instead of the normal baseball pictures during their at-bats, the Yankees are showing the players in full suits on the big scoreboard. Is that new? I didn’t cover many games the last home stand, but this is the first I’ve seen it. It’s pretty cool.
UPDATE, 8:19 p.m.: The suit picture seems to be working for Brett Gardner, who just went deep to tie the game at 1 That’s his second homer of the year. I’ve written this before: I know Gardner is a small guy by athlete standards, but he’s pretty jacked compared to random strangers walking down the street. Not a huge surprise that he can get the ball out of here when he gets hold of one.
UPDATE, 8:32 p.m.: The Yankees pulled into the lead on Robinson Cano’s RBI double, but three straight strikeouts left runners stranded at second and third. The bottom of the lineup has really been hurt by those injuries to Granderson and Johnson.
UPDATE, 8:35 p.m.: As expected, Swisher left tonight’s game with a sore left biceps. He went for what the Yankees are calling a precautionary MRI.
UPDATE, 8:41 p.m.: Joe Mauer can hit. That’s all there is to it. His solo homer has tied the game at 2.
UPDATE, 8:50 p.m.: If Brett Gardner were one step slower, the Yankees wouldn’t be leading right now. He hit a two-out single to left, then scored on Mark Teixeira’s double to right, sliding in just ahead of the play at the plate. It’s a 3-2 Yankees advantage, and it’s so far a big game for Gardner.
UPDATE, 8:51 p.m.: Teixeira was just thrown out at the plate on a Rodriguez single to left. To be perfectly honest, though, I thought it was the right decision to send him. Good throw from Young got Teixeira by quite a bit, but at the time, I thought it was a good idea to wave him home.
UPDATE, 9:24 p.m.: Two straight hits off Damaso Marte have scored two runs and given the Twins a 4-3 lead in the seventh. Not sure why Brett Gardner tried to throw home on the Mauer single — letting Mauer go to second — but I’m also not sure it mattered after Morneau doubled to center.
UPDATE, 9:34 p.m.: Derek Jeter goes a week and can hardly buy a hit, then he doubles off the leg of Twins starter Scott Baker. This is a weird, weird game sometimes. The Yankees now have runners at second and third with no outs, and the Twins are going to the bullpen.
UPDATE, 9:41 p.m.: Twins reliever Matt Guerrier is coming into the game to face Alex Rodriguez with the bases loaded, all while the stadium plays a Rodriguez highlight video set to Jay-Z’s On To The Next One. I’m sure that’ s not intimidating.
UPDATE, 9:42 p.m.: That’ll do the trick. Grand slam by by Rodriguez moves him past Frank Robinson on the all-time home run list and gives the Yankees a 7-4 lead.
UPDATE, 9:58 p.m.: The official scorer has ruled that Damaso Marte was ineffective. Joba Chamberlain will be credited with the win if the Yankees hold on.
UPDATE, 9:59 p.m.: There’s the second big league hit of Golson’s career.
UPDATE, 10:01 p.m.: Obviously you don’t like Golson getting picked off there, but that guy can really run. He was nearly safe on that play! Juan Miranda followed with a hard-hit double to center field. It would really help the Yankees if they could get something out of Miranda while Granderson and Johnson are on the DL.
I hope we could win.
Sounds like a very worthy cause……….hope the kids see a good (Yankees win!) game
Yankee 2
Ooooooooooooooh! Oooooooooooooooooooooh! I know the answer!
Boston!
What American city has murderers, thiefs, cheats, snakes, rats, strangles?
First one to answer gets a 10% off coupon to Denny’s.
We all know what is going to happen during the Tigers-Sox game. Brian Bosche will go 0-4 with 4 Ks and 7 LOB. Buchholz will pitch a shutout as Damon, Cabrera, Bosche, etc. all make 1-2 pitch outs for him.
In close games with the Sox trying to back the game open, Magglio and Gregg Kelly will refuse to sacrifice their bodies like they did against us to rob Jeter of game-tying hits. Leyland will refuse to use his best reliever, Zumaya, and will go to Phil Coke, who will be pointing up to the sky all day as he gives up game winning HRs to Varitek and Mcdonald.
But I doubt it —- these ain’t the 2009 Yankees.
Lets go Yankees!!!
They also currently have Kyle Perkins, a minor league catcher in EST who is from Australia.
Would be nice if the bats woke up. They are at home now, they need to start hitting.
Overheard during the “Around the Mound Tour”:
“And this, kids, is where Alex Rodriguez is never allowed to step.”
CR9 beat me to the punch.
“What American city has murderers, thiefs, cheats, snakes, rats, strangles?”
Salt Lake City?
Wait, so it’s not Sheboygan?
There go my Denny’s plans.
Let’s Go Yankees!!!!
Betsy
Called the vet today, thought I was going to get a free followup visit for Tiki. But they said I’d be charged again, so instead, they gave me a prescription for free antibiotics.
I also had to pay for antibiotics for Taylor, because he has to go under anesthesia on Tuesday, to get his teeth cleaned, because of his heart murmur.
I have to get Teddy’s teeth done too for his heart murmur, but I will wait until June or July. I need a couple months off from repeated vet visits.
Hi Trisha!
Juan Miranda hits one out tonight.
oops, sorry, I forgot…
SPOILER ALERT!
Hi Ray!
CR, aw-these poor dogs and it must be draining on you, who loves them so much……………..
Betsy
They’re really healthy. I dont mean to make it out to be that they are not.
Taylor’s heart murmur has gotten better in the last year (lower in sound, I guess, when the vet listens to it).
Teddy is great too! Just have to have his teeth cleaned, because bad teeth can affect heart murmurs.
Tiki has the only pressing problem, with her face. And the vet assured me it’s nothing serious and it will go away.
Where is everybody? We need this place packed for AJ Burnett’s no hitter tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Enjoy the game all!
I’ll be back to
and profess my ♥ for Francisco Cervelli as soon as he does something spiffy – and of course I will give updates on the little league team of that city that has the most murderers, crime, etc. – the Sux!
Dont leave Trisha! We need your positivity today during AJ’s no hitter.
CR9,
We are watching as the Bruins blow their 3-0 lead.
CR9 – but once he starts pitching, don’t mention those two words! I’ll be happy to stay until Fran gets home because then we go to another place to chat only because that’s the onlhy way we can stamp out all in-game negativity!
hey all. im from MN.. not here to talk smack!.. but ah.. you guys always dominate us.. whats up with that
The YES Network accepts money to sponsor Massachusetts Tours! How can that be possible? Seems a bit (largely) ridiculous to me.
AJ with a good looking fastball so far
Good evening folks.
Lets get a winning streak started on this home stand.
Lets go Yankees…..
It must be comforting for the Twins to know that all they need to do is to lead 1-0, then the game is over and won.
Last season AJ was very streaky and that was largely because his fastball command was so streaky.
Last game was the first time AJ really lost his fastball command for an entire game and wasn’t able to compensate for it by trying to throw more two seamers and induce ground balls.
The key tonight is to watch for his fastball command. Let’s hope AJ doesn’t get stuck in a rut where his fastball command just isn’t there for several games in a row.
If AJ commands his fastball tonight after that poor game last time it’ll be potentially a good sign for the rest of the season.
Uh oh. Max Scherzer. 2-flippin-run homer already.
CR9 – they’re not going to need help from the umps with Scherzer.
Hit ler vs. Bin La den
one of them is leading 2-0 in the sh it hole called Detroit.
Where was that 2-0 pitch?
Park pitched his one inning in Scr, 2 ks, one single, he is done for the night I think.
Just listening to the Twins broadcast and when Mauer came up they were said something to the effect, “Let’s listen to what the reception to Maeur is here. The assumption in NY was that Maeur would wind up here in NY…”
Then the other announcer started talking about how Mauer had “Minnesota” written across his chest and that’s where he was from, etc., etc.
I don’t remember anyone in particular ever making some issue of the yankees realistically signing mauer.
Park is making his appearance for Scranton tonight, getting the start. Cashman is there watching. 1 inning, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts, 1 WP. Threw 12 pitches, 10 strikes. Good fastball. His curve was ok, though the WP was a curveball behind the hitter’s head.
Where was that first pitch to Cuddyer?
ump has a tight zone
nice play by Alex
Hi baseball fan! Nice to have you with us. I have to be honest with you and tell you I was thinking about the same thing today. Your team is always in the hunt. You have been fantastic this season! To tell you how much respect I have for the Twins, last year my fantasy team at one point was almost totally Twins players! I only got Mauer this year. And that’s because your other guys were scooped us really fast.
There are certain teams that just seem to play well against other teams. The Yankees have seemed to do that with the Twins. Now I am not counting my chickens but agreeing with you that it has been that way for a little while.
I love the way your guys play the game. They play it the right way.
Nice! 2 hard hit balls by the Twinkies that were both playable for us.
Hey, bright side. TB is down 2-0.
AJ was getting under his fastball some that inning and leaving it up in the zone. He needs to adjust and keep it down. The twins are going to hit his fastball if he leaves it up in the zone. They are a good hitting team.
As I don’t think we can beat the Twins, I’m more interested in the game between the two great Evildoers of our epoch in Sh1tTown/Detroit.
Maybe you guys were busy talking to each other but we have a Twins fan in the house, baseball fan. I hope he/she is still here…
Well, it seems that Boston wasn’t intimidated by the Tigers, unlike the Yanks.
I hope Ortiz hits one out.
Jeter just looks horrible
Jeter gets the offense off to a great start!
# Finny May 14th, 2010 at 7:18 pm
I hope Ortiz hits one out.
http://www.sonsofsamhorn.net/
Go there and tell them.
Yeh. Die you Tigers. Die.
HOLY GEEZ! The Sox are already victorious! 5-0!
It is just sad that Jim Leyland decided to use all their offense/defense/pitching arsenal in one series against us.
We can’t beat the Twins? That’s all we ever do.
mel, listen to my sad story. I had both David Price AND Wade Davis on my fantasy team. One night quite late I decided to drop Davis. But you know, Davis, David – I accidentally dropped Price instead. As soon as I discovered my mistake, Boston Dave had already scooped him up! GRRRRR!!!!
He was kind enough to offer him back to me, but only if I allowed him to pillage and plunder the rest of my team. I had to turn down the offer.
I’ll go without a pitcher before I keep Davis another day. In fact, bye bye Wade. (Fran and I have a running joke that as soon as we drop pitchers they turn into Cy Young. Keep your eye on Davis after tonight!)
wow, what a offense
Sox 5-0?
Yanks got feel embarrassed.
Umm. Quick question. What was tex looking at?
After what happened in the last series, I really hate the Tigers more than the Red Sox at this point.
boston blowing out the tigers.
maybe yanks can’t beat good teams?
like I said, I will take 6-4 for their next 10 games.
trisha,
lol. murphy’s law. You can set a clock by it. Just like trolls when the Sox are winning.
Hit Girl, are you a troll?
Finny
Hold off on hating the Tigers. When the Tigers go belly up against the Red Sox in a playoff series, then hate them.
I’m a big Texeria fan and I’ve been following him ever since he came up with The Rangers…..But I must say that I can’t ever remember any stretch of games were he looks befuddled so often as he does right now……..Almost as if he’s waiting on the perfect pitch to hit…….
it’s time to sweep Sux to turn this thing around.
I do believe that we could have beaten Max Scherzer despite having no offense that was getting the job done. The Sux so lucked out in this game. Our only hope is that Detroit remembers how to hit and returns the favor to the Sux.
boston blowing out the tigers.
maybe yanks can’t beat good teams?
–
2/3 vs the Rays
3/0 vs the Rangers
4/2 vs the Red Sox
3/3 vs the Angels
We throttled the Red Sox.
Tex is going to continue seeing this steady diet of soft stuff down and away until he adjusts to it and shows that he can damage that pitch.
Surprised to see him lock up on that slider when he gets pitched that same way over and over.
rich Harden opens up the bottom of the first inning witrh 3 straight walks. 2 strikes and 13 balls. Ouch.
Unreal. Tigers play hard against us, and roll over and die for the Sux. Typical.
Hope that first inning was not a trend. Maybe next game we will score a 1st inning run.
Pat M
That’s the problem with guessing pitches. Instead of just going up there and seeing the ball and hitting the ball, we have a lot of guess hitters.
AJ needs to sharpen that pencil.
We need good AJ!
this game will be over after a few innings
Pat M.-
Tex is lost up there. He’s not protecting the outer half at all.
i dont think aj with this homeplate ump is a good mix…but then again AJ cant locate at all right now
yeah, being home was really a help, lol
They really need to put that loser Boesch in his place.
lol at the feeble yanks
Hit girl, sad that you’ll have to be leaving us in a little while.
JZ, the only way I would think the Yankees should feel embarassed would be if we faced Max Scherzer and the Yankees lost. You just don’t know how bad a pitcher he is.
game will be over after 1 1/2 innings, lol
Wow rough start really to the whole game. AJ needs some K’s to pitch out of this disaster.
AJ needs to batten down. He might not get much help from his offense.
wth?
Good lord. This is gonna get real ugly, real quick, isn’t it?
AJ’s opening up his front shoulder too early.
Give me a break, people. The Tigers are a good team who caught the Yankees at a good time – for them. They are not unbeatable and sometimes they are going to lose; actually, they’re going to lose quite a bit. It doesn’t mean they aren’t trying. The Sox are a good team; that means they are going to win more often than not. Even if they make up a few games on us during this stretch, they are NOT better than we are. I don’t care if Buchholz pitches a 1 hitter; he crapped out against the Yankees……….
haha
this game could be over real soon…
Could YES cool it with the “Slow-Mo” cam. Once in awhile it’s fine but they’re showing it too much.
Well with the slump the offense is going right now more than 3 runs probably means a lost.
LOL
GAME OVER
Yanks76 May 14th, 2010 at 7:10 pm
It must be comforting for the Twins to know that all they need to do is to lead 1-0, then the game is over and won.
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Game over now?
Whats the size of this umpires k zone.
Really, AJ? Honestly?
When it rains, it friggin’ pours, man.
Not even a gift 3-0 call…
Of course Alfonso Marquez and Tim Cheata’
This is a joke.
yanks are gutless when they fall behind, so that is ballgame, friends
gotta love AJ
another great Cashman signing
AJ is getting under the ball and his front shoulder is flying open.
And instead of focusing on getting his mechanics together he indulges his temper and starts blaming the umpire.
Just not what you want to see at all from AJ on the mound.
Rather than focusing on keeping his team in the game he’s just getting distracted.
How is it possible that this is happening with Cervelli behind the dish?
now the “blame the umps” whining begins, lol
Geez, when AJ goes wrong, he really goes wrong……..mechanical difficulties anyone, lol? I love the guy, but why can’t he fix his problems midstream – are his mechanics that complicated?
I don’t get Tex. He’s not a rookie – he’s had slumps before; what is different about him this year?
nice dp!
i hope that derisive cheer is for the HP umpire, not AJ.
DOUBLE PLAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i dont think a double play was ever more needed
Nice start AJ
Look at that dominate Detroit Tiger team tonight
That DP was HUGE.. almost out of it
Nice job, AJ.
Get this guy out, limit the damage, and put this inning behind you.
Someone needs to shove a pie into Hit Girl’s face to remind her of this team’s comeback ability.
Geez, it gets bad in here when the Yanks are slumping.
Game over. Night all.
Oh and Hit Girl, slit your wrists and die.
That’s very disturbing about AJ if true that he’s throwing a tantrum; this is not what the team needs. Mitre is pitching Sunday; if AJ is out of the game in short order, who’s going to come in and stop the bleeding? I almost wish Albaladejo was here just to take one for the team.
These umpires are just ridiculous lately. They call pitches right down the middle balls. I think they are worse than last year.
Someone needs to remind Chad that he banned her……..
Phil
Hit girl just needs an injection of steroids to be reminded of what 2004-2008 and 2nd half 2009 David Ortiz was.
Oh good, ugh has declared the game over and will presumably be leaving
gotta admit, aj beared down and did a great job.
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice limiting the damage!!!
Take that, you bleeping bleeping bleeeping bleeeping bleeep Alfonso Marquez.
thank god!
Regarding endless string of injuries:
Maybe we should just call it a season and start selling some of the parts before more players got injured and then they would be worth nothing.
All things considered, that wasnt so bad.
Burnett got out cheap enough.
AJ had every right to complain, that strike zone is ridiculous so far.
Nice comeback from AJ. Very fortunate on that DP because that fastball was also up and very hittable.
He needs to keep his front side closed better and focus on his mechanics.
He can’t live with the kind of fastball command he’s shown so far. His curve ball isn’t going to be enough.
Come offense wake up!! Please don’t make another average pitcher look like Cy Young!
Girardi just gave Francisco a fist bump.
Phil,
What comeback ability?
The Yanks roll over and die when they fall behind this year.
How many games have the yanks won when they’ve trailed after 5 innings, for example?
Getting rid of Damon and Matsui ripped the heart out of the team.
woow, what an escape
And AJ did not throw a tantrum, he asked the HP ump where a pitch was, asking if it was high or why he was calling it a ball.
Acceptable all things considered. Let’s go offense!
Wow. That was huge. If anyone had told me they’d get out of that inning with only 1 run, the way AJ was pitching, I’d have thought they were crazy. Nice job.
What makes you think we can come back from 1-0 ?
Max Scherzer has been terrible his last 3-4 starts and obviously it continues tonight….
HitGirl just admitted why she spends so much time trolling here with her comment about our inability to beat good teams.
We’ve slaughtered the RedSux so far this season so I take it that she’s admitting that they aren’t a good team….Why watch a terrible team?
This is where it gets tied up
their bats are in sleep mode, all of them.
I willing to bet $100 that we can’t come back from this 1-0 deficit.
Jerkface, I was just going by what CB said; my tv is on the fritz for the moment, so I’m depending on the kindness of my blog friends to keep me updated
CB,
Whats up with Alex and the leg kick?
how is that a strike?
Brennan Boesch got an RBI single in his first ever AB against the Sox! LOL
I was wrong! I thought he’d never get a hit versus them!
Hey Hit Girl who’s looked better so far this year…..?
AJ or Lackey?
AJ or Beckett?
AJ or Dice K?
AJ or Lester?
AHHH that’s right he’s outpitched your entire staff so far!!!!!!!
Loser!
Lord, will they let anyone in to Yankee Stadium these days? The crowd shots YES is showing are terrifying.
I have no idea what this means, but take a gander:
http://riveraveblues.com/2010/.....ore-28355/
Benny-
I don’t know what’s going on with Alex. They just showed that replay of the HR he hit of Nathan – he was so short to the ball and compact on that swing.
He was late on a few of those pitches from Scott Baker. It’s not a good sign as Baker doesn’t throw very hard and he left some pitches up.
His timing looks off. That’s one of the problems of having that leg kick. If you don’t get your foot down in time you’re going to be late.
Alex just doesn’t look loose & free, almost mechanical in every stage of his swing…..Stiff / tight maybe is a better description…….
I hope that Daniel Bard kid smack a 100 mph heater onto Boesch’s face.
Everyone should say their goodbyes to Hit Girl because I just reported her/him (not convinced it’s a female) to Chad. The TOS are clear about people who show up for the sheer purpose of harassing.
Bye Hit Girl.
(Obviously we have to wait until Chad gets to read his email for it to happen. But I thought you might want to give “it” some bon voyage messages.)
“Hey Hit Girl who’s looked better so far this year…..?
AJ or Lackey?
AJ or Beckett?
AJ or Dice K?
AJ or Lester?
AHHH that’s right he’s outpitched your entire staff so far!!!!!!!”
The only one of that bunch who has pitched decently is Lester, and he’s better than anyone on the Yanks staff.
Swish, Gardner, and Cervelli are the only people hitting in this lineup. A.J better not give up any more runs
wow, that yankee offense is simply incredibly awesome!
Swisher probably in pain.
Why would Alex revert back to the old stance with the leg kick? He had such great success last year with the new one………….
The offense still looks bad right now.
i say swisher going to dl
Trisha,
your “gloating” over my future banning did nothing but guarantee that I’ll be back and make even more posts than usual
Besty, I noticed that this year. I thought they spread his stance out?
Note to Yankee Offense:
It’s Scott Baker. SCOTT. BAKER. No, he’s not a bad pitcher, but he should not be striking out anything that movies. Cut this nonsense you, please and thank you.
I assume Swish took BP – if he felt anything, he wouldn’t be playing (unless he lied to Joe?).
Pat -
Alex just doesn’t look explosive through his hips at all. Nor is he attacking the ball. Very different from how he looks when he’s right.
Jete, Tex and Arod all look lost at the plate so far.
Swisher is not 100 percent.
Maybe Alex’ hip is bothering him……………
4 ABs for the M & M boys. 4 well hit balls.
Joe made it sound like Swish was fine…….
# Betsy – Hughes rules (pleading the Fifth) May 14th, 2010 at 7:48 pm
Maybe Alex’ hip is bothering him……………
No
He wouldn’t be playing the best 3rd base of his career if that was the case.
now they are in the middle of annual ‘early season slump’. This time it starts from May.
Swish needs to take a lesson from Jeter and play through injury. We don’t have anyone to replace him.
Who knows. With all these injuries, may be all of them, Jeter, Tex, Arod, are hurt.
Nicely turned double play!
like on that play Betsy
everyday, every opposing pitcher, there’s a shut-out danger.
this terrible offensive funk has nothing to do with injuries.
it’s all about jeter, tex (just dreadful) & a-rod.
Carl, that’s true….then I can’t explain it. We’re in the middle of May already and Tex and Alex have been bad.
Jeter, Tex, Arod, and Cano are slumping. Swisher and Posada aren’t playing consistently and have gotten out of their grooves. Cervelli and Gardner are the only ones getting on base but their .400 SLG% ain’t gonna carry the team. I just wish the offense would show some signs of life.
The around-the-horn DP was sweet, keeping A.J. at an efficient 45 pitches through 3. Some offense now guys, please.
Let’s Go, Yankees! clap clap, clap-clap-clap
Carl, I know – I’m just search for reasons, any reasons. The only thing we can do is have faith that things will turn around.
Whenever Alex’s left knee starts coming up, he struggles.
The Twins keep squaring AJ up. He’s leaving that fastball up by the belt and the pitch doesn’t have it’s usual life.
They got out of that inning but the offense is going to need to score runs tonight because the twins are going to score unless AJ suddenly finds his fastball again.
I really want to see a brawl in Sh1tTown/Detroit. Lots of blood, many serious injuries on both sides.
Thames!
Yay Thames!
“your ?gloating? over my future banning did nothing but guarantee that I?ll be back and make even more posts than usual”
Looks like you’ll be playing the role of Dr. Richard Kimble then. The difference is that you’ll deserve the hunt.
Bye Hit Girl. Bring your disturbed personality somewhere it will be celebrated.
http://www.sonsofsamhorn.net/
Baker’s not even executing pitches well tonight. He’s leaving a lot of breaking pitches up in the zone.
Thames is now 9-27 off Baker; good start to the third. Keep the line moving, Miranda.
I know the offense is slumping, but don’t you think the SP is starting to have a little hiccup?… Hughes has been absolutely dominant. Pettitte to be determined since he had an injury. CC’s last two starts he’s had command. AJ teatering a bit.. Tonight he was wild from the start, but hopefully he’ll settle into a groove and WAKE UP this pitiful offense.. Injuries and all, but someone’s gotta carry this team for a month..
RAB had an analysis of Alex’s hitting on their site. Lots of fancy numbers and letters seem to confirm what my eyes are telling me- he’s changed his approach at the plate. Swinging less, striking out less, making contact more but not for power.
The guy who wrote it seems to believe the numbers indicate it is an intentional change and not a fluke but the sample size is small.
I thought all that excitement over thames was for a homerun.
we are celebrating for a single. Please.
C’mon, guys.
Baker just threw Miranda a horrible two seam fastball. He should have crushed it. Instead he gets under it and pops it up.
“command issues”… what I meant with CC
Non Sequitur Man, I will take the tickets and wear the pink Yankee hat. As long as I wear my big boy panties too, what’s the real harm?
As for today’s question, I don’t mind the SONAR ping that much, but I wouldn’t want to be down in a sub all that long… are we talking days, weeks, months?
As for someone yelling ‘Medic!’ at me all day, that does sound kind of annoying, and it makes me wonder if I’m a medic in a war zone or something… sounds dangerous.
I think I’ll let the theme song Stephin Merritt wrote to accompany the “20,000 Leagues Under the Sea” silent movie be the tie-breaker:
“20,000 leagues under the sea
hand in hand we will go
and as long as you dwell there with me
that’s all I need to know”
Who has a higher batting average now, “Batting Champion” Cano or AJax?
Not to make excuses for them but it is also possible that since we have been hit with so many injuries the guys are pressing – as does happen.
And we did not get that call at all for AJ.
Through 2 2/3, Baker has thrown 7 balls out of 39 pitches; jeez already.
Warm it up, Captain.
CB, I’ve never been a fan of that exaggerated leg lift as the timing has to be just perfect…You have get your leg down just when the pitcher’s plant leg comes down…Too fine a line in timing….Strawberry got away with it, but he also could lose it real quickly and whiff 3-4 times in a row…..Especially when a pitcher is in a stretch and goes slide step…..Not certain as to Alex has gone with this……Just to mechanical, no fluidity
5 strikeouts for Baker just shows how pathetic this offense is right now, its like they all come up there with no plan its embarrassing.
Second time through the lineup, time to make adjustments. There is NO reason they should be looking this hapless against SCOTT FRIGGIN’ BAKER.
Geez, Jeter would be more useful if he just never swung the bat. Then maybe he would make an out on 4 or 5 pitches intead of 1-2.
Yankee hitters are swinging heavy metal. Where is the bat speed? My god!
Well, at least we won’t get embarrassed by a no hitter or perfect game.
Or pressing because several have slumped, Trisha. Not sure why, but I know the what of the slumping is there, no question.
Swisher is out. Just great.
YankeesWFAN Randy Winn going to RF for the 4th inn. Swisher out.
Another day. Another game. Another injury. What else is new.
Didn’t think Swisher looked right. That’s not surprising.
I still hate Randy Winn, though.
CB, Miranda missed a mistake last night vs Zumbaya and fouled it back…….If you want to stay in the bigs, you just can’t miss on those lollipops……
wow, swisher is out now?
I was about to type the same thing about the second time through the lineup, Donnie. Gotta hand it to Baker, though. He’s keeping the Yanks off balance by varying pitches and location; the pattern is no pattern.
“I’ve never been a fan of that exaggerated leg lift as the timing has to be just perfect…”
I think that’s one of the reasons why Pujols is more consistent than Alex. He has almost no moving parts. Small toe tap and that’s about it. His set up reminds me a lot of pictures of Joe D. Pujols gets his hands into launch position and then keeps his bat in the zone for a very long time. Remarkable hitter.
Those moving parts aren’t helping alex now. It’s what often gets him in trouble.
Swish obviously came back too soon. Things are really not going well at the moment.
Great other than Gadner, Swish was the only respectable hitter in the yankee lineup during this slump.
te st
Well, I can only assume that swisher is going on the dl. He did not look good.
It seems so, Benny. Yikes.
“Miranda missed a mistake last night vs Zumbaya and fouled it back”
I saw that. You miss that one pitch you get from Zumaya and that’s it. Not going to get another.
Swisher was trying to gut it out but he’s clearly not right. Very tough to figure out what to do because it’s very tough for the team to play short when they have so many marginal bats in the line up.
But they really have no OF at AAA either.
Even withe the injuries the lineup is still 7 deep. The big bats just aren’t getting the job done right now.
Pat, remember when Mattingly started using that leg kick a couple of years after the back issues started. He had that one 17 homer season around 1993 or so, but, the power was gone for good after that.
Looking lethargic again tonight
If there is anyone who should not be talking about somebody being strange looking, it’s Michael Kay!
“Miranda missed a mistake last night vs Zumbaya and fouled it back”
_________
A-Rod and Tex have been missing pitches since April, they are the ones I’m mad at.
At the moment our pitchers need to be nearly perfect for us to have a chance in these games. It would be nice to get this one because Liriano has been awfully good so far this year.
Diving into 1st base on a foul ball?????????????????????????????
I guess he didnt look back (which slows a runner down, but which I see all the time).
can someone remind me why i rushed home in a torrential downpour to watch this? jesus our offense is pathetic lately. baker with 5 k’s in 3 innings, embarrassing
Let’s go bats!
Let this inning be the one the Yankees offense gets started.
How much do you want Valverde and Youkilis get into a death brawl?
AJ is doing all he can. This game reminds me of his start against the Twins last year where he gave up 1 run and the Yankees couldn’t tie the game until the 7th or 8th inning (and then won in extras, off course).
why do we always get a pitcher who’s in the middle of his hot streak. Let’s go Yankees
Dearest New York Yankees Offense-
I know we are a little banged up right now. I know we are slumping a little. But you are the line up of the New York Yankees!!!!! Its time to start hitting. A lot. Lets score some runs and remind the Twins that they hate New York. Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
Sincerely Yours,
Erica
kevin
Obviously, because you are a true Yankees fan. I applaud your fandom.
BG!!!!!!!!
C YA!
Gardner!!
GARDNERRRRRRRRRRRRRR WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
gardy!
Gardy!!!!!
CB / GB…..With approach to hitting is going to be very difficult moving forward when age creeps in………
The walk-offs started last year against the Twins in May, I believe. I was at the Melky walk-off which was right around this time of year……Hint, hint. Please??
Pitching Gardner inside – bang
Erica, your plea worked!
Now let’s take the lead.
Has he ever even dreamt of hitting a homerun that far? That’s unbelievable.
You never know who’s going to answer the call.
Sterling just called that “Gardy just gone yardy!”
Fran (the original) and OPPC member May 14th, 2010 at 8:15 pm
Erica, your plea worked!
******
I asked really nicely
Tex singles… Now, keep that knee down, ARod!
two hits back to back?
Looks like Girardi just gave the home run sign to Rodriguez
That was a very impressive swing from Gardner. Reminded me a bit of one of those one handed Johnny Damon homers to RF.
Baker has had good control all night – he’s throwing strikes. But his command hasn’t been particularly great. He’s made several mistakes in the zone.
And finally Brett Gardner makes Baker pay for one of those mistakes.
Somewhere Rich in NJ is smiling……
“Has he ever even dreamt of hitting a homerun that far? That’s unbelievable.”
one off buerhle was way farther
How is he not catching up to that?
I shudder to think what Sterling would rhyme with “Cervi”…
Let’s go A-Rod!!!!
A-Rod needs to be more aggressive.
Pat M.-
Unfortunately that’s very true.
What a fantastic job by gardner this year.
This team will be fine but needs pettitte healthy & needs to fix the dh situation & forget about nj,he won’t play much this year imo.
Once cg comes back the o.f. is fine & we can get winn & thames out of the lineup.
A couple fair calls from Alfonso.
ARod walks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Do it, Robbie!
Let’s go Cano!!
they keep changing speed on Alex.
I am imaging – or did Alex’ leg kick get less and less during that AB? Could he be trying to make an adjustment? It would be interesting if Chad could ask Alex or Kevin Long about it.
Every good thing Brett Gardner does saves us several hundred thousand dollars going forward that we couldn’t possibly justify giving to Carl Crawford.
Do not pull an outside two seamer.
I hope this wakes us up
Robbie comes through
Winn, would it be too much to ask for a little single? Or a walk?
“Every good thing Brett Gardner does saves us several hundred thousand dollars going forward that we couldn’t possibly justify giving to Carl Crawford.”
Long way to go but if he continues to play this way then that does make a lot of sense.
What and idiot fan.
Why would that dumb fan interfere with the ball??
Was that definitely bouncing into the seats? I don’t know if that gets into the stands unless that fan reaches over to grab the ball. That might have cost them a run.
fly ball Randy.
blake, that’s why I only used increments of hundreds of thousands and not millions…
Getting into the Twins bullpen early tonight could set up the weekend very nicely for the Bronx Bombers……
“Winn, would it be too much to ask for a little single? Or a walk?”
At this point I’d take anything but a strike out or pop up.
All this guy has to do is move the runners over with a ground ball to 2nd.
Because that’s what dumb fans do?
That fan is an idiot
Have to put the ball in play there.
What a pathetic AB.
C’mon, Marcus, show us your Yankee DNA.
Bad AB by Winn. Need to get that run home.
He just was swinging for the fences. He had an uppercut swing, instead of keeping his swing level and trying to put the ball in play.
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is why I hate Randy Winn.
That was beyond horrible. Winn got overpowered by a Scott Baker fastball. Just a terrible at bat.
I dont want to be that person but win should be waived. Bring one of the kids up. Winn has been an automatic out.
Chad if you get an opportunity, please ask Klong about alex’s leg kick.
Winn is not very good. Too bad Colin Curtis is still hurt.
Winn needs to be released. Cashman w/ Johnson/Winn 0-2.
Do something Cash if Swisher goes on DL.
Maybe Father time has started to catch up with Randy……Fastballs are eating him up
with the exception randy wynn been overmatched.
he not a bad 4 outfielder.
giving the yanks isssues. he not good enough to play
Frank & Beans May 14th, 2010 at 8:25 pm
I dont want to be that person but win should be waived. Bring one of the kids up. Winn has been an automatic out.
Part two it is not my money but how can they keep playing this guy.
Thank god it is a one yr contract.
Put it in play please….2nd and 3rd with nobody out you HAVE to get at least 1 in.
damn gardner is gettin it DONE this season
lets go alex ur due
This is why Randy Winn is not an everyday player. But because of all these injuries, well, there he is….
The whole offense is slumping. Thames and Winn are both role players. And rather than just playing their roles, they are both up there hacking away.
This is a situation where an out can create a run. And they seem to just be swinging for the fences.
no respect to Wynn and Thames. fast ball right down the middle
Pat-
The Randy Winn of a couple of years ago hits that pitch. He looks horrible.
i think if there was a better option at the moment, winn wouldnt be here, but alas there doesnt appear to be anything better
Wow. Winn and Thames can’t even come up with a sac fly between them. Have to get those runners in.
That was unacceptable, Marcus.
LOL, absolutely horrible AB for Wynn and Thames.
You could see that strike out coming. Thames wasn’t on the ball at all that at bat.
Just terrible.
Would have been a strike either way.
Are you kidding 7 strikeout for Baker? Freaking Baker?
The simplest tasks, get the ball in play to get a run home. And they did not understand their role.
The infield was not in. A simple ground ball would have gotten us a run. And they both refused to put the ball in play.
Why? Up there swinging for the fences.
i wond if the yanks can get hinske or melky
Oh I didn’t realize Swish was taken out. I was wondering how many OF were playing?
Miranda missed a FB down the middle.
“Are you kidding 7 strikeout for Baker? Freaking Baker?”
The sad thing is that he does even look very good. I’ve seen him throw considerably better than this.
bottom half of lineup is a joke.
LOL, 3 K?! LOL
Winn, Thames, Miranda at the bottom of the order is a killer at the moment.
Horrible job by Cash having all these stiffs.
What a lineup they are running out.
Enough of Winn, Thames should only see lefties and never play the field.
Catch Cervelli and DH pOSADA. wHAT is the problem.
Wow!
yuck
That’s disgraceful.
man o man these backups are awful
Thames really can’t hit RH pitching very well. This is where the injuries are really hurting. Get 2nd and 3rd with no outs and then the next 3 guys K. That just can’t happen.
If the fan did not interfere with that ball it would have been 3-1.
The bottom of the lineup = Built on Fail.
damn we just needed 1 more baserunner for Cervelli to come up.
winn thames miranda..ouch x3
3 straight strikeouts against Scott Baker.
2nd and 3rd, nobody out, and Winn and Thames made absolutely no effort to get a run in. They made no effort to put the ball in play.
How do you not understand your role?
why do they sign Wynn and Thames?
They suck.
At least that puts the “should Winn or Thames have gotten the start?” into perspective.
200 million and a horrible joke as an OF.
If Swisher is hurt Cash has to do something. Is Dejesus available?
well wynn s*cks, but thames is useful
What did everyone expect? No Granderson, no Swisher, no Posada and no Johnson. It’s going to be a makeshift lineup for a little bit while the regulars get healthy. Hopefully Park comes off the DL soon for some relief help.
I’d rather see Golson out there. Can’t do any worse than Winn.
I try to be optimistic always, but that was really pathetic…..
I can’t believe people were dumb enough to think I was overreacting when I pointed out the offense was visibly slumping in Detroit. There are tell tale signs, and it’s really manifesting.
2nd and 3rd, no outs, and not one of these guys can put the ball in play. Stop with the “role player” excuse, a major league player should be able to put the ball in play when the guy is pumping fastballs right down the middle over and over again. No excuse, it’s downright pathetic.
It’s all about the offense, and the injuries are not an excuse. These guys are still quality major league hitters, and they are just downright terrible at the plate right now. The pitching on this team is so good, but you can’t win if you can’t score any runs. This game should be 3-1 minimum, but most likely would be 4-1 with respectable AB’s in that spot. You have to put away the pitcher there, you can’t bail him out by swinging at all his crap out of the zone.
home run, home run, line out, home run. Poor Oli
That’s really something. And this is not an issue of a pitcher just being on.
Baker is a major command and control guy. And he doesn’t have great command tonight.
He’s made several mistakes in location that should have been crushed.
Instead he has 7k’s including the entire side after 2nd and 3rd with no outs.
If Swisher misses time they have a significant problem – and it’s perhaps the toughest stretches of games they have the whole year given the competition.
“They made no effort to put the ball in play.”
Do you really think that’s the case? No effort?
Winn and Thames aren’t supposed to be playing this much. Guys are hurt.
I demand a re-count. I think there was a chad or two left hanging there.
Guys, in case you didn’t realize, baseball is hard. You think they were striking out on purpose? They’re not regulars for a reason, they’re not that great. At least they pushed one across.
David Ortiz with 2 Home Runs in Comerica. Is it too soon to be worried that his father visited him from the Dominican with some more needles?
Watch Baker get into a roll now.
At this point, they may have to hold open tryouts, or get the Scranton shuttle going to find somebody, anybody capable of putting the bat on the ball.
Its one thing to have one or two guys who can’t hit. When you have an entire bench that can’t hit, you just aren’t going to score runs.
Three pathetic AB’s by guys who struck out on pitches that weren’t even that good.
Pretty tough to score runs when you have that many outs on your roster.
Men on 2nd & 3rd with no outs & the side striking out is pathetic.
Winn is such a weak bat anyway. We couldn’t do any worse with Golson.
cashman’s off season going from bad to worse…
NJ – DL (done for the year, my guess)
CG – DL
A-JAX – flourishing
winn – we just saw a summary of him
thames – ditto…
one of the worst off seasons by a GM.
by the way, i’m aware that on this blog it is regarded profane to even hint at criticism, but if you check out the yankee blogosphere – the rumblings over the A-JAX trade are gaining momentum. and i think the fate of this trade is only going to get worse as time goes by.
YankeesWFAN Swisher getting MRI on the left bicep.
Wow, men on 2nd and 3rd and 0 outs and Winn and Thames cannot get a ball in play.
That is simply pathetic.
Swish was taken to the hospital for an MRI.
Winn will still come up with a big hit tonight. Jeter is another with a big hit, too.
Baker is actually a very good underrated pitcher….He walks no one and throws strikes….Usually keeps the ball down and works quickly resulting in lots of k’s….he had a game against the Yanks a couple of years ago where he struck out like 12 or 13.
Take Swisher to see Dr. House….he needs to be healed ASAP.
Swisher went for a precautionary MRI.
if the bottom of the lineup is any indication of how bad this offense is. 3 K’s when the game was on the verge of being blown wide open.. UGH!
When Granderson gets off the DL he’s going to make a lot of these small sample imbeciles eat crow.
I don’t care if they are role players, if they can’t make contact to get a run in they don’t deserve to be role players on the Yankees.
Is “precautioncary MRI’s” anyone else’s least favorite phrase lately?
damn we might lose 2 guys who can work counts. Hope Swish’s bicep is not too serious.
someone smack that bleepin cashman upside the head and mention to him that his signings have been terrible – nick johnson will not be back – bite the bullet and get jermaine dye in here – he ain’t the answer but he’s better than winn, thames, miranda and nick johnson
You can’t let the pitcher off the hook there. UGH is right.
Miggy Cabrera saw 3 pitches in his first 2 ABs. A popup and double play. While he was hitting opposite field bombs against CC.
“Winn and Thames aren’t supposed to be playing this much. Guys are hurt.”
Blake-
I agree on Thames, particularly against RH pitchers. But Winn’s bat speed is not there. That’s not just an issue of him playing too much.
I’m an optimist but watching what I just saw from Winn and Thames gives me the creeps about these two guys and if Swisher, Granderson and Johnson aren’t fully healthy in the near term.
Scott Baker is a good pitcher who isn’t throwing the ball well tonight. He’s missing everything in the middle of the hitting zone and guys either can’t catch up to hit (Winn) or are overswinging (everybody else).
This isn’t an example of a guy making good pitches. Its an example of having too many guys in the lineup who are either slumping or can’t hit at all.
Tough to win every night with 4-6 outs in your lineup, as it is with the Yankees at the present time.
Grandy can’t come back soon enough
5 ABs for Mauer and Morneau and 5 well hit balls.
Without Gardner, we would be at least 5 games below .500.
If Swisher is hurt and they have to have stiffs in RF and LF they have to catch Cervelli and DH pOSADA.
Wake up Joe. Wake up Cash.
Cashman had a horrible offseason proving he can surely spend money but can he make baseball deals?
what a shot
sick homerun by mauer…didnt think that was gone off the bat
AJ just doesn’t like having leads.
tie game because the yanks have half of the lineup is full of scrubs
Mauer is so impressive. What a great stroke. It is very rare you see a LH hitter hit one out to that part of the Stadium.
But that fastball was a mistake in location. AJ’s been able to work through it, but that time the twins made him pay for the mistake.
6 ABs for Mauer and Morneau. 6 Well hit balls.
Mauer has power, but he doesn’t have Brett Gardner Power.
Nice play by Brett to end the inning.
This team’s injuries really showed last inning. With the regular lineup the 6-7-8 hitters are Posada, Granderson, Swisher.
Meanwhile the Twins have tied it up. It really should have been 4-1 but the bottom of the lineup couldn’t even make contact against a guy with a career k/9 of 6.89. Pathetic…
Suzyn Waldman: “Granderson hit off a tee today, and that’s not anything for a guy who uses his groin the way he does.”
I…uh…what? Wanna maybe rephrase that Suzy?
another thing. posada needs to play more. this babying is pathetic
Its really a miracle its a 2-2 game. They can’t hit and AJ has missed location on at least half his pitches.
Baseball is a crazy, crazy game.
Light Mauer Power?
Winn needs to be released. What was Cashman thinking? Couldn’t he have wasted that money on a half eaten hot dog.
AJ made a mistake there but he’s now being forced to pitch to perfection.
The offense has just been horrible.
AJ makes a mistake to Maeur and he crushes it.
Scott Baker has made mistake after mistake after mistake and other than Brett Gardner the yankees haven’t squared him up.
Just can’t do that and expect your pitcher to be perfect, especially on a night where he himself is fighting his mechanics.
Can we go get Jermaine Dye? I will Donate a dollar
Does anyone think Jermaine Dye is an option?
Johnson and Granderson aren’t playing
Damon and Matsui are
so Cashman wins the money battle with FA’s and we
suffer through this
Yankee’s save 10 million and put a inferior product on the market
yeah hindsight but if it ain’t broke don’t fix it
CB is right about Baker, he is a good pitcher, but he’s not really that sharp tonight…….Juan Miranda looks so good when in the box, nice quick swing, but he’s missed 3 cookies in his last 3 ab’s……Can’t stay up here if you’re going to miss out on those gifts
Weird!
“I agree on Thames, particularly against RH pitchers. But Winn’s bat speed is not there. That’s not just an issue of him playing too much.”
oh I agree…I just don’t know who else they can put out there? Russo? Slim pickins.
But it should be 3-2 but the Yanks have an idiot fan sitting out in right.
Mauer not a guy to make a mistake to.
This is a very good Twins team
This game isn’t over by a long shot obviously – but so far this has been perhaps the yankees worst hitting performance this year.
This is no Justin Verlander shutting them down. Nor is this is not Dallas Braden making quality pitches and keeping them off balance.
Baker has not been good. Baker should not even be in this game right now – they should have shelled him and sent him to the showers.
What is Jeter doing?
With all these injuries, the season’s over.
May be we can get something really good in return in trading Gardner now.
If Jeter’s gonna have ab’s like that there is no one on the market that’s gonna make a lick of difference. Jermaine Dye has a huge fork sticking out of his back.
Jeter’s approach right now is terrible. Girardi keeps harping on the fact that Jeter has hit the ball hard right at people but that’s completely missing the point. Jeter swings at everything right now. Terrible..
The Mauer of Power
(doubles as a great name for a jazz group)
Okay, Tex, give us back the lead.
at this point i would much MUCH rather see golson in the lineup over winn. i haven’t seen much of golson but he seems to at least put the ball in play and i’m sure even his bat speed is much better at this point than Winn’s. i’d probably rather have golson over thames as well.
i don’t care if guys are hurt- there are very minimum expectations for guys like Winn, thames, miranda…. and wow the situations they are screwing up right now you’d expect some random college player to contribute more than they are.
gardy is in beast mode.
If Swisher is DLd Cash has to bring in a ML OF even if he has to overpay.
Tex!!
whoo tex
he so fasssst
Okay, ARod, give us a bigger lead.
BRETTTTTTTTOOOOOOS CREATING MORE RUNS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Brett’s speed gave them that run. No one else on the team scores there.
Speed
Gardner is so bloody fast its crazy. He has really turned into an exciting player.
That was pretty!
how fast is gardy????? yikes
Tex looks like he’s turning it on! If him and Alex can hit the way their capable of it will help cover up the injury woes that are currently plaguing this team.
And of course, Gardner is a beast. You knew he was going to score. And he did, even with a lucky bounce in the outfield.
Gardner is SUPERSTAR!!!!!!
C’mon Alex
Tex’s batting average is still below Ortiz’s.
How valuable has Gardner been this game? His defense, running the bases, and offense have been tremendous.
What a simple concept though. Two outs, slash/bloop single by a speedy guy, and a power hitter, hitting a double, scores one run. So simple, yet so difficult to execute.
Wow!! That is unbelievable. I think there are two players in all of baseball who could score on a ball hit that hard by tex – Gardner and Carl Crawford.
Just an amazing display of baseball by Gardner yet again tonight.
Home run. Very good defense in CF. And now scoring an almost impossible run.
I think should just look for changeup
That play Mauer made they just replayed was unreal..one of the best and most athletic plays I’ve ever seen a catcher make.
Trade Gardner now!
damn. i was right
Why tex??
Come on Robbie why are you sending him
Yet another out made at home plate.
That was kind of a dumb move by Thompson. Line drive to left field and you send a slow runner? What?
Wow. 3rd base coach was used to Gardner’s legs? Ball was at home plate right as Tex was halfway to home. Yikes.
thompson needs to be a bit less aggressive with the slow guys
Definitely a gamble. Ball was hit very hard.
Terrible decision by Thomson. he had the ball before he turned the corner. Awful
Not a great call there to send Tex, not really a close play…..regardless finally 2 good swings by Alex and Tex.
What a joke. The double went off the wall perfectly to the RF and they nearly had Gardner out at home.
Then, the ball goes right to the LF who throws out Teixeira out at home.
No perfectly placed balls to get easy runs in.
More bad luck.
Not a real smart send by Thomson. One thing that Young can do is throw accurately.
Texas and Toronto
9-11 in the third lol
there no excuses to sent him.
he failed to do his job
You have to send them there. 2 outs and you can’t expect a lineup that isn’t hitting to get 4 hits in a row.
Good send but, Young made a better play.
Only way they are going to score is to be aggressive and see what happens.
That was a horrible send. That was the kind of send that a 3rd base coach for a team that feels like it’s not going to score a lot of runs tries to pull off.
There was no way Tex was going to score on a ball that shallow unless the throw just sails.
Very poor judgement there by Thompson – especially with Cano up next.
do you think Joe changes his mind and have Gardner lead-off?
I don’t understand. The Yankees doc said Swisher was good to go and yet the guy has to be taken out? I really am very tempted to make a snarky comment about that doctor………not happy at all.
Did Thompson think Gardner was still on the basepaths? Tex is way too slow to beat that ball to homeplate.
I think its a good call- Yanks haven’t hit with 2 outs and RISP for a while- gotta force the issue.
there no bad luck. young has a very good arm.
lack of baseball iq by thompson
Tex is not nearly fast enough to be sent there….
He’s had a few questionable sends.
Wow, the Rangers had a 9-3 lead against the Jays and Toronto then scored 8 runs in 1 inning to take an 11-9 lead.
This is at least the 4th time I can remember Robbie Thompson sending a runner when the runner will be out by a mile. Anyone else noticed that?
Thomson’s had an awful year – how many outs at home have we made? This guy was great last year………not so this year.
It’s true, Gardner’s trade value might never be higher than it it right now… if he makes an out in his next AB, it could dip… Cashman better be working the phones, get it done before the 8th inning.
no there no chance he scores on a good scores.
thompson just gave away a free out
yooung has a good arm.
TEX
Thomson’s a quality 3rd base coach, but come on!
If Winn was up next ok fine try to send him. But not with Cano up next.
Even if you are assuming that they walk Cano to load the bases it’s still not a send.
“Trade Gardner now!”
yea that makes sense…trade one of your most valuable players…genius!
SJ and CB disagree. LOL
Im with SJ. I think it was a good send. No matter where Teixeira was when Young got the ball ( a couple steps from 3rd base), Young still has to make an accurate throw to get him out. You take that chance when your offense is struggling as it is.
I would have rather held him and let Robbie hit. I know he’s in a bit of a slump, but still
For what it’s worth – I agree with Thomson sending Tex there. There’s two out, they haven’t been hitting, and it required a good throw by Young. Who knows, he could have thrown it up the line four feet.
How long ago was it that they had 2nd and 3rd, none out, and couldn’t get it done? I agree with Thomson there. He took a shot, just didn’t play out.
If he doesn’t send Tex, there is a good chance they walk Cano intentionally and pitch to Randy Winn.
Does anybody think Randy Winn was going to deliver a 2 out hit?
Wouldn’t surprise me if that played into Robbie’s thinking.
RalphieD (OPPC) May 14th, 2010 at 8:51 pm
“Trade Gardner now!”
yea that makes sense…trade one of your most valuable players…genius!
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Ralphie-
Don’t you know the season is over! Face up to it. We may as well close the Stadium and send all of the fans home until 2011
I don’t care how good the pitching is; if you can’t score, you can’t win. Our SP has to be almost perfect now…………..
With our luck, Gardner probably will be the next one to get injured.
Burnett’s had so many 4-0 walks that it’s actually keeping his pitch count down, lol.
Cash’s signings have not panned out thus far……….If Cano, Jeter, Alex and Tex were hitting, things would be a little different, but they’re not. Even if they were, they’re still awful thus far……..
doesn’t matter.
tex had little chance to score.
wynn had a better chance to be hit by a pitch
“Ralphie-
Don’t you know the season is over! Face up to it. We may as well close the Stadium and send all of the fans home until 2011 ”
haha..i refuse to give in!
SJ44,
Well I’d rather take my chances with Winn then run myself into a guaranteed 3rd out.
SJ44 May 14th, 2010 at 8:52 pm
If he doesn’t send Tex, there is a good chance they walk Cano intentionally and pitch to Randy Winn.
Does anybody think Randy Winn was going to deliver a 2 out hit?
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The only two-out Randy Winn hit I could think of was when I chose going into my apartment and going to the bathroom over sitting to my car and listening to his at bat on the radio and the jerk hit a 3-run homerun
You know something… I would still choose the bathroom
great throw
Did notice Gardner has a wrap covering his left wrist and thumb while on the bases.
Probably just precautionary because of last year’s injury.
Cervelli with the gun
perfect throw!
Can’t we wait to close down the stadium until after I go to the game tomorrow? LOL
cervilli!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nice throw, even nicer tag
Way to go!
Great throw by Cervelli!
“Did notice Gardner has a wrap covering his left wrist and thumb while on the bases.
Probably just precautionary because of last year’s injury.”
yea he always wears that now…
Patrick
That’s the thing. It’s not a guaranteed 3rd out. Young has to make an accurate throw. That’s not a given.
If it’s a guaranteed out, why does Young even throw the ball?
So how many weeks until Granderson back? Can anyone make an educated guess?
Betsy,
It’s unfair to blame the doc for Swisher’s injury. Unless they did an MRI (I don’t think they did prior to tonight) the doctor only knows so much. If Swish told him that he feels no pain the doc will think he’s fine. Knowing baseball players they usually say they are fine.
Also it’s possible Swisher aggravated the bicep. He usually swings pretty hard and whiffing that bad doesn’t feel nice.
this blog, with the exception of the usual good posters, is pathetic tonight. With all the problems the Yankees are ahead by a run and are 10 games over .500 in spite of a ton of injuries. Let’s see-Teix sucks, then he gets two consecutive hits and an RBI plus a couple of excellent defensive plays. Some of you don’t deserve to be Yankees fans, you should go root for the Mets, there is a lot more to complain about.
Cervelli got a fantastic downward plane on that throw. It sailed a bit on him but getting that downward play allowed them to make that nice tag for the out.
@prince1718 Swisher said his biceps wasn’t 100 percent before the game. We’ll find out in postgame if – or how much – he aggravated it.
about 1 hour ago via UberTwitter in reply to prince1718
From Kim Jones……..
Fantastic………….
Scranton takes a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the 6th inning on a 2 run triple down the right field line by Montero. He’s 1-3 tonight with a run scored on Huffman’s single.
Casilla, you ain’t no Brett Gardner.
CR9,
9/10 times that’s an out. Young had the ball before TEx was even at third.
Mark,
ETA for Granderson….On or around June 1.
Sorry..that was Gorecki’s single that scored Montero.
Our hitters are trying the crush every pitch. They need to relax and poke some hits
Patrick, I know – I’m mostly just venting out of frustration and looking to blame anyone. I know I shouldn’t and I don’t really mean it……
Even with the awful Randy Winn coming up, they have at least a 30% chance of scoring a run with the bases loaded.
I don’t think Tex has close to a 30% chance of scoring on that hit. He was thrown out by 15 feet.
Oh no, here we go again.
Cano is heating back up. Let’s see if the Three Stooges can score him!
Wow, that is a great hockey game, and I don’t even follow hockey anymore…
MIggy Cabrera has seen 5 pitches in 3 ABs against the Red Sox.
He has SWUNG AT ALL 5 PITCHES!
Obi wan Canobi is getting hot
Man, that double got to the right center field wall fast.
would giradri dared to bunt with wynn and pinch hit thames with posada?
Swung at all 6 pitches now, and grounded out to the pitcher.
Randy Winn has to bunt here. If he can’t get down a bunt to advance a runner, he has no business being on this roster tomorrow.
ETA for Granderson….On or around June 1.
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Man I hope so, we need him bad.
Sounds like Johnson could be out awhile, Cash said something like “several weeks”. The troubling thing is that theres been very little info about his injury, could be pretty serious.
Ca-no can-do
Can randy get cano to third?
SJ44 May 14th, 2010 at 8:59 pm
Mark,
ETA for Granderson….On or around June 1.
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Good News.
Cano has looked better this game.
Once again Baker makes a mistake with the ball running back arm side over the plate.
Let’s see if Randy will hit a ground ball to the right side.
Patrick, I know – I’m mostly just venting out of frustration and looking to blame anyone. I know I shouldn’t and I don’t really mean it……
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I can’t blame you, these injuries have been a killer. I feel like a damn Mets fan
When can we cut Winn?
Why doesn’t Winn just bunt?
Okay, no luck for Mo. Here comes Larry!
Nope. He just flung his bat out there to fight off a non 2 strike pitch, and a weak popup is the result.
giadri has failed.
SJ44 was right, they should have bunted him. Winn looks terrible, his swing is all arms.
He cant!
That’s just bad, bad baseball all around. From the bench to the player.
Can’t get much worse than that.
He now officially is a waste of a roster space.
no bunt?????? total joke that’s practically a pitcher spot when Winn is hittin…. wake up girardi
Blech
At least he made contact. Giradi should bunt Winn every chance he gets, I would bunt Winn with a man on first LOL
Lots of Randy Winn hate here
Randy Winn can’t do basic stuff. Just pull the ball and couldn’t do that. He is awful. Brandon was right.
“Scranton takes a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the 6th inning on a 2 run triple down the right field line by Montero”
GB7-
Did you see the at bat? If so how did he look. It’s good to see him get an extra base hit two nights in a row.
Though for Montero to get a triple I’d have to assume there was an outfield miscue (or two..) in there.
Lots of Randy Winn hate here
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Not hate at all. He just isn’t that good anymore.
Guys, Randy Winn seems like a pro, he’s liked in the clubhouse, and I am definitlely rooting for him to do well. Having said that, I’m tired of seeing him come up with RISP. He doesn’t even make productive outs. Until he demonstrates otherwise, relying on him in the clutch is futile. And I hate to say that.
I completely forgot. Why not bunt?
not to drone on, but that is one of the most shocking non bunt calls from girardi i’ve ever seen. i mean you really can’t get more obvious than that. Winn cannot be counted on to even hit a sac fly. to consider him a decent bet for an RBI hit w/ a guy on 2nd is just insane.
The bottom of this order is disgusting.
God awful.
Unbelieveable!
Okay, here comes Curly Joe Da Rita.
What kind of swing was that? On a pitch in the dirt and never looked like a strike.
Thames and Winn are killing this team. I would say I hope Cashman can do something about this but I’m not sure if there is anything he can do at this point.
Now you know why Robbie Thomson sent Tex. He knows once Cano is walked, they have no chance to score.
Absolutely pathetic AB’s from Winn and Thames again.
Winn’s a lifetime .286 batter but his swing has so many moving parts it’s entirely possible the combination of age and not playing full time really makes his situation with the Yankees unproductive. There just don’t seem to be many options out there, you can’t sign a guy like Dye today and expect him to be ready before Granderson gets back in 2-3 weeks and there is no one in the minors that appears able to contribute.
Robinson Cano is not going to get a good pitch to hit for a long time
Lots of scouts are busy scribbling notes on the line up tonight…
“The bottom of this order is disgusting”
May be rating them a bit high there
This is really sad. These guys can’t even move the runner. I mean, c’mon
deja vu all over again.
Unreal.
Miranda has gotten several hittable pitches. That was one of them.
I miss J-Hair and Hinske. Those were true professional bench players.
Granderson we miss you get well soon.
ugh. We’re gonna have to bat Cervelli 7th or 8th tomorrow
Unreal!
When a blowhard like SJ says cut Winn you know he has to go
Horrible!
Kay is saying things any occasional viewer knows. The bottom of the order is weak due to injuries.
all because giradri is on crack
SJ, as bad as Winn is, the odds of him getting a hit or the Twins committing an error or a passed ball/wild pitch is probably higher than Tex scoring on that hit.
This is all on Cashman and all stems from him signing Johnson who gets hurt every year. No surprise. That one move really hurt b/c it then led to the Winn/Thames horror show.
Miranda has had very poor at bats since being called up. He’s missing AAAA quality pitches.
Paging Jermaine Dye
I sure do miss the circular line-up.
Maybe try and negotiate a trade with Kansas City for DeJesus if Swisher is out? I think Cashman recognizes that Winn, Thames and Miranda are not an answer. These aren’t even professional at-bats.
There is a reason why Winn and Thames are scrubs this is an utter horror show to watch
They cannot even do the basic execution of plays in the particular situations.
Please Girardi I beg you call up a 3rd catcher and DH Posada and play Cervelli and keep Winn or Thames on the bench
Watching these two guys back to back in the lineup is sickening to the stomach.
good point SJ. that is obviously why they sent Tex there.
if they win this game, i’ll be happy, because not only would that mean they hang on and get the W but also the horrible recent showings by Winn, Thames, and now lately Miranda are all grotesquely juxtaposed in a truly embarrassing outing tonight. i would think if this is not motivation to make SOME other type of move (even as small as giving golson more time) if one is at all possible
The horror!
Hey, Gardner is going to bat in the 8th!
So who here thinks it wasn’t a mistake letting Damon and matsui go?
Miranda doesn’t seem like the answer as DH either. If I’m the manager I get another catcher and let Jorge DH for as long as Cervelli is hitting well and the injured players get back.
JM…me too
Does anyone know how to tweet? LOL I’m trying to tweet Kim Jones, but when I put in my comment, the box that says tweet turns gray and it’s not accepting my tweets. Thanks!
Why wasn’t Posada at least DHing? With a short lineup I would think Posada would be playing.
It’s really too bad Collin Curtis injured his ankle. He has to be better than Winn at this point. Would have been useful to have him available.
Winn, Thames & Miranda, the Trio of Terror.
Don’t lump Miranda in with Thames and Winn, he has done well every call up.
Betsy, tweets are very sensitive to worry.
You really need to think positive thoughts if you want your tweet to go through.
Not to mention saving saving Tinkerbell.
Bring up another catcher – Posada becomes DH til Granderson returns.
“Why wasn’t Posada at least DHing? With a short lineup I would think Posada would be playing.”
Because with only 2 catchers on the roster it’s a risk to do that.
It’s why Girardi doesn’t like to use Posada as a DH very often.
Who else is at Scranton as an option for the OF? Is their a lefty hitter ready?
LOL Nevermind, I figured it out.
This game should be 6-2 or 7-2 right now.
CB May 14th, 2010 at 9:03 pm
“Scranton takes a 4-1 lead in the bottom of the 6th inning on a 2 run triple down the right field line by Montero”
GB7-
Did you see the at bat? If so how did he look. It’s good to see him get an extra base hit two nights in a row.
Though for Montero to get a triple I’d have to assume there was an outfield miscue (or two..) in there.
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It was a bullet that kicked off the right field wall back towards center. It was no cheapie. He was flying around the bases.
OK, he was flying in a Sopwith Camel, but, for him, he had the jets on.
I’ll tell ya, if Jesus Montero gets hot in the next week, 20 years old, not running balls out or not, I call him up and have him DH.
At some point, you can’t have this many outs in the lineup. You just can’t.
Montero is a better hitter than anybody they have on the bench right now.
I know they are ticked off at him for some stuff but, its time to let it go.
If he gets hot, call him up and DH him.
The roster spot can be opened up by letting Winn go and let Golston be the 4th OF.
If they don’t find another guy who can put the bat on the ball, Robbie Cano isn’t seeing a pitch to hit until Granderson gets back in 3 weeks.
CB May 14th, 2010 at 9:09 pm
It’s really too bad Collin Curtis injured his ankle. He has to be better than Winn at this point. Would have been useful to have him available.
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He’s not on the 40 man. They would have to release someone.
It’s too early to just write off Miranda. He hasn’t looked good but it’s just a small handful of at bats.
We are watching this display meanwhile Texas and Toronto are in a 15-10 ballgame, Toronto.
Toronto trailed 3-0 in the 1st and 8-3 in the second and now has a 15-10 lead.
YankeesInk Marte warming.
Nick, I figured out that I was saying way too much in one tweet – I had make my comments brief, which isn’t easy for me!
if Swisher is out for any period of time they will have to make a player move to get someone off another major league roster, just putting someone else in the lineup without a track record, like Golson, isn’t going to be the answer-he won’t be any better, in all likelihood, than the guys they have now.
I think Marte is a good decision here.
Give Miranda several more ab’s before you write him off.
walk mauer, i don’t care if he the winning run. pitch to justin.
great job aj
igotid88 May 14th, 2010 at 9:12 pm
CB May 14th, 2010 at 9:09 pm
It’s really too bad Collin Curtis injured his ankle. He has to be better than Winn at this point. Would have been useful to have him available.
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He’s not on the 40 man. They would have to release someone.
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I want to release Winn right now.
AJ did his job tonight. For a game where he didn’t have his best, he pitched a good game.
This is depressing……….but, per Nick, I am going to think HAPPY thoughts……..
I like that idea of Montero the DH.
AJ did a solid job grinding in this start. Didn’t have the good fastball command and found a way to get deep into the game.
Its time to see Marte in a high leverage spot and see if he can get the job done.
CB, the one bat I wouldn’t mind seeing is David Adams from Trenton. I just wish he could play an outfield spot. Not much chance of him unseating Cano at 2nd base. That kid can hit with anybody.
Try like a 100 more ABs. Though he has missed two cookies so far
“If they don’t find another guy who can put the bat on the ball, Robbie Cano isn’t seeing a pitch to hit until Granderson gets back in 3 weeks.”
I think this is a fairly significant issue. Really don’t want Robbie to start expanding the zone to try and do something because he knows the bottom half can’t get it done.
“He’s not on the 40 man. They would have to release someone.”
I thought Curtis had been added. Regardless, they would just cut Randy Winn and given him Winn’s spot or cut Albaladejo or not sign Lindsay or DFA Huffman.
If Curtis were healthy he’d be playing in the bigs.
last year we started with veras and ramirez in the bullpen. who remembers them?
same will happen with winn and thames.
I wouldn’t write off Miranda. I would have Miranda and Montero share DH duties.
There is your third catcher and at least we know he can actually make contact.
They won’t do it but, they ought to think about it.
Agree about Montero. He’s young enough that he can have a short stint up in the majors and then return to AAA without having much of a stunt in development. Kind of like Hughes in 2007.
Plus, whatever attitude problems he may have will get fixed much quickly up here with all the veterans he’d be surrounded by then at AAA.
SJ i agree. young guys have proven in this league recently that they can live up to the hype even at a very early age if they have the talent and the right mindset. the latter part of this lineup could really use a shot in the arm and montero could be the answer.
Marte gives up a lot of inherited runners, lets see what he does
ugh…
Just a dumb move
Joe Mauer is just all world, period.
Don’t lump Miranda in with Thames and Winn, he has done well every call up.
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Come on dude he’s looked awful tonight.
Not saying he’ll continue to be this bad but he’s hurt us a lot this game.
I wouldn’t release Winn (watch, Cash will do just that). The reason is that Golson will not hit much better (at least he’s not shown that he can hit in his previous stops along the way), and while both Winn and Golson can run and play D, Winn has the ML pedigree.
7 ABs from Mauer and Morneau and 7 well hit balls.
I cant tell you how many weak hit balls to the 2nd baseman the 2 of them had in their series against the Red Sox.
giradri failing to do his job again.
Cashman will make moves, he’s no dummy – he won’t let the team go on like this. Is there sufficient $$ in the budget? Who knows, but teams are going to try and hold the Yankees for ransom because they’re desperate.
Granderson will be great and Javy hopefully will be fine, but wow – Cash’s off-season has been brutal to date.
thats amazing
Bad pitch and a bad decision by Gardner to make that throw, advancing Mauer to second.
Walk Morneau and get Marte out of there and have Joba pitch to Cuddayer.
Well, I didn’t really think Marte was going to get him out. But Burnett probably doesn’t either.
SJ44,
I like your solution with bringing up Montero – creative, hopefully Cash is reading the blog tonight.
Bad decision by Brett.
“the one bat I wouldn’t mind seeing is David Adams from Trenton. I just wish he could play an outfield spot”
GB7-
I was literally thinking the same thing earlier today. He’s the best, most mature bat they have in the minors right now. He’s having a huge year in AA and is a kid who played a lot in college.
But they just don’t have much in the way of outfield depth.
SJ44,
Now that’s a plan I can get behind, but the Yanks aren’t going to call him up
We are extraordinarily lucky Morneau was out for the 2009 playoffs.
Fake SJ44
stop falling for it.
Come on dude he’s looked awful tonight.
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yes, he has missed a bunch, but Thames and Winn are done. Miranda is starting a potential career in the bigs.
When has marte ever succeeded? He stinks
Joe Mauer lefty or righty it doesn’t matter Joe.
I hate that the media has stolen the M&M boys nickname and given it to Mauer/Morneau. So incredibly lame
It must be a helpless feeling for the Twins that Mauer and Morneau absolutely kill the Yankees and they still can’t beat us.
why now. all giradri does is make a stupid decsion after another.
this game is tie because giradri keeps on blowing games
For all the great Brett does, that was a poor decision to throw home and allow Mauer to take 2nd.
Marte has hung every slider he has thrown in this appearance.
CR, the Yankees were a better team than the Twins, even with Morneau; they didn’t win on luck……….maybe I’m misunderstanding you?
Montero is hitting 200 at Scranton. FYI
yes, he has missed a bunch, but Thames and Winn are done. Miranda is starting a potential career in the bigs.
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Maybe if he stops sucking dong he can be
You talked me into it…..
I’ll play the outfield!
what about bringing up romine?
Un real…….
Hmm, I seem to remember Marte doing ok in the WS. That said, he’s really not very good anymore………
how is having 2 completely unproven guys sharing the DH role a better idea of having Jorge DH for awhile (conserving his energy for the end of the season) and let Cervelli, who is hitting almost .400, catch until he stops hitting? All you have to do is bring up Chad Moeller as an emergency catcher. Posada will hit be far more productive than Montero/Miranda as the DH.
Typical marte
girardi is too robotic with his style sometimes. his stock answers sometimes cease being effective. he goes out of his way to bring in this guy. and look at what he does. how is boone logan not our number 1 lefty right now? when you’re dealin with guys that aren’t superstars, you go with the hot hand. it’s easy. it’s simple. girardi doesn’t get that.
Hideous. Gonna have to be a pie night.
Gardner missed cutoff cost them there….well that and hanging sliders.
It’s unbelievable how this team basically consists of two players.
Why wasn’t he walked?
Marte is so unreliable. But why the heck would they even pitch to Morneau?
Girardi is one of the worst managers when it comes to managing intentional walks.
Burn that damn book!
Dude are you kidding me? Walk Cuddyer and let Marte pitch to Kubel? Absurd. Marte is pitching like ass. Get him out of there then kick his ass to the curb
8 ABs by the two, 8 well hit balls.
That’s a 100%. We would have been better off just walking the 2 of them, and gone after Cuddyer with the bases loaded.
But Girardi is insistent upon pitching to the lefthander.
And now we are intentionally walking Cuddyer, so Marte could pitch to another lefthander.
Have you not learned your lesson, Joe?
Another dumb managerial move and that’s the ballgame.
What in the world is Girardi thinking tonight?
Marte stinks.
Romine is not ready……….not even close.
LOL 1 run seems like 10. Nice job, Marte……
Marte you are terrific!!!!!!!!!!
Grass May 14th, 2010 at 9:20 pm
Montero is hitting 200 at Scranton. FYI
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Cervelli was batting .200 at trenton.
Montero is our best hitter in the minors.
Time to cut Marte. He’s a “lefty specialist”, who’s job is to get lefties out, and he doesn’t do it. I don’t care that it was Mauer and Morneau, two of the premier hitters in the league. Marte laid pitches right over the middle of the plate, and handed them hits. Enough is enough.
Looks like we are reaching the lowest point of the season.
I guess u forgot how bad marte was during the season and vs minny
Girardi getting in the way of winning again.
I really don’t know why they didn’t walk Morneu there. The offense just isn’t scoring. Falling behind there is a big problem.
Marte has poor mechanics and doesn’t repeat his delivery well. He’s so inconsistent and when he doesn’t have it he doesn’t have it.
It’s another example of a manager using a poor reliever in a high leverage spot just based on the hand he throws with.
Joba should have been in the game. He hasn’t thrown that much at all this year.
I know that can’t be SJ……
Cervelli is a singles hitter. Who is here for defense
Montero also just hit a two run triple.
Marte hadn’t pitched in 6 days..well, there you go.
why not let aj end the inning?
Well that is why you leave A.J in next time Joe. Well Lets hope Marte doesn’t give up more runs
Match up baseball….gotta love it (or hate it)
Damaso Marte is so bad. He had one good stretch in the playoffs but otherwise he’s been injured or ineffective. Why the hell is he on this team? He’s terrible
This team is atrocious right now (injuries aside)
Bonehead Girardi!
Betsy – Hughes rules (pleading the Fifth) May 14th, 2010 at 9:23 pm
Marte hadn’t pitched in 6 days..well, there you go.
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It wouldn’t of mattered if he pitched Yesterday
Montero also just hit a two run triple.
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I hope he ran through the stop sign and kept on running to New York!
Only down 1 run. That’s not so bad.
Girardi can’t help himself. He always has to over manage and play the match-up.
When you are scuffling to score runs, you can’t give runs away from the bench.
Not having Randy Winn bunt was a ridiculous move.
Only topped by pitching to Morneau in that situation.
You walk him, and bring in Joba to pitch to Cuddayer.
Instead, you give away the game, barring a comeback.
A bad, bad job by Girardi tonight.
Maybe we should just walk Mauer everytime. Better yet hit him
Gotta have faith, gonna think positive………..:)
He’s the second best hitter in their lineup and you had a base open. Logic should have entered Joe’s mind.
never could have guessed this would happen bringing in marte!! man, girardi does everything “by the book” all the time. he’s really not a good manager. i bet 90% of you guys here called it just like i did as soon as marte came in.
This team stinks right now and soon the red sox will catch them after being what 8 losses behind. Horrible job by both Girardi and Cashman.
The 2 of them. Every time they play us, it’s like they visit a childrens hospital before every game and promise to have hard hit balls against us every AB every game.
And against the Red Sox, it’s weak ground ball after double play after weak ground ball.
How many bad, bad games has Joe had this year already? A lot……….
At least Burnett can’t lose the game.
Btw, the Yankees only lost 3 games last year in which they lead after 6 innings. They have already lost one such game this year (guess who blew it??) and are in danger of another such loss today.
Then again, this is the Twins we’re talking about. Maybe being down 1 run in the 7th inning is right where the Yankees want them.
Bottom 4 of the lineup 0-11 with 6 K’s and left 11 men on base
Maybe we were not as good as we thought. Boston is right back in this race
Montero’s swing is back and they are expecting a huge correction in Scranton. It seems to be underway.
“It was a bullet that kicked off the right field wall back towards center. It was no cheapie. He was flying around the bases.”
GB7-
Good to hear that he squared the ball up again. I believe you said his double yesterday was solidly hit as well.
That must have been something to see him digging for three! That’s actually a good sign. For him to get a triple the stars have to align and he must be busting it right out of the box.
Good to see that given the recent issue with him not running out that ball to first.
Hopefully this is going to kick start him out of the rut he was in.
You can play matchup baseball. Nothing wrong with that. Just play the RIGHT matchups.
Once Mauer got that hit, you don’t let Morneau beat you.
You walk him and have Joba pitch to Cuddayer.
Just a bad move by Girardi and now he needs a dead offense to pick him up.
A very tall order given the amount of automatic outs in the lineup.
This team is done.
AJ only threw 100 pitches? Geez, Joe……..he’s not a china doll; let him pitch.
So much for Marte being reliable. Playoffs were a fluke.
If Steinbrenner was still alive, he’d be going ape sh_t on girardi.
oh well. i’m still not worried in the long run for this team. nobody’s injury is season threatening or anything even close to it. when everyone is back and our bullpen gets their roles figured out etc., with our starting pitching the Yankees are still set up. sure who knows how much of an asset girardi is, but no matter what the Yanks are making the playoffs this season. there’s no doubt.
CR9 you can’t really believe the stuff you write, can you? If you do it’s time for some serious medication for paranoia.
SAFE! Another supreme effort!
And we face one of the best pitchers in the AL tomorrow! Followed by Mitre on Sunday! Then we get Javy against the Sox on Monday!
Whatever cushion we had over the Sox is going to be eliminated by the beginning of June.
Was Joe expecting a different result? I mean you keep doing the same thing you will get the same results. You keep bringing Marte in high leverage situations you will end up with garbage.
What happened to Nick Swisher?
Yankees have 9 more outs….this game isn’t over by any stretch.
quickly! odds on jeter DP???
Girardi really puts far too much emphasis on match up baseball. He looks at split statistics as if they were deterministic.
Joba is simply a much better pitcher than Marte. Doesn’t matter if it’s a left handed or right handed hitter.
There’s absolutely no reason that Joba should not have been in the game, especially given how well he’s been throwing.
But Joba is the “eighth inning” man so I guess he can’t come in in the 7nth.
The worse pitcher threw the highest leverage spot in the game so far.
Jeter!!!!!!!!
Now I’m getting more frustrated reading these well-thought out posts….
Just what we needed! Like I said, we have the Twins just where we want them
Just what we needed! Like I said, we have the Twins just where we want them
Derek wilkl not be denied!
now if they go 2nd and 3rd with nobody out again and don’t score I may blow a gasket.
ZOMG Jeter got a hit. I thought I would never see this happen again in my lifetime!!! :eyeroll:
yes. maybe things are turning for the better for Jeter
WOW what a great break there. would’ve just been up the middle instead it’s a double. we gotta take the lead here.
is that a double
Talk about luck.
Good for Yanks and Derek, bad for Baker – looks like it hit his knee. Hope he’s not badly hurt.
Montero’s bat is not back. He’s 1-4 with a grounder to short, pop-up to short and a WP strikeout.
geez, it’s so bad even MKay is saying why didn’t they walk Morneau
Just for the record:
Joe Mauer Lifetime Batting Averages:
vs. Red Sox: .304
vs. Yankees: .287
Justin Morneau Lifetime Batting Averages:
vs. Red Sox: .350
vs. Yankees: .276
Grow up, CR9
Girardi is a little too concerned with handedness instead of goodness.
HOW DOES IT FEEL BOSTON!!!
Let’s see if the Twins walk Teixeira
If I’m Gardner, and I see the third baseman playing deep, l lay down a bunt down the third base line.
If he is playing more even to the bag, swing away.
Why did they leave Baker in for the 7th? He was obviously getting worse every inning.
and a two run triple off the wall. They like where his swing is now.
YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaa
BRUINS LOSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
CB, you are absolutely right, they should have put on Morneau and had Joba pitch to Cuddyer, I think Girardi fell asleep there.
Mariners leading TB 3-1 in the top of the 8th inning…
Brett, now go show Winn-Thames-Miranda how it’s done!
Girardi is a little too concerned with handedness instead of goodness.
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He should be more concerned with handsomeness.
“Montero’s swing is back and they are expecting a huge correction in Scranton. It seems to be underway.”
Phil-
What adjustments or changes happened with his swing?
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Up 3-0 in the game, and they lose 4-3!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Joe’s defense probably will be that Marte is a lefty and it’s his job to get lefty’s out. The problem with that is the Twins lineup is very lefty laden. Their second base hitter was up there with a base open. Just walk him.
My bad, for some reason I though Tex was up.
Doreen – Nick was hurting during a swing, so Joe took him out. He’s on his way to Columbia-Presbyterian for MRI on that left arm. Sounds like it’s his biceps.
CB May 14th, 2010 at 9:18 pm
“the one bat I wouldn’t mind seeing is David Adams from Trenton. I just wish he could play an outfield spot”
GB7-
I was literally thinking the same thing earlier today. He’s the best, most mature bat they have in the minors right now. He’s having a huge year in AA and is a kid who played a lot in college.
But they just don’t have much in the way of outfield depth.
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He has a great #2 bat. Takes pitches and walks steals bases and a sweet swing to every part of the field. Make a mistake and he’ll lose it. Also a very good defensive 2nd baseman. Not somebody I’d want to see traded.
Whoa, big-time fail by the Bruins
Win or lose, Cash needs to start thinking about retooling the roster. There’s only so much he can do to cover for the injuries and the fact that most of his big hitters are doing next to nothing, but Winn and Thames are not the answer, obviously. Where do they go?
please, please at least get one run out of this
Your #3 hitter has to get this run in.
what a disgraceful showing by the yankees
The problem with relief pitchers, with the exception of Mo, you really don’t know exactly what you’re going to get from outing to outing. No one can be positive Joba would have been any more effective than Marte. Marte has one job. If he does that job, no problem. He didn’t execute.
That being said, Girardi is a little bit too match-up happy, it would seem.
Another bad AB by a hitter in a situational hitting spot. Gotta be able to pull the ball in that situation.
Make em pay Arod.
Ok your #4 hitter has to get this run in.
They are disrespecting arod…..wow!
Brett Gardner just sliced that ball but he’s had a great game.
No excuses. Alex must get at least one run home in this spot.
I’m with SJ on Texeria trying to score on the double…..It’s early in the game, you’re at home in a close game….It took perfect execution by the Twins to nail him….I too would like to see more of Miranda, he has a real nice swing……..Yanks will pull this game out, relax guys……Not often that I disagree with CB ( Clark Kent )
come on make this 7-4 ALEX
wow, this is a shocking move by the Twins. i mean seriously this is borderline insane. a-rod is going to make them pay.
What a spot for a single by Rodriguez. If they make a mistake, hopefully one in the gap.
CB
What I was told was that either Rowson or Denbo went to see him in the past few days and they were happy with where his swing was. I didn’t hear of any specific adjustments but got the impression that it went from wrong to right. We were mostly talking about maybe getting Hillman back in the org.
So, it will come down to Alex. Haven’t we seen this before?
How many times has Alex seen the batter in front of him walked – to load the bases no less? Wonder how badly he wants to smash the ball….
Well I’ll risk the wrath of khan here but since a forum is for speaking one’s mind I’m going to speak mine. The Yankees have had some games where things haven’t worked out. So what. They’ve left men on base. Big deal. Show me a team that doesn’t have these things happen in the course of a season, especially when they have players who are hurt, and I’ll show you pure fiction.
I had to leave around 8 and so read the posts between when I left and now. I have never seen such a bunch of spoiled sports in my life. Winn is pathetic? His AB are pathetic? Do you think it’s simple for any player to come off the bench when the entire team is struggling and get the job done? If you think the regulars are pressing, how much more pressure must the bench guys feel to get the job done?
By the way, the same Randy Winn has gotten the job done in other games, and so has Thames gotten his hits. What is this love them when they succeed, trash them otherwise?
It’s a long season. If you’re going to get bent out of shape whenever things don’t go your way, maybe you should try solitaire.
The one thing you can take to the bank is that they aren’t trying to make outs, nor are they trying not to get hits. It amazes me that some of the people who make the most baseball savvy comments here are the same ones who are flipped out when things go wrong. If you understand baseball, then you understand that there are ebbs and flows in all seasons and there are stinker games that happen. Be thankful that the Yankees actually have fewer of those than most other teams and that’s probably the reason you’re beside yourselves with upset. You’re not used to these kinds of games.
Try understanding once in a while rather than demanding. If you’re not perfect in everything you do, don’t expect baseball players to be. Believe it or not, they’re human.
Joe from Long Island -
Thank you.
I keep thinking to myself, better all these dings in May than August or September, but boy, how much can a team handle?
The Yankees have some depth, but not this much. Not to the point where the bench guys are now the regulars.
Alex should not look for a fastball here. From what i’ve seen how they pitch him. It’s usually an 85-88mph pitch. Unless the guy throws 100mph.
I want A-rod to crush a grand slam, but in bases loaded situations since last year he has been trying to hit a hard single up the middle almost every time.
I’ll take a tying run.
I think its more about setting up a possible DP than anything regarding walking Tex.
I’ll settle for a 4-4 tie and pray for a little more.
“I too would like to see more of Miranda, he has a real nice swing…….”
Miranda does have a good swing. It’s a very good swing for the stadium.
Come on A-Rod..
WHOOO ALEX
Nevermind
AROD!!!!
Bahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Grand!!!!
I DONT BELIEVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
BOSTON GOT THEIR COLLAPSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
SCHADENFREUDE AND IT FEELS SO GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ALEX GRAND SLAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AROD!!! Gardenhire will never live this down.
“I think its more about setting up a possible DP than anything regarding walking Tex.”
That was the plan.
The plan did not work out!!!!
Well, OK then, Alex…..
Trisha -
I have to agree with what you just wrote.
It is despicable how people turn on a dime regarding the fortunes of this team. From “hero” to “zero” in no time flat. It really is unreal.
Amazing ARod and I called in in my own home!!!!
Doree, you’re right – except Cano, Posada, Jeter, Alex, Swish have not been swinging the bats very well. It’s up to them to carry the team (well, maybe not Swish, but still)….
Grand Slam #19
FINALLY!
Everyone feel better now?
That’s what happens when you disrespect Arod.
Epic Fail by Gardenhire.
that could be the most significant hit of the season for the Yankees.
They just said Alex was like 4-6 against him with 3 homers.
girardi gets bailed out once again. he’s really not a good manager. he just has a ton of really good players.
Are you kidding me!! That is the Arod of last season!
HOLY CRAP AROD
Alex!!!!
LOL
Ron Gardenhire should be fired
Why would you pitch to him there.
Gardenhire out over manages Girardi!!!!
HA HA! Just like that game last year where Maddon walked Tex to get to Arod! In your face, Gardenhire!!!!!
ballgame over Yankees win.
Another manager not paying attention to his matchup chart. Girardi did it with Mauer and Morneau and Gardy just did with with Guerrer against Arod.
Arod now 5-7 against Guerrer.
Lou Gehrig just gave his collar a little tug.
WHATD I TELL YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
I’m so annoyed that Joe robbed SJ of a win by taking him out for Marte
Now Marte is going to get a cheap win. This sucks.
Wow, what a HUGE hit – that has to lift the weight of the world from the Yankees’ shoulders.
Good for ARod taking the curtain call.
I had forgotten (a) how beautiful an ARod HR is and (b) how beautiful the pinstripes look and (c) boy, the Yankees really DO have a home stadium!!!!
girardi tried to lose BUT RON WOULDNT LET HIM
Obviously they’re going to toss Arod a cookie with Cano and Winn looming.
Another Boston team takes fall (payback’s a …. ) and A-Rod makes the whole night even sweeter. Life’s good.
A-Rod and Tex getting hot is what is needed to carry us through these injuries.
Gardenhire has a lot in common with Joe Maddon…………..
Randy winn that swing
“Gardenhire out over manages Girardi!!!!”
lol, good thing Larussa isn’t around…he would not be outdone.
It looked to me that Alex had a less leg kick and a shorter swing there – the pitch was up, too…
It looked to me that Alex had a less leg kick and a shorter swing there – the pitch was up, too…
It looked to me that Alex had a less leg kick and a shorter swing there – the pitch was up, too…
Winn makes contact!
this team needed that hit
so did that player
huge
thanks gardenhire
Games not over, but boy do I want Joba to come in and just dominate. I don’t usually think like that, but I need that now, lol
Where’s Hit Girl now? Silly troll.
“Hey Ron how does my but* taste?”
A-Rod
So Girardi doesn’t look as bad, eh?
Stop looking for the perfect manager, he isin’t out there. Gardenhire made the exact same mistake that Joe did an inning earlier.
Doreen congratulations to you and your daughter. Hope you all had a tremendous day!
Looks like your presence here on the blog brought us luck.
A-ROD!
As I said folks, relax the Yanks will win this game……Whew, thanks Alex…….Twins must hate coming to NYC
“Obviously they’re going to toss Arod a cookie with Cano and Winn looming.”
LMAO
Jeter, Cano, Arod and Tex have looked OK tonight. If even two of the four get hot they can carry the team for awhile until some of the injuries heal. That and good pitching, of course.
A couple of nights ago Arizona was playing the Dogers.
Same situation as what we just saw – men on second and third. Andre Ethier was up.
And the D’Backs chose to intentionally walk Ethier in order to pitch to Manny.
I could not believe it. Ethier has been arguably the hottest hitter in the NL this season – but the notion of walking Ethier to load the bases for Manny (who has been swinging very well…) is nuts.
Manny of course hit the ball four hundred feet off the center field wall for a double that cleared the bases.
Alex just one upped Manny for making managers pay this week.
Joe,
Good catch. The last two AB’s, the leg kick hasn’t been there.
It also looked like a spread out a little bit more in the box. Much like he did at the end of last season.
hahahaha
Now no longer can a Boston fan mock us for blowing a 3-0 series lead!
Even worse, the Bruins had a 3-goal lead in the 1st period and still lost!
Flyers win game 7!
What in God’s name was Gardenhire doing?
A-Rod off Guerrier coming in to that AB: 4-6, with 3 HR.
So…not only did he load the bases for Alex, he then brought in a pitcher that Alex does nothing but hit HR’s off of.
Congratulations, Joe Girardi, you officially DIDN’T make the worst managerial decision of the evening.
What can Gardenhire do? It was the right thing to do with first base open. There was no place to put A-Rod. Hopefully this gets his power surge going. What is it with the Twins and Rangers that always seems to bring out the best in the Yanks?
Hi Betsy -
Yeah, but we’ve seen this before. This team seems to slump together at least once a year. They did it last year against the Nats and others. A little earlier this year, but still the same.
I really am not worried about those big guys – they’re too good to be this way for too long. They’ll start breaking out.
I didn’t say it before, but good job by AJ giving us innings when we needed it.
Pat M, you have some crystal ball. First, with Phil and now tonight, lol
I lost my voice, and it feels soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
MUTHA ***** GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!
I just won the mutha ******* LOTTERY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I couldnt have asked for anything better than this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
comet -
Thank you! We had an amazing day.
Note to Girardi: Marte sucks in big spots. So does Boone Logan.
Forget a lefty specialist, we don’t have one. Stick with the starter or go to Joba.
trisha u try too hard
ah, the magic elixir of confidence…
last year’s play-offs forged the super-clutch a-rod.
romulo sanchez pitches well in the majors, gets an ego boost, goes back to aaa, and:
7 IP, 1ER, 9K…
DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thats the great thing about me, no matter how angry I get, I always believe, and I never stop believing.
I never stop believing in something!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AND IT PAID OFF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Gardenhire is such a bad manager the Twins always overachieve, maybe he knows a little more about his bullpen than most of you. Guerrier has pitched really well this year and last, give Arod credit for getting his pitch and doing something with it.
Thanks Doreen. And talk about turning on a dime, it was all love as soon as Arod got that hit.
Doreen, lol – you know what they say. The team that hangs together, slumps together. It’s weird, they really do all seem to slump together; I guess they really bought into the togetherness thing, lol
I think it’s ok for fans to vent their frustration, but much of the comments are way over the top and mean-spirited.
The Bruins blowing a 3-0 lead and A-Rod hit a grand slam all in 10 minutes how sweet is that!
I would just like to give a shout out to the Boston Metro for running the headline
“Don’t be the Yankees” earlier this week
HAHA suckas
TRISHA
A BOSTON TEAM SUFFERED AN EPIC COLLAPSE, ALL THANKS TO YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“Now no longer can a Boston fan mock us for blowing a 3-0 series lead!”
They will still mock us for that… for a long, long time. Maybe forever.
It’s up to each of us whether or not to care.
Nice, Joba………….
Slider tilt is back.
Joba’s slider demands your respect!
Joe from Long Island May 14th, 2010 at 9:43 pm
It looked to me that Alex had a less leg kick and a shorter swing there – the pitch was up, too…
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What was that about Rodriguez lower leg kick?
LMAO. A little trouble with the send key, Joe?
A very good sign with Alex that at bat was how he handled that first fastball he got. He’d been late all night on the fastball.
That first pitch he got a fastball and not only was he not late – he was way too fast on the pitch and hooked it foul past third.
He looked much quicker that whole at bat. I agree – he was getting his front foot down much quicker and ready to attack.
Ugh, can you believe that Marte will probably get the win here? I really hate that baseball rule.
Joba looks pretty nasty
Joba’s slider demands you pay it tribute!
Nice again, lol………See? I asked for this and Joba is granting my wish…….
Joba has just been dominant the last couple outings. Coming after guys like he used to.
Gardenhire’s move was much worse than Joe’s.
Joe trusted his $3.5 million dollar lefty to GET OUT A LEFTY in a big spot. This is like the 4th time he has blown it. What is his value on the roster? To pitch a scoreless inning in a 11-2 game?
Gardenhire purposely pitched to a guy who has been hitting the ball very well (though with no power) and brought in a pitcher who A-Rod owns.
Big difference. Girardi made a good move that didn’t work. Gardenhire made a stupid one.
Betsy -
I’m thinking the same thing with Joba. i just said to my mom – I want 1-2-3, 1-2-3, 1-2-3, because I’m too tired to deal with anything else.
(So far so good!)
Alex getting hot would do wonders for this team….Keeping my fingers crossed
Yeah, the first AB he had a high one, just like I remember when he’s slumping and his swing is too long, then, it was like he was consciously trying to correct it one subsequent AB. I emailed Chad to ask Kevin Long, or Alex himself, about it.
Joba looks like he’s finding it, also.
Maybe the coaching staff actually knows how to do their jobs???
Joba not futzing around……..very good to see and just what the Yankees needed after taking the lead.
in life, you just gotta keep believin!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I say it all the time, and I wont ever stop saying it!!!!
NEVER GIVE UP, NEVER SURRENDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FLYERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
Alll of a sudden, I feel a lot better, Doreen, lol…………even though the team has flaws now that Cash has to fix.
i think A-Rod really woke up there with the intentional walk to get to him and then seeing matt guerrier brought into the game. i mean obviously Alex knows his history against him. he knows he sees him ridiculously well. the whole situation woke him up and i whole heartedly thank the twins. hopefully alex gets on a roll now.
Joba’s fastball is very quick now. Very good to see him go after Casillas with two strikes with the fastball.
Joe,
You stole my thunder. …lol…:I have dvr and the first thing I did was rewind his home run. His leg kick seemed less exaggerated than before.
So Joba might get the win
MG May 14th, 2010 at 9:48 pm
Gardenhire is such a bad manager the Twins always overachieve, maybe he knows a little more about his bullpen than most of you. Guerrier has pitched really well this year and last, give Arod credit for getting his pitch and doing something with it.
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Dude, A-Rod was 4-6 with THREE HOME RUNS off the guy. I don’t care if he’s pitching the best season of his life, that’s a bad match-up, and it shouldn’t have been made.
Joba!
Oh shoot, does this mean Marte gets the win?
Thank you Joba!!!!
Joba’s slider demands the first born from every home in the land!
GOT HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BANG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JOBA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ALEX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That slider just disappears…
Betsy -
Yup. Part of the function of this forum is that it’s a place to vent a bit. It’s when it gets over the top it’s a little = well, it’s silly. Because the tenor of a game can change so quickly, for one, and or another, no game is a picture of perfection.
And, Joba did close to what we wanted, didn’t he Betsy???
I think good Joba is officially back. Three dominant appearences in a row.
Joba is definitely in beast mode.
that’s how joba should be throwing his sliders. He usually throws them way out the strike zone. Nice Job-a
Joba is Joba again.
It’s the official scorers call as to who gets the win tonight, Marte or Joba.
I bet Joba gets the W.
# igotid88 May 14th, 2010 at 9:52 pm
So Joba might get the win
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Nope. Marte was still technically on the mound when we took the lead. Marte would get the win. Blech.
That is close to the old slider joba used to throw. Very tight spin and extremely late breaking.
Very difficult to pick it up and distinguish it from his fastball until it’s too late.
Joe From LI got so excited that his “Submit Comment” key was stuttering.
GB, Joe from Long Island is the Good Doctor here, and he just wanted for his LoHud patients to get the point…….Well done Doc……..Joba appears to be on a mission, I’m going to follow the Young Masters path…..
Welcome back, 2007 Joba
I guess Eiland didn’t ruin Phil OR Joba…………where are the Eiland haters now?
I don’t know if Joba is just meant to be a reliever or if he’s just taking the attitude that this is what it is (being in the pen) and he’s going to make the most of it, but wow he looks good.
“Hey Ron how does my but* taste?”
A-Rod
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Made me laugh. Shaq owns
if the scorer gives Marte the win – bad
CB, Joba is throwing the ball so much better now than in April it’s amazing-the fastball has a lot more life in the strike zone with more velocity and the slider is better than it has been in two years. I wonder if it’s just confidence and watching Hughes be so successful out there that convinced him to trust his stuff more.
“trisha u try too hard”
kevin, I’m not quite sure what that means but when it comes to the Yankees I don’t have to try at all. Whether they win or lose they have my total support and I don’t get upset when they’re having off days or off weeks or off anything. I know they’re out there trying. That’s all that counts.
Nobody here corners the market on doing everything right all the time. So it’s pretty hypocritical of people to demand it of the Yankees.
Just give Aceves the win.
He’s not 2007 Joba till we see some 102′s.
Hope the official scorer gives Joba the win.
GB – I’m working with a ten year-old laptop here. Give me a break!
Nice inning by Joba – 3 K’s, dominating. Maybe Joba has found his place; I’ll admit it, I thought he would excel as a starter – not that that won’t happen next year, but, if he keeps this up, I’d have to think they’d keep him there and go spend the $$$ on Cliff Lee.
why don’t they wait until the 9th to vote for player of the game?
That’s not fair, I’d put Ron Gardenhire as option A in that poll.
Joba and Phil are home now. Enjoy sportsfans!
The Official Scorer has the discretion to award the win to the best job done by a reliever. He just can’t award a save and win to the same pitcher.
No more games. Leave Joba here where he belongs, before he gets hurt trying to lengthen his arm.
CR9,
Told you the Bruins would do it!
The Criminal Celtics might have won, but the Bruins just committed one of the biggest collapse in hockey history!!
The Criminal Celtics will be gone soon as well, but enjoy tonight. No Stanley Cup for the city with the snakes, rats, and murders!!!!
look who’s starting to make contact vs good ML relievers…
The Rays are losing as well so far.
Joba ends the season throwing 95-96, touching 98 with that slider.
Do you build him up this offseason to go into spring competing for a spot? He will be able to throw 200 innings.
We assume Hughes wins th Cy Young in this equation.
I only care if the Yankees win, not who gets it ……..but I think Alex should get the win.
Pat M, question: assuming the Yanks prefer Joba to start (because who wouldn’t want 2 homegrown stud talents in the rotation), what would they be looking for from him that they didn’t see last year? He’s not going to throw all his pitches and obviously he’s not going to demonstrate stamina….So, how would the Yanks determine whether Joba is really a starter?
Donnie – Will Meet Jason Kubel Under the O’Neill Banner May 14th, 2010 at 9:53 pm
# igotid88 May 14th, 2010 at 9:52 pm
So Joba might get the win
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Nope. Marte was still technically on the mound when we took the lead. Marte would get the win. Blech.
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There have been times when that wasn’t the case.
“Joba appears to be on a mission, I’m going to follow the Young Masters path…..”
Would be very nice to see wouldn’t it?
Joba looks very good.
I think throwing exclusively from the stretch might be helping him to repeat his mechanics.
I like this game A LOT. AJ looked shaky and then turned it around. Tex and Alex seem to be back. Joba looks amazing right now. GO YANKS!
also, I know nothing about hockey but im the fact that the Bruins were up 0-3 and then choked makes me
Joe from Long Island -
Options. it’s all about having options. Joba pitching well gives them options either way. It is great, isn’t it???
Yuck!!
To be fair… the last 2 appearences, Joba has faced the bottom of the order.
He struck out guys like Everett, Scott Sizemore, Castilla, Punto, Avila, etc. who are all dreadful hitters.
Doreen, he did exactly what we wanted and what the Yankees needed
look who still can’t run the bases
UPDATE, 9:58 p.m.: The official scorer has ruled that Damaso Marte was ineffective. Joba Chamberlain will be credited with the win if the Yankees hold on.
Texas and Toronto must be swinging with Sammy Sosa’s cork tonight. 15-10.
Was he really out????
If Joba gets his stuff back, you put him back in the rotation next year.
Miranda.
Joe from Long Island May 14th, 2010 at 9:55 pm
GB – I’m working with a ten year-old laptop here. Give me a break!
Nice inning by Joba – 3 K’s, dominating. Maybe Joba has found his place; I’ll admit it, I thought he would excel as a starter – not that that won’t happen next year, but, if he keeps this up, I’d have to think they’d keep him there and go spend the $$$ on Cliff Lee.
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What page from “Excuses For Bad Typists” is that excuse on, Joe? You must have the new. revised version. The ink is wearing off of pages of my copy.
Nice hitting!
As Pat M said before – Miranda has a good swing.
Meijares is a good left handed reliever.
I knew the “fallacy of the pre-determined outcome” was coming
That was a very nice swing by Miranda off a lefty down in the count.
Jerkface May 14th, 2010 at 9:56 pm
Joba ends the season throwing 95-96, touching 98 with that slider.
Do you build him up this offseason to go into spring competing for a spot? He will be able to throw 200 innings.
We assume Hughes wins th Cy Young in this equation.
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As much as I would like to see him start. It’s going to be hard to find reliable bullpen guys. So far we only have Joba and Mariano.
and by up 0-3 I clearly meant 3-0. lol
Nice hitting late & close Juan.
So not only is Phil on his way to the first of 15 Cy Youngs, but he’s the pied piper of pitchers – he’s showing Joba the way.
trisha i just meant that you shouldn’t necessarily take every comment so seriously. most people in this forum really care about the yankees and want them to win each and every night. sure a lot of comments come off as too critical but the players would never take anything like personally so you shouldn’t either. these guys make millions of dollars, even minimum wage in MLB equals almost $400,000 i think. they know fans and coaches and front office people demand performance and they are all adults. we know they are trying hard. if they weren’t they wouldn’t be on the yankees.
Ichiro is just amazing. He’s what, 36 years old? And he keeps getting a ton of infield hits; his batting average is over .350.
PeterBotte Official scorer Bill Shannon says Joba will get the win, if #Yankees hold on, because of Marte’s horse-crappiness
and by “home” I mean where they belong not in NY.
it took a couple years and a few billion posts here but it finally came out the way it should be (note I always thought they had to try Joba as a starter but never understood why the Joba pen people were treated so poorly)
Earlier when I asked everyone to give Miranda several more ab’s, I really just meant one.
MG-
Watching Hughes over the past year had to have made an impression on Joba. There’s no way the switch in their positions on the team couldn’t have made an impact.
Hughes accelerated when he bore down with his fastball and commanded the zone.
We’re starting to see that from Joba as well.
“# tess May 14th, 2010 at 9:57 pm
bigger choke
bruins in 2010 or yanks in 2004?”
Duh!……………………………… The Bruins.
The official scorer has ruled that Randy Winn was also ineffective.
It will be interesting to see if Chamberlain can bring this version of Joba back to the rotation, or, if Rivera convinces him to understudy for him as the next closer.
Phil, though – maybe Joba can’t be as effective as a starter; I’m sure they have to look at more than just whether he’s throwing 96 again?
Miranda vs lefties > Miranda vs righties
Golson totally safe
I knew he was safe.
CandyMan was safe!
Blake,
LOL. Well played.
# Trevor May 14th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
“# tess May 14th, 2010 at 9:57 pm
bigger choke
bruins in 2010 or yanks in 2004?”
Duh!……………………………… The Bruins.
Bruins only because the had a 3-0 in game 7
Cash had a dreadful offseason.
Have to reconfigure this bench. Winn sucks, so does Thames.
eversince I quoted the bottom 4 of the lineup earlier, they have gotten 4 hits.
“Terry from NH May 14th, 2010 at 9:27 pm
Bottom 4 of the lineup 0-11 with 6 K’s and left 11 men on base”
They***
Joba was one of the best starters in the AL till he hurt his shoulder in Texas in 2008.
Phil, though – maybe Joba can’t be as effective as a starter; I’m sure they have to look at more than just whether he’s throwing 96 again?
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Joba’s ineffectiveness last season was due to a drop in stuff followed by a loss of command. He sucked. Walked more, nibbled, etc. All the things Hughes showed in 08 while injured.
You might remember Joba in 08 as a starter was amazing. Not so much length, but very quality 5-6 IP starts (which is fine for a young guy in his first season as a starter)
I think if he learns to attack the zone and trust his fastball and get his velocity up he will be 08 Joba.
GB, I’ll have you know I took typing class in HS, back in the white-out days. The backspace key is much neater.
Doreen – remind me, when is your daughter’s graduation ceremony? Tomorrow?
I love Mo, but I think he’d be stepping out of bounds by trying to convince Joba of what his true career path is………..especially if that doesn’t turn out to be the case. Do we really want a rotation with 2 kids in it again? CC, AJ, Phil, somone, Joba? I would hope the Yankees are looking at a lot of things before they determine that Joba should get another crack at the rotation.
“…but never understood why the Joba pen people were treated so poorly”
Usually as a result of the bad logic they used and poor arguments they made.
Also, some of them didn’t bathe regularly.
Say whatever you want
even if it’s not too smart
but don’t be stinky
Too bad the umpire missed the Golson play. It would be his 1st steal in the Majors. He’ll get on, yet.
Thanks Brian and anyone who hoped and prayed and dreamed about a Bruin collapse!!!
I thank you all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Because,
THIS NIGHT WILL LAST A LIFETIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The story of the season for the yankees so far this year is the importance of starting pitching.
The team’s biggest hitters haven’t hit. They’ve suffered endless injuries. The bull pen has been inconsistent.
But the team is playing close to .667 ball. And that’s largely due to starting pitching.
The yanks have arms in the minors that can fill in the pen.
They really don’t have any guys in the upper minors who look like they’ll be good enough to pitch in the yankees rotation.
That will play into decisions the yankees make about Joba this off season depending on how his stuff looks.
If the Bruins had choked against the Rangers, then the Bruins.
Sox blew the 3-0 lead against their biggest rivals and went onto win a title for the first time in 87 years.
But now when a Sox fan mentions 2004 choke, you can always mention the Bruins. Now a Boston sports team has blown a 3-0 lead too.
Cisco is the man!!!!!!!!!
Cervelli is unbelievable!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cervelli!grfdsg
How clutch is Cervelli??????
Cervelli w/RISP is becoming almost an automatic.
Dreamy Eyes is dangerous w/ RISP
Good points on Joba – I guess we’ll have to see how the year plays out.
Frankie!!!
Cervelli again with risp
CB, that’s the same kick that Montero got on his triple.
Cervelli is amazing.
On a night when the yankees 20 year old catcher in AAA triples in the minors, their 24 year old back up catcher triples in the majors.
Very nice to have quality young catching.
Good stat
ed_price Since Texieira joined #Yankees, he has been IBB’d 8 times to get to A-Rod. Result: 4-for-5 w/2 BBs, 14 RBI, SF & popup L.Castillo dropped.
I am not one to rock the boat, for sure, but man, Cervelli’s sure making the case for getting him into the line up every night – at least for now.
Cervelli and Gardner have been so good thus far this year.
Cisco with his second triple, and he keeps his Gazoo hat on this time!
Doreen – was it today? That’s why you didn’t have GTLU, I hope you and your family had a great time.
This is the SECOND game of the year where Cerveli has had both an infield hit and a triple. How many catchers have nights like that at the plate?
FRANCISCO CERVELLI!!!
♥ ♥ ♥
To all the people on here who are always ready to quit on a Yankee game during the game, or when you see the lineup before the game…
Never stop Believing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Never give up, NEVER SURRENDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NEVER EVER SURRENDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love the Cervelli.
Remember when I was told to shut up when I suggested we have Cervelli pinch-hit for someone? Who’s quiet now?
pat
Really good stat.
“Do we really want a rotation with 2 kids in it again?”
Two kids but they’ve been in the majors a few years now and have some experience.
CB, that’s a good point…….I don’t see Javy returning now and who knows about Andy?
Personally, if the Yankees could have Phil and Joba headlining their rotation for years to come, it would be drool worthy. How good would those two be? Still, it’s premature to say anything about Joba as a starter now.
I like that Joba appears to be coming in to pitch the 9th
I would hope the Yankees are looking at a lot of things before they determine that Joba should get another crack at the rotation.
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Hughes will be an established Ace next season. Thats a bit different from
’2 kids’
Trevor, true. By next year, Phil won’t really be a kid – he’s not pitching like one and he’d be continuing his ascent. Joba would be the 5th starter, so we’d have to figure out the 4th starter…….Lee? Andy?
Joe from Long Island -
Yes, it was today, and that was why there was no GTLU. We really had a perfect day. And to top it off, we had no traffic and when it did rain, we were inside – both this afternoon and this evening. We were smiled up today, for sure!
CB
What about Zach Mcallister ? Can’t he be a back end starter ?
oe from Long Island May 14th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
GB, I’ll have you know I took typing class in HS, back in the white-out days. The backspace key is much neater.
Doreen – remind me, when is your daughter’s graduation ceremony? Tomorrow?
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I took HS typing, too. Just never saw a reason to brag about it. Strangely, the teacher said pretty much the same thing that Orville Moody told me about golf. I was too dangerous with a golf club/keyboard in my hands and too find another occupation or hobby.
pat getting the news to lohud from the ed price tweet before YES can get it to Michael Kay.
Nicely done!
A list of my favorite people:
Amelia Benjamin, Nick Cafardo, Tommy Heinshon, Dane Cook, Tony Massoratti, Schilling, Peter Gammons, Stephen King, Ben Affleck, Pete Abe, Nomar, Buster Olney, Keith Law, Steve Berthume, Mike Green, Mike Breen, Bill Simmons, Bruin McGuire, Bruin Emerick, Roger Goddell, David Stern, Don Orsillo, and the referrers and officials from all of the major sports.
Tampa lost.
At the moment I would for Joba having a great year as a reliever. Really shortens the game for the other team if you have Joba hitting on all cylinders as the bridge to Mo
Cash said Joba was a starter pitching from the pen this year. Like everyone else, he was waiting to see if the stuff and the fierceness came back. In the minors they used to have him hitting 100 in the 7th innings of starts. When he was healthy, he was keeping his stuff through his starts in the bigs in `08.
Jerkface……..I will conceded that Phil will be close to that which makes the decision a lot easier. Still, the Yanks will have to decided about the 4th starter……….obviously not right now, though, lol.
This game has taken a decided turn for the better.
CC
Burnett
Vazquez/Lee
Hughes
Chamberlain
I enjoy, immensely, that the official scorer deemed Marte “ineffective”, and won’t give him the W.
Erica insisted that Joba would get the win. I figured they’d follow the norm and give it to the pitcher on the mound at the time we took the league.
Clearly, she’s the smartest baseball person I associate with, and most definitely not just blog fluff. Hooray for Erica.
Yay, Tampa is human…..
I wouldn’t be so fast to kick Pettitte to the curb for next year’s rotation.
Jerkface……..I will conceded that Phil will be close to that which makes the decision a lot easier. Still, the Yanks will have to decided about the 4th starter……….obviously not right now, though, lol.
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I think they offer arb to Javy and get picks. Pettitte comes back.
CC – AJ – Hughes – Pettitte – Joba
I don’t think they drop 20 mil on Lee
Trevor, I thought at the beginning of the season that Javy might very well come back, but now I don’t think so. Lee? Word is that he could be traded, though I still think he wants to go FA. I’ve not wanted Lee because of the years and $$ required to sign him, but holy cow what a rotation.
“What about Zach Mcallister ? Can’t he be a back end starter ?”
I don’t think he’s going to be good enough to warrant a spot in the yankees rotation. His story is a bit similar to Kennedy’s but he’s not as good as kennedy.
And he is very unlikely to be ready to join the rotation next year. He’s really struggling in AAA. His lack of a true plus out pitch might be catching up to him.
McCallister could help them in the pen. Same for Nova – though he probably has better stuff.
For all intents and purposes, the next set of guys who are good enough to be long term starters for the yanks are in A ball.
The Rays have came back to earth a little bit. They weren’t going to play .700 baseball all season.
Donnie – Will Meet Jason Kubel Under the O’Neill Banner May 14th, 2010 at 10:12 pm
I enjoy, immensely, that the official scorer deemed Marte “ineffective”, and won’t give him the W.
Erica insisted that Joba would get the win. I figured they’d follow the norm and give it to the pitcher on the mound at the time we took the league.
Clearly, she’s the smartest baseball person I associate with, and most definitely not just blog fluff. Hooray for Erica.
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Thank you Donnie. Your honesty in my baseball genius is quite appreciated
“blog fluff” you should copyright that – Gold
kevin, nope I’ll never understand the fickleness of fans. Doreen understood exactly what I meant. If you went back and read over the comments you’d see how hostile they sound. I think some of the posters care more about themselves than they do the Yankees and are really only around for the win.
If you root for the team, then root for them. Again, the day someone comes to this forum with credentials that show they never mess up, never have a bad day, a bad week, never get anything wrong, that will be the day that I understand them annihilating Yankee players when they don’t get the job done. Actually I think it’s pretty outrageous.
That’s how I feel about it.
Mariano has to pitch. I like this move.
He’s only pitched 10 innings all year.
Hahaha, TB Rays lost to weak sister Mariners.
Phil, I think it would be the best thing for the Yankees to have both Phil and Joba in the rotation and I’m going to root for whatever is best for them. They are such different pitchers, but power pitchers nonetheless; what a dream duo that would be.
mo’s stat’s are insane o.o
what a play by Cano
Yep Erica knows the score. Muppet waters run deep.
WOW Robbie
How good is Robbi Cano?
That was a Robbi Alomar caliber play.
Why is MO in this game?
Joe is clueless… now he won’t be available tomorrow…
Cano’s bare hand demands your respect.
Cano is really good.
They are playing a football game in Toronto….16-10 Jays, top of the eighth
Betsy, I was on the patio cooking….As for your question….Attack the zone, and establish 4 quad control of the fastball and then work off of that……No nibbling and no wasting pitches
Imagine if Mariano incorporated a secondary pitch, like a changeup? He could pitch until he was 50. Heck, he might be able to pitch until he’s 50 with just the cutter.
Just mail the Gold Glove to cano already.
Jerkface, I don’t know how it works, but wouldn’t Javy have to have really good stats for the Yanks to get 2 picks? I also think he would accept arbitration.
GB, we don’t want to kick you to the curb and no way do we want to kick Andy.
Uncle Ellsworth (5 with 15+) May 14th, 2010 at 10:16 pm
Yep Erica knows the score. Muppet waters run deep.
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Thanks Uncle E!
ARod gave this team life.
And you can see how this team works together and supports each other. That was a great play by Cano, but an even better reaction from his teammates!
They look like they’re glad to be home.
As Dorothy said to Aunt Em, “There’s no place like home.”
jeeze. Could cano be the next mo!? (joking obviously) but what an arm!
What a play by Robbie. No way does he not win the Gold Glove this year. Not a chance.
Pat M, BBQ? What were you making……….? Does Joba have command of 4 quads?
“The Rays have came back to earth a little bit. They weren’t going to play .700 baseball all season.”
The Mariners are in complete disarray right now. It’s chaos over there. Felix wasn’t throwing tonight. And the game was played at Tampa.
The Rays struggled in Oakland and now lose to a very poor mariners team.
They do seem to be cooling down.
They won’t offer Javy arbitration. That would make him a 12-14 million dollar guy. They don’t offer arbitration to veteran players anymore.
Cliff Lee also isn’t getting 20 million from anybody.
Rays might have come back down to earth, but Boston has been red hot.
They have won 9 of their last 12 games (that includes us taking 2\3 from them). They just smoked Detroit tonight and have Lester/Lackey going the next 2 nights against Willis and some callup. They should sweep them.
Boston is now waking up… I think Tampa is the one who is going to start to slide.
When Cano does his interviews and they ask about that play, his answer will be “Talk to the hand”.
I think Mariano is the only pitcher mauer cant hit.
ballgame!
WHAT A DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I LOVE EVERY LAST ONE OF YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HATRED HAS CONSUMED MY HEART FOR THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS, BUT TODAY, THE FLAME OF LOVE BURNS DEEP INSIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The recipe of getting ahead and giving it to Joba and Mo sounds pretty good right now.
That’s right – Mauer had been having dominant at bats.
Key word – had.
Mariano is a machine and just shredded the reigning batting title champ
Thanks Alex! We really needed that win
Doreen, I think you could almost feel the air let out of the balloon with that GS. All of a sudden, Yankee life seems a lot better…………even with the injuries, the lack of production from the big and small hitters, etc……..
GREAT win!! The poor Twins must be feeling snakebit.
Good job AJ for giving us innings………..Cheers to the official scorer by the way.
Gardy gave Joe an early Christmas present tonight. He should thank him.
cano he didnt May 14th, 2010 at 10:17 pm
jeeze. Could cano be the next mo!? (joking obviously) but what an arm!
Mo would have been a great SS 2b or Cf. discuss.
Didn’t Mo break Mauer’s bat last year in the ALDS?
They won’t offer Javy arbitration. That would make him a 12-14 million dollar guy. They don’t offer arbitration to veteran players anymore.
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I know they haven’t been doing it lately, but if the market looks like Javy could get 2 or 3 years I think Cash takes the chance on JAvy accepting.
This is dependent on Javy having a good year. If he has a good year teams will come calling and JAvy might not want to accept for only 1 year. And 1 year of a GOOD javy even at 12 mil is better than 5 years of Lee at 18-20 mil.
Alex with a very good answer to Kim trying to push him on being disrespected by Gardenhire.
He just told her you could see the walk to Tex developing all inning.
Nicely done.
Cashman even said that one of the reasons they got Javy is the potential for getting picks back.
Umm….Yankees win, because Carevelli’s in yea !! Poor Andy tomorrow.
Holy cow!! What is that pimple/cyst/herp on A-Rod? No biggie though, a grand slam like that, I’ll take whatever.
Odd mood in the blog during an otherwise joyous ending.
# j9h May 14th, 2010 at 10:22 pm
Holy cow!! What is that pimple/cyst/herp on A-Rod? No biggie though, a grand slam like that, I’ll take whatever.
lol Razor bump
Those were some very vanilla, Jeter like comments from Arod…he’s learning.
Crawford and Lee can go get their money from the Mets and Sox. We have Joba and Gardner
Doug
Mo hasn’t pitched that much that’s why he put him out there. Also I think he could be used for on Sat.
Will the trolls and bandwagon fans just please stop !
Gardners emergence makes me wonder what they will do with the OF in the offseason. Grab Werth as RF/DH? Swisher to RF/1B/DH?
Depends on what Montero does this season.
Yankees might end up with a quiet offseason. Maybe a couple of under the radar trades and a relief signing.
Good thing we won tonight… the next 2 days do not look promising. Liariano has been almost as good as Hughes has been and he has given us trouble in the past. And Mitre sucks.
Boston won tonight and has their best two pitchers the next two days so they will be closer when they come to the stadium.
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
The Boston have teams have the 3 biggest chokes in their 3 sports, the NHL, NFL, AND MLB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
DOES IT GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
If I die tonight, it will all have been worth it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOVE NY TIL THE END, HATE BOSTON IS THE MESSAGE IS SEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Nick in SF in Larkspur May 14th, 2010 at 10:22 pm
Odd mood in the blog during an otherwise joyous ending
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Nick, another good night for PFOFs!
For the most part, the only hitters that ever seem to be able to square up a Rivera pitch are ping hitters. Seldom will you see a slugger get much more than a broken bat blooper to the off field.
Marte is awful
“Holy cow!! What is that pimple/cyst/herp on A-Rod? ”
Courtesy of Cameron Diaz.
I thought it was a really good interview by Alex.
The Sox are playing very well and their offense is very good (despite what people say, they keep scoring runs), but they are not as good as the Yankees. Of course, the Yankees are not at full strength.
BRUIN MCGWIRE AND BRUIN EMERICK ARE DROWNING THEIR SORROWS TONIGHT IN A BOSTON BAR….
AJ Burnett’s performance tonight shouldn’t get lost.
Once again AJ didn’t have his good stuff. Tonight was even worse than those first 2-3 starts early on when he didn’t have things working.
His fastball command was not good tonight. But once again he got refcused after that bad patch of walks and kept the twins from having a big inning. He minimized the damage – and did so on a night where the bats were awful for much of the game while he was in there.
AJ really picked the team up tonight. Other than that last game he’s really gutted out starts when things weren’t working.
And that’s what he couldn’t do consistently last year. Very good to see.
Why would having Joba stop them from getting CLee?
Erin, that is true, great job by ‘Cisco!
Always a cause for celebration.
Heck I even love Michael Kay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love life for moments like this!!!!
THEY last a lifetime!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jack Edwards, Andy Brickley, Bill Simmons, John Buccigross, Mike Milbury, Doc Emrick, Pierre Maguire, taste that collapse baby!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IT WAS DESTINY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m sorry but the Red Sox are not that good and I don’t see them as a threat. Just look and compare the Yankees and Tampa to the Sox and you can see that they are not in the same league.
Amelia Benjamin, Nick Cafardo, Tommy Heinshon, Dane Cook, Tony Massoratti, Schilling, Peter Gammons, Stephen King, Ben Affleck, Pete Abe, Nomar, Buster Olney, Keith Law, Steve Berthume, Mike Green, Mike Breen, Bill Simmons, Bruin McGuire, Bruin Emerick, Roger Goddell, David Stern, Don Orsillo, and the referrers and officials from all of the major sports
are all going to be ticked off tonight!!!
I was very worried early about AJ and what would happen if he had to be removed early, but he really showed a lot of guts………I think this staff has had maybe 4 or 5 bad starts all year, if that.
CB/Pat M./SJ. You guys have spent years around athletes with odd injuries. What is your thoughts about Swisher’s? Pinched nerve or blood vessel? Aneurysm? Ligament?something less severe?
Yea it was a very solid and gutsy outing for AJ. The Yankee starters have just been amazingly consistent for the most part this year.
Perez gave up 3 hrs in one inning, good
I was very worried early about AJ and what would happen if he had to be removed early, but he really showed a lot of guts………I think this staff has had maybe 4 or 5 bad starts all year, if that.
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They have shown a lot of moxy without their good stuff this year. Good to see.
Betsy – Hughes rules (pleading the Fifth) May 14th, 2010 at 10:28 pm
I was very worried early about AJ and what would happen if he had to be removed early, but he really showed a lot of guts………I think this staff has had maybe 4 or 5 bad starts all year, if that.
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Considering how frightening those first two innings could have been, it turned out to be a pretty amazing performance for AJ
CR9 “one of these days all that hate is gonna eat you up”
quote anyone know… anyone?
I worry a bit about Gardner getting run down – he is so active each game. About 3 weeks before Granderson returns and he is able to get a break.
Looked a little late with the swing tonight.
Boston isin’t good, they are lucky.
They got to face Max Scherzer tonight, who is one of the worst starters in the AL this year. Yet we had to face Verlander and Porcello.
They get to face Willis tomorrow, who will last like 3 innings against Boston’s lineup. And they face Brad Thomas on Sunday. He shut us down but he isin’t good and Boston will cream him.
They also lucked out that the get to face Javy rather than CC because of the rainout.
Sox are just lucky, not good. And they own the Angels the same way we own the Twins, so that 4 game sweep was no shock.
who is Amelia Benjamin?
GB,
With the way these guys lift weights these days, I’m hoping it’s not as serious as a torn biceps tendon.
Hopefully, it’s just some inflammation and nothing more severe.
AJ should pie himself………………
lol love Sterling new Brett Gardner homerun call. “Gardy goes yardy”
What I love about Mariano the most, is he never lets a batter make him sweat. In 3 pitches he mowed down the AL MVP!
Winn and Thames in the line up back to back was exhausting to watch. Rays lost too, what a night.
Gardner is no Reyes he’ll be fine
I’m so happy for Alex……really happy, as he must be more frustrated by his lack of power than anyone.
This year is perhaps really the first year where we see the full impact from the entire plan put into place back in 2005 to build up the minor league system.
Last year the new crop of players were integral but more in a complementary fashion.
This year they are playing critical front and center roles where they are absorbing a great deal of responsibility and carrying the team.
Hughes being their best pitcher to date, Gardner one of their best position players, Joba throwing great out of the pen in front of Mo, and Cervelli getting a huge amount of time given Posada’s injuries and age.
Just a great job by those young players. Without them and the veterans scuffling at the plate and the injuries – this team would be in a potentially difficult situation with the Rays playing so well.
Amelie Benjamin is a cutie.
“I worry a bit about Gardner getting run down – he is so active each game.”
That’s a fair point. I’m not sure what Crawford’s stats are but Reyes (another speedy player) usually plays horribly in September.
Kay just said it on the postgame – managers live and die by the match-up book. And as he said that, they showed Gardenhire right after Alex’ GS – the look of exasperation. Just like we saw during the playoffs last year.
Gardenhire seems like a nice guy, and a real pro – I root for the Yankees, but I do feel for him.
I left after the first inning. Just got in. Looks like it ended up being a good game. Just read the updates.
Good game for the top of the order? Esp. Alex & Gardner? And what’s with marte?
SJ44 -
I thought that one of the things Swisher did this off season was to eschew the lifting – he went with boxing, no? And he specifically talked about working out smarter, not harder.
It is ironic that he do this, and that he improve his swing, and now gets this odd injury.
Thanks, SJ. I just remember Dean Palmer a few years back when he was with Detroit. while swinging and missing, the bicep tore in half and you could actually see the muscle roll up. They have the same physique.
How were Rickey Henderson, Maury Wills, Tim Raines etc numbers in September.
I never heard of basestealersmyalgia before Reyes
Marx
I agree. The Sox are lucky that they even have the record that they have now. Same as the Mets. When the Sox face the Yankees at the Stadium they will fall back even further.
Doreen, that’s correct, but who knows how he hurt it? If he’s torn something – I don’t want to know; that would be too much. Now I know how the Mets fans felt last year………
I agree about the youngsters……..and that gives hope for the future.
oh wow sterling’s call for ggbg is: gardy goes yardy?
rephrase why is Amelie Benjamin famous?
Rodriguez’ homer was great, but, don’t miss the fact that he’s still producing runs with line drive singles. At least he isn’t trying to lift low sinkers out of the park and hitting weak grounders.
I take that back. I left after the second inning. AJ had nothing. Did he settle down a bit? Looks like he was in line for the win until marte blew it?
GB – just a guess, but I don’t think it’s an aneurysm. Aneurysms are more typically at the armpit area, where the collarbone comes close to subclavian artery and vein. Symptoms are along the lines of tingling, and cold, in the forearm and hand. If it’s truly in the biceps area, a muscle strain or tendon injury is more likely, possibly related to weight lifting as SJ suggested, and the MRI will show that.
Of course, we’re all just guessing. Until you do the studies, you don’t know for sure.
John Sterling was hyped up on that A-Rod Grand Slam
“Sox are just lucky, not good. ”
Absolutely spot on.
Just can’t stop that Cervelli tide!
And I like it.
I applaud my perspicacity in seeing in Cervelli what quite a few others refused to acknowledge.
Thank you, thank you.
You just can’t stop that Cervelli tide.
And I like it.
I don’t want Gardy to be like Reyes. Reyes use to be good but the guy is a choke artist, lazy, and highly overrated.
Damon didn’t get a single hit tonight, seems he was only motivated to showboat for the Yankees.
Pfft. Reyes has poor makeup.
# GreenBeret7 May 14th, 2010 at 10:39 pm
Rodriguez’ homer was great, but, don’t miss the fact that he’s still producing runs with line drive singles. At least he isn’t trying to lift low sinkers out of the park and hitting weak grounders.
what
Joe just had a great line – “you draw it up, and sometimes it just doesn’t work.”
Reyes is like LeBron James – he chokes in big games.
Uncle Ells
I know.
My life is gonna be significantly shorter because of sports, and my hatred.
But ya know, what’s life without passion? Ive gone through life with passion, and I wouldnt trade any of my love for NY and hate for Boston for anything in the world.
People think life boils down to money. It doesnt. Life is about passion. I’d give all my money away for more love of NY and MORE hate of Boston!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
She’s a Boston Globe beat reporter.
http://tinyurl.com/27djm5c
m, AJ wasn’t in line. However, he battled it out, and as you saw from the hits and walks it wasn’t pretty, but 2 earned runs in 6.2 innings, is very good. Cervelli’s catching ability, both physically, and game calling is great thusfar. Who would have thought this kid would be doing what he is doing?
Worst cast scenario, in my opinion, we have a young backup catcher that we can rely on defensively, game calling, and offensively.
Yanks have to give Gardy some days off or he is going to run himself into the ground.
But Winn/Thames suck so bad, you can’t play them both.
Thanks for the Swisher response, Joe. I was asking because I hadn’t stayed at the Holiday Inn Express for a few days. I forgot that you’re in the medical field, aren’t you? Appreciate the clear answer, Joe.
I heard that the Yankees are facing Dice-k and Wakefield when the Sox come to town. Is that true ?
Buchholz has as many wins as AJ and CC. That annoys me…
Joe cost him a win today. Ump cost CC a win last Saturday.
Didn’t for a Reyes roast to start just sayin- Gardy will be fine.
do ireally have to google Am Benjamin come on who is she?
Jeremy,
Yes on Dice-K
We are scheduled to face Beckett on Tues if his bullpen goes OK, if not, then Wakefield.
It’s off to the Nick Johnson Memorial MRI tube for Swish.
Damn. It looked like he was in a lot of pain.
Cashman has to work the phones judging by what we saw after Nick left the game.
There are better options, that’s for damn sure.
Took care of it for you at 10:44, Uncle.
Who cares about Buchholz? He hasn’t pitched that great lately and certainly not against the Yankees…….
what other “spark plug” players have gotten tired in the last half of the season at 26? Empirical evidence please.
Gardner continues to amaze. But he has a history of taking time to adjust at each level.
Thanks Nick – neat trick.
but could you not have just said “Boston beat writer”?
LoHudYankees Swisher MRI negative but Yankees still calling it a slight strain of the left biceps. He’s day-to-day.
That’s good the MRI was negative.
Weird. That link that Nick provided pulled up a pic of Hazel Mae as its first search result (not that I’m complaining).
That’s right, Google, ‘Amalie Benjamin’ = Hazel Mae.
links! los links!!
Nick’s MRI was negative!
Good win for the Yanks.
A couple of people were talking about next year and Joba being in the rotation. I agree with that. That being said, we do need either Crawford or Werth to have a respectable outfield. You can’t just add outfielders like Wynn and Thames and expect that either of them can fill in for an injured outfielder or DH. I would put my money towards an outfielder at this point in this season.
That is the way I think of things as of tonight. After the season I might feel differently because who knows what can happen.
Joe was saying in the post game that Swish could be in the line-up tomorrow. I don’t really believe it, though
Really, Z? On the page I have, it shows 8 images on top before the links are listed below, and Hazel is 1 of the 8.
Nick has a slight strain in his bicep – per Kim on post-game show. Right now he’s day to day
Swisher the latest “day to day” casualty.
Phil the Thrill May 14th, 2010 at 10:54 pm
Nick?s MRI was negative!
omg who will they call up, trade, this is devastating!
MRI confirms mild strain in L biceps for Swish. Good news.
Girardi said Swish doesn’t feel it when he bats righty so Swish could play tomorrow.
I would give Nick a day or two at least. At this point, the Yankees might need to try out some fans…..
pat May 14th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
Girardi said Swish doesn’t feel it when he bats righty so Swish could play tomorrow.
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that’s good news!
Uncle Ellsworth (5 with 15+) May 14th, 2010 at 10:55 pm
Phil the Thrill May 14th, 2010 at 10:54 pm
Nick?s MRI was negative!
omg who will they call up, trade, this is devastating!
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LOL
so a strain, not an aneurysm, that’s good to know.
ANEURYSM??? Did someone really armchair diagnose an aneurysm?
Wow, I mean, talk about jumping the gun a little bit there…
Prognosis Negative!
Joba era 2.16 and dropping..
Ameli Benjamin is the female Pete Abe! She is a Boston fan and Boston writer!
Betsy – Hughes rules (pleading the Fifth) May 14th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
I would give Nick a day or two at least. At this point, the Yankees might need to try out some fans…..
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I gotta stop hanging around with you so much. I’m starting to worry about injuries and other things.
Erin it ALL comes back to Seinfeld.
Nick needs to rest his arm a bit. He only sat out one day or so? It won’t heal if he keeps playing.
pat,
It doesn’t affect Nick’s throwing?
Are the any experts out there? Did it look like Nick might have a slight case of the Ebola virus?
Very disappointed at the lack of walkoffs. Are we ever going to have a Pie this year? We’ve had 5 by this time last year (Oakland, Angels, Twins x3)…
I remember last year when Trisha was SO HIGH on Cervelli, and everybody gave her a hard time!!!!!!
She was the major force behind Cervelli and now Cervelli is BIG PIMPIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THANKS TRISHA!!!!!! Your belief does wonders!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And Boston has suffered yet another collapse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It’s time for the “Death Blow”!
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They played with fire and they got Burned – Mo
Good news on Swisher. It sounded like a strain.
That said – they are going to have to give him at least a couple of days off. Swinging the bat is clearly stressing the muscle.
The next couple of games I’d have to think that they are going to be playing short and the outfield isn’t going to be producing much in the way of runs besides gardner.
“I wouldnt trade any of my love for NY and hate for Boston for anything in the world.
People think life boils down to money. It doesnt. Life is about passion. I?d give all my money away for more love of NY and MORE hate of Boston!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”
CR9 you really rock!!!
Chad Qualls stock is tanking.
Clay is good but not as good as Phil Hughes. When Clay gets into trouble especially against good teams he caves all the time. He lacks poise.
Hughes is the total package. Nasty stuff, confidence, poise.
Also is David Ortiz back on the juice because he hit two homers at Comerica ?
Z’ing is believing May 14th, 2010 at 10:58 pm
so a strain, not an aneurysm, that’s good to know.
ANEURYSM??? Did someone really armchair diagnose an aneurysm?
Wow, I mean, talk about jumping the gun a little bit there…
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take a break from breathing for a few minutes, junior. I asked a couple of people on here and gave a list of possibilities of what might be causing this injury with Swisher…since I’m not a doctor. I never said it was any of those…just asking.
blog fluff.
if you could pick one player and cloned him to field a ML team who would it be?
I’m going with Mo or maybe Babe
CR9, that’s big of you to overlook the insult.
I will try to as well (on your behalf, I mean).
But yeah, we Cervelli fans are feelin’ great these days!
GB, hey – I’m not a worrier, I’m just positivity challenged. No, you just stay as you are, bad puns and all and let me do the worrying, lol
Uncle Ellsworth (5 with 15+) May 14th, 2010 at 11:03 pm
blog fluff.
if you could pick one player and cloned him to field a ML team who would it be?
I’m going with Mo or maybe Babe
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Mantle with good knees. I’m safe because you can’t clone injuries. That combination of power, speed and defense would make him a $35 mi player a year.
Chad,
Do CR9 and Trisha have the same IP address?
Betsy – Hughes rules (pleading the Fifth) May 14th, 2010 at 11:04 pm
GB, hey – I’m not a worrier, I’m just positivity challenged. No, you just stay as you are, bad puns and all and let me do the worrying, lol
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Yes, ma’am (looking down sheepishly).
I think the Yankees are undefeated when I say Let’s go Yankees