Game 45: Yankees at Twins (part two)
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Gameday Thread on May 26, 2010 
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YANKEES (26-18)
Derek Jeter SS
Brett Gardner CF
Mark Teixeira DH
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Juan Miranda 1B
Francisco Cervelli C
Kevin Russo LF
RHP A.J. Burnett (4-2, 3.86 ERA)
Career vs. Twins
TWINS (26-18)
Denard Span CF
Orlando Hudson 2B
Joe Mauer C
Justin Morneau 1B
Michael Cuddyer RF
Jason Kubel DH
Delmon Young LF
J.J. Hardy SS
Brendan Harris 3B
RHP Scott Baker (4-4, 4.88)
Career vs. Yankees
TIME/TV: 5:05 p.m. / MY9
UMPIRES: HP Chris Guccione, 1B Brian O”Nora, 2B Scott Barry, 3B Phil Cuzzi
WEATHER: Hard to imagine rain spoiling tonight’s games. We have a blue sky and a beautiful day here in Minneapolis.
BEGIN AGAIN: The Yankees and Twins will resume last night’s game in the top of the sixth inning. It’s still scoreless. Dave Robertson will be on the mound for the Yankees. Brian Duensing will pitch for the Twins.
So far, Derek Jeter, Brett Gardner and Alex Rodriguez have hits in the game for the Yankees. Gardner is 1-for-1 with a walk. Mark Teixeira is 0-for-2, with each at-bat coming with a runner on base.
UPDATE, 5:10 p.m.: Derek Jeter — remember him? — just gave the Yankees the lead with a solo home run into the bullpen in left-center. A.J. Burnett is officially in line for the win.
UPDATE, 5:20 p.m.: Dave Robertson got hit so hard by a line drive that it was caught on the fly by Alex Rodriguez, who had to back up to make the catch. But Robertson is staying in the game. If you’re ever wondering who’s tougher, Dave Robertson or Chad Jennings, trust your gut and go with Robertson.
UPDATE, 5:27 p.m.: Jeter still makes that play to his right pretty well. Another of the Captain’s jump throws has gotten the Yankees out of the sixth inning with runners stranded at second and third.
UPDATE, 5:45 p.m.: Joba Chamberlain and Damaso Marte are getting loose in the Yankees pen.
UPDATE, 6:13 p.m.: It’s been a bit of a high-wire act, but Chamberlain and Robertson have gotten the Yankees through the sixth, seventh and eighth with the 1-0 lead still intact. Mariano Rivera is, of course, getting ready for the ninth.
UPDATE, 6:23 p.m.: This park plays big, and that’s good for Rivera. J.J. Hardy just hit a ball to the track in left-center, but Kevin Russo was there for the running catch and the first out of the ninth inning.
UPDATE, 6:26 p.m.: A.J. Burnett gets the win. Mariano Rivera gets the save. Derek Jeter has the game-winning home run, which was the Yankees first since Thursday.
About the weather: Isn’t that what you all said yesterday??!!??
Is this the first time Girardi’s put the same lineup 2 days in a row?!
Go, Yankee bats.
Teixeira breaking out of his slump will rate as my favorite thing to happen this month.
Second on that list is never having to listen to “You All Everybody” ever again.
Doreen
I was thinking the same thing.
Liriano goes tonight
let’s sweep in day night.
Tonight’s Magic vs. Celtics is very INTERESTING.
Yes. Sure. Why not. This season can’t get worse.
Deja Vu.
Let’s lose the same game twice.
who’s ready to play “Battle of the Bullpens”?
LGY!
California/RDM brought us much luck last year.
This is good.
So,
ERCalifornia.Tell us what you thought about the LOST finale? How did it compare to the ER finale?
For those that have Directv, it’s not on the Yankees channels for you, right?
Sorry AJ, you’re not getting a win.
Let’s go Yankee bats!
wow jeter CRUSHED that
Alright!!!!!!
He’s so washed up.
# Carl May 26th, 2010 at 5:06 pm
Sorry AJ, you’re not getting a win.
Sorry Yankees, no more tack on runs.
El Capitain!
Talk about SSS, this kid’s ERA nearly jumped a full run!
Jeter has shown good signs for a few games now…he’s about to get hot.
I thought they traded Jeter for Gaudan?
Directv channel 730 twins feed is on
Agreed. The Captain is about to turn the corner. Now if we could just fix Tex, we could roll.
Lets’ go Yankee bullpen!
?
I think it’s clearly obvious we’ve established that:
California = ER = RDM
fwiw, I think that as far as trolls go, this person is innocuous enough.
“I don’t know what you just said, but I’ll just say this.”
Hmmm, well, it’s still up there if you want to know what I just said:
http://yankees.lhblogs.com/201.....nt-1376807
“I’m sorry and I said anything to you at all. My bad. I was still a little peeved from the Cervelli conversation. I should’ve resolved it then, and not let it get comingled with the LOST stuff.”
You mean sorry because you regret something you said to me or sorry ‘cos you wish the conversation hadn’t happend.
No need to be sorry.
But — and this is no joke — I don’t know what Cervelli conversation you’re talking about. You have unresolved issues from a conversation we had about Cervelli??!?!
Let’s resolve it while the Yanks are ahead and AJ is in line for the win!
(I’m being optimistic about the win part… sure, we’re ahead now, but Jeter and Girardi continue to ignore randy’s small ball dreams.
)
ouch!!!
What a strange play.
That’s just great.
Best out ever
ouchhhhhhh
That actually plays into Girardi’s predilections, he’s all about trading a pitcher to get a single out.
Nice assist by Robertson. Made it look easy.
too bad ‘unKnown’ got hosed out of seeing the ending of this game.
the Twins’ ticket policy is obviously flawed judging by the swathes of empty rows.
Didn’t unKnown say that he/she was going back for both games tonight?
Ma back!
Jeter!!!!!!!!!
wow what a play by jeter…beauty
washed up
trade jeter!!!
Derek came to play today.
Wow, very nice play by Jeter.
What a throw!! Ive never seen that. Usually his jump throw is lofted.
THAT WAS A GUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Holy cow what a play*
*due to a lack of range, most SS’s make that play standing
But it looks nice
Outstanding play by Jeter. The 6th inning is his.
That was a blunderbuss!
Jeter is angling for MVP of the part two!
I am too emotionally invested in the characters of this drama!
AJ might get the win but DJ is earning it right now
Big display there, by Robertson, and Jeter – great throw, especially for an old man
What a beast!! Get AJ this win PLEASE!
Robertson did his best to deny AJ a possible win. Jeter saves his butt [literally].
and the fake jeter fans come out to play! haha
that’s a huge +1 on Jeter’s 2010 ledger
game changer?
Nick in SF, I believe you are correct.
We’ll have to wait until we get the ‘unKnown’ update later on to be certain.
Did Blyleven just say ‘this is a game the Twins are gonna win”???
That’s what I thought I heard.
So nice to be treated to their broadcast.
With the way Robertson is pitching, I wouldn’t be surprised if he goes down for Gaudin instead of Loogan.
Yankees getting the job done but it takes a lot of pitches, Duensing 14 Robertson 22
Nick,
You said that Cervelli was one of my “kids”. I replied to you saying that I never “adopted” Cervelli. And you shot back with something to the effect of “No, that’s not true.”
So rather than argue with you, I let it go. I chose not to expend the energy of trying to correct you, when I should have.
Did Blyleven just say ‘this is a game the Twins are gonna win”???
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Switch to YES. He did say that!
If M? adopted Cervelli, does that mean she won a custody battle with Trisha?
Jeter decided it was time to take the game into his own hands
So is Cervelli or is Cervelli not the kid of Nicole Kidman
Im frustrated now!
Blylevel is just made that Jack Morris is in the HOF and he isin;t.
Another run would be great.
Kudos to blyleven for going out on a limb. Though I don’t believe saying they are going to win given the way our pen has thrown the ball and the way we are swinging the bats is all that aggressive. Despite the lead, I am not even slightly confident.
Another swing that looked like it was an attempt at a HR.
Why not just put a level swing on the ball and try to hit a line drive somewhere
The Yankees look like they are playing scared.
Perhaps they’re paying too much attention to Brian Duensing’s ERA?
Jack Morris isn’t in the HOF. But Blyleven is 5 times the HOFer Morris is.
looks like the offense is still asleep…
carlo
Same. No way this pen holds a 1 run lead for the next 3 innings.
Even Mariano is shaky considering he has barely gotten work.
Ahhhhh, now I remember. That was the unresolved issue???
I didn’t know a formal adoption ceremony was required, but that line of discussion was more facetious than serious.
for the recorc, I do not assert that you ever said “I adopt Francisco Cervelli as one of my kids” or anything else like it and I apologize if it looked like I did.
7th inn. Stretch in inning 2 of the day. Interesting
Still with computer issues but I thought I’d point out something I said last night. Yes, it’s still early in the game, and yes it’s a day later, but still…
trisha – lost in cyberspace
May 25th, 2010 at 9:41 pm
Before I go back to where the television is so I can watch the Yankees eventually win this game (I don’t care if it’s with one blast or a bunch of hits – a win is a win)
GO YANKEES!!!
GO RAYS!!!
Uncle Ellsworth (ESDTFTA) says:
May 26, 2010 at 5:09 pm
I thought they traded Jeter for Gaudan?
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checking the game & blog at a bar after work and this comment made me laugh so hard!
Good Stuff
Great to see you Trisha!!!!
That 2nd pitch was a strike!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ever notice when the Yanks get a lead late (6th inning on), rather than tack on, they actually make their outs QUICKER? It’s like they are content with the slim lead and want to get the pitcher back on the mound ASAP
GGBG!
YES is not an option.
YES is not an option.
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Extra Innings? I dropped it for favor of straight up MLB.TV.
Anyone with Direct-TV, the Yes feed is on 633.
That’s what I mean! At the time, I thought, “Why would Nick insist that Cervelli was one of my faves?” I mean the kid has been good, but by no means have I been mesmerized by those eyes.
“Synecdoche, New York” is on TV over here.
Now, I like quirky, leftfield films as much as the next guy.
But did anyone here get beyond the bizarre pretentiousness and actually ENJOY this film??
Anyone think girardi uses marte in the 8th? Here is why its possible.
He can save joba or mariano for tonight.
They have 3-5 due up assuming robertson gets the O Dog out here. 2 lefties in that group.
What are these weasels on the Twins feed talking about.
They are saying that AJ Burnett was annoyed by Span bunting last night, and he gave him a look.
What are they talking about.
I never saw anything, first of all.
Second, the Michael Kay Show is the first arse hole to jump on an opportunity to start a controversy. And he did not.
# Carlo May 26th, 2010 at 5:42 pm
Anyone think girardi uses marte in the 8th? Here is why its possible.
He can save joba or mariano for tonight.
They have 3-5 due up assuming robertson gets the O Dog out here. 2 lefties in that group.
Yanks need a win. Can’t assume tonight is gonna be a save situation.
GGBG cutting that baby off stopping the gapper
Hahaha. Disregard my question. As soon as I clicked submit I hear Kay say “and girardi will go to the pen”
Extra Innings, yes.
MaineYankee, thanks! YES is indeed unscrambled on 633 but they didn’t bother to put it up in the 700s.
Bye Bert!
Why burn Joba now
Must this must be a must-win game?
So we can win the game
Are there any other unresolved issues we can resolve?
the crack of the bat sounds soooo loud with this broadcast…maybe because the stands arent full
Agree Carl. Agree with what u said and agree with how Joe is handling it. Hopefully tonight we bring some wood with us to the plate and its academic in the late innings.
I don’t like it when Joba’s first few pitches are 91-92. He cannot face Mauer or Morneau.
If you want to see Evan’s Longoria
http://tiny.cc/ui7ze
Your welcome Nick. Bert is tough to take.
Hi CR!!! The good news is that I now have my laptop back. The bad news is that they re-installed the OS and decided that I’d like to have Windows 7 instead of Vista. I had just gotten used to Vista. Even if I had gotten Vista back, everything else was wiped out which means I have to go back and reinstall all of my programs and also put in all of my passwords, re-register on sites that call for registration, etc. I also asked them to make me a list of all of my programs since I don’t know what came packaged with Vista, etc. – and they seemed to have forgotten to do that. What a mess.
I’ll let you know when I’m there (sob)
looked safe to me
Let’s go bullpen! Hold it together for AJ! Good job by the captain there
Biggest at bat of the game here.
That 2nd pitch was a STRIKE!!!!
I don’t know. But looks like Joba just doesn’t have it today.
Mauer will take the 2-2 slider.
please hold the game jobber.
it is so painful to watch him pitch sometimes
Justin will GIDP
thanks joelh
Game Over !!!!!!
Damn you Twins !!!!!!
we get slow working joba today?
maybe Kubel kills the Yanks again right here.
I don’t like this Kugel guy.
that was a strike?
I don’t like this Kueball guy.
that too was a strike?
We just a cheap strike called in our favor, and Leiter has got to say “generous call”
This is the home broadcast, For god sakes.
Why is he throwing a curve?
He got a cheap strike 1 and borderline strike 2, and he still walked the tying runner to 2nd anyways.
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
And we can’t get a 217 hitter out. Is this season worth my time?
We just a cheap strike called in our favor, and Leiter has got to say “generous call”
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Al Leiter calls out the umpires always
That was close.
miami, FL = Red Sox fan!
We don’t deserve to win. Young will make sure of that.
miami, FL May 26th, 2010 at 6:06 pm
And we can’t get a 217 hitter out. Is this season worth my time?
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Want some cheese with that whine?
Finally.
Hated the 3-2 curveball to Kubel but I tip my cap to Joba for getting us 4 big outs
CR9 = Loser
Mo should be able to get thru the bottom of their order, but another run would be nice.
That’s alright Miami.
We got the .252 hitter out.
Have some faith.
Red Sox fan = Loser
miami, FL = Red Sox fan
You do the math!
Good job Joba. The best news is the bottom of the Twins order will be coming up.
zoptic
Tex bout to go yard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
great job by the joba against the best 3-4 hitters in baseball – by far.
(we used to have a pretty solid 3-4, until our no. 3 assumed the identity of a no. 9 hitter – in the NL…)
Get BG out of the two spot.
Who pitches tonight’s game if we have a lead?
Gaudin? Marte? Park?
Hes swinging at pitches at his ankles.
wth kinda swing was that Tex?
Who? Gardner?
He thinks hitting 2nd means he needs to hit HRs.
Someone should tell him he has 3 career HRs.
Alex, take one yard!
CR9 – What property in Math is that called?
(IQ < 70) = Loser
CR9 IQ < 70
Sad just sad
tex going yard… who predicted that?
such a slow, long swing… looks like griffey jr. right now. 6 more years of that???
transitive
Shhhh….I was asking CR9
Whatever, Red Sox fan!
Im too mature to continue firing back insults!
YEAH!
shut up Michael Kay
Wow… wow…
That ball was crushed…..in yankee stadium.
Russo saved the universe!!!
…is what Kay sounded like.
Mo is giving me palpitations.
Rivera is not right
good thing this stadium is HUGE. Burnett would have been tagged for 3 HR’s last night.
CR9, easy question here; do you post after every pitch?
Mo isn’t right…just rusty.
This sick loser Thome was up there hacking away against Papelbon with a chance to tie the game with a single.
RIDICULOUS!
And he took 2 talks against us!
Not rusty; this is a trend now
Mo should retire.
Mariano turning a cardiac closer
What in the world happened to his command
2 walks against us, against Mariano no less. This sick freak of steroids, Thome.
Shut up, CR9. You know nothing.
What’s wrong with Mo?
BIG DP!!!
wow that was just huge…
nice….1 down.
MOMENTUM!!!!!!!!!!
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TAKE THAT, you steroid freak Thome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!
Leiter flummoxed by Kay before Mo saves the day.
Mo with rust. I’d rather he walk Thome than let him hit the ball.
Oops. As I write this Mo gets the job done.
wow, Mo has nothing, we lucked out on that inning.
Mo.
“miami, FL May 26th, 2010 at 6:22 pm
Mo should retire.”
serious? get out of here
Yea.!
finally a win!
nice job, Mo. Lets do it again!!!!!
“What’s wrong with Mo?”
Rust. He hasn’t had a lot of work lately. He’ll be fine.
I’d rather have the imposters.
wow – a 1 run game…
boston a game and a half back. whoa.
gotta love derek. Asked Giradi if he hit the panic button and jete proceeds to go yard. The only run the yankees score. el captain.
Thank you Derek.
Um, CR9, there’s been a few Yankees that have admitted to PED use…
Good win. Showed more of the same brutally awful offense but we beat a good ball club. That said, there is no denying that mariano is a real issue right now. Hopefully he gets through this soon, but he is very bad right now. Every ball was hit hard today, all 2 of them.
“wow, Mo has nothing, we lucked out on that inning.”
He had enough to induce a game-ending DP.
# sunny615 May 26th, 2010 at 6:25 pm
wow – a 1 run game…
boston a game and a half back. whoa.
2 back.
its true
yanks would have to throw a shutout for the team to win
Um, CR9, there’s been a few Yankees that have admitted to PED use…
The Yanks have to make sure to get Mo into more games, it’s as simple as that. It feels like he pitches once a week. Even if it’s not a save situation he ends to pitch an inning otherwise he will never get his command back. He was out for 3 weeks it won’t come back right away.
Nice work by LoHud letting the morons take over here.
“Mo should retire”.
When your mother gets done streetwalking tonight, I hope she sells you to a Jamaican drug posse so they can use you as a human shield.
Mariano used 14 pitches to close the deal! AJ gets @5 yahoo.
This blog is really getting out of control.
CR9 is no better than any of the other sly balls who show up to troll this site.
CR9 and all trolls, get out!
Mo’s velocityand movement look fine. His location is way off at the moment. He can fix that.
CR9 ain’t no troll
How would a troll hate everything Boston, including people like Dropkick Murphy and Dane Cook, who are not affiliated to sports?
Great win by the Yankees today.
I could not watch on tv, but it must have been fun to see Jeter hit that solo shot for
the games only run.
We won the game.. just enjoy it.
ok, if we get to a save situation tonight?
who goes?
let’s hope they keep it at 2 and make it 3
who goes?
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Boone Logan
I can’t stop laughing
Mo retire?
What’s your name, Christopher Coke? How did your dad Lester end up?
6:26 was not me!
Nice game to win!
Mo looking a bit a rusty, but came through!
funny, but i was gonna say, ‘and don’t say boone logan’
lol
Marte or Mitre depending on how the lineup goes.
If M&M are due up in the 8th, Marte gets them, Mitre closes it out.
Nice win..Key contributions from the “washed up” captain….Mo hasn’t pitched…thats his only problem…stuff looks fine, he just off with his command because he hasn’t had regular work. That’ll change as the Yanks play better and have more close games…
depending on how Mo feels physically, don’t rule him out to pitch the 9th in the 2nd game.
might not be a full inning, but he could be available for 1 or 2 hitters max.
marte/mitre works for me
Are we sure Mo can’t pitch again tonight?
lets hope the bats wake up and its a blowout and all we need is Andy thru 7 and mitre to finish things off.
I’m sure Mo can go again. He’s playin Ali against the ropes right now.
Only one of these posts is mine. The 6:28 post.
Every one else is an imposter.
I can’t tell who is who anymore around here….I think I’ll resume my limited activity until this blows over….if it ever does.
The 6:44 post was an imposter by the imposter(s). This is the real SJ. The 6:28 and 6:36 posts were mine.
It’s lame that folks feel the need to post as someone else.