Game 50: Yankees vs. Indians
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Gameday Thread on May 30, 2010 
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YANKEES (29-20)
Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Juan Miranda DH
Brett Gardner LF
Chad Moeller C
RHP A.J. Burnett (5-2, 3.55)
Career vs. Indians
INDIANS (18-29)
Trevor Crowe CF
Shin-Soo Choo RF
Travis Hafner DH
Austin Kearns LF
Russell Branyan 1B
Jhonny Peralta SS
Luis Valbuena 2B
Lou Marson C
Jason Donald SS
RHP Justin Masterson (0-5, 6.13)
Career vs. Yankees
TIME/TV: 1:05 p.m. / YES Network
UMPIRES: HP Doug Eddings, 1B Dana DeMuth, 2B Kerwin Danley, 3B CB Bucknor
WEATHER: Very little breeze on a sunny, 80-degree day.
LOOKING FOR A CHANGE: In his career, A.J. Burnett is 1-4 with a 6.69 ERA against the Indians. That said, the current Cleveland lineup includes only one hitter — Travis Hafner — who has more than eight at-bats against the Yankees starter. Hafner is 5-for-14 with a home run.
KEEPING IT THE SAME: Burnett might have struggled against Cleveland, but Derek Jeter has six consecutive multi-hit games against the Indians, the first Yankee to accomplish the feat since Hall of Famer Earl Combs in 1930. This is, of course, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
TRYING TO MAKE IT 12: Cleveland starter has a personal 11-game losing streak that dates back to August 25 of last season. That’s a stretch of 16 starts and the Indians have scored just 36 runs in those games. Masterson is striking out batters at a rate of 8.8 Ks per nine innings, which is 10th best in the American League.
A LITTLE LIGHT READING: I was scrambling this morning and couldn’t post a Today in The Journal News entry — it’s best not to leave your phone at home when you leave for the stadium — but today’s paper had a story about Juan Miranda’s journey from Cuba to the major leagues. Of course, there’s also the game story and today’s notebook.
UPDATE, 1:52 p.m.: Two singles have given the Indians an early 1-0 lead against Burnett.
UPDATE, 1:53 p.m.: You might not think much of Chad Moeller’s bat, but one great thing about having a veteran catcher is that he knows where to be. Moeller knowing to cover first base after a pickoff attempt just led to an out for the Yankees.
UPDATE, 2:10 p.m.: Who says Nick Swisher needs a defensive replacement. That’s a pretty solid catch up against the wall to end the inning with the Indians still holding a 1-0 lead.
UPDATE, 2:21 p.m.: Back to back strikeouts have stranded Yankees at second and third, keeping the 1-0 Cleveland lead intact.
UPDATE, 2:27 p.m.: Burnett is through five innings with only the one run across the plate. He’s doing his job, now it’s the lineup’s turn. Amazing how this team seems to never have both the pitching and the hitting going at the same time lately. Great offense the past two days, then they get a great start from Burnett and can’t score a run (through four and a half innings, anyway).
UPDATE, 2:43 p.m.: Strikeout, ground out, strikeout. Burnett allowed a lead-off double but stranded the runner in the sixth inning. Two great starts in a row for Burnett.
UPDATE, 3:08 p.m.: A throwing error by Jeter has cost the Yankees two runs here in the seventh. It could have been the last out of the inning, instead a run scored and the inning kept going for an RBI triple by Jason Donald. Indians lead it 3-0.
UPDATE, 3:18 p.m.: Francisco Cervelli pinch hitting for Chad Moeller with one out and runners at the corners. The crowd here at Yankee Stadium actually went fairly nuts when they saw him step into the on-deck circle. The kid’s come a long way in the past year.
UPDATE, 3:25 p.m.: There’s the big hit the Yankees have been waiting for. Jeter singles up the middle, Gardner makes a nice slide at the plate and the Yankees have cut the lead to 3-2 with Granderson coming to the plate to face the lefty reliever Tony Sipp.
UPDATE, 3:28 p.m.: That’s a double off a left-hander for Granderson. Runners at second and third for Teixeira, who has a chance to put the Yankees in the lead.
UPDATE, 3:32 p.m.: Did some folks take a step away from the ledge on that swing? Mark Teixeira’s two-out, three-run home run has the Yankees in the lead 5-3. A.J. Burnett is going back out to start the eighth.
UPDATE, 3:35 p.m.: By the way, that was Teixeira’s 250th home run.
UPDATE, 3:38 p.m.: Chamberlain is getting loose in the bullpen.
UPDATE, 3:40 p.m.: A.J. Burnett with two straight strikeouts to end the eighth. Big time outing from Burnett today. I have to think we’ll be seeing Rivera in the bullpen shortly.
UPDATE, 3:48 p.m.: There’s Juan Miranda’s second hit of the game, an RBI double to push the lead to 6-3 still with no outs in the eighth.
UPDATE, 3:50 p.m.: Make that 7-3 after Cervelli’s sac fly.
Joba Tweeted that the sun will come up tomorrow. Well it did and in the light of day, he is still fat, he still stinks, he is still lazy and it was still a brutal loss. Hey, but its O.K. because the sun is shining. What a complete and total loser.
What an absolute class act Joba is. And that’s why I love twitter for celebrities and athletes.
He spoke straight from the heart about being a better father, friend, and baseball player. I believe Joba understands that he is hurting his team with his performances and feels terrible about it.
Sometimes a person has to reach his lowest point before he can reach his highest point!
Joba will turn things around. From my mouth to God’s ears, hopefully.
Mike,
So true. Even worse that not only is he still on the ML roster, he is still the EIG. Must be nice knowing you can be as fat and unproductive as he has been, and not face any backlash.
Park gave up those back to back HRs against the Sox, he has not pitched in a high leverage situation since. He has buried Robertson for weeks at a time in low leverage situations after bad games in the past, ditto Marte. Aceves had a shaky game vs, Texas and he didn’t pitch for a week.
Yet Joba continues to blow big leads and still gets sent out there in the highest leverage situations. Favoritism at its finest.
Let him be a good friend, father, and baseball player and watch the sun come out in Scranton.
Enough of his nonsense up here with his “box of chocolates” pitching.
Joba has to forget about his twitter, fix the brim of his hat , stop sucking down a can of Red Bull before he enters the game and just admit that he sucks right now. None of this the sun will come up and you don’t win the game on paper crap. Right now he is no more valuable to this team than Kyle Farnsworth was, maybe he isn’t any more talented.
CR9, Joba is a punk, he need to drop dead.
In his career, A.J. Burnett is 1-4 with a 6.69 ERA against the Indians.
Burnett might have struggled against Cleveland.
Masterson is striking out batters at a rate of 8.8 Ks per nine innings, which is 10th best in the American League.
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Well, the game is over before it starts.
damn, ‘needs’
can we please not be the team that makes masterson look like cy young.
Randy I……Right foot is on the inside ( facing the mound ) left foot positioned on the outside ( outfield side ) …Basically, the bag is in between my feet, and I’m facing the baserrunner
Lets go Yankees!!!
we need quick outs. 7-8 innings.
Interview with David Huff on the Indians network and he seems to be fine. That’s good news for him. He was in good spirits.
Pat m,
That’s how I think it should be done also and how I used to do it.
Go yanks!
LH hitters are hitting .383 against Masterson. The Indians are 1 start away from sending him to the pen. Yanks need to crush him.
aj with 95mph fastballs. last few starts he has been down at 92-93.
swish and cano have been the mvps of this team so far this year
sounds like aj should just pitch out of the stretch all the time.
“Right foot is on the inside ( facing the mound ) left foot positioned on the outside ( outfield side ) …Basically, the bag is in between my feet, and I’m facing the baserrunner”
pat m-
thanks. totally got it and will watch today to see how the players today do it.
The sun did come out and the only sad part is that it did not burn him to a crisp. To use his son in a picture on Twitter to gain support was so sad. I think we would be better off with his son pitching. I am a hard core fan but will trade a few more brutal losses if it means getting him on a bus to Scranton.
Joba needs to be put on a fitness regiment, and get in top physical condition. If his problems are more mental than physical, then that also needs to be addressed. Perhaps 2 weeks in Scranton would make him realize, he is not entitled to be on the roster, he has to earn it, and maybe a stint in Scranton will make him hungry again for success. Knowing Girardi will keep running him out there only adds to the problem. Either he gets the job done, or he loses his job! There are guys in Scranton right now that are better than Joba, but, his name keeps him in the bullpen, not his talent.
Tin Cup…….That was the instructions by way of Gene Michaels
Cy Masterson!
once again making a scrub like masterson look like roy halladay.
who broke the blog?
If Girardi uses Joba today, off goes the TV and on goes the music. I’ll give it some time to turn the TV back on to find out the final score. My trust with Joba is lost and will need a lot of repair to be regained.
The good news is that the best the Indians can do is take 3 out of 4.
toronto is winning again. yanks are only 1 game ahead of them.
Game thread numbers here are dropping ………..Ratings keep declining, the network just might cancel this Sitcom…….
“Tin Cup…….That was the instructions by way of Gene Michaels”
pat m-
i can see all i’d have to do is hit your glove and the runner would slide right into it and be out. bang bang.
good stuff.
Tin Cup……Well in theory……..
I remember when we got shellacked by Cleveland last season in embarassing fashion and our season was ruined.
Oh, right. We went on to win the World Series.
How is that good news? The Indians are a terrible team. Got to win the series against them at home.
how is my girl Trisha doing? I hope she is enjoying June becuase she is going to have a 31 day vacation in July
AJ wont last 5 and the Yanks will get shut out by this clown. I will ask again. Can anyone explain why Tex is still hitting 3rd. Is this all about not hurting peoples feelings. I would love to work for the Yankees. Suck at my job for years like Toree did and get raises. HIt like crap and keep my job. Pitch like a fat tub of crap and get a free pass. Oh well.
I know the Yankees need a couple of arms but Cashman better wake up and pick up another hitter. miranda, russo and thames are not the answer
Regarding low thread numbers: well first off its a big holiday weekend so fewer people in front of their computers. But the main thing is the difference between the guys who run the blog and ole pete abe. Pete used to be pretty opinionated and also say provocative things. The current crew is never provocative just facts, which doesn’t stir up that many thoughts and comments
Doris –
Wouldn’t it be a hoot if all the imposters are actually Pete?
j/k
If there’s a better defensive 2nd baseman in baseball than Robinson Cano, he’s being hidden somewhere, because he’s not in the majpr leagues.
GB,
Chase Utley. I’d give the nod to Utley.
I don’t think Joba is out of shape, he just has the same body type that Hideki Irabu had.
Isn’t Bat Masterson aware of his stats?
Here’s my prediction made at the beginning of the season
1. Tampa Bay
2. Toronto
3. Boston
4. New York
5. Baltimore
Unreal. Want to turn your season around? Face the Yankees.
Trisha- In all seriousness, if i win (and I hope I dont) you dont have to stay away for a month. Sane posters are a rare commodity around here
This is a game where not having Posada really hurts. Masterson is really effective against righties, but struggles against lefties. The difference between a left-handed Posada and a right-handed Moeller getting multiple ABs could be game-changing.
Masterson mastering the Yanks.. Pathetic they let this scrub off the hook for 3 innings so far
Welcome back, stale offense!
Seriously, against THIS chump? His ERA is almost 7, and we have a bunt and a bleeder that barely made it through the infield.
This team makes me shake my head on a regular basis.
I cant believe what we’re watching here. This freak show Masterson is actually pitching here. He’s got his Red Sox uniform underneath his Indians one today!
Doris – and obviously vice versa. I like this kind of bet the best. Just to see what happens.
Thanks.
Whats up with this team? Is it about time Girardi gets thrown out of a game?
with 45 responses in three innings, it appears any posters are a rare commodity around here.
Did Paulie’s phone start ringing or was that just me?
need some spark here….masterson is looking like cy young and we have bad aj throwing.
Why are you surprise by this?
As of now, the Indians have better offense, better pitching, better bullpen.
Simple as that.
They will take 3/4.
Someone needs to tell the Yanks that Masterson sucks. I know it’s early, but this guys is 0-6 with an ERA over 6 and we have TWO HITS off him in three innings. Why does it seem that these crap pitchers come here and always give us trouble?
Swisher’s defense has been so much better this year.
I realize it is agianst the rules to critizise Captin Jeter but… Why do we need the manager to get thrown out. Jeter should confront Joba about his work ethic and also the overall team mental state. It is the Captians job the shake things up. I have never heard of him doing anything like this in the last 7 years.
Wow.. I might be the only one to think this.. but Swisher has made improvements as a RF.
Only this team could fail against a guy who hasn’t won in almost a year. Time for a break from this.
CS in la: “Bad AJ”? The guy has allowed three hits, and one run, over four innings. I wish all my starters were that “bad”
Swisher has become a pretty good right fielder since the middle of last year. Early last season, he wouldn’t have gotten close to making that catch.
At least the Royals and White Sox are also leading.
Ugh, it would have been so nice to win yesterday’s game. Then even if they lost today, we could all feel good about Andy giving us the series win tomorrow. Instead, I’m just holding my breath that the Yankees don’t get completely embarrassed by Cleveland.
Is anyone really surprised that we are getting shut down. Really, have we need seen this same act over and over again. We just pray and hope that today was not going to happen but like Joba said the sun will come out and we will suck yet once again.
Jeter’s job is to lead by example, which he does.
He’s not there to babysit an out of shape, stubborn 24-year old relief pitcher with a 5.82 ERA.
Joba has to look at himself in the mirror.
RS Please DO NOT HOLD YOUR BREATH> It is not good for your health and you picked a bad day to do it.
It is the Captians job the shake things up. I have never heard of him doing anything like this in the last 7 years.
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Just because you haven’t heard it about it, doesn’t mean it hasn’t happened. In fact, because you haven’t heard about it, I’d say its more likely to have happened – that’s Jeter’s style.
let me guess, a GIDP?
GreenBeret7 May 30th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
Swisher has become a pretty good right fielder since the middle of last year. Early last season, he wouldn’t have gotten close to making that catch.
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Yep, that’s what I think. He’s really made improvements.
The league is hitting .317 against Masterson. Just amazing they can’t get one good swing off him.
Atta boy Cano
I was just about to say that I think Cano and Swisher are our best chances to hit Masterson.
Okay, there’s one:)
Good job Cano!!!!!
That Crowe guy is a good player, hustled that ball back to the infield to hold Tex.
rally time!
There are so many idiots, trolls, and morons on this blog that just complain about everything how can you even begin to discuss baseball?
Man, I shudder to think of where this team would be without Cano/Swisher/Hughes/Pettitte
Jon,
Are you just a little upset that you didn’t get your GIDP? Just a little?
Swisher has been batting like an all star this month, but given the opportunity to drive in a run with an out, and swings at absolute slop for strike 3.
As his confidence soars. Yanks dont score here we got trouble my friends
rconn23 May 30th, 2010 at 1:55 pm
GB,
Chase Utley. I’d give the nod to Utley.
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Not any more and especially not this year. Cano leads all MLB 2nd basemen in total chances, assists, double plays, fewest errors, and fielding percentage.
not liking this situation.. Swish’s K hurt.. Not even a flyball… to much to ask for
ugh
It’s kind of disturbing that the Yankee can’t get one groundball against a groundball machine.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Brutal. Absolutely brutal.
Fan tastic
just like I thought.. this team couldn’t hit a RISP out of a paper bag.
Of course they didn’t get the run in. I mean, why would they?
41 pitches through 4. This is a carbon MFing copy of the game against Minnesota that got suspended. Just miserable.
Posada can not come back soon enough. Just a completely different lineup without him in it.
A fine example of trying to do too much in that situation
and why is Miranda on this team? I ask that every friggen day!
This offense is giving new meaning to the nickname Bronx Bombers.
I give up. They are freakin’ finished. Cy Masterson, way to go guys.
Can ANYONE in this Godforsaken lineup get a damn hit when we need one. Once again second and third one out and NO ONE can get a clutch hit. For the love of God this is Masterson, not Koufax…UGH, I may have to turn this off and leave the house, I just can’t take watching bad baseball anymore. There is no excuse for this team to keep scuffling like this…
Yankee offense had many spells like this last year but just not as bad b/c of the presence of Damon and Matsui…still shocks me that Cashman went into this season without either of them……sorry but I feel like a 1 year 13 million dollar deal would have kept Damon or 1 year 8-9 million for Matsui…the numbers they have with their teams currently are really hard to compare how they would do with the Yankees this year…..bottom line, our offense is just not good this year…..
The “Bronx Bombers” need a new flight plan!!
Sometimes it feels like the Yankees don’t mind being down and having to climb their way up. It’s like they have so much confidence in themselves that there’s no sense of urgency in the middle innings. The whole “it’s a long season, it’s still early, still plenty of baseball left” seems to apply to each game the way it applies to the entire season.
Lets go Yankees!!!!!!!!!!! Its buisness time
What’s your guess?
Hangin’ Chad … remind me why they got this automatic out?
Masterson’s not even breaking a sweat out there.
Well…
Granderson is struggeling big time
Tex is struggeling
A-Rod is ok, but not good
Cano rocks
Swisher rocks a little less but still
Miranda is a AAA player
Gardner is struggeling
Moeller should be doing the laundry
= bad lineup
Way to go, watch two easy to hit balls and then swing at crap.
Forgot Derek who is so so
Embarrassing. Seems every scrub comes to us and gets hot.
Masterson may end up with at least 13 strikeouts today.
Will they get shut out by one of the worst pitchers in MLB. Me thinks so
Keith, you’re right about the Damon and Matsui point, but at the same time, we don’t have Posada, Granderson, and Nick for a majority of the season. Also, ARod seemed to be getting bigger hits up until this point, and Tex had not been struggling this badly last year.
If that wasn’t enough, the bullpen seemed to overachieve, and NOT underachieve as they are doing this year.
Putting all that into consideration, it’s amazing that at this point we would still be going into the playoffs.
This is ridiculous. Besides Cano’s double the Yankees haven’t hit a single ball hard. This is like a vintage Wang outing.
Boston about to take the lead. AJ giving up 3 this inning. Sorry
Why is Trevor Crowe killing us so much??
wth
Here we go. JUst like I said. Its time for the AJ colapse
yes. Go Hafner!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
the ball is carrying for the Indians but not for us as we can’t make solid contact…feels like 2-0 and this game could be over….
2-0 about to happen
watch how the Indians get the runner in from 2nd… Yankees.. take note
I’m tired of Paulie making excuses for this garbage. If he were playing on THIS team he would be ripping every single one of them for their awful play.
This team is average this yr. They don’t have it.
Whatever happened to taking pitches. Last year Jeter and Damon would both go 3-2, foul a few off, at least 10 pitches. By the time Tex and Arod came up, the pitcher was exhausted.
And why aren’t they hitting? Maybe it’s the team approach. Jeter is the leader. Not seeing enough pitches, not making the pitcher work?
Don’t underestimate the loss of Nick Johnson. One thing he did was see alot of pitches.
They have been anemic.
come on chew chew
Red Sox in a similar position that the Yankees were in in the 4th inning. second and third 1 out with one of their hot hitters (Ortiz) up.
Northy, they will wait till they have 2 outs then drive in the run… or more.
Oh yes I forgot we can all relax because this is the easy part of our schedule. I will die laughing if Cleveland takes 3 of 4. Will anyone panic then. Oh its early and the games dont count in May like they due in Sept. That is the biggest line of CRAP i have ever heasrd in my life.
Do some of you actually WATCH the game? Masterson has made some outstanding pitches today. Just about every pitch has been around the knees with movement. He struck out Jeter with a filthy slider away followed by a 94 mph sinker inside. He’s a major league pitcher who was an major part of the trade for Victor Martinez and has good stuff. He’s pitched some bad games this year but that doesn’t mean he has no ability-from watching today I’d feel pretty good if I’m an Indians fan.
come on Kearns, make it 3-0
why are some of you watching this if all you do is whine about it?
Doris From Rego Park imposter at 1:57??????
what is whine?
call it constructive criticism
“Boston about to take the lead. AJ giving up 3 this inning. Sorry”
“Here we go. JUst like I said. Its time for the AJ colapse”
Good calls, Mike.
Thank you cs. This is all that these people on this board do is whine. Why waste your time watching if all your going to do is cry about every little thing.
Nice pitching AJ!!!
Way to recover!!!
Wow. Before looking at the velocity I thought that was a slider. His 93 mph fastball just DROPPED before getting to the plate.
strike 3 , what a breaking ball…good call big head
AJ is nasty
come on Masterson, shut us down 1,2,3 next inning.
AJ can’t pitch any better than he’s pitching right now. Why can’t they score runs?
Nice job by AJ.
It seems the Yanks and the Phillies both have problems with the bats lately. In last night’s game the Phillies only won on an unearned run.
U cab stop posting now Mike. U embarrassment. U r worse than CR 9
Good AJ showed up today. Unfortunately the offense needs to score about 10 runs to make this game bullpen-proof.
Thank you cs. This is all that these people on this board do is whine. Why waste your time watching if all your going to do is cry about every little thing.
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What do you think mgmnt does? They analyze the situation and make changes.
As I said it’s called constructive criticism.
MG
You are right about Masterson today, but I can tell you this is the best he has pitched this year. The poll on the Indians network before the game was about if Masterson belongs in the pen. 60%
said he does. LH hitters have been killing him.
Masterson is dealing.
That’s baseball.
Granderson isn’t the player I thought we were getting
Yes!!!! A two pitch out.
TWO FRIGGIN’ PITCHES.
This guy walks the GD planet, and we’re swinging at the second pitch. What happened to discipline?
Tex Time!
MG:
Masterson has an ERA around 5.5 (after 5 shutout innings) and has gone 16 starts without recording a win.
Tex is terrible. Bat him 5 already.
AJ two seam fastball today is perhaps the best I’ve ever seen it.His two seamer today has been astonishing. It looks like Halladay’s two seamer. Just amazing. I completely unhittable pitch when coupled with his curveball.
That two seamer almost looks like a screwball it as so much action on it.
Hey, alright! We got to THREE pitches that time!
another 1,2,3 inning. woooooo!
Tex n Arod are killing this team. As much as the pen is.
Cameron Diaz is taking the strength out of Arods legs.
Nick in SF imposter at 2:40
Billy, I know his stats but he’s not throwing like that today. He gets hammered when he leaves the ball up, today almost everything is down. The Yankees will probably figure out a way to win the game but you have to give Masterson some credit here.
can they have one game with combo of good pitching and good hitting?
Please don’t tip it cap to masterson. He’s awful.
FINALLY. SOMEONE TAKES A FRIGGIN’ WALK.
I remember Masterson use to come out the Pen for Boston and do a good job against the Yanks. Didn’t think he would do this good starting against us.
this has nothing to do with the Yankees.
Masterson has had tough luck, I’m trying to even things out.
The Baseball Gods have spoken.
It looks like there is a feature on Kevin Russo in Newsday, but I cannot open it. If anyone can open Newsday, can you please download the story and post it? Thanks.
This game might be Masterson’s only ‘dealing’ in this season.
2 run shot Robbie.. Get this bum off the mound!
Just hung up there long enough. More bad luck.
Come on Masterson. 9 more outs to a complete-game shutout!!!!!!!
This team is terrible. Doing this after what happened yesterday is a disgrace.
It’s hurtful that CR9 or a CR9 imposter would say such a thing.
It’s also not smart, but I don’t want to say why.
Wonderful job by the batters. Nice to see that they are really working Masterson over.
“can they have one game with combo of good pitching and good hitting?”
Friday….
# mick May 30th, 2010 at 2:47 pm
Cameron Diaz is taking the strength out of Arods legs.
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Bring back Kate Hudson!
come on Branyan, hit one out!!!!!!!!!
Nick
LOL! I knew that could not be your comment. You would not go out of your way to try and throw a dig in at a fellow Yankees fan poster!!!!!!
Fans are allowed to whine, complain, etc…its the nature of being a fan, short for fanatic……and fans on this blog shouldn’t be afraid to vent, complain, whine…..thats what its for…..from my perspective, I see a team that is the defending World Champions with a bunch of missing parts from that team….Melky, Coke, Matsui, Damon, Hairston, Hinske and I didn’t like it when the season started and definitely don’t like it now….Cashman shouldn’t have messed with that karma…but I really hope I’m wrong……
Cashman has had a terrible offseason…
Giving up solid lefty, a young cheap top prospect plus a so so prospect for Granderson??
The Yankees is the odd team out in that trade..
I have no problem with Kennedy beeing used in a trade, but A-Jax?
Have you kept A-jax you could have used the money used on Grandy to either Matsui og Damon…
And the NJ who is as injury prone as any in the game with the exception om Rich Harden
Ace, it is not a disgrace. It’s baseball. It happens.
Here are the things you know rationally. The Yankees have a lineup that doesn’t lack very good offense. Here’s what you also know rationally. It isn’t showing lately.
So you wait it out.
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I like the current version of Bruce Chen.
Its not that fans aren’t allowed to whine. But that’s all the people on this board ever do is whine.
Butch- I do not know much about the work of Cr9 but the only ones who should be embarressed are the players on the New York Yankees. I am upset and it shows in my posts. If the Yankees were upset perhaps we as fans could feel a bit of fire. I don’t see it, I dont feel it and in case you did not know Arod and Tex are each making over $155,000 for todays game. Thats about 50k per hour. Oh the starting pitcher they are facing has not got a win in his last 16 strats.
I don’t know what you’re talking about, CR9,the original comment was mine.
And I have gone ‘out of my way’ to ‘throw a dig’ at Doris several times before, so why not again? He can take it. And that was kind of a twofer as well; more bang for the buck.
moeller is a good professional back up.
jumps right in and does a good job.
Unlike Joba, Moeller is a very professional guy
“…that was kind of a twofer as well; more bang for the buck.”
if gb7 tires to type that ten to one he doesn’t get it through the filter.
Justin Masterson is one of the worst starting pitchers in baseball…
someone should inform the Yankees
embarrassing
damn, he made me misspell again.
randy, are you trying to blame all the typos on fatigue???
are you kidding me?
Jeter sucks on this play
Jeter. Come on
Game!
YEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSS! A 135 hitter owns AJ!
of course, the blame is on Tex
“randy, are you trying to blame all the typos on fatigue???”
Blame ‘em on Huff getting hit in the head with a line drive.
That might be the ballgame.
Unreal!
how is that an e6? that is totally an easy play for tex
And the hits keep on coming. This is over with the crap lineup today
And there ya go. More good play by the Yanks. That chant classy Boston fans do for the Yanks sure seems appropriate now. Great.
Aaaaaaaand off come the wheels.
There is nothing nice to say about this team right now.
If you where wondering if this team is bad then take this error as evidence….
Cost two runs already.. Game over
How does AJ hit a guy hitting 109?
Oh boy
Nick
You dont fool me!! You dont “take digs” at anyone!! You just like being funny/trying to be funny!!!
I hate this team. For the first time in all my years of being a Yankees fan, I hate them
This team is disgraceful, I refuse to let them continue to ruin my long weekend.
Gosh, glad I didn’t watch yesterday’s game.
It was the ball game with one run for Cleveland.
Yippeee 3-0 against a future hall of famer!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh wait I mean a career minor leaguer my bad
Game over, Indians win, thhhhheeeee Indians win…UNREAL…The team is just a damn MESS right now…We get a GREAT pitching performance and we don’t hit, an error continues an inning and then the game gets broken open. So much for the “easy” part of the schedule…
This is a 500 type team saved by their start and the SP.
# Ace May 30th, 2010 at 3:05 pm
How does AJ hit a guy hitting 109?
Jete and Tex need to make that play. I don’t know whos fault it was.
“randy, are you trying to blame all the typos on fatigue???”
no, on post dramatic stress syndrome.
Game over.
Season over.
Time for a team meeting…
All the guys seems to be more focused on getting home to f…. their stupid good looking ladys
and that’s the game folks.. another disgusting Yankee performance.. AJ pitched good, but gave it away at the end… I am sick to my stomach!
AJ got a few bad breaks in that inning. Cruel and unfair.
# RalphieD (OPPC) May 30th, 2010 at 3:05 pm
how is that an e6? that is totally an easy play for tex
I knew it!
Could Jeter have made that throw more accurately? Jeter sucks on that throw, just suck. period.
Well this inning will be 1-2-3 with the guys coming up. So 2 innings to score 3.
I predict a faux comeback today again
oba Tips his Cap May 30th, 2010 at 3:06 pm
This team is disgraceful, I refuse to let them continue to ruin my long weekend.
Gosh, glad I didn’t watch yesterday’s game.
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Then run along…
CR9, sometimes you have to take a dig at someone to try to be funny.
Or, conversely, sometimes it helps to be funny to take a dig at someone.
Just ask the legendary powerhouse comic Don Rickles!
Yanks are going to be in 3rd place a half game out of first in a short hour or so. Dont be so sure they wont puke it up on Monday as well. I am laughing because Girardi has no guts to say or do anything. High priced egos wont let him. He is a stooly
Don’t we play the Blue Jays at home soon? They are going to crush so many balls out of this ballpark with the way they’ve been hitting…
is there a single fan out there who doesn’t know, in his heart, that with this team, this year, this game is over?
That doesn’t answer that question Carl. How does he hit a guy batting 100?
What a joke! We went an entire year without this garbage “Jeter’s got an edge” commercial, and now it’s back.
I guess YES network is playing the commercial to try and bring the 2008 bad luck to the 2010 team.
They certainly succeeded with the constant injuries.
Good job, YES network. You did your job bringing bad luck to the Yankees. That’s what your goal is.
great game by the yanks. swisher especially effective with runners at 3rd and less the n2 outs. 1 out of 9 runners scored for the year. that is real good……….
this team sucks. tex continues to suck. arod doing crap.. what a friggin joke… is lou marston johny bench. disgraceful.
all i hear from kay is the pen is toast, really. marte exhasuted from the 1 batter. etc.
the yanks stink……….
For everyone saying they went through a stretch like this last year, you are wrong.
Not after A-Rod came back did they play as pathetic a three week stretch as they are going through righ tnow. When A-Rod came back in May the team took off last year, save ONE week in June when they lost series to the Nationals and Marlins. ONE week, not THREE.
Injuries are not an excuse. 10-4 lead yesterday and you lose, AJ throwing a gem today and you can’t score off of Masterson? The entire rest of the league is hitting him, so it’s not like he’s a guy who tends to have good games once in a while, he’s just a mediocre starter at best right now.
This is the Cleveland Indians, possibly the worst team in the American League right now. The only two series they have won since taking 2/3 in Fenway in early May were against the Twins. They have serious issues right now, and this is not just a bad stretch anymore after three weeks, it is a serious problem of a team playing terrible baseball consistently.
Now we can watch “real baseball teams” like the Rays and red sox come back to win!
The Bluejays have caught the Yankees in the standings and the Sox have taken the lead on KC.. Tampa is down by a run early against the Whitesox..
Yankees aren’t the team I thought they were this year… This series is a microcosm of what’s wrong with this team..
The Indians came back from a 6 run deficit in the 7th inning yesterday. Can the Yankees complete half of that?
CR9, is YES network owned by RedSox so they purposely screw up Jeter?
I’m sure they will score 2 in the 9th to make it respectable
so Swisher decides to get a hit when it’s not a critical part of the game.. and now Miranda..Here we go bats!!!!
Ortiz gives Boston 4-1 lead now!!
Very similar to 2008 – when they hit, they don’t pitch, when they pitch, they don’t hit.
Lets Go Yankees! clap clap clap!
Sad that Ortiz is a better player than Tex at this stage
this has a lot of 2008 about it.
no accountability.
losing seems expected and tolerated.
the CG trade will hurt us for years…
It’s not injuries. The bullpen is awful. Every single Cashman off season move gas been a big fat Zero. Lineup is weak. Team really misses Damon n Matsui.
The Indians came back from a 6 run deficit in the 7th inning yesterday. Can the Yankees complete half of that?
”””””””””””””””””””””’
NO. The Indians have a much better offense.
I’ve seen enough of Miranda. He’s terrible.
What a joke. A 3-0 count and he was swinging at the 3-1 count. He just didnt try to take the walk. He was up there hacking. hacking hacking haking hacking.
Red Sox role players put the bats on their shoulders and take the walks.
if they miss the postseason this year, I really wannna see they cut the budget, say, to $150m.
It’s been an embarrassment a $200m team plays like this.
Nick
I think you actually like Trisha!! You act like an older brother to Trisha, with your playful teasing!! You are such a sweet guy!!
Time for the Hit Man.
We’re just finding ways to lose now
Bullpen can’t hold a 6 run lead.
A guy who has lost his last 11 decisions dating back to last year is shutting us down at home.
Just doesn’t look like our year, folks. Boston is going to zoom right past us within a week. I don’t worry about Toronto, but 3rd place in the East isin’t getting to October
Boston winning now, TB ties it up. Ugh. Whine.
Gardner better run.
And Chan Homerun in the Park is waiting to make sure this end in a blowout
Gardner has to be stealing here.
Can BG steal a base
Too little too late, Yankees hitters.
CR9,
Yep. That is the difference between the Sox reserves and ours – theirs have good ABs all the time.
Ronald McDonald would have taken the walk. Our role player tries to be the hero, when he sucks.
They won’t throw threw. Just run.
If Gardner doesn’t run here this blog will implode!
Tom
Miranda does not suck. He just does a bit immature and does not understand his role.
WHAT IS HE DOING RUN
Gardner should be stealing here.
Someone tell me why he isn’t stealing????
CR9, that’s an interesting theory — good luck with it.
I still want to know if that was the real Doris From Rego Park, as the sentiment expressed was very un-Doris-like.
And we face a rookie tomorrow we have never seen who actually has a very respectable ERA
Losing 3\4 to a last place team at home would just solidify our place in mediocrity,
We have a chance to get 2 runs with a base hit, and Gardy has cement in his cleats.
wow another pitiful AB with RISP
Ouch
no point is scoreboard watching.
the yanks are headed to 4th place in a hurry.
8-13 record is no fluke, not one lost weekend.
it’s a done team living off its fast start, not willing to admit how bad it is.
Freaking joke…. to cheap runs left on 3rd base in this game
r-u-n
This game should be 2-1 Yankees. They’re beating themselves.
This is awful
Masterson and his 5.88 ERA
he is amazing
too late gardy.
Thank you Jete
Finally!
Is the Cisco Kid now flying to close to sun and are his wings made of wax?
That’s why u steal 2.
Gardner is too freakin passive.
Crawford would have stolen 2 bases in that inning
Where are the Gardner fanboys now? This is why he is a reserve player.
El Capitan!
great. thank god he took second.
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RIGHT BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
nice jeter!…nobody else scores on that but gardner
The Captain delivers….:D
Looked safe.
Gil L May 30th, 2010 at 3:10 pm
is there a single fan out there who doesn’t know, in his heart, that with this team, this year, this game is over?
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So Jeter atones for his 2 run error.. Now we’re even!
groove. gardner stole what he could.
Gardner runs! Jeter hits! Gardner scores!
Set off the LoHud fireworks! Woo hoooooooooo!
Yankees stink Yankees stink… Whah!! What happens when they win??
Get behind your team and be positive
I bet Gardner tore up his hand on that
Catcher stepped on his hand
Finally… a clutch it.
Oh Yeah. Lets Go Yankees clap clap clap !
cs in la May 30th, 2010 at 3:21 pm
too late gardy
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Good call; guess the second run doesn’t count
Now they’ll bring in a lefty to neutralize Granderson, very predictable.
Can’t have a platoon player batting 2nd. Pinch hit Thames NOW.
Funny what happens when Gardner actually tries to run and makes the pitcher worry about him.
If he isn’t running, he is almost useless in this lineup. What is he going to do, slap a ground ball to short with runners on base? Without his legs he is a singles hitter who strikes almost no fear into the pitchers.
Yesterday’s defeat was sealed when Gardner once again did not run in the 7th inning with Jeter at the plate. What are you doing out there if you refuse to at least try some kind of running play? Jeter hits a ton of ground balls and Gardner is really fast. It’s the perfect spot in a 2-1 count to hit and run, and if he misses then you steal the base anyway. Sloppy baseball against a terrible team, it’s embarrassing.
Wow, the Phillies are really struggling with the bats. One unearned run scored in their past 5 games.
“Catcher stepped on his hand”
catchers are like that.
Am I hearing the Vengaboys in Yankees stadium…?hahahah
ok, Jeter corrects his error.
Nick
You are a giant teddy bear at heart!!!!!!! You like Trisha!!!!!!!!
That sounded like Doris.
While she is very negative towards the Yankees, she recognizes a classy and excellent poster like Trisha when she sees one.
Just as I recognize a great poster – such as yourself – when I see one.
Typical Yankees offense. Make a late run but fall short.
Jeter needs to run here… small ball Girardi!!
We better hope for a Granderson BB here, because he AINT hittin a HR here.
Grandy man can
Groove says:
May 30, 2010 at 3:21 pm
Gardner is too freakin passive.
Crawford would have stolen 2 bases in that inning
Where are the Gardner fanboys now? This is why he is a reserve player.
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I am not a gardner ” fanboy” but how does Crawford steal 2 bases when there already a runner on third ????
Man Granderson is fast
I have made sure young Masterson does not lose this game.
I still haven’t decided who will win.
I have spoken.
It just went right off the wall, right to the RF. What terrible luck.
“War Pigs May 30th, 2010 at 3:21 pm
Is the Cisco Kid now flying to close to sun and are his wings made of wax?”
I would ordinarily not like this kind of comment because it is not positive and it’s not indicative of friendship with Francisco.
However, an Icarus refereance coupled with a Black Sabbath song blog handle supercedes any negativity towards Cervelli. Well done.
I once saw the great indie band Quasi do a cover of ‘War Pigs’, it was pretty awesome.
What, the game is still on? Sorry!
oh no, Tex is coming up.
If Jeter runs, he scores on that play!
I always favor the Yankees. I just have to make it look good.
It’s the best way to get a two-fer.
The Baseball Gods have spoken.
That play is where having a small stadium hurts. Most other ballparks that takes a couple extra seconds to roll to the wall and Jeter has a good chance of scoring.
We better hope for a Teixeira BB here, because he AINT hittin a HR here.
please tex, break out of the slump now.
Let’s go, Tex. a single will do.
Lets go Yankees! clap clap clap
CR9,
we don’t need a hr here, a single would be lovely
CR9, Doris From Rego Park is a male commenter.
I think I know his style a little better than you do.
“crossing his fingers”
So who pitches the 8th inning?
Matt,
Gardner sealed the loss when he did not steal base, hmmmm, I would of voted for Joba’s meltdown.
Different perspective I guess.
Tex!!!!!!!!!!!!!
TEX!!!
YES YES YES YES!!!!!!
HUGE!!!!!
now its time to hold the lead
holy uppercut!!!!!
holy uppercut!!!!!
thank you. thank you.
Whoever,
No, Joba did not seal the loss. It was a 2-run game at the time and they had a chance to rally back with the top of the order coming up in the next few innings. When Jeter hit into the double play, the game was pretty much over.
YES!!!!
Give CR9 credits, I guess he’s the only one expecting a HR.
5 runs scored with 2 outs
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BANG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MOTHER *******!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
THe reverse jinx works agaiN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
**** YOU JUSTIN MASTERSON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If u gave up sit on your hands and don’t don’t cheer
Tex BAby TEX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lol@CR9 (and myself)!
AJ in line for the win thanks to Big Tex.
“So who pitches the 8th inning?”
Park
Gil L May 30th, 2010 at 3:10 pm
is there a single fan out there who doesn’t know, in his heart, that with this team, this year, this game is over?
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Dude.. don’t go into the crystal ball or magic eight ball or brass balls business.
Just sayin’.
He has redeemed himself.. I hope this propels Tex to a hotstreak!! Thank You Tex!!
now….can joba hold it?
We better be hoping for a Rodriguez BB here, because he AINT hittin a HR here.
Damn it. Too late. My bad.
for all you complainer, whiners, and morons….
Go Back to your Playpens and shut up.
AJ has figured out how to vulture (potential) wins for himself. Good sign!
Nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now I need Swisher to pitch
Dont trust anybody but him
Please no Joba!!…
Now watch Park giving the lead up. It only makes it more agonizing.
Terry from NH May 30th, 2010 at 3:22 pm
So Jeter atones for his 2 run error.. Now we’re even!
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No it doesn’t make up for the 2 run error. New York would have had the lead on the hit. He’s paid for hits and run production. he’s not paid for run producing errors.l
This game is far from over.
If this weekend means anything to you, you will realize sacrifices need to be made.
Bring me the head of Trisha or CR9 on a stick as a gesture of good faith.
I have spoken.
AJ deserves this win. Pitched his tail off.
Nick in SF May 30th, 2010 at 3:31 pm
AJ has figured out how to vulture (potential) wins for himself. Good sign!
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He sure has. this is the second game in a row he might have “vultured” a win.
Joba Tips his Cap May 30th, 2010 at 3:27 pm
oh no, Tex is coming up.
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Idiot, go play in traffic.
THANK YOU. Now can the bullpen please, please hold it? Pretty please?
That error was Teix’s fault, not Jeter’s. If the ball hits your glove you’re supposed to catch it as far as I’m concerned.
Well this speaks volumes about the Yankees bullpen
CR9,
Please use this reverse jinx when the NBA finals start next week
“No way Kobe is making this shot”
“KG is going to hit both FTs to tie the game”
etc.
When Jeter hit into the double play, the game was pretty much over
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Well at least you give Jeter some of the blame; Gardner not running there is not even in the top 5 reasons we got beat yesterday. But you keep on your “Gardner sucks” crusade.
Which is why smart fans don’t get ahead of themselves…
Good waiters get good tips.
Ryu would be proud of that uppercut
And Big Game James Shields loaded ‘em up with zero outs. Let’s see how much integrity Ozzie has.
The Big Jamaican gets a reprieve. Sipp is in line for the loss. No 0-6 for Masterson.
O/T, but congrats to the UH Rainbow Wahine (16 seed) for advancing to softball CWS over #1 Alabama. Hit a walkoff 2-run HR in their last at-bat. Hoot hoot!
Joe obvioulsy dont trust anybody either…
AJ doesn’t trust the bullpen, trying to win the game himself.
Jayson Nix goes deeeeeeep for a slam!
Rover
It cant be used too often. I have to feel it and believe it!!!! I knew Tex and Grandy were doing something special there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
NICE K AJ!!!!!!!
Yeah but Jeter hit into the double play because Gardner was still standing on first base. When you have a guy at the plate who hits a lot of ground balls on the infield in a spot like that where you cannot afford a double play, you need to be running, whether straight stealing or run and hit or hit and run, anything.
It’s not blaming Gardner, it’s simply a statement that if he isn’t using his legs out there, he can’t possibly contribute much to the team. The advantage of having a guy like him in that spot is that he can help manufacture a run with the top of the lineup coming up, but if he is going to keep getting erased on the bases by ground balls then his advantage is completely negated.
Why take AJ out if he’s still throwing well? He’s at 110 pitches, if you knew anything about baseball it would be obvious that he has another inning (or part of an inning) left?
Thanks again Tex. I couldn’t live with the fact that Masterson has an 11 game losing streak and was on his way to ending it against our beloved team.
Since AJ is back out for the 8th, the premise of the vulture joke is undermined, but thank you, Angel.
Smart of Girardi for sticking with AJ, although it’s not like he had other happy options.
Nasty AJ
And this ****** loser Michael Kay purposely trying to jinx us, saying that AJ is looking at a win.
THE GAME AINT OVER ZHIRKOV. Talk about it when the game is over and we’ve won.
BANG!!!!!!!!!! NICE FINISH AJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I repeat, there was no reason for AJ not to come out for the 8th.
LOL…Dreamy Eyes is such a hot dog behind the plate
Booooom AJ
phenomenal job by AJ…8 innings 1 er when we really needed it
I doubt Mo can hold up the lead.
# trisha – #28 is on the way!!! May 30th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
Which is why smart fans don’t get ahead of themselves…
Good waiters get good tips.
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What a line!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are awesome TRISHIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
8 IP, 8 K’s, 0 walks, 1 ER. Great job by AJ.
“Ryu would be proud of that uppercut”
Shoryuken
Almost mo time. but were about to get more runs. great job AJ
Almost mo time. but were about to get more runs. great job AJ
And emphatic fist pumping from the catcher.
AJ’s been brilliant over his last couple starts.. This team puzzles me to no end when you see 3 out of 5 starters really throwing well, but the offense and bullpen have really given the Yanks a sub .500 record over the last few weeks. Posada and another DH besides Miranda is what they need.. Joba to throw the ball better would be a plus..lol
Well just got here, I suspect Crow was served for lunch.
Great job AJ, team owes you bigtime.
Nice of Tex to finally show up for work with the bat
abolish the 110 pitch limit
When this bullpen, 130 is the new 110
starter over 110 pitches > anyone but MO in the pen.
Since AJ is back out for the 8th, the premise of the vulture joke is undermined, but thank you, Angel.
Smart of Girardi for sticking with AJ, although it’s not like he had other happy options.
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It still works in that he’s out there to make sure the Yankee bullpen can’t possibly vulture a win away from him, lol.
the comments on here are absurd, what has happened to the readership here? is it no longer possible to have rational discourse? It makes me embarrassed to be a yankee fan.
Today is a prime example of why pitch counts are often taken out of context.
Burnett was at 105 pitches starting the inning, but they were a pretty easy 105 pitches. The Indians did not have many baserunners in the game and Burnett had only had one really tough jam where he had to work hard, namely the 6th inning. If someone were managing on pitch count alone, he would have been out of the game, but he’s pitching well and had a little left in the tank and they made the right move to leave him out there.
As they say, the best bullpen is the one you don’t have to use. Joba is too inconsistent sometimes, and it shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that he’s had a few implosions this year. When your stuff and mechanics are inconsistent, you are going to get hit around, and sending him to the bullpen isn’t going to magically fix his flawed delivery. It’s amazing that people thought he would all of a sudden be lights out again, he is too inconsistent to be a set up man that you count on.
I wonder if the Yankees are looking at maybe a closer type making a lot of money on a middling team to possibly try to pry away to secure the pen a bit. If they can target someone with a large contract, they might not have to give up many prospects either.
Matt,
Ironically, I agree that Gardner needs to be more active, even posted it yesterday. More aggressive in both running and in batting (swing earlier)
But he seems to be attacked and singled out much more than others on the team during our current slump. He is not one of the main cogs, but a role player who has exceeded expectations.
No excuse, but think he is both mentally and physically run down; needs a break.
Burnett pitched as fine a game as you can pitch. It was as good as what Hughes turned in on Friday night. He deserves this win.
the Yankees, in yet another display of nobility, have to decided to let the other teams have a chance at winning a title this year.
they should be commended for their spirit of fair play.
Still whining about Gardner? In a game in which Joba blew chunks? Please.
Gardner got a hit, stole a base, and scored a run in a 5-run rally. Today. You know? Not in the past?
Get over yourself.
Look who is almost back up to .300…the “washed up” captain.
Atta boy tex. Can’t say that I blame Girardi for letting AJ hand the ball to Mo.
Cashman better fix this bullpen better than Obama is fixing the oil leak.
Cano is just stupid.
who am I kidding, we must crush all enemies.
I can’t wait for Jorge to get back. He really, really extends the lineup.
I said yesterday. It’s not how a team loses a game like yesterday. It’s how a team responds that makes them the championship team that they are!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
“Which is why smart fans don’t get ahead of themselves…”
love how you always seem to create a dumb fan that you are superior too.
of course , when your prediction turns out wrong we never hear from you.
i guess the logic is if it makes you personally look smart it’s good.
If Mo can’t get 3 outs vs Cle we r in big trouble. U go to Mo.
Maybe Joba can only pitch well if it a close game?
He pitched well against Minnesota and the Mets in 1 run games for more than an inning in both of them.
Maybe when he saw 4 run lead, he took the foot off the gas a little. Maybe he can only pitch when it is close.
very nice game for miranda…
his results have not been as good as the at bats he has had…
TRISHA STALKER
I believe Trisha’s perspective is to not get too up or too down during the course of a game or season. A very good perspective to have!!! An SJ44 and CB-like perspective.
m: woah!
I agree with you on all counts, but I think you should ease up on Matt; he might just be cranky because he had the Crimson Tide in his softball brackett.
Yankee offense is about to vulture a save away from Mo, but thankfully he won’t care.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
POUR IT ON BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SAVE THE BULLPEN TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just came back and saw the score. Very happy for A.J. and Tex. Happier that Joba does not have to pitch.
What did i tell you? We still use Mo I hope. Get him some work in.
I agree that it was the right move to send Burnett out for the 8th inning. I do think, however, that Girardi would not have made that move if the Yankees had a lights out set-up man.
There’s no way Joe asks Burnett to throw 115 pitches against the Indians in May with the Yankees having a 2 run lead in the 8th inning (a tie game would be different) if 2009 Hughes was in the pen.
Good for Miranda who got a lot of unnecessary grief here today. Your 3-4 players were playing like cra-p the last 2 weeks, but everything is Gardner, Miranda, Moeller, Cervelli’s fault. And you guys will probably find a way to blame Winn, too.
Why is Miranda on second base?
Cr9 3:43 post
Is spot on!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RS,
True. But drastic times call for drastic measures. The bullpen is a major liability and there is not a single reliable reliever in there. Each of them are just as capable of giving up 5 runs as they are pitching a scoreless inning. In fact, they are probably more likely to give up runs than not.
Unless a guy was laboring from the start like CC yesterday, the starter needs to stay in to pitch the 8th.
The story of today’s game for AJ was his two seam fastball. It was an overwhelming pitch. Just astonishing. There were two seamers he threw today – especially in big spots that were as good a pitch as a major league pitcher can throw.
That pitch had so much action on it at times it looked like a very hard screwball or perhapseven a hard splitter – but of course it’s a fastball so it’s an even harder pitch than either a screwball or splitter.
Combine that pitch and it’s arm side run with the quality of his knuckle curve – just devastating.
AJ’s defense let him down some today but he was great.
And just as with many of his best starts this season AJ dominated with his fastball. AJ threw around 75% fastballs. Here it is – hit is. The curve was saved and used as it should be – situationally.
And of the fastballs he threw 45% were two seamers.
I’d love to see him use that two seamer more. It’s a phenomenal pitch.
CR9
What a shame you find it necessary to defend Trisha all the time; you have so little respect or confidence for her to fend for herself.
Equating her with SJ44 and CB – WOW
Need a recount on that vote.
:-*
“It makes me embarrassed to be a yankee fan.”
The people who show up during the game threads aren’t real fans. Some are trolls. Some are people who think they are Yankee fans, but really aren’t. Stick to reading what the regulars posts and you’ll enjoy this blog more.
CR9-
you stalking me again ?
i’m telling you.
you’re hurting my feelings.
whoever
Whatever!! I dont find it necessary to defend her! I just like to attack arrogant Bostonians and Red Sox fans like Randy l.
I literally can’t stand Teixeira and his slow start garbage. Even Ortiz has hit 11 runs as slow a start as he’s had. We get happy when he hits or scores, because it far and in between.
CR9,
Isin’t randy l from Massachusetts? That may explain it
It didn’t hurt them, but just another example of passive baserunning by Miranda not taking third on that sac. fly.
I know he’s slow and you don’t make the third out stuff, but that was hit far enough for him to be standing on third. At least draw the throw.
Jeter needs to get the OBP up, but he is not having a bad year. On pace for 16 HR, 100 RBI, 104 RS, and 16 SB. Any manager would take that from his shortstop in a heartbeat, let alone one who’s turning 37 in a month.
I will guarantee a great season to anyone who brings me the torso of Nick of SF tatooed with an Icarus refereance dipped in black wax on the sabbath of course!
The Baseball Gods have spoken!
Mo’s velocity is nice
Hi all –
Can’t wait to watch the replay of this game later on.
One comment on Girardi’s comments. He’s a calm guy. I’d love to have him as my manager if I was a player. He will get paid back for the confidence and support he gives his players.
Catch you all after the company goes home!!
I want Trisha to have my children.
We will get a lovely brownstone and live in the Back Bay area of Boston.
On sunny Sundays will we take the fam to the public garden to see the swan boats.
We will all wear the B cap proudly.
The perfect example of AL/NL…. Jake Peavy.
From 04-08, 3 years he had an ERAs in the 2′s…..with more Ks than innings pitched
Now he can’t get anyone out in the AL and is about to blow a 7-3 lead he got to Tampa.
Looks like Mo had his yearly slump and now he’s back. Wow.
Girardi and the Yankees needed the extra innings and Burnett was throwing stress free all day and was seldom behind in the counts. He deserved at least one more inning and he had only pitched 5 easy innings in his last start. He had plenty of arm left.
“Your 3-4 players were playing like cra-p the last 2 weeks, but everything is Gardner, Miranda, Moeller, Cervelli’s fault.”
When the lineup is compromised, as it’s been recently, that does put more of a burden on the remaining regulars. It’s silly to blame backup players for playing as such, though we hope for good things from them.
But the team is better off with as many regular starters in the lineup as possible. Cervelli has done very well in his role this year but it will be a plus when Posada is back on the roster. Just as it’s been a plus to get Granderson back.
Mo throwing 92-93 mph with pinpoint location. He’s going to be alright.
nice job Mo!
WHAT A PLAY BY MO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What athleticism!! WEB GEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Damn
# CR9 May 30th, 2010 at 3:56 pm
I want Trisha to have my children.
We will get a lovely brownstone and live in the Back Bay area of Boston.
On sunny Sundays will we take the fam to the public garden to see the swan boats.
We will all wear the B cap proudly.
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LMAO!!! I know this is fake, but hilarious.
Ballgame!
Jeter is turning 36 in a month, not 37.
100 R and 100 RBI is excellent for a leadoff guy and shortstop.
He’s on pace to finish the year with 2,959 career hits.
AJ struggles when he doesn’t have command of his 4 seamer because on those days he pretty much scraps his 2 seamer (at least from what I’ve seen) and starts trying to get by with throwing more curveballs. That 4 seamer/2 seamer combo is what makes him great.
40 years old and he might be one of the 5 best athletes on the team.
you can thank me for the bat not hitting Mo.
I have spoken.
What’s cracking me up is how he’s laughing while that was happening.
Oh, Man!
What a play by MO!!!
At first I didn’t even notice he jumped over the bat.
Amazing. How old is that man????? Ageless!!
The Yankkees Win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Big win today. Big.
Now, I will catch you all later.
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Infinitely glad they pulled that out, but it’d be nice if they didn’t wait until the 7th inning to show up on offense. I guess sometimes you just have to outlast the starter until he makes one mistake too many.
Nick,
Of course. Our injured stars would be better options.
But people will whine just for the sake of whining.
And that one fan that turned into a Indians fan was particularly annoying. What an ass.
“love how you always seem to create a dumb fan that you are superior too.”
No need to do that Randy. You’re always there for the taking.
I say the post by Nick in SF at 3:57 was a fake. I didn’t laugh once. Imposter!!
CR9-
there has never been anyone more bigoted or more unbalanced on this blog than you.
yeah, i’m from massachusetts half the year.
so what?
are you that ignorant?
no response necessary.
Way too many here act like 13 yr. old morons !!!
so trisha, tell us all who you are smarter than today.
if it weren’t for those dumb yankee fanson this blog life would be so much better.
please help them to see your ways.
Shaefer Hall pitched in his first High A ball game with Tampa today and his line was: 5 innings, 3 hits, 0 runs, 1 walk, 6 strikeouts.
The big bats so far through 6 innings are Corbin Joseph with a 4-5 and 2 homers, a walk and 5 RBI.
Jack Rye is 2-5 with a homer and 3 RBI.
tampa Yanks won 14-5
SJ’s nephew was 2-5 with a double and 3 RBI.
Wow – All these bloggers that were giving up on the Yanks, and A.J. – Give me a break. A.J. pitched very well his last game in MN. and got the win, and he’s pitched well today, for another win. If you want to be concrned about the starting pitching, take a long long at CC, he’s been below average 3 games in a row, against below average teams. Right now A.J. and Hughes are #1 & #2 on the staff, and Andy #3. I’d like to see Mitre put in the #5 slot, and put Vazquez in the bullpen, after all, after this year he’s gone anyway.
So many comments, so few REAL baseball fans … oh well.