Yankees vs. Indians, Jeter injury update
Posted by: Brian Heyman - Posted in Misc on May 31, 2010 
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Update, 1:15: Effective first inning for Andy Pettitte with a strikeout, two foul outs and just an infield hit allowed.
Update, 1:22: A-Rod has not had a good first two months in the homer department, with just six entering today’s game. But his RBI single here in the first gives him 36 RBI, second on the team to Robinson Cano’s 37.
Update, 1:28: The 2-1 pitch from Pettitte to Jhonny Peralta didn’t look in a bad spot, but the third baseman went down and got it and sent it the other way to the right-center seats to tie the game here in the second. It was his 100th career homer.
Update, 1:34: C.B. Bucknor just blew that call at second on what would have been an inning-ending double play. On the replay, Robinson Cano clearly had his foot on the bag when catching A-Rod’s and then relayed to first. But Pettitte got out of trouble.
Update, 2:12: Pettitte has given up just a run and four hits in his four innings. Now we’ll see if the Yankees can get anything going against Mitch Talbot, who has allowed a run and four hits in his three innings.
Update, 2:24: Nick Swisher led off this inning with a double, making this best month of his career in hits. That was No. 33. Brett Gardner just singled him home with two outs for the 2-1 lead.
Update, 2:33: That’s eight in a row set down by Pettitte, 2-1 heading for the last of the fifth. Pettitte came into this 10th start with a 2.62 ERA, the best of his career through nine starts.
Update, 2:42: Talbot has now hit both Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez. But the rookie has now stranded six baserunners. This Indians series has been tougher than it figured to be. So it’s 2-1 heading for the sixth.
Update, 2:59: That’s 14 in a row put down by Pettitte. Still 2-1 heading for the last of the seventh.
Update, 3:09: Brett Gardner just got thrown out stealing for the second time. The stolen bases have been harder to come for a while now. Gardner just snapped a streak of 13 without one on Sunday.
Update, 3:12: Something’s up with The Captain. Jeter just came out of the game for a pinch runner after grounding a single into center. He was hit by a pitch in the left hamstring in the second and also had a slide into second on a failed double-play try in the fifth. Talbot is also out and Rafael Perez is on the mound.
Update, 3:17: OK, we got the announcement. Jeter left the game with tightness in his left hamstring.
Update, 3:23: Well, this one appears to be broken open. Rodriguez’s grand slam off Chris Perez here in the seventh sailed over the center-field fence for a 6-1 lead. It was his 20th career slam, passing Eddie Murray for sole possession of third on the all-time list. Only Lou Gehrig (23) and Manny Ramirez (21) stand in front of A-Rod. Robinson Cano made it back-to-back homers. His 11th made it a six-run lead and extended his hitting streak to 14 games.
Update, 4:16: Yankees win, 11-2. A-Rod finished with six RBI. The Yankees took three of four and outscored the Indians 37-20.
Lets go Yankees!!!
TMZ May 31st, 2010 at 1:17 pm
Why does Jeter waste at bats like that? Very frustrating.
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Because his LIFETIME Batting Average when putting the 1st pitch into play is .387, what more could you possibly want?
a-rod drives 1 in
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When you look at that cut fastball that Andy struck Crowe out on – that’s the type of cut fastball Phil Hughes would really benefit from.
Hughes cutter is more of a late moving pitch that gets the ball off the sweet spot of the bat. He does miss some bats with it but Hughes cutter right now has limited depth to it – he doesn’t have the kind of heavy biting cutter that Andy has or Lester has.
If Hughes wants to throw his cutter as often as he likes to, he’ll need to add a cutter that has the depth to it like Andy’s does. What’s nice about the cut fastball is that perhaps more than any other pitch it can really function like more than one pitch. It can function to be a pitch that gets quick outs through late movement, can tie hitters up inside, dive out of the zone, etc.
That’s the next challenge for Hughes if he wants his cut fastball to be his #2 pitch.
told u!
Atta boy Alex
Yes! Nice Alex! Oppo hit!
Beautiful swing and great approach from Arod…the HR’s will come if he keeps doing that.
once again Arod gets a basehit with RISP…
The contrast in the way Alex and Tex approach their at bats with RISP has become dramatic.
Alex now becomes very compact and short to the ball. His intention is to hit the ball straight back up the middle or the other way to maximize the chance of hitting a hard line drive.
Tex doesn’t alter his approach much at all. He’s still going to try to pull almost every pitch and loft it into the air.
Very interesting to watch them at the plate. Two very different schools of hitting.
wth is Cano doing?
oh damn, the error is wasted
“…his LIFETIME Batting Average when putting the 1st pitch into play is .387, what more could you possibly want?”
HOMER: “Mr. Burns, you’re the richest man I know.”
MR. BURNS: “Ah yes, but I’d trade it all for a little bit more….”
CB, that’s interesting. His cutter has improved from last year, so maybe we can expect it to improve next year or even later in the year? One thing I’ve been mistaken on in my projections for Phil is that I’ve been (recently, anyway) assuming that he’s just going to stay the way he is, with no development in his pitches. Of course that’s just plain silly. I don’t know how often Phil talks to Andy about pitching (I know he talks to AJ), but I hope he does take advantage of this opportunity.
I still prefer his curve to be his #2 pitch. He clearly has a very good one when it’s on, so he needs to throw it more
Also, I did want to ask you about his velocity – and then on to the game. Do you think it’s possible that Phil’s drop in velocity (I’m just asking a question, I’m not freaking out or anything, lol) has to do with the fact that this is the first time in awhile that he’s started for an extended period of time? Was his 93-95 velocity he was showing up until the Sox game more a function of adrenaline?
Robbie anticipated a play at 3rd, that’s why he was going, when the throw was wide it made it easy for the 3rd baseman to throw back to 2nd. There was nothing wrong with Robbie getting thrown out, it’s a good aggressive play with two outs.
“Tex doesn’t alter his approach much at all. He’s still going to try to pull almost every pitch and loft it into the air.”
yea, Tex appears to have a swing groove that he doesn’t like to deviate from. Works well if the ball and when he swings coincide but there just isn’t as much room for adjustment with that swing and that approach. Alex had the perfect approach and swing in that last AB.
# MG May 31st, 2010 at 1:26 pm
Robbie anticipated a play at 3rd, that’s why he was going, when the throw was wide it made it easy for the 3rd baseman to throw back to 2nd. There was nothing wrong with Robbie getting thrown out, it’s a good aggressive play with two outs.
The man is slow. Just slow. Could have had more runs.
Well that was quick…
There was nothing wrong with Cano’s aggression and hard slide. I prefer that over station to station..
I don’t mind aggressive baserunning in the first inning with 2 outs…give a chance for a big inning.
Well, 1 is better than none……The way Andy’s pitching lately, it may just hold up. I wouldn’t mind blowing this team out so that we don’t have to depend on the pen to hold the lead.
An approach means everything. Jhonny just took that pitch and went with it to the opposite field for a no doubt home run right off the bat. But that same pitch against the Red Sox, Jhonny is just pulling that over to the 3B/SS.
I brought it up earlier that Peralta and Kearns were the two hitters that will give Pettitte problems.
Carl May 31st, 2010 at 1:27 pm
# MG May 31st, 2010 at 1:26 pm
Robbie anticipated a play at 3rd, that’s why he was going, when the throw was wide it made it easy for the 3rd baseman to throw back to 2nd. There was nothing wrong with Robbie getting thrown out, it’s a good aggressive play with two outs.
The man is slow. Just slow. Could have had more runs.
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He’s also been just about the best player in the league this year, deal with it instead of complaining about nothing.
Hughes’ fastball has been exactly the same as it was all year sans the Boston start. He ratcheted it up a bit for that one but his velocity otherwise has not dropped at all.
Wasn’t a bad pitch to Peralta. He put a good swing on it…tip your white hat and be glad it was a solo.
CR9, you are really troubled, you should seek help.
Betsy-
I’m not sure what Hughes is going to do with his cut fastball. It’ll be interesting to see. If he wants to use it more it needs to develop. But whether or not he can do that is an open question. The kind of cut fastball Andy throws is very different than the one Hughes throws right now.
On his velocity – I’m not sure what’s going on. It’s very possible that in the first few games of the season he was fresher and able to sustain his velocity a tick higher.
His fastball hasn’t had as much life on it the last 3 starts or so – even in that last game he won.
Hughes isn’t going to be the same pitcher a year from now that he is today. He’s still very much in development phase.
“There was nothing wrong with Robbie getting thrown out, it’s a good aggressive play with two outs.”
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It’s a good play if you are a runner with good speed. We have watched Robbie he doesn’t have good speed. He has average speed but definitely not base running speed. I don’t think he realizes how slow he is.
Awww, little CC. How adorable
# MG May 31st, 2010 at 1:29 pm
Carl May 31st, 2010 at 1:27 pm
# MG May 31st, 2010 at 1:26 pm
Robbie anticipated a play at 3rd, that’s why he was going, when the throw was wide it made it easy for the 3rd baseman to throw back to 2nd. There was nothing wrong with Robbie getting thrown out, it’s a good aggressive play with two outs.
The man is slow. Just slow. Could have had more runs.
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He’s also been just about the best player in the league this year, deal with it instead of complaining about nothing.
Doesn’t mean he should be overly aggressive with a red hot swish behind him. Hes slow.
Past a diving Jeter. Someone should get that put on a T-Shirt.
dp is coming,
why they keep showing little CC?
Oh come on CB
CB with a TERRIBLE call. He is pathetic…
CB Buckner giveth and CB Buckner taketh away…..that wasn’t even close.
that might be one of the worst umpriring mistakes ever…such an easy call
Didnt give him the neighborhood call. And Cano was on the base. What a ****** joke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JOKE!
Oh well, he gave us calls in the first game of the series.
oh damn, ump SUCKS
bucknor should be suspended immediately. this is a joke.
CB, YOU’RE BAD
Major league umpires just aren’t professional. That’s the best way to describe them. They simply aren’t professional.
CB strikes again!
Cano is standing on the base. How much closer to the base does Cano need to be? CB is a joke.
I feared a CB makeup call after the first game.
OK. This is what I do not understand. If CB Buckner doesn’t want to give the neighborhood call, FINE, call him safe. HOWEVER when he is clearly on the bag how do you call it safe!
Kay is absolutely right. CB wants to be known out there. What a joke. He needs to learn how to umpire.
whether it is for or against us, this is still a joke.
Michelle May 31st, 2010 at 1:31 pm
“There was nothing wrong with Robbie getting thrown out, it’s a good aggressive play with two outs.”
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It’s a good play if you are a runner with good speed. We have watched Robbie he doesn’t have good speed. He has average speed but definitely not base running speed. I don’t think he realizes how slow he is.
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the throw to 3rd was wide, if it is closer to the base there would have been a play on Arod and Robbie walks into 2nd, it has nothing to do with his alleged ‘lack of speed’.
I wonder if CB Bucknor intentionally misses calls against all teams, to try and create controversy and throw people out?
Alright, it didnt cost us!
I agree with michael kay. some of these umps just want to show they are significant.
CB should be forced to read the comments of our LoHud CB, then he would change his name in shame.
Jesus lord almighty. Do some umpires just make up rules? “You…uh…can’t have an out…if…um…you…run more than 5 steps to the right on Memorial Day. Yeah, that’s it. He’s safe.”
Phil’s curveball is a really good pitch when he throws it at the appropriate times and at the appropriate speed.
CB is right, his cutter and change are still developing. He needs to learn when to throw the cutter to best complement his 4 seamer and he needs to gain more confidence in his changeup and feel comfortable throwing it when the situation calls for it. To me, those are the areas he needs to improve and really only experience can bring that.
# CR9 May 31st, 2010 at 1:35 pm
I wonder if CB Bucknor intentionally misses calls against all teams, to try and create controversy and throw people out?
Alright, it didnt cost us!
LOL, nice theory
I hate these games when CB Bucknor is working his inept magic.
My handle is pelleted with shame….
That wasn’t even a neighborhood call. Cano was standing on the center of the bag. Bucknor just blew it.
Phillies have scored four runs in six games, and are now losing, 3-0 to Milwaukee.
in the power struggle between the umps and MLB, i get a feeling the umps are somewhat of a mafia – untouchable and unaccountable.
1) joe west should have been suspended after his remarks, and fired after the famous bulk story
2) a guy like buckner just can’t be an MLB ump.
Cano’s footwork was so quick that it blinded the umpire.
Michelle May 31st, 2010 at 1:31 pm
“There was nothing wrong with Robbie getting thrown out, it’s a good aggressive play with two outs.”
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It’s a good play if you are a runner with good speed. We have watched Robbie he doesn’t have good speed. He has average speed but definitely not base running speed. I don’t think he realizes how slow he is.
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Cano isn’t slow. He’s not a base stealer, but, watch him running out triples and going 1st to 3rd. He doesn’t have that explosive first 2 steps, but, he can run.
# TMZ May 31st, 2010 at 1:32 pm
Past a diving Jeter. Someone should get that put on a T-Shirt.
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STFU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! NOW fiend
once bud selig is gone, hopefully we get someone in the commish office that actually cares about baseball.
I really think MLB should consider replay for safe/out calls, fair/foul calls… Give each manager 2 challenges a game and as long as you stay away from balls and strikes, virtually every other call is pretty black and white.
I don’t see the problem and don’t see how it should slow the game down when everyone in the stadium and at home knows within seconds whether the right call was made or not.
Sorry guys, I’m an idiot, I thought it was a tag play.
That is all.
Back to your regularly scheduled programming.
CB
You should add a qualifier to your name so nobody will confuse you two.
Cano isn’t slow. He’s not a base stealer, but, watch him running out triples and going 1st to 3rd. He doesn’t have that explosive first 2 steps, but, he can run.
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Correct you are
“I really think MLB should consider replay for safe/out calls, fair/foul calls… Give each manager 2 challenges a game and as long as you stay away from balls and strikes, virtually every other call is pretty black and white. ”
There’s no reason why they shouldn’t do this. It would force the umps to be more responsive and to actually officiate the game in front of them rather than the one they think is unfolding in their heads.
It would reduce the ad hoc making up of rules as you go along.
“Cano isn’t slow. He’s not a base stealer, but, watch him running out triples and going 1st to 3rd. He doesn’t have that explosive first 2 steps, but, he can run.”
no he is not slow by any means……….but he does dog it out of the box some times.
Had he ran full speed from contact…..that play isn’t even close.
A Rod kinda gave up on that ground-ball too.
How exactly do you even rate signatures. Instead of just saying it was a good signature, it has to be “the best signature I’ve ever seen” to exaggerate it. “That’s pretty sweet” :grrr:
G-C, I don’t think that’s true. I think there’s been a clear decline in velocity since the start in Detroit – maybe Fenway. Maybe it means Phil really can’t sit at 92-94 and that he’s more likely to sit at 91-92 (which seems sort of low given his minor league numbers)………….or maybe he’s just fatigued and needs a break.
CB, I guess the fact that he’s still getting swings and misses and strikeouts despite the diminshed life shows that he really does have a very good FB. I’ve never been someone who was big on velocity, but I admit I’m curious about the decline and hope he can get it back to something close to where it was before. Good point about the cutter, too. You’re right – I’m sure the pitcher we’ll see later this year and next year will be different than the one we are seeing now. Even the Yankees believed going into this year that Phil wasn’t completely developed.
I’m a little late, but another bad call? Is this a daily occurrance? I mean, it’s ridiculous.
Tell Gardner to take notes from Cano then. BG is too passive.
Blake, Phil has thrown some good changes, so he can do it. I don’t know any other way of improving that pitch and gaining confidence in it other than to throw it in game situations. The thing is, it’s his 4th pitch, so when does he throw it?
Am I the only one that says “swing the damn bat Gardner” while watching the game.
I think the most important thing should be to get the calls right…even if it take 2 minutes to watch a replay on a monitor.
Aside from balls and strikes and maybe balks, and check swings, every other call is pretty objective…you’re either safe or you’re out, its either fair or its foul, the guy either caught the ball or he didn’t.
That was not a strike!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Look at where that pitch was!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
wow… this is getting ugly early.
Double steal!
wow, the home ump is a real moron
He crossed up the catcher, missed his spot completely, it was a ball, and he still got the call. Ridiculous.
Alright Brett!
Blake, I agree. So, what does MLB care more about – time of the game or the integrity? I can’t stand it when games are decided on bad calls – even if they are FOR the Yankees.
gardner says scew you home plate ump..wont give me my walk ill take the single instead
I would prefer MLB get the umps to be more accountable rather than go to replay.
To many of the bad calls aren’t even questionable.
What is WRONG with these umpires today?
let him PAY!
Wow, that’s not good; you never see Jeter react like that after being hit
Hopefully, Jeter is okay. Ouch!
Betsy – Hughes rules (pleading the Fifth) May 31st, 2010 at 1:45 pm
Blake, Phil has thrown some good changes, so he can do it. I don’t know any other way of improving that pitch and gaining confidence in it other than to throw it in game situations. The thing is, it’s his 4th pitch, so when does he throw it?
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In the right spots, which is when ahead in the count, against lefthanded batters and no one in scoring position, probably the 2nd time through the order.
great. everytime he starts to get hot, he gets plunked.
We better hope for a Granderson BB here, because he AINT hittin a HR here.
That’s going to tighten up in about 5-6 innings. Yanks have been HBP more than anybody in the league.
Grandy has a really live bat right now, watch out Talbot.
I wouldn’t limit it to two challenges. Why limit the accuracy to the game?
I would put a 5th umpire in the press box, whose job it is to monitor these things, and transmit the correction to the team on the field.
Apparently, Derek Jeter.
they get away
Betsy,
yea he certainly can do it, when he does throw a change many times its a pretty good one. Its likely a situation where he just doesn’t want to get beat on his 4th pitch…what he needs to do is forget about what “pitch #” it is and learn to throw the right pitch at the right time and feel good about it…
I doubt Doc Halladay stands out there and thinks, well this would be a good time for a curve but its my 4th pitch so I don’t want to get beat with it….Ideally you just want pitches and to be confident in all of them. I think it will come with experience…its really early in his career.
****** umpires does a dance to call strike 3. Sick *****
nice clutch strikeout, JERK !
MG, I was away for Friday’s game so I couldn’t watch it, but were there any opportunities for Phil to throw it where he didn’t take advantage? If those are the conditions that you suggest that Phil throw the pitch, then clearly it’s just not going to be something he goes to often. I wonder why the Yankees made such a priority of the change if it wasn’t going to be a huge part of his repertoire. They should have insisted that he work further on his curve instead.
When did YES start doing these in game interviews?
Time for me to watch the game and leave this place to the idiots now showing up.
Blake, that’s a great point about the idea of not wanting to get beat on your 4th pitch. If you make a good enough pitch, it should be good enough, whether it’s your #1 or #4.
LOL so Granderson is a jerk for striking out? There must be a lot of jerks around baseball, some of whom are jerky 200 times a year.
Only like 6 people watching the Marlins play today.
6 more people than I thought would be at the Marlins game!
He wasn’t a jerk for getting a double and scoring a run in the first inning though I guess.
Wow. I’m not sure if that was a great play by Gardner, or a bad one, for what seemed like, a misjudgment, despite the ball being hit relatively hard.
Betsy – Hughes rules (pleading the Fifth) May 31st, 2010 at 1:51 pm
MG, I was away for Friday’s game so I couldn’t watch it, but were there any opportunities for Phil to throw it where he didn’t take advantage? If those are the conditions that you suggest that Phil throw the pitch, then clearly it’s just not going to be something he goes to often. I wonder why the Yankees made such a priority of the change if it wasn’t going to be a huge part of his repertoire. They should have insisted that he work further on his curve instead.
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Betsy, I wasn’t really watching for the change so don’t remember but think of the change in the context that CC uses it, which is as a strikeout pitch against righties. Phil will be able to do the exact same thing against lefties, you don’t want him using his 4th best pitch behind in the count or where he could get really hurt in a tough situation. In a couple of years, maybe, right now, no.
Betsy, what do you expect from a guy named “Huh”…….IQ of 50
blake May 31st, 2010 at 1:58 pm
He wasn’t a jerk for getting a double and scoring a run in the first inning though I guess.
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Or the double in front of Teix’ HR yesterday or the double off Sipp on Friday night…
# GreenBeret7 May 31st, 2010 at 1:54 pm
Time for me to watch the game and leave this place to the idiots now showing up.
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Truer words have never been said.
“Cano isn’t slow. He’s not a base stealer, but, watch him running out triples and going 1st to 3rd. He doesn’t have that explosive first 2 steps, but, he can run.”
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I don’t think he’s Posada slow. But I just don’t think he has base stealing speed. Running around the bases he is fine. He just never seems to gain that extra burst that he would need to out run that play. VMart even threw him out trying to steal, I think that says something.
It just hangs up there. More bad luck. And Shelly makes a nice play. LOL! Shelly on us, and that ball past him. Good swing Mark.
“you don’t want him using his 4th best pitch behind in the count or where he could get really hurt in a tough situation. ”
I agree with this. However if a guy shows a tendency to only throw a pitch in a certain situations then guys will start looking for it in that situation and crossing it off the list the rest of the time.
As a hitter, anytime you can narrow down the selection of pitches that could be coming, that helps you. If hitters know that Hughes will only throw a change up ahead in the count to lefties then thats one less pitch for hitters to think about the majority of the time.
Pat M
It should be a good matchup starting thurs.
About as intense as Yankees, RS.
I think both sides were hoping for this matchup.
I know Kobe was.
Blake, lol – perfect example of selective memory. For some reason, if a player does well, who cares? If he doesn’t, then stone him.
Pat M, good point!
MG, very true. Also, since he’s thrown good changes this year, clearly he’s still working on it in pen sessions…….that’s a good thing. I had said in ST that this year was going to be a learning experience of sorts and now I have to remember that when I start getting “worried”. I admit that Phil’s first few starts have probably put my expectations out of whack, to the point where it’s almost a disappointment if he doesn’t dominate. It’s ridiculous, of course.
The Indians just have great pitching.
The offense seems to go in and out of funks from inning to inning game to game. You never know which hitters will show up. They just can’t seem to get on a good consistent roll.
MaineYankee…..I agree, and I’m looking for The Lakers to avenge their loss from 2008…….I’m going to Game 1, because there could be the only chance I’ll get as there may not be a Game 6 back in LA……Lakers could wrap this up in 5 games
We are lucky to be in position to split the series.
Blake, that’s also a good point…..
I wonder if Phil needs a rest at this point. His pitches will continue to develop, but the velocity thing could be an indication that he’s fatigued. I don’t want to harp on it because he’s still getting outs, but maybe the Yanks should take a cue from Phil as to when to rest him instead of sticking with some rigid plan.
Did Shelley Dunan just yell the F word!!!
Nice play Robi!
In the spirit of Memorial Day, here’s a video shot at the cemetery in Normandy showing a Normandy veteran being presented with a letter of appreciation from a grateful Frenchman.
Caution: might bring a tear to your eye:
http://www.fark.com/cgi/vidpla.....nk=5355618
Thank you to the veterans everywhere.
Pat M
You sound like a typical Laker fan.
No game six in LA when Celtics win in 5.
Betsy,
I don’t know. We have to remember that even though Phil has been a starter his entire career, he didn’t start last year and he’s still transitioning back to that role. He hasn’t thrown this much in awhile. He could be a little fatigued or it could just be one of those things…some days you just don’t have the best fastball. I guess we will have to let the guys who are getting paid to handle that handle it, I think he’ll be fine.
There are no offensive ‘funks’ from inning to inning in baseball. Talbot is 6-3 with a 3.7 ERA on a last place team, he has been a good pitcher for the Indians this year. He’s pitched 3 innings so far, not exactly a big sample.
Swish has been on fire, he had a really good May.
Andy has 5 foul outs through 4IP by my count. That seems like a lot. I like!
Allow me to channel Michael Kay: “Swisher is going to be sad that May is coming to an end”
A 3-0 count, and we got nothing, not even a productive out.
miranda is usually good at grounding out to the 2nd basemen…that would of been sufficient
Free Jorge!
I know Miranda will need more time to adjust to major league pitching but at this point he reminds me of a little better version of Shelley Duncan. He really need to adjust to anything other than a fastball.
what a bunch of yankee chokers. couldn’t even get the runner over to 3rd.
When you have an awful offense like this, at least bunt, Girardi
What he said – wow, thank you for posting that; I’m tearing up myself.
Gardner must be tops in terms of pitches seen per at bat.
# 1421: The Year China Discovered America May 31st, 2010 at 2:19 pm
what a bunch of yankee chokers. couldn’t even get the runner over to 3rd.
what
Gardner and Cervelli have both hit it hard twice today.
Nice job Brett!
2 abs for gardner…2 full counts…2 singles
Blake, I think that’s my take as well (not having started in awhile and for a consistent period of time). I think he’ll be fine as well……the Yankees have a lot invested in this kid and they are going to do what’s right for him.
Boy, it would have been nice to have a blowout today …………who knows, maybe later?
Big hit by Gardner. He really works the pitcher.
Thank god for gardner.
The team would be in last place without him.
Hoot!
Phil Hughes velocity in April was 92.4, in May it was 92.7
This is not an awful offense; it’s a good offense that hasn’t hit it’s stride yet for various reasons.
This is what “team” means. All contribute.
Paul O’Neill in the booth is a gas….Didn;t they used to have 3 guys in the booth last season ??? Kay, Lieter & O’Neill was great entertainment
Steal, Gardner.
Steal.
Steal.
Jerkface, that just seems so odd – but thanks for the numbers!
Do some of you work at being this stupid or does it come naturally?
It’s amazing how dumb some of you children are.
first time gardner has been thrown out by the catcher this year…the other cs’s are from pickoffs
epic fail by Gardner, ran themselves right out of that inning.
Don’t like BG’s swing or his taking too many good strikes, but it works well enough for him.
“epic fail by Gardner, ran themselves right out of that inning.”
lol, more like epic good call by the Indians to pitch out.
If you are going to run, sometimes you get thrown out.
It’s no big deal. Jeter leads off the 5th.
O’Neill should do every game
very entertaining
Epic fail in a game at the beginning of June……………the next out made by the Yankees will be an epic out.
0-1 with 2 out with the leadoff hitter up is THE PERFECT TIME TO STEAL!
which is why the Indians pitched out
some of you should learn the game a little more before commenting
Don’t blame it on Gardner.
He had to push the issue, considering his fellow teammates are sleeping through these games.
LOL @ Mkay
Some of you should try Xanax and relax.
This is a big inning for Pettitte. Your team gives you the lead you need to shut them down.
He needs to throw strikes. No freebies.
This is the problem with Andy. He nibbles too much.
I needed that xanax on the plane yesterday, lol……..
What a beautiful cutter on the outer half.
Andy doesn’t have many problems with a 2.62 ERA coming in……….
Nice pitch! So Gardner got thrown out, on a correctly guessed pitchout. And he was nearly safe in spite of the pitchout! He’ll get ‘em next time.
Nice throw Jeetie!
Too bad Andy doesn’t have a long career of success to draw from…
Oh wait…
“This is the problem with Andy. He nibbles too much.”
I don’t think we are watching the same game.
I would rather Gardner get thrown out stealing instead of just standing there on 1st base waiting for something to happen.
Nibbling his way to a 1-2-3. Yum!
BTW. How’s Phillie’s offense? Getting shutout again today. I won’t complain about our offense until it gets as bad as theirs atm.
“Matt May 31st, 2010 at 2:27 pm
epic fail by Gardner, ran themselves right out of that inning.”
it was 2 outs and a great idea…your out of your mind
Question:
Gardner’s single almost hit the umpire, with Swisher at 2nd. Had that happened and the ball stayed in the infield, would Swisher only have been able to go to 3rd?
Grandy going yard!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yankee Trader
I believe if the ball hits the umpire, it’s a dead ball base hit and advancement of the runners on base 1 base. So, yes, Swisher would have gone to 3rd only.
Tony Sanchez catching at the AA level in about 3 weeks
Jeterian single.
Imagine how suicidal the daily whiners on here would be if they weren’t fans of a team with the second best record in MLB.
The mind is a terrible thing to waste.
I agree with michael kay. some of these umps just want to show they are significant.
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The same can be said for Girardi
blake – Pettitte went to 3-2 on the first two batters that inning. Why don’t YOU watch the game. You might learn something.
Just missed it.
Curtis just missed by an 1/8 of an inch
Wait. Someone’s going to say, “See? Jeter woulda got a hit if Gardner didn’t get caught.”
Epic fail, That’s a new one.
“blake – Pettitte went to 3-2 on the first two batters that inning”
and…..
We better hope for a Teixeira BB here, because he AINT hittin a HR here.
Pat M,
Hopefully after he plays in the All Star Game on June 12. Especially if he can stay hot with the bat.
Matt, you’re seriously complaining about Pettitte going to 2 three ball counts? Are you insane?
Matt, you’re seriously complaining about Pettitte going to 2 three ball counts? Are you insane?
**** me. 0-2 today.
Matt,
Zero walks through 5 IP. In spite of the two 3-2 counts in the inning that you just mentioned. Andy’s doing great. Please enjoy.
if you try to pull that pitch, thats pretty much all you can do with it.
We better hope for a Rodriguez HR here, because he AINT NOT hittin a HR here.
Going 3-2 on a hitter isn’t always nibbling.
Andy has been attacking the zone the entire game.
Dude find the plate before you hurt one of our guys.
Why can’t we put this guy out of his misery already?
Tex is clearly affected by the shift. If he could just bunt one down the 3rd base line on occassion to keep the other team honest.
# Matt May 31st, 2010 at 2:32 pm
This is a big inning for Pettitte. Your team gives you the lead you need to shut them down.
He needs to throw strikes. No freebies.
This is the problem with Andy. He nibbles too much.
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It’s called “throwing to spots.” He can’t pump it down the middle all day and succeed.
Cando Cano
Cano on the 1st pitch..a recipe for disaster.
The next cogent thought posted by Matt on this blog will be his first…
Cue Matt to write a dissertation whining about the offense.
mick May 31st, 2010 at 2:43 pm
Cano on the 1st pitch..a recipe for disaster.
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you mean his lifetime .375 Batting Average on 1st pitches is not acceptable? Other than vidoe games games that puts him in the Hall of Fame.
Glad to see randy and trish got a room.
# Long time fan May 31st, 2010 at 2:42 pm
# Matt May 31st, 2010 at 2:32 pm
This is a big inning for Pettitte. Your team gives you the lead you need to shut them down.
He needs to throw strikes. No freebies.
This is the problem with Andy. He nibbles too much.
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It’s called “throwing to spots.” He can’t pump it down the middle all day and succeed.
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Thanks LTF, how true.
as always, RISP is a serious problem with this team.
Granderson and Cano both trying to go deep. Teixeira too stubborn to go the other way.
where do you find that stat on cano MG?
Is someone really complaining about Andy going to 2 3-2 counts? Wow. I’ve seen everything.
Andy is a real nibbler, 74 pitches in 5 2/3 innings…
# Long time fan May 31st, 2010 at 2:42 pm
# Matt May 31st, 2010 at 2:32 pm
This is a big inning for Pettitte. Your team gives you the lead you need to shut them down.
He needs to throw strikes. No freebies.
This is the problem with Andy. He nibbles too much.
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It’s called “throwing to spots.” He can’t pump it down the middle all day and succeed.
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Thanks LTF, how true it is.
Mick, here is the Robbie link but you can find any stat you want for every player on the site:
http://www.baseball-reference......r&t=b
LOL MG
The Yankees are still within shouting distance of Tampa (oh, if not for those blown games, though, lol) with lots of games yet to be played between the teams. We did bring the Sox and Jays back into it, but there are still 4 months left……plenty of time to right the ship
Man, that Andy is just nibbling way too much, he needs to throw more strikes.
LoL, I love Paul.
Ooops, thought it didn’t post !
Now that was a GREAT inning by Pettitte. Seven pitches. He is listening to me.
Why complain when your team is winning ><
Andy Pettitte is awfully good right now..
7 pitches?
Should have been TWO! Way to much nibbling.
Matt, shut up now while both your feet aren’t in your mouth at the same time.
Andy has been the Ace…more than Phil…..if he keeps it up he could win Cy Young and a steppingstone toward the Hall.
Maybe a true DH is in our future at deadline !
7 pitch inning!! Formula for Yankee success-8 innings by Pettitte with Mo closing it out.
Andy looks great today. Hopefully the Yanks can get another run or 2 to make sure to get him this victory. Hopefully Andy could hand the ball to Mo so we don’t have to see Joba.
Another 8 innings, then hand it off to Mo?
I guess in Matt’s world every pitcher average 63 pitches for a full 9 innings. I think Doc Halladay averages about 100 and he’s the most efficient pitcher in baseball.
Now here’s the solution for the bullpen:
Each starter must go 8.
Useless Pettite. 7 pitch inning. If he’s just stop nibbling he could have done it in 6 pitches. If he was really aggressive and trusted his stuff he could have done it in 3 pitches. That would have reduced his workload for the inning by 57% and saved the team from having to go to the pen!!!!
It should only take 3 pitches. What’s wrong with Andy?
Another 8 innings would help our bullpen significantly. 2 straight days off aside from Mo. Maybe a few extra runs could help matters also.
Swish took a gigantic homerun swing. Yanks have to cut down on the big swings.
“Why complain when your team is winning ><"
Because there will always be Robinson Cano to criticize with a level of irrational impatience only the yankee fanbase can muster.
Girardi should lock Gardner into the 9th spot and throw away the key.
He is comfortable there, it works for him and the team.
Ooops, the entire blog got there first.
kay had said paul retired in 2000 at the age of 37, but he retired in 2001!
Damn what was that a 5 pitch inning.
I think it was randy who, a while ago, pointed out that sometimes an experienced pitcher will deliberately throw a ball, in order to set the batter up for what he – the pitcher – really wants to get the batter out with. El Duque was apparently quite renown for this, all the way back in the 90s.
Talbot at 92 pitches and Miranda swings at 1st pitch. We need to get into the “vaunted” Indian bullpen.
Because there will always be Robinson Cano to criticize with a level of irrational impatience only the yankee fanbase can muster.
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Don’t generalize.
the offense is still in a funk… that was 1 quick inning for the Yanks.
That was pathetic. So much for working the count… yeesh.
More runs please.
You really think I would be on here complaining about a pitcher who has thrown a great game in Pettitte?
Whoever is imitating me, it’s pretty funny, but it should be pretty obvious that it’s not me given that you are trying way too hard to complain about things that aren’t problems. Granderson and Cano just missed hitting it out and hit the ball pretty well.
Whoever is imitating me, you are pretty obvious. I don’t complain about outcomes, I complain about approaches. Throwing pitches just off the plate ahead in the count is not nibbling, and hitting a ball hard but right at a fielder is not a bad at bat.
For all of you who are responding to posts by “Matt,” it’s pretty funny how insulted you are by a guy who is clearly not me and is trying to annoy you by purposely exaggerating everything. Good job guys, you really show how you have no interest in discussing any actual baseball, but instead single out specific posters and insult them by attacking opinions you don’t agree with rather than commenting on the subject.
Also, don’t you think the one sentence posts would be give aways? You people are pretty stupid.
Michelle May 31st, 2010 at 2:51 pm
Swish took a gigantic homerun swing. Yanks have to cut down on the big swings.
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Michelle, Swish takes a ton of BP and hitting drills with Kevin Long before every game, he’s doing exactly what he needs to do to be successful and it’s working. Hitting 90 mph pitches with movement is the toughest thing in sports, that’s why a .300 batting average is Hall of Fame material.
Is anyone else in Canada that uses Rogers TV having an issue watching the game on Extra Innings right now? It’s a pixelated mess.
Now we have a fake Matt
Matt,
Don’t take anything directed at your imposter personally.
Matt
lol. I thought with the 1 line posts, that it was an imposter! No offense, but your stuff is normally too long for me to read without getting interrupted!
“Oh crap they really don’t like me…urghh, better blame it on an imposter!”
“You people are pretty stupid.”
We have all been shamed.
Imposter Matt sounded just like Real Matt but was more concise.
How could we not have seen that?
“Michelle, Swish takes a ton of BP and hitting drills with Kevin Long before every game, he’s doing exactly what he needs to do to be successful and it’s working. Hitting 90 mph pitches with movement is the toughest thing in sports, that’s why a .300 batting average is Hall of Fame material”
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I understand that but when Swish is going good and or hitting homeruns he does tend to get big with his swing sometimes. That was one of those swings. There is nothing wrong with saying it when it happens.
# whoever May 31st, 2010 at 2:52 pm
Girardi should lock Gardner into the 9th spot and throw away the key.
He is comfortable there, it works for him and the team.
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AGREED !!! Hitting ahead of Jeter (9th) is perfect !
So Travis Crowe is the designated Yankee Killer in this lineup?
Well, Andy will definitely come out for the 8th inning!
At 3:00, games will stop for a moment of remembrance.
Well, everyone except Andy. He will misremember.
Andy got the last out just in time. Otherwise they would of stopped him at 3:00. Perfect timing…
Andy Pettite should be in the Fine Wine business……He’s getting better with time
“Well, Andy will definitely come out for the 8th inning!”
One would think…quick somebody hide Joe’s binder.
Gardner in his career batting 9th: .274 .357 .339 .696
Gardner in his career batting 8th: .368 .478 .526 1.005
V(º_º)V
Michelle May 31st, 2010 at 2:58 pm
“Michelle, Swish takes a ton of BP and hitting drills with Kevin Long before every game, he’s doing exactly what he needs to do to be successful and it’s working. Hitting 90 mph pitches with movement is the toughest thing in sports, that’s why a .300 batting average is Hall of Fame material”
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I understand that but when Swish is going good and or hitting homeruns he does tend to get big with his swing sometimes. That was one of those swings. There is nothing wrong with saying it when it happens.
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It looked about the same as the HR swing off the foul pole earlier this week or his double down the line earlier in this game. How can you possibly decide that swing was ‘too big’ without a slow motion replay with both swings being side by side? The difference between swings is probably an inch or two, if that much.
# Donnie – Will Meet Drew Carrey Under the O’Neill Banner May 31st, 2010 at 3:00 pm
At 3:00, games will stop for a moment of remembrance.
Well, everyone except Andy. He will misremember.
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Did you wait all day to post that gem?
# Jerkface May 31st, 2010 at 3:00 pm
Gardner in his career batting 9th: .274 .357 .339 .696
Gardner in his career batting 8th: .368 .478 .526 1.005
V(º_º)V
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Who cares? Perception is reality.
Like that smiley face.
Pat M. May 31st, 2010 at 3:00 pm
Andy Pettite should be in the Fine Wine business……He’s getting better with time
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Pat M, Andy is reminding me of Whitey Ford and Jimmy Key at the points in their careers where they were just in such good control of the game the batters didn’t really have much of a chance even though their fastballs were in the high 80′s at best. Just amazing…
Nice version of God Bless America
good performance; let’s finish the game well.
now to put this game away … please.
Would love some insurance here.
I cant believe the crap Roger took in the media for “misremember” – when it’s an actual real word.
You’d think that people in the media would know that was a real word – considering they are “journalists”
The Yankees have definitely been playing better in this last week, but we will have to see if they can sustain it. Cleveland is a pretty bad team, but they have played the Yankees tough this weekend and have some good young players who haven’t figured it out yet.
The offense has been a little inconsistent throughout games still, but they have been having better at bats and have been putting up enough runs on the whole to win these games. If the pitching can stay consistent they seem like they are coming around a bit at the plate, and Posada coming back can only help.
“Useless Pettite. 7 pitch inning. If he’s just stop nibbling he could have done it in 6 pitches.”
not only that, there’s no reason he has to throw so many warm up pitches before innings. that’s at least three pitches an inning right there.
Matt,
Sorry. Gotta laugh. You think you’re the first to be impersonated? The fact that people thought it was really you, shows how well the impersonator knows you.
Just post a notice that it wasn’t you and e-mail Chad. That’s what the rest of us did when it happened to us. We didn’t use it as an opportunity to get on the soapbox and scold people.
Pat M, Andy is reminding me of Whitey Ford and Jimmy Key at the points in their careers where they were just in such good control of the game the batters didn’t really have much of a chance even though their fastballs were in the high 80’s at best. Just amazing…
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Crafty lefties…Andy fits that model.
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Nice piece of hitting Brettos!
We’ll score this inning!!!
Steal, Gardner, steal!
Andy is dealing today.
Since you can’t fire umpires,t here should be a way to demote them. Some of them are terrible.
Kay and O’Neill are terrible, they fit the game in between their silly banter. Same with Kay and Leiter. Leiter never stops talking.
# Matt May 31st, 2010 at 3:04 pm
The Yankees have definitely been playing better in this last week, but we will have to see if they can sustain it. Cleveland is a pretty bad team, but they have played the Yankees tough this weekend and have some good young players who haven’t figured it out yet.
The offense has been a little inconsistent throughout games still, but they have been having better at bats and have been putting up enough runs on the whole to win these games. If the pitching can stay consistent they seem like they are coming around a bit at the plate, and Posada coming back can only help.
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Is this real or is it Memorex?
Please recalculate Gardner’s numbers batting 9th.
Good job Gardner; first pitch swinging, nice to do once in a while
oh, Jeter should have let the pitch go.
Gardner could be on his way to the ALLStar game….out stealing, hold that thought.
Man, I thought the yankees could steal whenever they want?
He was out. Wow. Cant blame him for trying.
Damn he was thrown out twice. That was a perfect throw.
The Indians are just good at every facet of the game.
Oh ****
His finger again?
What do you mean its probably not a good idea to steal against a guy throwing out 34% of base runners with a pitcher quick to the plate?????
But… but old school!! tradition!! stealing ALL THE TIME !!
Kay and O’Neill are terrible, they fit the game in between their silly banter. Same with Kay and Leiter. Leiter never stops talking.
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Kay is too busy measuring his head size.
Coney was good, too bad he was banished.
MG…Great call on the Ford / Key comparisons…….Gardner needs to understand how to read pitchers a little better if he wants to be an elite base stealer…..He relies on pure which helps him out run bad jumps
Nick-
Attached are the situational stats for Gardner.
http://www.cbssports.com/mlb/p.....eContainer
m,
No, I don’t, but it still shows how you guys are singling out specific people just because you don’t like the person rather than the opinion. It proves the point that you guys will attack anything that certain people say and that your criticisms hold little weight.
And no, it reflects more poorly on you guys that you couldn’t tell the difference, because he made simple remarks that had no analysis contained in them. I would never criticize a performance on just the outcome, I would point out the flaw in the approach that led to the negative outcome. If you are singling out my posts as much as you are, it’s sad that you can’t even tell which are actually mine.
I think it’s pretty funny that someone is that offended by my posts that they are trying so hard to sound like me and still can’t get it right. If you don’t like what I say, then refute the point or ignore it, but posts like those by SJ just reflect poorly on the poster.
Glad to see him go, should have done more damage.
Pinch running for jeter? But I thought he could steal whenever he wants
Go BP Oil Spill (Red Sox Fan) May 31st, 2010 at 3:09 pm
The Indians are just good at every facet of the game.
lol nice screen name
Jerkface, are you trying to force randy into a two front war????
On Memorial Day?????
# Matt May 31st, 2010 at 3:10 pm
m,
No, I don’t, but it still shows how you guys are singling out specific people just because you don’t like the person rather than the opinion. It proves the point that you guys will attack anything that certain people say and that your criticisms hold little weight.
And no, it reflects more poorly on you guys that you couldn’t tell the difference, because he made simple remarks that had no analysis contained in them. I would never criticize a performance on just the outcome, I would point out the flaw in the approach that led to the negative outcome. If you are singling out my posts as much as you are, it’s sad that you can’t even tell which are actually mine.
I think it’s pretty funny that someone is that offended by my posts that they are trying so hard to sound like me and still can’t get it right. If you don’t like what I say, then refute the point or ignore it, but posts like those by SJ just reflect poorly on the poster.
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Trisha?
“Coney was good, too bad he was banished.”
Cone and Singleton worked very well together.
So it is for real, Derek Jeter is hurt?
Yanks lead the majors in runs, just not up to par with RISP. Mostly bad relief pitching that has hurt.
# Joe May 31st, 2010 at 3:11 pm
Go BP Oil Spill (Red Sox Fan) May 31st, 2010 at 3:09 pm
The Indians are just good at every facet of the game.
lol nice screen name
LOL
just notice, cool name!
mick,
Would someone imitating me go out of their way to say something that you guys actually would approve of?
Just because I get upset when guys have bad approaches and beat themselves, it doesn’t mean I can’t acknowledge when someone is doing a better job out there. Again, I don’t care what the result is as much as the approach, and if both are going hand in hand then that is when I start to react negatively.
What the byfuglien is Jeter out of the game? Ugh. I saw him hopping on the bag before it went to commercial.
That is where Gardner’s overaggressiveness hurts us. If he had stayed at 1st base, we would have 1st and 3rd no outs.
Gardy has to develop better instincts.
Hopefully, Jeet just needs the rest of the day off and he’ll be fine tomorrow. Byfuglien!
Hopefully Jeter is ok for tomorrow. Huge drop off from Jeter to Pena
CR9, related to the HBP earlier?
Hopefully Jeter and Gardner are ok. Jeter couldn’t run at all, probably from getting hit. Hopefully Gardner didn’t break that finger. He broke his finger before trying to steal a base.
With where Jeter got hit earlier in the game, you can’t be too surprised that it’s started to tighten up a bit. If he was good enough to stay in the game earlier and play the field for many innings without it being a major issue, then it probably is just precautionary and I wouldn’t think it’s an issue.
“Andy Pettite should be in the Fine Wine business……He’s getting better with time”
Pat-
It’s that cut fastball. Rediscovering it last summer just completely transformed his level of performance.
And this year he’s added that curve ball as well to right handers (who would have thought…)
He’s a better pitcher at 38 than he was at 28.
If we can play Thames in the OF for like 15 games this year, we can play Russo at SS for 1 game.
Matt, I don’t think anyone dislikes you. You just have bad approaches and beat yourself a lot. I don’t care what the result is as much as the approach.
Yep. Forgot about HBP until Kay mentioned it! Kay actually giving information
Jeter was hit by a pitch earlier – and you saw him react like he usually doesn’t (meaning he clearly showed he was in pain).
The Yankees offense really needs to start clicking; asking the SP to go 6/7/8 innings giving up 1 or 2 runs is asking a lot.
matt,
Don’t worry. Take it as a compliment. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, or something like that, besides we take people at face value in here. You sound more upset the imposter did a bad job of impersonation and misrepresented you.
Another hit against a lefty….might need to get Gardy some batting gloves to hold on the bases, so he doesn’t extend those fingers.
They should really double steal here. Even if both runners are thrown out and we get no runs, it will give Cleveland something to think about before our August 14th series at Cleveland
Granderson is swinging the bat great. I guess while he was on the DL he learned how to hit lefties.
Let go offense!
Win it for Jeter!
It wouldn’t hurt the Yankees to bring in somebody like Mickey Rivers to refine the base stealing skills of Brett Gardner.
Twice today and caught off 1st base on Saturday is not as good as he can be.
time to break it open!
Gardner is 3 for 3 and drove in the go ahead run with 2 outs.
Now he’s over aggressive, yesterday he should run Brett run.
Yea, Gardner is definitely the major problem with the team right now.
TEX TIME
to the outfield somewhere Tex.
Granderson looked really good there. Kept his hands inside the ball, didn’t bail out with his front shoulder.
He’s had some very impressive at bats against lefties this series. Certainly an encouraging sign.
Look a Jeter’s booty rumble in slow motion
It’s getting closer to tony sipp time.
tightness in jeters hammy
let’s go ARod! Walk/single to earn that $30 Million!
Standing passively on 1st and 2nd leads to 2nd and 3rd
Not winning baseball
Arod has a pretty good track record when Tex is walked in front of him to load the bases if I remember correctly.
If we had a real SU man, Andy gets to take a breather and get to leave after 7. Now he has to throw the 8th because Joba sucks.
So much for resting our pitchers this year after all the high IP last year with an eye on keeping them fresh for the postseason this year…. there might not be a postseason unless they keep going 8 innings every time out…
See, this is where people who don’t actually read what I’m saying may try to mock me without realizing my point.
That wasn’t a spot where Gardner needed to stay put because they were ahead in the game. Gardner represented an important tack on run, and if you steal that base you may be able to score without an out. If you are thrown out it is not terrible because you are ahead.
In the case of a game like Saturday’s, I recommended a hit and run instead of a straight steal. If Gardner gets thrown out in that spot when you are trailing, it is a bad play, so in that spot you need Jeter to make contact as well. When you are down many runs you don’t want to run into outs on the bases without having something else in the back pocket like the hit and run, but in that spot you may want to try to manufacture something to open it up a bit.
how serious is that?
*without a hit
A Bomb from A Rod
Intentionally walk Tex. Bring in another righty. A-Rod hurts them. Pettitte gets a 1-2-3 8th, Mo in for the save[ unless A-Rod goes yard]! The Yankees win!!!
Are you kidding? Jeter has a hammy injury?
Hamstring? So Jeter out for at least one month?
The stolen base is more valuable when you’re behind, so suggesting Gardner not straight steal in that situation is diminishing his value.
I enjoyed it, Carl.
Perez the righty has really good stuff
Not a pulled hamstring, tightness from where he got plunked…hopefully.
“But… but old school!! tradition!! stealing ALL THE TIME !!”
The value of stolen bases is context dependent but in general “new school tradition” indicates that if the probability of stealing successfully is over 69-72% then there’s a net benefit.
I can think of very, very few pitcher-catcher combinations for which Gardner would have less than a 75% probability of success. I can think of very few for which he’d be under 80%, especially with Yadier Molina in the other league. This is particularly true if Gardner is up in front of Jeter rather than Tex and Alex.
The overwhelming majority of times when Gardner is at 1b it would be in the yankees net benefit for him to attempt to steal 2b. That’s what the data would indicate.
Matt, just cork it alright
he’s all over the place
Jerkface attempting to steal was the right move in both cases. But keep beating that dead horse you’re real good at that.
A-Rod!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KILLER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
blake, you called it
Blake, I hope that’s all it is. This rash of injuries is beyond frustrating. I would have been fine taking him out immediately after he got hit.
GraND slAM A-ROD
GraND slAM A-ROD
Agree that Gardner needs to work on his reads for base stealing.
The Indians’ catcher deserves the credit for two very good throws to second.
Nice!!! I thought Crowe was going to catch that. I guess the Indians don’t know the Arod numbers when Tex is walked.
what a swing….looks like teams would stop walking Tex to get to him.
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“Arod has a pretty good track record when Tex is walked in front of him to load the bases if I remember correctly.”
Yes he does. That might be the last intentional walk Tex gets this season.
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ALEX!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Paul O’Neill said he was about to hit one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BANG BABY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So much for lack of power Bret the Hitman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
BOOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CURTAIN CALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Alex!!!!! Why, oh, why do opposing teams continue to do this? Alex is in another league from Tex as a hitter………DP situation or not
Whenever you intentionally walk guys in front of good hitters it always seems that they get a big hit. Seems like it really makes them focus and want to prove the opposing manager wrong, and A-Rod got a predictable pitch in a predictable count and hit it hard.
Joe,
Intentionally walk Tex. Bring in another righty. A-Rod hurts them. Pettitte gets a 1-2-3 8th, Mo in for the save[ unless A-Rod goes yard]! The Yankees win!!!
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Darn it- now we’ll se Joba in the 9th!!!!! LOL
CAN JOBA HOLD THIS?
So much for the homerless streak. He’s still one of the top 5 players in baseball, folks.
are you kidding me? Again.. Arod may not have big HR totals, but he has the RBI’s and that couldn’t be any more clutch!
Walk Tex, I kill you!
Too bad we lost Jeter. That just puts a damper on the potential win.
The overwhelming majority of times when Gardner is at 1b it would be in the yankees net benefit for him to attempt to steal 2b. That’s what the data would indicate.
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The data you’re looking at is Gardner stealing when he is comfortable and confident going. You can’t extrapolate that to stealing EVERY time. Gardner is admittedly not as good at reading pitchers yet and really understanding how to steal.
According to Girardi he has the greenlight, so when he has stolen this year it has been in situations where he is comfortable.
If you ask him to steal all the time, perhaps he isn’t successful that often. Its like a pitching swinging at 3-0. Maybe in a 3-0 count he hits .400, but he only SWUNG at 6 out of 30 pitches.
Back to back!
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Wow, just came in from the beach to see Arod’s at-bat. Does this mean his power is back?? LOL
C YA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Back to Back, and a Belly to Belly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Told you
that Arod sure is on the decline.
Any more complaining here today ?
It’s interesting to think back to all of those years when so many yankee fans beat on Alex for being “unclutch” and “not hungry” and “not a winner.”
And the same for the relentless criticism of Cano!!
FINALLY! SOME OFFENSE!
Gotta love those back-to-back shots.
I mean, I understand the reasoning. With 1 out it sets up the double play to load the bases…but the history behind the move in this particular case isn’t good…
Jerkface, I don’t think everyone gets what you’re doing.
Way to keep your hitting streak alive!!!
Cano!!!
Go Cano!!! He wanted to take some attention away from Arod
i hope Joe keeps andy in there.
bad day for ESPN
thank you arod (and cano)!!
Andy is at what, 90 pitches through 7? Why in the world would he come out of the game unless the Yankees tack on a few more runs. Girardi would need restraints to keep him in the dugout right now.
win it for the captain!
The last few games Alex just looks to have simplified everything, he’s clearly thinking straight back through the box and he’s been hitting it hard…just so happened to get the lift on that one.
Blake, I just don’t really think the reasoning works with Tex/Alex…………
cs,
Nope.
Joba blew 4 and 5 run leads in a 10 day span… a 6 run lead for him to blow is not out of the realm of possibility.
Matt May 31st, 2010 at 3:19 pm
See, this is where people who don’t actually read what I’m saying may try to mock me without realizing my point.
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People mock you because you are so mockable. You earn it the easy way.
1st time i had a double post. usually it says i already posted something before
Jerkface attempting to steal was the right move in both cases. But keep beating that dead horse you’re real good at that.
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I like the yankees attempting to steal with Gardner. I think the stolen base is very important for the yankees offense to be unstoppable because it adds a whole other dimension.
But it rankles me when Randy et al were complaining about Gardner not attempting enough steals, when he didn’t have that many opportunities and just attempting steals is no guarantee of success.
Perez had only allowed 1 HR this year in about 17 innings going into this game. He’s been tough this year other than having too high a walk total, so it’s not like they beat up on a scrub reliever here.
57′ Yank May 31st, 2010 at 3:25 pm
Any more complaining here today ?
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Jeter is out (who knows for how long).
MG, I agree – no WAY I’m taking out Andy. Not only does he have a low pitch count but I’m sorry – I don’t trust the pen to hold this lead.
A sweet fluid swing by Alex for his grand salami. Much the same for Robby.
i guess not.
So what are the chances of us winning with a 6 run lead? 50%?
And there is Michael Kay once again, saying their pitcher is going to end up with the Loss for today.
Trying to jinx us again!!! UGH!!! **** Kay
7th inning lightning again!
This is the problem with Tex… one good game, followed by one dud game.
A great game yesterday, hitless today. When it looks like he is about to break out of it, he has a game like this.
Very frustrating… might not be his year.
“g May 31st, 2010 at 3:19 pm
let’s go ARod! Walk/single to earn that $30 Million!”
Don’t YOU feel silly, now? hahaha
Great swing and nice baserunning by Swish to get to second.
Jerkface, I don’t think everyone gets what you’re doing.
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A genius, misunderstood in my own time. Or a jerkface.
Swish!
Phils scored some runs today !
What an at bat by Swisher. Somebody I think could make his first All-Star team this year.
Wow. Duncan is terrible in the outfield.
Duncan would be a good DH if he didn’t uppercut his swing so much. Duncan hits nothing but pop ups in the infield. It’s a shame. He has potential. But at this point it’s a crapshoot because of his age.
# Betsy – Hughes rules (pleading the Fifth) May 31st, 2010 at 3:28 pm
MG, I agree – no WAY I’m taking out Andy. Not only does he have a low pitch count but I’m sorry – I don’t trust the pen to hold this lead.
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How about Mo for 2?
Shouldn’t YES make the grand slam the Coors Light Cold Hard Blast?
Does Coors have to pony up some more $$$ to revisit that?
Maybe the yankees should sign Carl Crawford as a player/stolen base coach?
1. I think Kevin Long has done wonders for Alex’ approach at bat. The data speaks for itself past year and a half.
2. I have to think Jeter’s injury is not that bad. If it were, I would think he’d have been back in the clubhouse getting treatment from the trainer, and not standing on the dugout steps chatting with Posada a moment ago.
They IBB Tex to load ‘em, and Alex makes ‘em pay.
Repeat as necessary.
I have Chris Perez on my fantasy bb team.
I sat him for this weekend.
Go Yanks!
“But it rankles me when Randy et al were complaining about Gardner not attempting enough steals, when he didn’t have that many opportunities and just attempting steals is no guarantee of success.”
So you waited for the oppurtunity to pounce. Which is what “rankles” me. You could have used the moment to fortify your point, but instead that whip came out and that poor horse got it again.
If you take Andy out of this game… we will need to use MO for 4 outs. No way does this pen through a scoreless 8th…
Do not take out the starter under any circumstances unless it is to hand the ball to MO in the 9th…
Mick, definitely not, lol………
mick, how about Mo for 0, they have a 6 run lead that might get even larger pretty soon…
I think that 3:28 post was the fake idiot Matt and not the real idiot Matt. It was too concise.
Joe, good point about Jeter..
You could have used the moment to fortify your point, but instead that whip came out and that poor horse got it again.
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I’m not a good enough person to not pounce with a chance to annoy Randy.
Black, except for the rocket he hit to left field yesterday, the majority of his hits are going to right center and center over the last 2 weeks. They’ll get tired of that and when they start pitching inside, the balls will start flying out to left.
Let’s see, was A-Rod hitless yesterday ?
Chan Ho Park?
Hopefully Park can get people out with a 6 run lead.
Joe better not choose Buchholz to start the ASG, even if he does have the lowest ERA or highest win total in the league by then.
A-rod’s focus after Tex gets IBB’d is awesome to behold. I wish he could maintain that for every at bat, but the concentration it likely takes to completely destroy a pitch would probably kill him.
MG May 31st, 2010 at 3:32 pm
mick, how about Mo for 0, they have a 6 run lead that might get even larger pretty soon
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only kidding MG, don’t take me seriously….oh wait, that was really my imposter.
Nick in SF….I see what Face is up to, I’m just trying to avoid the promotional value of it……Tin Cup is too smart
Joba is the only one who can’t hold big leads… I think veterans like Park, Mitre, and Gaudin know how to get 3 outs without giving up 6 runs… Joba apparently doesn’t.
That’s it for Andy, he aint coming out.
Let’s not jump off the cliff yet about Jeter’s injury. My guess is it’s not that bad. Probably a day-to-day thing.
Nice job, Frankie
Andy has been sitting for a long time…but it’s sad that even with a 7 run lead, I don’t trust the pen.
The same “affliction” that the Yankee bullpen caught, must have inoculated the Indians bullpen.
“The data you’re looking at is Gardner stealing when he is comfortable and confident going. You can’t extrapolate that to stealing EVERY time. Gardner is admittedly not as good at reading pitchers yet and really understanding how to steal.”
I understand the issues of external validity and data.
I never said “everytime.” I said the overwhelming majority of times.
I don’t want to get in the middle of what ever petty argument you are having, but I think there’s sufficient evidence to suggest that while Gardner’s stolen base success rate is not going to be sustained at 95%+ there’s good reason to believe that in the majority of contexts his probability for success will be at least 70%+. In fact, it’s very likely that Gardner’s probability for stealing successfully in most context is likely to be at least 80%+.
That’s what I’m saying.
And to try to suggest that Gardner attempting to steal in this game was the wrong call is a straw man.
The baseline success rate against Marson is already 66%. That’s for all comers. That’s not for guys with Gardner’s speed.
Gardner has at least a 5% higher probability of success against Marson than the average basestealer. In fact, Gardner’s probability would be much higher than 5% at the margins against Marson.
Running in that situation is the right decision. Gardner still needs to improve his base stealing skills such as reading moves but him going in most situations is going to increase the yankees chances of scoring.
Andy’s been sitting almost 45 minutes, it doesn’t make sense to have him come out for the 8th.
Hasn’t Andy been on the bench since the moment of silence at 3 o’clock?
Running in that situation is the right decision. Gardner still needs to improve his base stealing skills such as reading moves but him going in most situations is going to increase the yankees chances of scoring.
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Agreed, but I’m glad you wrote a thesis on my trolling.
“I’m not a good enough person to not pounce with a chance to annoy Randy.”
Refreshingly honest. I’ll take it
MG May 31st, 2010 at 3:32 pm
mick, how about Mo for 0, they have a 6 run lead that might get even larger pretty soon
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only kidding MG, don’t take me seriously….oh wait, that was really my imposter.
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No problem, mick, that was my imposter also
BG looks like hes hurting
Nice job by Frankie to get in the extra run.
Michael Kay doing it again. He mentioned how many games over .500 the Yankees would be with a win in Game 2 of the most recent Red Sox series, and in Game 2 of this Indians’ series.
And he did the “Masterson will get the loss” in the 7th inning yesterday.
Just trying to jinx them. Every time he tries to jinx them, I will post it to negate his jinxes!
Also just for thought:
2009 Best caught stealing percentages: Lou Marson (.476), Ryan Hanigan (.429), Gerald Laird (.416), Yadier Molina (.407), Koyie Hill (.400), Eli Whiteside (.394), Ramon Hernandez (.353), Ivan Rodriguez (.349), Rod Barajas (.338).
Betsy, there is no point in worrying whether the Yankees can hold this lead, if they can’t the season’s over, period.
I say CHOP.
MG, that’s very true, lol. Therefore, I’m going to assume they’re going to hold it……..the power of positive thinking!
Betsy, your vaca did you wonders.
“Agreed, but I’m glad you wrote a thesis on my trolling.”
You’re the one who takes exception to people making vacuous statements on the blog…
either that or you are back on the meds.
I wonder if Andy will come out? He has been on the bench for 40 minutes, thats practically a rain delay. If he does come back out, how will he pitch? He has a good shot at going 9
maybe it was your dip in the Lake.
Guess it was too long a lay off.
Everyone offensively is in a pretty good groove offensively other than Tex.
Cano and Swisher and just out of their minds. Alex is still getting on base and hitting for average, and now the power should come back around. Jeter is back over .300 and getting on base again, Garnder is over .300. Even Cervelli is hitting well.
And yet, Tex just can’t get it going for a two or three game spate.
It really just defies logic.
I think Betsy has a valid concern, especially in light of Saturday’s debacle.
But, it would be indicative of continued BP woes.
Bullpens have a way of straightening out over the course of a season.
If they don’t, the scenario becomes as MG put it: Season Over.
I feel positive
If not Andy, then who? Robertson?..Joba? or Marte?
Andy’s already had the problem with the inflammation in his elbow. If they can save him pitches in a game they need to.
Mick, I’m the same wonderful person I always have been, lol. I will continue to worry and fret, believe me – I’m just going to try and not do so so often.
I’m on medication, lol, but just for my allergies………unless they were spiked with something.
Nice to see Park throwing strikes.
mick May 31st, 2010 at 3:41 pm
either that or you are back on the meds.
^^^
No need for personal attacks on the blog.
I say if an imposter is doing a good job then why complain?
He saves you the time and energy of posting and sometimes does a better job at you than you do.
mocking you? we were mocking your impersonator.
Didn’t we have this conversation before? Deja vu.
No need for personal attacks on the blog.
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Mind your own biz.
Betsy and I are friends.
“2009 Best caught stealing percentages: Lou Marson (.476), ”
Wow, he’s a good one!
Definitely think Gardner needs a day off (or two) He’s been going full speed without a break for about 6 weeks straight. He is very active and seems to be a bit run down.
We could put Phil in the pen – that would work.
Here’s a fun game:
We know Jeter and Cano are virtual locks for the All-Star game, and it’s looking Tex might get in by name. I have a feeling A-Rod will be selected as a reserve.
But how many of our pitchers go to the All-Star game? At this point, I have 4: Andy, AJ, Hughes, and Mo. That’s insane.
I keep looking for Cusak, Sheen, & Lolita from Eight Men Out in those Yankee uni’s today
I had Korean food last night.
Vacuous but relevant.
Okay, not so relevant.
“Betsy – Hughes rules (pleading the Fifth) May 31st, 2010 at 3:44 pm
We could put Phil in the pen – that would work.”
Of course, we’d have to get Roy Oswalt to cover for him, in the rotation
Imagine how funny that would be, someone should call Phil in the pen and tell him to get up, hilarious.
Nice outing by CHOP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
17 Indians in a row. Wonder if it’s getaway day for them?
I’m wicked psyched to be heah…..
Hey, Donnie – reckon any chance Swish or Gardy go as reserves [to the ASG]?
Swisher is hitting .319, this is the latest in a season he has hit over .310. He has 2 seasons where we was around .290 in june, but that always dropped down to .250/.260 after.
I’m curious if K-long’s changed approach with him will allow him to maintain this. He obviously has the skills to be a good contact hitter with power.
I keep looking for Cusak, Sheen, & Lolita
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Don’t you mean Liotta?
I had Korean food last night.
Vacuous but relevant.
Okay, not so relevant.
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Vacuous, but delicious.
“Okay, not so relevant.”
Chop is pitching.
Jerk, I think so. Swish has to maintain….
if not, KLong can get him back in shape, I think.
How many guys does Girardi actually get to choose for the ASG? Does he get to choose all the reserves or only 3 or 4 reserves?
I think finally 2010 is the year LAA won’t make the postseason.
I have waited for this for too long.
Donnie – it’s way too early, but this subject, came up on another board. If Phil continues to pitch well, (a) will Joe select him to the ASG and (b) will he pitch? I understand that the AS break can be used as a time to rest Phil, but I’d like to think he’d get at least one inning in, esp. as it would be in his hometown.
I would love to see AJ go to an All-Star game – he’s never been, I don’t think. I don’t think he’d get chosen, though. I would kill to see Andy go.
Chuck, I was thinking Joba, lol.
I shouldn’t even joke about such a thing………both about Phil or Joba
Donnie – it’s way too early, but this subject, came up on another board. If Phil continues to pitch well, (a) will Joe select him to the ASG and (b) will he pitch? I understand that the AS break can be used as a time to rest Phil, but I’d like to think he’d get at least one inning in, esp. as it would be in his hometown.
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Yes, and Yes. the ASB is Hughes pitching 1 inning, maybe, in a game. I would think of it like a bullpen to keep him fresh over the delay.
Chuck58,
Swish, I’d say yes, depending on how the rest of the team fills out. I’d wager he has a very good chance.
Gardner…probably not. He’s been scuffling as of late, and dropped below .300 today. He’s having a GOOD season, but not an all-star one.
Would love to see A-Rod go deep again
A-Rod again?
Mick you got me…Yeah, it should have been Ray ……Lolita is always in the back of my mind I suppose
Before the game I wrote how important it is for Alex to get his long ball stroke back.
Got me thinking, maybe I should write that before every game?
Pettite was superb after the first few innings. Just keep winning series and everything else will take care of itself
Carl. you ask, and you shall receive.
Those aren’t strikes wth!
Girardi better not try and be objective and take players from other teams… the players he is allowed to choose better be ALL Yankees.
I don’t care if someone awesome like Miguel Cabrera or Ichiro is left out.
Only Yankees.
Jerkface, that would be great; I hope gets the chance to go…………lots of time left before then, though.
Betsy… Joba in the rotation. I need a drink! haha!
Donnie, prolly so, although if Gardy picks it back up over .300, with his speed, maybe Joey G. would bring him along [wishful thinking!]
atta boy Alex!
Or not. But I’ll take it.
# Pat M. May 31st, 2010 at 3:52 pm
Mick you got me…Yeah, it should have been Ray ……Lolita is always in the back of my mind I suppose
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I figured that Pat but Lolita was great in Goodfellas.
Alex!! Wow, 6 RBIs?
GO Alex!!!!
It was really great. I got yukejang, my favorite, and also that spicy octopus/veggie dish.
I figured it would mean good things for Chan Ho today.
How he was able to pitch successfully as the threat of war hovers over the Korean peninsula is beyond me, though. He must be some kind of robot.
Be back in a bit – need an ice cream fix
Pat M…. Lolita…. Stevie Nicks…. Hmmmm.
hahaha!
Carl, lol. They werent strikes, but I wont complain up 7 runs with 1 pitching inning remaining.
CB,
please write 3 paragraphs on why that swing by alex on that ball was something good. How did he hit that.
Just go ahead and have a day Alex
Betsy, still want to go with Mo in the 9th?
# CR9 May 31st, 2010 at 3:55 pm
Carl, lol. They werent strikes, but I wont complain up 7 runs with 1 pitching inning remaining.
I want to see my boy go deep lol
atta boy Robbie!
this Indians team is a mess
Betsy,
Hey, once the voting starts, the discussion starts!
We have a month and a half, and a lot of things could happen, true. But you’d think a collapse so massive wouldn’t be likely. Of those 3, I’d say AJ is “on the bubble”, only because he’s had a couple bad outings, and “Bad AJ” can show up for a couple starts at any given moment. But I think (and hope) that Andy and Phil are what they are at this point.
8-1 game and Alex is still grinding out at bats. He will not swing at the pitcher’s pitch – even when the ump is trying to get home to the holiday barbecue as early as possible.
What a swing he has. When he’s going to center to right center it’s just a perfect swing.
I don’t know if I’ve seen a power hitter who has less need to pull the ball than Alex.
Alex and Cano batting back to back – hard to find a pair of hitters one after another with swings that great.
Why exactly is Kay yelling “11-1.” There’s no need to be yelling any longer.
Robbie wants that RBI lead back now
Talk about explosiveness, I think we have it.
# Jake May 31st, 2010 at 3:53 pm
Girardi better not try and be objective and take players from other teams… the players he is allowed to choose better be ALL Yankees.
I don’t care if someone awesome like Miguel Cabrera or Ichiro is left out.
Only yankees
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You are a nut !
“The last day of May, and Swisher is not thrilled with that” Michael Kay, ladies and gentlemen. Michael Kay!
Kay met somebody important in May?
Who May that be?
“Robbie wants that RBI lead back now ”
Haha. I was thinking the same thing. I wonder if they rib each other about it?
I want Girardi to take the best All Star Team possible, because it means home field advantage.
Luckily, there is alot to be excited about, there are 10 AL batters hitting better than the current NL batting average champ.
Chuck58,
As nice as it would be to have almost all our guys go, other teams DO have to have representatives, haha…And since each team HAS to send someone, you gotta figure that most of those spots are gonna go to outfielders and pitchers. Borderline guys aren’t gonna go, and strategy goes out the window. It’s all about the numbers, and sadly, not picking guys for roles on the team.
Kay met somebody important in May?
Who May that be?
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WHO BUT, Kim Jones
PLEEEEEEEZE Joe Girardi. No Joba in the 9th.
aforementioned or not?
“I don?t know if I?ve seen a power hitter who has less need to pull the ball than Alex.”
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I think Manny is in that class.
Is taht true, lets give em something to talk about, dont see that working out.
BryanHoch This was A-Rod’s 13th career 6 RBI game.
4 minutes ago via Chromed Bird
Jerk-
Instead I’ll just make an empty, vacuous statement about it and then to try to cover up my straw man argument and ignorance I’ll resort to common snark because that’s so original on the internet.
And then when other make factually inaccurate posts that I take exception with I’ll continue that barrage of snark for days on end until it’s way past the point of being even semi-interesting.
That would be much more interesting than actually talking about baseball in a substantive way.
Donnie, I know. I guess I pull for Gardy because he reminds me of me 30 years ago
[well, except for the hair. We wore it shoulder length back in the day, a la Timmy L.]
Hope Swish gets to go, though.
He used “aforementioned” to impress his buddy O’Neill.
“PLEEEEEEEZE Joe Girardi. No Joba in the 9th.”
Nah. Get back on the bicycle.
Arod and Robbie both locked in at the same time would be scary for the AL…maybe that’s what we are going to see for the next couple weeks. We can hope.
Getting Granderson back definitely strengths and lengthens the lineup. Get Jorge back in a week or so and we should go on a good run.
CB,
What about Ryan Howard? Howard is not remotely in A Rod’s class as an all around hitter, but I’m always amazed at how many of Howard’s home runs are opposite field bombs.
Those caps look pretty bad when you are losing.
Israel attacks a Turkey ship in International water? Jews, what do u expect from them?
The game is still about pitching, especially starters. But the way the game is “specialized” today, ya’ better have good relievers.
# Joba Tips his Cap May 31st, 2010 at 4:07 pm
Israel attacks a Turkey ship in International water? Jews, what do u expect from them?
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Kidding, right?
Why is Park wearing long sleeves when it is 85 degrees?
# Jake May 31st, 2010 at 4:08 pm
Why is Park wearing long sleeves when it is 85 degrees?
Hes so cold man.
rconn-
That might be the case with Howard. I wasn’t even making the statement as much in terms of pure numbers as approach.
Howard hits a lot of home runs and does have very good power to all fields. But his bread and butter is still pulling the ball.
But with Alex he’s actually at his best hitting for power when hitting to all fields. When he gets too pull oriented his swing gets long.
His swing just becomes so natural and balanced when he’s going straight back up the middle. That happens with other hitters as well, but Alex just has such great raw power to centerfield that he can drive it over the wall regardless of where he’s playing.
In a certain way I think Alex has better power to CF than LF due to approach. I don’t think that’s the case with Howard.
Having to take a player from each team is dumb, but here is what I would do:
Mariners – Ichiro, Cliff Lee
Oakland – Anderson or Bailey
Texas – Vlad , Nelson Cruz, CJ Wilson (maybe!)
LAA – Weaver I guess, or an outfielder if you need him.
Min – Mauer, Morneau
DET – Cabrera
CHW – Thornton?
CLE – Talbot?
KCR – Greinke or Butler
Balt – Markakis
Tampa – Whomever is being voted in, David Price or Matt Garza
Toronto – Bautista / Wells / Ricky Romero
New York – Hughes , Pettitte, Mo
Boston – Lester probably.
I love Curtis in the 2 hole
Small victory? Shut up Michael Kay.
# Pat M. May 31st, 2010 at 4:11 pm
I love Curtis in the 2 hole
Same!
Andy has been to plenty of All-Star games and would much rather spent 4 days hunting in Texas with his wife.
Burnett has never been an All-Star and would love the opportunity. Give it to him over Andy.
Pat M-
I agree with you on Curtis hitting 2 now that Johnson is out. I think he’ll get a lot of fastball’s to hit and he has tremendous bat speed.
It also may help him with LH hitters as they may need to cut down on the breaking balls away.
Toronto vs. Tampa Bay tonight.
Fun, fun, fun!
You need to grab that Swish! I want to turn this off!
just end this already – CHoP making this much more interesting than it needs to be
Doesn’t Girardi only get to choose like 3 or 4 players and the coaches choose the rest of the reserves?
There is also a fan vote for the final all-star.
kay was dating jodi applegate, who works at news 12 long island and used to host good day new york. i thought he was still with her. not that it really makes much difference or that anyone really cares. lol.
I want go out outside and have my margarita!
Get the final out, damnit.
If Andy has clearly better numbers than AJ, you have to take him. Or take ‘em both.
But an All Star appearance at this stage in his career would be yet another feather in his cap and would (superficially) bolster his eventual HoF bid.
Why is the last out so hard to get?
oh damn, Chan ho disappoints me.
Carl May 31st, 2010 at 4:12 pm
# Pat M. May 31st, 2010 at 4:11 pm
I love Curtis in the 2 hole
Same!
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Sounds so dirty and inappropriate on this blog.
# Rishi May 31st, 2010 at 4:14 pm
just end this already – CHoP making this much more interesting than it needs to be
I’m sure the man is tired. 40 pitches. 85 degree weather. Sweater on.
Chan Ho’s struggles are becoming a little unsettling
I don’t know, I might put my trust on wrong person.
Chan Ho had been terrific with Phillies for 2 seasons, include posteasons.
Pat M,
You were calling for Granderson in the 2 hole from the start.
Howard has great oppo power but his swing is totally different than Arods…Alex gets that ridiculos backspin when he stays in tj middle or right side of the field.
Hi everyone good victory today, please no one get on Park, this once again is on Joe using him more than one inning for no reason.
Enjoy the rest of your Monday’s everyone.
Lets go Yankees….
Well, guys, that’s it for me. I’m off to a bbq for the evening.
Have a good one guys. The Yankees Win!
Well, guys, that’s it for me. I’m off to a bbq for the evening.
Have a good one guys. The Yankees Win!
Ballgame!
I thought I ate enough last night to cover 2 innings for Chan Ho.
Whew.
and now we are finally done
It’s Park’s own fault for wearing a sweater in 85 degree heat.
Cano dogging it on the high fives, he was just going through the motions, wasn’t actually hand slapping.
3 of 4. Excellent!
Keep that momentum going, guys.
Nice work by A.P. for the richly deserved win. Parky had
me a lilttle worried, though…..
Who thinks Andy’s gettin’ 20 this year?
JM May 31st, 2010 at 4:14 pm
kay was dating jodi applegate, who works at news 12 long island and used to host good day new york. i thought he was still with her. not that it really makes much difference or that anyone really cares. lol.
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I like her. I remember he asked her out on his show.
nice easy win!
2 series against BAL, I hope they can go 5-1, or at least 4-2.
9 games vs NL teams, 6-3 is acceptable, 5-4 is OK.
I’m heading down the hill to watch a womens surfing event…….Ah, forever young !!!
# Joba Tips his Cap May 31st, 2010 at 4:20 pm
nice easy win!
2 series against BAL, I hope they can go 5-1, or at least 4-2.
9 games vs NL teams, 6-3 is acceptable, 5-4 is OK.
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I assume that was your imposter about 5 minutes ago.
# Joba Tips his Cap May 31st, 2010 at 4:07 pm
Israel attacks a Turkey ship in International water? Jews, what do u expect from them?
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Read the whole story before condemning
mick, that’s real me.
I’m not concerned about Park’s last couple of batters. He shouldn’t have been out there for 44 pitches in 2 innings anyway.
Should have been a sweep
Is that a…win streak?
Need to aim for the next plateau 15 games over .500.
Good game all around. Please let Jeter’s hamstring not be too serious.
mick, that’s real me.
==================why the smile, you proud of yourself?
Pat M, splendor on the sand???
Lincecum vs. Jimenez in SF.
Pat m!
Very nice ! Surfs up!
Top with the should have been a sweep nonsense. Grow up.
You take 3 of 4 in a 4 game series everytime.
They won their last two series and Posada may be back tomorrow.
Be happy for once. It will be our secret.
You can go back to whining when the lineup is posted tomorrow.
Nick-
Buster is finally set free! And I can’t believe he’s playing 1b.
You take the good, you take the bad…. The Facts of Sabean.
# Joba Tips his Cap May 31st, 2010 at 4:16 pm
I don’t know, I might put my trust on wrong person.
Chan Ho had been terrific with Phillies for 2 seasons, include posteasons.
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But it’s not the A.L. Yanks have had little success with P’s coming from N.L.
I would even be afraid of Oswalt. ( but, would chance it )
Kay is annoying but awesome job Andy and team
A few thoughts:
-Andy finished with 90 pitches, and earned win 7. He’s 7-1 the first Yankee to do so, whoop whoop!
-It seems the 7th inning is the Yankees new favorite inning to make it happen.
-Joe shouldv’e let Joba come in to get 1 out, to gain confidence, Mo was his fail safe.
-The fact that Joe said yesterday to Chad that he would use Joba, and skipped him all together, the last 2 days in a row, speaks volumes. I read a few days ago on the internet, that the front office wasn’t pleased with his thinking he’s too comfortable in his status on the team.
-Revenge is a dish , as the saying goes, best served cold !!
- Chan Ho Park can’t get past allowing at least 1 run, when he comes in.
wow, nice job C. B. Suckmore. Just watching that replay again from the blown DP call in the first.
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