Game 62: Yankees vs. Astros (with Thames injury update)
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Gameday Thread on Jun 12, 2010 
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YANKEES (38-23)
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Swisher RF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Robinson Cano 2B
Jorge Posada DH
Marcus Thames LF
Francisco Cervelli C
Curtis Granderson CF
Kevin Russo 3B
RHP Javy Vazquez (5-5, 5.63)
Career vs. Astros
ASTROS (25-37)
Michael Bourn CF
Jeff Keppinger 2B
Lance Berkman 1B
Carlos Lee DH
Hunter Pence RF
Geoff Blum 3B
Jason Michaels LF
Humberto Quintero C
Tommy Manzella SS
LHP Wandy Rodriguez (3-8, 4.95)
Career vs. Yankees
TIME/TV: 105 p.m. / YES Network
UMPIRES: HP Paul Nauert, 1B Ted Barrett, 2B Tony Randazzo, 3B Brian Gorman
WEATHER: There’s a chance of rain, but so far so good here at the stadium. There are clouds, but also plenty of sun shining through.
NL PITCHER: Even though he’s spent some time in the National League, Javier Vazquez has faced only four current Astros more than 10 times. Jason Michaels has hit .333 against him, but Pedro Feliz, Lance Berkman and Carlos Lee have hit .250 or worse. Lee does have two homers against Vazquez.
HOME SWEET HOME (RUN): Neither team homered last night, marking hte fourth homerless game at Yankee Stadium this season. The Yankees are 3-1 in those games, so it’s working out for the home team, but last year this stadium saw just one zero-home-run game during the regular season.
MILITARY APPRECIATION: As part of Military Appreciation Day at the stadium, former Army Ranger Keni Thomas, who fought in the Battle of Mogadishu that was depicted in Black Hawk Down, will sing the national anthem and God Bless America.
UPDATE, 1:20 p.m.: Derek Jeter’s home run was the 24th lead-off home run of his career, tying Rickey Henderson for the most in Yankees history. It’s a 1-0 Yankees lead.
UPDATE, 1:23 p.m.: Hunter Pence just clobbered the first pitch of the second inning. That’s a solo shot to tie the game at 1.
UPDATE, 1:50 p.m.: RBI double by Jeff Keppinger has put the Astros in front 2-0. I’ve always kind of liked Keppinger. He was stuck in the Mets system for a while, but he’s been alright since he got a chance to get some regular at-bats in the big leagues.
UPDATE, 2:00 p.m.: Jeter walks, steals second, takes third on an error and scores on Swisher’s single. Two Yankees runs this game, and Jeter’s created both of them.
UPDATE, 2:04 p.m.: Remember when I wrote pregame about Jorge Posada not being comfortable as a DH? Nevermind.
UPDATE, 2:05 p.m.: The grand slam was Jorge Posada’s 250th career home run. The Yankees are now up 6-2.
UPDATE, 2:20 p.m.: Apparently Brett Gardner is good to go. He just came in to play left field for Marcus Thames.
UPDATE, 2:38 p.m.: Line drive home run for Carlos Lee, cutting the Yankees lead to 6-3. The Astros have really hit only three balls hard off Vazquez, but all three have lead to a run. Two homers and an RBI double.
UPDATE, 2:50 p.m.: A two-homer day for Jeter. A three-run shot here in the sixth inning has pushed the Yankees lead to 9-3. It’s his ninth career multi-homer game, his first since 2006. He hadn’t hit two homers at home since 2005, also in interleague against the Cubs.
UPDATE, 3:38 p.m.: Marcus Thames left today’s game with a strained right hamstring. He’s currently undergoing an MRI.
Enjoy the game folks. catch you all later.
Any thoughts on when Arod may return? Maybe get tomorrow off too and the Monday off day, back in the line-up Tuesday?
I’m in Albany NY and trying to listen to the game at work but espn radio doesn’t seem to have the game. Anyone have any ideas on how I can listen.
“I’m in Albany NY and trying to listen to the game at work but espn radio doesn’t seem to have the game. Anyone have any ideas on how I can listen.”
you have XM?
Unfortunately we have sirius so no baseball package.
Blake
In Albany 104.5 FM.
Yanks will make a run?
No. Seriously doubt it. Not with the one injury per game pace they’re heading.
We will break all sorts of records in terms number of injuries experienced by one team in a single season.
Guidry has some cool nicknames.
re: arod’s return. he let slip during an interview that he’d been given “a couple of dates” when that might happen. that doesn’t like tomorrow, to me.
104.5 is playing “sports center special”. Getting frustrated here
jamie,
other than MLB.com audio I don’t know…need to swap out that Sirius for XM.
YES showing the Paul O’Neill banner.
you can always scan through all the AM stations.
Great observation.
One game out of first, second best record in baseball, 100 games left after today, and they have no chance to make a run.
You should apply for a job at ESPN. They don’t have anybody there with your keen baseball observation.
The irony….you stole the name of one of the best posters who used to post here.
He no longer posts here because of idiot posts such as yours.
I’m sinking like the titanic.
Jamie, try 880 AM, it comes in some places in Albany.
nasty hook from Javy.
great 2 seamer
go US!
Look Sarah Jessica opened his mouth and nothing but insults spilled out.
What a surprise.
It’s ok Austin. You are still catching everything in CF and will hit .270 in your rookie year.
Not HOF numbers but, a good rookie year.
Good job Javy! Let’s go Yankee bats.
The new Avis commercial with the “wicked” guy is hysterical!
Jete!
Ball was hammered.
Good start Jete.
You don’t have to change your SN. Just have a clue.
If you want to post nonsense, expect to get called on it.
derek jeter is the man
I love leadoff home runs. Nice Jetes!
Jeter !
Who has more homeruns, Jeter or A-rod?
# Austin Jackson June 12th, 2010 at 1:11 pm
I’m sinking like the titanic.
lol
9 pitches
You just keep spilling, Sarah.
Yawn. Now you are boring.
Failing as a troll is nothing to be proud of.
Maybe you will improve your trolling when you become a teenager.
What do they say about Yankee pitching and slumping offenses again?
That ball was hit a very long way.
that’s quick.
Come on Sarah, you can do better than that.
It’s a 1-1 game in the second inning.
Are you that dumb to be panicking already?
Also either 13.20 or 13.40 am in Albany, not sure which but one of the two carries the Yankee games.
Yankee staff ERA: 3.84
Yankee reliever ERA: 4.20
Yankee reliever ERA: 4.20 = rank 15 out of 30
only me in here wanna watch US vs. ENG WC match?
If I wanted to talk soccer, I’d go to a soccer site.
grandy hit one out please
Yankees have an hour to jump out to a big lead so I don’t feel bad about changing the channel.
# RhapsodyInBlue June 12th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
If I wanted to talk soccer, I’d go to a soccer site.
is this first time nonbaseball topic is discussed in here? shocker.
US vs. ENG WC match?
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>> I don’t think there are many Rugby fans in here.
hanging curve, gotta swing
Soccer among other non baseball things are talked about on here all the time.
I am also pretty sure you meant read. If you don’t want to talk about it then don’t.
I hope he broke his fingers
SJ-
What do you think about Posada in this role and his placement in this role extending longer as he gets older?
1. I don’t think he can get hot while sitting on the bench, a quality, above all others, that set Matsui apart from any other available DH out there, but that a convo for another day.
2. I’m most curious as to your opinion re: his demeanor, both in the role and in general, especially as his catching time continues to be reduced?
Finally, how many games do you see him catching this season? I’m thinking 70….
You’re not supposed to catch the ball with your wandy.
Are you comparing soccer to NFL football where there is a lot of interest among a large segment of Yankee fans?
At best Soccer is a fringe sport in the USA.
SJ:
You going to see the FSL Allstar Game this evening?
How about dog racing? Anyone here into it?
Nice World Cup talk on YES.
If I wanted to listen to WC talk, I would switch over to ABC right now.
What is wrong with YES?
Someone yesterday asked about draft picks being signed, per Jack Curry, Culver can’t sign until after next weekend because he doesn;t graduate from high school until then. Yanks anticipate he will sign shortly there after.
Embarrassing.
He would have been out
Maybe we will turn the Astros’ season around as well.
“Maybe we will turn the Astros’ season around as well.”
Stros came into this series pretty warm, having won 9 of their last 12.
Those of you who feel the Yankees clearly have no chance today or the rest of the season, please be kind enough to go away and spare the rest of us your idiocy.
Great baserunning by Jeter.
Jeter plays Total Baseball.
Heads up play.
When did Tex change his walk up music to Pearl Jam’s Alive? Very appropriate.
I think Jack Curry called it.
That ball last inning, that caught Rodriguez in the throwing hand, is hurting him. He’s thrown a predominance of off speed stuff this inning, missing the plate. He just walked Tex on 4. He’s been talking to himself on the mound. I think he’s hurting, and they’re afraid to go to the Houston pen.
Lucky
Okay!
Posada!!!
Now that’s how you break out of a slump!
Jip-Jip Jorge!!!!
Thats one way to break out. Nice Jorge!
Thank you Jorge! Just what I asked for.
POSADA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love Jorge.
Joe:
Rodriguez has been pretty miserable all season. Hand could be an issue, but in general he’s been just awful.
Hip Hip. Nice day for the old dudes huh! Happy 250th jorge!
Jorge has always been great with the bases loaded, that should put an end to the slump…
Grand Slam – a real rally killer??
(j/k)
I went to the Giants-A’s game last night at AT&T, lots of people were wearing World Cup colors.
Jorge says it’s ok to watch the USA vs. England.
Billy, you’re right, could be a coincidence. Just interesting that he blows up the next inning.
Cano is so lazy.
Cano just looked so lazy wandering out to right center field.
He goes back of pop flies deep into the outfield as well as Jeter does.
Javy folks just pitched a 7 pitch 4th inning!
Rodriguez comes in at 66 pitches after 3, ouch!
Cano lazy? =oxymoron!!
He’s done everything the Yankees have asked of him, especially this year.
Ledger_Yankees Gardner just entered the game in left field for Marcus Thames, who might have his glove confiscated.
1 minute ago via TweetDeck
Gardner sighting.
Great, now Thames is out. This is bad, very bad.
Well guys, that’s it for me. We’re going into the city to have dinner and see a play. Keep the faith. Let’s go Yankees!
Let’s Go Yankees!!!!
Joe,
have a nice evening.
Great sequence from Javy…could be they just want Gardner’s defense in there with a 4 run lead.
Jeter is the only SS in baseball that makes that play like that, instead of back handing it he gets around it and basically turns it into a slow roller. He’s really good at that particular play.
If they confiscated Thames’ glove, it must have been illegal….oversized.
Happy yet Chris?
Billy,
No. The Pirates didn’t want Tony to play in it as he is still recovering from his head injury.
Hopefully, he’s cleared to catch again next week.
I went outside for a few minutes. What happened with Thames?
A nice 12 pitch 5th Javy is at 61 ah!
Oat,
Not known yet. Something had to happen though because they didn’t want to play Gardner today.
Jorge is starting to get going.
Now, they have to get him back behind the plate.
USA!! USA!!
Thanks SJ.
Javy has looked much more like the guy they traded for lately. Velocity still down but he appears to be adjusting to it. Him rounding into form has given the Yankees the chance at at solid start every game.
Rodriguez 87 after 5 to Javy’s 61
I just can’t get over Jorge hitting a slam off a lefty.
Well that didn’t take long.
On the post game Javy will say “I’m just making ma’ pitches.”
Just not right there
solos don’t kill you, especially with 4 run leads.
blake with the big jinx.
Only problem Javy has is hanging that slider/changeup in the middle of the plate.
Did it to Lee and Pence today.
Fortunately, they were just solo shots.
He doesn’t have his best stuff. He’s battling.
“blake with the big jinx. ”
eh maybe….i’ll still take this outing. Given up 2 solos and has been very efficient with his pitches.
2.09 hr/9 for Javy
That is WAY too high!
Eng 1 USA 0
I blame Pedroia.
You are right Carl.
Stuff isn’t as crisp as the Toronto start but, he’s minimizing damage.
Look at his numbers his last 7 starts. Those are the relevent numbers.
His overall numbers are skewed by those awful early starts.
still no Thames update?
No update yet on Thames.
Probably won’t know anything until the post-game.
Thames driven mad by those annoying South African pest horns.
Knocked Rodriguez out after 5 innings 96 pitches, yeah baby!!
Nick in SF June 12th, 2010 at 2:47 pm
Thames driven mad by those annoying South African pest horns.
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thats me right now
Thanks, SJ!!
At least he advanced one runner.
“Thames driven mad by those annoying South African pest horns.”
I can related.
Jetah!
Derek ate his Wheaties today.
The capn finds the jet stream.
Man, that Jeter sure is washed up.
Happy yet Chris?
Derek is making me very happy today ( not that he usually doesnt, but yeah impressive)
Hoooooooooooome Ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuun!
Home run run run run run run run run ruuuuuuuuuuuuuuun.
# SJ44 June 12th, 2010 at 2:51 pm
Happy yet Chris?
We gon’ make the Astros hot!
Jeter is so old and washed up. The Yankees should let him walk. /sarcasm
I wonder how many 2 H=homers games Jeter has in his career?
Remember the career obituary some where writing on here for Jeter when he was slumping?
A “tad” premature.
“I wonder how many 2 H=homers games Jeter has in his career?”
I think Kay said 9.
What has gotten into Jetes, he’s a HR magnet today?
jeter has 9 multi home run games
How does Kay keep all those stats in his head??
Oh wait.
Carl,
I often wonder how these kids would act if they were Orioles fans instead of Yankees fans.
They act as if the Yankees can’t get out of their own way. It’s actually comical at how they can be so negative.
9 times for Jeter with a multi-homer game. If I remember correctly, the last time he did it was in anaheim when Bernie williams did it for the last time, too.
First rule of online fandom is players over 35 can’t slump or have slightly “off” months or years.
Permanent decline is ALWAYS the answer.
SJ44 June 12th, 2010 at 2:53 pm
Remember the career obituary some where writing on here for Jeter when he was slumping?
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Yeah, he is on track for another 200 hits season, the bum.
Gotta give the football/soccer fans credit. It takes real stamina and dedication to keep up that horn blowing throughout an entire match.
SJ, they all think it’s a video game or fantasy baseball instead of the real thing.
wait…so Jeet isn’t washed up??? and Po can hit as a DH??? and Javy doesn’t have the loser gene???
Howard just saved a goal but may have to leave the game b/c of it.
# SJ44 June 12th, 2010 at 2:56 pm
Carl,
I often wonder how these kids would act if they were Orioles fans instead of Yankees fans.
They act as if the Yankees can’t get out of their own way. It’s actually comical at how they can be so negative.
Saying the Yanks are gonna lose in the 1st inning, or when the game starts is sad because they’re dead serious. Don’t know why they hang around if they feel that way. Complain to the TV not to the board.
Chad is right….only three hard hit balls all day off Javy and his stuff isn’t even that crisp today.
That’s a great sign to me.
Not sure if anyone else noticed, but Cano has the 5th highest OBP in the majors. Isn’t that a funny thought?
Andy Pettitte is going to be on CenterStage. I am a happy girl
If Jeter does get 200 hits this season it will be his 8th time reaching that mark. He will tie Lou Gehrig and Paul Warier for the third most 200 hit seasons behind only Rose (10) and Cobb (9).
Paul O’Neill cracks me up – especially when he talks about things like this.
NYY626 -
I just heard that, too. Can’t wait!!!!!
USA futbol looks listless. Bring in Buster Posey.
Javy finishes strong.
nasty hook….send him back out for the 8th.
man these yanks are boring….:)
also amazing, Robbie has a higher avg w/ RISP this year
girardi gave the HR sign today
who’s singing God Bless America??
Loved that GBA :0
soccer, i can do without soccer
nice finish by Javy to end the 7th, he can probably go another one but with Robertson and Marte up Girardi will most likely go to the ‘pen. That’s one way baseball has changed (for the worse, IMO) in the past 20 years. With a 7 run lead you would need a rope to keep a starter from going out and pitching another inning or even finishing the game in the past.
that was supposed to be a
Changing it up from Kate Smith is good.
.:)
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that was supposed to be a
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same thing happnd to me Doreen
When the Captain (Jeter) leads, the team will follow, “no bout-a-doubt-it,” as they saying goes!
Javier is on Fiyah I tell you, 95 pitches through 7!
GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!
take cano out
GOOAAAAALLLLLL!!!
I’m sorry but Cano is not allowed to be hurt today.
I really miss one of Matt’s complaints about the Yankees poor approach to hitting even with a 6 run lead, like “terrible approach to that at bat by Cano and then he didn’t run hard to 1st base, you can’t do that and lead the league in batting.”
How the #%$$^* did that go in?????
That’s a blunder in English or American!
# MG June 12th, 2010 at 3:12 pm
I really miss one of Matt’s complaints about the Yankees poor approach to hitting even with a 6 run lead, like “terrible approach to that at bat by Cano and then he didn’t run hard to 1st base, you can’t do that and lead the league in batting.”
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some of these guys have a lot of “old man” in them
We will break all sorts of records in terms number of injuries experienced by one team in a single season.
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kay can’t reveal where he eats in the city, lol
Interesting the Gardner didn’t take a swing in his ab
Interesting that Gardner didn’t take a swing in his ab
I would love to check out the ball they are using for this WC. A lot of the players seem to be having trouble with it.
I played with the ball from last WC a few times and that thing used to fly and was very slippery.
If baseball had Injury Time, Yankee games would never end.
Have a great halftime, England!
blog activity down by at least 75%
with randy and trisha on boycott and betsy on hiatus controversy and posting down
Jim The VT Yankeefan,
Not exactly: Ichiro has nine 200 plus hits seasons, and working on number ten. But I would also LOVE to see Jeets get to 200 thsu year.
Peace is better than strife.
peace is cool but doesn’t sell
imagine if they gave a blog and nobody came?
bring back the dissidents!
Does Trisha still play fantasy baseball or has she sworn off everything to do with MLB?
the luckiest goal in WC history?
Art Ditmar
randy and her must have agreed to stay out of here
I’m rooting for the US this game. England isn’t that good and their goalie sucks bigtime!
MG – I am with you. I think I can get by just about every other troll but for some reason Matt really annoys the heck out of me. I completely abhor what he writes, how he writes, his attitude. Yet I get suckered into reading his posts and hate him even more. He totally drives me batty.
Duke Maas
Duke Maas
Tex Clevenger
Commenting was way down on the first Saturday of the 2006 World Cup too — you can look it up.
It’s a beautiful day in the USA, most LoHudders are probably out enjoying it.
I enjoyed the Giants-A’s game last night, got to see Tim Lincecum pitch his first good game in a while, plus two-run homers by Pat Burrell and Bengie Molina and a triple by phenom Buster Posey.
It’s always a great night at the ballpark, especially when it’s a balmy night at a sold-out AT&T.
Kevin Maas
Bx Born,how do you take these guys seriously? Only betsy and cr9 annoy me and betsy only because she is repetitive and long winded.
Chad:
Please ban all this soccer crap from this site. It’s really distracting. I am sure there’s a blog out where this crap properly belongs.
CR9 told me to root for England and Brazil, because they are the Yankees of the world cup, whereas Spain is the Red Sox of the World Cup
Bill Stafford.
Horace Clarke
Roger Repoz
# Tim June 12th, 2010 at 3:33 pm
CR9 told me to root for England and Brazil, because they are the Yankees of the world cup, whereas Spain is the Red Sox of the World Cup
really? nice theory, though I don’t believe,
Steve Whitaker
Bud Daley.
Joe DeMaestri
What was the Hawaiian power hitters name, later played for Angels ?
Remembered : Tony Solaitta ( sp)
Cr9 told you guys to root for the netherlands!!
Thames left the game with a strained right hamstring. He’s having an MRI.
Jack Reed
Injured leg for Thames?
Does anyone think Thames will remain all year ? I don’t.
Thanks Chad
I agree there’s a baseball game playing right now…GO YANKS !!!.. Javier pitched another solid game today.. I can’t for the life of me get into soccer.. Maybe if they made the field smaller and scored more goals, but damn it’s like watching a cricket match!
Thames- Strained hamstring- getting MRI
If you guessed Thames, you’re the winner today.
# 57′ Yank June 12th, 2010 at 3:38 pm
Does anyone think Thames will remain all year ? I don’t.
Right handed pop of the bench? Hes staying.
Ledger_Yankees Marcus Thames left with a strained right hamstring, getting an MRI at hospital.
3 minutes ago via TweetDeck
off***
another day, another injured Yankee… Thames now!..
I agree there’s a baseball game playing right now…GO YANKS !!!.. Javier pitched another solid game today.. I can’t for the life of me get into soccer.. Maybe if they made the field smaller and scored more goals, but damn it’s like watching a cricket match!
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I hate it too, why is it so popular?
What was Clete Boyer’s number he first played for Yanks ?
Why do baseball players where one sleeve long and the other short? Do they feel hot in one side of their body and cold in the other?
down 6 and youre stretching, ump called him out on principle
What was Jack Reed’s number ?
clete was 6
We face a lot of lefties next week – Moyer, Niese, Santana
Get well Thames.
Thames out with a strained right hamstring. MRI underway. Even a slight strain should DL him, so, looks like it’s Golson coming back, unless the Yanks make a move on the 40 Man Roster and add Huffman or Winfree.
Wow. What a play by Howard. Heskey has to be more aggressive there instead of stopping and shooting.
I wish at least Charlie Davies was on the U.S. squad.. A fellow NH boy!.. but with his car accident last year it was gonna be hard for him to make the cut.
ballgame!
Is the first time ever the Yankees have played back to back sub 3 hour games?
That’s how you know you are facing an NL team – Gaudin pitched a scoreless inning LOL
I predict a lot of World Cup soccer talk on LoHud until at least July 11th.
I will be on the side of the soccer-talkers.
and Gaudin finally pitches a scoreless, unimportant inning.. Great game today Jeter and Javy.. Bullpen stayed relatively rested!
gaudin has found his role
US has to slow the game down in the midfield and get control of the ball. England is trying to play an aggressive and fast game.
If they don’t, it is only a matter of time before England scores again.
ck June 12th, 2010 at 3:40 pm
clete was 6
Wore # 34 at first, then # 6
Jack Reed wore #15 in 1961. He wore #27 in ’62 and ’63. On June 24th, it will be 48 years since he hit his only career homer…in the 22nd inning against the Tigers at Briggs stadium to win the game 9-7.
# mick June 12th, 2010 at 3:44 pm
gaudin has found his role
Mop-up, right.
what the heck is the noise in the background for this soccer game.. sounds like a bazillion bees swarming around…lol
Nice win….
Can we talk about soccer again now? My friend in the UK just emailed me that the “special relationship” between our two countries has been temporarily suspended. LOL
# GreenBeret7 June 12th, 2010 at 3:45 pm
Jack Reed wore #15 in 1961. He wore #27 in ‘62 and ‘63. On June 24th, it will be 48 years since he hit his only career homer…in the 22nd inning against the Tigers at Briggs stadium to win the game 9-7.
Didn’t remember the #15
What a great game for Javy, good for him, he got win #6. C’mon Rockies!
bosox draw Blanton, they’ll kick his butt!
Good win for the vets !