Game 70: Yankees at Diamondbacks
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Gameday Thread on Jun 21, 2010 
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YANKEES (43-26)
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Swisher RF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Jorge Posada C
Curtis Granderson CF
Brett Gardner LF
A.J. Burnett RHP
RHP A.J. Burnett (6-5, 4.33)
Burnett vs.Diamondbacks
DIAMONDBACKS (27-43)
Kelly Johnson 2B
Stephen Drew SS
Justin Upton RF
Miguel Montero C
Chris Young CF
Adam LaRoche 1B
Mark Reynolds 3B
Gerardo Parra LF
Rodrigo Lopez RHP
RHP Rodrigo Lopez (2-6, 4.70)
Lopez vs. Yankees
TIME/TV: 10:09 p.m. / YES Network and ESPN
UMPIRES: HP John Hirshbeck, 1B Wally Bell, 2B James Hoye, 3B Laz Diaz
WEATHER: It’s really, really hot outside. But the roof is closed so it feels nice at the park.
NOT A GOOD MEMORY: Luis Gonzalez, Matt Williams and Mark Grace threw out the first pitch. All three played on the 2001 Diamondbacks team that beat the Yankees in the World Series.
FAMILIAR NUMBER: Colin Curtis is the latest Yankee given jersey No. 27.
DIAMONDBACKS MOVE: Before the game, the D-Backs called up outfielder Cole Gillespie from Triple-A and optioned infielder Ryan Roberts. Gillespie was hitting .289 with four triples and four home runs in Triple-A.
UPDATE, 10:22 p.m.: After two quick outs A.J. Burnett is laboring a little bit here in the first inning. Justin Upton went deep to center field — really deep to center field — and now he’s allowed back to back singles… And before I could finish that sentence, Adam LaRoche hit a three-run bomb. Four runs, all with two outs, and it’s a 4-0 Diamondbacks lead.
UPDATE, 10:26 p.m.: Now it’s gotten ugly. Ryan Reynolds just took Burnett deep. It’s 5-0 Diamondbacks. That’s the fourth time the D-Backs have gone back-to-back this season. Reynold and LaRoche have gone back to back three times.
UPDATE, 10:35 p.m.: Well that’s finally over. Burnett struck out the pitcher to strand a double. Thank goodness for a National League lineup.
UPDATE, 10:50 p.m.: Is there any way to just let A.J. Burnett get the first two outs of every inning, then send someone else in for the third out? It’s now 6-0 Arizona on a two-out RBI double.
UPDATE, 10:59 p.m.: The Yankees have gotten into the two-out scoring thing. A two-out RBI triple by Nick Swisher has scored Brett Gardner and put the Yankees on the board, 6-1.
UPDATE, 11:26 p.m.: Two outs. Bases empty. The Diamondbacks turned it into a run. This is insane. It’s 7-1 Diamondbacks and every D-Backs run has scored in an inning that was two outs, bases empty.
UPDATE, 11:34 p.m.: Colin Curtis is making his major league debut pinch hitting for A.J. Burnett in the fifth inning. Burnett’s line: 4 IP, 9 H, 7 R, 7 ER, 2 BB, 4 K.
UPDATE, 11:43 p.m.: Chad Guadin is now pitching (and batting ninth). And some guy just proposed on the big screen. He got a yes. So, you know, I guess that’s good news.
UPDATE, 11:55 p.m.: A foul ball into the press box just hit off the official scorer’s hands and bounced out into the crowd. He literally announced to the press box that he was declaring an error on himself. “It hit my hand,” he said.
UPDATE, 12:00 a.m.: The heart of the Yankees order just did something! Lead-off single by Teixeira and an RBI double by Rodriguez. It’s now 7-2 and this place is loud.
UPDATE, 12:02 p.m.: Add a hard-hit sac fly by Posada and it’s now 7-3. Still a long way to go, but the Yankees are making a little bit of noise.
UPDATE, 12:08 p.m.: I can’t imagine Chad Guadin trying to hit Upton in that situation, but I wouldn’t be shocked to see retaliation from the D-Backs.
UPDATE, 12:15 p.m.: Chad Huffman is now pinch hitting for Gaudin after a bunt single by 3-for-3 Brett Gardner.
UPDATE, 12:20 p.m.: A rare showing of frustration from Mark Teixeira who looked like he was going to break his bat over his knee after popping out with runners at the corners. He instead just slammed the bat flat to the ground. It’s still 7-3. Chan Ho Park in to pitch.
Lets go Yankees!!!
Let’s Go Yanks!!!
Shulman, Boone, Singleton doing the game on ESPN
For some reason, it is not blacked out in NY, so we get a one-day reprieve from Kay thankfully.
What a great Monday! The Monday following another Boston collapse! There really isn’t any better feeling. Went to get a mani/pedi/massage today at the spa. That’s how life is meant to be lived!! What a way to release 2 months of anti-Boston tension from my neck and shoulders!! After a great talk with my psychologist today, I have also decided to stop talking about referees and Boston for a while, as a Celtics losing the NBA finals resolution!!
And here’s a great line that brings extra joy to my heart:
“Kobe finally hits a jumper: 68-64. Timeout Boston. Big release from crowd on that one. Celts offense just fell apart… one shot per possession and never a good one. I want to commit a homicide.” -Bill Simmons
surprise stat: Jeter swings at the first pitch 37.3% of the time…the most in the Majors…
:eyeroll:
7 pitches damn.
I’d like to play quick but not that quick!
Rishi,
It seems like Jeter swings at the first pitch every night. They all seem to be swinging early tonight.
GOOD AJ TONIGHT PLEASE!
That half inning was way too quick.
SAS June 21st, 2010 at 10:04 pm
BJK,
Do you get the local feed or MLB commentators? I am curious because I will be in AZ at the end of the season.
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I live in L.A. Haven’t figured out a way to get the YES Network.
I switched to DirectTV because they carry YES. However, they actually black out the games.
That was nice to find out after I made the switch.
It seems that Jeter is not confident at the plate right now. He doesn’t think he can hit with 2 strikes.
Yankee batters very crafty!
Lopez is bad, they want to keep him in the game as long as possible. Run up his pitch count, he might have to leave.
7 pitches to retire the Yankees, Watch AJ need 14-18.
SAS June 21st, 2010 at 10:12 pm
Rishi,
It seems like Jeter swings at the first pitch every night. They all seem to be swinging early tonight.
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the ESPN guys seem to think it’s got to do with the roof being closed and the “backdrop”. I don’t think it’s a bad idea to actually take a pitch every once in a while – just to keep the pitcher honest
BJK, you can only get the games if you get the MLB Extra Innings package.
You can get YES if you subrscribe to the regional sports channel package, but the pro games (Yankees, Nets) will still be blacked out without MLB.
“surprise stat: Jeter swings at the first pitch 37.3% of the time…the most in the Majors…”
In 2010? How about for his career?
Just heard Kim Jones tell us the Yanks are skipping Hughes to limit his innings. This strategy worked so well for Joba why not screw up Hughes too. What a joke, let him pitch, quit babying these guys, he’ll be fine. They risk him losing his sharpness and his edge, now he’ll end up with about 15 wins instead of 18 to 20, what a joke. I wish Jim Kaat would comment on this issue.
OT: SAS we’re thinking of buying a winter home in AZ. Any tips? Looking at Phoenix primarily. Scottsdale the best area? Don’t want to spend too much.
Thanks,
Comet
Just bought tickets to see “In the Heights” at the Orange County PAC in August! Yay!
And my husband’s Andy Pettitte signature T-shirt came in today’s mail.
A good day!!!
ok, AJ…one more out. no 2-out drama, please
Why did they have the Mariners sign next to AJ on ESPN?
“surprise stat: Jeter swings at the first pitch 37.3% of the time…the most in the Majors…”
Wonder what that percentage is leading off a game. Has to be close to 75%
did I not ask for no 2-out drama!!
ok, one more out, please
Like I have said before. Number 5 starter on this team by a mile. Please Cash get rid of this guy in the off season
pistol pete,
How did that work out for Wood and Prior?
that was a bomb by upton…wow
What a bomb!
AJ’s road woes.
#34 needs to shave his face. What ever happened to the clean-cut yankee policy?
That shot was a no-doubter. Wow.
Bad AJ made the trip to AZ
Le sigh..
come on AJ. This is just hilarious.
Wow!
A.J., you are garbage.
Memo to AJ: you are not North Korea.
what the heck – 2 quick out…4 quick runs? man, not even worth waiting for
Hurry back, Mitre.
Bad AJ
oy vey.
all right, good night.
AJ is an absolute joke. How does .500 pitcher=$82m?? He is absolutely useless.
Like I have said before. Number 5 starter on this team by a mile. Please Cash get rid of this guy in the off season
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Short of a give-away trade and eating most of the remaining 3 years on the contract, this isn’t happening. Plus he has a limited no trade clause.
Look, the guy was in the right place at the right time. The Yanks needed 2 starters and the next FA choice was Derek Lowe.
crap. when will this stop?
though it feels like Gardner should have had the one before
That couldn’t have been what Harkey and Posada discussed with him.
Stayed too long with him. Should have pulled him after the first HR.
Get him out of the game. He’s garbage.
Will Dave Eliand man up and come back so he can work with AJ?
aww burnett
aww burnett
I cant believe this.
oy vey x3
D-Backs teeing off on Burnett.
A.J. is really bad !
Another Kevin Brown performance. It’s so pathetic that it’s funny !
are you kidding me? what is he throwing out there?
Can we just release this tattooed piece of garbage? Please? I’ll bet every Yankee fan in the country would donate $10 to pay off his pathetic contract. Just get rid of him.
Oh my goodness.
Cliff Lee will be swimming in a bathtub of gold coins.
I think it’s about time to get the pen going…
Wow…. maybe my 0-7 dream came a day early.
Umm what????
Burnett is going to have to take one for the team tonight.
How embarrassing…..
pull him NOW. NOW NOW NOW.
This is now embarassing.
i dont know about the rest of you but im over AJ Burnett. What are the chances Atlanta wants him?
AJ imploding…
Nick in SF in Larkspur June 21st, 2010 at 10:15 pm
BJK, you can only get the games if you get the MLB Extra Innings package.
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Nick, do they show all games with the Extra Innings package? Or are some blacked out too?
Like on weekends if it’s the Fox game of the week, but of course we won’t get the game because they’re showing the Dodgers or the Angels.
Burnett= NO heart. NO guts.
Burnett for Lee. Straight up. Get it done NOW, Cashman.
Disgrace to the uniform. I don’t care about the pies. That should be Swisher’s job.
Get off my team, you heartless POS.
What display by AJ I’m not staying up for this goodnight all
“though it feels like Gardner should have had the one before”
Tough read because it was a full swing that Young ended up hitting off the top of the bat.
Starting the game at a 5-0 skid sure it a tough one.
AJ is lost out there today.
Good night – but leave AJ in – dont blow the pen for this one
All those home runs were absolute bombs. As I type this, another double.
Comet,
We bought in Scottsdale while the market was dropping, but not late enough. We love it out there. The weather is divine most of the year. Chilly at night and in the morning especially in December and January.
There are places in every price range in Scottsdale and of course in the Phoenix area. Everyone’s idea of a lot of money is different. I certainly would look into it.
The life out there is wonderful. Lots to do, good food, shopping etc.
I would be delighted to answer any specific questions if you have them.
This is unbelievable- 3 home runs in the 1st inning with 2 outs!? Why is it so difficult to get that 3rd out?
I have tix for the Dodgers game in LA on Saturday, which I bought to see CC. Now with Phil missing a star…guess who I get to see? Yeah, thats right. Ugggh.
Maybe they should skip AJ’s next start…
If i was Girardi I would leave him out there. Let him throw 100 pitches instead of the easy way out and making someone else clean up his mess. What a head case.
AJ has switched places with Javy.
Is Joe just giving the game away. Get this garbage out of here
Dbacks is a team which is good at finding a way to lose.
AJ? LOL, those $10+m per year is so easy to make.
The excuse is Posada.
what a joke… sorry i defend burnett all the time, but im about done with that.
Now you have to get him off the team.
He’s no longer capable of pitching on this team.
Ugh. Six straight hits with two out. That’s not a great start.
They’ve all been almost gifts straight down the plate, lol.
I hope A.J. keeps on giving up bombs. This is kinda of funny. The Yankees will win 2/3. But this game is most likely over.
When Lopez slaps an RBI single up the middle, pull the plug on this monstrosity.
Start Joba, put AJ in the pen.
Hey, according to ESPN, he’s Jorge Pozzada! LOL!
A 5 run deficit is nothing. We’ll come back and win tonight.
Hey M: Question. Would YOU do that deal? Burnett for Lee?
If Lopez hits a HR I’m calling it a night.
there has to be something – is he pitch-tipping? I just don’t get it – all of a sudden they can’t get out? I get it, it’s bad AJ…but this bad to this team? how is that possible
This is embarrassing. Say goodbye to first place.
“M” –
Burnett sucks – Burnett for Lee straight up?? Another Yankee fan thinking the other 29 teams are the personal minor leagues for the Yanks.
TAKE AJ OUT JOE!!!!!
SJ44 June 21st, 2010 at 10:27 pm
Now you have to get him off the team.
He’s no longer capable of pitching on this team.
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I see fake SJ44 is alive and kicking, lol.
please dont blame posada here. burnett had his issues with Cervelli too. Posada puts his glove in one place and burnett throws it somewhere else.
if the yanks had worked the count a little in the top of the inning. maybe this doesn’t happen
Now I know that’s not the real SJ44, who was against skipping an AJ start, considering the 2 days off the Yankees have before the All Star break. Thank goodness Lopez is worse and the Yankees might have a chance to overpower the Diamondbacks tonight!!
Doesn’t look like AJ will get to bat this game.
Oh, now I know why Gaudin is on the team.
Fake AJ – go home. We know who you are.
BJK, they show pretty much all the games now.
Games on at the same time as the Saturday Fox games are blacked out, but they’ve eased up on the rules a bit, so 1:00 PM ET games on Saturday, like most Yankee games are, will be shown.
The only way you’ll lose out is if the Yanks are the Saturday Fox game but one of the LA teams is also.
and for the person saying goodbe to 1st, even a loss doesnt take us out of first.
If the pitcher hits one out then AJ should be released.
man, spotting them 5 is doable. but who can pitch to hold them to 5?
look at the replays. burnett is getting nowhere near posada’s glove.
finally it takes 35 pitches…3 homers and the inning is over! Ugly but I think the Yanks will tee off Lopez and hit hoemrs as well. dont know if we’ll win though
how about we don’t walk the freaking pitcher?
3 HR’s in the first inning against a weak lineup.
Not a bad start.
Yay!!! He got the third out!
Granted Gardner’s interesting route to the ball didn’t help him, but he didn’t help himself out much either.
Totally agree Michelle – leave him out there for 100…AJ has thrown in the towel the last two starts…just stopped competing. He needs to take his medicine here. Tough to start a road trip with 6 or 7 innings out of the pen.
If the pitcher hits one out then AJ should be released.
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Irrational.
# Rishi June 21st, 2010 at 10:27 pm
there has to be something – is he pitch-tipping? I just don’t get it – all of a sudden they can’t get out? I get it, it’s bad AJ…but this bad to this team? how is that possible
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The DBacks have some good young players. They’re still a bit green, so they haven’t been able to put it together, but they can hit. Throwing meatballs down the middle of the plate will do that.
I TOLD YOU, way to go AJ, YOU MADE MY NIGHT!
I WAS WRONG, it was AJ is a mess he threw35 pitches 2 inning worth
Yankees got a certifiable nut in the starting rotation, bes record in Mlb not for long!
Somebody forgot his medication, 5 runs in the 1st inning st .
Do you realize that the 1st. pitch is hit for the highest avg. in MLB ?
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# Rich in NJ June 21st, 2010 at 10:16 pm
“surprise stat: Jeter swings at the first pitch 37.3% of the time…the most in the Majors…”
In 2010? How about for his career?
Mike-Guess what. It’s logical. Lee knows how to pitch. He has guts. Burnett has none. He just throws.
I have never liked Burnett, and never will. I knew the signing was a mistake from day one despite his good moments last year.
Posada and Arod should be taken out of the game now and get ready for tomorrow. AJ/Farnsworth is a joke and the offense isn’t strong enough to come back from this.
Now what ought to happen is that the Yankees will turn this into a slugfest. But this team tends to pack it in when AJ get lit up.
Anyone still think that jumping on AJ is “overreacting”? Something isn’t right, and if he can’t pitch, he needs to say so, and head to the DL. This is a light hitting team, on par with the Orioles, and he’s already put us out of the game. You can’t keep going out there and not giving your team a chance to win. Saying you feel awful about it only works so many times before it becomes just “what you say”.
What a hilarious inning.
Nick in SF in Larkspur June 21st, 2010 at 10:28 pm
BJK, they show pretty much all the games now.
Games on at the same time as the Saturday Fox games are blacked out, but they’ve eased up on the rules a bit, so 1:00 PM ET games on Saturday, like most Yankee games are, will be shown.
The only way you’ll lose out is if the Yanks are the Saturday Fox game but one of the LA teams is also.
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That’s always why I’ve avoided in the past. Can’t watch the games during the week other than on Gameday, so I want to make sure I can at least get the Saturday and Sunday games if I’m paying the $$$.
But if I’ll only miss a couple of games, it might be worth reconsidering…
Ok, time to chip away at the deficit…
Any major league team, even the D-Backs, will crush meatballs like what AJ has been serving on a platter.
AJ’s curveballs are not sharp. But it seemed like the Arizona hitters totally knew it was coming.
I think he might just be throwing meatballs, unfortunately Rishi.
I wish it was more complicated than that though, lol
“M” – you missed my point….
Why the HELL would the Mariners do that deal????
Will people stop making excuses for Burnett. The guy is a .500 pitcher. You can’t blame the offense for him being so bad.
AJ couldn’t “spot” his own mother !!!
# Donnie – Will Meet Ian Kennedy Under the O’Neill Banner June 21st, 2010 at 10:31 pm
Anyone still think that jumping on AJ is “overreacting”? Something isn’t right, and if he can’t pitch, he needs to say so, and head to the DL. This is a light hitting team, on par with the Orioles, and he’s already put us out of the game. You can’t keep going out there and not giving your team a chance to win. Saying you feel awful about it only works so many times before it becomes just “what you say”.
All Mechanics. Flying open.
is Posada partly to blame?
AJ is a headcase at times
Jobs is worse than AJ. He’s no answer.
Looks like they are going to have to go get Cliff Lee and bury Burnett on the DL for the year.
No sense using a guy who can’t pitch in your rotation.
Well, we know the ball is carrying… Time to hit some out Yanks!
I’m pretty sure the Yankees will still win this game.
If the pitcher hits one out then AJ should be released.
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Irrational.
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Well, yes. But somehow I doubt that was a serious suggestion.
Too bad because Lopez is dreadful. But being behind by 5 will make him a great pitcher.
# Rich in NJ June 21st, 2010 at 10:33 pm
I’m pretty sure the Yankees will still win this game.
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Agreed. I don’t trust the DBacks pitching to hold this.
AND at least if its NOT complicated as to why its 5-0, then its an easy fix to keep it there.
Stop throwing meatballs.
Pretty simple.
We better come back and win this one. It’s Rodrigo Lopez, for goodness sake.
Michelle
The Yankees could come back from this but A.J. would give the runs right back. I figured that the Yankees would lose this game and win the next two. A.J. is just a mess.
igotid88 June 21st, 2010 at 10:28 pm
if the yanks had worked the count a little in the top of the inning. maybe this doesn’t happen
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shut up. you don’t know what you’re talking about
Lee and Burnett are about the same age, and Burnett has better stuff and may be a better fit in a pitcher’s park.
Maybe they should skip HIS next start instead of Hughes?
As if the late start wasn’t bad enough. AJ Burnett digs them a big hole. Thankfully, a lot of baseball left to be played. Ugh.
# Chris W June 21st, 2010 at 10:33 pm
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Well, yes. But somehow I doubt that was a serious suggestion.
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In game thread, I wouldn’t be too sure…
“A lot of Yankees have great numbers against Lopez”
*turns off TV* yea, the offense will be anemic against a pitcher we should own and I’ll get even more mad than I am now.
Goodnight folks.
maybe the yankees need to fall behind boston to wake up.
Yes, they can still win this. Thank you Rich in NJ.
Do the Yanks slide AJ down in the rotation in the 2nd half?
Well let’s see what kind of grit n fight this team has. Get it back one at a time
I hate to say it, but I don’t have a lot of confidence in this offense coming back from a large deficit.
I really wish we would have made Aldred the acting PC.
Unless they score 10+, they aren’t winning this game.
AJ isn’t done giving up runs and it’s pretty tough to spot any team five runs and win.
the assumption that they can make up the 5 runs is dependent on Burnett not giving up anymore runs.
Sickening that all of that came with 2 outs.
BJK, if it’s just for Saturday/Sunday games, it might be a little pricy. MLB.com might be the way to go.
Or you could re-arrange your life completely to allow yourself to be home most days by 4:00 pm. That’s probably the way to go.
Thank AJ. I was worried about losing sleep watching the game tonight. Looks like I can go to bed early and be sure about the outcome of the game.
pretty weak effort by aj. he has no concern for the location of his pitches.
I live in L.A. Haven’t figured out a way to get the YES Network.
I switched to DirectTV because they carry YES. However, they actually black out the games.
That was nice to find out after I made the switch.
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Only way is to get the MLB package. Sorta sucks if you only wanna see one team (as in my case) but at least you get to see the Yankees. If you want to listen to the stuff before/after the game you have to get the sports pack which is an extra fee per month. Great thing about Directv is all the games are in HD, and you get both feeds so you can choose which announcers you want to listen to.
Tough pitch. Cano obviously was looking for something else there.
The only way the Yankees will get rid of A.J. is if they ate up his contract and got rid of him for a bag of balls. Though I would rather have Cliff Lee as the number 2 with Hughes backing him up next year.
the yankees hitters are just as pathetic, 5 straight weak at bats. but burnett blew this game
# tampayank June 21st, 2010 at 10:32 pm
is Posada partly to blame?
AJ is a headcase at times
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At times ? He’s every bit as much of a head case a Joba !
Heck no, Posada is NOT to blame, pitcher can throw what he wants, just has to shake him off !!!
“M” –
Burnett has better stuff?? Compare the 2008-2010 Cliff Lee to the 2008-2010 AJ Burnett.
Its not even close….Burnett’s stuff might be more “electric”, but Lee is in a MUCH higher tier.
Does anyone else think its ironic that Fake Sj44 is the exact type of poster the real Sj44 can’t stand?
i’m still wondering where Gardner thought that ball was going
maybe lopez will shut them down like moyer did.
AJ’s making the Dbacks look like the 27 Yankees. Our lineup is making Lopez look like Don Drysdale.
Lopez is awful. No excuse for not hitting this guy.
gardner is not to blame. burnett falls apart at the first sign of trouble. you have to make sure he pitches near perfect or else he completely collapses.
Isn’t Cliff Le having his own problems this year?
Just bury him on the DL and get Lee.
He’s the answer. Nobody is trading for Burnett.
Just eat the money this year and stop running him out there to get destroyed.
Even Chad Gaudin is a better option at this point.
Just curious for those dreaming of Cliff Lee. What would it cost? Obviously, several noteworthy prospects in-season and the team’s 1st round pick via FA at the end of the season. Salary implications? Luxury tax implications? How much financial flexibility does a team that would not pony up a few more million for Damon in the off-season have now (BTW, I’ve always been a pro-Gardner supporter)? How does the team dispose of Burnett?
Or, are these presumably knee-jerk reactions?
“i’m still wondering where Gardner thought that ball was going”
Much deeper left.
It is not like Lopez is hitting the glove all the time. When he is missing down the middle, the yankees are not able to hit the pitch.
# Mike June 21st, 2010 at 10:37 pm
“M” –
Burnett has better stuff?? Compare the 2008-2010 Cliff Lee to the 2008-2010 AJ Burnett.
Its not even close….Burnett’s stuff might be more “electric”, but Lee is in a MUCH higher tier.
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I think you’re saying the same thing. Burnett’s pure ‘stuff’ is better, possibly one of the best in the league. But it’s his ability to harness/control it consistently that is lacking.
Lee has outstanding control, thus has more consistent success.
unbelievable. im getting sick just watching this….
Rodrigo Lopez pitching like an ace.
89 mph fastball down the middle. WTH are you looking for?
Of course 5 runs makes Lopez look like Cy Young
Nick in SF in Larkspur June 21st, 2010 at 10:36 pm
Or you could re-arrange your life completely to allow yourself to be home most days by 4:00 pm. That’s probably the way to go.
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Agreed. Just trying to hang in there long enough to get promoted. In my biz, the higher up, the less office hours required : )
What the HELL are you people talking about, “Go out and get Cliff Lee”???
It’s not that easy—nobody’s taking a bloated Yankee contract, Lee is going to cost WAY more than some headcase pitcher….
How bad is the lineup going to look once Cano slumps?
what u waitin on granderson, come on man.
Yankees will not go for Lee midseason no matter how bad burnett gets. trick is to get burnett to the national league in the offseason.
The problem with AJ is when CC or Andy have a bad start the team knows that they tried their hardest but just didn’t have it on that day. With AJ its the same crap he just throws 95 right down the middle and doesn’t make any adjustments. Once it snowballs it doesn’t stop and I am sure the guys are tired of his bs.
Doesn’t pro-Gardner supporter mean you support those who support Brett Gardner?
This is kind of painful to watch. Please wake up, bats. For realz this time?
# Jim June 21st, 2010 at 10:39 pm
Or, are these presumably knee-jerk reactions?
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Welcome to game thread.
To answer your q, though, I believe it would cost way too much. Seattle knows that the Yanks would be (relatively) desperate to get Lee, so they’d hold out for an arm and a leg. As they should. If they’re going to lose him at the end of the year anyway, why not hold out?
I don’t see the Yankees making a play via trade. I expect Cashman thinks Lee will hit the market and try to get him then.
I thought I’d chime in on my comments calculations… The calculations themselves take very little time. Writing a thoughtful comment about it takes a little bit more time. I always try to make thoughtful comments… it’s up to you guys whether you appreciate them or not..
I’ve always admired how the hitters show superb patience at the plate, but man, it’s annoying to see them take close pitches that should be smacked off this guy. It’s Rodrigo Lopez not Roy Halladay.
Granderson is clueless at the plate, as always.
I like fake SJ44 better than real SJ.
Because of the $$$ AJ is making, they will go way too far with him in the rotation .
Does anyone else think its ironic that Fake Sj44 is the exact type of poster the real Sj44 can’t stand?
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Hey girl!
Yes, it is a bit ironic. Irrational, overreactionary and a tendency towards whining and negativity – thats the fake SJ44 trademarks….
Tex bails out Burnett.
The BEST team in baseball can’t buy a hit.
Every ball being hit hard.
AJ needs to go to the off speed stuff.
Does anyone else think its ironic that Fake Sj44 is the exact type of poster the real Sj44 can’t stand?
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LOL!! Maybe if I turn the game off we’ll come back and score the 10 runs we’ll need to win the game.
Seattle is trading Lee. The Yankees have prospects.
It’s not that complicated.
Or, you can watch AJ Burnett pitch every fifth day and kill your bullpen with his performances.
yeah absolutely none of those pitches hit in the 1st were near where posada called for them. Sorry but this is not on Posada.
This inning should be fun. How many runs can AJ give up this inning and how far can the homeruns go?!
The diamondbacks totally knew when the curveballs were coming.
The Philly Phitins June 21st, 2010 at 10:42 pm
The BEST team in baseball can’t buy a hit.
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And yet they’re still 7 games better than the Phillies. Ironic, isn’t it?
Can he get the third out.
*waits with bated breath*
Amazing to me that people still try to blame Posada for AJ’s troubles. Bad AJ has existed long before he came to the Yankees. Posada has caught plenty of pitchers that don’t have an issue.
If there’s an issue, it’s AJ’s issue with Posada and he needs to get over it.
# Rishi June 21st, 2010 at 10:37 pm
i’m still wondering where Gardner thought that ball was going
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Ever played the game ? It was off the end of the bat from a power hitter and hard to judge when you see that kind of swing brainiac.
Seriously, why do people feed the troll? Don’t respond and he’ll go away.
Well…. looks like Burnett knows how to get Johnson and Drew out…
how about we all just agree to ignore the moron from Philadelphia and his 3rd place team
can burnett please get the 3rd out?
Hey Chad, or whoever, get rid of this Philly Phitin guy. It’s gone on long enough and unless it’s one of you playing a joke, it’s not funny and it is messing up your blog and I have no idea why you allow it.
At least he’s obviously fake. Its pretty easy to tell when the fake SJ44 is at work..
Its actually embarrassing how that person is just able to impersonate him with impunity.
I would have the balls or the stalking tendencies to do that myself…lol
guess not.
Carl,
I agree with you. Problem is, that’s been his problem for the last 9 starts or so. You can’t have a problem for THAT long, and just right it off as, “Oh, it’s just mechanical”. These guys are responsible for fixing problems like that, and if you got 9 straight weeks without fixing it, either you aren’t doing your job, or something is preventing you from working the way you want to. Every other pitcher on our roster has gone out and given us a chance to win. AJ, for 6 of the last 9 starts, has not done that. That can’t continue.
At least we can fall back on the Lake Show winning their 16th NBA title. This is just one regular season game.
Homerun Derby being served up by A.J. Burnett.
Upton is going to be a phenomenal player as his batting eye improves.
And Burnett is still getting hard. Just lower.
Suit yourserlf, BJK.
If you want to miss the final glory years of the Core Four for some “career”, that’s your own selfish business.
Wouldn’t.. ack.
JETER.. swinging at the first pitch too much, AVG WAY DOWN… A NEW INJURY EVERY OTHER GAME… has no range..
DON’T RESIGN HIM.. IM SERIOUS.
Or, are these presumably knee-jerk reactions?
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Welcome to game thread.
To answer your q, though, I believe it would cost way too much. Seattle knows that the Yanks would be (relatively) desperate to get Lee, so they’d hold out for an arm and a leg. As they should. If they’re going to lose him at the end of the year anyway, why not hold out?
I don’t see the Yankees making a play via trade. I expect Cashman thinks Lee will hit the market and try to get him then.
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Thank you, you just made my point. Good, bad, and ugly, this starting 5 is the starting 5 for this year (barring significant injury).
Agreed on Lee, it’s the perpetual premium FA to-be veteran starter coveted by so many contenders. Kinda reminds me of a certain former IL governor and a certain open U.S. Senate seat (“I’m sitting on a f-ck-n’ goldmine here and I’m gonna use it!”)
Maybe we should skip Burnett the next time through the rotation!!
Hey! Boone made my point!
Ledger_Yankees Looked like Gardner didn’t get a good read on that one. Harkey out to chat with AJ.
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I agree with Rishi – this whole game is on Gardner.
AJ is fine; we get rid of Gardner and get “the Melk” man back and AJ will pitcher better.
Gardner is just embarassing
Wow. 2 out thunder yet again.
When does Mitre get off the DL?
F HIM F F F HIM!
Ima turn this game off.
# The Other Phil (Don’t feed the trolls) June 21st, 2010 at 10:45 pm
Amazing to me that people still try to blame Posada for AJ’s troubles. Bad AJ has existed long before he came to the Yankees. Posada has caught plenty of pitchers that don’t have an issue.
If there’s an issue, it’s AJ’s issue with Posada and he needs to get over it.
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Correct you are.
I hope I’m wrong but Granderson looks like a bust; there had to be a reason the Tigers got rid of him after a 30 homer season…..not to save Money as they signed Valverde and Damon after the trade….
Austin Jackson would have made that play.
Leave him in and make him throw 100+ pitches.
Humiliate him.
How on earth can he just not get the third out so far this game? lol, its quite amazing what a mental block the third out has been for him tonight…
AJ could give up 20 tonight. Very doable.
Nice job AJ
Yankee Trader June 21st, 2010 at 10:43 pm
Does anyone else think its ironic that Fake Sj44 is the exact type of poster the real Sj44 can’t stand?
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LOL!! Maybe if I turn the game off we’ll come back and score the 10 runs we’ll need to win the game.
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On the bright side, I may not need to worry about being tired at work tomorrow after all
More 2 out magic. I wonder if AJ is tipping his pitches or something. His location is terrible but they seem to be ready for every pitch. Who knows maybe his location is just that bad.
if you cant get the 3rd out, you are worthless.
“# Zach S June 21st, 2010 at 10:36 pm
I live in L.A. Haven’t figured out a way to get the YES Network.
I switched to DirectTV because they carry YES. However, they actually black out the games.
That was nice to find out after I made the switch.
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Only way is to get the MLB package. Sorta sucks if you only wanna see one team (as in my case) but at least you get to see the Yankees. If you want to listen to the stuff before/after the game you have to get the sports pack which is an extra fee per month. Great thing about Directv is all the games are in HD, and you get both feeds so you can choose which announcers you want to listen to.
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I have Verizon Fios and I get YES pre and post game w/o an extra fee….if they offer Verizon Fios in your area, I definitely recommend…most prefer it over Direct TV
# We Need Melky June 21st, 2010 at 10:48 pm
I agree with Rishi – this whole game is on Gardner.
AJ is fine; we get rid of Gardner and get “the Melk” man back and AJ will pitcher better.
Gardner is just embarassing
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That’s pretty awesome. 8/10
what good is Granderson if he can’t make that play? If you are a .240 hitter you BETTER make up for it with your glove. Isn’t that right Teix?
Granderson would of caught that if we had a better left fielder – Gardner costs us another run. Rishi is right on the money about Gardner losing this game for us.
I can get the third out
I can get the third out
I can get the third out
“this whole game is on Gardner.”
LOL, are you kidding me? omg
It’s actually funny. Joe should leve him in there until his arm falls off.
Like that!
Whew… I typed that just in time.
Thanks Granderson
AJ is at 50+ pitches in the 2nd inning.
Burnett is still owed $54 million for three years after this season. Easily Cashman’s worst signing.
Jackson wouldn’t have made that play.
granderson saves burnett’s tail….
We Need Melky June 21st, 2010 at 10:48 pm
I agree with Rishi ? this whole game is on Gardner.
AJ is fine; we get rid of Gardner and get ?the Melk? man back and AJ will pitcher better.
Gardner is just embarassing
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wow – that is not what I said .. just wondering why he wasn’t even in the frame/tv screen when that ball landed out there. don’t need to be an actual MLB player to wonder why that happened
Grandy!! Love it!
Granderson misplays another fly ball… CANT HIT, CANT FIELD… THE ONLY THING HE EXCELS AT IS PREACHIN LIKE ONE OF THOSE PRIESTS.
# Jeremy June 21st, 2010 at 10:50 pm
It’s actually funny. Joe should leve him in there until his arm falls off.
yes, agree.
We Need Melky June 21st, 2010 at 10:48 pm
I agree with Rishi ? this whole game is on Gardner.
AJ is fine; we get rid of Gardner and get ?the Melk? man back and AJ will pitcher better.
Gardner is just embarassing
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wow – that is not what I said .. just wondering why he wasn’t even in the frame/tv screen when that ball landed out there. don’t need to be an actual MLB player to wonder why that happened
Chip away.
# whatever June 21st, 2010 at 10:47 pm
JETER.. swinging at the first pitch too much, AVG WAY DOWN… A NEW INJURY EVERY OTHER GAME… has no range..
DON’T RESIGN HIM.. IM SERIOUS.
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You’re sick !!!
AJ Bustnett true to form
If Ryan Reynolds hit a homer off Burnett, imagine how many the Diamondbacks will hit off of him tonight!
granderson shouldnt have had to make a play like the double he didnt get to. burnett is throwing batting practice. granderson is more valuble to this team right now than Burnett is.
I TOLD YOU ALL BEFORE THE SEASON THAT GRANDERSON WAS ANOTHER GARY MATTHEWS JR… AND YA’ll CALLED ME A M ORON, WELL WHO’S THE MO RON NOW!
This inning, we get 3 runs back and get right back into the game.
lucky its not 7-0 now!
Rich in NJ June 21st, 2010 at 10:51 pm
Chip away.
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Chip chip
Nick in SF in Larkspur June 21st, 2010 at 10:47 pm
Suit yourserlf, BJK.
If you want to miss the final glory years of the Core Four for some “career”, that’s your own selfish business.
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You mean they’re not all going to sign 5 year contracts after the season?
I want to thank AJ. Being on the east coast at least I don’t have to stay up until 2 am waiting to see if the Yanks will win a game. With 2 outs in the 1st he answered my question. I love pitchers who don’t compete on the mound.
BryanHoch Granderson didn’t seem to see either of those fly balls particularly well.
less than a minute ago via Chromed Bird
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home field advantage? or do the Yankee outfielders need their eyes checked?
Joba Tips His Cap
Were you as excited as I about the 2010 NBA Finals result
Paging Cliff Lee…Paging Mr. Cliff Lee…
Stop blaming Granderson and Gardner and everyone else for A.J. being a .500 pitcher.
The guy just stinks right now. He can’t get anyone out but he can bake one hell of a pie.
This wouldn’t be so bad if it were against a decent team. Arizona stinks!
The rest of the team has to be Phuming at AJ. What another run too, this is rich 52 pitches for 2 innings. Joe will be true to form, and leave him in to bury the team.
what good is Granderson if he can’t make that play? If you are a .240 hitter you BETTER make up for it with your glove. Isn’t that right Teix?
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Funny…I didn’t write this.
# whatever June 21st, 2010 at 10:50 pm
Granderson misplays another fly ball… CANT HIT, CANT FIELD… THE ONLY THING HE EXCELS AT IS PREACHIN LIKE ONE OF THOSE PRIESTS.
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Are you breathing ?
Hey — we got a hit off of Cy Lopez…
If the Yanks can get Lee, get him, they’ll find somewhere for him to pitch. If AJ continues to suck bullpen him, or make him the 5th starter, put Hughes in the 8th inning slot if they’re serious about limiting his innings, The Yanks will not win this year without the right moves at the break. Come on Cash, your off season sucked let’s see if you can make up for it at the break.
WHY CANT THE YANKEES SHOW ANY EFFORT TO COME BACK IN GAMES THIS YEAR? THEY FALL BEHIND EARLY AND THE GAME IS OVER, EVEN IF ITS a 2 RUN DEFICIT THIS TEAM CANNOT COME BACK, ITS LIKE THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE OF LAST YEAR, ITS LIKE THEY TURNED THE SWITCH FROM ON TO OFF.. AND YOU KNOW WHO HAS THAT FIGHT THIS YEAR? THE BOSTON RED SOX…
talking about the bad jumps. maybe the fielders are losing focus watching burnett ‘pitch’.
I AM GOING TO TYPE IN CAPS JUST LIKE THIS SO PEOPLE CAN SEE HOW DUMB IT LOOKS
lol i looked at this forum for like 5 seconds. thats all it took to see I cant even read this garbage. im also surpried whatever is even still posting on here. unbelievable.
And Hi Angel
Can they at least score a run against this crap pitcher??!!
# Donnie – Will Meet Ian Kennedy Under the O’Neill Banner June 21st, 2010 at 10:47 pm
Carl,
I agree with you. Problem is, that’s been his problem for the last 9 starts or so. You can’t have a problem for THAT long, and just right it off as, “Oh, it’s just mechanical”. These guys are responsible for fixing problems like that, and if you got 9 straight weeks without fixing it, either you aren’t doing your job, or something is preventing you from working the way you want to. Every other pitcher on our roster has gone out and given us a chance to win. AJ, for 6 of the last 9 starts, has not done that. That can’t continue.
I don’t know. I just hope our pitching coach comes back soon. If not we should look for another.
they arent moving their 10-1 hughes to the pen to get lee.
Wow no first pitch swinging?
# whatever June 21st, 2010 at 10:52 pm
I TOLD YOU ALL BEFORE THE SEASON THAT GRANDERSON WAS ANOTHER GARY MATTHEWS JR… AND YA’ll CALLED ME A M ORON, WELL WHO’S THE MO RON NOW!
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Check your mirror !!!
I agree. Unless the offense scores some runs, leave him in there.
hey now, there are some on this team that can’t get the sac bunt down…that’s a positive
yeah I wrote it. I suggest you get a new handle, I’ve been using Jim all season.
The game is earlier tomorrow night. Most people in AZ work 8-4 or start even earlier. It is a 3 hr time difference only during the Daylight time. Then Mountain time in the winter. Prime starts at 7:00 which takes a lot of getting used to. People eat early, go to bed early.
Aaaand the posts about ‘effort’ (aka grinding or fighting) have begun…
Bad at bat. Can Swisher at least get us a run here?
can we put one ball on the ground?
sterling…….you’re killing me.
OMG! We’re losing a game!
The only answer is to have 4 aces in our rotation!
Until we lose another game, and then we should have 5 aces and a $100 million rotation.
thank god.
Alright, there’s 1 run back.
Jeter is really struggling. His and Granderson’s ABs are tough to watch.
How about James? Jim Bob? Jemele?
Nice clutch hit for Swisher!!
typical jeter lousy at bat of nothingness, thats all he’s done this season folks.. NOTHING. the Yankees would have the same record with Miley Cryus as their shortstop.
chip chip chip
Nice going Swish. They got a run!! Woohoo!!
Okay, take a lead from Swish, Tex.
Nice. That is just deep out there 407. he smoked that.
Erica
I still think the Yankees will win…no, seriously.
ok – more now, please
There are literally only about 4 posters here right now whose posts I will read.
Teixieria refuses to make adjustments and tries to hit every pitch for a homerun.
nope. tex with pop up #2.
CR9 June 21st, 2010 at 10:52 pm
Joba Tips His Cap
Were you as excited as I about the 2010 NBA Finals result
oh yeah! I thought Lakers lost during the 3rd qtr, then god helped us, gonna love to see boston suffer
Where is Matt? We’re losing. Shouldn’t he be here complaining about the offense?
I swear, first pitch swings have never been so annoying…
Take a run, two starts getting it going. Lopez is not good so there are runs to be had, but need to take advantage when you can.
i think they will win too, but why do we have to wait until the 8th and 9th innings to put up some fight?
Tex has to stop reaching for those pitches on the outside corner. He can’t hit them and he keeps reaching out there and it’s an easy pop up.
Well. at least my fantasy team is doing well. Montero, Reynolds, Swish, Gardner. JoPo too, so he needs to get in the act!
Rich in NJ June 21st, 2010 at 10:58 pm
Erica
I still think the Yankees will win…no, seriously.
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I am not giving up on this game yet either
Rich in NJ June 21st, 2010 at 10:58 pm
Erica
I still think the Yankees will win…no, seriously.
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They still have a puncher’s chance.
burnett has to stop giving up runs so the yankees can feel like they can break into the lead.
Burnett has to be one of the most overrated players in the league. He had ONE pretty good season, but besides that he is about is a career .500 pitcher. How exactly is he worth 82.5 mil? We could have used that money to get someone like Cliff Lee instead. Someone that wouldn’t get BOMBED every couple outings. And I’m not just saying this now. I didn’t like him last year either. He is WAY to inconsistant for a #2 starter. I wanted Pettite to be our #2 guy in the playoffs last year. So what if he has good stuff? The results are what matters. Good pitchers find a way to get it done even when they don’t have their best stuff. Burnett doesn’t.
A.J. just doesn’t have it. He will give up some more runs.
I do think the Yankees should look at Cliff Lee during the offseason and move A.J. down in the rotation. Right now everyone including Javy are pitching better than Burnett.
The Yankees can easily score more than 6 off this guy and the pen. The issue is AJ needs to keep it close. And they need baserunners, not bombs. A lot of huge cuts tonight, but we need baserunners.
I see it’s critics night here at the LoHud ……..AJ went thru this last year, he’ll work his way back…….But man it looked like BP there in the 1st inning
The Best team in baseball looks really bad!
# whatever June 21st, 2010 at 10:57 pm
typical jeter lousy at bat of nothingness, thats all he’s done this season folks.. NOTHING. the Yankees would have the same record with Miley Cryus as their shortstop.
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Go play in the middle of the freeway somewhere ! You’re useless here ! MORON
I still think the Yanks will win.
The Yankees would have won this game LAST YEAR, this year they fold like a cheap tent and run away like chickens.
Tonight we get the Phitins and the fake sj44 too.
# Pat M. June 21st, 2010 at 11:00 pm
I see it’s critics night here at the LoHud ……..AJ went thru this last year, he’ll work his way back…….But man it looked like BP there in the 1st inning
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Hey Pat.
It’s game thread and the Yankees are losing. You expected more?
Well according to Francessa Tex is out of his slump. Guess not.
This park is crazy. It seems like the Yanks outfielders just cannot get good reads on the ball off the bat. Granderson usually would never have to dive for that ball that ended the 2nd. Even that grounder past Jeter looked like it was zig-zagging.
5 runs with two/thirds of a game left is nothing. Especially with Rodrigo pitching. If AJ can settle down, we can get right back in it quickly.
Remember, this is the year of the grand slam for us.
# whatever June 21st, 2010 at 10:58 pm
Teixieria refuses to make adjustments and tries to hit every pitch for a homerun.
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Mantle said he did that exact thing ! How’d that work out ? MORON
# Phil the Thrill June 21st, 2010 at 11:01 pm
I still think the Yanks will win.
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Agreed.
But this is not the end of the world. The Yankees will still take this series.
amazing that people still defend AJ on here
Colin Curtis is a better hitter than Granderson and should be the starting centerfielder.
Hey Phi, Erica and the rest of you Yankee fans, I am watching Buffy rather than A.J puking it up.
He is disturbingly untrustworthy right now.
I am almost tempted to sit him down and call up Nova is he keeps this up.
The shame is, I have no doubt we could come back on this team, if he could just put some zeros up.
This is a public service announcement.
whatever = troll
Please don’t feed the trolls.
That is all.
anyone blamin the yanks offense tonight is a f’ing moron
pretty hard to lose a game in the first inning but AJ probably did it
good to know we can put an L in the column every fifth day when supposedly one of best pitchers is going
how can you have this much talent and groove fastballs right down the middle to a team with the MOST K’S IN THE LEAGUE
can you say make them chase out of the zone?????
this game of baseball is not that complicated
AJ breaks the spirit of the offense when he keeps giving up runs.
# whatever June 21st, 2010 at 11:01 pm
The Yankees would have won this game LAST YEAR, this year they fold like a cheap tent and run away like chickens.
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Then load up your trailer and hit the road Jack!!!
BloggingBombers The scoreboard here is literally showing the back of a baseball card for each player when they come to the plate. Can’t make this stuff up.
2 minutes ago via web
Thanks Phil
LOL
Remember AJ:
I can get the third out
I can get the third out
I can get the third out
Jason22 June 21st, 2010 at 11:04 pm
Hey Phi, Erica and the rest of you Yankee fans, I am watching Buffy rather than A.J puking it up.
He is disturbingly untrustworthy right now.
I am almost tempted to sit him down and call up Nova is he keeps this up.
The shame is, I have no doubt we could come back on this team, if he could just put some zeros up.
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Nice to know that the manager/GM of the Yankees is a Buffy fan.
again 2 outs? I am scared already
Rishi June 21st, 2010 at 11:05 pm
BloggingBombers The scoreboard here is literally showing the back of a baseball card for each player when they come to the plate. Can’t make this stuff up.
2 minutes ago via web
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That should really help Tex
Jeter has turned into Nomar late in his career, no one can deny this… he swings at the first pitch way too much, his plate discipline hasn’t declined every year, and he’s been unclutch for many years now.. 15 pies last year and not one went to Jeter. Get rid of the old shortstop before its too late and we’re stuck with a mistake like Posada. Get Hanley in here.
congrats to get the 3rd out.
The weird part about being a Yankee fan on the West Coast is that I am used to “afternoon” games, and not primetime games anymore. I have to remember there are lots of innings left.
Say, now there’s a thought, AJ, this other team can be struck out!
He didn’t give up a run. That qualifies as a good inning. Can only get better from here.
whatever
You must not have watched the 2009 Yankees in the first half. Because the Yankees were really bad in terms of offense at times. Everyone loves to think that the Yankees were great from start to finish in 2009 but that wasn’t the case.
Erica in NY June 21st, 2010 at 11:06 pm
Rishi June 21st, 2010 at 11:05 pm
BloggingBombers The scoreboard here is literally showing the back of a baseball card for each player when they come to the plate. Can’t make this stuff up.
2 minutes ago via web
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That should really help Tex
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that’s what I was thinking
This whole magic aura is a joke. The Yankees got the magic going during the course of the season. When they were struggling there wasn’t any magic I remember. Lots of complaining here though. Or was it magical getting swept so badly against the Sox to start the year? Give the team time to mesh. Amazing they have the best record in the AL but just aren’t good. Aren’t good or not playing with consistency and up to potential yet?
AJ is just not comfortable in his head and will never pitch consistently for Yanks. IMO
Jeremy,
They won the world series because of their starting pitching and Arod. The rest of the hitters were awful
Rich in NJ…….I’m with you, I think the Bombers make a game of it……True fans do think that way…..
Arod should be on the DL.. just think guys 7 more years of this cr ap.
ugh. stop swinging for the fences.
quit popping things up, guys.
What makes this game so great, is it’s a national game, everybody gets to watch the Yankees Phail. 3rd inning another 18 pitches, he’s at 68!
Are people really supposed to think that Arod is healthy? He can’t drive the ball at all.
“# Jeremy June 21st, 2010 at 10:53 pm
Stop blaming Granderson and Gardner and everyone else for A.J. being a .500 pitcher.
The guy just stinks right now. He can’t get anyone out but he can bake one hell of a pie.
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your stealing lines from Francessa
# whatever June 21st, 2010 at 11:06 pm
Jeter has turned into Nomar late in his career, no one can deny this… he swings at the first pitch way too much, his plate discipline hasn’t declined every year, and he’s been unclutch for many years now.. 15 pies last year and not one went to Jeter. Get rid of the old shortstop before its too late and we’re stuck with a mistake like Posada. Get Hanley in here.
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You fly by night idiot, Nomar was juiced and that was the reason he fell apart with injuries.
Go to bed hungry MORON !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just want to take the time to thank those of you who are setting the record straight as far as last season. Too much what I call “revisionist history” goes on here at times. Or perhaps just plain old fashioned forgetfulness.
does anyone remember the last time Alex had a hit? I can’t think of it
7 more years of 100 RBIs? Ill take it, even if ARod becomes the DH in a few years.
I’ve got the Arizona feed. They have spent the whole game talking about the 2001 World Series. It’s a pretty sad display by Mark Grace.
Chris Young =
’57, seriously, put the troll snacks away.
Arod is just missing everything. And it is so frustrating.
Such bull that he caught that ball.
The Yanks look like they can’t wait to get this game over with. Long forgot to tell them they are facing garbage not a real pitcher
I’m sorry but I think it’s inexcusable even lose ONE game to the lowly Diamondbacks.
This is pathetic…
I’d really like to say that Lopez looks good tonight. But he really doesn’t. He’s missing badly, and in bad spots, and the Yankees are hitting them straight up in the air.
This is painful to watch.
I’ve got the Arizona feed. They have spent the whole game talking about the 2001 World Series. It’s a pretty sad display by Mark Grace.
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just put on espn then. At least they arent harping on 2001.
A scumbag kid behind home plate has a Yankees Suck shirt on. Seriously? We played and lost to the Backs in 1 World Series, and yet there’s a scumbag “‘Backs fan” with a Yankees suck” shirt. Scumbag.
In case anyone doesn’t realize it, when a batter hits one sky high, that just means he missed by a quarter of an inch on the fat part of the bat. That’s happened several times tonight for Yanks.
Does NOT mean he’s lost power !
This is pissing me off
# This is on Cashman! June 21st, 2010 at 11:11 pm
I’ve got the Arizona feed. They have spent the whole game talking about the 2001 World Series. It’s a pretty sad display by Mark Grace.
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He’s a pretty bad homer announcer. That’s fine for the local team broadcast, but he was like that on Fox national and it was pretty bad.
Always a bit curious to me, since he was a longtime Cub. But whatever. At least he’s better than those White Sox morons.
Wow they are just hacking away up there. Must have been a long night. Lopez is throwing meatballs up in the zone, but instead on waiting for the right one, just keep swinging.
lopez is not pitching well. and if this were a contest of popups, we would be destroying them.
Good night all.
tampayank
I know LOL !
I was watching his show one time and I thought that was a good line.
Yanks offense sucks, we stunk the last 2 games vs the Phils and really didn’t hit the Mets.
Know what’s sad?
Sometimes I think America really does run on Dunkin
They just need to chip away. They still have time. That DBacks bulpen is atrocious which is probably too light of a word. And Rodrigo Lopez is terrible too.
Good night Doreen-
I know you had a long day. Hang in there!
It looks like every batter is trying to tie the game with 1 swing. Everyone has a long home run swing.
**Always a bit curious to me, since he was a longtime Cub. But whatever. At least he’s better than those White Sox morons.**
Listening to that Hawk guy makes me want to poke my eyeballs out with a fork.
How about fewer crappy at-bats and a few Matt-bats for a change.
This is on Cashman for letting a professional hitter like Matsui go.. Matsui may have slumped sometimes but at least he grinded..
Never seen a Yankee team get beat by so many soft tossers in my life.
# whatever June 21st, 2010 at 11:09 pm
Arod should be on the DL.. just think guys 7 more years of this cr ap.
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And you should be a “twinkle” in your father’s eye ! You did have one didn’t you ?
BloggingBombers In his last 11 games entering tonight, A-Rod was hitting .167 (7-for-42) with one RBI.
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They just need to chip away. They still have time. That DBacks bulpen is atrocious which is probably too light of a word. And Rodrigo Lopez is terrible too.
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Oh? Because he is looking like CY Young tonight. If Cy Young threw 86 mph fastballs down the middle and got the #1 team in baseball to pop everything up.
The Yanks look ooooold and sloooooow tonight.
Jeter slow to his left on single
Granderson 2 bad reads, 1 for a dbl 1 made bad jump look like a good catch
Gardner bad read on single that extends inning
Tex 2 lazy swings on 1-0 pitch swinging at change up away
Arod flailing at first pitch in the dirt and weak roller to pitcher
Cano takes first pitch fastball that should have been hit out to right
Posada taking first pitch fastball down and in that Laroche hits out
AJ being AJ
At least Bustnett knows no matter what he did tonight Cy Lopez would hold the Yankees down
# This is on Cashman! June 21st, 2010 at 11:15 pm
Listening to that Hawk guy makes me want to poke my eyeballs out with a fork.
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But that wouldn’t really help with hearing him…
Kay is telling us about 01′ like we don’t know what happened. Enough with that already…
That 2001 world series made me sick. The Yankees were such a better team I still feel to that day. They just hit a slump and seemed to finally show their age. And those 2 pitchers. Still hurts.
the defense is shotty tonight because they are losing focus with all of burnetts crap in the first and second.
Schilling making out with Randy how special.
# Doreen – GTLU Stuff & Photos June 21st, 2010 at 11:14 pm
Good night all.
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Goodnight!
And here the a..holes at YES are showing highlights of 2001. What a bunch of sleazeball scumbags. Seriously. Like we all dont remember that year all too well. We needed to be shown it by our own home network.
The steroid induced 2001 D-Bags
Take care of Upton, the KLong needs to call a huddle.
A-Rod should be put on the DL. He is clearly not 100%. He’s not adding anything to the team. DL him and let him come back when he’s healed.
one day, someone is going to throw the hawk off a bridge and yell ‘he gone’
Carl June 21st, 2010 at 11:15 pm
Never seen a Yankee team get beat by so many soft tossers in my life.
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this isn’t really new though. i thought by now most teams will pitch that way to them
It makes me laugh that everyone is able to psycho analyze the team. Through the TV no less…
4th inning version-
I can get the third out
I can get the third out
I can get the third out
In 2001 the Dbacks stole our signs and Torre didn’t pick it up.
now burnett isnt getting the low strike? great that will help.
strikes right down the middle now being called balls
Wasn’t there rumors of Gonzalez being a roider? Not saying that nobody on the Yanks that year was probably roiding but that always annoyed me.
This is on Cashman! June 21st, 2010 at 11:15 pm
**Always a bit curious to me, since he was a longtime Cub. But whatever. At least he’s better than those White Sox morons.**
Listening to that Hawk guy makes me want to poke my eyeballs out with a fork.
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Truly. Most of the team announcers are pretty obnoxious (including M. Kay). Had to love Skip Carray with the Braves of the ’80′s though. Self-deprecating, used to make wry comments about the hapless Braves.
Isn’t it funny in the last week or so the Yanks have gotten shut down by absolute garbage, and beat Halladay and Santana. Go figure.
**But that wouldn’t really help with hearing him…**
I’ve got to change my aim.
2 outs again.
There’s CR9 acting like his usual classy self. Go away dude
Wow. Look how skinny Luis Gonzalez is today, off the steroids! And Mark dis Grace off the roids as well.
That 2nd pitch curveball is totally a strike. Where did the stupid ump think it is?
Got Drew and Johnson out again.. But can’t get Upton
CR9,
Put an egg in your shoe and beat it
AJ has got to be closing in on 100 pitches.
oh boy. espn now harping on the yankees salary?
Gonzalez was very apparently a roider. So was Matt Williams and so were a bunch of them. So was most of baseball.
Tyler June 21st, 2010 at 11:19 pm
Wasn’t there rumors of Gonzalez being a roider? Not saying that nobody on the Yanks that year was probably roiding but that always annoyed me.
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Luis Gonzalez, Steve Finley, Jay Bell, Matt Williams…
burnett at 82 pitches.
In 2001 the Dbacks stole our signs and Torre didn’t pick it up
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Wouldn’t surprise me but I don’t think I’ve heard that before. Torre is one of the classiest people in the game but I always thought his decisions were suspect. Especially towards the end. Why he didn’t steal off Wakefield in game 5 when Varitek couldn’t catch him will always confound me. Varitek ends up having 2 passed balls and if he just stole 2nd they would have been up a run.
who cares if the guy wants to steal, focus on the last out of the inning — the guy at bat
the 2001 yankees had steroids users knoblauch, justice, and pettitte on the team.. lets not act all innocent.
burnett should just ignore the runner since he wont hold him anyway, and focus on the batter.
Put an egg in your shoe and beat it
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Funny Patrick
Well the network can’t be blind homers showing the Yankees being great all the time. It was a big moment and the Yankees didn’t win.
not to mention clemens, another steroid user.
Tyler June 21st, 2010 at 11:22 pm
In 2001 the Dbacks stole our signs and Torre didn’t pick it up
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Wouldn?t surprise me but I don?t think I?ve heard that before. Torre is one of the classiest people in the game but I always thought his decisions were suspect. Especially towards the end. Why he didn?t steal off Wakefield in game 5 when Varitek couldn?t catch him will always confound me. Varitek ends up having 2 passed balls and if he just stole 2nd they would have been up a run.
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they know what pettite was going to pitch (told him they were able to steal his signs after the series was over)
This is on Cashman! June 21st, 2010 at 11:21 pm
AJ has got to be closing in on 100 pitches
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# Jeremy June 21st, 2010 at 11:22 pm
Well the network can’t be blind homers showing the Yankees being great all the time. It was a big moment and the Yankees didn’t win.
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Exactly. This isn’t a WGN White Sox broadcast.
*knew
Phil-
I agree. It’s hard to say that the 2001 World Series was lost because of steroids when probably a good portion of that Yanks team was using them. That series was just so emotional. From the unbelievable highs at the stadium to getting destroyed in game 6 and then that game 7. Soriano should have been the hero.
# Phil the Thrill June 21st, 2010 at 11:22 pm
Gonzalez was very apparently a roider. So was Matt Williams and so were a bunch of them. So was most of baseball.
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You ARE correct !!!
AJ just no where close to the target. ALthough same as the other inning and Posada setting up right where Montero smoked it last time going the opposite way.
Love the 2 out magic. I can’t wait until our catchers name is Montero.
That’s it for me. Goodnight all.
unreal. making it harder and harder to come back. BTW, he went on that check swing.
burnett is gutless
Rishi-
I do remember that. I thought you guys said they were stealing signs. Pettite has tipping his pitches. There’s a big difference in the two.
And there you have it. Bust him in or brush him back. Instead allows him to hang over the plate and gives him a pitch to go the other way again.
Burnett is so terrible…
No need to be blind homers; also no need to actually show the highlights of it. But we cant expect YES to be homers at all.
Love the 2 out magic. I can’t wait until our catchers name is Montero.
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Uhhh, yeah because 20 yeah old montero will be able to work with burnett where posada cant?
Singleton, They are in last place because as an entire team they suck. They strike out a ton, are a streaky team, their pitching, sucks, their bulpen sucks, Matt Williams is on their coaching staff so that’s karma.
Not trying to blasphemy, but the 2001 Yankees got outplayed in the WS in the same way the 1960 Pirates did and nearly the same result occurred except for an unfortunate 9th inning.
Unfortunately it was evident that Girardi was conceding this game when he didn’t pinch hit AJ in the 3rd inning. Might just have to eat this one as a loss. However, there is time and I could still see this one getting wild and wacky. 11 to 9 victory for the Yankees or something of that nature.
Pettite *was tipping his pitches.
We get treated to AJ’s patented post game interview where he says that he’s embarrassed by his performance. Guess what, AJ? So are we.
Guys have bad starts all the time, the difference with A.J and other pitchers is he seems to have no way to deal with adversity, and at his age, that is not good.
Please get the third out
Please get the third out
Please get the third out
Even this ump with his wide stike zone isn’t believeing he is throwing anywhere close to the zone.
AJ couldn’t hold Stevie Wonder on !!! Slow, slow, delivery.
Total Burnett collapse just about to happen
The curse of the two out game. Ack.
burnett didn’t give the yankees a chance tonight. glad it ended early so i can go to sleep at a normal hour
When is Dave Eiland going to come back from his month long vacation to fix Burnett? Mike Harkey is awful…everytime he comes out he makes out pitchers worse.
Not a bad inning. At least AJ has kept us in it. 6 runs is doable.
I was almost going to write a memo, Erica, lol.
good thing we are lighting up rodrigo lopez, a reject of the orioles.
Bad game for Posada to be used behind the plate and Arod batting. If there was a game to take off should have been this one. Hope Girardi subs for both soon.
Tyler June 21st, 2010 at 11:25 pm
Rishi-
I do remember that. I thought you guys said they were stealing signs. Pettite has tipping his pitches. There?s a big difference in the two.
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fair enough – I was thinking more about the not really playing totally “fair” part, not how it was “unfair” (if that makes sense – trying to get a deck out by end of day — technically 30 mins away and my brain is stretched)
The tide is clearly turning. Limiting the snakes to just one-run innings. On the verge of breaking through vs. Lopez. It’s all coming together.
I don’t know why some posters are upset about this game ? It’s one game and A.J. was so bad in the first giving up those homeruns that it was actually funny. It was like homerun derby.
# whatever June 21st, 2010 at 11:28 pm
When is Dave Eiland going to come back from his month long vacation to fix Burnett? Mike Harkey is awful…everytime he comes out he makes out pitchers worse.
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My God, you’re an IDIOT !
I don’t know what is going on with Eiland, but if he can’t do his job, they need to find a permanent replacement. Someone needs to work with AJ to fix his problems. If Eiland isn’t available, find someone who is.
Steve Finley stole the signs and they’ve been laughing about it ever since. They had Andy believing he was tipping his pitches.
We lost in 2001 not because of steroids, it was bad managing by Torre, having the infield in was so dumb, and Mo threw the ball away, but Torre keeping the infield in when he knows Mo jams guys all the time, one of the worst moves ever.
“yeah because 20 yeah old montero will be able to work with burnett where posada cant?”
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Ummm, what does a comment about Montero have to do with Posada and AJ?
Another nice game for Nova in AAA even without a win. At least a bright spot potentially for the pen later in the year.
Always hated Bustnett and his two cent brain
Classic piece of garbage… walks the ballpark, hits batters consistently, among the leaders in wild pitches, and can’t control a running game
How this guy got $16 mil a year with his smoke and mirrors “electric stuff” is beyond me
He is the pitching version of Nancy Drew
Living off potential at the ripe young age of 33
Angel – In an Empire State of Mind June 21st, 2010 at 11:28 pm
I was almost going to write a memo, Erica, lol.
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I am trying to do my part.
I am also more vigilant these days. My next AC overnighter is an off-day
Thanks coach ! Yanks will call you soon, I’m sure !
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# The Phranchise June 21st, 2010 at 11:28 pm
Bad game for Posada to be used behind the plate and Arod batting. If there was a game to take off should have been this one. Hope Girardi subs for both soon.
AJ 91 pitches after 4 innings, wow.
Come on Brett, get on base here and start a rally.
If u can’t scratch n claw back vs a scrub like Lopez u got zero grit n fight n grind.
It just couldn’t have something to do with the fact that AJ’s ERA in his last 9 starts (since May 6) is 7.11, could it?
Rishi-
Yeah it does lol. So you’re replacing your deck if I understand right? Sorry I was probably a little impatient lol. I’m exhausted too but probably did less than you haha. That whole series just brings back bad memories. You just had a feeling the entire time something would go wrong.
Thanks coach? Huh?
I wonder what happened to taking pitches etc – do you think they are tired from the travel or something (heat?), looking kinda listless
Send Burnett to the minors to work with fat Billy Connors, this is ridiculus!
Come on Colin get a knock in your first at bat.
I hope Colin gets a hit here
Come on Hometown Hero!
Collin Curtis!
Taking an AC trip I think brings good vibes to the team.
AJ loser. Can’t watch any more.
A.J. Bustnett -LOL !
This blog can be bad and funny at times.
Tyler June 21st, 2010 at 11:33 pm
Rishi-
Yeah it does lol. So you?re replacing your deck if I understand right? Sorry I was probably a little impatient lol. I?m exhausted too but probably did less than you haha. That whole series just brings back bad memories. You just had a feeling the entire time something would go wrong.
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working on a presentation — trust me, no one wants me near power tools. i think they way they are playing tonight makes all the2001 replays much worse. they are better than this
steal brett
Good luck Colin!!!!
Just put a cork in it Jeremy. Who are u to tell everyone how to act and how to feel after a dismal performance?
# whatever June 21st, 2010 at 11:33 pm
Send Burnett to the minors to work with fat Billy Connors, this is ridiculus!
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Only if you’ll go too !
**I wonder what happened to taking pitches etc – do you think they are tired from the travel or something (heat?), looking kinda listless**
That’s not a good excuse. All baseball teams travel long distances. These guys have been doing it for years. They can’t use “I’m tired” as an excuse for not kicking the crap out of a bum like Lopez.
Y isn’t Gardner leading off?
Angel – In an Empire State of Mind June 21st, 2010 at 11:34 pm
Taking an AC trip I think brings good vibes to the team.
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I hope so. At the very least I would like it to bring good things to my checkbook
Can they hit it somewhere where Young isn’t? PLEASE?
Cy Lopez cruising a long
Power tools, Power Point, whatever, the Yanks need some power swings!
Eh hit it hard, nothing he could do.
Bad luck. C’mon, Jete, and Brett, get a move on it.
That was a well hit ball.
Excited to hear tonights excuses here
so curtis can square up a ball but curtis or tex can’t pathetic
Lopez only at 60 pitches through 5, BLAME IT ON JETER for not working the count.
Gardner should lead off. More obp, more speed, seeing more pitches. What does Jeter have over him?
# Chris W June 21st, 2010 at 11:36 pm
Can they hit it somewhere where Young isn’t? PLEASE?
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Not possible. He’s EVERYWHERE!
AJ is horrible. Look at his numbers over his career. He stinks. Not a number 2 pitcher. Trade him (eat some of the contract) and bring in Lee. AJ STINKS!
who has worse ab’s? arod, tex, or granderson?
Seriously arod is lost, he is horroble.. tex hitting 225, and nice guy granderson is hitting under 240.
now to aj. as i have stated before he is joba have similiar accumens… he is a total tease waste overrated sack of sh-t.
when are people going to give him the grief he deserves….
jeter not swinging at the first pitch!!!!!wow what a suprise.
Losing to scrubs like lopez moyer Kendrick etc is a problem. The lineup is all about homers n they aren’t hitting homers.
think Cashman is on the phone with Seattle?
how’s CC
Lee
Pettitte
Hughes
sound? I’m getting feeling greedy
A liner down the RF line would be nice now.
Thank the good lord for a Yankee trying to steal. What a novel concept.
feeling greedy
How can they resign Jeter?
Devin
Wow ! Calm Down !
It’s just one game and I was joking around.
Can the Yankees PLEASE have some of that 2-out magic?
# Butch June 21st, 2010 at 11:35 pm
Y isn’t Gardner leading off?
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Because he’s been more effective where he is. Honestly !
Lopez? I mean, Lopez? seriously?
Nick your optimism just isn’t fitting in around here at the moment. Please post about how terrible this team is.
Come on Nick.
One swing and the lead is cut in half right here.
# TT June 21st, 2010 at 11:38 pm
How can they resign Jeter?
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With a new contract !!!
here swish a-bomb
Gardner can flat out fly. Heathcott looks like he has similar speed. Anyone know if he is that fast? His spring training groundouts that kid was booking it down the line. He’s playing pretty well minus the strikeouts. Hope he continues to progress. Never enough speed
You are a real joker Jeremy. Just cut the holier than thou stuff.
Jeter should not be re- signed PERIOD
Can the Yankees PLEASE have some of that 2-out magic?
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Is Swish on the Avengers?
clowns they are stuck with AJ.
they are not eating 3 more years at $18 per.
again he will be 14 and 12 and mid 4 era.
I hope so. At the very least I would like it to bring good things to my checkbook
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Haha…I’m always happy when I come out ahead too.
Ugh pop-ups.
@#%$!%
More pop ups please. What a joke.
these sky high pop ups are no fun
What is with all of the popups?
Are those pitches by Lopez right down the middle?
88 down the middle and you pop it up.
lazy, no energy.
Are there any Yankee fans around ????
UGH!!11! DFA SWISHER NOW!!11!!1!
THIS IS JETER’S FAULT! POSADA TOO!!
/troll off.
Slade is not as fast as Brett, but I don’t think he is much slower.
except for gardner, they are all swinging for the fences, and failing miserably.
# The Phranchise June 21st, 2010 at 11:39 pm
Gardner can flat out fly. Heathcott looks like he has similar speed. Anyone know if he is that fast? His spring training groundouts that kid was booking it down the line. He’s playing pretty well minus the strikeouts. Hope he continues to progress. Never enough speed
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Not near as fast as Gardner !
# qiantom June 21st, 2010 at 11:40 pm
Are those pitches by Lopez right down the middle?
Hes been doing this all night. We have 3 hits and Gardner has 2.
Yanks can only hit the Cy Young winners. Lopez is too bad for them to hit.
gardner is perfect to hit 9th. why change he is doing great there.
don’t worry our great middle of the lineup gets up next inning. lost in space flailing tex and clueless arod. the guy is hitting 270 with 9 jacks in a bad bad slump……
My theory is that the team spent all their energy last postseason. They are still recovering from that.
I still hate that pool. What a stupid concept. Watch the game kid.
# Pat M. June 21st, 2010 at 11:41 pm
Are there any Yankee fans around ????
Here…
New to this place this year, but I remember seeing your name in years past when I just read here Pat.
popups come when you are trying to do too much ie hit homers when a hit will do…….
The people saying that the Yankees shouldn’t sign Jeter after this season need to have their heads examined. You don’t understand anything about this franchise. Jeter IS the franchise. He will get his money. You can take that to the bank because Jeter most certainly will.
It could be really helpful to our team if Gaudin has turned things around and performs close to how he did last year with us. The Phils game was a nice start.
BJK June 21st, 2010 at 10:14 pm
SAS June 21st, 2010 at 10:04 pm
BJK,
Do you get the local feed or MLB commentators? I am curious because I will be in AZ at the end of the season.
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I live in L.A. Haven’t figured out a way to get the YES Network.
I switched to DirectTV because they carry YES. However, they actually black out the games.
That was nice to find out after I made the switch.
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Even though you get YES with DIRECTV, they can’t show the game outside the local area, unless you get tht MLB package.
Patrick June 21st, 2010 at 11:39 pm
Nick your optimism just isn’t fitting in around here at the moment. Please post about how terrible this team is.
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I’m finding that really hard too. I mean I get all worked up to go on a big rant about how awful this team is and and how they’ll never amount to anything and the year is over already, and then little things like facts and statistics smack sense into me and I can’t get all worked up.
Those damned facts and statistics, they’re really inconvenient when you want to get worked up for a great big hysterical irrational rant.
“Are there any Yankee fans around ????”
Yes, but increasingly we seem to be an endangered species around here.
# qiantom June 21st, 2010 at 11:42 pm
My theory is that the team spent all their energy last postseason. They are still recovering from that.
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And I would be okay with that, unlike some people here. Those that think the Yankees are entitled to a WS win. And lose their mind when they lose a game. Aka the bridge jumpers.
Devin
I never tried to act holier than thou. What is your problem ?
I wonder if Gaudin pitches 3 scoreless here how many people will want him to take AJ’s spot in the rotation?
# whatever June 21st, 2010 at 11:39 pm
Jeter should not be re- signed PERIOD
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Well then, they’ll have to come get you, so be ready IDIOT !
Pat M
I’m a Yankees fan.
Jeter has stolen enough money from the Yankees… if he’s willing to take a HUGE PAY CUT and only make 5 million next year, then by all means bring him back.. but thats not going to be the case.. If Damon is worth only 5 million to the Yankees, then Jeter has to be worth only 5 million as well.. just bc he is homegrown doesn’t mean he is a better player than Damon.. he is not at this point in his career.. lets see if the Yankees are hypocrites.
I was expecting they can sweep or at least win LAD series, now I have no confidence at all.
# Tyler June 21st, 2010 at 11:44 pm
I wonder if Gaudin pitches 3 scoreless here how many people will want him to take AJ’s spot in the rotation?
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At this point, he’d probably do better !
I’m just going through the motions. They aren’t looking good right now.
Thanks to AJ for… keeping us in the game?
**And lose their mind when they lose a game**
I don’t lose my mind when they lose. I get frustrated and disappointed when they don’t perform as well as I know they can. You have to know that they should be killing Lopez tonight. He simply isn’t that good.
# Joba Tips his Cap June 21st, 2010 at 11:45 pm
I was expecting they can sweep or at least win LAD series, now I have no confidence at all.
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You haven’t seen them play. I’m not worried.
Gardner is perfect for ninth, but Jeter right now isn’t perfect to lead off is the problem. He has the 7th best on base percentage on the team and isn’t walking. Not saying he won’t get it going, but he isn’t stealing bases so no jumpstart to the top of this lineup right now. You want pitchers working out of the stretch and having some pressure. Why not Gardner and Jeter back to the two hole. Gardner has much more speed to open up holes in the infield for hit and runs. Damon was good there, but Gardner speed is plus. Move Granderson to 9th and let him run a bit.
whatever is not a Yankee fan. He could be a Red Sox troll.
If they get half-decent starting pitching, they’ll win at least 4 of the next 5. And I wouldn’t count them out tonight, if Gaudin settles in. A walk isn’t going to help.
Coming into tonight the Yankees had scored 56 runs in their last 17 road games (3.29/game). Their record in those games is 7-10.
They have real struggles on the road when it comes to scoring runs. Those 17 road games have been played over a month and a half now. In only 2 of those 17 games did they score more than 4 runs.
Hard to win games on the road when you don’t hit. You can’t expect your starters to be perfect day in and day out, eventually you have to go out there and bail them out once in a while. Rodrigo Lopez is as mediocre as they come, and 1 run on 3 hits through the first 5 innings. They may have lost this game even if Burnett pitched a decent game the way they’re hitting.
Excuses, excuses, excuses. So far they have been a completely different offensive team on the road this season, and it’s costing them many winnable games.
# Nick in SF in Larkspur June 21st, 2010 at 11:46 pm
I’m just going through the motions. They aren’t looking good right now.
Thanks to AJ for… keeping us in the game?
Now normally I would agree with you, but we have 3 hits and Gardner has 2. The lineup is a joke right now.
# whatever June 21st, 2010 at 11:45 pm
Jeter has stolen enough money from the Yankees… if he’s willing to take a HUGE PAY CUT and only make 5 million next year, then by all means bring him back.. but thats not going to be the case.. If Damon is worth only 5 million to the Yankees, then Jeter has to be worth only 5 million as well.. just bc he is homegrown doesn’t mean he is a better player than Damon.. he is not at this point in his career.. lets see if the Yankees are hypocrites.
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Tell us that you’ve been joking all night ! Right ?
Nobody is that dumb ! Just tell jokes the rest of the way, will ya’ ?
AJ’s ERA is probably approaching the 5+ range.
Anyone still believe we don’t need Cliff Lee this season? Paul Konerko as DH/1B, please. No offense out of #3 & #4. They got to start putting it together.
AJ having a very rough period. Let’s hope he can turn it around soon. If Dave Eiland comes back, I believe he’ll be a big help to AJ.
With Hughes on limits, we’ll need AJ even more.
Did you hear that Joba walked up to Hughes and said “Innings Limits”, and tried to high five Hughes, Phil just walked away from Joba. Good move Phil!
There’s Matt. We knew he’d be here sooner or later.
# This is on Cashman! June 21st, 2010 at 11:46 pm
**And lose their mind when they lose a game**
I don’t lose my mind when they lose. I get frustrated and disappointed when they don’t perform as well as I know they can. You have to know that they should be killing Lopez tonight. He simply isn’t that good.
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Wasn’t meant specifically for you. But there are plenty of posters that go absolutely apes*** when they are losing (scroll up to see). I have no problem being critical of the team. They aren’t playing consistently. But the calls to send AJ to AAA, ‘go get Lee’ like it’s just the Yankees’ decision only, etc. are the types of comments that make people hate Yankees fans. The idea that the team is privileged and A: should never lose (even to a bad pitcher) or B: can just go get any player they want. I’m a Yankees fan and I hate those fans.
I think we have to tweek the lineup sooner or later. We cannot run the same lineup out every day when the 1, 3 and 4 have all underperformed the whole season.
# Jeremy June 21st, 2010 at 11:47 pm
whatever is not a Yankee fan. He could be a Red Sox troll.
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God Lord, I hope so !
See how they are just hitting hard line drives? Why can’t we do that?
Jeter and Damon are the same AGE and put up similiar offense stats and Are noth BAD defensive players.. WHY SHOULD ONE BE WORTH 5 million in the Yankees eyes but the other be worth 15-20 or whatever the heck the Yankees may pay him? ITS ABSURD. I AM RIGHT ABOUT THIS AND YA’ll ARE WRONG.
hm.
AJ is the streakest pitcher you will see and can be dominant for stretches of a season after looking terrible. He did it with the Blue Jays, Marlins before that and a stretch last year. He will get it together at some point, but you always hope a pitcher wins with less than his best stuff and that’s the biggest issue with him. Not having his best stuff means he has no control.
**Wasn’t meant specifically for you.**
I know what you mean and I agree. But I think that a lot of the people posting here aren’t adults. I think that some of them are kids who don’t know anything other than winning. I also think that some of them are Red Sox fans pretending to be Yankee fans. They post stuff to get us riled up. Sadly, we fall for it quite often.
Carl, I was really thanking AJ. He crapped the bed — again.
Here’s something to be optimistic about: AJ is by far our worst pitcher right now and we don’t have to see his mug again until LA. And he won’t pitch any worse in Dodger Stadium, of that I am almost certain.
Another strike called a ball
Nice play by Mark. We’re still in this game with 4 innings remaining.
Tyler June 21st, 2010 at 11:40 pm
Can the Yankees PLEASE have some of that 2-out magic?
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Nope.
Sorry, I was distracted by Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
I mean I wasn’t really thanking AJ.
He’s got me discombobulated.
Tex may be struggling at the plate, but at least he never lets it affect his play in the field. Have to give him credit for that.
A few games is a slump. 17 road games over a month and a half is starting to shape up to be a trend. It’s hard to make excuses for these struggles for much longer.
They are swinging for the fences a ton and becoming an all or nothing kind of offense. You cannot consistently score runs when you rely on the long ball, eventually you are going to play in a bigger park or face a pitcher who can keep you just enough off balance to get you to fly out. Have to be able to score runs in many different kinds of ways.
They are a completely different offensive team on the road. Stating facts is not “bridge jumping,” and if you can’t see that this is becoming a problem now then you simply haven’t been watching these games.
I agree the line-up needs a change. Damon was a good #2 last year, but, with Gardner in #1, and Jeter #2, especially the way he hits behind runners, that would make more sense. If Gardner gets on, Jeter will see a lot more fast balls to hit.
# whatever June 21st, 2010 at 11:51 pm
Jeter and Damon are the same AGE and put up similiar offense stats and Are noth BAD defensive players.. WHY SHOULD ONE BE WORTH 5 million in the Yankees eyes but the other be worth 15-20 or whatever the heck the Yankees may pay him? ITS ABSURD. I AM RIGHT ABOUT THIS AND YA’ll ARE WRONG.
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Go jump off the Green Monster ! JERK !
Whatever,
Why do capitalize entire words? Public high school education?
Ya’ll????
whatever,
Jeter plays good defense at a premium position. He also has better offensive stats despite what you say.
# This is on Cashman! June 21st, 2010 at 11:52 pm
They post stuff to get us riled up. Sadly, we fall for it quite often.
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Exactly. That’s why we need to put the troll treats away. Trolls like CR9, whatever, the Philly poster… pay them no mind, they don’t get the attention they want and go away.
# Nick in SF in Larkspur June 21st, 2010 at 11:52 pm
Carl, I was really thanking AJ. He crapped the bed — again.
Here’s something to be optimistic about: AJ is by far our worst pitcher right now and we don’t have to see his mug again until LA. And he won’t pitch any worse in Dodger Stadium, of that I am almost certain.
He crapped the bed, I agree, but we are getting shutdown by Rodrigo Lopez.
Nice start to the inning.
A-Rod DP coming up… gotta keep that pitch count down
Nick-
Are you going to any Yankee-Dodger games? I’ll be down south, going to Disney, I’m thinking of sneaking out to catch a game.
**rolls like CR9, whatever, the Philly poster… pay them no mind, they don’t get the attention they want and go away.**
Is CR9 a troll? I thought he was a gay guy that was a regular here.
Come on rally. Arod just get a hit. That’s it
Yankees I knew AJ was bad, but whoda thunk this ?
Michelle–can you please stop posting and get over to the shopping network and buy some shoes? You might know a bit more about the subject matter over there
I would really, really like to see an A-bomb from A-Rod
Okay, I will take that too
# This is on Cashman! June 21st, 2010 at 11:56 pm
Is CR9 a troll? I thought he was a gay guy that was a regular here.
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I may be mistaken on that one. Could be the adolescent poster that you mentioned.
Here we go! Let’s get a rally going!
There we go.
Nice continuation to the start of the inning.
Not bad for a guy with a bad hip!
premium position? PREMIUM POSITION? that would be true if Jeter was still a shortstop, he’s a defensive liability.
Lets go Yankees.
Trolls go away.
Is CR9 a troll? I thought he was a gay guy that was a regular here.
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His real name is Louis Friend.
Bad Robbie returned!
Come on JoPo! I started you tonight!!
chip chip chip chip
Erica—go put some cold cream on your face, get the dirty dishes out of the sink, and stop trying to pretend you know something about baseball.
Phitins, remember when your ace imploded in Fenway and gave up 6 ER in 5.2 innings of work? Then he did so again at Yankee stadium, but that time in 6 innings.
4 run game, now we need some a-bombs
“Back in Slam Territory” Says Singleton
7-3. A nice solo blast here from Grandy and back in it
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Hey Buddy! Good to see you. I will not be attending any games down there, the timing didn’t work out for me, unfortunately. Wish I could.
You and Pat M. should get together though, I think he will be there. He owes me a beer and I owe you a beer, so it should all work out if you eliminate the middle-Nick.
Hey Cano is not a robot. He can’t get a hit all the time.
Good at bats like A-Rod’s immediately followed by awful ones like the first pitch swinging Cano just had. Hard to put big innings together when your hitters don’t grind out strings of at bats with runners on base.
Mark Grace just said that Posada’s Sac Fly was a productive out. The man is a genius!
LOL, Lopez is not happy!
Thats right Bombers fight, don’t roll over!
Curtis Granderson couldn’t hit a bull in the ass with a mop.
Sixto Lezcano June 22nd, 2010 at 12:00 am
Erica—go put some cold cream on your face, get the dirty dishes out of the sink, and stop trying to pretend you know something about baseball.
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Dude, thank you very much for your concern about my dishes- but I never pretend to have more baseball knowledge than I do. I just hang out and cheer the team
Would have liked to get more than 2 but better than none. Keep on chippin’/pitching.
# This is on Cashman! June 22nd, 2010 at 12:01 am
Mark Grace just said that Posada’s Sac Fly was a productive out. The man is a genius!
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With the unproductive outs they’ve had, it’s actually notable.
We got 2 runs. Now we have 3 innings to get 4 runs. Easily doable. This is the year of the grand slam for the Yanks.
4 runs, this bullpen? Could happen.
**Hey Cano is not a robot. He can’t get a hit all the time.**
No, but 2010 Cano had been working the count more often. He didn’t there.
Gotta hold them here.
4 runs in 3 is doable if our guys can just think small and be patient at the plate. Lopez is wearing down and now’s the perfect time to turn up the pressure on him.
Why is a sexist poster on this site ?
jeter is a plus offensive player. good defense!!!only on balls he gets to and he does not get to many balls he should.
he still is the best SS in the AL only because that is a very weak position right now.
“Easily doable”
now you are joking, CR9.
Erica the Dude–cheer in silence. You won’t expose yourself.
Gaudin has to hold it right here.
# This is on Cashman! June 22nd, 2010 at 12:02 am
No, but 2010 Cano had been working the count more often. He didn’t there.
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He got a little over anxious and Lopez threw the right pitch there. Looking fb, got the change. It happens. It wasn’t a ball at his shoes like he used to swing at.
Got the runner to 3rd, allowing JoPo to get him in. I’ll take it.
This is on Cashman!
True !
Sixto Lezcano June 22nd, 2010 at 12:04 am
Erica the Dude–cheer in silence. You won’t expose yourself.
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You may stop speaking to me now!
I’ll do you the same favor
All we need now are some racist trolls and everything would be complete.
**Got the runner to 3rd, allowing JoPo to get him in. I’ll take it.**
Do we have any other choice? LOL!
The Other Phil–you’re more stupid than the other dopes on here.
Max Yankeiles will be down too in a few days, no more best team crap!
btw another good AB by granderson.
He really needs to play better. I do not understand what pitches he does and does not swing at.
Joba – Not joking. 4 runs can be done fairly easily. Dont know anything about the Backs pen, but the Yanks have fought back many times this year and just barely fallen short.
Hey Sixto, go troll somewhere else jackass.
Erica cheers for the team as much as anyone, and is never negative unlike most of trolls like yourself.
Ouch…
Erica the Dude–No, thank you. I like the place I’m in right now.
# This is on Cashman! June 22nd, 2010 at 12:05 am
Do we have any other choice? LOL!
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True enough!
Ouch. That hurt to watch!
yea this is on chashman. so is winning the world series last year and having very good drafts for about 4 years. and not trading hughes or joba for santana, and not resigning damon and putting gardner in LF..
thanks cashman
Jason–are you wearing a hockey mask? Or a jackass suit?
Hello Erica! I may be out of line telling you what to do, but it’s pretty clear that this Sixto creep is a troll. If you ignore him, maybe he/she would go away. Just a friendly suggestion from someone who isn’t exactly your friend, but you know what I mean.
Great job by Upton not even trying to get out of the way of that. Useless umpires call obscure things like running inside the baselines in crucial spots, but absolutely refuse to keep a guy at home plate for not making an effort to avoid getting hit by the pitch.
There is a bad energy here in the comments section right now.
Longest day of the year…. sort of like a full moon. Crazies come out.
Maybe Upton will miss the final 2 games of the series. Hope he’s okay though.
Maybe lopez will hit one of us and we’ll get a free base runner.
This is on Cashman-
On it!
# Nick in SF in Larkspur June 22nd, 2010 at 12:08 am
There is a bad energy here in the comments section right now.
Longest day of the year…. sort of like a full moon. Crazies come out.
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Or it’s just game thread…
This is another reason why I do not come on here too often. Too many trolls and now sexist and racist trolls. This place is getting worse and worse.
# This is on Cashman! June 22nd, 2010 at 12:08 am
Hello Erica! I may be out of line telling you what to do, but it’s pretty clear that this Sixto creep is a troll. If you ignore him, maybe he/she would go away. Just a friendly suggestion from someone who isn’t exactly your friend, but you know what I mean.
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Be nice to the ladies !
Erica—Are you and Cashman in love? He’s kinda creepy.
how about we get Babe Ruth…i mean, Montero…out here
# Jeremy June 22nd, 2010 at 12:09 am
This is another reason why I do not come on here too often. Too many trolls and now sexist and racist trolls. This place is getting worse and worse.
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Unfortunately not a lot to be done about it except ignore them.
Cano is so smoooooooth out there
They tried to take Robinson out. Nice end to the inning. Let’s get the offense back out to work.
Another great play by Cano.
DP baby.
now PATIENCE
Lopez is tiring.
Make him sweat.
Sixto did mommy let you come online after you did your homework?
Are we a Red Sox troll or some other loser team?
You don’t have many friends do you?
So you come on a website and start little fights, does it make you feel tough?
You know you are a little pipsqueak, don’t you?
Now go to sleep it’s past your bedtime troll.
Cano is something else defensively. The turn, the release, the zip on the throw…amazing.
Gaudin is doing his job. Excellent work by him. Pelting Upton was the icing on the cake.
He was angry at being hit, so he tried to take out Robinson. What a joke.
Jeremy–and when you’re not on here, you do what with your time? Wait, let me guess—-you paint your mother’s toenails.
# Jason22 June 22nd, 2010 at 12:11 am
Sixto did mommy let you come online after you did your homework?
Are we a Red Sox troll or some other loser team?
You don’t have many friends do you?
So you come on a website and start little fights, does it make you feel tough?
You know you are a little pipsqueak, don’t you?
Now go to sleep it’s past your bedtime troll.
Hes talking about Cashman being creepy. I guess he thinks stalking Erica is normal.
Oh there’s a shock-
Some troll bothers me and my dirty imposter shows up
This is real good news for the Yankees pen, with Gaudin pitching well. Awesome job Brettos!
BG is something else aint he
thats some cool bunt
Gardner’s bunt reminds me of all the talk in ST on this blog about how he couldn’t bunt.
Gaudin did a nice job tonight. I appreciate the scoreless outing
CR9-
That hardnosed baseball. If he was a Yankee we’d be complimenting him for trying to break up a double play. Nobody was hurt on the play.
Brett do that once every other game and you will hit .325.
That was a perfect bunt.
Lets go Yankees.
Trolls go away.
Carl–easy on the manlove. It’s very disturbing to normal people.
D’Backs pen is bad, but they are not giving up 5 runs in 3 innings
This one is over boys.
When you spot a team 7 runs, even a team as bad as Ariz, they are going to win,
steal brett!
Carl, I always say to ignore the idiots online, but sometimes it is hard when these trolls attack innocent people, they just are losers.
Come on Derek.
2-0 count man. Take a strike.
could’ve been on 3rd possibly
Why was Huffman swinging at a 2-0 pitch down 4 runs in the 7th inning. There wasn’t even anything he could do with that pitch.
Steal Brett!
Wonder why the Yankees are inconsistent offensively?
2-0 count, down 4 runs, and Huffman is swinging with the top of the order due up. Unbelievable. Hard to put together big innings when you bail pitchers out in spots where they might hand you extra base runners, allowing you to turn a minor rally into a potentially big one.
Jason–the guys with the white coats are outside your door. Get a butcher knife and run.
A great start to the inning, and 5 pitches later, it’s 2 quick outs. ugh.
# Joe V. June 22nd, 2010 at 12:11 am
Cano is something else defensively. The turn, the release, the zip on the throw…amazing.
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At the end of 2007, I said he would never make it as a 2nd baseman with his lackadaisical play and too many errors on easy plays. Boy, did he ever turn it around !!!
Mantequilla
Way to go Yankees. Way to go. 2 free outs.
The Yanks bench is pretty weak right now. Cash will probably make a trade for a Hinske Hairston type. That would really improve the team. It was such a strength having Hairson last October.
Huffman, ok…but you expect better from Jeter
Hanging breaking ball…pop-up. It’s like clockwork in this godforsaken game.
One of the must frustrating games of the season so far.
Swish you gotta jack one here buddy
And now Jeter pops out on the first pitch after he fell behind Huffman 2-0. There is a time in the game when you have to be smart rather than selfish, and when you need more baserunners to have a chance to get back in the game, you need to take some pitches.
Carl–do you have any hamburgers and fries for sale?
Derek needs to start taking pitches, his flat out resistance to patience is starting to wear thin with me.
He is giving pitchers easy outs with his refusal to work them at all.
Sixto Lezcano
Yeah haha good one !
You act like a child. Grow up !
Headline on mlb.com:
“Gammons: Red Sox find their personality”
I’m sure that is a fantastic read.
This bench absolutely sucks
Bunch of career minor league bums on it
Give me Randy Winn over any of them. At least he knew how to have a good AB.
The Yankees are inconsistent offensively because of something Chad Huffman did?
Has the world gone topsy-turvy?
Alright. We got a break. Teixeira up and if he does something positive, Alex comes up as the tying run.
1st pitch again
God dammit
And a first pitch impotent popup.
Alright Tex. Lets go.
Way to be patient guys!
Nice approach.
Especially Tex.
wonder why brett wasn’t stealing?
eh, every swing is a popup with tex.
57 Yank–you mean Cano in 2008? Right? Because you’re a dope if you think that 2007 was a bad year for Cano. I think you’re a dope anyway.
way to work that count
omg first pitch again r u kidding me
Teixeira, I keep waiting for you to start hitting. I have faith in you.
But, seriously. You suck.
Yikes. They just still aren’t clicking on all cylinders.
This is a very good Yankees team with a few changes coming at trade deadline !
Stop moaning and crying like the season is over ! 1st. place ain’t half bad in my book .
Weren’t Tex’s last two ABs exactly the same?
Not good Tex. And Brett had to be on second already by the time Swish was up. Got to do it in the 8th and 9th.
Only against the Yankees can a career bum pitch 7 innings and give up 3 runs
ok, all – i’m going to call it a night…
no need to spike your collective blood pressures.
Remember, it’s just one game. And even with the loss, the Yankees are still 1/2 game ahead for Tampa in first. It’s not the cushion we might want, but first place is first place
Very bad at bats tonight. Tex reaches for another outside pitch. Jeter keeps swinging at high fastballs for some odd reason and if Gardner tried to steal a base in that inning he would of scored on Swish’s hit. With his speed he should not be standing on the base and not ever trying to steal.
I hate to say it, but Pavano was a much better investment than AJ Bustnett.
At least Pavano didn’t lose us games.
Speaking of which, Pavano is on fire this yea. He is ab etter pitcher than Bustnett.
im thinking 7-6 dbacks.
What is with Jeter swinging at the first pitch this year? I don’t remember him doing this last year.
Sixto Lezcano June 22nd, 2010 at 12:21 am
57 Yank–you mean Cano in 2008? Right? Because you’re a dope if you think that 2007 was a bad year for Cano. I think you’re a dope anyway.
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He was talking about his fielding, not his hitting. His fielding was not good in 2007. Good try though. You definitely know baseball.
Two good games, 3 bad. Two good games, now a bad one.
This offense is never going to get on a roll is it?
At the end of 2007, I said he would never make it as a 2nd baseman with his lackadaisical play and too many errors on easy plays. Boy, did he ever turn it around !!!
Mantequilla
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What amazes me is that he not only has arguably the best arm at 2B in the game but his release is incredibly quick and he literally glides after the ball (he doesn’t bounce when he runs). You rarely see such a combination of such skills. Instead, players often present like Vlad Guerrero or Shawon Dunston (great arms, lacking the rest) or Barry Bonds (great range, no arm).
*This much that is
Phil how is Gardner supposed to be on second when Jeter is swinging at the first pitch all the time?
He and Tex are killing the lineup with terrible approaches.
Tex with his swinging at changeups, Derek with his swinging at anything.
Michelle–would have–not–would of—-don’t show your ignorance so readily. Would of does not exist–only in trailer parks.
Well, this is when Park should be used.
ac1 June 22nd, 2010 at 12:23 am
im thinking 7-6 dbacks.
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Of course. They have to tease us once before the game is over. Probably going to end the way the Tampa/Marlins game ended… score 3 in the 9th, have 1st and 3rd no outs and fail to score and lose.
Bryan June 22nd, 2010 at 12:22 am
Only against the Yankees can a career bum pitch 7 innings and give up 3 runs
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YOU ARE SO SMART! OMG! WHY ARE YOU ON THIS BOARD. DUDE CALL UP SOME FRONT OFFICE SOMEWHERE. THERE IS A GM JOB IN YOUR FUTURE. GREAT JOB!!!!!!!!!
Sexist prigs galore impersonating regulars. How predictable.
No, Chad Huffman is not WHY the Yankees are struggling, but he EMBODIES the reasons why they aren’t hitting.
Up and down the lineup it is the same dumb approach. Every hitter is up there first pitch swinging trying to put the ball into orbit. You don’t think the pitcher notices that? Both Jeter and Teixeira flew out weakly on first pitch changeups.
When you need baserunners to get a chance to chip away, first pitch swinging is about the worst approach you could take. That’s why you can’t defend the approach of guys like Jeter even if they get an occasional hit. Even with a positive result, the pitcher barely has to work in that at bat, and at certain points in the game (AKA Leading off in the first inning when he almost ALWAYS swings), it’s better to work him and see what he has.
Joe V–2008–you second dope. Go check.
Every pitcher has the same approach against Tex. Off speed pitches and then the fastball on the outside corner and he tries to pull it. He has to make some adjustments if he expects to hit this season.
It seems like Cano just needs a kick in the butt every now and then. When Bowa was here his fielding was better and then went down the tubes when Bowa left. Then Kelleher seems to have him focused again.
He has all the natural talent in the world but seems like he just needed to kick to get jumpstarted.
# Sixto Lezcano June 22nd, 2010 at 12:21 am
57 Yank–you mean Cano in 2008? Right? Because you’re a dope if you think that 2007 was a bad year for Cano. I think you’re a dope anyway.
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I was talking only about his play in the field. ( learn to read ) He was a long way from where he is now TROLL !
A-Rod looks toast
Send him to Scranton so he can work out his swing there.
He is simply not even having competent ABs anymore. Everything is a groundout or pop up
At this point, I would bring up Laird or Vazquez and make them play 3rd. They cannot be any worse than A-Rod.
Haha now thats real regression. Nostalgic reminiscing for Carl Pavano.
Now I’ve really seen it all on here.
I’m not sure you can even blame big swings. Most of the guys are trying to hit the ball hard, but nothing ridiculous, and not a bad approach against such mediocre stuff. But the pitch selection has been abysmal, and they keep missing cookies.
Incredibly frustrating.
Matt, to what do you attribute all these failings?
Who is the closer/good setup guy of the Backs?
Angel-
Its so ridiculous
Michelle–if Tex would of made some adjustments, he would of passed 8th grade English.
“Every pitcher has the same approach against Tex. Off speed pitches and then the fastball on the outside corner and he tries to pull it. He has to make some adjustments if he expects to hit this season.”
Of course. Which makes Santana an absolute dope for putting it right down the middle for him.
But really, it says more about how little Santana thought of Teixeira, that he just gave him a cookie down the middle and dared him to hit it. That’s how they pitch Cervelli and Pena.
Wow this blog has gone to hell since the Pete days
Sixto Lezcano June 22nd, 2010 at 12:25 am
Joe V–2008–you second dope. Go check.
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What are you talking about?
Read the post closer.
I had a random thought that it would be interesting if every poster on this blog was required to post a profile picture of themselves (mugshot?) when posting comments. After reconsideration I came to my senses and thought better of the idea.
The Earl Weaver school (wait for the 3-run homer) is OK if you have 2-3 guys that
can hit 30+ homers. Normally, A-Rod and Tex, and maybe Granderson and Swisher
can provide that. But not this year. This is the 70th game and it looks like A-Rod,
Tex, and Swisher will be in the 20+ hr. range. Granderson may not even reach 20.
If that’s the case, you can’t wait for the 3-run homer. You’ve got to play small ball.
Billy Martin really sparked the Yanks in 76 with his aggressive approach to the game.
This team needs that, badly.
“Who is the closer/good setup guy of the Backs?”
They don’t have one.
Heilmann closes. Qualls was demoted for having an ERA over 10.00.
Anybody think France is just going to forfeit against South Africa haha. That is such a messed up situation. Thing is they can still advance by beating S. Africa and then no tie between Uruguay and Mexico. It’s not even that tricky of a situation. It would be amazing if they get into the 2nd round.
“Who is the closer/good setup guy of the Backs?
They don’t have a closer or a set-up man. Their bullpen is the worst in baseball, by a considerable margin too.
But with how much the offense is struggling, it doesn’t matter. They will find a way to get 6 outs before giving up 5 runs
And of course, this pen got destroyed in Boston but is setting us down easily. They felt no need to compete in Boston.
1 inning for Park. Don’t try to stretch because you will get burned.
Thanks Joe.
Our bullpen has pitched well tonight. Come on bats, let’s get 3 or 4 runs this inning.
MoRings—take a hike. Important bloggers are here right now. These people know things that you can’t even dream.
“Wow this blog has gone to hell since the Pete days”
And unfortunately, so has the team. Despite the record, Boston is now just .5 game behind us.
Seems like Pete is the good luck charm.
Jason22,
He should have gone on the first pitch to Huffman or the second pitch to Huffman. He wasn’t batting 9th, he was batting 8th.
# Matt June 22nd, 2010 at 12:25 am
No, Chad Huffman is not WHY the Yankees are struggling, but he EMBODIES the reasons why they aren’t hitting.
Up and down the lineup it is the same dumb approach. Every hitter is up there first pitch swinging trying to put the ball into orbit. You don’t think the pitcher notices that? Both Jeter and Teixeira flew out weakly on first pitch changeups.
When you need baserunners to get a chance to chip away, first pitch swinging is about the worst approach you could take. That’s why you can’t defend the approach of guys like Jeter even if they get an occasional hit. Even with a positive result, the pitcher barely has to work in that at bat, and at certain points in the game (AKA Leading off in the first inning when he almost ALWAYS swings), it’s better to work him and see what he has.
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I have a serious question, though I feel like I am not likely to get a rational answer.
If the pitcher executes his pitch and fools Jeter and Tex with a changeup (which by design is mean to fool the batter with fastball arm speed), why is it the hitter that was bad? Maybe the pitch was just good?
And by the way, I think Jeter has more than the ‘occasional hit’ swinging at first pitches. He’s been doing it all year and I think it’s worked out pretty well over all. Not in that at bat, but over all, it seems to work for him. He’s not changing now. It doesn’t make Jeter ‘selfish’. And you bag on Huffman for swinging 2-0. Exactly what would you like him to do, not swing at all?
Nick,
I’m not criticizing the results, I’m criticizing the approach. There is a difference between hitting balls hard and getting unlucky and not being productive because you had bad at bats.
They have consistently been trying to pull changeups down and away early in counts. When you need baserunners, not only is first pitch swinging a terrible approach, but the pitches they are swinging at are not ones they can do much with. When you go up there early in the count, you usually have a specific zone that you are sitting on, you shouldn’t be swinging at anything close like it’s a 2 strike count.
Again, when you don’t swing at strikes, you usually aren’t going to make solid contact. When you have bad at bats, you make your own bad breaks at the plate.
# Tyler June 22nd, 2010 at 12:26 am
It seems like Cano just needs a kick in the butt every now and then. When Bowa was here his fielding was better and then went down the tubes when Bowa left. Then Kelleher seems to have him focused again.
He has all the natural talent in the world but seems like he just needed to kick to get jumpstarted.
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Excellent observation !!! I see it that way exactly.
# Loris June 22nd, 2010 at 12:28 am
The Earl Weaver school (wait for the 3-run homer) is OK if you have 2-3 guys that
can hit 30+ homers. Normally, A-Rod and Tex, and maybe Granderson and Swisher
can provide that. But not this year. This is the 70th game and it looks like A-Rod,
Tex, and Swisher will be in the 20+ hr. range. Granderson may not even reach 20.
If that’s the case, you can’t wait for the 3-run homer. You’ve got to play small ball.
Billy Martin really sparked the Yanks in 76 with his aggressive approach to the game.
This team needs that, badly.
The key in the quote is wait. wait for a good pitch to hit. one must wait. “wait”. wait. wait for a pitch to hit.
Someone call Tyler’s mom he was let out of his play pen again and lost his binkY
It’s gotta start now.
Seeker Filthy June 22nd, 2010 at 12:26 am
A-Rod looks toast
Send him to Scranton so he can work out his swing there.
He is simply not even having competent ABs anymore. Everything is a groundout or pop up
At this point, I would bring up Laird or Vazquez and make them play 3rd. They cannot be any worse than A-Rod.
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He just hit an RBI double. If you are going to troll at least don’t be a complete utter moron. Yea Brandon Laird is better than Arod. Man Jorge Vazquez can really play a gold glove third base. Gosh if he wasn’t hitting .241 in AAA he would be Hank Aaron. And if he wasn’t already 28 years old. Both guys will contribute to the Yanks (unless they are traded which woudl still be a contribution lol) but relplacing Arod? You’re an idiot.
The game tonight could be like the Federer match earlier. We fight back and win in the end!
“Tex with his swinging at changeups”
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You do realize that they almost surely thought the pitches were fastballs and were fooled by the changeup, right?
It must be nice to make it sound so easy…
swing at fastballs guys. don’t swing at changeups or late-breaking sliders.
go get em!
Joe V–Cano in 2007 versus Cano in 2008–that’s what I’m talking about. You dope.
A-Rod’s getting his stroke back
CR9 – Whatever Celtics agita that you expelled this past week will come back in a couple of weeks when the Red Sox overtake us as they continue to roll.
We are never safe from Boston. Pretty soon, the Pats season will start too and we will be on pins and needles again this fall with the Sox going to the playoffs and the Pats.
So be prepared.
yankee stadium thats gone
I’ve never seen a team thats 17 games over .500 have so many flaws.
Matt, do you realize that the best teams in the HISTORY of this game still have lost over 40 games a year? And that the best teams in baseball year in and year out lose about 60 games a year?
Seriously, if the Lohud blog existed in 1998 I would have loved to see you complain every single time they lost.
You need to realize that baseball teams play frustratingly bad games sometimes in at least ONE THIRD of their games and can still win the World Series.
And SJ is right, you only post when they lose.
line it up
# igotid88 June 22nd, 2010 at 12:32 am
A-Rod’s getting his stroke back
Great swing. I thought it was gone.
Phil, Lopez threw over during the Huffman at bat, you are right, I would go there, but if a pitcher throws over, you need to be a little patient.
Still Derek gave him no chance with his first pitch swingery.
Bryan-
Your comment was beyond ridiculous. The Yanks aren’t the only team that sometimes have trouble with not so great pitchers. Maybe if you ever played the game you would realize that just because the guy doesn’t have great stuff or great stats it doesn’t mean anything sometimes on gameday. But I forgot you were probably the kid sitting on the bench with the 50 bags of big league chew and sunflower seeds who played 1 inning a year.
The ERAs of the D-Backs’ pen members are *really* unsightly.
Qualls: 8.87
Boyer: 6.00
Guttierez: 8.37
Heilmann has 3.48.
This ballpark is a joke. You have to hit the ball 900 feet to right center to get it out.
Nice to see Alex have two good swings.
That was gone at the stadium.
Come on Robbie, go the other way.
Anyone seen Tyler’s binky or his pink blanket?
Michelle June 22nd, 2010 at 12:33 am
This ballpark is a joke. You have to hit the ball 900 feet to right center to get it out.
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Or be batting against AJ in the first inning. Did you miss that part of the game?
Jason,
He still should have been on second before even Jeter got up.
I wonder if Lopez has ever pitched into the 8th inning of a game? I highly doubt it.
Carl–do you have a slingblade?
Rolly Royce – LOL! I try to enjoy life to the fullest when long seasons end. The Red Sox are a good team, but they’ll come down to earth. The Rays are a good team, and they have come back to earth. I wont worry about the Sox until July 31. So Ive got a month, at least, of joy.
CR9,
LOL… you gotta see this ad that the Boston Globe made congratulating the Celtics AFTER THEY LOST GAME 7
http://www.boston.com/sports/b.....elebAd.jpg
“This ballpark is a joke. You have to hit the ball 900 feet to right center to get it out.”
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So old old Yankee Stadium was a joke too?
To the bridge jumpers and pseudo GMs:
Baseball is a game of inherent failure. Batters that make outs 7 out of 10 times are all-stars.
Mull that over in your over-agitated little brains.
There we go.
Nice hitting.
I remember when Francesca had the biggest mancrush in the world on Heilman. Him and McClouth. It was ugly.
For what it’s worth we seem like we could come alive at any point here. Just need a few more key ab’s
The Arizona guys are talking about how Lopez has made good two-strike pitches and gotten off-the-end-of-the-bat or on the handle.
And they are just wrong. I know they want to give credit to Lopez, but I’m watching the same game they are, and the Yankees are hitting pop-ups on bad pitches into the stratosphere.
Sixto Lezcano June 22nd, 2010 at 12:32 am
Joe V–Cano in 2007 versus Cano in 2008–that’s what I’m talking about. You dope.
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I didn’t write a word about a specific year. That was a different poster. Try reading things a little closer.
Tyler talking tough on the internet
Don’t be mad because you are an overweight fat a** who can’t throw a baseball more than two feet.
Queue the Tyler response “I played baseball in college here is my fake name look up my stats”
Rolls Royce
Let me guess ? A Red Sox troll.
That was a pretty swing Cano. THey can make a run here. Stay patient Jorge.
cheeses, with these catches…
Ughh.
what a stinky joke. We had 2 hard hit balls in the inning get caught for both outs.
“Did you miss that part of the game?”
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I was talking about where Arod hit the ball. But obviously you missed that part.
Granderson, can you please just do SOMETHING?
This is really embarrassing. We used to fatten up on Lopez and clean his clock.
And I can already hear the built in excuses, “no off day”, “had to travel cross country”, “change time zones,” “can’t expect them to win” and they are all lame excuses.
I don’t know what the heck the problem sis with this team and hitting bad pitching, but it’s getting tiresome to watch as a fan.
I just find it hard to believe that every single rag arm pitcher in this league suddenly turns into Rocky against Apollo Creed.
The thing I notice most is the team isn’t patient. They are not taking pitches and jumping early in the count.
AJ blew it tonight. He was horrible. But 6-7 runs against Rodrigo Lopez shouldn’t be that hard to come by.
I’m going to wait until after the ASG to write off this team (last year they were struggling through the interleague schedule in mid june), but they do not give you the same feeling as last year. They can be broken down into a few categories:
Carrying the Team: Cano, Gardner, Swisher, Catcher position (posada/cervelli combo)
Disappointing Season masked by next group below: Arod, Jeter
Near Automatic out: Granderson, Tex
Waiting for an upgrade or two by trade deadline: entire bench
Pitchingwise you have:
Roughly same as last year this time: CC (good), AJ (bad)
Only reason this team is not in third place yet: Hughes, Andy, Vazquez (last 6 weeks)
Frustratingly bad: bullpen (minus mo of course)
well they hit the ball this inning at least.
Joe V–no, but you quoted him and agreed with him. You’re therefore a dope by association.
wow… an 8th inning of “almosts”
tough to hit the ball much better and only have 1 hit to show for it.
At least it looks like Lopez is done.
# Sixto Lezcano June 22nd, 2010 at 12:25 am
Joe V–2008–you second dope. Go check.
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Got English ?
yanks have hit a lot of hard hit balls…odd game to say the least
To what do you attribute the poor approach of the Yankee batters?
They are hitting it hard at people or just missing. Luck is not theres tonight. the Sox last night had 2 or 3 rollers stay fair down the first baseline. That was the game. Sometimes the other team just makes nice plays and luck isn’t there. The DBacks are playing well.
Yes Phil, I would want him not to swing at all in that count. It’s a 2-0 count, he is down 4 runs, and he is not an established major league hitter by any means. With the top of the order coming up and the tying run many batters away, you should put the bat on your shoulders every time in that situation.
It’s a bad approach to swing on 2-0 in that situation, because of the score and the part of the lineup that was coming up. He’s not an established major league hitter who you can be confident will get the job done, and his at bat is more productive if he makes the pitcher work and possibly draws a walk than if he misses the pitch in that count.
Against a guy like Rodrigo Lopez, you are only helping him out if you swing at the first pitch changeups. Well obviously it’s meant to fool a hitter, but you can still hit that pitch if you stay back and use your hands to go with the pitch, rather than swinging for the fences and trying to pull it.
Bad approaches yield bad results. If you try to pull everything over the fence, you will get killed by those changeups down and away. If you swing at pitches out of the zone you are less likely to hit a ball hard. You make your own breaks at the plate by having a good approach and hitting the ball hard. If you don’t make solid contact, you can’t be surprised when you run into a string of “bad luck.”
Chris W–here’s what Granderson can do–go back to Detroit for a box of David’s Sunflower Seeds.
“I’m going to wait until after the ASG to write off this team”
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lol, how kind of you.
how about you just wait until 2011 to write, period?
“sometimes you have to tip your hat”
Not good. Gonna have blow up their closer.
Bummer. Get the last two of the series and enjoy the off day in LA before the weekend set.
Boston Dave-
You had some serious Brad Lidge indecision this week
# Sixto Lezcano June 22nd, 2010 at 12:37 am
Joe V–no, but you quoted him and agreed with him. You’re therefore a dope by association.
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And you’re an idiotic clown, by OBSERVATION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Zorro – LMAO!!! LMAO!!! LMAO!!!! HAHAHAHA!!! That’s great. What a bunch of scumbags!! That’s just fantastic!! Awww, poor Perkins!! Poor baby, Perkins. Where was the Ticket Stub! NOWHERE!!
Phil we have to accept he is not Rickey, he does not have that instinct to go first pitch no matter what, he likes to be more patient, I agree he needs to be more aggressive, but his stolen base percentage is so high, and that’s probably why.
He will learn as he plays more to go earlier, but I think we as fans need to understand his style of play is not that first pitch I am running no matter what style.
Wow Curtis other than the hanging curve Pelfrey threw him is struggling.
“Carrying the Team: Cano, Gardner, Swisher, Catcher position (posada/cervelli combo)
Disappointing Season masked by next group below: Arod, Jeter
Near Automatic out: Granderson, Tex
Waiting for an upgrade or two by trade deadline: entire bench
Pitchingwise you have:
Roughly same as last year this time: CC (good), AJ (bad)
Only reason this team is not in third place yet: Hughes, Andy, Vazquez (last 6 weeks)
Frustratingly bad: bullpen (minus mo of course)”
and all that equals best record in baseball….crazy huh
“This is really embarrassing. We used to fatten up on Lopez and clean his clock.”
Pitching in the National League is a lot easier.
Tex and Granderson’s total helplessness at the plate is getting tiresome. At least Tex showed, as Chad said, a bit of “frustration”. Actually makes you think he cares, which is nice. Too bad he can’t translate some of that into better habits at the plate. He really should take a look at some old video and re-learn his old batting stance and get rid of that extreme, ridiculous wide open stance and never-ending waggle.
Hector Lopez–# 15. Open up your stance a little. You’re going to get jammed.
Sixto Lezcano June 22nd, 2010 at 12:37 am
Joe V–no, but you quoted him and agreed with him. You’re therefore a dope by association.
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It’s a reference point. You must be a real peach in person.
ok, i usually defend sterling and his calls, but today he’s having a terrible time. every fly ball is a homerun to him. where’s howie rose when you need him.
And Joe G leaves in Park.
Oh God, Park in for a second inning. Why is Girardi so stubborn?
G-C,
What a ridiculous comment to make. They are about to be 7-11 in their last 18 road games, and coming into tonight had scored 3.29 runs per game in their last 17, with 15 of those 17 games scoring 4 runs or fewer. Facts are facts, whether you can accept the reality or not. They have struggled mightily on the road, and after a month and a half it starts to become a trend more than a bad stretch.
They are a different team on the road so far this season. It has nothing to do with tonight, what don’t you get? They have been inconsistent offensively, especially on the road, and if they don’t start getting it done they are going to have a hard time breaking away from the pack of teams clustered at the top of the AL East.
“Boston Dave-
You had some serious Brad Lidge indecision this week”
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well, I preferred Jenks but he had an injury on Sunday. Even though it wasn’t supposed to be serious at all, you can’t take any chances in that league.
Lidge is a serviceable fill-in but not ideal.
Matt:
So, you’re saying you want him to give up his at bat and stand there with it on his shoulder. The count is 2-0. As a batter, I’d figure he’s going to try to throw something down the middle to get a strike. Huffman took that approach and didn’t get the job done. But you’d rather he play like Manny v. Mo and stand there and not swing? How is that a ‘better approach’?
And if every rookie went with mindset that you mention, that they aren’t an ‘established player’ who can’t be counted on to deliver, therefore should never swing. NO PLAYER would ever get a hit. So where is the logic in that thinking?
ok, i usually defend sterling and his calls, but today he’s having a terrible time. every fly ball is a homerun to him. where’s howie rose when you need him.
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I’m not listening to Sterling but it does seem tough to get a read on balls hit in the air tonight. Even Gardner and Grandy had trouble in the first 2 innings haha. I can only imagine Sterling haha.
they should keep lopez in.
I am in love with Rickey Martin
Sixto Lezcano June 22nd, 2010 at 12:37 am
Joe V–no, but you quoted him and agreed with him. You’re therefore a dope by association.
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I just “quoted” you. Does that mean that I agree with you?
“Not good. Gonna have blow up their closer.”
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the mighty Aaron Heilman.
He’s good for a run an inning or so.
Problem is they need at least 4.
Carl–sharpen that slingblade and run down to the store for 6 of those cans of potted meat.
2 men on and tex last inning had a terrible ab for a change. how many times this year has he popped up on the first pitch of a ab with men on base?????a friggin ton.
now to grandy the guys obp is 310. again he is a great guy but 310 obp. that is bad melky like…..they traded about 4 guys for a 310 bop so far and his center field play is not exactly gold glove type. he should have had one of those hits early in the game and made that one play look much harder then it was.
can robertson ever pitch? i love yankee announcers say they need lenght tommorrow because of the pen used blah bLah blah.
they used scrub gaudan and park so far. so theoretically they does not tire out marte, joba, mariano, robertson etc………………..
Looks like Tex needs to send a message to his former Texas hitting coach?
nice prediction on the Yanks getting no-hit this weekend, Einstein.
Joe V. There are remedial courses in almost every city. Ask your mother for some money.
They have the best record, sure. But at this rate, not for long. The next two best teams are half a game back. need to keep pressure on these other teams and try and win every game. My point is just that they look very different than last year, no urgency, no feeling like the game is never over and they will always win. That competitiveness is what helped them win #27 and so far, it is lacking this year.
BD (Boston Dave) June 22nd, 2010 at 12:42 am
“Boston Dave-
You had some serious Brad Lidge indecision this week”
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well, I preferred Jenks but he had an injury on Sunday. Even though it wasn’t supposed to be serious at all, you can’t take any chances in that league.
Lidge is a serviceable fill-in but not ideal.
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I liked your strategy of playing a starting pitcher as relief and getting extra starts. You are not easy to beat with all of your pitching
Other Phil – Personally, I think it would have been the right decision for Huffman to keep the bat on his shoulders until the pitcher threw at least 1 strike. But oh well, no complaining from me. It was just a mistake.
Wow Kay is clueless bringing up Porcello when talking about Hughes.
The Tigers did baby him, they rested him a lot, him struggling this year has nothing to do with his innings last year.
Nick,
I guess we became an NL team overnight on the flight out, so he could pitch against us effectively tonight.
The sad thing is even if we had the DH, we’d be playing short.
So who ph in the 9th. Russo probably.
yeah Tyler, it’s
IT IS HIGH IT IS FAAAAARRRR… shortstop calls for it and makes the catch. that’s baseball suzyn.
Definitely not going to matter if we can’t hold them in the 8th
# Zorro June 22nd, 2010 at 12:35 am
CR9,
LOL… you gotta see this ad that the Boston Globe made congratulating the Celtics AFTER THEY LOST GAME 7
http://www.boston.com/sports/b…..elebAd.jpg
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hahahahahahahahaa
The Murders got what they deserve. The Criminals. Stranglers. Thieves. Liars. Rasheed Wallace. Scalinbini, Perkins, Bug Baby, Pierce, KG Dane Cook, Tommy Heinson. Dan Shulman. Peter Gammons. Jim Rice. Pete Abe. Gordon Edes. Bob Ryan. Dan Shaugnessy. Neil Diamond. Murders. Strangers. Corruptors, Thieves, Deceivers. Joe Buck. Tim McCarver. Peter King. Stephen King. Dropkick Murphy. Don Orsillo. Kevin Millar. Nomar. Ben Affleck. Matt Damon. Murders. Thieves. Liars. Cheats.
Phil,
You clearly do not understand what I’m saying.
You take the 2-0 pitch every single time in that situation with a hitter like Huffman at home plate. If he pours it over the middle of the plate, so what? I never said he should stand there and strike out looking the entire at bat. I said he should take on 2-0, which anyone who knows the game would agree with.
Even if he throws a strike on 2-0, he still has a great hitters count coming up with 2-1. And if he doesn’t throw a strike, then it’s a 3-0 count and you’re set up for a potentially huge inning. There is no reason to swing in that situation with that hitter at the plate, period.
Lopez was starting to miss with his pitches, and you needed more baserunners there to turn it into a real rally that could get you back in it.
# Sixto Lezcano June 22nd, 2010 at 12:43 am
Carl–sharpen that slingblade and run down to the store for 6 of those cans of potted meat.
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Hungry, are you ?
Sixto Lezcano June 22nd, 2010 at 12:45 am
Joe V. There are remedial courses in almost every city. Ask your mother for some money.
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That is a non-sensical statement ( I seem to be amusing myself at this point). What in the world are you talking about (ie-What message are you trying to deliver?)?
prime they looked differently really. you a facial recognition expert? explain the look.. guys smiling after loses, uniform not dirty enough?
what is it?
newsflash teams look bad when they pitch bad. teams look old when they cannot hit or go into a bad streak.
please clowns explain the look different this year then last, i am interested to hear… btw do not give me any emotional BS just facts………
“”Tex and Granderson’s total helplessness at the plate is getting tiresome. At least Tex showed, as Chad said, a bit of “frustration”. Actually makes you think he cares, which is nice. Too bad he can’t translate some of that into better habits at the plate. He really should take a look at some old video and re-learn his old batting stance and get rid of that extreme, ridiculous wide open stance and never-ending waggle.”"”
Maybe Tex’s paycheck should be threatened when he under performs just like everyone else. Tired of these spoiled ultra zillionaires getting away with poor performance. Oh, that’s right just belong to a union and your set no matter what.
after all this talk about the D-Bags pathetic bullpen I sense a quick inning
I love when CR9 creates new names for the sole purpose of agreeing with himself
CR9, please stop carrying on conversations with yourself, tia
Now Upton. Reached everytime tonight.
Hockey—obviously, you’re not too bright. Potted meat has peckers in it and only Carl eats that stuff.
Sweeeeeetttt Carolineeeeeeee
““Wow this blog has gone to hell since the Pete days”
And unfortunately, so has the team. Despite the record, Boston is now just .5 game behind us.
Seems like Pete is the good luck charm.”
yet when Pete covered the yankees…they never won a series…he leaves mid season and they go on to win the world series…..obviously he is not the reason but your silly logic is flawed deeply
# Joe V. June 22nd, 2010 at 12:47 am
Sixto Lezcano June 22nd, 2010 at 12:45 am
Joe V. There are remedial courses in almost every city. Ask your mother for some money.
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That is a non-sensical statement ( I seem to be amusing myself at this point). What in the world are you talking about (ie-What message are you trying to deliver?)?
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He’s been trying hard to make sense, I think ! Just hasn’t succeeded !
Its pretty amazing that Upton stayed in this game
goes to show you how bad Bustnett was even Gaudin and Chan Ho Park can get outs
# Sixto Lezcano June 22nd, 2010 at 12:49 am
Hockey—obviously, you’re not too bright. Potted meat has peckers in it and only Carl eats that stuff.
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So, that’s your real name !
Joe V–Ok, I was trying to be measured here. Obviously, you need a more direct approach. Here goes–you are very stupid and you have the comprehension level of an Iguana.
Tex needs help. Perhaps know it all or one of the board elites could council him?
“please clowns explain the look different this year then last, i am interested to hear… btw do not give me any emotional BS just facts………”
We were better offensively at this time.
Tex had 22 HRs before the ASB
A-Rod had 17 HRs by the ASB
Damon was on fire… NJ sucks
Hughes moved full-time to the pen. Who is our savior this year? Joba LOL!!
Red Sox are also much better this year. So is Tampa. Boston didn’t have Lackey last year or Buchholz who is the best pitcher in the AL right now.
LOL! I dont have to create other names to agree with myself. Obviously, there are others readily available for the task! If you really thought I did so, just ask Chad. He’ll tell you we’re not the same posters!!
And I never get tired of reading those lists. Im too lazy to post them myself, so please continue posting them. I get a large chuckle each time!!!
melkman with the union jab. nice we should feel sorry for the owners that is it. like feeling sorry for BP.
the owners that rip off tax dollars from cities or states to hold fans hostage, yea blame it on the unions not the friggin moron owners.
newsflash no one puts a gun to there head to pay these guys what they ask for. aren’t the owners so smart how else did they get so rich?
i love conservative drivel on a baseball website….go watch fox news for more propoganda you idiot..
ballgame
Why can’t Burnett be threatened with a 30% pay cut with his dreadful performance? Some pitchers would rise to the occasion.
Ugh- now I really wish Upton left the game
Way to go leaving Park in!
Park keeps fooling Joe.
Can’t sustain.
We WANT THE WILD CARD!
If we get the Wild Card, we will play Minnesota, who we own!
If we win the division, we will face whichever mediocre team comes from the West.
Give me Minnesota! Let Boston deal with the red-hot Texas team or the Angels who beat them last year!!!
Let Boston win the division!
Cue the fat lady. And hand Park his walking papers.
Alright then that will do it. Ugly opener.
whoops
Upton? I thought Gaudin broke his arm already.
The two-inning Park experiment continues to yield unfortunate results.
LOL! I dont have to create other names to agree with myself
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Its quite obvious and transparent that you do.
Chan Ho Park: Retire.
Hector the Inspector—are your lifetime success is what? A brand new double-wide and a membership card at Sam’s Club?
Let´s trade for Upton!
Game, set match. Thanks Ho for destroying any chance in the 9th.
oh well, now it’s game over! We’ll get ‘em tomorrow! Ciao!
jacob t another clown. watch lackey pitch some time. he is very very very avg.
the sux are better then last year, really.. what the hell are you smoking I want some of that……….
classic. red sox fans are like coachraches the yjust keep coming back no matter what you do to them.
btw, as i said why not robertson. why does girardi push park 2 innings every outing? i do not understand it…..
chan ho needs to go
The Yanks should leave Park in Arizona he belongs in the NL. Park is a 1 inning pitcher and he never pitches good in the second inning. You would think Girardi would know that by now.
I am not CR9
I just happen to share the same ideologies.
Nice job there CHoP. Way to keep the very slight chance alive.
Park is always much worse in his second inning of work. This game was somewhat within reach and you have a completely rested bullpen. Why in the world would you leave Park in this game?
There is no reason to burn through Park like this in games with wide margins like they’ve been doing. He is effective in his first inning almost every time out, so why don’t you take advantage and use him to get some bigger outs instead of Joba and such?
Nick,
I have the same observation. Chan Ho gives up runs every time he is out for the 2nd inning, but Girardi keeps running him out there.
# Sixto Lezcano June 22nd, 2010 at 12:54 am
Hector the Inspector—are your lifetime success is what? A brand new double-wide and a membership card at Sam’s Club?
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English please !
“jacob t another clown. watch lackey pitch some time. he is very very very avg.”
Yet he has as many wins as CC and Andy.
As long as he gets run support, he is going to win 18 games. He is that type of pitcher. Give him a lead, he will hold it. Much like Andy the last few years.
the reason melkman aj cannot get a paycut is 1 term even a buffoon like you may understand this word is CONTRACT. The basis of agreements in a civilized world is a contract next time tell the brillian owners to put clauses in the agreements for pay cuts if the stats do not warrant the pay………
Why does Joe G continue to think that Park is Aceves?
My dear friend Stuart, have you heard of the socialist program that the owners are forced to participate? It’s called revenue sharing and anti-free market payroll caps. Perhaps you should return to watching msnbc clown lol.
Whew, I’m glad CR9 publicly declared his leaving before Eddie posted.
Sixto Lezcano June 22nd, 2010 at 12:51 am
Joe V–Ok, I was trying to be measured here. Obviously, you need a more direct approach. Here goes–you are very stupid and you have the comprehension level of an Iguana.
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An iguana? What is the intellectual capacity of such a lizard? Do you have alot of personal experience with these creatures? I presume that you reside in the SW considering the Latino ballplayer whose name you chose to besmirch and general reference to a natural desert inhabitant.
Thanks Eddie! The more people I can convert or get to come out with the views, the greater I feel!
jacob t with more wisdom. as long as he gets runs support he will win.
wow, so smart if the yanks scored 23 runs tonight he als owould have won…
that is it… the teams just need to score more. lackey strikes out no one and puts runners on base all night, it will come back to haunt him another boston pasty fool……..
Ideologies?
come on brett
Ah, you never know. Maybe a miracle comeback in the 9th!
The contracts need to be rewritten but the goon union mob won’t allow it ever. Even a simple pro union thug like you knows that.
whoohoo now steal
come on cervelli
oh yea i forget about defensive indifference
ESPN needs to finds some annoucers who can actually do color.
analogies
Yankees:Boston::LOHUD:CR9
melkman please no more posts. your are absolutel ya moron or about 12 years old.
the goon unions, go watch a mob movie and listen to faux news for some more faux facts.
fool.
pinch hit for Jeter
Another hard hit ball and nothing to show for it.
The only reason this team is better than last years is because we have beaten up on the bad teams much better than we did last year.
Prior to the ASB in 09 we were
4-2 vs. Baltimore
5-3 vs. Cleveland
2-1 vs. Kansas City
5-2 vs. Toronto
1-2 vs. Wash
1-2 vs. Florida
2-1 vs. Atlanta
We were not killing the bad teams like we are this year. We are what 16-3 against Houston/Cle/Baltimore? We never hammered the bad teams like we did this year. That inflated our record.
Last year’s team was in much better shape.
Still can’t believe we’ve got like five more years of this clown Burnett. I’d rather set fire to a pile of money.
come on jeter
I sure hope Girardi goes after the next two games with avengence. Leaving AJ and Park in way to long, cost this one. I get the whole opening game on the road trip thing and sometimes you have to play for a later date, so now the later date will be tomorrow and so forth.
Joe V–nice try. However, I’m still reasonably sure that you need assistance when you shave in the morning.
HAHAHAHAHA
I can’t stop laughing at that Boston Globe Ad! What a bunch of scumbags!!
Awww poor Perkins.
And how nice for Dane Cook, Wilfork, Wes Welker, and all the other losers to sign it, like a Christmas Card!
HAHAHAHA! I am positively giddy that they lost. I can’t even get mad about Yankee losses now because of that. All on the heels of the Bruins collapse as well!!
Sweet Caroline!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ohhh Sweet Caroline!!!
“Still can’t believe we’ve got like five more years of this clown Burnett. I’d rather set fire to a pile of money.”
That is essentially what Cashman did when he signed this clown, just not in the literal sense. It might as well have, though.
# Sixto Lezcano June 22nd, 2010 at 1:04 am
Joe V–nice try. However, I’m still reasonably sure that you need assistance when you shave in the morning.
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Nite, nite, SWEETIE !
Jeter’s “strike zone” is unreal. He swings at anything like Cano used to.
JA—good research. Now devote your time to something constructive. Go plug up that oil leak
Stuart Smalley I presume. Go pay your dues and continue feeding the corrupt machine you worship. Rachel Maddow thinks your almost as mannish as she is lololololol.
now he works the count
Sixto,
I don’t do immigration work myself but perhaps I could refer you to one of my colleagues in your quest for a green card.
Amazing what happens when you work the count huh Jeets. Looked at strike one and worked a nice ab
come on swish
Eddie – You are AWESOME, baby!! I’ve read every Bill Simmons article now that they lost. It’s been a thrill. My personal favorite was his line about “I want to commit a homicide.” Some part of me wished he had, even though he was only being tongue in cheek. As for Perk, too bad, so sad, baby!! You paid the price for your crimes against the NBA. It was so pleasurable to see Perk lying on the floor in horrific pain. No greater feeling.
3 runs is PLENTY to win a ball game.
Rather than kill the offense, which is 2nd in baseball in runs scored, point your anger to AJ Bustnett, the human gasoline can and matchbox, all in one.
He is only going to get worse as he gets older. Fangraphs has his FB as almost a mile slower. That combined with his boom-or-bust mechanics make him a scary proposition
Consider last year lucky that he saved us in game 2 and do not expect that again. Say your prayers and stick him in the bullpen. Javy is much more reliable
Michelle–that’s why he’s a .320 lifetime hitter. Because he’s not foolish enough to listen to you.
maybe they should stop swinging for the fences
Now the game’s over. Another hard hit ball and an out. Ugh.
Gee, no one knocked Gardner tonight !
come on tex
i wanna see alex hit a hr
“Still can’t believe we’ve got like five more years of this clown Burnett. I’d rather set fire to a pile of money.”
That is essentially what Cashman did when he signed this clown, just not in the literal sense. It might as well have, though.”"”
AJ must be spending too much time watching Stuart Smalley SNL skits.
Andy tomorrow and then Javy = a good chance to win yet another series. Yay. Can’t ask for more than that. But it is weird for the Yanks to be held down by the likes of Rodrigo Lopez – he’s no Jamie Moyer lol.
Uh, 10-4
Tex swings at yet another outside pitch, perfect way to end the game.
“JA—good research. Now devote your time to something constructive. Go plug up that oil leak”
I am on my way down there right now. I plan on trying to set the ocean on fire, in order to remove the oil
The problem with that is that it will evaporate into the air and will kill the human race.
So, I’m caught between a rock and a hard place.
Disappointing night for all the Yankee fans in attendance. Too bad, hopefully they will come back for the next 2 and see better games.
i think the team will turn it around but they really need a shot in the arm. Teixeira still looks lost and they simply aren’t getting the production they thought they would be getting from Granderson.
The BEST team in baseball got trounced by a bottom feeding team, your Phake Champions!
What happened to all your bravado now, about your record? They kicked your butt tonight!
I knew AJ would Phail, and whatever the Yankees are paying him, it’s too much, he will kill your pen.
If this were Boston or any other team, they would’ve fought to score runs, these guys couldn’t even work the count.
When the team leaves town, leave AJ and Chan Ho Park behind, they are better off!
There are simply too many players in this lineup trying to lift the ball and hit home runs.
Good night Yankee people!
Why can’t we get hot like the Braves?
We are going in circles, just like the Mets. Even they had a longer win streak than we ever did this year.
We have a good game, lose a game, win a series, lose a series
Just stagnant. We’ve been stuck on 15-16 games over for like a month.
shocking the robot tex pulled a outside pitch to the 2b.
shocking melkman is a angry teannage ignorant guy who has to be 20 + pounds overweight, pale, bad body odor, and socially akward. had to get the rachel maddow lesbian dig in so he can feel more manly about playing video games to 3 in the morning and talking about guns and going on line to try to meet chicks.
melky you are one cliche dude. you go to junior college or just Devry?
ixto Lezcano June 22nd, 2010 at 1:08 am
Michelle–that’s why he’s a .320 lifetime hitter. Because he’s not foolish enough to listen to you.
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Not quite lover, but I’ll see ya’ won’t I ?
There are simply too many players in this lineup trying to lift the ball and hit home runs.
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But isn’t that what most of you want? A lineup stacked with hitters going for the homeruns?
That’s what you get when you want all homeruns hitters in your lineup – all or nothing.
# the gay Yankee fan June 22nd, 2010 at 1:14 am
There are simply too many players in this lineup trying to lift the ball and hit home runs.
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But isn’t that what most of you want? A lineup stacked with hitters going for the homeruns?
That’s what you get when you want all homeruns hitters in your lineup – all or nothing.
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Ya’ comin’ over with Sixto too aren’t ya’ ?
yeah, who the hell wants home run hitters in their line up? lets get guys who have zero power and just slap at the ball.
this place is a joke.
Bret
where’s all the Yankees brag now, huh, they have Phallen like I KNEW THEY WOULD!
How many mgrs would leave in a pitcher to sink his team like Joe did, he’s a by the book Phool.
dude the phillies are straight garbage. go back to your terrible, disease-ridden city and jump in front of a bus.