Game 72: Yankees at Diamondbacks
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Gameday Thread on Jun 23, 2010 
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YANKEES (44-27)
Derek Jeter SS
Nick Swisher RF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Francisco Cervelli C
Curtis Granderson CF
Brett Gardner LF
Javier Vazquez RHP
RHP Javier Vazquez (6-6, 5.01)
Vazquez vs.Diamondbacks
DIAMONDBACKS (28-44)
Kelly Johnson 2B
Stephen Drew SS
Justin Upton RF
Miguel Montero C
Chris Young CF
Adam LaRoche 1B
Mark Reynolds 3B
Gerardo Parra LF
Dontrelle Willis LHP
LHP Dontrelle Willis (1-0, 4.20)
Willis vs. Yankees
TIME/TV: 9:40 p.m. / YES Network
UMPIRES: HP James Hoye, 1B Laz Diaz, 2B John Hirschbeck, 3B Wally Bell
WEATHER: I was worried when I was driving to the park and took that picture on the right. The roof was open and the stadium was pretty hot when I walked in, but the roof has since been closed and the temperature is basically the same as it’s been the previous two games. Upper 70s.
NINE HITS: Yankees starter Javier Vazquez doesn’t have a ton of experience against these Diamondbacks, but he’s faced every hitter in tonight’s Arizona lineup at least three times. All told, the D-Backs at 9-for-56 against him, good for a .161/.217/.250 slash line.
BRIGHT FUTURE: With Austin Romine and Hector Noesi already selected for the Futures Game, Double-A Trenton manager Tony Franklin will also participate as a coach. The Yankees have had two players participate in both the Futures Game and the MLB All-Star Game while members of the Yankees organization: Second basemen Robinson Cano and Alfonso Soriano.
PREGAME COMEDY: Completely forgot to mention this in the pregame notes… In the clubhouse before the game, Nick Swisher couldn’t get over today’s Wimbledon epic that lasted 10 hours and still isn’t over. At one point, he asked no one in particular what the baseball equivalent would be. It was the Times’ Ben Shpigel who had everyone laughing. “One game against the Red Sox,” he said.
UPDATE, 9:55 p.m.: Five batters into the game, the Diamondbacks bullpen is already busy. The Yankees are up 1-0 and Willis can’t throw strikes.
UPDATE, 9:56 p.m.: The Yankees tried to turn this into a huge inning, going hit-and-run with Cano at the plate, but Cano struck out and Teixeira was thrown out to let Willis off the hook.
UPDATE, 10:04 p.m.: The Diamondbacks returned the favor by running themselves into an out in the bottom of the first, but it really felt like the Yankees should have gotten more than one out of that play. Now the bases are loaded with one out and Chris Young at the plate.
UPDATE, 10:15 p.m.: The Yankees let the Diamondbacks off the hook in the top of the first inning, then let them take the lead in the bottom half. It’s 2-1 on Adam LaRoche’s two-out, two-run single.
UPDATE, 10:40 p.m.: Willis is trying to let the Yankees win this thing. He’s now walked the bases loaded for Alex Rodriguez.
UPDATE, 10:44 p.m.: Willis walks in a run and A.J. Hinch has seen enough. Here’s reliever Blaine Boyer with the bases loaded, one out and a 2-2 tie in the third inning.
UPDATE, 10:48 p.m.: Hard to pick a better hitter to have at the plate in that situation, but Robinson Cano just grounded into an inning-ending double play. That’s twice the Yankees have turned a potentially huge inning into a one-run inning. It’s 2-2.
UPDATE, 10:49 p.m.: Willis threw 66 pitches, only 27 for a strike. He walked seven, yet the Yankees got only two runs.
UPDATE, 11:12 p.m.: Not going well for Vazquez. He’s having some command issues of his own and the D-Backs are back in front, 4-2.
UPDATE, 11:30 p.m.: Robinson Can just flung his helmet in disgust. Great diving catch in left field, Alex Rodriguez doubled off at first, and the Yankees have so far ran themselves out of this game.
UPDATE, 11:45 p.m.: Chance to do something big here. Two on, no outs in the sixth. Gardner at the plate, Curtis on deck to pinch hit for Vazquez.
UPDATE, 11:46 p.m.: That’s a base hit for Curtis, tying the game at 4. Gardner drove in a run with a ground out, and this time Curtis played it cool on his second big league hit. Just a little hand clap when he got to first.
UPDATE, 11:50 p.m.: GIDP by Jeter. The Yankees are officially unable to take full advantage of their opportunities tonight.
UPDATE, 12:03 a.m.: A balk and wild pitch basically handed the Diamondbacks the lead. What a horribly played game by the Yankees. It’s 5-4.
UPDATE, 1:10 a.m.: As you can probably imagine, I’ve been writing and rewriting this game story several times tonight. I’ve thought several times that the Yankees were going to at least tie it, and they’ve finally done it in the ninth. A sac fly by Alex Rodriguez has pulled the Yankees into a 5-5 tie. There are two on with two outs and Cervelli at the plate.
UPDATE, 1:12 a.m.: Cervelli is the Yankees last catcher, and when he began arguing that strikeout, Tony Pena was on the top step of the dugout frantically waving for him to get away from the umpire. By the way, Rivera is in.
UPDATE, 1:13 a.m.: Rivera is batting second. Huffman is in right field batting ninth.
UPDATE, 1:25 a.m.: Granderson! Solo home run to lead off the 10th inning has the Yankees in the lead 6-5.
UPDATE, 1:36 a.m.: Rivera at the plate. And he made contact twice! Foul ball and a ground out. He’ll try to close out his own win.
UPDATE, 1:50 a.m.: An ugly game ends with brilliance from Mariano Rivera. Bases loaded with no outs, and Rivera gets out of it with two popups and a strikeout. Unreal. Yankees win 6-5.
7-1 Yankees
Lets go Pitching and Offense!!!
Pat M. June 23rd, 2010 at 9:22 pm
Alex has learned the past year or so to think before speaking….Last thing he’ll want ot do is alienate himself in the clubhouse by popping off about Torre as they’re are still some key guys who are still very loyal to Joe…….I think Torre tried for a few years to nurture Alex into the maintstream of the club, but let’s face the facts Alex was a bit of a drama diva for quite sometime …..One has to think that some of A-Rods antics rubbed Torre the wrong way……..The Madonna & stripper episode, the Pinella situation, to name a few probably didn’t set well with St. Joe……Then there’s the 05-06-07 October performances which must have fueld the resentment……I’m certain there’s a lot that went on behind those clubhouse doors that we’ll find out in time, but that time isn’t now……
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PAT M with another perfect post. Couldn’t agree more.
Stay patient vs. Willis. Don’t swing at anything. Just take the walk.
Rays losing.
Sox face Jimenez and losing.
How devastating would it be if we Yanks get denied of a win tonight by Willis?
You tell me.
Why do some people keep saying that Torre brought those 4 World Series rings to New York. I give more credit to the players than Torre especially from 1998-2000. Torre was perfect in the 1996 playoffs and he should get a lot of credit for that year.
Erin, thanks!
I try to ignore the Mets because I hate them, but they are a good team and they are beating up a good team in the Tigers. R A Dickey? Unbelievable. The Mets are as good as anyone in the NL – blech
Joe deserves a lot of credit for bringing stability to the franchise after years of chaos – and he was a terrific manager. However, he was hardly perfect though the media tried to portray him as such. Whatever – that’s in the past; I don’t particularly care about this upcoming series. It’s just another series that I want to win.
Rivera is such a class act.
“Torre was perfect in the 1996 playoffs and he should get a lot of credit for that year.”
I agree with this.
No non-player gets more credit than Torre for those rings, yet the non-player who was most responsible for them, Stick Michael, hardly gets any. He built the team and along with Buck, changed the losing culture that pervaded the Yankees in the early ’90s.
Everything’s clicking for the Mets right now. Their holes are currently not showing. The thing is, they’ve been very inconsistent, and they don’t have the depth for when things aren’t going exactly right. That gets exposed over a long season.
“Joe deserves a lot of credit for bringing stability to the franchise after years of chaos – and he was a terrific manager”
Chaos? They had the second best record in MLB at the time of the lockout in 1994 and made the playoffs for the first time since 1981 in 1995.
Alex just high-5′d Joe Girardi in the dugout. Any guesses how many times that happened with Torre?
Yeah, Rich, chaos……instability. I don’t really have to explain that to you, do I?
Please do Betsy, because the facts are contra.
Please do Betsy, because the facts are contra.
Joe, maybe they have fewer holes than we thought. Their kids are getting it done and the retreads like Dickey have been great; there’s almost a sense of destiny with them.
atta boy Jete
Rich in NJ
I agree.
Anybody else having trouble getting the game to come up on MLB.TV?
Rich, how many managers did George run through before Torre? Look, I’m not trying to defend him; after what he pulled with the book, I’ve basically washed my hands of him. He trashed Cashman and proved himself a gossip. I’m just trying to give credit where it’s due. Joe was calm and he handled the media like a pro; he handled George well also – obviously not easy.
I kind of feel like Beltran returning is going to screw up the Mets.
And Dontrelle is bad folks. This is sad.
We have to see if the Mets hold up in Sept. because the Mets love to collapse in Sept.
Joe, did Girardi accept the high-five or did he pull a Phil? LOL
Swish!!!!
Well that didn’t take long
wow willis is a shell of his former self…86 mph?
Tampa gets an insurance run.
I mean the Padres get an insurance run sorry.
Bets, I wouldn’t call the Mets a team of destiny just yet.
Why Swish?
Girardi just shot a look at Swisher. Wow.
that was silly by swisher…
Joe, I’m being facetious, sort of – but they are getting contributions from unlikely players – I think they’re in it all the way this year. They do have very good pitching.
Betsy
Buck managed the team for 4 years. The season before he took over, Stump Merrill’s team had a 71-91 record. As I said above, in 1994 they had the second best record in MLB at the time of the lockout. In 1995 they made the playoffs for the first time in 15 seasons.
That’s turning chaos into stability. Torre was handed the keys to a team that was ready to win.
He contributed in 1996 by lessening the overcontrolled atmosphere that Buck sometimes created, but that same atmosphere was invaluable for transforming a losing culture into a winning one.
Carl June 23rd, 2010 at 9:47 pm
Why Swish?
*******
Seriously
Won’t be here long tonight, Yankee fans. Just wanted to say : IGNORE THE TROLLS AND ENJOY TRUE YANK FANS !!!
# 57′ Yank June 23rd, 2010 at 9:49 pm
Won’t be here long tonight, Yankee fans. Just wanted to say : IGNORE THE TROLLS AND ENJOY TRUE YANK FANS !!!
Thanks
This is actually hard to watch
Rich, that’s a good point………..
This has to be an uncomfortable AB against Willis.
Well, suffer or not but we need this win. Sorry Dontrell.
He wants to stay in the game?
whooaa
A little girl is holding up a sign that says I want to be a D-backs player when I grow up or A-Rods agent lol
How many strikes has ghe thrown so far? Two???
“This has to be an uncomfortable AB against Willis.”
I’d rather face Willis than Strasburg.
This is sad.
Damn wth was Swish thinking?
# Erica in NY June 23rd, 2010 at 9:50 pm
This is actually hard to watch
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Yes it is.
Wow ! This is pathetic !
Willis should just retire.
Willis is a good guy and it’s ashamed what has happened to him.
Very good for the game before he fell apart.
He gets paid lots of money and sometimes this happens. It’s called life, folks.
darn
Who sent Teix? That was really stupid.
Really????
What in the world?
Lets score a few more runs before we call it too sad….
Well that was ugly.
horrible base running. Horrible.
why are they trying to steal with slow guys….so bizarre….
call me a troll that was disgusting
They just ran themselves out of a huge inning. Unbelievable.
why would you try to steal 3rd????
lol, what the heck was that??
In a way, I was feeling sorry for Dontrelle, but don’t worry Tex just fixed that, I actually feel sorrier for Tex.
now he’ll shut them down the whole way.
I blame BP….
I blame BP….
Why steal when the pitcher cannot throw strikes?
The Yankees need to stop helping Willis. The guy is really bad so why run.
What are we doing? One run is a disaster in that inning.
a disgrace by the baserunners and pathetic by cano, way to choke
You won’t see Cano swing through too many pitches like that in a whole season.
Really Joe? A hit and run when Willis can’t throw strikes? You can’t tell me Tex went on his own there.
3-2 counts on both. Swisher just left too early, and Cano couldn’t make contact. It’s pretty standard to go on the pitch in a 3-2 count. Blame Swisher on the first one. Blame Cano on the second.
This is actually hard to watch
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Yes. It is. These Yanks are just pathetic. Against willis, only 1 runs? Come on!!!!!!!!!
Even the Sox scored two off Jimenez.
Those caught stealing were pure stupidity!!!!
I love how the Yankees don’t run on the best pitchers in the game but they want to run on a guy who can’t throw strikes.
Oh no, the walking thing may be contagious.
What the heck?
Johnson should have gone. C’mon Javy
this is pathetic
So, I sadly no longer live in NY, so I have to watch the games on mlb.com. This means I have to listen to the home team broadcast. OMG, The Diamondbacks have the worst, most pathetic commentators ever. If I recorded you some of the stuff these guys says (well, Mark Grace isn’t that bad, its really more the moron with him) you would be rolling. Example: They start congratulating the camera staff for the camera catching Girardi talking to Swish after the moronic steal. And after the check swing on the 2-0 to arod, they said he is “feeling out the pitch like when you come home in the dark and feel around for the light switch and bump into things.” Dear god they suck.
Willis threw 26 pitches – 18 were balls.
Vazquez is trying to beat that.
Is it something in the air?
Did Tex run on his own? He must have why else say sorry?
wow.. yanks are gone bring back the dtrain in dontrelle.. we can only beat good pitchers.
jiminez has the flu fyi
What a surprise the Sox have 2 runs off Ubaldo already. Everyone else he gives up 0 or no runs.
horrible display by the Yankees. Really little league level baseball…
LOLOLOLOLOL@Vazquez doing his best impersonation of Dontrelle Willis.
As Mike Francesa would say, this is an “utter disgrace”.
tex goofed he missef the sign he had to, joe can be stoopid but not that stupid
“What a surprise the Sox have 2 runs off Ubaldo already. Everyone else he gives up 0 or no runs.”
the Rockies have 5 off Lackey.
Can javy out pitch aj?
Rob,
What in the world are you talking about? You NEVER try to steal 3rd with a lefty at the plate unless you are Brett Gardner fast. The catcher has a clear throwing lane, it’s about one of the most obvious ones in the book, and Teixeira has no speed to boot.
Willis has no idea where the ball is going, so both Swisher and Teixeira should have been anchored to the bases. You send the runner against a contact pitcher who may induce a double play, not against a guy who shuts down lefties and is missing all over the place. He isn’t going to just lay it in there, mainly because he CAN’T hit the target.
No matter how you put it, there was absolutely no reason to send either of those runners. 1 hit and 3 bb, and only 1 run, that’s pathetic. Two of his three outs were from stupidity on the bases, and 1 run is hardly even close to putting away a team with Arizona’s offense at home.
If they just stood there, Willis may have walked in 3 or 4 runs and they could have had a huge inning. That is the kind of situation where you need to really put up a huge inning. Even befoire that, why in the world are Swisher and Teixeira even SWINGING on 3-1 when the guy hasn’t even come close to home plate? They chased ball 4 after he did not even throw a pitch close to home plate in those at bats and got lucky he walked them despite that.
And the implosion of Vazquez begins………
I bet the Diamondbacks score more runs in first inning against Vazquez than we against Willis.
Losing 2 out of 3 to freaking Dbacks! ugh!
I think Javier has Dontrelle-itis
Let’s go yankees
maybe the yanks can guys who know how to play
Bad baserunning is contagious also.
Pretty terrible baserunning by both teams early in this game.
a disgraceful peformance by these chokers
Ugly ugly baseball
This is the worst baseball I’ve ever seen.
blake,
My point being is there a pitcher out there not on the Yankees that ever shuts them down. If they faced Strasburg they would hit him as well
Asd June 23rd, 2010 at 9:59 pm
So, I sadly no longer live in NY, so I have to watch the games on mlb.com. This means I have to listen to the home team broadcast
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MLB.tv premium allows you to choose home or away broadcasts. You don’t HAVE to watch the D-Bags broadcast. I don’t know if you are paying yearly or monthly, but the yearly upgrade to premium is just 20 bucks.
The yankees are playing with their heads in their fannies….
come on
And there we go with the Diamondbacks pretty much handing the Yankees a double play on the bases and we allow them to get right back into prime position to score despite the out at home. How can you let those runners move up? Just terrible.
Rays losing.
Sox face Jimenez and losing.
How devastating would it be if we Yanks get denied of a win tonight by Willis?
You tell me.
Stay positive REAL Yank fans. See ya’ later.
Yankees aren’t even losing, and Matt’s here? That’s a first.
“My point being is there a pitcher out there not on the Yankees that ever shuts them down. If they faced Strasburg they would hit him as well”
I think they scored 1 run last night.
Paging Mr. Clifford Lee
You are insufferable Matt.
Can we blame the heat for this insanity?
Andy pettite and cc can pitch and keep team in game when they don’t have their best stuff…aj and javy can not
>MLB.tv premium allows you to choose home or away broadcasts. You don’t HAVE to watch the D-Bags broadcast. I don’t know if you are paying yearly or monthly, but the yearly upgrade to premium is just 20 bucks.
Yeah, I know, I’ve been cheap, but the crap quality of this broadcast just might swing me into premium.
Wow that was strike 3.
Too much fertilizer was used on the field today. Mostly around the mound.
So how many more names are you going to post under to ask the same stupid question.
So far it’s under chris and sam. How many more?
Try not acting like a moron tonight. That would beca first.
Man that 2-2 pitch looked pretty close.
Why do some people on this blog love to talk anout the Red Sox and compare everything they do ? Who cares about the Red Sox !
Javy is a nibbler. That won’t change.
Enough of this nonsense. Time for a double play.
LOL at all you soft-hearted suckers feeling sorry for Dontrelle. You should feel sorry for Javy instead.
Padres defeat the Tampa Bay Rays of St. Petersburg at the Juicebox
Throwing wet poo…
Like I always say, you can’t criticize the results as much as the approach. Mental mistakes as obvious as the ones they made tonight are inexcusable out there. When a pitcher is struggling like Willis was, you have to have a team approach to let him get himself in trouble. There is absolutely no excuse for bailing him out on the bases, he only retired one hitter in that entire inning and walked three.
“How devastating would it be if we Yanks get denied of a win tonight by Willis?
You tell me”
Losses in June are not ” devastating” also they have not lost yet
Montero looks like the Joker.
1st inning and trollmageddon has already happened. 90% of you guys are simply intolerable to read.
Javy’s arm is dragging and his front shoulder opening too early. That’s making his fastball run back arm side and once again he’s not staying on top of the ball.
Javy’s mechanics are very prone to going out of wack. It may be related to that slight hesitation he has in his delivery.
blake,
sorry i should have prefaced it with good pitcher
Young do all he can to help Vazquez out.
Wouldn’t it be pathetic if Vazquez had to throw more pitches in the first than Willis?
sorry-about
sure wish i had yes, these diamonback broadcasters are the worst, makes u appreciate mike kay
One more out please.
K this punk. Come on Javy..use the force.
Thank you.
I don’t find Kay funny but talking about those Tommy manske commercials with Fred mcgriff was funny
nice k
nice K for javi
That was a much better sequence and a great curveball. Javy just can’t pitch behind…he gets ahead and he’s a much better pitcher….like most guys.
If that’s the case, CB, can we trust Javy? We’ve got two pitchers in our rotation that we can’t trust……not a recipe for success.
Thanks COACH !
# CB June 23rd, 2010 at 10:08 pm
Javy’s arm is dragging and his front shoulder opening too early. That’s making his fastball run back arm side and once again he’s not staying on top of the ball.
Javy’s mechanics are very prone to going out of wack. It may be related to that slight hesitation he has in his delivery.
This inning seems to be lasting for hours.
Actually, it wouldn’t be “devastating” at all since the Rays lost and the Sox will probably lose.
Then again, the moron knows that.
We have a pool and a pond… Pond is good for you
Let’s go Javynator…
At this pace, the game has a 50/50 shot of ending before 3am
Javy has already thrown more pitches than Willis.
Please get the third out
Please get the third out
Please get the third out
1st inning and troll police are out already ( neglecting their children, someone needs to go hug a role model
“full count Javy”
Didn’t someone say to ignore the trolls ?
Lots of walks. Lots of wild pitches. Bad base-running.
This looks a lot like one of Matt’s t-ball games.
Betsy,
if you are going yo go inning by inning to figure out which pitchers you trust, you will never find any you trust.
So 2 free outs for both teams.
fu javier, team a bunch of chokers
darn again. but yay for the 3rd out
Ugly ugly base running by both teams! Both teams two outs on the bases
Dontrelle Vasquez is looking as bad as Javier Willis!
This game is only 1 inning old and it’s already one of the sloppiest games of the season.
Javy will settle down and be okay
How about this…..down a run.
Like I said….I don’t feel sorry for dontrell because we need the win.
No, I’m not doing that SJ – CB said Javy is prone to having mechanical issues, so that’s what I was responding to.
They had a chance to put up a huge inning in the first and potentially put this game well out of reach. Instead, they bailed Willis out with idiotic baserunning and now actually trail in this game. As good as this team is on paper, they make it so much harder on themselves with the way they play out there sometimes.
P-
“sure wish i had yes, these diamonback broadcasters are the worst, makes u appreciate mike ”
Thank you! I love the pitch that Javy throws in the dirt to which moron guy says “you know your swinging the bat well when you’re able to lay off that pitch” Really? Really? Because most batters can’t help but swing at those in the dirt pitches.
Willis won’t !
YankeesWFAN Wow…can’t wait to talk to Buttermaker after the game.
Vazquez is a born loser. We can score 10 and he’ll let up 11.
So now the Yankees are chokers because of one game teddy ? LOL !
More 2 out rbis!
What a soccer game! Okay I call no more soccer talk
These ARI announcers are trying to torture me.
in all fairness strasburg got the loss from blown calls.. the umps get worse every year!
Looks like he didn’t learn to pitch in-between innings.
Matt-
“They had a chance to put up a huge inning in the first and potentially put this game well out of reach. Instead, they bailed Willis out with idiotic baserunning and now actually trail in this game. As good as this team is on paper, they make it so much harder on themselves with the way they play out there sometimes.”
I would say something like “A good team isn’t measured by the mistakes they make, but what they learn from it” But… lines like that wouldn’t change whatever angst you seem to carry around about the yanks, so I won’t waste my time. Whoops, just did.
let him throw balls
Why’s he bunting?
# P- June 23rd, 2010 at 10:13 pm
Dontrelle Vasquez is looking as bad as Javier Willis!
Bet I know what the “P” stands for !
Bunt?? Make him pitch
bunts when willis cant throw strikes!!! whos managing this game?????
bunts when willis cant throw strikes!!! whos managing this game?????
Bunt? A bunt?
Willis can’t throw strikes and they are giving free outs!!!!!
cervilli on crack, this whole team on crack, there pathetic
Why are you bunting against a guy who can’t throw strikes ???
Do the Yankees want to help out Willis or win.
Again, stupid approach yields to bad result.
Willis cannot throw strikes in this game. So what that he happened to get lucky and put one in there on 1-0? Absolutely no reason to bunt, and not only that but he bunted at ball 2.
If this team wasn’t so stupid and followed a semi-intelligent game plan out there, Willis would probably walk home 3 or 4 runs and run his pitch count up to 100 in the 3rd or 4th, but instead they are giving him new life.
Cervelli’s defensive bad judgment cost the Yanks a couple of runs there.
Willis can’t find the plate and Cervelli is bunting. You just can’t make these things up. They have given Willis 3 outs when he should only have 1 in the game. Cervelli hasn’t used his brain today.
Girardi is killing me here.
Spend enough time in the desert and you’re bound to do dumb things.
Bunting — are you serious with a pitcher not throwing strikes. Has Girardi lost his mind!!! He is giving this game to a half ass team when the yankees have a tough schedule coming up, a three way tie (just about) in the division, and really need some wins. And now Willis is back in the game — disgraceful…
Come on……
The first inning was an inning to forget.
It seems like the Yankees are treating Willis like he is the Willis of old. The guy has no velocity and can’t throw strikes. So why run and bunt ?
Girardi needs to get on these guys. They helped Willis a ton so far in this game.
anyone still think javy has turned the corner? lets not forget he pitched well against teams that really sucked – he’ll get eaten alive by the rays and redsox
cliff lee may really be a necessity at this point – you can’t go with 2 pitchers and a third on an innings limit the rest of the year –
and look at this the yankees look like they have given willis a second chance..nice
what a suprise, yanks go down 123 . they don’t care
Ouch. Seriously. Ouch.
Willis still hasn’t thrown strikes in this game. The only difference this inning was that the Cervelli was dumb enough to bunt one of them and the ump helped him out on Gardner.
terrible call on that pitch…how does willis get that?
I hate watching Javy pitch.
Now Willis has settled dowN. Hope Javy does the same.
“anyone still think javy has turned the corner? lets not forget he pitched well against teams that really sucked – he’ll get eaten alive by the rays and redsox
cliff lee may really be a necessity at this point – you can’t go with 2 pitchers and a third on an innings limit the rest of the year – ”
God you’re stupid. The Tigers and Mets really suck now?
LOL @ cliff lee being a necessity. Good lord, their starters have pitched the most innings in the major leagues. They have the 4th best ERA. What is wrong with you?
Now Cy Young winner Dontrelle Willis returns.. watch him retire the next 17 in a row.
The pitch to Gardner wasn’t a strike but Girardi should of sat Granderson tonight. You can’t have both lefties at the bottom of the lineup tonight. I hope the Yanks are happy that they helped Willis settle in. Hopefully Vazquez can find the plate now.
Teddy just go away
“what a suprise, yanks go down 123 . they don’t care”
Sorry, but that was an extremely stupid thing to say. Just sayin’.
If we lose this game tonight it will be THE worst loss of the season. The score should be at least 4-2 Yankees right now. Girardi is handing Willis this one. Pathetic.
Leave Cisco alone
Just to think that if the Yankees played a semi-intelligent game out there tonight, they could be leading 3-0 or 4-0 instead of trailing 2-1.
If Teixeira and Swisher anchor themselves to the bases, the only out in that inning that Willis actually got was Cano’s strikeout. He could have walked in a bunch of runs the way he was pitching. Then in the first they let those runners move up when they had an extra out on the bases and handed them an extra chance that they capitalized on to score both of their runs.
Vazquez ended up throwing more pitches in the first inning than Willis. How in the world as an offense can you let that happen? It’s one thing if he makes tough pitches on you, but he wasn’t even coming close to home plate on most of those pitches. Why even take the bat off your shoulder until he gets you to 2 strikes?
“If we lose this game tonight it will be THE worst loss of the season.”
Are you and teddy competing for the “Stupidest comment of the night” award?
just like I was saying. 90 pitches with 1 out in the 6th for Ubaldo and 3 runs. Impressive
# RalphieD (OPPC) June 23rd, 2010 at 10:20 pm
terrible call on that pitch…how does willis get that?
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That was definitely a terrible call. It was about the same place as pitch #1, but a little more outside. 1 was called a ball, and 5 a strike? ‘Consistency’ is not in the MLB umpire’s vocabulary.
Michelle,
Granderson lined out sharply to center. He holds his own against most lefties, it’s the tough lefties that he has trouble with, and quite frankly how many lefties don’t have trouble with a guy like Pedro Feliciano or Jon Lester?
Trade for Lee.
Generally, he has been great. But not throwing to third immediately was a lapse in judgment. Luckily, it’s early in the game. This looks like a 2 am night.
How is that not a strike?
Youre giving Dontrelle that pitch…come on.
@Michelle. When did Willis become a tough lefty? This 2005?
This umpire is awful. Girardi is right to yell “both ways” at him.
umpire has been inconsistent in both directions.
The 2-2 pitch to Reynolds was closer than the one he called Gardner out on. Glad the umpire wants to give a pitcher who can’t even sniff the strike zone a close pitch and not call strikes for the one who is pounding the zone.
So what excuse will it be next when a Yankee pitcher is jobbed on a close pitch in a crucial spot? He didn’t “earn” it by not throwing strikes? Every other team’s starter seems to have earned that pitch 4 inches off the plate outside.
Why do we continue to treat the best record team in baseball as hopeless when they are down 2-1 after the 2nd? I mean, they usually win.
thinking girardi is going to get tossed at some point tonight. javy is getting no calls. gardner got called on a curve that hit the ground.
Tie game. Great job Ubaldo
As long as there is no accountability for umpires, they will continue to suck. As long as the likes of Joe West, Buckner and Laz Diaz are allowed to remain employed, the game will always be flawed.
sox beating up Jimenez
JAVY 41 pitches in 2 innings !
ac1 June 23rd, 2010 at 10:28 pm
thinking girardi is going to get tossed at some point tonight. javy is getting no calls. gardner got called on a curve that hit the ground.
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You may be right
You could actually hear Joe yelling from the dugout
Sox are a good team.
I guess Ubaldo is a product of the national league west lack of hitting. Boston has 5.
The yanks couldn’t beat Dontrelle, meanwhile the red sox are on verge of beating Jimenez’s brain out.
that amazing, amazing, amazing red sox offense.
I’m sure Ubaldo will be back to his 8 or 9 inning 1 or 0 run games next week.
Can’t wait to see Lincecum wet the bed this weekend against them.
2 teams “elite” pitchers go to die against. Mets and Sox
I guess the ump wants this to be a 5 hour game. Considering both pitchers haven’t been throwing strikes you would think close pitches would be called. But not for this ump.
ill say this. dbacks announcers are a little better tonight than last night.
Sox hitting much better than us recently. Hope it doesn’t last.
12-1 NL pitcher= javy vazquez pitching in AL= slightly better than average.
Mike Rice,
I though good pitching beats good hitting
Sox 6 runs 10 hits against G0d.
I knew it! Thanks a lot for jinxing Ubaldo, guys. Grrrrr.
Jimenez gives up a season full of runs to the Sox. Please Dont tell us here that the Sox aren’t legit.
How do you walk the pitcher?
Willis just walked the pitcher even. Makes you wonder what half the lineup is thinking up there tonight.
Memo to the Yankees:
No more bogus baserunning please!!!!
Thank you.
Willis is throwing from different arm slots pitch to pitch. He really isn’t repeating his throwing mechanics.
“I though good pitching beats good hitting”
I have always thought that to be a flawed cliche.
The Yanks shouldn’t take the bat off their shoulders until Willis throws the pitch right over the plate. They already gave him enough outs. Swinging early in the count is a no no.
The Sox are good. But the Yankees are better in my mind. Wouldn’t be surprised if the Yankees and Sox meet in the ALCS if the Rays falter.
# Laura – Plug it in, change the world! June 23rd, 2010 at 10:32 pm
How do you walk the pitcher?
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Are you complaining? I’m not.
Although, maybe Andy should have walked Haren last night.
BOS hitting Jimenez simply means what we’ve all known for years. The AL is much tougher than the NL. ‘Nuff said.
@Matt. Don’t embarrass yourself by blaming the umps
Calm down about the Sox. They are a very good team and Jiminez had a bad day; we trashed Halladay and he’s the best pitcher in baseball. It doesn’t matter what the Sox do if the Yankees win…..
“Are you complaining? I’m not.”
I’m not complaining. Just curious how you walk someone who can’t hurt you AT ALL.
Jeter swung at ball 3. A more patient team like Boston would have 4 or 5 runs on the board by now. The Yanks are doing a terrible job so far.
Michelle finally said something smart
I’m surprised they didn’t keep Ubaldo out there for 130 pitches like they normally do
PeteAbe Jimenez against the #BlueJays and #RedSox: 11.2 IP, 15 H, 9 ER, 2 HR.
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Says to me that Ubaldo is a product of the NL West.
And Joe is getting closer to being tossed.
2 earned off Jimenez.
Make him throw strikes!!!
and because of the bad zone, swisher has to swing out of the zone.
and i like that alex is being honest about torre, and not trying to convince anyone he cares about him.
Betsy,
We usually get dominated by Halladay. Yes we hit him well last time but don’t compare our hitters to the Sox. Other then Burnett when he was on Toronto and Kazmir when he was on the Rays I can’t think of any top pitchers that the Sox didn’t have there way with time and time again
The Sox lead the league in runs with a AAA OF.
ac-1-
“ill say this. dbacks announcers are a little better tonight than last night.”
Last nights insane moment for dback announcers: When Demel pitched the ninth, and was pitch pretty well, after one batter moron guy says “a few more innings of this and hes gonna become ‘my guy’ (what ever that means) then after the last out of the inning he starts in ‘this is my guy! this is my guy now!’) what… what does that even mean? He sounded like a seven year old playing with action figures.
I know hitters are getting paid to hit, but tonight is a night when you should just leave the bat in the bat rack and just let Willis get himself in trouble.
If you just stood there his mechanics are probably inconsistent enough that he wouldn’t throw 3 strikes before he threw 4 balls, even if he got ahead of you in the count.
If I were A-Rod I wouldn’t swing the bat unless it was a cookie down the middle.
In which case, I hope it lands in the swimming pool
good news. tony womack is going to join gracie by telephone to talk about 2001.
Time for another bunt?
Suicide squeeze maybe?
Just think. Girardi gave them free outs with stealing and bunting. Sometimes he loses his head.
I have not really watched Willis much since his Florida days- he is a totally different pitcher then he was back then. There is just no fluidity, no rhythm, no reason to his pitching. I want the Yanks to bust this open, but it’s almost sad.
Javy walks someone and this place goes crazy with jeers. Willis walks the bases loaded, and nothing? How is that fair to javy?
d-train is like kershaw. without the strikeouts.
Just stand there until he throws you 2 strikes. No reason the swing the bat until he gives you a good one like the threat of the strikeout.
javy’s walks were barely fair. he was on the plate not getting calls. no one was really attacking javy here yet.
Just think. Girardi gave them free outs with stealing and bunting. Sometimes he loses his head
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Tex thought there were 2 outs – brain freeze
Seriously, what is A-Rod thinking?
2-0 pitch with Willis not even coming close and he chases ball 3. Use your head.
swung at ball 3
alex needed to take ball 3. now he is off.
Tied Game
OK, Look – if you want to wax poetic about the Sox, go ahead. I’ve said from the beginning that they are a very good team – perhaps they are better than us; who knows? They are killing it offensively and it’s not a fluke; they are getting contributions from everyone. I expect this to be a 3 team race right down to the wire…..I’m just hardly ready to concede anything to the Sox except that they are a very good team.
another rbi for Alex
Todd Stottlemyre looks exactly like Mike Timlin.
see what happens when you dont swing wildly at bad pitches?
Alex got lucky there but that was a very selfish AB, he should not have been swinging especially after how the Yanks let him off the hook in the first.
See, no reason to even take the bat off of your shoulder. He’ll throw 4 balls before he throws 3 strikes, why help him out?
Sad to see what’s happened to D Train
Almost every pitch by Willis is coming from a different arm slot with a different release point. It’s really amazing and sad to watch. Every single pitch changes.
Cano needs to get a big hit there. They have to take advantage especially since Vazquez doesn’t look sharp at all.
I expect this to be a 3 team race right down to the wire
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No way. Tampa peaked and now they are a sinking ship.
Boston v NY for the second half.
Ace
Are you a Red Sox fan ? Because you talk about the Red Sox all the time. Also you tend to prop them up more than the Yankees.
I’m not attacking you I’m just asking a question.
Matt-
“See, no reason to even take the bat off of your shoulder. He’ll throw 4 balls before he throws 3 strikes, why help him out?”
Because the other way is so much more fun?
ARI did DET a favor by taking Willis off of their hands.
@Betsy. Who’s conceding? Just stating some facts. I’m glad you can actually be objective n realize what’s what.
I forgot they don’t have any lefties in their pen.
Its really sad what has happened to the guy. He was really fun to watch with the Marlins. I thought he was going to have a great career.
may want to start to turn willis into a player like they did with ankiel.
PREGAME COMEDY: Completely forgot to mention this in the pregame notes… In the clubhouse before the game, Nick Swisher couldn’t get over today’s Wimbledon epic that lasted 10 hours and still isn’t over. At one point, he asked no one in particular what the baseball equivalent would be. It was the Times’ Ben Shpigel who had everyone laughing. “One game against the Red Sox,” he said.
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This game has a chance.
all joking aside. watchin dontrelle head down to the dugout was very sad. is he done or what??
The Rays have slumped – they’re human. I expect them to bounce back. If the Yankees don’t start getting production from Tex/Alex/Jeter, they are in trouble. We’ll see about the staff as I have some questions about it.
7 walks in less than 3 innings.
sounds like they are taking pitches.
Insanity prevails
this relief guy has 14 walks. don’t swing cano!
@Jeremy. Why would I be a Sox fan n post here? Are we not allowed to chat about our main competition? Can we not say nice things about them without being called a traitor?
Sorry if my being objective gets in the way of your Pollyana like Yank treatment son
WOW….. unreal. 7 walks and 2 runs.
P-
“all joking aside. watchin dontrelle head down to the dugout was very sad. is he done or what??”
Well, for starters he really didn’t get a good team to make a comeback with.
No go for Cano.
Well that was great. I hope that Cano was running at full speed because it definitely didn’t look like it.
Just once I wish expert Matt could give his expert critique from the Yankee dugout while standing next to Girardi.
By the 2nd inning he’d be gagged, wrapped in tape, hanging upside down from a locker room stall.
Why did Cano help that guy out ? It’s like some players in the lineup just want to swing at everything.
As for Tampa, this isnt slumping. This is them playing like how they are. Before, there was no way they were going to play to that all year.
Cano is due for a slump
Really Robby?
Pathetic. Just pathetic.
We should be ahead by 10 runs and it’s tied, pathetic.
All those walks this inning and only 1 run to show for it?
oh no, here comes the 2001 talk…
And of course, after swinging at a bad pitch and causing a double play, the d-backs announcers immediately mention how amazing the relief pitcher is. Really? For a batter swinging at a bad pitch?
Not to sound like Matt (who should take a long walk off a short pier, really dude get a life) but 7 walks in 3 innings and only 2 runs scored is almost hard to do.
the sox are leading against jimenez and cano pathetic at bat
I can’t wait to leave this frakin’ team. If I have to see one more clip from 2001….
So far this is one of the ugliest games of baseball I have seen in a long time just ugly
Omg they just called Tony Womack on the Phone lmao
Yeah let’s all knock their best player this season.
BloggingBombers 66 pitches for Dontrelle … 27 for strikes. The Yankees should be ashamed of themselves for only having two runs.
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True dat brother.
uhm dtrain had plenty of chances, hes where he is at because of his results.. tigers loved him but he choked so many times.
hes done if u ask me.
Greatwin for Beantown.
Betsy,
You expect the Rays to bounce back – -
“BUT, the Yankees don’t start getting production from Tex/Alex/Jeter, they are in trouble”
Why don’t you expect the Yankees to bounce back!!!!!!
Never mind, couldn’t care less about your opinion!
this team is touting tony womack as their franchise star?
Ace
I said that the Red Sox are good and this is not about being a blind homer. It’s about you always talking about how great the Sox are over and over again. We get it and we know that they are good. But the team in the Bronx is pretty good as well.
Aj is aj sometimes good sometimes terrible. Problem with him is he can not pitch through trouble. When he is bad he takes team completely out of game
>P- June 23rd, 2010 at 10:50 pm
uhm dtrain had plenty of chances, hes where he is at because of his results.. tigers loved him but he choked so many times.
hes done if u ask me.
Oh, im not saying he doesn’t deserve to be on a crappy team, but it’s not gonna help him either.
Someone said it earlier…turn Willis into a position player. He’s a fairly decent hitter. Teach him to play the OF or 1B. His pitching days need to be over.
6 pitches, 3 outs. Like it. Now let’s score some runs…
I hope they called womack with 1-800-COLLECT. That would make this all worth it.
You people r really bashing Cano??? Three words. Get. A. Life.
3rd inning Javy 7 pitches, good job!
“I hope they called womack with 1-800-COLLECT. That would make this all worth it.”
lol
Blow off Melky – if you love him so much, go watch the Braves.
Be worried about Boston.
They are doing exactly the same thing that the Yankees did last year: slow first 2-3 months, then got hot the rest of the season and won it all.
I hope that isn’t true though.
2001 was a horrible year. 9/11 and now this?
rays bats are as dead as our bats. potchong has been carrying them, just like us. are bats have to wake up.. it seems like our bats go cold every season, but it akso seems colder lonfer every season..
embarrasing this game is tied.
maybe cause cano at bat with the base loaded was pitful
Yeah Ross, real mature there to sneak that in there. I should “get a life?” You’re the one who is so offended by my posts on an internet blog that you have to snipe at me within your posts. Wonder who’s the one taking things around here too seriously?
sorry iphone typing stinks
I will always love the melkman
Laura shhh, let them keep putting him out their, it works for me,
Hey, a hit!
That was quite a swing by Curtis.
That ball was hammered.
Cervelli’s Schtick is starting to wear thin on me…he can’t hit
Oh, God! Now Grace and Womack are saying that they haven’t gotten over the losses that they had in NYC. Dudes, it was 9 years ago. Move on already!
This really is the worst phone interview ever “We beat those dudes four straight, we beat those dudes four straight”
are the dodger annoucers going to talk about the good ol days when the dodgers beat the yankees?
What? “We’d knew we’d beat up on Pettitte?” Womack needs a good punch in the face.
“This really is the worst phone interview ever “We beat those dudes four straight, we beat those dudes four straight””
They just need “Glory Days” playing in the background and it wll make it a perfect interview.
Did womack just call rivera ‘mario’?
People are ripping on Granderson, but I think by the end of the season they will be taking those words back. We’ve seen what he can do in short bursts when he gets going a bit, and since coming off the DL he has been a bit better. With his tools, it’s only a matter of time before he starts becoming very dangerous out there. Once Granderson gets hot at the plate, people will take back what they’ve said about him. Even with his inconsistent bat he’s still helped them greatly improve the outfield defense.
Why do Yankee fans continue to worry about Boston ?
You would think the Red Sox were the franchise with 27 titles and a 2009 Championship based on the comments by some people here. I think they are good but I’m not worried about the Red Sox.
Turn him loose!
come on javy
“are the dodger annoucers going to talk about the good ol days when the dodgers beat the yankees?”
Not with the Torre thing in the mix. That will be the dominating storyline.
hmmm
Okay, just to give everyone a picture of what just happened: After talking four five minutes straight about how “awesome” the flight back to Az was after losing three straight, moron announcer says “great insight, great insight”.
Man, Javy must be a more threatening hitter than I thought.
Forget Nick Johnson, let Javy DH!
3-0 pitch in the same spot as the 1-0 and 2-0 yet called a strike? Wow.
When a team walks the pitcher twice in one game, you really have to make them pay.
homer simpson should walk into the booth and rough grace up, American Idol style.
Javy 2 for 2 with walks!
Teams are playing their outfielders very shallow against cervelli to prevent where most of his hits fall.
He can’t hit it over their heads either.
I thought Jeter would beat that
What is with Jeter keeping the ball in the infield? Is he hitting on top of the ball?
Isn’t he 0-0 with walks?
this offene is truly gutless. can’t score unless is handed to them. rolling over pitches
Looks like the guy knew what he was doing walking Javy. Jeter continues to turn in pathetic AB after pathetic AB.
Why do Yankee fans continue to worry about Boston ?
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Um, because they are in the same division and represent a threat to our chances of winning the division.
Duh.
Well the former D-back players focus on 2001 because that was their only championship.
Mark Grace is a big time loser. You would think the baseball began in 2001 according to him.
Grace called Womack “FD” because he was his favorite diamondback. Worst. Nickname. Ever.
Jeremy, I think it’s understandable for Yankee fans to pay attention to their div close competitors, include Sux. They are only 1.5 games behind after all, and already passed Rays.
dont worry, the yanks will do what they always do…. frustrate everyone for 7 innings, then put the runs up in the 8th and 9th. hopefully we wont be losing at that point.
Ok. Seriously. Stop with the Boston is going to get us nonsense.
So they might win tonight against a great pitcher? All we do is beat great pitchers. We just can’t seem to beat up on bad pitching, but we’re still ahead of them.
If you think they’re going to win with clutch hitting from Nava and McDonald all season then you really read too much Peter Gammons and believe every AAA callup is a diamond in the rough the rest of the league missed on.
You know what Gammons would have said last night if Colin Curtis was a Red Sox player and got that hit? He’d say, “scouts have told him he has one of the best swings in baseball and he’s making himself part of the conversation”.
They’re a good team. They are not the Yankees of last year. I’m sorry, but they aren’t.
They are burning out Bard and getting incredible off the charts offense from everyone at the same time. The offense will come back down to earth and they better hope that Bard doesn’t get tired like Okajima has from overuse.
You want to worship at their altar, go right ahead.
But the Yankees are still in first and they’re still in this game tonight.
Should they have destroyed Willis? Yes. But from what I saw, it wasn’t Girardi’s fault his players decided on their own to run them out of the first inning.
Jeter’s ground ball rate this year is 66.7% (57% last year). For a guy who doesn’t have blazing speed, that’s a serious issue. His line drive rate is also down 3.4%, and he’s 2nd to last among all regulars in pitches per plate appearance.
People are saying that he should just keep doing what he’s doing because he’s Jeter, but it’s pretty clear that he’s getting himself out in a lot of these at bats. Not that he can’t turn it around, but he has been getting beaten a lot more by fastballs this year it seems, and the stats actually bear that out (27.8 wFB last year, 3.1 this year)
This game is so frustating. It’s amazing that they only have 2 runs with the 1 million base runners and chances they have been given in this game. Jeter is in a major slump.
the gay Yankee fan
Yeah and we should really be worried in June.
Maybe working a count, or taking more than 2 pitches is beneath Jeter, or it’s for the little people.
“This game is so frustating. It’s amazing that they only have 2 runs with the 1 million base runners and chances they have been given in this game.”
It’s not amazing at all.
Last year’s team didn’t start hitting into the 7th inning either. I had forgotten about that.
Grace called Gonzo that the other day. What a bunch of girls. I had to switch back to the YES broadcast
what else do the Diamondbacks have to talk about? The Yanks are back for an interleague series, ofcourse it’s a big deal for them……don’t see anything wrong w/ it. They are not going to talk about being 16 games under .500
>Matt June 23rd, 2010 at 11:04 pm
Jeter’s ground ball rate this year is 66.7% (57% last year). For a guy who doesn’t have blazing speed, that’s a serious issue. His line drive rate is also down 3.4%, and he’s 2nd to last among all regulars in pitches per plate appearance.
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That is a really obscure fact to pull out. The amount of effort you put into hating the Yankees astounds me.
Matt,
I’ll agree with your take on Granderson above. I do think it’s a matter of time before he takes off. I really think he’s still in the adjustment period to being part of this team. He’s going to make some noise before this season is through.
omg stop saying “Tony Womack”.
There’s a difference between worrying about BOS and keeping an eye on what BOS is doing. On June 23, you should be keeping tabs on their progress, but not losing any sleep over their success. You don’t *worry* about them until the race is close in September.
Yanks have 2 runs…guess who has scored both of them.
The yanks are letting the Dbacks off the hook too easily. They need to get that big inning and stomp on them. I hope it comes soon.
Rut-roh.
here we go. the yanks hitters should watch this. i wish the yanks could get a hit
I like that Adam LaRoche’s batting music is “In the Air Tonight” by Phil Collins.
Javy is terrible. He really is.
Jaba tips his Cap
There is a difference between attention and being worried. All I hear everyday from some people on here is that the Sox are so much better than the Yankees. I’m tired of hearing how the Red Sox are grinders and clutch while the Yankees suck, and how the Red Sox have better pitching when that’s not true.
We should pay attention but we should not be afraid. Some fans need to get over 2004.
This umpire isn’t doing us any favors
Javy is having an awful game
We’ll be .5 games ahead end of night
Laura,
Exactly.
I think it’s ludicrous someone compared this Red Sox team to our team from last year before we’re even at the mid point of this season.
Ridiculous.
Oh … Crap …
GLove, I don’t know that the Sox will come back down to earth; why should they? That said, I took the bait because I really wasn’t going to check the Sox score……I’m just concerned about the Yankees right now. I took the bait because some are freaking out about the Sox – and I should have resisted,lol
Look…3 hits in a row.
How come we can’t do that?
arizona leads the league in love? WHOA a hit with runners in scoring position?
thats it for me.. too painful to watch.
I can’t keep my eyes open and this game is dragging.
I am going to miss the comeback tonight and go to sleep.
Good night Yankee people!
Terrible.
Javy is back to normal.
great
I cannot stand the fact we are losing to this garbage ass team….seriously
Adam LaROCHE?!?!?!?!? Are you freakin’ kidding me…the guy is garbage…this is so damn frustrating
I hate to say it but Vazquez without his best stuff seems to battle just as much as AJ does.
Tex & arod need to start hitting.
So much for that. How is it the Yankees are having so much trouble beating the craptastic Dbacks?!?
They should win this Dback series, no matter what.
this is bottom line.
really shouldnt lose 2-3 to this team. i realize that isnt the end of the world, but still…. their starter was knocked out in the 3rd inning. that usually should mean we are destroying them.
Vazquez has zero toughness. Didn’t we figure this out in 2004?
Gas! Oh, Grace, you really are sad.
Asd,
What in the world are you talking about? I’m stating facts, if you can’t handle facts, then that’s not my problem. I don’t “hate the Yankees,” how can you actually believe the ridiculous things that you say?
It is not obscure one bit, because Jeter keeps grounding out to short and not having good at bats. It’s a substantial upward tick in his ground ball rate and decline in his line drive rate, and the bad results have not just been bad luck, but a lot of bad at bats as well. Jeter is seeing far fewer pitches, his walk rate his shot down, and his batting average has fallen as well as he’s not making as much solid contact. He usually kills fastballs, but this year has been only slightly above average against such pitches.
When you see such declines in his numbers, it has to concern you a bit, especially at his age. It’s not “hating the Yankees” or “bridge jumping,” it’s what he’s done this season and the stats bear it out.
come on Javy…bullpen going to get work when AJ and Javy go back to back
‘Night Erica!
Boone Logan should be getting up soon.
If the Yankees lose this game, they should be ashamed of themselves.
If not for the pathetic display of baserunning in the first, this game wouldn’t even have been close.
LaRoche would look real good as our DH.
oh no Jeremy, I am not worried, it’s only June.
Frustrated sometimes? maybe.
not back to back, my fault, Pettitte went yesterday
come on Javy…bullpen going to get work when AJ and Javy go back to back
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Except they dont. pettitte dominates in between them.
Betsy,
Did the Rays come back down to earth? Have the Yankees done the same?
Nobody hits like the Red Sox are hitting right now for an entire season consistently.
They will go through hot streaks and slumps. It’s baseball. We’ve all watched it enough to know that’s the case.
That said, they are a good team. The Yankees and the Rays had a chance to bury them but they’ve cooled off while the Red Sox have heated up.
They won’t stay this hot offensively.
And yes, we should be worried about the Yankees. They played the first 2 innings brain dead tonight and should be up by 10 runs.
The inconsistency with our offense is grating, but they’ll get it together. Jeter, Arod, Tex, Granderson all are not as bad as their recent numbers and won’t be this bad all season.
This inning is painful. Please call the bullpen. Anyone. Javier is garbage, and this Yanks team is headed for a 1st round loss.
Does anyone reads Matts long nonsense?
Javy is not Halladay. You can’t expect him to be lights out every time he takes the mound. Very few pitchers deliver the good every single time they pitch. Look at Halladay. He’s lost his last two starts. And he’s the best there is in my option. If you’re expecting 20 wins from Javy, you haven’t checked the back of his baseball card.
I love my yankees but it is painfull watching vazquez & burnett pitch.
Trade one of them & go get lee.
Can you imagine either of them pitching in an important playoff game?
Betsy,
Do you really think the Red Sox are going to play .750 ball the rest if the year?
Step away from the ledge.
@g love. Keep in mind they lead league in runs with career minor leaguers playing the OF daily.
Matt June 23rd, 2010 at 11:11 pm
Asd,
What in the world are you talking about?
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Every time you comment it is something bad about the yankees, Players have good and bad streaks, Jeter is such a well known name for having a lot more good streaks than bad. He had a great streak, and now a bad streak, but to go looking for obscure facts like the amount of ground balls hit is as big a waste of time as me sorting through old blog post comment sections looking for something positive about the yanks said by you.
Fake SJ
# Laura – Plug it in, change the world! June 23rd, 2010 at 11:14 pm
Javy is not Halladay. You can’t expect him to be lights out every time he takes the mound. Very few pitchers deliver the good every single time they pitch. Look at Halladay. He’s lost his last two starts. And he’s the best there is in my option. If you’re expecting 20 wins from Javy, you haven’t checked the back of his baseball card.
I’m not blaming Javy for anything. I blaming this pathetic offense that has walked 8 times and only scored 2 runs.
The inconsistency with our offense is grating, but they’ll get it together. Jeter, Arod, Tex, Granderson all are not as bad as their recent numbers and won’t be this bad all season.
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This is the point. Boston is back, Tampa played above their abilities with no injuries. Yankees have had injuries and Tex batting .200, arod not hitting for power, Johnson out, Jeter down 20 points, Granderson out a month, posada out 2 weeks + and they are still in first.
So yes, Tampa is not a threat.
“Can you imagine either of them pitching in an important playoff game?”
Not that hard to do. We saw Javy in 2004 and we saw AJ last year. They are going to be hit or miss.
Well I can’t watch anymore. I’m going to bed. I hope Javy can hold them to four runs and the yanks start doing what they’re supposed to be doing and beat up on this crappy team before I wake up tomorrow.
GLove, I swear if it weren’t for the constant updates on this blog, I wouldn’t even bother checking the scores. I hope the Sox will come down to earth, but regardless, the Yankees have their own issues and I’m not overly confident that they will overcome them. Jeter just looks like he’s going to have an “eh” year and I’m sorry to say that I think this could just be a bad year for Tex. Alex? If he can get healthy, he’ll be fine………but that’s a big if. I’m just not sure our pitching can hold up..
This is what happens when you should have been 5-0 up after the first inning but score only one run. Very unprofessional performance tonight by a team that should know better.
Javy’s last 4 starts before tonight he has went 7 innings in each and given up 1,2, 3, and 1 earned runs in each respective start. He has been much better lately…he’s having a bad night but is battling…if he holds them to 4 or 5 runs the Yankees will win.
Devin,
Nonsense? So tell me how a baseball player not named Brett Gardner could sustain a .300 batting average by hitting 2/3 ground balls?
Jeter is not just running into bad luck, he is legitimately struggling this season thus far. He is hitting a ton more ground balls and a lot fewer line drives. That tells me he’s making far less solid contact, and seeing that his walk rate and pitches seen are way down, it seems to suggest as well that the less than solid contact is the result of diminished patience at the plate.
In fact, I don’t even need stats to tell me that since it’s pretty obvious, but even the stats bear it out. And the reason for so many ground balls is that he’s getting beaten on the fastball in a lot of these at bats, and that is also borne out by the fact that he has not been as many runs above average against such pitches.
Unlike the clueless people on this blog who will try to insult me after this post by mocking me with statements like “then why aren’t you the hitting coach,” I’m not saying anything about how to correct it. I’m merely stating facts, and if you can’t handle that, that’s not my problem. Hard to deny that Jeter has been a different hitter this season.
“I’m not blaming Javy for anything. I blaming this pathetic offense that has walked 8 times and only scored 2 runs.”
I wasn’t talking about you, Carl. My comments were aimed at those talking about how horrible Javy is and that we HAVE to get Cliff Lee. The only thing we HAVE to do is pay our taxes and die. For everything else, there’s a choice.
Let’s go Yanks!!! It would be nice to score some runs against 1 of the worst bullpens in baseball. Or can the Yanks only win a game when a Cy Young pitcher starts the game?!
Jeter just looks like he’s going to have an “eh” year and I’m sorry to say that I think this could just be a bad year for Tex. Alex? If he can get healthy, he’ll be fine………but that’s a big if. I’m just not sure our pitching can hold up..
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Jet is .280 and on pace for 19hr and 80rbi, and he will get back to .300.
Tex will have be around 100 rbi and alex is on pace to go well over 100rbi.
relax.
By the way, even Brett Gardner is not hitting 2/3 ground balls this season. Only 49.7%, and 20.3% line drives. What’s more disturbing in his case though is the fact that he hits so many fly balls (29.9%). If he could get more of those on the ground he’d have an even higher average most likely.
Jaba tips his Cap
Yeah I agree.
Monday – we were out of the game immediately…we knew we were gonna lose
Tonight….this is unacceptable. The DBacks are in their bullpen now, and they suck. We should replicate the 6 run inning we had the other night. This is pathetic.
SJ – no thanks, I’m not on a ledge. I find it funny that anytime I express an ounce of concern or respect for another team, I’m called out for being on a ledge. Sorry, that’s ridiculous. I could easily say that some look at the Yanks through rose-colored gla sses; everything will work out fine,everyone will bounce back. Well, fine – maybe that’s the case, but it’s not necessarily the case. The team has holes that they need to fix – that’s being realistic.
way to go swinging at the first pitch.
Losing to this bullpen giving 7 inn would be the loss of the year.
Swish why are you swinging at the 1st pitch? Girardi needs to wake these guys up.
They cannot go down 1-2-3.
@Betsy. Don’t apologize for having sense.
alright!!! tex back to .230.
I don’t know about this loss of the year stuff. That one against the Tribe in the Bronx on a Saturday was very bad
.231 high water mark?
AC, I’m perfectly relaxed. Whatever – I get it. People only want to hear how great the team is and how it has no holes; anyone with any concerns is a bad fan. This is not the reason why I stopped posting, but it sure as heck would be a good enough reason. I think there appears to be room for only one opinion on this board.
Asd,
Again, Jeter’s numbers are down this season because he has legitimately changed his approach at the plate. He sees fewer pitches, he drews fewer walks, and he makes less solid contact as a result. I’m not saying he can’t do it, but you’re deluding yourself if you think he’s hitting a string of bad luck right now.
You make your own breaks, and when your line drive rate goes down and you start to do less damage on fastballs, your numbers will naturally decline. Whether he will turn it around remains to be seen, but at his age, you have to be concerned that he’s losing a little bat speed when he has trouble with fastballs.
The only way he will sustain a .300 batting average is if he shows more patience at the plate.
How is this criticism? Point out a single line in this post that is criticizing Jeter. I’m stating facts, that he is not hitting well this season and that it is the result of a change in his approach. Jeter also swings at 7% more pitches outside of the strike zone this year than last year. Numbers like that are troubling to say the least.
Who had a worse off season than Cashman?
That was a chaneup Mark hit whoo hoo!
Ace, I make no apologies for anything I say. I’m not predicting the Sox to win the WS for pete’s sake, lol – I’m just respecting them. IMO, this is a flawed Yankee team – but then, every other team is flawed as well.
AC, I’m perfectly relaxed. Whatever – I get it. People only want to hear how great the team is and how it has no holes; anyone with any concerns is a bad fan. This is not the reason why I stopped posting, but it sure as heck would be a good enough reason. I think there appears to be room for only one opinion on this board.
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No people dont mind hearing it, but you are misstating facts.
I wish I could ignore Matt.
3 WALKS for Alex
3rd time of Alex. Hey Cano 3rd chance buddy. Cmon
I don’t think anyone here is saying that the Red Sox are not good but that some posters should have more confidence in their own team instead of talking about how great the Sox are.
And the same people who said that the Rays were going to win the division are now saying the Sox are going to end up winning it. If you love the Sox so much then go join Red Sox Nation and go to the Boston Globe site.
walks
I really think its true.
crap crap
No way
This games over. Book it.
Just plain bad luck.
“# ron June 23rd, 2010 at 11:14 pm
I love my yankees but it is painfull watching vazquez & burnett pitch.
Trade one of them & go get lee.
Can you imagine either of them pitching in an important playoff game?
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AJ did pitch well at home in the playoffs(Game 2 world series) and when right his stuff is some of the best in the game. I would be all for getting ridding of Vazquez and getting Lee if that’s possible
Betsy,
You are totally right to be concerned. I’m concerned. This lineup just feels short with so many people struggling up and down it.
Still, we’re in 1st place with that happening. It shouldn’t stay that way all season.
If it does, with our pitching, we’ll still be competitive and in the thick of the post season races.
But I do believe at some point this team will figure it out and get hot and run off a nice 18 out of 20 streak.
As for tonight, the base running is unacceptable. This team is not playing smart tonight. They seem to be pressing for some reason.
way to go Alex
Unbelievable catch but you can’t get doubled off on that with the ball in front of you…Alex is usually a much better baserunner than that.
3 different dp’s for cano. Cant make that stuff up wow
COME ON!!!!!!
UNREAL. JUST UNREAL.
Another boneheaded baserunning play. How can you be past second base when he has a chance to catch that ball? Granted, it was an outstanding play, but when he has to full out lay out for it, there is no way you should not be able to get back to first base.
Can’t fault the guys for running on that one. It looked over his head in LF.
Bad luck !
bad luck, but they have the ability to win in the end, like US team today
awful baserunning tonight. they need to get their heads out of their a $ s es
omg get the F outta here with this parra guy, guy has caught everything
I really cannot stand this game…..most frustrating game of the year…hands-down
People like Jeremy are super fans. They think their team is perfect. He thinks Park is good. Vaxquez is great. Granderson will kill leftys. Etc etc.
Matt– (All of these)
“If the Yankees lose this game, they should be ashamed of themselves.
If not for the pathetic display of baserunning in the first, this game wouldn’t even have been close”
“Pathetic. Just pathetic.”
“Seriously, what is A-Rod thinking?
2-0 pitch with Willis not even coming close and he chases ball 3. Use your head.”
“Again, stupid approach yields to bad result.”
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Yep, you’re right. I see no criticism from you anywhere. I take it all back.
I don’t get it. I just do not get this team at all.
Baserunners should go halfway on a flyball… That is a fundamental of the game…
Seriously is this team sleeping? 2 runners thrown out, Arod doubled off, swinging at the 1st pitch. This is 1 of the worst played games by the Yanks that I have seen in a long, long time. If they lose this game Girardi better flip out on them.
“Granted, it was an outstanding play, but when he has to full out lay out for it, there is no way you should not be able to get back to first base.”
I don’t know if you’ve heard, but Alex is playing with a bad hip. From what I understand, having a bad hip will have a negative effect on your running.
Butch they are only down 2 runs going against a team with an atrocious bullpen, this game is not over
Back to back double plays for Cano. I wish the Yankees were a threat on base.
Get rid of Vazquez and get Lee.
I hate the stupid camera view on YES. It looked much better when they weren’t showing closeups of the catch.
can’t fault alex for that. it looked way over the LF’s head.
Not our night. Bad pitching, a few really bad offensive plays, and bad luck. They’ve walked 8 times, and have 2 runs. Honestly, that’s a losing recipe.
GLove, I can’t even get upset about tonight – what’s the point? They have too many of thes games – whatever excuses they are going to make, I don’t buy.
I do have concerns about the SP……….CC will very likely be going on a roll, but AJ is extremely inconsisent and I’m iffy on Javy. I love Phil, of course, but this is uncharted territory for him – let’s see if he can keep this up in the 2nd half. Andy will continue to do well, but this well?
Asd,
Completely irrelevant. You said I criticized Jeter. Remind me which one of those posts you cited criticizes Derek Jeter?
Still grasping at straws I see. You can’t win this, just stop wasting your time.
There is a definite hitch in Alex’s gate. You could see it as he ran for that popup.
The bullpen is what’s getting them out now!
Laura,
He didn’t get back to first because he was way past 2nd base before the ball was caught. Nobody gets back to first base on that play if they are standing where he is. He has been running fine enough out there recently, it had nothing to do with that.
If they can hold the D’backs down then I still like their chances against this bullpen. 2 runs in 4 more AB’s is more than doable.
Vazquez better hold them right here. With this weird/pathetic offense who knows if they can even score 2 more runs.
They are like fkng little leaguers….. Stupid…..
“He has been running fine enough out there recently, it had nothing to do with that.”
I disagree. Alex from 3 years ago gets back in time. He is a slower runner now. If you can’t see that, you aren’t watching the game close enough.
Matt June 23rd, 2010 at 11:32 pm
Asd,
Completely irrelevant. You said I criticized Jeter
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Asd: That is a really obscure fact to pull out. The amount of effort you put into hating the Yankees astounds me.
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Really? I’m just seeing the word “Yankees” there.
Pap blows the save haha
Give Javy credit for hanging in there in this game…he could have been out much earlier and shredded the pen. He’s giving them a chance to win…the offense just has to take it.
we just saw mlb play of the year.
i hate when people say walks come back to hurt you. but it never holds true for the Yankees. for the most part
Laura,
Running had nothing to do with that out- he was past 2nd base when that ball was caught and had to go back and touch it even.
I’m not saying he is 100% out there, but stop making excuses for mental mistakes out there. I’m sure even A-Rod would admit he shouldn’t have been that far. If that ball drops, he probably still scores if he holds up a bit given the way he had to dive for that.
“Pap blows the save haha”
Bostonians are going to be yelling for Bard to take over that role before long.
Matt….You’re an idiot at times……..You want to put a 100.00 that Derek hits .300 this season ????
yes Colorado
Isn’t this a contract year for Papelsmear? If BOS signs him, they are dumber than I think they are. They should either trade him or let him walk. His act is tired.
atta boy Cervelli
Matt June 23rd, 2010 at 11:28 pm
Another boneheaded baserunning play. How can you be past second base when he has a chance to catch that ball? Granted, it was an outstanding play, but when he has to full out lay out for it, there is no way you should not be able to get back to first base.
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Damned. You know everything about baseball. From pitching technique, to fielding to hitting tips and fundamental hitting to base running. I can’t understand how a major league team hasn’t got you managing, being the infield, catching and out field coach. pitching coach, base running instructor, hitting coach all while coaching in the bullpen and coaching first and third…along with playing every position…AT THE SAME TIME.
Parra can play some LF..
Not playing their best baseball tonight so far. Let’s go Yanks . . .
The big Giambino will try to walk off Pap. He still has Yankee in em.
Hopefully Cervelli doesn’t get stranded at 2nd base, but nothing would surprise me with this team.
Lets score Cervy how about
colorodo tied it up
go Gman!
I don’t know why but pitchers with beards bug me.
I think it was 07 or 08 that Jeter went through a spell just like this where he was beating everything into the ground. …in fact he does it just about every season at some point. Some years it lasts longer than others. He will get it together.
“I’m not saying he is 100% out there, but stop making excuses for mental mistakes out there.”
Matt, I’m not going to argue with you. We disagree on this point. Let’s just leave it at that.
Walk off homer for Giambi!
the Giambino is still alive? :shocked:
the Giambinnnnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooooooooooo
JASON GIAMBI!!!
GREAT AMERICAN HERO.
i smell squeeze
giambino just hit a walk off on paps.
Is that your prediction, Carl?
lol, Gman walkoff 2run HR!
gonna love to see exYankee hurt Sux
Asd,
Hating the Yankees? What kind of nonsense is that. You really are stupid.
So because I point out that Jeter is having a bad year and noticeably so in many regards, I “hate” the Yankees? Citing a decreased ground ball rate is NOT an obscure stat, because the type of contact you make has a huge impact on your chances of getting a hit.
Jeter is hitting fewer line drives and a ton more ground balls, which is a huge part of why he isn’t finding as many holes. He is seeing far fewer pitches this year and not being as patient. Again, stating facts is not “hating” the Yankees.
You honestly think I WANT him to fail just because I post about how he hasn’t been getting the job done? Do you think I would be critical of mental mistakes and what not if I wanted them to fail? Use your head. If I really hated the Yankees, don’t you think I’d be gloating about bad performances instead of being upset about them?
You can’t win the argument, so you say I hate a team that I am upset about not playing well? Great job, you really are brilliant.
GIAMBINO!
i was kidding
HAAAAAAAAAAAAH giambino
Giambi for the win.
Whoohoo Giambi
Giambino helping his old team out.
Wow, who called the Giambi HR?
Oh, it really happene? LOL Couldn’t happen to a nice guy, lol
Giambino! Walk off.
WOO GIAMBI!!!
If memory serves, I believe Jason always hit Papelsmear well.
Paps has been terrible this season
So the Red Sox are on a roll. lol.
loving the walk off
I’m more frightened of bears than I am of the Red Sox.
For this week, anyway.
Lol Papelbon at his finest again tonight. I thought he was the “next Rivera?” Haha.
Watching Papelbon pitch must be almost as frustrating as watching Joba is to us. He throws the same pitch and over and over and over and wonders why hitters are starting to catch up to his pitches.
atta boy Curtis
forgot curtis could steal
The giambino!
Come on Gardner!!!
This game has been on for 9 hours. Just like that tennis match today.
Giambi still doing work for the Yankees. Yessir!
Blown save and blown game, 8 pitches and 3 ER… couldn’t happen to a nicer guy.
Papelbon just isn’t the same guy he’s been in the past….its one of the biggest concerns for the Sox. They are also burning Bard up Scott Proctor style.
Nibbling back?
good job gardner
Let’s go little CC get Granderson in!!!
come on brett i picked you for mlb beat the streak today
Good at bat, Gardy!
Great great job by Gardner….gets the run in and moves the other runner along, next best thing to a base hit right there.
yes
lil CC!!!!
Yes! Tied… nice job Curtis!
Curtis! My Man!
In Colorado the Gaimbino wins it for the Rockies!!!!!!!!!!!!
Wow, that kid can hit!
Curtis is my new favorite Yankee.
Matt, If you’ve noticed, I’ve not insulted you personally, just what you’ve said. I’d hoped you’d follow that course, but clearly not, so I’ll leave it at this: I do believe you are smart, I do believe you know a lot about baseball, and understand it very well. I also do believe you lack faith in the Yankees, and give up on them a lot sooner than you should. I also think there are a lot of us who notice it. I will not insult you personally, but I won’t continue an argument once you’ve done just that. I’m sorry, but I disagree with what you say and you aren’t going to change that.
Colin has a nice swing. That ball was hit really hard.
Col won beantown lost!!
I’m telling you, I’ve never seen a Collin Curtis AB where he didn’t hit a laser somewhere. I haven’t seen all that many of them but the times I’ve seen him hit I think he’s hitting 1.000.
say hello to new york colin curtis.
Betsy – Hughes rules (pleading the Fifth) says:
June 23, 2010 at 11:21 pm
SJ – no thanks, I’m not on a ledge. I find it funny that anytime I express an ounce of concern or respect for another team, I’m called out for being on a ledge. Sorry, that’s ridiculous. I could easily say that some look at the Yanks through rose-colored gla sses; everything will work out fine,everyone will bounce back. Well, fine – maybe that’s the case, but it’s not necessarily the case. The team has holes that they need to fix – that’s being realistic.
Butch says:
June 23, 2010 at 11:22 pm
Losing to this bullpen giving 7 inn would be the loss of the year.
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1 game =/= loss of the year
Thinking it does =/= realistic
“lil CC!!!!”
Quite! He is about 1/4 the size of the big CC!
Yay! Aww, what a great start for the kid…….
When Posada and A-Rod start to play at their normal positions more consistently, they should give Colin Curtis a chance to DH a bit in the AL Parks. Cervelli is a nice story but he’s really just a poking type singles hitter with very little power who is really starting to cool off right now. It’d be interesting to see what he could do with some regular playing time, he seems to consistently hit the ball hard up there.
If memory serves, I believe Jason always hit Papelsmear well.
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No 2-8 with 5Ks before that homer.
Thanks Big G !! Go Yanks!!
This inning, ‘Zona has been Curtised.
Did anyone actually SEE the Giambi homer? Papelbon but a fastball about as close to the center of the plate as you can get without pulling out a tee, and Giambi just absolutely DEMOLISHED it. Just a MAMMOTH homer, and just barely more epic than the one that tied the game. Papelbon is mediocre at best, and he just got torched tonight. Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. haha
Dan June 23rd, 2010 at 11:26 pm
I wish I could ignore Matt.
easy. just frequent the blog when the Yanks are winning.
oh man, Giambi looks a lot older.
ac1 June 23rd, 2010 at 11:46 pm
If memory serves, I believe Jason always hit Papelsmear well.
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No 2-8 with 5Ks before that homer.
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If those were his numbers than yes, he’s hit Papelbon well for himself.
Come on Yanks, give his guy Demel a nice high ERA.
Girardi pushed the right button there with the pinch hitter. Proud of Javy tonight….didn’t have his best stuff but hung in there and kept them in the game.
Wonder what Pete Abe is thinking now
On the one hand, he loves the Big G, so much that he praised him for being honest about steroids and trashed Rodriguez
On the other hand, we all know he loves the Sox, so much so that he went back to work for them.
I have to check his blog later to see his reaction.
Donnie, I watched from MLB TV, that’s just awesome.
# Frank June 23rd, 2010 at 11:47 pm
Dan June 23rd, 2010 at 11:26 pm
I wish I could ignore Matt.
easy. just frequent the blog when the Yanks are winning.
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Werd. Guy never says anything positive. Even his ‘facts’ are all slanted toward the negative, vs. the positive. Whine whine whine.
I’ve only seen 2 Colin Curtis at bats, but the ball jumps off of it. I like what I see there. Props to the prospect huggers who were touting this kid all along.
Oh and the vaunted Red Sox lost. Guess some of you forgot that baseball is 9 innings.
way to go Jeter.
Ouch, Jeter……..
Thats a pitch Jeter usually drives to right field….he’s just out of whack at the moment…jumping at the ball.
If memory serves, I believe Jason always hit Papelsmear well.
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No 2-8 with 5Ks before that homer.
So what you are saying is that I should be taking Ginkgo.
Seems like the Yankees should be able to take care of business and pull this one out. Let’s see the bullpen hold them down. And no Park, for the love of God.
Been telling ppl since ST that Colin Curtis was better than Randy No-Winn
Asd,
You don’t have to agree with what I’m saying, but the issue I have with your comments is that you are attacking me in the process. How is saying I “hate the Yankees” not an attack on more than just my opinion?
You have the right to disagree, but don’t even think about questioning my fandom- that’s pretty low. If I wasn’t a big fan I wouldn’t be upset seeing them play like this when I know they can play better.
And there’s another example of what I’m saying with Jeter. He isn’t hitting the fastball and he looks like he may be starting to try to cheat a bit, so he pulls off the slider and hits another ground ball. Jeter last year would have waited back on a pitch like that and lined it the other way. It seems like Jeter is pulling a lot more balls this year.
Old Reliable.
Derek doubleplay. What a way to kill a rally. To be honest, with all the things that have gone wrong tonight I will be amazed if he we pull this one off.
so how many “double plays” is that tonight
How many dp’s are the Yanks at tonight?
# Brandon’s Awesome (B/c my AWESOMENESS is within me) June 23rd, 2010 at 11:50 pm
Been telling ppl since ST that Colin Curtis was better than Randy No-Winn
I remember you bringing up Golson a million times.
Colin Curtis has 3 at-bats and 3 hard hit balls. Nice!
Jeter’s ground balls are really a concern. He kills a lot of rallies because he hits a groundball 99% of the time and his speed has declined so much that he can never beat out a DP. I really hope he snaps out of his slump soon because he really looks bad.
Captain DP strikes again
Everyone talks about A-Rod, Jeter is the one who has declined even more. At least A-Rod still hits for a high average and walks.
And they are talking about how amazing demel is again. Why do some broadcasters understand that pitchers aren’t great just because batters make stupid mistakes, while other totally get it?
I can’t remember Jeter ever looking this awful. Watching him bat is painful lately.
This guy Montero has been a pain in the neck, or, much lower, in this entire series. Montero and LaRoche have really hurt the Yanks.
Brandon,
You were right about Curtis! He looks like a keeper. With the DH problem we’re having courtesey of Mr. Glass Nick Johnson, Curtis is going to get a look. Especially when Posada can catch.
Bears — and lightning — are more frightening than the Sox.
See Matt, Jeter isn’t totally useless.
Also, they eat beets.
Where was that, ump?
Jeter goes through this every year.
Before you know it he’ll be stinging line drives into RF again.
He’ll hit .300 or better for sure.
NYY has hit into 4 DPs tonight. Not good, but not the end of the world since we are still in this game.
Will June 23rd, 2010 at 11:48 pm
Wonder what Pete Abe is thinking now
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My guess is that he’s saying his blessings because he doesn’t have to deal with little Matt’s constant tripe.
squeezed
Who wants a Luis Gonzalez bobblehead? Didn’t they run Gonzo out of ARI?
Man, Jeter has done incredible things for this team during the course of his career and people still give him stupid sarcastic nicknames…………I can’t wait until he retires and then maybe these same people will appreciate him.
Marte is just utterly unreliable this year. His command comes and goes, and if he wasn’t left-handed, he wouldn’t be used so often. I understand the desire to justify that so far poor Nady-Marte trade, but he’s just not pitching well, and it’s going to hurt the team.
“# Will June 23rd, 2010 at 11:48 pm
Wonder what Pete Abe is thinking now
On the one hand, he loves the Big G, so much that he praised him for being honest about steroids and trashed Rodriguez
On the other hand, we all know he loves the Sox, so much so that he went back to work for them.
I have to check his blog later to see his reaction.
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lol I was about to post that, remember him loving the Giambino
I really don’t understand why Marte only pitches once a week. Girardi never brings him into the game just to get work. Does he have a secret arm injury so they don’t want to over use him? Who knows but the way Girardi uses him is very odd. I don’t know how he would possibly stay sharp.
When Jeter struggles its always because his timing gets out of sync and he starting getting out in front and jumping at the ball. He’s just not seeing it well right now and he does this every season…sometimes it just lasts longer than others. He always hits a lot of grounders when he’s struggling .
Am I the only one who realizes how pathetic most of the posters on this blog are?
the Sox are losing – everybody is happy
the Yanks are losing – everybody wants to jump off a bridge
the Yanks come back – everybody is happy
the Sox take the lead off Ubaldo – the sox are the ’10 champs
the Yanks come back – the world is good
take a look at your posts, go an extra day a week to your shrink, and smarten up. it’s pathetic and an embarrassment to Yankee fans everywhere.
“I can’t wait until he retires…”
Is Robertson really warming? He threw 30 pitches last night? What about Gaudin?
Crap, balk.
C’mon Marte…
It’s a lose-lose for Marte so far this year.
You get used for one batter so you never get a chance to get consistency out there and maintain command. Then if you don’t pitch well to that one batter, Girardi doesn’t use you as much because he loses faith in your ability to throw strikes. It goes round and round.
Marte got squeezed in the previous AB to Young, he hasn’t been bad tonight. He is hitting as high as 94 on the fastball which is encouraging, because it may indicate that he’s got better mechanics out there as well.
this is really sad
this is just unbelievable.
do the yankees want this?
Marte and Park are 2 very weak parts of this bullpen
ugh
Marte…just…good lord. You’re terrible.
I think he could’ve gone home with that.
PATHETIC
God damn it. A invisible balk and then a wild pitch. Seriously boys, sharpen up a bit!
A balk? How? This umpire has not been good, must be taking lessons from the World Cup referees. Bogus call.
Good Lord what a meltdown by Marte. Balk and a WP in the same at bat.
That’s not how you hold serve.
I’m still not convinced that he balked.
This is getting nominated for sloppiest game of the year. Lots of dumb little mistakes.
This game just sucks.
Captain Obvious Kay
sheeeeeeez……
boston lost. papelbon blew it. giambi walk off!!!
MARTE IS WORTHLESS (except for the Utley strikeout in the WS)…..he sucks…and Mike Harkey sucks even more…..he does nothing beneficial for this team. Yeah Boston lost…but we should win this game…pad the lead
With the bullpen struggling so much, why aren’t Nova and Melancon up here? Park has been abysmal, Robertson has been shaky, and Marte’s been incredibly erratic. And Joba’s been infuriating. These guys aren’t being paid big money contracts – why the hell do they have this job security?
Can you just get the third out already!
The Yankees have played just terrible baseball tonight. Winning this game would be highway robbery. It’s a miracle they’re only down one run.
Thank God for Giambi.
Has Marte or Park ever pitched in a game and not given the other team a run? Aceves is really missed on this team. They need relief pitchers who can keep the game close until the Yanks score. These guys are the total opposite.
Laura,
He put his foot on the rubber, set himself, and then stepped off. It was a balk.
OMG, these announcers are beyond stupid.
Marte 11 walks and 9 K’s on the year. That’s not getting it done. Opponents are only hitting like .174 on him but he has got to cut down on the walks.
It wasn’t a balk, even though that was what that blind umpire called. He has been poor with balls and strikes as well.
Most hilarious stat of this game: 0 errors for both teams.
DFA Marte…there has got to be someone the Yanks can trade for that can help the bullpen…..
seriously can you play any worsE??
hit and run by tex……..Bull crap no chance, he is a idiot and ran on his own. I cannot believe a team can play any dumber. They all went to the jorge posada school of baserunning and marte this inning you cannot make this up.
marte sucks this team is giving this game away. there is no chance they were hit and running on a guy that cannot throw a strike.
if they lose this game that will be a disgrace……………………….disgraceful performance, not because they got out legitametely but because they played so stupid and terrible fundamentals.. JUST TERRIBLE>
“# teddy June 24th, 2010 at 12:01 am
PATHETIC
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at least teddy is admitting what his posts are. how about the rest of you mental patients?
If Girardi is only going to pitch Marte once a week they should just release him. I’m sorry but it’s not possible to stay sharp with the way that he has been used. He goes forever without being used and then Girardi brings him into a tied game and expects him to be lights out.
The West roadtrip has traditionally been a house of horrors for the Yankees. Just doesn’t make any sense.
They showed a replay and he didn’t balk. he just stepped off the mound.
Mine at least display good grammar. With capitalization and everything!
How bad is it going for Lou Pinella and the Cubs? They lead off the top of the 7th inning with back to back doubles and can’t score in the inning.
But this is shockingly bad against an awful team.
stuart June 24th, 2010 at 12:06 am
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Newsflash:
You are a moron.
That is all.
“They showed a replay and he didn’t balk. he just stepped off the mound.”
That’s what I thought . For him to have balked, he would have had to have made a move that indicated that he was going to throw the ball to the plate.
It was not a balk…..
This game may be its own punishment for staying up past bedtime lol. And how much do the Yankees miss Aceves? Like the song says, don’t know what you’ve got ’till it’s gone . . .
If Demel pitches one more scoreless inning is he officially the Dbacks closer? haha.
Cashman will not waive Chan Ho Park.
He also will not DFA Marte since he makes a ton of money and has another year here guaranteed.
Clamoring for Melancon? What has he done at this level to make you think he can get anyone out?
Marte had a bad inning and gave up the run all by himself. This game still isn’t over. It’s not like the AZ pen is the Nasty Boys.
“How bad is it going for Lou Pinella and the Cubs? They lead off the top of the 7th inning with back to back doubles and can’t score in the inning.”
Have you seen Lou recently? He looks 80 years old. He will be happy to step down from that post at the end of the year.
Marte 27 pitches to get 3 outs, close to how Javy’s 1st inning, of 29 started!
“easy. just frequent the blog when the Yanks are winning.”
lol
Carl June 24th, 2010 at 12:06 am
They showed a replay and he didn’t balk. he just stepped off the mound.
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He also didn’t come to a full 1 second stop.
Melancon has youth and talent. Park has neither, and the Yankees already burned a bad contract with Winn.
More like the walky boys.
You get the feeling Lou is just at a loss with that team. They just aren’t very good, strange collection of players and contracts they have put together there in Chicago.
Darn, Arizona finally found a good reliever. Get him out of the game!
Swish is trying to do to much.
3-0 to a strike out?? really???
Swisher swung at ball 4 twice.
Mistake me if I’m wrong, but I don’t think Melancon has exactly been tearing up the minors since he’s been down in Scranton. At least he wasn’t at the beginning. Maybe that’s changed….
Laura – Plug it in, change the world! June 24th, 2010 at 12:09 am
“How bad is it going for Lou Pinella and the Cubs? They lead off the top of the 7th inning with back to back doubles and can’t score in the inning.”
Have you seen Lou recently? He looks 80 years old. He will be happy to step down from that post at the end of the year
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I blame that on having to be in the same town as “The Hawkaroo”.
i can’t wait until we face 3 aces in a row. lol
With the way we are swinging the bats, 1 run is all Arizona might need.
It was a balk, he did something weird with his hand.
But, this umps strike zone is an umpire’s balk.
Carl June 24th, 2010 at 12:12 am
Swish is trying to do to much.
Rishi June 24th, 2010 at 12:12 am
3-0 to a strike out?? really???
Yep. Swish is in post-slump zone right now. It’s going to be at least two more games before he hits normal production again. He’s getting there though.
“You get the feeling Lou is just at a loss with that team. They just aren’t very good, strange collection of players and contracts they have put together there in Chicago.”
They are on the hook with Soriano until 2014 at 18M per year. His contract might be worse than Wells in TOR.
Great at bats from the top of our order.
# Laura – Plug it in, change the world! June 24th, 2010 at 12:12 am
Swisher swung at ball 4 twice.
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Not according to GameDay. Strike 1 on the other hand…
THIS GAME IS AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL
Swisher…love you, but that was gross
Tex…swinging in the dirt as always
The home plate ump has been miserable as well…the entire game…Girardi should get himself tossed
“I blame that on having to be in the same town as “The Hawkaroo”.”
Oh, that’s what did it. I thought it was having to watch Soriano every day.
“They are on the hook with Soriano until 2014 at 18M per year. His contract might be worse than Wells in TOR.”
I know, just a dreadful contract. It is worse than Wells…he can still play.
Youth means nothing. Melancon can’t throw the ball over the plate. He has spent the past month not being able to get AAA hitters out.
He’s no answer.
this is one of the most painful games i’ve seen all year. it’s like the yankees arn’t even trying. just going out there and swinging and playing stupid ball. they don’t deserve to win this game.
Credit where it’s due; Demel is nasty, and he has command. Not all the Yankees’ fault.
They’re all hacking at anything at this point. They honestly look like they’ve given up, and know they aren’t losing any ground tonight, so they just want to get this over with and get on the road to LA.
Yanks will still win this game.
the bridge jumpers will have to wait another day…
“Not according to GameDay. Strike 1 on the other hand…”
They looked like balls to me. They were practically under the end of his bat. Plus, what does GameDay know?
[never thought I'd say this]
at least the pitcher is up first in the next inning and probably done after this one
yankees will win this…..
“Amazing Arizona bullpen shuts down dead-last Yankees offense”
Wait, isn’t that reversed? Can’t tell by this game though.
>Not according to GameDay. Strike 1 on the other hand…
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It did seem that after ball four was called a strike he got more swing happy. I guess when the batter doesn’t know what’s being called a strike and what isn’t they swing away. Damn you M. Night Shyamalan.
Getting shutdown by Dumbell… errr. Demel.
Oh my god, all of you SHUT UP AND JUST JUMP!
Opportunity to gain a game on Bos and TB and we’re gonna squander this….unreal…..
This will beat the Cle game for worst loss. Yes.
# Asd June 24th, 2010 at 12:17 am
It did seem that after ball four was called a strike he got more swing happy. I guess when the batter doesn’t know what’s being called a strike and what isn’t they swing away. Damn you M. Night Shyamalan.
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Can’t see the game so I’ll have to take your word for it.
One guy who will benefit from the break will be Mark Texeria……..He’s suffering from mental constipation
At least Cy Demel is due to hit first and won’t be back out. One saving grace of the NL.
“Youth means nothing. Melancon can’t throw the ball over the plate. He has spent the past month not being able to get AAA hitters out.
He’s no answer.”
And clearly preferable to a washed-up veteran that had a flukily strong year in the NL.
I’m surprised to see you pass judgement so quickly, especially with young relievers as talented as Melancon. Park’s performance has been dreadful, and the Yankees need another couple of reliable arms in the pen. Park doesn’t exactly have a strong track record as a reliever. He’s been basically terrible since his early days with the Dodgers.
When they start pressing at the plate you know the Yanks are introuble. They are in full swing at anything mode now. This lineup really, really needs help at the trade deadline. Say what you want about how many runs they have scored this season but they have way too many games where they can’t get anything going. Tex and Arod are very inconsistent and you can’t count on Swish and Cano to pull them along all season. This lineup is extremely inconsistent and very poor on an everyday basis.
Don’t congratualte Marte. He sucked tonight too
Oh my God. Some of you just need to shut up. Are you this bipolar in real life? Seriously, let the game go another 30 minutes before you declare anything else.
>Oh my god, all of you SHUT UP AND JUST JUMP!
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You jump, I jump Jack.
If they don’t rally they will lose a game they couldn’t possibly have lost if you watched the first couple innings, and the 7th inning Arizona rally would be fitting, a walk, a balk, a wild pitch, and a dribbler to the pitcher for the go ahead, go figure.
# Minzy June 24th, 2010 at 12:18 am
This will beat the Cle game for worst loss. Yes.
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And yet they are still in first. Funny how that works.
Losing 2/3 to this team is disgraceful.
Melancon is not a high ceiling reliever. You’re overrating his talent.
Who cares who’s in 1st on June 23?
There is no more overrated prospect than Melancon.
Wow. Wow.
Jeter had better be okay.
Chris W,
Albaladejo is out pitching Melancon at AAA by a large margin. Melancon’s next callup isn’t coming soon unless there’s a rash of injuries.
lol
This is a cursed game.
Despite that not working, it looked really cool.
# Minzy June 24th, 2010 at 12:20 am
Who cares who’s in 1st on June 23?
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Who cares is the ‘worst loss of the year’ is on June 23?
Whoa….if Jete isn’t hurt there he’s lucky…that shouldn’t happen.
*if
Who has a worse pen? Ny or Ari?
If George still had his wits, he’d tell Tex to get a haircut.
Tex should of had that ball. Jeter actually reaches a ball up the middle and he doesn’t get the runner and gets hurt. Unreal..
>If George still had his wits, he’d tell Tex to get a haircut.
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Agree, he’s gone all Jack Johnson up there.
I think most here care how bad these losses are.
# G. Love June 24th, 2010 at 12:23 am
If George still had his wits, he’d tell Tex to get a haircut.
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If Woody had gone straight to the police, this would never have happened.
The results at this point don’t matter. Just stay healthy.
I hate West Coast Yankee road trips.
Needed it Wanted it Got it
our middle of the lineup really showed them the top of the 7th.
shock tex the robot swung at a pitch at his feet and missed> I have not seen that yet this year.
and then alex the $27 mill man watched a cookie right down the middle.
do not tell me how many rbi’s these 2 have they have so many opptys. it is sick.. they have stunk this year so far….
And the Snakes have to find a new reliver for the 8th
# The Other Phil (Jumpers, please jump already) June 24th, 2010 at 12:07 am
stuart June 24th, 2010 at 12:06 am
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Newsflash:
You are a moron.
That is all.
Also, they need to get off that Mother-fing plane.
Thats hard to believe that a 2nd baseman has never won a gold glove and a batting title in their career…
going into the 7th the yanks had made 18 outs 3 on moronic baserunnig gaffes…
they have given the diamondbacks 1 inning of ab’s with there moronic baseball..
Wow, D-Rob with an impressive inning giving he threw 30 last night. Good job!
Alright boys lets not take this to the 9th behind. Lets go right here.
stuart,
Other than tonight’s game, how’s life? Everything good over there?
Laura – Plug it in, change the world! June 24th, 2010 at 12:15 am
“I blame that on having to be in the same town as “The Hawkaroo”.”
Oh, that’s what did it. I thought it was having to watch Soriano every day.
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while Soriano can be an adventure at times in the outfield, he’s been hitting and driving in runs and not striking out as much.
Cano don’t hit into a DP here, haha
Gutierrez in. The Yankees need to pound him here.
ok here we go. crazy game, but we’ll win it.
ok here we go. crazy game, but we’ll win it.
Cano will tie it up
Cano with a lousy AB here.
Robbie?!?!!?
There’s a start…
cano!!!
Real lousy at bat. Huh, Chris W?
“Cano with a lousy AB here.”
really, cause that looked like a pretty great piece of hitting to me
That AB did not look good but ended great.
# G. Love June 24th, 2010 at 12:32 am
Real lousy at bat. Huh, Chris W?
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Horrible. He should have hit an 8 run HR.
DFA him.
swing away man
send cano.
Wish he would have took the breaking ball down the middle back up the middle. Oh well
Much of the Yanks problems tonight is that the ‘Zona pitchers have been so wild and out of the strike zone that they don’t appear to be ready for strikes.
come on Grandy
The Grandy strike out…..classic
This is just awful
Foul tip?
If they call Gardner “Pesky” one more time…
GreenBeret7 June 24th, 2010 at 12:35 am
Much of the Yanks problems tonight is that the ‘Zona pitchers have been so wild and out of the strike zone that they don’t appear to be ready for strikes.
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I was gonna say that earlier
This is wildly embarrassing. This is the worst bullpen in all of baseball, and they’ve made us look like amateurs.
come on brett…..slap it down the right field line
gardner will give them the lead
Come on Jorge.
I was going to ask why Cervelli didn’t sac bunt, but given
the production from Granderson, it’s a moot point.
Can Jorge do something here instead of weakly ground out, and then look disappointed?
Come on Jorge, just need a single to tie it up…
Gotta swing at that Posada!!!
D-Backs have a great bullpen. It’s tough to hit them, their rankings are up there in MLB.
At least that’s what an alien who just came to earth watching this game would tell ya.
posada will get a hit
Waste Posada bat?
Pathetic.
of course posada
This guy decides to get offspeed pitches over tonight.
dammit. how can a guy with an 8+ era make us look so bad?
you would think breaking balls and change ups would be easier to hit,
That was pathetic.
And now they risk losing a series to a last place team unless they can hit Heilman.
Seriously poor effort by the Yankees.
Talk about a fist pump lol
Yeah, Gardner stealing would have taken away the chance for Posada to strike out.
Kay is such a moron.
Everyone else seems to get 2 out hits but us.
Their pen has good stuff…they just usually can’t throw it over the plate, unlike tonight of course.
I’m guessing that Chamberlain would be coming in. This is no place for Logan or Gaudin.
This is what the Yanks do – they get your hopes up by beating the Mets, only to crush you again.
How predictable. Posada takes 2 strikes down the middle and then swings at absolute crap out of the strike zone.
Jesus Christ, I could pitch to this guy. Most predictable batter I’ve ever seen.
2 sliders right down the middle and he watches. Slider in the dirty and he chases. Hes been chasing that pitch his whole career.
# Great… June 24th, 2010 at 12:41 am
Yeah, Gardner stealing would have taken away the chance for Posada to strike out.
Kay is such a moron.
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Not saying Kay isn’t a moron but things don’t happen in a vacuum.
I officially can’t watch any more of this game. Worst bullpen in baseball, and they’re doing nothing.
Honestly, someone show Posada how to hit with 2 strikes. Or at least get a print-out of his scouting report and then shove it in his face so he gets the picture.
at least the top of the order is up next inning
Yes, God gave you that strikeout. Good call there, Pitcher.
Gutiérrez has a 1.7 WHIP and has given up 10 HRs in 21 innings and we don’t score off him lol
Just the way this season has gone lately. We’re under .500 since that Boston series, right?
Don’t these guys see off speed stuff in BP?
“How predictable. Posada takes 2 strikes down the middle and then swings at absolute crap out of the strike zone.”
when you are geared up for 95 MPH and the guy starts you off with two offspeed pitches for strikes…its not as easy as it might seem. He made really good pitches in that AB
Jump Jump Jump Jump Jump Jump
If it wasn’t for the fact that I’m watching this, I just wouldn’t believe it…….There will be a major let down after the Yanks leave town
If this isin’t indicative of the 2008 Yankees, I don’t know what is.
again 98 for Joba. Is it the heat?
Posada is a career .170 hitter on an 0-2 count. He’s a .176 hitter with a 1-2 count.
He is what he is. Also a .235 hitter as PH.
Ugh, moron guy just called Joba’s sneakers “sharp.” What is this? 1953?
“If it wasn’t for the fact that I’m watching this, I just wouldn’t believe it…….There will be a major let down after the Yanks leave town
Agree 100%.
No excuse to lose a series to the worst team in the NL.
the masterpiece continues. clutch AB’s good baserunning the whole package. I am thinking who consistently has worse AB’s tex or granderson?? Can granderson get a hit with RISP, those #’s must be stellar. I am think 210 or so with RISp….
the tape of this game should be destroyed to protect the reputation of the players.
The 9th with our vets at the top of the order against a bozo should be a masterpiece…….
Couldn’t be happier that Hughes is getting skipped this weekend to avoid this West Coast road trip mailaise/awful play that the team goes through on the West Coast.
Just try not to get swept by the Dodgers and hopefully they still have a lead when it’s mercifully over.
We’re winning this game.
Logan’s pants are doing a great job over the last couple of appearances.
This is a boom or bust offense
They will have games like yesterday to inflate their RS total, yet by watching the team everyday, you know how inconsistent it is.
Lots of aging hitters that can’t hit the breaking ball like Posada, Jeter, A-Rod
Granderson can’t hit anyone, what a joke of a trade that was.
Tex is having a down year too and Swisher has cooled off dramatically. Just frustrating.
# Rich in NJ June 24th, 2010 at 12:46 am
We’re winning this game.
Really hope you’re right.
Rob B (Never a Gardner doubter) June 24th, 2010 at 12:45 am
Posada is a career .170 hitter on an 0-2 count. He’s a .176 hitter with a 1-2 count.
He is what he is. Also a .235 hitter as PH.
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didn’t the YES stat have .281 as a ph?
The way the Yankees are playing, I have no hope in Jeter, Swisher, or Teixeira. They’ve simply looked miserable at the plate.
Don’t let Papa Roach do anymore damage in this series here. I mean Joba has to try to get him but hoping he can make some good pitches. Give us another crack down one in the 9th
Rich in NJ…..I’m lining up with you
Anyone have handy jeters numbers this year with risp? How about his groundout 6-3 on first pitch percentage?
I think the latter is higher but just the risp stat would be appreciated.
“didn’t the YES stat have .281 as a ph?”
those were his season stats…michael kay is just dumb
“masterpiece”
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Hey, look!!! Somebody learned a new word, and he’s trying it out on the board.
Impressive.
# igotid88 June 24th, 2010 at 12:48 am
Rob B (Never a Gardner doubter) June 24th, 2010 at 12:45 am
Posada is a career .170 hitter on an 0-2 count. He’s a .176 hitter with a 1-2 count.
He is what he is. Also a .235 hitter as PH.
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didn’t the YES stat have .281 as a ph?
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My stats come from baseball reference.
http://www.baseball-reference......r&t=b
If they couldn’t hit Guthitrez and his 8+ ERA and 1.7 WHIP, they won’t touch Heilman
Heilman is actually pretty good – 3.48 ERA, good K-BB ratio. Lights out at home too.
This is just going to be a brutal loss. This garbage pen throws 6.2 innings of 2 run ball against us and we only score 2 runs off 8 walks against Willis.
We’re lucky Tampa has fallen off a cliff too. Wonder if some team like Minnesota or Detroit or Anaheim can take advantage and try and grab the wild card.
didn’t granderson hit a homer off pelfrey on saturday which was the difference in the game? didn’t he hit a game winner off papelbon? didn’t he take tough lefty brian matusz deep which was the difference in that game against the o’s? didn’t he take roy halladay deep last week? i really don’t understand the hate here this guy has won them a few games and he hasn’t really had much time he will come around he is adjusting.
Matt June 24th, 2010 at 12:44 am
If this isin’t indicative of the 2008 Yankees, I don’t know what is.
you said it, Matt.
This would be a terrible loss.
In the history of baseball NO TEAM has ever had the best record in baseball, lost on the road to an inferior team in Arizona on June 23rd – and THEN gone on to win the World Series.
I’m not being negative. ITS A FACT. They are doomed if they lose.
This game is crucial.
Rob B (Never a Gardner doubter) June 24th, 2010 at 12:50 am
# igotid88 June 24th, 2010 at 12:48 am
Rob B (Never a Gardner doubter) June 24th, 2010 at 12:45 am
Posada is a career .170 hitter on an 0-2 count. He’s a .176 hitter with a 1-2 count.
He is what he is. Also a .235 hitter as PH.
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didn’t the YES stat have .281 as a ph?
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My stats come from baseball reference.
http://www.baseball-reference&.....r&t=b
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they also had 8 hr for him
Carlo June 24th, 2010 at 12:49 am
Anyone have handy jeters numbers this year with risp?
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.301/.402/.575
I never understand why, with 2 outs and a runner on 1st, the pitcher is so focused on the potential steal and not just getting that last out
You would think that after Willis lasting 2 1/3 innings the Yanks would dominate. We walked 9 times folks.
“they also had 8 hr for him”
The 8 HR is for him as DH. He’s only got 4 as PH.
Very frustrating game. I keep hearing how bad this Diamondback bullpen is, but they look awfully good tonight. The run Marte gave away with his brain cramp is looming large.
“I’m not being negative. ITS A FACT. They are doomed if they lose.
This game is crucial.”
Yeah, just like they were doomed last year after losing to the gutter Nationals.
Time to steal a win.
Jeter single…swisher homer…rivera save.
Aaron Heilman gave up 2 runs to Boston and 1 to Detroit.
Thanks rob. Way higher than I thought. Feels like he has been in a slump since april that got interupted by a week of decent at bats.
Cano’s the teams best hitter and it’s not close, he might not get a 5th at bat, that can’t happen, he needs to move up, maybe switch with Tex, he kills the ball.
I believe panic boy was using sarcasm….
That’s the type of player Granderson is… he’ll hit a big HR, go cold for 2 weeks, hit another HR.
He is the ultimate boom or bust player. How about the guy have a hot week?
Heilman has pitched really good recently so I doubt they will get a run against him. Swish is probably the only hope in the inning sine Jeter and Tex are lost. They better wake up against the Dodgers
Let’s hear for the fireballing JOBA CHAMBERLAIN!!!
How does Jeter have the 2nd lowest OBP of any starter?
Swung at ball 3
Walk #10
nice take
Heck, the Yankees lost series to both the Nats (at home) and the Marlins (on the road) last season and still managed to win the World Series.
Yes, it’s frustrating that they’ve been so bad in this series, but they’ve been a second half team for such a long time. They also always seem to go through a June swoon after picking it up in May.
just get 1
Heilman looking shaky.
Swisher and Tex need to think LINE DRIVES LINE DRIVES. No more lazy pop ups.
WOW a Jeter walk….
get ready for an offspeed swish
Great job Swish
Well, I guess he wanted to make up for the 3-0 strikeout earlier.
Good AB by Swish…laid off some tough pitches. Come on Tex.
Walk #11…
nice. here we go.
Incredible. The d-backs have literally done everything they can to give the Yankees this game. They are begging for the Yankees to take it.
BryanHoch Mariano Rivera warming up.
2 minutes ago via Chromed Bird
It would be nice if Cano was batting 3rd. Too bad they can’t ask Tex to bunt here.
wasn’t there a game last year where the Yankees had a ton of walks and lost?
any reason why Swish gets a pinch runner and not “gimpy heel” jeter?
Is it more creative to conjure up ways to win this game from here or more creative to conjure up how they f this up? Gotta get a double play in the mix somewhere here.
Down 0-2 quickly.
Think LINE DRIVE. LINE DRIVE. LINE DRIVE. LINE DRIVE.
look for the change up tex
tex , such a rally killer, always swing for the fences.
As good as a bunt, I guess.
I’ll take the double advance.
Come on Alex get these 2 in
I turned the game off but I’m still following on here. I swear if they don’t score…
Works like a bunt. All up to A-Rod and Cano now.
Gets the runners over…
They gotta walk Rodriguez.
Just like a bunt even though that pitch wasn’t a strike.
Well, I guess that works. Now A-Rod absolutely has to make contact with the ball and get it out of the infield.
lame, but i’ll take it.
Well, at least it wasn’t a DP… And it brings in A-Rod to do… something!
DEEP FLY BALL. DEEP FLY BALL.
A-ROD
Get em in Cano.
awesome alex!!!!
And there it is. Thanks for listening. Now, just to fish the bridge jumpers out…
There you go! Now Cano has a RISP.
Good job getting the fly deep enough to the outfield.
Nice job by Arod. Now they need a big hit by Cervelli.
Come on Cervelli!
cervi you know what to do
Nice Job Alex..
ok – now to find a way to win it
Is a hit too much to ask for?
Thank you Alex! Let’s go Cano.
That’s 12 walks now.
Come on Cisco!!!!!!
started the last 3 guys offspeed.
Not happening…don’t feel it…and that leads me to the scary thought of a walk-off……oh mannn, I would rather have lost in the 9th
D-backs score without a hit.
Yanks score without a hit.
So who pitches the 9th inning? Joba for another inning? I would not bring Mo into a tied game.
guess he forgot
Should have at least TRIED to hit that with two outs.
Leave Chamberlain in for 1 more inning.
Looking ahead, you’ve now taken Swish out…
That ball was high and out of the zone man wth
Now what do you do with Mo? Interesting
This are some awful ABs. Just terrible. They’ve looked at about 12 pitches in the last 2 innings that have been slow breaking pitches right over the center of the plate. They honestly don’t deserve to win this game.
Of course we strike out with the go-ahead runner in scoring position. I mean, we wouldn’t be following the script if we didn’t!
That was a strike Francisco….should have put together a better at bat……guess it shows his youth…..don’t feel like we’re winning this….would be shocking
Now I’m scared of the walk-off…but I think the Yanks will pull this one out. They’ve got a bit of fight in them. And our bullpen, bad as it is, isn’t as bad as their’s, especially their dregs.
I hope the Yanks don’t see this ump again for a long time.
Garbage call by the ump, that was almost at his shoulders. Unbelievable how bad these umps have been.
Thats one problem with Cano hitting 5th….they are going to just start taking the bat out of his hands in these situations.
# Asd June 24th, 2010 at 1:11 am
Looking ahead, you’ve now taken Swish out…
I really don’t understand Joe G.
Girardi has a brain!!!!! Mo’s in!
Cano has to move to Tex’s spot the 3/4/5 hitters hit an infield grounder, a shallow sac fly and an intentional walk, great. If Cano hits 3rd he gets the big at bat, Girardi’s got to make that move.
I’m afraid teams are going to start taking the bat out of Cano’s hands much more often. I would have stuck with Joba another inning unless they just didn’t want to after he threw last night.
Going to Mo in a tie game on the road, wow.
Very odd move bringing in Mo. Whenever Girardi does moves like this with Mo the Yanks lose. I hope not…
he was already warmed up – now you need to score in the 10th so he can potentially come back for the save (provided this inning is quick and painless)
Odd move for an odd game. Oh well, at this point, anything can happen.
With Rivera batting 2nd, Jeter finally has some protection on offense.
# blake June 24th, 2010 at 1:11 am
Thats one problem with Cano hitting 5th….they are going to just start taking the bat out of his hands in these situations.
Posada would be behind him. Or Swish. I like Swish 5th.
This is a strong message that Girardi does not want to lose this series at all, and rightfully so.
shut up kay. stop trying to jinx
shut up kay. stop trying to jinx
Girardi seems to really want this game. offday tommorow. He also probably thinks we have a good chance of scoring against this dbacks bulpen in the 10th if it gets there and maybe Mo can go 2 with the offday tom.
off day tomorrow…if he gets through this inning easily and the Yanks score then he may go another.
This Rusty guy is they type that can break your heart
Mo’s velocity is going up. Nuts.
Sabathia might be needed as a PH tonight
94
94 from Mo.
Why not Joba for 2 innings? Now he’s wasted if this goes to extras.
If Mo mows them down with a low enough pitch count, I can see him going for another inning, batter by batter, if the Yanks pull ahead in the 10th.
Everyone throwing harder in the desert
How bad is this ump? lol But the pitch to Cervelli was a strike..ok.
Rivera going for strike 5 here.
Oof
3 innings for Mo
Betsy! Welcome back. Haven’t seen you on here in a while. You can relax for a little while with Hughes skipping his next start lol.
Yes! Live for another inning.
I hate extras in PST, way past bedtime already….
Ive got one more inning in me Yanks so go ahead and score here so I can go to bed please.
Oops, I forgot Joba pitched yesterday -still, I think Joba should have stayed in.
Best of all worlds? Rivera gets this out and the Yanks score 8 runs in the top of the 10th inning. Rivera doesn’t have to pitch the bottom of the 10th.
The umpiring in MLB has been shameful this season.
If the Yanks don’t score in the top of the inning Girardi will probably go to Gaudin in the bottom of the inning.
With everyone’s pitches being “faster” I go with a juiced gun rather than the desert air.
Score here please.
I hope Mo bats this inning!
Betsy,
If the Yanks score here, I bet we’ll see Mo for another with the off day tomorrow.
Tyler, lol – but I miss Phil; I want to see him start,lol….. Now I only have 9 days to wonder if he’s going to be rusty against Seattle! Well, he’s an old man – he’s officially 24 today.
GB-
I like that thinking lol. I was hoping that Rivera would have a low pitch count and the Yanks would score quickly and then maybe we would have the pleasure of seeing another Rivera at bat. I still get a kick out of his walk against Krod and RBI!
# GreenBeret7 June 24th, 2010 at 1:20 am
Best of all worlds? Rivera gets this out and the Yanks score 8 runs in the top of the 10th inning. Rivera doesn’t have to pitch the bottom of the 10th.
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Sounds great! Make it happen. lol.
Mariano is the Sandy Koufax of our time, he’s just that dominating
if i threw 49mph when i was 14. Is that bad?
I don’t like the idea of Rivera hitting. If need be, lets hit for him, and have Hughes close.
Why the praying? God’s not gonna help you, I think he has a bit more important stuff than sports to deal with.
# Michelle June 24th, 2010 at 1:19 am
How bad is this ump? lol But the pitch to Cervelli was a strike..ok.
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The pitch to Cervelli WAS a strike. But, yes, the umpire has been awful. Par for the course in MLB. There doesn’t seem to be an umpire out there that can call a consistent zone.
Swing at strikes, guys!
I forgot it was his birthday. I bet there will be an article tommorow declaring him a bust now that he is 24 and not 23
And sometimes I don’t think rust will even matter against Seattle. lol
Blake, even if they don’t it will have to be Mo. After that, sad as it is, I have no faith in the pen to not give it up.
I really want this game, lol – this would be a brutal loss to go into the off-day with.
Happy Birthday Hughes
YES! Grandy!
Point proven.
Grandy….yea he stinks.
Granderson Haters!
granderson stinks again
THE GRANDY MAN CAN!!!!!
the grandyman can!
Grandy!!!!
Woo Hoo Grandy
Never mind what I said. Mariano just needs to strike out.
Girardi’s gamble pays off, Mo has a lead. Brilliant swing from Grandy.
Who was ripping on Grandy earlier?
See how nice it is when Granderson makes contact. lol
thank you grandy! now i can sleep.
The DBacks manager looks a little ill. I wonder why?
What did I say about Granderson?
Thank you Curtis!
F I N A L L Y, Curtis!
Curtis Who……..Lots of crow to eat tonight LoHuders……You know who you are
Gardy! Speed kills ya know!
Haha, the dangerous slide into first pays off!
The head first slide into first works.
Tyler, on the other hand, I do think the rest will be good for him. He’s gone full throttle since April – a long stretch of starts for him. Yep, he’s now the same age as Price (though obviously Price will turn 25 this year) and a bit less than 2 years younger than Buchholz (turns 26 in August). He seems like he’s been around forever…….
Another run here would be really nice. Stolen base time for Gardner.
Gardner can flat out fly…I can’t believe he beat that play.
I think Gardner is so used to flying, that why he slides in hands first… looks like superman flying when he does that.
Come on Huffy, blow the house down!
Grandy!!!!
Oh yeah -my confidence in Granderson has never waivered. In fact, it’s been strengthened because of all the naysayers. I’m so glad he was the one to hit the HR!
DID I JUST HEAR BOONE LOGAN’S NAME!!?!??
No Boone Logan please.
Mo can’t go 2 innings with an off day looming?
Hope Gardner can steal one here then Mariano can bunt him to 3rd
Girardi has to leave Mo in the game. They can’t bring AAA Logan in.
I’m saying this right now: I’m trusting Logan- for now.
Gardner steal!!
dont bat mo. dont let him get injured.
Mo looks lonely.
Rich in NJ….You still out there ???? We’re almost home
I don’t think Joe would have brought Mo in in a tie game if he wasn’t planning on letting him throw the 10th if they took the lead.
Why can’t the yankees be more like the Sox? A team with heart. Grinders. Just like the Sox demonstrated tonight yet again while the yankees were out wasting all of their at bats. A team that comes back. Why can’t they be like that?
I like the hit and run there.
Have Hughes throw an inning
I’d take MO out here… he threw 20 pitches already
Guy can’t be throwing 40 pitches in regular season games, even with the off-day
Match up Logan and Gaudin to get the save. Logan to get the lefty, Gaudin for the righty.
Keep Park just incase both of them blow it and this game goes 10 more innings.
CB-
I absolutely love that it was Giambi with the walkoff. That just has to kill Sox fans. To fight back against Ubaldo and then have Paps give it up to a former Yank. Great ending.
Good job, first base ump! Glad you are paying attention!
If anyone other than Mo comes into the game in the bottom of the inning in should be Gaudin. He looks like he’s turned his season around and in this case you ride the hot hand (and a trusty hand from the championship run).
I have a bad, bad feeling about Mo coming out to pitch. His stuff diminished dramatically in the last at bat of the 9th and he gave up two shots.
If anyone other than Mo comes into the game in the bottom of the inning in should be Gaudin. He looks like he’s turned his season around and in this case you ride the hot hand (and a trusty hand from the championship run).
I have a bad, bad feeling about Mo coming out to pitch. His stuff diminished dramatically in the last at bat of the 9th and he gave up two shots.
According to moron man, that play was “A Sparkler”
nice CB.
nice play that never was
I really wish Gardner was taking off here. I don’t know how Montero’s arm is but I’d love to get him scoring position to get that 2 run cushion.
And he heard me! Thank you GGBG!
Another walk? Odds that Huffman comes around to score?
You can’t just put Phil in games because he’s not starting. He’s a starter, not a reliever; the Yankees have to deal with that fact.
OK Huff lets move BG to 3rd
Can GB’s prediction come true?
Hughes is only a last resort – a la if MO blows it, and we get the lead later on in the game and need someone to close.
Again- Why was Swish ran for? I thought Jeter was slightly injured.
Bunt time for MO, he’s a great athlete. He can do it!
mo aint blowing it. he’s not coming in.
Nice swing there Jetes
Why is Logan going to pitch ? What is Girardi thinking ?
Boy, oh boy! We might see Mo bat!
oops got ahead of myself
Jeter just having a stretch to forget right here. Two GIDPs.
jeter telling cano ” you think you can out dp me?”
Oh my God, really Jeter? You should have just come out of the game when you kinda injured yourself.
Hit it hard that time anyway.
i stand corrected.
Jeter is the king of DP’s. Very bad sign for a 36 year old.
Oh great they are staying with Mo. Thank God !
Blistered dp
Mariano is on the pitch.
That is why Jeter doesn’t bat 2nd anymore. Captain DP strikes again.
Damn, Mo hit that hard!
nice ab by mo….now go get the W
Mo > Jeter
Very long time lag up here in the mountains, but watch out for Granderson in the 10th if we make it that far. I think he’s due.
No kidding.
Three MO times FTW
The Yankees should have scored more but Jeter keeps on grounding out. He really needs to stop and come out of this DP funk.
Man, there is such disdain for Jeter………….I don’t get it.
Singleton talking about how bad the Dbacks are..lol I guess he didn’t know they were on the air yet.
mo….please make this easy.
Thank you, Michael Kay for the jinx.
Jeter has had a brutally bad game and series here.
Bad Deja vu!
bloop single… get him out of there i can’t take this
another soft hit off Rivera
Here we go with a bloop single. I hope we don’t issues here with Mo pitching a second inning. Too bad Mo couldn’t get the bottom of the order.
Please close this out Mo.
It’s a shame. It used to be nobody was more clutch in those spots than Jeter. Nowadays it seems he has become a consistent rally killing double play machine.
damn
damn
I feel like a Vietnam vet having bad flashbacks.
Oh God Mo. Why now?
Really? Inside for a 3rd straight pitch? Terrible pitch calling.
way to go Jete. way to Go.
GB-
He seemed to be uncomfortable from the first game on. that grounder that got by him in day 1 he look really awkward on like he got a late break. seems like the entire team has had trouble with it.
i see betances has been great since he came back from tommy john. is his velocity around where it was before? i’m assuming his control is much improved looking at his stats so far…
Oh God not the bloops again…
I guess Mo can’t get a save on this field.
ugh…
They are going to talk about this on FSN Arizona for 45 years.
They are going to talk about this on FSN Arizona for 45 years.
I’m going to vomit.
This is not a good spot. Young is a handful for anyone.
He threw 19 pitches in the 9th. I had a bad feeling when they sent him up to bat. Unfortunately, it’s looking like that wasn’t unfounded.
i’m preparing for the worse
No No No ! I don’t want to see a repeat of 2001.
Yanks really had no choice. But Mo is not a 2 inning pitcher anymore. He has always been shaky in the 2nd inning. Jeter’s DP really hurts here.
Wel, here comes the Diamonbacks season highlight. Enjoy while it lasts.
The media will be talking about this all day if he blows this.
scary visions of 2001.
come on dp now
1 down
Big out.
Got him! 1 down!
1 away.
Mo needs to get that 2 seamer inside better.
Jeter’s DP was the real killer. Just in a total tailspin right now.
oh no laroche
I feel like Laroche is a fly ball hitter. Not good..
1. Come on Mo. Run that cutter in on the lefty.
“He has always been shaky in the 2nd inning. ”
Shaky? And always?
You’ve been watching a different game, team and player than I have for the past 15 years.
just one more
Come on Mo….
COME ON MO!!!!!
One more!!!
At least he won’t have to deal with their best hitters now.
2 away.
Another big out.
2 down. one more pleeeeasssee.
2 down
1 more. Just 1 more !
They better talk over the approach to Reynolds. If he gives up a 2 out hit I will throw up.
No 2001 please!
2! Don’t want to get excited though. Reynolds is a guy who will accidently get ahold of one if he’s not careful
Oops. forgot about Reynolds. Let’s go MO. Escape Houdini.
what ever happens – good or bad – MO is still the man.
Jeter crushed that ball….couple feet either side and its an RBI single or double.
please please please
I would stay on the outside corner here
WHIOOOOOOOOOOOO
REDEMPTION!!!
Game. Set and Match.
SICK
Ugly game but good win.
MO!!!!!
GOT HIM!!!! MARIANO IS GOD!!!!!
WHOOOOOOOO MARIANO!!!!!!
yeah!!!! Way to go, Mo!!!!
Unbelivable…just unreal. To be able to make those pitches with zero margin for error. Incredible.
And that is why he is the greates of all time! Unbelievable!
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
A houdini Act?????
The Red Sox get out of bases loaded nobody out jams at least 3 times a week.
I’ve always had all of the faith in the world in Rivera, but, he is just UnGodly great.
i am in love with mo
Un-freaking-real. That man is not human.
He’s just the greatest that ever was or will be………..
THANK YOU MO!
HE’S A GOD
Unreal. The greatest of all time.
“# Chainsaw June 24th, 2010 at 12:16 am
Yanks will still win this game.
the bridge jumpers will have to wait another day…
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EAT IT bridge jumpers!!!!!!!!
Great pitch to Reynolds. WOW, it didn’t seem like a W was coming tonight. Any other closer would of wet their pants in that inning not Mo.
Incredible.
IN MO WE TRUST!
What a job by Mo. He is simply amazing. 40 pitches at 40 years old, goes two innings.
best.win.of.the.year
anyone not agree??
No hystrionics, no gyrations – not even a small fist pump; the man is pure class.
WHY COULDN’T HE HAVE DONE THAT NINE YEARS AGO!?!?!?!?!?!
Eat it closet Sox fans and bridge jumpers.
That’s why they play the whole games.
OMG. He flies through the air with the greatest of ease, that daring young man on the flying trapeze!
What a comeback 3 or 4 times over! Separation, from the Sox and Rays.
Big thanks to Giambi who’s still earning that NYY paycheck.
# Michelle June 24th, 2010 at 1:48 am
Great pitch to Reynolds. WOW, it didn’t seem like a W was coming tonight. Any other closer would of wet their pants in that inning not Mo.
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Like Pimplebum? lol.
ugh- good night everyone!
I am starting to love Cervelli’s the first pump!! Mo is the best pressure pitcher of all time!
Wow ! Mo is the man.
2.5 games up…didn’t Pat M say 3 by the break?
Wow Mo calling out the team! I like it!
40 pitches from the 40 year old.
Just another day at the office for the greatest. No problem whatsoever.
Love how “shaky” Mo was in that second inning of work.
What game are people watching. Mo’s stuff was electric that entire outing. The “trouble” was just a bloop hit and one badly selected pitch to Justin Upton, a player with mind boggling bat speed.
Mo was phenomenal and his stuff dynamic. It was not luck in any way that he got out of that bases loaded no out situation.
He was overwhelming.
But why oh why can’t this team gut out tough games like the Red Sox and their great closer?
I’m dead tired but now I don’t know if I can go to sleep…lots of coffee in the morning
Told ya.
Alex with a very good interview with Waldman. Talked about the poor quality of play, the need to step up, and that they can’t win a championship playing at this level. They know they need to improve.
What did Mo say?
Mo is da man, it’s times like this show why he’s considered the best!! Every team in the division lost but the Yankees !
I agree with Kay
it wasn’t a very well played game, but a win’s a win.
i love that mo just called this team out… gi joe doesn’t have the balls
What did Rivera say to call out the team? I was busy bowing in his presence…
I’m serious
Mo is legendary.
Mo calls out entire team. The man is a winner, pure and simple.
Mariano the greatest, and most honest of all time.
Destroys the team saying the truth, all in class and dignity.
We are blessed to have in on our team.
He’s the Sandy Koufax of our time
Mo said that the Yankees played terribly and that the performance was unacceptable.
Even with Rivera on the hill, I have to admit I had the alcohol out with the bases loaded. Great recovery!
Love how “shaky” Mo was in that second inning of work.
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Mariano Rivera , as a reliever, has a lower BAA his 2nd time around. he is a beast. There isn’t a split for ‘second inning of work’, but I imagine he probably better or the same. Aka great. And even if he was ‘worse’, A worse mariano rivera is the best closer in the game still.
Gonna be a sad day when 42 hangs em up. Enjoy this guy, he’s awesome and that was a huge save. Gained anotha game on both teams.
Thankfully, the Yanks don’t have to face Justin Upton for at least 3 more years. By age 25, he’s going to be the best player in baseball. Brother BJ will be going to him for tips on how to play baseball.
Mo just said the team played horrible, and he’s right. They need to patch some things up heading to LA.
“He’s the Sandy Koufax of our time”
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more like, Babe Ruth
Good call Rich in NJ
This game felt as long as that tennis game…
They can definitely gut it out, but Alex is right – they have to play better. Then again, they’re in first place, so they are playing better overall than their rivals.
Mo never lets ‘em see him sweat; he should be elected to the HOF right now. Again, I love his reaction – he doesn’t howl like a baboon over one victory like other closers; he respects his opponents. When he retires, baseball will be the poorer.
When he got that first pop up you knew he had a chance to get out of it…..just precision pitch locations to those last 3 hitters. One of, if not the biggest difference between the Yankees and Sox is that the Yankees have Rivera and the Sox don’t.
“Mo said that the Yankees played terribly and that the performance was unacceptable.”
They were terrible. And they clearly know it. Yet they came back and won anyway on the road during a West Coast road swing.
And that’s the sign of a very high performing team.
That last pitch Mo made looked like one of those cartoon balls that bend right around the bat.
Mo is a better manager than Joe.
I don’t know how anyone can avoid a fist pump just out of sheer emotion at that moment – just goes to show what kind of calm and collected man Rivera is. A legend of our time.
thats why they call him the best in the game! ugly win but we’ll take it! Off to LA to beat up on torre and big blue (Dodgers)
Mo has always been honest………….and why should Joe call out his team in public? To embarass them? That’s not his style. It’s better that it come from the players to be honest………..
Maybe they can bottle some of that desert air and take it with them…seems Joba and Mo’s fastballs like it.
I must go to bed now….tomorrow is already going to be awful.
“Thankfully, the Yanks don’t have to face Justin Upton for at least 3 more years. By age 25, he’s going to be the best player in baseball.”
I was very disappointed that he signed that extension. He would have been a free agent at the age of 25 and I had my fingers crossed he’d be the yankees next RF.
He has jaw dropping tools and has matured a great deal.
What some of you crybabies don’t get is, there are nights you are going to play badly.
The difference is, despite playing poorly, this team found a way to win the game.
The team some of you whiners drool over, the Red Sox, found a way to lose a game they had won.
It’s a shame you can’t enjoy this team.
They have the best record in baseball and they aren’t even firing on all cylinders yet.
blake June 24th, 2010 at 1:54 am
When he got that first pop up you knew he had a chance to get out of it…..just precision pitch locations to those last 3 hitters. One of, if not the biggest difference between the Yankees and Sox is that the Yankees have Rivera and the Sox don’t.
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Or, the Red Sox have Papelbon and the Yankees don’t.
CB, I wouldn’t quite call it a high performing team with the way they played tonight, but it should make other teams worry that they could pull off a win playing so poorly. Once they get their groove going it could be another very special season.
By the way, just to further illustrate Rivera’s superhuman ability. He was making contact with legit fastballs – 94 mph. I don’t think he took any batting practice (did he?) he just got up there and let it rip. Not many people understand how fast 94 mph actually is. I doubt any of us could get up there and make contact, let alone put the ball in play.
Basically what I’m saying is, Mo is a God among men.
I wasn’t very impressed with Rivera.
He gave up two hits and walked a guy on FOUR pitches.
He might get away with that against the Diamondbacks, but with the good teams he’ll pay.
0-2 on Upton and he gives him a hittable pitch?
He should know better, he’s been pitching for 15 years.
Also he was very poor at the plate. Lousy approach. Pathetic.
You’d think he never comes to the plate.
He practices with the other pitchers during batting practice. I expected better.
Thanks Pat M.
Sandy Koufax…I like the comparison.
Nice one Matt Jr.
Yes!
/Marv Albert’d
Mo is the man.
all the posters tonight who said this was a ugly ugly display of terrible baseball tonight, Mariano agrees with you.
Jeter 2 GDP’s, baserunning from the Jorge school, no clutch hitting…
THey were saved by Mariano for a change. Granderson hit a HR with no one on base, that is granderson.. He strikes out a ton, terrible with RISP, hit a solo jack. good for him but he and tex need to be better much better.
2.5 up with the 3 and 4 guy playing poorly, this team has talent……..
Yes!
/Marv Albert’d
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Wait did you sexually assault me when I wasn’t looking?
Oh you meant the catchphrase
“I wouldn’t quite call it a high performing team with the way they played tonight, but it should make other teams worry that they could pull off a win playing so poorly.”
I said they played terribly tonight. Awful.
But they won. Every year fans forget that during a brutal 162 game season teams are going to be terrible. But that doesn’t make them terrible teams.
And one of the big differences is that the elite teams find ways to win when they are telling. That’s what I meant by high performing.
They stunk tonight. It happens. But what matters is they won and are 3 up in the loss column.
CB June 24th, 2010 at 1:57 am
“Thankfully, the Yanks don’t have to face Justin Upton for at least 3 more years. By age 25, he’s going to be the best player in baseball.”
I was very disappointed that he signed that extension. He would have been a free agent at the age of 25 and I had my fingers crossed he’d be the yankees next RF.
He has jaw dropping tools and has matured a great deal.
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One can only drool at the numbers he could put up if he were surrounded by consistantly good talent. I think we’d be seeing a right field version of Alex Rodriguez type numbers. He’s one player that I’d trade Montero, Laird, Betances and Nunez for.
Can you imagine Joba in that situation?
I’d rather win ugly than lose pretty……………for awhile anyway, lol.
I still can’t stop laughing at Giambi getting a walkoff on Paps! Yankees 2.5 games up.
Mariano is a living legend. Not much else that can be said.
GB7,
There’s something we can agree on! Justin Upton is a ridiculously talented player, I wish the Yankees had him. Although he really hurt us this series, it was a pleasure watching him play. Awesome player
Ledger_Yankees Girardi: “They redeemed themselves.”
GB7-
I remember the first time I saw Upton swing a bat. I almost fell out of my chair.
It’s now delayed, but he’s going to be the yankees RF one day.
CB,
I was responding to whoever asked what he said lol. I agree. I love that he called the team out. He is someone that everybody respects and looks up to.
This would have been one of those bad losses, unlike the Monday game. Other than defense, this was as bad as a good team can play against anybody. The fact that they won could be awake-up call, because this was a stolen win.
Rick
If it was Joba,Could you say heart attack?
I love 42. Enough said. Good night.
CB June 24th, 2010 at 2:04 am
GB7-
I remember the first time I saw Upton swing a bat. I almost fell out of my chair.
It’s now delayed, but he’s going to be the yankees RF one day.
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Your description of “jaw-dropping talent” says all that needs to be said. He could be what a young Barry Bonds was before the steroid issues.
Ha Rick that is funny. Only one man for the job tonight and that was MO. That Erica girl and all the other regulars on here that crashed missed a wild game. Wow. That off day is going to be nice tomorrow.
Donnie – Will Meet Ian Kennedy Under the O’Neill Banner says:
June 24, 2010 at 1:42 am
He threw 19 pitches in the 9th. I had a bad feeling when they sent him up to bat. Unfortunately, it’s looking like that wasn’t unfounded.
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FAIL
“I love that he called the team out. He is someone that everybody respects and looks up to.”
This why it’s just so insane when Yankee fans assert that this team isn’t “hungry” or that it doesn’t have “heart.”
Which players are they talking about.
Heart and hunger start with the leaders of the team. This team has two primary leaders – Jeter and Mo.
So if you’re going to say this team doesn’t have hunger or heart then what you’re saying is that either Mo and Jeter have lost their hunger or have lost their ability to lead the team.
Both assumptions are ludicrous and moments like Mo calling out his team on air will not go unnoticed by that locker room.
Who wants to win more than Mo? Who has more heart and more guts?
And he is the guy leading this team.
Beleive this or not, but Championship quality teams manage to win these ugly type of games……..
Ledger_Yankees ARod says the Yanks need to clean it up. “It’s just not acceptable,” he said after the team’s sloppy effort.
Got to give props to The Joba Man tonight as he really changed the course of the game
The offday will do the yankees some good, some time for reflection on their sloppy play and a day off to clear their heads with some family / personal time.
I think they come in Friday a lot tighter fundamentally.
Patrick says:
June 24, 2010 at 2:00 am
Yes!
/Marv Albert’d
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Wait did you sexually assault me when I wasn’t looking?
Oh you meant the catchphrase”
lmao. Yeah, just the catch phrase.
Looking ahead a little to the Seattle series….that’s going to be a rough series for the offense. It looks like NYYs draw Hernandez, Lee and Smith. That is not a walkover series.
Looking ahead a little to the Seattle series….that’s going to be a rough series for the offense. It looks like NYYs draw Hernandez, Lee and Smith. That is not a walkover series.
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Fortunately, by rule the yankees will also have starting pitchers. Disadvantage: Mariners Offense
The Yankees hit good pitchers.
Fortunately, by rule the yankees will also have starting pitchers. Disadvantage: Mariners Offense
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Is that really a rule or just something else that you made up?
As of today SEA has 41 games lost, Felix is 5-5 if I remember correctly.
Is that really a rule or just something else that you made up?
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Both teams are required to have a pitcher, Yes. Not sure what your angle is here.
If I remember correctly, Hernanez could just as easily be 12-3, too.
Jerkface June 24th, 2010 at 2:37 am
Is that really a rule or just something else that you made up?
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Both teams are required to have a pitcher, Yes. Not sure what your angle is here.
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Pointing out your incessant need to state the obvious, thinking that you are clever.
You’re not.
Felix is one guy I wouldn’t mind missing
Pointing out your incessant need to state the obvious, thinking that you are clever.
You’re not.
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Wahhhhh I’m old and hate jokes. Cry more.
Mo is great no doubt about it. In his contract year, he’s on a mission to prove he’s still all that l.
Pat M. June 24th, 2010 at 2:44 am
Felix is one guy I wouldn’t mind missing
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Facing Hernandez and Lee on back to back nights is not appetizing at all. Not sure what to make of Smith. He hasn’t been very good this year, but, as a relief pitcher, he’s always seemed to have the Yankees’ number. I wonder if they might not slip Vargas or Fister in there instead.
Mo goes back to the place that cost him one of hist greatest regrets (2001,) in dramatic form, he was vintage Mo getting the win!