Pregame notes: Watching the other game
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Notes on Jun 26, 2010 
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Another short set of pregame notes today, partially because things have been a little more hectic than usual during this series, and partially because there’s simply not a lot to make note of before tonight’s game.
Some of the early focus wasn’t on a baseball game at all. The Yankees were all gathered around the clubhouse television watch the U.S. soccer game.
“I don’t know why I’m cheering,” Joba Chamberlain said. “I’ve got Ghana in the pool.”
When the U.S. tied the game on a penalty kick, Joe Girardi tried to play a joke from his office.
“My TV was like two seconds ahead of the TV they had,” Girardi said. “I yelled, ‘He missed it!’ but no one reacted. I guess I didn’t yell loud enough.”
Girardi said he’s been watching the World Cup, but not especially closely. “The buzzing kind of drives me crazy,” he said. The Dodgers were taking batting practice when Ghana won the game in overtime (is it called overtime in soccer?).
• Both Alfredo Aceves and Sergio Mitre played long toss in Tampa today. Both will throw off a full mound on Monday. Although the Yankees want to get Mitre stretched out a little bit, Girardi said it’s still likely that Mitre will be ready to return before Aceves. Both will need a rehab assignment.
• Marcus Thames is still with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre team. “He’s running the bases today,” Girardi said. “But he’s not ready to play in games yet.”
• Girardi said he wasn’t sure how he would have handled Edwin Jackson’s no-hitter yesterday. Throwing 149 pitches might have been too much for Girardi to allow. “You start to get nervous around 130,” he said.
• Jorge Posada took a foul ball off his foot yesterday, but Girardi said that’s not why Posada is out of the lineup today. “He wasn’t limping so I wasn’t worried,” Girardi said.
DODGERS
Rafael Furcal SS
Matt Kemp CF
Andre Ethier RF
Manny Ramirez LF
James Loney 1B
Casey Blake 3B
Russell Martin C
Blake Dewitt 2B
Hiroki Kuroda RHP
Associated Press photo of U.S. soccer fans
We could use Mitre………….and heaven knows Aceves, though I’m not counting on him.
Anyway to watch tonight’s game online? I’m in Chicago and unfortunately we have to watch the White Sox v. Cubs on Fox. Thanks.
As the Yankees heal Boston doesn’t. The Socks will soon be playing the Rays. Let them beat up on each other as the Yankees begin to pull away.
http://bostonherald.com/sports.....038;cnum=1
Off to dinner, see you later!
Rick,
How do you like this quote from Edes:
SAN FRANCISCO — The night before in Denver, his feet had barely touched the ground. Dustin Pedroia had never had a better game in his life.
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That’s what happens when you sit at the big people table.
When the U.S. tied the game on a penalty kick, Joe Girardi tried to play a joke from his office.
“My TV was like two seconds ahead of the TV they had,” Girardi said. “I yelled, ‘He missed it!’ but no one reacted. I guess I didn’t yell loud enough.”
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LOL Poor Joe.
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Dustin won’t be sittin’ at the big people table again for a while.
BloggingBombers Asked if A-Rod was the most dangerous hitter in the Yankees lineup, Torre said that with a man on 2nd down by a run, it’s still Jeter.
BloggingBombers Derek Jeter turns 36 today. He has a career .325 average (13-for-40) on his birthday, but has never hit a home run.
Chad, they call it “extra time.”
I think Cervelli needs to tell AJ tonite that he’ll wash his car for a month if he has a good game.
MTU (aka GBURL) June 26th, 2010 at 6:39 pm
I think Cervelli needs to tell AJ tonite that he’ll wash his car for a month if he has a good game.
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I agree with this. It worked the last time he offered to wash his car.
Chad, Kevin S., they also refer to it as “stoppage time”.
Old-timers [like me] also refer to it as “injury time”.
Dodger Stadium was electric last night…….Just hearing the crack of the bat, you just knew Alex got it all…..Balls don’t carry at night here in So. Cal., and yet that ball disappeared into the LA night……..Mariano received some HOF calls last night on Loney ……After all he is Mariano Rivera, but none the less they were generous ……Matt Kemp covers the outfield like a Gizela……Wonder how Padilla’s calf feels like today ????
Here’s another line (taken out of context this could be really bad)
“C’mon, man,” he said to the bystander who jumped in front of him to snap a picture on his cellphone camera. (“For my brother in the bathroom,” the man stammered.)
Betsy, MTU – whether you call it a break or a fracture, you still need to know hairline, thru-and-thru, or what the severity is.
(See, those doctors don’t know what they’re talking about
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Erin-
Perhaps he could buy him dinner at his favorite restaurant as well.
pat m,
padilla’s calf probably feels better than pedroia’s foot!
you think alex is going to be the old alex again? i think tex needs him to hit before he gets out of his slump
It appears that Zobrist’s and Bartlett’s shipments of corked bats are still lost in transit. Last year, they combined for 41 homers…6 this year.
Joe-
couple of other questions :
1 Can you tell anything about the severity by the fact that a hard cast is needed ?
2 After spending 4-6 weeks in a cast is it reasonable to assume that
additional rehab time would be required ?
Thanks Doc.
Hope Mitre and Aceves get back soon, they are missed in the pen.
Go Yankees, beat the Dodgers.
Joe from Long Island June 26th, 2010 at 6:45 pm
Betsy, MTU – whether you call it a break or a fracture, you still need to know hairline, thru-and-thru, or what the severity is.
(See, those doctors don’t know what they’re talking about )
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It must thrill you to no end that people at your office or on this board don’t great you with “What’s up, Doc?”
don’t ***greet*** you with
That damned MTU virus is catching.
CASHMEN GET DAVID DEJESUS IN HERE ALREADY, WE NEED a # 2 HITTER, GRANDY GUNDERSON IS A JOKE AND GIRARDI DOESNT SEEM TO LIKE SWISHER OR GARDNER HITTING 2nd FOR SOME REASON.. THIS WOULD KEEP ALL OUR OUTFIELDERS FRESH .. THE GUY COULD PLAY SOME OUTFIELD SOME DH, WE COULD ROTATE OUR OUTFIELDERS WHATEVER.. THIS IS THE GUY I WANT, IVE DECIDED
Game Post up
I saw the graph for Mo’s inning, all were in or right on the strike zone according to fangraphs, anyway.
Chuck58 June 26th, 2010 at 6:43 pm
Chad, Kevin S., they also refer to it as “stoppage time”.
Old-timers [like me] also refer to it as “injury time”.
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Stoppage/Injury time is the time that’s always added at the end of each half to make up for the time spent on various things like injuries/substitutions.
Extra Time (or what they call Overtime) is only ever the period added on to determine a game where there cannot be a draw.
What they call overtime in hockey*