All-Star Game
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Gameday Thread on Jul 13, 2010 
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AMERICAN LEAGUE
Ichiro Suzuki RF
Derek Jeter SS
Miguel Cabrera 1B
Josh Hamilton CF
Vladimir Guerrero DH
Evan Longoria 3B
Joe Mauer C
Robinson Cano 2B
Carl Crawford LF
LHP David Price
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Hanley Ramirez SS
Martin Prado 2B
Albert Pujols 1B
Ryan Howard DH
David Wright 3B
Ryan Braun LF
Andre Ethier CF
Corey Hart RF
Yadier Molina C
RHP Ubaldo Jimenez
TIME/TV: 8 p.m. ET / FOX
UMPIRES: HP Mike Reilly, 1B Mike Winters, 2B Brian O’Nora, 3B Laz Diaz, OF Bruce Dreckman, OF Jim Wolf
WEATHER: Temperatures in the upper 70s with practically no chance of rain.
THE BOSS: Flags will be flown at half-staff and there will be a moment of silence in memory of George Steinbrenner.
THE STREAK: The National League has not won the All-Star Game since 1996.
THE YANKEES: Derek Jeter and Robinson Cano are in the starting lineup. Alex Rodriguez and Nick Swisher are on the bench. Phil Hughes and Andy Pettitte are available out of the bullpen. CC Sabathia and Mariano Rivera were chosen but are not available to play. Joe Girardi is managing the All-Star Game for the first time in his career.
UPDATE, 8:38 p.m.: Pregame highlight might have been Alex Rodriguez playing it up when the crowd started booing. It was inevitable, and Rodriguez went over the top to pretend he was getting the loudest ovation he’d ever heard. Pretty hilarious.
Also, I really like that All-Stars Among Us thing. It’s a good idea, and I think they pull it off pretty well. Nice touch by the cameras to find Jeter and Girardi during the moment of silence.
UPDATE, 9:25 p.m.: Andy Pettitte just induced a ground ball to Derek Jeter who flipped to Robinson Cano for the final out of the third inning.
I’m going to tape Jeter’s at-bat and also the introductions…………
I just don’t see the family selling the team.
They are on top of the world.Hal comes across as a very smart savvy person.
I believe the boss taught his children well.
With the passing of the boss look for hal & co too make sure it all is not thrown away while building their own legacy.
The patches should be simple text saying “The VOICE and the BOSS.” The other stuff makes them look ornimental. They should look elegant, simple, and timeless. The patches evoke the same qualities as the men they represent.
Does anyone know where I can watch the game online?
+1 for Millar. He was standing infront of It’s a Small World in Disneyland and says, he we are outside of Pedroia’s house.
It would just be fitting for Derek to get the big hit tonight as a tribute to George.
Big fan of the Sheppard patch. Very classy and cool.
But I’m thinking they hurried the Boss patch and didn’t put too much thought into it.
chan ho’s runs July 13th, 2010 at 7:53 pm
Does anyone know where I can watch the game online?
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1-800-comcast.
Order cable tv.
As cone just said on wfan.
The boss was the 1st owner too buck the trend & knew with free agency he could quickly turn the franchise around,he was also the 1st owner too sell the rights too yankee games & create their own network.
Also after being reinstated he trusted his people more while still expecting the best & communicating it.
He evolved for the better.
Cone has a lot of insight,very good listen.
[moment of silence.]
They all got booed, lol
The Yankees and Red Sox get booed…the Angels get cheered…and everyone else gets crickets.
That was nice of the fans there to say “Huuuuuuuuuuuuuuughes” for all the Yankees.
And didn’t Cliff Lee look absolutely thrilled to be there respresenting the Rangers?
The Yanks were yukking it up – except Phil, lol. He didn’t get much of a reaction, but then Angels fans probably have no idea who he is.
“And didn’t Cliff Lee look absolutely thrilled to be there respresenting the Rangers?”
lol….he looked like he would much rather been other there getting booed as a Yankee.
Booing the AL at an AL park? Makes sense.
Booing the Yankees on the day they lost their manager who was known throughout baseball?
Nothing but class.
I’m waiting for them to boo the memory of George Steinbrenner.
Total flippin losers.
Jeter got booed heavily, lol
Shouldn’t they be booing the Rangers other than Vlad?
Just once, I’d like to hear Ichiro’s rant against the National League!
Cliff Lee could been there in street clothes, lol he doesn’t care.
Someone on another board made a funny point: Angel fans booed Sox and Yankee players, but they cheered Ichiro, a player in their own division.
I actually don’t find any humor in any of the Yankees getting booed.
Should be a great game. AL lineup vs the NL pitching….I predict the AL lights up Lincecum when he throws and thats the difference in the game.
Ichiro is too cool to boo.
Now I could barf. Julia Roberts speaking for baseball?
everybody loves Ichiro. He’s fun to watch.
The L.A. fans have a lot of class. ALL LOW.
I would rather be booed than ignored like the reps from Oakland were. If they boo, that means they care enough to expend the energy hating you. George would rather be booed than have silence I am sure.
We just smashed LA in the ALCS. Boos were to be expected.
Oh, it doesn’t bother me – as I said, the Yanks were getting a kick out of the boos, lol
Perhaps just for today they could have put their “hatred” aside for the men who lost two of their icons in the last three days.
But that would take intelligence and class.
Please start the game.
everybody loves Ichiro. He’s fun to watch.
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I enjoy watching Ichiro as much as any player in baseball. He plays the game right and truely does it with class. Enjoy him while he is still playing. One of the great players of the past decade or so.
I expected A-rod to get boo’ed and he did so himself as well, but not the whole team.
Haha that was epic.
What the hell??
Yawn. Get to the Steinbrenner moment of silence and the game.
“I enjoy watching Ichiro as much as any player in baseball. He plays the game right and truely does it with class. Enjoy him while he is still playing. One of the great players of the past decade or so.”
Totally agree….he was one I always hoped might find their way to NY but wasn’t meant to be. His bat control and RF defense is all time great level.
Who cares if they boo??
LAA fans apparently hate Yanks and Sux
Kind of a slap in the face to have a girl from Glee sing this song than Christina whateverhernameis
In a way I can’t blame the Angels fans. If my team got beat down by the same 2 teams everytime they tried to make a World series run I would be upset too.
I wish A-Rod hadn’t acted like an idiot when getting introduced. He should have just tipped his cap and ignored the boos in a classy manner like a Yankee should.
Hollywood schmaltz sucks. I wish this game was being played on the east coast.
Boos on the road are cheers. Anything less and you’re irrelevant.
Kind of cool to see the players hugging the good people
When does this game start, btw? 10pm?
“Booing the Yankees on the day they lost their manager who was known throughout baseball?”
Did Joe giradi die also???
Fox Sports coverage truly sucks. What I wouldn’t do for Vin Scully or Bob Costas and Tony Kubek and no more of these artificial image promos.
I can’t wait to see Jeter’s at bat and Shepphard announcing him…….The Angels fans, though, will probably boo……..and they’ll probably boo through the moment of silence.
A-Rod is making a movie!
http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/07.....ned-actor/
# kph July 13th, 2010 at 8:31 pm
I wish A-Rod hadn’t acted like an idiot when getting introduced. He should have just tipped his cap and ignored the boos in a classy manner like a Yankee should.
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Don’t be stupid. It’s not trendy for Yankee fans to hate A-Rod anymore. He won his ring.
Come on people ! We all know that many Angel fans are fairweather fans. You could get a ticket in a second prior to 2002. The Angels couldn’t sell out that place if they gave away the tickets for free.
http://www.someecards.com/spor.....aven-ecard
Do u guys find the all star interesting?? I kinda glance at it… The world series home field advantage thing is silly no?
Idiots. It was supposed to be a moment of silence and people were cheering
kph
It’s called embracing the love. Mo did it in Fenway when the fans mocked him there.
RIP George.
I cursed you too many times to count.
But then I came to realize that you wanted my Yankees to win as much as me. My curses eventually turned into the utmost respect. I will miss you. Thank you.
A Yankee fan.
Nice wrong note on the Anthem……….
kph
Oh Please ! Give it a rest !
He was just having fun. Get off his back and move on !
I actually found what arod did to be hilarious… If you didn’t then, uh… Lighten up?
Giuseppe Franco July 13th, 2010 at 8:33 pm
# kph July 13th, 2010 at 8:31 pm
I wish A-Rod hadn’t acted like an idiot when getting introduced. He should have just tipped his cap and ignored the boos in a classy manner like a Yankee should.
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Don?t be stupid. It?s not trendy for Yankee fans to hate A-Rod anymore. He won his ring.
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Win a ring = free pass to act like an idiot. Makes sense.
Human foibles are so interesting. They boo our Yankees and yet not a peep is heard during the moment of silence for our Boss. You’d think if they hate The Yankees so much you’d hear “Yankees suck” chants during the moment of silence. Seriously people you can’t have it both ways at least in my opinion. The people today who mourned the passing of Steinbrenner have no right to say anything bad from here on out about how his organization handles business because that was the essence of who Steinbrenner was. Anyone who does both is a hypocrite in my opinion.
How many first ballot HOF on the field today?
Jeter
Ichiro
Albert
Arod ?
My baseball people said Ken phelps
No Homefield advantage is really important. If the Yankees didn’t have homefield advantage last year they might have lost.
b-boppin’ and scatin’ all over the anthem???
Betsy – Hughes rules (pleading the Fifth) July 13th, 2010 at 8:35 pm
Idiots. It was supposed to be a moment of silence and people were cheering
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in the eye of the beholder i guess, it was silent and then a few cheers but I took it as cheering for the man, it was all pretty respectful, no need to interject victim culture into this
It’s a game! Stop taking everything so seriously. Did Sox players get a big round of applause at the OYS All-Star Game?
Chill out, people. It’s all in fun.
Everyone has killed the national anthem. It’s sung like a song, which is awful. Not everyone has the voice to sing it like it’s suppose to be sung.
# kph July 13th, 2010 at 8:36 pm
Win a ring = free pass to act like an idiot. Makes sense.
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He wasn’t acting like an idiot. You’re acting like an idiot for making a big deal about a non issue.
Nick in SF July 13th, 2010 at 8:38 pm
b-boppin’ and scatin’ all over the anthem???
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i once sat through a heavy metal/electric guitar version of the anthem, at Shea of course (Mets can always manage to screw up like this). after that travesty, it’s hard to do worse in my book
I agree with Joba F…seemed fine to me.
Win a ring = free pass to act like an idiot. Makes sense.
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It’s called getting good crowd heat. For years Alex was concerned about how everyone would perceive him around baseball. The steroid scandal last year finally allowed him to accept that the majority of baseball fans hate his guts. Therefore why shouldn’t he have fun when coming into other stadiums/cities and thumbing his nose at the fans. They don’t like him so why should he show them any respect either? I think it’s badass as hell.
no moment of silence for bob sheppard
What A-Rod did was great. Please dont insult the most clutch player in baseball!!!!
LOL People get on the weirdest things; someone posted on another board that “Mr. Hughes” was in the wrong for not tipping his cap like the other Yankees…….
no moment of silence for bob sheppard
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There wasn’t one for Ernie Harwell either. As much of those guys were beloved around baseball I understand why it wasn’t done.
Poor Hughes get booed in his hometown.
Trevor, it’s just ridiculous that they have to add their own spin to it. I know not everyone can sing it and not everyone actually loves it, but I do love it. Man, that girl was awful; Francis Scott Key is rolling over in his grave.
Alex is going yard tonight. Book it.
I thought the boos were funny – all the Red Sox and all the Yankees. As pat said, boos are cheers on the road. The players themselves didn’t seem bothered by them, quite the contrary – seemed to have fun with it. Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar – no harm meant. And better than no reaction at all.
I missed all the posting from this afternoon and this evening (White Plains trip), but I got to hear Jeter, et al., at their press conference on the radio. Also Jim Kaat and Tony Kubek and Tommy John. They kept playing “My Way” in honor of George on XM. I suppose that’s as fitting a song for him as any.
Let’s Go American League!!! (I’m nervous, though – it’s been too long a streak and the NL has great pitching and there’s no Mo.)
Welcome back, Trisha.
Hating Arod is so…..2007.
Probably a Red Sox troll looking for something to complain about.
Phil got very little reaction – I don’t think they know he’s from this area; he’s not been around long enough to really matter. Kid was biting his lip when he was introduced – think maybe he was overwhelmed in the moment.
XLJ July 13th, 2010 at 8:41 pm
Poor Hughes get booed in his hometown.
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Do you honestly think that one person in that Stadium (other than the family of Phil Hughes) knows that its Phil Hughes’ hometown?
still can’t get over Ubaldo – 15-1 at the break – sick
what did arod do?
I listened to the player intros in the car, very perplexing that Hamilton & Ichiro got cheers.
Go , AL!
Hmmm…. first pitch over/under on 8:50?
Doreen, I flipped between WFAN and 1050 ESPN radio all day and it was like the most incredible history lesson on George and the Yankees
good point on ernie too
“Hmmm…. first pitch over/under on 8:50?”
Nobody drags out pregame festivities quite like Fox….
Whitney Houston during SB XXV sung it the best.
I wonder how long Andy and Phil will pitch – an inning each?
Neyer, lol:
robneyer: RT @ChadMoriyama: Enjoyed the weak cheer for Rod Carew. Can’t blame them, they have only been Angels fans since 2002. [via Twitter]
And didn’t Cliff Lee look absolutely thrilled to be there representing the Rangers?
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Yep that is something to be real proud of
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The Yankees and Red Sox get booed…the Angels get cheered
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Jealousy is an ugly thing.
She lip synched it – that bothers me.
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He took a big step forward, di a bow/cap tip, stepped back and then did a fist pound on his heart like someone would do who was returning the love.
I suspect the AL dominance will continue.. Come on boys! Lets show the World what a joke the NL is !! I wouldnt even call it AAA compared to the AL
Doreen – thank you.
It took something pretty profound for me to find my way back – the death of a man I both respected and revered for what he did for the Yankees, the fans, and the community.
I thought the booing was disrespectful only in terms of the Yankee losses of the past several days. Otherwise it wouldn’t have bothered me a whit. In fact, I would have enjoyed it.
This is the only time I will ever root for a Ray……….
Betsy
LOL ! That was funny ! Good humor from Neyer.
The Angels are fairweather fans. You talk to majority of their fans and they know very little about the game.
Jeremy, I LOL’d at that – Neyer can be very funny at times
98!
99!
Okay… who took the over on 8:50?!?!
Those shadows are going make it hard on the hitters…….
I heard ESPN commentary the other night and they were talking about whether the NL or AL would win. The quote – “Since Mariano Rivera is not pitching, I definitely give the edge to the National League.”
We know that cold, but what a statement on Mo.
I am guessing that Derek is going to have an inspired game, and it will be his private tribute to both Bob Sheppard and George Steinbrenner.
Enjoy the game all. Have somewhere I have to be for a short while but I do want to stay around to heard Derek introduced.
Can’t imagine 99 MPH is easy to hit coming out of those shadows.
Cano!
pat,
Maybe he rehearsed it with Cameron Diaz?
Betsy,
Girardi was on the radio. Price for 2, somebody named Williams for 2, pettitte for 1,somebody else fir 1, and then mix & match. He also said it’s only fitting that so and so close this game. Sorry About all the holes, was trying to avoid the speed traps.
Mr. Price is sharp
nice play Ichiro.
That was smoked…….nice play.’
Jeter coming up and his intro by Sheppard
Why are we stuck with McCarver and Buck? Both these guys are AL haters. Why isnt Kay calling the game ? or maybe use Kay and get an NL guy like Vince Scully.
Betsy -
The coverage was great – and very well rounded. Tony Kubek, for one, was not a fan of George and his opinion was interesting. Jim Kaat was a straight-shooter, too. But neither was disrespectful or callous. Just honest about their experiences with George. In Kubek’s case, it was not much.
Trisha -
I know you’re sensitive to these types of things. I wish they would have cheered everyone on the home team, but it’s nice to be hated (in the baseball world, anyway). In a way, it’s a tribute to George (backhanded though it may be).
Oh, also Dwight Gooden was interviewed. He had some nice things to say about George and sounded good overall.
bwahahah look at that helmet on Pujols head! Take that Pujols!!
Erica, I am going to take a guess.
Booger?
Wait, so Joe didn’t even guarantee Phil 1 complete inning?
Nice top of the first – fantastic play by Ichiro!!!
M, thanks!
I thought Joe’d said that Valverde was going to close the game…….
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It appeared planned out with Torii.
Doreen, I didn’t hear Kubek anywhere……not on 1050 or WFAN, but of course I was at work and couldn’t always put the radio on. Jim Kaat was great – everyone was really great.
Trisha-
Huh? I was speaking rhetorically about the over on 8:50. I don’t recall asking any other questions
And I am exhausted and confuse easily tonight
Doreen, Straw and Doc are very grateful to George and love the guy – no wonder; everyone else turned their back on them, but George never did…..
Ah
Cool!
Would love to see Jeter go deep here
That was a great moment……..
that was awesome! miss you bob.
Awesome — the voice of god.
Jete!
Boras is in his perch.
walk!
Now that was a wonderful cheer for Bob Sheppard. Hearing him brought tears to my eyes.
Erica, I misunderstood. I thought that an Erica imposter had posted at 8:50 and the post was gone already. I thought that’s what you were saying. Forgive me. I’m a bit tired too.
LOL Jeter already on 3rd…..
nice BR, Jeter!
Too further illustrate that the NL isnt real baseball : Youve got Prado as the starting 2nd baseman. Stick that guy in the AL and he would be mediocre.
AL already pumelling ‘em !! 1st and 3rd
Voice of God telling Ubaldo, “This ain’t the NL.”
Jeter’s BB rate in the ASG is 100% vs a 0% Strikeout rate. He is averaging 5 pitches per PA.
Jerkface is thrilled right now!
The Jeter introduction was more touching than I thought it was going to be for me.
Darn…….
It’s something to monitor.
way to go yanks.
who hit that dp?
M, the National League isnt real baseball as we know; its a step above AAA.
I just noticed I was watching the game on delay…..
I was wondering how Betsy knew that was nice moment like 3 minutes before I did.
I hope this game is quick…. I need sleep
BloggingBombers Andy Pettitte warming up for the American League.
Erica, I can see into the future, lol.
Andy coming in next?
Betsy – Hughes rules (pleading the Fifth) July 13th, 2010 at 9:04 pm
Erica, I can see into the future, lol.
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Betsy, I was thisclose to asking you for lotto numbers
Hamilton has no business as the clean up hitter. That DP is on Girardi. Cant let them off the hook like that. Youve GOT to get at least 1 run in that situation.
Jaba -
Not a Yankee!
(Josh Hamilton)
Lee after Andy
Howard has no chance against Price.
thanks Doreen.
Buck’s voice is giving it away that he wants the NL to win. There is no objectivity in the booth in my opinion.
Howard should have his All Star Status stripped when a lefty is on the mound.
Price throwing absolute gas.
Cano nervous?
Technically, it wasn’t a DP- there were already two outs.
But had there been two outs it would have been a tailor made double play
They scored that a hit ? Cano stabbed at that.
LOL Erica…….
Cano, this should be your gold glove showcase, catch something cleanly.
Tough play for Cano.
He just wants to show how he can turn 2.
Price made Howard look like an over-sized little leaguer.
That was smoked, but Cano had a second chance to make the play.
I guess Matt is still busy writing his diatribe about how bad Hamilton’s approach at the plate was.
He is usually quicker, but he is probably just in a California state of mind
Doreen dont make excuses for Cano. Thats a ball he has to catch.
See?????
Great turn there .
Damn Cano’s arm is strong. I don’t think any other 2B in baseball gets the DP there.
# Doreen – GTLU Stuff & Photos July 13th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
Tough play for Cano.
He just wants to show how he can turn 2.
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You certainly got that right! Way to go Cano!
Nice play by EVA & Cano
Doreen
You were right about Robbie’s plan to turn 2.
Buck already picked the NL. He grew up in St. Louis and can’t hide his bias, furthermore he’s got absolutely no talent for what he does. He should be a voiceover actor.
Ken-
Yeah – but I’m trying to be positive tonight. It looked like he couldn’t find it between his feet.
Jim, the problem is the NL sucks. They are fielding a team that only has 2 or 3 legitimate all stars… There is a reason that league cant win. Yet you have Buck making excuses for them.
Not a good showing from the Rangers so far.
They can’t hit outside of Arlington.
Im my opinion Buck is only a step behind Remy as the most biased Announcer.
It’s just an ASG – who cares who Buck picks?
Ken – not to be condescending but have you listend to Sterling call a game ? Geez.
already can see why Jimenez has been successful, no problem breezing pitches under the chin. Imagine if Hughes did that from time to time, he’s have 15 wins as well.
You know, anyone who complains about the YES broadcasts should be forced to watch an entire game on FOX, from opening “ceremonies”, and all the…., with the sound turned up.
It sucks cheering for these guys, but nice hit by Eva.
Come on Robbie!!!!!
darn cano is 5th in batting
vlad wore his regular helmet and everyone else wears the new shiny ones?
My theory on why the NL has been so bad for the past 15 years is that the AL teams have had to spend money to buy talent to keep pace with the Yankees/Sox. It’s no coincidence that this dominance started in ’96.
They’re threatening, but not breaking through yet. Next inning.
That was a wicked change (?) he threw Cano on that 1-0 pitch.
vlad wore his regular helmet and everyone else wears the new shiny ones?
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Jobu told him to wear it.
Jeter was not wearing the new helmet.
Andy in next…….!
Anybody know the pitching order for the AL?
I know Lee said he was gonna probably pitch the fourth
It be cool to have Home Field again this year.
oh ok i didnt notice his…i was listening to bob
it looks like they have an ASG logo on the back. maybe they will sign and auction for charity?
Maybe Andy now because he’s something of a soft-tosser coming right on the heels of Price
Joe I agree with you the national broadcasts are no great shakes. But to claim Buck is blatantly rooting is insane. You go down the middle as a National Broadcaster. Homerism? Thats John Sterling at his finest.
Andy!
Andy getting 7-8-9.
Disrespect from Girardi
Or maybe respect to try to do everything he can to make sure Andy has a good showing?
Andy doing a good job.
Andy looks good…man that 0-2 cutter was close.
Andy!!
Andy!
Go Andy!
Andy is the man
nice play by Jete…tricky hop. Great job Andy!
What a great job by Andy!!
Pettitte [to batter] to Jeter to Cano!
Love it.
I’d like to see Pettitte pitch 1 more inning. I want to see Pujols go against the Pettitte cutter.
Ed – Oh, I don’t claim that Buck is being biased here – but maybe I’m just not paying close enough attention to every word from him. But, in fairness to Sterling – while he does root for the Yanks, I’ve heard him give due credit to other teams and their players, as well. And he will scold players of either team for poor play. His style may not be for everybody, but he does an objective job of reporting, I think, despite his obvious rooting interest.
LOL I love the convo between Andy and Mauer
Don’t tell Mauer all the secrets Andy.
Andy is giving away all of his signs
Man you don’t see Ichiro have an AB like that too often…JJ is really good.
Damn, JJ is something special.
AL will get through between 4th -7th inning, note it!
I’m sure all pitchers and catchers in ASG go through this….Andy’s no dope.
Josh Johnson would be nice in the Yankee rotation in 2012, when the Marlins have to pay him 13.75 mil. Montero/Romine plus 2 or 3 more prspects for him.
Most AS selections in Yankee history isn’t exacly a fair statistic.
Mickey Mantle played in two ASGs per season!
Jete having a nice AB here
thats up
Although, just to be fair- its also not fair that current Yankees rank up better postseason numbers.
They have more games.
They should be separate records
Jeter, IMO, has had the two bets ABs of this game so far.
Heck, he saw 1 less pitch than all 4 batters that faced Pettitte.
50% K rate. uh oh.
We on the crew monitoring the situation will give him a break though, because that call was BS
I don’t think strike 3 was in the zone when it crossed the plate.
I wouldn’t trade Romine and Montero for Johnson. Don’t get me wrong I like him but the Yankees will have no room for him if they get Cliff Lee and continue to develop pitching talent.
Lee in…….
Next year I hope he’ll be here wearing pinstripes…
A.L. baby!
He will be.
# Betsy – Hughes rules (pleading the Fifth) July 13th, 2010 at 9:34 pm
Next year I hope he’ll be here wearing pinstripes…
PITCHING TO MONTERO!!!!!!
Erica in NY July 13th, 2010 at 9:31 pm
Most AS selections in Yankee history isn’t exacly a fair statistic.
Mickey Mantle played in two ASGs per season!
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Baseball only played 2 games a year for 4 years, 1959-1962.
Zillo in the house.
I got home late. What exactly did Alex do when his name was announced?
Lee, is just awesome
A strikeout and outs to Jeter and Cano — all putouts made by Yankees or future Yankees.
Erica -
I didn’t know until this afternoon that for a time there were 2 all-star games a year.
Lee handled that!
I doubt it Carl – Montero is not close to being MLB ready…..
Saw Phil, CC….
GreenBeret7 July 13th, 2010 at 9:36 pm
Erica in NY July 13th, 2010 at 9:31 pm
Most AS selections in Yankee history isn’t exacly a fair statistic.
Mickey Mantle played in two ASGs per season!
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Baseball only played 2 games a year for 4 years, 1959-1962.
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Mickey Mantle played in both games all 4 years. Thats 4 extra games
# Betsy – Hughes rules (pleading the Fifth) July 13th, 2010 at 9:38 pm
I doubt it Carl – Montero is not close to being MLB ready…..
I’m joking. Notice the caps. and these “!!!!!!!”
LMAO @ Nick!
I thought that was Zillo, but I wasn’t sure……….This is like the bottom of the 4th inning and the game is 40 minutes or so old….
Laura – Seth Everett sucks! July 13th, 2010 at 9:37 pm
I got home late. What exactly did Alex do when his name was announced?
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A rather goofy arm moment
On the A-Rod Strange Moments Meter, it barely ranked!
Erica in NY July 13th, 2010 at 9:32 pm
Although, just to be fair- its also not fair that current Yankees rank up better postseason numbers.
They have more games.
They should be separate records
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There are separate records for them. There’s one book for the Yankees and a couple of pages for everyone else.
LOL I did notice them, but I thought you were just OVERLY ENTHUSIASTIC!!!
Erica in NY July 13th, 2010 at 9:38 pm
GreenBeret7 July 13th, 2010 at 9:36 pm
Erica in NY July 13th, 2010 at 9:31 pm
Most AS selections in Yankee history isn’t exacly a fair statistic.
Mickey Mantle played in two ASGs per season!
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Baseball only played 2 games a year for 4 years, 1959-1962.
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Mickey Mantle played in both games all 4 years. Thats 4 extra games
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So did Yogi Berra, Willie Mays, Henry Aaron, Whitey Ford…..
Braun!
Jeez you can see why that guy’s an all-star!
GB7-
Yogi is right behind Mantle (20) on the list with 18
4 innings in 51 minutes…. this is speed!
Braun’s catch looked like a wrist breaker.
I think Matt’s head would explode if the Yankees signed Vladdy as the DH.
I think the NL’s weakness is they don’t have any good lefties. The Yankees already used Price, Lee, and Pettitte, and Girardi still has Lester and Thornton for the later innings.
“A rather goofy arm moment
On the A-Rod Strange Moments Meter, it barely ranked!”
Oh, okay. Previous posts made it seem like he embarrassed himself and the organization.
Why did Joe burn through three 3 lefty pitchers in order, when the NL has just 1?
Joe sounded so thrilled to be talking with Buck and McCarver.
oh oh verlander
The fox people are stupid. How can there be 2 new monuments in monument park next year if The voice of Yankee stadium already has one!!!
Josh Johnson is so nasty
I’d take him over Jiminez too because his control is better, throws just as hard.
Because Girardi still has another elite lefty in his pen – Lester
So he can afford to burn 3
Did that hit the ump?
Mauer.
That was an All-Star throw from Mauer.
Yanks are on FOX this Saturday against the Rays, so expect that broadcast to be more George-centric than this one.
Hughes!!!!!!!!
Great job by Mauer on that throw. Was he throwing to first?
Posada>Mauer
So Hughes for the 6th?
Lester for the 7th?
Soriano for the 8th?
Valverde for the 9th?
No ! This is all Girardi’s fault ! Why did he bring in Verlander/sarcasm
Sheppard has a plaque, not a monument. There are only 5 monuments: Miller Huggins, Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe Dimaggio & Mickey Mantle.
The Boss probably gets a monument.
“The fox people are stupid. How can there be 2 new monuments in monument park next year if The voice of Yankee stadium already has one!!!”
Sheppard doesn’t have a monument. He has a plaque.
Laura – Seth Everett sucks! July 13th, 2010 at 9:44 pm
“A rather goofy arm moment
On the A-Rod Strange Moments Meter, it barely ranked!”
Oh, okay. Previous posts made it seem like he embarrassed himself and the organization.
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It wasn’t like he did the Chicken Dance
“Valverde for the 9th?”
Which will be a perfect segue for Fox to cross-promote “So You Think You Can Dance?”
Those helmets are so unbearable to look at.
We could see Valverde do the Chicken Dance!
There was nothing wrong with Mauer’s throw. He was warming up by playing long toss with Hunter.
Whew.
Wright’s shoes = fail
Hamilton made that too interesting
Manual better not put Broxton in this game! LOL !
Terrible situational hitting so far, for both teams.
Let’s go AL bats!
Lets beat up on Kuo
NL brought 14 pitchers, AL brought 13 .
Can we wake up already ??? Awful showing so far against the NL
Saying no lefty has hit him raises the degree of difficulty for Robbie but I’m going with the Cano.
this is the inning
Why is Manual on the phone? He is the one who brought Kuo in to face the lefties!
TylerKepner Talked to Kuo yesterday and asked if he’s now more popular in Taiwan than Chien-Ming Wang. “No,” Kuo said. “He’s still a superstar.”
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I think they can get Doc
Just got back so wasn’t sure if there were substitutions yet but I was going to guess that Carl Crawford was going to be the hero of the game, if he was still in. Then I heard Buck say he’s up this inning. Of course i don’t know that will be the case but it makes the game more fun – for me anyway.
Cano with RISP up now!
Come on Cano, you kill lefties.
Cano with an RBI chance
Get em in Cano!
I called it first guys
WOW!!!!! That throw slupped.
told you this is the inning
This guy is barely status Kuo!
I’m not sure many people realize how big a role George played in the United States Olympic Committee.
Click if you’re interested.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07.....mpics.html
Yay Robbie!
Go Robbie!
Interesting that McSuxup would say that throwing errors like the one that just happened “happen to every pitcher” and would immediately remember Mariano Rivera in 2001 as the first name to come to his mind – what there is of it.
Robbie!
not bad
YAY Cano
YAY Robbie!
Now I selfishly hope this game ends 1-0.
Well that sucked.
How can they give him the MVP if he doesn’t record a hit, even if he has an RBI?
Robby.
will Lester choke?
Ok, I just got out of the shower. Why was Phil warming up and now Lester?
Mauer looking bad tonight.
What’s with these AL Central scrubs?
Not exactly a scrapbook game for Mauer.
Lester then Hughes for 2 outs probably or something
Well, that was a disaster for Kuo.
That’s why you bring in only closers or frontline starters, not middle relievers, especially LOOGYs.
With Halladay, Wainwright, Carpenter, Hudson, Bell, etc. in the pen, no need to go to a LOOGY
If they keep the lead Girardi plays match ups
Todd July 13th, 2010 at 10:08 pm
Well that sucked.
How can they give him the MVP if he doesn’t record a hit, even if he has an RBI?
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Because it would piss off Yankee haters. Is there a better reason?
“How can they give him the MVP if he doesn’t record a hit, even if he has an RBI?”
If it stays this way, they’ll give it a pitcher.
Had to drive somewhere a fast one. Radio guys said Lester would be pitching.
Oh, so Lester was warming up earlier? Isn’t that weird that Joe would warm guys up, sit them down and then bring them in?
And……..yay Robbie!!!
* to a pitcher.
Wow pitching change in the middle of an inning Manuel must be scared.
If the AL has 13 pitchers are we sure Phil Hughes is even getting into the game? Or will he get in because he was the choice of the managers and players? How many of those are there, if anyone knows?
What is Lester warming up for? In case they substitute Gonzalez for Pujols?
Prado and Hanley are both RH hitters
Torii with a HR Derby swing
catcher’s with less-than-stellar defense in this game. Mauer’s air-mailed throw; McCann dropping a ball; not a great showing from these guys.
trisha,
Girardi gets to choose who pitches when tonight.
w that he has a lead, he will go with the guys who give him the best chance to win. He might even play matchup with Lester somewhere in there.
Good for Manuel. This isn’t a popularity contest, it’s about winning the game. I would hope Girardi would do the same thing if he felt the pitcher on the mound was giving up too much.
Trisha,
Hi!
I think if we have a lead, he’ll try to get as many pitchers in as he can. Lester will be the 5th? And he said someone should close weaver maybe?
What hapened during the commercial?
Ken_Rosenthal AL All-Stars HIGHLY entertained by the hefty Heath Bell’s sprint to the mound from the bullpen. #Padres #MLB
Put Arod in!
Al, good that’s the way it should be. I don’t personally care who gets to pitch and who doesn’t. I just want the AL to win the game.
BloggingBombers Vernon Wells in left field for the AL, Ian Kinsler at second base.
I just realized Friday night’s game is on My9 and there is no pregame….
How are we supposed to see a ceremony????
Cano out
Depending on the score, like if one team gets a few runs more than the other, the managers will run out pitchers for one third or two thirds of an inning over the last couple of innings.
Manual managed that well. Now he has Halladay, Wainwright, Hudson.
Who closes though, Broxton? LOL
mel –
I guess it would depend on how much of a lead too.
# Erica in NY July 13th, 2010 at 10:17 pm
I just realized Friday night’s game is on My9 and there is no pregame….
How are we supposed to see a ceremony????
mY9 sucks. I always hate it.
He won’t do it, but Manual should just let Halladay finish the game. Or use Wainwright for the 6th and let Halladay pitch the final 3.
There is something very cheap about MY9, like it is a 2nd rate network and it makes the game less enjoyable as a result.
betre or arod next?
You certainly never saw the networks drag out the crying towels in 2008 or 2009 when the Yankees were hammered by injuries.
NYPost_Kernan Gotta Love Heath Bell, I asked him yesterday what message he has for the #Mets . He said: “I’ll be a free agent in two years.”
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Lester needs to put this guy away.
Now Andrew Baily is warming up?. Where the hell did Hughes go? lol
Thanks GB. Right now I would like to see full-inning pitchers unless they blow up of course.
I’d like to see Matt Capps in the game – nothing to do with the fact he’s on the Nats and on my fantasy team of course. (though so is Broxton)
Prada looks just like Victor Martinez.
GreenBeret7 July 13th, 2010 at 10:20 pm
You certainly never saw the networks drag out the crying towels in 2008 or 2009 when the Yankees were hammered by injuries.
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I was thinking the very same thing
Manual is an idiot ! Why is he pinch hitting Gonzalez, the lefty, for Pujols? Does he not realize that Lester is a lefty too?
Let Gonzalez replace Howard at DH!
Is Hughes the EIG?
I don’t know……….but Joe had better pitch Phil, lol.
He’s also saving Alex for the 8th because he’s very clutch
Drew Bailey is a closer. Maybe at some point you just go with relievers rather than starters?
You know if Joe bring in A-rod over Beltre Red Sox Nation will scream murder. They are already mad that Lester didn’t start over Price and that Andy was ahead of him.
Gun-shy,
Haven’t u heard? Hughes is an EIG!
Rishi July 13th, 2010 at 10:20 pm
NYPost_Kernan Gotta Love Heath Bell, I asked him yesterday what message he has for the #Mets . He said: “I’ll be a free agent in two years.”
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Not likely that Bell will want to set up for Francisco Rodriguez, though.
BloggingBombers Phil Hughes and Andrew Bailey warming up for the AL.
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So Fox wants Gonzalez to be a Red Sox.
Doc’s in
# GreenBeret7 July 13th, 2010 at 10:23 pm
Rishi July 13th, 2010 at 10:20 pm
NYPost_Kernan Gotta Love Heath Bell, I asked him yesterday what message he has for the #Mets . He said: “I’ll be a free agent in two years.”
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Not likely that Bell will want to set up for Francisco Rodriguez, though.
K-Rod will be gone
Great job by Lester.
Has Girardi done any position player substitution other than CF? If not, isn’t that unusual? Don’t they typically turn over the field every 3 innings?
Nice of Joe Buck to campaign for the Sox to get Adrian Gonzalez.
M, someone raised the possibility that Phil was up just for a bullpen session – that had better not be the case, lol.
Why on earth would SD trade Gonzalez now?
Yeah, Buck… nevermind that the 3 best Sox players are Ortiz/Beltre/Youkallis. They sure need Gonzalez. Where are they going to play him, CF?
Something makes me think that if there is going to be any ceremony at the Stadium, YES will definitely broadcast the game.
atta boy Jete….on base twice…3 pretty good AB’s
I can’t wait for the “herky-jerky pitcher” Lincecum!
Trisha,
Cano is out. I think Jeter is still in because of lack of SS. I don’t even know … Never mind Andrus is the backup.
Wainwright’s curveball is not going to be fun in the 8th inning.
“Has Girardi done any position player substitution other than CF”
Kinsler was in for Cano last inning. Wells and Buck were brought in too.
Good deal. Yankee players are leading the way…..AGAIN.
Good news……
http://www.newsday.com/sports/.....-1.2103048
The Yankees won the 2009 World Series, have mostly looked like a well-oiled machine and have given no reason for anyone to think that won’t continue. General manager Brian Cashman has autonomy over baseball operations and Hal appears to have come to embrace his role. “He seems to enjoy it,” one source said. “He’s grown into it.”
Hal, in an interview with Newsday in March 2008, said of the selling-the-team issue: “There’s no plans to sell. None. No chance of selling.”
A third-generation Steinbrenner has even expressed interest in being involved down the road. Robert Molloy, the 18-year-old son of George’s daughter Jessica, took part in a charity event June 15 in the Bronx. “I do want to be like my granddad,” he told Newsday.
Billy D, thanks. I missed several innings of the game so wasn’t sure.
Lame.
Elvis is no longer in the house.
Terrible base-running by the AL tonight…
M, what’s lame?
Would have thought that maybe Swisher would have gotten Hamilton’s 3rd AB.
What’s with Betsy and lol? Is everything funny or is it a nervous laugh?
They won’t sell it immediately,. even if they have plans to. They have more regard for their father than that. If they are going to sell the team, it will be after a few years, at least one year.
I don’t think they will though.
AL baserunning isn’t exactly All Start quality tonight.
Girardi is playing to win… Hamilton’s bat against Halladay is a better bet than Swisher’s.
John, I would agree – but I hope they don’t sell at all.
exactly All ***Star*** quality tonight.
It may be heresy, but I would put Beltre in the field for the next inning and only use Alex as a PH. I’d rather see our guys as little as possible in the field in this game. Less risk of injury.
Nevermind, M……….
Unless the Steinbrenners grow tired of printing money, I don’t see why they would ever sell the team.
Nice AB by JH.
nice at bat by Hamilton !
mel, thank you too. Just saw your post on substitutions.
Manuel takes out Halladay?
I am going to wear the “GMS III” patch on all of my suits to work for the rest of the year. I don’t care if it ruins my jackets either.
In fact, I am going to wear a small on on all my ties too.
Do I want insurance runs or for Papi to suck? Hmm. Gotta be some other way for him to reach base, no?
Beltre’s not playing. Micheal Young was put on the roster after Beltre’s hamstring injury.
Blake, I would agree………..unless Hal just hates it, but I don’t think he does.
m,
How about a HBP?
Mark, I think Manuel is managing this game the right way. He has enough pitching that if someone doesn’t look effective he goes to someone else. Maybe playing matchup. It’s getting late and he can’t afford a lot of runs.
Ooooo. Matt Capps!!!!! Heresy perhaps but I want him to get the juicer at the plate. I don’t mind 1-0 games.
lol
They bring in the Washington Nationals closer, who is a RH, to pitch against Ortiz
What the hell?
# Zach July 13th, 2010 at 10:36 pm
Beltre’s not playing. Micheal Young was put on the roster after Beltre’s hamstring injury.
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Not true. Beltre is playing and Young is not on the team. There was an article on MLB.com about it.
I fully expect that the Steinbrenner family will eventually buy into another sports franchise in the Tampa area….be it basketball or football. They’re already into horse racing and auto racing.
“Micheal Young was put on the roster after Beltre’s hamstring injury”
Didn’t workout that way. Don’t even think Young is in Anaheim. Beltre is on the roster, but I’d guess the Red Sox asked Joe G to use him only if necessary.
Girardi isn’t obligated to play Beltre, despite what Christina25 says.
“I fully expect that the Steinbrenner family will eventually buy into another sports franchise in the Tampa area….be it basketball or football. They’re already into horse racing and auto racing.”
Maybe they can buy the Rays and trade all their good players to the Yankees
Zach,
That’s terrible!
And Swish was on deck to pinch
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That was the Nat’s Matt Capps, doncha know.
However it was actually the Ortiz factor that made the difference for me.
I expect the Steinbrenner family to keep the Yankees, for a while, I hope I’m right, they have become part of what it means to be a Yankee fan.
Hughes!
The HR derby clearly has ruined Big Papi’s swing.
pat,
How do you find out these things before they return from commercial? Are you psychic?
John
I wish. The beat writers tweet it.
Betsy is excited I bet.
Grats to C-Money.
Who is Hughes facing? Rolen, Votto, who else?
Nice of FOX to let us know.
Carl
What did Cashmoney do?
Phil throwing hard..
Hughes throwin hard.
Hughes is letting it fly… 2 96 MPH to Rolen? or whoever this is.
darn…
Was that a cutter?
Credit to Buck for giving credit to the Boss. I did hear McCarver say “yup”. Jealous little twit.
# JJ July 13th, 2010 at 10:44 pm
Carl
What did Cashmoney do?
Betsy posted an article about him scroll up.
96, got an extra zip on that fastball
Ugh… Hughes shouldn’t have given Rolen something to hit with a 1-2 count. He attacks a little too much when he is ahead. He needs to make guys chase once he gets ahead.
But he’s getting hit…….
Damn hughes…
Aww, poor Phil……….
Hunter makes a good throw right there and Rolen is dead.
Damn Hughes still throwing those cutters
That stinks.
Even the NL hitters read the scouting reports on Hughes lol
“Heresy but Andy Pettitte did not belong in this All Star Game”
In what way is this true?
Hughes missed his spot on that single
Great job by Hughes. About what I expected. Thank God Girardi got him out of there. It’s probably too late.
hughes doesn’t know to pitch, he speeds up rolen bat with a cutter and keeps throws fastball to holladay when he should when to the curve
Hughes
still needs to learn how to expand the zone.
He could get the loss
Scot Rolen, the only former Cardinal to stand up to Larussa about his double standard he favored Pujols with, and was traded! He was right by the way, Pujols wouldn’t run out ground balls.
How did Pettitte not belong? He has one of the lowest ERA’s in the league and has been consistent since day 1.
Hughes missed a few times with location. But he should have attacked Rolen with a fastball than a cutter.
Joe should have just gone with Soriano, Feliz, Valverde to finish it out.
Torri embarrassing the home fans.
Did he take a coffee break on the way to that ball?
Too bad. Rolan’s hit was just a bloop. Hopefully Thorton can get Phil off the hook. A lot of NL cheering, no? Must be a lot of Dodger fans.
Hughes LVP.
then again, he’s facing great hitters…….he didn’t get clobbered. It’s not the end of the world………but still sucks.
What is with Hughes and the world stage that makes him ordinary?
When he was ahead on Rolen, he absolutely should not have thrown him a cutter he could drive.
Make him chase one. He has fallen too in love with the cutter.
Also, I’m sure Phil was just completely pumped up – his first ASG and in front of his friends and family
I’m not sure a good throw gets him, but he could have gotten to the ball faster. Rolen to run over the catcher if there’s a play at the plate, ala Pete rose?
YES!!
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Billy D, the post at 10:48 wasn’t mine.
Every pitcher in this game is throwing 90+MPH heat. Or the radar is off.
“What is with Hughes and the world stage that makes him ordinary?
No idea, but it looks like the 2007 ALDS was an aberration. Last year, now this… yikes.
Here we go with the Hughes bashing.
Wow, he’s 24 years old and gave up a couple of ground ball singles………yeah, he really choked in the 2007 ALDS.
What? LOL now this is a bit much.
How in Hell does andy Pettitte not belong in this year’s all star game/ His numbers are better than every AL pitcher other than Price’s. 4th in ERA, 3rd in wins, 1st in winning percentage. Right now, he’s in the top 3 AL pitchers for the Cy Young Award.
And neither was the 10:50 post.
That was disappointing. The pitch-sequence more than the results. Same thing… cutter, cutter, cutter. Giving guys pitches to hit when he is ahead.
Charlie
These pitchers are the best pitchers in the game. Hard throwers.
Come on, Thortony…. er, Matty.
Let’s just send Phil to the minor leagues…..
Apparently Hughes doesn’t have TEH CLUTCH.
You people are too much.
I guess if the idiots can’t bash Alex anymore they have to find someone to give the not clutch label.
Come on Thornton, get the out!
Oy………
remarkable…
Hughes just needs to come inside more often. I remember that was what made him dangerous last year as a reliever. He’s gotten away from it. You can’t get out good hitters consistently without making them fear for their lives. Jeter almost ate two pitches tonight.
Joe Girardi is not doing Phil Hughes any favors.
Didn’t he get him up a few innings earlier?
I think Hughes was too amped up as he appeared to be over throwing.
He got behind both Rolen and Holliday, which is not a good recipe for success.
Hopefully Thorton will clean up this mess.
A loss at an All Star game will not look good on Phil’s resume.
And he could cost the Yankees potential home field advantage.
I’m sure he threw a curve, but he trusts his cutter….
Phil is going to get the loss
Maybe it’s not the big stage that gets Hughes but playing in this stadium in front of his friends and family. His worst postseason outing came in Angel Stadium.
crap.
nooooooooo!!!!!!!!
Hughes gets the Loss.
well that’s not good…Hughes in line for the loss?
I would say this one is on Hughes
From 0-2 to a BB?
Well that totally sucked.
and there’s the loss, who is Thorton anyway?
Bad job lefty Joba
I guess CR9 is here.
The 10:55 post wasn’t mine either.
Hughes could’ve finished the inning.
Thanks Phil Hughes!
LOL I can’t believe this……..He’s a freaking kid for pete’s sake. Now if the AL loses, it’s all HIS fault? You think scouts are going to hate on Phil because he could get the loss? Give me a break, Matt.
With the way the AL is hitting, this one is in the books
Thanks, Hughes.
Thorton= epic fail !
You face a lefty and fail like that.
“Hughes in line for the loss?”
He’s the AL pitcher of record…………..for now.
McCann for MVP is on the clock……..
Time for a come back
It all goes back to not using Pettitte for 2 innings.
Huhges in line for the lost, noooooooooooo
Maybe it’s not the big stage that gets Hughes but playing in this stadium in front of his friends and family. His worst postseason outing came in Angel Stadium.
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you are calling him a choker RS. A choker is someone who cannot perform their best because of their psyche.
prediction: Arod with a pinch hit, game tying homerun
No, I’d say that’s on Thorton.
Don’t we have 9 outs left?
Guess we have to start the WS in Atlanta, Cincy, SD, Philly or somewhere else. GJ, Phil
Or is it all set up for Swish and Arod to win this baby?????
Rishi July 13th, 2010 at 10:56 pm
well that’s not good…Hughes in line for the loss?
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Just setting Rodriguez up for the game winning hit.
I had though Girardi was saving Hughes in case of extra innings considering he had Soria, Valverde, and Soriano in the pen. Glad to see Phil get in the game though. I wish it would have worked out better.
Phail Hughes
First his performance last year in the playoffs, now this?
Sigh
Thorton doing his best Tyler Clippard impersonation.
Hughes deserves the loss. What did you give birth to him Betsy? You’re just sickening with this Hughes crap. You couldn’t care less about the game. Then you make excuses for him. lol
This is what happens when a Yankee manager doesn’t have Mo available – they panic and scramble.
Well If we don’t get homefield advantage then it’s going to be a little bit tougher. The NL needs to choke !
GB
Did you see my post to you this morning? Leiter predicted the same thing as you.
I was hoping for an A-Rod hero moment opportunity – requires the bases to be loaded (or at least 2 on)…3 chances to get it done, but you have to get out of the 7th first!!
“you are calling him a choker RS.”
For a long time Sabathia couldn’t win in Oakland (his hometown) but I don’t think you’d call him a choker because of that. And I don’t think Hughes is a choker either. He’s the youngest Yankee to win a postseason game.
Hughes All Star Game ERA?
Well let’s just say it’s not a small number.
Real clutch performances by Hughes and Thornton.
Girardi really screwed this up
He let his feelings for Hughes starting in front of his family ahead of winning the game
Once you get a lead, you go Baily-Soriano-Valverde or perhaps mix in Feliz/Soria somewhere in there as well.
Hughes should not have pitched in this game unless it went to extras. It’s not Hughes fault that Girardi let sentimentality get in the way of winning.
Look at how Charlie Manual handled his ace– pulled him after 2 outs and he gave up a hit.
Split in the NL park, clinch in Game Five, no problem.
chan ho’s runs July 13th, 2010 at 11:01 pm
Real clutch performances by Hughes and Thornton.
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Bailey too
AL pitchers need to learn how to use their breaking balls. Home field or not the Yankees can win on the road, proved it last year.
I didn’t think that Girardi was going to even let him pitch. But people should calm down calling Hughes a failure and this and that. I would like to see some of you go out there and compete.
Gus, blow off you sick loser.
So…as the NL ramps up their pitching…the AL downgrades their hitting. Nice.
All-Star Game bridge jumpers?
I think we just bottomed out.
Hughes choked.
Oh well.
Looks like we have to go to the NL park first.
Exactly why should Phil not have pitched? He gave up 2 singles for pete’s sake……
It’s the freakin ASG.
What is wrong with you people?
“Guess we have to start the WS in Atlanta, Cincy, SD, Philly”
And none of those places scare me. Atlanta worked out well in ’96, we won 2 out of 3 in Philly last year (including an extra-innings game) and Cincy and SD? Pshh
Jeremy, this might be the worst game thread of all time, lol…….
Ha, Hughes gave up a couple of dink hits and you guys are ready to crucify him.
I’m sure he’ll be jokingly crushed by every single person in the Yankees clubhouse if he ends up being the loser here.
Its really not that big a deal. I was glad to see him pitch and get the experience. Tell the 1999, 2003, and 2004 Yankees that homefield advantage matters in the playoffs.
Phil was voted in. He was going to pitch so stop the nonsense.
I think ‘just sayin’ has it right.
The people hitting phil hughes are hilarious– 2 singles!
Whatever, A-Rod will win this.
Fishstick you’re right. Hughes shouldn’t have sniffed this game with the pitchers Girardi had left. But he didn’t want Betsy’s suicide on his head.
All the really good pitchers were used early for the AL. I’d hoped a Yankee wouldn’t cost the AL the game.
Phil threw too mant good pitches ( he was ahead in the counts ) , just not enough quality pitches when needed
Bite your tongue Nick.
It’s a sweep.
people were calling CC a choker until last year’s playoffs – same with Arod. Being a choker isn’t a tag that follows a player forever just until they stop consistently underachieving in big spots. Jeter has failed in big spots probably more than any other player in history yet he’s seen as a clutch player because he peppers those failures with pockets of clutch hits.
girardi should’ve left in hughes.
Fishstick,
agree 100%. This is on Girardi for being too “player friendly”.
Absolutely no reason to go to one of your worst starters (based on his numbers in relation to the other starters on the roster) to protect a lead in the 7th inning.
You have a bunch of good power relievers – you use them.
Colbie Calliat?
that’s not her name…
I’m more concerned about the Yankees getting to the World series than winning it.
Who is closing for the NL anyway?
Lets just put it this way, I would rather see Hughes pitch and lose the All Star game then see Rafael Soriano pitch and win it.
Its an exhibition game.
AL falls behind, Matt shows up like clockwork…unbelievable.
I’d have to watch the replay again; I don’t know if he got hit hard because of poor location or if the hitters just hit good pitches……..but it’s not like he got absolutely smoked. David Price gave up a hard hit ball and so did Jimenez I believe – ironically, Phil got 3 ground balls.
LGY, how pathetic is this? I feel bad for Phil, but geez………could Thornton have finished the job? His 2 out hit by McCann was hit 3 x as hard as anything Phil gave up.
Sweeo would be nice, I’m just thinking of more hometown revenue.
Betsy
I didn’t think he was going to pitch because it was the 7 inning of the game. I thought Girardi would go to the pen guys.
Rishi July 13th, 2010 at 11:06 pm
Colbie Calliat?
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Thats her name is she is one beautiful looking girl.
If you can’t just sit back and enjoy the ASG without complaining, whining, or getting angry I really don’t know why you would watch baseball.
If it makes you this miserable, what’s the point?
If people are burying Hughes/Girardi for the All-Star Game, I’d hate to see reactions during the World Baseball Classic or the Spring Trainging Intrasquad game or MVP Baseball 2005
Daisy Duke jean shorts — very respectful.
(not that I’m complaining…)
Gus, WTH is your problem? You and everyone here that want to string Phil up because he gave up a couple of medium-hit balls are sick.
Pat M, Phil’s location hasn’t been great in awhile……..
You guys have it all wrong.
Hughes should pitch in this game PRECISELY because Girardi is managing. I would have been wholly disappointed in Girardi if he let Hughes come out here in front of his family and didn’t have him pitch.
Pat M. July 13th, 2010 at 11:05 pm
Phil threw too mant good pitches ( he was ahead in the counts )
NO.
Hughes went 2-0 on Rolen.
Hughes was behind Holliday 2-1.
Don’t spout nonsense. You are better than that.
Mark- Can’t touch this. July 13th, 2010 at 11:07 pm
Rishi July 13th, 2010 at 11:06 pm
Colbie Calliat?
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Thats her name is she is one beautiful looking girl.
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the announcer mis-pronounced it – he inverted the i and the a.
Buck got it right before the break
pat July 13th, 2010 at 11:00 pm
GB
Did you see my post to you this morning? Leiter predicted the same thing as you.
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No I didn’t see the post or Leiter’s prediction, pat. I would say something about great minds thinking alike, but, Leiter’s a little too left handed for me. Love his instructions, though. Remember last year’s in game pitching instruction with his sock? A little dingy, but, God, he’s funny when he gets amped up.
Swish time
LOL Matt’s timer went off.
Hughes doesn’t suck and doesn’t need excuses – tonight he did not get the job done. Be it bad location, pitch selection or execution, just didn’t work out for him tonight. They are all good hitters and when you make a mistake, they hit it.
Hugh’s performance does not reflect who he is, was or will be. Hope for a comeback and move on.
PH will be fine in the 2nd half as the NYY pull away from Rays and Sox.
He’s a choker……..poor guy is going to get a reputation now, lol (I think it’s lol – it might be sob).
Betsy
I agree. It seems like some Yankee fans love having an enemy. Now that A-rod is not longer a choke artist Hughes is the new guy.
So Wigginton never got an AB. Did he just play some in the field or what?
Just like when Joba enters, I saw that one coming for Hughes. Terrible.
G-C tonight is the night you pull for the AMERICAN LEAGUE. So if Soriano is the pitcher to shut it down then you pull for Soriano. This gives the AL home field advantage in the world series. You don’t pull for the worst pitcher of the bunch just because he’s in pinstripes. That works if the game doesn’t have any future consequences.
If this were in the day of the Boss and Billy Martin would have made the moves Girardi made. No doubt George would have fired him for embarrassing the Yankees. Of course he would have hired him back by September 1. I imagine Joe isn’t missing the Boss from that perspective. lol
well, let’s root for the Mets to win the NL, so we can have quasi home-field advantage.
Wow, embarrasing night for the yanks.
Nasty curve. Swish looked like he was wondering where it went after he swung and missed.
lol Matt Holiday.
Matt Holiday in post-season form.
Holladay made error again, oooouch
Nice hit Buck!
But why the long face?
Yep, Wigginton played at 3rd. No ABs for him.
Holliday is a choker!
What is with him and not being able to catch the ball on the big stage???
The AL still has an Ace-Rod in the hole.
Matt Holliday did the same thing in the NLDS.
Let’s see A-Rod!
John Buck doesn’t hit for much of an average, but, he hits some vicious line drives.
“You don’t pull for the worst pitcher of the bunch just because he’s in pinstripes.”
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Soriano is a better pitcher than Hughes?
Haha riiiight.
can Wells do something here??
Holliday’s improving.
At least this one didn’t hit him in the sack.
one swing should be enough
“G-C tonight is the night you pull for the AMERICAN LEAGUE. So if Soriano is the pitcher to shut it down then you pull for Soriano. This gives the AL home field advantage in the world series. You don?t pull for the worst pitcher of the bunch just because he?s in pinstripes. That works if the game doesn?t have any future consequences.”
No, I pull for Hughes.
He’s not the worst pitcher of the bunch. Give me him in the 7th inning over anyone out there. Did you not see his numbers as a setup man last year?
I don’t think home field advantage in the World Series means a lick. I’ve watched the Yankees be embarassed more on the hollowed turf of the old Yankee Stadium than they have at the rest of the away parks combined.
Thats why cashman went out and tried getting cliff lee, the yankees will have sabathia and pettite and 3 question marks starting in the postseason….phil hughes is coming back down to earth and will be as bad in the postseason this year as he was last year
God Help them come October!!
Can Vernon Well take a pitch. It seems like he is not even trying. He did it in the derby and in the game.
Mc Carver oblivious. Writers said monkeys been out all inning
He took his eye off the ball to look into the abyss.
Another troll
Wow Hunter sucks
LOL, that’s poor swing, nuff said
Is the AL asleep?
A-Rod and Beltre are only AL players not in. NL has Bourn and Infante.
Please free swinger like Hunter had no chance against Wainright
why was Hunter batting instead of Arod? Geez Joe, you go out of your way to get Hughes into the game and waste the hottest hitter in the game for Torii Hunter???
Hunter looks pathetic at the plate.
Hughes has been stinking up the joint with earned runs in games and tonight he continued where he left off. I can see someone here LGY hasn’t seen Soriano pitch. No big surprise. Homers seldom can see anyway.
According to MLB.com, Beltre is coming in at 3B for Swish and Soriano is on the mound
Those last two pitches were never within 2 feet of home plate. Who was hitting? Did Ortiz decide to become a switch hitter?
Last NL team to host Game 1 of the World Series was??
All star game is a good measure of how many guys used to starting would be terrible bench players.
I hated Swisher’s at bat, always behind on the count!
Alex looks alot like Joe Girardi.
“Last NL team to host Game 1 of the World Series was??”
Those pesky Arizona Diamondbacks?
Joe managed this game like a throwback managers when the only thing important was to fit everyone into the game instead of a manager who has the best record in baseball and wanted the first and last two games in his house in the WS.
Terrible at-bat for Hunter.
“I can see someone here LGY hasn’t seen Soriano pitch. No big surprise. Homers seldom can see anyway.”
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I would love to see you explain how Rafael Soriano is a better pitcher than Phil Hughes.
Please entertain us with that.
Right you are G-C.
I think Hunter needed to find his inner Beltran on those last two pitches.
Leave the bat on the shoulder!
Sometimes you can’t even tell if this a Yankee blog. So much hate against Yankee players.
Yeah LGY Soriano with his 1.6 ERA isn’t better that P-Use, Haha riiiight.
Matt….Hughes 13 pitches, 9 strikes
All star game is a good measure of how many guys used to starting would be terrible bench players.
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it also accentuates the fact that it’s very hard to win a game against good pitching without role players who are willing to sacrifice to move runners into scoring position.
Seriously, people who come into baseball forums of other teams to talk trash, rag, and complain have no lives. Yeah, that Phil Hughes, he’s just awwwwfuuulllll.
Pat M, forget it. Phil is going to be phired from the Yankees and when he updates his resume with this loss, NO team will ever hire him. He’s back to working at his parents’ business, lol.
Again, he gave up 2 hits that weren’t exactly scalded. Ironic – people want him to get more ground balls. He got one against a terrific hitter in Votto and 2 more against 2 other very good hitters. That’s the chance you take with ground balls – they sometimes find holes.
“……….. without role players who are willing to sacrifice to move runners into scoring position.”
Alex practiced his bunting this weekend.
Soriano pitches 1 inning a game genius.
If he tried to pitch 6-7 innings a game like Hughes, he would get rocked.
It’s not even close.
If girardi was going to blow this game, he could atleast have thrown Lester out there from 150 pitches.
gus
You are comparing a starter to a closer. That makes no sense !
Yes. Hughes threw strikes when he had too.
But he was still behind the two hitters who got hits off of him.
If he had got ahead, he could have dropped a curve and they would have been walking back to the dugout after a K.
A pitcher who falls behind has to come in with the fastball and becomes predictable.
I’d bat Arod for Ortiz if they get a man on here.
eric, I’m sure you are sitting in a room full of buddies watching this game while you are criticizing trolls on a baseball forum. Face it, if any of us had a life we wouldn’t be here.
this game is so boring
And during his stint as a reliever Hughes was significantly better than what Soriano is doing this year.
Go back to playing video games.
Will Joba make allstar team in his career?
Thorton was ahead 0-2 to the last batter he faced. How did that work out?
Exhibition deciding home field is ridiculous. It should go to the team who earns it with the best record. Selig whines and makes excuses that it is too hard to do. If the AL happens to lose this game it will just be the law of averages catching up after 12 years. Anyone who wants to blame Girardi or Hughes for that is an idiot, plain and simple.
Again, the hits were not hit hard…………I hate to break it to you, but Phil is going to give up a few more hits this year. So will every other pitcher who pitched tonight. How about blaming Thornton for choking with an 0-2 count and then getting absolutely tattooed by McCan?
The AL is getting shut down. It looks like homefield goes to the NL this year.
Matt, slow down… you’re saying the pitcher is better off getting ahead in the count?
I recall you getting frustrating with Yankee hitters for falling into pitchers’ counts.
Now I don’t know what to believe… it’s almost like pitchers and batters are each trying to gain the upper hand in at-bats at the expense of the other.
Oh, and David Price gave up a scorching LD that Ichiro made a nice play on…….guess Phil could have used some of his luck.
TheStraw, I’d be asleep right now if it weren’t for home field advantage. I think it’s a great thing for baseball, just wish the managers would manage it like a real game instead of “everyone gets a trophy” day. Play the best players, save the rest for when they are truly needed.
Oh, and David Price gave up a scorching LD that Ichiro made a nice play on…….guess Phil could have used some of his luck.
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If Ichiro was still in the game he would have gotten to the ball faster than Hunter…
It doesn’t matter because homefield advantage didn’t help the Braves in 1999, it didn’t help the Yankees in 2003, didn’t help the Tigers in 2006, and the Rays in 2008.
Sorry fellas, but you can get as worked up as you want about having home field in the world series while I worry about making it to the world series knowing that the world series opponent will be the least of our concerns come october. There isn’t a single NL team that scares me enough to care about home field advantage. Not one.
Well might as well not even watch the 2nd half now.
“And during his stint as a reliever Hughes was significantly better than what Soriano is doing this year”
No he wasn’t. Soriano has been tremendous this year. He’s as responsible as anyone for the Rays being so noticeable in the Yankees’ rear view.
I always liked the 3 games in the middle.
Hunter got completely owned on that play by Rolen.
Broxton to close? c’mon, the AL can do this
Good thing we are saving A-Rod to hit the game winning homer in the 9th.
Betsy,
a loss to the NL who has not won since 1996, won’t look good on Phil’s resume.
what do people remember Atlee Hammaker for?
The NL won every year, similar to the curent run that the AL is on.
The year the AL finally won, Hammaker got rocked.
Unfortunately, what looked to be a promising ML career changed in an instant.
Here come the Valverde dances.
Billy, Phil was incredible last year in the pen.
Wait Matt, what? Ok, hold on. What are you predicting now for his career?
I will say this, the idiots/whiners on this blog are equal oppurtunity idiots/whiners.
ASG, Yankee game it doesn’t matter.
Big Stein is rolling over in morgue.
# Matt July 13th, 2010 at 11:35 pm
Unfortunately, what looked to be a promising ML career changed in an instant.
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If you think this appearance will actually alter Hughes’ career path, then you are more delusional than previously thought.
could have used this Valverde character a couple innings ago
And Hughes had a big hand in the Yankees having the best record in baseball last season.
Anyway, no big deal. Everyone has an opinion.
Girardi hasn’t put Arod in the game yet so that he won’t leave for the afterparty?
/peteabe’d
come on i bet 1 dollar on this game!!!!!
what a boring game!
Hamm-
If that’s the case, the rosters should have one starter and 11 relievers. It is, and always has been an exhibition. Selig’s meddling made it more than that. We benefitted from the meddling last year, and if we are burned by it this year so be it. HFA used to be even more random with the alternating years thing, but at least that was known ahead of time.
I guess A-Rod will save the day.
carlo
You make a great point. I really don’t see a scary NL team. I think the Yankees will be fine.
Ha. He’s dancing on the mound.
“Billy, Phil was incredible last year in the pen.”
Correct. Soriano has been similarly good this year in Tampa. LGY’s contention was that Hughes’ relief stint in ’09 was significantly better than Soriano’s this year. That’s simply wrong.
Plus, Phil did it over 60 plus innings, I believe; Soriano has only pitched 33 innings.
When Hughes finishes the year 20-5 with a 3.45 ERA, the last thing he’s going to remember is giving up a couple of dink hits in the All Star Game.
He’s having one of the great inaugural that a Yankee farmhand starter has ever had.
And Hughes was significantly better in the bullpen than Soriano has been this year. Better ERA, strikeout, walk, and home run rate. Not really close.
# PJH July 13th, 2010 at 11:34 pm
Good thing we are saving A-Rod to hit the game winning homer in the 9th.
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I think they’re keeping ARod on ice as punishment for his leaving the stadium in 3rd inning of the 2008 ASG.
“No he wasn’t. Soriano has been tremendous this year. He’s as responsible as anyone for the Rays being so noticeable in the Yankees’ rear view.”
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Phil Hughes: 51.1 IP, 1.40 ERA, 0.85 WHIP, 11.4 SO/9, .456 OPS against
Rafael Soriano: 33.2 IP, 1.60 ERA, 0.80 WHIP, 7.8 SO/9, .513 OPS against
Hughes was significantly better than Soriano.
He had a better ERA, a vastly superior SO/9, and a huge difference in OPS against.
Hammaker gave up the only grand slam in AS history Matt……You just pick and choose
TheStraw, you have to admit it gives you a rooting interest no?
Pat M, did Phil Hughes earn an extra In-N-Out trip tonight for his ASG appearance or… not?
I do have Soriano’s #s up and they are outstanding. I don’t know how to pull Phil’s #s from the pen last year – his 2009 #s are mixed up with his starting #s.
You may need to look up significant, LGY. Marginally better? Sure. Significantly? Not even close.
Matt is not a real Yankee fan so don’t pay any attention to him. All he does is prop up other teams and talk trash about the Yankees. He only shows up when the Yankees are in trouble. Wouldn’t be shocked if he is really a Red Sox fan causing trouble.
Hammacker wasn’t even that great of a pitcher……..Phil could be a top of the rotation pitcher for a long time.
Yes, but I still think the concept of it is illogical and ridiculous. I would far prefer to just enjoy individual player’s performances as I used to do before this rule.
Nick in SF…..Not tonight buddy….Although I did hit Dick’s Drive in while in Seattle….Real good
Betsy:
You can get them broken on baseballreference.com. Just pull his splits for 2009 and it will separate his starting numbers and relieving numbers. He relief numbers were superb.
If Hughes wasn’t the dominant force in the pen that he was last year no one is knocking him tonight. How many times in 2009 did Hughes dominance harken back to Mariano ’96? He gets a pass in the playoffs last year because of that and being unable to get the job done in the AS game is worrisome so he’s going to face a test entering the 2010 post season especially if he continues to dominate in the 2nd half. You can’t be a choker if you aren’t a great player to begin with.
You may need to look up significant, LGY. Marginally better? Sure. Significantly? Not even close.
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When talking about relievers an almost 4 SO difference in K/9 is very significant.
A 57 point difference in OPS against is a huge difference.
Those are nowhere close to marginal differences.
Yes Ortiz ! I can’t believe I said that LOL !
pitcher to pinch run? can you really leave this guy out there?
This is where gardner would be nice to have on base
this would’ve been a good time to pinch run gardner if he were there
Where’s Arod? Can’t pinch hit him for Buck, can he?
LGY, wow – those are Phil’s #s from the pen? Incredible……….
I just don’t know how anyone can say that this will devastate Phil and change the course of his career. Didn’t Halladay get hit hard in the ASG last year? What about good pitchers who have had bad post-season games? This is just an ASG. If the NL goes on to win 20 straight ASGs, Phil is not going to be blamed…….nor will Thornton, nor will the AL hitters who have done zippo.
I’m rooting for a Boston player.
This is literally a first.
Beltre didn’t look so good there
Give Hughes a break. It’s the All-Star game, not Game 7 of the WS.
BELTRE OVERMATCHED LIKE CRAZY
A-Rod!
A-Rod!
Broxton is what are very own Joba was supposed to be.
hi.
Colin Curtis would be good here. or Huffman.
interesting stretching technique for Alex there
Apparently Arod is not even going to play.
Is Alex on deck?
BloggingBombers A-Rod is the only player left on the AL bench. If he’s not going to hit, he could at least run for Ortiz, no?
BloggingBombers A-Rod is standing on the end of the dugout on the third-base side. No bat or helmet.
2 minutes ago via web
Joba Broxton? They really do seem a lot a like.
Send in the midges~!
He gave up 2 medium-hit balls that found holes……..what exactly is the problem? Thornton is the one who got tattooed – at least Phil didn’t walk anyone after going 0-2 on the hitter.
I don’t care about velocity tonight because Phil was probably throwing harder due to adrenaline and being a 1 inning pitcher tonight. That said, I thought I saw a couple of decent curves…..and he got a swing and miss or two. He didn’t look awful. We’re going to have to either live with his growing pains or trade him for a bag of balls.
wow Buck…just wow
Ortiz is such a loser !
Ortiz, OMG! YOU SLOW FAT FARK
darn
Billy, Thanks!
Maybe Joe just wanted to give Alex a 4 day break.
fat bastard
A-Rod no show?
Ortiz is toooo slow.
Ortiz doesn’t want the Yankees to get home field advantage.
Big Crapi!
why no Alex?
Oh Well !
ARGH!
I don’t get it.
Because Papi is a slug.
Ortiz wanted to ruin the Yankees’ chances in the WS.
How does Joe leave Alex on the bench?
LOL, no A-Rod?!
what was Joe thinking?
“Ortiz is such a loser !”
He’s kind of stuck there. Can’t get caught off of 1st if it’s caught. Shame on the AL for not having a pinch runner.
i think marlon byrd deserves mvp… great at bat from down 0-2 to set up mccann and then throwing out ortiz
If he wasn’t going to play Alex, why not take Gardner, he could have had him lead off the 7th instead of Swisher.
That has to be the most lame ASG I’ve ever seen! 3 hours of boring boring boring.
oh well, what a crap.
Girardi didn’t manage the game very well.
Charlie Manuel finally got his win over Joe! At least he treated as a real game.
Matt Thornton is over rated!
Valverde a big clown on the mound, show boat antics!!
Horrible game mgmt by Joe, Phil was lousy. Why didn’t Joe have a pinch runner for slo poke Ortiz?
Loser Phil Hughes. They should have traded him when they had the chance. Thanks Phil! Your runs caused the AL to lose for the first time since 1996.
I’m confused.
If Arod wasn’t going to pinch hit then why wasn’t he pinch running?
A little baffling.
YUP THATS OUR MANAGER
LEAVING AROD ON THE BENCH WITH THE TYING RUN ON BASE IN THE 9TH
I MEAN JOE HIMSELF PUT HIM ON THE ROSTER AND THEN HE LEAVES HIM ON THE PINE???
UNREAL
INEXPLICABLE
Girardi just bought himself a few extra postgame questions by not pinch hitting Alex.
Leaving in Ortiz to run was really stupid. The HGH doesn’t help Ortiz run.
Nice to be able to blame Ortiz for the loss, although Hughes and Girardi bear some blame.
On the other hand, I kinda like that the middle three games of the world series would be played at Yankee Stadium. That way the Yankees can win in 5 at home.
What’s up with Joe not playing ARod at all, especially in a stadium where he mashes the ball??
Ortiz just like Vernon Wells ruined a chance for a rally. Now the Yankees are going to have to start off on the road if they get to the World Series. Oh well !
THE LOSER IN THIS GAME, PHIL HUGHES HAS COST THE YANKEES HOMEFIELD ADVANTAGE WITH HIS LOSING PITCHING TONIGHT.. OUT OF ALL THE ALL STARS HE IS THE ONLY ONE WHO COULDNT GET THE OUTS AND THATS WHY THE YANKEES LOST AND WILL NOT HAVE HOMEFIELD IF THEY ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET THERE WHICH I THINK THEY WONT.
PHIL HUGHES IS IMMATURE AND SHOULD BE TRADED, I HATE HIm
Gus-
Go troll elsewhere.
Girardi’s an idiot, plays Wiggington and not Arod, are you freaking kidding me.
# dassit July 13th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
Leaving in Ortiz to run was really stupid. The HGH doesn’t help Ortiz run.
1 person on the bench.
Great job not getting A-Rod in the game with the tying run at the plate with your team down to their last out, Girardi.
Ian Kinsler makes the final out. IAN KINSLER. OOF.
Further proof Girardi is Joe Torre II:
Another lucky idiot blessed with talent who can’t manage in close games.
He’s so neither here nor there I wouldn’t re-sign him even if the Yanks repeated cuz ask yourselves this question:
Does Girardi win a World Series if he manages anyone else besides the Yankees? I say NO.
I don’t think its a good sign that ARod didn’t play.
There’s almost no chance that Girardi leaves him on the bench there if he was physically capable of playing.
Sounds to me like he woke up with a badly stiff hip.
I can’t tell you how much I hate that a Yankee cost the AL this game. I don’t mind the loss, just not at a Yankees doing.
relax. Any AL champ (Yanks hopefully) can win WS anywhere.
If Steinbrenner were alive, he’d fire Girardi for this incompetent mess.
“whatever”, shut the hell up you moron, Hughes put two runners on so he blew the game?
you’re a joke and Phil Hughes is a huge member of our team going forward so save your garbage for elsewhere
Boy, Joe G. should thank his lucky stars this isn’t the 70′s when Geroge was in full speed ahead mode. He would be looking for work this week after embarrassing the pinstripes like this on a national stage.
# Cookiepuss July 13th, 2010 at 11:54 pm
Great job not getting A-Rod in the game with the tying run at the plate with your team down to their last out, Girardi.
Ian Kinsler makes the final out. IAN KINSLER. OOF.
Further proof Girardi is Joe Torre II:
Another lucky idiot blessed with talent who can’t manage in close games.
He’s so neither here nor there I wouldn’t re-sign him even if the Yanks repeated cuz ask yourselves this question:
Does Girardi win a World Series if he manages anyone else besides the Yankees? I say NO.
Ian Kinsler has the highest batting average ever in that stadium.
Arod always gets screwed by the Yankees and has never been felt like he is one of them. Do you think he’d ever leave Cano on the bench. He could have left Hughes on the bench if the Yankees are so worried about his overuse, ridiculous, just ridiculous.
Phil will just have to win the Cy Young
thanks ortiz you owe me a dollar now
damon I agree completely. It had to be Hughes that cost the AL this game. This was about the AL not about the Yankees homers. Hughes crapped on the field and Betsy tried to sell it as ice cream. No big surprise there. Try to find any post of hers that doesn’t mention Hughes. lol
Doesn’t Alex have like 70 homeruns in that park?
I thought Beltre wasn’t even going to play cause he was hurt and Young was taking his spot. No on this? When did that change. Sure would like to see Alex bat in the 9th. When you win the World Series you get that perk to be the manager and play your guys. Be selfish cmon Joe.
Matt Thornton is a Yankee now?
Ian Kinsler over Arod, please.
well not 70 in the park. But quite a few
You do have to wonder whether Arod was bothered by the hip/groin thing and Joe G didn’t want to risk it.
You guys are way to smart to be yelling at Joe for not using Alex. If Alex was the go head run is there any doubt he wouldnt use him? He cant bring him in for Kinsler because the most he could do at the point was tie it, then who would play second? He couldnt use him for Buck because no other catcher.
I actually like the idea of starting the WS on the road. All the pressure is on the home team in games 1 and 2. What I don’t like is the idea of a Game 7 on the road, but the Yankees would have Pettitte to pitch in that situation so it’s really not a big deal at all.
New thread
Streak’s over
So what that “Ian Kinsler has the highest batting average ever in that stadium.” Carl.
A-Rod > Ian Kinsler and more likely to hit a pinch-hit game-tying two-run homerun than Kinsler, period, end of story, case closed.
And then who plays second cookiepuss?
Joe got out managed, and while overly showing Hughes he trusted his stuff, it cost the AL the game.
If I had one complaint about Joe, it’s how long it takes for a coaching visit to the mound, when it’s obvious his pitcher is in trouble, i. e. being hit, loading bases. He’s much too slow to react.
To be fair, Hughes didn’t actually give up any runs, they were both inherited runs that scored. He could just as well have gotten out of the inning unscathed if Girardi left him in, though I understand why he went to Thornton.
Need to worry about making the playoffs first. I think CC and Andy will be ok. Javy has been better, but we don’t have enough to say he’ll keep it up. AJ, well we all know somedays we get good AJ and others bad AJ. Hughes, after tonight, who knows. He’s going to hit an innings limit at some point and hasn’t pitched this many innings ever. Hope for the best.
All you people making excuses for why Joe didn’t play A-Rod, riddle me this if A-Rod indeed was too hurt to play:
WHY WAS A-ROD ON THE ACTIVE ROSTER THEN?
If he was too hurt to play, then Girardi further cost the A.L. the game by not having someone else on the active roster for the game in place of A-Rod who also hurt the team by making everyone think he could play.
So spare me the insulting “A-Rod was too hurt to play” excuse.
TheStraw-
Who plays 2B? Ask Girardi that since he took out his only other 2B.
In terms of who plays 2B if A-Rod pinch-hits for Kinsler? Whoever the hell can play there.
Jeter 2B, A-Rod SS? Longoria 2B, A-Rod 3B? I worry about that when the game is 3-2, 3-3, 4-3 etc. You telling me Jeter couldn’t hold down 2B for the bottom of the inning if the game was 4-3 A.L. in the top of the tenth? C’mon. True he could get plays but he’s a big, smart guy who could wing it.
Thanks for bringing up what a moron Girardi is for taking out Cano and bringing in Kinsler opening up the A.L. to a situation where the A.L. has no 2B if Kinsler gets hurt.
I meant “You telling me Jeter couldn’t hold down 2B for the top of the tenth with the A.L. up 4-3 in case A-Rod tied it with a homerun and the A.L. scored a go-ahead run?”
Why did Girardi take out Cano and play Kinsler?
What’s a better team if the game is tied going into extra innings, Cano 2B and A-Rod 3B or
Kinsler 2B and Longoria 3B? I say the former.
Girardi managed like an idiot who forgot that you play the best guys out there not get everyone playing time like this is a little league game tonight.
Btw if Cano is still in the #$%^&*@ game, he not Kinsler is the tying run at the plate.
If Cano ties the game or makes it 3-2 N.L., A-Rod pinch-hits for the next batter and takes over 3B from Longoria and is the potential go-ahead and winning run or the one to tie the game.