Streak’s over: National League wins 3-1
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Misc on Jul 13, 2010 
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Derek Jeter
1-for-2
Singled off Roy Halladay, struck out against Josh Johnson, walked against Ubaldo Jimenez.
Robinson Cano
0-for-1
Ground out against Ubaldo Jimenez, sac fly against Hong-Chih Kuo. Drove in the only American League run.
Nick Swisher
0-for-1
Struck out against Adam Wainwright.
Alex Rodriguez
Only position player who did not play.
Andy Pettitte
Scoreless third inning
Struck out Andre Ethier and Corey Hart, allowed a single to Yadier Molina.
Phil Hughes
Took the loss in one-third of an inning
Started the seventh inning. First-pitch ground out. Back-to-back singles by Scott Rolen and Matt Holliday. Reliever Matt Thornton let the runs score.
Associated Press photo of Rodriguez
Back-to-back singles by Scott Rolen and Matt Holliday tied the game at 1. Reliever Matt Thornton let the other run score.
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I guess I was watching a different game.
The one I was watching had Hughes leaving with men on 1st and 3rd.
Joe has no business not PH Alex- why the hell did he choose him and waste a roster spot?
Shoot Phil now and put the kid out of his misery, lol; he has absolutely no future.
0-0 for Alex who was left on the bench for no reason. Not a stellar job of managing the AL tonight.
gus
Stop with the Phil Hughes hate. I love how you call for him to be traded because he had a bad game like everyone is perfect. Grow Up !
Wonder what ARod and Cano were discussing? Wonder if ARod is ticked at Girardi?
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.
You’re all a bit delusional if you think Arod was actually capable of playing in this game. Especially since he was laughing and carousing with Cano at the end looking like he had no intention of being in the game.
I was looking forward to A-Rod bombing one off Broxton too. Oh well, we’ll win it at home without home field like we did in ’99!
Even when he doesn’t play, everyone is talking about Alex.
He was saving Arod in case it went to penalty kicks.
Win 1/2 on the road and the Yankees are in the drivers seat during the WS.
Who cares if Hughes didn’t pitch well. And A-Rod was left on the bench. It is an exhibition game.
3 games in the middle > All
Let’s get to the WS first. The Yankees are a good road team – it stinks because they have no DH as it is and their lineup would be weakened, but so be it…………again, it’s a long way away.
I wil admit that Joe did not do a good job at the end of this game. Especially when A-rod should have been up there to bat. I think Girardi is a nice guy but we have to admit that if not for all the talent on the Yankees roster Girardi would be in more trouble.
Girardi says Alex is healthy. Didn’t have outfielders or a catcher left so he couldn’t use Alex unless they went to extras.
Chad, did you even watch the game? One again your inaccurate description of Hughes’s inning leads one to wonder. Did you even catch the box score?
NL is so inferior unless it’s the phi, home filed advantage means very little. Good thing the yanks play great baseball on the road!
Chad wrong
Putting hughes in the game was worse than not pinch hitting arod. How did he get in there over soriano?
Also David Ortiz is a waste. Can’t run one bit and he is lazy as a runner.
Wainright can’t look at Rosenthal without smirking.
lol at Girardi’s reasoning
saving Alex for extra innings?
when there’s 2 out in the 9th inning and you’re down by two runs?
and the tying run is one base?
Yanks have a stud genius for a manager
“Didn’t have outfielders or a catcher left so he couldn’t use Alex unless they went to extras.”
Explains not hitting him for Buck (only C left), but does not really explain either batting him for Beltre as the tying run or running for Ortiz (he could have DH’d for extras).
on base*
Phil Hughes with a microcosm of his season.
Gets ahead of hitters, but can’t finish them.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but Holliday and Rolen’s hits were with 2 strikes.
“Girardi says Alex is healthy. Didn’t have outfielders or a catcher left so he couldn’t use Alex unless they went to extras.”
That doesn’t explain Kinsler. Alex couldn’t play 2b?
i hope Girardi does bolt for the Cubs at the some point
i’m sorry the guy has way too many bonehead moments for someone in his position
Also…HFA might be a bigger factor than one would think.
If it goes 7, that’s an extra game without the DH which hurts us.
Just reporting what he said, not necessarily agreeing with him.
I don’t think Philly is going to make it. Their pitching outside of Halladay is a joke.
The Cardinals, Braves, Mets, Rockies might make it.
in the big scheme of things it’s not too big of a deal if the Yanks make the WS and won’t have HFA
i mean the better team will win in 7 games no matter what
it’s just a little easier for the home team, but it’s not nearly as big a deal as homecourt in the NBA for example
Betsy,
No DH is a good thing because the Yankees aren’t losing a big bat that they rely on (like Matsui) when they play in a NL park. And look at it this way…with Sabathia getting to hit in game 1 of the WS, the Yankees almost surely have an advantage over the other team.
FIRE GIRARDI!!! I mean the guy just won a world series last year and right now has the best record in baseball. What a horrible manager we need to get rid of him!
Pat
I understand. Didn’t mean to imply you were. A move like that can make a loss into something worse. I just hope ALex understands why Joe picked Beltre and Kinsler over him.
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.
Phil did a good job. lol. He made the American League lose for the first time in more than 13 years. lol. It’s good for a Yankee pitcher to be the one to take the loss in the All Star Game. lol. It’s good for all the other teams to call the Yankees overrated. lol. Phil Hughes helped with that tonight. lol. 50%. You know what that is lol? How much of the time he gave up 4 runs or more over the last 10 games he pitched for the Yankees. lol lol lol
“The Cardinals, Braves, Mets, Rockies might make it.”
I think it’s the Braves.
Not a well managed game by Girardi. I will say that.
If this game wasn’t in Hunter’s home ballpark then Arod should of of pinch hit for him with 2 guys on base in the 8th inning. Or for Kinsler in the 9th. I have always thought Hunter was a really over rated hitter. Girardi used everyone so he didn’t have any flexibility in the late innings. He managed it like an exhibition and wanted to get eveyone into the game. If the Yanks don’t make it to the world series then who cares if Boston, Tampa or any other team has home field.
I have to admit that Girardi’s explanation doesn’t make much sense. He could have used A-rod when Beltre was up. A-rod is the better player period !
A-Rod got PO
what a good manager Joe is. night night.
RS, I actually don’t even care; I mean, who’s to say the Yankees make it to the WS? If they do, and they lose simply because they don’t have HFA, then they aren’t that good. We’ll deal with it when the time comes.
I’m just disappointed that Phil took the loss………but, as soon as the season resumes, this will all fade away.
# sunny615 July 14th, 2010 at 12:10 am
Not a well managed game by Girardi. I will say that.
Not really. Phil Hughes needs to learn how to put batters away with 2 strikes. It’s annoying. Matt Thornton can’t walk Marlon Byrd on an 0-2 count.
Great and if the Yanks make it the Series again we’ll get another year of Girardi managing the ASG?
It’s not even worth it!
Michelle
I agree. I think the Yankees can still win the World Series. They did it in 1999 against the Braves where they swept they can do it again.
My bad. I was really thinking the first run scored off Hughes.
As for Alex, I actually wasn’t surprised that Joe kept him on the bench. They’ve been so careful with him this season, I kind of thought Joe might give him the game off and save him as a just-in-case guy. I guess he could have hit him for Beltre in the ninth, but I think that was Beltre’s first at-bat.
I think it’s the Braves also. They are hungry and talented and Cox can get them there.
The Yankees don’t have a real DH to begin with, so I don’t think losing one will be much of a loss.
i’m mostly just annoyed that this game distracted from the real news of the day anyhow. I could care less about meaningless baseball today, no matter what Bud would have you believe. George is the story today, no one else.
Steven July 13th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
Wonder what ARod and Cano were discussing? Wonder if ARod is ticked at Girardi?
i would imagine alex was filling him in on how many women were currently waiting for them in their vip suite at the club
For some reason, I couldn’t post until now – bad hook-up, I guess.
I had a feeling this was the year the NL would win. They had some pitching. I feel bad for Hughes because he gets pinned with the loss, but the guys in relief of him didn’t do their job, either.
Cano gets the lone RBI for the AL, that’s a good thing.
Yankees will just have to work harder in the WS, that’s all.
I never liked the ASG being tied to HFA, and now I like it less, of course
, but I am someone who feels HFA is overstated in baseball.
Good night Yankee people!
Good night Erica. it’s nice to have you back.
Joe was out managed, by showing Phil he overly trusted his stuff, it cost the AL the game.
If I had only one complaint about JOE, IT’S HOW LONG IT TAKES FOR A COACHING VISIT TO THE MOUND, WHEN HIS PITCHER IS BEING HIT, AND LOADING the bases. That’s what cost the AL this game.
Two fails tonight…1 on this blog:
Phil Hughes
Took the loss in one-third of an inning
Started the seventh inning. First-pitch ground out. Back-to-back singles by Scott Rolen and Matt Holliday tied the game at 1. Reliever Matt Thornton let the other run score.
Ummm…Hughes left with runners on 1st and 3rd, Thorton gave up the McCann double that let the ‘other’ run”S” score.
The other by Girardi and/or A. Rod. Why A. Rod did not pinch hit for Beltre is a mystery. Girardi seemed to be searching for him on the bench, totally possible A. Rod was lounging in the clubhouse.
Then after not pinch hitting for Beltre, why was A. Rod not pinch running for Ortiz at 1B? He was clearly on the bench during Buck AB…and the only player available to pinch run for Ortiz.
Unfortunately this is the paradox of ‘This Time it Counts’. You’ve got managers trying to win the game but also trying to get every player in the game. One goal is achieved but at the expense of the other. Everybody plays but by the time the late innings come, all the position players have been used up, including the role players that you need to win close games.
A speedier runner would have pinch run for Ortiz in every game that means anything, but in the ASG which also ‘counts’ a manager can’t make that clear and correct baseball move because he has no players left and no roster flexiblity.
Chad:
Girardi let Swisher take Wigginton’s 1st at bat. No reason he couldn’t have allowed Arod to take Beltre’s.
Carl, what kind of season did you expect from Phil this year? Just curious…….Matt Thornton was awful and the AL didn’t hit a lick.
Allowing Beltre to hit instead of Arod was really odd. It’s almost like Girardi wanted to make everyone happy and didn’t want any players mad at him. Beltre is having a lucky year. It seems like every cheap free agent with Boston does.
What’s the big deal, so Alex takes it out on the rest of major league baseball in the clutch. The only person he could have PH for was Beltre (hamstring issue) other than that Sloppy getting thrown out at 2B is what took his AB away.
Arod is probably ticked off. If he wasn’t going to use him, why choose him for the team, let him go home and rest like Mariano. Bad move by Girardi
BryanHoch ARod said he was getting ready to enter the game in the 6th inning. Was never put in
Jason, I agree……Joe completely wasted a roster spot.
BryanHoch “It would have been fun. Maybe next time.”
If Girardi was really trying to win the game he would of never took someone like Jeter out for Andrus or Mauer for Buck. It is nothing more than a glorified exhibition. Who cares about some of his managerial decision. He wasn’t managing like it was the 7th game of the world series.
And a year from now no one will even remember Hughes lost the game. Just like people dont remember who lost the game last year or the year before.
Didn’t girardi manage poorly in the playoffs before Andy bailed us out?
“If it goes 7, that’s an extra game without the DH which hurts us.”
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As of right now, we don’t have a DH so not really.
And if CC pitches game 7, then it actually helps us!
lol that 1-0 score could have held up if Hughes didn’t pitch. lol
“BryanHoch “It would have been fun. Maybe next time.””
End of story
# Betsy – Hughes rules (pleading the Fifth) July 14th, 2010 at 12:17 am
Carl, what kind of season did you expect from Phil this year? Just curious…….Matt Thornton was awful and the AL didn’t hit a lick.
Came in with no expectations for Phil. I would like to see him put hitters away with 2 strikes though.
If Arod wasn’t healthy then Girardi wouldn’t of picked him for the game. He was one of Girardi’s picks, he didn’t have to be on the team. I am sure Arod would of been just as happy on an island somewhere with his lady friends.
Let’s not forget that if it wasn’t for Kuo’s error, the AL hitters would have been completely shut out. So it’s kind of hard to put all the blame on one or two pitchers. Remember Hamilton’s DP all the way back in the first inning? That kind of hurt.
I’m just glad that Selig’s Folly is over.
lol @ using beltre’s first at bat as an excuse
next
bottom line he could have easily pinch hit Alex for Beltre or Kinsler and he flat out didn’t choose to do it
maybe a-rod parks one, maybe it would have made no difference
it just sucks because Girardi robbed everyone the chance of seeing what would take place if the correct decision had been executed
# Seven July 14th, 2010 at 12:09 am
FIRE GIRARDI!!! I mean the guy just won a world series last year and right now has the best record in baseball. What a horrible manager we need to get rid of him!
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the record would be even better if they had a competent manager.
Well I know that other AL team fans must think that Girardi is an idiot. Sometimes he does things that makes no sense like the ALCS last year. The Yankees could have won that series in 5 games maybe even swept but Girardi’s bad moves allowed it to go on to 6 games.
No pinch runner for Ortiz in the 9th? That’s bad managing.
“End of story”
That is exactly what it’s not. This is what gets me. The game should be over, loss so what. But the not hitting Alex is not going to go away.
This is Girardi’s version of batting ARod 8th…. he can kiss their good relationship goodbye. So he caters to Hughes but not Alex? Arod prob. feels humiliated. They flew him out to LA for thism
Does Phil’s inning count towards his innings limit? lol
Carl, yeah – I know. Still, these are some of the best hitters in the game and he did really just give up a soft line drive and a ground ball. This is why I find it odd that people think that being a GB pitcher is so great; the pitcher can’t control where the grounders go, so they end up giving up lots of hits even if they make the pitches.
Phil definitely has things to work on – that’s why the Yankees don’t think he’s fully developed yet. I do think he set ridiculous standards early on and now anything less is a complete disappointment.
I’ll just say end of the night do you really care? yes home field advantage…
But srsly it takes 11 wins to win a WS, our quest begins now. Al go find Cameron or whoever else, trust me won’t matter.
I think Girardi did a lousy job of managing that one too. I’m thinking Phil and his vampire teeth won’t be in the rotation next season anyway. They’ll trade him away for some decent pitching. Like Cliff Lee
RS -
I was just going to post about Hamilton’s DP. Also Ortiz and Hunter both failed in big spots, didn’t they. The NL really pitched very well.
I’m puzzled why Alex wasn’t in, but not disturbed by it.
I don’t think this game should count, though. Not with all the rules and guidelines for both choosing and using players. It’s set up as an exhibition game. Let it be so.
HFA should be a reward to the team with the best record. Heaven knows, that team is “punished” by getting last pick in the draft the following year, they should get something.
There is little value to HFA in the WS. You only have more home games if it goes seven. Seven of the last ten WS have ended in Game 4 or Game 5, where the team that theoretically had HFA if it went seven games actually was the team that didn’t have it (HFA=same or more home games and last game at home).
A better throw from Tori Hunter at third and we might still be playing
Thing is how much of a HFA is it? You play two at home, three away, then two more at home if it gets that far. Seems to me that while its nice to have the games start at home, if you are a team that dominates at home playing another team that dominates at home you could come back for the last two games trailing with your back against the wall.
If a team is really good HFA doesn’t mean a thing anyway.
“That is exactly what it’s not. This is what gets me. The game should be over, loss so what. But the not hitting Alex is not going to go away.”
Oh yes it will. This was an allstar game, the season will takeover. Look I doubt this is gonna be a long issue. There are bigger issues in NY sports right now than this.
No worries fellow Yankees fans, the AL will always get motivated to hit against the Yankees, even the ones in the bottom of the division, then you;ll see some hitting.
people seem to forget Hughes is 11-2.
if the Yankees had home field advantage in 2001 they would have won
it is not a massive advantage in any sense but it can make a difference
and Hunter was caught off guard by Rolen running, you could see it in his face, he was surprised, too big of an ego and it cost him
Brandon I bet there are about at least 6 other teams out there tonight that really care about winning the All Star Game and do care about home field advantage. Tonight was’t only about the Yankees.
The whole idea of the ASG determining home field advantage in the World Series is silly. The team with the best record should get it; there should be some reward for racking up the most wins in a long season.
That being said, I am not too worried about the Yankees not having HFA. Long way to go to even start thinking about the World Series and if they get there, they will be fine.
“people seem to forget Hughes is 11-2.”
LMAO doesn’t matter
see he blew the allstar game, now he ~sucks
Brandon
I hope Alex understands Joe’s reasons, because I sure don’t.
I could care less about Phil giving up runs, or even HFA. More important to me is Alex and his relationship with his manager. If he’s cool, I’m cool.
Agreed about Hunter; a better throw beats Rolen in spite of McCarver waxing poetic about Rolen being the greatest baserunner in the history of the game. Or something like that.
One thing about the NL HFA is it allows the Yankees to win the final series game at home… again! lol.
yeah HFA should definitely go to the team w/ the best regular season record
i mean lets say you win like 110 games and you don’t get HFA because the national league won the freaking all-star game
MLB has some very lame people in their main offices
the only people complaining about Hughes that are trolls that obviously have some bigger, personal ax to grind with either Phil or the Yanks in general
just ignore it
no reason to think everyone is trashing him because of 1 or 2 idiots
“# JM July 14th, 2010 at 12:31 am
Agreed about Hunter; a better throw beats Rolen in spite of McCarver waxing poetic about Rolen being the greatest baserunner in the history of the game. Or something like that.
LMAO………..I think he said something about his “foot speed”"
igotid88 the wonders of run support. He gave up 5,5,6,5 ER and only lost one of those games.
In 2007 Larussa kept Pujols on the bench,saying he was like Joe saving him for extra innings, he’s never lived it down in STL.
JOE WILL HAVE TO ANSWER TOO WHY, NO PINCH RUNNER FOR ORTIZ.
Gus
Why would they trade Hughes for Cliff Lee whe he is a Free agent after this season ? Please get a clue !
“Brandon I bet there are about at least 6 other teams out there tonight that really care about winning the All Star Game and do care about home field advantage. Tonight was’t only about the Yankees.”
Gus, I think those 6 other teams better think about those first 7 games that it takes to get to that situation.
Fire Girardi! He’s so terrible! The Yankees can’t win in Atlanta, Cinci, SD or Colorado! The sky is falling! Ahhhh!!!
I believe Torri’s ego hurt this game more than a few times…………he really Got owned with Rolen going to third………
I was thinking Ashton Kutcher must be at the game because Torii just got
PUNKED
Hunter’s play in CF has seriously gone downhill.
It is like someone flipped a switch in his head and put him on slow.
Kevin, you’re right……
And Torri Hunter is washed up. The guy can’t play the field like he use to.
I don’t know.
it’s just unbelievable Girardi left one of the best allround/clutch hitters on the bench.
sad.
Jeremy, why are you even talking to this guy? It’s obvious he hates Phil – making fun of his teeth, lol? How sad is that…………
Matt’s right,though. The Yanks are going to fire Phil and no team will sign him because his resume is now messed up.
Brandon of course they have to. But none of them want to give up the DH advantage if they get past those first 7 games. Why would they? That’s why tonight was important to a lot of AL teams not just the Yankees.
gus July 14th, 2010 at 12:33 am
igotid88 the wonders of run support. He gave up 5,5,6,5 ER and only lost one of those games.
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11-2
Has anyone heard why Joe didn’t play Arod, seriously.
I guess lincecum losing the game last year means he can;t pitch anymore…i mean he didn’t win the Cy young the same year right?
igotid88
Every time Buck/McCarver mentioned stats with an AL player at the plate, they didn’t live up to them. Did Phil pitch like he won 11-2 ? I say no!
A met fan was so happy because he thinks the Mets are going to face the Yankees in the World series with homefield advantage. LOL !
First of all they need to get to the postseason and avoid their annual choke job in Sept.
Jeremy July 14th, 2010 at 12:24 am
Well I know that other AL team fans must think that Girardi is an idiot. Sometimes he does things that makes no sense like the ALCS last year. The Yankees could have won that series in 5 games maybe even swept but Girardi’s bad moves allowed it to go on to 6 games.
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What bad moves.
Oh, and I read on another board that Phil was yukking it up with Trevor Cahill after he left the game….I guess he’s not worried about his resume
Did someone really say a microcosm of Hughes season not putting hitters away lmao? Yeah I guess 11-2 with a era in the mid 3′s is terrible. Amazing.
It’s not that big of a deal Gus!
SP and defense over all of that, the difference is 1 game. HFA hasn’t even been that big of a deal since the ASG was made to relinquish HFA.
thanks betsy, i know Hughes is one of your favorites players so i respect your opinion about him for sure
good point STL, i remember Pujols being left on the bench by LaRussa, these 2 situations are actually extremely similar
i wonder how Alex feels about this
DT
Are you the Original DT? If so where the heck have you been.
Still shaking my head over how ARod doesnt get into the game? What the heck is going on.
And how can Girardi run out of players with 50 of them at his disposal. Ridiculous
Betsy
That is funny ! Yeah I shouldn’t even waste my time. Gus is a troll and Matt is one too. They could be some Red Sox fans trying to cause some trouble.
@ Tar i’m probably not? i’ve just began reading this blog more in the recent weeks
About his resume? Hughes gave up two singles. One was on a good pitch. I’m pretty sure Thornton is the real goat. Anyway it is an exhibition and it should remain that way. Selig never should of put that stupid stipulation in. I don’t know why Alex wasn’t in the game. But what ya gonna do?
eli July 14th, 2010 at 12:39 am
igotid88
Every time Buck/McCarver mentioned stats with an AL player at the plate, they didn’t live up to them. Did Phil pitch like he won 11-2 ? I say no!-
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are you talking about for today or the whole season? I’m pretty sure he would’ve gotten out of the inning maybe giving up 1 run.
Just so you know there is DT that is MIA. We have put an APB on him , but no luck so far. If you that handle, you will get asked about it.
Betsy – Hughes rules (pleading the Fifth) July 14th, 2010 at 12:40 am
Oh, and I read on another board that Phil was yukking it up with Trevor Cahill after he left the game….I guess he’s not worried about his resume
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That is unacceptable. he should be standing in a corner and whipping himself over and over.
Kevin, I admit I was disappointed, but seriously – the game thread became unbearable after Phil had the nerve to give up two semi-hard hits. I feel bad for Phil that it didn’t work out, but he’s got two more days to hang out with his family and enjoy being home. I’m sure he’s not going to fret……..He’s not the first pitcher to lose an ASG and he won’t be the last. Now he just has to focus on improving some things………..
I’m still annoyed Joe didn’t play Alex……
kevin
Pujols was angry, and the STL was furious at his anal game mgmt. Alex probably wonders why no runner for Ortiz.
Two weeks from now, at least half us will not even remember tonight’s ball game.
As we get to the September home stretch ALL of us will have forgotten this game.
If the Yanks get eliminated prior to the World Series no one will even care about this game.
However, if the Yankees make it to the World Series, and it goes to a 7th game, there will be at least half a dozen people on this blog the day of the game writing “why didn’t Joe pinch hit Arod!”
Mark- Can’t touch this
He disrupted Andy and Jorge in Game 3 when he faced Vlad leading to the game being tied. Then he brings in Joba Chamberlain later in the game knowing good and well that he is horrible and of course he get’s lit up. Then he takes out Robertson when he is doing fine in extra’s and brings in Aceves to face Howie Kendrick because he liked the matchup in his book. Though Aceves only face Kendrick once so the stats mean’t nothing because it was a small sample size. And of course the Yankees lose the game. I can name some other times but it would turn into a list.
Jeremy, this was Matt at his very worst. Sometimes he makes ok points even though he’s annoying. Tonight was just beyond ridiculous………and yet, he wasn’t the worst. Maybe the Yanks should give Phil away since he’s apparently an untalented choker…….
ortiz didnt get a pinch runner because they had no one left (except a-rod)
HFA doesnt matter unless its game 7
Every AL playoff team except the Rays pretty much sucked that game
Cliff Lee should have pitched 3 innings, he only threw like 5 pitches
Hughes actually improves in higher leverage situations, but he was obviously taken out in a high leverage situation so that Matt Thornton could walk a guy who has walked 12 times this year and then give up a double to a lefty.
Corey, I was joking. I was referring to Matt, who posted in the game thread that Phil’s career has taken an irreversible turn for the worse because he’s going to be known as the pitcher who allowed the NL to win. The AL sucked tonight.
Jeez, some of you take exhibition games pretty seriously.
Igotid, Phil should quit baseball and become a monk.
Yet the Yankees won it all. Look its dumb he didnt bring in arod probably. But it’s not the end of the world either.
Ok Betsy no problem.
“That’s why tonight was important to a lot of AL teams not just the Yankees.”
Well none of us here give a flying **** what the other AL teams care about HFA
Jerkface, you mean Phil is better with runners on?
Either way, Thornton deserves a lot of blame himself. You can not walk a hitter after going 0-2 and then giving up a very hard it ball? He should get half the loss………..That said, he’s obviously very good. I wonder if Sox fans are going to want to tar and feather him after tonight.
I honestly dont even care about the game. I certainly am not mad. I just wish the stipulation wasn’t there that’s all. People need to leave Phil alone.
Again, the Yanks have always been a good road team. If they make it that far and they can’t win on the road, then they don’t deserve it. Let’s just get there and then deal with it. In a few days, this game will be a distant memory.
Who cares, a Royals vs Yankee game in mid July is more important than the all star game.
betsy don’t worry. trust me, Phil will be spending the rest of the break enjoying himself and hanging out with friends and family. he definitely will not let this get to him, he didn’t even lose the game by himself, and it’s not like this was game 7 of the World Series. he’s a super talented young ace in the making and he’s mentally tough. he wouldn’t let morons get to him so you shouldn’t either.
Girardi said if the tying run had gotten on base Arod was going to pinch run and then go in.
It seems hard to dispute that Phil needs to work on defining what his ‘put-away’ pitch is.
If he could somehow develop a Cone-like slider, he’d be dynamite.
Short of that, he needs to believe that he can spike the curveball at will (faith in himself and in his catcher).
Corey, what stipulation?
igotid88
Talking about today only, I’m aware of his record…..
but ever since the skipped start, he hasn’t impressed me. Yes he got the win but not impressive.
The HFA one
I remember a lot of people on this blog complaining about Phillies getting 3 straight games at home last year.
Funny how that works.
Eli no pitcher is gonna be perfect. Phil has struggled a little bit since his great start. But the overall numbers and season so far are fantastic. He is a great talent and will only improve.
“If he could somehow develop a Cone-like slider, he’d be dynamite.”
He’s dynamite now.
Phil giving up 2 singles is not even worth discussing. Joe not playing Alex is another matter. Good night all.
BloggingBombers A-Rod didn’t seem to care much either way about not playing. “This is not my first time here. I’ll be ready to go Friday.”
Also Thornton gave up a hit to a lefty after loading the bases. I thought he was a lefty specialist ? He pulled a Joba.
Kevin, I always remember Mo’s mentality after he blows a save. He doesn’t get upset because he knows he did his best. Remember when he gave up a walk-off HR to Ichiro last year? Immediately afterwards he was seen eating an ice cream cone, lol. If you are in professional baseball/sports long enough, you learn to deal with failures; if you can’t, then you won’t have sustained success.
Does anyone even remember who were the winning and losing pitchers in the all-star game the past few years? I watched all the games and it’s honestly a complete blur to me. Hughes losing today will be a non-factor in the long run.
he hasn’t pitched this many inning in awhile. he has to get used to it. it’s a long season and he’s going to have bad games.
As much as the AL “sucked” they were still ahead 1-0 going into the GD 7th inning! And someone tell Hughe’s worst nightmare Betsy that All Star pitchers are there to prevent runs. That’s why the games are usually low scoring. It has nothing to do with hitters sucking.
Mark my words. Some day Hughes is going to be forced to get a restraining order against Betsy.
So Joe was going to use Alex as a pinch runner? Not a hitter? LOL what a waste -might as well have taken Brett.
Yeah I would of either pr for ortiz, or ph for Beltre. Ortiz getting thrown out there is just awful. He isn’t fast but wow. Arod could have ph for beltre but it may not have even mattered. Broxton is flat nasty.
Marlon Byrd walks 1 time every 6 games and Thorton walked him after getting ahead 0-2.
Then he gave up a bases clearing 2B to a guy who has a .356 SLG% this year vs LHP.
Gonna have to say that tops Phil Hughes.
I agree LGY
What a day . . .
1) George Steinbrenner – one of a kind – lucky for us Ceveland turned him down. You will be missed . . .
2) Yankees in first with the best record in baseball – and they are just getting started . . .
3) Yankees getting to the World Series and winning it. With or without home field advantage . . . Thank you George.
4) Mercifully, no more West Coast games. Yay.
5) NL – enjoy it while you can lol.
RS Lincecum lost last year but the only reason why I remember that is because someone talked about it. But yeah no one really cares. Gus on the other hand doesn’t think so. So I guess according to Gus lincecum is a bust.
Corey
The only place I’ve seen perfection, is A DEFINITION in a dictionary. So I’m not looking for perfection, just a little consistency will do!
Well I am sure Hughes is headed to Scranton WB as we speak.
I hear ya eli. I am just saying cut him some slack. I hope people weren’t expecting domination the entire year from Phil?
betsy, exactly. i mean, a great hitter still gets out 70 percent of the time. a great pitcher, especially a young one like Hughes, will struggle at times with command. great pitchers still walk guys and they still sometimes have trouble putting guys away. the key is learning how to deal with the mistakes and learn from them. and not let your emotions get the best of you. that’s kind of important for all of life actually.
RS you’re right, nobody will remember it even a few weeks from now. the whole discussion started from a couple trolls anyhow. i think Alex being stranded on the bench is a much bigger story.
I’m shaken to the core.
I’ve opted in for the In-N-Out tribute, Pat M.
Single burger only.
Marlon Byrd has 75 PA’s this year when the count has run to 0-2.
He has gone on to walk only 1 time.
Kevin it’s not that big of a story.
Tar
Phil giving up 2 hits in a 1-0 game is huge, it cost the AL the game! Mariano never gives you a base, you must earn it. He LIKE ANY PITCHER battles to keep you off base. You do know this right?
Thornton blew it.
Yeah Hughes didn’t pitch to keep the guys off base. He figured he would spot them a few!
Marlon Byrd has 656 PA’s in his CAREER where the count has run 0-2.
He has gone out to walk a grand total of 11 times or 1%.
Matt Thornton accomplished quite a feat tonight.
Lincecum didn’t suck going into the All Star Game. Hughes did. Hughes blowing the game was predictable. Except to any SELFISH Yankee fan who didn’t care what happened to the game just as long as Hughes got to stink up the mound. There’s the difference. Funny that the same homers here would be crucifying a pitcher from any other AL team for doing what Hughes did. Screwing over the AL and letting the NL win for the first time in 13 years.
corey, it may not be a huge story but it’s kind of baffling
i mean it kind of seems like an insult
A-Rod with 597 career home runs, most home runs in MLB history at Anaheim Stadium, and he’s the only position player to not get in the game
tying run on first in the 9th and he stays glued to the bench?
it just makes no sense that’s all
Oh please. Anyone crucifying Phil needs to get a damn life.
Do you ever get caught in a ‘Random Article’ loop on Wiki?
It starts simply enough. “I’ve got time for one innocuous fact. What’ya got for me, Wiki?”
Three hours later you’re on the verge of experiencing a human parser error.
gus you’re wasting your time, you can’t be taken seriously because it’s completely obvious that you have some huge bias against Hughes for some reason
Thornton blew the game worse than Hughes did
putting 2 runners on and not having a chance to get out of it? not blowing the game. come on dude, you know you’re blowing it out of proportion. it’s 2 base runners. you can’t be serious.
I agree it is baffling. There was only one move to ph for Beltre. Who knows what happens with Ortiz being on base. Beltre is an allstar and deservedly so, but I still want Alex up there. If he k’s so be it.
Corey
Stay with me, no one expected perfection, domination, or any other word you come up with,but the Fans wanted the 11-2 Phil tonight, thats all.
Phil giving up 2 hits in a 1-0 game is huge, it cost the AL the game! Mariano never gives you a base, you must earn it. He LIKE ANY PITCHER battles to keep you off base. You do know this right?
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I can’t seem to recall when Hughes handed the bases to the batters? So when Mo gives up a hit they are ‘earned’ but when Hughes does it , its charity?
Eli in the end nobody will care about this. Selig dropped the ball when he made the allstar game decide hfa and everyone knows it. The Yankees will not be bothered by this if they do make the world series.
non sequitur, i know exactly what you mean
wikipedia can be addicting, one link can lead to the next and if you’re not careful an hour has gone by
later all
# gus July 14th, 2010 at 1:10 am
Lincecum didn’t suck going into the All Star Game. Hughes did. Hughes blowing the game was predictable. Except to any SELFISH Yankee fan who didn’t care what happened to the game just as long as Hughes got to stink up the mound. There’s the difference. Funny that the same homers here would be crucifying a pitcher from any other AL team for doing what Hughes did. Screwing over the AL and letting the NL win for the first time in 13 years.
A bloop single and a 6 hopper up the middle isn’t stinking it up. Go hang yourself on your bunk bed.
Yes, Non Sequitur Man, I do.
And more often than not, I end up reading about 18th century Prussia, even if I started out trying to learn about Pee Wee Reese.
Pleast post more in the second half of the season.
Kevin you want a pitcher who gave up 5 and 6 ER in back to back games pitching in the All Star Game to begin with? If you knew another AL pitcher did that in 2 of his last 3 games you’d feel good with him on the mound? Girardi had better to pick from. He did a home boy thing and screwed everyone there by doing it. But I’ll repeat it didn’t surprise me coming from Hughes. He’s been lousy anyway. I wish Girardi did a better job with the pitching staff tonight but he let the team thing get in the way with Hughes.
Corey
Until the AL lost tonight, the AL wasn’t treating the ASG as meaningless, but all of a sudden it’s an exhibition game now that the AL streak is over.
Yep 3.65 era in the al is grounds for dfa.
Eli the american league got dominated by great pitching. It isn’t like they were asleep at the wheel.
11-2 3.65 ERA in the AL EAST, what a bum! Trade him for Lackey.
Kruk just predicted an AL victory.
He’s not the sharpest tool in the shed.
Hughes is not an Ace.
Hughes is a heck of a talent. Period.
Corey
Phil and Thornton were asleep, and it cost the AL the game.
No they weren’t asleep. They gave up runs. Pitchers do that sometimes. I don’t even know why I am arguing. Let’s go Yankees for Friday!
So what? Who expected him to be an ace in his first full year of starting?
Don’t waste you time with gus and eli. Most likely Red Sox fans causing trouble.
Corey
Are we arguing or discussing ? Because if you are arguing you’re right time to end it!
Adults usually agree to disagree you know?
jeremy
I loathe the redsox, wash your mouth out! I’ve been teased repeatedly by non Yankees fans, about a Yankee costing the streak to end..
Amazing how people are getting on Hughes. Who even thought he would of been an allstar this season. And Girardi was managing like it is was an allstar game nothing wrong with that.
If anything the american league hitters were to blame for the loss because they did nothing throughout the game. They got a gift run. Girardi cant swing the bat for them. His pitching staff only gave up 3 runs you should be able to win when you give up only 3 runs.
And red sox trolls your two players screwed up the 9th.
Girardi: “Home-field advantage is extremely important. Whoever comes out of the American League is going to have to work a little harder.”
about 1 hour ago via web
BloggingBombers
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Gee Joe, give me a break.
Not to mention the bad base running. Who cares. Lets get to the damn World Series first.
I hate that the AL pitchers are an automatic out in NL parks, could get hurt batting, or running the bases. Can you say Chien Ming Wang
If I recall correctly Andy Pettitte got a hit off Hamels in the world series.
Yeah, but who didn’t get a hit off Hamels in the World Series?
Hughes is not an Ace….YET….
OT
Once an imposter poster decided to start using my screenname tonight, I decided it was best to refrain from posting through the rest of the ASG. Did you know that someone can rent space on a server in another country and set up an email account that mimics one already in existence? Yes indeedy. I found that out when someone emailed Sam today using my email address. It was a good thing that Sam emailed back otherwise I wouldn’t have known. I also received several emails tonight from two of my email accounts, to the same accounts. Only I didn’t send them.
The moral of the story is that you really need to watch who you decide to befriend. If anyone on this forum has received emails supposedly written by me, and/or with my email addresses on them, trust they are not from me, nor did I have anything to do with them. I was told that someone was circulating defamatory emails and saying that I was the author. As I mentioned before, I have the state police in on this one.
Thanks. It is horribly frustrating when an imposter posts using your screenname and you have to continue to jump in and advise which were written by you and which weren’t.
The only negative of not having HFA in the WS is that maybe AJ pitches one less game. I don’t feel comfortable with him in a big road game.
Waaaaaaaaah Hughes
Waaaaaaaaaaaahh Arod
The children will cry about any damn thing.
Get over it. Real games begin again Friday.
It’s great that George is getting all the love and warmth from the Yankee Faithful as well as in the baseball community……..Man times have changed from March 1973
“It’s great that George is getting all the love and warmth from the Yankee Faithful as well as in the baseball community……..Man times have changed from March 1973.”
I think there are two reasons:
1) people become more sympathetic as they go through their senescence.
2) the last five rings really altered perceptions.
Rich in NJ….Also many here weren’t around for the good old days…Bronx Zoo…..Donnie, Winfield, Ricky…….However your points make sense……..Rich, will your boy Gardner keep his game through the summer and beyond ?????
Hey Sis!
So sorry about the Boss – I posted my condolences earlier this morning …
http://tinyurl.com/2bl7wj6
As for the ASG …
Looks like Joe should have selected Felix after all – that, or let Cliff pitch the whole game
I’m sorry you’re having “imposter” trouble …
That sucks. I owe you an email (or three) I believe – will try to “pay up” soon!
Not having HFA is actually pretty awesome. you play 2 games on the road (yankees are a strong road team) then get 3 consecutive games at home. holy crap the yankees could split the road and sweep at home.
The tributes people were giving George today sounded like they could be talking about A-Rod.
A polarizing figure with a goal of perfection, loved to be the center of attention and had integrity problems that people wanted to forgive him for because he brought championships to NY.
kevin says:
July 14, 2010 at 12:09 am
in the big scheme of things it’s not too big of a deal if the Yanks make the WS and won’t have HFA
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The 1987 Twins say hi.
Sis, thanks for the condolences on the Boss. I did see them earlier. Both you and Allen had very kind words for us. I truly appreciated that.
Wish Joe went old school and went with three pitchers, two innings each, and then three would get one each. Not crazy about using so many pitchers in a 9 inning game. Definitely don’t understand the method to his madness.
I would love hearing from you. Yes you owe me.
My God, I’ve never read so much garbage spewed in my life. Little Mathilda hit a new low when talking about Phil Hughes’ legacy being ruined. Even for him, that’s stupid. What is Whitey Ford’s legacy. His All Star record is 0-2 and he lost 8 World Series games. Oh, yeah, isn’t he in the HOF?
The HFA didn’t work too well for the All Star winning league in 2008 or 2006 or 2003.
I’m sure that Alex Rodriguez wanted to play, but, I doubt he’s going to hate Girardi forever or slit his wrists. I sure as Hell didn’t want to see him pinch running and trying to bust up a DP. It’s not a big deal.
The rest of the crap spewed is just too stupid to respond to, if that’s possible.
Yep Girardi obviously did this on purpose so when other AL teams get to the WS other than the yanks they won’t have the advantage. And obviously Hughes sucks for giving up 2 grounders on pitches low and out of the zone. Thornton was not to blame for walking a guy after a 0-2 count or giving up a scorching double to a Lefty. It wasn’t the AL’s lack of hitting with RISP or constant base running errors that lost the game it was the yankees cuz it’s all a conspiracy…Or it could just be that some baseball “fans” are huge complete idiots and are crying over nothing.
Look at the box score guys the only Players that showed up in the ASG were all from the AL east. Al had 6 hits. 4 of which came from guys from the AL east, along with the only run coming from Cano’s sac fly. Also lets ignore the fact the only reason Hunter batted in the 8th and it wasn’t Arod was cuz he was the home town guy and he failed. And everytime the AL got men on base sum stupid error or base running cost them. Off course we all can blame this on the yankees since everything is their fault.
As others have mentioned, it was a bit odd that Girardi didn’t pinch-hit Arod for Beltre or Kinsler, but I think if Ortiz hadn’t been forced at second, Arod would have batted.
Then again, Kinsler owns that stadium, and he did crush that ball off of Broxton.
Either way, I actually applaud Girardi for managing the game like the fluffy exhibition that it is. F— HFA, the Yankees, if they get there, will be fine in the WS.
Finally, I saw 2 players in that entire game who seemed like they had something to prove: Marlon Byrd (who should’ve won the ASG MVP) and Jose Valverde. They both managed to have a ton of fun (it seemed) while also playing at their highest levels.
GB7, DT & William -
Thank you for giving some balance to the decidedly one-sided and over-the-top criticism of the ASG last night.
I myself like the idea that if the Yankees make the WS they get the 3 consecutive home games for a change.
So Game 1 of the WS is at the Ted instead of Yankee Stadium…no big deal.
1 for 13 isn’t too bad for the NL right?
I actually thought the shadows early in the game somewhat negated the AL’s offense advantage. I don’t have a problem with the game counting but if it is going to mean something then I would love to see the managers manage the game to win. You can’t have this mix of (it counting) and still manage the game like its an exhibition. It doesn’t make sense..
Oh and no I’m not concerned that Hughes gave up a couple hits in an all star game..
ah I love the am posts, when the voices of reason prevail
espn had a lot of segments on Steinbrenner this am. I didn’t have time to watch much, so I recorded it for later…of course they had to throw in the red sox winning in 04 and 07, but I guess that is to be expected.
Wow. This has been quite a read this morning. LOL
I see a lot of people are wondering whether or not Alex was mad for not getting into the game-
BloggingBombers A-Rod didn’t seem to care much either way about not playing. “This is not my first time here. I’ll be ready to go Friday.”
And as for the National League winning-it’s not like they were never going to win another ASG. It was bound to happen at some point. I actually had a feeling they would win this year. Not that big of a deal, IMO. Plus, if the Yankees do make it back to the World Series, they’ll have 3 home games in a row, which I think sounds pretty good.
blake,
They did talk about the shadows making it very hard for the hitters early on.
And as long as the Yankees get to the World Series I’ll be happy no matter which city they open up in.
Pig Slapi ruined the NYY home field advantage for the WS. That steroid induced rat.
Hey Mehdi, El Rushbo’s rocks! Don’t worry socialism won’t ever leave your mecca of SF.
“Pig Slapi ruined the NYY home field advantage for the WS. That steroid induced rat.”
Biggest three culprits of the night for the AL were, in no particular order:
1) Girardi
2) Thornton
3) Mauer
Let the Yankees get to the World Series before thinking about home field advantage. Getting there, for one’s without memories, is difficult. If the Yankees did get there and lose because of not having home field advantage then they deserve to lose. Historically, when it switched back and forth annually, didn’t seem to prevent the Yankees from winning, did it?
Now, grow up, and get off Hughes and Girardi’s rear end. That’s silly. Imagine a pitcher giving up a run. I believe it happens every game.
Joe Pepitone was just on Good Day New York telling stories about how many times George came to his rescue.
Mind you this is a guy that never even played for George.
Did I miss something? I didnt realize that the Yankees will automatically qualify for the playoffs and get byes in both the ALDS and ALCS. Whew, what a relief to know that they can just sit back and do nothing until Game 1 of the WS.
You people who are whining about not having Game 1,2,6,7 of the WS at YS really need to get a clue.
There are some pretty good AL teams the Yankees will have to beat along the way to have the opportunity to defend their title in the WS this year … even if their NL opponent has home field advantage.
Yankees will just win the WS in 5 this year, negating the NL homefield advantage. No biggie.
Frank -
You are kidding about Girardi, right?s
There was enough “blame” to go around, if you’re into that sort of thing. You could easily add Hamilton, Ortiz and Hughes. But the biggest “culprits” were that the NL’s pitchers did the job, they made some very good defensive plays and got a very timely 2-out bases loaded double.
Erin -
I had a feeling this was the year for the NL, too. And you knew the “streak” was going to end at some point. The year of the pitcher as they are calling it, seems an appropriate time, since the years that the NL dominated, it was because of pitching, if I recall.
“Historically, when it switched back and forth annually, didn’t seem to prevent the Yankees from winning, did it?”
In the dynasty days, they were 3-0 with the HFA and 1-1 w/o it, though there’s really not a lot to suggest HFA was a true advantage during that stretch, except for maybe 2001, when the home team went 7-0.
Thank God there’s only one All-Star game a year. This is just childish nonsense
I think the blame goes to B.P. If not for that oil problem in the Gulf the A.L. wins for sure!
I don’t think Girardi managed much of a game, but I also don’t believe the whole “it counts” thing compels these guys to manage to win. Also think maybe Girardi was stuck with sort of a funky roster that left him without some ammo late in the game. I do believe Arod would have hit for Ortiz in the 8th (Ortiz was due to hit 4th) and DH’d the rest of the game, had anyone on the AL managed to get on in the 8th.
Doreen, you’re right on about the NL pitching. AL didn’t exactly put on a baserunning clinic (save Jeter’s 1st to 3rd in the first inning), but the NL pitching was really on.
After a good night’s sleep, it still sucks that Phil got the loss..
Billy D -
I feel like Girardi didn’t manage so much a game as he managed to get as many of his players in as he could. Just like he seemed determined to have as many people named to the all-star team as possible, what with the pitching replacements and injury replacements. A record number of all-stars this year, I believe.
I am satisfied with the reason why he held back ARod – or, rather, it doesn’t upset me particularly that ARod didn’t get to play. I don’t really think it would have made any difference at that point. The AL ran itself out of chances and when you have pitching like that you can’t waste your opportunities. That catch by Byrd was big. Lucky he didn’t break a wrist on it a la Matsui.
I wish it didn’t count for anything, though. Because the way the game itself is run runs counter to that.
I have some of the tributes to Steinbrenner on in the background. Joe Torre had many nice things to say…I wonder if they ever spoke after he left. I am thankful to Susan that Yogi and the Boss reconciled.
Lots of George in this morning’s papers. I’m going to read it all over the course of the day. Not in the mood right now. I much preferred the coverage that I was able to see on YES yesterday, and I hope they re-air the show they did with Michael, Jack and & Kim – only saw a bit of that. I much prefer to have sugar-coated obits, and I’m not ashamed to admit it.
Doreen:
We pretty much agree on that. I think Arod should have hit for Beltre with an opportunity to tie it in the 9th, but Joe’s objective did seem to be to get everyone in the game at some point, which is I suppose is fine.
I was not too impressed with Thornton. He’s supposedly a lock down elite reliever. He has good stuff butt he’s not closer quality.
Phil Hughes really needs a nasty off-speed pitch to compliment his fastball combo.
He needs a slider or an above average changeup.
Isn’t a curve considered an off-speed pitch? He needs to throw that more often – but I didn’t think he was going to throw it last night anyway. He says he’s going to throw his change in the 2nd half, but I don’t believe him.
“I much prefer to have sugar-coated obits, and I’m not ashamed to admit it.”
Not sure I agree with you on this. No need to re-write history. Doing so makes him less interesting to me. I think in many ways you have to appreciate the way he evolved over time.
I think some of you are overanalyzing a meaningless game.
Guys don’t pitch to a scouting report in an ASG.
They throw mostly fastballs and try to stay away from the inner half to keep from hitting guys.
Just because Selig says “it counts”, doesn’t mean the players or managers agree.
Which is why it’s played, and managed, like a ST game.
http://mlb.mlb.com/news/articl.....8;c_id=mlb
Holliday went right back through the box on a 95-mph fastball from Yankees youngster Phil Hughes.
“He’d just thrown me a slider,” Holliday said. “I didn’t know he had a slider. I was trying to think right back up through the middle. Tried to think on every pitch, single back up the middle. I got a fastball over the plate and put the barrel to it.”
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He doesn’t have a slider…………
His curve doesn’t compliment his fastball unless he has pinpoint control. He needs to throw a tighter slider that looks more like a fastball coming at the hitter. His curve isn’t swing-and-miss caliber. He has to locate it perfectly. He leaves himself small margin for error.
He better get that change down at some point or he’s looking like mid-rotation quality.
Not a horrible fate but he can do better.
Ortiz runs to bases like they were the electric chair. A scoring opportunity was there to be had.
The All Star game is a farce to begin with. A manager has to manage with the idea of getting every player in to be politically correct. Games with REAL meaning are not managed that way.
The stategy factor is completely removed. Almost like a spring training exhibition game.
Billy D -
Oh, I know George’s faults and foibles. I’d just at this time rather they be talked about by people who have some affection for him, that’s all.
I do agree that his story is more interesting because of the complexities of his personality and it was very interesting yesterday when people talked about 70s George verses George in the new millenium.
I think it speaks volumes about the man that he was able to mend fences along the way.
He’s not going to go back to his slider………….so he’d better figure out why his curve has devolved from a plus pitch to merely an “ok” pitch. He has a very good curve when it’s on, but it’s too inconsistent. I agree that he has to develop the change, but not to the extent that it becomes a primary pitch. I do agree he has to develop his secondary pitches in order to be anything more than a #3 or #4 starter.
SJ:
Sorry to read that Tony may well be out for the season. After such a fast start to his pro career, it has to be frustrating for him on a couple different levels. Best wishes to him going forth.
I wish Ortiz had saved one homerun from the derby for last night.
They weren’t throwing 20mph to ortiz in the game ! AL would’ve had more runs if Hamilton didn’t hit into a DP in the bottom of the first inning.
Joe is taking a lot of grief in the media for blowing HFA
I have refused to read any Lupica articles about George. But I’m sure that hypocrite jerk must have mentioned the word “payroll” many times.
I am just ticked that Hughes even got into the game at all. What are the Yankees thinking…and this has nothing to do with how he did and everything to do with a kid you are resting during the regular season because you are worried about pitch limits and you throw him in a meaningless game? There is no thought or plan
“I have refused to read any Lupica articles about George. But I’m sure that hypocrite jerk must have mentioned the word “payroll” many times”
Lupica wrote two pieces. I believe the word “payroll” was used exactly zero times.
Not knowing GMS at all other than books, articles, interviews (media driven) seemed to be five completely different types of people. He was a mean/cruel tyrant, a gentle benefactor to a lot of people that never knew they were the beneficiary, a family man, a baseball fanatic towards his team and a comedian/actor.
Doreen, you’re so right. He’s a fascinating case study in the human mind. I doubt that it will happen, but, a movie bio is a must see, as long as all sides are presented. There is just so much material to work with. It’s George S. Patton in a blue blazer and turtle neck.
New Post: In their words: Remembering George
Perhaps JG was hoping Beltre would blow out his hammy for real this time…
Let’s Just let Hughes be Hughes…….Let the 2nd Half Begin…….the Countdown to Phil’s 12th win begins Now!!