Game 9: Yankees at Red Sox
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Gameday Thread on Apr 10, 2011 
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YANKEES (5-3)
Brett Gardner LF
Derek Jeter SS
Mark Teixeira 1B
Robinson Cano 2B
Curtis Granderson CF
Nick Swisher RF
Jorge Posada DH
Eric Chavez 3B
Russell Martin C
LHP CC Sabathia (0-0, 1.38)
Sabathia vs. Red Sox
RED SOX (1-7)
Carl Crawford LF
Dustin Pedroia 2B
Adrian Gonzalez 1B
Kevin Youkilis 3B
David Ortiz DH
Mike Cameron CF
J.D. Drew RF
Jason Varitek C
Marco Scutaro SS
RHP Josh Beckett (0-1, 5.40)
Beckett vs. Yankees
TIME/TV: 8:05 p.m., ESPN
WEATHER: It was a terrific day here in Boston, but there’s a chance of rain tonight, and that chance seems to get greater and greater as we get later and later. For now the sky is clear and the wind is blowing from right to left.
UMPIRES: HP Mike Winters, 1B Mike Everitt, 2B Mark Wegner, 3B Chris Guccione
CLEANING UP: One more note about how good Robinson Cano has been at Fenway: He’s hit safely in his past seven games in this ball park, good for a .500 batting average with five doubles, two home runs and seven RBI. He also has a hit in 14 of his past 15 games in Boston.
GOING DEEP: The Yankees lead the majors with 18 home runs this season. They have gone deep in seven of eight games, including at least two home runs in six games.
TWO AWAY: Derek Jeter needs two hits to tie Barry Bonds for 32nd place on baseball’s all-time hits list.
THE BIG MAN AND THE LITTLE MAN: Dustin Pedroia has been a force this series, but he’s 1-for-22 in his career against CC Sabathia. He has two walks and eight strikeouts against the Yankees ace.
UPDATE, 8:39 p.m.: CC Sabathia wiggled out of trouble in the first inning, and now he’s back out for the second with the game still scoreless. The Yankees haven’t had a runner on base again Josh Beckett, but Robinson Cano did fly out to deep right field and Curtis Granderson did hit a deep near-homer that went just foul to left.
UPDATE, 8:57 p.m.: Girardi said before the game that there have seemed to be multiple Pedroia’s on the field — he’s been that good — and now Pedroia has turned a terrific double play to get the Red Sox out of third-inning trouble.
UPDATE, 9:08 p.m.: Official ruling on the Ortiz double play: Youkilis is called for running out of the base path. That’s a dead ball — which is why the runner didn’t advance — and an automatic double play. Didn’t matter much when Mike Cameron drove in the run on an infield single, but still, something I’d never seen (and neither had a lot of other people who’ve seen a lot more games than me). Weird play.
UPDATE, 9:38 p.m.: Yankees haven’t done much against Beckett. He’s through five scoreless and its still a 1-0 Red Sox lead. The Yankees have two hits off him and Beckett got out of scoring-position trouble in the third and fourth.
UPDATE, 10:04 p.m.: Boone Logan and Joba Chamberlain are getting loose in the bullpen. Of course, the pitching hasn’t been the Yankees biggest problem tonight.
UPDATE, 10:42 p.m.: Big out from Chamberlain in the sixth inning, then he gives up two huge runs in the seventh. Good work by Boone Logan to keep the score at 3-0, but the way the Yankees are hitting tonight, three runs seems like a huge mountain to climb.
Need men on base in front of Cano.
He owns Beckett.
ESPN is covering this game as if it’s a playoff game.
2 sideline reporters for an April game.
Overhype and overkill at it’s worst. The ESPN way.
GB7 ? I wonder/hope if Cash has done his due diligence on Colby Rasmus.
Clay Buccholz when asked about the Yankees “potent, powerful, patient lineup” rolled his eyes, quite obviously.
Can’t wait for his thief-a$$ to get shelled for the next 4+ years.
well good for Eric Chavez (though A-rod is sick) at least Chavez gets to play again
FOX and ESPN games are the worst things about the baseball season. I’m forced to watch the game on mute.
at least Shulman (and formally, John Miller) pretended like they ccared about the game.
anyone hear Buck the kast 2 weeks? Sounds like he wanted to be anywhere else except the ballpark.
Betsy, I actually think McCoy is a pretty nice venue, though not on the level of anything the Yankees put out. For me, dump is best word to describe fenway. But to each her or his own.
SJ44, what a great point. Leave it to these national telecasts to get me all worked up. Seriously. If the Red Sox win, they’ve clinched the pennant.
Joe Buck has said he doesn’t like baseball, and finds it boring.
How can FOX put on it’s broadcasts?
go Yanks!!! Hopefully CC looks as good as he did a few days ago and the Yanks win another series
How drunk does the guy booing Jeter look?
Could they be anymore excited about the first out?
god I want to watch this ESPN game on mute…
Chase, did you hear them say Chucky Doll was given a 4-year extension????
If so, definitely the Sux way. They did the same with Beckett and Papelbum.
I predict the same good luck for Chucky!!!
How drunk does the guy booing Jeter look?
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I didn’t see that but that woman sitting behind the on-deck circle looked like Tim Lincecum.
Oh yeah, GO YANKEES!!!!
And if I might make a prediction, Yankees will kill the Suxers tonight.
Aside from the curveball, nice to see Beckett missing his spots a little bit.
His pitch count will get up there if he keeps falling behind in the count.
Beckett throwing the ball great so far. We’ll see if CC is as pumped as he is.
Well she must be a looker…you know how they make ‘em in Beantown.
Jeter swings at ball four, then grounds out to SS. How on earth is he a top of the order guy?
More Pulitizer prize material from Buster:
Buster_ESPN Buster Olney
Again, in being set up next to the Yankees’ dugout, it’s amazing how quiet it is…You don’t hear a lot. I heard BOS dugout was loud Friday.
Trish, I have no idea what McCoy is, lol
Buster, what should the Yankee dugout be doing? Making up cheers and clapping their hands?
Buster, who the hell cares, lol. Seriously, what’s next? Placing bets on what player is next to go to the bathroom? My heavens, he’s sunk to a new low.
Beckett really struggled against LH hitting last season The flexibility of this Yankee team with it’s switch hitters and bench is a real challenge
sit fastball here Mark…..
I think his implication is at the Yankees hate each other and refuse to speak, lol. What a dumbie as Joe would say.
The Yankees exude quiet confidence….They don’t need to be loud.
Buster really is running out of material.
Joe from Long Island April 10th, 2011 at 8:01 pm
GB7 – I wonder/hope if Cash has done his due diligence on Colby Rasmus.
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I would like to think that he’s at least inquired about him, Joe. Not sure where he’d play unless Gardner was part of the deal.
The one place that I could really see a fit is a BJ Upton for Rasmus deal.
Betsy, it’s where the PawSux play.
We saw Beckett get off to a great start around this time last year too and then he blew up. I still think he’s very capable of having a turnaround year, but it’s no given for sure.
for a “quick” inning… the Yanks are getting the pitch count up and making Beckett work.
Beckett blew the Yanks away.
Wow, Yanks look overmatched.
Even though 1-2-3 he threw 20 pitches…he will be out by the 5th.
Now 0 for his last 16.
Let’s see if CC can match him
1-2-3 inning, but still took 20 pitches…..
Trish, thanks
BD, it’s seriously pathetic. He sounds like one of those frat boys from college who pick on quiet, studious types………….Maybe the Sox need to make him an official Idiot since he’s an unofficial one already.
“”"mypalfish April 10th, 2011 at 8:15 pm
Jeter swings at ball four, then grounds out to SS. How on earth is he a top of the order guy?”"”
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It really is a shame that he still is a the top of the order because of his history. No other player on any other team would remain #2 after the dreadful season he had last year.. our 1 – 3 hitters are absolutely dreadful.. sure Tex had a couple of big HR’s in the beginning but he is back at .240 April. However, you just gotta drop Jeter to 8 or 9.. if Torre could drop Arod in the post season, Joe G has to grow some balls, and drop Jeter. If he heats up, then consider moving him back, bit enough is enough already.
Why is the score in basically the bottom center of the screen?
CC is going to kill them tonight. I’m not at all worried.
But then, when am I?
I know it’s early, but Crawford was bailing out on CC.
Atta boy, C.
Crawford agrees to hit first…what a guy! Only had t o pay him what, $150 million?
At least Crawford is outhitting his contract.
142M for 153 avg
FOX wasn’t enough, now ESPN is going to do the biography on Pedroia tonight.
I’m gonna puke.
I’ll weigh in on Fenway ….I’ve been there both for a tour and a game …tour was fun…the game not so much. The Yankees won that game 20-11 so it wasn’t the game itself …it’s just the most uncomfortable park I’ve ever attended (I’ve been to 22 different ballparks). The seats (I was in newer seats) are so small it’s ridiculous. My daughter is 5’9 and her knees were smashed up against the seats. Everytime the man in front of me stood to let someone pass by he literally sat in my lap. At that time they had such a small scoreboard too. When you first take your seat it almost looks like a minor league stadium. I didn’t find it pleasing to the eye either …I preferred Wrigley much more of the two. The thing I really found distasteful was the stuff they posted on the scoreboard when the Yankees came to bat…at times negative things about the Yankees. I can honestly say I have never seen that at another ballpark…I thought that was quite low on their part. Besides the score the very best thing about that game was seeing the
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Sox fans scampering out as the Yankees smashed the Sox..
Wow ..aren’t the announcers happy at Beckett’s start ..LOL. I hate to hear them if any of the Sox hit a homer ….
Enjoy the game …
Go Yankees 2011 !!!!
Cano is going to own Beckett tonight you watch.
Man, I’m tempted to say leave Posada as a bench hitter for a few more days and see what Chavez can do. He’s earned it with his performance of yesterday. Maybe Jorge can be our Big Roo for the next couple years, wouldn’t be so bad if that was how he finished out his career. I’d hate to see Jorge in a non-NY uniform.
“they forgot to measure his heart”
lol. this is too much
The conversation between P and mypalfish.
Straight from One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
Hey boys, trying watching the game rather than analyzing flyspecks in your minds.
Pedroia is incredible. And CC has no out pitch.
As usual, ESPN roots against yanks, shocker
Yanks have to be the worst in baseball at finishing of hitters with 0-2 or 1-2 counts
Pedroia is just on fire.
Can they just hit that little monkey?
True fact….Pedey and Tom Cruise have never been seen in the same place at the same time
If the Yankees were off to a 1-7 start, all they’d talk about was people getting fired and their payroll. Can’t believe I’m saying it, but I cannot wait until Michael Kay is back this week
Man, can somebody get Pedroia out?
“”"LGY April 10th, 2011 at 8:20 pm
Why is the score in basically the bottom center of the screen?”"”
Yeah, I was just wondering the same. ESPN is the worst.. anybody watching it on Yes/MLB.tv tonight? Or is it blacked out?
Yanksgal07, thanks for weighing in on the dump.
And it is not true that there isn’t a bad/unobstructed seat in ths house. I’ve sat in several!
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Anyone else notice how the fenway crowd gets excited to almost a frenzy over a flyout? If they hear a crack of the bat, they just know it’s out!
“FOX wasn’t enough, now ESPN is going to do the biography on Pedroia tonight.
I’m gonna puke.”
Did you hear them say “They forgot to measure his heart” ?
Awwww. /tear
Have they said one word about us yet? Sounds like a Sux broadcast.
“We saw Beckett get off to a great start around this time last year too and then he blew up.”
I’m pretty sure that game where he blew up and starting hitting Yankees with the bases loaded, he was dominant through the first 3-4 innings.
Did they really refer to Dusty as Pedey, ugh?
“$13.50 for a Lobster Roll? And it’s probably like 3 inches long.”
I think you’re talking about the Pedroia Roll.
Lifesize!
Beckett looks much better than CC in the battle of the “aces.”
not quite the start I was hoping for….but hopefully he won’t give up any runs. The ball is over the middle of the plate a lot
Glad I have a barf bag on hand for the broadcast
Punch out the Lefty.
Settle down, big man.
And oh yeah, I’m just under 5’2 and not a roly-poly person and I was uncomfortable in the seats! They’re awful.
Big Juicer, Manny’s partner in crime
Tarheel In NYC April 10th, 2011 at 8:25 pm
“FOX wasn’t enough, now ESPN is going to do the biography on Pedroia tonight.
I’m gonna puke.”
Did you hear them say “They forgot to measure his heart” ?
Awwww. /tear
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Most ridiculous thing ever. I think I threw up in my mouth just a little bit
all that and CC threw less pitches than Beckett
CC has no out pitch? lol
I see comedy and stupidity is checking into the game thread. Again.
Sit down gap tooth.
I think 90% of the posts the last two games were about the broadcasters. Why does it bother anyone that much, yes they are annoying but they have nothing to do with the game. I also hear them giving plenty of negative information about the Red Sox start this year. I’m just sayin’.
Lotta noise, no substance to it. Let’s get Beckett.
“Did you hear them say “They forgot to measure his heart”?”‘
No I didn’t hear that, as soon as they began the biopic, I muted the TV.
It’s hard to fathom that sentence actually came out of someone’s mouth. But, what do you expect from ESPN or the MSM that gets hard whenever the word “Red” or “Sock” is uttered.
How does not one major journalist or respected writer call these clowns out on it?
“mypalfish April 10th, 2011 at 8:27 pm
Beckett looks much better than CC in the battle of the ‘aces’.”
Chad, any way to get rid of this loser? I’d rather listen to E. Ruby than this patient’s constant taunts and ridiculousness.
Oh, I get it.
My pal idiot is now going to playnthe “CC is not an ace” game.
You gotta pick up your tolling son. It’s woeful.
Not major league quality at all.
“”"trisha – true pinstriped blue April 10th, 2011 at 8:23 pm
The conversation between P and mypalfish.
Straight from One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.
Hey boys, trying watching the game rather than analyzing flyspecks in your minds.”"”"
Trisha, You do a wonderful job of really making enemies of everybody.. for years, I’ve ignored those conversations of you getting into pissing matches, but you make it very difficult to not want to verbally bash the heck out of you. Talk about Cuckoo’s nest.. it doesn’t take a genius or an intuitive type to pick up on just how emotionally unstable you are. Maybe you need a man to help you relieve some of that crabbiness you vomit here constantly.
5 straight lefties coming right up to face Beckett.
Good shot at some runs here if Beckett keeps falling behind in the count.
A-Rod out sick with what?-GI, cold, dizzy from fumigants the Sox orginization put in the visitors locker room the other day??
Comedy and Stupidity? Weren’t they a vaudeville act?
ahhh thought he had it all
His heart? Just like the Grinch’s, it’s two sizes too small.
Wow, RC gave that a ride.
just missed it..
can o corn
Wow! John Sterling just said that Cano’s HR yesterday was measured at 450 ft!
Crap! Cano just missed it.
Day game, that ball is out.
Cano is on everything.
UGHH! I didn’t see the lineup, I didn’t know Arod was scratched from the game.. grr.
I told you Robbie was goin to own beckett.. surprised that didn’t go out !!!
“Wow! John Sterling just said that Cano’s HR yesterday was measured at 450 ft!”
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supposedly one Boston writer said it was one of the farthest HR he’s ever seen to that part of the park.
Why does it bother anyone that much, yes they are annoying but they have nothing to do with the game
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They are the voice of the game and talk over most of the action.
“but you make it very difficult to not want to verbally bash the heck out of you.”
Got an army with you? Give it a try.
We JUST missed back-to-back home runs.
They’re on his fastball. I give it 3 innings.
Must stink being a Sox fan knowing that any day now Ortiz could just up and retire.
Walker
Ortiz
Manny
Nixon
Foulke
Nomar
Millar
Varitek
SJ44:
I was privileged to see Cano’s first games when he took over for Womack .. and I was annoyed about that. He even made a couple of errors and his nerves were showing. It was my understanding that body expected Cano to become the type of player that he has becomes.. I love when that happens.. when a player that really didn’t show well in A* ball comes to the MLB and an accelerates into one of the best in the game.
Just out of curiosity, what do you think the overall expectations on Cano were when he came up?
Think I’ll call a Swisher home run.
Beckett with two easy innings and you give him three innings?
Yanks will be lucky to scratch out a few runs, while CC probably gives up 5.
Kzone?
They might as well suspend voting now, and have ESPN run the 2011 Cy Young award to Beckett now, why wait?
looks like its going to be a long night for the Yankees
Before the end of the game…
Hmm, surprised Tek held on to that… if he did.
nice pitch i guess.
Swisher is a thoroughly mediocre player in all phases of the game.
I’m happy for beckett. These two innings are easily the best moments of his life in the last few years.
Beckett will implode at some point in this game. He almost always does against the Yanks.
So Beckett has gotten the Yanks 6 up, 6 down with 3 strikeouts and is hitting 95mph. Either the Yanks offense stinks or Bekcett looks like a legit number one guy.
CC has already given up 2 hard hits and has zero strikeouts.
fish,
stop talking to yourself, delusional.
Love how the comments on two of our players (Tex/Granderson) noted that they were “good guys/gentlemen”. Didn’t hear that expressed about the Boston players they talked about…just about their intensity/heart.
Makes it easy to root for the Yanks.
And mypalfish is a thoroughly mediocre baseball analyst in all respects on top of being a loser Red Sox troll sitting in his mommy’s basement.
“So Beckett has gotten the Yanks 6 up, 6 down with 3 strikeouts and is hitting 95mph. Either the Yanks offense stinks or Bekcett looks like a legit number one guy.
CC has already given up 2 hard hits and has zero strikeouts”
P,
I think Cano is a guy that has exceeded expectations from his prospect days..
Mainly because of his power.
I don’t think anyone envisioned his power developing as it has.
Looking like a legit #1 guy in a rotation such as the one the red sox are sporting isn’t truly meaningful. 2011 Hughes would be in that conversation actually.
Come on CC!
there should be an option on the t.v to listen to the announcers or the in game sounds.
come on…
The maggot problem here can be solved if the moderators did their jobs
Catching up late with the comments.
Saw that Blake has a new bambino. Congrats, Blake! Nothing better. How great to be introduced to one of lives pleasures as an infant. I swear that stuff stays with you into adulthood…
at least its not Miller and Morgan anymore…
“”"trisha – true pinstriped blue April 10th, 2011 at 8:33 pm
“but you make it very difficult to not want to verbally bash the heck out of you.”
Got an army with you? Give it a try.”"”"
Trisha, like I said.. for years I’ve ignored it and just let you do your thing and have your opinions. Even when I thought that your opinions where absurd. Why? Because that is what this blog is for.. everybody is entitled to have their thoughts and belief’s whether others agree with or not, as long as it pertains to NYY baseball.. I may be younger than the majority here, but i am mature enough to not insult people just because i don’t like how they articulate their opinions. I probably should’ve taken the high road after your first snide remarks but nobody is perfect.. Why you feel the need to antagonize an at time directly insult people, I have no idea. Maybe you just need any attention you can get.
“Looking like a legit #1 guy in a rotation such as the one the red sox are sporting isn’t truly meaningful. 2011 Hughes would be in that conversation actually.”
Trouble with that is that Beckett is throwing 5-7 mph harder than Hughes.
And CC getting rocked around again this inning.
2011 Cy Young will either be Dice K ,Laptop,Lester, lackey or Beckett…did I forget anyone??
These clowns at the mike are actually making me yearn for Joe Morgan. Bobby V with lots of useless comments.
Had no idea JD Drew was still in the league. Good for him. Still earning huge paychecks while flying completely under the radar and being a total nonfactor.
CC makes it look so effortless.
Love the dopey ‘C’ on Varitek
“CC makes it look so effortless.”
giving up hits?
I didn’t mind miller and Morgan its the fox guys who need to “move on”
Rocked around? A hitter’s single is being rocked around? What an idiot.
Boras worked his magic with the JD Drew signing
Man what happened to CC’s slider?
It use to be his best pitch back in 2008.
I’ve noticed they keep showing the Yankees 2011 stats when they come up…
but for the sox who are struggling, they show their 2010 stats.
Yes, I think becketts velocity tonight certainly warrants his extension. He has been and I am sure will continue to be very good throughout this contract. Frankly, as a Yankee fan, I love facing him.
trisha,
yep, so effortless
Bobby V is so smug/self-satisfied. Ugh. I heard an earlier game they did and he and Orel didn’t seem to mesh very well. Bobby contradicted Orel several times and it made for an uneasy tension.
Thumbs way down on Bobby V.
I didn’t mind miller and Morgan its the fox guys who need to “move on”
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This is true…that broadcast yesterday was truly one of the worst called (commentary-wise) games that I have EVER listened to. It was worse than normal FOX!
Can’t walk a mediocre player like Scutaro.
“Trisha, like I said.. for years I’ve ignored it and just let you do your thing and have your opinions.”
Big of you. I have no idea who you are. I remember the screen names of people who’ve been here “for years”…
Good decision by CC to pitch around Sccotaroo and face the $170 mm tee ball bat.
CC still less pitches than Beckett.
time to get to josh though…
$142 well spent.
There’s your 142 million dollar man.
ESPN is pissed off apparently
Good job CC.
“trisha,
yep, so effortless”
I wonder if CC was pitching around Scutaro to get to Crawford.
Yup, CC sure is getting “rocked”.
Trollin’ ain’t what it used to be here. Very, very weak.
Crawford leading off this game was a good move (for the Yankees)
SJ44 ->
Yeah, Cano’s stats in minors were absolutely nothing fantastic. I think a lot of what he has become is a direct result of being mentored by Jeter and Arod (mostly Arod) but Jeter did take a lot of time in showing Cano how to carry himself as a NYY. It just goes to show man, you absolutely never know who is going to be what once they get to the bigs.. more often than not, those that are hyped don’t amount to much more than mediocre or average talent, so it’s great to see the opposite happen.!
and Crawford is now BARELY outhitting his contract (.143 for 142M)
Anyone else LOVING that Crawford is the man who’ll get the most ABs tonight?
He’s going to help CC get out of some jams, if needed. I love it.
Crawford is squeezing the bat so tight he has sawdust on his batting gloves…The Fenway faithful will start to boo him soon if he doesn’t produce
I didn’t mind miller and Morgan its the fox guys who need to “move on”
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This is true…that broadcast yesterday was truly one of the worst called (commentary-wise) games that I have EVER listened to. It was worse than normal FOX!
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Totally! what did the yanks do to fox?
Tampa Bay is in deep, deep trouble this year.
I hate John Yuck.
Hey mypalfish, I think it’s time to wrap you up in yesterday’s newspaper.
Nothing like signing an all speed and defense player with a .330 career OBP coming off a career year before a contract to the biggest deal for an outfielder in history.
Oh, Kruk tells why the Sox haven’t scored yet. It’s because the Sox are pressing — not because CC gets tougher with guys on base.
Jorge might make Montero get up here faster than we thought the way he looks right now…
Posada is done and should be benched.
4 Strikeouts for Beckett.
“Tampa Bay is in deep, deep trouble this year.”
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their starting pitching can still keep them in games, but their bullpen and offense are abysmal.
If Boston’s pitching can’t hold down Tampa right now sans Longoria… it’s a problem.
Lol, ESPN picked Tampa bay finish al east 2nd, ahead of Yankees of course.
“”"mypalfish April 10th, 2011 at 8:38 pm
Swisher is a thoroughly mediocre player in all phases of the game.”"”
fish ->
I dunno man.. I never was a big Swish fan, but last year he was phenominal and it wasn’t just a “lucky season”. He worked very hard and continues to. I just don’t know anybody cannot appreciate a player on their favorite team that is thrilled to be part of it and comes to each game giving his everything.. so in short, Swish won me over.. even if his numbers this year are more like ’09 I still appreciate him and like having his energy on this team.. and I really don’t think his defense is average.
On another note, please replace Posada with Chavez this week. K. thnx.
This camera angle is horrible.
why do they continue to show the view behind the batter. I hate it
Is this camera view serious?????
Totally! what did the yanks do to fox?
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Well, it could be possible that they lowered their ratings for the World Series when they were in it so many times ’96-2000…I’m not sure though because I don’t have the ratings in front of me. But they usually are anti-Yankees…just like ESPN. But yesterday they reached a new low. It was a REALLY poorly called game. Way worse than normal.
hmm oh duhhhh.. CHaves is playing for Arod.. !!
Maybe next time the yanks bat espn can shoot it from behind a pole rather than behind the umpire
shulman sounded like he found out his dog died on that popout by Crawford. Wow this is pretty bad. Way worse than couldve been imagined by espn and their crew right now.
OH Well have to make them as miserable as Buck and ole Timmy boy yesterday.
And Chavez stays blazin
Alex who?
nice job Eric
Chavez,glad he’s in the lineup!
Chavez is feeling it.
Another it for EC .. man you gotta keep playing this guy.. he’s on fire!
“P” let me apologize to you. Perhaps I was hasty because anyone who would bother conversing with that total loser mypalfish has to be a little bit off. Maybe you were just responding to an idiotic comment he put out there (what else does he put out) rather than conversing with him.
In any event, I have no problem with you because I don’t even know you.
Chavez is looking good. I’m happy for the guy.
Beckett has a great curve tonight. We’re not going deep in counts he’s throwing strikes. Low pitch count.
Way to go Chavez!!!!!!!!
Chavez is hot.
WTF is this? You can’t see anything.
WCYF,
Beckett does not have a low pitch count thus far.
Oh yeah..because Chavez has a $1.5M base with a possibility of $5.5m total…and the Yankees are lucky…because they are the only team that could spend that kind of money…what a joke.
“”"BD (Boston Dave) April 10th, 2011 at 8:48 pm
and Crawford is now BARELY outhitting his contract (.143 for 142M)”"”
Dave ->
Early butterflies man. CC will come around and have a good season. Although, I wouldn’t mind it if he didn’t !
Beckett has a great curve tonight. We’re not going deep in counts he’s throwing strikes. Low pitch count.
Way to go Chavez!!!!!!!!
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He threw 20 pitches in the first inning?
Maybe next time the yanks bat espn can shoot it from behind a pole rather than behind the umpire
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Just think! You could have paid like $500 bucks for a seat behind the pole! And even worse..someone DID! lol
Bucket plunks a Yankee, what’s new?
POS Beckett.
P,
I’m sure Crawford will be good – but how good? I’m not sure he’ll produce like he did in TB.
And you also have to think that this season and the next 1-2 will be his best over the course of the 7 year contract.
So if he doesn’t provide $20M year value for them now, he may never…
Payback for yesterday?
Well, there’s the first hit batter.
That’s all this clown does, is throw at Yankees. He’s going to get shelled.
“Oh yeah..because Chavez has a $1.5M base with a possibility of $5.5m total…and the Yankees are lucky…because they are the only team that could spend that kind of money…what a joke.”
How much is your team paying Mike Cameron again? How much did they pay Penny/Smoltz? Baldelli?
The Yankees pulled Chavez off the scrap heap. Credit where credit is due.
Elias…you serious? The guy hasn’t played a full season in five years. Teams weren’t exactly fighting for his services. Man the lack of baseball knowledge on this blog lately is infuriating.
Stupid ridiculous hayseed Beckett, up to his old tricks.
I guess he thinks it’s smarter to let him take first than to let Martin take him deep.
Josh Beckett hit a Yankee. What a surprise.
Perfect for us. Two on for the top of the order. Couldn’t ask for a better situation……unless we could be anywhere else in the order of course.
Gardner please.
Gameday indicates that the ump has a bizarre strike zone. Does this seem to be the case?
Gardner is useless. Worst top two in the order in baseball.
Gardner didn’t look like he was running hard when he was like 20 feet from 1st
Nice play by the gnome,gotta give credit there..
Chavez not paying attention cost us 1 run. Dammit.
I want the one-handed Gardner back!
Oh well, bad luck and a nice play by Dusty on that one.
Gameday indicates that the ump has a bizarre strike zone. Does this seem to be the case?
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I can’t tell because ESPN has some screwy camera angles that make it impossible to watch the game.
Gardner rarely even hits the ball hard, regardless of whether it’s a hit or an out. Just throw him an average fastball and he’s overmatched.
Anywhere but that spot and Gardner reaches.
Sterling used the word “tummy” to describe where Martin got hit (funny) Gardy DP’s (not funny)
I hate Pedroia.
Well, that was unexpected.
Gardner and Jeter are both struggling right now. I’d move Gardner back to the nine hole, and Swisher up, though he’s not exactly killing the ball at the moment either.
It’s April. Both of them have lots of time to turn it around.
And Pedroia with great play. Cano would have had a problem getting the ball out of his glove.
and brett gardner murders another rally. he and jeter are really going to wreck shop at the top of the lineup, in terms of not hitting.
how many damn .1** or just over .200 BA’s do we have on this team right now??
I love HR’s .. love ‘em.. but c’mon man, let’s see some hitting for crying out loud. (excluding Arod,Cano, Martin, Chavez)
what happened to the patient NY hitters?
It would be nice if we could separate Gardner and Jeter for a while — until someone starts hitting.
Carl,
he didn’t cost them a run. but i guess he should have been on 3rd.
I don’t have a problem with him not going if he wasn’t sure. they had 2 on and 1 out against a guy you only have 1 hit against so far…. dont want to give away outs.
just tough luck.
One man fixes many issues offensively and defensively next season and for many seasons to come. Cashman and the loyalists don’t have the stones to make the move though.
NASTY pitch by CC
unfortunately, his location isn’t all there
Are they going to leave K Zone up in the middle of the pitches? This broadcast is atrocious.
Key play there was the runners not advancing on the wild pitch. Gardner hit it right back through the box, can’t ask for more.
well, Pedroia is giving ESPN reason to drool over him. Gotta do something about that and get the rat out.
Holy crap, Jeter, bend down to get the ball
it was on the ground; you can’t pick it up when your glove is two feet above the ground
50 hopper right past Jeter
wow, now Jeter can’t even go to his left.. wtf kinda play was that Jeter??? Do you have a broken back? that looked very pathetic.
And the “ace” CC gives up another hit.
Pedroia is a better player than Cano.
“”"Carl April 10th, 2011 at 9:01 pm
50 hopper right past Jeter”"”"
HHAHAHAHAH
CC really doesn’t have it this inning, Christ
Vintage Ace J*sh B*ck*tt .
Just as I had predicted .
“One man fixes many issues offensively and defensively next season and for many seasons to come. Cashman and the loyalists don’t have the stones to make the move though.”
Come on: surprise me. Who?
I’ll give you that Gardner still has to prove he can be a regular for a first-division team. He’s right around the line of effectiveness with his speed, patience, and fielding. He needs to get hits more consistently and cut down on the Ks if he wants to stay there.
And Jeter makes a pathetic effort to get that ball.
CC is an “ace,” huh?
could use a K here
Beckett is just the better pitcher.
*dr**n G*nz*l*z will hit (at least ) one out .
and now CC is opening up too early – which he tends to do on occasion.
settle down CC
Posada would not be our DH this year if his contract was up at the end of last year, he looks old and his bat is slow….Chavez should be the primary DH–period….I love what Posada has done for the Yankees but he is 39 and should be a bench player, part time DH at best, which would be good for him and his body and then good for the Yankees….the game is now more than ever a young mans game….
Probably going to be a short night for C.C. Maybe Garcia gets some work in tonight.
CC’s delivery looks way off
Sabathia is a joke.
Yanks have no starters you can count on for a good outing.
24Strikes/19Balls is not a good ratio. Come on CC!
Nice CC ….. walk em loaded w/ no outs
C.C. is a historically slow starter. This is reminding me of another start he made in Fenway a few years back. Gave up a lot of hits, kept the team in the game.
I’m not worried yet.
so effortless, trisha, so effortless
The R*d S*x got three Aces ( C . B . , L*st*r , and B*ck*tt ) .
And our Yankees got ?
This is honestly hard to watch
it’s like Javier Vazquez is out there
Bases loaded no outs. Time for our ace to get a couple of k’s.
CC does not look sharp tonight.
CC is just a 1 pitch pitcher right now.
No change/slider
Beckett is better than CC? More idiotic comments.
“Beckett is just the better pitcher.”
I would call up stats from previous seasons to refute this argument, but I’m too busy laughing.
Your team is 1-7. You’re making an awful lot of noise, aren’t you? How about you reach .500 before you start calling out problems on the Yankees, kay?
beautiful!
Gotta yank him pretty soon. He just has nothing tonight. Just a really bad performance by C.C. tonight.
Atta boy, C!
Buchholz is an ace? Puh-leeze.
C . C . Sabathia has never been a gamer his entire career — unlike Ace B*ck*tt .
I had predicted this game all the way .
No ?
Thats what an ace does. minimizes damage. Not imploded a la Beckett and his 10.01 ERA against the Yanks next year.
what just happened?
Big dp to stop a big inning. Good pitch CC.
if this call goes right, they’ll move the runners back twith 2 outs. no score
Youkilis slid right into Jeter, who was two feet off the bag
What the hell was that?
Take advantage CC and shut em down…dont hang one here
Mark Wegner is my hero
“so effortless, trisha, so effortless”
Bases loaded and two out with one swing!
CC will grind this out. Just wait.
wow, Youk was out of the baseline but I never see that call.
I guess it’s the rule…
but if that went agaisnt the Yanks we’d all be livid.
Wow. Get that ump a bodyguard.
Chris W – have to get the shortstop from across town. Move gardner to 9 spot or 2 spot and have a leadoff hitter with range at short for years to come.
CC is smart, pitched around youk to get to papi.
Generous call there. Sox lose the run. Lmao
F YOUK!!! haha maybe we can get out of this clean
GREAT call.
He went WAY away from the base to try and swipe out Jeter. What a joke, so glad they called him on that!!
More bad luck.
Boston is so good at infield single hitting. Just great infield single hitters
Damn roller…CC how about a K?
And CC can’t get the big out after the gift call.
Ace, huh?
Jeter is barely getting the ball over to first so far this game too. first throw TEx has to scoop and this DP he almost threw in the dirt too.. after seeing his inability to get his glove down on Pedroia’s base hit.. makes me speculate that he may be back stiff or something.
funny how that works
gets Cameron to hit a weak grounder but they get the run
That was a weird, weird play, yet not surprising considering the Yankee/Red Sox history.
Gift, then a curse!
In my John sterling voive: “You just can’t predict baseball, Suzy Q.”
Red Sox with some incredible BABIP luck tonight.
bigger issue right now is CC’s location
1 run won’t matter if he keeps missing the plate bc he’ll give up more.
gotta settle down.
Continues to labor….
CC getting squeezed a little?
Our Yankees got a zero man rotation .
so effortless
A necessary strike out there.
we just need to start getting at freaking Josh Beckett…though CC has thrown a lot of pitches.
mypalfish ->
Now you are getting silly.. CC is 100% undeniably and Ace in every way.. any team would love to have him as their #1.. c’mon dude, get a grip!
Lucky to get out of there with 1 run and almost got out with none. CC just can’t locate.
Jesus, CC walking past A-Gon and he just dwarfed him.
6 hits, 2 walks in 3 innings = 1 run
Sox will regret not scoring those extra runs.
AWWWWWWW. I was thinking that with the bases loaded and nobody out maybe they’d get like 4 runs or so.
I guess they really do suck!
He’s running on fumes right now. This is as bad as CC has labored in a while.
Hmm. All that nonsense and only one run from the 2011 best team in baseball.
Yanks still saved a run. the 2nd run would have most likely have scored on the roller.
IGNORE the trolls
day in and day out…. why entertain them? seriously. why?
Sux will need more than 1 run to win tonight. Nice job by CC to limit the damage.
L . o . l .
Now watch our Yankee hitters get mowed down one , two , three by Ace B*ck*tt — because , you know , the R*d S*x pitchers never ( NEVER ) give run(s) back right away .
Gotta hope for 5 tonight out of C.C. That’s probably as far as he’ll go tonight. Let the bullpen take it from there.
Bases loaded and only 1run. That’s what aces do.
“Chris W – have to get the shortstop from across town. Move gardner to 9 spot or 2 spot and have a leadoff hitter with range at short for years to come.”
Reyes? He’s a (not) walking leg injury with attitude problems. He’ll also command a big salary because of his raw tools. Are you suggesting moving Jeter to left? He’ll carry the position even less than Gardner.
you guys won’t agree, but the yanks have more issues than Boston
–NY has a shortstop who is completely washed up
–NY has a LF that’s overmatched at the plate
–NY has no “ace”
–Hughes is throwing BP
–NY has a DH who is washed up and can’t hit (Posada)
The reason CC is an Ace is that even when he doesn’t have his best stuff, he still battles and gives his team a chance to win the game. Those of you who don’t realize that really should watch more baseball.
Yankees still fine only down 1. CC needs to settle in and give the offense a chance here.
“This is as bad as CC has labored in a while.”
Incorrect. The resident expert here, Trisha, said CC makes it look so EFFORTLESS.
“Beckett is just the better pitcher.”
I would call up stats from previous seasons to refute this argument, but I’m too busy laughing.
Your team is 1-7. You’re making an awful lot of noise, aren’t you? How about you reach .500 before you start calling out problems on the Yankees, kay?
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So if you look at it, CC and Beckett actually stack up pretty closely…almost the same Hits per 9, walks per 9, homeruns allowed per 9, both in their 11th seasons, etc.
But then if you look closer, CC has like 600 more IP than Beckett, and has double digits in wins pretty much every year…I know Beckett pitched for Florida for a while, but CC pitched in Cleveland too.
hey mypalfish: who’s 1-8 this year?
no one is 1-8 yet. Except Tampa Bay.
I have been saying the R*d S*x have fewer ” problems ” than the Yankees since day one .
I love Jeter.
But he looks SOOOOOO slow and old in EVERYTHING that he has been doing.
You can’t defend it, it’s just the truth. Still love him and will root for him til he’s done, but he looks done to me.
That was an awful call to take the run off the board. By throwing to second the Yankees automatically gave up the run. the slide had nothing to do with a run scoring, so I’m not sure how you justify taking the run away.
Jeter
The problem with #2 in the2 hole continues to be a problem.
Three effective swings there. He keeps making it harder and harder to defend him.
That at bat was unreal.
I’ll take my lickings if Jeter returns to pre-2010 form, which I’m really praying I do.
W o w .
Impressive stuff by Ace B*ck*tt .
ignore mypalfish
Just wait about 2 hours.
Are there even any Jeter defenders left?
nice to see Beckett shake off Varitek thinking he can fool Tex… then proceed to throw it in the dirt.
let’s go Cano
Beckett would have to get very efficient very quickly to stay in this game past 4/5 innings.
mypalfish = E. Ruby = continuing good karma
Not to mention karmic/comic relief!
Just wait about 2 hours.
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I would tend to agree. Hopefully. We’ll see. Beckett does look good.
And if I see this LIVE K-ZONE one more time I’m going to kill people.
It’s funny but last decade was considered the best in Red Sox history winning 2 Word Series. Meanwhile the Yanks also won 2 World Series but it’s viewed as a somewhat disappointing decade.
A lawnmower doesn’t have a rivalry with grass.
Robbie!!!
A one-hit complete game shutout against a ” stacked ” lineup . That ‘s Ace .
that is the 2nd time that Robbie hit the ball hard today
Cano really really likes Fenway.
Chris – nope, I’m not moving jeter to left nor DH nor am I doing any more bending to accomodate the old guard. I’m putting the best team on the field. I wish Cashman had the same mindset.
here we go….
cmon Grandy
It’s been a long time since Beckett’s had good stuff through 5 innings against the Yanks, so let’s see what happens…
The Yankees have a great lineup, but the amazing thing is Cano might be our only hitter who can hit .300
“ignore mypalfish”
good advice. BD encouraging the same. Let him play the fool without any feedback.
A single . Woohoo .
Beckett is not locating his secondary pitches now.
Yanks can sit fastball.
Way To go cano. Time to bomb Beckett.
>A lawnmower doesn’t have a rivalry with grass.
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I audibly laughed at this one.
Sure we are barely 2 weeks into the season, but the Jeter issue needs to be addressed. You just can’t keep him in the 2 spot. and Gardner for whatever reason is not cutting it as the #1 even tho everything on paper says otherwise.. the batting order needs to be tweeked and here’s my give-it-a-try batting order::
1) Grandy
Gardner
2) Chavez
3) Cano
4) Arod
5) Tex
6) Martin
7) Swish
9) Jeter
thoughts?
L . o . l .
“So if you look at it, CC and Beckett actually stack up pretty closely…almost the same Hits per 9, walks per 9, homeruns allowed per 9, both in their 11th seasons, etc.
But then if you look closer, CC has like 600 more IP than Beckett, and has double digits in wins pretty much every year…I know Beckett pitched for Florida for a while, but CC pitched in Cleveland too.”
Alright, I will call up stats: CC’s adjusted ERA in the past two years: 2009: 137, 2010: 134.
Beckett’s 2009: 122; 2010: 75.
It’s not even close. The better comparison is C.C. and Lester.
Would almost sell my soul to see Beckett implode right now
are they rooting for the sux on the broadcast?
come on Granderson!
Also, the ump is having trouble seeing
are they rooting for the sux on the broadcast?
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NEVER! And the Sun doesn’t rise in the east either.
But, Trisha, I make it look so EFFORTLESS. Just like CC.
And Becket keeps racking up the strikeouts. That is an ACE, my friends.
Sure we are barely 2 weeks into the season, but the Jeter issue needs to be addressed. You just can’t keep him in the 2 spot. and Gardner for whatever reason is not cutting it as the #1 even tho everything on paper says otherwise.. the batting order needs to be tweeked and here’s my give-it-a-try batting order::
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Granderson is batting like .150 ?? But you want to put him 1st?
Josh getting that changeup call 1-2 inches off the plate.
tough
“So if you look at it, CC and Beckett actually stack up pretty closely…almost the same Hits per 9, walks per 9, homeruns allowed per 9, both in their 11th seasons, etc.
But then if you look closer, CC has like 600 more IP than Beckett, and has double digits in wins pretty much every year…I know Beckett pitched for Florida for a while, but CC pitched in Cleveland too.”
Alright, I will call up stats: CC’s adjusted ERA in the past two years: 2009: 137, 2010: 134.
Beckett’s 2009: 122; 2010: 75.
It’s not even close. The better comparison is C.C. and Lester.
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I know CC is clearly better than Beckett. But mypalfish doesn’t seem to check the stats before he posts;
Ugh, Beckett is getting the offspeed stuff across at a high rate. Much harder to hit the fastball with that.
damn itrt
Swish doing a poor job in the 6 spot
Swisher again showing his futility.
What a putrid lineup.
Yes, but that’s because mypalfish is a troll, while you are clearly not.
unfortunately Beckett is having a good outing so far,….maybe we can get his pitch count up some more in the next inning
Am I the only one who things Becks is one bomb away from completely falling apart?
Josh Beckett McIlroy…I sense it.
Beckett is just a better big game pitcher than CC. And a Yankee/Red Sox game is big.
C. C. needs a clean innning here against the dregs of the lineup.
Beckett has it tonight……if CC doesn’t get it together we could be in a big hole.
C. C. needs a clean inning here against the dregs of the lineup.
Beckett still high in pitches. The pens may well decide this game.
Jerkface April 10th, 2011 at 9:19 pm
Sure we are barely 2 weeks into the season, but the Jeter issue needs to be addressed. You just can’t keep him in the 2 spot. and Gardner for whatever reason is not cutting it as the #1 even tho everything on paper says otherwise.. the batting order needs to be tweeked and here’s my give-it-a-try batting order::
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Granderson is batting like .150 ?? But you want to put him 1st?
I really don’t know why the hell he’s batting behind Cano right now.
CC needs to hold them at 1 given the ABs 2nite.
They are making Josh look better than he is. Living and dying w/ the long ball too much.
need a quick inning here CC
Yanks lineup is hopeless.
Say you take Gardner and Jeter out of the top two spots. Who gets moved up?
Granderson can’t hit. Swisher can’t hit.
The lineup is horrific. The only thing the yanks can do is hit the occasional HR.
“Beckett still high in pitches. The pens may well decide this game.”
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he’s settled down since the 1st. He should be able to go 6+ and maybe 7 if the yanks can work the count a bit more.
can’t*
Thank God the corpse of Jason Varitek is playing tonight.
Varietek… Now there’s a guy who is washed up.
gotta give CC that call just off the outside corner. Josh got it.
This ump is horrible.
Damn iPad won’t let me spell names.
mypalfish – you’re needed at the YankeesNmore blog…STAT
You can’t keep walking the no. 9 hitter, CC.
And the “ace” is afraid of the 9th place hitter, lol
The lineup is horrific. The only thing the yanks can do is hit the occasional HR.
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So occasional that they lead the league in them.
Really CC? Walking him again?
Walking the 9 man twice, thats not the best
CC just needs to keep it close. Beckett will unvariably lay up a fat one that we will crush.
Beckett is just a better big game pitcher than CC. And a Yankee/Red Sox game is big.
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I’ll give you the benefit of the doubt. But I believe that there were plenty of big games when CC went 11-2 with 7 CG and a 1.65 ERA in ’08 for the Brewers’ push for the pennant.
I also believe, and hope that you do too, that a Yankees/Red Sox game on April 10 would not be a “big” game like the “big games” CC pitched in ’08.
Beckett gets the outside corner but not CC. This is BS.
Speaking of Capt’n Crunch: CC’s stomach really IS smaller this season. His uniform drapes straight down more this year.
invariably
Crawford is a bum.
Crawford almost reached the Monstah. Almost…
I would love to see swisher start to relax in rbi situations or in big games (tonight is not a big game by the way). His octobers are putrid.
What a great FA signing by Theo…
ignore mypalfish please
Scutaro getting walked twice is a joke….guy is awful.
Despite what ESPN wants you to believe, this game is MUCH bigger for Boston than it is for the Yankees. The Red Sox at 1-8 is a nightmare in Beantown.
I still can’t believe Boston gave Crawford that HUGE contract.
CC is getting squeezed.
wow
the ump needs to be consistent.
Just missed my azz
Where was that!!!!
how come Beckett is getting that close call and CC isn’t
This is bullspit!
CC isn’t getting that first base side borderline call, Beckett is getting that call on the 3rd base side.
That’s really a big difference in this game so far.
CC!
Awwww. Myself the elf came back to earth.
Next!
“ignore mypalfish please”
Oh alright….
(for the record though, I had “Jerk store” all locked and loaded)
I’m in Wisconsin and CC was terrific with the Brewers at the end of that regular season. He hasn’t thrown as well since.
WE GOT OUT PEDROIA!!
Good inning for CC. Let’s go yanks.
We should give Jeter enough time before making a huge move. He deserves that at least. It’s not like we’re 1-7 or 0-8 or even 2-5…its only April. I seem to remember a second baseman named Pedroia hitting like .143 in MAY for the Red Sox. Yet Francona stuck with him every day and I think he won Rookie of the Year or something like that after he his like .350 the rest of the way. I’m not saying that will happen to Jeter, and I really dislike even putting him in a comparison with Pedroia. But Jeter has shown us enough that we (Girardi) cant make a huge move this early.
If history is any guide, Beckett will implode this inning.
9 men have reached safely for the Sox in 4 innings and only 1 has crossed the plate.
CC just needs to keep it to 1 run for joba/soriano/mo.
Yanks will get on the board eventually.
Beckett is getting a much bigger strike zone
Beckett was/is a top of the rotation guy when he is healthy. The question the last few years was about his health not his talent.
ignore mypalfish please”
Oh alright….
(for the record though, I had “Jerk store” all locked and loaded)
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watch out he may have had sex with your wife lol…j/k
I think this is Beckett’s inning to give up some runs
“WE GOT OUT PEDROIA!!”
Yeah – on strike 5!
“”"Jerkface April 10th, 2011 at 9:19 pm
Sure we are barely 2 weeks into the season, but the Jeter issue needs to be addressed. You just can’t keep him in the 2 spot. and Gardner for whatever reason is not cutting it as the #1 even tho everything on paper says otherwise.. the batting order needs to be tweeked and here’s my give-it-a-try batting order::
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Granderson is batting like .150 ?? But you want to put him 1st?”"”
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Jerkface ->
Yes. I Know that he is not hitting very well, but he also has the most solo HR’s in a season in MLB (or close). There’s not much you can do when 1/2 your lineup is hitting .200′ish or lower but my order is at least a shakeup and see if we can get some results that way.
Point is DJ and BG need a shakeup, more specifically DJ. It’s a sad day, but I just don’t thubj Heter can cut it… I’m not saying that he is certainly washed up and his career is coming to an end at all.. I think he can potentially still hit .300, I’m just already so frustrated with his at-bats that I think the drop would be humbling and good for everybody at this point.
Elias – the “its early stuff” only matters when there hasn’t been a very obvious trend through an entire season already. 2011 Jeter is no different, at best, then 2010 Jeter.
The only run to this point in this game scored, in large part, because Derek Jeter couldn’t reach a 20-hopper to his left.
Oh well, at least he makes up for it with his bat. :-/
$56 million wasted
I’m in Wisconsin and CC was terrific with the Brewers at the end of that regular season. He hasn’t thrown as well since.
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That may be true. But to say that Beckett is a better big game pitcher than CC is stretching it a little bit. I seem to remember Beckett getting shelled several times at Yankee Stadium by the Yankees. Those would be the same “big games” that we are talking about now.
If Posada gets another K, I’ll be very sad.
It’s usually around the 5th when the Beckett wheels begin to come off.
There’s not much you can do when 1/2 your lineup is hitting .200?ish or lower but my order is at least a shakeup and see if we can get some results that way.
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Yankees are third in the league in runs scored , 6+ runs a game. Results?
I was gonna say…
when Josh shakes him off – it’s bc he wants to throw the changeup
hope the Yanks are picking up on that
Jorge Posada ->
I think I took a wrong turn at Albuquerque !
My dad actually told me before the season that Posada would retire by June 1….I think he’s just too stubborn to do that.
Tied up Posada there
Hope everybody was paying attention to what Bobby Valentine and Orel Hershiser were saying during the last Jeter AB.
No point in mixing things up with Jeter. He can’t hit a fastball. Just knock the bat out of his hands.
Beckett is on tonight, but he’s also gotten some cheap strikes.
i will be surprised if posada hits over .235 this year.
what’s with all these close-ups od sux players? i hate when they do that
Jorge looking good! Lets keep running him out there regardless.
Posada looks lost
Jdiddyshownopitty April 10th, 2011 at 9:32 pm
ignore mypalfish please”
Oh alright….
(for the record though, I had “Jerk store” all locked and loaded)
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watch out he may have had sex with your wife lol…j/k
>>>>>>>>>
That’s not funny, Jdiddy. My wife is in a coma.
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god this is going to be a long night
Elias – the “its early stuff” only matters when there hasn’t been a very obvious trend through an entire season already. 2011 Jeter is no different, at best, then 2010 Jeter.
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I know…I just can’t see giving up this early…so far, yes, he looks like 2010 (or worse) but its only been 7 games. I’d give it til mid-May as long as we keep winning games. If we keep winning at the current rate, we’ll be 25-15 by then and can make a better decision…but if not, a change may be in order.
Couldn’t we have gone with Jones for DH this game…..rest Jorge some more….
nah, Posada’s not over the hill…jeter’s not over the hill…the yanks have no issues.
There are certain guys where you just get a warm, fuzzy feeling when they get shelled. Beckett’s one of them. Pavano too.
I’d like a warm fuzzy feeling tonight, boys.
“Yankees are third in the league in runs scored , 6+ runs a game. Results?”
1-7?
Sorry, wrong team.
Beckett’s ball must have a ton of movement tonight because the Yanks are really taking some ugly swings and swinging out of the strike zone way too much. They look lost at the plate.
Beckett just might go 7 innings.
Up to CC to match him now.
Beckett with another dominating inning.
He looks far superior to CC.
“”"Brappy55 April 10th, 2011 at 9:35 pm
Posada looks lost”"”
Wish he was the only one..
Posada, Gardner, Jeter, Granderson, Tex all look unbelievably bad.. especially since they were on the other side of the spectrum the first week looking unbelievable great.
nah, Posada’s not over the hill…jeter’s not over the hill…the yanks have no issues.
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Who said that?
Not having Alex is hurting the lineup tonight….he usually murders Beckett.
Credit where credit is due: Beckett’s hitting his spots and has good stuff tonight. Still just a one-run game.
Only one run down. This game will convert to the long balls soon enough. Yanks win.
Ick, losing to Beckett
mypalfish April 10th, 2011 at 9:38 pm
Beckett with another dominating inning.
He looks far superior to CC.
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And CC has been far superior over the course of the past two seasons. What’s your point?
65 pitches in 4 innings. No pitch count problems for Beckett. Hopefully he’ll make a mistake. (rough not having A-Rod)
this is still the kind of game the Yanks can “steal” because the Sox haven’t hit with RISP.
they’re leaving tons of guys on base and with the Yanks pen, it could come back to bite them.
Chris W April 10th, 2011 at 9:37 pm
There are certain guys where you just get a warm, fuzzy feeling when they get shelled. Beckett’s one of them. Pavano too.
I’d like a warm fuzzy feeling tonight, boys
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You can add Pabelbutt to that list.
P
Dont forget Swisher in your list looking lost.
best slider CC has thrown tonight
more of those please
yikes.
I wish that had been Youk. Gonzalez seems like a decent guy. OUCH!
You guys do realize baseball is a game of streaks, right? Tex, Jorge can’t hit 3 HR every week. It’s when the streak becomes a trend that it becomes worrisome. And the captain, sad to say, is worrisome right now.
CC has to hold them at 1 run but he is all over the place. You know Beckett is going to hit someone now because AG just got hit. Whoever comes up with 2 outs should watch out.
It’s too early to say if Josh will be good or bad this year, but too many people wrote his obituary…………….and as to CC, he’s given up 1 run and it’s a bad performance? LOL Please
Beckett will undoubtedly feel the need to retaliate
“this is still the kind of game the Yanks can “steal” because the Sox haven’t hit with RISP.
they’re leaving tons of guys on base and with the Yanks pen, it could come back to bite them.”
Yanks can’t hit so it doesn’t matter if Boston doesn’t score any more runs, which they most likely will.
You hit our hot guy, we hit yours.
Now, back to the game….
Crawford has one RBI in 9 games, and a .323 OPS.
Beckett already hit Martin.
Playing Derek Jeter every day is like forcing yourself to eat some really sheety food because you already paid for it.
You’re punishing yourself TWICE instead of once.
Of course, in this particular case, the Yankees had PLENTY of advanced warning that the food they were buying was quite crappy. They wen’t and wasted $56 million on it anyway.
And now, they are going to sit at the table until they force every bit of it down their own throats. If it ends up killing them, so be it!
Sabathia is a mess tonight……would be nice to get a win tonight heading into the off day
CC missing some spots AND getting squeezed…. tough.
K
Whiner is Youk.
Shulman is acting as if he is surprised by called strike 3 when it was obviously right through the heart of the zone. Unreal what a dbag this guy is.
I think because CC is missing spots, he’s less likely to get the close calls.
CC is cranking it up now.
“”"TheStraw April 10th, 2011 at 9:42 pm
You guys do realize baseball is a game of streaks, right? Tex, Jorge can’t hit 3 HR every week. It’s when the streak becomes a trend that it becomes worrisome. And the captain, sad to say, is worrisome right now.”"”
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TheStraw ->
Uhhhh.. You do realize that Posada is hitting < .140 and Tex is hitting .190 ?? Nobody is expecting them to hit HR's but they aren't even hitting anything but air right now.
Betsy, several people have counseled that we ignore trolls, but the temptations appears to be too great for some of our posters.
Too bad.
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I have always thought that a 1-0 game is a lot more stressful for the team with the one run.
CC’s main problem is that he’s getting screwed pitches. He almost has to drop it right down the middle to get the call.
Gotta say that even without his good stuff, CC is a warrior.
Beckett shouldnt but definitely will play the roll of tough guy and plunk someone.
Benches might clear here tonight I predict.
Oh f this. That was a strike 3.
True Wang.
Still – According to the naked eye, as well as MLBs own GameDay…
ump has not missed a single Beckett strike but has missed around 4-5 CC strikes.
P-
Does the term “small sample size” mean anything to you? They are eight games into a 162 game season.
Yup, it’s official.
Just checked IMDB. They’re basing the next Shrek character on David Ortiz. Shrek 5: The Black Mamba
Ortiz looked like he swung both times and of course he gets the call and then gets a hit
Here we go again CC
Again, CC can’t finish off a hitter.
Beckett gets 2 strikes on a hitter and that’s that.
CC nibbles and nibbles and nibbles…
I think CC can throw change after change to Cameron and he’ll swing every time
grrr this game is ridiculous
this live k-zone thing is obnoxious.
blaming the umpire, lol.
it’s not the umps fault that CC just isn’t that good
CC gonna get burned he keep playing with fire
SERIOUSLY, I have a brother-in-law who works for ESPN. He texted me to ask what I thought of the live K-Zone (which I hate). When I told him that these guys were rooting for Boston, he responded, “they better be…it’s good for the ratings.”
how many pitches is Beckett at?
It’s unfair to allow the Sux to have 10 players on the field – their lineup plus the ump!
BD,
Agreed.
Beckett, I believe is at 77-78.
really settled down the last 4 innings.
I don’t understand how it would be good for the ratings. People don’t watch Red Sox/Yankees because of the announcers…I mean, if the announcers were good for the ratings, Buck and McCarver would have been fired a while ago.
Orel just said it: CC is a WARRIOR.
no run support for cc’s last 2 starts
Please stop with all the ump talk, CC is all over the place.
who just said CC was a warrior, lol
The only MLB pitcher to win 10 or more on the road= Ace.
Stop with the complaints about the umps. Sounds silly and weak. Embarrassing for other Yankee fans who are capable of placing blame where blame is due and giving credit where credit is due.
no run support for cc’s last 2 starts
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Wait a minute, we gave him 4 runs last time…
if a-rod has flu like symptoms you think he might miss most of this week?
Elias,
Yankees are a polarizing team – either love them or hate them. I can see why they’d want to be anti-Yankee for ratings.
Frankly though, Sox have become very similar. Doesn’t make quite as much sense why they’d be goo goo for the Sox for ratings.
I think most fans would prefer an unbiased, knowledgeable view.
WOW CC won 10 or more ON THE ROAD? Beckett didn’t even win 10 total in the past two seasons!
Elias- It’s the whole “lovable losers” vs evil empire theme. Unfortunately, that storyline ended in 2004 and now the Sox spend more than the Yankees.
Get this moron off the camera
BD -
I agree.
Lets go CC big spot, gotta get the lefty
Sox have had ELEVEN men reach base safely yet have only scored ONE run.
Definitely a game the Yanks can ‘steal’ here and leave the Sox with a really bad taste in their mouths.
CC!
Yeah! CC!
Boy what a crappy pitch!
C grinds it out. K
CC is such a grinder. He’s just awesome.
Because CC can’t pitch.
Enough hanging around. Lets score some runs and take the lead!
Big strikeout from the big guy there.
Flu symptoms for a major leaguer are different than flu symptoms for the rest of us. They get IV’s and proper treatment. We lay in bed and sweat it out for a few days. Al plays Tuesday.
Sabathia battling without his best stuff. Offense needs to pick him up here.
booby valentine is annoying.
C.C. has really gutted it out tonight. This is a what a veteran pitcher can do when he doesn’t have his best stuff. Take note, Phil and Ivan.
I don’t care if we lose this game, I LOVE CC SABATHIA!!
He doesn’t have ANYTHING tonight and is battling his F’ING A$$ off!
We are so lucky to have a guy of this caliber, both in stuff and upstairs, on our team.
This is why CC is an ace – gutting it out against a good hitting team when he isn’t sharp.
Another good job by CC. Sux can’t drive in runs. That’s why they are 1-7.
Elias — I said it.
Hey, didn’t Bobby V just say that this might be CC’s last inning? I’d be surprised if Joe doesn’t have it go out for at least one more.
“He’s just awesome.”
He lost to Beckett. Nothing awesome about throwing 100 pitches in 5 innings. And people here were gloating about Beckett’s pitch count after an inning, lol.
Chase April 10th, 2011 at 9:55 pm
I don’t care if we lose this game, I LOVE CC SABATHIA!!
He doesn’t have ANYTHING tonight and is battling his F’ING A$$ off!
We are so lucky to have a guy of this caliber, both in stuff and upstairs, on our team
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You are SOOO right.
It’s the bullpen the rest of the way. As bad as he was, he didn’t break tonight. They need to score some runs now.
booby valentine is annoying.
So are the smiley faces. Is there any way to turn them off and just read words?
“Sox have had ELEVEN men reach base safely yet have only scored ONE run.
Definitely a game the Yanks can ‘steal’ here and leave the Sox with a really bad taste in their mouths”
Yep.
Maybe showing Cowboy Up Jack Daniels turned the tides for the baseball gods!
amazing that CC has gotten through 5 without his best stuff, a tough strikezone at times, and 11 men reaching base safely.
CC’s ERA is at 1.50 and will pitch much better than he did tonight for most of this season.
let’s take this one Yanks
CC is like Houdini tonight. He keeps escaping! IMHO, that is the sign of a great pitcher. Even when his stuff is a bit off, he still finds ways to get them out. He’s unflappable.
Pick up CC here.
Wang IS Taiwan April 10th, 2011 at 9:55 pm
Elias — I said it.
Hey, didn’t Bobby V just say that this might be CC’s last inning? I’d be surprised if Joe doesn’t have it go out for at least one more.
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Nah, I’d think that’s it for him. Roll out the bullpen, we’ve got an off day tomorrow.
If I remember correctly, CC didn’t have his best stuff last time (despite retiring 17 in a row before the pen blew it)…yet he’;s still battling. Definitely the sign of a great pitcher…and yes Ivan and Phil should be paying attention. They’re both young, so they have plenty of time. But take note.
TheStraw,
Does the year 2010 mean anything to you? When Tex and Posada hit at least 30 points below their career batting average..
BTW, I was commenting on the fact that you made it seem like we are expecting them to “Tex, Jorge can’t hit 3 HR every week”. Not sure about others here, but I am for certain not expecting the long ball every at bat.. I do have a reasonable expectation for them to get a few hits !!
Ugh, a good bunt and he is on base.
That was a sh–Ty bunt.
He’s just not a good bunter.
If you are that inept at bunting, just don’t even bother.
These between inning interludes with larkin, ravech, and kruk are so informative. No idea what I would do without their input.
Brett Gardner is the worst bunter in MLB history for somebody with that type of speed.
We really just do not have a leadoff hitter. Neither does Boston, so I guess it’s even.
When your bunt gets fielded by the second basemen, that tells you something.
I was hoping *dr**n G*nz*l*z
would be taken out of the
game with a stretcher .
BD/Tarheel/YankeeFeminsta,
EXACTLY. CC’s performance has to be inspiring for his teammates. Let’s not let this one go to waste.
The worship of the red sox is nauseating.
Gardner is a waste of speed. It’s amazing that he still doesn’t know how to bunt.
He lost to Beckett? Really? If Beckett didn’t have his stuff tonight, like CC, they’d be behind by 8 runs and Beckett would be crying in the clubhouse already.
You should be more worried about why the Sawx haven’t put this one away.
well, Yanks will definitely be seeing Beckett for 7 and maybe 8 at this pace.
let’s go tex.
Jeter’s bunt was better than Gardner’s.. you can’t argue that.
Another AWESOME AB from Derek Jeter?
And we only had to give him $56 million???
WHAT A STEAL!
gardner should be batting 9th right now.
jeter should be batting 10th.
This offense should be EMBARRASSED at what they’re showing after all CC has done and given them.
Wow.
By the espn crew.
Beckett finally gets pinched
Another bunt? Oh wait, no, it’s just a Jeter grounder.
If Jeter is still batting this way in May do they move him down? Its not just his number but his at bats look horrible. he has hit I think 4 hard all balls all year
EliasInNH April 10th, 2011 at 9:52 pm
no run support for cc’s last 2 starts
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Wait a minute, we gave him 4 runs last time…
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i was thinking of his 1st start then
Teix should ahve crushed that.
P-
Tex is, as we know, a notoriously slow starter. He will be fine. Po,on the other hand, is adjusting to a new role. We need to wait and see if he can handle the transition. He may not cut it as a DH, but it is still a little to early to write that epitaph.
Feeble 2 nite
don’t respond to mypalfish
Tex looked at the best pitch of that AB
Girardi has to break up Gardner and Jeter at the top of the order. Whether it’s Jeter lead off and Swisher 2nd or Granderson at the top. They are both easy outs.
Impressive inning, if I may say so.
Triple Short of a Cycle April 10th, 2011 at 9:59 pm
If Jeter is still batting this way in May do they move him down? Its not just his number but his at bats look horrible. he has hit I think 4 hard all balls all year
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He’s been this way since AT LEAST last June.
Seriously, how much more do you need to see?
And this is Beckett’s best pitched game in like three years. But it still ain’t over yet.
I feel like I seen this exact same game either last year or 2 years ago.
TheStraw,
Tex’s slow start carried over until almost June last year
good grief, that is one rotten lineup
they can’t hit today
# Asd April 10th, 2011 at 10:01 pm
Impressive inning, if I may say so.
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Beckett really stinks
Are p and pal fish the same troll?
Yanks aren’t going to score 6 runs every night.
The fact that they are only one run down and can win this game despite Beckett and despite CC is fantastic.
With the Yankees bullpen, they are going to win more than their share of the 1 run games.
Sure, some hits would be nice
Anyone who does not see the merit in signing reyes next offseason to play short and fill the leadoff spot for years to come isn’t paying attention.
i truly believe if Jeter can’t get it together this year, he will retire instead of continuing to decline. Should keep Nunez just in case, or if he actually retires, sign Reyes.
TheStraw ->
I do agree, I am not writing anybody off right now. I even still believe in Jorge (or at least want to) but look at our BA as a whole team right now.. it’s quite pathetic, and i am venting my frustration. Just really glad that Boston is ff t a very slow start.
Too many ez outs…w/out the long ball the O looks poor.
I feel like I seen this exact same game either last year or 2 years ago.
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a steal home from smellsberry would do it for me
The lineup really misses Arod tonight especially with Tex being ice cold right now. So much for his hot start that lasted 3 games.
I like sending CC back out. Even though he has struggled I have a ton of confidence in one more zero for him.
Triple-
And this worries you? Better June than September or October.
Jeter will never even admit his skills are declining.
I really hope that’s not true that Boone Logan is up in the pen.
That’s the last thing the Yankees need in this game.
Varitek looks worse than Jeter
Face it….no matter how badly Jeter hits, he WILL NOT be dropped out of the first 2 slots
# Carlo April 10th, 2011 at 10:03 pm
Anyone who does not see the merit in signing reyes next offseason to play short and fill the leadoff spot for years to come isn’t paying attention.
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what do you do with Jeter
without the HR, this is a below average lineup
It’s still early enough that Yankee fans should be patient, but at some point, aside from a flurry of home runs, the poor averages and OBP’s if they continue will be a major cause for concern.
Gardner – .192/.299
Jeter – .233/.333
Granderson – .192/.276
Posada – .154/.214
Teixeira – .200/.333
Multiple choice. What’s more shocking:
1 – varitek still plays baseball
2 – jd drew still plays baseball
3 – both play on the same team
http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/.....=290609102
I think I found it.
We can come back though.
at least Scutaro saved CC some pitches there by not walking
how about a DP here?
And CC continues to be owned by the Sox number 9 guy
Boone Logan is Mike Myers 2006…comes in to pitch to a lefty and walks him on four pitches.
Girardi won’t move Jeter down in the lineup until Cashman tells him do it. Girardi doesn’t have the balls to face the facts and have that convo.
who is this mypalfish choke?
I feel like I seen this exact same game either last year or 2 years ago.
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I agree. But I can’t find it.
Nice play Tex
Tex! Good play.
wow, tex!
big AB here.
do they stick with CC for Pedroia?
Oh Tex
WCYF-
I believe they are still up there in runs scored per game. And it is way to early to panic. Especially when Twx makes plays in the field like that.
please don’t respond to mypalfish
Oh boy there’s Logan.
Law of averages says he’s gotta be able to get somebody out right?
BOOOM Logan…please no!
Nice play Tex.
without the HR, this is a below average lineup
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The royals were like third in batting average last year as a team, they scored 676 runs. Any team without HRs is below average.
Pedroia owns Cano.
deja vu…
Sox get 2 men on and dont score any runs.
at least I hope – cmon CC!
god i hate Dustin Pedoria
http://scores.espn.go.com/mlb/…..=290609102
I think I found it.
We can come back though.
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I seem to remember a really close one that we won. Maybe it was that 15-inning deal when A-Rod hit a walk off. That was a great game. 0-0 through 14.5 innings!
Big AB coming here.
mypalfish April 10th, 2011 at 10:04 pm
Jeter will never even admit his skills are declining.
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The Yankees would be in MUCH better shape if Jeter’s skills were only “declining.”
They are GONE. He has NO range and he cannot hit a fastball. If you can’t hit a fastball, you can’t play in the major leagues.
Leave him in there. Unfortunately Logan cant be trusted. This is bad but your better option of the two.
And Girardi is more concerned with CC’s feelings than winning the game.
Come on CC. One more big pitch.
No Logan, rather use D-Rob for lefties.
This should be CC’s last batter
TheStraw – agree. Patience at this point.
slider in the dirt outside corner for the K
let’s go
come on CC, don’t lose this guy.
Joeman – he becomes a highly overpaid bench player. I want, and I would hope most fans want, the best team on the field. Unfortunately, the way he is and has been playing, there is no way he gives us the best chance to win from an offensive or defensive perspective. Can’t live in the past. The goal is to win titles, not cater to past heroes and egos. We did that already with the 4 year deal when 2 was all it took.
Come on C.C. Just one more out!
rather just let CC get out of it. Don’t trust anyone they would bring in. C’mon CC!!!!
Come on CC. !!!!
3-2 nice…now they are running
“”"TheStraw April 10th, 2011 at 10:02 pm
Are p and pal fish the same troll?”"”
Wow, seriously guy? “Troll” because we are talking baseball and I am not as optimistic as you are.. and to think that we were just having a “discussion” of baseball, now you need to use a “buzzword” and ask other people if I am a “troll” comparing me to somebody who has had nothing to say that sparks a discussion..
Let me let you in on a little secret buddy..
“In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts inflammatory, extraneous, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum”
BTW, that is the definition of troll.. and in case you’re not smart enough to know what “extraneous” means.. “unrelated to subject” ..
Everything I have said is about baseball and is not even close to being a troll. If you need to vie for other people’s attention to validate yourself, you might want to pick up a new hobby like hand grenade tossing.
Elias – that game was in august at yankee stadium in 2009. Beckett versus Burnett. Al took tazawa deep in the 15th.
drop that slider in for a strike
CC has been throwing it well so far
Come on CC!!!
damn it.
nice job CC!
whos coming in
You had to throw the slider. You had to CC!
well, Joba vs Youk
bases loaded. can’t write it better.
except Joba is at the top of his game and Youk is struggling so far.
Joba vs Youk. Gotta love it.
Don’t agree with a lot of things Joe Girardi does, but he managed this EXACTLY right.
I’d go with Joba…thank god Joe is too.
Third good start – no wins.
Not matter what happens, this is an ACE. Absolutely nothing all night and allows 1 run in 5.2 innings. This is on the offense and much credit to Beckett.
BTW, that is the definition of troll.. and in case you’re not smart enough to know what “extraneous” means.. “unrelated to subject” ..
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You missed the inflammatory part. Those are ‘Or’s’ not ands.
that’s the ace, huh? that’s the guy you want on the mound? that’s the guy who can get the big out? the yanks season is hopeless.
Darn. Joba had better keep up his strike-throwing ways.
yeah.
GB, CC = heart of a lion
the way Beckett is going…. 1 more run might do it.
that said, better to go after Youk right now than Gonzalez.
just gotta throw strikes.
Damn…I am sure Adrian’s hand is bothering him and if CC came close enough he would of been an easy out. I hate the Joba, Youk matchup.
Gotta get more than 2 hit’s in Fenway
Beckett is the ACE. CC is just a guy who can’t finish off a hitter and nibbles and throws a ton of pitches.
The Yankees is the team with the problems, not boston.
Assuming Joba gets out of it, I’ll take it. Got the big outs when they mattered. Except for the last batter.
If history repeats, joba will hit Youk in head with a fastball.
that’s the ace, huh? that’s the guy you want on the mound? that’s the guy who can get the big out? the yanks season is hopeless.
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he had his worst stuff tonight
look at the number of runs he let score
very tough spot for joba
Joba Joba !!!
The history between Youkilis and Chamberlain is surprisingly rich, for a relief pitcher. Can’t think of anything like it.
Ughh, I don’t like Yuke’s numbers against Joba.. although, I do like when Yuke get’s chin music from a Joba fastball!
YEAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fastball, Joba.
Phew.
Yessss !!!! Nice play EC!
Nice play by the former gold glover.
Hard hit ball – good recovery by Chavez.
I’d like to be confident but this probably isn’t going to end well.
*wipes forehead*
Great job Joba. Lets win this here.
Yes!! Hell of a performance, C!
nice job
May RISP become RIP
not to beat a dead horse but….
THIRTEEN on, ONE run.
shaping up as a heart (and back) breaker for the Sawx.
Great play by Chavez not to panic with the throw. Let’s put some runs on the board now boys
Nice.. Now the offense has to wake up and actually make Beckett work
Good job by Vhamberlain and a nice play on a hard, tough hop by Chavez.
Glad to be so wrong. Now let’s score a damn run, even two:)
This inning, we take the lead and Joba vultures a win.
CC with 0 wins through 3 games despite a 1.45 ERA.
that’s gotta be close to a record!
Nice JOB JOBA
mypalfish:
2010 Beckett vs Yankees: 1-2 with a 10.04 ERA in 5 starts
Sabathia vs. Red Sox 4-1 with a 3.04 ERA 14K/8BB before tonight in 8 starts.
So, to answer your question, yes, CC is the guy I want on the mound. Not a doubt in my mind. No questions. Definitely CC.
How did we get out of that?
PukeyYukey has not been hitting well this season…he’s not that scary right now.
I’ll call double by Cano and home run by Grandy.
Just what we need. Cano up.
I gotta say this has been a stress-inducing game.
CC’s ERA still under two…and no wins yet. But they will come.
here comes the comeback
>BoJo April 10th, 2011 at 10:16 pm
This inning, we take the lead and Joba vultures a win.
You’re crazy Bojo!!!
… it would be “another win”, he has one already (wink).
honestly, other than pounding and humiliating the Sox for a win….
stealing one tonight would be a close second to the best case scenario.
Hopefully they can at least get Beckett’s pitch count up so he doesn’t come out for the 8th
yankeefeminista April 10th, 2011 at 10:13 pm
GB, CC = heart of a lion
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Wonder if he’d come over to LoHud and chew up and spit out the trolls from both ends?
We need Cano to come up with RISP, badly.
Beckett at 91 pitches…at least work the count boys
When healthy Chavez has been one of the best defensive third baseman in the game. He has very good hands.
That wasn’t an easy play.
Nice to have that kind of back up on a night when Alex isn’t playing.
There will be a lot of howling from the “Nation” if the Sox can’t win this.
Chase, how can that happen? The top three hitters all have HORRIBLE averages. Tex has gone in the tank again.
Love to get a runner on this inning to clear the Posadas spot and get at them in the 8th.
“CC with 0 wins through 3 games despite a 1.45 ERA.
that’s gotta be close to a record!
”
No, I think that record is held by one Felix Hernandez with the backing of the awe-inspiring Seattle offense.
Damn.
Damnit, make him work for the outs. This is a sad showing.
Granderson looks lost.
it’s painful but BEckett was as good in that AB as he has been this game.
just gotta get lucky on a night when he’s dealing.
I know, GoldGlove. I’m just saying it badly needs to happen. Our 1-2 has been terrible all season.
Ugh.
Beckett is dealing!
then maybe not…..
“You missed the inflammatory part. Those are ‘Or’s’ not ands.”
Jerkface,
DO tell what I said was “inflammatory” ? That TEx and Jorge’s bats are terrible right now? I think that would be misdirected if you think me stating that is inflammatory..
Wow dude, I think by even suggesting that, I would consider what you said more “inflammatory”than anything I did.. it seriously amazes me just petty and childish a lot of people on this blog can be. Sometimes I wonder how some of you exist in life.
Anything I said tonight has been nothing short of facts. If you interpret it as I am doing it to “inflame” or “incite” anger.. with there’s absolutely nothing I can do about it.
Maybe I should just pretend that Tex and Jorge are showing some very positive at bats, and start spinning rhetoric like Girardi’s denial approach.
Beckett is throwing strikes. There is no working the count.
Our number one clutch hitter is not playing today. It’s not gonna happen. Just painful that the game’s run was scored on a dribbler to third base.
nah, Beckett’s not an ace. Just easily shutting out the Yanks.
They are swinging like they are just happy to make contact forget about actually getting a hit. I didn’t think this loser actually had it in him to pitch a good game anymore.
is ARod available to pinch hit???
Seriously though, how many times have the Yankees left a ton of men on base and everyone believes it’s going to come back to bite them.
I know it feels like a big one, but we’re only one run down. A bloop and a blast, a Sux error, a stolen base. It just feels like all those LOB are going to come back to bite them in the end.
Hopefully they put Papelputz in form the ninth and it is still a one run game. Beckett is dealing tonight for the first time in about three years.
Beckett is just really good tonight. Offense hasn’t been shut down like this all year.
Reason number ONE why Pitching wins in October not hitting.
Hitting might get you to October because of all the bad pitching in the league but look at why SF won it all last year. Great pitching.
nah, Beckett’s not an ace. Just easily shutting out the Yanks.
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He’s not. He’s the #4 starter. He’s just pitching like an ace tonight.
A-Rod we needed you!
Some of you think we would have been a better team without A-God.
Nights like this show it is not true! Big Sexy would have 3 bombs right now.
He loves the prime time Sunday night games.
And Beckett has the yanks looking completely beaten at the plate. CC never makes an opponent look like that anymore. You always get good swings against him.
BD (Boston Dave) April 10th, 2011 at 10:22 pm
is ARod available to pinch hit???
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Doubt it b/c Girardi said in the interview he might not even be available on Tuesday.
Arod is probably pretty weak if he’s got the flu. I hope they sent him home to rest.
to think the only run was a weak grounder from mike cameron who was completely fooled on the pitch!
If A-Rod isn’t dead, he should be pinch hitting for Gardner…
Gardner/Jeter cannot be 1-2 anymore, it is just not working….
Just a pathetic showing by the offense. They are just a completely different team without A-Rod. Awful performance and a bad loss.
P – lotta meatballs on this blog……and they happen to be the ones here most often. Ur currently dealing with one of them. I wouldn’t waste much time.
As long as this games stays where it is Yankees have all the ability in the World to sneak a win here late.
Beckett makes it look so EFFORTLESS, doesn’t he?
I’m not sure what kind of projectiles we can expect from Arod tonight
Beckett deserves credit form mixing his pitches well.
this was quick, I went to bathroom then half inning is over
What’s with the nauseating love affair with Boston/Sox/Fenway tonight? They have spots on the city’s greatness? GAG. You don’t see that when they’re playing in NY.
I can’t believe that all these LOB for the Sux isnt going to ome back and haunt them
I would absolutely pinch hit for jeter over gardner. In the unlikely event either of them got on base, at least gardner could create a run.
Is Arod in the dugout?
# Chambliss April 10th, 2011 at 10:25 pm
Beckett deserves credit form mixing his pitches well.
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I’m surprised he pitched that well
Jerkface,
Some might think you are a troll because of your user name. Not without mentioning that ninety percent of your posts are inflammatory. Quite often you instigate and insult people by criticizing damn near everything said.
You don’t even offer discussion other than interject in the middle of discussion not directed towards you.. hmm, yep.. sounds like a troll too me. Carry on now happy guy.
# TheStraw April 10th, 2011 at 10:23 pm
Hopefully they put Papelputz in form the ninth and it is still a one run game. Beckett is dealing tonight for the first time in about three years.
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come on…he was hurt all last year and the 3 years before that 49 – 23
Jobber, please don’t walk the big steroid!
I’m not sure what kind of projectiles we can expect from Arod tonight
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Can’t be worse than the people he would be hitting for.
And Beckett has the yanks looking completely beaten at the plate. CC never makes an opponent look like that anymore. You always get good swings against him.
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And Josh Tomlin and Rafael Perez had the Red Sox looking completely beaten at the plate. Does that make them aces, too?
Everyone in the lineup besides Cano and Martin came into the game cold. So losing Arod really hurts them.
no need to be so afraid of Ortiz.
don’t groove one but….
he was sitting fastball on the 3-1 count, Joba threw it right down the middle and Ortiz was late and fouled it off.
go after him until he proves you can’t.
Yanks try hard to find a way to lose.
Boston left 11 men on the base.
I’m going to be bummed if the Sux come out of this –
2-7.
Yankees need to steal this one to make up for Tuesday’s nightmare loss
the facts…
=Gardner stinks
=Jeter stinks
=Tex will stink into June
=Arod is good
=Cano is good but lackadaisical
=Swisher stinks
=Granderson stinks
=Posada stinks
=Martin has been a nice surprise
“”"Carlo April 10th, 2011 at 10:24 pm
P – lotta meatballs on this blog……and they happen to be the ones here most often. Ur currently dealing with one of them. I wouldn’t waste much time.”"”
Carlo ->
Funny thing is, he fits in the definition of “troll” more so than damn near anybody. You’re right man.. too bad there’s not a /ignore list to put them on.
Yankees are making it really hard on themselves always letting the leadoff hitter on.
I’m not sure A-Rod is in the park. Have we seen a shot of him?
I seem to recall the Yanks owning him in 2009.
They’re saying Beckett is finally healthy again. He’s had back and shoulder problems for several years now. Not surprising to see him pitch like this if he really is healthy again.
If Arod is there he is probably in the training room. If that dump actually has one…
It seems like you can get Cameron to K every time up. He simply does not lay off a curveball or changeup that starts at the knees and finds the dirt.
I’m not sure A-Rod is in the park. Have we seen a shot of him?
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Could be in the clubhouse.
Captain Clutch,
Arod probably caught the flu bug IN that dump called Fenway.
“They’re saying Beckett is finally healthy again. He’s had back and shoulder problems for several years now. Not surprising to see him pitch like this if he really is healthy again.”
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so he healed over the last 5 days after losing to Cleveland?
Beckett looks great, but it’s one game. Might wanna wait a little while to proclaim him a Cy Young candidate.
these walks are ridiculous…
come on Joba…
that’s probably it
Pretty sure the yanks owned him during the year of the 5 game sweep at fenway as well. Not sure if that was 05 or 06.
Just what you want from your relief pitcher in a 1 run game – two walks.
god these announcers are idiots
Joba has to stop shaking off Martin to throw his slider. As we know he gets into trouble everytime he does that and he lost Nancy because of it.
“these walks are ridiculous…”
Almost as ridiculous as the strikes they got to walk on!
Hughes and Joba, two of the biggest busts in Yankee history.
Beckett is a has been having a good night. Never know it the way he’s being sucked off in here.
Job a needs to bear down here
how was Manny a good teammate?
because he drove in runs?
I’m sick of hearing what a great guy he was. He cared about himself and only himself… and his wallet.
Pretty sure the yanks owned him during the year of the 5 game sweep at fenway as well. Not sure if that was 05 or 06.
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August 2006
This conversation about Manny is pretty funny. I hope he gets into the Hall of Fame and goes in with a Red Sox cap. They deserve a steroid poster child
pitch 4, and especially pitch 5 in the drew at-bat were not balls.
http://www.brooksbaseball.net/.....osmlb_1%2F
lucky break. let’s get a DP and get out of it.
damn bases loaded
even if alex isnt there, with the length of the sox at bats, he probably has time to get to the park.
Fat Ortiz couldn’t make it home. Ha Ha Ha
No reason for Grandy to be that deep.
Good thing fat a– was on second there. Now get out of this.
Varitek?????
Sori needs to be up
If Girardi comes out to bring in Logan u might as well go to bed and forget this game.
Gotta laugh at SJ for saying how great Joba is throwing. He’s still a nibbler and his fastball dominates nobody.
i don’t really completely trust anyone in our bullpen except Mo. I was almost certain that runs would be given up once CC left the game (which Joe must have been thinking too since he waited for as long as possible to put someone else in)
why would boone logan be the one to replace Joba?
Soriano is rested. You either go after this game to keep it at 1 run, or you throw in the towel and don’t.
If we can get a double play we will winning this game.
Unreal with the walks by this whole pitching staff already this season. That needs to be addressed immediately starting on Tues. against the o’s.
The posts here are so ridiculous. Yanks are 5-2 and losing a 1-0 game. Beckett is pitching a tremendous game. Why is that so hard to say? It happens, and even though I cannot stand the guy, he is good when he is on — and he is on tonight. It does not mean the Yankee hitters “stink” like so many of you post.
Even if they lose, I would rather be 5-3 than 2-7.
Or not.
damn!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
there’s a shock
Way to get Varitek and Drew out Joba! You blow.
oh well. not like we were going to score one run tonight, let alone three.
Wow, THAT is a clutch hit, something the yanks are not capable of
Ball game over
The posts here are so ridiculous. Yanks are 5-2 and losing a 1-0 game. Beckett is pitching a tremendous game. Why is that so hard to say? It happens, and even though I cannot stand the guy, he is good when he is on — and he is on tonight. It does not mean the Yankee hitters “stink” like so many of you post.
Even if they lose, I would rather be 5-3 than 2-7.
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5-3, not 5-2.
that suucks…our chances just went down a ton.
well, probably Scutaro’s best game as a Sox.
gotta keep this at 3 runs now. It does seem bleak – but there are 6 outs to go.
He is throwing too many breaking pitches.
would have won if joba did his job..
Chamberlain looked amazing yesterday. He looks pedestrian today.
Gotta stop the bleeding if there’s any chance of winning this game.
Oh god, Logan. He has to get outs sometime, right?
Now here comes Joe.
Day late and a dollar short has been his calling card so far.
that’s it.
pitching is not that bad overall, or been lucky.
They just cannot hit at all.
Where’s SJ? I want to read his posts saying how great Joba is this season!!
How do you let Marco Scutaro get on base 4 times in one game?
See, this is where I hate bullpen roles. Soriano should either be in or should already have been in this game. Now we are left with Logan to punt it away for good tonight. Oh well….
Nice job
Well you can kiss this game good bye. Pathetic job by Joba walking Nancy and giving up a hit to the washed up captain. Those 2 should be easy outs and he gets burned everytime he over throws his slider.
Joba has been great so far this season. He got out of a big jam to help CC.
just can’t be walking guys. he needed to attack Ortiz instead of trying to fool him with offspeed stuff.
I”ve been saying it over and over. New York has more problems than Boston. And it’s just going to get worse and worse as the season goes on and Jeter and Posada get older by the day.
not going to win letting the #9 hitter on base 4 times.
I picture us scoring 3 on a 3R-HR, and lots of extra innings. Colon!!!
I’ll also bite and say I like the Logan matchup with Crawford at bat.
Should have gotten Sori up after the 2nd walk.
Yup, seen this movie before. Remember folks, its best to have proper expectations. This Yankee team has a lot of problems in their rotation and they have serious holes in their lineup which have been masked so far by an abnormal number of home runs.
Recall the last 3 months of last year and ask urself what has changed since then. Being able to accept that this team is going to struggle is the first step in getting comfortable with the fact that we aren’t the team we have been in previous years.
The Yanks aren’t going to hit tonight anway let Logan blow the game
this is what i hate most about sox fans….
cheering yankees suck when your team has 1 win all year…
wow, how is there anything to say positive about anything to say about this game.. love how boston is chanting “Yankees suck” with their glowing 1- 7.. but maybe they are on to somehting that we are going to lose a series to such a sucky team !!
BD, I agree with you – except that those walks weren’t both on ball four…
Love hearing “Yankees suck” by a crowd whose team is currently sitting at 1-7.
Who’s the bigger asshole?
mypalfish or Ruby?
Joba has pitched well this year. Bad outing tonight. Walks obviously hurt. His first walks of the year.
I would walk the elf here
just walk him….
Is Logan facing Pedroia????
There’s an out. One more, and we’re still in the game.
Walk pedroia.
Logan is about to get smashed.
# hman23 April 10th, 2011 at 10:34 pm
The posts here are so ridiculous. Yanks are 5-2 and losing a 1-0 game. Beckett is pitching a tremendous game. Why is that so hard to say? It happens, and even though I cannot stand the guy, he is good when he is on — and he is on tonight. It does not mean the Yankee hitters “stink” like so many of you post.
Even if they lose, I would rather be 5-3 than 2-7.
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I think you meant 5-4
Look. Bottom line is this is why you are paid. To come into a 1-0 game in Fenway and hold them. Not walk two hitters and give up two hits and two runs.
The smurf is 9-13 in this series. That is pathetic…
I hate to say it, but I think Dusty is going to hammer Boone here.
Garcia is up?
What us going on?
@PeteAbe Scutaro just became a true Red Sox. Oh, wait, wrong beat. [via Twitter]
Funny guy considering yesterday he never even posted a postgame wrap up on his blog after the Loss. Really classy
ughhh.. man. I just don’t even know what to say anymore. If it’s not our pitching it’s our offense.. and you can’t tell me that this offense is not really sucking right now..
CC struggled all night but he is amazing and was till able to keep us into this game and get outs. Overall, even with his command being off he pitched a really good game.
comeback
Why is Boone Logan pitching right now?
Great Move
. . . to the poster that asked, mypalfish is the biggest moron on this board.
Don’t give him anything to hit.
Come on Logan!!!!
The Yankees have not just the best relief pitcher in baseball – but arguably the two best relief pitchers in baseball.
And in the highest leverage spot in the game the manager elects to use neither and let Joba stay in the game on a night where his location just wasn’t good.
The orthodoxy of thought in baseball is just hard to believe at times.
Soriano cannot come in with the bases loaded because it’s the 7nth inning and Soriano can only pitch the 8th.
It’s really just dumb beyond belief.
Girardi is taking LaRussa baseball to that next level. Now the 8th inning is as sacrosanct and buried in concrete as the 9th.
Game is on the line and you have two closers in the pen. And you just let both of them sit there.
I’d much rather have attacked Pedroia with a right hander than let Logan pitch to Gonzo with the bases juiced.
I’d put the odds of him walking or getting a hit… well, far too high.
hope I’m wrong.
Robertson >>>>>> Chamberlain
Here comes the ball off the wall folks.
the yanks can easily put a 5 spot the next inning
I’ll also bite and say I like Logan versus Gonzalez right now. Hurt hand? Sure, go for it.
You guys are all crazy. Its Game #9. The Sox are 1-7. I guarantee they won’t keep playing at that clip. CC has 0 wins. Jeter won’t be hitting under .200 the rest of the year, Beckett won’t pitch a 2-hitter every time out, and the Yankees will win some more games. Jesus. I think that we agree that the Yankees have some serious holes, and the Red Sox are underperforming. Chill.
Carlo..
Good points. Forget about the sox record after 2nite nyy will be 5-4. Nothing special for sure and a lineup that looks pathetic. After CC it is a hope and a prayer the SP pitch decent.
Gonna be a battle… Cash is going to have to make a good deal or two for SP.
Why not plunk Pedroia instead of intentional walk. duh.
Good job.
phew.
3 runs aren’t impossible – bats gotta wake up.
Boone Logan!
I don’t mind being wrong.
11 hits against Yankee pitching staff.
Well, at least they have a fighting chance. Good thing my reverse psychology worked.
The upcoming MVP of the decade chokes with the bases loaded – Grand Salami time!!
wow, did logan just really put away Gonzo??? Sigh.. at least thats something positive I can hold on to for a bit !!
Have to give Logan credit for getting out of it.
You are right joeman. my mistake.
I’d still rather be 5-4.
And there ya go. Logan’s stock inches up with a decent performance tonight (against lefty batters both of whom are in funks).
Soriano cannot come in with the bases loaded because it’s the 7nth inning and Soriano can only pitch the 8th.
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Please….. after his 4-0 collapse, Joe is not going to force him to quickly warm up to come in..
So, who comes in for the Sawx? I bet they wont go to their awful bullpen and leave Beckett in.
CB,
well the good news is Mariano and Soriano will get what… a 4th day of rest tomorrow?
Joe is saving Soriano for more 4 run games.
“3 runs aren’t impossible ”
against this putrid, gutless lineup, it’s impossible to overcome. who is going to come through with the big hit? who is going to get on base?
GAME OVER
SERIES TO BOSTON
So… kinda a freaky friday moment effectiveness wise there for Joba and Logan.
I think ESPN is going to do a 1-hour special tomorrow called “A-Gons Pinky: The Aftermath”
Elias-
Agree, but the Sox were overrated to begin with, particulary their pitching staff.
Let’s bet the Yankees knock in a solo shot this inning….or get 2, and we lose 3-2….just the irony of the game…
Jesus, now I remember why I stay away from the game threads. Some of you are just frickin’ ridiculous. The trolling in here by people pretending to be Yankee fans is just sad.
Mo is being left in the pen to save him up for all those important 3 and 4 run save situations.
Great post CB. I totally agree. Why not pitch your best guy in the most important moment?
a walk, a single, and a bomb…..
4 guys batting 1 something in our lineup.
Swish might be the 5th soon.
It’s smart to get Garcia up. Those were 2 giant runs that Joba gave them and the offense is dead so it makes sense to get Garcia some work. The bats haven’t be awake all game and there is no reason to think they will start hitting now.
please tell me alex is somewhere in the park
Good managing tonight so far cant complain there.
Now we need some baserunners and see what happens…
And with all the home games, the Yanks are 5-4, not exactly a rousing start and it’s going to get worse, folks.
# hman23 April 10th, 2011 at 10:42 pm
You are right joeman. my mistake.
I’d still rather be 5-4.
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lot of home games ..time to put a W streak together
see? 9K for Beckett is a career high vs. the Yankees. IT IS an abnormal performance.
Geez RConn – it’s one loss, IF they lose – and the game isn’t over yet. Same schtick, different year -tiresome.
That said, if they lose this game – ugh. Not only was Beckett great, but losing 2/3 to the Sox sucks. No excuses even without Alex – this offense has to be better than this.
he didnt foul that?
ugh
Jorge just retire.
Man, Jorge just stands there
And with all the home games, the Yanks are 5-4, not exactly a rousing start and it’s going to get worse, folks.
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4-2 at home, same percentage as your sox if they win tonight…
omg, that is the UGLIEST kid I’ve ever seen, geez.
Is that the sombrero for Jorge?
3 runs is nothing for this lineup, lol!
that’s too easy, just way too easy
think they’ll send beckett out for the 9th? or will it be papelbon
we may get to see Gardner-Jeter to lead off the 9th….
I hope all the fans of the “old guard” come clamoring in posadas defense this offseason when the yankees “insult him with an offer”. Fortunately, cashman man learn from this years mistake and not even bother come december with posada.
that was a poor inning. for us.
Tito is a fool if he takes Beckett out.
well the next inning following this one
yanks are washed up and gutless, not a good combination.
Yanks needed to win at least one game here. They did.
Winning two would be a bonus and a big kick to the Sox.
Yanks do need to be a little more consistent, especially in the later innings…. but it’s one game.
24 hours ago the Yanks were great and the Sox were toast. One game isn’t enough to do a complete 180.
# EliasInNH April 10th, 2011 at 10:47 pm
think they’ll send beckett out for the 9th? or will it be papelbon
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-hope its Pap
No way Jeter should get to face Paps or Bard. He cannot catch up to their FB.
MyPal, you guys are what? 2-7? Nice.
What a joke you are for gloating with a losing record. Typical Boston fan.
we may get to see Gardner-Jeter to lead off the 9th….
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maybe they’ll surprise us. I bet we don’t complain about them if they both get on and then Teix hits a three run homer
you guys watching the game?
THAT is what a true ACE does. Goes deep in the game and dominates the main rival, which CC does not do vs Boston.
Just because something is do-able, doesn’t mean your team is going to do it. That seems to be where this game is going.
Boston will have a better record than NY in 2-3 weeks.
MyPal, you guys are what? 2-7? Nice.
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come on cs, we still have one inning. but yeah. 2-7 if we lose…
Didn’t Boston start the season 11-18 last year and miss the playoffs? Every game matters–and 5-4 is still a better start than 3-7
Another ugly inning, no patience inning. It’s amazing how they are still swinging at crap after seeing him the whole game. Beckett got ugly for 1 game and now he will go back to his usual crappy self.
Tito needs to do the opposite of what Little would do and pull Becket.
Boston will have a better record than NY in 2-3 weeks.
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mayby, but the playoffs don’t start in May.
Is there anything more embarrassing than Sweet Caroline?
“well the good news is Mariano and Soriano will get what… a 4th day of rest tomorrow?”
It’s really pretty amazing.
It’s a situation where people just do their job without thinking. It’s not just Girardi. I’d guess most managers would do this.
That said just because everyone else is doing it doesn’t make it right.
This is one of the reasons why I was very mixed on signing Soriano.
I was guessing this would happen and rather than get used in high leverage situations because the game was on the line he would just turn into only pitching in the 8th.
It’s just an extension of the same lack of logic which says closers can only pitch the 9th.
Girardi has two closers. He could use Soriano with the bases loaded and still not have to worry about who pitches the 9th.
And he just lets Soriano sit there and watch the games go down the tubes.
Hard to believe someone can get paid that much money to just do his job like he’s reading a recipe.
nor does the record matter much once you’re in the playoffs.
Girardi has to break up this Gardner-Jeter combo. It is simply killing us. Can’t always expect the bottom of the order to score 9 runs like yesterday. We need production up top.
BD (Boston Dave) April 10th, 2011 at 10:48 pm
Yanks needed to win at least one game here. They did.
Winning two would be a bonus and a big kick to the Sox.
Yanks do need to be a little more consistent, especially in the later innings…. but it’s one game.
24 hours ago the Yanks were great and the Sox were toast. One game isn’t enough to do a complete 180.
A 180 hasn’t been made. I’m worried about our team. Jeter, Posada, BG, Grandy, Swish just look lost.
Is there anything more embarrassing than Sweet Caroline?
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Derek Jeter;s average, and the Red Sox’ record.
wow, why can’t they get the leadoff hitter out? have they at all this weekend?
BD, yeah they won one game, but losing 2/3 to the Sox still really blows. I never thought the Sox were toast, not after 0-6 and not after last night.
The first 4 games, we said Teix looked great and that his early struggles were over. The last 4 games, he has 0 hits (i think.) So we can’t do a 180 this soon.
For once and for all. If the yankees lose this game, they will be an uninspiring 5-4 and boston will be a putrid 2-7. Those are the respective records. Neither record means anything. What matters is that one team isn’t going to be any worse than they have been and its debatable what the other is going to do.
Jeter, Granderson, Posada, Gardner and Swisher are all below average players. How does NY overcome that many negatives?
that 2nd pitch was literally…. right down the middle.
for a ball?
4 might not be possible.
Another leadoff walk – Rothschild really needs to address the number of walks the relievers are giving up – it”s maddening
The at bats in the last inning looked like the Yanks can’t wait to get this game over with and get on their private jets for the day off. Beckett had good stuff for once but the effort could of been better.
Boston always seems “tougher” than the Yanks. Don’t know why, but they seem to care more.
That’s Garcia’s junk.
Good thing we got Freddy some work tonight, because I would hate to see him pitch this way when he starts.
series lost to Sux
And that’s the game
Uh FAN INTERFERENCE MAN .. but Joe won’t call it.. he never pays attention to details.
Another leadoff walk – Rothschild really needs to address the number of walks the relievers are giving up – it”s maddening
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Agreed. His whole thing was his knack for strike outs and limiting walks.
so that’s the number five starter, huh?
what a joke the yanks have become.
EliasInNH April 10th, 2011 at 10:49 pm
we may get to see Gardner-Jeter to lead off the 9th….
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maybe they’ll surprise us. I bet we don’t complain about them if they both get on and then Teix hits a three run homer
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I bet you’re right, but it’d be even better if Tex got on and Cano hit a grand slam, now that the score has gone to 0-4 as I write this
Wonder when Ortiz is planning to “get back to us” about that positive test.
And of course, it is in the contract of every ESPN announcer and analyst to never ever mention it.
“I’m worried about Jeter and Posada”……to those who say this, stop worrying. Neither player is going to help the team, both make a ton of money, accept it, and move on. These are the mistakes that are made by teams who act with an eye on the past rather than an eye on the future.
Sorry to Carlos and the others but the Yankee pitchers are not getting borderline pitches…not one, making a difference in this game. 8 walks for Boston and 1 for the Yankees.
I’ve stayed away from the game thread for several reasons, but Josh Beckett was dealing tonight….No lineup today or from the past was going to best him on this night…..Just deal with …..
Carlo,
You are a bore.
I seem to remember the Sox starting 8-0 against the Yankees…two years ago? And everything seemed to turn out ok…I think. That was 2009, right? So the early games mean nothing. but if this crappy offense keeps up, then it will be a problem. I think we all agree.
Hey pal fish, why don’t you take your tired act someplace that cares what you say. By the way, when’s the last time sox won 100 games? 1940-something. And they didn’t even make the playoffs last year.
so that’s the number five starter, huh?
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beats the #2 starter, with Lackey’s cost and numbers…
How is that not a strike?????/
The bull pen usage since the 7nth has been a self-fulfilling prophecy of dumb.
When the game is 1-0 and still very much in play Girardi doesn’t use either of his best two arms.
He lets two relief pitchers making $28M between them – $28M – sit in the bull pen and watch.
The team falls behind. So there’s no purpose to using any of the quality arms.
Put in the mop up guy so he can get some work in.
Work he could have gotten a few games ago with the yankees had a big lead in a game. A game in which Soriano pitched despite the big lead.
Girardi basically threw in the towel in a game the team was losing 3-0 at Fenway with an erratic Papelbon coming in.
Freddy Garcia to pitch the 8th inning after not throwing for so long when they are only down 3 runs at Fenway.
Really unfortunate.
Today shows how important Alex is for this lineup.
Without him in the lineup, it looked ordinary.
As good as Bekette looked today, Alex would have made the difference.
I won’t lie that the team has a severe batting average problem.
What I won’t do is overreact to it because if guys like Jorge, Jeter, Gardner, Swisher continue to look completely lost at the plate. There will be little sentimentality by the front office as the season goes on if this problem continues.
Swisher is the one that ticks me off more than anyone. He’s young and in his prime and he’s still doing his “I’m so hyped man!” antics when he walks up to the plate. For someone who takes a lot of pitches, he appears to have a low baseball IQ. If he really wants to remain a Yankee in the future, he’s going to have to show some kind of consistency and calmness because he’s completely like a labrador retriever with a frisbee out there.
As for Jorge, this front office will not stand for a DH who hits 240-250 and 20HR’s when they have the option of Chavez on the bench.
They look awful tonight and without Arod in the 4 spot the team looks way less potent, but Beckett was sharp tonight and a lot of our hitters look lost up there tonight.
It doesn’t erase the complete butt kicking we gave them yesterday though. If Phil showed up Friday night with marginal stuff or Girardi didn’t play little Napoleon with him we would have won that game.
Here comes papelbon.
# Carlo April 10th, 2011 at 10:56 pm
“I’m worried about Jeter and Posada”……to those who say this, stop worrying. Neither player is going to help the team, both make a ton of money, accept it, and move on. These are the mistakes that are made by teams who act with an eye on the past rather than an eye on the future.
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would really like to see Reyes here in 12……
This crappy offense is second in the league in runs scored, I believe.
I understand leaving Jeter at the top of the order because the Yanks are scared of hurting his feelings. But I never did and still don’t understood the Yankees love affair with Gardner. He doesn’t hit enough so his speed is useless. He definitely shouldn’t be at the top of the order.
Oh ESPN.
For the love of god, wake up A-Rod and hit him for either Gardner or Jeter….
And why did they stick with the feed showing Papelbon coming in?
“so that’s the number five starter, huh?”
It would be a tough race with him and Hughes for that distinction. Both throw the same velo now but Garcia has better breaking stuff.
So I’d take Garcia over Hughes.
C, AJ, an everyone else. And AJ at any moment can give up 7 runs and fall into Nova’s category LOL
# EliasInNH April 10th, 2011 at 10:59 pm
Here comes papelbon.
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this could be a good thing
“I seem to remember the Sox starting 8-0 against the Yankees…two years ago? And everything seemed to turn out ok…I think. That was 2009, right? So the early games mean nothing. but if this crappy offense keeps up, then it will be a problem. I think we all agree.”
That ignores the fact that Jeter and Posada are washed up now. Girardi will try to ignore it but those two guys will be an albatross around the team’s neck this year.
JAP – thanks, u matter a great deal.
that so called New england music is so terrible.
ESPN eschewing valuable commercial time to show Papelbon’s entrance?
Fish=Ruby.
F*ck ‘em both.
Another great April victory for Boston.
would really like to see Reyes here in 12……
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i still believe this is a possibility if Jeter doesn’t turn it around (because i truly believe he will retire). I dont think he will go out there hitting .150, and leave that as our last memories of him….
Joeman – u and me both re reyes, pufrock on the other hand wants to either extend jeters deal or bring back tony fernandez.
Thanks for giving us a chance Tito.
Carlo,
Can you actually believe that some people were barking at the fact that the Yanks were not willing to give Jeter 6 years 20mil?? Even what we agreed to give him now is way too much..
Yankees are due for a generation change.. sadly, it’s not going to happen for a few more years now.. then again, you never know what will be next year.. but for the last few years our offense has been noticeably declining rapidly.. to those that say, “but we won the world series in 2009″ yeah.. well that was all about pitching and Arod !!!
man I am so frustrated with this team already!!!
Why is the pitch above Varitek’s Left shoulder consistently being called a strike?
dude… take the HBP!
Bobby V sucks at his role on this bit that ESPN does for sunday night baseball.
At least get Cano up again.
At 5-4, if this becomes a loss, Yanks are not exactly off to a great start. Hopefully Beckett won’t pitch like this for most of the year.
Boy shine a bright light in a dark corner and watch the roaches run wild.
Pessimism, especially overly emotional knee-jerk pessimism, is so so so boring.
Good night.
Not that Beckett needed it, but the HP ump has been terribly one sided tonight.
that was a horrible call, and a delayed one at that.
can a-rod pinch hit?
Bullsh!t call there
I wonder if they fixed the showers.
What a dump that place is.
I am beginning to wonder how much I actually like Girardi.
He is killing me so far this season.
at this point in time BG has no clue
Great job ump
The Yankees pitchers get squeezed all night but that is a strike?? Seriously how much do the Sox pay the umps??!?!?!? What a joke
foot and a half outside… the ump really got into that call too
“I seem to remember the Sox starting 8-0 against the Yankees…two years ago? And everything seemed to turn out ok…I think. That was 2009, right? So the early games mean nothing. but if this crappy offense keeps up, then it will be a problem. I think we all agree.”
That ignores the fact that Jeter and Posada are washed up now. Girardi will try to ignore it but those two guys will be an albatross around the team’s neck this year.
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Let’s take a look at what I posted. And then look at what you posted. I repeat “if this crappy offense keeps up, then it will be a problem. I think we all agree.” You following me?
Now, let’s look at the Yankees lineup today. Jeter’s batting in it, and so is Posada. Neither of them is pitching tonight, so I believe that they are included in the ‘offense’. You still following me? Because you don’t seem to follow the game.
Now, I said, if the offense doesn’t stop sucking, it will be a problem. If Jeter and Posada, since they are part of the offense, would be included in that. So I did not ignore the fact that Jeter and Posada need to do better than they are, and look washed up right now. But you ignored what I wrote.
yes this offense is #2 so far, but no thanks to the top of the lineup, save for Friday for Gardner.
I am 100% done with Derek Jeter.. NO EXCUSE for 1st pitch swinging.. NONE at all other than disgraceful.
Gardner strikes out looking, Jeter ground out to second on the first pitch – it’s like Groundhog day at the top of the order
P – look around here at some of the rose colored blo-hards……no, I’m not surprised at all when I take that into account. U should have seen this place crying about the original offer from the yanks and cashmans comments to go shop it……unfortunately cashman didn’t stick to his guns and gave in to the old guard sentimental fans. Oh, 4-3, well timed.
Watch the Yankees win 4 in a row and the Sox lose 3 out of 4. We’ll be right back where we started, but at least they will have beaten the Yankees 2 of 3.
No wonder why Andy Pet didn’t want to come back this year..
Jeter is sooo lost. The Yankees won’t admit it but they have to be extremely concerned with how much he has left.
Hey! 637 consecutive sell outs! How many times in a row have the Yankees drawn 37,000+?
The Yankees top of the order guys are just awful right now. There is just no other way to spin it. Gardner and Jeter just can’t get on base. It is something that is really going to have to be addressed and soon.
Good screaming Je*** . Gardner got called out twice on balls out of the strike zone. Unbelievalbe.
also, how can the #2 offense have 5 hitters batting under .200?
that call was bullcrap.
Im going to watch the aaron boone game to make myself feel better.
Crappy offense? Really? I think I remember being knocking the tar out of the ball up until today. Tonight was an off night and a pitchers duel.
WHAT!!!!!
ARE YOU KIDDING!?
Now we can get to the real showdown in the division on Tuesday against the first place O’s.:)
what was that? low and outside strike 3?
BULL – S**T/
ball hit the ground, if we needed more proof that home plate ump had it in for the yankees tonight.
LGY,
Girardi is the biggest issue on this team. He put the brakes on this team when they were rolling last year and fighting for the division and played for the wild card. If Cashman told him to do that, he should be ashamed of himself too.
Girardi is not my favorite Yankee manager by a long shot. I’m tired of lying and Pollyanna act, but I guess the players appreciate so they don’t get called out by their manager.
His reliance on the binder is frustrating beyond belief.
You have got to be kidding me with that call – what a joke
Why are no beat reporters pressing the Jeter question (and Gardner for that matter)?
“Carlo April 10th, 2011 at 11:06 pm
P – look around here at some of the rose colored blo-hards…”
Yeah but they are the TRUE yankee fans..
those were two horrible calls by the ump who obviously wanted to go home.
what the hell was that??
LOL, the last pitch is strike?
geez, the home ump is so low.
LOL seriously how much do the Sox pay the umps?? It’s obvious at this point.
blaming the umps isn’t an excuse. Its not like we scored a ton of runs, and, as we;ve discussed, the offense looks really bad right now. But the umps should just call the game, not change it.
# Betsy April 10th, 2011 at 11:03 pm
At 5-4, if this becomes a loss, Yanks are not exactly off to a great start. Hopefully Beckett won’t pitch like this for most of the year.
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Francesa: That’s why Josh Beckett is Josh Beckett.
I will rip my ears off if I have to hear that all yr.
I stand by what I said after last yr., Posada ( as much as I love him ) would not be our answer at DH, based on last years stats. Just because he had a yr. to go on his contract doesn’t make him a success at DH, something he hasn’t really done before. ( Dunn would have been nice )
Joba, so far is no different than last yr.
Logan is not the answer as a lefty specialist, so so last yr.
And I also said the Yanks would have some trouble at the plate this year compared to even last year. The HR’s are nice , but not hitting for avg. as a team.
Yanks will call up Millwood or Silva before doing anything else. Innings eaters that will give up a ton of runs.
Last call was terrible pitch.
Garcia won’t do any better than Vasquez did.
Colon looks like he should be a plus, but we’ll have to see a little farther down the road.
Good screaming Je***. And then he does it again with Teix. Again unbelievable
Wow funny thing I heard Valentine say that Winters the HP ump would not miss a pitch all night. Put that Dumb live k zone up there and Bobby says “I would but Winters doesn’t miss a pitch all night long” Bobby I am here to tell you that you lost that bet a few times tonight.
so did Jeter take it on himself to try and bunt 4 times ? Or was that Joe G who called for the bunts that many times?
Where was the K-Zone on that one? ESPN? Hmm?
“Crappy offense? ”
yeah, crappy. really crappy. truly crappy.
just look at the batting averages.
Player of the game for the red sox was home plate mike winters. Atrocious effort behind the plate. Very inconsistent strike zone in favor of the home team.
I rarely complain about the umps.
This game was won by Beckett.
Still those two calls against Gardner and Tex were atrocious.
Not that they made a difference in the outcome of the game.
Captain Clutch – they aren’t concerned pal, the yankees knew jeter was tapioca last year. The bs this offseason was cosmetic. their only concern is when they can replace him without offending fans who care more about players than the team.
Don’t count on Beckett to do what he diditonight too often.
He was good tonight.
Wow funny thing I heard Valentine say that Winters the HP ump would not miss a pitch all night. Put that Dumb live k zone up there and Bobby says “I would but Winters doesn’t miss a pitch all night long” Bobby I am here to tell you that you lost that bet a few times tonight.
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I was just going to say that
Night all. See you Tues.!
Joba, so far is no different than last yr.
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This is like his first bad outing of the yr
MLB really needs to start doing something about these UMPS and their horrible strike calling.. but we had a horrible game and did deserve the loss.. even still, the Gardner and Tex caught looking were that old man ump tired and wanting to go home.. so obvious man. Geez !
not for nothing again…..Beckett was hurt last year, three years before that he was 49 – 23…this guy is far from a done pitcher
if this was the other way around sportscenter would spend the next 15 minutes talking about that last strike 3
I know it’s very early in the season – but a couple of concerns for me: the top of the order, and the number of walks the pitching staff in giving up. I would really like to see Gardner in the 9 hole, Jeter I just don’t know.
On the bright side, Carl Crawford does not look like he is enjoying his time in Boston right now
Here’s more bad news …Yanks are on ESPN again next week. I guess then it will be rah, rah, rah for the Rangers. I usually don’t complain about the announcers (even tho’ I can’t stand them) but this was ridiculous …it was like Valentine was trying to will Boston to win with all his comments. I guess he still hasn’t gotten over losing to us in the Subway Series…
Beckett pitched great …no doubt about it. So did CC showing what a REAL ace does …bends but doesn’t break. I feel bad for him because he really fought the last two games giving up only 1 run with nothing to show for it but a loss. I really do have great respect for him….great player and even more importantly a great person. Yankees are fortunate to have him on the team.
Lots more baseball to be played ….
Go Yankees 2011 !!!
# Against All Odds April 10th, 2011 at 11:11 pm
Joba, so far is no different than last yr.
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This is like his first bad outing of the yr
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He had some good outings last year also, but…….then
Just meant that his “heat” from past is still not there and his control at least tonight was not good. Can we count on him for a good yr.? Not sure.
joeman April 10th, 2011 at 11:15 pm
not for nothing again…..Beckett was hurt last year, three years before that he was 49 – 23…this guy is far from a done pitcher
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you’re four years too late.
Wait, Joeman, so all offseason when lgy and jerkface said beckett wasn’t good and our rotation was better they weren’t exactly right? Man, I feel duped.
Beckett and healthy are a contradiction in terms. The unhealthy Beckett is the current Beckett. Aside from his first half in 2009, he has been downright pedestrian to bad since the post 2007 postseason.
CC is our ace, no doubt about it, and he is tough. But, tonight, he was very lucky and didn’t have good control of his fast ball. And was squeezed a number of times.
Joba isn’t a born reliever. He’s more cut out for starting. He’s better over several innings than he is a shut down reliever. He’s a very talented pitcher miscast as a bullpen arm.
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I think CC may have that flu bug also. He looked a little glassy eyed.
I wouldn’t say CC was lucky. He just knows how to pitch even when he has nothing.
Hopefully Robertson becomes “our seventh inning guy” or even ” our eighth inning guy” before it’s too late.
yankeefeminista April 10th, 2011 at 11:22 pm
I wouldn’t say CC was lucky. He just knows how to pitch even when he has nothing.
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He bends but he doesn’t break. He’s like AP that way. Didn’t look like he could finish his pitches tonight. But he’s such a gamer.
# yankeefeminista April 10th, 2011 at 11:18 pm
Beckett and healthy are a contradiction in terms. The unhealthy Beckett is the current Beckett. Aside from his first half in 2009, he has been downright pedestrian to bad since the post 2007 postseason.
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And in 2006 he had an era of just over 5.00
And Red sux won’t wait long to improve their pitching if it continues even near as badly as they have started this yr.
CB: It seems like this is Joe’s blind spot, and from what you write, probably every manager’s. The loss to the Twins and the loss on Friday are harder to take because they were scoring runs in both games, and in both instances, a pitcher with nothing was left in to get hit hard. At least tonight they were getting shut down by very effective pitching. But still, it’s true that having a second closer in Soriano should give the manager the freedom go a little off the beaten path in a very tight situation that other managers don’t feel they have. Oh well . . .
# J. Alfred Prufrock April 10th, 2011 at 11:24 pm
yankeefeminista April 10th, 2011 at 11:22 pm
I wouldn’t say CC was lucky. He just knows how to pitch even when he has nothing.
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He bends but he doesn’t break. He’s like AP that way. Didn’t look like he could finish his pitches tonight. But he’s such a gamer.
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Agreed, to an extent, but he had 2 or more men on every inn. He was a little lucky tonight.