Yankees vs. Royals, May 11
Posted by: Brian Heyman - Posted in Misc on May 11, 2011 
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Yankees lineup
1. Derek Jeter SS
2. Curtis Granderson CF
3. Mark Teixeira 1B
4. Alex Rodriguez 3B
5. Robinson Cano 2B
6. Nick Swisher RF
7. Jorge Posada DH
8. Russell Martin C
9. Brett Gardner LF
A.J. Burnett P
Royals lineup
1. Jarrod Dyson CF
2. Melky Cabrera LF
3. Eric Hosmer 1B
4. Billy Butler DH
5. Jeff Francoeur RF
6. Wilson Betemit 3B
7. Brayan Pena C
8. Chris Getz 2B
9. Alcides Escobar SS
Vin Mazzaro P
Time/TV: 7:08/YES
Weather: Partly Cloudy, 65 degrees
Umpires: Ed Rapuano HP, Brian O’Nora 1B, Alfonso Marquez 2B, Ed Hickox 3B
3,000 watch: Derek Jeter needs one hit to tie Sam Crawford for 29th on the all-time list with 2,963 hits. Jeter owns a seven-game hitting streak.
Not exactly road warriors: The Royals have lost seven straight away from home. Their schedule has them playing 41 of their first 64 in Kansas City.
Taking a walk: The Yankees have walked 132 times, tied for third in the majors. They have allowed 103 walks, the fourth fewest in the majors. But the 29-walk positive differential is the largest spread in the majors.
Closing them out: A.J. Burnett has given up just one hit in 18 at-bats with runners on base and two outs.
Update, 7:15: 1-2-3 first for Burnett with two Ks.
Update, 7:27: A-Rod hasn’t truly snapped out of it yet, grounding into that double play to end the first.
Update, 7:37: Two walks, but Burnett works his way out of it in the second.
Update, 7:45: That had to feel good for Posada, got around on a fastball and grounded it hard into right for an RBI single. Robinson Cano just appeared to get his left hand on the plate. Three straight singles to start the inning off Mazzaro, just up from Triple-A to take the start for the injured Bruce Chen.
Update, 8:00: Burnett gets an error, couldn’t pick up the dribbler in front of the plate. But the Royals are still hitless with one gone in the third.
Update, 8:04: The Royals want to be aggressive, but it hasn’t worked so far in this series. Russell Martin throws out another runner to end the inning.
Update, 8:08: Curis Granderson drives the ball to left-center, a solo shot in the third, and it’s 2-0. That’s 12 homers already.
Update, 8:20: Bases loaded, two outs in the third for Martin, who’s been in a slump.
Update, 8:21: Still in a slump, 6-4 force, side retired.
Update, 8:26: Wow, what a shot by the Royals’ hot prospect Eric Hosmer, turning on a fastball and sending it to the second deck in right to start the fourth, his first big-league homer. Fortunately, the fans don’t want opposition homers, so it was thrown back on the field and he can keep it. I had an extensive 1-on-1 chat with Hosmer before the game for a story coming out Friday. His grandparents are from Cold Spring, N.Y. He has his parents here for the game as well. He didn’t seem to be feeling any pressure to be the savior of the franchise when I spoke with him. He got called up last week when he was batting .439 in AAA.
Update, 8:35: Lousy percentage on stealing for Brett Gardner so far. He just got thrown out for the fifth time in 10 tries, following a bunt single.
Update, 8:49: Four walks now for Burnett, two on with two out in the fifth.
Update, 8:50: But he gets out of it. Mazzaro is out after four. Nathan Adcock is pitching. Also, there’s an ESPN.com report out right now that the Yankees won’t be talking to CC Sabathia about his opt-out clause while the season is going on. Brian Cashman says in the report that he expects Sabathia to back.
Update, 8:57: Cano just took a fastball to the helmet. You could hear it up here. But he’s up and smiling and heading to first. But he’s not staying at first. He’s leaving the game. Eduardo Nunez is running for him.
Update, 9:08: Burnett just apparently paid back the Royals, sailing a fastball into Jeff Francoeur’s back. Both teams have been warned now by plate ump Ed Rapuano. First and second, one out.
Update, 9:14: Burnett is out of trouble again. He has a one-hitter through six.
Update, 9:16: Two hits now for Posada, another single.
Update, 9:26: First and second, two outs in the sixth. Tim Collins is coming on for the Royals.
Update, 9:31: 2-1, heading to the seventh.
Update, 9:34: Burnett is out for the seventh, but Luis Ayala and Boone Logan are warming.
Update, 9:40: That should be it for Burnett, one run, one hit, five walks and one hit batter through seven. I believe he’s at 115 pitches. Much better than the last four months of last season, that’s for sure. If he wins, he’ll be 5-2 in eight starts. Aaron Crow will pitch the seventh for the Royals.
Update, 9:44: David Robertson is warming.
Update, 9:56: Bases loaded, two outs for Martin.
Update, 9:58: Bouncer to short, side retired. Good thing for the Yankees the pitching has been good. They’re leaving guys on the bases right and left. Wonder when this team is going to hit consistently. I’m sure it’s coming. Robertson is on for the eighth.
Update, 10:07: Robertson has walked two here in the eighth, one out.
Update, 10:24: Bad bunt by Jeter and a double-play ball from Granderson to kill the eighth after Gardner’s leadoff single. Mariano Rivera is on for the ninth.
Update, 10:30: 1-2-3 for Mariano.
Update, 10:38: First and second, two outs, and it’s up to Posada.
Update, 10:43: Posada fans, extra innings. Buddy Carlyle is on for the 10th. The Yankees have two runs on 11 hits.
Update, 10:47: By my count, the Yankees have left 15 on base.
Update, 10:58: Francoeur gets some payback of his own, lining an RBI double to the right-center gap — 3-2, Royals.
Update, 11:05: Four-pitch walk to Russell Martin by Joakim Soria to start the 10th.
Update, 11:12: Granderson comes through with the two-out RBI single to tie it.
Update, 11:18: Joba is resting tonight. Luis Ayala is warming now that Carlyle has walked the leadoff batter in the 11th. Actually, Ayala is now coming in.
Update, 11:26: Infield hit, intentional walk. So the bases are loaded with one out for Hosmer.
Update, 11:35: After Hosmer’s sac fly, Louis Coleman will try to close it out for the Royals.
Update, 11:42: Yankees lose, 4-3.
Go Yanks!
Best way to control the running game is to not allow base runners.
Martin is going to be busy behind the plate with the Royals running like rabbits on AJ
nasty
Yanks paid tribute to Bill Gallo before the game.
http://twitpic.com/4weuuo
Yankees have faced mazzaro before and roughed him up.
“Yankees have faced mazzaro before and roughed him up.”
cool…I didn’t know that.
What is up with font on here?
Go AJ. Go Yanks.
That changeup is helping AJ a lot against lefties….good pitch.
my font is normal
Nice inning from AJ. Now the bat’s have to go to work. I think this is Mazzaro’s 1st start of the year so you don’t expect him to pitch that deep.
The over under on Derek’s 2010 .270 ba is looking good now
hit his foot
Jeter cheater
man that’s a good take 3-2…..
nice 2 seamer to 2nd
Granderson got lucky there. He and Gardner have to stop looking back at home plate, it slows you down.
Let’s go Arod!!
This would be a nice time to break out the long ball, Arod!
Mazzaro is lucky that the ump is calling that pitch off the plate a strike
Jerkface May 11th, 2011 at 7:12 pm
Yankees have faced mazzaro before and roughed him up.
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Don’t you know that past results don’t count? And that statistics are just numbers?
Let loose with the invectives, Jerkface.
It stinks how someone who was so hot can turn into an ice cube overnight
Between Bill Gallo and Gene Monahan news, this day is kind of somber. Need a win to cheer every one up.
Way to go A-rod.
Another example of Blojo starting trouble by posting a distorted view of something I said previously. I am glad others got to see that it wasn’t me initiating this crap.
And another DP with RISP. Are we surprised???
Rockies game snowed out today. How can they NOT have a dome?
Things are bad when they have a little rally going and you’re thinking to yourself “..too bad Arod’s up”
Please DL A-Rod.
All upper body, no legs.
West Coast Yankee Fan May 11th, 2011 at 7:30 pm
Another example of Blojo starting trouble by posting a distorted view of something I said previously. I am glad others got to see that it wasn’t me initiating this crap.
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I was joking with JF…it’s not always all about you.
(What a child!)
AJ throw strikes
every player that struggles doesn’t need to go on the DL….I’ll take struggling Alex over Nunez or Pena.
make these guys hit the ball AJ.
Stop this now AJ–Throw strikes!
Susyn sharing stories of how much GMS loved Gallo cartoons of him…
It’s amazing how AJ can go from a 1,2,3 over powering inning to I can’t find the plate and walk 2 batters. He is so frustrating to watch sometimes.
Captain Clutch May 11th, 2011 at 7:36 pm
It’s amazing how AJ can go from a 1,2,3 over powering inning to I can’t find the plate and walk 2 batters. He is so frustrating to watch sometimes.
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Martin seems to complete him….
Gardner almost caught that….unreal.
I love Matin
Great job AJ….got himself out of trouble.
Now Sterling is comparing Martin to Munson
I really don’t care if Martin hits or not….obviously I’d love for him to but he’s been so good behind the plate this year that that’s what matters
West Coast Yankee Fan May 11th, 2011 at 7:30 pm
Another example of Blojo starting trouble by posting a distorted view of something I said previously. I am glad others got to see that it wasn’t me initiating this crap.
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Another example of WCYF starting trouble by posting a distorted view of something someone else said previously. I am glad others got to see that it’s him initiating this crap.
No you weren’t joking Blojo. That is what you are saying now to defend yourself – it’s quite clear that you were referring to me. I’ll walk away from it out of consideration for the game blog – this time.
Don’t do it again.
That made no sense Bronx Fool. No surprise coming from you. Dismissed.
there is a good Swisher swing.
now my font is messed up….
That made no sense Bronx Fool. No surprise coming from you. Dismissed.
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You sir are awesome!
Can Posada bunt? Please stay out of a DP
Great move by Cano.
Yay Jorge! Great slide by Robbie
Hip Hip Jorge!!!
Great slide and tag of the plate!
Nice slide….
Go Posada!!
man that was an awesome slide…better in slo mo
“That made no sense Bronx Fool. No surprise coming from you. Dismissed.”
You read something like that and it just makes you shake your head.
That is some wild, wacky stuff.
Wow. What a slide from Robbie. I thought he was dead when I heard Kay say he’s going home.
Robbi’s got quick hands..
What a slide.
EVERY SINGLE THING that Cano does is just smooth.
Francoure has a Rocky Colavito arm out there in right. Throws low liners
Swish should be on 3rd
That was a risky send by Thompson with Franoceur’s arm. I wonder if he sent Cano because the Yanks lineup is struggling
I soooo want Posada to succeed.
Franceour has a cannon….too bad he can’t hit.
It would be nice to get more than 1 run out of this
GB…..same thought
“That made no sense Bronx Fool. No surprise coming from you. Dismissed.”
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This sounds like something a really corny WWF wrestler would say.
Win tonight and the series!
That is a strike
Singles really suck.
Bring back the HRs!
The Kaptain got screwed there, ball 4
this guy has thrown almost 50 pitches in two innings and only 1 run to show for it.
Yikes, Kay called 40+ Kim Jones a young lady. How old is he? Like 80?
AJ!! Really
AJ let the catcher get the ball…Now a little ground ball will turn into a double…
GreenBeret7 May 11th, 2011 at 7:47 pm
Francoure has a Rocky Colavito arm out there in right. Throws low liners
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Kaline, Clemente, Colovito, Barfield…
John and Suzyn telling stories of Monahan…almost makes me misty
Melky with an F bomb.
Perfect throw.
What a throw!
Nice throw by Martin
Martin is impressive.
Russel has such great feet
Nice rope throw down to 2nd…
Probably one of the few catchers who can stop the running game when AJ is pitching.
Michael Kay, on the YES broadcast, offering a parting sentiment on the passing of Bill Gallo. Editorial caroonists may not mean much in this day and age, but, in the latter half of the twentienth century, in a major newspaper in the greatest city in the world (at least at that time), he was a major editorial influence in the sports world. Countless people looked for his work, and countless more were raised on it (including myself). It helped form our opinions, and way of thinking, about sports. In other words, it helped teach us how to be classy.
What a shot!
Grandy man can!!!
Shot to center. Grandy!!
The Grandy man can….
i’m telling you Curtis is on fire!!!!!!!!! Whatever got into him he needs to share with the rest of the team lol
Joe from Long Island May 11th, 2011 at 8:07 pm
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Thanks for sharing that.
Curtis couldn’t believe that was gone…doesn’t know his own strength….LOL
Grandy is incredible.
That’s power folks.
Damn.
Gallo had lots of great drawings when I was a kid in the 1970,s….
This would be a nice time to
break out the long ballkeep the GIDP in your holster, Arod!I always remember his cartoon the day Thurman died.
Mazzaro is pitching around Tex to get to Arod. He obviously knows Tex’s numbers against him and Arod is also ice cold.
As Sterling would say that’s a line drive in the box score
Wow — Alex is really struggling. Gotta laugh at that base hit.
Way to slug, A-rod.
BABIP can be illusory.
Damn Cano hit the ball too hard
That’s a gimme for Melky.
lots of pitches for the KC pitcher
Great defense caught that line drive, eh?
Samples of Gallo’s stuff on a website.
http://dabxblogger.com/2011/05.....ies-at-88/
Jeez, spend some more time on a stupid picture, Kay.
If pitchers are smart they never throw Jorge a FB
Can we score more than 1 run per inning?
HR or bust
Joe from Long Island…….As mentioned earlier I grew up with Gallo…..When I moved to Southern California I was fortunate to enjoy another great cartoonist Paul Conrad the 3 time Pulitzer award winner….Conrad was more political in nature and Nixon hated him….But I’ll always remember his cartoon that captured Hank Aaron the Babe and # 715……
i guess they gave AJ an error before. So still 0 hits
Poor Red Sox, they were almost back to .500 but they couldn’t quite get to the top of the mountain last night and dropped to two under.
And now they’re down 4-1 vs. the even-worse Blue Jays. And that’s on Gameday Classic, it could be even worse in real time.
Martin is seriously slumping right now.
Nixon hated pretty much everyone.
Lackey getting hit around again. 4 runs in 3.2 so far.
AJ throw strikes!!!!!!!!!
Going to have to start hitting.
That was a real meatball from AJ
He tee’d that up for him.
Grandy Man!!!! He can do it all. Nice catch
THis KC team is going to be okay pretty soon
How in the hell is this a 2-1 game.
Lead cut in half on the first hit for KC. That’s how it’s done NY. Can’t keep leaving these runners on base every single inning.
AJ just gave that up so Hosmer’s family could see him hit his first HR
We need a few runs off this scrub
Burnett fooled nobody in that inning
Hopefully AJ makes some adjustments after that inning. Some very hard hit balls there.
That’s terrific for Eric Hosmer.
I’ll trade it for a W.
Vinny Mazz is not much longer for this game, I wouldn’t worry about the current size of the lead.
Too many RISP…runners in stranded position…..time to put a few on the board
I have a hunch that Gardner is going to get a big hit here.
Gameday on my phone has it 2-1 Jays and 1-0 Yanks. Hang on…..breaking news…The Eagle has landed! WE GOT MEN ON THE MOON!
What a shot by Hosmer.
Lackey stinks.
very gutsy by brett with two strikes.
If he’s gonna bunt, I’d rather he do it with no one on.
Ha!! Who says Gardner can’t bunt LOL. (I guess he had to finally get it right after sooooo MANY bad attempts)
Time to steal second
Did I just see Gardner push bunt for a base hit! Nice.
I don’t want Jeter to bunt.
holy crap! some guy wearing brett gardner’s # just laid down a perfect bunt!
Jeter better not bunt how well he’s been swinging the bat
I think/hope Jeter is just showing bunt to make him throw balls.
This Pena is underrated
Garnder got a horrible jump
really nice pick by escobar
Gardner is getting thrown out way too much this year for someone with his speed. This base stealing skills stink.
Pena vets rid of it quick but its tough to be accurate throwing side arm like that…..it costs him with Granderson earlier.
Gardner is a terrible base stealer this year. What’s with him
I keep saying Gardner’s lost a step this year. He’s usually there before the ball
Granderson always gets robbed on those check swings.
Bad jump, quick to the plate pitcher, and a good throw to 2nd usually = a CS.
i think jeter should have noticed gardner had a bad jump and tried to put the ball in play.
Its tough to focus on what kind of jump a base runner gets and the pitch that’s coming at the same time……Gardner doesn’t have a great knack yet for picking which pitch to run on.
The Yanks really have to get someone to tutor Gardner on stealing bases. I am surprised they haven’t taken more of an effort in that department. I think he needs to get more of a running start, most of the time he gets an awful jump.
I fault Jeter (or Girardi) for trying to bunt, nothing else.
Gardner gets bad jumps and also runs in too many fastball counts
Throw something else please.
AJ—Yawn. Cmon man.
AJ c’mon
walking scrubs back to back with 2 outs.
Not based on anything factual, but this AB concerns me.
This is about as wild as burnett has been all year
If Davey Lopes ever becomes available, the Yankees need to sign him to coach first base line
Nevermind.
Alright. How bout some runs?
Another frustrating night offensively.
Either this game is putting me to speep, or the allergy meds I took should npt be mixed with hard liquor.
Great. The one guy who does hit get hit in the head.
is there a new concussion policy in baseball?
Either this game is putting me to speep, or the allergy meds I took should npt be mixed with hard liquor ”
Lol….im thinking both
oh NO
Yikes
That has to be answered.
Someone check on Erin.
Wow….hope Robbie is ok.
great game just got better!
Awww man hopefully he is fine and they are just taking him out as a precaution. (Also now we have Nunez hitting in the number 5 spot….that’s gonna be awesome)
answered? it wasn’t on purpose.
hate to see Robbie come out, but it’s the smart thing to do.
That ball just missed his temporal area, thank goodness.
Send Nunez asap while pitcher is still dazed///aw///too late
Yes…there’s a 7-day DL for head injuries…not sure if it’s automatic for concussions
Nunez gotta go here with 2 outs.
“answered? it wasn’t on purpose.”
I don’t care. It was reckless. If you can’t throw inside with hitting a batter, don’t inside.
without
looked like it was on purpose too me.. just saying..
My typing sucks when I’m pissed.
don’t THROW inside
I just watched that Curtis Granderson commercial about him picking his at bat song. Does anyone know what it currently is?
I know the game is close, but that pitcher was throwing nothing wild, down and away to arod easily.. he let one fly eiter to back cano off the plate.. or it was deliberate.
Rich in NJ….You’re going to incite a riot here, there was no intent no need for retribution in any form
I wonder if any Royals get to pay for that??? Or if it just goes ignored like always (See ARod)???
Im sure it’s just a precaution…..couple years ago he probably stays in the game…..but with all the new info on concussions thy play it safe and rightfully so.
Is it just me or do the stadium giveaways get worse every year?
jimmypulv May 11th, 2011 at 9:02 pm
I just watched that Curtis Granderson commercial about him picking his at bat song. Does anyone know what it currently is?
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Sweet Caroline?
AJ will make good when he finds the right time.
whats up with AJ’s command today????
Roll a dp
Left too many on here. Gonna bite them.
Catcher set up inside and the pitch got away. It happens. No story.
I don’t think that was on purpose in a 2-1 game. The pitch actually wasn’t that far in….Robbie sorta ducked into it instead of jumping back.
Now roll the dp.
LGY May 11th, 2011 at 9:04 pm
Is it just me or do the stadium giveaways get worse every year?
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Don’t tell me they’re doing “Used Condoms Day” again…I hated that!
When was the last time you saw a player get hit in the head? It was like the guy aimed at him.. dunno why he would purposely do that down by 1, but then again .. hit cano and put him on first might not be the worst thing.. if he wanted to face Swish instead.
I don’t like, and think AJ should retaliate.
Retribution is a b*tch.
Good!
blake,
that pitcher rather put cano on 1B then face him.. I think it was on purpose.
THERE YOU GO AJ! TOld you he would make good.
good AJ!
With only a 1 run lead that wasn’t on purpose. Everyone knows AJ has terrible command.
With a man on base?
why are the Yankees being warned? Baseball is a joke.
Come on…..that’s not on purpose either.
THAT was intentional. Martin away, that ran right inside.
Good actor is AJ.
meanwhile offense is still pathetic.
lol somehow I don’t think AJ did that on purpose with 1 on and 1 out. Why would he put two ppl on base with only 1 out. (He wouldn;t want to move the tying run to 2nd base). The warning is unnessecary
Yeah.. that wasn’t on purpose.. my tush!
Can we get AJ out of the game?
Baseball just refuses to let the game be decided on the field
Man there are some goons here.
Pat M
Recklessness: The conscious disregard of a known risk is sufficient.
Get the bullpen up…
AJ has as many hits as KC tonight.
offense is making me ill.
I hope that Cano is ok. We are seeing that way too often with opposing pitchers to Yankee batters. They really try and to get them to move their feet and go too far inside. Trying to get the batter off the plate is one thing but they are getting way too close. That was messed up by the pitcher because it was obviously on purpose.
I don’t think with a one run game and 5 BB’s that AJ hit him purposely. That would be stupid since his command is shaky tonight.
there is no way AJ threw at Francoeur in that situation.
Big K.
Good job.
I don’t care if AJ did it on purpose or threw wityh his eyes closed. The result sends the same message…stay away from throwing at our hitters.
Nunez doesn’t have to make any far throws at 2nd base so should be ok on defense for 3 more innings. Hopefully….
Nice of Nunez not to throw it in the 2nd row finally. Lets score some runs, or this game is going to get away. Not necessary for this to be a close game right now.
Neither was intentional. Learn the game.
NYY fan in NHMay 11th, 2011 at 9:11 pm
I don’t think with a one run game and 5 BB’s that AJ hit him purposely. That would be stupid since his command is shaky tonight.
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Exactly, he’s not an idiot. Plus his command has been all over the place all night. Usually with 2 outs and no one on or 2 outs and maybe one guy on you hit intentionally but now with one out. No way.
Dear Yankee offense, wake up! Thank ya.
Bojo, it’s a 1 run game, there is a runner on 1st, if he was going to get someone it would have been Hosmer, the previous hitter, who had already hit one out against him. It isn’t like Burnett has pinpoint control, the pitch just got away from him.
AJ has been in trouble all night but he’s walked the line and kept runs off the board. Great job…he wouldn’t have made it through the 4th last year.
Cano was the only person in the middle of the order actually hitting. Now they have a lot of ice cold people in a row.
MG May 11th, 2011 at 9:14 pm
Bojo, it’s a 1 run game, there is a runner on 1st, if he was going to get someone it would have been Hosmer, the previous hitter, who had already hit one out against him. It isn’t like Burnett has pinpoint control, the pitch just got away from him.
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Fine–same result…message sent.
Just heard Sterling say something I NEVER expected…
“This game has NO pace.”
lo@ at you guys thinking AJ wasn’t intentional. he has given up 1 hit tonight.. he had no worries about shutting them down..
you people are silly, thinking just because it’s a 1 run game that “a pitcher wouldn’t throw at someone on purpose”.
AJ played you too, and you fell for it.. just like the ump.. where else would it not seem like retaliation but in that perfect spot.
silly know-it-alls!
You don’t retaliate in.a way that puts the tie run in.scoring position. No.way on earth AJ meant to hit him in that situation. Cano.wasn’t hit on purpose anyway.
the kid pitching for the Royals was in A ball last year, it’s his 1st time in Yankee Stadium, he isn’t exactly out to make a name for himself by beaning Cano.
The pitch got away from him, hopefully Robbie is OK for tomorrow.
Po can definitely still hit RHP.
I am surprised that Martin isn’t bunting
save the best for Sux; win weekend series!
With Po 1B, it would have to be a really well placed bunt.
Again, unless AJ goes into their dugout after the game and apologizes, the other team will not know for certain if it was intentional or not. The effect is the same…and that is all that matters.
MLB.tv keeps dyeing on my apple tv .. grr!!!
Martin make this good AB count. CMON Guys.
Did the Cano HBP look bad?
Sacrificing Posada to second is almost impossible. Jorge would need to get a jump from last week to make it ahead of a throw.
Must. Score.
Nice…now it only take a homerun or triple to score Posada
Finally some BABIP love for Russ.
Please don’t bunt. Please don’t bunt. Please don’t bunt. Please don’t bunt. Please don’t bunt
Bunt here is predicted
You can’t bunt BG here…If they show rotational, let him play pepper up the middle
Please don’t bunt. Please don’t bunt. Please don’t bunt. Please don’t bunt. Please don’t bunt.
I guess the message sent by AJ plunking Francoeur is ‘your pitcher may be a Rule 5 draftee who has no control but we have a guy making $16M without control either’
Have to get a run in here.
deja vu with po at second again
There is no effect at all. Zero. Players get hit all the time – there is no message sent. That’s an antiquated, trite meaningless fairy tale and anyone who wants someone to get hit on purpose MPH baseball with a 90 is an immoral thug. When someone gets killed or loses an eye – I wonder what will be said then.
typo – with a 90MPH fastball
Pedroia is warming up
Time for a Jeterian single (which may or may not score Posada).
MG May 11th, 2011 at 9:22 pm
I guess the message sent by AJ plunking Francoeur is ‘your pitcher may be a Rule 5 draftee who has no control but we have a guy making $16M without control either’
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EXACTLY!!! And what a powerful message it is!
Damn. Hit it hard.
It seems like all of these guys left on base will come back to hurt them. They have to score another run in this inning.
How could Girardi NOT sacrifice BG there?!?!?! IS he TRYING to lose the GAME?!?!?
i say hitting guys on purpose has no place in the game and neither does bowling over the catcher. especially considering what we are finding out about concussions. i would even go so far as to legislate against catchers blocking the plate before they have the ball in thier possession.
This team is useless in manufacturing runs.
maybe Grandy can get another big hit for us
How could Girardi NOT sacrifice BG there?!?!?! IS he TRYING to lose the GAME?!?!?
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You kidding? Everytime he tries, he fails and then everyone complains about wasting outs.
YsGuy May 11th, 2011 at 9:26 pm
i say hitting guys on purpose has no place in the game and neither does bowling over the catcher. especially considering what we are finding out about concussions. i would even go so far as to legislate against catchers blocking the plate before they have the ball in thier possession
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Interesting point…Also Mr Gazoo helmets should be mandatory.
This game really shows how bad the offense is struggling. It’s very hard for them to get back to back hits.
YsGuy,
Totally agree
This pitcher with no command didn’t walk anyone.
ac1 May 11th, 2011 at 9:26 pm
How could Girardi NOT sacrifice BG there?!?!?! IS he TRYING to lose the GAME?!?!?
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You kidding? Everytime he tries, he fails and then everyone complains about wasting outs
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Was the smiley face not indicative enough of the sarcasm?
And that’s why you bunt.
“And that’s why you bunt.”
Unless it doesn’t work, then you second guess.
LOL, Grandy again?
Rich in NJ May 11th, 2011 at 9:29 pm
“And that’s why you bunt.”
Unless it doesn’t work, then you second guess.
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I will NEVER second guess Brett Gardner being told to bunt in that situation… NEVER.
He’s not exactly Babe Ruth with the bat, and he might beat it out even with the corners in.
This Collins kid impressed me last night…will be interesting to see how he does back to back nights.
See – that is why Girardi bunts. Get those runners in scoring position to where they can score without a hit.
It’s not like we’ve been lighting up the scoreboard either. Now we just wasted a chance to steak another run
“I will NEVER second guess Brett Gardner being told to bunt in that situation… NEVER.”
Oh, you called a bunt beforehand. My bad.
Good news here is that Posada will be running with the pitch…on a double in the gap, he should be able to get to third.
Rich in NJ May 11th, 2011 at 9:31 pm
“I will NEVER second guess Brett Gardner being told to bunt in that situation… NEVER.”
Oh, you called a bunt beforehand. My bad.
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Actually, I tweeted “this is BUNT CITY USA, BABY!”
sigh….we are so horrible at leaving RISP
Gardner hit a line drive.
Bunting would have been atrocious in that situation.
Granderson swung at ball 4, twice.
“Aj lookin for more runs”. Haha, yeah, keep looking. The team and manager don’t know how to manufacture a run.
How many LOB? The offense just can’t string together hits.
But hey… first two runners on and they never move an INCH because your #9 hitter it too good to sac bunt…
That’s good, too.
9-3 Blue Jays
This is why Posada is so bad for this team. Even when he gets a single, we have to revolve the inning around his horrible speed.
YankeesNmore,
Mom’s dinner not agreeing with you tonight?
LGY May 11th, 2011 at 9:32 pm
Gardner hit a line drive.
Bunting would have been atrocious in that situation.
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Ya… You never want to tack on a run or two when you lead by 1 late in the game.
Better to let your #9 hitter try to launch a 3-run bomb.
#brilliant
I thought runners on first and second with no one out *was* one of the times a bunt made sense (for scoring one run)?
2 runs should be enough to win tonight the way AJ has been pitching.
Triple Short of a Cycle May 11th, 2011 at 9:33 pm
YankeesNmore,
Mom’s dinner not agreeing with you tonight?
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Actually, I had the buffalo chicken from Subway… It was quite sensational.
A team that can score 1000 runs doesn’t sacrifice in the 6th inning. U do not give away outs. They r precious.
The pitchers need to stand on their heads for this team to win games it seems.
And MO is going to be burnt out by the ASB if he has to keep pitching this frequently. Soriano probably is already feeling the effects of being used as much as Joe has used him.
They need to start blowing some teams out, soon. Enough of these 2-1 games with no margin for error.
BoJo May 11th, 2011 at 9:34 pm
2 runs should be enough to win tonight the way AJ has been pitching.
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All the more reason to play for 1 or 2 runs there.
AJ has to find the plate, especially in a 1 run game. You walk him and it’s an automatic double.
GoldGlove9486 May 11th, 2011 at 9:33 pm
This is why Posada is so bad for this team. Even when he gets a single, we have to revolve the inning around his horrible speed.
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Interesting point…home run or famine with him.
Nice AJ way to battle there, no more walks.
Actually, I had the buffalo chicken from Subway… It was quite sensational
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Subway makes Buffalo Wings?! How many do you get for how much?
The bullpen is short with no Soriano. I am sure Girardi doesn’t want to use Joba and Robertson tonight. Ayala is warming up…
Luis Ayala warming up in the 7th inning of a ONE-RUN game??? REALLY???!!!
Who is up in the pen? Logan and who?
Wow – john lackey is so bad. Meanwhile, if AJ can give us 7 innings without his command, allowing just one run, its a very impressive outing.
Chicken at Subway is gray.
Now I see why you are so miserable all the time.
I thought is was Ayala, but he can’t really be coming in can he? Come on Joe
BoJo May 11th, 2011 at 9:36 pm
Actually, I had the buffalo chicken from Subway… It was quite sensational
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Subway makes Buffalo Wings?! How many do you get for how much?
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Buffalo chicken SANDWICH… Boneless chicken in buffalo wing sauce.
AWESOME!
“Wow – john lackey is so bad”
I don’t care how bad he is, he’s still an ace.
No reason Joba can’t go tonight. He threw 9 pitches last night. He should be available for the 8th.
LGY May 11th, 2011 at 9:38 pm
Chicken at Subway is gray.
Now I see why you are so miserable all the time.
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Ur going to the wrong Subway. I’m talking about the sandwich shop, not the ground outside the underground mass transit station.
Toronto blasting the Sux 9 – 3 in the 8th. Lackey another dismal outing.
9 earned for Lackey.
Damn, Martin must sit in the cold tub after this game.
Rich – by bad I meant bad as in awesome, bada>>. A winner. Gamer. Stud.
Excellent.
What a job by AJ. He’s just been fantastic this year….better than they could have ever hoped out of him.
Great finish for AJ really dialed it up after the first three balls of the inning. Now Joba and Mo.
Rich in NJ,
Lackey an ace? Kidding right?
Well played, Carlo.
Good job aj. Hopefully these guys can get an insurance run to get ensure a win for you.
nice job by AJ tonight, he is a different pitcher this year-the AB this inning where he got behind 3-0 and came back to get the out even though the guy fouled a few off tells a lot about where he is this year.
What a GREAT job by AJ Burnett!
You cannot overestimate how much Russell Martin has meant to him.
Nice to be able to bounce a curve with conviction for the first time since Molina left.
# blake May 11th, 2011 at 9:40 pm
9 earned for Lackey.
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Ouch
Triple
No, if you pitch for the RS, you are necessarily an ace.
Johnny Mac is saying ” YOU CAN”T BE SERIOUS” about this offense right now.
Ur going to the wrong Subway. I’m talking about the sandwich shop, not the ground outside the underground mass transit station.
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Yes because they serve sandwiches down in the Subway.
Lay off the gray chicken and your mood swings will go away.
Floor chicken….mmmmmmmm
It didn’t work out but I liked the decision to not bunt Gardner there….he doesn’t sac bunt well and with Jorge at 2nd there is just too many things that can go wrong. Gardner hit the ball on the nose just right at the CFer….it finds a gap and he’s standing on 3rd himself with no outs.
burnett very much pitched himself a game like Sabathia. not a great fastball and control issues. Only the curve for the most part. Gets deep into the game and pitched himself a “guts” game.
its such a feel thing, i like the bunt in that situation with anybody but posada at second, just based on the likelihood that gardner’s gonna beat it out. now if my scouting says that the opponent doesnt have the wheel play, even with po i’d bunt (some teams never do the wheel, i think the yankees might be one of them.) the only thing that went wrong the last time they did it was the wheel, normally that bunt would have been a perfect sac bunt but because of the combination of po at second plus the wheel play it didnt work.
Offense is down throughout all of baseball yet the Rays who have an awful offense seem to score big every night
MG,
tonight is the type of game where AJ would have totally unraveled last year…..he wouldn’t have made it out of the 4th on a night like this last year.
Let’s score some runs!!!
Heat down the Celtics, 97 – 87. Celtics led almost the whole game till LeBron scored the last 10 to ice it.
I wish they could kidnap that little left handed Pedroia clone.
I feel just awful for those Boston Celtic fans
Even though the chicken is gray, it is very tasty. I have very low standards though – I like Dominos Pizza as well.
Stem cells rejuvenated Colon – wonder what Whitey and Gator are doing these days.
I don’t know who deserves more credit, besides AJ (of course), but Martin and Rothschild seem to have had a positive effect on him.
Hey all! Just a drive by to ask the following question: How could I have been so wrong about the Suxers?
A fine team indeed! Remind me to always take instruction from WC and Stuckey on all matters Sux.
Be well y’all.
Only knock on AJ tonight is the 5 walks but he threw 72 strikes and 43 balls. Not an awful ratio.
blake, I agree, AJ is a different pitcher this year, much more like the guy he was in 2008 when he dominated the league in the 2nd half.
LGY May 11th, 2011 at 9:42 pm
Ur going to the wrong Subway. I’m talking about the sandwich shop, not the ground outside the underground mass transit station.
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Yes because they serve sandwiches down in the Subway.
Lay off the gray chicken and your mood swings will go away.
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somebody want to loan LGY a quarter so he can buy himself a better sense of humor.
Not sure what the Red Sox do with Lackey….he’s just so bad right now and it’s not really anything that looks to get better because his stuff just isn’t any good and hasn’t been for 2 years now. Dice K is better than Lackey now.
even a solo shot would be great here an probably ice it.
…………………….’chicken and your mood swings will go away’
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No they won’t..
Happy to say Lackey is signed until 2014, if I’m correct…
With Nunez on deck he wasn’t going to mess with Arod
You never got anything Sox from me Trisha. Why do you . . . oh that’s right, you’re an attorney. See you in a month!
YankeesNmore May 11th, 2011 at 9:46 pm
Will ya take a nickel for the can ?
Buffalo chicken SANDWICH… Boneless chicken in buffalo wing sauce.
AWESOME!
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Thanks for the heads up–I’ll give it a shot.
trisha,
Because 1 + month makes a whole season? In 2009 the Yankees were under 500 in May. Its a long season
Good night Patricia.
i dont know where yanks 78 lives, but i just cant believe that anyone in the ny area ever buys pizza hut or dominoes pizza. anybody here is surrounded on all sides by the best pizza in the world and yet people buy bland corporate crap instead.
ok ill get off my pizza box now…
I hate Girardi burning multiple players in one spot as much as anyone but doesn’t Pena have to come in for defense after Nunez’s at bat in a one run game?
looks like D Rob is going to be the guy tonight.
Perfectly fine with that as well. It just can’t be Ayala.
Some insurance would be nice here.
Lackey allowed 14 base runners in 6.2 innings. Likely brought his whip down for the season. Its called progress fellas.
Nunez would hit ok if given more PT.
somebody want to loan LGY a quarter so he can buy himself a better sense of humor.
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Humor?
I’m being serious. You are obviously a very angry person and consuming gray chicken can’t possibly be good for you.
YsGuy,
Totally agree. But this is coming from someone who waits 2 hours to get a pie from Difara’s
Gotta make that hurt.
Drob 8th Joba 9th?
http://hardballtalk.nbcsports......-shoulder/
At some point the Yankees are going start having their LD fall in more often.
Keep hitting at uhm balls with runners in scoring position.
Heat ran off the last 16 points of the playoff game. How pathetic is that Celtic Fans, a 16 to 0 run. The last 10 by LeBron.
Thanks for the link igo. Very interesting.
Swish and Posada back to back is really killing them
YsGuy – I will say dominos and pizza hut are both bad, but, the notion that NY pizza in general is great is wrong. I’ve lived in NY for 12 years now and I can honestly say that pizza in NEPA, the area near where the yanks stadium is in scranton actually, is way better than anything one can find in NYC.
NNJ has great pizza.
Lots of awesome coal oven pizza in Fl….
Hey fans enough with the wave. Just go with the Lets Go Yankees Chant
It’s a 2-1 game in the 7th inning and these schmucks are doing the wave. This is embarrassing.
I’m pro-coal.
Who eats anywhere in the Bronx except for Arthur ave?
Please tell me that I am not seeing the wave at Yankee stadium in a close game.
YsGuy – I will say dominos and pizza hut are both bad, but, the notion that NY pizza in general is great is wrong. I’ve lived in NY for 12 years now and I can honestly say that pizza in NEPA, the area near where the yanks stadium is in scranton actually, is way better than anything one can find in NYC.
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You are going to the wrong places.
Great AB.
Carlo,
Have you tried Difara’s Pizza in Brooklyn? It will change your life
Nice AB Jorge….he looks like he’s starting to see the ball better
The wave never makes it through the bleachers. If it did tonight, that’s truly embarrassing.
igotid88
Pearl Jam fan?
Is it too much to ask for a hit here?
Take the wave to Citi field.
please somebody….a big hit
Someone please tell the losers sitting behind home plate that they should stand and clap when there are two strikes on an opposing batter, not during the wave which belongs in a place like California.
platelet-rich plasma injections
is a big thing coming up in dentistry too, isn’t it Blake?
PATHETIC
The not hitting has officially become a problem. This game should be 8-1.
welp that would NOT be it…this is beyond ridiculous. Who would’ve thought that its our pitching keeping us in games instead of the bats.
LGY – gimme ur top 3 in the city.
Triple – no, my wife and I have talked about getting over there for years but haven’t yet. I’m making a point of it now.
The “great” pizza places in other states are probably run by NYers.
Why would baseball be investigating Colon? Xavier Nady and Takashi Saito had P.R.P. injections…
Wow this game has a loss written all over it with all these blown chances. Totally on the offense if that happens.
I still got the Yankees winning this one cause I think they can win it 2 – 1 if necessary. Lots of confidence in the back end of the bully right now.
we have one hit tonight with RISP and 1-13 over with RISP which is ridiculous!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The awful offense is really putting a lot of pressure on the bullpen to be perfect every night. Those guys aren’t going to be automatic every night. It seems like they have left 50 guys on base tonight.
12 men left on base. Yikes.
Why no joba? He threw 9 pitches as opposed to 20+ last night by D-rob.
“Why would baseball be investigating Colon? Xavier Nady and Takashi Saito had P.R.P. injections…”
Bud Lite. ‘Nuff said.
do they really save the best in weekend?
damn, this offense does suck now.
Sterling just called Melky one of the Royals’ “big hitters”. Yikes.
Carlo,
My fav is Keste. I’ll give another thumbs up for DiFara’s. Umm…. I really like John’s to round out the top 3.
Joe’s Pizza in the West Village is probably my fav spot when I’m in the mood for a greasy slice.
I will say that there were a few games in the beginning of the season that the pen blew, so it would work for me if they could pick up the offense and win some of these games lately.
Carlo,
The best time to go there is weekday after the lunch rush and before the dinner rush. Late afternoon unless you are near there then I would suggest going in bad weather during the winter. It is pretty empty then
The offense is coming around. And will peak this weekend. Watch.
Maybe joba acting as security net for d rob or closer to give month a rest tonight
TD213…you are right…many of the really good pizza places we tried in Florida were owned by guys who at one time had Italian restaurants and/ or pizza places in NY….
# rr212 May 11th, 2011 at 10:01 pm
Why no joba? He threw 9 pitches as opposed to 20+ last night by D-rob.
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Joba in the 9th??????
jeez
As great as Robertson is, you can bank on at least one walk per outing. Unacceptable.
Robertson walks way too many.
That is exactly why you can’t trust Robertson. Way too many walks.
You CANNOT walk the leadoff hitter….this game has loss written all over it, so many wasted opportunities
Out of state Pizza places that are good usually get their water from NY. Same with bagel places
It seems Robertson has not only filled in for Soriano in the 8th inning physically, but is also honoring his contractually obligated base runner clause.
Logan?
Yes!!! Logan is warming up….
Please anybody but Logan
there is nothing worse than a bunch of Yankees fans afraid of their own shadows…
LGY – like johns. Like keste a lot but its not exactly “real pizza”, more like specialty pizza. Very very good though.
Sounds like difaras is tough to get into, but I’ll have to get out there.
Butler has been ice cold, but he is still a legitimate HR threat here. Need to make quality pitches.
this game has win written all over it imo. they left a small army on base and are still winning.
pizza really comes down to where you are from. ancona on rockaway ave in valley stream is my favorite, gino’s in long beach is a close second.
anybody know the name of that place in staten island everybody always talks about is?
after last night and today, no way robertson pitches tomorrow.
Right, Brooklyn Water Bagel co of Fl. Uses ‘Brooklyn’ water….Larry King has a franchise in Beverly Hills..
I always think that Robertson should be trusted more and be one of Joe’s guys but for that to happen the walks have to stop.
no command from Yankee pitchers tonight…its scaring me
Makes no sense not to have Joba pitching here unless he or Mo is hurt, and I really hope that’s not the case.
Is anyone even warming in the bullpen? I don’t get it.
Its only a matter of time until this game is blown.
Command is the only thing keeping Robertson from being great….he just walks too many guys
Carlo
I’m surprised you’ve know Keste. Almost everyone I recommend it to has never heard of it.
I’m confused….if Joba is pitching the ninth, why wouldn’t Mo be available? He pitched Friday, but did not pitch again until yesterday. Silly.
Too many LOB. Has loss written all over it.
Makes no sense not to have Joba pitching here unless he or Mo is hurt, and I really hope that’s not the case.
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Joba pitches 4 of the last 5 games.
And Yes, logan is warming up in the pen.
Okay, you set the table with 2 walks, now start pitching
DP, please.
Robertson looks like he is trying to be too perfect. This game has an L written all over it. That is usually what happoens when you leave 50 guys on base.
Robertson must think that the bases always have to be full or something.
DRob reminds me of a Baltimore closer they nicknamed Stan the Man Unusaul….Would wlk the bases loaded and strike out the side.
“Too many LOB. Has loss written all over it.”
so far Royals fans could be saying the same thing
K!
ok dont even start me on bagels. i am the best bagel baker none of you have ever met. i learned in h.s. in the 5 towns and was in the buisness for 20 years. there’s not a decent bagel to be had in l.a., and i ran a noah’s ny bagels in marina del rey. (crappy steamed bagels)
@BloggingBombers Joba pitched three out of four days, hence his night off. Girardi doesn’t like using relievers four out of five if he can help it.
Robertson just needs it to feel difficult to lock in…..nobody on base is too easy
Great bagels in NNJ too.
I don’t have a problem with Robertson pitching the 8th….just wish he would not walk so many ppl
“Joba pitches 4 of the last 5 games.”
Ok, but he had Monday off and threw only 9 pitches yesterday. Robertson is the one who’s approaching 50 pitches thrown in the past 2 days. I just hope they don’t push him too hard and he gets hurt.
Martin stole a strike there…
Freakin’ A
Ugh
sonny’s in s. orange are great but the place is such a nasty dump, take out only. where do you go?
betamit, who knew?
The sad part is Kansas City now has two runs on two base hits. These walks are ridiculous.
and aj takes another no decision on a great start.
just a matter of time before walks bite you.
And there it is. Another blown game. They don’t deserve to win this game.
Yep. Walk 2 in 8. Leave 12 on. Spells loss
Like I said,,could see this coming…. Let’s hope it stays tied
Logan’s in…another walk is coming on
For the record that’s Melky Cabrera scoring the tying run, after being driven in by Wilson Betemit. What a fresh hell.
Sigh. Too bad for AJ he really did good despite his command issues. If you are bringing in a lefty why not for the last guy as well???
DROB sucks
Everyone knew that was coming…Keep walking guys….
“sonny’s in s. orange are great but the place is such a nasty dump, take out only. where do you go?”
Me? Hot Bagels. Saddle River Road, Fair Lawn
Exhibit a of y Robertson isn’t elite.
AJ has to be upset.
Sigh. Too bad for AJ he really did good despite his command issues. If you are bringing in a lefty why not for the last guy as well???
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Isnt betemit a switch hitter?
Also that was an awful 0-2 pitch
Always figured they’d need a SP. Bit they will also need a lefty reliever. And a bat.
aj has gotten alot of wins he had no buisness getting over the last 2 years, he’ll get over it.
this is just gonna make it a more dramatic win!
PeteAbe
Crawford misplayed a ball that hit off the wall and Lackey threw his arms up land started cursing. Very demonstrative. Showed him up.
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Love it! Lackey has an ERA over 7 and he is complaining about his defense?
I hope Crawford or someone else just lays him out one day….
I’d stick with DRob. I have <0 faith in Logan.
This inning is cringe worthy.
I would have left Robertson in.
Carlo,
If you like Keste you should check out Motorino.
I would of left Robertson in. Logan is awful…
Bet emit was absolutely dreadful when he played for us…a total piece of sh!t
“Joe’s Pizza in the West Village is probably my fav spot when I’m in the mood for a greasy slice.”
Carmine? Always loved that place. But I think I loved Ben’s on 3rd/Macdougal just as much. Maybe more, or maybe it was just a little close to home.
hahaha! hate lackey going back to my (and his) l.a. days.
Happy. 2. B. Wrong.
Great job by Logan….good grab by A-Rod. One run from the big guys and Mo comes in.
Logan is such an enigma.
Some days that slider looks so good.
Now the bullpen is really short in a tied game. If Joba isn’t available then only Mo is left. It seems like Girardi is ready to let Ayala blow this game.
OK lets go. Walkoff. Here.
royals starting pitchers ahve the highest ERA in baseball, and we sure are making them look like Aces.. blah..blah..blah..
We’ve had so many chances to blow this game open tonight but it just seems like our offense is lost!
now they are going to force us to score a run to win this.. and a single run seems very hard to come by tonight..
On another note.. AJ might not have looked like he had his best control tonight.. but his results were there and he did pitch a gem.. hate to see that he doesn’t get the W tonight!
Crap.
UGHHH Boner Logan!!
2 runs on 2 hits = 2 runs on 9 hits….sad math
Lackey is garbage…..he has always shown up his defense when they don’t make plays. News flash John…..those fielders aren’t giving up the laser beams all over the yard every 5th day.
Nice job Logan…..I was nervous there.
Lackey’s ERA is actually over 8.00 now
Nice job by Logan
Can’t put too much blame on DRob there…yes, walks are bad but it’s only the second run he’s given up all season and he’s probably gassed after last night’s outing (25+ pitches)
OFFENSE NEEDS TO WAKE UP
Shipping tap water all over the country seems like it’s really cost effective.
I’ve had Noah’s bagels in SF and yeah I can testify to it’s suckiness. It’s funny but I’ve seen people come to NY and get a bagel and think something ‘s wrong with it because it’s hard on the outside.
I guess Logan shut all of you up tonight…
thank god alex didnt trip there.
it looked like he stumbled.
that would have just been the icing on the last two weeks for him.
Gold Glove: If we get one, run, we don’t need Mo.
whoah.. Arod almot tripped twice there.. !!!
“I guess Logan shut all of you up tonight…”
You always seem so angry.
Oops sorry, my bad.
Robertson obviously does not have good stuff today or yesterday, but they do not have anybody else to use.
“I guess Logan shut all of you up tonight…”
must admit….I still don’t feel great about him being out there in big spots. Hopefully he’ll continue to pitch like tonight and change my mind.
Great start.
does any have faith in the fact that we got a lead-off runner on base??????????
Steal. It.
“does any have faith in the fact that we got a lead-off runner on base??????????”
Yes.
Bunt here
“Robertson obviously does not have good stuff today or yesterday”
did you watch the game last night?
You think Gardner can swipe 2nd in crunch time Jerkface ???
Considering the fact that Gardner can’t steal a base I am assuming that Jeter will be bunting
Here’s the bunt.
Rich in NJ May 11th, 2011 at 10:18 pm
“MG May 11, 2011 at 10:17PM I guess Logan shut all of you up tonight…”
You always seem so angry.
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there are a lot of people on this blog that seems very angry. It’s supposed to be fun here.. but people are wound pretty darn tight it seems.
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Have to bunt with the way they are hitting
Brett is only 5 for 10 in steals this year. Already nailed tonight. Jeter will get this bunt down.
One run wins it.
wow
That sucked.
BG has to steal 2nd … !
He almost just tripped over 1B!
wow.
why even try to bunt anymore?
Stop bunting!!!!
Yikes. Pop bunt. Lame.
Steal 1st then bunt,is this Jeter’s first year in the majors??
Not doing anything right tonight.
basically what ever Joe picks to do doesnt work
So much much for fundamentals
Nick,
Yep.
I have never been to Ben’s. I need to check it out if it comes recommend from Nick in SF.
alright now steal it. Have to manufacture here in the 8th. Doesnt seem to be working, but have to keep trying.
The Yankees need to go to small ball boot camp if they are going to do it. Derek should just bunt for a hit when he’s going to do that…he always struggles at straight sacrifices….always drops the bat angle.
The HR or bust offense will have to save them.
That was pathetic. It’s sad that Jeter had to attempt to bunt Gardner over because he can’t get there himself. This team should stop bunting until they learn how. That’s on the manager for his players never being able to bunt when asked to.
basically what ever Joe picks to do doesnt work
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feels that way doesnt it?
How can you not steal?
They deserve a big L
well, that was less than entertaining…
That was about the fastest way to waste the rest of that inning
My dad just told me with BG speed it’s almost a waste because he can’t bunt or steal very well.. he just said that with his speed, he should be at the very least 60% of a ricky henderson.. (I don’t know what that means)..
HERE WE GO WITH THE BILLION DOLLER PLAYERS WHO CAN’T FRIGGIN BUNT!!!!
frustrating game so far…..hold uhm down Mo then let Tex walk it off.
Golly – quick and brutal . . .
Now 2 inn from soria. Rough.
Wow what an ugly night in the bottom half of these innings.
alex is due for a homerun, but i am hoping Nunez gets the pie.
make him feel better after those errors last week….
Wow, that was awful on so many levels. Horrible. Now gardner can get caught stealing.
GARDNER SUCKS
Gardner has to steal 2nd, although he’s not so good at that
This game just keeps on getting worse and worse for the offense
this is gonna be a win for mo!
Good to see that Derek’s back in the groove.
wow disgraceful!
My fav bagel shop shop is Slims in Bayside
Most of the Ray’s Pizza places really suck, but the real original (or so they claim) on Prince is really good for a greasy slice.
Gardner has to steal 2nd, although he’s not so good at that
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Part of the problem now is teams know that everyone is on gardner to steal immediately, so they plan accordingly.
Y bunt? U let heter swing away n get a hit. U got 1-3. Not like they can hit a single with him on 2 anyway
There’s at least one page in the Binder™ that needs to be edited.
agreed pat, i’m a ‘bunt’ guy but gardner stealing is a better play than jeter bunting there, imo. oh well, joe is in a slump just like the offense
Soria has been extremely shaky, but facing him is still not the position you want to be in.
Brett Gardner may have fast legs that help him cover ground in the OF.. but he has the worst baseball instincts in the game !!! That can’t be taught either..
it’s pretty funny being told I ‘always sound angry’ when 90% of the comments on the blog during games are complaints about the Yankees not performing up to expectations.
Every time the Yankees give up a lead in a game the blog erupts with ‘they deserve to lose’ or ‘they can’t score runs’ or ‘hit with RISP’.
Meanwhile they are in 1st place and even though they are struggling at the plate they are still at or near the top in runs scored in MLB.
It’s a long season, tonight is one game-they will most likely win it but, if they lose, they’ll come back and win tomorrow.
Gardner has 0 instincts as a basestealer. He either doesn’t run, or he gets caught.
We like Rays on 11th and Ave of Americas.
“Rich in NJ May 11th, 2011 at 10:25 pm
There’s at least one page in the Binder™ that needs to be edited.”
jhaha ! just 1 ???
With the way this game has been going I wouldn’t be surprised if Mo gave up a run here
thats it ace, let jeter swing and you got a hit? damn that was easy, why didnt i think of that?
Just focus on pizza.
This game is much more bearable with pizza on my mind.
yankees own the twins and the royals.
they will win this game.
P….I’m sure there’s some freaking bs stats to prove you and everyone else’s eyes wrong
This team just can. not. bunt.
At least MO wont be walking anyone. Well hopefully…
The way its gone tonight who knows
“This game is much more bearable with pizza on my mind.”
not if you don’t have any
Gardner is not a basestealer…more like a basestinker..
im liking all the pizza suggestions, my gf likes joes in the village, too!
With the way this game has been going I wouldn’t be surprised if Mo gave up a run here
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Mo already had his season slump, no more giving up runs for him.
Wonder if Girardi will consider going to Joba if this game goes extra innings. The bullpen’s already thin with Soriano unavailable
It’s pathetic how Mo never gets the close pitches
terrible strike zone tonight…..inconsistent for both sides. I have no idea what is a strike and what isn’t.
hey remember they ‘deserved’ to lose sunday and won anyway…
dont worry about the 10th, it isnt getting that far.
That last inning is on Girardi.
Either teach your players to bunt OR stop calling for bunts.
Have any Yankees actually bunted successfully this season?
Tex or Alex are gonna walk off
Somebody needs to rip the bunting page out of Girardi’s binder…
Have any Yankees actually bunted successfully this season?
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gardner had a bunt single earlier
MG May 11th, 2011 at 10:26 pm
it’s pretty funny being told I ‘always sound angry’ when 90% of the comments on the blog during games are complaints about the Yankees not performing up to expectations.
>> You do always sound angry (what’s that have to do with what anybody else says?)
Every time the Yankees give up a lead in a game the blog erupts with ‘they deserve to lose’ or ‘they can’t score runs’ or ‘hit with RISP’.
>> True.
Meanwhile they are in 1st place and even though they are struggling at the plate they are still at or near the top in runs scored in MLB.
>> True, but if their offense doesn’t wake up, how long will that last? We smashed a ton of HR’s in April, where are the runs since then?
It’s a long season, tonight is one game-they will most likely win it but, if they lose, they’ll come back and win tomorrow.
>> Nostradamus concurs.
This Dyson guy is just like the vacuum….he sucks
A-Rod will return in the 9th
“P….I’m sure there’s some freaking bs stats to prove you and everyone else’s eyes wrong”
Girardi’s a stat guy, Pat. Maybe too much so…or it’s an interpretation issue…or….
jeter can bunt, that was an anomally. jeter if anything is guilty of bunting a little too often over his career. that wasnt a very good bunt, but jeter can bunt really well.
I think they should have bunted there….get the winning run in scoring position with Granderson coming up and it takes the DP out of the equation. Jeter didn’t execute….that’s not on Girardi.
Time to wrap this baby up and go to sleep.
Rays?
Que allen iverson voice: “rays man, we talkin bout rays? Rays man!”
Worst pizza. Awful. I used to live close to the rays on 6th ave and 11th st. Their pizza is utter garbage. I bet the original ray himself would even say so.
Mo can probably go the 10th inning if need be. After that we’re entering no-name territory
Seriously, with the absolute horrible bunting this year.. do you think Joe has the team practicing laying down bunts?? I bet no.
Why can’t Girardi give the steal sign to BG if he expects him to steal a lot more this year ?
We recently lost a game when we outhit the other team 10-4 and were outscored 6-3, if I remember right. This would be even worse.
I like the big cheesy slice Rays on 6th/11th more as a change-of-pace thing than a regular. There used to be a Blimpie right across the street.
I would give anything to have a couple of slices of Ben’s right now! Though I would the trade them for a
2-runYankee win!Ben’s is also good ‘cos you can to a slice/falafel combo with that and Mamoun’s around the corner.
Gardner having speed is an absolute waste. It takes him a century to try and steal and this year he has only be successful 50% of the time. You would think in the off season Gardner would of worked his butt off on bunting and working in spring training on stealing bases.
“it’s pretty funny being told I ‘always sound angry’ when 90% of the comments on the blog during games are complaints about the Yankees not performing up to expectations.”
So but for the whining, you’d be happy?
Jeter bunts for a hit really well….for whatever reason he struggles with straight sacrifices….he always has. It’s just a mental thing I guess…..
Here we go…
Let’s win!!!!!!!
Some of prob want Alex to bunt. Lol
if alex even thinks about laying down a bunt i may vomit.
I must refrain from getting excited about a leadoff baserunner :/
We need Arod to be Arod here
Nice start….Come on Alex. Would be nice is Cano were still in the game right now.
I think Ned Yost is going to be eating crow for his pitcher selection here.
“blake May 11th, 2011 at 10:30 pm
I think they should have bunted there….get the winning run in scoring position with Granderson coming up and it takes the DP out of the equation. Jeter didn’t execute….that’s not on Girardi.”
agreed.
There are many ways to strand a leadoff runner. Let’s try not to find really creative ones this inning. Its frustrating enough when we don’t score them.
Nice start….Come on Alex. Would be nice is Cano ere still in the game right now.
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Nunez is getting the pie.
Pat M. May 11th, 2011 at 10:23 pm
Gardner has to steal 2nd, although he’s not so good at that
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But, last year he stole 46!!!
Speed does indeed go into slumps.
In Lackey’s press conference he said everything sucks in my life right now. Hope his wife’s cancer didn’t come back
Carlo
The problem with Rays is that none of them are owned by the same people. They all just ripped off the original place.
The one on Prince is real good though. Has been there since 1960 I think. The consensus is that it really was the first one.
Be patient….
Anybody ever have the Sicilian at L & B Spumoni Gardens in Brooklyn?? Awesome, been there forever….
tell kay to shut it.
no way nunez should try to bunt even if alex gets on.
“Nunez is getting the pie.”
that would be perfectly fine.
time for alex to send em all home happy!
Well,at least he didn’t bunt..
In Lackey’s press conference he said everything sucks in my life right now. Hope his wife’s cancer didn’t come back
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Of course you don’t wish illness on them, but it is still no call for his reactions to his teammates mistakes, considering how much he sucks.
I miss A. Soriano. He’s a monster at the plate.. not that I would prefer him over Arod.. just saying that when I was little he was one of my favs.
Time for Nunez to be a hero
wow Alex is really struggling right now….
It doesn’t seem like Arod is even close to breaking out, he is late on everything.
lol somehow I knew this situation would come up….Nunez having to hit in a key spot
well no pie for nunez. too eager.
Caught a break…Nunez needs to steal now.
I should also mention that I like lombardis. I’ll give the rays on prince a chance. The other rays are like cardboard though.
Nunny better steal here. First pitch. Nothing to lose.
I want Nunez stealing
Rich in NJ May 11th, 2011 at 10:31 pm
“it’s pretty funny being told I ‘always sound angry’ when 90% of the comments on the blog during games are complaints about the Yankees not performing up to expectations.”
So but for the whining, you’d be happy?
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pretty much, particularly since most of it is nonsense…
Yankees got no chance if this gets to extra innings.
Come on, Swish!
swish loves pie.
Not buying that one. That ball looked like it hit a spring in the glove.
So steals and caught stealing is a BS stat now?
Good to know.
What exactly is NOT a BS stat?
I don’t like this whole pie thing.. but two people I want to see get pie’d is alex and jeter..
Wow, Alex is so lost.. soooooooo lost.. how could this happen with the tear he was on before he got hurt… sheesh, I want that guy back, not this imposter!
I thought it might have been a good time for Joe to get tossed.
GB…..We’ve been saying this for sometime, Brett Gardner is not an elite base stealer……The good ones get take 2nd on the 1st or 2nd pitch…..
Swish will probably swing for a grand slam now
Nunez is an aggressive base runner.
did nunez get hurt there?
See Brett? You force the issue and things happen.
You think Nunez can play a decent LF?
“What exactly is NOT a BS stat?”
W’s and L’s…Duh.
They always give the “lost it on the transfer”…..I think Tex should have been safe.
Make them pay Jorge
Would be a huge boost to Posada to end it here.
make them pay PO
Yes,
Love Spumoni Gardens pizza!
Make em pay Jorge
What is the difference between pitching to Swish or Posada?
Po is heated over this slap to the face
I guess ned yost didn’t hear me say “no one I would want up less than swisher in this spot”.
well Posada better prove these Mo Fo’s wrong
Time to make some people shut up, Po.
Jorge earns some props here
Posda, come on!
Time for Posada to silence the critics!
walking Swish makes no sense, Jorge has been on every pitch tonight…
Jorgie pie time?
nobody on the Yankee’s is swinging that bat great !! Grandy, is probably the best.. right now.
Wow, Jorge getting the “girl on the team” treatment!
I like Lombardi’s.
A friend on her first trip ever to NY was visiting from Arizona and we took her to Lombardi’s.
She wanted to order ranch dressing on the side with her pizza. I told her I’m getting my own table if she tries to ask the waiter for it.
Ranch dressing with pizza? What is that??
What are the numbers for Posada and Swisher against Soria?
they’re gonna throw down and in. He always K’s on that pitch
I think I’d retire right on the spot if they walked Swisher to get to me..
Unless I saw the numbers wrong, are swish and posada a combined 1-24 with 2 outs and risp this year?
I’d look for slider here
“Ranch dressing with pizza? What is that??”
that’s school lunch room style
wow they are really giving him incentive.
P May 11th, 2011 at 10:40 pm
nobody on the Yankee’s is swinging that bat great !! Grandy, is probably the best.. right now.
Wow, Jorge getting the “girl on the team” treatment!
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They walked Swisher to set up outs at every base. Nunez is the only possible run that matters now.
I am going to the diner in Massepequa with my dad in 15m and getting a chicken parm.
If Jorge hits a walk-off I will get pizza tonight!
That looked to be on purpose so he can go away now
surprised he didn’t swing at that. usually does
Let’s see if Posada can make them eat Crow.
sit fastball Jorge…..
Isin’t this guy a 1 inning reliever?
Why is he in there for 50 pitches? We need to take advantage
Wow I didn’t even realize that Soria has thrown 51 pitches
Ranch? That’s awful. Can’t show ur face in there again the minute that request goes into the waiter.
LGY May 11th, 2011 at 10:40 pm
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Mustard is also great! I’ll have to try the ranch–sounds interesting.
acksquat May 11th, 2011 at 10:42 pm
P May 11th, 2011 at 10:40 pm
nobody on the Yankee’s is swinging that bat great !! Grandy, is probably the best.. right now.
Wow, Jorge getting the “girl on the team” treatment!
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They walked Swisher to set up outs at every base. Nunez is the only possible run that matters now.
and?
Wow I didn’t even realize that Soria has thrown 51 pitches
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Crow, not Soria.
Pat M. May 11th, 2011 at 10:37 pm
GB…..We’ve been saying this for sometime, Brett Gardner is not an elite base stealer……The good ones get take 2nd on the 1st or 2nd pitch…..
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Pat, that’s one reason that if they move Gardner up in the batting order, I’d prefer it to be in the #2 spot….in front of the more patient hitters like Teixeira and Rodriguez. It would allo him to be selective on when to run, but, you’re right. He needs to run early.
I knew it
seriously, Posada is insulted.
Ouch, I wanted pizza.
Jorge just got shamed by the Royals.
Missed that by a foot and a half
Posada is shot. Give Jesus a shot June 1.
man….Jorge was guessing fastball there.
Ever have pizza in Arizona?
Ranch dressing can’t make it worse.
Posada always had trouble with the down and in slider
Posada really needs to start considering his next career move.
Now Jeter can get his chance to walk off.
I always wanted to see him get a pie, but he has not been great in the late innings since the pie began.
What part of what I said did you not get? Walking Swisher had nothing to do with Posada’s abilities.
This damn team.
I need to go to somewhere.
D-Rob I blame you.
11 hits to just 2 for the Royals….pathetic that they have 2 runs
Should have guessed breaking ball since Martin is automatic right now.
Amazing how they can lose this.
I think I’ll look forward to seeing Posada play on June 26th….I have tickets for Old Timers’ Day.
Royals very clear message to Posada: “You REALLY suck, sir.”
Posada’s response: “Ya. I do.”
Jorge.. oy vey Jorge.. that was just absolutely disgusting.. what is happening to this team?????????????
Jorge can’t hit a breaking ball.. wait, Jorge barely knows how to lay off a breaking ball. This sucks!
I hope Joba isn’t hurt. Seeing Carlyle in this spot is alittle scary but there isn’t much left in the bullpen.
Bunny Carlisle….isn’t that a stripper??
$10 says Buddy goes down tomorrow and they bring up a long man.
There’s a RF in Queens who’d make a good DH.
Buddy Carlyle–man or myth–is in.
Surely hope that “Kitty’s” bubble stays floating one more night.
This team is just maddening. With all the great hitters on this team, they are the most inconsistent club in the league. Score 12 one day, then are held to 5 runs in 2 games against the Royals, and leave, what, 20 on base tonight? Just beyond pathetic.
BoJo May 11th, 2011 at 10:44 pm
Posada really needs to start considering his next career move.
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because he struck out there?
Didn’t Arod do the same thing with a man on and no one out?
Nunez hit a perfect DP grounder after that also.
Crow has good stuff, he threw a good slider on 3-2, it’s tough to hold back in that situation.
Melky wants pe
I’m sure this came up while I was driving home from work, but is there ANY rational reason to go to Robertson over Joba after the way Chamberlain COMPLETELY overpowered KC in the eighth last night???
“jacksquat May 11th, 2011 at 10:44 pm
What part of what I said did you not get? Walking Swisher had nothing to do with Posada’s abilities.”
Wrong, you don’t do that if the hitter up next is a threat!
I hope Joba isn’t hurt. Seeing Carlyle in this spot is alittle scary but there isn’t much left in the bullpen.
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He is fine. Just unavailable because he pitched in 3 of 4 games and Joe doesnt want to use him, according to the beat writers.
Hitting slump continues, pitching is keeping us in games. Even though we have 11 hits, we’re not doing much with them.
Seems like a nice time to pour myself a relaxing cup of bigelow green tea.
PIE
I’m sure this came up while I was driving home from work, but is there ANY rational reason to go to Robertson over Joba after the way Chamberlain COMPLETELY overpowered KC in the eighth last night???
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See above.
Carlyle has to get the ball down
Ace May 11th, 2011 at 10:46 pm
There’s a RF in Queens who’d make a good DH.
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I’ve been saying that since ST
This is a disgrace.
PATHETIC
Well, I guess I now know why Robertson.
Something must be wrong with Joba, too.
Thank God the Yankees babied all these guys coming up. It’s worked out really well.
It seems like the Yanks want to get beat by walks tonight
Bet Melky runs here
“”MG May 11th, 2011 at 10:47 pm
BoJo May 11th, 2011 at 10:44 pm
Posada really needs to start considering his next career move.
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because he struck out there?
Didn’t Arod do the same thing with a man on and no one out?
Nunez hit a perfect DP grounder after that also.
Crow has good stuff, he threw a good slider on 3-2, it’s tough to hold back in that situation.”"”
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RIght has nothing to do with his .148 whatever BA. Doh!
Just keep tipping your cap to AAA pitchers who are god awful
This team is pathetic
Yeah, DRob gave up that hit to tie it, but this game is on the bats. They just haven’t gotten it done. This game should have been in the bag.
Part of it is slumping, all at once. Wrapped up in that is the Posada question. Give it till Memorial Day. Then, if Jorge isn’t going, it will be tough-decision time.
So Warren/Phelps/Noesi, which one comes up tomorrow? Probably not Phelps since he pitched tonight.
If the yanks acquired the RF from queens they’d probably forget to do a phsyical and then act shocked when his kneew acted up.
U know it’s a loss if melky steals a bag
How many games have the Yanks lost where they haven’t hit at all and they blew a lead in the eighth inning?
I bet Melky gets a steal
unlike that loser Gardner
Seems like a nice time to pour some gasoline on myself and light a match….or have a Bigelow tea..
ughhhhhh.. I can’t watch anymore.
Joba has thrown 9 pitches in the last 2 days! And none of his outings before that were really long to my knowledge. Holding him back is BS.
Posada isn’t hitting. Isn’t getting on base. That’s his job as a dh who brings nothing else to table.
“DocTodd May 11th, 2011 at 10:50 pm
Seems like a nice time to pour some gasoline on myself and light a match….or have a Bigelow tea..”"
Cracking me up!
Carlyle has been up in the zone on every pitch. That isn’t a recipe for success
Posada is off to a bad start this year but tonight he has two hits, two walks, and an RBI.
To get on his case as being finished because he K’d on a tough, 3-2 pitch just isn’t fair. He walked twice on breaking balls that he laid off, this time Crow got him, that’s baseball.
Of course, it’s Lohud, where complaining about the Yankees has become a new art form.
He is fine. Just unavailable because he pitched in 3 of 4 games and Joe doesnt want to use him, according to the beat writers
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So they had an OFF day on Monday, Joba threw like NINE PITCHES last night… But he’s unavailable because he pitched Saturday and Sunday???
Girardi and Co. are either lying about an injury, which they are known to do, or they’re idiots.
Of course, both could easily be true.
geez, now I got it. they are trying hard to lose
Really would like to see some guys on this team starting to hit for average. Its tough when so many guys top to bottom are way below their career norms.
Forget it, I’m not debating a 14 year old.
Cano might have gotten that…
The only ball Posada should be trying to hit is a golf ball…
Carlo: I can guarantee they would too. It’s not like any of them are happy about stranding runners tonight.
robertson’s run wouldnt have been an issue if the offense could have capitalized on the 35 runners they left on base tonight.
Captain ClutchMay 11th, 2011 at 10:51 pm
Carlyle has been up in the zone on every pitch. That isn’t a recipe for success
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Just having a loser like him on the ROSTER qualifies as a recipe for failure.
Well going to need 2-3 more shutout inn with soria in
jacksquat May 11th, 2011 at 10:52 pm
Forget it, I’m not debating a 14 year old.
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ditto…
I get the whole Joba overuse thing, but didn’t throw much yesterday. Whatever, this has been beaten to death.
“jacksquat May 11th, 2011 at 10:52 pm
Forget it, I’m not debating a 14 year old.”
15 in 2 days !!!
Kc 3 hits. 3 runs?
Come on Carlyle. Can we not beat ourselves in this inning…
Is pathetic the new buzz word here from such dedicated Yankee Fans ???
Good idea Buddy. Change the eye level a bit on the 0-2 pitch.
I’m pouring my bigelow tea down my drawers if we lose this game on a 2 out hit with a risp.
Buddy Carlyle in the 10th inning of a 2-2 game.
This is some kind of roster Brian Cashman put together.
But hey, it’s not like he has a $200 million budget or anything.
If we get out of this without giving up a run.. Jeter is going to get pie’d .. mark my words!
Hopefully all we need is one more shot with this thing tied in the 10th
Get over Joba not in. A pen should be deep n shouldn’t rely on 3 guys
Carlo May 11th, 2011 at 10:55 pm
Good idea Buddy. Change the eye level a bit on the 0-2 pitch.
I’m pouring my bigelow tea down my drawers if we lose this game on a 2 out hit with a risp.
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I actually laughed hard at this one.
Is Soria definitely coming in this inning if it’s a tie game?
LOL, that’s the end of that.. this clown.
If Buddy Carlye escapes this inning – it’s almost fate that the Yanks win it in the bottom
Pat M. May 11th, 2011 at 10:54 pm
Is pathetic the new buzz word here from such dedicated Yankee Fans ???
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Pat M, your presence is much appreciated right now lol
Carlyle should make him chase here..No reason to throw him a strike.
During the commercial break I’m calling wb mason to find out a) what they do, and b) the impact in their revenue stemming from their yankee stadium and YES spots
“Get over Joba not in. A pen should be deep n shouldn’t rely on 3 guys”
Yes, but we’re already a man short because of Soriano being injured but not on the DL…so we’re down to the last 2 guys in the bullpen which is pretty much shaky for any team
Throw a breaking pitch in the dirt
Nervous
Id’ rather see swisher pitching that mr. carlyle .. sham-wow!
Ball game.
As I predicted.
Someone check on Carlo…
That’s probably the game but I’m hoping for some pie
Can’t keep dodging the walks.
Completely awful game…blame goes to everyone except AJ, Logan, and Mo
so sad. I have no faith in extra inning games, since we only have about 2 good pitchers in the bullpen. Sad
that is the ballgame folks.
WHERE IS JOBA
3 hits 3 runs
We a saw that L coming early.
I think I finally figured out why Brian Cashman did so much dumpster diving to put this team together.
He’s trying to make the team in his own image.
Gotta walk betemit here. Great player.
This has been an embarrassing game. Period.
Cashman wanted to sign a more durable reliever than Soriano, but his bosses overruled him.
Gonna leave now.
It’s about to get ugly in here.
What an AWFUL 0-2 pitch. A belt high fastball to a hitter that will swing at anything in sight. figures that Carlyle can’t pitch an inning without giving up a run.
Not looking good . . .
Hey when u walk melky to open the 10 u deserve to lose.
Girardi will talk in the postgame about the other team’s pitching. There’s nothing wrong with calling out your hitters: Jeter, A-Rod, Swisher, and Posada.
NO its Soria no doubt. Keep it to one
GoldGlove9486May 11th, 2011 at 10:58 pm
WHERE IS JOBA
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He threw a total of 9 pitches the last two days, so he needs a rest.
This organization raises their pitchers to be P*$$!#$
I’m headed to the ER with severe “pelvic area” burns. Someone text me if we pull this game out.
What an AWFUL 0-2 pitch. A belt high fastball to a hitter that will swing at anything in sight. figures that Carlyle can’t pitch an inning without giving up a run.
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2-2 pitch no?
When you leave 15 men on base and score a grand total of 2 runs you deserve to lose.
Did anybody see this coming? Seriously?
DFA this crap.
This is by far the most-deserved loss of the season. Unquestionably.
This is like watching a single A team..
The Yanks will never hit Soria
Instead of pathetic, I will go with Hilarious. Can’t do nothing but laugh at this point. 11 hits, 2 runs. They deserve to lose.
Here come the insurance runs.
what a joke
Wow. Just wow.
Yes, it’s Cashman’s fault the Yankees have 2 runs on 11 hits. Man, there’s a really lonely bridge somewhere.
Do they seriously have no one better than Buddy Carlye in the system??
The Buddy Carlyle experiment might be drawing to a close
The overrated pen blows another one. What’s that? 5?
Do they seriously have no one better than Buddy Carlye in the system??
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Warren/Phelps/Noesi
carlyle has a nasty 87MPH fast ball.. I mean nasty.
I miss Stan Pendelman!
Soria vs btm of order? It’ll be quick at least
Nothin like givin away another home game that they shoulda won. These games will come back to bite them in the rear.
Both Robertson and Carlyle walked guys and they both scored…..good relievers don’t walk guys…
KC has 3 hits and 3 runs…we have 11 hits and 2 runs. WTH. Seriously.
This game is very similar to many other home games we lost. The Minnesota game Soriano blew….we didn’t score after the second inning. The Chicago game Soriano blew…..only had two runs. This is very predictable. Home run or nothing for this club. They could have a commanding lead in the AL East.
bunt, bunt and bunt
“Leadoff walks are trouble”: no one gave this memo to the Yankees pitchers OR hitters
Thats big there. One run is not that improbable. Looks tough tonight though
Tentatively calling a Jeter walk off…
I guess Frenchy got his revenge…
did not see thw whole masterpiece but got some updates on the phone. jeter with a effective bunt for a change. gardner getting thrown out stealing.
many clutch hitters. many many walks by the dopes. the radio broadcast is unbearable. nice effort by the multi millionaires. no one on this team can hit it is staggering…………
I love you guys.
His name is buddy mop up for a reason. Problem for them is they have 3 of those. Buddy. Ayala. Logan.
Why is everyone so mad? You gotta tip your cap to vin mazzaro, aaron crow, tim collins. U just gotta tip it. Those guys are awesome.
Sooner rather than later Cash will have to address this awful offense. With the lineup struggling and Montero in the minors you have to make a move. It’s hard to score runs and put hits together with 5 guys struggling in the everyday lineup.
This team is decidedly mediocre…bad loss after bad loss… the O is embarrassing w/ too many outs in the lineup. When do they make a change? Good thing the sox are playing so poorly.
A 200 million payroll and they have a buddy carlyle losing to the royals…..a team with a fraction of the payroll and has a better pen.
This is on the O but terrible work by Robertson with the walks.
Flame away all those who will say here comes more negativity but the reality is this team w/ 200 million spent is in fact mediocre right now.
Buddy Carlyle….reminds me of Buddy Young, the comedian in Billy Crystal’s Mr Saturday Night…only this Buddy is not making me laugh..
The fact that Posada half-swung at ball 4 was insane. That was it for me.
I think the team’s RISP since last season is near bottom of the league?
“The overrated pen blows another one. What’s that? 5?”
For being a ‘great’ pen, they sure have blown a lot of games in these first 40 games or so.
With how shaky the offense is, they need to secure games they have a lead late.
BoJo May 11th, 2011 at 9:57 pm
igotid88
Pearl Jam fan?
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Yes
Quite pathetic.
a lot of walks, but we will swing early no doubt.
LGY….What durable reliever would that have been ???
Hard to believe that the Royals have also walked 7 guys. Just terrible offense tonight. Worst of the year probably.
Still time here to swing it to the left side.
AC1 – I agree. Jeter walk off. He’s likely the last out of the game.
Someone actually trying to say Robertson is not a good reliever? Wow, either forgot the jams he’s gotten the team out of, or another fickle “fan”…
They should be patient with Soria. Even though he is good he has awful numbers.
ac1May 11th, 2011 at 11:00 pm
figures that Carlyle can’t pitch an inning without giving up a run.
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You can’t be surprised by this.
This is what our sack of crap GM gets for $200 million. A trash team that can’t score, can’t develop young pitchers, and leaves the manager trying to decide between Luis Ayala and Buddy Carlyle late in a tie game.
Past time for a change.
Thanks for the 1 hitter AJ.. Thank Joe Retardi for not wanting to put in a pitcher that can actually pitch.
The 8th burns us again.
LOL Carlo
I’m glad I didn’t have any pizza because it would be agita city right about now.
This game will either be a thriller or a burn the taper.
Take two here Russ
Leadoff walk
There will be no walk off home runs. That means hitting with men on base and that’s something this team simply can’t do.
Just a deplorable loss, but at least it may mean the end of Buddy Carlyle, and that can only be good.
Let’s go
Have Martin steal.
The pen has a whole is still very good. Problem is tonight they’re playing shorthanded without Joba and Soriano, and all season the offense has left no margin for error. I don’t think there’s been a single game this season where more than 1 reliever struggled at a time, but when the offense shuts down, one reliever giving up a run or two becomes magnified.
Carlo May 11th, 2011 at 11:04 pm
AC1 – I agree. Jeter walk off. He’s likely the last out of the game.
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Zing.
Let the bunt debate begin
I’M sure Joe will bunt n play for 1.
Pena pinch-runner?
YankeesNmore May 11th, 2011 at 11:04 pm
ac1May 11th, 2011 at 11:00 pm
figures that Carlyle can’t pitch an inning without giving up a run.
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You can’t be surprised by this.
This is what our sack of crap GM gets for $200 million. A trash team that can’t score, can’t develop young pitchers, and leaves the manager trying to decide between Luis Ayala and Buddy Carlyle late in a tie game.
Past time for a change.
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i didnt say that.
why is my name tagged with that comment?
the leadoff walks rule hurts better be true this inning
What is with Kay and his crying for the bunt all night?
I hope Gardner isn’t bunting here….Make him throw a strike and Gardner doesn’t know how to bunt…
like like like
Guy can’t throw a strike but yes give them a free out. Dumb!!!!
wish gardner had the bunt single mastered
I see someone changed their ‘broken record’ side from Jeter to Cashman.
Again.
dont even set up a bunt until he throws a strike
There really should be a limit to the number of mound visits.
Soria does not look right. 5 straight pitches out ofmthe zone. Take a strike Brett.
I think I am delayed a bit, Gardner just took the plate..
JOE RETARDI IS A FECKIN IDIOT!
Make him throw a strike. Gardner better not bunt a ball.
I wanna see him bunt 3-0. So dumb
Maybe no bunt cause lack of control. If Brett was a good bunter he could wait for a strike, but he isnt. Almost needs two chances.
stop squaring to bunt before you accidentallly pop one up
NO ONE CAN BUNT.
If gardner makes contact on this 2-0 pitch I’ll kill myself.
I hate Girardi
How don’t u force him to throw a strike??!?!
I’d rather suffer a severe pizza burn on the roof of my mouth,than sit through another inning of Buddy Carlyle’s pitching …
Bunt, again? Dont they learn?
Gardner has no idea how to bunt
WHY THE HELL IS THE BUNT SIGN ON !!!!!
Imagine what the team would look like if Cashman were only allowed to spend $100 million, which is still more than MOST GM’s get.
When will people wake up and realize how pathetic this dude is?
That is just stupid. Gave Soria a strike.
I would disagree with the bunt.
You have to be kidding me. Bunting 2-0 on a pitcher who has thrown 6 straight balls.
3-1.
STOP SQUARING THE BUNT!!!!!!!!!!!
Walk here and Jeter tries the bunt again.
TAKE THE BUNT OFF!!!
Jeter always comes up big in these spots. Remember that time in 2001 vs BH Kim? Yep, me too.
Take this Brett. Make him throw one.
CAN WE PLEASE FIRE JOE RETARDI.. I MEAN IT SERIOUSLY>.. GET RID OF THIS CLOWN !!!!!
Bunting 3-1!!!!!!!!!
I fail to understand the logic of having Gardner bunt with a 3-1 count.
I hate the bunt. You can’t even tell me a single wins the game. Melky is in center and Frenchy is in right. Both have cannons.
My kingdom for some good fundamentals coaches throughout the minor league system.
For what its worth the foul bunt attempt was a strike
By all means give a struggling pitcher an out. Unreal. Clueless Joe with his 1950 mindset
why waste an out….what’s the point in having ppl in scoring position when we aren’t getting them home
Carlo. 2001? Was that the last time?
Thats it Joe give them an ez out
2 run HR
COME ON!
Dumb wasting an out with a bunt when Soria has been pitching poor.
Come on Jetes.
Tough enough to overcome a bad offense and relievers who walk leadoff hitters. Throw a bunt happy manager on top of it, and it’s too tough a mountain to climb.
Carlo….Crow time
The good news is Grandy comes to the plate this inning.
Still dont like the bunt. All Gardner had to do was stand there and he would have walked.
Watch Jeter bunt him over to 3rd
Why are you giving the pitcher an out if he can’t throw a strike?!?!?!?! Girardi has to stop with this bunt bs it is so dumb.
Now watch soria settle down
or a 10 hopper to short.
When they let Gardner hit, it didn’t work out. I don’t think it will work out either now they let him bunt.
funny how things repeat again and again. good bunt by gardner again, thats 2 in one game! c’mon cap’n!
lol
Guy can’t throw a strike and he bunts
FREE OUTS ERE.. GETCHA FREE OUTS .. MY NAME IS JOE G.. GETCHA FREE OUTS ERE
Pat – I hope so buddy. Would love to eat it. But I’m not.
Too early in the season to worry about the bullpen. Once the trade deadline comes and the minor league season starts winding down, we’ll be stacked with options for relievers.
The real concern right now is the offense. Other than Gardner, there’s very little the Yankees can do except wait and hope for the best, without causing a big controversy.
I just don’t understand why you bunt and give out an out on a 3-1 count when you can’t buy a clutch hit all night… I love small ball and fundamentals but that is just not a smart play… I hope Jeet comes up with a huge hit here but regardless that’s just dumb.
Horrible at bat by Jeter. What is he 0-6 tonight?
If nothing else, games like this make it easier to see which posters to ignore.
how about a wild pitch…
FYI. That’s y u don’t give away an out.
That was an awful pitch for Jeter to try and pull
Cmon Grandy. Last chance.
Jeter hasn’t been clutch since Clinton was president
Well, the bunt saved a game ending DP there.
Now we have a runner on 3rd w/ 2 outs…..what now Joe? Do you get bailed w/ a HR?
It should be second and third with one out…very frustrating.
what a disgrace.. this team deserves to lose…
pathetic game no matter what anyone says…..
I officialy hate joe girardi.. I don’t care if we win another WS.. I HATEEEEE HIMMMMM!!
Bush. 2001 WS.
Come on Grandy. Just a hit. Please? After being tortured with Kay and Flash we fans deserve a win.
Girardi loves giving away outs. And he’s cost his team once again.
Come on Grandy, lets go
Lets go Grandy….
Clueless Joe has cost us 5 games. It’s may 11
Bunting 3-1 folks
ok major league hr leader…do your stuff!
Anyone notice that since this pie thing started Jeter is one of the few guys here since ’09 that hasn’t gotten one?
BoJo May 11th, 2011 at 11:09 pm
The good news is Grandy comes to the plate this inning.
Curtis
bye bye trolls
Well… Not over, is it.
GRANDY!!!! TEAM MVP RIGHT THERE
Curtis Granderson!
Well…it worked. Sort of.
wow, is that guy great or what?
granderson is saving this offense….
thank God!!!!!!!!!!! We live to see more….thank you Grandy!!!!!!!!!! geez
YES! Sweet job by Grandy.
THANK YOU CURTIS!
All-caps worthy.
Atta boy Grandy baby!
Grandy…..team mvp by far this year.
I love Curtis Granderson….as a player lol
That must have been before your time Nurse Todd
Awesome!!!
end it here or the Royals score at least 5 next inning
FYI. That doesn’t make that bunt call ‘good’
Go Granderson!!!! Now let’s end this game right here!!!
What a disappointment.
Can we just run 9 Grandersons out there?
This team offensively flat out sucks right now.. be optimistic all you want, but for the last 3 weeks they suck. Thankfully we have starting pitching that has been great!
The Grandyman
Grandy needs to steal
guess alex may get another chance
Grandyman…nice.
# GoldGlove9486 May 11th, 2011 at 11:12 pm
Anyone notice that since this pie thing started Jeter is one of the few guys here since ’09 that hasn’t gotten one?
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Everyone may have been pied except for him.
Not!
Neither team seems to want to win tonight.
how ’bout a double here!
Granderson bails out Girardi.
I wonder where that Jon Heyman tweet stating A-Jax is already better than Grandy is now? haha boy Grandy has been dynamite.
Only Grandy ! He is our only weapon.. I love this guy!
I think Buddy needs to go up the ladder more next inning. Maybe get something atop the net behind the plate instead of 60% of the way up.
grandy should not steal.
this will end on a homerun eventually.
Soria looks awful. I can’t believe that Gardner bunted on a 3-1 pitch against him.
Still trying for homers
Soria has *nothing*. Gardner would have walked and Jeter tried to pull an outside pitch. And now Tex gets under one.
*More* extra innings!
I think Buddy needs to go up the ladder more next inning. Maybe get something atop the net behind the plate instead of 60% of the way up.
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How’s the crotch doin?
Grandy…AL MVP
Great job Grandy.
DocTodd May 11th, 2011 at 11:13 pm
Can we just run 9 Grandersons out there?
lololol
starting to think granderson should be hitting 4th for a while.
Alex ends it next inning.
Granderson should get half a pie if they win.
Tex and a rod are missing lots of mistakes lately. Hopefully these guys will wake up this weekend versus a team which has played poorly against most of the league.
AndrewMarchand
Soria looks like Soria-no
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Ouch!
“Can we just run 9 Grandersons out there?”
Who would’ve thunk anyone would be saying this last year? Long’s made Granderson into a completely different player.
It’s funny how after all the BS about Granderson last season, he is carrying the offense this season.
Ayala or Joba?
Carlyle keep the ball down
I think they should diband this entire team and go into rebuild mode.. I’d rather watch a bunch of excitable rookies then over paid veterans that are nonchalantly trying to win games and appease the media..
Keep CC, Cano, Grandy and that other guy.. get rid of everybody else ..
I think even Cervelli and Melky for sure got pied…..
Granderson does his part – come on Yanks . . .
did tex get stuck in the bathroom?
Can Granderson pitch for Kitty ?
Soria looks just awful, Bret the Hitman must be in mourning right about now. His fastball is about 5 mph down from the last few years.
Crotch = tapioca
Even JUAN MIRANDA got a pie in ’09. Buddy is horrible.
Ugh. More Buddy.
Chris W May 11th, 2011 at 11:15 pm
Who would’ve thunk anyone would be saying this last year? Long’s made Granderson into a completely different player.
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I can guarantee you could find posts from last year saying he should be dfa, traded, etc..
So, just to make sure I have this straight…
Gardner up with runners on first AND SECOND, no outs, and you lead by one with 9 outs left to get, and he’s swinging away.
Gardner up with only a runner on first, no outs, down by one in extra innings, and he’s sac bunting on 3-1 against a guy who threw 7 of the last 8 out of the zone.
Ya. That makes sense.
You have to be kidding me.
Tough playing extra innings with only 5 relievers, especially when one of them is a situational lefty who only faced one batter.
joba will be a last resort.
if it keeps going, ayala will be next…
Kendys Morales is having more surgery and will miss this season. Not sure that he’ll ever be the same again. He’s going to be as hobbled as Billy Buckner was. Buckner might have been a HOfer without that injury. The guy could hit and he was a good defensive cormer outfielder.
This guy may as well pitch blind folded
if we survive this inning scoreless, the Yanks better score in the bottom cause our pitching ain’t lasting much longer.
For cryin out loud…
buddy will be back in scranton tomorrow.
Why is Buddy Carlye on the roster? Seriously? He’s just a fungible middle reliever. Can’t we have young guys walking the leadoff man twice in a row?
Get rid of Buddy. NOW
Honestly, how are you a big leaguer if you automatically walk the first batter of an inning?
You have got to be kidding me!! I want a pitcher….not a glass of water!
Buddy mop up. Lol. A disgrace.
The Yankees really need to just go through their entire organization and DFA everyone named Buddy. What the hell is this crap?
***Kendrys***
4 pitch lead off walk – Beautiful!!
YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
after your team bails you out you walk the leadoff hitter on 4 PITCHES!!!!!!!!
It’s hard to win when you have 2 out innings since are stupid dumb manager gives out free outs when he can’t see that a pitcher can’t find the strike zone.. BUT THE BOOK, THE BOOK SAYS I SHOULD MOVE A RUNNER…
NO JOE, YOU DID NOT GET THE RUN SCORED!
I’m really happy with Buddy’s ability to throw up and over the zone. Maybe he should get under the ball a little more and see if he can throw it out of the camera angle.
uh, is Joba hurt?
there’s no excuse to keep Carlyle in the game. he couldn’t even keep his job in Japan.
Great job Carlyle. Now the Yanks will be losing once again on another walk.
Where the hell is Joe? Pull this guy.
may even come down to using Colon and bringing up a spot starter for his next start.
hopefully is doesnt come down to that.
Well, walking a guy on just 4 pitches keeps his pitch count down anyway…
I sense a dinger coming
BoJoMay 11th, 2011 at 11:18 pm
You have got to be kidding me!! I want a pitcher….not a glass of water!
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LOL
Walks the fastest guy on the team. Stupid.
Ayala should of started this inning. Carlyle was awful last inning and I doubt he has a good inning in him.
and Grandy’s hit will become worthless..
I am going to throw a “baseball for dummies” book at joe when I see him the next game!
Ayala in.
“nonchalantly trying to win games and appease the media..
Keep CC, Cano, Grandy and that other guy.. get rid of everybody else ..”
You do know that the Yankees, with maybe half an offense and a spotty pen, are leading the American League East, right?
Ayala coming in.
Nova after this, probably?
Can we send a stealth Seal team into the Stadium to eliminate Carlyle??
do or die
Another dumb move by Girardi.
Why didn’t he have this guy up to start the inning?
Good thing we got buddy out of the game. If he fielded and escobar bunt he likely would have hooked the throw to first inside the foul pole.
Another leadoff baserunner off the great Buddy Carlyle.
I can’t believe it.
What talent Brian Cashman has assembled. I can’t wait for the great Luis Ayala to follow the great Buddy Carlyle to the mound.
Sad the Yankees have nothing better than those two guys to pitch the 10th and 11th innings of a tie baseball game.
$200 million well spent.
Joe Girardi is on heroin!
They may have to put Swish on the mound tonight.
At least come July the pen will have banuelos n betances.
not nova, colon…..
he can give one inning since he goes friday, and if he goes longer, they can bring someone up for the sox series.
wahwah Cashman payroll wahwah
At least come July the pen will have banuelos n betances.
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I would guess not til august….
they need to get as many starts as possible in the minors.
As of right now, Buddy Carlyle is off my untouchables list when talking trade for Felix Hernandez.
Chris WMay 11th, 2011 at 11:18 pm
Why is Buddy Carlye on the roster? Seriously?
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Because Brian Cashman is the GM and this is the best he can do with a $200 million payroll.
I think Joe Girardi’s braces are clouding his judgement.
someone tell kay they cant bring pendleton back for 10 days.
Hope they bunt.
please just throw strikes.
This is over. Seriously, where is Joba?
P May 11th, 2011 at 11:22 pm
I think Joe Girardi’s braces are clouding his judgement.
If he still had them
“As of right now, Buddy Carlyle is off my untouchables list when talking trade for Felix Hernandez.
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LOL
At least you guys are showing your humorous sides tonight !!
Take the free out n run. Thanks kc.
ac1May 11th, 2011 at 11:22 pm
At least come July the pen will have banuelos n betances.
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They’ll be too busy getting babied in the minors, and they’ll almost certainly still be AT LEAST a year and half away.
What was the reasoning for choosing Pendleton over Buddy? Because he got a save in Baltimore?
“Carl May 11th, 2011 at 11:23 pm
P May 11th, 2011 at 11:22 pm
I think Joe Girardi’s braces are clouding his judgement.
If he still had them”
No silly, the ones that were taken off I mean !!!
Bojo – lol, well done with the buddy/felix comment.
I’d rather not see Betances and Banuelos in the pen. These guys are STARTERS. Don’t screw them up like Joba.
best contribution all year from Nunez….maybe double play now
Kevin Whelan seems to have remembered where the strikezone is (17/6 K/BB ratio in 15.2 innings). Why not give him a shot? Make that Sheffield trade actually worth something?
Squeeze here?
Banuelos and Betances won’t sniff the majors this year. They are both on strict innings limits in Double A.
Probably for the best. Who knows where nunez would have thrown that ball.
The Melkman delivers!!!!!
im so tired of the ol jeff nelson play
No cano kills
Hm. Hosmer. Throw him breaking stuff. He can’t hit it.
This could be ugly in a minute….
Why do they continue to act like Jeff Nelson invented that play. First time I ever saw it done was Melido Perez in the late 80′s
ac1May 11th, 2011 at 11:25 pm
im so tired of the ol jeff nelson play
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Me too!! The Yanks hitters are the only ones that fall for that
Cashman said banuelos n betances will be considered for pen later in year.
Banuelos and Betances won’t sniff the majors this year. They are both on strict innings limits in Double A.
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Which they may not hit before the end of the minor league seasons, so a few extra in the pen in september may be good.
as long as they dont stop using all of their pitches like hughes did.
3 run hr from melkman
If Hosmer goes deep here, 29 fans will seranade ayala with boos.
# GoldGlove9486 May 11th, 2011 at 11:24 pm
I’d rather not see Betances and Banuelos in the pen. These guys are STARTERS. Don’t screw them up like Joba.
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best comment of the night
Of course the guy that has been overmatched all game hitting .150 gets a hit.
double play, double play, double play!!!!!!!!!!! please
I can’t believe all the hate for Buddy Carlyle… He’s the last guy in the ‘pen. Of course, he’s going to have a bit of a tough time in a close, late game. That’s not what he’s being paid to do. He’s a mop-up guy who has a 1.69 ERA in games he’s come in. He’s not Rivera and he never will be. If this team could get a clutch hit outside of Granderson then it wouldn’t even matter.
Chambliss……You make a very good point about Tex & Alex missing on mistakes
This is painful. Either lose it or win it, just do it soon.
I can see Nunez throwing a double play ball over Jeter or Tex’s head.
Where is Chan Ho Park when you need him?
If we get out of this, Arod will blast one next inning.
too bad we can’t walk Melky and pitched to Posada !!!
Tyler, stop making sense. That has no place on LHYB.
If we get out of this, Arod will blast one next inning.
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No doubt he will be trying to…
why do folks get on jeter or posada? get on gardner and nunez. nunez cannot make a simple defensive play. cano makes the play to record the out at first with his eyes closed. gardner bunts on a 3-1 count against a pitcher that cannot find the strike zone.
Hosmer is better than Ayala.
# Ace May 11th, 2011 at 11:26 pm
Cashman said banuelos n betances will be considered for pen later in year.
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Great just great
Ayala should throw that same pitch off the plate and see if he chases
either an off speed pitch down and away or a fastball in the same place should take care of Hosmer here…
this ump wants to go home sooo bad
Bringing Joba up for the bullpen in 2007 worked out fine. It was making him a reliever coming out of ST the next season that screwed everything up.
Rapuano looks seriously pissed off.
The Yankees need to be able to call a “Power play” and have the catcher become the 4th infielder!
home plate ump is about to lose his s–t.
ac1 May 11th, 2011 at 11:22 pm
someone tell kay they cant bring pendleton back for 10 days.
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He can be called back up for injury, and Buddy is going to have his arm broken later tonight if the Yankees lose.
ac1May 11th, 2011 at 11:28 pm
If we get out of this, Arod will blast one next inning.
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No doubt he will be trying to…
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lmao
Wasn’t the pt of that mtg at the mound to say “don’t throw a strike here”?
The Other Phil May 11th, 2011 at 11:27 pm
Tyler, stop making sense. That has no place on LHYB.
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Haha I’m sorry. Just so dumb complaining about Buddy Carlyle of all people.
yuck yuck yuck
lameness
Man, this sucks. Just gave this one away.
Great hitting by a rookie. This will be the worst L of the year
Curtis should’ve set then throw
sigh.
BoJo May 11th, 2011 at 11:29 pm
ac1 May 11th, 2011 at 11:22 pm
someone tell kay they cant bring pendleton back for 10 days.
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He can be called back up for injury, and Buddy is going to have his arm broken later tonight if the Yankees lose.
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Touche
Ayala’s the good kind of reclamation project. Somebody who used to be a dependable part of a bullpen. Caryle has never been anything special, and in his mid-30s, it seems unlikely he ever will be.
Damn.
A friend just called and asked me if I wanted to go out and get water-boarded.
Should I go and get tortured or should I stay and watch the end of this game?
That was an awful throw. That ball was hit very shallow.
jeter and posada have dedicated their careers to the yankees, and worn the pinstripes with honor and pride.
brett has not made an attempt to get any better.
Tyler-
Fine, but if you ‘re going to bring in Ayala anyhow, why not let him start the inning. Carlyle was clearly struggling.
Hosmer is going to be (and might already be) an absolute stud. Have to beat up on the Royals while you can because this team could be deadly in a few years.
Walking leadoff batters is disgraceful.
Wow. Just a terrible loss in every way imaginable.
beaten by a rookie .. LOL what an embarassment
long miserable night for the Yankees and the loyal ppl still watching this misery
so that is how you score lead off walks
WOW… I haven’t seen that all year
Must be a new rule that allows that sort of thing
Alright same situation hold them to one run
who can pinch hit for Nunez next inning lol
The Straw-
I’m not arguing with that. I agree with you there actually. But what does that have to do with complaining about Buddy Carlyle? That’s Girardi and Rothschild.
Sure glad they activated Cy Ayala.
it is buddys fault because he walked the leadoff batter in both innings with ease. if buddy goes out there and gives up hits and they lose, it is not his fault. he did not have to walk the leadoff batter each inning. how is that for making sense?
No joba. No sori. Y use Logan for 1 batter? Y not let mo go 2? Y go Carlyle over ayala?
Tyler May 11th, 2011 at 11:30 pm
Haha I’m sorry. Just so dumb complaining about Buddy Carlyle of all people.
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Consider that your only warning. You need to be making posts complaining about payroll, Cashman, all of the hitters, payroll, this being the absolute WORST loss of the year, payroll and Carlyle. Please try to fit in better.
“beth May 11th, 2011 at 11:30 pm
jeter and posada have dedicated their careers to the yankees, and worn the pinstripes with honor and pride.
brett has not made an attempt to get any better.”
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YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS !!!!! HE WORKED ALL OFF SEASON !!!
When your bullpen with the exception of Mo walk leadoff hitters it’s inexcusable.
They are as much to blame as the offense.
Jeers – waterboarding is for nancies, watching the yankees bat with runners on 2nd and 3rd with no outs is where the will of real men is tested.
“brett has not made an attempt to get any better.”
You know this how? Anyway, Brett’s won a world series too.
Girardi gave him the bunt sign. I GUARANTEE he was not doing it on his own.
GoldGlove9486 May 11th, 2011 at 11:27 pm
Where is Chan Ho Park when you need him?
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Still in the bathroom. Turns out it wasn’t a stomach virus…he was just full of crap.
“Should I go and get tortured or should I stay and watch the end of this game?”
What’s the difference?
who can pinch hit for Nunez next inning lol
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CC Sabathia..
If not Nunez, def for Swisher.
Man, I wish they would get rid of the PED rules.. our offense is in dire need of a fix !
Beth
Just stop.
Brett Gardner is not the one deciding to bunt. Girardi gives the sign to sac bunt. Simple stuff.
buddy decided that since he had so much fun walking the leadoff batter the previous inning, he would walk another one…
Tyler-
I agree. I think Joe blew it on that decision and on the decision to leave the bunt on.
Chamberlain sure looked gassed throwing all of his nine pitches last night. Glad Girardi decided to save him.
Jeers – waterboarding is for nancies, watching the yankees bat with runners on 2nd and 3rd with no outs is where the will of real men is tested.
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Wow, the hits just keep coming everywhere but in the yankee lineup.
if only this was like the other sports and Cano can come back in
I’d given anything to watch the CIA waterboard Joe Girardi!
i think our starting pitching is considerably better then our bullpen. How many games have we lost the lead late….it is beyond ridiculous. Between that and our non-hitting
Alright time to go back to work here offensively.
whatever work brett gardner has done has not paid off. i’d rather get on a guy who makes use of 50% of his talent rather than jeters and posadas that have dedicated their careers to the yankees.
The Yanks should of kept Pendleton. He could actually be useful and Caryle is garbage. I am glad that another walk came around to score, the Royals last 3 runs have scored that way.
“beth May 11th, 2011 at 11:33 pm
buddy decided that since he had so much fun walking the leadoff batter the previous inning, he would walk another one…”
Now that is funny.. LOL
you can’t complain about Ayala there, I don’t know how Hosmer got that pitch in the air, it was at ankle height.
if I was a complainer I would say Cano would have easily made the play on the ball Nunez knocked down but there’s nothing you can do about that.
they just need to score a couple of runs with Arod leading off.
Beth, that’s just dumb.
Captain Clutch May 11th, 2011 at 11:30 pm
That was an awful throw. That ball was hit very shallow.
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Throw wasn’t awful. The ball was hit on a shallow pop up. He had to run over to catch it at an awkward angle, he didn’t have time to plant and throw. He just got it in as fast as he could knowing the runner on third is speedy.
beth May 11th, 2011 at 11:32 pm
it is buddys fault because he walked the leadoff batter in both innings with ease. if buddy goes out there and gives up hits and they lose, it is not his fault. he did not have to walk the leadoff batter each inning. how is that for making sense?
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If Carlyle goes out there and gives up a 400 foot bomb to the leadoff man both innings people in here would scream that his pitches are catching too much of the plate, why not pitch around the guy. It shouldn’t even come down to Buddy Carlyle. There are other people who should be blamed much more than a guy who pitched in Japan this year and has done a pretty good job up until this point.
Jones can pinch hit for Nunez, and if he gets on, Pena can pinch run and come in to play 2B
Alright time to go back to work here offensively.
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back to work?
don’t worry Bobby Abreau is pinch hitting for Arod !
Jones can pinch hit for Nunez, and if he gets on, Pena can pinch run and come in to play 2B
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Rather have Nunez hit vs. a RHP.
lol@ ac1 you are cracking me up…
syd: the bullpen is not going to put up blanks every night. They are going to give up runs. That’s part of the game. Stranding 15+ runners does not help the effort.
P May 11th, 2011 at 11:34 pm
I’d given anything to watch the CIA waterboard Joe Girardi!
“Why are you bunting like you’re in the NL!”
“Why are you bunting 3-1!”
You know everyone will be swinging for a grand slam here
The good news is that we should be getting to the underbelly of Royals pen
i see this place is a cesspool yet again tonight
maybe Alex can get a big hit….this ump is calling everything a strike cause he wants to go home
P May 11th, 2011 at 11:33 pm
Man, I wish they would get rid of the PED rules.. our offense is in dire need of a fix !
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kid, look up the name Lyle Alzado before you say that again, maybe you’ll learn something.
Al has looked really locked in these last few weeks. I have tremendous confidence.
why does it look like alex has given up?
This is a mediocre team that is over 500 only bc they have a 200 milllion payroll.
They continue on w/ embarrassing play……the O is pathetic w/out longballs.
If Cano is fine why did he come out?
When does CASHman do something to change this mediocre roster? Why does he not take more heat for the teams he puts together w/ unlimited payroll?
This would be a great time for Arod to recapture that April form.
Arod just not the same hitter he was early.
Arod should get tomorrow off. Watching him struggle in every at bat is pathetic already.
The Other PhilMay 11th, 2011 at 11:35 pm
syd: the bullpen is not going to put up blanks every night. They are going to give up runs. That’s part of the game. Stranding 15+ runners does not help the effort.
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all true which is why I mentioned the hitting, but recently there have been several games that the bullpen has blown. It should be a once in awhile thing not twice a week.
still cannot believe that cashman signed feliciano and we likely will never see him pitch for us.
If Big Stein saw Joe G leave that bunt on Gardner when Soria couldn’t throw strikes.. he would waterboard him, himself..
Right now Big Stein is readjusting his satellite in heaven in disbelief that his manager didn’t figure that out.. he was thinking it was the broadcast feed.
The HR or bust offense let’s them down again.
BD: You should know better by now. It’s a game thread in a losing effort.
They took Cano out to be safe… A lot of times you feel alright after getting hit like that but symptoms start later. You don’t want to risk him being out months with a concussion for a May game against KC.
KC’s bullpen looks much deeper.
This’ll teach AJ to give up a hit. He’s just got to do better next time out.
And alex has no power.
The hell with water boarding….just make those detained at Gitmo watch tonight’s WB Mason replay…
KC’s bullpen is beastly. Looks a hell of a lot better than ours.
Hahahahahahah at the “back to work offensively” comment. The fans are doing the work when we bat. Do u know how hard it is not to poison myself while watching us bat? Do u understand how hard I work to keep myself alive while this team hits .240?
Bunting with Gardner n playing in 10 was the dumbest move of night by Clueless. Pathetic
All because Jeter popped up a bunt with our top base stealer on first.
Dumb.
thank god for nick swisher…
The KC bullpen probably looks deeper because the Yanks didn’t use Joba or Soriano tonight. The KC pen had everybody available including Crow for multiple innings and even used Collins again.
This has to be the worst loss of the year so far. Especially because it’s against the loser Royals and the offense can’t be any more pathetic.
worse than being waterboarded would be being forced to watch girardi read his book…
Swisher is swinging himself out of town after this year.
a bomb here
I’m betting this is the start of a prolonged losing streak. Games like this tend to shut teams off offensively for a while.
They really deserve multiple losses for this anyway.
“MG May 11th, 2011 at 11:36 pm
P May 11th, 2011 at 11:33 pm
Man, I wish they would get rid of the PED rules.. our offense is in dire need of a fix !
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kid, look up the name Lyle Alzado before you say that again, maybe you’ll learn something.”
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Octogenarian… get some prozac.
Bring in the Goose May 11th, 2011 at 11:39 pm
All because Jeter popped up a bunt with our top base stealer on first.
Dumb.
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That top bas stealer is 5/10 this year…. I like Gardner a lot but he has not been good on the basepaths yet this year. That’s pretty pathetic for a guy with his speed..
Nhyankeefan-
That is an asinine comment. The Yanks are a good team taht is simply in a hitting slump. They are in first because of their pkay, not their payroll. Bad play tonight= ugly loss.
tying homer for swisher here…
shouldnt buddy be packing for the red eye greyhound to scranton?
I wish swisher would swing a little harder.
I’m sure well see some cap tipping after
Well, that’s all folks.
The good news is that 10 Al Queda terrorists just spilled their guts after watching the past few innings.
I hope Caryle is released tomorrow. There is no reason to have garbage like him on the team.
i actually think posada can hit this guy….
game. over. night.
“This has to be the worst loss of the year so far. Especially because it’s against the loser Royals and the offense can’t be any more pathetic.”
They sure have had a lot of bad losses due to the pen.
Robertson’s aversion to throwing strikes is going to keep him from ever being reliable.
That was not the desired result. Oh well, get it back tomorrow.
take a positive: if nick connected with the ball there, it would have gone 500 ft.
Worst L of the year. Absolutely brutal to keep wasting great SP. Pathetic.
the yankees are mediocre thats pretty much our problem. Though I think the hitting is below mediocre….maybe playing the RedSox will get us going again
So who’s up for blogging Yankee Encore?
Horrible team effort.
Bunch of jokes.
Here comes the hat tipping!
Ouch, awful game. Win tomorrow and gear up for the Sux.
All this wonderful fan faith in Nick Swisher and Posada better get repaid in spades, because the two of them are playing like 2 of the biggest stiffs in major league baseball.
So much for just extending the inning Swish, not a great approach there but they probably didn’t deserve it tonight anyway.
Tomorrow is a new day. Still 20-14 and not even playing all that wel..
Hollywood Swisher goes down yet again……God I hope they don’t pick up his option….his disappearing act in the playoffs is bad enough, but now e can’t even hit in the regular season games.
So much for just extending the inning Swish, not a great approach there but they probably didn’t deserve it tonight anyway.
Tomorrow is a new day. Still 20-14 and not even playing all that well..
Had a chance to go 7 up on Boston and another game up on Tampa.
They can’t even score runs against the Royals at home. Wasted a great game by AJ.
Thestraw – teamwide slumps don’t usually last for several months. Its not just april/may ineptitude. This is last years september/october offense too.
ZOMG!!1! This is the worst loss of the year@!!1@!
Until the next loss of the year.
Captain Clutch May 11th, 2011 at 11:41 pm
I hope Caryle is released tomorrow. There is no reason to have garbage like him on the team.
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Do you expect Neftali Feliz to be the last man in the pen?
Could have gained another game on the Red Sox….oh well, no use crying over spilled milk…
The pen has cost them 5 wins. A supposed strength.
Total team loss tonight. Bad situational hitting, pen was shaky except for Mo, questionable coaching decisions. Except for AJ, Mo and Grandy, everybody else pretty muched played like crap. It was just one of thse nights.
“How many games have we lost the lead late….it is beyond ridiculous. Between that and our non-hitting”
Well, the Yankees have played 34 games and only 3 or 4 have been blowout wins. They haven’t really had a blowout loss. That means in the other 30 games, they’ve needed the bullpen to be good just to have a shot to win. In 30 games, you’d expect the pen to fall through at least 5 times or so. The real issue here is the inability to tack on runs.
Swisher needs to be trade bait…. just way way too inconsistent to be counted on. He has a cool haircut and talks to the fans, so that’s why people want to hang onto him, but we need a lot more from RF than we’re getting. Last year was the ultimate anomaly.
yankees definitely need a long man in the pen for the next few days, and since buddy pitched today, he is going….
They should be up 10 on Boston right now. Not even being dramatic.
The Yankees have talented kids for a reason, or at least I thought. It’s time to start using them, in the pen, and in the lineup.
Crappy performance by the Yanks tonight.
Swisher needs to be trade bait…. just way way too inconsistent to be counted on. He has a cool haircut and talks to the fans, so that’s why people want to hang onto him, but we need a lot more from RF than we’re getting. Last year was the ultimate anomaly.
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Swish straight up for Josh Johnson?
Put that one on the right side…
nice effort.
let’s count some of the no friggin way.
no friggin way swisher swings over a offspeed to end the game.
no friggin way gardner does not steal early in the count
no friggin way jeter cannot get the bunt down for about the 10th straight time.
no friggin way the yanks walk the leadoff hitter for the umpeenth time.
no friggin way the yanks cannot get a hit with RISP.
listening to the 2 dopes on the radio is litterally agony. they talk endlessly about jeters BA and the fans and experts overreacting. do those 2 dopes know what slugging % is???? THey are total morons.
this is a disgraceful loss and any other way of describing it is laughable.
aj with his usual masterpeice. 1 hit 5 BB and a HBP. is is the ultimate tease….
say goodbye to carlyle, man he sucks… can you throw a strike.
Going to have to get a real DH in here to hit 6. Beltran is his name.
Bronx Jeers May 11th, 2011 at 11:42 pm
So who’s up for blogging Yankee Encore?
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Will it count towards required community service?
It’s hard to win games with Tex, Arod, Swish, Posada and Martin struggling. Swish and Posada back to back is absolutely brutal and Girardi has break them up. You really have to wonder how much longer Posada’s leash is.
ac1 May 11th, 2011 at 11:46 pm
Swisher needs to be trade bait…. just way way too inconsistent to be counted on. He has a cool haircut and talks to the fans, so that’s why people want to hang onto him, but we need a lot more from RF than we’re getting. Last year was the ultimate anomaly.
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Swish straight up for Josh Johnson?
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Haha of course…. Yankees fans realize he’s not playing well so of course some other team is going to throw us their ace! I know you’re being sarcastic but I don’t know if many people in here are lol.
Montero.
Montero.
Montero.
Can’t have auto outs hitting 6-7. Y pitch to cano?
Haha of course…. Yankees fans realize he’s not playing well so of course some other team is going to throw us their ace! I know you’re being sarcastic but I don’t know if many people in here are lol.
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Obviously that was sarcastic.
I thought for sure Buddy would get Player of the Game..
You’d be lucky to get Lyndon Johsnon for Swisher.
Lyndon’s dead by the way.
another game they should have won but did not. that is about 4 or 5 bad losses already. soriano threw away 2 games this train wreck and another game here and there.
nice inning by robertson walked 2 zeros and tried to wiggle out of it. newsflash walks kill…..
I can’t be mad at the bullpen when the 3 guys who gave up runs make about 1/20th of the payroll combined, and they’ve actually been great up to this point. This game (much like many others) was lost because the high priced offense can’t piece together hits.
The Straw — if it’s just a slump, then this team goes into new slumps every week. They were in an extended team slump until Sunday, when they scored 12, after scoring 11 runs the previous 5 games (and 5 of those came on Saturday). Now the last two games they’re back in another slump?
This team isn’t in a slump, they are just horribly inconsistent. This is who they are.
Last year they led the league in runs scored, yet were held to 3 or fewer runs in 54 games, a full third of the season.
Take sarcasm Tyler. Don’t embarrass yourself bud
Finally over . . . The offense is clearly scuffling, especially with men on base – it’s been the pitching that has carried them. It’ll be exciting when the offense finally starts clicking on a consistent basis. Too bad they gave away a win like that, but they can still win the series tomorrow.
Do you expect Neftali Feliz to be the last man in the pen?
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Unfortunately the Yanks have 3 last guys in the bullpen right now
Swish and Posada back to back are reminding me of Jose Molina/Chad Moeller and Melky back to back in the good old days of 08.
Gotta love the opposing team walking a player to PITCH TO OUR DH.
enough tyler with the last man in the pen. a championship team needs all 25 men to contribute. or at the very least, throw strikes.
also, luis ayala was the last man in the pen, and he was okay, he threw strikes.
3 runs with al the base runners we had is dreadful
Imagine how pathetic the Yankees would be if Cashman only got to spend $100 million or less, like MOST general managers.
$200 million payroll and we’re digging through everybody else’s trash to put together a major league roster.
$200 million and we’re trying to decide whether to pitch Buddy Carlyle or Luis Ayala first, in the 10th inning of a tie game.
Carlo,
I guess you weren’t watching when they hit the ball well against the Twins in the playoffs. If you make the time period long enough, it will include all good and bad streaks. But they hit well enough last year to get within two games of the Series and this year to have them in first. They still are among the league leaders in runs scored. It’s not how you score them, it’s only wheter or not they score. Tonight they didn’t…most other nights, they have. You ate not going to see a team hit like the 1998 Yankees again.
That’s what this core did, even last year… go on binges where they score a million runs, but go on equally long droughts where they do nothing. They are the definition of feast or famine.
Then again, when you have so many aging players and players like Swisher/Martin/Gardner/Granderson who are not high average hitters who are extremely streaky, that is what you get. Swisher, in particular, contributes to this. A-Rod at this stage of his career is just a name.
Having a no-power guy like Gardner batting 9th is also the anthesis of what a prime Yankee lineup should be. 2009 for example – Cabrera had 13 HRs, 30+ doubles.
The team, at this point, is a bunch of streaky hitters with power. Most of them are batting in the mid .200s, no one except Cano over .280. Half the team can’t catch up to good FBs, the other are useless against breaking stuff. They need an infusion of youth in the lineup. Montero would be a nice start.
I said of course ac was being sarcastic… I don’t think other people in here are though
“I know you’re being sarcastic”…. Direct quote from my statement..
beth-
When the Yanks won the World Series how much did Freddy Guzman contribute? Was he not a part of the 25 man roster?
This should be Swisher’s last year on the Yanks. He isn’t worth his pay check. The whole world knows he can only hit a fastball and his homerun swing on every pitch is pathetic already.
Well tomorrow is another day…unless you die tonight…
Think about that as you lay your head down tonight.
Good night night people!
“Do you expect Neftali Feliz to be the last man in the pen?”
Technically, Joba was the last man in the pen and that’s pretty darn close
nice effort. let’s count some of the no friggin way.
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I have to admit, this post was funny.
yNM, who are you expecting to be in in that situation?
RS May 11th, 2011 at 11:53 pm
“Do you expect Neftali Feliz to be the last man in the pen?”
Technically, Joba was the last man in the pen and that’s pretty darn close
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Lol very true…. wish Joba was available tonight.
G- Love
LMAO
They should have sold high on Swish last year though. With the aging bats showing serious decline, it is up to guys like him to produce and he has given them nothing. 1 HR? really?
2 out of 16 with RISP.
swisher with a lowe rslugging % then the great 1 derek…..
gardner thrown out for the 5th time already this season.
really were they asleep tonight???
joba and the bullpen multi day rules etc. possibly cost them a game.. no soriano and no joba and robertson did his walk routine and they blew a game they should have won. no big deal, tip the cpa blah blah blah, we wil lget them tommorrow, blah blah blah… games you lose now still count………………….
TheStrawMay 11th, 2011 at 11:53 pm
yNM, who are you expecting to be in in that situation?
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Somebody better than those two pieces of garbage.
Perhaps if Cashman hadn’t wasted $8 million on a guy everybody on the planet knew and said was a breakdown ready to happen.
“Imagine how pathetic the Yankees would be if Cashman only got to spend $100 million or less, like MOST general managers.”
But in a small market, he would actually feel comfortable giving young players a chance. Montero would have been up already. They would have utilized their farm more.
In this market, they can’t move the Captain down because they can’t hurt his feelings, nor can they remove their iconic DH from his position.
Cashman is hindered by the NY market.
MLB is going to investigate Colon’s surgical procedure performed last April.
Go git em Bud! Put another feather in your weave.
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G. Love May 11th, 2011 at 11:42 pm
All this wonderful fan faith in Nick Swisher and Posada better get repaid in spades, because the two of them are playing like 2 of the biggest stiffs in major league baseball.
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Yea stiff Posada had two hits and two BBs & an RBI. WTF are you watching.
guzman rarely saw action in games. not a good comparison, but a good point.
simple point, buddy cannot come in and walk the leadoff batter and then do it a second time.
Considering the fact that it’s going to take Montero a while to get used to major league pitching the sooner they get him up here the better. Let him platoon with Posada and see how he does. Posada looks cooked and he is going to continue to see off speed pitches.
beth May 11th, 2011 at 11:56 pm
guzman rarely saw action in games. not a good comparison, but a good point.
simple point, buddy cannot come in and walk the leadoff batter and then do it a second time.
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Carlyle rarely sees action in games also. Only reason he’s in there is because Soriano is hurt and Joba wasn’t available….
“It’s not how you score them, it’s only wheter or not they score. Tonight they didn’t…most other nights, they have.”
No, they haven’t. Infusion of facts:
The Yankees last 18 games, runs scored:
15, 6, 0, 2, 3, 12, 3, 5, 5, 5, 2, 0, 3, 4, 5, 12, 3, 3
9 games, exactly half, they scored 3 or fewer runs. And that’s not even tossing in the LOB stats. Let’s face it, this team is not clutch so far this year. Not even close.
200 million, 200 million, 200 million….. you sound like a total moron.
Get a life and stop bothering us you freak.
Cashman is hindered by the NY market.
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That’s a joke.
He has many times more resources than anybody else on the planet, and if he’s not capable of making a tough or unpopular decision, even when best for the team, because of the market, he shouldn’t be the general manager.
Ironically, Girardi going through hoops to give Joba this one day of rest made the other 24 guys on the roster (save for Pena and Jones) work harder than they had do.
One bright spot is that Hosmer’s family got to watch him get the game-winning RBI at YS. Must be an awesome experience for them
the feliciano injury really hurts. he was a lights out lefty specialist and gave them zero. the literal 10 year search for an effective lefty out of the pen failed again;;;;marte, feliciano, mike meyers, and a host of others. the ycannot get a reliable lefty out of the pen no matter what.
the only offenisve player doing as good as expected or better is granderson..
no one else…………………………..
btw russell martin has come back to earth, the good news is he is a better hitter then the red sux pathetic catchers……..
Cano CT scan negative
The worst performance by a Yankee team in years. Time to cut Carlyle and replace Posada at DH. This team is on the way out . It`s too damn old, it`s not worth the price of admission and the trip to the Ball Park
feliciano injury really hurts the pen. that is on cashman
the yanks have a bully offense. they once in a while beat up on a bad pen and pile on and get 10 + runs and that masks there deficiencies.
they should score 5 runs basically every night..
stuart aMay 11th, 2011 at 11:59 pm
the feliciano injury really hurts.
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Not to anybody who was smart enough to recognize the guy was a ticking time bomb. And that was pretty much everybody.
Then after the fact, Cashman goes crying about the way the Mets “abused” him.
You didn’t know that BEFORE you signed him, you freakin’ moron?!
Cano’s CT scan is negative
Shame to waste another good start by AJ. Thought this offense had blown away the cobwebs in Texas on Sunday but clearly, that was not the case. Should never have gone to extra innings but when it did, you got the feeling all those missed opportunities would come back to bite us in the bum. Still, early days yet. No one is playing lights out.
Look at KC’s pen – young hard throwing strike throwers. That is how you build a pen.
Everyone they brought out – Lincecum, Coleman, Crow, Adcoc, etc. had low ERAs and great K/BB ratios. No Buddy Carslyle/Logans/Ayalas on their team.
And games like this are why Robertson is a 6th/7th inning guy. Cannot consistently be counted on to throw strikes. Blows everyone away yesterday, can’t find the plate today. Same thing against Toronto. Let’s not label him as some elite reliever, he is like anyone else.
The bunt on 3-1 was ineffable stupidity. He’d prefer a man on 2nd & one out than 1st & 2nd & nobody out.
Good thing Cano is ok. He and Granderson are their hottest hitters and they can’t lose one of them right now.
Everyone keeps saying this team will be on a roll once the offense gets going…but when that happens, what if the rotation stops pitching to a low 3.00 ERA?
Pickler-
They have found ways to overcome bad situation hitting by either getting strong pitching or the long ball. But that just makes my point. Clutch is only defined by whether or not you win the game. Saying they are not clutch would only be true if they weren’t getting the HR’s to make up for it.
Hey… At least Kim Jones, Michael Kay and everybody else the the Eric Hosmer network are happy.
Guy hits a bomb and KC wins.
Tune in for more non-stop Hosmer coverage tomorrow on YES, which somehow became the Royals television network without a word from anybody in the media.
Feliciano is one of Cashman’s biggest mistake.
He could have had someone like Chote for a million bucks on a 1 yr deal and instead, he goes for a 35 yr old lefty from the NL who lead the league in appearance for 3 years (and if you watched Mets games, Manual had him warmed up pretty much every night).
Our bullpen is just like any other outside the closer. Some live arms who are inconsistent and walk too many. Far from the ‘super pen’ we all thought we had in the winter. No such thing anymore, relievers are too volatile. You have to develop that kind of pen in-season like SD did last year.
good news from the game are aj. and canos health.
newsflash swisher just whiffed at a offspeed towel thrown at him in the locker room.
the guy cannot spell the word off speed …. he is significantly overpaid not jorge or derek or alex overpaid but close..
again 1 hitter is beating or meeting expectations……………………….
how long until they dump jorge? if he is hitting 220 after 200 ab’s they keep sending him out there???
Hosmer is going to be an absolute stud. He deserves his props. A great night for him. It’s going to be pretty commonplace to see him do that though.
Straw, they’re hitting a lot of home runs — and scoring runs — when they’re already ahead by 5, 6, 7 runs, in blowout games. Just look at those scores — and realize it was the same way last year — they’re either scoring a ton or they’re not hitting at all — especially with men on base.
Hey, it’s still early May. They may turn this around, but so far, this year, they are looking a lot more like last year’s edition than the ’09 version.
I am really starting to wonder if every page of Girardi’s binder just says bunt.
Bunting 3-1 is stupid.
Bunting 3-1 when a pitcher has thrown 6 balls in 7 pitches is moronic.
Bunting 3-1 when a pitcher has thrown 6 balls in 7 pitches and Buddy Carlye and Luis Ayala are your only available relievers is….I can’t even think of a word that describes how stupid it is. I don’t think a word exists to describe that level of stupidity.
Oh wait! I got it.
Bunting 3-1 when a pitcher has thrown 6 balls in 7 pitches and Buddy Carlye and Luis Ayala are your only available relievers is YankeesNMore’d stupid.
Homeruns can cover up a lack of clutch hitting. One 3-run shot and 2 solo shots add up to 5 runs, but the team might only be 1-14 w/RISP.
all i said is the feliciano loss hurts. i did not state an opinion on if they should have signed them.
aj love as I type. he is a fake, he does just enough to lose…..bottom line he is a enigma and cannot be counted on…………………………..
“Everyone keeps saying this team will be on a roll once the offense gets going…but when that happens, what if the rotation stops pitching to a low 3.00 ERA?”
Not going to be pretty. The worst part is that, we all know it is going to happen. And we can’t counter it by saying “well, (insert name) won’t pitch as badly all year either, so it will balance out”. Nobody is underachieving on the staff, 2 guys are massively overachieving and Burnett/Nova are doing as well as people could have expected. And no one except CC is a given to continue what they are doing.
The old guys need to turn back the clock and the young guys need to stop being so damn streaky and long-ball reliant.
Is that really AJ’s hair cut or has he just lost his comb?
Need a win badly tomorrow…with Beckett, Lester, and Buchholz coming in this weekend who knows when the offense will start hitting?
Does anyone know when Mark Teixeira the all star will show up? Will it be June or July this year? It’s really annoying how every year he takes 2-3 months to show up and everyone else has to carry the team without him until he finally shows up.
*7 balls in 8 pitches*
RS, yeah, how’d that formula work out tonight? Or in the other 9 of the past 18 games? Teams that live on homers usually die in slumps at the end of the year. If they make it to the postseason, they run into good pitching and it’s all over. Homers are great, but you need to be able to get some clutch hits, too, if you expect to win it all.
Does anyone know when Mark Teixeira the all star will show up? Will it be June or July this year? It’s really annoying how every year he takes 2-3 months to show up and everyone else has to carry the team without him until he finally shows up.
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Mark Teixiera has a .957 OPS.
He has a 1.304 OPS with RISP.
He has a 1.282 OPS in High Leverage Situations.
No one is talking about Russel Martin. He left the bases loaded twice tonight. He has totally quieted down.
Playing all these close games is going to deplete the pen, too. MO is on pace for like 90 appearances. Jo/So/Mo are pretty much pitching in all of our wins. Robertson is warmed up every night basically.
Not a good idea to have a tired pen head into a Sox series. Not to mention, no offday for another 15 days.
People have exaggerated the ‘feast or famine/too long ball reliant’ Yankees for years. But this year, it is not an exaggeration at all. The going cold at once thing has been going on for years, but been getting more prevalent the last 2 years. It’s like the cold streaks have now outnumbered the hot streaks.
Last year’s edition wasn’t awful. But yes, 2009 was better at the plate. But I always said that Damon brought a lot to the table. I would take him over Gardner every day and twice on Sunday. Youth isn’t always better. Sometimes you just need guys who can deilver a big hit when you need it.
Agreed Straw. How can Gardner be 5 of 10 stealing? If he can’t steal bases, he is not a big league corner outfielder.
Last year’s edition wasn’t awful. But yes, 2009 was better at the plate. But I always said that Damon brought a lot to the table. I would take him over Gardner every day and twice on Sunday. Youth isn’t always better. Sometimes you just need guys who can deilver a big hit when you need it.
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Is this the same Johnny Damon that is hitting .248/.287/.419 and plays LF like he is on ice skates?
Wait, because Posada had a couple of hits tonight I’m supposed to jump for joy?
THEY WALKED A STRUGGLING HITTER TO PITCH TO OUR DH.
If that doesn’t tell you what the league thinks of our DESIGNATED HITTER, then I don’t know what to tell you.
Oh, and they WALKED A STRUGGLING HITTER TO PITCH TO OUR DH after our DH had those 2 monster hits and a walk.
Let me try this for you again, the KC Royals WALKED A STRUGGLING HITTER TO PITCH TO OUR DESIGNATED HITTER. You know, the hitter in our lineup who is designated to hit and not play the field? The one who is batting .160 something in mid May.
Yeah, Jorge was aces tonight.
It’s time to see what Montero can do with the bat up here. It’d be nice to have a designated hitter who actually could hit.
The Yanks need some length from Nova tomorrow. Robertson and Mo should both not be available. Girardi better be careful with Mo. He has pitched a lot recently and with his age and it’s still so early in the season you don’t want to burn him out. The offense is forcing Girardi to use the back end of the bullpen a lot more than I am sure he wants to.
“Playing all these close games is going to deplete the pen, too.”
Like I said, we have only had about 3 or 4 blowout games, win or lose. Which means a ton of pressure is put on the late inning relievers to either hold a lead or keep it close. That’s why I can’t blame Robertson too much for tonight’s game…if you give him a 1 or 2 run margin of error 15 times, he’s going to fail eventually. He’s been no worse than Mo when it comes to holding leads. My biggest issue continues to be with the offense. Everyone except Grandy and Martin are underachieving right now.
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He would hit btter than that in our park. Not saying I woukd want him in LF anymore. I just think he is a far better hitter than Gardner. Instead of showing me averages, show me his RBI and extra base hits.
The Yankees also need to figure out real quick just how long Soriano will need to be rested. It’ll be tough going into the Red Sox series with a short pen.
Mark Teixiera has a .957 OPS.
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Anyone who has watched him everyday can see that he isn’t himself and has been very hot or cold. I guess with Arod struggling it makes it look even worse.
What makes Johnny Damon a better hitter than Gardner right now?
“Last year’s edition wasn’t awful. But yes, 2009 was better at the plate. But I always said that Damon brought a lot to the table. I would take him over Gardner every day and twice on Sunday. Youth isn’t always better. Sometimes you just need guys who can deilver a big hit when you need it.”
2009 team was the antithesis of this year’s team. That team had guys who all had the best, or one of the best, years of their career.
Jeter had a career year.
Tex had an MVP year.
Melky/Damon had the best years of their career.
A-Rod, with a bad hip and missing a month, had 30/100.
Cano (to that point), had the best year of his career.
Swisher had the best OPS of his career.
Matsui had the 2nd highest OPS of his career.
Posada was very good.
Last year, 3 guys had career years (and Gardner was basically a non-factor in the 2nd half), the rest all had among the worst seasons of their careers. This year, we will probably only have 1 guy with a career year (Grandy). And a bunch of guys with big time regressions.
Anyone who has watched him everyday can see that he isn’t himself and has been very hot or cold. I guess with Arod struggling it makes it look even worse.
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I have watched Tex everyday and have been honestly shocked at the amount of criticism thrown his way.
I think Tex has been awesome so far this season.
He has easily been their second best hitter.
I sure hope K Long can get Russel right. Those ground balls to short are not getting it done.
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It’s way to early to predict those regressions. At this point only Swish and Posada are guarantees to regress.
“Like I said, we have only had about 3 or 4 blowout games, win or lose. Which means a ton of pressure is put on the late inning relievers to either hold a lead or keep it close. That’s why I can’t blame Robertson too much for tonight’s game…if you give him a 1 or 2 run margin of error 15 times, he’s going to fail eventually. He’s been no worse than Mo when it comes to holding leads. My biggest issue continues to be with the offense. Everyone except Grandy and Martin are underachieving right now.”
Agree with that. Must be hard to have no margin of error night after night, especially with how much they are being used.
It really is unreal how many guys are struggling in the lineup
I’d say it’s likely that Swisher, ARod, Jeter, Posada, Cano, Gardner all regress from last year. Tex will probably be the same, hopefully a higher average.
Only guys I think will def. be better are Grandy and Martin
I’m still trying to wrap my head around the fact that we currently employ a DH that other teams are walking struggling hitter to get to in the 9th inning.
When the scouting report/book is telling opposing managers to pitch to our DH over struggling guys, it’s a real deal problem and the GM and manager have to deal with this.
Losing Chavez was a major blow. He should have been the DH. He’d be way better than Jorge is at this point.
Between Jorge, Swisher, Girardi’s obsession with bunting and Martin turning into a pumpkin at the plate, the team is in big trouble.
The whole game plan is don’t let Granderson and Cano beat you. Everyone else can be easily pitched to.
As for Robertsen coughing up the lead, I have no words. The guy has been solid for us, but he gave away AJ’s win tonight.
That said, this offense is to blame. Not Robertsen.
I guess the weather still isn’t hot enough in the Bronx, eh?
Maybe Hal should invest in some on field heaters.
Tex has taken his walks and hit a good amount of HRs, thus the high OPS. His average has been down, same as last year, but he used be a .290+ hitter so a lot of us are waiting on him to approach that again. All in all, he has been okay but not great. I think people get on him because he hasn’t had any late inning, clutch hits. The hits he has gotten aren’t very memorable, which creates an illusion that he’s been almost non-existent.
If you trust young players, losing Chavez doesn’t need to be a major blow, especially since it would have been an upset if he didn’t get hurt at some point.
I think you give Posada until June. He has earned that. But if he’s still hovering at the Mendoza Line the 2nd week of June, Montero or even Vazquez should get a shot.
I think Posada can hit RHP, so Montero could be part of a platoon and C a game or two a week since Martin probably needs more rest.
But it’s also in the pen. Carlyle shouldn’t be on this team when you have so many talented pitching prospects.
When the scouting report/book is telling opposing managers to pitch to our DH over struggling guys, it’s a real deal problem and the GM and manager have to deal with this.
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Slightly more troubling is the fact that Swish isn’t really hitting RHP and Jorge is only hitting RHP.
G. Love May 12th, 2011 at 12:22 am
Wait, because Posada had a couple of hits tonight I’m supposed to jump for joy?
THEY WALKED A STRUGGLING HITTER TO PITCH TO OUR DH.
If that doesn’t tell you what the league thinks of our DESIGNATED HITTER, then I don’t know what to tell you.
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Ouch on the upper case letters. Take it easy. You think Swisher’s not going down swinging there? Po worked the count full before flailing. He’d also had a couple of hits, but I guess that’s inconvenient. They walked Swisher to pitch to Posada, woo fu * king wee. They’re lucky they got away with it. While you were cringing I was anticipating an rbi or walk at worst, which would have been his third of the night. I’m supposed to fall all over myself because Ned Yost would rather pitch to Jorge than Swisher? That’s Yost’s problem. I hope he does it again.
RS May 12th, 2011 at 12:42 am
Tex has taken his walks and hit a good amount of HRs, thus the high OPS. His average has been down, same as last year, but he used be a .290+ hitter so a lot of us are waiting on him to approach that again. All in all, he has been okay but not great. I think people get on him because he hasn’t had any late inning, clutch hits. The hits he has gotten aren’t very memorable, which creates an illusion that he’s been almost non-existent.
If that’s the case, the whole team has been non-existent.
Outside of the Grandy man of course.