Game 37: Yankees vs. Red Sox (Posada update)
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Gameday Thread on May 14, 2011 
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YANKEES (20-16)
Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Russell Martin C
Brett Gardner LF
Nick Swisher RF
Andruw Jones DH
LHP CC Sabathia (3-2, 2.89)
Sabathia vs. Red Sox
RED SOX (18-20)
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Dustin Pedroia 2B
Adrian Gonzalez 1B
Kevin Youkilis 3B
David Ortiz DH
Jed Lowrie SS
Mike Cameron RF
Carl Crawford LF
Jason Varitek C
RHP Josh Beckett (2-1, 1.99)
Beckett vs. Yankees
TIME/TV: 7:10 p.m., FOX
WEATHER: Pretty much a 40-percent chance of rain throughout the night. Temperatures in the upper 50, lower 60s. It’s cloudy with some wind blowing from right to left. Feels like one of those nights when it could start/stop raining at any moment.
UMPIRES: HP Mike Winters, 1B Mike Everitt, 2B Mark Wegner, 3B Chris Guccione
MAKEUP DATE: The Yankees announced that their rainout on Tuesday, April 12 has been rescheduled for Saturday, July 30 at 7:05 p.m., as the second game of a day-night doubleheader at Yankee Stadium.
GOOD AS EVER: Mariano Rivera is tied with Florida’s Leo Nunez for the Major League lead with 13 saves. Rivera has the win or the save in 12 of the Yankees 13 wins at home this season.
CRAZY EIGHT: The Yankees N0. 8 hitters this season have led the American League with .292 average from that spot in the order. Of course, that’s largely thanks to Russell Martin, who last night snapped a 1-for-18 skid with a home run last night.
ON THIS DATE: On May 14, 1967 Mickey Mantle hit his 500th career home run… On May 14, 1996, Dwight Gooden threw the eighth no-hitter in franchise history.
UPDATE, 7:28 p.m.: Every now and then, CC Sabathia does something to remind everyone of just how good he is. Striking out the heart of the order to strand runners in the first inning was one of those moments.
UPDATE, 7:43 p.m.: Following Sabathia’s lead, Beckett put two on with no outs in the bottom of the first, and went through the heart of the Yankees lineup in order to strand the runners.
UPDATE, 8:02 p.m.: Brian Cashman just addressed the media to announce that Jorge Posada asked to be taken out of tonight’s lineup. Sounds like Posada will probably speak to the media after tonight’s game. Cashman wouldn’t go into detail, but it’s clear that Posada asked to be removed from tonight’s game.
UPDATE, 8:16 p.m.: Here’s Cashman’s statement about Posada:
“At 6 o’clock he came into Joe’s office and asked him to remove Jorge from the DH slot in the ninth hole. There is no injury and it’s my understanding, I think he plans on talking to you guys after the game, only because (media relations director) Jason Zillo mentioned that to me. Obviously I’ve talked to Jorge. I’m not going to comment on my conversation with Jorge on it. That’s really all I’ve got to tell you.”
Cashman wouldn’t go into any more detail. Asked what this means going forward, Cashman said, “I don’t know yet.” Cashman said he also talked to Posada, but he wouldn’t go into detail about that conversation.
“I’m not going to comment any further,” Cashman said.
UPDATE, 8:50 p.m.: Sabathia couldn’t dance out of trouble again. Two-run double by Ellsbury has put the Red Sox in front 2-0 in the fifth.
UPDATE, 9:18 p.m.: That’s a nice play by Youkilis, but my gosh, this lineup is really, really struggling.
UPDATE, 9:29 p.m.: Laura Posada just tweeted that Jorge couldn’t play tonight because of back stiffness.
UPDATE, 9:36 p.m.: Adrian Gonzalez has now homered in four straight games. The latest is a three-run shot to put the Red Sox in front 6-0 in the seventh. After making a pitching change, Joe Girardi kicked dirt on home plate umpire Mike Winters. It’s getting ugly out here. Predictably, Girardi has been ejected.
are they going to tell us what’s up with posada?
Go yankd
At the game what’s going on with Jorge?
Go CC. Go Yanks.
So pencilling in Jorge batting 9th really was one step away from benching him.
I thought there might be a game in between the two actions, however.
Good luck, Andruw. Wish it was Chavez.
Just saw Papelbon’s pre-game interview on FOX.
He’s as articulate as he is gracious.
no word yet joe
“The Yankees need a win in the worst way, ‘cos that’s the way they’ve been playing.”
–Suzyn!
“We have no idea why Jorge Posada was scratched…”
–Suzyn!
reported sighting of someone looking like Jorge Posada hitch hiking on the Tappan-Zee Bridge
Can they drill veritek, or youklis?
“reported sighting of someone looking like Jorge Posada hitch hiking on the Tappan-Zee Bridge”
He got from the stadium to the Tappan-Zee Bridge already? By foot?
Future track star?
elvis is in the building and Jorge is on the bench
2 HR’s and 4 rbi’s for Jorge Vazquez already tonight after 2 1/2 innings against PawSox.
So when Posada exhorts a fourth year in his contract its “business”, but when that fourth year comes and he is horrible, the Yankees are supposed to be deferential and mindful of his pride?
Posada can’t have it both ways.
Hopefully he’s retiring and going out as the stud he has always been.
Are you kidding me already. Granderson definately should have take a better route to that ball.. First and third, no outs already for Boston
Can they lead once in this series?
typical yankee baseball
I’m going to say it once and I’m not going to repeat myself. Aces stop losing streaks. Laying eggs in a losing streak against a division rival is not ok.
Nice to see CC leaving the fastball up already
Big K.
If CC is average this season we r in big trouble
AGon sit down!!
DP here.
Sabbathia is always in a jam.
That’s how an Ace gets out of a jam!
Youkilis getting rung up at PC Richards!
Sit down Youkilis
That’s what aces do.
K’d the side. Nice job CC!!
Is it sufficiently Ace-like if it takes a torrent of LoHud tears and whining to get CC out of the jam?
way to go ace!
CC just said F the haters. lol
CC strikes out the side
yankees are going to light beckett up today
CC did that just to show off
Go Jeets.
I see that it only took about 5 minutes for the idiots to future out how to turn their computers on to start whining.
why is Jeter not running?
It’ll be a wasteland in here again tonight
Very interested to hear what the Posada story is. Highly unusual turn of events.
Nice. Keep the line movin.
Grandy man can!!!
Can we double steal here please?
did they just say Tex was 0 for his last 28 against the Red Sox?
0-28 for Tex against Boston dating back to last Sept.. OUCH!!
Tex 0-28 is astonishing
GreenBeret7 May 14th, 2011 at 7:32 pm
It?ll be a wasteland in here again tonight
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Yes, unless the Yankees are up by about 10 runs…..Headed out to see Social Distortion…..Go Yankees! Enjoy the game everyone
Tex will break that streak tonight….
Just not there
0-29. Big game tex
Tex is a gaping hole in the lineup right now. 0-29 now against Boston.
At least Tex didn’t pop up
Love to see Al find a gap here.
Catchers really shouldn’t be allowed to come to the mound like that. I hate how that is allowed
teixeira simply cannot be relied upon. too streaky of a hitter, has yet to show up in a postseason
The ump is to blame for this crap that he is allowing Beckett to pull
The infield popups are numerous when Al slumps.
this team can’t hit out of a paper bag. It’s the same old thing with this team.
Can Girardi move everyone down in the lineup? These popups are getting out of control.
Cano is actually just swinging at every single pitch now.
seriously why is this ump allowing this?
in calif. so no game but probably the usual clutch hitting.
pathetic…
Speechless. Not one productive out with RISP.
Tomorrow’s lineup
Gardner
Jeter
Granderson
Arod
Cano
Tex
Swisher
Martin
Posada/Jones
This just put more pressure on CC to be perfect out there.
seriously why is this ump allowing this?
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Whats going on?
arod is letting go too soon with his top hand and you can tell because he’s helicoptering on his swings.
what happens is because the top hand lets go too soon the bat head drops down and because it goes down the only place it can go is up on the follow through and you see the helicopter whirly gig above his head.
the whole lineup sucks bottom friggin line………………….
soft the whole crew… cano is in total hack mode. 2 pitch ab’s left and right. he is clueless…….
The amazing thing is that so many people excuse Tex when he goes into these month or more long slumps like this happens to all other all stars every year
Posada is 39 & in a new role.
What’s Tex & Alex’s excuse?
Jerkface,
Allowing Tek to come out to the mound like 8 times and Beckett stalling on the mound. Its BS
The amazing thing is that so many people excuse Tex when he goes into these month or more long slumps like this happens to all other all stars every year
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Its impossible for a player to have multiple month long slumps and end up with the numbers tex does while also maintaining high OPS splits for every month (except april)
Forgot Lester was pitching, this should be tomorrows lineup
Jeter
Granderson
Arod
Cano
Tex
Swisher
Martin
Jones
Posada
Mar 31 to April 5 .333 .455 1.000 1.455
April 6 to to April 10 .000 .167 .000 .167
April 13 to May 4 .306 .443 .613 1.056
May 5 to May 13 .219 .306 .344 .649
That inning pretty much sums up the Yanks struggles these past couple weeks. Great opportunity to give CC a nice early lead and the heart of the lineup cannot get it done. Frustrating for sure. Wish they could bat Grandy 9 times.
According to Gameday the Rules have changed for Lowrie who is still up to bat with an 0 -4 count
“Catchers really shouldn’t be allowed to come to the mound like that. I hate how that is allowed”
i suppose pitchers could walk to home plate to have a talk with the catcher, but with the hitter and umpire it would get a little crowded. that’s just me though.
i’m kind of anti social.
CC bringing it right now.
Teix is now 0-29 or 30 against sux !
“Its impossible”
who says it is impossible? are you the final word on what is possible or impossible? where is the proof?
Team is stale and old and needs some youthful injection. I remember the days when the Yanks had a .280 team average and had a handful of .300 hitters. Those days are long gone. That’s why if and when Montero gets called up, he’s a .300 hitter with extreme power to all fields. He is the antidote to what ails this current team.
Jerkface,
you can throw out all the numbers you want but it doesn’t change the fact that Tex only hits when everyone is gelling in this lineup.
What was the excuse for him waiting until June to start hitting last year. Are you really saying this is the same type of hitter you thought we were getting when we signed him?
The bottom line with tex is that he is useless more often than useful. 0-29 against a key division rival is one of many examples of his futility. His playoff performances are another.
I’m playing with lineups but Tex needs to come out of the 3 hole. Arod against lefties and Granderson against righties works for me. Tex 5th against lefties and 6th against righties. I’d go back with Gardner against righties in the leadoff spot. My 2 lineups above are thinking outside the box.
Girardi has to get out of the loyalty role and move Tex around as maybe that will jump start the lineup.
The thing that frustrates me most with Tex is that this really should be his and Canos team. Those guys are both in the primes of their career and are good if not great players.
Need runs.
who says it is impossible? are you the final word on what is possible or impossible? where is the proof?
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Because if Tex slumped for months at a time then he would need to be Barry Bonds for the other months and he’d be ‘carrying the team’ during that time which no one will admit he is capable of.
Big out there. Force the pitchers spot to leadoff the 3rd for boston.
Nice job by CC mowing through the bottom of the order.
What was the excuse for him waiting until June to start hitting last year. Are you really saying this is the same type of hitter you thought we were getting when we signed him?
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He is a slow starter and he had hella injuries last year. What do you want? He rocked in 09 and is doing very well this year.
I must say that CC is definately dealing tonight. That’s what he’s paid to due. I just wish there was one player on the offense that had that mentality to take over a game. Cano is to non-chalant to be that guy, but he could be.
You don’t OPS .900 by sucking most of the time.
DJ Mitchell with 5 innings of no hit ball against Pawtucket. Vazquez with a pair of 2 run homers. Montero is 3-4 with a double and RBI
Jerkface,
He is hitting 250 and dropping. Take out his first week and look at his numbers
How come Kevin Long can’t cure Tex’s swing, but he can do wonders for Granderson??
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Wow. Wow
wow. Posada removed himself from the lineup. Stay classy Posada
Get Tex out of the 3rd spot already PLEASE!!
It’s obvious Tex is not a BIG game player.. he can’t handle the stress/pressure at all. If it gets to the point where he is slumping so bad that he starts to get boo’d .. that will be the end of him.
I’m sorry but he has been terrible.. he’s come up with a couple of big hits last season, but other than that.. you can take his .250 and 20 million fly his tail out of NY..
too bad we can get rid of him and open up a spot for Pujols next year.
Posada asked out of lineup, as per Cash.
Posada’s talking to press after the game?
is Posada retiring? oh geez, i love posada.
Tomorrow’s Line Up:
Grandy
Grandy
Grandy
Grandy
Grandy
Grandy
Grandy
Grandy
Gardner
cashman sounds like he is saying posada is retiring
Posada took himself out of the lineup around 6 tonight. Cashman seems mystified as to why.
cashman interview was ominous
Makes you wonder if Jorge might call it quits early…. pretty surprising he asked out but he did say that if he was Girardi he’d have a hard time putting him in the lineup a couple weeks ago…
Wow — he certainly did sound like that was what was happening.
Stay classy? Posada may be helping our ballclub by retiring because he may feel that he cannot perform any longer.
So Jorge removed himself from the lineup. How admirable and selfless. It also makes me sad.
Cash said Jorge talked to the media relations director and will talk to the press after the game.
Sure sounds like a reitrement.
Geez, posada
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Jerkface May 14th, 2011 at 7:52 pm
What was the excuse for him waiting until June to start hitting last year. Are you really saying this is the same type of hitter you thought we were getting when we signed him?
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He is a slow starter and he had hella injuries last year. What do you want? He rocked in 09 and is doing very well this year.”"”
You have to be kidding me.. are you watching the same games as the rest of? You’re in denial if you think Tex is “doing very well” this year. Gimme a break dude.
Jorge quit. I still say they should make him the second string catcher for the remainder of the year. Cervelli stinks and that would allow Vasquez or Montero to come up.
Posada may have discovered that if he can’t catch, he just doesn’t want to play.
I think that with Posada pulling himself out of the line-up, it looks as though he’s thinking retirement. Mike Schmidt did the same thing in the middle of May, with similar numbers.
Is it possible Jorge just can’t adjust to dh’ing and may consider retiring? I just can’t see that, but who knows.
U don’t slide into 1st.
RSM May 14th, 2011 at 7:55 pm
Tomorrow’s Line Up:
Grandy
Grandy
Grandy
Grandy
Grandy
Grandy
Grandy
Grandy
Gardner
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Why would you put Gardner in there? So he can be gunned out stealing in front of leadoff Grandy?
that never gets you there faster
You have to be kidding me.. are you watching the same games as the rest of? You’re in denial if you think Tex is “doing very well” this year. Gimme a break dude.
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He has 9 HRs and 23 RBIs, he gets on base the most out of anyone on the team. You do not understand baseball if you think he is not contributing. Every player in baseball will have games where they do not perform. Tex leads the team in RISP average.
Its just silly, silly, silly to keep complaining about Tex.
Montero. Pack your bags.
I’ll tell u this right now, if Jorge retires after this game it will be my proudest moment of the season. the respect I already have for him will multiply tenfold.
My read of cashmans comments, especially the mention of jason zillo, leads me to believe Jorge is calling it quits.
What’s interesting is that Jorge had originally said that he wanted to play beyond this year. I can’t imagine this will be a good thing for the team’s morale.
GB7,
No doubt.
Why else does he talk to the media relations director??
Sad. Very sad.
Hope he just takes some time off to think about it if aything.
But it looks like retirement, no doubt.
I’d rather have Jorge in a Veritek role than Cervelli. His defense wasn’t that bad that he can’t be the BUC.
Not complaining a ton about Tex but about 4 of his homers did come in the first 8 games or so of the season which slightly skews those numbers now.
Tex is the least of this teams problems.
Can we get Swisher to retire?
Would Posada have pulled himself out of the lineup if he wasn’t moved down in the order?
You are more than welcome to complain about a bad PA or whatever, but saying that Tex is useless or hasn’t done anything… just not reality based
I’m actually feeling a little queezy thinking of Posada calling it quits after the game. Utmost respect and doesn’t want to go out as a .180 hitter. That would change the complexion of the team extremely IMO.
Everyone was hitting in the first week of the season when Tex went nuts. Takes the first week out and look at his numbers
I’d bat Garder first, then Grandy X 8.
“beth May 14th, 2011 at 7:55 pm
is Posada retiring? oh geez, i love posada.”
Me too. I’ve made many posts this season on how I want to see Jorge rock this year so that he can be our DH for the next season or two.. He’s a gamer.. he gives it his all every game.
A big part of me hopes he is not retiring .. but maybe it’s time for him, he’s for sure not the Posada we all know and love, but who really is on this team right now?
The other part of me is like, “Retire Jorge, please!” I will miss him.. but it is overdue that this team gets some fresh — preferably younger — blood. We need some youthful energy and hunger.. instead of highly paid vets that all want to WIN, but don’t have the same hunger as younger guys… a lot of our vets just seem complacent.. even if they know all teh right things to say to the media.. their actions speak louder than words !
cashman is a jerk. cashman cares more about himself. cashman sold jorge out. why go underneath the dugout to tell ken rosenthal. he thinks he’s bigger than jorge posada. he wanted to control the story. what a jerk. jorge posada is a borderline hall of famer and deserved more respect than this. idiot cashman could not let posada wait until game’s end to say what he had to say.
Wow. I can’t believe that Jorge quit. that’s insane
NYY fan in NH May 14th, 2011 at 7:54 pm
How come Kevin Long can’t cure Tex’s swing, but he can do wonders for Granderson??
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Teixeira is a product of his father’s teaching hence all the moving parts in the batter’s box as a timing mechanism.
Kevin Long doesn’t tamper much with him but it’s only a matter of time before age will see him not getting around on fastballs because of all those moving parts.
Veritek gained some pounds, shocker
I still don’t think they bring up Montero if Posada retires.
Not complaining a ton about Tex but about 4 of his homers did come in the first 8 games or so of the season which slightly skews those numbers now.
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4 more HRs than most of the players on this team have. And from April 13 to May 4 the team only went 12-7 despite Tex hitting .306 .443 .613 1.056, its not like he only hits when they win a lot
Triple Short of a Cycle May 14th, 2011 at 8:01 pm
Would Posada have pulled himself out of the lineup if he wasn’t moved down in the order?
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I think that I heard it was partly Posadas idea to move him down in the order… Obviously not certain that he’s retiring but he just sounds beyond fed up with the way he’s playing. He’s got such pride and I think he’s pretty embarrassed. Sad to see. He’s had a heck of a career. A great Yankee.
BD (Boston Dave) May 14th, 2011 at 8:00 pm
GB7,
No doubt.
Why else does he talk to the media relations director??
Sad. Very sad.
Hope he just takes some time off to think about it if aything.
But it looks like retirement, no doubt.
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BD, how perfect an ending would it be to see Posada come in near the end of the game and hit a game winning homer and then retire?
FOX is talking like Posada might be retiring
If he is retiring, this team should be fired up to win a championship for him. I don’t know if he’d accept it due to his pride, but can you imagine the ovation Opening Day 2012 at the ring ceremony when Posada comes running out? It would put even Matsui’s ovation to shame…
Agree, posada is a great Yankee.
If he does retire I give him a lot of credit for not trying to hang on.
CC settling in.
So glad CC’s location is back. He’s a monster regardless, but it must be a lot easier on him when his pitches are working.
I can’t see the game since I’m out of market. Is Posada on the bench?
Joelsherman1Joel Sherman
I hear Posada is not retiring and also that #Yankees were not on board with him pulling self from lineup, clear clash here
31 seconds ago
Buster Olney just said he’d vote for Po for the Hall of Fame.
I’m sad…Andy, now Jorge.
I’m actually feeling a little queezy thinking of Posada calling it quits after the game. Utmost respect and doesn’t want to go out as a .180 hitter. That would change the complexion of the team extremely IMO.
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he may be doing it for the team.
pave the way for mr. montero.
and send cervelli down, and bring up JV too.
Jerkface >>
Are you drinking?
“He has 9 HRs and 23 RBIs, he gets on base the most out of anyone on the team. You do not understand baseball if you think he is not contributing. Every player in baseball will have games where they do not perform. Tex leads the team in RISP average.
Its just silly, silly, silly to keep complaining about Tex.”"”
When did I say “he’s not contributing” ??? Do tell.
There a big difference in saying “playing very well” (as you said) and saying “contributing” ..
You obviously are a big Tex fan.. he’s brutal. Saying he leads the team in RISP (dunno if that is true or not, so I’ll take your word for it, but it sounds fishy) is not saying much at this point.. are bats have been dead.. and Tex has had one solid week this season.. it’s been all downhill from there !!
Hope he suits up tomorrow night so I can pay the proper respects in person.
Oh, interesting tweet from Sherman. Personally, I don’t want Posada to retire just yet.
Actually, I think he’s giving up too soon. If it’s June and he’s still not hitting, then maybe you hang it all up. It’s only May 14th.
GB7,
Sounds good to me.
I still think Jorge should just take some time. I truly believe he can still help this team – but maybe he needs a month or two.
But if his heart isn’t in it…. and we’re talking about a guy that had as much heart as anyone… it’s time.
But I hope he’s available to pinch hit with the game tied, bases juiced, and no outs in the bottom of the 9th…
Even a sac fly would get him some pie and a nice ending.
If only Posada wasn’t so stubborn last year when he wanted to be the full time catcher. Could’ve had some time at dh instead of getting hurt behind the plate. Just my opinion
kinda thought Mariano and Jorge would fade off into the sunset with Andy last winter…
i have a rule in my ow life not to make decisions if i have the luxury of time when things are going really bad or really good.
i hope posada doesn’t make a decision when things are obviously at a low point.
he should just back off and let things settle down a bit.
oh by the way, pedroia sucks right now.
maybe he should think about retiring too.
actually the one who really needs to think about retiring is carl crawford.
he’s downright embarrassing with the contract he signed.
Never understand why someone would be in love with someone hitting.250 and absolutely pour hate out for a .273 hitter. Hmmm…… rejection maybe ?
Oh my, the great “smily” one is up !!!
JackCurryYES
According to person briefed on Posada’s exchange with Girardi, Posada told mgr he was “insulted” about hitting 9th and “threw a hissy fit.”
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really?
Wang IS Taiwan,
If Sherman’s tweet is true it would be much worse then him retiring
if that is the case, bench him!
Well, forcing Andruw into this lineup to face Beckett certainly didn’t help the team Jorge!
if not retirement, what could posada be announcing? ill be okay with retirement or no retirement, just wonder what is going on. cashman is just unbelievable, with that unnecessary rosenthal interview. this guy really thinks that he is god’s gift to man.
You obviously are a big Tex fan.. he’s brutal. Saying he leads the team in RISP (dunno if that is true or not, so I’ll take your word for it, but it sounds fishy) is not saying much at this point.. are bats have been dead.. and Tex has had one solid week this season.. it’s been all downhill from there !!
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You are so dumb, I just posted the numbers. Tex was solid the first week of the season, had a dip, then busted ass from April 13 to May 4. He has been good more than he has been bad.
.286 .448 .762 1.210 <– TEX WITH RISP.
I really hope that Posada didn’t “throw a hissy fit”. He’s a great player and will go down as a great Yankee. No need to tarnish your career with that type of behavior. It hurts the team…
If there was a “clear clash”, you couldn’t tell from Cashman’s tone. When he’s mad, it typically shows, so I’m confused. Can’t wait for the post-game.
Now WIN Yankees!
The Yankees will never get themselves together if there’s infighting going on.
something doesn’t add up. Posada suggested sitting himself or moving himself down the lineup yet now he is insulted for hitting 9th?
If there was a “clear clash”, you couldn’t tell from Cashman’s tone. When he’s mad, it typically shows, so I’m confused. Can’t wait for the post-game.
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Cashman DID look pissed.
I’ll believe it when I hear it come out of Jorge’s mouth but Cashman’s demeanor certainly makes you wonder.
I’m surprised at the timing. But Jorge has a lot of pride.
3 weeks of .306 .443 .613 1.056 , nearly on base 50% of the time for 3 full weeks. Tex! And it isn’t even summer yet.
See Jack Curry’s post/tweet.
It’s not good.
If that jack curry tweet is true, f posada, I take back everything I said. That’s ridiculous.
ac1 May 14th, 2011 at 8:10 pm
JackCurryYES
According to person briefed on Posada’s exchange with Girardi, Posada told mgr he was “insulted” about hitting 9th and “threw a hissy fit.”
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Hah, hah! That sounds more like Jorge. He has a one heck of a temper.
“FOX is talking like Posada might be retiring”
i wish mccarver would retire
the fifth inning would not be too soon.
Again Teix 0-30 against the sux !!! Now, that’s not good !!!
beth May 14th, 2011 at 8:11 pm
if not retirement, what could posada be announcing? ill be okay with retirement or no retirement, just wonder what is going on. cashman is just unbelievable, with that unnecessary rosenthal interview. this guy really thinks that he is god’s gift to man.
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Virtually all of Cashman’s signings this offseason (I’m not going to count Soriano since we all know Cash was against that) have paid off brilliantly so far. I know you hate him but he had a good offseason considering how little the Yanks spent compared to the Sox. I’m sure Yankee fans would love Carl Crawford’s 140 million .210 average right now…
I wonder how much the effects of his concussions has had on his performance. Jorge may be experiencing some headaches and disorientation still, and realizes he can’t do it
Someone here mentioned how can he hit if his concussions were so bad that he can’t catch. Maybe now we know he can’t.
Haha I love how the blog went from “I’ll miss you Jorge” to “I hate Posada so much” based on 1 tweet. They are 2 very different scenarios though… Tough, tough situation.
why all the Cash hate? it’s not his fault he’s handcuffed that ownership wants to keep paying for the PAST and not the future(see Jeter’s deal)
Tex is gonna get a hit off Beckett
according to the tweets, it looks like its about to get real ugly with Posada vs. Yankees.
Docking pay, termination?
This year, Teix is 0-18 with 8 k’s. Due ?
Ken_RosenthalKen Rosenthal
#Yankees could say Posada is in breach of contract, dock him two days pay. If he refused to play again tomorrow, could try MORE #MLB
…to terminate deal. Obviously agent and union would challenge. Guess is Posada apologizes after game and goes from there.
If I was Girardi, I’d tell Jorge that everyone has to earn their playing time and batting order…no exceptions.
Grandy has been absolutely phenomenal! Too bad there really is nobody else hot right now (Jeter has been hitting pretty well though). It would be sick to pair somebody with him now.
Here it comes…..
Act 1
Ya think? Hmm…not to me, but I wasn’t really analyzing his expressions, but what he was saying.
Maybe he was so pissed, that he decided to speak mid-game. Gotta admit — that was weird.
maybe teixeira can run into a two seamer by beckett.
Jerface>>
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You are so dumb, I just posted the numbers. Tex was solid the first week of the season, had a dip, then busted ass from April 13 to May 4. He has been good more than he has been bad.
.286 .448 .762 1.210 <– TEX WITH RISP."
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I am "so dumb" ? You just said that Tex is "doing very well" .. you're an idiot if you think that's the case.. you're the only one that see's that.. and not only are you an idiot.. you're a big jackass on top of it.. you miserable loser.
tyler nowhere did i mention cash’s moves. his behavior is appalling. he sells out joe girardi frequently, then sells out jorge like he actually matters to this organization. as for his moves, his moves such as colon and garcia have been nice, granderson also, but let’s not forget nick johnson, vazquez, the injuries and failure of starting like hughes/joba/kennedy. hughes = injured, not failed starter
Yankees now talking about terminating Po’s contract if he doesn’t play tomorrow, per Curry. Yikes. Cash better nip this before it becomes a problem. The termination talk sounds like Levine.
wang, the news is starting to come out about the situation….
All signs point to posada not caring much for girardi.
.. and BTW .. you posted the numbers while I was posting.. after i posted, I scrolled up and read them.. Mr. KNOW IT ALL.. you old cranky cancer.
Levine vs. Anybody = ugly
Tyler – its if then scenarios. My feelings will swing wildly based on what is reality. If this is a tantrum situation, then f Jorge and his selfish blind pride. If he is retiring, then thank you for a great career and thank you for having the respect for your teamates to bow out before hurting the team more.
I await the presser after the game before believing the various rumors floating around.
I would also imagine Girardi told Posada about the lineup spot before posting it.
Posada retiring? and willing to give up remainder of 13.1M salary?
Mad at Cashman/Girardi for his role and batting 9th?
Upset at himself and pulls his deadwood out of a rivalry series? Last time he faced Beckett he struck out all 3 times.
mccarver is on a first name / nickname basis. josh, tek
Jorge’s press conference will be to announce his campaign to make it to the All-Star game as the fans’ choice.
Vote Jorge!
Okay, so he’s not meeting the press to announce his retirement, but to apologize publicly for acting like a spoiled brat?
beth = TrollNMore
at least the yankees will get to the sox pen tonight.
Genius Joe finally gets what hw wants. He’s always treated Posada like crap and I’m sure he’ll be happier wthout him.
“TheStraw May 14th, 2011 at 8:17 pm
Yankees now talking about terminating Po’s contract if he doesn’t play tomorrow, per Curry. Yikes. Cash better nip this before it becomes a problem. The termination talk sounds like Levine.”
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If the Yankees throw Posada under the bus like that.. and term his contract. I for one will be protesting that move.. not sure what I’ll do, since we get our tix for free.. but, it will force me to view the Yankee’s front office in a new light.. which my family is very close to a lot of the FO.
ac1: Let’s hope so. If they can get a few knocks in this inning, his count will climb dramatically.
# P May 14th, 2011 at 8:17 pm
Jerface>>
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You are so dumb, I just posted the numbers. Tex was solid the first week of the season, had a dip, then busted ass from April 13 to May 4. He has been good more than he has been bad.
.286 .448 .762 1.210 <– TEX WITH RISP."
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I am "so dumb" ? You just said that Tex is "doing very well" .. you're an idiot if you think that's the case.. you're the only one that see's that.. and not only are you an idiot.. you're a big jackass on top of it.. you miserable loser.
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Sounds right to me !
BD (Boston Dave) May 14th, 2011 at 8:18 pm
Levine vs. Anybody = ugly
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Levine and mirror=ugly
To all you Posada bashers out there: I hope you are satisfied.
If the Yankees throw Posada under the bus like that.. and term his contract. I for one will be protesting that move.. not sure what I’ll do, since we get our tix for free.. but, it will force me to view the Yankee’s front office in a new light.. which my family is very close to a lot of the FO.
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He is hitting 160, making 13 M, and refused to play.
I am “so dumb” ? You just said that Tex is “doing very well” .. you’re an idiot if you think that’s the case.. you’re the only one that see’s that.. and not only are you an idiot.. you’re a big jackass on top of it.. you miserable loser.
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I am the miserable loser? You’re busy complaining about one of the few players who has maintained a decent line all year!
Sounds like all sides just need to cool down. Once Jorge cooks down, I think they smooth it over, for a while….
Niblick,
How did Girardi treat Posada bad?
# P May 14th, 2011 at 8:18 pm
.. and BTW .. you posted the numbers while I was posting.. after i posted, I scrolled up and read them.. Mr. KNOW IT ALL.. you old cranky cancer.
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Correct again !
posada is allowed to make a mistake and act like a spoiled brat occasionally, he has earned that
While ignorantly ignoring the facts.
Beckett at 57 pitches
God I wish the Yankees would stop employing batters who OPS over .900, they clearly stink.
“”Niblick May 14th, 2011 at 8:20 pm
Genius Joe finally gets what hw wants. He’s always treated Posada like crap and I’m sure he’ll be happier wthout him.”"
Jorge is not the only one who should be moved down in the lineup.. THAT’S A FACT!
If Jorge Goes.. well I say Joe should go too.. in fact, I would much rather see Joe go than Jorge !
U guys pointing fingers at the yankees are fools. They have to bat him where he wants or he can sit out? Are u completely insane?
I’m puzzled.
Didn’t Jorge appear to be accountable just earlier today? “I put myself in this position”
59th pitch coming…. no 8 inning 2 hit gem tonight.
Mark Teixeira only hits when the Yankees win… he needs to start hitting in losses!
sigh
Lately A-Rod can’t chew and hit at the same time.
Seemed pretty obvious he’d throw the change up there.
Ugh
# beth May 14th, 2011 at 8:22 pm
posada is allowed to make a mistake and act like a spoiled brat occasionally, he has earned that
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Agreed, IF that’s what happened.
safe to say that Arod isn’t out of his slump quite yet.
remember when A-Rod knew how to hit?
For all who complain about YES and Kay, I wish they were on tonight to report on Jorge situation.
The RISP fail continues…..
Bronx: exactly. Let’s hear what he has to say before believing the multitude of “sources”.
Jorge is not the only one who should be moved down in the lineup.. THAT’S A FACT!
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Yea, Jeter should follow him! (ignores the fact that there are only so many ‘bottom of the lineup spots’)
i wonder at this point if girardi even knows what to do.
cant move everyone down the lineup.
tex and alex cant drive in runs, swish and posada cant hit…
i mean, what can we do?
Right now, this team is a train wreck. Hopefully, they come out of this funk and soon!
pretty despicable that a $200million lineup has no one batting over .300, or even within 15 points of .300
Can’t remember when Alex has looked this feeble.
6-7 more years of this guy?
When will Alex be batting ninth?
2015?
pretty despicable that a $200million lineup has no one batting over .300, or even within 15 points of .300
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WRONG!
Granderson hitting .286
A rod has to be hurt.
ac1-
Pick the lineup out of a hat!
Jerkface >>>
Ignoring the facts? You’re the one who said, “Tex is playing very well” not me.. !
Now you are trying to use me as your scapegoat to take the focus off your absolutely moronic statement.. Are you not man enough to detract what you said? You’re the only one that feels that “Tex is playing very well” ..
Now, go get some happy pills, you’re miserable attitude is a cancer on this blog.
If Jorge is calling it quits, I don’t blame Cash and Joe for being peeved.
It distracts the team minutes before gametime.
It leaves Joe shorthanded for a game against a big division rival. He has to use Jines who can’t hit rh pitching.
And cash has to scramble to make a roster move by tomorrow to get another player here.
According to Sherman, Posada went to Girardi at 6pm, said was insulted and would not play, Cashman appealed to Posada reconsider, said no.
What f’n job in the world allows u to massively underproduce, earn $13 mm, and dictate how u are utilized? What boss in the world would ever tolerate that? Complete joke. Anyone who defends jorges actions is a complete joke. If these stories are in fact true, I don’t see how any rational person can defend him.
Simple…get rid of him and call up Montero
another option is for them to release Posada (doubt they would ever do that out of respect), and just pay him, to free up the spot.
Bringing up one of the guys from AAA wont cost more than a few hundred thousand..
Should only play Teix when we “plan” to lose !
It was selfish of Posada to take himself out of the game. On the other hand, think about how hard it must be for him to be hitting .160 and batting 9th in front of the Red Sox, no less. He was wrong to do this, but I can see what drove him to it.
If in fact Jorge were to retire, at least he had the sense to do it when he knew his skills had faded opposed to Fairy-tek who will stay on the roster as long as Boston is dumb enough to keep offering him contracts yearly like Wakefield.
it is not right if posada chose not to play, but it is not right for cashman to interview with rosenthal and sell jorge out. jorge has earned the right to make a mistake or two considering his hall of fame esque career with yanks
Rosenthal saying Yankees could dock Posada pay. Rosenthal- “If Posada can’t produce and is not willing to play, the Yankees will move on without him.”
Now you are trying to use me as your scapegoat to take the focus off your absolutely moronic statement.. Are you not man enough to detract what you said? You’re the only one that feels that “Tex is playing very well” ..
Now, go get some happy pills, you’re miserable attitude is a cancer on this blog.
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How dense are you? You’re complaining about one of the few players playing well on the yankees and I have the miserable attitude? All you do is pop in here to whine like a child, complain about everything, and commiserate with the other negative nellies on the blog. Mark Teixeira is 7th in the league in wOBA at 1st base. You lack perspective.
it is not right if posada chose not to play, but it is not right for cashman to interview with rosenthal and sell jorge out. jorge has earned the right to make a mistake or two considering his hall of fame esque career with yanks
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um Cash said nothing….
posada’s been a great player. but he’s wrong on this. you bat where your manager places you. if he does retire, i fully expect him to try to find another team where he will be allowed to catch. Varitek is a shell of his former self but he’s still a team player and never a distraction.
P May 14th, 2011 at 8:27 pm
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It’s always fine to disagree with others and discuss your differences. But I would suggest refraining from name calling unless attacked–which I don’t think was JF’s intent.
JF will challenge you and make you refine your point, but he does it with good logic and arguments. That’s the best way. Keep it impersonal. Keep it respectful..unless you are attacked.
CC doing his part tonight.
Did Rosenthal say Montero was starting to get hot? Hasn’t he always been hot? As a hitter I mean.
since posada originally accepted hitting 9th and said he deserved it, something must have been said that didn’t go over well with someone after that.
regarding this game, cc looks ridiculous and the offense is not helping him at all.
like burnett’s 8 inning 1 hitter that we ended up losing last week.
Maybe Jeter should be the Captain and tell his best friend to get over it
this is your job Jeter smack Posada around
“Anyone who defends jorges actions is a complete joke. If these stories are in fact true, I don’t see how any rational person can defend him.”
I’m not defending him, but I can see how a guy who was used to being a superstar his entire career might react badly to batting 9th.
Anyone remember when Torre hit Alex 8th during the playoffs? He didn’t refuse to play and I’m sure he was insulted by that.
ac: Don’t bother. Beth = TrollNMore.
Mark Teixeira is the 2nd best hitter on the team.
while the levee breaks, the Yankees flounder
Just got home and found out about the Posada siutation. It’s obvious that Cash and Girardi knew what they were doing when they batted Posada 9th. You don’t someone like him 9th and expect it to go over like roses. They are basically trying to get rid of him but I doubt that he will retire. He is sitting on bench so he will probably jsut say that he wants to be respected.
The only person hitting better than Tex is Curtis Granderson and he already bats infront of him so he is getting more PA.
One thing to remember about Jorge…as a Hispanic, he is very proud and stubborn…and very emotional. He is going through a tough time and did a dumb thing, but I think it is only because he is so frustrated.
Like Posada or not, there is NO EXCUSE for leaving the team in this position.
He held them hostage for this 4th year to begin with and threatened to go to the Mets.
Now, he wants them to stand by him through this mess?
Sorry….
It appears according to John and Suzyn that Po did, in fact complain to Joe about hitting 9th.
Love Po, but that’s not the thing to do when you’re doing as bad as he is. He would have been more likely to hit Beckett than “Smily.”
Jerkface-
I believe P is actually a teen, he has admitted it before. I think he means well and is just getting emotional. I had a similar discourse with him not so long ago.
ac: Living in LA, I’m getting hosed by Fox. Does Beckett look as good? Is it a case of a great pitching game?
Jerkface >>
Sounds to me like you need a hug buddy.. Wow. Are you not the most miserable loser on the internet.. just like yesterday with your “know it all” mac posts.. maybe you think you have a clue.. I guess that’s all that matters..
Maybe, just maybe if you were not such a crab apple, you’d make a friend or two.
Brett Gardner has been hitting .368 .471 .596 1.067 since April 23, which is the same stretch of time that Mark Teixeira walloped the league for a 1 OPS
“Varitek is a shell of his former self but he’s still a team player and never a distraction.”
You can’t possibly be comparing former steroid user Varitek to Posada, are you? Varitek considers himself lucky to even still be in the game and that no one officially busted him for being a cheater.
Maybe Jeter should keep his mouth shut and learn how to hit.
Listening to ma and pa pinstripe not in front of a TV, is Posada in the dugout?
Really, FOX…could you show more favoritism?
LoHud curfew?
ac: Living in LA, I’m getting hosed by Fox. Does Beckett look as good? Is it a case of a great pitching game?
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looks ok i guess.
against this offense as it is, everyone looks good.
Yanks have had their RISP opps.
maybe jorge getting pissed off will help .
look at ortiz last year.
he totally went off on all kinds of people who said he was washed up
Just what a struggling tea needs in the media glare of New York City is an absurd drama like this one.
But this is an easy one. Like it or not it’s the manager’s job and right to make out the lineup. The players are making huge amounts of money to play if they are healthy. I don’t care who you are, you play and bat where you are told.
Unless there is something unexpected at play here like an injury, Posada is 100% wrong here. His personal feelings should not come into play like this in a manner that he knew would become a public spectacle. He’s a hothead and I hope he takes the time to think it out and apologize.
Period.
Jerkface-
Are you putting Teixeira ahead of Cano or Granderson?
I believe P is actually a teen, he has admitted it before. I think he means well and is just getting emotional. I had a similar discourse with him not so long ago.
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He is 14, which is obvious enough from his posts without needing to explain it.
“Being A Red Sox fan is about being a loser”
Well stated.
Who is this bimbo in the booth?
sp – team
Salliedogs7,
Bite your tongue. I heart her
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TheStraw May 14th, 2011 at 8:33 pm
Jerkface-
I believe P is actually a teen, he has admitted it before. I think he means well and is just getting emotional. I had a similar discourse with him not so long ago.”"”
Just turned 15 today matter a fact. I am not trying to hid my age. I know a lot about baseball and when I am in my 30′s or 40′s I bet I will know more than most.
Jerkface is just being a turd.. he’s the one who started called me, “dumb” and “dense” which is uncalled for.. he’s mad because I called him out after saying, “Tex is playing VERY well”..
that’s how this started. TheStraw, you and had an argument true.. but JF is constantly and arrogant miserable person day in and day out.
this is sickening, listening to this fake red sox fan. joe and tim are truer red sox fans.
The Red Sox love fest on Fox is grosser than usual.
Laure – I get it. Posada is a hot tempered man who has to be absurdly frustrated with his performance. That said, the reported actions are inexcusable. Completely and utterly inexcusable.
Are you putting Teixeira ahead of Cano or Granderson?
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What do you mean? by wOBA Tex is only behind Granderson on the team (grandy owns). If I were doing a lineup now I’d do it
Gardner
Granderson
Tex
Cano
A-rod
Martin
Swisher
Jeter
Posada
I grew up old school I watched Yogi go to LF for Elston Howard.
If Posada yanked himself in a huff to me it’s pretty selfish BS.
The Yankees come first not Jorge Posada not Yogi Berra.
the water is rising in the clubhouse
“Mark Teixeira is the 2nd best hitter on the team.”
Proof that sometimes, stats can be deceiving. I watch every Yankee game (save for those blacked out by FOX, Satan’s love child) and nothing I’ve seen lately backs up that stat.
If Posada thought hitting 9th was embarrassing, wait until he has to eat crow and apologize for ‘childish’ behavior.
Hey, just trying to be charitable…
sarah silverman is a joke of a comedian, a joke of a red sox fan, a joke of a human being
“Yankee Trader May 14th, 2011 at 8:35 pm
Jerkface-
Are you putting Teixeira ahead of Cano or Granderson?”
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He said that “Tex is playing very well”. It’s obvious that he has a baseball crush on Tex, so I wouldn’t doubt it.
Sarah Silverman
ac: Fair enough. On the 2 seconds of highlights they finally showed, Beckett’s hook to Tex looked pretty nasty.
Soon enough, I figure Beckett will rely on the fastball too much and toss some meatballs up there to get whacked.
Insulted?
Geez, he is too much. And stupid
It’s odd that FOX would censor the word “masochist” considering you pretty much have to be one in order to watch their broadcasts.
I going to break from my #onlypositivecomments policy for a moment to say this:
Real nice job by Jorge Posada tonight. Having a worn out, broken down piece of crap like him create a significant distraction is JUST what this already struggling team needed.
Now we know where Posada’s priorities are… Screw the team, it’s all about me.
If, as some writers are suggesting via twitter, Posada really can’t tell the difference between himself and Mark Teixeira and Alex Rodriguez, then he a SERIOUSLY deranged!
I hope the Yankees cut him. And if they want to dock him, I’m all for it. The less that idiot plays, the better!
Just when you though Posada couldn’t possibly hurt this team any more than he already was with his crap play, now he’s creating locker room problems, too!
Go F yourself, Jorge!
This is an awful interview..
Wrong audience for her. These clowns in the booth couldn’t handle her
“look at ortiz last year.
he totally went off on all kinds of people who said he was washed up”
Ortiz went off at the media – not anyone associated with this team. This, if true, is different.
Yankees just standing at the plate tonight.
Sarah Silverman just said that MLB pitchers should be able to use LSD as a treat .. That girl is out of her mind !! HAH.. she also said the other day that, “Osama Bin Laden is the king of hide-n-seek”.
The light is on and nobody is home Sara.
Bronx Jeers,
She said Masshole
Jerkface-
Like that revamped lineup!
Cashman did not look angry or frustrated when he spoke to the Fox person, he looked somber. He said he didn’t want to say too much and speak for Jorge, he wanted Jorge to speak for himself after the game.
Sure seemed to me like a retirement.
The Yankee bats are about as exciting as Buck or Flash announcing games… not at all.
P,
Go re-read the posts. I called you stupid after you said Tex had 1 good week and it was all downhill from there. When that is obviously not the case and you’re just sperging out because Tex popped up with RISP. You lack perspective, and you just want to vent on the board instead of engage in a discussion, I get it. When you grow up and know more than everyone else about baseball feel free to come back to CyberLohud and engage me (in my enlightened spreadsheet form)
Agree, WCYF- Jorge is totally in the wrong here…I just hope cooler heads prevail on both sides, that he finds the dignity to apologize and that the team doesn’t do anything rash before that happens.
Will FOX put Billy Crystal or Tracy Morgan on in the interest of equal time? Not a chance.
I would think we should give Jorge the benefit of speaking for himself before anyone crucifies him.
P,
I thought Michael Moore said that about Bin Laden
It’s odd that FOX would censor the word “masochist” considering you pretty much have to be one in order to watch their broadcasts.
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mass hole?
Proof that sometimes, stats can be deceiving. I watch every Yankee game (save for those blacked out by FOX, Satan’s love child) and nothing I’ve seen lately backs up that stat.
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He makes the least amount of outs on the team. Who is doing better than he is offensively? *Right now* the only players hitting are Granderson and Gardner. On the season the only player better is Granderson, and his on base is still lower.
The whole team kind of sucks offensively at the moment. If you look at the last 2 weeks no one is hitting: Posada, Martin, Cano, A-rod, Swisher, etc
This is off topic, but those Alec Baldwin New Era ads are brilliant.
Who cares about Tex? He’s playing like garbage of late and he’s in the middle of the “our problems” pack. Seriously, he isn’t worthy of discussion. Sooner or later he’ll run into one and then hit a bunch more afterwards and then he’ll go cold again for a long time. That’s him.
I like Sarah. can’t believe they censored Masshole
YankeesWFAN RT @PeterBotte: Bill Madden reports Hal Steinbrenner has been in contact w/ Selig’s office regarding recourse w/Posada for refusing to play.
This isn’t an Old Timer’s game. Yanks owe it to the fans to put the best team out there and if that means batting Posada 9th or Jeter 7th or Arod 5th, I’m all for it.
If a player doesn’t like it, retire, and the Yanks can use the money left on your contract to improve the team.
I may be a harsh, but I’m a Yankee fan, not a Posada fan.
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Triple Short of a Cycle May 14th, 2011 at 8:38 pm
Wrong audience for her. These clowns in the booth couldn’t handle her”"”
Seriously.. that was a very awkward interview, especially with the drugs comment.. weird!
YESKimJones Posada situation clearly fluid & emotional. But Yankee official told me he does not believe this could be end of Posada’s Yankees career.
Laura: agreed. I love them. “You have hands like a plumber!”
Who cares about Tex? He’s playing like garbage of late and he’s in the middle of the “our problems” pack. Seriously, he isn’t worthy of discussion. Sooner or later he’ll run into one and then hit a bunch more afterwards and then he’ll go cold again for a long time. That’s him.
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*ignores Tex’s 4 weeks of dominance*
so…..
they have praised beckett like no other, but cc has 6 Ks and 1 hit, which is better than Beckett.
Triple,
I dunno, I saw Sarah posted it as a tweet. Maybe she was quoting Moore. *shrugs*
“The whole team kind of sucks offensively at the moment. If you look at the last 2 weeks no one is hitting: Posada, Martin, Cano, A-rod, Swisher, etc”
Yes, the entire team save for Granderson stinks. However, not everyone is batting in the 3 hole. Your 3rd and 4th guys are supposed to be your big RBI producers. I think that Alex is hurt so I’m going to give him the benefit of the doubt, but what is Tex’s excuse for the unending stream of pop ups and fly balls?
Triple Short of a Cycle,
Gotcha. That makes more sense although masochist fits as well.
she also said the other day that, “Osama Bin Laden is the king of hide-n-seek
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that joke is at least 5 years old.
Now Swisher is refusing to smile until he’s moved out of the 8-spot.
This entire offense sucks right now.
How Tex is getting singled out is just beyond me.
Lowrie is like an annoying flea on the backside of an elpehant.
YankeesWFAN RT @PeterBotte: Bill Madden reports Hal Steinbrenner has been in contact w/ Selig’s office regarding recourse w/Posada for refusing to play.
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If this is in any way true, then the situation is going to get a lot uglier before it gets better.
ac: It’s Fox. Between Buck yelling at you to convey “excitement” and McCarver proving time and again that he doesn’t know what he’s talking about, I am actually glad I don’t have to hear these guys.
Jorge may not go to the prom because of his outburst
if alex is hurt, go to the friggin DL, and bring up Vazquez or Laird until Chavez gets back.
JF – yes, he was hot in April. I get it. Now he is putrid. This has been a recurring theme since he came to NY. Like I said, he’s middle of the pack with respect to why we don’t score runs.
Come on CC .. Bear down now. 3-0 on Tek. come on!!
is he really going to walk varitek here?
3-0 to Tek
Great
Ruh roh…
a 4 pitch walk to varitek?
REALLY!?!
Ughh ! All I wanted for my birthday was a Yankee win tonight !!!!
Is that too much to ask for?
This right here folks is what is gonna define this game. bases loaded, 1 out
CC losing command
Cc is making trouble for himself, walk veritek?
How do you walk Varitek – and on 4 pitches???
Wow, I was about to write about how we’re wasting too much good pitching and CC goes and walks the No. 9 hitter, hitting .150, on four pitches to load the bases for the top of the line-up. Yikes.
Its pathetic that the game could be lost with a measily groundout here because this offense is so inept.
Walking varitek is sinful
cc has been fantastic, but how can you walk tek on 4 pitches, or at all?
Laura-
Tex seems to hit better from the right side when he’s not looking to loft the ball to overcome the shift from the left side.
ugh
However, not everyone is batting in the 3 hole. Your 3rd and 4th guys are supposed to be your big RBI producers.
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Who would do better in that spot?
RISP stats for team through yesterday
Gardner: .308 .357 .346 .703
Martin: .292 .370 .708 1.079
Cano: .226 .235 .484 .719
Jeter: .161 .237 .161 .398
A-rod: .207 .324 .517 .842
Grandy: .276 .353 .448 .801
Swisher: .147 .273 .176 .449
Posada: .130 .333 .174 .507
beth May 14th, 2011 at 8:22 pm
posada is allowed to make a mistake and act like a spoiled brat occasionally, he has earned that
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WTH.. no yankee has *earned* that right.
crap
Ballgame folks. Thank you CC!
and the Non-Ace ace is showing up in the 5th
playing a bit shallow there?
2 run lead with this inept lineup? Game over
“How Tex is getting singled out is just beyond me.”
Probably because
1) He comes up quite often with men on base and he leaves them there
2) He’s making a boatload of $$$ and should probably do something to earn it
3) He struggles every frakin’ year (in the beginning) and people are getting tired of it
4) So far, he has not played like the player we thought we were getting (offensively speaking; defensively, he’s better than advertised).
Every night. Same song.
Jerkface is absolutely correct. Despite Tex being .33 (BA) points lower this year than his career, his OBP is .04 higher, his SLG .08 lower, and OPS is .05 lower. If he had a BA of .10 points higher, he would be higher in pretty much every category when you compare it to his career totals.
Yes, .252 isn’t a good BA for Tex, but he is still producing with the bat, by no means is he struggling. And if he was, this is the best struggle anyone in MLB has ever had.
# Carlo May 14th, 2011 at 8:42 pm
Who cares about Tex? He’s playing like garbage of late and he’s in the middle of the “our problems” pack. Seriously, he isn’t worthy of discussion. Sooner or later he’ll run into one and then hit a bunch more afterwards and then he’ll go cold again for a long time. That’s him.
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Hope you’re at least older than 15. According to someone, you’re not fit be in his “enlightened”zone if not !
Got to dig out of a hole, again tonight….
Game over
Nice pitch, CC.
It isnt selfish of Posada. My God, the guy never gets a break. Some of you are just ridiculous. And why would some of you even care if he took himself out? You trashed him when he was in the line up so what does it matter?
the fact that sabathia walked varitek on 4 striaght pitches when it really mattered is a very bad sign.
Arod has looked this bad before — why assume he’s injured?
Hold it here CC.
This is going to backfire…..
Absolutely disgusted with this teams fight. Inept offense, defense, bullpen and now our ace can’t do the job.
Aces end losing streaks. Not let a btm part of an order beat him. Terrible job
this is a genius move Retardi
Love it
Sorry to say, but I’m glad the game isn’t being televised out here in L.A. I can’t believe what CC just did.
That’s some ace huh?
Yanks are done tonight, being swept tomorrow night.
they are walking dusty to pick to the most dangerous hitter in the park? i know its lefty on lefty but still.
Funny how the trolls come flooding in when they are behind.
walking pedroia to get to gonzalez ?
pedroia sucks this year.
i wouldn’t walk him.
walk to varitek was unnecessary. on 4 pitches, unusual. got out of inning relatively unscathed.
Phew..
U can’t win when ur 3-4 hitters can’t hit. Case closed
Ilovenyy – jorge, is that you?
the walk worked…
however on the other hand
Now that’s the kind of quick turn you’re used to seeing from Cano.
Well Phil, they are behind quite frequently sooooo…
good move to walk dusty to pitch to AGon. I totally agree.
Look at that. It worked out. Funny how that happens.
And of that list, one of the guys you might think to put there (martin) is hitting .159 .288 .273 .561 since April 25!
I think 1:0 might already be enough for sux
Now that the move worked perfectly, do all the managers here have anything to say?
JackCurryYES Jack Curry
I just spoke to Jorge Posada’s father. He said his son isn’t retiring after the game. “No, no, no,” he said. “He will play all year.”
Jorge Sr goes on to say that he should have played, but that athletes sometimes make bad decisions.
I’m not going to slam CC for giving up a pair. Going to the mound knowing that you can’t give up ANY runs because your lineup stinks is a lot of pressure to handle. You can’t be asked to pitch a shutout every night.
Jorge on the next Cheech Y Chong release: Bazebool bean berry gude to me
I think 1:0 might already be enough for sux
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then 2-0 must be impossible
When Lou Gehrig took himself out of the lineup becuase he couldn’t hit, he was hailed as a hero. Why such vitriol for Posada?
CC can go 0-20, going the full length(every game), losing 0-1(every game), yet people would still not regard him as an ace, unbelievable.
CC will probably give up another 50+ runs this season, and still win 20 games, and be in the run for Cy Young, so get use to it.
Actually, CC did a good job minimizinf his mistake, as an ace does. Not his fault the bats can’t hit their way out if a paper bag lately. Holding the Sox to 2 runs shoukd be enough to win a game if the team were hitting normally.
Laura, true however you cannot walk Jason Varitek…
Now if the Yankees could just start scoring runs . . .
Pauldanand: You’re a racist ass.
The way we hit. Or should I say, Don’t hit, this game is just about OVER.
Crowd is quiet, swish may make contact here.
Jorge Sr. just said that his son isn’t retiring and plans on playing all year.
It would be nice to see the offense show a pulse. How many games in a row can you continue to tip your cap to the pitcher?
not so…
“Arod has looked this bad before — why assume he’s injured?”
Because he was tearing the cover off of the ball until he injured his side. He comes back, supposedly healed and now he sucks. He was fine before the injury, jacked up afterwards. The reasonable assumption is that something still isn’t right.
sigh. Swish…
Swisher is useless! Just another gaping hole in the lineup.
Niblick – because that’s not why posada benched himself. He refused to play because he was in the 9 hole. My g-d swisher is impossible to watch.
this is just getting pretty hard to watch
Swisher should take HIMSELF out of the lineup. He is AWFUL!
Swisher should be the next player batting 9th and then on the bench…
Swish is lost up there…he’ll be getting a diet of breaking balls for thr rest of the season. He better learn hiw to hit them.
forget the Ks in AAA.
Bring up Maxwell, Montero AND Vazquez.
I was upset that Jorge might be retiring but after listening to the radio and all what might be going on.. I kinda of hope that he is retiring and not actually throwing a hissy fit about batting 9th.
He would be in the wrong no matter what. You can’t do that. Arod batted 7th in the post season a few years ago.. he took it.. he may have b%*ed about it but he still played. Posada may be one of the Yankee greats but that doesn’t make you above the team.
Niblick May 14th, 2011 at 8:55 pm
Pauldanand: You’re a racist ass.
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He’s also crap at referencing comedy bits from the 70′s.
Would like for Montero to be called up already. He might start off slow. So would rather that happen early.
Carlo – you have no idea why Jorge benched himself, if indeed that’s what he did. And nobody knew at the time what was wrong with Gehrig either, just that he couldn’t hit.
release Jones
Send Cervelli to AAA
Figure out what to do with Posada
Get fresh blood on this team….
“When Lou Gehrig took himself out of the lineup becuase he couldn’t hit, he was hailed as a hero. Why such vitriol for Posada?”
You’re joking, right? You don’t see the difference?
I think stadium fans should just boooo posada if he feels he is insulted.
ok, let’s get something going!
I really hope the Yanks don’t pick up Swisher’s contract. He is basically Shelly Duncan…fastball or nothing. But right now he can’t even hit a fastball.
Can someone check with Pat M to see when Becketts cortisone shot is going to wear off? Most absurd theory ever.
Like I said, we ARE wasting some good pitching – kudos to CC for getting out of that one. But that walk to Varitek…very mysterious.
I know several are struggling, but when A-Rod and Tex go into a funk at the same time, we are really vulnerable.
did i hear gaping hole?
where was all this talk about beckett being big game pitcher the last two years? now he is back to big game pitcher?
# Purenyyankee May 14th, 2011 at 8:55 pm
The way we hit. Or should I say, Don’t hit, this game is just about OVER.
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That means Teix won’t help today then. Someone said he doesn’t do well in losses.
Our line-up is great…if it were 2007.
Joe Buck needs to drink some red bull or something… he sounds like a zombie
Laura,
Arod’s swing gets out of whack sometimes. Coming back, he hadn’t been swinging for some time, and started doing some over-compensating. He may feel fine, but that break he had for the injury was enough to screw up his swing.
We’ve also seen Arod suddenly “lose it” as most players are prone to do where not injury was involved at all.
Arod’s not a Jeter-type who hides his injuries or refuses to talk about them. He talks.
Btw, where is long’s magic now? Since all of them suck
carlo agreed. pat m is a bit of a blowhard. definitely senile. belongs in old folks home. thinks he knows more about baseball than he does
I guarantee that Posada will say that he wants to be respected and batting 9th isn’t respecting him. Now they will have to bat him 7th or 8th….
“not” is no
Arod himself said he screwed up his swing by over-compensating.
at least if jeter gets on, there is a chance with Granderson coming up…
Niblick – jorges own father admitted his son made a mistake. That’s exactly what happened. So in fact, lou benched himself because he was hurting the team and knew he didn’t have it. Jorge doesn’t have it, wasn’t being benched despite hurting the team, and threw a tantrum because he got moved to 9th. Please, its inexcusable.
Geez, this team has about 5 guys who qualify to bat 9th.
The other thing that will be annoying is that now all of the other players will get asked about what’s going on with Jorge. With the team in this funk, they really don’t need an extra distraction.
I will always be a Yankee fan but they are so frustrating to watch right now
Wang: Agreed. It’s possible he may still be dealing with a lingering ‘twinge’ or something, but he seems relatively healthy. At least, healthy enough to play every day. A-Rod guesses at the plate. He thinks. A LOT. If his mechanics are a little out of whack, he’s going to over think it to try to get out of it. Sometimes that snowballs into a slump, like now.
Lol Carlo were you in that very meeting with Jorge? do you buy everything you hear, or read from “sources”
The other thing that will be annoying is that now all of the other players will get asked about what’s going on with Jorge. With the team in this funk, they really don’t need an extra distraction.
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true, however i dont think the funk can get worse…
Jerkface must be excited to have tex on deck in this situation.
Jorge gets a ton of credit for being the “de facto captain” of the team but who’s the guy that throws a hissy fit when he gets dropped in the lineup and who’s the one that takes it like a man when it happens in the playoffs no less? A-rod gets a lot of crap for his personality but at least he’s a team player.
Carlo – you have no idea what’s going on. All you’ve got is this statement from Cashman, well-known liar, that is full of implications but lacking in facts.
Funny how 2 runs seem insurmountable these days.
Come on Grandy short porch!!!
Ilovenyy – yes, I was in the mtg. Bad times, not good times.
The problem with imperfection is that it might lead some crybaby to say something like “That’s some ace huh?”
” A-rod gets a lot of crap for his personality but at least he’s a team player.”
that’s it patrick. you’re cut off.
no more beers for you
Do not send the runners please.
WIT – when you’ve only got 3 guys hitting .260+, it’s not all that surprising.
I guarantee that Posada will say that he wants to be respected and batting 9th isn’t respecting him. Now they will have to bat him 7th or 8th….
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No they won’t. They’ll bat him where ever they want to. He is not the manager of the team. This is not how teams work. They’ll make an example of him. You can’t act like this.
Ugh.
Posada would not even be on the team this year if he didn’t have a 4 year contract…he was rewarded very well for what he has meant (alot) to the Yankees with his 13 million dollar a year salary….he deserves nothing else and really is not a good enough hitter anymore to be a DH and not even a good enough catcher to be a back-up catcher….if you want to to be sentimental and stuff root for pro bowlers, golfers, or watch movies…no room for it with the NY Yankees!!!
the friggen popups.. Never been so frustrated with a team in my life!!
that’s it patrick. you’re cut off.
no more beers for you
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How am I wrong?
Asking out of a game against the Sox is absolutely unacceptable. What is more important the team winning or being selfish and setup about where you are batting in the lineup? When you are batting .150 you aren’t allowed to complain. Cash shouldn’t take this bs from him and his teammates shouldn’t be happy at all with him.
Jorge wiill apologize in no uncertain terms. I’d bet Mo talked to him.
pop ups are the new double plays…
one hit against the red sox, perhaps homer teixeira? ill take a walk…
Here is what we have, its not just cashman.
1 – jorge in lineup at 9th
2 – jorge out of lineup
3 – tweets from bill madden
4 – tweets from yes network host jack curry
5 – reports from john and suzyn
6 – tweets from sherman
7 – a comment from jorge’s father that athletes make mistakes
What more do u need?
YankeesWFAN Sweeny Murti
For better or worse Jorge has always been an emotional player, the Sonny to Jeter’s Michael. Sometimes it works…other times, it’s this.
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Not a bad analogy but then who’s Fredo?
throw that two seamer beckett.
just one time.
ac: I’ll take the pop ups over the DPs.
Tex couldn’t be more lost at the plate right now.. Swings at junk in the dirt and lets a FB right down the middle go by.
Tex swings at an awful pitch but takes a pitch right down the middle??!?! These guys are so pathetic.
Bronx: Swish?
Tex looking at straight meat right down the middle then swinging at garbage
yay teixeira. he is just pathetic
Nice clutch hitting.
I have no comment.
throw that two seamer beckett.
just one time.
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He just did and struck Tex out with it
can’t watch this game anymore. Just brutal.. and now I gotta listen to Paul Simon.. WTF!!!
Just dead if 3-4 can’t hit.
ugh Tex
just told my wife ht would throw a change and tex would sting over it, and he didnt disappoint..
Sigh. This team really makes it difficult to have faith right now.
Can you say PATHETIC?
Jeter, last 10 games, plus today – .327
Teix, last 10 games, plus today – .216
Oh, I forgot, Teix doesn’t do well in losing games.
This lineup is DISGRACEFUL.
The lineup should be embarrassed. They look worse and worse everyday. Igawa could be on the mound and they wouldn’t touch him.
1 for 13 RISP in this series….this has to turn at some point………doesn’t it?
West Coast Yankee Fan says:
May 14, 2011 at 9:06 pm
Jorge wiill apologize in no uncertain terms. I’d bet Mo talked to him.
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You should apologize to this blog in no uncertain terms.
And then permanently retire from it.
“What more do u need?”
you left out that posada originally sad he deserved being in the 9th spot and would have to produce to get out of it.
the question is what happened after that.
When the Yanks get a runner in scoring position lately, it immediately turns all opposing pitchers into Roy Halladay.
Only jerkface is upset by that whiff. Those of us watching knew to expect it
I guess Tex is gonna suck it up in May since he had a decent April.
I have been saying mediocre but that is being to nice….wow just awful! How many more years of Tex and Arod?
Jeter would have talked to him, as well. Best buddies. I think he’d listen to Jete before Mo just because of their close friendship. Jeter no doubt has had to calm Jorge down on many, many occasions in the past.
in 2005, they made major changes in may… Wang, Cano…
That time has come.
Big Bad Tex is 0-31 against Red Sox pitching.
inconsistency is mark teixeira. cannot be relied upon in april or may or june or july or october. we are stuck with him through the bad times and the good
the heart of this order is just plain gone right now
Shoot Out The Lights!
Blood on the Tracks!
Tex is pitiful. Wow he is so un-clutch.
Always disappears against the Sox & in the post season.
I think the bright lights of NY are too much for him.
Youkolis upset he was out. Shocker
In the old days of George, a sweep this weekend would get Girardi fired for no other reason than to motivate the team.
Golly, the offense is really going through a bad stretch . . . it will be great when it ends, but in the meantime, it’s tough to see. Nothing to do but hang in there . . .
“you left out that posada originally sad he deserved being in the 9th spot and would have to produce to get out of it.
the question is what happened after that.”
My guess is that the closer it got to game time, the more it started to eat him up. His stomach was probably all tied into knots. He realized that his ego couldn’t handle it so he punked out.
hard times when jeter looks like the 2nd best player on the non pitching roster.
Tex 0 for 40 vs sux?
Release him
Straw: We saw how well those years went…
another wasted pitching performance
at least we have gotten a reprieve from talking about jeter non-stop.
With the name brands in this lineup, it is unacceptable to be playing like this.
I’m willing to reserve judgement until Jorge explains himself, but…if in fact he did have some kind of hissy fit about batting ninth – after seemingly coming to terms with it and telling reporters that he “put myself in this position” – then I would question how a veteran player at this stage of his career could have such a fragile psyche. That would be beyond “pride” or “ego” – that would be simply childish.
It worked in 1978. I kid, I kid.
FOX is showing the Cubs game. It’s 36 degrees. Great baseball weather.
Ken_Rosenthal
Source: #Posada had back stiffness. Contradicts Cashman, who said Posada wasn’t injured. #yankees #MLB
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Here comes the spin game now to not make Jorge accountable.
Straw: hahaha! Thanks for that chuckle!
here come the next three opportunities to kick the fanvbase in the junk.
back to back homers coming up
Have you ever noticed that in the photos of Yukilis when he’s being hit or run into he looks like he’s going to die from the pain?
Is there a bigger freakin’ whiner in the MLB? He is by far my least-fave player — well, it’s a tie with Pabelbutt.
You have Tex slumping badly and then you have Pujols in his walk year. Boy is that bad timing!
AC1 — sounds like the spin has already begun…
# Carlo May 14th, 2011 at 9:09 pm
Only jerkface is upset by that whiff. Those of us watching knew to expect it
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Nah, he won’t be, “he’s doing very well,” it’s the rest of the team, especially Jeter, don’t ya’ know ?
ac: Rosenthal doesn’t know anything. He’s wrong more often than not. His source should have to fight the other sources to be the only real source. Steel cage style.
If posada continues to be selfish, jeter should be blamed as well
What is captain’s job anyway?
If Jorge had back troubles, why did his father say he made a mistake?
Losing games 2 to 3 now. Come August, will be losing 8 to 10.
You have Tex slumping badly and then you have Pujols in his walk year. Boy is that bad timing!
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Question for you all.
If you could trade Tex and his contract to the Cards straight up for Pujols, knowing he will ask for 8-10 years and 25-30 mil per year, would you do it (with the new deal in place first)?
Lmao yeah because tweets make stories true. …..please.
: @YankeesWFAN On facebook Laura Posada says that Jorge pulled out because of a sore back.
maybe it is the truth. we all ought to know that cashman cares about cashman, not about the yankees. cashman is a jerk and thinks he is special
# Laura – I Bleed Blue May 14th, 2011 at 9:13 pm
FOX is showing the Cubs game. It’s 36 degrees. Great baseball weather.
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Well, there’s one city Soriano could never pitch in!
“My guess is that the closer it got to game time, the more it started to eat him up. His stomach was probably all tied into knots. He realized that his ego couldn’t handle it so he punked out.”
good analysis.
i can tell you bleed blue.
A rod k
wow A-Rod has been so bad, I actually expected Cano to start the inning, with one out naturally.
No one knows anything until Jorge speaks. It would be great to leave it until then, but all the writers need to be the first with the story, so they all tweet crap they hear, without knowing if any of it is true.
Mrs. Posada trying to help Jorge out after seeing everyone slowly turning on him?
“What is captain’s job anyway?”
To give the speech to the fans when they close down the old stadium?
@PeteAbe: Meanwhile, Posada has 6 HR and 15 RBI. That would make him one of the better Red Sox
So Posada went into Girardi’s office and said I am taking myself out of the lineup and I’ll tell you why half way through the game?
well this is just beyond sad now….
not much else to say.
Yankees looking like crap.
Maybe he hurt his back throwing a tantrum?
Don’t even waste time with the stiff back bllsht. I laughed when Buck said “the yankees will have the heart of their order coming up”
Nice job by 4-5 hitters there. Atrocious!!!!
rosenthal really using a facebook note as a ‘source’?
Nick: LOL!
I don’t know which of those AB’s was more painful, the Arod marathon K or Cano flaing at the first pitch.
I Russel O.K.?
“Maybe he hurt his back throwing a tantrum?”
LOL!!!
A-Rod avg. approaching Teix
Everyone MUST be hurt !
There is no “captain’s job”. Most major league teams don’t even have a captain.
“Have you ever noticed that in the photos of Yukilis when he’s being hit or run into he looks like he’s going to die from the pain?”
and what’s up with that weird aim the bat upside down at the pitcher and practice swing real quick with the scrunchy face ?
Dlauraposada Laura Posada
Jorge loves being a Yankee > anything. He’s trying his best to help his team win. Today, due to back stiffness he wasn’t able to do that
I don’t buy the back excuse. If he told Girardi that he couldn’t play because he was injured, they wouldn’t have gotten mad. His wife is just trying to cover his butt.
Maybe he hurt his back bending down to see where he was in the lineup.
AC1 — I would have said “yes” earlier, but Pujols is struggling this year. Is that due to age or is it a slow start only? He’s also a big, strong guy who may age like Arod — where his swing gets slower and slower…Do we want two Arods on the team at the same time?
Pujol sure can hit for average and brings in the RBI.
We won’t be able to do it, so I’m not going to dream. I can’t believe how disappointing Tex has been lately.
Remember how we got AJ because he was a Sox Killer? Hah! Well, Tex seems to retreat against the Sox as well. We play so many games against this conference rival that it’s a BIG deal how guys play against them AND in big games.
Dlauraposada
Jorge loves being a Yankee > anything. He’s trying his best to help his team win. Today, due to back stiffness he wasn’t able to do that.
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good wife, but i dont think anyone is buying it.
Team malaise or no team malaise, the problem tonight may simply be: Beckett is back to being Beckett. It might not have mattered even if we were hitting.
Only hope at this point is to get to the bullpen – Beckett’s at 100 pitches I believe – and hope they have an off night. Papelbon seems to like blowing saves against the Yanks, so maybe we can squeeze one more out of him tonight.
“No one knows anything until Jorge speaks”
Agreed. Let’s hear what he has to say instead of speculating.
I remember when Alex was hitting .370 and was leading the league in SLG.
My back always gets stiff when i’m asked to take out the garbage
6 Ks by our 3-5 hitters. One of several reasons why they are stinking it up!
@YankeesWFAN On facebook Laura Posada says that Jorge pulled out because of a sore back.
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wife started hearing about “voided contract” and took immediate action.
Do they send Beckett out for the 7th?
I think the team has no energy left.
Meanwhile, the AZ/LAD game is actually a really good pitching duel.
so this isn’t actually a baseball game, it’s a yankee forfeit and a countdown to a jorge posada press conference..should have gone out to dinner. fml.
cc not helping by walking to crappy hitters in the lineup
yankeenate,
Look no further than Arod and Tex. other than Cano those 2 are their most important hitters and they have done nothing since Arod got hurt. Thats is the number 1 reason for them being in this losing streak
Laura: I don’t see why not. Send him out a batter at a time.
Cubs in Rain Delay. I can see the game! I don’t know that that’s a good thing. LOL!
Yeah, CC has walked two guys who are hitting worse than Jorge.
Can anyone say “SHAKEUP” ?
spark May 14th, 2011 at 9:23 pm
@YankeesWFAN On facebook Laura Posada says that Jorge pulled out because of a sore back.
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wife started hearing about “voided contract” and took immediate action.
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Haha so many different stories floating around right now. It will be interesting to hear what Jorge says. I hope he doesn’t blame it on an injury that is non-existent…
Thank you, Carl Crawford.
Does anyone have a solution for how this 2011-2015 period is altered to not reflect the 80′s?
how is “Posada took himself out of the line-up” part of the game summary? That happened before the game started.
russell martin back hands too many balls in the dirt.
it looks nifty when he picks it , but it’s a bad habit.
LAD/AZ a well pitched affair. Top 9. May get to see the game just in time for the comeback!
Who thinks Jorge will be honest at the press conference?
All the reporters have to do is ask Jorge if he told Girardi his back hurts and that will tell the tale.
I wonder if Jorge will see the same doctor manny saw when he had that knee issue in either his left or right knee.
What is wrong with Buck’s voice? Sounds like he has laryngitis.
Carlo-
Banuelos..Betances…Montero….Heathcott…..hopefully. The minors in the 80′s were stripped of talent in bad trades.
why is sabthia pitching to varitek like varitek was any good ?
The only way for Posada to make this go away is if he pich hits in the 9th and hits a walk-off hr
when did pena go back to aaa?
Straw – banuelos and betances won’t throw 200 innings in a season until about 2015. Heathcott? Nah.
Who thinks Cashman is ever honest?
GAME OVER. Time to watch Everybody Loves Raymond on TV Land.
WOw swish can’t do anything right !!!!
Nice pitching and nice defense, once again.
Quicksand rtight now.
oh swish…..
you’re next pal
this stretch is the worst baseball i’ve seen from this team in a long time, this is genuinely embarrassing.
Great…CC gets squeezed and Swish muffs the play. Just great.
girardi is about to lose his s.-t
after a missed 3rd strike call by the ump. Swish botches the transfer and 3-0. This team is junk right now. Except for the starting pitching, outside Nova’s last start.
He can’t hit, nor can he play defense. How in the world would the Yanks pick up his option?
He’s a disaster out there.
Nick swisher is a horses a$$, he’s the meanest, he sks the biggest p####, nick swisher is a horses a$$
Cameron was going to score anyway.
The offense did the same crap last year vs. the Mets at Citifield (where Russo was the only one with good AB’s) among many other games….nothign new or surprising really….
get maxwell up here and start him.
bench swisher now.
Dtaylor – did u not watch most of august and september of last year? Same team pal. Not a good one. First few weeks were a mirage. This is the team.
what is sabathia thnking in two straight at bats of nibbling with varitek up ?
very weird.
What a night
WHere do you get the stats that say Tex is 0-40 against the Red Sox ?
I didn’t know that.. that is absolutely pathetic if that is the case.. just goes to show you how “un clutch he is” he is beyond terrible in the post season.. and if he is 0-40 against the Red Sox just goes to show that he can’t hit under pressure.
Can you believe we pay him 20 mil a year ??
If I was Girardi, I’d honestly consider pulling Swisher. It is a last resort as a manager and obviously is a bad situation but you have to set a precedent that these errors are not acceptable. Put Nunez out there. A slump is a slump. It happens These mental errors are just disgusting.
We have about 3 or 4 hitters that we’re not sure if they’re struggling or just in decline. We have 3 pitchers in our starting rotation that would have struggled to get a spot in the Nationals rotation. Our best bullpen guy is 40+.
Ladies & Gentleman…Your 2011 New York Yankees!!!
Hey, if you’re not going to hit, why bother playing solid D?
Swisher just got married. Maybe he’s just not into baseball as usual. Too busy being hollywood.
err over 20 mil for Tex .. wow.. what does he make, 22 mil?
I think they need a team meeting.
SMH Swish falling down
Swisher lookin good.
Laura – I Bleed Blue May 14th, 2011 at 9:29 pm
What is wrong with Buck’s voice? Sounds like he has laryngitis.
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that’s the second time i heard him sound like that this year.
Really, Tex?
Anytime the crowd makes noise at home, swish gets excited and shts all over himself. Doooooooshhhhhhhhh
Get CC out of the game..he is done.
Montero/JV/Maxwell up now!!!
No need for 13 pitchers.
Matt Kemp looking all scraggly. Wants to challenge Brian Wilson’s beard, I think.
Look at the faces on this team. it just says it all..
HR what a night this is ugly
Nice way to put the game out of reach, CC!
game over.
It’s over. See ya guys.
Girardi you think CC is done?
There goes my quality start.
# Captain Clutch May 14th, 2011 at 9:36 pm
Get CC out of the game..he is done.
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too late
I hope they get swept.
things havent been this low since we lose the 04 alcs after being up 3-0
darn
How many do you think George Steinbrenner would fire Joe G by now?
Well, at least the Bruins are losing.
the non-ace ace in full force tonight
Thank you CC. You’ve now joined the rest of the underachievers on this club. Game over. What an embarrassment this has been being lately.
# Carlo May 14th, 2011 at 9:37 pm
I hope they get swept.
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why?
I hope someone blows a gasket after the game. The postgame is goibg to be more entertaining than this goddawful piece of sh-t series.
We’ll get ‘em tomorrow….I hope.
It’s tough to watch the Yankees play right now. Not much fun or excitement at this point in the ballgame.
We need Hughes back soon.
This team is not going to the post season.
Good job CC. Halladay the ace would never have a game like this when his team needs a win.
Buck has some type of vocal ailment going on. It’s been going on for a while. I live in St. Louis so it’s been written about a few times. He’s getting better but still isn’t full strength (which probably isn’t a bad thing).
This is absolutely embarrassing. CC gave his all but there is so much pressure on these starters right now. Something needs to change whether it’s a Cashman meaning or a Montero callup.
I bet the Yanks score 2 or 3 runs now
The Yankees will bring up the 3rd string AA catcher before Montero, It feels like
I sense a disturbance in the farce.
Hughes can’t hit!
Don’t worry folks…Lester vs Freddy Garcia tomorrow.
Ac-
Did you forget starting 0-8 against them in 2009? At least it turned around that year.
And tomorrow is an ESPN game. Oh, joy!
Captain Clutch May 14th, 2011 at 9:38 pm
Good job CC. Halladay the ace would never have a game like this when his team needs a win.
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The way that the Yanks are playing, 1 run is game over… CC pitched well but faded this inning. It wouldn’t make a difference anyway. It seems like it might have been over at 2-0.
Keep the faith. We are only 2 games out.
I wonder how different this inning is if the ump calls strike 3 on that pitch right over the middle to Varitek.
Hopefully for Swisher’s wife he’s better in the sack than he is at the plate, otherwise it’ll be a short marriage.
when sabathia kept throwing off speed stuff to varitek i knew something wasn’t right.
that inning was lost when he didn’t attack varitek.
and it was the second time in a row.
just very weird.
Awful….i hope they embarrass them tonite and tomorrow w/ Lester and maybe cashman will do something.
This team is terrible
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I hope someone blows a gasket after the game. The postgame is goibg to be more entertaining than this goddawful piece of sh-t series.
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gotta do something to fire this team up… Joe Girardi and his nonchalant Mr. cool BS isn’t cutting it.. it’s time to make some changes.. and they should start with Joe
AAO: Because he’s a bridge jumper ‘fan’.
I’d bring Romine up to back up Martin. Then bring Montero to DH
“Did you forget starting 0-8 against them in 2009? At least it turned around that year.”
Different team that year.
Tyler, they need MORE than just a Montero call up………..
I think a certain someone on this blog predicted the non-ace ace would give up 5+ today
Oh wait that was me!!!
“Bryan May 13th, 2011 at 9:44 pm
CC will give up 5+
Mark it down
Bet the house”
It’s CC fault for giving up the runs but I absolutely can’t stand that Girardi ALWAYS leaves the starting pitcher out there 2 or 3 batters too late when it’s obvious that they are done. Girardi is dreadful at reading when a pitcher is done.
I think Girardi got tossed.
Good job FOX
I really do think the trolls just perch at their keyboard waiting for a negative outcome.
TheStraw May 14th, 2011 at 9:39 pm
Ac-
Did you forget starting 0-8 against them in 2009? At least it turned around that year.
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The ’09 Yanks struggled into interleague play… I think they were something like 28-22 when Cashman held that meeting in Atlanta. The thing is that the ’09 team hit an entirely different level in August and carried that to October. It remains to be seen if this team has another cylinder.
P,
Given the whole team is underperforming, it really would not be unreasonable to give Girardi the ax.
Not for anything, but the crap call by the ump turned this into a blowout.
It’s officially a slump.
We laughed at the Sox’s start…
The yanks are 3-8 in their last 11.
Team can’t hit.
I’d bring Romine up to back up Martin. Then bring Montero to DH
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I wouldnt mind seeing a lot of the younger guys now.
Yes to Romine, Yes to Montero
Bench Swish
play this out with Posada
Release Jones
Against All Odds – I hope they get swept because they need to be thoroughly humiliated and hit rock bottom. A 1-5 homestand with a sweep by the sox should accomplish that. Then we’ll see what this team is made of. Up till now, I think this team is a lot of windowdressing and not much more. We’ll see when all the chips are down.
ac1 May 14th, 2011 at 9:40 pm
Tyler, they need MORE than just a Montero call up………..
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Actually I believe all the pieces are in the big leagues… The players up here just have to hit. They have the best team in the league on paper. Just have to produce.
Fire Joe Girardi.
Girardi was ejected???
Of course the Sox slump simply makes it even now that the Yanks are in one.
Gotta outplay Tampa and Boston game for game from now on.
Cc sucks
Actually I believe all the pieces are in the big leagues… The players up here just have to hit. They have the best team in the league on paper. Just have to produce.
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Swish?
2009 was magical year. First year together for the big 3 signings. All 3 performed phenominal in 09. Since then, CC’s been good. AJ not so and Tex slowly declining at the plate since 09.
Carlo: that is ridiculous and childish thinking. You don’t think the results from the past few weeks aren’t ‘humiliating’ enough? “Hoping for a sweep” is dumb. I will never understand ‘fans’ that think this way.
Other Phil – do u actually say anything or do u just chime in occassionally like a man with tourrettes who says trolls all the time?
BD (Boston Dave) May 14th, 2011 at 9:41 pm
It’s officially a slump.
We laughed at the Sox’s start…
The yanks are 3-8 in their last 11.
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Right now the Sox look like the much better team. Yanks have to get it going again. I honestly don’t know what it will take but I think they get it turned around.
They will miss the playoff.
How could they make such bad team for $200m?
What a joke
things havent been this low since we lose the 04 alcs after being up 3-0
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Were you around in 2009 when we lost our first 8 games vs the Red Sox??? That ended up being a pretty good year by the way.
YESKimJones Source: Posada has no back issue.
should have kicked dirt on Swisher and Tex. For starters. What a pathetic bunch of losers.
yelling at the hp ump? how about screaming at the entire team? we’re a joke right now.
ac-
He hit .290 last year. I know that was his career year and maybe a fluke but there’s no reason he can’t be an on-base machine hitting .260 with power like he used to. He’s not all that old. I don’t know what’s wrong with him. He looks like his last year in Chicago again.
Tyler-
I just can’t fathom how this team can look so Jekyll and Hyde from month to month. When they are good, the whole lineup looks good, but when they are bad they are putrid.
# The Other Phil May 14th, 2011 at 9:40 pm
AAO: Because he’s a bridge jumper ‘fan’.
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I understand the anger but boy a fan should not wish for a sweep.
Girardi’s on his way down to the clubhouse to get good seats for the Posada presser.
Tyler: I agree with that. For whatever reason, the horrendous team-wide slump is making some people clamor for massive change and/or “wake up calls”. The losses are the wake up calls. Anyone that thinks the players are content or indifferent to the way they’ve been playing is wrong.
oh and why is Robertson pitching?
I’m the first guy to kill Girardi, but he is not even close to being the culprit here. These overpaid, underachieving jackasses CAN’T HIT!
BD-
i haven’t watched many red sox games . any idea why sabathia throwing so many off speed pitches to varitek?
does varitek have trouble hitting them?
i would think he would have trouble with 96mph at this point in his career?
Ooh, now we’re relying on Kim Jones, that crack investigative reporter. She’s got to spout the party line every day, all day, or she’d be out of a job.
“Were you around in 2009 when we lost our first 8 games vs the Red Sox??? That ended up being a pretty good year by the way.”
I don’t understand why people keep bringing up 2009 like that team has anything in common with this one. That was two + years ago. The players are older. Some players are gone. Remember 2009 for what it was; a magical year, but don’t think that just because that team pulled it out of the fire that this one will.
I said it a couple days ago about Swish. This is the Swish that Ozzie Guillen traded the Yanks too. He was a .220 hitter with high OBP with less power.
I can’t believe that now the Yanks are going to cover up Posada’s hissy fit. I would think a gm would of known before he spoke if the player was hurt. The back spasms are such bs. The 1st day that they bat him 9th and all of a sudden he has an injury. We aren’t morons.
No Phil – I don’t think the past few weeks were humiliating enough since its pretty obvious they either a) haven’t learned and stepped up or b) simply aren’t very good. What’s one more loss? They either have what it takes or they don’t. I don’t see how winning tomorrow does anything other than make for a feel good story for one day. The team isn’t good and one win versus boston will fool some into believing something that’s not true. They have to change things.
# Carlo May 14th, 2011 at 9:42 pm
Against All Odds – I hope they get swept because they need to be thoroughly humiliated and hit rock bottom. A 1-5 homestand with a sweep by the sox should accomplish that. Then we’ll see what this team is made of. Up till now, I think this team is a lot of windowdressing and not much more. We’ll see when all the chips are down.
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I understand that but I would rather see them win than lose.
you don’t announce a press conference over back stiffness.. sorry Mrs Posada, we’re not that dumb.
It’s almost comical. When the team hits and scores runs, the ‘reason’ is they are highly paid, so of course they perform. When they don’t, then they are overpaid.
Hilarious.
Where is Montero?
what’s the Yanks record on Fox the last several years? I would guess 8-20.
I’m waiting till Kim Kardashian tweets about the Posada to get confirmation on what really is going on
Yanks need Lou Pinella here….
You can’t start a winning streak until you get one win. “Hoping” for a loss to a division rival is dumb, in my opinion.
Nothing like rampant speculation, lol.
terrible record when they are on Fox Baseball.
Randy
http://www.boston.com/sports/b.....itek_left/
Not sure how accurate.
Unfortunately, I don’t see either of the Steinbrenner sons or Levine, or Cashman, or Girardi, having the effectiveness of the old man chewing out the team in the clubhouse.
Captain clutch…..Carlos twin……were you in the meeting where you saw Jorge throw this “hissy fit”?
Carlo: Okay, let’s have a baseball discussion. What exactly does losing tomorrow prove? What changes do you realistically expect the team to make, if they do indeed get swept? What changes did they make when they went 0-8 vs. Boston? Or when they started the season 11-19?
Explain where these changes come from? And no, Montero is not the answer.
ac1 May 14th, 2011 at 9:48 pm
Yanks need Lou Pinella here….
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Or Billy.
Unfortunately, I don’t see either of the Steinbrenner sons or Levine, or Cashman, or Girardi, having the effectiveness of the old man chewing out the team in the clubhouse.
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Hence Sweet Lou.
Between the horrendous announcing and the slumping team, these Yankees are about as fun to watch as paint drying.
So thats a strike yet CC couldn’t get that call
Other Phil – no, see, I’m not a bridge jumper. A bridge jumper treats every loss like its the end of the world. I’m open to another loss tomorrow because I know its not. This is our team, or our team is something a lot better than this. We’ll find out at some point soon and another loss tomorrow won’t matter one way or another when its all said and done come september. If they’re much better, we’ll win the division pretty easily. If this is the team we are, we won’t win 90 games.
Honestly, it would not matter who managed this team. I’m not a huge Girardi fan and do not like some of his managerial moves but it’s the team’s performance causing this. Billy Martin couldn’t produce a winner with this team the way it’s playing… You need your players to produce.
OMG, who is that wearing Swisher’s uni?
Please don’t swing Gardner…. Use your speed on the way back to the dugout.
Jorge’s wife just sent out another message this one in Spanish. Nothing about a sore back
Basically “Jorge’s a fighter and will do anything to help the team, tomorrow is another day to fight and do his best.
This is beginning to look more and more like 1965.
hard to give beckett credit when the yanks bats have been awful for awhile now
Honestly, it would not matter who managed this team. I’m not a huge Girardi fan and do not like some of his managerial moves but it’s the team’s performance causing this. Billy Martin couldn’t produce a winner with this team the way it’s playing… You need your players to produce.
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I mean to put a fire in them. Lou or Billy would get respect from his players, and he would demand it. Joe doesn’t have that stature.
Buster_ESPNBuster Olney
The Yankees believe they have the grounds to suspend Posada right now, but will wait for more developments before making decision.
Jones is another one they can jettison.
igotid88 May 14th, 2011 at 9:53 pm
hard to give beckett credit when the yanks bats have been awful for awhile now
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I hate the guy but Beckett has a 1.70 ERA this year. This is the 2nd time he’s shutdown the Yanks. He’s found his form after a couple terrible years. He’s always had the stuff and he’s putting it together again. Kind of scary.
ac1 May 14th, 2011 at 9:53 pm
Honestly, it would not matter who managed this team. I’m not a huge Girardi fan and do not like some of his managerial moves but it’s the team’s performance causing this. Billy Martin couldn’t produce a winner with this team the way it’s playing… You need your players to produce.
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I mean to put a fire in them. Lou or Billy would get respect from his players, and he would demand it. Joe doesn’t have that stature.
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Won’t make a difference.
“# Tom in N.J. May 14th, 2011 at 9:54 pm
Buster_ESPNBuster Olney
The Yankees believe they have the grounds to suspend Posada right now, but will wait for more developments before making decision.
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I doubt they suspend him…..being a Core 4 guy
“Yanks need Lou Pinella here”
Only if he can grab a bat and hit.
Last thing we need now is CC in a slump, but so he is.
I see a seven-run bottom of the 9th off Papelbon.
At this point, I wouldn’t be surprised if FOX covered Jorge’s presser.
Other phil – they made a lot of changes when they were 11-19.
I don’t expect many changes this year. I expect players to start playing like the players they were or I expect everyone to recognize them as players that are no longer what they were. There are no changes. They have to dig deep and see what they can do. The idea that they can coast to october is a total fallacy and one that was relied upon heavily on this blog by “the best posters”.
I admire and appreciate Laura’s loyalty to her husband, but I think all that she’s accomplishing is making Jorge and herself look foolish. I think it would be best if she stayed out of this one.
Maybe Tex can learn how a real 1st baseman hits.
Vazquez had 2 HRs today–14 for the year and Montero is batting .336 after 3-5 today…..time to bring both of them up and shake things up…history has proven it works…. for all of the stay the course and be patient folks….
we could always slap a pair of prosthetic ears on John Turturro and let him manage, at least it’d be mildly entertaining..
wish they could send everyone but granderson to aaa for a week and bring up that team. how much worse could they really be?
Girardi’s postgame interview should be interesting…..
Vazquez had 2 HRs today–14 for the year and Montero is batting .336 after 3-5 today…..time to bring both of them up and shake things up…history has proven it works…. for all of the stay the course and be patient folks….
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Need an OF there to bench Swisher too…
LoHud has strained its emotional oblique.
Losing again tomorrow will surely help.
But having a loss tomorrow doesn’t ‘change things’. Hoping for a sweep does nothing but make you sound like a bridge jumper, whether you are one or not.
If they actually put some hits together tomorrow and score some runs, hey, maybe it gets some of the bats going and they can put a few wins together. In not, well, then it was a bad series and they take the new series on Monday anew.
Losing 2-3 to KC and now 2-3 to Boston (if things still hold as is, which it looks like they will) at home are indeed embarrassing, especially with the way the team has been going.
Keith-
Neither is on the 40 man roster…who would you release?
Its the players’ fault of course…but when a team plays like the Yankees have since the All Star break and you start seeing all these defensive lapses and baserunning mistakes, then it is time to get a new manager.
They need an old school guy who will stop pampering these guys’ egos, stop worrying about everybody being happy and will have the forcefulness to do what needs to be done to win each day and to hold players accountable.
Girardi’s touchy-feely, kumbaya style is played out.
They also won 5 series and split another before losing these last two series. Yanks are losing these games, not the other teams.
Neither is on the 40 man roster…who would you release?
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Jones and Carlyle
kinda interesting that no matter who the pitcher is they usually have their best performance of the year against the Yankees
what a joke
and gustavo molina.
This team needs a shakeup.
no matter what happens the rest of tonight and tomorrow, the yankees are going to leave this series ahead of the red sox.
and the Playstation Network has finally gone back online after weeks.
So
Jones/Carlyle/Molina for Montero/Vazquez/???
I’d rather they play like this now than in August or September.
Randy
that link was as a LH batter. I cant seem to find the correct RH one. maybe this one
http://connect.in.com/jason-va.....358cb.html
Not sure of the date.
I think Jorge will tell the press that there was something lost in the translation between himself, his father, and his wife.
He didn’t have a back injury and his fiery pride wasn’t the problem, it was a fiery problem in his backside.
Chan Ho Park is being sought for comment.
This would be no way for an historic player like Jorge to go out.
Andruw Jones needs to go. I understand that everyone isn’t hitting but they are all stars that are not performing but he is cooked. Bring up Maxwell or someone else from AAA but it makes no sense to continue to keep him on the roster. Every at bat is the same, an off speed pitch in the dirt and he swings through it.
TheStraw says: May 14, 2011 at 10:04 pm I’d rather they play like this now than in August or September.
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These games count too.
The Bronx is burning……
and the Playstation Network has finally gone back online after weeks.
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just what i wanted to hear. i’m out.
Well, I think they can release Corona to free up one spot if thry needed it. Jones may not be far behind. I wouldn’t get rid of catching depth, though.
thanks tar. BD will know what varitek doesn’t hit.
he watches pretty close up there.
i just couldn’t believe my eyes watching sabathia nibbling with varitek.
and the Playstation Network has finally gone back online after weeks.
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THANK GOD!! ITS ABOUT FREAKIN TIME!!
Well, I think they can release Corona to free up one spot if thry needed it. Jones may not be far behind. I wouldn’t get rid of catching depth, though.
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Who’s to say he doesnt clear waivers?
They have Montero/Romine/Cervelli/Pellitierre (if necessary).
They can risk losing Molina.
Also, Corona is on the 60 day so he is already off the 40.
You can guarantee that Posada will be in the lineup tomrrow and he won’t be batting 9th tomorrow or ever again this season. That tells you all you need to know about this “back problem”. He had a hissy fit over batting 9th and Cash and co. will cover up for him and he will be back to batting 6th or 7th and hitting .150.
I guess nobody subscribes to the basketball theory of being down 1 at the half is better than being up 1. Its a long season and this isn’t rock bottom in my opinion. Like another poster said, no matter what, we will leave this series ahead of Boston in the standings. A win tomorrow will do what it always does around here, placate all the problems this team has and the rose colores glass wearers will come in droves proclaiming they are back. Season won’t end with a loss tomorrow. What will stop with another loss tomorrow are the excuses and finger pointing. Everyone will acknowledge that this entire team is underachieving.
Well see Captain.
I wouldn’t cave, maybe let him hit 8th and Swish 9th, but no way above it.
Pure, of course they do, but at least at this point they have only blown a lead and still have many, many games to attemt to make up for it. When you slump in September, as in last year or 2008, it is worse.
I’m not so sure that the Yanks just simply cover up for Jorge. Might happen but I think he is going to have to face the consequences over this. The organization is not to happy especially considering how the season has gone.
So we are ahead of Boston so what?
They are going in opposite directions and this team has showed nothing that would make anyone believe this is going to get better starting tomorrow.
wow TEx is great
Carlo, I think that’s happening now, whether they win or lose tomorrow.
An Apopup, from Arod
Did Buck just sort of say the Yanks are in this spot because they’re not on amphetamines?
Now that’s a Masshole!
forgot about the 32 games in 33 days
buck and timmy do realize the yankees have young players right?
and the sox, phillies etc have old players too?
What is wrong with Arod? A slump is one thing but it defintiely seems like it is something more than that. A personal problem at home? an injury? something is up. He couldn’t hit a fastball even if it was thrown right down the middle at 80 mph. I could see a DL stint coming soon for him.
stop putting runners in scoring position its just making that number worse..
Did Buck just sort of say the Yanks are in this spot because they’re not on amphetamines?
buck should take a greenie and speed up his talking.
he’s a little slow tonight.
Straw – there are people on here who have a defense for every guy on this team and an excuse or stat that says said player is great. There isn’t a player on this team other than bartolo and mariano who has much of anything to be proud of this year.
The silver lining is that interleague is around the corner so we should benefit from a longer lineup by losing the DH slot.
Walking Cano to get to Martin…We are going to see that about 100 more times this season.
If Cashman wants to shake things up, he needs to suspend Posada for a game. And blast this team in the papers the way The Boss used to do it.
Captain Clutch – no, we won’t see that 100 times this year because even if its an intentional walk, cano will put himself in a pitchers count by swinging.
Purenyyankee May 14th, 2011 at 10:18 pm
If Cashman wants to shake things up, he needs to suspend Posada for a game. And blast this team in the papers the way The Boss used to do it.
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NO, he needs to bring up youth, and players who want to prove themselves…
Not players who are making millions to play like this.
I agree. Someone needs to publicly call these guys out on the quality of their play.
we are now at the point where analyzing paul simon songs is all the material these guys have left..
George would have fired Girardi, made 2-3 trades and shot the batboy by now !!!
buck and mccarver are so much worse than anything NESN could put up in a Yankee/Sox series.
Poll question: Is A-Rod really hurting or did his injury cause him to alter his swing and now he’s just out of whack?
And what do you do? Do you sit him, or even DL him, because he might actually be hurt? Or, if it really is just his swing being out of whack, do you keep him in the lineup to try and work through it, no matter how much damage he’s doing out of the clean-up spot?
P.S.: Because this Posada thing, right now, in the absence of any solid info, has all the makings of a big ugly mess, here’s my prayer for the moment: he comes out in his presser and says: “I screwed up, I let my pride get the best of me, I put my interests before the team’s, and I apologize. I’ve accepted a fine and I will hit wherever they want me to hit and I will do everything in my power to help the team.”
did alex even try to get that?
The scariest thought is that this team is trying and this is the result.
Yanks just want this game over, you can see it.
Third place – HERE WE COME!!!
What’s pedroia batting this year against non yankee opponents? He’s batting about 245 and has atleast 9 hits in 5 games against us.
“# Captain Clutch May 14th, 2011 at 10:15 pm
What is wrong with Arod? A slump is one thing but it defintiely seems like it is something more than that. A personal problem at home? an injury? something is up. He couldn’t hit a fastball even if it was thrown right down the middle at 80 mph. I could see a DL stint coming soon for him.
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started off the season good but looks like fatigue is becoming more of an issue w/ him…..maybe more DH days in his future?
What qualifies as an antfetamines?
problem with DL’ ing Alex is that he is only a part of the problem.
Short of Granderson, there is nothing positive here right now.
I think Pedroia and his .230 batting average has 2 hits vs. non-Yankee pitchers
Yankees are like Democrats they don’t like putting criminals in jail
Nice turn of two
It’s amazing that Cash hasn’t spoken to these guys yet. I mean how much longer can he and binder Joe continue to watch this bs without saying something? The team should be embarrassed, they look absolutely pathetic as they go through the motions every night. It’s really amazing that a lineup with this much talent can be so lost for the last couple of weeks.
“George would have fired Girardi, made 2-3 trades and shot the batboy by now !!!”
That George would have traded Jeter, Bernie, Mariano, and Pettitte before they became stars.
So there’s that.
I’m sure the Captain will have a real emotional conversation with the team very soon.
think Felix Hernandez would like New York
Will Yes have Jorge’s comments?
think Felix Hernandez would like New York
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He would be right at home, with no offense backing him up.
I think Mo might be the guy to call his teammates out …..
Tampayank – felix would feel right at home given the run support. I’m not sure he would like losing the avg 3-4 mph on his fastball though.
I wonder if larry rothschild looks at the other coaches and says “I’m doing my job, u guys kinda suck”
# ac1 May 14th, 2011 at 10:28 pm
think Felix Hernandez would like New York
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He would be right at home, with no offense backing him up.
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Felix: I should have stayed in Seattle
Bryan….Pedroia had 8 hits vs. The Yanks in Fenway last month as well……..What really stings in my eyes is the fact that they’re losing home games and after Agust 1st home games become rare….
Why do some here think someone is injured if they’re not doing the job ?
If they are hurt it would behove them to tell manmagement. Haven’t heard a peep.
As I said earlier, maybe we’re all hurt ! LOL
Arod didn’t play for a day because of back and leg soreness. He probably should of sat for a couple of days and instead he came back to soon and his legs are probably fatigued. When you don’t have your legs under you it’s hard to hit or drive the ball. He probably needs a couple of days off to rest up instead of trying to be superman. They have to figure out what his problem is because he looks dreadful.
just need Teixeira and AROD to earn their paychecks…..bad 3-4 numbers…they get it going and all the negativity of the starting rotations, etc goes away temporarily
# Gary May 14th, 2011 at 10:28 pm
Will Yes have Jorge’s comments?
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Maybe YES
Pat – it doesn’t really matter. If this is the team and these are their abilities, home/away means nothing. They don’t have enough to compete unless things change dramatically.
Bryan,
Grow up dude
“What qualifies as an antfetamines?”
i used to sprinkle a little coffee in my ant farm .
that seemed to get them moving.
this would have been a good pitcher for gardner to try the bunt single toward 3rd.
The only positive from tonights game is that they didn’t get no hit
A win here would be forcing boston to get aceves warmed up. Awful
Team sucks diks
should be an easy steal for gardner
go on 1st pitch.
How can he not steal here off hill?
Sucks diks.
Ac – patience. He’s timing hill. Once he has him figured out he will go an he’ll make it 50% of the time.
how has he not stolen yet to avoid the double play?
How can he not steal here off hill?
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Be defensive indifference anyway. He should walk to 2nd
Swisher doesn’t seem to have that smile tonight
nick took a grand slam swing and flew to shallow left.
sounds about right
Gardner is waiting to be bunted over to 2nd base. Otherwise he is happy staying at 1st base.
Now if hughes throws 120 innings this year, I don’t want him throwing anymore than 150 next year. He could hurt his arm. In fact, he shouldn’t throw 200 innings until he is on the downside of his career.
andrew jones is still smirking…god i hate that guy.
him taking 2nd doesnt even matter. they cant move runners anyway.
andru jones is doing a whole lot of watching.
not good.
now he takes second?
Jones might be a nice guy with a great smile but he is done…finished…cooked.
and that’s the game
Now the game begins
Think positive ( Ha ! ) Can’t get much worse !!!
Great effort guys….Now it will be fun watching the Yanks cover for Posada and his bs. Have to love a .150 hitter with a fake injury.
Game over let the fun begin
This is a really, really, really scary thought, but here goes:
Nothing happens in a vacuum, and the reality is that this is exactly how we played the entire second half of last season. Yes, we had a great start to the season, but here we are – again.
So it’s a legitimate question at this point: is this simply who we are now?
How sad is it that moist of us spent this entire game looking forward to the post-game?
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Kevin Not That Kevin Brown May 14th, 2011 at 10:43 pm
This is a really, really, really scary thought, but here goes:
Nothing happens in a vacuum, and the reality is that this is exactly how we played the entire second half of last season. Yes, we had a great start to the season, but here we are – again.
So it’s a legitimate question at this point: is this simply who we are now?”"”
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I do agree. Our offense was dreadful last season second half.
Cashman even said (behind closed doors mostly) that he would really like to get more *younger* offense.. he admitted his concerns about offense in general old or not.
I’ve taken craps that hit better and have a better chance of making the postseason than this team.
Thankfully over . . . ironically Tampa also lost to Baltimore by the same score. And now on to the postgame . . .
Upon further review I don’t think Posada should have been dropped to 9th. 8th yes with Gardner staying at 9 to turn the lineup over with speed in front of Jeter.
God knows Gardner can’t be our 7th hitter or we are really in trouble.
So Swisher 7th and Posada 8th makes more sense.