Game 38: Yankees vs. Red Sox
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Gameday Thread on May 15, 2011 
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YANKEES (20-17)
Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Andruw Jones DH
Russell Martin C
Brett Gardner LF
RHP Freddy Garcia (2-2, 2.61)
Garcia vs. Red Sox
RED SOX (19-20)
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Dustin Pedroia 2B
Adrian Gonzalez 1B
Kevin Youkilis 3B
David Ortiz DH
J.D. Drew RF
Jed Lowrie SS
Carl Crawford LF
Jarrod Saltalamacchia C
LHP Jon Lester (4-1, 2.96)
Lester vs. Yankees
TIME/TV: 8:05 p.m., ESPN
WEATHER: The tarp came off the field about four hours ago, but it could be hit-or-miss with the rain all night.
UMPIRES: HP Mike Everitt, 1B Mark Wegner, 2B Chris Guccione, 3B Mike Winters
THE BEGINNING: Today is the 70th anniversary of the start of Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak. It began with a single off Eddie Smith at Yankee Stadium.
THE DAY AFTER: Since the start of the 2008 season, the Yankees are 18-6 in games immediately following a shutout.
THE REAL PROBLEM: The Yankees are 5-for-39 (.128) with runners in scoring position in the past four games, all of them losses.
THE NEXT MILESTONE: Alex Rodriguez is four runs from tying Paul Molitor for 17th place on baseball’s all-time list. Rodriguez has scored 1,778 times.
UPDATE, 8:10 p.m.: Very, very cool. Tonight’s roll call included, “Jorge! Jorge! Jorge!” He waved from the dugout.
UPDATE, 8:22 p.m.: Posada met with Cashman before tonight’s game and the Yankees have announced that there will be no fine or other disciplinary measure taken against him.
Meanwhile… RBI single by Mark Teixeira has given the Yankee a 1-0 lead in the first inning.
UPDATE, 8:43 p.m.: The Yankees gave the Red Sox a run in the top of the second — what’s with Martin dropping the third strikes lately? — but they got it right back when Jones clubbed a solo homer to left. It’s 2-1, still with no outs in the bottom of the second.
UPDATE, 8:54 p.m.: Curtis Granderson is a new kind of hitter. That’s his 13th homer of the year — and yet another off a lefty — to give the Yankees a 4-1 lead.
UPDATE, 9:47 p.m.: A three-run home run by Kevin Youkilis tied the game in the third, now a solo shot — with two outs — by David Ortiz has given the Red Sox a 5-4 lead in the fifth.
UPDATE, 10:08 p.m.: Very nice diving/sliding catch by Gardner and a line drive grab by Rodriguez have gotten the Yankees through the top of the sixth — both outs credited to Boone Logan — still down 5-4. The lineup showed some early life, but it’s been MIA as usual the past three innings.
UPDATE, 10:36 p.m.: Of course that just happened. During this stretch, Rodriguez letting a potential double play ball — at the very least an easy out at third — slip through his legs was almost predictable. Ugly play to extend the Boston lead to 6-4.
UPDATE, 11:06 p.m.: On Friday, Bard went with a fastball up high to strikeout Swisher. Tonight he went with a fastball down low.
UPDATE, 11:15 p.m.: Jorge Posada pinch hitting to open the eighth. The crowd is going nuts.
Beckett certainly looks good against a Yankee team that can’t hit a mistake pitch to save their lives. He pitches like he did yesterday first week of the season and the Yankees have like 10 HRs
Yankee offense as a whole has just been abysmal lately. Just not hitting the ball as hard as they did previously and more often than not their line drives are finding gloves.
There is a reason so many knowledgeable baseball watchers predicted the Red Sox would have a great year. They are a very good team that just got off to a slow start. Many of us said exactly that. You can hate them but be realistic at the same time.
A-Gon is a monster and Crawford is a superb ballplayer. It isn’t a surprise that it is taking some time to adjust to a very different situation. He is 29 years old and has hit over .300 five out of the last six years. Anyone that thinks he isn’t going to hit is being foolish.
Maybe Tex could get a meaningFUL hit tonight vs Boston. That base hit last night when it was 6-0 was meaningLESS.
Jerk
what do you think Lester keeps it more of the same, or tonight’s the night they break out?
Lets go Yanks !!!!!!
Keep fingers crossed for Garcia.
Hes gonna need to throw a great game.
what do you think Lester keeps it more of the same, or tonight’s the night they break out?
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The Yankees can get any pitcher, no matter what, and I would like to think they win today because they just can’t take it anymore! But then again I go into every game thinking the yankees will win, which means I’m wrong alot
BoJo May 15th, 2011 at 8:05 pm
I hate these ESPN Sunday night 4 hour games between NY and Boston.
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Way too much filler, talking, and production crapola. Remember those old Monday Night Baseball broadcasts in the 70′s? I recently saw Mark “the Bird” Fidrych’s start against the Yanks back in ’76. Those broadcasts were so much simpler and more elegant than the noise we have to deal with today..
The Hobbit looks like he might have grown an inch.
Roll call ?
I think it’s tired.
“I hate these ESPN Sunday night 4 hour games between NY and Boston.”
But they do show the Bleacher Creatures call outs, which I like.
ronx Jeers May 15th, 2011 at 8:12 pm
Roll call ?
I think it’s tired.
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I can’t imagine what the players think of it.
I never thought I would say it, but I really miss Miller and Morgan. I hate this crew, especially that jackass Valentine.
Roll call is awesome and pales in comparison to what they do in Japan (which I wish American fans would do)
“I can’t imagine what the players think of it.”
They probably find it annoying. LOL!
Chief! Chief! Chief! Chief!
Great job by Creatures. Hip Hip!
“I never thought I would say it, but I really miss Miller and Morgan.”
I think you’re alone on that one. Those two were horrible. McCarver and Buck are worse, but they were still bad.
Jerk
Me too. They are over due.
I like that BG plays shallow yet is still able to get back on the one’s over his head. Although I do think he got burned last night.
Nice start for Freddy.
Tar May 15th, 2011 at 8:16 pm
Jerk
Me too. They are over due.
I like that BG plays shallow yet is still able to get back on the one’s over his head. Although I do think he got burned last night.
Nice start for Freddy.
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It’s like Kaat used to always say that he told his outfielders: Get everything in front of you, and everything over your is my fault.
Morgan used to get on my nerves, but I kind of liked Miller–he seemed to have an honest enthusiasm and excitement for the game.
Great job by Creatures. Hip Hip!
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That was cool. But really, seeing it on TV I think it makes Yankee fans look like buffoons.
“Morgan used to get on my nerves, but I kind of liked Miller–he seemed to have an honest enthusiasm and excitement for the game.”
I always found that Miller announced the BOS plays with much more vigor than he did for us. ESPN is in CT so I guess a lot of the people who work there are BOS fans.
A RUNNER IN SCORING POSITION – EVERYBODY PANIC
I agree . I miss Morgan and Miller myself.
Tex haters get out
Jerkface May 15th, 2011 at 8:22 pm
A RUNNER IN SCORING POSITION – EVERYBODY PANIC
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Yesss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love seeing Teix batting righty.
Clutch Tex!
wow, maybe they hit rock bottom last night.
FINALLY!!!
It really pains me to see A-rod crushing balls straight back. His swing has been a hair off for weeks now.
For jerk and LGY
Jeter leading off starting a game (before tonight)
.458 .500 .500 1.000
Sherman: Yankees have no intention of keeping Posada after 2011
By Mike Axisa
Via Joel Sherman, the Yankees have no intention of keeping Jorge Posada beyond this season, and the former backstop knew this from the outset of Spring Training. The problem is that Posada doesn’t want to retire nor does he want to play for another team. Aside from his poor performance this year, I’m certain this is another thing on Jorge’s mind, and I can’t imagine it feels good. It’s always ugly at the end of a legacy player’s career, and the past 24 hours are really just the beginning (of the end) for Posada. ·
So according to Oriel, shortening your swing means nothing. This coming from a pitcher. Okay, then.
AOA. That’s Automataic Out Alex
I would love to see Robbie yank one here to give Freddie a little room
Atta boy, Robinson.
& yes, Alex is just slightly off, but it will come.
It’s nice to see Lester getting rough up a bit in the first.
maybe swish should consider just sticking to hitting from the right.
Batting righty should be a tonic for our switchies.
Swish just missed that one.
“Via Joel Sherman, the Yankees have no intention of keeping Jorge Posada beyond this season, and the former backstop knew this from the outset of Spring Training”
While this may have been true, if he had mashed this year, they might have given him one more year at DH. Alex isn’t ready to be the full time DH yet; neither is Jeter. He could have played one more year. That ship has now sailed and Jorge knows it.
Too bad. At least we got a run.
maybe not…
Why didn’t he bunt
Ledger_Yankees Star Ledger
Hearing a rumor that the Yankees have arranged for a rainbow to appear over the ballpark. Nevermind that it’s nighttime.
Laura – I Bleed Blue May 15th, 2011 at 8:29 pm
“Via Joel Sherman, the Yankees have no intention of keeping Jorge Posada beyond this season, and the former backstop knew this from the outset of Spring Training”
While this may have been true, if he had mashed this year, they might have given him one more year at DH. Alex isn’t ready to be the full time DH yet; neither is Jeter. He could have played one more year. That ship has now sailed and Jorge knows it.
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I don’t think so. The last couple months will be forgotten if Posada turns the page, and starts hitting. If he ends the year batting .250 with 30 HRs, then why wouldn’t the Yanks bring him back?
Arod and Swish…of course.
At least we made Lester work.
Has to be a better alternative to Swisher.
Every game I say oh Alex just missed it, he’s coming out of it.
3 weeks later, same thing every game
I can’t stand watching Pukelis bat. He makes me nauseous.
can anything go right?
Oy!! C’mon, guys!
Again! Again?!
I hate this stupid friggin rule!@@@!
Unbelievable 2 K passed balls against youk in 1 series
Defense rears it’s ugly head again. this time it’s Russells turn. and now a basehit.
Does Swisher have to bobble every ball hit to him?
Damn
He struck out! He made an out! He should be out!
Jerkface May 15th, 2011 at 8:34 pm
Unbelievable 2 K passed balls against youk in 1 series
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Odds of that happening?
JD has excellent speed? maybe in 2001..
russell has some work before he’s a gold glover in my eyes.
i also don’t like the back handed picks in the dirt instead of flipping the mitt and getting the body in position to block the balls in the dirt.
First lead inthis series
Odds of that happening?
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Sir, the possibility of unsuccessfully retiring Youkilis on a strikeout is approximately 3720 to 1!
Bobby Valentine calling for the bunt. He and Girardi apparently went to the same managerial school.
this team finds ways to lose and this is one of them.. bases loaded, no outs… WTF!!
So why such a horrible team slump with K. Long as the hitting coach?
C’mon, Freddie, get tough!
Geez, the lead is short lived
All of this starts with an error by Martin. They just have to stop beating themselves.
Lowrie… Hate that man! Thanks to a passed ball, game tied!
Awesome.
The guy strikes out yet comes around to score.
That could have been the 3rd out.
NYY fan in NH May 15th, 2011 at 8:38 pm
this team finds ways to lose and this is one of them.. bases loaded, no outs… WTF!!
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They give away way too many runs–not good at all.
“I can’t stand watching Pukelis bat. He makes me nauseous.”
My son had a LL game yesterday. A kid from the other team was doing the “Youk”. The pitcher from my son’s team gave him some chin music (not on purpose).
The Pitcher couldn’t figure out why I kept calling him Joba the rest of the day. My son and I had a good laugh about it.
Wow, Crawford is batting .213? That’s 20M/year well spent.
4 passed balls in the last 4 games.. Nice play Arod!!
Yes!!! AROD!!!! Nice D!
Lol, when the team hits well, long got the credits and wrote a book,
When things don’t go well, no one mentions long,
Lol
The only positive of this series is the fact that the 182 million dollar man Carl Crawford continues to struggle. At least that brings a smile to my face.
Not bad. The Chief limited the damage. Good job!
should have never had that run! Damn NY. You can’t expect Lester to just give up runs.
Laura – I Bleed Blue May 15th, 2011 at 8:40 pm
Wow, Crawford is batting .213? That’s 20M/year well spent.
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Both Crawford and Werth were grossly overpaid this offseason. Teams had no choice but to pay that money due to the market but neither guy is worth anywhere close to that money. Crawford had a lot of holes in his game in Tampa. He’s far from a superstar. Good complementary player but not near 20 million a year.
“The Pitcher couldn’t figure out why I kept calling him Joba the rest of the day. My son and I had a good laugh about it.”
I love the Joba/Pukelis battles. I never like for a pitcher to hit a batter on purpose…unless that batter is Pukelis.
Good job, Freddy!
Tar, lol.
The People’s Fly Ball Out!
Youkalis has Joba totally intimidated. I can’t stand watching it.
Boom. Booyah!
Yes!!
Finally AJ!!!!!!!!
well then……
Jones!
Andruw Jones is smelling opportunity
The only good thing about keeping Jones on the roster is that every once and a while, he’s going to run into one.
Oh yeah Andruw!!
Andruw doing what he does, killing lefties! Good things come to those who wait.
YEAJH!!! they took the lead right back!!, maybe yesterday’s theater wasn’t a bad thing afterall
Andrew has heard my complaints and answered with a bang!
First one to congratulate Jones in the dugout? Posada. Good sign.
get to lester now before he settles down
I don’t want us to be the team that allows them to get back to 500. 3 other teams have already stopped their attempts. Let’s be the 4th.
“Andrew has heard my complaints and answered with a bang!”
Absolutely. As he rounded the bases, he could be heard to say “You happy now, blake?”.
Great bunt.
I don’t want us to be the team that allows them to get back to 500. 3 other teams have already stopped their attempts. Let’s be the 4th.
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Weren’t you wishing for a sweep like… 12 hours ago?
Hahahaha. Never before have I ever seen a guy popup more bunts.
Why Brett why?
STOP TRYING TO BUNT!!!!
Our bunting nightmare continues.
another bonehead play by Gardner.. That wasn’t even close to a bunt.
in defense of martin, youk’s head is so big it has it’s own gravitational field.
what look like flies are really small planets.
because of the spin on joba’s pitches, they get sucked in toward the gravitational field of youkillis’ head.
however, the spin on garcia’s pitch was the opposite of chamberlain’s so youk’s big head’s gravitational field pushed the ball away from martin’s grasp.
batting over 400 in the last two weeks and trying to bunt?
Yay bunt!!
:pukes:
Isn’t the definition of insanity doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome?
Gardner can be the most frustrating player in the world… to have that much speed and have absolutely no idea how to bunt is perplexing to say the least.
JF – u missed my mea culpa last night where I said I was just very angry and wasn’t speaking from a proper frame of mind.
I thought you are supposed to “catch the bal” with your top hand, not poke at the ball!
lester doesn’t have it today, i didn’t understand the bunt especially after martin’s walk
he had that easy
Its truly unbelievable that a professional baseball player can’t bunt.
lester doesn’t have it today, i didn’t understand the bunt especially after martin’s walk
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Small ball is a pox on baseball strategy
Not crazy about the lounge cano has setup for himself in the dugout
Make him throw 50 for 2
Laura,
Ill keep complaining if he keeps hitting homers
luis May 15th, 2011 at 8:51 pm
lester doesn’t have it today, i didn’t understand the bunt especially after martin’s walk
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We need ot get to him now, before he settles in.
nice at bat from jeter
Gardner is the sparkplug that ignites this team. I hope he finds his groove, but the bunting, pickoffs are perplexing.
This has all of the makings of one of those traditional 4 hour games between these two. Where is that umpire who complained about that?
good thing he ran.
Tar May 15th, 2011 at 8:50 pm
I thought you are supposed to “catch the bal” with your top hand, not poke at the ball!
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You are. Bunting is actually very difficult but it is very surprising that a guy like Gardner who’s greatest asset is speed is such a terrible bunter. I remember hearing he stopped bunting in the minors to work on his swing but he’s absolutely atrocious at it. In the offseason he should be laying down 10,000 bunts.
Damn, couldn’t push that ball to the right side???
i could bunt better than gardner sitting on my couch drinking a guinness , if a 95 mph pitch suddenly without warning came at me.
yes, i keep a bat close by. you never know.
… and i wouldn’t spill a drop.
Gotta stay patient. Pitch count really getting up there. Boom! Booyah!
HUGE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Grandy
jerk, ghost,
Yup, he is way up in the zone, ooppsss grandy!!!!
I love it that every year, BOS has catching issues.
Man, Grandy has that HR swing down pat.
God he has been the only bright spot in the Offense.
Nice!
Gardner is the sparkplug that ignites this team. I hope he finds his groove, but the bunting, pickoffs are perplexing.
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Gardner is hitting something crazy like .400 the last month with a .500 OBP, he is in his groove and Girardi’s constant attempts to futz it up with sac bunts is terrible
That’s the way Grandy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Graaaaandy man can!
I heart Curtis Granderson!
CURED!
That was a bomb!
The Grandy man cometh and deposits another shot deep into the rightfield seats!!
Grandy is on fire…
How come Long can’t work his magic on the rest of the team?
Grandy is having an MVP type season. Gold glove level defense, great power, high average. He’s the complete package
Long earned his money in Granderson
pretty delayed strike 3 call no?
Kevin Long must have went to the Italian fontana of youth last night.
The fact that Grandy is hitting these bombs against lefties is pretty amazing given his history with southpaws.
Tex gets squeezed on that one.
Bautista is an animal.
50 pitches to record 6 outs. Like that.
Love how Lester and Beckett walk reaaaalllllly sllloooooowwwwww from mound to dugout. Like they think the slower they walk the tougher they look.
Granderson telling Gardy, “Stop bunting hombre. Get on base and I’ll hit bombs.”
Lol, Verizon 4g commercial is so fake
Arod and Tex need to start using Bautista’s “trainer”.
confirmed (via MLB Gameday)
bad call on the outside strike to ARod (2nd strike in 1st), outside strike to Swisher (on 2-0 count in 1st)
and that terrible call against Tex.
0 calls for Garcia that weren’t strikes
Arod and Tex need to start using Bautista’s “trainer”.
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I think we’d all be ok with less homeruns if their averages were higher.
In the late 90s, they didnt have 40-50 homerun hitters. Tino was always in the lead just under 30.
5 and fly for the chief tonight.
Drob/logan
Joba
Mariano
Would be nice if Sorryarmo got his head right and stopped with this elbow nonsense.
By the way, I sure hope the yanks have a clause in that contract that allows them to opt out of soriano is injured for an extended period.
Freddy needs to get that ball down. His pitches are up.
Freddie makes me nervous with that junk that he throws up there, but the man can pitch.
Freddy needs to get the calls 2-3 inches off the corner that Lester is getting
I could be wrong, but I do believe that Bautista is on something. You don’t go from being a 15HR guy to a 54 HR guy without some “help”. Just my opinion.
I don’t mind pitching around agon with a base open. Feels like a bad matchup for 2011 freddy
Pitched around him.
Bautista’s pitch recognition has been remarkable. It’s not just the power.
The guy is walking at a ridiculous rate and when you watch the games, it’s difficult to get him to chase anything off the plate.
Just a remarkable turnaround.
“Pitched around him.”
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just like Lester pitched around Tex
different outcome…
that’s fine don’t give gonzales anything near the plate if he wants to swing fine he makes himself out
Little 6-4-3 feels about right here
Laura – I Bleed Blue May 15th, 2011 at 9:05 pm
I could be wrong, but I do believe that Bautista is on something. You don’t go from being a 15HR guy to a 54 HR guy without some “help”. Just my opinion.
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They’re all innocent until proven guilty, in my book. It’s only a matter of time before the accusations start about Grandy, and I would be willing to bet that he is clean.
shocker that espn thinks the sox will win…
also, did Orel say .500 is where the sox should get to because thats what’s expected?
i thought they would be 35-0 by now.
For the record, I am 100% against the extra Wild Card team. Just in case anyone was interested.
agree Laura
Freddy can’t keep the ball out of the dirt. Breaking balls not even close.
ac1,
something like 47 of 50 ESPN “experts” picked the Sox to make the WS.
you have to be kidding me
Strike 3 all the way.. Lousy ump!!
Consistency please?
espn is too poor to show replays
apparently you have to swing to get a strike on the sox here
just outrageous that Freddy doesn’t get that outside strike call that Lester has had THREE times
atrocious
two nice blocks by martin in classic glove down position.
last night’s and tonight’s umps are really squeezing our pitchers
“They’re all innocent until proven guilty, in my book. It’s only a matter of time before the accusations start about Grandy, and I would be willing to bet that he is clean.”
But Granderson has always appeared to be someone who had the potential to hit a lot of HRs. I haven’t heard anyone say that they saw this in Bautista.
these bad calls behind the plate bit us yesterday and may today too….
Damn!
could see that coming a mile away after he didnt get strike 3.
should be 2 on 2 out
bad pitch, of course…. but the ump really made a bad call that cost them.
not good
Youkilis should have been out. Thanks ump for being so consistent with balls and strikes.
Why would you throw a fastball to that fool? Horrible pitch selection.
BD and AC1 – I don’t remember how many analysts espn polled preseason, but 42 sounds right. All 42 had boston winning the east and over 65% had them winning the WS, maybe well over, can’t recall. 100% had them winning the east though.
Unreal.
Right down the middle. Garcia just another pitcher in a string of non quality starts.
Yankees are just going to have to keep scoring runs . . .
randy l. May 15th, 2011 at 9:09 pm
two nice blocks by martin in classic glove down position.
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Just curious–are you a former catcher? I’ve noticed that you seem to pay a lot of attention to catching fundamentals.
i dont know how girardi doesnt lose his s-i t
Freddy!!!! Freddy!!!
Thatta boy
blow the lead over and over again
Funny how the Red Sox line-up is absolute garbage against the rest of the league and they Yankees make all these bums look like hall of famers
Time to get the bullpen going. Offense picks the team up and Freddy gives it right back.
Carlo,
42 ESPN analysts
EVERY SINGLE ONE picked the sox to win the AL East
ALL but three picked the Sox to reach the World Series
I recorded it
And we’re only in the 3rd inning!
Ac1,
Right on, i would
it’s hard for Freddy when he has to throw it right down the middle to get a friggin called strike.
I just love the posters that only show up when the Yanks are losing.
This is what you will probably get from a number five that throws junk against a team like the RedSox.
I can’t believe it’s time for Interleague already.
BD – yep, I thought 42 was right. Amazing. 42 of 42 to win the division. So absurd.
This is what you will probably get from a number five that throws junk against a team like the RedSox.
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freddy had strike three before that.
i guess if it’s any consolation, you could say that Ortiz would have scored 2 of those runs.
still, the ump is a complete idiot.
Ghostwriter May 15th, 2011 at 9:14 pm
EDIT: I just love the posters that only show up when things aren’t going the Yanks’ way.
(It just feels like we’re losing.)
it’s not Freddy, he is getting squeezed big time, in fact, the ump has to diferent strikezones
# Yogi Mantle May 15th, 2011 at 9:11 pm
Youkilis should have been out. Thanks ump for being so consistent with balls and strikes.
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no excuse you have to go get the batter, Garcia Colon,Nova are putting to much pressure on AJ & CC…..the W’s are just not there
Ghostwriter – we’re not losing.
You dont know Ortiz would have been pitched the same way if there were 2 outs after a big strike out, instead of 1 out after a 3 run homerun
The announcers have said over and over that Youk has really struggled against off speed pitches this year. So against Joba and in that at bat Youk swung and missed at off speed pitches and then Martin calls for a fastball and got killed both times. What in the world is he thinking?? Just awful pitch calling from Martin.
Come on, Alex! Get yourself going!
Sweep.
Save us Granderson.
thank you alex for helping lester get his pitch count back to reasonable.
It was pretty predictable that the Yanks would somehow hit Lester tonight….but it was even more predictable Freddy Garcia would do this
Arod is completely lost up there at the plate.
Has Al said anything to anyone about what the f is wrong with him right now?
Now the bats will go ice cold….mark it
Alex still not looking quite right up there. He was so good in ST and at the start of the season, didn’t see this slump coming at all…
Any day now Arod will show up…..
Garcia and Javy are equal pieces of DRECK. We will be seeing Silva soon…….
2 outs 3 pitches.
AWESOME
looking like a quick inning here for Lester
These two are the reason why we don’t elevate pitch counts anymore. 50 pitches to get first 6 outs and al and cano get retired in 4 total.
Guess we will be seeing lester into the 7th now.
I think a guy can hit .400, but no one will ever hit 56 straight games.
4 pitches. 2 outs. Fearsome lineup indeed.
A rod is automatic out now
lester has settle in, did you see the curveball he threw to cano? nasty stuff
Lester is sure getting the calls that Garcia isnt’
Swish missed that by 3 feet.
complaining about the strike zone is for btches
56-straight will be tough to break, especially with the advent of the modern bullpen.
Swisher needs to be benched…..
nothing else to say!!!
Wow, Swisher is really stinking up the joint. He doesn’t look anything like the guy we had last season. What is that wife doing to him?
I don’t know if anyone will ever do either of those things again…..I would say .400 would probably be more likely but when its been 70 years since either was done then Id say they both are pretty tough.
That curve by lester was crazy to cano. Joe better be ready with help from the pen tonight. He can’t just sit there waiting around to long with the hook tonight.
It’s amazing how many automatic outs the Yankees have in their lineup.
Nice play by Tex. Freddie is still battling.
heads up play by tex there
I bet Lester shuts them down the rest of the game
early runs and then shutting it down is a Yankee hallmark especially against the Sux
LGY May 15th, 2011 at 9:25 pm
It’s amazing how many automatic outs the Yankees have in their lineup.
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When they snap out of their slump, they are going to score runs in bunches.
Did you all see the article about how the Posada situation is only the tip of the ugly iceburg. Jeter and A rod will floow. Perhaps Arod should be batting 9th. He is lost and I would like all you brilliant sports fans to tell me why he does not get pushed down in the line up? He is a cancer in the middle of the line up.
Dump this loser, Cashman, please.
Greg Golson, anyone is better than Nick Swisher.
Errors and walks will kill you. Put a complete game together!!!!!
When they snap out of their slump, they are going to score runs in bunches.
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probably, but how far down will they be by then?
At least the guys like Alex slumping now produced at some point this season. Even Po came out if thr gate and hit 6 HR.
Swish has sucked all season. No ups, now downs, just complete suck day in and day out.
Bullpen, please. Don’t wait.. It’s getting late EARLY……
Another hit to the number 9 hitter – a Yankee pitching trademark the last couple of years
load’em up for the big bats, freddie…there you go
get the bullpen on please
LGY May 15th, 2011 at 9:27 pm
At least the guys like Alex slumping now produced at some point this season. Even Po came out if thr gate and hit 6 HR.
Swish has sucked all season. No ups, now downs, just complete suck day in and day out.
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At least he has been getting on base, a little bit. Although he is starting to worry me.
i shouldn’t be mad that freddie sucks, but I am
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
lucky as crap
Atta boy, Freddy!
Nice play….this is still a tie game you trolls…
Hopefully, the Yanks can throw a 5-spot up on the board, and send these trolls packing.
To be fair to Freddy, only 3 of the 4 runs are earned.
First run is on Martin.
Freddy has the lowest era on the team…
3 of the 4 runs are earned, but he has been lucky to strand the other runners
if you believe freddie will end the season with the lowest era, call me…i sell things
Freddie can still qualfy for a quality start if I’m not mistaken. However, I’d rather have him get a win.
regression is going to be a long fall
here is where we help lester out with his pitch count
if you believe freddie will end the season with the lowest era, call me…i sell things
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doesn’t matter, he has it now.
Are you listening to the espn broadcast?? it’s pathetic how one sided it has become
If Gardner bunts, I’ll kill him.
Those steaks in the back are plastic.
Bunt!!!
how did that lowest era do tonight so far? were you more confident in him because he’s pitching way over his head? No. Nice story, but it means nothing going forward
Tar May 15th, 2011 at 9:36 pm
Bunt!!!
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Smart aleck
Damn! At least they couldn’t double him up.
his foot wasnt on the bag..
how did that lowest era do tonight so far? were you more confident in him because he’s pitching way over his head? No. Nice story, but it means nothing going forward
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Lester gave up 4 runs too….
That’s why in most cases he should not bunt. A comebacker that they can’t turn two.
the vaunted chris May 15th, 2011 at 9:37 pm
how did that lowest era do tonight so far? were you more confident in him because he’s pitching way over his head? No. Nice story, but it means nothing going forward
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Why don’t you go sell smething somewhere else, you’re boring the hell out of me. ‘Kay? Thanks!
Chris is a vaunted animal molester in the back bay.
bobby valentine is maybe the biggest yankee apologist on espn that I’ve ever heard. Maybe not tonight because it’s tough to speak positives about this team. But he usually goes out of his way to slob the yankees.
I know Boston is playing, who is the other team ESPN?
gardner is just ridiculous….
and jeter needs to stop waiting for him to steal because he isnt.
I see ortiz was doing his steriod shake behind tito on camera during that interview. What a complete clown
The swisher situation is really baffling after he had such a good season last year…….he’s played more like the player the white sox gave up on this year offensively so far. I don’t think that’s who he is though so I’m expecting him to get it together.
too many of the fans of this team cant be honest. i hope they win, but take off the glasses…tough crowd
Gardner sucks
WOW…..
Worst instincts in baseball right there.
Gardners ability to bunt and steal bases may be enough to get him in the hall of fame.
Gardner has regressed this year. At least he’s hitting again, but his base-=running needs a ton of work. It’s so aggravating to watch him.
i actually think Carlo makes good points when I read here, but sorry you feel that way
Gardner.
I can no longer defend your baserunning this season.
WTH are you doing dude??
Real nice play. Very very impressive
ugh
And the crappy play continues….
gardner is an embarrassment the way he steals bases.
he’s painful to watch.
he needs a shrink.
just total fear on his part.
Gardener’s inept base running skills shows the nuance of base stealing, I suppose?
If you are going to get picked off by a guy with a terrible move, keep running.
WTF is he doing turning back?
Perhaps he got picked off because he no longer takes amphetameens
Gardner is a joke. This game is really showcasing his bunting and stealing skills. His speed is an absolute waste because he is so dumb on basball intelligence. What a dumb, dumb player.
Gardners act is getting old…
“gardner is an embarrassment the way he steals bases.”
Don’t you mean the way he DOESN’T steal bases?
I don’t know if Gardner has the green light or not on the bases but if he does then its time to take it off…he clearly has trouble reading plays and pitchers so they need to take it out of his hands and tell him what to do.
Bad defense leads to a run.
Bad baserunners.
Every game the same thing.
The Yankees should just let Gardner steal at his own pace, where he is successful, instead of pushing him to be something he isn’t.
The Yankees need to hire a Davey Lopes type to coach Gardner on baserunning….he seems lost out there right now
Wha”act” joeman? The guy totally sucks on the bases. I don’t see him acting any differently. Showcases his hideousness well actually.
Perhaps he got picked off because he no longer takes amphetameens
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That’s only our ‘older hitters’.
Apparently the Yankees are the only team with aging players.
Gardner is their second best hitter right now.
His baserunning has been atrocious, but let’s chill.
Does Youkolis ever make out on the first or second pitch of an at bat against us?
I again ask you to watch a Phillies home game and watch a Yankee home game. Not even in the same universe. Yankee crowd and new Yankee stadium are like being at a funeral. Boring boring and more boring. Go ahead and eat more Sushi and drink some fine Chardonay. Pathetic crowd in 2500 dollar seats. I live in Orlando and the 12000 they get at the Trop amke more noise with those stupid cow bells. At least they care enough to make noise.
Or as Jerkface says…if they are making him steal every play even when he doesn’t feel comfortable then they need to stop that as well…..whatever they are doing, they need to do the opposite.
Girardi and the coaches have to pull Gardner in their offices and explain situations with him. Earlier Lester is having problems throwing strikes and just walked the previous batter and you don’t know how to bunt but try anyway. He really needs be a smarter player because he is clueless sometimes.
BoJo May 15th, 2011 at 9:44 pm
The Yankees need to hire a Davey Lopes type to coach Gardner on baserunning….he seems lost out there right now
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Or just tell him when to run. What’s Kellihre doing over there, besides shagging foul balls?
The only thing that keeps me from sniffing glue is the memory that other Yankee teams have started slow, but they usually get hot in July and August….so I can be patient…
BUT D-A-M-N! This team needs to get hot soon.
i am so sick of this aging players crap…
“The Yankees need to hire a Davey Lopes type to coach Gardner on baserunning….he seems lost out there right now”.
anyone still think gardener had nothing else to learn in the minors?
K
mykyl1,
Feel free to root for Tampa then. They could sure use the fans
# Jerkface May 15th, 2011 at 9:44 pm
The Yankees should just let Gardner steal at his own pace, where he is successful, instead of pushing him to be something he isn’t.
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if you remember as long as Gardner has been in the bigs he’s never been a good base runner …speed is one thing,
Martin why didn’t you call that pitch to Youk earlier…
LGY May 15th, 2011 at 9:45 pm
Gardner is their second best hitter right now.
His baserunning has been atrocious, but let?s chill.
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Gardner stinks.
Nic ptich to Youk. Garcia has struck him out twice. But the home run really hurts.
Ghost – don’t disrespect kelleher, he’s my favorite member of the team right now.
Damn it
Dammit.
unreal.
but the sub 3 ERA???????
Ghostwriter May 15th, 2011 at 9:46 pm
Or just tell him when to run. What’s Kellihre doing over there, besides shagging foul balls?
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It’s a lot more than that. Lopes is the best first base coach and base running coach in baseball. His teams typically surge in stolen bases. Kellihre has no such track record
Well……….
I again ask you to watch a Phillies home game and watch a Yankee home game. Not even in the same universe. Yankee crowd and new Yankee stadium are like being at a funeral. Boring boring and more boring. Go ahead and eat more Sushi and drink some fine Chardonay. Pathetic crowd in 2500 dollar seats. I live in Orlando and the 12000 they get at the Trop amke more noise with those stupid cow bells. At least they care enough to make noise.
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This is totally ridiculous.
Like we’re really going to pair a Chardonnay with sushi. Pffft…
Yet another awful pitch from Garcia…
Steroids for the lead – damn
Oh well, at least nobody was on.
Did anyone ask Ortiz before the gane if he ever found out anything about his steroid use? wasn’t he supposed to check into the that.
They’ll never come back from this deficit.
“I can no longer defend your baserunning this season.”
Perhaps another example of “stats” blinding your “eyes”.
A lot of people have said he was not a great base runner. And you would provide a stat to prove your point that he was. Not rubbing it in because as fans it hurts us both. But just maybe in the future you might listen just a little more and reference a little less.
Broken bat HR.
What a joke.
I will be so happy when his contract is up and he gets to go drink shakes for another team.
Garcia is not the answer. Not by throwing junk up there time after time again.
Heading into this season, Gardner was stealing bases at an 85% success rate.
Garcia is what we have now.
No doubt Cash will make a trade mid-season for a good pitcher, or a Liriano.
cs in la,
Then I guess you can turn your TV off then
if you remember as long as Gardner has been in the bigs he’s never been a good base runner …speed is one thing,
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Maybe, but he still took extra bases at a good rate and he stole a lot of bases a good percentage. If he needs to do it his own way to be successful then let him do that.
I am so pissed, the mario batalli stand behind the bleechers ran out of duck confit and now we’re losing. I’m going home to watch highlights from sporting events in tampa over the last 50 years on my 25 minute dvd. John Gruden here I come.
The 3 run homer really took the wind out of the offense’s sail. Lester doesn’t look good, the offense has really been having issues scoring but they put 4 runs on the board and then Garcia gives them back immediately. Absolutely awful job by him tonight. But that’s what you have to expect 9 times out of 10 when a pitcher like him is on the mound.
NYY fan in NH May 15th, 2011 at 9:50 pm
Garcia is not the answer.
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Depends on the question.
A lot of people have said he was not a great base runner. And you would provide a stat to prove your point that he was. Not rubbing it in because as fans it hurts us both. But just maybe in the future you might listen just a little more and reference a little less.
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He was a good baserunner last season.
I said this season.
Heading into this season, Gardner was stealing bases at an 85% success rate.
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And Swish hit .280.
Alex hit the ball out of the infield
Team didnt make errors
I’ve taken craps that play better than this team. God, the Yankees suck.
And while we’re at it, can we hire Larry Bowa back as third base coach?
Game, Set and Match…….
# Mell May 15th, 2011 at 9:50 pm
Heading into this season, Gardner was stealing bases at an 85% success rate.
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great news..so what’s he 5/12 this year
Team needs alot of tinkering. Age has reared its ugly head and with age, the players don’t come out of slumps as fast it seems. Ex: Posada
NYY fan in NH May 15th, 2011 at 9:50 pm
Garcia is not the answer. Not by throwing junk up there time after time again.
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It depends on the question. If you’re looking for a number-5 pitcher, then why the heck is Garcia not the answer? He’s been doing a terrific job for us, and gives us a chance to win every fifth day, which is more than good enough.
gardner reminds of a catcher who loses the ability to throw the ball back to the pitcher and gets afraid to throw the ball.
he gets on first and he’s afraid to run.
Gardner’s problem is that everyone knows he’s going to try and steal now and he’s just not very good at picking the right pitch to go on…that’s something that comes with experience but some guys just have a natural feel for it….Gardner doesn’t….in fact he doesn’t seem to have a natural feel for much anything in the game. He’s not a natural baseball player….he’s had to work his tail off to get to where he’s at and it’ll probably have to be the same thing if he’s going to become a great base stealer
Like we’re really going to pair a Chardonnay with sushi. Pffft…
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LOL!
NYY fan in NH,
So what is Tex’s excuse?
thats unhitable
Triple: <>>
Get it?
c’mon curtis
And Swish hit .280
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Last year he hit .280+, which was the exception to the “Swisher hits .250″ rule.
Has a team ever succesfully replaced the Right and Left fielder in the same season?
lester was on pace to be out by the 5th.
Now he can make it to the 7th.
BoJo May 15th, 2011 at 9:52 pm
NYY fan in NH May 15th, 2011 at 9:50 pm
Garcia is not the answer.
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Depends on the question.
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Jinx.
What a surprise…capt 6-3 does it again.
The bridge year officially begins tonight.
cs in la,
??
gotta love innings 4-7…
Garcia is not the answer.
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Depends on the question.
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Is he a valid replacement for back of the rotation starter? He’s like watching someone throw a ball under water.
If the question is “what shtty yankee pitcher is going to predictable give back a large lead and lose the game tonight?”…i think Garcia is a solid choice
Garcia is what he is….he’s going to have some bad game but he’s also going to give you a lot of quality starts and keep the team in a lot of games. He’s a good #5 that happens to be matched up against a #1 tonight and a lineup that’s hot.
3/4/5 SP on this staff won’t win 24 games total…Colon,Nova,Garcia
Sweep
Where is the offense?!?
Al – don’t u dare see more than 2 pitches. Come out swingin and stay hot.
Gardner is in the majors because of his speed. There is absolutely no excuse for him to not be able to use it in games. He can’t read pitchers, very really does he get a good jump, can’t bunt, isn’t a great hitter. He is really lucky that he is a starter on the Yanks because most years he would be a 4th outfielder.
The way the team is playing it’s going to be tough to come back. Very unfortunate since the game had such a great begining, but who knows i hope they prove wrong
One positive is that Tex looks good tonight…
the vaunted chris,
3 runs is a large lead?
i cannot believe he was swinging at the first pitch.
great news..so what’s he 5/12 this year
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Just suggesting he’s not incapable of being a successful base stealer. Don’t know why it’s an issue this year. Maybe he never really had a feel for it, but is so fast he was successful anyway. Can’t explain what’s not working this time around, but it has worked before.
Lester is soooo good. If you get 4 runs against him you have to make it stand-up…..
Triple, I was just being sarcastic about that….
This team needs some new blood. Not talking about a new player–just blood doping.
3 runs is a large for this team over the last few weeks. You wouldn’t agree?
the worms are running in fear of “el capitan”
Get the fk out of here with the third baseman already.
Tex has two hits tonight. That’s a positive. Arod is the most vital hitter to this lineup. Without him hitting.. the team goes south. As he strikes out again looking terrible.. Ugh.
i say call up montero and give him the DH job
Teix looks good b/c he is batting righty.
I’ll say this, when the red sox went up by 3 yesterday…i thought it was a large lead.
Alex’s swing doesn’t look right at all. Where is the vaunted K Long when we need him?
“Has a team ever succesfully replaced the Right and Left fielder in the same season?”
2006 Yankees replaced Matsui and Sheffield with Melky and Abreu…both had pretty decent seasons for them
I think really Girardi has to bench Arod for a couple of days. He looks like he has no life in his legs/body to drive the ball. His confidence at the plate also looks shot. Like he is swinging to swing but has no idea what is going on.
Sweet pitch but Alex’s mojo is definitely on an extended vacation.
He needs a couple of days off like that time in 2009 when they were about to play the Marlins.
Our $30 million superstar is now officially in the .240 range.
Just a terrible team.
I may root for Tampa. The payroll is nothing and look at what they can acomplish. For them to win 90 games would be more immpresive then the Yankees winning 120. Oh and it is air conditioned in that ballpark. Oh and the price of a ticket is about 90% less then the rip off in the Bronx.
“Teix looks good b/c he is batting righty.”
Yes, his problem side is the Left.
blake May 15th, 2011 at 9:54 pm
Gardner’s problem is that everyone knows he’s going to try and steal now and he’s just not very good at picking the right pitch to go on…that’s something that comes with experience but some guys just have a natural feel for it….Gardner doesn’t….in fact he doesn’t seem to have a natural feel for much anything in the game. He’s not a natural baseball player….he’s had to work his tail off to get to where he’s at and it’ll probably have to be the same thing if he’s going to become a great base stealer
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Well put…one of the better base runners I have seen in the last year is the Tampa catcher. He seems to guess exactly when the pitcher is thrtowing a change or curve, and steals on those pitches.
Gardner is in the majors because of his speed. There is absolutely no excuse for him to not be able to use it in games. He can’t read pitchers, very really does he get a good jump, can’t bunt, isn’t a great hitter. He is really lucky that he is a starter on the Yanks because most years he would be a 4th outfielder.
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Forget about his great on base skills and his elite defense???
Arod is a total joke. Bench him and Posada both.
amazing how garcia is getting no calls tonight
# Captain Clutch May 15th, 2011 at 10:00 pm
I think really Girardi has to bench Arod for a couple of days. He looks like he has no life in his legs/body to drive the ball. His confidence at the plate also looks shot. Like he is swinging to swing but has no idea what is going on.
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that started AROD’s problems…being out with his muscle pull,hasn’t been the same since
It’s so frustrating to watch these guys go down so easy after the Youk homerun. They look awful and like they have given up because they are losing now.
Who even knows if Montero can hit major league pitching, but there’s a need to find out
If it’s okay for Posada to need a day, then Alex should be able to get one. I think he’s pressing now and his swing is just a mess.
ARod needs some time off but w/ the team playing so badly …..please, how can Girardi rationalize sitting Alex.
mykyl1,
I’m sure the Yankees will miss you
BoJo May 15th, 2011 at 10:02 pm
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Martin also seems to have a knack for knowing when to run. How ironic would it be if Martin was the one to teach Gardner how to steal effectively?
dont like the 8 relievers…
if soriano cant play, send him to the DL.
We need power on the bench…
Cervelli/Nunez/Jones (Posada) is not doing it.
JV/Montero…
Pick one.
winning this game with garcia going against lester would have been like medicine. every horrible cliche in the book applies to this team
Long’s magic? Gone?
Alex should bat 8th!! That’s my story and I am sticking to it.
Bronx Jeers May 15th, 2011 at 10:01 pm
Sweet pitch but Alex’s mojo is definitely on an extended vacation.
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It’s official…time for a change. Send Diaz to the showers and somebody call Miley Cyrus.
the vaunted chris May 15th, 2011 at 10:04 pm
winning this game with garcia going against lester would have been like medicine. every horrible cliche in the book applies to this team
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Don’t feel compelled to share them with us.
replace one crappy pitcher with a worse one
Mykyl1 – with the money u save abandoning the yankees, try buying a vowel for ur username.
They score runs by hitting HR’s & thats about it…
ARod needs some time off but w/ the team playing so badly …..please, how can Girardi rationalize sitting Alex.
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Sadly, he’s probably been their worst player since that oblique injury.
Panic button—— Let’s see Maxwell, Montero and Betances,
I don’t think they have any choice but to sit Arod. He looks fatigued. Give him 3-4 days off and see how he looks. Obviously it’s hard to sit your #4 hitter when the team is struggling the way they are but if it’s going to help him later on in the season then they have to address it now. They can’t keep ignoring it.
“Send Diaz to the showers and somebody call Miley Cyrus’
My shower is currently available.
I honestly cannot watch this pathetic team anymore. They’re beyond frustrating and I say, cut ties with Garcia and try Silva. Millwood would have been better……
Gardner can’t even steal….so he’s pretty much useless
Who is this vaunted Chris who has never been here before and now shows up spouting crap. Sounds like another hwndle for Larry.
Triple short of a cycle.
My point exactly. I have been a fan for 52 years and they could care less. As well the players could care less if they win or loose. As Posada showed you it is all about the me. Where am I batting, not what is best for the team. The Yankee organization is as a group an organization I have liitle or no repsect for. The past 10 years and tge resigning of Arod and the money they threw at Jeter shows me they do not have what it takes to do the job right. They are a mess
Ghostwriter May 15th, 2011 at 10:04 pm
BoJo May 15th, 2011 at 10:02 pm
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Martin also seems to have a knack for knowing when to run. How ironic would it be if Martin was the one to teach Gardner how to steal effectively?
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Maybe it was the old catcher Randy who mentioned it…but a runner has to understand how a pitcher pitches against other hitters so that he can anticipate the pitches to run on. Martin and Joha do it very well.
If Lopes was first base coach, he could do that thinking for Gardner and tell him when to go.
would rather see Banuelos than Betances, but yes to the idea.
I have no confidence on this team.
Bullpen is also bad.
We’re only two solo homers and 11 defensive outs from winning this game.
Nice play! Makes up for the pick off..
What do people expect from Garcia? We picked him up off the scrapheap. At least he kept us in the game tonight…just about. But, right now, a 1-run deficit seems too much for this offense.
“ARod needs some time off but w/ the team playing so badly …..please, how can Girardi rationalize sitting Alex.”
But if it’s not helping, what’s the point of playing him? Get him some rest and let him come back and contribute.
Gardner may not be able to steal bases, but he’s playing a decent LF.
nice catch, but should have been another mark against logan
4th OF?
I think Tex would be better if he hit RH all the time…..of course that’s not going to happen because he’s had a great career switch hitting but his swing is night and day better from the right side.
Nice plau Gardy…..thats one thing he can do…..he’s an incredible LFer
logan got a shallow pop up….
cant do much about bloopers.
All these calls for Maxwell……..just so everyone knows and its not a revelation, Maxwell is not a good player.
what crap am i spouting? I’m just commenting that the team is pretty weak right now. Is that not true? What positives am I missing? Help me out
The other problem is that if you sit Alex for a couple of games, who plays 3B? Nunez? You’re weakening your defense there, but in the end, it may be worth it if you can get back the old Alex.
Yeah it’s him.
Horrible pitching by Logan and saved by his defense.
You can’t send him out for the 7th.
His luck will run out.
They don’t need to sit Alex if he’s healthy….he has to play through this and figure it out because Lord knows they need him to. He’s not going to figure it out from the bench.
Would be nice if our $35 million dollar SU man was healthy more than once a week
TheStraw May 15th, 2011 at 10:08 pm
Who is this vaunted Chris who has never been here before and now shows up spouting crap. Sounds like another hwndle for Larry.
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More likely C R 9.
I might be wrong but I don’t think Larry has been using multiple accounts
All these calls for Maxwell……..just so everyone knows and its not a revelation, Maxwell is not a good player.
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Maybe, but Swish is doing nothing, and he is hitting pretty well in AAA.
If not him, maybe Laird or someone?
The sonner the Yanks call up Montero the better. It’s time to get him up here and get him used to major league pitching. Too bad that they don’t have a decent prospect in the minors that could play RF. Swish should be the bench. I don’t see any signs of him coming out of it.
The problem with A-Rod is that he has now been in this “slump” for one month, that’s 24 games. And it’s a major problem.
His average has plummeted from .412 to .246
His OBP from .512 to .350
His SLG from .882 to .462
His OPS from 1.394 to .812
3:1 says cano swings at every pitch thrown to him here
buddy, I’ve never posted here before and I have no problem not posting here again. Sorry that someone can’t call a spade a spade, but that is the problem with popular yankee sites. Too many optimists. Don’t know c r 9 or larry, but you guys have fun. Everyone wins
blake May 15th, 2011 at 10:12 pm
They don’t need to sit Alex if he’s healthy….he has to play through this and figure it out because Lord knows they need him to. He’s not going to figure it out from the bench.
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I disagree, blake. Alex looks like he needs to take a breather. Or maybe you can complain about him and he’ll turn it around. It worked earlier on Andruw Jones.
Looks like a different Cano entirely. Lost his patience.
Tonight is the low point for Gardner’s base running and bunting.
From this point on he is going to get better ( I know he can’t get worse but..).
lester going to make the 7th inning….
do the yankees ever hit between the 3rd and 7th inning?
This is really sad to watch. They fall behind and give up….
Cano just swings away at the wind……beyond annoying.
another BS strike
Blake – I’m fine with making any move to get swisher off the field, but just pointing out that maxwell is nothing to be excited about.
“lester going to make the 7th inning….”
Something the offense, even when it was actually good earlier, has done all year – score some runs early then do nothing the rest of the game. This offense is the definition of boom or bust.
Sadly, they have been a lot more bust than boom.
Maybe a day off but Alex himself says that he wants to play every day when he’s struggling because the field is where you fix it.
Gas can Joba or Pitch yourself into trouble Robertson up next…..
Atta boy, Swish. Although, how was that 3rd pitch a called strike?
I didn’t say anything about Maxwell I don’t think.
Wow!
Even Cano looks terrible
This game is a long way from being over.
that strike almost hit him..
just horse poo
high and inside to Andruw
Lester’s strike zone is unreal
yet another BS strike. Now he is getting the high pitch?
Looks like a different Cano entirely. Lost his patience.
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Doesn’t help that he’s got zero protection.
Oh I just head 8 fans Yelling Boston Sucks. Brilliant
“Maybe a day off but Alex himself says that he wants to play every day when he’s struggling because the field is where you fix it.”
I don’t know how much longer we’re supposed to wait. He’s been slumping for quite some time now.
Maxwell isn’t a great hitter, but he sure can field better than Swisher. Swisher is a comedy routine out there at times.
Am i wrong, or doesnt Maxwell have 13 homeruns in AAA?
This is f’n crap
Bronx Jeers May 15th, 2011 at 10:17 pm
Looks like a different Cano entirely. Lost his patience.
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Doesn’t help that he’s got zero protection.
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No cup?!?!
We have had a lot of games at home like this….score early, couple of homers, then do nothing and threaten in the later innings. Don’t understand how Jones just stood there on two straight pitches that were hittable.
Another sh-t call.
and that was high too.
Wow, Jones swing the bat
Okay, what was Jones looking for? Those last two pitches looked hittable to me.
Lester is getting these calls, unfortunately.
Way to stare at the 3rd strike Andrew Jones! Hr and like 4 K’s in the last 2 games.
The strike zone for Lester is absurd-
pretty accurate??? What is this moron talking about
Pretty accurate?
Whatever “Oral”
Every single close pitch Lester gets.
Girardi and Long have to find out what is wrong with Arod. If it’s health or fatigue they have to take care of it asap and he has to sit. He even said that it feels like his lower half isn’t connected to his upper half. That sounds like his legs are fatigued and because of that he can’t use them to drive the ball.
Lester just fooled Andruw…. but what a hittable pitch
Still just need two solo home runs to regain the lead.
that was the one to hit….
David Price Monday in Tampa Yipeeeeeee
Not much you can do….Alex is maybe the most important guy in the lineup, you have to wait as long as it takes….
“Girardi and Long have to find out what is wrong with Arod.”
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bobby valentine spelled it out. randy l has spelled it out on here.
it’s clear as day that Alex’s mechanics are WAY off.
not sure why he can’t fix them yet.
West Coast Yankee Fan May 15th, 2011 at 10:12 pm
The problem with A-Rod is that he has now been in this “slump” for one month, that’s 24 games. And it’s a major problem.
His average has plummeted from .412 to .246
His OBP from .512 to .350
His SLG from .882 to .462
His OPS from 1.394 to .812
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You’ve been in a “slump” for 50 years.
surprised that wasn’t a strike
I can’t remember feeling this worked up in May. Maybe in 2005 or something.
I cant stand the ESPN guys. In LOVE with Lester.
Would be great to have Montero right here.
Walking off against Papelbum would return my joy
this game is setting up for a pinch hit walkoff HR for Jorge!
pie!
should be bases loaded and 1 out
just muted the television…..
the sox fest is unreal, since they are still in last place and all.
Darn, now we have a risp. Miserable.
“Still just need two solo home runs to regain the lead.”
Or three more consecutive walks.
As Alex goes, so go the Yankees. He needs to get hot again.
Forget Miley Cyrus..call the Budweiser twins
Gardner is going to deliver
Can’t hate Lester. Good guy. Jealous we don’t have him. Instead, we get guys like Hughes and Nova.
Weak grounder to Lester
Is Gardner bunting here?
Blake – walking off with a win would restore mine. I don’t care how we get it. Obviously papelbon would be icing.
FCUK
Two stranded. What’s new?
It is mechanical with Alex….which is good news really. That means its correctable
At least that should do it for Lester. Now it is a battle of the bullpens.
well im shocked.
futility with runners on base.
maybe not
All of these games look the same. We put me on and just leave them there.
Gardner’s having a terrible game. Weak popup to strand 2 more runners.
Does Brett Gardner think he’s the kind of hitter that should swing on 2-0? He was SERIOUSLY trying to hit a homerun. Well, I guess he has a point. He only has two less than A-Rod.
It’s the same crap inning after inning and game after game. It’s really hard to watch this crap every night.
Did you see a single freaking person in the first 20 rows clapping and chanting lets go Yankees. Nope no a single one. During the World Series 2 years ago they did not even stand and clap for a home run. Sad
What is wrong with A-Rod? Age.
In the post-steroid era, 35+ yr old sluggers get worse, not better. He is getting streakier and having less hot streaks. Again, we all knew this was going to happen. People predicting 40/130 or something were doing so based off hope.
This is why it is so important for Tex and Cano to step up and become forces in the middle of the lineup and carry the Yankee team into the new era. Unfortunately, they are still leaning on A-Rod and waiting for him to get hot and carry the team. Cano looked like he was going to be that guy last year. Now? He looks like he did in 2008, not even 2009. Tex, with his streakiness, is never going to carry a team.
They need to bring up Montero and start getting him acclimated to MLB. The sooner, the better. He is the guy who has to become the next big RH bat in the middle of our order. Delaying it to placate a .150 hitting disgruntled catcher does nothing for the present or future.
Lester settles in
Sabathia gives up 5+
Man am I good or am I freaking good
Gardener gets a 2-0 count and pops up to first – damn it
Free Montero!
“Can’t hate Lester.”
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nope. I hate the ump for being in love with Lester.
Maybe we should trade for a new Left Fielder……or trade Gardner for a SP.
Gardner certainly isn’t the one to be getting on right now…let’s save it for the real goats. Too many to mention.
Wang is Taiwan – shouldn’t even mention lester in the same sentence with hughes and nova. Frankly, unfortunate as it is, its tough to even mention bucholz in the same breathe as those two.
Seriously how much longer can Cash watch this crap before he makes a move? The Yanks won’t score another run in this game unless Granderson or Cano hits a homerun.
Gardner is so overrated by the Yankee executives. He is a 4th OF at best and a below average corner OF.
What the hell was that Yankee fan doing shaking hands with Big Sloppy?
David Robertson….at least one walk coming soon.
BD,
I’ve noticed umps tend to be generous to the pitcher who is having the best/most accurate game. Lester wins on that account.
Arod will hit clean up for how long? All year ? You must be joking.
I miss Joe Morgan and Miller…..can’t believe I just said that
mykyl1,
wow you can see 20 rows up on TV? Is something that can be taught or were you born with that ability?
Shut them down, DRob.
Mykyl1 – seriously man, what’s wrong with you?
Maybe we should trade for a new Left Fielder……or trade Gardner for a SP.
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Good idea.
Let’s trade one of the only two guys in the lineup actually hitting.
Then the Yankees can just rename themselves to the New York Grandersons.
Bulls romp!!!!!!
“BD,
I’ve noticed umps tend to be generous to the pitcher who is having the best/most accurate game. Lester wins on that account.”
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Wang,
yes, but I don’t think that’s the case tonight. Lester was missing just as many spots as Garcia early on.
yet, Lester got 3 big strike calls that were clearly off the plate in the first 2 innings. Garcia didn’t get any calls.
If Drob can hold them, Aceves is our next inning.
LGY – Gardner can’t steal.
Carlo — Laptop does have some common issues with Hughes and Nova. That is, he tends to go mental in games. You CAN get to him.
Lester is tough mentality. And I do agree with the announcer who said he’s a winner. (Most of their comments are making me ill.)
The Yanks have below average offense in LF, RF and DH. I really wish Cash would answer the question on why Montero is still in the minors? It doesn’t make sense.
Blake,
Unfortunately those guys were way better than this new crew, espn should be called the worldwide redsox network
Aceves has been pitching very well lately.
LGY –Gardner can’t steal.
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So that cancels out his 400+ BA and over 1 OPS that he has put up while 7 guys in the lineup stopped hitting?
this is ridiculous
Can’t trade Gardner unless someone better than him is available…..and not sure who that would be
how is that NOT strike 3?? ^&**(&*
Where was that pitch?!?! This ump is a one sided joke.
BD, Yes, but past reputations also play into the umps’ thinking. Lester is seen as an ACE, Garcia, mmm…not so much. He throws a lot of junk.
Hey — perhaps this ump likes his Red Sox?
another non-call for DRob
As Alex goes, so go the Yankees. He needs to get hot again.
Forget Miley Cyrus..call the Budweiser twins
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They’re all too young for his tastes. Are any of the Golden Girls still alive?
Wang,
sure… that doesn’t make it right.
it was so blatant early on.
This ump is a complete joke.
a bad call lead to youkilis’s three run homer, and here we go again.
That walk is not on Robertson – that was the ump 100%
Bad call, but Robertson still ends up walking a batter. He’s got to be able to battle back during these at bats. AWFUL.
Robertson’s biggest problem is the walks. If he cuts down on those he will be an elite reliever.
I would love to know how much the Sox pay the umpires. It’s unreal how often this happens when the Yanks play against them.
I have said for years that they should have electronic balls and strikes but Selig wants t deal with the more pressing issues like adding another 20 teams to the playoffs
Wang – I’m sorry but Bucholz is simply better than both of the other two. He makes starts and he turns in more good ones than bad ones. Hughes is a chronic injury and Nova is too green to get worked up about now.
Two of the pitches were strikes.
BD,
Agreed. But as a wise friend said to me one day: “Fair (fare) is what you pay when you get on the bus.”
Life is never fair. We’re seeing it now.
This could be bad. Just sayin’
Tyler May 15th, 2011 at 10:32 pm
Robertson’s biggest problem is the walks. If he cuts down on those he will be an elite reliever.
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If IFs and BUTs were candy and nuts, we’d all have a merry Christmas
We had two walks and Gardy quickly popped up….I’m sure Youk will do the same.
Sad ….. Very sad. The end of an era…….
red sox steal on first pitch against a catcher who can throw.
yankees sit on first pitch after pitch against a guy who can’t throw.
what is wrong with these guys?
The Sox pay the umpires slightly more than they pay the Espn announcers….
here we go again
Buchholz is miles better than Hughes or Nova right now.
That doesn’t mean it will stay that way.
But he is mixing in many pitches and looks pretty good right now. Nova could be very good. Hughes should be very good when he gets back.
Right now? no brainer it’s Buchholz and it’s not that close.
If Lester was on the mound that would be strike 3
You guys may think I’m exaggerating, but I seriously cannot watch Pukelis at bat. I have to turn away from the TV and just listen to what’s happening.
I have never seen so many squeeze calls against Yankee pitchers tonight. Has Girardi even glared back tonight?
Pathetic. At least make the strike calls consistent
now here comes 80 foul balls. Has Youkolis ever made out on the first or second pitch against us?
BoJo May 15th, 2011 at 10:34 pm
Tyler May 15th, 2011 at 10:32 pm
Robertson’s biggest problem is the walks. If he cuts down on those he will be an elite reliever.
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If IFs and BUTs were candy and nuts, we’d all have a merry Christmas
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What about my statement is false? If he cut down the walks he would be an elite reliever. He has a spectacular K rate and doesn’t give up a lot of hits. He’s still young but it’s not a sure thing.
Nice play Alex.
How about that stellar $29 million dollar defense.
# Captain Clutch May 15th, 2011 at 10:30 pm
The Yanks have below average offense in LF, RF and DH. I really wish Cash would answer the question on why Montero is still in the minors? It doesn’t make sense.
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Cash will probably say he’s not ready. Plus they saw how he reacted in ST when the catching position opened up. Cashman is probably thinking I don’t want to bring the kid up here to be a savior
Wow….
Figures. Awesome. When it rains it pours.
LOLOLOLOL
Typical Yankees.
There’s something you don’t see everyday…oh wait, that’s wrong
Carlo,
I agree with you that Laptop is better than our two newbies right now. But the Sox have often tried to say Laptop is other ACE in training, as Lester was a couple of years ago. I just don’t think he’s as tough mentally.
Laptop has had as many bad games as NOVA this year, and I must confess I was thinking of our Hughes from last season. I just don’t count this year at all. He never had it from the get-go.
This is getting ridiculous…
Arod needs to be benched. That was unexcusable and cost them the game. OMFG!!!!
Anybody else reminded of Buckner?
Oh my
just wow. what more can you say at this point.
just awful and doesnt look to get better anytime soon.
That’s the game
Ugh
How can anyone watch this without rage? How can anyone watch this team and not boil over with disgust?
Just speechless….If Girardi doesn’t have a meeting with these guys tonight then he should be fired.
Bill Buckner…..
does it get worse than the 2011 New York Yankees?
This is like watching the Bad News Bears.
Wow — their non-hitting has to be what is affecting their defense.
They look AWFUL.
2 runs attributed to bad defense and counting.
the thing about alex is he’s clutch.
you can always count on him.
Tyler May 15th, 2011 at 10:36 pm
Just saying that it is easier said than done.
so that first pitch is a strike to Ortiz?
Disgust, embarrassment, rage.. you name it, I feel it. I’m not proud at all to be a fan of this joke team at this moment.
It’s still early but this is just awful. The Yanks have had these types of slumps this early the past few years but I can’t remember it being this bad all around. They usually slump at the plate but the mental errors are atrocious…
It’s not over.
Hopefully this weekends debacle will effect some changes.
# BD (Boston Dave) May 15th, 2011 at 10:36 pm
Buchholz is miles better than Hughes or Nova right now.
That doesn’t mean it will stay that way.
But he is mixing in many pitches and looks pretty good right now. Nova could be very good. Hughes should be very good when he gets back.
Right now? no brainer it’s Buchholz and it’s not that close.
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You can make the case that when it comes to Lester and Clay it’s not even a contest with what the Yankees have produced.
what a team what team
break out the check book Cash!!
jackamir May 15th, 2011 at 10:27 pm
Gardner is so overrated by the Yankee executives. He is a 4th OF at best and a below average corner OF.
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Agree. You can get away with him when everyone else is clicking & because you now have a CF who can hit 35 homers. Then he brings a different look, etc. But he’s not going to come up and drive people in or move runners over for you. The really good OF in the system unfortunately are still a couple of years away. Probably should have signed Holliday, not just because Gardner can’t cut it but because the team is aging. We will look a lot more potent when Tex & Cano heat up. There’s too much pressure on too few guys. From go the Yanks needed to bring Montero in now not later, but all you hear is we have to sac him to bring back a SP. That’s not going to solve the offense problem at hand or in the team’s future. One young big bat in the lineup would do wonders, even more than a SP. If that guy were here, somehow guys who were scuffling would creep back to being productive. If Montero were here & comfortable, Alex wouldn’t have to always be the big righty power bat or bust.
Ooooh Alex. That’s a big run.
unbelievable
I havent been able to watch the game, but on pitch by pitch it certainly looks like our pitchers are really getting squeezed. Is that true watching the game?
Still just 3 solo home runs away from winning this game.
Bojo-
That’s what I just said also. He has the tools though which not ever reliever has due to his fantastic stuff.
sweep.
Glad I mainly watched NBA tonight.
It looks bad, but there are still nine outs left. Keep hope alive….
NY fan in NH:
I saw him glare earlier, but it wasn’t threatening enough. He also yelled out sthg in the ump.
Sox are just a far superior team. Play fundemental ball.
This is the worst I’ve ever seen this team play. Every single aspect is awful: pitching, defense, hitting. Something has to be done, whether it be a call-up, a benching, or both.
26 errors already for this team. Underachieving, overpaid bunch of clowns right now and now another passed ball.
Enough with the pitchers getting squeezed. The team is horrible and deserves no breaks at all. Absolutely horrible. Another passed ball.
This is why I do not like Girardi. He won’t have a meeting after the game. I know it’s the players’ faults, but in any sports, head coaches/managers get fired when things are pathetic. I don’t think he should be here much longer.
Game over guys. They don’t deserve to win, this is really getting frustrating. Believe me i always try to stay positive but they are playing so bad!! that it’s imposible to comeback from so many mistakes
It’s May. Too many players are scuffling and the odds are against it continuing. Not feeling rage. Too early in the season for that.
“How about that stellar $29 million dollar defense.”
Actually, I think Alex is making 32M this year. He goes down to 29M next season.
I can’t stand Bobby Valentine and Oral Herschieser
We’ve all been through this a million times but what changes will this exactly bring? There is not much to do besides just ride this out. The team is talented. They just are not clicking right now.
# Captain Clutch May 15th, 2011 at 10:37 pm
Just speechless….If Girardi doesn’t have a meeting with these guys tonight then he should be fired.
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He had a meeting a couple of days ago. How many meetings can you have.
Girardi and Cashman better have a meeting tonight. This play for the last 3 weeks is absolutely unacceptable.
Here’s where the wheels fall off.
And another strike 3 call missed – when it rains it pours
Ump isn’t going to give him a strike call so he will need a swing and miss
Just need the out here.
That 1-2 pitch to Drew was dead center right at the knees. This ump is atrocious.
GoldGlove9486 May 15th, 2011 at 10:40 pm
This is why I do not like Girardi. He won’t have a meeting after the game.
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He had a mtg 3 days ago — a lot of good that did.
Good news is that we’re still in Bard and Papelbon territory.
Sox are a far suoerior team..they are just reaching .500 . That’s a laugh. Superior, possibly. Far superior, I don’t think so.
Tyler May 15th, 2011 at 10:39 pm
Bojo-
That’s what I just said also. He has the tools though which not ever reliever has due to his fantastic stuff.
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I was just reinforcing what you said with an old axiom.
And that curveball on 2-2 was right at the knees….
AAA team….
Old and slow. A terrible combo.
This ump won’t call a strike.
I know the umpire is bad, but Robertson still manages a couple of walks, and an intentional walk. It started with a walk.
# RS May 15th, 2011 at 10:42 pm
Good news is that we’re still in Bard and Papelbon territory.
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True. Thanks for the glimmer of hope you shared.
Come on, D-Rob.
If George was still in charge, Girardi would be fired tomorrow. Just to try to change the karma….not that he deserves it or not. But you can’t fire 25 players.
This is how the homestand got ugly…..walking guys. We would have at least won the KC series if we didn’t do that.
We are getting squeezed all over the place.
Despite the graphing umping this team has played like utter crap. They deserve to be swept. And I really wish they would’ve proved me wrong tonight.
I am not saying these pitches are strikes, but jeez he was calling them all game. Just not for the Yankees pitchers. Getting to the point of being laughable
The Yanks won’t get anymore calls tonight since Martin turned around and called the ump out.
That count to Drew literally should have been 1-5…. and he walks. The Yanks are playing horrible but the umpiring might be at that same level.
Crappy not graphing.
According to game day, pitch 6 was a strike and pitch 7 was close.
He had a meeting a couple of days ago. How many meetings can you have.
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Girardi had a let’s do better talk. I am talking about throwing things and screaming meeting. This is embarrassing.
Ok, I admit, far is a stretch. You’re right Straw. Just superior.
I feel like I’m watching the Pittsburg Pirates. I can’t remember them playing this bad on all facets of the game. Offense, defense, pitching. It’s amazing that they are failing miserably on all fronts.
Positive thought: when they do pull out of this, they will all pull out together.
Girardi should go, he has lost this team by being too accommodating. My feeling is Jeter runs this team. Get a manager who will put these prima donnas in their place. Girardi is too kum bay ya for me.
K. Good job by DRob.
Season is getting late quick. Facing Price tomorrow with this offense is death.
Really Orel? This game is “huge”? Dumbass.
Funny thing is the Sox must be feeling so great about themselves, but it’s really the Yankees defense that let them win the first game and has been the difference so far tonight.
After 37 games in 2009 they were 20-17 and fresh off a 5-game losing streak.
yankeefeminista May 15th, 2011 at 10:40 pm
It’s May. Too many players are scuffling and the odds are against it continuing. Not feeling rage. Too early in the season for that.
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You seem to have the gift of perspective.
Last night C had Varitek looking & they called it a ball. Changed the game.
I think it’s time to sacrifice a chicken and get a life size cut out of a naked Hank in the clubhouse to get a winning streak open
I would like to see Tony Pena manage the club…he has a lot of fire. Girardi should leave, go home, and put on some weight.
I’ve never seen a yankee team suck in every phase of the game for so long. They literally stink at every single facet of the game.
Hitting
Bunting
Stealing bases
Pitching
Catching
Fielding ground balls
Fielding balls in the outfield
They are awful in every single category.
Everyone remember oral calling this game “huge”……if the miserable palsies called the yankees hit 3 solo homers and win, it will suddenly be a non event game.
I mean, would some postive thinking kill this board? We need good karma. I miss Trisha.
We need some young, minimum salary hungry players on this team….shake things up and bring in Maxwell, Vazquez, and Montero……do it in Tampa, tomorrow night, like in 2005 with Wang and Cano…and it worked….and just b/c a guy doesn’t have unbelievable eye popping #’s in the minors doesn’t mean he can’t hit in the majors…. with better scouting and coaching, the talent comes though…so don’t always focus on the stats in the minors….
Ace May 15th, 2011 at 10:45 pm
Season is getting late quick. Facing Price tomorrow with this offense is death.
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Agree on the second point with Price. Totally disagree on the first point…. It’s May 15th… The season is getting late? There are still 4 more months yet and the Yanks even if they lose are 2 games out of 1st…
Another run allowed from an error and walk
Boy, are the Yanks paying now for those ridiculous long-term contracts. They’re old and tired. Bit like me.
Here’s positive thinking….Nick Swisher does a good job fishing for a turkey on the MLB Fan Cave commercial.
FIRE GIRARDI!!!!
Gotta also remember that we have OODLES of away games later in the season. These were the games to win.
Will anyone show any heart here? Someone has to turn it around and it can’t be Granderson every time.
This is just not an enjoyable team to watch right now. And that’s an understatement.
I can’t wait until Girardi’s post-game comments when he will take great care to unscrew the water bottle cap (his blankey) before saying “I thought we had some good at bats tonight” and “We made good contact” and “I liked A-Rod’s approach he’s close.”
Close to what? Close to hitting in the .230′s that’s what.
What I would give to see some Lou in Joe. Get mad, pound the table, tell the reporters, “we stink right now and damn it we are going to play better baseball. I don’t care who you are; if I don’t see you give 150% you’re riding the pines. I’m done putting up with this. We’re the Yankees, we don’t play like this.”
Girardi should be all over these guys after the game. They look like they are just sleeping through the game. The defense has been just dreadful. It seems like every night a lazy play/error leads to a run 1 or 2.
Posada is the reason Montero is stuck in triple A and I will be surprised if he is brought up before Sept. If you bring him up you need to play him every day and that means Posada rides the bench or is cut. Not going to happen
When did this blog turn into Comedy Central.
Some pretty funny stuff.
“After 37 games in 2009 they were 20-17 and fresh off a 5-game losing streak.”
Are you sure about that? I could have sworn the 2009 team was in the midst of a 9-game winning streak when their record was 20-17.
You seem to have the gift of perspective.
The women here usually do more than us boneheads.
I wouldn’t want to be on that flight to Tampa if I was a Yankee and George ( THE BOSS) was still around….
3 4 and 5 in the order are MIA for 2 weeks..
can arod play any worse?????
another head shaker…
Bronx Jeers – pls save ur keystrokes. The 2009 yankees would take a steaming sht on the 2011 yankees. There is absolutely no comparison whatsoever.
Ace May 15th, 2011 at 10:45 pm
Season is getting late quick. Facing Price tomorrow with this offense is death.
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Sarcasm, right?
Heathcott manager!
# RS May 15th, 2011 at 10:45 pm
Funny thing is the Sox must be feeling so great about themselves, but it’s really the Yankees defense that let them win the first game and has been the difference so far tonight.
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Or the offense. Lester was imminently hittable, but we are scuffling badly offensively.
Girardi brought this on himself by batting Posada 9 on a national tv game. What he think was gonna happen?
# TheStraw May 15th, 2011 at 10:45 pm
I mean, would some postive thinking kill this board? We need good karma. I miss Trisha.
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Ugh, her posts were ridiculous and irritating. But I appreciate wanting more positive comments.
*for* manager
orel-
the red sox win this game.
they are still a game behind.
didn’t orel and valentine used to have jobs as a coach and manager ?
guess that didn’t work out.
It’s the first rut of the season for the Yankees, it was bound to happen? Would you prefer this or prefer all the seasons they dug themselves massive holes to start the year and had to fight to get back???
My biggest concern is not scoring on homers, it’s the fact no one hits for average and there aren’t any rallies.
“Season is getting late quick. Facing Price tomorrow with this offense is death.”
They finally score some runs and Garcia has his worst game of the season.
Burnett throws a 1 hitter and the pen blows it
Colon throws a gem and Joba allows them to break the game open
They do nothing against Beckett yesterday and CC can’t limit the damage
Basically. They are losing in every way imaginable. They can’t get out of their own wau.
The ’05 Yankees called up some kids named Wang and Cano when things weren’t going well. What an embarrassing approach and at bat by Jeter….does he even care?
Down to 8 outs….
“Gotta also remember that we have OODLES of away games later in the season.”
One positive is we also have 3 makeup games against the Twins and Orioles…two at home and one at Camden Yards
wow good old Derek. Setting the tone of the inning. Nice job. Way to work it.
Jeter jetering it up, probably was just worried with Gardner on first.
Atta way to start things off, Derek.
Have plans tonight?
Heathcott manager!
LOL
Answer this question how often during a 3 game series do you see the Sox swing at the 1st pitch? Maybe once during 3 games. The Yanks do it way too often and it never leads to a hit. Work the freaking pitcher for once.
Bobby V. calling NY fans dull.
The gas can is warming in the pen…
All the talk about Jorge
What the hell is Heter doing lately?
Having perspective is more about history and the facts than gender. It is May and historically don’t we often have a bad series or two to the Red Sox early in the season. Plus, we are just not this bad. Everyone is scuffling at once except for Grandy. Red Sox are the beneficiary of the timing more than outplaying us. Hell, we lost two at home to KC. We are playing ourselves out of these games.
Jeters next on the list of fallen stars.
Another professional at bat from Grandy. THAT was a great trade. Even Betemit for Swisher doesn’t look good right now.
That’s how you work your way on. Not swing at the first pitch!!!!
Hell of an at bat by the Kaptain..
Heathcott for outfielder!
Al should hop in the batters box, drop his pants, take a dump on his bat, and walk back to the dugout.
GIVE ME A BREAK TEX. He pops up NONSTOP left handed.
Teix back to batting lefty.
Surprise us. 
The HR or bust offense at it again
Of course Granderson works the pitcher and gets on base
this first pitch swinging has to stop.
it is just ridiculous…….
this i put on girardi (put the take sign on)
What I would give to see some Lou in Joe. Get mad, pound the table, tell the reporters, “we stink right now and damn it we are going to play better baseball. I don’t care who you are; if I don’t see you give 150% you’re riding the pines. I’m done putting up with this. We’re the Yankees, we don’t play like this.”
West Coast, I couldn’t agree with you more. Someone needs to say it the way it is. All teams go through slumps but losing five games in a row at home to the Royals (who have hardly scored a run since, by the way) and then your arch-rivals. Seriously? I know it’s a long season and I could maybe accept it if it was all down to the likes of Colon and Garcia, but it’s not. Most of it’s down to our much vaunted and clearly over-rated offense. Cano and A-Rod should take a long hard look at themselves when they get home tonight.
Tex, please.
yankees hit: .322 .333 .616 .950 on the first pitch, now if they swing and foul it…
They are .222 .276 .361 .637 after 0-1.
09 team .366 .369 .653 1.023 first pitch
.250 .302 .402 .704 after 0-1
This team just isn’t picking good pitches to hit.
Aceves throwing farily hard. Always liked him.
cone thing cashman didn’t get right last winter was letting the red sox get aceves.
Sox clearly didn’t miss much waiting for Gonzo over Tex. Remember when Tex was supposed to be the move that tipped the balance of the two franchises?
Their offense is just so good. Look at their ABs vs. ours. They have aging players too, but their older players like Roidiz can still hit and hit in the clutch. Our older players look like fish out of water.
Aceves is going to give it up here.
Red Sox have put the first pitch in play almost as much as the Yankees though.
Tex with the pop outs. Amazing
Absolutely, yf-
I was just trying to call out some of our more reactionary posters here.
Tex is stinkin it uo right now.
tex deserves every boo he hears.
ridiculous!!!!!!!!
Off with his head!!!
What a sorry sorry left handed hitter.
Alright al, first pitch swingin.
Dude is just useless hitting lefty.
dammit – Tex has a pitch to drive there
A pitch right over the plate and the great Tex pops it up. The usual Tex at bat….
maybe tex and posada can platoon.
yankeefeminista May 15th, 2011 at 10:51 pm
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I agree…The team usually gets hot in July and August, and I expoect them to do so again this year.
TheStraw May 15th, 2011 at 10:45 pm
I mean, would some postive thinking kill this board? We need good karma. I miss Trisha.
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Please.
Why is Grandy talking to AGone? No talking between the enemies!!!
Blah, blah, blah. Or he’s in a massive slump like a lot of players go through during a season.
# TheStraw May 15th, 2011 at 10:54 pm
Absolutely, yf-
I was just trying to call out some of our more reactionary posters here.
Tex is stinkin it uo right now.
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I hear ya.
this team may never win again.. playing that bad right now.
Petey Pop-out
I woud love to see Alex shut these ESPN guys up right here.
AROD
Oh thank you Crawford
NICEEEEEEE
And Granderson does it all…
6-5 c’mon Cano don’t swing at the first pitch
There you go, Alex!!!
Hooray Alex!
Thank you Arod and Crawford
Grandy doing his best to get a win for this team
Oh, look, al delivers. Come on robbie swing at every single pitch u see now. Don’t let anything pass.
Cano? Just get an rbi single. How big is the stupid error last inning?
Tex is the definition of a compiler.
And if you compare his numbers to Giambi’s through 2.25 years, they are better in every category. This is not the guy who can carry the torch from A-Rod as he gets older. He is a complementary player. Not even on the same level as Gonzalez
Crawford really earning that $$$ so far.
Error by arod looming large now
yankees can hit Bard….
Here comes Farnsworth….
Ya just gotta love Granderson….
Cano–please be the 2010 Robby, not the 2009 Robby!
Francona knows how important these games are…HE re-arranged the pitching staff for this series. Can you imagine facing Lackey and Dice-K this weekend?
I always like Aceves, too, but found it strange that the Red Sox sent him back down to AAA earlier this year — particularly because he had a lower ERA than almost all of the bullpen.
Turns out — Aceves has an attitude that management did not appreciate. I didn’t know that. Anyway, there’s an article about him over on Boston.com if you’re curious. He plays for the enemy now, so he’s not our problem. Instead, we have Soriano…
On another note: Love GRANDY!!
Hey guys, I think al is coming out of it.
Says token idiot pretending he knows something.
I think Gardner is a better LFer than Crawford defensively.
Maybe they can now disect his last hit and see what leg kick he used?
It’s just one game but a comeback win tonight would be huge. Let’s win this damn it.
WCYF-
I would like to see somebody, anybody lose their temper and call out the team for playing like crap. It would probably be more meaningful coming from one of the players, especially one who included himself in the critique.
Sox clearly didn’t miss much waiting for Gonzo over Tex. Remember when Tex was supposed to be the move that tipped the balance of the two franchises?
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Yankees won the World Series in 2009 and Sox didn’t even make the playoffs last year.
Sure, other than that, not much.
yankeefeminista May 15th, 2011 at 10:54 pm
Dude is just useless hitting lefty.
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nightmare.
ZMAN,
and it won’t even be close going forward. Gonzalez is a far better hitter then Tex.
Bronx Jeers – pls save ur keystrokes. The 2009 yankees would take a steaming sht on the 2011 yankees. There is absolutely no comparison whatsoever.
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The 2009 Yankees were big time underachievers until late June. Wasn’t until they got smoked by the dregs of the NL east that they finally woke up.
I really hope the winning run isn’t the error from last inning
If we ever needed a hit and a win it would be now. Other than Grandy as ho as he is who else but Cano would you want up now?????
Would they dare walk him ?
Granderson is a keeper. He plays hard, every day.
ZMAN,
Agree that Tex is nowhere near the quality player that Gonzalez is. Sox are probably very happy they lost out on Tex now that they have Gonzalez.
Teixera is an elite hitter from the right side….he’s a streaky hitter with power from the left side.
All right, Robbie. Good AB here.
Go Cano!
LGY,
so your saying the reason why we won the world series and the red sox didn’t was because of Tex.
Arod begs to differ
Cano please be patient…
Let’s be real. Give anyone a choice of Cano or Pedroia and Cano will get taken 8 out of 10 times. Not that the little creep isn’t good, but Cano is off the charts.
Why is Francona treating this like game 7 of the world series?
last chance?
They won’t give him anything great to hit. Let’s be real here.
“Granderson is a keeper. He plays hard, every day’
Until he slumps–than it’s off with his head.
Im not convinced we would have hit Lackey or DiceK either.
He wants to get to .500 thats why he is playing like game 7.
so your saying the reason why we won the world series and the red sox didn’t was because of Tex. Arod begs to differ
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One player can win a WS?
Tex had an MVP type season in 2009.
Tex is a better fielder than AGone.
Excuse me, but Bard is not anywhere near the quality player Cano is.
Boy, how quickly Swisher has changed from 2010.
Swisher with runners on close and late. Turn the tv off before ur tempted to break it. I am.
LGY,
I’m talking about the playoffs
and that is no surprise, with no protection.
I wish I thought that Swisher would make them pay, but I don’t.
Let’s see if Swish can put together a good AB here.
Unfortunately we are going to see this 1 million times this year
There it is don’t let Cano beat you.
Time for Swisher to step up. He didn’t the other night when they needed him. Maybe he is due?
Laura,
I disagree with you. Gonzalez has a very good rep at first base. He also hits for average, and I’d take that in a NY minute.
Can’t really blames them for walking Robbie there
You are due, Nicky.
he should turn around to the right
I cannot understand why Swisher is struggling so much from left side this year.
Without Arod in the playoffs that year they don’t even sniff the series. He had an epic postseason r at least the first 2 rounds
We know how this at bat will end.
That’s a horrible stat…..gonna cost the Yanks $12 million to keep him next year.
Swish will probably want to hit a HR.
I’m getting mad at Granderson for his future failures.
And because he’s not in sync with his team!
Does Swisher ever need to turn on one now! Lets go Swish!!!!!!!!!!!
Better chance bard balks twice to score this run than swisher drives it in
“Sox clearly didn’t miss much waiting for Gonzo over Tex.”
Gonzo may be a better player, but come on…since the Yankees got Tex they have won 16 playoff games while Boston has won zip. Tex got them a ring while Gonzalez cost the Sox their best prospect. And with the pitching staff Philly has put together, I’m not sure the Sox will be winning a championship anytime soon no matter how good Gonzalez is. The Yankees peaked in the right year (weak NL).
This is where I would love to see Montero in the order to protect Cano.
Bard capable of being Farnsworthian.
Swish should quit his switch-hitting until he works it out — or, just stop it altogether.
You’ve seen Gonzales on a hot streak. The same things would not have been said a few weeks back. He’s a very good player, but Tex isn’t inferior
LGY, I’m talking about the playoffs
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Which means what?
Would anyone here bat Posada for Jones next?
Ugh. What was he swinging at there?
They will definitely climb the ladder again and see is Swish chases again.
Cano is never going to get a pitch to hit in a spot like this with Swish batting behind him. Someone has to get hot to bat 6th behind Cano.
BoJo May 15th, 2011 at 11:04 pm
This is where I would love to see Montero in the order to protect Cano.
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That would be nice.
Shorten up and put it in play Swish
Hollywood Swisher needs to make another commercial….
Pathetic
Swuck Fish.
swisher keeps calling time like he is going to hit the ball….
I am done with Swisher.
F-Ing DONE
Swisher sucks…. 0-17 with RISP
# Captain Clutch May 15th, 2011 at 11:05 pm
Cano is never going to get a pitch to hit in a spot like this with Swish batting behind him. Someone has to get hot to bat 6th behind Cano.
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Maybe that’s part of the reason why Cano has been so aggressive
RS —
The Sox lost a prospect. So what? That’s no guarantee of anything. Now, we can continue this discussion if he indeed becomes a superstar, but Gonzalez is already a superstar.
And I like Tex, but lately, he’s been less than inspiring. He also did NOT do well when they team was relying on him and Alex couldn’t play due to his hip.
Swisher’s swing has gotten super long again
Take the stats and wipe ur grundle withem. Eyetest = swisher is hollow as they come. Absolutely horrendous.
really can’t connect with a fastball right down the middle?
Low and down the middle. Can’t ask for a better pitch to drive.
BoJo May 15th, 2011 at 11:03 pm
I cannot understand why Swisher is struggling so much from left side this year.
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Every switch hitter we have has better mechanics from the right side (Posada too when he’s himself).
that’s it, final score.
“I disagree with you. Gonzalez has a very good rep at first base. He also hits for average, and I’d take that in a NY minute.”
I didn’t say AGon was a bum at 1B. I just think that Tex is the better fielder.
Swisher by name, Swisher by nature. Every damn swing he’s going for the HR.
# J. Alfred Prufrock May 15th, 2011 at 11:05 pm
BoJo May 15th, 2011 at 11:04 pm
This is where I would love to see Montero in the order to protect Cano.
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That would be nice.
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As soon as that June date arrives (Super Two), get Montero up here.
Bojo, I would.
Don’t worry, when the Mets come to town Friday, Swisher will be doing his usual dancing and saluting out in right field like nothing is wrong.
# BoJo May 15th, 2011 at 11:04 pm
This is where I would love to see Montero in the order to protect Cano.
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You and me both
At least Alex got one run in . . .
right now i’d take posada over swisher.
at least posada has had a couple timely hits this year and some power.
It’s been nice Swish. But he’s a goner.
Take the stats and wipe ur grundle withem. Eyetest = swisher is hollow as they come. Absolutely horrendous
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The stats support this.
At least Alex got one run in . . .
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You mean Crawford….
Without the error, Grandy wouldn’t score that inning.
The Yankees need to find someone to put behind Cano because Swisher ain’t it.
Someone from AAA can’t be worse than Swish. Cano’s bat is going to get wasted this year because no one will pitch to him when they don’t have to. This should definitely be Swisher’s last year with the Yanks.
“Hey, I’m swish, I like to shave with my norelco wet dry razor while in the shower, I also like to salute the fans and use twitter. Sometimes I get at bat at yankee stadium when the crowd is on their feet and I sht my pants, I like that less than the other stuff.”
you know things are bad when there is a grundel reference.
Watch the Mets shut them down. That’s when we know like every season this team has hit rock bottom. Every year they get to the point of being this bad.
Unlike Tex, ARod, Cano, etc. Swisher has done nothing all year. Nothing. Even Jorge has had some good games here and there.
Guy has 1 HR. He just cannot shorten his swing for the life of him. After Posada, Swish is the one who has to go. Need more consistency from our RFer.
Martin should hit behind Cano.
Joba has a high ERA.
Re: Swish
at this point, how much worse can a Laird/Maxwell/Golson/Mesa really be?
If they get swept tonight.. It’s not gonna be pretty tomorrow when they face another stud lefthander in Price. This could spiral out of control.
Swish just got owned, he swung after the ball was in the glove.
“Boy, how quickly Swisher has changed from 2010.”
Well, Swisher had a fantastic season last year.. but his career numbers are closer to this years numbers than that.. I am guilty of thinking that he found something.. but it’s obvious he is just not that good.. and had one good season in his career.. he finished hitting .288 last year.. there was only one other season that he hit > .254 (which was .262)
face it that guy is what he is..
Z, he has 2 homers but your point is correct.
Joba B Goode!.
Lgy,
Yup
Actually, truth be told, I’d really rather have Carlos Beltran batting 6th and playing RF.
At least Alex got one run in . .
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Crawford did, but Rodriguez helped. Big hit, but no rbi.
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF
but his career numbers are closer to this years numbers than that
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Not really. His OBP and SLG are no where near his career numbers this year. He is struggling in every facet of his game. Normally swisher is capable of getting on base and hitting for power.
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Martin missing a ton in the dirt. You have to think that the workload he has done this year is catching up to him.
That was truly embarrassing.
this is just a total disaster….
Fox just said Joba got life back in his arm because he threw more before spring training rather than lifting….wasnt the whole thing he lifted a lot more this off season before spring training after he had a weight room installed in his house?
“The Sox lost a prospect. So what?”
Their farm system took a huge hit because of that trade and that may handcuff them from making future moves. Let’s say Felix Hernandez becomes available (unlikely). The Yankees win a bidding war easily because the Sox emptied all their chips for AGon.
Swisher’s grace period is over
Joba you suck as well. and to give it to Salty is terrible.
Good job Joba. I am glad our 7th inning pitcher is so consistent.
# yankeefeminista May 15th, 2011 at 11:10 pm
Joba B Goode!.
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how about Joba be decent
How do you let Saltalamachia hit a HR?
And so is Joba’s
Well Joba has had quite a good weekend. There’s that shut down bullpen.
Salty?
Are you friggin kidding me?
Joba is just great isn’t he?
Move over, Tony Womack.
Today’s Joba special…meatball sub!
Joba doing what he has come to do best. Two games where he needed to keep them in it and gives it up.
It’s a good thing Girardi let Joba have some rest on Wednesday night…it has truly paid off.
hahahahahahahahahhahahahahaha
I told you the Yankees make this pathetic team look like hall of famers
hahahhaahaha
Saltyahsjdasodksaokdokework HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHHAHAHA
Adding insult to injury.
:grumblegrumblegrumble:
did I mention their bullpen is also not good?
LOL, seriously, using Joba is a mistake.
Joba should change his career to fast food industry.
Joba doesn’t give up a lot of homeruns but it seems like the Sox always manage to hit one off him, especially in this park.
# Laura – I Bleed Blue May 15th, 2011 at 11:10 pm
Joba has a high ERA.
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he’s just really unlucky…that’s what everyone says
The Swisher smile. I don’t see it. Change is not always a bad thing. Let’s infuse some new faces. Montero is a must. We need a b/u catcher and a DH now. Play Martin 4 games a week and give Montero the time to develop. GAS CAN JOBA IS AT IT ONCE AGAIN……..
1st HR of year for Salty.
Unbelievable.
Joba’s been a big help this series huh ?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-lN_fQPC2s
The number 9 hitter again !!! Mother *^&#^&
If the Mets are interested, I’d take Beltran and play him in RF.
Salty is atrocious and he gives up a homer to him.
You can’t pitch in the 7th or 8th inning when you hang as many pitches as Joba does. His arm isn’t built to pitch so many times a week.
Its comical at this point. I’m done being angry with this. They’ve embarrassed themselves.
Ugh, just a horrible series. Even the Sox catchers are hitting
home runs.
This team needs a shake up.
the whole team should be quarantined and packed on ice.
Had a feeling that was coming next
How many times does The Pig have to give it up before Girardi figures it out. He is a mop up pitcher, at best. Joba The Pig.
300 ft HR
fat axx, piece of shxxxt
# TheStraw May 15th, 2011 at 11:12 pm
Today’s Joba special…meatball sub!
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That literally made me laugh out loud.
Textbook slump the yanks are in….when the hit they don’t pitch and when they pitch they don’t hit…..and some nights they are doing neither.
Why would you ever throw an 87 mph pitch in the strike zone to Saltalamacchia? It’s probably the only pitch he can hit. It should either be 95 mph fastballs or sliders in the dirt.
They should make Joba a starter.
Youk and Salty both hit 2 strike meatballs. Have to love Joba…
# Captain Clutch May 15th, 2011 at 11:13 pm
You can’t pitch in the 7th or 8th inning when you hang as many pitches as Joba does. His arm isn’t built to pitch so many times a week.
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than why is he a reliever?
You know what they say? Most starters are just failed relievers
blake May 15th, 2011 at 11:12 pm
How do you let Saltalamachia hit a HR?
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Salty sucks, but he does have some power. Especially when you throw the ball right over the plate.
This is a perfect slump…..EVERY time we have scored a run, our pitcher has given one up the next half inning. That’s pathetic.
# Jerkface May 15th, 2011 at 11:14 pm
They should make Joba a starter.
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he wouldn’t cost us multiple games a week.
Yankees are gonna be the punchline for shows like “first and 10″ and PTI. Can’t wait to have to hear that tomorrow.
Wow, things aren’t looking so good, especially playing the Rays tomorrow. Yanks need to break out of this slump!
blake May 15th, 2011 at 11:14 pm
Textbook slump the yanks are in…
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Okay–that post sounded like Yoda in my head. I’m such a dork!
Give me PH Jorge, please.
One wing —–> emotional charge to this team.
Enslaved house boys will see the light!
they should make Joba a rightfielder. He can’t hit any worse than Swisher and that way at least he can’t lose it on the mound.
if this is the product we get, i’d rather see some young guys up here…..
Un-freaking-believable. Sweep it is.
Joba just is not a very good pitcher sometimes. Unfortunately someday, some here will be drooling on themselves in an assisted living home, and still not get it.
Lets see.
Failing with RISP, horrible defense, bad baserunning, and bad job by the BP.
Every.single.night
RS,
True, but I’d have pulled the trigger in a minute on Gonzalez. Good guy in the clubhouse, too.
Can’t ever count on what will transpire in the future. Boy, have we seen that with the Yanks.
I remember when the Yankees would always come back and win games late. I wish we had that team again.
Jorge gets a standing O..wow.
RS,
1. Other than Hanley name the last player the Red Sox traded that went on to have a good career.
2. Name the last time the Yankees traded for an elite pitcher in the middle of the year?
Joba is a starting pitchah.
Hip Hip!
Much fear I sense in you, young Ghostwriter…
I’m so happy for Jorge and that standing O.
This is almost embarassing.
“They should make Joba a starter”
Joba should bat 9th
Nice ovation.
It’s gotta feel good.
Go Jorge!
Good fr him!
# Jerkface May 15th, 2011 at 11:15 pm
You know what they say? Most starters are just failed relievers
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When do the Yankees just give up on Joba? How many more games, seasons, years do we have to endure?
It’s not just the fact that he blows opportunities when leading. He makes the mountains more difficult to climb in games that he comes in with the Yankees trailing.
I think Posada uses a pop out to ack the standing O
Right now this team consists of AJ, Grandy and Mo and 22 other guys who aren’t doing their jobs.
Montero better be up here tomorrow. I think the only way these guys will “get it” is if the ones not producing are taken out of the lineup. It starts with Montero and Posada getting less playing time. Swish is lucky that they don’t have anyone to play RF because he should definitely be on the bench.
A standing ovation for a guy who is guaranteed to whiff. Classic
West Coast Yankee Fan May 15th, 2011 at 11:12 pm
Joba is just great isn’t he?
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You’re a confused boy, aren’t you? Didn’t you say he “belongs in the bullpen”? And haven’t I been telling you he’s not a natural reliever?
Act like a brat and get a standing ovation. Just moronic.
Yankees fans are very forgiving.
“Failing with RISP, horrible defense, bad baserunning, and bad job by the BP.”
Like clockwork, isn’t it?
Very quietly, the bullpen has been dreadful. If they are not blowing leads outright, they are allowing tack on runs that kill any chance of a comeback.
Just the perfect storm. They can’t score runs, when they show some life, the pen p.isses away any chance of a comeback.
posada wins this battle by walking
I’m pleased to see him working the count.
“The Yankees need to find someone to put behind Cano because Swisher ain’t it.”
Joe only put him there because he has good numbers against lefties…problem is the Sox have scouting reports and will turn him around to his weak side in the late innings.
Good night. The party is over. Turn out the lights. Tomorrow is another day.
Of course, if Posada K’s here then he’s back to feeling even worse. I’ll take a walk at this point.
Carlo May 15th, 2011 at 11:17 pm
A standing ovation for a guy who is guaranteed to whiff. Classic
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You really are a piece of worthless s*** aren’t you?
Why hack at that? We need two freakin runs
Ball 4.. Posada too excited with that pitch
what is he swinging at?
Take your walk Jorge. Ball 4 man.
West Coast Yankee Fan May 15th, 2011 at 11:16 pm
Joba just is not a very good pitcher sometimes.
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If that’s the case they should have traded him when they had the chance
“Act like a brat and get a standing ovation. Just moronic.”
Those are Yankee (stadium) fans for you.
Same ones who booed A-Rod all those years.
Pinch runner no?????? Please.
that’s a win.
now to build on it.
Best walk ever!!
J. Alfred Prufrock May 15th, 2011 at 11:18 pm
West Coast Yankee Fan May 15th, 2011 at 11:12 pm
Joba is just great isn’t he?
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You’re a confused boy, aren’t you? Didn’t you say he “belongs in the bullpen”? And haven’t I been telling you he’s not a natural reliever?
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It’s a pointless endeavor.
Pinch run now?
Atta boy, Jorge. Way to go, YS3!
Nice work, drawing the walk. A lesser player would have struck out, wsinging frm his heels.
Why leave Jorge run here?????? A double play? How is he going to score on anything.
Nice walk..But the Arod error and Joba homerun really hurt.
Wheres the pinch runner???
Those that can’t start, relieve.
And those that can’t relieve, relieve for the Yankees.
Let some other team decide if Joba should start or relieve. Just painful.
# yankeefeminista May 15th, 2011 at 11:16 pm
Joba is a starting pitchah.
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Lol, mike still thinks he’s the heir to Mo. He’s probably the only one that still feels that way.
Pap is up? I love how he is treating this like a playoff game in May
I’d love to see Joba start again but he has trouble staying focused for one inning…much less 7. He gives up too many hits in situations and to hitters that he should dominate with his stuff…..its focus and concentration related.
Nunez should be pinch running and steal 2nd base to stay out of the DP
Cashman is holding a PC discussing Jorge’s walk. More to come later.
J. Alfred Prufrock May 15th, 2011 at 11:18 pm
You’re a confused boy, aren’t you? Didn’t you say he “belongs in the bullpen”? And haven’t I been telling you he’s not a natural reliever?
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I’m as clear as I can be. He definitely belongs in the bullpen. He’s a worse starter.
when they throw harder
swing easier.
Pap is up? I love how he is treating this like a playoff game in May
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trying to get to .500
I’d love to see Joba start again but he has trouble staying focused for one inning…much less 7. He gives up too many hits in situations and to hitters that he should dominate with his stuff…..its focus and concentration related.
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Putting him on a routine should help him focus. In the first half of 09 before he got on his crappy short outings, he was able to pitch OUT of jams.
Trying to hot home runs when we just want hits. Sucks
Gardner to swing for the fences.
I am glad Martin was swinging for a homerun. These guys never ever take a small swing it’s always a homerun swing.
The odds for they lose tomorrow night’s game is very high.
All of these guys are frustrated, but that’s not helping them any.
# Against All Odds May 15th, 2011 at 11:20 pm
# yankeefeminista May 15th, 2011 at 11:16 pm
Joba is a starting pitchah.
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Lol, mike still thinks he’s the heir to Mo. He’s probably the only one that still feels that way.
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lol. Mike is delusional.
Now will Jeter swing at the first pitch when this guy hasn’t been throwing strikes???????
DO NOT SWING ON 2-0. Set it up for Derek Jeter 6-4-3.
Jerkface May 15th, 2011 at 11:21 pm
I’d love to see Joba start again but he has trouble staying focused for one inning…much less 7. He gives up too many hits in situations and to hitters that he should dominate with his stuff…..its focus and concentration related.
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Putting him on a routine should help him focus. In the first half of 09 before he got on his crappy short outings, he was able to pitch OUT of jams.
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I never understood why they gave up on him as a starter.
I feel like I am listening to NESN
If Gardner gets on he better pinch run for Posada
JF,
I think they should start him again…it just doesnt look like it’s ever going to happen.
Bard can’t throw a strike you jack@$$es. Stop swinging.
Good take Gardy….now we see what happens.
Cowbell guy should be ejected.
Actually the 2-0 pitch was probably the best pitch he’s going to see.
It’d be pretty cool here if Gardner went yard…would shut up the ESPN team
Get on, Gardy.
Cowbell guy should be ejected.
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i said killed.
AGon is a bit talker down there at 1B.
He’s a worse starter.
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Over these couple of seasons his relief work is just as bad as him starting
Swung at ball four. Please please work a walk.
bit = big
Nice AB by Gardner.
Yes Jap – I make $13 mm a year and go ballistic when I don’t get my way. I’m the worthless piece of sht.
C’mon Brett.
Damn.
Yeah sure Gardner will get around on Bard. lol
# Ghostwriter May 15th, 2011 at 11:23 pm
Jerkface May 15th, 2011 at 11:21 pm
I’d love to see Joba start again but he has trouble staying focused for one inning…much less 7. He gives up too many hits in situations and to hitters that he should dominate with his stuff…..its focus and concentration related.
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Putting him on a routine should help him focus. In the first half of 09 before he got on his crappy short outings, he was able to pitch OUT of jams.
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I never understood why they gave up on him as a starter.
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Because:
“Listen, he had a full chance to make a run at it [in spring training 2010], and he failed at it,”
- Cashman
what would this inning be without a pop up?
Gardner popping everything up.. Lovely. Even bunts.
He swung at ball four on a previous pitch….the corner outfielders overall are unproductive….not exactly Soriano/O’Neill/Sheffield.
6-3 or 4-3?
Damn, I switched to FireFox to change our luck.
Softened him up for the Captain.
It’s amazing how many fastballs right over the plate the Yanks pop up
how many weak popups for Gardner in one game. Not one solid hit ball. So pissed right now at the whole aspect of this teams play.
Nick in SF May 15th, 2011 at 11:24 pm
Cowbell guy should be ejected.
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More cowbell!
http://www.funnyordie.com/vide.....re-cowbell
“Other than Hanley name the last player the Red Sox traded that went on to have a good career.”
That’s not the point. Casey Kelley could have headlined a package for nearly any player in baseball (whether he’ll actually turn out to be a good player is irrelevant). The Sox used him to get Gonzalez and they have no other such trade chips left in their farm.
Gonzalez of course is an elite player, but the Sox could have had him in just a few months if they had waited for him to be a FA. Heck, they could possibly have Pujols. I’m just saying I’d rather the Sox have traded for Gonzalez then to have signed Teixeira or Pujols and still have their prospects to redirect another need (pitching or catcher, for instance).
# yankeefeminista May 15th, 2011 at 11:22 pm
# Against All Odds May 15th, 2011 at 11:20 pm
# yankeefeminista May 15th, 2011 at 11:16 pm
Joba is a starting pitchah.
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Lol, mike still thinks he’s the heir to Mo. He’s probably the only one that still feels that way.
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lol. Mike is delusional.
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Mike won’t rest until he’s proven right lmao.
Derek Jeter….a true Yankee legend. Now we can watch Tex and A-Rod flail up there in the ninth.
Gee, another ground ball.
Gardner:Popup::Jeter:Groundout
Might as well put in Mo…
Could we have expected anything other than a ground ball.
Best part about that. He won’t get to bat for an out in the 9th.
Even if Gardner had got on, Jeter probably would have bounced in to a DP.
We’re never gonna hit solo home runs to tie this game if we put leadoff runners on base. Not gonna happen. Unless said leadoff runner is gardner and he does his thing and erases himself.
Because:
“Listen, he had a full chance to make a run at it [in spring training 2010], and he failed at it,”
- Cashman
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LMFAO.
Jeter hitting under .200 with no XBH since his 2 HR game
Like anyone really thought Jeter would actually hit the ball hard. Jeter had like 3-4 good days and now he is back to the usual soft ground ball outs.
3 for his last 23 for Jeter. SO much for finding his swing.
We’re never gonna hit solo home runs to tie this game if we put leadoff runners on base. Not gonna happen. Unless said leadoff runner is gardner and he does his thing and erases himself.
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This may surprise you but half the yankees HRs came with men on
Leadoff walk and they don’t move him one inch. Typical Yeunuch inning.
Derek Jeter is King of the Ground Balls
Imagine if the lineup the other night had
#8 JETER
#9 POSADA.
That’s what it should be if they have to bat. But what a show that would have been !!!!!!!!!
@ JAP same reaction I had
RS,
The point being that 99 percent of the guys they trade amount to nothing. They gave up crap to get Victor Martinez. I don’t follow their lower system that closely but supposedly they have a lot of nice looking kids in A ball.
Throw in the towel on this season?
I’ve never seen a Yankee team mess up so many 2-0 counts as they have in this series. It used to be their bread and butter to punish pitchers who fell behind.
Rock bottom may be medicine.
Hey, there’s Mo.
Against All Odds May 15th, 2011 at 11:26 pm
I never understood why they gave up on him as a starter.
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Because:
“Listen, he had a full chance to make a run at it [in spring training 2010], and he failed at it,”
- Cashman
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His body of work in 2009 was good enough to warrant another look at him as a starter. I don’t see how the Yanks can make a long-term decision on his career trajectory based basically on about 30 IP in ST. If they wanted to go with Hughes over Chamberlain, because Hughes had the better spring, then fine. I get that. However, it is a long way from picking Hughes over joba for the fifth slot in the rotation to deciding that Joba is irrevobly and forevermore a reliever.
why would you pitch Mo here? Got a big series tomorrow with Tampa and could use him.
In the 9th be prepared for Tex to pop up a high fastball and I am sure Papelbum will blow fastballs right down the middle past Arod. Exciting times….
Oh my goodness, is Bobby V A Gon’s real life boyfriend. Really he loves that he took a pitch?????? Give me a break already with the nonsense
Casey Kelly who had an almost 6 ERA could have headlined a package to get anybody?
swisher is Strikeout choke man, it`s time to trade this Bum.
Just absolutely awful this team is. They’ve embarrassed themselves and their fans.
Can we clone 24 of Mo?
Nah Jerkface – doesn’t surprise me at all. Knew u would have a stat.
Soon I’ll come to u with the stats and we can talk about that guarantee u made me that the yankees would score more runs than any other team in baseball.
Why can’t Rivera pitch all the time
granderson will get on, and 3-4-5 will strand him.
As far as strikeouts go, that was the most beautiful lovely strikeout any man could take with such grace. – Bobby V
seriously, Mo is the most consistent Yankee player.
Every Yankee fan should buy his jersey.
Bring Back Joe Torre.
Soon I’ll come to u with the stats and we can talk about that guarantee u made me that the yankees would score more runs than any other team in baseball.
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I hope you come to me with these stats at the end of the season
Yankees need to draft some Young Hitters in June
ESPN had to zoom in on Pukulous face. That was unbearable to watch.
Granderson single, Teixera walk, Alex walk off to dead center!
Yankees need to draft some Young Hitters in June
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Can’t draft for need in the MLB
This is a stupid spot to pitch Mo. They might need him for the next 2 games against Tampa. Why would you waste him now?? Now he isn’t available for one of those games. Girardi makes no sense sometimes.
Bring Back Joe Torre? Posada would still be batting 5th and Bernie would still be in center. Robertson would be done for his career due to overuse. And Arod would be batting 8th.
It would be more fun if we were losing with the kids in the lineup. The Yankees need an off day in the worst way, and it won’t come until May 26.
I will. Upon the final out of the regular season, I will bring the stats to you.
GoldGlove, you are absolutely right. This team needs an infusion of youth the same way that brought Cano to the team years ago.
This is a stupid spot to pitch Mo. They might need him for the next 2 games against Tampa. Why would you waste him now?? Now he isn’t available for one of those games. Girardi makes no sense sometimes.
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He hasn’t pitched in days
I will. Upon the final out of the regular season, I will bring the stats to you
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If I’m right you won’t
# Ghostwriter May 15th, 2011 at 11:31 pm
Against All Odds May 15th, 2011 at 11:26 pm
I never understood why they gave up on him as a starter.
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Because:
“Listen, he had a full chance to make a run at it [in spring training 2010], and he failed at it,”
- Cashman
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His body of work in 2009 was good enough to warrant another look at him as a starter. I don’t see how the Yanks can make a long-term decision on his career trajectory based basically on about 30 IP in ST. If they wanted to go with Hughes over Chamberlain, because Hughes had the better spring, then fine. I get that. However, it is a long way from picking Hughes over joba for the fifth slot in the rotation to deciding that Joba is irrevobly and forevermore a reliever.
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What you said makes a lot of sense but the Yankees have closed the book on him starting and Cashman gave 2010 ST as one reason why.
Granderson single, Teixera walk, Alex walk off to dead center!
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Unfortunately it’s probably going to be more like Granderson single, Tex double play and Arod strike out.
The Yankees don’t have an identity? We have an identity. And it’s one we wish someone would steal because right now, it sucks. LOL!
CC isn’t having a banner year? What he have two bad outings in a row?
what a BRILLIANT move for the yankees to sign jeter to a four year contract when NO ONE would even give him 2.
absolutely genius to lock up the KING of grounders
Granderson single, Teixera walk, Alex walk off to dead center!
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That would be…awesome.
JF – u won’t be right. U’ll recognize that long before seasons end though.
It still makes me smile when Rivera pitches. He is the closest thing to a robot baseball has ever seen. When he decides to leave, the Yankees are in bigger trouble.
what a BRILLIANT move for the yankees to sign jeter to a four year contract when NO ONE would even give him 2.
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3 years with an out.
Phrancise,
Wonderful! LMAO.
JF – u won’t be right. U’ll recognize that long before seasons end though.
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On the contrary, my friend, I will be right but you won’t recognize it until the season ends
Well at least down on the farm, Betances has a 0.76 era thru 23 innings with 24 K’s.
Mo’s not mowing them down.. even he’s struggling tonight.
Granderson single, Teixera walk, Alex walk off to dead center!
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Can see Grady single and Alex HR, but i dont see Tex walking.
3 years with an out.
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An out for Jeter, not the Yankees.
Lowrie is kinda short.
SERIOUS POINT here……I was at the game Friday, and pointed out to my wife that’s really sad that when they play highlight videos, they are ALL 2009 games….none from last year except the Steinbrenner/Sheppard/Swisher walk-off single.
No, my friend, u’ll be wrong everyday from now till seasons end and the gap will widen. Upon seasons end, I will bring the stats to u one way or another, however.
nice grab of the cup walking out of the bullpen, Paplebon.. Idiot!
Bobby Valentine should be our MGR. Some passion, fire, and would get this team rejuvenated.
i love that they show him running in.
Did they even do that for Rivera?
Papelpuss is about due for a meltdown….
its Jeters option for a 4th year
not the yankees
Granderson walk, Tex HBP – Arod Redemption
wait… one thing i’m not clear on from the broadcast. would a win get the red sox to .500?
I am coming for you, armed with stats.
Come October, you won’t have anyplace to hide.
Does playing that Rocky music ever work?
Crap–173 pitches for the Yanks tonight, with about 88 of them coming from the ‘pen.
We’ve got young hitters. Montero being one. We’ve got others but they’re a few years away.
LOL weez….awesome.
“The point being that 99 percent of the guys they trade amount to nothing.”
Yes, but a prospect can still be valuable even if they end up having a bad career. At this point in their careers, Joba and Robertson are interchangeable, but at one time Joba could have landed us Halladay (or Sabathia, Santana, etc.) We never pulled the trigger, but the option was there. The more guys you have like that in your system, the more options you have to better the big league club.
The Sox made good use of their prospects, but I’m arguing that they could have made even better use by saving them for a young pitcher or catcher, and going after AGon in free agency.
Granderson walk, Tex HBP – Arod Redemption
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that would be awesome.
its Jeters option for a 4th year
not the yankees
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You certain?
Why is Granderson swinging on 2-0???
# GoldGlove9486 May 15th, 2011 at 11:38 pm
It still makes me smile when Rivera pitches. He is the closest thing to a robot baseball has ever seen. When he decides to leave, the Yankees are in bigger trouble.
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Have no fear Joba will replace him
Come on Granderson..Those aren’t strikes.
Enough with the shoelaces!!!!
Is this guy serious?
Really, ump?
Jeters option Is a player option
F u ump
Amazing how that wasn’t a strike for the Yankees…
Another bs strike call..The Yanks would never get that call tonight.
Papelbon actually seems more reliable than Bard this season. Contract year for Paps.
well if grandy cant get on, hope is gone
That at bat by Teixeira was pretty symbolic of the weekend.
Sigh. How many pop ups, Mark? Really…
# GoldGlove9486 May 15th, 2011 at 11:44 pm
Why is Granderson swinging on 2-0???
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trying too hard
Thanks Tex
OMG
OMG Tex! That was putrid!
That guy with Sombraro isn’t making it home tonight.
Tex really first pitch and another weak pop out to the left side?
first pitch. yikes.
I swear, this team makes me want to slit my throat.
Have no fear Joba will replace him
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Odds, thank you for amusing me.
These ESPN guys are a little excited, aren’t they?
Thank you Tex.. Yanks go quietly !!… Can you say 3-9 in last 12 games and a current 5 game losing streak.
tex should never be allowed to swing at the first pitch ever again.
They’re going out meekly, without a fight. This thing still hasn’t bottomed out. Yeesh.
Just get the tying run to the plate. That’s all I ask.
There have been plenty of pop ups during this winning less drought.
It still makes me smile when Rivera pitches. He is the closest thing to a robot baseball has ever seen.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0Fjkzc_gvw
“wait… one thing i’m not clear on from the broadcast. would a win get the red sox to .500?”
A .500 record is a huge deal and thus deserves attention and grandeur comparable to the Royal Wedding
The usual Tex at bat. A high fastball and he tries to get under it and can’t. I am so tired of his I don’t hit until June bs.
teixeira gets more pop ups in a game than boggs would get in a season.
I know now why Valentine cant find a managing job.
Are you kidding me with the shoes?
He must have some substance on those shoelaces.
The sight of Teixeira popping up yet again actually made me nauseous.
Good job swinging at strikes Arod
Jerkface,
Let me know when Tex starts hitting again ok? Maybe since he had a decent April he will go into a shell until July this time and we can blame it on him being hurt again. I can’t even remember the last time he went 3 for 4 in a game with 3 or 4 RBI’s
# J. Alfred Prufrock May 15th, 2011 at 11:46 pm
Have no fear Joba will replace him
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Odds, thank you for amusing me.
These ESPN guys are a little excited, aren’t they?
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Hey everyone wanted him in the pen.
Yes these guys are very excited. They don’t even feel the need to hide it
Valentine can’t get a managing job because he’s out of disguises, considering his hair is a different color every Sunday night.
Here comes the fastball…
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# Against All Odds May 15th, 2011 at 11:44 pm
# GoldGlove9486 May 15th, 2011 at 11:38 pm
It still makes me smile when Rivera pitches. He is the closest thing to a robot baseball has ever seen. When he decides to leave, the Yankees are in bigger trouble.
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Have no fear Joba will replace him
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After all, he has that closer mentality.;)
Not much fight in this team outside of a few guys.
I have never seen a batter swing at more high fastballs and try to get under them like Tex does. He fails every single time.
GoldGlove9486 May 15th, 2011 at 11:48 pm
Valentine can’t get a managing job because he’s out of disguises, considering his hair is a different color every Sunday night.
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“Out of disguises” ROFLMAO!!
I mostly don’t mind Orel. He gives some pretty good pitching commentary, IMO. Much better than Yankee hater Sutcliffe.
Valentine is just a clown.
No way has this team bottomed out yet. This could really get out of control. Couldn’t say I saw this coming, but now looking at this team. I realize that they are old and unathletic and lack fundamentals to be a playoff contender at this point. The AL East has bunched up and even the O’s and Jays are younger and have promising players as the Yankees get older. Montero could cure alot of that!
Nice AB, at any rate…
Arod hanging in.
Let’s face it, the Yankees do not have enough talent to win it all. It would be fun if they brought up all of the kids this season.
Commence bridge jumping….
# yankeefeminista May 15th, 2011 at 11:48 pm
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# Against All Odds May 15th, 2011 at 11:44 pm
# GoldGlove9486 May 15th, 2011 at 11:38 pm
It still makes me smile when Rivera pitches. He is the closest thing to a robot baseball has ever seen. When he decides to leave, the Yankees are in bigger trouble.
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Have no fear Joba will replace him
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After all, he has that closer mentality.;)
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Oh yes we all know “he’s built for the pen.” Just look at what he has done over the past two seasons a reliever. The kid is so dominant
Well, folks. We are officially at rock bottom.
SWEEP!! Completely, utterly disgusted with the team. Goodnight fello bridge jumpers!
Ack. Damn.
Oh well. Turn the page. Time for Bob’s Burgers.
good hustle Alex.
Ahhgg
Great job guys…The manager and gm should be proud. Now it’s time to tip our hats…
Well, that was fun. See y’all tomorrow.
I see no playoffs in the future for this team.
Amazing how Pap looks like a clown with a regular game and a two run lead but……..
Mariano is a class act and never shows anything like he’s been there before.
Oh, and hey, don’t forget… the Rays are up next. This losing streak will not end for a while.
Glad that we are going on the road, and are done with the Red Sox lovefest for a month.
# GoldGlove9486 May 15th, 2011 at 11:51 pm
Let’s face it, the Yankees do not have enough talent to win it all. It would be fun if they brought up all of the kids this season.
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I don’t think there’s a super team out there though. When you aren’t hitting you look old & slow. They’ll hit eventually. Montero should be summoned. They have really good reasons to bring him up right now.
“It would be fun if they brought up all of the kids this season.”
But will they do that? Any other fan has at least that to look forward to in a subpar season…but I can see the Yankees winning 88 games and all the while insisting that they will not rush their young prospects.
And yes, I realize an 88-win season doesn’t exactly call for a total rebuilding, but I’d still like to see an infusion of young talent. 2007 was one of my favorite seasons to watch because of the emergence of Joba, Hughes, and Kennedy.
NYY fan in NH May 15th, 2011 at 11:50 pm
No way has this team bottomed out yet. This could really get out of control. Couldn’t say I saw this coming, but now looking at this team. I realize that they are old and unathletic and lack fundamentals to be a playoff contender at this point. The AL East has bunched up and even the O’s and Jays are younger and have promising players as the Yankees get older. Montero could cure alot of that!
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It isn’t a lack of athleticism or youth that is hurting this club right now. It’s sloppy play and inability to manufacture runs without the home run. And Montero is only one player—apparently, only an offense-only player. I think that this team likely will come of the slump and start playing better. Howeve, I think that a return to winning only will paper the problem, not solve it. I think that the problem is the manager. The more that I think about it, the more that I think that Girardi needs some help on the bench–a good, old-fashioned baseball man like Zimmer to help him manage games, and to teach fundamentals to his players. Gardner can’t steal or bunt, the team can’t play defense, the catcher is one-handing balls in the dirt. This is the manager’s fault.
Finally over. Brutal. Question of the night from Suzyn Waldman, who asked Joe G what the deal is with the offense that they stall when they start to get something going. That and the errors are doing them in. They’re bound to get better at some point, but in the meantime, it’s not a pretty picture.
Yankees should not carry 13 Pitchers. Bring up a Hitter From SWB.
Yankees , work with ARod and fix that high knee , he looks off balance
sick of swisher wild swings. Gardner for all his speed can`t bunt and steal a base. Something is lacking. Steinbrenner would have fired a coach by now.
Why would Yankee fans applaud Jorge, he quit on the team as far as I`m concerned he should be released.