Game 45: Yankees vs. Mets
Posted by: Brian Heyman - Posted in Misc on May 22, 2011 
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Yankees lineup
1. Derek Jeter SS
2. Curtis Granderson CF
3. Mark Teixeira 1B
4. Alex Rodriguez DH
5. Robinson Cano 2B
6. Jorge Posada DH
7. Brett Gardner LF
8. Chris Dickerson RF
9. Francisco Cervelli C
Ivan Nova P
Mets lineup
1. Jose Reyes SS
2. Daniel Murphy 1B
3. Carlos Beltran DH
4. Jason Bay LF
5. Fernando Martinez RF
6. Justin Turner 2B
7. Willie Harris 3B
8. Ronny Paulino C
9. Jason Pridie CF
Mike Pelfrey P
Time/TV: 1:08/YES
Weather: Cloudy, 58 degrees
Umpires: Eric Cooper HP, Mark Carlson 1B, Tim Timmons 2B, Jeff Kellogg 3B
Power show: Since Aug. 14, Curtis Granderson is second in the majors in homers behind the Jays’ Jose Bautista, hitting 29 compared to Bautista’s 36. Granderson, with 15 homers, is also second this season to Bautista, who has 18.
A-Rod heating up: Alex Rodriguez is batting .409 (9 for 22) with a double, three solo homers and a walk in his last five games.
Spelling relief: The Yankees’ bullpen has the lowest ERA in the AL since April 7, at 2.68.
Rivera one away: Mariano Rivera needs one more appearance to become the 15th big-league pitcher to appear in 1,000 games and the first to do it with one team.
Update, 1:12: Nova has a 1-2-3 first, helped by a nice sliding catch in left by Gardner.
Update, 1:16: Running out of superlatives for Curtis Granderson. There’s goes No. 16 to the right-field seats, 1-0.
Update, 1:49: Bad top of the second for Nova, three runs, four hits. And Pelfrey could have had a bad bottom half. Both Posada and Gardner just missed solo homers down the right-field line. So two outs, man on first right now.
Update, 1:51: Cervelli flies to left, so it’s 3-1 heading to the top of the third.
Update, 1:56: Nova isn’t fooling anybody, first and second, one out, after two more hard-hit singles.
Update, 2:02: Nova works out of trouble with his fastball, strikeout and bouncer to third.
Update, 2:05: Jeter lined that pitch with authority into center for a single, hit No. 2,974.
Update, 2:18: After a single and a walk for the Mets, there were two on with one out in the fourth. But Jose Reyes rapped a curve for a 4-6-3 double play, side retired.
Update, 2:23: At least Posada hit the ball well, lining a single to left-center. But he was out by a lot trying to stretch it. Jason Pridie threw him out.
Update, 2:26: One run, four hits through four for the inconsistent offense.
Update, 2:30: By the way, an error on Francisco Cervelli on a steal attempt by Pridie in the second has been changed to an error on Jeter for letting the tailing throw get by him and into center.
Update, 2:34: Nova’s first 1-2-3 inning since the first, 3-1 going to the bottom of the fifth.
Update, 2:45: Leadoff double by Dickerson, and the Yankees can’t bring him around, 3-1 after five.
Update, 2:50: Willie Harris couldn’t hit when he got here today, showed up at .203. But he’s got three singles in three at-bats now against Nova.
Update, 2:51: Ronny Paulino lines a hanging curve into center. That’s 10 hits off Nova, all singles. But only three runs off him. Pridie grounds out to end the sixth.
Update, 3:02: Pelfrey has held the Yankees to the run and six hits through six.
Update, 3:05: Luis Ayala is warming with Nova now at 100 pitches.
Update, 3:11: Beltran doubles, Nova is at 110 pitches and done.
Update, 3:15: Ayala gets out of trouble, fly to right-center.
Update, 3:19: Tim Byrdak is warming. Pelfrey is at 94 pitches after Brett Gardner’s leadoff single. The 11 hits Nova gave up were a career high against him.
Update, 3:23: Walk to Dickerson, first and second, no outs.
Update, 3:24: Cervelli is hit on the first pitch trying to bunt, bases loaded. Jeter up.
Update, 3:25: Jeter delivers, two-run single bounced through the middle, we’re tied. Hit No. 2,975. Pelfrey is done. Byrdak is in. Granderson bunts the runners over.
Update, 3:30: Intentional walk to Teixeira. Bases loaded. A-Rod has been known to deliver in these situations. Impressive rookie righty Pedro Beato will come in to face him. Beato is from Queens and went to high school in Brooklyn. He hasn’t been charged with an earned run in his big-league career so far, in 18 2-3 innings, a Mets record to start a career.
Update, 3:34: Not far but effective. Roller toward third, RBI single, 4-3 Yankees.
Update, 3:36: Cano lines a single to right, 5-3, bases still loaded, one out for Posada. Amazing how this game has turned so swiftly.
Update, 3:39: Strikeout looking at a curve. Posada wasn’t happy, one of a handful not happy with plate ump Eric Cooper today. Lefty Pat Misch is coming in to pitch.
Update, 3:43: Gardner punches a two-run double down the left-field line, 7-3. After all the talk about the home-run reliance, they’re doing this with small ball.
Update, 3:46: Dickerson bloops a two-run single to left, eight-run inning. It’s 9-3. Beato’s streak is over.
Update, 3:47: Harris boots the third out. This inning is a Mets nightmare. The Captain is up again.
Update, 3:48: The inning is over, finally.
Joba Rules
Girardi definitely has to give Cano an off day or 2. He is always the last player to get an off day and he is probably fatigued and his play has suffered becuase of it. They have to recharge his batteries and hopefully get him back to where he was last year. He only saw 5 pitches total yesterday and that is unacceptable and pathetic.
Go Nova. Go Yanks. Beat the Met’s.
GGGardner.
Gary May 22nd, 2011 at 1:09 pm
mick May 22nd, 2011 at 1:06 pm
Swisher should get put back in the 2 hole
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sorry to say swish has worn out his welcome.
it happened in chicago, now here.
hope the bleacher creatures get over it.
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Mick I agree, the sooner he’s gone the better. I like his eye at the plate most of the time, but he doesn’t make contact enough. 130 + K’s for a year is too many.
Nice 1st inning for Nova
Neither the bleacher creatures nor a handful of guys in the clubhouse are going to lose sleep over the end of the swisher era should it come.
# joeman May 22nd, 2011 at 1:13 pm
# MG May 22nd, 2011 at 12:48 pm
this blog has really mellowed in the past couple of years-if this were 2009 Jones would be villified like the famous Cody Ransom, who must have suffered the slings and arrows of at least 100 posts per day telling the Yankees to DFA him ASAP. Even last year Winn was being attacked constantly by this time. Congratulations, bloggers, you have either reached the age of maturity or traffic is just down 50-70%.
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but if you also remember there were lots of peeps here who had no doubt Ramson could fill in for ARod and do a good job..
Pretty impressive first frame for the kid.
Carlo,
Jeter is much better fundamentally than Reyes is….therefore much better equipped to handle that lost step. Reyes fields way too many balls on his heels and relies on his arm way too much
Captain Clutch – he can’t be averaging much more than 2 pitchers per AB over the last few weeks. He’s been pretty awful. Agree he needs a day or two.
Jeter is our SS all this Reyes talk doesn’t amount to anything.
Awesome!
Grandy man can!!!
Curtis!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Go Granderson!!
Swish is ripping the ball from the right side of the plate and has been bad lefthanded.
Does that mean he only cares on the days when a lefty is pitching?
Or has lost his eye only from the left side?
Or only parties as ‘Hollywood Swish’ with a righty on the mound?
He’s in a slump from the left side of the plate and probably pressing, it has nothing to do with anything else, let’s check back in August and see where he is.
MvP!
Man Granderson is in a groove.
Blake – yes, I agree with that. I do think thought that he has a lot of good years left and I don’t see him becoming an unmitigated defensive disaster over a 5-6 year span. Grandy is so money.
“Jeter is our SS all this Reyes talk doesn’t amount to anything.”
Exactly. Reyes is a terrific player when healthy, but he will never be what Jeter was, however, it doesn’t matter because he’s not coming here.
Granderson has always been a home run hitter where as Bautista wasn’t
repost:
or Darryl Strawberry?
Speaking of which–
I thought of, and had a nice visual of Darryl’s swing while watching Granderson the other day.
I’ve never seen somebody hit a ball as far as Darryl did one day at Shea. Such an easy swing. The ball would just jump off his bat.
Grandy has been so great, I should go back and post some of the abuse he took here last year before making those swing changes, it will look amazingly like the stuff dished out at Swish and Cano this year.
Gary – jeter is our SS not because its in the best interest of the team or because the GM thinks he’s the best guy for the job. He’s our SS for the next few years because of fans who worry more about the past and less about the future.
But for Bautista, Granderson’s power surge might be noticed more.
Rich in NJ,
What do you mean?
Carlo,
I agree….however the injury risks in addition would worry me a bit. Granderson has been one of the best players in baseball since he changed his swing.
Triple
Which post?
“He’s our SS for the next few years because of fans who worry more about the past and less about the future”
Carlo
What a bunch of bull.
Rich in NJ,
about Granderson being noticed more
That pitch wasa pretty far outside for Tex to try to pull. I think he said himself he’s struggling between trying to pull the ball or going to the opposite field.
Who says Alex can’t still get out of the box quickly?
Now let’s see Cano battle like Arod just did
Tar May 22nd, 2011 at 1:21 pm
“He’s our SS for the next few years because of fans who worry more about the past and less about the future”
Carlo
What a bunch of bull.
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Exactly, he’s our SS because he makes the plays and gets the hits. 3000 hits and HOF rest my case.
Tar – what’s bull? They offered him a 2 year deal, no other team would have. They ended up giving him 4 because of the media/fan backlash. What’s bull? Do u really think jeter is the best shortstop the yankees could have over the next 2-3 years?
Well that was quick….like all of Cano’s at bats are…
Tar May 22nd, 2011 at 1:08 pm
or Darryl Strawberry?
Speaking of which–
I thought of, and had a nice visual of Darryl’s swing while watching Granderson the other day.
I’ve never seen somebody hit a ball as far as Darryl did. Such an easy swing. The ball would just jump off his bat.
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I think that it’s a fair comparison. Strawberry was brought in on the tail end of his career to be a veteran presence and power off the bench, like Jones. Obviously, Strawberry was a much better player and a better pure hitter, overall throughout his career, and arguably Straw had more left in the tank when he got here Time will tell on the latter.
Triple
Oh, it was partially tongue in cheek. The national media is focused, somewhat understandably, on Bautista becoming Bonds-esque, but simultaneously, Granderson has been having a terrific season that may not be getting similar attention yet.
Gary – thanks for making my point. HOF resume and 2900 of those 3000 hits are in the past.
Can Cano & Gardner start talking about one another’s plate approaches?
One doesn’t take his bat off his shoulders unless there is 2 strikes, the other refuses to see more than 3-4 pitches per AB.
Carlo
It’s been debated ad nauseum. You are smart enough to know the “other argument”.
Maybe you just feel like being a troll today?
Rich in NJ,
If you talk to people in Toronto they don’t feel he gets enough attention but I hear what ya saying
Jeter is the Yankee SS because he’s still their best option right now.
MG May 22nd, 2011 at 1:16 pm
Swish is ripping the ball from the right side of the plate and has been bad lefthanded.
Does that mean he only cares on the days when a lefty is pitching?
Or has lost his eye only from the left side?
Or only parties as ‘Hollywood Swish’ with a righty on the mound?
He’s in a slump from the left side of the plate and probably pressing, it has nothing to do with anything else, let’s check back in August and see where he is.
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He’s swinging from his heels from the left side. Once he stops doing so, everything will turn around for him. So, come August or September, his numbers should look fine. Now, how much would you like to bet that he falls into the same pattern of swinging from his heels next October?
Triple
That’s interesting, and I guess my response would be that at some point, it’s a team sport, and to get that kind of attention, your team has to win consistently.
Can we have a moratorium on discussing the wisdom of Jeter’s presence on the team until the offseason?
Luck with BABIP.
Rich,
If we can have the same on complaining about him
“Can we have a moratorium on discussing the wisdom of Jeter’s presence on the team until the offseason?”
Hear hear.
Notice how I didn’t get sucked into the vortex.
blake
I’m directing that request at critics and defenders.
Tar – how am I being a troll? Actually, I’m attempting to be a logical yankee fan and view the players as exchangeable parts, void of emotion. That’s how a successful GM would work.
And no, I don’t know the other side of it. Jeter is still a relatively solid offensive player. He is the best SS the team currently has. Does that mean he should be the SS until when he decides he is done?
First hard hit ball.
That was quick
Please get a DP here
Cano took strike 1, the next pitch was in the zone and he put it in play-I guess he’s supposed to not swing until he’s walking back to the dugout after being called out on strikes.
Done talking about Jeter. Just discussing him has brought bad karma to the current game.
Nova has to get the ball down
MG – are u making a case that Cano is a patient hitter?
“Done talking about Jeter. Just discussing him has brought bad karma to the current game.”
Much better.
Nova is going to get himself introuble here. It amazing how often he is up in the zone and can’t fix the problem.
Damn.
At least Nova didn’t panic, and managed to get an out.
Why didn’t he come home there? This is just like the Royals start
Yanks need a PFP refresher course
Blake – entire team needs to shape up on D
Carlo May 22nd, 2011 at 1:34 pm
MG – are u making a case that Cano is a patient hitter?
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No, I’m making the case he has to swing at pitches in the zone that he can handle.
Just because he makes an out on a pitch in the zone doesn’t mean he should have taken the pitch, that only works in video games.
down 3-1 damn it
2 run mishandle
Terrible pitch.
that Nova what a perfect display of a pathetic pitcher
Great inning he got no one out
perfect example of what we don’t do. Look at how many non home run hits the Mets get. This is something we just don’t do
Who wants Cliff Lee when you can have the great Ivan Nova?!
Nice read, Cashman.
Job well done.
Unturned DPs have cost the Yanks a lot of runs this year
Geez.
Cervelli throws more balls into centerfield than he gets runners out…so sick of his defense
Jeter has to get that.
AAA defense
Nice job by Derek Jeter.
At least he had a really awesome at-bat to leaf off the game.
this defense is disgraceful
Gotta catch that ball now
The game thread a-holes show up when times get tough. Later.
“Unturned DPs have cost the Yanks a lot of runs this year”
Which is scary, because those don’t show up as errors or else the Yankees defensive stats would look even worse
RS May 22nd, 2011 at 1:39 pm
Cervelli throws more balls into centerfield than he gets runners out…so sick of his defense
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Cervelli is crap, but that throw was ABSOLUTELY PERFECT!
P-E-R-F-E-C-T… PERFECT!
That is 100% Captain Crap’s F-up!
that was a Burnettian inning by one Ivan Nova
Yup……later guys.
RS,
Which to me is the dumbest thing ever that you can’t assume the DP. In most cases you can give the benefit of the doubt but some cases are so obviously an error
blake May 22nd, 2011 at 1:39 pm
Unturned DPs have cost the Yanks a lot of runs this year
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Good point. It would be nice to know how many runs they cost us, but I don’t know of anybody who counts them. The errors also have cost the Yanks about 22 runs this year.
The throw from cervelli was right on the money. Jeter flat out missed it…
YankeesNmore,
Whats mom making for dinner tonight?
Nova is so frustrating to watch pitch. I never feel comfortable with him on the mound because he always get the ball up and and can never correct himself until 2 or 3 runs cross the plate. It’s like an AJ situation but with a younger pitcher on the mound. Giving away a run is pathetic he has know the siutation and where runners are on base.
YankeesNmore May 22nd, 2011 at 1:41 pm
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We were having a nice time, watching the game until you showed up. Do you really have to spoil it for everybody? Can’t you at least try acting like a grown-up?
“This is something we just don’t do”
The Mets would have only scored 1 run if Nova hadn’t mishandled that come-backer (could have been a DP or an out at home). It’s not a good offensive strategy to hit a lot of weak balls and hope the opponent’s defense messes up.
Although I’d definitely like to see the Yankees string together some line drive hits. I think it rattles the pitcher more to constantly be pitching out of jams. You clear the bases with one swing and the pitcher actually gets a chance to pull himself together with the bases empty.
YankeesNmore May 22nd, 2011 at 1:40 pm
Nice job by Derek Jeter.
At least he had a really awesome at-bat to leaf off the game.
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The troll is back. Where are your post when they are winning?
Ivan Nova = Cliff Lee deal-breaker.
Brian Cashman is the man!
Rothchild has to work with Nova on his mechanics. He gets the ball up way too often and he can never correct himself until it’s too late. Guys get on base and it snowballs from there and usually turns into a big inning.
Ghostwriter May 22nd, 2011 at 1:44 pm
YankeesNmore May 22nd, 2011 at 1:41 pm
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We were having a nice time, watching the game until you showed up. Do you really have to spoil it for everybody? Can’t you at least try acting like a grown-up?
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Is somebody forcing you at gun point to read and respond to my posts??? If so, type the code word “Cashman” and will have the police dispatched to your location.
Salliedogs7 May 22nd, 2011 at 1:45 pm
YankeesNmore May 22nd, 2011 at 1:40 pm
Nice job by Derek Jeter.
At least he had a really awesome at-bat to leaf off the game.
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The troll is back. Where are your post when they are winning?
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He’s a loser. Try to ignore him.
You’ll have to forgive me for being livid over having a GM who believes one of Ivan Nova OR Eduardo Nunez are more important/better than Cliff Lee.
YankeesNmore May 22nd, 2011 at 1:47 pm
Ghostwriter May 22nd, 2011 at 1:44 pm
YankeesNmore May 22nd, 2011 at 1:41 pm
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We were having a nice time, watching the game until you showed up. Do you really have to spoil it for everybody? Can’t you at least try acting like a grown-up?
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Is somebody forcing you at gun point to read and respond to my posts??? If so, type the code word “Cashman” and will have the police dispatched to your location.
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The problem, Larry, is that all of the normal people tend to bail out when you show up. Otherwise, I have no problem ignoring you and your meaningless blather.
I don’t really see any similarities between Burnett and Nova. When Burnett gets in trouble, he gets hit hard or loses control of the strike zone and starts walking people. Nova’s problems stem more from the fact that he pitches to contact, and sometimes those balls will find holes or the defense will make errors. His own defensive miscues have cost him at least 3-4 runs in his past two home starts. I think he’ll get better with maturity.
Jeter, Pussada, Dickerson AND Cervelli in the same lineup.
gotta love the Yankees’ chances of scoring a bunch of runs today.
The problem, Larry, is that all of the normal people tend to bail out when you show up. Otherwise, I have no problem ignoring you and your meaningless blather.
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then your issue is with THEM… Not me.
YankeesNmore,
mom must be making something you don’t like for dinner tonight
Triple Short of a Cycle May 22nd, 2011 at 1:52 pm
YankeesNmore,
mom must be making something you don’t like for dinner tonight
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it’s the same thing every night- SPAM
The boys had better start hitting because Nova just doesn’t have it today.
what’s wrong with SPAM???
I love it! Especially when mom fries it up nice and crispy like.
YankeesNmore May 22nd, 2011 at 1:52 pm
The problem, Larry, is that all of the normal people tend to bail out when you show up. Otherwise, I have no problem ignoring you and your meaningless blather.
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then your issue is with THEM… Not me.
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Yeah, that’s right–the problem with the world today is all of those darned normal people. Yeesh.
Good thing they got the lead runner but what an awful throw from Jeter
Another real nice defensive play from Derek Jeter.
Of course, he makes up for those with his fantastic range and brilliant bat.
Their reactions are on them…
If they can’t handle my comments on this PUBLIC message board and run and hide, that’s not my problem. Or yours, for that matter.
Remember in 2007 when 3 of our 5 starters had ERA’s over 5.00 but we were never out of a game? Those were the days
It looks like it will be an early shower for Nova against this all star lineup
Larry the Loser, it has nothing to do with not being able to ‘handle your comments’, they are just repetitive and boring, why would most people waste their time scrolling past them?
Bye, loser…
Girardi should get someone up in the bullpen otherwise Nova will put this game out of reach
Martinez checks his swing on just about every breaking ball it seems
“# YankeesNmore May 22nd, 2011 at 1:56 pm
Another real nice defensive play from Derek Jeter.
Of course, he makes up for those with his fantastic range and brilliant bat.
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but but but the Intangibles
Now let’s see the Yanks score some runs not on a homerun
tampayank May 22nd, 2011 at 2:01 pm
“# YankeesNmore May 22nd, 2011 at 1:56 pm
Another real nice defensive play from Derek Jeter.
Of course, he makes up for those with his fantastic range and brilliant bat.
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but but but the Intangibles
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LOL… Good point. You nailed it, TY! No doubt!
The way Jeter helped ARod when he was having a tough time with the fans… The way he stood up for what was right when Pusada threw his tantrum… The way he volunteered to move down in the order because he’s only interested in what’s best for the team…
Just three more in an endless lines of how Captain Crap is all about TEAM and those intangibles.
Another hit for the captain.
Hey… Captain Crap just hit another legit line drive…
What is that??? Like EIGHT this year???
Pelfrey doesn’t have much today, the Yankees are going to score some runs…
MG May 22nd, 2011 at 2:07 pm
Pelfrey doesn’t have much today, the Yankees are going to score some runs…
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Thought you were leaving.
What happened???
I wonder how many times the Yanks have gotten back to back hits this year.? It doesn’t seem like it happens often.
Back to back hits are unlikely when everyone is hitting below .270.
WHY are they trying to hit flyballs on these meatball pitches? Just hit a line drive up the middle and keep the line moving.
Does anyone know if we lead the league in not cashing in leadoff baserunners? I don’t have the stats, but it seems to me that our leadoff baserunners rarely move/score. Product of the longball or bust offense.
Scoring runs when they don’t hit homeruns is really a problem. Pelfrey has garbage and they should be pounding him.
The Yankees might be the least efficient team with a leadoff baserunner. Usually they never even make it to third base.
MG May 22nd, 2011 at 2:07 pm
Pelfrey doesn’t have much today, the Yankees are going to score some runs…
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Ya… Captain Crap, Pusada, Dickerson AND Cervelli all in the same lineup??? Break out the calculator!
It’s pretty cold at the Stadium.
We know the Yanks hitters like warm weather….
ugh
Though not stopping the Mets who look like they’re taking BP so far.
Get someone up in the pen already.
Did David Cone just say Joe Torre didn’t play favorites? I couldn’t really hear him since there was really loud carnival music playing in my head.
The Mets are sititing fastball since Nova hasn’t been throwing his breaking pitches for strikes
That half inning was a perfect example of what troubles this team. After a lead off single by Jeter, you clearly want to get him in scoring position for A-Rod. The result, Granderson fly out, Teixeira pop up and then A-Rod strikes out.
Granderson has been great in the power department but his batting average in the .260′s and OBP in the .330′s isn’t anything to write home about in the two slot when you want to move runners along.
This scoring by home run is a bad habit that will come back to haunt us if it keeps up. Good pitchers will shut that down, especially come the post-season, if we even get there which is far from a certainty.
I am surprised that no one is warming up. Nova’s command is awful and he is seconds away from putting this game otu of reach.
Another outstanding start to an inning from the guy we like better than Cliff Lee.
What a genius Brian Cashman is. Can we just give him a blank check right now???
Nova is running the risk of allowing this game to blow open. Imagine losing 2 of 3 at home to this crap team.
Nova might just gut out 5-6 innings here. Can we please get him some runs? I can’t believe a 2-run deficit in the 4th inning feels so insurmountable.
Captain Clutch May 22nd, 2011 at 2:19 pm
I am surprised that no one is warming up. Nova’s command is awful and he is seconds away from putting this game otu of reach.
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We’re EXTREMELY fortunate that hanging sack-of-crap curve ball turned into a DP instead of 6-1 Mets.
maybe try scoring some runs this inning guys, game’s not getting any younger
According to reliable internet souces, only Cody Ross and Edgar Renteria can hit home runs in the post-season.
Cano’s really struggling
RS May 22nd, 2011 at 2:21 pm
Nova might just gut out 5-6 innings here. Can we please get him some runs? I can’t believe a 2-run deficit in the 4th inning feels so insurmountable
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Why can’t you believe it???
This your first time watching this team???
2 runs it’s a mountain for them MOST games… And in this one, we got Captain Crap, Pusada, Dickerson AND Cervelli making up 44% of the lineup.
What is Posada thinking there?? You can’t give up precious baserunners
Just when you thought Jorge Pusada could not be more of a pathetic joke than he is.
Slow-sada
Jorge hasn’t had an extra base hit in a year and got greedy.
DUMB
Why does Posada think he can run?
Yet another bone headed play by Posada. What a moron…..
Posda you must be kidding me.
Wow. Just amazing. I don’t get how this team has lost all discipline. They do all the fundamental stuff poorly all of a sudden.
… hm or you could just play like Posada, a slow, old moron.
posada is starting to hit. now if he just could remember that he’s not fast….
Once again, Jorge shows the poor baseball judgment he has become known for.
I think all of the concussions have really gotten to Posada. It doesn’t seem like he has any brain cells left.
RS May 22nd, 2011 at 2:24 pm
What is Posada thinking there?? You can’t give up precious baserunners
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I honestly believe I could outrun Pusada. I’m 44 years old and 25 lbs over weight, and I honestly think I could beat that tantrum-throwing loser in a foot race.
I can’t think of another currently active player who doesn’t get a double out of that.
yuck
What kind of BS call is that?
# doubla06 May 22nd, 2011 at 2:16 pm
Did David Cone just say Joe Torre didn’t play favorites? I couldn’t really hear him since there was really loud carnival music playing in my head.
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Kaye had to stifle himself at that one.
This team rots.
I wonder what long and girardi say to cano when he makes an out on a pitch, maybe 2, every at bat over the last 3 weeks? Do they ever sayd “robbie, take it easy in there, u don’t have to rush back into the dugout, remember, we traded melky”
I think all of the concussions have really gotten to Posada. It doesn’t seem like he has any brain cells left.
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He did it to spite Girardi.
The HR or bust offense strikes again.
Girardi has to give Cano the day off tomorrow. Enough is enough with him swinging at the 1st pitch. Does he really think that pitchers don’t know what he will swing at the 1st pitch? He just hacks away instead of ever looking for a pitch to drive. Right now he is just mailing in his at bats.
I’m not worried about Cano but this is a tough stretch for him
Time for Montero to take Cervelli’s place.
wonder if anything is going on w/ Cano
This team is in sulk mode.
what was posada thinking?
how about the fact the yankees cannot advance runners so they have to try to get every base they can.
two innings in a row they got the leadoff man on and didnt advance past first.
i have no problem with posada trying to get the double, just wish he were faster.
sunny615 May 22nd, 2011 at 2:27 pm
This team rots.
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Just imagine how pathetic the Yankees would be if Cashman had to get it done with $100 million or less, like MOST GM’s do.
This is the best he can manage with $200 million??? Cut his budget in HALF and see how many games this organization wins.
LoHud Yankees Anger Management Blog.
And regarding Montero:
If Posada is only going to face righties, and Cervelli is going to struggle to catch, then Montero should be here now.
Share catcher and platoon dh with posada.
mick May 22nd, 2011 at 2:30 pm
This team is in sulk mode.
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Can’t blame ‘em.
The organization sent a VERY clear message with the Pusada situation: If you throw a tantrum and quit on the team, you get your way.
Cano saw 5 pitches total yesterday and today he is at 4. It stinks that he worked soo hard last year to get to where he got and now he is back to be square 1. Girardi and Long have to be harder on him and Cano will thank them later on in his career otherwise there it’s a shame because there is a lot of talent that he isn’t using.
seriously enough with the 200 M argument.
it isnt like cash was given 200 mil and a blank slate and told to put a team together.
what was posada thinking?
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he wasn’t and doesn’t.
but he was a great yankee…
The Yanks only have 4 hits. It’s hard to score a lot of runs or any runs when you aren’t getting on base. Or making bone headed plays to get yourself erased on the bases.
i disagree that posada wasnt thinking there….
watching runners stranded on first all afternoon, why not try to get to second?
# 98NYY May 22nd, 2011 at 2:29 pm
Time for Montero to take Cervelli’s place.
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hope he can hit major league pitching or they are screwed
not exactly tearing it up in the minors
3hrs,17 rbi’s,13 runs scored although BA is good
ok i vote to keep dickerson in rf and keep swisher on the bench for a while….
Score him now. Lets get back in this thing.
now if only that was with 1st and 2nd with jorge and brett
Nice piece of hitting by Dickeson! Now, we’re in business. Here we go.
Just because of that hit Dickerson should play more than Swisher. Now let’s watch the Yanks do their magic and score this run.
joeman, the only way for him to hit major league pitching is to get up here and learn the pitchers.
ac1 May 22nd, 2011 at 2:34 pm
seriously enough with the 200 M argument.
it isnt like cash was given 200 mil and a blank slate and told to put a team together.
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NO gm “starts with a blank slate.” That’s a ridiculous argument.
Cashman gets double what nearly every other GM in the game gets, and this is the best he can do. Period.
Are u fking kidding me with the bunt? Are u serious?
WHY?!?!?!?!?!?!?! WHY WHY WHY WHY WHY
that better not be called from the bench…
bunting down two with a runner on second?
send him back to AAA .
R U Kidding me. Absolutely ridiculous. Down 2 and were bunting in the 5th. WEAK
here we go .. . . .LAY DOWN A BUNT !!!
Cervelli actuallyu has been pretty good with runners on base. I don’t understand bunting in this spot.
dude i know girardi likes bunting but no way he called that one
the genius of Retardi continues
trying to bunt a man to 3rd in the 5th inning
Cervelli just attempt to swing the bat. Forget about bunting…
watching runners stranded on first all afternoon, why not try to get to second?
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because he is the slowest runner in baseball…
why not try to get to second?
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If it was Jeter or Gardner fine but not with Posada’s “speed”
Cervelli actually blows my mind.
That pitch was too close to take. He’s got to swing at that.
Cervy how about protecting the zone with 2 strikes on you.
Can’t strand this leadoff double guys.
Cervelli is a joke. How do you take that pitch??? He should be in AAA.
can they score one run here?
Another awesome at-bat from the great Francisco Cervelli.
At least he’s a really good defensive catcher.
Another feather in the cap of Brian “the brain” Cashman
our .176 catcher failed to move the runner…shocking..
I would love to see a double in the gap here…
Swing the bat!!!
Lord, if Cervelli is not a lifetime minor leaguer, than who is??
Damn.
This looks like it will be the usual no homerun = no runs scored inning
another leadoff hit, another chance not to score.
even granderson cant carry an entire team on his back all year…
Its amazing how many times the same inning can repeat itself. Hit the fking ball with runners on.
One more great AB from Captain Crap.
What a player!
And to think, he only cost us $51 million!
Cashman is a genius!
Well,at least the Kaptain got him over to 3rd….too bad we don’t get 4 outs/inning
Screw it.
No, they fail.
its ok. . plenty of game left
Leadoff double wasted…I can’t believe it!!!
now who couldnt have forseen a leadoff double being wasted?
Same shtty movie on repeat over and over and over again. “Watch the Yankees Turn Leadoff Singles, Doubles, and Sometimes Triples, into Donuts…….in every way possible”
this offense is tr*sh. can’t get 2 hits in a row. you have to bunt
This lineup has serious, serious problems. They haven’t scored 1 run in this series without a homerun. They will finsih in 3rd place if this crap doesn’t stop.
Mike Ri May 22nd, 2011 at 2:46 pm
its ok. . plenty of game left
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They’ll break through, but it’s frustrating that it’s taking this long..
We deserve to not score by having Cervelli bunt. Unreal. Stop wasting outs
It genuinely infuriates me that there are posters here who swear that being so reliant on home runs is ok. Its so blatantly not ok.
Get someone up in the bullpen. This is usually pumpkin inning for Nova anyway…..
I notice YES gave a shot to Kelvin Long after Grandy’s HR, really disgusting.
1 for 14 in this series RISP and that was a weak infield hit by Jeter that didnt score anyone.
We deserve to not score by having Cervelli bunt. Unreal. Stop wasting outs
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Dont think Girardi called that bunt attempt
Some of you guys need to watch your language.
I know how fond you guys are of reporting what you consider to be “violations” … I’d hate to have to start getting some of you guys banned.
babe harris with his 3rd hit.
Its hard to hit with risp when ur team is filled with guys who either homer or make outs. Its a roster of mid 200 hitters.
It’s time to switch BUC’s. Romine for Cervelli. Montero will be up by end of June for sure. I PRAY.
Dickerson should stay and Jones head for home when Chavez comes back.
Yogi could hit for a few of these guys ! LOL
The Yanks haven’t done anything recently in innings 7-9 when they are behind. So there is no reason to think it’s going to happen today. Unfortunately as the game goes on they go down easy.
mets have 2 hits in a row, wish yanks could do that
Lets see if Nova can get one more out here and his day is done.
Nova looking much better. Dickerson would have scored from 3rd on Jeter’s groundout if Cervelli had done his job and moved the runner over instead of looking at strike three.
Did I speak too soon about Nova?
Nova has been hanging tough. Hopefully, the guys can reward him with some runs and a chance at the win in the sixth.
Well that was not Nova’s best outing but once again its all on the Offense today. Broken freaking record…
it’s annoying hearing people complain about how quiet it is at the stadium..
what exactly should they be cheering for?
the futility of knowing that when a runner gets on he will be left there, but sit back and hope for a bunch of solo homeruns?
Here’s a novelty. Tell the team to give fans something to cheer about.
Pathetic. This muts team is nothing, and they have 10 hits so far.
Nova turned this into a quality outing. Once upon a time that may have been enough to get him a win.
soon we are going to be hearing about a rift between the pitchers and the hitters, between the inability to hit and the errors.
At this point, Nova is not a prize. Decent, that’s all. But, he’s young yet and much to learn up here, so there’s a chance he will succeed.
take one right down the middle… ok
swing at one at the eyes, not so much.
I wonder what the main reason is that Montero isn’t up here already. It’s obvious that this lineup needs help with so many guys struggling. It really doesn’t make sense. I thought it was because of Posada but he doesn’t even play that often any more.
JobaTipsHisCap May 22nd, 2011 at 2:54 pm
Pathetic. This muts team is nothing, and they have 10 hits so far.
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A glimpse inside the mind of Brian “the brain” Cashman:
“Ivan Nova = Better than Cliff Lee.”
tip your cap to Mike Pelfrey future HOF
ac1 May 22nd, 2011 at 2:53 pm
it’s annoying hearing people complain about how quiet it is at the stadium..
what exactly should they be cheering for?
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It was unnervingly quiet during the ’09 Wold Series. The New YS is a beautiful park, but the acoustics suck.
And yes, I agree that this team isn’t giving anybody much to cheer for lately…
# ac1 May 22nd, 2011 at 2:39 pm
joeman, the only way for him to hit major league pitching is to get up here and learn the pitchers.
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I understand on what your saying, to me if he comes and has a problem with pitching in the majors him value will take a big hit…they put him in a package (two deals) for pitchers already I really can see them trying again with him…maybe thats why he’s still in the minors where his value is high ( for sure)
Only one come from behind victory all year after trailing after the 5th. That is an absolutely staggering stat.
Since when did Pelfrey become a good pitcher? . . . oh, right.
Montero has got to be a better option than Cervelli at this point. It’s not like Cisco’s defense has been outstanding so far.
at least alex is starting to hit again….
put alex and granderson back to back.
Do the yankee announcers get a bonus from YES or the team everytime they say “the opposing pitcher is throwing his best game of the season today”. Why can’t someone just say, again, the yankees make mediocre look good and good look great.
Captain Clutch May 22nd, 2011 at 2:56 pm
I wonder what the main reason is that Montero isn’t up here already.
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Because the team isn’t run by slightly obsessive, knee-jerk fans?
RS May 22nd, 2011 at 2:54 pm
Nova turned this into a quality outing.
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The “quality start” thing (4.50 ERA) was a complete joke BEFORE they took the roids out of the game.
It’s well past the point of ridiculous now.
What a dreadful at bat from Tex. Swings at a pitch by his head and then the dirt. I would love to see Tex have 2 hits in one game and have 3-4 good games in a row instead of the usual one good at bat here and there.
Ghostwriter May 22nd, 2011 at 2:57 pm
ac1 May 22nd, 2011 at 2:53 pm
it’s annoying hearing people complain about how quiet it is at the stadium..
what exactly should they be cheering for?
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not very much noise in the place when they are playing well
isn’t Cano due for a hit?
I wonder in how many games this year will Granderson go 1-4 with a home run
Nova with another quality start and you guys are still complaining. Even Cliff gives up three runs in almost all his outings. You guy obviously never played baseball and dont understand anything about it. The only reason Nova ia not going to win this game ia because of the lack of tun support.
i dont see a starter that cashman would be willing to throw montero in for.
is there another cliff lee or roy halladay available this year?
probably not felix or johnson, so who else is there?
isn’t Cano due for a hit?
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He’s due for about 15 in his next at-bat
ac1 May 22nd, 2011 at 2:57 pm
at least alex is starting to hit again….
put alex and granderson back to back.
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Granderson, Alex, Tex: 2, 3, 4. Then we’ll see something…
Aren’t the Yankees something like 1 and 15 when trailing after the 5th inning?
Ghostwriter May 22nd, 2011 at 2:58 pm
Captain Clutch May 22nd, 2011 at 2:56 pm
I wonder what the main reason is that Montero isn’t up here already.
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Because the team isn’t run by slightly obsessive, knee-jerk fans?
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You’re right…
It’s run by a guy who thinks Ivan Nova OR Ed. Nunez is preferrable to Cliff Lee AND another trip to the World Series.
come on Cano !! I need some fantasy points
nova’s era is 4.35. what more could you ask for from a rookie 4th starter?
nova’s era is 4.35. what more could you ask for from a rookie 4th starter?
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His ERA is going to sit around 90-95 for the year, probably
Alright
tmar May 22nd, 2011 at 2:59 pm
Nova with another quality start and you guys
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“quality starts” were a joke when steroids were still in the game.
They are COMPLETELY worthless now. There is nothing “quality” about a starter with a 4.50 ERA the way things have gone in the game the last few years.
Same mindless immature drivel.
Not how I want to spend the game.
You don’t have to tell somebody how to be fan, or who to root or not root for, but maybe how to act like an adult on your intelligent Lohud Yankees blog is in order.
If they do not have the maturity to comply well–OFF with their head! Just sayin
Later
*ERA+, sorry
TrentonThunder
Banuelos leaves in the 5th w/ the Thunder leading 6-1. His final line: 4.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 7 K.
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So, how soon can we see him and Betances?
Someone hit a homer. Only way to score
Do the yankees every take batting practice off a pitcher throwing from the stretch? With runners on base, they are as potent as a neutered dog.
Any idea how many teams have not a single starter hitting above .275? I doubt there is one besides us.
3 runs in 6 innings from your 4th starter what you hope to get.
YankeesNmore May 22nd, 2011 at 2:59 pm
Ghostwriter May 22nd, 2011 at 2:58 pm
Captain Clutch May 22nd, 2011 at 2:56 pm
I wonder what the main reason is that Montero isn’t up here already.
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Because the team isn’t run by slightly obsessive, knee-jerk fans?
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You’re right…
It’s run by a guy who thinks Ivan Nova OR Ed. Nunez is preferrable to Cliff Lee AND another trip to the World Series.
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Please. Don’t flatter yourself. Being called a “slightly obsessive, knee-jerk fan” would be a huge step up for somebody like you.
This game is on the offense once again and not Nova. If you can score 3 runs against Pelfrey then you stink. You aren’t going to hit that many homeruns against a groundball pitcher so you would think the Yanks would worry about singles and going up the middle instead of the usual big swings.
So inbetween scoring 13 and 7 runs the Yanks have scored 2 runs in 2 games and of course both of those runs are on homeruns. You aren’t going to win a lot of teams like that. But we have seen that all year so far so we shouldn’t be surprised.
Not sure how I feel about going again with Nova for the 7th, but at this point I don’t have a better idea.
Nova didn’t have his good curveball today, but still managed to battle his way through it, and give his team a chance at a win. Anybody doesn’t get that not only doesn’t understand baseball, they don’t understand life.
ac1 May 22nd, 2011 at 3:01 pm
TrentonThunder
Banuelos leaves in the 5th w/ the Thunder leading 6-1. His final line: 4.2 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 4 BB, 7 K.
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So, how soon can we see him and Betances?
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With a genius like Cashman as the GM????
they’ll be at AA the rest of this year and AAA for all of next year.
can’t blame him… turning all their pitching prospects into babies worked wonders for the last generation of “prized prospects”…
Nobody develops dynamic young starting pitchers like Brian Cashman’s Yankees!
“The “quality start” thing (4.50 ERA) was a complete joke BEFORE they took the roids out of the game.
It’s well past the point of ridiculous now.”
Sigh… I thought we went over this by now man.
Nova is a future CY Young winner, one that Brian Cashman felt was unworthy of being included in the Cliff Lee deal. Just like Nunez is the next Ozzie Smith.
With talent evaluation like this, it is no doubt that Cashman’s teams have 1 ring over the past 12 years despite spending 2.4 billion dollars. Wait, what?
UnKnown May 22nd, 2011 at 3:06 pm
Not sure how I feel about going again with Nova for the 7th, but at this point I don’t have a better idea.
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Me too. It can’t hurt to go one batter at a time with him, but on a very short leash.
Starting pitching has not been the Yankees problem.
i still believe the pitching has FAR surpassed expectations.
if we got this with the offense we are supposed to have, we should be beyond dominant.
Here is a new question. How many teams have a DH hitting below .190 ? The Yankee tradition of loyalty does nothing for wins or for the fans. It is only to minimize the SH%T factor for the executives. Someone please tell me why Jorge Posada is getting up to hit. When CC pitches we should have CC hit as he is WAY WAY better then washed up Posada.
Nice play!
Nice play.
Thats nice by Tex.
good play
Nice play by Tex and Nova.
It’s time to go to Ayala instead of leaving in Nova too long.
go batter to batter here with nova.
he will be out if a baserunner gets on…
The beat goes on…this is the worst offense they’ve had in 29 years. Even my 90-72 is a reach at this point. The Yankees are a .500 team over their last 100 games or so, and that says it all. There is no way to misinterpret that or twist the stats to prove anything other than this is a mediocre team at best. THIS OFFENSE SUCKS! The beat goes on. Nuff said
Red Lobster May 22nd, 2011 at 3:07 pm
“The “quality start” thing (4.50 ERA) was a complete joke BEFORE they took the roids out of the game.
It’s well past the point of ridiculous now.”
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Sigh… I thought we went over this by now man.
Nova is a future CY Young winner, one that Brian Cashman felt was unworthy of being included in the Cliff Lee deal. Just like Nunez is the next Ozzie Smith.
With talent evaluation like this, it is no doubt that Cashman’s teams have 1 ring over the past 12 years despite spending 2.4 billion dollars. Wait, what?
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To quote Peter Griffin: “These are facts.”
ok now he will be done.
Too bad that wasn’t Pusada running… He’d have been out by 10 feet!
Now, I think that it’s time to go get Nova. It’s a shame that he won’t get a chance at the win. He did a very nice job.
good job Nova.. didn’t have your best stuff going .. but you did the job
Just b/c a guy (Montero) is not hitting .350 at AAA doesn’t mean he can’t hit well with the Yankees (like Dickerson so far)…Montero seems to be a mental hitter as well with all of his talent….meaning that as soon as he leanred he was almsot traded to thre Mariners for Cliff Lee he started hittign liek crazy, conversly when Cervelli got hurt in ST he started slumping from trying too ahrd…Montero’s talent will coem trhough at the ML level with better scouting, protection in the line-up…so bring up Montero and Vazquez adn see what happens, can’t be worse than this tertible, tertible hittign team this is more than a slumo, this same thing happeend last year as well……I would rtather watvch the young kids whio are hingry agaisnt all of these pitchers who pitch so great every game vs. us and get the tip of the cap….
Wonder what talent the Yankees would have to give up if willing to take on the remainder of Beltran’s 18.5M contract?
Ya’ gotta admit, for the way Nova pitched today, ( 11 hits ) he was lucky it wasn’t worse. Only one walk though, so that’s a good thing.
The main problem though is hitting !!! Love the hr’s, but the overall hitting is just not there.
Gotta make some moves pretty soon.
I don’t know why everyone is being so negative. We’re only two solo homers from tying this game and if we hit 3 solo homers we may even have the lead assuming we blank them.
mykyl1 May 22nd, 2011 at 3:02 pm
Any idea how many teams have not a single starter hitting above .275?….
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2 – Athletics and Padres
I think this team is in need of a bat more than in need of another starter. Although truthfully their in need of both.
Would really make sense to improve at one of the corner OF spots with another bat.
This is why RS stats are meaningless. They scored 26 runs in the past 5 games, which averages to 5 runs a game.
Yet their output was 1 (in regulation), 13, 1, 7, 1. Yet people will quote RS stats to point out how there is nothing wrong with the offense.
People forget this is how they looked last August/September too. It is no longer a SSS.
COME ON BOYS !!!! get some runs . .
You really can’t predict baseball. The Yankees should be winning these games. They’re letting their pitchers down. Who would have thought?
Sorry…..my spell check copy did not paste the first time….:-)……………..I type with 2 fingers very fast and then spell-check…..
Just b/c a guy (Montero) is not hitting .350 at AAA doesn’t mean he can’t hit well with the Yankees (like Dickerson so far)…Montero seems to be a mental hitter as well with all of his talent….meaning that as soon as he learned he was almost traded to the Mariners for Cliff Lee he started hitting like crazy, conversely when Cervelli got hurt in ST he started slumping from trying too hard…Montero’s talent will come through at the ML level with better scouting, protection in the line-up, etc……..so bring up Montero and Vazquez and see what happens, can’t be worse than this terrible, terrible hitting team as this is more than a slump, this same thing happened last year as well……I would rather watch the young kids who are hungry against all of these pitchers who pitch so great every game vs. us and get the tip of the cap….
“2 – Athletics and Padres”
Great company to be in…the average fan probably can’t even name a hitter on either of those two teams
The Yankees are a .500 team over their last 100 games or so, and that says it all. There is no way to misinterpret that or twist the stats to prove anything other than this is a mediocre team at best.
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More facts. Imagine how bad they’d be if Cashman had a $100 million budget like the large majority of GM’s.
Keith – can’t make a move to bring up young kids because the old guard and the fans who worship them calls the shots here and they aren’t ready to take a back seat to anyone.
Its about catering to the old guard, breathing, then winning. In that order.
Need some runs.
Ayala has been impressive recently. He is another option for binder Joe if Robertson or Joba aren’t available to pitch.
Nobody can reasonably blame the pitching for what has transpired over the past month.
In 2009, Garcia/Nova pitching to 4.5 ERAs would have given them 15 wins. This year, it probably gives them an under .500 record.
The offense is the culprit and can no longer be ignored.
TWELVE base runners allowed in 6.2 innings by that sack of crap pitcher Brian “the brain” Cashman considers a Cliff Lee deal-breaker.
“There is no way to misinterpret that or twist the stats to prove anything other than this is a mediocre team at best.”
That’s a bit of hyperbole isn’t it? We do have issues, but tied for first place in the toughest division in baseball hardly justifies being called mediocre.
So far, we would have been better off without Soriano !
i still believe the pitching has FAR surpassed expectations.
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The offense better wake up otherwise it’s going to be a problem when the pitchers come back down to earth and then the offense is really going to be in trouble. Right now they are wasting a lot of great perfromances and in those games they only had to score 2-3 runs. Asking them to score 5-6 runs often seems like too much to ask right now.
Great. A leadoff hit. Only more infuriating. Now pelfrey goes into the stretch and becomes bob gibson.
The roadrunner has to try and steal 2nd base
Be patient…
Give him the sign Girardi ! He won’t go otherwise.
That’s a bit of hyperbole isn’t it? We do have issues, but tied for first place in the toughest division in baseball hardly justifies being called mediocre.
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Since the All Star game last year, the Yankees have been a .500 team… And not just because of a bad streak or two… They have CONSISTENTLY been a .500 team over any meaningful stretch within that 100 games or so…
It’s no different than with Jeter, who has basically sucked since last June…. How long does it have to go one before we can admit the truth to ourselves???
YankeesNmore May 22nd, 2011 at 3:19 pm
TWELVE base runners allowed in 6.2 innings by that sack of crap pitcher Brian “the brain” Cashman considers a Cliff Lee deal-breaker.
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Nova has value, he’s a legitimate major league starter. He’s young, cost efficient, and he has upside. You don’t just toss guys into a trade deal that was all ready agreed upon. The Mariners decided they liked the Rangers package more, and that’s what happened. They’re an awful organization and they proved it again by picking the lesser prospect.
“Imagine how bad they’d be if Cashman had a $100 million budget like the large majority of GM’s.”
You know how Steve Phillips is mocked now, as he is the symbol of failed general managing, idiocy, or incompetence? Well, replace that with Cashman.
Honestly, his budget is the only thing keeping the world from viewing him in the same lights as a Steve Phillips.
now the cervelli bunt, captain groundout, and a K
lucky if they get 1 run
It’s incredible how excited Kay is that we are now able to bunt.
Hopefully this mope can get the bunt down. Then jeter can ground out and maybe score the run from 3rd.
Cervelli bunting is nice but unfortunately then Jeter is on deck…
Should pinch hit instead of bunt, because Jeter is up next.
If Girardi lets Cervelli hit here, he should be fired on the spot!
The pitching has been great all year. Even when a starter has a bad outing it seems like it’s a different guy each time. And the bullpen, despite a few blow-ups, has the lowest ERA in the league over the past month or so. The offense (and defense) are the biggest culprits here.
Cervelli probably should’ve kept wearing the big helmet.
don’t like to see that
Bases loaded no outs. U don’t have to look back too far to find us shooting blanks in this situation.
Thought it got him in the noggin.
Good thing he is ok, Cervelli gets hit more than anyone
Most productive at-bat Cervelli has had in quite a while!
Mets save Girardi from himself.
Thank you, Mets!
Forget Cliff Lee, Nova was a deal breaker for Dan Haren too, wasn’t he?
Cashman botched last trade deadline so badly and we’re still paying for it. Yes, I know they couldn’t hit, but it would still make life much easier.
The only way we may see Montero is if Cervelli gets injured..
Not again jesus christ, this has been the scariest goddamn season. I had to watch Ike Hilliard get nearly killed as a buc in the stadium, and now I’ve had to see 3 Yankees nearly get killed by fastballs. I thought that hit Cervelli right in his face.
wow that was close.
Can we please do something here….
Crap now Jeter is set up for a DP
a little DP
Jeter did it!!!!!!!
WOOOHHH!! Finally balls finding some holes
Jeter, a contact machine…
Good Job Ground Ball Captain
I cannot believe what I just saw!
Jeter tried and tried with that weak grounder
Jeter comes through.
Wow, Jeter turns back the clock!!!!
An absolute MIRACLE that wasn’t a double play.
Jeter comes through!
Kaptain grounder….hit em where they ain’t…LOL
hey hey now…who hates Jeter now
Finally!
Nice. Jerkface arrives and we get the big hit. Face always brings the best out of Jeter.
Derek Jeter! Start of a big inning!
The Cap comes.through…
this is the inning we NEED.
Just keep the merry-go-round moving.
YankeesNmore May 22nd, 2011 at 3:26 pm
An absolute MIRACLE that wasn’t a double play.
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Boohoo
Did I just see that?
Captain clutch.
Nice to see!
Salliedogs7 May 22nd, 2011 at 3:26 pm
Jeter comes through.
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Lucky for us and him that slow hopper had eyes.
That could have EASILY been another double play.
Another crap at-bat from a guy who almost exclusively has crap at-bats. VERY, VERY lucky.
Jeter is hitting the ball hard up the middle – good short, crisp strokes.
of course now this means we should take the lead!!! Maybe score at least 2 more runs since there are still no outs. (I guess i will just settle for the lead though)
Nova should get credit for holding them at three
YankeesNmore May 22nd, 2011 at 3:28 pm
Salliedogs7 May 22nd, 2011 at 3:26 pm
Jeter comes through.
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Lucky for us and him that slow hopper had eyes.
That could have EASILY been another double play.
Another crap at-bat from a guy who almost exclusively has crap at-bats. VERY, VERY lucky.
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What is wrong with you?
Now they have to take advantage of 1st and 2nd no one out. You know Granderson is going o bunt here, but I would rather see him swing away considering he is their hottest hitter right now.
Watch the replay that ball was hit hard.
YankeesNmore May 22nd, 2011 at 3:28 pm
Salliedogs7 May 22nd, 2011 at 3:26 pm
Jeter comes through.
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Lucky for us and him that slow hopper had eyes.
That could have EASILY been another double play.
Another crap at-bat from a guy who almost exclusively has crap at-bats. VERY, VERY lucky.
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Stop crying. He hit the ball hard and back up the middle, like he’s supposed to do.
that wouldnt have been a double play.
jeter still has speed, he would have beat it out at first.
Good god YankeesNmore, it was a grounder with eyes yes, but it was a two run single.
bunt with granderson?
really?
Good bunt!
I actually don’t mind that play. Now we don’t have to see Tex hit, lol
Now i would love to see Alex tie the GS record.
Why on earth is Granderson bunting? Unreal.. good bunt but wow..
Lets go Arod !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
god i hate Girardi….why is Granderson bunting!!!!!!!!! ARE YOU FREAKING KIDDING ME. the only guy raking and we have that guy bunt
YankeesNmore May 22nd, 2011 at 3:28 pm
Salliedogs7 May 22nd, 2011 at 3:26 pm
Jeter comes through.
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Lucky for us and him that slow hopper had eyes.
That could have EASILY been another double play.
Another crap at-bat from a guy who almost exclusively has crap at-bats. VERY, VERY lucky.
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After the Yanks go up, we won’t hear from you anymore.
Having your hottest hitter bunt makes ABSOLUTELY no sense!! I hate when binder Joe does that.
Second and third with one out – bunt is clearly the right call.
I don’t understand having Granderson bunt in that spot.
Why on earth is Granderson bunting? Unreal.. good bunt but wow..
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Playing for 1 run with only 1 inning to go to Mo makes sense more than any other bunt this year
We can all be happy about the RESULT of Jeter’s at-bat…
But if you honestly believe that AB was proof of any sort of progress for Jeter, you are mistaken and, perhaps, a hypocrite.
That’s the same short, weak-contact AB that has been such a problem for Jeter for nearly a year now… But this one had eyes.
at least with the bunt, alex can hit one.
gets tex a free pass and alex up.
he has been hitting again.
Walk the bases loaded to A-Rod. Works for me.
Larry the Loser sure had it right today, that dinner spam is going to taste extra special…
sorry jerkface.
pelfrey should have had it.
..and then oh so close with reyes.
better luck next time
“Jeter is hitting the ball hard up the middle – good short, crisp strokes.”
And that’s exactly what you have to do against a pitcher like Pelfrey. Not try to lift the ball against the heavy sinker.
new pitcher now.
A-Rod going over him with Long and going into the clubhouse to take some extra swings.
TBS: “This is the moment of truth.”
We all know what happens when Tex is intentionally walked to load the bases for ARod!
West Coast Yankee Fan May 22nd, 2011 at 3:31 pm
Second and third with one out – bunt is clearly the right call.
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All that accmplished is wasting an out and getting Tex an IBB. In other words, with one play, Joe took the bat out of the hands of two of his run producers. It is clearly the WRONG call.
by the way, Jeter has not hit into a DP in the last 26 games and already had a line drive single today.
Larry the Loser is having a tough afternoon in Loserville.
Jerkface,
Yea but walking Tex was inevitable and now a DP gets them out of the inning…..luckily Alex crushes with the bases loaded …..and especially crushes after they walt Tex to get to him
Granderson is hitting in the .260′s. Good chance he makes an out and runners are not in scoring position. With the bunt “late in the game” you have two runners in scoring position with A-Rod coming up – and now bases loaded. That’s what you want. Girardi is awful sometimes but that was the right call.
YankeesNmore May 22nd, 2011 at 3:31 pm
We can all be happy about the RESULT of Jeter’s at-bat…
But if you honestly believe that AB was proof of any sort of progress for Jeter, you are mistaken and, perhaps, a hypocrite.
That’s the same short, weak-contact AB that has been such a problem for Jeter for nearly a year now… But this one had eyes.
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Sounds like sour grapes to me. Get out your crying towel.
Granderson bunting in that situation just goes to show that Girardi doesn’t have a feel for the game. if Cervelli is up then obviously I understand the bunt 100% but asking your hottest hitter to bunt makes no sense. Girardi has to understand situations and who is up instead of just bunting in every and any situation.
i’d rather have granderson up with 1st and 2nd and no outs, than alex with the bases loaded with one out.
Granderson has a .330 OBP…he’s hitting homeruns and has gotten big hits all year but moving the runners over is a better bet than hoping he’ll reach base.
good enough!!!!!!!!!
YankeesNmore May 22nd, 2011 at 3:31 pm
We can all be happy about the RESULT of Jeter’s at-bat…Blahblahblahblah
Stop crying.
sorry jerkface.
pelfrey should have had it.
..and then oh so close with reyes.
better luck next time
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At least you can admit the tenuous nature of that hit. I’d be happier if Jeter hit the ball harder in general, but if he wants to luck into a .280 average thats fine.
This is payback for the third inning when the Mets scored on bloops and bleeders
Ghostwriter May 22nd, 2011 at 3:33 pm
All that accmplished is wasting an out and getting Tex an IBB. In other words, with one play, Joe took the bat out of the hands of two of his run producers. It is clearly the WRONG call.
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Really?
Arod really ripped that one…
Hit em where they ain’t…..
I don’t think Granderson should even be in the #2 spot. He’s mashing the ball too much to leave him there this season. They’ve got to reconfigure this line up to get the maximum out of him. Granderson played that like a #2 deferring to the 3rd and clean up hitters.
Tex and A-Rod are great and all, but Granderson is the best player on the team and it’s no fluke. He’s playing just about as good as A-Rod or Tex can ever play.
Trolls go home.
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Is Larry the Loser YNM, Beth, Ruby Tuesday, Red Lobster and some other worthless troll?
The Yanks finally grabe the lead!
Now Cano has to be patient and look for a pitch to drive
… but i’d rather have cano up with one out, one run in, and the bases still loaded
Granderson has a .330 OBP…he’s hitting homeruns and has gotten big hits all year but moving the runners over is a better bet than hoping he’ll reach base.
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Yup, even against lefties its only a .315 OBP. Its just he is crushing mistakes with his new short stroke. He isn’t hitting for a high average, walking more, or striking out any less than usual.
I’ll take it. Maybe robbie finds a gap now and ayala and noesi can close this game
Cano needs to bring home a run here. Other than that double in Baltimore, he’s been quiet for about a month
That’s what happens sometimes when you have a runner on third.
RS May 22nd, 2011 at 3:32 pm
“Jeter is hitting the ball hard up the middle – good short, crisp strokes.”
And that’s exactly what you have to do against a pitcher like Pelfrey. Not try to lift the ball against the heavy sinker.
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That is just a ridiculous comment.
Jeter pounded that ball straight into the ground, just like he does almost all the time…
A foot to either side, it’s the easiest DP in the world.
“sorry jerkface.”
Better to be part of the solution than to be part of the problem.
Girardi should put the take sign on now for Cano
A foot to either side, it’s the easiest DP in the world.
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Isnt that the same with any groundball though?
Yankee Trader May 22nd, 2011 at 3:35 pm
MG-
Is Larry the Loser YNM
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I can’t speak for the others, YT
Finally Cano!
Way to help my fantasy team Cano !!!
this is the inning we have been missing ALL YEAR
Nice. Keep the line moving.
Don’t you know!!!
Much to the chagrin of some here, the Captain ain’t dead yet ! Nor was his first hit today, a line drive shot.
There you go! And that is why the bunt was the right call.
These rallies are fun to watch
that’s the Robbie Cano i know & love!!! not that guy who’s been inpersonating him
Ok swing at the 2-0 pitch lol
Let’s keep it going!!!
Its a hit parade. Cano got to 2-0 and hit a good pitch, good for Cano.
Captain Clutch May 22nd, 2011 at 3:36 pm
Girardi should put the take sign on now for Cano
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Really?
Excellent. I like how the manufactured the runs in this rally. I’m still not wild about the bunt, but it seems to have worked out quite nicely.
Batting around – line moving – one man out – sacrifice bunt – some small ball – that’s how you win games consistently instead of depending on the long ball.
I would love to see Posada drill a double into the gap in this spot.
Would be encouraging to see posada catch up to one of these
That’s the worst call I’ve ever seen.
NO WAY
what the hell was that?
the ball hit the ground
Is this ump kidding me!?!?!?!?! LOL
You win games consistently by batting around? No sht
isnt posada having enough problems without getting screwed by this ump?
YankeesNmore cat got your tongue?
That was a joke. Nice way to rob the Yanks of an at bat…
As much as I want to go nuts over that call and I understand why Jorge did, the one sideview made it appear like a strike through the zone
Jorge has a good case there….that’s not close
That is why bunting is always the right call – it is a great and effective way to produce a run. It’s not Joe’s fault that the team can’t execute it or drive the guy home in scoring position…
It looked like a strike to me.
Po got robbed there.
“These rallies are fun to watch”
what’s a rallie?
i’ve heard of them, but i think they’re hard to find .
it is a great and effective way to produce a run.
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You’re going to have to show your work
the Yankees haven’t exactly ripped the ball this inning, the only really hard hit ball was Cano’s, the rest of them found holes (particularly Pelfrey’s 5 hole) but that’s baseball, the baseball gods giveth and the baseball gods taketh away.
If a Yankee threw that pitch you can guarantee it isn’t being called a strike..Just unreal..
they only thing worse than watching the umps getting worse and worse is mlb trying to BS the fans by saying they are holding them accountable.
Leaving Pelfrey in the game was a huge mistake – luckily for us.
blake May 22nd, 2011 at 3:40 pm
Jorge has a good case there….that’s not close
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It looked like it caught the front of the strike zone, before dropping out of it. It was a nice pitch.
what’s a rallie?
i’ve heard of them, but i think they’re hard to find .
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First of all, nice spelling, second of all, Rallies is a restaurant that is the northeast version of Checkers
Actually, it was close as it crossed the front of the plate. Strike zone goes down to the hollow of the knee.
Hopefully we see the good Joba today. It will be his 3rd day in a row pitching…
Rare LoHud agreement: Girardi should definitely give the ‘bat around’ sign more often.
Montero lovers everywhere were praying for Cervelli to get hurt on that HBP lol
Go Gardner!!
Making contact – great!
base hitting is contagious
nice job of hitting by Gardner…
Six runs without a home run!
Gardner clutch!!!
Gardner has been pretty hot lately!!!
now save some of these runs for tomorrow lol
That was really good hitting by Gardner
Nick in SF May 22nd, 2011 at 3:43 pm
Rare LoHud agreement: Girardi should definitely give the ‘bat around’ sign more often.
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That’s what the Yanks have been missing! Girardi hasn’t been telling them to do something good!
Don’t look now fellas but we’re 6 outs away from winning the 5th of our last 6 games.
That’s the ballgame!!!!!
eboland11 Eric Cooper making headway this afternoon in striving for Angel Hernandez territory for behind-the-plate incompetence
LOL
“Leaving Pelfrey in the game was a huge mistake – luckily for us.”
He has a lot of Burnett in him – cruising for most of the game, has a lead, then a couple of baserunners and it unravels. That’s why Mets fans want to trade the guy.
Carlo May 22nd, 2011 at 3:45 pm
Don’t look now fellas but we’re 6 outs away from winning the 5th of our last 6 games.
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Funny, no? To hear some on this board, you would think that the Yanks were in last place…
“Better to be part of the solution than to be part of the problem.”
oh great, now you’re eldridge jerkface
http://www.answers.com/topic/i.....he-problem
humiliated by his proclamation that today’s bottom of the order meant the Yankees couldn’t score runs AND the captain having a big 2 run RBI single, Larry the Loser has left the building…
I love Dickerson!!!!
Sit joba down. Ayala/pendleton/noesi can take it from here.
How about the small ball?
i already like this guy over swish while he is hot…
Jesus Christ we needed an inning like this. We didn’t have one in the first 44 games of the year.
Dickerson doesn’t hit lefties, but he did this time!
Good things can happen when you put the ball in play
This inning is BABIP at work. The yankees got ‘big hits’ but only Cano and Brett hit the ball with any kind of authority. That is baseball.
MG May 22nd, 2011 at 3:46 pm
humiliated by his proclamation that today’s bottom of the order meant the Yankees couldn’t score runs AND the captain having a big 2 run RBI single, Larry the Loser has left the building…
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It sucks to be him…
Yes!! more runs!!!
Dickerson already has more hits today than Swish has had in weeks
What was that about the RISP babip correcting itself?
Things are starting to break our way again…
Hey look…..the real Mets showed up
This is what this team needed – 12 hits – 9 singles – 2 doubles and 1 dinger. Love it!
Girardi should let Ayala pitch the 8th inning. Save Joba for tomorrow or if Ayala gets into trouble.
Girardi finally gave Yankees hitters the ‘bloop one to left’ signal, like the guy on this blog last year who wanted him to call for a sacrifice fly.
And then he gives Cervelli the ‘put lots of spin on a grounder so Harris boots it’ call.
Boy, Girardi has called all the right plays today…
Castillo’s Ghost watches over the Mets.
Now an error for the muts
Cap hit that hard also.
Gardener hit the ball the cleanest that inning. Who would have thought?
Yeah baby!
Some Mets fans had to resort to chanting “Lets go Red Sox”
And then left and went home…
Love it. Go Yanks!
Jeter was safe at 1st base but obviously the umps have early dinner plans
ET – I’ve long thought the Mets should trade Pelfrey, because they’re not going anywhere for a while, and can get back some some return. Maybe a lot more than they can for a Reyes or Beltran, who will chase the most dollars. Pelfrey is relatively cost-controlled for a couple more years, I think.
Too bad they can’t save up some of these breaks for the Toronto series.
Gardener hit the ball the cleanest that inning. Who would have thought?
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And Cano!
Too bad. It was funwhile it lasted. I guess Sanit will close it out?
The yankees had one of the lowest BABIPs with runners on in the league. They can’t possibly have been hitting the ball so bad that it was normal. Now we get a little correction.
Jerkface May 22nd, 2011 at 3:50 pm
Gardener hit the ball the cleanest that inning. Who would have thought?
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And Cano!
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They all hit. It would be sweet if Alex and Cano start rolling again…
Has a hitter ever been hit twice in the same inning ? (after batting around?) seems like itd be rare
want to see a replay of jeter at first…
doesnt matter i guess other than his chase of 3000.
Sanit is in Scranton, unless Scottie can beam him in it’s someone else…
That was a great piece of hitting by Gardner …..great inning by the offense. About time they had a little luck go their way
No I haven’t.
Ironically, the final out off Jeter’s bat was hit FAR better than his 2-RBI single.
up six, please dont start walking people…
n. pl. ral·lies
1. A gathering, especially one intended to inspire enthusiasm for a cause: a political rally.
2.
a. A reassembling, as of dispersed troops.
b. The signal ordering this reassembly.
3. An abrupt recovery from a setback or disadvantage.
4. A sharp improvement in health, vigor, or spirits.
5. A notable rise in stock market prices and trading volume after a decline.
6. Sports
a. An exchange of strokes in a court game such as tennis or volleyball, ending when one side fails to make a good return and resulting in a point or the loss of service
Randy l-I think you can make the point that you were right.
We really needed that…
Ayala is earning his keep, he’s a veteran guy that looks like he’ll help them this year.
Actually, the ball hit Cervelli cleanest in that inning.
nasty tail on that fastball.
Jeter was safe. The ump was just tired.
MG May 22nd, 2011 at 3:51 pm
Sanit is in Scranton, unless Scottie can beam him in it’s someone else…
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My bad.
blake May 22nd, 2011 at 3:51 pm
That was a great piece of hitting by Gardner …..great inning by the offense. About time they had a little luck go their way
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Indeed. It’s just been so unlikely how bad they’ve performed. Similar to the Red Sox, it just isn’t “sustainable”
Let’s hope we can get Swisher going ASAP.
Arod showing Willie Harris how it’s done.
Nice pitch. on the K.
“What was that about the RISP babip correcting itself?”
if ayala gets out here quickly, just bring him in for the 9th too.
humiliated by his proclamation that today’s bottom of the order meant the Yankees couldn’t score runs AND the captain having a big 2 run RBI single, Larry the Loser has left the building…
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It sucks to be him…
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Plus he’s 25 pounds overweight and approaching middle age. What was it that Dean Wormer said about being fat, drunk and stupid?
Seriously I thought he was just an obnoxious kid. 44? Ouch.
Managers have to learn to stop pitching around Tex to get to Arod lol
Bronx Jeers May 22nd, 2011 at 3:54 pm
humiliated by his proclamation that today’s bottom of the order meant the Yankees couldn’t score runs AND the captain having a big 2 run RBI single, Larry the Loser has left the building…
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It sucks to be him…
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Plus he’s 25 pounds overweight and approaching middle age. What was it that Dean Wormer said about being fat, drunk and stupid?
Seriously I thought he was just an obnoxious kid. 44? Ouch.
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And unless I miss my guess, still a virgin.
Ayala has a lot of movement on his pitches. Good thing he was able to ptich that inning so they can save Joba from having to pitch 3 days in a row. Even though he warmed up…
Nice piece of work by Ayala. Exactly what the doctored ordered, following the big inning.
Bronx Jeers May 22nd, 2011 at 3:54 pm
humiliated by his proclamation that today’s bottom of the order meant the Yankees couldn’t score runs AND the captain having a big 2 run RBI single, Larry the Loser has left the building…
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It sucks to be him…
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Plus he’s 25 pounds overweight and approaching middle age. What was it that Dean Wormer said about being fat, drunk and stupid?
Seriously I thought he was just an obnoxious kid. 44? Ouch.
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I do miss 24 and a young man’s metabolism, no doubt.
all good baseball teams go through at least a couple of losing streaks during the season.
the Sox have had one of theirs, they Rays the same, and the Yankees followed suit. It’s interesting how they followed up a 6 game losing streak with what will be 5 out of 6 and could easily have won the Friday game plus they blew a lead in Tampa to complete the 6 game losing streak.
the Phillies are having lots of offensive problems, it’s just part of the long season and the ups and downs. A game like today’s often triggers a real run of offense because hits just start falling in instead of getting caught.
That inning was like the twilight zone.
Finally a few breaks go the Yankees way.
Dickerson got lucky…..but that goes to.show you what can happen when you put the ball in play. Things like that cant happen if you K. I like Dickerson’s swing……looks like a good 4th outfielder option
Captain Clutch May 22nd, 2011 at 3:55 pm
Managers have to learn to stop pitching around Tex to get to Arod lol
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We’ve got a pretty nasty #2, 3, 4 & 5. If only we could get them all in gear at the same time.
Ghostwriter May 22nd, 2011 at 3:56 pm
Bronx Jeers May 22nd, 2011 at 3:54 pm
humiliated by his proclamation that today’s bottom of the order meant the Yankees couldn’t score runs AND the captain having a big 2 run RBI single, Larry the Loser has left the building…
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It sucks to be him…
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Plus he’s 25 pounds overweight and approaching middle age. What was it that Dean Wormer said about being fat, drunk and stupid?
Seriously I thought he was just an obnoxious kid. 44? Ouch.
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And unless I miss my guess, still a virgin.
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Not if rubber dolls count!
MG May 22nd, 2011 at 3:57 pm
all good baseball teams go through at least a couple of losing streaks during the season.
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The Yankees are a .500 since the All Star break last year.
blake May 22nd, 2011 at 3:57 pm
Dickerson got lucky…..but that goes to.show you what can happen when you put the ball in play. Things like that cant happen if you K. I like Dickerson’s swing……looks like a good 4th outfielder option
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I really like the cut of his gib. I hope Girardi continues using this platoon against righties. Dickerson was right in the middle of the winning rally, and tried to start another with the leadoff double.
The Yanks are still batting around on Gameday Classic.
“The Yankees are a .500 since the All Star break last year.”
which is a lot better than zero for life like some people .
Larry the Punk…..think Lumpy Rutherford.
The Yankees are a .500 since the All Star break last year.
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9 games over .500 since the ASB last year
soon alex will be back to .420.
Mark Melancon closes out Toronto.
Jerkface May 22nd, 2011 at 4:02 pm
The Yankees are a .500 since the All Star break last year.
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9 games over .500 since the ASB last year
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Break out the champagne!
Break out the champagne!
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If we did that every time you were wrong we’d look like the Yankees in October
randy l. May 22nd, 2011 at 4:01 pm
“The Yankees are a .500 since the All Star break last year.”
which is a lot better than zero for life like some people .
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Randy, if you read his alleged bio on his pathetic blog, he claims to be an expert horse racing handicapper.
My guess is he’s like the guy in Bronx Tale, who, when the Chas Palmentieri character saw him rooting for the same horse he had bet heavily, ripped his tickets up at the quarter pole with the horse in the lead because he knew all was lost.
Man! I just realizd that A-Rod was 4 for 5 this afternoon. Just like that, he is batting .284. It seems like just a couple days ago he was in the .240s..
I hadn’t looked at the standings in a while, but it’s pretty surprising. Indians best team in AL, with no other teams significantly over .500 besides the Rays.
Meanwhile, the NL owns the best records by far.. Phillies 28 – 17, Cardinals 27 – 20, Giants 26 – 19.
Is the AL a better league with more competition, and the NL only has a few good teams feeding off lesser teams? Or those NL teams way better than the AL teams?
Randy, if you read his alleged bio on his pathetic blog, he claims to be an expert horse racing handicapper.
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At no point have I ever referred to or considered myself an “expert” on horseracing, or anything else.
Lance Pendelton, c’mon down……
I like this kid. He throws strikes. Always a good thing.
Alex Rodriguez will be the 2nd player to get 3,000 hits in a Yankee uniform. Roughly half of them will have been collected as a Yankee.
I hadn’t looked at the standings in a while, but it’s pretty surprising. Indians best team in AL, with no other teams significantly over .500 besides the Rays.
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With a win the Yankees will be .5 games ahead of Tampa no?
Gotta give YNMore credit. The “not if rubber dolls count” line was great. Self deprication is aces in my book and that was funny as well.
MG May 22nd, 2011 at 4:04 pm
randy l. May 22nd, 2011 at 4:01 pm
“The Yankees are a .500 since the All Star break last year.”
which is a lot better than zero for life like some people .
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Randy, if you read his alleged bio on his pathetic blog, he claims to be an expert horse racing handicapper.
My guess is he’s like the guy in Bronx Tale, who, when the Chas Palmentieri character saw him rooting for the same horse he had bet heavily, ripped his tickets up at the quarter pole with the horse in the lead because he knew all was lost.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e5Yac9KC30
Blake
There was Jeter with the mechanics we were talking about. Through the ball heading to first base.
The same idiots complaining about the type of hits NYYs were stringing together are the same ones whining about hitting only home runs. The Yanks lose more games because of hits like that against them than they win.
Carlo May 22nd, 2011 at 4:09 pm
Gotta give YNMore credit. The “not if rubber dolls count” line was great. Self deprication is aces in my book and that was funny as well.
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I thought that it was a rather unfortunate revelation and way too much information.
The same idiots complaining about the type of hits NYYs were stringing together are the same ones whining about hitting only home runs.
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Are you positive?
You know, given how much Joe puts on throwing strikes, this kid is making a nice case for himself to stay in NY. We all talk about Brackman for the pen, and he’s got a ton of potential, but he’s had a rough start of the year (maybe needing to consistently find his delivery with all his moving parts), and maybe Pendleton gives them the luxury of giving Brackman his time needed.
Nova wasn’t his sharpest, but his did a nice job of hanging tough. He could have just given up, but he didn’t, saved the pen, and kept them in the game.
Nah Ghostwriter, that was funny. I’m sure YNMore kills it with the ladies. Imagine him in a bar:
YNM: “hey, nice to meet you, let me buy u a drink”
YNM: “ma, give me $10 so I can buy this broad a baybreeze”
Girl: “thanks, what’s ur name?”
YNM: “who cares who I am, let me tell u why brian cashman sucks and then I’ll take u to my moms basement and try and go up your shirt.”
“At no point have I ever referred to or considered myself an “expert” on horseracing, or anything else.”
But you should be with your head located so close to the rear end of a horse.
Very nice game and a good win for the Yanks. It looks like they are getting on a very nice little roll.
Too bad Nova didn’t get the win as he pitched 2/3rd of inning 7, before the Yankees put up a fat 8!
Too bad Nova didn’t get the win as he pitched 2/3rd of inning 7, before the Yankees put up a fat 8!
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Win rules are stupid and pitcher wins should be ignored in most cases.
Joe In LI, Nova always seems to give up a lot of hits, but, when he has his control, they rarely hurt him. He’s very much like CMWang was. Hits, but few walks and a ton of ground balls. Ifield defense means everything to his success.
With Pendleton, he doesn’t have great stuff, but, he knows how to get outs. The yanks have another on like that at Trenton in Craig Heyer.
Jerkface – phil hughes won 18 games last year and esteban loaiza was a two time all star.
Larry The Lump couldn’t score with Roseanne Barr or a hooker that’s giving it away.
Carlo May 22nd, 2011 at 4:15 pm
Nah Ghostwriter, that was funny. I’m sure YNMore kills it with the ladies. Imagine him in a bar:
YNM: “hey, nice to meet you, let me buy u a drink”
YNM: “ma, give me $10 so I can buy this broad a baybreeze”
Girl: “thanks, what’s ur name?”
YNM: “who cares who I am, let me tell u why brian cashman sucks and then I’ll take u to my moms basement and try and go up your shirt.”
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Lol
Today’s posts of the day, courtesy of LoHud:
Bryan May 22nd, 2011 at 1:38 pm
that Nova what a perfect display of a pathetic pitcher
Triple Short of a Cycle May 22nd, 2011 at 1:39 pm
perfect example of what we don’t do. Look at how many non home run hits the Mets get. This is something we just don’t do
YankeesNmore May 22nd, 2011 at 1:39 pm
Who wants Cliff Lee when you can have the great Ivan Nova?!
Nice read, Cashman.
Job well done.
Bryan May 22nd, 2011 at 1:42 pm
that was a Burnettian inning by one Ivan Nova
YankeesNmore May 22nd, 2011 at 1:51 pm
Jeter, Pussada, Dickerson AND Cervelli in the same lineup.
gotta love the Yankees’ chances of scoring a bunch of runs today.
Captain Clutch May 22nd, 2011 at 1:59 pm
Girardi should get someone up in the bullpen otherwise Nova will put this game out of reach
YankeesNmore May 22nd, 2011 at 2:13 pm
MG May 22nd, 2011 at 2:07 pm
Pelfrey doesn’t have much today, the Yankees are going to score some runs…
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Ya… Captain Crap, Pusada, Dickerson AND Cervelli all in the same lineup??? Break out the calculator!
YankeesNmore May 22nd, 2011 at 2:23 pm
RS May 22nd, 2011 at 2:21 pm
Nova might just gut out 5-6 innings here. Can we please get him some runs? I can’t believe a 2-run deficit in the 4th inning feels so insurmountable
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Why can’t you believe it???
This your first time watching this team???
2 runs it’s a mountain for them MOST games… And in this one, we got Captain Crap, Pusada, Dickerson AND Cervelli making up 44% of the lineup.
Isn’t the bullpen unscored upon since the 10th inning of the win Thursday night?
Jerkface May 22nd, 2011 at 4:19 pm
Too bad Nova didn’t get the win as he pitched 2/3rd of inning 7, before the Yankees put up a fat 8!
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Win rules are stupid and pitcher wins should be ignored in most cases.
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I agree that the win rules are a little arbitrary. For example, I would have awarded Nova the win this afternoon. However, pitcher wins are a very telling stat, particularly for starters. There is something to be said for a pitcher that can manage to stay in the game without his best stuff…
GreenBeret7 May 22nd, 2011 at 4:19 pm
Joe In LI, Nova always seems to give up a lot of hits, but, when he has his control, they rarely hurt him. He’s very much like CMWang was. Hits, but few walks and a ton of ground balls. Ifield defense means everything to his success.
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Pettite was a lot like that too, at least early in his career.
one thing about Larry the Loser-he never lets his material go to waste without endless repetition.
Nova learning how to grind it out without his best stuff. Growing right before our eyes.
Another good effort from the kid.
Carlo May 22nd, 2011 at 4:15 pm
Nah Ghostwriter, that was funny. I’m sure YNMore kills it with the ladies. Imagine him in a bar:
YNM: “hey, nice to meet you, let me buy u a drink”
YNM: “ma, give me $10 so I can buy this broad a baybreeze”
Girl: “thanks, what’s ur name?”
YNM: “who cares who I am, let me tell u why brian cashman sucks and then I’ll take u to my moms basement and try and go up your shirt.”
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Nothing like documentation. Who needs WikiLeaks, when we have MG
I think this was a positive showing for Nova. Just showing consistency at this point is good in his development. It really is a good sign when a young pitcher can “win” ugly. Eventually his upside may show itself with more consistency as well.
Now onto the Jays and Roidtista….
It might be time to test that guy….
Joe from Long Island May 22nd, 2011 at 4:27 pm
Nothing like documentation. Who needs WikiLeaks, when we have MG
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Joe, this is one task that takes about 1 minute, it’s not like those posts are tough to find
GB – good to know about Heyer. I’ll keep my eyes and ears open for his progress.
RadioKev May 22nd, 2011 at 4:27 pm
I think this was a positive showing for Nova. Just showing consistency at this point is good in his development. It really is a good sign when a young pitcher can “win” ugly. Eventually his upside may show itself with more consistency as well.
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He is developing very nicely. And truth be told, I would rather have a young pitcher like Nova, who is on the verge of blossoming into a solid pitcher, than Lee, who probably has his best seasons behind him.
It’s a whole lot more fun on the blog after a come back blowout win to read the comments from the nontroll Yankee Fans!
There is something to be said for a pitcher that can manage to stay in the game without his best stuff…
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Counter Example, pitcher gives up 6 runs his offense gets 7. Counter example, pitcher throws 7 scoreless, offense doesn’t score until the 8th.
Pitcher wins don’t really illustrate a performance like it should.
Last year, Nova would never have gotten past the 4th inning and those 3 runs become 5. He’s never going to win a CYA nore will he dazzle with strikeout numbers.
And, correct…Pettitte was like that for his whole career. He just seldom compounded the problem with walks. About 2200 strikeouts and about 900 walks in close to 3,000 innings.
Jerkface May 22nd, 2011 at 4:31 pm
There is something to be said for a pitcher that can manage to stay in the game without his best stuff…
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Counter Example, pitcher gives up 6 runs his offense gets 7. Counter example, pitcher throws 7 scoreless, offense doesn’t score until the 8th.
Pitcher wins don’t really illustrate a performance like it should.
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I understand that. Nevertheless, in the first instance, the pitcher who gave up 6, kept his team in the game. He might have given up 8, but he didn’t; or the might not have gotten out of the fifth inning, necessitating the manager wearing out the bullpen.
In the second instance, depending on how the game shook out, I would probably award the win to the starter who throws 7 scoreless, assuming that the team won the game. (The obvious exception to this rule would be Colon’s last start; Noesi’s performance in extra frames earned him the win, in my book.)
Ghost – Nova is blossoming into a solid guy.
I see where Melancon got his 3rd save, as Houston beat Toronto.
You look at all the ML pitchers the Yanks have produced lately – Nova, Melancon, Hughes, Joba, Robertson, IPK, Coke, Pendleton, Noesi….. That’s quite a lot of production from their system.
I would think that other teams’ GMs will listen when Cash dangles a young pitcher before them. It’s the coin of the realm.
GB – only because Genius Joe would have yanked him after 4. Today, he actually gave him a chance to succeed.
Joe, Heyer is very much a clone to Pendleton in that he’s a starter, long reliever, closer type. Strictly a contact guy…Not many homers from either. The could bring him up from Trenton, but, I;m guessing one of them gets used as a throw-in as part of a bigger trade.
I agree about Nova, he learned something out there today because he didn’t have anything and got by. Good job by the kid…
Joe from Long Island May 22nd, 2011 at 4:39 pm
Ghost – Nova is blossoming into a solid guy.
I see where Melancon got his 3rd save, as Houston beat Toronto.
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I know! I just noticed how well Melancon is doing in Houston earlier this morning. You could have knocked me over with a feather. It’s a shame that we let him go; what did we get in return for him? Was that the Berkman deal?
Nicky boy is about to join a platoon.
Dickerson 2 hits, 2 RBIs, 1 BB, 1 run.
Both Nova and Noesi could also be interchangable as far as being #4 and #5 pitchers. By year’s end, one of the (Nova) will win about 10-12 games with an ERA around 4.00. NYY is getting more than they ever had a right to expect from Garcia and Colon. Both could easily be sitting on 5 wins, and Burnett with between 6 and 7. As the season rolls along, Nova will go a full 7 or 8 games. There was perhaps 2 hard hit balls off of him.
Meloncon wasn’t going to get the time in NY, maining because he was regressing. Getting Berkman was a good deal. He won’t be missed greatly.
***mainly*** because he was regressing
Love it…..
SI_JonHeyman Arod 6 for 8 w 19 RBIs in 10 career plate appearances following a teixeira IBB. #badidea
GreenBeret7 May 22nd, 2011 at 4:47 pm
Meloncon wasn’t going to get the time in NY, maining because he was regressing. Getting Berkman was a good deal. He won’t be missed greatly.
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I wasn’t faulting the deal. I was all for it at the time. I’m just surprised by how successful he has been in Houston. I guess he was good in Scranton and in Houston, but not in the Bronx. It would be easier to swallow if picking up Berkman last year led to a WS victory. C’est la vie.
It’s not surprising Melancon is pitching well.
The Yankees FO and Girardi never gave him a real chance.
Ghost, that’s the way I look at it. C’est la vie.
He seemed like a good kid, just wasn’t working out for him here. Hope he finds it in Houston, for his sake.
Melancon never got consistent enough to work, and he didn’t make a good enough impression in limited work. That stinks, I was a huge melancon fan. I’m glad he is doing well and I wish he could have gotten 2 weeks of regular appearances.
If they hadn’t traded Melancon then we would have never heard Sterling say Sir Lancelot or C’est Louis
Getting Berk was a good idea, but considering it was a salary dump I doubt Melancon was a deal breaker to the Stros.
Let’s not forget Latroy Hawkins, after bombing out in NY, pitched well in Houston. Doing well in Houston is not an indicator that Melancon would have done well in NY.
Yes, the NL does seem easier on pitchers. Still, it is nice that Melancon is finding some success somewhere.
Carlos Beltran was awesome in Houston.
Avoid!
How bad have things gotten for Jeter???
ESPN said this about ARod’s go-ahead nubber single: “ARod enjoyed good fortune as he legged out the JETER-ESQUE SINGLE.”
A 450-foot moon shot is a “Ruthian” and a swinging bunt is now “Jeter-esque.” … wonderful
People need to stop this nonsense that the Yankees can’t advance baserunners and don’t make productive outs.
Every team in the AL does these things at near identical rates.
The Yankees are successful in productive out situations 36% of the time. The best team in the AL is successful 38% of the time.
LGY May 22nd, 2011 at 5:41 pm
People need to stop this nonsense that the Yankees can’t advance baserunners and don’t make productive outs.
Every team in the AL does these things at near identical rates.
The Yankees are successful in productive out situations 36% of the time. The best team in the AL is successful 38% of the time.
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Using that thought-process, being a .280 hitter is “near identical” to being a .300 hitter.
Using that thought-process, being a .280 hitter is “near identical” to being a .300 hitter.
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Nonsense.
The difference between the Yankees being the best team in productive out situations and where they are now is exactly 4 successes.
Yet another clean inning from Luis Ayala. He just may be a keeper. Chris Dickerson looks like he wants to be a part of this team opposed to the disinterested Andruw Jones just looking to grab a paycheck on the 1st and 15th of each month.
The fact that Dickerson is a LH hitter shouldn’t be a difference maker but the percentage minded Girardi may think otherwise.
Even a broken clock is right 2X per day.
therefore, a Broken Clock > Larry the Loser
LGY May 22nd, 2011 at 5:48 pm
Using that thought-process, being a .280 hitter is “near identical” to being a .300 hitter.
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Nonsense.
The difference between the Yankees being the best team in productive out situations and where they are now is exactly 4 successes.
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All depends on the sample size, right? After, say, only 50 PA, it certainly makes sense to consider a .280 hitter to be near identical to .300 (difference of 1 hit); after a season’s worth of PA, it would be a different story. I’m figuring LGY was using current-season-to-date data…if so then the math is consistent with LGY’s statement.
Suzuki has made a career of slashes, bloops, dunks and infield hits but he has amazing bat control. Jeter gets those hits and he’s dead weight. Great thinking there.
GB – of course. Don’t you know, seeing one’s words on the internet is priceless; or something like that……..
And, the Cards finally beat KC in the 10th. KC gave up a dozen walks in that one. Amazing.
On that note, off to dinner. Yanks take 2 of 3 from the Mets, they’re in first place, the guys are hitting better. Now a nice dinner with mrs. joe…..What could be better.
Good evening everyone. Back at it tomorrow.
NMore is as dull as a line at the post office.
The Twins are 3 outs away from being 14.5 out.
Crazy.
Have an enjoyable night with Mrs Joe. Should be an interesting series with Toronto starting tomorrow. NYY needs about another 8 or 9 out of 10 streak. A lot of the hitters are starting to come around. Regardless of what the idiots say, NYYs will still take the East.
This place is getting to be like a tomb…..and getting worse. a real pity, Joe. Within a month, all that will be left are the slugs, slime and dregs of internet society.
Suzuki has made a career of slashes, bloops, dunks and infield hits but he has amazing bat control. Jeter gets those hits and he’s dead weight. Great thinking there.
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They are different hitters.
Oh great, Jeter as victim.
Fat, stupid Larry moron has nothing to say when the Yankees win, and only comes here to troll when they are losing, what a piece of crap!
There, I got it off my chest, now I feel better.
we won guys .. . lets enjoy it !… got a pretty big series with Toronto coming up.. no need to argue about Jeter.
Rich in NJ May 22nd, 2011 at 6:53 pm
Oh great, Jeter as victim.
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Not a victim. But you have to admit that a lot of the criticism that he has received on this board has been over the top.
Ghostwriter
I disagree, although I would rather not discuss Jeter. I think the support and criticism are both tiresome.
So I’m not sure that I can express my thoughts without violating that.
I just don’t see him as a victim in any conceivable way.
Seems like Jeter gets 1 or more hits a game.
Since he’s batting .264 and gets approximately 4 ab a game, that’s about right.
Sorry, .268 now.
Rich,
Then let’s just leave it there. I don’t see him as a victim either: He has been a wildly successful player with a historic career. I reserve my pity for those who may have need of it. There are certainly fair criticisms that can be leveled against Jeter’s play this year, and there have been exaggerated criticisms of Jeter throughout his career and this year in particular. Like you, I have no desire to rehash it.
Hey MG you forgot CRBryan’s alterego and pet dog Teddy 9000 in posts of the day.
teddy9000May 22nd, 2011 at 1:40 pm
this defense is disgraceful
teddy9000May 22nd, 2011 at 2:39 pm
now if only that was with 1st and 2nd with jorge and brett
teddy9000May 22nd, 2011 at 2:46 pm
this offense is tr*sh. can’t get 2 hits in a row. you have to bunt
teddy9000May 22nd, 2011 at 2:52 pm
mets have 2 hits in a row, wish yanks could do that
You missed a few from CRyan Bryan.
BryanMay 22nd, 2011 at 2:40 pm
the genius of Retardi continues
trying to bunt a man to 3rd in the 5th inning
May 22nd, 2011 at 2:57 pm
tip your cap to Mike Pelfrey future HOF
BryanMay 22nd, 2011 at 3:24 pm
now the cervelli bunt, captain groundout, and a K
lucky if they get 1 run
BryanMay 22nd, 2011 at 3:26 pm
Jeter tried and tried with that weak grounder
This guy’s got nothing on dumb.
Yes, agree the Jeter discussion is tiresome.
I would rather talk about Curtis Granderson: holy cow does he have fast hands through the zone or what? Since the Great Adjustment he seems to just pounce on any mistake that comes his way and he does not miss it.
Add in his pleasant, well-spoken personality off the field and his charity work, and I just think we made out tremendously ahead in the deal that brought him over.
If there is one thing I’d like Granderson to do more is walk. He might able to maintain a consistent .260-.270 batting average with tremendous power thanks to his swing changes, but I’d love it if he walked a bit more.
Hexagenia May 22nd, 2011 at 7:22 pm
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I don’t think that you’ll find much argument there. Granderson has looked great this year, and really has come into his own. Somebody earlier compared his swing to Strawberry’s, and I think that he may have been on to something (still, it’s been a long time wince I saw Straw swing a bat.) Better yet, he really seems to be a very nice kid.
Jerkface May 22nd, 2011 at 7:25 pm
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Where do you see him in the line-up? Do you think that he belongs in the 2-hole, given that he is on pace to hit over 50 HRs?
Jface–I’m with you there, though my gut tells me with absolutely no data to back me up that it would be much harder to change one’s “patience” at the plate (and get more BB) than to make a mechanical adjustment in the swing…The former requires a mental adjustment that I suspect is harder to sustain…?
ESPN debunking the myth that the Green Monster takes away homeruns. Nice
Hexagenia May 22nd, 2011 at 7:31 pm
Jface–I’m with you there, though my gut tells me with absolutely no data to back me up that it would be much harder to change one’s “patience” at the plate (and get more BB) than to make a mechanical adjustment in the swing…The former requires a mental adjustment that I suspect is harder to sustain…?
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The problem with being more patient at the plate is that working more walks likely results in more strikeouts. There’s a balance that has to be struck, and you don’t want ot see a hitter lose his aggressiveness. If the fat pitch in the AB is the first one, then I say swing away.
# BIG AL May 22nd, 2011 at 6:57 pm
Fat, stupid Larry moron has nothing to say when the Yankees win, and only comes here to troll when they are losing, what a piece of crap!
There, I got it off my chest, now I feel better.
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been a while Big Al
just don’t to see them wear out Martin
I just like the damn win!