Game 58: Yankees vs. Red Sox
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Gameday Thread on Jun 07, 2011 
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YANKEES (33-24)
Derek Jeter DH
Curtis Granderson CF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Russell Martin C
Nick Swisher RF
Andruw Jones LF
Eduardo Nunez SS
RHP Freddy Garcia (4-4, 3.34)
Garcia vs. Red Sox
RED SOX (33-26)
Jacoby Ellsbury CF
Dustin Pedroia 2B
Adrian Gonzalez 1B
Kevin Youkilis 3B
David Ortiz DH
Carl Crawford LF
Jarrod Saltalamacchia C
J.D. Drew RF
Marco Scutaro SS
LHP Jon Lester (7-2, 3.94)
Lester vs. Yankees
TIME/TV: 7:05 p.m., MY9 / MLB Network
WEATHER: It’s actually warmer here than it was in Los Angeles this weekend. Wind blowing out to right field.
UMPIRES: HP Jerry Layne, 1B Bob Davidson, 2B Hunter Wendelstedt, 3B Brian Knight
DELAYING THE INEVITABLE: Boston closer Jonathan Papelbon has been suspended three games because of his actions on Saturday (he got into an aggressive screaming match with the home plate umpire), but Papelbon won’t serve his suspension right now. He’s appealed, so he’ll be available tonight.
TROUBLE WITH THE DOUBLE: Weird note from the Yankees: Mark Teixeira has gone a career-long 25 games without double. He hasn’t hit one since May 8 in Texas. He average 37.75 doubles per season through the first eight years of his career and has finished Top 10 in doubles three times.
ONE AWAY: Derek Jeter is still 14 hits away from No. 3,000, but he’s only one run away from tying Willie Keeler for the 22nd most runs in baseball history. He’s scored 1,719. Alex Rodriguez is currently 17th in runs with 1,792, seven away from Ted Williams in 16th place.
MAKING CONTACT: Jeter has not struck out in his past 52 plate appearances, the longest such streak of his career. He last struck out May 24 against Toronto starter Ricky Romero. He is on pace for the fewest single-season strikeouts of his career.
UPDATE, 7:17 p.m.: Well that was unexpected. A home run by Jacoby Ellsbury and a triple by Adrian Gonzalez — no, I don’t have those reversed — have gotten the Red Sox out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning.
UPDATE, 7:25 p.m.: That doesn’t look good at all. Teixeira could barely walk off the field. Lester just drilled him in the right knee. Posada is off the bench to replace him.
UPDATE, 7:46 p.m.: Third batter in the second inning, Luis Ayala already getting loose.
UPDATE, 7:53 p.m.: Wow. An inning and two thirds from Garcia. Here comes Ayala. I’m guessing we might see a little Hector Noesi action tonight.
UPDATE, 8:05 p.m.: Welcome home, Derek. That went down as an infield single, putting him 13 away.
UPDATE, 8:21 p.m.: Mark Teixeira has a right knee contusion. He’s going to be reevaluated tomorrow but x-rays were negative. Seems like good news. As good as the Yankees could have hoped for, anyway.
UPDATE, 8:22 p.m.: Wouldn’t you know it? Posada just snapped an 0-for-27 against lefties this season with a single off Lester. The guy finally got a hit against a lefty in a game he didn’t start specifically because of the lefty.
UPDATE, 8:26 p.m.: Really nice catch by J.D. Drew. Even Jorge Posada might have scored from first base on that one. Also, here’s Noesi to start the fourth inning.
UPDATE, 9:19 p.m.: The fact the Yankees are even within three runs at this point is pretty remarkable. If not for the David Ortiz homer in the top of the fifth, Nick Swisher’s two-run double in the bottom half would pulled the Yankees within one. Instead, it’s 6-3.
UPDATE, 9:39 p.m.: Pretty easy to read Danks’ lips. Looked like he said he felt something in his back on that pitch. He’s out of the game. Here’s Matt Albers out of the bullpen for the Red Sox.
UPDATE, 9:58 p.m.: Really nice work by Noesi. The kid keeps proving his value. That’s five inning with only the Ortiz home run as a real problem. He’s retired 11 in a row.
Paps appealed? Great, the league office is across the river, suspend him!
BTW, David Cone will be doing the color on the MLB Network broadcast.
Go Garcia. Go Yanks. Beat the Suxs.
Hopefully some of those homers will stay in the yard and Tex will get more doubles.
Nice little primer for the series:
http://www.youtube.com/user/Ne.....5gUHsNWvGk
Let’s Get Some Yankees !
Erin says:
June 7, 2011 at 6:18 pm
blake-I know what you mean. I LOVE Krasinski, but seriously hate the fact that he’s a Red Sox fan. LOL
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I actually get disappointed that at the end of those commercials when Alec lets up a bit.
I want to see a coup de grace but he gets soft just when it’s time for the kill.
yeah, cause we know home runs are bad. why score runs with one hit, when you could be forced to string together a couple of them to get one….
Stark is crazy and so are the “executives” around baseball.
MLB network has stolen Cone
Garcia – Red Sux – gulp.
Awesome. Great start.
BS
I went to a game in Seattle a couple of years back and Tex just needed a double to hit for the cycle but instead he hit a 2nd HR.
Thanks a lot Tex!
Now you know why I gulped. This is a lousy match up.
just saying…..Ellsbury is a lot better player than Gardner
Ellsbury is a good ballplayer
thats a single in citi field
This sucks
FG isn’t long for this game
Freddy doesn’t look real good early….his fastball velocity isn’t there and everything is up and hanging so far…..hope he survives long enough to find it.
Typical Red Sox series. Umps refuse to call borderline strikes
not getting outside corner
get Noesi up…..
Awful start for Garcia in a critical series. I don’t want to hear about the 0-8 start back in 09′. Totally different team now, but just can’t keep giving games away to division rivals. As Garcia gives up a triple… FML!!
Not thrilled with freddys body language. Looks like moving zone already has him upset and he has absolutely nothing stuff wise. Momentum…..stopped.
Hope the Yankees brought their bats tonight. Garcia isn’t going to be able to fool anyone in this lineup with his junk ball routine.
Is this the yankees BP show?
blake,
Like it matters? How often do they ever hit Lester?
# Pat M. June 7th, 2011 at 7:12 pm
Ellsbury is a good ballplayer
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Pat M……..lot of peeps here in the off-season were saying Gardner was a better player.
Somebody tell Garcia batting practice ended 45 minutes ago
# Triple Short of a Cycle June 7th, 2011 at 7:13 pm
Typical Red Sox series. Umps refuse to call borderline strikes
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LOL
Avg distance of ball off bat so far is about 380 ft.
The sugarcoating of the 4th and 5th starters is officially over. Garcia is absolutely terrible tonight with a little league FB.
Yea FREDDYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Keep running this bum out there
“Like it matters? How often do they ever hit Lester?”
didn’t they get 4 off him last time?
Garcia is going to have to find his spots. He’s just laying it out there. This is looking like a blow out.
Ellsbury is better. An unbiased judge would concur. Gardner can’t even steal bases.
This is a mismatch. Garcia has been doing his best against the offensive dregs of the league.
His slop against teams like Boston or Texas simply won’t do.
I just effin hate the Red Sox….If the Yankees don’t win the World Series, I don’t care who does, as long as it’s not the Sawx
joeman…I remember and after about 15 minutes I was exhausted with the debate…..Ellsbury is a fine player who is only going to get better….Bottom line
The Red Sox are just a terrible matchup for Garcia. If you watched his last few starts, he really hasn’t done a good job throwing strikes and getting ahead of hitters. Aggressive teams like the Mets, Blue Jays, and A’s will get themselves out swinging at junk off the plate, but patient teams like the Sox will wait for a pitch they can drive.
I’m not knocking Garcia because as a #4/#5 starter, he’s valuable enough even if he just pitches well against the average-below average teams, but it’s kind of tough that he’s had to open two series against Boston at home.
Damn MY9 game
Lester is 7 and 1 with a 3.49 ERA against them
Lester’s last 5 starts he’s given up: 5, 4, 5, 0, and 7 runs
At least I’ll get to sleep early tonight…
joeman June 7th, 2011 at 7:15 pm
# Pat M. June 7th, 2011 at 7:12 pm
Ellsbury is a good ballplayer
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Pat M……..lot of peeps here in the off-season were saying Gardner was a better player.
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Not I.
The Yankees haven’t hit yet. The game isn’t even close to being decided. With that said Freddy needs to realize the lineup he is facing. This isn’t a bunch of scrubs who will chase crap.
Stinking MY 9….technical difficulties…I am only getting audio for stinking commercials…bs
RS,
What starter is a good match up against them since it seems like they score 5 + runs every time we play them
Ellsbury is a fine player, not great by any stretch. Anyone could have hit the pitch that he did.
DJ Mitchell doing very well in the minors. He couldn’t be any worse than this. Garcia is a shell of himself. I was never sold on him holding these quality starts thru a season. If he rebounds and goes 6 with 3 runs i’ll eat my words, but i’m not planning on it.
This is a good game to see whether Noesi can pitch against a quality lineup. Too bad the Yankees have had him sitting in the pen for about 10 days.
blake,
That means nothing. Dickey was horrible before he faced us as well
Thank God MLB Network has the game. Otherwise, I’d have to listen to the NESN feed on MLB Extra Innings.
fans should put on headgear if freddy keeps this up.
over the plate he gets hammered, he has to be exact else watch out.
It’s early in the game but if I suspected Garcia and his junk was going to get rocked; why was it a secret. Girardi had plenty of time to work the rotation to switch Garcia and Colon. Yes, all games count in the standings equally; but, this is the Sux at home and first place is on the line with a message waiting to be sent.
Another reason I am not a Girardi fan, he just doesn’t get it sometimes.
guys don’t worry…
yankees are really good at winning games where they are down early.
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Triple,
Lester is a good pitcher….but that doesn’t mean you throw in the towel in the 1st inning
You know when a player vs player debate over two outfielders becomes silly is when the focus becomes one guys defensive ability as his calling card.
Still saying that Colon,Garcia & Nova won’t win 30 games total..puts a lot of pressure on CC & AJ
Can Jeter get 14 hits in 10 games?
blake,
I’m not saying to throw in the towel but Garcia isn’t stopping at 3 runs. Why do they play like garbage when they play the Sox?
“What starter is a good match up against them since it seems like they score 5 + runs every time we play them”
lol that’s true. Mainly because Youk and Pedroia are like .400 hitters against us and .250 against everyone else…
but I’m mainly basing my opinion on how Garcia as looked lately. Even in his best starts (against the Mets, for instance) he wasn’t attacking the strikezone and getting ahead on the count 0-1, 0-2 like we see from Colon and CC on their best days. he’d get behind 2-0 and then inexplicably, the hitter would roll over a curveball off the plate and get themself out. So even Garcia on his best day would not fly against a patient team like the Sox.
call jeter gb. does anyone get jammed more then him and hit more ground balls to the left side of the infield????
never a word a negative word by michael kay and others about jeters significant drop off in his game. the guy should be hitting 8th or 9th……..
Any reason why they couldn’t have skipped Garcia in the rotation with the off-day yesterday knowing full well he got his rear-end handed to him the first time against Boston? Garcia is terrible against any B+-hitting lineup. This softball slop isn’t going to fool a good lineup.
Nice job Curtis! Heidi Watney is hot!
I love how Lester gets the borderline strike
Triple,
this is a pitching mismatch to start with…..Let Freddy start the 2nd but if he’s not better then get him out and give yourself a shot to come back….this was always going to be a tough one to win with the matchup. It’s still very early
The fear in here is palpable.
Forget about Ellsbury vs. Gardner….Ellsbury is better than Crawford at this point, and that’s a major issue for the Sox, since they tied all that money to him. it would be like the Yankees giving Swisher a huge contract after last season only to find out that Granderson is the real star outfielder.
Thanks a lot Lester with your stupid cutter.
Gonzalez needs to get hit his next at bat
ARRRGHHHHH
that sounded horrible and he is done….
that could be a broken kneecap.
They can’t lose him right now…..be OK Tex
I’m sorry, but everyone can say lester is a great story and he’s overcome a lot but the kid is a first class ahole and I can’t stand him.
just great
He might be done for awhile……crap….not good….not good at all.
Crap. That hurt
This is not good….Tex could be down for awhile
“Gonzalez needs to get hit his next at bat”
No…wait for Burnett’s 96 mph heater, and then the Sox can’t even retaliate because who is Wakefield’s knuckler going to hurt?
I sure hope his kneecap isn’t fractured. Yankees – Red SUX. Game on.
The only way Jeter gets 14 hits in 10 games is if all of the opposing teams play without any infielders
dude he didnt mean to hit him….
still sucks though…
Yeah let’s have freddy garcia hit someone because he’s got a heck of an arm.
The Sox may have just ended our season. I HATE THEM
Jorge can play first base.
Thanks a lot Jon….way to go
Lester is gonna die!!! This could be bad for Tex.
alex, make them pay.
please make him pay for that
oh boy not good…
It doesn’t matter whether the Sox meant it or not…they just took down our best player in a huge series and he may be out for a long time.
Damn Arod!
there ya go A-Roid
Channeling your inner Derek Jeter
Gonzalez better take one to the head
so they hit us and our cleanup hitter retaliates with a near weak double play? really?
When I see someone say “The Sox may have just ended our season…” is when I exit the blog. Wow.
Tex on the DL = more Posada at 1B. I wonder how that’s going to turn out.
This is huge without Tex. 18 hr’s and was starting to get in a groove. I’m so pissed about this!
Tex is easily going on the DL….
Bring up Montero and stick him at 1st
blake June 7th, 2011 at 7:26 pm
Thanks a lot Lester with your stupid cutter
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rather knock Youk on his butt
When u get hit with anything in the knee it hurts and is tough to walk on. It doesn’t mean he is done or the knee is fractured. Everyone needs to take it easy.
Hopefully it’s just a bone bruise….that’s probably the best case….worst case he’ll be out for awhile. Really sucks……
If Tex heads to the DL and I’m running the team, I put Swisher at 1B and Dickerson in RF.
Nice to show off our SP vs the Sox.
Let s cower in the corner again against this team.
Good start……..lets hope it is not another sweep…..
Even if Tex comes back in short, his mechanics won’t be like it was before this. That’s gotta effect your swing.
That chavez mtg with the training staff tonight better go well.
I hope it’s not as bad as it looked. Still, every time a Yankee gets plunked by the BoSox, the ump seems to be very casual about it. Forget about the proverbial warning — how about an instant ejection for a change?
Really? The Sox ENDED our season? Wow, thats a big statement.
juat keep getting the pitch count up..
Gonzalez better not dig in. Garcia’s best contribution of the night would be to drill him hard.
Good job Robinson!
Great AB by Robbie. Chip away….great job to come back and at least get one on the board here.
That’s a pitch Cano could have hit out.
Good Job Robbie . . and thanks for the fantasy points
If Tex heads to the DL and I’m running the team, I put Swisher at 1B and Dickerson in RF.
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I agree, though i wish we had a better outfielder to sub in than Dickerson.
Freddy Garcia=Freddy Krueger……very scary
instant ejection in the 1st inning on an 0-2 count with a guy on 1st
wow you a genius
Come on russel find an outfield gap.
.236 for Martin. Wow how thing’s have changed.
Martin’s due
I hope lester throws 50 pitches this inning.
wow that was a cookie
oh come on.
stop throwing freaking cutters if you can’t control them.
Look out.
Garcia needs a shutdown inning after this. Damnit another HBP!! arghhh!!!
some one please punch Lester in the face.
Great. Now we can hit Youk AND Gonzalez! Phew…that narrows down one tough decision for Girardi
put freddie in there, plunk one of them, then bring in Noesi.
YES commentary laughable. Talk about what Lester can do to get out of inning with no runs, how to retire Cano, NO talk about what Yanks can do score runs and get back in game.
Cone and Singelton best broadcasting I hear in long time
that was almost the same thing….
that looked like it his the bone, not the kneecap. Maybe just a bruise.
And Lester hits Swish. He’s looking for trouble.
Good grief.
a few inches away from Montero possibly coming up.
Martin’s a trooper… one tough Canadian.
Lester = tough guy. Too much beckett video watching.
Let’s go Whiffer!
my error, martin.
Swish batting right!!! this may equal good things hopefully
Let’s go Swiher. Base hit.
need to get these now before he settles down
someone on the sox .. has to get hit . .
Swish needs to swing the bat.
Cone and Singleton talk about FIP and other interesting topics, NO same shtick repeat and repeat
Can we get Brian Bruney back to pitch one inning tonight?
whats next….Varitek shoves his catchers mitt in ARods face while his mask is still on and gets credited with turning around the Red Sox season for such a cowardly move…..
Come on Swish to close to take.
how is Cone on YES when he’s on MLBnetwork?
i’ll even take a swisher walk and let jones at lester
That 1-1 gift call changed the at bat.
this is going to be one of those long games for sure
Jacob Ruppert June 7th, 2011 at 7:38 pm
YES commentary laughable. Talk about what Lester can do to get out of inning with no runs, how to retire Cano, NO talk about what Yanks can do score runs and get back in game.
Cone and Singelton best broadcasting I hear in long time
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I usually like Al, but he’s a huge Lester fan. Thinks he’s the best LHP in AL. So he’s biased for Lester
I don’t mean to over-react by saying the Yankees season may be over. I just hope Tex didn’t fracture or break anything because knee injuries can be tough. I believe Beltran missed almost 3 months from just a deep bone bruise. And if Tex is out for a long period of time, things will definitely be tough for the Yankees.
But even in the short term, it stinks that Tex might have to be on the DL on this critical stretch against the Sox, Rangers, and Indians, the top 3 AL teams. Especially since he was on such a roll.
Keep nibbling out there camo boy.
um he needs to take the friggin bat off his shoulder.
those are too close
I fell in love with Singleton with his commentary on that Giambi grand-slam against the Twins on one rainy night in May.
33 pitch inning 1 run…
after all that, 1 run?
why doesn’t Swish just try to go up the middle? Ugh, that could have been a huge boost right there
can swish for once get a big hit against the redsocks!! MY GOD!
Hustle Swish
Wow, Hollywood didn’t come through…I am shocked!
Girardi MUST have a short leash on Garcia tonight.
“how is Cone on YES when he’s on MLBnetwork?”
More plagiarism??
Well that was useless.
Not sure I will ever again hear the phrase “Jonathan Papelbon is appealing.”
Did Colon’s Dr. clone David Cone?
I think it’s time for Garcia to start aiming at heads.
Forget Bruney… I want Karim Garcia to be hit by lester… lol.
Lester did not hit Tex and Martin on purpose so there’s no need for Garcia to strike back. Besides, Garcia’s pitches are so slow that the hitter probably would have to be told that he was hit with a pitch.
Good inning there (aside from us losing our 1B)….got one back and made Lester work. A shut down would be nice here Freddy….get Lester back out there.
3 Red Sox need to be hit
Gonzalez
Youkolis
Ortiz
Damn guys he hit the ball hard…Maybe the earlier talk about slowpitch softball is being mixed up with Big League Baseball……..Insane crap
# Nick in SF June 7th, 2011 at 7:39 pm
Can we get Brian Bruney back to pitch one inning tonight?
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Graeme Lloyd just to one batter
Also I will take Kyle Farnsworth in ANY baseball fight.
blake Cone and Singy do first 6 games of west coast trip I talk about. Best I hear in long time. Kay bring everyone down with buffoonery
Garcia needs a quick inning. Lester threw a lot of pitches. Need to get our offense back in there
Laura – I Bleed Blue,
No need to strike back?? So you just sit back and let player after player get hit?
“blake Cone and Singy do first 6 games of west coast trip I talk about. Best I hear in long time. Kay bring everyone down with buffoonery”
oh my mistake….and I agree with you…bufoonery is a good word for it.
He may not of meant to hit him, but if Tex is out for an extended period of time then things change IMO.
why does Garcia pick today to have a bad game
“Lester did not hit Tex and Martin on purpose so there’s no need for Garcia to strike back.”
If Lester just put our best player on the DL, the Yankees will absolutely strike back. And who says it needs to be Garcia? We have plenty of hard throwers going in this series
lead off walk was not what we are looking for Freddy….get Noesi up Joe
Would prefer Swisher at 1st. Then move Jones to right & bring in Gardner for LF. Better defense
Garcia just plain sucks.. and here we go again!
Garcia needs to be taken out NOW joe ….he has nothing. Can you see that?
Garcia needs to not walk their worst hitter. Looks like another big inning. Has nada.
I REPEAT!
Girardi MUST have a short leash on Garcia tonight.
Why are they playing poker in the pen?
syd_cash,
How many pitchers do we have that shut the Red Sox down?
Get him out of there while the game is still in reach…..got to…..everything is up….he just doesn’t have it today….the game could be over before he finds it even if he does.
You guys know that neither of those HBPs were remotely intentional, right? In the 1st? Come on, let’s all get some perspective.
This is what freddie did last year. 20+ good starts, 6 or 8 absolute bombs where he gave up 5+ in the first 2 innings and the game was over. Need to get him out now before that happens.
Even Lester hit Yanks accidentally, Yanks must strike back during series.
He is just getting hammered out there. Every hit is crushed.
Batting practice tonite for the sox
they are putting good swings on everything…even the outs.
Andruw looks happy, at least.
it’s CC and pray…..they are going to put Montero in a trade for SP…don’t have any idea who but they will
“No need to strike back?? So you just sit back and let player after player get hit?”
I’m all for the Yankees standing up for themselves with pitchers hit them ON PURPOSE like BAL does. Lester looked like he didn’t know where his ball was going that inning. He’s not trying to hit these guys.
watch out for that HOF Saltysuckia he hits .110 against non-Yankees
This is where I don’t envy being a manager. Lester looks very bad tonight and the Yankees could definitely win this game if Garcia put up a quality start….but he looks awful. I’m not saying you have to take him out in the second inning, but how long of a leash does he have? Noesi and Pendleton are well rested, as is pretty much the entire bullpen. I don’t think you can just punt away this game
# syd_cash June 7th, 2011 at 7:46 pm
why does Garcia pick today to have a bad game
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because he’s not that good
joeman June 7th, 2011 at 7:49 pm
it’s CC and pray…..they are going to put Montero in a trade for SP…don’t have any idea who but they will
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Colon has been pretty darn good too….
If you don’t know where the ball is going then you shouldn’t be on the mound. Its that simple. I’m so sick of getting hit by this punk team
Freddy has no command tonight, has much command tonight as Kay has command of English language every night.
“Andruw looks happy, at least.”
Has anyone figured out why this guy is always smiling? Has he seen what his BA is? That should take the smirk off of his face.
Retaliation only puts a man on base. Think people, this is Lester we are talking about, a freaking choir boy.
looks like the heat is bothering him.
How are the fielders flat footed when rockets are being launched all over the field?
# Tyler June 7th, 2011 at 7:50 pm
joeman June 7th, 2011 at 7:49 pm
it’s CC and pray…..they are going to put Montero in a trade for SP…don’t have any idea who but they will
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Colon has been pretty darn good too….
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bottom will fall out on him
RS,
Joe blew the game against the Sox by keeping Hughes in too long as well
Garcia is what he is. He’s a guy who can go out there and try to mix things up and really think on the mound. Some nights that is going to work and he will be great. He came in with a 3.44 ERA which is very good. But it seems like the Sox feast on guys who are slower throwers like him… It’s a very, very brutal matchup for him.
Posada has a .143 BA against Lester. So I would’ve definitely went the Dickerson route. But Posada’s feelings would be hurt even more if Joe made that move.
I don’t understand Posada at first. Swisher plays 1B and then put in a OF in right to replace him. Seems dumb to play guys out of position.
good pitch….
Garcia has al west/NL stuff. He can’t face boston.
“Lester looked like he didn’t know where his ball was going that inning.”
Ok, but that goes back to the saying, “if you can’t control the ball, don’t throw inside.” It was bad enough he hit Tex, but on top of that he may have caused serious injury, and on top of THAT, he hits our all-star catcher just two batters later! And this is supposed to be one of the best pitchers in the league.
Garcia, by no means, isn’t good. 10 years ago he was, but not now. Hopefully he can give some innings tonight and recover, but who knows.
“If you don’t know where the ball is going then you shouldn’t be on the mound. Its that simple. I’m so sick of getting hit by this punk team”
This isn’t some bum on BAL’s team. Lester is a good pitcher. Every now and then, guys lose the plate. You should understand that. Haven’t you been watching AJ pitch for the last few years?
joeman June 7th, 2011 at 7:51 pm
# Tyler June 7th, 2011 at 7:50 pm
joeman June 7th, 2011 at 7:49 pm
it’s CC and pray…..they are going to put Montero in a trade for SP…don’t have any idea who but they will
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Colon has been pretty darn good too….
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bottom will fall out on him
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Where is your evidence of that? I can see the Garcia argument because his stuff isn’t that good. Colon has had great stuff all year. And great results all the way back to spring training..
Random thought… I dislike Gerrit Cole.
Tyler,
So how do you explain Burnett against them since he came over here?
pull the plug please
GET HIM OUT ALREADY
“Ok, but that goes back to the saying, “if you can’t control the ball, don’t throw inside.” It was bad enough he hit Tex, but on top of that he may have caused serious injury, and on top of THAT, he hits our all-star catcher just two batters later! And this is supposed to be one of the best pitchers in the league.”
I agree. After hitting Tex, he shouldn’t have tried to go inside again. I’d be surprised if he goes inside again.
and what do you know.. He fails and gives the run right back.. Unbelieveable.. 87 mph junk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Laser show from the damn midget
Ayala is warming…
Why not just plunk him if you’re going to give him a free pass?
Faiaz-
I was hoping for Dickerson also but Dickerson is a lefty so Girardi might not have wanted to go lefty-lefty…. only thing i can think of even though I know that Posada doesn’t exactly fare well against Lester either…
Are joe and larry watching a different game than the rest of us? Yday was an off day in case they forgot.
Someone has to drill Gonzales.
Girardi is just the worst manager sometimes – does he not have eyes? How many times has he seen a pitcher with N O T H I N G ????
# Tyler June 7th, 2011 at 7:52 pm
joeman June 7th, 2011 at 7:51 pm
# Tyler June 7th, 2011 at 7:50 pm
joeman June 7th, 2011 at 7:49 pm
it’s CC and pray…..they are going to put Montero in a trade for SP…don’t have any idea who but they will
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Colon has been pretty darn good too….
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bottom will fall out on him
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Where is your evidence of that? I can see the Garcia argument because his stuff isn’t that good. Colon has had great stuff all year. And great results all the way back to spring training..
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look at his last 4 years of pitching in the majors…tells the story
80 MPH right down the middle
BP for the Sox.
Go job against our rival again at Home.
gotta love when you IBB walk a batter in the 2 inning.
Laura-
Andruw Jones smiles because he’s not only getting a check from the Yankees , but he also gets a check from the Dodgers. No incentive clauses.
Goodnight if Garcia stays in.
Thank you!!!
Good job Joe. Should have never of came out for the second
Retardi learns!
Thank you Joe….its wasn’t getting better….doesn’t mean Garcia stinks…he just didn’t have it tonight.
“Girardi is just the worst manager sometimes – does he not have eyes? How many times has he seen a pitcher with N O T H I N G ????”
I think you posted this too soon.
Send in the trolls…get ready people
Wow, pleasantly surprised with Girardi’s quick hook. I hope we see Noesi in this game
I don’t ever want to see him don another Yankee uniform again. Complete failure against our most hated rival..
Good move by Joe here.
No choice but to pull the plug on him. This was a bad matchup from the start.
Gotta hope Ayala holds it here and we can scratch some runs together against Lester to make this a game again.
Triple-
What do you mean? I just think they simply wear down Burnett. They are a very patient lineup and Burnett isn’t exactly Mr. consistency out there. It is confusing though because he was always great against them with Toronto… maybe the Sox simply get more pumped up for the Yanks?
Ace,
They won’t do anything
But of course, there are the LoHud words of wisdom “you don’t need good pitching to win.”
Girardi has gotten progressively worse in every year as the Yankees manager. Why are you bringing in Ayala right now? Hes not even our long man!
Guys… and gals… let’s just chill with all the negativity… just think of how much better this win is gonna be tonight.
Since Garcia’s got no talent tonight, I recommend watching America’s Got Talent instead of this trash
so does the 3-4-5 on this team right now win 30 games total
“Andruw Jones smiles because he’s not only getting a check from the Yankees , but he also gets a check from the Dodgers. No incentive clauses.”
Well, that explains it.
joeman-
That is the worst argument I’ve ever heard… his last 4 years have nothing to do with this year. The guy finally appears healthy.
Girardi pulling the plug like Jack Kevorkian…..
Tyler,
That was my point. He dominated them when he was with the Blue Jays. What changed?
“Hey 9 year old boy, I’m the other pedroia, want to come to my van and see the laser show”.
RETARDI? That is genius Bryan.
I think we are going to get a real good look at how young Mr Noesi can fare against our biggest rival.
Some nights, pitchers don’t have their good stuff. Tonight, Garcia didn’t even have his bad stuff. LOL!
I’m surprised there is no word on Teixeira. Certainly they X-Rayed it in the clubhouse, and the Doc on call at the stadium has read it.
You can’t allow a pitcher to keep hitting your players,regardless of intent.
Sometimes you have to send a message to knock it off.
It will also force the umps to issue warnings,then auto ejections,wich will prevent future problems.
# Tyler June 7th, 2011 at 7:57 pm
joeman-
That is the worst argument I’ve ever heard… his last 4 years have nothing to do with this year. The guy finally appears healthy.
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yep
Joeman – the back of the rotation is not good, but garcia is fine as a 5th starter…..nova is the problem.
Hopefully Ayala can hold them down and they can get a couple more against Lester and then maybe get him out by the 6th and have a chance against their pen….
Garcia just didn’t have it tonight. Bad command, walking peeps. It happens. Sucks it had to happen tonight.
Triple-
If I knew that, I would probably be a rich man working for the Yanks instead of a medical student haha.
Well that worked out.
Really good move by Girardi to go ahead and make the change there….another hit could have blown the game open. Need to make Lester work again…..grind him out.
Any chance a long term injury to Teixeira means we might give Jorge Vazquez a look? looking for silver linings here..
Thanks faiaz
I came up with that all by myself
“so does the 3-4-5 on this team right now win 30 games total”
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The current 3-4-5 on this team is almost assured not to be the 3-4-5 for the rest of the year.
It hasn’t been, probably, since 2003, and maybe not even then.
Some combination of Colon-Nova-Garcia-Hughes-Phelps-Warren-Trade Acquisition-Etc. will win 30 games, for sure.
Not really sure why you think it has to be Colon, Nova, and Garcia specifically that have to get to your magic number.
Doc Todd-
Better yet the Miami Dallas game is on @ 9.
# Carlo June 7th, 2011 at 7:58 pm
Joeman – the back of the rotation is not good, but garcia is fine as a 5th starter…..nova is the problem.
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would like to somehow see them get a #2 & move Nova to long relief
It might seem like it, but this game is going to come down to the bullpens…..When is the Yanks next off day ???
Tyler – best of luck with your studies. The world needs more yankee fans with scalpels.
Nova is hanging on by a thread.
If he does not get better,we have 20 options to replace him & hughes could soon be one of them.
Mitchell,noesi,etc…
YankeesWFAN RT @TylerKepner: Freddy Garcia has made 312 major league starts. Only one was shorter than that (last July 24).
Don’t blame Garcia for this outing. It’s not like he mentally choked. If you’ve been watching any of his previous outings, then this shouldn’t be a surprise. He simply does not have the velocity or command to navigate through a lineup like this. He didn’t look any different out there tonight then he normally does…the only difference is the approach of the hitters against him.
When all is said and done, Garcia is just a stop-gap for Hughes, or any starter the Yankees bring in in a trade. He’ll help this team by pitching well against bottom feeders that they do have to beat, but he won’t be starting any playoff games for us.
Freddy had nothing tonight, and the offense may not be able to come back all the way, but the biggest concern by far has got to be Tex. I hope he’s okay, not just for the team but as a player and a human being. It was pretty awful to see.
Jorge Vazquez actually translates into Shelley Duncan.
its only the 2nd inning . .chill out guys . .long way to go
dtaylor1923 June 7th, 2011 at 8:00 pm
Any chance a long term injury to Teixeira means we might give Jorge Vazquez a look? looking for silver linings here..
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was thinking the same thing. He’s not on the 40man though. So they would have to release someone. What they might do is move Swisher to 1st.
didnt even take his bat off his shoulder….
Jones looking like a statue there…gotta use the bat buddy
Pat M,
Yanks play 16 straight starting tonight….next off day is the 23rd
Garcia had a few starts last season where he just didnt have it.
Unfortunately, this was inevitable. The Bats are just gonna have to pick The Chief up tonight.
Do not trade Montero.
This team is not that good and will not win the WS….the Sox ae better they just started 2-10 OTHERWISE WE ARE 5-6 OUT.
Rebuild for next year.
So all of a sudden Lester has control again? Weird, Wild
Carlo-
Thank you so much. I officially begin my first year in August. It almost feels surreal, nerve wrecking, and exciting at the same time.
# joeman June 7th, 2011 at 7:56 pm
so does the 3-4-5 on this team right now win 30 games total
# G-C June 7th, 2011 at 8:00 pm
“so does the 3-4-5 on this team right now win 30 games total”
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The current 3-4-5 on this team is almost assured not to be the 3-4-5 for the rest of the year.
It hasn’t been, probably, since 2003, and maybe not even then.
Some combination of Colon-Nova-Garcia-Hughes-Phelps-Warren-Trade Acquisition-Etc. will win 30 games, for sure.
Not really sure why you think it has to be Colon, Nova, and Garcia specifically that have to get to your magic number.
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did you read what I wrote…above
Now Lester settles in – seen this script before.
Last year against the Sox Garcia went 7 innings and gave up 2 runs against them for a win
Jones looked like Bobby Abreu playing right field.
Anyone think hope Teixeira miss less 15 days most?
If David Cone is correct and teams really are interested in Nunez then the Yankees need to hop on that ASAP. They could replace him immediately with Pena.
yup, Freddy gives you a QS most nights…..but he does throw a clunker in there every now and then
# nhyankeefan June 7th, 2011 at 8:04 pm
Do not trade Montero.
This team is not that good and will not win the WS….the Sox ae better they just started 2-10 OTHERWISE WE ARE 5-6 OUT.
Rebuild for next year.
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Montero might not be that good
As much as I hate the Hobbit, I do feel sorry for him in one respect. I can’t imagine what it must be like to be famous and be related to a child molester. That can’t be easy.
Is it safe to say this game is not going well?
LockDown June 7th, 2011 at 8:02 pm
dtaylor1923 June 7th, 2011 at 8:00 pm
Any chance a long term injury to Teixeira means we might give Jorge Vazquez a look? looking for silver linings here..
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was thinking the same thing. He’s not on the 40man though. So they would have to release someone. What they might do is move Swisher to 1st.
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so about that silver lining…oy vey.
That’s a generous base hit.
That’s a hit? Ok, sure.
Scutero played that ball horribly….just awful.
Error
infielders are going to be gifted on this homestand, because if they make an error against Jeter, it’s going to have to be so blatantly awful for it to be called an error, and not a hit
13 away now… Come on Grandy, 2 out rally here would be huge.
13 more to go. Predict he’ll get #3000 against the Cubs-18th maybe.
How can a major league shortstop not make that play??
Montero might not be good at all and if they trade him without bringing him up then that tells me all I need to know….the yankees know the hype is greater than the reality.
DocTodd June 7th, 2011 at 8:07 pm
Error
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A little home town scoring
Give the fans what they want!
Jeter will either get 3000 on the last day of the homestand or the first game in Wrigley….it’ll be around then most likely.
If I’m the opposing manager, I defend Jeter with a pitcher, catcher, and 7 infielders..
I would have like to see Jeter swipe 2nd here…. get in scoring position with 2 outs.
So much for Lester’s “iffy” command
Was Tony Gwynn the one who hit a homer for his 3000th hit?
dtaylor1923, there is no silver lining if Teix misses time. His injury sapped the energy out of me. But I am also concerned about 1st base. I think swisher may be our option atm. Hopefully it’s just a bruise for Teix
Who is a likeable redsock?
blake….Thanks, Giradi might let Ayala go deep tonight and look at the big picture…It’s one game in 16 straight….
Joeman – get a #2, get hughes back, and then the rotation is a championship caliber rotation.
Cc
#2
Burnett
Colon
Hughes
Garcia long relief
Nova has options, back to AAA
A 2 run blast would have been sweet there……
You could trade any prospect because “they might not wind up being that good”…..they aren’t trading Montero unless something really good is made available and right now it doesn’t look like there will be.
Yankee Trader-
I think it was Boggs.
# Carlo June 7th, 2011 at 8:08 pm
Montero might not be good at all and if they trade him without bringing him up then that tells me all I need to know….the yankees know the hype is greater than the reality.
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Carlo ..could it be possible they don’t want to bring him up because if he bombs his trade value will take a hit..so they play it safe and leave him in the minors
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BTW…will be in Vegas for July 4th
Rickey Henderson I believe hit a dinger for # 3,000
Boggs I know hit a homer for his 3000th.
A likable Red Sox player?? I guess the only guy I don’t hate is Salty..
“Who is a likeable redsock?” Is that trick question?
Joeman – I think that’s absolutely what they are doing.
Love the july heat out there. Good time of year to go because its less crowded.
Its amazing how we never get borderline calls against this team
Tyler-
Thanks, it was Wade Boggs. I just googled it.
What kind of surgery are you going into.
Carlo June 7th, 2011 at 8:13 pm
Joeman – I think that’s absolutely what they are doing.
Love the july heat out there. Good time of year to go because its less crowded
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I will lay around the pool at the Bellagio for a grand total of 15 mins
LOL no not at all Jacob(I miss Lost)… I was trying to think of one but could not come up with anything so I just wanted to check if my sentiments are shared by others.
The only likeable Sox I can think of is Francona
I do find it funny how boston games their schedule to be sure we face their best guys every series and we just throw whoever at them unless we are gifted an opportunity to make a tweak with an off day into the series. Beckett and Lester are locks to face us every time we play them.
Carlo June 7th, 2011 at 8:10 pm
Joeman – get a #2, get hughes back, and then the rotation is a championship caliber rotation.
Cc
#2
Burnett
Colon
Hughes
Garcia long relief
Nova has options, back to AAA
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That’s how I see it too.
BUT I am not willing to give up our future for a possible 2011, since it’s not guaranteed. In other words, I won’t give up Banuelos and I would like to keep Betances, especially when trading for a rental.
Carlo,
I have been saying that for years. The Mets used to tweak their rotation always as well when they used to be good
Joeman – exactly, people ask me why I go in the summer months. Where I am, its 67 degrees at all times with fresh oxygen pumping.
LockDown June 7th, 2011 at 8:10 pm
dtaylor1923, there is no silver lining if Teix misses time. His injury sapped the energy out of me. But I am also concerned about 1st base. I think swisher may be our option atm. Hopefully it’s just a bruise for Teix
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agree wholeheartedly. just making light of an otherwise sh*tty situation.
# Carlo June 7th, 2011 at 8:16 pm
Joeman – exactly, people ask me why I go in the summer months. Where I am, its 67 degrees at all times with fresh oxygen pumping.
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LOL..
Carlo….unfortunately we don’t have 3 great starters right now to line up vs Sox…It sucks
Damnit the delay on a Tex-update is a killer.
You kidding me – walking Saltalamacchia twice !!!
dtaylor1923, there is no silver lining if Teix misses time. His injury sapped the energy out of me. But I am also concerned about 1st base. I think swisher may be our option atm. Hopefully it’s just a bruise for Teix
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agree wholeheartedly. just making light of an otherwise sh*tty situation.
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Yeah I know. It’s really upsetting
Yankee Trader-
Just starting my first year of Med School this year. I have some ideas of what I want to get into but I’ve heard that can totally change after seeing everything.
Tyler,
congrats and good luck!
38 dogs – agree, I like francona a lot actually. Class act in a sea of dbags.
Doctodd – right, I agree, we don’t have 3 good ones right now but even when we did, we never actually tweaked stuff to make sure we had them lined up. Even in 2009 with cc, aj, andy, we never ran those 3 out there against them after the opening series of the year.
BloggingBombers Teixeira update: Left the game with right knee contusion. X-rays were negative. Will be reevaluated tomorrow.
X-rays negative on Teixeira. Right knee contusion. Reevaluated tomorrow. I honestly thought it was broken. The guy could barely walk off the field even with help.
It’s hard not to like Francona
Oy vey.
The first place Yankees go down 4-1 to the Sox and suddenly people are talking about next season. Gotta love Yankee fans.
Tyler – don’t be an ob….I was in a delivery room last week and that’s a thankless job with some tough to stomach obstacles involved.
blake-
Thanks! Just enjoying my last summer of freedom watching the Yanks for a while haha.
Wow that is great great news on Tex….hopefully he won’t be out too long.
Right knee concussion??? How is that even possible???
We’re dooooooooomed.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS, x-ray’s negative.
day to day…he’ll sit 5 days
Carlo-
I’m thinking oncology (another pretty tough emotional field) or maybe family practice. Not totally sure yet though but yeah I don’t know if being in the delivery room is for me haha.
Tex is going to be ok
conTusion Nick
No break – knee contusion. Whew.
Tyler,
eh you’ll make time to catch a few games
Per Michael Kay on YES, Teix’s x-ray was negative, diagnosis right knee contusion. Thank goodness, but that’s pretty painful.
And a base hit for Jorge
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basically a bruise
Damn, that’s good news. I thought it was a broken knee cap. Day to day is good.
hip hip….1st righty hit of the season
Posada is gonna get hot
I swore tex was done for the balance of his contract from the posts here. Everyone needs to take it easy when trying to diagnose yankee injuries.
Look, posada got a hit, life as we know it is upside down.
I think the medical term is Tex has a boo boo
Look out – the have opened the stupid door to Lo Hud. Brace yourself.
So close
Little short Arod..
man the ball is carrying like crazy tonight….that almost went out.
It would be something if Jorge helps start this comeback… great to see.
Just starting my first year of Med School this year. I have some ideas of what I want to get into but I’ve heard that can totally change after seeing everything
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good luck kid
That is absolutely huge new on Tex. This game is very secondary to his health.
Oncology is my vote – those guys/girls are gods in my book.
the best case for the Yankees would be for Jorge to turn things around.
look at cano taking on 1 – 0. nice.
Lester already at 60 pitches…if our pen keeps it close, the Yankees can come back and win this.
Jorge not doubled off first = moral victory.
did some editing of Lester’s wikipedia page for fun.
# Carlo June 7th, 2011 at 8:26 pm
Oncology is my vote – those guys/girls are gods in my book.
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I agree
So Lester all of a sudden “found” is command?
Drat . . .
dammit…nancy drew.
Good grief…..2 lasers and JD Drew pulls one out of his behind
its been one of those games.
Bojo – gotta avoid the 6 pitch inning later in the game as well. How does that idiot catch that. Man that stings.
blake-
I’m sure i’ll make time to catch a few. Almost went to Med School in the Bronx. I got in but ultimately couldn’t afford it.
Wow that really sucks. two balls that should have dropped in that inning. tough to get any momentum this year so far against these idiots.
Thanks joeman. Appreciate it. I’ll probably need lots of luck haha.
Neither the Yankees or Sox are going to run away with the division. These two teams are going to battle it out all season.
And tbh it doesn’t really matter cause at the end of the day both teams will be in the playoffs.
Lester will find a way to make it into the 7th inning now.
Tyler,
understandable…..I’ll be paying student loans until forever.
I’m still ticked at Leiter for saying that Lester is the best LHP in the game. I don’t know about everybody else but I’m taking CC and Lee any day over Lester.
Faiaz June 7th, 2011 at 8:10 pm
Who is a likeable redsock?
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Mostly dead ones
Babe Ruth
Ted Williams
Tony Conigliaro
Red Rolfe
and a few live ones
Sparky Lyle
Maybe Johnny Damon
Francona no class act. Ass act more appropriate. Argue whine about calls, go after umpires like mad man
Girarid said Tex is day to day….good deal.
well since the Yankee offense is letting Lester off the hook, maybe we can talk about the farm.
X-rays on Tex are negative
Tyler,
Me too. its amazing how cc gets over looked time after time after time. It makes me sick. Some people would probably take cliff lee over him. Amazing!
Great news Blake
# Tyler June 7th, 2011 at 8:31 pm
I’m still ticked at Leiter for saying that Lester is the best LHP in the game. I don’t know about everybody else but I’m taking CC and Lee any day over Lester.
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CC Lee & Lester is the order
I think CC is the best LHP in baseball….he’s money in the bank.
Letting Lester off the hook
Finally a real test for Noesi. Hope he’s got something in that arm.
Look at Jorge pickin uhm over there.
Ellsbury is leading the league in stolen bases with 22. A superb lead-off hitter. Gardner is not as good unfortunately for us.
Francona is a good guy. Respects the game. Respects his opponents. Every manager argues.
joeman June 7th, 2011 at 8:34 pm
# Tyler June 7th, 2011 at 8:31 pm
I’m still ticked at Leiter for saying that Lester is the best LHP in the game. I don’t know about everybody else but I’m taking CC and Lee any day over Lester.
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CC Lee & Lester is the order
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That’s my order also joeman. It’s not a slight to Lester at all but he’s simply not the best LHP in the game.
How about not throwing a triple Noesi….geez Posada has saved him twice
Ellsbury is a better hitter than Gardner….more power and just a better bat overall.
beautiful
Martin hoses him….what a throw
What a gun!!
Nice work Russell. Making ellsbury look like gardner.
Yea Molina… I mean Martin.
# Ace June 7th, 2011 at 8:34 pm
Letting Lester off the hook
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after the 33 pitch 1st inning and a clean 2nd ….it will be tough to get him now, have to do the damage to the BP
Pedroia could have been called for interference too no?
Noesi is good…..95 on the black there….nice
I agree with cc, lee, lester…..though I will say there is an argument to be made that lester has the best pure “stuff” of the 3 for whatever that’s worth. Not the best pitcher of the 3, however.
If Noesi can paint the corner like that, he’ll have a nice future.
This is a big inning coming up. Batters need to make Lester throw over 20 pitches…run his pitch count up to mid 80s….
TAKE PITCHES!
I think you could argue that Lester is the best on a given night….but CC is so darn consistent and eat up so many innings and has been doing it for so long….like I said, he’s money in the bank.
Blake, Noesi will work his way into the rotation before July. He’s good and he doesn’t rattle. he also has a decent move to hold the runners close.
Time to start chipping away.
Of course Swisher couldn’t have done that last time
# Carlo June 7th, 2011 at 8:39 pm
I agree with cc, lee, lester…..though I will say there is an argument to be made that lester has the best pure “stuff” of the 3 for whatever that’s worth. Not the best pitcher of the 3, however.
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you rather have a soon to be 31 year old CC or a 27 year old Lester
I think it was interesting that they were talking about Lester being cutter happy before the game and how Francona thinks it’s affected his curveball…..does that sound familiar at all?
Swish looking much, much better.
GB7,
I think you may be right….he’s been impressive from what I’ve seen. You’ve always said he was good.
what the hell type of swing was that??
Jones’ mellowness reminds me of Melo.
Do they have problems to beat Sux?
in danger of 1-6, I think this game is gone.
Andrew Andrew Andrew…..he just closes his eyes and swings for the fences..
my goodness, andruw looks lost. Yeah, he may run into one every once and a while, but, not exactly looking good, just hacking, it seems.
Andruw Jones’ approach at the plate is just awful. I hate that home run or bust approach. He’s never going to do anything with that pitch… Work the pitcher.
The hit by Posada was the 1st, this year against a lefty.
Where was that hit Swish with the bases loaded.
Prediction-Andruw Jones will be released this homestand.
Remember when it looked like Lester wouldn’t get through 4 innings?
Now he is back on pace for 6-7.
Joeman – over the next 4 years, CC. Just more durable.
Andrew has that one 2 homer game to hang his hat on……but his swing is just so long he doesn’t have much chance against good pitchers. I’m still not sure he will stay on this team for the long haul
Another hit for the Cap….he might get it on the homestand yet
Come on Yankees let’s get back in this we need a big hit.
Curtis just needs a high fly to RF and it’ll go out….jet stream in full effect tonight.
My guess is that Lester ends up throwing 127 pitches when it’s all said and done.
Vasgersian and Coney enjoyable to listen to
i was thinking Jones might make it until chavez comes back, not so sure…
GB-
Are you thinking of a rotation, come July of CC ,AJ, Colon, Hughes and Noesi?
Pitching carefully to get to Posada here.
Wow Jetes
Granderson is hitting .237 in his last ten games with 12 strike outs. I hope he recovers quickly.
We have to score for Posada to bat in this inning.
Actually, not.
Back on pace for them to have to use more than bard/purplebon.
curtis got a steady diet of breaking stuff over the weekend.
gotta watch for the low curve
or that
it’s good to see some grinding ab’s against lester but they need to break through against him
Then Lester stares at home after it…. I just want them to knock this guy out. His and Beckett’s slow walk to the dugout makes me sick.
who cares about staring in.
you want to stop it, then hit the ball.
the game is gone. NBA time
Tyler – I’ve been talking about it for years. Lester gets a pass from fans because he’s a feel good story and I get that, but many f’in aholes have beaten diseases before and it doesn’t mean they are good people. He’s been mimmicking beckett for years now. The camoflouge garb under the jersey, the necklaces, the 35 steps from the mound to the 1st/3rd baseline after an inning at a snails pace. I absolutely can’t stand the kid. If u were an oncologist, you could have treated him and then replaced his elbow ligaments with his testes.
Noesi is definitely staking a claim for a rotation spot. Nova needs to step up.
guess you need to throw it right down the middle to get a call
ac1 June 7th, 2011 at 8:53 pm
who cares about staring in.
you want to stop it, then hit the ball.
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Yes I know that. I said I wish they would knock him out.
What’s really painful is listening to O’Neill and Leiter just screw around all game.
Absolutely unnecessary bat flip….someone get drilled now.
Arte u effing kidding me with that bat flip? Are u kidding me? I don’t care who is on the mound. That’s an automatic fking drill job his next at bat.
Carlo-
I have a ton of respect for what he has been through and I have no idea what type of guy he is off the field. I’m sure he’s a great guy. He just irks me on the field. A lot of that probably is due to him being on the Red Sox though haha.
really wish that the Yankees had the ability to win big games…its so sad to watch
would really like to have Ortiz as a DH next year
Not sure we needed the bat flip and pose. Only thing he missed was the Bryce Harper Kiss Blow. Steroid freak.
Yankee Trader June 7th, 2011 at 8:48 pm
GB-
Are you thinking of a rotation, come July of CC ,AJ, Colon, Hughes and Noesi?
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Eventually, yeah. Nova will be a new version of Wang, but, Noesi is better. Except on that pitch.
this is embarrassed.
where is Yankee’s big hit against Sux? NONE
what will they say if they are swept, again, in their own stadium?
and some people here still believe that we have a better offense then they do. Jerkface can throw out all the stats he wants but almost every time we play them they score 5 + runs
Ortiz better get drilled next time for that crap bat flip
Sux hitters are always way to comfortable against us. Nobody does a thing about it.
Leiter say Ortiz deserve to show up pitcher. Leiter lame
Yankees are awful in the first game of a series no matter where it is, and the west coast teams are all .500 teams.
yuck
I usually never call for someone to drill a hitter, but I will be very disappointed if Ortiz is not smoked in the ribs next time up.
UnKnown,
Well when Joba tried to do something about it a few years ago everyone in baseball blasted him
Carlo,
They won’t do anything. Its not the Yankee way
drill that mother fxxxker, on head
Noesi is better than Wang was? Really. Interesting in that he has pitched only 10 innings in the major leagues.
and some people here still believe that we have a better offense then they do. Jerkface can throw out all the stats he wants but almost every time we play them they score 5 + runs
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I’m glad you always believed in the red sox.
It looked like Noesi brushed him back one pitch before he nailed that homer…
This game was over when our awful starting pitcher gave up 3 runs in the first inning.
Didn’t see that bat flip live but looking at the replay, that is an absolute showboat. Noesi wasn’t throwing at him. He’s a rookie in his first Yanks-Sox game. I hate seeing the ‘roider laughing it up with Millar…
Triple – the other side of the argument when comparing offenses is that our pitching isn’t all that good and they throw their best guys at us as often as they can. We’ve played them 7 times this year. We’ve thrown garcia twice, nova once and won, a comically tapped out hughes, colon once, and cc twice.
wow he is slow.
Flips the bat and has a casual stroll around the bases, the guess Fatty has solved the roids in the shake mystery and can relax now. I am eagerly awaiting the results in the post game!
Jerkface,
No idea what you mean by that?
well it didn’t help that garcia was less that potent and the bullpen was needed in the 2nd inning. If they can hold the Sox and get to Lester sooner, they still have a chance. A slim one but they have got to stop giving up runs.
I called it. posada heating up now 2 for his last 2 vs lefties
First pitch strike right down the middle every AB to Alex. He needs to swing.
that said – i won’t be watching the rest of the game.
# Carlo June 7th, 2011 at 9:01 pm
I usually never call for someone to drill a hitter, but I will be very disappointed if Ortiz is not smoked in the ribs next time up.
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that won’t happen
Posada sniffing near . 200…..
Come on A-rod… maybe that will wake them up here.
Nothing will happy to Papa Steroids. The Yankees never do anything.
And I was all for Joba going after Youk, let the baseball people say whatever they want. 2 HBP tonight on the Yankees, plus that bush flip by Steroid. Time for a beaning.
Tough to know what to make of this game. The Tex thing was scary and may have affected the Yankees. We had our fourth best starter lining up against their best, and he turned in his worst effort of the year. We sent in a rookie to limit the damage. Still a lot of time left in the game and we may make a dent or even come back against the Sox bullpen. Strange game. It does not feel like the usual Yankee-Sox game.
Wasn’t really anticipating a sweep, anyhow.
Carlo,
Fair enough
No idea what you mean by that?
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Right now I’d say the red sox offense is doing better, they have a higher avg and obp and OPS+ by 1 point. Before, when I said they did not have a better offense, they were worse than the yankees. Despite the lead though the yankees have scored 3 more runs than the sox in 2 less games.
But you are implying that the Red Sox have always been better, which means you believed in them from the start. I am glad you were behind them all the way.
BD (Boston Dave) June 7th, 2011 at 9:04 pm
First pitch strike right down the middle every AB to Alex. He needs to swing.
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Looks like he caught Bobby Abreu syndrome from Anaheim haha.
Does anyone ever call out A-Rod? The two and three hitters have carried the offense this year.
Of course it won’t happen. We don’t throw inside to ortiz with purpose. He moved his feet once in yankee stadium over the last decade and I think it was because someone asked him about the roids news.
Maybe Posada hitting wel tonightl, because he’s in the field.
three innings in a row they got the leadoff man on no?
GoldGlove9486 June 7th, 2011 at 9:06 pm
Does anyone ever call out A-Rod? The two and three hitters have carried the offense this year.
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80% of this blog called A-Rod out for years
I mean this season. We call out a lot of guys, but I don’t hear much about the guy making $31 million or whatever this season. He’s lucky Grandy and Tex have carried the team.
Where are those hits with RISP?
It feels like this is how all our games vs lester go. Plenty of baserunners, not enough cashing in. He hasn’t baffled us in one of his 3 starts this year.
I am sure they won’t score run right here.
Prove me wrong, swish!
This team is outclassed by Bos. Not even close really. Their SP is too good.
1-23. How is one so terrible? has to change.
This team is outclassed by Bos. Not even close really. Their SP is too good.
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Someone probably said this in 09.
finally a clutch hit
There’s the change I was calling for!
Much better
Keep on grinding Yanks!!!
Swisher is sooooo important to this lineup.
Got the Roid bomb back.
Ok Swish!
Swisher has come alive….which is a pretty big development for the Yanks….Martin has swung the bat well tonight as well. Great swing.
Pinch hit for Jones before he gets his golden sombrero.
Hey, that’s progress for jones.
Jerkface,
What Yankee hitter raises his game and dominates their pitchers like Pedroia,Youkolis, Ortiz and now Gonazlez does?
“Swisher is sooooo important to this lineup.”
he really lenghens it when he hits.
I can’t wait for a righty pitcher….this way Manny Ramirez won’t be playing left field for us anymore.
wish we had an OF prospect ready to come up…
Okay shut them down Yankee bullpen . . .
have to agree Jones is a waste
I hope it’s Gardner in left from here on out.
Triple-
That hitter would be Johnny Damon!!!LOL
First pitch pop up… good lord Andruw.
Jones needs another 2 homer night to buy himself more time
What Yankee hitter raises his game and dominates their pitchers like Pedroia,Youkolis, Ortiz and now Gonazlez does?
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This is narrative BS. Cano hits like .400 in Fenway. Pedroia hits .259 .394 .370 .764 in yankee stadium
Adrian Gonzalez is hitting .200 against the yankees this year.
Yanks bench is thin. Should go Gardy in LF but might be tough.
Raises game?
Jeter and Posada have 2 hits each.
Jerkface,
How about looking at overall numbers instead of home or away splits. Tex has what 1 or 2 hits against them this year where as Gonzalez has about 40
Martin having a nice night.
You think Ortiz is bad, you should have been around for Mr. Cadillac himself, # 44 Reginald Martinez Jackson….Now that was the pose of all poses and then of course was his trot…..Can’t have it both ways guys….
Guys like Garcia can shut down the As and Orioles no problem but get smacked around by big-time hitting teams like Boston.
Which is why, even if our smoke and mirrors pitching gets us to the playoffs, they are in for a rude awakening against a team like BOS. Their lineup is beastly. Aside from CC, they will probably put up a good amount of runs against any of the others.
Andy was so important for us and it’s showing. A guy who always stood up in these big games and shut teams like BOS down in big spots despite his lesser stuff… something the Garcias of the world can’t do.
I wish some posters would “raise their game” when the Yankees were losing and stop throwing in the towel by the 2nd inning.
ac1-
Justin Maxwell-hitting .260 with .945 OPS, but strikes out alot.
Andruw needs to get it together. No patience at all.
I think our AAA option for a righty OF is Maxwell. But I don’t know… Andruw better up his game
How about looking at overall numbers instead of home or away splits. Tex has what 1 or 2 hits against them this year where as Gonzalez has about 40
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Gonzalez is hitting .200 ALL YEAR against the Yankees. Its also only been like 6 games, calm down.
this is where they should throw one high & tight
Lester is the only pitcher on the Sox who actually worries me. Lackey, Laptop and Beckett are far less consistent. Their pen is garbage. If they are actually better than the Ynaks, it is only slightly better and only because their offense is more consistent. To say they are way better than the Yanks is an exaggeration.
EA,
Garcia gave up 2 runs in 7 innings last year against the Sox
Any chance we get a look at Brandon Laird?
I tell ya, he gave up the homer to Ortiz but I really like Noesi.
EA-
Garcia won’t even sniff the rotation in the Playoffs.
Jerkface,
Sorry but its getting a bit frustrating losing game after game against them.
Pat M. June 7th, 2011 at 9:16 pm
You think Ortiz is bad, you should have been around for Mr. Cadillac himself, # 44 Reginald Martinez Jackson….Now that was the pose of all poses and then of course was his trot…..Can’t have it both ways guys….
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But Ortiz is a Red Sock!
Why are they swinging at 3 and 1 pitches?
Justin Maxwell has been on the disabled list for a few days, and Jesus Montero has an eye infection
ac1-
attached SWB stats:
http://web.minorleaguebaseball.....38;cid=531
I believe Lester threw almost 130 pitches last time out…..didn’t think he would come out this inning
and he swings at ball 4. amazing
gotta think this is lester’s last inning.
nunez almost out ran agon!
Beckett is having a great year. He is anything but inconsistent this year. His back is not bothering him and unfortunately, he’s doing well. Just check the stats. As far as ERA and strikeouts go, he’s at the top with the other premier pitchers.
Unfortunately, the Big Crapi HR is looming large right now. Would feel a lot better at 4-3.
Good play by Gonzalez.
man none of those AAA numbers stand out other than JV’s homeruns.
Alex could possibly get to 3,000 hits next year or early 2013
Tyler….Good point about Ortiz….
another swing on a 3 and 1 count
Two 3-1 counts, two ground balls. They are down by three runs.
All these good defensive plays by them has really hurt as well.
Jeter’s 3-1 was a strike and a hard hit to the wrong place…
Uhm…I would rather players swing at 3-1 pitches that are strikes than get down 3-2 in the count. Jeter hit that on a line…almost knocked the elf down.
SWB losing to Charlotte 7-2. Brackman and Texeira hit hard. Release Texeira and add Whelan to 40 man and bring up .
3-1 again…
3 3 and 1 counts and 3 outs. You can’t win like that
jeters was a good 3-1 swing.
All three outs were made on 3-1 counts.
that is just not good.
Well, at least the Jeter Grounder Counter ticked up a couple points today.
http://jetergroundercounter.com if you wanna keep track too.
Brackman has been worthless so far.
Demote him to AA and bring up Banuelos to AAA.
Tyler, wait until you do the first cadaver disections…gruesome, but quite interesting….
Lester gutted out 6 here. What aces do. Memo to Cash. Get a frontline SP
Yankee Trader-
What’s up with Brackman? I really thought he turned a corner last year… do you think he’s going to be converted to the ‘pen? They have to get him up to the big leagues soon with his major league contract and he’s already 25-26 years old…
Lester gutted out 6 here. What aces do. Memo to Cash. Get a frontline SP
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Who?
Lester was working on 8 days rest.
“Lester gutted out 6 here. What aces do. Memo to Cash. Get a frontline SP”
sure…hey is Lester available?
Doc-
That’s what I hear. Anatomy used to be the first course of first year but they are still finalizing curriculum this year so I’m not sure if it will be yet…
Good news is Lester doesn’t look that sharp lately including tonight. Lot of hard hit balls tonight and men left on. He didn’t look good.
Last time I checked, CC is a frontline starter. Colon might qualify too if he keeps on his current pace.
noeisi is looking really good after a few rough spots. two impressive innings
YT,
Youre probably right… Whelan is going to get the call eventually and Tex hasnt done much.
I don’t understand that last pitch sequence to Ortiz. After going inside to knock a hitter off the plate, don’t you then want to go away? Going back inside makes little sense to me, since being brushed off the plate should make a hitter better able to reach those inside pitches.
Other than that one AB (which now looms large) this was a positive outing for Noesi.
Looks like Brackman pitched shutout ball and gave up 4 runs in 6th. Not sure how many of those were let in by Texeira.
If Nova doesn’t get more consistent… in comes Noesi
Kd,
Noesi has thrown 4 innings… and just 2 hits.
Noesi is more consistent in his delivery and throws more strikes than Nova.
teams that are just about done ( I know it’s only june)..Hus,Cubs,SD,Wash,Minn KC…
WEEI:
“John Lackey said that while he thinks he’ll be fine to pitch with his sore elbow for now, he admitted that “it’s going to get worse eventually.”
Lackey said he had “normal soreness” following Sunday’s start in his first game back off the DL, but he concedes that he has “damage” in the elbow and that the cortisone shot he received recently is just a temporary solution. “It’s going to get worse eventually, but the shot got the swelling down so things aren’t hitting against each other. That didn’t feel so good,” he explained. “It’s probably going to be something I have to stay on top of. The guys did a great job of helping me come back, so hopefully we can keep it where it is.” This sounds like something that might eventually require surgery, but it appears that the Red Sox will try to manage the issue well enough to keep Lackey on the mound.”
Tyler-
GB would be the one to ask about Brackman and all the minor leaguers.
Yeah, I’d say Noesi is breathing down Nova’s neck at this point. A little extra motivation could help.
Let’s beat Jenks like drum….
Time to score off of Bobby Stinks
joeman=
Minnesota is on a winning streak!
don’t help Jenks.
Let him implode
# Yankee Trader June 7th, 2011 at 9:38 pm
joeman=
Minnesota is on a winning streak!
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ok ditch Minn
11 base runners and no DP but only 3 runs off Lester… that’s the story so far… plus Noesi and Ayala keeping them in the game.
Gotta get to the pen now.
Beautiful.
looks like it’s his back….
who’s next?
Fat Jenks is scared.
posada batting lefty. let’s see some power
The Twins are still 11 back in the LC of the Tigers and 13 of the Indians……lot of teams to climb over for them to get back in.
They lose Jenks and we lose Tex. seems like a fair tradeoff
Not fun when your back hurts,,been there, done that….
now is their opportunity
What exactly was the reasoning for playing Nunez and his .250 OBP today?
it looks so weird seeing Posada’s name in the #3 spot of the lineup card
he knew to take the 3-1 non-strike.
Finally someone doesn’t swing at a 3 and 1 count and what do you know they end up on base
Alex is due….
Tito must think its too soon for Bard.
Cano will be the 3 man tomorrow.
Might as well play Posada at first again tomorrow, unless Tex can actually play.
where was Albers before he came to the Sox? I don’t remember him at all
If this was the 8th I would say pr PO
Oreos
didnt Albers play for the Os?
Also, they need to get the runs back here…
SD will let go of Harang..Hus would trade Myers..Cubs/ Dempster & Big Z..Wash/Marquis & Hernandez..KC/ nothing there…….so as of right now not much there
Please don’t swing at the next 2
UNREAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So sick of A-Rod….horrible production from him.
unreal that none of these guys can do anything on 3-1 counts.
That was a meatball
five consecutive 3 ball counts, and only one guy has reached base.
Not a good day for A-rod at all… Lots of men left on base.
I’m sorry but doing that against a guy like this in a 3-1 count is bad.
5 3 and 1 counts in a row and only one guy doesn’t swing and winds up on base. What awful awful at bats
I think its safe to say this is a good shot if they are going to get back in it.
Boston is simply in the Yankees’ heads. We get leadoff guys on every inning. We’ve got to stop with the homer approach. A-Rod has been horrible this season.
A-rod was MVP caliber on fire fuego terrifco amazing at the start of the season and then… :/
Embarrassing letting your rival kick your butt in your own stadium time and time again.
Alex has just missed sending 2 balls out to the short porch….just got under both of them.
Hey Harkey is back.
Cano should hammer this guy
Arod like a yo-yo. Up and down and when he’s down, he’s pretty bad. When he’s on, the team follows his lead. Bad game for him tonight in another important series. Nice DP Cano. Pitiful.
BS
predictable. this team has one late inning rally a month it seems
That ball should have been crushed
thanks cano!
Well that pretty much sucked.
Cano and A-Rod….it’s a shock with these two having miserable seasons that the Yanks are in first.
what’s there to even say at this point??
Well the only way they win tomorrow is if they put up 7 or more runs. Well at least we are not facing Lester or Beckett so we should be able to score right?
Why is this series any more important than the others? It is still only June.
12 other teams crush Boston’s bullpen, we are that 13th team…
All of these games are very predictable. They hammer our starting pitching EVERY game.
I think Jeter’s decline has really hurt the offense because he was one of the few consistent hitters. Just about everyone else runs hot or cold.
I’m pretty sure Cano isn’t having a miserable season (on pace for more than 30/110)
22 HR and 60 something RBI in June are miserable? No….Jorge’s season is miserable.
if he strikes him out, he should point at him and blow a kiss.
I define a miserable season as hitting .60 points lower than the previous year. He’s having a miserable season.
Albers Houston-Baltimore. lifetime 5.01 ERA
Our offense is just not consistent. It’s not always about the big home run. We need a string of hits to get rallies going & score RISP. We should have at least 3 hitters batting over .300
sit down fat A$ s
I think Ortiz can be pitched to effectively with a steady diet of high fastballs aimed at his right ear.
I’d like to see that theory tested…Get him to sit down! Move his feet!
I’m pretty sure Cano isn’t having a miserable season (on pace for more than 30/110)
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By his standards pretty miserable, batting under .300 obp under .320. He is supposed to be hitting .350 not under .300.
ac1 June 7th, 2011 at 9:55 pm
if he strikes him out, he should point at him and blow a kiss.
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I would order a Hector Noesi jersey right now.
Lockdown, i would take 3 hitters batting .280 at this point.
Anyone have a positive thought to add? Guess what, after tonight..we’re still in first. Just win the next two if this one slips away.
GoldGlove,
34HR and 110RBI isn’t miserable
And let me know when Cano is hitting .60 points lower than he hit last year.
why is Logan up?
Noesi is toast for the next 3-4 days anyway, so let him stretch out.
only at 55 pitches.
Anyone have a positive thought to add? Guess what, after tonight..we’re still in first. Just win the next two if this one slips away.
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Positive thoughts
1. At least Tex isnt injured
2. Swish is looking more like last year now
3. Posada been on 3 times
4. Noesi looks real good so far this year
JF,
His OPS is right around his career average and throw in 14SB pace.
I reserve the word “miserable” when it actually fits. It doesn’t fit here.
Noesi deserves a start this weekend against Indians in place Garcia on Sunday.
Noesi’s change up has been very effective the last couple of innings….they might have to get him in the rotation soon. He throws a lot of quality strikes.
TheStraw, we only need to take 1 out of this series to stay in 1st place.
“Well the only way they win tomorrow is if they put up 7 or more runs. Well at least we are not facing Lester or Beckett so we should be able to score right?”
RA Dickey shut them down, so Wakefield shutting us down is entirely possible.
We just don’t match up well with them this year. The 05-07 teams had beastly offenses and always hammered Boston pitching, even the good ones. 09 had a lot of fluke games against BOS early.. blown bullpen leads and stuff like that, but they showed they could beat up their starters and it evened out in the end.
This team can’t outslug the Sox the way they did in the past. And they don’t have the type of rotation that can even muster a quality start against the Sox outside of CC. So, they are kind of screwed if the offense remains as hit or miss as it is.
TheStraw,
We have beaten them one time this season. They hammer out starters almost every time and we never beat Lester. What is there to be positive about? Like I said they have a chance tomorrow if they score over 6 runs and then the bats will do the usual against Beckett. 1 maybe 2 runs
Tonight is a fortunate night because Tex’s kneecap isn’t broken….that’s much more important than the outcome of this game.
Bard in–Yankees can hit this guy…
His OPS is right around his career average and throw in 14SB pace.
I reserve the word “miserable” when it actually fits. It doesn’t fit here.
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He is hitting .40 points below last year and his OPS has dropped 80 points. Cano shouldn’t be hitting at his career average, he should be getting better. To go from 870 to 910 down to 830 is a failure of his talents. We are told he is supposed to win a batting title and be one of the best hitters in the league and he is squandering his talent with his poor plate approach. He will never be an elite bat with the kind of approach he has this year.
gb7 was totally right about this noeisi kid. he’ll be in the rotation and may stay there for a while.
just imagine what peter gammons would be saying about him if he played in boston
Bard’s slider is nasty….he’s tough when he gets ahead.
I hate drew, he plays good defense. Robbed martin twice now
they can’t get anything to drop
Nancy has robbed Martin twice tonight….Martin only has one hit but he’s hit the ball really hard….may be coming out of his funk.
JF,
That’s fine… but I don’t want to hear that someone who is on pace for 34HR (~75 XBH), 110RBI, and 14SB is having a miserable season.
It’s simply not true.
calling homerun here
or not
Yanks have hit a lot of At uhm balls tonight….
Swing now Andrew.
That’s fine… but I don’t want to hear that someone who is on pace for 34HR (~75 XBH), 110RBI, and 14SB is having a miserable season.
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Overall its not, but in terms of his career trajectory it is a step back
Jones swings out of his helmet.
Jones has no chance against somebody like Bard…..swing is way too long and bat is way too slow….he has to cheat so much to he a good fastball that anything with a wrinkle is going to buckle him up bad.
thanks andrew!
The HR or bust offense just can’t hit bullpens this yr
Andruw needs to ride the pine for a while.
Cano walk off of Paps?
i don’t care the score or the situation, if i’m in a game where the other team takes out my team’s best hitter and then hits another key player, i’m going to retaliate immediately.
if the yankees start responding immediately, you’ll see this crap stop.
of course, if girardi wants the red sox to feel yankee stadium to be a home away from home, he can continue letting the red sox pitchers hit yankees and get away with it.
Close Miami Dallas game with 2 minutes to play 1st half.
Cano is having a subpar season for him so far….still has time to turn things around…he’s hit the ball hard a couple times tonight….once right at Scutero.
“Tonight is a fortunate night because Tex’s kneecap isn’t broken”
wow, imagine hearing this at 7 pm, lol
Yeah, and we were 0-8 against them in 2009. So what? The individual games in the regular season means bupkus. The only thing that matters is making the playoffs. We win six of nine on the road, we’re the greatest since sliced bread. We lose a few games to the Sox, the world is ending. Gimme a break.
CC gave up 1 run in 5 plus innings but struggled against the Sox his first game and gave up 6 runs in his second game so he is no lock to pitch well either.
Is it too much to ask a Yankee starter to go 7 innings and give up 2 runs or less against this team?
good call to stick with Noesi.
dear god do not bring in Logan to face Ellsbury
This game reminds me of the Hughes start vs the Sawx where he got hammered and Colon came in and shut it down to allow the Yanks to make it close.
Note to board 2009 does not = 2011
Note to board 2009 does not = 2011
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The sentiment is the same. In 09 the yankees looked terrible and the Sox crushed them and it looked like they couldnt beat them. In the end it doesn’t matter.
Triple,
Does it need to?
Yanks were way behind in the standings in 2009. They are in 1st in 2011.
Bottom line is, this was the game we were supposed to lose on paper. AJ vs Wakefield tomorrow and CC vs Beckett Thursday……good chance to still win the series and send them out with a bigger defecit then what they came in with. Truth is, none of these games matter. We’re both making the playoffs and if we went 1-17 against them and won in october, it would be even better.
We r totally outclassed by Bos. Their SP blows us away. We are a frontline starter short this year. That’s on GM.
Note to board : it’s a game in June and they still have several more against the Red Sox. Tonight was their #1 against the Yankees #4 or 5…..it would be a bonus win
Triple-
The point I am trying to make is that the outcome of individual games in May or June are meaningless in October. If the Sox are still handing the Yankees their hat in August or September, I’ll worry then.
niiiiiiiice
Horrible base running but aggressive
boy Ellsbury can run…but not fast enough.
Cone on MLB:
“When Paul O’Neill shows up from Cincinatti, he doesn’t know who they’re playing, I guarantee that. ‘Hey guys, who we playing tonight?’ “
great relay…Cano’s arm comes in handy
out! perfect throws.
12 in a row against the red sox! how many other yankee pitchers have done that? i realize there’s a familiarity factor but that kid can pitch
Exactly, Blake.
Angels have their rally monkey..time for our rally banker…..Insert funny video here
Wow…Granderson to Cano to Alex, man it just doesn’t get better than that……
Totally outclassed=1/2 game better in standings. Hyperbole much?
“When Paul O’Neill shows up from Cincinatti, he doesn’t know who they’re playing, I guarantee that. ‘Hey guys, who we playing tonight?’ “
doesn’t matter….topics will be food and making fun of Kay (which is the best part of having Oneil on)
Gardner coming in for Nunez?
Four solo homers and we win.
that last play to end the inning was thing of beauty!
Saying Noesi was impressive is an inderstatement…he pitches a quality start there.
Nothing would warm my heart more than walking off Papelbum
Paps in …Interesting
This game reminds me of the Hughes start vs the Sawx where he got hammered and Colon came in and shut it down to allow the Yanks to make it close.
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And then Colon went into the starting rotation. What a pitching performance by the rookie tonight!
Noesi was brilliant…no doubt about it. Quality strikes….dude comes at people.
All you ask in these situations is to get the tie run to the plate.
blake,
couldn’t agree more. would be great to see paps explode again and get tossed.
Aggressive swing by Brett, he doesn’t get cowed by Papelbon
Stats up
Stats down
Stats sideways
Throw away the stats for a second and take a good whiff – the Yanks just smell old and are being exposed right now against an offense they can’t keep up with. The opposite was true on the West Coast
It’s too early to say that Boston’s SP “blows us away.” Tonight they had their best starter going against our #4. Beckett is injury-prone, Lackey hasn’t exactly impressed anyone and Dice-K is Dice-K, and we’re only 1/3 of the way through the season. Clearly the Yanks will get someone before the deadline to help, and hopefully Hughes comes back fairly soon and is more the Hughes from the first half of last year.
Looking at the Yanks so far, after 1/3 of the year, the starting pitching — despite basically not having our 2nd best starter all year — have exceeded expectations. It’s our hitters — guys like ARod, who have underperformed. Very few guys in that lineup have performed the way they should be performing so far. They are just way too inconsistent and have sucked in the clutch. So far.
A difference in 2009 was having Andy. An actual pitcher who could pitch good games against them
Well does Burnett retaliate tomorrow. Tune in and see
Boston mafia going for the kneecaps.
It looked like Paps was fighting the urge to plunk Gardner.
Gardner IIRC has always had pretty great at bats against pukey. Good walk there… now steal so there is no DP
One day after Dante Bichette Jr. saw his hope come to fruition by being taken 51st overall by the Bombers, Jordan Cote and Matthew Duran learned their fates would be the same Tuesday.
Cote, a Yankees fan from Red Sox territory in Sanbornton, N.H., was taken 118th overall in the third round. The 6-foot-5, 215-pound right-handed pitcher from Winnisquam Regional High School was named the state’s Gatorade Player of the Year and will make another step in what has already been a wild week when he takes the mound Friday for fourth-seeded Winnisquam in the Division III semifinals against top-seeded Somersworth. The Coastal Carolina recruit enters with a 6-1 record and 0.77 ERA, with 82 strikeouts in 45 1/3 innings. He has publicly said money will play a big factor in deciding whether or not to go to school.
^^^^ Per MLB.com
Cote is from a couple towns away from where I live. Great size for a pitcher.
umps arent going to give paps anything close
Gardner has to run before the DP
get 2 on for Granderson and I’ll be happy
A difference in 2009 was having Andy. An actual pitcher who could pitch good games against them
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In 4 games against the red sox he gave up 13 runs
Gardner isn’t going to run.
He has had low percentage SB and cannot afford to get thrown out here
Send Gardner here
Pukey looks like he is ready to implode again
Take here on 3 – 1 jeter
DO NOT SWING!!!
Jeter swings at a pitch over his head….EMBARRASSING at bat.
Swung at ball four.
Cant believe he swung at that
Effing ball 4. Unreal. That’s just dumb.
Awful Jeter
not only did he swing, but that was ball 4 easily.
inexcusable there
and that was ball 4
Dang it….ball 4
Yet another 3 and 1 count swinging. They are an embarrassment
And Jeter swings at ball 4…He is awful in big spots…
Michael Kay asks if it was ball four…he knows the answer to the question. No one ever calls him out.
On a 3-1 count, how do you swing at ball 4.
Would be pretty funny if Jorge hit a walk off homer….the irony of baseball
Girardi is the effing manager.
PUT THE DAMN TAKE SIGN ON!
couldnt just take a pitch for once
You can guarantee that a Boston hitter would NEVER swing 3-1 at ball 4 in the 9th inning
OMG..I can’t believe he swung at that….took him off the hook…..
Does he need to be told to take a strike there? I mean seriously, how the heck does a guy of his experience do that?
Horrible at bat by the Captain :<
So much for the walk off–thx DJ
Stupid, stupid swing by Jeter
Jerkface,
13 total?
shouldnt have to be told to take but as we have seen, apparently they do.
What is wrong with Derek that he’s so opposed to a walk once in a while? That’s why his OBP is so pathetic as a leadoff hitter.
Jeter fails. Grandy could use a big hit here
Its not just swinging 3-1, it’s the fact that he needs to get on to bring the tying run to the plate.
A walk is the same as a hit, of course.
Cap – I agree, any Sox up to bat in that situation they would have men on 1st and 2nd with no outs. Totally undisciplined by Jeter – changed the complexion of the inning with 1 pitch
Grandy is really struggling lately. Hope he can turn it around quickly.
Granderson looks awful recently. He is really having trouble making contact.
I believe Papelbon will be the quickest to 200 saves in MLB history (games played.)
Granderson is in a funk….I guess it was inevitable that he’d go in one eventually….he was crushing pitches like that earlier
Jeter just killed the whole rally they were building
Jerkface,
13 total?
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4 7 2 and 0 , We have pitchers who can do that: Burnett, CC, Colon
Jeter’s had better swings than Granderson has for the last few games. Whine about him.
The stadium sounds peaceful…how nice for the opposing team’s closer to work…..keep charging those expensive seats guys for fans to eat sushi and play on their phones….Fenway would be rocking with this situation….
Just get on for Alex Jorge…..
get A-Rod up so he can fail again tonight with men on base
I knew it would happen but it is hard to watch Jeter’s decline.
Jeter’s had better swings than Granderson has for the last few games. Whine about him.
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It’s the 3-1 pitch not the swing.
Fenway rocks on every 3-2 pitch. Yankee Stadium is a morgue.
Granderson is out OPSing jeter by 300 points
Take a pitch JOrge!!
Take again here George
If Posada swings here I will shoot him
Jorge will take a walk…
I swear to god, if he swings 3-1, Girardi should be fired immediately.
I’ll be happy if ARod just gets a chance.
He’s hit Pap before.
Hassey-
So what if they”smell old”? How does the rest of MLB smell? News flash….no teams have a .600 winning percentage for the first time since 1982. Parity is here in MLB and pitchers are dominating. Including our pitchers on some days.
Good take Jorge….that’s how you play the game.
Jerkface,
So he pitched well in 3 out of 4 games? I’ll take that any day of the week.
Jorge is alive!
Great game for Jorge….gets the nod at 1B tomorrow I’m sure.
wow Posada on his way back….
DON’T STEAL JORGE!!!
Lets go Yankees!
tie it up arod. one swing away
3 hit night for Jorgie. Tex Wally Pipped? Just kidding.
TheStraw,
Not against the Red Sox
So it comes down to Arod. This is either gonna leave me in elation or in failed misery.
So he pitched well in 3 out of 4 games? I’ll take that any day of the week.
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He gave up 4 runs in one. He was good in 2, average in 1, bad in 1. I don’t see how anyone we have now can’t do that
GoldGlove,
You sound like you should be a Sox fan, why torture yourself watching these games if you’re this bothered?
Now it’s the Yankee fans that are “outclassed”
ac1 June 7th, 2011 at 10:27 pm
Jeter just killed the whole rally they were building
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You’ve got one more chance to say something else more incredibly stupid. Go for it, Chauncy.
All you can ask is to get the tying run to the plate….and it being Alex is even better. He’s been close to leaving the yard twice tonight
$32 million dollars A-Rod. For moments like this one.
that is precisely why posada is valuable on this team.
Take second base here
Granderson has been in a slump lately but has won plenty games for us with his clutch hitting. Jeter has been struggling all year in clutch situations.
again with the first pitch…
dickerson had 2nd too…
A-Rod will fail
right down the middle.. are you kidding me?
Jerkface,
Have you watched our starters this year against them?
swing at the crappy one and watch the good one.
good plan…
Go to RF with it ARod
I was actually hoping that ball would plunk him to give Cano a chance.
Straw – I agree 100% about parity, but that doesn’tmean the Yanks don’t smell old. Mothballs, hand cream and dandruff I believe
I think Alex was guessing off speed on that 2nd pitch.
How many more years of ARod at 32 million a year…..5??
Too bad Jeter had to swing at that crap. They would of had an extra out to work with.
Have you watched our starters this year against them?
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Nova 4 runs, Sabathia 1 run, Colon 3 runs
ARod with the walk-off! Oh wait….crap!
Arrg…
ugh
just effn weak Arod.. Miserable 0-5 night and against Papelbon, who I despise. Awful game!
Another guessing at bat from A-Rod. Don’t worry, he’ll pimp it next time he hits a homer when we’re up or down by six. Somehow, Old Man Ortiz continues to kill the Yankees.
1-6 against these SOB’s…..burns me up
How many more years of ARod at 32 million a year…..5??
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Just this 1.
A-Rod complete failure tonight
Papelblown screamed the little girl screamed!!!!
Lets run that clip on ESPN for the next month!!! how dare a reliever scream!!!
What an dreadful performance by Arod today
Jerkface,
Conveniently left out CC’s 6 run game and the rest of the staff getting blown up
Another game in which our $30 million a year “superstar” does absolutely nothing. Pathetic, A-Rod. Pathetic.
Keith–FL June 7th, 2011 at 10:32 pm
How many more years of ARod at 32 million a year…..5??
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Do you even follow the team?
His salary declines to $20M over the next few years.
Bunch of assholes here
Put that one in the right hand column.
Big deal…get to old man Wakefield tomorrow and have CC lock em down Thursday. Just another game. Still tied for first. Like I said, wait until August or September to worry about whether Sox are better.
Conveniently left out CC’s 6 run game and the rest of the staff getting blown up
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No there was nothing convenient about it, you want to ignore Pettitte getting shellacked in 1 start, I am saying this group can pitch well. There is nothing magical about Andy Pettitte in 09 that is any different from this year. Its been 7 games, get a grip.
@ Keith just this yr it goes down as the yrs go by he makes 29 next season
take off the 6 wins against the Yankees and the Sux are 2 games over .500 what team they are put them in the hall of fame!!
Jerkface,
I didn’t ignore it, I said he pitched 3 out of 4 good games. Andy is one pitcher. What you did is take 3 different pitchers best starts and compare that to Andy’s 3 best starts
I didn’t ignore it, I said he pitched 3 out of 4 good games. Andy is one pitcher. What you did is take 3 different pitchers best starts and compare that to Andy’s 3 best starts
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They’ve only played 7 games, at most we can have like 1 guy with 2 starts against the red sox. One of our starters isnt even in the rotation anymore!
You’re being ridiculous.
If this is 09 and andy pettitte has given up 4 runs and 7 runs against the red sox, you’re complaining about why there isn’t a mike mussina around to pitch well against them (as the yankees were winless against sox at time)