Game 122: Yankees at Twins
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Gameday Thread on Aug 18, 2011 
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YANKEES (74-47)
Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher DH
Andruw Jones RF
Eduardo Nunez 3B
Francisco Cervelli C
Brett Gardner LF
LHP CC Sabathia (16-7, 2.93)
Sabathia vs. Twins
TWINS (54-68)
Ben Revere CF
Trevor Plouffe 2B
Joe Mauer RF
Justin Morneau 1B
Jim Thome DH
Danny Valencia 3B
Rene Tosoni LF
Tsuyoshi Nishioka SS
Drew Butera C
LHP Brian Duensing (8-11, 4.53)
Duensing vs. Yankees
TIME/TV: 8:10 p.m., MY9
WEATHER: Beautiful night at the best ballpark in the American League.
UMPIRES: HP Brian O’Nora, 1B Jim Wolf, 2B D.J. Reyburn, 3B Ron Kulpa
WIN SOME, LOSE SOME: The Yankees are 20-20 in series openers this season. They have gone 28-12 in the second game of series.
TWIN KILLING: CC Sabathia Is undefeated in his last eight regular-season and postseason starts against the Twins, going 7-0 with a 1.46 ERA since August of 2007.
WELL PLAYED: Joe Mauer is making his first career start in right field.
NOT SO WELL PLAYED: In the Twins lineup, only three players — Mauer, Thome and Revere — are hitting better than .244. Thome and Revere are hitting below .260.
UPDATE, 8:36 p.m.: Whatever happens with this home run call, Sabathia’s been hit pretty hard in this first inning.
UPDATE, 8:48 p.m.: Not sure why Gardenhire argued until he was ejected. I thought the replay looked like the Morneau home run was foul. The umpires got the call right, Sabathia got out of the first inning, and the game is still scoreless.
UPDATE, 9:11 p.m.:Trying to write three newspaper stories and play blog babysitter at the same time makes me fall behind a little bit.
Sabathia hasn’t looked good this game. He’s being knocked around a little bit, and the Twins took a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the second. The Yankees, though, answered with Mark Teixeira’s two-run homer in the third. It’s now 3-2.
UPDATE, 9:38 p.m.: It’s a little less exciting now that Eduardo Nunez usually makes all of his throws.
UPDATE, 9:48 p.m.: Back-to-back Yankees homers in the fifth. Nick Swisher’s two-run shot came first, but it’s Andruw Jones’ solo job that raised eyebrows. He just went into the third deck. That was a monster. It’s 6-2 Yankees.
UPDATE, 10:35 p.m.: Sabathia seemed to have settled in for a while there, but now he’s getting hit again in the seventh. The Twins have scored one run in the inning, and they’ve now loaded the bases on Eduardo Nunez’s error.
The twins lineup sucks. CC should be able to get back on track
Go Yankees….Go CC!
Very touching celebration on the 600th HR of Jim Thome, i’m watching the Twins feed…..Certainly a great player and future hall of famer
So no politics in this thread, right? So we can concentrate on baseball?
Long delay here at target field while thome gets his celebration. Game starting late…
Set it right, C.
m,
AMEN!
Alex coming out of the dugout to congratulate thome. All the yankees are clapping and outside the dugout. Very classy
pat,
You think Jeter would have preferred the fishing gear to that stainless steel “thing”?
Congrats Thome….well done. Hope he hits a bunch more homers…..just not this weekend.
The Yankees are always classy…..Thome should have been a Yankee
I think the entire Twins lineup has around 20-21 homers.
“I think the entire Twins lineup has around 20-21 homers.”
Mauer is about 20 short.
m,
Sorry to cut in, but yeah i don’t think Jeter is the selfcentered type of guy, probably that steel thing will end up in the garage
It’s time to go over the ground rules. Hopefully these umps know what ballpark they are in and what’s going on.
luis,
lol. No need to apologize. It’s one big open conversation.
Mauer in RF.
Play Ball!!! Go Yankees!!
Blake-
I take that back. The entire Twins lineup has about as many homers as Granderson alone. Forgot to add Thome the first time.
Hit it to RF, lets see if he can play out there.
Time for CC to get back on track.
Jeter batting .373 against lefties. The entire AL hits him at .314 from right side.
Derek is unconscious right now.
Keep it going Jeter!
He’s just raking right now
Jeter!, wow he is swinging the bat so well lately….wonder if he was hurt at the start of the season
how awesome would it be if Derek got to .300
I hope the ball finds Mauer just like it found Dunn
Couple of things since someone obviously decided to disrupt things again in the past 24 hours or so…
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There was some vague comment about using Sam’s identification to log into the blog. We’re confident that’s never happened. The poster in question wrote that he got into the blog and learned that WCYF and Vineyard Yankee have the same IP address. That’s definitely not true.
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I realize this sort of thing stirs up emotions and worries a lot of people, but things like social security numbers and credit card accounts are in no way accessible through our blog. We don’t have that information. Frankly, this person knows everything there is to know about me — my real name, my real email address, where I work, where I’m from — and I’ve never had any sort of problem.
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People get upset, and I completely understand that, but getting into a back-and-forth argument does no good in this situation. You can’t have a conversation with someone who either doesn’t know how to communicate or doesn’t care to communicate. Like a lot of arguments here, it becomes pointless in a hurry. My request — as always — is to just ignore stuff like this. Email me or Jeff to make us aware of it, but responding does no good. Responding only destroys the useful conversation that would otherwise take place.
Why didn’t Jeter take third on that wild pitch?
Here comes a three run Homer
Jeter’s goal should be hit .300+ for 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014.
He’d be 40 and around 300 hits shy of 4,000.
Talk about special.
chad, can’t u ban the troublemakers either temporarily or permanently?
Nice post, Chad.
thank you chad. that post really helps assuage some fears that people have. hopefully people listen to your suggestions
Sorry about the stupidity Chad. I know your trying to work and must be annoying to come here babysit, we’ll email you if anything. Ty btw
Chad,
Thank you for your kind comments….
Chad-
Thank you for posting the above information.. Many of us already ignore those that post like that.
However we miss the input of Erica, Doreen, SJ44, and CB, as well as many others who have left the blog. Perhaps you have a way of reaching out to them to return.
Let’s go CC!! Get back on track…
nice play. CC is a bit over the middle first 4 pitches.
Nice play by Granderson, that ball was hit really hard.
luis, Betances was sitting 94, according to Donnie Collins. Has settled down, retired 7 straight, & has 7K.
1 home run??? LOL
CC looks bad already. 2 hard hit balls. He has to turn it around tonight. This would be his 4th bad start in a row.
. . .and CC’s troubles continue. Come on big guy!!
J. Alfred Prufrock August 18th, 2011 at 8:36 pm
luis, Betances was sitting 94, according to Donnie Collins. Has settled down, retired 7 straight, & has 7K.===========
Wow, betances is beast-ing tonight.
Two loud outs, he is leaving the ball up and in the middle of the plate
. . . Houston we have a problem.
ouch!!!! double ouch!
CC has nothing tonight
cc loses again.
he sucks tonight
Geezus. This guy just rakes against the Yanks all the time.
CC up and over the middle too much.
CC is still broken
I feel like crying.
It was foul, by inches, but foul
“The poster in question wrote that he got into the blog and learned that WCYF and Vineyard Yankee have the same IP address. That’s definitely not true.”
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Thanks you Chad, you have better things to do I’m sure, but I personally appreciate you setting the record straight on this.
Is there any chance of that ball being foul or is Girardi just trying to buy time for CC?
CC has nothing. His arm is probably tired/dead and the Yanks have to handle him correctly since he has already thrown so many innings this year.
Twins feed shows it went over the pole, probably fair…
Monster shot!
WOW! Kudos to Girardi for that one
It’s a foul ball. You can see the ball against the yellow. phew!
foul bALL….LOL
I thought your not allowed to argue after replay?
Chad Jennings August 18th, 2011 at 8:27 pm
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Chad,
I appreciate your remarks. However, at some point, I really wish that you all would seriously consider banning the troublemakers from this blog. These requests for comity would mean a lot more if some rules of decorum were enforced on this forum. Setting aside the usual sophistry about so-called “free speech,” the troublemakers on this forum impose costs on the rest of the participants in terms of diminishing the quality of discourse; their contributions simply aren’t worth the aggravation that they cause many of the other posters.
Thank goodness. That would have been only the 5th homer hit by a lefty off CC this year.
We got a break there.
What is a concern is that Sabathia and Larry Rothschild know that fastball command is the problem. He has had time to work on this, and being a veteran pitcher, there is no reason that his mechanics should be that off.
Benny, he’s humming along after a gnarly little stretch.
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Lavarnway flied out to CF in his first AB.
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C may just be worn down right now.
Wow, how can he pitch so crappy against such a poor hitting team?
YES!!, good call, this time they didn’t mess it up
Man, what is up with CC lately….
Wow…please dont throw that pitch up and over the middle again.
Local ground rules stipulate that, even though it was called foul, Morneau gets a $50 gift card from Target.
I really would like to see CC put up some scoreless innings.
Hooray…..replay giveth and.replay taketh away.
Baseball is a joke. Whats the point of having rules if they aren’t enforced?
i cant tell whether that was really a HR or not anyone else???
Either way CC is not pitching very well still
Why is he arguing? CC is going to get plastered tonight anyway… Unless Girardi is smart enough to pull him early.
I’m tired of seeing him get slapped around.
Twins had a second great replay which showed it was foul.
Good call this time umps!
Does Gardenhire get ejected from every Twins/Yanks series?
haha.
I don’t understand the crowd or Gardy getting upset? The replay clearly showed it was foul
DFox,
Then turn your TV off
CC’s really blown a tire these last few starts. Wonder what’s up with him. Needless to say, if he’s off, we’re in big trouble.
Maybe that one call turns him around…
Ghost,
Hi, totally right on the money, being a victim of those kind of attacks….it could be a step in the right direction
CC took an extra bp session to fix his issues. He had said he was having issues with his changeup, but he has no fb command thusfar in this game. Nice slider though!
Hopefully he’ll get it together as the game goes on.
Nick in SF August 18th, 2011 at 8:42 pm
Local ground rules stipulate that, even though it was called foul, Morneau gets a $50 gift card from Target.
LOL…. nothing from benihana ?
Hopefully, CC gets in a groove now and gets his FB command.
BEtances with 8K now. Brackman warming…
I think CC has earned the benefit of the doubt…..great sliders there. Maybe that turns it around for him tonight.
Could it be that the extra rest is affecting CC’s command? His velocity has been fine, and I don’t see why he should be tired as he has always pitched a ton of innings and usually loves the month of August.
It’s been noted before that he’s not a fan of 6-man rotations and a couple years ago he was actually pitching on 4-days rest down the stretch. I think the extra day off might be affecting his routine and ability to stay sharp.
Nice to see that something went the Yankees way instead of what we had last night.
Not sure about what is going on with CC, not looking sharp, but at least he got out of it, and maybe he’ll settle in now.
“Then turn your TV off”
No… How about CC gets treated like Burnett tonight? He’s pitched worse than Burnett in his last 3 and now 4th start. When he gets in trouble and starts giving up runs, lift him. Are you guys impressed when CC gives up 7 runs but pitches 8 innings? I’m certainly not.
Not the best place for that long hit… that field is big.
Guys, back to baseball please….more civility from now on ok??
I hope CC looks better in the 2nd inning. If not the Yanks have to be concerned about his arm and that he is worn down.
RS,
I was also thinking the same thing about the extra rest.
That or this is just a few bumps in the road for him. I’m hoping that home run being called back gets him going and he bears down. Lot of game left to find out.
DFox,
To compare CC in any way to AJ is ridiculous. I guess in your world pitchers don’t go through slumps ever. Good thing Cliff Lee wasn’t on the Yankees when he was going through a slump earlier in the year. Next time Granderson goes through a slump should we start treating him like Posada?
Hochevar can’t throw strikes
West Coast Yankee Fan August 18th, 2011 at 8:46 pm
Ghostwriter – who is going to decide who gets banned you? You are a joke. If you don’t like others opinions, don’t engage them. As long as someone doesn’t curse, threaten, or reveal personal information, sell products, etc., you don’t ban people because you don’t like them.
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Westy,
First, you don’t make the rules here.
Second, spare me the childish name-calling.
Third, why don’t you practice what you preach, and not engage people whose opinions you don’t like. I can assure you that I am not the least bit interested in your opinions, and I would welcome the peace.
“To compare CC in any way to AJ is ridiculous. I guess in your world pitchers don’t go through slumps ever. Good thing Cliff Lee wasn’t on the Yankees when he was going through a slump earlier in the year. Next time Granderson goes through a slump should we start treating him like Posada?”
So wait, you don’t think CC’s last few starts have been AJ like? I don’t even think AJ has done what CC was able to do last game. I’m not comparing them as pitchers. I’m comparing their performances.
Sorry, I tell it like it is. If you want to live in fantasy land where CC is still in the running for Cy Young and being dominant, then that’s your right. But I’ll opt not to.
Lets go Gardy
Way to go!!!
You guys have to hear the twins feed…trying to justify that the ump made a mistake on the HR call, and now arguing that cervelli was struck out!!!, 1-0 go yankees!!
Betances done. Went 6, K’d 8, no BBs.
DFox August 18th, 2011 at 8:46 pm
“Then turn your TV off”
No… How about CC gets treated like Burnett tonight? He’s pitched worse than Burnett in his last 3 and now 4th start. When he gets in trouble and starts giving up runs, lift him. Are you guys impressed when CC gives up 7 runs but pitches 8 innings? I’m certainly not.
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CC has a bit of a better track record than Burnett
Prufrock-
Did either Ortiz or Youkilis go on the DL today?
Yeah, I mean I hope CC pitches well. But, he doesn’t look like the same pitcher. He might need a rest. I also want to see him pitch well in the playoffs like he has never been able to do.
We have to win if we want to remain in the lead position here. Looking like we’re not going to get any help from Hochevar.
would be interesting to see if Maurer can gun someone down from RF
Ghostwriter August 18th, 2011 at 8:52 pm
Good deal. I look forward never hearing from you again; especially since you have now been told that VY and I are not the same person.
Alright CC. Come out here and get a clean inning.
Jeter is really driving the ball. It’s quite a change from earlier in the season.
Youkilis went on the 15-day. I think I saw Ortiz was “out indefinintely.” Lavarnway flied out to Melkman in his first AB.
JAP,
How are you?, are you watching the sux game??
Chad – Regarding the troublemakers, do you have the capability to add an “ignore” feature? I know other blogs have that for the comment section. That way any person could choose to ignore any particular poster.
Just an idea.
J alfred,
Not a bad first AAA start…..he missed a lot of bats. Hard to tell what he was getting hurt on because the video was so poor…..were you there?
CC having a little rough stretch in no way makes him like AJ…..CC already has 16 wins and has a track record of being a stud a mile long…..he gets the benefit of the doubt just like Mo does……they are human beings.
If I got a $50 gift card from Target, I could come up with a better gift for Derek than the silver thing.
DFox August 18th, 2011 at 8:54 pm
Yeah, I mean I hope CC pitches well. But, he doesn’t look like the same pitcher. He might need a rest. I also want to see him pitch well in the playoffs like he has never been able to do.
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I hope he pitches well too. You don’t think he pitched well in the playoffs in 2009?
shame on you Brett for letting that ball get pass you (luckily THome running)….what the hecks CC
CC just not looking good.
Wow CC..wow..
“CC already has 16 wins and has a track record of being a stud a mile long…..he gets the benefit of the doubt just like Mo does……they are human beings.”
Don’t compare Mariano Rivera to CC Sabathia. Please, give me a break. CC has never showed up in the playoffs. Let him pitch well in the playoffs for 1 season and then we can start respecting that part of his game. Mo has a track record. CC has a track record of going on vacation every time the playoffs start.
House music+ yankee game is pretty damn epic just muted the broadcast lol
Now we’ll see if CC can get thru the very weak bottom of the twins order.
Blake,
Spot on on both instances, good post
Gardner has to take a better angle there…..
West Coast Yankee Fan August 18th, 2011 at 8:55 pm
Ghostwriter August 18th, 2011 at 8:52 pm
Good deal. I look forward never hearing from you again; especially since you have now been told that VY and I are not the same person.
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Actually, that isn’t what he said. You really ought to work on improving your reading comprehension. Nevertheless, I’m not the least bit interested in whether you are vinny or not; I find the entire subject incredibly boring.
Still, he is leaving the ball up and in the middle not a good recipe for success
I would start warming someone up..This isn’t CC. Every batter has hit the ball extremely hard and they don’t want him to damage his arm.
DFox August 18th, 2011 at 8:54 pm
Yeah, I mean I hope CC pitches well. But, he doesn’t look like the same pitcher. He might need a rest. I also want to see him pitch well in the playoffs like he has never been able to do.
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I don’t think he needs rest as much as maybe a pitch limit for a couple of games. His arm may be fatigued a bit. Last post he did have a knee injury so he may not have been as dominant. In 2009 he won games, so it’s not like he’s a bust in the post.
But I do think nearing the post, it would be great to reduce the inning workload but keep him pitching.
luis August 18th, 2011 at 8:56 pm
JAP,
How are you?, are you watching the sux game??
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luis, I’m watching 3 games at once, including Boston. Unfortunately, they’ve taken a 3-1 lead on the Evil Elf’s 2-run single up the middle. If Hochevar can hold it here, though, I have confidence the Royals offense can get to Big Josh. We just need to make sure to win our game.
Big K there. Get another and a ground ball/pop up.
“Don’t compare Mariano Rivera to CC Sabathia. Please, give me a break. CC has never showed up in the playoffs. ”
Really? He didn’t pitch well in 2009? Come on…..this guy has been the Yankee MVP the last 2 seasons…..he’s allowed a little struggle period.
I agree with those on the extra-rest theory on CC – he’s on record as saying he hates it.
Isn’t this his fourth start in a row with six days rest?
CC is way off. Hopefully not five homers off, but he’s way off.
i don’t like this CC gimme back the July CC
on the upside hopefully CC will work out all the kinks now and be in top shape for October baseball
CC has nothing. Girardi has to get him out of there. You can’t let him throw 100 pitches looking like this.
CC was pretty good in 2009 postseason. Not like an ace. He’s never pitched anywhere near like an ace in the playoffs.
Not saying he can’t be an ace, but his playoff performances have been way bellow that.
Sabathia is allowed to struggle. I just hope it ceases quickly.
“CC already has 16 wins and has a track record of being a stud a mile long…..he gets the benefit of the doubt just like Mo does……they are human beings.”
Don’t compare Mariano Rivera to CC Sabathia. Please, give me a break. CC has never showed up in the playoffs. Let him pitch well in the playoffs for 1 season and then we can start respecting that part of his game. Mo has a track record. CC has a track record of going on vacation every time the playoffs start.
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CC was MVP in the ALCS. and .. Pitched on three days rest..
JAP,
LOL, i hardly can keep up with one game!!!
214 guys hitting singles also.
blake August 18th, 2011 at 9:02 pm
“Don’t compare Mariano Rivera to CC Sabathia. Please, give me a break. CC has never showed up in the playoffs. ”
Really? He didn’t pitch well in 2009? Come on…..this guy has been the Yankee MVP the last 2 seasons…..he’s allowed a little struggle period.
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Five games started, three wins, 1 loss, with a 1.98 ERA is n”not showing up in the playoffs?” Incredible.
It looks like Girardi making CC throw 115 pitches in every start has finally caught up to him.
didn’t take long to get that 2 runs back for MIN.
Hope the bats are ready.
i dont think it is the 115 per game as much as the lack of routine. 6 man rotation = fail.
2009 playoffs. Era by series for CC: 1.35 (ALDS), 1.13 (ALCS), 3.29 (WS).
He pitched with a torn meniscus in 2010.
blake August 18th, 2011 at 8:59 pm
J alfred,
Not a bad first AAA start…..he missed a lot of bats. Hard to tell what he was getting hurt on because the video was so poor…..were you there?
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nah, I was stuck with the same crummy feed as you were. Seemed like he was throwing strikes with his fb during the stretch he got hit in, but maybe getting too much of the plate. Maybe Donnie Collins will have more. That video is pretty useless.
i agree ac1.
CC has been adamant about going every 5 days.
yay Grandy he and Jeter are very hot at the moment
DFox,
I think you need some objective pipe
ac1,
You may be right that the extra rest has messed up his rithym….but the 6 man rotation allowed to evaluate the rest of the pitching staff plus give a breather to garcia and Colon.
Bring him in Giambi, er, uh mean Tex.
I agree with everyone else about CC and the “extra rest” I don’t know why Joe Girardi insists on doing it when he knows that if CC doesn’t go every 5 days he is pretty much off his game and we can pretty much see that….
uis August 18th, 2011 at 9:04 pm
JAP,
LOL, i hardly can keep up with one game!!!
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Dude, I got 3 audios going at once. I keep forgetting which team is doing what….TEDX!!!
Tex!
Atta boy TEX!
Jered Weaver averages 115 pitches per game, Verlander 117, CC 107.
finally mark!!!
J alfred,
Why do they even bother with that garbage feed? Last night was great.
The Yanks are gonna score some.runs…..Sabathia just needs to settle down and find a groove.
yankees like to pick up cc…
hman23 August 18th, 2011 at 8:58 pm
Chad – Regarding the troublemakers, do you have the capability to add an “ignore” feature? I know other blogs have that for the comment section. That way any person could choose to ignore any particular poster.
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Chad is ignoring you.
how about that, texeria isn’t a bum after all
gaimbino’d it
This week was a 5man with a day off for rain. There were many times this season where the 5man had a day off or rain delay stuck in it & it didn’t screw up CC. So I don’t buy that sunday rain day messed him up. He even threw an extra bp to work on his issues.
I think it’s a slump with fatigue. He’ll work through it. But I do think he needs a pitch limit here and there.
Though it could also be the lack of Captain Crunch
Tex !!!, he should bat righthanded regardless of the pitcher
looks like the bats want to pick cc up
Wow I don’t know, I mean I wish I was wrong, but it anyone actually feeling confident about CC’s chances in the playoffs? He had a few good games in 2009, I’ll give him that. But otherwise, he’s really been abysmal. For a #1 starter who is always crowned a “stud,” that is. If I remember correctly, in 2009 he was rested a number of games towards the end of the season. Looks like he needs that right about now.
Tex can really hit Right handed……Longs mission this winter should be to try and get his Lefty swing more like his.righty swing……flatter, shorter, quicker.
Keep it going Swish…
Ghostwriter August 18th, 2011 at 9:01 pm e
West Coast Yankee Fan August 18th, 2011 at 8:55 pm
Ghostwriter August 18th, 2011 at 8:52 pm
Good deal. I look forward never hearing from you again; especially since you have now been told that VY and I are not the same person.
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Actually, that isn’t what he said. You really ought to work on improving your reading comprehension. Nevertheless, I’m not the least bit interested in whether you are vinny or not; I find the entire subject incredibly boring.
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This sort of stuff. This is what has to stop. There’s no point to this conversation except two people wanting to argue for the sake of arguing. Think back to elementary school. That’s when everyone was taught to act differently than this. Let’s all try to act a little bit more like grown ups.
Stop picking on other people, and stop getting upset if someone is picking on you. Leave that stuff for kids who don’t know any better. Engaging in the conversation is what makes it worse.
blake August 18th, 2011 at 9:11 pm
J alfred,
Why do they even bother with that garbage feed? Last night was great.
The Yanks are gonna score some.runs…..Sabathia just needs to settle down and find a groove.
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I went to the sight tonight, and found out that they even charge you for that
oh look at that smiley
got a hit
Alex Gordon goes opposite against Big Josh on a 2-run HR. Royals tie it!
It would be nice if CC would settle the heck down
Lets go Nunez
ralphfl August 18th, 2011 at 9:15 pm
It would be nice if CC would settle the heck down
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Maybe a couple more runs will do the trick?
J alfred,
Hopefully they’ll keep improving it…..its better than last year some nights. I wish they had more trenton games.
children please…
Joba looks extra relaxed
Nunez the hacker
watching the mlb network feed of the red sox and royals. beckett really doesn’t look like the same pitcher. he’s not driving to the plate. seems like his legs or lower back are hurting. 91 mph fastball.
Blake, your guess is as good as mine. The thing is useless. Can’t the parent club kick in some $$ for an upgrade??
Beckett was dropping his arm angle against Seattle the other night…..he’s a different pitcher when he does that because everything really flattens out on him……the Sox fate is heavily tied to how he pitches.
J alfred,
I guess there just isn’t enough dorks like you and I to make it worthwhile……yet.
Beckett looks pretty pedestrian so far tonight. Keep it up, Josh!
Anyone else see that white thing fall on the ground when the Twins CF crashed into the wall going after Granderson’s ball? Was that his cup? I have used the DVR rewind and I think it was.
Chad Jennings August 18th, 2011 at 9:13 pm
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Chad,
This sort of stuff. This is what has to stop. There’s no point to this conversation except two people wanting to argue for the sake of arguing. Think back to elementary school. That’s when everyone was taught to act differently than this. Let’s all try to act a little bit more like grown ups.
Stop picking on other people, and stop getting upset if someone is picking on you. Leave that stuff for kids who don’t know any better. Engaging in the conversation is what makes it worse.
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No thank you. I’ll pass. I’m no longer interested in participating on this forum. I offered my opinion, and was attacked for it, without provocation. Rather than addressing the one who instigated the exchange–i.e, the actual troublemaker– you call out the one who was attacked?? No thank you. I refuse to accept this kind of treatment. I’ll join all of the others who left this forum, because of the refusal of the administrator to enforce some rules of decorum. Good night.
They need a couple more innings like that. Duensing won’t be long for this game.
Alrighty CC…..
Kd,
Music for my ears!!!, guess the epidural inyection is wearing off.
We got the lead back, now let’s keep it
blake, that’s probably true, too.
is it the arm with beckett? he kinda limps around out there. you may very well be right, but it seems to me that his is in pain
I think what Chad is trying to say is just be nice to each other…..we can debate things without getting personal…….save the personal attacks for Red Sox fans.
Ghostwriter August 18th, 2011 at 9:22 pm e
No thank you. I’ll pass. I’m no longer interested in participating on this forum. I offered my opinion, and was attacked for it, without provocation. Rather than addressing the one who instigated the exchange–i.e, the actual troublemaker– you call out the one who was attacked?? No thank you. I refuse to accept this kind of treatment. I’ll join all of the others who left this forum, because of the refusal of the administrator to enforce some rules of decorum. Good night.
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I was calling out both sides. I don’t understand the need to respond to it any more than I understand the need to start it.
Keep hittin corners big guy and keep the ball down. You’ll be fine.
I went to the sight tonight, and found out that they even charge you for that.
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luis, it’s a minimal charge but you’d like the thing to be worth the watching
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didn’t someone here say that beckett had some shot in his back in april.
Looked pretty good that inning.
This prospect dork actually cancelled milb-tv once already this year b/c the product is so bad. I resubscribed but SWB’s home games are a joke. Loved that Dellin had no walks, but couldn’t see jack from that distance. Having Manny and Dellin in Trenton was bliss.
I haven’t been around in a few days. Is there any way to stop the constant trolling? It does make people not even want to bother coming on the site.
4,
I think he had an epidural injection.
Ghost, I don’t know what happened here, (I’ve become a real serial reader because of the weird stuff in here) but I hope you’ll reconsider (if you’re even still around…)
That’s what you call an ace like shutdown inning.
Yankeefem,
It seems like you really pay for like a couple of games a month that are watchable……
JAP,
I feel ya, i was chatting with Blake and decided to go, but when he told me the quality of the feed i decided against it…probably i’ll try it next year
Melky throws at Crawford at the plate. Yes!
If all the SWB games are televised like a real broadcast then Im not.sure why they can’t just tap in to that feed……now it may just be the case that they aren’t and they can’t afford a crew to do every game…..
yankeefeminista August 18th, 2011 at 9:29 pm
This prospect dork actually cancelled milb-tv once already this year b/c the product is so bad. I resubscribed but SWB’s home games are a joke. Loved that Dellin had no walks, but couldn’t see jack from that distance. Having Manny and Dellin in Trenton was bliss.
I haven’t been around in a few days. Is there any way to stop the constant trolling? It does make people not even want to bother coming on the site.
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yankeefem, every time I come in here it seems that the Sybil stuff is in progress. …Melky throws out Crawford at the plate!!!
…The feeds are a joke. I’m going to see the kids’ next starts in person. Can’t take it…
*out*
yankeefeminista August 18th, 2011 at 9:32 pm
:D:D. Great throw & catcher did a great job hanging on during contact.
Melky throws at Crawford at the plate. Yes!
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Anybody read Clubhouse Confidential? I’m half done,
It’s not Hemingway , but interesting read from a young kid reinforcing the personalities we know.
“Engaging in the conversation is what makes it worse.”
Chad I love you, but take your head out of the sand.
Certain people are bringing down the blog. They are on here constantly trolling and causing trouble. And you tell us to ignore them. Guess what I tried that, it didn’t work.
The troublemakers are still here, doing what they do best–cause trouble!
All it did was help drive people I like to converse with away.
You do an incredible job as a writer, not so good as an enforcer. My 2 cents…. Get somebody to do some enforcing for you. For the good of the blog.
Nice block by Perez too.
Perez really got rocked by Crawford. Great job, there hanging on.
I’m still reading the Mantle book
Yankeefem,
Good to see you around!
YF, the little I’ve seen of Perez, he looks like a good one. They have so many good young players on that team and in the minors.
Melky throws out Crawford at the plate. Yes!
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Great. If the Royals could score an extra run or two, their bullpen is pretty decent with Holland, Coleman, Crow ,Collins and usually Soria.
saw someone mention SJ44 before……did anyone learn about where he headed post LoHud?
Gameday had that pitch at 97
blake, I don’t know that SWB games are televised.
pruf, I am going to try to go to the SWB weekend when both Manny and Dellin pitch. Unfortunate that neither are pitching when SWB is at LHV. But one or both should be called up after that series.
YT, they’ve got enough offense to put up some runs, although Beckett is looking better than he did earlier. Yea Royals have a decent pen. Their weakness is SP.
Good change there from CC
Again noticing Cervelli setting up differently, left knee on the ground, or regular crouch, or right leg completely stretched out. Is this a tip as to what pitch and location he’s loking for?
CC looking like CC!
Cervelli is annoying
CC finding a groove here. Let’s get him some runs.
Bert Blyleven is simply an excellent color announcer. Outstanding. A very slight amount of homerism, ans lots of credit to the other guys, when deserved.
wow Texeria hustling for a DP
YT,
But he seems to pitch better to Cervelli, even if he is tipping the pitches, besides it seems that he has settled down, he is no longer leaving the ball up and in the middle
Stay righty Tex
Go Tex!!! Duensing has garbage it always surprises me when they don’t hammer him.
ans = and
Gotta get this run in here.
C ya.
Go Swish!!!
Atta boy swish
whoohooo nice shot from Swishalicous!!!
Crawford went high on Perez. And yes, Pruf, impressed by what I have seen of Perez as well. I am watching Red Sox on the big screen b/c I am in New England. Yanks on the laptop from mlb-tv.
Hey, luis, how are you?
Tar, the place definitely could use some cleaning up from those in high places. Often don’t even bother coming here when I see the usual trolling going on. Chad, surely something can be done.
SWISHALICIOUS!
Swish!!!
I said it last night….I said that Swish is going to go on a hot power surge. Hopefully, this is the start of it.
In a game a few years ago, he (Blyleven) confessed that he always secretly had wantd to play for the Yanks.
GO SWISH!!!
The Yankees are a different offense against LHP because Jeter, Tex, .and Swisher are all significantly better against them. They all 3 mash them.
wow
What a long homerun
did that go into the 3rd deck???? Impressive shot by Smiley-Face Jones
Back 2 Back
Did that fan reach over the railing to catch that??
Andruw Jones a no doubter!!
Belly to belly… He MASHED that one !
We can be heroes, just for one day!
now thats a homerun!
YOWZA.
Yankee fem,
You are one of the nicest posters here, along with blake, jap, MTU and some others…..if there is someone that people should listen is you
lol, MONSTER!
“Again noticing Cervelli setting up differently, left knee on the ground, or regular crouch, or right leg completely stretched out. Is this a tip as to what pitch and location he’s loking for?”
Trader
Not a great picture, but you get the idea who has been talking to Cervelli.
http://brentmayne.com/wp-conte.....stance.jpg
You can thank Erin and I for that Jonesy homer…..our complaining earlier made it possible.
That was a bomb by Jones.
blake, you called it.
blake August 18th, 2011 at 9:50 pm
The Yankees are a different offense against LHP because Jeter, Tex, .and Swisher are all significantly better against them. They all 3 mash them.
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It’ll be interesting to see what lineup Girardi uses when A-Rod is back,. against a right-hander
blake,
lol!!!, true keep complaining
They’re making Mauer feel bad.
Tar-
Thanks for the pic.
I’ll have to pay a little closer attention to see if he changes crouch positions if an opposing runner is on 2nd.
YankFem
You are one of the most polite, articulate, knowledgeable poster who contributes to this blog. Thanks for posting that. I think it’s important for Chad to hear the truth.
Does anyone hear a video game type noise every 10 secs on the broadcast?
where’s stuart a. dude never comes around when the yanks are doing well. many of those dudes stay away until things go sour.
stuart a’s rants are hilarious. I wish he was here.
DFox August 18th, 2011 at 10:00 pm
stuart a’s rants are hilarious. I wish he was here.
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I got a real kick out of this.
couple of more innings and bullpen can take it over… CC hasn’t been sharp but 2 runs in 5 innings aint bad..
1. Nice pitching by CC, especially coming on after that rough inning early on.
2. Boos for Joe Mauer? That I don’t understand, especially after his choosing to stay in Minny. I can understand disappointment, but not booing. It’s not like the guy is a slacker and not trying. I really don’t think that’s the issue.
Chad has a point. If someone is a twit, don’t engage, just ignore. Don’t even read.
RS 4 Royals 3- Melky flied out with runner on 2nd and 2 outs. Top 6th.
Grandy just keeps hitting LHP
Joe
I agree, If you boo Mauer I think it’s time to watch a different sport.
On the other topic let’s just say some are more easy to ignore than others. Especially if people you read are actively engaging them.
Cano has to make lefties pay for pitching around Tex to get to him. That’s the 2nd time that happened tonight.
tar and joe,
the reality i that mauer gave up a ton of money on the table by signing with minny and not hitting free agency. he would have gotten a much bigger deal from the yankes or the red sox. it would have been a huge bidding war, the sox need a catcher and at the time of the deal he was the best catcher int eh game.
Hey Tar, I didn’t mean to ignore the questions you asked me yesterday, feel free to contact me off the board if you want me to discuss those questions further. Just click on my handle and take my flickr name and add @ yahoo dot com to it.
For anyone who hasn’t see it, by the way, I made a little video of Mo going ballistic at the home run call last night and Jamie Moyer’s odd description of what Mo was feeling:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/9.....hotostream
‘Cano has to make lefties pay for pitching around Tex to get to him.”
Cano vs LHP
.329 .372 .523 .825
Blake-
Braves beat Lincecum 1-0 behind Minor and their vaunted bullpen. Kimbrel with save 37, The Braves have the first two players leading for ROY in Kimbrel and Freeman.
I’m sure this has been discussed here, but I missed it…
The Royals announcers last night said that Girardi might be making a mistake by not filing a protest immediately. Obviously that was correct.
Thoughts?
No problem Nick.
I just had to read like a 1000 posts to find all the info!
j/k
I did mean what I said re: politics.
Trader,
I saw and I loved it. Braves have just a wealth of young pitching. Big series for them.
I would be a Law & Order mayor of LoHud. I think it would help.
John in Ohio-
Chad posted this earlier about Girardi not protesting the call:
Girardi was obviously frustrated and disappointed to learn that he was right and the umpires were wrong last night. He should have protested the game, but he trusted that the umpires — both crew chief Dana DeMuth and home plate umpire Chad Fairchild — knew the Kansas City ground rules better than he did.
“When two separate umpires on two different accounts tell you that, ‘No, that’s what we said, it’s a home run,’ I believe them,” Girardi said. “Maybe I don’t need to be so trustworthy next time.”
Girardi said he told the umpires that Mick Kelleher had been told the opposite — that a ball like Butler’s shouldn’t be a home run — but both umpires told him that they had clarified the rule after talking to Kelleher. Girardi said he won’t be so hesitant to question a similar situation in the future.
“I’ll be protesting every night,” he said.
starts the game a little shaky, ends up probably going 7 innings and double digit strikeouts. turns out he defined what an ace is once again
Get Robertson in quickly
“starts the game a little shaky, ends up probably going 7 innings and double digit strikeouts. turns out he defined what an ace is once again”
Wow, talk about jumping the gun.
Freaking duck snorts and 18 hoppers
39 hits in the last 28 innings for CC. What gives?
That was a bad time for an error Nunez
ohhhhhhhhhh, Nuney.
“That was a bad time for an error Nunez”
You ain’t kidding.
Nunez strikes again…in a big spot
That one hurts
Damn…. Nunez HAS to finish that play
Ploufe is an odd name.
Oh Nunee.
WHY THE HELL IS CC STILL IN THERE.IF WE BLOW THIS LEAD IT IS ON CC
Cant make this stuff up.
Damn…inning should be over, 6-3 right now.
Is CC imploding this inning or what? No help from Nunez.. this is getting ugly real quick.
Should be 2 outs & no one scored. At least CC is not charged with that run
Yeah, Chad – great D from Nunie.
joe always leaves his pitchers in too long
Vs the bot order of scrubs
Boone Logan???
Phew… That was a good swing. Thank goodness it was caught
KAY NEEDS TO STFU EVERY BALL HIT TO THE OF HE ACTS LIKE IT IS GOING OUT
CC sucks tonight.
they might play in ALDS
yikes…. our pitching staff has not been very good lately. The twins are a horrible team. Our ace should not be pitching this poorly against them.
And heeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeere they come! Right on cue…
Robbie with the bail out.
CANO!!!!
Nice play by Cano. That could be the game right there.
oh my, thanks Cano.
CC got nothing
Wow, what an incredible play by Cano. Saved CC, Nunez and Joe with one dive.
Robbie with the glove!!!
I hate the shift, but thank goodness it was on. terrific play by Cano.
Damn.. that was stressful. He beared down and got out of it though.
Sweet Robbie… Now sit ZZ plz
I don’t understand what Binder Joe sees in Nunie’s defense. It’s gone past the point of humor now.
Nunez has been good of late on D and then… Maybe because it was a pressure situation. idk
Thanks Robbie. CC was really laboring there.
How huge was that shift.
Great play by Robbie….that was scary
YankeesWFAN Alex Burnett now pitching for the Twins. That’s Alex James Burnett. Or if it makes you feel better, AJ Burnett
Now for the other AJ Burnett.
Not sure if it’s a cricket or a praying mantis, but the KC camera crew is more interested in it than the Red Sox at-bats.
I think it’s time to break up the CC-Cervelli pairing.
U just don’t want to see nunez on the field in late innings. He’s just awful in the field
This AJ Burnett guy isn’t a Yankee killer, no five year deal.
tie goes to the runner….nice hustle Jete
Cc needs to lose cervelli for a turn
‘Trying to write three newspaper stories and play blog babysitter at the same time makes me fall behind’………………
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Funny stuff!
.289 for DJ.
But CC can’t find the mound without Cervelli there to show him the way
CC lost Cervelli for a turn. It wasn’t pretty if memory serves me correctly.
Maybe CC needs Montero
actually .291 for DJ
I agree. 16 errors for Nunie in the equivalent of 62 full games is outright disgraceful. You could put a guy out there with a wooden paddle instead of a glove and he’d do just as well.
Would be nice to get late inning runs
.291 it is.
that ball to Tex is inside.
Derek has had multiple hits in 7 of his last 8 games.
I hope Nunez works out the kinks on that side of the ball. He runs the risk of marginalizing himself in the majors. Not to mention that it’s costly to the Yankees.
I agree with m, Cervelli neither helps nor hurts CC as a battery mate and he’s just there because someone has to be the backup.
Nunez’s issues are footwork and concentration related….it’s not unusual for young infielders to boot a lot of routiners….it is frustrating though and is something he has to improve if he wants to contribute.
Wow, that pitch was close
Nunez should join Alex and Mick Kelleher for fielding workouts tomorrow. Couldnt hurt.
I think the extra rest is affecting CC’s sharpness….his fastball looks great, he’s just getting the ball up too much and isn’t as precise with his locations. Time to get him back on turn every 5th day and tune him up for October
Why can’t the Yanks just convert Nunez to a outfielder.
m – hope you’re right, but his D was atrocious all through the minors. I’m afraid his bat just isn’t good enough to overlook his costly defense.
maybe Nunez should watch some Tom Emanski videos this winter.
that curveball is disgusting
NYY – he simply doesn’t hit well enough to play OF.
D-Rob has stopped walking guys pretty much altogether.
Its a beautiful thing.
teams just shouldn’t bother in the 8th when DRob is on the hill
how lights out has robertson been?
I have very little patience for below average defense. It shouldn’t be the last part of your game to develop.
G-C,
that was his last hurdle….decreasing the walk rate. Now nobody get on base against him and if they do manage to get a hit then it’s just incredibly difficult to string together 2 or 3 hits before he gets 3 outs. He and Kimbrel might be the 2 most dominant relievers in the game right now.
Cano bunting? Interesting.
Trader
I’m thinking Billy Martin might not have been so polite…. not that I want Girardi to emulate Billy. Just sayin’
Robbie Robbie Robbie…..what are you doing….hit it over the fence
Good thing is that we can comain about Nunez today be he didn’t cost the Yanks the game. Now we need a couple of insurance runs so they can save Mo.
very weird w/ Robbie bunting. makes no sense. too good of a hitter.
Who called that play?
Maybe once in awhile….like last night
Robbie was trying to push it to 3rd I think….didn’t get it there.
KC feed has a pitch tracker on their screen for the entire at-bat. That’s a great feature.
C’mon Royals. Get to Papelbum.
“m – hope you’re right, but his D was atrocious all through the minors. I’m afraid his bat just isn’t good enough to overlook his costly defense”
Nunez, who was voted by International League managers as the league’s best defensive shortstop last year.
He’s a rookie playing for the yankees, I give him a pass ( and limit his exposure
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hanging a slider to Andrew isn’t the best idea
Nunez can’t catch it….but he can sure hit it
pinch hit Montero….oh wait. Come on Cervy!
every time i look up …nunez has a hit.
Chad: Sometimes it is impossible to ignore WCYF and others who DO engage. The blog becomes unreadable because they take up so much of the discussion. You have the power to ban CONSTANT trouble makers, but refuse to do so. You have the power to at least put in an ignore feature…but again you don’t do it. I read this blog a LOT, but hardly ever post. Can you PLEASE save this blog? Your refusal to do so will result in all of us finding another Yankee blog to participate in and read. You do such a great job with providing us with information and insight. Please make the blog so that we can continue to stay and participate. Thanks.
Wow – the IL shortstops must have been dreadful last year. I know he only had 10 errors that year, but I think he had more than 30 the previous year.
Cervelli!!
That’s why you’re here, Cisco! Nice hitting!
wow, nunez scored on that. Dude is fast
C’mon Gardy. Join the hit parade.
That’s a big hit and great at bat by Cervelli. It’s funny that the back up catcher is a better hitter than the everyday one.
wow Nuney is fast…can’t believe he scored on that
Wow, great base running!
Good – maybe they won’t have to use Mo.
Cervelli isn’t as good as some people thought last year, and isn’t as bad as (the same?) people think this year.
I would bring in Mo and not mess with Wade. If anyone gets on mau/mor/thome are up.
Cervelli isn’t a bad little contact hitter….the problem has always been that he’s a better hitter than he is a catcher.
“wow Nuney is fast…can’t believe he scored on that”
Kay called him a “blur”.
“Wow – the IL shortstops must have been dreadful last year.”
Or maybe he was pretty good. My point is– it’s way too early to call him a bust defensively. Let’s give him more than just this year.
Wade was just a dynamite pick up….cashman has had the midas touch when dumpster diving.
Great win. Contrats #17 for CC!
I still want Montero up, but Cervelli’s offense has been pretty good after a slow start. His OPS is low, but he has 17 RBI in 99 AB, which would translate to 100 RBI over 600 AB. For his career, Cervelli would be on pace for 85 RBI over 600 AB, this with just 2 HR. If nothing else, he’s a nice little clutch singles hitter. If only his defense was as good as previously advertised, he’d probably have a lot of trade value.
Nice win!! Hey look at that a ball hit to Nunez and no E.
Chad: Here’s another idea. Give a few of the good posters the ability to moderate the blog. When folks get out of line by either being disrespectful or responding to the idiots, a warning can be issued and then the moderator could ban posts for a day or two. This great blog really needs to be cleaned up before we lose every good, knowledgeable and entertaining poster we have (including most of the morning crew).
More than 1/3 of Cervelli’s AB’s this year have come with RISP.
His slash line is much better with RISP and especially with 2 outs and RISP. Go figure
http://www.baseball-reference......1&t=b
Tar – his track record as a fielder is not good, last year notwithstanding. Given the way he’s played this year, I’m thinking last year was not representative.