Game 144: Yankees at Angels
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Gameday Thread on Sep 10, 2011 
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YANKEES (87-56)
Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Robinson Cano 2B
Jesus Montero DH
Eric Chavez 3B
Russell Martin C
Eduardo Nunez RF
Brett Gardner LF
LHP CC Sabathia (19-7, 2.97)
Sabathia vs. Angels
ANGELS (79-65)
Maicer Izturis 3B
Peter Bourjos CF
Howie Kendrick 2B
Torii Hunter DH
Mark Trumbo 1B
Vernon Wells LF
Mike Trout RF
Erick Aybar SS
Jeff Mathis C
RHP Dan Haren (14-8, 3.20)
Haren vs. Yankees
TIME/TV: 9:05 p.m., YES Network / MLB Network
WEATHER: There’s something like a 20 percent chance of rain, which is pretty high for this place. Doesn’t seem too threatening, though.
UMPIRES: HP Tony Randazzo, 1B Larry Vanover, 2B Brian Gorman, 3B Dan Bellino
CC BEING CC: CC Sabathia has become the first Yankees pitcher to win at least 19 games in three straight years since Vic Raschi had four straight seasons of at least 19 wins from 1948-51. Sabathia is looking to become the first Yankee to win at least 20 games in consecutive seasons since Tommy John in 1979-80.
THREE DOWN: The Yankees have lost three straight games. It’s their longest losing streak since dropping three consecutive games August 6-9. The current losing streak matches their second-longest of the season. The longest was six in-a-row in mid-May.
HORSESHOES AND SLOW DANCING: The Yankees have lost each of their last three games by one run. According to the Elias Sports Bureau, it marks the first time the Yankees have had a streak of that kind since July 2-4, 1993 (4-3, 5-4 and 7-6 losses at Oakland). Each of their last three losses have come in their opponent’s final at-bat.
UPDATE, 9:28 p.m.: The Angels had the bases loaded, but Sabathia got out of it with the game still scoreless. It’s 0-0 after one inning.
UPDATE, 9:36 p.m.: Hey look, Nunez caught one!
UPDATE, 9:41 p.m.: Busted thumb for Martin? Really? This is turning into some pretty rough luck for the Yankees. Martin just took a foul tip to his throwing hand. Looks like it busted up his thumbnail. His warmup throws didn’t look great, but Martin’s staying in the game.
UPDATE, 9:43 p.m.: Looked to me like Granderson took a bad first step on that ball, but I haven’t seen a replay to be sure. Either way, it’s an RBI double and the Angels are up 1-0 in the second.
UPDATE, 9:53 p.m.: Martin is coming out. Still no sign of who’s taking over behind the plate. Posada?
UPDATE, 9:54 p.m.: Big ovation from the Yankees fans here in Anaheim. Jorge Posada is the new Yankees catcher.
UPDATE, 9:58 p.m.: High throw from Posada, but Cano made a nice play to get the out. Posada’s been in the game for a batter and a half and he’s already caught a runner trying to steal.
UPDATE, 10:02 p.m.: That’s a nice little play by Chavez to end the third. It’s still a 1-0 game.
UPDATE, 10:36 p.m.: CC is through the fifth, still with a 1-0 Yankees deficit. The Angels have seven hits, the Yankees have two.
UPDATE, 11:00 p.m.: Bases loaded with one out, Sabathia gets out of it with back-to-back ground balls to Chavez at third. He went home on the first one, then made a quick throw to first to end the inning (nice play by Teixeira to get the out). Still 1-0 heading into the seventh.
UPDATE, 11:22 p.m.: Mike Trout goes out and gets one, slapping/driving an RBI single to right field for a 2-0 Angels lead in the seveth.
UPDATE, 11:24 p.m.: The Yankees are calling Martin’s injury a bruised right thumb. He has been taken for x-rays.
UPDATE, 11:28 p.m.: Sac fly, then a two-run homer by Mathis. George Kontos is now warming for the Yankees with a 5-0 deficit.
UPDATE, 11:31 p.m.: After a double, here’s Kontos for his big league debut.
UPDATE, 11:40 p.m.: Of course Posada got a hit. Of course he did.
GO YANKEES!!!!!!
Lets go!
End of 5, now 4-3 Rays on a solo HR by Kotchman.
El Capitan!!!
First inning ab for montero! !
Go C! Go Yanks!
Atta boy, Jete!
Cano,
Patience please
he is not going to see anything over the plate
Well….he did see something over the plate, hit it well….it happens
that hardly ever happens, leadoff double doesn’t score.
cano hit it hard but granderson + tex are really in a rut right now…
Stadium is packed with Yankee fans!!! Let’s go Yankees!!!!!!!!
Set it right, C.
Freakin Texeira, hard hit pulled foul then ground out. Its either always a ground out or pop up. Can’t the Yankees force this guy to learn to hit to the opposite field?
Chad
I’ve never criticized you or your Yankee beat writer brothers before. I save my media scorn for the Jon Heyman
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However, the fact that Cervelli has been in the original starting lineup 3 games in a row and that didn’t raise a red flag for anyone is pretty bad. Hopefully someone tries to ask after the game if something is wrong with Martin.
Cano makes it look too easy!!
seconds,
I was refering only to Cano’s at bat
that was one hell of a play from cano
Tough play, the only way to make it is bare handed
Hey – with Montero at DH I guess Jorge is the now the backup catcher.
Rays with 2nd and 3rd no outs. Would be nice to cash them in.
CC has a good change up tonight
CC having early control issues…..22 pitches is not what you want to see.
Longoria with a SF, now 5-3 Rays, still batting in the B5th.
I don’t like the way this inning is shaping up…
Ewww. Lazy.
Rays got 1. Upton whiff, longoria sac fly, zobrist out. Not good when u have 2nd and 3rd no outs and get 1 with that part of the order up.
I hate infield singles unless we’re the ones doing it. cheap hits
Piece of crap tonight cc
Lockdown – u can count our infield singles this year on one hand. We never get them.
This next pitch is dangerous
C’s a little out of whack. Although sinker created an unfortuitous slow roller. Need the out here, C.
Lockdown – u can count our infield singles this year on one hand. We never get them.
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The Yankees have 114 infield hits this year!
phew!!!
oops, high bouncer that rolled slow.
Either way, C. out of it but 30 pitches already.
Crisis averted…..but it looks like the pen will be needed tonight
Please do not say C.C. is an ace again.
The Angels never hit the ball with authority, but that 2-0 pitch that Wells let go for a called strike might have cost us dearly, thank god he didn’t even took a swing on it
Don’t feed the quicksilver-y troll.
By the way, Montero!
another hit from the hit machine
This kid can flat out hit..
Atta boy, Jesus!
ugh
Jerkface – my bad, forgot first half jeter had 85.
he has such good plate coverage….if he can cover the inside pitch then I’m not sure where you can pitch him.
Chavy wipes him out….
blake,
this kid is just so relaxed at the plate. It seems like he goes to the plate with a plan.
I think the Yankees have found their DH
Montero is really hitting well. STUD
Jerkface – my bad, forgot first half jeter had 85.
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He really labored that inning.
Offense is still slumbering but showing signs of waking up…a few balls have been hit very hard tonight.
Not a long enough breather for CC
blake,
I believe that the HR he hit yesterday was on an inside pitch, he is going to be scary to face!
Nice at bats by Martin and Chavez there – wouldn’t want to take a pitch
Anyone know who’s coming in for Peralta in Rays game?
Nvm, it’s McGee.
That’s it, Nuney.
That was an adventure…..
Nunez looked smooth there.
NUNEZ!!, he caught one, looked a little adventurous but he made the play
AGon grounds out, going to the top of 8th, 5-3 Rays.
2 out double to a .176 hitter…..
Can we please get the horrendous Mathis out sometime….thanks
Uh oh
Suit up, Jorge!
Oh lord…..be ok russ
Damn. I bet that hurt.
That hit him square on the hand.
Let Jesus catch, CC can hit!
DAMN
Hope Martin’s hand is ok . . .
Gusty is on call Im sure
Actually doesn’t look as bad as I first thought.
He’s going to lose that nail, but it may not be broken.
CC is not going more than five innings tonight…
Come on CC settle down!
pretty rotten 0-2 pitch
God I hate the Angels, Mathis and Izturis get 10 hits a year and they are all against the Yankees.
Really? Double to Mathis and Izturis with 0-2 counts. Feels like last year at the stretch run. Team looks tired, which is understandable, but still frustrating.
yankees getting beat up physically…
buck showalter said tampa bay was going to be the wildcard team when they were 10 out…
Freaking Jeff Mathis. You kiddin’ me?
I can’t believe that Martin isn’t putting that right hand behind his back to receive the ball, considering what just happened to him!
nice play by Robbie…..tough one.
If Montero catches, does this mean we lose our DH & CC hits?
Having 4 catchers on the roster, 3 in uniform would seem to be the opposite of “short on catchers”, no?
This team looks mentally and physically gassed from all the close games in the bad weather and the travel. I pray that they can get it together before it becomes too much of a funk.
Mathis is the one that hurts…..he is a really terrible hitter.
This team better hope Tampa keeps pounding the Sox…
LockDown September 10th, 2011 at 9:47 pm
If Montero catches, does this mean we lose our DH & CC hits?
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Yep. Not necessarily a bad thing, because CC can handle a bat.
jesus is loose…behind the plate?!?!?
Montero warming up to catch perhaps…
“Having 4 catchers on the roster, 3 in uniform would seem to be the opposite of “short on catchers”, no?”
well when 1 is having concussion systems….1 hasn’t caught an inning all season…..1 just got hit on the thumb……and 1 has never caught a big league inning…..yea kinda thin back there at the moment.
Jesus is putting on the gear….
Nice catch.
“buck showalter said tampa bay was going to be the wildcard team when they were 10 out…”
Buck says he was misquoted and that he only said that the Rays would “make it interesting”.
Yes, we lose DH and CC hits.
Damn!!, not the best way to put Montero behind the plate
Anyone else notice how Jeff Mathis morphs into Johnny Goddamn Bench when he plays the Yankees?
Ghostwriter September 10th, 2011 at 9:49 pm
LockDown September 10th, 2011 at 9:47 pm
If Montero catches, does this mean we lose our DH & CC hits?
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Yep. Not necessarily a bad thing, because CC can handle a bat.
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Thanks. Plus CC might start pitching sharper since he loves to hit. #GlassHalfFull
I hope Martin is ok. I adore him ?
Probably C can hit better than some of our batters right now.
Alex coaching Jesus. Got to love it.
I don’t get why Gardner doesn’t try bunting for a hit once in a while. It might help break him out of this slump he is in. Can’t be much worse than what he is doing right now.
The Yanks are a tired and beaten up team right now….
the Yanks need a jolt to get out of these mini slump…..
(Don’t think Martin wants to leave, he still has the gear on)
I’ve never seen a manager lose his DH more than Girardi. (obviously, this one wouldn’t be his fault, but still…)
Yeah, I keep wondering why a slumping gardner doesn’t bunt too.
Montero took the gear off, so i guess martin stays behind the plate
yankeefeminista September 10th, 2011 at 9:51 pm
Probably C can hit better than some of our batters right now.
Alex coaching Jesus. Got to love it.
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I would prefer CC against lefties right now to Tex
Yogi, QFT
blake, thus we should make use of the expanded roster.
Did anyone else read the “poor Red Sox” article on ESPN about how they’ve been more banged up than any other team in baseball this season? Insanity.
The Yankee offense looks like they are still sleeping.
If we win two or three of the 7 games with Tampa, even assuming .500 ball against everyone else, it will be impossible for them ti catch us mathematically. We would basically have to go like 3-15 and be swept by them for them to have any chanceof catching us..
I’m excited to see Montero catch…..but not like this. They need Martin badly
Red Sox and Yankees are both MASH units right now…..
ooh, kim ojnes looking very lovely this evening…
doubla06 September 10th, 2011 at 9:53 pm
Did anyone else read the “poor Red Sox” article on ESPN about how they’ve been more banged up than any other team in baseball this season? Insanity.
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Haven’t the Yanks had more injuries than the Sox this year? At different points, we’ve lost ARod, Jeter, Hughes, Colon, Soriano, Cervelli, Garcia, Chvez, and a couple of other guys….
So Martin might be out for a couple of days, Cervelli has a concussion…. Do we still have fake Molina (for Montero’s BU)
poor Martin, coming out kicking and screaming…want to play through it. Though its prolly best that he sits. Good thing we have Jesus on the bench. Wow Posada catching instead of Jesus!!!!
Po!
JORGE!!!!
yay posada!
Posada!
POSADA!
Shocker twist.
This is the better move than risking a Wang like injury to CC.
Posada has the gear! Go get ‘em Jorgie!!!
Jorge is coming in? Hip hip! Shows how opposed to catching Montero that they are.
Wow. Posada coming in as catcher?!? Holy cow.
Can anything else go wrong for this team this week?
amazing how they will do anything to keep Montero from catching
Still love this guy, lol
huh?
Posada is gonna get injured on the 1st pitch.
It could be that they simply don’t want to lose the DH in the 3rd inning.
Posada!!, wow!,
Wow.
Wow…..are they serious? They are catching Jorge rather than Montero ? Love Jorge….but he hasn’t been doing drills….he hasn’t done anything all season.
Posada at catcher! Using Montero would have cost the Yankees the DH, so obviously that wasn’t going to happen.
Think it is more about losing the DH/batting CC?
yankeefeminista September 10th, 2011 at 9:57 pm
Jorge is coming in? Hip hip! Shows how opposed to catching Montero that they are.
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Or how opposed they are to having their ace bat.
It’s cool how everybody loves Po! I’m happy for him… I’ll bet Burnett is praying for Martin.
I think Posada coming in has more to do with not wanting to lose the DH than Montero catching. I think it makes more sense for them to use Po.
hope it’s like riding a bike…..I don’t want to lose the DH either but geez
Romine lives in the area and will be on the team tomorrow.
good for Jorgie….:) hey we need the DH. Maybe this will give the Yanks a jolt, Tex seemed pretty excited that Jorgie is playing
just when you think you’ve seen everything…
wow
Go Jorgie!
If Posada is catching tomorrow and not Jesus, then you probably have grounds to complain. Jesus is already in the game at DH, catching him unnecessarily would botch the lineup.
It would have been a joke to lose the dh with jorge on the bench
CC batting or baserunning in any way, sort, or form should never be done.
Let’s see if this works
Yankeefem,
I think they just don’t want to lose the DH in the 3rd inning
Ouch Posada catching…Scioiscia is going to run absolutely wild on him.
Be safe, Jorgie.
Jerkface September 10th, 2011 at 9:57 pm
It could be that they simply don’t want to lose the DH in the 3rd inning.
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That’s probably it. I’ll bet Posada homers in this game.
Again, it is the desire not to risk a Wang like injury to CC.
maybe they don’t want Jesus catching for CC, don’t want to throw him off. CC is used to throwing to Posada
Yea….I mean I get that….Jorge actually looks ok back there. Go Jorge!
Montero-can’t-catch conspiracy theories gain new ammo.
throwing is going to be the hard thing for jorge
One thing is for sure, the angels are going to run like mad men
vblade September 10th, 2011 at 9:58 pm
yankeefeminista September 10th, 2011 at 9:57 pm
Jorge is coming in? Hip hip! Shows how opposed to catching Montero that they are.
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Or how opposed they are to having their ace bat.
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Good point.
lol go Jorgie!!!!
JORGE!!!
Hahahahahahahahahha
you cant make this up!
Jorge throws runner out! You can’t predict it, Suzyn…
HIP HIP JORGE getting Kendrick. Love it.
Posada gets his man
Like the Angels did last time they faced Jorge in the playoffs? Not exactly.
lol. Nice play.
First crack out of the box
Ugh! Another infield hit. But wow what a job by Jorge!
Lol, f u, angels.
Not a great throw but Posada got him
Posada shuts doen the running game!!! In your face, Scioscia!
haha….I love it. Not a great throw but terrible jump
The Po-Po!!!!!
HIPHIP!!
Again, it is the desire not to risk a Wang like injury to CC.
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CC bats during inter league play
you can’t make this stuff up.
wow again!!!
montero not catching has nothing to do with his catching ability, it’s the 3rd inning and you don’t want to lose your dh and have CC bat…imagine CC sprains his foot running to first…
Posada throwing out 100% of all possible base stealers, best in MLB.
Posada, player of the game
K C, inspired!
You can’t predict baseball?
that’s 2000 k’s for CC
Jorge catching just gave everyone a little adrenaline rush.
Watch this pump up the Yankees having Jorge behind the plate.
2000 strikeouts for sabathia
Hey Jorgie!!!
Not to be all I told you so, but I had a prescient sense that we should have caught Jesus tonight and Jorge should have been the DH.
I also recall admonishing the Yankees MONTHS AGO to get Montero here and acclimated, expressly to get his bat comfortable and to get him on the same page as the pitching staff.
But wait – JORGIE! High throw, but Kendrick slowed down for some reasonNi. Maybe he thought Cano missed the ball and wanted to go to third…
Nice pitch, C. Sit down, Torii.
hey that just shows that 2B isn’t a gimmi if guys get on……
i like kim jones in the booth – much better than on location stuff…
So see I was thinking that if the Yankees needed a backup catcher they would automatically go to Posada.
Nah.
Mel? Randy?
Posada throws high, cano saves him from an error there. But it’s a caught stealing!!!
Remember Wang ruining his career running the bases? Yeah…
was it? or 1,999?
I have never seen a more conservative organization regarding rookies then the Yankees.
People are seriously wondering why the yankees don’t want to lose the dh in the 3rd inning of a game!? Insane…
blake September 10th, 2011 at 10:01 pm
haha….I love it. Not a great throw but terrible jump
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I’ll take luck. It’ll look like a frozen rope in the Boxscore tomorrow.
So, will Jorge do up his nails once he gets back to the dugout?
Yeah, I reconsidered and made the same point.
Is Kim stright or Les? i really want to know lol
Gary Sanchez has just been summoned from Knott’ss Berry Farm.
They’re not mentioning it on the broadcast. Maybe they forgot
Jorge, it’s grand to see you, pal.
the next throw should be easier…..broke loose some stiffness with that one
Betances is available!
“I have never seen a more conservative organization regarding rookies then the Yankees.”
I don’t know if I can agree. Look at Hughes, Joba, and Kennedy. They probably learned their lesson from that debacle.
If Posada catches tomorrow and not Montero then it’s obvious that the Yanks don’t think he can catch.
Did I enter some type of time warp?
I went out to walk my dog and I come in to see Jorge catching?
WTH is going on???
kim’s straight…
Those seeing eye hits are the most anoying of all
This game has been torture defensively. The angels have had no business getting 4 of their 6 hits
Ugg. Dumbo squeezing that through for a hit. CC’s thrown a lot of pitches. Nice play there by Chavez and Teixeira.
Nice CHAVY/TEX!
Jorge rules.
that’s a great play by Tex….tweener hop into the runner….very nice.
Beauty at both ends. Chavez showing nice range and Tex with the tough scoop.
Granderson got an uncharacteristically bad jump earlier. Wonder if he pulled something…that was a circuitous, curious route.
Chavez really is a rock defensively. No one you’d want in there more to make a good play and field tough balls cleanly.
LGY September 10th, 2011 at 10:04 pm
Did I enter some type of time warp?
I went out to walk my dog and I come in to see Jorge catching?
WTH is going on???
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Martin hurt his thumb, and was pulled from the game. Po strapped on his cape, and came to save the day. The Yanks probably don’t want CC batting and running the bases in an AL park.
JAP,
It’s chirstmas in september!!! LOL!, i guess you are not on the N list!!!
I’m thinking Montero will catch because tomorrow. Because they want him in the lineup as much as possible. They’re down to 2 catchers now. So I doubt they’ll have Posada start at C tomorrow with Montero DHing. They would sit Montero if they went with Posada.
There are no other catchers on 40 man roster. If Girardi hasn’t used Valdes yet with the bullpen being shot why keep him? Need to activate Romine or G. Molina.
Granderson needs a couple of days off.
Not only is Betances available, it might also be a good idea for him to pitch tonight, since yesterday was his throw day. He’ll should be sharp.
Tex and Granderson really need to wake up. The injuries are pilling up and the healthy guys are in major slumps. Montero is the only guy hitting right now.
Granderson needs a day off. His bat is dead.
Is Molina still with the Yankees, or was he released?
Thought Posada couldn’t catch b/c of the concussions. Hope he is not at risk.
“I have never seen a more conservative organization regarding rookies then the Yankees.”
I would think the results of the Sux game and our game could factor into the decision, though I don’t know that for sure of course.
Also, Martin may be available to go tomorrow. Girardi might have taken him out as a precaution.
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Girardi had said on one of his manager’s shows with Kay that he would consider bringing Montero in later in a game but that he did not want to start him at the catcher’s position. That was prior to Cervelli being sidelined. Time will tell.
The whole Yanks team needs a day off….where is Crash Davis?
trisha – true pinstriped blue September 10th, 2011 at 10:04 pm
“I have never seen a more conservative organization regarding rookies then the Yankees.”
I don’t know if I can agree. Look at Hughes, Joba, and Kennedy. They probably learned their lesson from that debacle.
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I don’t know about Hughes. Innings wise he was able to go a full year in 2008 because he had about 146? in 2007. And he has shown he could pitch in the ML.
Only a handful of guys in the lineup who are struggling?
Ghost, Molina is with the Jays.
Fake Molina is still with them I believe….he was with Scranton
I don’t think Haren is dealing as much as it is the usual suspects flailing away at whatever is being thrown.
Haren is killing them with the split
yankeefem,
I’m sure this is not what the yankees wanted, it’s an emergency
Molina cleared waivers and was back at SWB.
Remember when Haren had like an iffy year and a half with the D-Backs and we decided we didn’t need him? Not saying they should’ve sold the farm, but he would’ve looked real nice behind CC.
trisha – true pinstriped blue September 10th, 2011 at 10:09 pm
Ghost, Molina is with the Jays.
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No, not that one. The faux Molina–I think his name is Gustavo….
I think all those K’s will hurt Grandy’s MVP chances.
if I see another ground ball to 2nd base by a Yankee batter in this game…. ……
Haren is just mowing ‘em down. Looks way too easy.
Every single person in the regular lineup needs a couple of days off.
Thanks, Yankfem!
bats need to wake up…..been asleep for almost a week
luis, yeah but if it were high risk, I doubt they would risk his health anyway. Curious.
Their bats have absolutely no life in them
The Yankees are getting taught a pitching lesson from a pitcher who should be our #2 starter right now, but Cashman didn’t make it happen.
Why is kay rambling about cc needing to give length because of the “situation the bullpen is in now”? The team hasn’t hit good or awful pitching for 3 straight games, they have a 10 man pen, and plenty of fresh arms. If u don’t score runs, it really doesn’t matter who pitches the late innings.
Posada who was rotting on the bench and hasn’t caught since last season, is now good enough to go catch.
CC hasn’t been sharp in his last few starts, but he will battle you.
Girardi might actually have to use some of his call ups. Hope they can pitch well after sitting for days.
igotid, wasn’t the feeling that both Huges and Kennedy were rushed up? At this point it kind of all melts in together.
I’d rather them be conservative with the rookies and keep things moving along with the veterans when at all possible.
Remember when Haren had like an iffy year and a half with the D-Backs and we decided we didn’t need him? Not saying they should’ve sold the farm, but he would’ve looked real nice behind CC.
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He had a bad half a year that was it. When he went to the Angels he started pitching good again and he was good the year before
Carlo September 10th, 2011 at 10:11 pm
Why is kay rambling about cc needing to give length because of the “situation the bullpen is in now”? The team hasn’t hit good or awful pitching for 3 straight games, they have a 10 man pen, and plenty of fresh arms. If u don’t score runs, it really doesn’t matter who pitches the late innings.
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I didn’t understand that either.
yankfem, actually I hadn’t even thought about that aspect until mel mentioned it. Of course it made sense but I still wondered if he could play but with a more protective helmet.
Girardi might have no choice but to treat tomorrow or the next day like an off day and sit some of the main guys. Especially Granderson and Cano. They are totally worn out and they need a break.
Farnsworth on to give the yankees yet another free shot to put more distance between themselves and 2nd place.
Carlo i could not agree more.Who cares who comes in.We can’t get but 2 hits let alone a run.Game is already history and if Joe had half a brain he would pull the starters and let the AAA guys hit because #1 they can’t do worse and #2 then there would be no excuse about them being tired
I said earlier this year I think Posada would catch 10 games. I knew I had one of the digits right!
Ghost, sorry. The faux Molina. I think they disappeared him but not entirely positive. Will do a check.
Krazy Kyle is in top of 9th vs. Sux.
Too many strikeouts & ground balls to 2nd for the Yanks.
still surprised they didn’t bring up 2000th k for CC.
igotid88 September 10th, 2011 at 10:10 pm
I think all those K’s will hurt Grandy’s MVP chances.
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The k’s shouldn’t but hitting in the .260′s will.
It’s awesome that Jorge is getting to catch at least one more time….didn’t think we’d ever see it again. Considering he hasn’t caught a pen or anything in almost a year…..he looks surprisingly decent.
The Yankees are getting taught a pitching lesson from a pitcher who should be our #2 starter right now,
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Yep and the Angels got him for a #5 starter. The diamondbacks are a joke…
Krazy Kyle, hey? One out top of the 9th, 5-3 Rays.
Trisha, Fem said he was back at SWB.
Red Sox fans were in full panic mode on the radio today….
CC bats during inter league play
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It’s September and they are trying to keep their most important player healthy. He looks tired enough as it is on the mound.
C’s getting squeezed.
blake September 10th, 2011 at 10:15 pm
It’s awesome that Jorge is getting to catch at least one more time….didn’t think we’d ever see it again. Considering he hasn’t caught a pen or anything in almost a year…..he looks surprisingly decent.
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I’ll bet he’s ben practicing. I’m sure that he was dying for a chance.
Trisha, yankeefem,
I just hope he doesn’t gets hit in the head, so we don’t have to find out how bad it really is.
5-4.
Posada with the game winning hit tonight are the stuff Yankeeographys are made of.
Jorge catching in this game certainly opens up a lot of questions about the true reason behind making him a full time DH…
Crazy Kyle gives up a HR…now 5-4
Krazy Kyle gives up a solo to Salty. 5-4.
Romine, as I said weeks ago, should be up. But, glad to see Po in there too.
Mathis…..unbelievable
Ugh. C’mon Farnsworth!
LGY September 10th, 2011 at 10:17 pm
Jorge catching in this game certainly opens up a lot of questions about the true reason behind making him a full time DH…
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I never bought the concussion thing.
Ghost, don’t see him on the 40-man.
I love ya CC but that’s about as unacceptable as it gets.
It’s Jeff friggin Mathis.
LGY, exactly.
Stranger things have happened when you’re really banged up ! Let’s go Yanks !!!
luis, LOL, but I really think a lineup with BOTH Montero and Posada in it is a more potent one.
With Alex out, I hope to see a few Jorge/Montero lineups. A good idea to keep Posada in some semblance of rhythm. As for Jesus, it’s a joke if he’s not in the lineup every day from this point forward. Since he’s batting 5th, they apparently get that. Good.
C YA! (I like my version better than Kay’s).
YES!!!
Another HR given up by Kyle.
If Jorge can catch then he should have been catching a game or two a week all season.
Kyle gives up another jack. Same old Farnsy. 5-5.
Wow, Po goes in the game, and all of a sudden the posts are flying fast and furious.
Damn you Farnsworth!
The Red Sox have hit back to back home runs off of Farnsworth in the 9th to tie it. Thanks old buddy. Additionally, consider their mini-slump over. This will power them back up.
Farnsworth blows the save…..just like old times
Mathis is a nothing hitter who seems to hit doubles into the gap against us, for whatever reason.
Farnsworth. Soooo good. Well, the Sox woke up.
First question.
What in the world was Imposter Molina doing catching games for this team if Jorge is physically able to catch?
To be fair, Posada was listed as the emergency catcher this year. And this was an emergency.
So much for a free shot at picking up a game. Actually going to have to win a game to trim the magic #.
Po was the DH only because he had a year on his contract. Should have caught some during the year though.
Pedey with a double. No outs. Get Kyle out of there, Maddon.
Like like we will get anyone on base but nobody is going to steal a base next inning.Montero-chavez then posada.What is the over/under on any of them get a 3 bagger?
Double Pedey…Kyle ruining Rays season
Ghostwriter September 10th, 2011 at 9:58 pm
It’s cool how everybody loves Po! I’m happy for him… I’ll bet Burnett is praying for Martin
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Sorry but it doesn’t matter who catches Burnett. He has proven that.
Crazy Kyle reverts to his old Yankee form.
Winning this game could get the Sox going again….bad Farnsworth flashbacks!
trisha – true pinstriped blue September 10th, 2011 at 10:12 pm
igotid, wasn’t the feeling that both Huges and Kennedy were rushed up? At this point it kind of all melts in together.
I’d rather them be conservative with the rookies and keep things moving along with the veterans when at all possible.
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This is just my opinion. But I believe if they hadn’t given Kennedy a starting job in 2008. There wouldn’t have been such a fuss. I believe we all thought Hughes would get a starting that year.
The way we are playing we may need the Rays to lse
UnKnown September 10th, 2011 at 10:21 pm
Ghostwriter September 10th, 2011 at 9:58 pm
It’s cool how everybody loves Po! I’m happy for him… I’ll bet Burnett is praying for Martin
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Sorry but it doesn’t matter who catches Burnett. He has proven that.
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I was kidding.
Monty got one to crush on that 0-1 pitch and took it.
The Rays had a chance to genuinely make the Red Sox sweat. After tonight, they’ll drift away again.
46 pitches so far, at this pace he is going to go for a complete game.
The Sox aren’t losing tonight. Is Kay like a day behind on everything tonight?
Rays are screwed if they lose tonight
The Yankees have been weirdly unprepared for contingencies.
Hey as long as the Rays take this game it’s all good. I’ve always liked it when the Sux are tantalized right up until the last pitch.
As long as the Rays take it…
jacksquat September 10th, 2011 at 10:15 pm
igotid88 September 10th, 2011 at 10:10 pm
I think all those K’s will hurt Grandy’s MVP chances.
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The k’s shouldn’t but hitting in the .260?s will.
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That too. I could be wrong but I don’t know of many mvp winers with 180ks which he might end up with
Maybe AJ will refuse to pitch now ! Let’s hope for the best ! ( I think we know what that is )
Monty got one to crush on that 0-1 pitch and took it.
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He seemed pissed about that.
Hey look, Kei Igawa caught Chavez’s bat.
Looks like we faced Cy Young last night, and Koufax tonight…Gibson tomorrow?
It’s the fifth? Crap. Getting late early.
Anything from Po would be a bonus. When was his last PA?
Here comes a big one
figured
If Montero wasn’t in today’s lineup it would of been interesting to see if Girardi would of brought him into catch or Posada. I guess it will be telling to see who catches tomorrow since I assume Martin won’t be ready yet.
Sorry but it doesn’t matter who catches Burnett. He has proven that.
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True that.
So let them bring in another pitcher and hold the Sux where they are. Then the Rays can walk off.
J. Alfred Prufrock September 10th, 2011 at 10:25 pm
It’s the fifth? Crap. Getting late early.
Anything from Po would be a bonus. When was his last PA?
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He homered not long ago. He’ll homer tonight as well.
Haren crusing. It will take a miracle for him not to throw a CG shutout. Hopefully that just jinxed him, but I don’t think it will.
Haren has been mediocre since the ASB.
The offense needs to wake up.
haren looks pretty good. Tough to get on the offense too much these past two days. Weaver and Haren are money.
Got to hold them here at one and still hope to scratch across 2 or 3.
Kyle gets out 1 of 5 batters & gets lifted, probably destroyed Rays playoff hopes.
Madden removes Farnsy with bases loaded and one out with Crapi at the plate.
Tony Pena might be putting on the catching gear tomorrow…
I have no problem with how the yanks have handled Montero…..
I can deal with being shut down by weaver and Haren …but losing two to the orioles stings. The Yankees are understandably tired given the exhausting nature of their schedule
tough stretch for us…players banged up and tired. unfortunately, no breaks in the schedule to rest up. this is gonna be a dog fight the rest of the month.
secondly, no guarantee haren would be a good pitcher in ny. many have come and faltered.
Ghost, if he does nothing, it’s on the Yankees. They’ve sat on his bat for a long time. Not smart, especially since Jorge Posada knows HTF to hit.
Haren can go 14 innings with the pitch count so low…
Geez, the Yanks aren’t accomplishing anything against Haren.
Weaver had a 6.67 ERA since the all star break, and they couldn’t hit him either. This offense just looks beat up and tired.
The Yankees have scored 1 run in their past 21 innings.
Tampa turns DP to preserve the tie.
Good going Fat Slappy!
Now here’s hoping for a Rays walk off.
The Rays got a DP they go to the bottom of the 9th
Ramos gets Ortiz. Rays walk off time.
JF,
seems pissed about popping up the split also…..
“The Yankees have scored 1 run in their past 21 innings.”
Yeah and we all know why. Hopefully they turn it around tonight.
“If Jorge can catch then he should have been catching a game or two a week all season.”"
yes, if the PCS thing was just a smokescreen, i’d agree.
i’ve been puzzled by the yankee catching situation most of the year, and i wasn’t feeling good about martin and cervelli being the only catchers catching in the past few weeks.
i always thought posada could keep on catching ability wise, but i gave the yankees the benefit of the doubt when the PCS thing was leaked out. they clearly said he didn’t do well on a PCS test last fall.
it’s an interesting situation.
Posada homered on September 6, and has had 4 ABs in
September.
Rays walk off would be demoralizing for Sox…I’m praying!
Arod is out, Swisher is out, Tex, Cano, and Granderson aren’t hitting…..recipe for offensive slump.
If the Rays win this game, it will be nothing short of a minor miracle.
Tough when so many guys are struggling. Gardner, tex (not surprising), and now granderson have been deplorable recently. Martin is martin, arod has been totally MIA even when he’s in the lineup. That’s 5 guys that are and have been contributing next to nothing.
They have also had a brutal schedule….and flying to the WC did not help…this was bound to happen
Got to give Maddon credit there he took out Farnsy instead of letting him give up the game. Of course this is an absolute do or die for the Rays as their season rests in getting a win tonight.
Time for Tampa to walk off and crush the Sox!
Good to know, Ghost.
“They have also had a brutal schedule….and flying to the WC did not help…this was bound to happen”
Total crux of the matter, Betsy. It is what it is. Just hope for the best.
Randy,
I think that it would have given Jorge a role…..and would have given him something to feel good about. Had he still been catching some then his value increases and none of this drama surrounding him this year happens……if the concussions were the reason then fine…..if not though then it’s a curious situation…….
Francona not messing around.
Sometimes you can’t do anything, but it doesn’t take a pitching coach to see that CC’s arm has been flying open all night, hence the high number of pitches outside.
Where was that pitch
Grandersn has done it all year…let someone pick HIM up
“Got to give Maddon credit there he took out Farnsy instead of letting him give up the game. Of course this is an absolute do or die for the Rays as their season rests in getting a win tonight.”
Agree and agree.
If Grandy needs a blow, Golson is more than capable of playing CF.
Have no problem with cc going one more inning and giving Kontos or Brackman a shot regardless of the score.
I really wish that the Yanks would skip one of CC’s starts and keep his pitch count down in a couple others. Girardi treats him like he has an unlimited amount of bullets and he hasn’t been great the last month or so.
Every good team has one super, super ugly week a year. We’re witnessing the Yankees’.
Let’s hope the Rays can get it done. If they do, it really would be devastating to the Sox.
tampa play 4 in boston starting thursday…
Let’s hope the Angels don’t make the playoffs…they have pitching, defense and speed…
Tr ish, there is no point in worrying…why waste the energy?
“I really wish that the Yanks would skip one of CC’s starts and keep his pitch count down in a couple others”
I think they should skip his next start then get him on 4 days rest for the remainder of the season to tune up for October……recharge the batteries.
Grandersn has done it all year…let someone pick HIM up
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Yeah has anyone seen Tex?
you take grandy out for a day and we would be sending out an NL worthy lineup…
Maddon knows how to manage and doesn’t go by the old school baseball book. Very forward thinking
trisha – true pinstriped blue September 10th, 2011 at 7:27 pm
“I believe that Montero will catch before Posada if Girardi is just giving some guys time off to catch their breaths and it’s in the middle of some uneventful game, but I wonder if Posada would get the start, say, in an Angles game.”
not bad with some outside the box thinking. not exactly right, but close enough a+ for creativity.
on a serious note i’m puzzled by all the PCS talk with posada. if he really flunked that test he took last fall, there really is no situation, no matter the baseball emergency, that he should be catching in.
however if it’s not true he flunked that test, then as blake says, i’m puzzled why posada hasn’t caught some games this year. the yankees had a third catcher on the roster all year and didn’t use him?
that’s a strike
I go with the Rays pen over the Sux pen.
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Thank the Lord I will have a new laptop on Tuesday. It stinks not being able to watch the Yanks because the desktop is in another room. However, I can watch the Sux here.
Grr!
Going to go watch the Yanks and will flip back and forth. Will rush back in to cheer like crazy when the Suxers lose – and when the Yanks go ahead.
Where there’s life…
GO YANKS!!!
GO RAYS!!!
he was struck out…..ugh
Where oh where has the offense gone?
hopefully the Yanks bats wake up this inning
CC’s WHIP has been positively brutal since August 1.
Screw the Angels. They’re lucky we’re gassed and had to change time zones with no days off.
blake September 10th, 2011 at 10:33 pm
Randy,
I think that it would have given Jorge a role…..and would have given him something to feel good about. Had he still been catching some then his value increases and none of this drama surrounding him this year happens……if the concussions were the reason then fine…..if not though then it’s a curious situation…….
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I think that the Yanks said no, because they wanted a clean break, and because it’s a performance issue. Otherwise the wound might fester. Posada can be real prickly, and giving him false hope of catching would be a bad idea.
luckily Vernon Wells was up next
CC keeps finding a way……that is the definition of an Ace.
That was my point, randy. Posada catching throws everything that has been said out the window.
Farnsworth has gotta be F’n KIDDING me.
Too bad Maddon didn’t yank Kyle after the 1st homer…
Pimplebutt with a 3 pitch 9th inning.
randy, I’m thinking it was more a case of the Yankees believing he was done as a catcher and they weren’t going to do anything to get his hopes up or have him believe he owned that job anymore. It doesn’t mean that there weren’t problems with that concussion stuff but I think they’re opinion of his catching ability definitely played into it.
DocTodd September 10th, 2011 at 10:35 pm
Let’s hope the Angels don’t make the playoffs…they have pitching, defense and speed…
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Definitly agree with this. Plus NY struggles mightly against them especially in Anaheim. (Of course minus the magical year of 2009, however, they still lost 2 of the 3 at Anaheim in that series.)
Betsy: “…there is no point in worrying…why waste the energy?’
To the time capsule!
Ghost,
true…..but they didn’t have a clean break….there has been all sorts of drama this year because they put him in a situation where he had to hit to have value….if he was still catching some then he wouldn’t have to hit as much to still play a part on the club…..
Let’s just get one stinking run to tie, then another to win
Wow, that AB by Crawford was pathetic.
they’re should be “their”
Girardi is really puzzling with his pitching staff. He is maybe the most conservative manager in the game with resting his relievers yet he doesn’t do the same thing with his starters.
I’m not saying there is necessarily causation here but CC hasn’t been the same since Joe sent him out after that 2nd rain delay vs Tampa. What was the purpose of that move? Why not be conservative with the most important player on the team?
And what about Colon? Why not give his arm a break instead of continuing this 6 man rotation bs?
They Yankees offensive approach in this game has been horrible….
“Maddon knows how to manage and doesn’t go by the old school baseball book. Very forward thinking”
Definitely agree with that.
Michael Kay is a broken record. I like Al, he does really good analysis on pitching, but being stuck with only Kay has thrown him in Kay’s redundant announcing. Boring.
blake,
thats the difference with Texeria. He hasn’t carried the team once this year. He’s played consistently inconsistent this year.
Tex has never carried the team like the other players you mentioned.
replay please he was safe
Just looking at Haren’s pitch count should tell you everything you need to know about the Yankees batting today.
In the 6th with 60 pitches thrown so far is not how the Yankees should be working.
lets see if Gardner can make an adjustment here….and stay back on the slop
can we get a replay for nunez play at first?
Still no bunting from Gardner. Brilliant. Just let him flail away.
Way to go Nunie!
Haren is gonna throw a complete game.
” Had he still been catching some then his value increases and none of this drama surrounding him this year happens……if the concussions were the reason then fine…..if not though then it’s a curious situation…….”
blake-
i agree. i think the blog is going to be quite interesting tomorrow morning as the implications of posada catching tonight sinks in.
blake,
It could have been much worse. Posada is a stubborn, willful cuss. If the Yanks left the door open on his catching, he would have been showing up to the park first everyday to strap on the gear. It would have gotten ugly. Consider the ’09 Series, and the fuss he made about Molina.
Rays going to bottom of 10th.
Benny,
Pitchers like Haren are really tough on Tex right now…..he doesn’t have much of a chance against that split unless Haren makes a mistake and hangs one
Yankees have had terrible BABIP luck recently overall.
Yankees need a win, badly. If CC gives up just one run and they lose 1-0, it speaks volumes about how deep of a funk this team is in.
Gardner is totally lost again.
“Trish, there is no point in worrying…why waste the energy?”
From your mouth to God’s ears, Bets!
Would be nice if tampa can win so that our loss 20 minutes after their win won’t sting so bad. Game started 2 hours before hours and may end sooner the way we are hacking.
Kotchman could win it here off Paps.
Gardner’s slump is so bad, that even when he hits it hard he hits it to a well positioned fielder
Ghost,
maybe….but I think he would have accepted it….it would have been better than not catching at all.
THe Yankees are tired. Just dragging. I don’t know how they’ll catch up given the schedule, but they look tired.
Let’s face it – all the batters , with the exception of baby Jesus, are lost.
Gardner is totally lost again.
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There have been many times in the past few days where this comment would be appropriate but why in the world would you post this right after he hit a line drive??
sad…they cant do a damn thing
There is a 7 run breakout inning coming, it’s just a question of when and in what game….
I can’t believe how helpless we look offensively. This looks terrible. :/
Rays allowing papelbon to throw 3 or maybe 4 innings at this rate.
a comeback win tonight could snap this funk they are in…..hopefully it’ll happen.
At least Gardner hit it hard this time.
BABIP – BACRAP !!! They ain’t hittin’ fool !
Tex is not a guy who can lift a team on his shoulders..
I also do not get why Colon is not being skipped …..i know why CC is not…because Joe thinks CC is super human
“randy, I’m thinking it was more a case of the Yankees believing he was done as a catcher and they weren’t going to do anything to get his hopes up or have him believe he owned that job anymore”
trisha-
i remember some very intense blog conversations in the spring when i said i had no doubt posada could keep catching for someone if not the yankees if he wanted too, but i was finally convinced because of the PCS stuff that other people gave links to that this just wasn’t smart.
as blake says , this is a curious situation. interesting as hell, but curious.
# LGY September 10th, 2011 at 10:46 pm
Gardner is totally lost again.
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There have been many times in the past few days where this comment would be appropriate but why in the world would you post this right after he hit a line drive??
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Figured either you or your uglyface twin would comment. One line drive in a couple of weeks doesn’t help.
Angels defense has just been outstanding too the last two nights. Surely doesn’t help any.
“THe Yankees are tired. Just dragging. I don’t know how they’ll catch up given the schedule, but they look tired.”
I wish the Rays would end it so I could go and catch the rest of our game.
A bloop and a blast would do a lot to help our game out…
It’s time to get the bullpen up instead of waiting for CC to get to 120 pitches first
CC is behind in every count….I hope Joe has the good sense to pull him before he makes a mistake…..
Its bad when the only offensive threat we have is the rookie we just called up. Hoping for a Montero home-run parade.
CC is gased.
every regular players on every team should be feeling tired and not 100 percent this time of the season.
these days any good pitchers got decent chance to outpitch CC
Figured either you or your uglyface twin would comment. One line drive in a couple of weeks doesn’t help.
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Huh?
You posted that Gardner is totally lost again in response to him hitting a line drive. That has nothing to do with the past few weeks but what your reaction was to that at bat.
It was just a very strange comment and didn’t make much sense given the circumstances.
that went off his foot
He looked out
Ball clearly hit the batter.
that’s a foul ball….
that was obvious cmon
every team feel tired right now, not just Yanks.
No excuse.
easy call…..come on now. Not even close
omg how did nobody see this!!!! Are you kidding me clearly hit him
whew, I mean that is totally the right call, but I was worried they wouldn’t get it right
Good call.
congrats to the umps for getting that right…..
What is this idiot arguing about? It hit him plain and simple. I hate him more then any other manager in baseball
Oh my, we are in a terrible funk, thanks to our tired players. Im really looking forward to a game where most regulars rest. This team needs a breather.
Sciosa….good grief watch a replay before you go out there
Why push CC when he clearly doesn’t have it?
randy, I remember you saying that. I admit that I was convinced he was through as a catcher, but that was totally based on what I considered to be such a decline.
All of that said, I figured his taking over given the current circumstances was definitely the way to go, just because I trust that veteran presence over the lack of experience of our rookie(s), especially with us facing the Angels.
Funny that I of all people would be rooting for Posada to be the catcher.
Okay, I am going to the other room. Maybe it will bring the Yanks good luck. (I can dream can’t I?)
I’ll be back when there’s something to cheer about, from either game.
Not sure why the Angels are bunting. Yanks ain’t scoring anything.
Triple Short of a Cycle September 10th, 2011 at 10:53 pm
What is this idiot arguing about? It hit him plain and simple. I hate him more then any other manager in baseball
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He’s gotta do it, even if it’s the right call.
What is that fat slob Scioscia arguing about?
Get someone up in the pen, you idiot.
CC is gased….it was obvious from the first pitch of the inning
If they get out of this NY will win this game tonight.
I am glad someone is actually warming up now
Girardi is going to blow out CC’s arm
Come on Mathis pop this butn up in the air
i will say jorge is well rested for the postseason
Doublplay ball, please
Hate Buck Showalter too, don’t forget!
CC looks exhausted. Maybe lingering after effects of the near 130 pitches in Fenway.
randy l. September 10th, 2011 at 10:56 pm
i will say jorge is well rested for the postseason
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Wouldn’t it be something if he wound up carrying them down the stretch?
That’s fine CC would’ve walked him anyways. Get the out.
That was a bad play by Chavez.
that was foul
That was a foul ball.
If Girardi wanted to do something crazy….he’d bring in Robertson right here.
Nightmare September continues
Who cares? CC Sabathia can’t buy an out right now. We’ll take the easy out…
Infield in??
Peter is going to be near impossible to double up
It’s obvious to everyone but Girardi that CC is gassed. I hate how he always allows the other team to score 2-3 extra runs when the starting pitcher should be out of the game already. Why are they walking someone? I hate when Girardi pitches around guys.
Well it was heading foul
I’d rather have Jorge i there than Cervelli.
cc’s laboring, i can understand why chavez wanted the out…
I think you have to make that play….it’s too close to let go…..it bounces back fair and you’re screwed
I would bring Noesi in here, but Joe won’t.
blake September 10th, 2011 at 10:59 pm
If Girardi wanted to do something crazy….he’d bring in Robertson right here.
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Why? No lead tgo protect.
# LGY September 10th, 2011 at 10:51 pm
Figured either you or your uglyface twin would comment. One line drive in a couple of weeks doesn’t help.
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Huh?
You posted that Gardner is totally lost again in response to him hitting a line drive. That has nothing to do with the past few weeks but what your reaction was to that at bat.
It was just a very strange comment and didn’t make much sense given the circumstances.
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Actually I typed it when he came up but it didn’t post, saying I had already posted it once.
( not that it makes any difference ) He’s a total “wonder” at bat this year.
Good call infield in.
Come on CC
jorge is going to have to be sore tomorrow .
plus it’s a day game.
gotta be montero right ?
I completely agree with having CC throw a million pitches in a relatively meaningless game in September.
is Robertson available….if he is then he should be in there because this is the ball game
All right, one more!
Chavez gave us an out. That’s a high commodity in this game….. Yes, Chavez throws home for the 2nd out.
woohoo one more now CC
one more batter cc…come on…
Huge play. CC is almost out of this mess. He’s out Robertsoning Robertson
why didn’t they turn two at 2nd? That ball was hit hard enough even with Bourjous running.
C’mon CC, just throw a strike.
Now the Certified Yankee Killer Kendrick.
Game is right here
Ghost,
Actually i liked the play, because CC is exhausted better to have the bases juiced with one out than without it, what i don’t understand is why leave Cc there when he clearly doesn’t have it.
2 out of the last 3 games he has thrown at least 120 pitches in 6ip
cc had nothing tonight…clearly laboring the entire game and he gives us 6 full inning of 1 run ball…AWESOME…
Nice play by Chavez
C!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sweet, Tex.
Yes!!!! Chavez gets all three outs.
nice!!!1
great stretch by Tex
unbelievable job by CC……small ball FAIL
that was a poor throw though
That is awesome. YES
Ballgame still on.
Way to grind it, C! Nice stretch, Tex!
No game is meaningless in september, especially when you can use your ace to keep you close in this game, just like CC did. its definitely his last inning, though.
Great play all around. Now offense score some runs!
Chavez showing some smart/great D here. Imagine if Nunez was at 3B.
OK, let sabathia open the 7th inning and eliminate the bottom portion of the bullpen.
We got lucky there, this might turn things around
Come on guys…..the ace just pitched his tail off……get him some runs!!!!
Chavez was busy that inning! Great job getting out of the jam CC
Still an ace.
luis September 10th, 2011 at 11:02 pm
Ghost,
Actually i liked the play, because CC is exhausted better to have the bases juiced with one out than without it, what i don’t understand is why leave Cc there when he clearly doesn’t have it.
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He’s our ace.
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What fantastic synergy! Sux out of the inning and Yanks work some magic. We are so lucky to have Chavez. I had some tears of appreciation well up as I watched that inning come to an end.
Time for the Yanks to score some runs and the Rays to walk off!
Okay, back to the main telly.
nice to see bunting not work out for somebody else for a change.
Lead off triple Jennings!!!
Leadoff triple vs Bard
djsunyc September 10th, 2011 at 11:02 pm
cc had nothing tonight…clearly laboring the entire game and he gives us 6 full inning of 1 run ball…AWESOME…
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He’s a fighter.
DESMOND JENNINGS 3B!!!!
Bard is in…..
C is God (Sorry Jesus).
Now we need a sign of hope offensively.
didn’t curtis just bat last inning?
Super gritty by CC. Great job.
Please at least give him an extra day before his next start.
BJ please don’t whiff.
Sox are absolutely killing Bard’s arm right now.
This game was over back when they scored the 1 run.Anyone with half a clue can see the yankess are going to get 0 none nada empty in runs tonight no matter how you stack it.
Score some runs!
Bard might be making Papelbon a lot of money with how he’s been pitching
Granderson looks lost.
Uptown fails, 1 out
my goodness he’s cold.
Suck it. BJ grounds out, Jennings stays put.
“Funny that I of all people would be rooting for Posada to be the catcher.”
yes, i can see more than a little humor in that
hopefully a combination of a rays win and a yankee comeback win will put the blog in a good mood for discussing the interesting turn of events in the yankee catching situation.
Ouch…Granderson really needs a day off.
Wow, Grandy looks gassed.
Any fool out there still think Granderson is MVP candidate?
Upton fails to get run in. 1 out.
we’re just one swing away from tying this.
Can you imagine if Spaz had been back there to catch rather than Jorge? Yikes.
At least Longo’s at the plate.
Granderson is on the struggle bus big time
C’mon Tex…
Longoria will bring them to the promised land. Just watch.
(Staying in the room with the computer, just to share the happiness of the Sux loss…)
Ghost,
Still, we got really lucky, which is good, i rather be lucky than good, LOL!!
CC’s amazing – struggled from the first inning, ran up the pitch count, still gave them six innings and 1 run. He’s a horse. If the offense can get going, they have a chance . . .
Come on offense get CC his 20th win!
RAYS WIN!!!
Longoria wins it
Yeah Longo!!
“Any fool out there still think Granderson is MVP candidate?”
Not with the way he is performing this September. He looks like last year’s Granderson lately.
Rays win! Longo smoked that one
Papelbon better get Rafael Soriano money from the Red Sox at the very least. None of this below-market lowball BS.
Tampa Won lol
oh yeah
rays win!!!!!!
Longoria walks off….Sux lose!
Incredible how the entire offense has shut down since the 4th inning of the game in Baltimore
blake September 10th, 2011 at 11:05 pm
Bard might be making Papelbon a lot of money with how he’s been pitching
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That’s not on Bard. He’s been pitching long innings day after day. The kid has nothing. His mph was down 3-4 the other day.
Longo!
Longo on 0-2 count. RAYS WIN!
Some good news anyway ! TB wins
How about Cano/Jesus back to back..
Wow this is hard to watch
HELP LESS
The Mercury Strikes Back September 10th, 2011 at 11:06 pm
Any fool out there still think Granderson is MVP candidate?
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You’re right–a little slump down the stretch invalidates the rest of his season. Thanks, champ.
AND THIS IS WHAT I LOVE!!!! I LIVE FOR THIS!!!!!!!!!!!
I just love when the Sux are brought to the brink of victory and have it yanked right back.
SA-WEET!!!!!
Now I’ll go and watch our game.
XOX
Ugh back to back strike outs again
Crushing blow for Bard again, and for Sox…too ad they rallied, only to lose…HaHa.
getting tired of watching him hit from the left side…..it gets hard to be patient after awhile
Like i said THERE IS NOWAY NO HOW WE ARE SCORING A RUN THIS GAME WAS OVER LONG AGO
Joe should just sit all the regulars down, if they’re this “tired”. Better to tank one game than to tank an entire 10-game road trip.
I can’t believe we’re gonna waste ANOTHER GODDAMN OPPORTUNITY to gain a game on the Red Sox.
Wow. Good thing Cashman didn’t pick up this loser — Haren, isn’t it?
a tired and banged up longoria won it for the rays.
now Michael Kay sounds less certain Yanks would win the division. LOL
This is a cap tipping night……..Haren has great stuff tonight.
“The kid has nothing. His mph was down 3-4 the other day.”
Longoria just hit a 98 mph fastball.
Gezz. It really sucks that they couldn’t get CC a couple of runs, after the performance he’s given tonight.
Way to step up Longo.
2-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB and that diving play at 3rd was unreal.
The good news: The Red Sucks lost.
The bad news: The Yankees made a pact with the Red Sucks to win and lose together.
Ralph,
Put a cork in it, please.
Bard blowing, hope some crappy team like Nat’s overpays for Pimpebutt
Rays are only 4 back of Boston in the loss column. WOW.
Yankees offense is just blech. We need to kidnap that rally monkey.
Now we can devote all of our psychic energy to helping the Yanks win. Fault of the Sux that we’ve been fragmented here.
GO YANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’d be happier if my own team would win…
Like i said THERE IS NOWAY NO HOW WE ARE SCORING A RUN THIS GAME WAS OVER LONG AGO
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Then why are you still watching?
Haren shouldn’t be dominating them like this…..make an adjustment…sit split if you have to.
so maybe tomorrow, we can make it 1 frickin win in 5 games?….who are we, the Cubs ?
I don’t like our body language when batting. Not a strike has been recorded and we look helpless and defeated. That ining right there was deflating.
This is last season all over again. It’s going to be a battle of who loses less – us or Boston.
It’s not Girardi doing anything – the team just can’t score, just like last September.
I can’t recall seeing the entire offense looking so lost in a while. This is depressing.
blake,
His fastball has no movement on it. I’ve been watching.
It seems like their only chance to score a run is a Montero homerun
The games that hurt are those ones against the Orioles…..
Blake-
All the lefties have not hit. The Yankees need to face a lefty pitcher soon
Big game Shields going tomorrow
Yankees will lose nothing again to the BoSux as they lost again….all the more reason for the sleeping slugs to just mail it in….done, good night
J. Alfred Prufrock September 10th, 2011 at 11:05 pm
Suck it. BJ grounds out, Jennings stays put.
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What is this comment all about?
Where’s Brian Matusz when we need him?
Incredible how the entire offense has shut down since the 4th inning of the game in Baltimore
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Anything unusual happen in that 4th inning? They certainly need something to end this.
“Crushing blow for Bard again, and for Sox…too ad they rallied, only to lose…HaHa.”
NOTHING is sweeter to watch when they are playing!
red sox have lost 5 1/2 games in the standings to the rays in a week.
baseball is getting very interesting.
to tell the truth , i was getting a little bored.
not any more.
I love how Kay points out the Sux are an older team. That’s all ESPN could talk about in April is how the YANKS were SOOOOOO old.
I should be thrilled that the sox lost, but I would rather see the yanks win
Wang,
true….but that’s why I think it’ll be harder than they thought to let Papelbon go and that was my point. They already have to overuse Bard…..what’ll they do without Papelbon?
Looks like the Sox have very little shot at winning 100 games this year. Wonder what the baseball pundits think of their epic prediction failure.
Can Jon Lestaaaah stop the bleeding tomorrow?
I hate the Orioles more than the Sux right now.
Yankees offense: please wake up!!! Tampa Rays: Thanks for the assist
Joe might as well just throw in the towel like he did last September…. if this is how the regulars are going to perform.
I’m really getting sick of Tex. The Giambi comparisons are now an insult to Giambi, rather than Tex.
Haren needs to retaliate for his guys getting hit. Base runners baby!!
Haren can dominate any team
That isn’t what you want to do with 2 strikes and Posada behind the plate
Guys,
the team is banged up…give them a break, besides the game is so close, i think we are coming back on this one..
Hector!!!!
Why Tito didn’t walk Longo to set up a DP is amazing to me. Glad he made that managerial blunder.
Now come on Yankees win your game.
randy l. September 10th, 2011 at 11:12 pm
red sox have lost 5 1/2 games in the standings to the rays in a week.
baseball is getting very interesting.
to tell the truth , i was getting a little bored.
not any more.
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It’s interesting to follow this race in the cool standings. Gradully the Sox become less of a playoof lock, and the Rays chances grow. Granted the Sox still have like a 97 percent likelihood of making the posteason, but it’s still interesting to watch.
I listened to a Phillies feed a couple of months back & the guy said that the yankees were as old a dirt.
blake,
I think they’ve figured out they have to keep that jerk. It’s ironic — Pabbut hasn’t been over-used at all during this rough period, but Bard? Wow. Poor kid’s been abused.
Bret The Hitman YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH TRUTH? I GUESS CAUSE TI HURTS
Like I told STRAW yesterday, don’t expect Yanks to take 2 of 3 from Angels. They’re so confident against us, especially at home, and have the pitching and scratch out runs really well, and are hungry to catch Rangers.
Not over yet, though !
It’s interesting that Soriano is not in this game right now.
We need a rally monkey…..who knows how to use thunder sticks,blow a vuvuzela and ring a cowbell,while wearing a cap inside out….
I hope Youkilis is the steak that arrives on your table so on the black side that you have to send it back even though you’re the type of person who rarely complains and doesn’t usually make a stink at restaurants. Burnt.
Wang,
Francona did the same thing last year with Bard
The probability of the Rays making the playoffs now stands at 1.3% (one point three percent!)
L . o . l .
And Yankee bullpen, please try not to blow it
If Grandy gets hot again and resumes mashing, his MVP stock goes right back up . . . what Yogi said . . .
Ralph,
That’s not the truth, that’s your ulcer.
Take a F’in chill pill.
ralphfl September 10th, 2011 at 11:15 pm
Bret The Hitman YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WITH TRUTH? I GUESS CAUSE TI HURTS
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Using all caps is annoying, and against the rules of the blog. Please knock it off.
LGY,
EIG’s and 7th inning guys can’t pitch without the lead
Unknown….I was thinking the same thing as I watched, would have walked Longoria to set up DP
Trumbo is going to be another Billy Butler….with a glove.
The Mercury Strikes Back September 10th, 2011 at 11:15 pm
The probability of the Rays making the playoffs now stands at 1.3% (one point three percent!)
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Actually, it’s 3.9 percent.
Boras re-negotiated Soriano’s opt-out clause to a per-game basis.
Bret The Hitman IT IS not the truth the yankess are going to get shutout? that is so easy to see it is right in front of your eyes we are not scoring jack tonight or tomorrow off Santana
the rays win did not help the yankees playoff chance.
LGY September 10th, 2011 at 11:10 pm
Way to step up Longo.
2-3, 2 RBI, 2 BB and that diving play at 3rd was unreal.
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And a sac fly (that scored Rodriguez.)
Have to keep it at 1-0
blake,
And then Theo got him Jenks to help save Bard. Yeah, that worked out…
Incredible how the entire offense has shut down since the 4th inning of the game in Baltimore
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Anything unusual happen in that 4th inning? They certainly need something to end this.
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The Yankees had 4 runs by the 3rd inning last Thursday in Baltimore and were no-hit the rest of the way-losing in extra innings
Great, just what they needed. Come on Noesi!!!
Correction–it was 3.9 percent before today’s game. Their chance are undoubtedly higher now.
Pitchers look tonight like they couldn’t find the plate if they had a GPS :-/
I don’t really have a problem walking Trumbo there…..make a good pitch to Wells and get a DP
Can Yankee pitching handle a 0.216 hitter?
# Nick in SF September 10th, 2011 at 11:18 pm
Boras re-negotiated Soriano’s opt-out clause to a per-game basis.
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We all wish !
Get him out of there before the game is gone. No hitting; no bullpen.
I have a terrible feeling here.
GEt Betances up you idiots
Use Betances!
I’m sure Boras also negociated an opt back in clause whenever he wants
Looks like Girardi knows the RS have lost and is leaving Noesi in to work out of his jam after hitting the 1st batter and walking the 2nd. Need a lucky break here.
I love how Al brings up the September call-ups as options. Go AL!
LoHud might short out if Proctor comes in.
That lousy ump was considering not giving that pitch to us
Excellent! Now Noesi, the lone stud of the young pitchers in the bullpen, cant throw strikes.
Anybody knows Murphy’s Law?
Is Abreu hurt??
K!
I love Jorge out there.
Abreu doesn’t start against lefties much
Nice pitch!
Vernon Wells is a gift that keeps on giving.
yankeefeminista September 10th, 2011 at 11:22 pm
Use Betances!
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Yes, ma’am!
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That’s Vernon Wells for you.
Good, now two more . . .
the corpse of Vernon Wells helps out
Even mentioning his name might short circuit Lohud, Nick.
Yes.
Wells has certainly fallen to a new low-only 3 years left and some 60M on that contract.
Hector must be inspired by Hector
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Noesi is going to be really good….his stuff is impressive
I didn’t realize how tall Noesi is.
I’ll admit it, I’m greedy. Even though we’re 3 games up on Boston at the moment and they’re falling apart, I want more.
Groan
good piece of hitting by Trout….you can only play with fire so many times
This game is now over…DocTodd….OUT!
That oughta do it….I don’t think Yanks will get 2 off Haren the way he is pitching tonight.
kontos pls
it really doesn’t matter how many the Angels score if the Yankees can’t score any
2-0? Might as well be 12-0.
Bunts the run in here
How tall is Noesi? 6’4″?
Noesi disappointing this inning. The whole game looks like a nightmare. When will this stop?
Blake,
You’ve always been bullish on Noesi. I remember you saying you like him more than Nova. I hope you’re right about that. It would be something for Noesi to win 15 games next year.
Ouch, not good . . . thank you again Tampa
Crazy how 2 runs seem insurmountable with this team.
The Yankees just look flat. There’s no energy.
If Martin comes out of this with a serious thumb injury. Montero will be on the Post Season roster for sure.
Wang IS Taiwan September 10th, 2011 at 11:26 pm
How tall is Noesi? 6’4??
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I just looked it up: 6’3″. He looked like a giant standing next to Cano (6’0″). It must have been the camera angle.
I don’t see what greed has to do with it. There’s always a chance you blow it. Wins reduce that chance.
Bret,
we’ll see….Nova has improved a lot over the last year. Noesi has always had better command and I like his delivery better
Wang, 6’3
Too much strike zone.
And CC worked so hard to keep it a 1 run game. Damn.
The odds are pretty low that noesi would have close to the year nova has had….
How come other teams can hit sac flies and we never can?? They make it look so freakin’ easy.
If Noesi can hold them here, I think that the Yanks will break through with some runs.
Angels now have more runs than yanks have hits
Oh well, have to try to make hay against Santana tomorrow.
Really, I’m sick of hearing about the Angels. I’m still waiting for them to run all over Posada’s arm in 2009 ALCS.
We’re looking flat at the plate because we’re gassed.
Thanks, YF.
lost the signal, thanks dirct tv
Mathis again.
Damn.
Mathis rips off the glasses again….
darn. and everyone wanted to replace hughes with noesi.
It’s just ridiculous that they cant get Jeff Mathis out…..he’s one of the worst hitters in baseball.
Minor league careers are not necessarily great indicators of future MLB performance
Horrible and pathetic inning by Noesi. Simply terrible. Yanks so far need lots of help as they have no offense, no defense and no bullpen.
Feel sad…
vblade September 10th, 2011 at 11:27 pm
The Yankees just look flat. There’s no energy.
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This is always the case when the team is losing. Oh and throw on there that they look old too.
Obviously Hector didn’t have it.
Good night, Yankees.
luis September 10th, 2011 at 11:30 pm
lost the signal, thanks dirct tv
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Count yourself lucky. Mathis homered Angels up 5-0.
Noesi 6’3″
Girardi has sacrificed this game.
Way Haren is throwing he’s going 9
Well it’s over. Time to give Betances a chance
Somb*tch. That might do it.
I think now’s the time to give Betances, Brackman, or Kontos some innings. Let them get their feet wet.
Well, maybe they can let Betances pitch the eighth. Get the guy going in a low pressure situation. If it serves to give them the stomach to use the young guys, it just may help us win the war.
I like Noesi….but he’s been not so good tonight. Put Betances in….at least give us that
Oh, crap, he’s got Kontos up instead.
Noesi had nothing
That fell apart fast
now can I see kontos or betances pitch.
Big deal the Yanks weren’t going to score a run tonight. The game ending at 2 am, Girardi playing the everyday guys for 6 innings the next day and no days off was bound to catch up to this team. It’s really puzzling how Girardi conitnues to send these guys out there on fumes instead of giving up one game to rest them.
I’m going to go out and make sure I have absolutely no recollection of Jeff Mathis hitting a 2B and a HR off Yankee pitching.
Later.
Take him out Joe…..good grief
Bring in Kontos now, Dellin in the eighth.
blake September 10th, 2011 at 11:31 pm
It’s just ridiculous that they cant get Jeff Mathis out…..he’s one of the worst hitters in baseball.
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The Yanks have a tendency to make the worst hitters look like All-Stars.
Enough already, get Noesi out of there.
Well, we get to see Kontos.
Its that kind of a game.
That kind of a week.
That horrible kind.
Jeff Mathis LOL. Beyond pathetic.
“The Yanks have a tendency to make the worst hitters look like All-Stars.”
it’s annoying….crappy hitting catchers kill them
another good effort from the boys from the bronx. tex as effective offensively as ever. i think grandy just struck out …. the offense is in a coma………….
cc did crap tonight. giving up 0 and 2 hits to jeff mathis. cc is no roy halladay that is for sure.
now the excuses, they are hurt, travel, blah blah blah………………
the epitome of this team is russel martin fying out on the first pitch after the 2 guys before him went down on 5 total pitches.
NEWSFLASH TEXIERA AND GRANDY THEY THROW YOU CLOWNS OFFSPEED PITCHES.
APB for robinson great cano.. is he MIA????????
Possible course of WCYF? Who is in attendance.
Anyone want to bet that they lose 5-3 and bring the tying run to the plate?
So when does the “we’re tired” excuse officially expire?
curse not course
Well, we get to see Kontos finally.
Bigger issues than this individual game are Alex and Martin’s thumb.
Or should I say both their thumbs. That’s what will keep me up at night, not this sleepless, jet lagged trash.
Wow…epic fail by Notre Dame on the last play
wonder when the last time was that the Yankees and Red Sox both lost 4 games in a row at the same time?
Wang IS Taiwan September 10th, 2011 at 11:35 pm
So when does the “we’re tired” excuse officially expire?
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How about when they actually get a day off? And it’s not an “excuse”, it’s a reason why they’re dragging so much. Who’s interested in giving them excuses, when they don’t need one?
# J. Alfred Prufrock September 10th, 2011 at 11:33 pm
Bring in Kontos now, Dellin in the eighth.
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Sounds like a plan.
Yankees bullpen
definitely not Noesi’s night. Hope the injuries heal and the Yankees get back to hitting and playing at their usual high level.
The Yanks have to bring up the fake Molina for tomorrow. I can’t see them letting Montero or Posada catch a couple of days in a row. They definitely won’t let a rookie or a 40 year old catch AJ the nut.
lets see the glass half full, it’s a good chance to let the kids pitch, bring Betances and Knotos and see what they have.
That’s the thing JAP — they don’t get a day off, so there’s no point talking about it. Girardi is always giving excuses.
Frustrating game.
Captain Clutch September 10th, 2011 at 11:37 pm
The Yanks have to bring up the fake Molina for tomorrow. I can’t see them letting Montero or Posada catch a couple of days in a row. They definitely won’t let a rookie or a 40 year old catch AJ the nut.
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This could be interesting.
yankeefeminista September 10th, 2011 at 11:37 pm
# J. Alfred Prufrock September 10th, 2011 at 11:33 pm
Bring in Kontos now, Dellin in the eighth.
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Sounds like a plan.
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yankfem, let’s see if the light bulb goes on here in the eighth.
Good night everyone, see you at the post game thread if i can
Want no part of the Angels in the playoffs with this pitching
And CC needs to get back to being a horse. Not throwing 120 pitches in 6 innings and walking the tight rope all night,
What an incredible football game. Brutal loss for the Domers… again!
Posada going yard.
Yay the Yanks first baserunner since the 2nd inning
the quote that should come from the coaches and manager is that every team are tired right now. that may wake up some players.
Wang IS Taiwan September 10th, 2011 at 11:39 pm
That’s the thing JAP — they don’t get a day off, so there’s no point talking about it. Girardi is always giving excuses.
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That’s not fair. Girardi goes to the press conferences, and answers the reporters stupid questions. Explaining a losing streak is always going to seem like a bunch of excuses. It can’t be fun for him. However, imagine the firestorm if he refused to talk with them.
Yes PO!
Hip Hip!
Sorry but i have to say HIP HIP!!!
It has been a crazy and exhausting week for them. They’ll get their groove back soon enough. In the meantime, at least they’re not losing ground to the Bostonians.
Back to back hits? Amazing…
We’re in business! Two or three runs in thes inning, and we have a shot.
Wang IS Taiwan September 10th, 2011 at 11:39 pm
That’s the thing JAP — they don’t get a day off, so there’s no point talking about it. Girardi is always giving excuses.
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Girardi doesn’t have to in this case. We’ve had rain delays, extra innings, playing in downpours, traveling and playing on offdays, traveling to the West coast with no travel day….I mean, it doesn’t even need to be spelled out, does it? They’re dog tired.
Again, is something wrong with Dickerson?
luis September 10th, 2011 at 11:43 pm
Sorry but i have to say HIP HIP!!!
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JOR-GE!
Damn. That’s the ballgame.
why did he stop?
So, Nunez stops running.
Angels will be 1&1/2 games out with a win tonight.
Wow — Nunez. ALWAYS RUN.
Jones should have been in the lineup tonight, knee problem or not.
Man, Nunez is brain dead. Way to go Nunez.
Typical of the way this whole week has gone.
Nunez has lots of things to work on in the offseason, both physically and mentally.
nunez is too tired to run..
Great job running to 1st base Nunez. Considering how bad his defense is and he hasn’t been hitting at all recently he shouldn’t be in the lineup. Especially not playing RF.
Way to come through, Nunie. Remind me why on earth he’s playing in the outfield today?
nunez has no clue. like girardi…
what a debacle.. this teams has not hit a lick in 4 games…………….
TheStraw September 10th, 2011 at 11:45 pm
Jones should have been in the lineup tonight, knee problem or not.
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why?
All I care about now is who’s pitching the eighth.
FREE DELLIN!
Kind’ve makes it seem not worth it to have Nunez play right and have that defensive risk out there.
Moment of truth…
Time to audition another lefty.
Nunez is our dark cloud. Im disliking him by the secong. Once I saw it was him next I knew the DP was possible, and easily he does it. I don’t want him in the postseason. No D along with No O? Why have him? Charity? Rather see Pena/Golson.
Kontos…….:(
nunez went to the jorge posada baserunning school.
what a clean crisp effort. cc blew threw there lineup, gave up no hits to drecks like jeff mathis.
what a train wreck……….
JAP — I thought it was obvious that my initial comment was pointing to the fact that feeling tired is not going to change. They have a rotten schedule until the playoffs. PERIOD. But if they want to get into the playoffs, they’re going to have to find a way to play dog-tired.
I wanted to end this shutout. So close, yet…..
Nunez is the dumbest baseball player I have ever seen.
why
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Because Nunez is a very overrated and mediocre player , and maybe Druw could have run into one tonight…
Nunie is quickly playing himself off the team – or at least he should be. Horrible defense, pedestrian hitting, and now his head up his you know where.
Wang, they could start with giving Granderson a day. Let Golson play CF.
DELLIN UP!
Ouch.
Dellin sighting!!!
This aint Scranton, Kontos….
Andruw has a partial tear in his knee, reportedly.
This game is embarrassing.
Feels like we are punching bags.
Someone here compared Kontos to Albaladejo… looks accurate so far.
Great AAA numbers, mediocre in MLB
Fem, looks like Dealin’ gets the ninth
There is no 9th inning, unless we tie the game. We’re on the road
He’s had it all year. And this is the game he suddenly can’t play in?
Chad — can you find out where Dickerson is?
JAP — I’m all for giving some guys a day off. Grandy’s not hitting, so why not? Heck, it’s not like we’ll miss any offence if we rest the guys right now. We can buy a run.
Nobody has his mind in this game. I’ve read many saying the Yanks have mailed it in at some points, never believing it.
Right now, it seems they just want to get this over. Bad play, Cano.
Eroc September 10th, 2011 at 11:52 pm
There is no 9th inning, unless we tie the game. We’re on the road
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Good point, I forgot. Reason he should have pitched the eighth.
Good night everyone. Maybe the offense will break out tomorrow and Garcia plus the bullpen will rebound. Santana vs Yankee hitters:
http://espn.go.com/mlb/player/.....in-santana
Sheesh, ump is calling pitches up at the shoulders strikes.
granderson will have a meaningless hit.
Really was a wasted opportunity to get Betances in there in a “blow out” to see what he can do. Now with our conservatism he will never get in a game.
The guys need to start taking some HGH or something. They look lifeless at the plate
Wang, Grandy also doesn’t look like his seamless self in center. That tells me he’s either hurting or just dragging in the extreme.
That Haren is at only 107 pitches in the 9th says it all.
We really need to get a couple wins in Seattle.
Dickerson is on the bench I saw him there chillin
yankeefeminista September 10th, 2011 at 11:58 pm
Really was a wasted opportunity to get Betances in there in a “blow out” to see what he can do. Now with our conservatism he will never get in a game.
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yea, he may actually may have kept the Angels from piling on. Can’t have that.
michael kay does not mention texiera once on guys not doing there job.
the friggin guy hits 3rd.. he is invisbile.
what a friggin joke…………
So, will Grandy end it on a SO or a popup?
looks like these guys could play a 1000 innings and not score off Haren. Arod is turning into the Eddie Curry of the Yanks
Ugly lose.
Let’s hope Martin’s x-rays are negative.
you think michael kay is texiera’s secret lover???????
texiera gets no grief. kay thinks tex is doing great after all he has over 100 rbi’s and 35 homers..
kay is a fool… tex is hitting 247 and almost never plays big against top line pitching…
I want no regular tomorrow. Make that Posada or Montero catching. I rather lose tomorrow and give this team rest than losing again wasting the little energy it has.
no you got it wrong grandy is the k man and tex is the pop up guy. cano is the disinterested guy. gardner in comotase… nunez is the guy with a zero baseball IQ,\.
missing russel 240 martin is a little desperate. russel martin should hit 9th if your whining over losing your 9th hitter this team is even worse then I thought.
btw aj burnett has great stuff!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I want a girardi postgame interview that says we are better than this. We should not loss 4 games in a row. We should fight through no matter how tired we are. I want anger and disappointment for once on lossing.
I’m thinking Montero will catch because tomorrow. Because they want him in the lineup as much as possible. They’re down to 2 catchers now. So I doubt they’ll have Posada start at C tomorrow with Montero DHing. They would sit Montero if they went with Posada.
Go Yankees.