Game 149: Yankees at Blue Jays
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Gameday Thread on Sep 16, 2011 
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YANKEES (90-58)
Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Robinson Cano 2B
Nick Swisher RF
Eric Chavez 3B
Jorge Posada DH
Russell Martin C
Brett Gardner LF
LHP CC Sabathia (19-8, 2.93)
Sabathia vs. Blue Jays
BLUE JAYS (75-74)
Mike McCoy SS
Eric Thames LF
Jose Bautista RF
Edwin Encarnacion DH
Adam Lind 1B
Brett Lawrie 3B
Colby Rasmus CF
J.P. Arencibia C
Kelly Johnson 2B
RHP Dustin McGowan (0-0, 9.00)
McGowan vs. Yankees
TIME/TV: 7:07 p.m., MY9
WEATHER: The dome opened about four hours ago. It’s a little chilly outside, but ultimately a perfectly nice night for a ball game. This roof will close if conditions take a turn for the worse.
UMPIRES: HP Jerry Meals, 1B CB Bucknor, 2B Dan Iassogna, 3B Dale Scott
NOT AN IDEAL OFF DAY: On Thursday, the Yankees had their first scheduled off day since August 22. They left Seattle at midnight and landed in Toronto at 6:55 a.m. By the time they got through customs and arrived at the team hotel, it was approximately 8:45 a.m. They don’t have another off day scheduled this season.
CLOSE CALLS: The Yankees have had seven of their past 10 games — including five games on this road trip — decided by one run. They are 20-22 in one-run contests this season, going 8-13 in such games on the road.
TOUGH SCHEDULE: The Yankees are in the midst of playing 33 games over the final 32 days of the season from August 28 to September 28. They’re playing on 31 of those days and have gone 12-7 thus far.
UPDATE, 7:19 p.m.: Looked like Cano never got a handle on the ball. No grip meant a bad throw, and the Yankees couldn’t turn the double play that would have ended the first inning without a run. Instead, it’s a 1-0 Blue Jays lead.
UPDATE, 7:24 p.m.: That’s a nice throw by Bautista, and Cano’s out trying to stretch a single to a double. Cano’s trouble really started with the fact Bautista played the bounce off the wall so perfectly.
UPDATE, 7:45 p.m.: You don’t see Gardner take third unless he’s certain he can get there. Without a hit, the Yankees now have Gardner at third with two outs (he walked, then stole second and third).
UPDATE, 8:08 p.m.: The Yankees twice managed to avoid grounding into double plays, and Nick Swisher was able to take advantage with a two-out RBI double that scored Cano from first base and tied the game at 1.
UPDATE, 8:11 p.m.: Chavez follows with his second homer of the year and it’s 3-1 Yankees
UPDATE, 8:19 p.m.: For whatever reason, seeing it live, I thought that ball went over Gardner’s glove. It obviously didn’t, and Gardner’s leaping catch at the way has ended a scoreless bottom of the fourth. Still a 3-1 Yankees lead.
UPDATE, 8:46 p.m.: Two-out three-run double by Adam Lind, and now Sabathia is back in trouble with runners at the corners and Colby Rasmus at the plate. It’s now a 4-3 Blue Jays lead in the fifth. Sabathia is already approaching 100 pitches.
UPDATE, 8:59 p.m.: Swisher again, this time with a two-out single to score Cano from second and tie the game at 4 in the sixth.
UPDATE, 9:12 p.m.: Sabathia has loaded the bases with two outs in the sixth, and his night is finished. No 20th win this time.
UPDATE, 9:59 p.m.: Soriano strikes out the side in the seventh, now Robertson has stranded the bases loaded in the eighth. Still tied at 4 heading into the ninth.
Hip hip Jorge!
Go Yankees !
Go CC. Go Yanks.
Go CC GO Yankees!!
” D. Jeter grounded out to shortstop “
!!Yankees CC Go
Rays test Beckett’s ankle right off the bat….Jennings bunts, Beckett throws it away.
” C. Granderson struck out looking “
Just curious, how many times have we seen those plays by Jeter and Granderson this season?
Granderson looks just terrible. .188 in September and .184 in his last ten games. Mega slump. Hope he gets this out of his system now and gets hot come post-season time.
Man, I hate the sight of J. “T. S.” Buckett.
Longoria goes yard. 2-0 Rays.
Longoria take Beckett deep. 2-0 Rays
Home Run ! Ha !
RedSox are having a major meltdown!!! Hahahaha 2-0 Rays
Longo homers Rays 2-0!!
Can Tex even try to go oppo against the shift?
hope CC has a nice easy game
im more interested in rays-sox tonight than yankees…anyone else feel the same way?
The game is supposed to be on My9, it is listed on the guide, yet I’m getting “How I met your Mother”? Is this happening with anyone else or is just my area?
MLB has the RS/TB game.
Man langoria can hit…
The only thing wrong with that home run is that it didn’t go through Buckett before going into the stands.
If we get to the ALCS – I’m not so sure I want to face the Rays pitching staff.
If we both get there that is.
Wow….what happened there…Robbie couldn’t get the ball out
okay now that is ridiculous!!! Cano owes me a hr.
Chavez could have come home as well….the runner was dead
CC pitched out of trouble. Defense let him down
That’s cool…..now lets hit the ball. Beckett getting knocked around…..
C.C. wouldn’t even cut it as the #4 starter for the Phillies.
the RedSox misery makes me soo happy, watching the RedSox game so far is very amusing, especially after last nights game.
damn Cano you gotta run faster if you want to get a double
can’t run on Bautista
You all are acting like Sox fans, glorying in others’ misery. Who cares what happens to the Sox? There’s a Yankee game on tonight! Let the Sox fans do the hating…
Oh boy.
Is this Vargas or McGoodwin on the mound?
McGowin is a tough assignment for the Yanks. He’s pitched them well in the past. However, I expect that the Yanks will get to him for a few runs before the night is done.
I am glad that cano is awake tonight. I guess going to sleep at 9 am will do that to you. If you aren’t going to hustle the whole way then you have to stay at 1st base.
Red Robin….are you Ruby Tuesday in disguise?
I am glad that cano is awake tonight. I guess going to sleep at 9 am will do that to you. If you aren’t going to hustle the whole way then you have to stay at 1st base.
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He has a bum foot and it took an amazing diving tag to get him??
Boy did I nail this Lawrie guy a month ago.
West Coast Yankee Fan September 16th, 2011 at 7:33 pm
Boy did I nail this Lawrie guy a month ago.
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Excellent work for a guy that doesn’t make predictions.
Ghostwriter September 16th, 2011 at 7:27 pm
You all are acting like Sox fans, glorying in others’ misery. Who cares what happens to the Sox? There’s a Yankee game on tonight! Let the Sox fans do the hating…
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Amen.
nice pitch, nasty slider
Red Robin September 16th, 2011 at 7:24 pm
C.C. wouldn’t even cut it as the #4 starter for the Phillies.
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Obviously you don’t have a clue and not a Yankee fan. Go away troll.
Ghostwriter September 16th, 2011 at 7:34 pm
West Coast Yankee Fan September 16th, 2011 at 7:33 pm
Boy did I nail this Lawrie guy a month ago.
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Excellent work for a guy that doesn’t make predictions.
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Wasn’t a prediction it was an evaluation. I am quite adept at looking at a hitters mechanics at the plate and making a judgment. I could tell he had “it”.
Of course I got blasted here – small sample size bla bla bla.
Good inning for CC…..start swinging the sticks against this guy
2-2 Rays and Sux
Shields coughs it up
Lawrie was a great prospect and the Brewers were blasted by many for making that trade…..it’s not like he came out of the blue…..it’s widely documented that the kid can play
Yanks need to grind some ABs and make McGowen throw pitches…..they can get him out of there early
This mcgowan kid used to throw in the mid 90′s…so far just 91 but he has good sink
blake September 16th, 2011 at 7:38 pm
Lawrie was a great prospect and the Brewers were blasted by many for making that trade…..it’s not like he came out of the blue…..it’s widely documented that the kid can play
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Fair enough. Obviously, he’s done well so fare. However, folks looking to pronounce winners and losers at this stage of the game would be extremely premature. Let’s see how he handles it when the league adjusts to him before pronouncing him a keeper. I wouldn’t get tooo high or too low on any rookie in his first couple hundred ABs.
I get the feeling that Buckett won’t get up any more runs.
Red Robin September 16th, 2011 at 7:42 pm
I get the feeling that Buckett won’t get up any more runs.
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get up?
Ghost,
all I’m saying is that it’s not especially brilliant to suggest Lawrie looks like a good player…..most folks that follow the minors already knew about him.
Lay off the sinker
Red Robin is better than Ruby Tuesday…..
Run gardy run!!
Nice to see Gardner do something positive.
Gardner stealing at will
Nice work by Gardy!
And he keeps running
steal home
That pitch looked awfully close to me.
It feels like it’s been a while since the yanks base ran. I love it when gardner runs
good game calling….Jeter wasn’t looking for that pitch again
Nice work by McGowan.
They just can’t lay off that crap in the dirt
Red Robin is a Boston fan.
One series and out in playoffs. No way this lineup can mash anything but straight fastballs.
Salliedogs7 September 16th, 2011 at 7:50 pm
Red Robin is a Boston fan.
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How unfortunate for her/him
Brownies…
Go away…..
brownies September 16th, 2011 at 7:51 pm
One series and out in playoffs. No way this lineup can mash anything but straight fastballs.
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You’re right Detroit and Texas are unbeatable.
That’s on Cano.
Cano with 2 defensive miscues
He needs to make up for it. Should be 2 outs.
The Jays are playing the Yanks like this is a world series game
I hate pitching to this guy with runners on base. I would pitch around him.
Shields has Zero command tonight.
Not what the Rays needed.
so far so clean. cano bad throw caused the first run.
cc never covers first so par for the course.
tex and grandy invisible as they have for 2 weeks.
getting dominated by a guy who has been off 2.5 years. not good….
martin cannot hit
I would pitch around roids here. Make someone else beat you here….
Captain Clutch September 16th, 2011 at 7:54 pm
The Jays are playing the Yanks like this is a world series game
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Toronto and Baltimore have a chance to be real sppoilers this year. They should play everybody as hard as they can.
Good work on not going after Bautista…
CC and his WHIP.
Crap. CC is making me nervous.
this is crazy. How does CC for the Yankees and that BUM on the mound for the damn Jays NOT equal a blowout win for NY ? Talk about playing down to your competition !
Yes!!!! Doubleplay!!!
Huge DP. Nice job CC.
good job CC throwing home for the DP
Awesome!
Don Vito A. Bellamo September 16th, 2011 at 8:00 pm
this is crazy. How does CC for the Yankees and that BUM on the mound for the damn Jays NOT equal a blowout win for NY ? Talk about playing down to your competition !
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Game ain’t over yet.
That’s a on hell of a play!!!, good fielding, better execution
It’s not uncommon for CC to start off slow & then shut it down. The first run is on Cano.
Big man seems like he labors every outing lately..maybe skip a turn
Longoria is such a good defender at 3rd….best I’ve seen in awhile. Dumb and bad baseball by boston…..you don’t see a sac bunt double play 5-4-3 too often.
CC is going to be on fumes by the time the play offs come. Nothing has been easy for him recently and I really hope Girardi doesn’t treat him like a robot down the stretch.
CC had to make 4 outs in the 1st & 3rd.
Those are the plays that change momentum
Interesting graphic on Granderson: He see more pitches per AB than anybody in baseball. I didn’t know that. This tidbit says a lot about his strikeouts…
Lawrie sucks.
I’m kidding.
It’s amazing to me that Tex won’t learn to push a bunt to 3B when in that situation it’s a free hit and 1st and 2nd with nobody out………he wouldn’t have to do it every time…..but in spots like that it would greatly help them score runs
It’s scary how bad Tex is against righties
It would be swell if we could hit the ball out of the infield.
/////////what a frustrating inning so far! 
Yeah, it’s frustrating how Teix can’t dink it over to 3rd
blake -
I agree. The last series of plays have ticked me off.
blake September 16th, 2011 at 8:07 pm
It’s amazing to me that Tex won’t learn to push a bunt to 3B when in that situation it’s a free hit and 1st and 2nd with nobody out………he wouldn’t have to do it every time…..but in spots like that it would greatly help them score runs
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I don’t get it either. It drives me nuts that they waste those gaping holes…
Maybe Tex is saving the push bunt for a playoff game…..it’s a free hit….I don’t understand why guys wouldn’t take it…..if they did then teams would stop shifting and it would open the field back up for them.
Swisher!!!
Swisher has been huge this season
Swish!!!
Swishalicious!
They should fine Tex $100,000 every time that he hits into the shift!
Yes, way to go, Robbie!
I mean if I was hitting .240 and there was a free base hit right in front of me….I’d be tempted
Yes!!!, heads up play !!
Imeant Swisher..
Go Swish!!!
nice of swisher to pick up the garbage teixeira
blake September 16th, 2011 at 8:10 pm
Maybe Tex is saving the push bunt for a playoff game…..it’s a free hit….I don’t understand why guys wouldn’t take it…..if they did then teams would stop shifting and it would open the field back up for them.
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I think that it’s pride.
The worse was in that game when I think it was Nunez at 3rd and no one covering & Teix hits it into the shift for the 3rd out instead of at 3B, with no defense there to cover. Should have been an easy rbi
The Rays are running like crazy on old man Vtek.
Cap Tek is the best !
L . o . l .
“I think that it’s pride.”
Gonzalez did it against the Yankees this year.
Chavez!
Chavez!!! looks like the Yanks bats are alive now
Yes!! Chavy!!!!
Chavez!!! *sigh* <3
It’s incredibly nice to have a player with the talent level of Eric Chavez on your bench.
Chavez!!
blake September 16th, 2011 at 8:14 pm
It’s incredibly nice to have a player with the talent level of Eric Chavez on your bench.
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No doubt. Chavez AND Jones.
and Posada and Montero….
I know Tex is a power guy…..and that’s not his game but in situations where it can help the club I don’t get why he won’t exploit what they are giving him. Ok…..I’m getting off it now but it’s annoying to see him pound the ball where there are 15 fielders (it seems like) standing there
3-2 Rays….Longoria RBI single
FakePeteGammons Fake Peter Gammons
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@sportsguy33 Pink hat! I’m going down w/the ship like Rose in Titanic. Theo’s my Jack. You jump I jump! He’s so dreamy.
2 hours ago
his game but in situations where it can help the club I don’t get why he won’t exploit what they are giving him. Ok…..I’m getting off it now but it’s annoying to see him pound the ball where there are 15 fielders (it seems like) standing there
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Maybe Tex is making for a Baseball Bloopers seeing-eye groundball weaving its way through 15 defenders.
I think fake Peter is confused though….Rose didn’t jump….she stayed on the debris and let Jack drown.
Damn can cc have 1 easy inning
right on by Lawrie
blake September 16th, 2011 at 8:17 pm
I think fake Peter is confused though….Rose didn’t jump….she stayed on the debris and let Jack drown.
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Fake Peter is easily confused, making him an even better imitation of the real Gammons.
fakePeter is hilarious…..he’s like my favorite tweeter
Nice pitch to Rasmus for strike three.
Nice work by Gardy on defense.
Gardner is so good in LF
Gold Glove Gardner.
Gardy!!!!, phew!!!
Gardner to to the rescue.
Beautiful play by Gardy. The man wins his first Gold Glove this season.
Nice catch by Gardner. CC has to start locating better.
We got lucky though….Arencibia just got a little under it
Gardner is the man….he saves so many runs
that play he almost made the other night where he slid to cut it off and nearly threw the guy out at 2B was one of the more impressive plays I’ve seen an outfielder make this year…….
Is Mcgowan on a tight pitch count?
It’s interesting to hear the Blue Jays’ announcers talk about Gardner with awe of his bat, glove, and feet….
Ghost,
He is a little under appreciated….he is one hell of a player for sure
that’s not a strike…..maybe in 1995 ….but not in 2011
No-Game Shields.
He gives you a different dimension to the yankees play when he is on….
You’ve gotta give credit to McGowan, who always seems to be tough on the Yanks.
Shields is not “on” tonight.
At this rate, both Shields and Beckett will be gone by the fifth… Good deal–I hope that they beat the hell out of each other.
Buckett just hit Damon
Buckett just tried to injury another player with a pitch to the head.
CC’s pitch count is ok but his location is really off. Hopefully he can hold them down because I am sure the Yans offense is tired and I don’t expect them to score a lot tonight. Hopefully they can knock McGowan out in the next inning.
C.C. really needs to start acting like a man.
This is just ridiculous.
Varitek really can’t throw at all anymore…..
Red Robin September 16th, 2011 at 8:34 pm
C.C. really needs to start acting like a man.
This is just ridiculous.
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Gimmee a break.. When has CC ever not acte like a man. He’s out there competing his ass off. That’s not enough?
Is this Thames guy related to Marcus??
Red Sox Robin is a Bawhston fan.
Seven strieouts for the guy that needs to start acting like a man.
JM September 16th, 2011 at 8:36 pm
What yankee fan would use the “Red” as his color??
CC should just walk him now
# luis September 16th, 2011 at 8:38 pm
JM September 16th, 2011 at 8:36 pm
What yankee fan would use the “Red” as his color??
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Exactly !!!
Red Robin = Ruby Tuesday
Same style.
Red Robin is a loser like Boston.
luis,
Eric Thames is not related to Marcus.
CC’s command way off today….he’s fighting it big time.
jacksquat September 16th, 2011 at 8:39 pm
Red Robin = Ruby Tuesday
Same style.
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Bingo! Also The Mercury Strikes Back, I believe.
CC is probably fatigued. But of course Girardi won’t warm anyone up until CC hits his 120th pitch.
blake September 16th, 2011 at 8:42 pm
CC’s command way off today….he’s fighting it big time.
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Yep.
Thanks JM, didn’t know
Walks get you eventually.
sheesh….c’mon CC
CC used to dominate lefties….not anymore.
I would definitely take him out now before his arm falls off.
Damn!!!, CC has been flirting with disaster the whole night
I can’t beliee these losers with multiple screeennames.
The Jays are tough at home….they always give the Yankees fits in Toronto
They should take him out after this inning
CC’s breaking stuff, to me, just hasn’t been as good this season as it was last season.
CC’s pitches last 3 games: 128, 111, 119
I wonder if the 128 beat him up & it’s taking its toll.
Just like Jays, Red Sucks take the lead.
CC’s mechanics are out of whack.
He can’t get his offspeed stuff close enough to get hitters to commit…..
CC has not looked right since that second rain delay in the almost-perfect game.
Ugh. CC not having it tonite.
Girardi is going to work CC into arm surgery. If he gets hammered in the post season no one should be surprised, he will have nothing left by then.
Now some bad luck.
To be fair, the Jays have been hitting the tar out of the ball in their last few games.
Can C.C. get the 0.211 hitter?
The curse of My9…
Sabathia is an excellent pitcher this year but he is a step below the very best in baseball IMO, i.e. Halladay, Weaver, Kershaw and Verlander.
TheStraw September 16th, 2011 at 8:49 pm
To be fair, the Jays have been hitting the tar out of the ball in their last few games.
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But CC is not hitting his spots either & seems to be falling off the mound.
CC has thrown on extra rest several times in the last month…..that’s not really the issue. This year is no different that any other and he’s actually got more rest this year than usual because of the 6 man…..actually my guess is the extra rest has thrown his command off a tick.. They need to get him on regular schedule and try to get in locked in before the playoffs start.
blake September 16th, 2011 at 8:47 pm
He can’t get his offspeed stuff close enough to get hitters to commit…..
JM September 16th, 2011 at 8:47 pm
CC has not looked right since that second rain delay in the almost-perfect game.
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Agree with both.
50 pitches this inning? Jesus Christ. Well. I guess better now than in the ALDS.
CC hasn’t been “on” his last few starts, yet Girardi leaves him out there and lets him throw a million pitches.
I wonder if there is still time to skip CC for one turn before the playoffs to give him a breather
Maybe CC should pretend he cares about winning #20….because that means he will actually WIN the game ! UGH !
“I wonder if there is still time to skip CC for one turn before the playoffs to give him a breather”
if they were going to do that then it probably should have been this turn….then they could have lined him up for Game 1 and had him throw on regular rest the last couple of starts.
Let’s hope the offense doesn’t go to sleep.
Non Ace Ace sighting in Toronto
tex with his usual pop fly. he killed it instead of tp short it was to left.
seriously this guy sucks.. 245…..line drive % is way down and not a word from Kay. this guy is hitting 3rd…….
Blake,
Yup, you are probably right
sabathia has been average for at least 5 starts. no length….
Tex is killing them in that 3 hole vs RHP….he just shouldn’t be hitting there
I wonder if the extra rest has actually bothered CC….I know he wasn’t in favor of the six-man rotation when asked about it.
I’m not sure it’s right to regard Mark Teixeira as a decent player anymore. It’s become painful to watch yet another pop-up.
If Girardi has a brain CC should be done for the night and let someone else start the 6th inning. He can use the break for once instead of treating him like he has an unlimited amount of bullets in his arm.
That was the mistake to hit from cano
blake, true. But they skipped Colon in this outing (who’s going tomorrow). If he wants to pitch every other day he can. He’s given the option to pitch when he wants. He hasn’t taken it until now. Maybe his weight loss & what looks like some weight gain as of late. Maybe the innings are catching up. idk
He doesn’t just look off the last couple of games, he looks fatigued, like he’s forcing the ball out. Could he have a slight dead arm?
Ayala is warming, I think….
lol Cano, (nice at bat)
Haha, that face Cano made was great.
To all you deniers out there:
Since his start on August 1 (8 games, including this one), CC has pitched 52 2/3 innings, given up 68 hits and 27 ER, for a very AJ-like ERA of 4.61.
Deny it all you want, but over the last 7 weeks, he has not been pitching like a #1 starter for a playoff contender.
They r ruining CC with this 6 man rotation. Has zero command.
“What do I have to do for a double?”
JM,
It probably mess up his mechanics, that’s why i was wondering if they could still skip him so he can go back to regular rest and line him up for the PS……Cano!!
If I’m being honest, Cano looks awful tonight. No patience, swinging at stuff out of the zone. It’s so frustrating.
I think his arm is fine….he’s just going threw a bad stretch…..pitchers go threw slumps just like hitters do. His velocity and stuff were fine tonight…..he just couldn’t get the ball where he wanted to and his offspeed stuff he couldn’t locate well enough to make it effective
“If I’m being honest, Cano looks awful tonight. No patience, swinging at stuff out of the zone. It’s so frustrating.”
he’s hit 2 lasers that one hopped the fence…..
Swishalicous is getting it done tonight!!!
Earlier in the season, Nick couldn’t buy a timely hit.
Now, he’s Swishalicious.
great piece of hitting by Swisher.
Swish!!!!!alicious!!!!!!
Cano should be hitting 3rd in this lineup….he should have been all year vs RHP
Go Swish!!! I would rather see him bat 3rd instead of automatic out Tex.
Another one from Chavy???
swisher with 2 big hits. nice job…
blake,
Absolutely. Cano should be hitting 3rd…Teix has some work to do in the offseason.
Blake – he hit a groundball inside the bag and then another line drive. Sure, he ended up with a double, but the other two times up he hit the ball on the ground.
I just hate seeing him go out of the zone *all the time.* He went first pitch swinging against McGowan when McGowan’s 2 seamer wasn’t staying in the zone. He can be a frustrating player to watch when he’s free swinging is what I’m saying. Sometimes it does pay off – because he can get to almost any ball – but sometimes it can really hurt the team (he has 18 GIDP).
This team does miss a healthy Arod. Which unfortunately we’re not going to see this season….
Blake,
Spot on…..I don’t want to say it but tex from the leftside is like AJ…..frustrating to watch
OPS.
Swisher: .836
Tex: .827.
why move tex and his 245 avg out of the 3rd slot. he is good for a pop out per game. tex also uses all the field so no way we need tex at 3rd in the order since he is such a student of the game and makes adjustments all the time!!!!!!!!!!!
tex sucks..but gets no grief in the papers or on tv and radio, why?????????????
Cano is the best hitter on the Yankees.
Tex is da man at 1B, nice play by Jeter too
Of course CC is still out there to throw 115 pitches. Girardi is really dumb when it comes to pitching. I think Rothchild has to be the one to call the shots with the pitching.
RMS September 16th, 2011 at 9:07 pm
Cano is the best hitter on the Yankees.
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Hands down the best
Charlestonchew,
Cano is hitting .317 in the 2nd half with a .903 OPS…..he’s the least of their problems
Baltimore hammering the Angels 8-0. The O’s are enjoying playing spoiler. Red Sox games against them might not be as easy as some seem to think…..
He doesn’t have it. Blame 6 man rotation
The bags of cr@p are pounding CC
Shouldn’t CC be pulled?
Can we go to the bullpen please? CC isn’t fooling anyone but of course Girardi will leave him out there until his arm falls off.
Tex is a good player…..and he has value offensively because he can hit the ball out of the park….but he’s not a 3 hole hitter left handed. He’s a .220 hitter with a sub .800 OPS vs RHP…..and was similar last season…..he’s a .300 hitter with a .950 OPS hitting right handed.
johnson and mccoy with 5 hits.
they need to go to wade before this gets ugly.
Man CC stinks today, as he has pretty much consistently over the last 7 weeks. 7 weeks is more than a slump. It’s a trend.
That’s good situational hitting
ayala is the formula for a loss… if they go to him the yare done.
blake and this season tex has not changed his approach 1 iota. i am not a hitting coach but to me he has changed nothing. still trying to puu everything, looking dead red every pitch, etc……
Like all of us after 30, CC being so fat again is affecting everything he does at the end of 2 seasons in a row
the actual splits are .
RHP: .220/.322/.457/.779
LHP: .303/.382/.573/.955
Need to get Joey Bats here…
I would walk him here and bring in someone else to face the next guy. This is a bad matchup for CC considering he is on fumes now.
Blake,
I guess it’s the other way around, lol
Ayala with bases loaded….not good.
120 pitches again in the 6th for CC
I think we will see some line up changes next year out of spring training..
50% chance ayala wets his paints.
why no wade…. another head shaker… what about a HBP? that is my bet, hope I am wrong..
Tex really should take the free hit by bunting with the shift on. It’s painful to watch him hit left handed
I hope Ayala can get this out, but I have a feeling I’ll see inherited runners crossing the plate. Hope I’m wrong. But he hasn’t been sharp lately.
they should go straight to Robertson here….this could be the ballgame. Alas it’s not the 8th inning
Something’s wrong with CC. You can’t be mad at him–he’s been a wonderful pitcher for great stretches–but he’s not been right since that almost-perfect game with the rain delays. Who knows why he’s been made to throw 2.3 million pitches per game; maybe that’s what’s catching up to him now?
Walking Bautista isn’t the worst scenario.
I’ve seen players improve, but I’ve never anyone in recent memory like Bautista. To go from replacement level to Jimmie Foxx seemingly overnight.
blake that would be to smart….
games can be won in the 6th not only the 8th but binder joe…
Let me wait for him to throw 120 pitches and load the bases before I take him out. Brilliant job Girardi…
Why is Ayala coming in and not Wade? Ayala is batting practice.
They should go to Robertson…..let him get out of this and then have him start the 7th at least
Ayala may get out of this fine…..but I don’t understand why managers won’t use their best relievers in the highest leverage situations
14 base runners off of our Ace in 5 2/3 innings..Yikes!
Girardi is treating this game like it doesn’t matter. Ayala in and Laffey warming up??!
Phew!
Some luck there.
thank goodness. Hopefully we score some runs and the pen holds up
Thump…thump…thump…..phew.
very fortunate there….they almost let Ayala decide the game
You know if he was coming in for Hughes that would be a grand slam
A-Rod may or may not help much down the stretch. We’ve done quite well without him.
That’s why it’s a team game. Swish has really helped for a long time now. Jeter picked it up since being on DL. Granderson can’t be expected to keep hitting HR’s forever. Cano has improved from his start. Bench has been pretty good over all. Pitching has been good, as a staff also. ( relief outstanding ) Gardner has been hot and cold all season. Teix has some power numbers that are good, but he needs to stay on the ball longer and stop trying to pull everything. ( outstanding glove ) Catching has been a plus also. IMO
Girardi needs to go all out in these games and build a nice lead in the standings…then he can rest guys and play scrubs…
See ya later guys, have a good one, GO YANKEES!!!
Seriously why is Posada in the lineup?
brain freeze for Jorge
That was embarrassing
Good thing Girardi is resting Montero…
Martin goes out there with a messed up thumb & what ever other ailments, but A-Rod isn’t that anxious to get back out there. This injury must be worse than what they’re saying
eboland11 by allowing four runs in 5 2/3 innings, Sabathia’s season ERA at 3.01, first time it’s been over 3.00 since June 30
West Coast Yankee Fan September 16th, 2011 at 8:49 pm
Sabathia is an excellent pitcher this year but he is a step below the very best in baseball IMO, i.e. Halladay, Weaver, Kershaw and Verlander.
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I don’t see how anyone can reasonably argue otherwise. To be fair though, his recent numbers can be attributed to his irregular rest, which the Yankees implemented so that they didn’t have to make a decision between AJ and Hughes. If CC doesn’t get back to himself for the playoffs, Girardi and Cash have some explaining to do. Inconveniencing our ace to placate Burnett = idiotic.
I don’t think one should automatically blame CC’s struggles on getting 5 days rest.
# BTX September 16th, 2011 at 9:30 pm
West Coast Yankee Fan September 16th, 2011 at 8:49 pm
Sabathia is an excellent pitcher this year but he is a step below the very best in baseball IMO, i.e. Halladay, Weaver, Kershaw and Verlander.
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I don’t see how anyone can reasonably argue otherwise. To be fair though, his recent numbers can be attributed to his irregular rest, which the Yankees implemented so that they didn’t have to make a decision between AJ and Hughes. If CC doesn’t get back to himself for the playoffs, Girardi and Cash have some explaining to do. Inconveniencing our ace to placate Burnett = idiotic.
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Excellent point, I agree.
I wonder if Martin’s finger is bothering him at the plate. He is swinging at a lot of pitches in the dirt and looks bad since coming back.
Since Aug. 1, Sabathia had gone on extra rest in 7 of 9 starts entering tonight. He was 4-3 with a 4.04 ERA in those 9 starts.
–Mark Feinsand via Twitter
Do we get Sori or Sorry tonight ?
BTX — agree! And CC has made it abundantly clear that the extra rest is NOT something he likes. For such an agreeable kind of guy, you’d think Cashman and Girardi would listen.
“I don’t think one should automatically blame CC’s struggles on getting 5 days rest.”
Then it’s even more troubling that he has gone in a 6 week long slump. He’s done a good job at grinding out starts, but the amount of baserunners he has given up since this 6-man thing started is alarming.
Mark Feinsand – he was even worse in the other starts.
CC can pitch whenever he wants. It doesn’t matter how many people are in the rotation. This point seems to be missed by so many people.
He pitched every 3rd day in Milwaukee. The option was always there for CC. He said he didn’t care. If it bothered him he should have said so & his starts would have been adjusted at any time.
I really don’t get the 6 man rotation. It makes Girardi and Cashman look clueless like they can’t make a decision and choose between the inconsistent veteran with a big contact or the young inconsistent guy coming back from an injury. It’s stupid that it has gone on that long.
will the Yankees be able to muster up whatever it takes to avoid yet another walk-off loss?
This is what an extra day’s rest does to CC….so WELL WORTH running the 6 man rotation for,,,right ? IDIOTS !
great inning by Soriano….one of his best this year
Soriano found his groove back.
Sorry Sori ! Good job !!!
Nice inning by Soriano
Need to string some hits together.
The Ghost says….
CC needs to pitch on 4 days rest max for the remainder of the season.
Pitch him for 4 or 5 innings on 3 days on Tuesday, let him come back on 4 days on the following Sunday-that sets him up for Game 1 of the ALDS on 4 days rest.
Of course, Binder Joe won’t do it and he’ll let him go in Game 1 on 8 days rest.
im sure in typical fashion, the yankees won’t muster a base runner for the rest of the game.
could have sworn i was at this game last week in baltimore…
4 walks
10 hits
120 pitches
5 innings?
Come on Joe, use your head! Even a horse needs to be taken out sometime.
Teixeira in that 3 hole is an embarrassment. And I’ve said that since May.
great top of the order and bottom of the order… if not for the middle of the lineup we would have been no hit..
Maybe Montero should learn how to play 1st base so Tex can be platooned. He looks overmatched against righties.
It looks like if the Yanks don’t hit a homerun they are going to see another walk off.
acksquat September 16th, 2011 at 9:33 pm
I don’t think one should automatically blame CC’s struggles on getting 5 days rest.
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I’m pretty sure CC doesn’t like pitching on 5 days rest, and that’s been the case for many years.
Damn if the throw was on line he would definitely be out
this team’s complete ineptitude and inability to scratch out a run will serve them real well in october.
at least if they lose now in the 8th, we don’t have to waste anymore pitching since this offense just lays down and dies in extra innings.
Thank you McCoy. It’s a gift out.
the weird, weird season continues
damn it!!! Grr gotta turn that DP Jeter…horrible throw
come on Jete….
Jeter pulls a Nunez and blows a sure DP.
Come on Jeter. That was such an easy play…
c’mon DRob
The guys went to bed at 9 am and it definitely shows. The bats have to wake up and show some more life late in these tied games. It seems like if they don’t hit a homerun the offense isn’t going to do anything.
Didn’t a Jeter miscue cost us a game recently??
IBB to load the bases, wasn’t about not pitching to Bautista, just wanted to load the bases for Robertson.
Come on Robertson, throw strikes!!!
When will we win a close game late?.
Houdini saved Derek’s bacon there…..
Livin’ dangerously…….DRob the magician.
drats, now they will lose on a walk off, like usual
Frozen Rope September 16th, 2011 at 10:00 pm
IBB to load the bases, wasn’t about not pitching to Bautista, just wanted to load the bases for Robertson.
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LOL Yup Joe figure that with the bases loaded DRob would get out of the inning clean for sure.
Good job by Robertson and Girardi. You can’t let vitamins beat you in that spot.
Just hope Houdini’s got some magic left for the postseason.
D-Rob makes it interesting again. Lol.
Hitting behind Bautista in the lineup is a lot of pressure. The responsibility is basically on him to come through.
Longoria just made an incredible play to save at least a couple runs
I hope Girardi pinch hits Montero for Posada. Someone wake up the offense!!!
The Ghost says…
this team is understandably tired.
Win tonight, give all the regulars a full day off tomorrow and come back strong on Sunday, they need it.
Man is Pedrioa bald..he just took off his helmet,holy smokes..what is he, 30??
Valdes and Logan??? Oh great..
Gotta score here guys….don’t want to go to extras….
RadioKev September 16th, 2011 at 9:50 pm
acksquat September 16th, 2011 at 9:33 pm
I don’t think one should automatically blame CC’s struggles on getting 5 days rest.
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I’m pretty sure CC doesn’t like pitching on 5 days rest, and that’s been the case for many years.
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I know that, but I just said it should not be automatically assumed it’s the cause of his problems. It’s the end of the year, he could just be tired, even with extra rest. He could have another injury and we aren’t being told. Could just be problems with mechanics. Could be anything.
I’ve never seen such horrendous umpiring than the one in the Rays-Red Sox game.
HP umpire, Wendelstadt is calling balls in other batters box strikes against Rays all night and they also missed crucial tags at second on a steal that led to the leading run right now.
Now they got Damon on a swinging strike even though he was hit and I don’t believe he went.
This game would be dramatically different if these calls weren’t so blatantly one-sided. Gross.
Bard pitching once again for Sox…the new Scott Proctor?
Chase……totally agree, the Red Sox announcers called a pitch to a Rays batter outside,a ball….but the ump called it a strike…unreal..
c’mon bats we really suck in extra innings esp on the road
Logan and Valdes warming? Gulp
It’d be really nice to see a Yankee get on base sometime after the 6th inning…
These guys are exhausted. I hate to say it but I don’t see them scoring another run tonight unless someone hits a homerun.
Logan and Valdes warming? Gulp
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Pick your poison lol
Time for Procty or Boony to lose another one.
What is it with this team and not being able to put up any runs after the 6th inning?? This is like the anti-2009 team.
I fear for them in the playoffs.
Maddon got thrown out because he just couldn’t stand there to watch his team be taken such advantage of all night.
The Sox announcers are the biggest homers, they NEVER call anything objectively and never show replays of anything that is against the red sox. Like when they’re tagged out but called safe or when they are given walks even though strike 3 is thrown down the plate.
That defensive miscue in the 1st inning is looming.
It’s a scary time whenever Logan has a ball in his hand
great, just great
Loogie for the Yankees simply has no meaning this year. Logan just sucks against lefthanders.
And there goes the game. Worthless F’in Boone. Christ. What a craphead.
Boone sucks..he has been on borrowed time for two years.
There goes the game. Thanks Boony and Binder Joe.
Lots of people talking about their concern with facing Tampa in ALCS. How are we going to get there if no one on the team hits in the clutch? This team died when Granderson died.
Logan. Lol. Been saying all year Cashman screwed up and it’ll cost us in Oct. This was so obvious it’s ridiculous
Shocker that Logan gives up a double. I’m right handed and I think I could pitch as effectively left handed as Logan does.
Yanks haven’t had a base runner since the Swisher single in the sixth. Were they really winning the game anyway?
Thanks Boony and Binder Joe.
Girardi in Sept is hard to watch manage. He has basically punted last 2 years the month
Wow that is surprising a 2 strike meatball…What a shock….
Every righty in the Yankees bullpen is better than Logan but of course Mr. Overmanaging keeps going back to him. Why is Logan in the game before Wade or Noesi? Joey binder is so clueless.
It is amazing how thin the bullpen is outside of the top 2. Throw Hughes in there and see if he can be that other guy.
really nice play by Chavy
They better get CC on schedule or it’ll be a short Oct
We all know what would have happened if Nunez was at 3B
Here’s comes the man with the final home run in old Yankee Stadium..
With CC pitching as poorly as he is, and the team so “tired”, I’m worried about the playoffs.
Teams fear us. Ayala, Logan, Wade, Laffey and Proctor. Scary, very scary.
Jerzz September 16th, 2011 at 10:20 pm
It is amazing how thin the bullpen is outside of the top 2. Throw Hughes in there and see if he can be that other guy.
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Huh? Have you been watching the team this season?
The Red Sox umpiring staff is doing all it can to give the win to the RS tonight.
TB pitchers throw to the exact same location they get a ball. A RS pitcher gets the strike. It is horrendous. I don’t blame Maddon for getting tossed. The umpiring has been worse than usual in that game.
what kind of unusual play will we see here?
Told you!
Walkoff Wade with an assist by Binder Joe.
wade is having a bad week.
Great get beat by 400 pound garbage Molina
is anyone shocked but that, i mean really.
Very scary.
Another one run loss…..lucky for them the Rays are only keeping this a two team race.
Always nice to lose with ur best reliever in pen. Don’t look now but Bos could be 3 out
Great job. What a bunch of worthless arms. Girardi is a moron.
unreal. another walk off loss.
this team is going to get smoked in the playoffs.
Shotty starting pitching, offense relies on HR too much.
Oh god but who will the Yankees play in the ALCS? Should I be worried? This team does nothing after the fifth inning of a game.
The worst “best team in the league” in anyone’s memory
Great job Yankees. Just another beautiful job by the offense.
Makes sense to save Mo for what exactly?
Cashman has to release Logan and take away joey binder’s toy. He still doesn’t get the fact that just because the guy throws with his left arm that doesn’t mean he is their best option against a lefty hitter. He really is clueless when it comes to pitching.
Man, the crap some of you come up with is quite amazing. If there’s anything trouble about this team, it’s the line up, not the pen.
bummer….good night, All. The game, again, is on Girardi and his stupid 6 man rotation. We can’t even have our ACE beat a last minute replacement starter for the lowly Blue Jays. Sick, just sick!
I love seeing proctor n Laffey n Logan etc
Boston is still 4 behind in loss column.
If cano makes that DP in the 1st, then Mo is pitching the 9th
boone logan and vazquez for melky, dunn, and vizciano. the trade that keeps on paying off.
boone logan SUCKS.
btw tex sucks. he got a big hit game 3 or so against minny in 2008…
245.. grandy is not winning any mvp he is barely hitting 260, gardner in the toildet.
but hey alax will be back soon. alex is a woosie…….
How Cashman didn’t get a Loogy is beyond me. Costing us all year
I don’t understand what many of the posts are about here. Bring in Mo? Binder Joe? Your team has 5 hits, none after the 6th inning, a number three hitter doing his best imitation of Mark Belanger–I mean, it’s the hitting, guys. That was pathetic.
Like I said. This team is the anti-2009 team.
These guys will be on fumes by the time the play offs come. If I was Girardi I would sit everyone tomorrow. They had no sleep last night and are making errors left and right the last couple of days.
2011 Yankees = Total opposite of 2009 Yankees
LockDown September 16th, 2011 at 10:27 pm
If cano makes that DP in the 1st, then Mo is pitching the 9th
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This is a very good point.
When you get outhit 13-5 , can’t expect to win.
in 1 run games and extra innings this team sucks. look at the record. newsflash the yare not bullying teams for 10 runs in the playoffs…
grandy, tex, gardner, martin, in coma’s…………………
RadioKev September 16th, 2011 at 10:26 pm
Man, the crap some of you come up with is quite amazing. If there’s anything trouble about this team, it’s the line up, not the pen.
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Really? Wade, Laffey, Ayala, Proctor and Logan?
Let me guess, you have some stats from May to show us.
Wade has come back to earth the last two games.
I’m not worried. We have that steady throwing shortstop who is an excellent leadoff guy.
The lineup is overrated. It’s a HR or bust offense. They got 2 300 hitters. If they don’t hit homers they dint score.
Will the “braintrust” even think of moving Teix down to at least 5th ?
yanks28 September 16th, 2011 at 10:27 pm
“…….a number three hitter doing his best imitation of Mark Belanger.”
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Very funny!
yanks28 September 16th, 2011 at 10:27 pm
I don’t understand what many of the posts are about here. Bring in Mo? Binder Joe? Your team has 5 hits, none after the 6th inning, a number three hitter doing his best imitation of Mark Belanger–I mean, it’s the hitting, guys. That was pathetic.
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The hitting and CC’s poor performance.
These one run loses aren’t come from the pen, it’s definitely the hitting.
the only 1 hitting at the moment is cano.. rest of the team not to good..
cc has been a 3 for about 7 starts or more…..
girarid has no clue.
logan sucks he had a 3 or 4 week revival mid season but he is back to whom he is.
pedro feliciano not pitching is a killer…………..
This is ridiculous. We sit here and watch the same game night after night. Offense gets 2 or 3 runs in the middle innings thanks to 1 HR, but then they pack it in during the late innings and eventually Logan, Wade, or Ayala give up a few hits and a run. Why can’t the Yankees string 2 or 3 hits together ever in an inning?
How many freaking walk-off wins is this team going to give up this season? Once again, the pathetic offense failed to put anything together in the latter innings of the game. Not much point in getting out of jams if your offense is going to respond with a great big duck egg. CC Sabathia against Dustin neverheardofhim and we still lose. Going to be a rough ride before we clinch a play-off place, or maybe it’s still IF we clinch a play-off place.
These games r y they need to end this 6 man rotation n put Highes back in pen. He’s going there in playoffs anyway. They need the power arm there. And CC needs regular work.
Overall, a bad day in the history of humanity.
Yes, I do think the problem is specifically Teixeira. No quality team has EVER won a championship with a number three hitter who bats .240. I’d say we should bury him deeper in the order, but if you put Cano in the 3-hole, where does Granderson hit? You don’t want to pair lefties. In short, Teixeira is killing the team’s offense.
West Coast Yankee Fan September 16th, 2011 at 10:28 pm
RadioKev September 16th, 2011 at 10:26 pm
Man, the crap some of you come up with is quite amazing. If there’s anything trouble about this team, it’s the line up, not the pen.
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Really? Wade, Laffey, Ayala, Proctor and Logan?
Let me guess, you have some stats from May to show us.
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I hate to break it to you, but there are only a small handful of pens better than ours.
Boone Logan crapping the bed as usual
Watching Tex hit is painful. Especially left handed.
Jansen for the Jays and Boone Logan and a few other misfits. Rest my case.
“I don’t understand what many of the posts are about here. Bring in Mo? Binder Joe? Your team has 5 hits, none after the 6th inning, a number three hitter doing his best imitation of Mark Belanger–I mean, it’s the hitting, guys. That was pathetic.”
Something that needs to be said – the offense is to blame for the majority of the games we have lost as of late.
Next someone is going to be complaining that he didn’t bring Betances in that spot
Uh, Bruce…..you realize that Tampa has to basically sweep all seven games against us to have any chance of making the playoffs, right?
Sorry, Dustin neverheardof him with a 9.00 ERA. Any chance the bats wake up tomorrow?
Having Logan as ur loogy is a killer
Cano can easily follow Granderson. Both can hit lefties & bringing in a lefty pitcher is not an advantage.
Blame the offense all u want but our ace was brutal again tonight. U win with SP
Play the AAA team tomorrow and rest the regulars if they’re so tired. With a pathetic pen outside I’d DRob, Mo and maybe Sori, might was well give those vets a rest.
needs cc to get going again. need for him to be dominant again in his few remaining regular season starts.
The bats will wake up for 1 game, score 11 runs, and then follow that up with more efforts like tonight.
Clueless Joe isn’t changing batting orders. Do forget it
Tough loss. The good news is that the Yanks’ magic number to clinch a playoff spot will go down by one tonight.
Said it a couple days ago and I’ll say it again, this thing ain’t over yet !
Tampa will be tough and so will sucks.
5 walkoff losses in the last 9 games
without the Twins to look forward to this year, this is sure starting to look like a one-and-done October…time is running out for the deadspots in their lineup to get that “timing” back
How many men did the Jays leave on base tonight. Let’s be honest, we had our butts kicked apart from the Chavez homer.
CC was given a 4-1 lead and blew it….End of story..
Even as I am cussing out CC and his last few outings, he’s basically kept up in the game. If he’s on his game or in the middle of the road, I’ll go with him anytime.
Yes, every loss in the worst loss in team history, destroying our chances of ever winning the World Series again.
Sounds like Boston sports radio to me.
If their ace continues to pitch like this and the offense continues to hit like this, it doesn’t matter what “binder Joe” does.
How about the offense put a hurting on someone for a change? Aside from King Felix, who have they really hit well this whole month?
Joe Girardi is winning inspite of himself. How can you bring up Logan, Laffey, Proctor and Ayala in a tied game and expect to win one-run games in the latter innings.
If those are the guys we are using in the postseason, don’t expect much.
You want Binder Joe to bat 2 lefties back to back? Yeah ok good luck with that one.
Hassey, I don’t know why you think this is the worst best record ever. This team’s offense is far superior to last years, and that team won 95 games. I think last years team was way, way more frustrating than this year’s version.
“CC was given a 4-1 lead and blew it….End of story..”
Precisely. Continuing his 6 week stretch of mediocrity. Opponents are averaging, what, 10-12 baserunners a game against him since the beginning of August?
Maybe Girardi gets smart and let’s Montero play tomorrow….once they clinch, Jorge can play as much as he wants…
The problem with the lineup is without Arod there aren’t enough impact and game changing bats in the lineup. Tex is an automatic out and Granderson has been a homerun or strike out guy recently. So that leaves you with Cano, Jeter, Swish and some magic from Montero, Chavez or Jones when they play. Gardner and Martin have done very little the last month or so. So it makes sense why they struggle to be consistent.
The only thing joe girardi is guilty of would be leaving mo sitting on the bench, unused in these games. He can’t hit and he is running out the same relievers they have won games with all year..overreaction city..the mo thing is inexcusable to anyone with a brain
Yankees_Fan September 16th, 2011 at 10:37 pm
Joe Girardi is winning inspite of himself. How can you bring up Logan, Laffey, Proctor and Ayala in a tied game and expect to win one-run games in the latter innings.
If those are the guys we are using in the postseason, don’t expect much.
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Is that Girardi’s fault? Or Cashman’s for dealing him those cards to play.
How, pray tell ,is this bunch of exhausted athletes ever going to be able to play at 1:00 tomorrow??
AZ88 September 16th, 2011 at 10:35 pm
5 walkoff losses in the last 9 games
Perhaps we should let AJ throw a few pies for our opponents?
Captain Clutch September 16th, 2011 at 10:40 pm
The problem with the lineup is without Arod there aren’t enough impact and game changing bats in the lineup.
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I’d say the problem is this line up is designed for A-Rod. With little time left in the season, it seems highly unlikely Girardi will break it down to make it work its best. I think he’ll just stick with it and hope the guys snap back into it.
Straw – Well, I’m just saying that it’s shocking they somehow have maintained the best record in the AL for so long this year. I think last year’s pitching was worse but hitting was better (hard to believe I’m saying that, because our lineup last year disappeared alot too). They weren’t truly painful to watch until very late in the season. Win or lose, this year’s team is like rubbing Purell into your retinas, since end of April
# Captain Clutch September 16th, 2011 at 10:40 pm
The problem with the lineup is without Arod there aren’t enough impact and game changing bats in the lineup. Tex is an automatic out and Granderson has been a homerun or strike out guy recently. So that leaves you with Cano, Jeter, Swish and some magic from Montero, Chavez or Jones when they play. Gardner and Martin have done very little the last month or so. So it makes sense why they struggle to be consistent.
===========================Just a gut feeling, but I don’t expect A-Rod to help much the rest of the way. He really hasn’t been hot much when he’s played.
When your ace struggles on extra rest and you continue to pitch him on extra rest your a moron. Especially when your reason is because you have to pitch a head case just because of his contract.
Saying that, someone netter step up !
Baseball managers don’t do much..I love how he is getting most of the blame
Saying that, someone better step up !
time for Girardi to pull a play out of Kirk Gibson’s playbook and rip the team for not finding a way to stop losing walkoffs…
# Captain Clutch September 16th, 2011 at 10:44 pm
When your ace struggles on extra rest and you continue to pitch him on extra rest your a moron. Especially when your reason is because you have to pitch a head case just because of his contract.
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Again, I agree with the mishandling of CC
Where do you guys want to use Mo and who would you have close the game….comments like that show a complete lack of baseball knowledge.
Mo is the closer, he’s proven that. Just hasn’t been great out of that role.
Captain Clutch September 16th, 2011 at 10:44 pm
When your ace struggles on extra rest and you continue to pitch him on extra rest your a moron. Especially when your reason is because you have to pitch a head case just because of his contract.
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I really don’t think Girardi has the authority to just give up on AJ. There’s a General Manager, and then ownership that he has to deal with. Anyone who’s worked in, you know, any form of organization, appreciates the idea of bureaucracy. That’s just the reality of it, Girardi can’t change it.
Plus the guy can show returns. If he purely sucked as much as Kei Igawa, things would be different. He’s actually not that bad.
Can’t blame Girardi for this Hughes/Burnett mess. That is an order from above. And it stemmed from Cashman’s inability or refusal to make a decision on one of Burnett/Hughes. He’s acting like he is choosing between Jon Smoltz and Greg Maddux here. He is choosing between two inconsistent pitchers, neither of whom will help the rotation in October.
“vaunted” chris… You apparently have no idea that games are managed differently on the road than they are at home…who do you want to close an extra inning game, Aaron Laffey?
Maybe ARod will make it back by Halloween??
Sorry, I vote AJ is BAD BAD BAD BAD ! And I hope to high above that’s he’s dumped on someone after this year !!! He just can’t do it here !
Hey Chad, can you ask Girardi why he’s such a tool and Logan why he stinks lately?
I really don’t think Girardi has the authority to just give up on AJ.
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Ok then take Hughes out of the rotation instead. My problem isn’t leaving AJ in the rotation it’s having both of them in the rotation and staying with the 6 man. It’s messing up everyone else and they need to end it.
“more thoughts on CC after the break”? How about this – he’s too fat to handle an entire season’s workload at peak performance…not like he could years ago
Not that upset about this loss as long as Yanks take next two…..and need to win Monday’s makeup against the Twins as that is the extra 1/2 game.
The only reason Logan is even on this team is because of Marte’s injury last year. He is on borrowed time. Joe’s over reliance on him is a problem, one of the few beefs I have in his handling of the pen.
Captain Clutch September 16th, 2011 at 10:54 pm
I really don’t think Girardi has the authority to just give up on AJ.
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Ok then take Hughes out of the rotation instead. My problem isn’t leaving AJ in the rotation it’s having both of them in the rotation and staying with the 6 man. It’s messing up everyone else and they need to end it.
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I agree that CC should be pitching on regular rest, bottom line. I think shuffling everyone around him and keeping up a 6 man rotation has its benefits. I’d also say that neither Colon or Garcia are measurably more suited for the playoffs than Hughes.
It is Girardi’s job to pull the right strings, and the team has had a rough time of it as of late, that’s for sure.
# DocTodd September 16th, 2011 at 10:52 pm
Maybe ARod will make it back by Halloween??
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If so, do we call him the “Candy Man” ? Or Mr. November ?
TheStraw September 16th, 2011 at 10:58 pm
The only reason Logan is even on this team is because of Marte’s injury last year. He is on borrowed time. Joe’s over reliance on him is a problem, one of the few beefs I have in his handling of the pen.
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Logan’s had his moments, and he had a pretty good streak of outings going. Wasn’t he shutting down Red Sox lefties?
Wade was the one that gave up the hit. Flaherty rightly questioned the pitch selection. Why even throw up and away when you’re looking for a ground ball?
Kev-
I think Wade missed his spot there…
Yesp, Martin set up low & away. wade missed it
granderson, tex, cc, logan, wade, arod needs to get going. And there is aj and hughes problem.
Jose Moiina should be hung from the gallows as a traitor.
I’m going to turn in.
Night all.
TheStraw September 16th, 2011 at 10:58 pm
The only reason Logan is even on this team is because of Marte’s injury last year. He is on borrowed time. Joe’s over reliance on him is a problem, one of the few beefs I have in his handling of the pen.
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What over-reliance? Logan has been getting it done, and Joe has been using him. If Logan was costing us lots of games, you might have a point, but he’s been pretty consistent, and pretty good for the Yanks this year.
Ledger_Yankees Girardi says CC going on regular turn next time.
What a pleasant game blog tonight with the usual troublemakers and blowhards absent. Loved it!
It really is amazing to see how far Teixeira has fallen. He’s not even old yet. Pitchers used to be SCARED of this guy. What the hell has happened?
“In his postgame Maddon called work of HP ump Wendelstedt “one-sided” said his calls were “egregious.”"
That will cost him $
Teixeira is in decline at the plate. Four years in a row is certainly a large enough sample size to be able to draw that conclusion.
2008 – .308/.410/.552/.962
2009 – .292/.383/.565/.948
2010 – .256/.365/.481/.846
2011 – .246/.339/.492/.831
At this point, Tex is nothing more than a handsomely-paid Carlos Pena
Tomorrows lineup
Gardner CF
Montero DH
Jones LF
Chavez 3B
Nunez SS
Dickerson RF
Laird 1B
Pena 2B
Romine C
Woot!!!
Tex’s downswing correlates with the increased steroid testing and HgH testing along with increased public outcry against steroid use in America’s favorite past time. Just sayin’.
Tex’s decline along with A-Rod being a shell of himself might make it necessary to sign Price this winter
theREALkevin September 16th, 2011 at 11:40 pm
It really is amazing to see how far Teixeira has fallen. He’s not even old yet. Pitchers used to be SCARED of this guy. What the hell has happened?
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K Long has said its Tex’s bat speed ts rapidly slowing down/
I think it would a tough pill to swallow for ownership to go into next season with the expectation that Tex could hit in the .240′s throughout 2012 and A-rod might appear in fewer than 100 games while there’s no guarantee everything else will again work out to help balance their declining production in the middle of the order.
edit: counterbalance
jorge had a nice game tonight. like the hustle in the 7th or 8th running to first!!!!!!!
the guy has the worst baseball instincts this side of eduardo nunez.
the batting order against lefties should be; jeter, grandy, cano, arod, tex, swisher, montero, martin, and gardner
against righties I move tex behind swisher to 6th in the order. They would never do thayt it would be to much of an insult to huck finn and his 245 BA and less then 500 slugging %. Texiera has been horrible, he has 100 rbi’s despite his lack of productivity….lefty he is horrbile…….
maybe Arod will comeback and get got for the postseason.. i/this team sure missed his bat this year!! yet we are still 3.5 games in first.
Trying to tie PED testing to Teixeira’s batting decline the last few years doesn’t make sense.
I think what makes more logic is what others have been saying. Tex’s hitting mechanics from the left side has changed since he joined NY. If you look at his hitting spray charts since 2009, he has become an exclusive pull hitter against RHP.
The lure of the short porch may be a contributing factor.
Tex’s problem is mechanical and is correctable. He’s 31 years old and healthy. Let’s see what he does in the offseason to correct it before we sign off on his baseball obituary.
How people weren’t concerned about Tex earlier is beyond me.. people would say to me that I didn’t know what I was talking about and get mad at me when I mentioned my concern for Tex. Jerkface even called me an idiot when ‘id say Tex is terrible.. and he said Tex is playing great !
I had very high hopes for Tex.. he”s to nlame himself ! with that said he does have 37HR & 100+ RBI which aint to shabby at all. its great but 75% of the time he just stinks !!