Yankees postgame: Ready to clinch
Posted by: Brian Heyman - Posted in Misc on Sep 21, 2011 
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The Yankees will surely be spraying Champagne around the clubhouse soon. It could be as early as today.
Here’s the situation:
If they sweep today’s day/night doubleheader against Tampa Bay and Boston loses, then they clinch the East because that magic number is now three. If they win one of the games against the Rays, they clinch a playoff spot because that magic number is two. In fact, if they win any of their remaining six games against the Rays, they will clinch a spot.
“We have a chance to get that and that’s a step,” Joe Girardi said. “We need to continue to play good baseball. Our goal is to win the division and have home-field advantage and go from there.”
The Red Sox lost again, so they trail in the division by six games. That’s a season-high lead for the Yankees. But Boston’s lead over Tampa Bay remained at two for the wild card thanks to the Yankees. That lead was nine back on Sept. 2.
“This is what you plot in the offseason and you play the whole season to play meaningful games at this time of the year,” Rays manager Joe Maddon said. “We’re not going to get any extra money for it, but we’ve already been in the playoffs for about 10 days. And it’s been fantastic.”
*Running out of superlatives for Ivan Nova. He’s been the Yankees’ best starter heading toward to the playoffs, even better than CC of late. Nova is up to 16-4 and his ERA is down to 3.62 after 7 2/3 of no-run, six-hit work in this 5-0 win. He’s undefeated in his last 15 starts. He has won 12 straight decisions, tying the Yankees’ rookie record for a starter. He has the most wins by a Yankees rookie in 43 years.
Want more? Well, here it comes anyway: Since 2000, only Sabathia and Justin Verlander have posted more wins as rookies than Nova. Those two had 17. Nova has held opponents to three earned runs or less in six straight starts and 10 of the last 11.
“It’s unbelievable,” Nova said. “I was planning to have a good season, but … it’s really good.”
The Yankees have been struck by his poise.
“To be a young guy and to have a head on his shoulders like that, to be composed when he goes out there, be a professional, it kind of looks like when he’s on the mound, he kind of looks like a veteran guy,” Nick Swisher said. “He’s got great stuff, good sinker.”
Swisher added: “He’s a very chill guy, relaxed. But out on the mound, he turns into a bulldog.”
*After the game, Girardi still didn’t know if Phil Hughes could start the first game of the doubleheader because of the aftermath of the back spasms he suffered last Friday.
“I’m not sure if he can make his start,” Girardi said. “That’s the report. I have a little hope that he can. We’ll see how he feels in the morning and then we’ll go from there.”
*The Yankees left 18 on base, their most in a nine-inning game since 1956.
*Eric Chavez had an RBI single in the fourth, bringing him to .425 with runners in scoring position, at 17 for 40.
*Robinson Cano delivered his 45th double, three shy of his career high.
*Curtis Granderson went 3 for 5 with four RBI. He’s at .355 (11 for 31) over his last eight games.
*Derek Jeter’s two hits gave him 3,082, so he passed Cap Anson for 19th on the all-time list. Dave Winfield is 18th at 3,110. The Captain has hit safely in 12 straight games at home and 16 of his last 17 overall.
Wonder if Joe will rest the regulars if the Yanks win the first game tomorrow?
I want to clinch the division on Friday.
Against Lester.
In front of them.
I some how prefer sox over rays in play off, because sox’s pitching sucks.
http://nesn.com/2011/01/2011-r.....story.html
Enjoy
hope noesi gets a chance for the start. in my eyes hughes just isn’t a starter this year. he can condition himself and they wanna work on it so he’s good to go in s/t again? Sure.
I mean, the injury thing or whatever it is sucks so hopefully it really is just a temporary back spasm and not a recurring incident, wouldn’t wish harm on the guy.
with that said, hopefully noesi gets his shot and pitches a gem
I love how Peter Sloberham and his worthless buddy Carfado, didn’t even put up a post game post on their extra bases blog. No point I guess, it’s a complete meltdown in Beantown. Too funny.
Let’s win both games tomorrow, and have the O’s hand it to the most overrated team ever again and pop the bubbly celebrating the East division.
2011 Red Sox Will Challenge 1927 Yankees for Title of Greatest Team in Major League History ????……hahahahahahaha…..Poor Poor BoSux Nation and ESPN and Peter O’Gammons ! LOL
Good morning, anyone around? Beautiful gentle rain has been falling here all night long, the first rain in more than a month. Only thing bad about that is that I’ll have to mow the lawn.
A question for other blog posters:
Where would the Red Sox be this year without Alfredo Aceves?
The best thing about Papelbon’s blown save last night was that he got to two strikes on Reimold before he walked him and then again to Andino before the double. Two outs, two strikes, the crowd was on its feet going crazy! Our boy Paps is gonna save the day! And then… quiet. Dead quiet. The sound of their season going down the drain…. the most beautiful sound.
Can’t figure out what would be more satisfying – watching the Sox blow it and miss the playoffs for the second year in a row, or having them back in on the backs of the Yankees beating the Rays, only to get swept away by the Tigers??
It’s like choosing between a nice, juicy steak or a steaming lobster with warm butter – they’re both just so damned delicious!!
I think the only way the Red Sox miss the playoffs is if the Yankees hand some wins over to the Rays. It’s just too unlikely.
Great win by SuperNova last night. I was happy to see Girardi leave him in to work out of trouble. Nova has definitely grabbed a post season starting spot.
Wonder if LGY still considers Nova a starter the Yankees will trade
From todays Boston Herald:
“When Terry Francona came to the mound to remove Daniel Bard in the eighth inning of last night’s game against the Baltimore Orioles, the reliever dropped the ball on the Fenway Park mound as he went to hand it to the manager.”
Accidental? Frustrated? Mad at Francona for taking him out?
The team’s starters have a 6.77 ERA in the month of September.
Although Nova only had one clean inning-the 1st, his assortment of pitches and the ability to get the Rays to make ground outs is a plus on this staff. He’s currently pitching like a #!.
Best team ever is choking hard and have the Yanks to thank for them hanging on for now…..gotta love that.
Super Nova…..what a phenominal performance from the kid. As good as Hughes’s first starter season was.last year…..Nova has been better this year and has done it as a true rookie. A testament to his work ethic and willingness to improve.
Clinche this puppy today!
In some respects I am glad Nova only had one clean inning. It gave him the confidence to work out of trouble. As a bonus, he kept his pitch count low, and saved the BP. The BP is sure to be taxed today w/ a DH.
Blake-
What”s especially gratyifying is the best team ever is choking in front of their fans at Fenway. They have one more game there, before they finish on the road, with Beckett going. Tommy Hunter pitched a 7 inning shutout of the Angels in his last appearance, so it’s possible the RS will lose again today.
OK. I’m convinced.
Nova is a playoff quality starter.
That slider, in particular, has taken his game to a whole other level.
Last night you saw a complete pitcher.
Efficient
4 pitches
Velocity
Movement
Location
Those were some of the weakest swings from good hitters you’re gonna see.
I saw a Stud out there last night.
(Now if I can just get Hughes and Bartolo into a groove).
Ivan Nova tears down walls.
Every obstacle put in his path he destroys.
They said he couldn’t go deep.
They said he loses focus.
They said he needed another pitch.
They said he was a back end guy.
Wrong on every count.
Stud. A world beater.
The Yankees, according to the schedule posted on mlb.com, will be facing Lester, then Wakefield, then TBD on Sunday. Right now the only Yankee starter penciled in is Burnett, Saturday vs Wakefield. Will Sabathia pitch Sunday on 3 days rest, to line him up with normal rest for the ALDS opener on Friday?
YT-
Yes.
And Burnett shouldn’t even be pitching IMO. He should be home fishing, and searching thru the want ads.
Long time reader and 35 year fan. Great time to be a Yankee fan. Mariano is pure class. Red sox folding and hfa almost clinched. Phillies are very tough.
If I am cashman, Wilson this year and kemp next year. These moves make us set for the next 7 or 8 years.
A day off today, I get to watch lots of Yankee baseball……
Trader,
Yea its very enjoyable to watch.
MTU,
Yea there are no smoke and mirrors here…..its legit. Hr shut down a lineup last night hat really needed to win that game….showed great poise. He’s looking like a keeper.
Nova is “Macho”.
JCPD-
Nothin’ like a day off.
A brewski or two or three.
And a big fix of Baseball.
Thanks again for your help with the tribute.
Blake-
Can you believe our luck ?
We nearly lost him in the rule 5.
He wasn’t even deemed worthy of protection.
Too funny.
Enjoy your day off JCPD. I hope you are having the same weather we are having…sunny and mild.
No prob. By the way, I never even thought about the name of the street in the Tipp Hill picture….. nice guess as to the uniqueness, but wrong answer. You’ll never get a picture like that one from anywhere else in the world.
No kate, right now cloudy and a cool wind coming off the lake.
JCPD-
OK. So what’s the right answer ?
Don’t leave me hangin’.
Trader,
Yea they’ll pitch CC sunday….that just about have to. Cc sunday, Nova on Monday, and.Colon on Tuesday.
MTU, Take a close look at the traffic light.
SuperNova!!!
And thanks to the MLB Network I actually got to watch the MY9 feed. Very good night.
The O still needs work.
What happened to the middle of our order last night (excluding Grandy) ?
Where has Bret disappeared to ?
How do you strand that many base runners ?
MTU,
You just never know how guys are going to progress……
Tigers and Rangers both with 89-65 records with 8 games remaining. Here’s their remaining schedules. Which team is most likely to finish with a worse record and be our 1st round opponent on Friday in YS!!!
Rangers:
2 @ A’s
3 home with Mariners
3 @ Angels
Tigers:
1 @ Royals
4 home with Orioles
3 home with Indians
JCPD-
Please put the link back up so I do not have to back searching for it, and I’ll do just that.
Thanks Amigo.
By the way, the shot with the Helicopter is pretty stylish too.
I always loved the one with Dakota in the water during the Fall. Post that sometime since it’s Fall.
The Rocky mountain shot is also one of my faves. Absolutely stunning.
Blake-
Truer words were never spoken.
It’s far from an exact science.
MTU:
Gardner was 2-5 last night.
Yankees RISP: 5-20 (M Teixeira 1-2, D Jeter 0-2, C Granderson 2-3, B Gardner 1-3, R Martin 0-1, A Rodriguez 0-3, E Chavez 1-2, N Swisher 0-2, R Cano 0-2)
YT-
I hope it’s Texas.
YT-
I know Bret brings a lot of value because of his speed and D but his offensive production this season is right on the margin of what is to me acceptable.
I thought he’d hit at leat .280 or so. more likely higher.
MTU, just for you again, a tribute to Mo………… 42 + 1 of Dakota for you…
https://picasaweb.google.com/105244848673673377679/42Tribute?authkey=Gv1sRgCP-UzN7Wsa6jogE#
The magic number is moving south fast but they should save the champagne for the division championship which seemingly was decided when Russell Martin hit that double off of “Josh” Bard 3 weeks ago. The Sox are 4-15 since.
Anyway, here’s the magic # photo for today.
http://unityanddivision2.wikis.....e-ruth.jpg
could be worse MTU…could be Carl Crawford
If Hughes can’t go today who takes the start?
Jeers
hopefully today is Jeet’s day!
E_Lipsman Ivan Nova now with 16 wins…prime Rookie of the Year candidate. Here he is with the Thunder in 2009. http://pic.twitter.com/TafXe5UM
Kate-
Oh yeah. True dat.
JCPD-
Thanks. I think I get it now. You should copyright that photo of Dakota.
It is a perfect photo. Absolutely gourgeous in every respect.
According to my NYY calendar, today is United Nations International Day of Peace.
So, peace, everyone.
Noesi would start.
Can someone explain why Tex is still batting 3rd?
I knew the argument earlier in the year was his OBP was still high, even though his avg wasnt. Now his OBP is in the .330s. Swish is 40 points higher and Cano is 20 points higher. Either put Swish 2nd and move Grandy to 3rd, or move AROD 3rd and Cano 4th. Get the best hitters the max ABs…
If Hughes can’t go today who takes the start?
? Colon?
Betances
Tex needs to repair that left-handed swing in the OS.
YT-
Hughes needs to make this start.
Would be nice to see Betances start, but i feel like they would go with Noesi for 4 or 5 innings. ..
MTU, in the next week or two I’ll head up to that part of NY to do some leaf peeping. Hopefully the weather will be better and I can duplicate that picture with my new camera so that the enlargement quality will be better. You think you get the picture now????
According to my NYY calendar, today is United Nations International Day of Peace.
Erin-
I heard Peace was canned last night! That would be Meta World Peace, aka Ron Artest, from Dancing with the Stars!!
pkyankfan69 September 21st, 2011 at 8:42 am
If Hughes can?t go today who takes the start?
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We should find out pretty soon. My guess is Noesi.
YT-
According to my NYY calendar, today is United Nations International Day of Peace.
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Here in NY we’re calling it the UN International Day of Horrendous, Stress Inducing, Crazy as #*@% Gridlock.
Bronx, wouldn’t that be everyday??
JCPD-
I’m not sure. You better tell me.
It looks like the traffic light is stuck.
Sorry if I am not perceptive enough to get it.
MTU
the street sign is “Burnett”
It certainly would be comforting to have CC pitch a gem tonight and the Yankees hit Hellickson hard, to give Nova a better chance to win ROY.
I want the Big Man to get #20
MTU -
Look at the order of the lights.
Hughes may start yet. Here’s hoping. Have got to think Noesi goes otherwise. Joe would never put Betances out there. Too radical, and we haven’t yet clinched. Also Dellin hasn’t pitched in 17 days.
Anyone going out to the Stadium? I am resolved to go and stay for both games: hopefully, to see us clinch playoffs, division, and CC’s 20th win. I hope that Hughes can make the start. It seems like the forecast is only for showers later in likely game 2.
Bronx Jeers-
That doesn’t sound very peaceful. Good luck with that.
MTU, kate………It’s the Irish section of town, the green light is on top. At one point they put it back to red on top, but the neighbors would throw rocks to break it. Fix, break, fix, break, fix, break until the they just said the heck with it and left it green on top.
yankeefem-have a great time! I hope you see them clinch and CC get #20.
ah I remember that now JCPD
Jack Curry said last night he thought Noesi would make the start but he probably couldn’t go much more than 3-4 innings. If that’s the case then they will just have to piece it together with the bp.
Would like to win at least one today to clinch a playoff spot.
JCPD-
I have a great trip of my own planned for next week. I am heading out to one the last great wild places in my area to a place I have always dreamed of photographing.
It’s called Stevens Canyon. I am just waiting to hear back from my hiking partner.
It’s in the top 3. I hope to get #1 next Fall.
MTU, it makes it for some interesting times at closing times for the bars in the area. Even sober, you notice the top or bottom light lit, not necessarily green or red. So the bottom light lit means go, well, except for there at that light.
have a great time yankeefem! i have tickets to tomorrow night’s game (it is the makeup of the July 8 rainout) but the forecast is even worse for tomorrow. they should get this afternoon’s game in no problem, tonight is a bit more problematic.
MTU, seems like all the places out by you are great and wild. Look forward to the pictures.
Betances has now not pitched since two Sundays ago. No way he gets a start. I wonder where he’s going to get in the extra 25 or so innings he still has untapped. He’s not going to the AFL. It would be nice for us to clinch so he could at least get some work in in a live game.
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Upstate, the Stadium would be a better park for Crawford. I bet he’d have much better numbers here than in Fenway, which isn’t really ideal for him.
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Speaking of ballparks, & HFA. You kinda construct your lineup to an ample degree based on your park, and Yankee history will surely instruct if you’re unconvinced. Getting last ups in a game?? Makes me pretty comfortable if I’m trailing late in the game or it goes into extras…
JCPD-
We don’t have too many traffic lights and ethnic parts fo town out this way.
look who was overwhelmingly picked to win the world series by espn:
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/.....xpertpicks
yankeefeminista September 21st, 2011 at 9:01 am
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Anyone going out to the Stadium? I am resolved to go and stay for both games: hopefully, to see us clinch playoffs, division, and CC’s 20th win. I hope that Hughes can make the start. It seems like the forecast is only for showers later in likely game 2.
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Yankfem, we’re going but wish C was pitching the first game. Now I’m in for it for the twin, cos I’d also like to see C get his 20th.
It is what it is in Beansville. An overrated, overanalyzed, overhyped team of underachievers that haven’t won 2 games in a row since August 27th.
The future for that team looks bleak. A farm system not producing pitching arms to cure their biggest problem and soft spots at SS, RF, and the catching. A 3rd baseman that’s old ahead of his time and assorted other age issues. No trading chips to offer plus a weak 2012 free agency class.
They could easily find themselves lower in the standing in 2012 than the Rays and Jays.
JCPD-
I wish you were going along.
You’d love it.
You’ll see ‘em but I have to make it back first. This palce was the last wild river area to be explored in the US. Nat. Geo took a crew out there on horseback in 1955.
Have a great time Yankeefem!
J Alfred
Boston was never a good fit for Crawford, and I was just being snarky, as I do like cc. He should have stayed in Tampa where he was much loved, or gone to the Angels.
he irony is delicious and lost on nobody. Beantown has a new second favorite team this week, the Yankees, acting as surrogates for the clumsy, collapsing franchise to the north.
From Daily News:
“Bow and kiss the pinstripes. We can’t hear you. Louder: Go Jeter. Go A-Rod. Go Evil Empire. Beat the small-market franchise with the second-lowest payroll in baseball. Thump Tampa.
Which is what the Yanks did Tuesday night, thanks to Nova’s 7-2/3-inning, six-hit, shutout stint and Granderson’s four RBI.
“This is definitely a huge thing,” Johnny Damon was saying Tuesday, about the new Amtrak alliance. “Not too often do you see that. Whether they like it or not, Boston fans are rooting for the Yanks. Most of ‘em won’t admit it.”
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The reporters know Damon will always give them what they’re looking for. LOL.
Thanks, Erin, and JM! Yes, JM, Thurs. isn’t looking good. Friday is an even worse forecast for Red Sox. That will be a shame, Maris tribute and Red Sox… Therefore, drawing a big crowd would be optimum.
I am hoping to see some of the kids pitch today, but realistically with C pitching the second game, it doesn’t seem likely. Go C!
“THe irony is lost on nobody” are not my words, but the article’s…don’t know why the intro to the News jumped on me, but well…
look who was overwhelmingly picked to win the world series by espn:
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This might be funny right now, but until the Sox are actually done playing for the year…….. well, anything can happen.
Thanks, Kate! Pruf, Damon is imminently quotable. Still debating whether to sit under the overhang or not for game 1. I do love terrace and being out in the open air. It is supposed to be 74 degrees but cloudy for game #1. Would love to see a few of “our” boys, but I am not holding my breath.
upstate kate September 21st, 2011 at 9:12 am
Have a great time Yankeefem!
J Alfred
Boston was never a good fit for Crawford, and I was just being snarky, as I do like cc. He should have stayed in Tampa where he was much loved, or gone to the Angels.
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yea both Tampa and LA were better fits. He may adjust next season but the park isn’t a great one for him, and his non pareil defensive talents are wasted in that rinky dink left field. ah well, he went for the $$$. Can’t blame him.
*eminently* quotable. Oops.
JCPD, their pitching stinks. THey’re not going to reinvent themselves in time to make noise in the postseason.
But Yankeefem, a good Damon quote IS always imminent
.
PeterBotte David Ortiz on Mariano: “Best pitcher in the game of all time. I don’t care who else anyone thinks should be in the conversation. He’s it.”
J Alfred
you have a good time at YS today too
Ortiz trying to ingratiate in case he’s shown the door. Pssst! Papi! We don’t have a DH spot available next season!
JK, he’s just stating the obvious.
thanks, kate, a Yankee sweep would make it an especially enjoyable day!
J. Alfred Prufrock September 21st, 2011 at 9:21 am
Ortiz trying to ingratiate in case he?s shown the door. Pssst! Papi! We don?t have a DH spot available next season!
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Even if we did, he’s too ugly to be a Yankee.
Erin, there’s always that too
. We have a pretty handsome DH in Montero, whom my mother in law, the first time she saw him, exclaimed: “He looks like a movie star!!!” She’s hilarious about “her” Yanks…
Pruf, yes true, a Damon quip is always imminent and well worth waiting for.
MTU -
Still having trouble reading the signs, you’d make a lousy 3rd base coach lol.
jcpd – that’s true…but regardless of how it all shakes out – nobody thought the sox would be struggling like this…
yankeefem,
I think you can sit “in the open” for game 1 for sure. forecast now says showers not likely until evening. for the night game, though, being under cover might be the way to go. of course our seats tomorrow are in the open. i figure i’ll get rained on again. it’s an ongoing theme for me this year at the stadium. lol.
Ken_RosenthalKen Rosenthal
One more try! Photo worth it. @DhaniJones in NY talking with a certain pitcher the #RedSox could use right now. http://yfrog.com/khbi2qyj?f=1
Since he’s already in NY maybe he’d want to throw a few this afternoon?
Al-
Morning. I’m better out in the wilderness. Thankfully.
The NL predictions were off as well…a few of them picked the Brewers, but nobody saw the D’backs coming
yankfem, he’s a wit, that one.
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Did you hear Nova’s comment last night? He said, regarding his excellent rookie season: “I’m not gonna say this too much, but it’s been really giu-ood.” Something like that. LOL. Great kid.
Heading out shortly. Safe travels, Yankeefem! Weekday day games are great – no traffic
. Set it right, C. Go Yanks!
C you there, Pruf!
MTU -
The only signs you see out in the wilderness are of snakes in the sand. Did you like those pictures in Russia, WOW, that guy can sure snap some pretty pics, not that your a slouch.
JM, I think I am opting for open air in first game, and will move to main underneath for second game. You can always upgrade tomorrow if need be to get undercover. Friday’s game is in jeopardy with the predicted heavy rain coming.
tickets right now are under $1 on stubhub…
Morning AL, how goes down yonder?
yankeefem,
yeah, at the moment planning on going friday but….was really hoping to see the Maris tribute. have a great time today and stay dry!
MTU -
Just think, if the BP holds Nova’s leads, he’s got 18 wins at this point, and if he didn’t miss his starts by going to SWB, we might have been looking at a 20 game winning rookie. Right now, Nova is the best SP on the Yankees. CC’s last 3 or 4 starts don’t bod well going into the PS. Let’s hope he gets back on track by then, if not, we’ll need to pray for lots of rain.
One last thing….
More irony: not only are the Red Sox reliant on Yankee competence, they’re now looking to their best option to quell their starting pitching woes, Alfredo Aceves. So, they can thank the NY Yankees for their talent evaluations, LMAO!
Papi: Aceves deserves starting nod (from Boston Herald):
Another game, another pointlessly stellar relief outing in defeat for Alfredo Aceves. David Ortiz [stats], for one, has seen enough.
Fresh off watching Aceves toss three shutout innings in relief of the ineffective Kyle Weiland in a 6-5 loss to the Orioles in the opener of yesterday’s doubleheader at Fenway Park [map], Ortiz verbalized what many Red Sox [team stats] fans have been saying for a month.
“To be honest with you, the way things are going, (Aceves) should be starting,” Ortiz said. “Simple as that. Give it a shot.”
Al-
He sure can. I can’t help but wonder what he’d be capable of with the scenery we have out here.
I know just the person to show him too.
vzmercogliano I’ve been in the clubhouse for 15 min. No word on Hughes or lineup yet. #nyy
yankeefeminista September 21st, 2011 at 9:37 am
C you there, Pruf!
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C you there
I might go to the game Friday night. Just going over in my head what I could say to the Sox fans that cross my path.
Here’s something that I’m considering.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFyHTU8tg_0
JCPD -
Morning Jim. Things here are OK. One day you’ll need to travel down this way, and take some nice shots along the Blue Ridge Parkway. Loved both MTY’s and your tribute. Question, how did you talk Mike into posing on that bench?
MTU not MTY – dah.
JM, yes, I too planned to go Friday and was looking forward to the Maris tribute. But will stay away if it pours; I have experienced one too many long rain delay Red Sox games at the Stadium for my liking. Last delay was almost 4 hours, and you know they will do anything to get those games in. Enjoy your game(s) as well!
Al-
I’m hoping that Ivan has it in him to win his next one in convincing fashion.
If he does he will break an all time Yankee record for most consecutive wins by a Rookie. It goes back a long time.
And second of all, he might cement his postion as the ROY.
Bronx Jeers-
Al-
That was easy. All the Coors I wanted. Free.
Pruf, about Aceves, QFT. Still riles me up to see him in that uni. Imagine where Sawx would be without him.
Psssssst. Psssssst.
The word is out.
The Yankees have a really good Farm system.
MTU -
I hope you’re right about ROY. Right now, I don’t see a better candidate. Just think of where the Yankees would have been without him. I guess we could say the same with the guys we brought in, the over-the-hill gang, lol.
Al, no questions were asked, just his natural state
Al-
Suckin’ hind teat is where.
How about D-Rob and Grandy ?
Same deal.
yankeefeminista September 21st, 2011 at 9:51 am
Pruf, about Aceves, QFT. Still riles me up to see him in that uni. Imagine where Sawx would be without him.
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You can thank Cashman for that one, Alfredo gave him every chance to sign him, but, Cashman had made up his mind to go a different route.
MTU -
I must admit, when the trade for Grandy was made, I was upset, not that I didn’t like Grandy, but, I’d followed A-Jax through the MiLB, and so wanted to see him as our CF. It seems that trade was good for all involved, a rare thing.
Not that I don’t miss Aceves, good guy, but if he’s still a Yankee, we probably don’t get a sniff of Noesi. So I look at it as a loss turned into a gain.
MTU -
Jim has your number, and your best side!
Al-
Takes some of the sting out of losin’ Kennedy too.
Anybody else think Cervelli’s “symptoms” are just a convenient way to get Posada on the postseason roster? Montero, and Posada should provide enough cover at Catcher in an emergency, no?
JCPD -
Live has a way of turning negatives into positives. If Joba stays healthy, we might not have seen D-Rob emerge as he has, and your right, we might not of gotten to see as much of Noesi, if at all.
Al-
I take extra mercy on Jim because he usually does get to see the Sun enough
in his part of the World.
edit: doesn’t. duh. sorry.
MTU, there’s something orange up in the sky right now!! Finally.
MTU -
For years Jim thought all that white stuf was low clouds, until Dakota starting bringing it inside with him. Love that dog, I’ll bet Jim brings him everywhere with him to help attract the ladies. Who couldn’t love that face?
JonLaneNYC No doubt about Ivan Nova as #Yankees Game 2 starter http://bit.ly/rklPxE
Al-
Whose. Jim’s or Dakota’s ?
We are finally getting some much needed rain down south, although it’s a rather mild rain, we’ll take it. Today is lawn cutting day, a great excuse not to do yard work, and just sit back and watch the Yankees.
Need all the help I can get Al, and thanks for making me spit my coffee out through my nose.
Dakota’s of course!
I don’t doubt Cervelli’s symptoms at all. I like Cisco, but I hope we don’t see him again this season. Concussions are nothing to take lightly.
Been a month + here with no rain, but a nice steady rain has been falling since last night. It’s delicious.
JCPD-
We get around 300 sunny, or partly sunny days a year out this way.
I’m pretty familiar with that Orange thing. And the funny Blue thing too.
Back in a bit, y’all be good.
calvaro September 21st, 2011 at 10:02 am
Anybody else think Cervelli?s ?symptoms? are just a convenient way to get Posada on the postseason roster? Montero, and Posada should provide enough cover at Catcher in an emergency, no?
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Not a chance. This is his third concussion in two years. I think they’re being very cautious with him, as they should be.
As I said yesterday, while very disappointing for PFOFs, it’s for the best that he doesn’t play again this year.
We lack all orange or funny blue whenever the Yankees get back from a roadtrip. Can you send some of those bright colors to NY, please!
bheyman99 #Yankees did themselves & #Red Sox favor last night; Champagne could spray soon in Bronx, maybe tonight. My article: http://bit.ly/pmMWz0
vzmercogliano Just overheard some players talking and they said Hector Noesi is starting for Hughes. Nothing has been posted yet. #nyy
Al, couldn’t agree more about Cash and Aceves. But true, an absence sometimes creates a presence especially on a team that pretty much sticks to the status quo unless forced not to, due to injury.
Out of here for a lake walk before a day full of baseball.
Thanks, Erin. I guess I will not wear my Hughes jersey then, and will opt for wearing Mo. I suppose we will go with “A” pen for first game if we are in a position to, and see if C. can give us some length in the nightcap and if not, piece it together from there.
Take care Jim. Have a great day seeing the Orange thing and the wet stuff.
Looking forward to your photos.
Is….. Ivan…. Nova……….. our NUMBER ONE STARTER?!?!?!?!
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haha just kidding =)
He’s pitching like a king–or a star. What kind of star? a Super Nova! (which is really a dying star exploding and often creating the illusion of a new, massive star). The death of the old and the creation of the new – big, bright, and powerful. How long will this big, bright explosion last?
Let’s hope it’s long enough that he’s still bustling with energy when Banuelos and Betances are firing fastballs in the same rotation.
MTU,
My wife may take a job for a company in Logan. I would likely go up when she makes appearances. Any good hikes nearby?
RiverAveBlues Pitching Matchups: CC vs. Shields (day), TBA vs. Hellickson (night). Sounds likely Noesi will start b/c of Hughes’ back spasms.
CC is now pitching day game? Good, that is what I expected/wanted in the first place. Why have C pitch in the rainy, colder weather at night, plus gives him a longer break if he starts on short rest. Also, just maybe we will then see some of the kids pitch in the late game. Although, why am I expecting Scott Proctor? …
For all those with access to today’s playoff ticket pre-sale… Ticketmaster screwed up and did not activate the site at 10AM. They are working on correcting it per the Yankee ticket office.
yankeefem-yeah, makes much more sense to have CC pitch this afternoon. Also probably indicates that he’ll go on short rest on Sunday so he’s lined up for Game 1.
I hope you have a Proctor free evening.
Erin, thanks for the good thoughts. May Joe G. abide by them.
baldvinny Love when Brett Gardner stops for a chat on his way in. Day going better already. #NameDropping
The best thing that can happen to us today is Beckett lasting 2 innings or so and giving up 6-7 runs..with the bull pen already overworked, sox nation would be in tatters… I dont have too much hope on Hunter either..
A split today with yanks losing the first and CC winning #20 in the night cap would be great.. that keeps rays in the WC hunt and clinches our playoff spot…
Hi Drive 4-6!!!
more funny reading: http://www.foxnews.com/sports/.....latestnews
A win this afternoon and they can let SWB Yanks play tonight and the NY Yanks can take turns cheering on SWB and watching the Sox game in the clubhouse.
pat-sounds like a plan.
pat, my ideal.
RiverAveBlues Check that: Per @SPTimesRays, it’s Shields vs. Noesi in the day game; CC vs. Hellickson in the night game.
vzmercogliano Reggie Jackson in the house. #nyy
Boo hiss! I am out of here, regardless! Enjoy the games, folks! Clinch day! CC-#20! Go Yanks!
Yankees Ivan Nova has won 12 straight decisions, tying him with Justin Verlander for the longest streak in 2011. #YankeesFacts
Phil Hughes (back) will not start the first game of Wednesday’s doubleheader against the Rays.
Sep 21 – 10:45 AM Source: Marc Topkin on Twitter
aww I liked our plan of having CC in the day game better
Off topic, but baseball related- I’m really, really liking the new SI cover.
http://tiny.cc/gdit2
BryanHoch Hector Noesi starting game 1 for Yankees. Could throw 50-60 pitches.
So Noesi for 50 pitches?
Wouldn’t it have made more sense to start Betances and bring in Noesi later?
JoeAuriemmaYES Hughes has gotten better since Saturday and is improving every day
ac1 September 21st, 2011 at 11:02 am
So Noesi for 50 pitches?
Wouldn’t it have made more sense to start Betances and bring in Noesi later?
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God Forbid Betances gets an inning
hilarious pic from nomaas:
http://nomaas.org/blog/wp-cont.....ox_tlc.jpg
Maybe they don’t think Betances could go long either, considering he hasn’t pitched in more than 2 weeks.
Betances hasn’t pitched in over two weeks.
Still can’t believe that story about Bedard last night…
djsunyc September 21st, 2011 at 11:03 am
hilarious pic from nomaas:
http://nomaas.org/blog/wp-cont…..ox_tlc.jpg
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But if I have nightmares tonight, that’ll be the reason.
JackCurryYES With Hughes unable to start, it’ll be Noesi, as expected. He hasn’t thrown more than 3 2/3 inn in a gm since going 6 on 6/7. Big day 4 pen
HaleMark Girardi on whether team would celebrate a playoff berth, “I want the guys to just do what comes naturally to them.” #Yankees
“Still can’t believe that story about Bedard last night…”
I read the Post story and thought Romine should rethink the girlfriend from Kentucky.
What story about Bedard???
Shame-what happened with Bedard?
Bedard got served w/ child support papers a few hours before his start last night…and to add insult to injury, he was served by a Yankee fan.
He was served child support papers last night before his start…. by a Yankee fan (dressed as such).
http://www.nypost.com/p/sports.....YW3bd6Ge5J
Can’t make this stuff up.
Wow. Talk about a bad night.
Thanks for the link Shame.
New Post: Noesi to start first game; no lineup yet
Very funny!