Game 62: Yankees at Braves
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Gameday Thread on Jun 13, 2012 
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YANKEES (36-25)
Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Mark Teixeira 1B
Raul Ibanez LF
Nick Swisher RF
Russell Martin C
Hiroki Kuroda P
RHP Hiroki Kuroda (5-6, 3.46)
Kuroda vs. Braves
BRAVES (34-28)
Michael Bourn CF
Martin Prado LF
Brian McCann C
Dan Uggla 2B
Chipper Jones 3B
Jason Heyward RF
Eric Hinske 1B
Andrelton Simmons SS
Tim Hudson P
RHP Tim Hudson (4-2, 3.83)
Hudson vs. Yankees
TIME/TV: 7:10 p.m., YES Network and ESPN
WEATHER: A lot like yesterday. Warm outside with a few clouds and a bunch of sunshine.
UMPIRES: HP Tom Hallion, 1B Chad Fairchild, 2B Alfonso Marquez, 3B Brian O’Nora
GRAND: As you know, Alex Rodriguez hit his 23rd career grand slam last night, tying Lou Gehrig for the most grand slams all time. It was Rodriguez’s 13th grand slam as a Yankee, tying Joe DiMaggio for the second-most in franchise history. Twelve of his grand slams have tied the game or given his team the lead (six as a Yankee). It was Rodriguez’s 11th grand slam in the seventh inning or later.
ALL ABOUT A-ROD: The Yankees are 16-0 this season when Rodriguez drives in at least one run. They have won their last 20 such games dating back to last season.
DOUBLE DIGITS: With Rodriguez and Nick Swisher each hitting their 10th home runs of the season last night, the Yankees now have six players with double digit home runs in 2012. That’s the most in the Majors.
CLOSING IT OUT: The Yankees are 12-8 in series finales this season. They have won their five of their last six finale and are 6-4 in finales on the road.
UPDATE, 7:33 p.m.: Hiroki Kuroda works a scoreless first inning, keeping a 1-0 lead intact after Jeter’s double and Rodriguez’s RBI single in the top of the inning.
UPDATE, 7:55 p.m.: Kuroda leaves the bases loaded in the second inning. See, having the pitcher hit isn’t such a bad thing (striking out Hudson certainly helped).
UPDATE, 8:46 p.m.: Big fist pump from Martin as Kuroda gets out of another jam. He left runners at second and third in the fourth inning, keeping that 1-0 lead intact. It’s starting to rain quite a bit here, but so far they’re playing through it.
UPDATE, 9:07 p.m.: Kuroda’s been pitching out of trouble all night, but Brian McCann just crushed a two-run homer in the fifth to put the Braves in front 2-1.
UPDATE, 9:27 p.m.: Two-run homer by Granderson has the Yankees back in front. You knew they weren’t going to win this game without a home run anyway.
UPDATE, 10:30 p.m.: Huge out by Eppley, getting the double play to end the eighth, leaving the tying run stranded at third.
Go Kuroda-san! Go Yanks!
mick June 13th, 2012 at 6:43 pm
Luck….Hal is hoping for everything to go right. Kids in the minors develop, vets remain productive, guys in their prime continue to perform, young pitchers already on the team continue to trend upward etc.
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only for 2014-15 then go purge salary on new FA’s
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What would be the incentive to do that?
Go Hiroki san!!, Go Yankees!!, let’s go for the sweep!!
Go Jeet!
El Capitan!
There we go, lead off double.
ESPN or YES?
To avoid Kay, ESPN is the one to go.
Man Derek Jeter is still very good
Hi YF and Pat M,
Saw your post Pat, i will answer it after the game.
The Yankee fans are very loud on Turner field
Luis…..My memory gets long winded as of late
too eager AB
I thought Id heard it all until Kay said to start the game, “Lets do it in the A T L”
Nauseating.
Alex!
Pat M. June 13th, 2012 at 7:15 pm
Luis…..My memory gets long winded as of late
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NP i will find it, and copy it. It was very interesting, that’s why i want to further the discussion if you don’t mind.
Arod, best situational hitter on the team!!
The Yankees are 16-0 this season when Rodriguez drives in at least one run. They have won their last 20 such games dating back to last season.
Gotta win now, right?
JS,
Amen!
Good job, as usual, Alex!!
Hi Luis, QFT.
Good first inning
You guys are fortunate to have options on the announcing crew.
I miss the days of spending the money on mlb.tv or Direct TV so I could watch the games on YES.
Now I can only watch games whenever ESPN, Fox, or TBS deign it wise to show a Yankee game nationwide.
I had to go to my 2014 budget a little early…
Hey everybody
It’s obvious now Cano is taking a strike,at least the first time up. What I don’t get is he seems to obvious about it. Is he trying to deke them? So next time up he gets a cookie?
Hey tar!,
Maybe he is working on being more patient
Hudson threw 25 pitches.
At that pace, he’ll be done by 5 Pacific time.
cofuzz, you don’t get mlb network? Yanks are on that tonight.
Atta boy, Hiro. K!
Hi Tar, you think Cano is in stealth mode?
cofuzz, sorry about that. Im sure someone here would be willing to share an MLB tv account with you.
Working quickly! I like it.
cofuzz,
This is the first time i got MLB tv, i don’t think i will ever be able to live without it. That McCann sure can hit
That was a strike
I’m curious on what you guys think. Has anybody else noticed?
I’ve caught on to Him taking a strike, especially the first time up for at least a week now. The thing is, most of the time he’s restring the bat on his shoulders? What’s up with that. Why so obvious? Is making a statement throw me strikes, or I want swing?
Good job Kuroda!!
Swisher is swinging the bat very well
Actually that A-Rod stat scares me. Makes me think they’re gonna lose tonight. I mean how long can that streak continue?? Let’s hope one more game at least
Hi Luis! Hi everyone! Good to know that everything is spinning the right way these days…
Hey jmv!!,
Good to see you around! MTU asked me to say hi from him.
Ugh!
instead of turning the lineup over, now we have the pitcher leading off, moron call on the hit and run.
That was a bad play
How about none of the above
That was a very good pitch from kuroda, he jammed Chipper with it
Again same pitch
That was a tough pitch to lay off
That was on Swish, I guess…
Luis,
Please say Hi to MTU, and tell him I’ll send some pics soon… Been busy here, but have a couple of days off next week
I still never understand why fans boo when the opposing pitcher throws over to first
Will do jmv….A doctors life is a busy one with no regular schedule
I remember Hinske being a pest against us….It hasn’t change one bit
Work called and I missed some AB’s. I see Kuroda’s loaded the bases. Que pasa?
Nice job bunting with the pitcher next…..hope that bites them.
Safety squeeze, don’t get why Heyward didn’t go on contact
Yep, Luis, no schedule… But the really tough is Yankees games starting at 1 am, LOL… And here is all Euro ’12 mode
Settle down Mr. Kuroda…….Weak base hits
YF,
Heyward walked, Hinske single to right and simmons bunted for a safety squeeze but heyward didn’t go on contact.
Kinda think he bunted on his own ..unless Heyward missed a sign….
Don’t speed up his bat
There you go. K.
One more.
exciting NL baseball.
But I’ll take it
Good pitch…..get Bourn here and youre out.
This Bourn at bat is key
Good location
Thanks, luis.
Ooo! Wanted that.
Atta boy, Hiro.
My guess is the Nats throw a pile of money at Bourn this winter……good job Hiro!
whew the pleasures of NL baseball
Kuroda Yankeed them.
YES!!!!! nice way to get out of it Hiroki San!!…
Blake,
I don’t think he bunted on his own, i think Heyward missed the sign. Good break for us though
No pasa nada, YF! Kuroda encendido y en fuego!
Tar, I think Cano goes through phases where he won’t take first pitch for a couple of AB’s. But it won’t last.
My pleasure YF
“I don’t think he bunted on his own, i think Heyward missed the sign. Good break for us though”
Yea I dont know….maybe….dumb either way this early in the game….. Braves fans growing impatient with Freddy.
Hudson has allowed only one homer all season. Is it this game that we finally win without a homer?
YF
Thanks –in the Mets series it was really obvious. I agree it’s probably a phase. Maybe it’s a long strategy to get him back on track. Whatever it is it’s working!
luis says:
June 13, 2012 at 7:59 pm
Hudson has allowed only one
homer all season. Is it this
game that we finally win
without a homer?
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Nope. This is the game that Hudson finally allows multiple homers
Yup Blake, very dumb either way
Freddi Gonzalez is one of the worst managers in baseball.
Hi jmv, espero que si!
jmv,
I like the way you think ;0
Grandy,
Go oppo
“Freddi Gonzalez is one of the worst managers in baseball.”
Yea he really is bad…..
Forgive me if you’ve all seen and discussed this news on Martin’s catching. Thought it explained what several of us felt — that Martin wasn’t calling a good game earlier, but has been doing a better job recently..
I also just noticed (I’m just tuning in today) that Girardi is now talking about putting Martin with CC. I’m sure there’s a correlation.
from River Ave Blues
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As David Waldstein of the New York Times recently reported, Joe Girardi called Martin into his office before the game on June 2nd in Detroit. The gist: Martin wasn’t doing a great job of calling pitches. Girardi said that he could do better, and Martin agreed. Despite the wealth of talent, both in the rotation and the bullpen, the staff sported a 4.13 ERA at the end of May. Being above league average just isn’t acceptable for a team with the Yankees’ aspirations.
That talk seems to have been the turning point for the staff. Since then they’ve pitched 89.2 innings to a 2.11 ERA. It looks even better for Martin, too. He doesn’t catch CC Sabathia, and Sabathia has turned in two poor starts since then. In fact, if you subtract the 14 innings and seven earned runs Sabathia has allowed in his last two starts, the staff, under Martin, has thrown 75.2 innings to a 1.67 ERA. Might it be time for Girardi to give up on the personal catcher thing and have Martin start catching the team’s most important pitcher?
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http://riveraveblues.com/2012/......+Blues%29
Singleton and I agree
Geez nice effort Robbie…..
Hmm, weird cano
Splitter on this next pitch please
Not sure what Cano was doing there, but thats a routine grounder.
Nice post, Wang. Thank you. I think the issue with Stewart is the couple of great starts CC had with him. Maybe a coincidence and nothing more
Cano was visualizing his big payday coming up….sitting on beach with a couple of Coronas
Big pitch there
Command wise Kuroda is on the money tonight
Frustrating with Cano. Sometimes, as SJ44 says, his mind just isnt there. Mindless play. Like the Heat.
Robbie was leaning the wrong way, But not sure why he gave up on it so quick. I guess he forgot he makes the difficult look easy.
Really good pitch to Uggla there.
K nasty pitch there
Kuroda!!! Nice pitching
Humped up on that one….great job by Hiro!…..still not sure what Cano was doing there…..it was hit hard and he may not have gotten it but you have to at least move
I don’t think Cano was ready for it, he was leaning the other way. It hard hit as well
Blake
He did move, towards first, then he froze. I think the lean towards first threw him off for some reason.
“He did move, towards first, then he froze. I think the lean towards first threw him off for some reason.”
Im sure we was trying to read the pitch….but still no real excuse there…..he can hit a homer here and make up for it.
Make up for it cano.
It was low
Thats down….
The Braves trivia Q is who was the last Yankee to go 30-30. The announers have no idea…….I think the answer is now a Cub
Tex is taking good at bats
Present and accounted for!
I’ve heard a good part of the game in the car and have to believe that Kuroda has been great – certainly in terms of getting out of those jams!
But as I listened I wondered if Braves fans were screaming up a storm and trashing their players for not coming through. The other side of the coin. So instead of thinking for a moment that it was Kuroda’s effectiveness, their fans may have gone immediately to crapping all over their players.
Makes you think that some times you have to realize the other pitcher can be effective in tight spots – if you get my drift.
GO YANKS!!
GO HIROKI!!
GO MARLINS!!
blake, Soriano definitely went 30/30. He was one homer away from 40/40.
Huddy already at 72 pitches…..should get a chance to feast on their pen.
“The Braves trivia Q is who was the last Yankee to go 30-30. The announers have no idea…….I think the answer is now a Cub”
Poor (the other) Sori. He was so abused, with Torre insisting that he be a slaps single hitter when he was a total power hitter.
“blake, Soriano definitely went 30/30. He was one homer away from 40/40.”
Yea…Chip guessed Rickey Henderson lol
Actually, i think it was the right move to trade Soriano when they did. I got frustrated watching his at bats in the 2003 WS
Soriano for Arod was highway robbery.
Kuroda is pitching very well on the inside corner
3-0 Mets against Price.
Arod’s first contract was a good one….especially when the Rangers paid part of it.
Heyward has great plate coverage…hes going to be a monster….just a matter of time
The Yankees definitely traded away players at the “right” time – like after Torre ruined their arms, didn’t like their attitudes, or forced them to play out of position.
Sure, not all of them. And sure, the teams achieved. But there are enough of them of there who were hurt by Torre.
Okay, enough about Torre.
How did our first run score?
Big k
brb for the answer.
Also, has Kuroda looked really good in pitching out of jams?
blake June 13th, 2012 at 8:33 pm
Arod’s first contract was a good one….especially when the Rangers paid part of it.
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One of the fewp layers who lived up to the big contract.
RBI single up the middle from A-Rod.
“How did our first run score?”
Jeter double….arod single
I got sick of Soriano’s ABs in the 2003 world series too. Swinging at every pitch that bounced 50 feet in front of home plate.
Jeter double, moved to third on a Granderson roller and scored on a single by Arod
Jeter and Arod both lived up to their 10 year contracts…..
Game will be halted
Really? Let them keep playing in that crap?
2003 Soriano–Talk about hero swings.
It’s really raining
Thanks blake.
This is a no brainer
It’s pouring
If they’re going to let them keep playing – C’MON 5TH!!!
That is the current rule, correct? 5 full?
Thunder. waiting to finish the inning?
yankeefeminista June 13th, 2012 at 8:40 pm
2003 Soriano–Talk about hero swings.
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Yup, those were the epitome of hero swings.
5 full innings
LOL SJ44 always talks about hero swings. Right on re: Soriano 2003. Hero swings that ended in zero swings.
THey keep making us play through this until we lose the lead. Disgusting by the umpires.
Yes, Trisha.
Big AB in the game right here.
Uno mas, Hiro
Thanks YF.
Nice job
They always play through pouring rain at NYS as well. sMH.
K!!!
One thing is certain, this brave team ran the pitch count high on Kuroda. K!!!!!!!!!!! Hiroki San!!
Wow! Great job!!!
Now let’s make them regret leaving us out there in the rain
WOW! HIRO!
Beautiful pitches outside zone then inside good-bye
Pretty generous second strike there but he blew hin away for strike 3….Kuroda works out again.
Kuroda is the man. At this rate I definitely wouldn’t mind the Yankees trying to convince him to stick around for another year.
SJ44 said after a couple starts this season that Hiro should be the bullpen long man where he belongs. LOL
Kuroda 77 Hudson 73 pitches.
Any info on Drabek’s elbow; I heard it went pop. Poor Jays.
Make the mound nice and dry for their pitcher
Drabek out alog with Morrow-oblique injury. Pop is not good
Did you see that lightning?
Yankee Trader June 13th, 2012 at 8:48 pm
Kuroda 77 Hudson 73 pitches.
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It would be nice that Kuroda throws a nice and easy 5th. Those clouds sure look menacing
TJS for Drabek??
YT, no it’s not and right after Morrow’s. Hate to see that.
They gonna blow dry the mound too?
We Want Mo Mo June 13th, 2012 at 8:48 pm
SJ44 said after a couple starts this season that Hiro should be the bullpen long man where he belongs. LOL
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Hmm. Maybe he was just waxing his poetics……fanboy??
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Hopefully not, Luis but quite possible.
Drabek:
“I threw the ball and I kind of felt a popping sensation in the back of my elbow,” the right-hander said. “I don’t know how fast it was but I knew the velocity was down and just for precautions, it was probably smart to take me out.”
The good news, if there was any this day, is that initial testing didn’t reveal any major damage. Drabek, who had Tommy John elbow ligament transplant surgery in 2007, said he didn’t believe that there was a recurrence of that problem this time around.
“I had the Tommy John in ’07 but it’s nothing like that,” Drabek added. “But it’s always frightening. We did all the tests for it and it’s strong, so that was some good news.”
I hate when any young pitcher gets hurt…..pitcher injurjes are reaching crazy levels.
Lots of lightning, not good
Price is getting rocked.
Field in terrific shape for some Yankee runs.
luis June 13th, 2012 at 8:51 pm
TJS for Drabek??
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Evening, primo!
I heard that, that’s awful. Saw him duel twice with Betances in 2010 (Dealin’ outpitched him both games – the latter in the Eastern League playoffs – but Drabek was also really good in two fantastic pitchers’ duels).
Hey JAP!,
Is he part of the club?
I walked in when Kuroda-san got the nice K there with runners on. Caught up with scoring via Gameday, but overall how does Kuroda look?
Trader,
Thanks for the info….I wonder then what it may be…You are a doctor right? If it’s not ligament related, what could be?
Kuroda has looked good….has made some big pitches when he’s needed them….
Kuroda has had great location and fastball during rain was 92. Has gotten out of trouble.
Walking the tightrope…
Maybe Martin should back off a little further, maybe back to the bench.
J. Alfred Prufrock June 13th, 2012 at 8:57 pm
I walked in when Kuroda-san got the nice K there with runners on. Caught up with scoring via Gameday, but overall how does Kuroda look?
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Aside for his pitch count up, he has been money so far. His command has been amazing, especially over the inside corner. I have to say that the Braves do have a very good lineup.
“Drabek out alog with Morrow-oblique injury. Pop is not good”
Poor Jays. They can’t win for losing.
luis June 13th, 2012 at 8:55 pm
Hey JAP!,
Is he part of the club?
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Oh, no, sorry. I see my error. I thought that was that new guy ‘There Will Never Be Another Mo’, not for “Mo Mo’….the fanboy comment was meant for the former…Nevermind
Speaking of fanboys, Dealin’ pitches tomorrow.
How’s Kuroda looked, primo?
Hudson really stepping up for his team like an ace does
he has the “shuto” pitch[variant screwball] working to perfection tailing away from their lefties.
Aside for his pitch count up, he has been money so far. His command has been amazing, especially over the inside corner. I have to say that the Braves do have a very good lineup.
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Ah, thanks, luis. He does that in YS3, he’ll be fine. Professional pitcher, that one.
JAP,
And some eye seeing hits from the Braves like this one from Prado. His FB, CU, SL have been very good.
Trader, blake – thanks for the insight. I’ll have to watch tonight’s replay on YES to see the early goodies.
McCann has hit us hard in all three games
Slow, slower, slow again not working on McCann.
Mcann has hit the ball hard all series…that was probably coming at some point.
Then again, fast isn’t working either…
And keeps on hitting us hard…
Should not have thrown him a strike
Crap, I bought Kuroda-san back luck. Man I’d love to have McCann. Imagine what he could do in our park
. McCann was going to bust out sooner or later – he’s been drilling the ball.
McCann’s been killing the ball.
Simulated game for Aardsma on Friday…
Keep it here, Hiro.
The blast wouldn’t hurt so much if not for the bloop immediately preceding…
Nice Tex
Alex showing off the range!!
Good job, Jete
Good concentration by Jeter!
That was a shuto that was sh** because it didn’t shuto
Tar, that ARod is a pretty good ballplayer, isn’t he
JAlfred
He’s a keeper!
Struggling with Heyward too…
kuroda is taking way too long to put batters away tonight. 100 pitches in 5 innings…
Let’s take Heyward and McCann with us to DC
mcann a FA in 2013, could be in our sights.
we should be seeing phelps shortly
97 pitches already?
Phelps and/or Garcia seeing action tonight.
Luis-
Haven’t a clue on Drabek. If it’s popping without any swelling or pain, it’s probably nothing terrible. I haven’t stayed in a Holiday Inn Express in a while.
Atta boy, Hiro!
lets hope for some more late inning heroics by the bombers!
Tar, Robi said Alex is like brother to him, can ask him about anything, baseball related or otherwise, Alex tells him the truth, etc. Somehow, the Yanks have to find a way to slide Alex into a management position here, or sell the team to him, when his playing days are over
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Didn’t we call Hinskie, ” Doug Herfernan” when he was here? I liked him, (and King of Queens)
JEET!
we own the braves like we own the twins
Vintage DJ. At this rate, he’ll never get a day off
The Captain!!
Thanks Trader, LOL!!
With the Bravos, you know it definitely it ain’t over ’til it’s over.
Due, Grandy.
THE MICK!
Go oppo Grandy, he is too tough to pull
Jete!!!
J Alfred no doubt. That gets me thinking about the positive influence Andy has had on the staff. No coincidence that Hughes and Nova are pitching better.
OH….THE GRANDYMAN CAN!!!
Right back acha, Hudson!
Own em!!!
The GRANDY MAN CAN AND DOES!!!!!
Right on YF. Grandy
the Grandyman can!!!
“With the Bravos, you know it definitely it ain’t over ’til it’s over.”
As I was saying…
McCann and Grandy are on my fantasy teams
JMV — didn’t you call this earlier?!!
what a clutch ab!!
luis June 13th, 2012 at 9:18 pm
Go oppo Grandy, he is too tough to pull
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HAHAHA LMAO on my self!! GRANDY!!
Tar June 13th, 2012 at 9:16 pm
Didn’t we call Hinskie, ” Doug Herfernan” when he was here? I liked him, (and King of Queens)
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Tar, lol, I’m not a sit com guy, but I saw that dude on TV Land or Nick at Nite or whatever that station is, and I was like – Eric Hinske is a sit com actor as well as a baseball player??
GRANDY
oh wohlers me!
Wow he waited on that pitch. Nice hit Grandy!!!
That ball was gone right after he hit it. Didn’t have to wait for the braves announcers
im gonna get me le ritz crackers.
pretty awesome to grab the lead back so quick like that….the Ted playing like YS tonight.
Wang IS Taiwan June 13th, 2012 at 9:19 pm
JMV — didn’t you call this earlier?!!
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Yup, he did….Right after i was wondering if this was the first game we win without the homer
Tar-
For a while, every time a team acquired Hinske in season, they went to the playoffs.
Eat it
Tar, he sure did wait.
Jeter starting to get hot again….I noticed in BP monday that the ball just jumping off his bat….he was hitting lasers all over the yard.
YT
I know, that was a sick streak he had going there. Like I said I liked his time here.
blake June 13th, 2012 at 9:22 pm
Jeter starting to get hot again….
GOOD SIGN.
I’m afraid the yankees will may never win another game without hitting a HR. Because they are going to hit a HR in every game they play.
Hudson “cry me a” River.
Against All Odds June 13th, 2012 at 9:21 pm
Eat it
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LOL, Odds, is that for Hudson?
New York Yankees – home of the free and the home run.
Tar June 13th, 2012 at 9:23 pm
YT
I know, that was a sick streak he had going there. Like I said I liked his time here.
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I liked him too…..especially since he had a nag to hit us real good as well when he wasn’t playing for us.
don’t see people complaining about too much power now
much rather hit 3 singles off Hudson to tie the game.
Oh those evil home runs ???? Grandy has become quite the power hitter. Go Yanks!
Jeet just needed to play the Mets to start revving it up to encendido y en fuego status.
It is storming north of the stadium
Shutdown inning, please!!!
Pruf, hope Drabek is OK. Zoilo 2 for 2 with a triple btw; maybe he’ll start heating up.
will we see venters again?
K en fuego todavia!
Nothing wrong with hitting HRs. It’s trying to hit HRs that causes all the trouble.
Kuroda can throw gas when he needs to to
I would go to the BP now
“Nothing wrong with hitting HRs. It’s trying to hit HRs that causes all the trouble.”
I sure have no problem with home runs!
Alex, when he is on, never tries. True story.
HR’s are great….it’s just not great when thats the only way you can score….not saying that’s true of the Yankees….but that’s just true of any team….you need to be able to score various ways ideally.
J. Alfred Prufrock June 13th, 2012 at 9:28 pm
Nothing wrong with hitting HRs. It’s trying to hit HRs that causes all the trouble.
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QFT +1
fem, Zoilo needs some finish but he’s a gamer. Love the SH, too.
luis June 13th, 2012 at 9:30 pm
J. Alfred Prufrock June 13th, 2012 at 9:28 pm
Nothing wrong with hitting HRs. It’s trying to hit HRs that causes all the trouble.
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QFT +1
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primo, important distinctions sometimes get lost around here
chicks dig the long ball lol…
blake, yep, I love me some 94 after 84; that’s what makes him dangerous.
yankeefeminista June 13th, 2012 at 9:29 pm
Alex, when he is on, never tries. True story.
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When you have the right approach those homers all come by themselves. Spot on YF
primo, important distinctions sometimes get lost around here
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thanks for the heads up
blake June 13th, 2012 at 9:30 pm
HR’s are great….it’s just not great when thats the only way you can score….not saying that’s true of the Yankees….but that’s just true of any team….you need to be able to score various ways ideally.
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that’d be a yes
Kuroda is emptying his tank right here , he isn’t pitching the 7th
hiroki with emotion!
95! Kuroda has blown a lot of guys away tonight.
kuroda has been a BOSS as of late…our pitching really is coming together. and that’s allowing our hitters to be clutch…
this is fun to watch…
Kuroda yells “Get the f outta here!” Learned from C, true story (also)
Kuroda with a little extra giddy-up on his FB!
luis June 13th, 2012 at 9:32 pm
yankeefeminista June 13th, 2012 at 9:29 pm
Alex, when he is on, never tries. True story.
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When you have the right approach those homers all come by themselves. Spot on YF
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Homers happen
K!!!! Very good job Kuroda San!!! BP, take it from here.
Zoilo Almonte is hitting .250 in AA
Evening, Rich.
homers are doubles gone wrong
Sayonara Hiroki…Good outing, take the rest of the night off…
Yanks have been fortunate that Kuroda has found the right pitches at the right time. almost 2 runners per inning tonight. Give him credit for finding that pitch.
Zoilo is just back from a DL stint. Has the makings of a good ballplayer.
mark wohlers coming in?
Kuroda at 110 pitches. The Yankees will score a few runs here and pinch hit for him
The Yankees can go back to scoring in other ways when Gardner comes back. The way I see it, they are just making the best with the hand they were dealt.
primo, important distinctions sometimes get lost around here
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Yup
“mark wohlers coming in?”
Yes. Jim Leyrnitz pinch hitting for Martin
I take my obligations very seriously; I ate Japanese for lunch. Domo arigato gozaimasu!
Mets are torching the Rays pitching. 11 runs yesterday, 9 today
Homers happen
What up, Pruf?
primo, important distinctions sometimes get lost around here
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Yup
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teach us.
“.
Kuroda yells “Get the f outta here!” Learned from C, true story (also) ”
Lol
Right, Zoilo’s only been back a couple of weeks, and is actually hitting .305 vs. righties.
boone for mccann
Lets put up a crooked number.
Kuroda’s outpitch has been filthy!
Tar June 13th, 2012 at 9:35 pm
The Yankees can go back to scoring in other ways when Gardner comes back. The way I see it, they are just making the best with the hand they were dealt.
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This is spot on, but you still can have a good situational hitting approach and manufacture runs without speed. The homers happen, when you start trying to hit them is when things go bad.
i absolutely hate the mets but damn if they aren’t a pain in the a$$ to play…hope we sweep them in citi tho…
Sterling butchered another call.
luis June 13th, 2012 at 9:33 pm
K!!!! Very good job Kuroda San!!! BP, take it from here.
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Luis is pumped!
“Tulowitzki hurt in first Triple-A rehab game”
This has definitely been a season for injuries.
Rich, why are you listening to Sterling?
A stat I heard last night. Orioles are 24-0 when leading in the 8th.
yf
I don’t have a tv in my office/den, and I have some paperwork to sort through.
GO BOONE!!!!!!!!!!!
Who has also also been fantastic.
Reinjured left groin for Tulo. Poor guy.
“Sterling butchered another call.”
At this point, it is noteworthy to only discuss the calls he doesn’t butcher
Rich, I suppose then we can let you off the hook.
yankeefeminista June 13th, 2012 at 9:41 pm
luis June 13th, 2012 at 9:33 pm
K!!!! Very good job Kuroda San!!! BP, take it from here.
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Luis is pumped!
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I am !
Sterling had someone struck out last night (I forget who) when I was still in my car. But then Sterling retracted it.
C’mon Boonie!
piece of cake
Trisha, QFT re: Booooooone!
Boonie just ate McCann alive
Atta boy Booney!!
phelps should go down unless they trade freddy on friday
“At this point, it is noteworthy to only discuss the calls he doesn’t butcher”
Fair point.
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Thanks, yf!
Rich, NP.
Did Arodys Vizcaino get hurt?
If so, we might eventually win the Javier Vazquez trade…
Who do you guys think is going down when they activate Drob? My take is Phelps, even though i think the should DFA Garcia. The thing is that he is not pitching much, he needs to pitch to stay sharp.
Keep it down Boonie
RMike June 13th, 2012 at 9:44 pm
“Sterling butchered another call.”
At this point, it is noteworthy to only discuss the calls he doesn’t butcher
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Good one.
WHERE WAS THAT PITHC??!?!?!?
strike 3….very close
Uggla walk OK. He was hitting and just missing those pitches
Rich in NJ June 13th, 2012 at 9:40 pm
Sterling butchered another call.
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The crazy uncle’s calls are a scream. I now have to watch replays just to see how far afield he’s gone on such and such a play. What’s funny, and even touching, is the way Suzy gently points him in the right direction. Hilarious.
phelps is being wasted up here…he was effective as freddy/hughes caddy, those days are over
cofuzz, Viz had TJS in March.
Better a BB then to serve up something tha was going to get hammered. Unglazed was all over Boonie
in case anyone hadn’t noticed albert pujol’s last 30 days: 8hr, 25 rbi, .349! that’s a 42/150 pace!
i guess the adjustment period is officially over. the angels are breathing right down the ranger’s back already…
Yankee hating announcers didn’t want to point out that their own strike zone graphic showed Boonie with a backwards K,
cofuzz June 13th, 2012 at 9:49 pm
Did Arodys Vizcaino get hurt?
If so, we might eventually win the Javier Vazquez trade…
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Unlikely. Melky Cabrera is hitting .364.
YT
No fair you type faster.
Man on second who struck out looking…
Logan doesn’t have it tonight
That was sucky
“Who do you guys think is going down when they activate Drob? My take is Phelps, even though i think the should DFA Garcia…”
I agree, luis. They’re paying Garcia substantial money, and it’s probably best to keep Phelps stretched out and developing.
The Angels have a pretty good team. Good SP pitching, great lineup
boone is not sharp
yankeefeminista June 13th, 2012 at 9:44 pm
Reinjured left groin for Tulo. Poor guy.
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Made of glass, it seems.
Agree that Phelps should be sent down. He needs to pitch.
Tar-
I might type slightly faster, but I’m a slow thinker!
If so, we might eventually win the Javier Vazquez trade…
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Unlikely. Melky Cabrera is hitting .364.
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One way to look at it that they win it by getting Melky back next year, in the sense that someone else developed him for the NYY. (I don’t expect it though).
sterling is only 64, its not like he’s 80. he sucks as an announcer and there’s no excuse for the yankees having such a poor broadcasting crew.
“Unlikely. Melky Cabrera is hitting .364.”
yea but not for the Braves.
Melky was up for grabs in free agency. If the Yankees lost there, it was in FA, and not predicting Brett Gardner’s injury.
Rich in NJ June 13th, 2012 at 9:53 pm
“Who do you guys think is going down when they activate Drob? My take is Phelps, even though i think the should DFA Garcia…”
I agree, luis. They’re paying Garcia substantial money, and it’s probably best to keep Phelps stretched out and developing.
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I agree Phelps should go down to get more work when Robby comes back, Dump Garcia when Aardsma is ready
Texeria always makes the perfect throw to 2nd…….Not an easy play
I wonder if Phelps is hurt. It doesn’t make sense that Girardi hasn’t used him recently. Girardi even used Garcia the other day instead of him. Very weird.
Boonie-You can get Hinske.
That’s a really tough throw….Tex is so good at that.
“sterling is only 64, its not like he’s 80″
No way he’s 64. In this piece from last year (a good read, btw), they say he is over 70:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10.....wanted=all
“Public records and interviews with associates past and present suggest Sterling is in his early 70s. Sterling, who looks much younger, says he does not mind speculation about his age, but in a business in which everyone rightly fears ageism and fibs accordingly, Sterling prefers to be imprecise. “
OK Boonie…no mistakes here to Hinske….you have him 0-2…put him away
I doubt Phelps is hurt. The Yankees would then be remiss in not bringing up another reliever while playing in the NL parks.
That was sweet!
Phew!
boone was not overpowering
Phew!!! scary moment there!! but Bonnie did his job.
Phelps will definitely be sent to AAA on Friday because he has to pitch. But Garcia is completely useless just sitting in the bullpen wasting a roster spot.
Rich in NJ June 13th, 2012 at 9:55 pm
If so, we might eventually win the Javier Vazquez trade…
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Unlikely. Melky Cabrera is hitting .364.
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One way to look at it that they win it by getting Melky back next year, in the sense that someone else developed him for the NYY. (I don’t expect it though).
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Would have been nice to have his short stroke in that ALDS last year. Getting him back would be swell. But I agree that it’s highly unlikely. Bichette is hopefully the long-term payoff there.
garcia is the 4m mop up man
Speaking of the SF Giants, as a Fresno resident and frequent Grizzlies attendee, I have to say it’s been fun to watch Kontos pitch…but they just called him up last week.
Captain Clutch June 13th, 2012 at 10:00 pm
Phelps will definitely be sent to AAA on Friday because he has to pitch. But Garcia is completely useless just sitting in the bullpen wasting a roster spot.
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I think Garcia is the mop up guy but the Yankees haven’t left anything to be mopped up lately because their SP has been so good
Bichette is hopefully the long-term payoff there.
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Could you elaborate a little here?
I love them all. Whatever happens, happens. If Freddy goes/when Freddy goes, hopefully he’ll get picked up. I still believe he has a lot of pitching left in him.
GOOD JOB BOONIE!!!!
This is starting to remind me of the Yanks of old, the teams where the bullpen was automatic and where the team came from behind almost automatically.
I’m thinking the Yanks are the best team in the majors, top to bottom, bar none.
i didnt spend much time researching sterling’s age, i just looked it up on wiki, i didnt realize it was in question. if he’s over 70, that does explain some of it.
but the bottom line is the same, he sucks and needs to be replaced and so does suzyn.
and the tv crew really needs some changes too.
A hit from Wise?
Did Dewayne Wise just get a base hit?
I think it’s a contractual obligation that we have to drive him in on each rare occasion that he gets a rap.
No bunt please….Hit and run
“but the bottom line is the same, he sucks and needs to be replaced and so does suzyn.
and the tv crew really needs some changes too.”
I agree.
OK score some more runs and show Kuroda-san that you can back him with more than an average of 3 runs/game.
blake June 13th, 2012 at 9:55 pm
“Unlikely. Melky Cabrera is hitting .364.”
yea but not for the Braves.
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I expected Melky to have a breakout year in 2010. Instead, he dropped off the map. I have always thought highly of his nascent hitting ability, so I chalked that disaster up to being devastated by the trade. There was a very nice piece on him in the NYTimes recently, and Alex confirmed my gut that Melky was heartbroken. Great story, with Alex taking his usual mentor role with a young player. He invited Melky to live in Miami and work out with him all offseason. I am very proud of what he’s done last season and a third of the way into this one, but it would have been much sweeter had he done it in pinstripes.
even if the yankees were looking to unload freddy, it would make sense to send phelps down to get a few starts in then bring him up before you let garcia go. but i dont think they are planning to do that.
From Wikepedia
Disputed Birth:
yearAlthough many sources, including Google[24] and Deadspin.com[25] claim Sterling to be born in 1948, there are sources that would point to his age being off by as many as ten years, meaning he was born in 1938 instead of 1948.[26]
No bunt why? Runner not fast?
love how ESPN goes to show Boone Logan in the dugout, and he is throwing in a massive dip.
Atta boy Jete!!
I like Sterling….
Not a strike.
luis June 13th, 2012 at 10:02 pm
Bichette is hopefully the long-term payoff there.
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Could you elaborate a little here?
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primo, Dante Bichette was a sandwich pick for Vazquez signing elsewhere.
jete was fooled
that’s not a strike..
that pitch was no where near the plate
never crossed the plate….
luis, Bichette was compensation sandwich pick when Vazquez left.
That was inside….Trisha, jeter is a good batter no need to waste him on a bunt. that’s a free out, that usually never works.
Dear baseball gods:
Please help to heal all the injured baseball players in the major leagues. Thank you.
rm: you mean i’m supposed to read the WHOLE wiki entry?!? that’s so much work….
Wow….Chipper gets the HOF call and Derek doesn’t…….
Again, Yankee hater Nomar fails to point out the ump missing a call that hurts the Yankees even while showing the computerized ESPN strike zone.
Thanks, somehow i forgot about the sandwich pick.
eppley in the 8th?
blake June 13th, 2012 at 10:06 pm
I like Sterling….
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I do too he is quirky and gets a lot of call wrong but I have gotten used to him. You know you just can’t figure baseball … or baseball anouncing
SB!
“I like Sterling….”
I suspect that a lot of people do, blake, since they have kept him for so long.
Curiously, I liked Kay and Sterling when they were paired together on the radio in the ’90s. Apart, however, not so much.
luis, I am going to disagree here. I think that all players should be able to bunt and it’s part of situational hitting. Sometimes you want to move the runner over and with a good bunt you have a better chance than going for the hit that may not come.
At this point in the game I’d rather see a bunt.
umps need to cut down on that ‘dropping the knee’ it’s against the rules and causes collisions and injuries. same as blocking the plate.
“You know you just can’t figure baseball …”
When Sterling says you can’t predict baseball, I always think, sure not for any given AB or game, but over a larger sample, it’s far more predictable.
Who’s coming in to pitch to Cano
Kay just annoys me….Sterling has this familiar homey feel that makes up for the other stuff he does….Kay is just plain annoying.
Walking Alex to get to Cano?
ah jonny venters.
Oh dear, poor Venters. But Girardi would be doing the same thing. Keep putting him back out there.
“I like Sterling….”
Me too. But I liked the Scooter to.
I think the diffrence was Scooter had White, Sterling has Suzanne. White was great, not a big fan of Suzanne. Holy cow!!
hope Venters pitches just like he did yesterday
That’s fine Trish….. I’m just not a bunt fan. Jeter is a good contact hitter and one of his particular abilities is that he is able to hit the ball the other way through the hole. If he was Martin or Stewie, then i would bunt.
I often wish I could hear Sterling or Kay instead of notorious Yankee haters.
Smoltz is the one Yankee hater who I can listen to. At least he really understands what’s going on in the game and isn’t just delivering anecdotes from when he played.
For example, he credited Nix and ARod for the perfect fake wheel play on the Mets bunt fielder’s choice out at 3rd in the 9th inning Sunday.
our pen is on fumes
eppley is todays eig
Where’s O’Flaherty, their other lefty
Kay doesn’t have a mind of his own – he is a spokesperson for the organization.
“Walking Alex to get to Cano?”
Pick your poison?
I think something about a bases-loaded grand slam is resonating in someone’s head.
After all, you want to keep it a one-run game if you’re the Bravos. That’s still winnable.
Rich in NJ June 13th, 2012 at 10:11 pm
“You know you just can’t figure baseball …”
When Sterling says you can’t predict baseball, I always think, sure not for any given AB or game, but over a larger sample, it’s far more predictable.
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I think that is only because you are a Yankee fan. Other teams are devestated by injuries. The Yankees have the depth and front office skill to deal with them much more effectively than any other team
I thought Venters threw like 150 pitches last night…
a 3 run jack right here..
Off topic, sorry. I was running past AT&T park this afternoon and Taylormadegolf had set up a net for people to try their clubs. Cross selling? Wtf?
I need Cano to save my fantasy team tonight right here…
“This Venders usage comes from Joe Torre’s BP manual”
did they say who was warming up?
that was the sinker he hasn’t had much this season.
Wasted opportunities-the story of the 2012 season.
Ignore!!!
Simmons– PH– Born vs Eppley?
jacksquat June 13th, 2012 at 10:14 pm
I thought Venters threw like 150 pitches last night…
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I think he is in there because they need to Pinch hit for him next inning
Probably Wade
Be good, Eppley!
OMG!! is Wade unavailable? I hope this doesn’t become a wild ride
wade and rapadas arms are falling off
rm
I’m just referring to the potency of sample size.
this is a crap shoot with eppley
suzyn affirms the worst parts of sterling. kay was best at being sterling’s side-man because he didnt encourage his show-tunes, canned-call way of doing things.
kay’s promotion to main tv voice was the peter principle in action. charlie steiner was a poor replacement as his voice was almost identical to sterling’s, and then they took one more step downward by bringing in suzyn, who encourages sterling’s show-tunes references and disdain for newer stats and strategies.
Bring in Wade
wade cant pitch everyday
Fasten your seat belts
thank god drob is back fri.
we got the most out of these guys that we could.
I think it is actually a good spot for the Eppley/Rapada combo righty, ph, lefty. If the PH is a righty eppley gets him if not its Rapadas turn
That as good as bunt.
rapada is shot unless he didnt pitch last night, dont remember
“Fasten your seat belts”
Oh, you’re talking about baseball!
I thought that Girardi would give Phelps a chance to pitch in the 7th or 8th inning like tonight when Wade isn’t available. He never gave him a chance in the late innings and now Eppley, Rapada, Logan and Wade are probably on fumes.
There was a time that I wanted to see Venters on the Yankees… after seeing how he is used by the Braves, I want no part of that ticking time bomb.
ok 4 games in a row for rapada, hes out
Rapada’s not available.
its freddy omg
im good with him staying with eppley. it may not work out but he’s not going to burn out wade.
Why no Phelpsy warming up?
Where is Houdini when you need him
I think Girardi said he was going to give Rapada 2 days off after pitching 4 in a row. This is the 2nd day I believe.
COME ON CODY!!!!
Bourn will be stealing, then heart of the order.
Luis-Need more than a seat belt
Did Phelps retire?
Eventually using Eppley in the 8th inning is going to hurt them. Maybe it’s tonight.
Hey, hey. Can the Yankees hold on here?
Did you guys talk about Theo yet? The former Boston GM admitted to some late tenure mistakes. Cough-Lackey-cough-Crawford-cough.
It was the fans, the city, the Yankees rivalry. Felt he had to make a big splash.
http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/.....sox-tenure
CODY IS ABOUT TO GIVE UP THE LEAD!
You can do it, Epps.
Bourn wants to run
Prado is a tough at bat…
COME ON CODY, YOU CAN DO IT
Phelps has to be hurt otherwise why would Garcia be warming up and not him? The reporters should ask Girardi because something is up. He usually doesn’t give injury info unless someone asks.
Booing when the pitcher throws to first? Dumb
phelps and freddy as long men was a mistake
phelps should have been used more with freddy around
Lackey is a big turd, so you’d figure he’d make a big splash.
If the bullpen was shot the Yankees should have called up another arm to pitch in these NL parks
YES!
DP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes!!!!
YAVOLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WOOOT!
Boom!
what a job by eppley…experiment over.
mu welcome back you made such a hasty exit last night we didnt get to say goodbye
and goodbye again!
the binder works again!
Double play!!!! There is the ground ball from Eppley!
CHECK OUT OUR BULLPEN!
Great job by Eppley. He has been great but I hope his arm doesn’t fall off.
An insurance run in the 9th inning would be nice.
Pitcher’s best friend…
I didn’t think he was going to pull that one out! 3 more outs to go.
Wonder how many dp’s Jeter’s turned over the years ????
Pure luck after Prado who ranks 4th in getting runners home from 3rd with less than 2 outs.
Exhale…
YES!!!!! Good job Eppley!! Still it was a wild ride, thank God i had my seat belt on!!
Eppley’s GB% before tonight: 67.5 %
Nice, now how about a couple more runs so my heart rate returns to normal for the bottom of the inning.
Man this has been a great series. The crowd as well.
nice work Eppley…..It’ll be really nice to get DRob back…and hopefully Joba at some point this year.
We Own The Braves!
Bring em on again next week!
Pat M-
That was Jeter’s 1001st DP turned.
Just kidding! Sorry
I agree about using Phelps… I’m just worried that Wade/Eppley/Logan are going to be out of gas come August. It will be nice getting Robertson back to handle the 8th and big jams.
Wasn’t it Venters who gave up the jack last night to Arod?
That’s why he was walked.
Can you imagine if the same thing happened with us, and our pitcher was pitching to someone who had given up a jack the night before? We would be SCREAMING to walk the guy!
“Wonder how many dp’s Jeter’s turned over the years ????”
1,315 in regular season games coming in to tonight.
David Aardsma is gonna be a nice addition as well
Kimbrel is simply nasty. Guy throws straight gas.
Next week at Stadium will be a blast. I think Hanson-Hughes will be the Wednesday day game. I love weekday day games. Can’t wait.
“We Own The Braves!
Bring em on again next week!”
Which is why I will say they are only renting the Braves, at least until the home portion of the series is over.
Wow, I had tuned to a different channel and went back to the game just in time to hear fans roaring, so I thought the Braves hit a go-ahead hit, but nope, it was just Yankees fans taking over Atlanta
I liked the cool reaction from Epply.
But I think I could read his lips, something like
” go ahead and try and send me down”
The ump can’t wait for this game to end. I hope Soriano gets the same strike zone.
Melky goes deep!
I hope Kimbrel’s 98 is like Proctor’s…straight as a pencil.
Teix didn’t see it though.
Kimbrel is nasty…..
Yankee Trader June 13th, 2012 at 10:30 pm
Pat M-
That was Jeter’s 1001st DP turned.
Just kidding! Sorry
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I think he had 1322 coming in to tonight
I know I like living dangerously, but I don’t mind having a one-run lead going into the bottom of the 9th.
drob is back and they will not pitch as many innings or as high-leveraged innings. meanwhile, we have 2 more guys who we now know can be counted on to get some outs.
we have a great bullpen again, isnt joe girardi just the luckiest guy in the world that his ‘binder mentality’ always lucks out with the best bullpen in the league. he’s just a lucky guy i guess…
cofuzz June 13th, 2012 at 10:32 pm
I hope Kimbrel’s 98 is like Proctor’s…straight as a pencil.
Teix didn’t see it though.
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Kimbrel’s offspeed stuff is good too… he’s really tough. Atlanta has a closer for the next decade if they hold on to him.
Wonder how many dp’s Jeter’s turned over the years ????”
1,315 in regular season games coming in to tonight.
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Blake- You’re joking, right??
You must have young heart, Trisha. Ha ha
At least Mulder’s not an idiot.
Great job Swish
I wonder why Swisher is hated? He’s such a good-time guy!
we get a 4th out
I’m not sure what Swish was looking for there.
“Blake- You’re joking, right??
”
http://www.baseball-reference......de01.shtml
Tyler, missed it and I kept checking for Melky’s AB. I have too many games on at once.
Swish is on; good AB here, Russell.
I wonder why Swisher is hated?
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he shows emotion
How far is Aardsma away?
Is Joba a possibility for this year?
trisha – true pinstriped blue June 13th, 2012 at 10:35 pm
I wonder why Swisher is hated? He’s such a good-time guy!
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I want him to do well but I hate his hitting approach during most of his atbats. Guy swings from his heels all the time trying to just jack it out of the park. also, his postseason struggles have been frustrating. He’s a great guy though and I love how he loves playing for the Yanks.
“I’m not sure what Swish was looking for there.”
guessing fastball and gearing up for 99….kinda what you have to do…..lucky the slider was nasty that McCann couldn’t catch it.
If the Yankees make it to the postseason healthy, they are going to be loaded pitching-wise:
Sabathia
Pettitte
Kuroda
Nova
is probably the starting staff. Then you have Hughes, Soriano, Robertson, Joba, Aardsma, Logan, Wade, Rapada, Phelps, and Eppley as possible bullpen options. Some pitchers who have really helped the team won’t even be able to make the playoff roster.
The Dream Team Documentary is replaying on NBATV. I would highly recommend at least flipping back and forth from the Yankee game.
Yankee Trader June 13th, 2012 at 10:34 pm
Wonder how many dp’s Jeter’s turned over the years ????”
1,315 in regular season games coming in to tonight.
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Yahoo says 1322 but close enough
swisher’s only hated by crappy nl teams who we sweep…
I’ve heard Aardsma could be back by July or August…. Joba maybe later in the year around September?
Mulder said exactly what I was telling my wife: Key in on the fastball until you have two strikes…then pray.
He threw one breaking ball in the strike zone, and that was a questionable high strike from the ump.
“The Dream Team Documentary is replaying on NBATV. I would highly recommend at least flipping back and forth from the Yankee game.”
I set my DVR for the next showing. Thanks.
Nobody that throws that hard should be allowed to throw a curve that breaks like Kimbrel’s does.
we have a great bullpen again, isnt joe girardi just the luckiest guy in the world that his ‘binder mentality’ always lucks out with the best bullpen in the league. he’s just a lucky guy i guess…
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Remember when the excuse for Torre was that aside from Mo he didn’t have any talent out there? Girardi is putting on a clinic on how to manage a bullpen.
“You must have young heart, Trisha. Ha ha”
I just like pushing the edge of the envelope! I like the adventure.
And I always have confidence that our guys will get it done.
Yankees have struck out 16 times
Btw, how awful are the Phillies?? 1-9 in their last 10, 5 games under .500, and today they took a 6-0 lead over the Twinkies with Cole Hamels on the mound and now they’re clinging onto a 1 run lead
14 times
“Mulder said exactly what I was telling my wife: Key in on the fastball until you have two strikes…then pray.”
that’s all you can do….you can’t cover both his slider and fastball when he’s on…so you have to look fastball and hope you can see spin early enough to lay off if it’s not…..
This inning scares me. Especially McCann and Chipper.
He’s going to be tested right here.
No meatballs to McCann please
Aardsma is set to throw a sim game Friday.
Could be on a rehab assignment next week and back by July.
Chamberlain is behind him, but I think early August would be an optimistic target return.
rm June 13th, 2012 at 10:37 pm
Yankee Trader June 13th, 2012 at 10:34 pm
Wonder how many dp’s Jeter’s turned over the years ????”
1,315 in regular season games coming in to tonight.
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Yahoo says 1322 but close enough
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i think it is 1317,43
Go, Sori!
“Girardi is putting on a clinic on how to manage a bullpen.”
he might be the best in the business at bullpen management….he just makes it work somehow with whoever he has….and honestly bullpen management is probably the most important thing a baseball manager does
Dos mas
Dos mas.
Huge first out
i feel better now…
2 consecutive clean innings?
That’s one whew down. I’m holding my breath
Nice, now 2 more
big out there….
Girardi is putting on a clinic on how to manage a bullpen.
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QFT….Still no fan of him, but he does his BP work very well
Why do I always fall for Joba’s shtick?? He says via twitter today that people will be Wowed when he comes back. And somehow, I still believe this guy can be successful. Shame on me.
please
“Remember when the excuse for Torre was that aside from Mo he didn’t have any talent out there? Girardi is putting on a clinic on how to manage a bullpen.”
He did this in his very first year here. In 2008, the Yankees gave him basically the same cast of relievers that Torre had in ’07- Mo, a couple months of Joba, and then stiffs like Farnsworth, Veras, and Edwar Ramirez…except the stiffs all had good years and the Yankees bullpen was one of the best ERA’s in the league despite having to pitch the most innings (bc the rotation was so awful that year)
Uno mas.
SORI IS MY HERO!!!!
YF
I stole your thunder
UNO mas!!!!
uno mas!
uno mas!!
Blake……Thanks !!!
Tar, the more thunder the better!
Come on Sori you fearless closer!
Chipper still makes me nervous up there… just a professional hitter.
1 more out….old man Chipper up.
thats true lgy, you get the bullpen you create.
it is worth noting that since 2002, the yankees, first under torre and since under joe g. havent had a ramiro mendoza who could give you 130 innings in 60 appearences.
but your point is accurate.
BIG Kudo’s to james earl carter, a real baseball fan!
I think a lot of relievers are bad because they are either overworked….or because they are just never put in positions to succeed or to be comfortable….Girardi is great at both of these things….he refuses to overwork guys and he is good at figuring out who is good at what and when to pitch them.
Not to worry. Chipper is a professional hitter.
Now, that’s a professional approach at that plate.
I’m surprised Torre’s relievers didn’t end up with arms literally falling off.
Remember when he ruined Jonathan Broxton for 2 years in one game against NYY?
Good piece of hitting by Jones… come on Sori 1 more.
Damn! Jones has hit those his whole career!
blake June 13th, 2012 at 10:45 pm
I think a lot of relievers are bad because they are either overworked….or because they are just never put in positions to succeed or to be comfortable….Girardi is great at both of these things….he refuses to overwork guys and he is good at figuring out who is good at what and when to pitch them.
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Spot on Blake, you are on fire tonight
I guess back to back 1,2,3 innings was too much to ask. Come on Soriano!!!
Puedes, Sori.
I’ve been pleasantly surprised by Nomar and Mulder…
Heyward! 2 for 3 with two doubles
This is the batter that scares me
Do not let Heyward get his arms extended
1 more strike
Wow Sori. Just wow.
Chipper could fall out of the bed at 50 and probably walk up there and get a hit….he just can’t stay healthy anymore and he’s on a team with no DH….I’d say they’ll use that DH with him next week in NY
Untuck :angry:
Chad with new post up.
untuck
Yes!!!
gracias!
Sori!!
YES!
Sor-i-ano! Sweeeeeeep!!!!!
blake June 13th, 2012 at 10:45 pm
I think a lot of relievers are bad because they are either overworked….or because they are just never put in positions to succeed or to be comfortable….Girardi is great at both of these things….he refuses to overwork guys and he is good at figuring out who is good at what and when to pitch them.
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Absolutely Girardi always trie to put his pitchers in a position where hey have a good chance to suceed. I think this desire may have lead to his under use of Phelps.
Yes!! Get your brooms out! On to DC!
Whatever shortstop turned the most DPs had to have about a 20 year career and spent most of it on artificial turf. Probably Ozzie smith.
Yes. A little smile from Sori
My finger was on the submit button and Chad still beat me.
Sawed off bat-memories of Mo and Wang.
Shweep!
How Sweep is this win!!!
got in on him…..great win , great series, awesome
See ya now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RAFAEL THE ARCHANGEL
This has been a fun week. Good job on the game thread.
Good night everyone
“This is the batter that scares me”
NOBODY scares me!
Good night Tar, glad to have had your company!!
Good night all. At least Kuroda got a well deserved win
Ciao
Ciao, Old School!
grandy quietly won this game.
Thank you Luis, of course you as well.