Game 66: Yankees vs. Braves
Posted by: Chad Jennings - Posted in Gameday Thread on Jun 18, 2012 
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YANKEES (40-25)
Derek Jeter SS
Curtis Granderson CF
Mark Teixeira 1B
Alex Rodriguez 3B
Robinson Cano 2B
Andruw Jones RF
Russell Martin DH
Jayson Nix LF
Chris Stewart C
LHP CC Sabathia (8-3, 3.70)
Sabathia vs. Braves
BRAVES (35-31)
Michael Bourn CF
Martin Prado 1B
Brian McCann DH
Dan Uggla 2B
Matt Diaz LF
Chipper Jones 3B
Jason Heyward RF
Andrelton Simmons SS
Davis Ross C
LHP Mike Minor (3-4, 6.01)
Minor vs. Yankees
TIME/TV: 7:05 p.m., YES Network and ESPN
WEATHER: A few clouds overhead, but nothing threatening. It’s a nice nigth for a game.
UMPIRES: HP Manny Gonzalez, 1B Greg Gibson, 2B Gerry Davis, 3B Phil Cuzzi
NINE THE HARD WAY: The Yankees have won a season-high nine straight games, their longest winning streak since 2009 when they also won nine straight. According to Elias, this is the first time in franchise history that the Yankees have won nine consecutive games against teams with a winning record. Their last double-digit win streak came from May 7 through May 17, 2005.
CLOSE CALLS: Since May 22 the Yankees have gone 19-4, and they’ve had 14 of the 23 games decided by three runs or less. They’ve gone 12-2 in those contests, winning their last eight. They opened the season 9-12 in games decided by three runs or less.
FIRST TIMERS: This series marks Atlanta’s first trip to the current Yankee Stadium, making the Braves the 21st different opponent to play in the Stadium. The Yankees are 15-5 in an opponent’s first-ever games at Yankee Stadium.
UPDATE, 7:10 p.m.: Leadoff triple by Bourn leads to a run. It’s 1-0 Braves.
UPDATE, 8:10 p.m.: Nearly a double play ball. Instead it glances off Sabathia for an infield single that puts two on with no outs for the Braves in the fifth.
UPDATE, 8:15 p.m.: Bourn’s RBI single has pushed the Braves lead to 2-0.
UPDATE, 8:20 p.m.: Rodriguez breaks up the no-hitter with a single in the bottom of the fifth.
UPDATE, 8:39 p.m.: Who says this stadium never gets loud? The place was buzzing for the 3-2 pitch to Jeter, and it erupted on his two-out, two-run single up the middle. It’s a 3-2 Yankees lead in the bottom of the fifth.
UPDATE, 8:51 p.m.: Teixeira’s 12th homer of the year is a solo shot to open the bottom of the sixth. It’s now a 4-2 Yankees lead.
It’s kind of hard to believe that any Yankee “fan” would be so downright childish, inpatient, and dismissive of Sabathia’s past accomplishments while wearing pinstripes.
But I guess there are idiots everywhere.
Go C Go Yankees!!
“blake, you may be next on my list, since randy usually looks at goodwill gestures with confusion and suspicion, and even now he may be wondering how I could use a little ball marker to stab him in the back.”
Lol….well you sont survive nearly a century without being cautious
Go Yanks…..blacked out from YES so forced to watch ESPN…..they better score lots of runs to reward me.
Make a run at the team record of consecutive wins, which I believe is 18, back in ’53, followed by a 15 game run to close out the ’60 season.
lol Blake,
I don’t think that ESPN is any worse than Kay and Flaherty
John Lott?@LottOnBaseball
Kyle Drabek to undergo Tommy John surgery Tuesday in at Dr. James Andrews’ clinic in Pensacola, Fla. #bluejays
Hi GF,
Long time no see!!
I don’t think that ESPN is any worse than Kay and Flaherty”
The monday night crew is pretty rough…..Sutcliffe is bad. The sunday night crew is acrually good now with Tito….not bad at all.
Singleton is on as well, so that makes it better
Michael Bourn is a good ballplayer
Sucks about Drabek…..TJS
Hello, luis. Been rather busy these days so I haven’t been around much.
Hope all is well on your end.
I don’t mind Kay. *runs and hides*
“Michael Bourn is a good ballplayer”
Yea he really is…..I think the Braves will let him walk to Washington though…..
Good job CiCi. Thanks Joe for giving CiCi a personal catcher for no reason.
I dont mind Sterling. (Runs and ducks)
Hold them right there and its a W
It is GF, thanks for asking!
Bourn is a very, very good ballplayer
Maybe it’s CC who wants Stewart as his personal catcher. Binder Joe has been known to bow to the wishes of prima donna pitchers in the past (cough, AJ, cough).
Sterling’s a true Yankees fan, no matter how bad his broadcasting is. His home run calls, though sometimes silly, and his Yankeeeees win are an example of his fandom. Kay has no such loyalty to the Yankees. Kay only cares about Kay.
Sterling absolutely loves his job…..and i respect that.
What would a game be wihout another complaint about the Yankee announcers and the line-up. Thought I was going to miss it.
CiCi isnt a prima donna, and has never had a personal catcher in the past. This is all Joe’s doing. I thought with Stewie starting yesterday, this was the end of the personal catcher crap.
We should crush this kid, hopefully
Hi everybody * runs and hides and ducks *
Flaherty & Kay—-Whitebread & Mayonaisse. Mr Redundant & Mr. Non-existence…..
I simply cannot stomach listening to Michael Kay. He annoys me just as much as Hawk Harrelson.
He just can’t stop talking to save his life.
With this Minor kid, they should try to go oppo more often
Hey tar!,
Good to see you around
The game’s on ESPN for me…
Aaron Freaking Boone, Rick Sutcliffe and idk.
Sadly, they’re making Mike Minor look like Cy Young for the second straight start.
Although that *was* CC’s best first inning in a while, as unfortunate as thta is.
I hate Kay’s…Let’s do it. Like he’s some great announcer making his mark. I constantly ask myself: HOW DID HE GET THIS GIG?
Flaherty is utterly dull, dull, dull.
I have to believe they’ll get to minor at some point ….he’s just not that good yet and they just saw him.
jackamir June 18th, 2012 at 7:15 pm
Flaherty & Kay—-Whitebread & Mayonaisse. Mr Redundant & Mr. Non-existence…..
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This is very accurate
I’d like Jack Curry in the booth. Now he’s interesting.
Wang IS Taiwan June 18th, 2012 at 7:19 pm
I hate Kay’s…Let’s do it. Like he’s some great announcer making his mark. I constantly ask myself: HOW DID HE GET THIS GIG?
Flaherty is utterly dull, dull, dull.
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Hey Wang!…..Maybe some compromising information about the suits???
Like Mitre has on Joe?
How is it possible that CC is a worst pitcher?
absolutely disgusting 1st inning
this team is in shambles
how can they not kill this kid lefty
just awful
yadda yadda yadda yadda
I wish Cone and Singleton did every game with the occasional Leiter and Oneil cameo.
“How is it possible that CC is a worst pitcher?”
it’s not.
Gotta talk out there boys….
Blake,
He does have a very good CU. That pitch hurts the Yankees the most. That’s why i say go oppo, let the ball travel deep so they a better chance to identify the pitch to hit.
Almost another collision
Luis,
I can tell you one thing: Kay’s a great kiss-up.
Meatball Mitre…I’d forgotten about him. Ugh.
blake, here is the solution to get the home feed for all Yankees games…
-Subscribe to the MLB online package (Premier)
-Buy a Roku player and hook it to your TV
I did it last week, it works great plus you never have to DVR anything, it is always there. And it is less expensive than the MLB Extra Innings package as well.
Luis,
yea hopefully they make adjustments here ….
Nobody cares about Roger Clemens.
Since I’m in Braves territory, all I can get is the Fox South, Atlanta feed. They’re worse than any mentioned.
CC has been average for a while now
*they have a better chance….*
Good and economic inning from CC
MG,
I have it and watch it through my PS3 or on the comp usually but I’m in the Braves broadcast area so I’m blacked out…..
blake June 18th, 2012 at 7:22 pm
I wish Cone and Singleton did every game with the occasional Leiter and Oneil cameo.
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Agree. I also enjoy Bob when he fills in with Kenny. Kay’s been taking more games off now that he’s the “big dog” so it’s actually better than it was several years ago.
Cc always gives up runs early lately.
Well, I wouldn’t call the first inning disgusting.
It’s one inning.
But it is frustrating to see Minor make the Yankee hitters look so flummoxed AGAIN.
Luis is right…it’s the changeup that tends to stump our Yankees and with his heater only getting up there at 90-91, you can key on the changeup, stay back and prepare for some opposite field hitting.
Strange that they’ve already seen him and haven’t made any adjustments…at least not the first 3 hitters.
“CC has been average for a while now”
lol….top 5 in the Cy young voting for 3 straight years is average? Dude even this year “struggling he’s got a 3.70 era and is 3rd in the AL in K’s
I love my Apple TV…get to see all the games on YES
I don’t know why the hand wringing over CC’s season so far…
He hasn’t been vintage CC but keeps the Yankees in every game and is 8-3.
He will come around at some point in the season and be lights out again consistently, it’s still there.
Maybe I have better perspective because I’ve seen this before-one year in the early 60′s Whitey Ford was having an off year with an ERA at least a run higher than normal for him. He figured something out and was lights out the rest of the season, his ERA dropping to normal levels.
CC is a great pitcher, he is not just a thrower, he is obviously a student of the game. If he isn’t happy so far (and he isn’t) it will just make him work hard enough to get it back.
Sabthia’s numbers are nearly identical to Felix Hernandez’s coming in to tonight…..is he average?
I hope I am wrong but I don’t see much production coming from the bottom of our lineup, but that’s why they play these games. Anybody can be a hero for one night.
I cant believe George Mitchell focusing his efforts solely on the Yankees, he stole 5 years of Clemens’ life from him. If I were Clemens, Id sue that old piece of crap.
Dangit Cano.
even when CC is bad…..he’s good
Joey Votto is a beast
I see the offense is laying down for minor again
Swing hard in case you hit it Andrew
Hernandez has been pretty poor this year compared to his norm
“Nick this by chance wasn’t for my benefit was it?”
Not specifically, no.
Good to see this line up brought some takeaways from last time against minor
hahaha, this idiot Kay just said “Steee-Roid era”
“Hernandez has been pretty poor this year compared to his norm”
both still way better than average even struggling a bit for them.
Generous strike three to a young pitcher over a veteran hitter.
that pitch was low
This ump does have a BIG k zone…i hope it is the same for both pitchers
You tell him Andruw
2nd time through it’s time to hammer this kid…..he’s not this good.
blake June 18th, 2012 at 7:24 pm
Luis,
yea hopefully they make adjustments here ….
Nobody cares about Roger Clemens.
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Except Roger Clemens.
I don’t know when the media will get that basically no baseball fan cares about or wants to hear about steroids anymore.
Nick,
Before I forget, I quite enjoyed your exchanges with Randy.
blake June 18th, 2012 at 7:35 pm
I don’t know when the media will get that basically no baseball fan cares about or wants to hear about steroids anymore.
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yes please
A soft lefty giving the yankees fits, yeah no one saw that coming
I think the ump calls a strike if the catcher catches the ball
that’s very close to a beard CC is rockin tonight.
I care about Clemens. He helped us win 2 World Series after never helping the Red Sox win any. I wouldnt care if he murdered people.
Cool
knock this guy down
I care about Clemens’s Yankee career…..I don’t care about some federal witchhunt on steroids.
Let the juicers in the hof, everyone was doing it in the last three decades anyway, no point in trying to be selective or exclusive. Bonds, raffy, and clemens, let them all in
There’s Kay talking about money again. Sterling should get some payback for Melk Man. Money, money, money.
Clemens is a fat clown. I’m embarrassed he ever even wore pinstripes. It’s too bad he got acquitted, but who cares because his reputation is in the toilet now anyhow. Let him rot in the afterlife with his snake of a lawyer Rusty Hardin. Until then, I just hope Clemens stays out of the news completely. He sucks.
CC mechanics look so much better. The FB is not cutting in to the middle of the plate anymore…But velocity still down though.
they should have a wing in the HOF for the juicers
“I care about Clemens’s Yankee career…..I don’t care about some federal witchhunt on steroids.”
Ditto. In fact— I don’t care so much, that just the fact that I had to read about it (and pay for it
) makes me extremely happy that they lost. Not to mention the fact of dragging Andy into it. Yeah I’m happy for Roger and his family.
Tar, do you have some backstory involving ball markers and/or back stabbing that I’m unaware of?
Wang, thanks, glad you enjoyed it. I enjoyed it too.
BTW, a little while ago you mentioned a bad rainstorm and some flooding over there, I offered to share my typhoon photos from 2007 with you. There are some good ones that show what the road conditions were like when I drove from Hualien up into the mountains through Taroko Gorge and then to Alishan and down to Kenting. Please contact me via Chad if you’re interested in looking.
Nothing like having a DH who’s hitting .199.
Clemens lied to congress, so what? Congress has been lying to us for years. What business did they have investigating pro sports anyway?
Sad that cervelli could out hit both these chumps
cmon Martin
“Nothing like having a DH who’s hitting .199.”
Only the Yanks would devalue having a DH that could actually hit.
Great AB from Martin!
Another CU and another swing from the heels
pretty nasty CU right there.
Clemens case shows how corrupted us govt is.
I don’t know how much tax payers dollar us govt spent on this case; but instead of going after financial execs who caused economical crisis, they chose a retired pitcher as target.
I am glad us govt lost the case.
I don’t have any feeling towards Clemens one way or the other personally. However, I am sick and tired of guys who push pencils around for a living (no offense Chad) deciding whether or not these guys are hall of fame worthy. He denied the allegations, the government failed to prove the allegations, what more does the guy have to do to get himself to the HOF. We have no way of knowing what pitches and hitters were on it, who was on greenies, who was on coke, etc. for a bunch of writers who never had ti train, and toil, and face the pressure these players do to say he will never be in Cooperstown is arrogant. He never failed a drug test.
And while we’re at it, the government should leave Lance Armatrong alone, too. The guy has inspired more people than all the morons in the government put together.
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Troll is here, we should be taking the lead soon.
they need to be more aggressive on this guy, hit the 1st fastball he throws so he can’t get ahead and go to the off speed stuff.
they will figure it out the 2nd time through the order, they do it all the time.
wow, what an offense!!!!
Nick
Just remember not adequtly relaying my position regarding a question you posed to another person. But never-mind everything is a-ok.
muwarriorsfan June 18th, 2012 at 7:49 pm
wow, what an offense!!!!
Geez, imagine if they had one, they could win nine in a row and 17 of 21!
this game is a sleeper so far…..
has anyone heard when Baneulos will pitch again?
“Geez, imagine if they had one, they could win nine in a row and 17 of 21!”
Glad you’re so enthused about the offense!
Gonna lead to another first round playoff loss.
“Just remember not adequtly relaying my position regarding a question you posed to another person. ”
I feel like I’m trying to read that through a couple layers of gauze… but ok.
(the comment was a reference to something our pal randy said during a meltdown/tantrum a couple months ago)
Ignore the putz.. Don’t feed his ego..
jackamir June 18th, 2012 at 7:53 pm
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I’m with you
And the fake “ace” will break the Yanks winning streak, lol!
“I’m with you”
me too
MG June 18th, 2012 at 7:49 pm
they need to be more aggressive on this guy, hit the 1st fastball he throws so he can’t get ahead and go to the off speed stuff.
they will figure it out the 2nd time through the order, they do it all the time.
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They will be expecting that, so they would adjust by throwing off speed at the start. The best way is to have a conscious approach to drive the ball the other way. Basically sitting CU, or FB the other way.
Doesn’t matter when on the count late or early
Nice job CC
I wish we had Brian McCann. He is top notch.
good job CiCi
CC is as tough as nails
Who deserves to be in the Hall more, Clemens, Bonds, Arod or Rose? Whose transgressions were more egregious? Not an easy philosophical question.
This is our inning to put up a crooked number.
Yanks need to get the bats going against this guy
luis, there isn’t a major league baseball player that sits change up with any pitcher on the mound, it makes it impossible to hit the fastball-that’s why a good change can be very effective.
Just because a lefty has a good change doesn’t make him a Yankee killer, there are plenty of them in the AL that don’t have great track records against them.
I don’t get worried about 1X through the order (or even 2X) particularly when it’s a 1-0 game.
“This is our inning to put up a crooked number.”
haha
“Who deserves to be in the Hall more, Clemens, Bonds, Arod or Rose?
Rose.
“Whose transgressions were more egregious? Not an easy philosophical question.”
Which is why I won’t answer it.
feeble on a 3-1 count
yep, crooked number alright
nice call, genius!
Straw
It’s hard to say how many players were doing steroids, a lot I would think. And I don’t believe for one minute that Bud didn’t know, or have a good idea about Mcgwire and Sosa.
In other words MLB knew and profited from it’s players doing steroids. Because of that they should all get a pass (maybe with an asterick)
I can’t say any of that regarding its players and gambling.
perfect game coming?
MG,
I am not worried either, but they should try to shorten the swing and think oppo. They will have a better chance against this kid that way.
And definitely i would sit on the CU
muwarriorsfan June 18th, 2012 at 8:04 pm
perfect game coming?
*****
You moron, ARod already walked.
Minor is pitching a good game……with his change up, I would have played Ibanez or Chavez to neutralize it
luis June 18th, 2012 at 8:04 pm
MG,
I am not worried either, but they should try to shorten the swing and think oppo. They will have a better chance against this kid that way.
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you pretty much say that every game, don’t you?
they are who they are, nothing we say or do is going to change that…
In regards to Clemens…He is the past…Leave him there, not worth the time
Heyward reminds me of Darryl Strawberry
MG June 18th, 2012 at 8:07 pm
luis June 18th, 2012 at 8:04 pm
MG,
I am not worried either, but they should try to shorten the swing and think oppo. They will have a better chance against this kid that way.
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you pretty much say that every game, don’t you?
they are who they are, nothing we say or do is going to change that…
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Bad luck
Oh Suzyn…
the fat slob with a great fielding play, lol!
Another pitcher costing us a possible DP.
On 2nd look, that looks like a base hit up the middle.
natural reaction by CC, but it woulda been an easy DP had CC not touched it
What did Suzyn say?
Ugh.
“ace” lol
Bourn is a goodlooking ballplayer……Wonder what kind of dough he’ll be asking for ????
I’d say 2-0 wasn’t a big deal if we weren’t facing Bob Feller.
Again, Sabathia shows he is simply incapable of dominating a game.
I know it’s been talked about recently, but has CC reached 94-95-96 at all this year ?
There’s a huge difference between 91-92 & occasional 93 and having to throw so many off speed pitches, like he’s doing this year without the ability to reach 95-96 when needed.
But, I think he’s a guy that can adjust with less heat. But, it was everything for Hughes to get back to 93-94, or so it seems.
Bob Feller, Minor, yeah, what’s the diff? This is on the hitters, not CC.
hopefully the Yanks get a hit this inning
CC has not given up fewer than 2 runs in any game yet this year.
GregD,
I was thinking that. Neutralize the changeup by putting the left-handed power in there.(and Chavez too…)
Fabulous. Finally.
Arod!!
this just in. the mets already contacted the commissioner’s office to have wilson betemit’s single taken away.
“What did Suzyn say?”
She really didn’t say anything outlandish, I was solely reacting to her passion about Clemens which reminded me of her over the top reaction to Clemens’ return to the Yankees a few years ago.
arod’s leg kick told me he was getting a hit there
Pat M. June 18th, 2012 at 8:17 pm
Bourn is a goodlooking ballplayer……Wonder what kind of dough he’ll be asking for ????
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He is a Boras guy. Boras will probably get some team to pay 5 at 75 or 80.
Rich,
Clemens must have used his Texas charm on her.
muwarriorsfan = IDIOT !!! No LOL !!!!
This is the inning….
Good patient at bat by Cano there.
deleonj June 18th, 2012 at 8:21 pm
arod’s leg kick told me he was getting a hit there
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Damn, I didn’t hear a thing ! LOL
Cano seems to be walking a lot recently
MEMO
TO: Mike Minor, Pitcher, Atlanta Braves
FROM: The New York Yankees
RE: Innings in a game
There are 9 innings in a game, not 4.
4 NYY,
You’re excited about what, exactly?
That the Yanks got a hit?
Well, I suppose with an offense as putrid as theirs, that’s reason for celebration.
That was at least 6 inches outside
Rogah’s in George’s box!! He’s in George’s box!!! Too funny.
Hey Andruuuuw, take the bat off your shoulder.
Jones never gets the corners….he doesn’t swing enough.
Very hard to bat with such a wide k zone
What a laughable AB from Jones.
Sutcliffe calls him out, lol!!!
Cervelli is better than both these stiffs
Yay!
Don’t go to Vegas, Kenny!
Yes!!
Stupid fan
Idiot fan. Boot that fan outta the game.
Quick question what is Heyward’s ceiling?
Nvm, it was going into stands anyway. But still, that jerk ought to be booted out.
Ok I guess it would have went into stands anyway
What about that one? laughable as well?
RISP success!
Frozen Rope,
Disagree on Cervelli. He was Mr. Antsy Pants behind the plate — very distracting/unsettling to the pitchers.
Good job Martin!
Let’s take advantage here.
Come on sac fly
A walk wouldn’t be bad either
Re-posting for our real knowledgeable fans. ( not the ill wind blowing through here )
I know it’s been talked about recently, but has CC reached 94-95-96 at all this year ?
There’s a huge difference between 91-92 & occasional 93 and having to throw so many off speed pitches, like he’s doing this year without the ability to reach 95-96 when needed.
But, I think he’s a guy that can adjust with less heat. But, it was everything for Hughes to get back to 93-94, or so it seems.
FYI, that RBI will not help Martin’s OPS as a catcher, but the Yankees’ DH collective gets a boost.
Ugh, that 3-1 hanger should have been pulverized.
Good AB.
Why do announcers keep calling a foul ball a foul tip ?
muwarriorsfan June 18th, 2012 at 8:26 pm
What a laughable AB from Jones.
Sutcliffe calls him out, lol!!!
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Bye now, you come back you hear,
A walk!!
C’mon Stewie!
Got 2 hits yesterday. Whats the chances Stewie helps us with the bat again today?
“Ugh, that 3-1 hanger should have been pulverized.”
By Nix? He’s not good enough.
“But, I think he’s a guy that can adjust with less heat”
If neccessary, no doubt
4 NYY,
He has been struggling with his mechanics…This time he has had much better mechanics from the get go…But i noticed that velocity wise is still down.
Argh.
What a blast from Stewart!
Now the unclutch Captain.
No surprise. Maybe Jeter get a hit with the bases loaded, if not a walk.
That’s too typical with bases loaded.
ready for the easy groundout from the captain?
Patience Jeet
Crap call.
Nasty CU
JETER!
“UNwarrior” still blows !
easy groundout eh?
DE-REK JEEEEET-ER!!!!!
YES!!!
“ready for the easy groundout from the captain?”
It must suck being you.
Keep talking Jinx, you’re bringing us good luck.
lucky grounder gets through, lol
Thanks for showing up with your good luck mu
Take that fluketacular RISP #s
Crooked number
Mu take that!!!!!!! YES!! El Capitan!!!! Thank you for being our good luck charm!!
Derek Jeter!!!
Attaboy Captain!
See you next Braves threat, mu.
Great aB Derek nice way to shut up the troll
C’mon Grandy, let’s see the KO
muwarriorsfan June 18th, 2012 at 8:34 pm
What a blast from Stewart!
Now the unclutch Captain.
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LOL – Epic Fail by the warrior.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dWSDCjlaoc
Love to see RBI’s from the Yankee Captain!!!
UGH! I just thought the same thing that Kay said before Kay said it. Kind of cool how Derek’s parents still get excited over a run scoring hit in a relatively meaningless game after all that Derek’s done in his career.
yeah, celebrate a 10 hopper that found a hole.
“UNwarrior” lucky to be out of the basement again tonight.
Rich in NJ June 18th, 2012 at 8:37 pm
“ready for the easy groundout from the captain?”
It must suck being you.
muwarriorsfan June 18th, 2012 at 8:39 pm
yeah, celebrate a 10 hopper that found a hole.
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Nahh, just celebrate that there are morons like you.
nice job Jete
the grandyman can!
Maybe “UNwarrior” is peeping in a window !
Minor had to work that inning
Primo!!
Good to see you around!
Two RISP hits, including one with the bags full. If this team starts converting more of those than not, they will be unstoppable.
nice rally by the team….
Mu,
I rather be lucky than good!!
they will knock Minor out next inning
Mets & Dickey putting it on the O’s…4-0
luis June 18th, 2012 at 8:34 pm
4 NYY,
He has been struggling with his mechanics…This time he has had much better mechanics from the get go…But i noticed that velocity wise is still down.
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luis, I’m afraid he needs that extra speed ( old school ) to be real successful.
Thanks for stopping by again muwarriors, lol.
Jeter had a very good at bat…Great situational hitting…He went up the middle not trying to do too much with the pitch.
yeah, celebrate a 10 hopper that found a hole.
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My favorite 10 hopper that found a hole was hit by Luis Sojo. That was a fun hit to watch
luis June 18th, 2012 at 8:43 pm
Jeter had a very good at bat…Great situational hitting…He went up the middle not trying to do too much with the pitch.
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I agree….put it in play and give yourself a chance
luis June 18th, 2012 at 8:42 pm
Mu,
I rather be lucky than good!!
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He’ll NEVER understand that ! Seeing as how he’s never experienced either.
“Great situational hitting…He went up the middle not trying to do too much with the pitch.”
I wish more of the NYY hitters would do that.
4 NYY June 18th, 2012 at 8:42 pm
luis June 18th, 2012 at 8:34 pm
4 NYY,
He has been struggling with his mechanics…This time he has had much better mechanics from the get go…But i noticed that velocity wise is still down.
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luis, I’m afraid he needs that extra speed ( old school ) to be real successful.
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I am not overly concerned…The velocity will come back…He is hitting 93 consistently…He will be fine
Nice shutdown inning from the big man.
Good CU there to get Chipper in front
I am not overly concerned…The velocity will come back…He is hitting 93 consistently…He will be fine
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I need Trish’s optimism to be with you on that one, Sorry.
Has it been there at all, even in SP ?
Rich in NJ June 18th, 2012 at 8:44 pm
“Great situational hitting…He went up the middle not trying to do too much with the pitch.”
I wish more of the NYY hitters would do that.
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A few posts ago MG noticed that i am always saying “shorten the swing, go oppo”, i guess i am trying to preach good situational hitting
MOO warrior went upstairs ( from basement ) to ask mommy for milk.
Tex heating up (I hope).
TEX!!! MG, sitting on a CU!!!!
Teix message !
Tex is heating up again…..
Texeria!!!!!!
Risp!!!!
I think CC’s velocity has dipped this year but I think when the temperature reaches 90 or above we will see his velocity will rise to 95 on occasion.
that was solid
I hate tack on runs that leave the park.
MOO warrior needs crying towel ! MOMMIE !
“I think CC’s velocity has dipped this year but I think when the temperature reaches 90 or above we will see his velocity will rise to 95 on occasion.”
I prefer cooler temperatures even if it means less velo, but that’s just me…
Just another ho-hum 30 dingers with 100 rbi’s season……
Or MOMMY
4 NYY June 18th, 2012 at 8:48 pm
I am not overly concerned…The velocity will come back…He is hitting 93 consistently…He will be fine
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I need Trish’s optimism to be with you on that one, Sorry.
Has it been there at all, even in SP ?
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Nope, but you don’t need high gas to be successful. He is a very good “pitcher” not a thrower. He has a good enough repertoire to be dominant, even without the 96′s
100 HR for Yanks. Dodgers in the 40′s. It can be done both ways. One is not preferable over the other.
jackamir June 18th, 2012 at 8:51 pm
I think CC’s velocity has dipped this year but I think when the temperature reaches 90 or above we will see his velocity will rise to 95 on occasion.
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Shall we bring here for a visit ? LOL
i’m convinced MU is a ghost in the machine…someone from lohud to stir stuff up. nobody is that insecure…
Hey all! Coming in from a guelling day but caught enough in the car to know that:
1. CC’s on his way to another QS!!
2. The New York Yankees are NOT an unidimensional team!!!
WOO HOO!!! What an offense. And they do it all.
You want situational hitting? Ya got it. You want some homers? Ya got ‘em. You want kick-ass pitching? That too!!!
Any complaints, feel free to visit the booth at the bottom of the East River.
Nick in SF……Where were you for Fyruk’s implosion ??? Or did you follow Tiger’s meltdown ???? Thought about you as I watched the Open all day, even felt the chill from the fast moving fog, brrr
“One is not preferable over the other.”
I would need to see some research, but I suspect that a more flexible approach at the plate probably works against a wider range of pitchers/pitch types.
This kid playing shortstop for the Braves looks like a solid all around player from the little I’ve seen him.
And MTU, if you’re here, you gotta be happy as a clam to see our guys doing it all. That’s what I was trying to point out this morning. They apparently can hit singles as well as hit homers.
djsunyc June 18th, 2012 at 8:54 pm
i’m convinced MU is a ghost in the machine…someone from lohud to stir stuff up. nobody is that insecure…
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No I think he genuinely hate CC. Possibly a Cleveland or Milwauke fan.
Nope, but you don’t need high gas to be successful. He is a very good “pitcher” not a thrower. He has a good enough repertoire to be dominant, even without the 96?s
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MOO warrior is “agast” right now ! LOL ( or aghast )
GB
Funny when he made that catch I thought the same thing. Just has that look about him, can’t put my finger on it.
Trisha, welcome aboard. If & when you get a chance review the early posts Muron had everybody agitated and then he’s gone. Its comical.
4 NYY June 18th, 2012 at 8:58 pm
Nope, but you don’t need high gas to be successful. He is a very good “pitcher” not a thrower. He has a good enough repertoire to be dominant, even without the 96?s
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MOO warrior is “agast” right now ! LOL ( or aghast )
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He is probably hitting his head against the sink by now.
Other than Bourne’s triple, they haven’texactly beaten Sabathia to death. 2 infield hits, a bloop to center and a pair of squeakers through the infield.
Trish, I think he only brought along 1 sock puppet this time
Nasty slider
That’s a great defensive play from Arod
There was some talk this winter that Johnny Damon was the better choice over Raul Ibanez both with the stick and with the leather……Not even close
Tar June 18th, 2012 at 8:59 pm
GB
Funny when he made that catch I thought the same thing. Just has that look about him, can’t put my finger on it.
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Hard to place Simmons. Haven’t seen much of him, but, he has 2 homers in about half month’s worth of play. solid glove, good, accurate arm and speed. Lot to like as a player. I can’t say Vizquel, not yet. Aybar from the Angels, maybe.
Pat M. June 18th, 2012 at 9:06 pm
There was some talk this winter that Johnny Damon was the better choice over Raul Ibanez both with the stick and with the leather……Not even close
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I was one of them…I never thought that Ibanez could play so well at 40 and never expected Damon’s play to fall of a cliff the way it has.
GB,
Not many are on the level of Vizquel…He was almost as good as Ozzie
No range whatsoever.
nice play Jeter
Nice play Jeter!!
jackamir and rm – let me guess.
CC gave up a run and the MUron broke olympic records swimming in from his sewer.
The Yanks didn’t get a run fast enough and the MUron danced all over the forum with glee, doing his best impression of the hideous little gnome rumpelstiltskin.
The Yanks kicked ass with great situational hitting and the MUron dog-paddled all the way back to his sewer, refusing to talk to anyone on the way out.
You just know that he’s listening intently with the stereo system he has installed in his cave in the sewer. He didn’t take off his bathing suit because he wants to be able to make an olympic swim back “just in case.”
7 solid from CC
Not bad Trish….Your perspicacity baffles me
I think Jeter mouthed ….take that LGY as he dove for that one
Test
luis……I hear that Damon will be released as soon as The Tribe can make a deal….Johnny’s days are long gone and defensively he’s beyond bad……
GregD June 18th, 2012 at 9:11 pm
7 solid from CC
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He is not an ace remember?
Good at bat Martin
luis –
LMAO!!!!!
That was very funny!!!
And yes, it is entirely owing to my perspicacity. Nothing else would explain how I could have known that…
luis…..I thought only Erica and Erin were pushing for Damon’s return to The Bronx …..
For Tampa Yanks, Tracy with 6 innings, 5 hits, 2 runs, 1 earned, 0 walks, 5 strikeouts
Kahnle, 1.2 innings, 1 hit, 0 runs 2 walks, 2 strikeouts.
Montgomery is in for a 2 inning save with a 4-2 lead.
luis June 18th, 2012 at 9:10 pm
GB,
Not many are on the level of Vizquel…He was almost as good as Ozzie
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Might have been better. He just didn’t do the back flips !
I thought he looked safe, but whatever.
My daughter just said she “can’t wait til the untucked.”
I told her it should be DRob tonight.
She said he should untuck.
Pat M, LoHud is swallowing up my posts… will try again a little later.
Trisha,
It must be a very sad existance for him. Could you imagine how miserable you would be if the only thing that made you happy was poor play from the Yankees.
Pat M. June 18th, 2012 at 9:14 pm
luis……I hear that Damon will be released as soon as The Tribe can make a deal….Johnny’s days are long gone and defensively he’s beyond bad……
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Yup….Sad but true…I will always cherish his steal on the WS game
I’ll have to take a look at his latest jackassian offerings when the game is over.
I’m pretty much on fumes right now.
Now if only Lord Voldemort hadn’t gone Avada Kedavra on our baserunner…
luis June 18th, 2012 at 9:14 pm
GregD June 18th, 2012 at 9:11 pm
7 solid from CC
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He is not an ace remember?
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he’s amongst the best……
CC’s velocity is down a bit….1.6 mph from last year so far…..but the funny thing is that his K rate is up….highest of his career so far at 8.9%. I think it’s down a little but maybe he’s throwing more 2 seamers also….all his peripherals seem normal other than his HR rate is up a bit…..
Oh man, suck it RISPY
Have a day DJ!
YES!!! another RBI 10 hopper!!
nice Jete!!!
There goes Captain Groundout again! LOL at UNWarrior…..
RISP, 2-out success! AGAIN!
Way to go Captain!
our old men are better than everyone else’s old men.
trisha – true pinstriped blue June 18th, 2012 at 9:11 pm
jackamir and rm – let me guess.
CC gave up a run and the MUron broke olympic records swimming in from his sewer.
The Yanks didn’t get a run fast enough and the MUron danced all over the forum with glee, doing his best impression of the hideous little gnome rumpelstiltskin.
The Yanks kicked ass with great situational hitting and the MUron dog-paddled all the way back to his sewer, refusing to talk to anyone on the way out.
You just know that he’s listening intently with the stereo system he has installed in his cave in the sewer. He didn’t take off his bathing suit because he wants to be able to make an olympic swim back “just in case.”
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It’s now MOO warrior, and it’s “Crying Time Again” in his basement. Sewage does leak in, so that’s why he wears the wet suit. ( well, there IS another reason ! )
rm – yeah, I guess your life pretty much has to suck all around if you resort to that nutiness. Nothing that a little sincere praying wouldn’t cure, IMO. But that kind of person would never think of that. Easier to worship the god of evil than the good of good.
4NYY——–Trisha sees the big picture, she nailed it on Muron..
blake June 18th, 2012 at 9:20 pm
our old men are better than everyone else’s old men.
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I remember when 2009 was the old man team.
My mistake. Montgomery is in for a 1.1 inning save, but, have up a hit and on inherited run.
RA Dickey is freaking unhittable.
Wow. RA Dickey is on fire. Good for him.
Pat M. June 18th, 2012 at 9:15 pm
luis…..I thought only Erica and Erin were pushing for Damon’s return to The Bronx …..
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They were quite a few of us rooting for him…But in hindsight, thank God we didn’t get our wish!
I never interacted with them much…But i understand that they were very appreciated here
it’s unbelievable what the Yanks have done with the patchwork outfield they have
Man, if we played in the NL we’d win 120 games.
Yanks are a lot better lineup when martin doesn’t suck at the plate
No no more foolishness about the Yankees not having dimension. Ya hear? Anyone who goes there will be brought to the woodshed and will be forced to listen to the baseball bible according to sock and the puppets, with a foreward by “muwarrriors”!
“it’s unbelievable what the Yanks have done with the patchwork outfield they have”
I mean it really is….gotta give props to both Girardi and Cashman…..Girardi is a manager of the year candidate so far…..has to be.
I’ll admit I thought Jeter was done last year, and I was wrong. I think with Derek, it’s a lesson to not give up on a legendary hitter who was never a home run hitter. For home run hitters, the power can erode & they might not ever be the same. But for Derek, a .300 career hitter who never relied on power, it has been different. He has had a great comeback here late in his career. What a beast.
“it’s unbelievable what the Yanks have done with the patchwork outfield they have”
Faith, GregD. Faith. You believe in your team and good things happen!
blake June 18th, 2012 at 9:19 pm
CC’s velocity is down a bit….1.6 mph from last year so far…..but the funny thing is that his K rate is up….highest of his career so far at 8.9%. I think it’s down a little but maybe he’s throwing more 2 seamers also….all his peripherals seem normal other than his HR rate is up a bit…..
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Blake,
The HR rate has to do more with his mechanics than with velocity. If he stops the FB from cutting to the middle of the plate, his HR rate will come down as well.
Maybe D Rob will untuck his pants legs or something.
“I mean it really is….gotta give props to both Girardi and Cashman…..Girardi is a manager of the year candidate so far…..has to be.”
Good man, blake.
Dickey is really an awesome story…..I’m thinking about practicing my knuckleball and making a run at it.
Nice work with the patch work bullpen too
“The HR rate has to do more with his mechanics than with velocity. If he stops the FB from cutting to the middle of the plate, his HR rate will come down as well.”
yea I agree….he’s just making a few more mistakes than usual….should correct itself….he’s been on top much better tonight to me….CC is the least of my worries….
blake June 18th, 2012 at 9:26 pm
Dickey is really an awesome story…..I’m thinking about practicing my knuckleball and making a run at it.
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Apparently he throws different types of knuckleballs. My buddy who’s a Met fan adores Dickey, seems like a fun player to cheer for.
Frozen Rope June 18th, 2012 at 9:26 pm
Nice work with the patch work bullpen too
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I agree…….never would have thought Eppely and Rapada would contribute at this level
jackamir June 18th, 2012 at 9:22 pm
4NYY——–Trisha sees the big picture, she nailed it on Muron..
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She is good with the hammer !
And hey, I want Soriano to come for the 9th, and I want this Yankee crowd to cheer their butts off for him. Or I hope they all have flat tires, those who don’t, and I hope that the subway stops dead in the center of two stops and can’t move for hours, for those who take the subway.
Of course, as when Moses parted the Red Sea, the deserving will have four healthy tires or will have made it to the subway before the doomed failing!
Moneyball**** we’re going for 21 in a row…
Kev,
You are not alone there…One thing i learned…Never bet against the Captain.
“Nice work with the patch work bullpen too”
yea….I think Girardi could take a few guys out of the stands and make a workable bullpen out of them sometimes…..it’s not a knock on the guys they have…..he’s just really good at making bullpens work with whoever he has.
Dickey is sure articulate. I heard him interviewed and thought, “wow, nice vocab.”
Dickey can throw his knuckler really hard….like sometimes 82 or 83 and that makes a difference….it’s hard enough to hit those crazy things at 65.
m,
My 8-year-old daughter would go nuts if DRob untucked his stirrups!
Yankee fan forever!
I admit I preferred Damon. Based on recent history, he appeared to be a little better, excpet maybe hr power. Seems he has really fallen off a cliff, while Ibanez has been better than expected. It’s not easy predicting baseball. Iirc, most on here either were indifferent or didn’t like either.
that slider just disappears right there….
He has eating McCaan alive tonight
It’s all the sweeter when the Red Sox perform so poorly. Their organization has rotted from the inside out, while the Yankees are rising to the occasion.
he’s really on top of that breaking ball right now….it’s got crazy tilt and depth tonight.
You guys think that DRob gets the 9th (or is it something that Girardi already said?)
I trust him implicitly, so if Sori doesn’t get the 9th, the things I mentioned will be put on hold until he does.
Hmph!
CC may finish this one all by himself
CC is dealing
wow 100 K’s already for CC….
Pat M, not getting my US Open post to show up here… will try again later or just email you.
trisha – true pinstriped blue June 18th, 2012 at 9:28 pm
And hey, I want Soriano to come for the 9th, and I want this Yankee crowd to cheer their butts off for him. Or I hope they all have flat tires, those who don’t, and I hope that the subway stops dead in the center of two stops and can’t move for hours, for those who take the subway.
Of course, as when Moses parted the Red Sea, the deserving will have four healthy tires or will have made it to the subway before the doomed failing!
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Damn woman ! Shall we shoot a few too ? LOL
Luis,
You said it my man. I won’t make the same mistake in the future! I wonder how long he will end up playing & producing like this. Maybe Derek idolizes Omar Vizquel & will play until he’s 50
CC is going for CG
Cano is an artist
Wouldn’t it be a thrill to see if Cano could could play short ?
Imagine how good he would be if he was a real ace
Cano is so ridiculous….that’s not an easy play at all and it’s just a walk in the park to him….
let CC finish this….
Just so nice.
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Robby Cano is just, just so!
I think of him and I’m all aglow
Bronx born he is, the total show
And nowhere else will that star go.
Red Sox Intensify Efforts To Trade Youkilis
By Steve Adams [June 18 at 8:15pm CST]
The Red Sox have intensified their efforts to trade Kevin Youkilis over the past 24-48 hours, according to Jon Paul Morosi and Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports. One high-ranking National League official told the FOX Sports duo that Youkilis is being “shopped everywhere.” The Red Sox are willing to include cash to facilitate the acquisition of better players in return.
Rosenthal and Morosi list the Diamondbacks, White Sox, Dodgers, Indians, and Pirates as teams with interest in Youkilis. They also note that the Reds are not interested, despite Youk’s Cincinnati roots.
Scouts are expected to be on-hand this weekend to watch Youkilis and the Red Sox take on the Marlins. The 33-year-old corner infielder is in the midst of a 1-for-21 slump and has seen his triple slash line plummet to .215/.301/.345. He’ll earn more than $7MM over the remainder of this season, and an acquiring team would have the option of picking up a $13MM option or paying a $1MM buyout.
Recently, it was reported that D-backs GM Kevin Towers was “reluctant” to pursue Youkilis.
http://www.mlbtraderumors.com
keep wondering how this is going to go over in beantown if they just dump him….especially if they do it and he starts hitting again somewhere and Middlebrooks struggles.
the discussion on here has been good tonight……..I wonder why……….
“Damn woman ! Shall we shoot a few too ? LOL”
If need be!
Soriano has pitched in 6 of the last 8 games.
DRob has pitched 3 innings in the last 5 weeks, and none in the last 2 days.
Is CC a WARRIOR ? No, NOT THAT kind of warrior !!! MOO
Nick in SF…..I look forward to it…….You must have had a blast…..
I’d still let CC finish it, but with DRob warming for the stirrup untuck.
Rosenthal and Morosi list the Diamondbacks, White Sox, Dodgers, Indians, and Pirates as teams with interest in Youkilis. They also note that the Reds are not interested, despite Youk’s Cincinnati roots.
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Those are nice trade partners. Arizona can offer them Kennedy, Hudson, or Cahill. White Sox could offer them someone like Floyd and Thorton. Dodgers could trade Billingsley and an arm for the pen. Indians… maybe someone Masterson
Youk is a solid ballplayer and not too old, he could bring back some good players, especially if BOS pays some of his deal
Blake,
I can tell you that folks here in Boston want Youkilis out. I actually think it could come back to bite them. He’s been a pretty consistent player his whole career…
CAN MAN !!!
Cano flashing the power!!
Before you all continue lauding Dickey, keep in mind that Im sure the Red Sox will be interested in him whenever he becomes available via trade/free agency.
Piece out says Robbie?
Robby Cano is just, just so!
I think of him and I’m all aglow
Bronx born he is, the total show
And nowhere else will that star go.
29 points for my fantasy team!
CANO!!
A MOO guy just fell into his usual corner basement spot !!!
Youk is a solid ballplayer and not too old, he could bring back some good players, especially if BOS pays some of his deal
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No, he really can’t bring back some good players. His value is at an all time low. Honest to god, it might not be worth trading him at this point. They might get a dozen bats in return..
An injury prone mid 30s player thats best attribute is his walking should not, in a fair world, bring back anything of significant value. Maybe a prospect or two.
“Those are nice trade partners. Arizona can offer them Kennedy, Hudson, or Cahill. White Sox could offer them someone like Floyd and Thorton. Dodgers could trade Billingsley and an arm for the pen. Indians… maybe someone Masterson”
they aren’t getting any of those guys for Youkalis….he’s nearly a free agent and he really hasn’t shown that he can stay healthy or hit when he is healthy the last couple of year.
cofuzz, DRob works for me. I trust Girardi to make the right move either way,
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I am now of the undivided and unparalleled opinion that the New York Yankees are the best team in the majors, bar none.
Geeze Louise, they’re nothing short of amazing. And fun to watch. And just so impressive.
Sorry if I’m rambling. I’m a bit overtired at this point.
…speaking of Youkilis, that is. And by prospect or two, I meant low level prospects. Not top prospects.
Crushed!!!!
trisha – true pinstriped blue June 18th, 2012 at 9:40 pm
Robby Cano is just, just so!
I think of him and I’m all aglow
Bronx born he is, the total show
And nowhere else will that star go.
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Not even when we again have MO !
4 NYY –
I’ll tell you when Cano will go
When August days bring only snow!
Varvaro ?
hey andrew jones – don’t kill yourself by running to first. must be so exhausting playing once a week. just go back to the bench and take it easy.
Kevin Youklia is fading and hasn’t been the same player since he tore up his thumb back in 2010……He was one hell of a hitter though at one time
Geeze, I hope they don’t ask me to go in and pitch. I’m plum tired. But at this point, they don’t need total precision, just a decent job.
4 NYY,
If you stick to the post game, i will tell you a little story about Vizquel.
People have given Cano crap his whole career about the speed he plays the game at. I think it’s going to keep him healthy deep into his career. He’s just so smooth.
I’ll take my chances in the playoffs with this team playing like this
trisha – true pinstriped blue June 18th, 2012 at 9:43 pm
4 NYY –
I’ll tell you when Cano will go
When August days bring only snow!
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And, of course, of that only you would know !
The power is nice, but too many of our HRs are solo. That is why guys have such low RBI totals, when they do hit HRs, it is usually with nobody on base.
Pukeylisp is gross and a nasty human being.
I too think his tough guy days (with the bat) are behind him. He’s still the miserable cur he’s always been.
“Before you all continue lauding Dickey, keep in mind that Im sure the Red Sox will be interested in him whenever he becomes available via trade/free agency.”
Luckily the Mets have an option for him for next year, otherwise, he’d be a Sock next year.
I’m still not going to be able to sleep well until the trade deadline comes and goes and Garza/Dempster or anything else of value ISN’T Boston bound from Chi Town or elsewhere
I think it’ll be basically a salary dump type deal if the Sox move Youk at this point and I agree with Radiokev it could come back to bite them……but right now they want to let middlebrooks play and they can’t do anything else with Gonzalez but play him in the outfield because Ortiz has to DH.
I posted about this 2 years ago but the Gonzalez trade really wasn’t good for Youkalis…..he had no business playing 3B anymore and now they are stuck…..
Youkilis might get you one prospect now……no way someone gives a lot for him
This game by sabathia doesn’t really count. Braves can’t hit.
We have to face Dickey in 5 days. I hope we pound his face in.
“The power is nice, but too many of our HRs are solo. That is why guys have such low RBI totals, when they do hit HRs, it is usually with nobody on base.”
I’m thinking Alex had a granny the other day. And you’re in no win land if you talk about that because there are posters who don’t want the long ball with men on base. They want sichyashunal hitting.
You know what I say? If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
They’re doing just fine, whatever they’re doing.
And that homer gets the run home a lot faster than having to do it with two or three players,
It’s all good.
Not an Ace about to finish off the complete game…….
“I’m still not going to be able to sleep well until the trade deadline comes and goes and Garza/Dempster or anything else of value ISN’T Boston bound from Chi Town or elsewhere”
If the Sox get Garza it’ll hurt….Theo isn’t trading him to Boston cheaply and he’s going to take the absolute top offer for him.
Great play by Alex.
Another good play from Arod…I wonder if he is so good to his left, why is it that he is so slow to the right?
luis, I’m tellin’ ya’, there’s nothing wrong with A-Rods hips. He couldn’t be making the plays he’s been making if there were. IMO
Youkilis is not very well liked as a teammate. He is aloof to the others on the bench. Boston management will exploit that angle when he is gone.
yankee 221 – if you’re wasting an ounce of your energy worrying about the Titanic team from beantown, it’s one ounce too many.
They are dead in the water and only lazarus himself could make a difference. And my understanding is that heaven isn’t willing to trade him.
Luis, is that the repaired hip? That might explain the difference…
I’d give the Red Sox Nunez and Ramiro Pena for Youkilis and cash.
Arod asking for an autographed Chipper bat…..that’s really cool.
blake, Garza and/or Dempster wont go to boston cheaply. theyll go for a few no name no talent prospects that none of us have ever heard of, ones that Keith Law moves up his top 100 rankings list every day.
“Not an Ace about to finish off the complete game…….”
Big deal.
Oh wait…..it is!!!!
Maybe sux can bring back Damon for puke ! & $$$ REBIRTH !!!
Nasty slider….
Joe refuses to take it easy on CC. That’s why he never has anything left come playoff time because he is throwing 120 pitches every night
Theo isn’t giving Boston anything after the way they parted….
There’s 94 for CC !!!
I have a feeling if they’d let CC grow a full beard he would never give up any runs
Montgomery closes it out for Tampa Yanks with 1.1 innings, 2 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, only 1 strikeout. Clearly losing it. 2 groundouts, nothing in the air.
I think Yuk is an excellent example of what can happen to former steriod users who don’t age well. That stuff is horrible long-term on the body.
He’s never gonna be the same player. I doubt they get anything worth mentioning for him.
Would have liked to see D-Rob get some work, but oh well.
I don’t see why the Red Sox are buyers if things continue like this.
It’s hard to say what to do with Youkilis, this could be his last season on the Sox. He’s not super expensive. He’s probably not going to get you anything worthwhile if you trade him. He’s been a real solid player his whole career, but obviously injuries have derailed him the past few years. And he takes up a roster spot.
“Theo isn’t giving Boston anything after the way they parted….”
Thank you. I agree that’s a total given!
RMike — I agree. I have always felt that they wear him out when it’s NOT necessary. The bullpen is fine tonight. What’s the point?
Ballgame!
That’s 10 in a row folks.
Fantastic!!!!
that slider was unhittable tonight
That’s how you finish it !!! 10 in a row!
TheStraw June 18th, 2012 at 9:50 pm
Luis, is that the repaired hip? That might explain the difference…
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I don’t know….Jeter was very good going to the hole between 2nd and 3rd, but he never was that good up the middle. Who knows?
CC the non ace just threw a complete game..
If you give up only 2 runs and pitch a complete game, does that make you an ace?
The steroid comment has changed my offer.
Now I’ll give them Ramiro Pena and –take your pick –Jack Cust or Russell Branyan.
C!!!
10 in a row. The Yanks crushed the Braves tonight.
10 straight wins.
Still wait for arod get going.
I agree Jack, Youk isn’t someone I’d want on the team. The chemistry is too good to throw someone like him in the mix.
So ten in a row! I’d hate to be the pitcher that throws a stinker and stops this roll ????
I’ll take a CC CG!
10 in a row
the ACE gets the job done
hits with RISP second best record in baseball
Cc fooled me in the first inning
CC the non ace just threw a complete game..
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non ace…. Master
The success of the Yankees was never in doubt.
I believe that Straw was on the committee. I know Pat M was. I’m sure there were others.
Trisha. No I think you need to pitch a perfect game everytime out to be a real ace.
Great job by the non ace.
That was probably the 2nd best pitching outing for the Yankees the last 5 through…maybe 3rd.
And that’s not a knock on CC, that’s a huge compliment to the entire rotation!
cofuzz June 18th, 2012 at 9:57 pm
That was probably the 2nd best pitching outing for the Yankees the last 5 through…maybe 3rd.
And that’s not a knock on CC, that’s a huge compliment to the entire rotation!
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QFT
“Trisha. No I think you need to pitch a perfect game everytime out to be a real ace.”
rm, forgive me, I’m tired and not thinking straight tonight. Of course that’s it.
J. Alfred Prufrock June 18th, 2012 at 9:55 pm
CC the non ace just threw a complete game..
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non ace…. Master
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Primo!! where have you been!!!
luis,
As a relative newbie to commenting, my lingo isn’t up to par.
What’s “QFT”?